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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

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HAPEISDNBlF BCE VA MAY ls-~The
Democratic county convention elected
an untnstructcd delegation to Norfolk
today and voted down q motion APP
proving and suggesting direct ballot
PRIMARY for the future. The Woodrow
NNsop followers fought hard for In
siructlaps or endorsement hut lost out,
The convention was very unharmonius-
HAPNISpNBrBG VA. May j The
Rockingham Democrats elected seven
teen uuinstrufted delegates 70 the
Nprfels convention. Wilson iustruc-
tlunS we're defeated 80 10 70
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the means. by th" testimony OF The
witnesses he showed that each man
WAS there armed with at least one
pistol
The Motive.
The motive, he declared was shown
pA the indictments against Floyd.
.Sdna and Barnett Alien and the TWO
Edwards boys and the conviction OF
Floyd t'loyd had declared he would
"kiN Btl Foster before the SUR goes
down" If no was convicted Floyd
was care iataa |ttnd E4>Sat1 syez issliad
He destroyed court after being con-
Yicted ana stands today convicted
but not sentenced.
The conduct or the accused at the
time of the tragedy, ne stated. CON
Hrmed the conspiracy Fifteen wit
uesses testified that they saw Floyd
Alien shoot in the direction of Foster
The defense. he said, is false and
their witnesses are false. Claude and
Victor Alien. he declared. had reeited
"a learned story and Floyd is contra
dicted lay everybody.
in feeling eloquence he expressed
sorrow for jhe family OF Floyd Alien.
bat declaring this was no cause for
sympathy. he closed by asking the
jury 10 bring vfrdict OF FIRST degree
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

special local Data ior YESTERDAY.
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deficiency IN temperature today 3
Deficiency Ia temperature since
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Accumulated deficiency ia temper
aug. since January i.,....y...... as
ltalufgll last a hours ......,,.. I.a4
Excess ih rainfall since March a.. 5.4s
Accumulated excess IN rainfall
since January T.. .,........ $50
Lss@at observation 4. VI. Yesterday.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17
The Weather

NAS1tiNGT'N. May 10 Forecast for
ffHay hN3 saturday.
TTfETgTT T-'iir FridaV preceded hy
.HvN'r- it e"Nta"a.t portion. saturday
tatr WARMER
N"r'r carolina Fair Friday and sat
uFI4~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17
knn,xn tn prfenas.

nsvs. however 1t was too bate fer any
ihing 10 be dome ard tf1a Irfhf md 70
ysy-exf-sss,x3. j.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17
The Time.

MIR, WySor then discussed th.. ques-
ton of conspiracy and undertook 40
show the essentials Of the charge
First he showed the time. All Of the
Indicted were present when the Jury
men Indicted were present when ina
fury went ont the afternoon before.
They were present when the iilry
returned the verdict next day
The Place.
Ia reference 10 piaec and eppor-
fnnsty. he showed the position Of each
man around the courtroom. each hav-
! ing a position commanding thai part
81 the courtroom where fhe officers
we're 80 that they wo9id not cross
fire. and .sfaonL each other
The Means.
He .then nicn~d gasI zach n,afi had
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

The prisoner came into ocurt to-
day walking without the assistance az
the detective. who form his constant
guard, lie Vas using "a pair of
crurches for the first time and seemed
much pleased al his ability 10 walk
with shArn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

We have not answered Juror
Prank Noims who hsd been elected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

L. r. Pollard, the negro lawyer OF
Richmond who manoeuNnred the con-
ventiou with lhe ala and counsel of
Senator Joseph N Dixon, Ro0seVelt's
campaign manager, was not locatable
last night, when AN EFFORT was made
60 get an expression Of opinion from
him AZ to the money feature of the
proposition. No answer came from
either his home OF his office when
thu phone was brought Into play,
JanignF Martin seemed surprised
that the press boys got away from
tha hail without landing the principal
feature Of the meeting However. he
ascrlbed This To the fact thar they
made their exit through the door in
the rear If the platform shortly be-
fore the crowd began to dispense.
Martin Laughs Over IL,
III was the funniest thing I've seen
In many a day" he laughed.
"And ii struck Sergeant Kraft the
Same way. too he added, with II
chuckit
It has been reported for some days
that Roosevelt money vas in circu-
latinn Ia Virginia and 1t would now
appear fhat Jantor Martin has sue
ceeded in running some OF ii 10 cover.
1t is expected that the Taft pie
-r4rtit1f contingent lit these parts Will
make much capital out Of the long
green Development They have been
suspectinR tor soyue time that the cat
would get eut at the hag
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

's's there anything upon which YOU
desire eaiigh.enweat Iaah3red the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17
Ws~or ~pcssh- All Morning.

