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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
GETTING READY
FOR FIELD DAY
Richmond Academy Preparing
Athletic Carnival on
May 10.

Friday. May 10. Will be annual aeId
day at the Richmond Academy. The
exercises VIII begin at 1890 In the
morning and continue until l o'clock.
and again in the afternoon from 3
10 $50
The contestants for the all-round
athletes medal arc John Harlow. John
Harrison, Frank Arnold and H.Il Nor
tasuc. This contest promises to be
very interesting. as Harlow is the
holder OF last years medal. and the
other boys Will give him good fight
Tor thig honor
Among the special features OF the
afternoon VIII be creased pig con-
tcSi. pie-eatIng contest and the fat
boys race. The first two OF these
are open TO all Corners, but only MIL
heiscr. age sixteen, weight 1876 pounds
Parrish. age fifteen. weight 1914: Bruno
age seventeen. weight cl5. and Rueger
age hfteen. weight 2io, Will engage
In the latter event.
The starter for tho contests will be
Richard Vaughan. captain OF the Rich
mona college track team.
Miss Fame Wright Brown has been
selected AS sponsor. and her maids OF
honor VIII be Misses Nancy wyatt ana
Mary Mercer.
The parents and friend. OF the
Academy students are most cordially
invited TO attend the exercises
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
J. t. Temple Reinstated
by Irotting Association

New York. May S.-The National
TrottinE Association. in session
here, to-day announced several de-
cisiOns, among which arei
j. t. Temple, of Richmond, WINS
reinsfated.
w. j. Barry, of Roneeverte, w.
Va, and his black mnre lille W."
with n mark OF 1924. were expelled
flA having raced ont OF his class
n lumbus. Ga, last fall.
ID. Lewis and W. McI<cyitt,
Of X. VA, were fined 800 and
susIh p pending payment for
fniIur. ns judgess to enforce rules
In n race.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
commencement Program.

ESPECIAL to The Times -Dispatch.1
cluster SPRING.. Va. May S.-The
following program OF the forty.
seventh annual commencement cxcr-
olses Of Cluster Springs Academy has
just been announced:
saturday, May 25-Annua! field DAY
a, +. NJ. and at T.. NJ the celebra
ton Of the C!ccronlan Literary So
ciety.
SUNDAY, May 2s-11:sO A. NJ. Rev.
Henry Tucker Graham. d. D.. presi
dent OF Hampden-S Sidney College. will
preach the annual sermon before the
faculty and students. and at s p. NJ
he WI address the Y. NJ c. A.
On Monday. May 2T-The Commence
ment exercises proper will take place
In the school chapel, the Hon. Rich
ard Evelyn Byrd, Speaker OF the House
OF Delegates of Virginia, making the
annual address
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
BY Gus MALBvnT.

Reading, Pa, May S.-Alhe Newman
and his willing subjects not having
been trained in the ways of the aTn-
rhibians. 1t was determined to cali
the opening game scheduled for to-
day between Reading and Richmond
off and wait until a more proptlous
moment before allowing the "Rcbs"
TO make their debut In Circus Maxi
mus Park. the place made famous by
president William Abbott Whitman, Of
the United States League.
1t rained. oh, how 1t rained. Folks
VINO live here say that it has been
raining for the past three weeks
Maybe 1t is truS If the ball yard,
or rather the condition of the ball
yard. is any criterion, the celestial
water pots must have been working
overtime for a considerable period.
Heading is one of these quaint kind
of towns that one finds only between
the covers OF one of the six best SELL
crs. Walking up the main street, enc
continually expects to SEQ William
Penn or Herr Meistcr Suyerdhamm
standing at the corner. waving his
hat, with his silvery locks moving in
the ftful breezcs. Pret2els mere src
the most popular food. instead OF
peanut vendors, such as are common
throughout the East and South, the
purveyors OF pretZels occupy all of
the vacant. or rather unused, territory
Therefore. Leo Groome has dctermin-
ed that during his several invasions
he VIII allow the men signing his pay
slip to answer TO the name Of "Pret-
Zels."
The game tomorrow is going to
draw every man. woman and child
within one hundred miles OF Reading
The newspapers have been full pr the
ltsht kind of stuff to bring cut the
hugs" The park is big enough u
hold every and anybody wishing to
make the trip. Being an economical
Sort of q 'cuss." President Whitman.
! when he built his now plant. decided
that no balls should be lost. There
! fore, around the park he had built a
stone wall. 1t looks like the 9ai-
warkn of defense at Fortress Monroe.
| enough to warrant the prediction that
no home runs Will be made by knock
ing the ball over the fence.
| Of the rest OF the United States
circuit IS as good as Reading and
/ Richmond. the success Of the league
/ is assured.
| The day has been spent by most of
! the fellows getting acquainted with
the lucIous and delightful pretzcl
! Cox Seybold and Allie Newman arc
i billed all over town as the two most
wonderful men yet alive and In base
3 bail Fritz Hoffman. being 10 the man
ner born, has been elected official in
terpreter for the crew. Dutch
knows the ropes and knows cnouS II
to te-' the men whether the lnforma
ton seeker is trying to palm of some
horrible connection under the guise of
Il high sounding name. Altogether, 1t
has not been as dreary as the heavy
clouds would have made 1t. There are
, many things TO do. chief among
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
LOSES TO INQUIRIES
IUGh School Defeated by Heavy Batting
Could Not Hit JInlcher

