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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
rENI3R.

About the weakest excuse for q
Governor is Tenor. of PENNSYLVANIA.
lie used to be professional baseball
PLAYER and he ought to be one now.
Here is all that he. the pi;iful Gov
ernor of proud State. has to say
about the recent barbarous outrage at
Coatesville, when helpless negro
was snatched from sick bed and
burned alive:
Il know that the people or Coates
Vile repent OF their action to-day, for,
looked at in the light of ton borrow.
It becomes quito an atrocious affair
such things happen cnsionally in
the best and most enlightened North
orn communities.
IL am sricved to think that such a
crime could occur in the great ana
glorious state of Pennsylvania. which
is ever in the forefront in letters. art.
literature, science. and even in attn
lctics."
Nothing there about the dignity of
the State or the disgrace to it. No
mention of law and order 10 ex-
preston of horror No threat of pun
ishment no Intention voiced to per-
form his plain duty. Only mild re-
greet topped of b, the boas,ful declarg-
tior that PENNSYLVANIA is in the fore
front 'oyen in athletics" Somebody
ousht to take up grandstand col
lection for Tencr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

! ment TO have concerted uniform effort
10 clean up our State, and to accom-
push this we have set apart day
10 be designated as Clean-Up Day.
VIII YOU not make II Your especial
business or this day TO sec that the
| law is strictly enforced in your COM
J munlty with reference to the cleaning
: up OF the easements. alleys and haz-
ardous ouildings2 This is the time
OF the year when. because of the ex-
treme heat and dry weather. we are
especially confronted with the dam
gers OF fire. and will yon not do your
part to help prevent the great loss of
lie ana property occasioned through
the carelessnoss of our people in the
storing of rubbish. shavings. excel
sior, tissue paper ana the like in base
ments and in alleys and see to it that
your locality upon this date is cleaned
up:
Reports from many parts of the
State indicate that the recommended
ton is being generally followed by
fire chiefs and wardcns. a reduction
in the cost of FIRE insurance. Commits
sioner Palmer believes, would follow
n thorough cleanlng-up such as he
suggests At any rate. his idea is per-
fectly sound. and commends itself to
all those who would avert the ravages
of the flames.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

few miles OF the city of Brotherly
Love"-in one Of the United States
That, such terrible thing should hap
States citizens dragging this wretched
negro over three ndles of rough road
chained In his cot and mortally wound
Ing fire of fence-rails and hay. and
when he tried to escape from the fiery
furnace. thrusting him back with
BURNING brands and pitchforks. and
acted in tho United States. the proud
boast of whose citizens Is that they
nave the best government in the world
lis 1T not unbelievable. preposterous,
d!sgraceful? What kind OF govern
ment have we TO permit such things?
Does It not appeal to you? The Penn
cute the men implicated in the crime
Crowded any OF them are convicted)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

to tho full extent of tho law. II every
one OF that mob of 400 was convicted
and . electroouted 1t would be no more
than they deserve. 1t would be q les
son to the whole country. and one
which, alas! 1t needs.
Why is It that lynching is such
common thing in the United States?
1t Is because no effort Is made either
to prevent 1t. or. after 1t Is done, to
punish the offenders. Il Us rare, in
deed. to hear of mob lynchlnK a
person In England. and 1t ia because
the state Is SO much better equipped
and the law so much more strongly
enforced there than 1t is here. hope
will never again engage in a crime so
fearful. terrible and so barburous
us that which occurred IT CoatesvilIe.,
Pa. on Sunday night.
VIM. MONEY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
Daily Queries and Ansuers

1t was won at Oyster Bay by the Glen
cairn In 1894, and for nine years was
successfully defended by the ROYAL ST.
Lawrence Yacht Club. of Dorval.
Qnehec. 1t was captured in 1905 b,
the Manchester. of tho Manchester
(Mass) Yacht Club. 3. The Canada's
cup Is raced for between the United
States and Canada on the Great Lakes.
The restrictions have varied hut n
sharp-ended thirty-footer of moderate
rig has been the usual type. A. The
sonder boats. OF German origin have
been of much interest on account of
moderate cost. This was at first
limited to s1.22i. but has now been
raised 20 $l.4i0 In Germany and So
400 In the United States. The length
OF the boat plus the greatest beam
plus the greatest draft Is to be NOT
more than thirty-two feet, the weight
to be not less than 1895 pounds. with
equipment In German American races
with three boats on each side tho
Roosevelt cup was won In 1906 by tho
American yacht Vim; the Emperor vii.
nam cup by the German wansee in
1907, and the President Taft Gun bv
the American Joyette in 1909. In the
Spanish American sender race OF 1910.
the Taft cup was won by the American
Harpoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

