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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

thought by accidentally being struck by a
don mis- purpose OF attending college. Their
father, Bishop Wilton Wright. being away
from home much OF tho time In attendance
upon his church ministerial duties. the two
boys helped to maintain their home. Tbs
Two hrst staried job printing Office. and
Tor ~hile published small sheet thar
had suburban circulation.
They then entered tho bicycle business
and opened repair shop. at the same tim.
manufacturing bicycles. In tho meantime
they began studying the aging machine
while carrying on the bicycle business and
In pursuit OF this subject they acquired a
Eno"ledsc o. the underlying principles
further adding 10 their knowledge by n
working acquaintance with different mod
crn lanEuaycs
rho ancestry of Wilbur wright can b.
ttnced through a number OF generations In
England. Samuel Wright. through whom
was manipulated the lineage In America
came 10 Springfield. Mass. in iTls His do.
pendants participated In tho RcvoIutiona ~
war Milton wriEht. the father was born
III Rush county. Ind In 1873.
Won fomnxe Of tho World.
lnasmuch as W:i-:5 Wright. aiwayx as
sisted by his brother orv!ile had achieved
the acme OF his lsuda Bile ambition and
subord!nated tho air tn his viii Tn, word
Is intensely Interested in the career Of ho,h
the Wright brothers and the career thar
ied M to their wonderful success Doth
nad SHARED equally In tho trinif tho ,ri-
uinphs and honorr that had Inscribed their
hencs high on tho roll ot fame and the
world gladly did them homage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
TRIBUTE TO LIFE
OF DANIEL HARMON
Especial to The Times.D,snatcb,

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
f. NnIairiottesville, Va. May 3O.-The
faculty q, Of the University or Virginia
to the lie and services to the uniyor-
silly of Daniel Harmon. a membe. of
me board OF visitors. who died April
:; - last. The faculty adopted resolu-
posed OF President Alderman. Profess
sor j. NJ Page. Professor W. NJ Lille.
Dr. X: II. Dabney, Professor W. NJ
, follows: GO
In the death OF Daniel Harmon. of
SS,hnariottesville. Va, the University of
Virginia has lost from her board of
honored members. Mr. Harmon was
appointed to membership on the board
IN 1896, and served continuously in
[ da ONCE for sixteen years. until his
ueath of April 81, 1912. His alert and
vigorous intellect. his intimate knowl-
edge of the history and management
to t bnr ,nr,iyersity' his loyal devotion
seeing sympathy with the advance
lnent OF education and learning, gave
!orce TO his counsels and added weight
d 10 ms influence, Not only in tho
lore the committees OF the State Leg :
islature and with the public of Viz
slnla, he stood for progressive devel-
SSpment. FOR wise conservatism. for
asement OF university finances. aud
for, ever active and ever broadcnimg
policies of public service and educa .
tional growth, Eloquent in apeech,
sage in counsel. ample In knowledge,
ardent In devotion. untiring In service,
he was a son upon whom his alma
mater looked and leaned with pride
spect.
The. president and the faculty OF
the university. deeply sensible OF their
great loss, desire to make permanent
record OF their admiration for his
power. their esteem for his character
and their respect for his memory. Re-
solved, therefore,
81 That in the death of Daniel,
Harmon the University of Virginia has
lost an alumnus whose brilliant career
rejected honor on his alma mater. n
visitor whose sagacity and devotion
were priceless. and q friend whose
eloquent advocacy OF her highest en-
terests never failed In force or fer
vor.
"2. That the sincere sympathy of
the president and OF each member
OF the faculty Is hereby respectfully
extended to the bereaved vito and the
orphaned children OF that saddened
home. whose serene happiness no had
made the central 10y and the sacred
comfort OF his life"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
CITY THREATENED
half CENTURY AGO
Anniversary of Seven Pines
Fight, When Confcderates
Saved Richmond.

