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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09
Calendar for Today,
Weather at Cape Henry.

CAPE HENRY. VA. Dec S.-Clear,
wind west. twelve miles, smooth sea.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09

Chicken Salad Supper. s 20 :. to
night AZ New Store No. 2soS Wash
ington avenue. served BY 81. kgstha's
Guild AT come =.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09
PORT REPORT.
Thursday, December 8. 1910.
Arrived.

Steamer Catalina tBrD. Tebbs'
Tampico--to Atlantic States Coal *
Coke Company for bunker coal.
Schooner George NJ. Grant from
Bostor--to New River Consolidated
Coal Company in ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09
"Los. In Eaxpt" at Academy.

Large crowds witnessed the per
formances of Lost In Egypt by the
Johnson Players at the Academy OF
Music yesterday afternoon and las'
night. Under the direction OF MI
Seward the production compares
more than faborably with any yet CIV
en- by the company. Miss Seward
is valuable addition to the cast.
Wanda. the woman of mystery,
again pleased with her act.
Lost In Egypt" will be the Dill
thic afternoon and tonight and tomor'
row afternoon and night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09
LIVES EMB|TTERED
BY sx|h TROUBLES

Many estimable lives have been
cmbittcred by skin Affections, due. in
most cases. to neglect in infancy and
childhood. Delicate skins readily be
come irritated and severe erupiions
develop. Then treatment after treat
mont Is tried and found wanting until
life becomes a nightmare OF torture
and Disagreement. imposing fear
fui haidicap in The race for business
OF social advancement. Vet this ply
steal and mental suffering might have
been avoided or mitigated BY time
~ use of Cuficura soap and ONT
mont.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09
Formal Functions.

"Ars feuds in vour ueighborhood, I"
~N,i now. We used to have q so
cisole fight occasionally. bui some Of
cur p-0mireut citizens got TOO for.
NAL
Got too formal
Yes. imported machine guns.
Kan sas City Jcurnsi
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09

Deputy Clerk Of Courts Marable Is
IN at the Elizabeth Buxton hospital
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Time Table of Express
Service Between New
port News 3 Norfolk
Norfolk & Atlantic
Terminal Go.

In Effect Thursday, Sept. 2s, 1910.
Subject TO Change Without Notice.
LEAVE SHIPYARD--
$50 a. M, daily except Sunaays
700 a. m, daily except Sunday; $3.50
a. m. daily; 9:35 &. m; 1:35 q. m.s
1850 d. m; 2:40 p. m; 1850 p. ps.:
sos p. m; 500 p. M; s;S5 p. m.
Sundays only.
LEAVE NORFOLK
1920 a. m, Daily Except Sunday:
s:46 q. M; daily; 1890 a. NJ; lz:ov
noon; lis p. m; 800 p. M; 4'lS
D m; $3.50 p. n: GAS p. m; lo;~
o. m, Sundays only.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-09

Jss, try o. p .. Special.
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The Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Gu.

(Schedule Effective Nov. I, 1901
The New and Powerful Iron Palace
Steamers SOUTHLAND and NEW
PORT NEWS will leave daily as fob
lows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

were so excited the previous day. did
anything important. Union Mines was
active. Goldfield Consolidated was
strong. silver stocks were very dull.
In some of the most important stocks
there were no transactions at all.
In the street.
Number of shares sold to-day 20i,S5o:
year ago, 1885.
Par value of bonds sold to-day, $780,
600. year ago, s3,133.0oo.
American Cotton OH has advanced
steadily since the last dividend declar-
alton. Many complaints have been
made BY stockholders that reports Of
earnings are not published more fire.
quently. The company makes a state
ment only once a year. An officer
of the company said to-day that even
the operating officials of the company
are not in position to estimate the
profits accurately except at the e-
of the fiscal year. The reason for
this is that the company has to con-
tract many months in advance for Its
supply of cotton seed, and 1t is Iable
in selling its finished product TO find
that there IS a wide disparity between
the cost of the raw material and the
selling prices of the product.
Steel closed to-day at the highest
point since the dividend was in
creased.
There was no London market, and
Will be none Monday.
Washington advices now predict the
railroad bill will have been passed by
the Senate by June l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
clearing House Statement,

