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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-11
Division of Districts.

In order equze compensation that each and contest
will equal opportunity Of the cash awards
the of Virginia has been divided into districts
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Embraces Greater Richmond Barton Heights Bookand Park
G Chestnut Hill Highland Park Forest Hill SWANS
Oak Grove Woodland Heights and Futon South Richmond
d Paramount
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-11

Credits will be allowed all prepaid subscriptions during hs
three voting periods, as follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-11

District No. 1. Award No. 1.
S50o00 cash. in addition 10 commission all
subscriptions secured will be awarded to the
resident of District No. l. who the largest
number of credits
District No. I. Award No. 2.
s00o0 cash. In addition 10 commission all
subscriptions secured will lie awarded the person
resident of District No. l. who secures the second
largest number of credits.
District No. T. Award No. 1.
$500 90 cash. in addition to 10 commission
subscriptions secured will be awarded the person
resident Of District No. J. who secures the largest
number of credits.
District No. T. award No. 4.
$4,000 cash. In addition 10 commission
subscriptions secured will be awarded person
resident of District No. 3 who secures the second
largest number of credits.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
VARDAMAN MAY
Be SENATOR

Jackson, Miss, Jan. Practical
ly all of the members of the Missis-
sippi general assembly have arrive /
in the city in anticipation of the
opening of the legislative session to-
morrow. Interest in the opening days
of the session will center almost
wholly in the election of United
States senator to succeed Senator A.
]. McLaurin, who died on December
% last. Ex-Governor James X. Var
daman continues to be the most talk
ed of candidate for the place. Prior
to the death of Senator McLaurin
Governor Vardaman had already
launched his campaign for the sena-
torial seat, which in the ordinary
course of events would have been
filled by the primary election in 1911.
The race question:" according to his
statement in announcing his candi-
dacy. was to be made the chief issue
in the Vardaman campaign. Besides
the only persons named as possible
candidates to succeed Senator Nc
Laurin are Adam Byrd and Congress
man Eaton J. Bowers.
Aside from the choice of senator
the session of the general assembly
will have a number of other import
ant matters to occupy its attention.
Among other things a change in the
state penal system is to be considered.
A number of proposed constitutional
amendments are ON the agenda and
ii is possible that an amendment pro-
viding for statewide prohibition may
be proposed, though this is now re-
garded as unlikely in view of the re-
cent defeat of similar amendment
in Alabama.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
HEARING TOBACCO
TRUST CASE

Washington, Jan. 3-The supreme
court of the United STATES reconvened
today after the holiday recess of two
weeks. The first case on the docket
is the suit of, the government to dis
solve the so-called tobacco trust. in
which the United States circuit
court for the southern district of New
York has already decided the trust
to be illegal.
On account of the important indus
trial and legal questions and the vast
financial interests 1t involves. the
suit against the tobacco trust is re-
garded as second in Importance only
to the similar action instituted by the
government against the Standard Oil
company.
The American Tobacco company
is the defendant in the suit The ac-
ton is one in equity brought under
the provisions of the antitrust laws.
The control through the parent com
pany of numerous corporations en-
gagged in the tobacco business is
characterized as a conspiracy in re-
straint of trade. The government
asks for permanent injunction re-
straining the holding control of it's
subsidiary company corporations and
from reorganizing in such a manner
that the alleged conspiracy be per-
petuated.
The American Tobacco company
was organized in 1889 by the CONSOLE
dation of the firms of Washington
Duke and Sons, Allen and Ginter, the
Kinney Tobacco company, Goodwin
and company and W. s. Kimball and
company. The company was capital
lied at $25,o00,000. Since then It
has extended its operations all over
the country, until, according to the
papers in the suit begun by the fed
eral government. it has absorbed six
ty-five corporations.
In dealing with the cases of the
Standard Oil company and the to-
bacco trust the supreme court of the
United States will, it is hoped, give
the last word on the subject OF COM
binations of industries in restraint
of trade and clear the way for such
remedial legislation as may be need
ed At the same time 1T is hoped
that the court may point out the limi-
tations circumscribing the law-mak-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03

