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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
ALFREO'S DANCE
GETS ATTENTION
VANDERBILT SHARES WITH KING
GEORGE IN GOSSIP OF
SMART SET.

LONDON. July 1.-Two topics pro-
vided the fashionable crowd on the
last evening OF the Henley regatta
with abundant gossip--King George
pronounced compliment to the French
crew and Alfred Gwynne Vanderblit's
Bunny Hug" dance aboard his house
boat.
After the race for the Thames
cup, in which the Paris Rowing club
defeated 81. Johns college. If tx
,rd, the king went aboard the um-
pire's launch. which had hosted A
huge sign. Paris won" His majesty
stood directly Under this slgn, and
bowed to the cheering crowds The
general commaat was:
The Germans wont like this"
AFR. Vanderbilt 3 big house boat.
Venture" was at night o scene #
al extremely gay little dancing party
under the blaze Of electric lights and
in full public view. Only lh.eo men
and three women We're present. Mrs.
Vanderbilt not being included am <ag
tf1tr guests The hand OF mu5TCG lgYs
cutie outnumfered the guests If tho
evening. The lady guests ware OF the
fluffy" type. The dancing was the
reverse of formal. Bunny Hugs and
Turkey Trots forming the greater
Tart of the program.
After some time Mr.. Vanderbilt re-
ins. papers. white tho crowd snug an
iinpromptu parody entitled:
"Alfred's little rag time Dand."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
REhFF|RMS THOU
SHALT NOT STEAL"
AS CAMPAIGN CRY
Formal Call for Convention
to Name Bull Moose"
Is Issued
FORTY STATES. ARE
NOW REPRE- ENTED
Senator Dixon Says Other
Eight Will Come in and
That Taft Is Now
Eliminated
Senator Dixon Says Other

NEW YORK, July Reatfirming
Thou Shalt Not Steal as one of the
cardinal principles of this campaign,
the national progressive provisional
committee tonight issued the forma.
call for the convention a which i, is
planned to name Theodore Roosevelt
once again for president,
Chicago is the place. and August 9th.
the date. Here is what Manager JOS
eph NJ. Dixon described rs the la te.s.
declaration of independence"
The Call.
ITO the people of the United States.
without regard 10 past political diff
ferences, who, through repeated be-
trayaIs, realize that today the power
of the crooked political bosses, and of
the privileged classes behind them Is
SO strong in the two old party organi-
cations that no helpful movement in
the real interests of our country can
come out OF either;
WHO believe that the time has
come for a national progressive move
ment--a nation wide movement--on
non sectional lines, So that the people
may be served in sincerity and truth
by an organization unfettered by obli-
CATION to conflicting interests:
Who believe in the right and eapac-
ity of the people to rule themselves,
and effectively to control all the
agencies of their government, aud who
hold that only through social and IN
dustrial justice. thus secured, can
honest property find permanent rro-
lection:
Who believe that government by
the few tends to become. and mas IN
fact become, government by the sJr-
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
DEATH COMES To
COUNTY OFFICIAL
GEORGE WATT. COMMISSIONER OF
REVENUE. DIES AFTER LONG
ILLNESS.
VETERAN OF THE. WAR
ENTERED ARMY AT THE AGE OF
FIrTEEy-FUSERA TO DE
THIS AFTERNOON. BURIAL
PRIVATE.

George Watt, sixty-six years old.
commissioner OF revenue for Fair
field and Narina districts OF Henrico
County. died yesterday morning ct
LAS O'Clock In the Memorial hospital
after lingering Illness. Although hav-
Ing suffered for some months. ne stuck
faithfully to his duties until the lat
ter part of April when he complained
to some Of the officials at Henrico
Courthouse of feeling i'll. and left i'm
mediately for Memorial hospital lie
grew steadily worse and never left his
bed again.
The body was removed yesterday
Ynorling to the home OF his son,
George ". Watt, 2il5 stewart avenue,
where he has made his home for some
tinre.
Mr. Watt was born at Springfield, =
In Hanover county. His father was
the Watt Plow company. which was
organized in 1870
Enters Confederate Army.
When but a lad of fifteen the War
Between the States broke out. and.
rotwit outstanding his youth, at first tap
of the druu he doned IA gray uniform
and enlisted to fight for the Confed-
crate cause, He Joined the compa ny
known as the Salem Flying Artil-
lery. lie fought throughout the -FOUR
years OF toll and strife and not one
time was he pierced by balls from the
enemies muskets.
When the war had ended. he. then
a young man of nineteen. became a
member OF the firm OF the Watt Pillow
company. Some years after that he
married Miss Amanda Swan, of Ken
lucky, and later moved on the Me-
! chanicsvile turnpike. In Henrico
county. Mrs. Watt died four years
ago.
Appointed Commissioner.
In 1905 he was appointed Commits
sioner OF Revenue Of the lower dis
trict. which embraced the Fairfield
and Farina districts by Judge X, Car
ter Scott While serving the four
year term In this capacity q law was
passed by the Virginia legislature that
the commissioners would have to be
elected by the people, Last October
Re was elected by the people to sue
coed himself. and last January he be-
gan, another term Of. four years.
He Is survived by seven children
and two sisters.
The funeral will be conducted from
the Second Presbyterian church this
afternoon at $50 o'clock. The burial
will be private.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
LURES CHILD TO
VACANT ROOM AND
MUT|LATES BODY
Dying Victim Is Discovered
in Dry Goods Box in
Vacant Lot
LEFT HER HOME ON
WAY TO CONFESSION
Parents Search for Missing
Girl All Night-Poiice
Now Searching for
the Assassin

