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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-11-01
REGISTRATION NOTICE
General Election

Notice is hereby given hat the
books for the general election, to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday. 1910. viz: November
3. 1910. will be open at the Office of
the registry agent for Empire pre-
cinct Ormsby county, State Of Ne
vada, at the Office of the said regis
try agent at Carson City, Nevada,
and will remain open daily on all
legal days, from 10 a m to . p m
from the lst day Of august, 1910,
up to the Goth day Of October, 1910.
and for ten days preceding the day
set for the closing OF the books they
shall be open at the office Of the reg
istry agent between the hours OF 7
a m and 9 o'clock p IN In addition
to the hours hereinbeiore mentioned.
The books will close at the hour
Of 9 p m on the 10th day of October,
1910.
Naturalized citizens will be requir-
ed to present their naturalization pa
pers for inspection of the registry
| agent at the time they appear and
! request their names to be registered
(Signed) X G DICKSON,
Registry Agent for Empire Precinct
Ormsby county, Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-11-01

The Democratic party of Ormsby
County, State of Nevada. adopts the
following as its platform:
We heartily ratify the platform OF
our party adopted at the recent Dem
ocratic State Convention, and We
pledge our nominees for the Legisla
ture to the faithful Keeping of all
promises contained therein.
We pledge our support to the
State nominees of tae Democratic
party and we appeal to the people to
support all of said nominees in the
interest of sound and progressive
government.
The Democratic party has long be-
lieved in the election of United States
Senator by the people, and we favor
an amendment to tie Constitution
of the United States taking that pow
er from the Legislature and placing
it in the people.
This year in Nevada the candi-
dates for United States Senator have
agreed to abide by the decision OF
the people, and we therefore il truct
and pledge our nominees for tn Leg
islature to cast their votes / the
Legislature for the person re living
the highest popular vote for thr Office
of United States Senator.
We point with pride to the progress
sive legislation effected by the Demo
cratic party in h interest of labor,
and we specifically endorse that
plank in the Democratic State plat
which favors the extension of
the Eight-hour law wherein it is prac-
We demand the enactment OF
q law making it a criminal ofense
for any employer to defraud an m
Of the wages he has earned,
We favor a rigorous enforcement of
the law which prohibits blacklisting.
and we pledge our executive officers
to strictly enforce its provisions. as
we'll as all other laws enacted for the
of labor.
We pledge our nominees to the
to devote their best ener-
gies to have a sufficient sum of mon
~ appropriated t o build a state home
or feeble minded persons. and also a
reformatory for delinquent and
ncorrigible children, and we pledge
aid nominees % labor to have these
Institutions built within the limits of
0rmsby County.
We pledge our nominees in the
legislature to vote and work for a
efficient appropriation out OF state
unds to install electric lights to light
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-11-01

SO that the peoples money will not
be lost. and to a faithful performance
of all duties in every respect.
We pledge our nominee for Audi
tor and Recorder to the exercise OF
great caution in the drawing OF ali
warrants upon the public treasury.
and we promise that no warrants will
be drawn by him unless they are sup
ported by absolutely legal claims
against the county. and we pledge
that he will conscientiously perform
all duties imposed upon him by law.
We pledge our nominees for
Sheriff and Constable to the strictest
enforcement Of the law and the most
vigilant supervision of the public al
fairs of this county.
The present capacity OF the State
Capitol does not supply sufficient
room for the various state officers,
and we therefore instruct our Legs
lative nominees to work for an appro-
priation of money sufficient to con
struct additional Office room for State
officers.
We instruct our Legislative nomi-
nees to use their best efforts to OBJ
tain Legislative aid in conserving the
extensive waste waters of Eagle Val
ley. Such conservation works to be
done under the direction Of the State
Engineer.
We pledge Il nominees for the
Legislature to introduce a resolution
in the Legislature. and to work for
It's passage, requesting our Senators
and Representative in Congress to
oppose any attempt to remove to any
other place the Federal Court and
Federal offices now located in Carson
City.
The present ~extravagant method of
winding up the affairs of insolvent
banks, in which the assets of such
detunct institutions are extensively
applied to pay unreasonable compen-
sation and fees to receivers and at
torneys must be remedied, and we in
struct our legislative nominees to
work for an amendment to our bank
ing laws correcting this evil.
We pledge our nominees for the
Legislature to vigorously oppose any
attempt to remove to any other place
state institutions now located within
the limits OF Ormsby County.
Tho praSepf ayorhif,p rota IS ~
alton in Ormsby County is the basis
upon which we make the demand for
economy in the administration of
County affairs, and we call upon the
people OF this county to elect t O Of
fee the nominees of the Democratic
party-to elect these men who stand
with undimmed determination to sec
the most economical admins
tration OF county affairs will become
an accomplished fact.
The above and foregoing platform
was adopted on the Seventh day Of
october. 1910. at a meeting of the
nominees. the county
nominees, the members of the Coun-
Central Committee. the members
II the Senatorial Committee. and the
members Of the Assembly Committee
md said platform was unanimously
upon as the platform of the
Party of Ormsby Coun-
y. State OF Nevada.
(Signed) LESLIE SMALL,
THOS. J. SALTER, DEAN K.
SMITH. THOS. LEARY. ED RE
GAN, FRED KNOBLOCH, JAS. D.
IASTON. JOSEPH ROCHON.
iEO. f. KITZMEYER, D. N.
sRULE.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-11-01
'Ormsby County Democratic
Ticket and Platform
TO THE VOTERS OF oRMsBY COUNTY:

