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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
DECLARES POLES
ARE O|sGRACEFUl
CHAIRMAN LYNCH. OF ELECfW-
CITY COMMITTEE, SAYS tiE

~ long as he RETAINS chairman
~ the cuuntI committee "u tie,nri-
eity the contractors VINO have recent
1v put NJ crooked and uns fghtty po4es
throughout the city Tor the muniCi-
PM lighting system viii so without
their money or rcpiac" the poles with
better ones, IL the declaration Of
, councilman John J. L,ncn, who
aunt hed a crusade against wooden
poles tcfore the STREET committee
thursday night.
Mr. Lynch asserted that the an
sigstty stick upon which the city
Is expected To- hans its wfr"s arc
disgrace to tho city. In abolition 10
their scenfc elfcct they are cStrAnIe-
~ dangerous. he pointed out. as they
are rottinS ali the time and ar la
bic to tan, causing crossed wires ana
possibly disastrous tires.
As Il result ii the Philippe the
committee approved resolution in
struetinS the city attorney 10 prepare
an ordinance requiring every on.
owning wooden pores Within tue city
limits 10 replace them with iron poles
whenever they are removed for rea-
son q dtcaY. TIN city engineer was
also instructed 4" conter Win Con
shifting Engineer Trauord and to per-
NIT the installation ot no wooden
poles which are not OF the proper
material and appearance.
as soon as the pew municipal plant
Is put Ia operation all the Virginia
hallway and Power Company pores
atnng which city wiz nave been
strung viii be removed from the
street corners These have already
been replaced by neW poles, Tut Mr..
Lynch declares that these nnH sticks"
4.,f4 5,-.F, Ina
viii not pay one cent for them
Won't sign.
II understand mat the vouchers re-
quire nay signature" he said. land
| want IN cay that / Won't sign them
unless the contractors put up good
poles. Tho contractors can take their
choice. meg can give the city decent
poles or 80 without their money"
Considerable other business, large
~ OF routine nature was passed upon
by The eommittcc, though several 0f
III" matters attended to were Of i'm
portanee ana puzzle interest.
\ letter MAS received from the man
ager OF tho Eel Telephone Company
requesting that he be allowed To sur
rcnner tn" franchise under which
his company has operated In Man
! chester and That the company be al-
| th0rized to maintain rs business on
both sides Of the river under the
charter granted ny the Richmond
! council This was referred to the city
attorney.
An opinion was received from Col
/ Pollard To the effect that the city
could not compel the chesapeake and
ohio railway t. euiaI - its Church
/ ilili tunnel The attorney suggested,
! h." ever, that The city and road J0int~
" pay the expenses of thu extension
+ ana declared that he believed the
/ road Would then carry out the plans
suggested hy the city engineer. TINS
Z letter aud suggestion were referred To
thH department 0f engineering.
The ncisIon Of President Nurthrop.
Of the street car company, VIM haa
been asked 10 grant "A o-eent fare To
Bryan Park. was then r.ad. MIR.
/ &or,brap declared that the company
could not do ~ the committee had
j requested. as The aue-tare zone would
he extended between one and two
miles beyond its present limits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
STEEL PENSIONS
BEGIN IN NEW YEAR
UNITED STATES CORPORATION
70 MAKE DISTRIBUTION FROM
INCOME OF $4,000, 900
FUND

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.~~Pensions
to employees after long and faithful
service will be paid by the United
States Steel Corporation beginning
January next. Details OF the plan
fer which the income Of fund Of
$4,000 900 is available. We're made
public at the office OF Judge Ebert
II Gary. chairman of the corpora
ton, yesterday.
Andrew Carnegie established the
Carnegie relief Fund" Of $4,000, 900
on March IL, 1901. and TO this sum
the corporation has added $4,000. 000.
and appointed twelve trustees TO su-
pervise the distribution Of tho pen
sions. j. y. Erskine. of Pittsburg. acts
as manager of the pension fund.
Three classes OF pensions are pro-
pensions by compulsory re-
tirement, granted TO employees who
have been twenty years In tho service
and have reached the age OF seventy
years for men and sixty years for
women: pensions By retirement at re-
quest. granted to employees who have
been twenty years In the service ana
have reached the age OF sixty years
for men and fifty years for women.
and pensions for permanent incapa-
city, granted To employees who have
been twenty yrs In the service and
have become totally incapacitated
through no fault Of their own.
The pensions arc to be paid month
~ and win vary from f13 to 500 a
month. 4N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
SOCIAL AND BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES AT SOUTH BOSTON

