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The Calumet news., 1911-08-22
UNIFORM FOOD LAWS.
This is Hope of Commissioners in Ses-
sion at Duluth.

Duluth. Mimi, August 22.-Thc pro-
blem of how best to bring about n
much needed uniformity Of the food
laws of the various states Of the Union
was the main topic of discussion at the
meeting of the Association OF state
and National Food and Dairy Depart
ments. which was held here today.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who
is one of the strongest supporters of
the uniformity movement. was present
Mt the meeting and delivered an. ad-
dress, in which he explained the ex-
istlng conditions and pledged himself
to do everything In his power to bring
about uniformity Of food legislation.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-22
MORE veNIREMgN SUMMONED.

Chesterfield Court House, Va. Aug.
22.-Sherin Bury today Is summoning
an additional venire for jury duty in
the Beattie case. There is no session
Of court today.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-22
POPE GAINING STRENGTH.

Rome. Aug. 22.--Thc condition Of the
Pope continues satisfactory. This
morning the Pontiff walked In the Vat
lean gardens for a short time.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-22
WILL DISCUSS REFORMS.
important Meeting of Insurance Com.
missioners in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 22.-Present
prospects indicate that the annual scs-
sion of the national convention OF in
surance commissioners, which opened
in this city today. will be a voiv pro-
ftable meeting. Commissioners. depu-
ties and actuaries representing nearly
every state in the Union are In attend
ance.
Proposed reforms i'm the conduct of
Industrial insurance companies will
form the most important subject OF dis
cussion. Recent investigation. II is
said. has developed the fact that some
companies, taking advantage uf the
belplessness of their clients, who are
mostly of the poorer class. compro-
missed or adjusted claims, so that thous-
ands of dollars. withheld from victims
of accidents or from their widows,
children, or dependents, went tn in
crease dividends or surpluses oe the
The Calumet news., 1911-08-22
Several Companies Scored.

A number of industrial health and
accident insurance companies were
severely criticized by President Button
In an address before the convention
today. Button said an investigation
Of fourteen or fifteen companies re-
suited I'm disclosures that were shock
ing I'm the extreme.
''Some of the companies examined"
said Button, "rcsorted To every form
of trickery, and even forgery and
theft In order to escape honest obliga-
tions. II is incumbent upon us to
root out this evil without mercy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
MORGAN MAY HELP
OUT GER MAN BANKERS

PARIS. Sept, 1S--The statement
- made here in financial circles that
D. Pierpont Morgan has agreed to
come 10 the sid of Germany bankers
IN their eftarts 10 meet large gofd
payments which must be made Mon
dag.
me American magnate, Il is I'M
derstood, promises his aid on certain
conditions. one of these is that the
German government return favor
able reply TO the proposals of France
relative to the settlement of the
tranco-German Moroccan dispute
FINANCIAL men and diplomats de-
clare their belief in the statement
and add that If il is true il shows
that Germany is in 10 condition to
go into an extensive war
1T is said that the German gov
eminent has bowed to the conditions
imposed by Mr.. Morgan and the
French members of the syndicate,
and that favorable reply will be
made tomorrow before s o'clock to
the French note.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
MOTHER AND THREE
CHILDREN SAVED

NEW YORK. Sept. 1s.~--Frances
and Gertrude Goldsteiu. sisters, were
walking In One Hundred and Seven
ty-ninth street last night when they
saw n tongue of flame shoot out OF
the windows on tho second floor Of
the Cherokee Court apartments at
Washington avenue. Gertrude hailed
a passing automobile and command
cd the chauffeur 10 drive her to a
IRE box a block away. Arriving there
she sprang out and pulled the hook
in the box.
In the meantime flames had mush-
roomed out of the windows of the
apartment occupied by A DE Sheime,
on the second floor, and spread into
the windows Of an apartment on the
floor above occupied by Frank j.
Winter. Mr. Winter and his Wife
were sitting in the room reading,
ana when the flames came in they
ran for the hail. through which other
tenants tumbed.
Mrs. Winter remembered when they
+ reached the street tAat a Mrs Fred
erick Refs and her three small chit
dren were in an apartment next to
hers, and when she did not see them
in the crowd told her husband TO GO
! back and get them. Winter ran up
the stairs through the choking smoky
and found Mrs. Res unconscious ION
the floor with the children running
around crying. He picked up Mrs
Refs and. with the children eIinging
70 his coat, made his way to the
street.
When the bremen under Battalion
Chief Barrett arrived they confined thf
fire to the DE Sheimo apartment
/ which was Quilted. The blaze in tbs
{ Winter apartment did not spread he
yond the lace curtains and the ear
pet. De Sheimo and his wife wer,
absent at the time and the hremcr
/ went 10 fHd out If he had any ceIIu
loid IN his rooms, because the smok,
was of the quality that comes from
burning celIuloid. The damage t.
the De Sheimo apartment was abou
$1,000 and to the Winter apartment
$500,
The Goldstein girls wore 50 fright
ehed by the occurrence that they wer
taken to their home at aI16 Hughe
avenue by the chauffeur whom Ger
truce pressed into service in sendln,
in the alarm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
FANNY WARD LOSES
JEWELLERY ON SHIP

