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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
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SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST FARMER
Edward Foster. an Occasional
Preacher, Is Jailed In
i, Henrico.
YOUNG GIRL COMPLAINANT
Child Was Placed With Prisoner
and Family Two Years
Ago.
YOUNG GIRL COMPLAINANT

Charged with capital crime against
Miss Ada Catherine Meeks. a fifteen.
year-old girl. placed IN his care by
the Children's Homo Society OF Vir-
ginia. Edward Foster, hfty-year- old
farmer and preacher. who lives in tho
Narina District. about fourteen miles
from tho city, was arrested yesterday
and brought to the Henrico county
Jail. The arrest followed revelations
made to officers OF the society BY
neighoors, and subsequent confession
OF the girl Details, as far as they
could be learned yesterday. indicate
that the alleged offense Is Of the most
serious nature.
The man has been a resident OF the
Varina section for four years having
como to this State from Iowa He is
well known IN the netghborhood and
possesses good reputation as farmer
and preacher. In the latter calling
he fs recognized as sort OF free
lance evangelist, having no church am
Nations or regular pulpit. II was due
largely to his good repute among his
neighbors that the Children's Home
Society, careful in the selection of
homes for the wallis in It's care, placed
the little girl In his charge
Been Two Years in Home.
The girl has been at the Foster
home for the past two years, and has
had no Ill treatment to complain OF
until the latest development To-
gether with four sisters she was taken
in charge by the Childrcn's Home So
ciety about three years ago after hav-
Ing been left destitute in Hanover
county by the death Of the mother.
Homes We're found 70 all OF them
Shortly after. and Ada was intrusted
to Mr.. Foster. She IS slight blue
eyed, brown haired child. and having
never been to school, is almost Hitter
ate. She is said to have received
little rudimentary instruction at the
Foster home.
The defendant is married man, and
has two children, q son sixteen years
OF age, and a young child OF few
months. The crime is reported to
have been committed on the place last
August. A preliminary hearing will
take place before Justice Puryear to-
day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18

Thus 1t will be seen that these five
precincts alone have returned a ma
jority of 2oi against me-nearly 30
more than the entire majority against
me in the senatorial district OF course,
do not pretend that this entire ma
iority OF o01 was made up of Repub-
licans; but what with the Repub-
licans ut these Ave precincts. along
with other Republicans at other pre-
cincts. who were allowed to vote
against me in open dehance of the
party law. 1t can readily be seen where
large part. II not all. OF that ma
jority came from.
II am also Informed that at several
precincts in the district money in
sums as high as $50 to a single per
son was offered to be used against mo.
while whiskey for n like purpose was
I In evidence at more than one place.
Attention Is called to these things
not because OF soreness OF which I
feel none. but in tho hope that public
sentiment may be further aroused "a
demand the enactment Of more strin-
gent laws to guard against such prac-
tees in the future That our cleo
tons should be clean and free from
suspicion should be the concern OF
every good citizen and deserves the
first consideration--ahea OF the in
terest of any candidate. There should
be no liberation among us of the idea
that the favorine of one candidate owe,
another by the party authorities is the
! legitimate exercise of political ad-
I vantage"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
Jenerson Hotel Arrivals.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Robertson, Bos-
ton, Mass; Gordon w. Robertson. Bos-
ton, Mass; Mrs. C. H. Seymour. Ma
hester. Mich: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lowery. Mt Vernon, n. Y: G.. z. Dun
ham. Washington. d. c.; Fred G. Davis.
Boston. Mass: John e. Woodward.
Wilmington, y. c.; L. ID. Finley, New
York; Major w. Fl. Williams. New
York: Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Brown, Cum
berland. Md: A L. Johnston, Jr.. city;
T. E.. Hazelgrove city; William p.
Dickson, city; Frank II. Jhitman. New
York; S. Fetherston. New York;
John +. Bennett, Charleston. S. c.;
Henry BUST. Charleston. S. c.; S D,
Barton. Boston: ]. l. Hattersley, New
ark. n. -: NJ Weitz. Newark. n. j.;
William van Allen, Newark, n. j.; F.
Brown. Newark. y. j.; F. c. Swatfi cid,
Columbia. s. c.; L. Kahn, New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
CHARGE COKE SELLING
Negroes in Police DrnEnet-other Ar
rests Arc Made.

