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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
RADFORD ''DRYS"
WIN BIG VICTORY
Garry Their Town by 14o
Majority Out of 800
Votes Cast
PROHIBITION HAS
PROVED A SUCCESS
Financial Condition of Town
Has Continually Improved
Since Saloons Were
Voted Out

Especial TO The Richmond Firgtniar-l
RADFoRll, VA, rtAug. 1.-THE
drys won to-days local option cleo
ton by las majority out of a. total
vote OF $50. The vote by wards is
as follows:
East ward--Drys. 139 vets, u:
thrown out, 3. total, ZIG. Dry ma
jority, 65 West Ward-Drys, $50;
| vets, 40, thrown out +. total ls0.
Dry majority. 81.
Two years ago the dry majority
was 1o5,
'ffhe etEcrtuH WIS marked by good
order, though there were large num-
bers Of workers near the polling
places. and many votes were chal-
lenged on various pretexes.
The "drys" got In their best work
early and the tallies soon show ed
that they were well in the lead At
3 O'Clock in the afternoon the vote
in the West ward showed by the
tallies drys. 90; vets, 20. while In
the east ward the tailies indicated
SIS dry majority. BY that time the
Wet leaders looked discouraged and
wet sympathizers were found in the
explaining mood
The last week OF the campaign was
an active one. Two big dry rallies
were held in each ward. and the
vets" came out from under cover
long enough 10 criticize in print the
claims o. the "drys' az to improved
municipal finances This brought
back a reioinder from the "drys" that
made the sally OF the vets" a boom
erang They undertook TO show that
all of the alleged municipal prospect
Is was due 10 unusual and extra
sources of income, Including Some
funds derived from the sale Of delin-
quent lots,
Drss Had Best of Argument
II WAS a weak attack because the
reply Immediately showed that all
extra income was more than offset
by extra outgo for improvements such
as Vet days had never given to Rad
ford, including $4,000 spent on the
Two new handsome school buildings
built in dry days. larger educational
appropriations, ana more spent for
concrete walks II was shown that
an apparent decrease balance on a
given date was misleading as ii was
offset by unpaid licenses and funds
IN the mayors hands. white the in
creased income from regular sources
In the last dry year, under the same
assessment. was larger than all the
extra sources of income and covered
and oNeriapped the old liquor license
by more than $500.
The Wfnd-tfp Rally.
AZ the wind-up rally Of the "drys"
Wednesday night. Judge Jackson OF
Roanoke. and Rev, Thomas Priddy. of
Knoxville. Tenn. former Radford
pastor, made addresses Other speak
ers from out oftown during the dry
campaign were Captain j. H. Bar
ger. Of Shawsville; Rev. Mr.. Poage.
Of Baltimore. former Christian pas
tor here, J. VI. spencer. drummer
OF Philadelphia: ] al Grove. Of -Iu-
laskt, and Rev 4. J. Doean. of Roa-
rake I<}caErsgsaaaSess included psv@
S. S. Catron, J. A. II. Shuler Y. r.
Hasselvander. j. A. McKaughan and
r. l. Raymond. Judge T.onsiev. @. A
sullivan. j. II. Barnett and Henry
Ritter.
Former saloon men from In and
out of town looked after the wet
interests. with some other aid. The
local paper was dry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
STAID BACHELOR is
NOW ARDENT WOOER

ST. LOUIS, MO. Aug lT.-How.
ard Gillette. Chicago broker and
erstwhile considered confirmed
bachelor. is now described by his
friends as Chicago's most ardent
wooer. because ho is said to find Il
impossible. according to letters re-
ceived here, to stay away more than
n few days at time from his fiancea.
Miss Cornelia Brookmire. of st. Louin.
whom he Will wed in month
Miss Brookmire is with her parents
at their summer home at Biddeford
Poole. Maine, 1.5Ge miles from Chi-
cago. lie boards train and runs
down" to Maine for a "week-ends in
about the same manner as an ordl.
nary Chicagoan would get on an eis>
waited train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
Cash in tho Dark.

