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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
SCHOONER BURNS
TO WATERS EDGE
Fire Caused by Spontaneous
Combustion-Vessel Is
q Total Loss.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.J
Onancock, Va. November o3-Thr
thrce-nasted schooner Joel s. Shcphc I'd,
81 Philadelphia, with n cargo OF Ash
rhuni. was totally destroyed by fire
on Pungotcaque Creek. near IIarborton.
tuesday afternoon. Tho vessel was
loaded AT the wharvcs OF the IIurbortun
OH and Guano Company two weeks
ugo. and In making sail for the voy-
ago grounded OH the opposite side OF
the creek, where she remained until
tuesday. Tho matches in the meantime
were kept battened down, and on be-
ing removed shortly after she floatcd,
fiaHes burst from tho hold soon en-
Veloping SAIL rigging and hull. The
vessel and cargo were valued al
$4,000. and are a total loss The fre
was undoubtedly due to spontaneous
combustion.
L. Paul Jones and Miss Lucille II.
Wallace were married in Baltimore
Saturday. Miss Wallace is from War
saw. They Will reside with Mrs. l.. A.
Wallace. the brides grandmother.
Messrs. Marsh G. Brother. of Ches-
connesseN. have made an assignment for
the protection OF all creditors to War
ner Ames. trustee. 4 similar deed has
been made to George J.. Doughty. Jr..
trustee, by l.. Douglas Milliner. of Ac-
comac. The liabilities of the first
named probably will reach $1,000.
Those of the second are not so largo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
FORMER, orrIcEn HELD.
Charged with Stnbbing Man With In
tent to iiiII-Survey of Lands.
Especial to The Times -Dlspatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Bristol Va, November 23,-hiarion
Wilson, a former policeman of Johnson
City. Tenn. has been held to court
here OIL the charge of having stabbed
Charles Sellers, young man. with in
tent to kill him. Sellers was stabbed
In the left breast. the knife blade PEN
Grating the lung. Wilson escaped to
the Tennessee side following the stab
bling, but was arrested on O fugitive
warrant and later brought across the
line by requisition process. WILSON
was at one time ono OF the most prom
inent and active members of tho John
son CITY, Tenn, police force. Wilson's
bond Is placed at $4,000.
As an evidence that the government.
expects to include many thousands nf
acres of the picturesque region Of
White Tep and the Balsam Mountain.
It's surveyors are now busy with the
task Of running out tho boundar ies pro-
posed to be Included In tho pending deal
between the government and tho Doug
las Land Company. Persons familiar
with the negotiations say that this deal
will undoubtedly be consummated at
an early date. The president OF the
Douglas Land Company Is Douglas
Robinson, of New York, a brother-in-
law Of former President Roosevelt.
Tho first consignment of heavy loco
motives and steel ears recently ordered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
JAMES RIVER WILL
RECEIVE $4,000
That Amount Recommended for
Improvement Of Stream-Other
Appropriations for Virginia.

Washington. November 23.-Esti-
\ mates for continuing the work of
| river and harbor Improvement through
out the country. made public at the
| War Department and covering the
dscal year ending June 80, 1918. show
a strict adherence TO the new admin
! istration policy of asking Congress to
appropriate only for those improve
| ments which have received the ap-
prevail of the army corps Of engineers
after the most thorough Investigation.
| No new projects OF any great import
! ance are preceded for in the estimates
and unless Congress takes the bit In
| Its teeth and dIsregards the recon-
| mendations of General ". II. Blxby.
chief OF engineers, the pork barrel
method of river and harbor work Will
have been eliminated for second
year.
The appropriations asked for aggre-
] gate S29,62S.69s. as against $30.095.69S
I for the current year. The estimates
will be sent to Congress by tho Sec
| rotary OF the Treasury, and President
Taft in his message will urge that
| they be strictly adhered to.
Following are the estimates for Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and South Caro-
| lima:
Virginia-Mattaponi River. $4,000;
| Rappahannock River. $4,000; Milford
Haven harbor, $4,000; james River,
$4,000; Norfolk harbor, general i'm
provement. $4,000; Hospital Point. ST.
| 900; harbor at Norfolk and approaches
! thereto and the channel to Newport
| News. $454600; Pagan River. $1,000;
| inland water route from Norfolk,
through Crurituck Sound to Albemarlc
| Sound. n. c., $4,000.
North neutrality-suspicious. River,
| $1,000; Shallowbag Bay. $1,000: Fishing
| Creek, tributary of Tar River. $I,50O;
Pamlico and Tar Rivers. $4,000; Bay
River. $1,000: Contentnia Creek, s3,-
600; Ncusc and Trent Rivers, $40, 600; ;
Swift Creek. $500; Pamlicc Sound,
Beaufort Inlet inland waterway, Sc
J 900: Beaufort iharbor, $4,000: Beaufort
Inlet, $4,000; Morehead City harbor
$1,000; New River, including inland
| waterways, between Beaufort harbor
and New River. and between New
| River and Swansboro. $500; North
east and Black Rivers and Cape Fear
! River above Wilmington, $4,000; Cape
Fear River. above Wilmington Clocks
and dams). $4,000.
South Carolina-Waccanaw River
| $4,000; Great Pedce River. $4,000;
Wlnyah Bay. $4,000; Santce. Wateroe
| and Congaree Rivers and Estherville
Minim Creek Canal, $4,000; inland
| waterways between Charleston and
Alligator Creek. $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
CIVIC CLUB MEETS.
Feature Is Address by DR.. Anne Hum
nhrcys, Of College Faculty.
Especial 10 The Times-Dispatch.I

