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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04
CAMPS
NOW ARR, ASSURED
All Red Tape Has Been Cut Away and Con-
gress Has Appropriated Funds Necessary for
Summer Movements Of State NJ iiitia

be lost should the project OF nanoeu-
vres not be contaminated
In addition TO this the various state.
have made arranga ments 10 eNpend
large amounts from their apportion-
meHt from the FUNDS appropriated b.
Congress under section 1861. revised
statutes. or from funds appropriated
py the state.
without ar appropriation b. Con-
srcss tho manocuyres may not be held.
/ nave Tho honor therefore. strongly
t. recommend and urge that tho fol-
loving item. taken from House bill 40.
1895 (army appropriation bid be en-
actcd separately and specially sl350.-
goo cncampment ana manoeuvres or
fanized militia. lel9-li"
This message WAS sent TO Congress
while both the House aud Senate were
IN recess on account OF tho Baltimore
convention There was nothing that
could he done Until tho House met
Monday Al that time Congressman
Hay of Nlrglnia. chairman OF the
House Committee on Military Affairs.
Introduced Joint resolution which
was quickly PASSED and sent TO the
Senate that body passing II yester-
day.
This means that all the red tape sur
rounding the passage OF the necessary
bill or resolution which would provide
for tho holding or The encampments
this summer has been disposed Of and
everything VIII 20 on iust as u there
Ind been no hitch a MI ia the matter.
The Virginia troops wnl 80 TO the
place originally designated with 9TH
ors from this section oi the country.
while South Carolina. Georgia, Florida.
Alabama and other Southern ana Gnlf
states will encamp at Admission. Ala.
a, tho latter place j. Is understood,
there will be about 5000 men In camp
~ the two periods selected for mohil-
zatlon and as many OF more VIII doubt
less be on hand at Mt Gretna
Mr.. IIar is very much pleased that
the situation has been Strengthened
out. and that there VIII be no farth-
cr trouble for the National Guard
r. II. MEG.
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Washington. July a.-There is much
doub, IN certain sections Of tho country
as TO whether the National Guard wni
hold It's usual encampments this sum
MGR. There should be no reason for
such doubt at this time. lnasmuch as
the joiut resolution offered IN the
House on July 10 appropriate the sum
Of ;l35p.O0O for this purpose readily
passed. and the same action vas taker
in The Senate yesterday.
This doubt arose by reason ~ the
fact that President Tart vetoed the
regular army appropriation bill some
time ago for certain reasons which
were satisfactory 20 himself lie saw
however that Tor the National Guard
10 be deDr we'd of It's annual encamp-
mont would not only be a hardship on
the individual mem acrs. hut would also
work, to the dc,rin.en, Of the organi-
cation generally. Consequently. OH
uunc "a he addressed the following
message ol. the subject to Congress:
Very complete ARRANGEMENTS have
been tentatively prepared for the par
ucipation In camps ana manoeuvres OF
large portion OF the organized nii!-
tia OF tho United states Preparations
have been made tor this most impor-
taut military instruction. both by the
United states and by the various states
whose organized militia WIN pnrtici-
pate The magnitude 81 tho menoeuvrr
plans can be seen when IL Is estimated
that 10000 officers and enlisted men
Of the organized militia VIII take part
in them during the coming year.
should II be impossible TO carry out
the contemplated manoeuvres IL viii
he az a very great loss OF efficiency
TO the troops concerned and VIII en-
tail IA great d!satnoirt u3ant to ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04

Soils. at certainly looks as II the
Republicans national ticket will win
Before leaving the White House
Representative Bartholdt. or Missouri.
made the following statement: II
weigh my words In making this state
ment" he began. Missouri will cast
her electoral vote for President Taft.
Thousands of level-headed Democrats
Will help us swell the majority"
President Taft Will not bother much
about politics until after his vacation
at Beverly. which he Will begin as
soon as Congress adtourns. Republi
can leaders think that adjournment
viii take place about August / The
President will 20 10 Beverly this
afternoon with Mrs. Taft and estab-
lish their summer home. He Will re-
main there until Sunday afternoon. re-
turning here In time to take up his
regular duties Monday.
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BRIEF SESSION
OF TOBACCO MEN
Real Business of Association
Will Be Attended To
To-Day.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispateh. I

ISNecial 20 The Times Dispatch1
Hampton. Va. July g. The Tobacco
Association OF the United States con-
..nea IN thirteenth annual session In
Hotel ChamberNn Old Point to-day
at noon. There are about nifty dele
gates attending the sessions, although
double that number are expected mere
hy tomorrow, when the real business
u tho convention Will be attended to.
The session to-day lasted less than
cidcd 10 do away with the reading
of the minutes of the last annuai
meeting and 10 wait untll to- morrow
10 hear the annual report Of the pres
ldeni r. VI. Carrington, OF Richmond.
Officers VIII be chosen At The morning
meeting tomorrow. ana IN the after
noon the tobacco men Will take a
steamer trip over Hampton Roads ana
attend the annual dinner in the Cham
Oerlin Hotel at night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04
ENGINEER SPENT
NEARLY A million
Street Department Laid Twenty
Five Miles of Sewers Dur
ing the Past Year.

