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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17
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Eleven years Naking tito
city. Office, CD East Main
Phone Monroe 3O74.
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IL I. Foster. aged twenty three
years, died at the home OF his mother.
lla1 Brook avenue, at 1855 = VI.
December IS.
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Shoe Repairing.

15C. HALF SOLE MEMS SHOES. La
dies eec. chiidrens buc. and up; ev~
cry par sewed. DREWiS ELFt-
TRIO SHOE FACTORY, TIC Il. Nam
Street pnoEe Monroe 1861
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17

CHRISTMAS PROBLEMS soLvEp--
call ON N. KLEIN & SON. INC. $50
f. Broad.
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Situations Wanted--Male.


4 SSlSTANT REGISTERED DRUG
gist wants permanent position afteT
January list. preferably In small
town. very best recomme ndatlons.
ADDRESS DRUGGIST. a5i Bank ST.,
Norfolk, Va
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Personals.

WE HANDLE DIFFICULT PROB
lams In plumbing ant steam or hot
water heating. sanitary plumbing.
sarvieahIe heating. VA. PLUMBING.
HEATING co
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Wants Wants Wants


STRAfED OR STOLEN FROM 1880 L
street night of December fifteenth,
brown mare about geo lbs; medium
height: reward IL returned or infor-
nation given leading ii Its recovery.
phones: Monroe 2sSs, Madison 4gl1-l.
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L VI BHEI.LAs.
MOOD AND COLD.

COLDER WEATHER WILL COME,
and, while | do not anticipate any
advance in coal or wood. would like
for all my customers that can do 50
10 get In n supply now. because 1t
IL impossible TO deliver to all rromptv
~ In bad weather. | ann unloading
two to four cars zach day Of the very
best. Try one. LONG, THE WOOD
MAN. ofiice: 1905 West Broad. Four
phones.
DO NOT FAIL To CALL FIRST At
y. KLEIN N son. INC.
go East Broad.
before selecting Christmas gifts. our
SPECIAL COUNTERS viii surprIs.
you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17

Mcdonald and the defendant Is not
permitted To remarry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17

SPECIAL. CHRISTMAS COUNTERS. 10
CENTS, IS CENTS. so CENTS 81 10
AND $500. YotI WILL. FIND HERR.
4 SUITABLE GIFT FOR ANY RE,
t!UIREMENT.
n. KLEIN 4 son. INC.
GO EAST BROAD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17
Special Notice.

sTECIAL N0TICE-IF YUG NEED
on at the old price as bought a
good lot OF rubber before the price
Of rubber advanced: so set busy and
take advantage OF this. Apply to
b. G. Bristow's. No. IL, -, Is, North
Eighteenth street.
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4-ee.--+s-.sr4-s-=
STOP: LOOK AND THlNN.

JOHN La ToucHE. Jn.. NEW PLACE.
AIT w. Main: Monroe 1852: French
and steam cleaning; ladies princess
and dresses cleaned sl.50: pieated
skirts French cleared. as cents;
length 10 cents per pair, gents suits
dry cleaned. soc: French cleaned si.G0
reduction In all work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-17

WANTED. A POSITION Ky AN EN-
perienced lumberman. who is pTae-
teal In the planning mill. sash, door
snd blind business. for the past ses :.
erai years travelling Virginia ana
Carolina buying lumber. Address :
WILLARD EASEsS. 800 Washington
st Petersburg Va
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ruE INCREASE IN INSURANCE.

At the recent meeting Of life insur-
ance company presidents in Chicago,
Paul Morton. ono OF the captains of
the insurance industry, commented on
the striking growth of this tremen-
dous business. Here are some of the
facts he gave:
In 1860, the per capita life insur-
ancc averaged s5,25. in 1000 it was 500
per capita; in 1910 it Is estimated at
$3.50 per capita. Within fifty years the
volume Of life insurance business has
increased from $165 100000 to $13,7OO,-
100000 This is almost a hundred
fold increase, while in the period
stated the pop,lansn of the United
States has inoreaAg less than three
fold
This indicates remarkable growth
In the past decade the increase has
been nothing less than wonderful, and
it is said that this increase is due
to new and liberal plans adopted by
the Insurance companies.
Expansion in the insurance business
is to be explained on several grounds
but the organization methods of the in
surance companies have had much to
do with the marvellous results achieved
Wide and persistent advertisement
furnishes another reason, Still an
other consideration is found In the
fact that life insurance has been made
an easy and safe proposition for the
average man.
Half a century ago therc were not
SO many men as there are now who
looked upon insurance as matter OF
fact necessity. There were still fewer
men who thought themselves able to
take out policies. Nowadays, life
insurance is looked upon both as an
indispensable investment and as a
necessity for those who would protect
themselves and those near and dear to
them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14

