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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
MR.. TT. HEATH
IS PRESIDENT
PETERSBURG CHAMBER or CON-
MERGE ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
AND HOLDS HANauET.
HOSPITAL GETS REQUEST
PROMINENT YoJSG PEOPLE WE'D
rFTERsBtRE MEN NAMED IN
COMMITTEE To ADVERTISE
roNwERCfsL CONGRESS-.

Especial to The Richmond NirginiSn-l
PETERSEN EG. VA. Jan II The
Petersburg Chamber Of Committee. at
its meeting last night elected the foi-
lowing officers for the year President,
r z Heath. Nice president. Hatcher
S. Seward: second vice-presideni, W.
r.. Poole: third vice president O. 4.
Wright, and the following board OF
governors: f. {. Kent. Robert CHhsn-
Miss, W. r.. Poole Ashton Gray. I'd
ward Eigenbrun aud II. II. Mann,
The report Of President Heath for
the past year showed the work OF
the Chamber had accomplished in
the year and outlined the policy for
further development OF the city of
Petersburg After the meeting closed
the membership present. representing
seventy business trna of the city. re-
paired TO the Stratford hotel where
an elegant banquet vas served.
Among the speakers were X. III. Mann,
POSTMASTER. Edwin l.. Quarles. h.
Gordon Finney. Walter Edward liar-
ris. editor OF the lndeXAppeal, and
Captain T. r Heath.
To Wed in North Carolina.
Mr.. Hiram Bell. the manager Of
W. II. Harrison Company, accompa-
MED ny Mr.. Peter W. Covington left
Tueyday for Greensboro, y. G.. and
Wetn esdav evening at o'clock ne
viii he united I'm marriage 10 Miss
t'allurn, of that city. The ceremony
will he performed in the Episcopal
church. after which the young couple
will go on Northern tour, and VIII
be at home in Petersburg in about
ten days. Mr.. Bell has resided in
this city for eight months and is a
very popular business man.
Get Large Requests
The Petersburg hospital has receiv-
ed a beauest of $4,000 from the es-
tate Of Elisha Leayenworth, of Wa
terhury. Conn. 4 nephew of Mr..
Fred Leavenworth. of Petersburg, Is
left x25.eoo, and Mrs. John McGin
of Petersburg, is left $4,000 and a
business block in Waterbury, Conn
MANY years ago the brother of Mr.
Leasenworth died in the hospital here
The Leavenworth family has FesideC
n Petersburg many years.
GiII-Whitmore.
I1r. Fred A. GIN and Miss Nina
Nhitmore were married quietly Tues
day afternoon at the home of th'
bride on Washington street by DIR. g
Braxton Bryan. of Grace Episcopa
church. The marriage came as 1
surprise 10 the friends OF the younl
people. Dr. Gill is prominent sur
geon dentist of the city and Mis-
Nhitmore Is one OF the prettiest anc
most charming ladies in Petersburg
Petersburg Men on Committee.
The committee to represent virgins
81 the Southern Commercial Congress
to be- held in. Atlanta has been ap
pointed by Governor Mann. ANON
the appointees is the name of Mr. WI
liam 81 Martin. secretary ~ the Pc
tersburg Chamber of Commerce. II
Is also appointed secretary of tn
committee Another member OF tn
committee Is Captain T, +. Heath
president of the Petersburg Chambe
os Commerce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

Charles James Hughes, Jr.. was born
in livingston. Mo-, in 1853. He was
gTaduatsd IN law from the University
ver. He began the practice Of law In
Denver in 1879, and from that time
took leading part In Democratic pol
itics. He was elected January 20. 1909,
to succeed Senator Teller. His term
would have expired In 1915.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11


