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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

knowing that the manufacturers mtsr
accept or abandon the bnstness IL
This trust, known a. the Uutt14
States Shoe Machinery Company. ~
not only affiliated with but contr0iled
as many manufacturers declare. nv tn4
leather corporation. er the Central
Leather Corporation OF Boston, a. q
organization dominates the uutfAM
States Leather Corporation and also
the American Hide and Leather COM
pany, which nonopoifze the solo
leather and uppers respectively.
BY recent afffliation with the large
packing houses the leather trade T.
consequently completely cornereds
since the packing houses not only cons
troll tho domestic market, but LARGE
percentage of the foreign trade. 4.
The hide, IL is shown, is bought a.
beef prices, which are In the neigh
borhood of 4 cents a pound. Stripped
from the animal this hide is imne-
diately worth is cents pound, ana
when tanned is sold for Is cents ana
upwards a square foot, though expert
examination has shown that this ad~
ditionai cost may not be added to tho
expense of tanning, while many sta-
tisticians who have looked into the
leather question have declared tnat
though tanning expenses have been
price of the finished product has been
raised under its control in SOME tn-
stances as much as 50 per cent.
Makes Trust Stronger.
The profit accruing to the trust
from such methods of operation, thus
the manufacturers and jobbers de-
clare. not only enables tt to more
strongely fortify it's position. but be-
gets the desire for greater profits,
which being concentrated instead of
distributed through the shoe manu-
featuring, jobbing and selling trade.
acts as q restraint and ultimately
works to the detriment Of the con-
sumner without really benefitting any
one but the trust.
While the manufacturers admit tnat
| they are practically at the mercy OF
! those controlling the leather and tha
| shoe manufacturing machines, tna
read tustment of values is being foi-
| flowed as suggested but purely tenn
porary relief from a still greater hard-
I rhfp. which would be forced upon
| them not only by the trust but by
+rre ,Tftfrnutc-~rvrf-t Il fa-sss
| the hides take their scheduled up
ward step.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
DAYS EVENTS ON
FLORIDA TRACKS
Card Fair One at Jacksonville
and Fields Well
Matched.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Feb. s.
The card Monday was a fair one and
large and well matched fields went
10 the post.
The new arrangement whereby
jockeys Wore not 10 have any Wallets
went into effect to-day, while NJ.
Dolan was placed in charge to make
all jockeys engagements another new
arrangement. Summary.
First race--three furlongs. Decency,
won: Vallonia. second; Whitewool.
third Time. SO -
Second race4-five and a half fur
longs, Briareus. won; Herdsnan.
second; UniNetse. third. Time,
i eS i-5,
Third race--six furiongs. Abrasion,
won; The Golden Butterfly second; ;
Sucker, third. Time +
Fourth slce--sevcn furlongs. T. NJ.
Creme, won; Eifaf second; Rostrum,
third. Time. 1;27.
Fifth race---six furiongs. Turncoat,
won: Patriot. second: GeoNge w.
Leboll. third, Time. 1:1s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
FIX FIELD DAY
FOR ANTl-SALOON
Methodists to Open Their Pulpits
the Fourth Sunday in This
Month

The Methodist preachers discussed
the question of Divorce legislature at
their meeting Monday morning. and
adopted resolutions. addressed TO the
House of Delegates. which resolutions
appear in the proceedings of the
House in another column. a commit
tee was appointed consisting of Drs
Hatcher. Cannon, Christian. Pell, Moss,
to present the views of the meeting
to the House Committee.
The Preachers Meeting adopted a
resolution setting apart Sunday, Feb.
2yth for Field Day for the Anti-Saloon
League Of Virginia in the Methodist
churches. The Methodist puipits on
that day with be filed with leading
of the temperance
movement In VirgiHias--4r-
A great mass meeting viii be held
on the afternoon of the same day, at
which meeting the question OF State
wide Prohibition with be discussed by
eminent speakers, A similar mass
melting Will be held In Manchester on
the same afternoon, or on the after
noon of February goth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
TAKES TOMAHAWK
TO THE PRESIDENT
Live Indian Carries it in and
Shakes Hands With President
Taft.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.--A real
live Indian carried his tomahawk
right into the White House to-day
laid It on the presidents desk. and
over 1t shook hands with the Great
White Father.
For the first time within the
memory of Washington. a real life
size weapon passed by the secret
men who guard the president. 1t be-
ionged to Jim Pepper. who with ten
of his fellow chiefs of the Kansas
tribe, in fun peace paint and buck
skin regaiia, called at the White
House to pay their respects. The In
dams to do honor to the Great White
Father, were rigged out in all the
Indian f1nery that graces the pages
of Dead Eye Dick. Despite a sem-
perature of ten degrees above zero
each carried huge eagle plume fan.
Senator Curtis. of Kansas. intro
duced the Indians to the president,
who greeted them cordially.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
FALL DOWN STEPS
HAS FATAL RESULT
Aged Woman Dies as Result Of
Fall Last Monday Afternoon
at Her Home.

