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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
DEFENDERS
SAVE NEW YORK
REDS BEATEN RACK AFTER
HUNDREDS HFPoTHr-
TTCALLf SLAIN.
WAR GAME IS ENDED
A MANY SPECTATORS AS PARTICI-
PANTS WATCH 20,00G SOLDIERS
FIGHT LAST BATTLE ON
CAMPAIGN.
VAR GAME IS D

NEWTOwN. CONN. August III
New York Is safe from the Red foe
man who have been e~Bdeavorlng to
sweep down upon it from thesa Con
necticut hills,
The city's brave Blue defenders
fought the theoretical enemy to a
standstill his morning In a battle
which thundered up n down the
Housotanio valley from Z o'clock till
noon. Neither side can be said to
have won. The invaders in a desperate
attack by coluf.tn crufnpled up the
right wing OF The Blues, and in a
thrilling charge upon Coles lin. west
OF here. swept everything before them
and strewed the field with hypo-
thetical lea men.
The defenders. on the other hand.
smashed and turned aside the right
wing OF the Reds. which was attempt
ing ~ seize Danbury, the base OF Blue
supplies. The theoretical carnage in
this half of the fight was as great as
in the other.
q The battle was about n draw. New
York was saved. temporarily, because
the foreign foe could not go westward
and cut off Its water supply and
though the Blue defenders were con-
siderahiy weakened in numbers. they
might be considered strong enough to
hold cff the Reds until Blue reinforce
ments could arrive, which would hap
pen in actual warfare.
This mornings battle ended tho
maneuvers. and tomorrow camps will
be broken and the troops will entrain
for home, the dead all alive again,
and the only wounds. blistered feet
and sunburned arms.
AT daybreak the TWO armies, each
10000 strong. n composed of both
regulars and militia, were drawn out
in lines three or four miles apart,
extending approximately northeast
and southeast, with their center not
far from here. 1t is a region of high
hills. and deep ravines. of rocky fields
n stony fences, a most picturesque
setting for the spectacular end of the
game and an ideal country for troops
to dodge about,
As the sun got up there were as
many spectators as there were lighting
men. 1t was a cool. clear morning.
and to the Inhabitants OF the towns
and villages hereabout were added
thousands OF spectators who came out
in automobiles from Bridgeport, New
Haven and the other larger places.
acknowledgements 1asker Fl. Bliss,
the chief umpire. locked on from
Bonald's Castle. a mansion on III top
of Coles Hill. Governor Foss, of
Massachusetts: Generals Barry and
Summer. of the regular army, and
Police Commissioner Waldo. Of New
York. were among the interested
spectators Of the struggle for posses
sion Of the Hill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18

Mcnamara, confessed slayer OF twen-
ty-one persons.
After months spent in taking testi-
mony Il days of argument. during
which barrow played n prominent
part. both as witness and counsel In
his own license the jurors today
brought in a verdict OF mot guilty. >
In a court room packed to suffo-
cation, while hundreds more tried to
orowd IN. the nal scene of the great
drama was staged.
Judge George II. Hutton was the
principal actor. His instructions TO
the Jury ended the final legal pro-
cedure before the case was given In
to the hands Of the men who have
listened for months to the endless
number Of witnesses, the chickering's
Of the attorneys and the final BATHS
of words over the guilt or innocence
Of the man who defended the Me
Judge Hutton IN his crisp legal
manner reading from typewriter
pages that had been carefully re-
vised. swept away the first count
against barrow. that of bribing Juror
Robert y Balm (Honest Rob-, who
after being sworn In the Mcnamara
case, admitted that his wife had nc
cepted $500 out OF $4,000 for him 10
vote for acquittal. Then the judge
in precise p~hraseology of tho law. at
tackled the mass OF testimony that
had been piled up for the State.
Franklin's story. he said. could not
be credited, even though 1t were be-
iieved. unless other testimony cor
rohorating It directly connected OAR
row with tho other u IN the In
dictment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
Rents to Negroes
to Spite Neighbor

CHICAGO, Aug. lT.-"Tm going to
break him II l rave to take In wash
ing"
This Is the declaration made by Mrs.
a. Spfskel. 67s Aldine avenue, in the
office Of the board of review. against
the owner of a fiat building adjoining
her property at 4447 North Paulina
street,
This man, she said, had broken the
building line. thirty feet from the side
walk. and put up a rough brick wall
facing her property,
II protested. but ii did no good" she
told Reviewer roma J. Webb, Then
! decided that 1t was war to a finish,
so | advertised for a negro family to
rent by house next to the fiat building.
1t now is occupied by negroes"
Does this kind of business pay?"
asked MIR. Webb.
well, perhaps not, she replied.
But he injured me and I'm going to
inture him"
',rm getting less rent and so Is he.
It's warfare as long as i live. My
property is going to be a home for
s~uperandeous negroes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
Washington Swore
When Things When
Wrong Lodge Says
SENATOR READS FROM DIARY OF
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS TO
PROVE ASSERTION.

