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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
CHERISHED TREASURE
TAKEN TO NEW YORK
Bible ON Which George Washington
Was OBLIGATED Mason Attracts
Grcnf Interest.
ISpeciai e The Times pispatch. /

Especial Z, The Times pispa tchl
fredericksDurg, Va. April l+.-Clar-
ence r. Howard, district deputy grand
master of this Masonic district. and
f. NJ Young. past master OF Freder-
icksburg Lodge. No. !. of Masons. are
| In New York. They took with them
| By permission of the lodge the cher
ished treasure of the Masons OF this
| city. the old Bible on which George
Washington was obligated when he
was made a Mason In Lodge No 4, of
| this city. The Bible was on the altar
last night at the joint meeting OF st.
| Johns Lodge. No. l. and Washington
Lodge. No. 81. held in Masonic Temple
In New York CITY. and was viewed
with the greatest interest b.. the New
York Masons. Following tile joint
session OF the two lodges an elegant
banquet was served. at which a num-
Der of addresses We're made by the
Fredericksburg representatives as we'll
as by a number of the New York Ma
sons
fredericksburg Chapter of the So
ciety of the Alumni of the University
OF Virginia, he,u Its annual meeting
here last night it being Founders
Day. Judge a. w. Wallace. president.
presiding; b. p. Willis. secretary.
There are ffty-three members OF the
society. Judge Wallace delivered an
interesting address upon jefferson,
the FOUNDER of the University" and
also spo6e feeiingly and IN high terms
of the late Judge John T. Mason, OF
this city. who was cc-presidcnt of
the society. y committee. composed
| OF Lee j. Graves. w. *. Goolrick, DR..
j. Z. Cole. was appointed TO prepare
resolutions on the death OF Judge Ma
son. Four members of the society
have died since the last meetlng-r. S.
Forbes, Judge T. y. WEIGH. Davis VIII
son and Judge ]. f. Mason.
Il. NJ. Chichester, DR.. $. l.. scott and
W. $. Embrey We're appointed dele
gates TO the next meeting of the GEN
eral Society of the Alumni The fol-
lowing officers We're elected for the en-
suing year: President. Judge a. w.
Wallace: Vice President. DR.. S. L.
Scott; Secretary and Treasurer. B. P.
Wills; executive committee the above
officers and DR. c. Mason Smith. Judge
Alvin i. Embrey. Lee j. Graves, w. z.
Ennis. DR.. G. NJ. Wallace. Professor a.
b. Chandler. Jr.. of this city, district
school examiner. was elected a mem
Der of the society. Following the
business session banquet was served
to the members 1t Hotel Frederick.
H. Brady. one of the three prison
ers who was confined in Westmoreland
county jail at Montross. charged with
the murder of the captain of the oys
ter dredge Irene Ruth at Colonial
Beach last January, escaped from the
tall Wednesday night, and at last ac-
counts had not been apprehended.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
JUDGE MARTIN WILLIAMS
REXOMINATED FOR HOUSE
rspecialto The Time s-ntsna !

Especial TO The Times Dispat cb.I
harrisburg, Va. April l4-DeleSstes
from Giles and BLAND counties met
here to-day and nominated Judge Mar
tin Williams TO succeed himself ms a
member OF the House of Delegates.
Judge Williams was placed in nomi-
nation by r. NJ. Radford, of Bland and
the nomination was seconded by Pro
fessor James r. Stafford, Of Giles. The
convention was presided over by a. r.
Porterfield. of Bland. and was well at
tended.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
HELD ron isDICT,IENr.
(fiaHor Sends Man Who Forged TeIe-
Ernn tor 80 10 Higher Court.

Special TO The Times -n!spatcb,1
Suffolk. Va, April Edgar T9aylev
Browncll. OF Brooklyn. confessing tina /
he forged telegram for SIS, but Mead
ing In eXtenuaiion that his condition
was desperate because he failed to re.
ceivc $40 sent by his mother. which
yesterday at preliminary hearing was
held for indictment Mayor Norfcct ex-
pressed sympathy. but said he was
compelled to send the case on. Ben
Stephens, sixteen years old. who con-
, ,esSeu 70 stealinE the money, got
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
Colonel IIcrn,lon nccor.r,,.

