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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
,.sll1Ansas Of farm Tor q. pur-

tahi6aAnneux or q farm Cor the pur-
poe a. propASAt4ng gAsna-
1cAn n. Burnham, president OF the
Ansftcan Game Pretccpve and Pro-
| ppssxine Associate Of Sew ork. I'D.
drcsseu the committcr NJ did z. Gil
bert Pearspn, formerly OF North Car
DINA, now Secretary OF the NATIONAL
Association Of Audubon Societiess Mr..
| Pearson declared that the birds were
working for us oil tho time. He de-
Glazed that the worst thing In the
! country was Ignorance. which had led
TO the deatruction or the couDtry's
I bird-life. He told OF tho splendid
service rendered BY the brown thrash
and Of birds In keeping down the tn
scot pests. He told Of the poor results
from the game warden system unless
| proper oversight was provided for
their work.
Mr.. h. l.. Bianton. who has achieved
Worldwide fame as a raiser Of wild
turkeys, having shipped them to all
parts OF the world and az far away
as Australia. was the last speaker. He
urged the absolute necessity or pro-
tcctinK the wild turkey.
Turkeys Worth SIS TO $50 Each.
He showed how the pot hunter was
discriminating the wild turkey. selling
the bird dead at q mere fraction of
It's value, while he was preparing
to ship during the next few days four
turkeys to Holland for which he would
receive $40 each. He had not, he
said, sold a wild turkey for i've years
for less than SIS. The Wild turkey
was the most magnificent OF all the
game birds, said Mr.. Blaotn. In the
carly days OF this country the turkey
was so plentiful and easily killed that
back focks had been seen having as
many as 500 members. Now II was
hard 10 find a flock OF ten birds. The
wild turkey offered a magnificent OPP
portunity for the development of q
great indestry. The bird was neces-
sarv for the purpose OF toning Up the
domestic stock. The wild bird was
not near 30 susceptible to disease AZ
the domestic members Of the family.
He did not want any monopoly OF the
business. He always, like DIN Nc.
CURE and DR.. George Ben Johnson.
felt the pulse and the pocket book Of
his customer at the same time. Last
year he had sold one man six turkeys
AZ $50 each. His customer was pleas
ed and as for himself he was simn iy
dee-livhted. Mr. Blanton told of hav-
ing Ehipred turkeys to the west Of
tho Rocky Mountains. being the
first man to make such shipments.
He told of his masninent Sultan Of
Turkey" the bird which last vprung
got his head caught In wire fence
while fighting domestic gobb'er
through the fence thereby comm,ttinx
Hniride. The sultan weighed ~
pounds and was the biggest member
Of the turkey family. He now graess
the Agricultural department at the
Csntfol. where under a glass case he
Ia the ohae-~af 81 all of,s~rvers.
At the cancellation If TIVE discussion
the rovnwftt@e went into ewerrt.va see
~irr to cr~s'dA~ the se-~-,, gave br,s
hefo-~ th~m. the p"th~-fna-d Rail
rrd Bowwan measures all h.vjn~ the
rnr,e oh'e~f IN tiew n-e n ts.sA
r,eae~-es wiv he f,~o~a NV .rana-ta1
e"t ~ '~~ committee TO the House
this mnrnirg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
FACES
STRENUOUS v tx

CONTINUED frOm nrst pASe-l
strong nsnt In both houses on the
measure.
Liquor Argsments Tuesday.
The CoTamittec on Privileges and
Elections will hear tho wet side OF
the case Ia i.s consideration of the
Jordan statewide submission bill on
Tuesday mos nlnx At ~ O'Clock. MT.
s. l.. Kelly vail present the .guments
OF the liquor people and expects TO
haze a number Of the representatives
OF the inter esta affected before the
committee at that time. Representing
the proponents OF the measure Rev.
J. d. McAisixter and Rev. DR.. James
ter the .wet" side shall have been
duly presented.
Convics Labor Questina.
The Roads Committee of the House
and Senate will meet tonight 1T .
o'clock In the State Corporation Conn
mission court room TO investigate the
question OF the employment Of the
convlcts. II Is the object Of the In
vestigation primarily. In pursuance to
the Senate resolution, 10 ascertain the
number Of men who can be used to
an advantage ON the public roads OF
the State. Last year some nix hun
bred were employed for something
Hike seventy-five per cent. Of the time.
The question which confrnnts the
committee 10 how this number may
be increased to something like FOUR
teen hundred and still be used to an
advantage. Whom the committee as
cartains the aggregate number that
may be used with due regard to the
states interest In this manner then
the question will be turned over to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
SENATOR WALKER
IS AGAINST BILL
OPPOSES BILL FOR THE AMEND.
MIkT FOR TaEAsuREss AND
COMMISSIONERS.

