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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
How to Profit by Vacation-A Fair in Tented
City-Some More Cotton Figures-The New
Fashioned Country Picnic-A Poit-
ical Pointer.

to put no starched and Numbered col
lars in it. and make my way to the
backwoods.
According tn this tine honored pro-
gram am having my vacation away
of here on an old-time farm. sur
rounded by the backwoods. away off
where | see but few people and hear
but little OF Beattie and his trials
and troubles, and less of Martin and
swanson and Jones and Glass and their
trials and troubles, and this am en-
JoyinS almost or quite as much as
am the watermelons and black eyed
peas and butterbeans and buttermiIk
and corn bread and chicken pic and
apple dumpiings; and this is resting.
out here In the backwoods | don't
nave TO wear collar or cuffs or vcr.'
much of anything else. can even
pun OF my shoes and socks and enjoy
partial return of boyhood life by
walking bare footed in the sandy
road and wading in the creek. /
can do this say when want to. and
am just old fool enough to want 10
for quite a while every day. and that.
too. is resting.
get up in the morning at the first
nnacking of the noisy ducks. for I
have 10 in order to be in time for
breakfast These backwoods folks
rise and retire with the ducks and
chicks. and to enjoy q vacation in the
oackwoods one must do as the back
woodsman does. II the ducks quack far
enough ahead of the breakfast hour,
/ rush down to the creek. take a
plunge or two just as did when
was bare:-footed boy. some years
quite good many OF them, after Co.
lumbus discovered America--if he ever
did. Breakfast then-and what a 10Y
Is backwoods breakfast. Ruoger and
Stumpf and Murphy and Kirkwood ali
put together can't put up one that
compares with IT. at least not In the
estimation OF fellow who arose with
tho ducks had plunge in cool
Continued on Third Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
By FRANK 8. MooDsoN.
InuuNtrinl EniAnr.

In the back woods, August, l911--
Vacation, / am taking 1t. and that Is
what every hard worked city man
ought to do, and as for that matter,
II is what every hard working man
ought to do, whether his labors are
performed in city or elsewhere.
There are vacations and other vaca-
tons. according as how a man takes
en-" as Bull Mitchell would say A
vacation is supposed to be n season of
rest of more or less duration, but all
mems vacations are not resting spells
have q friend who returned from his
so-called vacation the day before
started on mine. and judsc from his
general appearance and from what he
told me his outing had been anything
but season of rest. Ills diary showed
that he had Travelled 5000 or 5000
miles. slept on an average about four
hours out OF the twenty-four, and had
taken in Atlantic City, Niagara Falls,
considerable part of Canada and New
York State. with much of New Eng
land thrown in for good measure. In
my opinion that was no vacation at all.
but semi business ed,lcational trip
which is a mighty spod and proper
enough thing 10 take-a thing THAI
every man ought to take II he has the
time and enough money to afford IT,,
but he ought not to call II a vaca-
ton or season OF rest or let It take
the place OF a vacation. My friend
reached Richmond dead broke physi-
cally and financially and needed rest
more than when he left
Possibly on account of my way OF
taking and enjoying vacation may act
as hint or suggestion to some other
hard worked men. said hint II accept
ed as wise TO be acted. upon next year
III IL comes too late for the present
summer In the first place, l wait un-
I'll l am really in need OF a rest and
until watermelons and black-eyed peas
get plentiful in the country. Then I
Pack my grip. taking particular psins
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
Tobacco Report From DnnvilIe.

Especial to The Times DiSpatch.1
Danville. Va, -.Augusr 26.-There ID
very little OF interest TO report this
week as sales have been small, and
composed almost entirely of medium
and low grade primings Very few
piles of good quality and with good
color are 10 be seen, When the poor
quality Is considered, the prices which
rhey are bringing are very good. and
from l cent 10 cents per FOUND highd
err than last yGIr.
Some trading has been done in roo
dried tobaccos, and several nice round
lots have been sold.
There has not been any rain FOG
the past week or ten days. and tho
crop is beginning to suffer litEe on
this accou
AS IA great '~al or tobacco was plant
ed late, 1t W. require the most favor
able weather, and a late iall FOR this
tobacco TO mature properly, An early
fall will mean great deal o. cosa4
mon tobacco. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
MANY new GAME
laws { NACTE D
More Than $50 Amendments
Passed by Various States
Protecting Sport.

