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The National tribune., 1910-10-13
More Money for the Spanish War Vet
Grams.

The New York volunteers in the
Spanish-American War will receive
about $4,000 additional pay, which was
secured for them by Attorney-GeneraI
O'Malley. The 47th regiment, of Brook
lyn, will get $7,903; the 202d regiment
of Buffalo, will receive s9,72S, and the
201st and 203d regiments, of New York
City, $6,525 and s7,079 respectively.
The National tribune., 1910-10-13

Entered at Washington, d. C. Post oHce
as second-class matter.
The National tribune., 1910-10-13

JOHN McELROY, Editor.
The National tribune., 1910-10-13
WASHINGTON, D. G, OCT. 10, 1910.

Office: 18th and e Streets Northwest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
EXAMINE CAvE-|K
ANDMAKER REPORT
Experts Take Reassuring View
Of staunton's Yawning
Cavern.
Especial to The Times-Dispatchs]

Especial to The Enthusiastically
Staunton, Va, August 14.-During
the past twenty-four hours there has
been no further falling of earth into
the cave-in which recently opened up,
great hole In one OF Staunton's
streets. While 1t is believed that no
further damage Will be done. every
precauticn to prevent 1t is being taken.
The following official statement has
been issued
fnasinuch as sensational statements
have appeared in many newspapers
concerning damage suffered by Staun-
ton through o cave-in, It, is thought
proper to set the matter at rest by
an authoritative statement of the city
officials and OF he competent engineers
and biologists who have been kind
enough to give their opinion upon the
matter.
Baldwin Street. at point near Lewis
Creek. just beyond tho northwestern
limits of the business section of Staun-
ton, lies cross what some years ago
was known as .Stuarts Frog Pond'--a
small pond In Mr.. i5tuart's meadow
and is caused by the falling Of surface
earth into well defined channsl-upon
ton OF Lewis Creek. The fall or cave
in has an extreme length of 255 feet,
and breadth Of thirty-five feet at the
surface, and the channel at the foot
OF the fall having g width Of soma six
or eight feet. The ground in this i'm
mediate locality is what is commonly
known as made earth being mari
formation. covered with clay. ashes.
loan and debris Of various kinds with
which the old pond was filled in. While
the extreme length of the fall is 225
feet. as stated. the subsistence Is not
continuous. the surface having remain
ed intact at two intermediate points
leaving bridges across the channel
about thirty feet in width. The depth
from the street to the stream is from
forty to forty-seven feet
The immediate cause of the break Is
very evident, being merely the caving
in of the soft material over and
around the underground channel
caused by excessive rainfalls. This
channel. now exposed to view. prob
which fed "Stuart's Freq Pond" Imme-
diately beyond the present limit OF
the fall. limestone rock occurs at Is
feet below the surface. which is known
to extend downward so2 feet. Imme-
diately to the north of the fall.
parallel to 1T. and at a distance OF
not exceeding fifty feet, is the primary
ScHOOl DulidlHs, WHICH Is erected on
piles which are supposed to have been
driven to solid rock.
The destruction of property caused
by this slide has not been Very large,
owing to the distance of the point
where 1t occurred from the business
centre Of the city. a portion Of one
of the city fire stations lies imnle-
diately above the slide, and this must
be made secure before any use can
be made of the station. AT about the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
/ GRANT AGAINST CANTEEN.
Declares Our Soldiers HIVE Learned to
do without 1t.

Declares Our Soldiers HIVE Learned to
DO Without 1t.
Pine Camp. N. Y. August 14.-Gen.
eral Frederick D. Grant does not agree
with Chaplain George j. Waring, OF tho
Nineteenth Infantry. who thinks that
the abolition OF the army canteen is
q mistake. Chaplain Waring, in re-
cent ma gazine article. sta ted that the
abolition OF the canteen had resulted
very grievousiy for the average enlist
ed man and that it had Increased the
number of attractions In discipline and
boisterousness outside the camp. Gen-
eral, Grant does not think this view Of
the matter is correct.
IF it We're within my power, said he
to-day, 81 would most carefully con-
slider the matter before / would order
the restoration of the army canteen,
and in some cases would not favor It.
The men have 50 adjusted themselves
to the new condition of affairs that the
worst features attending the change
from the old order have been gradually
eliminated"
All the militia regiments were at
work on simple problems this after
noon. the problems consisting Of in
struction work on attack and defense.
In most cases the forces were not d.
vided, and the enemy was only the
oretical one.N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
Phone Mad. 27s4.
EaA!e!Hia Ee:
212 Eaa+ Rroad.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
213 East Broad.

