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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
GREAT STRIDES
BY n. c. BAPTIST
REPORTS PREPARED FOR STATE
CONVENTION MAKE FINE
SHOWING FOR YEAR.

Especial to The Richmond Firginian }
RALEIGH. ". c., Usae. 5.--An in
teresting showing often years growth
of Raptists in North Carolina ts that
In the reports prepared for the State
convention that convened in Henaer-
sonviile to-day from reports on file
in the convention headquarters here.
The denomination has grown within
ten years from 1s6,00s to 22o,21o
communicates and there was raised
during the year just closed s1sp,suy
as compared with $64.472 ten years
ago. There are In the field AT this
time las millionaires against IS ten
years ago. The denomination has
raised grand total of $3s3.o4e on
its mission fields In the State, paid
xIoS,14c in pastors salaries and cx-
pended S171.4s7 for church building
The past ten years has seen the
growth of Meredith College from
227 to 393 students, the paying off OF
a $4,000 debt, the erection OF Ear
cloth Hall and the installation OF a
general heating plant with move
ment just being launched for $1o0,-
200 endowment. The decade has seen
the enrolment OF Wake Forest Col
lege advance from Esq to 375, the ad-
dition or two new buildings. the equip
electric lights the addition of "a medi-
cal department and the creation of an
endowment of 100000.
In Sunday school work and general
church f.. l.. II. Middleton, secretary
OF this department, has made M MIS-
report, which shows that there are
at this time 1889 Baptist churches
with zze,22o members and 1,7s0 sun
day schools with ls4.5O0 members.
There was raised for missions the
past year 100000 and for benevo-
lence. including the orphanage and
ministerial aid, $4,000. The demon
ination raised about $4,000 more the
past year for general purposes than
was raised the previous Year The
Sunday schools gained about il,.uu
and the church membership advanced
about 5000. The increase In the
amount raised for missions was some
thing Ike / per cent. There are In
the State 60 associations. and So of
these had sent in reports TO the head
quarters here before the officers OF the
state convention left here yesterday
for Hendersonviile to attend the con-
vention. Others will be coming In
during the time the convention Is In
progress
II Is an interesting fact that within
the past ten years the Baptist or
phanage has grown for a plant with
1896 to 3S5 children, the cost OF MAIN
tenance from sl7,59S to $52,29S and
the value OF the plant is now $780,
O00o. seven new buildings besides two
barns having been added and water
works. sewerage. electric lights and
Il laundry added.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
FIRE ALARM Is MUCH
ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Steam Escapes From Furnace in Judge Louis Home and the
Department Arrives on Scene Before He Learns
Cause of Excitement
Cause of Excitement

Judge /. l.. Lewis. United states
district attorney, was seated In the
library Of his home at 213 West Frank
lin quietly reading Sunday afternoon
when he heard noise In the base
ment. Going down To investigate, he
found brace of sturdy firenen In the
act of breaking in through the front
entrance.
The basement qearters were filed
with steam and il was then that the
judge realized how the nremen had
happened to be on the scene. lnvesti-
cation showed that the servant who
looks after the furnace had shut Off
all the drangfits before leASing for
the afternoon, the result being that
the steam was escaping In large guam
titles.
The firemen. who had been sum
moned by one OF the neighbors over
the phone. had their extingushers
reeady but found no use for them as
an adjustment OF the hampers quickly
remedied the trouble.
NeiRhbors, alarmed for the safety OF
their homes as well as for the resi-
dence of Judge Lewis. quickly gath
cred on the scene and had many sug-
gestions to offer before the fire iadules
got down to business with their axes
and began pounding on the basement
door.
some one had previously rung the
door bell but as there was no response
it was supposed that all the family
had gone out for the afternoon. II
appears that Judge Lewis did not hear
the bell, being deeply engrossed In the
book he WAS reading. The rest Of the
family were very much surprised on
their return later In the afternoon and
learned that they had had a visit
| from the fire department.
/ The excitement occurred about 4
| O clock when many strollers were pass
/ ing along Franklin and they aug.
mented the crowd in front of Judge
| Isswis' home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
RICHMOND WILL SEND
LARGE OElEGATIOh
CITY WILL NE WELL REPRESENT
ED At RIVERS AND HARBORs
CONGRESS.

