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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
THE VALLEY GOOD
APPLE SECTION
EXTENT FROM WASHINGTON
STATE PRAISES 1T
WARMLY.
CONDITIONS RIGHT
RIGHT EXPOSURES, RIGHT PRO-
lection FROM FROST. RIGHT
AIR AND SURFACE
DRAINAGE.
CONDITIONS RIGHT

That the Valley OF Virginia is the
best apple growing section tnat ne
has seen since he left the Northwest
is the opinion Of George r. Brown. an
apple grower Of wide experience from
Wenatchee. Washington. In letter
to II. NJ. Magic. secretary OF the
Waynesboro Board of Trade. he sa!i:
Il sold my apple orchard In Wenat-
chez, Washington. where i mad been
growing apples for years and IKE
lot OF other Western growers came
last to see what sort or fruit coun-
try you have here.
II have been in many OF the
waynesboro apple orchards and seen
some $4,000 bearing trees and looked
over some Of the fruit land on the
benches at the foot of the mountains
and here Is what l think OF the
Waynesporo apple section:
The ridges out in the Valley and
the bench land along the mountain
looks like first class apple land to me-
you have the right exposures Tor the
red apple for colors and fine pro-
lection from frost and the air and
sarface drainages are perfect,
1.-The apples trees in the bearing
orchards L looked over were all well
grown, had strong FRUIT wood and
your growers are shaping the trees
with the low head and open center
tnat We nave in wenatchee. The fruit
SPURS are evenly set on the trees and
you have a fine set for this years crop
OF apples. l like to see your growers
following Northwestern methods of
pruning, spraying and cultivation and
now you must PACK your apples ike
we do in the Northwest and you will
get the big prices for your fruit.
las far as | can Sc the new growth
OF these apple trees in this Waynes-
horo section Is Just as good as We have
In Wenatchee The six-yearold
Lowry" apple trees that the grower
told me yielded IL bushel boxes to
the tree last fall. are just az good as
our stx-yearold trees in Wenatchee.
Il brought some fancy red apples
with me and We put them beside the
same kind twinesaps, grown near
MaYnesnnra- and II Maa- hard to-1ell
the difference. l am going to come
back to Waynesboro at picking time
as | believe this TO be the best apple
growing section ! have seen since l
left the Northwest,
The soils and the climate here look
10 me like they will grow just as tine
apples as we do In the Northwest and
believe that there Is Il good future
mere III tuIS W AS Htstoib bastitt W. ~
Young man who plants ten acre APP
pie orchard and takes care of IL like
We do in Wenatshee and the nearness
OF waynesboro to the big apple mar
kets, New York and otner cities, will
allow these growers to make good
living on ten acres and soma good
money to put away besides.
Il see no reason why Waynesboro
will not come to the front as nro-
Queer OF fancy red apples. you have
the right combination here"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
PENSION CLERKS
IS ECONOMY ACT
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION WILL
SOON MAKE RECOMMENDA-
TON TO HIM.
ANNUAL LOSS $500, 900
DIFFERENTIATION CUTS IN HEAv-
lily ON GOVERNMENT PAY
RoLr-YoUNGER WORK.
ERs NEEDED.
ANNUAL LOSS $500, 900

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-A recon-
menda,ion for pensions for aged
clerks, made by the presidents COM
mission on economy and efficiency,
soon will be In the hands OF President
Taft. and is expected to form the basis
of the special message which he has
promised to send to Congress.
1t lis expected the recommendations
of the commission Will be embodied in
a bill about the same time and intro
duced in both houses of Congress.
where sounding of members shows
large number in favor OF superanua-
ton pensions.
The Last Word.
The findings oft he commission Will
be about the last word In favor or
approximation pensions. for data mas
been complied In substance and form
totally different from anything here-
tofore urged by pension advoca tes
In investigating the matter OF pen
sions the commission on economy and
efficiency has obtained statistics which
include the salaries OF all the 23,0Oo
clerks in the district whose names are
to be found in the classified service.
Contradictory Pension Scheme.
The exact estimate OF efficiency loss
in the district which the commission
has made. will not be announced In ad-
vance Of the report to President TAFT
but It is known that the total Will be
greater than 100000. 1t is though,
that the commission will recommend
to the president form of contributors
pension scheme.
The commission on economy and ef-
ficiency will show in ats report that
the government losses by reason OF
superannuation are going to increase
greatly in the future unless some
thing Is done in the way of pensioners
the old and replacing them with
younger workers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
SHOT IN THE SACK.
BUT WILL RECOVER