middle of the fall stood n frame tene-
ment house, 25 by 40 feet valued at
about 5000, which went into the de-
pfession with the surrounding earth.
"A one-room Kitchen, owned by G. L..
Wilson, was above the slide and fell
into It, leaving his house proper intact.
ind rom under the adjoining prop
erty, at the end of tile slide. part
of the brick foundation wall has
fallen. Thus the cost Of the property
damaged, aside from the injury to the
land, is very small.
1t is the Intention OF tho city au-
thorities, upon the advice OF N1essrs
F. B. Van Horn, Of the United States
geologist: DR.. Sharshall Grasty, OF the
University Of Virginia, and Of their
own engineer when the entire chan
mel is thus opened. to slope the sides
until the channel Is fully exposed,
when 1t will be substantially rooted,
and the depression filled.
Whilst 1t Is not possible at present
to say that the caving may not ex-
tend beyond the present break, the
Topographic and geological conditions
arc such as to Inevitably confne 1t
to comparatively narrow belt OF
limited extent.
HAMPTON H. WAYT,
Mayor. City of Staunton.
CHAS. 3. ASHBURNER,
General Manager, City OF Staunton.
j. NJ. PERRY,
City Attorney.
F. B. VAN HORN,
United States Geological Survey.
CHARLES CATLETT,
Geologist.
j. sHARsHALL GRAsTY.
Geologlst.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
OF WHEAT FIELDS
NOT MORE THAN 100 ACRES

washington, D. c., August 1A.--Al-
though the wheat fields Of the Far
West are generally supposed to be OF
extended acreage. the Bureau Of Sta.
tisucs of the Department Of Agricul.
ture has ISSUED an estimate showing
that in the States where thess fields
are largest their size averages a little
more than 100 acres.
California alone is an exception to
this rule, as in that State the average
acreage reaches $50 acres. In North
Dakota the average is 115 acres; in
Washington. 10 acres. and Oregon, los
acres Although there are some enor.
nous fields of4wheat in these States.
the many smaller ones reduce the ay.
erage size to that OF an ordinary farm
New England has the smallest wheat
fields. the average acreage Of such
fields in Vermont being only three
acres.
The values of both wheat and corn
lands are greatest In Illinois, where
the average value is said to be sS4 an
acre for wheat and $500 for corn. The
Central West shows prices ranging be-
low those of Illinois. Land values In
the Southern States are low, averaging
SS2 for wheat and sgt for corn land.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
OLD RAWLINGS INSTITUTE
N .,TO3OpFcNasAS &HST ANXEysu

Especial to The Times. Disnotch,
charlottesville: Va. August i4.lTh.
9 3i; rawlings Institute. for years con-
.aucted as Baptist school, is Under.
goanF :. repairs preparatory Ia
der the auspices OF the Ep iv 1ni
8Inurch It Will be known ar 81
3Anne's school. and VIII have az prin.
H ,,n Miss Mary Hyde Duvnl. grad
episcopal Church school Of MaryIand'
WHO taught for four years at her alma,
mater. and conducted school at Bar-
ifyviiie Tor three years and at Cor
uonsVlllei for one term. Tho starr Of
teachers includes Miss Henrietta g.
randolph Pendleton. Miss Jennie Nell
son. Miss Katharine Minor Fontaine.
5yohn Puryear, Miss Agnes Gordon
val. Miss Sallie Willie Sterling, Misf'
Mary Simmons Melton and Miss Viz
GINA c. Enmons. - \
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
INSTITUTE VISITED
ny MANY FARMERS
Especial 10 The Timc..n,snn+chs,

lspecial to The Times D!spatch.1
Blacksburg, Va. August 14.-rwd
hundred and fifty farmers from the
counties along the line Of the Virginian5
tu1,l between Altayista and Nor-
Polytechnic Institute. The party ? ar ar
rived on special train over the Vir-
gilman at . o'clock, and were met by
the members OF the faculty OF the Col
lese of Agriculture, who conducted
them over the college. farm. the ex-.
.perimental plants. dairy. cattle barns,
the entire grounds and buildings being.
inspected during the day. At II O'Clock
Director S. w. Fletcher. OF the expert
ment station. delivered an illustrated
at 6 O'clock on their special tram,
lecture to the visitors on "Malhtenanco
of Soil Fertility" Before leaving here
many of the farmers, tSols occasion to
express their appreciation Of the cour-
tesy shown them. as well as their sat
Sisfaction with the condition of things
as they found them at ". p. T., with
particular reference to the work being
ment 54T - ga
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
PROBLEMS
MUST Be SETTLED
Supreme Court Has Knotty Ques-
tons With Which to
Wrestle.