that in many instances the products
of the older farming states are not as
valuable as those in the quartet men
toned, which, less than quarter Of
a century ago, were considered to be
largely worthless lands. 1t means,
too, that with the influx of pOpula-
ton and outside capital for develop
ment purposes there will be more
farms and a greater wealth proiuc-
ton.
There are 6,741, 900 farms, or
about 100000 more than in 1899,
in the United States today, and the
value of the products for 1909 is
placed at $9,600.000,OOO, with farm
assets of $35. 100000 This
shows that fully one-third of the pop
lation of the country is engaged in
the various forms of agriculture.
It is believed by many that the
result Of the country life and back-to-
the-land movements will be to raise
the percentage of farmers to 40 in a
few years, thus placing the nation in
the position of an exporta" and rails
ing the wealth production to the IL
figure: notch.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
Watch this
Bankrupt Sale
It's Real

profit by such improvements. 1t in
creases the value of their property
and when selling the property the
owner gets paid for every days work
spent on the road and street. The
floating population gets no returns
for work done or money spent for
such improvements. The floating
population travels by rail, steamboat
and trolley lines. Public roads and
streets are in fact but little used by
the floating population.
have owned property for more
than twenty years, but as far as
am concerned | do not ask any wage
Garner to work out poll tax in front
of my place and me get the profit of
his labor.
And, while having my pen in hand,
will express my opinion in regard to
city health inspection. 1t seems to
me that it would be of much benefit
to the public as a whole If more ur-
gent steps were taken in looking af-
ter butcher establishments, slaughter
houses and stores handling food that
We eat, and to use all effort in hav-
ing pure water for the people to
drink. | think it is more important
to see that what we eat and drink is
kept in a good condition than it is to
spend ali the time in somebody's back
yard picking up tin cans. The back
yard ought to be kept clean, but let
us have pure food and water by all
means
A TAXPAYER.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03

ing branch of the government upon
this subject
1t is said both in administrative
and legislative circles and vociforous-
ly echoed in business quarters that
there is crying need of authoritative
outlining of the power of congress
to limit the operations of great bust
ness combinations necessitatej by
modern conditions. 1t is necessary.
it is claimed, that the constitutional
powers be plainly stated, so that bus
mess combinations can 60 as far az
possible under the law and that cor
gress be restrained from going be-
yond its powers in the limitations
thereof
1t is contended that the questions
to be decided by the supreme court
in the tobacco and Standard Oil
cases cover most of the CONTINGENCIES
threatening existing and proposed
combinations, and that everybody, in
Guiding the prosecuting branch of
the government, will be glad to have
them elucidated and the way made
clear once for all.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
DOES NOT LIKE THE
POLL TAX

Weuatchee, Dec. 30.-Editor Daily
World: | wish to express my views
on the poll tax law and its collection
in cities and country | am not much
OF a politician, nor very popular and
my views may not have much bearing.
nevertheless it will probably do no
harm to discuss the matter on a
quiet winter day.
In the first place the poll tax is a
tax difficult to collect. Some people
that are generous or are in a position
SO that they can not evade the tax,
pay without comment; others do not
lay at all. 1t is probably safe to say
that only one-half of the taxable men
pay the tax at all This in itself
seems to be unjust Then, if | under
stand the poll tax ordinance right,
the tax collector gets 40 per cent on
the dollar for the collection of this
tax and | have the impression that
when a few more Office fees are taken
out Of it there are but a few cents
left to be applied to the original pur-
pose it is intended for, be it to cover
tie expense of elections. expended for
provements. So after all this poll
tax money seems 10 dwindle away to
almost nothing. As for the good ac-
Nv nnlf II
seems to amount to about the same
as nothing 'nought." Then, to solve
the problem, we may say that this
poll tax business is for the purpose of
fattening some lazy mans pocketbook
or TO give some one an easy job with
star on his coat lapel.
For many years | have noticed that
a road overseer or tax collector will
make a dive for a logging camp or
railroad camp and other places where
fifty or more men are at work, on
a mission of collecting from two tC
four dollars poll tax from each man
at work. Why is this done? We may
presume that it is for obtaining much
money with but little. exertion or eff
fort, while hundreds of other mer
scattered throughout the country ar,
overlooked and do not pay tax at all
The improvements accomplished b,
poll tax money are small, but the az
gravation is big. For this reason /
seems to me to be better policy t
cut out poll tax altogether. Publ
improvements, such as streets an
roads. can be done by property own
ers exclusively. The property owner
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
Short Course for Iowa Farmers

