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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

MT. WEATHER. Va. May al
while high altitude observations
arr made mostly with kites the
United States weather bureau
scientists have 10 use balloons
when the wind Is too Light az the
Observatory These are red rub
Der balloons inflated with hydro.
gen. Each balloon is about three
feet tall when inflated There Is
enough gas 70 lift recording Ia.
struments 20 immense heights
With these free balloons obscrya
tions have been taken az the i'm.
mense height OF rs miles--So ,o0o
feet-far above the point man
may attain and stiil live
The rubber balloons cost $50
apiece and as each balloon de
stroys Itself Ia making a success
ful flight. the cost OF furnishing bal
looms to the scientists Is consider.
able Often eight or ten balloons
day are sent up
The instruments on the balloon
cost SIS. The scientists az the
station have devised n neat plan
for getting the instruments back
At the level OF the ground there
Is heavy air pressure upon the
Inflated balloon. As the balloon
rises this pressure diminishes. and
consequently the gas inside thc
balloon expands, increasing the
size Of the bag.
When the balloon reaches a
tremendous height this expansion
is sufficient 10 burst the balloon
Instantly the Instruments shoot
toward the earth AT the start Of
their i5-mile drop Next instant
a parachute tina; had been tied 10
the Instruments opens and the
valuable freight drifts gently to the
earth
Anybody who finds the para.
chute gets s. for notifying the
station.
The station also gets observa.
lions from a captive silk balloon
that Is frequently sent up from the
mountain top 10 great heights
This balloon. hydrogen inflated.
has lifting power of so pounds.
and heavy instruments can be sent
up with II.
Wind velocity at the Kites alti-
tude Is now calculated FROM the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

oberlin was the first eo-edncs-
tlonal college In this country. In the
early days they had Il rule that Ia
case there we're but one man and
one woman tn a room. AT least one
chair should DO between them. One
evening an instructor, passing one
% the small sitting rooms, was hor-
rified At beholdinz a young man Hna
young woman occupying the same
chair.
sir he demanded OF the man
student. what IL the meaning II
this outrageous behavior DO YOU
not know the rules 81 the college
why --sr--dont they say that II
n man and a girl ait alone IN room
they shall have one chair between
them g''-- Every oody'H Magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27
DIDYOU SEE IT?
WHAT?
WHY THE MAJESTIC
Want to- 60 Free?
Why OF Course!

Then watch tho classified col.
umnn Of The Star
Somewhere there are two free
tickets advertised. They viii BIO
given 70 the persons whose nnmoa
are mentioned ia the ad These
names were picked ~ random from
the city directory They may be
your own There e. always n good
show At the Majestic. tho best
there "a IN vaudeville, Read The
Star classified ads and "0ot tho
Habit"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

cents every month iuat to uquan
dor On things like chewing gum
with "a rcpfoachhtl glance 80 isidof
Tho court 10 thinking Tie matter
over and taidor han gone home 90
revul In chewing gum
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

45-pooi Tnbies--fs
1e-soie T<biss-23
Bar. restaurant cigar stand ana
seven chair barber shop. largest
place OF the kind IN tho world sie
cash given Away eAlly. isi3.iSi1
Third av. between Pike and UnioA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

iuni about me Zine 49,,
mother " two lion e',,. l'sas
a ~, TO me clrcus nv ss'ss.
nc my cubs over 10 qasS by ll'flss
shr took Them into hes M. II
kennel nuraed them fs,,, ..aH stl
whom after they becams NV ~
CIRCUS men locked them % n =. - =
Qu"'nie. about meal line = ,ass
them eais n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-27

Dance az Drsamsna tonl,s,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
Richmond 8 Crisis.