Miss Catherine Armistead. eighty
one years old. died Sunday afternoon
at the home of her niece. Mrs. Jennie
Taylor. 331 Nicholson Street. as the
result OF injuries sustained by fall
down stairs last Monday afternoon.
Miss Armistead lost her balance in
starting 10 descend the steps from the
second TO the first floor of the house
and fell with great force to the bot
tom. No bones were fractured. but
the severe shaking up and shock
proved fatal to the aged lady.
Miss Armistead was an old resident
of Fulton. and+was highly regarded in
the community. She is survived by
her brother. William T. Armistead, of
Richmond, and niece. Mrs. Taylor
Funeral services were conducted
from the Denny Street Methodist
Episcopal church Monday afternoon
al 4 O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
HEROINE OF FRAUD
PLACED UNDER ARREST

DERBY, ENG. Feb. S.-Violet
Charleswerth, the heroine of one of
the greatest alleged frauds ever
manipulated in England, was arrested
here to-day. with her mother. charged
with fraud The warrant was issued
at the instance of the public prose-
cutor. On the claim that she was
worth millions the girl secured un-
limited credit In 1909 she was the
victim" of an imaginary automobile
accident. and was supposed to have
persisted by being thrown over
high elf when her automobile crash
ed into the wall at the brink Of the
chasm. 1t later developed that the
entire accident was q fake. me girl
vas unprecedented in Scotland. but es-
eaped prosecution. 1t is now believed
that ali her creditors, who had previ-
Dusty been swindIed, will join in the
prosecution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
BLOOD INTO MONEY
SAYS MACLACHAN
Seventh Street Pastor Severely
Condemns Effort TO Change
Law as to Child Labor.

Say wing tia cfftid IA Dor IN the sweat
shops mines and factories has become
g veritable change OF blood into mon
ey, ttev: H. II. afzcfacttzu, pastor OF
the Seventh Street Christian church,
spoke sunday night 10 large con-
gregation on the subject, shall the
Children be Sacrificed to Dividends?"
DIR. Maeiachlan's sermon was in OPP
position to the proposed amendment OF
the child labor law now before the
General Assembly. He declared that
the benumbed brains of children which
have made dividends possible to mill
owners are now attributed to the So
called hookworm disease
He gave statistics TO prove the large
percentage of mill and mine children
who are illiterate and declared that
on account of their iabors they Were
unable to take advantage of the free
educational facilities He told OF his
own work in examining the conditions
of mills and mines and asserted that
the means of working child labor now
in vogtte are little sAert OF slow aauF-
der.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
KILLS MOTHER-lN-LAW;
SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Feb. s.
Homer G. Cope shot and killed his
mother-in-Iaw Mrs Louisa c. George.
shot his wife in the head and then
committed suicide here Monday.
Cope's wife had been living with her
parents here. This morning he called
at the home and asked to talk with
her. After fondling his FIVE year old
son Arpeth. Cope suddenly declared:
Il am tired Of life anyway and
drew a revolver.
TT was whiskey that caused all our
troubles and this terrible crime" ex-
claimed Mrs. Cope to the police when
they arrived. She is expected to re-
cover.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
TAKE STEPS TO
GET GOOD ROADS
Citizens of Montgomery Want Old
Law Repealed and Better One
Provided.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian
BLAcKSBURG. Va. Feb. s.---A large
meeting was held in the interests OF
good roads and a petition was pre-
pared and will be presented to the
court at this term asking for an cleo
ton to vote on bond issue OF $780,
600 to be used in macadamizing turn
pike, from Christiansburg to the Floyd
line. and for improving the present
rock road and also the road from here
TO the Giles line.
Before adjourning motion was
made and carried unanimously re-
questing Montgomery representatives
in the Legislature to have the present
road law of this county repealed. as
It has been in operation over ten years
and is very unsatisfactory to the tax
payers. in that it takes more than half
OF the money to pay the road officials.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
BOYS NOT IDENTIFIED.
Found Wandering the Strccts--Try
ing to Reach Page County.

