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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-30
PROPOSE tt. DRAIN
ALL SWAMP LANDS
Reclamation Movement Will Be
Launched at Coming
Meeting,
HOLDING UP REouIsITIoN
Man Don't Want to Go Back
West-Helping Good
Roads Move.
HOLDING UP REouIsITIoN

Having for Its ultimate purpose the
drainage and reclamation OF all the
swamp lands In Virginia, movement
will be started at meeting to be held
at the State Capitol on Thursday. De-
cember 10, at noon. Governor Mann
has promised to be present and to give
the proposition his encouragement, and
Commissioner of Agriculture Koiner
will speak. In addition. number of
influential citizens OF the State have
signihed their intention of being pres
ent and others will be invited. while
the National Department. OF Agricul-
ture will extend its aid.
AT this meeting 1t is proposed to
effect an organization to take UP In
different localities the question of pro.
ceeding, under the law as passed by
the last Legislature, to establish drain.
age districts and to reclaim the land
dividing the cost among the owners.
Irrigation Effects.
One of the prime movers in this
connection is DR.. ID. w. Starbuck. who
lives in the Chickahominy section.
three miles from Richmond. He moved
to Virginia only about year ago, and
has become much interested In the pro
ject OF reclamation. He has had much
experience in the West, where he for
merly lived. in the matter of irrigation
when ] think OF the large sums
paid for irrigation out there said
DR.. Starbuck yesterday. ~ wonder that
the much smaller cost of drainage has
not been taken advantage of in yir-
GINA long ago. j recall that when the
big Uncompahgre Valley irrigation
project was accomplished, six years
elapsed before the project became OF
value to the people. In Idaho. when
lived there. the plan was for the set
tier to buy the government land, which
cost so cents an acre, and then pay
$50 an acre to have the land watered.
AS result. in one place where few
years ago there was desert. there is
now the busy little city of Twin Falls.
with 5000 people,
Much Worthless Land.
1t is estimated by the pepartrnen.
of Agriculture that there is consider.
ably more than 100000 acres of value
less swamp land in Virginia. Much OF
this is now hardly worth paying taxes
on. and yet most OF 1t is capable OF
high state of cultivation, and prop
erty now worth nothing at all could
be made 1t is believed, to have an
easy sale value of SIS to 800 an acre.
when located not too far from rail
ways. Some sanguine workers for the
proposition believe that In many cases
the drainage cost viii not far exceed
81 per acre
The plan Is. of course. to deepen the
channels OF water courses and to dig
lateral drains to convey the water to
the streams. Special engineering work
is necessary in the supervision of the
task.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-30
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

RICHMOND AND, CHESAPEAKE BAY
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Schedule of electric trains to and from
Ashland, stopping at intermediate stations
upon signal: Lv Richmond tBroad and
Laurel sts.) 605b. .7lo. S;lob. 0:loh. ''io:lo,
u:lo A. M; 1:lo. 2:lo. a;lo. 4:iob, s:lo SGD
7:1o, s:1Ob 1910 1l:45 P. NJ. Lv. Ashlana y,
s655. s:O0b, s, 9b TO- All a. NJ. s12 NJ, ~.
!2 g. a. oh, 6, Z, 8, OBJ. II p NJ.
.Daily except Sunday. ''sundny only.
-hCarrIes baEEage. 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-30

The plan is. of course. to deepen the
channels Of water courses and to dig
lateral drains to convey the water TO
the streams. Special engineering work
is necessary in the supervision of the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18