(Srec'ai 10 The Richmond virginian.)
CHASE CITY, VA, Dec. 16.-Mr.
and Mrs Frank Smith from Michigan.
have purchased the old Sandy Smith
place about TWO miles west Of Chase
City. They have had it handsomely
improved and expect to move into II
next week.
Mrs, Samuel Morton. Of South Bos-
ton. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed
mands, on sycamore street.
Mrs. J. w. Goode and TWO children
have returned from q visit TO Mrs.
Owen Ea sley, in South Boston.
Mrs. Thomas u. Jeffress, who has
been visiting in Richmond, has return
cd IT, her home here.
Mir. Whit Hayes, of Newport News,
Is on n Visit t. ,.is parents here.
Mr.. + y. Strudwiek, OF Greensboro.
was here this week.
MIR, G. N. Boswell is visiting in Rich
mond.
Mir. Hunter Gregory, OF Richmond. is
ON visit to his mother.
Mrs. Barton and daughter. Miss Irene
Burwell, are visiting at the home of
Or. taurwel, on Main street. Mrs.
Barton and Miss Burwell will return to
their hone III Lancaster, Pa, Mon
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
West Point

Especial to The Richmond virsiHian)
WEST POINT. VA, Dec. IL Mrs
Martha stark. Of West Point has Tn
her conservatory six lemons. on "a
small tree. averaging in weight one
pound each and measuring 10 by IA
inches. She also has an orange tree
with foriy-four oranges. rather small,
hut al right IA taste. These very
large lemons she raises and uses every
year and finds them perfect ia taste.
MIR. McDougaL mail agent on the
morning train between here and Rich.
moua. yesterday received, soon after
leaving for Richmond q telegram an
nounclng the death ~ l1is mother in
ilfrdEey.
John f Thomas. an old West
Pointer. aged 60, died 1T Richmond q
few DAVIS ago. H. has relatives in
West Point
Mrs Sarah Hall. Who lived a great
nanE wears in West Point, has recently
died At Williamsburg
The .Chimhle CtHh was entertained
this week very handsomely by Mrs.
Leland Treat.
Among other things planned for
Christmas week is a ball at the fermi-
nal Hotel. hristmas entertainments
with trees at The several churches, ana
a quiet pleasant reunion ef friends and
relatives
Mrs j. Presley Williams is on ii visit
t. tier sister. III Newport News and in
her absence her sister AIRS Arthur
/ Van Name from Colchester. Is taking
/ care II the household
Rev ~. Z. James. y. -. pastor ci
the Grove Aveiiue baptist church
Richmond, visited the home Of Nr. j.
II eiarY 9u Wednesday, N route from
:, delightful ti=it 10 Mr.. and Mrs WI
liam T. Bray - WakeWa VA, Mrs
James waa with him.
Mrs. Charles Abfamsou ANA chill
drcn. from Baltimore, are here % spend
the holiday with dr and Mrs I'd
Noryit1,
Large shipments If turkeys are go
ing through By every boat to Baltimore
and arc very scarea and high here.
The oyster dealers ara Kept nusy
! Night and day filiug orders. and the
express agent rs compelled t. add
clerks ~ his office oxeiy day
Asa Mabel Snott, ~ Baltimore, VIII
hc ttc guest Of Miss Mae owens until
after Christmas.
Miss sophie t;oode. of Washington
y e. returned k..;h Miss Marian
! Iewis. " ho Hats been un u visit To her
since THANKSGIVING ana viii pay quite
an extended visit to the Misses Lewis
Miss Emily Fuller has gone Il visit
friends in trhana, bat viii return and
hiring as her guest for thp holidays
Miss Ruth Marston. OF Middlc~eX
Mrs John : DeFarses II better She
h8s heoN FerA III with pneumonia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16

There Is Certain to Be Shortage. Bet
ter come early and make your selection.
There are but ONE HUNDRED LED-
LOW PIANOS offered in this Christmas
Club The price is so low that we are
sure many, orders will not be flied. AT
tend to this matte at once. Every piano
IN this sale is fully guaranteed Your
money back if not as represented. Mail
orders filed Mr. Crafts will make per-
sonal selection for those who order by
mail We prepay all freights and pay
for the hauling.
Old Instruments Taken in Exchange.
Ii you have an old piano or organ that
you wish to exchange. we. of course, are
ready to allow you what the instrument
is worth 1t may he your old square
piano is Ludlow, If so. we will allow
you special allowance
There are five beautiful styles to select
from mahogany walnut and oak cases;
handsome stool and silk scarf included.
FREE DELIVERY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
THE Var y. &,
.NEWSY' INHERITS
MONEY AND HOUSES

