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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
CREW IS RESCUED
FROM SINKING SHIP
Wireless Brings Relief to Steamer
Korea Which Founders in
Mid Ocean.

NEW YORK, March News OF
the rescue of Captain Serpe and his
crew of forty-eight men from the
steamer Korea, which foundered In
m%idoeean, reached the offices of the
Anchor Line to-day from the Gale
donfa, of that line, which responded
to a wireless distress call from the
Korea on Tuesday and ~cceed Ill
taking off captain and crew Just be-
fore h big vessel disappeared De-
meath the waves.
The Caledonia Is due here MONDAY
with the rescued men. No details OF
the accident are contained in the
formal notice from Captain Baxter. OF
the Caledonia.
The Korea was formerly a passen-
ger steamer of the Russian a
Asiatic line. plying between this port
and Idbau. Russia, xater she was
transformed into a freighter and car
ried cargoes of iron n ore. h was
running from Philadelphia to Nor
wegian ports.
H.. ?R. rc1.r, McJs-a(C shrdlu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
new skY-sGRAP[R
FOR main STREET
Quarters for Virginia Trust Com
pany and Western Union Tele-
graph Company.
Corporation Expects to Award
Construction Contract With
in Next Few Days.

Within the next two or three days
the contract for the construction Of
a thirteen-story steel ana concrete
office building adjoining the First Ma
tional Bank in East Main street. be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets
Will be awarded. n by Feb. j, 1911
according to the articles of the con
tract, h building will be complete
and ready for occupancy.
h new skyscraper WILL contain
about two hundred Offices, and viii
cost about $780, 600, and not mil.
lions and millions" according to q
recent
Principal among the tenants will bt
the Virginia Trust Company, which
| will take a large part of the grount
floor, and the Western Union Tele.
graph Company. which will establish
Its central Richmond offices and work
ing departments there.
The building will be the property oi
tho Richmond Building Corporation
trecentlyLPaFehasifs -the-sevcrAf-fot .
ag~gregattng fifty-two fleets fronting In
| Main street for S101,o35, upon which
1t will stand. 1t will DC fireprool
throughout, and will be equipped with
every modern and ap'
pliance.
High speed electric elevators vii
run from the basement through this
thirteen floors, each being fitted will
new safety devices designed to prevent
any possible accident.
Standing as 1t will in the very hear
of the financial center of Richmond
this building will contain. besides tbs
two tenants named above, a nnmbel
OF the most important business. ans
banking concerns in the city. April.
cations for Office space are being re
ceived every day by the president ant
secretary of the Richmond Building
Corporation, and at the present rat'
every office will be taken within th'
| next few weeks.
The corporation putting up tn
building Is composed of the following
local business men:
Messrs. A. Beirne Blair, president
Henry S. wallerstein. vice-president
Hugh Denoon. secretary; John T. WI
son. II. Garnett Tabb and Harry l
Denoon.
The plans and specifications for tn,
building i1ave,just been ra~n b.
Architect w. Duncan Lee, of this city
in consultation with Messrs. Clinton
and Russell. the New York architects
who supervised the construction of tn
Mutual building at Ninth and Mair
streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
Decision Handed Down in One Gas,
and Another Argued.

aDn [hltottlNT uGts
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals reconvened this morning at
1880 O'Clock, with Circuit Judges
Goff and Pritchard and District
Judge Boyd and Dayton in attendance.
Court announced and handed down
its opinion in the following case:
No. 944. Norfolk and Western
Railway Company VS.. United States:
cross writ of error to the District
Court at L~ynchburg, Va. Opinion by
Judge Dayton. Reversed and re-
manded for new trial.
George Culbreth Thomas, of Bal
timore, Md, was admitted to prac-
tice In this court.
The following case vas argued:
No. 951. Charles b. Burdette, bank
rupt. petitioner. VS.. Arthur l.. Jack
son ct al, respondents; on petition
for review OF the District Court at
Baltimore, Md. Caused argued by
George c. Thomas and Richard s.
Culbreth. of Baltimore, Md, for the
petitioner, and by II. W.. F'eldner, of
Baltimore. Nd. for the respondents
and submitted.
Court adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 1880 O'Clock.
Tomorrow being conference day.
there will be no cases in the call for
argument, but the court will hold a
conference session as to the cases
heretofore argued and submitted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04

before he afixes his signature. In
many Instances he has discovered lit
tie errors and communicated their
finding to the enrolling clerks, who
said proofreaders were necessary 70
large volume Of enrolling business at
this time. 1t is understood proof
readers will be appointed for every
Legislature In the future.
Thus far Governor Mann has not
declined to sign a measure bearing
the signature of Iieutenant-Governor
El1yson and Speaker Byrd, or laid
n bin aside. One bill was sent back
to the House to a Its title amend
ed SO as to make II constitutional
Owing TO the large numbe OF bills
passed and to be passed by the two
Houses of the Legislature, Governor
Mann probably will work at night
next week to read and sign them SO as
70 finish as soon as possible after the
General Assembly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
LEARN TO AIM STRAIGHT.
Lincoln Told Story to Illustrate Ina
portauce of Aim.


