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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-17
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

&AN AAAA9S 4AN - &SN$'
Paul Thompson, chauffeur, ar
rested in Toledo, Ohio, for theft
of auto of George Reichhold, 736
w. Madison ST., brought back to-
day.
William Mackey, IL, AL w.
Root ST., tried to get on horse.
Fell. May die.
George Waddell, horseshoer,
621 N. Ayers ave., kicked by
horse Thursday, died today.
>. John ,Jehlicka, 1857 S. Jefferson
ST., shot and killed himself. Sui
eide.
Marcus Topaz. Mexican, ar
rested. Carried stiletto.
Paul. R. Kean, 2846 Fillmore
ST., and Thomas Ryan, arrested
for carrying revolvers.
Luke WEIGH, 126 N. 41st ave-,
refused drink in saloon of John
Dineen, State and Harrison SITS.
Fight.
Bartenders O'Brien and Mich
ael -Dolan arrested for assault.
Said they refused him drink be-
cause he was drunk.
Morris Rufer, 1O25 Lytle St.,
tailor, tried to commit suicide in
Vernon Park by taking toothache
drops. Arrested charged with
disorderly conduct.
John Krashal, l1oS Grand ave.,
stabbed by two robbers at Cur
tbs st. and Carroll ave. County
hospital.
Fred Erb, 1859 Wells ST., Sc
riously burned by overturned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

one hundred and thirty-five million
six hundred and forty-nine thousand
two hundred and three dollars of un-
taxed property has been discovered
by the state Tax Comm ssion OF Rhode
Island, which was apo nted last Feb
ruary The people OF that state deter
mined to reach the untaxed wealth in
its borders. and they have. The added
rcvcnuc brought into the State Treas
ury by tho work OF the Tax Commis-
sion Will boz SSSo,ooo The CORPORATION
taNes and the taxes upon leased oyster
srouuds win amount to more than
s7oo.ooo. The axpayers who have
shirkcd 'heir duty to The State VIII
be- brought to time ana the State
finances VIII be greatly increased by
the accretion created by the earnes,
endeavors ~ the Tax Commission.
That Is what the smallest state
Ia the United states has done. 1t pos,
sesses nothing like the resources OF
virginia. nothing like virginia's pos
sioie fields OF taxat'on. nothing like
the inadequotcly taxed counties of
'his Commonwealth The experience
OF Rhode Island is an Illuminating evi
denee Of the blind and stupid folly
which inspired our General Assembly
10 abolish our State Tax Commission.
which oade fair to do far more for us
than that of the little Northern state
eo"ld do for her But the sislators
of Rhode Island arc not fooled by the
cl"ptr"p Of demasogucs. nor misIed
by narrow county prejudice ana un-
Willingness to stand Tor i square deal
foi all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

OF bad roads. Another simple oelcula-
ton which is made by government
experts and which any twelve ar-oia
school boy can follow is tina, the
amour, bad roads cos, the farmers
would In "a few years. virtually pay
for good roaas throughout, the land \
further poiut worthy OF tho most
thoughtful consideration is tina. under
present conditions practically the
crops taking the country at large. AFRO
moved TO the railroad in about s'xty
days the period juring which tine
average road is reasonably russanic
Hence we have ear co-pcstiou at sta-
uons. delays in tansportations and
guts OF tho markets iirnct more
over mo farmer rannot ra.kon ON
Selling alt the hisheyi pric, nd under
TIE law OF suppiy aad denaud.
Good roads gould aut eonducc to
farm storage and gradual distribution.
which would Doc immensely to the adj
vantage of tine producer ana equally
TO the advantage OF the ultimate con-
mer in That tho latter would be in-
nniteiy less at the mercy OF the cold
storage system. which, while "a rocos
niacd necessity OF the age within
Limits ci1,s upon aiuts to corral
products restrict distribution. ANA thus
saisc th, cost OF livns Tho sum of il
aii tlerclore. is that farmers could
uot make 90 hotter Investment than I'm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

pave Pine street.

