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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

preceding Seventy-seven per cent Of
US already have deserted the wholesome
fields for the poisoned streets.
The same fatal process is working
all over Europe. even in Russia and the
Danubisn principalities. always accom-
panied by a multiplication OF the bSu-
Hette type and a diminution OF The
blond Perhaps It is on a calculation
OF the rate at which towns are in
creasing that Prof Mason progresses
the absolute extinction OF the fair.
Before anyone. perhaps. had con
cerned himself With these questions. DR.
Beddoes wrote In my experience as a
physician it has appeared that. on the
whole dark conplexioned children show
more tenacity OF life than fair ones
under some % the unfavorabIe condi-
lions of town life That observation IS
echoed from al parts o. the world
now
where the conditions are more IA
vorable, such as borOughs n which are
large model dwellings. with plenty Of
open space around. the blondes seen
nearly TO hold their own and in the SUI
burban areas do so with success The
conclusion is that the fair type must
die ont IL derived Of fresh air, while
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in stress OF weather or hunting for
seals put in an appearance.
This state OF things remained until
the coming OF Joseph P Hale. an
EngIIshman, who afterward made his
home in San Francisco. and died there
ten or twelve years ago Hale ap-
preciated the value OF the orchiIla,
which grew abundantly there. for
dyeing purpose Il IS OF the Hchen
family and at this time overrzn every
bush tree and shrub OF the territory
adjacent 70 the bay. II had even fast
ened itself upon the cactus which
grows mere Ike trees. and what
drought had not effected in the way
Of reducing everything 20 the status
Of rock and sand the orchiila was
destined 70 do eventually Then Hale
came IN and TO the rescue OF the grow
ing mesquite and chaparral He at
tracte6 quite population 70 the vicin-
fly OF the bay who engaged IN gather
ing and delivering the orchIUa TO Hale's
agents AT so much per pound. Hale
had the support OF an American com
pany IN the exploitation Of the orchiIIa
and had secured a concession from the
Mexican government amounting 10 4.
10000 acres.
The Orchilla traffic made Hale a very
wealthy man and his income was euor-
nous and continued for many years
until the aniline dyes came into the
market and orchilla quoted up In the
hundreds Of dollars a ton was not 70 be
thought Of for practical purposes. Hale
saw the handwriting on the wall
and he sought to develop the region
about Magdalena By. He had land
enough 10 build an empire. for his
original concession had been Increased
by grants OF several millions Of acres
in addition 10 the first one. and for a
time the san Franciscan reigued the
absolute monarch over an area nearly
as extensive as the State OF Ohio II
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Artesian Well Water.

Water had been found. Al artes.an
well was drilled at great expense by
the Hale Company. and Il gave forth
bountiful supply. The Jesuit fathers
ha6 demonstrated that the soil and
climate at their mission OF san Luis
Gonzaga favored almost all the prod
ucts Of the seni-tropic and tropic
zones Hale-s experience showed that
tobacco and sugar cane would thrive
near the coast The lag0Ons about the
bay ceemed with monster green tur-
ties. and the bed OF the ocean prom
ised profits from pearl fsheris& Mex
leo was adverse 10 slavery, the poems
or native inhabitants would not work
only IN exceptional instances. and
these were not very frequent, so popu-
larion from the thrifty immigrants
from Europe was what Vas wanted In
combination with the wate- TO trans
form Magdalena into a second Florida
To get this class OF people the Hale
Company offered 20 give fifty acres OF
land to the head OF each family Of
ferine 20 settle at Magda,ena besides
free transportation. a COW. a mule,
seeds, and agricultural tools That
brought a few score TO tie front
II did not take the new settlers long
to discover that there was plenty OF
sunshine and climate. but that no one
could live long on either or both o.
them Then the settlers claimed they
were ''marooned. and a loud vail
weQt Up that melted the Mexican gov
eminent 10 investigate the cause Of
ali the noise proceeding from the bay.
Then came the appeal OF EIale's ma -Or
dOmO. which graphically told OF the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
Rescued in Time

