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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-07
rhe Attorney-Genernl- salary.

Editor of The Timcs-Dispatch:
Sir,-Thcrc has been something sara
about reducing the salary of the At
torney General to $1,000 because s,, Judge &c
Williams did not give the ONCE 10
R!chmonds favoritc, one Mr.. Kelley,
Judge Williams did right when he
gave tho office to the Confederate so SOL ;, :.
dicr. The judge was a Confederate
soldier, and he could not so back on
his old Johnny friends rndss = lie ,ne h o,d
ho,e or Blnnd county at the hotel and
on the courthouse green, and he Is as
loyal TO the Democratic party as no
is to the old soldiers.
have seen him resent an Insult on
the stump in behalf of the democratic
party as he did the one IN the cou.,,
house at WEIGH, w. Va. I have known
the Judge for fortythree years; and d., ne
has as much energy and legal nn, apli II =
that might come against her as any
lawyer the Democratic party ar,ston cou'o
have selected. without an a a.ol Iirp
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
White Gate, January 80.
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Voice Of the People.
save the Babies.
c The TimeS-Disnafch.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Judging from Mr.. Throckmor-
tons letter In yesterdays News Lead
er, he has a grievance against 1nspec-
tor Curtis or DIR. Levy. What do the
people of Richmond care about the
quarrel some dairyman has had with
Curtis or even Levy? What we want
is proper milk supply Maybe there
has been some maladministration of
worked an Injustice to some pro-
Queer of milk. but what of it.?
Are we to abolish our standards for
milk supply because Mr.. Throckmor-
ton. or somebody else. wants to dis
| charge DR.. Levy?
| Possibly our. friends in the Legisla-
ture from the smaller communities OF
the country don't realize to wha'
dangers our babies are exposed from
unclean milk. Save the babies, gen
| tlemen: they are all going back to the
country some day to help reduce the
! cost of living.
AT Squedunk, where every man or
housewife can enjoy the privilege OF
| milking his own COW, Mr.. Throckmor-
TONS law may be sufficient. But, how
ever much 'Richmonders would like
to milk our own cows, we Just can't
| arrange to do it on the seventh floors
! of apartment houses.
| Make your bill minimum law, Mr
| Throckmorton, applying to the State
l generally, but let the cities protect
4 themselves by such additional reEula-
| lions as in their wisdom and accord
ing to their local requirements scent
\ necessary for their local protection
Il There's no danger of their being made
too rigid-the fear of increased cost Of
milk will automatically act as suffl-
Client check on this
Surely the city dweller should mo-
be denied the right to secure for hi:
!, little ones pure and proper food.
WILLIAM Il. BARRETT. 8
Richmond, February 9
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protected by snow, and hence has re-
ccived ample moisture.
CCTNON fTTPfV fTFVT0e y = y
Cause OF Lnte Weakness.


ceived ample moisture.
Cause Of Late Weakness
In the last half of the week the
market became distinctly weaker There
was a marked scarcity of buying Or
ders, while sellers were more nuner-
Gus. The increased pressure to sell on
the part of the bear element. as we'll
as by tired and discouraged holders.
was largely attributable to continued
abundant receipts in the Northwest,
and notably at Minneapolis. Advices
from authentic sources in the North-
west suggest that there is still more
or less congestion on various rail-
roads, owing to the large quantity OF
wheat in transit. Selling was also
accelerated partly by a material in
crease in the exports from Argentina,
notwithstanding which the visible sup
| ply in that country increased rapidly.
| Gable advices assert that the move
ment of the new crop has become larg-
err recently. Therefore 1t Is the gan
| eral impression that the exports Will
continue on fairly large scale in tho
near future. although there Is some
drawback because of the inferior quail
| itv. Advices from Australia have also
suggested fairly heavy exports.
! 1t is claimed that the crop in South
Australia may amount to 24,000,000
bushels. as compared with a previous
estimate of 2o,OoO,Oo0. and last years
crop of 19,975,0J0. Many shrewd and
conservative dealers incline to the
opinion that the growth of bcarisf
sentiment is largely speculative, being
based doubtless on the distrust or lack
of confidence created by tho failures
and resultant depression in financial
circles and also by tho agitation
against high-priced meats, etc. EN-
porters have been inclined to grumple
somewhat loudly over the protracted
dulness.
They state that they have been in
receipt of decidedly few orders. and
| mainly at decidedly low limits, but
this has created no establishment in
| view of the fact that Europe has been
able to buy more freely of cheap
Argentine and Australian wheat for
forward shipment.
Narrow Fluctuations in Corn.
The fluctuations In corn have been
decidedly insignificant. although as
a rule the tendency has been down
ward. Nevertheless, the decline was
thought surprisingly small, all things
considered. 1t was generally supposed
that prices would decline sharply be-
cause of the much heavier movement
from the interior, the receipts at Chi
cago being particularly large. The
comparative steadinesS was attributed
partly to an excellent consumptive de.
mand all over the country, but ex
porters have been showing little in
terest as their limits were too low a:
a rule. 1t is the general impression
that the feeding of corn on farms ha!
been unusually large, owing to thu
cold and stormy weather prevailing
much of the time, and also because o
the high prices current for hogs, etc.
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SIR MARTIN RATED
ABOVE KING SHORSE
American Racer to Garry More
Weight in Spring Handicaps
Than Minoru.
DEAN SWIFT TOPS LISTS
English Handicappers Not So Sc
we're on American Horses in
Fixing Imposts.