WASHINGTON. August t7.-George
Washington actually swore. 1t must
be true, because Senator Lodge told
the senate so in the urse of a little
lesson in American history today and
produced the documents to prove 1t.
Senator Lodge was discussing the
proposition OF sending a committee to
the president to come on the tariff,
n presidents had beer cited.
Yes" said Senator Lodge. 'Presi-
dent Washington did visit the senate
confer about @ pending Indian
treaty. But the discussion on the o
was hardly satisfactory to him. John
Quincy Adams in his diary says
LAS the president left the senate
chamber he said, TN be damned If
I'll eve go there again!" And he
never did,"
Senator Lodge produced the Adams
diary to prove the incident.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
Missing Woman Appears,

LONDON. August 1z.-Mrs. L. Is.
Sheldon. OF Cleveland. o.. who was
reported missing, returned last night
from, n Lakes district. where she
has been staying for more than
week. Tho report OF her disappear
ance came from the Danson family. OF
Fulham. with whom she had zee
staying. and 10 whom she had said
on leaving for the north OF England.
that she would return within two or
three days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
BARROW NOTGU|LTY
Of BRIBERY CHARGE
JUDGE DECLARES F~RASkLIN's
TESTIMONY CANNOT BE Ac-
CEPTED BY JURY.
CASE LASTED MONTHS
COURT ROOM Is PACKED TO SUE
FoCATIoS TO HEAR VERDICT
WHILE THOUSANDS CROWD q.
OUTSIDE.
CASE LASTED MONTHS

Los ANGELES, August l7.--Clar-
enca 5. barrow was today acquitted
Of a charge OF jury bribery, After
a trial that has lasted since early in
MAY. the famous advocate of the
OF union labor was freed from
al ending Of the trial Of James b.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18

oSToN Augr,st FIN a hrisfffn~
invasion Of Massachusetts. colonel
Roosevelt TODAY indicated that he re-
CARDS President Taft as out ~ thA
running in the presidential raca f1,,r-
ing a speech before $500 bowling nro-
gressives at Revere Beach, where tn
ex-nresident attacked Governor WilsOn
for his criticism, of the third marty
pIatform th. c~nIone, was asked ~
one of the crowd: as
.ttom ou+ pro~ rax.-.
"oop'
roosevelt looked quizzlcaily AZ mn
interrogation and in a Mighty pitcne
olce ehirped;
L never discuss dead issues"
The crowd let out a whoop OF ap-
prevail. while Roosevelt stood grinnina.
Throughout his speech the ex-pre4t-~
lent did not mention President Taft
once. Most of the coloncl's speech az
Revere Beach was devoted to a rcpIvs
to Wilson'S assertion. in his talk be-
fore the New Jersey farmers. thta
week, that he could not understand
the progressive platform. Roosevelt
pitched into Wilson cynically, remarks
ing that the governor had confessed
that no had not read his own party
platform. III
"He doesn't need 10 read the T,ersnss
cratic nlaffoFfy1 ~ exclaimed the %9N2S ~
onel III WON'T 10 ,dontea .rvnnT
Tha neop1e won. TAX II and Ia 49,
Gov maj II any NAV cannnt nnda,Ixg1S
nc prograssiva narty,S nj, trorrr -
him raIl In mo frst nov, ba ,a-srs~Ax
an eiarantar :, snbooi III 49,
toll bim" 1870
On BOSTON Common 5sHS
p~oosaveI, uronnd i'm his - IT,
Ma sa q h rfsetts With a sneech 81 xN@z
Bostnn Common tonight hafora .@
i'm ransa throny assajlinr 3. r-xsSS
IN p~rovidanca last riyht AZ 49,
dontnatiop n noIittcs ,z%(
The ex-nres,aant rama r. 40
chrsetts in an autonobila rroms r-cI
denca arIv In +ha dav A.. tn--
whirlea through thc Narsacrs@s1S@S
town. ON tha way PoosavaiI -yI2
cheered Nv a fair snr,n kliny ~ 49,
nIa Hts car came raar ,nrs,r~S5 @S
a r.aa. roller ON +ha INV ~ rss-1-@
Tho colons1 vy,xrea his hara ~ n
ston was Ia nnti, The sutc-rc,sS@
rescred Rosto, "-lTE%
A. pa,ar~ Reach tho .o,on. AakkS9
"Tha irs, assartia, IN ao,rsn. 49,
right of the people to rule 10 - ..e,sx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
COLONEL HINTS He
BELIEVES TAFT IS
OUT OF THE GAME
IgnoresP residential assachu.
sets Speech and Goes
for Wilson
-
HEAPS CRITICISM
ON THE
Bull Moose Winds Up Day
With Speech on Boston
Common and Ends AS
sailing Bosses All
How Perkins Got In