NEW YORK, Sept. fS.-Fanny
Ward, the actress. known otherwise
as the wife of Joe Lewis, who made
his money in South African diamonds,
has a few less of her husbands fav-
orite Jewels than she had when she
sailed from Liverpool by the Cuuarder
Lpsitania, which locked yesterday.
she has no press agent and the story
Of her lost Jewelry was related ny
her alone. She said that she had
become seasick on Thursday afternoon
IN the heavy weather and had gone
from the promenade deck to her
stateroom. She thinks she may have
left her gold mesh bag. set with
ruhies and diamonds and containing
a diamond bracelet she valued at So.
500 on her steamer chair. Anyhow,
she missed il when she got in.o her
statero6n, and at spite her illness went
lack to look Tor it on the chair. II
vas not there and she notiaei the
purser, with whom she had deposited
$40, 600 in precious stones
a notice of Mrs Lewis loss was
posted in the ship and wireless mes
sages were sent to the Pinkcrtons,
The customs men were also informed
and asked to examine baggage care
fully with the hope az turning UP the
missing articles. Nothing came OF
the notifications. Mrs. Lewis got hel
jewelry from the purser and she SAYS
she viii return ii to him when sht
sails for England again by the Lusi.
tania on Wednesday. she is here
on business. the nature of which she
declined to tell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
NEW YORK BANKS
CHARY ON LOANS
MILLIONAIRE DECLARES TT l.
HARD TO BORROW MONEY
IN METROPOLIS.

NEW YORK. Sept 1s.--rThis city
Ia the hardest place in the United
States in which to borrow money on
real estate" declared +. w. Wool
worth. the millionaire proprietor Of
q string of Ave and ten-cent stores
that stretches across the continent.
I'm Chicago. Boston or st. Louis it
is not difficult to borrow money. Fhe
banks here are controlled 10y group
Of men much too small for tho pub
lie good" he said.
Mr. Woolworth made this declare
ton while denying a report that he
had been forced to 80 To France to
obtain several million dollars with
which TO complete his enormous
building at Park Place and Brond-
way, which Will he the biggest and
talIest building in the world.
las matter of fact" he con
tinued, II have not attempted to me-
gotiate loan OF any amount or IN
/ any form on my building. am
I financing it myself, The cost VIII
I be between eight and nine million
+ dollars / am paving cash as the
work progresses Just as eN-Senas oi
i William \. Clark. Of Montana, dio
/ while constructing his railroad from
Salt Lake city, Utah, to Los Angeles
IA. nave tliiftt iIlDlitS Pt'fA ~ -
j the banks than / need.
New York is the only money cen
ter in the country where ] would have
the least difficulty In getting all thu
money / wished If / needed IL Mr.
Woolworth added The reasons toi
this are two-fold. In the first place
the New York banks are loaded VI
with real estate loans. They have
let out tens Of millions of dollars OF
real estate bonds that represent tn
fun value Of the properties, and the!
now realize that in this they Wer'
led into, mistaken policy while
f7tg rrat estate -ha@4t4 Was gang Oh
Then, again. the control of New
York banks Is concentrated In to'
few hands for the good of the com
munitr The rate here now IN rea
estate loans Is the highest in IN
United states. I could go to Boston
Chicago or St Louis and get ali N
money wanted on my real eS'a.
at a much lower rate than N0ut
have to pay IN New YORK
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
SAYS HE KILLED
MAN WITH FIST

