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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-09-14

British rule. but tho hardy pioneers
soon established their claims. and
Old Glory fioated over the rich en-
pirc. Twice since then has Meek
or crosaed the trail. once In 1906
and again In 1910 These strenu
Qua trips by OK team he has under
taken because OF his love Of the
old memories and because Of bis
desire to serve the future. The pro
Eressive spirit In Ezra Moekcr Is
cxemplified In these later trips.
II was not an idie desire 10 keep
the trail lntasN that moved him.
For Ezra Meeker IL not Satisfied
with mere monuments ot granite
and marble 20 tell future genera
lions Of the pioneers who hlaxed
the trail 10 progressive Nashlngtoa
and Oregon.
I'VE are not content 10 rest here. "
he says. we want greater mon
nmenf--a monument OF utility that
shalt hand down to All succeeding
generations the memory ~ the old
trail and It's pioneers. We want 4
national highway 90 be known a.
Pioneer way. from the Missouri
river to the Pacific.
The people hers on the Coast
must be made alive 70 the great
value of such highway. and OF the
immense opportunities In store
thereby for this section We want
a highway that shall make traffic
practicable ~ the ,rackiesa car. a
road OF cement that shall be thronE
cd with coming generations.
To attract attention 10 this hlgh.
way. Ezra Meeksr made his trips
by OK team in the rtprness Of hls
years 10 Washington. d. G. Hs
procured the introduction into con.
Ercss OF Identical bills In both
houses. appropriating $4,000 to lay
the foundation for the national
highway. hut congress acts slowly
and the bills are attn pending
All along the road Meeker made
known the purpose Of his trip. and
as a result the lost" trail Is nov
marked by 70 granite memorial
monuments. 20 boulders and 80
stakes.
And Il Is the Same spirit which
makes Ezra Meeker q progressive Ia
politics
81 have hsen a republican since
the creation Of tina, party" Meekei
said. The republican party was
the progressive party when Il wa
founded. And ! loved that party
When ! saw cartoon, the Other
das. showing the elephant laid on
on strctcher. felt like weeping
But ! cannot agree. merely for the
sake OF old memories. to jeopardus
future welfare. The republican
party has fallen Into the hands %
those who would injure rather thar
benefit the people. So I have Join
cd the progressive party. just as
had Joined. years ago, the republic
an party.
"Just IA I was glad OF the oppor
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Store Keeps Corpse,
Finds II a Good add"

SAN MARCOS. Tex. Sept. rt--
For more than two years the body
OF a man named Andrew J. Bailey
stood up In one corner OF the
Rogers Furniture Company's store.
awaiting the coming OF relatives.
The corpse was pronounced a per.
feet mummy.
Bailey died June 20. 1910. on the
Dick Craft ranch. near San Mnrcos.
Twenty hours after death the under.
taker enbalmed the body IN the
usual manner The body was
claimed by a brother In Fort Scott,
Kan. and BaIiey's father and
brother In Virginia. These rela-
tives postponed coming for the
body OF sending funds for it's ship
ment. Two weeks ago they wern
notified that the corpse would be
buried In the potter's field within
a fortnight II they did not re
move IT,
In two years 5000 persons have
viewed the dead curiosity" The
mummy Is now buried.
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tunity. 80 years ago. 10 share IN the
election OF Delegate Wallace, tho
first Washington representative 20
congress on the republican ticket.
20 Was grateful OF the opportunity
on Tuesday to participate In tho
first Washington state progressive
convention.
And that Ia why lara Meeker 70
eeiyed such n tremendous ovation
from the thousands OF people AZ
the Armory on Tuesday. when he
appeared upon the platform ~ the
request OF the state progressive
committee. cara Mneker. who loves
no less thar which II good In the
past, but who loves more that which
ia good for the future. Is n true pro-
creative.
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EZRA MEEKER LOVES MEMORIES OF THE PAST
NO LESS, BUT HE LOVES THE FUTURE MORl