NEW YORK. Der. 1e-'Ther. IS a
new face presiding over the sidewalk
news stand at Twenty ninth street
and Sixth avenue to-day. Joseph
"popoia" and "woGtrecs' IT this stand
but what s the uEe al fellow worth
4 81. 600 and the landlord Of sour
houses besides. selling things At u
cent a piece That's what Dutch
is worth noN. through the death of
his father, William candor build
ing contractor Of Bridgeport, Conn.
"putch" has promised to come lack
soon and give his rcnderloin er8njcs
n ssf3is.ps-r,4tf -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
GOVERNOR MANN HEADS
VA. RED CROSS BOARD

Governor Mann has been elected
president OF the newly organized State
board OF the American Red Cross So
Getty. Other members OF the board
are. Thomas h. McAdams, of Rich
mond; George e. caskie, of Lynch
burg; Samuel Cohen. OF Richmond:
Rev. r. p. Epes. OF Blackstone: Rev.
& {. Hatcher. of Richmond: J. w.
Hough. of Norfolk. Robert n. Hughes.
OF Norfolk. and J. Hoge Tyler. Of
East Radford.
Mr.. McAdams has been appointed
treasurer Of the board and all relief
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
IS FINED | CENT
AND PUT IN JAIL
JACKSON THUS SENTENCED FOR
SHOOTING BRoTHIR-TN-IA
LAST SEPTEMBER

For filling his ther-in-laW'a legs
full Of small shot L. a. jackson was
Thursday Sept 70 jail pv the tury in
the musings court and fined on. cent.
This fine vas. Of course, merely nomi-
nal. ia was imposed So that the
costs might be thrown upon the oe-
fendant. The shooting took place last
September.
Attorney Gilbert Pollock, Jack son s.
counsel showed IL the satisfaction or
the jury that his client was drunk
and utterly irresponsible at tho t,ruc
of the shooting and succeeded IN pro-
curing the ienicnt verdict
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
SWANSON WILL TALK
TO COMMERCIAL MEN
WILL ADDRESS ROANOKE 1DIN-
Gil ON OCCASION OF ITS
TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

] Especial Is The Richmond Niretnian.l
ROANOKE NA.- Pee. H. senator
Swanson has accsp pied an invitation 10
deliver an address here Il the Roa-
aoise Council No. ia, United Com
mercial Travellers an the occasion OF
fhc celebration 81 it's tenth anniver.
gary December 80. Address viii
also be made by representative Of
the Chamber Of Commerce. the Joh-
nars' and Manufacturers Association,
ard 7. J. Phelps. past grand eeun-
ealor.
Roanoke's nov land assessment is
as follows White, si3.9$2.fso; color
ed saae,a5o: total $i4.115,l le This
" an increase u s4735.4se, or 1851
per cent. The figures Of othcr cities
@.f the State are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
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him
THREE BOvs BITTEN IN
BEDFORD ~ MAO DOG

LYNCHBURG. VA. Dec. 1.-THE
people of the Forest Depot section OF
Bedford county are much exercised
over the mad dog situation. hydropho-
bia being epidemic. Recently three
boys have been bitten by = dog bsitsv-
ed to have been mad, and q general
appeal has been made for the nuxsltng
or confinement Of all dogs More than
a score OF dogs have been killed 70.
Gently In the neiEhborhood Of Forest
DeHnf.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
Kcma.e Dead Lamps.

ON motieu OF councilman Mitchell
tf'c light committee Thursday night
ordered Supcrinte ndent KNOWLES. of
the gas department. h. remove all dead
and useless lamp posts from Broad
street The municipal lighting plant.
il Was sho@n. ~ill shortly furnish al
The light for Broad street between
TN elan and lefferGan streets. and the
lamp pests are consequently no longer
NECESSARY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16
ARCHIE A. LEWIS RESIGNS AS
DEPUTY REVENUE COLLECTOR

Especial 10 1he Richmond XIreinlan1
fAERISoNBERG. w. Dee IL
Archie 4. Lewis has resigned his posi-
tion as depufy internal revenue eoilee-
ser for the seventh district. to take
effect January J His successor viii
be named bg l.. T. Summers, Of abing-
doh. Mir Lewis expects "a aeeep, a
p sition with the Sanshern Bell Tnle-
bhona GonnanN IN .Nllanta Ca
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-16

