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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
TE TIIEs p1sFAToH RIoH1IoND va SATURDAY. MAY ls lgl1

porations in his state. particularly the
railroad corporations but he has un-
doubleday established himself firmly In
he good opinion of many thousands
of loyal North Carolinians and has
achieved very notable success in the
art of making a newspaper. This he
could not have done without the assist
ance of his City Editor. Mr.. Britton, a
Very well educated and hard working
newspaper man. who keeps the pot
boiling while the master is out OF the
house on political or other ,rission hent.
The evening paper has had rather hard
sailing, but 1t has made good, is stead
ily growing in public favor, and in
time VIII become doubtless formid-
able competitor for It's larger morning
contemporary.
There are many men In Raleigh of
much consequence In the life OF the
Commonwealth and of the country.
We should say that Alexander Boyd
Andrews. First Vice President OF the
Southern Railway is the first citizen
of Raleigh. He has done more for
the development OF North Carolina than
any other man in the State
William ". llitchin is the Governor
OF North Carolina at this time. He has
bean In political life for years. and has
filled many Offices In the State and in
the Federal Courts with distinctions
lie Is said to be very Formidable can
In
against Mr.. Simmons. and one of his
friends declared the other day that he
would win because he had never yet
failed to obtain any office he went
inter. SO great is the confidence of the
people In his good purposes
The head OF the judiciary OF North
Carolina is Walter Clark. Chief JUS
tice of the State, Licutenant-C Colonel
In the Confederate States Army at sew
enteen years of age. admitted TO the
Bar three years after the war closed.
Judge of the Superior Court for four
years from 1856 to 1889, promoted to
the Supreme Court bench in the latter
year, and since 1903 Chief Justice of
that great tribunal. 1t was said the
other day Tint he knew something
about everything, and that he knew IL
we'll. Besides being superb soldier.
a fine lawyer, a just Judge. Chief Jus
tice Clark is also writer of great
merit having annotated the code OF
civil Procedure, translated from the
original French Constants Memoirs OF
Napoleon. In three volumes. compiled
and edited the North Carolina Records
in sixteen volumes. written the histo-
ries OF North Cardinals Regiments in
five volumes. issued reprints of los
volumes of the North Carolina SUI
preme Court reports. with annotations,
contributed largely TO the magazines,
and done all this in addition to his
daily task. A remarkable man. truly,
who could accomplish SO much in SO
few years.
One of Justice Clark's associates on
the bench is William Alexander Hoke.
who also has proved his superior fit
ness for his present high ONCE by his
Industry. his ripe intelligence and his
lust decroes -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
THE Subjective M1np1.r,,rx

The fearful and record breaking in
crease In the price of foodsturs as
they pass from middleman to middle
man on the way from the producer 10
the consumer. using Washington as the
terminal point, was used by Represen-
tative S. W. Smith to emphasize his
speech on reciprocity in the House a
few days ago.
An apple raiser In the state Of
Washington made an investiFa ton
lately and found out some interesting
things. The grower received for a
box or crate Of fno apples just SIS
cents; the selling price in the city
of Washington was. S.. Another
grower received s1.52 for box which
sold al the capital for $3.50 Similar
prices we're received by other grow
ers. who learned that the apples sold
at retail In Eastern cities at about "a
cents the dozen, or from four to ten
times as much aS the grower received
for his product.
The investigation was carried FUR
ther, and into the field of causes l'hey
are: The Fruit Growers Association
on the ground bought The apples from
The grower; it shipped them to a com
mission merchant in New York; they
passed into possession OF an apple
broker in the same city then whole
saler In the city OF Washington took
them in hand, and finally the retailer
bought them from the wholesaler. and
when the ultimate consumer came to
buy he had contributed to tile support
OF FIVE middlemen, who had stepped in
between him and the man who grew
the apples.
Representative Smith asserted that
such was the common course of much
OF the food and many other articles
which the people must buy and must
have. The railroads and the trusts,
he said in their operations are ina
nitely less cxactlng than the agencies
which butt in" between the man who
produces and the man who supports a
family. The myrIads of middlemen'.
take the profit from the grower. and
make the price fearfully high for the
consumer. representative Smith calls
middlemen the parasites of civniza-
ton decia ,s that they make for
race suicide" that they raise the cost
of ltving"-that they are the true OPP
pressors and tyranis."
The trouble Is, however. that there
is no apparent remedy for the situa-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
THE MIDDI.E or TUIs noND.