Admiral Togo fears the accuracy OF
the reporter ana so he requires that
all the questions shall be put to him
in writing. lie goes over the written
questions carefully and answers in
his cramped writing Here are some
Of the answers he mas. submitted since
his return 10 New YORK;
What are your Impressions Of:
The President? IDEAL
The Naval Academy? Ma gnifcent
Congress? Grand
Mount Vernon? Beautiful
American battleships? Excellent.
The new li-inch naval guns? Pow
erful.
The navy yards? Very good
American railroads? Comfortable
American hotels? Unto date
Receptions in America? Very
warm, for which am grateful
American newspaper photoEra PHI
ers? Very cnterpr!sing
The effect in Japan Of Pres!den,
Tafts complimentary reference to the
Mikado? Very good
WIN 1t further cement the friend
snip OF the TWO nations? Cannot be
otherwise
In his use Of the superlative. Togo
is not unlike the prolific phrase parent
Of oyster Bay
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
scnools AND THE FEE SYSTEM.

Fverv one yvbo H. ,,,er.s,4 a.
sherl,r ~. r.,f. 49,. .,,
scbools n vt-..i,,s .,,,,s az -,
tbovra, /, 81. ea,,ov.-. .5...-,
press.o- - ~. xs,.,a-. -
pe-sld as -,,,,, ~. 49,.
Schools &c i, 4. The foo Il. ,..,,r-s
gras,
advocates n. i s-.ts- .,,,,
g. ste,n for Virginia should 1,a M
nnost earnest workers in the movement,
c co ro Ge anc'.''on o. ne fes system q
with tne BASIN ~ ,pa, ye,ar To-. 'or
iegalized graf, ,ha, nov goes 10 fat.
zen no purses Of 'he city ana county
sehoois TN. . pe 'yai.Aeia to III
asrregate TO several bundred ,bo,,s
and dollars %. scar and with that
~ ,sa "i 'n2''e." f;ef Yea improvements
the neoessltv for bnrisri ~ " ''.opt
pic win additional taNatiou"
In Newport News alone the city
treasurer last year received ON, OF the
public school fund si,2lss2. of that
snouh" fl'l-''2l was received for coll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
The Mercer, North Dakota, Mirror
nMhllanos hi. itn,r.

The Mercer North Dakota, Mirror
publishes this ITEM
while a New Salem last week. we
met, at Hoidcns Cafe. that we'll bred
young farmer, James Castor. from the
North Fork OF the Knife Although
for surlincss and tacturnity, Jimmie
ordinarily takes the cake. we were
surprised TO SEQ him. on this occasion.
decidedly In spirits His cup OF, Low
appeared TO be fairly bubbliug over
happiest man you ever saw. sir. We
were unable to account for the re.
markable change until We had learned
that ID" had brought his wife down to
take the train for Blsmark. where she
"lll spend a couple Of weeks with her
mother We win not 20 so FAR as to
say mat we enyied the farmer. but be
ing ourself q married man. we sought
no iurther for the GAUGE OF his chang
81 demeanor"
Was 1t req pepper or vinegar that
vas missing from this Castor?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

Writing to the Page News and Cou-
rier wild Wiggins. OF Hamburg.
says that he and Mr.. lllsley have been
doing some dsuring" on the big men
of the world" and we couldn't figure
out anything hut that there are more
big men by the name of Bill than
any others Wou see his name is Bill.
tool" As result of this calculation.
Extra Billy" Smith. William II. Har-
rison. William II. Taft. Bill Nye, Bill
Arp and William X Vanderbilt. Bill
Rosser. exSherin of Page county; Bill
Keyser. at present commemorative at
torney; Bill Rothgerb, carpenter at Sky
land, and Bill Williams, who raises
turkeys so tall they can stand on tho
ground and eat out of the garnet WIN
dow and cows that give a washtub of
milk at every milking" were men
toned. Perhaps the claim of Mr..
William Virgins is correct, for some
Of the greatest of the world have
born Guiiemus as their from, name.
in some form or other
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
sonnet-To Sir Walter scott.


Within the charmed circle of his
mind
With all the imagery of the East
Was met the Chivalry of the younger
West,
In splendid song. and storied pomp de-
signed.
King Richard, Quentin. yeoman Robin
Are living yet and to his touch the old
Estate of outworn time hath turned
to Gold
Ideals Of the doathless Dead. and
Thou Wizard of the North! the world
Is wide,
Yet Wider for thy makings of the
And Merry England ever shall abide,
And Scotland live in thee for all
mankind
Who gave his Best to Art in heavenly
pride.
Who being dead hath left such
wealth behind.
EDMOND FoNTAINE.
Charlottesville. Va, November. 1910.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
The pennsylvania Outrage.