Reported faSora6ly by both Senate
anu a.oase eoiniiiiliees, The GslI 10 io-
~aofnsi 10 the le.i,.e lne eunalituliunal
aineh0iiient piosiu4ns That city treas
uiers &i.u commissioners oI rev ell ue
may suceetd themselves viii meet
opposition on the moor OF the Senate.
~. tlaruinS Walker, OF teatns. uie.
known az the watchdog" OF the
senate, Will speak AgsInst IL. Mar.
Walker opposed the hiii in the Sem
ate committee on Courts Of Justice,
Of which he Is chairman.
II am not against the bill for any
personal reasons" said MIR. Walker
yesterday, land am not concerned
either why. l listened to what its
advocates had to say and went over
their notes carefully. l am still con-
WINGED that the amendment was prop
erly submitted. II the amendment re-
gardiug county traasurArs and COM
missioners OF the revenue was properly
submitted--and advocates OF this bill
say 1t was--there can be no question
OF the validity OF the vote on the
amendments dealing with town and
city officers.
"The question 10 purely an abstract
one, and the only question II whether
tho Legislature has right to resub-
NIT 1t. ! say 1t has not. The Con-
stitution provides that the Legis,~
turA may submit amendments In the
manner IL sees at. Now whether
treasufers and commissioners Of reve-
nue. In cities were voted upon sepa-
rately or together can make no differ
ence. Advocates Of the bill claim the
people we're given no choice and had
10 vote for Sott1 1!nceFs together
There was no more choice In the coun-
~ vote, and whether they were cvn
tanned In ono or two sections makes
no difference.
"The Legislature decided that In
cities they should be voted upon to-
gether and this makes Il valid. The
element or choice does not enter.
I'm, one State where thcrc. were six
teen amendments. eight were voted
prcn. and the Lexislatur0 asked the
SUPREME Court n the Others mixht be
ssfrifted sensrafely. n dec3sfgn was
hsHA<d down that eether wSy. would
be- prcrcr. There bar rev~~ h-e~ :
question as TO whether amendments
could he submitted torether. The
question has beer as TO their being
submitted ser;,rate'v.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
WILL
ATTEND HEARING
BILL TO ESTABLISH DEPART
MENT OF GAME WILL BE
CONSIDERED.

Hunters and sportsmen from all
parts of Virginia Will come to Rich
mond for public hearing next week
before the Senate Committee on Fish
and Game ON a bill introduced yes
teruay by X. c. l.. Moncure to es-
ia lish a State department Of game.
The bill Ia far-reachlng and covers
every detail infinitely.
go A game commits. oner, with head
quarters in Richmond. would be es-
tablished at salary OF $4,000 a year.
IDENTITIES and assistants are also pro-
vided. The commissioner must under
The measure make biennial reports
to the Governor. He will be required
to enforce game laws contained In
the bill and will have the assistance
Of game warden In each county to
ie kngwn as county game wardens.
When acting under special instruc-
tons the county game wardens are
to be paid 50 day. Game wardens
are also required to fight forest fres.
Pay for county wardens Is provided
for by giving them one-haif of all
fines and penalties secuI led under the
law.
Before allowed hunters privileges
o man must take out a county license,
for which he pays 81. Scientists must
fay 81 for license to collect birds,
nests and eggs, Nonresidents are re-
quIred to pay $40 for a license. All
licenses are to he issued by clerks
Of circuit courts and money collected
In to go to the support of the depart
ment. Owners. tenants and landlords.
with their families. are allowed to
hunt on their own land without taxi
ing out licenses.
A fine OF s25 IL imposed for SELL
A. -, lit t,<.A~ q
any bird protected by the game laws.
Among birds declared protected are
swans, geese. brant, ducks. rails.
plovers. snipe. woodcock, sandptpers.
curlews, wild turkeys, grouse, pheas-
ants and quail. Birds not protected
are sparrows, blackbirds, hawks. owls
and crows.
A paragraph IL devoted to the open
and closed season. and designates In
what months birds and animals may
be hunted.
No gun larger than a ten bore ID
allowed for hunting any kind OF
game. and all traps. cages. dead
falls, snares and weights arc made
unlawful. Night hunting II prohibit
ed. Deer are protected between jan
uary /, and November 1. Animals
and birds cannot be shot or killed
when there In snow upon the ground.
An open season for squirrels H. made
from November rs to February I. i9
Not more than one deer may bo
killed in one day. nor more than two
turkeys or fifteen game birds.
No game II allowed to be sold In
the State and no wild water fowf,
turkeys or birds may be shipped out
OF the State. Nonresident hunters may
take with them q small number OF
birds In their personal baggage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
NJ ssyvInipeaw'' Tngs.