WSscr resumed hts argument on
tins opening ct court 4his morning
@nd spoke for three ana "a half hours.
lEe had spoken an boar ana ten min
ates on the preceding day, fiIs re
marks were listened to carefully by
the 3ury and the courtroom Ma
crowded throughout i1e morning
Many ladies' nere iu attendance and
II ~ tet-g f%t4-+4 eas-4t.st t.45frtt5tf~
meu; then. Floyd Alien paid the
closest attention to what was said and
frequently shonk his bead as he heard
himself denounced ~ strong terms or
whom reference was made 10 some
part ~ the testimony NOT fa-orabIe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

That this was known also &c the At
torneys for the defense was shown u
the argument. Each sttorpey for the
defenst. 81 some tire in his speech w.
pressing home an argument. would '1Ak
q question and call upon this p&rttea-
Tar Juror for an answer. This atfen-
fton became raore marked toward ths
end OF The trial and 1t Vas partlcu~
iarIv nofirsd ciurt~~ the address %
Judge Hatrston. a'ho called this par-
ticuisy Juror lev name mere than once,
Out More Than Three Hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

The iufx was given the case at : -
O'clock and retired to their room. When
lheV hsd been out three hours and ten
minutes, there came q knock, and 1t
Mss expected that a verdict had been
ceChed The sheriff went 10 The door,
and toe jury fled III 10 their places,
WHEN thew we're seated Judge staples
asked r trey had agreed upon YER
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17
TEXAN SUCCEEDS
RUSSELL CECIL

CONTINUED FROM FRS, Page,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-17

ATTORNEY Wills, fer the defense. re-
uuestod the cuure t0 explain to tHe yArE
that un6cf t{t. distractions they could
tF-6g Fri p JfIIigJ +-0r afTy EeETeg ~
zu8It. from naDsiSJEhter 70 t3rst de-
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
WANT JUDICIAL REPEAL.

Every state having so-caed blue laws will be more
less interested in under way Maryland de
signed have such statutes declared unconstitutional by the
federal courts Certain amusement enterprises operating at
Glen Echo Nd having been repeatedly fined for violation OF
the state laws have retained who hope to appeal the
suits the federal courts Baltimore and udica
epea of the statutes Their plea will be placed upon
decided in the District of Columbia in 1908 arrested
or working Sunday discharged by the police court ano
The government appealed When the District coded to
he federal goemment the Maryland police laws adopted
bodily including the ''bue laws Judge Won Orsdel of the
Court Appeals dismissed the case holding that the Mary
and of 1928 ntended to enforce the observance
IF the Sabbath religious obligation and consequently
not legally enforceable under constitution The right
Maryland to prohibit labor Sunday not disputed
considering the bue laws whole he forced to
the conclusion that they designed to prevent deseca
ton of the Sabbath rather than impose day of rest The
Maryland tgants hope to similar ruling from the
supreme court
There is howeer possibility of the ruling way
mother affecting the 'bue aws of other states since this
arises solely through the complication growing out OF
the adoption of the Maryland statutes in the Federal District
Of Columbia.
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
FAREWELL TO PINCHOTISM.

