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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
MISS MARY GUSTS LEE
Is APPOINTED SPONSOR
Chosen by Sons of Veterans for Grand
Reunion ut Mncon-Wnshington
Guards Inspected.
s to The Times Dispatch.


fredericksburg, Va, March l2-AIiss
Mary GUSTS Lee. daughter OF Captuin
and Mrs. Dan NJ. Lee. of stafford
county, near this city, has been an
pointed SPONSOR in chief for the sons
OF Veterans for tho State OF virginia,
NJ large, at the grand reunion OF United
confederate Veterans at Macon. Ga.
May TO $, 1912. She has accepted
and will attend the reunion.
a Mayor of the city Of Frcdericknbnrp
Is to be elected in June. Mayor Lewis
wallace, the incumbent. will not he a
candidate for reelection. Henry War
den is the only ANNOUNCED candidate
y number of prominent citizens hay,.
been mentioned in connection with the
once. and have been appealed TO co ue .
como candidates, but nave declined 10
90 So Among these are Colonel u; -.
Soie' councilman j. +. Rowe. Dr. j..
Garnett King, C. O'conor Goolrick. Tba
reason assigned BY these men mainly
lB that business interests are occupv-
nG their time, and they do not car,
to enter Into an active canvass for n;
position which, by reason OF recent on :
actments has been reduced 10 one OF
minor Importance. Six members of
the City Council are TO he chosen az tho
same election in June.
The Washington Guards, Company +.
First Regiment, Virginia Infantry. Of
tnis city. was Inspected here last might
Dy captain Baltzell. United States
Army, assisted BY Major James e. kim.
ana Lieutenant Herbert, OF AlcXandrin
Forty men, including officers, were out
ana the company made n most credit,
aDie showing. The property, records
etc, were found in good order
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
DEBATE Will | B
HELD AT ASHLAND.
Macon Representatives
to Meet Emory and 81
Henry Men.
Especial to The Times-DisnatcbI1i

Especial to The Times -Dispatcht !fA3t
Al hsiia M, Va, March 12.-Rand olph-,
Henry College on March Is nt'sAaha
iahd. n. Z. Smith and j. II. MontEom-f
er! WI! represent Emory and lIenry.i
a siH IL. u. McNeer and w. S. Long will
,ttGpreseht Randolph Macon. The Squea-f
Won is: "Resolvcd. That in AmaricaiY
MUNICIPALITIES with a population sSoI
nv'Voo or over, tax on the rental
paiue OF land exclusive of Improve g
. .,,ii.. ana varying questions of con -S
IH al ii should be substituted
Ut tue general property tax
Randolph Macon viii have tho ar
''r =. SIDE OF the question.
X. ID. McSeer, who will start the
ui n, FOR the Affirmative, is mind
ISL, student at Randolph Macon
una gets his degree this year, his Sec
Aiuerson, w Va, and received hisS
preparatory training at 4Aileghany Col-s
Iesinte Institute. In the literary so-@
SSiety at Randolph Mr.. McNeorg
, ana won his right to represent higt
colegc against Emory and Henry inS
u preliminary held n few weeks ago.5s
w. :. Long. the second spea ker on
the affirmative, is from Culpepcr. q, HI o.
Was prepared for college at LegnunI,
great deal OF excellent work for htsi
society and for the Randolph Maco IA
Monthly: being editor OF this pubIica4H
ZION ana a constant contributor toYsihE
the judges for the debate will Dn
speaker Byrd. Professor James WilsoIEs
William anG Mary, and James IA. Pricf.g
Richmond. r. NJ. wray, of Randolph 3
Macon. will preside over the dcbats.
with Rev. s. p. Vaught, Emory ahdS
Henry. and NJ. l.. Walton. Emory aid;
Macon, as first and second vice-preAl35
dents. The debate will begin at SsISa
In the college chapel. 81 aSssl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
TO RUN AN AUTO BACKWARDS
FROM WINSTON TO NEW YORK.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Winston-Salem. y. c., March III.
II. Lehman and J. II. Nixon, of this
city. have accepted the proposition
made by L. W. Dennis, a wealthy citi-
zen of New York, by which they are
to receive $4,000 If they accomplish the
task OF running an automobile back
wards from Winston Salem TO New
York. In the event OF their failure to
make the run, Messrs. Lehman and
Nixon are to forfeit $4,000. which they
have deposited. II the weather permits
the start Will be made about April /.
While no time limit has been fixed by
Mr.. Dennis. the local automobiles
count on making the run in fifteen
days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
THE Lax.Fos WAY.

