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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
An ASSISTED ELOPEMENT

and away they went. They saw tho
fences go past them. but what they
did not see were two men starting
| out In a carriage. only a moment -
hind them. The two men wefo shah
ing hands every now and then and
talking like long-iost brothers ne-
| united. Now and then one Of them
would chuckie. Then both would
| laugh.
The lovers had seven miles TO 10
At the end OF the first mile q whoel
came loose and was noticed Just Ia
time to prevent an accident. white
II was being set right the two u1an
| drove up and offered their assistance.
Father!" exclaimed Miss Ruth ~
| she recognized her parent.
Father" exclaimed young Ben-
nett as he recognized his.
Was the game up? Were they 10
be taken back in chains?
No. Neither parent paid the slight-
est attention to his Offspring. That
buggy had been fixed for wheel 70
come of. II was now nxed for all
four wheels TO remain on. and the
| lovers went ahead.
my father and yours together!"
| gasped Bennett.
Il cant make Il OUT" whisnnreA
the girl.
COULD they have known us.''
will drive faster and try. ANA
| shake them on
The horse was put on the galtop.
rut ten rods behind came the othAr.
| AT the end OF the second mile ~,
axietree gave way with a crash, and
' 1t was realized that this waA tho nnd
OF the elopement.
I Bad smash. Tom." said the pro-
| lessor to the judge. az the pursuers
drove up and halted.
, reply.
Miss Ruth was hauled out Of the
wreck. TO stand shivering and Weep.
ing, ana the young man stood with
open mouth. as he saw the two faith.
ers together and heard them caIl each
other by their first na..,es To his
| certain knowledge. they had ban
! enemies less than q week before,
These people cannot 20 on, fOnn.s
| Not with that wreck. Jim.'.
but they can take seats with N, =
only too happy, I'm sure. Lef's
zee. young mar-where were yon
| About Ave miles along thi. rced...
sneepishly answered Mr.. Bennett.
Album! l think We are bound for
the same place. Get rik3,t in.ss
Sitting together on the front eoat.
the fathers conversed like old chuss,er
sitting together on the back seat fhe
lovers clasped hands and wondered
what prison Trey were being dris6n
TO- When the parsonage Of the Hay.
Moses Hurley was reached the car
rage was halted and the four pooNiA
, entered the house. a
"A little marriage CEREMONY sAi6
the professor.
Between these two young people,s
added the Judge.
In Q daze and tremblc the loYoeo
were made one. and then Miss Ruth
braced up to ask:
Father. what does It all mean4
Why. daughter. tn the hrst plaeo.
have acknowledged TO Tom that I
was an asa. and he to me that NJ 49,
q btEot. and IN th4 next i told -
that had selected husband Tor SaSa.
and we came along to ESQ thai xuu
got the right one!" M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

battered about by the terrible roeghtridins
Colonel
For Mr.. Taft is welLmeaning man. That
is his chief fault In the eyes OF the average
citizen. He wants to do well by everybody and
does we'll by none. He is proddcd ut times into
hitting back. az in the matter of withholding
patronage In order to assure favorable dele
cation. but for the most part he is fair and
square and aims to treat everybody we'll He
has the best intentions In the world. He doesn't
like trouble. He doesn't like unpleasant things
said to him. He wants everybody to be happy,
and when they are not and begin to poster him
he IL annoyed.
He wants to treat the trusts well. and he
gets himself In bad, as the saying is with the
please the ultimate consumer, and he gets him
self in bad with Big Business. He wants to
play the game of politics with dignity but he
Is obliged 10 scramble with the undgnihed
Colonel for delegates
However, 1t Is stated by excellent Republican
authorities that the President is coming In for
"a great deal of sympathy, owing to the treat
ment he has received at the hands OF the Colonel
Republican editors declare that the members Of
the party are undergoing change Of heart and
are beginning to take the part Of the good
, natured and well-mcanng Chief Executive
hut this sympathy. this change Of heart is
not hKeiy to give the present tenant another
term in the White House 1t Is that sort oil
pity the public has for the man who has been
abused by a bully or has been worsted in an
attempt 70 make peace between two combat
ants President Taft has attempted 10 make
peace between the trusts and the people. He
is the unfortunate peacemaker. the innocent
bys.ander of politics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