WY Wv fVN y fttth'-"sfNN
Ezra Meekcr looked straight at
the interviewer. The look gave full
answor. Il meant plainly and dis
tinetly that Ezra Meeker. tho man
who crossed the oregon trail In 90,
could not possibly be anything but
progressive.
Il am 50 years young" Meeker
said. There was a world OF mean
ing In the words. The flowing
white hair and beard OF the man
showed merely ago In years, but not
IN spirit Meekcr loves the memo
ries OF past days. but he Is tho
pioneer today. as he was 60 years
ago. when he drove his first team
OF oxen aud prairie schooner"
over the trail from the Missouri rlv-
err into the Oregon country He Is
for progress. lie looks to the fu-
ture, while he loves the past
Tho Oregon trail" Is dear 10
Mceker'a heart. but Meeker Is "Ss
years young." lie does not ask
that u remain only a trail. He does
not look with Jealousy nj the cities
and towns that have rapidly been
built along Il.
In iSfS nearly thousand men.
women and children crossed the
Missouri river. traycrsed the Platte
valleys. crossed the Rocky mount.
aims through the south pass. thence
down 60 the Snake river aud down
the Columbia river and into the old
Oregon country. II was the first
wagon train that ever reached the
Pacific coast. This was the ~Ore.
gon trail. which was followed for
years after by those who came TO
tho Coast.
Meeker grows poetic as he speaks
OF the wonderful trail which, un.
surveyed and uncxpiorcd. aud origin.
ated with the spontaneous use OF
the first travellers. nevertheless be-
came the recognized highway for
thousands over stretch of terri
tory for 1000 miles.
Mecker crossed the plains and
mountains as a young man with his
bride. They established their home
on a farm near Puyailup, where
they have been living since. The
Oregon territory was first under
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Use Umbrellas to Ward
Off Crasshoppers

TULSA. Okla. Sept. 14.--People
carried umbrellas to protect them
from grasshoppers when an army OF
the pests descended upon the town.
visited all the houses and made life
miserable for everybody. The APP
preach of the 'hoppers Was attend
ed with a noise like hailstorm
The next morning the strectB were
paved with grasshoppers. Tho army
was moving southwark and. accord.
ing TO experts, was making SEIZED.
ule time.
At Sapulpa the frassboppers
crippled interurban and city cleo
trio line traffic and hundreds OF
chickens died eating the Insects.
Gardens. lawns, alfalfa and shade
trees we're damaged. Old Indians
say the visit OF the grasshoppers
means hard winter.
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wonsersul Chinese Remedies from
the Far East Given Away Free
20 the Sick and Suffering
Of America

IN one man or woman In each 10.
-.ilty will be given. free. a proof
6eatment Of Lee X. Chln's wonder.
TI Chinese Roots. Banks aud
nsrss This proof treatment,
vAlch Is offered without one cent
~ cost. has been used In China for
Mar four thousand years and has
rnrsd more men and women than
any known treatment now In ex-
ss,encc. To prove What this won.
Ssrnil treatment will do. the doctor
4 Arteries ffee treatment so that
he skepsicsl may see and the
6ouhters be convlnced.
A cured patlent Is a doctors best
Advertisement
No matter how many other treat.
w,Ants You have tried; no matter
Nav man ether doctors have failed,
Lac X. Chin stands ready to prove TO
IAN AZ his own expense that his
remedies will DO the work. sit
dawn NOW and write Lce n. Chin,
Il Hall Safe Building, san Fran
cIacp. telling him in your own words
Int how you feel and from what
voh snfier most. He Will then send
YOU q treatment prepared TO meet
hs requirements 81 your case. and
which will convince you that you
~ NOT in the lncnrable state. bot
can and win be cured. This treat.
meat will be sent TO you In plain
wrapper. With the postage paid.
Don't pat this matter of until to-
morrow Just because there lSn pa
psr or pencil handy. Look one up
now and write immediately. This ls
YOUR opportunity TO get well.
Don't waste Il.
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ALLEGED HosseR HELD

James Webster, who Is accused
OF having attempted to rob the
Thomas postoffice, and, who was
shot BY the postmaster, was bound
over by u. s. Commissioner Tot
ten yesterday for the federal grand
jury. In default of $1,000 bail. he
was committed TO the King county
jail. He has been In the Pacific
hospital until few days ago.
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PUBLIC MARKETS