BOSTON. August I'm q
brisk heckling on the BOSTON
Common tonight, before a crowd
Of twenty thousand. Colonel
Roosevelt launched into a de-
Tense OF George w, Perkins. mil
ltonaire chairman of the pro-
greaEtve party's campaign com
mittee.
How about Perkins?" a voice.
in the crowd yelled.
Roosevelt stopped short and
snapped out:
Perkins, yes, I'm glad TO an
swer you about Mr.. Perkins. He
is a rich man, he am into
our party, not at my request, but
on his own initiative. When he'd
been in with us a few weeks L
felt some curiosity about his
reason for coming our way. 50 i
put the same question to Per-
kins that you have asked ni0
now.
Mr.. Perkins told me then that
he was concerned about nia
children, that he WAS convinced
that this country was not q good
place for them to live in unless
substantial justice were done for
all, He wanted a closer relation
between business. the govern
ment. D. better working basiz He
believed our move aimed in the
right direction, and told me he
wanted TO support It. Il
II said to Mr.. Perkins, You
are interested in the steel indus
try. Before YOU support me I
want you to knew that I farer
the complete regulation OF all
great corporations, including the
steel ind ustry. 7 spoke OF the
eight-hour day as / advo-
Gated. Mr.. Perkins agreed with
me at once that the ei~ght-hour
day had to come. He accepted
my ideas OF corporation control.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
Stabs NapoIsan Washington.

PETERSBURG. VA, August IT,
Napoleon Washington. colored, fatally
wounded with q knife, Albert West,
also colored, this afternoon, when West
interfered with Napoleon's preroga-
tive OF beating his wife. The trou-
BILE occurred on Pocahontas bridge.
West found Napoleon Washington ar
guing with his wife and attempted to
stop the row. He was unsuccessful
and paid the penalty of failure with
hts life, dying shortly after being
stabbed by Napoleon Washington. An
inquest Will be held today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
Raleigh Hears Report.

RALEIGH, Ns5lt.,, Aug. ut is
reported In railroad circles here to-
night that the locomotive engineers
on the Norfolk-Southern will go on a
strike at 8 o'clock Monday morning
as q result of failure to secure certain
demands made on the company to
settle. for which the latter asked fur
tffer time,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18

BATTLE CREEK. MICH. August IL
After q continuous sleep OF las
hours. James A.. Studiey. OF Penn
neld. died al his home last might.
Three Battle Creek physicians worked
unnecessarily Monday to Gus him
from his deep sleep.
His condition was due to an affection
Of the heart. liz
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
Young Wild West
Ropes a Spanking

CHICAGO. August l1.--There's a
small boy In this town who got a good
spanking today.
But he didn't care. Not a BIT.
Cause why?
Because he is a skilled lariat
thrower and. made a killing of a
male person driving an automobile.
The young boy had attended a
wild west show held In this city, n
with many others has been practicine
rope throwing. This was the first
time he had made good. landing his
man. and almost Jerking him from
the auto. The spanking follo- ed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-18
SPECIAL OFFER

- The virgfnlan Dany
and Sunday VIII -
- sent to any address
1ur1ng the Presidential
Campaign for u.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19
Degeneration.