Four alleged cocaine sellers were
caught in dragnet spread by the Pr
Nce of tho Second Station early yes
ssrdey morning James Brooks. coll
ored. charged with selling cocaine
and Josh Coles, colored, charged with
having cocaine in his possession. were
arrested by Policemen Latham. len
nings and Angel while william Harris
alias william Lancy. colored, was ar
rested BY Detective Sergeants Wiley
and Kellam.
George T Braxton colored, was ar
rested on e charge of severely and
inhumanly beating his son, George
eleven years old The boy was covered
with welts and bruises said TO have
been inflicted by his father.
Nora Coleman. colored, was gath.
cred in on charge of running ar
Objectionable resort at $50 Brook Ave,
nue.. and Sergeant Kraft and Policemen
Tanner and Smith. who caught her
also captured nine men and women.
Lou Wren. now that her mains,ay
John criss, is in dutch" was ar
rested on charge Of running a gam
t'ling resort al sos West Duval Street
Policemen Napier and Welsh also ar
rested three mrG'in the house.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
RESUME C0URT-MARTIAL
Trial of First Regiment Men to BE
Prosecuted To-Day.

For the purpose Of trying about
forty cases of soldiers. charged with
disobedience of military orders in fail
ing TO attend the encampment at Gull
pepper, the general court-martial will
resume its sessions this morning at
10 o'clock in the First Regiment Ar
mory. The court is composed as fol-
lows: LieutenantColonel 3. w Salo-
monsky Fourth Infantry, president:
Major Clinton l. Wright. adjutant-
General. First Brigade: Captain l.
Branch Johnson. Norfolk Light Artil-
lery Blues. The Judge advocate Is
Captain ]. c. Wise. adjutant First Bat
talon, Field Artillery.
This court recently tried thirteen
members of the Richmond Blues for
the same offense, and heard few of
the First Regiment cases, but adjourned
to await legal processes. When the
work here is completed which may
consume all OF this week. the court
will be required to try ffty-three men
of the Fourth Infantry, at Norfolk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
FAvoRs PUBLICITY
Insurance Man Defends Action of BUT
ton md CoIIeagues.

ton and Colleagues.
Periodicals catering to the insur-
ance fraternity are now engaged in
criticizins the National Association OF
Insurance Commissioners for making
public the detailed findings relative to
the scandals in this business of in
dustria1 sickness and accident insur-
ence companies. a good many STRIFE
lures are leveled ut Colonel Joeopn
Button, the Virginia commissioner and
late president of the association. who
in his recent address at milwaukee,
characterized the revelations as
Shocking in the extreme" and even
referred to the companies as guilty Of
forgery and theft"
However. the commissioners are not
without their defenders, even among
insurance papers, A Richmond insur-
ance man. feeling that such criticism
was unjust. has written to the Insur-
ance Herald In the following strain:
You are wrong in principle to ham
per publicity in any way. and tho pub
lie oficer who fails Co report to the
public such wholesale thievery is but
multiplying his usefulness and the very
nnrnose of lia -of1ca- and trust"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
BENCH SHOW AT FAIR
Entries Coming In From AInny Sec
lions of Country.

tiOHs OF
An interesting feature OF the State
Fair Will be the bench show. Al
ready many entries have been re-
ceived from different sections of the
country. and there will be some of the
cutest canine seekers for blue ribbons
Imaginable. c. b. Cooke. of this city,
we!l-known fancier will be the
judge In this department. He Is ex-
periencrd. and has himself some of
the inIt field dogs in the country.
If the entries in the domestic de-
partment come in In such numbers as
they have for several days. there will
be more articles than ever displayed
at a State Fair here. The department
VIII have to be enlarged to accommo-
date all who wish to display samples
of their handiwork.
The childrens department too. will
be filed with the results of youthful
labor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
FEARS LOCKJAW
Man Runs Nall In Foot, and Goes to
Memorial for Treatment.

Memorial for Treatment.
Fearing that lockjaw would result
from wound inflicted upon the bot
tom of his right foot. when he stepped
upon rusty nail yesterday morning
Richard T. Martin. whose home Is in
Washington. but who is boarding al
o10 North Nineteenth Street. while
working In Richmond as bridge
builder. went to the Memorial Hospital
for treatment. The wound was eau
terized and tetanus antitoXin admin
istered preventative mea sures.
Though the patient was suffering
much pain last night, 1t was said that
It was not thought that tetanus would
develop.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
FALLS FROM RUNABOUT
sent tpsets and Mrs. Bowden su,tnin,
SPNere luiuriey

When her husband rose from tho
seat OF a light runabout in order IN
ieave the vehicle. the seat upset and
threw Mrs Garnet A. Bowden, OF o1e
North Twentieth Street. to the ground
ana she was foadly hurt The aceider :
occurred Yesterday afternoon about
l2:3O o'clock at First and Broad
streets. Mrs. Bnwden was taken home,
ana examination by physician later
olsciosed that she had sustained sew.
rral had cuts and bruises.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
aIuIe and wnson roupd.

