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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
DOWNINGS

Z. b. Brown and T. l.. HALEY.
travelling statesmen, have been visiting
our merchants the past week. Mr..
Brown has been on the road for about
thirty years.
Mrs. Lula Dodson is very sick with
the grip. DR.. c. 7. Pierce, of Nuts
vile, is attending her.
A. s. Rice, of Heathsville. was in
our community recently on business.
Teachers of public schools please
remember that one month from TODAY
is George Washington's birthday. and
celebrate it with appropriate exercises.
A. B Hammell was in Urbanna
several days last week in the interest
of his firm.
f. c. Booker, the saw mill man, ship
ped large vessel load of fine lumber
from this place last week. He has
recently moved his mill on Mrs. G. A.
Rocks tract of timbered land near
Farnham.
G. A. Richardson, of Village. tax
collector, calls often on his friends
around here.
James Connellee returned from Colo.
RADIO about two weeks ago improved in
health. He expects to return west in
the near future with his family. He is
In Norfolk at this writing.
The rabbit and bird shooting season
goes out with this month. Make the best
OF it while it lasts and then don't in
terrupt them any more until next Nov
ember. Such laws are necessary or
our game would all be gone soon.
Some few wild turkeys have been
seen around here during the recent
snow and about as big as grow.
j. I. Payne and wife visited friends
at White Stone recently.
John Veasey, very old man, is all
ing at present. Mr.. Veasey has been
helpless for years from stroke of
paralysis.
5. p. DEFAULTS home has been
frightened by fine boy. REPORTER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
HAMS ACQUITTED.

After reviewing the evidence for
twenty-five hours and taking fifteen
ballots before all were agreed, the jury
in the trial of Thornton Jenkins Hams.
at Flushing. N Y, found the prisoner
not guilty as a principal with his brother,
Captain Peter C. Hams, jr, in the kill
ing of William 4. Annis.
Under this verdict it is perfectly
safe for any person who is ingenious
enough to frame up defense to go out
and kill. Private vengeance seems to
have taken precedence over the peoples
law" was the only comment that Pros
ecutor Darrin had to make on the jury s
return.
For the second time in his life Thorn
ton Hams was found not guilty of the
charge of murder, as he was acquitted
of murder in shooting a companion
named Edward A. Hannigan in an open
boat in Hampton Roads seventeen years
ago.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
LET THE COUNTIES SPEAK UP.
Richmond Evening Journal. ]

That the President and three compan-
ions can accomplish 80 miles on horse
back, over Virginia roads in the win.
ter time, in period of seventeen hours
and ten minutes is almost past belief.
Who would have paid that compli-
ment to the Virginia country road!
Not we.
The President left the White House
at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning, cres-
sed the Potomac and used four RELAYS
Of horses to Warrenton, Fauquier coun-
ty, and back to the White House,
where he arrived in fine condition, show
ing no signs of WEAKNESS, at $40 O'Clock
last night. The President was highly
pleased, and to emphasize his achieve
ment, remarked: 'And Virginia roads
in winter time are not usually in the
best condition"
F'auquier county is one of the very
richest in the State, and her roads must
be far above the average to enable the
President to make this record ride.
The two things-good roads and rich
farmers-go hand-in-hand. With ade-
quate turnpikes and thoroughfares the
people of any county in Virginia will
increase their holdings of wealth and
add to the comfort and convenience of
living. In how many counties in Vir-
ginia could the President, or anybody
else, make ninety miles on horseback
in seventeen hours? Let our county
contemporaries figure it out. 1t would
be instructive and entertaining to have
a discussion on this topic, especially as
the agitation for good roads is now to
the front.
[Credit is above gives to Fauquier
for the roads. AS a matter of fact, if
the writer had consulted the map of
Virginia he would have seen that only
a short portion of the road is in the
county of Fauquier, about six or eight
miles, the rest of it is through Prince
Ia miles; Fairfax, 20 miles,
and Alexandria county about miles
approximate distances. EDITOR CITI-
ZEN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22

