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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
AMERICAN SCHOOLS MERGE
Institutions in Rome Enriched nv
Gifts OF ShGO,OOO

New York, Mnrch la.-Eews was re-
e;Hivcd here Yesterday of the compile
t'on or The proposed merger of the
american academy III Rome and the
a;Mericar school OF Classical Studies
"a kome. Through the com bination. il
Vas nlinounced. the scope Of the acad-
;'aaN ms heen enlarged TO include arch
ssrchaeoloey. literature and history Of
me classical and later periods. thus
creating q school Of fine arts and q
acnool Of classical studies
! was also announced that the endow.
imeht fund had been enriched by s10Oy .
avg oi subscripiions from j. Tierpont
, 'iG, Henry Walters. w Is. Wander.
vefsi'E. : similar sum has been given
as " memorial to Charles T.. McI<im
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
no MORE GREASY DouGHSuTs.
a lady in Greenyile, S. c.. recently

" ~ Iduy III Grctf1VlIIe, >. G., recently
wrote friend as follows:
For years. after preparing dough-
nuts with the utmost care. I was dis
appointed to see them come out greasy
and unwholesomc looking However.
with my first use OF Cottolene for fry
ing them. was delighted. as they were
brown, crisp and delicious.
For ma kinG doughnuts.- pastry. light
nresd ana iiaky biscuits I prefer Cot
market. We even carry Fall OF it
on our annual camping trips through
the mountains"
Cottolene is made by The N. K. Fair
bank Company, and is much more
wholesome and economical than lard. Ii
is sold by all good grocers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14

the fact that this country opened -hc
door to them. Third she docs no,
want war because we arc far and ava =
the best customer she has. Fourth,
because she needs us In Asia and China.
And NTH and last. the Japanese have
Il lot of common sense, and they know
that war with us could only end In one
way--uttcr disaster for them"
DIR. Green explained that the national
debt OF Japan Is s1,375. 100000 Com
pared with the vast resources of the
United states, he pointed ont strug-
gle would be fruitiess.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
ALEXANDRIA JAIL REPAIRED
AND COURT BUSINESSES RUIZ
Isneciai.,o Tho Times.Disnatch

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch1
Alexandria. Va. March ia rule
issued in the Corporation Court three
Years ago against the Mayor and City
Council to show cause why a new Jail
should not be erected or the present
structure remodcled. was dismissed in
the Corporation Court this morning. tho
present structure having been adc-
quatcly rcmodclcd.
The rcmodelcd jail was opened for
prisoners this morning for the first
time and ten city prisoners who have
been confined in the Alexandria county
jail were transferred to It,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
Struck BY TRAIN AND KILLED.
Nun Steps Ont OF Way or Approaching
Freight on Tracks OF Another.


SALEM Va, March l3.-Whiie on his
way homie from Illiston, where he had
gone for physician to attend his sick
wife. Adolphus King, OF Dry Hollow
in stepping out of the way OF an ap-
preaching west bound freight, stepped
In the way OF an east bound train on
the Norfolk and Western. which struck
him and killed him instantly The ac-
cident occurred Sunday night at 10
o'clock. Several persons witnessed the
accident, hence an inquest was un-
necessary. lie leaves wife and six
small children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14

Especial to The TimesDisn.tc,

T''Fec1dI % 7 tie I IInes- DfSDa ten.
ShHolk, Va March 13.During the
,lrst thunder storm Of the year the
home Of Thomas Skinner, In Franklin
this afternoon was struck bv lirbtnin ..
and inmates were badly nut NOT fatnl
~ shocked. The building caught fire.
but the department soon had the f,amcs
under control
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
Realizes Approach OF DEATH.

M" IoUCCI'tI 10 THc lin cS- DiSnutch |
Winchester. Va. March 13,--Realjyir :.
that. he was about to die. William r.
Oates, wealthy farmer stockman ana
fruit grower Of Hampshire county. ".
Va. summoned his wife and children
to his bedside. and after dividing his
estate among Them expired. IIc was
over seventy years old, and was widely
known ''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
WAGE INCREASE GRANTED
III yIRGINIAN KhILyNtY

Roanoke, Va, March 13.--Toliowing
a conference between ,the officials Of
the. Virginian Railway and tho boiler
makers and machinists. which was In
was arrived at which la satfsfa Glory
to all concerned. which means IN In
crease which will give the mon IS
men on tho entire system. II -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
Steamer "Pocahontas'
Leaves Earlier