n you had medicine that wsuid
strengthen the liver. the stomach. the kid
neys and the bowels and at the Same time
make you strong With n systemic tonic,
don't you believe you would soon DO we'll?
That's The Lax Eos Way"
We ask you to buy the i,rst bottle on the
,mnney-tack plan, and You viii ask yoa;
druggist to sci! YOU the second, IL.
b IL keeps your whole inv,dr rieAt5s u ai
There is nothing else madc ill LaS-Fu,
Remember the name-,LAS, Eoi,-AdY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Address ny BIRD S. GOLFER.
Textures Organization of Boosters,
Club In Salisbury

-DISDUTCh, ."
Salisbury. II. c.. March 12.-Bird 9.
Coler. former candidate for Governor
OF New York, was the special speaker
at meeting In Salisbury tonight, held
for the purpose of orGa niZing a booster
club. His address enthused the lnrg q
crowd, and no pledged the assistance
new enterprises In the South. which he
characterized as the great field of OPP
portunity OF the United States. There
were several other speakers and the
club was launched.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
DELEGATES UN1NsrnucrEp.
farewell Democrats Decline 10 Indorsc
NX-iIsnr, RrnsIdeI,1,x-

Tazewell, Va, March IA resolu-
tion indorslnS Woodrow Wilson for.
the presidential nomination was de-
feated In a Democratic ss-meeting
held here to-day to name delegates to
the congressional convention for the
Ninth District. to be held in Bristol
this month. Delegates wore appointed
from each maglsterial district of the
county but were uninstructed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mics Edith Greavor, of Charlottes
villc. is spending this week with rela-
ttyes and friends In Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mr.. ard Mrs. J. II. Patterson, who
bavc been visiting relatives In Fred
cricksburE for a few days, have re-
turned 10 tho city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mrs. Arthnr Sinton. who has been
visiting relatives in Charlottcsvills,
has returned to her home on West
Franklin street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mrs, De Lacey Wardlaw, OF Tonnes
see. Is spending n few days with hci
cousin. Mrs, l.. d. Washburn. at sos
East Franklin Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Miss Virginia Withers win arrive
here Friday TO be the guest OF reia-
tives for few days
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

All, and Mrs. John C. Farlnnd, Of
Monument Avenue. arc spending some
time in Atlantic City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mrs. Mary l. Hill left town yester-
day 10 spend few days with rela-
tives in Norfolk and Baltimore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Miss Graz Vest, who has been the
guest of friends in Covington. has re.
turned to<EiChmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

fort. KY. after a visit to Colonel g.
Brown Allen and his family In staun-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mr. ana Mrs. G. y. Davenport are
registered at the Cnalfontc Hotel. in
Atlantic City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

