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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
WILL PLAY FIRST
GAME SATURDAY
Yellow Jackets to Open Basket
ball Season Against Fred
ericksburg.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch !


Ashland. Va. December Kan
dofph Macon will open its basketball
season here saturday. with II game
agains, the Fredericksburg College
Guint. Since the football season closed
the candidates tor the team have been
working hard, ana with so many TO
PICK from among the new men aud siH
lettcred men back the Yellow Jackets
expect the best team for some years
While the line-up is not definitely
known the men who probably will play
are T.. Jordan captain; MiIiican. man
agcr; Walker, Woodhou>c. Greene, G.
NJ. Woodhousc, Eives Brown. Carroll
Tat"m. Wray and Ives
There is I; movement on foot among
the colleges OF the Eastern lntercol-
lcgiHte League 10 have Gun givc,,
TO the winning team in basketball as
in baseball and football An effort is
collegiate track meet, and if this can
be done the colleges will face each
other i'll all branches OF sport.
the gymnasium at randolph Macon
has been enlarged ANA improved in
many ways. The floor space was in.
creased by about twenty feet and
running gallary put in. New apparatus
has been Installed ana good lights
suspended from the ceiling. Tho rum
ming gallery will accommodate about
200 spectators. who will be aSle 10
get good view OF the noor and not
lie in tho way of the players
The game saturday night Will be
the only one before Christmas, as the
midycar examinations begin on the
10Th and last until the ed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
COMPLETES THE CIRCLE
Council Committee ADOPTS Many Papers
ReconsIders md AdJourns.

The Committee on Grounds and Buildings
adopted series o! resolutions TRANSFERRING
the onices formerly occupied by the City
school B.lrd In the city Hall to the City
Attorney. Instructed the Huilding Inspector
to prepare temporary quarters for the School
board In the old mansion house belonging
TO The city. at Twelfth and Capitol Streets.
and recommended an appropriation OF SEQ
40 to rent the OH High School building as
"a permanent school department offices.
lhen " rsconsidere1 all II had done, tabled
AL papers. and adjourned
Inc school Hoard Is now occupying by
courtesy the John Marshall house, donat ed
school authorities. 10 The Association for
the PRESERVATION OF Virginia Antiquities
ana thhf body has asked for possession by
December Is. =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
COLUMBIA RACES
ABOVE ORDINARY

Columbia. S. G., December Ideal
racing weather and an attractive card
brought largo crowd out 10 the Fair
Grounds this afternoon. The racing
was above the ordinary, several events
resulting in close finishes Three ia
Noritcs won. Summaries;
First racc-seiling. purse $3.50. toI
thrrc-year- Odds and up. five furlongs-
Elizabeth .. q to |, to 8. to 81
FIRST. Doris Mard @ to 8, 10 s. : TO -
second. Lord Denmore tco TO |, TO l.
4 to u third. Time. ! :O1 SIS.
Second race--purse $3.50, thrce-y year
olds and up. I'VE furlongs. selling
Telcn Scott q to |, 10 :, TO 100
nrst. Sapo 81 nd (even. 10 5. out,
second. Mason &C to !. ) TO :, 10 So
third Time 1909 SIS.
Third race-sclline, purse 500.
thrcc-year -olds and up, milo ana an
cightli--Flarney 6 10 ., even . to %
fret. kilderkin t6 TO ;, : TO .. out,
second, Spring Frog Is to !. ? 10 |. =
to. y third. Time l:55 35.
Fourth race--seliing, purse s.Oc.
threeyear- olds and up. five and half
furlonGs-Thrifty {? TO :. II to 30.
60 ~ frst CasQue l1 to 10, . e. >.
/ TO 81 second. Merise 6 10 !, even,
third, Time, l:ool-5.
Fifth racc-seiling, purse s20u. three.
year-olds and up. mile end an eighth
Fadzu G TO 10, to 3. ouD first.
Haldeman q to l. 9 to s, I to y
second. Warner Griswell G5 to l. 10
]. to 81 third. Time, :54.
Sixth race-sellins. purse S2dt, three
yea--olds and up. Ave and q nalt fur
1onGs-Jessup Burn C to /, even. to
- first, Anavri az 20 ]. 5 to l, 2 to II
second, Fort Worth Is to !. to /.
= to 81 third. Time. 1:oT Is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
ADJUSTMENTS
Acndcmy-"Nnu MarictIn."
IIljou-"Bcvcrly."
Elaborate Production.