Of the household qualification enfranchising a.
least q million women. But. the outonrst tnAt
cuImipated IN smashing the windows OF nun
dreds OF unoffending merchants Disguised MEM
bers OF parliament, and the bill. which once
had majority In the House Of Commons was
defeated. 222x to 2es.
In Michigan. where argument and persuasion
were used, the Legislature has passed OlIi.
7b to H. allowing a vote In November on con-
s,itutionaf amendment granting woman SUI.
fraEe.
The MARYLAND Legislature at first seriousi!
considered giving women who pay taxes In BAL
timore city the right to vote. Following th'
failure to take up the general woman sunrae'
bill the threat was made that those who op
posed the bill would be driven out OF pupih
life. Their reply Is the defeat q both DIS.
Militant" methods have failed In Isian'
and elsewhere. Women have won the ballot II
many States and countries by convincing tn
men that they could be depended upon TO exer
else the privilege with conservatism and sell
restraint We expect good manners from wom-
en- and men are shocked when they oVerstep
..e bounds. engage in wild TRADES, attack or
fcials and destroy property. American advo-
Gates of suffrage seldom allow their zeal to gel
the better OF their judgment. Riot is not argu-
has been successful 1t has been won by CENTER
more logical and convincing methods-bati-
Sum-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
pesno,,inr Public Monuments.

As the money that could be got for the bronze
sword straps which have been taken from ehe
Faragut statue in Madison Square In a very
small sum- the theory that these essential parts
af the monument were broken on hy3 oos =
climbing the sailors shoulders 10 watcn q
parade or in a game OF follow the ieauer 10
tepable. Unfortunately, there Is another theory
equally plausible which would fix the respon-
sibiity for their disappearance on relic hnhl-
ers Whenever we hear OF apparently pur :
poseless act of vandalism involving the renosai
of a part of any work of art we trempie ior
the moment when an otherwise sane person
shall reveal his cabinet of treasures ana prouu'y
relate the various robberies he has committeu
to get possession Of them This consclenceies1
and vulgar person lis neither collector nor rover
of art He is mere barbarian without sense
of responsibility notion OF department
Recently the capitol at Washington has been
the scene of number OF raids on statues anu
paintings the source OF which has not yet been
disclosed II is a form of destruction OK ma
tional property that might be more easily borne
II it were confined to that notable coilecuon
If effigies In which the States have tmmortaized
the figures and countenanees OF their taNotite
sons Even a vnndal has not less love or ART
or appreciation OF the seemiy than the autnori-
ties responsbiel for that Hall OF Horrors have
displayed. II anything were to be attacked.
why not these? Alas, the gregarious instinct
OF man has lead the memento seekers 10 better
spots, and directed their blows where not only
their indeeency was advertised but real injury
done their countrymen.
We should like to believe that some hope
abandoned derelct robbed Admiral Faragut Tor
the price Of trip to a barrel house and won
Inconsistencies for a little while; that some
hoy enthusiastic for the police parade got a
sight OF It at the cost OF the sea fighters uni
form; that roysterer took them in q late
night freak. We cannot. We know that some
day a well-fed Philistine will exhibit them
proudly to his guests. and as he does So say
with a vacuous laugh: Here. read what the
sun said about me when the loss was discov-
cred."--Sew York Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
The sparrow Nuisan nee.

Now that efforts are being made to encourase
the building and nesting OF native song-o rus
and birds of beautiful plumage in and near the
citv another citizen appeals to some one 10 oiier
suitable and stimulating prizes Tor the ihVeh''o =.
of a tran that Will aid in the exterminatioh vi
the English sparrow This city pest Is a Vese.-
table yandal and nuisance. playing havoc Win
tho early gardens. nesting In and httfrihg ,ne
vi,tfers of houses so that they fcak.-fftfhg AVN
tnys and, worst OF all. driving away the more
useful and attractive birds The Marcy spa
row is :, very prolific bird and since ms inFd-
sion the brown wrens that Formerly nesteo vi,
our lawns and In boxes prepared for them anu
delighted us with their spirited notes OF song
have almost disappeared. The same Is true Oh
the quiet incfrensive American sparrow once
so familiar in this latitude
insect DESTROYER in any other capacity ,ne
pest might be tolerated. but the most arden'
admirer of the energetic bird with its monotoh-
GUS chirpina has not been able to adduce any
Information as to the good he does or 10 ueIenu
it's existence. Offer prizes TO the ooys ioi 't.e
rnylIsh snarrows and they will soon diminish
-Danville Register.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
INNOCENT BYsrANDER OF POLITICS.

