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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
stnte Has Two nIembcrs.

aisf.
State HIS Two MEMBER.
!. The appointment OF Mfr. Stimson;w1ll
Give New York two members OF the
Cabinet. Acknowledgement Wickersham
being a, resident OF that State.
" Mr. Stiniecn hits had no special MILL
Sary training. but In talking TO friends
to-night the President expressed this
belief that he was the sort of man who
could come into the War Department
end easily and quickly get the swing
of affairs
President Taft.iin HE letter to Soc
rotary Otekinsonj said he was sorry
that the personal .considcrations which
left him no alternative and required
hi..4-ta- .accept-the- Resignation. While
expressing appreciation of the high
sense OF duty which prompted the
Secretary to offer to remain in office
temporarily on account OF the Mexican
sitae ton, MIR. Taft said, II am. glad to
say that recent! develo pmcnts Indicate
,hat no crisis Is likely to arise making
your withdrawal any more of an en-
barra ssinent than at a later date, or
austifying my asking from you such a
Sacrihce." t5 lHt
Secretary Dickinson on May 5 wrote:
Dear Mr. resident.-WhenS ! Of
ferod my resignation It. seemed that
peace would be restored in Mexico.
The situation is now SO alarming that
ii thesvfIiee j hold. while have no
rtghI stos withdraw my resignation, and
If could would not take a step thai
would embarrass YOU. ] want to say
that in considering it, please ignore
personal reasons advanced by me &c
support 1T and be guided alone by con.
siaerations OF public interest. This Is
not II further embnrrass you, but, In
View of the gravity of the situation
10 put myself entirely at the public
service, regardless Of personal consid.
erations." }f
WINS n Trunt Buster. -
Mr.. Stimson was born In New York
September 81, 1857 He graduated
frpms Yaletin s1SSS and from. Harvard
law school in 1890. He was associated
with Senator Root. of New York, In the
practice of Jaw and in 1906 was APP
pointed United States attorney for the
southern district Of New York. He
resigned after three years service TO
become special counsel for the gov
eminent in The pros ecution of the
sugar trust. AS counsel in that case
he won the admiration OF Attorney
General Wickersham and Mr. Taft
Secretary Dickinson was born lis
Mississihbi. spent most OF his life Ii,
tennessee. and, was appointed to the
years old. III the Civil War he served
with the Mississippi volunteers. He
was educated at the .Univcrsity of
Nashville, THE University. OF J,eipsis
Saxony. and the Sorbonne, Paris. lie
was sworn In as Secretary of War
Anrch -. 1909, previously having been
general counsel of the illinois Centrai
Raiiroad. with offices in Chicago.
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teller Promlscs.

, washington, May 1e.-Relief from
Naiiing IN the Eastern States is prom
lsed for tomorrow By tho Weather
'bureau. The warm wave will be
oroken by north and northeast .rinds
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FUNERAL NOTICE

BtI-Dicd. in ripe old age. JOHN j.
HlT; faithful servant or Francis 4.
Funeral from Sharon Baptist
church SUNDAY AFTERNOON nexi
at 80 O'clock
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USTSTANDTR|AL
!. FOR CONSPIRACY
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ultimate purpose OF which was to
control the production, sale and dis
trioution OF fresh meat throughout a
large section OF this country: and, ms
aneidental to that control, 10 lower
prices TO the. producer OF the raw ma
OF the finished product
Near Monopoly In Beef
While The facts do not disclose an
absolute monopoly, yet the large per-
centaEe of the business Which they
control Indicates that they intended
70 ACQUIRE at least commercial
ouuse carpenter, everything the do
murrers, said he did not think tho
,rial could be held before fall. NAV
-, ~, Inc packers Will appear and plead
bill OF particulars. Government ,ttnr
neys question their right 10 ask sucb
an p,ll AFTER the action to-day. but The /
w IN De decided in the decision MAY.
.
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ConfederateVeteran S Reunion
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, May 1918.
s2i1o Round Trip s2I.Io

