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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-03
COURT UPHOLOs
STATE GUARANTY
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upholding the constitutionality OF the
Carmack amendment These decisions
were affirmed by the Circuit Court of
the United States for the Southern Dis
trict of Georgia and the Court of APP
pcals Of Kentucky.
The railroads Insisted that the
amendment violated the constitutional
rights OF the railroads and interfered
with their liberty OF contract. Justice
Lurton delivered the opinion. He de-
clared that the law in question fell un-
der the old established practice that
Arm or individual or corporation was
responsible for the acts of its agents.
The connecting lines" he said, were
the agents of the initial carrier and the
initial carrier Is therefore responsible .
With the eXceptien of that part of
the decree Of the lower court which
awarded the complainant attorneys
fees, the court affirmed the decision OF
the lower courts.
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SUPREME COURT
BEGINS ITS TERM

The winter term Of the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals began
Tuesday morning, when argument was
heard In several cases.
While nothing has been given out.
II Is possible that the Norfolk pri-
mary cases win be acted upon at this
term OF the court.
January II will he the first decision
day and 1t may be that a decision
VIII be handed down on that date IN
the case OF the franchise tax on the
Richmond. fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Com pany.
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COURT DECIDES
NOTED LIBEL SUIT
GOVERNMENT LOSES CASE.
AGAINST NEW YORK WORLD
.es INSTITUTED BY RoOsE-
vELT.

WASHINGTON. January 3.--The
government to-day lost its fight to
bring the Press Publishing Company.
publishers of the New York World to
trial for alleged libel of Theodore
Roosevelt, President Taft and others
in connection with the purchase Of
the Panama canal. The sHpYUmA
court held that the Federal courts
We're without Jurisdiction and sus-
tanned the action of the lower court,
auashing the Indictment against the
publishing company.
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Wedding Announced.

Mrs. c. 4. TIgnor has issued Ut
announcement OF the marriaa4
her daughter. Miss Lillian Fi0fe&<G
Ttgnor. 70 Marion A. Rees. The c14
mcny took place Wednesday m0Fni1
December IS, 1910. in WashinGIE
Ward, X
MIR. and Mrs. Rees are now IL -
nj sol Porter street. i. .sss ssS
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laTncKMnLnEnN dEETlNl q;

THE .iSNEsI. MEETING OF THE.
stockholders OF Richmond Ffrginian
Co. Inc. Will convene in the Offices OF
the company, corner of Ross and
Governor streets. Richmond, Va.
Jan. IS. 1871. at noon,
!. SIDNEY PETERS.
Sect. and Treas.
Richmond. Va. Jan. s lsI1.
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DEATH NOTICE.

sC0TT.--MR JUNIUS A. SCOTT, son of
William IL. Scott died In Charleston,
s. c.. yesterday at $50 p. NJ The
remains will reach Richmond at $40
A. NJ. Wednesday.
ErnhRral nGficfa lar
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The Ala bama courts upheld the law.
Justice Hughes rendered the decision
of the Supreme Court to-day. Justices
Holmes and Lurton dissenting.
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Miscellaneous.
NOOD AND COLD.

COLDER WEATHER WILL COME,
and. while 1 do not anticipate any
advance In coal or wood | would like
for all my customers that can do SO
10 get in a supply now. because 1.
Is impossible 10 deliver to all prompt
ly IN bad weather / arm unloading
two 10 four cars each day of the very
best. Try one. LONG. THE WOOD
MAN. ONCE. 1906 West Broad Four
phones
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Situations Wanted--Male.

WANTED~TOSITf0S Is TIsHfEiR
Ger assistant cashier) in new or
prosperous bank. by young man Of
experience: good references on APP
pheatton; has position as cashier
now, but desires change about jan
nary 10. Address Box ia. Clemson
College. S. c.
WANTED--POSITTO& AS COACH...tS
or butler Ia privs :e family; can fur
nish best Of references. Adress W
1888 care The Xirginian.
" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rs DRIVER;
can furnish best Of references. Ad .
dress N-f37. care The NirglEian.
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Awarded Judgment.

Joseph Heppert Was awarded judg-
ment on a noto for s4S1.6s against j.
j. Tignur in the Court OF Law and
Equity Tuesday.
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Want Ad. Rates.