The tragedies of early married life were illustrated in an incident that oc- cured not long ago in a Baltimore household.
 A young wife sought out her moth er-in-law with a most agonized expres- sion and threw herself into a chair with an outburst of grief.
 Has anything happened to Henry?" anxiously asked the mother-in-law.
 Hes taken to staying out at nights!" walled the unhappy wife.
 'It doesn't seem possible! How long has this been going on? How late does he stay away?"
 Well" sobbed the young woman, you know he usually leaves the office It o'clock. Night before last he did not get home until 6, and last night be didn't set foot in the house until 20 minutes after 6l Oh, what shall 10? What shall I Ido?"-Lippincott' Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19

the top is a lid, so the baby's head may stick out of the upper end of the can when the baby is standing up or sitting down, an adjustable seat be- Ing provided on which the baby may be seated. This can is pivoted near one end to a suitable support so it may be arranged horizontally and so held up by a strap that the baby may lie prone to sleep. Perforations are provided to afford the infant neces- sary air. That the designer does not Intend the "can" for home use only, Is evidenced by his adapting it for ad- justment to any standing structure, including the back of seat in a rail- way car.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19

"A large ham-say IS pounds-is nuch better favored, sweeter and nore juicy than a small one, say un- Ter 8 pounds.
 Wash the ham thoroughly, then soak in cold water several hours, the lime varying with the size of the ham. This soaking is to dissolve out the excess of salt. The ham is then put in a boiler full of boiling water. The temperature should then be low cred slightly and the boiler just kept simmering. Keep the water just bare y boiling for AZ hours for an 18- pound ham; that is, quarter of an hour for each pound of ham. If the nams are larger or smaller, vary the time to suit the weight. As the water boils out, add fresh boiling water, and always keep the boiler full. For very large hams it is advisable to cook In two waters.
 "Why should the ham be put in boiling water? Portions of the lean meat, the albumin, and some of the juices and fiavors are soluble in warm water, while boiling water coagulates the albumin just as it does the white of an egg. So, if put in cold water and heated to the boiling point, some albumin and much of the delicate fla vors which are so sought after in hams would be dissolved out by the water as it warmed up to the boiling point; but if put into boiling water. the albumin is coagulated at once on the surface and all the juices and fla vors are sealed in and kept there till eaten. While cooking, the ham is just kept at the boiling point of water, which is sufficient heat to cook it thoroughly without separating the 6bers or boiling it to pieces,' as a rapid or hard boiling would do."
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19

FIFE government printing office at , Washington, the biggest printing plant in the world, is busily engaged upon the publication of Uncle Sam's largest sets of books. These sets will comprise more than one hundred vol umes, says Popular Mechanics, all of large size and costly binding.
 First comes the report of the immi- grafton commission, a body which de- voted several years to Investigating this subject in all parts of the world. This will comprise fifty-six volumes of from 600 to 1900 pages each a grand total of upward of 10000 printed pages.
 The report of the national monetary commission, which is now virtually complete, comprises 24 volumes, aver aging 800 pages to the volume. Despite the cost of getting out such a refer ence work. the government is getting out a first edition" of about 5000 sets.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19

nephew of Mrs. Grant, has given a gown once worn by Mrs. Grant in the White House.
 Mrs. Samuel L. Gouverneur of New York, whose husband was the grand son of James Monroe, has given suit of the clothes worn by MT. Monroe at the French court when he was Amer. ican minister there. She has also contributed a fancy dress worn by Mrs. Winfield Scott, wife of General Scott, at costume ball in Paris in 1880. Mrs. Scott represented Pocahon- tas. The wonderful color of the feath- CT and tinsel-trimmed costume are al most as vivid today as they were so years ago.
 Mrs. John Hay has placed in the collection court dress worn by Mrs. John Hay at the coronation of King Edward of England.
 The purpose of the National Mu- scum in collecting the gowns is to preserve to future generations these mementos of famous women. A per manent organization to perpetuate the work will be formed.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19
Uncle Sam Is the Biggest Publisher

The findings of the governmental commission that recently investigated child labor, etc, in the United States are being printed in a set of 19 vol umes, ranging from 600 to 1900 pages each.
 Twelve volumes are required to tell the story of the doings of the North Atlantic coast fisheries arbitration commission, and the disclosures of the recent governmental investigation of the iron and steel industry will require a four volume set.
 Some of these contracts, for in. stance the one for the set chronicling the investigations of the immigration commission, cannot be completed be- fore the close of the year 1912. The work could not be turned out so expe- ditiously were it not for the recent in- Vention of machines which enable 1000 employees in the book bindery to do work that would otherwise require the services of 4,O0O employees.
 Incidentally it may be noted that in getting out these big sets of books, Uncle Sam's book bindery is using 10000 sheets of gold leaf per day for titling the volumes in gold letters, etc. In addition to the big sets work is pro- gressing on Uncle Sam's "best seller" the Year Book of the Department of Agriculture, a volume of 500 pages, of which an edition of 650,000 is printed.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19
Capital City Has a Museum of Styles