New York, February 6-Wefphts
nave oeen announced for the English
spring handicaps. in which num-
Der Of American horses are engaged.
II VIII be remembered that last year.
when the American invasion was at its
night, the British handicappers were
Particularly severe, and Ballot. Fair
Play, Colin and Priscilian headed most
Of the lists. This year the same con-
dition does not exist, though it would
seem that the Americans have not been
favored to any, great extent Fair
In America. and Colin has been re-
tired to the stud in England. This
disposed of some of the best horses
that We're sent abroad, and now the
best American horse in England is Sir
Martin. the four year-old son of Og-
den and Lady Sterling, which was pur-
chased from John f. Madden by Louis
Wlnans In the fall of 1908.
In all of the handicaps In which Sir
Minoru, winner of the Derby, in which
Sir Martin fell, the son of Ogden is
rated the better horse, and in the Lin
conshire handicap. the first OF the
big spring fixtures, he is second on the
| list. J. B. Jocl's famous old campaign
| err, Dean Swift, perhaps the best handi-
cap horse in England, is top weight, at
1870 pounds, while Sir Martin is In un-
der 1913 pounds.
The other Americans in the Lincoln
| Whitney's Delirium III. and Perseus
los; August Belmonts Norman III.
| los, and Wanda IT,. sold by James r
Keene to Mr.. Prentice, 1913 pounds.
| For the mile and a quarter of the
I City and Suburban, Dean Swift is at
the top, with an impost Of l31. while
Sir Martin Is required to take up Ia
! pounds, as against Minoru's 1913 pounds
For the Victoria Cup, a dash of sever
furlongs, Sir Martin and Dean Swif
are not eligible and A. Barclay Walk
crs LiangWm is the top weight, at ~
pounds. In this race Delrium has T
take up ZIG. Perseus 1l3. NQHnan III
10, Bobbin H.. another of thd'Whitne,
eligibles, is in under LOG. and his three
year-old Top o the Morning 90. Will
Louis Winan's four-year-old EdWar
is Handicapped at 81 pounds.
In the Kempton Park Great )unlle
Handicap, Llangwm and Dean SW W,
are both handicapped at 126. and 81
Martin takes up 121, while Minoru !,
in under 49, This Is another NH
and a quarter race.
Another set OF weights that are
, Interest on this side Of the Atlant
! are those for the LIVERPOOL Grhnd NJ
. tional Steeplechase, in which deort
J Saportas has named ms slH-year.o
e Simon Pure. The top weight is ailottf
t c. G.. Ashton Smiths Jerry NJ. an
t cnckler. each being required TO tai
! up us Simon Pure Is in under 10
= Lest year Simon Pure raced with
' FAIR measure OF success over the trenc
o courses, and he is being especial
: pointed for the Liverpool Grand NJ
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",1rrchlny Through Georgin.s