Fortunately for the mules. they e.
capped falling prey 60 the hunger. or
the discouraged co-1rists- Tor me
schooner Josephine sailed into the BAY
Al The psychological moment The To-
sephine had been dispatched TO me
scene OF discomfort By Hale. and an
invitation was generally given 10 al
10 get aboard
Il was unanimously accented by
every one except the saIar-ed major
domo and the natives. who were not
TO be lured away from their dier OF
frl5oies and t0rCflas by the beckon
Of plain steak and conee IN civiIiza-
ton
After the hegira Of the colonlsts
peace and solitude again refined Al
the bay. Tnen the British Pacific
squadron discovered its advantages
and made Il the rendezvous for tar
get practice and as q supply station.
Recently the American naval aurhorf-
ties pre-empted the port for the same
purpose. and although the guns OF
the cruisers bearing aloft the stars
and Stripes rhundered away Al me
targets erected IN the bay, the drouth
stin ahlded BY the place Water was
only 70 be had a. BALE a-tesian vel.
and az the water holes on santa sIzr-
garita island.
Then on a bright sunshiny day the
sixteen bulldogs OF the sen under the
command OF Admiral Robley d. Evans
7Oked their noses into the expansive
harbor and slipped their anchors A
few days later the great guns began
10 thunder az targets. and the earth
trsmbled and the hills shook with he
conc1ssion and VIBRATION.
Water began 20 issue forth into the
parched wells which were only filed
or wet years. which are as OF rare
occasion as snow storms in San Fran
cisco Springs Of trtcklinE water broke
out from the canyon sides. and a-aIn
as on many occasions during the past
rs years. the voice OF the guns from
the decks Of American battleships ex-
Orcised the Specter Dr0urh as they
have many other and different kinds
OF specters that have afflicted man
kind And AIagIalela bay VIII now
have in common with the fruitful re-
gious about La Pax and san Jose Del
Cabo en- abundance OF water with
which TO bring forth bounrIfuI Lar-
vests. and thus reverse tbs judgment
Of the old naviEators who declared
that instead q KS being the fabulous
island Of Ciguatan was a desert &C
cursed
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the dark suffers comparatively little
II IS a striking example Of natural Sc
lection and the survival Of the fttest
under an unnatural state Of things
Prof Ripley asserts that IN The close
neighbOrhOOd OF London the average
stature Of people Es even lower than
in the metropolis. and they are darker
mostly This NE attributes 10 the con-
slant migration o. the taller individuals
who seek 70 better themselves IN town
But the tail. as q class, are the fair
moreover they are the more enterpris-
ing, and this rule applies 70 enigrants
generally; the FAIR so. the dark. less In
clined for adventure. remain TO propa-
gate their ike in the mother country
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Cd a big battle was learned at the
me Of the civil war, and in the
Tar West rain making by exploding
dynamite in the air is a recognized
profession.
But where land has been arid for
centuries, the surprise is that the
coming Of 12-inch cannOns a
Gozen miles out at sea can force
springs to crop ont of the ground
and the wells, long since an empty
hole in the ground, to be filled with
water. 1t seems incredible, but such
are the facts vouched for by the
correspondent.
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Hale and His OrehilIas.

Walker, the "Grey-Eyed Man OF
Destiny" in the furtherance of his
dreams of empire. sailed into Magda-
lena bay. The famous filibusterer
concluded that it was the place for
the site OF his capital city. That, at
least. was his first idea, and from this
secure harbor he and his adventurous
followers Intended 10 make their sor-
ties upon La Paz and San Jose del
Cabo, the two cities to the south, But
on second sight the filibuster chief
tain soon discovered the Spectre
Drought. He sailed away to meet his
tragic fate in Nicaragua. Magdalena
bay was again forgotten by the great
would. and only an occasional vessel
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gIonS one reigned supreme.
1t remained for Magdalena Bay,
near the southern end of lower
California, to prove this to the
world, according to a correspondent
at that point, and the demonstra-
ton was made wien Admiral
Evans big fleet Of sixteen battle
ships visited that point for target
practice.
1t has long been known that wa
ter could be drained from the air
by the generous use Of explosives;
that rain almost invariably follow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
SCOTCH COLE YARN.

From Scotland comes a golf yarn An
English visitor TO CarnOustie was begin
ming a contest when his caddie asked
to see his cigarette case and when Il
was handed 20 him cOOly put II in his
rocket The visitor eXpOSrulaIed- Inc
caddie responded It's a. RIGHT. sir. III
Gle il back TO ye after the rooud- 4e
see. I've gotten hauf a Groom on ye an
dinna mean We to smoke till ye win
Gang on IN take care o. ye a RIGHT"
-Tv7qFr1 cr0 New
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Others That Sailed AWAY.

