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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16
Company's Claim Absurd

The mayor said that. he remembered
that the report on the operation of
street railroad lines in San Francisco
issued by the Merchants association
proved in detail the absurdity of the
United Railroads contention that the
inner tracks would be overcrowded if
the Sutter street cars were run over
them.
On pages 35 and 36 of that report the
inspector employed by the Merchants
association furnished detailed statistics
which literally wiped out the over
crowding theory. BY way of introduce
tion to the statistics the inspector said
There is no doubt that this could be
done after putting in new switches at
Sutter and Market streets. The extra
cars that would run on Market street
from the Sutter street line would not
overcrowd the lines now in use Three
times the present number of cars now
running in Market street could be run
before overcrowding."
IF it be true, Mr.. Mayor, that the
operation of the Sutter street cars over
the inner tracks would not result in
overcrowding, what logical excuse was
there for the demand for this temporary
permit?"
"As a layman can not have an
opinion on the legal questions involved.
If the company conscientiousIy believes
il has rights on the outer tracks which
would be sustained by the courts it
might seek temporary permit to avoid
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16
Development Is Rumored

Now, whether these theories afioat
in the street" are merely deductions
from the logic of a typographical sit
uation, or have an actual and positive
basis of fact The Call is not yet pre-
pared to say. It is enough that far
reaching scheme of urban development
bears certain air of plausibility from
the known facts. and this condition
justifes notice Of rumors which from
the nature Of the case can not be ripe
for verification.
This floating gossip takes its start
from the congestion of residential San
Francisco, shut in by difficult and i'm
practicable hills on the south and
especially the southwest. Beyond Twin
peaks lies an undeveloped country ad-
mirably suited TO make choice resi-
dence property if once it We're made
accessible. The object of course can
only be accomplished by a tunnel under
the peaks.
On the other side of the peaks lies
a fair and level plateau, mostly owned
by the Spring Valley water company.
Commercially and in real estate
sense all this property is dead matter,
q heavy investment eating off its head
10 pay interest with no returns.
Spring Valley Partition
1t is this commercial condition that
in the sense of the street" lends sig
nificance 10 the otherwise mysterious
partition of the Spring Valley prop
critics into three incorporated divisions,
which has caused so much speculation
in the last 10 days. There is some
important proposition afoot, as the
strong market for Spring Valley stock
inventing triplets for purposes of
amusement.
To bring this now unavailable prop
erty into the market requires first of
all tunnel under Twin peaks. That
would be a very costly undertaking.
but by a combination of real estate and
transportation interests it could be
made TO pay large profits. 1t is in this
direction that the prevailing theories
or rumors turn The scheme is given
conference and body by the hint that a
combination is on the way to unite in
whole or in part two great public util-
titles. It is quite plain that neither
The transportation interests nor the
real estate interests could proftably
undertake to tunnel Twin peaks. Jointly
the way is open for a vast and profit
able deal
These are the floating theories,
which are given here for what they
may be worth. The gossip even be-
comes more specific when it is inti-
mated that Patrick Calhoun will be
withdrawn from the presidency of the
United Railroads and that Bourn will
take his place.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16
Family Meeting at Grave

All the property of which Kelly was
possessed at the time of his death
viii go to his widow. while his shares
in his fathers estate which have not
yet been paid to him will revert to the
estate. His mother and sister attended
the funeral in Oakland Monday and re-
turned to Los Angeles yesterday. Be-
fore they left it was stated that there
would be no contest. At the funeral
they met the wife for the first time.
Olive Egan came to San Francisco
about three years ago with a theatrical
company. Kelly met her and the two
became fast friends. When the troupe
went to Los Angeles Kelly followed
her. and later was in her wake when
she came back to San Francisco.
Wife Was Not Recognized
The couple Were married at Redwood
City year and a half ago. 1t was a
very quiet affair. Kelly had been prom
inent socially at Berkeley. where he
belonged to one of the fraternities
which went in strongly for social ac-
tivity.
Kelly's mother and sister lived in Los
Angeles. His sister was considered the
most beautiful girl in the southern
city. The younger Mrs. Kelly was not
received by her husbands family. but
the lack of recognition did not disturb
the young couple, for they lived in this
city in a handsome fiat in Fell street.
When Kelly senior died he left part
of his estate in trust for his children.
The trustee was President Sartori of
the Security trust company of Los An
geles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

Continued ON page ?, Column 4
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-16

Every woman-and every man.
too-wall be interested In The
Story of Silk" which is to appear in
THE SUNDAY CALL.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
THE VETERANS IN MOBILE.
COLD GREETED THEM,
But Good Cheer Rsigned Supreme
storms Swept Over The Way
But Sunshine i'm Every
Heart.