Ames, Iowa, Jan. 3.-The annual
short course of instruction for farm
ers at the Iowa State college opened
here today with an unusually large
attendance The course, which is
open to farmers of this state, will
continue until January Is and will
cover the fields of animal husbandry
horticulture, dairying, agricultural
engineering and agronomy. Compel
ent teachers and a number of noted
experts and specialists will lecture
before the various classes and give
demonstrations of various methods
of particular interest to all farmers
in the corn belt. During the short
course the Iowa aggregate value OF
$500 will be awarded. At the same
time the kellogg special of $1,000 fol-
corn will be competed for. Besides
these contests the boys and girls OF
the state will hold a contest in corn
for which list of premiums aggre.
eating $4,000 has been provided.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
Began Hauling Rock for New Benk.

Tuesday John Mohr began hauling
rock for the new bank building fol
the Douglas County bank. Permission
was secured from the city council to
use the side of the street for deposit
ing the rock, which will all be on the
ground Just as soon as possible. In
the spring work will be commenced
and pushed rapidly to completion.
This is but the beginning of a
building era for Waterville of sub
stantial nature and our streets are
likely 20 be we'll Uttered up with
building material for the next year
With $4,000 federal building
to house the land Office and post Office
and several brick blocks in sight
Waterville is looking forward to 1910
with a feeling of buoyancy amounting
almost to pride.
While 1909 has been good year
to Waterville, bringing many good
things. yet 1910 will bring much
more ana write the word prosper.
Gus" over all the years.-Douglas
County Press.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
May Probe Oklahoma Bank Failure.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan "a
grand jury which convened here to-
day will be asked to Investigate the
recent failure of the Columbia Bank
and Trust Company of this city, the
closing of which is said to have led
to the failure early in December of
the Farmers National bank of Tulsa
and the Keifer State bank OF the
same city. Interest in the affairs of
the defunct Columbia bank has been
increased by the alleged attempts of
Governor Haskell to sidetrack the in
vestigation.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
Totals .211,OOo s4o4,ooO,Ooo

Totals .211,000 100000
- The foregoing figures show there
is need for more farmers in the north
western states and that millions of
acres of land, now idle, could be put
under cultivation on a substantial
revenue-paying basis There are
many who believe that the days of
the bonanza farms are numbered,
which means that with smaller hold
ings there will be more intensive
farming, and, as a consequence, larg-
er acre crops.
The farm products of 1909 in the
Inland Empire, taking in eastern
Washington and Oregon, north and
central Idaho and western Montana,
are valued at $4,000, 1000. A nor
NAL apple crop at present prices in
stead of yield ranging from IS to
40 per cent. would have placed the
figures at approximately $117,000,-
900, as against about 100000 in
1908.
Wheat, of course, was the big fac
tor. the four states producing more
than 100000 bushels, of which
35,7S0,000 bushels is credited to
Washington, 16,377,000 bushels for
Oregon, 14,465,000 bushels for Idaho
and the rest for Montana. The other
farm products entering into the COM
putation are fruit, oats, barley, hay
sugar beets, potatoes, garden products
live stock, dairy products and poultry
and eggs.
The foregoing figures become i'm
portant in the development of the
western country when it is knows
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
Ant EXHIBIT

