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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
NUMEROUS NEWSY NOTES
FROM NORWOOD

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian. J
NORWOOD. VA, July 20.--Mr. A.
Bolton and family moved from here on
to Schuyler. where they have
gone in the mercantile business.
Mr.. Moss Robertson OF Roanoke, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
l.. Robertson
Miss Mary Roberts is visiting rea-
tives in Richmond.
Mrs Mar Farrar and children re-
turned on Tuesday to their home In
Newport News after spending q week
here.
Little Miss Marguerite Dixon, Of
Roanoke, is visiting her grandmother.
Mrs Jane Dixon OF this place.
Mrs Julia Bowles is spending July
ana August with her daughter, Mrs
Charlie Roberts.
The Misses Wood. of Alexandria are
spending a month with the Misses
Dolan. of sunny Side"
Miss Nina Nelson, after spending
two months with Miss Genna
Scruggs left for her home In Freder-
icks Hall
Mrs. Bernard Robertson. OF Man
chester. has lately been the guest of
Mrs. George Scruggs. She Is now
the guest of Mrs, Eldridge Robert
.yf MfffIaS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

But he evidently does not regard this law as
sufcient for the future regulation OF the trusts,
for he now seems inclined TO the view that {.
government commission will be necessary to reg
ulate the great corporations and protect the
public In this he follows the suggestion of
Judge Gary the general idea OF which has al
ready been Incorporated into bill offered fer
adoption by Senator Newlauds
Mr. Wickersham admitted, what has long been
obvious 10 the common people, but which has
not been conceded by the administration be
fore; that the law of supply and demand no
longer controls the prices OF staples In the
United Sta.es To the contrary, they have long
been arbitrarily fixed by argument. among The
giant corporations TO suit their own purposes.
He does not see, under existing conditions, much
ope of rsnedying this situation, long as
the power to control prices is left TO The great
roducers. The idea therefore, naturally sug-
gests itself Of the governmental control If prices
by comm ssion, on the same principle hat the
Interstate Commerce Commission has the al
thority to fly traffic rates
The suggestion is an extension Of a principle
consuming public is as much party &c ire
contract in its purchases as the shipper is IN
his use of the transportation routes And the
price Of staples of public use is much a
matter of common good, and more SO,
as the freight rate There seems therrfc~e TO
legal or constitutional obstacle in the way
We are lot sure as TO the ACCESSIBILITY of this
plan ~ realize the need Of relief and VA
recognize that under this rule Of re lsoG' H.
depreciation there can be no certain ana speedy
aertailment Of the corporation abuses of tie
asst But v neither it is practicable and adsis
able for the government: to assume tn con.rG'
df individual commercial enterprises is another
question: and one not easily answered,
It woult seem TO us shat the restoration OF
fee and unrestrained 'on petition is the nat
ural and logical method OF regulating prices. and
the solution of this is sch downward revision
of tariff schedules as shall prevent the r',sta
from controlling both the material and tae
manufactured article
At any rate. both the corporations, aud tbs
political party that has ousted them. seem &c
recognize the handwriting on the wall and Ii
this there is hope that ere long the common
people may get a chance to sit down at tbe
banquet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
VIRGINIA FICTION
IN STATE LIBRARY

DR.. IL. r. McIlwaine. of the State
Library, has furnished The Richmond
Nirgtnian list of the novels in the
library containing historic fiction de-
plotting life In the Old Dominion.
Any person may obtain these novels
Tor use IN the reading room of the
library and persons who wish to draw
the novels for homo use may do so
after procuring the endorsement or
recommendation OF a member OF the
General Assembly or a state official
The Richmond Virginian is publish
ing each day a list OF five novels
with the name Of the author, date
OF publication, name of publisher and
q paragraph descriptive OF the story.
This list follows:
White Aprons. by Maud Wilder
Goodwin. Published by Little In Bos-
ton. 1896. The first OF Virginia's re-
volts against tyranny is the setting of
this story. Nathaniel Bacon figures
in the plot and the life of the colony
one hundred years before the second
revolution is here portrayed
The Gift of the Morning Star" hv
Armistead c. Gordon. Published by
Funk in New York. 1905. The Dunk
ards Of the Virginia mountains are
here portrayed with vivid faithful
ness. a phase OF Virginia life but
little known and rarely understood
"Recoliections of the Old Quarter"
by William s. Gordon. Published by
Moose Brothers in Lynchburg 1902.
Scenes and rural life OF the old days
in Eastern Virginia,
'Belhaven Tales by Mrs Burton
Harrison. Published by the Century
Company In New York. 1892. Bel
haven. so the author tells us, was
the name first given to Alexandria
and these tales OF early Virginia are.
set In the sleepy old town on the
bank of the Potomac. Crows Nest"
In the same volume, tells Of Virginia
at later period when the war clouds
had gathered.
In cherrycote" an Edelweiss of
the Sierras and other stories by Mrs
Burton Harrison. Published by Har-
per in New York, 1892. a story OF
two lovers parted by the war and
reunited at the old Virginia home
stead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
RELATED BUT WELCOME.