Washington. August 26-Soon the
crack oil the hunters gun will be
heard y comprehensive summary of
the game laws of the United States
and Canada, including those enacted
during the present year, was made
public by the Department of Agricul-
ture. This brings the data relating
TO game up to date and shows, by
States. the new as we'll as the old
laws, changes. and notifications of
all laws relating to shipment, sales.
limits. and licenses
While the 1911 laws exceeded in
volume these Of any previous year.
that was due to changes In the war
der. service, control OF license funds,
and to the curtailment of tile bag
limit. rather than TO the modifying
of seasons. Notable notifications in
the warden system were made in
Delaware. New York. North Dakota,
Oregon. and Wyoming. Other states
alsc passed laws increasing the war
den force. Montana created three
North Dakota two. while Idaho and
Washington added one each to their
preserves. Massachusetts and Oregon
made permanent arrangements for the
creating OF future preserves, C..lifor-
mia Maine Massachusetts, Michigan
Missouri. New Jersey and Wisconsin
passed laws permitting the possessio on
and disposal of game reared in pri
vate preserves. North Carolina joine,l
the list of States prohibiting the ex-
portation OF live uua!l for restockinr
purposes. New York adopted Iegisla
ton closing it's markets to all but a
few foreign species and game raised
In captivity.
novel feature OF Now legislation
was the prohibiting OF the bellinS OF
dogs or use OF other noise producing
devices In wild-fowl shooting In Della
ware. and the prohibiting nv North
Dakota of the use of automobiles in
duck hunting
The deer season was shortened from
eleven to six days in Colorado. and
from 100 to siNty-two in California,
; bu. was heightened in Michigan. South
Carolina. Vermont. and Wyoming cot
tontail and bush rabbits were placed
on the game list and provided with a
! sc"son in California. Wild ducks were
added 10 the lists in Delaware and
South Carolina. Delaware placed wood
cock on the game list; Kansas, SOUR
rels and snipe Maine. elder ducks:
Nebraska. klll-deers and doves. and
New Jersey. Hungarian partridses
Much needed protection was given
wild ducks by Massachusetts: wood
ducks by Maine and Vermont and
doves and swans by North Dakota
Rhode Island shortened rs shore
bird season. openins October IL in
stead OF July Is. Tennessee prohibit
ed the sale Of quail and robins North
Car olina revoked the authority OF the
Audubon Society to issue permits for
the expectation of quail. Arkansas.
Alabama. California. Colorado. Con-
necticnt. Delaware. Florida. Idaho.
Illinois. Indiana, iowa. Kansas. Maine.
Massachusetts, MICHIGAN. Minnesota.
Missouri. MONTANA. Nebraska. New
itampshire. New Jersey. New York.
North Carolina, North Dakota. Ohio.
Oklahoma, oregon. Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island. South Carolina South
Dakota. Tennessee. Texas. Utah Yer
mont Washington. West Virginia. and
Wisconsin all made changes in these
laws,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-27
LAWS TO PROTECT
FRUIT GROWERS
Strong Efforts Being Made to
Secure Adequate Legis-
lation.
WORK IS HAMPERED BADLY
Many Nurserymen Misunder-
stand What Government
Seeks to Accomplish.
WORK IS HAMPERED BADLY
Special TO The Times-Dispatch ]

