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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-23
(Copyright 1903. by W. G. ChapmanD
Copyright in Great Brittany
BY
FRANCIS
RENO

Editors note: Francis Reno. the
author. comes OF family OF pi-
oneerS and fighters and is related
20 Mai. Reno OF Custer Massacre fame.
his earlier years were spent I'm the tur-
moil Of frontier lfe iu Arizona. where he
was for some time deputy sheriff and
later deputy United States marshal. at
Tucson. His efforts In enforcing the Chit
neSe Exclusion Act on the Mexican Dor
Der have been highly commended bv the
Washington authorities. and recognized
hN the Highbiudcrs. who placed "a price
OF 1900 on mis- head which stands to-day.
Oi late years De has held highly re-
sponsihle position WITH one Of the largest
btnk protective associations IN the United
states. and as superintendent OF It's SCI
cret service has established an euviahle
record OF success IN running down bank
burglars. These stories are confined TO
MS earlier experiences i'm the west. the
scenes Of which are laid in Arizona and
New Mexico near the Mexican border
The Last Frontier. which until recent
years was Wild and lawless. and where
the typical bad man" OF pioneer DAYS
made his last standl
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-23

OSTLY all Cinnamon
look alike TO me-" said
Jim Baldwin. sheriff Of
Redlands. Some are
Just a trihe uglier than
others. but take 'em on
the whole there's n
mighty strong family
resemblance between
them. and they amt
what YOU could call
a handsome type OF
family either - not
without straining the
type considerable"
That may be so as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
town swenty-eight miles north .,

town swenty-eight miles north Of
Charlottesville. Mr.. Morris is eighty
nine years of age. while his wife will
be one hundred on October &c next.
While the husband has visited this city
on previous 'occasion, 1t Is the first
trip TO charlottesville for his wife.
Never before to-day had the aged wo-
man seen an electric car or an auto
mobile Twenty-three years ago she
drove 10 Barboursville, on the Southern
Railway. and there for the first time
saw a passenger train. Despite her
advanced age, Mns. Morris walks very
we'll with the aid OF cane. Her
sight IS slightly impaired. but she has
a remarkable memory. Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris were chaperoned by their
Youngest child. Mrs. Sigourney Bran
ham. of Rivanna Post-office. this
county. They made the trip to this
city in relays. having. started from
their Greene home on Saturday morn
ing. Mr. Morris entered the Confed-
erncy as member OF the Greene
Guards, under Captain Dean. and
served throughout the four years of
that strife. Seven children are living
six daughters and one SON After
taxing in the moving picture theatres
this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Morris
left for Rivanna. and later In the week
will go to their mountain farm In
(,raeua
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
interesting Exercises NJ a RI
Opening OF Hydro-Electric
Plant.
GUESTS FROM RICHMOND
Undertaking Means Great Flu
ture for Progressive
Town.
ny l.. $. wooDsoN,
Iudusfrjnt Editor.

Emporia, va, September 2o.-Tne
opening of the plant of the Enpofia
HYDRO Electric Power Corporation mere
to-day was the occasion OF "A big but
uute, and strictly business celebration.
one that will long be remembered oy
the peepic OF the Die-barreled town.
and one that marks the beginning OF
great things in an industrial ana bus
iness way Tor this spunky little CITY.
situated on both sides of the Mehcrrin
River. The people who for mans ions
years have lived on the banks OF the
Meherrin hereabouts-that is 10 say.
the people OF the old village of Hick' :
Ford. on the south side OF the river.
and the people of Bellheld. on the north
s;de-have long believed in and talkeo
about their wonderful water power IN
the Meherrin al this point. but some
how they never developed 1t. The
two towns some years ago became one,
under the name OF Emporia, and the
people of the consolidated town COM
menced a few years back to develop
the water power
II was wonderful undertaking. one
that would have appalled, less energetic
and determined business men: but
these men of Emporia know no such
word as fail. and to-day they have
been celebrating the completion of tho
big work that makes their name great
and gives their town a reputation far
and near. Some other towns have de-
veloped as great water power. per-
haps, and converted ii into electric
power. but these other towns have de-
pended in large measure upon out
side help Not SO with the Emporia-
ties, They have done their own devel-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21