Twenty-Five milos of sewers vas
laid in Richmond during last year &C
oording to the annual report OF City
Engineer Boiling. which came from
the printer yesterday. Tho Engineers
office expended on streets and alleys
during the year s377iSs.o7. and on
sewers. S375.S55.59 making total for
street and sewer work for the year OF
S752. slS.66 or moro than double the
amount expended in 1906, on or In any
year previous thereto. The report
gives careful tabulatlon OF all work
done during the year. showing ss.S23
cubic yards OF grading. 162.iol square
yards of gravelling, 3l.03l square yards
of granite and vit!ned brick cutters.
sI.34S square yards of new grauollthic
sidewalks. 1887 square yards of brick
sidewalks. 6l.552 linear feet OF granite
curbing. i5.i67 square yards OF new
street paving. 32,292 square yards OF
old street paving relaid. l3O,953 linear
feet of sewers. $3.50 square yards OF
asphalt block paving and 2l9.24l square
yards OF street surf9 &C oiled.
There was eXpenacd in tho various
parks OF the city S64,4S2.79, and for i'm
provement Of the river. Sl5,52ll2. Dur
ing the year there was expended in
street improvements IN South Rich
nond total of S5i.5O6.47 On special
accounts. such as the new Mayo Bridge.
the Lester Street Improvement. the
trunk sewers being built By bond issue
and the wallng in OF Shockoc Creek.
the Engineers office pnid out Si03,G7s.-
10 The total OF all vouchers issued BY
the Office during the Year amounted to
$e55,o4151, by far the largest amount
ever handled by the City Engineer
Office Of Richmond In any one year
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News Of South Richmond

monweaith against sims The defendant
SIMS was convicted before Justice Maurice
ln the Police Court, part Tor tfespassins
ON the property of Ms. Lizzie skinner lie
was timed $40 and costs
iucgmru, for the plaintiff IN the sum Of
s.ls- was yesterday rendered by Judge =.
II. Wens Ia the appealed case o. 3. IL
stfans & Company against T. y. Richard
son & Company.
Many Picnics To-Day.
Many Souihsiders Will take advantage of
to-day's holiday and VIII Journey to tho
country for days outing IN the green
fields. The Asbgry Methodist Church choir
viii spend ;he day a. Beasiey's Park al
Failing Creek. While several other picnic
crowds VIII so TO Central!a
Ba-cball Game To-Day.
Al the Athlete Park the Iurk & Com
rany vii. play tho Anne rcar Clothing Com
pany this morning at 1850 O'Clock The
southside boys aye leading the league and
expect 20 Win another. Gentry and Live
say wlil be the batteries for the loca.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04
LOSES VOICE AT CONVENTION
Cheers FOR Ruosc,clt Cause Sunrngi>t
10 tnncci Npenlting InGnEcmcnt.

Blaney OF California. one Of the TWO
woman delegates. from California TO
iho Republican National Convention
last nisht was compelled I. cancel an
ensagcment TO speak at the home Of
Mrs. y. NJ. Day. an Lake Forest. on
woman suffrage because she has not
ed cheering for Roosevelt during CON
Ncntion week
Mrs. Blancy was one % tho leaders
IN the cheering AZ Orchestra Hall when
the new party was formed. and the
strain combined with the damp lake
air, so affected her voice that 80.
was unabfr 10 speak above a whisper
Charles u Rlanev. her husband sur
cred an attack OF inflammation OF tho
eyes ana was ohlired to 40 to a hos
pltM here Mrs Blaney has remained
~ ChicaEo on that account.
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GRATEFUL TO THE PRESS
Governor Wilson .tpprccIntivc of sup
port Ii t.uNc II Inn.