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Washington. August 26.-Turning
from the big Congressional show which
has been performing on Capitol Hill. in
Washington, since April 4 last, and
which has folded its tents until Decem.
Der. 10 other things of a more sub
stantial nature, II is interesting TO
know what the government has been
doing for the nurserymen and fruit
growers.
The effort to secure national legisla-
tion to keep out new and DANGEROUS
insect pests or plant diseases which
may be brought in with imported
nursery stock has been actively fav-
ored by the Department. OF Agricul-
ture, Just s the department in the past
has promoted and secured legislation
enab bling ii to exclude from this coun-
try diseased animals or to quarantine
ana stamp out animal diseases when
ever such have appeared In the case
of domestic animals. the exercise of
these powers has brought enormous
benefit and has worked entirely salts
factorily to the live stock industry.
1t is reasonable to believe that like
benefits to fruit and forest interests,
including the nursery business I'M
doubtedly will come from similar leg
isla rion TO exclude insect pests and
plant diseases
Objects Misunderstood.
The mere statement Is sufficient TO
show the need, but a strong concerted
effort is being made to array the
nursery trade of this country against
such legislation and put this important
Industry in the very unfair attitude of
opposing reasonable legislation, which
Is quite as much for its own protec-
ton as it Is for the protection of
nd t,,,o
the evident misunderstanding which
is being broadly circulated in relation
to the intent of the proposed act and
of its probable manner of enforcement
and the groundless fear that the
Secretary of Agriculture or his experts
would take an unreasonable attitude
toward the nurserymen. 1t seems de-
sirable to make a fair statement: hrsE,
of the conditions calling for such leg
islation second. the history of the
efforts to secure it; third, an explana-
ton of the scope and working OF the
bill now before Congress. and fourth,
the relation of the Secretary OF Agri-
culture and his assistants to the en-
forcement of such n measure
Practically all of the European
powers have very stringent plant
inspection laws. and. in the case of the
United States, absolutely prohibit the
entry Of nursery stock. Apples and
other American fruits are admitted
only when the most rigid examination
shows freedom from insect infestation.
Canada and other important British
possessions have similar protective
legislation,
The United States is the only great
power without protection from the
Importation of insect infested or dis
eased plants, and thus becomes n sort
Scontinued on Third Page,l
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
Dog Has Appreciation
For Church Services

And here is a dog story which comes
from q Skowhegan correspondent. The
story is of a fine young shepherd dog
which has strong religious tendencies:
He is the dog of Elmer Decker. of
TIinckley. Shep is persistent in his at
tempts to attend Sunday services.
A late scheme of his is to get up very
early Sunday morning and call upon a
neighbor who takes him to church in
his carriage. On arriving Shep makes a
practice Of walking straight up the aisle
TO the platform. where he takes his
, place in the shadow of the pulpit.
There. with his nose protruding by the
corner. he can see what is going on. at
the same time he is listening.
The other day during the minister s
long PRAYER an automobile came chug-
ging and tooting along. much to the dis
turbance Of Shep's idea of the nicely Of
things. He rushed through the open
door with loud barking and scared the
intruder away, but his manner of quiet
ing the disturbance had = reviving eff
feet upon the audience and the prayer
must have been Observation-Disclosures
Journal
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
Protest the Removal
Of Postal Branch

Protests against the proposed removal
OF Station F, of the Washington Post
office, from Park road to a location
near the corner of Fourteenth and U
streets northwest, Is being raised. Pc
Guons are in circulation in the Co
lumbia Heights section, and the other
districts affected, demonstrating against
the change that is under consideration
by the Postofice Department.
Judge c. s. Bundy, of the Municipal
Court, and president of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association. said to-
day that the most active and vigorous
efforts possible WILL be made to prevent
the removal Of the station from its
present location.
Postmaster N. A Merritt said today
that no definite decision has been
reached relative to the future location
Of the substation- He says that the
lease Of the present quarters, on Park
road between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, will expire on October 81. He
admitted that the change of location to
some building near the corner of Four
teenth and U streets is under consid-
Grafton. Postmaster Merritt said there
is a feeling that the work of the sta
ton could be more easily handled from
the latter location.
Substation F has a force of thirty
carriers and ten clerks.
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
Lfpely Day on Wall Sreet-Bulzs Hold Advantage
STOCKS RALLY, BREAK AND RE-
COVER WITH FAIRLY GOOD NET
GAINS AS SESSIONS RESULT.

NEW YORK, Aug. A-There was
'enough action in the first twenty min
utes Of the session Of the exchange to
crafty the most speculatively inclined
but few there We're who were able to
take advantage of it, both ways, be-
cause of the speedy changes that were
rung in.
Action In London carried the news
to the anxious crowds in brokers' Of
fees before the opening, that support
had been given on the other side, and
this was a forecast and a correct one
of our opening. The leaders were well
supported, and instead of a panicky,
sick feeling induced by orders of mar
gined called bulls, a regular boost was
given values.
Union Pacific was the one leader, al
though there was plenty Of activity.
In the first twenty minutes this stock,
starting with full point advance, add
ed Y point additional, and then lost It
all going back to l70H before the ex-
piration of the period mentioned.
The rise, forced by support, did not
fool the bears. They seem to be we'll
satisfied with their position, extended
though 1t is, and only dangerous In the
event Of a preconcerted drive by big
interests. The bears feel that this drive
Is not likely to come, as the financial
interests that would force ii, might ba
obliged to greatly increase their stock
holdings, by reason of the liquidation
OF actual stock that will meet rises.
After the general reaction that brought
about the wiping out of gains. and in
some cases slight net losses, the mar
ket again found support, and the bears
who found their gains satisfactory COW
cred rather freely, and with the sup
port brought the second rise, with aver
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
URGES THE RULE Of
COMMON SENSE IN
REGULATING SPEED
Automobile Manufacturer
Would Punish Drivers for
Recklessness Only.
By HARRY WARD.

