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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
SHOO1I>. or YOUTH
PURELY ACCIDENTAL

Harry Brown. a negro boy who was
shot and Instantly killed at Ills home
near Carbon Hill. iIenrieo county
Thursday morning, WAS the victim OF
an accident was the verdict of tins
eoroners Jury. lie and "a companion
Of the same age. Arthur Townes were
returning from the store together,
when the latter hoy handed the gun
mouth forymost 10 Brown and In come
way he Charge exploded. sending the
Toad through the heart and lungs Of
the victim.
The coroners' Jury came to the con-
cinslon that the killing was accidental.
There could be no evidence produced to
show that there had been any hard
feeling or other motive 10 prompt the
killing Of Brown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
Fulton News
News items may be left at Ncl.
sens Furniture store. or plhonea
to Madison 1910.

Mr.. Gus Aigner and family, OF Fort
Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wagner
and children, formerly of Fort Lea.
but recently of Newport News, left
last week for Phoenix, Ariz. They ex.
pect to make their home III that
State.
mr.. Virgil irons. of Amelia county.
paid a brief visit To Mir. and Mrs. S.
Is. Names this week.
Miss Claire 'Mainest who has been
III with typhoid fever for the past
month. IS slowly improving
Messrs. Charles and Leo Schmidt
Of Denny street, are doing very nice
~ at the Virginia Hospital after op-
eratlons for appendicitis.
Mrs. L. Fowler, of 3St7 Seventh
street, has been taken To the shelter.
ing Arms Hospital for treatment,
Mr.. Lewis Washer, of williamsburg
avenue, lett Monday for Spray, y. 4.
Miss Melissa McDonough. Of Lou-
islana street, is out after her recent
spell OF sickness
Miss Martha Black, ho has /. sa
confined 10 her home by sickness. il
able to be cut
ar. Matt Winbaner. Of the Charles
,lty Road. Is very sick.
AIR. poggett and family. of Fort
Lee, have moved into their new home
near the National Cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
CHARRED AND SHACKLED
REMAINS FOUND

NORFOLK, VA. Dec. a.-Supposed
"a be an escaped convict. the charred
remains of a man. presumably negro,
were found Thursday morning near a
building in course OF construction at
Larchmont I fashionable residential
suburb Of Norfolk.
The body had shackles on the legs.
and II is supposed that the man, tired
of Guiding the authorities, lay down
by a camp fire and went OF sleep. His
clothing is supposed to have caught
fire. and, being handicapped by the
shackles on his feet, he WAS unable to
eXtnguish the flames.
The body was burned to a crisp and
an inquest held. by Acting Coroner ID.
-. bowers. Of Lambert Point, rendered
81 verdict in accordance with the only
known facts in the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
SOUTHWEST RICHMOND

been visiting her niece, Mrs. Robert
aoran. has returned 10 her home IN
arolLne county.
Little Miss Virginia Ankle. who has
cen so critically III at the Memorial
espitai. has sufficiently recovered -
e brought to her home. 202s Taylor
treet
Masters Charles and EVAN owen. ~
huntingdon West Virginia are yikIt-
ne their grandmother. Mrs X. T. ,iilt.
IA, OF ~ West Cary street.
Miss Pearl Scant % Norfolk, WHO
as pe.n the guest OF her cousin. Mrs.
aturned home.
Miss Grace Franklin. OF .i6 South
aurcl. was painfully scslded a few
avs ago by bcIer of hot water cyer-
urning and reaching her feet. Hha
SUFFERED much pain but . nov g.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
ECONOMY SHOULD
BE Anne HIGHER
EDITOR OF "HAREOoN" SAYS saw
ING SHOULD NOT re AT RAIL
WAY MAIL CLERKS
EXPENSE

