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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13

come once more a menace to the welfare OF our
state.
The saloon has 10 zeal for the negro, but it
knows that II can purchase ana handle the large
majority of negro voters It, therefore, does
everything possible TO qualify the negroes to
vote. The great issue which conffohts the PEG
pie of Virginia to-day is whether the electorate.
provided for by the nc~ constitution, shall de
eide the liquor question. as it decides all other
public questions, or whether in order that the
saloons may rula Virginia new electorate shall
be constituted composed of the very people
whom the new Constitution endeavored to shut
out The saloon knows that the sentiment Of
the great majority Of the voters who can properly
quality under the new Constitution is opposed
to the saloon It's only hope of continued ex-
istcnce In the State is in the enfranchisement of
the renal illiterate vote. II finds larger pro-
portion or this class In the large towns and
cities. and III every recent local option contest
list Once added to the list the negro is there
as a permanent voter and cannot be gotten or
except b death and can be voted usually by
the people who will pay his poll taxes and give
him liquor and money besides.
Shall The saloon. the negro or the Gonstitu-
ton rule2 The people Of Virginia are faced with
this question, and 1t cannot BE- pushed aside and
the answer cannot be delayed The Lynehburg
News SAYS that within the limits Of that city,
the battle on this line is about 10 he begun.
"Lynehburg IL going to fight and its fight will
be virginias fight" The News declares that
neither saloon rule nor negro rule is preferable.
The Richmond l3rgtttdH joins With the News
and calls upon the people Of Virginia to be
strong enough and brave enough to prevent the
rule of either the saloon. the negro, or both.
Our appeal is to the judges of Virginia to do
their duty. and to the state in this crisis.
An appeal to the liquor interests would be a
farce they would only mock It's. They would
10, hesitate to put the name Of every negro in
the State OH the registration lists III order to
keep the saloon III Virginia VIII the judges Of
Virginia stand for the people of Virginia, for the
new Constitution. or will they stand for the
liquor interests VIII the daily and weekly
newspapers Of the State stand for the new Con-
stitution or for the liquor interests She issue
Is upon us. II cannot &c lodged. Where will
newspapers stand in this fight? The Tjrrjnfnn
feJoiees that up in the Hill Country there is
sounding forth this ringing cry 10 battle against
Tie saloon, and through the saloon against the
rule.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
NOT so HEAVY,
But PRICES VERY GOOD

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.D
DAM lille, VA. Dec. ! 3.--The
snow of Monday and the raw weather
of Tuesday diminished receipts of leaf
tobacco on this market materially FOR
the week. The sales ON Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. however. were
large and made up a very good week .
total.
The quality of the crop continues
To improve somewhat as the market
ing season advances, the offerings
for the week being perhaps the best
yet shown, taking them as a whole.
The range of prices CONTINUES good.
the demand for all workable grades
being updininished. Fine bright
wrappers and cutters, good mahogany
wrappers and fine filters are in par
ticulariy strong demand, and prices
therefore show Il steady upward trend.
The commoner and medium grades
are finding ready sales at satisfac-
tory prices. The large offerings OF
tobacco during the week may be par
TALLY attributed to the desire to take
advantage of prevailing prices. but
it is partially due also to move
ment To realize on portion Of the
money crop in time to make Christ
mas purchases. otherwise such IL
quantity would hardly have been
marketed in weather. which is still
rather harsh fer handling. 4 slight
hull IN the marketing may be antici-
pated after the holidays.
one farmer sold his load Of 1900
pounds Tor 1855 an average OF near
SIS per pound. and was greatly pleas
ed with the figures. Other sales quite
as good are reported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
4AIL THE SALOON. THT NEGRO OR THE
CONSTITUTION RULE