New York, May l4,-The statement
Of clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold $lI,l04,9S
more than the requirements OF the 20
npr cent. rule. This is an increase o.
ss'ss2,425 in the proportionate cash
reserve as compared with last week,
The statement follows.
Loans, $1,1s3.4s2.7oo; decrease, slo.-
''f D;sposits. sl,1ss,o7s,ooo: decrease. ST.
7O5,500.
s1l Legal al tenders s4ss.4o2ooo; decrease.
's Specie. s24s,aao.aoo; increase. s45se,-
W Reserve, ssos,sas.eoo increase, SAL
$4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
cH1oAGo GRAIN MARKET.

Il chicago, M, May lt-ENceIlcnt rains IN
Northern Texas, and Oklahoma to day re,
freshed the ripenng wheat in that section.
and in,Identaiiy helped revive the dropping
Courage eu Of the bears in the Chicago wheat
Mi. Showers promised for the West to-
night and warmer weather Northwest had
=. somewhat similar effect here. Neverthe-
less II was largely a. waiting game for the
, specul t tors to-day. The close for active
options was Il Qssc., Oft from last nights
close. May delivery finished lc. down, Corn
Provisions made a net advance OF 100 zoe. A
Tho leading futures RANKED az follows:
~ Omen, High, Low. Close
lyy-IjNAT-- NJ sss3 ~ g 565 IL N {5s I'm Aisl@
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
NAVAL STORES.

Wilmington. n. c.. May 1t-spirits Tur-
pentine-Steady and unchanged; receipts y
ca.ks Realistically at $40: receipts lls
rcls. Crude Turpentine-Firm at SS94.oo ana
$3.50: receipts 80 barrels
savannah, Ca, May H-Turpen tine-Ftrm:
regulars. 6lA Celtic. sales lss casks; recelp ~.
"a. casks: shipments $50 casks; stock $500
casks. Ro.in--Firm; sales 2,So5 barrels; re-
teipts 1872 barrels shipments S,122 barrels;
stock 1911 barrels. Quote: B, Si.2oW4 no.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
WV yoRK PRODUCE ,1ARKEr.

New York. May H.-Flour-Dull and with
out transactions. Spring patents, s5.sS q 565:
winter patents, $5.10G5.50 Rye Flour, and
cornmcal-Steady. Blckwheat Flour-Noth-
ing doing. yvheat--No. 3 red, S1.l6 nominal
G. /. T.. No. northern, sl2Hs nominal, {. o.
b. Options closed A@lsc. net lower. May.
sin; July, $lllH; September. sl.os Corn
steady; No. 2. zoe. nominal. elevator. domes-
tic basis. Options closed unchanged. May.
i0cs. July, iossc.; September. 7l4su. Oats
Quiet; mixed nominal. Options closed NOM
inal.
Petroleum, Rosin and Turpentlne-Steady.
Rice-Quiet. Enthusiastically. Sugar-Raw,
, steady; refined, quiet. Coffee-Futures clos
ed quiet, net unchanged I oil point higher
after tho ma rket at one time had shown
loss of 5 points in the price bid for Septem-
Der. Spot. quiet: Rio. No. Z. 81 Pshc.; san san,
tos. No. 4. 9Hc.; mild. quiet; Cordova' y. %
1ohc. Butter--Firm; prices unchanged. LESS
Primer: State. Pennsylvania and NEARBY
|hennery. browns 23@@c. Cheese-firn, eA-
ports. 800 pounds. state full cream. ne new Y.
common, d1lc.; State skins, specials, IVA ~
l1c; fine, Oh a oisc.; fair to good, 81 qSttc'
| Potatoes-Irreg and unchanged. Cao-
ba ses-Easy; Virginia, per barrel " g i:-e |,
| South Carolina, flat Dutch, per crate, S!.so g
| $3.50; Florida per crate, slg1.o0; red sl'soW
| LIS. -
l. Cottonsced oil was strong and higher on
! demand from May shorts. light pit offerings
scattered commission house buying ana pro
| fessional support The close was geneFl, ~ :
4 oGplo points net higher with sales OF o,ivv
ha rres pJuly, 7.9a@S 90; September, 7.sl @l.es
| October, 745@7,4S; December. b'olu o'oy'
nrme crude. nominal: primo summer ao se en-.
Low slOopS.5o; prime winter yelloW' s'o' We'0''
1 prime summer white, S6IS4o'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
CATTLE MARKETS.

