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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
.FAVORSNEWROUTE
FOR. D00LEY SEWER
Subcommittee Finds Virginia
Avenue Plans
Cheaper.

1t is practically determined that the
subcommittee OF the Council Committed
on Streets. when 1t meets next Monday
afternoon, Will decide to recommend
that the "Dooley ravine sewer be laid
wa the Virginia Avenue route. Ths
subcommittee, composed OF Councilmen
Lynch, Davis and Moore, was in con-
ference with City Engineer Boiling
Yesterday afternoon for several hours
~ was ANNOUNCED later by members
OF the subcommittee that whether tho
sewer Is laid through Major James II.
Dooley's property or via the Virginia
Avenue route. the cost will come we'll
gineer. and the amount authorized by
the Council for CARRYING out the plant.
When outlying territory was annexed
In 1905 Major Dooley, in order to have
his property outside OF the city. agreed
to allow the construction OF sewer
through "Maymont.' Several months
ago Major. Dooley changed his nina.
for release from the contract
Estimates prepared by City Engineer
Boiling show that the Virginia Avenue
route is probably cheaper than the
Srsna pool CIV rayns seats
several contractors have submitted
proposals. and the Street COMMITTEES
Will recommend the acceptance OF
definite contract.
counc!lmen Lynch and Davis said
last night that the subcommittee
would doubtless reach decision next
Monday afternoon, and make its recon-
mendations to the Street Committee
that night.
The proposed sewer Will be the
largest in the city. and Will AFFORD
drainage TO large part OF Clay Ward.
Meets In October.
A meeting OF the State Board Of
Charities and Corrections has been
called for October 4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
COUNCIL CALLED
10th Branches Will Meet on Monday

10th Branches Will Meet on Monday
Night.
City Clerk Ben T. August has issued
call for special meetings of the Com
mon Council and Board OF Aldermen
for next Monday night.
The Common Council will meet at
1880 o'clock to receive the new city
code, comprising compilation OF an
city ordinances, prepared by City At
torney Pollard The code will not be
acted upon at this meeting, as it must
lie on the table until the October
meeting.
A Joint session of the Council will be
held at o'clock to confirm the cleo
ton of seven members from the Cham
her of Commerce to serve on the
James River Improvement Committee.
At $50 O'clock the Board of Alder
men will receive resolution from the
Finance Committee appropriatlns
$4,000 for temporary repairs to the
Free Bridge.
The Council Committee on Street
Cleaning has been called to meet this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock to transact
matters of minor Importance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
REQUISITlON ISSUED
Convict Who Escaped While Out or
Rail IL Recanfured

The Governor yesterday Issued a
requisition upon Governor Charles E.
Hughes. OF New York for the person
of George Parker, who is wanted in
Ginwiddie county for unlawful shoot.
ing. Parker is in custody in New York
city Sheriff John c. Galusha Will go
for the prisoner
Parker was tried and convicted OF
the crime, The jury giving him SEN
tence of eighteen months in the penl-
Tertiary He was released on bail
pending an appeal, and while out OF
custody he escaped, going to New
York
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
PLANS FOR NEW SCHOOL
Chimbornzo Building In East End to
BE Enlarged.

ChImbornzo Building In East End 10
BE Enlarged.
Plans for the addition to the Chin,
borazo School building at Thirty-thifd
at the Builders Exchange. Bids Will
be received IN to September 20 at s
O'clock in the afternoon. The Council
appropriated 100000 to pay for the
building.
tural design to the old building, and
will greatly improve the appearance of
the structure. The enlargement OF the
building will furnish accommodation
for many children who are now crowd
ed into the old building. or forced to
attend other schools at distance from
their homes.
The annex will contain four large
school rooms, and an. auditorium. a
room for manual training and boys
play room Modern interior convent
ences will be installed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
MEETING DEFERRED
nte Geoiosleni Commission VIII Have