Fifty years ago to-day the city oil
Richmond was in the throes of a dis
turbance snch as 1t had never seen be-
fore. and ouch as It has only once seen
since. and that on the night OF its
evacuation and burning. Fifty years
ago to-day the thunder of the cannon
Mt Seven Pines could distinctly be
heard all over the city. Couriers rode
madly through the streets, bearing
messages of the war just outside the
borders of the city, and toward even
Ing the amending creeping line of am
oulances brought in the dead and
wounded. Fifty years ago tonight
every house in Richmond was n hospi-
tai. and the capital of the Confcderacy
was almost at the mercy of a general
who did not take advantage of the re-
suit OF the days engagement.
The field OF Seven Pines, located
along the West Point division OF tho
Southern Railway. about seven miles
east of Richmond. is reached by troll
ley line which runs to Federal ceme-
terry, approximately the point used as
Federal headquarters by General Nc
Clellan during the engagement.
Four Armies OF Invasion.
In the latter part of May. 1862. tho
Confederate troops under command OF
General Joseph f. Johnston fell back
toward Richmond with the intention of
protecting the capital from the invas-
ion projected by the Federal forces
from several directions: from. McClel
1an's army in front. from McDowells
army In rear, from the Federal gun
boats on James River, and from the
forces ascending the York River to
make land attack. using West Point
as a base.
With four armies OF invasion cen
tring around Richmond. working In
concert, the city seemed doomed
Johnston rested his lines uhoNt &,
mile rom the Seven Pines
station, his right wing, commanded by
General Longstreet commanding the
River Road in an effort o prevent the
junction of the various Federal forces.
General A. P. Hill commanded the GEN.
tire covering tho Williamsburg Road,
and General John Bankhcad Ma
Eruder, commanded the left wing,
with headquarters on the Nine
Mile Road. General William Smith
commanded the reserve forces. With
this disposition General Johnston Offer
cd his front to Mcclellan and at the
same time was prepared to meet hos
tile approach from either the James or
York Rivers.
Army Divided by Frexhct.
McClellan's army. modified east OF
the Chickahominy River. advanced un-
der Generals Reyes and Heintzelnlan
and took Zip a position on the right bank
OF, the river near Seven Pines and to
the westward. Heavy rains prevented
the remaining army corps from cross
Ing the Chickahominy.
Recognizing the divided position of
The Federal forces, General Johnston
offered battle. Gen. Longsteert led tho
advance, falling suddenly and with
out warning on Casey's Brigade, near
Fair Oaks Station, a little after noon
on May 81, and n most desperate and
bloody engagement ensued. After re-
pulsinG repeated bayonet charges.
I-ongstreet drove the Federals back to
their third line of defense. capturing
ten cannon and many prisoners. Fed
eral achievements under General
Sumner forced passage OF the flood
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DEATHS

suddenly. at Memorial
Hospital. Wednesday. May 80, EDNA
SADLER. wife of George +. Taylor.
Survived by devoted husband and
little daughter, five years old; faith
er. mother. four brothers and two
sisters.
Funeral from Bethel NJ. f. Church,
Middlesex county. FRIDAY. May ~.
FOLK Es-Died. at 1880. May 80. 1919.
Ieb Percival 81? Bainbridge Street.
South Richmond. MRS. ELVIRA
FoLKES. widow OF William i.
Folkes. AGED eighty-three years four
months and two days.
Funeral from the residence THIS
AFTERNOON at $40 o'clock. Inter
ment in Lynchburfs Va, Saturday.
Lynchnurg. Roanoke and Salem
papers please copy.
1912. JOSEPH CxRRiNGToS MAYO
aged foIty-one years, son OF the latr
David c. Mayo. He is survived 10y
MS mother: Mrs y. c, Mayo: OF
Mayo. OF Montreal, Canada. and II.
4. Mayo. OF Alexandria. Va, and ona
sister. Mrs. Edward Mayo of th,,
city
the home OF Mr.. Edward Mayo, 24ls
Hanover Avenue, SATURDAY MORN.
INC at 10 o'clock.
GREsHAM-Died. in Charlotte. N. c.
May 30. 1912. WILLIAM A. CREST.
AN. in the seventy-fourth year OF
his age. lie leaves, besides his wife
Annie II. Gresham. four sons. Chas
Erwin Gresham, Thomas Gresham
Floyd Gresham; NJ c Gresham. and
He will be buried In Charlotte al
r. NJ. TODAY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
Famous Bid Man Dead After
Lingering on Border for
Several Days.
HAD MADE VALIANT FIGHT
From Obscurity, He Had Won
Recognition and Acclaim of
Entire World.

