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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
SCHOOL OFFICIAL Missing.
Warrant Ont for w. A. Lee, Super
intendent In Mcdowell.

intendent Of Schools Lee. of Mcdowell
county, has been missing since Satur-
day, having left large crowd of
teachers who were undergoing exami-
nation. for the reason that warrants
had been sworn out for him by the
State superintendent OF education, VIII.
after an investigation. concluded that
he was guilty OF endorsement OF
school funds and other violations Of
the law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25

Twenty-nine new members were
welcomed into the Fellowship OF West
minister Presbyterian church Sunday
and Il II said that prospects for con-
tinued growth are exceptionally
bright.
Deapite bah weather. tho attendance
~ the morning service when the new
n9ees1b6xs we1'as admitted was UNI
ueupiiy large.
Rev. DIR. J. Y. Fair. the pastor.
preached . strong sermon appropriate
70 the occasion and especially good
mGolc was rendered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
COLORED WORKMAN
SEVERELY INJURED
James Jones Hurt BY Falling
Masonry While Working at
Old Post Office.

= James Jones. a colored man en-
ployed at the post ONCE In the work OF
demoiishing the old building, was Sc
verely injured Monday morning at IL
o'clock by having quantity Of stone
fall on him. HIS leg was crushed but
II IL not thought that the injury will
prove serious.
The city ambul lance was summoned
and tho injured workman was removed
to his home. 1904 East Ross street.
where he IL said to be resting easily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
THREE INSURGENTS
PROMISE TO BE GOOD
Messrs Hayes, Fish and Woods
Will Support Administration
Measures.

WASHINGTON. u, &. April s5.--
Three Insurgents in the House today
called on President Taft and promised
their support for the administration
measures. They were Hayes, of Cali
fornia: Fish. OF New York. and Woods.
,of Iowa. arAd 1tsis undcrStocd that they
represented q large proportion OF the
non Irregular republicans In the House
The insurEent pledge greatly improves
the present outlook for the Presidential
program
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
MINER CRUCIFIED
DECLARES SHERIFF

WHEELING, w, VA. April 25.--
An investigation Is being made to-
day by the newspapers OF this city of
the story wired Saturday night from
washington. Pa. concerning the al
legged crucifxion at Avella. Pa. OF a
Slav miner by band Of his coun-
trymen, who had accused him Of be-
Ing Spy.
The officials of the mining COM
pany deny that any such outrage took
place. Sheriff Murphy, OF Washing
ton county. was quoted as authority
Tor the story,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
DEATH RESULT Of
DRINKING BOUT
Wytheville Man Shot and Killed.
Sole Witness Claims Wound
Self inflicted.

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian-)
wYTHEvILLE, VA, April Ia
win Gilman, an employe of the Unit
ed States fish hatchery near Wythe-
Vile, while drinking with his father
and a man named Clark at the lat
ter's house carly Sunday morning. was
shot In the breast with a pistol and
instantly killed. Clark was the only
witness He says Gilman shot him
self. Gilman's father was asleep at
the time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
BOY MEETS DEATH
WORKING IN MINE
Pocahontas Youth Horribly Crush.
ed When Cars Separate and
Rush Together.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.1
PCCAHoNTAS. VA, April Is
Braxton Hamlet. aged Is, was killed
In the mines OF tho Pocahontas Con-
solidated Galleries Company here sun
day. He was brakeman behind O.
n otor. when the trip of cars became
sepai ated and ran together. The boy
was caught between them and crush
ed to death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
|BlUEF|ELD SURROUNDED
/ BY ARMY OF Gen. MlDRl
Estrada Forces Being Placed d
Position to Repel Expected
Attack. l

COLON. via wireless from I1
fields. April z5.--The Estrada tGG
are being placed In position w ~
the attack OF the MAdriz Axmy, D1
Is reported to be closing Ii On tNGe
About 1000 men are advancinw RI
columns and the advances 6u01C
within twenty .ax thirty r. 11o6 = N
town. COmmAnder uilmSrs RI
boat Padnrah, and COHs
held = consultation tor1ea
arrangements for the pfnt6 =
commercial section n c14e
tnolE slsslss ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
STORM Will TOUCH Us.
Little Snow ALREADY Experiences ~
Southwest Niroinia