Woodrow Wilson has been much
criticised by the Democratic news
papers and by some of the strongest
Of these newspapers IN the South for
his unseemiy flirting with the initia-
tive, the referendum and the recall.
The Montgomery Advertiser does not
like it. neither does the Charlotte OBJ
server. and men and newspapers all
over the country arc beginning 10 ask
how = happened and what 1t means.
The newspapers that nave spoken
upon the point are all devoted admir-
crs of Govern Wilson we think he
Is the finest man for President who
has been named. and we hope that
he Will grow out of his radical Views
and opinions as speedily as he grew
into them. and that by the time the
next Democratic Convention Is held he
will have so far. recovered himself that
the party will he justified in following
his leadership.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
coLonnn GIRLS IN n,LE,cu

One OF the oldest hotels in the South
was the Marlborough House. in Raleigh
~ mas been closed for repairs. and
when the architects and carpenters and
plasterers and decorators get through
II Is expected to be as good MS new.
If its walls could only sneak tbev
would tell many moving story of
the great men who have frcquented a.
tho caucuses that have been held in.
its many recesses. the plots that were
there formed for the deljvcrnnce NJ
the State from the hands OF marauders.
the little schemes for personal gain or
public good that have been worked ont
in quiet corners. and the hundreds Of
happy couples who began life there.
All these memories will go with the
old place. and with the memories will
go also the dingy belongings that have
made the house seem almost like home
to the folk who have been putting up
with It NIL these long and weary years.
i, is no harm TO write about It, now
that 1t is passed out OF the active
life of the community.
In recent years It was much i'm
proved and one of Tho improvements
was IN the character of the dining
room service, which was better when
IT closed than II had ever been. no.
cause Howell Cobb, ,hc proprietor, had
made an experiment which turned out
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
PENSIONS FOR PRESIDENTS
WIDOWS

Senator Root, of New York. has in
troduccd bills providing pensions Of
$4,000 annually for Mrs. Grover cleve-
land and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. It
is thought that these Bills will pass.
Mrs Cleveland is forty-seven years
old and Mrs. Harrison ffty-thrce. SO
that there is reason TO believe that
both would long enjoy the nation S
gratuity. The custom of voting a pen
sion to q Presidents widow was es-
tablished seventy years ago. when
William Henry Harrison's widow was
voted lump sum of $4,000. On The
income from this gift Mrs. Harrison
depended for the twenty-three years
that she survived
Mrs. Ancoln received $4,000 and an
annual pension of $1,000. Mrs Tyler
received the $4,000 pension for twenty
seven years. Mrs. Grant, Mrs Hayes,
Mrs. Garfield and Mrs Mex inley eacn
received the annual pension. Mrs. Gar
field Is still alive. and her last days
have heen made free from financial
worry. She Is the only beneficiary at
present.
Mrs. Cleveland is the only widow
who was married in the White House.
Mrs. Harrison did not wed until 1896,
after her husbands term had expired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13

There is general agreement among
the intelligent people OF shafer Street
that the new roadway which Colonel
Barton II. Grundy has repeatedly
promised to build in that thorough
fare-one Of the most important
streets in town should be Of The
wooden block or asphalted block order.
there being one voice that not only
should the street be smooth and easy
TO travel. but that 1t should be at the
same time as noiseless as possible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
FOR THE SAKE or Your noru,.n

FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR MOTHER.
Tomorrow Will be Mothers Day"
and will be celebrated all over this
country. There Will be appropriate
services in many OF the churches. Al
the Highland Park Methodist Church
an elaborate programme has been arr
ranged. An explanation OF why the
Day has been established is thus given
by member of that congregation. and
as " is so fully descriptive of The cele-
bration, we quote as follows:
Its purpose: To honor the hest
mother who ever lived-your mother.
Its emblem: The white carnation is
Mothers Day tiower It's Wilderness
stands for purity: its form. beauty; its
fragrance. love: It's wide field or
growth. charity; its lasting qualities.
failhfulness--all n true mothers viz
tues
Its object; To recall the memories
OF the mothers that are gone. and
through loving words and loving care
TO brighten the lives of the mothers
that remain. and to help the children
and men and women to n great bless
ins in honorlng their father and their
mother. To call hack mothers prayers.
mothers dying words. and the promises
made 10 mother by tho big hoy that
still mourns her. ana stop 10 think a
little OF What She was in her life TO
her family. Others who are blessed
with their good mothers stiil near
them. may show their appreciation by
some deed OF gratitude and love. II
away from home. write them love
letter, send telegram. speak to them
on the phone
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13

ttruest lover of sinful man that ever
loyed woman. and thou were the
Een'lest man that ever eat in hall
among ladies; and thou were the stern
est knight TO thy mortal foe that ever
put spear in rest"
such man was he who rides for
ever down the shining roads OF fame
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13

1t costs s11.26 to talk three minutes
over the wonderful new telephone line
between Denver and New York To
the New Yorker who has a girl In the
Golden West. il may be worth It. What
would the long distance telephone lines
do we're there no lovers?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13

man from Charleston was here
yesterday and was talking about how
hot It was. Just as If a native horn
snlamander could feel temperature
that at It's highest point was below
the 90 mark.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
Voice Of the People

To the Editor oc Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir.--Gou have column on good
roads to-day, which with all tho others
written would span tho earth and Dos
sihly reach the moon. Are tho plain
people really fools or not? One. would
infer that they. wore from their not
voting to receive the blcsanEs(?) OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13

Now that he will be no longer under
suspicion. the Hon. Jacob NJ. Dickinson
will be able to hold up his head and
discuss n great variety of topics on
their merits. IA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13

But why didn't the President take
The Colonel instead OF The coloners
candidate7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-13
nY "a MAnouIsE DE roNrENoY.

NV TIiILE sevcrul members OF tie
NH/ reigninS houses OF Europe have
wv already distinguished them
| Il a u u ,nia hi L ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
Believe Bandits Are
Former Railroad Men
(}y United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.
OGDEN, Ut, Jan. 4.-Railroad
men are playing an important
part in the search today for the
bandits who held up the west
bound Overland Limited Monday
night near Reese, Utah. Beliey-
ing that the men, who stopped the
train, ran the engine forward to a
sidetrack and then went back to
the sleepers, were unusually ia
miliar, not only with the railroad
at the point where the robbery oc-
Cured, but were also familiar
with railroad methods, the detec-
tives are rounding up former en-
ployes here.
Knew Railroad Business.
That the robbers, who cut the
engine from the train when the
engineer was ordered to run for
ward, acted as though they were
used to the work, and that the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
Reveals Secrets
of Japanese Spy
WOMAN WHO LOVES JAP TELLS OF FINDING DIAGRAMS
PACIFIC COAST IN SUITCASE.-WRITES
TO SPEAKER CANNON.
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. A.
Impelled by her patriotism to
disregard for a time her love for
a Japanese of standing, an Ameri-
can woman at st. Joseph, Mo-,
has written to Speaker Cannon,
warning hdm of the activity of
japanese spies on the Pacific
coast. The letter, which has just
been received, was made public to-
day.
The letter inspired much COM
ment today and is taken by many
as further con firmation of the as
sertions of westerners that Jap
8nese secret agents have been en-
gagged in mapping the coast of
Oregon, Washington and Califor-
mia.
After explaining that she is in
love with Japanese, but that her
love of country is greater, the
young woman's letter reads:
Let Secret Slip.
"I have just found out his mis-
sion to this country. While read
ing a newspaper the other day he
came across something about what
they are discussing in the house
of representatives and said, you
have a fine lot of fools there I
asked him what he meant and he
said: They are as ignorant of
what we are preparing to do
Then he caught himself, realizing
that he was about to tell his Sc
cret.
while he was away search
ed his suit case and found a Sc
cret pocket. In it there were dia-
grams OF parts OF the Pacific
coast. The weak points were
marked by means of arrows. I
kept out a very small diagram
and have 1t still. 1t was some
part of the coast of Washington
state"
Cannon refused to divulge the
woman's name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04

