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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-19
SECRET SESSION
BREWS TROUBLE
CONCERN BIDDING ON WATER
METERS WRITES INSULTING
LETTER TO COMMITTEE.
MEMBERS INDIGNANT
TWO COMPANIES SUBMIT SAME
FIGURES But IT Is DEEMED
BEST NOT TO SPLIT
CONTRACT.
MEMBERS INDIGNANT

Expressions from some OF the mem.
bera OF the Council Committee on
Water last night indicated that their
feelings had been very much hurt
by Z letter received from the Worth
inston company o Fnilsds,pnia:
water n,etsr contract. Euuerintsndent
Davis. Of the water department., was
Also very much aEkFiNv0d: In fact.
insuited 1t thu general tone OF tbs
epistls and especially Ut that part re-
ferring to him.
Of q secret session held by = sub
sey Company OF Massachusetts, was
recommended for tho contract, al
though its bid and that Of the PhiIa-
delphiA company '.era tho same. Be-
fore the members OF the committee
went into executive session, one or
them suggested that the contract
might be split between tho two com
panies, :nasmuch as there was no dif-
ference in the figures. However. when
the doors were clS Sed and the repre-
sentatives OF the several competing
companies had taken their departure.
three members voted In favor OF the
Hersey Company and ono In favor Of
giving the other co"cern an equal
chance. Those vos NJ fer the former
were MesTs. Mills. Hobson and
boschen. air. Huber stood for the
equal chance proposition.
Reaches Phllade3phia.
Now. 1t SO happens that news q the
sub-committec's action reached Fhiia-
delphiA In due CpurR3 OF time. along
with other attending circunlsta Noes.
And the manager Of this company pro-
cceded to indite n very caustIc cptstls
to the committee. this being the
rat hat tina
teution OF the committee last night
in the communicates there was
rcfcrencc 10 some dominant hand"
guiding the dcstinies OF the commit
tee, while SuperfntcLd.nt Davis was
severely criticised fer dvising this
committee to accent the Hersey model
on the ground that II possessed quali-
ties superior to the other
That letter is downright insult"
declared Mr.. Davis anErily.
He was particularly offended ~
statements In the epistle rejecting on
his Judgment and ability IN connec-
ton with hydraulic md mechanical
be an expert engineer. but he insisted
that he knew ~ much about water
meters NJ anybody in these parts.
Mr.. Huber was also offended He
described the Ter az exceedingly
insulting. Likewise Mr.. Boschen.
Comes Up Too Late.
Then II developed that the discus
sion Was not gerinane TO the issue, for
the reason that the report Of the sub
committee an to the meter contract
had been adopted before the otSen-
stve letter was reached on the docket.
Herbert l.. Whitlcck. local repre-.
sentative OF the Philadelphia coM-
pany. assured the committee that he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-19
'EnEC1 MONUMENT
TO MARIYRE0 OFFICIALS
family ana has never been any" said
Mr.. IAndreth.
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family ana has nevor been any" said
Mr.. IAndreth.
Antecetlenfs Of Family.
An old Carroll county resident to-
day told something more OF the ante
eedents OF the Allen family. He said
the maternal GRANDFATHER .ot the
Aliens Uncle Billy" Combs. WAS :"
typical monntaineer and lived TO bt
over a hundred years old. Uncle
Billy" made his home In the mountain
near where the Allen clan now lives.
He was q noted hunter and with
flnt lock mu1sie- loader brought down
panthers and bear galore. He often
went barefooted on his hunting tramps
over the mountains. and his feet were
as hard - leather. He never wore
shoes. btlk EUfmettney1 wore sns0ccAainS
Uncle Hilly. had number of Sons
In the Confederate army. They were
brave and fearless mon. One Of Thorn,
Alexander Combs. killed u man after
the war, He was convicted. but later
pardoned by Governor Andrew Jack
son Montague on account 0thle Drlen-
did war record. He was shot through
The chest In the war Jcdgr d. W,
Bollen represented him 1T the trlsl
and presented his case before the Gov
crnOr.
Uncle Billy Combs represented
the hardy type Of in0untRtnaer. lie
had an eye an keen AZ that OF 3 wild
animal and the endurance OF an In
dian. He would spend days hunting
In the mOuntains. So hardy was his
constitution thae old citizens here
among them Judge Bellen, declare
they recall the old man coming t.
Hillsvilie with his game when he wa
ninety yeats ole.
Men Without Fear,
Thss blending OF the Jerry Allen
and Combs blood IL what produced tns
fearless Allen clan, men who don't
know what fear is, men who will hght
even though they know II means Ger.
tain death to them.
Judge Boiien gave today . little Ot
the history Of the Carroll county Con
f0derat0 sOldicrS. He said that the
county sent to the front s.9hteeu
hundred men. They composed ter
companies OF infantry and part Of Ave-
companies Of cavalry.
Three hundred meh were killed Oh
the battlenelds: three hundred died II
hospitals and three hundred were
missing. Thesc men were born fight-
GrS.
Judge Rolisn said they constitute
The original type Or Carroll county
,cltlS0nshlp. II II hard Tor observers
here to think how oons " Euch brave
mon could GounteManEo the GNlgn 81
optlavYy n me Aliens n Cerfoll eouA-
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-19
THINK OUTLAWS
NOW MAKING FOR
NORTH CAROLINA