Survivors of the Confederacy
gathered in goodly numbers during
the week in the city of Mobile. and
while weather conditions have been
unusual and far from agreeable. the
"Old Rebs" defied the elements and
braved the storms as was their wont
to face the enemy. Roaring fires
blazed in front of the tents and
blankets came from generous hearts
and beneath them the heroes slept
the sleep of the just.
Many had fallen from the ranks
since last they met, and yet thous-
ands gathered there to kindle anew
the fires of recollection, and to hold
in sacred memory a dead. but ever
dear past. Martial strains sounded
out on the noon and midnight air,
but above them all Dixie scared
aloft and stirred the souls of sol
diers as it did in days of battle.
Eloquent tongues told the old
story again, "sons" recalled the dar-
ing deeds of their warrior fathers,
women of the Southland blessed and
frightened the occasion Dy their
presence, a granddaughter of the
martyr president being the idol of
the hour. No cold nor storm chilled
the ardor of the boys"
Other reunions will come and go,
and the numbers to attend will con-.
stantly diminish. and yet their re-
cord have been written upon tablets
that will know no erasing. and so
long as heroism is honored, their
place in history is safe. They
fought a good fight kept the faith
and wear the crown of immortality. /
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29

prints every day in the year the un-
doctored news OF the day. only weed
ing out mere sensation and smut.
The Record prints the actual
markets. the record each day OF ac-
tual transactions It's market figure
are the basis upon which the seller
sells and the buyer buys on the date
of its quotations. II is a recognized
authority.
There is no other paper printed in
Pennsylvania that takes such pains
taking care to keep farmers and
thoroughly posted.
There is no paper that more
strongly appeals to the general read
er who reads to be informed.
There is no other paper in the
stare of Pennsylvania OF such wide
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
NIN FATALLY INJURED.
DIES AT sANITORIUM.
Brown Crushed by Norfolk
and Western Train.

=. attempting to board a passing
~, train on the Norfolk and
...s - Railway last Friday night,
w., Rrown. colored, was thrown t
.-.ck and so badly injured that
H.s i'm a few hours. Bystanders
.be injured man and placed
". an truck and brought him
-. office of DR.. Hudgins. After
.u,ration by the physician, he wa
e-. 70 the Whitworth Sanitorium
. he died in a few hours. One
!, ID. arms was severed and his
,..l5sr SO badly crushed that no
.,.., could be done to save his life.
.,cident occurred at the passen-
=. station. where Brown expected
!. ,,se a freight train to Tuggle,
\. ,siDg employed at that point by
a. company
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
No Place Like His Prince Edward
Home.

Mr.. b. j. Worsham, who has been
visiting since September in the home
of his son, Mr.. Mettauer Worsham,
Atlanta. Ca, returned on last Friday
aud while his visit has been a de-
lightful one, and comes back look
ing fat and fine" he still says
there is no State like Virginia, no
town like Farmville and no home
like the old home. He brings good
reports from the representatives of
Prince Edward who now live in that
hustling Southern city, occupying
as they do front rank in education
al, professional and business circles
The hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world" and their cradles
were rocked here.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29

The concert at the Conservatory
q uus.c ON the evening of April 10.
ys devoted to Handel. DR..
Ssnmel played three of the com
FGms of this great Master:
l The Harmonious Blacksmith
2I Largo
49, March from the Oritorio Ju-
ias Noa5aeus.
Aa Nary Hester Jones, Of High
land county, read a most interesting
ani yell written paper on the life
slt works of this composer, and the
Instrumental selections rendered by
ne students were received with
much applause The audience was
unusually large and after the con-
@fI refreshments were served.
ilose taking part in the program
'Se as follows.
Misses Thelma Bullock. Hazel
"'o Julia Cunningham. Bessie Fos
@ Mamie ?. Garnett, Burnley Gar
's1 Hester Jones. Elizabeth Lewis.
A-e MEYERS Matte Ould. Lurline
a'-aflson. Judson Robinson. Mar
= smith Louise Stebbins, Mary
'-is'' Mary Porter White.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29