election but gave no figures. The
election authorities wrote back that
they must have the certified figures
of the ballots cast The crittenden
County officials replied that since
there was but one candidate they saw
no use In going to the expense of an
election and they had held none. The
unvoted for nominee will get the Office,
all right.
This seems an excellent and sound
procedure, but it can be tried only in
those states where there is no oppo-
sition party. It was an Arkansas law
yer WHO answered the inquiry of a
young Republican attorney in another
state as to whether it would be adj
visable for him to migrate to Arkan-
sas. IF YOU are Republican, the
game laws OF this State will protect
youn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
THE PLAY OPTIMISTIC.

Many plays there arc and many pro-
auctions of other descriptions on the
stage which are not worth mentioning
at all, because they are epitomes of
Stiffness and foolish noise. Now and
then a play worth while appears.
Such was 1.-The Country Boy" which
was produced in this city this week.
1t belongs to that lamentably rare
class of productions known as opti-
mistic plays.
It's strength lay in the fact that it
reflected life and subtly taught several
old but never untImely lessons, If
there were any poet of really great
mould in the United States, he could
write a powerful epic on the situa-
tion about which the play hinges
the country boy swallowed up in the
mad maelstrom of the metropolis His
defeats, his shattered dreams his dis
enlargement, his disillusionment-
these weave themselves into q story
that is universal in It's interest.
THE Country Boy" does not teach
its lesson negatively. ii does not deal
with the seamy side of city life; 1t is
MOT problem play, pretending to
teach good morals by the presentation
of bad. The play in question is
optimistic, uplifting, cheering. rich in
human interest, rich in humor ana
pathos, wholesome, but not oppressive
in It's didactic quality--and the point
of the matter is that there ought to
DC moro plays like it, fulfilling the
educativo purpose of the stage. For
it would be Just as we'll If the slangy
songs and the cXtrayagant foolishncss
of the plays that arc seen were less
frequent and wholesome performances
were moro common.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
TIE rAILunE OF LODGE.

/ The washington Post is strongly
advising the people of Massachusetts
to return Henry Cabot Lodge to the
United stutes Senate. There is a very
substantial possibility that the Sage OF
Nahant will not be present in the
higher branch OF Congress when his
term shall have expired.
Mr., Lodges usefulness to the coun-
try has steadily increased, and lie now
stands in the very first rank of Amer
lean statesmen. declares the Post in
a passion of enthusiastic eulogy. The
point to be noted, however is that
] our contemporary can give no reason
for the retention of the Massa
chusetts senior Senator. Tho Post
thinks that the desire for the re-
election of Lodge is really national,
asserting with bold touch of tho
New Nationalism" that 1.-The country
has a right to ask that Senator'S who
have reached high place shall be kept
where their experience and ability can
be exercised for the general welfare"
The further statement is made that
mo successor, however prominent
locally or however able, could hope
TO reach tho place occupied by Mr..
Lodge without serving an equal mum
Der OF years" That view is ono in
which we assuredly cannot concur. 1t
could not apply in the case of either
DR.. Eliot or Ex-Governor Guild, both
of whom are prominently mentioned
for Lodges seat in the Senate.
What service has Lodge rendered
TO the nation? In what way has he
made himself Indispensable as a public
servant? II he has achieved any great
fame it has not come to our ears; If
he has been the author of any great
measure or has aided materially in
getting any great measure through,
the newspapers have been remarkably
silent on the subject.
As matter Of fact, Lodge has been
a distinct disappointment as states
man Starting out with considerable
reputation as an author and political
writer, he has failed to sustain the
predictions made for him. Tho most
unpopular man in public life in Mas
sachusetts to-day hated by large
element of the people almost as a per
sonal enemy only the power of en-
trenched privilege has held him so
long in the Senate. If United states
Senator's were chosen in Massachusetts
by popular vote Lodge would long ago
have belonged to the politicians that
were.
Nahant is the place for Lodge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
AMERICANS SUSPECTED
Guard Placed Around Hotel to Natci,
Their Actions