To The Editor Of The Times Dispatch.
Sill have often sung that little
song, u want TO be All angel and with
We We angels stand. crown. etc.
But have concluded that all such
IS but & waste OF human breath and
have concluded that all desire l. to
1--we on Pine street, where we nave
paid taxes FOR iorty years and Kept
QUIET hop ns that Justice would come
our way some OF these times.
We have paid for every brick In our
sidewalks, and II our dear city has
done anything FOR us It IS in the way
OF Investments tnat pays the city from
% TO 90 per cent on the so-called inn
provemcnts in our section. and we have
been taken in forty years.
We have the only park TO park
boulevard. Monroe to Iilverside." and
we have set out trees and nurscd them
FOR forty years and tried TO make PIE
street as beautiful ana attractive as
possible, and FOR all that we have done
and are doing Tor the dear city We
only ask that our narrow street tAbout
thirty nve iceO be smooth paved
course the street car company pavts
about one-third Of this-and yet un-
dcrstand that our dear city cannot az
ford TO pave the other two-thirds with
smooth paving, but are going TO give
Us the granite spall on "a strictly rcst-
dence street. which will he a loud b
monument to our representatives i'm
the City Council AND add TO our stock
OF unnecessary noise. @. T. T.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir-Piease allow me space in your
columns to thank you for your lead
ing editorial. 1T Looks Like wilson"
OF Sunday, juno 80. Such straight
talk is bound to do good and wish
every delegate to the Baltimore con
vention and every voter in the United
States could have read such an odi-
torial this morning. it Is a real ana
genuine pleasure to hear this kind OF
doctrine preached through tire columns
OF our daily press, and Tho Times
Dispatch is to be commended. and it's
cd torial writer congratulated for such
Il fine sample Of clear logic fearlessly-
stated opinion and good newspaper
conpOs tion.
But to show that your readers are
not blinded, by your editorial virtues.
to your editorial faults. please allow
me q little friendly criticism as wen
WHY do you commend Congressfnan
Hal y. Flood in your editorial OF June
IS. for what YOU are pleased TO term
defense of the wellmcritod criti-
cism of Nirginias delegation for the
presence in its personnel OF Thomas
Fortune Ryan? IT'S the CALLED jade
that winces. and Mr.. Flood more than
any one man seems to be responsible
for the presence OF Mr. Ryan as one
of the Tenth (Nr Floods own dis
ticp delegates. It seems 10 me that
Mr.. Floods defense of Mr. Ryan's pres
once as a blot on tho landscape Of the
Virginia delegation. is an apology
much worse than his offence in having
such man sent to represent his dis
irici Of our state.
~ reader" in Sundays Times Dis
match. IS right. such betrayal OF
virginia and vfreinians shoild have
been resented and II no Virginian was
equal to the emergency we should com
mend and thank Mr. BRYAN Tor the in
,crest he takes I'm the good name or
his ancestral state,
Had a certain Mr Flood ut Norfolk
shown more devotion to his native
state. moro care for her honor and
reputation. and more consideration
Tor the wishes of her people than TO
saddle on her SO great an incuiu us as
Thos +. RYAN. his so-c@llcd defense
would not have been need ID
1t is bit CALLING to Virginians who
love their state to read that hcr name
was Missed and her delegation jeorod,
because, OF. tho~presence. OF o delegate.
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some iiouschoId lnrclicl,tr,

oh yes. oc course have got 10
cents to spare, but want YOU to I'M
oerstand that my business was never
so poor as it Is this year. and it is
only short distance from US to the
who in tophet has been using my
ra@or strop to lick the kids with any
Boiled potatoes every day. some
women have absolutely no original
say. George. any old time you
don't like the way 1 wear my hair
Sec?'
"oh' you nin't got much OF homer
coming. know some women who
uont 20 home to get supper at all"
You're the nifty little husband. all
rlHht' the little ray OF sunshine. The
ideA OF grouchins around FOR a week
!ust because mother says she is going
TO come and visit us s"mc time next
sumner You make me ,ircdr
Gee IL YOU was married to some
women YOU wouldn't kick about one
little hair in the succotash Nh toll
you that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02
Voice Of the People
MI RII.Y.

s'r-ln the Religious Heraid Of
June ~ 1912. there appears an edi
torial entitled semi Politicaln in
which the editor discusses in a calm
ana comprehensive way some Of the
men and conditions which have re-
Gently, and are now. greatly interest
ing the general pubNc.
There was one paragraph winch so
clearly states fact OF such great
Importance at This line that I think
YOU will DO a publie service by REPRO
duc'ns H. IT is as ioiiows:
AS between MI Charles Murnhv
and the things fo- which he stands
and William Barnes md the things for
winch he stands. there is not q pin to
choose They arc tarred with the
same stick. they have the same pol-
ticdl motives they 10 business after
the same fashion Nobody who under
stands INC Situation doubts for a mo-
mont that " # became necessary.
these leaders OF their respective parties
would hesitate. while posing as deadly
Toes TO enter into secret alliance"
As have read the accounts of the
Baltimore convention. have been I'M
pressed very much with Mr. Murphy's
conduct AS ! would be with that Of 4
man who has ninrtv choice beeves
which ic is of opinion arc sufficient in
number to "corner the market" and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02
'rIps ON tho Hnrc.