MIR. and Mrs. John s. Minor have
returned 10 Richmond, after spending
a few days With relatives s.at the Uni
versity of Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mrs. l. l. scherer is now in Frank
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Miss sarah Coke, Of Roanoke. Is
visiting friends IN this city for some
time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Mrs. Hill o'Bannon. OF Rappahan-
mock county, who has been Visiting In
Alexandria, Is now spending some
timo in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Miss Ashton Wilson, of Chnrlest on
w. Va, Ia tho guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Barksdale Lathrop, on West Avenue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Another case OF Lost in America"
Is the chieftain OF tho great Scottish
Clan OF Mncfariane. found I'd by Dun
can AacGilchr'st. younger brother
OF Malgnn, Earl of LennoX. and whose
name appears in the RaGman Row
1896, His grandson WAS Bartholomew
which in Gaelic is Parlan. from which
tho name OF the clan Is derived, the
lcttars and f being often used In
tcrchangcably i'll Gaelic. King Robert
T. Is on record as having granted the
lands OF Kindowie to Douglas Macfar-
lane; also those of Arrnquhar Sir
John Macfarlane was slain at Flod-
battle OF Plnksy.
The Maefarlanes. whose clan march.
"ThoEail nam 30 Heidsin." which bf.
Ing Interpreted, is lifting Cattle We
In the Jacoblte wars. and although
there are plenty of AIacfnriancs left
in Scotland. a number OF whom have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Sir Samuel Evans the president of
the Court OF Probate In London. re-
oevad curious application the 9TH
or day. which might furnish the theme
for romance. 1t was an application
10 presume the death of Richard and
John Page, and was made by their
niece. Miss Theodosia Hill. Richard
Page was born in 1924, and John in
1928, which would. IL they werA still
alive. render both of them octogenar-
ians. But they have been missing for
Just fifty years on this side OF the At
lantic. 1t seems that they vera mixed
UP in the indian Mutiny of 1857 in
some way or other: their niece be-
lievcs as English officers whereas 9TH
ers declare merely as gentlemen adj
vcnturers, perhaps in native employ
Whatever tho case. India became too
hot to hold them, and they returned to
England by devious route, bringing
with them an immense amount OF
jewels and gold, which they declare to
believed to have been loot. pure and
simple at any rate, the authorities,
perhaps as the result of information
from India. got after them, and they
left for America with the major por-
tion OF their gains.
They sailed from Liverpool. but
whether for the United States or FOR
Brazil has remained uncertain. 1t is
naturally assumed that they invested
their property advantagcously some
whsre in the New World. and every
now and again endeavors have been
made to obtain track of them. a num-
Der of their relatives even banding to-
Eether in a subscription to promote the
recovery OF what have long been known
as the Page millions" They left be
hind them. when they went abroad,
some property In the custody OF their
married sister. Miss Thcodosn Hills
mother. who at her death bequeat he'd
i, 10 her daughter as ir 1t were her
own. Miss Hill is now anxious to es-
tablish her entire right thereto, and
therefore has demanded a presumption
of thu death of her two unces. which
has been granted by the court on the
ground that nothing has been heard
q Tor. half IA
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Barksdale La.hrop, on West Avenue.
Mrs. Macon. of New York. Is visit
Ing her sister. Mrs. J. Caslsic Cabel.
In this city.
Miss Louise Carpenter. of Clifton
Forge, will arrive to-day from Flor
Ida to visit her cousin, Miss Margaret
Chewning, at 1899 West Grace Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

In ana Out of Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip S. Carlton have
returned from New York ana are now
at l0l East franklin Street.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
MR.. LTTTL EPAGE'S APPOINT.
MENTS.

The New Era. little magazine be-
ing published at Washington by Bis
hop Walters and other Negroes WAC
are advocating the cause of Democ-
racy. carried the announcement re-
Gently that Congressman Adam b.
Littlepage from this district has made
several colored appointments and if
elected will make several more. The
Advocate attemptcs to keep posted on
such matters bur diligent inquiry on
its part fails TO disclose the identity
Of these several appointments" 50
fat as we have been able to a>ca il Il,
Mir. l.ittlepage has made one to!ored
ppiontmeIt-that Of Negro jantor
and this statement has not been veri-
fed.
Such statements as this may help
the cause. of Democracy in some Soc
tons. but they are not calculated to
forward Mr.. Littlepage's chances Of
reelection from this district wher,
the facts ere known.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

which he now aspires. Behind him
there is a record. both as citizen and
an officer. TO which those who know
him best point With pride. For num-
Der OF years he has been one Of the
most efficient of the mine inspectors
and has time again demonstrated his
fidelity to duty and realization VI
the responsibility which goes along
with a public office.
Mr.. Hill has made good in his pri-
vate affairs and as public officer,
and the same success that has attend
ed his efforts in these would undoubt-
edly follow him if his party should
see fit to nominate him for sheriff.
He would make a strong race, win the
coveted prize and make good AMI
public officer.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
THE SPEED MAMA.

When history gives its verdict upon
the THAMES awful end, it will be at
tributed neither to the steamship COM
pany'S greed for gold nor the cap
tain's rashness. but to the travelling
public's mania for speed. That and
that alone is responsible for the loss
of more lives in wrecks on land and sea
than have gone to fill the Unsuitable
NAV of war in half century. When
a captain understands. as one is said
to have expressed it, that he must
reach Heaven, He'll or New York in )
days; when an engineer knows that
he must keep up with schedule
worked out to the last second or re-
port the reason why, no risk is con-
sidered too great to run and no chance
too slim to take
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
NEGRO FARMERS
Will teCeiv" Assistance From EN-
pertS of Their Own Race.