two men who entered the Pull
mans seemed to know exactly
where everything was to be found,
has strengthened the belief that
the holdups were former railroad
'ers, and this theory, it is inti-
mated, is the one that is actuating
the railroad officials.
AS q result, the rooming houses
of Ogden, especially those where
railroad men stay, have been thor
oughly searched, and other rail-
road gathering places are being
watched. Railroad detectives OF
the Southern Pacific, the Oregon
Short Line and the Union Pacific
have joined In the search for the
robbers, and 1t is reported that
active railroaders are being called
in to give any information they
can of former employees of the
lines whom the officials suspect
might have had a hand In the
case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04

Crash Was Terrific.
The wreck was due to a fog
which hid the rear OF the BurIing-
ton train from the enginemen on
No. g. The Burlington was going
into the siding in the yards in
the east end of Cheney, when the
limited, running at a high rate Of
speed, dashed into 1T. The limited
had the right of way and the
track was supposed to be clear.
The two trains came together
with a terrific crash that aroused
the whole of the town of Cheney,
situated 1S miles to tho west of
Spokane at the junction of the
main line of the Northern Pacific
with its branch line, the Washing
ton Central. The populace came
to the aid of the trainmen and
soon the dead or Injured were
being removed from the wreck.
Aid From Spokane.
Two calls sent to Spokane for
medical assistance, and special
was Immediately sent out, loaded
with doctors and railway officials.
An hour later another special
loaded with doctors and nurses
was sent to Cheney.
After the rescue work began a
number of passengers were seen
to crawl from under the wreckage
without a scratch.
Railroad men say that the CON-
paratively small loss of life is re-
markable, considering the destruc-
tion wrought to the sleeping cars
and the express cars.
The dead and injured were
placed aboard a special train to
be brought to hospitals and
morgues In Spokane.
At noon a special train bearing
the dead and injured from the
wreck arrived.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
TAKE UP RAILROAD
ASSESSMENTS TODAY

The state tax commission meets
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon with
the Legislative committee of Pierce
county. Governor NJ. e. Hay wild
be present. The purpose of the
meeting is to go over the report
OF Assessor H. v. Railsback and
compare it with that of the state
tax commission. There is great
difference as to the manner of as
sessing corporations in Pierce
county.
\ Railsback in one instance taxed
the Great Northern $4,000. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04

tax commission reported back an
assessment of $4,000.
Railsback says:
"The distribution of taxes are
unjust and unequal and operating
of the N. P. and other
companies are not justly assessed
by the state commission. He
cites the case of the N. P. charg-
ing wrafing for freight trains
from warehouses to boats and vice
versa. The railroad claims that
this isn't operating property and
therefore not subject to assess
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
WILL ENFORCE
BOTTLED MILK
LAW STRICTLY
Are you getting milk In bottles

Are YOU getting milk In bottles
now7
If not your milkman is vtolat-
ing the law and is liable to a flne
of 800.
The new milk ordinance went
into effect January 1. II pro-
vides that all milk must be de-
livered to consumers In bottles
properly sealed.
And the ordinance is to be en-
forced.
City Dairy and Milk Inspector
DR.. Rhodes this morning secured
warrants for the proprietors of
the Star and oakwood dairies and
is out after them this afternoon
to bring them before the court.
They were delivering milk yes
terday unbottled.
"We are going to enforce the
ordinance" says Rhodes.
He worked for several years to
get this requirement put In the
law and now he is going to see
that It is observed.
Some of the milkmen some
time ago said IL the bottle provis-
ion was enforced they would stop
selling milk in Tacoma.
Whether they will or not re-
mains to be seen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
ANTI TREATING
LAW NOW Up
To PEOPLE