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Fredericksburg, Va, November "a
The members OF the Civic Betterment
Club. of this city. had u largely at
tended meeting yesterday afternoon In
the rooms OF the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION. The special feature of the
meeting was an address By DR.. Anne
Humphreys of the faculty of the Fred
ericksburg State Normal School. DR..
Humphreys address was very inter-
esting.
a meeting of the committee on
buildings and grounds OF the Freder-
icksburg State Normal School was held
last night at the school. attended by
DIR. j. C. Chandler, and p. ]. White,
of Richmond; Hon. George c. Round,
OF Manassas; Alden Bell of Culpeper,
and c. O'Connor Goolrlck. of Freder-
icksburg. Others present were Pres
ident f. II. Russell. of the school; Mr..
Robinson, of Richmond, the architect,
and the contractors, and matters were
gone into looking to the erection of
additional buildings and to tho I'M
provcmcnt of the grounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24

Neyln-PowelI.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Eastvillc, Va. November 23.-The
marriage OF Miss Gladys Powell. the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24

by the Virginia and Southwestern Rail-
way Is to arrive here within the next
two weeks. The company recently or
dered new rolling stock to tile value
OF S6i0,o0o, agreeing to pay $4,000
In cash and mortgaginE its propcrtles
for the balance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
40 New $4,000 Everard Piano

Double vcnccrcd mahogany c
Full metal frame. Beautiful tone
ton. This Piano is bargain at t
for this sale.
Sale, long time, $4,000.
Transfer Sale. CASH or short time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
s1ini.tera Condition serious.
Ispecial 10 The Times-Disnatch. /

~ Especial TO The Tlmes- Dfspatch.1 -
Rev. Mr.. Saunders. a Baptist minister
OF Charlottesville. was stricken with
apoplexy this afternoon and fell to
the floor. Physicians were SUNNI oncd
and no was removed to tho yirginiail
Hotel, where he was stopping. Mr..
Saunders was visiting friends here His
leandltinR "a reported MS critical.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-09-06

the committee On census, April %; re-
ported to the senate July 6; passed the
senate Aug. 8; senate bill concurred in
by the house Aug. 4; signed by the
president Aug. s.
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16

works, and they went through the streets of Winchester in full retreat. Thus ended the. battle to your regiment, and after 8 short rest waiting events, you were marched near the city and lay down for the night. And a roll call of your regiment revealed the fact that you had lost one hundred and thirty six, more than dozen of whom were officers Sergeants and Oorporals had to come into command as some companies had no commissioned officers left. The Companies all lost heavily, but Com- pany D, F, and the worst.
 But what of this victory? If Sheri- den had been defeated Early would have crossedtheI Potomac; ;Marylandwouldhave suffered another invasion and Washing ton again threatened. But this was a great victory, something to show for the losses you had met. Sheridan in his re- port said, in part "At Winchester, for moment, the contest was uncertain. But the gallant attack of General Upton 8 brigade of the 9th corps restored the line of battle until the turning column of Crook and Merrltt's and Averilps di- vision of Cavalry under Torbet sent the
 enemy whirlipg through Winche ster. Now as SherIden gives Upton's bri- gade the credit for holding the line, as he does, and as the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery constituted more than half of thls brigade, you would naturally feel that the Second Connecticut was en- titled to little of the credit.
 To be continued.
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
THE SECOND AT WINCHESTER
(consinued from First Page