II Sh<Rf't3tsL, Aug. Hi. fyergfi,ol
IS IN total darkness tonight excer,t
Tor the family giimmertng oil lamps,
as result or the sympathetic strike
o. the electric and gas light employees
unton This evening. soldiers with fix
ca bayonets, drawn sabers and loaded
rifles are patrolling the unlightad
streets. In the rougher quarters s4y-
eral vicious clashes in the dark have
already occurred. Troops are stiu en-
tering the city at IL late hour.
lncendiarism is most feared. par
ucuiarly in the shipping district. The
cruiser Antrim anchored at the
Princes landing stage this afternoon.
ana Tonight the cruisers Warrior.
Bristol and the Riton dropped anchor
of the Hersey. A thousand saiIers
are held in readiness to go ashore.
TWO more warships have been order
ed to the city.
Food is being dispensed in i.iver-
pool from rendezvous In William
square. about which has been throw
a Gordon OF troops. All the food
stored on the docks hac been brought
70 the square by wagon train as
corted by Scots grays ana foot ana
mounted constabulary.
The Liverpool ship owners offered
tonight 70 withdraw the lock -out
& A.
thy with the railroad men. bur me
dock men refused TO go back to work
saloons and Theatres Closed.
All the saloons and theatres in TJv-
erpool were ordered closed Tonight
The shutting off OF the power has
tied up the street cars
David Lloyd George announced to-
night that government was stiu try
ing TO bring the employees and the
railroad officials together. bur no
progress Is reported-and none IA ax-
pected llome Secretary Churchill
Premier Asquith, Mr.. LLOYD George
and all the other leaders Of the gov
eminent are IN their offices directing
the movement Of the troops and hold7
Ing constant communication With tha
strikers and the employers
The transatlantic shipping GONNA
MES face a tremendous loss The nIan
decided upon Tonight by the najnr-
ity of the companies IL 10 coal and
Victual their ships at American n6rts
for the round trip. They viii av
pertence great difficulty, however in
keeping their crews when the shtns
reach England, The Lusitania is
scheduled to sail Saturday. but IN to
the present hour is without crew
and without coal.
/ The governments fight Is with Tho
strikers, and is clearly defined. When
Premier Asquith offered to-day TO an
point a royal commission to ipyasfi-
gate the differences with a View of
settling the dispute, the railroad com
1 panies acquiesced. but the mon ffa,Iv
refused, Altogether there are ? Ioo
l0oo union men affiliated shrouebout
1.-THE country with the 100000 railro. a
men involved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
TOGO is VANQUISHED
IN BANQUET BATTLE

BOSTON. Aug. 17,--Admiral Count
Togo suffered an attack Of indipes-
ton this morning. and instead OF
visiting the North Atlantic squadron
or attending banquet given In his
honor tonight by Rear Admiral Fran.
els Bowles. remained in his hotel
and doctored himself In view of
his slight indisposition. 1t Ia prob
able that tomorrow his program
entertainment will be confined 70 an
automobile tour of the city In tina
morning. He will depart for Niagara
Falls in the afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
NAMES SLAIN MAN
IN DIVORCE SUIT

NEW YORK. Aug. lT.--From be-
hind the bars in Sing Sing. Captain
Peter G. Hams. Jr.. army officer and
inventor. has begun his battle for
freedom against his beautiful wife.
Claudio Hams, for love OF whom he
shot and Killed his former. friend
William E. Annis, at the Bayside
Yacht Club. three wears ago The VIC
tim of the tragedy Is named in the
action. which is on the calendar for
trial In brooklyn tomorrow morn
ing.
Whether or not Captain Hains,
whose heroic old father, General Pc
ter c. Hams. arrived In New York to-
night to assist his favorite son. will
he permitted to don the convict $
stripe long enough to testify cannot
be ascertained tonight
- w. C. Percy, counsel for Captafrr
Hams, declares his belief that the de :
PENDANT will not contest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
Three Cabinet Officers Inter-
fere With Enforcing Pure
Food Act
DR.. WILEY NAMES
MEN RESPONSIBLE
Cortelyou, Straus and Wilson
Fell Under the Influence
of Corn Products
Pleading

