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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
INSURANCE PROBE
Committee VIII .Trct /" Ju-cSti-ntc
InGuktrInl Concerns.


Additional evidence is now being
collected by examiners OF various State
Departments of Insurance. regarding
the affairs Of the industrial sick and
accident insurance companies which
arc under Investigation. Actuary Isaac
Davenport and Examiner e. NJ. T. ob-
son. of the Virginia bureau. have been
in Philadelphia for weeks, looking into
the affairs of a company, and have
gone TO. Detroit-.ts-- Complete an ex-
aplihiation they will be before the
Special committee of the National As
ISOLATION of insurance Commissioners
when 1T holds a meeting in Detroit
next Monday and Tuesday. Commits
soner Joseph Button, a member of the
special committee. as we'll as president
of the National association. w,'l
attendance
There is a feeling anoat in the in
surance world that revelations are
pending which will cause no end OF
alarm among a large portion of the
public Representatives of the COM
panies. as we'll n sthe examiners. are
called before the committee at It's
meetings and acr closely questioned.
1t is expected the committee Will be
able to report at the meeting of the
insurance commissioners on August %.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
EARLY Is NOMINATED
Football Champion Comes to Senate Withou
ODposition


Opposition.
The Closing OF the lists in the Seventeenth
Senatorial District means that Senator M,
-. Early. Jr.. of Greene county. Will return
without opposition. no one having manifest
ed a disposition TO engage in nght for
the scat. Senator Early comes back as n
local op'ionlst. having outlined his view.
as an opponent Estate prohibition to a
committee which called on him He repre-
tents Greene. Aihemarle and Charlottesville.
senator Early the last speaker at the
Martin rally held at Charlottesville last
Monday. He was not on the program but
was called on from the crowd. He did not
mentioh his own candidacy. but paid a.
warm tribute TO Senator Martin.
DIR. Thomas NJ Dunn. the veteran Alba
marie legislator. did not ne his name and
VIII not be Il candidate for the House II
seems to be taken for granted that John s.
White OF Charlottesville. will DC nominated
Tor one az the positions. and that tho nrht
!or the other WIZ be between D. H. r.tts
OF scotisvil!e aud s. ". Page. OF Red Hill
IAr Pitts Ia the ueunoent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
IN ITS NEW HOME
Broad Street BnnIi Opens for Bushes,
In HandsOme Structurc.

In Handsome Structure.
The new Broad Street Bank be-
tween Fifth and Sixth Streets, wac
formally opened to the public at 0
o'clock yesterday morning. and a
stream of visitors poured through the
handsome building from the opening
hour until It closed.
The building is one OF the most up
o-date banking houses in the South.
Everything inside is fitted up for the
comfort both of the patrons and those
behind the desks and counters. The
front of the building is handsomely
finished in Tennessee marble. and the
inside is finished in Botticino marble
and bronze The vault. which weighs
twelve tons, is burglar, IRE and mob
proof, and Is considered one OF the
finest in the South.
The Broad Street Bank was estap-
lished July 10, 1901 1t hourished from
the beginning. and it's business has
increased steadily from year to year.
It's deposits on August /, 1911,
amounted to S1.4s2,372.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
Engnre sneaker Rrrd.

Speaker Richard e. Byrd has been
engaged to defend y. w Holmes. presi-
dent of the defunct True Reformers'
on a charge of allowing deposits to
be made after the bank had been de-
clared insolvent and when he knew
that it was insolvent. He had been
time. Others of the indicted negroes
Will be defended by Attorney Harry NJ.
Smith. Jr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
Completing printed neport.

Davis Bottom. Superintendent Of
Public Printing. expects to have the
annual reports of the Bureau of In
surance ready for distribution next
week. The index 10 enrolled bills is
ABOUT complete. and will be distributed
by John W Williams. clerk Of the
House Of Delegates. when he returns
from his vacation next week. The re-
ports of the State Corporation Com
mission will hardly be ready before
Septcmber
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
MAY MODIFY PLANS
Changes Suggested to Reduce Cost of Me-
mOriul InhtItute.