Richardson gracefully acknowledged
that for one day at least Emporia had
proved herself simmon above Ricn
mond's pole, and then he made a
cracker jack" little speech. Loud calls
were then made for Captain Frank
Cunningham, the sweet-toned singer.
and he responded with a lovely little
song about the Blue and the Gray,
and then, N response to an encore. he
told a yarn and sung little more.
In response to calls. Judge West
made talk to his "own people" as ne
called them. and just as the train was
moving off Superintendent Davis, OF
the Richmond Water Department, was
telling the Emporia folks how to make
their water clear and good This
ended the speech making, and after
the visitors train pulled out of sigh.
the people of Emporia unanimously
voted that they had had what the
irrepressible Mr.. Roosevelt would call
a bully good day" and they all went
home very we'll satisfied with them
selves and the balance of the world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
JOAN MAKES NEW
WORLDS RECORD
Covers Race in Best Time Ever
Made by Fi1ly of Her

Columbus. o.. september 2o--Joan,
Tour vears old. owned by David shaw,
OF cleveland. and driven by NJ. Me-
Dewitt. to-day became worlds cham.
Spiotl race trotter for fillies of her
nge when she defeated Dude Archdnle
in a gruelling race for the Holster.
Columbus stakes. the last $4,000 priao
that the grand circuit has to offer this
yegr Ystli heats wore done in 200 IA,
time never before made by trotter
OF JOINS Class
Joan won si.167 and Dude Archdale,
1898.
heats of tho Columbus stake. worth
SD, 600, ruined his chances Of becoming
q winning favorite. The race went to
StartIe, Toledo horse, which Hail
Worthy bent in the final milo oy steady
trotting.
independence Boy, winner Of the ..ii
pace Monday. entered ire 200 pace to-
day as u strong favorite and the re-
suit was never in doubt ng lic did
2;06 "A three times with apparent
ease. Summarizes:
Columbus stake, eli trot. three
heats, S3,QO0--Startle, br. g, by Will
liam WILKES. FIST; Hail Worthy, b. 3,
second: Jnsto, b. s.. third. Best time.
2:0T l-2.
Holster Columbus stake, 2.i6 trot,
three heats. sl0.0o0--Jo an, blk, f.. by
Directum. Spier, first; Dude Archdale.
George, b. H.. third. Bes. time, 2:oe a
200 class. pace Nhree In f.e),
I,200-Independence Boy, oh. g.. by
Thistle. first; Harry Me, b. e.. second;
Princess Hal. b. M. third. Best time.
7:061-4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
.EMPORIA CELEBRATES
ITS NEW DEVELOPMENT
oping and their own building,
Nchcrrjn River Hnrnessed.

The long wasted power of the Meier
rim River has been harnessed ana Haoo
capable of running the spindles OF
second Lowell. and al! by the energy
and push and the nerve of home foiKs'
right here at Emporia. and the DAY
OF the opening of the immense plan.
that has just been completed .ns
and e. T. b. Myers. of Richmond, has
therefore been a proud day for these
people, as we'll as for the contractors.
The day was quietly celebrated with
an old fashioned country dinner in
cotton mill. hard by the big dam IN
the river with the entertainment oil
the stsitors. who came from far and
near 10 see what great things had been
done by Enporia people and to con-
graduate them on their good work.
with Just a little speechmaking and
with general Misunderstanding all around.
The contractors, Stamper. Ragland
6. Co. and L. T. D. Myers, Jr, OF Rich.
mond. who completed the dam and the
! power-house and all the other things
/ called for By the wording OF the agree
ment. were truly proud OF their job
land for this celebration day they in
vitetf QUITE a number of Richmond peo-
lple to be with them here and investi-
gate their work and see If IL was gooo
work and true work. For the accom-
mediation of their guests from Rich
mond and Petersburg they provided
special train on the Atlantic Coast
Line. which left Richmond at IL o'clock
this morning and reached here about !
o'clock. BY the courtesy of the SOUTH
ern Railway authorities, the special
was switched around on the Southern
tracks and carried direct to the dam
and power-house on the Meherrln
River, about a mile from the town.
There the visitors wer. met by ON
Gals of the corporation and by citizens
| of Emporia and Greenesville count!
generally.
! Visitors From Ricl,mond.
/! Among the good people brought from
Richmond by the special train wcre
the following: Jackson Bolton. II. Z.
Beck. WORKMAN spillman. z. L. Davis.
| III. w. Hutcheson. Sig Hutzler, w, II.
Shervin, George Bryan. r. G. Rennolds,
| f. Victor Williams, r. A. Lancaster,
.Jr, A. p Wilmer. Arthur Scrivenor.
| w. Fl. Martin, c. E. P. Burgwynn, P.
! ST. Julien Wilson, Calvin Whiteley.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
LURAY CITIZENS ASK FOR
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
Petition Signed by leading People OF
County Sent to Pnstmustcr-
Gcuernl. n
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.l