state Geological Commission VIII Have
Session in January.
Because of the Incompetence of the
work upon which it is to take action,
the meeting OF the Commission of the
State Geological Survey has been de-
ferred to some day in next January.
The meeting had been called for Sep
tenfber 81. in the office of the Governor
State Geologist Thomas l.. Watson
has lately been busy making a map of
the survey as SO far completed, and
has sent 1T to the engraver. 1t Will
probably be ready for distribution
within a month OF two. This will be
the first comprehensive geological nap
of Virginia for about eighty years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
FIXING DAMAGES

poard OF Arbitration Sits To-Day to
Hear Paramount Property Owners.
Another meeting of. the board Of ar
bltration appointed to consider claims
of property owners In Fairmount for
damages caused by changing the grades
at o'clock in room 500 at the City
Hall
Twenty five or thirty property own
ers are veto be heard from.-;&A NUM-
her are represented by counsel, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
Chnrreu Win Tbeft.

Samuel Williams, colored, was ar
rested last night on suspicion of hav-
ing committed larceny
Leroy Robertson, colored. was ar
rested on charge of stealing bicy-
Gle from l.. a. Bowman.
Joseph Vaughan, colored was arr
rested on charge of stealing So from
Fred Boston
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
HORSE MILLINERY
In RENE court
Shoe and It's Victims Exhibited
in Damage Suit for
Injuries.

Damages for injuries to a valuable
stallion are involved in a suit Appealed
from the Circuit Court Of Accomac
county, in which writ of error was
allowed yesterday by the Supreme
Court. The suit was brought by John
Il Scott against Levi G. Weir, Basil
W. Rowe, Charles Steele. Dumont
Clarke and. George f. Baker, trustees
trading as the Adams EXPRESS Com Il
pany
The horse was shipped with others
from Tasley, Va, to Pocomokes ,Clty,
Md. Upon arrival at its destination II
was found that the animal had broken
loose the radiator in Its stall from the
side of the car, that 1t had kicked out
three or four iron bars In the window
and part of the sash, Its left hind
foot was over the radiator. and this
had caused a had wound in the thigh.
from which the blood was flowing
freely
on the trial Of the case the owner
was awarded $1,000 damages and also
the bill OF $2l7.S0 for medical atten-
ton.
Interesting exhibits are filed with the
petition in the case for the considera-
ton OF the court These include .
horseshoe, piece of the radiator s.ol1la
screws and other nlementoes Of che
trip, These the judges will be expected
to consider.
The shipping contract is invoked by
the express company to show that 1t
should not be made liable,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
John Powell Here.

John Powell, formerly OF Richmond.
for some years Il student of music in
Europe is the guest OF his sister, Mrs.
Brockenbrough. In this city. He has
been. invited to give a piano recital
at the Noman's Club, the date to be
arranged later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22
VIII Study Law,

Avenue,,left yesterday to Join the law
class of Valparaiso University. in In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22

On the trial Of the case the owner
was awarded $1,000 damages and also
the bill OF $2l7.so for medical atten-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-22

The shipping contract is invoked by
the express company to show that 1t
should not be made liable, Ed
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
Shallow Tillaee and Moisture.

Tn MY HOME garden am doing nearly all the
cultivation now With a rake. merely breaking
- the crust after every rain: and no matter
how dry II gets. | can kick really moist soil under
the dust blanket with tho toe of my shoe ut any
time And how things do grow since tho weather
has turned warmer. Ny early corn In over knee
high, and | am hoping for roasting ears before the
END OF June Peas. of course. we have had since
the hrst week in May. and have late ones coming
on. have often said that the earlier We get to-
mato plants out and have them live the earlier
they VIII be- set out my nrst oncs early In
April. They have passed through two frosts by
peing covered with earth. Since then | have set
out from the frame other plants OF tho same age.
out the early set ones twice as large now and
Hui'ihg. These. too. have had the same shallow
rake cultivation. and the moisture has been re-
tanned and all the weeds I'm reach OF termination
nave been killed and | will bring no more up TO
sprous
IN iact, am rather proud OF the garden.
LOT near people say: Go out TO see Professor
massey garden; there is nothing like IL here"
anu they come, and sell them plants that they
could easily have had themselves with n little
grass ana some love for the work
nave ordered large lot OF the now Sunlight
uoubie-glazed sashes for the fall and will keep
'his garden growing something TO eat and sell all
HeAt winter II health and strength remain with
me Inc shallow cultivation OF the Garden Is Just
az soou Tor the cotton seld, the peanut field, or
s"e eoih heid' and my peanuts will get the same
rake work that other things get
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
pROGREssIvE FARMER AND GAZETTE

