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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
Great Contest Closes II O'clock Saturday Be
NINE MILE ROAD
IS HEALTHY ONE
ANOTHER COMPANY FOR
sSs YEARS.

WASHINGTON. Dec 1a-seeking
further light on the arrangement
whereby a nine-mile railroad subsid-
larry to the Steel Corporation leased
2o0-mile road for q term Of ss9
years, the Stanley committee investi-
eating the steel trust today again
quizxed F. c. Baird. general freight
agent Of the Bessemer and Lake
Erie.
Mr.. Baird admitted that this she TT
road held q 99s year lease on the
Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erie
line: that the short line was owned
entirely by the steel Corporation. and
that the same company owned 81
per cent Of the stock OF the longer
road. and also that the minority
stockholders OF the latter read re-
ceived a 3 per cent. dividend on their
stock.
As to the peculiar financial ar
rangement. the general freight agent
furnished few details. explaining he
was not a financier.
Before resuming the examination
OF Mr.. Baird today, the steel COM
mittee received from Congressman
Young a table Of statistics. showing
the value Of ore deposits in Michi-
gan. The figures. presented by L.
A. Williams secretary to Mr.. Youn&.
show that the steel trust controls
IS per cent OF the Michigan fields.
Mr.. Baird was subjected to a grill
ing as to the means whereby the
Bessemer and Lake Erie road, nine
mile road. leased the longer road, the
Bessemer and Lake Erie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
La TOILETTE TO
HEAD INVASION
WITH OTHERS WILD STUMP THE
HOME STATE OF TAFT AS
PRoGREssYvEs.

COLUMBUS. O., Dec, IA big
galaxy of progressive Republican
speakers is going to steal q march on
the Taft fcrces In Ohio during the
Christmas vacation Of Congress. They
are going to stump the State from
corner to corner and end to end for
La Toilette, paying especial atten-
ton to those counties and congress
sional districts where the antiTaft
organization is now weakest.
The speakers will be La Toilette
himself: Senators Crawford. Of South
Dakota; Bristow. OF Kansas: Ciapp.
OF Minnesota. and Poindexter. Of
Washington. clifford Pinchot. George
l. Record. OF New Jersey. and Cen
gresham Murdoch. Of Kansas: Len
root. of Wisconsin,: Norris. OF Ne
braska,- Their speaking tour will be-
gin December 20 and VIII wind up
with the big progressive conference
in Columbus January 3.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
GRAHAME WHITE IS
VERY UNCONCERNED

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Judre
Hand In the United States Circuit
Court this afternoon granted the
wright Company an order compelling
Claude Grahame White, the English
aviator. to render an accounting OF
all profits he has made while fiyins
IN America since last December.
The order does not. however, affect
tne question OF infringement. era
name White MES FarmAn biplane
and Newport and Bleriot uonopianes
IN his reply to the Wrigl,t's suit the
Eneiish aviator waived the question
OF enhancement and told the Wrfehts
to night out this phase OF the dim
Guilty with the manufacturers Of the
aeroplanes.
The Engfishman 10 now in New
York and purposes to 70 to Califor-
MIA 70 ny after Christmas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
DEMOCRATS WIN
ARIZONA CONTEST
FIRST STATE ELECTION REsr1nx
IN BIG PROGRESSIVE
LANDSTIDB,
TWO MORE FOR SENATE
ENTIRE STATE is SWEPT BY
LARGE MAJoRTTIEs AND
EVEN STATE NOMINEE IS
WINNER.
TWO MORE FOR SENATE