Ms Now that hlonmond has taken the city OF Man
khester domain, IL becomes more than ever
Necessary 10 have In the touucll her wlsest and
most devoted cllIzens There will be new SIT
nanon deal with. There Will be more revenue
but territory to provide for, and OF necessity
coanp.lcaiions will arise 1t will be situation
Il tnat viii require wisdom and nne discretion and
4 DISCRIMINATION.
he occasion calls for volunteers and for the
4 same spirit OF saeriilce and devotion in time
Nof war. Ii the eIty were invaded by foe from
n without the call to arms would meet with ready
Response as in 1861. But patriotism belongs to
I peace us well as 10 True patriotism has re-
q 3atd for the welfare of the State at all times
Z md Richmond is now face to face with crisis
N Our patriotism and capacity for seif-govern-
will be put to the severes test in the history
N0f Richmond and Manchester. We shall need the
d best Council either city has had We shall need
u The services of strong and there should
a he nc holding back, Sinking
Another thing. There good citizens in both
&rfties who honestly opposed to consolidation
But they are in the minority. Consolidation is
how thing accomplished. There is escape, and
further opposition would be senseless and I'M
worthy. We are community and one
people. and it is the part of wisdom and good cit
\ izenship for all the people both sides of tht
river to consolidate in spirit well in name
\ and unite in a hearty effort to make the unior
i blessing. If this be the spirit and the purpose
and effort, Greater Richmond will grow more
great day by day, with reasonable hope of be-
cnming by and by the leading city in all the South
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
WARDLAW SISTERS
ASK FOR PRAYERS
Three Women Charged With Muir.
der Send Appeal to Newark
NJ. &. Conference.

NEWARK, n. j.. April b.--F'rom
their cells In the Essex county jeil,
the Wardlaw sisters, the three old
women OF mystery" VINO are await
ing trial for the murder Of Ocey
Snead have sent to Bishop Anderson
and the ciergymen Of the Newark M.
f. Conference an appeal for spiritua
comfort In which they request the
prayers of the conference for their
deliverance. The appeal is signed.
Daughters OF the Rev. John b. Ward
law"
simultaneously letter was re-
ce!ved from Bishop Joseph S. Keys.
Of Sherman, Tex, containing glow
ing tribute to the Rev. John b. Ward
law. the father of the three prisoners
who devoted his life to the Methodist
Episcopal church, and protest
against the treatment alleged to have
been accorded the three women
women pursued by crooks and In
surance men who for a few dollars
would scandalixe an ANGEL
The appeals fell upon deaf ears.
The Rev. Jesse l.. Hurlburt, super
tntendent OF the Newark district. de-
clared that no action would be taken
on the requests prior to adjournment
to-day, and that the letters would
simply be filed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05

The ReHegh Times remarks that mosquitoes and
chills will exist in that city as long the old
rock quarry stands open and half filed with
filthy water, breeding place for all kinds of
disease. 1t is strange thing that any progress
sive city will allow such nuisance to exist. Sew
eral years ago there mosquito pest every sum-
mer in the western suburbs of Richmond. People
vino resided in that district were not permitted TO
enjoy their lawns in the evening because of the
swarms of mosquitoes that began to fly and to
sting after dark. Nobody seemed to know where
the mosquitoes from, all supposing that they
originated in distant pool of water, probably
along the river bank The attention of the health
department finally called to the fact and DIR
Levy made Investigations. He discovered as he
expected that the breeding places small pools
of water here and there within short distance OF
he premises afflicted. lie took force of men Out
there in the early spring and had the pools drain
ed or treated with oil and the following summer
there were mosquitoes. There are mosquitoes
that fly long distances, but in this section they dc
not travel further than few blocks from the
place where they Matched. There is no ex
cuse for musquito pest in this latitude. If the
horrid little brutes present it is because the
ueighborhood is negligent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
EDITORIAL
Let Us Celebrate.

| By n vote of 5i3 to 233, over two for one, Man
chester has become part and parcel of Richmond
according to law. 1t is the viii of the people on
both sides of the river and it most distinguished
event in the history of the two cities 1t 49, in our
opinion, the most important event 1t marks q
1 new era for Richmond and for Manchester
III Is an event that should be formally celebrated.
I Richmond should take the initiative and extend
"A invitation to the people of Manchester to come
across and have a shouting time. The whole city
should be decorated by day and illuminated by
night, and there should be parade, and speech
] making at some convenient rallying point, with
other details TO suit the occasion.
SIt is great and glorious fact that these two old
cities which have been neighbors for long time
should now come together and forever hereafter
he as one and the event is worthy of joifcation.
We might invite Petersburg and other cities to
send representatives and have bowling time of it,
and maybe President Taft would come.
But whether the celebration be simple or eta
sborate the people of the two communities should
gather together and hurrah for consolidation 1t
will do us all good to sing 'Blest be the tie that
binds z and give three cheers and hundred more
afOr GREATER RICHMOND.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
BEGGING MONEY TO
BURY HIS WIFE
But the Woman Is Well and
Working in Tobacco Factory
Every Day.