tContinued from Fret page.)
want IL said Of them that they died
Will their boots on.
Would Guard Roads.
Captain n. w. Davant, who Ii rep
restntihg the State militia here TAX -
another view OF the situation. He be-
l1eves the Aliens are stu hiding in
the mountains In lower Carroll ccua-
IT,.
and s-path should be strongly guard
I'd, and men sent into the mountains
10 drive THE Aliens from cover.
The Aliens. * II openly stated on
the streets here hATe friends in Hills !.
siJie. who a2e keeping them posted
IN the speretnents IL tho posse Old
r<1&d 4nlo No. wil0 are acquainted
y1xis ~ xnG1kiFes, end the lay u the
sn1 AlD5 opntd ~ Aliens stu b
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-19
Nothing known mt Raleigh.

RALEIGH. y. C., March IS
There are no developments at the
State executive offices here concern
ing the Allen gang and their hiding
place.
Governor kltchiu IN in Greensboro
tonight delivering speech In the in
terest Of his senatorial candidacy. but
no news has been received b. his
Suhnrdinates.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-19
PACKERS TRIAL
NEARING CLOSE

CHICAGO. March iS.--- Next to the
flnal stage In the trial of the tan pack
ets on the charge Of violating the
Sherman anti-trust law, lwns roacnat
today when the closing arguments "
counsel began, ls
James n. Sheean, special ccunnna
for the government, delivered th4
opening argument for the Uutte
. ~ H address occupied prac-
ticaliy All Of tOday's -esstOn Of judge
CT -pcnter'6 court.
lie ents are expected to con.
sumo the best part of ten days. after
which tho case Will be given 70 -
:urys
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-19
Charged With Iarceny,

William Henry Wright, = negro. 20
years old. was arrested last night by
Detective Krengei and Policeman
Smith on the charge Of breaking into
the residence OF George Gathright. Rt
432 West Duval street. and stealing
u bicycle. valued at s12. He Is charged
with housebreakinG- and larceny.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-19
City of Norfolk rsoasa.

BALTIMORE, March ls.---Tho
steamer City Of Nosfolk. of the Chez
apeaks stsamship Company which
vent ashore early this morning il
Chesapeake BAY, and from which
forty passengers ware taken on
safely. was nOatcd tonieht untnjursl.
The day book., 1912-02-13
DAILY SHORT STORY
Love My Dog.