Shoulders spring lamb. sc 10: pic
mic hams. lie 10. homeless cottage
hams Sc ID. leg lamb. lac ID. ribs
and l0in lamb. Tic III. lamb shout
ders. Sc 10. pot roast, lie TO faMc
10 lamb chops. 2 lbs. 25c. dry salt
pork. DC 10. : Mrloin steak. Doc ID
canning pears. 81 box. peaches. 4Oc
box raoiaasss coc0anut squares, 10c
u. head cheese, l5c ID; corn beef.
30o ID, ham sausage, zoe H.. Bo.
ioEua. 1Sc 10.
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Special Notices.
Help Wanted--Male

Young ffateruhi giant,
q d 7; ] =
is years old. lei 900
MKA members. assets tzs-
i39. $40. losses paid.
$1,000. coo. ~ costs
81 80 TO Join. Pro-
d4H tect your loved ones.
Certificate rays life,
accident and old age protection 20
men and women. Cost OF 81 900
per month. age IS, so cents. age
~. 20 cents. age IS, 30 cents axe
so, Si.fO. Add IS cents local dues.
splendid contracts % men and
women as district managers in
Washington and British Columbia.
Eee ~ a. CASE. 70s T.. Union.
Phone East tt9s.
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HhirtwRists Numbered at reasona bio
prices. All work guaranteed. We
call for and deliver. No laundry.
Phone Beacon TOSS
cafpentars~-StAy away from Flesh =
man jab. Sumner unfair 20 seat
Heisier.
Kodak developing, lee roll. any
size. Jacobs fboto shop Y II I'D
Special Notices.
SCIENTIFIC MAsaAoE--sIsin $3.50
select patronage,
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w. ~ nuTTERwoHTu a SONS.
1871 first ave. Main OF Elliott as.
uniyeTEity Undertaking pafiors, szi4
isth y. y, North 1i2. w. ~ Fork-
nor.
nonney- Watson Co. Funeral Direo-
Main ~ Elliott 2kt
nofes 1aoSRf2 ' ~ y; ssr IA SacsTIS
Hla--cni flowsrs desIEns. ssads
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Cooking and eating apples. poc
box. lemons f5c doz liberia
peaches. don. Ice. Gravensfein np-
ples 81 box. delivered. sweet pota-
toes, Z lbs. Soc. egg plant, SC 10.
seediess raisins. l0c h.; pop corn,
starch, Sc sib.s Goldfish. glib. brick,
zoe. elder vinegar. 3sc gal. Yakima
honey. tSc comb Manchurian wal
NUT, Tbs s5c. new Alaska fat her.
ring. for Toe: salmon. lbs. ace.
haiibut, Z lbs. use.
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~~e~~~~~<~~-><~~~s~e~-~s -~~se~-Nc~-~<>~s-~
broom lower unfuFniahea flat, mod D.
ern. walking distance. ~. Adults.
Queen Anne vNk6
5srooln modern. clean flat with
large Monarch range sis icnorn.
Aain tfSp
E.reem tat. iisse q A sioe.
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Corn. z5cs hard wheat flour, csc
sack. local patent flours. t1.fo sack
HIS. rolled oafs. 25c. italian olive oil
e5c at + COO blue ribbon ten. 3Sc; CSC
Ceylon, tea, 45u. Zoe coffee, $40. grape
juice. zoe qts. peanut butter. 20c 10
Oregon ranch eggs, csc. 4 lbs. gloss
starch. Csc. zoe baking powder. Ice;
a lbs. xse coffee, -. Al
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HAVE YOU A MISSING TOOTH

nave YOU A MISSING TOOTH
One or more-I do not care how
many. can replace them with
!eelh perfect In every detail. For
'ooks. comfort and usefulness, they
* with the best nature gives to
sayone. This refers to teeth with.
ous . plate. and the material is es-
pegaily selected TO meet the re-
euirements.
PLArE WORK WHEN ALL YOUR
TEETH ARE OUT
Y IT'S plate you are wanting
,rnssestisats our Cosmetic Plates.
rnsy meet every requirement Of
49, lss'idious and particular pa
nu seeking the best, and not or
ssa II hideous plate work. This
100 corrects an ill-sbaped mouth.
sesn'ng BY years the old appear.
49,. VI prematurely old mouth
49, : beatty doctor. All the vir.
,sk y any plate are present IN
a,..,, one and added 70 them are
meuth. pi no pefiect
Ps., sr 1000 Gold Crowns. $500
su'ar 1000 Plates. 49,. $50
Regal Dental Offices
- X. CLARK. d n fn.-,
" sn'sd Ave, N. w. Cor. Union
"o's--HrIns thIs Adj with you
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Male and Female Help
Wanted