NEW YORK. Sept. Is "a man
walked into the West 125th Street
Police Station Yesterday and asked
for Detective George Thompson lie
said his name was James McTaggart
and that he wanted TO give himseH
up for homicide that he had som-
mitted last May. He had hit negro.
John White. in the face with MS hst
on the evening OF May .g during a
drinking bout in Charles Bauers sa-
loon. at 2Is st. Nicholas avenue. ana
the man had died few days ia'er
in Harlem Hospital.
McTaggart said that since 'hat
time he had been wandering all over
the country. but had lately peen ao
yised by his friends to come "4eh
and throw himself upon the i"@'0 ~
of the authorities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
Found Floating i'm Lake.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1S.~--The body OF
man exceptionally well dressed and
dead apparently only a few hours
was found floating in the lake at
the foot of Fifty-nfth street this
morning under circumstances which
point to murder and an attempt TO
conceal evidences of the crime by
Weighing the body and sinking it in
the lake
The mans feet We're tied together
with piece OF rope. the ends OF
which We're looped as though they
had been wrapped around stone
or other heavy object used as
sinker
Nothing by which the man could
be identified was found on his per-
son. Although cheap watch and
few cents In change were found
In one of the pockets. all papers and
other articles had been removed and
two of the pockets in his coat had
been turned inside out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
CORONATION STONE
....... FAMOUS IN BIBLE
ANTToi sRIaN SAYS IT IL ONE
MO~ES SMDTF AND DREW
FORTH WATER.

LONDON. Sept 1s.--lt has been
left TO the twentieth centarv to add
= most amazing tradition TO the many
tales told regarding the famous
stone II Destiny. which FOR six
centuries has reposed heuealh the
British coronation chair The most
familiar Of the medieval legends Ia
that the stone was the one used W.
Joseph for mis- pillow at Bethel.
Preaching to-day at Westminster
Abbey. Archdaacon WHEREFORE as
tonished the congregation by quoting
well known antiquarian, who has
specially studied stones. as saying
that the stone of Destiny" is also
the rock from which Moses struck
water for the thirsting children Of
ISrael.
The name Of the antiquarian was
not mentioned by Arehdeacpn WI
herforce. but he was quoted az say
Ing that he was convinced that the
stone was really Jacobs pillow. After
It's use as such IL was considered
sacred and was carried from place 10
place by the Israeiites in their wan
derjngs In the wilderness.
The antiquarian showed 10 Arch
deacon wfiberforce a cleft In the
back OF the rock from which he said
he believed the water had gushed
after Moses struck the stone with
his STAFF The stone Il ~ believed.
~as taken To the temple ~ Sclom on.
ara after the destruction OF Jeru-
ealAn st was taken thence by Titus
e. Spain. Ssxt It reached Ireland
ard later was taken tof Scotland and
Wps brought to London By Edward l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19

WASHINGTON. Sept. lS,-HaNlng
assisted In the preparation for the de-
Fsns4 of John q, McNamara, inter
national secretary Of the Bridge ana
Irnn Workers. charged with dynam't-
ing and murder. President Sanuel
Gonpers, If the American Federation
Of Labor. is on his way back to WASH
inrton from Los Angeles.
While the trial of John McNahla'a'
topethor with his brother, James -.
mcnamara and Ortie McManigai' -
ON In California the executive eonnch
Of the American Federation OF i-h"or
Win be in session in Washington, ana
Afr Gompers win explain TO the men
me ulaus that have been made ny or
yanized labor Is prevent what II pc
Iieves is an attempt to railroad" the
McNamaras to the penitentiary. re
cause of the executive council meeting
and the approaching Atlanta conVeh-
ton. It will be impossible for any OF
the high officials Of the federation TO
he il. attendance at the trial.
For the first time in eight years
John Mcnamara is not In attendance at
the international meeting of his or
ganization. The meeting is being held
in Milwaukee. Wis. and Will adopt
strong resolutions in defense of Nc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19

wards the earth in gigantic circles
and chose landing spot In the
Houghton meadow. Immediately
discovered that | had lost the OIL cup
while in the air. Naturally the mo-
tor had no oil to luoricato the bear
ings. and the babbitting Of two cylin-
ders was ali burned away, while the
crank shaft was more or less cnewea
mn. knew then j could not go on
until tomorrow.
Tonight | am taking the motor 10
Hammoudsport. twenty miles away
and will work over II at the factory.
III be in the air early Tomorrow
morning l viii do my utmost TO
reach Brantford Ontario, tomorrow
night. My only scheduled stop is at
Lockport, y. Y. After ! leave Lock-
port / will fly over Niagara FANS 10
enter Canada.
am very sorry that Rodgers has
had bad luck. / was happy TO near
that he was not hurt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
DAVID SETTLE IS
ALLOWED BAIL
son OF FORMER SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF NEGRO.