The virtues and selfsacrifcing labors OF the
women OF the Confederacy have been told again
and again in story and song, but until recently
marble shaft has been lifted in commeno-
ration The military leaders of that struggle
have their names recorded and their fame pre-
served in marble and granite and bronze, and
now and then some appreciative community has
erected a memorial to the common soldiers AID
sailors of the Confederacy, The women, how
ever. who remained in their loneliness and I'M
certainty behind, enduring constant privations
and hardships, denying themselves and toing
day after day for the boys at the front, have
had no fitting memorial of their heroic devotion
until the Sons of Veterans" of Rome, Ga
presented their tribute In marble to the mem
DRY OF the women of the Confederacy II was
a beautiful sentiment that prompted the gift
The wonder is that It delayed long.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
THINK THEY. HAVE
A SLICK ARTIST.
NEWPORT NEWS POLICE AR
Il REST MAN OF MANY
2
BANK BOOKS,

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. July 90
In the arrest yesterday by PATROL
man Fisher of Alfred S. Marsh. alias
Bert Reyes, the police believe that
they have bagged slick check flash
err Though he WAS unsuccessful in
his attempts to secure money here
on alleged worthless checks. he u
wante in Norfolk on the charge of
passing such checks and is being held
at the police station for the authors
tiles OF that city.
According to Information secured by
Chief OF Police Mitchell after Marsh
was arrested, the young man. who
<iaims to haiey from Philadelphia,
went to the Merchants & Planters
Bank at Berkeley Tuesday and pre-
scented for collection draft for $SS2-
SO on a bank in Philadelphia He
then opened up with that bank two
accounts. one a savings account OF
$4S2.50 and the other a checking &C.
count OF $500.
Armed with two bank books shows
ing deposits of the amounts mention
ed, Marsh came to this city Tuesday
night and registered at the Lexing-
ton hotel. Yesterday he bought some
articles at two local clothing stores
and rendered check for $25 In pay
ment. but both OF the merchants de-
clined to accept them.
Buys Diamond Ring.
Later ne went to w. G. Iauck'a
jewelry store and bought a diamond
ring for SIPS. He gave orders to
for $125 in payment He produced
his two bank. books to show that he
had large accounts In the Berkeley
bank and as Mr. Iauck WAS stiil
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
FOLLOWING GARY's LEAD.

The address OF Attorney General Wickersham
before the Minnesota State Bar Association has
been we'll branded radical and sensational.
No such utterance upon the subject Of trust
regulation has come from the administration
before. 1t is not yet known whether Mr.. Wick
ersham speaks the mind Of the administrator
Or not In this instance but In many quarters
heretofore he has been regarded as it's mouth
piece.
The Attorney Generals address, in substance,
dealt with the necessity for. and the right CT,
government control of the prices Of commodities
X will be remembered that he proclaimed the
Supreme Courts Interpretation Of the Sherman
NV = : complete victory for the government.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
CHICK EVANS BACK; OFF
TO DETROIT FOR GOLF