Robert, the elder son OF DR.. and
Mrs. Robert Hamlet, died at the
home cf his parents on Virginia
street on last Friday the 22nd, in
the 7th year of his age after protrac
ted and painful illness, and the
funeral was held at the home Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
W. T. Green, Of the Methodist, and
Rev. H. NJ. Fugate, of the Baptist
Churches, officiating. The follow
ing were the pall-bearers: H. C..
Crute, Harvey Miller. +. NJ. Bugg,
e. r. Booker
All that love and skill could do
was done to save the child to home
and friends, but the God who gave
hath taken, and even from breaking
hearts and binding tears, nothing
remains but to say, blessed be the
name of the Lord" So long as the
child was sick David suffered ami
could not be comforted. but when
death came was cheered with the
thought that though the dead could
not return to him, he could go to
join him in the Fathers home.
a. ut is well with the child"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
WIRE sUPPANTS THE KNIFE.
New Surgical Method For Operation
az Johns Hopkins.

DR.. K. II. Richardson, in charge
Of DR.. Howard Kelly's Gynecologi-
cal Department at Johns Hopkins
Hospital, is using with much success
a new method of surgery in the op-
GRAFTON on diseases Of the kidneys.
This method employs a fine thread
like silver wire drawn back aud
forth through the affected organ.
and, according to Or. Richardson
and others at Hopkins. is meeting
with much favor.
In the old methods OF kidney sur
gerry the knife was used and often
produced hemorrhage, sometimes to
an uncomfortable extent. The silver
wire method obviates this. for in
stead of cutting through the flesh n
works its way through the vessels
instead of seyering them. Besides
being valuable adjunct to surgery
in the treatment OF specific cases
Of kidney disease, it is said to be in
valuable for exploring the kidneys.
DR.. Richardson told an Evening
Sun reporter this morning that lie
believed this method would undorot-
edly supplant the use of the knife
in certain cases. He said, however
that there is a very definite group
OF cases where the wire cannot be
successfully used. Wherever absces-
ses, fibrOus tissues or other pathorO-
logical conditions in the kidney rem
der it necessary to exert strong
traction on the wire in order to BIZ
sect the organ, he said, many vessels
would be lacerated and consequently
damage the kidney to a greater ex-
tent than if a knife were employed.
The wire method was first sugges-
ted by Mr.. Max Brodel. an artist,
who makes a specially of drawings
Of the human organs, and has been
used by DR.. Ernest Cullen and Dr.
Herman Derge. who did experiment.
work with much success. The mo-
ius consists Of threading blunt
needle with the wire. which Il Of the
.ize Of a coarse thread. anu mahing
mi incision about the infected part.
The wire is then drawn see-saw fash
on through the kidney to the extent
desired. Or. Richardson was the
'irst TO take up this method Of sur
gerry after the suggestion made by
Mr.. Brodel. and said he had used il
With excellent results in a number
IF cases at Hopkins Baltimore EV-
sning Sun.
Another son of Farmville worthiH
and modestly wearing high
lonOrs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29

Grass is the forgiveness of nature
the constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, grow green again with grass
and carnage is forgotten. Streets
abandoned by traffic become grass
grown like rural lanes, and oblito-
rated. Forests decay, harvests pe-
rish, flowers vanish. but grass is in-
mortal. Beleaguered by the seVea
hosts of Wintre, it withdraws into
the impregnable fortress OF it's sub
terranean vitality and emerges up
on the first solicitation of spring.
Sown by the winds, by the wander
ing birds, propagated by the subtle
horticulture of the elements whish
are its ministers and servants, II
sottens the nude outline Of the
world. It's tenacious fibres hold The
earth in its place and prevent les
soluble components from washing
into the wasting sea- IL invades
the solitudes of deserts, climbs the
slopes and forbidding
pinnacles of mountains, modifies
and determines the history.
character and destiny of nations.
Unootrusive and patient, it has i'm
mortal vigor and aggression. Ba-
lished from the thoroughfare and
he field, it bides it's time to return.
Ind when vigilance is relaxed or the
iynasty has perisbed, 1t silently re-
iumes the throne from which it has
,een expelled, but which it never alb
licates Ii bears no blazonry OF
,loom to charm the senses with fra
rance or splendor. but its homely
Tue is more enchanting than the lily
II the rose.It yields on fruit in earth
II air, and yet, should its harvest
all for a single year, famine would
the world.-John ]. In
,alls.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
The TalIest Clover,