To the Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch:
sir.-fraying read the accounts in
the New York newspapers and In The
Times Dispatch. OF the brutal murder
of Ezekiel Walker. the negro who shot
Edward Rice at Coatesville. Pa, on
Saturday last, l desire to say n few
words In an. endeavor to bring this
our eyes
AS The Tlmes-Dispatch says. this
dreadful thing took place within o,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

But why was Old Melville Z. Stone
writing to oakie!gh Thorac? Hasn't
he got quite enough to do attending
to the business of the Associated Press
without bothering with the trust com
panies and the combinations Of one
SORT and another?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

IT is worthy Of note that when the
indictment of II c Beattic for wife
murder vas returned to the court not
a woman was present, although every
BODY knew what was coming. II
Richmond women keep up this record
during tho trial they Will set the en-.
tire country an example meet to copy
They VIII.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

the public officer. or shall it so into the
State Treasury TO be used to give bet
ter training and equipment to the pub.
lie school children
Tho public oticeholder or the public
school child-which?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

President TAFT has probably noted
the fact that his strongest supporters
in the reciprocity affair are >not with
him in the treat business. Somehow,
some of them do not think he is going
to DO the right thing with the wool
tarif bill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

But The Constitution knew II
COULD HE DONE, and the thing tina,
HAS BEEN DONE is Atlanta's BEST
DAYS WORN.
That IS, what our distinguished con.
temporary has to say about the com.
promise on the new plan of city gov.
eminent for Atlanta. 1t is set in dou-
BILE column measure and IN TYPE
LAiiGEH THAN THIS. which made i,
all the more convincing. of course.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18

richard Dinsmsfe. II Sorth Dakota
J. ne diseonsoia,e fatner of nine girls
10" thefe Gre thres more-,ripiotn
s'~f4 aa H-med theu DIG.
psir'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
Date of Jeter Phillips Execution.
When was Jeter Phillips hanged?
Friday. July %. 1870.
Crusade OF Children.

Crusade of Children.
Please print briefly what was
known as the Crusade Of Children
In 1912 some 10000 children, mostly
from Germany. inspired by the cru
sading spirit of the times, left their
homes for the Holy Land Many who
embarked at Marseillcs were carried
TO Alexandria. and there sold as slaves.
Others got no further than Genoa.
where they were ehslaved by the
Genoese.
Names for bungalow.
VIII you kindly give an odd namc
Snug Harhor,. Anchor. Bide wee.
Telabreeze, Takarest Cottage. The
Hemlock. Rustic, Anchor and Freen-
easy.
What years have bad America yacht
races? Have there been other inter-
national ones? d. r.
/. The 500-pound cup was originally
won in England In 1851 by Commod ore
j. c. Stevens's wooden keel schooner
yacht America" and was turned over
to the New York Yacht Club as a prize
for challenge contests open 90 tho
world. Competition is limited. how
ever. to boast of the highest class, or
ninety-foot rating American vessels
successfully defended the cup against
British challengers In 1870. 1871, 1876.
1881. 1885, 1886. 1887. 1898. 1896, 1899.
1901 and 1903. .. Thu Seawanhaka
cup was donated by the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian Clubs. of New York, To
encourage friendly competition be.
tween small boats OF various countries.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-18
Dramatic School.

Dramatic School.
Would appreciate 1t very much ~
you viii lie. me know in Your Query
Column tomorrow. August II. II therc
Is school in Richmond thai teaches
stage acting. and II SO. the name OF IT,
Highland Park.
exists.
"Drcnm Lifc.n
Please tell me the author Of a book
known s "Dream Life" r s Z.
Xix Marvel" CDonald q. Mitchell)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
BLAcKFaAILING MUST BE ART
Amateur Makes Mistake When He
Seeks to Make Money In Such
an Avocation.