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILyyAyI
Choice of routes via Cincinnati and
st. Louis, Or via Louisville and Nom
phis. Tickets on sale May 1871 and
Is. good to leave Little Rock return
ing not later than May %, subject 10
extension OF limit TO June ID by de-
post Little Rock and on payment Of
so cents deposit fee.
Correspondingly low rates from All
stations. Through sleeper Richmond
70 Little Rock on train leaving Rich
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ADVERTISING THAT rULI.s.
We favo mon in our office who can NAL.
advertising copy fairly brstic With seIiins
points; ether mon who actunjIy.. mink in.
pictures. Experience has taught them how
business. Our orGanizat fon is q, your SCR
FIR EEAlAN ADVERTISING AGENCY. INC.
Richmond. Wright. II
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moon. he called up the White House
3pue:sthe- Ions distance telephone and
'}sGfd he> would DO glad' tc7 become Mr.,
.Taft's second Secretary of War. The
ideal was closed right thon, and tho
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JONES PRODUCES
HIS AUTHORITY
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did not seem to be making much head
way. Flo replied that It was not his
bill. that 1t had been handed him by
fr!end for whom he had introduced
1t. In addition TO this bill. which the
journal shows was introduced on Fob
ruary 6. Mr.. Curtis had introduced a
bill on the 2bth of January. which
seriously affected the fishing Industry
of Virginia, and I may have Included
both of the Curtis bills In what / said
In regard to his not making much
Roadway. Mr.. Curtis went to his desk.
near which we wero standing, and
returning Immediately said. my friend
Cnrdwell gave me tho bills. and In
troduced both OF them for him." My
recollection Is that he sold his friend
Cardwell gave him both OF the bills.
and that no introduced them for him.
but am absolutely positive that he
said Mr. Cardwcll gave him the BILL
fish In the Chesapeake Bay, etc. 1
have asked NIr. Jett for his recolleo-
ton as to what was said upon this o.
casion. He docs not recall that both
bills were mentioned.
II is his recollection that Mr.. Curtis
only referred in what he said to the
bill prohibiting tho catching of mon
hadcn fish In the chesapeake Bay, etc.
He fully agrees with me that MIR. Cur
tbs said the bill which he introduc
prohibiting tho taking OF menhadcn
FISH. ETC.. was not his bill, and that q
was merely introduced by him at the
request OF his friend. Mr.. Cardwell.
tSlgned2 K. CARTER WELLFOIlD.
Sabine Hall. May 10. 1911.
Mr.. Wexford In the above state
imcnt. has correctly set forth my recDl-
lection OF what WAS said by MIR. Curtis
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A. B. C. Capitol Wrapped Loaf

"The best bread You ever tasted u
Wrapped In WG1ed paper-not itouch-
I'd by human hands until 1t la served
In your tabla. gltli
&C. at Your Grocer's.
AMERICAS nItEAD AND BAKING; 60.
@ g. 10, ~ q, Leigh Street. ;i
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Mr.. Wexford. In the above state
mont. has correctly set forth my recDl-
lection of what was said by MIR. Curtis
In the conversation TO which no refers
(Signcd) r. ~. JETT.
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! London's pet stra ,the Henry
Heath; the Dunlap, and Berry
specials-$t to So.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
The Power Of Padarau.ki

\ nard headed business man weas te
bear Paderewski play, says L. &.
Thomas in Success Magazine. The
man Is not musician. He spends his
Gays trying to buy cotton when it Is
low and sell it when it Is high. This
Is how he described his experience at
the piano recital.
you know, I'm not easily stirred ID,
and / don't know anything about mu-
sic. l wouldn't know whether q man
was playing the piano extremely well
or just fairly well. But / do know
that Paderewski played one thing that
afternoon that stirred me up as nev-
er was stirred in my life. l don't re-
member what it was. I couldn't have
told whether be was playing an hour
or nYe minutes. All know Is that tt
stirred up feelings within me l had
never felt before. Great waves OF emo
uon swept over me. | wanted to shout
ana l wanted to cry, and when tks
last chord was struck l found myself
on my feet waving my umbrella and
shouting ike a wild Indian. | went
out OF that hall as weak as q rag and
happier than I'd been in years. l can't
account for It I've tried, but I can't
explain 1t. Can your -
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
RArSaNAfannA-

Timour, the great Asiatic conquer0F,
commonly known by the name Of Tam
erlane. had extraordinary persever-
ance. No difficulties ever led him to
recede from what he had once under
taken, and he often persisted In his
efforts under circumstances which led
all around him to despair. On such
occasions ne used to relate TO his
friend an anecdote Of his early life,
Il once" he said. was forced to take
shelter from my enemies Ia a rutEed
building, where l sat alone many
hours. Desiring to divert my mind
from my hopeless condition, / fixed
my eyes on an ant that was carrying 4
grain OF corn larger than itself up
high wan. numbered the efforts It
made to accomplish this object The
grain fell sixty-nine times to the
ground, but the insect persevered, and
the seventieth time It reached the top.
This sight gave me courage at the Elo-
msnt, and never forgot the lesson"
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
He WAS THANKFUL.