places occupied by your regiment this day. Colonel Mackenzie seemed to be in his glory. While a charge had been ordered all along the line by Sheridan, and our Colonel Mackenzie rode up to our Color Sergeant Traver and asked for the colors. Traver says: aas -
 "Not by Insight Tell me where you want them and I'll put them there" Colonel says {: @ -T
 Follow me-" and with his hat way above his head on the point of his saber led the charge across the field. swept by shot and shell, and carrying down the boys at every step, you reached piece of woods which the rebels abandoned. The Second Heavies charged obliquely through the woods and advanced to a rail fence where the enemy made an obstinate stand but the boys fanked them out of their position, but not till after the bloodiest struggle of the day. Major Rice was torn in pieces by shell. Major Skinner was hit on his head by a shell and knocked several feet, and he was carried off the field, but he lived to come back and be our Lieutenant Colonel through many hard fought battles, and to the close of the war, General Upton, who led you into the breach earlier in the day, thereby saving the day, was wounded. Colonel Mackenzie's horse was killed under him by shot. Several other officers were hit and the boys fell more in number during this half hour than all the rest of the day. -
 Early's artillery was fought to the very muzzles of their cannon. Colonel Mackenzie tried f1anking the Johnnies
 but to no purpose. The boys did not re. treat but lay down by so doing were sheltered little from the hail. But this could not be endured The boys thought if they had got to die anyway { they had better die fighting SO up up, and OH, on, straight iuto the rebel breast,
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
Ha Eoruaxa tho Risher.

A certain bishop, an ardent advocate of teetotalism, found one of his flock, to whom he had preached for years, leaning in helpless drunkenness against a wall.
 'sWilkinsp cried the bishop, mex pressibly shocked. "Oh, Wilkins! You in this state! am sorry, am sorry, I am sorryY
 As the bishop was passing on VII kins pulled himself together and hic- coughed after him:
 Bishop, blshopW |
 The bishop hastened back in the hope of hearing resolution of re- pentance.
 Bishop, if you are really sorry for give youw-London Mail.
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
Dynamite.

The latent power of dynamite is ter rife, but its direction is simply ques- tion of ordinary intelligence. AS a matter of fact, dynamite Is safer to handle and use than ordinary gunpow- der, with which all are familiar. No general rule can be laid down for the use of dynamite, as there are many kinds and each kind made for a par ticular purpose. However, an enOr- nous amount of data has been com piled, and specific directions for the use of each grade of the explosive are furnished by dynamite makers and dealers.-NatiOnal Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
Warned Three Times.


 The judge looked at Briarley benign ly over his spectacles. D- ' 'T'I have to fine ye for exceedin' the limit" he said. "An old offender like you"- ..-.t. "0ld offenderr' interrupted Briarley. "Why, judge, never was in this part of the country until today in all my life"
 "The constable says he warned ye three times," said the judge. { Warned me three times?" echoed Briarley. H-.-... .... "Yes, you," said the judge. He's testified on oath that he yelled HI, tharr at ye three times before ye stop ped. Ten dollars and costs."-Harper's Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
Her Weak Articulation.

'eYes; the manager of the English op- era company turned her down"
 'fWhat was his objectionT "Why, he said her voice was magnif- cent, but she sang the words too dis tinctly."- ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
The Bad With the Good.

