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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
BLAME CITY FOR
DEATH IN WATER
Court Holds That Baltimore Is
Liable for Drowning in
Patapsco River.

The Mayor ard the City Council Of
baltimore were held responsible yes
terday. in an opinion handed down by
Judge Edmund Waddill. Jr.. in the
United states Circuit Court of Appeals
for the drowning of five persons on
August 5, 1909. in the Patapsco River
Inc style of this case was the state
OF Maryland, TO use OF James " Pryor
ct al, appellants and appcllees, against
Anarew Miller ct al. appellants and
appellGes. and the Mayor and City
or County commissioners of Baltimore
county, appellces; cross-appeal from
the District Court al baltimore.
Judge Waddill'S opinion afiirIns the
lar as IT relieves the city of Balti-
more from liability On this point II
was reversed, and the case rcmanded
for new trial.
BuIkhend Not Completed.
N 1906 lNupiSunda Miller. wife of
Andrew Miller. obtained permission
from the HarDor Board of Baltimore
10 build a huikhcad. \ portion OF the
necessary piles were driven, but the
work was not completed. The property,
known as Willow Grove, Dundalk. Bal
tinore county. was frequented by ex-
cursionists.
picnic party from the Wavcrly Bap-
fist Sunday school
y portion of the bulkhead was com
piete, but there We're several openings
v''i tIt lilcApSuTc, OF lIBOOn,
10 the rivers channel. This lagoon
was frequcnted BY vessels of varying
tizes.
Pryor owned small launch. and
had taken several parties for abort
trips. carrying men. women and chill
ureh. lie was not aware of the fact
thai there We're submerged piles at
one Of the bulkhead openings, and
in attempting TO pass through his
craft was stove in and quickly sunk.
OF nearly twenty passengers aboard
hurt
II is Sc; forth in the opinion OF
Judge Waddill that permission 10
sbuild the bulkhcaf had been given by
and it was their duty to see that
the submerged piles he properly
marked as a protection to navigate
cident.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
LEAVES MEMORIAL
Nlss smth, saperlhsshosn. OF Nurses,

Miss Smith, Superintendent OF Nurnes,
Goes to ST. Luke's, New York.
Miss Mary Is. Smith. for more than
of the Memorial Hospital who re-
signed that position several weeks ago,
left yesterday for New York TO be-
come head nurse at ST. Luke's Hos
pital. Miss Smith was forced to give
up her duties in Richmond that she
might take up less arduous. work. She
is graduate of the training school
of st. Luke's
Miss Smith will be succeeded at the
Memorial by Miss Gertrude Breslin, of
Indianapolis. Ind, we'll known through
out the East as a nurse of rare ability.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
BUSTED MILLIONAIRE
Didn't Even Have Price OF Ticket to q
Lunptic Asylum, fN..

Lunatic Asylum.
Quite to the surprise OF Deputy Sheriff
Garnett It became known yesterday that
tho hosptable walls of the Henrlco county
jail were sheltering the person OF mill
lionnire. AT lenst, he claimed he was
millionaire. a-
Melvin Manton. an acknowledged capital
ist despite his coiored skin, insisted so
strongly that he had a billion on deposit
In bank that Mr.. Garnott finally called In
Magistrate Lewis. with Drs. 4. l.. Martin
and J. r, Bright, TO examine tho prisoners
bank book. After checking up Manton's
deposits. his assets and liabilities, the com
mission discovered that he didn't have the
price OF railroad fare to the Central state
Hospital, to which institution he was order
ed committed,
Manton wis picked mp as hobo about
ten days ago, and has since been enjoying
The best soccty and entertainment Of tho
jail II was only when he claimed to BIO a
survivor of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
Ito and a,niilionairo az we'll that Mr.. Gar
nett became susplciouA stHt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
THE DANIEL PORTRAIT
Legislature VIII Be Invited to Preacn.
,tutiOn Exerctse5,