Washington. D. c., August with
the rights OF about 10000 indians in
question, the. Supreme Court of the
United States will begin consideration.
probably during the first week of the
approaching term, OF some OF the most
perplexing problems, arising out OF the
relation OF the United States to tts
wards. Among these are questions OF
citizenship and OF authority over the
lands Of the individual Indians.
In 1902 Congress passed an act for
the allotment to the Individual Indians
OF the Cherokee tribe In Oklahoma. One
restriction was laid on the land: Lands
allotted to citizens shall not In any
manner whatever or at any time be
encountered. taken or sold to secure or
satisfy any debt or obligation or be
alienated by the alottee or his heirs
before the expiration OF five years from
the date of the ratification OF this act
In 1904 Congress authorized the Sec
rotary OF the Interior TO grant a right
OF way for oil and gas pipe lines
through the lands thus allotted to tho
Indians. In 1906 the five years re-
striction. imposed in 1909, was extended
to Twenty-Five years. The constitu-
tipnality OF the acts OF 1904 and Of
1905 was raised. and Congress author
lied two Indians. William Brown and
Levi B. GrItts, to bring suit to test
the laws The Court 81 Claims held
the laws to be constitutional An ap-
peal was taken to the Supreme Court.
on account of the Importance of the
case the court set 1t for argument on
the opening day of the coming October
term, or as soon thereafter as is pos
sible.
Judge Howry. for the minority of
the Court of Claims, pointed out that
the Indians had been made citizens OF
the United States prior TO the allot.
ment.
when tho land was granted" he
said. "the character OF the title allotted
to the full bloods was the same as II
allotted to other citizens. The title OF
the one became as unqualified as the
title of the other. and any attempt to
differentiate between the fee so held
can be sustained only upon the theory
that the Indian can never acquire such
a right to land as the government is
bound to respect
He held that the Indian could &C.
quire rights the government must re-
spect. and pronounced the right OF way
act and the twenty-hve-year alienation
act unconstitutional. The majority OF
the court, headed by Chief Justice
peele. held the laws constitutional.
The reversal OF the decision OF tho
Court OF Claims would allow the In
dams to sell their lands, worth mill
lions OF dollars at this time, as the
Ave years long ago expired. While
the Cherokee lands are Immediately
concerned, 1t is generally understood
the decision will affect the lands of
the other four tribes which held land
in the old Indian Territory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
ABooN TO WOMEN
Need Not Pay Full Duty on Gowns Re-
paired Abrond.s

Need Not Pay Full Duty. on Gowns Re-
paired Abrond.s
washington, August 14.-Women in
American society henceforth may take
wearing apparel and other personal CT
fects, Including gownx jeweiry; etc.
abroad and have them remodelled or
repaired In Paris, London or elsewhere,
and on their return pay duty only on
the alterations, instead of the entire
effects, as now. This news. gratifying
to host Of more or less rich people.
is conveyed in decision Of the Treas
ury Department, signed by Secretary
Macyeagh and made public to-day.
The decision was Issued on request
from Collector Loeb for instructions.
In 1t Secretary MacVeagh holds that
the only condition or limitation placed
by the new tariff law on the free entry
OF such personal effects is that the
z identity of the articles be established
3 to the satisfaction of the customs au-
thorities at the pier. On such articles
duties will be assessed only on the
value of the changes made, following
production Of satisfactory evidence of
the character and cost Of the altera-
lions.
Returning passengers will be re-
quired specifically to declare such ar
ticles. with the cost of repairs, and
Sthe bills therefor il they have them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
Crane WILL TELL
TAFT HOW TRIO
May Be OUSTED
She will stay at the Evans cottage
probably several days.
Griscom to See Colonel.
.(Continued From First Page.l .

