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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
FACTS ABOUT THE
OUTH'SPROGRESS
a Few Figures From the Note
Book Of an Accurate
Statistician.
WONDERS OF THIRTY YEARS
Even q Brighter Day Dawning
Tor Industrial Squth-Splen-
did Opportunities.

In these days, following the kin
Of the National Census and when the
hsures bearing upon the growth of the
country are being brought out, It is
worth while TO study statistics pas
ana present and draw such inspiration
as they AFFORD, a statist.cian who has
been looking over the Southland makes
some interesting comparisons from
which wish 10 extract a few facts
and figures.
IN 1860 the south produced $50. 600
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19

The good for nothing fellow. be lie
black or white, who keeps n dozen diff
ferent kinds of dogs on his place, Is a
doggone sorry neighbor for a Virginia
sheep raiser and there ought to be
some kind of a law to suppress him, or
at least the other dogs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19

A wholesale dry goods merchant OF
this city suggests that hosiery mills
are mighty good paying institutions
and give employment to many deserv-
ing people. He wonders why Richmond
capital is not more largely invested in
hosiery making plants right here in
town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19

professors lecture on such subjects as
"Leguminous Crops and THE Mixing
or Fertilizers At the same time the
wives of these farmer were in an
other room hearing Miss Agnew talk
On The Healthy, Farm Home" and
other subjects of equal Importance.
The people OF Nathalie are proud OF
their high school. and the good uses
to which 1t Is being put.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19

John Hosmer, the proprietor of what
is perhaps the largest dairy farm in the
State of Missouri has this to say:
Have q silo by all means. If in
tending to get into the dairy business
and don't plan a silo. stay out. II
datrying and are not figuring on a
siie, get out. For in either case the
modern dairy methods OF the fellow
who has and uses the silo will put you
out"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
ShnII we Annex isnin.

Richmond has not annexed any new
territory since last April. although
there are some mighty fine suburban
lands and houses and people to the
north and TO the west Of us that are te
all intentsi and purposes a part OF tn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19

ooo bushels of corn, which was a. per
cent. OF what the whole country pro-
ducedi 35l,o0o,o0 pounds Of tobacco
or 81 per cent. Of the total; $4,000
900 bushels OF sweet potatoes, or SO
per cent OF the total; all the sugar
cane and rice and 1l.S7S,452 bushels Of
peas and beans. or 70 per cent. of. the
total. These figures indicate the rela-
tive importance of tthe south ffty years
ago as an agriculture section and the
diversity OF It's crops. the chief OF
which, as now. was cotton. With The
coming Of the Civil War, Of course,
came a period Of decadence from which
the south barely begun to recover in
twenty years. so that its statisticians
date its period of ascendency from
1850.
Thirty Years Record.
According to the one whose figures
] am now afforded access to, the south's
progress and development since 1880 has
been a story OF thirty years Of con
tlnuously improving effort-more in
tenslVe and more extensive. The re-
suit is that while In 1880 fourteen
southern states exclusive Of Missouri
and Oklahoma) raised 466,S25,4s4
bushels of corn on 23,254.00o acres. the
same states in 1910 raised 919,363, 900
bushels of corn on 30,215,00 acres
double the volume on less than one
fourth more ground. 1t has also done
Well toward reaching its a%nte-bellun
ratio in corn production. raising nov
nearl! 80 per cent. OF the total crop
which is considerable when il is re-
mc!nbered that the now great corn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
Minor Suggestions.

a New York baker has taken out a
$4,000 fellowship In the Kansas Unit
versity for the benefit of a student who
ia making researches in breadmaking.
That baker also offers 10000 as a
prize to any one who can discover a
new process Of breadmaking that lie
can use to advantage commercially.
It's an even wager that there is soma
old Virginia cook somewhere In the
backwoods who can rake in that $l0,-
600, II the New York baker really
means business and is a judge of good
bread.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS

for this barrel. How much did you
pay?"
This says The Long Island "Agro-
nomist." is one of the incidents that
make us feel dead sure that the city
man with the business training will
be the future high hook. farmer. for
farmers, as a rule lack the commercial
instinct.
when the average farmer gathers
his harvest he hurriedly packs 1t and
forwards 1t to some unknown individual
of whose standing he knows nothing.
and receives with humility or mild re-
monstrance the returns. which m
times, but not always, are sent to him.
Very often indeed III returns are made
at all, and he learns (generally by ac-
cident through. the columns of one OF
his farm papers> hat he with many
others of his profession has lost ali
the labor and money spent in raising
that particular portion of his FARMS
yield, which was shipped to some one Of
the numerous concerns handling the
city's food supply.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-19