Beginning Wednesday morning
the steamer "Pocahontas" will
leave the wharf here at $50 a. NJ.
instead Of Z "A. NJ, as heretofore.
This change is being made for the
benefit Of travel The steamer will
continue this schedule until
further notice, making $50 the
leaving time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
Alleged Murderer, Ca,,ch,

NI,eNElI 70 THO Times Dispatch
g., iendcrson, \. c., March 13.-Deput y
Sheriff Wilson landed two cn,nrad
prisoners In Jail this evening. charrcd
Win murder The principal in The ca 3 50 20
Is Fred Crudup. who killed lanes IIt,,t
at iNittrcll's this afternoon. y =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
Places Gun Against Head and Pulls
TriEEer, Dcnth NesMItinE InstantlH.

Especial to The Times Dispa tch. FIJI
Newborn. \. c.. March 13.--Yester-
day morning about $3.50 o'clock Miss
Matte Darlington, the eighteen YEAR
old daughter OF Jesse harrington. of
Ernuls. a small station on the Nor
folk and Southern Railroad. seven
miles from Newborn, committed sui.
ciue by blowing par; of her head off
with double barreled shotgun. She
Went into an unoccupied room, loaded
the gun with No. shot. placed it on
the floor and against her head. and
then touched the trigger. Ill health
is supposed to De the cause OF the deed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
Tor adjournment this after

the time for adjournment this after
noon. 55714
Those sentenced were: J. A. Nt. IIor-
Ion. forging a check and collecting
money on 1t, two years William Wall
lace. colorcd. larceny, one year; John
Anderson. larceny from the person,
three years in one case and one year
in another; Will Anderson, attempt to
murder. two years Joe Dinkus, feloni-
Gus cutting, one year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
CONNECTION IN SEVEN cAsus

virginia Corporation Court Mnkcn
nnptd Progress at Bristoi.
Special to The Times Dispatc h
Hrlstol: Va, March ls.-The Virginia
Corporation Court heard seven crimi-
nal eases during day. q conviction
beinS secured In each case. 1t was al
most through with another casS at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
Literary society Elects OGicers.
Snccial TO The Times Dianafnh

Jefferson Literary Society OF the Uni
Aycrsity or Virginia has elected officers
for the iinal term as follows; John
owcn Beatty. Of Ruckcrsville, presi-
nooEa, Tenn. vice. president; William
Parker Richardson. OF Alexandria, SEQ.
rotary. 49,, s =, 4 ,fsS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14
IN PERIOD OF REMORSE
NAN BLOWS OUT BRAINS
After Drinking Heavily Heard Sermon Against
Drunkenness, and Failing to Get Wife to
Return Home Nth H I'M Ends His Life.
YOUNG WOMAN ENDS LIFE. !.

of age, and is survived by a widow and
seven children
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-14

TIC said That Tic fccOrds forWard cd
to him from the Mormon headauarters
in Salt Lake City indicated that the
entire immigration Of Mormon con-
vcrts last year totalcfi only n little
over | 900. ana that of these the Young
women between fifteen and twenty7
Ave years Of age were sixty-cigllt IN
number. The clerGymen who carried
charges to Mr.. Churchill insisted that
the total OF girls alone was over 800.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-19
MAS NOTICIAS

Anoche tuvo efecto una confereneiss
publica en- los salones de la Federation
Libre Iuna 80 altos) en- la cual el St.
nor Eugenio Sanchez Lopez desarrolI6
ell tema: "Periodismo Obrero.'
En- breve comenzaremos q publican,
como folletln de este diario, Los 9nteye>
ses creados del insigne comedi6grafo es-
panol, Jacinto Benavente
La obra mas grande del teatro NO.
derno
Anteayer, en- la calle del Parque, Ell.
carro electrico n1mero "A mat6 un CD
ballo' propiedad de Casimiro Rios
El domingo, en- la parada II la poll
cla encOntr0 una maleta conteniendo
dos trajes, siendo entregada mas tarda
a su due1a, Ana Maria Gonzalez
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-19
COMANDITARIO

