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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
GOOD N ATER|AL
SIGNED BY HART.
Men on Ashland Team Will Be-
gin Practice Early in
March.
Especial 10 The rimes-pispatoh.J

Ashland, Va, February 11.-Only
three weeks remain before the men
signed by Manager Mae Hart to rep
resent Ashland In the Capital City
League Will begin practice here. 1t
is expected that at least eighteen men
VIII report for practice, which will
begin the first Saturday In next month.
III the weather iG favorable, tho play
ers VIII be given plenty of work from
then until the opening OF tho cham
ptonship season. There Will be no
daily practice for all, as most OF the
players hold positions. and will he
unable 20 come out every day: butt
they will put in all the time possible
until the season opens, and, with good
weather to work In, they should be
In hrst-class shape. !
While the people in town have al
ways shown great interest In the team
and tried to give II their best sup
port, they are already beginning to
show more interest than for many
years. This is probably due to the
fact that Ashland will be represented
In league with fast teams. and will
have something to play for more than
an ordinarily scheduled game Man
ager Hart Is not claiming the pennnnt
vet. but no thinks the Hanover town
will be in the running for the coveted
rag. Or. hatcher. the popular secrc.
tary and treasurer of Randolph Macon
College, has consented to let the Ash
land team have the use OF the college
grounds during the coming season.
There arc no better grounds In the
State than the college grounds, so Ash
land Will not lack for a good playing
field.
Hart's list of players 70 date includes
Catcher Bonitz, Infielders Swift. Var
rcn, Lancaster. Hciker. Midyette,
Bridges, Ford and Blakey; Outhelders
Wightman. Jor Ian. Whitchousc and
Rowe. and Pitchers Trevillian and
Blanton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
AGED MAN FOUND
D YIN c IN CELL
Especial to Tho Timcs-Diupa,cb.

:, tcpcciol 10 INC Times DiUp0tchl
norfolk, Va, February li.-Thomas
Ghhtley, an aged white man. was found
lying this morning in cell ut tho
police station, where ne had b,on
lodged last night charged with being
drunk. Failure OF the conductor OF
the patrol wagon to report TO the SER
Eeant that Ganiley had fallen down the
steps at boarding house may causs
me officer to have TO answer charge
OF crinltna! negligence. which might
nave caused tho old mans death.
the proprietor of the bourdins htt,se
ca He'd to patrolman TO tax. drunken
man who had fallen down his steps out
OF me house. The officer called the pa
troll wagon and reported the fall 10
the conductor of the wagon, Into whose
custody the unconscious man wa. de-
liYered.
WI an one Of tho city physicians ar
rived this morning he found the man
dying from fractured skull. LIE was
extinct before he could be gotten 10 a
hospital. An autopsy will be held to-
morrow morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
ONLY FIVE GAMES
hOWON SCHEDULE
Basketball Season at Wake
Forest Rapidly Draw
ing to Close.
Especial to The T!mes-Dispatch. ]


Wake Forest, NJ c., February H.
The basketball season Is rapidly draw
Ing to a close Only five games re-
main on the schedule. three of these to
DC played In Wake Forest and the re-
naming two in Raleigh. The team this
year has made an cnviabIe record.
Enough three games wcro lost ON the
trip into Virginia Inst week, 1t was
que to u great extent to the advantage
Oh the opposing teams in being used
to their floors, and Furthermore that
six games In one week taxes the
strength of any team. Two hard games
are scheduled for the approaching
week The "A. 6 NJ quint. which viii
be played on Thursday night. has made
wonderful Improvement since the game
win TINS college the nrst of the sea-
son. In which Wake Forest was an
easy VICTOR. Undoubtedly, with one
exception, the strongest team ever
prayed on the home floor Will be
that next Saturday night, when V.
4, l. VIII meet Wake Forest This
team trlppled the score against Wake
Forest on the Blackshurg floor.
Regular baseball practice was begun
on Tuesday. when Frank Thompson,
VINO Iof the past Two seasons has
piloted the victorious a. & " team,
arrived on the Hill and issued his first
eail Tor candidates. About thirty re-
sponded the first afternoon, and more
VIII present themselves Monday, when
systematic work will no pursued. The
OUTLOOK could be far better but 1t has
also been far worse. Eleven lettered
men are candidates for positions, with
hndoubtedly the best material seen
mere in years from the freshman class.
1t is believed tuat the infield and out
field Will compare favorably with that
oil any college in the State. So far as
prospects are concerned, everything
hinges on the battery, and with two
or last years pitching staff, three let
tered cntchers. and some good ma
terial from the now men this should
measure up TO the material In other
colleges
me lettcred men who arc candidates
are: Turner, Riddick ana watkins,
for catchcrs; Utley at first. Belts M
second, SPRINGFIELD At short. and Can
tain Faucettc, Corrcll ana Costello for
the field. AS pitchers. there arc Smith
ana Underwood. Last Years scrub
men vino are In line fog promotion arc
ASdlett. Ellington and Broughton for
me lnheld, and r. HoldinF and Carter
Tor the outfeld. AZ This early dn,.
II IS Impossible to get a line on tho
new men. however, those who lool,
bcst are Gates and Avery, for pitchers.
billings and Parker. for inticIders and
Joyncr for the outfield.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
WOMAN RECLUSE
STARVES TO DEATH
Had Plenty of Money and Food,
but Refused to Use
Either.

