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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
DEMURRER UPHELD,
JUDGES GO FREE

Especial to Tile Richmond yirginian.l
NORFOLK. VA. Nov. ls.--JudGe
Hanckel In the Corporation Court
Friday morning upheld the demurrer
OF thu indicted judges OF election who
named the courthouse precinct OF the
famous primary OF August %.
Tho cases against them were dis
missed and there can be no further
prosecution of them.
The court held that the statute
under which the men were to be
prosecuted. 12e to o. 10 illegal In that
the title does not set forth all the
purposes thereof. The court mys
that private bill emhodyinE tho mat.
ter regarding primaries had been in
serted in the statute on the subject
of elections and the title not changed
Il says. further. that succeeding
legislatures have failed to take action
showing that 1t was not the purpose
OF the lawmakers to legalize che pri-
uaariss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
SUPREME COURT HEARS
NUMBER OF MATTERS

The proceedings In the virginia
Supreme Court OF Appeals Friday
were as follows.
Wright, A. 4 c.. vs. Coliins admin
-lstrator; argued by G. w Throckmor-
ton and Samuel a. anderson for plain
tifrs In error and w. A. Moncurs and
Hill Carter for defendant and sub
mitted.
Worley. J. b.. vs. Adams. H. W.. ct
ais; argued by r. w. Peatross for
plaintiff In error and submitted.
Next cases TO be called:
Southern Railway Company "
Fosters administrator; Holdsworth W.
c. w. Crowder 4 Bro; N. 4 w. Rail-
way Company VI. Stone: H. s. Wat
kins & Co. ct ais. W, Camp Manu-
featuring Company; Mercer W. South
Atlantic Life Insurance Company:
Southern Railway Company W. Skim
ker; county Of Mecklcnhurg, by. eto..
W.. Beales ct al. and city Of Rich
nnond W. Model Steam Laundry. being
Nos. to -. Inclusive, on argument
docket.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

FUNERAL OF MIR. STUART
TAKES PLACE IN ASHLAND

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.
ashland, VA. Nov. is,--raaer
services Of Rev, Charles L. Stuart,
who died suddenly on an electric car
going from here to Richmond, took
place I thursday afternoon IN the ASH
land Baptist church. of which he was
for several years the. faithful and
beloved pastor There was a YER,
large attendance of sorrowing friend
and the funeral offerings were bcauti-
full
Rev. DR.. r.. II. Pitt conducted the
services. In which DR.. James Cannon.
Rev. William l.. BAH, Rev. Henry r.
Atkins, DIR. Charles II. Ryland and
Rev. u. NJ. Ramsay took part. Drs.
Pitt and Cannon spoke very briefly
and tenderly Of the model life and
great usefulness OF the well-known
minister. The burial was made at the
Ashland cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

impossible to prove your case. to carry your
point In any other way. simply declare, 1T Is
reported They say, and the work Ia done.
What utter indifference to the views OF or.
binary mortals, who are obliged to think In nc
cordance with the regular laws of thought. the
Supreme does have. Statistics given In these
columns have proved absolutely that there was
far less drunkenness In Danville and In Bris
toll during the dry period than there has been
since the saloon returned. They show that
there has been less drunkenness In Lynchburg
during the dry. period than there during
narrow and intolerant that In the very face OF
these official records 1t declares that ut Is
said there is less drunkenness, where licensed
places exist.
One thing, however. even the Supreme has not
dared to do II has not dared to print the Of
fetal statistics which have been offered to it
by The Tirpinian. II is Supremacy cowardly in
It's unwilingness 10 print these statistics Even
the Supreme IL afraid to say that black is
white" when the people have the black and the
white both before their eyes.
The Supreme is Supreme in its prejudice. un-
fairness. and II really seems in its c6wardice,
In the face of facts. on the liquor question.
What Ii the explanation of such conduct?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
ZEN. ELLIOT RETIRED
FROM MARINE CORPS

WASHINGTON. n G. Nov "a
Major-Generai George A. Elliott.
commandment of the Marine Corps.
was by orders issued to-day end be-
coming effective November so, placed
upon the retired list.
Secretary OF the Navy Meyer has
expressed his intention of appointinA
a temporary acting cofnmanaant To-,
the Marine Corps pending legislation
by Congress, which viii he asked Tor
next session. making the position oil
commandment an otl3ce of detail last
ing only four years instead or until
retirement from the service. as al
present. 1t Ii generally believed tina,
Col. w. f. Biddle. the ranking line
officer OF the corps, will he detailed
as acting commannant after Novem-
Der so.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
ME SUPREME STILL DoDG1NG.