Edward Powell, q negro, walked up
to Carrington Conway. at Thirty first
and NJ streets about O'Clock Saturday
nigAt, and without warning drew q
revolver and shot the latter In the
back. the ball passing through the
left hung. missing the heart by about
an inch and lodged In the mans breaat
from where Il was extracted by u.
Randolph 3. Watts. Of the city ampu-
lance.
Powell claimed no shot Conway be-
cause tho latter attempted to rob him,
hut II appears that the men had .
ilxjat earlier In the evening Ia which
Powell was worsted. Conway will res
cover. Powell was arrested and
locked up Ia tho First Police station
charged with felonious shooting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
BROAD WILL GET
SMOOTH PAV|hG

Continued from FIRST paSeo
actually needed for such work. but
as the old saying goes Rome was
not built in day.
Opposition In Sight
stubborn opposition in Council will
be manifested against an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the widening Of
Roseneath road from Broad street to
Grove avenue. as recommended by the
Street Committee. There are good
many .councilmen who believe that
two. They think that preference
should be given the plan for addition
al ornamental lighting which gets not
one cent In the budget this year. I'm
der the plan proposed. Main street
was to be lighted from the Union sta
ton to Seventh street, while the lat
ter thoroughfares was to he adorned
with this style Of lights from the Byrd
street station to Broad. Eighth street
was also TO be lighted from Main to
Broad. This plan called for an out
lay of funds more than $1,000 less
than the Roseneath widening project
and II may be that the budget Will be
so amended rs to shift the funds CIV
ing ornamental lights the preference
over Roseneath road.
The First Regimental Armory viii
get $Il. Daa Cor III seM, aani satHg arsa wifi
be assured the remaining sum OF $780,
coo needed to complete the project.
Provision Is made for increase in
the pay OF teachers and numerous 9TH
err employees and officials Of the city.
An item OF special interest Is an
allowance Of $4,000 for another au-
tomobile IRE engine. The first en-
CINE OF this kind to be put In service
by the Richmond department was
bought last year. And It made such
"a good showing from the, very start
that the Finance COMMITTEE ca,id not
resist the temptation 10 provide an
other machine Of the same kind. II
IL the hope Of the Fire Board to mo-
torixe Its entire department in the
course OF time, believing that much
ec0nomy can be effected by this meth,
cd. Captain Charles r. Taylor. tpres-
ident Of the board. II especially en-
thusiastic over prospects for q mo-
torixed department.
There will be many disappointments
when the budget IL made public to-
night but this must necessarily han
pen. A. the requests are always far
IN excess Of the funds available. For
the instance. the Street Department
alone asked for more than $4,000. 900,
while the budget will contain appro-
priations netting $1,000. 900 approx
mateiy. with only $1,000 left for the
continxent fund.
When received tonight the BUDGET
will have to lie over for three dave
In. accordance with the rules. II viii
probably he taken up for discussion
and Adoptio~ at q special meeting
Thursday night. II not II will be con-
s,dered at the regular meeting Of the
Common Council the FIRST Monday in
March.
The Finance Committee II scheduled
Council for the purpose OF takinx ac-
ton on the proposed -nrchasc ~ the
city dock at the nrice OF 10000. 1t
ID Z safe waser that the pur~hase At
this sum will be recommended.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
CLARK CAMPAIGN
CLUB IS FORMED
IT'S MEMBERS ARE MECHANICS
EMPLOYED IN THE raul.
WAY SHOPS.
is LABOR'S FAVORITE
BUT IN CAROLINA RACE FOR SEN
ATE, ALL FOUR CANDID
DATES HAVE STRONG
FOLLOwINGs.
Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)

Especial to The Richmond VirgfnianD
RALEIGH, \. C.. Feb. 25.--l1ast
night the mechanics employed at the
Seaboard Air Line Railway shops
here held meeting and organized a
Clark Campaign Club. over 100
names Of active workingmen employ
ed in the shops ard yard here en-
rolled their names az favoring Chfef
Justice Clark for United States seha-
tor to succeed Senator Simmons
whose term expires a year hence. and
whose successor is to he elected by
the Legislature to be chosn this year.
Already Judge Clark is being gen.
orally called the "workingmen's can
didate."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26

