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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
RAILWAY MEN ARE
READY TO Strike
Declare Walkout Would Cost
Road More Than De-
manded Raise
SAY CORPORATIONS
ARE EXTRAVAGANT
Delay in Transportation Would
S Cause Great Loss--Perish-
ables Now Being
Hauled.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July a.
roads ten times more to meet a strike
than to grant their demands. repre-
sentatives of the southeastern railroad
employees, to-day declared that they
expected the crisis this afternoon.
They said that the cessation of work
by fifty thousand men would immedi-
ately follow a strike order.
President Finley, of the Southern
railway. however. said to-day that he
did not consider mediation the last
step In the negotiations. and that he
expected arbitration would follow the
present conferences II they fall. The
men. assert that the time for arbitra-
ton has passed.
The men are ready for the word, ="
IL was announced at their headquar-
tiers. The vote has been taken all
along the line. Only the telegraphic
signal is necessary
The employees deny the statement
OF the railroad companies that they
cannot afford TO pay the increases
which are demanded, and IN reply
charge that the roads now are guilty
of "extravaganees' which, IL curbed,
would supply the necessary increases
without adding 10 the total cost OF
operation.
The men are relying upon their
belief that the railroads cannot AFFORD
TO permit strike. They contend
that a strike would cost the eofnpa-
niles more In ten days than the in7
creases for the year.
May Walk Out.
The peach crop is being moved and
perishAble freight is loaded on trains
and piled up In stations all over the
big territory which would be affected.
When the men went into what they
asserted was their Anal conference
with Labor Commissioner NELL. who
n acting as mediator to-day theY de-
clared that they would make no fur-
ther concessions under any conditou
and that IL was case Of the road
granting their demands or "a strike.
In response to request to-day Tor
an explanation OF the issue involved
and the progress Of negotiations
President Finley, OF the Southern rail
way, made the following statement 70
the United Press:
an the mediation proceedings now
pending between certain railway lines
OF the Southeastern States and their
conductors and tratnmen, the men are
seeking what they claim TO be
Standardization If wages. Negotia-
lions were carried on for some time
between the railways and their EN-
ployes in conjunction with the OF
Aces of their organizations. NC
agreement having been reached IN
these direct negotiations. the railways
requested mediation under the Erd'
man act. This mediation Is still GO
ing on All talk OF strike is entire
~ premature. as II IN reasonable &c
suppose that, II an agreement cannon
he reached through mediation. aroi-
tration-the next step provided for
by the Erdman law-wfll be resarteo
to-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
MR.. NOODFIN'S BABY DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS

David Scott woodan. infant son OF
Mr.. solon r. and Mrs. Maude Hewlett
woodin. died at the family home al
Vaughan, near Ashland. at noon Satur-
DAP.
The baby was one OF twins, born
eight months and twenty six days ago
His death resulted from an filness on
several days. and was superinduced by
the hot weather.
Funeral services will be held sunday
burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery
Immediately after the arrival of the
train reaching Elba station at 2:Ss
o'clock. Sunday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
WEALTHY WOMAN
LEAVES HER HOME
Mrs. Rosabelle Holman of Near
Williamsburg May Have Met
With Foul Play.
POLICE ASKED TO HELP
Distracted Husband Comes to
Richmond and Seeks Aid of De
tectlves and City Policemen.
POLICE ASKED TO HELP

Mrs. Rosabelle Holman. fifty-two
years of age. wife OF Mr.. Conrad HON.
man, wealthy farmer, whose home
is two miles from Williamsburg. is
missing from her home and her hus-
band has asked the policemen and
detectives OF Richmond to search for
her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
OLD CHURCH PROPERTY
IS SOLD FOR $4,000
Lot at Seventh and Grace Streets
Purchased by Thalheimer
Brothers.