Clarence Morris was arrested yester.
day on charge OF stealing a mule.
wagon and set OF harness. all valued
at $500. Mule, wagon and harness were
found in Fulton, and were returned to
the owner. 1t Is said that Morris
simply took the mule and wagon to
take little 10y ride
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18
BREAKS ARM
II. IT, Walker Falls From Car n
TMcnty-Eighth md MarnhnII

-r'S"'" "Hd .hbrshhii.
Boarding car of the Richmond and
Henrico Railway at Twenty-eighth and
Marshall Streets yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. II. 7. Walker. of coca
East Marshall Street. a clerk In tho
general offices of the Chesapeake and
ohio Railway. lost his hold when tho
car started ahead and was thrown To
inc ground He sustained j fractured
arm and few. bruises
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-18

Winter Cruises to West indies
Panama Canal. Venezuela and Bor.
mnda.
call for Illustrated hnnl,le,
The Parker post., 1911-12-09

for all public printing for the state
counties and cities thereof, they shall
be let only to bidders whose print
ing plants pay taxes in Arizona and
who pay wages to Arizona printers
We favor the enactment of a fai4
and just compulsory arbitra ion law
to adjust all differences arising be-
tween labor and public utilities cor
porations, associations or concerns.
The constitution of Arizona adopt
ed by the people is the fundamental
law of the state and we pledge a
faithful adherence to it's provisions
out in order to attain statehood now,
under the conditions of the Flood
Smith act, we advocate elimina ion
from the constitution at the coming
election of the recall, as applied t.
the judiciary; and We pledge tina
the first legislature of the state of
Arizona will provide for submission
to the people at the earliest possible
moment as an amendment to the
constitution the question of the re
call of the judiciary.
Business success depends upon
ability, character and integrity and
the republican party believing that
the affairs Of the new state of Ari-
zona should be in the most capable
hands presents a ticket consisting
Of men eminently qualified to ad-
minister the affairs of the new gov
ernment actively, honestly, econom-
ically and efficiently; and we pledge
our candidates If elected to safeguard
the interests of the people and the
tax payers and at the same time pur-
sue such a broad and liberal policy
in the matter of public improvement i,
as will be consistent with a low tax
rate.
The Parker post., 1911-12-09
SOCIALISTS DEFEATED.

Los Angeles socialism as represent
ed by Job Hartman and Alexander
Irvine went down to defeat in Los
Angeles Tuesday by an Overwhelming
majority. Mayor George Alexander,
leading the good government forces
was reelected by majority OF ap-
proximately 10000 over Hartman, the
socialist candidate. The whole good
government ticket has been carried
to victory i'm the landslide.
The womens votes ON the city
ordinances showed discrimination.
They voted against the proposition to
make the town as ''dry as a bone, ="
supported the municipal newspaper
scheme, and the ordinance requiring
that street railway companies equip
their lines with the "Trilby" rail
The women cast nearly 5000 votes,
more than half of the total. The cleo
ton board members declared they
showed more aptness in handling
their ballots and worked harder than
the men for their favorite candidates.
The predictions that the reduction
of Joseph Scott's vote would show
the effect of the Mcnamara cas- G
and would result in the defeat of
| Hartman was practically verified by
the later returns. Scott who was one
of the attorneys for the dynamiters,
was candidate for reelection as
president of the board of education
ON the good government ticket and
ran more than four thousand behind
his ticket.
The Parker post., 1911-12-09
SCHOOL REPORT.