1UGh School Defeated by Heavy Batting.
Could Not Hit IIulcher.
Unable to hit Huichcr or TO curb the ba L
Ing streak OF his teammates. John Marshall
High School los. to McGuire's University
SCHOOL AT Ice Park yesterday afternoon by
score OF 10 |. YaschaIl for NcGuire'a
started tho batting In the nrst Inning by
Knocking thTec-bnGscr. IL scored ON
Grnves's sacrifice ny. In the fourth, Smith
put one over left field fence for home
run There was moro scores until the
eighth. when Scales came up. with Redmond
nnd Anoell on bases. lie also placed IL over
Itn Held fence scoring both men ahead
The only run for the High school was
made In the sixth, when Robins reached
'he platc on a Wild throw
McGuire's plays Richmond Academy Mt
Byfd Park tomorrow afternoon for Tho
second time this season. On Thursday. NAV
l6. 1t again meets the High school for tho
The score by innings: n
j. NJ. II. S...... n0ooni :,
Hoover. N' aho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09

submitted by the District attorney to
a grand jury The indictments were
the result. Immediately afterwards
bench warrants for Masters and KIM
near were issued By Justice Barnard,
and the two men were arrested in their
office.
Samuel j. Masters. in his position as
chief workman, and john d. kinnear.
as chief scribe, were in full control OF
the finances of the fraternal order The
indictment alleges that they wrong
fully converted $4,000 of the assets
of the order to their own us, between
May IL, 1909. and December 10, 1910.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09

tho city. The last session will dose
early tomorrow afternoon. This af
tcrncon the visitors were given an au-
tomobilc ride over the city and TO
Sweet Briar Institute. twenty miles
out or town. Tonight the Chamber
of Commerce and Retail Merchants
Association banqueted the visitors and
an address was made by George l..
Caskic
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
Primary VIII BE Held.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
Alexandria. Va, May s.-The City
hold "a primary here May - from
3 until L. NJ. for tho purpose 81 Sc
Letting twelve delegates to the Nor
folk state convention. Those desiring
TO be delegates must submit their
names to the secretary of the city
Committee by noon Monday next.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
VIII Pay Dividend.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Alexandria. Va. May S.-Praerred
creditors OF the Gufunct Mercantile
Hallway Building aad Loan Assocla-
tlon. which failed January ~. 1912
VIII receive a dividend OF 80 per cent.
between now and July l next, accord.
Ing TO n statement Just made By Re-
cctver Douglas Stuart Ti,!s Will be
the FIRST dividend given since rhc In
Stitutc failed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
Old Point, Buckroe,
Pine Beach, OceanView,
Portsmouth, Norfolk,
Cape Henry, Va. Beach
TWO FAST TRAINS.
Every sunday, $40 and o A. NJ.