Many a boy misses becoming a great
man, many q girl misses becoming .
great m by failing to take good
aim. It's important to find out a.
early as we can just what We a do,
what our special talent Ii. and then
direct our utmos energies at that n
target. :
-The-men of single, concentrated
purpose are the ones who accomplish
the hard things of the world. Years
ago a number of school boys, mem.
bers Of a Philadelphia school, were
taken by their teachers to Washing
ton to see President Lincoln In the
White House,
When the ceremonies were over Mr..
Lincoln turned TO the boys.
Boys" he said. a kindly smile play
ing about his features. "do the teachs
err in your school teach you how to
load, take aim and FIRE? Do they
teach you the importance OF htttin1
the target every timer
i've known some people," thAy
president went on. who had fine look
ing guns. but they just went out an
blazed away without much aim. an
they didn't amour to much. It's D
great thing to have good guns. hut
any kind Of a u that hits the
mark is better than any other kind
tard shot that hits the target. boyA
that doesn't. An insignificant mua.
Is better than a United States army.
shell that goes whixzing away In,
space and airnlessly explodes."-St
Nicholas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
LESSEES MUST PAY
TAXES ON PROPERTY

TRENTON, N. j., March 4.-The
Supreme Court decided to-day that
the lessees of property at, Ocean
Grove and not the Ocean Grove Camp
Meeting Association are responsible
for the payment of taxes on the prop
erty. This decision leads t a rever-
sal Of the judgment OF the State
Board of Equalization of Taxes.
which held that the taxes should be
levied against the association rather
than the lease holders. Justice Tren-
chard wrote the opinion of the court,
the syllabus of which holds as fol-
lows:
A assessment of taxes levied
against a lease for nincty-nine years.
renewable to the lessee. his heirs and
assigns forever. where the rent re-
served Is grossly disproportionate to
the value of the land, is not invalid"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
CHEER PASSAGE OF
TEACHERS PENSION BIZ

by a vote of 67 to "a. the House
at the conclusion of the session
Thursday evening passed the teach
ers' pension bill. This bill carries an
appropriation of $4,000, the same as
given AT the last session. The amend
ment, which was at one time con-
sidered by the committee. limiting APP
plicants to the pension fund to those
whose property did not exceed $3.50
In value. was eliminated. and the bill
as passed was exactly as IL came from
the Senate.
The passage of the bill was marked
by a demonstration from the gal
ferries. A large number of teachers
had remained through the entire ses-
sion. In the hope that the bill would
be reached. and with the members
on the floor. Joined In hearty APP
plause when the vote was announced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
STEEL COMPANY BUYS
COAL AND IRON MINES

ROANOKE, VA. Mar. A report
says that a deal with Pennsylvania
Steel Company for the purchase of the
.CaiaWba Coal and Iron Mines has -neen
closed; that a railroad from Glover
to Catawba will be built at once,
and that the mines will be developed
in a largo scale. Little Is known OF
tho matter here, but IL the report III
true the proposition Is n of the big
gest things known in this section for
years.
A representative of McIlvaine Lum-
Der CO., Philadelphia, is here to pur-
chase O yard for grading and assort-
ing lumber. 1t is said that St0o ,V00
will be spent on the plant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
COWGIRL AND LOVER
WILL Be MARRIED
Montana Jack and Hazel Roam
Horse Given Transportation
by Local Police.