DENVER. colo. Doc @~-"Econo.
nioY ~ tise postal service is all right
BIT II should his at The grating rail
roads. Any further economy ut the
expense of the railway mail CLERKS VIII
IL my opinion. be followed ny sueh de-
asrtions thar the entire country wiIl
rise ~ protest against The poor ser
vice which Inevitably wilt follow the
displacement ~ trained men 10y iHeX
perirtcsd cues
This Is TIRE statement too laS 81 t-r-
buSi Walters. editor Of the "fiarpaeu.
WITH reference 10 the alleged govern
mental abuses OF the railway niali SER
vice.
4 y to this time postmaster-G General
HItehe"ck selns io have been HHoh-
servant of Hiping ont tie defieit ia the
postal service and has directed his en-
sies solely towards the employee
before he took charge the govern
Iaenf imposed fines upon the reads for
failure 10 perform service, This ag-
xregated something like $4,000 q eear.
Hitchcock has saved tte roads the feu-
afties
ITO replace II he has ordered q sVs-
Lem az fines upun employees Eeonomy
unaar bhci9cpck lneans the saving OF
dimes from uaaH clerks ana shutting at
ey.As 10 the leakage or thousands which
60 70 the railroads
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
HAS MADE A
CONFESSION
ERWIN j. WIDER IMpIIC ATf.S
TWO OTHERS, WHOSE NAMES
ARE WITHHELD.

NEW YORK. Dec. Pr Erwin j.
Wider, former cashier OF the Russo
Chinese Bank, charged With the lar
ceny Of $500, 00e, has made a startlinS
confession before Judge Thomas G. o.
sullivan involving two other men. WI
der who had already pleaded guilty was
brought before the Judge for sentence
which Was postponed pending an tnves-
tigation.
Names OF the two men, admitted
by Wider as involved with him. have
been withheld, pending their arrest.
1t Is expected they VIII he brought
before District Attorney Whitman to-
morrow and il sufficient evidence is
found they viii be formally charged
with completely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
WOULD NOT TESTIFY
AGAINST HUSBAND
VOL NnID WIFE ONLY WITNESS,
A, NJ. GOODWIN GOES
FREE

@ PETERsht VA el}ec. - IN
the tireait court ~ Greehei0e conn
". Judge j. ~ Mest presiding. when
adjourned THURSDAY. the case OF Al
8 bert II. GOODWIN, charged vain shoot
Ing his Nita thle. months ago. was
dismissed Il. T. BaGotd, who had
! been appointed special prosecuting at
n torney In The ease. Commonwealth q
attorney Powell being related ia the
Z parties. asked the court after consul
tation with witnesses Tor The prast =
s1utlon leave to entsr 4 noile pres
which MAS granted bs the court sir
u Bnf0rd assigned aa mis- reasons Tor
] this motion that Mrs. G,oodWYn, she
Wns wounded b. her husband. and
rho was the only eyewitness Ia Inc
ANhootinE. had informed him that she
would resuse t. testify agaihef her
sahOstapd. as si1e had Il right 10 do
\ NHder the law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
MARTIN SUCCEEDS
SENATOR DANIEL
APPOINTMENT ON SENATE COM
MtiTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Is ANNogsCED

Special 20 The Richmond Nirgiuian,)
" sslfIAGT0A. y G., bee 3. As pre-
d1rted in Tho NirEinian he appoint
lnent If Senator Thomas Martin 10 sue
oeed the late Senator Daniel on the inn
portant senate committee On appropri-
att9ns. was announced la the senate
thursday Senator swanson, Of Virginia
@ucteaas Daniels en y number OF com
ratatsyely sipal Her committee namely
t'uhile buildings and Grounds: Educa~
tGn and Labor. fndllStriai fsx poFitionss
Library ard Transportation. routes 10
thc Seaboartl
Sssnator Stone. af T.. Missouri. takes
Senator Martins place Oh The commit
tte % finance
Tbs retention Of q Virginia Senator
on tie COMMITTEES ON appropria tiofs
was ~ great Importance To that state,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
CHARGES MADE
OF SERIOUS NATURE
DONALD MkENZiE IN TOLLS ON
ALLEGATION OF ATTEMPT TO
DEFRAUD GOVERNMENT.