Especial tn The Richm ond Virginian)
GREENSBORO. X. C. Sept is
David Settle. fhe son Of former STU
pfsme Court Justice Thomas Settle.
WIS given preliminary hearing here
to-day on the charge Of killing n
negro named Allen on his farm near
Greensboro early saturday morn
ing.
Magistrate Collins nj first ordered
that he be committed ia Jail without
bond. but later this evening he was
released on bail in the sum OF $4,000,
which his friends at once gave.
The case cannot be made murder
in the first degree. as the element OF
intent ia lacking.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
Make His Home in Washington.

WASHINGTON. sept EX-SENATOR
Joseph w Bailey. of Texas. who re-
Gently announced that he would not be
a candidate To succeed himself in the
Senate. arrived in Washington to-day
and promptly denied that the losing
Of the leadership Of the Democ-~ &c
minority had anything TO do with mis-
qui+ iiDr,
II will not talk about nay withdraw
al said Senator Bailey. either now
or any otker@ time. tiraVe %9aiti ali
that | have ia SAY, ARD that amount
cd to about four lines I'm a newspaper
column shell practice law. That's
about an
Senator Bailey viii r7 his perna-
nent home In Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19

Namara. Steps will be taken to aid
in the defense Of McNamara.
In Washington. Columbia Typo
graphical Union has voted $500 to as
sist In the defense OF the Iaber men.
Contributions are rolling into the
American Federation headquarters
from all parts IF tine country, and
thousands Of dollars will be spent IN
provfdin~ the McNamaras with the
strongest defense possible.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
LEXINGTON RACES
MARRIED BY RAIN

LEXINGTON, ky. Sept. 1s.--The
sport at Kentucky association again
,a-day-N.as Inarrnd H. l. heavy rain,
which rendered the track sloppy ana
Kept down the attendance TO small
crowd. composed mostly of regulars.
The cards We're all we'll filled. and
but few favoritcs finished inside the
money, With good weather the re-
mainder of the week the association
may break even, but II the rain con-
tinues they will end up the season
heavily in debt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
VETS CARRY MAINE
BY TWENTY VOTES

AUGUSTA. MAINE, Sept. Is
Complete Official returns of last Mon
days special election. when Maine
voted on prohibition. show that the
vets have II by twenty votes. The
election was for the repeal OF the
constitutional amendment making the
sule of liquor in Maine Illegal
The Secretary of State recently
tahuIated the returns. Ry his count
the vets won by majority OF
136
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
WOMAN is SENT TO
JAIL IN HAY WAGON

PATTERSON. n. J.. sept 1S-Gar-
field u. Bogert. Recorder Of the Bor-
ough of Hawthorne. viii be summoned
before the county court to explain inc
procedure under which he sent Mrs.
Carrie Steiner in n hay wagon 10 the
county Jail tn Paterson at midnight.
accompanied hy constable and the
following commitment;
To the Jail of Paterson. y, J.;
Dear ssir.-Please take this AZ Caro-
llne Steiner commitment to this lady
In jail fer thirty days or pay q me
Of Is dollars.
G. IT. BOGERT.
Recorder OF Hawthorne
Lens Miller. u niece OF Mrs steiner
visited the latter at her home In IaW-
thorne last night Al 10 20 O'clock
William Miller, Genas brother, called.
They quarreHed and when William
attempted ia strike his sister Mrs.
Steiner, who lis about hfty wears oi0
Art ertered ayd slapped Williams face.
William hurried u Tfs home ri tft-.
borough recorder ard had warrant
issued. Mrs Steiner was brought he
fore the court and ordered to pan a
fine Of si5 or GO 10 jail for thirty DAYS.
she ala not have the money She was
too weak 10 walk the three miles 70
ne county jail. So lhe recorder sum
mpned the hay wagon.
The attention OF Judge Scott was
called 10 tho case YesterdaY morning
and he ordered the recorder 10 re,
lease Mrs. steiner AZ once. Later
Lawyer fsadore Klenert was consulted
ard he has requested Judge Scott to-
take action against the recorder on
Friday next in tho session court Law
yer Kleucrt also declares he will bring
proceedings in the civil court against
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19

NEW YORK, Sept. ls.-Earl L.
Ovington left Boston for New YORK
tonight to prepare for his night
across the continent fer the ssb,upo
Hearst prize He will set out sep
TENDER 81 from this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
The Virginia Home
for Infants,
100 West Clay Street
Phone Mad 1890. Richmond, Va.

We have several fine bsfe.
from few weeks to one Year Did
which we want adopted by re-
sponsible people. Write Or call
for further information.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
Parents Leave Home.