OMAHA. NEE. Ian. 3e.-1y ~
agreement entered Into an Omaha TO-
day by Representatives Of both FAC
fione. the Rooeevelt and II FollAtts
orseuiua tjoNs In this afate have
a9Yeed q pool votes In : ag4t On
Taff and q the lattsr II de9eeteN. TIE
state dsleeAtjon to the national con-
yanticn will support sither Hooeevelt.
Or La rolletto, acccrdtng % the one
which receives the largest vote u tne
presidential primary.
b. G. Van DuBen. 81 the Il Follos1e
State executive committee Acted tcs
La Toilette during the negotiations
and John o. Yeisad. for Roosevelt,
The progressive ballot will be divided
equally bstwsep Roosevelt and -
Toilette. each side having eight men
On the ttckAt.
nooeccvls Boom DsvelOps.
OYSTER. BAY. Jan. 3s.-Frcm I'll
weeks Il u evident that . will organ.
issd sscree Roosevelt boom has been
under way Tor some time yAnd that q
ID belng pushd TO the llrnit The
Roosevelt straw votes that are 6sing
taken In KansaA Machigsn. penn-
syivania and other 6tAtaA ~ the
Roosevelt campaign Managers. con
stituts only . small past of the work
that has been going On. The acttvi-
ties Of George w. Perkins Sloan
Simpson. ormsby McfaArs and others
N the far South. have besn one Of the
strongest features of the Reosevelt
boom,
Richard Quay. Of Philsdelphia, son
OF tho late United States Senator
Quay. motbred Ia from New York 10.
day and had . long conference with
colonel Roosevelt. The Pennsyvan.
an cnveyed Information 10 the ex-
resident that the Keystone State Re-
publicans are lining up FOR the colo-
nei's candidacy. He assured Mr..
Roosevelt that. while senator Penross
may b fighting hard for PRECEDENT
TAFT. Z strong under current has set
In for the colonel, Mr.. Quay had =
talk with Senator Finn, OF Pitts
burg. before coming to SagAmore
Hill. and ~ brought word frons
Finn that ths Roee1vslt boom IN
the ewoky City y growing apAce.
It u understood that Governor o.
horpe, OF Michigan, one Of the orig.
fnAl Roosevelt third term boomers,
WIN visit the colonel the latter part
Of the week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
"SHErS REGULAR BABY" SAYS
COLONEL OF GRANDDAUGHTER

0 OYSTER BAY. n T., Jan. xS.---
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt had his
first glimpse today Of his granddaugh-
ter, Grace Greene Roosevelt, when
tho tiny miss was brought TO saga
more Hill by her father, Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. and her mother. who
was Miss AHrxander.
by George. she's q regular baby. !"
be fondied the mite Of = Roosevelt
on his knee.
The TEDDY junierS. came to Cys-
ter Bay an a morning train and. left
during the afternoon. after tAkins
lunch at 6AgAmore. Colonel Ro0se-
welt rave up his usual attendance AT
church to become acquainted with his
pretty granddaughter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
AUTOMOBILES MUST
SHUN THE CUP

No drunken man may operate an
automobile In tho etate ot Virginia
II bill introduced BY Mr.. Bartamin
on Saturday becomes . law. ANY per-
SON convicted Of driving IN autonao-
bile while drunk N prohibited thcre-
after from enjoying the privilege
Penalty for violation shall b = fne
Of not less than e500 or imprison-
ment for not more than sixty days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
rwrr-snrRG prA~vT MARxEr

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Gr tNvSu--Navket sfA~sv R~-.H
rrsr.sh 40 carts per hnshci; Jumbo
Spavssh AZ cents ner bosheI.
vrRcnNrs S--rt-m. fancy Jumbo
cents ~ ~ cents per posrd' fancy
10 ~ ri~i.~A ~ c~rts rev pnurd: egt~s
p~irea ~ cents rer pound. pr'v~e IL
renta per -rS"nd; marh'ne- picked 5
cents " az cents rer mound. Eh~t's~"
stock 2sa cents tn Z CENTS uer nc.tuA =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-29
.IlI Goes HONE
70 bu|[D FENCES

tcontinusd srean lrst gsgs.l
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
Pettis County Sells Fruit.