1t is being planned by the portrait
committee OF Lee Camp of Confederate
presentation of the portrait OF senator
John w. Daniel one of the most i'm
portant events in the camps history.
Because of the press of duties of
Senator Thomas 5. Martin in Washing
ton, the date has been postponed until
the latter part of January. The Legis-
lature will then be in session. and Its
r>em'bers will be invited to attend the
exercises. honoring the man whom the
General Assembly at its last session
reelected to the United States Senate.
Senator Martin will make the speech
of presentation, while Governor Mann
will receive the portrait for the camp.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Aldermen Called,

call was issued yesterday by Presid en- t
Robert Wh!ttet, Jr., for a meeting OF the
Board OF Aldermen for next Tuesday night
al s o'clock
~ the regular meeting last Tuesday night
the entire evening was taken up with the
debate and roll calls on the plan for chang
ms the form OF city government. The entire
months docket Of routine business is there
tore stu awaiting concurrence by the upper
branch. The papers include concurrence In
the award OF contract for the proposed new
wharf; concurrence in the joint resolution
FOR an investigation OF the public school sys-
,em ana large number OF resolutions or
uc:lnH minor improvements
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
TO NAME SUCCESSOR
Baptist Committee to Find Man 10 Tnke Up
DIR. Hening's Work.

Several names. il Is understood. are under
consideration by the Baptist Education
Commission OF Virginia MS successor 10 DR..
b. c. iiening as secretary OF the board. At
the Joint meeting of the Education Commits
sion and the Education Board OF the Bap-
list Church. held here this week. a com
mittce was appointed TO look over the
eligiblcs and make recommendation 10 the
board ut the first opportunity. The mem
bcrs of the committee are DIR. J. L. Hicks,
OF Danviile; DR.: W. c. James. OF thI. city,
and DR.. w. f. Hatcher, OF Fork Union.
AS DR.. HennEs resiS nation becomes errec-
tive this month. II ls imperative that the
committee should act quickly. When the
committee is ready to report meeting OF
the board will be called. and DR.. Henlng' S
successor named Immediately.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16

h'sh"p collins Denny. who has taken up
his permanent home In Richmond, but wbo
mas neen out of town for some time, will
preach tomorrow In the Asbury Place
Methodist Church.
viii be necessary for Bishop Denny IN snend
inheh OF his time away from the city and
state in carrying out his episcopal duties
put neterthaiess he Will be occasionally
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
WIN Get MORGAN portr,,,,

Although official announcement ba $
not yet been made In Lee Camp ii
ls learned that portrait of General
John H. Morgan will shortly bo pre-
sented 10 the camp BY General BEN
nett II Young. of Louisville. Ky. GEN
erai Young has been in correspondence
with Colonel w u. Freeman, of the
portrait committee. and the arranre-
ments are In progress. $50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
ELECT OFFICERS
'nsci Nude President of italian Bene-
flcinl and Socinl Snciefr

A. Cnsci Nude President of italian Bene.
flcinl and Social Society.
In meeting OF the italian Beneficial and
Social Society. held In Fraternity Hal
Wednesday night, the following officer.
were elected: A. Cnsci president: Louis
Corrieri. r1ce-presdent; Eugene Magnani
treasurer: ]. Bertocci. secretary. The trus.
tees who were elected were C. Cnnepa, c.
Coli and d. Marroni
The next meeting will be held on the
night OF December q, when the newly
elected officers Will be Installed.
The society has been In existence about
twenty-five years, and. according TO the re-
ports, Is one OF the strongest orders, hnan-
cihily. In the city. 1t now has about eSd
members.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
MUTT IN WASHINGTON
Revenue Agent Will Return To-Day to Con-
tlnue Investigation.