Police Commissioner Waldo OF New
York Was talking about blackmailers.
They are. as rule, stupid" he
said. Their threatening letters are
as ludicrous in their stupidity as a
letter q friend Of mine received the
other day"
And Commissioner Waldo, with a
laugh, produced the letter. Written
In large, hoyish hand, it said:
Deer sir-Your winder was brok-
en- by a bad boi wat throo 1t throo
four thee pirpus. The ball belonged
two NEE. but an eneme of mine
sneaked 1t and did the deed to put
the blame on NEE. I am sorry he
did 1T, and that it have give you crate
pain, and have prosecuted the per-
peetrater wot done it. But you would
not have thee innocent suffer for the
gilty, SO, If you drop thee ball over
the garden wall If you don't be-
ware!-(signed) Innocent"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Hobble Skirt Is EIindrance

| half dozen napkins under her skirt
THE unfortunate lady doubled one
| Of the napkins twice and I couldn't
| help but notice it, said the officer
who spied her.
Catching female smugglers is diff.
ficult work. The women seem to be
| cleverer than the men at smuggling
| and they will take longer chances.
| When they are caught they weep and
SO into Mysteries.
"Oh, the women are certainly the
clever smugglers,' said Miss Daisy
| Zuckriegel, who Is stationed at the
Woodward avenue dock to watch the
women who go back and forth on the
ferries. Eight years experience has
made Miss Zuckriegel an expert at
spotting smugglers.
How do spot smugglers?"
We'll, there are several ways. For
| instance, l watch the people going
over the river and generally re-
member them when they return. Ii
they attempt to smuggle anything
over it is an easy matter to catch
them. Then we are familiar with the
favorite methods employed by SNUG
glers and we know just where to look.
When two women get off the boat.
eating candy with much gusto, ask
them to step into the Office without
any preliminaries The chances are
100 to 1 that stuff will be found con-
cealed about their persons
"What do they smuggle?"
why, the smuggle anything that
| is movable. Blankets, linen goods,
! hardware, laces, butter, eggs and fowl
are brought over by women under
| their skirts"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Mice In Cancer Research

are an example OF the international
free trade existing among research
workers on cancer. At times OF
mouse famine in other countries we
have sent English mice to our fellow
workers in those countries. Because
of this international exchange IN
European mice 1t Is not easy at the
present time to get from Germany or
other near countries mice which one
can be certain are pure-bred foreign
stock. These Japanese mice will be
OF great value to us, because we know
that we have In them an entirely new
field for research. Our object, broad
ly, will be to see whether these mice
will become more susceptible to Eng
lish cancer as they become acclima-
tized to English conditions and &C
customed to English food"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
DYE HAIR TO MATCH MOTORS
Lawsuit Reveals Peculiar Ways of So
ciety Women of East-Photog-
rapher Wins His Case.

New York.-That society women In
New York are dyeing their hair. not
only to match the interior fittings Of
their motor cars but even to match the
changes of the seasons, was the state.
ment made by William P. S. Earle.
Mr.. Earle was delighted over win.
ming suit for $50 brought by him
against Mrs. Louise Balfour in pay
ment for coloring a photograph made
for the defendant. Mrs. Balfour is
said to be relative of the British
premier.
The Photographic artist had colored
the picture to show brown hair. Mrs.
Balfour wanted her hair Titan in the
picture.
Il told her, said Earle, that her
hair was brown. but she insisted on
Titan
Then charged her for the work
and she would not pay.
The hair among the women OF the
four hundred changes with the sea-
sons. When tinted the picture OF
Mrs. Balfour her hair was brown.
When she sued her hair was Titan.
Formerly the women of society were
willing to let it go at matching their
hair to suit their gowns, but now they
must match their hair to suit the fit
tings Of their imousines."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
E,s'ah animals Resist Attacks Of
assase Until They Are 40
sllmated-3so From Japan.

y, s,suuuhs-Three hundred and sixty
/. A'ls mice have just arrived on the
ssusse steamer Tango Maru, en-
l II. lor the National Cancer Re-
81 ~ iund. The mice were sent to
II, =. y Bashford, the director of
n, sula, BY Professor Higuchi of To-
n sAo recently completed a course
I'M sssalch work in the funds labora-
NJ MI, On the Embankment.
IN, + nice will be used in research
nv, Y determine the effects that &C.
ssI,s,. aatlon and dieting have in In
ssBIs y q decreasing the suscepti-
II, y mouse tissues to mouse can.
ss,s,,a nave already proved" IT was
\ Il = NY AZ the funds laboratories
ahhs sr day, that If we implant
/ In ssneer tissues from English
! IL &, 70 the newly imported for
8sass mere is a certain amount of
aassf 70 the growth. Only a
4 Nh I'M ppsstcentage of the inoculated
u NJ U develop tumors. After a
III sss sseer, this degree of protec-
bsa on and finally the foreign
q as readily srsoao+tblo ~
y Nh Nm {, eumors as our home mice.
20 sens to us from Japan
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
THEY CHEATED AT CARDS
Experienced Shopper, Who Was Wise,
Put Hubby Onto Facts
OF the Case.