southwest virginia.
Bring out the blankets. start tho eno
stove and cast your eyes coal onward
for Jack Frost liz preparing to dsscend
upon Richmond with q final visit 10
fore he will turn the choIdren OF Mother
Earth over to the gentle care o8
Spring. a big drop in the mercury q
looked for Monday night and this ~
be accompanied by chilly drizxliI
rain. according to more or less dofin1Gx
representations from the Unita6
States Weather Bureau at ChimbOraao
Park.
Southwest Virginia Sunday wno
gripped In a snow storm, while d COLI
wave embraces large portion Of th4
Mississippi Valley. Snow II also ~.
ported as far South as Georgia m
Atlanta
Sunday was a typical April daxf
frequent showers interpreted With
sunshine. From Saturday night unf1f
o'clock Monday morning 1.0a incna1
OF rain fell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
NEW ARMY BALLOON
WRECKED IN BRITAIN
FARNBoRouGH,

FARNBOROUGH. ENGLAND.
April 25.--England's newest army
dirigibie balloon was wrecked here
to-day just as 1t was being prepared
for it's initial flight. A slight wind
overturned the big craft. splitting all
the gas bags and smashing the frame
work The ease with which the ship
was overturned was due to its lack
OF ballast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25

MISREPRESENTATION.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
HARRIsONBuRG. VA. April U.s.
Announcement II made of the mar
riage OF Harry Houston Herndon. Of
Cliff Top. Va. and Miss Hazel Lee
Tretwell. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Fretwell. of steunton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
Heavy Frost In WytheyiIIc.

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian i
WYTHEvILLE. VA, April 2s.--
heavy frost fell here Monday rnorn4
ing. The damage was slight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25

PENSACOLA. FLA. April a5.-k
light snow fell in Florida today while
the temperature dropped to forty de-
grees. Early vegetables and fruit aro
badly damaged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
TRAIL OF RUIN
LEFT BY STORM
Blizzard Causes $50, 900, 600
Damages to Crops in
Middle West
COLD CONTINUES AND
LOSS is INCREASING
Fruit Crops Suffered Most and
Those Surviving Saturday Prob
ably Will Be Killed by More
Recent Frosts. s


CHICAGO, ILL, April 25.---Tha
cold weather which came on the wings
of blizzard last Saturday continues
to-day, and every hour Is adding ia
the damage wrought by fruits ana
grains throughout the middle West
Dispatches from all over the Hies
sissippi Valley to-day indicate the
damage of 100000 were not exaxA
gerated.
The reports show the fruit crop ap(
parently suffered the most. and ID
many sections II will be total iOsus
Farmers and nursery men stated to-
day that whatever fruit survived the
snow and Ivy winds OF Saturday ana
yesterday will probably be killed to-
day.
In striking contrast to the chiil1
weather in the Mississippi Valley ~
the weas AAr In the extreme North
Cairo. ILL.,, and Memphis. Tenn, shfvs
cred in thirty degrees temperatures
while Edmonton. Calgary and Nedta
cine Hat. where the weather OouhAH
from" we're enjoying temperaturoai
ranging from So to IS. The govsrn4
ment weather bureau predicts the cold
WSaLhEi VIII EpHthnue t0E aHOAH8E 00A
at least. and theg moderate HraAs
ually. M
The passenger steamer Iowa wk3Sm
was heachsd Saturday In Lzal4 H
gan on Racine. Wis, II sun aG1W
Efforts to pull her on vera ah4h6o5
when a fierce Northwestern Blew g.
Several tugs arc standing BY 10 ro1s
cue the crew should the boat she's
signs OF breaking up.
snow In Atlanta. .
WASHINGTON, d. G.. April 1S~-~
With snow haff an inch deep In Af~
ianta. Ga. the weather bureau rs~i
ports the cold wave still irffttnn
southwark to-day. Snow fell ~ fa1
South as Montgomery. Ala. and II res
ported generally In the Missinsibpf
Valley. In the far West the weather.
is still faith. with high tempera&urea
west Of the mountains. There will ~
rain tonight in the Atlantic Stats
with some snow in the mountain d.
trfcts. and rain or snow in the lower
Lake region. continued Tuesday, en-
cept In the South Atlantic States.
Snow I'm Alabama
ADMISSION. ALA, April 25.---Snovp
fell here to-day. following freexium
WSathSI SINCE ihSt FTiuay. AepQx&D
from all parts OF Alabama indicate
that crops are ruined.
Snow in Florida.
PENSACOLA. FLA. April 35.--x
light snow fell in Florida today while
the temperature dropped to forty de-
grees. Early vegetables and fruit arG
badly damaged.
Heavy Frost In WythevilIc.
Especial to The Richmond virgtnian +
WYTHEvIII-E. VA, April 2s.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-25
saev I'm Atlanta.
Snow i'm Alabama