A property sale involving $500 was
recorded in Chancery court Saturday.
The land is situated at the northwest
corner Of Seventh and Grace streets.
The contracting parties are Emman-
uel Roab and wife, and Phillip Whit
lock and wife selling TO Messrs. Isaac
and Moses Thalheimer.
The lot. is improved with an edifice
formerly occApied by the congregation
of the First Evangelical Luthern
!. church. II was, sold by thsAtrussees of
that Church In November 1910, the
church having purchased property on
Monumental avenue, where new
structure is now in the process OF
construction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
Mrs. Ro.abeire Holman.

may have met with four play.
He fears foul play, his wife having
left home on the 24th Of June and
started in the direction Of Williams
burg. When last seen, however, she
had turned from the county road into
a strip of woods. Knowing people
who reside In McKeesport. II was
thought perhaps she had gone there,
but telephone communications to the
place Friday evening ELECTED the in
formation that she had not been seen
nor heard OF.
In a state Of great excitement and
deep sorrow Mr.. Holman, who is
past fifty years OF age, came to Chief
OF Police Werner Saturday morning
and asked that a search be made for
his wife,
Mrs Holman Is comedy woman
and does not look to be fifty-two years
old She has no children. and came
with her husband from Pennsylvania
to Virginia a little more than year
ago
They purchased a small farm near
Williamsburg and were considered the
wealthiest people of the community.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
To fine WOMEN
FOR WEARING Hll|||
Norfolk Council Takes Pity O.
Poor Men Who Can't
See Show.

Especial to The Richmond virgixta1
NORFOLK. July 2.--The ordina16
committee OF the city couucti
adopted an ordinance which pE0St1
fine of s2s for women who
their, hats In theatres. 1t II tho
law imposing penalty for vtolax
ever attempted in Norfolk. and
highly probable that the fair -
sive headgear so that those -
them in places of amusement G6n
a view of the stage. sss z
The ordinance also compels khen44
to provide three aisles for mea1M
exit instead Of one as found
some moving picture houses
ordinance Is fathsred by AIdek
h. A. Banks, probably the youh4
member in the upper branch NJ
city fathers. OH
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
ZEPPELIN WAN
TO REACH PN||||
Plans to Fly Over Frozen !!
in Air-Ship Next u u
f" Year. 81 81

KEEL, July Prince HsnxT
Prussia and Count Ferdinand xepE
lin. builder of the ill-fated zMnul
air ships left here To-day ab0n8
steamship Mainz for Spltzherx III
make the preliminary prepaxGtt4
the attempt to reach the nog
In an air ship next year.
prince and the count are sum
airship win be found fea6
Arctic cruising ana the pc19
easily reached from Hpitxhef
II l. PROPOSED to make ~
opexatt0nM M !. sI,s KS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
THIEVES CONTINUE TO
WORK IN DARKNESS

The homo of Mrs. r. n. Dillard, 1915
West Grace street, was broken into
Friday night. The robbers were pre-
sumabiy frightened away before they
could make haul. as nothing was
missing Saturday morning.
The police have the case In charge
and are working to locate the thief
Sarah Collier OF COZ East Preston
street reports TO the officers the loss
of many wearing apparels from her
home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
NEGROES PRECIPITATE
DESPERATE RACE RIOT
.. AT GETTYSBURG CAMP
NO PAPER THE FOURTH.

la keeping with N custom long
I'm vogue tn Richmond. The Rich
mond SlrKinian will give all of
it's employees holiday July 4th.
There will be mo- issue of the
paper that day. To our patrons
and readers, as well as our en-
plOyes, we extend the wish for n
happy and safe celebration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
ToIssot I'll.

MOSCOW, July Count Leo Toll
etol In again at his home in Yasnaya,
Poliana. 1t il not known how serious
hin present attack Ia, hut owing to
The torch bearers extreme age, the
least indisposition on his part occa-
sions alarm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02

of In holiday
banks Will fol
the postom the
Departm ent stores De
houses
he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
Po,,e Plus Seized.

ROME, July 2.--Pope Plus X was
noixed to-day with slight fainting
spell, which neoessitated the attend
ance upon him OF DIR. Petacci. The
doctor said the seizure was not serious.
md that II resulted from the heat
md an attack OF hemorrhoids. He
prescribed complete rest for several
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-02
Thou Shalt Not Abuse.