Nirginias congressman and senator's
will participate In q conference to be
held in Washington Wednesday morn
ing when the delegation from this
state TO the National Rivers and Har.
bors Congress assemble 1T the New
willard hotel where the congress will
be In session for four days.
Representatives from Post 4, Travel
crs Protective Association. the Chamber
OF Commerce. and the Subcommittee
from the James River Improvement
Committee, will be NJ the convention.
Among those from Richm0nd who ex-
pect to attend are the following:
Mayor d. c. Richardson. President r.
Il Peters. OF the Conaulon Council:
Chairman George W. Rogers, of the
CounniI Cosnmittse on 1mpF1Neelant 81
~ JanAe River; ca r. n 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
To the Women
of
9Aze
Virginia

If You are q reader Of THE.
RICHMOND FIRGINIAN and
seish TO make some pin money
qniekly. please send your name and
address 10
THE RICHMOND AGENC r
P. o. Box 4o5. Richmond, va.
p. ST yoa ean not find time 81
interest yourself, perhaps yon hats'
son or daughter that sUoaN Hk6l
some spending money for Christmas.
So yon can send IN their name.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06

Electricity: Alderman John b. Blileys
Chairman Claude l.. Batkins. OF the
Council Committee on Grounds A1d
BuilainHs. Councilman Julius A. H0p-
son and Carter G.. Jones; and from thss
Chamber OF Comerce. President Henry
W. wood. former President Frank ~
Williams +. &. Laird. W. "A. C'renshAws
Frank l., Butler, NJ. 4. Chambers
aeorse Bryan, John {. Freeman. II. III.
Ellington 7. NJ. Carringten, Bnsinesh
Manager ". r. Dabnes and Secretary
r. A. Dunlep.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
Az mot drop Of Il b Ayers smsnro1
A/rnhnl No alcohol habk. Ne Alnnn]]
Ayers SA1sapahlh Z lpnte, so4
Lar tonic. It tones up, restores healthy acaivH G.
your doctor freely about using L Do 8 BE saA fsefS

economy OF administration and an
enlargement Of opportunities or
foreign trade. the building up Of horse
industries, and the strengthening @uk
confidence OF capital in dcmeattn ~
vestmtnt. - 1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06

cisions of the supreme court In cases
pending before II.
I believe IL to be In the interest Of
all the people OF the country that FOR
the time being the activities Of gov.
eminent, In addition 10 enforcing the
existing law, be directed toward the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06

wv VVHFss3I1 SbE&s
/. Suddei. changes in the weather hAvv
laid up two state ofY1cials. AdjutAnL.
General w. ". Sale. and state Dairy
and Food Commissioner ". y. aaun-3
ders. Both have heavy colds, ths form
er being confined to his apartment ~
the Hanover and the latter at his horn1
not fully recovered from serious &c
cident In his sawmiil. in which he At
most lost hsa life. when he went to New
Orleans and exposed himself to tho
elements and costracted heavy cold.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06

Cara lesve Manchester. seventh Aad relII1
"a. !. s. %. 10. Ii. sio r. NJ. /. q sas4N
ss5.S5, e, Z. 3. s9:l0 r. NJ mn
100 P. NJ. for Chester. 1900 mid1is1s f
Petersburg. III
Cars leave Petersburg. FOO. Sycamore Stsse&. I'll
Sis, 8:35, ss7,io s7:ss. s:35, o:SA s104
il:36 A. NJ, 1919. sIsS5 2:Sj, 1;S6, 49, ~
cas- ~ as. cas-. s:35. siO,4O. 40 r. =. aM
Carries baggage an expsess-n
ssIimit>d sseept 6undayp and holSdAyA
All cara from Psssssburg eopnsss ute6 - I'll
Richmond 8as@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
Cadets Ixpscss Their 1hapka.