Supplied with tickets furnished
them by the Police Department,
Montana" Jack Ray and Hazel
Roanhorse left for Washington Fri
day afternoon to be married, The
couple applied for a marriage license
Thursday afternoon In the clerks of
flee OF the Hastings Court here, but
the license could not be issued on ac-
count OF Miss Roanhorse being un-
der twenty-one years of age.
They viii "a no trouble, how
ever. having the knot tied in Wash
ington, as the girl IL over eighteen
years of age, and that puts her be-
yond the limit of the Washington
law.
Friday morning, when seen at the
Associated Charities Home. Miss
Roanhorse. a pretty brown-eyed las
sic dressed In typical costume of the
plains, vas fondiing a little black
and white puppy in her lap when
the reporter entered. At her feet
lay a lariat in a couple of coils.
waiting for Jack"
am waiting for Jack" she said,
glancing up, He spent the night
somewhere else. He ought to have
been here an hour or two ago"
Jack did show up. however. In
plenty Oh Iliit 10 CdtSA thO ShCS1
peake and Ohio train for the ma
tional capital at 2 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon.
For the past two weeks or more
Jack and his bride-to-be have been
working in a shooting gallery at Main
and Eighteenth streets. At one time
they were members of Buffalo BHfs
troupe. They have also held engage
ments with the 101 Ranch.
When they called at the clerks Of
fee OF the Hastings Court Thursday
afternoon Jack and the girl gave a
clever exhibition of lariat throwing
in the presence of Judge Witt, Clerk
Walter Christian. Deputy Clerk Bree-
den and several others.
Miss Roanhorse says her fatner Is
a full blooded Indian, although she
does not look much an Indian her.
self. Her home, she says. Is In Pack
ard City. Ariz.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04

Senator Depew the other evening"
told a story on himself. and 1t ha2
since had a good deal OF vogue In the,
Senate lobby.
when I was a very young man."
he said, II went out to make a politi.
cal speech with some older men one
night. They wanted something red
hot, and I handed It out. Y
al Just turned myself to ekin tbs
opposition. and on the whole the au-
dience seemed to * 1t. The more
they cheered h more I warmed UP I
II. I was Immensely pleased with my
success. But after I got home / =
worried. / had roasted the other sida.
awfuliy. / lay awake wondering IL ii
Wouldn't react and injure our Side
more than the opposition
Then ! bethought myself OF sousA
personal illusions ] had made thar
might easily be construed - liboiOua,
I got q good deal excited and ulene
very little. In the morning I hurrf14
down to see whether h papers had
roasted me. The meeting WA ~
ported all over the ron page.
plunged into 1t. shivering in nervous.
ness. But needn't nave worried.
what 1t said about my speech wa IN
the last two Ines,
"A young q nernNd Depew aIso
spoke. New York Telegram.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
MUST HAVE EXPERTS
TO READ THE BILLS
Proofreaders to be Appointed to
Guard Against Clerical
Errors.

Two proofreaders have been asked
for by the enrolling clerks OF the Gen
erai Assembly. They will be appoint
ed Saturday or Monday.
The necessity for the p~roofreaders
10 scrutinize all bills for errors In
spelling. punctuation. ph~raseoiogy AMI
number OF inaccuracies In measures
and found only after they had passed
and been sent to Governor Mann for
btRs signature 49, ,.y,s4.. ~ s4 S.e5~s3a;
Governor Mann a signed about 900
bills thus far passed by the two
Houses. He viii probably have to
sign zoe or 500 more. The Governor
has put everything else aside and
kept his desk clear for the receipt OF
bills. Each and every bill is read
word for word With tho closest care
and attention BY the CHIEF executive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
Discuss Electricity.

Matters pertaining to electrical con-
struction and particularly to fixtures
were discussed Friday morning at q
special meeting held in the law and
equity court room.
Richmond electrical men held the
meeting for the purpose of going over
a number OF point pertaining their
profession with Mr.. Allen Schoen,
chief engineer for the Southern I'm
derwriters' Association, who Is spend~
ing a few days in the city on husi-
ness.
Among those present were Messrs
w. b. Gambler. ]. II. Stribling, e. ID.
Richardson. w. Fl. Thompson, James
Treznon, A-H-A ppersea, H.. H.
Smith, J. L. Speights. Thomas w.
Bowry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
CoQUELIN's Will.
ceicbrated French Actor neft M=n

celebrated French Actor Deft MSny
requests 20 Friends.
The will has been proved OF Al.
Benoit Constant Coqueltn On. Codue-
line Aimel, the celebrated French ac-
tor, and former member OF the Con-
edie Franchise. who died at Couiily
ST. German (Seine-et-M arne) on jan
uary on last, at the age OF sc years.
He left estate IN the United Kingdom
of the gross value OF 1880 -. He
named as executor his brother, GUS
tave Coqueiin, who now resides in
Paris, and letters OF administration.
with the win annexed. OF his prop
crty have accordingly been granted to
his brothers attorney. Gilbert Ellis
Samuel. solicitor. OF and Great
winchester street. r. G. The will -
dated November 6. 1905, and the fol-
lowing bequests Hereunder:
"200. DOOR. ff8.900) to the Mainon
dc Retraite. Pont-aux-Dames (the
Home for Comedians founded BY
~1hasNoox ffk.hnnl anualix $500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
MODEST DEMANDS
BY wB[AckHANDER
Winston-Salem Pastor Receives
Threatening Letter Demanding
Ten Dollars.
is SUSPECTED
NJ is SUSPECTED
Request Answered, But No Money
Sent-Other News Of
City.