V0MANOA1ATs1O con capICaI dc
$4,000 a $4,000 Sc necesita para dar
mayor impulse a negocio establecide
y acreditado que produce benef5ios
exorbitantes y seguros.- Dirigirse s
Z. Molla, San Juan, P. R.-Lista de
Correos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-19
.COCINE P0R ELECTRICIDAD

la Porto Rico Railway Light & Power Company
llama La atenc6n del pdblico la cocina elecrca
pleta. las m4quinas de lavado planchado calen-
adores aparatos electricos. que acaba de recbr
para nstaar en- su moderno Sanatoro de Hato Rey la
Sociedad Espanola dc Auxlio Mdtuo Benefcencia de
Puerto Rico; cuyo motive anuncia, que los pecios
de coiente eecica para cocnaI otros usos especia-
les entire media noche P. M, seran los msmos que
por la corente que Sc los motores.
4oxro RICO RAILWAY LIGHT POWER
San Juan, P. R. Agoso 1911.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-09-19

mdyof Impulse negOclO eStaDlecIdG~
acreditado que produce benef5ios
exorbitantes y seguros- Dirigirse s
e. Molla, San Juan, P. R..-Lista de
COrreos.
s.
En- Puerta de TERRA, un foco el6ctri~
co situado en- la calle de San Agustin y
Ell sltuado en- la plaza de la Lealtad, Sc
lncendiaron anoche consecuencia de
una descarga electrical, siendo apagados
enseguida.
Aver declararonse en- huelga pacifcas
los torcedores de la fabrica Cayey-Ca-
guas Tobacco Co., pidiendo aumento de-
jornal
Anteayer, Juana Ayala, hirio grave
mente en- Arroyo, con arma blanca, s
Inocencia Rodriguez.
iHa sido arrestado en- Naguabo, Pa
Anteanoche fue capturado en- San
Lorenzo, ell pr6fugo Julio Colon, quien
la noche anterior hab1a desertado de
los trabajos de la ccrretera Caguas-Ca.
yey.
Sc ha presentado denuncia ante la
Corte Municipal contra Juan Miranda
'por tener casas de Empe1o sin pagar
la correspondence patente al Tesoro.
Ell ''Aguila de Puerto Rico" infor~
ma que ell sabado pasado, ell sub-mar~
shall de la Corte de Distrito de Ponce
Sr. Alwarado, por orden del fiscal lle~
vo 4 reconocimiento del oculista doc-
tor Wives 4 Juan Soto, para que dicho
galen0 certifcara 81 ell Soto es 6 no
ciego. Despues de cumplida esta dis
posici6n y enterado el Fiscal de la cer-'
tlficacion del citado doctor, Soto in
greso en- la carcel de Distrito acusado
de libelo infamatorio por' haber publ
cado unas d6cimas, sin frma nj pie
de rnprenta, en- las que Sc ultraja la
memoria de Jose G. Torres, teniente
de la policla insular muerto Ell Catafo.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

but the government runs in debt alone.
The building Of the Custom House was
begun I'm May. 1884. and the cdiice FINISHED,
with it's furniture complete, in May, lSi2'
cost s9s5,OOO
Alas, FOR the prophetic powers OF the
most amiable diarist Of his day, the Pepys
of the New World!
1t is not the purpose Of this sketch TO
speculate upon whether the effect OF the
tariff on the commerce OF the country has
been good or bad or whether the tariH
should he for protection, for revenue, or for
10th but merely to present background
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

las been occupied as the New YORK custom
House since the first OF May. II is intended
To- collect the import revenue upon the com
merce OF the nation. but how N u should
prove that. the commerce having been an
INFLATED. there will be no revenues 10 col
lectp a splendid reservoir has been pre-
pared with fountains whose streams are
10 irrigate tho land I'm all quarters. but how
melancholy would 1t he TO discover that,
after all these preparations. the spllnes
arc TO he dried up. and the waters To cease
TO now? e looks awfully like 1t just no."
The Natural Earth is sufficiently soaked
IL, all reason. hut the eXchequer Is dry
Grv as powder The waters are staGnant
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