Washington. y. C.. April 14.--Col-
onel John NJ. Heradon. Of Danville
Va, member OF Governor Mann's
STAFF, who has. been In Emergency Hos
pitai, this city. for the last three
weeks suffering from the result OF an
operation to his knee. Is now able 10
be out, and expects to return homo
within week. i;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
FALL FnoM HORSE FArAI.
Russeli itoiner Dies without Having
RcEainch ConscfomsnesS
Especial to The Times DIsnetch

Especial to The Times Dispa tch.l
stanton Va. April 14.-Russeli
koiner, son of Charles A. Koiner of
near Crimor9. seventeen years old. died
early this morning from the effects of
a fall from his horse yesterday. DR..
j.. H. Watts was summoned from tho
university, and went with two assist
ants. expecting TO operate for concus-
sion OF the brain. hut could find moth
ing wrong with the skull. He nevo.
regaincd consciousness after the fall.
How the accident occurred is unknown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Leland L. Miller OF tho Law De-
partment, University of Virginia. and
Edwin NJ. Williams. a senior at Prince
ton are visiting William r. Miller for
the Easter HOLIDAYS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
cArIrAL OF. 5000, 600.
Nor.h stnts nyar"-EIeetrlc company

R.eat Is Incorporated.
Greensboro. ~ c.. April l4.-pa ners
of incorporation for the North State
Hydro Electric Company, with an au-
thorized capital stock of $500, 900. we're
filed Mt Raleigh yesterday. The incorpo-
rators are a.. C. Wyckoff. II. l.. Parker
and +. H, Briggs. all OF Raleigh.
The company, 1t Is stated is a sub
sidiary company OF the Carolina Power
and Light Company and the Yadkin
River Power Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Miller will sail
On the Rcd star liner Kroonland from
New York to-day for Antwerp. They
VIII travel some time abroad
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs. J. L. Pitts and Virginia Pitts
have returned to, Scottsvillc. after a
Visit to friends here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Miss Elizabeth Edwards, 81 this city.
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Edwards. in Newport News
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Miss Lucy S. Coleman VIII leave this
week to spend ten days al her country
home. "Beechwood,",i In Louisa county.
and will attend the annual convention
of the international kindergarten
Union in Cincinnati.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

anan. Eleanor Wingfield. Yerkes and
Mary sutherland have returned from
sweet Briar College for Easter week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs, c. d. Larus is spending several
weeks at the Gardner cottage, Virginia
Beach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs. Richard Mcilwaine, of Norfolk
is a guest of the Misses Greenhow, al
o0T East Franklin Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Miss Mamie Allen, of Staunton, Va.
Is visiting friends in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs. Maurice T. Smith and her
daughter. Mrs. Claude NJ. Dean, are
at the TraymOre Hotel Atlantic CITY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

y, Mrs. w. Hall Crew. Jr. of 523 South
laurel Street. who has been III for the
past.two months, Is slowly improving,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
Highland park Metho,lIst.

Morning Scrvce-Noiuntary "iiark,
Triumphant Voices Ira B. Wilson;
hymn No. l65. "iic Dies. the Friend OF
sinners Dies: Apostles Greed; prayer
by Rev, c. II. Boggs; responsive read
ing OF Psalm M; "Gloria Patri." In h
Tat. Nelson: reading of Second Lesson
by pastor collectors orertory. 4 Eho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Henry Marshall is the guest of his
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Marshall
| in Newport News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Misses Eliza Holt and Mary Braxton,
Of Stnunton. are visiting relatives in
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Z. Borden will
spend the Easter holidays at Atlantis
City and New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Misses Emma Morris. Harriet Bueh-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

H. u. Gle has returned to his home
in Williamsburg. after brief visit to
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Harry VI strayer has. returned to
iinrrisonburs. after stay of three
weeks in Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Miss susie Tyler. who has been visit
Ing In this city, has Rreturned 20 her
home in fredericksburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs. T. y. Cunningham and little
daughter Anne Lee. are visiting
friends in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs West. of this city. is guest of
Miss Eliza stout at her home in Ports
mouth,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Miss Elizabeth Baldwin of this city,
is spending some time with friends at
Virginia Beach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs. Nellie Rosquet Wev, of this
city. is spending Easter with Mrs. T. Il.
Downer, at Cherry Grove" King VIII
liam county, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15

Mrs. B. c. Nelson has returned to
the city. after visiting friends in Bowl
irg Green, Va. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
In Old Kentucky.