Dayton. Ohio, May so-Following Q
sinking spell that developed soon af-
ter midnight. Wiltur Wright, the not
ed avitor. died of typhoid fever at 3:lJ
to-day. Wright had been lingering on
the border for many days, and though
his condition from time to time gave
some hopes to members of his family
the attending physicians. Drs. d. b.
Conklin and Levi Splitter. maintained
throughout tho latter part. OF his ILL
ness that he could not recover.
When the patient succumbed to the
fever that had been rackinS his body
for days and nights ne was surround
ed by the members OF his family,
which included his aged father. Bishop
Milton Wright: Miss Catherine Wright.
Orville, the co-inventor of the aero
plane; Reuchlin Wright and Lorin
Wright. All OF the family reside in
this city. except Renchlin. who lives
in Kansas.
The most alarming symptoms in
WriEhts illness developed yesterday
shortly after noon. when his fever sud
denly mounted from 1o4 to 1o6. and
then quickly subsidized to its former
stage At this Junction of the crisis,
the patient was seized with chills, and
the attending physicians were baffied
by tho turn OF events. Tho condition
OF the aviator remained unchanged
throughout the rest OF the day, and
there was no Improvement until last
midnight.
Doctor Finds Patient Dead.
Then Wright began to show an i'm
provement and the watchers at his bed
side were treasured
After resting for a few hours after
last midnight Wright's condition took
a sudden turn for the worse. and his
principal physician. DR.. D. B. Conk-
lin. was called. The doctor arrived at
S:25 and learned that Mr. Wright had
breathed his last few minutes be-
fore.
The noted patient was seized with
typhoid fever May 4, while on a bust
ness tri pin the East. On that day
he returned to Dayton from Boston
and consulted DR.. Conklin, the family
physician. He took to his bed almost
before his case was definitely dag
nosed as typhoid Throughout the ear
~ part Of his Illness Wright attributed
his sickness to some fish that he had
eaten at n Boston hotel.
Arrangements for the funeral of the
aviator had not been completed ear
~ to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

eo Ch'ckahominy on bridges submerged
In freshet water. and attacked Maxru-
der byond Fair Oaks. holding their
position until nlghtfan.
During the last hour of the fight
General Johnston was severely wound
ed and borne from the field, thus end.
lhS ms connection with the battle
ana with the Army Of Northern Vir-
GINA
Lee Takes Command.
he Was succeeded the next day by
General Robert L. Lee. who took com
mand of the Army of Northern yIr-
Einia on June /, 1852 After collect
ing from tho battlefield 600 muAkets
'"ad other supplies. the Confederates
retired to their lines. having failed
TO dislodge McClellans army from tn.
southern side of the Chickahominy.
From figures compiled by General
Tossing. of the Federal army, It was
shown that the troops on the field
We're: Federals, 9S,00S; Confederates.
1925.
Iotal troops actively engaged: Fed
erals. sl,643: Confederates. 40.Ss2.
Iotal losses: Federal. 5.o31; Con-
federate. 6.134.
The battlefield is several miles in
extent, and the Federal breastworks
are still to be seen in many places.
The Seven Days Flight.
Three weeks later began Mt Me.
chanicsville and later at Cold Harbor
the famous Seven Days Battle, per
maps the most remarkable series of
battles OF tho war, and the series that
served to establish the reputation or
General Lee among the greatest gem
erals and military tacticians OF mod.
ern history. the series resulting in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

the abandonment OF Southern Virginia
oy the Federal forces. General Nc
SIeiians army. beaten back day after
day. took refuge under tho guns or
FEDERAL gunboats in James River, and
ne finally embarked his whole army
and retired by way of Fort Monroe to
the Potomac River. Not for three
years did the guns OF the enemy again
resound in Richmond as they did on
the afternoon of the bloody fight at
Seven Pines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

Large cans California Table Peaches. $50
Good Sugar Corn 10
Maccaroni and Spaghetti, lib. pkg. 10
Pure Ground Coffee, lb. ....... 1870
Farm Loaf-Armour Best Brand
Veal and Chicken Loaf. ...... 10c
Smoked California Hams, ID. .12I5c
Ceresota Flour, 44c bag; per barrel 81. 90
Large Irish Potatoes, peck 49,. .42c
Good Salt Pork IOc
Burnishine Metal Polish, can, Sc
Good Green or Mixed Tea, ID. soc soc
Smithfield Country Hams, lb.. .I9c
Va. Pride Coffee, fresh roasted,
per I'D. Csc
Large cans Borden's Peerless
Milk, cans, Csc; small size. E. 40
Large Juicy Lemons dozen. -. .15c
Best Clipped Beef. can. SC
8 large bars Circus Soap for. ..... ESQ
California Canned Asparagus, can,
lac, tSc and .24o
Libby's lib cans Corned Reef. .15c
California Sherry Wine, gallon. .sl.O0
Quart Mason Jars Queen Olives. I. .40c
s-lb pals Home Made Preserves. =. .35c
lib. cans Good Lucl; Baking Powder &c
New Hominy and Grits. ? lbs for Sc
New Seeded Raisins, Id. pkg. &c
Gold Medal Coffee, Java and Mocha
mixture. Lib. cans, soc; s-lb. cans s1.4o
Good Creamery, Butter, per Id. SOC
Absolutely Pure Leaf Lard, Id. 80. .14c
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
PUT UNDER BOND
Husband

