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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

the company would agree - fair ar
bitration OF existing differences.
This the officials of the Rapid
Transit refused to consider declar-
ing they would not recognize the
union, and that the company de-
manded the same right to employ
and discharge men, that men had TO
stay with or leave the company. The
directors further declared "as soon
as normal conditions are restored
they will take up with the men them
selves the questions needing ADJUST
ment and make satisfactory arrange
ments without dealing with union
organization.
The company declares its service
Yesterday wae far more extensive
than on any day during the strike,
and that to-day 1t will be even bee
ter.
Large forces of policemen were sent
IT. ffny-to- -Kensiagten- Mil and
Ship Yard district to reinforce tne
State and city police already on duty
there. In this district thousands OF
union men and their sympathlzera
live. These men qait work SATURDAY
at noon
BLACK Hand Letters.
Saturday morning several OF tne
nawsnapers received Black Hand
letters. signed by THE Committee oil
sixty" declaring that at q given sig
nal to-day the State police would De
attacked and annihilated. While NJ
tie credence was placed in these let
ters. 1t was thought best to place
strong guard in this district TO pre-
ysnt crowds from assembling and 10
nut a stop to disorder the monent ~
became apparent. The groups OF state
police were increased in size ana ,ne
territory they patrol cut Down, SO tnes
can be more easliy WooaAi@e1 ''
event trouble arises.
r.ntoin lack GrooYna, in charge OF
the .'Cossacks," said he feared no out
breaks in the Kensington district, nut
thaY his men would be prepared ior
any emergency.
director of Public Safety Clay was
a., inclined to worry about the com
mit,ee Of sixty" letter He said ne
was confident the strike was prokeh
and that he expected no furtner ais
orders. Clay declared he nad given
no serious thought to the rioters oe-
mand that the State police ne WIN
drawn, adding that they haa uone
sniendid work in restoring ofoer III
the districts they patrol
Disorder.
Though Saturday WAS half-hohday
and the usual half-hoiiday crowds
damned the streets. absolutely no as n
order had been reported up to z:ao
o,ciock and Director OF Public Safety
Slay expressed himself as hopefui
that there would be no renewal OF
the rloting. He gave orders TO tne
state police and to his own men tnat
NO gatherings were to be allowed ana
that the flrst sign of disorder was
10 be nut down with an iron nano'
Split In Union Forces.
Further split in the ranks OF tne
union forces became apparent during
the afternoon, when a NUMBER OF
leaders expressed themselves openly
as opposed to general or sympa,
thetic strike. John +. Hays. general
master workman of the knights OF
labor. calls the proposition TOOL
one" John J. McNamara. interna-
ticnal head of the Bridge and struc-
tural Iron Workers. condemns sucn
a strike, as does william D. HUBER.
ecretary-treasurer Of the Carpenters
ana Joiners' National Association, one
af the largest bodies OF union men
associated with the allied trades
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
Cotton Markc..

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.--The
market Etarted steady at decline Of
= points to I points higher, The local
pool and eased off at the outset with
subsequent declines RECORDED under
considerable pressure S-om room trad
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
VIII Piss ON Ioca, Bills.

The next few DAYS in the House OF
Delegates viii be devoted 10 the pass
age of number uf local bills which
now head the calendar on their third
reading. There are about fI5 OF these
bits. which by unanimous consent
were read and engrosscd last Thurs
day in order that they might be acted
upon at this session of the General
Assembly,
There are very few bills iii this 10,
that are Of very great Importance
Ths majority eft them refer to the
Improvement Of roads and the adj
vancement of local interests through
out the State.
Win the inauguration OF tho early
morning and afternoon sessions Of tho
House II 30 expected TO cover IA great
deal ~ ground before the adjourn
nlent Of thak body March 18th,
Engage In Oyster business.
THE House Committee on the Ghesa-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

Hearings on the Rison bill, which
aims TO nix definite number of men
who shall compose the crew OF pas
eenger and freight trains. and the
Saunders bill providing for better
protection Of the travelling public
and employees of railroads. will be
held by the Senate committee on
Roads and Navigation Wednesday
81 ct A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

