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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
THUNDER SHOWER
DROPS MERCURY
ACCOMPANIED by LIGHTNING, HEA-
VEINS BRILLIANTLY H.
LtMIN ATED.
POWER HOUSE IS HIT
NEW CAR LINE III Up ron
TIiRTA~FSvE MINUTES AND
FIRE ALARM PRECEDEs
STORM.
POWER HOUSE IS HIT

While the church bells ali over
the city We're calling worshlppers to
services last night and the populace
painted and faQned In "A cruel heat
and almost sitting humidity. a beau
tiful electrical storm and cooling rain
swept Richmond. the slashing. wind
blown rain pounding down the mer-
curry to 81 point weteomed by hu-
mainly.
Probably more beautiful than any
seen IN this section this wear. the
electrical display lasted for moHe than
II quarter OF an hour. vivid. Jagged
etreaks OF dazzling brillance repdInQ
the b~iackness of tbs heavens to, the
a1cump anyiug ron OF thunder artil-
ieIy-
Cars Are Tied IN.
When the storm was raging at ita
height, a freakiSh bolt OF light
ming bent on mischief. sIanted dnvn
from the sky, tore al the lightning
rod on the power plant OF the Rich
uaond and Henrico railway at Louis-
lana aud Lester streets, blew out the
IIse in The plant and then coursad
downward to the ground.
Instantly. the plant WAS defnoraliz-
ed ana all the cars ON the onmpanv,s
system grew dark, lowed No and
stopped. The tie-up lasted from
about g Is until after Q O'Clock ana
In this time a corps Of electrtclans
laborea .feFNrishlNr. al tbe@ nowar
house, with visions Of ladies, ru{ncd
hats and dresses before their .yes
No time was lost in repairing Tho
damage. but before the cars wera
started again. many a fair nna had
expressed her opinion OF street cars
that stopped Just when they were
wanted most. But the company
could not heip IL and rurthertnoro
the company's employees lahored val
iaatly 10 repair the havoc wrough,
by that freakish bon Of lightning
In tho wind storm preceding tba
rain ana lightning when leaves new
hither and thlther ana claude ~
dust blinded pedestrians and fnrrad
automobiIists to run on the low
speed. a fire alarm was sounded from
box i4S al Twentv-nrst ANA Fair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
HUGHES
BROWNS IN RIVER
COULD NOT SWIM AND GOT OtT
BEYOND HER DEPTH
IN WATER.

The sad drowning OF Miss Anna
Douglas Hughes Saturday morning
has east a gloom Owe the community
in which the young lady resided
and OF course the camping party OF
which she vas a member WAS at orce
abandoned.
Miss Hughes was. only sixteen years
old and was one OF the most popular
girls in the Southside. The camping
party under the cha percnage of Mrs.
L. T. Pool. left the city Friday. sat
urday morning Miss Hughes and two
of the youthful com panions went
bathing in the river near Falling
Creek. None of the girls could swim
and the presumption is nat she got
beyond her depth and no help being
at hand she was drowned In the pres
ence of her two frantic girl friends.
The body was quickly recovered
and every effort made 10 revive her,
but without avail, The remains were
taken to her home and no inquest
was deemed necessary. The funeral
will take place from the Second Bap-
rist church of which Miss hughes
was a member.
lmpromptu Bath.
Four young people had an inn
promptu bath Friday when a boat in
which they were. ROWING was turned
over. Mr.. and Mrs. DuVal We're
ch~aperoning a party Of young people
at the boat house al Failing Creek
when a boat Mas secured and Miss
Mamie Utz, John French, Thomas
Smelling and Howard Fleming went
out for a short row on the river.
In soma htu p1arpar tho
boat was capsized and all the occu-
pants We're thrown into the water.
Young Fhppen went to the assistance
Of Miss Utz and carried her safely
to shore. He then went to the aid
of Smelling, who was laboring in the
stream and helped him TO reach the
banks of the stream, French got out.
safely.
Those who witnessed the affair Say
1t came near- being a serious accident,
Heavy FAN Of Rain.
The heavy downpour OF rain last
night about s O'Clock Hooded the
streets to such an extent that 1t was
difficult to cross the street on account
of the great. quantity of water. The
streets We're thoroughly washed and
the atmosphere cooled a great e
AZ a result Of the shower.
The rain interferred TO some ex-
tent with the attendance upon the
services as the storm came up about
the time people wee getting ready
to go to the churches.
A large crowd OF people IA gath
cred at Forest Hill Park. but they re-
urned to the city as fast az the cars
could bring them.
Personal and Brief Mention.
Mr.. Iiaddon S. Watkins sang 'if
Were q Voice" at cambridge Street
Baptist church last night. DIR. Dur
ham. the pastor, preached a fine SER
MOI and a large congregation was
present.
Mrs. Larus. who sprained her ankle
a few days x while visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
MorrisSette al Midlothian. is still con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
AND HER SISTER
JAMES l.. POLK, OF PRINCESS
ANNE COUNTY, MD, is CAP.
TuRED BY POSSE. i