ReNfnue Agent l.. G.. Mutt, OF Pittsburgh
Iap who was sent 10 Richmond by the
treasury department for the purpose of
making an investigation into alleged differ
enccs between the offices OF the revenue
agent and collector of internal revenue
spent Yesterday in Washington. presumably
lot the purpose OF consulting Commissioner
Cabell concerning the progress he is making
with the inquiry. Mr.. Mutt, II is expected.
VIII return 10 Richmond this morning 10
continue his work. which will likely con-
tinuo for some time
30 tar no one has advanced any opinion
as 10 the probable result OF the inycstica-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
eRIGGs DISMISSED

No One Appeals to Prosecute Store Clerk
Suspected of Theft.
No one appearing TO prosecute him, the
case against Bernard Griggs. formerly en-
pioyed as n clerk in the store OF Miller 6.
Rhoads. who WAC suspected OF having stolen
jewelry from his employers. was dismissed
In Police Court yesterday morning.
Detcctive-ScrReants Wiley and Kcllnm.
who arrested the young man. asked for
tendency, and stated that there would be
no prosecution on tho part OF the alleged
victims.
Most OF the jewelry alleged to have been
stolen was recovered by the detectives and
returned to the owners.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Nav Bo wanted IN nugn,o.

Major Werner yesterday received a letter
from William A. Carroll, captain OF detec-
lives in Newark, y. j.. stating that the
watches found on Harry Fox. arrested here.
arc believed to have been stolen in Buffalo
y. 7. Fox was arrested by DETECTIVES Ser
Geanta Wren and Wiltshire. who found jew
elry on the man they believed to have boon
stolen go
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Building Permits.

s building and repair permits were issued
yesterday as follows: sIt
; Ia. Dart, to erect a detached frame shed
on the east side of Decatur street. In rear,
between Twcnty-hrst Street and Atlantic
Coast Line Hallway tracks, to cost s150. q
AsGulseppii Dag.iano, to repair q. brick store
on tho cast aide Of Thirteenth Street be.
tween Main and Cary Streets. TO cost 500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Qualifications in Chnnc.rr

James r. Sheppard, Jr.. qualined yester.
Gay in The chancsry Court to practice la W.
In that court iaw
minnie G. Messerschmidt and William r.
Rupp qualified ms executors or ,ba ,,,,,, !
. :, re, X Rupp. The estate is valued a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Indictment Entered.

In the rent attachment proceedings in
the City Circuit Court of Alexander Came
ron against i. j. Whybrew. judgment was
entered yesterday for the plaintiff In the
sum Of $40
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16
Verdict for Defendant

In the of Lee Jasper against j. L.
Taliaferro, tried yesterday in the Law and
Equity Court, appeal from the court of
Civil Justice. verdict and Judgment were
entered for the defendant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-16

Ar. IIoselcy IN Hospital.
l. L. Moselcy. of Columbia, treasurer
of Fluvanna county, is Ill at the Me-
mortal Hospital.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
FREIGHT RATES

The common talk for the past week
has been the expression of number Of
people that in their opinion freight
rates on the Richfeld-Camas Prairie
branch would be very much higher than
the rates row enjoyed by towns on the
Haley branch, and many go so far as
to say that they will find it more profit
able to haul to Haley and Bellevue
than to market their produce at the
local stations.
Now, what logic there can be in such
talk we are not in position to state,
but we are frankly of the opinion that
the parties circulating the stories have
either sad lack of common sense or
they havea method in their madness.
In the first place, it would seem to
US rather asinine for the Short Line to
build this road if the people here would
still find ii profitable to haul TO Haley.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
A STATION FOR CORRAL
C. II. Carpenters Land for a
Townsite---Three Towns
Eight Miles Apart

C. R. Carpenter was in Soldier this
week attending to the preliminaries of
scripting 40 acres Of his ranch which
will be the station ard the new town
site of Corral The station viii be
eight miles from New Soldier and eight
miles from Prairie City, and will have
very large territory to draw from,
and should make very fair town.
The business men of Corral, we are
informed, have agreed to move to New
Corral in body, and this will give the
town a good start. The new town will
start its existence next spring, the pro-
moters realizing that the season is to
advanced to accomplish much this year.
Work will be crowded in the spring.
The promoters of the new townsite
are thessame parties who have Prairie
City. The Camas Prairie Development
Company is the name under which they
are operating, and Charles Lisle is gen
eral manager and r. E. Mickelwait
secretary and treasurer. = Camas
Prairie Courier.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
HEsLooKssG GOOD TO.U. S.

