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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16
INVESTIGATION IS
RAROlYPROBABLE
Chesterfield Situation Presented
and Considered by Senate
Committee.

for more than three nous last
Hght The senate Committee o.. Public
Institutions and Education listened 10
i"c complaints OF citizens OF Chester
held against the conduct OF the school
system. and to the replies from the
department OF Public instruction.
Nithough tic committee reached no
conclusion on the matter before It
tAe resolution calling for an inyes,,.
bht'on Of ,ae department, by legis-
muve Joint committee; seemd to be
Understood that IT VIII not recommend
t.e resolution for passaIge All save
Tic Chesterfield residents seemed 10
I"rogDize that no charges worth the
c"Al OK investigation had been made.
"iiI that tie expense OF surnmoniuE
Witnesses ana producing evidence viii
not bc gone into.
ioiicd down. the charges were that
rfpnrts Of the division superintendent
~ schools had been changed after
'9'ng hied In the Office OF the De-
partment of Public Instructions; that
there were unexplained balances in the
statements that outstanding warrants
"ere Ecld and not reported; that the
reports were not properly itomized
sud that IL WAS largely Impossible 10
Eei evidence because people were afraid
az losing their jobs
Mistakes Corrected.
Secretary il. c. Stcarnes OF the
state Board OF Education, showed the
committee the efforts that had been
made 70 secure accurate reports and
told how these arc frequently cor
rcctcd because mistakes have been
found. this applying TO many counties
in every year. He read from the
school laws TO show tina, the matters
could be taken to the Circuit Court
or 10 the county school board. Final
Is. he said that If any wrong had
evidence to show it. AS to charges re-
garding Improper payments. the de-
partmcnt knew nothing and had
nothing to do with 1t.
Former Senator Charles #. Lassiter,
counsel for the Bermuda District
school Board, explained how the out
standing warrants had been issued on
future payments from districts which
combined TO buitl the agricultural
completed before the money was In
hand, so that children could have tho
benefit of Its use.
Foreman Robertson, of the grand
Jury which had the matter in charge,
told how Judge Walter A. Watson
charged that body that nothing GRIM
hal ad been done. Former Superin-
tcndelt Hazcn said that he could not
get his reports in in time, because tho
Information was lacking. and that he
sent In tho corrected reports later. and
that for years ne could get no accurate
reports from the treasurers' Office. He
said that he gave to his office only
ouch time as he could spare from
his other duties. @
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TELLS HOW MAINE
BEAT OUT LIQUOR
Temperance Speaker Gives Legis-
lature General Idea as to
Conditions.

Temperance reformers have muca
10 cheer them in these later days"
said Mrs. l. NJ. n. Stevens, national
president OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, last night. Many
branches OF business are to-day de-
handing absolute sobriety In their
employees. and leading scientists the
world over are united In condemning
the use OF alcoholic beverages"
So far is latter statement true, said
the speaker. that nm eminent German
scientist has recently declared that
Germany VIII have to down beer, or
beer will down Germany.
Mrs Stevens confined her address
TO prohibition as it works in Maine.
and undertook to refute one by ore
the -prohibitio arguments ad-
vanced by the liquor men in the en-
citing campaign recently waged in
that State. Despite the combined ram
slush, and snow out of doors, a fair
crowd filed the seats and gallery OF
the hall of the House OF Delegates
when Speaker Richard Evelyn Byrd
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large delegation from the twin cities
agreed upon amendments TO Senator
LeBner's Norfolk water bills. The
drafting of the amendments followed a
public hearing before the Senate Com
tnittee on County City and Town Or
sanitation begun week ago and An
ished Last night.
The water situation in Norfolk and
Portsmouth. It developed is far from
satisfactory TO the residents of the
two cities. and the Lesner measures
propose to give the city of Norfolk
the right to acquire the holdings OF
the present privately owned companies
through condemnation proceedings.
Representatives from Portsmouth, the
sister city on the other sidc of the
Elizabeth. opposed the passage OF any
law 10 this end until It's interests were
properly naieguarded. 1t was advanced
by these. at an earlier meeting, that
unless certain provisions were made
part OF tho law. Norfolk would be IN
a position. II II chose, TO ax arbitrary
rates and restrictions for water service
In Portsmouth.
Same Privileges for Both.
The bills as amended provide tina,
any city on the Elizabeth River OF
any branch thereof, which shall nc
qu!re or maintain water works sys-
en- eHuit supply water on the cas-
ana west side Of the river. charging
The same rates and maintaining the
same quality and pressure. This pro-
vision Is made to apply TO district
extending within two miles OF the cor
porate limits OF both cities.
The city acquiring such water works
1t is further provided. in considerable
OF the use OF the streets and alleys OF
the other town. shall furnish free OF
charge all necessary water for FIRE
hydrants, flushing sewers, public
buildings, and similar civic enterprises.
The number OF hydrants and other
facilities requiring this service is 70
be determined by the city not in pos
session of the water works.
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Here and There
in the Legislature