a Reporter Who Appreciated the At
tsntions of His Superior.
A reporter for q Philadelphia news
paper was sent up the state to act as
staff correspondent in an important
court trial 1t was the reporters first
big out Of town assignment and his
managing editor kept the telegraph
wires busy with instructions and IN
quiTies. For two days and two nights
the reporter had received a dispatch
from his Office half hourly, and 1t be-
gan to get on his nerves
At the end Of the second day he
worked until o'clock in the morning,
aled his last page Of copy, received
word that his story had been re-
ceiyed, and he went to bed. just as be
was putting out the light the hotel
porter appeared with the inevitable
tray and the inevitable telegram. The
reporter opened it and read:
What time does court open In the
moTningT
It was too much. He hated the sight
o9 telegram. He had been fleeing the
curse Of the dispatches only TO have
them pursue him to bed. He sat down
and wrote to his Office the most Cour-
tsous answer he could compose:
"CouFt opens at 9 o'clock In the
morning. 1t is now 3. Thank you for
waking me In time" - Philadelphia
Times.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
The Landscape Near Jerusalem.

The country about Jerusalem Is g..
senttally a pale country. Indeed, I
often thought it looked stricken, az
II its paIlor had come upon it abrupt
ly, had been sent to it as c visitation.
was not sorry that l saw It first
under grayness and swept by winds.
The grayness. the winds, seemed to
me to emphasize its truth, to drive
home its reality. And there was some
thing noble In its candor. Even na-
ture can take on an aspect OF tFicki-
ness at times, or at least a certain CO
quetry, a daintiness not wholly free
from suggestions of arti1ciality. The
landscape in the midst Of which Je-
rusalem lies Is dreary, Is sad: In
stormy weather Is almost forbsdding.
Yet it has bare frankness that rem
ders Il dignified, a large simplicity that
Is very striking. The frame is sober,
the picture within II is amazing, and
neither. once seen, can ever be forgot
ten.-Robert Hichens in Century.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
What Happened 20 Bill.

Mrs. Dixon was putting Frank, aged
six. and Willie. aged four, to sleep
With a bedtime story when she was
suddenly compelled TO answer the
dooTbeu. fastening away with the In
tention Of Immediately returning. Mrs.
Dixon was detained by caller. The
boys grew restless. Finally. running 70
the top af the stairs, where he knew
his mother could get perfect view Of
him, Frank used nearly all his small
stock of diplomacy IN trying to attract
his mothers attention without disturb
ing the visitor. After several futile at
tempts at gesticulations be called out
In a loud whisper perfectly audible to
both ladies below, Mamma. you'd
better come up" then in a most awe
inspiring tone adding. cause Bilfs
nose Is comiR' unwiped" - Youths
Companion.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
spaak For Xour..ls- Iahn-

The Lord Leicester OF a century sgs
had no sons by his first marriage and,
being well on In years, was anxious 70
see his heir apparent, q nephew, hap
PLY welded. His wish was that 8
charming daughter OF his neighboT,
the Earl OF AIbemarie, should be ths
future Lady Leicester. With her and
her sisters he used to enjoy his moTn-
ing rides. One morning she came
alone, and during the ride he asked,
thinking to forward his nephew's in
terests, "Anne, my dear, how should
you Ike to be mistress Of HolkhamT'
'aThere Is nothing | should Ike better"
she replied. Then / shall send my
nephew William to court you" said
the earl, glad that the fates seemed to
favor his project. But the lady calmly
and gravely answered, Il shall never
be mistress of Holkham on those
terms" why" exclaimed the aston
ished old gentleman, looking the lady
hard In the face, you don't mean to
say you would marry meT' ''Yes, in
deed l would" was the answer, and
nothing should wish better" And as
8 consequence the nephew did not sue
ceed TO the earldom.-London Chroni-
Gle
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
Mississippi steambeatins.

The steamboat age On the Mississippi
began about 1921 and fourished foE
fifty years As early as 1884 the num-
Der Of steamboats, OF the Mississippi
and it's tributaries is estimated at 230,
and in 1912 there were 80 vessels,
with a value OF S25.0Oo,O00. But the
golden era was from 1s4S till the waT
Never did the valley ana steambeating
prosper more than then Thousands Of
bales Of cotton were annually shipped
to southern markets. and the whaFfs
Of st. Louis and Memphis and Vicks-
burg and other large ports were stack
ed with piles of merchandise and lined
with scores Of steamers.-Travel Mag
aztne.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
BaIzae's Way.