METRO GUINNESS cOLLEoE-sipe
cialtyi TaieHraphy and railway
accounting. Teachers arc old ex.
perienced railroad men. Graduates
70 10 good positions and hold
Wanted-=eO hep pickern. men, wo-
men and children. S~e us corner
L-lrsL and MaAhLnGion ~.
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Help Wanted--Fcmale

~Ne~erN~~~S~~~e>Nee~N. ~o~~e~~~.~r.~1~4~~
Young woman boOkk eeper aud type
wfuer Tor out OF town. one with
1 fainiiy who would move preferred
4 ~ work under head bo0kkropcr.
wttte, stating experience and ref
= eEarice. Pres. Toit Townnite Co.
ios Central HidK.. Seattle.
Wahted-iO hop pickers, tree fare.
no tents needed. Chance Tor the
WHOLE family 10 have an outing
app make money AT the same time.
nhip Monday morning. Book early.
PIONEER EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
tpsh Washington ~.
psrisnoed or inexperienced. 10
r. work as telePi9ne operators Ap-
ply TO hos trd av. or 1850 nth
~, The Pacific Tsisphons and
shorthand. beokhsspins- tho
School Enter nov secure bonus
ass Arcade ifidg.. Main si2t
Wanted Hop picksrH NJ once. good
accommodations uelRcr farm.
Mcmillan. wn. Phone Farmers
IN. Puyaiiup.
uiri for general houscwork. small
family must 10 competent krfer-
enccs required. wages fS0. Phone
kenwopd 1876
Nishi scholarship cheap in first class
business COLLEGE bookkeeping OF
Night nthoiafship cheap 10 first
class business college. bookkeop-
Ing Of shorthand.
stso--HOT POINT InoSH-ttto
EVERYTHING Ei.EcTKfcAf.
Sound Electric co, 1910 firat Az.
Elite Wet Wash Laundry. ballard
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AcreageContinued

LOG0EDOvER FARM LAND .
In 10. 20 ana 40 acres. fine level up.
land. good clay sandy loan. ana
viii produce fhs goods. And have
very fine water, we'll located. good
train service. You should 20 OUT
mo see this and have n talk with
those buyers now living on the
land You Will then get the
straight goods. Our price IL 5000
per acre. 1000 down ana balance
1000 monthly
ELwOoD LUMBER 4 TIMBER co.
737 Henry Bldg
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Houses for Rent.