Old man Absalom Bernhard
donned the long black spiketail
of 1853 pattern, brushed his faded
greenish felt hat, placed tortur-
Gus billed white collar around
his lean red neck, and set forth to
give. away his heart. AS he
passed from the tumbling cabin
his faithful legion of dogs<seem9
ing to suspect, grouped about him
bowling dolorous pariah chorus.
"You sassy ,beggars!" soothed
the old man, in fond, quavering
treble. 'I'm goin' to fetch some
body that can cook a bone some
thin nigh right for. dawg."
Old man Alb opened the creak-
ing gate and set off across the
hills for the home of the Widow
The day book., 1912-02-13
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Barnes. Pomp, the lean russet
hound, bounded after and the
other nineteen came on at easy
gallop.
GO back, you whe1psP' cried
the old man in unmeaning COM
mand., "You dawgs amt goin'
to sit around in a circle and
watch me kiss the widder."
They yelped in enthusiastic
staccato and bounced around him
the rest of the way. They found
the widow busily engaged pour
ing up the milk for the mornings
churn. The dog army remained
outside for a slim prospect of
derelict bone-treasure, while old
man Bernhard chatted with the
clean, comely widow anent the
weather, the crops and the Dog
Hill camp meeting. Finally he
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22
YOUNG MANS BRIEF CAREER
AS SON OF A MILLIONAIRE

CHICAGO, July A.-Representing him.
self to be a son OF United States Sens-
tor Guggenheim OF Colorado. Fred H.
Lennox, % year old, drsughtsman
from Buffalo, N. Y, led the life of
q millionaire for two days at fashion
able Chicago hotel.
Lennox came to Chicago last Thursday
and registered under the name Of O,
Guggenheim After being In the city q
few hours he purchased an automobile
applying q check in payment.
He employed chauffeur and rode
about the boulevards and parks until to.
day, when representative Of the com.
pany from whom he had purchased the
automobile conferred with the manager Of
the hotel and the young man was re.
quired to settle his accounts. He failed to
do so and his arrest followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22

bers OF the official staff are scouting
through the state, presumably at public
expense, setting up pins for anti-Taft
delegations from the different counties
Up in the Third district VIII S Jay.
one Of the deputy oil inspectors. has been
making route including Homer. Emer-
son, Wakefield and Wayne. advising re-
nubicans to line up for Roosevelt and
the third party movement. State Food
Inspector Hansen is said to be perform
Ing similar mission. Whether or not
they are in this working under orders
from their superiors is not disclosed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22
NEWS NOTES FROM cENTRAL
CITY AND MERRICK COUNTY,

| CENTRAL CITY, Neb. July 2L-+fSpe-
| cial)--A communication fro the Curtis
Exhibition company to James Hender-
son as secretary of the Commercial club
states that according to present plans
John p. Cooper, an experienced aviator.
will make the flight in this city, on
| August Z.
| A number Of parties have been spear
ing fish, at the Platte river with great
success. The water is very low and the
finny tribe are confined to holes where
they are compelled to do some tall dodg-
Ing and swimming for the preservation
OF life. To date the largest catch re-
ported was q catfish Weighing sixteen
pounds, which fell victim to the pitch
fork of Orrin Burroughs. viii Hender-
son comes second with a fish. of the
same variety weighing, ten pounds.
There are 2o7 autos in Merrick county
which have total value Of $i9SS2. Ae-
cording to the valuation placed by the
assessors. the average automobile In
Merrick county is worth s93. s..
A. l.. Gale, president Of the Omaha Ad
club, has been asked to deliver an ad-
oiCoo pOlolO tllo lOSdi AUI1ulclC CldI CluO
| in the near future. The membership
committee of the club composed Of Stem
Nordstedt. L. C. Stats, NJ. G. Scudder
and E. H. Bishop, is doing some tall
rustling. They have acquired more than
forty memberships to date and are going
to make it hundred before the cam
paign is at an end. 9s@
| Theodore Osterman has Just threshed
second field of wheat, containing
twenty-five acres, which ran forty-six
bushels to the acre and tested sixty
three. .s,,'
Laura H. Nation, through her attorney,
II. F. Allen, has begun suit in the district
court against Alfred H. Nation, praying
for divorce on the grounds Of deserton.
She also asks the custody Of a minor
child.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22
INCREASING THE PLEASURES
OF THE TABLE ~