WASHINGTON, August 17.--Under
influence swung by the Corn Products
Company. three cabinet officers, Secre-
taries Corteiyou. Straus and Wilson.
disregaTded the law. and reversed a
ruling of the board of food inspection
that glucose was misbranded when
labeled corn syrup" thereby weak
ering the act. by interfering with its
strict enforcement.
Dr. Harvey ". Wiley told the story
- in detail 10th Investigating
mittee to-day, ana his hearers were
shocked.
Soon after the pure food act was
passed Br. Wiley anu his associates
on the board of inspection rendered n
decision that glucose could not he
branded as corn syrup. Secretary
Wilson approved the decision and it
was ordered printed. The Corn Pro-
ducts Company, an sso.ap0,Q Gee cor
poration. got wind Of the adverse
criticism and secured from thirty
commercial chemists opinions 10 the
contrary.
II know one chemist said Dr.
Wiley. who was offered money for
an opinion contrary to the board =
the chemist. who gave saeh an opinion
IL now member Of the kemsen
board.
Decision Is Reversed
This chemist IS Dr. Russell Chitten-
Gen. or Yale.
Armed with these opinions the
president of the Corn Products Com
pany sought the aid Of higher on
Gals to crush Dr. Wiley and his ruiz
OF the treasury, Secretary Oscar W.
straus OF Commerce and Labor and
Secretary Wilson, Of agriculture, re-.
sponded. They comprised the board
ter the administration Of the law.
Acting under this authority they re-
yersed the decision and countermand-
ed the order for It's printing. is
suanee and enforcement.
"A case was carried 10 the supreme
court Of Wisconsin later. continued
Dr. Wiley tn which exactly the Same
question vas raised. That court held
that glucose could not he labelled
as corn syrup. ! prepared q brief
in that case ~ which | Vas very
proud VAS sustained fully by the
courts decision
In the bieached -four case Dr Wiley
said he had an appeal 10 Secretary
Nilsson to sustain his YleAs- This the
secretary did ana the courts UnaItF
held with them.
Wilson Had knowledge,
In response tn A question Dr. Wiley
said there had been 1903 prosecu~
tons dropped arbitrarily merely be-
cause the Investigations had not been
completed within three months and
without relation To their merits
Many cases were dropped in this
way he said, which could crawl on
ali fours with others which Mere wen
arm at work on list Of these
which ] will lay before the commit
tee when completed"
Or. W'ifey explained the corn pr
Gated system OF voting In the board
Of inspection on a report carrying a
decision.
u have been waiting for two years
to get vote deciding against the
use of cafrein in soft drinks sold at
soda fountains because OF its injurious
effect on children" he said
DR. Wiley said he assumed fl3ll re-
sponsihlty for the employment 81
Or. n. II. Rusty. and that Secretary
Wilson had knowledge of the ar
rangements made with Or. Rushy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The first con-
liicsa iii the greatest labor war In
the worlds history are taking place
throughout tho United Kingdom to-
night. Rioting has broken out in
! London. Liverpool Manchester and
every other city OF any Importance.
Great bodies Of troops are moving
across the country ia every direction.
All efforts to effect a settlement hav-
ing failed, London tonight resen bIes
great military camp.
Twelve powerful machine guns with
10000 rounds Of ammunition have
been wheeled into the streets where
serious trouble Is most likely to &C.
cur. Encampments are being made.
on every available open space Troops
are still arriving at a late hour.
The Faiiroads-the arteries through
which food supplies must pass If the
country is to be saved from starva-
uon---are gradually coming TO
Atandstill as the men leave their
posts in compliance with the general
strike order which was sent broad
cast in fifteen hundred kilograms from
the headquarters Of the Amalgamated
Association OF Railway Servants late
this afternoon.
Food Question Serious.
Thousands OF factories which arc
/ dependent on the railroads for ma
! terials and supplies are preparing to
lock their doors. WHAT were prl-
marily strike Of tho railway men
in sympathy with tlAs dock men has
or necessity become a stupandous ma
/ uonaI tte-up on industry.
he situation as regards provisions
has reached the stage where ii is
J doubtful II the most drastic measures
on the part of the government can
prevent an appalling loss Of life In
Liverpool the coal "a mine caused hun
dreds OF shops 10 shut down perna-
nently to-day and most OF the public
warehouses We're closed tonight.
The5 hospitals are running short Of
SUPPLIES. Hundreds q infants, many
Of them the children Of strikers. are
doomed to certain death unless coal
Is supplied 70 The milk depots main.
tanned by the corporation for the
preservation OF infant life They have
closed already. Seven hundred Of
the poorest infants of the cir. are
at this moment dependent upon tnese
depois for sustenance Under condt-
lions that seem Inevitable in q fees
days half OF these children Will be
dead or dying.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
RISSE PARTICULAR IN
SELECTING A WIFE