OF to-day. and ~ tho same Dcrfod the III
t,inal revenue tax system came INTO ocihs'
4 commission appointed by Prcsld'n'
Arthur fn 1852 brought about notifications
which have been changed still further by
Tho Mckinley and Dingley acts. but despite
temporary setbacks, whatever the am
has been. the Custom House, !ntaiiio'o ~
der Of commercial relations with the "u''
sdc word, has continued to zho" ~ m
crease. 80
FROM fgurcs already quoted It may D"
aeon that IN iS1 the total Imports and e@-
rorts Of the United states were valuea ~
5NnOe In tine year loo5 the government
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Among the great plants in which the
bleaching. dyeing and finishing industry Is
carried on. that Of the Standard Beachery
COMPANY located at Carlton Iiill. y. J.,
is the most important both in the magni-
tudc Of its facilities and the volume Of it,
output
In 1855. William Mckenzie formed a part
ncrship and acquired thc small and unsuc-
o,ssful plant Of the Boiling Springs Bleach
cry, at Carlton III ,y reason Of hts
cnersy, executive ability and technical skill
h. built up the enterprise which vas in.
corporstcd u SOS - tho standard Rlr,ch-
cry Compeny. until TO-DAY It operates the
largest works In II, particular line NJ work
in the world since i'o5 Nj Mcken1i. and
hi- sons have been sole oFnsrl Il the
rrcPent
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

TYLER. passed a bill which advanced uu,ie'
ON practically all manufactured articles
Four wears later the Democrats enacted
tariff law framed by Robert j. Walker
then Secretary of the Treasury, wh'ch
averaged 30 per cent. although the col'
modities embraced IN It's nine schcduleS
ranged from per cent to 100 per cent III
taxes.
I'm 1851 a reduction followed. The panic
of that year necessltated an increase, by
means OF the Morrill, tariff OF 1851. Further
Increases were made imperative by Che
civil War. and the tariff act Of June ~
1864. became the basis Of the tarih system
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

collected IN import luties at the port o,
New York i223.CD)JcO. In 1905 the tot,,
value ~ imports into the United sta,,,
was 81 n,226,js2,4fs. and the actual value q,
exports from the United states was H.Iia
ss4, 80 For the fiscal year ended June %
j}l1, the total exports were 2,O9,31o %. ana
the tote'imports were sl.j27. .Z2s.1G. Despiis
the reduction in duties provided under IN.
tariff notifications the duties collected :,
the port Of New YORK were s2l1. 1.ps,..5 y
and the estimates FOR the current year'!n.
o,cate that the actual revenue collected
here By the government will exceed tho
combined imports ard experts fcr isil.:rf
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

which tho business man Of to-day may n'
I'm by his own knowledge of analrs OF '"e
New York Of seventy years ago ana the"
TO show the rapid advance OF commerce
since then.
Time was when Boston and Phlladeipn'd
ranked equally with New York In the Nol-
umc of international commerce handleo'
when either might have forged ahead as
tancing New York in the race for leader
shin That time has passed. The immenSt
,,.t,,raI advantares afforded by New York
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Harbor the energy, the skill and the un-
/ limited capital at the command of New
York business men. have established the
supremacy of the port beyond cavil. For
a decade and more two-thirds of the en-
tire customs receipts of the United states
have becn collected at the port OF New
York.
Since the compromise act put in effect a
tariff with a 20 per cent level, duties have
risen and fallen with the parties by which
they were brought forward In lsi2 the
Wings. after a bitter fight with President
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

and this reduction. it was further provided,
must he accomplished by the end of the
fiscal year OF l&l.
After this DEPRESSION. which brings us
again TO the cpoch-mariing year in the
development of the port and of the COM
nierce of America at large II may be well
- remark that by that time the tariff had
entered upon its third historical period
ard had first become a party issue.
With the tariff as division lire for
party strife, with the FIRST great exchange
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

in being and with fast sailing clippers af-
fordng speedier exchange of commodities
with Europe, the United States opened in
1872 for the collection OF customs its first
great public buildinG-sre i'm the COM
parativc sense, though dwarfed in its en-
Nironment to-day, for it still stands and Is
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

2 marked advance ON hemp. wool, iron.
and especially on manufactures of cottonS.
vools cordase and glass The Abom-
ination, Act of lS3> was acQUcsccd in by
Now England. which had protested
strongly against duties Oh raw materials,
and the earlier tariffs reached high water
mark I'm ls32 Tho South Carolina nullih-
cation agitation followed.
Opposition developed throughout the
South which finally brought about the
ppssaSs Of the Compromise Act This pro-
,idcd for q general reduction of duties un-
III they should reach "a - per cent level
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
SAMPLE OF FOURTH CENTURY EGYPTIAN WEAVING.

