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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-09-26

Attorney James G. Kress spent
Monday morning at Ithaca on legal
business in the interest of the Ann
Arbor X. X.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-09-26

The following market quotations are
corrected every Thursday morning.
GRAIN.
Wheat-No. white, $1.01 No. 2 red
$1.02.
Oats--Old or new, 2Sc
Shelled corn-80c.
Ear Corn-40c
Beans-Choice, per Blu. $3.50
Red Kidney Beans-$2.20
Rye-63c.
Timothy Seed-Sl.55
June and Mammoth Glover Seed
$10.25
Alsyke-$l1. 90.
Hay-$l000 to 1880.
LIVE STOCK.
Pigs-$7. 80 per cwt.
Heavy Hogs-S8.25 per cwt.
Beef Cattle-S3.0O to So. 90 per cwt.
Sheep-$2.5O to $500 per cwt.
Lambs-$5.00 per cwt.
Veal Calves-$8.00.
DRESSED MEATS.
Hogs-$11. 90 per cwt.
Veal Calves per pound.
POULTRY, HIDES, ETC.
Hens-10c.
Broilers-121kc per pound.
Beef Hides-9c per pound.
Horse Hides-s2@$3 90.
Deacon SkiHs-25c.
Calf Skins-10c per pound.
Tallow-4c per pound.
PRODUCE.
Butter-25c per pound.
Eggs-20c per dozen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
DIXON BELONGS.

Senator Dixon, Colonel Roosevelts campaign
manager, is according 10 the eternal fitness of
things. aggressive. clustering a buffer Of the
first water, extrayagant in his statements and
careless whom he may SANDER, he belongs, ."
An apt pupil Of his master is he and one who
is learning every day.
In the Roosevelt campaign for the nomna-
ton Mr.. Dixon used words and made state
fents all OF which would not bear the search
light of truth and some OF which would not
sound we'll in company, At Chicago he took
the same attitude such times he able To
scramble into the Hmeligbt- long enough to
get into print and since RooseTelts organi2a-
ton of the Third Party, although kept much
in the background by his chiefs exploitation
a. himself. he has managed to emphasize his
real character on two occasions. An exampl"
~ his extysv&gazce OF talk his statement 'rs
rarding the Wilson campaign funds and their
sources One might think. II there be found
one to accept Dxon's campaign statements MI
mus few grains of salt, that Wilson money
flooded the country before the Baltimore Goa
vention and that ii all came from taint'e
sources Charles r. Crane. Dixon said con-
t~ibuted $40, 0o0 He actually contributed
$40. 900, and that after he had found tnat
La Toilette his first choice, conld not he nomi-
mated on the Republican ticket and. DESTROYS
that one of the parties should name a p'o-
gressiye candidate, he turned 10 Wilson, Dixon
Testified before The Senate committee VIA he
hsd information that Frederick e PenGeid
apf Philadelphia. had contributed $4,000, ~,
Il in his wife's name McConlh4s testified. vthat
Penheld gave si2.a0o and penfcd himsaI, res
stiAsd TO- the same figures and added hat no
other member OF hts family gave ANYTHING
J Dixon declared that the Harvest T.us' WAS
hacking wilson IN spite OF tt~ lat hat
recrge ". Perkins e. one Of Roose az
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
IiO SAID 1T.

The last words OF great men have been noto-
rleuslx words that they never uttered. The
harmless deception OF ascribing some high
sounding phrase to man on his death bed
has been practiced from time immemorial, but
il is seldom that famous phrase should be
universally ascribed 20 noted author efro-
neously IF you write better book, preach
a better sermon, or make better mousetrap
than your neignbor. though your house be built
In the woods, the world Will make beaten
path to your door, is a well-known sentence
Most people Mould tell you unhesitatingly that
Ralph Waldo Emerson said ii or wrote it, and
it has been credited to him for years. Lately
however. there has arisen dispute AS to who
really said it, Dr. Emerson's son is authority
for the statement that the sentence can not be
found in any OF his fathers writings. Some
people have sought 10 asCribe it to Gilbert Hub
bard, forgetting that If Ebert said ii some one
else must have said il first. Or. John Paxton,
pastor of West Presbyterian church, New York
city from 1852 10 1893 is believed by many
10 have been the real author of the truism
having given expression TO it in a sermon on the
text He could not be hid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
Barton Heights