NEW YORK, Aug. 1T.~-Alfred II.
Risse, formerly "A stock broker, sailed
to-day on the La Lorraine to seour
Europe for q wife. From the blue va
ters of the Mediterranean to Uultima
Thule his quest Will take him, and If
he doesn't find exactly what he wants.
he viii return wifeless
Her hair must be black as a crows
nest, for, says Mr.. Risse, in these days
OF peroxide and other drug shop con-
veniences. one almost has to apply
the acid test before he can be sure
OF getting blonde.
One hundred aud forty pounds Is
the right weight, and 5 feet 71-2
inches the correct height. She must
not vary even a quarter inch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
ACTOR DRAWS LINE
ON COWS MOOING

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE city
officials Of Bay Side to-day informed
Louis Harway, the actor. that he
must dispose Of the cow that sup
plies milk for his summer estate at
Little Neck Bay, because the animal
has formed the habit OF "mooing.
through the window Of the room in
which Cyril Scott Is studying his next
seasons piece. Mr.. Scott sings in the
new play, and the first notes have
been the signal for the cow to get
close TO the window and moo its dis
approval. Mr.. Scott draws the limo
At certain forms or criticism. After
suffering the annoyance for a week
or more he complained to the authort~
ties. with no knowledge OF who own
ed the offender
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
POPE Plus IS ABLE
TO DIRECT AFFAIRS

ROME Aug, 1.-The condition Of
Pope Plus is constantly improving.
prs. Pettaeei and Marchiafaya TO-DAY
pronounced him out Of immediate
danger and allowed him TO partaka
Of solid food. His holiness resumed
the direction of the vatican affairs
to-day and sent instructions To the
English bishops exhorting them %
use their influence 70 bring an en
10 the strike.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
DYNAMITE PLOT Is NEWS
TO COLONEL COEsTUa <

COLON, PANAMA. Aug. l7.-Col-
onel Goethals, chief engineer OF the
Panama Canal, declared to-day thar
the story of the arrest of an ale~ad
spanish anarchist for complicity In !,
plot TO dynamite the works at 4Gatun
and Pedro Miguel was news 10 hin,
Colonel Goethals suggested that the
report may have grown out of a re-
cent misunderstanding between a
foreman and some Spanish laborers
Due precautions are taken, he said.
to guard against any damage to the
canal works.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
TALK OF ARREST
IN COATESVTLLE

GAINESVILLE. PA. Aug. 17.-One
OF the most prominent men In Coates
willie Will be arrested tomorrow az a
leader Ia ths lMnahine If Zack Walker.
the negro who was burned alive. ac-
cordng tn the authorities They re-
fuse to divulge the mans name to-
night. This announcement follows the
receipt by Chief Of Police Umsted and
District Attorney Gawthrop of post
cards threatening death unless they
stopped the Investigation.
At conference in Harrisburg to-
day Governor Tener urged the dis
trict attorney To hasten the investiga-
tion and placed all the resources of
the State at his disposal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
STR4ANGLES
BOY WHILE SLEEPING

NEW HAVEN, CONN. Aug. IL
While George Nash. a fifteen -year.oid
boy. was asleep in the woods near
here to-day. he was attacked bv a
Dig rattlesnake. which. contrary to the
practice or such reptiles, wound 1t
sell about HIS neck. Nash was uncon-
scious from strangulation when tho
snake was killed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
WARSHlPS ANSWER
DISTRESS SIGNALS

PRoV1NCEToWN, MASS, Aug. IT.
The hattleships Kansas and Yer
mont headed to sea under fun steam
tonight after picking up a wireless
call for help which stated that the
steamship Massachusetts was on fire
on Race Point A few minutes after
starting both vessels were notified
that the fire had been extinguishea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
LONDON IS LIKE
MILITARY CAMP
Greatest Labor Conflict in
Worlds History Now on
in England
MANY BABIES LIVES
ARE NOW ENDANGERED
Food Questions Serious One
and Shops in Liver
pool and Lon
don Close