NAV YORK, July THE warm
sun of July morning. lifting Itself
above the hills of upper New York.
cast its rays upon a group of men
and boys who had come upon child
of twelve hidden away IN n dcy goods
box and UNCONSCIOUS from I:1ore than
thirty stab wounds. All night long
these men and boys, led by the ch'ld's
parents, had searched the Crotona
Park section of the Bronx for pretty
Julia Common. who had been missing
since she went TO confession Saturday
afternoon at the little church in the
vicinity Of the Connors home. at
l73d and Third avenue. The parents
who were not far away whea the box
was discovered, came breathsess upon
the scene to find their child the VIC
tim of nurderous assault. The VIC
Tim WAS hurried 10 F'oriham hospital.
where she died in less than an hour.
Some human monster, some queer,
twisted brain creature. had had the
child in his power and tl.en hui cast
her away with but a little breath OF
life left. Her tiny body was stripped
and ocgrimed. II was battered ~
siashed. From wrists to elbows from
throat to waist. ii had besn hacked
and torn. Her hair was ~ of~-a
final toncn Of uaniacal freakishless--
and tossed aside with Ger Hitle gar
ments.
Body is Hacked.
There were thirty one slasnes, then
one deeply plunged stab that Touched
the lower end of the heart. and let
- life gradually enh away.
All through today and toniSat the
pick Of the city, detectives searched
all the Bronx for the slayer. Their
hearts were In the hunt.
They found the place OF the tragedy.
This was a vacant apartmen Mt on the
second floor of g. tenement - Nc.
39a& Th.rd avenue adjoining Iha lot
where the body was found, Just a
tloek away from the chiid's home.
The hathtuh was bloodstsined. Its
walls were smudged. Behind the tub
lay SOME of thu hacked off brown
tresssss and the little blue hair ribbon
that Julia = elder sister had tied on
Tier AZ She started OF 70 confession,
Thought Parents Crazy.
Julia WAS not in the lot where she
was found at o'clock this IT orning.
for the father searched thein at tn At
hour. The detectives think the fatal
wound must nave ht6u GeAiN AI ~ db'Ht
S O'CLOCK. and al o'clock the father
and mother mad walked along the
street calling;
Julia, julia" until the residents
thought then crazy.
The detectives tonight came uiton
The trail of a Ozark bearded ntta who
examined the vacant apartment j.'ss
before Julia l'or'.ors disappeared.
Mrs Julia Stern. whose husband owns
the tenement next, 20 the lot. told
them Of him. He pretended % want
To rent the place, Then Florence
Notze, a little girl OK the ne'ghbor-
hood told them that tho - r IN
apparently queer looking MAJ with
a dark beard---haa tried 10 ifauce her
10 go to his place"
With these facts an ex.ellent de-
scription OF the man ard number of
finger prints in the bath room OF the
tenement, II is believed that he viii
i,o run down before q great length Of
time %. . ~, 54 ss....-. -,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
NO SHUTDOWN IN
BIG STEEL MILLS

PIT-TSBURG. PA, July With
the thermometer at eighty nine de-
grees, steel and iron manufacturers IN
Pittsburg have announced there viii
be no summer suspension OF the mills.
This liz unprecedented, for In the Fast,
no matter how big the boom in In
dustrials. there has been a shut down
OF about a month, and often six weeks.
during the heated period. Labor Is
as scarce as IL was a month ago, era
the big corporations are still keeping
men at ports of entry on the sea
coast to get as many az possible #
the foreign laborers coming IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
DEMOCRATS HAVE
GOOD SHOW TO WIN
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR VICTORY
NOW. But PARTY MUST
WORK HARD.
II + r AID FORECAS I
WILSON NEEDS 81 ELECTORAL
VOTES AND THERE ARE ISL
DOT RTFtL ONES FoR HIM
70 DRAW UPON.