IT. H TER OF ORMSBY COUNTY:
The Democratic Party takes pleasure in forwarding to you heD Democratic County Platform adopted
at anm Meeting of the County candidates. and thu Mbnsd ne County Central Committee the Cdi
dates of the Senatorial Committee and the membes of the legislative Conmhee We respectfully invite
upon your part Ghl peal of the same:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

of Maybray and three others. These
letters are from alleged victims and
mem bers of the organization.
The defendants are accused of
fixing" sporting events. including
horse races.
The defendants commended the seiz-
ure of the letters was incidental to
legal seizure. and the use OF the
documents would be equivalent to
compelling lAem to testify against
themselves.
The documents contain Maybray's
complete record OF the transactions,
declared Post-Office Inspector SVEN
sen to-day, showing profits of over
one million collars realized by the
gang.
One witness said he was first ap-
preached by "steerer" In st. Paul.
The two went TO New Orleans. where
n horse race was arranged. Secrist
did not care To bet on the race, but
loaned Cramer (the steerer) $4,000.
Cramer's jockey had a At. he said,
and lost the race The "millionaires''
who won said they did not want to
take the money under such condt-
tions. the witness said. and after put
ting UP $500 forfeit the race was
run over. and the Jockey had an
other attack. The witness declared
he had $4,000 in the forfeit money
and lost 1t all. He identified May
bray Us one OF the "millionaires."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

- -, -.
.ho oest understanding Oh "he
lessor Sh~Iios mas accomplished Ohe
SHOWS tne boys AZ work IN the gardens
oeVoteo TO vegetables ana aeio crops
RECORDS were Kept OF all oimcuit'es
ana now they were turned into tri-
umphs by tho use OF fertilizers, rota-
tton OF crops, etc.
School Flower Gardsns.
Tho school flower Garden. demon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

"snout Beetles" so large that Ola exas-
perated farmer christened them eie-
plant bugA They throve on poisonous
sprays; they were unmolested by the
birds. A flock OF chickens was turned
into ono field. and the bugs clamped
their stout legs about the chickenS
bills so tightly that they could not SO
much AZ sauawk as they few from the
fray. To DR.. Forbes. head OF the state
laboratory of natural history, located
at the university. an appeal was dis
patched. He sent assistants to the
scene of distress. who after months OF
investigation and experiment found
that the insects bred chiefly on PUSHES
which were especially abundant on the
untitled lands Joining the cornfelds. It
was found also that while ordinary
means of determination did not affect
them. careful and thorough cultivation
would free the fields from the pests. 1t
was a twentieth century battle with
belligerent and determined foe, and 1t
called for all the keenness Of mind.
alertnsss of spirit and scientific knowl-
edge that could be brought to bear.
This idea OF introducing the study of
agriculture into the elementary schools
Is the natural development from the
older nature study. One cannot but
notice In the nature study productions
Of Mr.. Charles the emphasis that IL
placed upon the practical Do not toll
the child facts merely-prove them to
him. Do not be content to teach prin-
ciples only-make the child exempiify
these principles by his own work.
few pictures and descriptions OF
the work done at Dekalb will make for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
AGED DiSTILLER
GIVES HIMSELF UP
Baltimore Man Charged With Du-
picating Certificates Of Loans
on Whiskey.