E1upreme in Virginia still declines to dis
vthing an commonplace as facts. II has
0Geoented, free of charge, an opportunity
,swsek for several weeks past to explain
slncfs taken from official records. most
- from Virginia cities:-Danville. Lynch
~rjstoi II these facts are not facts they
! Misproven at once.
n ahe Supreme Ii too Supreme to be
m n prefers to speculate on possibilities.
e1ociaiiy fond of newspaper gossip. They
much more convincing To the Times
A fhan are tabulated oficial facts. The
S da1tven itself OF the following bit of
faten from another paper like unto it,
$50 III ct gossip will go the rounds OF
EstIhD ths Supreme as full and COM
Il COZ ,incing. and unanswerable an
nu oGlcial statistics which can be
rward.
~ III oracle. 1T 10 also said that there
nnhennese whore licensed places exist. =
- sa3l.. That was what Sanbailat of
ulnsa ~ fried to prevent Nehemiah
long " the walls OF Jerusalem. lie
20 141icn3ed. be plotted and finally
tiJk r reported and Gazhmu says
~ argument When II i
D. y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
TUCKER ADVOCATES
STATE CONVENTION

NORFOLK, VA. November H.
Democratic State convention next
spring for the adoption of a party
platform here proceeding the fall pri-
mary when two United States sena-
tors viii he chosen. has warm adj
vocatc In III. ST. George Tucker.
MIR. Tucker referring TO 'insur.
gency' says that Republicans opposed
to machine methods within their own
party are not the only insurgents. that
there are Democratic insurgents az
well. who are opposed to machine
methods in Virginia and who will help
to down these.
He hits hard at Senator Martin.
the reputed Virginia Democratic ma
chine leader in this connection. with
out calling names.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
How should q Gentlemen act4

The Richmond Times Dispatch Leader Jour
nal anb Roanoke Times have recently advanced
some very peculiar ideas how a GENTLE
man should behave when accused OF being 4
liar Who can't tell the truth. Eliminate the
fact that DR. Cannon IL q minister of tho ros-
pei and therefore = supposedly meek target for
all the misrepresentation possible to hurl NJ
him. he IL a Southern gentleman who does
not propose to sit Idly down while his enemies
attempt 70 take his character away from him.
We wonder what Brother williams of the Roa-
noke Timer. would do II Brother Bryan, Of the
Times Dispatch. should be purposely reported
public meeting OF the Virginia Press Associa tion
that he Brother Williams) was incapable 81
telling tina truth. Brother Williams presumably
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Excitement subsideA

AUSTIN. TEN. November lS.--
Governor Campbell was advised to-
day that excitement IL sudsiding at
Marathon, Tex. In ths upper Rio
Grande border region. where II was
reported an invading force Of armed
Mexicans was marching upon the
town.
Scouts sent out late yesterday have
brought In word that the Mexicans
are scattered into numerous groups
and making their WHY into the Chip-
holm mountains on the Texas hide oe
river.
1t IL now thought that they are
revotutionists and that they are gath.
ering for 4 raid into Mexico. Armed
bands OF Mexicans have been cross
inx into Texas ct B0uQutlliaa and
other places along the river for ssv-
eral days, It y reported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
LIFE CRUSHED OUT
UNDER HOGsHEADs
DYING. WORN MAN IN DANNILLE
BEGs PITI.OISL To BE En-
IRRIGATED.