According to the view of the New
York Herald. after careful summing
up OF political conditions generally,
the prospects for Democratic victory
in November are strong now but
the party must fight hard to win.
That paper. which has won rspu-
ration as sane political prophet. saye
that while the States carried BY Presi-
dent TAFT cannot easily pc taken from
him. he can. only safely count on l5s
of the votes in the electoral college.
and must capture LIP OF the doubtful
votes while the Democrats must Sc
cure only ninety-seyen of the doubt
ful electors in order to win. 2s7 being
necessary ,ta a, choice. !The situation
is vastly different from what ii was
four years ago at about this stage of
the campaign. Then the Republicans.
at the outset. We're reasonably sure OF
EOS electors and needed only thirty
4x more to win, while Mr.. Bryan
needed eighty-one.
Many States Doubtful
Today many more of the States are
doubtful. OF those in doubt 1ow, Taft
In 1908 carried Connecticut, Idaho. In
diana, Kansas, Maine, two In Mary
land, Massachuse Montana, Ne
vada. New Jersey, New York. North
Dakota. Ohio, oregon, West Virginia
and Wisconsin. Eliminating Mary
land entirely here are fifteen States
with a total of Isl electors.
The States reasonably sure to GO
Republican are California, Delaware,
Illinois, Iowa. Michigan. Minnesota.
New Hampshire. Rhode Island. South
Dakota, Utah. Vermont. Washington
and Wyoming, Total vote. 1876.
cratic votes are: Alabama. Arizona,
Arkansas. Florida, Georgia. kentucky.
Louisiana, Mississippi. Missouri.
North Carolina. Oklahoma, South
Carolina Tennessee Texas, Virginia
Total electoral vote, 100
The Herald admits the ,so-calfeti
progressives and the threatened third
party present a riddle that did not
muddy the waters four years ago, but
believes that it's forecast would not
be affected even IL third ticket were
placed In the field except perhaps AZ
10 the result in one State--Caiifarnia.
The Heralds special campaign sec
tio1. carrying its four-year forecast
and maps. illustrating the political
situation, was issued yesterday
The Democrats, the Herald says.
have good start being reasona bly,
sure of lie electoral votes In most
of the doubtful States. and with wise
and popular nominations they will
stand a better chance than the Re-
publicans because they have the adj
vantage OF notable and telling vic
tories in congressional elections. Con
necticut. Idaho, Indiana. Maine.
Massachusetts,. New York. North Da-
kota. Ohio Oregon and Wyoming have
all elected Democratic governors since
they voted for Taft in 1908.
The Republicans" says the Her
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
AVIATOR TAKES HIS
BRIDE AS PASSENGER

LONDON. July Returning today
from his honeymoon. Claude Grahame-
White made a flight In his aeroplane
at Folkestone. several thousand Bel
rians. who had crossed the channel for
the days sport. cheered the aviator
enthusiastically At the close of the
day, Grahame- White started for Lon
don in his aeropiane. taking his bride
as n passenger.
Aviator Verrier made the flight from
Hendon to Brighton In an hour and
eight minutes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
BUSY TIMES AHEAD
FOR HIN SAYS I. R.
ROOSEVELT SPENDS QUIET SEN.
DAY, RESTING Up FOR THE
COMING BATTLE
VETERAN WITH HIM
oLD-TIME DEMOCRAT ASSURES HIM
OF sUPPoRT-COLoNEL LAYS
CLAIM TO STARTING THE
BURNING ISSUE"