BALTIMORE. MD. March IA
Looking haggard and worn from wor-
ry. George It. Gambrill. the aged
president of the Roxbury Distilling
Company. of this city. who has been
sought by the police for a week. sur
rendered himself to-day. He had just
returned from Ensley. village near
Birmingham. Ala.
Immediately he was taken to the
Office Of tie clerk of the criminal
court. where Thomas r. Boswell, a
wealthy coal operator. gave bond for
$4,000 In each of the two charges
against him. and Gambrill went to
his home on Eutaw Place. The dis
tHier has been practically fugitive
since February ~. when he said he
was going to Atlantic City for a short
stay. Gambriil had little to say.
The specific charges are that on
two different occasions he duplicated
certificates of loans on whiskey to
Geo. Shilling. an undertaken. obtain
ing $4,000. Loans. II is asserted.
had already been obtained on the
same whiskey by him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
Advertising In China.

Consul Henry D. Baker Offers the fol.
lowing trade suggestions: was Inn
pressed with the possibilities OF pic
torial advertising as . means OF pro-
noting American trade in China The
Chinese appear to have \ fondnesa,
mounting almost to a veneration. for
pictures. and foreign art especially ex-
cites their attention because OF Its DIFF
ference to what they are accustomed
to. The people have an especial fas-
cinatton for calendars, and they never
throw away u we'll illustrated one, but
always keep II In prominent place.
In supplying advertising calendars for
China some attention should be paid to
the special tastes or pre3udices Of the
people. I was told Of one American
company which had made . serious
mistake In having used pictures OF Q
dog N Its advertising posters. Dogs
In China are mostly distinguished ~
street xcavcngers and arc not cher
ishe6 family pets. ~ In the occident.
Pictorial advertising makes Il easier for
American manufacturers to popuiarixs
their trademarks. and once q certain
trademark Is popuiarixed no article In
that particular line win be bought un-
less 1t bears that trademark.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
Union Level

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian. }
UNION LEVEL. VA. March l2.-
DR.. G. G. Taylor Is in town on busi-
ness.
Miss Carrie Gill and Mrs. Sarah
Crute. OF Antlers. spent . few days
this week visiting Mrs. r. l. Petty.
|. Mr.. H. L Petty han returned from
q business trip to Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Gordon have re-
turned from Richmond, whore they
visited their SON, James r. Gordon,
Of Massey Business College.
Rev. r. r. Dadmun, presiding elder
Of Farmvflle district, was recently
here and held tho first quarterly con-
ference on North Meckienburg charge.
Mrs. w. H. Simmons y spending
several days at Baskerville. visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Phillips.
Mrs. J. Lewis Petty, of Norfolk, Va,
Ii visiting her parents this week.
Mr.. w. L. Simmons, the junior
partner Of W. H. Simmons q Son.
and wife and his sister, Miss Annie
Lou, are In Richmond and other
markets purchasing spring goods.
Mr.. Herndon, of Kings Mountain,
N. c.. has just returned after q visit
here to see his brother. G. c. Hern-
don. while here no purchased q val
liable TOO acre river farm from w.
II. ELAN, Hr.
Mr.. Percy T. Powell was recently on
q visit to his brother, Rev. e. H. Pow
oil
Messrs. G.. NJ Gordon. W. n. Nash
and b. o. johnson were In town Tues
day on legal business.
The teachers OF this district attend
cd q most enjoyable educational insti.
tute In South Hill this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
PAY DAY OF c. { 0.
MADE RATHER LATER
Change Made So as to Let Pay
ment Embrace Time for
End of Month.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
will not pay off its employees on the
18th of the month. as heretofore. bu,
will postpone payday to the 18th OF
18th. and notice to this effect has been
posted in all the shops.
Up to this time the pay-rolls have
been closed on the 9th, and thus the
men received pay for parts OF two
months service. which has resulted In
some confusion.
Recently many Of the men employ
ed by the road united in a request
that the pay-rolls be closed on the
last OF each month In order that each
man might get the full pay of one
month on every payday.
This has Just been granted and Is
now In effect. but since several days
are always required to complete the
pay-rolls. the day Of payment will
have to be postponed severai days II
the rolls are closed several days later.
Employees OF the road, who have
not understood the new condition,
have been led to believe that this II q
forerunner OF the establishing Of the
"dua, payday" system, whereby the
men are paid every two weeks. but II
was learned this morning that such
is not the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