Washington. D. c.. September 90
Plump little Page county. with its
comfortable little county seat of Luray.
has been the first in all the big United
States to show how they appreciate
the postal savings bank law. Many
banks and many postmasters have
urged the government to have estab-
lished postal banks In their midst. but
1t had been reserved for that rich lit
tie county to lead the thousands OF
Sbaillwlcks in the way to get the ben-i
eft of the law. To-day the postmas-
ter Of Luray applied to the Postmas-i
ter-General to establish postal saw.
ings department there. With his ap--s
plication he sent formidable list Of
fifty-odd of the most prominent citi-;
zens of the county, whose names were
annexed to the petition praying that a
postal bank be established.
The petition was signed by ffty-odd
of the most prominent Of the district.
including many old veterans of the
Civil War and prominent land holders
OF the county. P. II. MEG.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times-Dispatch,
11no un,i ctrea


Yesterday morning shortly before 1
O'Clock fire broke out in the ISrata
Box Company at Second and Decatur
Street. but due to the quick response
of Company No. 10. the blaze was con-
fined, the resulting damage being i'm
material Waterman Wood, Of the
Standard OIL Company's plant turned
In the alarm. The rubber gas pipe han
exploded and gas was flowing when the
firemen smashed In the door, In tho
building is much intlammable material.
and had the blaze gained Roadway the
structure would have soon been a mass
of flames. The cause Of the fire was
spontaneous combustion.
In the Hastings Court, Part 2, yes
terday. Clarence Moles (colored) was
fined IS and costs for grand larceny.
He was convicted Of stealing and hook
Ing his sisters wedding dress. thereby
causing postponement Of the cere-
mouy.
nh Reyivsl Services.
been conducted at ,Asbury Methods,
closed last Sunday night Rev. w. G.
Bnrch, the pastor, was ably assisted In
H. Wiley. Sunday was the browning
day. Much interest was manifested
from the. very first On Sunday. morn
Ing at the young peoples service the
the aisles was filled with men, women
! and children declaring their purpose
to live Christian life.
Mrs. Wiley was present at every SER
vice, and rendered valuable assistance
In the singing and as personal work
er Much credit Is due J, s. Renner
and the choir for the splendid music
| throughout the week.
TO Organize Camp.
Maple Lodge NO. 153. Woodmen or
the World, will be organized to-night
lat o'clock in Toney's Hall. About
forty applications for membership and
twenty candidates for initiation have
| been enrolled,
Both j. c: Blake and II. c. smoot
lit looks as II the camp will soon be-
porous in South Richmond Or Swans.
K boro.
| Miss Matte wood has returned from
an extended trip to Hartford. Provii-
denee s and ton Mh o e
Augllley and Miss Arnold. While Wis.
ting the latter she was participant
! In an old-fashioned clam bake, Which
1 was thoroughly enjoyed.
Which Is ChampiOnS
i Which Is the champion baseball team
4 of the Southside has caused a turmoil
4 OF war in the ranks Of the youths OF
h rne inrher wl
troversy because OF the, near close Of
ne plaIlng. season and the IN imp r;
games. 'rhe teams dlsputlng the much
/ desired title are the Wizards, Manches,
ter and the Oak Groves. Until last
4 founded. Then came their waterloo at
4 the hands of the Groves, who routed,
them as $4,000 men were once \, routed ,,lt
was yerv proruse In his explanation OF
the disaster last night Manchester
As also asserting herself in the triple
a arbitration. She has won and lost &c
\ the Wizards. TWO admirers OF the
9! latter tears have the coin to hack thell
team against the Manchester boys
A Both are anxious to clash. ut no date
can be determined upon, The Wlzard'
play the Richmond Eagles next sat
urdaY at Byrd Park; Meanwhile oat
schedule has not heen a long one. We
her nlaYers have Improved wonderfully
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
News Of South Richmond

lately. The Wizards line-up for next
Saturday is as follows: creamer.
catcher; Blunt, pitcher; Dunn. short
stop; Cook, first base. Jones second
base; Jewett, third base; r. Jones. left
held; Walthall, centre field; Moody.
right field The Eagles battery is
Clarke and w. Slmms Game called at
o'clock.
At Midlothian Saturday the home
team was defeated by the Flat Rock
Giants by the score OF 10 to II. Bur-
ton, Gartman and Rudd. outtielders,
are said to have played ball with their
feet, and that the catcher only used
one hand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
GOVERNMENT BRINGS SUIT.
Condemnation Proceedings for the
sNVhitc House Trnct.v