Especial TO The Kichmond Nirginian. J
BAN s!isLE. VA. New, is.~~Joht
W. Miliner, white. a carpenter. aged
forty 1--we years and married, was pin
toned under the collapsed floor OF the
old Star Warehouse Friday morning
with a hundred hogshead of TOBACCO
on the floor.
lie was in the basement when a
side wall collapsed. preeiphatlng upon
tho unfortunate man.
Fellow workmen rushed TO his res
cue. Mi'luer pleaded piteously to be
extricated from his aEonizing posi-
ton, and eager hands sought 10 saw
away sufficient door space to release
him.
When extricated he was In "A dying
condition. He leaves widow and
one child.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

nearing the charge and making effort TO
resent II. We can just sec him, u heightened
southern gentleman. making undfgnifiei
newspaper controversy out OF II! We are not
surprised at anything the Richmond papers do,
but must confess that Brother Williams re-
cenuy promulgated ideas of how gentleman
accused Of being chronic liar by an inmical
and notorfously unfair newspaper should con-
quot himself simply because ne happens tn
own stock in another newspaper. are very SUR
prising indeed
And. by the way. Brother Williams, isn't II
just possible that you have and effect
mixed II Is highly probable that instead OF
or Cannon having Interior business motive
In defending himself from attacks by the
Times Dispatch, Leader and Journal they in
rariably starting the row. these newspapers may
have some motives of their own concealed IN
the business office.~-Bedford bulletin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
COL. BUTTON TALKS
WITH CAROl|N|AhS

Especial IN The Richmond virginian)
RALEIGH. ~ C., Nov is-Com-
missioner of Insurance Joseph But
ton, OF Virginia, Commissioner w. TX.
McMasters,. of South Carolina. In
conference her with James X. Young
Commissioner of insurance OF North
Carolina, with reference to examiua-
tons OF "a number OF companies and
fratnrnai associations made jointly by
representatives, of State insurance ae-
partments No announcements have
vet been made relative to any spe-
cfic insurance concerns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

MEXICAN POLITICS.

MEXICAN POLITICS..
Bloody election riots and mutterlngs of reyoiu
ton In Mexico. taken in connection with recent
anti American riots and the long series Of MUGS
raking attacks upon the second largest ana most
stable of American Republics. indicate that the
enemies of the Government both snre~d and
determined. 1t Is easy for INSCRIPTIONS
political party to give the impression OF real
unrest to even the most stable government. That
there is behind the. Mexican situation well
financed party of revolution. the genius and
been slandered and harassed leaves little doubt.
For two years American publications of GER
tain class have lent themselves to the most fiery
assaults upon Mexican government. Diaz has
been held up to the public gaze as the arch
tyrant of the century. Weird tales of oppres
sion and cruelty have been made to do valiant
service to the end of sensation. necessarily.
almost, the campaign has been waged in the
United States. to give the people of this country
false impression as to the policy and the
practice of Mexico toward its own citizens and
foreign residents. Notwithstanding that these
tales have been from time to time denied and
refuted, the campaign has continued Disprooi
of charge has been met with another
more horrible. "Barbarous Mexico" is not.
could not have been half SO barbarous as the
methods by which it has been assaulted
The truth is that President Diaz has proven
to be the strong in the right place. Mexico
was barbarous until he began to civilize It. II
lawless, until he commenced to put law i'll
practice. 1t dark spot on civilization
til. with splendid administrative genius, he
menced to make over a halEsavage and utterly
ignorant people into the sembance OF nation.
1t only after he had crushed revolution af-
ter revolution, only after he had esiab-
lished something like stable conditions, that
the element which had been opposing him openly
appears to have begun to do secretly by the
method of poisoning the mind OF this country
against him. First education in false pre-
judice then overt acts to set the prejudice
afame, then revolution. The scheme has been
well thought out, we'll financed 1t remains to
be seen whether 1t has awaited to stir the PEG.
pie Of the United State to folly
We believe that the mass of the people have in
the main felt the animus behind this consistent
Mexiphobia Press agent wars have too often
been successfully promoted. they are too well
understood. to be always easy of precipitation.
The danger Is not with the people, but with
the amateur diplomatist at Washington whose
acts in Nicaragua. whose follies in other Cen
trail and South American Republics have al
ready broken down all that was done In the
effort at q Pan-American entente cordial leave
at the least the fear that in the latest turmoil,
he may again lose his head in the effort to find
his feet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
LITTLE GIRL DIES
FROM BAD BURNS