OYSTER BAY. y. Y, July -
While waiting for the progressive
party's call to go out from New York
today. Colonel Roosevelt satisfted
himself with taking a day ulf snree
political callers instead Of the horde
that has trooped to Sycamore Hiil in
the late two weeks broke In on his
quiet.
The expresident declined 10 60 into
any public discussion of politice say
Ing that after the cali has been di-
gested. he Will do enough talking
During this week he will meet his
leaders TO consider details fnr-the
progressive party's convention in Chi
cage ana se~takts.a Up the fsght I'M tine
various States.
There's lot to do" remarked the
colonel. We are having busy times
organizing the new party
He Started Main Issue.
The colonel shifted when told that
Governor Wilson had observed that
the high cost OF living is to he the
burning issue" of the campaign.
Roosevelt considers that the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties will
find II different. in view OF their plat
forms. to convince the people of the
sincerity or their high cost OF living
talk. Roosevelt thinks he got the
cost of living problem TO the people
first and laughed at the suggestion
that Governor Wilson might stir the
country up over II.
we are leading this fight" quoth
the colonel. We'll let the Others
try to catch up"
General Dan Sickies. old war
Democrat. motored to Sycamore Hill
from New York. to tell Roosevelt that
he is with him In the third party
fight
War Veterans With Him.
All the war veterans ought to be
with YOU" said the general. you
are the only man dealing with the
economic problems of the day In n
way TO give the real solution. which
must come through cooperation of
the government ana the business in
dustries We need effective dealing
with the problem OF getting better
methods of production and distribu-
ton Your fight to reduce the cost of
living has as its basis the proposition
Of giving the producer a better re-
turn and the consumer lower prices
You viii be supported throughout the
country"
Roosevelt thanked the old Tam
many Democrat. and said he was try
Ing to find "a real solution Of the
cot,ntry,s problems. =
Everett Colby. progressive. OF New
Jersey and Congressman Curry. OF
New Mexico. were other callers Both
evinced geat enthusiasm over the
third party move. Colby told the
colonel that New Jersey pagressives
are going TO have the upper hand In
the State Curry smoke Of the work
of organization in New Mexico. as
surfing the ex-president that a healthy
third party would be in the field.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
VAN NESS THINKS
RACES DON'T MIX

CENTRAL VILLAGE. CONN. July
- An employees OF one OF the fac
tories here named Van ness has fur
nished "a puzzling problem for the doc
tors. The man perspires on only one
side Of his body, the other side being
dry az bone. Asked what he thought
was the reason for this peculiar con-
diti0n. Van Ness said:
swell my father was French. and
mother was German. and possibly the
German dried uu tha~F'rench part of
MAJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08

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The Washington herald., 1912-06-04

excelIently presented as they were last
night by Miss Jewel. Mr.. Van Buren,
and Mr.. Kent. called forth continued ap-
plause and numerous curtain calls. That
great scene in the second act between
sister Giovanna and her soldier lover
who returns from the dead to md his
love a nun, and begs and pleads that she
renounce her vows. and the ensuing scene
between Capt. Severi and Mgr sara
cinesca were but two Of many brilliant
bits in an exceptionally smooth and nm
ished stock production Of what Is tech
nicalIy known as a heavy" drama.
Miss Jewels performance as Sister
Giovanni will further her reputation as
an emotional actress OF ability. II is
SUFFICIENT TO say that she fully realized
an unusual opportunity and made the
most Of IT, And Mr.. Van Buren. also.
must be credited with a sincere and
thoroughly satisfying performance as
Capt Severi. A striking figure in his
Italian uniform his work in this pro
duction will be remembered for many
weeks 10 come. Mark Kent as Monsig-
nor Saracinesca, Louise Kent as the
Countess Chiarmonte. Marie Howe as
Madame Bernard. and Robert lie Sueur
as Lieut.. Basili do their share in max
ing The White Sister one OF the most
satisfying productions the Poll Players
have given US
The Washington herald., 1912-06-04
FOURTEEN NURSES
OBTAIN DIPLOMAS
Col. Hoff Addresses George Wash
ington Graduating Glass at
Masonic Temple.

Fourteen nurses were awarded di-
plomas at the commencement exercise
Of the George Washington School for
Nurses. held last night in New Masonic
Temple.
President Stockton. OF the univer-
sity. presided at the exercises and the
principal speaker OF the evening was
Col Peter F. Hon. Col Hon spoke OF
the progress Of the world in surgery
and declared to the graduates that
pain and surgery have ceased to be
synonymous since the Introduction Of
anesthetics.
The mission OF the nurse" said the
speaker. is to prevent disease as well
as to relieve the stricken"
President Stockton made a short ad-
dress before presenting the diplomas. in
which he urged the graduates 10 be loyal
and faithful 10 their chosen vocation.
Dean William c. Borden introduced the
graduates as they stepped forward 70
receive their coveted sheepskins.
The list OF graduates follows:
Miss Emily Mowatt, of Canada. Miss
Ida CaTskadon, Of West Virginia: Miss
Ann Tomlnson, Of England Miss Ethel
Raymond, Of Ohio: Miss Ruth Dorsett,
OF Maryland: Miss Lille Sisk OF North
Carolina: Miss Eliza Chinn. Of Virginia;
Miss Lillian Jollife. Of Maryland Miss
Jane Morgan, of Virginia; Miss Nettie
Anderson. Of Pennsylvania: Miss Eliza
beth Smith. OF Virginia; Mrs. Laur Spen-
Ger. OF Virginia: Miss Alice Melton Of
North Carolina, and Miss EIfrida Lundin.
OF Sweden.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-04
Is the Whole System wrong9 ?