A prominent automobile manufac-
turer, who has given much thought
and study to the regulation of traffic
on streets and boulevards, has sug-
gested a plan for traffic regulation.
He proposes the law of common sense,
which in Paris and other cities of
France has reduced the violation of
the law to minimum, stopped
foolish arrests. and made the use of
the streets safer TO motorists and
pedestrians. as well as to horse
drawn vehicles.
Make the violations of the law not
dependent upon speed, but careless or
reckless driving" says this manufac-
turer. The speed at which an auto
mobile is driven does not demonstrate
to any degree whether the driver is
driving recklessly. Fifteen miles an
hour is too fast at some places and
under some conditions, and ridicu-
lously slow at other times. In France
1t Is a misdemeanor to drive reckless
ly. In most of the cities in this coun-
try reckless driving in crowded
thoroughfares is not a misdemeanor
If the speed is held down to the limit
provided in the city ordinance. There
is no common sense in that"
The Congressional Garage Company
is receiving many congratulations on
its success in landing the contract
for furnishing the Water Department
OF the District government with two
Wilcox trucks. The machines were
given thorough test in competition
with other makes of trucks and came
through with flying colors. Many VIII
cox trucks have been sold to promi-
nent Washington business houses
machine Is rapidly becoming a fav-
orite.
Comfort Of passengers has been a
paramount issue in the designing Of 1912
Overland models" saws r. c. Smith.
president of the Washington
Motor Company. agents for the Over
land in this section. Special care has
been exercised in the building of the
cushions and other upholstering. Much
care has beer. given to the height of
the seats. assuring easv and comfort
able riding. That John n. WHY'S, pres
ident of the Willys-Overland Company,
keen foresight and pro-
in brin ging out the first
center control idea is proven bv its
growing popularity and the fact that
other makers concedc its superiority"
Benjamin Brisco, president of the
United States Motor Company, has an
nounced an output of $1,000 automobiles
and motor trucks for the coming sea-
son. adding that this figure for the
Maxwell. Columbia. Stoddard- Dayton,
Brush, and Alden Sampson plants had
been determined on as the result Of
Systematic correspondence with the
dealers. The latter, by esti-
mating the sales for their respective
territories. indicated plainly that 10000
;ars would he required to supply the
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
INVESTORS BUYING
HIGH GRADE BONDS
ATSTRONGER PRICES
Stocks Were Rather Quiet,
With Railway Common
Showing Weakness.

Business on change today was large
ly confined to investment buying OF
high grade bonds. Prices were very
strong, although quotations did not
indicate any material advance. Trac.
ton SIS were sold at 112k. Gas SIS
moved up u of point from the long
maintained quotations. reaching 11O
again. Potomac Consolidated SIS were
wanted at 102. Railway and Electric Is
were sold at So, the steady price of the
last few days.
Railway and Elecric common dropped
y and V of a point. back Az and AN.
The preferred was nominal. Mergen-
thaler was the only other stock in
which there was any movement, some
small liquidation being noticed at 233 1-3
to 233A.
Gas shares were nominal, but at that
nominally unchanged. Other securities
on the list were quoted at about the old
figures, rarely developing any particular
or important change.
Cashier Poole, of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank. is at his desk for the first
time in three weeks. Vacation and a
Jobs comforter.
Second Vice President and Assistant
Trust Officer George E. Fleming. of the
Union Trust Company. joins the vaca-
tionists on Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1911-08-14