Springfield, Mass. February IL
With more than $4,000 in high grade
securities in aer home, which she
owned herself, not to mention nearly
: $500 in cash ana supply of food
/ ol such eHass rated proportions as to
@"ssest pFe1a. atluns Tor a siege, MISS
f-Ii%"ueth al Hi'srVmH, an ecceu,ric We
..iHh oi seventy one years, uIcu ycster-
""S Tor iack Oh ZOO. clothing and Il
naDltauIe nome
MOI since ina famous nlizzard Of 1857
"ad MSS armstrong ieit ner premises
IN Elm street, Nest Springfield, until
iast week a pm! Siclan ana an amDu-
lance called 10 tdhe her to Il sunatu-
rum. she had ncen found in a semi
conscious coHu!tion by neIgnpors, wao
reported her straits to the authorities.
me- arrival -. tiIc physician aroused
every spark OF rcsisi.lnc She fous mt
with such determination, the physi-
clan says, that calOroform, which he
administered, alone prevented her from
inlnrIng herself
Miss Armstrong recovered from the
effects OF the cHlVroform, and improve
| ment in her condition was noted Until
last night when she began to fail.
J. Frank Hayes, her guardian. found
in her homo two wagonloads OF food,
A remarkable assortment of wearing
apparel tha STYLES OF most OF which
antedated the civil War. and hum
dreds of skeletons OF cats, dogs and
mice, the collection OF which is be-.
linved to have been the sole dive rsion
OF Miss Armstrong
In bureau drawer were found the
skeletons of thirty cats in another
, drawer IN the same bureau q score OF
mice were arranged on large plates
with what the owner evidently con-
sidsred artistic taste.
In more than twenty-five years Misc
Armstrong had no communication with
the outside world except through her
guardian, Mr.. Hayes, who cashed the
dividends on her securities and turned
over the proceeds 10 her. She sub
mitted with iii graco to the payment
Of the small taxes on her home. and
hid the res, o. the money. She hoard
cd food and clothing with the same
ienacity and cunning she displayed in
concealng her money.
Miss Armstrong inherited her estate
from her father. who was the owner
of the stage line between this city and
Bennington, VT No one in West Spring
field has any recollection OF a single
{ Instance on which she expended go
| much AS cent
IT was believed that Miss Armstrong
| left no relative, but il was said that
her property would go to an aunt and
two cousins in New York, whose nanios
and addresses ccnH not Of lsnrnsd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
Ford Rotor Cars

MIR. Merchant; You can afford to be
without, but you can better afford to
have one of our delivery wagons.
FORD AUTO CO., 1929 w. Broad st.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
BASEBALL OUTLOOK
BRIGHT AT VIRGINIA
Candida ties Given Vigorous Workout During
First Lays of Practic1--oeven I'D Men BACK
and w eth Oh New Material