Architects who submitted bids on the
Confederate Memorial Institute have been
asked by the executive committee having
the matter In charge to modify their pro-
positions the basis OF certain possible
changes. The cost OF the building is 10 be
much greater than the committee had
anticipated that II is somewhat in doubt as
to the next step. II has been suggested that
minor changes in the plans might not in
terfsre with the durability or beauty of the
structure. while reducing the cost.
In accordance with the terms OF the ad-
vertisoment the committee is availing itself
OF the ten days allowed TO examine and de-
eide upon the successful bidder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11

Stores and equipment belonging TO
the First Battalion. First Regiment
are being moved from the company
rooms al the seventh Street Arrnorv.
80 that the new lockers may be in :
stalled Every nook and corner OF the
building is being USED for the nur-
pose OF disposing of the material. The
new lockers VIII be OF steel and con
ftitute an Improvement for which the
battalion mas long contendad
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11

State Highway Commissioner r. ST
Julien Wilson has gone to Southwest
Virginia on official business. After at
tending a meeting at Bristol. which
has for It's purpose the format ton OF
an association for the building of a
highway between Bristol and Wash
ir.gton. he VIII so to Lee county to
be present at the opening of bids on
roads to be built from the proceeds
of the bond Issue recently voted for
this purpose
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
ARTILLERY omcsr Resigns.

First Lieutenant Arthur p Burgess.
quartermaster of the First Battalion
of Field Artillery. has resigned his
position Lieutenant Burgess. an ap-
pointee of Major r. NJ. WORKMAN upon
the latter's election as commander OF
the battalion. has found that his bust
ness duties made it Impossible for him
to attend the camp at 1aylor's Cross
ing. and he has Withdrawn from the
service
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
SAY HE STOLE $500
Negro P1aeterer Arrested I'm County On
Grand Larceny Charge

NeHrO PIaeterer ARRESTED IN County On
Grand Larceny Charge.
d. D. Steele. negro pasterer. was ar
rested yesterday afternoon in Henrioo coun-
u by Officer Tiller on a warrant sworn out
by Mrs. Salie @. Hawkins, OF tho Nine
Mile Road charging the larceny OF 5000
negotiable note. steele is said to be a bad
character.
Tho negro, IT Is said engaged TO do
some work Mt the home OF Mrs. Hawkins
and having access to the dwelling was en-
abled to connscate the note.
When taken to the jail yesterday the ac-
cused denied the charge. He will likely be
given a hearing this morning before Magis-
trate james T. Lewia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
Forced to Tnke Vacation.

AS a result of conspiracy between
the Governor and the employees in the
Office of the Bureau of La Dor Commits
sioner James b. Doherty is to be
chased from the Capitol grounds and
made TO stay away for several weeks.
He has not taken a vacation worthy
the name in years. and recently he
has been so i'll as to cause some
alarm unless he can secure a rest
A vacation is to be made compulsory.
and he IS 10 be required to leave the
city until he gets we'll.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
Merchant I'm BanIkr,,ntcx.

Through counsel. II. w. GOODWIN. John O.
Taylor. a retail merchant Of 1910 Eas, Main
Street. yesterday afternoon Mod a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy in the office OF the
clerk OF the United states District Court
His liabilities aggregate ss.iTl.l2. while no
assets are claimed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
Police Court Cases

Samuel Cope. charged with stealing 500
from the Morrison Machinery Company
Qno). sent 10 the grand jury from
Police Court yesterday morning.
The case against Charles Gullett, the six
teen-year-old boy. charged with stealing s3i
from F. E. Lucas was continued to Au-
gust 18th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
niorlng picturs Theatre.

Building Inspector Beck yesterday issued
a permit to NJ. l. Hofhe!mer to erect a
brick building TO be used moving
picture theatre. at lis West Broad Street
The cost is estimated at s1.oon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
S2OO,000.OO
100000

FROM LAY street nne, ca.
westbound.
At Firth and Broad Streets ON
Broad and Main, Broad and Twenty
NTH Street. Laurel street. Laurel
Street and lakewood Hollywood. Broad
Street line, westbound
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany cross-town cars, nothbound TO
Richmond and Henrico Railway Com
pany cars.
AT Seventh and Broad streets-From
Hull Street and from Forest Hill lines.
eastbound and westbound
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany cross town cars, northbound TO
Richmond and Henrico Railway cars.
AT First and Baker Streets-From
Ginter Park and Lakeside lines. west
bound.
At First and Duval-From Ginter
Park and Lakeside lines. eastbound.
Al Seventh and Broad streets-From
Highland Park line. eastbound only.
Al Twcnty-th!rd ind Marshall Streets
From Fairmount line. eastbound and
weStbound
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11
Henrlcn Ninrriare I.ic