der while mine are left tough above the grours
and hold on hard with their uncut roots
why don't you take the paper and study theso
things?" asked John. That is where | have
learned these improved methods The man IN
these days who fails to study his profession is no,
gsing to succeed. The whole South is waking nm
and IL you want to keep up with the procession
you must wake up and go to farming"
"But amt got the money you have"
IL had no more than you when determined "a
do better, and II only takes brains and energy to
do better You can better afford to go in debt for
horses and implements than for 2-S-2 fertilizer
and grow cotton and only corn enough TO feed n
mule And have seen that solemn old mule q,
yours walking along the rows looking as though
he was wondering II there was going to be corn
enough made TO keep him alive next winter II
you must go in debt, go In for things that are 90
ing to get you out of the hands OF the merchant
and fertilizer You working harder
than necessary II you only knew how to make
your work pay better. | have money because
planned to have some coming in Mt all seasons In
stead Of depending on the one crop OF cotton for
all the money | need. SO long as you do tina,
you will have the same old thing TO do ever
spring-go in debt for supplies. and then At thu
end take everything you have made to square up
and go through the same process the next spring
II is that sort of farming that has kept you poor
and made your land poor. and so long you keep
spending your money for a little zoo pounds an
acre of fertilizer that is one-fourth sand. asd
grow no forage and feed no stock. make no ma.
and look 10 the cotton crop 10 pay for every.
thing else. you will keep poor and your land will
remain poor.
There's more In the man than In the land Get
move on you. The land Is all right. IL the
man does his duty by IL. and the land will con-
tinue to make poor crops so long the man falls
to do his duty by IT,
The greatest corn belt Is right here In the
South. and many farmers finding IL out while
men Ike you are every year buying the frosted.
rotten Western corn. Get move you and
stop talking about tho mr-ric, OF a onr-mufe
farmer. Get some sand In your craw."
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
Help Us to Help Yourself and Others.

n HR. FRENCH has asked small favor that
lVu would like to see all readers respond to.
Az We want to make The Progressive Farmer
and Gazette, already the leading farm paper in the
South, the leading farm paper Of the whole coun-
try, far being the greatest force in the
try for the uplifting of Southern farming is
cerned. 1t would take very little effort for every
one of the 100, 900 who read and value the paper
to induce one more farmer to take and read it,
and IL every one who now reads and values the
paper would do this. there would be loo, 900 who
could easily do the same thing, and long
would have half million readers instead of the
100000
Then with such a circulation what great i'm
provements could be made in the get-up of the
paper itself! get letter after letter from South
ern farmers praising the work doing, and
saying that they would not be without the paper
at double the price. and that every Southern
farmer should take it. Now the men who
feeling In this way about the paper show their
appreciation in better way than in aiding us in
increasing OF the number Of subscribers. We
trying to make the paper indispensable to every
wide-awake farmer, and doing more than
almost any other paper does in personal CORE
spondence with our readers, replying promptly to
their queries and never making them wait week
two for answer in the paper. The replies
printed but small part Of the replies writ
ten, for many Of the queries of Importance
only to the writer's and not of general interest
But they get the replies all the when
stamped envelope or stamp is enclosed for the
reply. Most farmers write few letters and not
fully realize the amount OF labor involved in writ
ing all these thousands of personal letters. But
1t Is cheerfully done, though they make show
in the paper, and simply show to each one that we
have real interest in trying to help him. When
spend dollars worth of time and labor in
writing personal letters of information is it too
much to ask that those who get these replies
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11
Professor Massey's
Editorial Page.
THE Most Valuable Crop of the South.

cowpea. l have been talking and writing
= cowpeas for so many years that it is crafty.
ing to me for others to be taking up the advocacy
OF the pea crop.
Time and again have urged that il is not good
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11

