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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Machine Wins Victory.

NEW YORK. Sept. 17.-Machina
Republicans and Democratic forces
won in PRACTICAL yevery instance at
the primaries in Greater New York
today. They were held for the desig-
nation OF candidates for congress and
members of the legislature.
In Queens, where tire fiercest bat
tie was fought. Borough President
Connolly drubbed Joseph Cassidy, by
three tome The Connolly men
charged that Cassidy had imported
gang of repeaters The Cassidy men
uttered the same accusations against
the Connolly men.
Dennis O'Leary Is to be the nomi-
nee for congress in the Second dis
trfct. Bernard Nj. Patten defeated
Senator Dennis NJ. Harte for the
senatorial nomination. George
Emener is to be the candidate for
sheriff, and Leonard Hoff the candi-
date for county clerk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
FOR RENT.
SHARP PARENT BALKs ID
THE PLANS (lEN IyIIISTTTEE


Miss Nellie Christian and Kenn0tH
A. Stanford. both seventeen yoafN
old and both OF Richmond. were axss
rested in Washington Monday whtIxS
trying to procure = maria o. Heeaax6r4
in that city. Henry Christian, u
girls father. In some way learned Sl@
the plans of the youthful pair - i
telegraphed the Washington poltS
authVrities To be- az. .tha loo n =
the couple. When they appeared n
fore the license clerk they Wo1 B
promptly arrested BY detectives q RI
tailed on the case Mr. Christtan VI ri
appr.sed Of the detention ok " 4
daughter and her sweetheart W \
went to Washinxton Monday nfghf e
bring the fngiafves hack, fet12fr
with the paft
Mr.. Christian stated thai MI ~ W Y
objection 10 tho mai M IL u n IN
Syouthfuiness pf fh0 acuhie 1
aid ~ would lnteFp6
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Gibbons Inimical
to Equal Suffrage
DECLARES III WOMEN VOTE DIT.
vORCES WILL BECOME MUCH
MORE COMMON.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. Thames Car
dinal Gibbons, the venerable dean of
the Catholic Church in America. told
$50 men at the City club luncheon
this afternoon, that II historian ever
wrote the Decline and Fall of the
American Republic" it would not be
due to an invading army but to the
criminal sloth and negligence and to
the political apostacy of our citizens.
Before his address he said in an
authorized interview:
Equal suffrage In my opinion
would tend toward irI,Nasing divorce,
which is a soH1ai blot on the United
States, and is the greatest evil Of the
day.
IF woman had equal political
rights with men there is a probability
that on the slightest provocation she
would seek divorce. Given such
equality they might overstep the
bounds Women under present con
ditieHs are foo prone to GO to the
divorce courts and political equality
might make them more so. 1t might
have the effect Of turning their
heat dis -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
EUROPEAN GUESTS,
REACH AMERICA
vTRGINIAN's TOURISTS Will
LEAVE NEW YORK THIS Az.
TERNooN FOR HOME.

Back on American soil again, eight
young women. who have been touring
Europe as guests of The Richmond
Virginian. will leave New York to-
night for their homes in Virginia. The
party landed In Montreal Monday and
will reach Norfolk by boat from New
York Thursday.
Every letter and telegram received
ty The Virginlan since the party left
Richmond Several weeks ago, has
told of a pleasant trip But now.
after weeks of absence, they are all
anxious to see home folks again. to
see the old familiar place. to hear
American" talked and 10 eat Yir-
ginia cooking.
The returning party comprises win
ners i'm The Virginian's European con-
test. run in the early summer Those
IN the party are: Mrs. Dunstan Mrs
J. II. Crowther. Misses Myrtle Brown,
Lillian Brown, Edith Cheatharn.
Laura Crowther. Louisa M. Shield and
Master Bruce Dunstan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Two hum
dred and nifty delegates to the inter-
national hygienic congress. to be held
in Washington. arrived here today
aboard the steamship Cincinnati. Fifty
Of the delegates brought their wives
along.
The leader of the party is DR.. Franz
Uiistein. one of FIVE brothers. who
own the three largest newspapers in
Germany, and also own the largest
publishing business In that country
This is DIR. Ulistein,s first visit to
America. and while here be expects
to study carefully American Journal
istic methods as we'll as the publish
Ing business on the ocean.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
HIGHLAND PARK
WANTS TO CONE IN
ANNEXATION ovERTUREs MADE To
COUNCIL COMMITTEE LAST
NIGHT by CITIZENS.
APPEAL is UNANIMOUS
MEETING WILL BE HAD IN THE
MATTER NEXT wEEk-wILL ADD
5000 TO THE MUNICIPALITIES
POPULATION.
APPEAL is UNANIMOUS