One cent per word when paid in advance. No paid al
taken for less than ten cents
No Ads taken for less than twenty-five cents when
phoned in charged at the counter.
Contract rates much less Phon Madison 1883. and
Manager Of Classified Department, will CALL
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Help Wanted-Fernale.

4 LADY WISHES ( TfITE fN ( RE-
fined family as companion; assist in
Housekeeping, Sc wing. teach small
children, etc; references given. Adj
dress u. Ill East Franklin, city.
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.H[NR|CO JOINS IN
MARCH OF PROGRESS
SUPERVISORS APPROPRIATE SUM
or 500 FOR DEsIONsTRA-
~ TIoN WORK,

The Henrice board CT SUPERVISORS ut
meeting held Tuesday appropriated
1900 for farm demonstration work. To-
thiA amount tbs stats denaxf1KanA A.
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For Sale.

Tol .oIkt.
UNREDEEMED DOUBLE AND SINGLE
guns. less than factory price STEIN
ERs. i4sl f. Main street.
oUk PLUMBING REPAIR DEPART
mcnt Is IL 81 your SERVES PROMPT
NC CO.
FOR -BIcrcL.a.o. ALL SIZES
and prices; II w and second hand, At
TOMPKlNs. 81 Vest Broad Street
1d0 SAMPLE TAILOR MADE SUITS
all sizes. worth double our price. ~
sTEINER's. 1441 f. Main street
s.s LADIES 20 YEAR GOLD FILLED
watches. only $3.50 STEISERs.
ii4l f. Main street
FOR SALE. CHEAP. BRAND NEW
Hupmobie. with furnishings; apply
Room IS Chamber Of Commerce
Building
wALTHAM md ELGIS ~ KARAT
solid gold watches only si5.0c. worth
s2s. sTEINER's. i44l f. Main St
FOR SALE--TOYs AT COST. CLOSING
out balance of stock at TOMPKfNS.
sli West Broad
PEOPLE COME WHERE THEY ARE
ed, give us trial and be satisfied.
N KLEIN * SON. NC. $50 f. Broaa.
FOX NA9f'~> ~ TX RICE a n rsss'i,,
W. - slh Rronk ave.
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Situations Wanted Female.

WANTED-~N lady WANTS PLACE;
as companion in Richmond or su-
btTbs; terms very moderate. Al =
dress F-i5i. care Richmond virgin
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Observation-Disclosures
Help Wanted Male.

WANTED-N RRfGHT TOOTH AZ
Office boy; state reference. Apply AZ
once, OFFICE BOY. care NirRinian,
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS HAULED, sTOR-
ed Packed and shipped Call w.
Fred Richardson's STORAGE *
TRANSFER DEPARTMENT Main *
Belvlaere streets. Phones Madison
SsS day. Monroe sss night:
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Real Estate for Sale.


u ,FoN HALLE N. THE RICHMOND
viy91ntan Want 49, VIII bySng you
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UNREDEEMED DOUBLE AND SINGLE
guns. less than factory price. STEIN
EPG i44i f.. Main street
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FURNITURE AND CHINA FACING.

FURNITURE. CHINA AND WEDDING
presents packed and shipped with
care Estimates cheerfuily given
JACOB UMi.ATF, 1898 w Bread ST..
Phone Madison SEGA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

But perhaps you can tell me when the
athletic grounds will open-the band CON
certs-the open air theatre?'
Central Park grounds in May. The con-
certs about June 15 Open air theatre, my
boy. Why. that's Stoveritis'
lis WHAT
"Stoverits. The disease he suffers from.
He originated il, and only he can diagnose
il. See him yourself"
Interested in this strange malady. which
none Of the great practitioners of medicine
has vet dealt with, the inquirer decided 10
wait for the Commissioner 1t was feeding
time at the menagerie. Perhaps they are
feeding Parsons to the lions" reflected the
visitor az he FASTENED 10 the Zoo; but the
landscape architect whom Mr.. Slower is
seeking to remove wasn't. az any rate,
attending his own funeral. The keepers
were feeding ordinary beef or horse meat
TO the hungry cats. examining the mouths
of the hippopotami with bran balls. and
stufIng the elephants with hay. Wonder
if Stover'U go in for the geological drama
Here's the livestock for a bigger sensation
than Ben Hur.' The keeper Of whom
this was asked merely grinned and rammed
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To give them further ground for their ar
gument let me say that New YORK iu-
ture stadium for athletic games and water
carnivals is on Riverside Drive, on land
that is now under water. Tho future out
OF door theatre is either Jasper Field or
the Central Park reservoir, which, ten
years hence. will no longer be used FOR
water supply; the centre Of the reservoir
will be used for the stage, and along the
sloping banks many thousands Of sittings
can be built. Being visionary, ! have had
15O coo cubic yards Of rock dumped into the
North River off Riverside Drive, beginning
al 10th street. thus extending the park
uroperty out into the water; being still
more of a dreamer have given contract
ors dumping privileges adjacent TO High
Bridge Park. Amsterdam avenue and l75th
street whereby the ground is being made
level for more baseball diamonds. Instead
of asking the Board OF Estimate for appro-
priations, / have got all this work done
free"
How about haseball?'
There is a different generation of chill
dren growing up from what | remember
twenty-five years ago. Not only is the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