The largest pension bill in the history
of the country-$160, 1863, OOO-has Just
passed Congress.
The Senate, by majority of one
vote, passed bill doubling the salary
of the President.
The Rivers and Harbors Committee
have recommended, among others, the
following appropriations: York river
and tributaries. $40, 900; Rappahannock,
si5, 900; Nomini creek. $4,000; Urban
ma creek, $4,000. and James river,
SIS, 900.
Illegal diversion of SIS, 900 of public
funds by the president and William H.
Taft while secretary of war, to pay for
the investigation by private detectives
into the Brownsville affair, was charged
by Senator Foraker in the Senate. As
result Of Mr.. Foraker's charge the
Senate, without debate and without
reference to committee. adopted a res
olution presented by him, calling for an
investigation. Thus "Fire-eater" For
aker smites his President.
President Roosevelt has written to
the Governor of California urging that
certain legislation bearing on the sub
ject of Japanese emigration be held up
until he discusses the subject with
Washington leaders of National politics.
He considers that the proposed laws
will "work incalculable harm to the
State of California as well as to the
whole Union. The California Sena-
tors are reported as endorsing the posi-
ton of the President.
Not content with his efforts to lam
bast the President, Senator Tillman has
started on the preparation of another
speech. 1t will take him about two
weeks to get it ready and the public is
promised something that will scorch and
sizzle. 1t is expected that the Senator
will attempt dissection of President
Roosevelt's public career, especially in
the White House, and will make caustic
analysis of the Presidents course, his
methods and the like and compare the
Presidents record and his own.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
GWINE TER GIT YE, IF YE DON'T
WATCH OUT.

1t is with complacency and
much satisfaction we view the
sentiment to amend or abolish
the poll-tax prerequisite. Prior
to the last General Assembly the
VIRGINIA CITIZEN advocated re-
ducing the time limit to thirty
or sixty days, and the Delegate
from this county was insistent
in the last Legislature that such
an amendment should be sub
mitted. However, our General
Assembly had not taken it's ear
from the ground, still cringing
because OF the lambasting GER
tain r-than-thou organs had
given it on one thing and
another. Now some baltant adj
vocates of primaries and strin-
gent poll-tax requirements are
hedging, or at least are trying
to get from under the incubi-
are squirming.
Of course something should be
done Gas sure as certain things
ought never to have been done)
and it will be done-two years
late. One thing has long been
portending, and now two things
must be done sure as little bees
make honey: Abolish the pri-
mary, and draw in on poll-tax
prepayment-or the hybrid Taft
ocrats and goblin Republicans
will get the Democratic party
and Old Virginia.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
December 20. Is5s-1a0s.

Decemoer 20, lS0o-I9OS.
Fifty years married. and the billowy waves
OF troubles are surging on:
Fifty yearsl and stand by the graves
OF my ideals. all shattered and gone.
OF pure day Of beauty, and bright as calm.
AS though our lives had been all balm.
scattered are hopes youths pure fancy wove.
Onrelenting-has fate been to me:
Two blossoms have vanished from our garland Of lave
While our hearts. like thedesolate sea.
Keep moaning for those gone out of this life
Yet signing for those still facing its strife.
90 much OF stern sorrow. how few are the joysl
We measure the time with our tears:
treasures too scant to produce any noise
In fifty profitless years
Disappo'ntments are many, in rudest guise.
10 bow our forms and to dim our eyes.
we VIII cast away gloom. o. beautiful day.
Make desperate thoughts take flight
Times experience must bring AWAY
wisdom stern but right
Thy hooking tints breathe hone the while 80
Wen view the past with placid smile:
r or every misfortune a recornpensef So
A God rules after all:
To yield 10 sorrow dark and tenae
Is building up wall
OF base ingratitude to God,
Who in love controls His rod.
Lancaster. Va. aAA-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
VOTING AND PRAYING

Colonel Rufus N. Rhodes, the coos
sus of the Birmingham News, overdid
things very much indeed when he told
Judge Taft that intelligent Southern
ers who opposed his election thanked
God for having preserved them from
their own folly-or words to that effect.
The Southerner who really prayed for
the election of Taft ought to have vot-
ed that way. It is incorrect and unjust
to put down all the Southerners who
opposed Taft's election as insincere or
silly. 1t ought to be possible to voice
the true feelings of the South towards
Mr.. Taft without stopping over" as
Colonel Rhodes saw fit to do.-Norfolk
Landmark.
The Landmark is right, as
usual, when it gets to ethicizing
or moralizing. The late election
saw many innovations that are
not at all conducive to the uplift
OF politics, though in this cir
cumstance some will justify their
attitude upon the ground that
the gap was made for the onrush
OF the Independent and that the
fence OF the party man went down.
Nevertheless, the newspaper or
man that spoke one way and
voted or prayed another can
hardly be styled square" even
In the lexicon of politics.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
WE MODEsTLY DlSCLAIM IT.