Especial to The Richmond Virginian,
CAPE CHARLES. Ma. Aag.~s1zs~
James l.. Polk, who shot and NOR
tally wounded his sister in-law, Mrs.
James II. Lawrence, OF New York
City, and then shot his wife in the
late yesterday afternoon, was
captured by a sheriff and posse In a
orn field and placed in Jail at Frin-
cess Anne, Md.
Mrs. Lawrence came to Poeomoke
from her home in New York City. to
protect her sister and was upbraidinx
Polk for alleged brutality toward his
wife when he became enraged, pro-
cured a double barrelled shot gun, and
shot the woman in the back as she
fled from the house. He then shot hin
wife and escaped.
N~eighbors cared for the victims un.
til a physician arrived Mrs. Law
renee cannot survive. Polk Is forty
FIVE years old and a brother OF w.
Z. Polk. superintendent OF the Bal
timore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Rail-
road Company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
A A MOB
IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTUN. August 1S.-The
luXuriant grounds bou the White
Hailed capitol building came within
an ace Of being the scene of a negro
1ynching early to-day. only the
tieetness- of foot and. the darkness
enabled the hunted man to dodge
a yelling mob, armed with sticks,
stones. r~evolvers and a rope. and
find security in the Pennsylvania rail-
road yards, several blocks away
William Nixon. a young who
came to Washington from North
Carolina several weeks ago. became
involved In a row about midnight
with William Stewart. an older negro
man employed as a servant in a home
near the CAPITOL grounds. Nixon pull
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
NATIONAL
TALKS WITH STEARNS

The newly appointed United States
commissioner az education. p. p.
Ciaxtoni Of Tennessee, was a visitor
ri the State capital Saturday and had
"a long conference with Secretary X,
G. S~tearnes, OF the State board Of
education.
II seems 10 be the desire Of Mr.
Gle to bring the various State
departments II public instruction into
slpser relation, or at least To or
game them for the purpose Of Sc
@urtng Information for use before
congress and In the administration Of
his Office. With thix idea In view
he a In mind the preparation OF
Uniform system OF reports regarding
every phast Of school work, and IL
vas NaE reference to this scheme
that he conferred with Mr.. Stearnes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
POCKETS OF NEGRO
CONTAIN JEWELLERY

Policeman Lee last night arrested
Richard Jackson, negro, twenty-five
years old, on charge OF stealing Jew
eIry from John Gatewood. of GIT
North seventeenth street.
AT First Police station Jackson
his pockets, disclosing a gold
watch. gold bracelets and two gold
rings He said that Bessie Gate
wood, his sweetheart, asked him to
keep the valuabIes for a few days.
According to information given the
police. jackson was dressing in prep
~aration for his departure for Wash
ington when arrested, hut the prison.
er denied that he intended fleelng./
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
* a revolver killed Stewart instant

~.
The alarm was instantly given and
a mob Of q hundred or more whites
and colored men quickly gathered.
Heaed by several of the whites a
search Of the capitol grounds was
started. Fifteen minutes later the
murderer was In fun flight with the
crowd at his heels. When he broke
from the heavy foliage OF the grounds
and darted across several streets and
into a mass Of alleys that lead to the
railroad yards, members of the mob
lred probably. fifty shots at him. He
eluded his pursuers in hte alleys and
is believed 10 have boarded a train
bound South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
ON
MARTINS STAFF

George w. Hutchinson. Of Roa-
noke. has been appointed quarter
master and commissary with the
rank Of second lieutenant. or the staff
Of Major Stanley w Martin, Of
~Lynchhurg. with the Third battalion
al tFfe First 44sfantrw..5 j a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
The Weather