That the Senate Embalmers' Assoc
citation should have the authority to
revoke the license of certain under
takers who are not = credit to the
pro. esston. was the burden of sttn
argument boy representatives OF th..
organization before the Senate COM
mittoe on Equal Laws Friday. The
committee probably will report the
bin giving the board this authority.
Legal Bills Smiled On.
Bills providing for municipal APP
Preparations for abandoned cemetery !:
the Halsey measure relative to dam
age claims against railroads. the
Garrett bill which would make 1t
necessary ior an deeds of conveyance
and other transfers OF real estate to
show whether the parties involved
We're Caucasian or Ethiopian, the
Ward measure providing for uniform
divorce laws, the Holt bill fixing IN
set fee for the commemorative attor-
ney. of Newport News. and the Oliver
measure regarding court fees. We're
favorably considered by the Senate
committee on Courts Of Justice Fri
.s~,@s.y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

n. Spot houses appeared q s.
ing. & Il 1. III s353S \
Cotton prices: March. @i4.1e 44x
May. s14.2g0 40; July. Sl4.1e04
August. s1s.s4; September. $1a.s3s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
]. ]. MURPHY HELD
BY THE GRAND JURY

CONTINUED from First Page.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
Stili After Railroads.


To make roads begin work within
II reasonable time on land which they
acquired for road beds, and prohibit
them ffem holding the property year
in and year out to prevent other roads
from running their tracks over II, is
the purport of bin introduced In
the Senate several days ago by Sena-
tor Chase.
Friday afternoon Senator Chase,
Delegate Oliver and Senator Noel ap-
peared before the House Committee
on Courts of Justice to ask that the
bill be passed by the lower body
Senator Phlegar. of Bristol. appeared
tn defend the poor" railroads. say
ing the companies should be allowed
plenty of time to begin the work as
they did not always have the money
10 make the planned extension and
improvements.
No decision was reached by the
committee.
Soft Drinks Taxed.
license tax of from So to Sf5
will be levied on all storoSeepers
who sell soft drinks. The confection-
prs HTltf soda water Tren resisted this
provision ef the Owen bin until Fri
day afternoon when, at meeting OF
the Senate Finance Committee a com
t3..t,ttaAse- affected It Is under
stood this new tax viii bring in about
s35 900 revenue to the Stote annually
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
I.xr,ert Kenne..y on Stand.

yertrees then recalled Special agent
Andrew Kennedy. the mining expert,
Ia the stand The witness read @f4F-
erai letters OF instruction sent To nam
by CLAWS just prior To his Heid eA-
animation Of the Cunningham coal
claims.
tIan iyy Chairman Nelson yesterday To
KENNEDY regarding the reason for the
latter agreeing Ia his report on the
coal charter Of tine Alaskan lands Win
Ga ariel Wkngate, the coal expert, sent
by the forest service the attorney
fl,an demanded To know whether there
vas any direction, IN CLAWS letters
OF instruction to Kennedy or to Win
gate. that the two experts should
agree In filei. reports.
Kennedy denied that there was any
attempt by CLAWS to influence either
hirnsen or Wingate TO agree'' in
their reports.
Replying to questions by Represen-
tafiye penhs, Kennedy declared that
the coal on the Cunningham claims
In Alaska war Of great value. 81
estimated tina, there were ninety
millions tens Of eeal ia those claims. !"
he said. And Wingate, the expert.
sent up ta examine This field ny the
forest service reported that there IVES
NOT ANY coal tneFs ashS1 IRThhY-
Eyes. sir"
Kennedy said that most OF this coal
WAS high grade bstuninous. although
there we're some veins Of almost pure
anthEacitr. THE Alaska coal" ne de-
selAred. III about the beet coal I've
&xef seem
'ssss NE t6itItTtHfee was deS sIy interest,"
"a In EenneSyss description of Alas
4 kxn cpndttions and questioned hiEy
eloesiy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

Engage In Oyster business.
The House Committee on the 1hesB-
peakc anG its Tributaries made FAY
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-06
Apple Experiences.