Editor of The Times-Dlspatch:
Sir,--A writer in your issue OF Feb
ruary /, with reference to singing
Marching Through Georgia" in the
public schools Of Virginia here and
else where, attracted my attention. and
he asks others for views on the sub
1ect. ! cordially approve his posi-
the song commentaries the march
OF an army through the South in the
civil War attended by cruelties. devas-
tatlon and atrocities not exceeded by
those of the Duke of Alva In the six
tenth century in Europe
One of the euogists OF Sherman's
exploits notes eXultingly that wide.
spreading columns OF smoke rose wher-
ever the army wont. and the line OF his
march could DO traced by the burning
dwellings and by the walls OF womer
and chlldren nltllesslx left to die from
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Robinson made u profound impression
on sentiment. The evidence Of ap-
athletic demand for bonds furnished by
the unsaleability of this FIRMS hold
ings illustrated one OF the most Sc
rious flaws in the existing financial
situation.
The relation OF corporations to the
law is n continuing topic. Stock oper-
ators hoped that the . aajqnrnm ,Sn.,. Of
recess without a decision in the Ameri-
can Tobacco case would 1 a ,yss t the in
bv the sensational expressions in n
public address BY r former Assistant ut
these expressions was due to the sup
position that they represented the for
INFLATED views of important capital In
terests.
The public agitation on the subject
of high cost of living also had an UNI
favorable effect on the market.
A less abstruse but eXective' influence
ment by the banks to clear. out of
their collateral for loans such stocks
as are under suspicion of manipula-
tion by pool
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pOsTMA sTER HOLDS
[special to The Times-Dispatch.

[special to The -Dispatch.l
King and Queen c. H.. Va. February
6.-R. d. Allen. postmaster at tnis
place, was engaged yesterday in hold
ing the examination of census enumer-
ators for this county
Eleven applicants took the examina-
tion-eight whites and three colored.
Several of the applicants served IN
the last census.
The oyster Inspector for this county
has just returned his report of the
assessment of planted oysters for the
year 1909. and it shows a falling off
of $1,000 in the total amount OF tbs
assessment as compared with 1908. The
quantity of oysters Is about the same,
but the falling off is in the valuation
fixed by the Inspector
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TRADERS SURPRISED
i BY COTTON STRENGTH
Firmness Of Market in Contrast With Weak
ness in Stocks-Postion of Spectators.
Extent of Rise in Prices.

New York, February 6.-The strength
the cotton market has displayed
throughout the weeks disturbance in
giWall Street has been q surprise to
most traders. This has been particular
71y so to those who had expected the
break in the stock market to precipi-
Mtate another wave of liquidation of
speculative holdings of cotton con-
tracts and cause the spread of weak
ness to the Southern spot markets. The
Failure of any such pressure to de-
;velop has furnished ample proof as
far as the cotton markets speculative
position is concerned, that the heavy
Sscattered interest in" contracts for flu
lture delivery was cleaned out during
ithe panicky breaks, which eliminated
"a fortnight ago, when prices were
forced down to the basis of IS IL
cents for the May and July options.
That represented total decline of
lnearly 300 points, or SIS per bale or
3 cents per pound from the seasons
high record established before the
speculative boom of the bun leaders
eliminated just before New Years.
With this weeks advance prices arc
now back to near the basis of, Ia l2
cents for the same options. with SEN
timent now more in favor of the mar
hct tIltlI II HAS Dttli loi sum- Tiny u
late.
Weeks Good Recovery.
The lowest prices of the week We're
reached on the opening Of business
Monday when May and July sold at
about 1920 and March 14.15. The
| highest prices up TO the close Of bus
iness Friday night were reached just
before the end of the market. Then
March sold at 1864, May l4.73 and July
! 1853. This makes a maximum ad-
vance of 45 to so points on May ant
July and SO points on March for thu
period. 1t VIII be noticed the princi
pal advance has been in the March op
1ion. This is because Patten an
Scales, two of the former bull leaders
got back into the market last Week
They have been working prices up un
der the lead of March since then. b
distributing buying orders and mani
pulating the tendency so that quite
following among the professional ele
ment has again been attracted 10 II
bull side. In order to facilitate tn
manipulation ii is understood MOI
cotton is TO be shipped out from loo;
stocks TO New England and Liverpoo
so as to further strengthen the pos
ton of the March option, which the.
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PUBLIC AGITATION
DISTURBING FACTOR

in business and industry
comes the question how far the reac-
ton may run The unsettled specula-
tive sentiment reflected In the stock
market follows from this uncertainty
over business and industry. Comb
dence is impaired In the substantial
occurred and in its permanent charac-
ter,
A potent factor in this view Is the
dying down Of the demand for iron
especially for the longer deliveries
and the resultant decline In the price
The report OF cancellations of orders
for equipment by some of the rail-
road companies make an Impression oi
dlstrust over maintenance of traffic
The raising of capital for extension
OF enterprise also presents difficulties
1T was in this connection that thu
failure OF the bond firm OF Fisk 8
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New York. February 6.-The vo-
lent contraction in market values OF
stocks last week and the heavy liqui-
dalton which caused il proved difficult
to explain. The fact Of the stock
market crash gave rise 10 anxiety over
the general situation. and TO fears that
Nnfavorablc facts existed, although
they were not disclosed. The excess
Of the preceding speculation, which
had pushed prices TO unwarranted
heights during the year 1903, was as
aumed, and the measure OF that eH-
cess was held responsible for the vio-
fence of last weeks reaction.
The letting ont of the speculative
infatinn not only has brought modi-
4 fled view az the actual conditions
which prompted II. hut also a realiza'
ton of the luil in the prices of sucl
prosperous increase as had set IN
With the recognition Of the check K
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Wants Elective Commissioner. Of


Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,--1 read your editorial OF inc
2Sth, The Commissioner Amendment.
Bad and was surprised at the tone
thereof. 1t was my impression that
The Times Dispatch stood by the peo-
pie in their fight to get. back the right
to elect their commissioners. 1ester-
day you said 1t would be better 10 az,
point. Will you compare the WORK u
commissioners elected by the people
with that OF assessors appointed by
judges? If so. you will find more $,
than that Of real estate. Now, do not
encourage Capitalization, but give TO
the people their right to elect an OIL Oh.
ficers. / hope to see tho day wneh me
will have the right to elect all ON.
GERS from President to scavenger Nv
direct vote, and as long as man does !.
his duty and the people want him. let
them have the right to Keep MN III
Office. wv III. IlNoL1I'
Salem, January 90.
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INC Lyncl.bnre Mnrkct.

Especial to The Times Dispat CHI
Lynchburg. Va. February 6-The
Lynchburg market last week aggre-
gated S69.100, despite the fact that the
weather was not favorable for heavy
sales sales The offerings We're largely OF
the medium and good grades, and the
trade was active. Prices on ali grades
We're up to quotations, with an IN
ward tendency, this being particularly
true OF the good and fine grades. The
average price for the week is stated
to have been the highest of the sea.
son.
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DISAPPOINTED IN PROGRAM

Palma, Fiat, withdrew. Time, s:s6.
Ton miles, free for all handicap-
Kirschcr, Darracqu, first; Oldheld
Knox. second be Palma, Fiat. third
Time, 9:32
Ten miles, special handicap. even
oldheld, Knox, first; De Palma. Fiat
second. Time, s:47.
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.Norfolk " Western Railway

TONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NUKFULk. "
h Schedule In Effect January 80, 1910.
Leave Byrd Street Station. Richmond. DAILY
5GVNcHBURG AND THE WEST; 900 A: NJ.
ia:io p NJ, 900 p. NJ. Arrive Richmond: From
Nofolk-ii4o A NJ, $50 ?; n ll S.eo Z; NJ
Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Care, Cafe Dining
q, II, BOSLEY.
" Sl'ib 3. BEvlLl. D. P. 4" Richmond Va.
G. p. A.. Roanoke Va.
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f1ILLER 8 co.
BANKERS AND BROKERS',
lloI II. Main Street,

Meinpers New York stock Exchange,
new forh Cotton Exchange, Chicago
hoard OF Trade Orders executed for
Investment or on margin on all, ex-
CS',,aihBes' PRIVATE wires to New YORK,
~''cago'HNhd New Orleans
T. LEE RODHN...
ManRcSs -
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railwa,
SEADOARD AIR LINE.

SEADOARD AIR LINE.
Southbound trains scheduled to leave Richmond
daily: oIO a. M.-Local to Norlina. Raleigh
Charlotte, Wilmington, l:lS p. M.-slsepers ana
coaches, Atlanta. Birmingham Savannah: J s;as
ida points. io:ia +. NJ. 1o:4s r. M;-sleeppesrs
savannah A tIa.
Med to arrive Richmond daily:4:2O A. NJ. 700
A. NJ. 7:2s a. M. SOS p. M. $40 p. nj
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Railroads.

sDaily. WEEKDAYS. sSundays only. fDaily
except Monday. All trains to or from Byrd
Street Station Except trains leaving $50 a. N:
and arriving no night stop at Elba. Time Of
! arrivals and departures not guaranteed. Read
the signs.
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Coach William F. Quinn, who was
i'll recently in hospital at Summit. n.
j., is on deck again. and declares he
is as strong and healthy as ever. Har-
ward will have an able representation
in the Boston Athletic Association
meet next Saturday. bat will save
most of her stars for later events.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
BROWNS PENSIONS.