Chicago. ILL.,, May n-cattle---Receipts es-
tmated at 500 head. Marke. STEADY a" Besvss;
~ 800 .asrs s5,o9Tao: stockers and feeders, $40
sc cows saiV and .i' helfers ,:soeI0 calves
* sn@Gsas Hogs-Receipts estimated at 5000
head Market steady &C; ~ higher ,a Lss ~
$500 90 An0afL. good to choice heavy.
s sssss; . pigs ssi5ae.as; bulk Of sales.
60 yo@eT5. sheep-Receipts estimated at
500 head. Market steady. Native, ~ sa.ss >. g
a,rh. native. see5Gs.5; western, $1,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
COTTON MARKETS.

New York, May l4.-There was further
reaction in the cotton market to-day as
result of renewal OF yesterdays reali2lns
and local selling, inspired by reports OF good
rains In the Southwest The close was bare
ly steady, net unchanged to II points lower.
Tho opening was steady at decline or Sall
points. and during the first Few minutes the
market sold off TO a net loss OF tglS points
under general liquidation and professional
bear pressure. while some stop loss orders
We're uncovered on scale down, a. this
decline, which represented a reaction OF pc
tween % and IS points from the hlsh lever
OF yesterday. there was renewal OF sup
port from the bull leaders and covering OF
shorts as a result Of which prices ra!lled
to within 4@l0 points Of last nights eiose'
but with the forecast for Continued show
ers, and also for higher temperatures IN
the Western belt. the market was barely
steady In the late tradlr~ Many OF me
private reports received from leHas pottts
needed they were accompanied by iunfavor-
ably low temperatures, ana there was some
talk that high area shown on the weather
map In tho extreme Yves, 's ~, ot,n nsa .uu
was Offset by the showing OF the Western
belt forecast, and there was conslderanle
scattered selling in the late traalhg, UWlns
to the holiday in Liverpool, wnie. W.
t!nua until Wednesday morning, there We're
no cables to influence sentiment either way
Reviews OF the dry goods trade were q
ilittle moro encouraging better oenanu
being noted, but the i, W. 49,, .
ana 'tha natural tendency toward reaction
following foil the big advances scored earlier
Receipts at tho ports today we're Y e. 9 3 3
vee. E9r,' the week $1,000 bales against Ss.-
lisa ~ week and ss,s5l last year. To-day's
receipta at New Orleans 1899 bales AGAINST
a,0s7 last year.
co+,or ,rtures onened steady and closed
barely steady, III L . Il, !. !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

SALES:

so Amer .Agri. Chem. Co..
Allis-Chalmers ..........
100 Allis- Chalmers. pfd. ......
1920 Amalgamated Copper -.
800 American Can .............
100 American Can, pfd........
800 Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Car and Foun., pfd
2,2O American Cotton Oil.....
American Locomotive -.
Amer. Locomotive, pfd.. !.
American Malt, pfd. ....
300 American Smelling .....
30 American Beet Sugar. 80.
American Sugar ...........
200 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co..
10 American Tobacco, com,
American Tobacco, pfd..
LOO Anaconda Copper .......
l,10O Atchison ...................
20 Atlantic Coast Line.
a. G. l.. Of Connecticut.
Baltimore and Ohio......
$50 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
$500 Canadian Pacific .........
1850 Central Leather ..........
400 Chesapeake and Ohio....
100 Chicago Great Western.
Chi. Great West, pfd. ~.
900 Chi. Nil. and st. Paul..
100 Chicago and Northwest.
C,lcv., Gin, Chi. and st. l.
Colorado Fuel and Iron.
100 Colorado and Southern.
Col. and South, list pfd..
400 Consolidated Gas ..........
Crucible steel, com.
Crucible Steel, pfd. ..."..
Delaware and Hudson...
800 Den. and Rio Gran, com.
Den. and Rio Gran, pfd.
roo Distillers' Sec. Cor.........
100 Erie ...................
100 Erie, LIST pfd...,.........:..
100 Fed. Min. and SIM, pfd..
200 General Electric ........
500 Great Northern. pfd......
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
MILLER 8 CO.
BANKERS AND BROKERS',
11O7 II. Main Street.