Do you have variety enough
in the food you serve on your
table? Or is there a sameness
to your meals that becomes
monotonous9 Try this change
for one dinner each week. Cut
out all meat and serve in its
place a steaming dish of Faust
Spaghetti. It is tender and fine
ly Observation-Disclosures all. the
nourishing elements of meat IN a
much more easily ~digested FORM
This Spaghetti dinner will make
pleasant change for the family
they'll enjoy, II, Write 4 for our. Book
Of Recipes-we'fi mail you one free
Yoyr.: grocer sells Faust Spaghetti,
&c. and 1oc a. package. @..-- s'ss",'s%::
80, .,,- MAULL BROS. jsss..:.,.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22
Reformation by Compensation
Illustrated by Switzerland
James H. Moody in Town and Garden.

luWn duu 1ot uCh.
employees OF the manufacturers likewiss
were Unidentified. The owners Of the
landed estates on which absinthe had
been cultivated for the purpose Of d,stil'
lation were entitled to the average value
OF the land at fixed sum per acre.
Compensation was also made to own
ers Of buildings and plants which had
been in use for the manufacture, stor-
age and sale Of absinthe. The profits
destroyed were reckoned and compensa-
ton fixed for the manufacturer and aise
for the day laborers employed In the
cultivation Of absinthe. This last COM
pensation was figured on the loss OF
wages. Other provisions for indemnity
were awarded the manufactures based
upon the showings of their books.
Thus we. see that the republic OF
Switzerland in prohibiting the nanufac-
ture and sale of absinthe proceeded
upon the theory that this product was
detrimental to the community and In
terminating Its manufacture. the entire
country benefited should pay the ex'
pense of this reform. Even where long
recognized business Of any kind Is COM
pulsorily extinguished with compensation,
there is some hardship placed upon the
persons put out OF business, because they
are forced to engage In some line OF
livelihood, which may be new and ex-
perimental to them and In which, they
must run the risk OF failure incident to
lack Of knowledge.
1t has been claimed by many sincere
temperance advocates In our own coun-
try that many wet" and dry cleo
tions are lost to the cause Of prohibit
ton because of the lack OF this feature
of compensation to the men who are
deprived Of their business.
The remark is frequently heard-'I do
not approve the saloon, but hardly
think It right to vote people out of busi-
ness without giving them anything for
what is destroyed.
This doctrine OF compensation holds
good in all general benefits. When a
turnpike is built by the STATE or a new
street opened by the city, the owners
of the land are compensated for any
portion Of their property which Is ap-
propriated for the public use.
The republic Of Switzerland has taught
the world many lessons In economics.
and this subject OF compensation In carry
Ing out reforms 10 one In which the
Swiss government has taken advanced
ground, and 1t is one which might well
be studied by statesmen the world over.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22