New York. July 3.-ln a mcssaEe 10
the World to-day Governor Wilson eX-
presses his appreciation FOR the news
paper support which his candidacy re-
ccivcd He says.
The support of the great Demo
cratic and independent newspapers,
volunteered ut almost tho same stage
in the campaign and spoken with
splendid energy and convention has
played no small part ia the result l
am happy to believe that they smoke
the progressive opinion of tho country
as well as of the party. ana that tholr
confidence sprang from what they
wanted to see done, not from any per-
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DotId-fTarrts.

Special 10 The Times -Dispatch.l
Lynchburs, Va. July 3.-At the nar-
sonage OF Court street Methodist
Church last evening at $50 o'clock
Miss Lotto Harris. daughter OF Lewis
H. Harris. Of Amherst county. was
married to Harmon O. Dodd formerly
q resident of Amherst county. hut for
some time connected with n Depart
ment store here The ceremony was
Witnessed bv few friends and there
were no attendants. Mr. and Mrs.
Dodd will make their home with the
formers brother e. ". Dodd. at l1le
Rivermont Avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04

ALL AV|ATORS
ARE AL|ST S
Death of Miss Quinby Will Not
Deter Others From
Flying.

Boston, July 3.--The tragic death of
Miss Quimby in Dorchester Bay will
not deter me from flying" said Miss
Blanche Scott. who now holds the dis
tinction of being the only woman avi-
ator in the country. She made long
exhibition night yesterday afternoon.
All aviators set it sooner or later
If they stay in the game it is only
a question of time before something
goes wrong and they arc killed. We
all realize that. All aviators are IA
tallsts.
Although l was nying within n
short distance of Miss Quimby al the
time she plunged TO her death with
Mr.. Willard. l did not see the acct
dent. My machine was headed In the
opposite direction Tho first l knew
OF tho tragedy was when 1 turned
inc machine in the direction of Dor
chester Bay. can't say what caused
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04

Attempt TO KIN Sir rrnncis ,Inr.

HONG Kong. lulv 3--An nttempt
was made to assassinate sir Francis
Henry May. the Governor Of Hong
the governor near the post-ofiice and
nred a revolver. but tine bullet merely
perforated the chair In which the
governor was seated without doing
further harm The attack caused in
tense excitement. Sir Francis Henry
May was appointed Governor Of Hong
Kong February Is last
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04
New officer. Effected.

Especial 20 Tho Times Dispatch
Lynchburg. VA. July 3.-Wampuin
Tribe. l26, Improved order OF Red
Men. has elected the following now
officers FOR the last half OF the year.
Sachein. j. II. Evans. senior Sycamore.
II. w. Spencer Junior Sycamore. ".
c. Strickland: Prophet, T II Rucl,er.
Keeper OF Records. @. W. Banton
keeper OF Wnmpum. L. v Watts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04
HYDROPLANE TO TAKE PART
EnGiand's Highest Power Crnft Ready
Tor ChIcngn CmrniNnl.

OHIchs0, JNIy 3.-AIAWdeslcy Brook s
Hyaroplane Baby vi. said TO be Eng
lands highest powered crafr OF the
KIND. IS ready TO be shipped to Chi
inc 10 Information received from the
owner hy Commodore William Hale
Thomson last night. The boat Is a
In all OF the championship events
The entry Of }. z. Haroeck's forty
flvc-foot Audaciter Of Spring Lake.
Mich IN the long distance race. was
received last night.
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South Richmond Bureau.
The Times Dispatch,


lo-o Hr street
Phone Madison l.e.
In io!nt se=f.on yesterday 10 me court
rouse IN Nashington SQUARE. t"e '"sstei p
Held BOARD OF SEperNisora hrd the adNis-
Org road board decided 20 abandon tho
present road force at ihe end % July inc
r0nVicts VINO are now cmpoyea on roads
within three miles o: ches'erheid Court
Nouse VIII he divided into ihTee repair
needed in the different sections OF the
county.
Protest Against Crossing.
Claiming that the.t properly would be
lnJurod several Chesterfield property owners
ssk.d that peiiaission ior ihe Atlantic coast
the now roal be withheld .As an aiierna Tive
,h,y afe wilins 10 accept f2lnl from Tile
eonipany foi a strip 90 rrortrty Wlih q
frontage Of thri. eight sect rHe board
its decision un,n noN, Monday. when IL Vii
assemble al a called metfins 80 Ches.crhc i
Courthouse.
Fails ia Get Convic,s.
Thomas : winston, representing tho Bon
n.N southampton Road between Bon Air
ana tine Southampton Bridge yesterday
asked the board 10 have the state Highway
Commission move the state convic, tore.
over 70 Chesterfield in order chat they can
let TO work al once The boaTd declined
~ WI have the force READY Tor work on
Install Sew Lights.
New lights. known as flaming aers are
he.nS Installed on HUI! stfeci from sew
The lights were secured through the efforts
,r,ri, Soi,,li, 'ole' o. ne Eiec-
placed Five were placed IN position yoster-
un. '"o turned o." ioF the INST time last
"ish'
Gets Electrical Contract.
Jo"n H. Latham MAS Yesterday awarded
" con- 'ae' ior wiring ana installing e!ee-
er ..S "N 4" t.e nov iteishi Depot
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04