Alexandria, Va. September 20.-The
taking of testimony In the condemna-
ton proceedings Instituted by the
United States against 1900 acres of
land in Fairfax county. known as
"Belvoir," or the White House tract"
was begun in the United States Court
for the Eastern District Of Virginia
to-day. Judge Edmund Waddill pre-
siding. The case will probably occu-
py several days.
The government has offered s22 an
acre for the property and the fifty
seven defendants to the suit ask from
$40 to 500 per acre for their prop-
erty. The government desires this
property fora District reformatory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
SEES AUTO ron r1nsr rlME.

Aged Woman, With Her Husband,
Spends Day III charlottesville.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Charlottesville. Va, September 90
Charlottesville had two aged visitors
to-day who attracted no little ntten-
ton on Main Street. They were sam
uel Morris and his wife. Delilah Nor
ria. of Gcer. Greene county, small
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04
nTTCH MINE IT PAY.

Amsterdam is one OF the European
cities owning its public utilities. The
report Of the American consul az that
municipal management OF the gas
works contains considerable valuable
data Success has not always attend
ed municipal ownership. In the case
Of the Amsterdam gas works, how
ever. the showing is excellent.
on August 10. 1898, the personnel
amounted to 500 persons, which had
increased 70 2.072 on August 10. 1908.
During the first year Of municipal
management the wages paid amount
cd to S253.745. whereas during the
tenth year $s72.O0S was paid. The
total wages paid during the past ten
years amounted 20 S4.s42.03s. The
quantity Of gas delivered during 1883
amounted TO 2f.27s.9O3 cubic meters.
as against S2.s53.95S cubic meters
during 1908. The number Of gas
meters in use increased from 25.50O
TO 95,934.
The following amounts have been
paid during the ten years the gas fac
tories have been under the manage
ment OF the city. Interest on capital.
s2.17O.354. paying OF loans. 1885,
S22. contribution TO the municipality.
S3.3ff.165: written of. S2.692.49O:
special reserve fund. $4,000; pur-
chase price OF factory. S6.917.OO2:
for improvements. s3.947,5ss. total
S1O.Ss4.57s. As there was written of
S2,692.4s0. the value OF the gas fac
tories after ten years. including pipes
and grounds. amounts to SS.1T2.0Se.
The cost Of maintaining the f9cto-
ries in 1908 was S130.OS3. and ex-
pcnses outside the factories aggre-
gated S57.933. The total receipts OF
the gas works in 1908 were S2.sI9.-
Ss7. and the total expenditures ST.
1888. leaving n balance u s1.1S3.-
63s. The amount Of coal used for di--
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04

we're swept out OF existence, and the
record in all the big cities Of the coun-
try would have been equally as bad,
or even worse. had II not been for the
work done by the babies life saving
stations throughout the country.
In New York. Philadelphia and Chi
cago carefully organized campaigns Of
prevention have been carried on
Early last spring the work was begun
by conferences held by the health de-
portment officers with representatives
OF all the agencies which deal with
either tho mother or baby. and definite
plans OF action were mapped out.
Physicians. health inspectors and Wis
iting nurses were assigned 70 cover
certain districts. life saving crews
were stationed at milk dispen-
saries and babies clinics; the coop
GRAFTON OF street cleaning gangs was
secured: and recreation piers. floating
hospitals. tent hospitals. on roofs OF in
vacant lots were opened in an organ
lied effort to keep the babies well.
It has long been recognized that i'm
pure milk was the cause Of a large
percentage OF deaths among the little
ones. and such philanthropists as
Nathan straus have been active IN es-
tablishing depots for the distribution
OF milk free from all impurities. Dur
ing the present summer forty-nine
milk dispensaries have been in opera
ton I'm Greater New York under the
auspices OF various philanthropies.
other cities have adopted the con-
sultation and the milk dispensary as
a means OF reducing their infantiIe
death rate. and according to the latest
statistics reported by the United States
public health and marine hospital
service. milk depots are operated in
about thirty cities in the United states.
only a few are conducted under the
auspices OF local health departments:
the majority are supported by private
philanthropy.
OF all the work now being carried
on that Of the American Association
for the study and Prevention OF In
FAINT Mortality is by far the most i'm
portant. Conservation 81 the lives OF
the babies IS OF far greater moment
than conservation OF our national re-
sources or the social and political
problems OF the day.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04