can be done with the least cxpendi-
ture OF time and material
The Standardization of methods,
material and equipment.
The keeping of records Of indus
trial performances. that 1t may ba
known what each man does and how
long 1t takes him to do ii.
! Tho paying of adequate reward
| for individual accomplishment"
! Might Cut Rates.
| Application OF these principles.
| Brandeis declared, would not only
make higher rates unnecessary, but
would able roads to cut rates under
the lowest previous schedules.
/ The contention of railroad attorneys
| that high rates had been necessitated
| by Increased wages and the increased
cost of steel rails and fuel, were de
| clared humorous in their groundless-
! ness. The high cost OF steel rails
and of fuel. he declared to exist with
the fun consent OF railroads, who
| could bring about reduction in price,
| whenever they desired.
steel rail manufacturers depend
almost entirely on railroads for thei,
business" said MIR. Brandeis. 'If tht
| railroads should combine In 81 demand
for lower prices. the demand woulc
have to be granted. But no such
demand has ever been made, for the
| significant reason that "a majority ol
railroad directors are also director.
| Of the steel trust. so-caled.
In this connection it should bt
noted, too, that while rates which ar.
paid by tho great public have all beer
increased. the rates on steel have re
manned stationery.
Railroads win take all they car
get from the people, but they hay,
no desire to hit the pocket Of the stee
trust"
The complaint made as to the in
creased cost of fuel is most ladghablc
The most casual investigator md
that large percentage of the Goa
mines in the country are owned eithe
entirely or in large part by the SAM
railroads who are complaining.
4 partial trial OF scientific manage
i7fnefft by the Santa Pc railroad result
ed in reduction of operating ex
penses In the machine shops by NOR,
than SO per cent. annually A 3 pc
cent. reduction on all the roads il
classified territory would mean say
ing of S27, 900 600 yearly, Mr.. Brande ell
said, and this would make rates In
creases unnecessary. according to tn,
railroad contentious,
Buy Mt High Figures.
Mr.. Brandeis charged that larg
I railroads made practice Of purchas
Ing smaller ones at prices million
in excess of their actual value an,
making the public pay increased rates
Such case" said he, is that o
the Boston and Albany, which tn
New York Central swallowed, ant
/ which has cost the latter road NOR,
than one million dollars a year eve
| since.
Immediately there was a storm %
protest from half a dozen attorneys
That IL not true" declared Attor
ney Clyde Brown, of the New Yorl
Central. You are exaggeratinl
facts. You have not taken a fail
example"
MIR Brandeis turned and shook hi
fist at the railroad men.
I 1T Is all true he declared. -
| know IL, and ! will not only prove
thai the figures as quoted are cor,
F! rect. but. viii produce even more
startling figures In connection with
railroad high finance or railroad bust.
ness-terrihle business, | might say
| before | finish"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

| The Henrico Board Of Supervisors
was IN session short while In the
office of County Treasurer Hechler
"wednesday morning. II was called
meeting and nothing done Of special
interest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
FALLS FROM POLE;
SERIOUSLY INJURED

j. I. Wall "a telephone hneman.
fell thirty feet from a pole In St.
James street. near the corner of
Leigh, Wednesday afternoon, and Was
injured internally. He was taken 10
the City Home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

RICHMOND. VA, Jan. ll.-Forecast
for Richmond and Vicinity: Unsettled
with rain tonight or Thursday: warm
er tonight
WASHINGTON. d. C., Jan. 11.--Fore-
cast for Virginia; Unsettled weather
with rain tonight or Thursday; warm
CIR Tonight in east and south portions,
colder Thursday afternoon or night in
north and west portions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
Gets One Year.

ON charge OF grand larceny, Bes-
sic smith, negress, was convicted
In the Hastings Court Wednesday and
given one year in the penitentiary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

signed 10 take effect on February l.
so that he may go to Washington
and become assistant secretary TO
senator Swanson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11

1000 Va. Old 3s. STA; SEQ Va. Old.
So. 1900 Va, Centuries at aSS 3,500
Virginia Centuries at asss.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
IN VARIOUS CITIES.

observations are for the "a hours
ending at 4, M. Eastern Standard
! time.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-11
WILL GO ON STAND
IN HER OWN BEHALF

Continued from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

. Then he went up. stares agen, ana
sed to ma. Mothir, If you're wuntime
love for the circus has not deepartid,
KUN down stares and have a look at
yung Tomkinsiz neck tye.
So ma went down stares with pop and
I went with them to, and We awl looked
in the parler doar. and ma startid to
laff. and pop startid to lafr, and I
startid to laff, and Sue got up mad
like and sed, For hevins sakes, Is
enything the mattir.
The Sarr: Thing
You'll haff to ekkuse me, sed pop,
twas jest thinking Of the saim thing
1 was thinking Of befoar.
Pop and ma went up stares agen and
1 went out on the frunt steps and
thare was my cuzzin Benny, and I sed.
Do you want to see sumthing funny,
Benny. and Benny sed, sure.
So we went in the house and looked in
the parler doar at Mr.. Tomkins neck
tye, and Mr.. Tomkins jumped up and
sed, Good mite, Miss Tawker, / don't
think III stay hear eny longer, and he
took his hat awf the hat rack and
slammed the frunt doar.
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ACCORDING TO SAMMY

