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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
A Vigorous Veterans Golden Memories

The sight OF two well dressed men
OF distinguished mien seated on a
trunk near the open side door OF an
old pattern baggage car, contentedly
pufhng ut corncob pipes, used to puzzle
villagers in the middle west some 80
years ago. for that was the favorite
method Of Edwin Booth and Frederick
Warde for passing the time between
Jumps" when the former was making
q transcontinental tour in 1876. Mr..
warde was Booths leading man. He
alternated with the great tragedian in
the roles Of Othello and Iago. played
Laertes to the others Hamlet and Ed
gar to his King Lear.
Many traits the two had in common;
one Of them was the preference for a
pipe
So, says Mr.. warde, while Mrs
Booth and Mrs. warde were occupied
with discussions on method Of rearing
children. he and Booth would make
their way 10 a baggage car, draw a
trunk to doorway through which they
could view the scenery, establish them
selves thereon, and. for hours, smoke
and swap stories.
The actor OF Nobody in Walter
Brownies modern morality Every
woman" has been on the stage for A
years. In that time he has experienced
much. His conversation is Illuminated
by anecdotal sidelights upon the ca
reers and habits OF actors whose por-
traits hang in the gallery OF histrionic
fame
Frederick Warde's first stage exper.
fence was gained in 1867 at the Lyceum
theatre in Sunderland. a seaport in the
north Of England. His debut was made
on Sept 4. exactly 10 years to a day
after the late Sir Henry Irving had
made his first professional appearance
on the same stage. One Clarence Holt
was the other actor-manager and the
etrical power of the time and place
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
i Cheerful Word !, Good.

Another good paper that is in the
hahlt of talking UP for it's own town.
and it's own county is the Virginia
Gazette, published at WILLIAMSBURG
the oldest town in the State. Editor
Johnson, of the Gazette, came up to
Richmond to look in upon the state
Fair, and nothing he saw there pleased
him more than the exhibits from
his own county. When he got
back home lie wrote and printed in his
last edition:
James city county is at last coming
INTO her own, and the products of her
soil arc winning prizes and adding
lamo 10 her farmer sons. Her first at =
tempt to carry OF honors at a state
lair surpassed the hopes even of the
most sanguine, and has demonstrated
that we can lead in competition with
the best counties in the state. 1t must
be a source of pride TO every citizen OF
this county and the entire penfnsuln
10 Know that James City farmer won
Inc first prize for the best six stalks
OF yellow corn. Ana this farmer had
not grown IA stalk of corn before in
twenty-five years. What would he have
done had hv been AT it constantly all
these years.
THAT too, is mighty good talk II is
wise editor who seeks every opror-
tunity to encourage his own home
folks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22

And yet there are some editors Of
weekly papers in Virginia who do not
sing in the right tune have before
me clipping from Virginia weekly
which has in il bad tone. cues.
maybe the editor has disordored liver,
or maybe he has not gotten as much of
the county advertising as he thought
ne ought TO have, or maybe he has not
been doing all the hustling that he
himself should have done. and is there
tore disposed to charge .up to the COM
" the causes for his own failure to
make his dish OF good things overflow.
OF course. would not think OF llll-
ING this paper by name. or giving pub-
LEFTY TO tine editors initials. but he
VIII he known and located all rigr..
The druggist in his town would do a
public service were he to make this
editor fellow a present of ii good dose
OF blue mass. an old time remedy :or
lots Of the evils that spring tro,., a
disordcred liver.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22

tho bettormont OF tho nnnnoiul oondi-
ton of the people of that section, r. b.
Cooke. traffic manager of tho New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
road Company, writes q letter to the
Manufacturers Record. in tho which
he says:
Prior to the openins of this road.
In 1884. the vegetables marketed CT
shipped amounted probably to somo-
where between 10000 and 10000 pack
ages yearly. In 1910 from this terri
tory there were shipped 3.S59,OS5 pack
ages. The lands are being put in n
high state of cultivation, and with
plenty of good labor, which they need
now. the time is not far distant when
they can produce three or four t!mos
as much as they are doing"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
Notwithstanding Deal.