OF Grover Cleveland 1t was said by q Demo
Graf: I'VE love him for the enemies he has
made" Now Republicans are said to be turn
Ing to the support Of President Taft because Of
IN enemy he has made an enemy no other than
Nj former friend. Theodore Roosevelt. The
~ goodnatured President has been abused so
m1cA b. his late friend that Republicans are
hsGjnninx TO take his part They think It a
shame that 90 wcilmeanine person should be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

The New York delegation to the Chicago con.
vention includes Otto T. Barnard, Ogden l..
Mills. Nicholas Murray Butler. Andrew .
wrhite,9Timothy L. Woodruff. Chaumcey NJ. De-
pew, Lloyd Griscom. Serene e. Payne and Her
bert Parsons close scrutiny fails to find the
name OF Theodore Roosevelt, to date.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

From various parts of the courtr! come us
matches telI of the rise OF rivers OWING 10
the heavy rainfall of the past few days ana the
melting OF snow in the hills. Immense damage
is certain to be done before the waters fali ana
these inundations will be merely repetitons OF
other experiences of the same kind, ana IL ~
t,tft., eeFts4n-s}sat they viii be followed IN tao
wears to come by similar misfortunes The truth
is that the country has lived prodigaliy ana
stripped the face OF the land of trees TO such
an extent that the rainfall PUSHES uncnecReo 10
Tho wster courses instead OF being held In the
enl and distributed slowly. II the detorestat1on
whic, marked the opening OF the MIDDLE country
had not been so greedy ana thoush tless ''si :
wou,d today be much less danger In the spring
from costly foods The high waters, or course
have Imposed "a loss upon the people many times
the value OF the timber that has been taken on
tba Inna and tn. tragedy OF the matter is that
there is little possibility of replacing now the
udtd growths OF trees that Rave been SO
wantonly sacrificed in an uneconomic FEVER "a
taud clearance and lumberIng.-W Washington POST
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

New York Is having a newspaper controversy
over the definition OF q anob. Seems easy. A
snob Is a peryon who 10 inferior to his clothes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

An Arizona statesman Is afraid Of too much
luxury He probably visited New York and
stopped at leading hotel without first inquir.
ing the price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

Enterprise and impudence arc twin sisters
that 30 hand and in hand. complains a wash
ton man. Somebody must have lost govern
ment snecure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

From an offhand study OF the question, IL
would appear that the greatest handicap to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

1t looks as If the Colonel had climbed Into
the ring after his hat and now deaes anyone to
put him out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
Defeat Their Own Ends,

window smashing haV defeated the English
suffragcttes. The liberal government In
ciined to grant the ballot TO women possessed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01

growth OF the good roads movement In this
State Ia the building of ton roads. Folks do
not like the idea Of being taxed to build road
and then be taxed for using It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
Mrs. sDencker Says:
"ATerrible Mistake

New York, Nov. 12.-Otto Dencker,
the real estate operator in whose
apartment Frederick Judson. the
Young Chicago bend salesman. was
stabbed, yesterday afternoon, was ar
raigned, today, charged with the stab
bing. Immediately after Judson was
injured Dencker left the city, going by
automobile to New Haven,T CT. where
he remained, until this morning.
Dencker was paroled in the custody
of his attorney for a hearing, later to-
day. Neither Mrs Dencker nor Judson
was represented in court.
Judson is still confined in the hos
pital. where it was said he might have
to remain several weeks, although his
wounds are not believed to be fatal.
The hearing was set, this afternoon
for tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Dencker said, this afternoon
that the whole affair was "a terrible
mistake She said she had invited sew
eral friends to luncheon and that judi
son was the only one who came. She
had told her husband about the con
templated luncheon party, she said
After luncheon, she continued. Judsor
complained of feeling ill and she sent
him to the maids room to lie Gown. He
was there, SHE added. when her hus-
band returned and the stabbing en-
Slled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE return
of Democratic senators and represent
tatives is bringing out a renewal o.
cabinet discussion, although the talk
is wholly conjectural. nothing having
come from President Elect Wilson t.
indicate his line of action. Incoming
Democratic statesmen predict that in
fillingk his cabinet, Mr.. Wilson will
give one place TO New York, another
to New England and third to Ohio, or
one of the other states of the Mid
die West
1t is the view in Congressional cir =
Giles that at least two of the seats at
the cabinet table will be assigned to
the South, that one will go to the
Pacific coast, and another to the states
Immediately west of the Mississippi,
including Missouri, Iowa. Kansas and
Nebraska With this distribution there
woul be left two cabinet offices that
might be filled for reasons of peculiar
fitness or expediency. Senator OGor-
mans name figures prominently in the
talk of cabinet possibilities and spec
ulation would assign him to the de-
partment of justice. The availability
of William J. Bryan is much discuss
ed for the department of state or for
attorney general, and one Democratic
senator has coupled Mr.. Bryan's name
with the Enthusiastically to London.
While the prevailing opinion among
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
SHAPIRO TURNS STATES EVI.
DENCE AGAINST THE GUNNER.
Indentifies Quartet as Men of Murder Car,
Heard Shots and the Men Returned with
Guns in Hands, 'Dago Frank Said
Becker Had ''Fixed the Cops