That picture seems considerably over
drawn, but there is something in it
However. the Shenandoah Valley Fruit
Growers Association, the Eastern Share
Exchange and similar insti-
tuttons that flourish in this part Of the
vineyard afford ample protection to
Virginia fruit growers and other farm
ers. There arc good business men
among tillers of the soil. and they are
uniting in this State "for the good Of
the order"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14
ZemO Makes Astonishing
Eczema Cures
I'VE PROVE IT."

Every day ZEMO gives relief and
SIures men. women and children in ev.
fery city and town in America whose
$6kins are on fire with torturinR
e@CZEMA rashes and other itching,
burning. scaly. and crusted skin and
1calp humors.
ZEMO and ZEMO (ANTISEPTIC)
,6OAP. two refined preparations will
Five you such quick relief that you
will feel like 4 new person.
We give you three reasons why we
ecommend- and endorse ZEMO and
EMO SOAP for all skin and scalp
uptions.
LIST. They are clean, scientific prep
fations that give universal satisfac.
ION and are pleasant and agreeable to
Fuse at all times.
end. They are not experiments, but
flse proven cures for every form Of
Tin or scalp affections whether on in
nts or grown persons.
3rd. They work on new principle.
4hey do not glaze over the surface but
they penetrate to the seat OF the trou.
able and draw the germ life from un-
Sterneath the skin and destroy it. In
DE way . complete cure Is effected
any case OF SKIN OR SCALP
RUPTIoN.
Endorsed and sold in Richmond by
We Fths DRUG Stare.. ! ] e..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14
WOMEN PRISONERS
COOLEST IN FIRE
Mrs. Vermilya and Mrs
Quinn Scorn Fear
Grand Jury Probe.
National News Association)

(National News Association)
Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE grand. jury,
which today will begin hearing evi-
dence against Mrs. Louise vermilya.
charged formally with one death and
suspected of nine others, and Mrs.
Jane Mcdonald Thorpe-Quinn. accused
of killing her third husband and sus-
pected OF causing the death of the
Arst two. will be asked by States At
torney Wayman to return indictments
tor first degree murder against the
women.
II the women are indicted. the states
attorney further declared that he
would demand the death penalty for
each OF them.
These announcements of the states
attorneys came just few hours after
the two women had proven the coolest
persons among 400 prisoners in the
county Jail, who because panic strick-
en- when fire in an adjoining building
threatened the prison Flames lighted
UP the windows Of the Jail and smoke
poured into the cells.
Dozens of the men prisoners, arous-
ed from sleep in their cells cried for
mercy and prayed to escape death
from the oncoming flames. The guards
quieted them with difficulty, as the
fremen brought the flames under con-
troll
Through it all. the two women, both
OF whom may have to stand trial for
their lives, were cool, quiet and reser-
we'd.
Mrs. Vermilya expressed scorn at
the frightened cries of the men pris-
oners.
Mrs. Quinn asked permission Of her
guards to try to aid in quieting the
panic stricken men.
Occupying adjoining cells in the
county Jail. these two women, accused
as arch-murderesses of relatives and
CLOSE friends. continued to add similar
aty to their cases today by their pro-
testations of innocence.
II am not trying to hide anything"
declared Mrs. Vermilya. II am inno-
cent"
Y In almost exactly the same words.
mrs. Quinn reiterated the assertion
that she was not to blame for the
deaths Of her three husbands.
z The two women saw one another
for the first time this morning.
= "Oh, 10 that herr" exclaimed Mrs.
sVermilya. held for the murder of po-
yaiceman Arthur Bisonette and whose
pepper box, found filed with deadly
garsenic 10 believed to have carried
death to at lease nine others. as Mrs.
TQuinn was led past her cell.
Mrs. Quinn, who was arrested after
the police discovered that two of her
husbands had been shot to death and
that she had told similar burglar kill
Mng stnries concerning each death.
Booked curiously at Mrs. Vermilya but
s1nade no comment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14
TICKET SCANDAL TO
I. BE GIVEN AIRING
(National News Association