Mrs. Baker Porter, a prominent
water color artist Of Idaho, will be In
Wenatchee January 4 and 5. and In
vites those interested to inspect her
collection OF original heads, figures.
flowers and landscape paintings at
Howard Thomas jewelry store on
Tuesday and Wednesday. $500 1-3
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03

S. w. Hensel came up from his We
natchee fruit ranch Christmas day,
arriving here in time to attend the
reception and dance given by Mes
DANES Rogers and Howe in Masonic
hall. Sam spent several years in the
employ of this firm. He will return
home the last OF the week.-Big
Bend Empire.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
Cold on the Mansfield Prairie

G. N. Smith came in on the Mans
field train Saturday and stated that
the temperature up on the prairie was
ID below zero, and that the wind
was blowing the snow and dust in
such clouds that he couldn't see %
feet.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03

The best results are obtained by
buying Folger's Golden Gate Coffee
Whole Roast-and grinding 1t at
home just before using. go
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
NORTHWEST FARM
PRODUCTS

Spokane, Jan. -Four hundred
and four million dollars is the value
of the products of 211,000 farms in
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana in 1909, a gain of rs per cent
since 1900. The assets of the farm
ers are practically double those of
1904, their debts are considerably
less, while the surplus is less than
ever before in the history of the
country. The number of farms and
the wealth production in the four
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03

Have the Daily World left at yonr
door and read today's news today.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-03
Everything In Our Dry Goods Department Subject Some Discount

Terms of Sale
All goods cash. No goods reserved without d cash
deposit. A slight charge for all alterations. Wei
guarantee qualities.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-06-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST
NEWS THAT is NEWS, WHEN 1T rs
NEWS, FOR ALL.
DOINGS OF DAY AND WEEK
Happenings the Wide World over OF
Important Events Condensed to
Good Reading.
WASHINGTON.

In addition to passing large num-
Der OF bills on its private calendar and
agreeing to numerous conference re-
ports, the senate Friday devoted its
entire time to consideration Of the es-
tablishment of a national reserve in
the White Mountains and in the South
ern Apalachians. Much Of this time
was consumed by Senator Burton, who
while disclaiming any intention of fill
clustering, entered upon wide range
of discourse. He indicated that he ex-
pected to address the senate several
hours longer in opposition to this bill.
Among the conference reports agreed
to was one covering the differences be.
tween the two houses on the bill au-
thorizing the issuance of $20,000,000
worth Of certificates of Indebtedness
for reclamation projects, and another
on the general deficiency approprla-
ton bill.
The senate Friday passed the house
bill relieving Thomas Atkins, former
assistant treasurer of the United
States at st. Louis, from the payment
of s61,50 due to the shortage of his
second teller, B. p Dyer, in 1906. The
bill was not amended, and now goes
to the president.
Senators Bacon, Guggenheim and
Crawford were appointed Friday as a
committee to represent the senate at
the coming ceremonies in celebration
of the Mexican centennial.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma disclosed
in the senate Friday what he interpret
ed as an effort to bribe him in connec-
tion with legislation affecting a for
tune in attorneys fees claimed by ].
+. McMurray OF Oklahoma for services
-.randered the Choctaw and Chicka-
cases. The charge created sensa-
tion in the senate, which later extend
ed to the house.
The senate Thursday passed, as 1t
came from the house, the bill to
equalize the salaries of the United
States marshals and attorneys in Tex
as on basis of $4,000 per year.
President Taft sent the following
nominations to the senate Thursday:
e. R. Wright of New Mexico, to be as
sociate Judge of the Supreme Court
of New Mexico. Geo. r. Walker of
Oklahoma to be United States attor-
ney of division 3, District of Alaska.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-06-30
SKIN HUMoR rs YEARS

"Cuticura did wonders for me. For
twenty-five years Iss suffered agony
from a terrible humor, completely coy
ering my head, neck and shoulders, SO
even to my wife, became an object
of dread. At large expense l consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was Of no avail, nor
was that of the - Hospital, during
six months efforts. l suffered on
and concluded there was no help for
me this side of the grave. Then I
heard of some one who had been cured
by Cuticura Remedies and thought
that trial could do no harm. In a
surprisingly short time l was COM
pletely cured s. P. Keyes, lat Con-
gress St, Boston, Mass, Oct. IL, o."
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-06-30
FOREIGN.