AS TO the general dope for TODAY I
ann prepared to hand ont the follow
ms information after looking tho toll
ent over very carcfuIy ana Interview
ing the owners
suspendcrs ought to be great in tho
stretch Get wise to this.
Mercury ought to be a good runnar-
up ii ne weather remains warm
American Eagle always goes well on
the quarter. also on the half-dollar
Portcrhouse lis apt to 80 III IN the
air at amy moment.
Mustard Plaster shows evidences of
sticking TO the finish
General Humidity ought to do nret-
~ we'll in heat.
There is every indication that Fur
ihture Polish VIII be scratched and
babnIing Brook set back for r,nnin,.
Aeropiane is liable to break when
least expected to DO so.
II you want q safe bet put it on
liouse and Lot.
VIII repeat my tip OF last season
wnleh was so successful. to the effect
that Hard Boiled Egg cannot he
Bookmaker is winner in nearly
every race. -
II YOU want to get run for vo,,
money try to catch the first car efte-
the races. y good sa @ Investment ~.
your weeks salary Is In hambmrrcr
s"hu"iohes and ice yream cones.
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for whom Mr.. Flood was so largely

for whom MI FLOOD was so largely
responsible
Doubtless many OF your readers fan
TO sec why Mr. Flood decervcs any
great credit Tor defending this state
from a criticism which his action
broush, upon her. Ills defense would
hnve been more to the po.nt had he
taken no part Ia naming Ryan as 4
delegate There is truth In Inc homely
adhge IAN ounce OF prevention IS
worth pound " cure" had Air Ryan
never been a delegate there would
have been 10 such suggestion IS send
Ryan home. no needed criticism az
our delegatlon no Hal Flood defense.
j. MILLER LsAKE
AsL!and.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02
TRULY NERsATu,r.

II - strange that the iretted cam
p"isn managers who have been seek
ins TO discover some way OF startinr
a demonstration that win star,
landslide should have overlooked
demcnstrator who demonstrates an h.,
himself to the extent OF regimen,
at least we refer OF course. 10 M.
hoyai Hish Sound Producer Of ~.
moving picture show nc used 10 ho
Ia drummer but now his connection
with Ills ancient glory seems to be
confined TO piayns five or six drums
By wiggling string with his ears.
what he actually is requires real
words. lie is tumul, Ii clamor
vortex OF sound. IN apotheosis of
clangor and bangor a pandemonium
with tired smile lie is inenagerte.
a garage. q threc-alern fire. riot. a
train wreck. or the lisp OF softv
susurrusing wavelets on moonllt
straAd. lie can gallop like a horse
or crow like rooster below like a
COW, or scream like the heroine who
haas discovered that somebody has
stolen her glass eve. In rigorous uur-
SUIT oil truth we should call this being
some versatile.
ABOUT 'hfee oil these handy ana
10y 7ei'leHHcn could go up TO Bal
'imore and so through about three
s'7 ~ 'S7oi' '' ana 'erriiy'ns sound
W ''''''''V - '",lA howard shaw
,.,5., ~ ,'''o'' i"ey could make
,,,, .,a., ,.,',4,. '''''' '''' 'of don't
non we ''y 'i'"e there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02
BRIGHT NORFOLK
YOUTH DROWNED

Norfolk. Va. July Thomas
whitehsad Perkins. aged sixteen
years. son OF MI. and Mrs. Henry d.
Perkins. OF IS east Raleigh Avenue.
and one OF the brightest pupils Of
the Maury High school. was accident
ally drowned in tho river at the foot
noon to-day. young Perkins had gone
70 the Norfolk Boat Club TO take
swimming lessons. and was about to
come in from the water when he said.
after the departure of the attendant,
tnat he desired 10 take one more turn,
and dove into the water. lie came to
the surface once. then went down not
TO come up again. \ boy standing ON
one of the Norfolk Boat Clubs boats.
badly frightened when young Perkins
rallied 10 come to the surface. called
for assistance from inside. but when
the body was finally recovered it had
been TOO long in the water to make
resuscitation possible. The body was
ombalmcd. and VIII be sent to Ash
land FOR ntcrmcnt.
Young Perkins was an unusually
bright boy. ana had a promising fu-
turc. He stood at the head in his
studies as a pupil in the Maury High
School, and this year took one of the
oratorical medals. His father Is the
city editor Of the Ledger Dispatch
Young Perkins was tho winner of
the first prizc. gold medal. at tho
recent commencement oratorical con-
test Of his fraternity. the Alpha Alpha
ri. Of Mnury High School, and was re :
AgardeQ By Professor Dain,. principal OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02
MAN INSTANTLY
KILLED BY TRAIN