The anti-treating ordinance is
up to the people.
1t was submitted to vote at a
special election to be held March
81 by the council this morning.
Not vote was recorded against
the submission.
Freeland and Lawson voted in
favor of submitting 1t, and this in
sured it going to the people, SO
Woods and Roys fell in line and
all voted to have the special
election.
The ordinance calling the elec-
tion went to second and third
readings, and was passed without
comment.
The campaign will now begin
for and against the measure. 1t
is expected there will be a large
registration as both sides will try
to get out the voters.
Mayor Fawcett says he believes
it will carry three to one. Presi-
dent Armstrong of the Royal Arch
says he is just-as confident 1t will
go that much the other way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
VERTICAL LIFT
LIVELY TOPIC

Is the vertical lift bridge all
right or is it not?
That Is the question agitatng
the city now.
The council voted to build this
type on the recommendation of
Engineers Waddell &c Harr1ng-
ton. Few of this kind have been
built but the vertical engineers
say that is nothing against the
kind and that the present method
of construction with the improve
ments now itroduced makes it
comparatively a modern bridge.
AS there are few bridges of this
type few engineers can be found
to recommend it.
Portland has just built a big
one, however. A Sunday paper
had a glowing account of it de-
claring it works like a clock.
There have also been accounts in
the Portland papers intimating
that the bridge is a failure.
Commissioners Lawson, Woods
and Freeland went down and saw
1t. They came back in favor of
the vertical lift.
Freeland says he would like to
build one of each kind to com
pare them for the future but he
is satisfied the vertical lift is all
right. He points out that the
Hartman railway is now at work
building one of this type at Port
land to cost $1,600,0O0.
President Mellen of the New
York, New Haven G Hartford
railway says his engineers favor
the trunnion bascule.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
HEROLD AND
COMPANIONS
BOUND OVER

H. G.. Herold, Sidney Marks
and James McClenaghan were all
sent up to the superior court and
given quarters in the county Jail
yesterday. Charges of attempting
to kidnap the child of Mrs. Herold
will be filed direct by the prose
cutor in the higher court. They
were in Judge Arntson's court
yesterday afternoon, but no action
was taken on the cases except to
formally turn the whole thing
over to the county.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
TRAITOR CAN'T
Be PUNISHED

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. A.
The practicability of Furnishing
Felipe Buencamino for his alleged
seditious speech, delivered in the
Philippine assembly, was discussed
today at the war department.
Buencamino was sharply criticised
by the officials, but as far as be-
ing actually punished, he is prob
ably safe, for~it was the unanim-
Gus opinion that the laws for the
punishment of such offenders are
extremely weak. Buencamino is
said to have cast fears of treason
aside and declared that he hoped
to see the Japanese blow the
hated Americans" off the Philip
pine islands in a few months. =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
Gallagher
Il Years

(By United Press Leased Wire
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan. A.
James j. Gallagher. who shot
Mayor William j. Gaynor on the
deck of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, was today sentenced to
twelve wears in the penitentiary
for his attack on Commissioners
William Edwards. Edwards seiz-
ed Gallagher just after the shoot
ing and the assault charge on
which he was tried grew out of
the fight that followed before he
was overpowered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
I BURNED
To DEATH

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4.-Seven-
teen persons were burned to death
and eighty others severely injured
in a fire which destroyed church
at San Luis Potosi, ending a new
years celebration, it is learned to-
day. The victims were largely the
wives and children of working
men.
They had crowded into the
church for religious festival
celebrating the advent of the new
year. The church was decorated
with moss and flowers. A light
ed candle knocked from it's sconce
after the congregation had been
seated fell against the moss. In
stantly the interior of the edifice
was in flames. The crowd strug-
gled to the narrow doorway, and
in the confusion to get out many
women and children were tram
pied upon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-04
Bisn1arck'S
One Saloon
Is Killed
Bismarck has gone dry.

Bismarck has gone dry.
For years there has been a sa-
loon at Bismarck, presided over
by Mike Shea. Three weeks ago
Shea came in and had his license
renewed.
Then the people heard of it.
They sent a petition IN boots
down this morning to protest
against any saloon out there.
Freeland moved that the action Of
the council in renewing the license
be rescinded and the license re-
voked. The mayor seconded it
himself. On roll call all of them
lined up and killed the saloon. 1t
will go out of business Saturday
night.