WASHINGTON. II. C.. Aug. 1s.-Fore-
cast for Monday and Tuesday;
NirEinia-Showers Monday. Tuesday
fair: little change In temperature.
North Caroliua-Local showers Mon
day and probably Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14

Yes, our whole fire department mad.
a desperate effort TO save the pronertv
at the fire last night"
Did they turn in a second alarm
They didn't have to. 1t was tha
dislllery." Plain Dealsr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14

The city chain gang Is now at work
cleaning out Brick House run from the
river to West End Park. Tons Of OBJ
structing rock are being removed tina,
there may be n free flow of water IN
and out of the park lake. which is
surrounded by the new Fair Grounds
race track.
Fresh Air Camp.
Adjutant Woods, in charge Of the
salvation Army in this city. announces
that he hss secured n site for the
fresh air camp to be maintained by
the Petersburg branch Of the army
fer the benefit Of the poor OF this
city. The site IL near the rock quar-
rtes Of Mr.. Cooke, near Swift Creek.
in Chesterfield county. There are
plenty Of cool pine woods on the
property and two fine springs. The
local army has been using the fresh
air camp az Drewry's Bluff together
with the Richmond branch of the
army.
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. " A. Worth LEFT
yesterday for a visit in New d ork.
Mrs, Bartlett Roper Is visiting AT
Natural Bridge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
PETERSBURG
MILITARY ACADEMY

Classical. English, Commercial
Physical and Chemical Lab
oratory, Library and Reading Room.
Session begins Monday, September IL,
1911 Address.
NATHANIEL c, sTARKE. Phi b.
Principal. Petersburg. Va.
s.. Phone 5A6.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-14
Political Movement.
Funeral Of Mrs. Eanes.

from IIlah Street Moth0dIst ghuTCh
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. oc-
Cured the funeral " Mrs. Richard
II. Eanes, Rev. W. Il. Atwill. pas
Ior Of The church officiating. Rev.
henry Gregory. pastor OF Blandford M.
r. church assisted. lnterment was
in Blandford pallDearers We're, hon
praTy Randolph X. Jones, ", r.
Smithy and Miuneld Goodwin, Actfce,
4. e. GAIL. j. ". Sanders. G, II. How
man, j Il. ". smith. George ". Dyer
and II b Ia4,AI4r
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24
IDLENEss AND THE ADMINISTRATION.

In view of existing trade and general business
conditions it ought to surprise nobody that the
report OF the New York State Labor department
for the first six months of 1911 just issued dis
closes that the unemployed during that period
We're greater i'll number than at any time since
the financial disturbances of 1907 and 1908 The
general summary of the bulletin is as follows
Returns from one hundred and ninety rep
resentative trade unions, with 100000 members
as to idleness during the first half of the year
l9l plainly reflect less favorable condition
OF the labor market, far as demand for labor
is concerned this year than last in fact than
amy other recent year except 1905 The mean per-
centage OF members reported idle at the close
Of each month was 24.S this year. as compared
with 1872 last year and 22.3 in 1909 In 1905
when the business depression following the panic
d! 1907 was at its worst, the mean percentage
vas a Z, the highest on record since 1901. But
rom 1902 to 1907 the for the first half Of
The year below 20 in every year, except 1904
when it 20,2.
In other words, idleness was more general for
the six months in question than for long time
previous and at the time forced unemployment, /"
ideneSs due not to strikes. OckOuts, illness
accidents, old age and forth but attributable
directly to lack Of work offering to men willing
and anxious to Owrk is marked and most sgni-
cant feature of the conditions set forth by this
official report. The mean percentage of 9 forced
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24
SHOW
UP TO STANDARD
THIS EVENING
NEW PICTURE OF SAME HIGH
CLASS TO BE SHOWN
THIS EVENING.

At the Butler theater tonight will
be seen four reels of new pictures
.cf the same high class that have
been shown in the past Tired,
Absent-minded Man" is one of those
funny Bunnygraphs. Comedies by
the Vitagraph company that ".
make you laugh all over, and on
the same reel will be seen another
very funny comedy, Over the
Chatting Dish"
An Indian Vestal," a drama
by Selig is good picture. Story
of a white girl stolen by Indians
She grows up unconscious of her
origin, and is regarded as god
dess. Later she meets a whit
trapper who tells her that she is
also white. The tribe refuses to
release her and is about to burn
the trapper. She uses her power
to persuade the tribe to let her
marry the trapper, who later per-
suades her to return to ciyiliza-
| ton. 1t is very pleasing picture.
For Old Massa's Sake drama,
is the story of an old colored man
who sells himself and family back
into slavery to pay the gambling
debts of his masters son.
An Up-to-Date Squaw' is an In
dian comedy that is exceptionally
good.
Hear Tom Hurley sing Jerry
Moran, the Fearless Fireman" ana
you'll Be Sorry When Your Sober
tonight.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24
POSTAL DEPOSITS AND SCHOOLS.