Mcssrs. Campbell and Dickey. OF tho
United states spruce Company. OF Marion.
Va. have purchased about 5000 acres OF
timber lands near Black Mountain. y. G..
for development The property is estimated
Ia cut 303.t0o coo feet Of saw timber and ST. :
being $4,000. II is announced that the
purchasers Will install sawmill of 100000
fcet daily capacity, erect PUN plant OF
forty cords daily capacity, and construct "A
s'Nteen-milc narrow gauge railway from
Asheville 70 Mt Mitchell. for which the
survey has been completed The plant and
railway VIII cost about 10000 The prop
erty was purchased from :. Montgomery
SMITH of Asheville H. H. prewry and
Marcus /" Foster. of massachusetts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS
Continued From First Page.)

charter and an appropriation by the
Legislature of the State. But for sew
eral years anterior to that time there
was settlement here. and q rising vii
lase. The town is therefore more than
100 year old, being of an equal an
tiquity with the town of Warren, SIX
miles higher up the river.
For many slow and dreary years our
town was almost fast asleep. soothed by
the lullaby of the James that flows By
Its side, sending Its tribute waters
to the noble bay, that like an inland
sea, forms the eastern front of the
State. But several years since she
woke UP from her Rip Van Wrinkle
Sleepy Hollow, began to rub her eyes
and look around. a splendid iron
b>idge has been constructed across the
river, concrete pavemeuts have boon
placed upon the principal streets, Il
spacious public school building crowns
the eminence behind the town, and 9TH
er evidences of Improvement are seen
on all sides"
With this historic review as an in
troductory to a strong editorial, Editor
Blair proceeds to talk plainly 10 his
homefolks. as follows:
Let our merchants and other citi-
zens realize the auspious opportunity
for making the town the thriving aid
prosperous community to which il is
entitled BY its natural advantages OF
ituation. it's commercial facilities OF
railroad and water navigation, and the
rich and productive tributary region OH
both sides of the river. Let the watch
word be forward, with no backward
or hesitating step There is no reason
why Scottsville should not in the next
decade double its prescnr population
Such bound forward is altogether
practicable. All that is necessary is
for our people to cherish an opttm!s-
tic frame of mind. and take strong
pull, long pull and a pull altoseth-
err"
Now that is mighty good talk, the
kind l love to hear in all of the towns
of the State. No people can better af-
ford to take advantage of and improve
by just that kind OF talk than can
those of the town of Scottsville, UP ON
the James.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
new ENTERPRISES
ON LARGE SCALE
Continued From First Page.)

: Continued From First Page.)
Charleston, S. C.. and Will establish
fertilizer plant and provide dock facill-
ties.
V. I. Grabs Company. King. n. c..
was recently incorporated with $780,
600 capital stock and Will establish
plant TO manufacture sawmills, wood.
working machinery. etc
Swiger Brick Company, Fairmont, w
cost of $4,000.
james G. Miller, St Louis, Mo. and
j, Is. Carlyle, Chicago. ILL.,. contem-
plates purchasing 10000 acres OF timber
land in Mississippi ana establishing
saw and planning mills. box factory.
etc.
American Pickle and Canning Com
pany Virgins. Miss, will build and
equip plant for picklins and canning
vegetables, catsup, sugar cane syrup,
hominy, etc.
Western Lumber and Creosoting
Company, Dallas, Ten, wili erect ire
proof creosotins plant OF 5000 cubic
49, udi4s
Interstate Coal Company. Middles-
ooro, n.y., purchased 500 acres OF coal
land in Knox county TOR S5v,uuV and
Will develop mines.
-Four States Coal and Coke Com
pany, Union Trust Company, Pitts
bursh, Pa, operating coal mines in
West Virginia. increased capital stock
from S5,0OO,00O to S6,5Oo,OO0.
Citizens Gas and Fuel Company. De
soto, Mo, was incorporated with a
capital stock of 100000 ana will erect
gas plant.
Kline Motor Car Company. Rich
mond Va, is having plans prepared to
erect automobile factory
Ruby Coal Mine and Brick COM
pany Oklahoma City. Okla. was in
corporated with capital stock of
100000.
Louisville Steel and Iron Company,
Louisville, Ky, is being organized with
a capital stock OF 100000 to take
over, improve and operate the plan; Of
the Louisville Bolt and Iron Company.
Richmond stay Bolt Drilling Machine
Manufacturing Company, Richmond
Va, was Incorporated with a capital
stock of $25,6O0 to manufacture drill
ing machines. etc
lin city oil Company, Ruston. La.
was incorporated with a capital stock
OF 100000 To develop oil lands.
New South Marble ouarrying Com
pany Atlanta. tia., was Incorporated
with a capital stock of 100000 to de-
velop marble nlarrics III Cherokee
county
Wheland Machine Works aud Chat
tanoogo Machinery Company, Chatta-
noosa, Tenn, consolidated al Wheland
Company with capital stock of FL
100000; will remodel plant and install
new equipment to manufacture special
woodworking machinery.
The Wheeling Corrugatins Company,
Wheeling. w. Va, plans to erect plant
at Chattanooga, Tenn. at a cost of
$4,000 TO 100000.
Security Cement and Lime Company.
plates enlarging its plant at Berkeley.
w. V. to daily capacity of 1000 tons
Of crushed stone and 5000 bushels of
lime.
Southern Comhing and Ginning Com
panv, Chattanooga, Tenn, contemplates
locating 100000 branch plant at Ma
cor, savannah or Augusta.
Deep Red oil Company. Grandheld.
Okla. was Incorporated with $3.50
900 capital stock
Automatic Calender Clock Company
Washington. -. c., was incorporat ed
with ar authorized capital stock OF
$1,000 900
Shaw Kiln Company Atlanta, Ga,
was incorporated with a capital stock
OF 100000 and will probably erect
plant TO construct brick and tile <ilns,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
Continued From FRS, Page.}