AFNonlh va. luly 4 horrlble ar-
gident occurred nt Breno Blum. 4 town
!h the Jtmcs River valley near here
late saturday ulght. John Tilluan.
young man being Instantly Killed ana
ground practically Into atoms by pass
Ing freight trains
The accident is though; 20 have Or
CURED about midnight SATURDAY. or
some nae carly sunday morning The
young man WAS Hi Breno SATURDAY.
~ tho tracks ard there feH asieen.
lnr iirst pas sing Freight train cut Inc
lop part OF his head orr and trains
Which passed later finished the erue-
d,ofi and other portions or his body.
Ihe corpse was found sunday morning
8 those who went 10 engage his SET
Vices for q trestle Job which he had
promised TO help on during Sunday.
no blame appears 10 be attached to
amy ono for the death OF the young
man Ills funeral took place to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

The last time Rev. Hanks was down
to the city he looked 50 religious the
po4ice purity nigh ran him IN on sus-
picion Tor a con man.
mere are whole lot of ways to
make people think you're ricn be
SIDES wrarin patent leather shoes on
Last sunday the pastor asked every
member of the church to bring two
SUCKS o. wood when thcy came to
the Thursday evening prayer meeting.
'S 'He church woodpile was getting
low. Every Teller TOOK two sticks Of
wood from his neighuor's yard. so ii
was even up purity Wen after all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02
Commend BRYAN.
To the Editor OF The Times Dlspatcl
Sir-Please reprint the following
NrrfcftS

TO tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch
sir-Please reprint the following
Norfolk Va. June 20. 1912
TO William J Bryan.
care OF Hotel Belvedere, Baltimore
Md
II I.awson's charges are true you
We're righ, in demanding the viii
drawal from the national convention
Of delegates representing interests
which had participated in tina, dl-
holical plot The responsibility for
their presence now rests where i, he-
longs on Virginia and New York and
not on the National Democratic Con-
vention. When the people realize what
damnahle Influences are alleged TO be
at work in Baltimore TO defeat their
viii ana nominate candidate in sym
pathy with predatory interest, the in
PRODUCTION Of your resolution win ne
regarded an act Of patriotic heroism.
tSgnedp J. CLOYD BYARS.
(Signed) c. j. McRAE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02
Onthe Spur Of the Moment
BY Roy x. Moulton


agent Keller one bright day
7eli'n BOOKS passed through thi
Twas in eighteen siNty-one.
w. w hcn the war had Just begun.
iney was fancy bound ia black.
With EIt letters on the back.
Cyciopedy' That's the name.
Al the books looked lust the same.
'uii OF Knowledge as could be.
inGeN'd clean from y 10 4.
neile' ne coui6 talk like Sin.
Twas me- use of buttiu' i'm.
For he surely had the floor
couldn't SHOW him To- the door
ollar down that was the plan.
"N inc vainnce WHOM YOU can,
ny instruments very small.
'idn seem no trick at all
'ld III Perkins Dough, set
And hes paying fer it vet
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No Crown of rhorns.

TO the Editor OF The Times Disp tch
sir-To william jennings Bryan.
You shall not press down your clown
OF sclnshness on the Democratic party
YOU shall not cruelty the voters t. sell
your copyNghted' articles
\ DEMOCRAT.
Rtvorton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

which he is Offering TO the dealer from
whom he can get the best price.
May We not hope that there IS only
one Charles Murphy In the Baltimore
convention at this time?
W sYDNoR
Ashland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-02

one shawcs for President? Heaven
1orbid4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
LOVES LABOR LOST.