I'm another column we publish an editorial
I1m the Lynehburg News entitled A fight TO
y finish This editorial clearly indicates the
pue that confronts the people OF Virginia. For
y last eighteen months tie Anti-saloon League
! Virginia has been warning the people of the
<late that the saloon interests had determined
deatroy the purposes Of the people Of Viz
mia In the adoption OF the new Constitution.
70 purpose of the trainers of the Constitution
10 eliminate from the electorate OF Viz
II the i1literate and venal vote. :. great ma
ttty OF which IL composed OF negroes tn.
D0ini1n quoted in fun the latter par, OF las,
ek the provisions OF the new Constitution
berning the qualifications of voters The
otttution gives to the registrars ample power
DFeyent the registration OF iliterate voters
"A must require them 10 make application, in
lnE. and they have the authority to question
doubtful person ard require answers in
~.
~ registrars are appointed by the electoral
~ and the electoral boards are appointed
1te circuit judges In other words the Con
kton puts In the hands OF the courts Of the
the responsibility of protecting the elect
n the judges appoint the very best men
community as members OF the electoral
these men will appoint competent and
MI registrars but II the electoral boards
ElhSorahie TO the saloon and willing that
- soters shall be- registered. they can ap
nen Is registrars who Will ignore the law
- possible or practically nulify it. and
~ aAgroes to register IN droves and be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
PEOPLES FORUM
chickat,ominy Drainage.
Editor of The Virginian:

Editor Of The N1fgffllan:
Sir-l understand there is a called meeting in
Richmond. at the Capitol building on the 18th in
regard to the draining of the Chickahominy
river. This has been much discussed sub
tect among the people. and especially among the
farmers who own hundreds OF acres along the
river. They are practically useless they are.
ard we arc taxed az heavily for this swamp land
rs for The productive acres. Whereas II the
river was drained, all rubbish cleared away and
bitches cut through. the soil would be rich as
any Western land, which in many is pur
chased at "A small sum- tiled and drained. and
then sold for hundreds of dollars per acre-land
n" better than ours. Why can't Virginia have
the same privilege Of developing her resources :,
II this dead. stagnant stream OF water Was once
drained the hand along Its banks would bloom
~ along the river Nile and mosquitoes and ma
laria would be unheard nf. Thousands OF dol
lars that go out of the State every year for corn
and wheat, which these idle would pro-
duce, could he kept at home among Virginia >
farmers. All property owners that have spoken
to are heartily In favor of draining the Ghicka-
hominy and Will lend all assistance they
Hoping to see many at the meeting.
J. T.. DODSWoRTu.
4. nana .ba,.I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
IORIMER's GUILT mot PROVEN. :,

The subcommittee of the Senate which has
been investigating the charges against Senator
Lorimer. having found that the evidence OF the
drama of the Bath Room BOYS had no foundation
in fact, another step Is taken toward the re-
dempten of the State of Illinois to Democracy.
The detailed testimony in this case was in
many respects too eircumstautial to be conyjne-
ing. The gaps too well filled There was
an almost supernatural accord in dates places
and incidents. The fight against Iorimer and
the coalition that brought about his election
vas too much fight against the man and too
little fight for purity to avoid the suspicion OF
an honest juror. Knives carried by factions
flashed continually throughout the herring In
acquitting the Senator OF bribery the Senate
committee simply adopts the Scotch verdict
Not Proven. account of the general ire
sponsihility OF witnesses and their evidence.
Illinois Democracy was in sense the sponsor
of Lorimer Senator In an overwhelming
OF the political insurgents against the machine
Faced with the fact of the impossibiltg Of elect.
ing man of their own party. the Democratic
element in the Legislature voted for Lorimer as
the best means OF widening the breach in the
Republican ranks. That they succeeded in their
purpose could not have been better shown Than
by the careful indictment and well trained owl
denee that was brought against him BIZ the ma.
chine itself
OF course, in such case, the real truth will
never be known in its entirety VERY probably
there was perjury on both sides The incident
plausibly conceived-too plausibly, in fact for
credenee. The immaculate character OF many of
the men charged with having taken the dirty
money was well endorsed by numerous vii,
nesses, too well and by too many to be taken oa
the conclusive sign OF their saintship Rnt tho
he has been found not guilty 1t follows tha.
the machine has been found guilty OF criminal
effort to destroy him. 1t follows from tbes,
facts that the war in Illinois will 60 on n,erriy
TO the end in which the next coalition, If a coali
ton be necessary. will he for the benefit of tbo
Democracy
Many persons Jumped at the guilt OF l.orimer
even as Roosevelt jumped at it, ON every con.
sideration of party expedieney the subcommittee
OF the Senate should have stood behind HIS mr.
cuseis When they found ii impossible to he
leye the evidence brought before them tho da.
OF rottenness about the testimony of the nrose.
cution which the country. for all the interest Of
the case. has not yet fully appreciated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13