WAsf1INGToN. II. G.. Dec. g.
Preparations were made to-day by the
Federal authorities for the extraditinn
Of Donald \. Mackenzie to Spokane.
Wash, TO answer an indictment charg-
ing him with conspiracy u defraud the
government OF some 20000 acres Of
Alaskan coal lands. Mackenzie was
arrested last night and admitted 10
$2.500 bail.
The Indictment charges that he was
Kayak field by which he and his ASSOC
ciates we're to obtain a half interest In
various claims, giving them more than
the Law permitted.
Mackenzie figured at various tincs
in the recent BaHinser Pinehot in
quiry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
8APT|sTs. DECIDE TO
MERGE BRISTOL SCHOOL
INSTITUTE ~ SOUTHWEST TO DE.
CONE Pant OF HIG EDI-
tAlioNaL SYSTEM.

:. ohieers e the Baptist Education
soili MISSION ~ meeting held in Rich
nohd on thursday at the Second Ba o.
list tftufca, decided To merge The Nir-
glnia inslitat# IT bristol with the gen
sral system Fl Virginia baptist etiuca
tienal Institutions
Sine" lFV5 he Bristol institute has
bsen under fhe successful mana cement
Of DR.. j, Z. henderson. It occupies an
excellent sife in the metropolis OF
southwest Airginia and has u mngilih-
cert piant- For some years q debt ot
s-a."oV NUM- over the institution but
oop bN aelni-annual payments
- u no" proposed TO put tho school
on II permanent enduring basis 10 in
sure us maintenance as a Baptist In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
GOVERNOR MANN NAY
ATTEND tELEBR ATION

Governor Mann has been invited 10
attend tho etStleth anniversary cele-
eration 81 Ip94a Lodge No. 81. An
eteht Free and Accepted Masons.
hieh win be beld Friday evening AZ
osetnk ia Masonic Temple. ile
eronabiF vili atend. although he Is
nat q .Aiaaou
officers Tor the year will be elected
and severed candidates will come up.
state Senator ton r. IIalsey. ii
l.yheitbnrg, and Rev. r.. n. Calieh.
Val deliver addresses. There VIII be
tai music ami many other features.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

An oFg%h and song recital will be
gwen III lie Church Of the Covenant
harrison street and Park avenue, on
THURSDAY evening at SID O'clock by
hf. iSass'H N.NHough, whose playing
poth ~ concert organ recital work has
iieeIl SO greatly enjoyed In Richmond
the last two winters. fa win be AS
sisted hy Mrs. Heauembourg. -yiolIn
soleist, OF the Richmond Philharmonic
society NJ Howard Bryant, baritone.
and Mr. Webb II. HILL tenor.
pr"sfam Of unusual interest VIII
be gNeh, sastihg the holiday season,
The public is cordially invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
STEINHEIL SICHS
FOR GAY PAREE

PARIS. Dec. g. Residents 81 Asrlle-
res, Paris suburb We're greatly per
t'rhed to-day Yer i report that Mime
S;einaef recently acquitted Of the
charge of numbering her husband ani
mother, had rented a cottage tt1efe and
would return To France to live. Since
her aeaHittaI Nine. St"iuheil has stayed
III England, but she II nov said To be
honesick for the gay circles u Paris
in which she moved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
HE WILL DISCUSS
DRAINAGE IN VA.
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL DE.
PARTMENT DIVISION CHIEF
TO ADDRESS CoNVEN-
TON HERE

Professor Charles q. Elliott eiiief
~ the drainage division at the Federal
Department ii Agriculture. viii deliver
ga address ea "Tl1e Importance and
Feasibility of Agricultural Drainage
Ia Eastern Virginia" ~ the first drain
aae convention 1T Virginia 10 be held
n Rieimond next Thursday.
Information to this effect was recaiV-
90 bF Commissioner Of Agriculture
kaiRer ThBrsdaH He SAWS the COLI
vention "a December - Will attract Il
large body 81 men interested in Nlr-
giiiia drainage and many beneficial re-
suits Will be achieved
Professor Elliott VIII BIC but Que Of
the many who are Ia speak Among
ttle others will b. Senator Lesner. of
Norfolk, and Or. John sstarhuck. II the
ChickahoninY section
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
WILL Hti. III fs.aeb
It.f.@ Al oNI TIME

h{NEEToN. VA. ftee. John W.
Morgan, owner aud proprietor uf Nor
eans mammoth duck ranch. River
ton, Va, has finished an incubator Of
1890 egg capacity. and Is operating
ii Very successfully
The manufacturers say that this Is
the largest individual Incubator eyer
beiit and there is no reason why 1t
should not 30 good hatca4ng.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
FRANK GOLD Still.
MAKING EXTENSION