Oyster Bay, N. Y. August 14.-Ex-
President Roosevelt announced to-day
that Lloyd c. Griscom, chairman Of
the New York Republican County
Committee. would come to Sycamore
HILL tomorrow morning fora confer
ence. Mr.. Griscom spent last night
With President Taft at Beverly and
although Colonel, Roosevelt would not
say so, 1t is known that Mr.. Griscom
will come to Sycamore Hill as the
bearer of an Important message from
President Taft The conference, there
fore, will be of more than usual I'M
portance.
Mr.. Griscom. took luncheon with
Friday before departing for Beverly,
and they discussed, among other
things. the county chairman's visit to
the President.
As soon as Mr.. Griscom returned
to-day from the summer capital he
telephoned to Colonel Roosevelt an
urgent request for conference with
him as soon as possible. Colonel
Roosevelt asned him to come to Saga
more Hill tomorrow morning.
The colonel would add nothing to
the bare announcement that Mr.. Girls
com was to come. except to say that
he had read with great interest the
dispatches from Beverly, intimating
that the President Is expecting Sec
rotary Ballinger to resign, and that
Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon,
In the future. are to be In less direct
contact with the administration. He
refused to give his views on this sub,
Ject.
S.nce Colonel Roosevelts return
from Africa he has resolutely avoided
placing himself on record in regard
to the Taft administration. He has
seen the President only once. and then
for q comparatively short time, dur
ing his visit to Boston for the Har-
ward commencement. So far as known,
no messages have passed between
them since that time. and 1t Is said
that President Taft desires to know
where his predecessor stands, par
ticularly in view of the national cam
paign which is soon to get under way.
Colonel Roosevelt's Western trip is
to start Tuesday of next week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
CLERGY LOYAL TO POPE
Pontin Pleased With Their Actions In
Snnnixh Crisis.

Spanish Crisis.
Rome. August 14.-The Pope. IN
speaking with reference to the Spanish
question during the course Of an audi
ence which lie gave to a prominent off,
cial recently. said that the events In
Spain and the efforts Of the anti-cler-
icals, supported by irreigious forces
abroad. had caused him much affection.
but at the same time had afforded an
opportunity FOR. splendid manifesta-
ton OF loyalty and devotion to the
church and the Pontifr himself from
the Spanish people, who are by tradi-
ton Catholic.
The Pope added that addresses, tel
egrams and letters had been received
from every part OF Spain assuring the
Holy See Of complete support. while
the discipline and strength of the
clergy and their harmony with the
episcopacy were above praise. The
Pope concluded with the hope that
this time the cause would triumph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15

tho synodical sermon. ROY. a. D. r..
Hancher, of staunton, is secretary. and
The Virginia Synod WAS crganized in
Woodstock In 1880. 1t numbers ttir-
,ty.two ministers. 6.06G communicates.
and last year its benevolent contri-e
buttons amounted to 1856 One of the
most noted ministers who will attend
is Rev. Peter Miller, OF Rio. w. Va,
Who although eighty-tive years old,
continues to drive forty miles across
the mountains to preach. He has been
doing this for moro than nifty years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
Progre.. Of Cotton Crop.

Progress of Cotton Crop. !,
New eanseLa. August 14.-In pre-
respondents in ali sections Of the cot-
ton belt as to progress of the cots
ton crop. the Times-De Democrat will say
Tomorrow that the onsensus Of opin-
ton5is as follows:
.."Outside.of the droughty distric of
Texas. distinct Improvement has been
the rule. but within the droup. ~ q Is.
tricts of that State. the deterioration
has been very great.
S% Except in Oklahoma, whore timely
rains e have made the outlook almost
with the exception Of Texas. the
promises to be late be-
cause OF. the backwnrdness OF the plant
Farmers Would IN most cases sell
Much complaint Of destruction by
boil weevii comes from parts Of Louis
iana : and MissisSsinpi; but the. pest seems
= 8 N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
100000 ACRES WITHDRAWN
Lenlvtlle and pike Forest. Lose b;

Lendvtlle and Pike Forests Lose BY
TnfPs Proclamation. S
Washington, p. c.. August 14,-Near;
~ 100000 acres of land have been elm
mated from fhe Leadvillc and Pike Ma
tional ForePts. In Colorado, by procla-
nations JUST signed by the Presid ent
Most OF tle land already has been
patented. but the unappropriated por-
IONS later will be opened to settles
BY thfse ellminations the Leadville
forest loses 42.340 acres and the Pike
6l.o24 Acres, 1t is expected that ad !,
ditional >proclamations Will be signed
Wlthln short. time, which will make
ne total elinitnations from thes ma. |.
100000 AcreA 80 -. ~ n IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
STATE IN GAM i'm CRUSADE.
Governor Pothier Aids Prosecution In
the Nnrrngnnsett CnkeA.