Found Wandering the Strects--Iry-
ing to Reach Page County.
Frank and Thomas Williams. thir-
teen and ten years old, who have been
turned over To DIR. James Buchanan,
&c slse Associated Charities, bs the po-
lice, are still at the Franklin Street
headquarters. and no one has idenu-
fed them.
The boys were found wandering the
streets near the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway depot, Main Street. They
were, one of them said. attempting TO
make their way to Luray, Page coun-
~. where man has agreed to care
for them. They claim to be orphans.
1t Is believed that the lads are run
Always from the Chiidrens Home So
ciety. Officers are expected to come TO
the Associated Charities 10 identify
the youngsters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
SUES TO RECOVER ON
LIFE INSURANCE. Policies

Two suits were entered in the Law
and Equity Court Monday by Mrs.
Blanche L. King against the South
Atlantic Life Insurance Company TO
recover on two policies on the life of
George t, King, which remain unpaid.
One suit is for $1,000. the other for
$1,000. John Lamb, Jr., is counsel
for the plaintiff and Munford. Hunton.
Williams WIN s Anderson for the defend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
BEFORE Henrico Justices.

BERTHE Pemberton, colored, who 10
alleged to have robbed William E.
Neale, also colored, was examined
Monday by Magistrate Puryear, or
Henrico county. and sent on to tho
April grand jury.
Henry Loving, white, about fifty
years old, Is being held by the Hen-
rico county authorities for lunacy
commission. which will meet Tues
day afternoon at o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
PROMINENT MEN ARE
INDICTED FOR BRIBERY

PITTSBURG, PA, Feb. S.--Indict-
naents charging conspiracy and brib-
cry verb returned to-day by the coun-
" grand jury against #. II. Jennings,
president OF the Columbia National
Bank: r. A. Griffin. former vice
president of the same bank: f. f.
Nicola, contractor; Charles Stewart.
former councilman. and Max @. Les
lie, former delinquent tax collector.
Ii Is alleged that as a result Of their
conspiracy and bribing the Columbia
National Bank was made the city de-
pository for the consideration OF
100000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Results al TAMPA.

TAMPA. Feb. s.-First race-three
furlongs Sanctum, won; cunt De
Orc. second: Louis b.. third, Time,
as LIS =
Second race--f7ve and a half fur
longs Sanona Girl. won: Joe Fall
Iert, second Sally Savage. third.
Time, Iii is.
Third race--five furlongs, Fminoia,
won; Serenade, second: Virginia
Maid, third Time. 1904.
Fourth race--six furlongs. Eliza
hethan. won; carondol~t. second;
Temper. third, Time, ItS 3-5.
Fifth race---seven furiongs. ormuse.
won: Autumn Girl, second; EaniNck
tstrt third Time Ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
PRESIDENT o,TAFT WILL
WEAR THE GREEN, TOO

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.--President
o'raft will wear the green on st.
Patrick's Day with the Irish Fellow
ship Club, of Chicago.
The Invitation OF the Fellowship
Club ~was kxtengfed s6rfie time ago. and
was definitely accepted to-day. and
Representative Madden. of Illinois,
was asked to make the arrangements
for the Presidents visit to Chicago.
II y possible that the President may
faIe III his Yisits AlbAnk and Ro-
eke1fefs N. X ! On the san1e trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
appeal Is ALLOWED
FROM WADDILL RUIING

The case of the Trust Company of
America against the Norfolk and
Southern railway win he carried to
the United States Circuit Court sf APP
peais and attorneys for both sides
were in Richmond Monday preparing
to file the appeal. The appeal has
been allowed from the decree entered
by Federal Judge Waddili of the
United States District Court, Feb. l.,
denying leave to the Zell interests OF
Philadelphia in the Norfolk and
Southern litigation to intervene
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
CARRIAGE STRIKES TRAIN
THREE ARE KILLED

MuNCIE. IND, Feb. s.--Lames
Wicks. forty. a wealthy stock buyer,
and his brother. Leonard wicks, fifty-
Ave, were killed. and Rofly Jones,
eighteen, fatally injured at Yorktown,
Ind. to-day, when a carriage In
which they were riding was struck
iyy~ a Big Four limited train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
FOR ATTACKING LADY.
Percy Torby Indicted In Norf0ik-dso
a. lrAs nod :