FREDERICkSBTRG VA, Dec. -
Frank i. Gould has provided the nec.s-
stfN funds for continuing and extend
ing The Improvement works here in con-
nection with the Gould interests lie
has authorized the Immediate construc-
ton %. a large fiuNe to connect with
the power house here under construc-
tion. which II II expected viii bring
apeut sarge developments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
Items Intended for this column rns
be phOned To Madison N.tG2-Ja

Mrs Mary w Gatewood, of 22l
Chatfin street. Is visiting her aaughte,
Mrs. A. ID, buchanan. of Hew.itts. va
Missa Bette Sue Royal. OF Lunenbult
Court House. spent last week az
guest df Mrs. l.. W. Rayne, OF We
ylor street
Mrs. .. L. Butterworth. OF 123 Sou;
Pine street. has returned from q ple
art two weeks visit to friends IN T.
tersburg.
Mrs. WaldrGp continues quite sic
in her home goa Randolph street Mr.
Waidrop conducts very suecessf,
kindergarten school and her It'll
scholars especially regret her sickness
Mr.. A. d. Bucha nan, OF Hewitt. wa
the recent guest CT hts sister, Mrs. ID
L~ Harreii. Of e21a ChafIin street.
Miss Kachael Thompson. who ha.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
TWO COUPLES ELOPE
FROM ANCIENT CAPITAL.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
WILLIAMSBURG VA Dee. o.
Two couples from Williamsburg
eloped to Elizabeth City. n. G.. Wed
nesday. We're married and returned
home yesterday evening. They were
Mr.. c. Il. Martin. of Lanexa, ana
Miss Payne, Of Petersburg; Mr. c. A.
Fletcher, telegraph operator at Lee
Hall. and Miss Annie Radcliffe. OF
Deerfeld, Augusta county, this State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

r. Holloway. Of Thornburg. this coun-
", vas arrested Wednesday and fined
by Justice II. \. Garner $40 and costs
ior using vulgar and obscene latiguagp
over the phone line and curslng and
abusing Luc4en Il. Colbert IN same
way. He was further bound cvor 10
keep the peace in the SUM ii 800 for
Twelve .Innnths.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
Given 1870 DAYS.

William Al5,, colored, WAS Thurs
day given SO days each on three petit
larceny charge by the jury in the
city busting court
William II. Kane. charged with a
felony. Was duod $40 and costs, the
accused standing by the penalty Of
the lower court and agreeing not to
take tins appeal as originally intended
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
Negro Lads Acquitted.

tSpecial t. The Richmond VirginianD
LYNcJiHt UG w. Dee. s.z-ifwc
small c0iore6 boys, Josie Jones and
Lewis Rerels We're discharged after
a preliminary hearing to-day On the
eharg" "a ne2dt rlns a negro playmate
ten DAYS age II was shown that the
fatal shooting was entirely accidental.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
Took Lead PING,

charged with steaiing So pounds OF
lead pipe. Arthur HAYES. coiored. was
rressed Thursday afternoon and lock
- ~, III thn second police station.
lie VIA bs given Il hearing before
Justice trutohteid Fridas morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
CHRISTMAS SALE OF
JUNIOR COyENANTERs.