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK, VA. Nov. i9.-Gladys
Balance. the child OF w. J. Balance.
died to-day from severe burns re-
ceised by her clothing ignitlng from
a stove Her mothers HANGS were
burned trying To put out the Gre.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

On Saturday last the Methodist Conference or
Virginia. in session In Richmond, adopted a
resolution to the effect that, unless the repor
ter Of the Times Dispatch were prepared to
give correct and unbiased reports Of the action
of conference, they requested to desist
ttrely from the OF the reporters privilege
reporters not only of the Times Dispatch, but
also of the News Leader and the Evening Jour
nal. left the meeting Whether not they meant
by their action to say that they are not pre-,
pared to give the correct and unbiased reports
desired, Is not intimated. The resolution
seems to have been aimed only at the ltmes-
Dispatch. That the News Leaders reporter
should also have left the body is not sur
prising; but it Is q little unusual for the Jour-
nal to be sympathetic with the troubles of
the Supreme I'm Virginia.
This action npon the part of the conference
grew out of a concededly erroneous report or
speech made before that body by Mr.. John
f. Branch OF Richmond Conference adopted
resolution asking the Times Dispatch to cor
rect the article This 1t did. but in doing SO 1t
charged in effect that DR.. James Cannon had
been guilty of duplicity in the matter.
Ii is rather curious that the three ktehmond
papers named never let clip an opportunity to
take "A dig at Or. Cannon. But. on the other
standing could we'll afford to ignore these at
tacks, especially he has two papers or MS
own in which he could set matters right For
great church take up its time In TINS way
seems to be rather picas unish should any
great deliberatiye body undertake. to enforce
the public press we imagine there would be
little time left for II to do anything eise- III
our opinion 1t would have been In better taste
II beth the Conference and DIR. Cannon han
contented themselves with correct s.aoe
ment of the matter upon the floor. and not nave
concerned themselves further with newspapers
that seem to prefer TO publish erroneous rather
than correct reporta.--Amherst Progress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

1t il stated that the investigation into the
engineering department brings forth wealth Of
testimony. but little evidence II is to be hoped
that the digging Of the committee will presently
turn up some pay dirt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

jewish Synagogue. In the yearly emphasis upon
the place OF the Bible In The community life, the
great body OF the Birie students illustrate tnelr
understanding OF their subject when they make
1t general. In respect to all thoughtful people,
as the Bible Is Itself inclusive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

The New York Senator in the bribery investi-
cation who testified to having refused offers OF
1000 for a vote may purify politics by tend
ing to make prices prohibitory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

The hereditary rights OF the House of Lords
will it appears, be put to the test OF general
election. According to this method any first
rate demagogue could have himself voted a
patent of ancient lineage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

In the case OF Mrs. Martin, the law is again
INDUCING in the tweedledum and tweedledee Of
when the paranoac whose paranoia takes the
form of homicide is a murderer or a paranoiac
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

The American Jackie il no doubt convinced Of
his ability to lick the universe barring the
English suffragettes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

Colonel Roosevelt, returning to Washington,
preferred to speak OF the lions he got rather
than of the lions who got him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

The effort of the American Federation of
Labor to "nnonize tramps" is open to the OBJ
lection that 1t will first be necessary to make
them workers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

The Mexican anti-re-electioniss proceed upon
the principle OF killing whom they cannot per-
suade. An effective way of purgng registration
books.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Ia Fargo: Artist.