Among the many exchanges that
come to this Office none is more well
come or is perused with more interest
than the VIRGINIA CITIZEN, of Irving
ton, Va. In many respects we regard
it as the model weekly paper. 1t has
distinct literary flavor, its editorial
columns are power for enlightenment
and good in its community, and it COW
ers Its news field admirably. But it Is
the amiability and tolerance and corr
tesy that invariably characterize IFS
columns that most commends it. The
CITIZEN does not shirk from DISCUSSING
forcefully and courageously every ques,
tion. but it does SO with considera-
ton for the rights and opinions of 9th
ers and a judicial fairness which we ad-
mire. Its selections of verse and
miscellaneous matter are always admit
rable. and the whole tone of the paper
clean and ENTHUSIASTICALLY Regis
ter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
OYSTERS pLENIFUL-.MARKETsLOw

Commander Thomas. b. Howard of
the Maryland Shell6sh Commission says
oysters are more plentiful now than in
10 years past.
There is an abundance of oysters at
the wharves at present. They are sell
ing at from so to as cents bushel -
Alexandria Gazette.
Oysters have been sold in Carriers
Creek during the past ten days in large
quantities Vessels having Is, 600 BUSH
els sailed for Baltimore last Sunday
morning. This week there are four
large schooners loading, one of them
carrying about 5000 bushels The pri-
ces are ranging from 40 to 60 cents per
bushel. A number of tongers have
sold part of their plants, but it is esti-
mated that two thirds of the plants are
still on hand awaiting better market.
The question of the scarcity of oys-
tiers in Virginia is a much discussed one
by our State newspapers. We shall
always try to be fair in all discussions
as to the oyster conditions in our own,
or other States. That there are plenty
of the best oysters in Virginia, on the
Seaside and in Pocomoke Sound there
is no doubt. Some of the finest stock
ever shipped from Virginia has been
shipped during the holidays. The ques-
ton of plenty of marketable oysters
this year and f r several years to come
is settled, just for the reason that pri-
vate planters have forseen the problem
now confronting Virginia in the matter
of getting suitable seed in sufficient
quantities Here is the rub. 1t seems
next to impossible to protect the great
seed areas. Now, while it is true that
Pocomoke Sound is larger in area than
the seed-beds of the James, that area
cannot supply the kind of seed that the
James river produces. In the areas
now available, for the planting of seed,
the James river stock seems best fitted.
Experiments have been tried with seed
from other sections, but they do not
grow or yield sowell as the James river
stock. So, it seems that the wisest policy
is to conserve the seed that pays the
Virginia planter most.-The Oysterman,
Hampton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
TILLMAN AND THE PRESIDENT.
The One Convincing, the Other Gull
~ of q ''Despicable' Act.

" OF 'Despicable" Act.
Senator Tiliman's defence of himself
was temperate, convincing and obyi-
ously truthful.
The World has never been an ardent
political admirer of the fire-eatiny
Senator from South Carolina. but we
have never doubted his rugged per-
sonal honesty, and do not think that
Mr.. Roosevelt doubts it either, or that
the President ever seriously believed
that Senator Tillman had been guilty
of a grave official improperly.
When the Senator asserts that "I
have attempted to deceive nobody. |
have not told any falsehoods; l have
not broken any law; 1 have not been
guilty Of any immoral conduct; I had
a right to buy the land if could, he
Is stating nothing that the President
did not already know.
When the Senate instituted an in
curry into the secret service Mr.. Roose-
welt sent cunningly worded letter to
Senator Hale, which in effect CHARGED
Senator Tillman with corrupt conduct
IN relation to an attempt to buy
western lands withheld from the mar
ket in apparent defiance of the law bv
one of Mr.. Harriman's corporations. al
though this so-called misconduct had
nothing to do with the matter before
the Senate committee. When the House
tabled the omnibus libel in Mr.. Roose-
velt's regular message and officially
convicted him of making statements
without basis of fact" the President
instantly made public his vague and
indefinite Tillman charges, deliberately
seeking to blacken the Senator's
reputation merely to create a diversion
for his own benefit.
There Is no other instance in Ameri-
can history in which a president ever
so contemptibly abused his official
power or sought to injure a political
enemy by an act so wanton and des-
picable. No other President. from
Washington to Mckinley, would have
been morally capable of it-not even
Andrew johnson. New York World.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