'You are the greatest fake for a
negro that / have ever SEEN" said
Justice Crutchfieid tuesday 10 VIII
liam Davis. negro about forty five
years of age, who was charged with
begging on the street. and who was
proven to be hypocrite of the first
water.
The negro exhibited a letter to peo-
pie ON Broad street and asked them
for money with which tn defray the
expenses of his wtfe's funeral. His
wife Is, and has been, working every
day In u tobacco factory.
The letter read: My wife. Cynthia,
Davis, died this morning and desire
to take her body to Lynchburg for
burial. where my parents live. ANY
hslp you may be kind enough to give
me / will greatly appreciate it,
Signed William Davis.
OfHcar w G.. TAFT discovered the
fraud the negro wac perpetrating upon
the public and arrested him. The pe~
liceman then found the wife whom
Davis was claiming to be dead and
learned that she was supporting him in
his idleness-
For three months. at least. YOU will
work. IL your wife dies In tho mean
while ! may let you know about It.
Work may be beneficial 10 YOU" con-
Guided Justice John as the negro was
led away to the pen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
THE PEOPLES FORUM
a Virginia Statesman.

Editor OF The Vfrginian:
Sir,--As the lawmakers OF this
| grand old Commonwealth have ad-
Journed from their recent abode to
go back to their rural retreats anu
enjoy the bliss of solitude. whose
! magic charms affords comfort and
happiness, and whose thoughts are
made radiant by the glowing sunrise,
and where the conception of precepts
| are apparently formed during the
hours OF soiiloqny, we as Virginians
should pay homage to those who have
stood in her historical legislative halls
and contended for the merit of con-
sistent legislation. among the clus-
ter OF Firglnia's representatives there
Is one who il very conspics Gus to the
people Of Orange county-Hon. G. G.
Taliaferro, her representative. Born
on this virgin soil and brought up
under tho nurture of good parents he
early imbibed a love for his country
and her rights. and when the war of
accession became apparent, he, in the
graces of youth, did not hesitate to
put on the gray and wear II with
soldiers pride to defend what he
thought WAS right. Such qualities
goes to make up statesman. Since
the days OF reconstruction Mr.. Talia-
ferro had always been an Lnstigator
Of progress, he being one Of Orange
county's foremost farmers owning
MT. Sharon" one OF the handsone est
estates in Piedmont Virginia. He Is
one of Virginia's persistent and con-
sistent advocates of good roads and
schools, and while n strong adherent
to the -tensts- Democracy he Is still
very liberal and broad In his asso-
etatien-sv4th -if+s opponents, re- has
been honored three terms as Orange
countys representative, and the I'm
preston he made on the people he
represents during the last session of
the Legislature Is indelibie. He be-
ing one of the foremost members on
the important Committee of Agricul-
ture and Mining. which committee
recently presented him with an elab-
crate Knight Templar charm. No
man is more alive to virginias in
terest than Mr.. Taliaferro. for he
stands for the advancement of morals,
the development of her resources. the
Improvement of her highways and the
higher education OF her people-in
fact, model representative.
JOHN A. NEWMAN.
Knoxville, Va. April 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05

johnson. president; r. r. Hoollowell,
secretary; l.. Bohannon, all of Nor
folk, Va. Maximum, $4,000; mini
mum, $1,000. Manufacturing sugi-
cal instruments.
Newport News-Jamaica Corpora
ton. Newport News, Va. r. /. Ford,
president: II. f. Stearns, vice-presi-
dent; J. II. Warren. secretary. all of
Newport Lows, Va. Maximum, $5,-
5000; minimum, $1,000. Real estate
business.
Pure Slick Corporation, Scottsville.
Va. cambridge Spotswood, president,
New York; w. s. Deal, vice-president.
Scottsville, Va: Jackson Beal. secre-
tary-treasurer, Scottsville, Va Maxi
mum, $4,000; minimum. $4,000.
Mining business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
STRICKEN AND DIES
WHILE DRESSING
Sergeant Calm, Retired Army Of
ficer, Expires in Presence
of Family.