Every sunday, $40 ana a. NJ.
Giving ten hours at seaside. Choica
of two routes TO Norfolk
SAB train Seaside specially makes
no stop between Richmond and Old
Point.
News.
Norfolk tickets good via Old Point.
Pins Beach and Ocean View. or via
Z. IL o. steamer from Newport News.
Returning. leave Norfolk via Ocean
View Railway every hour until 600
T. NJ Leave Ocean Vtsw every hour
unttl 7:l5 T.. NJ. Fast trains leave Old
Point i:25 and $50 p. NJ
Leave Norfolk via c. K o. steamer
{ p. NJ. and s +. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
Training for Regatta.

freraring for the regattein. Which Will
be held next Saturday week. TWO crews OF
fiShts and two of fours were on the river
nlong the virginia Boat club course yestAr-
gay afternoon. Nearly forty men were out
which was the largest number o. cont.t,.
snts seen on the river for long ,ime
vii be one o: the most successful 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
RAIN PREVENTS GAME
OF 'REBS' VS.. READING
Record Breaking Crowd Expected to See Rich
mond Team Play in Pennsylvania
Town TO-DAY

which is looking at he places OF in
terest
If the rain holds off tomorrow. az
now seems probable. Newman Will
start shorty" Lothrop. the port paw
OF the outfit. Leo Groome refuses to
name his firing artist. They expect
a record breaking crowd, and natural
~ expect the "Pretzels" to win.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Manager Winfree Announces Richmond
College Dotes

Manager WInfree Announces Richmond
College Dates.
Charles r. Winfree. manager, and
D. q. Tyler, captain. OF the Richmond
College football team for the season
of 1912, have completed their arrange
ments for the schedule of games Tor
next year and announce the datea
and opposing teams as follows:
October 5. Maryland Agricultural
College, at Richmond
October IL, Randolph Macon. exhibit
October 10. R. L. I. Blues. at Rich
mond.
October &c. university OF Virginia,
at Charlottesville.
November .. William and Mary,
championship. al Richmond
November o. Iiampden- Sidney, cham
p'onship. at Hampden- Sidney.
November 16, Rock Hill College. at
Richmond.
November 90, Randolph-Macon, cham.
pionship, at Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
pctitinn I'm Rnnkruntc.

Harrisonburg. Va. May S.-Bcn Cold
stein, clothier, fled voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy in the United
states District Court FOR the Western
District OF Virginia to-day. Liabilt-
ties. about l,500. Assets. $1,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
.Adnnt Ten-Ynnr.nlh n,,ln

M, an order was entered yesterday in thu
wy circuit Court allowing Joseph f. law
.so" ana VIE to adopt Ruth May Perkins
aged ten years. rs their own child ma 80
e"h"se her name TO Ruth .IamisoH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
Virginia JEWELLERS ARE
MEETING IN LYNCHBURG

Especial TO The Times Disnatcb
Lynchburg, Va. May S,-Thc State
convention of the Virginia jewelers.
Association was begun this afternoon
at the Hotel Carroll. with about TWEEN
ty-hve members present from out OF
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27
WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER q, 1917.
STATE HEALTH BOARD AND COLD STORAGE.

RESUMABLY something will be done at the coming
W sion of the Legislature strengthen the cold storage
law of 1911 which amounts to nothing for the purposes
this year. pointed of the garng defects of this
and recommended legislation but attention
raid ts The when passed com
promise with the lobby and constructed to be
practically imperative the State Board of Health showed
he penalty virtually nues the law The cold storage
company what pease without the slightest fear of the
And the regulations that there need be only
pretense Of compliance Enormous quantities of food prn
ay for the New York market stored in these houses
and the length of time of cannot be regulated by the
State board under the existing law Stuff that have been
storage in other States for be kept for at least
months In these houses if the law that extent
complied with Vast quantities of eggs be kept from
the market There way to distinguish cold storage food
when placed the market and eggs from cold storage
be sold srcty fresh" But in addition passing real
law to do good to the it Is the bounden duty
the Legislature provide adequate nspecora force
the State Board of Health Its equipment in that respect is
rdcuous The total Office force apart from the board
ists of thirty three individuals while the total number of
pectors the five separate divisions only twelve the
state In the division of food drugs there three
the division of creameries and dares there three in
division of medical and sanitary inspection there three
the division OF and water supplies there three
The food and drug division should have least dozen saaed
inspectors and the number of for field the
should bear proportion the number employed indoor
work.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27
DEdENERA TEs IN TIE PINE BARRENs.