Vice President James s. sherman
closed a week OF strenuous campaign
ing for the Republican party at Okla
homa City last night, where thousands
OF the citizens Of the new state
chcered him TO the echo as he ham
mered home the truth.
Mr.. Sherman began his tour one
week ago yesterday at Clinton. III
where all the old-time Republican en-
thusiasm was shown. From Illinois.
the vice president went to Missouri.
no longer a stranger In the Republi-
can column. The hIissOurians gave
Dir. sherman a warm welcome. and
there is every reason to believe that
mis- speeches on the tariff did a great
amount OF good.
Then came the incursion into Okla
homa. Not a discordant note was
struck by the vice president during
his week OF earnest effort on behalf of
the party TO which he belongs. and
I'm whose principles he believes.
Vice President sherman is n Repub-
lican. Being Republican. he nat
urally makes Republican speeches. and
it is pleasing to know that HIS defense
OF protection I'm the southwest has
deeply impressed the citizens Of those
states.
The vice president has had long ex-
perience as n legislator. and has
helped frame two or three tariff bills
He knows his subject thoroughly. and
IS generally regarded as an authority
whenever the question Of protection
comes up. That is why great crowds
turned out TO listen TO his words ir
Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma. and
that Is why the people believed what
/ they heard.
Mr.. sherman has entered the cam
paign early. Like the good Republi-
can that he IS. he will be found I'm IN,
forefront Of the battle until the end
I fighting for his principles.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04
NEW JERSEY HORRORS.

This has been a bad year in New
Jersey for such OF its citizens as have
not become used TO the humming-
birds known as mosquitoes I'm that To-
cality. In fact. every year is a bad
year in New Jersey In this respect.
In their despair the sufferers have
turned to Thomas a. Edison and
urged him to turn his inventive
genius against the pest for which
the civilized world.
Mosquitoes do not bother Mr.. Edi-
son. Being deaf he cannot hear their
approach and he is not poisoned by
reason OF having been fed upon by the
long-billed torments OF the New Jer-
sey variety. Consequently Mr.. Edison
has not responded to the appeal OF
his less fortunate fellow citizens
Down south in the yellow fever dis
tricts they pour coal oil on the stag
nant pools and damp spots. the breed
ing places Of the mosquitoes. this
being what the doctors would call
rational treatment. At any rate. they
don't come 20 life after being dosed
with the oil.
II may be the same treatment
would not work in New Jersey. Per-
haps nothing less than LOO volts of
electricity would finish the adult
pests. and that there is no known
method Of preventing their Matching.
The citizens might try the oil. how
ever. and II that does not suffice take
their mosquitoes 20 Edison and let
/ him electrocute them.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04

was 20s.4S7 tons, and the
average amount Of gas produced per
100 kilos C22O pounds) OF coal was
29.S37 cubic meters. The deliveries
OF coke amounted to 4.O2s.2s6 bush
els. Of which 2.S1s.e34 bushels were
uncrushed and 1,210.632 bushels
crushed. Pearl coke deliveries aggre-
gated s7s.5e5 bushels. and coke sift-
ings 2s5,S55 bushels. Coal tar pro-
duced amounted to s.Sss tons. OF s.44
pounds per 22O pounds of coal.
Unfortunately the report does not
give the prices charged consumers
for gas during the ten-year period OF
municipal ownership. Presumably
they were no higher than they would
have been had private interests re-
NAMED in control 1t may even be
suspected that they were much cheap
er. for the Dutch burghers wouldn't
stand for exorbitant rates very long.
Municipal ownership OF the public
utilities hasn't made much progress
in the United States for a variety Of
reasons. chief among which is the
feet that the people are afraid TO
trust their own public servants. II is
in the city governments OF this coun-
try that grafters get in their work
and snap their fingers at the law. II
We arc to have a campaign for public
honesty. let's begin by turning on the
light in tho municipalities.