Puerto Cortez, via New Orleans. La
December ia guard Of soldiers il
placed tonight around the local hotel
here, where foreign visitors and bust.
ness men stay Ostensibly this guard
Is for their protection, fbut the real
object Is to watch the actions of the
Americans.
Tho government fears a revolution
and suspects that American soldiers of
fortune may be masked behind every
Yankee passport presented. 1t IL re-
liably reported that the hotel guard
is under instructions to see not only
that Americans are not permitted to
Join In any fighting which may start.
but that they shall not be allowed to
get out at night and start trouble
on their own responsibility Ordina-
ally business continues undisturbed,
but enterprises In which foreigners
are likely to be interested are badly
hampered
The Honduran boat Ia Tunbla In
the harbor keeps steam up day and
night. She is equipped with krupp
guns of small calibre and expects to
have expert gunners aboard The gov.
ernor of this department is reported
to be en- route here to supervise the
military preparations
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14

I who were competent to speak on the
subject OF the commission form OF
| these, Or, Eliot. OF Massachusetts, was
| chief, but he now says that the growth
OF the form as practical matter has
/ been so great that he Is no longer the
man 10 speak on the subject, but that
mayors and commissioners of cities
under the new system are the men who
should speak. Many cities are follow
ing this suggestion and having such
men address city gatherings on the
topic, For instance, the mayor or
Houston has been telling the people
of Chicago what success the com
mission form OF government is in the
Texas town.
Texas, in fact, leads in this great
municipal reform, probably because the
idea was first put into practice at
Galveston and Houston. Kansas and
Oklahoma are progressive seconds to
the Lone Star state in this direction.
1t would seem that, like the good roads
the commission form of
government idea is contagious and
spreads to localities and states border
ing those where the experiment has
proved successful.
The growth of this system of gov
ernment of cities in the next decade
will be phenomenal. Anticipated forms
cannot resist the X-Rays of progress.
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HELLO, CUpD,

Complaint has been filed with the
New York Public Service Commission
that the demands of lovers for tele-
phone service seriously impede business
In New York. In pay stations, 81 is
alleged, the nuisance" is especially
distressing Perhaps The gentle In
dictment could be laid in other cities,
but nobody but the grabbed New York
brokers and business men generally
would have been mean enough 10 wish
70 regulate the length of the tender
messages OF those burning with The
divine fire"
Why should business have the night
of way over sentiment? is business
more important than loye-malSlng, SO
iar as man and government are con-
eerned? Shall Wall street dominate
the world Of love, as well as the worlds
of finance and politics? A thousand
times no. Sweet nothings are better
than stock quotations. Better fren-
6led romance than trenzied Rnanoe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14

NaPnleon as Sarah Rcrnhardt, in her
: i.eia0httlph OF the AiglOn. her presence
" The United states renders partic-
uIaliy timely Il discussion of the move
nieIt now IN progress for the trans
IeI rom vienna 10 Paris Of the re-
mairs ar this ill-fatcd prince, who was
Known IN turn as King OF Rome, as
y apo'Son IL. and an Duke OF Reich
stadt HIS body now Hes in the vaults
o,sH4ath ire Sapuclnc Church, at
Vienna. which for moro tIan zoo years
hag been The last resting place OF the
members Of the reigniug house of
,iuatria ~ fact, the only two coftiHs
.hat do not actually contain Haps-
bnrgs are that OF the Countess Fuchs,
who was he goyerneas and most faith
lll aud trusted retainer and conf
dautc OF Empress Marie Therese, and
that OF the Duke OF Reichstadt that is
TO Say. Eonaparte
There Is not the slightest likelihood
OF the dukes body ever being removed
az Paris, 10 rest beside his fnther. and
" is ridiculous 10 imagine that any of
The statesmen now in power in France
would commit themselves 10 any move
50 ominouS TO the republic: for when
King Louis Philippe made the mistake.
50 fatal to his dynasty of bringing
back from ST Helena the remains Of
the first Aappleon, Tor entomhmeut at
the lnNalides in Paris with the object
of rcconciiing the great EmpeTor'S nd-
lnirers 10 his own reign, the magni-
tccnt pageant in correction with the
welcome 10 France of the dead En-
peror, and OF their consignment 10 the
care OF his old soldiers, brought about
NapolconiC revival, which eliminated
in the overthrow of King Louis Phil
ippc and In his exile from France, as
wen rs the restoration to power of the
mousse of BUnapartc, in tho person OF
Louis Napoleon, first as President OF
the republic and then as Emperor.
The bringing back Of the remains of
NAPOLEON II. 10 Paris might we'll lead
- another Napclconic revival, fatal 10
the "epublic and conducive to the
restoration of the empire, under Victor
Napoleou. now married 10 Princess
clemantine OF Belgium, and related.
both by this union and by his birth, 70
a fashion that gives him great advan-
taGe over Napoleon Ill, who was
always regarded, until his ELEVATION
TO the throne, and even afterwards.
as a mere GdNentnFer, and not as OIL
royal origin.
Moreovet, there is equally little pros
.pect OF the reiGning house OF Austria
permittlnrg the remoyal Of the retnaths ms
Capucine vault at Vienna, For when
Napoleon III, with the object of con-
solidating his tenure OF the throne oil
France brought, as Emperor every
influence to bear upon fTanciS joseph
TO consent to the surrender, the ruler
OF the Dual Empire curtly refused to
permit anything of the kind, on the
plea that the Duke of Reiohstadt, upon
whose knees he had often as a child
sat, and of whom as youngster he
had been n particular favorite had
ALWAYS been regarded as member of
the house of IIapsburg, rather than as q
Bonspartc, and that therefore it was
much more appropriate that his last
resting place should be on the banks
of the Danube than on those OF the
Seine.
Copyright 1914 by the Brentwood
Company,)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
NO IMMERSION
tresbyterians Consider Idea and Turn
1t Down.