BOSTON. July 2n.--Charles tChickl
evans. the young Chicago golfer who
failed in his efforts abroad 10 capture
the British amateur championship, bat
won the title in France landed here
yesterday after an interesting Euro
pean trip with two prizes in his grip
ana another following across tina
ocean.
Evans won the principal prize at
Troone, one OF the leading Scottish
Inks. and a second prize at stoke
Poges in the royal gold vase COM
petition Crossing the English Chan~
mel he captured the Bennett cup and
the French amateur championship at
Paris, This trophy viii be sent 10
him.
MIR Evans left at once for Detroit to
play In the Western Amateur cham
pionship tournament, which begins in
that city tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
ROGER 6RESNAHAN PRAISES
WORK OF TIE CARDINALS

NEW YORK, July 20 In speaking
Of the good work Of his team Brcsna-
han said
Il attribute the great winning streak
of my team to good hath playing, cou-
pied with "a splendid spirit. Every one
is giving his best efforts toward this
success OF the club and am satisfied
with the results, Our work is no fash
IN the pan, as the record OF the team
against the winners will show
The main reason Of our success this
year has been in the pitching STAFF We
have four pitchers Sallee,
Harmon and Steeie-going as well az
any quartet on any team In the coun-
try, and SO long as they maintain their
form just SO long will the St. Iouin
Nationals be "a factor in the race"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
GOVERNOR MANN
SPEAKS AT LURAY

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LURAY, VA. July 20.--iovernor w.
II. Mann addressed an immense crowd
of people in Luray to-day. The meet
ing was in connection with home
coming week, now being held here.
Governor Mann's address was pre-
coded by the award Of various prizes
in the contest for the pretties baby to
be found In the Valley OF Virginia.
Various fertilizer firms from Maryland
and North Carolina gave handsome
awards to farmers in this county who
had on exhibition the finest draft and
driving horses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
A. A. C. CONTEST BOARD REvOkES
LICENSE OF LEONARD ORMSBY

NEW YORK, July 20.--The contest
board OF the A. A. A. has formally
revoked the driving license OF Leonard
d. Ormsby, whose car at the Brighton
Beach races on July 8, forced F'rey's
into the fence and caused injuries from
which Frey died. Otto f. Rost and
II. y. Fisher. other drivers at this
meet, were suspended until January /,
1919. and their cards revoked.
A bunch OF Westerners who acted
as officials. or competitors In outlaw
meets run hy oldfleid were retnstated..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

Leslfe Henry and J. Alexander Sloan
applied for reinstatement but no action
was taken. George ii. Clark. who
drove in an Oldfeld meet under an
assumed name asked to get back but
didn't.
The York Automobile Association.
the County Fair Grounds Track at
ork. Pa. and number Of dealers and
drivers were suspended until January
/ next for participation In an unsanc-
TONED meet at York on July 4.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

The politicians seem to have bested the peo-
pie in recent New Jersey elections. It's hard
enough to beat one machine; when both Repub
lican and Democratic machines combine it is
doubly diffcult But II Woodrow Wilson stays on
the job long enough there win be something
doing Soon All that the people need is infor-
nation and intelligent leadership. Once they
get this, they will do the rest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
YOUNG WHITE MAN
HELD ON ROBBERY CHARGE

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
ROANOKE, VA, July 20.-H. S.
Lester. a young white man, was ar
rested last night by Acting Sergeant
Rigney on the charge OF assaulting a
man named Mitchell. and robbing him.
Several years ago, Lester was shot and
wounded while attempting to rob a
man named Phillips. Mitchell claims
that Lester stole sixty dollars fronl
him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

and school a component part Of our ciyilza-
ton. The struggle may be long and hard. Its
financial resources. its army OF victims. its d.
rectly or indirectly subsidized friends, give 1t
strength and vitality. But the saloon as a legal
ized institution is poor logic bad morals and
false economy, and it must 60.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

The Charlotte Observer will Issue on Wednes-
day. July Goth, special edition of about 100
pages descriptive OF that section of the two
Carolnas lying between Durham, n. C., and
Greensboro S. c. 1t will deal with the present
condition and future possibilities of this rap
idly developing territory and will be profusely
Illustrated. A splendid achievement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21
New outs;eIdsr for Cardinals