There certainly is reversal of opinion among the think
people and newspapers of the Eastern states concerning
the conservation of Aaska They beginning
to realize that lockedup minerals of value
than would have been the vast grain fields of the United
States if their development had been forever stied While
the general belief in the idea of real conservation the mis-
taken notion that has deuded the people is gradually passing
Many newspapers expressing themselves very
vely the subject in the line with the following editorial
which recently appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune:
If the report of Director Holmes of the bureau of mines
anything conservation Of natural should
extend from the farm and forest to the mining and
ton of coal and natural gas and the manufacture of coke
What does Director Holmes know about coal mines
natural gas coke? Old Cornelius Vanderbilt
ion said that of his sonsn-aw kinds of id
fool tina other that he had Had he lived
to the present me he would take that back especially if
he to make visit to Washington What does this Dir
ector Holmes know about how oil wells discovered coal
mines workeda What sort Of paternal government is he
working to establish in the United States? What does he
know of how the frontier has been pushed back and the
cry killed?
The struggle of the world to be get something
for nothing The old nvincble spirit to forge fortunes
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
AVOID MAKING IT A JOKE.

The legislature given to Alaska may not be able to alter
the conditions of the world 1t hardly with the
Roman American senate. 1t may indeed partake very
largely of the funconay capacities external and
the possibilities of small municipal corporation but still
the best have got and should not be made the medium
for showing ourselves the laughing stock the country
It should be remembered in connection with the coming
election that if prove ourselves careless in small things
expect be entrusted with things that greater
For long tme have been elected to legislatures wo
if they had followed different channels of activity would never
be candidates for anything exalted than dog catchers
But such take into their heads that Providence created
them specially lead their benghted brothers the
desert into the Land of Promise and the bowling joke OF the
whole thing is that sometimes take them at their own
apprasement
Nome has of the brightest and best men in Alaska
and few of hem if they would be prevailed upon to run
would be worth thousand of another kind The position OF
representative senator in the legislature is that en-
tails tremendous amount Of trouble without adequate com
pensaon either in money honor But this fact should moi
permit the people to to the conclusion that anyone
good enough for the job Anyone not good enough We
should remember that the coming legislature matter how
small its legislative powers be- will stand as the crter
ion by which Alaska will be judged throughout the nation
Nome Nugget
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
A MUNICIPAL DIVIDEND.

If the of the commission plan at Galveston led
the muous propaganda for the adoption OF that form OF
municipal government throughout the country what may not
be expected from the example offered by Fargo, n d. This
happy community has just been informed by Mayor Sweet
that the city will pay the taxpayers dividend Of 62 per
cent in March the operations for the current This he
explains made possible because $4,000 has been saved dur
the year, and the city administration has decided to re
fund this surplus to the taxpayers proportion to their
sessmens
If this saving has been effected without injury to the ad
minsration of the municipal affairs surely the municipal
millennium must have reached North Dakota Any other city
with $4,000 to spare would probably find thousand uses
for it. We in doubt whether Fargo could not
such sum advantage but that of course not the main
point which is that the city administration having found the
receipts $4,000 larger than the expenditures instead of spend
ing it to return to the taxpayers An admnstra
ton little disposed spend money when it has it to spend
certainly marvel in American municipal history Usually
the trend is all the other way.
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
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UNFOLDING STERILIZATION.

recent decision Of the Supreme Court of Washington
that the execution Of act providing the penalty of surg
cal sterilization for certain crimes is not dangerous cruel
inuman in the Of the constitutional inhibition is the
first judicial declaration upon subject that is of Importance
Many have advocated the enactment of this penalty for clear
Y proved Of assaults without regard to the
color social standing of the offender There have al
been propositions for it's in the of habtual
criminals to prevent the perpeuaon Of criminal hereditary
tendencies That in respects moot question: but
the appropriateness of the remedy to of criminal
saults ndputabe AS the prohibition of ''cruel
and unusual punishment is in the national constitution
decision by the United States Supreme Court necessary
fore can be finally determined But with the decision
Washington court probable that such law will be
upheld by the national tribunal The penalty cruel
hanging, whipping; while it is unusual
than elecrocution a very few years ago.
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
PAIL OBSCURES SUN MOON AND STARS