Governor Pothier Aids Prosecution In
the Narrngnnsett Cases.
8. Narragansett Pier, r. T.. August IL
Additional interest Is lent to the com-
cases by the Statement Of Governor
.Pothier that the State Will pay tho
fees of an attorney to prosecute gam!
blers.
led the raid on the Narragansett Club
here last Sunday morning. wrote to
the Governor. saying he had evidence
that there was gross violation Of gam--
bling law at this resort: and asking
for financial support After confer
ence with Attorney-General William
B. Greenough, Governor other re-
piled that he would pay from the Cow
ernor's criminal fund the fees Of an
attorney to be selected by the Attor-
ney- General. The case WILL come up
In the District Court at kefleld on
August 20. sslg.esF5 M III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
FIRST EXPERIENCE
WITH a MINT JULEP
Dancing Master Drinks One, Is Overcome, w
One Of His Friends Is Arrested on
Robbery CHARGE
Robbery Charge.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Winchester. Va. August 14.-Profes-
sor Allan de c. Mueller dancing
master Of distinction. who was former
ly an instructor in the terpsichorean
art in the United States Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis. and who recently
organized a large class among the
young people Of Harrisonburg, has
practically recovered from the effects
of a mint julep. the imbibing Of which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
John G. Shepherd,
DEATHS

PoWERs-Died, August II. at $3.50
=. NJ, at the residence OF his sister,
Mrs. John II. Wright, $40. North
Fourth Street, MIR. RICHAilD II.
e POWERS. He leaves two brothers.
John F. and Edward d. Powers-and
three sisters-Nlrs. John H. Wright
Mrs. Jennie R5e and Miss Kate Pow-
crs.
z The funeral will take place from
St. Peters Catholic Church at ~
o'clock TUESDAY MORNING, With
reduiem high mass.
Sunday, August IA, 1910.
at 4 o'clock p. Mat the residence
Of her parents. s27 North, Eighteenth
Street, 1RNA ELIZABETH, only
child OF Howard and lola Strona
Smith, aged one year two months and
seven days. Il
Funeral Will take place THlH
(Monday) AFTERNOON at 8 O'clock
from above residence. 1ntermentg IN
lakewood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
OBITUARY :
Mrs. Oliver Jones.

lspecial to The rimes-D iapatch.J
Newport News. Va. August liz
bash Mps pesp55r onsa so
daughter. Mrs. u. NJ Wood, In East
Hampton. Mrs. Jones had been stand
n g. before ,.l, the dresser In her daugh-
Mrs. Wood. Before she had uttered
two words she dropped to Che door
and died in a few minutes. Heart
disease was given as the cause Mrs.
q prominent merchant OF Toano, who
died Just two months ago to-day, She
Is survived by six children. The body
VIII be sent to Toano for burial.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
Lynchburg. Va. August 14.-Mrs. g.
w. Bailey, aged seventy. wife OF j. w,
BAILEY, is dead here after an illness
o. ,, Tour, years. She was native OF
Lynchburg twenty-five years Among
her FIVE surviving children is Mrs. Bet
in.n VIE Re, Of Rev; Z 3 Betty. prom-
now located In Norfolk.
Miss Susan Hurst.
tspeciaito The Times -Dispatch.1
Cape Charles. Va, August 14.-Sfiss
susan Hurst. a Very es.inable woman.
James W. Johnson, at Leemont aged
elshty-four years. She was -!cken
Win paralysis several years ago -i
nad been IN poor health since that
Funeral services were held In tha
Methodist Protestant Church at TasIey.
inter ment was made in the Onancock
F. j. Lundy.
Especial to The Timcs- Dispatch
Peach Bottom. Va. August l4.-F ].
Lundy died at his home In Independ-
s er OF cancer. aged about seventy
nye years. Mr.. Lundy was one OF
the most prominent citizens OF Grayson
county. and for more than thirty years
was clerk of the court. He Is survived
Miss Mary Flippin.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
. Lynchburg. Va, August 14-M1ss
Mary Flippin. OF Nottoway county, sis.
ter OF g. r. FIipptn. well.knowu
resident OF Lynchburg, Is dead at shel
home, near Burkeville. She was sew.
enty-three years old and a lifelonr
Methodist. -
John G. Shepherd.
lSpecialto The Timcs- Dispatch.1 y
Charlottesville. Va. August 14.-Jno.
G. Shepherd. aged fifty-dve. we'll.
known resident Of Albemarie county.
died yesterday of heart failure at the
home Of NJ. Sutherland. near Bates
vile. In the western part OF the county.
Mrs. Philip Il. Davis.
Especial to The Times-D ispatch.l
Hampton. Va, August 14-NIrs. Phil,
ID p. Davis, sixty-two years old, died
In her residence in Armistead Avenue
to-day. Her husband and 1--WE chIl-
dren survive her. a.