The Kentucky democrats. for the pur-
pose of nominating a state ticket and a
candidate for the United States Senate,
will hold a primary election In a few
days. IL seems likely that former Sena-
tor McCreary will be nominated for gov
ernor, and certain that Representative
Ollie James will be the candidate for Sem
ator. Mr.. McCreary's opponent is little
known outside of his immediate neighbour
hood, and Mr.. Paynter has withdraw
and left the senatorial field clear for Mr.
James.
The republicans will make their nomi-
nations at q state convention, to be held
a week or so later. Judge O'Rear Of the
Court of Appeals 10 their probable choice
for governor. and is probably their
strongest man. He stands well with the
farmers because of his sympathy with
them In their contests with the trusts,
and is popular with the temperance people
because of his advocacy Of the county
unit proposition. He Is not q prohibit
ZIONIST. but favors q strict and logical
regulatian of the liquor trafiic-a traffit
0Aich. because Of Its great volume and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
The Match Dropper.

A merry party of young people were
assembled last Saturday afternoon in a
boathouse at Nantucket, which had been
secured and prepared for a dinner and a
dance. One of the men, lighting a Gig
arctic. thoughtlessly threw the still
burning match on the floor. which had
been rubbed with gasoline to prepare 1t
for the festivities. Instantly q flame
arose, which spread SO rapidly that In a
few minutes the place was a roaring fur
mace. Three lives were lost and two
Were burned so seriously that death
seemed imminent No one save himself
knows who dropped the match on the
floor. and he will probably never disclose
the fact. He did only what he was In
the habit Of doing for years 1t was
perhaps the ten-thousandth time that
cost
The match dropper is a constant men
ace TO life and property. Now he lets
the little brand fall into a street grating
to ignite trash in shop or factory cell
lar. for a later confiagration costing q
vast sum. Again he losses 1t from a
window, to drop upon the hat Of a
woman passing below. causing her to be
badly burned. Sometimes he sets fire
to his own premises by Tipping his fire
into wastebasket or a pile of papers.
He never looks to see where the spark
falls. and never cares until later, when
he realizes that his single act of careless
ness has destroyed great values or taken
human life. Every match dropper Is q
potential fire bug and should be treated
as a dangerous person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

the personal influence OF the men con-
Quoting 1t, has had far too much to say
about Bluegrass politics.
| No instructions are proposed for Uni. ed
States senator. and probably none will b,
given. This is not because of a wan
of good material. The republicans are
| fortunate in the possession Of number
of men of full senatorial size. Either Gov
Wilson. or Judge Walter Evans. OF
Judge George Du Relic. or David Fair
leigh. or John w. Yerkes-the last named
still citizen of Kentucky, though prac-
ticing law in this town-would fill the bill
and the Office thoroughly and ably.
Four years ago the republicans left the
matter open and profited by doing so. al
though the democrats carried the legis-
lature. At a primary election Gov Beck
ham had won over Senator McCreary,
but when the legislature met, four or five
democratic members refused to obey in
structions. and after a protracted dead
lock. a republican-Mr. Rradley-was
elected. Can 1t be that they are hoping
for another such piece of luck? that even
IL the democrats carry the legislature an
other detection from the majority may
enable them-the republicans-to put an
other member Of their party over? Mr..
James is no more popular today than Gov.
Beckham was four years ago. and demo-
cratic faction warfare Is quite as fierce
now as then. Still. such lightning does
not often strike twice in the same place.
1t was the liquor traffic that defeated
Gov. Beckhanl, and the liquor traffic is
supporting Mr.. James.
AS usual. politics IS making some
strange bedfellows. Mr.. McCreary, who
was opposed in his candidacy for re-
election to the Senate by Gov Beckham,
is now being supported in his guberna-
torial candidacy by Gov. Beckham and
the Beckham machine, while former
Senator Blackburn, who served in the
Senate with Mr.. McCreary. seems to be
anti-McCreary in the present contest.
For time there was expectation that
Mr.. Blackburn would offer either for the
governorship or the senatorship himself.
But no popular demand was made for
such q step. and he has contented him.
self with addressing a few meetings
none largely attended-and lambasting
the Beckham machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