An interesting suggestion is made by John f.
Murray of San Francisco, who has written eX-
tensiyely of educational affairs and whose ex-
pressons have behind them the success he at
tanned state superintendent of public inStruc-
tion in Colorado
In brief, Mr.. Murray proposes to make the
postal savings banks render financial support to
the schools of the nation, thus manifOdng their
usefulness to the people at large. His premise
appears reasonable and, otfhand, here seems to
be difficulty other than a necessary amend
ment OF the law to prevent it being put into
practice.
There are in the United States he says 45,-
100000 minors, Of whom approximately 25000,-
900 are children of school age These figures are
indeed impressive and Mr.. AIurrays observation
regarding them however, trte is nevertheless
forceful The paramount issue with every civ
lllzaton and government past, present and flu
ture, he writes has been the care and develop.
ment OF children. AS the children to
years Of accountability, mentally and morally
giants or pigmies will government be.
Then, carrying on his argument he contends
that the deposits accommodating rapidly iii H..
postal savings banks can be devoted to edura
tional work. The law provides that any solver.
bank, whether organized under national state
laws (mcuding savings banks and trust com
panlcS dong banking buSiness) borrow
the money from the government on the following
securities; national bonds state bonds, and bonds
OF any city, town or other legally constituted
municipality, district in the United States
having been established ten years and never hav-
ing been in default
The school district ten years old and inan-
clally strong therefore comes within the law, and
Il bank argues Mr. Murray, can take the dis
tricts bonds bearing per cent and sometimes
as high as per cent interest to the government
and get money thereon at l-2 per cent VIII
not give the school district themselves this priv
lege? he asks. Why not allow them to borrow
money from the postal savings banks directly at
IA per cent giving the same securities nos
accepted by the government through the medium
OF national and state banks Why not enable
the districts themselves to benefit by the differ
ence between the rate of interest they now must
pay on their bonds and that txacted by the fed
eral government for the use of the postal de-
poSitors
There seems to be pretty solid in I'll
suggestions and, if the deposits increase at thei
present rate, within few years practically every
school district in the United States would be able
to take advantage Of the accommodation At
the same time the money of the depositors
would be just as it is under the present
arrangement
TO open the opportunity to the school dis
tricts it would be necessary for congress to amend
the postal savings bank act. Therefore, the
question is one to lay before your congressman
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24

unemployment" for the six months from January
| to July | IN New York state was 22.2 as COM
pared with l4.3 per cent in 1910 and 1879 in
1909, with similar results unfavorabe to 1911 i'll
comparisons with earlier years except 1908. The
purchasing power OF the owrking masses has been
enormously reduced-in view of which is it to
wondered at that mills curtail their outputs.
that wholesalers buy mostly from hand to mouth.
that retailers skin along with only such stock,
as they have to carry and that consumers keep
down expenditures to the lowest common de-
nommatorY
What is even more significant is that the
greatest increases in enforced deness are found
in the building and transportation trades and the
allied metal trades. The compers of the labor
department statistics attribute this to the atti-
tude that President Taft and the Interstate Com
merce commission have assumed toward the rail
roads and the big corporations of the country
The burden of the administration response
heavier day by day instead of lighter.-New York
Commercial.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24

\ ersident of Cleveland. who had been dumb
for years suddenly recovered his speech when
he stepped on carpet tack We have a pretty
good idea of what he said first but won I take
chance printing it.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24
PROHIBITION AND THE EXPOSITION