DR. Butler is right Where Johnson grass has
taken the country. as 1t has 4. oktIbbeha County.
liSSissippl 1t means cattle, and with ticks plenti-
cattle cannot be as profitable as they would be
:, 'he ucks were eradicated and the cattle mon
Tree 10 snip when and where they please.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11

A good estimate OF the Intelligence OF n papers
aupsoripers Is tho number OF patent medicine ads.
- carries The more ignorant the constituency
The heavier is tho advertising.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11

not more so, than the whole crop buried would
be. The South needs more stock feeding and
grow more feed of high protein character than
the Northern farmers can. We can raise more
per acre of the best cattle hay than possibly
be grown in the North, can grow it at a
smaller cost, and this being true, we should be
able to feed cattle profitably than the North
ern farmer can.
And the growing of the crop will have helped
the soil through the nitrogen fixed in the roots
well that secured in the forage used and
as have said time and again, and farmers in
other sections have proved to be true, farmer
in the cotton country who farms in good rota-
ton, grows plenty of legume forage, and feeds it
and saves the manure with intelligent care need
ever to buy ounce Of nitrogen in any form in
fertilizer. This is more true in the Cotton Belt
than elsewhere il the cotton farmer the meal
made from his cottonseed instead of selling the
seed to abroad to feed cattle in Europe and the
North and make other people rich at his expense.
Feed literally the crops that feed the cattle and
the soil with the plant food they need, and they
will enrich you
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11

promptly shall feel that they should take some
interest in getting others into the Family who can
be benefited in the same way?
We are trying to help you. Will you not try
to help US help others?
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11

farm economy to bury peas as
manure direct, and Professor
Barrow shows we'll the impor-
lance Of feeding this valuable
forage and getting its feeding
value before using it as ma
nure. And he well states that
while we can recover but so
per cent of the manurial value
Of the crop, that 80 per cent is
so much more available that it
is really fully as valuable, if
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-10
LARGEST AVIATION Met
EYER HELD In AMERICA
Almost Every Known Type of Air Craft
Will Participate in Ten Days Con-
test at Los Angeles, Caiifor-
MIA, Starting Today.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 10.-Today
ushered in the greatest aviation meet
ever held i'm America, If not in the
world. For ten days some three-score
of aeroplanes, balloons and dirigibles,
representing almost every known type
of air craft, are 70 be seen I'm a series
of contests arranged under the aus
pices of the California Aviation So
ciety. The scene of the meet is the
great Dominguez ranch. near Compton,
and within easy access Of this city
1t is estimated that nearly 100000 per-
sons journeyed to the field today to wit
ness the opening events on the ten
days program.
A prize list exceeding $4,000 has
attracted to the meet many of the
most daring and skillful air navigators
of America and Europe. Among the
number are Glenn H. Curtiss, who cap
tured the aerOplane honors in the great
meet at Rheims last summer; Clifford
II. Harmon. with the balloon New
York" which holds the United States
duration record; Louis Bergdol oi
Philadelphia, who has entered Bier
lot monoplane; Dick Ferris, with the
balloon America; Louis Paulhan, the
celebrated French aeronaut. and Roy
Knabenshue and Lincoln Beachey OF
Toledo, two of the pioneers in the
field of dirigible balloons. In addition
to these there are other pilots not so
well known, including a half dozen
from Los Angeles and others from San
Francisco, San Diego, Cincinnati, New
York, Philadelphia, st. Louis, san
lose and several other places.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-10
PROF. MEYER OF MADISON
ON BOARD OF ARBITR ALTON

Washington, Jan. 10.-Prof. B. NJ
Meyer of Madison. Wisconsin, was to-
day designated as the third arbitrator
in the controversy between the Illinois
Central and its telegraphers. The
board of arbitration will meet i'm the
federal building in Chicago on the 18th
instant. Meyer is head of the depart
ment of political economy in the uni
versity of Wisconsin and chairman of
the wisconsin State Railroad com
mission. The arbitration will be con-
Quoted under the provisions of the ma
tional law and the finding of the board
will be binding upon the parties To the
controversy. Their findings will be
made within thirty days from the date
of the arbitrators first meeting and
will be filed with the clerk of the Uni
ted States district court at Chicago.
The pending dispute involves principal
" the demand for an increase of ten
per cent i'm wages.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-10
CORTFz ASSOCIATED MINES
Is ORGANIZED IN BOSTON
Capitalized at S1,500,o0o, Divided Into
500,0C0 Shares-Wll Work Mex
lean Properties-tiouehton
Man at Head.