T HE notion that the cities harbor all the vice. crime igno
ii and squalor while the country Arcadia,
be dispeled by little Investigation In the
farming sections of New Jersey there is nothing eproach
state pride but there social conditions sparsey
settled regions from the of population that
mand the attention Of the missionary investigation of the
mode of living of people small hamets the barrens
South Jersey has been made by female agent of the State
Department OF Charities and Corrections and her
psng She found there unsuspeced degeneracy.
The people make precarious living berrypckers and in
raising small truck their little patches ground they
nerate and have spirit than Georgia cay-eater.
They have little idea of the sancy of marriage and exchange
wives sell them when occasion marry
and the ignoramues who hold commissions justices
disregard have knowledge of the
hbng marriages by Justices do the marrying and have
scrupes to conditions It doesn't appear the church
doing active work in these bnighted regions
ably the males of voting vote in elections and that
compliment to State pride Now that attention has called
this degenerate population the South Jersey pine barrens
philanthropy will do something better their condition
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27

son the water is drained off, other
wise whitish unripened fruit would
be the result instead OF a deep red
fruit Unless, therefore, the weather
be rainy, the bogs at picking season
are as comfortable as is possible for
such place.
Second, the picking measure must
be larger than the selling measure,
as rapid work. either by hand or with
machine, will reap in the grass and
dead wood from the vines. Bog
owners find it impossible to get neat
work, and, despite impressions, a uni
form selling price year after year
doesn't prevail Some owners are
ruined by an over-abundance of a
cheap-priced crop.
Third. the housing of these people
Is open to some criticism, but usually
efforts to segregate them by families
or groups of families have failed. One
grower. feeling that his pickers would
be overcrowded in his bog houses,
placed a dozen of them in a sound
farmhouse a half-miIe distant, with
good water supply, but after two or
three days these came trooping back
to crowd In with their fellows. So
the opportunities for settlement work
and social improvement are not very
great It. A. HEISLEY..
l5 Clinton st. Nov. 20.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27
awful War, if
Powers Persist
on Buttiing In
Or. Washburn, Former Head of
Roberts College, CONSTANT
nopIe, Urges Non-Interven-
ton as Safeguard of Peace.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-"If
the great powers allow the Balkan
allies to settle with Turkey them
selves there need be no fear that the
peace OF Europe will be disturbed"
declared DIR. George Washhurn,
former president of Roberts College,
Constantinople, in an address at a
joint session of the American Acad-
emy of Political and Social Science
and the Pennsylvania Arbitration and
Peace Society.
DIR. Washburn was in close touch
with the Turkish situation for more
than twenty-five years, and ex-
pressed the opinion that the king OF
Bulgaria and the prime minister OF
Greece are two of the greatest diplo-
mats in Europe, and would find a sat
isfactory solution of the situation II
they are not interfered with by out
side powers
Oscar s. Straus, who has twice beer
American ambassador to Turkey
and Baroness Bertha Won Suttner
founder and president of the Austrian
Peace Society, were the other speak.
ers.
Mr.. Straus, who acted as presiding
officer, severely scored the great pow
ers OF Europe for permitting Italy'l
attack upon Turkey, which he de-
clared was breach OF international
good faith. He said that there still
seems to be truth in belief that tn,
peace of Europe depends on main.
tanning the integrity of Turkey. '"Tht
present war" he said, may prove
one of the bloodiest and most devas
tating in modern times. The allie
united in war become enemies befor,
the smoke Of battle clears and tn,
dead are buried"
Baroness Won Suttner made a plel
for universal disarmament and tn,
submission OF all international dis
putes to arbitration.
She declared that the treaties witt
France and England advocated b,
President Taft promised the neares
to real peace the world has yet seen
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27
SCHOOL AND SHOP HAND-IN.HAND.

manufacturing community the temptation especially
strong parents take their boys and girls out of school
early age and put them earning living Ham
mond Ind. is city that believes in giving young people
chance work and study By arrangement with
ca and industrial establishments boys and girls may find
poyment there half day and attend school for the
nande Besides this cooperative school and shop plan Ham
mond maintains night school where 700 young folks not only
up elementary deficiencies but practical training in
ganfu occupations The schools supply information about
industries employment bureau
former pupils This appears be model system of
kionaI fitting and guidance
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27
STRICT JUSTICE IN BOTH CASES.

NAV ITH the acqutta and exoneraon of Giovannt
WW and Caruso the labor representatives
in their trial Salem for a killing they innocent
Of the prosecution of the vanous dynamite onpraors
cated with the McNamaras should take energy The
disclosures in the government trial progress show
endshness that surpasses belief The blowing
angeles Times Office with the sacrifice of twentythee lives,
deed that shocked the world But
pepetated that awful crime connved it prepared
greater evidence shows contem-
plated blowing the city of Los Angeles make calamity
for mankind shudder They medtated blowing the
Panama Canal 1t is strange that American civilization should
have evolved set of capable of such crimes and is
unfortunate organized labor this
character should have secured any oothod its leadership
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27
a REAL PARCELS posT DEMANDED.