When Mr.. Tomkins calm to see my
sistir Sue last mite kept avn looking
at him aftir oPined the doar for him,
avn akount OF his neck tye, wich was
SO funny II looked like Krismis decker
ashuns. awl red and grean stripes and
awl.
Watts the mattir. Sammy, sed Mr..
Tomkins, and l sed Nuthin but kept
avn looking at his neck tye, and Mr..
Tomkins kerled the ends of his mus
tash, wich is so litdl It hasent got
ends hardly. and sed, Well. then, tell
yure sistir I am hear insted of staring
at me like an idiut.
Lets Pop In
So ! went up stsres to tell Sue, and
avn the way up I sed to pop IN the
Hbrery, q. pop. you awt to see Mr..
Tomkins neck tye. Its worse than his
mustAsh. sed.
So sftir a vile pop went down stares
and booked in the parler doar and sed
Good evening. Mr.. Tomkins. Then he
0tArtid to smile and Sue sed, Watts the
mattir farthir, and pop sed, o
Nuthing. I was Jest thinking of SUM
thing.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

II see, began the stage-struck
youth, that a stage-door John put one
over on a New York actress the other
day"
An how was that?" asked the stage
doorkeeper.
why he invited the dame out to
supper and spent freely. Then he
couldn't get the kind of a cigar he
wanted. so he excused himself and went
to the cigar counter to pick out a regu-
lar smoke. The cigar counter must
have been a long way. for he hasn't
come back yet. And she paid the
check-fourteen bones"
Get Wise, Kid
Get wise, kid" barked the stage
doorkeeper. He wasn't John: he was
a Jerry. And. while I'll bet the papers
ran the pictures Of the actorette to
the great delight Of the press agent,
I'll bet they didn't give the name Of
the guy who went south before the
waiter began to tot up on his fingers
how much four Martin cocktails, lentil
soup, two orders of sweetbreads, some
caviar, -fianked up by Eesselrode pud-
ding and a quart Of chuckle water was
coming to.
But IL had three guesses I bet I
could name the geezer. He came to
me about ten years ago, and said II
he ever got the chance he'd hang II
on the first one OF the actorette
bunch that came along. OF course,
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

man in the world that can make the
boss fly off the handle. He's a retired
sausage manufacturer, and he used to
come In here, do his ordering, and
then insist on knowing Just how much
profit the boss made on everything in
The store. It got to be a daily stunt.
and believe me, 1t was all the boss
could do to keep from grabbing the
fellow by the seat OF the pants and
heaving him hence.
One day the boss boiled over, and
what he didn't tell Dutch" Pfeifer isn't
worth bothering about Just as Dutch"
faded through the doorway. he threat
ened TO open a rival estab. Hear that
poundingf
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

1t was unfortunate for the lady In
the story, for she don't understand
why he did ii and thinks that he
was piker; but really he was re-
venging himself against the whole
profession.
You see. 1t was like this. He fell
for one Of them little punches Of
muslin in a show that was playin' back
in Chicago about the time Of the Span
ish-American debate. Havin' a nice
little brokerage business and not feel
in bad about spending ten dollars for
a meal. he invited this skirt out to
supper one night"
Read About II
We'll. what happenedT' asked the
stage-struck youth.
rNothin' much" said the stage door
keeper, except when he asked her II
she'd have something to drink she an
nourced demurely that she'd have some
Steinberger Cabinet Al. She got II
and he left his watch with the pro-
prietor, as the juice was selling at
S24 a quart.
He swore then that the FIRST time
he got q chance to square up with an
actorine he'd be on the Job.
It got her side of the story and
asked her why she had to mace him
and order such fancy throat wash.
An she said that she didn't know
what II was. but that she read about It
in a story"
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sHE HOLDS IT UP TO THE
SPRAWLING GIRL

skirts which seem to afford little space
for sprawling appear to have inspired
contortions that they cannot accommo'
date. Any short ride on a street car
will show a half dozen girls testing
their skirt limit to an unesthetic de.
gree. Just yesterday I beheld' sight
for men and devils. And both were
making the most of ft-the most fun.
mean!
One Of the sPRAwLY GIRLS was or
the car. The seats were the side kind
With an intention Of refusing to recog.
nize each other as actively displayed as
might be the antagonism of two women
who had run for the same club office
her feet sprawled away from each 9th.
er. They were neatly dressed in white
Oxfords and white silk hose. And they
well, you have heard that pretty quo
tation, Her feet beneath her petit
coat, like little mice, stole in and out?''
/ Just mention 1t to illustrate how hers
DID NOT act. There was no secrecy
about their performance. They
SPRAwLED. And the men all looked.
She seemed to take the glances as ges-
eral tribute to her good looks. But
they were not. They were critically
unfattering observations OF her ex-
traordinarily awkward and coarse ap-
pearance.
And sometimes the SPRAWL Is up-
and-downward. Just to look along q
clubhouse verauda 1t would be easy
to draw the conclusion that a company
Of hosiery advertising models were dis
playing their wares. Or one might
even think that the girls were playing
some new kind Of kings ex game
with their legs instead of their fingers.
But no! They are just nice girls en-
gagged in the not-nice performance Of
SPRAWL ING
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