3 John Pollard. colored. was fined SIS
and costs by Magistrate T. J. Puryear
Saturday for using abusive language
on the, street s,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-02-18
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office
at Lewiston. Idaho. February 5. 1910.
Notice is hereby given that
SYLVESTER BECKMAN,
of Greencreek. Idaho, who on November 10,
1904. made Homestead Entry No. 1869 Serial
No. O15S0. for NWi SWt. Section H., Township
81 North, Range East, Boise Meridian has filed
notice of intention TO make Final Five Year
Proof. TO establish claim to the land above des.
cribed. before ]. X. Jacques. U. S. Commissioner
at Grangeville, Idaho. on the 18th day Of March
1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: John H. Nux
oil, Anton Nuxoll. John F. Nuxoll, Joseph All
lers, all of Greencreek. Idaho.
T. H. BARTLETT. Register.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-02-18
Additional Local Items.

Don't overlook the fine and use
full premiums given with Grand
Union teas. cofees, spices, etc.
New stock and premiums just in,
at Thony Aichlmayr's grocery.
The city water company held
their annual meeting Monday and
elected officers for the ensuing year
and also decided to extend the sys-
tenn to the resident sections of the
city as soon as possible after spring
opens.
The Kooskia Mountaineer must
have gotten its "grope vine wire
less" twisted last week in reporting
the death of Robert Watson, of this
place. The old gentleman is still
with us and liable to remain for
some time.
We got out bills Wednesday for
Vim. Jolitz, of near Winona, who
will hold a sale of his property on
March end. After the sale Mr..
/ Jolitz will go to Montana or the
Alberta country and take up a
homestead.
For SALE. -I6o-acre farm Az
miles from Cottonwood, IS acres
in cultivation, about so acres can
be cultivated. Unlimited water
and wood. Some fine timber.
Low price and easy terms. In
quire at this Office.
For SALE.-I8o acres of land
near the Greencreek postofice.
New buildings, deep we'll, north
slope land. Easy terms. A choice
piece of land. Price 500 per acre.
GEO. M. REED,
Grangeville, Ida.
The engine of the local passenger
train broke down on the Culdesac
hill Sunday night and the train did
not reach this place until after 2
O'Clock Monday morning. A
freight engine went down from
Grangeville and pulled the train up
the hill.
Try sack of Cottonwood Pa
tent, the ideal home and pure food
-four.
1t is reported that A. D. Higdon
who formerly resided here and
operated a stage line from this
place to Vollmer and Culdesac, was
killed recently in runaway while
driving stage up in British Colum.
bia. We have been unable tC
learn the particulars.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-02-18
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior. u S. Land Office
at Lewiston, Idaho. February IL. 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that
WALTER ID. SMITH,
of Cottonwood, Idaho. who on June rs, 1908 made
Homestead Entry No. 1870, Serial No. 02364. for
Lot l, off the Reservation, Section "a. Township
80 North, Range West, Boise Meridian has fled
notile Of intention TO make Final Communication
Proof. to establish claim to the land above de
scribed. before ]. f. Jacques. u S. Commission
er at Grangeville, Idaho. ON the 18th day OF
March. 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Lee l.. Beasley
Gabriel NJ. Collier. Sidney NJ. Brown, all o
wood, Idaho.
T. H. BARTLETT. Register
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-02-18
FERDINAND FINDINGS.

Frances Kuther has left for an
indefinite visit with her sister at
Orofno.
Paul Riener and family leave
next week for their former home
in Kansas.
Mrs. P. Aschenbrenner trans
acted business in Cottonwood
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Bert Jones, from Orc
Grande, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. j. L. Meakin.
Henry Miller, Of Uniontown,
Wash, is visiting with Nick
Kinzer and family.
P. Hayden and wife, from
Sites, visited with Tom Hayden
and family last week.
F. M. Dunning and family left
Wednesday for Dayton, Wash,
where they intend to make their
future home.
N. Kinzer this week sold one
lot, now occupied by the Com.
mercial Cream Co., to Andrew
Grossweiler, consideration $3.50
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-02
PANAMA CANAL MAY
BE OPENED IN 1914