"Do you spray your apples?" inquired
one Granger of another during the social
hour of the Turner Grange field day
meeting recently.
"No, but think we've got to come to
it. We have some of the finest apples
this year We have ever raised in spite oil
the fact that they were never sprayed,
but spraying seems to be the only thing
for the future" The owner of this or
chard of course has looked after his
trees very carefully, even IL he has not
sprayed them. 1t is not always 80 much
what method as thoroughness that
brings success.
1t is acknowledged, Of course, that
apples which are we'll cultivated will be
Of better quality and larger than apples
grown on uncultivated grass land.
"The best apples in my orchards y
said another apple grower, "are on trees
which are growing in a pasture. They
are bigger, sounder and of better color
and quality than any other apples on
my farm"
After letting this sink in he told the
reason. "This particular orchard is
heavily pastured with sheep. l keep
more sheep in it than it will actually
support. They are we'll fed, however,
and they also keep the grass closely
cropped" The explanation is reason
able, for the orchard is heavily fertilized
by the sheep, while they at the same
time keep the grass from growing
luxurian,ly and taking the strength OF
the soil from the trees.-Maine Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-06

They will pull this place down."
Let them. We have 10000 more
troops than Ehrenstein."
You young men are a pack OF
foolsr'
softly, baron"
Where Is the king"
The carter smiled. "He Is hunting,
they say. with the crown prince OF
Bavaria"
But you, why have you come dress
ed like this!"
THAT Is little secret"
but what's to be doneT
"Tell lies. They will suspend the
catastrophe till we are ready to meet
1t. The marriage Is not to take place
till spring. That will give US plenty Of
time. After the coronation his mates-
ty may be brought to reason. This
marriage must not fall through now.
The grand duke will not care to be-
come the laughingstock Of Europe
The princes advice Is for you to 60
about your affairs as usual. Only one
man must be taken into your conf
dence. and that man is Herbeck. II
any one can straighten out his end Of
the tangle 1t Is he."
where Is the prlnceY'
wherever he Is he Is working for
the best interests Of the state"
''There is the Bavarlan princess" re-
marked the ambassador musingly.
"Ha! A good thought! But the king
Is romantic. She is older than he and
ugly"
"You are not telling me everything"
intuitively.
II know 1t. am telling you all that
is at present necessary"
"You make me the unhappiest man
in the kingdom! l have worked 40
hard and long toward this end. When
did the king decline this alliance?"
Evidently the moment he heard 1t.
have his letter Listen:
MY Illustrious and Industrious Uncle-I
regret exceedingly that at this late day
should cause you political embarrassment,
but when / gave my consent to the es-
pousal Of any Of the various princesses
at liberty surely II was understood that
Ehrenstein was not to be considered. /
refuse to marry the daughter Of the man
who privately strove to cover my father
with contumely. who dared impute to him
q crime that was any mans but my IA
TIERS. / realize that certain policies called
for this stroke on your part. but 1t cannot
be. My dear uncle. you have dug fine
pit, and ! hope you will find safe way
out Of II. l refuse to marry the Princess
HIldegarde. This is final. 1t cal be ar
ranged without any discredit to the duke
or to yourself. Let It be said that her
serene highness has thrown me over. ]
shant go to war about It,
"TREDERIcK.
"Observe My illustrious and indus
trious uncler" laughed the carter
without mirth. Our king, you will
see, has a graceful STYLE" BE gained
his feet. He was young. pleasant Of
face, but thorough soldier.
"You are Lieutenant Won Raden.
steinw cried the ambassador. 81 rec
ognize you now"
Thanks. your excellency"
"You are In the royal household. the
regents invisible arm. have heard
good deal about you. knew your IA
ther WELL"
Again. thanks Now. the regent has
heard certain rumors regarding an
American named Carmichael. consul.
He is often seen with her highness.
Rather an extraordinary privilege"
REST your mind there, lieutenant
This Carmichael Is harmless. He can
be eliminated at any time"
This Is reassuring. You will see the
chancellor tonight and show him this
letter."
"I will"
Zone word more. and then I'm on.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-06
Shade for Poultry,