1t Down.
Pittsburs, Pa, December ia
movement to substitute immersional
puPtisn for the sprinkling method now
IHipioSeu by the Presbyterian Church
IN the United States, was approved In
the the report of q committee to the Pitts
purS Presbytery day, but after q
5seated discussion the idea wac turned
Rov. ID. S, schaff, d. D.. of the west
ern Theological Seminary chairman OF
, ne committee on bills and overtures,
reported the recommendation that the
Words sprinkling and pouring" be
stricken from the Book of Discipline
Ina IN me me " word "baptizo' be substituted
! n. Schaf pointed that the word hap
ism was from the Creek, meaning Ito
put under" and said that even in Ger
many where the Baptists had no fol-
owing and the question was not an
th,u that the churches agreed on
Rev, w. L. McEwan. D. D. pastor
OF me Third Presbyterian Church, eau
Toned against hurried action on so
Important a matter, and declared that
, Siiaer present arrangement member
nad the privilege of immersion. The
Rev. John Royal Harris, Of the Shady
Avenue Church, said:
would not and could not immense
in the name OF the Trinity, ana !
would leave the church first"
Ihe Rev. G. $. George suggested
mat those who desired the radical
OF health and sent over to the Bap-
liSt church" others pointed out the
expense of installing baptismal pools
IN me churches. The change was final
~ defeated by a large majority
INC movement although a futile one,
Was regarded as important because of
IN" tact that the PRESBYTERIAN head
quarters are nominally in Pittsburg.
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MURDERED BY ROBBERS
Nathan II. Hyde is Found with Head
Split Open.

Chicago, III, December tS.-Nathan
Hyde former United States Com
missioner tor the Southern District Of
Wisconsin. and at one time I, member
OF the New York bar. was found dead
N mis- home on the West Side last night
His head was cut open by blow from
crow bar, which was found near tho
BODY The house was ransacleed, and
for the murder Mr.. Hyde was seventy
six years old and had lived in Chi
caSo since 1909. His wife died before
he came 70 Chicago. and since then
he lived alone, Neighbors of the dead
man declare he was wealthy. Mr.. Hyde
had practiced law at Sheboygan, Wis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14