my first duty is to my country. For
weeks my husband. almost every night.
has left the house on mysterious mis-
sions.
But he Is a confirmed sleep-talker,
and each night have listened. Oh, sir,
he Is conspiring in plot against the
government. Hts talk Is all OF royalty
and Of evenings spent with designing
kings and queens. I thought 1t my duty
to come to you"
did he speak Of any Of the kings
relations?" inquired the great detective.
'sYes. Associated with his ramblings
of kings and queens always there Is
reference to somebody's aunty-"
The great detective hid a smile With
ons lean hand and assured hAS Es>
there was nothing to It.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
Loretta's Looking Glass
Drawn for The Washington Times.

THE peacock Is an interesting bird,
about which lies as variegated
as its own plumage have been
fabricated. You know the one about
the pride and self-satisfaction Of the
bird being actually reduced to nothing
by a glimpse Of its ugly feet? ]
watched a bevy of the parading birds
for hours just lately, and NOT ONE
OF THEM LOOKED AT ITS FEET
ONCE!
And you are like the bird. self-sat-
isffed as you are, you avoid or prevent
the elimination of your conceit by re-
fusing to watch your feet. Perhaps
the inattention explains the fact that
they SPRAWL about In the most un-
seemly way.
Creature That SPRAWLS
Do you happen to know anything
about that much-abused philosophy
named for a man with entirely good
intentions which have been screwed
to abnormality by lot Of idiotsf His
name was Francois Delsarte. And he
made long and careful observations of
the gestures and expressions of man
He deduced some interes ting things.
You ought to know of one of his con-
illusions. Coarse-natured. people in
variably adopt an attitude where
their feet are wide apart. And you
know for yourself that there isn't a
kind Of creature that SPRAWLS with
wids-spreading limbs but that fills you
with q shuddering disgust or loathing.
The same principles and general
truths run through frogs and, females.
A. SPRAWLING girl is disgusting.
She gives the impression of coarse
ness. She robs whatever attractive
ness she may possess Of Its power. and
smears the responsiveness Of sprawly
things over her own personality.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

fuse to see that the effectiveness Of
your summer finery. the appeal Of
your pretty face. is killed. by the
Objectionable prominence of your
SPRAwLING FEET. All right. Miss
Peacock. Continue sPRAwLING II
you like It But you certainly DO
look common and unfemInine. OF
course it's comfortable! So are ugly
kimonos. So is a pair of old shoes. So
Is a corset with the stays all out. But
how DO they look? How do you look
in them7
It is one Of the paradoxical things
that are always confusing any student
Of the freaky feminine that narrow
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
He Meant Well

Lady-1 must ask you to take back
that parrot / bought some time ago.
He shocks all my friends by his dread
full language.
Fancier-Ah, you've got to be careful
'ow you talk before i'm. 'E's terrible
quick to learn.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
The Better Choice

Redd-I notice some of these cheap
cigar store wooden Indians have toma-
hawks in their hands and others offer
a bunch Of cigars.
Greene-Well.. take my advice and
choose the tomahawk. You'll get over
II sooner.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
A Worcester
., Of Humor
ENGLISH JOKE FOR TO-DAY

ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY
Archie-rve been takin' a course of
memory tralnin'. It's a wonderful sys-
tenn. Doubled my memory power in a
month.
Friend-Really. What's the name OF
It
Archie-Oh-er-dSs II, It's slipped
me for the moment. But it's nearer
you know. What's his names in thing
ummy street.-Punch.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
Explosions From a
Mine of Wit
HE CAME RACK

wIfe--To be frank with you, II you
were to die I should certainly marry
again.
Husband-rve no objection. I'm
not going to worry about the troubles
of a fellow whom 1 shall never know.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
Our Grocery Clerk
Says, ''HahI A, Riyals

Do you hear that pounding across
the street and do you see those car
penters earning their three and a
half a day? Coises! a rival, grocery
store is going to be opened.
Dutch" Pfeifer is about the only
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
A Frustrated Plot;
Or, Hear EN- Rattle