N. C., and has held several important
pasturates IN virginia and Kentucky.
RMnoke Preseytery will meet In
regular session in the South Boston
Presbyterian church. Tuesday evenins,
April 5th, at 7:A6 o'clock. The opsn-
ing sermon Will be preached By the
Rev. Michaux Raine, Of DanvtnA. The
sessions of the prssbytery will con-
tinuc through Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mrs James Travis, who has been III
for several months. does not imprSvo
and her family and friends are anx-
ious about her condition
Rev. c. w. MAXWELL pastor OF the
Presbyterian church Of this place.
Will be aided by Rev. A. @. McI,ees, Of
Chatham. Va, in = series Of revival
| services. beginning on Monday. tbs
/ 18th inst. Services will be held In
the afternoon and night.
The members OF the w. C. r. o. csls
ehrated Miss Francis willard's birth.
day with appropriate and interesting
exercises on Tuesday night. A. 3
part Of the program. reception WAS
rendered the honorary members, DUR
ing which addresses were made BY
Rev. DR.. Harmon, Measra. r. HAntsr
Bradley. Lawyer 8. n Wood ana H
J. Ingram.
Mrs. J. a. Glenn. who with her l,t-
tie daughters, visited her husband.
Hon. J. A. Glenn, member OF the leg
islature, in Richmond, returned home
SEVERAL days ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
J Apponattox

Especial TO The Richmond vlrsfniaa.)
Mrs w. n Smith lsft hsrs Isse
Thursday night for Kentucky. whitA-
or she was called BY the illness o. hsa
father.
Spopt Springs Academy school was
scarlet fever. Mr.. Thornton CArtar
and three OF his children are, down
Mr.. A. II. Clement II attending the
Supreme Court OF Appeals In Rich-
mond this week.
Misses venona Sears and Eula Burke
are whiting In Lynchburg.
Mr.. Sam InWe left last week foa
Richmond whore he - At work.
Mrs Lindsay CrAwley has returned
from an extended visit TO her hone
In warrenton. accompanied By her
mother. Mr.. Hoitxslaw. who win
spend some time with her.
Mr.. and Mrs.. A. r. Young. Of Less.
burg. Pa. who were In town last week.,
have purchased farm on the edeo o.
town and expect to build Immediate
~ and move upon H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

long line Of distinguished NiFgiHiaHs,
soldiers, statesmen and patriots,
In 1850 MIR. Lewis married Miss
Rosa Dickinson a daughter of Mr..
William Purneii Dickinson, OF Mo-
toway county. and IA niece OF Judge
Asa u. Dickinson.
Mr.. Lewis spent the early tart of
his life AS a farmer. and wa. COZ
sidered one ~ the best in Southside
Virginia. He came tn t'rcwe about
seventeen years ago. and accepted a
position with the Norfolk and WEBSTER n
Railway Company. which he held
until stricken with paralysis about
three years ago. He was ii man at
strong convictions and took great In
tcrest In the affairs OF his town.
county and State. and was always
loyal to democracy.
Mr.. Lewis was a member nf fryur
Memorial Presbyterian church. Crewe.
and has been a most earnest Chris
tian ever since he h"cam a mem
Der Of the church. lie leaves a Sid-
ow, Mrs Rosa Lewis. and t%o chill
dren, Mrs. Corrinne Shipp and Mr..
Winston Purneli Lewis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

before their eyes and with their own
hands whenever possible Plant and
animal life in its varying phases Is to
be part of tho school curriculum. This
means the addition of gardens and
even ZOOS to the school equipment,
neither one ss expensive nor sas diff
cult as might seem at FIRST thought.
With both of them Professor Charles
has experimental. and the results have
been most satisfactory. The work was
done while he was head Of the scien-
fific department OF the Northern I'LL
nois Stnte Normal school. located at
Dekalb- ----.----.-
II was found that boys viii raise
corn In the fields with as much zest as
they Will raise the devil on the city
streets. that girls ffnd more pleasure
in presenting friends at Christmas with
flowers grown by their own care than
they ever find In giving meaningless
"dondads" to collect dust on dressers.
And scientific principles are taught
while the corn and the roses are grown
that prove every bit a. absorbing MS
the principles of poker taught in hay
nows or OF elaborate hairdressing
taught in hot bedrooms.
The results of the work with the chill
hren proved to Professor Charles what
he loug had suspected-humuns have u
streng instinct for nature which needs
only the chance TO develop.
Battle With snout Beetles.
A few years ago the farmers in a
certain section OF Illinois were annoyed
by insect pests that we're destroying
the young corn plants. They were
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
WHITEHEAD SUIT
IS COMPROMISED
Dispute Over Paving Commissions
Makes Sudden Exit from
Court.