ANNISToN, ALA, April 2s.--SnOwp
fell here to-day, following freexium
weather since last Friday. Reports
from all parts OF Alabama indicato
that crops are ruined.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10

like a whisper. Any time he misses
game it is due to a severe attack of
falling Of the bank account. He hinted
that he had been suffering from this
disease quite frequently of late, as the
and II had forsaken him in the great
est of all indoor sports, shooting craps.
On this day, however. fortune had
smiled bountifuly at him. He could
have played scatter the coin with
Rockefeller for a few fast rounds. He
was even so flush that he hesitated as
he passed the peanut stand Upon being
asked if he was going to decorate one
of the benches in the grandstand, he
replied: ''Nothin' stirrin'; my transfer
don't lead up them stairs. Come on,
leave US gumshoe the controversy from
the right field cushions. The boss is
some fan and he is liable to see his
slave up there under the shingles. If he
would see me there with so cent brows
he would think that 1 had put my bread
trap IN the till, and I guess he wouldn't
be averagin' 1000 per cent in the think
in column; besides. Seymour. it's no
place for one who climbs under the
eiderdown at the workingman's Palace
for Is seeds per night"
AS we clambered along the bleachers
I spotted Charles Horatius. the apostle
of slang and the noblest Roman of them
ALL On this sunshiny day in June he
beamed out among the rabble like a
mescal plant in thousand acre sage
brush bouquet. For. be 1t understood
that c. H. is a smart dresser on and
off. He is good to look upon whether
behind the drainboard putting the New
York scald to a Bronx cocktail or mere
ly scattering chunks of his o. p. S.
conversation. 1t would take the gem
expert of Tifany's and the head of the
Harvard English department to decide
which is more dazzling. his line of
talk or the piece Of alum in his cravat.
c. Horatius' apparel has a decidedly
eastern twang, for he is no domestic
bird. He was originally from Water
bury, Conn. once of New York, but
now of Van Ness avenue. Besides be-
ing a good judge OF tailors. he is there
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10

right. Inc new p..v..~- .-Sv.-v>- -
clubbing that one of the bugs was
thinking seriously of sending for the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals to help the fellow out.
This day being one of the rare ones
for which June is famous, caused the
fancy of many to turn to baseball.
Every one on the bleachers was thawed
out completely. The Irresistible James
said he never saw so much pep and
vinegar as was displayed. Even the
ennuf veneer of three snappy society
chaps was melted. Arrayed in tones
of gray they contrasted sharply with
some of their elbow neignhors, who
were gowned in some OF Sharpstein's s.
most careless efforts. Mortimer, one
of the trio, became real kittenlsh ana
rudely laid his old rose gloves on the
headgear of Piffles when Bodie Knocked
home run. Even Piffies with his hat
band bottomed up in back got away
from Miss Van Stamp Beans oolong
party long enough to mutter, Say. fell
lows, wasn't that right smart hit?'
This wild burst of enthusiasm on the
part of the minor Ned Greenway was
too much for the Irresistible James. so
when the nurse to the collars came
by with an armful Of the thirst dis
pellers, James yelled at him, Leave us
battle with a couple of your collars,
boy. I'm SO dry that my mouth would
make the Sahara desert look like the
blue Danube. If I had to mail a letter
at this moment the only way l would
ever be able to get the stamp on the
envelope would be with pin." 1t took
but one short gasp for him to smother
the collar. These collars are grea.
institution. They are composed Of an
inch Of beer and six inches of foam.
Oscar-at- the -Spigot evidently believes
that pound of foam is worth an ounce
of prevention.
AS the Irresistible One could now
look the world in the face 1t was no
trouble for him to answer the ques-
tion, Who ever saw Sacramento win
a gamer" hurled at him by sailor sit
ting one seat back. There is only one
survivor left who ever witnessed Sac
ramento winning a game, Jacky. and
he is blind. Every time he thinks
about 1t, however, he throws convul-
sion. The doctor says he has only a
few thoughts left. They say that Dan
ny Long sold the player who lost this
game for the Seals to a Billiard ba'l
manufacturer. He was the real ivory
headed thing"
Next to us was one of the first fami-
lies of Grass Valley. He did rcs
very highly of the class of ball wilica
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10