CONTINUED From Eighth PaSe.)
the House Committee for Courts of
Justice. 1t would require tue Supreme
Court TO give reasons In writing for
refusing writs OF error. Tho objection
Is that IL would moro than double the
work of the court, and would lessen
the weight of cases which have been
argued.
This committee also reported bill
OF Mr.. Watts. requiring the color OF
tho grantor and grantee in deeds to
be indicated.
1t also approved the Stcbbins bill
providing for uniform bills of lading.
bill providing for the employment
Of some OF the dangerous convicts in
limestone quarries was offered yester-
day in the House by Messrs. Adams.
BGrGamin, Clarke, Ivey, Lund, Radford
and Robertson. The board to have this
In charge is composed of the directors
of the penitentiary. the Governor, the
Commissioner OF Agriculture and the
secretary of the State Board Of Chart
ties and Corrections.
Mr.. Milstcad has a bill aimed al the
combinations of insurance companies
In the matter of rates, out OF which re-
Gently grew prosecutions in his city
of Newport News.
a sweeping measure aimed at trusts.
monopolies and combinations in re-
straint of trade was introduced by w.
Il. Fltzhugh. 1t defines a tiust as an
organization which fixes the price, les
sens the production or sale, or restricts
the output of products.
pf
Yesterday afternoon before the House
Committee on General Laws providing
that supervisors and councils NAV ny
salaries for sealers OF weights and
measures. in lieu of fees. AT tn, re-
quest of City Attorney Pollard. Rich
mond was accepted and the bill re-
ported.
The ice cream bill. requiring those
who deal in cream MAIDS from SKINNED
or condensed milk to display sign To
that effect, was. reported Yesterday
morning from the House Committee on
General Laws
The warrcnton dlspensary bill was
partly heard yesterday morning by
the House Committee on Counties
Cities and Towns. But 1t seemed that
the measure was not OH hand, a copy
of the Senate bill being used, and trie
matter went over. There was 10 one
in opposition.
Another dispensary bill made It's APP
pearance yesterday In the House, Of
fered by w. a. Willeroy, allowing West
Point to vote on tho question, There
havs been many such measures talked.
Of at this session. Salem and Black
stone had the matter up. but the rep
resentatives refused to Introduce the
measures. Williamsburg's proposed
dispensary was killed in commit Ae. j
while Warrentons. Lynchburg's. Me- |
herrin's, West Points and F'redericks-
burg's are pending.
a bill to make uniform with otherl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

The Senate Committee on Insurance
and Banking completed yesterday af-
ternoon a four weeks examination into
the merits of Senator Saunders's quar-
tet of bills regulating banking. All
OF the bills wore reported without
amendments. Their object In general
la TO require stricter accounting and
reporting systems than arc at present
in vogue, to the end that the interest
of the State as we'll aB the depositor
shall be more thoroughly safeguardcd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

Senator 1iarman's match bill, which
was made the subject of general
assault by tho match manufacturers OF
the country. was reported In the form
of substitute yesterday afternoon by
the Senate Committee on Insurance and
Banking. The original bill prohibited
the sale in the state of Virginia Of
all matches save those which require
a specially prepared surface for igni-
ton. 1t was aimed to destroy the salo
of the strike anywhere" match, which,
/; was claimed, was the freauent cause
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