Percy Torby Indicted In Norf0Ik-Gor-
don Case Continued.
NORFOLK. Va. Feb. s.--Percy For
by a negro charged with attacking
Miss Lucy Upshur in Client last month
was indicted to-day.
The case of Terry Gordon. president
of the failed Traders and Truckers
hank. charged with misuse OF funds
and making false statement to the
corporation commission was postponed
10 the 9th of February because OF the
absence or witnesses.
Deputy Sheriff Huybert. OF Norfolk
county has sworn out warrant
against four substitute policemen OF
Portsmouth. charging house breaking.
The mayor will investigate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
CREDIT MEN TO MEET
THURSDAY EVENING.

d Colonel 10 lane Stern, secretary of
thN Credit Mems Association, an
nounced Monday that the date for the
ua4ating OF the association at the
Business Mems Club will be Thurs
day. February 10th. The date OF this
mAeting was Incorrectly stated in the
ealrlier notices sent out. The meet
lnE Will be called to order at $50
IR NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
HUSBAND AND WIFE
FOUND DEAD IN BED

NEW YORK. Feb, S.-John C.
Seawalt. sixty years old and his wife.
Elizabeth, aged fifty, were found
dead in bed together this afternoon
at their home on First avenue.
Gas was escaping from an open
jet. and the deaths were apparently
accidental.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
rni1ed States clonrt.

The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals reconvened Monday morning
at 1880 o'clock with Judges Pritch-
ard. Godd. Boyd and Dayton in at
tendance. The court announced and
handed down it's opinion in the fol-
lowing case:
92S. r. A. Wilcox, receiver of tn
Georgetown and Western Hallway,
appellant VS.. Leila A. Jones. .ad-
minstratrix of James A. Jones. de-
ceased, appellee: appealed from the
court Of Charleston, s. c.: opinion
by Judge. Prltchard affirmed with.
costs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
New Marshal Ia chargc.

- Mr. Gisrenxs O. S;fnithefs. Ut Cupe
Charles. Va, Monday assumed charge
Of the office OF the Eastern District
Of Virginia Of United States Marshal,
succeeding Mr., Morgan Treat. Mr..
Smithers was In Richmond and de-
clared that his headquarters would
BE- made IN Norfolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
RUSSELL & co. SUES
PETERSBURG CONCERN

: Suit was entered Monday In the
Law and Equity Court by the Peters,
burg Dry Goods Company against J..
Fl. Russell & Co. TO recover $500. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

DIR. II. NJ. Taylor will read paper
before the Richmond Academy of
be- held in the a. =. "A. builtng Tues
day night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08
Judge. (;rlnnan Retarns.

Judge Grinnan viii return to the
bench OF the Chancery Court Tuesday,
having recovered from his recent ill
ness. the February term OF the court
VIII begin rueStsay,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

Building Inspector Beck issued q
permit Monday to III. Solomon to
build brick tenement (two dweli-
ings) on the north side of Cary Street.
between Harrison and Morris. to cost
$1,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-08

A series OF ordinances regulating
vehicles that require brakes also won
out together with a Hst-o salars
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-17
Library
Notes
The Lure of the Labrador Wild.

Dillon Wallace. J


There is a coast, north of New
foundland, some thousand and more
miles long which of recent years has
obtained quite literary prominence
through the writings Of Norman Dun
can. one of whose books we have,
"The Cruise of the Shining Light"
This coast is not very well charted and
little is known of the interior. 1t is
barren, desolate and almost uninhab-
table. the only product it is able to
raise with any success is brave men,
Into this desolate unexplored land
there penetrated in the summer OF
1903 two young men, one of whom
never returned.
The tale of their wanderings is as
thrilling as that of the wanderings OF
Nansen or of Perry with more of g
touch of the inevitably tragic than /:
found in the accounts of either of the
other two explorers. To quote from
Mr. Leroy: Editorial wiseacre:
may preach that such efforts as Hub
bard made are of no great immediat,
value to the world, even If successful
Yet it is from dreams lik,
these that have come the worlds in
spirations and its great achieve
ments."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-17
NEWS OF THE DAY
FROM AERM|ST0N
Especial correspondence.) }