8. M. Jordan, manager Of the Pettis
county bureau OF agriculture, recently
asked to be informed OF all persons in
the country having a surplus Of ap-
pies. undertaking to make an effort to
find d market for them. This informa-
tlon was telegraphed TO several news.
papers. and as a result Mr.. Jordan re-
ceived Inquiries from fruit dealers at
M~ontezuma, Ia, Victoria, Hereford
and Tyre, Tex, Fayetteville, Ark.
Manford. Ok, and B%rainard, MIMI,
who desire to purchase a portion Of
the Pettis county product. Some
signify a desire TO buy from 10 to Is
carloads Of apples each, while others
desire pears and grapes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
RUNAWAY GIRL ElECTROCUTEO
One Of Three Who Escaped From I'LL
noIs Institution Met Death ON
Third Rail.

Aurora, Illinois.-Zoe Priddy, M Of
three girls who escaped from the
Geneva girls home dropped neon.
scious while walking on the electric
rail Of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago
Electric railroad, near Aurora. Her
companions, terror-stricken, fled for
aid and she was run down and skilled
by a car. The Priddy girls home was
In Gainesville. She was Is years old.
The girls, after their escape, mount
ed the rails and set out to town. To
keep their balance they linked hands,
Zoe walking on the power rail.
They had gone but a few PAGES. It Is
thought, when they were hurled from
the rails by a several thousand volt
shock. Viola Thompson, Is years old,
one OF the girls, was burned about the
legs and Lulu Johnson, IS years old,
was burned about the hands. Both are
from Galesburg.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
MINERS AND SOLDIERS IN CLASH
Renewal Of Hostilities In West vir.
alnia Results In One
Death.

Charleston, w. Va.-Maj. James /.
Pratt, In command OF the militia head.
quarters at Paint Creek Junction has
Just reported to Charleston that there
had been a renewal Of hostililies neal
Oakley, on Cabin creek, where a
guardsman shot and killed Samuel
Altman, a miner.
According to the information con-
veyed to the militia base the squad OF
troops in the vicinity Of Oakley had
been fired upon and another company
was rushed to the scene Of conflict.
The attacking forces are supposed to
he miners, as the mine guards have
been deported from the district.
The men who attacked the militia
men have made themselves liable to
the death penalty.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
KANSASW WHEAT PILED ON GROUND
All Elevators In Grain Belt Overflow.
ing and Car Shortage 10
keeniy Felt.

Topeka Kansas.-The annual short.
age of cars for handling the Kansas
wheat crop has come and as a result
practically all the elevators In the
wheat belt are full and Overlooking
and thousands of bushels OF wheat
are being piled on the ground.
Travelling men coming to Topeka re-
port wAeat piled on the ground at a
dozen Kansas towns. At Bloom, ten
thousand bushels may be seen In one
pile. At Fowler there are 10000 bush
els and at Mineola there are $4,000
bushels. These are the largest wheat
piles known in the state.
The railroads insist that they have
a sufficient number Of cars for hand.
ling traffic, even during the rush sea.
son. II prompt action OF all concerned
could be brought about. In other
words. the car shortage Is caused by
delay, not by . lack OF rolling stock.
according to tho men who operate The
.gDilyuedl,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
Would Gust Road Overseera.

IIoldenville, Oklahoma.-The Mid
Continent Highway association meet
ing closed a two-day session here by
favoring the repeal of all road laws
now on the statute books. In theft
steau they recommended. among 9TH
or things. that each county in the
state discharge township road over
seers and employ the services Of a
practical highway superintendent, who
shall see that every dollar goes into
road construction. That would elm
mate 10000 road o%verseers, and save
the taxpayers mare than $3,000,O00.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
Wreck Injured "a.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Thirty-four per-
sons were injured, five Of them Sc.
rerely, when a special Lake Shore
electric car. with a trailer attached,
crashed into a brewery truck at Stop
10, four miles west Of Rocky river,
near here. The cars we're crowded
with a party bound to a clambake.
Ambulances and physicians were sent
to the scene from Cleveland and the
injured conveyed to hospitals here.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
TROOPS TO PREVENT RACE RIOT
Beating Of Negro Preacher Results In
Dynamite Threats by Georgia
Blacks.