LONDON, Aug. I5.---Eycry eff
fort on the part of the govern
n1ent to effect compromise be-
tween the Amalgamated society
OF Hallway Servants and the rail-
road companies having failed, the
order Tor u general strike was is
sued this evening.
One hundred thousand men,
the highest paid and most skill
full employees, come directly I'M
der the order.
All the other employees, 1t Is
feared, Will also soon go out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
Tour Of Inspection Shows
Marvellous Transformation
in Highway
YVES WITH VALLEY
PIKE, SAYS GORDON
New Kent County Proud Of
Ihoroughfare That Links
Newport News and
Richmond
ENTRIES IN sOCiAelLtTY
Run TO NEWPORT NEWS

r. q. Airport
(. c. peIouxe
Lewis Kaufman
Fritz Sitterdins
Blanchard Forbes
Jack Perrow
{. l., 6atkins
John E. Seaton
Ben Isnin A. Herd
George e. Fov
James T. Hill
J. Lee kciner
l.. v. Bentley
Kennedy
Maurice Block
{. A. Hoen
n. Lee Bishop
William 3. Thaiheinae~
MsreeIlus e. Wright
Nj. 3. NunnaIly
John A. Clark
J. r. Paimatory
--T urner
Oscar Eurford
Dallas Shafer
Joseph n. Crensha,4
3. w. Richards
S. r. Guqaenheirer
w. c. Smith
3. A. Blerner
Jones Motor Cou7pary
Mrs Ermet Shepherd
Thos. G. Sydnor
c. NJ. Robinson
w. H. Adams
Kline kar
Charles w. Shields
Soeedwell Car
Mrs. A. =. Atkinson
O. .. Brinser
j. D. Manson
j. T. Crute
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18

FISHkI1.L LANDING, N. r., Aug.
l7.--Grant Hase, who posed f6r near
ly all the figures of men in the draw
tngs made by Montgomery Flagg, the
illustrator. died here to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
BACK BAY HAS NEW
AND >STINGLESS SMITH

BOSTON. Aug. I7.-Boston. par-
hcularly the Back Bay. Is infested
with new type Of mosquito. Ii II
yellewish and differs from tho ordi-
nary mosquito in that they do n0e
bite. although their song u thrsets1s
RG. ----..e1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18

Cheapest and Best
The RichOmnd vir-
ginian, virxinia's
hest paper. % for
q year. IL ordered
this month.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-26

states. He will visit the principal
cities of the south during his journey
which is taken for pleasure and
recreation.
Probation officer. Rev. c. c. Hunt
ing. went % Michigan Bluffs, Cali
fornia. the first of the week where
he accompanied Mary and Ruth
Caples who will be placed In charge
of two unoles who reside there.
Professor {. F. Watson principal
of the East Ely school was called TO
Carson City the latter part Of the
week 10 attend a meeting of the
text book commission recently ap-
pointed by Governor eddie.
Constable Dave Mclean left for
southern California Thursday morn
ing where he will spend the next
month r%eeuperating his health, hay-
ing been granted a leave of absence
by the board of county eomis-
sioners.
Frank NJ. Shirer, who has been
in charge of the Ely Consolidated
Copper company for the past sew
eral months left for Salt Lake
Thursday, and after attending to
business matters In that city expects
to go to cortez. where he is largely
interested in valuable mining prop
erty.
w. H.. Bishop. the we'll known
Ely ieweler. has returned from a
pleasant trip of several weeks
duration at the beaches and In the
cities of California. Mrs. Bishop
stopped off at Reno on the return
trip for a visit at the home of her
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-26

parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. c. r. Rich.
ardson.
c. ~. Griswoid, a promiient sool
grower Of Elko, who Is ~slntefiHg
several bands of sheep In he White
River valley has returned from .
visit TO that section. greatly pleased
with the condition OF his s0ck.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ". Meyrs Esai
TO Salt Lake the first of tie week
where Mrs. Meyers and the chlldFsa
expect to reside in the futur as ts
high altitude is believed 10 be n.
furious 70 the latter's healh M
Meyers will return 10 con inue IA
the employment Of the NeYsda
Northern.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-26
sLEIGHING PARTY
Young People Are Guests Of Dr.
Lew Wallace ut Copper Flat.

A number of the young people x
Ely made up a sleighlng party o.
last Friday night and paid a visit 70
DR.. Lew Wallace at Copper Flat i
a a cold ride through the cannon
to be sure, but youth and furs and
wraps paid but little heed to that
and the ride was the more exhiliar.
ting for the erispness OF the all. The
doctor proved a most entertaining
host and a most enjoyable evening
was spent.
The party comprised the Misses
Katherine McGill, Kate Grahan'
Susie Willoughby. Layone Dudalf
son, A. Blnney. S. Matson and Mssfs
Dan Ormsby, w. Biggane, Ora
Baird. Frank Arthur. Walter Duo
dleson, and Billy Durham.