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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
church Services.

The pastor, the Rev. D. G. Lancaster
will preach at both services to- day In
the Oak Grove Baptist Church. There
Will be special music
The Rev w. c. Sale will preach to-
day in the Weatherford Memorial Bap-
list Church Morning subject: "Gods
Purpose Concerning You" Evening
subject: "A Rich But sal Family. On
next Sunday night Mr.. sale will preach
on the Dignity of Labor"
The regular services of the Clopton
Street Baptist Church will be conduct-
ed by the pastor, Rev. Neiius J.. Lof1in,
both morning and evening Subject for
the morn 'ng service: "a Test for the
children of God" Evening subject:
Soul Consciousness in He'll"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Manchester
National Bank

Capital ........... 500, oee.oe
surplus ...r..... 100000 !
a strong local bank. under the Ma,
donal system, situate in the business
centre OF South Richmond
Bring us your business; you will be .,
tireiy satisfied with tho results. Every
courtesy extended. whether your aocoun.
DO large or small.
OFFICERS.
w. L WALTERS, President. H
A A. ADKINS, Vice-President. M
D. c. BALLARD, Caahier.
w. ]. FISHER. Asst. Cashier
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

Furniture Factories to Merge
[ High Point, n. c. June 2i.--It Is under
stood that plans are being formulated to
merge number of furniture manufacturing
companies In North Carolina. among Them
being three of the largest in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
GIRL BURNED TO DEATH
IN FIRE AT HENDERSON
Especial to The Times-Disnatch =

Especial to The Times Dispatch]
Henderson, N. G., June ga dis
astrous fire occurred in North Hen
derson this morning at 80 o'clock,
resulting in the destruction of con-
siderable property. The new Metho-
dist Episcopal Church was entirely
consumed together with the stores of
j. A. Gill, 9. A. Workman and the
latter's residence; also the residences
of Bud Leonard and a Mr. Pearce,
who had recently been employed at
the cotton mills. Mf. Pearce's young
daughter lost ner life, and her char
red remains are now at an under
taking esta blishment There is partial
insurance on the property.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Concert ut Forest MN.

Professor Moses STEMS orchestra
VIII render It's usual concert tonight
in Forest Hill Park. The concert IS
free TO the public. Following is the
program:
March, THE Minstrel King"
3 Selection from Alma" Where Do
You Live"
Duet for cornet and trombone, Au-
gust Leiss and Joseph La Fratta.
March, The Stars and Stripes For
ever
Serenade, "Angel Kisses"
Selection from THE Spring Maid"
Evening Song"
La Guapa.'
"Credo.' from La Mache's mass.
March. THE Seventy-fourth Regi-
ment Band" t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
AT TENDANCE WILL
Be MUCH LARGER
Record at University Summer
School About 400 Ahead OF
Last Year at Same Time.
Special TO The Times-Dispatch. ,


charlottesville. Va, June o4-The
close of the first week of the summer
school at the University of Virginia
finds 1908 registered students, about
200 ahead of the number matriculated
last summer at this time. Registrar
Maphis stated to-day that he expected
the registration mark to be 1900 with
In the next ten days
l Is estimated that about ESQ men
are registered in college, bout seven J.
ty-iive more than were present at this
time last year. The majority of male
students are from smaller colleges.
seeking university credit by summers
work. Another noticeable feature Of
the present Summer School Is the
small number of elementary courses
being taken. This applies especially
to women.
AS has been the custom during the
past years, groups of students from
the various States are rooming In the
same locality and studying together.
This plan seems to be unusually pop
ular this year. as party of thirty
four came from Maryland last week
Smaller groups are coming from the
neighboring States.
About 200 teachers are expected at
the university to spend the last four
weeks OF the term to prepare for the
State examina lions for tenchers' posi-
lions.
Mans Body Found.
News reached here to-day OF the
finding of the body of Wise Tisdale, who
either was accidentally killed or muir
dered on his farm near Burnley's Sta
ton, in the northern part of the coun-
~. The body was located by Mr.
Davis. who lives in the neighborhood.
The marks about. the head indicate that
he was struck by a blunt instrument
IT is said that Mr.. Tisdale recently
had some trouble with negro man,
and a negro woman, and 1t is alleged
that these parties had threatened his
life on several occasions. The verdict
of the coroner's jury was that death
was due to some unknown cause
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Wires wound EatnI.