CINCINNATI, Nov. 14.-Major
a1eague baseball owners and patrons
will be particularly interested in the
Nmeeting of the National Commission
(which began here today and will prob
Mably continue over until Thursday or
NEriday. The most important matter to
home before the baseball supreme
&ourt, consisting of President Her
MAN Of the Cincinnati club and Presi.
*dents johnson and Lynch of the Am
ertcan and National leagues respec-
lively, is the recent ticket scandal in
connection with the worlds series
games. That the Brush-Johnson con-
stroversy over the ticket sale will be
drought up for discussion Is regarded
2as certain, but persons we'll informed
sos to the situation are inclined to be-
F1ieve that tho matter will be disposed
sOf without entering into a formal in
svestigation of the charges of collision
between the New York club and tho
ftscalpers. At the same time it is
Thought likely the National Commits
sion will take steps to bring about q
radical change in the present system
Of determining the worlds baseball
championship SO as to obviate any fu-
sture repetition Of the scandal that fol-
lowed the series this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14
MANY RARE VOLUMES
PUT ON PUBLIC MART
(Nationa1 News Association

LONDON, Nov. 14.-Representatives
Of book collectors and dealers in
many parts Of the world gathered at
Sotheby's today for the opening Of the
dispersal sale of the famous HUH Ii
brary. The sale is regarded as the
most important of it's kind that has
taken place in London in years.
Striking evidence of the size and i'm
portance of the collection is to be
found in the decision of those in
charge to sell only a portion of the IL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14

brary this year. Their decision iB bas-
ed on the belief that to dispose OF the
entire collection of $4,000 volumes in
one season would completely demon
alize the market. OF the collection OF
$4,000 volumes only 1900 are to be Of
fered at the present sale. Tis number,
however, includes the first folio
shakespeare works and a number OF
other rare and valuable books much
sought by collectors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14

The Toxic municipality has decided
to open labor exchanges throughout
the city where employers can find
help when needed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14

There are now fourteen thousand
acres under fruit cultivation in Ire
land-a large increase on previouS to-
tails. mi
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-14

new styles, $3.50 Values. now
...................:. t2.o0
Ladies Brown Calf Tan Button,
plain Shoes, late style toe, $500
value at ............. $2.46
Ladies Good Rubber Sandals, all
sizes, going at ......... 49o
Ladies Warm Felt Slippers, new
goods, all sizes, our >Priee 40c
Ladies Black Velvet Btftton up
to-date goods, just in, closing
AT $I.S0
Every day we offer big bargains
in odds and ends of shoes and
rubbers. Big cut in prices.
Ladies Gun Metal Button stage
last, hand welt, $3.50 and $500
value at ......... $2,49
Ladiss' Black Velvet Button, clos
ing at .......... $I.90
Every day we offer big bargains
in Rubbers. Big cut in prices.
Ladies Gun Metal Button, and
$500 value, at ...... 32.l0
Big stock of Warm Lined Shoes
for everybody Sc to $I.90
Misses Kid, Gun Metal, high cut
Shoes, new styles at .......
...... $l.48 to $l.o0
Misses heavy calf blucher cut,
now $j.2l
Misses School Shoes in all makes
selling at ........... $l.l0
Child's Heavy Shoes, solid, now
Jockey Boots, red top, button,
d. 0SC
Infants Mocassins, all shades,
new goods, at ........l 9c
Boys High Cut Shoes, buckle
tops, heavy, going at -. S2.2@
Boys School Shoes. all sizes
al Silly
Mems Work Shoes at -. Si.3o
Mems Heavy High Cut Shoes,
solid stuff, now ...... $3.50
Mems Felt Boots and Rubbers,
new goods, at $1.oo
We Study to Please All.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
TWO FIREMEN FATALLY HURT
Four Other Persons Injured at $3.50,
600 Blaze in Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. Ohio August 1o.-fatai
injury of two firemen, slight hurts 10
four park employees. and a loss estimated
at S2JO,OOO were the results OF hre tha'
started IN the kitchen of the clubhouse al
Chester Park, an amusement resort last
night
The flames spread from the park 10
lumber yards adjoining there. and capt
Herman Flacke. sixty-five years OLD,
veteran OF the fire department, and W.
Gerne. twenty-nine years old. pipeman'
mst INJURIES which are expected to re-
suit in their deaths. F.acke was over
come by the heat. Gerne received frac'
ture of the skull when pile OF LUMBER
fell upon him. None of the other IN
jured persons was seriously nurt.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
PRINTERS LIVING LONGER.
Sanitary Conditions Are Helping the
Man at the Machine.