nave 70 be filed by now men. Hewitt
the episcopal High School lad will
oououess land one of tho vacant oosi-
tons, and Phillips. of the same insti-
tuition. comes with a good record az
an infieldor
In the outheld Mem and Lille will
Propapiy be seen in their old places
Would not surprise many TO see the
'hifd position go to Fitchett, who was
ihemper OF the varsity team three
!eaFs aso. lie is good iieloer and
when ne connects with tbe bau n is
generally good for two bases. Among
the newcomers with regulations as
heiders are Shackelford. of Marion. and
voolfolk, of tho Episcopal High
School- Mem OF tho University
oi mississippi. is fine hitter and
helder. and is eligible to play this
year, being barred last season under
the ono-year rule
Preparation of the diamond for the
opening OF the SEASON will soon be
completed. and practice will then be-
gin in earnest
In speaking OF virginias prospects.
Captain Carter made the following
statement: Il think we Will have one
or the best teams in years. Thorc are
seven veterans back and n wealth Of
come here with hi SreputationS. ana
will greatly help to bolster UP the
weak places"
DR.. Lambeth said: The emporium
ity to practice with the Washington
and Montreal teams will bc of great
advantage in developing the men. both
In batting and fielding This arrange
mcnt Will doubtless add to Virginia's
chances for success"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
rEARL FOUND N OYSTER.
ohcr of 800 rs Refnsed-AEed Wo-
man Stricken with Paralysis.

,lsPeciai 10 The mes-Dispatc
Heathsvilie, February ii.-Out OF n
Shipment or oysters sent from Urbanna
recently Il pearl was found which
measured three quarters of an inch IN
length and half-ihch In diameter An
orer of $500 was made. but refused,
Al recent meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors resolutions were passed In
dorsing the official course of James
NJ Booth. the retiring county treasurer
MISS Jane Webb. an aged woman,
living aione at Miskimon, was found
on her woodpilc motionless and sneach-
less Friday by r. J. Forester mr.
Oldham was summoned. and he pro
nounced her IS suffering with paraly
sis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
staunton Gets Convention.

tSpecIaI 10 Inc IInles- DIspa tCIl.
stanton, Va February 1.-THE
American Educators OF the Deaf. num-
herring about GOO. will hold their an
nual convention in Stanton In 1911
This organization was formed In
Stanton In 1856, and has not since
met here. Virginia was the pioneer
STATE in teaching the deaf. The con
vention for 1914 was secured ny Pro-
lessor William a. Bowles, superintend-
ent OF the Virginia School for the Deaf
and the Blind. located here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
GRIM IS MANAGER
OF NEWP ORT NEWS
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.,

Newport News. Va. February H.
John J. Grim will manage the Newport
News club in the newly organized Vir-
GINA Baseball Association. Tint was
the announcement of President Abe
Howitz, OF the local baseball associa-
ton to-day. Grim has been hero sew
erhl days looking the situation over
ana Is more than pleased with the en-
enlargement given him by the bust
ness men. Though the casino. over
looking James RivAr, cannot be Sc
cured this year, tho park will be To-
Gated in the centre OF the business
district, and Will be just as convenient
rs the Casino. Work OF erecting the
fence and the grandstand and bleach
ors will begin at once. now that the
Virginia League row is settled
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
Acudcmy-ItIchard Curic In dumping
JUPITER
nIjon-.The Girl In the Taxi,
Richard C,nri..

chorus in Jumping Jupiter
the new musical farce IN which Rich
ard ,Hinsc,fD carlo viii be seen at
thc Academy Tonight and Tuosday
ana Tuesday matinee, is tho first OF rs
Kind with the exception OF the bevy OF
beauties now cavorting In the other
Ledercr 4 FraZee sensation, Ma damo
Sherry" In Jumping Jupiter" thorc
are only twelve girls, but they are the
prettiest that could be placed under
contract. They are also required TO
sing, dance and speak lines. In fact.
they are not n chorus at all, but as
tresses, every one of them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