Elaborate Production.
Oscar Hemmerstein will present Mile
Florence Weber In the new conf,
opcra, Naughty Marietta" by Victor
Herbert and Rida Johnson Young
with the same elaborate cast and pro-
du zion presented al the Manhattan
Opera House and the New York The
atre. New York. for elk months last
season. at the Academy tonight and
Saturday and Saturday matinee.
There is said 10 be q wealth of beau
tiful staging, a company Of really
capable singers. songs OF the sort thai
haunt the memory and clesn-cut. in
offensive iumor. together with drs-
N; tic plot that holds the attention ali
the way through.
Attention TO the details in the stage
settings. an appropriate wardrobe and
bevy OF attractive young women,
combine, il Is said. 10 give thorough
l. enjoyabl" evening OF light enter
ta.Dment
Some Of the song hits OF "Naughty.
Marietta are: ~ Were Anybody
Else" pretty and varied comic duet:
Meath the Southern Moon" Live for
To-ph-.' I'm Falling in Love With
Some one. Its Pretty Sof, for
Love
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
Pertinent Comment;
BY GUS MALBERT.

When the National Board Of Arbitration
begins to listen - the many grievances of
quite a few things may develop which the
public ''wots' no; 81. The light, II 1t may
be 81. diGnined, Is largely personal AFFAIR.
Somebody doesn't like somebody else. and
50 they GErse TO mix IT, while the League
as whole suffers. Family Tnarrels
never Te'T nice things. and tho men who
everybody connected should he spanked and
son; home to bed without any supper.
Tn. peculiar part OF 1t nil is that tho
three clubs which finished close to the bot
tom h the pennant race OF 1911 are the
"nes who are kicking against the present
regime. 1t may be purely coincidence.
IN nth place. ana DGnviic in las, place.
are the clubs opposing the election OF Wi!
!iams to succeed himself. Again 1t may be
has gathered all OF tho data and Is ready
to appear before the final court OF appeals
he true, then both sides nre ready. 1, IS
indeed the winter o! discomfort so far az
the Eirs!nia League is concerned. While
no brief is held IN this office for President
Williams Il nevertheless seems that he has
been subjected TO enough criticism l., make
him WILING. nay, anxious 10 rclnquish the
position he nov holds.
Prof Simeon Lewis savo another exhibit
,ion at the Newpor, Billiard Por,o.s las,
night before large crowd. which gathered
TO sec him make good. lie did. Not onI!
did he play four experts In competition. lei
70 20 points NJ li.2-balk line. bu, he show.
ed new assortment OF trick shots which
put 20 blush those % the night previous.
IN the match game wish four opponents
the professor won ito TO .. His exhibition
81 Chinese pool u.ins two cues. much as
tho chinese use chop sticks. broush; forth,
much applause from the Spectators. The
last appearance In Richmond OF PROT. Lew
j. vii! be tonight, when ne will Begin mis-
performance at $50 o'clock al the Kew
port
Topsy Hartse!, one of tho hest known
and liked hall players In the big
league, will mex; year don Toledo uni
f"r;n In the American Association. For so
many years, that even the oldest In
habitant can remember differently, Topsy
mas been q member of the Athletics Year
In and year out he has had chrge o! ,hc
iannigans when they went South Prob
ab!v no man In tho game has more friends
Than Topsy Iiartsel His passing from tho
majors 10 the minors Will be regretted
While his days Of usefulness arc largely in
me past, Topsy knows the game from, BIZ.
ginning TO end. and lSs advice is always
OF Na!re. It's cinch bet that his release
came az his own request, for Connie Mack
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
CIuNIBOR,Zo TENNIS CLUE
NTEE:N SATURDAY AFTERNOON

The Chlmborazo Tennis C!ub Wi! hold rs
tustona-r nice. at Ch.GnhoraEo Park satu--
day afternoon aubrey T. Pond will be Tie
challenge. Cor THE afternoon. challe. -!n.
al. corners 10 singh or double conlbat.
Members desiring to enter Will be at the
courts not later than 5i5 o'clock. Th.s Nil.
on account o: the onc0minr cold Weather
rroasbly be the las, mpog ant meet tn.
club vii! hold this season.
The club Will hold its regular meeting al
e'-c East frank in street saturday evening
NJ s;l5 o'clock, rho club will, at this meet
snE cong Ter the ndvisability n raising the
present Limitation o: membership ot thirty
persons 10 hft%. This being the hrst meet
ING o, The month none but member. may
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
pettigrew Wing Cur.