Sharon, Pa, June 24.-Mrs George
Cump. aged sixteen. who was shot by
her husband at Masury. O.. last Thurs
day night. died here to-day. Curnp,
who shot himself. IS expected to re-
cover. Cump has been charged with
murder and will be tried in Trumbuli
county. Ohio. E
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
this DATE IN HISTORY"

1595-IIenry w. defeated the Span
iards i'm battle of Fontaine Franchise.
1723-Adam Smith, one of the great
est of political economists. born i'm
Krkcaldy, Scotland. Died in Edin-
burgh, July rs, 1890.
17S3-Joscph and stephen Montgol-
fer made first public ascent by means
of a balloon at Annonay, for which
they received many honors.
1S29-Branch of the United States
Mint established at St Louis.
1S54-Canada and the United States
concluded an international reciprocity
treaty.
1S63-Great peace meeting held at
Norfolk, Va.
S65-Galveston. the last seaport
held by the Confederates, surrendered
by Gen. Kirby Smith.
1900-Pretoria surrendered to the
British forces under Lord Roberts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
THE DUTY OF CONGRESS.

Congress will probably stay ON the
job Tin Il has done all the work of
which the extra session is capable
There is plenty of the usual cant about
the country being tired of Congress
and wanting il 10 adjourn and give
the country a chance" Well, there
will be a good deal more of dissatis-
faction if Congress goes away with
nothing done. and by SO doing keeps
pending questions now demanding at
tcntion.
What will il profit people who want
the tariff question put out of the way
nc Congress adjourns and leaves the
whole question no nearer solution than
before. with business assured of a pro-
.longation of the period OF uncertain
ty?
This tarin question is at the front.
Something is going To be done about
liz before the country gets a restora-
ton of business quiet and calm. Bot
ter by far TO have it done and out of
the WAY. and business readjusted as
soon as possible 10 new conditions
Such a division of responsibility rs
now exists is always unfortunate.
While a Democratic House and a Re
publican Senate play for political add
vantage. the country suffers Business
that ought to be despatched with
.promptnoss and fairness, is delayed and
bemuddlcd.
Public men inspired by partisan mo-
tives will err if they carry this game
too far. The country wants Con-
gress To pcrform-to get its work done.
1t knows that the questions before
Congress are not To be settled without
some measure of disturbance. But il
expects Congress To rise To a real app
probation that its business is to serve
country, not party.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
Lust For Wealth
Will Lead
Country Into
Disaster
BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT

x<zEHIs ovERPowERNG LUST FOR WEALTH WILL SOONER OR
LATER LEAD THE DISASTER UNLESS A
n CURB is APPLIED.
The lust for power does con6ne Itself to the capital
ic class ALONE felt by LABOR LEADERS as shown by
their efforts to get MORE than their due from their employers
This materiam pagansm will RUIN this country if we are
not CAREFUL That greatest danger today and 1t the min
listers duty together and take steps REMEDY the situation
Labor and capital could be brought together by merely catering
TO the material The moral consideration must be included,
and we must look the CHURCH to supply that leaven
Men of great wealth who have employed the most material OF
means their fortunes not be surprised labor leaders
empoy extraordinary tactics PRESS their demands The labor
leader sees that the pressure applied by capitalist considered part
of the game by him. should he not great lengths to get
what he If this excusabc in the capitalist why it not in
the labor leader2 ,....,.e
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
THAT SUMMER CAPITAL.

Mackiuac Island Is not likely To- Doe
speedily selected as the summer CAPT.
tai of the nation. Consequently Mich
igan is not i'm a way TO speedily be-
come the politico-social center of the
country during the summer season.
President Taft soon found that he
had to take some steps 10 save him
self from the opportunities pouring
I'm from all parts Of the country. CON
gresham after congressman was
rushing 10 the White House with fine
words. each about some particular
summer resort in his district The
news proceeding from the WGitc House
began 10 have the sound OF a gigan-
tic advertisement for the summer re-
sort sections all over the country Mr.
Taft did not mind about the resorts
getting tho advertisement, hut he did
hate 20 spend all his time lighting of
the resort promoters. So ne finally
told all Of his friends that il was
not his place 10 select a summer cap
ital: II the president was 10 be provid-
ed such a place, the duty Of making
the selection plainly rested with con-
gross Consequently Congressman
Nyc of Minnesota, who began all the
fuss by urging Taft 90 come 20 a
Minnesota resort, win Zoe left 60 in
troduce "a bill making that particular
place a summer capital II goes with
out saying that the bill viii never
get anywhere, for too many congress
man will have pet resorts.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
ROOSEVELT ON rRusrs-