applied 10 maintenance of improve
ment by dredging, also to charging
the channel between Richmond, Va.
and the mouth of the Appomattox
river by dredging and extending regu-
lation works and excavating channels
400 feet wide by 20 feet deep at low
water through Goose Hill Flats.
Swans Point shoal and Harrison's bar.
for the extension of benefits" As
torecasted in The Nirginian yester-
day. the Virginia waterways receive II
total of more than s72a,o00. of which
Norfolk harbor receives $4,000.
Additional Norfolk contracts. for
years subsequent to 1912 are authoriz-
ed amounting to S622.50o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
THREE MASTER IS
WRECKED; CREW SAFE

NORFOLK. VA. Dec lathe three
masted schooner William II, Davidson
was driven ashore at Paul Gamil's
Hill .ile- saving station, On the North
Carolina coast, o-day. Her crew,
whose lives Were in danger as the YES
sci Is old and was breaking up. were
taken off In the breeches buoy by the
He snvers. The vessel halls from
Crisileld. Md. She was built in 1895
s.u Ms nerthboand from Wilmington,
y, C.. with a cargo OF lumber.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
EAVORS RECOGNITION
OF NEW GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON. Dec. l3.--Immedi-
ate recognition of the provisional gov
eminent of Nicaragua, headed by Gen.
eral Estrada is deemed advisa BILE by
Thomas c. Dawson. minister to Pam
anna. who was specially designated
to observe conditions in Nicaragua.
Dawson returned to-day from a sev-
eral months visit to the Central AM
eriean Republic to make his report to
the Secretary Of State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
Or. WAYI IND WRITING
ROCkiNGHAM'S HISTORY

tSnecial to The Richmond virginian.l
HARRISONBURG. VA. Dec Ia
The Important announcement Ia mado
that DIR John w. Wayland. professor OF
history and social science at the State
Norrnol School, Is writing history OF
Rockingham county. Dr. Wayland Ia
the aiitnor Of The German Element in
the Valley" and 'The'Political Opinions
Of Thomas Jefferson
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
6RIDIKONITES ELECT
OCLAHAN PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Odb. i3.-At the
annual meeting Saturday of the Grid
iron club, Richard v. Oulahan. of the
New York sun, was elected president
and Louis Garthe. Of the Baltimore
American, vas chosen president.
The club will give a dinner tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
APPNOPR A ZION is
FOX MAINTENANCE

WASHINGTON. u. G., December
13.--The report on the annual rivers
and harbors bill taken up In the house
Monday has the following explanation
of the appropriation for the James
river. which receives $4,000. The
appropriation recommended wiz be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
THIS INCOT is
THE GREATEST EVER

ptTTsBURG. PA. Dec. 13.--An ingos
or krupp steel Weighing 135 tons IL in
the Homestead Steel Works to-day
ready TO be pressed into an Is inch ar
NOR plate To he used on a land fort on
the banana canal. The size of the In
got breaks all worlds records, A twin
To IL VIII De cast in about two weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13
EarInyillo Market Active.