Members New York Stock Exchange,
New york Cotton Exchange, Chicago
board Of Trade. Orders executed for
Investment or on margin on all en-
changes, Private wires to New York.
chicago and New Orleans.
!. H.. LEE RoDEN. Manager.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

Ne WORK. May h-Beeves.Re =, ZIP
80 calyes-ReceIpts none and no trad :
i iee: feeling steady sheep and Lambs-ne-
s aae,ts s.s head. Clipped sheep, s475 q 615 !;
clipped lambs, ss9sis; spring lamps lamps. no nom
nal Hogs-Reccipts 2'fsl heaa' 1ee'ihs "eaN'
None for sale.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
DpY GooDs MARKET.

New York, May 1.-THE cotton goods
and cotton yarn markets were hrmer at
the close OF the week with moderate buying
reported Linens are we'll under order at
the mills. Burlaps are quiet and fairly
steady. Dress goods are quiet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

C.olorado and san ref. and ext. 4l.s.... el.7
Denver and Rio Grande ref 5s.......'...
Erie conv. A., series a. tbid)............ ~
In,srhora,,rb Nctrn. 4Ls........ SOY
im,ar were Marine xL....,,.......... ssh
Kansas City Southern LIST as tbid)...... ~. ~
sT..ovr, Paste NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 7sh
s.i.o.,ri psc,ac eony Ia Gifts. (b,d).... 81
Maa. yo-k Central deb. 4s............... eaH
Sor,o,t and western list con. 4s........ esE
Sorfoll and western cy. Is (bid) ........ 1o2h
Pennsylvania cow. 3ns de15)........... soA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
SAILED.

steamer Brandon. Harvey, Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion Line
Steamer Aurora, Furman, fe.eisou. an0
Iames River landings. merchandise and pas
eengcrs, Phillips Line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

New Orleans. La, May lt-CottoR-opot
cotton quiet. unchansed: htoa,ins' ,,,.,rs.
ononcd steady at a decline of 900 points
General selling was in evidence IN INC ga az,
trading much of 1t coming from lohse 49,
we're taking PROFITS. Shorts also put on.
,-ssh lincs because of rains IN Texas. Inc
trade as a whole. however. was inc!!neo -
the belief that ,eh aoornma!iy TOW o' u
pera,ures prevailing nearly eVe'!"he.e ~ a
the cotton country moro than ohses -
moderate rainfall reported. the fart .!ia me-
liverpool is closed for quadrupie hot I,,;,
was against the market, as IL InouGeu H.
dalton of the long accounI aud re-
counts OF damage by cold weather aha
no-,s NJ frost at several points In the East
ern cotton belt caused buying al the ae la
ard nrices streng thened. Around inc '''1u
Air n, tho morning many Texas ou!ins -.
49,. hascd on the cold weather. came IN.
and they helped to put prices 2Es po4t'a
ever Yesterdays closing. Toward noon LONGS
began realizing, and the market wore q
holiday appearance. Announcement was
made that the local market would be closed
May 90 the day OF King Edwards funeral,
and this coupled with the fact that Liver
pool Will be open only two days next week,
caused buyers to hesitate, and prices fell on
again. The market closed steady at net
decline OF 1G4 points.
It has been an active bull week IN the
cotton market with prices rising most OF the
time Toward the week liquidation from
the long .de was much in evidence and
prices gave way under 1t 10 some extent.
The week closed with a wide net advance
in spite OF the selling. May standing on
the close 81 points over last weeks while
July stood "a points up. August IS up. Octo-
Der 81 up and December 20 up. August was
the strongest month throughout the week,
and made good headway toward closing the
difference between August and July. The
strengthening of August was due to bad &C
| counts from the new crop more. than any
thing else The crop in the early sections
is getting bad start owing to tho cold
weather and lack OF rain. Tho advance was
at itss height on Friday when August was
| lis points over last weeks closing. and July
was es points up. The reaction of the lat
! ter part of the week was intensified by the
| fac. that Liverpool closed Friday night fo'
| four days. Weekend figures meanwhile
moro bearsh than bulish, also stimulated
| the selling. Rains fell in the Western oeI'
| on the weekend. but their effect was os'
| in tho cool weather prevailing. Cottor
futures closed steady Closing bids: Jan
! vary, lc79 May. 15.l7; June, 1928: July. lo.4t
| August 1881; September. 1919; october
| 1854 December, o.16.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