We Had Intended Keeping Silent about
this great offer for few days yet--until
other dealers had had their say--until
they had all sprung their sensations,
But the Magnitude of Our Preparations
the purchase of ONE HUNDRED
Pianos, which would usually retail for
$45 100000, and the large amount OF cash
that changed hands as result, set trade
tongues a-wagging and information as to
this great purchase and great sale that
would result began to leak out.
So the Cat Is Out Think this over.
Consider the source II comes FROM Then
compare it with other sensations re
Gently announced. and see if you don
think they were false alarms.
Divide With the Duyer the saving we
effect by our superior method OF pur=
chasing and selling That is the key
note to all Crafts operations-the ex-
PLANTATION Of our policy OF small profits
per unit on quantities OF pianos, No
other retailer is satisfied with so small
margin Most of them do not know
within many dollars what il costs to make
a piano and they set a wide margin 10
cover
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
1000 NATIVES IN
ROYAL RECEPTION
TO R00SEvELTs
Soldiers Join in Big Den0nstraa
ton to Party During Jour.
1ey Down River. .

GONDOKORO, Sudan. on the Upper
Nile. March "A native runner from
the province of Mongolia reached here
TO-DAY with news of the enthusiastic
reception which Colonel Roosevelt and
his party are receiving at the ports on
the Bar El-Jebel, where the steamer
Dial is making stops.
AS the steamer drew into Lado h
Americans witnessed the pleasant sight
of an immense American flag flying
above the landing. Drawn up on the
wharf was a guard of honor composed
of ninety native Belgian soldiers.
Major Remke, the Belgian command
ant, gave a luncheon to the Americans.
At Mongolia a still greater reception
awaited the visitors. At the pier were
200 Sudanese soldiers who acted as an
escort for the party when the left the
steamer and visited the town. Last
night Colonel Owen Comfy, governor
of Mongolia. gave a dinner for Colonef
Roosevelt. and all the others in the
party. Later they were entertained
with a dance given by LOCO natives
who. armed with shields and spears,
gave an exhibition of rantic enthus-
iasm over the presence of the white
guests. Colonel Roosevelt planted a
tree in the centre of the town to COM
memorate the visit.
The party planned to proceed at day
break on the steamer Dal to the vlcin-
ity of Make No.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
PROvERB CONTEST
WILL ALLOW MORE
THAN ONE ANSWER
This Question, Asked Many
Times, Is Replied to with
Others Here.

Proverb Editorial the close of
contest would it be moro convenient
for the judges to decide the VIM
ners with the coupons attached or
detached to the pictures? w.
1t is not necessary to attach the pic
ture to the .coupon, but you may d.
so if you wish
Proverb Editor-Could | renew
my subscription to the STAR after
contest numbers run out? l would
like a three months renewal.
Certainly, you@may renew for any
length of time.
Proverb Editor--Is it necessary to
scratch out ST. when a person
lives on a ROAD and also is 1t
necessary to scratch out "City''
when a contestant lives in a
Town" j. M. A.
From your question we judge you are
a suburbanite, and, of course, you are
at liberty to have your address appeal
in proper form.
Proverb Editor-Win contestants
be held responsible orstypographi-
cal errors that may appear in
Proverb Book? A. M. ].
This question has been answered in
the negative fully a dozen times.
4, A contestant from Cedar Grove writes
as follows: II am at "a loss to know
which of the answers to be used, since
there are, in most caseA three different
versions of the same prowerb."
This has also been answered many
times before. The most commonly ac-
eepted form of the proverb will be the
correct one; if you are in doubt as to
tho CORRECT one Won are at Iiherty to
send in more than one answer.
For the information of a contestant
who signs anxious" he can do as he
suggests in his letter: send three an
swers to one proverb, making the adj
ditional coupons himself, if he prefers.
In reply to H.. E.. F. We wish to state
that he would not be debarred, so long
as the coupons are entire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
IN
WEST KILLED e.
Is MORE MISSING

stopped at the east portal of the Cas-
cade tunnel said Mr.. Rogers. We
stayed there until Friday night. when
we left the east portal. A few hours
later an avalanche wiped out the sta
ton and the bunk house where We ate,
killing two men. We pulled through
the TUNE as far as Wellington, which
is about a half mile beyond the west
portal. There was plenty of food, but
only enough coal to maintain the heat
III our coaches which was absolutely
necessary because of the sick people
aboard. For this reason we abandoned
u plan to run our train back into the
tunnel
The snow slide 1t Wellington is off,
tially reported to the Great Northern
officials in Seattle to be about one mile
in width, reaching past the four sidings
that are capable of holding seventy
cars each. The equipment carried down
the steep slope is the rotary pillow, WITH
its crew. all of whom slept in the
rotary's bunk house.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
HUSBAND WHO ATTACKED
WIFE TO BE EXAMINED.
Court Acts on Tale of Abuse Re-
lated by Woman.