New York, Nov. 12.-Willam Sha-
piro, co-defendant with the four gun
men indicted as the actual slayers of
the gambler. Herman Rosenthal, to-
day, turned states evidence.
Testifying at the gunmen's trial for
murder. Shapiro identified the quar-
tet-~Lefty Louie" "Gyp the Blood, Z"
Whitley Lewis and "Dago Frank
Girofiei-as his passengers in the
murder car" which he drove to the
Hotel Metropole. where Rosenthal met
his fate. He saw them get out Of the
machine. he swore, heard the shots
fired and declared that when they
came back to the machine they had
revolvers in their hands
"Gyp the Blood" Shapir said, had
placed a revolver TO his head and or
dered him to Hurry up and drive
away" He had heard ''Dago Frank"
say, he testified, that Police Lieutenant
Becker, since convicted of instigating
the murder, had Fixed the cops"
Shapiros appearance as a state
witness was one of the results. accord.
ing to District Attorney Whitman. of
the death of big Jack" Zelig. leader
of the gang of East Side thugs, to
which the four gun men belonged.
Shapiro testified, today, that he had
heretofore refused To identify the gun
men because of fear of being killed
Shapiro told me-" explained Mr..
Whitman, after court adjourned. that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
Cabinet Gossip Gives New Eng
land a Member--WhO Will 1t Be I?

Democrats now in Washington is that
the Nebraskan may be rendered a cab
met position. opinion is divided as to
his acceptance. Mr.. Bryan himself has
declined to discuss cabinet posslbili-
ties since he has been in Washington.
ard has laughingly put aside all eff
forts To draw him into an expression
as to his willingness to accept an APP
pointment should 1t be offered him.
Senator Gardner of Maine, Con-
gresham Burleson of Texas and Will
lis Moore, chief of the weather service,
are all advanced for the position OF
secretary of agriculture. Josephus Dam
iels of North Carolina and William F.
McCombs of New York, who were ac-
tive leaders in Mr. Wilson's campaign
committee, are also considered in all
gossip of possible cabinet appoint
ments.
Reports reaching Democratic con.
gressmen and senators now in Wash =
ington are that Mr. Wilson is pursuing
a policy Of silence regarding his min
isterial advisors; but it is claimed he
has dropped some intimations as to the
policy he will follow. namely, to rec
ognize all sections and all elements
in an effort to harmoni2e the party,
where that can be done without saeri-
aeing the position taken in the Balti-
moro platform.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
Suspension OF Work. on the
Grand Trunk Branch Causes
Anger Among New Englanders.
DENY NEGOTIATIONS.