Washington, ID. c., April 1G-Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wilson announces
that during the present year, the Far
m er s. cooperative Demonstration
Work Of the Bureau of Plant Industry
will have 80 Negro agents In the field.
These agents now have enrolled as
demonstrators and co-operators some
thing like $500 Negro farmers, and
before April Is this list will probably
be increased to 1000 Negro farmers
In addition to this work, having
for its object the aiding of the Negro
farmer in the South numerous Negro
farmers are also enrolled under the
white agents Of which there are now
6Sf: Altogether it is estimator that
there will probably be between 10000
and $4,000 Negro demonstrators and
co-operators on the lists working with
the departments agents the coming
season. and that in addition to these
another 10000 will be indirectly reach
ed, making $4,000 Negro co-operators
in all.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
THURSDAY, April Is, 1912

and to the men like Taft, and his sup
porterss who woulds perpetuate all ex-
listing abuses and corrupt practices.
And 1t has been shown that. iris spir-
PIT is not confined to any classes, but
is the spirit of the public, to which
business men, church connections and
the pillaging combinations belong.
-. Statement Of Taft bureau.
A statement, in part as follows, was
issued from the Taft bureau to-day
after visit. to the White HouSa N
those In charge Of the presidents cam
paign headquarters -----..--a... ..-..-. ~...
Former President Theodore Roose-
welt, In his campaign for re-nomina-
tlon Tor a third term in the White
i4ouse, is conducting an organized
propaganda to wreck the Republican
party. No word or deed has up to
this time been too mendaeious to too
mean either on his part or on the
part of his understrappers, to accom-
p'lsh the recognized end they have In
view. -
MI Roosevelt himself has denounc-
ed by name the Republican leaders in
New York state, who now oppose him
for third term, regardless Of the fact
that he accepted to the full their SUD-
port for governor and vice president
and president Of the United States
The deliberate, reckless and meo-
dacious campaign Of Theodore Roose-
welt for the wrecking of the Rebubll-
can party, is called to the attention
Of the country-in orter-that the ,ssues
hereafter may not be misunderstood.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
INCLE TOMS ERROR.

Uncle Tom Fortune of the New York
Age is mighty good editorial writer,
an editorial writer, too, who usually
sees behind the curtain and is not
afraid 10 tell what he sees. But Uncle
Tom is human and therefore. liable to
err and err grieyously This he does
Ther he says:
"Colonel Roosevelt's speech making
swing last week through Kentucky,
Illinois, West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania was spectacular and noisy
enOugh, but ii did not net any dele
gates to he Chicago convention worth
while. The fact is that when Colonel
Roosevelt fell down in the New York
primaries, March 26. il made it i'm
possible for him to rise up in the Chi
Cago convention. With his State lined
up against him in the convention re
will hardly be considered seriously
for The nomination.
Colonel Roosevelts tour did no.
ne; any delegates worth while, On
my prophetic soul, He Melted all bul
TWO in Illinois and lost only nine out
of seventy-siX in Pennsylvania, yet
The Age says he did not profit by his
tour. Well. maybe he did not. AS
The Age sees it. his having received
20 date twice as many delegates to
the convention in West Virginia NAV
nof be worth while now, but it may
place higher estimate on his achieve
ments after the Chicago convention
| Our friend in "Little Old New York
may then appreciate at its full worth
| the failure Of Barnes and the other
New York bosses to instruct the New
York delegation for President Taft
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

publican majoritieS it pleads for Har-
per's election. and intmates that t
would bethe part of wisdom, if he has
, faults, to take him around the corne I
and tell him about them. but thai
they should not be proclaimed in the
public square
Again. The Advocate acknowledges
| that Mcdowell county is entitled TO a
place on the committee, and it again
states with all possible emphasis that
what little strength it has would have
oeen thrown to McDowell's candidate,
if that county had advanced a canal
date not quite SO utterly impossible
as the man the Times now asks the
voters of the State to support.
Since he is what he is and condi-
tons are what they are, the writer
does not concur with his friends in
the Republican stronghold" in the
Flat Top region as to the wisdom .!
having a confidential confessional of
HarperS utter unworthiness to rep
resent in any capacity any class CT
people who have any regard for de-
cency. A pussy-footed campaign
against him may seem better TO them
and it may be poliCy-but The Ad-
vocate is not doing business along
that line just at the present time.
We have seen the folly OF commend-
ing publicly and condemning private
~ those whose only recommendation
to places of power is brass. We too.
have remained silent when just a
slight display of moral courage to
speak out would have averled serious
evils: when what was whispered. if
kept an undesirable out Then,
when that which in cowardice We
feared 10 denounce. became so patent !
that all might see it, there was not |
eft to us the debatable consolation |
Of saying: Il told you So
In the newspaper fraternity as we'll |
as among the laity, there is a Ques-
ion as TO wheteher the function of al |
is 10 reflect or 10 guide pub |
ic opinion; whether it should learn |
what the public wants and confine itsl
comments TO that or tell them what |
they need This paper believes I'll
should do both. and, acting on that |
belief, though some of its hypocritic- |
n brethren throw conniption fits. it |
would impress upcn its readers their |
duty 10 rebuke at the polls on June |
It'll ne braZen effrontery of Howard |
Harper in dragging into the light a |
record which, in bitter shame, any
other would envelop in profound dark |
ness
AbaS with him.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
FOR SHEIaFF OF FAYt,TrE co,