His was a strong and vivid personality. Bat-
fling with physical intirmities practically al MS
HE, his mental alertness eaualed the iafseness
If his art. Even in his later years, when weari-
uess of life was permitted to show In his e4-
preston. il never safe To presume thas
his mind was asleep, as many persons Iohha oat
And 1t was not long ago thar ne gave ehe
architects of the town the shock OF ~tnelF INfS
when like Whistler thanking a jury Whicff
awarded him second class medal for thelf zee
ona- class compliment. La Fargo expressed u tht
Architectural League his Ieitcent eofnphfaehts
FOR the leagues deferred award ~ him OF
medal which came when he no longer needed H.
This speech woke the choes, hut ii WAS the
wont without rancor. but with the sting OF .
subcutaneous injection Of N1triol Inc next has
he poured oily on the wound by hegsffls .he
world to remember that all thar pass~s VAS
between friends. :,
of, expressing the emotions power when ne
had long sought and studied and In when al
tanned he believed. men had a right to Se1aiee,
His mastery of expression in written and spoken
English was "a worthy ACCOMPANIMENT Oh hts
mastery OF color and composition. ana III his
public speeches and in his writings on ART anu
his personal correspondence alike he command
ed admiration. In each he was the artist
The La Fargo that his friends khe" spoke III
a letter which he wrote in the fall OF lsos, atteF
a newspaper had reported him TO he on the
brink Of the grave--a proceeding Whi.h ne
objected as strongly $ Mark Twain did 10 re
..exaegerated' rumor of his death many years
ago. -,
your notice went into the inaccuraey, he
,ai,i TO the editor "of saying that in the spring
had gone through operation Tor lnfestihar
great deal worse because accurate. that am
In my seventy-fourth year-~four Years oes"ha
the proper time, according To the SUNDAY
school uuotations.'-New York sun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
via, q SO BIN.

He 1T his cigar with a ten-doliar bin
Was his pocket depleted?
Not through losing this bill. for It's value was
nil
1t was gtill unreccipted
-Kanss city journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Premature Growing.

We profoundly regret that the Growing Of the
h,v rooster OF the Roanoke Times should have
been premature. The female editor would no.
have been 40 previous in glorihcation The
hen never cackles until the egg 10 un fat ac-
complis But when we ardenty wish a thing
Il IL easy to believe that 1t Is. The Times put
up a hefty night for Stuart and Its generous
zeal deserved success. which IL the next best
thing to winning It. Slemp has nothing to
boast OF anyhow. His comb has been cut down
to the quick and he gets through. ii at all.
with the loss Of all his tail feathers. He has
converted the Ninth district from a Republican
citadel into closely debatable ground: and II
that adds anything to his prestige az leader
those so judging are easily satisfied Stuart
has carved the way to certain Democratic tri-
umph In the next contest.--virginian- Pilot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
Fertilizer From the Air.


That the project of manufacturing fertilZef
from air by electro chemical processes ~ COM
mercialy feasible Is the report made by Mr.. w.
4 Lee vice-presdent and general manager OF
the Southern Power Company upon MS return
from Europe where hs has been engaged Tor
Some time in the investigation Of the plants
opera ted for this purpose in Norway. sweden,
Austria and France Mr.. Lee tells the lhafiotte
Observer that thorough experiments have prov
ed that fertilizers made i'll this way are falis
equal to those found in nature.
Some idea OF the extent OF the industry Is
a Yorded In the statement that in Norfolk n
40 600 horse power plant devoted TO the manu-
facture of fertilizers by the hyaro-eleetr1c pro-
ress ia now In operation and that two similar
plants one of Is, 000-horse power and one OF
/ 20 600 horse power are In course or construc.
ton These plants, 1t Is estimated, Will nave an
outnut Of one ton per horse power per year
The Southern Power Company SO the obser-
yer states expects to erect Immediately a rae
tory of 900 horse power at Great Falis, Soutn
Carolina to be used for experimental ana per-
ferting purposes the company owning two secret
processes by means OF which ~
from the atmosphere and saved The under
taking will be followed with general interest
Mr. Lees standing In his profession being such
Sc 70 silence those who would dismiss the pro-
ject as visionary
tablished fertilizer business from this source IL
evident from Mr.. Lees statement that great
deal remains to be done In the way OF per-
fectinu and cheapening the process heiore y
can he regarded as commercially feasible and
from his further statement that an abundance
ar cheap surplus power Is essential to success
terprise Of this kind operating numerous plants
upon large scale is.a matter that would Doubt
arr have to come in for very serious considera-
ton. Charleston News and Courier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19

1t begins to look as though Belle Ehaore Grip.
pen has missed her cue.