Cadets Express Their Thanks.
President j. NJ. Morris of the corps
OF cadets af the Virginia Poiytechntc
Institute, has written letter to the.
Blues Battalion In which he expresses
the appreciation ~ the corps OF the
kindness extended to them BY thu
Blues on the occasion OF the Y. r. ~.
boys visit here at the time OF Prest.s
dent Taft's presence In the city. sasss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
CLEAN UP WEEK BRINGS
M r. RUSH TO CRElNA TORY MEN

" you think the cleanup fever
10 not taking hold just step around
to Me office Of the crematory de-
parHtent at the city hall and talk
to the. men in charge.
Before 10 o'clock this morning
over 50 orders for the removal Of
carriage were received and the pace
is tncrsasing. The erematory men
are flooded with business and II
the present demand continues it
will take two weeks to catch up
with the orders.
A great many people. have re-
ceiyed the impression that the
crematory department is doing this
work free. This thought should be
banished, as the crematory has a
large and healthy deficit that 1t is
anxious to wipe out-and cleaning
week is a good time to begin, it
Is. figured. Yet, the department
has not increased rates because Of
the rush, and will take care Of the
business at the old figures.
- The schools have been enlisted
In the cleanup movement and the
teachers have appointed captains
for each block to go from house to
house to notify the people to
that the garbage would be hauled
away. free. and accepting this as
the truth there has been some dis
appointment when the city's men
present a bill for services.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

cause the funds were running low
and that the water extensions were
going to cost great deal more
than calculated when first planned.
This was put out as feeler.
Then followed a detailed state
ment from the water department
telling of a total cost for the water
extensions of some $3.50 900, which
into the councilmen. but it did not
work. AS matter of fact a lot
OF mains are included in the esti-
mate that were not in the original
plans at all, and these mains, usu-
ally laid out of what Is called the
annual water extension fund. were
not chargeable to the water better
ments started last summer but are
new work since planned.
Huetter took the building of the
four standpipes for $4,000. If he
has bitten off hard contract 1t
is worth something to him to be re-
leased and the proposition now
arises, how is the deal to be work
ed through and escape the ire Of
the city council
The council has ordered that the
standpipes be built, and any effort
to defeat this order is violation
of duty on the part of the board
of public works and engineers Of
flee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
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(By United Press Leased Wire)
MOJAvE, CAL, March 29.-Jim
Jeffries and his hunting party pass
ed through Mojave late today, en-
route to Los Angeles.
Every member Of the party was
in the best of health.
When told Of the report emanat-
ing from a Los Angeles saloon to
the effect that the champion had
broken his arm, Jeff threw back his
head and laughed heartily.
"A saloon is pretty good place
for such story to start" the big
fellow said.
"See, have both my arms, and
wouldn't mind using them on the
man who started that yarn"
Jeffries held up his sun-burned
paws and stretched himself as he
climbed from the auto in which the
party made the trip.
Once more the fighter-hunter is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
SCHEME ON FOOT TO
KNOCK OUT STANDP|PES
Contractor Hueter and Engineer Said to Have Reached
an Agreement as to Delay.

There is well defined rumor
afloat that the board of public
works and City Engineer Ralston
have under contemplation the
adoption of an order to defer the
building of the concrete standpipes
in Altamont and West Grove ad-
ditions, embraced in the general
plan of water betterments adopted
by the city council last year.
The Press some time ago an
nounced that Contractor John Huet-
ter, who is building the standpipes,
had made his peace at the city
hall, and that he was again in the
good graces of Mayor Pratt and
Engineer RalstOn.
On reliable authority 1t is re-
ported that Huetter lost good mon
ey on the kenwood standpipe.
which was erected for $4,000, and
that he is not a bit enthusiastic
about the building of the two pipes
on the south side. The foundation
for the standpipe in Greene's addi-
tion has been completed. and the
plan Is, so the dope runs, to finish
that job and quit for this year.
The first hint of what Is impend-
ing was the announcement In the
administration morning organ that
the building of the West Grove
standpipe might be postponed be-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

his men when he first went on the
job. on learning that others were
getting them, but the request was
refused. He has since made no
other request of this kind.
His collectors use their own
bicycles and the city, possibly
once or twice month, will spend
so cents or 81 for repairs on the
wheels.
No car tickets are used in the
big street department. employing
200 men at times, with number
of fOremen. Chief Foreman Gil
more said that demand was once
made by one of his sub-foremen
for tickets but he turned him down
so hard that 1t was never renewed.
"They can walk, or quit the job"
says Gilmore. And no money goes
for car tickets in the street depart
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
HYDE,S WIFE
DEFENDS HIM
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(by United Press Leased Wire)
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 90
1t became known today that Mrs.
Frances Swope Hyde, wife of DR.. b.
Clark Hyde, has negotiated a
$50,000 loan from the Kansas City
Trust Co.
She is reported to have given as
security mortgage on a lot and
building here
DR.. Hyde will be placed on trial
April II for the alleged murder of
Colonel Thomas Swope. his wife's
millionaire uncle. 1t is supposed
that the money raised by Mrs. Hyde
is to provide funds for her hus-
bands defense and other expenses
to which he will he subjected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