Editor The Advocate:
Please announce through the col
umns of your paper. that am q can
didate for the nomination for the Of
fice of Sheriff Of Fayette county, sub
)ect to the action Of the Republican
primary TO be neld June 4th, 1912.
To my friends 1 promise that they
will have the honor of being with 4
winner, or loser, but no gutter, as /
now promise that I will stay until /
am elected or defeated.
, | further promise, if nominated and
elected, that | will conduct myself and
the business affairs of the office in a
way that will bring no discredit to
those who have honored me with their
to administer the affairs of the office
in safe, conservative fair and b,rs<
iness-like manner, treating all in an
impartial manner.
Very truly yours,
II. J. DAVIS.
Montgomery, w. Va. March {, 1912.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
BONNER MIL FOR SHERIFF.

Elsewhere in this issue Of The Adj
vocatc Mr.. Bonner II. Hill announ-
ccS his candidacy for The Republican
nomination for tho office Of sheriff Of
Kanawha county.
Outside Of his personality and gem
cral fitness for thc office TO which he
asDires, Mr.. lIill's place Of residence
ought to be a large factor in COM
mcldinS his candidacy 20 the thought
ful consideration Of his party. tie
halls from Chelyan in Cabin Cretsi
district, district among the mos
pOpulOus and strongly hrDuolican IN
the county. il has been to this dis
trict that The Republican party Of tho
county has long looked 10 swell ia4
majOritios o. to save il from over
Whelming defeat. II has no, in q gen
Grafton had sucN an important once
rs that OF sheriff and its claims now
in the person Of Mr.. Hill cannot ."
lightly cast aside
But Mr.. Hill has more than place Of
residence upon which TO base his Dlca
for his party's suffrage. He has, since
he reached his majority. worked tire
| lesSIy and faithfully 10 promote its
interests, worked bOih in it's council;
examiners and on tn" field that others
lmlgnt receive the hOnOrs TO some of
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
PenroSe is Repudiated
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
welt is fighting them and all OF their
Kind as corruptionists, and that they
arc themselves laboring to hold
Taft in Office in order to use MIN, do
actually present the real anu the the
greatest issue in the fight
To that extent the Taft statement
Will have tho effect Of making the
issue better understood. But it will
not do Roosevelt any harm, and It
cannot possibly co Taft any good.
1t is now generally conceded that
nothing can do Taft any good. From
The outset the shemc to re-nominat,,
Taft was a scheme to steal the nomi-
nation. The southern office holders
paid in advance Tor their work with
pubic offices. wee to contribute 200
Penrose, Lorimer, Crime, Barnes,
OF New York; llemenWay and his
gang in Indiana; bradley ana the
office-holders of Kentucky; and the
machine leaders in Michigan, were
TO accomplish the rest through con-
trolled conventions and packed eau
cuses. The Republican party, it was
estimated, was nothing out a ma
chine, which men like Penrose, Lor-
inner, Mckinley, Cannon and the 9TH
ers' could easily manipulate.
People Were Not Considered.
There was never moment any
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

If any further evidence of the weak
ness Of the Taft candidacy were need
ed, it could be easily found in the in
creasing demand from Col. Roosevelt S
political opponents for compromise
But the Colonel will have none of this
compromise talk He is in the fight
to the finish which. by the way, was
greatly FASTENED by his crushing VIZ
tory in Pennsylvania last Saturday.