Whoever has kept hens, knows how
they delight in the sun especially If it Is
while they are taking dust bath. Ap-
parently they fill every feather with
dust, lop over on one side and catching
the wing feathers on the exposed side
With the foot, spread themselves over as
large surface as possible, allowing the
sun to penetrate as far at least as the
dust and take a short nap. But watch
the hen after this short relaxation from
the strenuous duties of an egg producer,
and you will see that she seeks the
shade. Not only hens but chicks must
have suitable protection from the sun
where they can 60 during the heat of the
day. II penned up this Is still more
essential as they will suffer from ex,
posure to such an extent that hens will
iay but little and lose flesh very fast.
Remember that sunlight Ia necessary
during a part of nearly every day, but
do not forget the shade.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-06

WHO AXE foo For this was not
the voice the baron expected to hear.
my name ut present does not mat
ter. The news I bring is far more I'm.
portant. His majesty emphatically de-
clines any alliance with the house OF
Ehrenstein."
"Damnationr swore the ambassa-
dor.
"The exact word used BY the prince,
Now then, what's to be done"
''This means war"
"Wur! It looks as II you and l,
baron. shall not accompany the king
Of Prussia into Alsace-L Lorraine"
'.rhis is horriblep'
but what possessed the prince to
blunder like thisT
'"The prince really Is not to blame.
Our king. baron. is a young colt. A
few months ago he gave his royal un-
Gle carte blanche to seek wife for
him. Politics demanded an alliance
between Jugendheit and Ehrenstein.
There have been too many years OF
useless antagonism. On the head Of
this bolt from heaven comes the dec
laration Of his majesty that he will
marry any other princess on the CONT
nsnt"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-06
Dairy Products as Food.

Tue products of the dairy are perhaps
the most useful articles included in the
human diet. A meal made up of dishes
into which no product of the dairy cow
enters would not be such as to inspire
"the turnpike road to peoples hearts
find lies through their mouths, or l
mistake mankind" Take away the but
ter for the bread, the cream for the
coffee and the porridge, the shortening
in the crust and the biscuits, the milk
in the gravy and in the puddings, the
cream for the dessert and the various
kinds of cheese which please and satisfy,
then take away the cup of milk for the
little one and the meal that would be
left would be neither tempting nor nu-
tritious.
The health of our people depends 80
much upon an adequate supply of pure
dairy products that even a scarcity is al
ways attended by suffering and death.
Butter ia sometimes referred to as a
luxury. This is mistake. Butter is
not luxury but one of the necessities
of life, and it's composition is such that
nothing can take its place and perform
the same functions. 1t is natures prod
uct compounded in the maternal organ
ism and the process is in accordance
with natures law, a law which man can
initiate but cannot understand. Man
can manufacture from various fats and
oils substitute for butter but it cannot
take the place of natures product be-
cause man cannot understand the needs
of the human body as nature under
stands them.
The animal body is developed best
when nourished by foods which have
been little manipulated by man and ma
chinery. Dairy products are, as a iule,
consumed nearly as nature produced
them. This is particularly true with
milk upon which the growing body
must depend. In the case of butter
only small percentage of other products
are added to the fat extracted from the
milk. Man only manipulates it iu order
to put it in convenient shape for use.
II can still be termed product of ma
ture designed as only nature can design
for use as food by the human body.
The National Dairy Uninn,
4. K. SLATER, Sec'y.
St paul Minn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-06
Poultry Notes.