Theodore Roosevelt has an article
on "The Standard oil Dccision-and
After in the outlook. which says:
Actual experience win the anti
trust law extending over many years
has shown that it does not and can
not 10y any possibility be made to do
what the extreme antagonists of cor
porations desire or assert that they
desire. As construed by the supreme
court, the antitrust law accomplisdes
"a certain amount or good and it has
been good thing TO obtain the de-
cision that has been obtained against
the Standard oil company.
But as means Of cmcctually
graphing on behalf Of the whole pco e.
pie with the problem created by what
are commonly called trusts-that is
OF enormous combinations of corpor-
ate capital engaged i'm interstate busi-
ncss-the antitrust law Is radically
and vitality defective. and any effort
TO strengthen il would be worse than
futile and would result only I'm prolong-
INK Ai' Allllt Ahi lllS Nill'h Aiit f'I-
pdrations viii escape control of the
kind demanded i'm the interests Of
the people.
what is urgently needed is the
enactment Of drastic and far-rcach-
ing legislation which shall put tn,
great interstate business corporations
Of the type Of the Standard oil COM
pany, the Sugar trust, the Stcc
trust, and the like. at least as COM
plctcly under the control and rcgu-
lation OF the government i'm each ant
every respect as the interstate rail-
ways are now put.
Our prime object must be to hav,
the regulation accomplished by con
tinuous administrative action and no
by necessarily Intermittent lawsuits.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
EnlsoN,s NEW BATTERY.

A new revolution In transportation
Is not far off II the electric storage
battery which Thomas a. Edison de-
scribed TO the National Electric Light
Association in convention at New
York comes up to specifications
Mr. Edison has spoken Of this bat
terry before, but has not produced IL
for public inspection. Now ne says
Inc has it ready one OF these batter
les. he informed his audience is opcr-
.ating on a butchers wagon in Orange
New Jersey. 1T costs twenty-five
cents TO run # seventeen miles You
.rccharge u az the end OF every trip
with an ordinary feed wire"
with an electric storage battery
available which would perform such
ifeats as this. who that is in reach OF
electric feed wires would want TO take
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

President Taft welcomes every effort
To- establish peace among the nations;
Col. Roosevelt argues for peace only
i'm the abstract. The president through
the state department is negotiating a
general arbitration treaty with the ma
tions Of Europe; Col Roosevelt open
Is dccrics the effort. The colonel
cIings 10 the old barbaric idea that. in
certain dmly defined cases. might
makes right He believes in law, in
civilization down TO q certain indie
finite point but after that, brute force.
lie would tie string 10 the peace doc
trino. and make it imperative when
needed most. The Nobel peace prize
went to Mr. Roosevelt once: but, If
Mr. Taft succeeds in accomplishing
what he believes is possible, his title
TO a greater prize viii be clearer. The
colonel. perhaps stopped one war: the
president proposes 10 remove the possi-
bility Of war.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
SUSPICION NOT LEssENEo.

President Taft has received "a letter
from leading Michigan granger an
that four out of five MEM
bers of the executive committee of the
Michigan organization are i'm favor Of
his reciprocity treaty. OF many let
ters which have come To Governor Os-
born relative 10 his attitude regarding
the proposed treaty. only two or three
have disapprovod of the governors
views, the remainder being highly
complimentary, says the Lansing Jour
nal 1t is significant that many of
these letters were written by farmers.
So far the Interrogation Of the New
Workers who aided the grange leaders
in fighting reciprocity i'm Washington.
by the congressional committee, has
not improved the position of the men
who informed President Taft that
Michigan is against his plan for closer
relations with Canada. The New York
lobbyists refused 10 tell what interests.
aside from the grange, were backing
the anti-reciprocity campaign they in
stitutcd. and this, in connection with
the fact that these professional lobby
lists objected TO coming before thu
committee at all, does not tend TO les
sen the suspicion that the entire story
of the attack on Tafts policy is yet
TO be developed. The New Workers
admitted they were working for pay,
and as their fees are generally charged
in big figures someone has been to a
big bin of expense incident to threat
ening the president with the loss of
Michigan's farmer vote.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