Especial 10 The Tlmcs- Dlspa tch
Lexington, Va, December 7.-Tae
fall tournament for the championship
cup of the Lexington Golf Club has
been completed. and s. G. Pettigrew
won at the nineteenth hole over Green
lee D. Letcher. This has been n pro-
longcd and interesting contest The
cup Is a handsome piece of workman
ship and cost about $50 The cup may
be played for each fall and spring of
each year. and the successful winner
for three times Will become the absJ-
lutte posScssor OF the CUP
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
PEACE is KEYNOTE
OF TAFT'S MESSAGE:
(Continued FROM First Page.l

modification OF the treaty OF 1882. in
SO Tar as IL interfercs with the rights
% any American citizen.
President Taft assures Congress- thai
russia recognizes the need OF changes
III the present practices with rcEa I'd
TO passports TO American hebrews,
and that he expects to send in an
other message after Christmas commu-
nicating other facts upon this sub
iect
The message has this to say aboul
RUSSIA:
by direction OF the State Depart
Ient. our ambassador to Russia ha,
recently been having {, series Of coi.-
.erences with the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs OF Russia. with view Of Sc
curing clearer understanding and
construction OF the treaty OF 1882 oe-
tween Russia and the United States.
ana the modification OF any existing
Russian regulations which may b..
:ound TO interfere in any way with the
.ull recognition of the rights OF Amer.
can citizens under this treaty. | be-
licve that the government of Russia
:E addressing itself seriously {, the
need OF changing the present practice
lnder the treaty, and that su.ficicnt
progress has been made to warrant the
continuance OF these conferences in the
hope that there may soon be removed
any Justification OF the complaints OF
treaty violation now prevalent IN this
country.
Il eXpec, that Immediately after the
Christmas recess / shall be able to
make a further communication 10 Con
greSS on this subject"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
Youth Is SENTENCED.
Samuel Pruett Will Serve Term of Eight
Ycnrs in Penitcniinry.
Especial to Tho TI.ns.-Dispa,ch.j

Especial to The Times ispatchJ
DaE:i!!e. Va, December 5.--Samuci Pruett,
the fourteen year-old slayer OF Frank Ma
han, also fourteen years OLD to-day was
sentenced 10 eight years in the peni;en-
!tary. The jury was hour and Il
half Pruett shot MnEan last June with a
revolver as the latter was gong I" the cot
ton mill. nrins four shots al him and three
taking effect Mahan died a!mos; instantly.
Iructt was tried last term of court but /,
:n!striai resulted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
Young Purcell Better.

The condition of John PURCELL, the ten
year-old son o! the Deputy state Food and
Dalry Commissoner. who was run over and
dangerously injured by motor truck was
last night said to he slightly improved. lie
~ IN the Iohns!on-WilIIs Hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
Bowling

A very interesting series was bowlcd
i night between the Alcos and
MAJ teams at the Ncwpor,
me Aicos won the series Wbit-
man was high total. with 5s2 and
Lac hish score. with 2l4 McFar-
ais ,, has nigh total. with 6o7, and
purrow was second high total Win
oti. ana Van !Aman. second high score
with 2ei. The scores:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
Standing OF the Clubs,
AIerchhnts, LenEue.

The Richmond Lunch and the Pro
Ply Tol Co.. of the Merchants Bowling
League, played their regular scheduled
games at the Newport last night be-
fore large and enthusiastic crowd Of
interested rooters. Both sides put up
an excellent game for new rollers An
derson was high man, and high total
for the Richmond Lunch aggregation,
while Turner carried off the honors for
the Pro Ply Tol boys. Captain Bar
row. instructed his mon from the
bench and they were victorious, win
ming two out Of the three games. The
score follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
FREIGHT WRECK on q. & o.
Track Torn Up for Several Hundred ynrd,
and Trnfric Delayed

SPcclaI 70 The Times. DIspAtoh.1
Lynehours. Va, December IA freight
Ieako and Ohio Rally at Gilmore Mills
thirty-hNe miles west OF Lynch5urs when
the rails wero torn UP Tor a dtstnnr, I,
sc yards More than 20 cross t!cs wee
damased' so as 20 be rendered useless Ths
ed. ''''
itahic is reported TO have been bio * Cd
~ night. Trains Sos. - and Q last u!:ht
mnhsterTed their passengers around Tho
week, thc trahbter being about n quart.r
OF nj nc between the two trains
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08
]. o. o. u. Lodge Instituted.