build some handsome Residences and
put them on tho market Certain It is
that they did not buy the property
just for fun. and it has been demon.
strated that the best way to make
West End property pay is to build
something on 1t.
Suburbs Looming Un
out IN the suburbs there has been
something doing the past week, and
the indications are that there will be
something yet more to BIO do.
ing. For instance, the beautiful SUI
burb of Falkland, just north OF Bar
ton Heights, on the Brookland Par!,
Boulevard. mas been making wonder
ful strides in the last few weeks. Mum
bers OF sales have been made and the
purchasers are erecting costly homes
ON the property. The lots are all OF
sooa size' ana have ample restrictions,
right on the car line. stop No. % be-
ins right on the place. rho agent,
VINO handle this property have boon
having red letter" week" sale OF
TINS property which closes tomorrow.
1hey report great success SO far
Building News.
Anderson, Cain " Shepherd archi-
lects' report very prosperous busi-
ness during the past few weeks, nav
ing been commissioned to design four
stores for the scott estate, corner
Sixth ana Marshall Streets
These stores Will be two stories aud
basement III height. and VIII be con-
stFucted OF gray pressed brick. Each
store VIII be equipped with freight
elevators and ali modern conveniences
estimated cost $4,000.
This firm has also resigned two
thfee-story and apartment buildings
Tor August Simonpietri. to be locat.
ed at Twelfth ana Hun Streets, south
Richmond. the front to be very or
nate faced with red velvet brick, with
trimmings Of concrete. stone and COZ
ored tile.
They are also designing cottage
residence for Mrs. L. ~ Shepherd.
pumbarton. Va. The exterior OF this
residence Will be of shingles, carrying
out style more frequently used in the
suburbs OF large Northern cities
Ihey report number OF other
buildings on which construction has
recently begun. including residence Tor
Z. W. Morrisette. Gnler Park. ana
store and apartment building ior Ed
ward j. Cook, Third ana Marshall
streets. Richmond. and have designs
made for number OF other CONNER
cial buildings now being contempia ted
within the CITY limits
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
Zig Building Going IN.

one of the most impvrtunp real cs-
tate deals, recently made in Richmond
Is the contract between tho American
Terminal Warehouse Corporation ana
INC International Harvester Company
OF America. hy which tho latter cor
p"ratioh takes a ten-ycar icaase on i,
new !lreproof building, the construction
OF which has already begun. Tne
building Is 10 be six stories high aud
Is to be OF reinforced concrete, ana
to nave total floor space OF about
$1,000 square feet.
The building is 10 be located ON CLAY
street between seventeenth ana
Eighteenth Streets adjoining the new
plant OF tho Richmond Cold storage.
The American Terminal Warehouse
Corporation is composed oil entyrp SIS
ING Richmond men, among whom are
Eu5ene Robinson, r. W. Homes ". Il.
west John Garland Pollard ana T. II.
Stoltz, who bought M the four blocks
OF street frontage bounded by Broad.
Clay. seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets Spur tracks of the Chysa-
peake aud ohio Halfway Company we're
run through the centre OF IN. r:on-
erty, and warehouses are being buut
on either side. Though the corpora e
tlon has been in operation little moro
than two years. III Is now er.ctin., rs
sixth building
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
EaAtern SHORE L,urn,inu

hSisFrine 10 The marked developmen.
On 'sflrnstural lines on the Eaatern
H""'" 81 MARYLAND and Virginia and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
nle Nlonrs In,e,1ed.