to the bar. At the beginning OF the
civil war he entered the Confederate
states Army as lieutenant-colonel of
the l5ith Tennessee regiment and
within q little more than year he
was promoted to the rank of brigadier-
general He took part In many of the
severest engagements of the war and
was seriously, Wounded at the battle
of shiloh For many years General
Wright mas been engaged in the coll
lection Of military records for the War
Department at Washington. Gen.
Wright is the author of life of Gen.
Winfield Scott and has written several
other books and numerous magazine
articles or historical subjects.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

the risk OF gasoline? Cheapenlng of
automobiles would follow, and electric
ears would run without trolleys. The
applications of the motor TO the oper-
alton OF machinery would be endless.
Housewives would welcome the inVcn-
tion because II would enable them TO
utilize vacuum cleaners in houses with
out electric wiring. They could have
the battery charged and brought In.
Storage batteries heretofore have
been disappointing. 1t is To be hoped
that Edison's new invention will be all
that his statement regarding it inn
plies.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

The perennial struggle between Ger
the soil I'm the eastern provinces of
Prussia finds striking Illustration
in the fact, just made public. that
about 1880 acres OF land I'm the prov
inces of Posen, East and West Prus-
STA, and Silesia have passed from
year This occurs twenty-five years
after the Prussan Government inau-
gurated its great system of colonizing
.Germans in the Polish provinces,
policy that has cost something like
$50, 600, 600.
The efforts of the Government have
been partly counteracted by Polish ac-
tlvity in buying land. There are spe-
cial Polish banks for assisting Poles
i'm acquiring parcels of land, and their
work has been so effective that for
some years most of the land bought by
the Prussian Settlement Commission
for dividing up among German peas
ants has been acquired from Germans
themselves. In order to enable the
Commission to carry forward its set
tlement plans i'm a systematic way
and extend the borders of German set
Elements already established, the Diet
or Prussian Legislature, passed in
1908 n law permitting the Commission
to dispossess Polish landholders. with
in certain limits, under the law of emil
nent domain. This law, however, has
never been enforced. The acquisition
of German lands by Poles has called
forth strong demand that ii be put
into operation at once.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

Western Kansas forty years ago the
heart OF the great American desert,
Is rapidly becoming a region ~ the
forests and orchards. II is estimated
that the farmers in the western half
of the state are planting 100000 ca 2
talpa trees this year, and the planting
in previous seasons will aggregate as
many more. Generally the catalpa
groves arc planted along The Arkansas
and Smoky Hill rivers and their trib-
utaries, where soil conditions are per-
feet for this variety Of forest tree.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

Twenty-Five members OF the preson,
United States senate were governors
of their respective states before bJ-
ing sent to Washington. They ato
cullom OF Illinois, cumberson OF Ten
as, Mclean of Connecticut, Foster 90
Louisiana, Taylor of Tennessee Smith
of Maryland, Dillingham; OF Vermont
Nelson of Minnesota. cummns of In.
wa. stone of Missouri. Page Of Yer
mont. Chamberlain of Oregon, Wet
more of Rhode Island, Bradley of Ken
lucky, Crawford of South Dakota Ia
Toilette of Wisconsin. Warren Of wv.
oming, Johnston of Alabama. Clark 90
Arkansas Davis Of Arkansas, Perkins
of California and Terrell of Georgia
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
CORRESPONDENCE
FROM GERMANY.
ASSOCIATED Press.)