Boston, Mass. Jan. 1O.-The Cortez
Associated Mines, a new corporation,
has been organized here by Philip w.
Wrenn of Wrenn Bros. & Co. Joseph
Story Fay the third, OF Boston. and
VIM. G.. Rice of Houghton president
Of the Superior and Boston Copper
company, for the purpose OF beginning
active mining operations in Mexico.
The company is organized along simil-
ar lines to the General Development
company of New York, Ca Lewisohn
corporation that fathered and controls
the Miami Copper Coz the u. S.
Smelling Refining and Mining Co, and
other like corporations.
The company has capital Of ST.
100000. divided into 100000 shares.
par value SO. and will control 934 pa
tented Mexican claims, or 2.3O7 acres
of carefully selected mineral ground IN
ono of the richest mincralized sec
tions Of Mexico.
The policy of the company will be
TO concentrate development work. i'm
the main, to the most promising group
of claims, and, as soon as develop
ment warrant to organize a separate
mining company to continue mining
operations on a larger scale.
For the claims set apart for such a
mining company, the present Cortez
Associated Mines will retain half
of the capital of such mining COM
pany, thus insuring control, i'm pay
mont for the mineral ground involved.
AS the present company's terri
tory is unusually large. there will be
opportunity for opening Of a num-
Der Of mines and the organization of
subsidiary mining companies.
The original owners of the proper
ties which are now acquired by this
company have devoted practically four
years to securing the properties and
perfccting title thereto, and will take
stock in the new company in full pay
ment therefore. which will be placed
in escrow for q period of at least one
year. and all cash raised at this time
will be placed in the treasury of the
company and expended solely in the
development of its properties.
The directors are: Phillip w.
Wrenn of Wrcnn Bros. & Co, Joseph
story Fay, the third, Geo S. Baldwin,
Chauncey Eldridge of TUCKER, An
thony & Co. Olof Wenstrom. mining
engineer VIM. Martin Swift and VIM.
G. Rice. The officers are: VIM. G..
Rice president. Joseph story Fay. the
third vice president and Philip w.
WTenn. secretary and treasurer.
one hundred thousand G00,000)
shares will be offered to public sub
scription at SO per share. The whole
issue is fully underwritten by the fol-
lowing brokerage houses. Paine, Web
her & Co. Gay & Sturgis, wronn Bros.
& Co. Tucker. Anthony g. Co. and
FITZGERALD & Hubbard.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-10

NOTES OF DAYS NEWS.


New York, Jan. IA large party
Of racing officials and turfmen left
today for Detroit to attend the meet
ing Of the board Of stewards of the
grand circuit.
Boston, Mass. Jan. 10.-Represen-
tativcs OF all the textile workers
unions OF Massachusetts met in con-
ference here today to agree upon a
program Of labor legislation to be pre-
sented to the legislature now in ses-
sion.
Boston, Mass, Jan. 10.-Thc bicn-
nial convention of the Bricklayers
and Stonemasons International union
opened in Faneuil Hall today The
initial session was devoted to the ex-
change Of greetings. appointment of
committees and the officers annual
reports.
oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. 1O.-The
treatment and prevention of tubercu-
losis is 60 be the chief subject Of dis
cussion at a big meeting begun here
today by the Oklahoma Medical asso-
citation. Many eminent physicians
and surgeons are scheduled for al
dresses during the two days session.
Washington, u. G.. Jan. 10-The suit
Of the government against former
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter was on the
docket Of the United states supreme
court today for argument The suit
was brought by the government in an
effort 20 gain possession of the money
held by Carter at the time of his ar
rest for defalcation in connection with
the Savannah harbor Improvements
Paris Jan. 10.-Countess Cassini
who was a popular figure in Washing
ton society when her uncle Count Cas-
sini. was Russian ambassador there
has arranged TO make her profession