Jules sandeau relates that one time
while living in Paris Balzac locked
himself up In his room for twenty-five
days and twenty-five nights. refusing
to see any one and keeping the cur
tains closed and the lights continually
burning even in broad daylight. The
only human being he saw during this
time was his servant, whom be rang
for when he felt the need Of food and
which he washed down with numerous
cups Of coffee. He would throw him
self on his bed only when entirely ex-
hausted from lack Of sleep, and he re-
manned in complete ignorance Of what
was transpiring outside. the state Of
the weather and even Of the time ana
day of the week. He only freed him,
self from this voluntary captivity
when he had written the word END"
on the last page Of the manuscript he
began when he entered his prison.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
An Artists Struggles.

Professor Won Herkomer, the famous
painter. had such a struggle to gain
a living in his early days that had it
not been for his inexhaustible stock
Of patience and self confidence he
would probably have abandoned art
entirely. He sold his first picture for
guineas and later on earned for a
short time q couple Of pounds weekly
fog & woodcut which he supplied to
a comic paper. This modest salary
coming to stop, he was at his wits
end to know what TO do. He applied
to = troupe OF mtnstrels for an en-
gagement as either player. but in vain,
and then took to designing carpets.
For some years he battled with pOV-
erty, achieving no success until he
obtained employment on a weekly il
fusrsted jouTpaI.-LondoR Globe.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
PLANET PROBLEMS.
We Really Know Very Little Even
About the Larger Heaven.
ly Bodies.

'aThe amount Of ignorance not yet
removed concerning the planets is very
great" writes E. S. Grew. I'VE do
not know, for example. whether the
planet Venus rotates. If it does it may
possibly have q life and a vegetation
Ike cur own, though we suspect that
It Is clothed IN eternal cloud. OF
Ssturn's rings we cannot say whether
they consist Of millions OF tiny moons
Ike brickbats or whether they may be
even smaller stin-a veil Of shining
dust. Or Jupiter we can OF = say that
it Is covered with clouds, though Of
their substance we know nothing,
and, according TO Professor Lowell and
Sir William Higgins, some OF the
bands we see on it may be riffs in the
clouds revealing the body Of the plan
ct. Little lines crisscross these bands.
Photographs OF Jupiter taken at Flag
staf observatory seem to indicate that
these lines, too, are the upper clouds
Of Jupiter
But whenever we see a planet we
see 1t badly. Even Mars, the most
clearly revealed OF them all, is con-
stantly obscured by a refracting haze,
so that even OF the famous canals,
though nearly 500 In number, emily a
few are percepuble at a time, and an
unsktlled observer would probably not
make them out at all. Sandstorms,
sometimes snowstorms. sweep the sur
face Of the planet, and because the
winds Of Mars are very gentle and
slew moving these occurrences take a
long time to pass by."-London Family
HaraId
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
A SMALL BIRD.
But 1t Had a Mighty Swat When Il
Fell Dead Out of the
Clouds.

Y. II. Newssn tells of an amusing
iacident iD which a dead duck dis
playss Hore activity than would live
enc. The incident is as follows
We saw a small flock Of broadbiIls
approaching. They came directly for US.
but unfortunately dH not stop for our
decOys. AS they arrived almost over
Us we stood up and fred. l pulled on
q nice plump looking drake. He start
ed to fall. so l turned my second load
loose rather promiscuOusly and then
started to load up. Behind ne Johnny
was still shooting. Then Johnny yelled,
and something hit me q mighty swat
on the back Of my neck, whereupon I
tried to clean q big hunk Of stone OF
its barnacles by means Of my nose and
front teeth. This may be pleasant to
look upon, but it is not an enjoyable
pastime
Il had always liked Johnny, but the
thought that be had hit me on the
back OF the neck and was now laugh
ing was too much. I started for him
with murder IN my eye and large
dFiftwood stick In my hand Johnny,
still In fits OF laughter. pointed behind
me and mumbIed some words about
duck ! looked around, and there be
hind me on the rocks was the same
plump looking drake that 1 had Shot
at the first time. 1t was hard to real
ize that such a small bird had such
mighty swat
'When Johnny had come out Of his
conyulsions and l had picked the
feathers out Of my back hair we look
ed around a bit and found there were
four dead broadbills, so l cheered up
q bit Johnny didn't need any cheer
ing up."-RecreatIon.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
First OIL Wall.