PHOENIX. ARIZ. Dec. 12.-wuh.
IN two hours after the oils had clo.aa
~ became known tonight that Al
xonaFs nrst State election had bean n
Democratic landslide.
inc entire progressive Democratic
s.oket headed by George W. p, Hunt.
elected by majorities ranxfnr from !,
600 to 5000. Hunt - lesdinr tha
ticket BY good margin. Sidney p.
osborne. nominee for secretary Of
state, Is likely to be low man. hut
Ms majority will heardly be les than
. Phoenix and Tempe returned Rapuh
mean majortttes. but Mesa, the second
largest precinct In Maricca county. re-
turned an overwhelming Democratic
Phoenix was $3.50, ana the Renhii-
cans claim majority OF 600. Osborne
the largest rural recinct in q Mari
Goa county. went Democratic by a
vote OF moro than two to one. In
this precinct Hunt, the Democrats
candidate Tor governor, received 1877
votes against Sc for e. w. Wells, Re-
publican gubernatorial candidate.
TWO Democratic Senators.
Tho Democratic candidates for
United States Senate also received
heavy majoritie4 Henry r. Ashurst
Democrat. was given l3S votes. Mark
smith. Democrat. III votes. while
Halh Cameron and Hoval Smith. Re-
publican candidates for the Senate. re-
ceived "a and - votes resectively.
In Yavappt county. the home OF
Wells. the Republican candidate for
governor. the Democrats ars leadinr
and Il Wells carries his own BALI
wick It will b by small majority.
evatN a. w
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
THREE DAYSLEFT
TO WIN PRIZES
FOR CHRISTMAS
Enthusiasm is the Goal of All
Success-Push Forw ard
With Renewed Energy and
Whether You Win or Lose
the knowledge of Work
Well Done Goes With You
Always

Do you know that Il limit q bit hard
to get subscriptions this week. Why
everybody seems willing to help and
they realize that i u their last
chance. and they are working just
the very best they know how. Tho
public 10 quick to sympathise with
any ambitious psrpon. Just try II
yourself. and you VIM nnd out. A.
Tho virginian Great Prize Contest to
win: that you are doing al in your
power to accomplish that end they
will surely help you and DO 1t WILL
ingly.
Nothing succeeds liks succeeds. This
10 an old axiom ana : true one. with
. little determination ana 4 lot OF
energy - your stock Ia trade you are
E0AAAaAsAA - &1N 49, Is.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
JUDGES
- - 4

n1oA NasDes q O.
01ttee t. Csant ~
0allO1u.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
RESURRECTION HAS
NOW BROKEN OUT

VIENNA. Dec. 1e.-The insurreo-
ton In Albania. which has bees
smouidering for some time has sud
denly burst forth with renewed
strength, and It's spread to stfIl larger
In threatened. Twelve hun
bred mon are already under arrest
Fierce lighting IL reported in two
widely separate localities. but the de-
tails have not been learned
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
MASSACRES INCREASE
WITH LAWLESSNESS

CoNsTANTINOPLE, Dec 1.-the
massacres n Anotolia arc increasing
with the spread OF lawiessness. Word
reached Constanttnopie today In q
roundabout way, that the victims now
number 400. Tho enforcement Of
strict censorship prevents the gath
ering of the details.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-13
PLANNING RAILWAY
FOR NORTHERN NECK

Especial to The Richmond vir-
gintan.)
WARSAW. VA, Dec. Ia
Charming N. Ward. Z promotes,
Major Dennis. vice-prealdent,
of the George ana Florida
Railroad. John 0koleon WI
liams. Of John i. Wllnama -
Son 1ankers, HichMond, ana
Hon. John n. L zen arc eour.
ing the Northern Neok IN aa
automobile looking over he pro-
posed route OF the Northern
Neck Railroad
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