Quotations for interest-payins bonds are at
price, to which interest must be added.
Income bonds and certificates OF indebted
ness are flat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

Washing ton, D. c., May 1He 3Go.'u1H4u"
of the Treasury at the beginning OF ousi-
ness to-day was as follows:
Trust Funds.
Gola ,,.,. ,....,,,,,.. 400 46S, 900
silver uemars 80 $40 ,,... 37eS, 600
Silver certificates outstandins,'.'.. 4sV'4os'V'o
General Fund.
Standard s'''er uo' .........,...s l,567,2As
iuna '' ,,.h,,,ti.s 1903, 1881
Gurreh. a,anns In treasury Offices ls.1sl.20a
In banks to essa,l o. tt s5,7ss.s7o
inc Uh.teu 10 coin ....,,,,.... .l,49397s
Supslo!ary o'Ne' . 1,e53l10
Minor .snora, fund So o.752
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
roK1 OF RICHMOND. MAY Il. 1910.

ARRIVED.
steamer Brandon, Harvey. Norfolk. n,er-
,handiss and passengers, Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise ana pas
sengers Virginia Navigation Company.
Steamer Aurora. Furman. petersburg ana
sensers. Phillips Line. -,
steamer Maud. Morris. James River, WOOD,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
pIcuMoSp TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, a., May IL tsIV'
Observation-Disclosures Quiet, but firm. with
,Ir 1aceipts., Dark Tobacao-Receipts very
light. Market quiet, Very little Going; sun sun
an,,vo at unchanged prices for all sound
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

Richmond. Va. May u. 1910.
SALES AT BOARD.
Virginia Railway and Power Co. $1,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

Spot cotton closed Iquiet. 10 POINTS utc, =,
rniddns uplauds. 1880; middilng gull, ie.ia'
Cotton. quiet m!ddling. 1880; net see ead U.s.
ri haies. cross. zoos bales. stock, 23s, 42o
bales; export to Great Britain. 1888 na!es'
to the Continent, 200 bales
Total to-day at all ports-Set reesip. ..
q ~ bale.: export to Great Britain. ls,iSo
baies. TO the Continent SEC bales; stock,
GA bales.
Consolidated at all ports-Net receipts t..
ee55 bales export TO Great Britain' lo'ts'
Total since September i at all ports-Set
receipts. ss7i,e7s bales. export to Great Ct d.
Britain, aoas.ic5 bales; 10 France sos's..
bales; to the Continent o,Sit,o5l oa.es. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

Receip.s-Wheat, l3i.4oo bushels: corn %, :
200 bushels: oats, 3oo.soo bushels. Shipments
wheat. 1850 bushels; corn, 52o,soo bushels;
oats, 1850 bushels
Cash wheat-So. red. si.i'. LIS: No:
red. s1.log1i4; No. hard. si.i4s Oils: NO.
3 hard, sl.lo91.ls; No. spring. SLY ~ LII.
C.orn-So. g. 6l;tc-; No Q white. SIG CSC; NO.
. yellow. e3.. q SIC; ~ 5, Sic; No. white,
s5Sasshc.; no. 3 yellow. so!c.: No. !. $50
Ss;sc.: No. 1 white. tsassc-: No. yellow.
ge,c. oats-So. ?, fltc.: NO. wh'te, ,, ~
a 4sisc: No white. +oG42tsc-i NO. WHITE
i60 4lc.: standard. 43943Ac
Baltimore. Nd. May 4.-Wheat-steady.
Southern on grade about Sl:@. Cotn.r . ..n
snot. e4lLc Oats-Steady: No. white. .sV
IsIsc.. No. mixed. II 447isc. Rye-Ou!!; NO.
western, domestic. s39s4c-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