H. c. Diesem has just received word
from the examination which he took at
Boise month ago for the grade of ir-
rigation engineer for the government
agricultural department. He stands
seventh in the whole list of similar
applicants in the United States
most excellent showing indeed.
Should he at any time desire to enter
the government service, this rating
will give him priority according to his
standing. Such a competition test
against the best men in the engineer
ing field gives any one fair idea of
his own rating and one as high up as
this should entitle one to tackle any
thing in the engineering line.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16

bility to do the work; in which latter
case they will stop wherever they
must whether at the Big Wood, or
Malad, or Swedenburg, or at Soldier
or Corral, or at any farm where the
final freeze up and snowstorm catches
them. The terminus is to be at
Prairie City, and at no other place
either this side or beyond; it is to be
finished to that point this year if it is
possible; and the stock yards round
house, Y, cinder pits, water tank and
every other terminal facility will be
there just as soon as they can be
built. The grading is already done
for all these
In order 70 make good its promise to
have trains on Camas Prairie to haul
out this years crops the railroad com
pany has gone to very heavy extra ex-
pense. Instead of waiting to haul
the heavy bridge lumber out by rail
they have been hauled by wagon, at
a rate about double what freighters
get on the Prairie for other classes |
of goods. One freighter took out
load from Haley that brought him
$500 and others do almost as well.
Richfield through being the initial
point for the new road. has been the
best little town in Southern Ieaho this
year and promises to be even better
next year, as the railroad develops
the country Every mile of road,
every new town, every farm, adds to
he Importance of the place. Land
yalues have gave steadily up in the
ACE of no demand and no sale show
ng that the people have abundant
aith here.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
A Race With Winter
Central Idaho Railroad Will S1rive the
Last Spike This Year, If Freeze
Up Holds Off A Little Longer

The heavy snow OF the past week
has interfered quite seriously with the
Central Idaho railroad work. 1t has
not, however, affected the deter
mination of the company to complete
the line clear up to the last inch if it is
physically possible to do so. More
men, more teams, more supplies are
going in every day; and with the com
ing of better weather which is antici-
pated, there is reason to believe that
the impossible will be achieved, and all
the track laid
Track laying has gone on steapily
until today the rails are complete al
most to the Big Wood river bridge.
From there the grade is complete for
some distance; though it is understood
that some of the rock cuts between
there and the Malad will have to be
hurried to get out of the way of the
steel. Work has been crowded on the
Malad bridge until it is not likely to be
an obstacle. Beyond the Malad the
grade is practically completed clear to
the end A mile an a quarter at Cor
raj and the finishing of the yards at
Prairie City, besides finishing a half a
mile or so near the latter place were
all the gaps at the upper end when the
snow came twelve days ago. The
larger part of the work is now com
pleted.
irresponsible gossip have announced
the intention of the railroad to stop
work somewhere this side of the real
terminus at Prairie City. The Re-
corder can state unofficially that work
is to be carried on steadily until the
road is finished to Prairie City, or the
weather makes it a physical impossi-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
ENJOYABLE TIME

The employees of the Idaho Irri-
cation Company enjoyed pleasant
evening at the Richfield Hotel last Sat
urday evening, in which 81 of as jolly
good natured fellows took part as was
ever assembled together.
The occasion was one that will long
be remembered by those who attended,
and was q farewell parting, as several
of the boys leave this week, their work
being completed here, and they will
scatter to all parts Of the world.
There was everything good to eat,
and many games. that made the even
ing pass all too quickly.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16

1t would be more logical to think that
the railroad is figuring on a future for
Camas Prairie, which can only be real
lied by having better and cheaper
transportation. The Prairie at the
present time would make no further
headway under the old conditions.
The incoming benefits from the road
have never been discussed, and the out
going benefits will no doubt be COM
mensurate with them. Camas Prairie
Courier.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
SUCCESS AT LAST