HH RS. CLEVELAND has announced Iv4 that she will present to the ne tion her wedding gown. This will in. deed be historical. Mrs. Cleveland, formerly Miss Frances Folsom, was a ward of President Cleveland, and mar ried him during the second year of his administration. The wedding took place in the famous blue room of the White House, and was the first we'd ding to have been solemnized in that room so far as history has made any note. Also Mrs. Cleveland was the first woman to marry a president in the White House.
 Mrs. Taft will present the magnifl- cent gown which she wore at the in- augural ball
 Martha Washington is represented in the collection by a satin gown, once white, but now yellowed by time. She wore 1t on occasions of state in Phila- delphia and New York. The satin is brocade in garland design, and the slippers which accompany the dress are of the same pattern. These have been in the museum for many years. Mrs. Taft's gown is of white satin, embroidered in silver, in a graceful design of golden rod. The gown that belonged to Mrs. Andrew Jackson has been contributed by her great-great- grand niece, Mary Wilcox, of Washing ton
 Mrs. Alexander Sharp, widow of Captain Sharp. U.' s. N, who was a
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19
Little Girl Blows Cigarette Rings

sc HE smokes cigarettes, your Hon.
 O or" so spoke Miss Elizabeth Mo Masters, probation officer to Judge De Lacy in the juvenile court, as she pointed to a little fiaxen-haired girl who was busy stretching a piece of gum to It's limit
 ''Why, that can't be possible" ex- claimed Judge De Lacy in astonish- ment- "She doesn't appear to be more than ten years of age"
 "She Is twelve now and has been smoking for three years," continued the probation officer. Just as soon as Tchool is dismissed she roams the streets of Georgetown in search of butts and then retires to a woodshed h the rear of her home and consumes what she has gathered. She never Imokes less than two cigarettes day, md when the picking is good no one knows how many more"
 'Yes. sir" piped the child, smiling Et the judge, 'I smoke, but haven't lad any today. Yesterday got two
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19

W is hard for old w time politicians, who have lived their day in Washington, to realize that the speaker of the house of repre- sentatives is no longer an autocrat. Any one desiring to get anything done in the house is now advised to see the speaker and Leader Underwood. They are the two head men of the Demo- cratic branch of the Sixty-second con gross. Neither of them can do things as completely and summarily as could the autocratic speakers of old, but when both of them undertake to get something done a good start has been made.
 This status does not work as much to a speakers disadvantage as one might suppose. As far as there is sat isfaction in the exercise of authority, a speaker of the house is not as con tented a man as his predecessors have been. But he also has an excuse for not complying with a great variety of insistent demands. And when the house carries through a policy or a
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19
PassIon Play In Vienna

The Passion Play may be seen in Vienna this year, and the thirty-four ;hief characters will be represented by actors of the Burg Theater com pany. The Imperial Board of Censors and the highest church authorities have passed favorably on the play. which will be given three times every week, but only as day performances. The author is believed to be F. Hide brand. No words will be spoken by he actor who will take the part of Jesus except those attributed to him n the Bible, and the acting of Mary sill be by pantomime only.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19
VentrIIoaulst Scored.

Recently a well-known ventriloquist, who was taking a journey, just man. aged to get into the train as it was leaving the station, and had no time to take out dog ticket for his terrier.
 When the cry "All tickets ready!" was heard a few stations farther on. the ventriloquist dropped the dog into hamper. which was labeled in bold characters; Professor Jones, ven triloquist."
 When the ticket-inspector opened the carriage door the dog began to bark.
 The man, noticing the label on the hamper, turned to the ventriloquist with a self-satisfied grin and said: All right, mister, that's vera clever, but ye canna fool me; that tricks been played on me before re"-London Opinion.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-19
MAN WAS WORTH LOOKING AT
Stranger Called to Get a Look at Honest Individual Who AdVer-
 tised Money Found.

"You advertised that you had found 8 pocketbook, I believer" he asked the man who had come to the door in answer to his ring.
 q did"
 ''You say it contained a sum of money?"
 "Yes."
 "A very large sum of money, in fact?"
 "Yes."
 And that the owner could have same by naming. the sum found and describing the pocketbook?"
 "Yes. Go on."
 "That is all I wished to ask"
 "But you will have to give a de- scription of the purse you lost before you can put in claim"
 "I lost no purse"
 ''You didn't?"
 "No, sir"
 ''Then why have you called?"
 Merely to see what a man looks like who will find very large sum of money and then advertise the fact in the papers instead of hiding it and saying nothing about it. Good-day, sir."-Tit-Bits.