Ten officers and soldiers, twenty-one
women and eight children was the of.
fetal count of the dead in THURSDAYS
wreck of runaway troop train on the
Manzanillo branch of the National
Railway at Paso Blanco curve in the
state of Colima, Mexico.
Baron Yasuya Uchida, the Japanese
ambassador to the United States. has
been appointed by the emperor as spe.
cial ambassador of Japan to attend
In September the centennial celebra.
ton of the republic of Mexico.
An Impressive funeral service was
held in Calais, France, Wednesday.
for the crew of the French submarine
Pluviose, who lost their lives when
their vessel was sunk by cross-chan.
mel vessel May 6.
Sixteen Jews were expelled Tues-
day from Kiev, Russian, twelve from
Solomenka and eight from Demieffka.
The three provisional columns under
command of General Mena, Carton and
AN"'S oiAANSu DelOIe ACOydDa,
near Bluefelds. They met with feeble
resistance, the scattered Madriz
troops fleeing into the interior. The
Madriz garrison at Acoyapa number
ed about 300 men, while General Mena
had $500 under his command. 1t is
expected that he will make an attack
upon the town Immediately.
All the foreign professors in the I'm
perial university of Pekin, China, num-
bering ten Europeans, three Ameri-
cans and four Japanese, have signed a
round-robin declaring that they will
refuse to continue their courses un-
less measures are at once taken to
remedy the unsanitary conditions of
the dormitories and class rooms. This
has been sent to the Chinese admins
tration.
Flags are flying and pictures of
President Taft are being displayed In
Albuquerque, N. NJ, in honor of the
signing Of the statehood bill by Presi.
dent Taft.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-06-30

etable Compound had helped her, and
/ tried it. and after the third bottle
was cured,"-Mrs. ALvENA SPERLINe,
i46S Clybourne Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
If you are i'll do not drag along at
home or in your place of employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re-
move tho cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs
For thirty years it has been the STAN
dard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored The health OF thou
sands of womenwho have been troubled
with displacements, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, bearing-down
feeling, fiatulency, indigestion, dizzi-
ness, or nervous prostration. Why
don't you try itp
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1910-06-30
DOM

The court of criminal appeals re.
versed the judgment of the lower
court in the case of Sergeant j. D.
Manley, appealed from Dallas county,
and granted relator Manley bail in the
sum of $500. Manley is the National
Guardsman who is charged with killing
Louis Richenstein with a bayonet in
an effort to preserve order upon the
occasion of President Taft's visit to
Dallas in October, 1909.
The wholesale prices for refined oil
have been reduced from one and one.
half cents to one cent gallon by the
Standard Oil Company, making the
prevailing price throughout the coun-
try now seven and one-half cents a
gallon The Standard controls more
than seventy per cent of the refined
output of the country.
Following a serious thunderstorm, in
which much damage was done the tele.
phone and telegraph wires, came
veritable cloudburst which filed the
principal thoroughfares of Hot Springs
with water. Cases from the front of
stores, mail boxes and garbage cans
were carried along the current which
swept forty miles an hour down the
streets.
That harbinger of peace and plen-
ty, the first bale of the 1910 cotton
crop of Texas. arrived in Houston
Wednesday, six days earlier than the
initial arrival of 1909 The bale
weighed 42O pounds and was consign-
ed to W. d. Cleveland G Sons. 1t was
ginned at Mercedes, and sold at the
Cotton Exchange for 1915.
The B. Y. P. U. Encampment at
Palaeios is now thorough organized
and the splendid program is being ex.
ecuted with clockllke precision. Inter
est is steadily increasing in the church
work, training and teaching exercises.
as well as in the daily religious ser.
vices.