Zimmerman's $50-a-day charge
for "eXperting' was cut to $25 and
the bill allowed, for a total of
$3.50.
What benefit the taxpayers have
derived from the payment Of this
money is more than is apparent on
the surface. Not suggestion Of
fered by Zimmerman was adopted
and the commission was finally
legislated out of existence by the
city council because of it's meddle-
some tendencies. The members
served without pay.
Zimmerman had city hall pull
that has cost the taxpayers little
matter of $3.50. Automobiles at SO
per hour-why, what does that
amount to, anyway. Spokane has
the money, and the only way to do
is to put it in circulation. This
seems to be the general conclusion
at the city hall.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

Doctor Fisher, who takes care of
epidemics in their lair but he is
helpless now to kill the ravages Of
this old i'll.
The straw hat in the land is
seen. The early bird for weeks
has been upon the streets with his,
but they who are eclat. likewise
au fait, kept their till Easter bells
rang out. Dame Fashions sentinels.
And so we yawn and stretch our
limbs and gambol in the garden
spot. We watch the wife who
deftly trims the 1909 Leghorn
jabot, or what it is they call the
hat that hubby's wallet makes less
fat. ...-.....-. ---.-. ..
'Tis spring. it's spring, the little
birds upon the boughs are twitter-
ing, the season Of the turtle dove,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
BUILDING TRADES, PRINTING
CRAFTS AND RAILROADS
FOR FRANCHISES.
b00KB|NDERS SAY YES
FEDERAL UNION DEMANDS
TERMINAL RATE
CLAUSE.

Organized labor is getting into
the railroad franchise controversy
with vigor. The building trades
men, who have been assured that
union labor at the regular scale will
be employed, feel kindly toward the
admission Of the North Coast and
the Milwaukee without Insisting on
tho terminal clause in the franchise.
The men connected with the
printing trades also feel kindly
toward r. f. StrahOrn, because he
has always treated the men in the
printing crafts with consideration
and used only the labeled work. in
his offices.
Then the men in the railroad SER
vice say that the Milwaukee is one
OF the best and fairest roads in the
country to work for, that everything
on the road is unionized and that
the Milwaukee rarely has trouble
with its men. For this reason, and
for the further fact that the more
roads the city has the more jobs
there will be for railroad men, the
union men in railroad work look
on the admission of the Milwaukee
and the North Coast with favor.
Feeling rasentful because the un-
skilled labor represented by the two
federal unions have been omitted in
the list of unions that are to be rec
ognized in the building of the pro-
posed terminals. If the roads are ad-
mitted, the two federal unions,
1924 and 1922, are out fighting
the franchise and demanding that
terminal rates be made a condition
for the entry of the roads.
At special meeting of the book
binders union held last night there
was detailed discussion of the
railway franchises. after which
vote was taken, which was almost
unanimous in favor of admitting the
two roads without the terminal rate
The bookbinders
spoke of the treatment accorded by
Strahorn to the men in the allied
printing trades. which caused
kindly feeling for the North Coast
president. The industrial advan-
tages to the city Of the new rail-
roads were the chief factors in the
discussion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

Now Spring, the fair. elusive
nymph, has come. and winters icy
crimp no more we fear in trem-
bling dread; we gaze upon the vio-
let bed, where last years posies
blossomed forth. and then we buy
a quarters worth Of seeds and
bulbs and grab the spade to see
what damage may be made.
That's spring. some call it fe-
yer dire, whilom the poet tunes his
Tyre to sweeter views and senti-
ments. But this is true to all in
tents, that, be it ague or pesti-
lence, we all can feel the differ
ence.
The hookworm now must bow
his head, the baseball bugs here
In his stead. He's stinging right
and left with glee. Perchance he's
stung both you and me. There's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
JEFF WOULD LIKE To HIT
MAN WHO STARTED YARN