must DeGbton-t was question almost of life
phone
"Noull promise not to be alarmed, however queer
l look?" Passevant had asked
Look queer you like. You always look queer,
for that matter" snId Delghton and he hung up
receiver. rather dsgustedly visited epers
at Molokni, witnessed Chinese tortures walked the
battle field at Spion Kop and been bazed at medical
school-he be narmed He suspected that Passevant
drunk
Well in half an hour-ncarlr nine O'Clock. II was
his bell rang and he pressed the button of the electric
latch of the door floors below Then he
his own hall door ajnr. A minute later PasscvaDt
was In the room-PaSsevant, OF, at least something
resembling him. According Deightons description
Passevant looked like living. quvering statue in
Jelly He was naked, too. though in q moment he
Snatchcd Navajo blanket from the couch and
wrapped himself In 1t Then only Pnssevant's head
hands and feet showed blurred, yelowisb and indis
tlncL II was incredible Deghtons first net was to
satisfy his scientific curiosity. He went up Passe
want and pokcd finger ot hm-you know how you
always want To poke finger into a Jelly mound-but
Passeyant was flesh and blood. firm enough To the
louoh, but Observation-Disclosures transparent POrs of
bis head kept disappearing against the dark back
ground wbeG Passcvant moved DcIghton also no.
uccd as had Briggs, that Passeyant had round dark
spot In the middle of his forehead.
Passevants first request WAS for food He said he
was half starved and yet his specification was curl.
Gus He wanted 10 know If Deighton had any Jelly
crab apple preferred The nearest thing to thar
beishton hnd wns honey. and as the photographer
told his story he wolfed down n whole comb splitting
out the wax at the ends OF sentences This is Passe
wants confession, as Deghton reports It,
"On saturday morning | was walking To ms
studio. noticed tin box In the gutter near the
centre of Main and First streets | picked it up-I
don't know wby-and amused TO find inside a
packet wrapped in chamols skin Inside this and
carefully wrapped In cotton wool and tlnfoil wns
what took to he the broken carbon of an electric
are light thought 1t probably chIlds play
thing, put it into my pocket and forgot all about It.
II WAS Ave o'clock, and was just about to close
up, when girl with reddish hair came In To have a
Photograph taken She Immensely pretty with
Il whimsical expressive face, AT times she looked mo
more than eighteen years old, though at others she
seemed thirty least could scarcely take my eyes
OF her. She fascinated | determined To mako
her acquaintance IL possible. unprofcssionsIts.
We'll. had posed her satisfactorily and was Iust
putting TN my first plate when metNng hapDencd ,o
the light The carbons hadn't been replaced thar
day. they should have been anL one of the poIoa
burned out l terribly disappointed but
didn't know what do until ] happened to think Of
that piece of carbon had found in the tin tobocco
box. This put Into the socket, and although when
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18

Ing him that. according to csocrc buddhism. ants
us well bees had n the planetary chain" If evo-
luton been brought from Venus by the spirits who
left there TO cvlizc and uplift the earth ants and
bees being all that had remained OF that visit. So
don't ask any to believe all this story of Deigh
TONS. But | can't keep continually apologzing
for IT, suppose tell it in DcightonS way as II It
true?
Monday. He was therefore naturally surprised
when on Thursday night Uhe night Briggs was with
me You remembeD the telephone bell rang and he
heard passevant's voice speaking to him. He recoc
nized II perfectly, expressed surprise and asked
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-18

where PasscvaDt had been
all this time his friends had
been worrying about him.
PaSscNant cyaded the ques-
tion. Can come over TO
see youT' he asked
p Police after youf"
DclchtoD inquired
Pascvant denied that, and
Insisted that he positively
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
BILL POSTERS
HERE IN 1871
NICK SMITH LANDS BIG CONVEN-
TON FOR PENSACOLA FOR
NEXT YEAR.

Pensacola, in pursuance of her
policy of becoming a leading conven-
ton city, has landed another big af-
fair for 1911, through the efforts Of
Nick Smith, which will be the annual
convention Of the Southeastern Bill
Posters Association, to meet here at
this time next year.
Mr.. Smith has just returned from
the convention which began in New
Orleans On May 3, and although at
first he had Chattanooga and Atlanta
lined up against him, made a conclu-
siye speech which fixed things up all
right for Pensacola.
The promised fish dinners, trips to
the gulf, navy yard, etc, and explain
ed the fact that George HeTvey had Of
fered them the use of one of the finest
convention halls in the south.
So persuasive and compelling, in
fact, did Mr. Smith become, that little
places like Atlanta and Chattanooga
soon dropped out of the running, with
the result that Pensacola is to play
the part of mine host next year to the
bill stickers.'
Mt. Smith is being congratulated on
his, fine work
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
PRESENT COST
PRICE Of JAIL
IS S124.092
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
Frs CONSIDERED AND PASSED
UPON QUESTION OF EXTRAS
AND ADVERTISEMENTS.