A bulletin recently issued by the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin l79) deals with some of the
results of the poultry work carried out
at that station duriug the last year.
The first topic trea ed 10 this bulletin is:
Feeds and methods of feeding. ln this
section are given the formulas for a
new method of feeding laying pullets
for egg production. The old "dry mash
feed' of the Maine Station so widely
used throughout the country has been
somewhat modified in the light of ex
perimental work. Full directions for
compounding the new feed are given in
the bulletin. In this same connection
the method of feeding breeding stock
in use at the station is described. The
purpose of this special method of feed
ing the breeders is to gain greater fer
tility aud Matching quality in the eggs.
The problem of securing a cheap and
satisfactory green food for poultry in
the winter months is an important one
for all practical poultrymen. The Ex-
pertinent Station has been, for some
time past, using green sprouted oats as
a source of winter green food with high
.ly satisfactory results. In this bulletin
is described the method by which the
oats are sprouted and grown at the sta
ton plant.
A short section in the bulletin deals
with the subject of keeping poultry free
from lice, describing the lice powder
and the lice plant which is used at the
Station. Another section gives an ac-
count of the method of making the
crssol disiufecting solution used for
keeping poultry houses, fixtures, in
Gu ubators, brooders, etc., free OF vermin
and for general disinfecting purposes.
Besides this practical material on
poultry management the bulletin in
cludes long section entitled "Studies
on Hybrid Poultry" in which an account
Is given of the experiments in progress
as the Station which have at their aim
to combine, II possible, desirable meat
and table qualities with good egg laying
ability in the same strain of poultry.
By the application of modern methods
of breeding the attempt is being made to
develop a new race Of poultry which
shall be more desirable than now avail
able.
The final section of the bulletin gives
a brief abstract of some of the results
of the studies on poultry biology of
more technical character which have
been completed during the past year.
COPIES of Bulletin 179, Poultry Notes,
NAV be obtained on application to
Director Chas. d. Woods, Maine Ex-
pertinent Station, Orono, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-09-06
Tenant System VS.. Farm Ownership.
STRENGTH OF THE REPUBLIC IS IN THE
FREEHoLDING FARMER.

After giving all due consideration to
the immense crops Of food stuffs, the
necessaries of life, which are grown on
the great estates and the tenanted plan
tations and ranches which are scattered
through the country, but more especial
ly in the west and southwest, it still re-
mains true that the backbone of the
agricultural industry is the average
farmer, the great rank and file OF the
freeholders, by whom and upon whom
this great nation was founded. 1t is no
wonder that thoughtful people see a
danger in the growth of the tenantry
system in the United States, and that
many of the people who sec and recog-
nize that danger and who are crying out
against it are among those who are not
directly interested in agriculture.
1t is not strange that the editor OF
Worlds Work, who was one of President
r rosevelts country life commission,
says that Ownership of the land by the
man who tills it is the very first con-
dition of our national health and char
acter," and "the worst enemy, therefore,
of our children and their children Is the
absentee speculator in land"
"The census is,likely',t to show a dis
couraging increase of tenantry and OF
absentee landownership," says The
Worlds Work editorial. "Since the
free land gave out in the west, spec
ulators and absent investors have begun
TO buy southern lands in large quantities.
Land so held is not properly cultivated
and cared for. But worse than that, no
system of tenantry produces men of
stalwart qualities or keeps alive rural
civilization of independent strength. 1t
appears that in 1880 one in every four
farms in the United States was operated
by a tenant. In 1900 the proportion of
such farms to the total number had in
creased to two in five. The figures shown
by this years census certainly will
possess interest.
"Students of British politics and
know that the tenant system
in England has bred grave evils and in
justices. In Porto Rico 80 per cent of
the lands are held by absent owners and
the Porto Rican tenant is described as
little better than peon.
"Along with the growth of the tenant
system is an increase of the tendency
to own large landed estates which also
has been borrowed from other nations.
The owner generally lives on his estate
for part of each year, but the system
possesses grave drawbacks that are COM
ing to be appreciated more and more az
wealthy Americans manifest desire to
become landed proprietors. The Pear
son estate in Southern Berkshire, the
Astor estate at Rhinebeck, N. Y, the
Hartman estate in the Orange Noun
tains and the Henry Clay Frick preserve
In Minnesota, each consisting of thou
sands of acres, are samples of what is
becoming a rather numerous class of
in this country. They mark
\ tendency, that while not unlawful,
may prove distinctly unwholesome."