Dietrich's Wife Appeals to Court Against
Husband.
Jake Y. Dietrich. arrested las, SUNDAY on
ne complaint OF his wife IN Ienrico COUNTY.
appeared before Magistrate purycar in tia
denrico county courthouse yesterday morn
mE on the charge OF threatening an annov-
ing her. and was put under 500 bond mend
ing an Injunction from the Circuit Cour. 20
.nioin him from further disturbing the
complainant.
Dietrich and his wife are living ap,r.
"hi!e awaiting the action n. the Circuit,
Court In a divorce application. The !ntunc-
con VIII be asked 10 restrain Dietrich from
annoying his wife until the decree Is grant
81 or refused by the court The arrest wa.
made by Deputy-Sherin Sydnor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
Bargains Every Day
Here Are Few Specials, We Have Hundreds Others

Quaker Corn Flakes, large pkgs go. SC
Large Fresh Pineapples ........ lie
Snowdrift Lard. all size can. Id. .12Mc
Swifts Premium Hams ............I Use
Large can Best Salmon. can. LIE
Large cans Sour Krout. Sc
New York Green Gage Plum.. largo
cans Lie
Fresh Mushroom Crackers. lb.. 49,. .1sc
Best Granulated Sugar. h.. 6Isc
Woods Best n. c. Roe Herring,
new; per dozen. 23c; per keg. .s2.75
Best Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon.
per pound Ice
Large 4-string Broom. ............2 zoe
Lump Starch. go lbs. for. ...... .25c
1000 Lard, ID. ................... Lie
LIB. cans Rumford's Baking Powder Csc
; packages Post Toasties. Csc
Winner Brand Finest Condensed
Milk, 10c can; per dozen 81. 10
Best quality lib. cans Corned Beef
Brookdae California Lemon Cling
Peaches, can 16c
Good Quality Early June Peas, can. 10c
Pochontas Early June Sifted Peas,
Quart jars Table Pears. .10c
Gold Medal Flour, Acc bag; barrel s6. IS
Dunlop Flour. 39c bag; barrel. SO 20
Swift's Winchester Small Best
3 cans Pocahontas Best Corn for .25c
N. c. Cut Herring, 8 dozen for. .25c
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
OBITUARY
Miss Ruth Singleton.

W f1O
Chatham. Va, May sO-Miss Ruth
Singleton. only child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Singleton. of Peytonsburg,
Pittsylvania county. died OH Saturday
night following n long illness The
funeral Will he held Monday afternoon.
MISS Singleton was well known here
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
Honor. Shared by Brothers.

Washington, May 3o.-The honors
won by the Wright brothers in the de-
velopmcnt OF mechanical flight always
have been equally divided between
them In the mind OF the public. because
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
IN MEM0RIAM

loving memory of nv
mother. MRS. ROSA II. METTERT.
9 who died one year ago to-day
FRANCES METTERT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

The doctor you can defy!
We've made q hit in our new
sum r11eP underwear.
Even the close knitted man
ufacturers have looSened up
and now we have extra sizes.
and every variety in sleeve
length; and in drawers the
stouts, medium and between
sizes, as also in union suits.
soc up.
Summer Shirts!
Don't the thought bripo Wis
ions OF cool, jaunty effects?
See ours
Thousands OF lovely patterns
and fabricsl =
ST. to $5.
Night comfort!
Get in some cool, soft soisette
pajamas.
Here at $1.25 up.
Night-shirts at $500.
.&;;,!E!@4zz&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

We can nso n few good agents.
SAMUEL. d. LOVE,
Manager. The Mutual Life Insurance
COMPANY of New York, 308-so6 Mu-
tu1l Building. Isichmonc. vs..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

The Boy Scouts, briefly, is an
organization purposing o
build character in b oys be-
tween the ages OF 12 and 10;
to train them in self-reliance,
manhood and good citizenship.
1t encourages boys to live out
OF doors, to camp, to hike and
to learn the secrets OF wood
and fields.
And here are the suit s-the
genuine make, authorized by
the Boy Scouts OF America.
Also the best Boy Scout shoes
in smoked moose skin-S2.BO.
Everything all the other pur-
suits Of boys call for in dress,
is here too.
&E@44zs1
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-17
Daddys Bedtime
~. How the Children
AOfOYV- Learned to Love
Their Bell