By a majority vote OF the board OF
county commissioners last night, the
present cost price Of the proposed new
jail for Bscambia county IS S124,S92,
which represents the whole of the con-
tract held by the Keynton Construc-
ton Company. Mr.. Blouut, represent
ing that firm, appeared before the
board and submitted an itemized
statement OF his two proposals. The
lowest. which was the price named
above, was recommended by the
architect, was favored by Mr.. Blount,
and was accepted by the board The
extra cost of $4,000 as itemized by
the construction company's repTesen-
tative and following the plans as sub
United by him for the Southern Ferro
Concrete Company, of Atlanta, Ca,
provides for a concrete building-two
cell blocks OF concrete and using the
system as adopted by the concrete
firm named, making the entire struc-
ture one reputed far superior than the
original plans would have made pos
sible.
Advertise for Bids.
The board adopted resolution Of
fered by Commissioner Steward author
izing the advertisement for bids for
the plumbing, heating, drainage and
electrical wiring. The plumbing plans
came back from the office of the
plumbing inspector with his approval
The plans for the electric wiring were
approved by the city electrician, Mr..
LeBaron, who appeared in person be
fore the board and said that the build
ing was fully wired in compliance with
all tariff regulations covering such
work. Commissioner Johnson opposed
the advertisement at present, In fact
he opposed any further move In the
matter until specifications covering
tho plumbing, etc, plans had been
copied and submitted to each member
of the board. He asserted that this
was the sense of motion passed at
the last meeting and desired that the
board adhere to It. The majority OF
the board, however, acknowledged
that, even II they read the specifica-
lions, they were not OF such techni-
cal turn OF mind as to determine what
was proper and what was not, and
they left it to the judgment of the ex-
perts in the respective lines of bust
ness. Commissioner McQuarrie said
the plumbing inspector was, in his
opinion, fully capable of passing upon
the plans as referred to him, and the
same commissioner said the same
thing in regard to the electrical expert
who had appeared before the board
The other members of the board were
of the like opinion, but Commissioner
Johnson wanted copies of the speciti-
cations as intended by the resolution
Vat the last meeting.
} County Attorney Morgan dictated
~the advertisement calling for bids for
the plumbing, etc., and electric wiring,
and this will be inserted in local
newspapers. The bids are made re-
turnable June q, when a meeting will
be held and all in hand will be
opened.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
PETITIONED FOR
REWARD OF $50

Constable Bobe appeared before
the board of county commissioners
last night and renewed his claim for
a reward of $50 which he pointed out
was legally due him for the convic-
ton of the young man, G. NJ. Nc
Ghee, for selling liquor without a IL
Cense. The board heard of the re-
quest at a meeting the week previous
bur decided to take no action on it
until the county attorney could be
heard from. Last night. to strength
Ell his claim, the constable furnished
a statement from Judge Beggs. OF
the criminal court, certifying to the
fact that McGhee. while never having
been tried, was guilty of the offense
charged as lie had entered such plea.
The county attorney held that
there had been no costs taxed on the
defendant, and therefore there was no
fund from which to pay the reward
as claimed by Mr.. BObo The young
man had pleaded guilty in the
criminal court and was fortunate to
have sentence suspended on condi-
tior that he left the city and remain
ell away. Both fine and costs we're
suspended. but the question of wheth-
er this was legal was still left for
the consideration Of the county at
1Orney. Who will report the decision
at the next meeting Of the board.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25

thirty thousand, after repeated ap-
peals, has only thus far responded to
the amount of $4,000 for maintain
ing and equipping a hospital.
The first patient was entered
March 2Sth and seventy-fve per cent
of those received have been treated
free. In addition to the patients
there has been some who have been
treated or wounds dressed, and as
soon as the medical board sees fit it
is expected that clinic will be es-
tablished.
The Mission hospital Is now well
equipped and invites the people of
Pensacola to inspect what willing
hands and hearts have established in
their midst. They do not desire any
one to take their report from the
papers, but to see for themselves. 1t
has been put up as a public work,
with the assurance that the citizens
would have sufficient pride in an up
to-date city necessity as to foot the
small amount required. If the hos
pital had been equipped in the ordi-
nary way, it could not have cost less
than $4,000. but by hard work, utmost
economy and gifts from a few it
has cost only one-fourth the sum.
Very few people know what it takes
to fit out an establishment of this
kind. The operating room fixtures
alone cost $4,000 and the other nee
esaries before it could be of any ser,
vice the sum of $500. Then there
is the stock of drugs, etc, amount
ing to $4,000.
Another large expense is the linen,
and something like $4,000 has been
expended in this department, outside
of gifts through the linen shower re-
Gently given by the ladies' All this
in addition to furniture and cost of
cleaning, painting, kalsomining,
plumbing, carpentering, etc. There
is now an Indebtedness of about $3.50
covering a part Of the items men
toned above. and 1t is hoped that
the citizens will meet them at once.
The Mission prides itself on prompt
payment Of bills, but is unable to
keep up its record unless substantial
~ helped.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
MANY ENJOYED
4 GOOD SWIM
FIRST LESSONS BY PROF. COR
SON, ACTING FOR THE Y. M. C.
A., PARTICIPATED IN BY MANY
YOUNGSTERS.

