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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
STEAMER TO WE'D
into SOUTHPORT.
Picked Up by Revenue Cutter
Itasca While Helpless
at Sea.

Wilmington. ". c.. January 17-Re-
turning to-day from weeks cruise
70 the northward. during which, Cap
tain John G. Berry, commanding, re-
ports having experienced gale, tho
severity of which exceeded any along
the North Carolina coast in sixteen
years, the revenue cutter Itasca tow
ed Into Southport the American tank
steamer Northwestern. of Port Arthur,
Tex, which was picked up helpless an
sea IN response to wireless message
from the commander of the Norfolk
navy yard. fifty-flve miles southwest
of Lookout Shoals, with her propeller
gone. A storm was In progress. but
tho cutter succeeded in getting line
to her. and. after Iahoring with her
tow for many hours, the cutter reached
Southport to-day.
Tho tug Luckenbach, which bad
been sent to the assistance OF the
Northwestern, arrived tonight, ana
Will tow her North. She has a cargo
of $4,000 barrels OF oil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
ADJUSTMENTS
William FnYershnnL.

William Fayershnm is announced to
appear in h!s latest comedy success,
Tho Faun," at the Academy Monday
night.
Mr.. Faversham has always been a
welcome dramatic visitor III this city,
and his present engagement promises
to he especially noteworthy, inasmuch
as Mr.. Faversham will again display
his wonderful gift for comedy that
was so apparent In Lord and Lady
Algy." but which has been somewhat
dormant the last few seasons. during
which the dramatic stresses of THE
Squaw Man" and the tragedies of
Hcrod" have focused his attention
away from moro jovial roads. Not
only is The Faun' constantly and ir-
reslst'bly amusing. but 1t unconscious
Is points trenchant moral In the direc-
ton OF naturalnesS, sincerity and joy
BUSINESS in living. Seats ready to-day.
Dockstnder's MinstreIs.
Society seems TO have taken n keen
interest In the Forthcoming engage
ment Of Lew Dockstader's Great Min
strels." which Is scheduled to appear at
tho Academy to-rnorrow and Saturday
and Saturday matinee. The entain-
ment provided by Mr.. Dockstader and
his numerous associates this season Is
varied, picturesque. mirth- compelling
and melodious. The gorgeous setting
OF the first part is said to be spcctacu-
lar 10 a degree, a triumph OF the scenic
painter's art. 31r. Dockstader has a
new line OF splendid songs, and a mon
oiogue that IS rich In humor Neil
O'Brien. the irrepresstble black faced
comedian, is one OF the principal fun
makers. Manuel Roman. LEG" Cope
land. Happy" Naulty, Master Charles
Leo, Roy La Pearl, Pete Detzcll, Henry
DeCunea. Major Nowak and Don Fer
a =.
artists. There Will be grand street
review at midday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
TIL SPUR.
5SlF>o T HI M2zMzElNT
wy BY ROY II. MoULToM,

r!nent and broke the record ate moth
ms but peanuts. It would DO absolute
~ unsafe to turn that man loose at a
circus.
a. Missouri jury has placed q value
of only so cents upon stolen kiss.
Perhaps tho Jury demanded to be
shown.
Roast camel ls being served in the
Paris restaurants and the customers
have to hump Themselves to pay for
1t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
MEETS At wINsros-sALEM.
MIdwintcr Convention of Carolina As
ISOLATION of Circulation Managers.

"ociatioh OF Circulation Managers.
Especial to The Tim es- Dispatch
"ihston-Salem. n. c., January IT,
The midwinter convention OF tho Caro-
lima Association of Circulation Man
ayers opened In this city this after
noon. The meetings are largely of a
social nature. although many points
OF value are exchanged By the men,
bers who have charge of tho circula-
uon departments OF the larger papers
IN North and South Carolina.
Colonel ]. L. Ludlow. president of
the Winston-Salem Board OF Trade, IN
a brief address. welcomed the clrcula-
ton men TO the city. Sam NJ. Burnett,
president OF the association, responded
Tho principal addresses scheduled
for the meeting will be made by j. L.
Erwin. OF Tho Columbia state: N. C..
Brunson, ct The Charleston News and
Courier; r. E. Yates and II f. Smith.
OF the Richmond Times Dispatch: W.
a Kendall, OF The Asheville Citizen,
and I. w. Chambliss. of The Charlotte
Observer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
dipped From the stream.