Stricken with apoplexy while dress
ing for dinner at his home Monday
evening. Sergeant Nathan Calm, OF
II North Twenty ninth street drop
ped dead In the presence OF his wife
and two small children.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Sergeant Calm wss fifty-two years
old and had been retired from the
United States army with an enviable
record as on-commissioned officer.
He was formerly past Quartermaster
sergeant in an arsenal in Rhode Is
land. Two years ago he accepted the
position of clerk in the quartermas-
ter's department OF the Adjutant Gen.
erals office. and also served as mill
tary storekeeper. He left Adjutant
General Sales Office In his usual good
health Monday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
Looks Like Third Party.

The declaration OF the Antl-Saloot
League, as given In the report of its
legislative committee. that on accoun,
OF the failure Of the recent legislature
passing its Statewide measure II will,
In future, support only such oandi-
dates as will agree to do the bidding
of the league has brought forth the
question from many as to whether o.
not this means new alignment of
the two leading political parties or the
advent of new. third, party IN.
should. mean the latter, although 1t
would appear impossible for the ordi-
nary man to interpret Just what Ia the
purpose OF the league at all times.
In the beginning of Its activity in vir-
ginia it appeared to have for Its pur-
pose the driving out OF the saloons.
since II appeared that the social fea.
ture was the greatest evil It's very
name implies this. Tt call these peo-
pie prohibitionist short while ago
was to incur rebuke to tho effect
that they we're not prohtfttionist, but
anti loonist. More recently how
over, they come out bold and declare
that complete prohibition. with all the
nar,e signifies, Ia their object.
With such q declaration as this, w.
can't inst understa nd how they can
avoid placine ga ndtdates of their ow.
In the different legislative districts
when the time comes for the election
~ now 'e9isia4ure. We can't see
how the,- IN so into Democratic or
Perrh'E I urinary when thex 9 re an
record r., remand az not inten ling g.,
r"rrort any man who viii not sunnort
Statewide prohihition.--Biacks
C'ourier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
Don't Blame the Newspapers

Some of the Democratic papers are
being accused of an attempt to read
out OF the Democratic party the lead
ers OF the State Anti-Saloon League
and their followers. because the pa
pers have said that the Legislative
committee OF the league practically
undertook the launching of new
party when they called upon temper
ance people TO vote in the next legis-
lative election regardless OF political
affiliations. What's the use OF tryIne
TO blame the papers. The members of
the committee appealed to their fol-
lowers to vote without regard TO par
~ affiliations and thereby co;ami ttea
themselves to that course. And as
honorable people are not supposed to
participate in primaries unless they
propose to support the nominees, of
course these committeeman and thos.
OF their followers who decide to fol-
low their advice will avoid Democratic
primaries when candidates for the as
semhiy are to be selected next time.
So they will he out of the Democratic
party in Virginia, as far as the legis-
lative campaign is concerned. any
how, But the papers have not read
them out. The reading has been done
by the leagues committee, and II will
affect only those who are so void OF
loyalty TO their party that they are
ready TO quit II in the hour of need
at the bidding Of small group of
wotld-be observation-disclosures News
Press.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05

New Yok is indignant because it is revealed that
legislation has been purchased at Albany in job
lots Several years ago when party of New
York editors assembled, one Of them from
the rural districts said to this writer in private
conversation that large percentage of the vote in
his section of the State always for sale and
it poed by the party that had the longest
purse Now if the people sell their votes is there
any reason to be surprised when their representa-
tives in the General Assembly sell legislation
Can the stream rise higher than its source9
All government is derived from the people, and
when government is corrupt it is because the
voters are either corrupt criminally negligent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
PERFECT PLANS To
PRESENT REPLICA
Commission Back From Washing
ton and Make Report to
Governor.
GLAD TO RECEIVE IT
French Ambassador Declares 1t
Will Be Source of Great
Joy.
GLAD TO RECEIVE IT