me enterprise already represents an
expenditure of 3S50o0o, and the COP
poration is constantly increasing ITS
holdings by erecting buildings on long
leases To suit desirable tenants F.w
people realize the extent Of this great
enterprise and the great bcnent il is
bringing to Richmond. Its most recent
accession was the Jacob Dold Packing
Company corporation with mill ous
oil capital, and whose new plant, IoCat-
cd on this property, Is giving support
to more than forty families 1t has To-
Gated on the property one of the i4rS-
est concerns in the country, Including
not only the International HIarvcstcr
Company and the Jacob Dold Packinl;
Company, but tho National Biscuit
Company, Acme Evans Milling Com
pany overman- Williamson Company.
Richmond Storage and Distributing
Corporation, Consolidated Grain Com
rany and the Richmond Cold Storage.
The aggregate capital OF all the con-
Germs located on the property is over
$20O.000,000.
The chief feature of the enterprise
is furnishing central location and
trackage facilities to those concerns
handling heavy commodities The
warehouses of this corporation fur
nish great saving in drayagc and
insurance There is great demand III
Richmond for centrally located prop
ertN with trackagc facilities, and this
corporation will doubtless soon MI up
its entire four blocks with new build
ings erected. especially for those who
are seeking superior facilities.
Another Big Hotel.
IL Is something of a secret but
do not mind telling il. that plans are
being drawn for a new hotel at Eighth
ne 81 f,i,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
JOHNSON MAY MEET
SAM M'VEY NEXT

Chicago. Dec. 2s.--Jack Johnson's
next battle probably will be with Sam
McNey. the negro fighter who defeat
cd Sam Langford in Australia " the
twenty-round route. The. champion
Wednesday received a cable from Pro-
moter Hugh Mcintosh that Johnson
would receive a guarantee of $4,000
with a liberal percentage il he would
agree to meet McVey. If the Australia
an offer is accepted the 100000 must
DC deposited in some reliable bank be-
fore johnson leaves Chicago.
AL Kaufman also hurled a challenge
at the champion, while word was re-
ceived from Jack Curley. manager of
Jim Flynn, asking johnson to hold off
from making any matches until Curley
arrives in Chicago Sunday.
Johnson said yesterday that he
would not pay any attention to the
challenges until he saw the color of
the money he demands to fight. 1t is
the champions opinion that Curley is
trying to interest some western mining
men In his scheme Of matching Flynn
that he would not fight in either San
Francisco or Los Angeles. He still re-
members the time he was put in Jail
in San Francisco for automobile
speeding and believes he would he af-
rested on the slightest ~provocation in
either of III coast cities.
Johnson will take his first workout
in five weeks 4: O'Conncll's today. AL
though he has not donned a glove in
this time. he believes he will be faster
than e He asserted he will box
any of the fighters who frequent the
state street gymnasium.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
SURGEON
SLAMS

New York. Dec. 2s-surgeon Gen.
eral Stokes of the United States navy
deals a severe blow at athletics as
practiced at the naval academy at
Annapolis in his annual report.
He finds that long distance racing
produces serious physical injury and
attributes the death or disa bility of a
considerable number of naval officers
to ovcrindulgence in athletics in their
undergraduate days.
steal test for officers is a failure.
report says. that competitive and
athletics are undesirable in
the service. especially among midship-
men, who are prone to overtrain for
or hazard too much in a contest.
Its Function
THE function of the naval academy
is to equip young men mentally and
physically for their chosen profession.
Physical training and athletics gen.
orally should be INDUCED in so as to
safeguard the interests of the govern
ment and the individuals as we'll.
While football nay be somewhat haz-
ardous as played it is the disabling
after effects that, in my opinion. make
It questionable as a sport to be en-
couraged where future naval officers
are being trained.
THE prolonged, rigorous cours of
physical exercises necessary to excel
lence in physical sports is believed to
DO dangerous in its after effects upon
those who indulge in athletic sports
sufficiently to excel therein"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
STRINGENT