Visftor-Why don't you open your windows and let in some fresh atr7
 Flatman-Because as sure as we do we'll let in some stale air that cornet- fist next door starts playing about this time of night.-Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16
Two proA4~x~m

Dorothy always begins a novel in the middle"
 Whats that forT'
 Why, then she has two problems to be excited overflow the story will end and how it began"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
SHEEP INDUSTRY
LAGS IN THE SOUTH
However, Virginia Makes Bet
ter Showing Than Some OF
Sister States.
NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITIES
Only Four Southern States Show
Increase in Sheep for
Ten Years.
NEGLECTED. OPPORTUNITIES

The Manufacturers Record argues
from figures obtained from the Census
Bureau that the South is shy on
sheep. That is a situation which 1T
shares with the rest of the country. but
to disproportionate extent. On April
Is the South had 7,07I,24S sheep of all
kinds on its farms-only one sheep To
every $50 of it's population at that
date--and the rest of the country had
44.567,S42 sheep. or one sheep to ev-
cry las of its population. In ten
years the increase in the number OF
sheep in the country was practically
at standstill. If. indeed. inere was
not an actual decrease. But here the
South seems to have had advantage.
Comparison OF 1900 and 1910 is made
in the following table:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
WEALTHIEST Town
IN UNITED STATES
Menhaden Industry Is Greatest
Asset to Progress of
Reedville.
Especial to The Timcs-Disra tch.

Northumberland county, Heathsville.
Va, July l4.-Reedville. situated on
the great Wicomico River in the lower
part of Northumberland county, is the
centre of the great menhaden Indus
try. which has made the town. with a
populate of 1900 within a radius of
three miles. the wealthiest per capital
in the United States
This one industry has done more
towards the material development of
northumberland than all of the other
interests combined giving employment
to hundreds OF persons at remunera-
tive salaries.
According to statistics furnished by
one of the leading fish factorymen of
Reedville. there are twenty three full
ly equipped fishing steamers
About $50 men are employed on
these steamers.
The steamers use 700 tons of salt
annually for sailing nets. and there
are $4,000 worth of nets and rope
used annually.
Modernly equipped factories have
taken the place OF the pioneer struc-
lures. with the most costly and i'm
proved machinery. and the very best
facilities are employed In the handling
of the products OF these manufac-
tories Il
The seven factories are valued at
SS50,o0O and employ 500 men who are
paid S25 per month and board. The
t.aa
season of six months is estimated at
s25O,0O0.
The number OF Ash utilized in 1911
was 25o.ooo.ooo. On basis of last sea
sons catch, there will he $4,000 tons
dry fish scraps and 1900 pounds fish
oil made this season.
The 1911 season opened under the
most favorable conditions. and prom
isis to he the best in the history OF
the industry. Large catches of men
.haden have been made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
MOVEMENT NO "
IS NATION WIDE
Tremendous Impetus for I'M
provement of Public
Highways.
$4,000 MILES CONTEMPLATED
Building, Under Way and
Planned. Make Network Cover
ing Entire Country.
Especial to The Times.pispatcb

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Washington. July 15.-Illustratins
the tremendous impetus that lately
has been given to the nation wide
movement for improved public high
ways. the United States once of Pub
lie Roads has just prepared a chart
which shows that nearly $4,000 miles
OF transcontinental. interstate and
trunk line roads are contemplated in
various sections of the country.
The chart prepared by the Office of
Public Roads shows the extent to
which the good roads movement has
taken hold of every part OF the United
States. North. South. East and West
the improved roads. some merely
planned, others actually under con-
struction. literally make a network
covering the whole country.
If all the plans contemplated are
carried out by the men and communi-
ties back OF them II will be possible
to drive wagons and automobiles from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. and
from Vancouver. British Columbia. to
Tijuana. Mexico. and from Montreal
Canada. 10 Miami. Fla The map pre-.
pared by the Office OF Public Roads
merely for the purpose of gauging
the extent of the good roads move
ment as fostered by individuals. asso-
Citations and communities. shows the
following great highways in contem-
plation or actually under construction.
Highways Planned.
From Yellowstone Park to Glacier
National Park. through Fort Yellow
stone. the Big Hole Battlefield and
other interesting points in the Rocky
Mountains-a total distance of $50
miles.
The Pacific Highway from Van
couver. B. c., TO Tijuana. Mexico.
distance of 1000 miles.
The Memphis to- Bristol highway.
connecting Knoxville. Nashville and
Jackson. a distance of $40 miles.
The Lincoln Memorial Road. from
Washington to Gettysburg. forty
miles
Sherman. Texas. to Galveston high
way. $50 miles
The Central Highway. from More
head City, y. c., on the Atlantic
Ocean. to Paint Rock. on the French
Broad River. Tennessee. through
Goldsboro. Raleigh, Greensboro. Sails
bury. Charlotte and Asheville. n. c.,
$50 miles.
The Dupont Highway, from the up
pei cIu 10 the lower en0 OF Deld-
ware, proposed by T. Coleman Dupont.
who has offered to advance $1,000
600 towards its construction. Length
of route. 10s miles
Des Moines-Kansas City-St Paul
trail.
Ocean to-ocean highway. extending
from Cumberland. Md. to Tacoma
Wash. passing over the old Cumber.
land road. through Columbus. Indian
apolis. ST. Louis. over Boone's Lick
trail and ST Louis to Old Franklin,
Mo-, through Nebraska. Wyoming, Ida
'ho. Oregon and Washington: length of
route, $500 miles
Montreal-to Miami highway. passing
through Albany. New York Trenton,
Philadelphia. Baltimore. Washington,
Continued on Fifth PaRel = )
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
Sheep and Lambs.