When Mrs. Annie, Ballinger, Of %
street. finished her story of
alleged abuse by her husband, Anne,
with the statement that a few days
ago he sat at her bedside all night
with a loaded revolver at her head,
the court decided to hold Ballinger for
examination as to his mental condi-
ton.
Mrs. Ballinger told the court that for
the last three months her life has been
constantly in danger. Her husband,
sne SAID, had frequently blackened her
eyes and had dragged her by the hair
about the rooms. When she told him
that she would cause his arrest he
chased her into the street at night,
when she was ~scantily clad n a spe-
cial officer had to handcuff him.
Mrs. Georgiana Marcia, q neighbor,
told the court that Mrs. Ballinser fire.
q|uently sought refuge from the wrath
of Ballinger. She said that on one oc-
casion Ballinger came to her home and
dragged Mrs. Ballinger downstairs by
the hair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
SUNDAY SHOWS
ARE VIOLATIONS
OF JERSEY LAWS
Complaint Submitted in Court to
Cover Cases-Grand Jury
May Act.

When Acting Judge Yuill, in the
Fourth Precinct Court, today, sub
mitted a complaint which he had drawn
to cover the cases of the moving-pic-
ture men who are charged with vio-
lating the law by keeping open last
Sunday, he used the words keeping a
disorderly house, and said that keep
ing open Sunday was a violation of the
State law.
Judge Herr objected to the words
'~disorderly house." n said that the
picture houses had a good class OF
people as patrons. After some further
discussion it was decided to send the
complaint to. be passed on by Prose-
cutor Mott. 1t is expected that the
form of complaint will be ready to-
morrow, and that the eight moving
picture show men will be arraigned
later in the day.
Sheriff Harrigan said today that he
had the names of thirty-fy proprie-
tors of show places who had been per-
sistently and fagrantly violating the
Sunday closing law, and that he would
confer today with Prosecutor Mott
about the situation. 1t is understood
he may ask the prosecutor to lay the
matter before the grand jury.
THE complaints all come from New
ark sal the sheriff; none of them
have been received from the suburbs"
The names on this list, which, is in
the possession of the sheriff, We're OBJ
tanned at the City Hall, where h pro-
prietors of the show places took out
their licenses.
II intend TO see to is also that the
saloons are closed on Sundays" said
the sheriff. IF the police do not do
their duty / will find a way to guar
antee that the law is observed"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
SUNDAY BASEBALL
BILL IS ADVANCED
BY LOWER HOUSE
Substitute for dwell Measure
FavOrabIy Reported and
Put Ahead.
From a staff Correspondent

TRENTON, March "A substitute
measure for Assemblyman Olwell's
Sunday baseball bill was reported by
the judiciary committee in the House
today. The original bill provided that
unles sthe governing bodies of munich
palities objected baseball might he
played on Sunday.
The substitute provides hat before
baseball may be lawfully played on
Sunday a permit must be procured
from the municipal governing body
The substitute was favorably reported
and ordered to a second reading. L
has a chance to pass the House, but the.
outlook in the Senate is no brighter
than a year g
The bill will not be effective unless
it's provisions are adopted by ordnance
OF municipal governing bodies.
The house held to q steady grind a
little before noon. Mr.. Scha WRIT. Of
Union, put through his bill which
amends the primary law so that no
candidate can get his name on the
official ballot for nomination unless he
files a certificate c~ensenting to be a
candidate. Mr.. Bedle's bill increasing
the allowance from SIS to 80 for burial
of a deceased person was passed
without opposition.
other House bills passed were:
House 166, by MI. Smalley-To in
crease the salary of Somerset county's
assistant prosecutor TO 81, 500.
House 40. by Mr.. Terhune-Permits
the chancellor to increase salaries of
samoan, in Newark and ot1er
chambers from 81. 200 to 81, 500 per year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
FIVE LIVES LOST In
BIG SPOKANE FLOODS.

SPOKANE, Wash. March specials
from inland points tell of the most
devastating foods in the history of the
region. Five persns have been drowned
for failing to heed warnings.
Pullman streets are torrents three
TO six feet deep. a two-story building
having been swept away, together with
the homes of half a dozen families.
At Davenport and Garfield the rivers
are rushing through the streets. Col
fax is isolated. all railway and wire
connection being cut off, with water
three feet deep in the streets.
North Idaho reports tell of the Clear
water and Snake rivers rising rapidly.
one span of the bridge over Lawyers
canon said to be one of the longest
ard highest railway bridges in the Uni
ted States, is reported to have been
swept away above Kamiah. Idaho.