DIPPED From the Strcnm.
All conductors and brakcmcn on the
Erie have been ordered TO wear black
ncckties: but then any necktie IS black
after one trip on the Erie.
Diamond Dick and Nick Carter being
dead, 1t looks as though all the lurid
literature will have to be inspired by
Detective Burns.
Andrew Carnegie's income is $4,000
Il day. Uncle Andy can almost afford
to have bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Congress IS Investigating the price
of sugar II It investigates far enough
1t will find that sugar Is high.
y New York woman laughed herself
to death over a Joke. Harry b. Smith
or George AIDE ought to find out what
that Joke was and write u musical
comedy around It
huffman, who walked across the con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

thick,
And WORK upon your feelin's quick,
ana cheer you when you're real
hcartsick.
Is one good friend to have
He may not mean all that he said:
Inc truth may ne'er como in his head
But really. truly. on the dead,
He makes a hit with mo.
And when he como a-smiln' round.
1t seems as though I'm simply bound
II make obeisance to the ground
For he's right good to see
There's lots OF fellers who got by
BY spreadin' salve, and that's no
lie;
They're ilatterers until they die
And go to take their wings
OF course. they're liked a lit, but then,
You must forgive EN- for It. when
They're really cheercd their fellow
men
BY saying pleasant things
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
south Richmond Bureau,
The Times Dispatch,
i02l Hull Street,

Phone Madison rs
Southscers are greatly alarmed by the
large amount OF ice in the upper part OF
;!ie river. 1t is feared By many that the
great ice gorge OF 1889 will DO repeated with
even greater damage. at that time one
span of Mayo's Bridge dislodsed from
Its foundation and large brick building
along the river banks was completely
wrecked BY tho great mass OF ice. The
river rose until Il overlooked tho Mayo
Bridge and the water covered lower Hull
street for several blocks. AT the present
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
,Inson-Bristoo..

Especial to The Times Dfspatch.l
Fredericksburg Va, January III.
Rae Mason. OF the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia. and Miss Alice Brietow.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. IT. Bris-
tow, of MiddlescN county, were mar
RED few days ago at the home OF
Forming the ceremony. Miss A. e.
Glenn was maid OF honor. Miss Nancy
Brtstow played the wedding MUSIC.
The other attendants were Miss Mae
Mason and Richard Bristow. MIR.
Barnes was best man. The coupl.
will reside at Bloxom.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
Family Has Narrow Escape.

Leesburg, Va. January 1.-THE
storahouse and dwelling house and
contents belonging to Ham Rose. at
Mahaia's Store. about four miles from
l-eesburS. were entirely destroyed by
hre between and o'clock yesterday
morning. Mr. Rose and his family
barely escaped with their lives. There
was no insurance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
The Test.

1t is easy enough to be pleasant
When life goes along like a song.
BIT the fellow worth while
Is the one who can smile
When like 4 grim fire alarm gong
The telephone peels forth at midnight,
And be aroused from his slumber
And he answers the call
Just to find, after all,
That some one has got the wrong
number.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
CITY TREASURER BoYKIN
HOLDS ON TO Ills OFFICE
LSnccial ,n The Times.risnnInh J

ISpUCIdI 10 I IIt IIItS- DlSnatCh
SunOik. Va. January 1I.-After sun
set this evening NJ F. Lloyd. through
counsel flled quo warramo proceed :
ings against Colonel r. S. Boyk!n. City
Treasurer following a denial of the
formal demand 10 surrender the office
on the part OF the incumbent treas
urer. The case Will be carried to the
city Circuit Court, thence to the State
Court OF Appeals. Lloyd bascs his
claim TO the Office on the receipt OF two
votes ut the November election. Colo
mel Boykln. though the Democratic
nominee tailed 10 have his name on
The official ballot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
Animals Drowned