The annual ClNstmas sale Of the Ju-
Nor c9venanters. Company No. l will
be held In the chapel of the Second
Presbyterian church. Fifth and Mala
streets. Friday afternoon md night.
December 9th. The boys Will have a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

Suit 10 rreoyer damages assessed
at sl,9oo was begun by the Atlantic
Coast Line raiIway III the iaw and
equity court Thursday against the
American Tobacco Company. No dee
laration has 3et been filed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

Amethyst or Topaz Gold Filled
Mounted Hat Pin. with i2-ineh
Pin ......t....... 75c to $500
solid Gold LavelIer. with genuine
topaz and solid gold neck chain.
1913 to $500
SOLID Gold Tie Clasp. with full cut
genuine diamond. $500 to $500
Gents Solid Gold Signet Rings. Ro-
man or bright finish $500 to $500
Ladies Full Cut Fine White Dia-
mend, ltkarat setting.
S9.08 to SIS. 90
Baby Solid Gold Plain Rings,
75c to $500
Misses Solid Gold signet Rings.
Roman or bright finish,
S125 10 $500
Cents Gold Filled Watch Chain,
guaranteed live years, 1913 TO $50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
OPEN EVENINGS
UNTIL XMAS.

committee, passed upon the different
questions. aud they were Sent - Mr.
Penniman for his views, and the nnd-
ines win be announced later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
USED BAD LANGUAGE
OV.4R TEL PHI NE
sPoTsYLvANiA MAN HEAVILY
FINED AND PUT UNDER BoNr
UNDER NEW LAW.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
SPOTSYLVANLA VA. Dec. &C.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

The Black Gum Camp. No. 81, W. q.
". has chosen the following officers for
the ensuing term. Past consul COM
mander II. w, Melton. consul com
mander. j. II. Harmon, adviser iieuten-
ant, e. J. Buchanan. banker. O T.. Par
rish: clerk. 4. u, Stancii. escort, Thorn
as Steel Waterman. H. e. Jenkins. sem
try, NJ. A. Martin. physician. Drs. H. +.
Fitzgerald and A. r. smith; managers,
J. b. Wood, f. NJ Hubbard and ]. n.
Brown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT

The highest
am is eecnn Jeuelr
nony
a
the Leading
Ievly IL inexclu>
ID k
the the
Vol O
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

The brides were popular attendants
at the Eastern State hospital
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
OFFICERS CHOSEN ny
FRtTEHNAI SOCIETIES

The Metropolitan Louge No 22S L.
@. @, r.. met Thursday night and e.ect-
ed ofleers at an enthusiastic SESSION,
Several speeches We're made ana en-
Joyahie refreshments served The otf-
ceis elected were:
Noble Grand II T.. Anderson: vice.
Grand, T. W. Gillian; recording secre-
tary. W. W. Dunford; financial secre-
tary. Is. i. Wells; treasurer. II L. but-
Ter past grand, j, X. Moor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

Solid Gold Bracelet, with cut dia-
mond -. ...-,. $500 to $50. 90
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09
WATCHES

We are showing a most complete
line OF Watches in solid gold and filled
cases. all the STANDARD movements,
guaranteed TO keep correct time. our
special arrangements with the factories
enabling lis TO return any movement
that Is not fully satisfactory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

-
&mr1
Eine White Diamond l4-karai. Iif-
fanny mounting $500 to 5000
Child's Gold Filled Bracelet, btaut-
fully chased .-..... Sis to $500
Solid Gold Loekei. Roman or bright
finish. two pictures, SS.25 to Sc. 90
Ladies Gold Filled lorgnette Chains,
solid gold slide, with pearl. garnet,
turquoise, or opal, guaranteed,
S4.25 to $500
Ladies Gold Filled or Silver Mount
ed Pearl Handle Silk mbrcla,
cover guaranteed $500 to S1O. 90
Solid Gold >ignet Scarf Pin. Roman
finish .-e..., S1.25 to $500
Geuts French Horn Gold Filled or
Sterling Silver Mounted Handle
silk UMBRELLA, cover guaranteed
$500 to 5000
Ladies 0nc-Quarter Gold Shell Iocket.
Roman. or bright finish, two pictures.
guaranteed permanently
S3.25 to Sll.0e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-09

Solid Gold Cross, Roman finish.
Sl.25 to 81. GO
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