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirginlan.}
FARMN LILLE VA. Dec, i3.--The
tobacco market OF F'armvillc during
tbs week was an active oae Tho
season WAS not All that was desired.
the weather being too cold. and yet
many farmers struck and stripped
some fer market Wherever the char
acter OF the tobacco offered was OF
the better quality prices have been
good. An average OF nine and half
has been the record Of one farmer,
and others about the same This
means for dark shipping tobacco and
not the hrlehts. The roads are still
nard and smooth, SO that fun loads
have been easily brought tn market.
The 18th. next Wednesday, has been
designated as hurley day in Farm
willie. and on that day large quantity
OF that particular kind of tobacco VIII
NO doubt be on the market
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirginian,)
SOUTH BOSTON. VA. Dec Ia.
he sales on the South tfoston tobacco
market for the past week will amount
To 1900 600 pounds, with a large ay-
eragc price that for several weeks.
We give below n Comparison ~
sales fer four months. with the same
period Of last year.
August. November. 1893. 7.st4.aa5
pounds.
August. November 1910. S,s4a,as3
pounds.
Large breaks are expected II tho
seasons are good for the next three
weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13

Elsewhere to-day publish letter from Mr.
J, Wy McGavock. OF Wythe that depiores the
increase in the registration of negro voters as
result OF local option contests. and suRgests that
the Legislature be called In extra session To deal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-13

Richmond, Va, December L.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

As an instance or the popularity of
the motor truck over the horse drawn
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
STEWART TELLS OF NORTHERN
TRIP INTO OREGON IN HIS
CRAWFORD RUNABOUT

E. Stewart reports having a very in
teresting trip through northern Cali
fornia and into Oregon, via the old
for a Crawford runabout, which he
agreed to deliver according to the con-
ditions of sale, making trip to East
ern Oregon, via Lake View and the Alki
range as far north as Burns, Ore.
Henry Egli, purchaser of the car.
claimed it would be of no use to him
unless he could travel this portion of
the country without trouble.
Stewart left Vallejo on the morning
of June 20 and arrived at 6 p. m. at Red
ding. Having made several trips over
the Redding road this season. he de-
cided TO get an early start over the
mountains and take his time and was
agreeably surprised at the condition of
the Re5ding road. which has been a
stumbling block TO so many cars.
ROADS ARE SLOW
The fishery was reached at a. m. and
Dunsmuir at , p. M, it requiring about
seven hours steady running TO make
the trip from Redding to Dunsmuir ana
even If eight hours were consumed it
would be a saving to the car. This trip
can be made without any difficulty if
parties undertaking the same forget
that they have a high speed and de-
eide to use only their intermediate and
low, as fast running over this difficult
road means much damage to the car,
where if the trip is made in the slow
time, it can be done with very little
inconvenience.
AS to the road from Dunsmuir to
Yreka, there is no better in the country;
in fact it is as good as some of San
Francisco's boulevards. Fort Jones was
made the same day at p. m.
The following day Egli was instruct
ed in the handling of the car and he
himself drove the car over the difficult
mountain road from Fort Jones to
Yreka, this being the second time he
had ever sat in an automobile. Stew
art accompanied him to Burns. Ore.
and return, making the trip of $50
miles in five days, nearly every mile
of the road being over mountains, not
even a puncture being received.
This road no doubt is one of the
most difficult ones on the coast to
travel Lava beds, steep mountains,
grades and deep sand being encount-
cred from Lake View north. However,
Stewart reports the Lake View people
who are becoming interested in auto
mobiles having contributed quite sum
of money to having the roads improved
and at least one-half of the distance
is clear of lava and rock, so that it
is very passable. But the unimproved
portion would seem at first almost i'm
passable. The road from klamath Falls
to Lake View was made without any
difficulty, it being now an automobile
stage line. The total mileage of 1850
miles was made over mountain roads
without any kind of an adjustment
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
NOTES OF THE AUTO