Washlnston july s.-llarry 81
George Tucker, on his way home from
the convention. stopped over here to-
day. Asked what ne thought OF the
Wilson Marshall ticket he said. You
can say Tor me that IT is the best thing
TINT has happened for the country for
NV ycars"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04

Drnkirk. France, July 3.-Tho ma
iority or tho lockers OF this port
struck to-day In sympathy with the
seamen. who have been on strike since
June IS. when their demand for an
increase Of wages was refused by the
nhN!sAtion COMPANIES
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast: For virginia - Thunder
showers Thursday in west and Thurs
hH: EiSht IL east portions; Friduy
probable showers.
FOR North and south Cnroiinn-LocnI
thunder showers Thursday and prob
Hbiy FriJnH.
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Notice to the
Conser
Investor

The Extension Stepiadder and spe-
ciai;y Manufacturing Co, Inc. has a
limited amount OF stock for sale III at
this stock Will prove 10 be an eNcep-
t!onal one Is proven by 1t few facts con-
corning same. This stcp!adder has
been manufactured. and several hum
dred Of the ladders are now in use IN
Richmomd Va. giving the best posi-
BE service. We know the cost Of man
ufactur.ns this ladder. We know tie
cost OF marketing same We know the
STABILITY Of the ladder. therefore when
we estimate that we can make and sell
in these United states Two hundred
ladders per day tonly four to the Statel
with a margin OF profit OF fifty cents
per ladder or net l,roht OF $4,000 per
month. $50, 900 per annum. We feel en-
tirely sure our estimate is extremely
conservative AS many more over the
four ladders per day you think we can
sell IN each State will make the earn
ing ccrrespondingly greater. The
above net earning y dispersed In divi-
dends. would amount to sixty Der ccn-
N0col per annnm. this NAV seem I'M
usual, is--nut = due to the fac.
that the COMPANY has n small capttali-
zation Cs5Oo00) and the earning Is
satisfactory. The COMPANY is managed
by men of the highest integrity. oner-
eetic and progressive
Write At once for particulars
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Vine third Tariv movement has
Tetered out TN Kansas and Taft viii
carry that state easily" said Repre-
tentative ANTHONY OF Kansas who was
1slii the President
fn AN optimism said Senator
Tennessee, who called on
Sfe President with Representative
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-04

specini Iocnl Dntn for Yesterday.
IL noon temperaturc ........ Sc
3 i VI. tenn erature ..... SIS
Maximum temperature up TO
=. NJ ....-. So
Minimum temperature up TO
+. NJ . 81
Mean temperature ............ rs
Normal temperature ........... Is
Deficiency iu temperature $500. =
DeAlii er,,y 10 temperature since ,-
MAI On J .-.....-.. lni
Acculn. deficiency in temperature
since January l. .............. $50
RalnfaN last twenty-four hours. %
Excess ia Fainfall since March
4 .|....... ..lI
Aocum. excess in rainfan since
JdHudfy ........ 20
Local Observation l.. VI. Yesterday.
e''P'i Htu'N ...--... -
Humidity ..... Observation-Disclosures. SO
I Wind--directi ............
Wind-velocity .........
Weather .......... Clear
Rainfall last . hours ......... %
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Will SONS PLANS
ARE DEPENDENT
ON THIRD PARTY
lContinued from fI.rst Page.l