Henrco Marriage License.
A marriage license granted yesterday
In the office of the clerk OF the Henrico
county Circuit Court to Willard F. Reams
sad Maggie j. Mays,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11

Captain Charles NJ Wallace, of Com
pany i, First Regiment. viii entertain
The officers of the First Battalion at
smoker at his home on Franklin
Street tonight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-11

Highland Park
Hull Street a,
southbound.
At Fifth a:
Broad and Nj;
wenty- NTH. !
W God Hollywood
westbound. !
AT First -
La Reside and e
Virginia Rag
pany cars. cas-
and IIenrico I
At Fifth al
Broad and L
Twenty-ffth, +
wood ollywE
westbound. !
At Eighth
Broad and r
lines ca stbouf
AT Elevenl
From Broad
Ga atwood Hot
eastbound. 80,
At TwentyyM
From Bro IKE
line, eastbo&e
At Twen
Streets-Fro q
.
bound. W
Virginia
pany cars v
Henrico Ra,o1
AT Twenpol
From Br
line. westh,
AT Twens s
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05
How Senator Nelson of
Minnesota Nudged Presi-
dent Taft at manassas.
Judge DeLacy Has Found
Something New Which
He Calls the "Love
Wave"
Mental Suggestion Suggested as the
Thing to adjust Family Troubles.
a Vacuum Cleaner the Thing to
Catch Elcas.

Washington Aug. 5--"This is a
pretty nice town, but I'm never going
10 come back until Jim Sherman
ceases to be vice president"
This is the private opinion of vii.
liam P. Chambers, OF Corwith, Iowa,
publicly expressed after a day of
nerve racking experience In the course
of which he was mistaken for sunny
jim" by about two out of three per-
sons who spoke to him,
Chambers arrived in Washington
efter motor trip from his home
town and started in to see the sights
Leaving his hotel he strolled down
Pennsylvania avenue about noon and
almost Immediately met tall III
dlvidual in a rock coat and silk hat
who inquired!
"Ah, Mr.. Vice President, aren't you
little late for the session today"
Mr. Chambers thought 1t a little
strange that anyone in Washington
should know that he was vice presi.
dent of the Tarmers' and Merchants
hank at Britt, Iowa, but he did not
protest
A little later he wandered up to the
capitol to see the two senator's from
his native state but, after spending q
strenuous half hour, answering qucs
lions addressed toashim by persons
who mis;ook him for the presiding
officer of the senate, he left in dis.
gust.
The likeness between sunny jim"
and the man from Iowa caused a
large amount OF comment at the cap
itol and grave Tears We're expressed
lest the two Dromios should get mix
ed up and no one would be sure which
was which. according to Chambers
statement he vas invited to Lunch
nine times by members OF the house
who had known the vice president
when he was in that branch of the
legislator and he says that the clerks
at the hotels in New York and this
city We're so sure that he Was the sec
end executive officer OF the nation
that they almost insisted that he sign
his real name ON the registers
Finally MI. Chambers got SO peeved
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05

Washington. Aug. lis your dog
covered with fees? Does the family
cat sit aroucd all day making futile
and Intellectual stabs with it's hind
legs at inaccessible places on its anat-
omy in an effort 10 catch elusive foes?
DO the other four-lcgged animals that
belong to the family 700 also give
evidence of being inhabited by tho
Lifting parasites? Then use a vacuum
cleaner!
All the dog soap and cat soap oa
the market is worthless when com
pared to the common or garden vari-
city of vacuum cleaner, according ,o
@ statement of g. Barnwcll Robiuson.
dean of the United states college of
veterinary surgery of this city The
doctor has been experimenting fog
years i'm vain effort to rid "Pedicu-
lus." the surgcry's pet cat of the
numerous nscs which bothered her
The other day. while a vacuum
cleaner was being used TO withdraw
the surplus dirt fro mthe floor cr the
animal hospital. one of the attend b
ants playfully ran the nozzle over the
eats back. At first the feline resent
ed the attack but, upon second
thought, she stayed and the operation
was renewed. 1t was found that "
large number of nccs that had found
resting place in "Pediculus frr
had been killed by the application OF
the cleaner. From that time on. Or.
Robinson veraciously asserts that tht
cat voluntarily backs up to the clean
er TO receive her daily dry bath.
DR.. Robinson has found that tht
vacuum apparatus is q great succc -
az a flea eXterminator and he intends
to spread the news broadcast So that
all other animal owners--as well "a,
the animals thcmsclvcs--maY profit bv
the accidental discovery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05
BY JAnEs A. npcnRroN.
copyright by American Press Assoc
tion 1911