AUTOMOBILE SPEED DErECToRs.
In Boston, automobile speeders are
not convicted on the conicctural esti-
mates OF eye witnesses nor can they
be released on the interested tcsti-
mony of the chauffeur. They arc de-
tected by means Of an instrument
known as a photo speed-recorder. .
the Vcracty of which rests on thc
uniform and lmmutable working of
natural laws.
The apparatus used in Boston con
sists Of two similar Photographic
cameras, set side By side in the same
box. Ii Is so arranged that each
camera takes a picture with an ex-
posure of Approximately ono-hun
dredth Of second, and is provided
with a mechanism which automa tically
exposes one camera Approximately one
second after the other 1t is also pro-
Nided with chronometer Of a stop
watch variety so arranged that the
shadow of a dial divided into thirtieths
VI second is shown, together with
the shadow of the hand in its position
on the dial, upon the plate in each
separate camera, and this simultaneous
with the exposure of the plate in each
camera,
In order to use the apparatus for
determining speeds, this rule is en-
ploNed: The distance of any cx-
ternal object from the lens of a
camera is as many times greater than
the distance of the image on the pho
tograph plate from the lens as the
size Of the object is greater than the
size OF the Image"
This device has worked with great
success, and has been approved by
the Massachusetts courts. II ought to
be used in Richmond during the speed
ing season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
SMOKY CITY SUICIDES
Three People, Woman mud Two Men,
End rhcfr live.

End Their Lives
Pittsburg, Pa, December 13-Three
persons ended their lives in Pittsburg
to-day, one woman and two men.
An unknown man dived from Glen
wood Bridge, across the Monongahclu
River with the grace and ease OF a
trained swimmer. His body Inns not
been recovered.
Dr. Francis Vincent Ely, we'll
known physician, made few profess
sional calls early in the day, and re-
turning home, kissed his wife ana two
sons and then shot himself. Before his
distracted wife had called another
physician. DR.. Ely was dead. lie had
been i'll for some time.
Tho body Of Mrs. Nellie Brewer Tig-
sclbeck, wife of Mounted Policeman
Henry H. Tiggelbeck. was found on
tho floor OF their kitchen early to-day.
She had quarrelled with her husband.
and during the night shot herself
through the heart with his service re-
t-S.l,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
InYitrtIona Issued.

tSpecial to The Tines-Dispatch.1
Wadesboro, n. c. December I3.-In.
Nitations have been issued by AIR and
Mrs. a. S. j. Smith, which announce
the marriage of their daughter Miss
Eula May Smith, to Thomas Ohio
Marsh which will take place on We'd
nesday evening, December IS, at the
home Of the bride. Wadesboro. y. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
Tenure OF Office Act.
What IS the tenure Of ONO, act2

In February, 1867, Congress pass.
ed bill limiting the power OF
tho President in removals from Office.
1t took from the President the power
TO remove members OF his Cabinet. OK
cept BY permission Of the senate. de-
clarins that they should hold office for
and during the term Of President by
whom they were appointed and for
ono month thereafter, subject 10 re-
moyal by and with the consent of the
Senate. President Johnson vetoed the
bin March 9. but # was passed over
his veto, and became a law,
i<srlc BciIc,r.
% When and where was Kyrle Below.
the actor. born? co What nationality
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Prominent Merchant Killed; No Gu

Prominent Merchant Killed; No Clue
to Murderer.
Fort Mill, s. c., December i3.-F.
Nevin. prominent merchant. was shot
from ambush near here last night. dy-
ing almost instantly. No clue as 10 the
perpetrator Is obtainablc tonight.
about year ago Nevin was at
tackled in similar manner while en- :
terlng his store. On that occasion hc
was quite seriously injured A negro
was arrested, hut was acquitted by a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
Condiiion nf thn rre.,snrr

Wsshinston, d. G, DECEMBER i5.-At the
beginning OF business to-day tho condition
vi tho United states Treasury was:
Working balance in asurv offices SIS
n5!@ in banks and Philippine rrcasury.
S5if9e l6 The total balance in general fnnd
WAS Ssi,lH.20l; ordinary receipts Yesterday
We're sin3 50. with ordinary disbursements
OF s2,02i,o5i. The deficit to-day is SIZE. :
III as against f2S,5lj.s,6 ut this time last
year
These figures exclude Panama Canal and
puDlic debt transactions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14
PARTIES UNITE
They Demand OF Russia Facts as to
Prison Brutality.

st. Petersburg, December 13--An the
oppos.ton parties in the Duma have
united n addressing an interpeiia-
ton TO the ministers of the interior
arI justice regarding the reported
wholesale logging of political prisoners
in the Harantui ana Yoligda prisons N
Siberia 1t is charged that the gov
ernment is talking a brutal leveMge-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-14

on. its political opponents, and A.. 60
doing Is disgracing Russia,
LIZ Is reported that Sasoheff, the ns
sassin of Minister OF the Interior vun
plehve. has died in larantui as d re-
injuries.