Special 10 The TImes- Digpatch.l
| AlcHaudita Va, December Fifty mem
Lers OF Potomac Lodge OF CdHsFeiiuws to-
niRhi went to Manassas and Instituted a
lodge OF Odd-Followb w that place,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08

After years fhard work Bill GRAY. ,ha
popuIar secretary OF the Giants has been
tct go Joe OBr!cn 10 his successor NH
HihE is known by every newspaper man who
ever made trip with tho Giants lilo 4.
III III 9h!X Wei known. but he is equally we'll
mt VIVA, causes led 10 his displacement
az not Known, but O'Brnn will have 10 h.
on me job every minute Of the tirnn ~
the place OF Bill Gray e W
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08

49, Three Committees Meet
me Committees on Electricity Ccmcte-in.
anu Advertising held brief sessions iast
night Tor approval OF pnyrols and bills
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08

is enc o; the managers who always sticks
TO his men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08

Padd! Livingston Is another OF the cham
Ploh h'hittics to dT.ft into the minors lie
mas bsen Let So by Connie. Livingston has
hao ItiIe chance TO show what is in him,
Su1 wren ri he was called upon he made
s"o". Ihoush sim a youngstcr. he knows
TIC game. and Will be n valuable addition
TO me team securing his services
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08

Time Of game. two hours. Umpir
Mr.. James and Mr.. Magarian.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
GRAND SPECTACULAR FEATURES
Numerous Thrillers Have Been Pro-
 Vided for State Fair Visitors.

Negotiations. are under way for a fireworks spectacular show at night during the State Fair surpassing in grandeur and thrilling effect anything ever seen in the state. It will repro duce in all it's realistic effects the battle of Juarez in Mexico and the fall of that stronghold in the recent gorgeously painted on canvas more than 200 feet in length, and wonder fully true to the original, will appear before the grandstand, with soldiers. senoritas and Greaser civilians ming ling in festivities just before the bat tie. Then suddenly all becomes ac- tivity, the attack is on and the fire and roar of conflict rages in fury. with the roar of cannon and musket- ry, the charging of troops, the bom- bardment of the Bull Ring, the blow ing up of the magazine and culminat- ing in the fall of the fortress More than two hundred people perform in this great show, which requires about one hour for each exhibition. This is immediately followed by a resplend- ent modern display of fireworks nev. CT eXcelled in magnificence.
 In addition to these, special day programs of public educational and convention character will accupy the morning of each day. The speed de- partment this year promises to far exceed all former occasions with many of the best horses in harness and in running races in the state and the country at large on the track. In all respects, the State Fair this year will be great event, and worth ten times the expense of attending and seeing. The railroads will give one- fare round trip rate. Write the sec retary of the fair for catalog and Iit. erature.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
DEATH DREAM REALIZED.

A remarkable dream of death wW mentioned the other day at a South ward, England, inquest on an infant named George Mccarthy. "I had so vivid dream that my daughters child was dead" said Mrs. Hendry, the grandmother of the infant, "that 1 went early in the morning to her house. 1 found her in bed, and asked her what was wrong with the child, She replied, He is all right. What did you think was the matter with him?' l told her of my dream, and asked her to look at the baby. She looked, and the child was dead." "
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
THE CAR AND THE HIGHWAY.

"Nothing hes given So forceful an impetus to the movement for road building as the automobile" writes Thaddeus s. Dayton in Harper's Weekly. Millions of dollars are be- ing spent upon state roads. 'The time is not far distant when the fed eral government will step in and aid in their construction. There is a bill before congress for an ocean-to-ocean highway, which shall have a right of way a mile wide. The highway proper is to be 1,430 fleet wide. Along this will be roads with a macadam surface, steel tracks for electric cars, steel-plate tracks for fast automobiles, and cement ways for motor cars going less than twen- ty-fVe miles an hour. It is planned to have this highway follow the thir- ty-ffth parallel of latitude"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
ALL THIS FROM ARGENTINA.

Argentina is the greatest ex- porter of corn in the world; she sends abroad more chilled and frozen meat than any other country. Only Russia excels her in wheat exports, and only Australia contributes more wool to international trade. The sto- ry of her occupations is told in the fact that nearly $4,500, ,000,000 of working capital is represented in the pastoral and agricultural pur- suits and in the allied industries. while less than $100,000,000 is in- volved in manufactures, and this in- cludes electric light and power plants used in the larger cities.-Century Magazine.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
ADMITS HE SLEW wlr
Husband of Slain Wor1an co..
 Crime and Gives Details "
 of Tragedy.