TOLEDO. OHIO, July 20.-FranA
Gilhooley. outfielder for the Adrian
South Michigan League team, wad
sold to-day to the st. Louis Cardinals
for 1880. Gilhooley. who il only 10
years old win report at the end oe
the season. The outfielder was u013
to Adrian this spEing ~ xole1A !.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

Query: When Ia a newspaper a newspaper
when il gives the facts concerning a family
low, but makes no comment, or when 1t with
holds the facts and makes much comment? Re
specially referred.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

1t Is said that the whiskey trust is behind
the attack on DR.. Wiley. We don't believe It
This looks like the work of an amateur, and
not that of wise guy in politics. like the booze
business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

week ago the papers we're full OF the heat:
now they are full of Hepburn And we dom.
rotice any change OF temperature
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

The Butte (Montana1 Miner of Sunday. july
the sixteenth, has red headlines, black type and
green supplement. It's appearance is strik ag,
If not artistic; and could accuse 1t OF
being a yellow journal"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

Ten thousand women lost their money deal
ing in. sugar trust stock The sweet things
should have been wise to the danger of too
much sugar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

Mrs. Truesdale. Of San Francisco, has ma
circulated at the University OF California at the
ago of so. She is studying English poetry. Sem
timent holds sway through all the storms Of
many years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

Not that I love Washington less, But Atlanta
more '-Hoke Smith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

New York magistrate has ruled that moth
er-in-law shall limit her visits to her daugh-
ter's home to ten days. It's safe conjecture
that the magistrate has been there
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-21

vIRorNIAN PHONES:
Husinees---Madison 1853.
Observation-Disclosures fs22
society--Madison 1898.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
TALKING II over With the Boy.

Experiences of others in bringing
up their boys have so greatly aided
me in bringing up my own, that, per-
haps, a way which helped me through
a trying period with one of my sons
may, in it's turn, be Of use.
Although for years L had tried to
instill good manners as well as NOR
ais, there came a time when one OF
the boys seemed to forget everything
had been at such pains to teach. He
positively ignored the rights of others.
and developed little tricks of manner
which, while not serious, were exceed
ingly annoying.
1t is a delicate matter to keep call
ing attention to failings in a big boy
of sixteen, and | found our good fel-
lowship was becoming seriously
strained.
A simple plan suggested ITSELF
gave up all fault-finding except on one
day of the month. On that day we
had a good talk and got over it.
This cleared the atmosphere, sui
lenness disappeared. l did not feel
neglected, yet could stop what had
become nagging, and the one serious
talk proved far more effectual than
constant protests.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
G r CEN
MANURING

The business Of the soil is to pro-
duce crops. In order to accomplish
this business most successfully, 1t Is
necessary that the soil possess certain
qualities:
A proper temperature.
Proper ventilation.
The ability to gather and hold for
the use Of the crop goodly quantities
Of capillary water.
In order that any soil shall possess
these qualities 1t must be first Of
all properly drained. 1t must also
be in the best possible condition of
tilth, or as we frequently express 1t,
1t must have a proper condition Of
mellowness. This tilth will depend
upon three things, namely:
The proper selection and use Of
tools.
The practice Of rational system OF
rotation in which legume, preferably
clover, shall occupy the soil at least
one year in the rotation.
The return to the soil Of the largest
possible amount of organic matter.
Upon the selection and use of tools
and upon the rotation will depend in
10 gather and hold moisture, and also
70 permit the ready movement of air
through the soil. 1t is also true that
the presence of organic matter re-
ferred to helps in no small degree the
ventilation and also the water gather
Ing and water holding capacity of tho
soil. The presence Of the organic mat
ter is helpful also in the fact that 1t
renders the soil darker in color and
therefore increases the capacity Of the
soil to gather the best from the sun
shine, and therefore renders the
temperature condition of the soil bet
ter for the termination of seeds and
the growing of the crop.
The system OF farming which re-
turns naturally to the soil the largest
amount Of organic matter is live stock
farming in some of its phases; for in
live stock farming the products of
the farm are fed largely to the live
stock and nothing but finished prod
ucts in the form Of meats, wood, dairy
products, poultry products, ETC., are
sold away from the farm, everything
being reserved In the way Of roughage
and manures. 1t frequently happens
also that In live stock farming, not
only are the products of the farm fed,
but concentrates in the form of
grains, and meals, etc, are purchased
for feed and the manures are thus en-
hanced and enriched.
Where little live stock is kept and
much or most of the products are
sold from the farm, special means
must be employed to keep up the sup
ply of organic matter.
Where worn out or run down lands
re purchased and especially where
large quantities OF manure are avail
able, special means must be employed
. introduce into these soils organic
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
"The Truth About Birds"