Highland Park. one Of the lustiest
and most prosperous of Richmond
offspring. wants to get into the family
circle. Not that Highland Park Is
not doing pretty web, thank you, but
the good citizens of that suburb feel
that they want to add their work
and worth to a Greater Richmond
and that annexation will be the best
for all concerned
The initiatory overture was made
last night to the council committee
on charter reform in the shape of a
formal petition asking for an extern
sion of the city lines to include the
suburb. signed by q joint committee
Of the Highland Park Citizens assoc
citation and the town council. ine.ud-
ing tho mayor The committee Is
composed of r. NJ. Mcclure as chair
man. Mayor II. +. Rennie, A. F. SPOTS
and Charles Rose.
The petition was made only after
careful elaboration. and IL Is under
stood that the action on the part Of
both the Citizens association and the
town council was practically unant-
nous.
On motion of the committee Chair
man Jacob Tmlauf ordered that
hearing be given the committee from
Highland Park at next weeks meet
ing of the charter reform commit
tee. After the Richmond council
takes action in the matter, IL 1t is
favorable, the question will then go
through the regular course of pro-
cedure for annexation BY annexing
Highland Park. Richmond WIN add
1000 to its population.
The only other business transacted
by the committee was the granting
OF a number Of stable permits, and
some minor routine matters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
NOT GUILTY, WILL Be
PLEA OF THE TWO MEN
Continued from First Page. J

forenoon before Justice Golf at the
hearing instituted to ascertain If the
police had suppressed any letters or
papers found in the Brooklyn fiat af-
ter the arrests The witnesses ex-
amined were Police Lieutenant Dom
| mick Riley, Detective Mckenna, the
two prisoners, and their wives and
two newspa per reporters.
After the examination was over,
Mr.. Moss made public statement
which amounted TO clean bill o.
health for the police department.
Finds New Cleus.
John +. Mcintyre, counsel for
Charles Becker, said tonight that he
had discovered new ciews which he
believed would prove conclusiyeIy the
finnocense of the former strong arm
squad raiders OF the charge of insti-
eating the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai
For this reason he declared it i'm
possible for him to go to Hot Springs,
ARK, to investigate the statements or
sam Schepps, which according to the
defense exonerated Becker. but that
he had sent the contents of the So
called $4,000 affidavit, to which Com
missioner Rhinelander Waldo refer
red TO last Friday, when he testified
before the Cufran aldermanic COM
mites which IS Investigating eandi--
tons in the police department, were
learned in detail today
Police Captain John T. Reith, at
present commanding the MeDoagaf
street police station. made the affi-
dayit, He swears that during the
police administration Of general Theo-
dore A. Bingham he was offered
promotion from a iieutenaney To
captaincy for $4,000 and not $751;
zoe, as stated by Mr.. Waldo.
Reith states that he did not pay
this sum, and that he was passed by
for promotion. although he stood at
the top Of the eligible list or iieu-
tenants prepared by the civil service
commission.
Reith Names Men.
Reiths affidavit names the following
mem
Alfred +. Johnson. secretary to the
late Mayor Hugh / Grant: under
sheriff in the administration of Mich
olas J. Hayes, and now employed in
the ofIica@of Daniel G. Reid. the multi
millionaire srerf ana tin plate mag
nate.
Thomas A. Hasse,t. secretary to
Mayor George b. McCleiiand; later
secretary OF the hoard of water sup
ply under. AMcC leland, and now EN-
ptoyed III the once 6f John A. BenzeI,
State engineer and surveyor.
General Theodore A. Bingham, po-
lice commissioner under Mayor Me-
ClelIan, and now engineer in the de-
partment OF bridges.
Reith's affidavit consists really of
four separate charges:
$50 -Eoar Separate Charges. ~
First, That about four years ago
Reith was called to 1ohnson's Office
on Broadway with regard to his pro-
motion from the lieutenant grade to
q captainey After discussing GER
tain detaila reEaxdine Reifh.a pr0na<
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
sOUTHSIDE TO
kHEtHkEEB&BHHtRa twase If 75E sNFss
INCREASE VOTE
So
JONES SAYS Will
HAVE 1900 BY NEXT
ELECTION.