HEN Congress meets will find that the parcels post
yy agitation has not been sled by the experimental
makeshift which will go into effect with the year.
Substitutes for the Bourne law will be presented and among
ndorsed by the Postal Progress League of New
providing fat rates throughout the country from
fifteen CENTS according weight with insurance
value consolidation of third and fourth class matter and
provision such Germany The people
parcels post service and the demand likely
stronger after the Bourne plan has bsen IN operation for
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27

at the regular meeting OF the Satur-
day Club, which will be held Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
James c. Corlies, 20 East Part street.
Burnett street, East Orange, are
spending two weeks in Bermuda.
Mrs Henry Parish, jr., of Llewellyn
Park, is arranging a dance to be
given at Sherrys, New York, Decem-
Der 10.
A host of friends OF the Hospital
of st. Barnabas attended the fair and
sale which was held yesterday after
noon at The Washington under the
auspices of the board of managers.
Later several dinner parties were
given by the ladies of the various
committees and in the evening there
was a well-attended bridge.
Local conditions were discussed at
the monthly meeting of the civic de-
partment of the Contemporary OF
Newark, held in the parlors OF the
Second Presbyterian Church yester-
day afternoon. DR.. William H. Nor
gan, speaking ON "How the Women
Can Assist in Cleaning the City
Morally" said that their vigilance and
| investigation are invaluable. They
should make it their business to know
conditions, to instruct others, to keeI
watchful eye on dance halls and
cheap theatres and recreation centres
and to help provide good amusement
for young men and women. Because
of the disability of Mrs. Henry H
Dawson, the chairman, Mrs. Stephen
B. Harrison, the y!ce-chairman, pre-
sided, and introduced the speakers
Mrs. G.. Howland Munro talked or
"Philanthropic Societies and Institu-
tional Care and Mrs NJ. M. Sanborr
| explained some of the social service
work that is being done in Newark
Horatio Van SAINT, chairman of the
citizens Committee of One Hundred
told of the Investigations of that body
and of what it aims and hopes to ac.
complish in the future. An inforrna
social hour followed the meeting
which was well attended. AT the
December meeting industrial Con.
and the sectional committees will re.
port on factories, mercantile estab
lishments, etc, hours of labor and
wages. Mrs. Beatrice r. Henry
vice-chairman, will be in charge.
Fifteen-minute papers of diversified
topics were presented at the meeting
of the Woman's Club of Arlington
which was held yesterday Afternoon
in the Lincoln School Auditorium
Miss Marion Howard Brazier, of Bos
ton, was the lecturer, and there wa
a musical program by Miss chariott
Koch. The president, Mrs. Frank c
Platt, presided, and Mrs. b. l.. Pierc
was the hostess serving at the clos
of the afternoons program. Mrs. A
g. Behn and Mrs. May Smith acted a
ushers. The meeting of Decembe
10 win be observed as Charter Mem
ber5' Day. and there will be addrease
by Mrs Jennie ID. Suderiey, Mrs
Mary C. B. Hunserford and Mis-
Annie olcott Payne.
The marriage Of Miss Anna Ma:
MacConchie, daughter OF Mr.. an
Mrs. William MacConchie. Of 81
Washington avenue, and Hugh Fer
guson, of this city, will take place a
the brides home next Tuesday eve
ming. Miss Mary Batty and Davi
Ferguson will be the attendants an
only the irnmediats relatives will wit
J, ness the ceremony. A supper viii b
y served following, for the party
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-27
Peoples
Rostrum
Cranberry BOG Conditions.
rnAiao.. ~ ta.A NraunnrIr sAnn.

CfnnboFRy Bog C0ndItIOnss
To the Editor Of the Newark Star:
6ir-Your article, Babies Are Busy
Picking Berries" in Mondays issue
la In several important particulars
misleading.
To begin with, the bogs are not
usually 1oathsome. Though situated
in swampy ground, there is a system
Of bitches connecting with a central
canal to meet both irrigation and
drainage requirements, and the land
itself is covered with several inches
Of sand. During the growing season
the bogs are irrigated against the
summers drought but never flooded.
a. this would ruin tts fruit by intro
Aaoins eoald. Rut IN the Etpsnins sea-