Dill TO require counties which have
received State aid for roads TO set
apart per cent. of the bond issue each
Issue to keep roads in repair was Of
fered yesterday by Messrs Chalkley
and Clarke. II they do not spend this
sum the Highway Commissioner may
withhold future State aid. But IL coun-
ties put up half. tho commission. may
use State money for repairs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

Of fire and loss OF life. In It's amended
form the bill permits the sale also OF
certain special double-dip and impres-
mated matches. The measure provides
regulations governing their ntorage
and manner OF sale.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

Ono more bill regarding cduca ton
has been offered by S. II. Love. /,
allows division superintendcnts' saia :
ries TO b. as low as $500 year, In
stead OF $500, AS at present, and por.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

States the law relating to the sale OF
stock fe eds was introduced in the House
yesterday by Mr.. Meetze.
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GET NEW BILL TO
SATISFY BOTH
Norfolk and Portsmouth Water
Question Before Senate
Committee.

All fear OF differences between the
cities Of Portsmouth and Norfolk grow
Ing out OF the proposed requirement OF
the Norfolk county water supply COM
panies through condemnation proceed
tngs disappeared last nighr, when n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

mits their employment for only a nor.
tion of the time. He would also have
the accounts of the Department of pub
lie Instruction audited by the State
Board of Education before they are
paid.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

Mr.. Milstcad has a bill aimed at the
combinations OF insurance companies
In the matter of rates. out of which re-
Gently grew prosecutions In his city
of Newport News
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

a bill TO make uniform with other
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portions of the
ear There Is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies Deafness Is caus-
ed by an innamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian
tube When this tube Is inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when 1t Is en-
tirely closed deafness Is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever, nine cases out
of ten are caused by catarrh, which
is nothing but an inilamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Dol-
lars for any case Of deafness (caus-
ed by catorrl,) that cannot be cur.
ed by Halls Cotorrh Cure Send
for circulars free
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0,
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipat ion,
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
REEDS CR EE X

weather Is some hot.
Matilda Pickett of Mobley
ItinG here.
~ GIrtmon, who has spent sew
months In White county, Is
ls again,
ar Wasson of Evening Shade
Hooking after some business
p few days ago,
revival meeting Is on In full
et fairview church, and we
nuch good will result.
Holly, the hUstling merch.
hd postmaster at Emery, was
ph business one day last week.
Feral from here attended the
at Bold Springs Saturday.
Puppose they enjoyed them
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
Herrn May Run

Hon. T. |. Herrn of Evening
Shade was in town today He tells
us he is thinking seriously Of enter
ing the race for circuit judge at the
proper time. Tom Is one Of the
best campaieners in the state and
If he runs hes ewine to be hard to
beat" Mammoth Spring Democrat,
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
NJ 0 B | E Y
/ is very good in this vicin-

n is very good in this vlcln-
spple crop is fine this year
ke peach crop
n Jernigan of Newport is
&ine sheep. He has bought
No carloads.
\ was a good crowd at the
" Bold Springs Saturday.
Of the boys got drunk and
a fine for it.
&tated a few days ago that
Ethe "titular head" of the
Van party. We suppose ne
Is Teddy the "titular tail
Beyerpbody is done laying
&rops are reasonably good
put this section. Corn is
Braia at this writing.
te sorry to have to take Is
"A the Maxville writer on the
IN proposition. We see the
4f Scott, Big Creek and Cave
HIS more than from any
8ction and we state the truth
u saw that three-fourths OF
Dple oppose a stock law IN
,@nships.
old friend Bill Nelson OF Mel
q recently wrote us a letter
Ills to come up there and
for them this summer
that several of the old
cks in that section had TAX
children out of school be-
He teachers had been teach
"a the world is round. If
ch of preachers had held
bnvention up there they
have decided differently
Nell,
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
S | D N E Y