On the eleventh of April Mr.. r.
II. Bruce brought into the Herald
Office a bunch of red top clover
that measured fifteen inches, and on
the day following, Mr.. ]. F. Walton
exhibited a bunch of the same va
riety of clover that measured twen-
ty-two inches. So the merchant far
mer has got the country farmer
beat to a frazzle." X
Now what's Mr.. Bruce got to say
about it?Merchant farmers are some
times called "agriculturists.' but
it seems that some of them are gen
uine farmers.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
A Pioneer Pea.

Mr.. V. E. Moore brought to the
Herald office on Wednesday morning
last a specimen of green peas. fresh
from his garden, and ready for
the table In days "befo de wah"
Spring lamb and peas for the first
Monday in May were considered ear
ly. and now we Have the peas (none
but a Rockefeller can afford the
lamb on the 27th Of April This
in a season when storms sweep over
the country. and snow is falling in
Florida. while peas are maturing in
Southside Virginia No place like
it. and we have room for others.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
Heavy Loss.

1t is estimated that the blizzard
which recently swept over the states
of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana, resulted in widespread
destruction of the prospective fruit
crop, and the loss is estimated at
$50, 100000. And this means soar
ing prices for fruit and vegetables
as well as for meat.
Again thank God that your lines
have fallen unto you" i'm Southside
Virginia. and that yours is a good
ly heritage"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
Annual Sermon.

The annual sermon to the Farm
vile Lodge No 290, /. o. o. F., will
be preached at the Episcopal Church
on Sunday night at 8 o'clock by the
Rev Dudley Boogher The pres
ence of every Odd Fellow is desired
Please meet in the lodge room at
1880. Visiting brethren are cordi-
ally invited.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
Concert Of Rare Excellence.

An unusual treat is in store for
d. music lovers Of Farmyille in the
rn,sr to be given on the evening
# Thursday, May 5th. in the Audi
,.-pu Of the Normal School. The
ssi.ng parts Of the program will
- given by Mrs. Harry Price. of
lrnsDolis Nd. whose clear. bird
gse soprano delighted all who were
privileged to hear her when she
visited the town last Fall, and by
Kiss Adams, Of Baltimore, con
trslto singer OF wide reputation
These ladies' will be assisted by 10
cal talent and those who attend the
Concert. may go with the assurance
Of an egeniug Of unusual enjoymen
before them
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29

sol Dixie all love il, and have
= 'ie following with more than
-iay interest:
We do not know of any one
= 'a'ely happening IN the United
=" Which has contributed more
'''F to the serenity Of the pub
~.la than the decision of the
'"4'ufal Department affirming
-.a'atulness Of hot bread. Sout
-ason and Dixon's line hot
\ las always been deemed both
A and constitutional. It's
- - has never been disputed
Those who have been
r." from enjoying a good thing
q false dietary teaching. will.
'' 10 acknowledge the error of
Atr
''lo of ours who loves stale
sad the staler the better is
To know how the same
i. wi can profitably welcome hot i
'Do lce-cold water at the same
'ld We have been Wondering
~' same bread basket" can
~l cold bread and boiling hot
'' one and the same time, an
O' Off one or the other. But
N, sue stomach. the best friend
u. -unan family, does submit
|,u To an immense amount of
b. Ours, however, has been
49,, piping hot rolls and cakes
'ss and mullins. and gets
''''s @, rebellion at even the
!. ouch of cold stuff.
l' 4re and have them hot
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
Raising Chickens With an Incuba-
tor and BrOoder.