Cumming, Georgia.--Two companies
of state troops were rushed here and
Forsyth county was declared under
martial law by Gov. Brown to prevent
trouble between the whites and ne.
groes growing out Of the severe beat.
ing of Grant Smith. "A negro preacher.
on the public square. Smith was &C.
cused OF making insulting remarks re.
fiecting upon the white women of this
place. The negroes threatened to dyna.
mite the town II any negroes were
lynched, but after the troops arrived
the situation became comparatively
quiet.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
Girl Fought a v

Selling a large club ind rushing
into a barn lot on a farm near Walker,
where an Infatuated bull was in the act
OF goring her mother to death, Miss
Elizabeth Merrill, IA years old, fought
off the animal and saved the life Of
Mrs. Belle Merrill. Mrs. Merrill had
entered the lot to milk a cow, when
the bun attacked her, knocking her
dow.i three times and trampling her.
Her injuries are not considered
critical.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12

The failure OF any candidate for
governor to obtain a majority in YER
mont will neccssitate the election Of
the states chief executive by the leg.
islature.
Baldwin and Douglas county, Kan,
men celebrated Labor day by working
on the Old Santa Fe Trail ocean to
ocean road.
Rural mail carriers OF Kansas have
established a lobby to work with state
legislators for better roads.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
Persona.

PERSONA.
Oscar S. Straus, former secretary OF
commerce and labor was acclaimed
the nominee Of Progressives for gov
ernor of New York.
Walter B%urkhar', cashier of the Red
path Chautauqua bureau, now giving
entertainments in Odessa. Mo, was
drowned in Lake Venita while bathing.
Carrying 80 children with him to a
picnic In a two.passenger, 2O.horse-
power runabout was the feat per.
formed by DR.. Jacob linden of Strong
City. Kan.
w. II. Austin of Eldorado, Kan, was
horsewhlpped at Potwin, Kan, by Mrs.
John Joseph.
b. c. Hanes, a Wichita policeman,
sent to kill a mad dog missed the ami
NAL and shot 13-year-old Hazel Lipp.
John Lapierre "A 4~rookfeld, Mo,
hotel man, was found with his skull
fractured and two bullet wounds In his
head.
Riding all the way from Colorado
Springs, Col, on a motor cycle, Mr..
and Mrs. C. C. Barnharut have just
arrived at Erie, KansaS
Continued storms added to the seri-
business OF the food situation through.
out England. Streams are out Of their
banks and many people are homeless.
Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur, l..
8. A., retired. died while speaking at
the last reunion OF Wisconsin yolun-
teers in Milwaukee.
Selling a large club and rushing an
infatuated bull In the act OF goring
her mother TO death, Miss Elizabeth
Merrill. IA years old, fought on the
animal and saved her mothers lie
nea Walker. Nc.
Wells I~ounsberry, the Union Pa
cifc mail car bandit was held at To
peka In default of $25. 900 bond and
will remain in jail till October IA.
DR.. Warren II. Hunter, chief coro
ner's physician OF Chicago died from
blood poisoning contracted while con
Quoting post mortems.
Michael May. engineer on the Mis-
souri, Pacific fast train to Kansas City
was killed when the engine left tho
track at Fern Glen. Mo.
w. T. Evans. a Joplin negro. sever
feet tall, who had travelled all tveI
the world as the original wild Mar
of Borneo" with circuses. is dead.
Ovid Bell. editor OF the Fulton. Mo.
Gazette. and Miss Maude Hail were
married at the home Of the bride In
Bochepsyt No.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
Buying Mules at Fulton.

Stock sales in Fulton were attended
by n OF the largest crowds Of the
year September stock stales are the
time for buying mule colts and mules
for feeding purposes and many
changed hands. Several nearby coun-
ties were represented and even Ken
lucky had a buyer on The ground.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-12
Half Century Without Shaving.

James Best. IS years old, OF Albany.
hasn't had a shave for more than half
a century. Ffty-one years ago he
made a vow never to shave again, and
be las kept 1t well. The aged man IL
janitor at the court house.