y
M. A. Coeer was here from Even
ing Shade Tuesday.
Henry Johnson and wife of lizard
county were visiting here this
week.
J. R. Hollingsworth lost a fine
mule Monday, the animal dying
from collie.
A number of Sidney people are
attending a revival meeting at st.
Paul church.
Cecil Wade and Miss Mag Win
ners are here from Batesville visit
ing friends.
Dean Wiles has been laid up
several days, the result of an at
tack of chills.
Elder w. M. Duren, the Baptist
pastor, will begin series of meet
ings here Sunday.
j. D. Arm gave the young people
a party Saturday night and the af-
fair was much enjoyed.
j. H, Kirtley is down in the En-
cry section buying cattle. His
brother, Claude, is with him.
Don't forget the Sidney picnic on
August 10. That's going to be a
big day here. We want to see you
then.
Richard Founders and his little
grandson, Will Price Founders of
Melbourne, were at Evening Shade
Tuesday.
Croft Russ of johnson township
was a visitor here Tuesday. He
says crops in his section are need
ing rain.
James W. and Henry Young
were here from Evening Shade one
day this week looking after some
business.
A fine mule colt belonging to
Theo. Steele died a few days ago.
The animal got cut on barbed wire
and bled to death,
JP Founders has been able to
swap horses but three times 50 far
this week. He Is all swelled up
and mad over his bad luck.
viii Smith is at home again,
having finished his work as tax as
SCISSOR Will has made the county
a good assessor, and we are all
proud Of him.
j. II. Mullins, J. H. Kirtley, c, +
KirtIey ard Claude Croft were at
Evening Shade Saturday and as
sisted in the burial of W, 7. Stokes
by the Masons,
Cleo Price was over from Even
ind Shade one day this week doing
some work on the telephone switch
board. lie did q good job of work
and ended the matter up by hav-
ing q chill,
AT a meeting of the stockholders
of the new bank Saturday night
the following board of directors was
elected. G. p. Oliver, j. p Bone
A. B. Arm, S. 7. Ham, G, M. Girls
ham, j. D. Careill and F. NJ Bat
ties. This Is a splendid body OF
men and insures safe guidance foI
the bank These directors will
) elect officers for the institution @
little later,
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
Socialist Candidate

For the first time in her history
Sharp county is to have a Socialist
candidate for county office, AT a
recent meeting of socialists held at
Williford B. +. Street of Jackson
township was nominated for repre-
sentative,
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
| A Y N {

are growing. This includes
0elons.
Holt was at Ash Flat last
s a witness in j. P. court.
Evans went to Evening
Tuesday to do some trading.
VA. f. Horton and baby of
WARE here visiting relatives
iends.
w. Shanks, of near Even
Hde, began a term of school
Pond Monday,
Miller, who has been confin-
y kls bed for about six weeks,
INTO be up again,
4 Sims was at Evening Shade
" participating in the Ma
@xercises at the grave of W.
kQkes
|6l(hew Tonipkins and family of
Hkeepsie spent Saturday night
1unday here with the family of
emalley.
lL Clayton and family, former
oI Davidson township, have
|e1teaded a piece of land north
@e and are now residents Of
lrtion,
lmber of our people were at
church this week attending
N yunday School Association.
having had a very
r. hl time
e have been bic crowds in
rlion most every day for q
picking blackberries, One
picked enough last Friday
hturday to I'LL Gl cans.
day last week during the alb
oT the family some sneak en-
lhe home Of Mrs, M, S, Fore
fnns0cked through drawers,
etc. giving things about the
, much tumbled appearance
hbers Of the family on their
Not a thinG Is missing
he house.
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
Prospects Good At Mammoth

Crop prospects around Nam
moth Spring are the best for years.
Corn and grasses are fine, while
cotton is a little late but, in good
condition.
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
A S H F L A 7