Joseph G. Cannon born in clifford, N. c.,
in 1896. He came of Quaker family. That
the precedent of saying thee for you, which
Cannon must have learned in his early Iife has
not been followed by the politician may be lex
planned by the fact that nowhere in the repub-
1ican party platform is it provided that thee
should be used. For while precedent is Can
mons brother, regular" republican partisanship
is his fiber.
Early in Cannon's life his family moved to
Illinois. In the backwoods village where he
raised he studied law and later went to law
school. Lincoln young in Illinois
when Cannon boy there Probably be-
of that fact Canon has been compared to
Lincoln. Any attempt to trace more explicit
similarity is devious and difficult task Their
types of craftsmanship not compartive. Can
you imagine Cannon saying sincerely: with
malice toward none, with charity toward all?"
After Cannon's admission to the bar he prac-
ticed law in Illinois When he was 25 years
of age he elected prosecuting attorney.
made a splendid campagner in rural Illinois.
Eleven years later he elected to congress.
Then came Cannon's. marriage. His wife has
long since departed, but 1t is test of the sin
cerity of Cannons affection that his face, so in
scrutable in the presence of defeat, always
or memory of his wife is recalled. It is said
of Cannon that after the death of his wife he
took to poker playing and became a stiff hand
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
To LulI the Sleepless

A furniture dealer in Paris is show
ing a novelty in the form of bed,
which is an Improvement on similar
one which attracted attention at the
last Paris worlds fair, says the London
Globe. 1t is to all appearances an or
binary bed but the weight of the body
upon II sets a,clockwork in motion and
this operates a music box, which gives
forth soothing melodies. The lullabies
which il plays are supposed to induce
sleep. BY means of a dial at the head
of the bed the person who occupies it
fixes an alarm for the next morning.
This produces, when the hour arrives,
discordant sounds, to which the person
in the bed must pay heed, because fall
ure to rise within five minutes after
the noise has begun will cause the
bottom of the bed to fall out
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Cannon Is Precedent Personified

at the game which takes much the poise
clans and statesmen.
About the time Cannon went into public Office
he began to develop his fortune. He had
brother who started a bank in Danville. Joe
Cannon furnished part of the money for the
venture and he worth more than million
dollars, which is very good. for rough
statesman of the old school
In 1872 Cannon was first elected to congress-.
He was SO at that time. His first stand on inn
portant national issues was AGAINST them. He
opposed civil service reform and he opposed the
resumption of specie payments. More recently
he has opposed the proper revision of the tariff,
the postal savings banks, conservation legisla-
tion. He desired to appoint packed anti
conservation committee of the house to consider
the Bal1ihger-Gayis controversy and he has
fought all the things that the insurgents have
stood for.
He is by nature stand patter. He is not.
by marriage to predatory wealth. Cannon, for
all his homespun ways, is incu1catsd with the
views of predatory wealth. But he has per-
sonality, charm that warns people to- him,
old fashioned chin beard that makes him look
bucolc and artless, merry eye that disarms
opposition and a determination that forces ad-
miration from his opponents. even though it has
at last failed to coerce all republicans into his
manner of thinking.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Hermit of the Rock

Future visitors to Rotheneuf will
miss the venerable Able Faure. who
like Old Motality in some respects
struck out peculiar line for himself
His mission in time of recreation was
to chisel the high rocks of La Cote
d'Emeraude, says the London Globe.
The old man was picturesque figure
with his cassock, silver buckied shoes
and white hair futtering in the wind
from beneath his "barrette." All his
spare time was spent in carving fig
ures of various kinds upon the rocks
of granite. Here were to be seen fabu-
lous monsters, animals and portrayals
of scenes from Breton church history
and legends, intermingled with heads
of the leaders in the Boer war
In the season the able was a person
age of interest. and all visitors pleased
themselves and him by inspecting his
works of art He had passed his eight
ieth birthday and was known as the
hermit of the rock.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21
Shakespeare and Suffrage

Did Shakespeare, who seems to have
known everything by intuition, foresee
the suffragette? At any rate, the Brit
ish Medical Journal says he makes
Cleopatra anticipate the hunger
strike. When she is taken prisoner
she says to Proculeius:
''Sir, l will eat no meat, I'll not drink,
sir,
this mortal house I'll ruin.
Do Caesar what he can
This is prophetic. But though one
may admit that many suffragettes have
more than the charm Of her of whom it
was written:
Age can not wither her nor custom
stale
Her infinite variety,
we can not see in Herbert Gladstone
much likeness to Caesar