Especial to The Richmond V~irginian.)
wINSTON-SALEM, N. c.. March
THE pastor of a we'll known
church here has received two Black
Hand letters recently from. a woman
who is demanding hat he send her
$40.
He answered the latest letter and
sent the reply By registered mail
The woman receipted for it, but latcr
sent 1t back, saying hat she mad
opened 1t by mistake. The hand
writing was the same as hat in which
the other letters had been written.
The matter has been turned owe TO
a post-officc inspector for investiga-
ton. and an arrest is likely to follow
shortly.
Longevity Is Common.
Old Richmond township. this
ty, can boast OF greater longevity than
any other section OF the county. In
n immediate vicinity there Is a
veritable community OF old people.
Squire Waller. aged 81; his wife,
aged 81. and his wtfe's sister, aged
"a. lived in the same house.. Joseph
Scales, a white man 80 years old,
lives nearby. and the following aged
colored people live in the community:
Abraham Scales, SIS years old; Vina
Speas, So, and Tabitha Sawyer, 106.
The will of the late N. d. Sullivan,
of Walkertown. was probated yester-
day. He leaves an estate valued at
100000, consisting OF real and per-
sonal property, and his daughter and
grandchildren are the sole benefici-
aries.
Building permits were issued yes
terday for a new garage for the
Motor Company n for a mirror fac
tory for the Standard Mirror Com
pany, and also for improvements on
the Norfolk and Westerns uptown
ticket office.
The contract was let yesterday for
a large storage house for the r. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company on
Fourth street.
The Masons and Odd-Fellows have
sold their interest in the building on
the corner of Fourth and Liberty
streets to h other owners. When
the building was first erected, they
were given the privilege of building
the third steFY for Il ~fndgernomr and
they had a deed in fee-simple for the
third floor, and the rest of the prop
erty was owned by other parties.
A mass-meeting will be held at the
Hotel ZinZendorf next Thursday night
for the purpose of hearing a number
of addresses to be delivered In the
interest OF the general crusade
against the spread of tuberculosis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
BOOST FOR THE BANANA.
Sir Alfred Jones Says II Was the Fors
hidden Fruit OF Eden.

~ 1lhENdl VOAItS CH . H N ~ NHiG EOES
hidden Fruit of Eden.
An authority ZONES forward with =
dithyrambic on the downtrodden ba-
mana which quickens the pulse OF
Antonio, gladdens the heal of tbs
vegetarian alliance, Boosts the stock
of the United Fruit Company. and
spreads pallor upon the cheek Of thu
Not only has this fruit all h wire
tues of the Nine Worthless, but Sir Al
fred Jones. who goes yer to throw =
little ginger into Jamaica OCCASION
ally, permits it to be known that in
his opinion IL was the forbidden fruit
of the Garden of Eden. Now hat a
narrow-gauge railroad il making
regular trips to the Mesopotamian site
where Adam and Eve ~sojourned be-
fore they learned to delve and spin.
1t is well enough to Turkish up all the
facts, and the claims of h n
to having been the tree OF the knows
edge of good and evil require sitting.
The pretensions of the tomato have
been sustained, physically and philo-
logically, for a great many lnstrnmR.
May not the i~ncredulous see the print
Of Ewes dainty incisors, the mark Of
Adams reluctant ~bicuspids, In h
rosy rind? Are not these pretenstona
buttressed by the fact that from tins
beyond the last coming OF the comet
the catsup fruit was grown as the
love apple?
In Tartarin's garden. where grew
all rare exotics which h teenltna
earth furnished forth, there was no
banana, SD far AZ tina record disclnsea.
and neither Jahvist nor Elohist manu-
script e { he Scripture makes
a1lusion to the banana. 1t Ii urged
tn behalf of the latter that IL Ii not
a tree or a shrub. q palm or an herb.
The very weakness OF Sir Alfred
Jones' contention would seem to lie
there. for wal 1t not a tree" on which
the forbidden fruit grew-whatever
else Ii may have been?
The nutriment contained in the ra-
nana furnishes a stronger claim y
Edenic primacy. With an acre as 4
unit, Ii furnishes forty-four times a.
much food as the helauded spud ana
1913 times as much as the best PATENT
ed breakfast food. II carries its own
| peptonoids within itself and lengthens
the spar of life to span and a all.
We present the claims of IA bA-
mana frankly and fairly. The allega-
ions IN it's behalf ma be true. But
we suspect that this sudden fame -
built upon some low pleasantly TO the
effect that from the beginning 1t has
been responsible for the fall of man
Baltimore News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
Bcthlcncm Plant Quiet.