population Of Manhattan constantly in
crcasing. but there is a greater proclivity
to plar on the part Of all classes. This IS
making IL difficult to keep up the paii
ground supply for this congested island.
Il am opening UP new baseball diamonds
as rapidly as l can find them. To relieve
the situation partially In the downtown
district we permit the ball players to use
West street. and on the East Side Exterior
street between 18th and sd street, on Sat
urday afternoons and Sundays. one OF the
transatlantic shipping companies. DOCKING
in West street, has protested against TINS
on the ground that the thrown and batted
balls dent the warehouses Now. / shall
not withdraw the ball players privileges,
but shall station a supervisor OF recreation
there to see that the boys are more care
fu and do not use the pier structures as
Iackstops.
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eo,b street the one in Chelsea PARK ana
tho one in Cherry street The High Bridge
diamonds will he ready the third week III
Nav And We have gone step further
than this In cooperation with the Ma
tionai Highways Protective SOCIETY 'he "e
partment IL prepared to assume charge VI
privately owned vacant lots as piaygrouhua
and ball grounds. Private citizehs WIN
provjde the necessary funds, ana the ram
Department will put in order ana super
wise these additional play centres "hich
win art as safety valves to Manhattans
play congestion
..ITor the smaller children we shail pro-
vide not only the ball ground, but also 'he
balI-a little larger than the average pase-
ball not so hard and heavy, one that VIII
NOT kill a child should he be hit In the
head with II. intend 10 order Thousand
halls for free distribution at the start, ana
shall provide more il required. Corlears
Hook Seward. Hamilton Fish, Tompkins.
Thomas Jefferson and De Witt Clinton are
the small parks where these balls VIII NC
introduced, and the young chiidren can
NAV the game to their hearts cohleht
baseball playing and athletic games Tex
cent tennis) I'm Central Park will be limited
TO the young children likewise
your opponents allege," interrupted ,ne
interviewer. that in this fever for muiti-
plving the peoples Fairgrounds the lawns
and shrubbery are being injured scenic
beauty is defaced, and quiet restful spots
are being converted into resorts OF hood
lums and roughs.
THAT Is not the case said the commits
sioner earnestly. Care OF the lawns Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30