Councilmen Jones and Moore, OF
the southside of Madison ward. will
do everything they can for the peo-
pie of the Sonthside. Both OF these
gentlemen WALL sit in the various COM
mittees of council and work for all
they can get for the people of old
Manchester.
MIR. Moore said last night that he
felt that the members OF the commit
tee from the northstde would help
the members from the southside, and
he was in no wise perturbed. but
there were ties when the northside
members might forget that there was
4 southside.
The people of the southside feel
that they have two q I'D men in
Messrs Moore and Jones. and they
feel that Mr.. Perdue will look out
for them In the finance COMMITTEE.
We will have twelve hundred votes
IN the southside in another year.
said MIR. Jones last night.
What for." asked an inquisitive
friend
= Because we need them, replied
Mr. Jones. I'VE will need sufficient
number Of votes by the time the next
election comes around to be OF some
moment. We expect. and know we
will be able to do It. to have, In the
next year or 50, II Suf1icfent number
of votes to get what We want.
While I do not say we are not get
ting what We should have, and l say
1t in all sincerity. ! believe we should
have something OF a balance OF pow
err. We do not believe there are any
members of council on the northside
who would not give us what they
thought we needed. But there are
few Of theIus that kroV., .,hst 80. i ~,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18

BALTIMORE. Sept. 17.-The first
convention OF the Cigarmakers' Inter-
national Union of America to be called
since 1886. assembled here today for
session that is expected to last two
or three weeks.
Many important matters WILL be
considered. With other things the
constitution will be taken up for re-
drafting, and, as result, it is expect
ed that a provision for old age pen
sions viii be made.
Mayor Preston welcomed the dele
gates to the city, The forenoon meet
ing was devoted chiefly to organiza-
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
WOULD CALL EXTRA
SESSION
tGontinu4s. from First Page. i


president put himself on record with
y promise to call an extra session Of
congress X he 10 elected to Inn
1Medintely consider legislation to carry
& into eifeEt this progressive principles
ss01 better Industrial conditions. While
he has vaguely limited At government
laws to put the progressive theories
into action. not until today did the
colonel enunciate any concrete pro-
Gram.
Now. II / am elected president, and
s14vA anything like A party that Will
support mo. said the colonel. Il shall
aa1knedtateiy call an extra session Of
axoSerese to put into the federal laws
EQxsgx prQyialon commended BY our
oo1sforln dealing With social ana N.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
DEATH

r SNEan :.
Fork Union. Fluvanna county Va
died September 18th, OF d rtroke ~
paralysis Funeral Wednesday, A. 4
o'clock IN the family burying ground
, Wynnss,lis. Va He was IN the eigh-
two sons---James A. Snead. or For,s
Union. and Atlee Sn~ad, al New Yark
xnd one sisugfrter-a 1fss Lucy Snead
or Fork Union. -
MT Snead was one " the promi-
known over the state. Ha has been
4 = merchant and local toh9cco buyer
MI " his life. Al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Real Estate

We sometimes make sale. We
sometimes loan money on good real
estate We sometimes rent out ~
house, and we most always collect the
rents therefrom. We never fail to
please our patrons. For quick service,
try
EDWARD s ROSE COMPANY.
Real Estate and Loans
No. If North Eleventh street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
More Troops to Sonora


u EXICO CITY. Sept 1.-THE
cabinet in special session today, de-
cided to send three thousand add
tionai troops through the United States
10 Sonora and to take similar ae-
ton In Morelos. and the South as
part of a determined effort to wipe
out the rebel bands.
A new outrage occurred today at
Aiusca, mountain town on the edge
OF the federal district. A band of
Zapatsstas rode into the town, looted
the railroad station. the public build
ing. and several private residences
and escaped TO the hills before the
federals arrived
The American embassy has receiv-
ed report OF the murder of Jacob
Meyer. an American, at San Pedro.
Chipias. by rebels. also the capture
of Batopilas. a mining camp in Chi
huahua. and the robbery of the COM
pany of l5,901 pesos -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
MR.. FIX ACCEPTS
CALL TO ROANOKE

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
ROANOKE, VA, Sept. 17.-Rev. j.
J. Fix. pastor of the Pofter-Street
Presbyterian church, South Rich
mond. has accepted the unanimous
call extended him by the west-End
Presbyterian church, this city, made
vacant recently by the resignation of
Rev p. II. Hill, who has gone as
missionary to India.
Mr.. Fix was the spiritual adviser of
Henry Clay Beattie and was promi-
nent In the West Hanover Presby-
terrain church, Of which he was home
mission secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Chinese soldiers Perish.