the smallest g.rls and the boys who
won't vote for Il dozen years or more.
When they would NOT come in the
Governor went out and waved his hand
CT took or his soft. brown hat;
In the midst OF all this present day
activity bit by bit there arc coming
TO liSht incidents Of Governor wilson's
making during the convention ana i'm
modiately prior there 20 To-day his
secretary told the history of tho tcle-
cram to william !. BRYAN IN answer
TO Mr. Bryans message declaring
sGainst the selection of Alton b. par
ter as temporary chairman Of the CON
yention.
AS soon as Nj. Bryan's message be-
come public, even before 1t reached
the Governor" tho secretary said. the
wilson managers at Baltimore got the
Governor on the telephone
Don't answer the message until
YOU hear from US. they begged. And
the Governor said he Wouldn't
Down at Baltimore they rlgred IN
rough draft OF reply and sent il 10
the Governor. lie read It and handed
II to me- 1t dcdEed tile issue Tho
Governor took 81 from my hands 1t
wont do. joe he said as he tore IT
Into bits. The people expect more
than this OF me. 1t wouldn't be lust
TO them or myself II used this Wen
He took pad and placed Il across
MS knee and wrote his answer 10 Mr..
Bryan without crossing out a single
word he had put down"
Poses for the "nIovics.-
Governor Wilson had many pleasant
interchanges OF courtcsics with his
visitors to-day. many OF these mem
hers OF other parties than that OF
which he is The standard bearer. He
was halted ~ man with a moving
picture machine and bowed and smil.
cd aud looked east and west. and did a
dozen other things FOR the aims. Not a
step was made outside mis- doorway to-
day that Will not DO thrown on tho
screen. II seemed as II every visitor
to-day was ali old classmate. a former
pupil a dear. dear criend or a politi-
cal astrologer who he'd known that IL
was going TO happen ever so long ago
There were q dozen who used TO cali
him Tommy scores WHO could quote
his exact language on innumerahle
occasions aud topics. hundreds who
know he was a man % destiny and
se'wniasly .uuumerable Original Wood
row Wilson men. And they did not
mind saving so.
Henry Campbell. editor OF the Mil
waukee Journal. a Republican. begged
the Governor 10 put Wisconsin down
Tor visit IN his campaign
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TAFT MENP PROFESS
TO Be CONFIDENT
They Say Wilson's Nomination
VIII Aid Cause OF the
President.
HIS CALLERS CHEERFUL
Now Believe That Roosevelt
and Third Party Are
Out OF 1t.

Washington. July 3.-Not IN three
years have old-line Republicans gen
orally been SO inspired over the poll
deal outlook as they are at this time.
Whether this hopcfulness Will Keep UP
after the campaign OPENS rcniains TO
b, seen
President, TAT, himself is decidedly
in the same franc OF mind His
friends say that II he had been pick
ing the nominee OF the Baltimore con-
vention Woodrow Wilson would have
been his selection. The PRESIDENT has
told some OF his friends that Will
sons nomination will make the issue
square between raGicaAsm ana modeT-
Rte Gressivism. and that he believes
the conservative people OF the coun-
try Will repeat their work in every
presidential election since 1896.
The President did not however.
make any statement to-day as to the.
Baltimore convention and Is With
holding anything he mag have To say
until later on All his callers found
him greatly pleased with the situation
generally and ready 10 extend him
hearty congratulations on tie rapid
Improvement In tho prospects OF his
reelection.
The Tuft managers believe that con-
Yervativc Democrats ia large numbers
Will flock TO the Republican nominee.
while the radical Democrats and radi-
strength between Wilson and RCosc-
Velt The Democratic nominee it is
IN phesieG. Will - the Roosevelt.
-.iy out OF business entirely remov-
ire every chance IL had of making
showing but at the same time Roose-
VOLT will poll enough votes In somo
states to prevent Wilson Carrying
Wilson'S writings Handicap.
White Houae callers to-day mado
3nlrh u tina serious effect the writings
~ Wilson wl!i have upon his cam
ralcn Ii was asserted that THESE
writings are So iujudlcioas in some re-
epocts as 10 array against Wilson some
II the bis votng elements az tho coun-
5ry Representative KodenNers touched
upon this as lie was leaving the eNecu-
1--WE Offices
II came 10 coneratuia,e the Presi-
dent upon his Practically sure re-elec-
zion" said Mr. Rodenbers. I'VE VIII
shoot Woody Wilson SO full OF holes
next November he wont know what
struck him. II there IS nothing else 10
do IL. his NTH volume of The American
People pages 2l2 TO 2lS. ought TO do
tile job. In this lie practically says
that Chinaman is far better than the
people from Southern Europe, and COM
pares the lrishman TO the Chinaman. to
the DISADVANTAGE Of the sons ct Erin
Wilson IS impractical.'
There is little Doubt ga my mind
tshat President TaTt VIII be reelected
81 November. said Senator Rnrnham.
"Tne good sense OF the American peO-
vle VIII assert itself President Tatt's
great experience In governmental bus
,ncss will cause the voters 10 hesitate
before voting FOR "a man with virtually
no experience and without tile knowl-
edge Of men that Mr. Tart has. Pres
sltat Taft is so much better equipped