This section is beginning to need
rain again.
Sheriff W. W. BristoW was in
town Saturday.
j. j. Heath went to Newburg this
week on business.
The Bristow wheat thresher is in
this section and is doing lots OF
work.
Atty T.. l. Herrn was up from
Evening Shade Saturday looking
after some business
We are having the kind OF
weather you wished for last winter
Don't kick about it.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Semple were
in town, Sunday attending the Sun
day school convention.
Mrs. Savannah Heath went to
Evening Shade this week for a visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Marvin Stephens left Tues
day for Myron, where her husband
is teaching a term Of school.
Richard Gray was here from Har-
dy one day this week doing some
work on the telephone lines.
Prof. W. V. McVey is making
preparations to put the lumber on
the ground for his new residence.
A game of ball was played here
Saturday between the Ash Flat and
Zion clubs. The Zion team was
victorious.
A good many Ash Flat people
are at Corinth this week attending
the session of the Sharp County
Sunday School Association.
Misses Mary and Marjorie Stock
ard are here from Evening Shade
visiting their father, DR.. }. r. Stock
ard, and their young friends.
Miss Lydia Arnold and Mrs. Elva
Paden returned a few days since
from Bono and Grubbs, where
they spent several days visiting
Miss Ollie Sullivan of Calamine,
who is teaching about four miles
from this place, spent Saturday
night in town with relatives and
friends.
A number of our people attended
q picnic at Aenos Tuesday and re-
port an enjoyable time The Ash
Flat brass band furnished music
for the occasion.
The Richwoods Township Sunday
School Convention was held at this
place last Sunday. The occasion
was both interesting and profitable
to all in attendance.
j. B. Richie and his sons, lIarve
and Harmon, have harvested l18
bushels of wheat from 9 acres of
ground, which was sown one bushel
of seed to the acre.
The band boys will give a con-
cert at the school building Friday
night, Admission ten and twenty
five cents, Come out and enjoy the
occasion, and help the band boys
too,
A series of revival meetings will
begin 1t the Methodist church next
Saturday night, Rev. j. M. Harris
on, the pastor, will be assisted In
these meetings by Rev. Franks of
Batesvillc
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
Revival At Calico Rock

Elder r. L. Finley is engaged in q
series of meetings in the Baptist
church at Calico Rock
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26

The Record office can supply you
with old papers If you will call
within q few days.
Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
LOUISIANA LETTER


Record since the first of the year,
and note with pleasure the i'm
provements in the paper since we
were regular subscriber some fif-
teen years ago. We ask space in
your valuable columns to address a
letter to our many friends in Sharp
county.
On August 5, 1897, we left our
mother, our friends and our home
for Texas, where we spent more
than thirteen years, eight years of
which were spent in farming. The
rest of the time was spent in cler-
ical position with a ginning COM
pany. In January, 1911, we NOV
ed to Menden, Louisiana, our pres
ent home, where we are well pleas
ed and where we expect to continue
to reside as long as conditions re-
main as they are at present.
Menden is an old town, having a
population of thirty-fve hundred
people, and is located on the rail-
road twenty-seven miles northeast
of Shreveport. The town has an
oil mill, water works, light plant,
ice factory, one sawmill with a ca
pacity of 100000 feet of lumber
per day, four churches and $685.
900 school building. 1t is the par
ish site of Webster Parish About
fifty per cent Of the population of
Webster Parish are negros, but they
know how to behave themselves.
The principal crops grown here are
cotton, corn, ribbon cane and pota-
toes But we started to say some
thing about a visit we paid to our
old home at Cave City the first part
of this month
We left Menden at noon on July
1st. Arriving at Newport at mid
night we found the hotels in such
crowded condition that the remain
der of the night was spent in the
depot. We arrived at Batesville at
9 o'clock on the morning of July 2,
where we began to meet the friends
and acquaintances we had not seen
since leaving Arkansas. Among
the first we met were Rev. W. P,
Jackson, S. A. Hail, and the Bar
nett brothers. We could not help
but notice the progress that Bates
vile had made since we left this
country. The many fine and up to
date business houses; the many
new, beautiful residences have
caused Batesville to extend her bor-
ders to that extent that we could
hardly realize it was the same
town. We hauled freight from
that town back in the nineties'
The only thing that appeared nat
ural about Batesville was the train
service. That is about the same as
1t was when we can first remember.
We arrived at Cave City at about
three o'clock Tuesday evening, and
must confess our surprise at the
many changes that had taken place
there during our absence The
town Is three times the size 1t was
when we lived there, and a good
portion of its population is composed
of people whom we never knew
The business houses are larger and
of q more substantial nature, and a
great deal more business Is done
Here we spent a week with our
mother, brother and sisters and
enjoyed the association of many
friends, many of whom we met at
the picnic on the 4th, Our heart
was made sad on account ofthe alb
sence of so many who have passed
to the Great Beyond, This was the
more forcibly impressed upon US
when we paid a visit to the Fair
view cemetery, where we nave
many relatives and friends buried