occupied as the United States sub-Treaa-
TRY.
The most optimistic and entertaining Of
the gossips Of the day Philip Hone mer-
chant hon yivant and politician, WAS by
no means satisfied with the business out
look. when this ubiquitous reporter con-
Gded his impressions Of the event to mis-
diary for the cdidcaton OF succeeding gem
cra,ions he wss less cheerful than was
his wont
Hc wrote:
Tho splendid cdGCe on Wall Nassau and
Pine streets Is now entirely completed, and
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
The WanSkuck Company
Incorporated 1858.

to New York. On January -. 1870. the
Wauskuck COMPANY shipped to the New
york market tho first case OF worsted
goods for mems wear made in the United
states
Tcvr ye1rs later the construction Of
eIcat worsted mill was commenced, and
the uachinc.y OF This started in 1875.
on July 70. 1884, The new Steere Wors-
ted Min. ~ by 100 feet, and thrca
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

great number of fancy woven fabrics for
dresses.
The processes which these goods undergo
in their evolution into the finished product
are many. and Of great interest, several
days being spent in each stage OF develop
ment when finished they are neatly
pao ked and sent to all parts OF the world
William Mckenzie, The founder and prcs-
cnt head Of tho Standard Bleachcry COM
pany is native Of scotland having been
born in Glasgow In 1871. lie received the
sound fourIatIonal education. which only
scournd can aiys, in me public schools of
that CITY. and rhsn . very young man cam.
70 the United states
FOR eighteen Years he ra- connected with
The NorTich Blsachery. A. Norrich Conn
and obtained thare the technical Lnorledge
which united With, h, unusual busms
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

st0ric8 high, with wool stOrchOuse. on
cine and dyehousc attached. made it'
fret dcliycry of yarn. To-6ay The wan
siucl, Mlls occupy q lending place
among the factors producing their linz
of goods
The proseni officers arc Jesse II Met
calf Presidcn, and Agent, and stephen
o. NctcolL Treasurer The selling agent
since Incorporation have been Spsuld
ing. Hunt & company, swift sackott &
Compspy. Jsmc3 r. swift g. Comrsny
aud MctcaIf Brother & Company.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

The WansEucE Company of Prov
dencc. Rhode Island. is pioneer among
the firms devoted to the manufacture ot
vorstod goods for mems clothes.
II was 1T the end Of July 1862. that
stephen T.. Olney. Jesse Metcan and
Icnrv J. Stccrc purchased the priv
.ic1cs ana buildings OF the Wanscott
rompanv which consisted of smslr
,otton mill al that time unoccuEicd.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Thcy adopted for their mill the indian
name Of Wansluck, meaning Pleasant
Meadows. and Immediately began i'm
provements I'm the early part Of 1864
the nev building and their machinery
we're m order for starting For MAJ
period these we're very prctenilous. con-
-istne ss thoy did of mill 300 feet
long bv - feet vide md four siories
m hsight With al adjunct iS4 b. 40 feet,
ann some smaller buildings
On March 2itb The FIRST wool "ae
purchased on Ma, 18th the hrst case
ct goods tlancy cassimereD was ahippcd
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

qualifications has brought the Standard
Bicachery to its present enviable position
In the Industrial world.
While devoted 20 his business, Mr. Nc
kenzic has always been q public spirited
citzon and became East Ruthcrford's first
Mayor. serving with rc-elcctions for twelve
years when he declined the office. For
some years me represented his borough in
the Bergen County Republican Executive
Committee. I'm 1896 he was an alternate
delegate from his Congressional district 10
the Republican National Convention. In
looo as ono NJ the Presidential electors. Ia.
cost The vote Of New Jerrey Tor McKinley
and Roosevelt tic wa, also appointed ty
Governor Murphy a. member OF the Par-
sac valley Sewage commission and con
tubuted much TO the solution ot the yeAcd
question of river pollution.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

The Standard Bleachcry plant covers
twelve acres ot ground over 1000 hands
are employed there. even during periods
of financial unrest It's operations consist
IN tho conversion Of cotton piece goods
from the gray cloths as they come from
the loom into products that have a place
Of esteem IA evcry important manufactur-
ing centre.
The goods shat arc finished by this com
pany come from the mills at ran River.
New Bedford. Lowell Norlh Adams, rroyi-
dence. Fartucket and other NeN England
fcctorief They are shipped direct 10 IN.
hl.achcry ard according IN quality and
desisn are ,rsn-forned into great vari.ty
of finished products lh,s. include lawns.
lndis rnrh7. ,sildlcf. crep,s. Swiss cur
tainl. Ions cl,t'r cmorodery soods and a