age improvement this time of y to
point.
One encouraging feature Of the day
was the large attendance of on-lookers,
every customers room being packed to
capacity by interested would-be, or,
perhaps, maybe operators in the near
future. The majority have been out
of the market for months, anxiously
end Of a long decline. The long AMI
serious decline has developed, but
whether the end Is near is a question
they have not solved. However, quite a
few buying orders were placed, general
ly of the investment order bought out
right and taken out of the market
The feeling in financial circles is one
of more or less nervousness, and un-
certainty. Values will be irregular and
fluctuations severe for some time to
come
While the chief fluctuations of the
morning hours were in the Union Pa
cific, Steel, and Reading, with the Hill
shares, there was good action in Atchi-
son, Rock Island and minor rails. But
the metals, Copper and Smelter acted
splenddly, Copper scoring 1S and
Smelter 2 good points gain.
During the second hour of the morn
ing the movement was in the nature of
a recovery from low almost back to
high again. 1t was induced By profit
taking and preconcerted support here
and there, the big interests hesitating
to go on boosting but being even less
inclined to permit the weakness TO get
a second hold. dogged resistance being
shown.
In the early hours of the afternoon
the market held much steadier than
during the morning. There were frac-
tional recession. but at the end of the
noon hour business, which had been
gradually decreasing, became slow and
dull.
The strength OF the second rally of
the day remained.
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
MARCH
THROUGH STREETS,
DEFY AUTHORITIES
Several Thousand Excited
Men Threaten Violence If
Arrests Are Made.

COATESV1LLE, Pa, Aug. H.-With a
skull and two ribs, all that remains
of Zachary Walker, who was burned
by an infuriated mob for the murder
Of Edgar Rice, a special watchman,
thrown in a soap box. residents Of the
town today expressed a determination
to balk the efforts Of Sheriff Golden to
arrest those responsible for the first
burning at the stake in the history of
the State.
Several thousand excited men, ready
20 balk justice by further violence if
arrests are made, are pacing the streets
Of the little village. AS a result Mayor
Shellcross posted notices today order
.ng all saloons and hotel bars to close.
The remains Of the victim were care
fully gathered up and placed in the
box Across the top was written: Re
turn to relatives"
Despite the fact that there is opposi-
ton to Sheriff Golden's efforts to find
those guilty of the burning, both Coro-
ner Myers and the sheriff declared that
several arrests would be made today.
They both say that evidence has al
ready been obtained which will warrant
the arrest OF several leading citizens
Justice Myers will hold the inquest late
today, and, 1t Is said, warrants will be
closes.
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
Antidotes Handy in
Case of Necessity

The woman was the author of a cook
book that had been published at her re-
quest with wide margins and occasional
blank pages for notes and additional
recipes. Often she had expressed a
wish to see an old copy of the book and
find out to what use the blank snacas
had been put. One day in q second
hand book store her husband unearthed
an old volume. Noticing that If has
been annotated freely; he bought 1T.
After a day or two he said:
How about the notes in that cook
book? Were they interesting?'
NO." she said curtly, ''they didn't
amount to anything
When he got a chance he looked
through the book himself. Every note
the book contained was a remedy for
dyspepsia and stomach trouble, New
York Times. ...--, =
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
New York Cotton Market.
Police Unable to Solve
Two Burglary Puzzles

After having spent nearly two days
Investigating the matter, the police
of the Fifth precinct are still at a
loss as to the identity of the thief
who entered the room of Mrs. James
Tawney, at 218 1 street southeast,
early yesterday morning, and stole
$26 in bills from beneath her pillow.
The thief is supposed to have been
q colored man.
The police have also been unsuccess-
full SO far in solving the theft of two
gold watches and SIS in bills from
Henry A. Payne and Henry Grimsley,
at 514 Eighth street southeast. early
yesterday morning. While PAYNE and
Grimsley were asleep in a first floor
room a thief entered and ransacked
the place.
The Washington times., 1911-08-14
Governor, Shocked by
Lynching, Says Prompt
Action Will Be Taken

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Gov. John X.
Tener Of Pennsylvania. who is a guest
at the Waldorf Hotel here. today Or
dered a searching investigation of the
lynching.
This outrage by citizens OF Pennsyl-
yania is one of the most terrible that
l have ever heard Of" said the gov
ernor. Il have ordered the State cop-
stabulary to the scene, and after 1 am
in possession of all the facts, l shall,
see that proper action Is promptly
taken"