Berlin, June 5.-German Jewish or
ganizations nave undertaken cam
.paign against the unwrttcn military
law, prohibiting Jews from becoming
officers in the Prussian army. \ res
olution. unanimously adopted by two
leading Jewish organizations, the Tn
ion of German Jews ana the Central
Association of German Citizens of
jewish Faith at a meeting at Frank
fort -on- Main reads:
Contrary To the custom of all other
civilized states, soldiers of the Jewish
faith I'm the Prussian army are at
disadvantage, in the matter of promo
ton, as compared to Christians and
the Christian sons of Jewish parents.
The assembly protests against this
condition as unconstitutional and IL
legal, and expresses the hope that the
competent authorities will succeed i'm
Iabolishing this shameful and opprcs-
sivc injustice and i'm bringing about
the fulhlmcnt of the law"
Though considerable inroads already
have been made on the traditional
view; which regarded the higher posts
/ I'm the army and the commission in the
Ibctter regiments ms the perogative of
\ the German nobility, immediate favor
able action on the resolution above
/ set forth is not regarded probable,
! The Berlin Elevated Railways Co.
/ has joined with the Consolidated Berlin
street Railways and the Project of Po-
/ lice in the warfare against the pro-
! iccting hatpin, posting i'm the ears an
order that women passengers with long
! hatpins place a protective guard over
the end of projecting pins. I'm spite,
however, of the orders and the warn
ings of the supposedly all-powerful
Project of Police that women endanger-
Ing the safety of others by long hat
pins would render themselves subject
to arrest, no abatement of the menace
can be noticed ana accidents from this
source are constantly reported.
A dangerous but successful balloon
landing is reported from Altoona
where the acronaut, Wilson, fearing
that his balloon would be driven by an
adverse wind into the River Elbe
which is very broad at Altoona elect
ed To come down in the middle of the
lefty, He pulled the ripcord when tho
balloon was above the city hshmarket
coming down successfully and safely
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
"THIs is MY BOTH BIRTHDAY"

Gen. Marcus ]. Wright, one of the
few general officers of the Confederate
army still alive, was born i'm Purdy,
Tenn, June ;. 1881. He received a
common school education and after
wards studied law and was admitted
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
CHICAGO DECORATING. CO.

Artistic interior decorating in most
modern style. Paper hanging, tinting
hardwood finishing. Picture framing.
plate moulding, mirrors resilvered, fur
niture refnished. f. Pentzold. Phone 3S7.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
CONFECTIONERY & FRUITS.

A nice line of candies. fruits. earned
goods, and the standard brands Of
cigars and cigarettes. We manufac-
ture ice cream. Wholesale or retail or
ders. Mlchelini e. Bertasso. Phone G19L
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

They have "a way i'm Mexico OF maxi
Ing short shrift of people they don't
like, as RED" Lopez, Wno has passed
10 the happy fighting grounds, can
attest.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

workers. Before he left Strassburg
Herr Dominicus had the satisfaction
of seeing physical instruction made
compulsory for the scholars of all the
Continuation schools I'm the city, which
all boys are compelled To attend until
their eighteenth year and he has al
ready secured its partial introduction
i'm the Schoenberg Continuation
Schools,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

Three short months age ENiled
President Zelaya was planning to Wis
IL Diaz TO secur. that gcntlenan's
help i'm regaining possession of Mica
ragua. Sucr is the irony of fate
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
NATIONAL eILLIARp Hall.

Six regulation billiard and pool ia
bles that are kept In good condition.
with good lights and courteous atten-
ton. Leading brands cigars and cigar
cites. Agts for Markham's box candies.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
COPPER CITY BoTTLINe WORKS.

Our soft drinks are pure, healthfui
and invigorating. Made by modern
sanitary machinery, enabling us to
quote special to parties and entertain
ments. Phone 241.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

The weather bureau is going to be
Investigated by Congress Here's hop
ing little warmer weather will be
the result.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
LAURlUM BUSINESS DIRECTORY
M. e. o,RRlEN INSURANCE.

Insurance is n good sound business
proposition and n man cannot do bet
ter in taking q life Insurance policy
with the Detroit Life Insurance Go.
First Nat. Bank Bldg, Laurlum.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05
DU POINT MOTOR CO.

Agent for the Ford automobile. a
thoroughly reliable car for all pur-
poses. Full line of bicycles and sport
ing goods. tires and auto equipment.
Repairing of all kinds. Phone 320-J.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

Miss Dorothy Fish, a Brooklyn bride,
was married last week to Stanley II.
Bass. That sounds much like land
ing him out of season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-05

Kansas wants eighteen thousand
harvest hands. who said there was
anything the matter with Kansas?