The great detectives visitor nervous
ly twttched her elbows
IT hope I am a loyal wife," she said
shakily, but as a suffragette I feel that
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
Then and Now

Lady-When you came here with your
companion the other day you had a
paper saying. that you didn't speak.
How is 1t that you can speak now=
Wandering One-Me and me pal didn't
speak then, but we've made up
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
A Kids Question

Alfredo-Pa, / wish you'd tell me
something I can't quite understand
Pa-Well7
Alfredo-How do you get soft water
from a hard rain?
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

Nothing" she said, "for he has for
smother and I'm tired of waiting for the happy times
Something caught suddenly throat and answered quickly
'But waiting TOO and SO long as he loves you-"
oh, think now" a
wait till the months ship till sickness and business failures
re have wiped what have keep
have growing old haggard
the
him She broke there and hurried
goodby leaving heart cold and the sob
throat Years! Oh
Id rather live with hhenete and
fire for rosovered porch" rather than long and
because the hurt of the thought makes
to make the desserts for mother each day cook
trouble pay add to my bank
and WON'T
Of failure
The Sunshine of Your Love
But wrote all this because bit
OF heart and mind and the of has driven
clouds and made the SUNSHINE of your love the brighter for the
So forgive the shadows and remember that
happy and proud of waiting for my knight
read letter | know by
glad take delight walking work each day and putting
eare aside But dear did laugh bit the other
lecture the subject of silk shirts and socks but
those things will admit that shall
just well And honestly isn't it fun being
Aunt Mary has offered for hemmng and
table linen for her She won't but will
something towards house and that better
than actual And, OH
cedar chest keep things really first wedding
Oh dear dear, what write "our wed
ding" in the connection. Good night dearest H.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
Blabbed IL

I've given up telling my wife any
thing"
so have I mine. 1t simply goes in at
one ear and out at the other"
That isn't the trouble with my wife.
It goes in at one ear and comes out
at her mouth"
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

So las night Sieges swmmin'
school and Bill tried teach how fishes
Belle until las night had
after this don't b1eve I'll
the back and tell keep the good work
full how they do it, Belle
It's Necessary To Feel At Home
Now the first thing Bill I'd bathin
that almost ft to feel home in the You'll learn
swim until you feel at home in the water"
Well u like real we'll for drinkin' bathin
purposes, and I've always felt at home a little of it"
you've feel home in lot of it if swim"
Bill so just take hand hair and that look
off your face and begin strike natchr1y"
don't know how nachrIy did it, Belle, but, did it,
and the thing remember imitation of
drownin cutchin' Bill the
Gracious Bill says felt capable of breathin' and
openn again, "the waters still there amt it?"
Looks that me-" Bill Where did you
81 thought I'd swallowed it, Anyway don't b1ieve
for swimmer don't b1ieve it's natch'1 for people
swim. We ought to be thankful walk" l says
And Belle spite of all Bill could refused again
That f first don't succeed thing the little
the kids copybooks, but when strin
natchrly that's head Mamie
warned the ship down when the high
tains, look where III be!
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
Rad Influence

Bad Influence
Mrs. Nextdoor-why won't you let
your Willie play baseball with the
other boys?
Mrs. Grsene-A part Of the game, I
understand, Is stealing bases. and I'm
afraid II might have q bad influence.
The Washington times., 1911-08-23
M A ME TELLS BELLE
In Spite of What Happened
WhenBM 7riedto Teach Her
EVERYBODY OUGHT TO SWIM

AVE you ever been taught how to swim, Belle! The
difference between fellows swimmin and girls
swimmin is that fellows learn and girls are taught
Bill promised to teach me how after we'd had
little talk on the subject the other night.
Gust think, BILL / says. "S'pose l was on a
ship, and there was awful Storm and the ship
went down. and the were high mountains,
and couldn't swim. just look where I'd bew
That's the idea," says Bill. "But if you could
swim look where you'd bew
"Just look" says. Anyhow, Bill, it's up to
you to teach me-"
The Washington times., 1911-08-23

EAR HEART am lonely and heartsick and full of
tears tonight, for all the bravery, all the hopes and
the dreams that have kept going during the
past days of your absence carried away this
afternoon by one of those strange tides of fate
that sweep strangers together for instant and
then part them again forever.
1t at the station, where had gone to send
little package out to you and as came away
woman, crying, walked into me- apologzed and
backed away, but with poignant distress
her face that l caught her arm. "Wait-wait," l
cried: isn't there anything l can dol"