The famous Cabrillo came next. only
TO find that his discovery was Of a
desert shore. Viscaino was the third
and last Of the great naviga.ors to
furl his sails in the bay. and he learn
ed 70 his regret that there was not
water to be had TO replenish the casks
Of his ships.
Then came the piratical era, when
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NAGDABENA BAY, May 4. 1905.
81 HAT magic IS there in the
NM thunder Of great guns 20
" v work the transformation Of
a barren waste into land
Of promise and cause the fountains of
The earth 70 flow forth in abundance
where only drought was known before?
That is the question a few dozen of
settlers on the shores Of MaEdalena
bay. Lower California. are asking in
their wonderment Of science and each
other.
The conclusion OF other heavy ar
tllery salvos have shaken the hills
about the bay and caused the earth
20 tremble. For everal years the
British cruisers on the Pacific station
have entered for target practice and
since then the battle craft that fiaunt
the stars and Stripes have broken the
silence of this solitude with the roar
of their cannon. But IL was not until
the great fleet under Admiral Evans
belched forth fits shot and shell at
the improvised targets that the fell
spell Of drought that for cen
Suries has cast its curse upon
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blasting OF the larters hopes or found
ing an industrial empire. and also OF
the sad finishing touches % the col
OHy scheme II read. lu part. as fol
lows.
They have eaten Up all the COWS.
and II you do not send Tor Them Al
once the mules VIII not Ias- long and
the people VIII s-arve-
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NEW phenone-.
non has appar-
emily been dis
covered, and
that is that the
belchin G of
CannORS can
force the earth
to eXude water
where arid re-
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Even Missionaries Retreat.

Even Missionaries Retreat.
Even the sons Of Loyola. those in
trepid missionaries. were compelled to
retreat before this dearth OF water
and they went back into the interior
forty-five miles TO erect the mission.
which stands today and bears the
name San Luis Gonzaga. When they
beheld the beautiful sheet Of water
and gazed upon the encircling hills
that shielded It from every storm.
they looked into their breviaries and
noted that the canon OF the day was
in honor OF st. Mary Magdalene. With
accord they chanted Santa Maria
Magdalene," and set about to lay the
foundation OF one OF the links IN the
wonderful chain Of missions which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

the Magdalena bay region, took IL
leave. Wells that have heretofoI ,
never given forth more than a fe,
scanty drops OF water are filled with q
plenteous supply and from the recesses
or the barren canyons. from where
water came, are the trickling streams
that tell Of the future glories of the
land in plentiful harvests-
Ever since the story of the bay was
known to man, the region about it has
been waste OF sand and rock. cIothe
in a scauty growth Of cactus. chapa
raj. and mesquite. II was Stunned b,
man anc beast as plague spot of
the earth.
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lacked water and was somewhat shy
on the kind OF population that makes
things 60 IN this era
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06
TO RACE CARS UNDER
LOCAL CLUB AUSPICES.

At meeting OF the Richmond Auto
mobile Club, at the Park Hotel. called
for the purpose of discussing plans for
the, coming motor races at the Fair
Grounds. it was decided to hold the
meet under the auspices of the local
rather than the Auto
mobile Association of America.
This change In the original plan is
due to the delay that would be ncces-
sary before the races could be held
under the American Association au-
spices. The date has been fixed for
May Esd. following close on the heels
OF the Deep Run Horse Show; and as 1t
is thought inadvisable to put off the
races month later, which would be
necessary to receive national sanction.
the club will go ahead and race indie
pendently. The meeting was attended
by twenty-five motor enthusiasts.
DR. w. Fl. Basset, who has charge of
the entry list, has been assured by
many owners of fast cars that they In
tend to participate in the races.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06
CARLOADS OF HORSES.

The entries for the Deep Run Horse
Show sre far exceeding expectations.
over 200 have been received, and a
number. already mailed will not reach
the secretary until this morning.
Mr.. Graves was in receipt of a tele-
gram last night that carload Of
horses would be sent from Rocking
ham county. This is the first time that
hunters from the Valley have. been en-
tered at Richmond show. and very
few have ever been at any show east
OF the Blue Ridge. This show of the
Deep Run will have more sections of
the State represented than any other
that has ever been held In Virginia.
The show will open Thursday. May
14th, at Q p. NJ, with six horse show
classes, followed by two flat races and
two stecplechases, and will be con-
tinued with the same number of fea-
lures both Friday and Saturday. Horse
lovers will have an opportunity to see
III Richmond next week the very best
that the state Of Virginia can furnish
In horseflesh.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06
SPIDERS TROUlNCE
RANDOLPH-MACON