Engineers have long since asked them
selves whether the entire system Of Mis-
sissippi levees is not a blunder, while
the recent great and costly devastation
in the valley OF that stream is bringing
the question before an anxious public
with redoubled vehemence and appre-
hension Year in and out we have
built embankments for the purpose Of
conhning the waters of that river within
a narrow channel But the immense
quantities OF soil which are being car
ried necessarily toward the Gulf from
the northerly basins of the Mississippi
raise the river bed, which thus, with the
annual spring rains, become veritable
torrents, breaking through levees and
devastating miles upon miles Of fertile
and settled country in their mad onward
rush.
Nothing else could be expected The
current is compressed within bounds
too small for its vast volume, and with
its bed rising by the accumulation of
soil, this naturally elevates the surface
of the river above the surrounding low
and fiat country; and here you are. We
all know the frightful consequences.
We would suggest that a solution of the
puzzling problem lies in the diversion
OF the mighty stream, rather than in
adding to its quantity and momentum.
Would it be possible to dig canals, so
that at the overflow season the river
could be tapped? If such plan is pos.
sible, the stored water could be made
extremely useful in irrigating the coun-
try in the dry spells of high summer
time.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-04
On Perilous Journeys.

Once again the season has arrived
when the conventions assemble at the
seashore and in the mountains and
beckon the overworlled government Off
cial from his desk They are noble and
self-saeri6eing officials, these men who
give up the comforts of home and en-
dure the perils and inconvenience of
railroad travel and hotel life in order
to add to the sum of human knowledge.
We can well understand that if the
personal comfort of these government
officers was alone to be considered they
would never go to Atlantic City, or
Breton Woods, or to Montreal. Moth
ing but a sense of sacred duty leads
them to ask for permission to attend the
various gatherings now scheduled
permission requisite to having all their
expenses paid. 1t is essential to public
welfare that there should be explora-
tons in the Western canyons or some
information about the fishes in Alaskan
waters, or the exact location Of trilolite
fossils in the Rocky Mountains. Incl
dentally, there are navy yards that need
inspection and Indian reservations to be
visited. Also, when police chiefs meet
and health officers assemble, the world
would go to smash if the National Cap
ital should fail to be officially repre-
sented.
Therefore the summer exodus has
begun
The Washington herald., 1912-06-04
A Solemn Warning.

The widespread tendencies of the
times to regard lightly the Constitution
Of the United States inspired President
Taft on Memorial Day, over in Airing
ton, where he faced some 10000 graves
of those who died for the Constitution,
that the government of the people, for
the people, and by the people might
live. to utter these significant words:
On this day it is the high duty of all
the people to revitalize their love OF
country, TO renew their devotion to its
Constitution. and to reject with stern
and hintlike front all light suggestions
of change in those principles which have
cost centuries Of struggle and hecatombs
of lives to secure and maintain. lt.is
religious regard for the pillars of popu-
lar government. for the preservation
Of popular representative institutions,
which this DAYS ceremonies should con-
secEate and strengthen"
Il was a scene to move every thinking
American to sober thought for his ma
tive country and to resolve that these
thousands OF dead shall not have died
in vain; 10 uphold the basic law which
safeguards freedom and checks gov
ernment by impulse" :" to test with sober
second thought every proposal for
change, even if plausible at first blush,
or apparently popular.
We are now threatened with subver-
sion Of this safeguard OF our liberty by
inordinate ambition, appealing to dis
content and inpatience with established
orderly processes Of law and Of repre-
sentative government We hear it said
that our government IS not strong
enough" that we ought to put more
power into the hands Of strong men
But would not this mean less liberty
under a pretext of more protection
against imaginary evils?
The Washington herald., 1912-06-04
GLEN ECHO.

Glen Echo Park last night drew thou
sands from the Capital who found the
ride along the banks OF the Potomac and
the coolness OF the resort very refresh
ing after the heat Of the city.
Free admission and motion pictures
will not be the only free features this
week Thursday night the FIRST fre-
works display Of the season will be
given, and Friday and Saturday will
be given over 10 the Knights Of Columbus
celebration.
Last nights crowds found the ride
amid the tree tops very satisfactory
and the gravity coaster was easily the
favorite Hundreds Of couples thronged
the floor Of the dancing pavilion. while
others took in the miniature electric
railway. Ferris wheel, new midway, and
the dozens OF other attractions.