Continued from Page Oncl
excavation on q large scale did not
begin until January, 1907, Three years
and a half have gone by since then.
and three-flfths of the total eNcava-
tlon has already been accomplished.
The amount taken out has passed any
thing which previous experience war
rnnted us in believing TO be possible
In 1908 and 1909 the monthly aver
age of rock and earth removed was
three million cubic yards. notwlth-
standing the fact that nine months Of
each year constituted a season OF very
heavy rainfall There remains to be
excavated only about sixty million
cubic yards II we could keep up the
past average OF excavation. this should
be done In twenty months. but il is
impossible TO maintain such ratio rs
the depth increases: for the output
necessarily diminishes as the field of
operation nnrrows. Sun, it is Ger
tain that such rate can be maintain
cd aswill enable the workers to finish
the excavation considerably In ad-
vance of the date fixed for opening
the canal-January J.. 1915 Indeed.
| shall be surprised II the canal can
not be opened six months or even n
year in advance OF the time set.
The work has two great features.
The Culebra Cut, which | have been
considering. and the great dam at
Gatuu. The latter Is TO imprison the
waters OF the Chagres aud other
streams into n lake with an area Of
16A square miles. This work is ad-
vanclng steadily. and Just as success
fully as the work on the Culebra Cut
The water which is ultimately to hll
the lock Is now flowing through the
concrete spillway in the center of the
dam. the Chagres having been divert.
ed from its bed and placed under com.
pIeto control. The construction OF
the dam has advanced sufficiently ia
convince the engineers In charge of
the work of its absolute stability and
impcrVlousness. The concrete work
on the lock is advancing so rapidly
that the first douhle-set at Gatun will
be completed this coming November
and the engineer in charge has an
nounced that all the concrete In all
| the locks will be in place two years
hence. The date OF final completion
! and formal opening OF the canal 10
the commerce of the world will be de
| termined by the time consumed in
placing the great steel gates, emer
| gency dams. and all appliances for
operating the docks. But those In
charge OF the work announce without
hesitation that everything Will be fin
ished we'll in advance Of January /
| 1918.
This Is a stupendous record q.
achievement AZ a peonle We arc
rather fond of crl;icisln. ourselves
and sometimes vito vcey great ms.
tice; but even the most pessim,st,c
critic should sometimes 5hinlS cf wlat
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-02
Minnie" the Elephant
invites the children on the
stage to visit her at the
Matinee Saturday.
RIO GRANDE TO Be
DOUBLE TRACKED

Denver, Colo. Sept 1.-General
Manager Horace w. Clark Of the Den
yer g. Rio Grande railroad said to-
Gay.
Il understand we are to double
Lake City. We now have 100 miles
Of double track. There Will be ap-
proXimately $40 additional miles of
that kind OF work to be done. The
work will probably cost $4,000
mile
Salt Lake. Sept 2.-Word received
in this city from Denver Thursday
night was to the affect that the Den
yer &c Rio Grande railroad is to be
double-tracked from Denver to Salt
Lake. and that the road will spend
between 100000 and $4,000 900
for improvements,
In his annual statement, President
Jeffery announced that the directo-
rate Of the road has authorized the
issue and sale OF S10.000.000 of first
and refunding mortgage bonds, and It
Is supposed that this sum Is to be
used to finance the double-tracking
of the road
One Hundred Miles,
The Denver & Rio Grande now has
about 100 miles of double track, for
ty-one of which are on the Utah dI,
vision. while the remaining forty-nine
or sixty miles are in Colorado. The
Rio Grande is double-tracked about
twelve miles out OF Salt Lake City.
while the other thirty miles on the
Utah division is I'm the vicinity of
Soldier summit 1t is also under.
stood that some OF the steep grades
will be reduced, which will neccssi-
tate considerable tunnellng.
The matter of double-tracking the
Rio Grande has been in the air for
some time past, and when Vice Pros
ident c. Fl Schlacks announced n
year ago last June that the road
would spend between $3.000,0 900 and
S5.o00000 on Improvements. it was
reported that II meant the beginning
of the work OF double-tracking the
line.
When notified of the report from
Denver, Thursday night, ]. c. Daley.
superintendent OF the Utah lines of
the Rio Grnade, said that he had not
heard anything concerning the plans.
but declared that if Mr.. Clark had
made the statement to him there
could be no doubt but that the road
would be double tracked
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-02
VlCE.PRESIDENT ON
WITNESS STAND