While the case was stiil on trial In
was effected Saturday in the suit OF
John Whitehead, OF Norfolk, for $780,
600 against the Atlantic Bitulithic
Company. which. the plaintiff alleged.
~ commissions on paving contracts
procured for the company in Nor
folk.
Several witnesses had been heard
during the morning hours and the
lawyers were arguing on a motion.
when they suddenly ceased talking
and gathered outside the courtroom
for q conference. Soon afterward
they returned. announcing that a set
tlement satisfactory to both sides had
been reached. The case was then
promptly dismissed from the docket.
each party TO the suit agreeing to
share the costs. The terms OF the
compromise were not made public.
Asked later az 10 this phase of the
matter. President George o. Tenney,
OF the Bituiithic Company. stated that
while he had no special objection to
dtvuiging the figures Of settlement.
he had IEomtsed Mr.. Whitehead not
20 do SO. and consequently ne felt
that Mr.. Whitehead was the proper
person to give out the figures. II he
cared to do 80.
An Intellectual effort was made to
locate Mr.. Whitehead and his attor-
neys.
Following the disposition of this
case. trial OF the suit of the Western
State Hospital at stanton against the
~
Insane was begun In the City Circuit
Court. The purpose OF this suit LIS to
determine the right Of administrator
over an estate left by Sidney r.
Murkland In the vicinity OF Lynch
burg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
Edward winston Henry Lewis.


Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
CREWE. VA, March l2.--At his
home on Virginia avenue In Crewe.
Mr.. =. w. H. Lewis passed away at
II o'clock yesterday, the 18th instant.
Mr.. Lewis was paraiyzed about three
years ago. while In active service for
the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company. and since that time he had
been confined very closely to his
home. He was In the sixty-first year
~ his age, having been born on
April 80, l84s. Is
Mr.. Lewis was a gentleman OF the
"'old school" He was born at Coles
lorry. IN the county of Halifax. His
fAthsr was DIR. William b. Lewis. and
~ mother was the daughter OF Ed
ward Winston Henry. of Charlotte
county. fourth son of Patrick Henry
IND tbs ltneai descendant OF Thomas
Nest. Lord Delaware. OF Sir Aiexen-
- 1Dottswood and Of Sir william
Dandridge. OF Eison Green. There
loWed n his veins the blood Of q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
Seek Appronriaiian.

WYTHEvILLE, VA. March H.
To assist Congressman Slemp In Sc
curing an appropriation for the erec-
ton of public building for Wythe-
Vile. mass meeting of citizens was
held at the mayors office last night
and a committee of nine--three each
from the town council, the business
Mems Association and from the citi-
zens--was appointed to prepare the
necessary memorial with data tor
Congress.
DR.. Gieaves. cashier of the First
National Bank. presided The last
Congress appropriated five thousand
dollars for a site which the govern
ment has selected on the corner of
Main and Church streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
DANGER OF STRIKE
REPORTED AVERTED
Threatened Tie Up of Eastern
Railways Disappears Follow
ing Baltimore Conference.

NEW YORK, Mar. 12.-Danger of a
strike among the conductors and
trainmcn Of the Eastern railways has
apparently been averted. II was
learned to-day that the agreement
reached after conferences lasting
eight days. between representative
Of the unions. Labor Commissioner
Eeill and the Baltimore and Ohio Of
ncials Will be the basis of a settlement
for all OF the other eastern railroads
The Baltimore and Ohio situation
was seized on as the best for action
A. r, Carretson. grand chief of the
order OF Railway and w. @. Lee. OF
the trainmen will arrive here tomor-
row from Baltimore to take UP the
wage question with all OF the roads
centering In this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
South Boston

Especial to The Richmond virgfnian.
SOUTH BO0TON. Va. March 11.--Rev
w. w. Reynolds, OF this place has bean
called to the pastorAte Of AAron's Greek
Baptist church IN the eastern part Of
this county He has not ~ yet signi-
ned hts acceptance.
Rev. T. b. Hill. who II employed a
an agent Of the Southern Baptist The
ologfcai Seminary Of LouisvilIe, KY.
RrsAcnsa A ~, spse - .eI n,nns :. me ina zap.
ceNdad, while In town. In rAising about
$1,000 for tho endowment Of that In
: II. inn 4 : native of pusan osuntx