Boston. Nov. 12.-'The suspension
of work on the Providence line has
nothing whatever to do with any nego-
tiations which n ay or may not be I'M
der way with the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad. said cy
Wafman, general manager of the
Grand Trunk Railway. Today, What
ever may or may not happen, the
Grand Trunk does not intend to me-
glect New England The Grand Trunk
has always been friend of New Eng
land. The temporary suspension is
due to money conditions in England
growing out of the Balkan war"
e. H. Fitzhugh, president of the
Southern New England Railway. con-
ferred with number of New Eng
land business men interested in the
proposed line. He talked with Gen
eral Hugh Bancroft. chairman of the
ton, John S. Murdoch of Providence.
Judge J A. Remick, vice president of
the Southern New England, and Judge
T. w. Kennefic of Palmer. President
Fitzhugh hoped to confer with Cover
nor Foss later in the day.
President FitZhugh issued the fol-
lowing statement, at noon;
Il have not had any negotiations
with the officials of the New Haven
Railroad in reference to our extern
sions in New England and am, there
fore, not in a position to make any
statement in the natter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13

Washington. Nov. 12.--North and
South met and clasped hands over
the dead of the Confederacy in Airing
ton National cemetery, today, when
the United Daughters Of the confeder-
aey laid the cornerstone of a great
monument to the Confederate dead
After Former Secretary of the NAVY
Hilary 4. Herbert. with pomp and cir
cumstance. had laid the cornerstone.
ana William Jennings Bryan had pro-
nounced q. dcdieatory Grafton, lauding
The dissipation of seetionalism. the for,
nal program of the day and eonclud-
ed. But Col. Herbert, as master of GER
emonies. surprised the throng of spec
tators by calling upon Corporal James
Tanner, of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, for the final word from the
North TO the South.
Leaning heavily ON his stick, Cor
porti Tanner raised his hands over
the crowd and pleaded for the ultimate
elimination of sectional feeling.
ITO you of the younger generation,
he said, turning to the Daughter of the
Confederacy crowded about, Il appeal
70, the establishment of true commu
nifty of feeling between the North and
the South. You can form no concep-
tioa of the community of feeling that
exists between the old Johnny Reb
and the old time Yank."
From the little group of old men in
faded gray who swung their tatters stars
and Bars over the new laid cornerstone,
shriil rebel yell arose and from then
on the talk of Corporal Tanner was
punetuated with cheering. He was in
terrppted with round of applause when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
MURDER
OF Spanish Premier
Cana|ejas, Madrid.
AssassinFireSFOur Bullets,
Then Attempts Suicide.
Premier Entering Ministry to
Attend Cabinet Meeting.
The World Offers Sympathy.-Spain
Loses One Of Strongest Men.

Madrid. Nov. 12.-Jose Canalejas Y
Mendes, the prime minister whom
Spain has regarded as one OF the great
est statesmen, was shot and killed, to-
day. by a young Anarchist named
Manuel Pardinas. The assassin at
tempted suicide and it was first
thought that he was dead, but when he
had been carried TO the hospital he was
found TO be living. ~
No event since the throwing of the
bomb AT the carriage OF King Alton
so, May 81, 1906. has created such gen.
eral CONSERVATION and such public
sympathy.
SO far as can be learned at present
the assassination seems to be in no
way part of a widespread political
plot or revolutionary movement, but
an isolated crime, for which the exact
motives remain obscure.
The ASA SSH. who is Of Spanish birth,
came recently from Buenos Ayres, by
way of Paris. Practically nothing is
known about him.
The King has appointed the foreign
minister, Marquis Manuel Gau8a Pri-
etc. as prime minister protempore. and
the Liberal government. which Senior
CanaleJas so conspicuously conducted
for several years. remains in power.
After meeting of the cabinet. to-
night, it was announced that Gen
Weller. captain general of Calonoia
and once COMMUNICATIVE of the
Spanish forces in Cuba. or Coun,
Romanones might be appointed per-
manent premier.
Canalejas was shot in the back three
times as he was walking TO the min
istery of the interior in the Puerta
Del Sol. He had stopped to glance in
to the window of a book shop.
This morning. he went to the royal
palace to submit several DEGREES to
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
TURKS sTuBBoRN.

London. Nov. 12.-There is no news,
tonight, either from Sofia or Constan-
tirpple as TO how the great battle at
iTchatalja is going. The silence may
Imply that the Turks are making 4
better defence than had been expect
ed. On the ether hand, it is fumored
that Turkey is asking Bulgaria to ar
range an afmistiee.
In the other fields of the war opera :
tons the progress of the allies is slow
The Servians and Greeks have not yet
reached Monastir, where, it is reported.
Allie Reisa Pasha. the exTurkisl
minister of war. has $4,000 troops pre-
pared to offer a vigorous resistance.
The Mentenegrins have suffered a set
back in their prolonged efforts to cap
tune Scaturia. The Greek advance in
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