returning to civilization without
the bear he intended to bring with
him.
Although he and his aprty trav-
eled nearly to Owens lake, in the
Los Angeles aqueduct country,
never a trace of a bear did they
find.
But we had a good time, any
way" said Jeff, land l feel like a
kid; honest, | do"
Jeffries expects to start some
time this week for Rowardennen,
in the Santa Cruz mountains, where
he will condition himself for his
coming battle with Jack Johnson.
The final arrangements have not
been completed and will not be un-
til he confers with his friends in
Los Angeles when he arrives to-
morrow. Jeffries was anxious that
his business partner. Jack Ripper.
be notified that he was safe and
we'll
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
CLEANUP FIGHT
GIVES WORK TO
THE UNEMPLOYED

. Never before in the history q
. of Spokane was the demand =
. made on .the city's free en- .
= ployment office for men q
. greater than it has been dur .
. ing the last few days. BY .
. shortly after 10 o'clock this .
. morning Superintendent Mel .
. vim R. Arant of this bureau .
. had sent between 35 and 40 .
= men to various odd jobs in all .
. parts of the city. - .
. 1T is evidence of much Z
. cleaning and gardening" Mr., =
. Arant said. II should Judge Q
. that the largest percentage Of =
. all these calls for men are by .
. persons wishing assistance in .
. making general cleaning of .
. their premises and to prepare .
. their gardens and lawns for .
q planting seeds" Q
4 4 q 4 q q 4 4 q q 4 4 q 4 a q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

1t is wonderful how peoples pa
triotism on the cleanup movement
subsidies when confronted with a
bill for hauling away the stuff.
Tomorrow is the first of the two
burning days for the week. when
bonfires can be had all day, pro-
vided II Is not windy. If the wind
is blowing, the day following must
be used. The other burning day
is Saturday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
"z|M' FINALLY GETS
SOME Of C|TYS COIN
Files Bill for $50 Per Day Job Which Was Supposed
Gratis to City.

The above bill, just compromised
at the city hall, spells the end of
Mayor Pratt's water commission
that a year ago tried to confuse and
defeat the plans for water exten-
sions drawn by Arvid Reuterdahl,
then water commissioner, and ap-
proved by the eminent hydraulic
engineer, Professor w. H. Burr of
New York.
Zimmerman was member of
the commission and was credited
with inspiring the attack that was
made on the Reuterdahl plans. Up
to that time Zim had been with
the Spokane Traction company as
an engineer, and was credited with
desire to get on the pay rolls of
the city. This he denied vigorously
at the time. but the bill Just set
tied bears out the original allega
tiOn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

The car ticket holdup is palpably
wrong. axe for instance the fol-
lowing case in the health depart
ment: A young inspector just en-
ployed was about to go home for
lunch.
We'll, | guess i'll need two .,o'-
cts to go home and back, one more
to go home this evening and an
other to come back in the morning.
That makes four; l guess that Will
be enough for this time.
And the four tickets were issued
not one OF WA was used on the
city's business.
1t is up to the city council to
again try to cu.i out the street car
ticket abuse.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

when young mems fancy turns to
love.
In the spring young mans
fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts of love-"
-Tennyson.
A Spokane youn man celeS
brated spring in a fitting manner
this morning He called at the
county clerks office and persuaded
the clerk to give him a marriage
license. The clerk said that it was
the mans ninth license and the
fourth issued in this county. What
is your name?" asked the clerk.
"Truelove," the man replied. "It
ought to be Muchlove," said the
clerk.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29
THREE BAD ACCIDENTS AT SAME TIME

Three accidents happening al
most simultaneously late this aft
ernoon, in different parts of the
city, resulted in the probable fatal
injury of Marsea Humbera, a car
penter, the serious injury OF
Charles Barnes, an employe of the
Ross Floral company, and of Sam
Narsco, an Italian Iaborer.
Humberg fell from a house he
was building near his home, 800
King street. breaking his back. He
was taken to the emergency hospi
tai in the patrol wagon and will
probably not live.
Barnes at almost the same time
ilel into a fit in front of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-29

The best proof that there was
needless waste of public funds in
this matter of free street car trans
portation for city employees is to
contrast departments getting the
tickets with those that do not. In
the crematory department there
are no car tickets used, yet three
collectors, always on the go, and
a number of foremen are EN-
ployed. Superintendent Harmon
says that he asked for tickets for