PEk1N. Sept. 17.-Escape cut off
by the flames on all sides, five hun
dred Chinese soldiers persisted today
in the burning of a forest set afire
by Mongoi troops retreating from
Chiatsetuan, where they met defeat
by five thousand men commanded by
Generals Esih and Tao The five
hundred pursuing Chinese were led
into a forest near Tabchiachu and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Raise Funds for Memorial.

" MEM York Sept 1 I. ~s-ATwenty
thousand dollars have already been
subscribed on a. $350, 600 memorial
for General Booth. which his daugh-
ter. Commander Eva Booth, OF the
Salvation army. hopes to see erected
In this city.
Tho memorial. Commander Booth
said today. would be 4 complete
training college, where men an d w6nl-
en- desiring 10 devote their lives to
the tnterests Of sufIArtng humanity
~ Al IT. phases could be educated to
the different positions. 81 the Saliva
ti0n Army held, -'s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Physicians Are Injured.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.--An acct
dent to the brake of a taxtcab, the
foremost one of a string of sixty
motor vehicles in which the German
delegates to the hygiene conference
and their families were being shown
about the city today. resulted In the
injury to two Of the visiting ply
sicians. The inishap occurred on the
steep down grade of One Hundred
and Eighty first street. leading from
Washington Heights to Riverside
Drive.
Sixty taxicahs were engaged to
show the party about the city
Emil Geriow. a chauffeur. was In
the lead. AT the steepest point of
the incline, where a bad turn is made
the brake that was regulating the
speed OF his car down the incline,
gave way.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
soutlfside Rcjoitps

there was much rejoicing in the
eouthside Yesterday when II was learn
eu mat the water committee had re-
commended the construction ~ INA
main across the river over Belle Isle
SO that the Sonthsiders might get IN,
connection with the reservoir ana the
settling basin. ''ie
rms Is one of the things long sought
by the old Manchester people. ana
with this and the gas mains which
superintendent Knowles is now plac.
ing together with the immense I'M
provement In the streets and xif,a.
walks. the Southsiders feel that they
are getting much more than thew
Wonld have gotten had there been no
consolidation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Fight with Boy Robbers.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Sept. IT,
Fred and David Brewer. farmers, liv-
ing in the town OF Wheeler, near
Bath, were awakened at 2 o'clock by
two boys. who asked assistance in
raising horse which they said had
fallen on the highway. The Brewers
refused, whereupon the intruders
burst In the door and shot David
Brewer in the leg.
fight ensued. in which Fred Brew
er got possession OF the revolver of
one OF the robbers and shot him In
the back. Both robbers ffed. but were
traced to Bath and arrested. They
are.- Jesse Palmer and Harry Morse.
~ Bath. Morse had bullet wound
In his back. The Palmer boy carried
small rife
The Brewers are reputed to have
faoney. and the two boys rented 4
livery rig fast night ana drove K,
the farm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18

LIVERPOOL. Sept 17.-Thirteen
persons were killed and nearly hum
dred injured this evening when the
engine of Chester to Liverpool ex-
press Jumped the rails near Liverpool.
and the nine cars sped on and crash
ed into small station. Several per-
sons were cremated in a coach which
was consumed by fra.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Prepare For Battle.

SAN JUAN DEL SIR, .NIcARA-
qua, Sept. 1T.-Preparations for the
decisive barle Of the Nicaraguan
revolution We're begun tonight by botl
federal and rebel forces. according te
an official report.
The report states thst the govern
ment forces. which number -four
thousand. have made known their in
tentton to attack Massaya and
Granada, now held by the revoIu
uonists. Nho have set to work
Strengthening their defenses. .s-
The report also states that the
American commander has sent ar
ultimatum to General Mena, the in
surgent leader
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
FIHLES TELLS WHERE TAFT
STANDS ON TARIFF ISSUE