Harrington, Me-. June 14-M, Taylor of Freeman, who was arss l following the discovery of the has s'' his murdered wife buried in sbss bs grave behind the house, has cor,s. that he killed her on the night ., ,S,, 12 and buried the body almost ., < spot where she fell.
 Taylor said he had freouentlv reled with his wife of late and as' ,q mined to rid himself of her on Nj night in question he induced na take a walk with him tbronsh N woods behind their house. takins s7 shotgun along. When she stennoa front of him he fired one shot ., head from very close range sm1 her instantly. Then he dug the o,,'1 placed the body in it, and after sns in the earth, cut spruce boughs v, which he covered the newly tm,J earth.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
THEFTS MIGHTBE REBA1E
Attorneys for Cooke, in War,l Case, Claim Alleged EmbezzIs
 ments Were for Railroad

Cincinnati, O., June 14.-Thst X alleged embezzlement of thousand,, dollars from the Big Four Rain. company was no embezzlement at but a means of covering up rebas was the declaration made by ah' neys for Edgar s. Cooke of Chic,, who is on trial charged with emh zling $24,000 from the railroad in famous Warriner case.
 Charles w. Baker, Cooke's priucI counsel, said officials of the road v1 suspected of taking millions of \ lars from the treasury and paypg| as rebates.
 If the truth were known.r he serted, Charles Warriner did nott1 $6f2 900. as charged. He proha1 took two millions more than that
 he took 1t for the purposes of the k
 road, and not for himself"
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
BREEDS NEW KINDS OF FLIES
Columbia Professor Gets Curious Re suits In Mutations of Form
 and Color.

Some curious results have been ob- tained by Prof. T. H. Morgan of Co., lumbia university in the production of mutations of form and color by culture and breeding of the fruit fy," Drosophila ampelophila. By subjecting flies, pupae, larvae and eggs to the influence of radium rays, Professor Morgan produced one fly which had 'beaded" wings. By sub- sequent breeding other flies with sim- liar wings were produced, and after many generations a stock has been developed that frequently gives, in reproduction, a hundred per cent. of beaded wings. Other changes pro- duced and handed down from gene ration to generation include the shortening of the normally long wings of these flies until in some cases they have become relatively very short and truncated. From some of the truncated-wing stock flies have been developed which have only tiny scales instead of wings. Changes have also been developed in the color and marking of the wings and the color of the eyes. Many may won- der whether 1t would be possible to experiment with the house fly and breed both wings and legs out of ex- istence.-Youth's Companion.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
EXTRAORDINARY AND OF HIGH CLASS THIS YEAR-All SKIN GAMES AND IMMODEST FIX.
 AMBITIONS BARRED.
MANY GREAT ATTRACTIONS
 ARE NOW BEING ENGAGED
Something Will Be Doing All the Time. Sensational Fire-Works, Spectacular Shows Being Negotiat- ed. May Have Daily Aeroplane Flights Carrying Passengers.

If the plans now under way by the management are fully completed, the amusement features of the Arkansas State Fair at Hot Springs, October 9-14, will surpass anything ever seen in the state. The management be- lieves in giving the people "a run for their money" and are not cutting ex- pense to do that The celebrated Wortham & Allen Shows have been engaged to occupy Electric grove. This is an aggregation of sixteen high-class, clean shows, meritorious, sensational and educational in char acter. They also provide three thrill ing free exhibitions. They show this year at Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois State Fairs, which ought to be a testimonial of their high class. The management have also secured as free acts before the grand stand, the famous Marco Twins and Borceni Troupe, two attractions of wide reputation both In America and Europe They have also secured Ewings' .Zouave Boys Band, of 25 pieces. This band has played for many great gatherings, including some of the largest Chautauquas, and have played before crowned heads in Eu- rope. In addition to their high-class music, they do fancy uniform drills and wall-scaling acts.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-12
THE STATE FAIR.

Will Afford an Opportunity to Arkan-
 sas People to Visit Their Great
 Health Resort, a World Wonder, at
 Small Cost.
 That the worlds most wonderful health resort is located in Arkansas has made the state famous abroad more than anything else. It is one of the most marvellous creations of nature, and is visited by hundreds of thousand from all sections of this country and foreign lands. Yet, com paratively few people of our own state have ever seen this God-endowed Beth esda, and know but little of its match less beauty and mysterious boiling waters which impart healing to most ills to which humanity is heir. The State Fair in October win give an opportunity to all citizens of the state to visit this wonderful place at small cost, and at the same time take in the biggest exposition show ever given in the state. All railroads will have one fare round trip in force extending a few days beyond the dates of the fair.