In the year 1859 E. L. Drake Of
TitusviIIe, Pa, drove the first oil well
Like ether pioneers, be was regarded
as a dreamer or q fool, and people
laughed at the idea Of tapping a sub
terranean oil lake. II was only by
pretending that he was In search Of a
bed OF salt that he was able to get
driIlers 20 work fer him. When the
borer had reached q depth Of about
seventy feet Drake found his antici-
pariens realized. and be was the pos
SCISSOR Of aR oil well which. with the
aid Of : hand pump, yielded him
twenty-five barrels a day.-New York
American.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
BIzEf AND HALEvY.
The Story Of the Origin Of e Popular
Air In Carmen"

The Story Of the Origin Of 9 Popular
Air In Carmen"
Bizet, the composer Of the world IA
nous opera Carmen" and Halevy.
bis hbretust once occupied apartments
whose outer doors opened on the same
landing. AS soon as he had finished
an air Blzet would hasten to submit IT
70 his neighbor, who subjected it to
the most severe criticism. From morn
Ing 10 night the piano resounded In
the composers apartments. One night
Bizet finished q dramatic Bit I'm which
be 1Rttered himself be had success
fully sketched the pride Of q trfum-
phant toreador after a successful bull
fight. But Halevy listened in siIencs
and showed but a moderate enthu-
siasm- Bizet, somewhat piqued, asked
the cause of this coldness.
''It's good, / admit" said Hslevy
''In fact, it's too good 1t lacks move
ment; it lacks snap-in short, it's not
popular enough"
mot popular enough shouted the
piqued composer. do you want to
write for the slumsT He went out In
hun, but soon relented and In an
hour returned with another air. Lis
ten 10 this" said be. Here IL my
toreader idea written down to your
popular level" Tt was indeed ths
song Of the toreador and the only ons
which on the first night received E2
encore and seemed TO move the GEwt
hight audience from fks toEpoE.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
HE AMUSED THE CUBS.
Then The Young Lions Took Turn at
Amusing Him.

Then The Young Lions Took q Turn at
Amusing Him.
4 negro attached to an African hunt
ing party met with a curious adven-
ture, says an English paper. Wander
ing one day from camp, be surprised
TIVE lion cubs at play and thoughtless-
ly commenced to amuse them. He was
only toe successful. The big cubs gam
boiled fearlessly about him and to his
dismay refused to desist when he
wished to leave them.
Realizing the danger to which he
would be exposed should the mother
appear, he began TO run, but the cubs
refused to be shaken off and in their
play scratched his legs in fearful
fashion.
That the creatures were thoroughly
enjoying themselves was evident from
their manifestations OF delight, and
before long their unusual cries brought
a Honess Ieaping TO the spot.
Trembling in every limb, the negro
faced the growing animal, while the
cubs continued to jump up at him,
eager for further caFeSseS. The en-
ragged uOness moved round uneasily
in a circle, man and beast keeping
their eyes steadily on each other. Sew
eFal times the ioRess crouched to
spriAg, but the man, from fear, never
shifted his gaze.
At length, after what seemed an age
when the negro was ready to drop
from exhaustion, the animal suddenly
called her cubs away and disappeared
into the surrounding scrub.
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
ENGLANO'S LIGHTHOUSES.
The Seven Districts Are Controlled by
Board Known as the
"Elder Brethen,"

The lighthouse service Of England Is
controlled by q board composed Of
thirteen elder brethren" When a va
'cancy occurs one Of the younger
brethren" is selected by the elder
Yorethren" to ill it. The position is
flor life, and the salary is $500 a year.
Any commanding officer Of the navy
or master Of the merchant marine is
eligible for election as one Of the
younger brethren" by the "elder
brethren" There is no salary attach
ed to the position. but they are eligi-
bic for election as one Of the "elder
brethren"
England is divided into seven light
house districts. each In charge Of q
superintendent The superintendents
are persons who enter the service as
apprentices at the age Of thirteen and
have worked up to the position Of
master on board OF q steam tender.
They are selected for the position Of
superintendent By the elder breth-
1aza" \ -snpsEiRte1dsnt has -spnt<d
zEzEE
The Washington bee., 1911-05-27
CoFree1ad.

It is the custom of a we'll known
minister to poiBt his sermons with
either dearly beloved brethren" OF
nov, nay brothers" One day q LADY
member Of his congregation took sx-
ception 70 this.
why do you always preach TO the
gentlemen and never to the ladies' r
she asked.
my dear lady" said the beamtRg
vicar, ''one embraces the other"
''But not In the church, was the In
stRut reply.