That the establishment of the eight
hour day and sanitary working rooms
has resulted in !engthening the average
life of printers is one of the most inter
esting statements contained In the reports
of the officers of the international Typo
grap aphical Union for the organiza ion 5
fiscal year ended May II. 1911.
During the past year the average age
at death of members Of the International
Typographical Union was more than
forty-nine years, an increase of more
than eight years over 1900, when the
average was 4l.2o.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Casino.

The first performances of the season
were given yesterday afternoon and even
ing at the Casino Theater under new
management. The program is comprised
of some clever vaudeville and several
reels Of interesting motion pictures.
Theo and her Dandies head the list Of
performers. This Is a clever act with
good singing, dancing and several shifts
of scenery. Arthur Rigby, the minstrel,
carries his share. of the honors with his
Jokes and comic songs The Fairhaven
Trio rendered several songs which met
with approval, and the Chabrino Trio.
acrobats. made good impression with
their daring stunts and tumbles.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Two Men Overcome by Gas.

Two men were overcome by gas about
0 o'clock this morning at 3Oth and =.
streets northwest. Joseph Williams, col
ored. was taken to the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital for treatment, while Jo-
seph Cole, also eolored, went to his home.
The men were connecting q gas lamp
at the corner when they were overcome.
Fellow employees went to their aid.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
CAN KEEP CENSUS JOBS.
None to Be Fired From Bureau This
Month, It Is Said.

No reductions in the temporary torce
OF the census bureau will be made at
the end of this month, it was announced
today. Clerks who felt that they might
have to go at that time are breathing
easier in the knowledge that for at least
another thirty days they will be retained
in he employ of Uncle Sam.
Reductions at the end of each month
was the regular program ~ the bureau
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Gayety.

Flying High as the opening number
of AL Reeves beauty show at the Gayety
Theater this week is entitled, was we'll
received last evening. The performance
Yesterday afternoon was the opening one
of the season. and again last night a
rousing reception was rendered the popu-
lar actor and his company. Leading the
comedy part of the performance is Andy
Lewis. AL Reeves, of course. has a new
song "Give-me-credit." which made a
decnded hit, as did his huge diamond
Evening star., 1911-08-15

stud. which looks like the sun setting on
bright August day
Zella Russell entertained, between u. as;s,
with a piano and song sketch, while
Blanche Martin heads the female contin-
gent with her solos. May Holden sang
"Alexander's Rag-time Band, with the
" scot, and William Inman contrib
uted much of the comedy.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Provokes Lively Debate.