y~e~~~~rSe>~~~c~~~<~~ ~<>Nr~~r~e-Ne~~rNr~e
found~-A place where you can get
expert furniture repairing. mat
tresa renovntinR aud packing. A.
propp a Co. % Bell 1T. Phone
Elliott 1906.
Groom house, AGO month,
7.room house. 1000 month.
$500 Third Az. W Phone q. A 2fi.
An attractive Groom modern cot
taGe. Quo block from car. q. A.
lTGs.
..roorn aa,,ags. $40. go .sth g .
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GfSOflAf.
-N<~uNza~<~~-~~~~-~r~<s Ns>~-rs<>re~~~Sr>s-
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
abhnt new discovery. Howard =
eco" ruperfiUous hair positively
removed permanently, luetpen-
ntFn. simple Treatment iTr DIP
FEitENT quaker prug Co. ACTS,
br. A lee Lewis. consulting rhiro-
practor Hours : to 8 .. ~. fte.7 Ar
cads Annex Main istx. Lady attend
ant
Doyie Medicine CO. guarantees cures
eATAAnH IL will break Up cold
"a housa steps cough 3 minutes.
Frce trial eee PIKE -.
RuFTURk CURED. permanent. no
operation or detention from labor.
over 900 cases cured past two
years. ages 70 - Harvard
Nibratory treatment b. graduate
nurse. ladies only. reasonable rate
Phone East s1ss
Mac Donald. rhrauoioEiaf. departs
soon Consult now regarding bus
fns~s success. 1910 FIRST AZ.
oifrS.rrE BLADES snarpsn~sf, SEQ
slor, fN1ora. sso. etc. isei tth NV.
chiropody and manicurlnx. ale LIB
qgAy BLDG
Gel Acquainted society. Names and
addresses. los Pine Street
Aay Il saw "a In The star
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y~e~~~~~S~~~s~~s~~~~ s~r>r~r>S--~~r~r~r><N
Iniisn motorcycles. 1871, color red, !
horsepower. license 2ose. engine
nn1i5. reward t&G.eo. Roy ~.
ffhrris 1875 18th av. y. Phone Ell
nnit Ass NJ
Ths Milton seymour Piano Studio.
new location. fQs Eiiars Music
building. terms t1so lesson. ~
tffuutea Individual work.
LOHr confidence IN watrhmakers'
why not try The flttie store That
seiia for Lest work gvafanteei.
tsgs Third,
I0ai~~Fnii grown English setter
pup. with collar. near Madison
park Fast sfss
On rhinnny car or between second
and THIRD. gold bracsiet. corset
cover Ballard 1919.
pyelng and cleaning. coatorium Dye
works East ss2. Wagon calls aud
delivers.
Want house q office furniture, cash.
Gibson Chandler bin Pike. ~. - II.
Eagiish gold piece pin Phon. ~
fne
Plumbing repairs. sor ar: refer
ences. q. A lbs.
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NAME YOUR OWN TERMS .
! will offer my az acre tracts water
front for 1850. My launch Will
land you on the Eround Come
over sunday and enjoy a Dug fish-
Ing and digging clans.
w. q. Wickergham. sos I.eary Bldg.
Main 1893.
office open until ? q. IN.
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For Rent - Miscellaneous

nfsr feoSf i6 scfss crflscfsd secd
close TO school. Write BoH z33.
HentDu
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Furnished. heated houaeh espin 4
rooms, gas, light. Included. Queen
Anne ios5 ia Valley.
OLYMPIC APTH. zoi0 Western Az.
--fl'hsis rooms. tf60 up; suite.
$500 up. Near public .aarkst
Cheap. well furnished transient and
housekeeping rooms at sie Howell
Furnished housekeeping rooms, on. 30
par week 1919 PIKE st Elliott sitsW
Earle. single ~, X. rooms. 7i7 Marion
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NORTH END BARGAIN

CHOICE 5-acre tract facing beauti-
ful lake. practically at Iuterurban
station only $4,000. terms.
ROBERT MALTBY
1910 Alerka Buiiding.s
VIII sacrifice nay acre tract on Pa
cific Highway. north Of the city,
fine alder iandi lies level, spring
water. only t3fs, on terms Of $50
cash, balance 90 per month.
MERRITT REALTY co.
7z0-T2i New York Block
10 AcREs-On good road east Of
Kirkland. for 1900. terms $50 cash,
80 monthly. Good soil. within
driving distance OF Seattle. Burke
n Farrar, ferry wharf. Kirkland.
or iOs Cherry 81
ACRES DIRT CHEAP-si95
Rich level land. easy to improve.
plenty OF work near by, oonven-
lent 20 Seattle market owner. COS
Third av.
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For Saie-PouItry.


All kinds Of pure bred puilsts bought
and sold. We have some eKcep-
tionaily fine White Rock and
White OrpiHRtOn cOckersiB for sale
At reasonable prices. Agents for
MeCianahaB. Queen and X HAY
ineubators ana breeders. orders
taken for Phlio coopa. Full iins
OF feeds and remedies. Fine fat
poultry dressed daily
PACIFIC POULTRY CO. INC.
Top Floor Corner Market
Phone Elliott s2es. first and Pike.
For Saie--some fine Ancona puliets.
2 and : months old, 75c and Up.
Also ~ fine ". T. Red puliets. 2
months old. 15c each. Pauison's
Poultry Yards, 1912 22nd av. ~. w.
Phone Ballard S3f.
f-months-oid thoroughbred Rhode
Island Red puiiets and cockereis.
% cnuts up. 2i53 Seventh ay. w.
Harrison 1888,
1HE KALEM POULTRY MARKET
DfcfH@d chichcnt.s. lbc per 10.
bpfihH chicken .s.sss... zsc per ID.
Live and dressed turkeys always on
hand.
1900 Pike Place
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POULTRY RANCH ON EASY
TERMS
A snap. fine tract OF alder bottom
acreage, all cleared. fenced. In
crop, new house. chicken house and
outbuildings. fronting on a fine
trout lake, making an ideal ranch
for ducks, poultry. celery or vege-
tables. Low price and terms Of
$3.50 cash and $500 per month,
Sec Mr.. Brennanlan, at office on
Andersohs wharf. Madison park.
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+ or SaIe-Wood and Coal.
Money to Loan