The Detroit Free Press thinks that so far climate is
concerned there other places off than the Getty beau
tfu the lake. And Alaska is the dumping ground fol
all nvdious comparisons get it in the following para
graph
By the way, how'd you like to live say in Alaska right
now To be the place where you dwell isn't at all
suited to person of your decacy and fadiousness
Besides there is the climate you know which is
your fragity and the neghbors who constantly get youl
goatat is ahem constantly rasp your of prophet
which is always in the way and always is getting chunk
rasped off it, isn't it? WE'LL perhaps there places
which brings back to Alaska. Since June when vol
canc Mount Kamai blew off it's top heavy murky pail has
shut and for radius of two hundred
miles,
We really haven't been affected very much by the vol
canc pail The gloom that has overcast 'he sum-
stars for radius Of thousands of miles in Alaska has beer
the pail and blight of Pncotsm 1t has blinded progress
that development is becoming of the lost arts in this
ton Of the world But with the dawn of light will pros
perity
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
ALASKANS SHOULD START RIGHT.

The passage of the home rule bill by congress is
for rejoicing among the people of Alaska AS that bill
stands today is far from perect-far from what need
and should have-but it is entering wedge If the people
will take the conduct Of the terorys affairs in their
hands, and send honorable and competent miners and business
to Juneau to egsate there for the result will be fol-
the countrys good Until now the people have had ap
precabe say in the conduct Of their official affairs, but
from they will have and more authoritynow is
the time to exert that authority in the right way irrespective
of politics. Start right, and the finish will be better
Fairbanks News Miner.
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
HOPE GOES A-GLIMMERING

(From Thursdays Cordova Daily Alaskan)
Although it hasn't been authoritavely announced yet
inclined to infer from wire by Editor Henry
that the work of the Alaska railroad commission is about fin
isEed The editor to have confidential information that
the members OF the commission think that Valdez the fin
est harbor the coast and that is also fine location for
commission to try to scale the heights Of Tompsons pass
everything else satisfactory Possibly is their idea
to build the railroad from the Maanuska coal fields
Chna then the Copper River and Northwestern railroad
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01

into Cordova and build line from Cordova to Valdez By
that means ne harbor the coast might be utilized
not to speak the fine location for terminal CITY, We really
sympatze with friends at Seward who have been
deudng themselves with the idea that they had both the fin
est harbor the beautifully located terminal city in
all Alaska then hate to admit that all those
that have placed Cordova the leading
ports of the world, when it to fine harbors, all
wrong But truth will and Valdez has pronounced our
doom.
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.

If you are interested in any contest
or any matter before the Interior De-
partment, write to Clark & Wright,
registered land lawyers, oo2 + Street
N. W. Opposite Gen'l Land Office,
Washington, D. c. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip, locatable upon public lands
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01

No. gentle reader the cable has not been out
of commission for month past 1t has only been half that
time It's great strong point much length of omission
frequency of omission Two three weeks at time is
long enough, with almost monthly frequency. And then you
know the cable is not intended primarily for commercial
commodaon 1t is intended measure and there is
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01

The Copper river country entitled to have Represen
atve in the Legislature Two have already been select
ed to make the and information that lot Of
friends of V. j. Dwyer of Srena will likely give him
partisan nomination believing that he is of the strong
est men in the interior to make the race.
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01

The latest asprant for legislative honors is Frank
Youngs of Valdez We do not know whether this the
withdrawal of Milo Kelley and that Seward has decided te
both Mr. Young and L. Y. Ray for the House.
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01

1t is expected that in the of week two all the
candidates from this division who seek to occupy seats in
the Territorial Legislature will have been announced
partisan primary being held this afternoon Kaaa The
Bull Moose following also nominating at Valdez
The Chitina leader., 1912-10-01

Washington report is that the Postofice Department
has also established laundry at Washington Further the
Senate authorizes work in the soied linen line during
the next two months.
New Ulm review., 1912-10-30
CAMPAIGN MUD
Anglers VETERAN ]
"Comrade" Editors Effort to
Distort Democratic Position
on Pensions Rebuked.
CIRCULAR TO G. A. R. POSTS
Sought "Mean" and "Harsh" Ex.
pressions by Wilson Supporters,
but Finds Facts the Reverse.