We don't play that way, sed Sid Hunt,
w1ch Is the Park wondirs pitcher. We
don't play bawls. Thare strikes or they
aint enything. I thawt you new how
to empire, he sed.
So aftir that pop Jest sed strike, and
out and safe, and sumtimes thare was
fites aftir he sed It and sumtimes thare
wasent. But the Invinstbls wun the
gain and the skore was Is to Is, Is bee
ing the numbir of runs we maid and
25 beeing the numbir Of runs the Park
Wondirs maid.
The Invinsibls win. sed pop, and sum
of the Park Wondirs sed. Yure krazy,
the gain aint ovir yet. 1t amt neer
dark yet.
innings konstitoots a gain, sed pop,
but the Park wondirs sed he was
heck Of an empire. They sed beeing
SO dark you coodent see the bawl kon-
stitoots a gain, and wen pop went TO
look for his hat he coodent find It
A Plot
Wares my hat, sed pop, and Sid Hunt
sed, You don't get yure hat until you
say the Park Wondirs wun the gain.
The ideer, sed pop, and went swf
erround looking for his hat and 50 did
the Invinsibls, on akkount Of not want
ing him to say the Park Wondirs wun
the gain.
Are you going to give me my hat,
sed pop, and sum of the Park Won
dirs sed, not until you say we wun the
gain, and pop sed, awl rite, I cant
stay heer awl mite, you wun the gain.
and they gave me his hat, but we wun
the gain by rites.
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
Reddy Smith Chats On
The Meanest Kind

De meanest kind NV uh man dai
dere is, Jimmie, is de kind dat'Il try
tn cheat uh blind man when he car
well afford tn pay double de price for
what he's gittin'.
Sure yu knows Blind AL. AIS been
uver at de udder en- Nv de square fur
years: fact is he had his stan dere
long fore you ur me ever saw de
light Nv day. He started in wild uh
little business Nv sellin' papers an
candles an later on he got uh lot NV
fruit an has dem on de sidewalk In
barrels.
De udder day uh feller dats de
secretary Nv some company came by
an notices sum nice western apples
in AIS barrels. How much are deyp'
his asks.
Two fur uh nickle fur de big ones
an three fur uh nlckle fur de small
Ones" sez AL.
De guy stoops down an takes three
Nv de biggest ones he can find, den
hands Al uh nickle. sayin', I'll take
desc three little ones" An fore
anybody Guild say anything he walks
of. Course, we told AL uhbout it,
but was too late tu git de guy,
cause he disappeared so quick.
But, say, Jimmie, II dere's any kind
Nv uh guy dat is wurse dan de mean
sneak dat'll steal uh livin' frum uh
blind man 1 amt never seen him, an I
guess I never will .-r
The Washington times., 1911-07-27

The Invinsibls, wich is my team. bee
ing capten OF 1t. can lick the Park Won.
dirs eny time, but pop ses he woodent
empire anuthir gain for US for MILL
yum dollirs.
Pop, sed to pop yestidday, will you
come out TO the park this aftirnoon
and empire a gain between the 1nvin-
sibls and the Park Wondirs. We mead
a good empire. I sed, and I CESS you
awt to be a good one, on akkount OF
reeding IN the papirs about the reguler
teens awl the time.
Pop Will Empire
Well, sed pop, I don't no but wat
will. Wen I was boy thare wasent
bettir ball playir than me for miles
erround.
Better not, sed ma I was reed1ng m
the papirs how them specked taters
throw bottils and bricks and things at
the empires
You've bin reeding the komic papirs.
sed pop.
So pop calm out to the park in the
aftirnoon to empire, wich the Park
wondirs wasent going to let him do
at furst on akkount Of him beeing my
farthir and me avn the Invinsibls. We
almost had a fiite about 1t, and the
Park wondirs sed II pop gave eny rank
desizhuns they woodent go to 1t, but
aftir a vile the gain startid and pop
was empire
l bawl, sed pop. wen the Park Won
dirs pitcher startid in pitching, and
awl the Park Wondirs startid to yell at
onse.
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