his arm down hippopotamus's gullet
furlong or less. Then. when he had re-
moved the tckler from the huge seso'
phagus. he dcf1ed HYGIENE law by giving
the beast a spray bath from hose right
after dinner Where. oh where was Slower?
On the job OF inspecting tree plantation,
grass sodding. diamond laying, playground
constructing all over the city, as II turned
out He was back at 3 o'clock, and his
first words dispelled the notion Of "Stover-
tits"
II have abandoned the idea of an open
air theatre in the park" said the Com
missioner Il never did propose TO have
theatrical performances on the Mall, as the
assemblage Of multitudes there would
cause the place to become a ruin But | did
say that the valley south Of McGown's
Tass Tavern formed natural theatre,
where we might make an exception TO the
restrictions governing the use Of the Park.
| no longer favor that project Central
Park has grown smaller to me during my
year and more Of administration, and It
will continue to grow smaller to the end
o. my term.
MY critics have called me visionary.
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shown by the fact that have been holding
lid all permits for May walks picnic par
ties etc. until the weather gets more set
/ tied and the ground firmer. il is my policy
+ to keep the lawns free from use till after
May TO- As to resodding. three hundred
thousand square feet of sod arc now being
delivered to recover the worst of the bare
! spaces I'm the Manhattan parks More
than 5000 is being expended on tree plant
| ing beginning at Battery Park, where nlty
trees have been put in; twenty-one al
Bowling Green; large number, represent
ing an outlay of $3.50. at Bryant PARK
four or FIVE hundred along upper Riverside
Drive. and goodly number in Morning
side Park. adjacent TO the Cathedral OF
St John the Divine.
AS regards park forestation, we are
suffering from the mistakes OF our pre-
decessors Ems in the small parks nave
proved almost total failures. we are
planting Oriental plane trees In their
place pin oaks in Riverside Drive; Nor
way naples oaks, lindens and planes else
where We need more trees and better
lawns, and We likewise need more DIRT
Fairgrounds for athletic games OF chill
dren and grown ups AS an experiment
think | shall have the south meadow OF
Central Park converted into dirt tennis
courts. leaving the north meadow for the
grass courts On the other hand, l shall
have the most Of Tompkins Square re-
sodded where one park administration
after another has destroyed the lawn and
converted most Of the pleasant park INTO
bare play spaces. As 10 hoodlumism in
the parks. the public should bear in mind
that the departments control extends
only nno hours a day-from s q. IN. to
p m. ! am not advocating the return Of
the sparrow cop system. ipsuring
twenty four hour protection Of property
and persons, hut | am simply saying that
without the cooperation Of other city de-
partments We are helpless. That cooper
there will be little complaint OF disorder
in the future"
Truly the small boy Tor tho larger onc)
With bat and ball never before had q
friend in office like Commissioner Stover.
Mayor Gaynor's fling Of tho first ball at
the Polo Grounds "A few weeks ago must
have had a symbolic significance. Even
OF the red tape OF issuing permits for
ball playing the Commissioner is i'm
patient Said he: II don't believe I'm is
suing permits for any of these athletic
games except where the demand for park
privileges exceeds the supply" A pair Of
bats crossed under ball rampant with
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always plays a lone hand: a Scotchman
I babbling of St Andrews. the Yiddlsh golf
ers: and many. many more TO the num-
Der OF several hundred.
Each player receives a numbered ticket
and awaits his turn az the first tee. It's
long. wearisome wait. sometimes more
than two hours. before the starter bawl'
the ticket number that calls for action
Then. before the assembled throng. tho
"duner' must do or die. He whacks ire
mendously: he pounds the air Ike bao
actor or one of Mathewsons victims. ano
alas, he has propelled tho ball twenty-five
wards out OF it's course or driven II but
tiny fraction OF the distance TO tho green
He picks up his sticks and plods up the
hill.
over tho brow of tho hill tho thieves are
waiting They are golfers. too, IN the sense
that their sole occupation and livelihood -
the pursuit repair and sale of the gutta
percha sphere. Woe. 10 tho player vno
shoots with uncertain aim off into me
rocks or the bushes, the railroad track ~
the swamp The imps OF satan arc there
before him. and when he IS there pretend
10 aid in tho search. Probably a stamp ot
the foot has already buried tho ball o.
fectualy--to be retrieved by one 81 inc
urchins as soon as he. disguised. has gone
his way When he finally reaches clear
wide meadow impracticable for ball
thieves It doesn't mollify his III temper ~
be confronted with the other side OF the
game: another group OF urchIns ofterins
plugged. whtcwashed stolen balls for SAFE
thirty cents apiece, or three for seyen-
ty-fvc"
"Gezintel! I've lost my Solhngs hall 81
retty." cries key, the senior Yiddsh golf
er.
"Rochmonas, Vat shall We do It? Piece,
Continued on ssxeutb mage, -
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trying TO make YOU an eXpatriate." was
suggested. THE English come over here
for cotton and hides and meats and iron
and wives, but It is extraordinary that they
come for a minister Of the Gospel, is it
not?"
Maybe the tide has turned" replied Dr..
Dixon. They're a wide-awake lot over
there They don't care anything about the
preacher who requires that women shall
take off their hats in church. Most Of the
sanctuaries Gre made especially for speak
ing. so that the question Of hat obstruction
doesn't worry them. They don't split hairs
over the Bible, either Within a few
months DR. L. G. Broughton, Of the Baptist
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by HENRY IMAGINATION.
~LAY BALE! cries Commissioner
y slower. of Manhattan. "Gentle-