Richmond COLLEGE defeated RAN
dolph-Macon. s to 2, yesterday after
noon at Broad street Park on a wet
and slow diamond. This Ia the second
time the Spiders have defeated the
Yellow Jackets this season and gives
Richmond College tho series of cham
plonslIp games against I.audolph-
Macon. Should the local college boys
defeat Hampden- Sidney. this afternoon
the championship race In Eastern Vir-
ginia will be tie between Richmond
College. william and Mary and RAN
dolph- Macon. each Of the teams having
won two games and lost one.
The game yesterday, In spite of the
wet ground and lowering clouds. was
we'll played and won by the better
playing Of the Spiders Richmond hit
pitcher the better support. Denny
Wright was in the box and pitched
possibly the best game he has worked
in this year He succeeded In causing
twelve of the opposing batsmen to
ktiie first runs scored by his team, hit
ting out not two-bagger in the third
inning with two men on base.
Captain Gardeners beautiful catch Of
Lancaster's hard Inc drive In the ninth
inning possibly saved the game from
resulting IN tie. for there was a mar
on second and third who would have
tailed and made y possible to Tic
tired. He came in hard and took the
lretired the side.
The Spiders meet Hampden- Sidne,
this afternoon and leave for Washing
ton Saturday to meet the strong Catho
day to play Randolph-M Macon at Broa,
Street Park. Should they win Thu
4 game they will meet William and Mar.
at Broad street Wednesday. and clos
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06

LOUISVILLE. ky, May Finishing
well in hand, and leading by from one.
TO three lengths for the whole of the
last half mile. Stonestreet, bay colt
by Longstreet- Stone Nellie. won the
thirty-fourth Kentucky Derby to-day
over track fetlock deep in mud. The
finish was never in doubt after the
horses had Travelled three-fifths of
their mucky route. Sir Cleges, the
favorite, finished second. two and one
half lengths behind Stonestreet- and a
head in front of Dunvegan, which made
Ia last rally Ia time TO beat Synchro-
ICED. an added starter for third place
by neck. Fifteen thousand people
saw the race. which was run in the
slow time of 2:15 1-5. The total value
iof the stake was $4,000 The money
wagered on the big race totaled less
than half the amount that usually
changes hands on derby; This Was 5.
mainly due to the Parimutuel betting
machines and auction pools, which. at
ter having been banished for twenty
years. have been reinstated at Churchill
Downs. booking on the American plan
being done away with. No bets of less
than IS are taken on the machines and
| a better wagering more than that
amount had to place it IS at a time.
Five-dollar tickets on Stonestreet
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Standing Of the Clubs.
Gnmcs To-day.
Richmond at Norfolk.
Portsmouth at Lynchbnrg.
Roanoke at Danvillc

There was not fan in Richmond
last night that was not disgruntlcd
over the fact that the weather post
poned the second game between Rich
mond and Norfolk on the latters
grounds yesterday. There seemed to
be a pretty general feeling around
town that the Lawmakers were going
to win. and everybody was anxious to
hear The results. The poor telephone
operators--l,ow they did work! And
they got no thanks from the disap-
pointed baseball fanciers when the
word was passed: mo game to-day;
rain"
AS the weather killed the Lynchburg-
Portsmouth game ALSO. the only club to
profit yesterday was Danville, which
gave poor Roanoke another heartless
Kick toward the back exit. Pop"
shaffer Will have to get hustle II he
wants to keep up with the fast COM
pany this season.
Loyal supporters OF the Lawmakers
will be glad to hear that Kanzler and
Heffron. who were left at home on the
hospital list, are quickly getting into
shape again. and Will be in trim for
the game here Thursday with Ports
4 mouth. Their return Will materially
strengthen the team.
Lipe's squad come home Thursday
morning. Strader. whom It was found
necessary TO take to Norfolk. showed
up to advantage with the willow Mon
day, getting the only three-bagger OF
the game. He will have no trouble
getting on with some other team In
ahe League. LIpe's fielding was OF sucf
q character In this game that he drew
warm applause from the Norfolk fans
The last melee OF the first series witt
Norfolk Will be played to-day, weather
permitting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