Many people were at the Y. NJ. c.
A. bOathouse on Bayou Chico yester-
day afternoon and enrolled as swim
ming candidates. They were all
carefully instructed in the art by
Prof. Corson, who is acting under the
auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. A, and the
afternoon was one of great delight
and devoid of anything 10 mar the
success thus far of the series. Prof.
torsOn is an artist in his particular
line, and instructions are given patti
entity with a view to serve as many
as possible.
This afternoon from $50 until 6
o'clock ladies and girls will be in
S5ructed, and from 1870 until $50
CLOCK employed boys and men will
receive instructions upon proper aD-
pHcatlon. During the hours Of in
structiOn for the ladies and girls Mrs.
John Bradford and Mrs. Harry c.
Hoppen will act as chaperones for
the large number who are expect
ed.
1t IS urged that all avail themselves
Of the opportunity to learn the art OF
sell preservation at least in the wa
TER, ana in learning, take in the ad-
ol2onaI instruction OF learning how
10 save or resuscitate an apparent
" drowned person.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
Penobscot, Maine. He is a member
of the Star of the Sea Assembly.
SCHOONER RETURNS.

Penobscot, Maine. He is a member
of the Star of the Sea Assembly.
SCHOONER RETURNS.
The schooner, with flag at half
mast, was returned to the city and
dropped anchor in the stream. The
captain then came ashore and inform
ed Capt T. Z. Welles of what had
occurred. He additionally reported
that the schoOners Fayorite and
Ruth Welles were in the midst Of
the shooting and the bullets patter-
ed about them, but they kept on to
the snapper banks. The hosting Of
the flag aboard the schooner John
NJ. Keen was noted by the other
smacks.
Reporting the occurrence and talk
ing to a Journal representative about
the same, the captain said: 1T was
twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, 1
believe, when the shooting took
place. Emmerson was up forward,
and we had reached a point midway
between black buoy number and
and red buoy number IL when the
first firing seemed to start. Bullets
were heard to sing around the boat,
and, were seen to strike the water all
around us. ] saw several hit not fiji
teen feet away. Then l saw Emmer-
son fall. Then We saw more shots
hit around us, hurried our flag -
halfmast, turned and ran into Forr
Barrancas. The colonel there and
some of the other officers CAM
aboard our boat, took all the ranges,
looked over the lines and made a gen
eraI survey, at the same time taking
Emmerson to the army hospital.
left him there and believe his wound
is fatal. Two other boats were with
us. but they kept on to sea. They
were in the midst Of bullets. and
do not know how many came near
us. 1t was the first time that any
such shooting. in any such reckless
manner. has happened, so far as 1
know Of. The colonel felt badly about
it. He is 4 fine man"
The shooting Of EmmersOn was
much regretted on the docks. and
fishermen assembled in groups and
talked Of the occurrence during the
afternoon.
Col. Allen Immediately organized
a board, Of which he IS The head. and
will investigate the shooting 0 ftho
man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25

to advance the price of laundry or in
some manner reduce expenses.
The laundry business consists of
thousands of accounts each month
and to conduct this on a credit or
part cash and part credit system en-
tails a combined Office expense of
several hundred dollars per month.
By cutting out this expense we
hope to avoid advancing prices and
with this end only in view, after due
consideration, we will beginning on
June list require our drivers to col
lect for laundry at.ti1ne of delivery.
We are not Questioning your
credit, no offense is intended, but as
exceptions cannot be made in one in
stance without allowing it to Others.
this rule will be strictly adhered to.
STAR LAUNDRY co,
G. B. Manship.
EMPIRE LAUNDRY CO.,
w. c. Mackey, Jr.
NEW METHOD LAUNDRY CO.,
E. w. Lawrence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
SUPPORT FOR
THE HOSPITAL
MUCH HAS ALREADY BEEN Ac-
COMPLISHED, BUT MONEY is
HOSPITAL.