New York. Dec. 2S.-Representa-
tivcsp Of leading amateur organizations
throughout the country met Wednes-
day in connection with the annual
meeting Of the athletic research So
ciety and discussed the athletic situa-
ton in general. The important ques-
ton before the society is that of de-
filming the "simon pure amateur"
The federated committee appointed to
investigate this question reported
through DR.. Paul G. Phillips of Am
herst. chairman Of the national coll
legiate committee. progress had been
made toward a solution of it. but the
committee Is not yet ready to present
conclusions.
The committee is composed OF A.
A. Stagg. University Of Chicago: Prof.
George w. Ehler. University Of Wis
consin: DR.. r. S. Clapp, University of
Iowa: Prof. c. A. Waldo, Washington:
T. F. Mera. Purdue. and Prof. B. TAFT
Mckenzie, University of Pennsylvania.
The work Of the committee will be
continued.
ut is certain" said DR.. Phillips. "a
solution of the simple question OF
amateurism will not be decided upon
as a simple question Of receipt or non.
receipt Of money" He added the
committee would decide or the broad
er basis Of influences involved and the
committee is determined to go farther
than any other ruling question. ON.
GERS We're elected.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
GOTCH IS
N

Kansas City. Dec. 28.-Frank Gotch.
the worlds wrestling champion, de.
feated Alec Munro. the English cham
pion. in straight falls here Wednesday
night. The first fall came in IL min.
utes, and the second in 8 minutes 5
seconds, each with a half Nelson and
crotch hold.
When Dave Porteous. referee, pat
ted him twice ON the back to signify
that he had won, Gotch went over to
the ropes above the press box and
said:
Boys. I'm done. This was my last
appearance on the mat"
1t was the easiest match Gotch has
had for several years. The English
man displayed but scant knowledge Of
the game and Gotch, 1t seemed, mere
ly played with him.
OF his retirement Gotch said. after
tho match:
There was a certain brook Of poet
ic tradition rambled on forever, but
human flesh doesn't wear as we'll as
water. l feel that l am probably bot
ter now than ever before in my ca
reer. and 1 var to quit while l am
at my best. ] don't want to continue
wrestling. grow stale and let some for
eigner beat me-"
Gotch said he thought Mohmount
the Turk. the greatest of foreign
wrestlers. Peterson, the Dane, he
said. looked mex.
SPORTS
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
INDIANA MAN HAS
RULE

Indianapolis. Dec. 2s.-Belicving
that athletes in colleges in the big
eight should be permitted to play
baseball during the summer without
being classed as professionals. DR.. II.
w. Johnston. chairman of the confer
ence, and representative from Indiana
university, has proposed a model rule.
which will be presented at the con-
ference meeting to he held in Chicago
the last week in January. DR.. John
ston's proposed rule follows:
Any nan shall he eligible to repre-
sent his university in intercollegiate
athletics who has passed all exan1ln-
atoms for admission to a course lead
ing to a baccalaureate or doctors de-
gree. who has passed in all the work
of the year In said course and who is
in good standing in his university at
the time he completes"
Dr.. Johnston asserted that represen-
tatives of five of the institutions in
the conference have found that the
summer baseball rule has been vio-
lated and that they would vote for the
proposed rule. \ two-thirds vote is
necessary to make the measure effec-
tiev,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
N RECORD WAS
BROKEN IN MEET

New York. Dec. 2s-Onc record
was broken in a series Of we'll con-
tested events that wound up the two
night Amateur Athletic union indoor
championship meet at Madison Square
Garden Wednesday night. A few rec
ords were equalled.
The record sent flying was in the
five mile run, which was the star fea-
ture Of the evening. w. ]. Kramer.
Long Island A. c., set the mark at
25 minutes IL AS seconds. after a
grand race, in which for the first two
miles first n and then another of
the five leaders set the pace.
At the two-mile mark. however.
Kramer took the lead and thereafter
nobody could reach him. He won by
about 100 yards.
The old A. A. U. championship rec
ord was 25 minutes 10 2-5 seconds.
made in 1908 by T. J. Collins. who fin
ished second in Wednesday nights
race.