WASltINGTUN, +, c, Sept, ~
owing TO the publicity which has at
tended the elopement Of their dausn-
ter, Mrs Walter l.. Suydam. her par
ents. Mr. and Mis- John j. White, have
q abandoned 4fteif Washington res1reuce
and it is expected they viii never
return 10 this city
Servants at the White residence say
that Mir and Mrs, White, who have
been absent from Washington all sum-
mer came 10 Washington from their
summer cottage. at Bar Harbor, Me.
this week, and took all their personal
belonging from the house. They nave
gone to New York. and 1t is pre-
sumed they viii join their daughter.
Mrs Suydam. who they believe -
faction
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19

The statistics OF Canadian Metho-
dism for the Church year tust closed
show total membership ~ 345 ,0Ss
and a Sunday school eerollme nt. ex-
elusive Of The Home Department and
Cradle Roll. ~ 253aZs. The Mum
her joining the Church from the sun
day school last year was 1880, while
the total number received on proba-
ton was 1920.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
Lost to Society.

The departure of the NS66ns Will
be greatly regretted in WashiiNUb and
win make ota. family less IN the war
for social supremacy. which will De
waeed this winter Mrs. White. who
is strikingiy handsome. aud whose
glorious crown of white hair ana
qurenty manners, make her appear the
srandt dame on all occasions mas been
considered by many to be first In the
face for social leadership. The Whites
have been In Washington only about
eight years, but they have become very
prominent
The struggle 30 be the queen Of
Washington society ia now confined 10
Mrs Levi Z, Letter, Mrs Herbert
Wadsworth. Miss Mabel Roardman and
Mrs. William y. Draper. This. Of
course. does not take into considera-
ton the official persons who are con-
sidered as 1on-residentlal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19

Cash a. to one-third OF tire pur-
chase price, and the remainder on
credit OF one, two and three YEARS, Sc
cured by notes OF the purchaser Ter
equal amounts, and further secured ~
retention Of title until all OF TIE rur-
Ease money is paid, or. at the election
of the purehaser. all OF the purchase
money may be paid in cash
THE PU RCHASER OR PI ktHASE
viii bee put into possession as soon As
Inc "a IL L. l,nr q rlnaA lN thc EnMLl.
The Lexington advertiser., 1911-04-14
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
would like to ask two questions
md | am sure he will answer them.

| would like to ask two questions
and | am sure he will answer them.
/. Mr.. Vardaman. if the secret
caucus was SO corrupt as you say 1t
was, why did you STAY in it to the
very last minute. believing YOU we're
going to be nominated by the caucust
2. II the caucus had been so foolish
as to nominate YOU. would you have
accepted the nomination from such a
corrupt thing rs it vast
Now, Mr.. Vardaman, you did stav
in the caucus and you would have ac-
cepted the nomination. wouldn't you
Then what better are you than Mr..
Percyt He STAYED in the caucus like
vcu did, got what you we're trying to
get. 1t reminds me of two fellows out
stealing; they steal together but fall
out about the divisions of the spoils
and then one of them curses the other
out for being thief, and going into
the court tries to get ths jury to con
vict him on the ground that he goi
more than his share. Bay Springs
News
The Lexington advertiser., 1911-04-14

'He was spawned in the foul cess
pools of the secret caucus. fed on ex
ecutive patronage until he reached the
tadpole stage. when his tail was cut
off by subCaucus and now he hops
from pond to pond, croaking at me. !"
Does this sound like the language os a
candidate or--the United States Senate
who declared not long ago that he was
going to conduct his campaign on a
high plane and discuss measures and
not men2 Have Mississippiaus in the
past heard anything like this from a
man ssking the highest Office within
thalr gittf Can this coarse and vul.
gar attempt at wit win against an ap-
peal to reason and Judgments Yet
this was the language used by MIR.
Vardaman in his speech here in speak
ing of Mr.. Alexander a man he spoke
of not SO very long ago as "a very
able lawyer and al excellent christian
gentleman And yet Mr.. Vardaman
complains that he is being made the
target of the mudslinger. -HernandO
Times Promoter.
The Lexington advertiser., 1911-04-14

Come back, you cnss, come back
to u.s. is the burden of the song of the
Vardaman leaders in Holmes county to
the quondam followers who aIe descrt-
ing the forlorn hope. The idea OF
makirg converts has been abandoned
as hopeless. but strenuous efforts are
made to keep the ranks intact and
present utter depletion, Great hopes
are pinned to the leaders visit on the
25th inst, but as the people are think
ing deeply and becoming familiar
with the true situation, mere fiat de-
mails of charges, and recitations Of
poetry will not. suffice, This is nc
sentimental age but an intensely prac
tical one, and facts and proofs are de
nanded in CyerY instance