CHICAGO. Sept. Testimony rel
alive to operating cost and revenue
OF the Rock Island Railway company
occupied the attention of the exami.
ners today In the hearing OF the
freight rates dispute between the
railroads, which seek an increased
rate on certain commodities, and the
shippers, who oppose the advance.
Vice President F. o. Melcher Of the
Rock Island occupied the stand
throughout the morning, and several
clashes between the witnesses and
counsel for the shippers occurred
The afternoon session was taken up
with the Introduction of statistics re-
lating to tho financial condition Of
the road and the cost of operation.
The statistics were introduced by
Frank Nay, comptroller Of the rail.
road.
Before Nay was sworn. Attorney f.
j. Norton, for tho Santa Fe, filed
with the examiners a formal protest
against what he termed statements
which bavo been sent out from Wash
mgton as proceeding from the inter.
state commerce commission since the
contest over the tariffs began. which
have been uniformly misleading. mar
row and unfair to the carriers" Nor
tons protest, which was read into
tho record. offered free access To the
commission OF the shippers to any
and all of the books of the Santa Fe
company TO show that the statistics
we're fair and accurate
Attorney Lyon of the commission
objected to the statement as reflect
ing upon the commission, but 1t was
admitted
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-02
IMP PORTANT
CURRENCY
RULING

WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-Secretary
MacVeagh, ruling on the term com
mercial paper" in the Interpretation
of the emergency currency law, be-
came known in its full import horc
today The way is now clear for tho
banks OF the United States to put into
circulation $50O,OOO,OoO in emergency
money at the first sign of a striogen-
cy.
The law provides that commercial
paper upon which emergency curren'
cy may be issued shall include only
notes representing actual commercial
transactions, which shall bear tho
names Of at least two responsible per
sons and have not moro than -four
months to run.
A large proportion Of the banks
hold the notes of reputable indivld-
nails and corporations that have been
bought from note brokers.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-02
NICCER IN
V()ODP.LE {
Railroad Attorney at
Rate Hearing Uses
Word "Liar"

Chicago, Sept 1.-The tense condis
ton of the railroad rate hearing de-
yeloped disorder today In the midst
OF which Attorney Z. 3. Pierce of the
Rock Island called Attorney F. b.
James, representing Cincinnati ship
pers. a liar Mr.. Pierce added that,
II Mr.. James WAS not satisfied, the
matter could be continued outside.
Comptroller Nay OF the Rock Island
was on the witness stand undergoing
cross-examinntion by Attorney James.
The latter declared that In one of
tho tables introduced by Mr.. Nay yes
terday the total freight operating rev.
enue per mile and the total freight
operating expenses had been left out
while both sets Of figures appeared
In another similar table.
why were those figures left out?'
demanded Mr. James.
Witness answered that the ommis-
sion was undoubtedly accidental
Mr James expressed a contrary
opinion. averrlng that he suspected
an Interior motive.
Mr.. Pierce at this point jumped to
his feet, and shouted.
IF that is your opinion, you are a
liar"
That won't do at all. gentlemen %
interposed Examiner Brown, with
many raps Of his gavel
Above the din Mr.. Pierce yelled:
I'VE viii not stand such inslnua-
lions. We are here fairly and square
ly and, If the attorney is not satisfied,
| viii meet him outside
fhic tbora ,upro higonQ from tho
shippers and hand clapping from the
railroad contingent during which the
gavel sounded unavailingly,
The storm spent Itself without ref
erence TO the gavel and Mr.. Nay re-
sumed. The earnings of the Rock
Island proper were greater on an av-
erage than those of the whole sys-
tenn. be said The subsidiary lines re-
duced the average. he said Attorney
Thorne then read a report OF the road
to the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. He said the report controvert-
ed the witness; that the earnings of
he system averaged more than those
OF the road proper.
The difference may be accounted
for" explained the Witness by the
fact that my tables and those which
you have are prepared by different
methods"
Mr.. Thorne demanded the formula
by which earnings are arrived at and
was interrupted by Examiner Brown,
who said:
"The witness has explained that
his statistics were based on differ
ent method Of bookkeeping. Do you
think there is a Niger In the wood
pile?'"
II do was the prompt reply
Then go after IT, replied the eX-
aminer