<(~LAN BALE! cries commissioner
Slower. of Manhattan. Gentle
Il men zee up" says the dignified
Mr.. Higgins. OF The Bronx. THE revoiv-
ing year has again brought the period Oh
acknowledgements athletic activity MUIR
murs Commissioner Kennedy. OF brooh-
yn, addressing the learned schoolooEs o.
that borough. For the real sporting sea-
son Of New York is on, the games carnVai
that has nothing to do with $1,000 baseoaii
beauties, Giants, Hishlanders. paid admls-
sions, magnates, scribes or cartoonists'
important too. this games carnival
Half a million persons indulge in II, ana
a million more figure as spectators. lou
have your choice OF baseball, lawn tennis
golf. polo, cricket. lacrosse, field compe-
,jtions. boating and yachting, ocean SWIM
ming. MAY and June walks" snap shot
ting. nature discovery, transport or pedes-
irianism-sll at the city's expense. Bring
YOUR tools or vehicles. The grounds are
free. the roads are fine. the supervisors OF
recreation are on the JOB. and IL you Will
learn the game or the field avocaton OF
your choice so as even TO qualify as
"duffer" youll probably decide that New
works. a mighty pleasant place TO summer
IN offering more fun for your fortnight
vacation than many hot weather resort
can Drag of for the whole season.
This Is the best 1ay-on I've had in
years" said an old man at the Van Cort-
landt links last August "l haven't budSed
out Of New York City, vet feel ten years
Younger than when I knocked off work.
What's tho plan OF campaign
lust nuniclral golf. First I put in
solid week at Forest Park, then a couple
NJ DAYS among the wide spaces and en-
trancine views about Pelham Ray, and
nov I'm finishing up here at Van Cort-
landt. Eighteen holes in the morning.
eighteen holes in the afternoon. with lunch
ron between times: that's a comfortable
DAYS stint. | tell you like it-all except
those pesky ball thieves Fore. there!
Fore And he trotted away. his golf
sticks gathering behind HIM and his hand
waving protestingly toward a swarthy son
Of Sicily. who was digging around In the
rough where the old mans ball had
fallen.
For n month the city's players have been
tuning over the backward season and
wondering when the Park Commissioners
would throw open all the fields TO the
pubics favorite pastimes. And meantime
the municipal arbiters OF play have not
been idle Slower has been working with
8 kind OF galvanic energy on the ball
ground question. Higgins, through Park
Superintendent Burgevin, of The Bronx,
has been fortifying bunkers. contriving
water hazards and sodding greens for nine
more holes of golf at Pelham. Kennedy
has been improving Forest Park and pray
ing for dry weather that should restore
the Prospect Park courts. creases and dia-
rnonds TO normal firmness. The army OF
permit hunters has kept busy the clerks
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Coniiuued on seventh page.
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Herewith You May Learn How, Where and When New
York Offers Its Youths Manifold Outdoor Sports,
with View Not Only to Their Amusement,
but Also Their Physical Welfare.

at the Arsenal, the Zbrowsk Mansion ana
the Litcnfield Mansion Now AT last the
word has come that most Of the grounds
are playable, the "closed" signs have been
retired 10 the lumber room, and several
hundred thousand joyful players VIII be
out to-day If the weather is fine.
Where shall young Manhattan play ball?
Such is the momentous problem that mas
been keeping Mr. Slower awake o nights
open air theatres, vast athletic stadlums
on the North River front and the Ike
being mere side issues thereto.
II want TO see the Commissioner said
an inquirer TO a member of the park staf
at the Arsenal last week
Not I'm. You can catch him at o'clock.
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Is This Sign of Engands Desire for Pulpit Reciprocity

Scriptures. We pride ourselves ON our
higher criticism. but the British preachers
give the people the simple truths OF the
Bible in a way they can understand them
they do not mystify and beios. That Is
what the people want everywhere, the
simple truth Of tho Bible.
I'm some respects the American clergy
Is ahead Evangelstic work, for instance,
is carried on more aggressively on this
side. So it might appear that both coun-
tries would be benefited II there were an
equal interchange Of preachers; We should
have the advantage OF gaining I'm Bible
exposition. and they would reap the fruits
Of p more energetic campaign in the homes
Of those who ought to 80 TO church"
Dr. Dixon had hardly shaken the Lon