the land of all sunshine md flowers,
no earthquakes, mosquitoes nor frogs,
were roofing for their home team.
After they had made several patients
for the aurist. Beef turned around to
a friend sitting near the recruits from
the knowledge factory and said. Say.
Dick, give Clarence and Harold some
sarsaparilla to prevent their breaking
out again" Dick, however, did not
like to see the boys joShed, SO he re-
piled, "Cut It; don't you know enough
never to kid cripple or fight fool?''
Not far from me was one of those
pesky bugs. who have several intimate
friends among the ball players, and in
order to impress this fact upon the
other fans either deliver a solo which
would make an anarchist convention
look like Quaker prayer meeting or
they yell some pet name to the player
IN question every time he comes within
a hundred yards of them. This fellow
was no exception. Nick Williams was
the motif of the party. The moment
Nick appeared on the horizon. he
waved his hat and yelled, Beat 'em.
Richard. I'm behind you. I taught him
all he knows about the game. re-
member the first long pants he wore;
1t was April 13, 1889. I saw him pitch
his first curve. That was in 1895; it
was one Wednesday morning about
$50"
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10
By Paul Parker

- HE baseball bug is a strange AMI
maj. He inhabits the right and
left field bleachers of Recreation
park. He shuns the unsplintered
seats OF the grand stand as he does
straw hats and artichokes. He has he'll
In his lungs and heaven in his face Al
though he prefers thirst weather to any
other yet he is easily enticed out Of the
thickest jungles in p storm to watch
game. as steam heat costs but 5 cents
q glass on the bleachers. And once
bug, always a bug. People get over the
various fevers and measles, but when
the bacillus baseball once enters their
veins they have it for life. Nothing but
the big procession and the slow music
can tear them away from the game.
When the bug has How many?"
snapped at him from the bowels Of
two by six box he planks down his two
dimes and nickel with as much ease
and grace as the millionaire who has
10 break a twenty TO witness the con-
test. The bug is troubled with a good
digestion He lives in anticipatiO Of
the Seals capturing the rag" but preys
on bali players. umpires, peanuts and
beer. His special dish is scrambled UNI
pires trimmed with pitchers. When
very hungry he drinks the life blood of
Is or more players. There is no law of
gods or man with him. When once he
starts to mangle a team nothing but
iIu 3itsu hold on ones reputation will
save II from being blasted to the tenth
decimal point. The bug is as tickle as
a summer girl and huctuates like
woman's waist line. He puts q player
on a pedestal one day so that he can
topple him over the next When once he
has the harpoon out for player he lets
the sun sink each day on his wrath, and
this hatred lengthens as the days grow
longer. Yet, with all. the bug is noble
animal We could not 90 without him.
He often makes an otherwise dull game
interesting, and is as necessary part
OF the baseball landscape as any Of the
immortal nine whose pictures adorn the
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10
A Buggy Conversation

Daley, who led of for Los Angeles.
drove out hit so that chapter three
was not started. Mr.. Wiseman soon
became very excited and yelled. Look
out, Nick, he is going to steal" Sure
enough he attempted to steal, but
Williams whipped the ball down and
Daley was tagged. See there" said
the Pest, as his vest strained at the
buttonholes, "he heard my voice.
Wasn't that fine peg2 Danny Long
ought to have me down there on the
bench SO that could tip of the other
teams signals"
The remainder of Williams life his
tory was lost as two bugs started up
few rapid fire comments OF the game
as 1t progressed.
Bug One-"Who's the cherry picker
on the mound for Los? Has he got
any smoker
Bug Two-.eThat's Nagle Couldn't
break pane of glass at 10 feet. See.
he's doin' the Maud Allan Spring Song
with his mitts.
Bug One-"Who's the reportin' for
duty with the cudgel?'
Bug Two-"Oh, that's Bodie, cham
pion two style hittersof the league. He
either splits shingles on the houses or
strikes out. How's that for sap? 1
guess he can't sting EN- But pipe
the run. Look the way he puts his
n
an ostrich, so that when he gets his
head to the ground the other players
won't see him. Come on you, Bodie;
lift up your head, all good things
don't grow in the ground. What! Did
the ump call him out at second? Hey.
you umpire, can't you see? What's the
matter? Got a draft blowin' through
your loft. you big nutmeg? Trim your
wicks and get the close ones. you big
bum"
Bug One-'.Iear Mohler crab, the
ump is certainly gettin' his. Jerries
ought to get job umpirin'; it would
put him in condition much faster than
boxing antiques and punching bags.
They say Mohler wants to be a gen.
tleman on the field, but he keeps put
tin it off,
have bit the dust this innfng?"
Bug One-"Two bright spirits have
ascended heavenward to date"
Another common bug is the one who
is eulogizing players one minute and
damning them the next. In this game
McArdle made a wonderful stop and a
bug spilled this, Mac, you're the
natural ball player who'll soon be in
the big league. Watch old Wagner
take on a deep sea green envy when
he shows the Dutchman up" The
next inning McArdle struck out and
the same bug said, Hit the air, you
zoob; 90 days in the bastile for you
Don't you know you can't get hits out
of quart bottles? You'll do more good
for the team runnin the lawn mower
on the grass. You ought to flee to
Honduras for taking a salary. You're
slow enough to be a policeman
One Of the frequenters of the lower
row of the right field bleachers is
During game has nr
smile on his face like his more Illus
| trious namesake. There Is no JOY in
Caseys manner unless some Seal has
shattered the fagpoIe with line
drive. And the pent up noise is turned
loose SO that every one has to tie or
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10
Three Kinds of Bugs