The discovery is made in England that
crime Is increasing among the English.
A volume Of statistics on crime has been
prepared under official sanction. These
figures show that up to 1880. while in
dictable offenses huctuated from year to
year, the tendency was downward, but
that since 1899 the crime percentage has
moved steadily upward. The annual aver
age Of crime has increased and the aver
age number Of crimes per 1000 popula-
ton has grown considerably higher. Com
menting on the figures. the London Chron-
icle says:
These are unpleasant facts. Criminol-
ogists have been busy In explaining the
causes of crime: social reformers have
been striving. as they fondly suppose, to
remove them; Ardent oPtimists have even
ume OF crime has been silently. steady
and persistently mounting up"
1t is argued from the statistics that
crime has become more prevalent among
the community at large. and not that pro-
fessional criminals have become more
active or more numerous. The increase
Of crime in England Is not imputed to an
increase Of poverty. because there has
been decline In poverty. 1t is not attrib-
uted to drink. because there has been a
decrease in drunkenness and the drink
habit in England
The compiler Of the statistics reasons
that there has been q general relaxation
OF the moral standard and that Compass
sion for the criminal has been carried 80
far as to blunt and blur the sense of in
dignation at the crime"
These phenomena have been observed In
this country. Breaches Of faith or trus,
are not as shocking as they seem to have
been. Whether the moral sense is not &c
much moved because crimes OF this char.
acter have been commoner. or whether
such crimes have become commoner be.
cause the moral sense Is not so quickly
moved. is a question full OF dif3culty. A
person IL apt also to confuse increase
OF crimsS and the increased publicity Of
crime Whether the increased publicits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Candidates and Not Candidates.

Mr.. Clark tells the editors Of news
papers in his district that he is not a
candidate for President and may never be
Mr.. Bryan declares that he Is not a
candidate. and that the talk about a
fourth nomination for him represents only
the Partially of some Of his friends. He
confesses to a lively interest In the situa-
ton. The fact that he has made three
unsuccessful races for the presidency does
not. in his opinion, bar him from further
activity as q well wisher Of his party. He
wants to see a strong ticket nominated
and strong platform adopted and Is
laboring to that end. That is all.
Gov. Harmon is not q candidate. One
thing at time Is the way he puts the
matter. He has his hands full in Ohio.
1t is no easy job administering the affairs
OF a great state. even after one has
shaken down into the task. Sufficient
uHo the time is the Office thereof.
Gov. Wilson smiles when the subject Is
mentioned to him. and asserts that the
work at Trenton is alone occupying his
thoughts. He is a new hand in politics,
and should not be crowded while taking
his first lessons. He can understand why
the warmest of his admirers are connect
ing his name with the presidency. but at
the same time understands that their
Judgment is dictated largely by the heart.
He declares that the presidency is not
now in his calculations.
Gov. Marshall is in the same boat. He
is trying to give the people of Indiana the
best he has in his shop. and II he sue
ceeds in that he will be satisfied. He
knows that people will talk. When a man
l. al atal In t.tc u
pushing him for another. 1t Is the way
of the political world. All. well! Time
will tell. But IL there are people who
think that he is kept awake by any buzz-
ing in his bonnet they are greatly mis-
taken. If the presidential bee Is in his
neighborhood he Is not aware Of it. That's
all.
And yet people will continue to talk.
All these men are capable politicians.
They know the ropes and where they
lead. A formal announcement for the
presidency would be a mistake. quite out
of the question in their cases. They have
seen the game played time and again.
Receptivity is the thing. That is as far
as a man should go in the premises.
Never appear to be running after or away
from the country's highest honor. No
man has ever declined a presidential
nomination. and none ever will.
Meanwhile the Clark boomers, the
Bryan boomers, the Harmon boomers, the
Wilson boomers and the Marshall boom
ers will keep busy. They will see their
duty and do it. The attitude of their re-
spective chiefs will not discourage them.
While the cats away the mice will play.
While the chiefs appear to be ''out Of IT.
their lieutenants are most decidedly lin
it, working for dear life. and noting
every change that takes place. Let boom
ing thrive. Let the receptive candidates
multiply. Let everybody give attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Irrigation for Maryland.
From the Baltimore American.