Speaking of family poker parties
this really happened:
A young married couple attended
such a session at the home of a
neighbor the other night. And when
this young couple got home, the fe-
male end of the sketch said:
"Jfrl, I hate to say anything about
the Halls-they seem to be nice PEG
pie. But I'm afraid they cheat at
cards."
s"Nonsense!"
"I knew you'd say that, and it's
dear of you to be sosunsuspecting.
But-Well, what was tie price Of the
chips, tonight? Figa cents each?
That's what tnolght jim, I ex-
amined those chips carefully, and
they're the very same thing that i
could have bought8at Jones' store
for dollar hundred in all three
colors, tool"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Mars Game of Smuggling Across Line
From Detroit to Windsor-Wom-
en- More Clever Than Men.


Detroit, Mich.-Hobble skirts and
small crowned hats, now very much
in vogue, are having DEPRESSING eff
feet on the Windsor export trade. The
walking skirt is made to f1t the form
rather closely and a number OF De-
troit women have found that when
the tubular symmetry of the hobble
Is disturbed by few bulky bargains,
the sharp-eyed customs officers are
very quick to criticize. It would be
rash and desperate venture for hob
ble-skirited traveller to attempt TO
smuggle over a wooden blanket, for IN
stance. Only the other day the Gus
toms officers at the foot Of Woodward
avenue stopped a woman and later 1t
was discovered that she concealed q
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
Work Month for Dime.

Plainfeld, N. J.-After q month OF
work, first by an expert In the Farm
ers' State bank of Tulsa, Okla. and
later by other experts In the big safe
factory here, strong box supposed
to contain $4,000 was opened in this
city. A lone dime was all the steel
chest contained.
The safe was used by =. r. Tub
ner, cashier Of the Tulsa bank. Tub
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
LOTS OF WILD GAME.
will charge their hunters with all the
ferocity of an tfrican buffalo.

will charge their hunters with all the
ferocity of an frican buffalo.
James Liddell, q son of the Judge,
had an experience with one of them
recently that will not be forgotten in
a hurry. He was hunting and shot
the Zig fellow, knocking him off his
feet. AS the carabao lay still ne ap-
preached him and when not a foot
away the carabao leaped to his feet
and charged
There was no time for shot, SO
young Liddeil did the only thing open
to autographed with the Infatuated
beast Three times the animal gored
him and finally the boy made his es-
cape. What the Filipinos in his party
regarded as them fraculous feature of
the accident was the fact that the
carabao had permitted him to escape.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-26
,uJthwest Coast Of Mindoro Is
Paradise for Hunters.
|,,u.rao Fierce Animal Resembling
American Buffalo, Found Only
Here-PIenty of carabaos
Boar and Deer.

l Manila. P. IA paradise for hunt
Inc Is the way Judge Lidden de-
arrIbes the country in the vicinity OF
IN home and plantation on the south
HIM coast Of Mindoro. One game
lIndoro excels in is, the tamarao
lurest q animals, and one which Is
lsund only in Mindoro. This fierce
5nimal. much like an American buff
ho ID held in universal dread by
gyery native on the island, who looks
b Thin as a far more formidable crea-
Bus than the maddest Of wild cara
losss
I The tamarao IS seldom seen IN clear
sgs because he sticks to his native
lids When he does come near a
bearing the natives in that vicinity
hike for the nearest shelter. For
ass tamarao does not wait to attack.
2ss takes the initiative himself. charg-
liz every one and everything in sight.
Mrs. Liddell, wife Of Judge Liddell.
n perhaps, the only white woman
Tho has ever seen a tamarao. A few
sseeks ago one came within fifteen
set Of the window of the Liddell
8itehen, where she was instructing
70 cook, and peered in: The natives
Il The neighborhood took to their
gesls and then the tamarao quietly
Aalked off
But Il the tamarao Is the piece de
ssstanee among the game Of lin
aao i is not the only game to be
allnd on the island. There are
ElTlads Of deer, wild chickens and
Aine birds Of all sorts. There are
zzso plenty Of wild boars on the Is
#ad, some Of them Of extraordinary
E'e and none Of them noted for their
sillty. Judge Liddell has one tusk
A asl7 eighteen inches long. This came
Sm monster boar, which charged
nv hunters repeatedly before he was
sSae. down.
4 alld carabao hunting is another
aame Of the Mindoro planters and
a mat Is not destined to soothe the
Sses OF Weak-hearted men. These
s ANNALS are at all times dangerous,
7aen once wounded or angered