State Commission of Fisheries meets
tonight at Hampton in monthly session.
Under the statutes in Virginia oys-
ter shore tax is due each September LIST,
in advance, and the State does not
guarantee protection from trespa ssers
on any ground on which tax is not paid.
Comparisons are being made by some
persons, presumably to influence legis-
lation between the Virginia oyster and
oysters at the north. The CITIZEN
will be indebted to any who will send
US the largest shells they can find. 1t
will also do the industry in this State a
good turn.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH.

One day last week the wife of Ar
thur Carey (coloredD and three small
children, near Neenah, Westmoreland
county, met horrible death by burn
ing. The mother was too i'll to leave
her bed when the house caught fire.
The body of the former was burned to
a crisp. and the children were entirely
consumed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
STOP RIGHT THERE, MIR. TAFT


You have been to Georgia.
grand old Georgia, and have
given the Crackers much fairly
good advice, but we warn you
THAT you are on dangerous
ground when you are advising.
as we read you are doing, against
the marriage of school-teachers.
From time further back than the
memory of man runneth to the
contrary it is recorded that Yam
kee girls went South with two
objects in mind-one, to teach
school, the other, to ensnare a
guileless Georgia youth into
matrimony. This, of course, is
mere heresay, but we warn you
that when you advise the girls
OF Georgia or anywhere else in
the Sunny South against we'd
dlngs you are on very thin ice.
It's all very well to tell us that
we need protection, but don't
you see that the girls need it.
and are going to have it, too, or
know why? And how in thunder
are they to get it if they do not
have bubbles? No, Mr.. Taft, the
girl who teaches schools entitled
TO two strings to her bow down
our way, and if you are going to
stand in the way of one of these
being pulled, you'd better not.
Ii you want to retain what pop
you have gained, and in
crease it, at the very next pos
sum banquet you attend retract,
or you are lost.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION.
MEDITERRANEAN QUAKE

The whole Mediterranean coast seems
to be in trouble. A slight earthquake
near Smyrna resulted in the death Of
eight persons.
A quarter million Italian laborers
will leave their native land within the
coming four months, principally for
the United States, as a result of the
earthquake.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
TEMPERANCE NOTES.

Governor Patterson has vetoed the
bill recently passed by the Legislature
of Tennessee, making that State a pro-
hibition district.
The validity of the Byrd liquor law
was upheld by Judge Witt, of Richmond
corporation court, when he handed down
an opinion in case of the Common
wealth against j. w. Binford. Binford
was salesman for a Baltimore house
and declined to get out the license of
$500 for statesmen from other states.
He gave the police fair notice that he
would do business here and actually did
make sale of liquor and was caught in
the act by the police. He was fined 800,
the case being brought to test the law.
The Liquor Dealers Association is back
ing Binford and the case now goes to
the State Supreme court.
EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Annual Convention of the State Anti
Saloon League will be held at Epworth
Church, Norfolk, Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday, February 9, 10 and IL.
The program is one of the most inter
esting of years, and matters of vital
Importance to the State will be discus
sed. Among the score of speakers an
nounced Judge G. Taylor Garrett, on
"The Majesty of the Law and it's en-
forcement," DR.. James Cannon, on
"Our Future Victories and How to win
them." and w. Mcdonald Lee, on
Underwater, are set for Thursday.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22

But tell us not that the last vir-
glnia gentleman is dead.
Hero worship? Well, yes.
Next to God-worship we hold it
the most ennobling. When Vir-
ginia forgets her heroes then in
deed will her degradation have
come" And here was a man
Take him all in all we shall not
look upon his like again"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22

The acquittal of Hams again
brings New York "Justice" into
odium. A significant remark
and one complimentary to the
officials OF our own county-was
dropped by a store lounger, to-
wit: I'D rather be tried for
killing a man in New York than
for running a speak-easy in Lam
caster" Thanks to the ''jail
sentence" which our courts are
beginning to recognize in illicit
liquor selling.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
CRISP NEWS.