~ gin. ..z-z-..5 ..-Az.-z--
b. Say Times Have Changed.
early all the Pennsylvania dele
10 ~ are now at the Victoria. They
ne a brief informal consultation to-
a and spent most Of the time sight
he ling. They were waiting. before TAX
or any official action. for the arrival
en- President John p. White. OF the
tited Mine Workers of America,
usio was on his way from 1ndianap-
Its. He did not arrive until late to-
aght.
Is Among those at the informal con-
rerence today were the presidents OF
,ihree union districts: John T. Demp-
hey, Of No. /; Thomas Kennedy, of
40. Z, and John Fahy, of No. 3. The
qesser leaders numbered about fit-
teen.
President Fahy. who is from Sha-
Hfehfia, and who leads the largest dis
trict, said: I'VE are here to present as
strongly as possible the demands of
many thousands OF miners whose con-
dition have been gradually growing
worse. A satisfactory arrangement
was made between us and the opera
tors nine years ago by the Roose-
Welt anthracite strike commission, but
times have changed since then.
THE most Of living has risen great
~ since then. but the miners wages
and hours remain just as they were.
We think we are reasonable In ask
ing for an increase of 90 per cent
tor the cost of living has risen more
than that. Also We feel amply jus.
titled in asking an eight-hour day
Likewise we feel 1t Is only fair to have
our contracts with the operators run
for only one year, instead Of three
so that each side may keep abreas,
Of the times.
II do not know the sentiments OF
the operators at this time, but nat
urally we expect antagonism on theii
part. and We look for lively session
with plenty OF argument by both
sides.
NO matter how our conference
with the operators ends, the matter OF
a strike is not in the hands OF Us
delegates. That will have to be voted
upon by the $4,000 members OK tho
union"
Mr.. Fahy would not say that q
strike would necessarily follow a re.
fusal Of the operators to grant this
miners demands.
Tuesdays conference will be held
In the offices of the Erie Railroad, ir
Liberty street. The operators. repre-
senting all the anthracite carrying
railroads will be headed by Presiden
George r. Baer. of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
Dies From Burns.

NORFOLK. VA, Feb. e5.--Mrs.
Lena Legum. wife OF j. r. Legum.
who was injured by being burned
in her husbands ofNce, Liberty and
Craig streets. Berkeley, on February
IA and removed to n hospital, died
yesterday at noon.
She was severely burned from her
waist down. and had she survived
she would have been cripple for
life. She Is survived by her hus-
hard end three sHaRhl .chisdrsIss, z'45,.'-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
AYCOCk's ampaign.


1t is announced today that former
Governor Aycock will actively begin
his canvass of the State for the SEN
atorship early In April.
Meantime Aycock clubs are to he
formed throughout the State--the first
one at Durham. within a few days
probably this week.
His first speech. II is given out. will
be delivered in Raleigh. Being by
long odds the most eloquent speaker
in the State, he always draws big
trUwsfs, whatever the occasion or SUBJ
ject.
Today Governor Aycock stated 70
The Virginian correspondent that he
would tomorrow leave the State for a
months rest, during which time he
expects to recuperate his health for
the active canvass OF the State which
he intends to make.
i have kept out of the game thus
far said he, because / thought it
too early to disturb the people by a
premature discussion of political Is
sues. / am In the race to win There
Is no power on earth that can eiimif
nate me from the contest. My can,
vass will open with an address in Ra,
leigh, the second speech being maqs
at Charlotte. Due announcement VIE
be made of all my appointments. al
l KILL. cnYer the entire State In -r,.,
canvass." ~
simmons and Kitchiii. at
The speech Of Governor kitchinl n,
Raleigh recently, In which he ,attacf al
the record OF Senator Simmons in X
Senate, has already precipitated "
cussion between these two gentlen te
Senator Simmons has replied v.
n atxsx -, =
interviews and articles furnisheS
him from Washington. But 1t IL
pected he. too. will soon aimee "
appointments to speak, and thatr- a,
ernor Kitchin will follow up his n "
ing speech at Raleigh very sopy II
touring the State in the inter OF Il
his candidacy for the senators Il
Proposed state Primary I,
With these four popular arabic L
men all in the field. It is aren't o
that neither can possibly pollma- +:
jority vote in State primary. =,
Yet one seems certain to be cred O
by the Democratic State Connie at
a meeting TO be held at nostant :,
date. because all Of the ca iates n
have agreed to abide by a mary u
and have requested the comnee to "
ordr one. 81
- tNNCIoplhS,
opposition to the proposition hold v
the primary on the day. of gem n
eral election in November. Il
1t is claimed that unless rsena- n
torial primary Is delayed till sr the I,
election the chances of Decratic
candidates for all the countyd leg g,
islative positions will be ired in 4
many counties. and might ult In n
the election OF independent 6epub
iican candidate in some unties. I,
What the outcome win be This re- /
spect cannot he forecasted ats time 81
accurately. r
Many think only one priry will C
be held and that the che OF a a
senator will yet depend one joint
Democratic caucus OF the coming
Legislature. But. notwitanding 4
this prospect. II is certairnat the
hottest political campaign. zee that
fought out by Zeh. Vance aiThomas
Settle In 1876. will be wagen North
Carolina this Year over thenatorial
question.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
ENGLAND STRIVES
TO AVERT 1R|KE