An incubator is better for hatch
Ing chickens than a hen in almost
every way. 1t can usually hold NOR
eggs than a hen can cover. You
are sure that it will not leave the
nest like some hens do, for it is the
ne itself. Sometimes hens mash
the eggs by stepping on them, but
an incubator cannot 1t has legs.
but they are no where near the eggs
If you regulate it right at first,
it will regulate itself the rest of
the three weeks. It has to have
oil, but not very much. You have
to turn the eggs twice a day, until
about two days before they hatch.
The next day you can hear the
chicks peep in the eggs. When
they hatch they come to the light,
and tumble down in front, where
there is no wire, into the nursery;
there it is soft. and the fall does
not hurt them at all.
After they are taken out Of the
incubator, they still have to have a.
little heat; for when they have
mother hen, they can go under her
whenever they want to. So they
have to be put into a brooder. In
one room in the brooder, is a cur
tain tackled on to a round board, set
in the middle of the room. This
is called the hover, and the chic,;s
go under 1t when they are cold. Be
meath this Is lamp to heat il. If
you want to, you can let down a
little runway. so they can go into
another room, called the Scratch
ing pen" where they can scratch
and run. A few worms a day are
good for them. They give the
chicks exercise as well as food.
A brooder is easier to attend to
han an old hen. Some regulate
themselves, others do not. The
owls raised in a brooder are more
lctive than those with a hen, be-
,ause the hen scratches for hers.
'ut those IN the brooder have to-
cratch for themselves. Brooder
chickens, not being with others. do
lot get vermin. While the eggs are
n the incubator. and the chicks in
he brooder, your hens can be laying
Which way would you rather raise
hem?
Wee yellow chickens. we could
not tell.
You were alive in your cold egg
shell.
God knew it. He gave us life to
say.
Life is his promise on Easter
day
Mildred Watkins Dickinson.
Age 10 years Worsham. Va. ,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
To my FrienlLs.

Since my heavy loss by fire /
have received more 'han one hun
dred letters from sympathizing
friends at home and abroad, and
not being able just now to answer
each one in person. l take this
to express my grateful
knowledgment. and to answer one
and all that the shadow has been
frightened by their words of kind
ly interest and good cheer.
Gratefully and cordially.
A. V. Wade.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
Low Fares TO ASheviIIe. y. c., Via
Southern Railway.

Account General Conference NJ.
f. Church South. Tickets on sale
May 2nd to l1th, inclusive. good re-
turning until May 31st, 1910. Rates
$11.50 round trip. Splendid op-
portunity to visit Western North
Carolina, THE Land of the Sky"
For full information, apply nearest
Southern Railway agent, or write
S. f. Burgess, ID. p. A., 920 E. Main
street, Richmond, Va.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
Birthday Party.

On Wednesday afternoon from 4
to 6 o'clock. at the rectory, Miss
Mary Boogher entertained quite a
large number of her young friends,
the occasion being her sixth birth
day. Most excellent were the re-
freshments. games and music. Sure
ly little Mary's heart was over
flowing when she beheld the many
useful and beautiful gifts which
each little hand had brought. Among
those present were: Misses Mary
Garland, Virginia Wall, Elizabeth
Bugg, Mildred vaden, Henrietta Flu
gate. Mary Rives Richardson. sallie
May Gray, Jacqulihe venable, Da-
pine Jarman. Ruth Cox. Daphne
Virginia Anderson, Robert
Garland. Branch Dabney, Henley Fu-
gate and others.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
School Tax Election.

At a special meeting of the Board
Of Supervisors held on last Friday,
it was ordered that an election be
held on Tuesday, May oath. to de-
termine whether or not the school
levy for the Farmville magisterial
district shall be raised from 10 cents
to 80 cents on the 800. This is
an important election, and every
voter should go to the polls and
cast his ballot.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-04-29
1t Have Reen Sole Owner.

Editor Herald:--1n a recent issue
Of the Herald you expressed the
opinion that for Farmville to buy an
overall plant worth $4,000, for
$4,000 would be good and wise in
vestment. And it sounds that way,
and yet / am going to venture the
assertion that $4,000 of ready cash
the necessary machinery to run the
plant could have been purchased.
and that with $4,000 suitable build
ings might be erected. And If ] am
not wild in this assertion, it strikes
me that Farmville could have owned
and operated its own overall plant,
controlled 1t and had no partner to
share in the profits.
From the recent statements of our
banks it would seem that we are
not absolutely dependent upon out
side aid to inaugurate business VEN
lures. Not that we do not want out
side cooperation, but that so long as.
We can walk alone, We do not need
crutches to lean upon. And no one
will be silly enough to call this kick
ing against the spirit of progress.