The average rainfall in Maryland is
abundant for the making OF all farm
crops II only the natural sprinkling sys-
tenn could be so controlled that the water
from the clouds would be delivered at
Just the right times and In just the
proper quantities. There Is rarely year.
however. in which the farming industries
Of the state do not suffer from drought
during some period of the growing sea-
son. The drought of the present year.
coming before the middle of April and
extending through May, affected the
grass, the wheat. the early vegetable
crops and the fruits. A competent OBJ
server from one of the eastern shore
counties estimates the damage In that
section of the state at $1,OOO,OUO. and this
is undoubtedly a conservative estimate
The drought damage over entire state Will
probably exceed s.. OOOOOO. In the semi-arid
regions Of the far west. where the rain
fall is too slight for agricultural purposes.
they are damming the streams and turn
ing on water as needed. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the water cost for IT.
rigation purposes Is often as much as
$50 per acre annually, the irrigated farms
are valued at from 500 to $500 per acre.
Surely there ought to be valuable sug-
gestiveness in the extraordinary salts
| factory results that are obtained from
these artificially watered western farm
lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Baltimore and the Convention.

Baltimores claim for the democratic
convention Of 1912 is based upon solid
historical grounds. There is no other
American city SO closely identified with
the work Of naming presidential candi-
dates in this country. No less than If
teen nominating conventions have been
held there. fourteen OF them by the
major parties. Five presidents have re-
ceived their nominations in that city,
Jackson in 1892 Van Buren, In 1885, Polk
In 1874. Pierce in 1852 and Lincoln in
1854.
On three occasions. in 1872, 1874 and
1852, Baltimore has entertained both the
large conventions. while In 1880 1t was
the scene Of the two nominating meet
ings Of the democracy, which had pre-
viously failed at Charleston to effect q
choice. The last time Baltimore was
chosen for this honor was In 1872, when
the democracy named Horace Greeley
there.
Now Baltimore asks to be considered
once more. its obvious advantages for
this purpose having been ignored for
nearly forty years. It has prepared it
self Tor the competition by raising large
sum Of money to defray the expenses Of
convention entertainment and 10 actively
at work to enlist supporters. or course.
it will have rivals. The western and
middle western cities will bid high for
the convention, but none can make q bet
ter showing than Baltimore on the score
Of general convenience and historical
propriety. Democracy's hope for success
must continue to lie In the east, and geo.
graphical considerations should weigh as
heavily in Baltimore's favor as against
it. If all other factors are even the rec
ord Of past performances should cause
decision in favor Of the Monumental
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26
Wintry Renaissance.

Friend. what are you kicking about?
Do you have to get up with the dawn
And toll with furnace that nightly goes
out.
And sigh for the coal that Is gone?
Do you shiver to read Of the blizzard so
drear
That earns imprecations devout?
Do you come home at night with FROST
bitten ear?
Then what are you kicking about?
Friend, why are you making a row,
With the sun shining warm In the sky!
Do you have to get up with q care-fur-
rowed brow
And shovel q snow bank near by?
Do you have to go wading through Ice
bergs and slush
And turn yourself into pillow.
And then miss the car that compelled
you to rush?
Then why are you making row?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-26

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