Senator's Don p. Halsey, of Lyncn.
ettrs' and King. of ettrton
Forkea and Colonel James Aas,fa-~he
We're appointed by the governor al
a COMMITTEES to present a copy of the
houoon statue OF Washington 10
france, returned to Richmond from,
the national capital TUESDAY and ia. ID
a ions conference with Judge Mann
1ney reported to the chief executive
tnat plans Tor the presentation or lr~
s4,qoV replica OF the famous statue
were rapidly shaping Themselves and
everything would be ready by rns
appointed time. The replica Is BEING
made by the Gorham Manufacturins
Company. of New York and Rhode
island. 1t Is to be made OF bronze.
and cast in a mould of the original
statue made many YearS-ago when
another copy was placed in statuary
tall in the capitol at WASHINGTON.
The statue will be completed apou,
Aug. L. The committee will prob
ably leave New York a week later.
In Name OF Nation.
The two senators and Colonel
Mann, who will be rne personal rep
resentative Of the chief executive.
spent all OF Monday in Washington
comforting with Secretary of State
Knox and Ambassador Jusserand. of
Franco Both diplomats were most
enthusiastic over the coming presen-
.ation.
The committee was Informed by
Secretary Knox that IL would be
eminently fitting that the State OF
Virginia present the replica in the
name of the United States rather
than the United States presenting II
in the name of the State. Secretary
Knox said he would facilitate the
presentation In every possible waN
and give the committee men personal
letters to Am bassador Bacon the
American represe ntative in France
Source Of Great Joy.
Ambassador Jusserhnd declared the
presentation of the statue would be
source OF much delight and grea,
JOY" He leaves New York for Paris
Wednesday end upon his arrival there
will make plans for the presentation
and receipt OF the replica. The am
hassador declared copy Of the
statue was much desired by France
and that he wanted TO be present
when the president of his country
accepted It. NJ. Jasserand. accord
Ing to Senator Haisey, showed great
familiarity with the history Of the
Statue and Houdon, and was most
COMPILING ntary in his references to
Washington and Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
MAYOR OF CHICAGO
is HOTLY OPPOSED
Citizens Trying to Elect Unfriend-
ly Council to Curb That
officials Power.

CHICAGO, April ga determined
effort Is being made to-day by the
enemies of Mayor Buses administra-
tisn to elect an unfriendly council
- curb that officials power. The hot
test Off year election In many years
Is Icing held, and thirty-five aldermen
are up for election.
The liquor question was not voted
on. The board of election commission.
ers having declared invalid the petit
ton fled by the Anti-Saloon League.
The liquor question Ii the principal
issue in 240 Illinois towns, however.
In N OF these the 'drys' VIII en-
deavor to Gust the ''wets'' from COM
troll. The other 139 are now dry"
The principal cities voting are Spring.
feid. Elgin. Joliet. Rockford, Aurora.
Bloomington, Gaiesburg and Danyille,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
CheILenae the LEAGUE.

The threat Of the Anti Saloon
League to make its fight by combin-
ing with Republicans Is what we have
been expecting. Now that it has laid
bare it's plans. let the Democratic party
ignore this prohibition element and
force 1t to fight either in the Demo
cratic party and abide its decision as
between prohibition and local option
or elss make its fight as a Prohibition
pslEtyr-Ih Dr. Cannon ttffti his stiifes
will see wnere they stand in Virginia
when the next, Legislature is elected
Amherst New Era.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
example From information that has come to us it

example. From information that has come to us it
seems that In these two it better for the
partys interests that the convention plan should
be employed But, however, that many be the
party law has been violated, and set at defiance.
The party has means of enforcing its laws.
Obedience to party regulations is by common con-
sent and is voluntary. But if the laws and the
| rules of the party are ignored, there can be no
abiding party organization. If the committee in
the Fifth District and the comittee in the Ninth
District may disregard the law in the matter of
nominating candidates for Congress, the State
Committee may do the same in the matter of
nominating a candidate for Governor United
States Senator in Congress. The law is as binding
in in the other.
There may be good reason, we have said, for
nominating in these two districts by convention,
but if the party Law is to be dsregarded if are
to have the primary plan thrust aside whenever
committee here and there may so elect, it would
be better to abolish the whole system and return
to the convention plan In this case in all Others
think better to have law at all than to have
a law that is trampled under foot.