H. E. Essley is becoming quite an
expert at the chicken business and for
years has been experimenting. trying
to get breed of chickens with four
legs. and at last has succeeded and is
now preparing to book eggs for setting,
for March delivery, of the famous
Essley Four Legged chickens. Tney
are the easiest chickens to raise that
has yet been found, and one queer
feature about them is that they swim
like duck, probably due to Mr.. Essley
being connected with irrigation pro
jects so long.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
POTATO CULTURE

John Catmull, a man who has farmed
under irrigation systems the greater
part of his life, writes as follows con-
corning a subject of prime Importance
just now:
Having had Sd years of experience in
irrigation in the state of Idaho,
would like to give few suggestions to
the people of the North Side tract
about the culture of potatoes
First, you must plow deep in the
fall, and the same in the spring before
planting, and be sure to see that each
piece of potato planted has an eye on
it, and only one eye on a set.
You will find that on the small end
Of the potato there will be from four
to a dozen eyes in a bunch Discard
all these as they will bring small
potatoes. Plant nothing but the very
best of seed. Be sure to see that each
set has one eye and only one, and your
crop will never be failure Having
been around the country considerable
this fall l find great deal of differ
rnce in the cultivation of soil in regard
to potato raising
The first thing to be sure that the
potatoes are planted right, and the
next thing is to be snre and cultivate
as soon as the potatoes are high |
enough so that they will not get COW
cred up. The first irrigation must be |
when the potatoes are in bloom and |
cultivate after each watering and ...then |
continuing watering every ten days
until they have their uniform size.
Then discontinue watering. You will
have great percentage of saleable
potatoes. You will hill these potatoes
up and have the water below the level
of the potatoes, and have the water
soak up instead of going down. AL
ways cut your potatoes three weeks
ahead of planting and always dip the
potatoes with formaldehyde, pint of
formaldhyde to so gallons of water
Any one wishing to ask any questions
about potato raising write Box 353, ]
Wendell, Idaho
: There may be more concise and the
rough directions for the growing of
potatoes than the foregoing contribu-
ton from Mr.. Catmull, but we have :
never read it. Mr.. Catmull, as stated, |
las been farming by irrigation in Idaho
or "a years and his experience boiled f
lown as written by him in this article 2
will be appreciated by our readers = o
Hub City Irrigation. t
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
ANOTHER sTRAW VOTE

Judging by straw vote taken by a
Portland newspaper, Oregon includes
President Taft in the class of public
men who haye been tried and found
wanting. The poll referred to extend
ed to all parts of the state of Oregon.
Nearly 1900 citizens-1291 to be exact
expressed their preference for pres
ident, and William H. Taft ran sixth.
Aside from the scattering, the vote
was as follows
Robert NJ. La Toilette, 382; Wood
row Wilson, 321; William J. Bryan,
1885, Theodore Roosevelt, 1853; Champ
Clark, 80; and William II. Taft, So.
The total vote of the six leading
candidates was 1891, and President
Taft was the choice Of only So of those
1891 voters. Bryan, who is not can
didate, beat him nearly four to one; and
La Toilette who is a candidate, beat
him seven to one.
Out of 1891 votes only ffty-fve were
cast for the, only one of the six leading
candidates whose stand on public
questions pleases what is known as the
element of American cit
izenship Harmon, the Democratic
received so few ballots
that the press dispatch telling of the
straw vote mentioned him only in a
which reads: There are
scattering votes for Harmon, Hughes,
Folk and Others =
Questions: If only 55 out of 1921
voters of the reliably Republican state
IF Oregon indorse President Taft, what
,hance is there of a Republican victory
Il the nation if if ( President Taft is re
Incidentally, the attention of Re /
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-16
TO O-MERCHANTS AND 9TH
FRS CONCERNED

Notice is hereby given that, in
future, bills for purchases will not be
paid by the village authorities unless
ordered upon a requisiti signed by
the Village Marshal or Clerk. Such
acquisitions must be attached to the
bills when presented for payment.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF. THE VILLAGE OF
RICHFIELD,
D. G. BRAKE, Village Clerk
Resolution passed by the Board Nov.
18th, 1911.