Ignoring the fact that the Democrat
y house passed the most liberal pen
sion bill In the history Of the United
States and that it was the Republican
senate that reduced the appropriation
the editor Of the National Tribune Of
Washington has appealed to grand
army posts all over the country to sup
ply campaign material for use against
the Democratic party.
Colonel (Sergeant) John McElroy the
editor. has not met always with the
cooperation he desired. This 10 evi.
denced by the fact that indignant
grand army men have forwarded his
circular letters to Democratic national
headquarters in New York with their
protests against the playing Of such
politics within the old soldierS' organ.
ization.
Quest for "Mean" Things.
Editor McElroy's appeal was sent
out. mimeographed. on the letterhead
of the National Tribune, with his own
name at the top. The letter read:
.r Sept 1s. 1872
Comrade-We are anxious to get the ex-
preston Of editorials on pensions from
the papers supporting Wilson in your
neiShborhood. VIII you kindly look over
the files Of your local papers and send US
anything particularly hcrsh and mean
which they have published. We want to
show conclusively the attitude OF the men
who are supporting Wilson and who will
control his administration II elected.
GO a Vii foGt
venience. as the time is short Fraternal-
ly, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
One of the replies sent to the Trib-
une was:
Headquarters Gushing Post. No. II, q. A.
Astoria. Ore, Sept q, 1919
National Tribune. Washington. D. c.:
Gentlemen Your communication ad-
dressed to me as adjutant of Cushing
Post, No. IA. Of the nth inst. I found to-
day on my return from the national en-
campment ut Los Angeles, CAL Thus the
delay in answering.
You wish me to look over the files of
our local papers and send you anything
particularly harsh and mean" which they
have published regarding pensions. As
you have specified that these harsh
and "mean" comments must be from pa
pers supporting Wilson I must inform
you that the papers supporting Wilson
throughout the state, SO far as I have
been able to learn, are friendly toward
the interests Of the civil war veterans
and indorse the action of the Democratic
house Of the United States congress in Its
passage of the pension bill in the special
end last session Of congress and have no
fault to find with Senator Kern for hi.
eloquent appeal in the senate in behalf Of
the civil war veterans.
If you are really looking for mean"
and "harsh'' editorials along this line. IL
your object in this search is for the in
terests Of the old soldiers. you will fsnd
enough mean" and harsh things in
the papers that are supporting Mr.. Taft.
And II you wish to prospect away out
here in Oregon (poli :ically) for other than
pure gold please excuse the adiutant of
Gushing Post, No. IA. department OF Ore
gon, G. A. R.. In assisting.
B. r. ALLEN.
New Ulm review., 1912-10-30

American manufacturers In 1905 paid
In wages only IS per cent. of the total
value of their production
At Lawrence in this most highly pro
tected industry the laborers were
obliged to strike even for a living
wage. Thousands of adult males were
receiving only from Sc to 50 a week
and many only IS to Sc a week. AS a
result of the strike the American
Woolen company gave its employees
slight increases in wages.
The wool tariff bill vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft reduced the duties on raw
wool from 1920 to 20 per cent and on
manufactures Of wool from 1855 to
1896 per cent Mr.. Taft said he ve-
toed it because the proposed rates did
not comply with the findings OF the
tariff board. Senator La Toilette con-
tradicted the president, saying that
the proposed rates varied from per
cent. lower to 11.6 higher than the
tariff boards findings justified.
Low Wages In Steel.
Manufacturers of iron and steel In
1905 paid in wages only Is per cent.
of the total value Of their production,
while the duty then would average
about As to Al per cent, and on all
metals 1t now averages 3451 per cent
American wages are really the
cheapest wages In the world when you
take into account the amount Of pro-
duction per man.
An illustration of this appears in
the Stanley report, Investigating the
steel trust, as follows:
"The labor cost of producing pig
iron in Pennsylvania fell from $1.25 a
ton in 1902 to 50 cents ton in 1909,
yet the realized value Of the pig iron
output was $15.64 in 1902, whereas it
was $17.44 in 1909. In other words,
wageworkers in 1902 got $1.25 for pro-
ducing only 1854 worth of pig iron
and in 1909 only 81 cents for produc-
Ing $l7.44 worth.
While thus treating labor the indus