That masked society girl who sang
this afternoon made q great hit, didn't
she?" ventured the stage-struck youth
as he wiped a bit of grease paint
out Of an eye wrinkle.
"Av course, why shouldn't she?
asked the stage doorkeeper. Wasn't
she a swell locker and didn't she have
a voice that I'd charm the brides on
the boughs? And did you ever see
prettier neck and shoulders and fig
ure? She's a dream, kid, a beautiful,
impossible dream.
| Doped Her Future
IT doped her future a long time ago.
and when I saw all the aristocracy
floating in here to the matinee to see
and hear her It did my old heart good.
Ofcourse the press agent had a good deal
to do with II, and the air of mystery
that surrounds her makes her more
fascinatin' than anything else. All them
little bills scattered around town with
nothin' on but Who is sheT attracted
a lot Of attention. Then the same line
on the program kept 'em interested.
and the interrogation mark on her skirt
was almost as interestin' as a scarlet
letter.
And the aristocracy is still buzzin'
The Washington times., 1911-07-27

clan gravely, as he removed his knee
from the patients abdomen.
rs an operation always fatalT'
queried the afflicted man.
Not always" reassured the doctor.
Sometimes the patient dies from the
after effects"
Then operate" said the patient.
much relieved.
As the ether was administered the
clatter Of the anesthetic drowned out
the sound of the clinking bottles and
the things moving uneasily In alcohol.
The doctor sent down the cellar after
his tools. The operation was per-
formed.
Horrorsi The man had no appendix
The doctor told him as much when he
recovered consciousness.
by Jove!" exclaimed Simon Pfaff,
that memory of mine will get me in
trouble yet. My appendix was removed
two years ago"
So the doctor operated for water on
the brain
The Washington times., 1911-07-27

head on, was in again today, and I'm
still weak. Sure, it's the dimply one.
and she blew in this morning as ex-
cited as q safe and sane frecracker.
You won't believe me when I tell
you this one. But II you knew dim
ply you'd believe anything.
Mr.. Slug" she says. my husband
has been after me for the longest
time to make a Welsh rabbit. He
says besides being good they're so
fashionable. So guess I'll make
one for him"
''That'll be NICE" 1 says, hoping for
the best. but prepared for the worst.
But, Mr. Slug" she wades in,
what's the difference between the
rabbits? Has a Welsh rabbit longer
ears, or what?"
AS I said before, brace me up.
The Washington times., 1911-07-27

! and guessin' over her Identity. It
seems funny, her mask bein' that small
and inconspicuous, that somebody
hasn't been. able to tell who she Is
But they like to guess, and. incident
ally, look over, for she is one of the
easiest things to look at that we've
had around here in some time.
Me old friend Charley Dickens used
to write about a lass whose cheek look
ed like a rosy apple bobbin' through a
bowl Of cream. And that's the mys-
terious society bellies cheek to a turn.
why, 1t only seems yesterday that
she used to play around the stage door
here while her mother was inside DUST
In OF the parquet chairs and sweepin'
the aisles and moppin' the marble cor
ridors and polishin' the
What's This?
What's this?' demanded the stage
struck youth. Here you were tellin'
me about this mysterious society belle
and now you're tellin' me that her
mother used to clean the tneater. Come
through and tell me why they call her a
society woman"
We'll, she's a society woman, all
right" said the s. D. K. "She belongs
to the society of the White Rats and
has ever since she broke into vodevil."
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
Loretta's Looking Glass
Drawn for The Washington Times.

a CHAPERON is ordinarily a ne
n cessity-and a nuisance. But you
are junketing jollifier who takes
advantage Of the handle to your name
to pull yourself into a place where you
are distinctly NOT DESIRABLE.
Sometimes some foolish girls got the
Idea that they want a gay chaperon,
SO they can dog-ear the edges of the
book on social usages. But how they
are disappointed! What chance have
they, when your fertility of fancy and
your marriage-liberated personality are
on the scene? You. instantly appropri-
ate the informalities-and the men.
Couple Parties"
You are the only one OF the crowd
who is not in sight when looked for.
The peak of your parasol protrudes
from behind a grim tree trunk and
the curling wreath of cigarette smoke
that waves in the vicinity proves you
are not alone. Your particular unde-
sirableness is manifested at the "cou-
pie parties" You have got to have
a man to amuse you. So there is al
ways one girl hanging around and
GOOSEBERRYING q couple. But, as
you like masculine variety and have the
assurance which comes of being mar
ried and knowing the male creature,
you look around and summon the one
who suits your fancy. So the girls
have kind Of tolerance for the goose
berry because they never know when
they will be 1T.
There isn't anything actually wrong
about your "goings on" But there is
so much that is Objectionable that it's
hard to know where to begin enumerat-
ing.
In the first place, you have a hus-
band. And the girls at the picnic have
not
You were invited to play propriety
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
sHE HOLDS IT UP TO THE
GIDDY CHAPERON