STAHE school bell was to ring the next day to call Jack and Evelyn back
SO when daddy talked OF telling them a story about a ben they
said for him to make it one about a school bell
Because" said Jack, Eve shall be hearing the school bell tomorrow"
WAY up in the tower Of an old schoolhouse once hung an old bell.
"It could see exactly where every little boy and girl lived.
when the old man who pulled the rope that sent the clapper chng,
cang against Its metal sides began his work in the morning, the bell could
see the children coming out Of their doors and gates, some looking very sad,
some looking very cross and only some few looking nice and cheerful
"He felt very badly because the children dtshked him, for he was a kind
old bell and wished to be the chndrens friend.
"One day he said to the capper: Take a rest. old clapper Perhaps If
the children do not hear III speak for awhile they may like us better
$50 the clapper managed to crack and break and then fall ont Of the bell.
"That day, when the old man pulled the rope, the bell did not ring
zone by one the children came out Of their doors and struggled to school
"f course everybody was late, and when the teacher told them that she
should after that expect them all to be on time even If the school bell did
not ring, the children looked sober.
"The next day there were still many late children You see. the clocks In
the town were set by the school BELL and when it did not ring the clocks were
sometimes fast. sometimes slow, but seldom all Of the same time.
$50, though little Johnny might start for school at ten minutes of 8 by
the home clock, or little Mary by I've minutes of g. very often the clock In
the schoolhouse would not be the same time, and little Johnny or Mary would
be marked late. .1 . # .1#
"By and by those little boys and girls began to groan and grumbie and
wish the school bell would ring again. N
"And SO it did one day. for the old man who pulled the rope brought a
man who fixed the clapper into place, and when the voice of the rusty old
bell was again heard in the morning the children were delighted.
every dayr
"And the bell was very pleased, for now he knew that the children un-
derstood that he really was their friend"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-17
THE DEMOCRATS.

The democrats all over the country
are expressing the utmost confidence
In the election of Wilson for president.
They believe the political dice are
loaded for them. They are so conf
dent of success they are making all
kinds of claims. In fact with many of
them it's all over but counting the
electoral votes.
The reaso for the democratic ju-
bilation is in the split in the republi-
can ranks, Added to this is the fact
that the democratic majority in con-
gress Is reported to have turned a lot
of clever tricks that will involve the
republican nominee in quite a lot OF
trouble. .
SO confident are the democrats that
they are extremely complacent. Many
qf them think it a waste Of time and
energy to wage an active campaign
Even the Taft supporters and those OF
the doughty colonel admit the chances
are favorable to a Wilson victory
Wilson is the favorite in the betting
But there are several weeks left fol
the campaign. The situation may be
changed between now and Nov. s. Thu
democrats may suffer from their over.
confidence. Merely counting on a vic.
tpry doesn't always make it come.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-17
GOOD ROAD

North Dakota should take front rank
In good roads work. The Meridian
road should prove an incentive to
further effort. The next legislature
should provide for an active state
highway supervisor and make the ap-
pointment of county supervisors man
Hatory instead of advisory.
Il That the nationwide movement for
IAhe Improvement of the public roads
Involves q large undertaking is indi-
Gated by information just made pub
lie by the United States department Of
agriculture. Secretary Wilson shows
that 100000 miles of road must be i'm
| proved before the public road system
can be considered really efficient.
1t Is only within recent years that
the movement for better roads has
gained force. The consequences of
delay are shown in the fact that there
are. now but 19O,467 miles of improv-
ed roads in this country. These i'm
proved roads constitute S.66 per cent
Of the total public roads improved and
tlnifnproved. 1t is figured hat the
percentage will have to be increased
10 a0-before traffic can be moved
throughout the country-with the min
tmum of veal and tear IN horses,
WAGONS and automobiles.
The French system Of roads, long
considered the best in the world. was
bonded by Napoleon for Sc, 900, 900, and
something in the neighborhood of
$612, 775. 900 has already been spent on
that system. In this country. owing
to the great distances-it is probable
that close tt 50, 900, 900, 900 will have to
be spent before a proper road system
r. developed. While the. amount me-
sssary to perfect a great road system
seems f~abulously large-it does not
seem so great when it is divided
among the various states and spread
over a period of five, ten or fifteen
years. When it is considered that
New York state has bonded itself for
$500 0 900 and that 100000 a year
Is now being expended by that STATE
1t will be seen that a nation wide sys-
tenn might soon be perfected were all
states to progress so rapidly.
New York heads the list of states
which have made the greatest prog
ress in read building between 1904 and
1909. That state has built COLL miles
Of new road in that period. Georgia is
second and has built 4,344 miles Of
road in the five years. The gain in
Georgia is largely attributed to the use
of $500 prisoners or the publ!c roads
of the state. South Carolina, Alabama
and Florida have also made great gains
by building sand-clay roads, and this
is very cheap and satisfactory type OF
road building.