Continued from First GEL
production Will paralyze alhde, stop
the exports of goods. and svent re-
mittances of capital to cdrtes de-
pendent upon England. ,e credit
of the whole world will disturbed.
If a settlement lie reacheit Is ex-
pected that the Bank oEngland
) per cent: II the strike tes place.
the rate Is likely to be rad In the
early future AZ a.. great saand for
currency for home purposds nnsfci-
pated and II will becomaecessary
to check gold exports.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-26
nes Have Changed.

~ reported, even If they are as
Il that "a strike will follow such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
NAME LEVY, NOT BRISBANE
Defeated in Own District, Rep
resentatiVe Gets Suffers Place.

Representative Jefferson NJ Levy.
whom the Democrats of the 18th Con-
gressional District, which he now repre-
sents In the lower house at Washington,
forgot TO renominate last month. was
nominated at the Democratic convention
Of the 18th Congressional District last
night as candidate for the place William
Sulzer will leave vacant II he wins the
governorship of this state He was put
in nomination by A. Welles Stumpf, Of
the 18th Assembly District, and was
seconded by Judge Benjamin Hoffman.
OF the 9Th Assembly District
The name of Mr.. Levy was the only
one presented TO the convention, though
Mr.. Stumpf and Arthur Brisbane have
been prominently mentioned for the nomi-
nation since Mr. Sulzer became a candi-
date for Governor. The fact that Mr..
Brisbane announced at a dinner at Hemp
stead, Long Island, two weeks ago that
he thought Colonel Roosevelt had as
good a chance as either Of the other
Presidential candidates and that he was
heart and soul for the election OF Bourke
Cochran and Oscar Straus did not seem
to weaken his boom, which gradually
gathered strength until yesterday. The
Republican nominee T.. Crosby Kindle-
berger, felt sure he would have the editor
of THE Journal as his opponent
No opposition arose, however. to the
name of Mr.. Levy and after the usual
formality Of the rollcall his nomination
was made unanimous. Mr.. Levy is the
owner of Monticello. the home of Thomas
Jefferson, for the purchase of which by
the government Mrs. Martin W. Litteton
recently attempted to stir up public senti-
ment Mr.. Kindleberger is the son of
Rear Admiral David Kindleberger, re-
tired, and was formerly an Assistant Dis
trict Attorney under Jerome.
The Progressive nominee in the district
Is Abraham II. Goodman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12

quarters at Chicago, and collected S4S,-
go 90. In addition to that he received
$4,000 from Charles p Taft, and returned
It at the end OF the campaign.
Frank l. Smith. Of Dwight, Ill, mana
ger of the Illinois Taft campaign in the
re-convention fight said he received
$4,000 from the Taft Club, OF Illinois, and
$4,000 from Director Mckinley, OF the
Taft national bureau at Washington.
F. c. Schwedtman. vice-president OF
the National Association of Manufactur-
ers, said that in 1908 most manufacturers
in the association favored President Taft
He said the records Of the association In
the West showed no contributions, but
that the New York books might.
After the examination Of Mr. Schwedt-
man the committee took recess until
Monday, when Hugh b. Nichols, Lieu
tenant Governor of Ohio, and manager Of
Governor Judson Harmon's pre-conven-
ton campaign; Alton b. Parker. Josiah
Quincy, Of Boston and Roger Sullivan,
Democratic national committeeman from
Illinois, have been summoned to appear
They are expected to tell Of the Demo-
cratic expenditures In the pre-convention
fight Judge Parker will be questioned re-
garding his charges that the trusts I'm
anced t, rI.doosevelt fight in 1904 and
brought about his defeat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
PERKINS BATS WILSON
Challenges Democratic Nomi'
nee to Make Showdown.