| There was lively debate over the salary
| assignment measure. which provides
| that "all assignments Of wages, salaries
| or earnings made or to take effect. or to
| be enforced in the District of Columbia
| shall be in writing, signed by the person
| to whom such wages, salaries or earn
| ings are due, which writing shall contain
| the correct date of the assignment and
| the amount assigned and the name or
! names of the person, firm or corporation
| owing the wages. salaries, or earnings so
| assigned. and the assignment of wages,
| salaries and earnings not earned at the
time the assignment IS made shall be
| null and void
Representative Finley of North Caro-
lima Immediately offered an amendment
proposing that married man be pro-
hibited from assigning his salary even
/ with his wife's consent.
/ The trouble with people in the Dis
| trict of Columbia, he said. "is in the
matter of assigning their salaries. When
man Is single 1t makes no particular
difference; no one is dependent upon
| him. But where he has wife and fam
! lily. then it is certain that If he wishes
to assign his salary II is mere matter
| OF form to obtain the signature of his
| wife to an assignment If it is proposed
| to accomplish anything by this bill, then
you should prohibit married man from
/ assigning his salary.
| Congress has been deluged for many
years with demands by government en-
ployes for increases of salary | believe
| the foundation of this difficulty lies in
| the fact that government employees, and
particularly married men. assign their
| salaries and mortgage their personal
| property. and pay such high in e-est that
| they cannot make ends meet. They are
| charged eXorbitant rates of interest and
| find themselves falling behind. so Con-
Sress is overwhelmed with demands for an
| Increase of the salaries of government
al hnt h
about it? My opinion is that If you will
wipe out this practice and reduce interest
In the District of Columbia to a fixed
| legal rate, this demand will no longer
Evening star., 1911-08-15
|PLEDGE OF WAGES
Custom of Assigning Salaries
Subject of Legislation.
BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Exorbitant Interest Charges and
Other Features Discussed.
STRICT REGULATION ADOPTED
Four Other Measures Of Interest to
District Go Through, One Ap-
plying to Insurance.
STRICT REGULATION ADOPTED

Five bills of local interest were passed
by the House of Representatives yester-
day afternoon in what was left of the
regular bmonthly District day, follow
ing agreement on the Underwood La Fol-
lette wool bill and forty minute peace
speech by Representative Bartholdt OF
Missouri
The District bills passed were the SEN
ate measure amending the code of law
of the District relating TO annual state
ments of insurance companies; a bill re-
curing all insurance companies doing
business in the District to file copies of
their charters with the superintendent of
insurance and appoint a duly authorized
agent fer this municipality: bill to pre-
vent the assignment of wages; bill Civ
ing the name of Commodore Barney Circle
to a small park at the eastern end of
Pennsylvania avenue and bill prohibit
ing the sending up of fire balloons, but
permitting the flying of kites in the Dis
trict
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Keeps Assailant's Name Secret.

Claude Evans of 1211 c street northwest
went to the Emergency Hospital this
morning TO have cuts on his arm and
was cut while in a saloon al lsik and q
streets but refused to give the name of
his assailant.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Wrist Broken by FALL.

While working on a scaffold in Ivy City
this morning Thomas y. Walker, color
ed, of 1918 18th street northwest missed
his footing and fell about ten feet. His
left wrist was broken. He was taken To
the Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

since the work OF completing the thir-
teenth census has been progressing rap
idly toward completion, IBut ii was
found that SUFFICIENT work still remains
to Justify keeping all the clerks for an
other month
Evening star., 1911-08-15
WOMAN AT AGE OF 1O3
WOULD WELCOME DEATH
Not Sorry She Has Lived So Long
But Is in Need
of Rest.

SARATOGA SPRINGS n. Y. August
l5.-"I am not sorry that l have lived sc
long, but ! do not want to live much
longer. I shall welcome death as long
sought rest
The speaker was Mrs. Margaret van
Rensselaer,. of No. 81 Marvin street. this
city, who yesterday celebrated her 1880
birthday. She told the story OF her long
life yesterday to reporter.
Although having passed by three years
the one-hundredth milestone In life's ca
reer. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, has little diff
ficulty in recalling her past life, and Is in
good healths She has a wonderful vital
ity. and on Sunday attended the Episco-
pal church and Sunday school. Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, came to Saratoga Springs
ei ichfy Neara ago.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

buried my husband and my seven chill
dren. Only one of them, Louis Is now
living. | still live in that home and do
all my own work, because ] love work.
and work to me means health. 1 have
felt SO well the last year that | believe
will live 10 see my 10th birthday
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Thief Took Lawn Bench.

The police of the third precinct are
looking for green lawn bench which
Mrs; Robert ~ Harper. 1915 10th street
northwest. reported as having been stoIen
from her front porch.