tHlleu states .bi aus, 10 ol,b3N,59O
on their face these figures show that
there was a decrese In the number of
sheep in the South between 1900 and
1910 from 7,476. eco to 7.O7l.2IS, or by
40b,ol2. equal TO 81 per cent. and in
the rest Of the country from 5i,O2T.i53
to "a 567,S42. or by 9.46O.lll. equal to
IFS per cent. But IT must he remem-
bered that the figures for 1900 arc as
of June |, while those for 1910 are as
of April Is. nearly two months earlier
in the year. and. therefore, not includ-
ing hundreds of thousands of lambs
The census of 1900 showed 21.66O.745
lambs and that OF 1910 only l2.l6S,2TS
Virginin's showing.
The Census Bureau estimates that had
the enumeration of 1910 been made as
of June the number of lambs at the
two periods would have been practi-
cally the same That would have
brought the total for sheep and lambs
in 1910 close TO that of 1900
As the figures stand but four South
ern States show an increase in 1917
over 1900. They are Kentucky. Mary
land Tennessee and Virginia, when
together had 3.l94.756. or nearly Al per
cent OF the total In the South Vir-
sinia's increase was 1868 head
Even had the South and tho whole
country had as many sheep In 1910 as
In 1900 there would have been mani
fest in the South and in the country
neglect OF great opportunities the
south is not producing all the wool that
1t should produce. II is not reaping
marketing early lambs But. above all.
perhaps. in this connection, IL Is losing
the advantage of sheep-raising as an
uDbuilder of the soil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Good Road Speaks Louder Than Words True
Virginia independence to Deep Flowing
Greensboro S Actual Figures
Clubs and Other Notes.

is characteristic of virginians. the
fireworks proposition having so far in
vaded only few of the centres OF
population. From a number of places
have had private information that
the people celebrated independence
Day by holding me- tings in the in
terest of good roads. That is the
sanest way / have yet heard OF &c
celebrate the day. for when the whole
State gets good roads like those in n
large part of Allegheny county, like
those in large parts of Dinwiddie and
Nottoway counties, and like those in
the Chase City and Clarksville dis
tricts of Mecklenburg county, and like
those that are soon going to be in all
the other districts of that grand old
county. Virginia will enjoy more real
independence than she ever had from
the day Pocahontas took care of John
Smith down to the very hour of going
to press with this issue of the Indus
trial Section.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
The way of the nohemians.

f. II. LeBaume, a prominent rail-
way man, who is doing some good in
dustrial stunts. furnishes me with an
interesting story about the Bohemian
colonies down in Dinwiddie and Prince
George counties. One among the many
pictures he sent me (and he sent me
more than have room for) is one
showing how the Bohemians do their
deep blowing. I have suspicion that
the real secret of the wonderful sue
cess OF these Bohemian farmers is to
be found right in that picture
was on fast flying train only
yesterday when Il was cutting through
Hanover county where there was UP to
a day or two ago great complaint and
not little grief about the drought. 1
heard n railway man who makes a
double daily run from Richmond to
Gordonsville say to n farmer: II notice
that corn does not seem to have suf-
fered from the late drought 1t has
been growing right along and look
ing all the while Just as green and as
vigorous as II there had mover been n
drought, while many other things have
suffered. Can you explain it?" The
Hanoverite replied: That's because we
have learned how to pillow our corn
Continued on Fila -PaGo.A