s. r. Johnson, of Horntowg, visit
ed friends in Barton Heights Mon
day.
Mrs l.. T. Smithers. who was
operated on some time ago at IT.
Elizabeth's hospital has greatly i'm
proved and viii return horne II, q
few days.
Miss Nellie Quesenberry. of Mont
gomery, ". Va. who has been the
guest for some time Of her aunt. Mrs.
y. j. Quesenberry, has gone home.
Misses Wister and Elizabeth Craig
hill. after having spent some months
In the mountains of Virgin "A, have re-
turned to the home of their brother.
Rev. q. Peyton era Chill. where they
expect to spend the winter.
Miss Alice Lee, of Powhatan coun-
~, Is Wis ting Miss Mary Jersey, 7ls
Barton avenue.
Coleman Whitlock, who broke his
collar bone few days ago playing
ball, with the home team, $ i'm
proving and hopes to play ball soon.
A beautiful friendship shower was
gwen a few days ago in the home of
the Misses Edna and Anna Griffin in
Brookland Park. in honor of Miss Ida
Gul ok, OF Barton Heights, whose
marriage will take place Tuesday
evening.
The house was most beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and ferns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16

stauuchest supporters. Dixons authority for
the statement was found in the fact that the
members of the board of trustees OF Prince.
trlbuted SIS. 0Oo and one of these trustees was
cyrus Mccormick. of the Harvester Trust.
Senator Dixon has made other wild state
ments about the cost OF the Wilson preconven-
ton campaign. The facts. as brought to light,
show an expenditure of about 100000 by the
national organization, much of it contributed
in small amounts and little of it given by trust
r-agnates and nnnlaf- raised by bosses such
"a Hanna and Finn, The amount spent was
larger than this, OF course, state organizations
spending some. but all the country Knows that
little money was spent for Wilson not sent
from national headquarters. Here in Virginia
there was little spent except what sent
from New York. and in most States there was
lack OF funds
When Wilson's national committee spent
less than one boss spent in one State and but
twice as much as another boss spent in another
State. and but twice as much as another boss
and a trust magnate spent IN another State, and
State. all for Roosevelt. and exclusive of the
expenditures of the national headquarters, SEN
ator Dixon, to use the expressive language
# the street, certainly has his nerve with
hin" to open his mouth about expenditures in
the interest OF Roosevelt
Mr.. Dixon was insistent that others be called
Call McCombs said he McCombs has been
called and he looked like piker compared
with Mr.. William Finn.
The strange part about it Is that With all
his vast expenditures Of money Roosevelt lost
aud with little money TO spend McCombs won
This thing Of conducting campaign on prime
pie and winning on merit something mar
o. U{xon's type could never understand ant
he Immediately reached the conclusion tina
large sums must have been spent and saic
ST. in strong language without waiting to Sc,
If the facts. gibed with his conclusions. The!
did not.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
PEOPLES FORUM
Those Amelia Ballots.

Editor Richmond Vrginian:
My attention has been called to an affidavit
gwen by Mr. Writ Robertson. in regard TO can
NassIng the vote in the late primary Of September
II. 1912,
Mr., Writ Robertson 5 atfdavit is as follows:
mat on Thursday the 26th day Of Septem-
Der, 1917, he was at Amelia G. H.. and on that
date the county committee met al said court
mousse. for the purpose Of canVassng the returns
! Of the congressional primary held the 21st
day of September. 1912, and that he was told
by one Garland Jefferson sr., u member of
the county committee, that the poll books or
Amelia county had been sent TO Robert Gillian
district chairman, at Petersburg, along with the
ballots. and that the same had been returned
and that the county committee that day UNI
dertook to canvass the returns The said COM
mittee having met for that purpose. But that
the committee unwilling to open the poll
books and ballots, and that thereupon severa!
of the judges of election stated that If the said
poll books and ballots We're opened that they
would never again judges OF election
and THAT thereupon certificates were made out
and forwarded to judges of election, who made.
up said certificates entirely from memory, the
said poll books having not been opened.
(SgnedO &c. NJ BARD, Notary Public
The said county committee met in pursuance
Of a request by letter from Mr. Gillian district
chairman for the purpose stated in said affidavit
and that anxious that both the poll books
and ballots be opened and counted; that after
the committee began to canvass the retirns from
the poll books--not the ballots-it appeared that
from several of the precincts the poll books and
ballots sealed in the same package AMI
to open them would probably reveal the bal
lots. which the committee was unwilling to 90;
that it at my suggestion that the question
as to the right OF the committee to open ana
canvass the ballots was raised, that thereupon
the committee, then in session and desiring the
best advice on the subject, instructed it's chair
man to talk the situation over, by phone with
Mr. Gillian, the district chairman. and the COM
lnittee would be guided by the advice of sain
chairman; that the said district efairtnjA stated
that since his letter requesting IA meeting Of the
committee to meet and canvass the returns had
been written, he had discussed the matter with
his counsel and advised that II wouid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS.