A Mexican volcano is threatning
eruption and earthquakes are predicted.
President Roosevelt has renewed his
suggestion that memorial commemo-
rating. the services of Gen. Robert E.
Lee, the Confederate chieftian, be erec-
ted by popular subscri ption.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22

FIFTY days more and Theodore
Roosevelt will step down and
out. He went in with a reputa.
tion for "doing things. Well,
he's done 'em and still ADDING.
and will do for the whole fifty
days.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
SHlNGlESl SHIRGLESlI

We keep constantly on hand 4, 8. and
inch cypress shingles at lowest price
w. A. CAMERON g Bro, Weems.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-22
D0INGs IN CONGRESS.

The largest pension bill in the history
of the country-$160, 1863, O0O-has just
passed Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-08
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

The Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the NJ E. Church South, Clar-
endon, met at the home of Mrs. Lizzie
Smoot on Weldon avenue Tuesday even
ing. Mrs. Stoy led the meeting on mis-
sions Mrs Dodd of Cherrydale was
elected a member of the society
\ number of persons who spent the
winter in Washington have returned to
their homes at Glencarlyn. Among them
are Messrs. c. +. Town, w. B. Jones. DR.
". NJ. Backus and Mr.. Perkins, with
their families.
Mrs. +. X. CruX. who was visiting rela-
tives in Fairfax. was called to her Clar-
endon home few days ago on account
Of the death of her brother. Capt. A. r.
Sweeney. who died at Hinton, w. Va.
erection of two houses at Park lane for
Mr. d. S. Hammer.
E. B. Rector of Fairfax Court House.
has purchased :. quarter of an acre at
Cherrydaie and commenced the founda-
ton of a new residence.
E. b. kidwell and family have leased
the house at Clarendon of MIR. Domain of
Washington, d. g.. and moved into the
same.
A. H. Orndorff has purchased four
building lots at Dominion Heights from
the Cunningham estate and will erect two
houses thereon.
J. r. r. Garrett has begun the founda-
ton of a new cottage at Farlee
Robert Ball is building cottage on his
property near Weldon avenue. Clarendon.
Charles Knott and family have moved
from East End to Clarendon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-08
KNIGHTS OF LABOR ELECTION
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY INSTALLs
NEW OFFICERS.
Progress Reported In the Way Of
Reaching an Agreement With
Employers.

District Assembly, 66 Knights Of La
Dor. the central body of that organi-
cation. held meeting last evening in it's
new home. large hall at 225 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, and elected officers for the
ensuing year. This hall will be the future
headquarters of the District and building
trades locals. A telephone has been in
stalled. and the business of the K. of l..
will be transacted there.
District Master Workman Edward E.
Moore of Plate Printers Local Assem-
bly,, No. 1897, presided. New delegates
were admitted from Local Assemblies, No.
). Plumbers; 174s, Carpenters; 1898,
Painters; 1920, Department Clerks; 1922,
Chauffeurs. and 1896. City Employees.
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Edward E. Moore. L. A. 1887, Plate
Printers, D. NJ. W.; c. L. Richardson. l..
A. 174S. Carpenters. d. W. F.; Edward
A. Sullivan. l.. A. 174s. Carpenters. D. r.
s.; H. c. Traphagen. l.. A. 2672, Mixed
u. r.
Much time was devoted to a general
discussion of the building industry, and
arrangements were made whereby men,
bers who kept themselves In good stand
ing and who were able to present clean
cards would be recognized by employers.
Under the head of reports of officers,
the District master workman reported
that since the organization of the build
ing trades locals, many of the employing
builders have recognized that the bust
ness methods back of knight of La
Dor card are conducive TO harmony and
good workmanship, and will prevent the
embarrassing stoppages that have occur
red in the past They have shown their
appreciation of this method by employing
persons who present cards of the local
assembly of their trade, showing that
they are knights Of Labor. He also re-
ported that as rapidly as the work opens
up other members will be employed.
An amendment to the laws was adopt
ed constituting the above board of Off
GERS the executive board of the District,
after which. the new officers were INSTALL
ed by General Master Workman Hayes.
and the District Assembly adjourned to
meet Thursday. April Is, and every
Thursday evening thereafter.