charlottesville Va, February H.
Five days in the open for the Virginia
baseball squad on tho very first jump
out OF the gymnasium is no bad record
Cor this climate for practically the
!lrst week in February, and this, toe,
following some of the coolest weather
Ielt here in a decade. No sooner had
the snow disappeared from Lambeth
Field than Head Coach Rigler. National
League umpire and special law stu
deht at the university. was out with
ms cali Tor the candidates to report
ON Tuesday. The men were taken 10
The lower field and given vigorous
workout. While the training is going
steadily forward, Coach Rigler is not
allowing the men to overexert them
serves at this period, and care Is being
taken that no sore arms develop. a
change was made In the method OF
training the candidate. yesterday, all
me veterans being sent to the upper
'le!d 70 practice, while the new mon
were Kept on the lower field under the
~atchful eye of the coach
special attention is being paid TO
developing the pitching stan. and all
men showing worth in this depart
nnent are being carefully trained and
developed to the utmost The men
are being given long batting practice
every afternoon. as Rigler believes that
While most college teams can field well,
fheE are not so strong on hitting. and
me greatest improvement. can be shown
along these lines. With the arrival
of warmer weather many more men
VIII report on The hsld. and Coach
Rigler has expressed high hopes for
successful scason
With the present outlook Virginia
should have one of the strongest teams
that she has ever turned out In the
catching department. FinIay the foot
ban end. and Anderson. the Charlottes-
VILE High School lad. both members
nf last gears team. arc in college. and
days. Among the new men, IIllyor
and Skeen arc showing up exception
ally we'll while Jenkins aud Wallace.
of last years squad, are again steadily
nj work
Strong Pitching stan.
strong pitching staff will be de-
vciopeG TO support 3ppa Rixey, the
clever southpaw. who should he at his
best this spring. Among the new ap-
nlcants for tho position, Cannon. Of
T'!shhurnc. and Todd. OF Cathedral
School. shington. seem to have the
cal ut pres epi. These men come here
with fine regulations as prep school
pitchers. and have made crcditable
records on their respective teams.
Taylor and Holconbc arc also showing
ZIP we'll, and have excellent chances
of securing places on the team.
Captain Carter and Douglas will be
She mainstays for the inncld this year,
7,ut the other inneld positions will
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
VIII Meet Tonight.

New York. February ll.-Ciicvanni
Racevich, the italian, and Stanislaus
Zoyszko the Pole, will meet tomorrow
night at Madison Square Garden in
finish wrestling match. Tho winner, II
is said, has practically been assured
q meeting with Frank Gotch, holder OF
the championship wrestling title. The
conditions for o-morrow's match are
tho hest two In three falls. pin falls
ONLY 20 count.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
Pertinent Comment
ay xuS lyaaAnSrC

Captain Morgan 4. Mills. one of tho
allectors Oh Tue Richmond Baseball
~ POI ation cohtoiilns lne local ifun-
chise IN tho Lnltcu s.ates Lcas ue, re
'u!heu yesterday from an Inspection
Oh seNerai BASEBALL plants. He consuli-
ed VITA nunper OF oul-of-town arcn-
ilee'a and ms plans are compi4ta.
Arcnttecl Albert II. Hunt oil I.tcn-
mond. viii supervise the cunstructIun
oi the stadium at Lee Park. Inc
Stanus win De absolutely ireproof and
OF steel and concrete. ~ cinder track
VIII be placed within the inciosure. 50
mat the park will DC fully equipped
TO take care of track meets, football
ana basepall games. ~ hid Will 90
made to secure eli of the games prayed
py the coiieges In Richmond. Captain
Mills reports everything 10 be rosy 80
lar as his Grub is concerned. President
Landsraf is still signing players. aud
win spring approaching, kicnmond's
real ball team viii begin practice. May
! the season will open.
The battle is over, and our friends.
inc enemy, have won. Tho National
Commission has placed itself on record
as uphoiding the decision of J. ii. Far
reil' secretary of the National Board
Of Arbitration, In reorEanizing the
Virginia League under the name OF the
Virginia Association of Professional
baseball Clubs. Just this balm re-
mnins in Gilead: the commission like.
wise ruled that Norfolk, Roanoke aud
petersburg Will be granted protection
under the new order of things, and
these three cities have made formal
application for protection. So. as :,
matter of fact, the Virginia League
stiil exists. though under n new maine
c. X. Williams was the objective
point, and tor this time at least, those
who started after his scalp have won
lie Is absolutely shorn of his power.
Tie Is no longer the president OF the
orGa nlzation for which he worked hard
and faithfully. His chief fault was
zealousness and i too earnest de-
sire TO DO his duty as he saw 1t, with
out fear or favor. He, like many n
man before him, has paid the penalty
OF being too thorough.
The commission. however. did ono
claring II could not do. 1t did review
tho Virginia League situation and It
did render n decision. even though
that decision was not in accord with
The opinion held by this writer and
number of others But it's over now
has advised his supporters to got back
into the fold So long as there WAS Il
lighting chance he was willing to sac
riice himself for the interests OF the
men who were supporting him and
who pleaded with him on more than
one occasion not to quit.
Under the ruling of the commission
it seems that property interests are
conserved. This was the main point
at issue. With this settled the Vir-
ginln League may now go along and
salary limit viii be the same as last
year. s1.4o0, and the player limit the
same In other words, conditions will
be the same as last season
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
.Yrhc Girl In the TnxI."