New York, May 14.-Money on call
nominal. Time loans easier: sixty days
end ninety days. per cent; six
months, 4@4 IA per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper. laos per cent. Ster-
ness in bankers bills at s4.sas0Ms4:S4
for sixty day bills, and at s4.S6se for
demand. Commercial bills, s4.s3 LOO
s4.s3 "a. Bar silver, 81. Mexican dol
iaes' ~ on the Curb.
Business was at standstill on the
curb market to-day, eXcept In fevN
securities. Neither Ohio Copper nor
United, the Heinze properties that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

seaboard Air Line IS Odd ..."......... s3N
Southern Pacific COW. az. ..........".... 1oi
southern Railway 5s.....................-. los
southern Railway gen. As tbd, .......... III
tinted state. rounding e. registered. 1oo*4
United states refundng rs, coupon..... icoN
United state. ss, d............... ioeH
tinted states a. Observation-Disclosures 1921
United states IS, registered .............. llias
tinted state. Is. coupon. 1li1
Union Pacific COW. 4s................. 1csh
United states steeI End 5s............... 1e4h
yirpinia-Car. chem. IS (b!d) ............. asii
wabash Is. and ext. 4s....!........... 1,1i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15

Cotton futures opened steady and closed l''s
barely steady, ,,,..,, q. r,o.a
MAY i, 1850 1853 l5,as 15,A1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
1,rcas,,ry Staten emit.

washington, D. c., May 1..-The condition
~ the Treasury at the beginning OF ousi-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-01
The Petition Nuisance.

The new primary law is a step
in the right direction, as it has
thrown the professional politician
out of business. However the
coming Legislature should take
this law and amend it. One de-
feet is the candidates petition
clause, and the people around Me-
ridian have decided that the whole
petition business is not only a
sham and humbug but endangers
the best feature of our good Aus
tralian ballot system, that of SEQ
recy. As a sample of how it oper.
ates, promptly on June LIST candi.
date for an Ada county office had
petitions circulated in this vicinity.
Those who took them around in.
timated that they were receiving
so much q name, and scores of
people signed, with the remark,
Eyes, | will help you out" In the
petition is a clause which states
that you are of the political party
OF the candidate, and also that you
will vote for the candidate. This
may place a person in a predic-
ament later on when another can
didate asks for support, You had
already made public what you
would do, and how you will cast
your vote when in the sacred pre-.
cinots of the election booth.
The Times believes it is con.
trary to the spirit and law of our
Australian ballot to thus openly
declare and bind the voter, and
the petition clause should either
be- done away with and all candi-
dates go on the ticket by paying a
fee, or amend the law, leaving the
obligation out,
There has been no objection to
the Brady petitions, and his have
been generally signed, but this is
not an argument in favor of the
plan. He has no opposition here
and people think no viii be nom.
mated and elected anyway.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-01
Len Ballsrd for Commissioners.

There is one candidate the PEG.
pie Of the Meridian territory can
unite in voting for, in the person
of FL. T.. Ballard, who aspires tc
the nomination of commissioner
for the third district Of Ada
county. This precinct is the most
important in the district and the
people should insist that the CON-
missioner should come from this
vicinity. There has been no par
ticular objection to w. I'll. Thomp-
son (who is not candidate for re.
eiection) but the fact that he lives
close to Boise, where his interests
are, has operated against his Civ.
ing full measure Of satisfaction
to the people here, and it has been
common talk that Boise had all
three of the commissioners.
Fl. L. ballard has lived in Me-
ridian for twelve years. he is
we'll informed, good business
man, and has large acquaintance
and knowledge Of the needs Of
the people. The Times would like
to see Mr.. Ballard elected as he
would be an honor to his home
town and we would have nolonger
reason to complain that Meridian
had no representation on the
hoard