All the world over the value of an agri-
cultural education is recognized. In France
unusual attention is being paid 10 the estab-
lishment of agricultural schools, the principal
feature of which is practical farm demonstra-
ton work. such farms being established in
connection with the three great agricultural
schools established by the government. In ad-
dition to these there are several private schools
devoted TO she study of the subject. .,'- s'
Virginia has a farm at Blacksburg and the
department of agriculture has established a
number Of experiment stations for practical
demonstration OF scientific methods OF farm
ing. 1t is now planning TO establish num-
Der of sub-stations hoping in the future to
have in each county This plan will cost
money to put into execution but the money
should be forthcoming. Virginia agricultural
products have made good showings at the nu-
merous fairs held in the State this fall. sur.
passing those of other States at the State fair
il. Richmond last week, but the showing il
not all it should be- Every dollar expended il
agricultural education to boys aud to practica
farmers will bring TO the State its value four
fold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16

committee OF three TO act with the same
number OF men named at Norton.
1t seems rather strange that Virginans
should find it necessary to name committees
and call meetings to discuss the best means
of preventing the sale and purchase OF votes,
but the revelations mace by Judge Skeen by
his activities in Lee county have shown that
some such action is necessary. Note-ouying In
some sections of the Ninth has been customary
for wears and hundreds of people have sold
their votes as they would sell merchandise.
Happily Judge Skeen has been able to punish
some of them. but many have escaped and those
higher up are still pursuing the even tenor
OF their ways, the ways of some of them prob
ably leading them to board meetings; sessions
Of charitable organizations, to church and Sun
day school. while those from whom they pur-
chased the votes are digging in their pockets
to pay the fines imposed. The meeting and the
action at Norton was the honest confession of
honest men that bribery has been carried on
in the Ninth. They admit the fact, knowing
that evil be remedied as long as its
existence is blindly denied admitting il so that
they can the better stamp IL out
Judge skeen has done good work toward
graduating the evil Had he been able to
lay hands those higher up he would have
done still greater work. with the people of
the district aroused, however, and other judges
ready to follow in the footsteps of Judge Skeen
should occasion warrant it and with organized
effort being made by leaders of all parties to
put end to vote-buying the evil should be
greatly diminished this year and hereafter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
WEDNESDAY. OCT. Is, 1919.
THE ISSUES UNCHANGED.

The news that Colonel Roosevelt is resting
easily and will suffer no serious consequences
from the wound inflicted upon him Monday
n.ght by crazy viii be received with
qualification all over the country In such
cases the American people know neither party
nor political differences. all being forgot in the
concern felt when of the great men ot the
nation has narrowly escaped death at the hand
III a wouid-be assassin Reports as to Roose-
selt's condition will be watched in every city
and hamlet in the country and all viii feel
pleasure when his fun recovery is announced
The physicians tell us this morning that
che victim of the bullet is out danger, but
the country is not For the country Is IN dan
S xer-=in danger of being carried away By hgs-
terra and morbid sentiment OF voting a man
into Office which he should not fill merely be
cause crazy man fred a bullet into his body
II is idle to say that the incident will have no
effect on the campaign. There are thousands
of people who vote according TO their hearts
rather than their heads and thousands OF others
in whom maudlin sentiment is the ruling pas
son Colonel Roosevelt is no martyr 10 q
Z
killed. The mere fact that buffet mas been
lodged in his ribs does not change his char
acter one iota. and that crazy man should
have been fnpelled IN attempt his assassination
lessons not one iota the fallacy Of his platform
or the dangers OF a third term. The issues
of the campaign have not been changed by this
course of a bullet The tariff is still a burden
+hr 1frxr- tha nf tiVfp
IL still too high the malgn influence OF irus
raagnates is still evident; the dangers to oo
institution OF one man rule are still existent
4 Roosevelt's record is still the same record o
inconsistency and insineerity Of purpose; Film
E still dominates Pennsylvania and win continu
TO do so IL Roosevelt be elected. Nothing ha
been changed by the mad deluson OF a MAJ
man.
Rooseyelt's good fortune in escaping death
his pluck In insisting filling his speaking an
gagement. though he had bullet in his body
his political shrewdness in making the mos
cf the incidental these may be taken 70
granted, but neither do these change the issue
urr detract one whit from the virtues of TAT
and his policy nor add to his shortcoming'
They do not move an inch the bedrock of WI
sons principles or affect in the slightest De
gree the essential truth of his utterances i
the past.
Qualification at the failure OF the attemr
10 kill is natural and to be expected sympath
FOR him in his pain Is well, but these thing
should not affect a single voters decision as +
how he will cast his ballot on November 9Th
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
WELCOME, pRESBYTERIANS.