The possibility that Governor Wilson
would decide not to make any more cam
paign speeches, as indicated by dispatches
from Chicago, evoked an expression of
apprehension yesterday from George w.
Perkins. chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee of the Progressive party. In a let
ter to William @. McAdoo, acting chair
man Of the Democratic National Com
mittee, Mr.. Perkins wrote. In part:
I can scarcely believe that this can be
true. We are Just entering the most
active period Of the campaign-the period
when the peoples minds will be open for
and expecting the presentation OF the
Up which tSF Wh SEEKS Votes
Up TO date Governor Wilson has pre-
sented no arguments OF clear, intel
lig1ble character In advocacy OF the
policies. whatever they may be, for which
the Democratic party stands in this cam
paign. AS to his own party, he has
simply dealt in the vasuest sort OF gem
eralities.
AS to the Progressive party, he has in
dulged In great deal of fippant criticism
and Misrepresentation OF the definite
principles and policies for which 1t stands.
When he started on his first campaign
trip. Governor Wilson declared the tariff
and the trusts the paramount issues, said
Mr. Perkins, who asserted he had failed
to tell the country definitely what he pro-
posed to do with either issue II elected
President
Social and industrial justice, the tariff
and the trusts were the most vital issues
OF this campaign. Mr.. Perkins wrote,
averring that the Democratic party owed
II to the people to state its position on
these issues clearly and definitely, and to
do so at once on the stump and in the
open.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
KNOX BACK FROM JAPAN
Will Take Stump for Taft
Fisher Returns from Hawaii.

Seattle, Oct. 1.-THE cruiser Maryland,
bringing Secretary Knox from Japan and
Secretary Fisher from Honolulu. arrived
to-day. Mr.. Fisher desires TO start for
San Francisco at once and Mr.. Knox Is
anxious to return TO Washington. where
important matters await him; but the
Republican national and state committees
have arranged political meetings in Seat
tie and Portland, at which Mr.. Knox will
speak.
Secretary Knox made the following
statement to the press to-day:
The purpose OF my recent mission to
Japan was on behalf Of the President and
the people Of the United States 10 pay
tribute OF respect 10 the memory OF the
late Emperor, TO manifest the apprecia-
ton OF the American people OF the won
derful achievements under his majesty's
benign reign and TO express the sympa-
thetic American interests In the new
Japan.
In fulfilling that high mission was re-
ceived on all sides by the court, the Of
icials and the people OF Japan In the
spirit in which ! came. i have the pleas
ATTEST recollections OF the kindly recep-
ton that was everywhere accorded me In
Japan, both personally and as representa-
tive Of the American people at time OF
profound national mourning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
ILLINOIS SAFE FOR TAFT
Deneen's Declaration Means
End Of Roosevelt Movement.
IBy TeleEraph 20 The tribune.


Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE personal an
nouncement by Governor Deneen. that he
is out with every power at his command
for the reelection OF President Taft and
the entire national and state Republican
ticket. has brought more Joy TO the Taft
headquarters here than anything that has
happened In the Middle West since the
campaign opened. 1t Is looked on as the
blow which will break the backbone OF
the Roosevelt movement IN Illinois
1T marks the turning point In the cam
paign. The Republican party In this state
will now march on to victory on Election
Day." said Joseph B. Healing. director
OF organization at the Taft headquarters.
There is one thing about Republican,
they get together when the time comes
to vote.
ION the platform at Springfield every
leader IN the party declared for the whole
Republican ticket. Ex-Governor Yates
and States Attorney Wayman, who were
defeated in the primary by Governor
Deneen; Hugh s. Magill. who ran as the
Progressive candidate for United States
Senator; ex-senator Albert ]. Hopkins.
ex-senator william e. Mason and Gov
ernor Deneen himself-all these and many
others got together and publicly declared
themselves on the side Of Taft and VIC
tory.
More than this-Goyernor Deneen set
tied the matter OF the so-called stolen
delegates. He said Colonel Roosevelt
himself told him that only thirty-four
delegates were in serious question. and he
added that even II all had been decided in
his favor Roosevelt would still have had
minority of the delegates"