BETHLEHEM, PA. March "A
force Of Ito machinists and 500 la
borers was put at work in the plant
of the Bethlehem Steel Company to-
day. There was no further disorder
about the plant. the State police and
deputies having nothing to do.
The strikers sent a telegram to-day
to Governor Stuart alleging that he
was the victim Of a conspiracy be
tween Sheriff Robert Person. of
Northampton county. and the Bethle-
hen Steel Company officials, wht
misrepresented the situation to him
In order TO have the State police
brought here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
CHICKEN THIEVES
ARE STILL ACTIVE

The hen house OF Mr.. +. A. Die
trich, 2314 west Grace street. was
robbed of six Rhode Island Reds, val
ued 1t $40, on Wednesday night. The
police have been notified and are now
searching for the guilty parties. Ii
was thought that all of the chicken
thieves were in custody, now that
some nine or ten little negroes who
stole "erbout err thousand" chickens,
are on their way to the r~eformatory.
but the report from Mr.. DIETRICH, along
with another report from the central
portion of the city, puts another light
on the matter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
n TsIk ON Temperanee.

Mrs. N. NJ. Hoge, president OF The
woman's Christian Temperance Union
OF Virginia, will deliver q special al
dress at $3.50 o'clock Sunday alter-
noon in Highland Park
church. The address will be devoted
Chiefly to- the merits OF t~hesrStrode
Statewide Prohibition bill now pend
ing before the Legislature.
A special musical program has Deen
prepared for the meeting which ~ TO
be held under the auspices OF the
Richmond w. c. T. u. Mrs. Hcge has
the reputation OF being i speAk0r OF
unusual force N Il 4 expecte4 thAt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
The Rosary

The hours ! spent with thes. dsaS
heart.
Are as a string Of pearls to me.
I count them over. every apart.
My rosary.
Each hour : pearl. each pearl = psay.
or,
To still . heart In absence wxune
there
I tell each bead unto the end ana
A cross n hung.
o memories that blesS--an6 buxnfa
o barren gain and bitter los!
I kiss each bead and strive ~ lnst -
learn
10 kiss the uroak
Hweofdnark
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
NInst FfIl VacancIes.

Matters OF d routine nature are ex-
pected III be the Chief business before
the Board Of Fire Commissioners
when they meet In regular monthly
session next Monday night. The
board has two vacancies to I'LL on ac-
count OF the recent resignation OF
Tho Donaa brothers from the depart
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
To Draft New Jury.

The February term OF the Hastings
Court to a close Friday even
ing. on Monday the March term will
begin, and on that day a new grand
jury will report. On the following
day a new petty jury of twenty men
will likewise report for duty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
u,ycN No Night Sessions.

There Will be no night sessions of
this General Assembly Ii the majority
rules. Several attempts have been
made in the House TO hold three ses-
sions daily, but a large percentage
Of the members r OF the opinion
that ''ali work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
II Awarded 5000

Judgment for the plaintiff for 5000
and interest was the decision of Judge
Ingram, OF the Law and Equity Court,
Friday, in the action OF the Cincinnati
Grain Company against George G,
GIL for the recovery OF several years
standing alleged to be due the plain
tin
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-04
Hears Civil Case.

,ara Scott of the city Circuit
nr haars the civil case of the
Sorth chiles Company against
Ezra Goings, for the recovery or Sa2.
Friday morning the case came up on
aupeal from one of the civil justice
courts. Judge Scott tool the matter
under adyisement.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-23
CLINTON.

KENNEBEC ss.-In Probate Court at
Augusta. in vacation Sept. 8. a. ID. 1919
William IT, Whittier, Trustee under the
last will and testament of Sarah H.
Smith late of Readfeld in said County
deceased, for the benefit of Methodist
Episcopal church having presented his
first and final account for allowance:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be
given three weeks successively prior ia
the 4th Monday of Sept. next in the ken
nebec journal, n newspaper printed in
Augusta. that all persons interested may
attend at Probate Court then to be
holden at Augusta, and show cause. if
any, why the same should not be allowed.
HAROLD E. COOK. Judge.
sept9, fri. .3t