dnstrtai justice. We will try to round
out our campaign in the District oil
Columbia first. then spread out
through the country"
Explains His Plan
Roosevelt explained that in a broad
sense he would follow out his plan
along three lines:
]. In the federal service.
2 Among corporations doing In
terstate business.
3, In the District of Columbia by
making 1t the model city of the nation.
The government itself should he
the model employer" the colonel pro-
ceeded. Il favor laws and will urge
them upon congress In its special ses-
sion, If I am elected, to at once es-
tabiish workingmen's compensation
among the federal employees, the
minimum wage for women and
methods for safeguarding life All
these reforms / would place in the
government service. in the army,
navy. postoDice, Panama canal SER
vice, everywhere.
I'm the next place so far as tho
governments power extends over into
Interstate commerce, I would put into
rigid practice every principle the pro-
gressiyes have enunciated.
In the city Of Washington /
would put into rigid practice every
principle the progresSives have eaun~
ciated
In tbs city OF Washington 1 would
put stop to what mas been done
under the ommissfon-merelv de-
veioping the boulevard system for
the wealthy residents of the suburbs.
and the real estate spectators.
Would Take Care OF People.
would take care of those people
who. make up the bulk OF the people
OF Washington would have play
grounds. parks, and do away with
every tenement house. Everything
advocated by the progressive platform
for improving the condition Of the
people of a city. I would urge in leg
isiation before the special session OF
congress.
instead of going to Germany for
ideas of how to run a. city. we could
then turn to the District of Columbia.
II would be our experimental labora-
tory in the social and industrial
science through which we hone to
build up this nation as a whole"
Al Tucson. early i'm the dae, the
colonel spoke to an audience OF. three
thousand, after parade through the
sunbaked streets lined with their
queer adobe huts. The hall was 50
not that men sat in their shirr sleeves.
The audience was half made up of
women In summer frocks.
In ais Tucson speech as elsewhere
me colonel told why he asks for sup
port from the Democratic voters. He
commended Ariaona's progressive
laws, saying that the consultation of
This young STRIPPING of state has in
II some things he intends to recon-
mend being put In the New York
state constitution, the next time we
nave constitutional convention"
Roosevelt stumps Democratic New
Mexico tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Spanish War Veterans for w,,so,

Spanish War Veterans for wiiso,
according to Captain George n
nave little time for Theodore Roose-
veif, but are enthusiastic ON the sub
1ect or WOODROW Wilson. Captain
skipwith has Just returned from the
Skipwith. the Spanish war veterans
annual encampment OF the veterans
at Atlantic City. where there were
two thousand delegates representing
thfrty-three States Governor Wood
row Wilson was given a tremendous
ovation by the delegates when he
addressed them, while the telegram
from Colonel Roosevelt, who was
down on the program for an address,
announcing his inability to be pres
emit, was received In significant ST.
lence. Captain Skipwith states that a
poll OF the members Of the organiza-
ton present showed that an over
wheiming majority is for Wilson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Ascendis f8.27a Feet

VIII4ACOUBLAY. FRANCE. Sent.
17.--Georges Legagneaux. French
aeronaunt. established new world
record for altitude here today, his
Z Machine attaining d ireiEsrt OF 4, 500
meters il6,a7a feeti.
II The previous holdcr OF the worlds
altitude record was Roland q. CAR
ros. who, September 9Th. ssscenJled In
ncnopiana III Houlgate, France.
And reafhAd hs1Ehf * ~. 43eE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18

aseFhsad county will assemble 4 the
court house in South Richmond To-
morrow morning 10 ask a trim over
tue proposed route of the Richmond
ana Henrico railroad company. In
view OF the absence Of several Of the
ou.cers OF the company the board win
NOT DC asked to consider the propo-
,sition before next Monday. rs., 80,
Will be taken tomorrow, Aowever ana
the board Is expected to be ahta ~
determine some action when the rneer-
ing takes place on Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Start Bio Land Suit.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 1T,--T,ands
worth s50,000.oo0 and approximating
$1,000 acres are involved in suit
filed today In the United States dis
trict court by Attorney T. S. Minot,
of San Francisco. against the South
ern Pacific Railroad onpany and al
lied corporations The vast acreage
was withdrawn from entry by Sec
retafF ef-tife, Interior Baiiinger. and
ratified by President Taft on July 2,
1910 The acreage was granted the
Southern Pacific by congress July q,
1855. and under the joint resolution OF
June Is. 1870. With Attorney Minot
are thirty-two other plaintiffs. who
claim the land which is located in
Fresno and Kern counties. California,
b the right of placer mining locations
and by right of discovery of oil.
The complaint reeites that the land
was secured through fraud. and a
permanent Injunction is prayed for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-18
Judge Wells to sne.aI.

Judge Wells. one OF the most ae-
cemplished orators in Virginia viii
make an address before Davis Coun-
ell Juniors. on Thursday night. Ills
subject will be Liberty" and he viii
take up the different phases Of Inc
word and its meaning. There viii be
something OF npeeling on Thurs
day night. several visiting members
are expected to be present.