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
lNesourg. Va, January N.-Whiie
twenty high-hred cattle and two horses
belonging to Henry Harrison, of Lees
burg. were crossing the river on the
Ice to get water. they ali fell through
the thin Ice into the river and were
drowned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mn and Mrs. Austin Martensteir
nave returned to Richmond, after z
visit to the latter's sister. Mrs. c. A
Lewis, In Henderson. n. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mrs. w. NJ Lilo and Miss Eleanor
Llo. who havo boon guests Of Mrs
Carson, ut Dundee" have returned
to the University Of Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Kaufman. whose
marriage took place In Norfolk last
weck are at Palm Beach, Fla.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Miller, of this
CITY, attended the Dickey-Cosby wed.
ding In Danville yesterday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mrs. William E. Baker. OF Roswell
va. Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Q. IL
King. at 1876 Grove Avenue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mrs. Sue whitmoro has returned te
Staunton, after visiting relatives ir
this city for short time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Frank Neale Gilman, Of 1907 Grove
Avenue. who was operated on last
week at st. Luke's Hospital, Is now
improving.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Judge Henry w. Holt, of Staunton,
is In Richmond for brief stay on
business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Or and Mrs. Harvie have returned tc
their home In Danville. after spending
some time IN Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mrs. George Brewster, OF New York.
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Robert
Bo5her, on East Franklin Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Samuel A1oGann at her homo in Nor
folk for a few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

q Ashby Ivey is rapidly Improving
aftcr q recent operation at the Re-
treat for the Sick
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
Salvc.

1t may be bun
combc, may be
bosh;
1t may DO naught
but Idle josh;
But It sounds pref
ty good. b'gosh.
This stuff they
C al l t h y
"salve."
fTh0 f11la. sts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

inoned to appear In Police Court. Part :.
this morning to answer t. tho oharss o.
a!o"lns snow to remain on their sidewalks
contrary TO city ordinance. 5f7ti
James JONES'. colored. charged with bsinR
ofunk hnd disorderly, dismissed yes
tefday by Justice II. A. Maurice. sE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

Mrs. James smyth 4, visiting Mrs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
Colonial Table Siluer

/, ucee Oat0eS
is In great demand. We are showing
several Patserns-all Of plain and elegant
The pieces range in price from $3.50
to the moro expensive complete Silver
Chests.
Schwarzschild Bros.
Nchmond's LIE aiding Jewellers,
Second and Broad SITS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

The automobile which figured So cone pie
uously In the late Beattie murder cage viii
not help dc!ray the expenses OF tho trial.
according 10 statement credited to form
er Cnmmonwea!th's-Att James N. Greg
DRY. of Chesterfield. who was assisted In tic
prosecution by Louis Q. Wondenburg Beat
tie. u was said last night 5y II member OF
his family. during the progress OF the trial
decided the machine to his father The
decd. IT was stated, was in legal form and
is valid. The auto, a Buick, still remains
under the shed at Chesterfield Courthouse
where IL was kent during the trial.
New JDlye AT Chcstrr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

TUliCt IuUrt.
Sonthslders have been suln-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18

class have arrahsed sor banquet AZ the
Masonic Temple to-night at sis o'riock
The class Will meet al the church at
O'clock and 90 in hody, An enjoyable
program has been arranged Among tn.
prominent speakers who will address the
mon wiii be Bishop Collins Danny OF Rich:
m IA 4.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-20
E. A. SEE ADMITTED TO BAIL
Mother Of Mildred Bridges One Of the
Sureties on $4,000 Bond.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-THE mo.
ton Of Evelyn Arthur See to be ad-
mitted to bail pending the decision
Of the supreme court in his appeal
case was allowed by the supreme
court. His bail bond was fixed at $5,.
900.
The sureties are Gust L. Peterson,
who is owner of the fiat which was
occupied by See as the house of the
Lord" and Mrs. Lucille Bridges, wife
Of s. II. Bridges and mother of Mil
dred Bridges, whom See was convict
ed of abducting at his trial in the
criminal court of Cook county, from
which judgment he appealed to the
supreme court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-20
milwaukee WOMEN AWAKE
Call Massmeeting to Consider Means
of Economizing.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 17.-Follow-
ing the action of women in New
York, Chicago and st. Paul, in lining
up against the high cost of living
leaders among members of the beer
city fair sex issued a call for mass
meeting to plan campaign against
high prices.
Eggs will bear the brunt of the at
tack. The women claim the prices
are from 10 to % cents too high.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-20
Interstate Commerce Commits.
=. sion Makes Report.
DISCUSSES CAUSES OF WRECKS
Poor Tracks Caused IA Out of 81 De-
j railments, High Speed Contribut-
: ins-Better Cars Gradually
T. Being Put On.