Patent dust pan with first load coal.
| Nnlnwrisht a Mct.eod- Phones 1919
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Board and Room.
Business Chances.

Business Chances.
one ~ the best b0-room hotels on
Second hv. Price $500. free and
clear. VIII exchange for good real
estate and assume
MERRITT REALTY CO.
feo-7si New York Block.
Dairy farm Tor lease. with retail
milk route IN Seattle. compiete
outftt Inquire OF q. Nydard. 907
z2ud ay
Chir0podist and manicuring parlor
for sale; good business .to LIB
srty Hidg,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-09
FORM SCHOOL LEAGUES

Osen.. q Chesterfield.
Getting W0aen Interestea b SehooAs.
Two civic school leagues have been
formed in Chesterfield County along
ideas which have been advanced oS
the state Board Of Education. Super
intendent ". c. Owens has been DIS
tribut:ng literature bearing on the
subject, and as a result the leagues
have been formed and reports sent
to the Cooperative Educational As
ISOLATION
At Falling Creek. in Manchester Dis
trict, the following officers have been
elected: Mrs. c. r. Farmer. president. .
Mrs. j. T. Leonard. rice-president.
RS A. B. Cook. secretary; Mrs. II: n
Clark. treasurer: Mrs F. Fow1kes.
chairman OF membership committee:
Miss Phail Conley. entertainment. ana
Mrs. West. home visiting committees
This league will meet on the third
Friday in each month. The school
mas two teachers. Misses Phah Coniey
and Julia walthai.
with a large membership a league
has been formed at Swift Creek. IN
Matoaca District. The ofiicers are: MIS-
Barnet. president. Mr. Stratton. vice
president: Mrs. Vaughan. secretary:
Mrs. Miller. treasurer: Mrs. Miller.
chairman Of home visiting committees:
Mrs. Barnet. Chairman Of mem6srsniR
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being from the first a point under
stood In the negotiations His COM
pany got q low price-$25, o0o-for tae
property because il was losing money.
AS a matter Of fact, Captain Willard
paid more for II than would have been
the price but for the fact 1t became
necessary for bondholders to be salts
fed.
Here the petitioner rested. The OILY
witnesses for the companies were
Captain willard and A. B. GuiEon. who
testified regarding the contracts and
ordinances. Captain Willard said all
terms had been complied with.
ArxuReDt II Begun.
George Bryan began argument He
contended that the Rappahannock line
is not a trunk line within the meaning
of the Code, and therefore il must main
tain the burdens IL formerly had as
branch line. He believed the Virginia
Railway and Power Company. laden
with transfer obligations. had cast
abou. to rid itself OF them. the infer
ence being that Captain Willard ana
Others were used for this purpose the
$4,000 could have been put up as
liquidated damages. He did not think
the $4,000 bond to the city would ever
be collected. since municipal bodies.
like courts, do not like penalties. ana
the probabilities were that the City
Council would make further conces-
sions when the two years expire in
which the company is to build to the
Pamunkey He spoke OF the Council
as having been induced to agree to
abolition OF transfers by the oaft OK
increased trade for this city through
a new line.
Henry ". Anderson spoke briefly. He
contended that the Corporation Com
mission had nothing on earth to DO
with the matter. The rates OK street
car companies are not within its con-
troll. he said and the City Council OF
Richmond can tomorrow pass vand
ordinance permitting company 10
charre 10 cents for each trip. and the
commission would have no jurisdiction
Mr.. Anderson concluded. and court ad-
jourped until to-day.