Richmond welcomes TO this city the Presby-
terlans of two synods and of three States.
Leaders of a great Church from North Carolina
Maryland and Virginia will be the guests OF
Richmond for several days and they will find
people of all denominations and OF none ready
with hearty greetings and hopes for a success
full session and enjoyable visit.
Today the presbytertans of North Carolina
ioiu with those of the Virginia synod in celebra-
ton Of the centennial anniversary of the Union
Theological Seminary. This seminary, estab-
lished one hundred years ago. has fulfilled its
mission for that length of time and ii is the
hope of those of all other as well as OF the
Presbyterian Church that il may train young
men for the service of the Master as well in
the future as il has in the past. and that 1t
has before it many years of useful service.
70 North Caroinians. Marylanders and Nir-
giuiaus. greetings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
BRIBERY IN THE NINTH.

1t lis good neYs that comes from the Nlnth
district that the leaders OF all parties are unit
Jig 10 ensure fair elections in the district and
10 prevent the extravagant use Of money which
has characterized political campaigns in the
Ninth III the past.
The resolutions adopted at Norton Monday,
calling a meet4ng of all interested in fair
elections, and especially in preventing the sale
and purchase of votes" at Bristol next Mon
day we're signed by leaders of all three par
ties IN the district and will make for the end
desired The adoption OF these resolutions has
also brought CONGRESSMAN Slemp from under
cover and forced him 10 align himself himself
with those who are seeking for pure elections
In the district. Heretofore Slemp has refused
ian o,ertures made by his Democratic opponent
.lo reach Sare aaresnlent. Regarding. the l4mlta-
t0n OF campaign expenses refusing except on
conditions which could not legally he fulfilled
a; this time. however fair and meritorious they
may be Now, however, he has been stirred
a. action ahd has Hired the committee named
~ the Norton meeting suggesting tha' Ire name
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16

was made up entirely from memory, the said
poll books having not been opened; that the
committees was unwilling to- open the said poii
books and ballots because it had no legal right
to do 1t as / myself have been since satisfied
about, and the district chairman advised 1t
not to do II.
Mr.. Robertson is mistaken in regard To the
judges of election saying they would not serve
IL the ballots were opened, far my #eeeiiee-
ton serves me, such statement was made
in said committee meeting so far as can recall
/ did not intend nor do believe. MIR. Robert
son intended to cast any reflection on any
of the committee, the vote for what was done
WAS unanimous, including my OWN
tSipned1 JOHN G. JEFFERSON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
CURRENT CONN. ENI
Roosevelt and the Tariff.