listen to a woman's chatter. You also
know that he loves having his feet
high on tree trunks, his arms under
his head and his eyes fastened on the
green wilderness of boughs above
against which the wreathing grace of
his smoke rings show to advantage. So
you tell him to smoke. You give his
feet liberty. And you do not EXPECT
TO BE ENTERTAINED.
What chance have the girls at the
particular man whose comfort you
know so we'll how to consult-without
even asking?' To save her soul, no
girl can keep from regarding each man
who comes into her neighborhood from
the standpoint of his desirability as a
mate. 1t makes a man feel drawn
out and stretchy to measure up to her
idea Of Prince Charming. Whether he
aspires to the position or not, he wants
to feel that he COULD FILL 1T.
But with you, he can just be his ease
taking, ring-blowing self.
Amazingly Silly
It's snippy of you! You were a girl
yourself once! And you need not fiat
ter yourself that the rags and tags
that the man tosses you lazily, the
compliments he gives you as a sort Of
pay for the privilege of being comfort
able, are Indications Of his slavery to
your charm. He is probably thinking
as he lies with his hat over his eyes
and you chatter, that your husband has
married an amazingly silly person. For
1t is silly for woman who has all
the big chances OF married life at her
disposal to seem unduly interested In
the worthless fattery that a man filings
her half-carelessly. Unless you have
your husband fooled, you really stand
we'll ONLY IN YOUR OWN ESTIMA-
TION
The Washington times., 1911-07-27

burial
wasn't like that Belle when Uncle Joe Cannon welded the
gave the Washnon correspondents like it. If ther
anything Uncle Joe hated BILL and the
knew il. They couldn't help KNOWN it.
How They Used to Submit Them
I'D like to submit bill keep convicted muderers from
teahn innocent children kndegarten
would say "Mr Speaker, this good little BILL you'll
be kind it think It's strength mind enough pass
Sounds be unconstitutional" Uncle Joed say bu
hand it and I'll see what can do for it"
So the represenaved the bill usnly the speakers
desk he represenatve and his first BILL and
his back turned Uncle oed accidentally slide
basket Not that he had anything
particularly but hated all bills He coudn
bear the sight of a resolution.
But Champion Clark different He loves bills He knows the
country can't along without em and he likes em
Champion Clark wouldn't stab bill the back for the world and
KNOWN how fond he of for
the pleased smile his when they through
The Washington times., 1911-07-27

as inconspicuously as possible, and to
busy yourself with the real work about
the lunch, while the girls did the dainty
and decorative. Instead OF living up
to a tacit agreement you use your
married knowledge and experience to
win the men
You know a man likes to smoke and
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
ENGLISH Joke FOR TO-DAY

From an advt. of a cinematograph
show in the Singapore Free Press:
I'VE charge low prices Of admission,
but they are recognized by our regular
visitors as being consistent with the
quality Of pictures. Punch.
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
AS Fresh AS
An Ocean Breeze
RUNNING DOWN RUMORS

DO you think women would improve
politics?"
Well" replied Mr.. Growcher, after
listening to the conversation on the
front porch I'll say this for them: II
they ever start an investigation they'll
find out something"
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
When TO Get Nervous

Him. don't know how to tell you
how I love you.
Her Don't worry about that I'll
take 1t as it comes. What you want to
get nervous about is how to tell papa
about II.
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
Was Chronic