"a recent writer in an Eastern
newspaper pays the following well
deserved tribute to the value of hos,
pitfalls and their work." During the
last twenty years wonderful progress
has been made along many lines per-
tanning to the betterment of mankind,
and no wherehas it been more mark
ed than in the establishment OF
homes for the care Of the sick and
afflicted. There are many ways by
which the message of brotherly love
delivered to suffering humanity, by
the gentle Nazarine may be put into
practical effect, but no way is more
effective than the hospital refuge
for the sick and distressed.
People have come to believe in
hospitals SO thoroughly. to see the
religious, as well as the practical
side. so clearly, that there is now
scarcely town of any size but takes
pride in generously supporting at
least one of these boons to humanity
THE rich donate large sums, the
less favored give generously, and the
churches give annual collections.
while in many communities even the
children are taught to regard the in
stitutiOn by having one day in the
year set apart as childTen's gift day.
"A modern hospital, well equipped,
is the best sort of insurance upon
the future welfare of the community
that maintains it. 1t is a mark of
the wisdom, as we'll as of the mercy,
of the people whom it serves"
The above is a clipping from the
editorial columns of the international
Hospital Record. Some places sup
port three hospitals The little town
of Williamantic. Conn, with a popula-
ton of about nine thousand inhabi-
tants, is an example. Whereas, Pen
sacOla, with a population of about
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
CONDEMNATION OF
OLD BUILDINGS

Building Inspector Johnson yester-
cay served notice upon the owners
of lot on Tarragona street to at
once demolish building classed as
dangerous" near Chase street. The
inspector eyed a number of others
and today will issue several othe5
notices to like effect. Some lew
weeks since notices for demolishing
old buildings were served and have
been readily complied with. New and
more commodious buildings have al
ready either been started or planned
in the vacant sites.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25

the depot. There he was taken in
charge by United States Marshal Nc
Gourin, who left at 10 o'clock with
him for Atlanta. The old man babe
all farewell at the police station, say
ing he would hardly see them again.
He is feeble, but is a constant offend
er against the revenue laws.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
Notice to the Public

No advance has been made in the
price of laundry work during the past
20 years, notwithstanding the fact
that there has been a general ad-
vance of everything used in the bust
ness.
Laundry supplies, such as soap,
starch, paper, ETC., have advanced
from 20 to so per cent.
Labor also, the chief item Of ex-
pense, has increased in proportion,
until it has become necessary for us
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
Spring-Cieaning
The Human System Needs 1t.

Mrs. N. Morgan, All 4th Ave. E.,
Brainerd, Mimi, writes: Il take from
one to two bottles of Hoods Sarsap pa
riIia in the spring to purify the blood
just as regularly as I do my house
cleaning, and go around 1ight-foOted
and Ight-hearted. I believe it is the
best blood purifier known"
Hoods SaTsap ariNa 50 combines the
curative principles Of roots, baTks ard
herbs rs TO raise them to their highest
efficiency: hence its une1u2led cures.
Get it today in usual liquid form OF
tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25

thence a message was telephoned to
Fort Barrancas, across the channel,
conveying the information that EN-
merson had been shot. A launch was
Immediately procured and the man
was hurried to Fort Barrancas, where
an ambulance met the boat. Emmer-
son was then hurried to the hospital,
where Major Gasman and other sur.
geons operated upon , him. HIS
chances for recovery are extremely
doubtful. He is AZ years of age and
came here about year ago from
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
HENDERSON OFF
TO FEDERAL PEN

Ike Henderson, the aged white man
under sentence Of two years in the
federal prison at Atlanta. was released
from the city jail at els o'clock last
night and turned over to a special
deputy who escorted the old man to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25

Do2tor--Ah. see that my medicine
has worked a wonderful change in
Ecu. You are another man today.
faren--AI right. doctor: see you
send YOUR bill to the otter man.
Pee Mele.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25

Why don't you ask that young man
I'D 10 tea some evening. dear?"
y don't believe it would do any
Goo3. mother. Hes a confirmed bach
a.or. Detroit Free Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25

H2eon-That dog Of mine begins 10
show almost human intelligence.
E.g"@~t--F0w. so?
b3e9n--ie hasn't touched a piece OF
meat il three ays,-T0ukers States
man
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-25
Soldiers Firing at
Target Wounded Fisher
man on Smack

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