Bugs can be divided into three spe-
which Caesar divided Gaul. There are
the bugs courteous, the bugs discour-
teous and the knockers. The two latter
species predominate. They see no good
in any player and evil in ALL They
think their 25 cents admission money
poorly invested unless they can eat up
about $1,000 worth of regulations.
They seldom get away with any clever
bits OF wit but churn out the same
line OF noise the whole day through.
The worst crowd to bullyrag the play
ers. however. is the Sunday afternoon
bunch. They have the two edged sword
looking ike a telegraph pole when it
comes to making cutting remarks.
That's the crowd" as a ball player
once expressed it, who have the rum
and gum voices: they come out to the
ball grounds with a healthy Saturday
night afterglow. after a battle with
their for better or for worse, and when
the decision went against them they
headed for the ball game to take it out
on u.s."
While entering the Backgrounds the
other day 1 fell in with Jimmie the
Irresistible James IS a bug and then
some more. Several years selling pa
pers has given HIM a voice that makes
Umpire Finneys loudest notes sound
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10

sporting pages as having hermeticaily
sealed the championship.
When the bugs say thumbs down to
a player he might as well beat it while
his return ticket is working, as they
will-to drift into the vernacular-get
his goat. Many near-diamond lumina-
ries have been sent back to the bushes
by the echoes from the bleachers Often
the splinters do not rest just right, or
the hammam bath or gin fzzes did not
revive according to schedule, so the
bugs take it out on some poor. unfor-
tunate who is merely trying to prove
the rule that to err is human.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10
Let Shamrock Alone

There Is always a crowd of ENTER
tainers'' from the Mason street resorts
who sit In the grandstand. Arrayed ia
their zebra uniforms, skull caps ami
sweaters, they come to the games everg
day. AS the warm seats are better than
Hammam bath for preparing these
smooth floor artists for the 10 round
go with the music and the demon rum.
they become real devilish at times and
boil over with humor. One of them all
but sang his swan song not long ago.
An Irish lad who escorts the collars"
around was picking his way through
legs and shoes. monotonously crying
out: Anybody here want drinks?'' One
of the bediamonded. besweated come
dians replied: NO, but we are looking
for Kelley with the green necktie."
on the canary fresh from the white
way and said: "Looka here. you half
done fried potato. they'll be looking for
a carpet sweeper with a black handle
to pick up your remains If you ever
throw a syllable at me again.
The conversation one hears as he
leaves the grounds usually starts with
this are never the same. One says Rot
tenH the next Pretty good" and an
other thought the game was fine I
recently overheard a bug reply ID this
question thus: How did I like it?
How does a tannery smell? The next
time'I come out here where these near
ballplayers are exercising you can sign
me up for six by six set OF pads at
Agnews. They ought to get DR.. Hook.
with pruning knife to thin out some OF
the lemons Say, by the way. don't tell
Mike you saw me out here. because yes
terday bet him would not come out
here uatil they imported some good
r.Fsa Won sos fr1r1<r T -
would be one Of those exceptions. and
the boys would put up a good article
of ball. / tell you. we don't get the
stuff that Overall, Chase. Heitnufler
and the rest of those baIDlave-s used
to give as in the olden da1S