9nc Of the results of the ratification of the
ameadment giving women the ballot in California
is prohibition agitation The prohibition advo-
Gates believe that the old hens will join them in
putting the liquor traffic under the ban of the
law all over that state, and they are preparing
to strike while the iron is hot Already pro-
hlbiton agitation has begun, and at the outset an
effort is being made to enlist the women voters
in the movement
The agitation is worthy of special interest for
two reasons: First. an enormous sum is invested
in the wine industry. Large areas are devoted to
the culture of wine grapes and much money is
invested in storage cellars and other appliances
for making, handling and storing iwne. Prohi-
bition would be bodybow to wine-maSng in
California 1t would vastly decrease if not totally
destroy the capital invested in it.
The approach of the Panama Pacific exposition
makes the prohibition agitation peculiarly i'll
timed The enterprise would suffer enormously
should the sale of alcoholic beverages be entirely
forbidden. The revenue from concessions would
be hcavi:t decreased and the attendance would
be greatly reduced. 1t may be seriously question
ed if the exposition can be made success should
the sale of liquor be prohibited between now and
the time for it to open. The disastrous conse-
quenceS would be felt by the whole state.
This phase of the situation ought to impress
all classes Persons engaged in the manufacture
and sale OF alcoholic beverages are not alone af
fected They constitute comparatively small
proportion Of the inhabitants of the state. but
every interest in California would suffer if they
should be driven out of business and the capital
employed in it made valueless or productive
In the eyes Of Europeans exposition where
the sale of wines and liquors is forbidden would
be ridiculous. 1t would be financial folly if moth
ing worse. 1t would keep away a great number
of exhibitors and multitude of visitors. 1t
would give the exposition black eye among
foreigners to an extent that could hardly b.
estimated.
If it be desired to make the exposition IA farce
and failure no surer way could be adopted to
bring it about than to pass prohibition law. An
immense loss would be inflicted on the whole
state but the prohibition enthusiasts are not like
ly to give much consideration to that argument
1t will doubtless have more ewight with those
who do not believe the chief end of government
is to prevent people from manufacturing. selling
and drinking beverages containing percentage
Of alcohol.-Oakand Tribune.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24
SUMMONS.

Is The FIFTH JUDICIAL DIS
4 trict Court of the State of Ne,
vada, in and for the County of Nye.
T. j. Lynch, Plaintiff, vs. M. l..
Effinger, Defendant.
The States of Nevada Sends Greet
ing to M. l.. Effinger.
You are hereby required to ap-
pear in an action brought against
you by the above-named plaintiff in
the above-entitled court, and to an
swer the complaint filed therein
within ten days exclusive of the
day of service) after the service on
you of this summons, if served with
the county, or, if served out
of the country, but in this district
within twenty days, otherwise with
in forty days, or judgment by de-
fault will be taken against you, ac-
cording to the prayer of said COM
plant.
Said action is brought to obtain
judgment against you for the sum
of 5000 lawful money, with interest
thereon at TIE rate of per cent
per annum from August l, 1907, I'M
til paid. Said principal sum being
alleged to be due plaintiff under a
contract made between plaintiff and
defendant on July 8, 1907, whereby
defendant agreed to assume and
bear one-half of the expense then
incurred and to be thereafter in
'urred in the examination, expert
ng, floating and promoting of the
Big Belle" Mining property, plain
if to pay the other half, and that
pursuant to said agreement plaintiff
naid out $1,000 between April 1 /.
907, and August /, 1907, and that
. part of said sum of 5000 has
cen paid. That defendant agreed
to pay his said one-half not later
than August / 1907.
All of which will more fully APP
pear from plaintiffs verified COM
plant filed herein, certified copy
of which is served herewith and to
which you are expressly referred.
And you are hereby notified that
|if you fail to appear and answer
said complaint as above required,
said plaintiff will take Judgment
against you by default for said sum
of $500 lawful money, with inter-
st thereon at z per cent per annum
from August 1, 1907, until paid
together with all costs and dis
bW sements of this action.
Given under our hands this 4th
of October, 1911, at Tonopah
I'VE County, Nevada.
M'INTOSH G COOKE.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
10-9-16-23-30-11-6-13
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24
TUNGSTEN MACHINERY
HAS BEEN SHIPPED

The first consignment of machin-
cry and lumber for the Tungsten
mill at Round Mountain, loaded on
three wagons and hauled by ten
animals, passed up Main street this
morning for the Mountain camp
Several more loads will follow in
a day or two. 1t is expected the
new mill will be in operation in
side of thirty days. The founda-
tons are in place ready to receive
the machinery.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-10-24
NOTICE!

We are revising and posting up
to date our map of the Tonopah
mining district Let us survey your
properties and show them on this
new map
MACDONALD & MORAN,
Rooms l 4 and Is Tonopah Block.
10-9-tf