COLUMBIA, N. c.. May 5.-Salve did
very well until the fifth inning. when
he yielded -four bases on balls and four
hits which Melted Macon four runs.
Clark was invincible.
Score by innings: r. II. Z.
Macon ......... 90 90 81 OIL
Columbia .......s o 900 90 90 4
Called end of eighth, darkness.
Batterles: Clark and Shea; Salve and
Cote. Time, Q. Umpire, TRULY.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May 5.-Mul-
laney's hitting was feature of to-
days game, which was won by the
locals.
score by innings: r. II. p.
Augusta ...... 0o4 o3ooo-4 8 8
Jacksonville 3. oO2O02o01-5 10 /
Batteries: schmick and Carson;
Hansen and Roth. Time 1:4a. I'M
pirc. Buckley.
CHARLESTON. S. c., May 5.-Foor
work In the field and also on the bases
was the cause OF Charleston's defeat
by savannah o-day.
Score by innings: T. ~
s g. s, go Q 9 g d d
Batteries: Clancy and ReisInger;
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@eaIen prpposals.
Dinwiddie County. Va,
C1fficn of Rnnd BOARD
- - = - =
SEALED PROPOSALS.


Office OF Road Board.
Sealed proposals vii be received UP
TO r. M. OF May IL, 1908. for grad
Ing roadway and hauling, spreading
and rolling gravel on that portion of
Cox Road, in Dinwiddie county. from
the corporation line OF Petersburg to
the intersection of said road with the
Long Ordinary Road, for doing
the same work on the said
Long Ordinary Road from the Cox
Road to the Boydton Plank Road, and
for doing the same work on that por
ton of the said Boydton Plank Road
from the intersection of the said
i i11aF u' Of the Wife White oak Road
at BURGESS, all of said work to be
done in accordance with plans and
specifications OF state Highway Com
missioner, which may be examined at
the office of the said commissioners III
Richmond, or at the office of Charles
r. Lassiter, Law Building, Petersburg.
The Road BoNrd for DinwiddIe coun IN.
ty reserves the right to reject a., any y
execute proper contract and to give
bond for faithful compliance with
terms of same. Gravel to be furnish
ed. In the pit, by. abutting property
owners. Convict labor to be furnished
contractor in accordance with the stat,
ute, and TO be allowed for as provided
by law.
pany each bid. An engineer from the
office Of the Commissioner Will be In
Petersburg on May the 4th to accom-
pany prospective bidders over the
grounds.
3 z F. R pTRKlks sSp;er inan%an
Care CHARLES T. LASs1TER.
Petersburg, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06
SPIDERS ELECTION

General election day was held at
Richmond College yesterday morning. 1t
being the time for the election Of all
officers of the General Athletic Asso-
citation for the next year. and also for
the election OF managers OF the base
ball and track teams. Much interest
was manifested by the students in be-
half of the rival candidates.
For president. the association re-
elected DR.. ". L. Foushee. T. ". Ozlin
was elected vice-president; G. T. Eze-
KEEL, secretary. and A. T. Griffith, treas
urer. NJ. NJ Long was chosen to man
age the baseball team for 1903, and
j. S. Byrd to manage the track team.
For the executive committee the fol-
lowing were elected: A. L. Bowen,
W. r. L. Smith, Jr., j. H. Bristow and
7 r Shenherd
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NEW BETTING IN EFFECT

paid sl2s.so. to win 1890 for. place,
and $3.50 to show. Sir Cleges's price
was s11.10 for place and $3.50 to show.
Dunvegan paid s11.1o to show. SUM
maries:
First race-five and half furlongs;
purse-Gold Proof (straight s25.30)
first Dainty Dane tplace. s7.io) sec
ond. Deuce (show. s1s) third. Time
second race-four furlongs-Alice
(straight. $500 first. Inela (place'
$1,000 second. Miss Hapsburg (show,
is23.So) third. Time. $50 2-5.
| Third race-six furlongs: selling-Fi-
lnancier straight. s37.so) first, Warner
f(show. SAD third. Time. Ill 2-5.
Fourth race--the Kentucky Derby;
one mile and quarter; value 5000
lStonestreet (straight. sl236o) first,
Sir Cleges (place. sl1.10) second,
iDunvegan (show. s11.1o) third. Time.
1915 IA.
Fifth race-four furlongs-servicenc
(s6.so) first Fundamental $3.50. place.
second. Solicitor (sio, show third
Sixth i'I race-mile and a sixteenth
,Mortiboy tsl4.1o) first. Nancy ts4.o7.
place. second, Bucket Brigade ($s. TO
show third Time, $50 1-5.