tion, 191i.l
"AHE week ending Aug. 8, 1861,
saw little actual fighting. The
- battle at Dug Springs, Mo-,
was the only one worthy the
name. The condition of the two con-
tending sections was roughly as fol-
lows: Both congresses were in session,
that at Washington being near its
close, as the extra session adjourned
on Aug. @. Generals Johnston and
Beauregard were threatening Wash
ington, where General Mcclellan was
fortifying the city and beginning the
creation of the Army of the Potomac.
General John A. Dix was in command
Mt Baltimore and General B. +. Butler
at Fortress Monroe, both quiet. Cen
eral Banks had supplanted Patterson
in the vicinity Of Harpers Ferry. In
western Virginia General W. S. Rose
Grams had succeeded Mcclellan and
General Robert Il. Leo had just been
designated to command the Confed-
crates in place of General Garnett, kill
ed Mt Rich Mountain. In Kentucky
Colonel Anderson, of Sumter fame,
was recruiting for the Federas. In
the vicinity of Springfield, Mo-, General
Lyon was stationed at the head of
about 5000 men. with q vastly supe-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05

GENERAL BEN MCULLOCH, O. 8. A., WHO
ENTERED MISSOURI IN COMMAND OF
Arkansas AND TEXAS TROOPS IN SUM-
MER OF 1861 AND JOINTLY COMMANDED
ooFEDERATEs AT BATTLE OF WILSON'S
GREEK; KILLED AT BATTLE OF PEA
RIDGE, ARK. MARCH z, 1862.
compared to those required In the civil
war and that more scientific and up
to date form of organization was nee
essary. Scott remained obdurate,
however, and Mcclellan went forward
on his own lines. which ca ,sed the
breach between the two TO widen.
Congress and the administrator
stood behind Mcclellan. Considering
what aftcrward happened this state
ment has a strange sound. but this
was In the beginning of August, 1861.
The differences between Mcclellan and
the administration did not develop till
later.
Army of the Potomac Created.
The important outcome of the new
~slcy was the creation of the Army Of
the Potonsac. Under Mcdowell this
had been a geographical division after
the old idea. Under Mcclellan 1t be-
came military divisional compact
fighting unit.
This method of organization extend.
cd In time to all the northern forces.
Aside from any other question. this
credit is due to General Mcclellan.
that he brought to the armies of the
north that which they most needed in
the beginning of the war--an efficient
and adequate form of military organi-
cation. This he may have learned in
Europe. Yet he could not have learn
ed Il all there, His type OF mind was
distinctly that OF the engineer aud or
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05

a. GENERAL JOHN A. DIX, AUTHOR OF THE
FAMOUS DISPATCH, IF ANY MAN At
TEMPTs TO PULL DOWN THE AMERICAN
FLAG, SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOT" GEN
ERAL DIX sUcoEEDED GENERAL n. 4.
BANKS IN CoAfMAED AT BALTIMORE
EARLY IN AUGUST, 1861.
rior force under Generals McCulloch,
Rains and Price and Governor jack
son approaching to give battle.
Previous articles have recounted
how General Lyon marched from
Boonville, Mo-, to Springfield. arriv-
ing about the middle of July. Colonel
Sigel In his retreat from Sarcoxie had
reached Springfield ahead of Lyon. A
small troop from Kansas also Joined
the Union forces there, making the
total of Lyons command a little more
than G,000 Here the Federal conf
mander called for re-enforcements and
waited In vain for their arrival. In
the meantime General Sterling Price
and Governor Jackson. at the head OF
the Missouri state troops, had been
Joined by General Rains and General
kansas and Texas, and were begin
ming to draw net about Lyon.
Battle of Dug Springs.
The last of July the Federal com
mander learned that the Confederates
were on the march toward Springfield
with more than 10000 troops. They
were approaching in two columns, one
from the south and the other from the
west He decided to attack them in
detail and for this purpose moved out
with his army on Aug. 1. leaving a
small garrison In the town. He aimed
his first attack at the force approach
ing from the south. By night he had
advanced ten miles TO Cave creek
where he encamped The next morn
ing he marched to Dug Springs, nine
teen miles from Springfield, where he
encountered the enemy under General
Rains. Dug Springs Is located in a
valley about five miles long, with pro-
1ecting wooded hills interrupting the
view. The presence of the Confeder-
ntes was discovered through the APP
pearance of cloud of dust at the 9TH
or end of the valley. General Lyon
thereupon formed his forces in line OF
battle and advanced, with a company
of infantry and another OF cavalry In
the lead Suddenly force of Confed-
eri,tes 500 strong emerged from the
woods and sought to cut Gf the in
fantry from the cavalry,
Captain Stanley, In command of the
cavalry, ordered his men to fire az
soon as the Confederates were in
range. The fire was returned, and
there was brisk fight for several
minutes. when one Of Stanley's Off.
GERS ordered charge. About twenty
Ave cavalrymen responded and fought
with such spirit that the entire body
of Confederates gave way in confu-
sion.
AT this jnncture large body of Con-
federate cavalry appeared, and the
fight was resumed. The Federal ar
tillery now came into action. AS the
shells fell among the southern horse
men, killing several. the. WHOLE body
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05