No play of recent years has stirred
- - -, 80 o.n.d 49, 10 100 ,,,a,5anoa a.
phenomenal box Office receipts az The
Girl in the Taxi" which is scheduled
for six nights and three matinees at
the Bijou Theatre, beginning tonight
The Girl in the Taxi" was orig
tnally produced in Paris. and achieved
The greatest triumph OF any play OF
ite kind brought out in the French
metropolis In recent years. In It's
Anercanized form 1t captivated the
theatregoing public OF New York. Chi
caso and Boston, running two seasons
that played at the Academy last season
VIII appear at the BiJou this week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
TimeH-Dispatch Bureau,
8 Bollinghrook Street,
TplpDhOnn l4Sh
Pctorsburp Vn Feh-uary

Petorsburg, Va, February II.
Indictment No TO-" found by the
grand jury of thu Hastings Cour, In
June last. alleging many charges Of
emhezzlement Of funds against two
officials of the old Appomattox Trust
Company. passed Into court history
after the proceedings on Saturday and
with 1t great mass OF records and
carefully prepared papers mad, by
both sides will be laid aside On &C
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
WnIIingford Cominr.

Geo. N. Cohan's great american play.
Get Rich Quick Walling ford" is the
most talked about comedy produced in
the past decade, and its initial per-
formance in this city at the Academy
Wednesday and Thursday and Thurs
day matinee is one of the genuinely
enjoyable anticipated events OF the
current sea son. Seat sale to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05

xoJMhs. Woo dbury See-noe-os.
NIr Mr. Sc e-,7oe~iae e-,ad Miss Alice AI2dreese,
XASeF This City, We're Married o-t lu*edo'
AsJ april ~ eo1"s'aHr s' ''~@eE~0 wm
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

didate Of their choice. In former
years when the chances of Democrat.
ic success were extremely slight, to
say the least of it, it did not great
~ matter how individual choice was
expressed. But in this campaign,
while the prospects of the party's
success are much fairer than usual,
it cannot be denied that in the al
most absolute certainty of Roose-
velts nomination by the Republican
party, it becomes necessary for Dem
ocrats to sink Individual preferences,
or to refrain from wreaking private
vengeances, in united effort to find
the candidate, who by talent, politi.
cal strength, personal attractiveness
can best be set up against that man,
who, however one may dislike his
methods and doubt his sincerity and
stability of character is, without
toubt, popular candidate with the
masses.
The sole question should be, not
Which of our men do l like best
for president" but (Which one can
win, can beat Roosevelt"
The Baton Rouge convention seem.
ed to have lost sight of this, in a
great measure. Certain individuals
may have been honestly persuaded
that Clark or Wilson was the better
man, but there was too much of "fol-
low the leader" and home politics
worked in. 1t is fortunate for the
national Democracy that the delega.
tion goes uninstructed, and may later
see more clearly when removed
from it's present political environ
ment, that this is no little question
of personal preference but the much
larger and greater one of party sue
ce4s.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
TO FOSTER PATRIOTISM.

In another column is seen the news
notice that the local tribe Of Red
Men, Tunica, is forming plans to cel-
ebrate July 4, as this is it's duty, as
an expression Of patriotism, fncul-
Gated by. their order. We do not
know what the committee has In
mind in the way Of a celebration,
but it seems to us-a mere outsider
that the Tribe cannot do better,
not only for the good of the order
but as an adequate celebration OF
the national fete day, than to have
a public demonstration of some kind.
In that way, the public will see
and know what Redmanship means,
and at the same time be induced to
participate actively in the celebra-
ton of this day, which is usually
conspicuously neglected. If Red
Men will thus set an example In pa.
triotic expression, they can be sure
that they have accomplished some
thing not merely for the good Of
the order but the good Of the nation.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

The institutional lobby, that con.
Quoted by state institutions should
be put out Of business. The heads
of institutions should be at home at
tending to the business for which the
state pays them. But so long as the
present system Of changing these Of
ficials with every administration
these men must lobby in self-rreser
vatiom The better way is to secure
them in their positions during good
behavior, and so remove all ineen
tive for active lobbying. OF course
it Is necessary that the needs Of
these institutions must be presented
and explained, but this is not what
makes for brisk lobbying.