Washington, Dec. 17.-"Safety first"
Is the paramount rule of train opera.
ton suggested by the interstate com.
merce commission in its twenty-sixth
annual report submitted to congress.
1t is pointed out that many of the
accidents resulting in fatalities might
have been averted by the exercise of
proper precaution or the employment
of suitable devices and good equip
ment. Figures given show that of The
total of S,215 derailments during the
year, 1877 were caused by defects OF
roadway and 3,S47 were due to defec.
tive equipment. This indicates an
increase over the previous year OF
652 in the derailments due to lad
roadway, and 1923 due to bad equip
ment.
Safety Appliances Needed.
The investigation by the commits
sion itself of railroad accidents in
vOlving loss CT life, the report says,
"has proceeded far enough to indicate
the need Of more effective measures
than thus far have been taken to Sc
cure safety Of railroad travel" While
the previous suggestions of the COM
mission as to the adoption by the rail
roads of all-steel, CT steel underframe,
cars are being adopted "as rapidly as
conditions will permit" and "the dan
ger from the use Of unsound cars is
gradually disappearing" the serious
dangers of defective roadway and the
use of unsound rails still remain.
The commission points out that ex.
cessive speed has been an important
factor in many train accidents, and
that conditions of safe operation are
often ignored in the effort to bring
fast trains in on time.
RIames Travelling Public.
This is bad practice, for which
the travelling public is largely respon.
sitle, and it should he discontinued
Adequate measures should be taken
to compel low speed wherever condi-
tons require it whether schedules
are maintained or not"
ne lotai uuluUeT OF CASUALTIES on
steam roads during the year ended
June so was 1923, of which 1856
were persons killed and 169,53S in
jured. These figures indicate an in.
crease over the previous year of 1S9
killed and 1879 injured. OF the to-
tai number CT casualties, 400 railway
employees were killed and 92,363 in
jurcd through industrial acicdents"-
happenings incident to railroad bust.
ness, but not due to the operation of
trains.
Fate investigation Completed.
The investigation of rates and
practices of express companies which,
the report says, lis probably the most
important single piece of work ever
done by the commission" was prac-
tically concluded during the year.
"As result" says the commission,
"it appears that many of the practices
OF express companies were utterly in.
excusable. and their methods were
archaic and their rates discriminatory
and unreasonable. The report of the
commission has worked a revolution
and. renovation in the methods and
rates of express companies"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-12-20
Gas Kills Aged Man and Sister.

Beaver Dam, Wis, Dec. 17.--Ledgei
Sloan, aged sixty years, and his sis
ter, Miss Katherine, aged sixty-fve
were found dead Of asphyxiation from
coal gas. --..-----s
Evening star., 1912-06-27
Reconstituting the Soil.
From Harper's Weekly.


Farmers in Hungary have developed a
method of reconstituting the soil SO that
their crops are increased several fold.
They buy up the oldest land, plow it,
and smooth 1t sufficiently for a steam
roller to go over it. The soil is then
treated with chemical phosphates. Under
these conditions the water stored in the
subsoil is conserved for a much longer
time after periods of rainfall, and SO
provides nourishment for the plants. The
director of the Royal Hungarian Academy
of Horticulture states that within the
last three years there have been more
than 2OO0 experiments made in this field
under the observation of officials, and in
every ease results have been excellent
the crops being augmented at least 80 per
cent In every case. An engineer, writing
on hungarian horticulture, cites a case
OF proprietor who has applied the sys-
tenn to his landed property on a most
extensive scale. In an exhausted region
where the yield of wheat in 1910 was
four hundredweight per hectare, as
against twelve hundredweight in more
spective figures of sixteen and twenty
four hundredweight in 1911. The same
proprietor obtained from thirty to thirty
six hundredweight of barley land oats)
per hectare In earth of the same char
acter that brought others scarcely twen-
ty. The Hungarian farmers give as the
first essential of this new system the
working over the earth with the rake in
the period following rainfall The sec
tions well raked have produced sixteen
hundredWeight more than ordinarily and
potatoes raked over five times have pro-
duced f1fty-four hundredweight per hec-
tare more than before
Evening star., 1912-06-27
OF THE DICTIONARY,
A Crab Is "a Little Red Fish That
Walks Backward"
from the New York Herald