Weary, worn, wretched and woe
begone was he SO much so that he at
tracted the sympathy of the passing
stranger.
Whats the trouble?" asked the Good
Samaritan. kindly. Anything I can
do, old chap?"
NO thanks" moaned the victim.
only please go away and leave me-"
Yes, but" hazarded the stranger.
perhaps it would relieve you if you
told me about it."
We'll, it's this way" came the reply.
I've been teaching a girl to ride q
bicycle, I've wheeled her miles; she's
fallen on me; I've paid for the hire Of
the machine. I've boiled with the
heat"
Poor chap interrupted the stran-
ger. And now she's Tilted you-eh?"
"No-worse than that" came the
mOurnful answer Last evening I
went on the pier and discovered that
she's a trick cyclist in an athletic
troupe!"
Then he collapsed-done 10 the world.
The blow had been too heavy,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21
. . The Manicure Lady . .
BY William F. Kirk

of funny at the time. because the part
of the mug that landed nearest to me
after it had bounced off his block had
them words on it-'Remember me- I
guess he won't ever forget you"
Il didn't want to break that mug"
said the Head Barber, but the gent
broke it on had a kind of tough mug
himself, and am too long in the league
to go picking a fight with man that
bounces up after you knock him down.
have to use my hands for shaving.
liddo. I don't want to break them up
on a bully"
Brother Wilfred said tbs same
thing +he other night" remarked the
Manicure Lady. Him and me was
walking home and a big stiff on the
corner near the house said. Pipe the
long-haired guy with the queen I
thought at the time that Wilfred was
going to take it up, but when we got
home and l asked him about it, he said
that he didn't want to break up his
hands. l guess shaving mugs and other
crOCkery IS kind of handy, after all,
George"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

have asked Cousin Hannah to make the
third Woman-but she will not be much
of drawing card, and l do want you"
If Beatrice felt a momentary i'm
pulse to refuse the urgent invitation.
it was crushed before the declinatiOn
reached her lips as she contrasted the
dinner, with its possibilities of cheer
and pleasure, with the stupid evening
meal she would probably have in her
own lonely little apartment. Perhaps.
too, the phrase, two strange men"
may have tempted her to a favorable
consideration of the idea. although
she did not admit this fact even to
her inner consciousness. But she was
bit surprised to feel how different
society and social functions appeared
to her within the past months. Right
after her husbands death she felt that
men were unworthy a woman's con-
sideration. Later, when she became
accustomed to her freedom, she
thought of men as selfish, egotistiCal
beings in whom she had no interest
But, since she had tried the wings of
that much-prized freedom and had
1uttered out in the world and had
proved that she still had the ability
enjoying the company of the few men
she knew and taking their compl-
ments and homage with an eager 2est
that had heretofore been foreign To her
character
So she accepted gratefully He.ens
invitation and became immediately
more vivacious and voluble in her talk
1T is always delightful to dine at
your house. she said. affably. and
really | have SO many lonely evenings
that it is a genuine kindness to me
when one of my friends invites me
away from this quiet little home i'm
which the children are sound asleep
by = o'clock"
She mad actually forgotten her hos
tile attitude of mind towards Helen
for the time at least.
AT what hour do YOU dine, DEAR"
She asked as her guest rose to go
home.
AT our usual hour. o'clock" re-
piled Helen. Il ann thoroughly glad
that you can come"
And SO am l." exclaimed Beatrice.
sincerely.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-21

nTrS q mighty queer world, this
world that were living in" said
tnr Manicure eIRdy. a girl
fr',a8 10 mine was in here today and
iN.a me about the Kind of a job she
Hat sc,tUe position. She is Kind of
uumyky. George"
hroV What Nou mean said the
Uv#& Earhcv <"Nou mean she is I'M
lucky enough 90 be pretty You don't
Meet 90 ten me anything about pretty
s'rls looking for theatrical positions"
he concluded
81 knew some of them theatrical Of
fees was kind of bad" said the Mani
cure LADY But [ never knew how
much lucilier | am TO be manicure
girl than a chorus girl until my little
pal told me some of the talk she had
handed to her l guess there amt
enough big, clean boys in the world.
George-the kind that coud walk into
that kind of an office with four of the
cheap fellows sitting around at ma
hogany desks, lock the door. and come
out with the key, leaving death and
devastation in his track Gee. ! could
love hold-up man out West-one of
the chaps that is all the time facing
bullets or lynching, but spare me from
them little, cheap, sneaky rats that
takes any kind of advantage of a girls
position in life. I get a few of them in
here now and then, you know, George"
Il don't know" said the Head Bar
Der angrily. Ever since the time
walloped that cheap drummer with a
shaving mug that belonged to another
travelling man, YOU have been afraid to
tell me anything. That's the trouble
with girls. They stand for all the rough
stuff, talk and all, because they don't
want to make a scene What's scene
anyway, after it is all over? Many a
man has had to make a scene just for
the sake of teaching another man a
lesson"
Il know you are awful brave,
George" admitted the Manicure Lady
with a beaming smile of admiration
That was sure grand, the way you
beaned that fellow with that shaving
mug. And it said on the mug Re
member me- too. That struck me kind