Report of Parker public school fo1
month ending December /
Enrolment thirty nine Percentage
of attendance on average number be-
longing, ninety-seven. Average mum
ber belonging, thirty y-one.
The following have neither been
absent nor tardy during the past 3
months: Helene Girodon, Spencer
Graves, Raymond OiConnor, Bernard
Roberts, Irvine Roberts, Paul Turk
Henry Turk, Lucy Turk.
New pupils entered during the past
month: Helen Headlee, Bodio Con
treas, Philip Sanchez, Patrosinio
Sanchez, Mannella Sanchez, joaquin
Costaneda, Acario Costaneda, Pear
Edwards, Buford Edwards.
Visitors: Fred W. Vessel, S. Hir
schey, Vera Bezzo, Mrs G. B. Hilton
D. l.. DeVane, Mrs. ]. P. King, Mrs
Alice Nelson
The Parker post., 1911-12-09
(3O-34)
REPUBLICAN, STATE PLATFORM.

The republican party of Arizona by
it's regularly elected party council,
proud of it's superb record in the his
tory of the United States as the
champion of human rights and those
progressive ideas which have made
the nation great and wealthy and it's
people prosperous, hereby adopts and
promulgates this platform
We commend the administration of
our president, William H. Taft, for
the powerful aid and influence given
by it in furthering enactment of the
enabling act under which Arizona is
about to enter the Sisterhood of
states; for the progressive principles
that administration has advanced;
for it's advocacy of the principles of
international peace; and for It's cour-
ageous attitude and impartial execu-
ton of the laws in prosecution of
trusts.
We commend our delegate in con-
gress, Honorable Ralph H. Cameron,
for the eminently successful result of
his effort to make good the platform
on which he was elected to secure
statehood for Arizona.
We commend and approve the ad-
ministration of our governor, Richard
E. Sloan, for it's record of efficiency
in management of public affairs; it's
putting upon the tax roll a great in
crease of taxable property amounting
The Parker post., 1911-12-09
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM

We, the democratic party of Ari-
zona, in party council assembled,
hereby declare:
We reassert our allegiance to the
fundamental principles of true democ-
racy, and we reaffirm our support OF
the democratic national platform of
1908 and the principles and policies
therein contained.
We pledge our allegiance to the
Arizona constitution as ratified b.
the people of Arizona.
We denounce the action of Presi
dent Taft in debating to a people th>
laws under which they should live
and compelling Arizona to eliminate
the recall of the judiciary from the
constitution.
We denounce the unrepresentative
course of Delegate Cameron in aiding
and abetting the enemies of Arizona
and the Arizona constitutions; his mis-
representation of the wishes of tn
people of Arizona, and his action in
bringing about the disfranchisement
by the enabling act of one-fourth
the voters in the first state election.
We denounce the action Of the
standpat element which have been and
are now in control of the republican
party of Arizona for their continued
and determined opposition to the pro
gressive ideas incorporated in the
Arizona constitution.
We heartily commend the states
manlike course of the national demo
cratic party in congress on the Is.
sues of the day and particularly o.
the gallant fight they made for Ari-
zona.
Forced by the coercion of Presi-
dent Taft We are obliged reluctantly
to submit to the temporary elimina-
ton of the recall of the judiciary
from the cons -itution on December
IL, by voting for the amendment pre-
sented by congress; but we pledge
our candidates for the legislature
that as their earliest possible act
they shall pass an amendment re-
storing the recall of the judiciary to
the constitution and submit this con-
stitution to the people at the Garlic
possible time. We pledge the su
port Of the democratic party for this
amendment.
We pledge our candidates for the
legislature to enact measures pre-
scribed by the constitution according
to the spirit of the constitution.
We pledge our candidates to the
legislature to observe the advisory
vote for United States senators.
We pledge our candidates for the
legislature to ratify the income tax
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, now before the states
for ratification.
We pledge our candidates for the
The Parker post., 1911-12-09

United States senate and for con-
gress to vote for a constitutional
amendment providing for the direct
election of United States senators.
We declare for a statewide direct
primary election Of delegates to the
national party convention, at which
primary election the, voters may ex-
press their choice of presidential NOM
inees. We further declare for the
election of president by direct pop
ular vote.
We pledge our candidates for the
United States senate and for congress
to do their utmost to obtain relief for
the irrigated sections of Arizona on
the payment due under the reclama-
tion act. We also favor the appli-
ca.ion of the Carey act to encourage
irrigation enterprise.
We denounce the attempt of the
republican party of Arizona to stig-
Matte the democratic party as dema
gogic.
We unqualifiedly declare against
any special privileges to individual or
corporation, but We favor encouraging
the investment of capital in Arizona
and the proper protection of all
legitimate enterprises.
We pledge the constant efforts of
the democratic party toward the full
protection of the rights of labor.
We are in favor of our public
school system on the highest possi-
BILE basis of efficiency.
We declare for good roads and
national highway. We promise hon
esty, efficiency and economy in the
administration by democrats of pub
lie affairs.
The democratic party has kept faith
with the people of Arizona. 1t will
continue to keep faith. Pledging our
candidates to the foregoing declara-
ton of the principles, we ask the sup
port of all loyal Arizonians.
The Parker post., 1911-12-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
010368
Not Coal Lands.

Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Los Angeles
California.
Nov. %, 1911.
Notice Is hereby given that Frank
U. Sherman, of IMesaville, Cal, who
on April rs, 1910, made homestead
entry No. O1035S, for NEA, Section
95, Township 5 S., Range % E., S.
B. Meridian, has filed notice of inten.
tion to make final commutation proof
to establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register and
Receiver, United States Land Office,
at Los Angeles, California, on the
Sth day of January, 1912.at 10 o'clock
a. IN.
Claimant names as witnesses
Lawrence F. Malone, Giles N. Knight
Almeda Graham, all of Mesaville
Cal. John s. Norville. of Rannells,
Cal.
FRANK buren,,
(3O-34) Register.
The Parker post., 1911-12-09
PALO VERDE VALLEY
is A LITTLE EMPIRE
Continued from Page 1.)

from the little forty acre clearing OF
Shorty" Gillespie, which has but
recently been leveled and is now
having an attractive little house con-
structed on it, to the larger alfalfa
holdings of Donlon brothers and Abe
Hobson And, by the way. the la,
ter is preparing one Of the finest ap-
pearing 3O0-acre alfalfa ranches even
leveled and put under irrigation. /.
is situated at the northern end
the Blythe ranch, seven miles fror
the townsite.
The most wonderful sight to a
Californian is the growing cotton
The Riverside Development company
has a field of 160 acres Of beautiful
cotton, a few miles northwest of the
town. There are fifty men picking
this product at this time for the cot
ton gin. The tract was almost ell.
tirely planted for the first time af-
ter being broken up this year. 1t
will yield over 160 bales of cotton,
or eighty tons of as fine product
as ever grew. Under better condi'
tions for next year and with great
er experience on the part of the cot
ton growers, it may nearly doubla
that yield
1t would be impossible to enumer-
ate all Of the fine crops produced in
the valley or sufficiently tried to be
sure In addition to alfalfa, barley,
wheat and fruits, vegetables show
wonderful returns. Sweet potatoes
are simply wonderful producers. One
grower by the name of Clark has
just harvested nine tons of sweet
potatoes from one acre. The Irish
variety is also successful, although
it has not been planted in sufficient
quantities to supply the demand in
the valley. These potatoes retail al
the stores at fourteen pounds for q
dollar. And this is also true of diff.
ferent kinds of home vegetables. Thl
farmers have been so busy looking al
ter the clearing of big tracts and the
planting of staple crops that they
have not grown their own vegetables
to any extent despite the high
prices, with the result that few
growers of vegetables have made big
money.
The big need for the further d.
velopment of Blythe and the valley
I'M which it is situated is the rail
road The inhabitants of the val
ley feel certain that sooner or later
the road must come Just which
road will get to them first or wher
it will arrive is hard to prophesy
When it does come, however, there
will be a great rush for the remain
ing acres still held by the company
and Blythe will become quite a town
AS it is, the work of exporting pro
ducts is somewhat slow. There are
many freighters bringing freight in
TO the valley by team from Glamis
Their charge is one cent per pound
Owing to the fact that they gener
ally return to the railroad with emp
ty wagons there has been a lowe
charge of one-half cent assessed
against cotton Little other freigh
is shipped out as yet. For the mos
part, too, up to the present, there
has not been enough produced O
any product that is consumed in tht
valley to more than supply the loca
demand The price of alfalfa ant
barley hay has decreased a littlt
each year as the amount produced
has increased. me price at presen
is $40 for alfalfa and $12 for barley
With the constantly increasing mum
The Parker post., 1911-12-09

be dotted with as pretty and produc-
tive a bunch of farms as are gathered
together in any equal area in the
state.-Oxnard Courier.
The Parker post., 1911-12-09
Subscribe for THE POST.

immense Tree Trunk.
Said to be the largest tree trunk in
the world is that of a tule tree at Hit
Ia 'ev which measures las feet in
girth