The following is list of pensions
and other claims recently allowed
through the efforts of Pension AttOr-
ney D. ". Brown. of our city:
Aretus Howell, ofMiddlepOrt, O.,
bounty and arrears of pay, not given
yet.
Heirs of Richard F. Chambers, of
Point Pleasant, bounty arrears of
pay, ETC., not yet given.
Jonathan Jorden, Grimm's Land
ing, increase pension from SIC to
Sl4 per month.
C. R. Midday, of GallipOlis, Ohio,
guardian for Geo. W. Plants, form
erly of our county, an original pen
sion of sll6s.4e, and sl4 per mo.
until the minor reaches the age of
l6 years. This was a very difficult
case and is the largest pension allow
ed in the county for many years.
We congratulate the young child and
his attorney as well.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
TWO CENT RAILROAD CASE.

The Coal & Coke e-cent passenger
rate case has been set for January 81
in the Supreme Court of Appeals.
This will settle the e-cent passenger
rate law in this state. 1t is under
stood that the cases of the other
railroads that secure injunctiOns
against the state will in all probability
not be heard, but that attorneys rep
resenting these roads will appear
with representing the Coal and Coke.
The suits in each case are identical,
and the conditions complained of the
same, except that in the case of the
Coal & Coke, the railroad does not
traverse points outside of the state.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
SEA FLAT

Miss Eva Mcclure was the guest
of Miss Addie Baker, Wednesday
evening.
Samuel Stevens, who has been
living at Leon for quite awhile, has
moved to his farm, the a. J. Stevens
place.
B. J. Cossin spent the day, Thurs
day, with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cossin.
Prof. B. S. Smith, who is teach
ing at North Point Pleasant, has been
at home for the past week.
Wiley King has moved to the J.
a. Graham farm.
The little child of W. E. Casio is
real sick at. this writing.
Mr.. Jno. Graham, of West Char
lesion, was in this vicinity Saturday.
We understand Mr. Graham has
bought the Frank Keefer farm, near
Leon.
Mrs. James Stevenson was visiting
Mrs. C. H. Baker. Sunday.
Our teacher, Mr.. Royal Kessel
spent Xmas with his parents, near
Riply. Mr.. Kessel, we are glad to
say, is getting along fine with his
school at Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Upton were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Keefer,
Sunday.
We learn Mrs. E. A. COssin is
among the sick, this week.
Miss Maggie Harris was visiting
her Aunt, Mrs. James Stevenson,
Friday.
Mr.. James Stevenson was visiting
Mr.. Preston Newell, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Upton, who
have been in Clay County visiting
relatives, have returned home.
Mr.. H. T. Stewart spent Sunday
with Mr.. T. R. Workman and family.
Wishing the readers and correspond
ents of our paper a prosperous year
and may we each one try to make
the world better by having lived in it,
RI,a p.u
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
CAPT. GEORGE 7. STONE DEAD.

The entire Register force is panied
to learn of the death of Capt. George
T. Stone, which sad event occurred
last week at Portland Oregon, where
he has resided for several years.
Utmost every citizen of Point Pleas
ant knew and respected George
Stone. He was the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stone, who for
many years owned the lower half Of
what is now known as Tu-Endie-
Park, and who conducted hotel and
business house in what is now desig-
mated as the mansion" In this
house George was born, and, we be.
iexe also were his older brothers and
s;ster-william deceased, Henry,
Charley and Mary deceased. We
extend to the relatives heartfelt
sympathy.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
THE RIVERS.

The Kanawha river broke up Tues
day morning and viii be clear of ice
tonight. No damage has been done
anywhere on the river.
The Ohio river ice gorges are all
coming and no damage is anticipated.
Mr.. Walter Henson, has resigned
his position as mate on the Lucie
Marmet and accepted position as
mate on the Fallie, Pitesburg tow
boat.
The Enterprise Docks and Kanawha
Docks resumed work Monday after a
few days lay off on account of the
severe cold weather last week.
Capt. Jas. Wright, pilot on the
D. T. Lane spent few days here
with his wife last week.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.


William E. North and Bessie May
Wright.
Oliver Ashley and Mrs. Annie
Smith.
Walter W. Duncan and virgie
CumpstOn.
Benjamin H. cumpston and Rena
Chandler.
Jas. W: siders and Isadora Bar
trum.
W. creaver Thomiley and Sonora
NJ. Blazer.
Charles l. Mayes and sherley NJ
Gilmore.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-01-05
A SOCIAL AFFAIR.

Miss Forest Martin entertained
with a dinner, Wednesday, Dec.
90, 1909, in honor of Mrs. Mamie
Colville and her guests, of Mason
City. Those present were Mrs.
Colville, Misses Stella Griess, Francis
O'Neal, Ora Donovan, Messrs Justin
Johnson, Dennis Park and Elmer
Martin.