In COMMUNICATING Mr. Wilson on his tariff de-
liverance at Omaha the New York American
pronounces il as on all fours with Mr.. McKin-
leys last speech at Buffalo, which is often
quoted: But" adds the American. Mr.. Nc
Kinley did not have his party behind him.
On the contrary. Mr. McKinley's influence with
his party. always great. was never greater thah
at that time. His party was enthusiastically
behind him. and had he lived the Dingley tariff
law would have been revised according to his
Buffalo suggestions at the next session of con-
gress. There Is every reason to believe, indeed.
that he putting his party on notice in his
Buffalo speech, and giving the country an out
line of what his next message to congress would
contain the tariff question.
And Hlore than that. So well disposed was
the Republican party toward the Msa s = pr nn
promptly, he promised, he could have put
1t through. He had not, 1t Is true, the prestige
Mr.. Mckinley had enjoyed on that subject--in
fact he knew next to nothing about the tariff
but the ground had been 50 we'll prepared by
Mr.. Mckinley that even Mr.. Roosevelt couin
have occupied 1t to the advantage OF the country
and the policy of protection
But although under formal promise to carry
out his predecessors policies, Mr. RooseVeit pue
the tariff aside then, and kept 1t In the back
ground during his whole time III the W hlte
House In effect he the representative
while president of standpatsm. What he might
have done had he undertaken the job promptly
became difficult with neglect and delay. until AZ
last when public opinion forced action. the party
. failed with the undertaking What brought so
much discord and many divisions In the
spring and summer of 1909 could nave oeen
| handled with and success in the spring
and summer Of 1902. Seven years OF inacuoh
had piled revision difficulties high.
And yet Mr. Roosevelt and his present FOL
lowers are blaming Mr.. Payne and MT. la,'
ana their followers for the law that now STANDS
uu the books Why, they ask is. not That Ia"
! a better one? Why was not the revision mace
as prevent criticism, even by me p s NJ
Gratis? Why indeed, with the path fun OF oo-
structions for which Mr. Roosevelt was more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
In the Sour MIX Scar.

r Bulgaricus AZ having h s WORK dlscouh'so
in the Balkans. The bnttermilk states are
even now in the throes OF one or theT norma
military orgasms War is proclaimed on a
Thousand hills from the Sublime Porte 70 we
Carpathians and from the Peloponnesus 10 the
mouth Of the blue Danube. The stout AtVah-
fans who live TO fight, and VINO lgn' To liVe'
have huckIed on their arsenals and slung thelr
vnrpurt bottles over their shoulders Trouble
has been resumed =,
Meenwhile witness the discontinue OF old
friend r. Bsgaricus, whom PROFESSOR fte
Metchnikoff has introduced to the ernoarrasse"
world AS the kind bacillus, developed in inc
human intestines by the use of bulgarian nut
terrniIk that is so conductive to Longevity But
aaria Roumania and Servia abound in octo-
penarians stout. virie. militant, whose aen-
ance of age is attributed to the constant use
ar milk fermented by that excellent httie
heastie vclept Bacillus Bulgaricus. But what
boots It. all, these strivings after old age. II a
man is obliged TO take his colony OF bactili 10
war and there be ncontinently cut on Per-
haps II is necessary in the sour milk states,
where population refuses to be killed of by
malevoent bacteria, to indulge in armed en-
counters. -
It ~ a clabber war. Yogurt faces yogurt. B.
Ru1garicus Ia matched with B. Bulgaricus. the
result will he slaughter for both. The balkans
need some more psychic Metchnikon to develop
81 bacillus that viii UP the lingo bug
Detroit News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
ARMOUR PLANT is
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
LYNCHBU re-. VA, Oct. 1a.~-Thc
local branch of Armour q Company
was damaged early this morning by Il
fire OF unexplained origin. entailing
Il loss of about s4o,eo0. only small
amount of salvage Will come from a
$50, 600 stock while the building was
valued at about y $4,000. aaTefsea
Maddox was caught under Il falling
wall, and he is probably fatally hurt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16

The amusements were many and
novel.
Mason Galloway and daughter,
Grace. OF Harr. sonhnrg, are guests OF
Mrs, J. NJ. Iihea.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. =. Gum have re-
turned home. after spending several
days here and in Richmond visiting
the State far.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16

The New York World wishes to know what
the Roosevelt campaign committee did with all
that money that was spent in 1912. The World
wanted 10 know for n long time where the
money came from, but has only recently found
out. IL it will wait eight more years it may
learn who got the money and for what.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-16
SERGEANT IRELAND Is
HONORABLY DISCHARGED

Upon the recommendation OF the
company commanaer, approved by
the commanding officer of the bat
talon. Sergeant Irwin ID. Ireland.
Company d. Richmond Light Infan-
try Blues battalion. Virginia Volun-
teers is discharged from the mill
tary service of the State OF Virginia
on account OF being out of the bounds
OF his command. Sergeant Ireland
has left the city to locate elsewhere.