IT smiled at him and he never moved
a muscle Of his face"
Forgive him. He's the man in the
orchestra that the chorus girls grin at. {"
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
Our Grocery Clerk
SAYS At 1t Again

Say, brace me up. will you? Mrs.
Knott-Long. the newliest newlywed
that ever cooked a chicken with it's
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
Interested Her

my wife can't see anything inter-
esting in a great battle or the fall OF
a dynasty, but she admits that the
coronation was real news"
"Indeed?"
Yes; she hasn't finished reading
about the clothes yet"
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
Twice Removed; Or,
Opened By Mistake

verdict.
Appendicitis" announced the physi-
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
Called Down

Mrs. Gabbley-I really don't know
one good thing about that Jones
woman, do you?
Mrs. Cutting-Yes; but you wouldn't
enjoy hearing It
The Washington times., 1911-07-27

these moods1 What have done make him happier?"
What have done retoed the harshly I've done
everything I've fed him and clothed him and educated him. and
should the older the good
just the that way, else he
goes and does ugly thing"
Useless to Explain
The judge sighed and turned of the probation officers He
knew would be useless explain this mother that
boy does sit around moping suk he WELL he knew he
could make her understand that the suen attitude the
his badness from
iii health and that would be impossible force her
the lads health before she sent him up
school, perhaps what only passing
phase might become lifelong attitude
There lots mothers like that tooothers who
bad and sulness from indigestion
from bad from oveIwrough child just much
Lots of mothers that whip their boys and girls
replica of the from which they themselves
passing their emper with the Indifferent
had touch of neuralgia"
1t only lately theory poisoning
badness children the with
medicine carries tempe and sulkne tho
worth of the idea.
OF for than count the spare the rod
the child theory has been advanced and followed with
isn't why believe
you shouldn't try spare the rod and the child"
WE'LL is there?
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
It's Too Short

It's Too Short
Employer-What do you do with
your Saturday half holiday?
CIerk-Oh, I have q good time
thinking where I would go and what
fun I could have II 1t were a whole
holiday.
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
M A ME TELLS BELLE.
The Speaker Has
Much to Do With
HOW BILLS ARE PASSED

HATS become o Uncle Joe Cannon Belle? Has he
retired to smoke the rest o those cigars wonderl
l haven't seen word about him in the papers
since the Democrats discovered there were more
of 'em in the country than anybody had supposed
Things in the house O. represen' 'atives amt
like they used to be, Belle. Mr.. Champion Clark,
who is doin' the speakin in the house O. repre-
sen'atives at present, may not be able to his
they say that he can keep order better, and il
there's any bills to be squashed he can do it so
gently the bills feel absolutely pain at all. Il
The Washington times., 1911-07-27
CURING SULKY CHILDREN
With Proper Medicines
Instead of Whppmgs
BY PEGGY VAN BRAAM

JLKY, Judge? should say so. Always sulky,
does thing l tell him, too, and he's always
running away. l can't do nothin' with him, and I
want him sent up. He's good for nothin'-jes
like his father (although, goodness knows, he
sick and tired of trying to make something of him.
The shrill, complaining voice echoed through the
juvenile courtroom, and the judges kindly eyes
turned from the flushed face of the woman to the
sullen, heavy face of the boy, with its brooding
eyes and mutinous mouth, and his voice was very
stern as he said, quietly:
"What have YOU done to find out what makes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-26

therefore, be necessary. But the chances are that not single sub scriber will be called on for cent. The festival of last year, without any vocal celebrity as an attraction, was financial success, and it is reason- able to think that with such great artists as have been announced, in addition to Victor Herbert, who is one of the most popular composer-co ductors in the world, the receipts will far over-run the expenditures.
 Citizens who feel a pride in Bir- mingham will respond readily to the call for the festival guarantee, and President J. H. Holcomb and his co-workers of the festival association will do the rest; they will give us festival of which the whole state will be proud.