GENERAL STERLING PRICE, c, g.. A., Ex-
GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI, JOINT COM
MANDER WITH GENERAL BEN MCULLoCH
OF CONFEDERATE TROOPS AT BATFbE OF
WILSON'S CREEK, FoUGHT THROUGHOUT
TUE WAR AND DIED IN ST. LOUIS IN
1869.
er faults. Yet after discounting these
personal defects in his character one
must admire the mans ability in the
creation and disciplining of armies. |
think history will decide that he was
the one man needed at this juncture.
Things do not happen by accident. Ell
ther to individuals or nations. With
great need comes the man or men
to fill it. Whatever we may think of
him as a man or as n soldier. George
b. Mcclellan was needed In 1861.
Call 1t providence or what you will.
one cannot read history understand
ingly without being struck by the
larger intelligence that Is behind the
shaping of events We call things of
this kind condolences. but that is only
term behind which we hide our ig-
norance. However men may scheme
and seek special ends. however blind
or self willed they may be. this larger
intelligence goes on shaping the trend
of things. No man of insight can fol
low the story of our own land. can
read the annals of the Revolution and
of the civil war, without seeing In
them the expression of what Emerson
calls the "oversoul." without tracing
through them the finger of God.
There's a divinity that shapes our ends
Rough hew them how we Will
1t may be objected that all this has
little to do with II story of the war
fifty years ago. but in my own view 1t
had and has great deal to do.
One of the laws procured by Gen
eral Mcclellan in the early days Of
August was that authorizing the ap-
pointment of additional aids-de-camp
to general officers. These aids might
be taken either from civil life or from
the army, and none of them was to
rank higher than colonel. 1t was not
till few weeks later that the order
was given to form the Army of the
Potomac. but when 1t came 1t was on
the lines laid down by Mcclellan.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05

II military occupations as contra
band Of war" and generally had raj
lied TO the support of the administra.
ton In manner that left no doubt
as TO the attitude of the people OF ;ne
north.
Little was said at this session of
congress concerning the ultimate fate
of slavery. The preservation OF the
Union was the one theme. But in one
of the last debates Thuddeus Stevens
Of Pennsylvania did predict that MS n
war measure 1t might become neces-
sary to free the slaves of those in
actual rebellion against the govarn-
ncnt. He would not so further than
hat. Was this a prophecy of the
emancipation proclamation?
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-05

was thrown into Disorder and soon
afterward fed. This ended the battle.
General Rains Withdrawing his forces
and making rapid march to join
General McCulloch, who was leading
the column of Confederates approach
ing from the west. The next day the
Fedcrals made vain pursuit of their
foes and on Aug. 4 returned TO Spring
field. General Lyon had lost eight
killed and thirty wounded In the fight
at Dug Springs and General Rains
about forty killed and as many wound
cd.
The effect of the battle was to dis
courage General McCuloch from max
ing direct attack on Springfield. but
General Price insisted and even pro-
posed to withdraw his Missouri troops
and fight 1t out alone. At this juno.
ture an order came from General Leon.
idas Polk, in command of the district,
directing that the attack be made. and
McCulloch consented, provided he was
given chief command. The entire
Confederate force now moved forward
In three columns toward Wilson's
creek. AS the battle at that point did
not occur till the following week, 1t
will be described in subsequent ar
tiela