From the New York Herald
The popular idea is that dictionary
makers are about as infallible as makers
of literature can be, and yet from the
earliest times the mistakes of the lexi-
cographers have furnished amusement
When the forty immortals were engaged
in making the dictionary of the French
academy, the word "crab" came UP for a
gloss; they were about to agree to define
it as "a little red fish that walks back
ward" when Furetere pointed out that 1t
was no doubt a good definition save for
the fact that the animal is not fish, it is
not red until it is boiled, and it does not
walk backward.
Bailey's dictionary defined the loriot. or
golden oriole, as "a bird that, being looked
upon by one who has the yellow iaundice,
cures the person and dies himself" Fen
ming, who was the next dictionary maker
was afraid of this and merely said, "Lor-
lot, kind of bird"
But one of the best bits of misinforma-
tion was given in the dictionary of Ed
ward Phillips, who in one place declared
| that "a gallon is measure containing
two quarts, and in another place de-
clared "a quaver is a measure of time in
| music, being the half of crochet, as a
crochet the half of quaver," which
| leaves the subject as clear as mud
Evening star., 1912-06-27
|CAPT. WILLIAMS FREED
| Of BLAME FOR DEATH
Body of Man Killed Under
Army Officers Auto Still
Unidentified.

Capt Herbert o. Williams. U. 8. A.
whose automobile last night ran down
and killed an unidentified man at 9Th and
h streets northwest, was today exoner-
ated by a coroners jury.
The accident occurred shortly after 9
o'clock last night. At the inquest today
Capt. Williams testified that he was driv-
ing in his automobile. proceeding west on
X street A street car, he said. was
travelling in the same direction. Slowing
down to allow the car to pass. Capt. Will
liams said, he turned his machine toward
the curb at the corner of Sth street.
AT that moment a man crossed in
front of the street car and stepped
directly in the road of the automo-
bile. Seeing the machine too late to
get out of the way. the man was
struck by one of the lamps, knocked
to the pavement and the front wheels
of the auto passed over him. He was
placed in Capt. Williams auto and a
start was made for Emergency Hos
pital,. but the injured man died be-
fore the hospital was reached.
Body Not Identified.
At late hour this afternoon the
deceased had not been identified, al
though several persons had called at
the morgue and looked at the body.
The man was apparently about fifty
years of age, weighed 225 pounds and
his gray hair was clipped short.
He was dressed in black serge suit,
white shirt, turn-down collar, black tie
and black shoes. His mustache is rather
thin and gray. and he had false teeth.
He wore a ruby stud in his shirt front.
An envelope containing s1O5 was found
in his pocket, and he carried gold
watch. Of which the case number is
479893, the number of the movement being
458344. His socks and shirt are laundry
marked with the initials H. o.
A man answering the above description
closely was seen to board a Wisconsin
avenue car at Friendship Heights, Nd,
about 6 o'clock yesterday evening, trans
ferring to an east-bound car in George
town.
Evening star., 1912-06-27
Michigan Avenue.
From the Chicago Post.

=
And then" writes Arnold Bennett ir
Harper's Magazine. I'm the night and the
rain, you swerve round some corner into
the straight. by Grant Park, in full sight
of one of the most dazzling spectacles
that Chicago or any other city can Offer
Michigan avenue on a wet evening"
On a wet evening! No doubt Mr.. Ben
nett meant to be nice to us. But-there
is story told OF Whistler that he dis
liked to have one of his pictures especial
ly praised. because by implication ii dis
paraged his others
Michigan avenue does not need to wait
until 1t rains to be beautiful. 1t Is beau
tiful in all kinds Of weather, by day and
by night. One comes out of the Illinois
Central station at night and looks down
that avenue. skirted by it's rows of lights
that merge into each other and become
twin streaks Of soft electric flame. over
hung by grave and beautiful architecture
and crowned with a great dome OF trans
lucent darkness-or gaZes at morning
down its flashing distances, through
which the speeding motors seem to be
wing with the racing windsor walks
along the pavement at midafternoon.
when it becomes the most effective of
backgrounds for pretty young women;