c.. c. Eichelberger, manager of the
local branch of the Firestone rubber
and tire company, has received word
from the factory that at the annual
recently, between 1900 and 1900 per-
sons enjoyed the outing and athletic
games. One of the features of the oc-
easion ca nv was "a, baseball game I between
matte tire department, in which the
latter scored 4 to l.
William P. Edwards, commissioner of
street cleaning of New York city, pop
ularly known as Big Bill" has been
experimenting on the removal of ashes
throughout the city. He has a plan to
collect ashes by means of automobile
trucks. and thereby dispense with many
horses. He also has a scheme to do
away with the clouds of dust that
in covered cans direct to dumping
grounds and then return the empty
cans to householders.
One large dealer, located in the
wheat field of the west, is greatly dis
appointed because he can not get as
large a number of cars as he desires
months. He states that the prosperous
farmers of the west have been in the
past buying the cheaper automobiles.
chase strictly high grade car.
Motor clubs and alfalfa alike -four
Gooding, Idaho, a motor club has just
been organized. Two years ago Good
ing was nothing but a lonely ranch
house and railroad siding. Today it
electric lights, telephones, Is miles of
cement sidewalk and all the con-
veniences to be found in cities of
10000 population in the. eastern states.
MotOrcarS are plentifu1 in the town
and many of the ranchers use this
vehicle instead of horses and wagons.
There are now being built for the
Santa Fe railroad 1000 so foot box
cars with end doors, seven and half
feet wide, allowing the unloading of
automobiles on skids and saving much
time and labor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

The increased production of Columbia
motor cars for 1911 has called for in
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
TIRES have TO
STAND THE WORK
"a. G. Leonard Tells What II
Means to Break Road Rec
0rds in Automobile

One of the things that caused A. C.
Leonard. local manager for the w. D.
Newerf rubber company, agent for
Goodyear tires, to break the record to
Del Monte and return, was to see for
himself just what was expected of tires
in the record breaking stunts. He
equipped his Buick car with Goodyear
tires when he went after the Chanslor
& Lyon cup.
The experience taught him many
things and when he returned he was
surprised at the splendid condition of
his equipment. In speaking of the run,
he said no one who had not driven in
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

When the casual observer or even
an enthusiastic motorist looks at an
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

With all the gravity that the sub
ject demands. the London Lancet is de-
batting the question whether the human
organization is able to withstand avia-
ton. 1t is inclined to doubt it. 1t
fears that human beings are not able
to stand the strain, having regard to
the constant changes in atmospheric
pressure, with their marked effect on
the respiratory and circulatory pro-
cesses, which Journeys through the air
entail. 1t says that rairSickneSS" may
be worse than seasickness for many
people, owing to the giddy height, the
swoops down and dashes upward. 1t
is pretty well assured that airsick-
ness. if it exists. will no more stop
flying than seasickneSs prevents peO-
pie venturing on the water.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

such a contest can appreciate what
tires were called upon to do.
The one thing that must stand the
brunt of the whole trip was the tires.
AS long as the engine is keeping up the
pace the car must be sent ahead for
more speed, which is only slackened
when there are chances OF breaking
the mechanism. Bad roads, rough
roads and roads full of sharp rocks
are taken at high speed and the poor
tires have to stand ii all.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

In a letter received by II. L. Owesney,
manag ger Of the WintOn motor carriage
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
IWintOn Car Put
20 Hard Service

letter from the Portland (Ore) motor
car company reads: The Winton Six
bus which is used by the Imperial
hotel in this city, was a regular stock
chassis The frame was heightened
and q body built specially. Prior TO
this transformation the car had COW
cred over $1,000 miles in rental service
and had been used for two years, in
cluding long trips through the north
west. And this with very little cost to
the owner. Phil Metchan, proprietor of
the hotel"
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

q u ODI4O IIO OOOS
not stop to think
Of the enormity Of
the demand for
! r.1I
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
SUMMER MOTORING SEASON IS NOW At ITS HEIGHT in CALIFORNIA

esting ever pulled off in this country.
There will be at least l,9OO HUDSON
cars entered in this contest
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

NJ F. Theriot of the University club
has entered the Hudson automobile ex-
perience test for July Is and II. This
contest will be one of the most inter