after the fourth Of next March q demo-
cratic president will have some paronage
10 distribute in Iowa. The present chair
man Of the democratic state committee.
N. r. Reed of Ottumwa, was an ardent
Clark man and is accused OF having made
use of the power Of the state commit
tee to effect defeat of Wilson delegates
to the state convention. Now the Wilson
men apparently have control IN the
state and they are insisting that true
friends of the candidates shall be placed
In charge Of the campaign In this state.
II Reed wins out there will be luke
warm campaign in this state.
Big Meeting of Plumbers.
The second annual convention Of the
master painters Of Iowa, which meets in
Des Moines, July %, "a. 25 and 26, prom
ises to be the best gathering of master
painters ever held In the state An ex-
tensive program has been prepared. Sew
eral dealers In this and other states will
have exhibits In the Auditorium. whore
the convention will be held. Secretary
]. e. Graham of Des Moines says that
from 1000 to 100 master painters In the
state will be present
One of the most important subjects to
come before the convention will relate to
the trade school and Its effects on the
trade. The Chicago trade school will
have a magnificent double booth exhibit
in the convention hall
Bohemian at State University.
Because there are 5000 Bohemians In
Iowa, and because the number Is In
the State Board of Education
has decided to teach the. Bohemian Ian
guage in the state university.
In the future Miss Anna Hayberger Of
Cedar Rapids will be the Instructor.
Woman Has No Opposition.
Miss Blanche stoddard, nominated at
the republican primaries for the office
Of superintendent ofsschools5 Of Hardin
county. will have easy sailing at the
November election. Some admirers
among the democrats placed her name
on their ticket and she win therefore be
the candidate Of both the republicans
and deocrats :.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22
FULL TICKET TO GO in FIELD
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just how much truth there is In state
ments Of that kind"
It was pointed out that the difficulties
which confront the new party are Of an.
other nature. consisting rather In putting
national organization on Its feet In such
short period. especially in states where
there is q lack Of capable leaders.
George l.. Record. who came here to-
day from New Jersey: Charles II. Thomp.
son from Vermont. Herbert Knox Smith
former commissioner OF corporations
from Connecticut, and John II. Maginni,
and Colonel Thomas Daugherty from
Mississippi denied that there was any,
thing in the nature of break In the nav
party's ranks. "a
Only Two Conditions.
II want ex-democrats and ex-repub.
licans alike" Colonel Roosevelt said. He
added that he would insist that In nc
state should the new party enter into ar
agreement with the republican organiza.
ton under which 1t would bind itself tc
support electors who would vote fol
President Taft should he obtain the
larger popular vote. The only other re,
striction he would impose. he said. would
be that in no case must support be thrown
to state candidates who would not sup
port the national progressive electors.
in our conference with Colonel Rooso-
velt." he said. I'VE decided not to en-
80 ur,r
would not support Roosevelt electors. II
In doubt how the movement would fare
In his bailiwick. sa
NJ. Thompson. who Is New England
manager for the new party. said he wal
also was decided that all over New Eng.
land candidates for electors would be
run independently
Convention to. Last Three Days.
CHICAGO, July 2o,-Three, possibly
four, days will be the duration of the
third party convention to open in Chi
cago on August 5. according to detail;
decided at Roosevelt headquarters today
The ticket will provide for four days
but 1t is expected all the work will bs
cmpleted within three days. The ticket,
are to be distributed with a preferenc,
shown toward applicants who WIN hav,
contributed money toward the expenses
1t Is figured by the Roosevelt leader,
that almost the entire cost OF $4,000 fo
expenses may be paid by the sale o
tickets. The press seats probably will b,
assigned on Monday,
George f. Porter, chairman Of the com
mittee on hail. today said the arrange
naeits for the convention In the Coliseum
will DO the same as those at the republi
can convention, as the seats, platform
and special exits from the press table
to the telegraph rooms remain intact.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-22

JduSb II. MOOuy II
Many great reforms which would be Of
inestimable benefit 10 the human race
are often interfered with and made i'm
possible by well meaning extremists. An
illustration OF this truth. are the ,pinioas
expressed recently by some prominent
members OF well khswu woman's club
where the use Of tobacco among men
was being discussed. One OF the enthus-
iastic anti-tobacco speakers denounced all
use OF tobacco 90 filthy and disgusting
and argued for the determination OF the
entire tobacco industry.
In her violent dislike Of the weed this
aggressive and militant reformer proposed
a resolution that the womans club
should petition the legislature to pass a
law prohibiting the growing, sale or
manufacture In any form, whether for
snuff, chewing or smoking purposes.
wiser and more conservative member
Of the club suggested that men engaged
In the growing and manufacture of to-
bacco should be compensated for stock
on hand. buildings and the machinery
used In the BUSINESS.
On subject of this nature, we can
learn wisdom from the staunch little re-
public of Switzerland. winch ,cently
abolished the sale and manufacture of
absinthe within Its borders. but In doing
so provided an elaborate system OF COM
pensation to all manufacturers and wages
for fixed period to their employees.
This humane method OF dealing with
something which mad veen Judged as
detrimental to the community has much
TO commend It.
II the abolition of the manufacture and
sale Of absinthe was benefit to the en-
tire population Of Switzerland, 1t was only
Just and right that the entire population
should bear the cost, and that the loss
should not be inflicted, upon those firms
and individuals who had engaged IN the
business in good faith and In accordance
with law.
The general assembly Of the Swiss
confederacy made the following provisions
for carrying out the federal law OF June
u. 1910. for the prohibition OF absinthe:
The owners and tenants (farmers) of
lands on which absinthe had been culti-
waited for the purpose Of distillation were
entitled to partial indemnity to the extent
that they were affected by the prohibi-
tion law. The owners and lease holders
Of absinthe factory tdistilleres); the paid
hands who helped the cultivators. and the