Let us face the truth about birds;
nor be duped by the beauty OF their
flights incalculable curves. They are
greedy, they are impertinent, they are
untrustworthy, they are brainless.
they are hopelessly unclean. They
have not even the qualities OF their
defects. The least, for example, that
one could expect of such matinal crea-
lures would be punctuality. Myself, 1
have never depended on my wood
pecker to wake me at given time;
but once had a friend who counted
on a cardinal-bird. Six mornings he
walked her regularly just three hours
before breakfast. This, she consid-
cred, constituted a precedent. On the
seventh morning, she had an early en-
gagement. The cardinal-bird had, by
that time, sought other easements.
and my trusting friend missed her APP
po.ntment. This is the real meaning
of "flightiness. s."-Katharine +. Gerould
in the Atlantic.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21

The fertility Of any soil depends in
a large measure upon the amount Of
water which that soil will hold under
field conditions, and which will flow
away through the drainage system.
Our ordinary field crops require enor-
nous amounts of water In order to
give a good growth and profitable re-
turns. If the crop can not obtain wa
ter when 1t needs It, then there will
be a cessation of growth which will
result in low yields.
The illustration shows approximately
the amount Of water which each OF
three ordinary kinds OF soil will hold
under field conditions. Each group Of
two Jars shows IL inches Of
soil and the amount of wa
ter held by the SOIL The jar to the
left In each case contains the IL
inches Of soil, and the one at the
right, the water held by that kind Of
soil. Group No. 1 contains a sandy
loan soil, and the amount Of water
held by this soil under field conditions
q few days after heavy rains Is three
inches. This means that the soil over
a sandy loan field TO the depth of ~
inches will hold In the spaces between
the soil grains al amount Of water
which would cover the field to the
depth Of three inches. Group No. con-
tains a clay loan soil and the amount
of water held in this case is three and
one-half inches. A muck soil is shown
in the third group and the water held
by foot of this soil is six inches.
The important thing for the farmer
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-21
BUY SHEEP AND
LAMBS NOW
But Don't Be a Sheep.
A COMMON EXPERIENCE.
Don't Follow the Crowd.

In chasing the market for profit, the
fellows who blindly follow the crowd
are generally the ones who get left.
The successful man buys when he has
the least competition, at the lowest
prices and with the greatest margin
for profit, which usually brings his
selling time during a period Of COM
parative scarcity at market, and he
therefore gets higher prices and most
always makes a good profit IN his
dealings.
Here's a Chance for Gain.
The present very low market val
ues of feeding sheep and lambs, being
less than the cost of production, Of
fers such an opportunity to those who
are prepared to properly care for
them.
Feeders Are Selling Cheap.
Well-bred, thin but thrifty lambs Of
the growing kind can now be bought
on the Chicago market for $5.25 to
$3.50 per 100 pounds; wethers of SIM
liar description, $40 to $3.75; year
ling wethers, $425 to $3.50; yearling
breeding ewes, $4.00 to $4.60, and good
feeding ewes at $3.50 to s2.S5. These
prices are about $1.75 lower than a
year ago for feeder lambs, and the
lowest since 1904. Feeder sheep
prices also are unusually low.
Now Is the Time to Buy.
In view of the fact that prices of
feeder sheep and lambs are now be.
low the cost of production, and that
present prices of lamb and mutton are
out of line with all other meats and
must therefore soon rise because OF
the increased consumption invited
thereby, the conclusion Is inevitable
that now is the best time to buy feed
er sheep and lambs for all those who
are ready to prepare them for market
during the early part Of next year.
A leading sheep owner and dealer
says: Fat is made pretty cheap on
the Fall feed that otherwise would
be wasted, and the sheep and lamb
feeding proposition from the stand
point Of fertility is worthy of most
careful consideration"