Hermiston. Ore, Aug 16.-Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert d. Newell have returned
from a trip to Portland and other
coast points
p c. Holland has returned from a
short stay in Portland. Mrs. Holland
and little son accompanied him home.
w. c. Stewart of Seattle, came in
last night with the intention of maxi
ing Hermiston his future home. He
and his father r. A. Stewart of the
Bratnober Lumber company Of Seat
tie, are the owners of some very choice
lands under the project.
r. Ellis of Wenatchee Washington,
spent yesterday looking the project
owed Mr.. Ellis went to Wenatchee
two years ago and purchased 10
acres in alfalfa for $500 per acre and
after setting it to apples he was able
to sell it a short time ago for $3.50
per acre. He has not decided on a
new location, but it is very likely that
he will come to Hermiston as he says
it is the best looking proposition he
has found.
H. E. Johnson of the Baker-Boyer
hank of Walla Walla, spent yesterday
in town looking after his property in
terests west of the river.
DR.. Logan of the Logan-Sherwood
Realty company of La Grande is here
looking after his interests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-17
BRITISH WIVES WORRY.
Trade Union for Hired Help --latest
Trouble.

acknowledgements in England
are despondent today, because Mrs.
Charles Shaw has arisen as the or
ganizer of a Domestic Workers Un-
ion of Great Britain.
She says she aims at raising the
status of domestic labor to the level
of other industries, and she pledges
herself to Improve the condition of
hired helps, to watch their interests
and secure the redress of individual
or collective grievances" All this she
will do for an entrance fee Of 25
cents and weekly payment of
cents
Tackled on to the ordinary member
ship she has a pension scheme and
marriage dowery plan If the maid of
all work cares to pay an extra s cents
week at the end of 10 years she will
have $1.20 a week paid her as COM
pensation for unemployment. Six
cents more still, paid for three years,
provides for a handsome dowery with
which to set up house with the foot
man or the butchers assistant.
Irritable mistresses call Mrs. Charles
Shaw "an interfering cat" for she fur
ther threatens to keep a black list of
undesirable houses, where the domes-
tic arrangements are run on lines of
tyranny and parsimony. In the fu-
ture when the prospective employer
asks the genius from the kitchen what
references she has, the truculent ap-
plicant will reply, And the union will
require yours, ma'am."
Mrs. Shaw claims TO have a thous-
and members for start, but she ex-
poets to rope in thousands more be-
fore Christmas. She finds her chief
difficulty in the snobbery among En-
glish servants. Buffers and powdered
footmen are that 'aughty' with the
women who do ordinary chores.
Already British wives have endless
worry with incompetent servants, OBJ
tanned through rapacious agencies.
They have to compensate helps II any
accident happens them on the prem
ises. They are independent enough
already and the union will make them
more so. There is talk of importing
Chinese to do the household work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-17
SAYS LEAGUE TRIED
TO EXTORT MONEY

Constantinople.-A letter published
in the journal "Sabah," and written
by Said Pasha, the former grand viz
Ter, has caused an enormous sensa-
ton. In the course Of the communi-
cation the writer states that he has
received threatening letters bearing
the signature Patriots - and demand
ing that he shall give 20 per cent of
his fortune to the Turkey Naval
league. Failure to comply with this
demand will mean assassination. Al
ter one of these letters had been re-
ceived a deputation from the Turkish
Navy league had called upon said
Pasha and made the request that he
should hand TO them q large sum Of
money, and hinted that MS refusal 10
| do so might be followed by conse-
Quences serious to himself.
\ wild outbreak Of Indignation fol-
lowed this amazing attempt TO raise
funds for the fleet. Nor is said Pa
sha the only man to be treated in this
extraordinary manner. Many of the
wealthier men in the district have re-
ceived letters similar to those sent to
| the former grand vizier. The navy
league is an institution which owes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-17
From n Ciyi, War Veteran.

We listen with interest 70 the fOI-
lowing from a civil war veteran, Js-
seph w Stotler, Bloomington, Ill
"For almost twenty years have had
more or less kidney and bladder trtu-
BILE and tried many different medi-
cines without much satisfaction. Re-
Gently 1 began taking Foley Kidney
Pills and the first few doses relieved
me very much. Soon the smarting
pain ceased, my backaches have left
me. my kidneys and bladder nc. nat
urally. Although 1 am SO years old
again feel strong and healthy all
OF which is due to Foley kidney Pills
shall heartily recommend hem to
any one in need of good kidney and
bladder remedy. A. C. Koeppen a
Bros.