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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
MAY SWITCH LINE
TO new TERMINUS
Richmond and Rappahannock
River Railway Likely Reach
Point Further Down.
ENGINEERS NOW AT WORK
Gloucester Point Regarded as
Ideal Location Tor Great
Trading Centre.

Speculation is rife as 10 the various
| influences back OF the schemes for
building railroads down into Tide
water virginia and opening up the
western shore OF the Chesapeake Bay
by railroad development. a dispatch
from Lancaster has been received
stating that Charming NJ Ward has
recently made arrangements for be-
ginning tho construction Of the road
from boswell to the Northern Neck.
From Il reliable source 1t is learned
that the projected road from Hampton
across the York River and north to
Washington has been under invcstiga-
ton by engineers from New York. who
haNo reported favorably 10 the capt.
talists employing them
lhe engineers of the Richmond and
| Rappahannock River Railroad began
the preliminary survey last week. The
ultimate terminus on deep water has
not been definitely settled. The road
was first projected for a point near
urbanna. but 1t is said that there. are
many arguments in favor of putting
the terminus further down the Rappa-
hammock River. New Point. on Mob
jack Bay. has recently changed hands.
and the charter of that company allows
the terminus to be made at that point.
New Point is most ravorably located
being between the Mobjack and Chcsa
peakc bays and nearer the capcy Ulan
| Norfolk.
Grcnt Trading Centre.
Competent railroad men have always
looked upon Gloucester Point, at the
mouth of York River as the ideal
location for a great trading centre
The harbor Is one of the finest In the
world. the river being nifty feet deep
ten feet from the shore. Gloucester
Point is nearer to the capcs than Nor
folk With the impetus to be given
the merchant marine building and
trade by the opening Of the Panama
canal 1t would seem probable that. as
the question of tapping the Rappnhan-
mock River will he solved by tho North
crn Neck Railroad. the Richmond and
happahannoci River Railroad involves
scmc larger scheme than the nero
connection OF Richmond with Urbanna
u this be true. II is confidently pre-
uicted that Gloucester Point or New
Point will he the docpwater terminus
of trunk line seeking an quite, from
the West.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
WITNESS DID NOT
APPEAR IN COUR 7
Foster Trial in Henrico Delayed
Until Mrs. Hicks Can Be
Forced to Attend.

Adjournment Of the Commonwealth
case VS.. Edward Foster, tho INSPIRED
cAhorter" of ilcarico. who is charged
with crime toward young Clr,
ward. became necessary yesterday AZ
lcrnoon because Of the failure OF an
important witness for tho State to an
pear. The whole case. from the stand
point of the State, hangs upon tho
childs age, and because OF the fact
that she is an orphan. and VAS born
IN nestltate surroundings great Diff
1culty Is being found In esta blisbinr
her birthday .
The missing witness. Mrs, Hicks.
OF Louisa. Will be brought TO court
TO- morrow under p capIas which the
Conmonwcnlth's Attorney asked for
Yesterday. She is believed to be the
only person with an accurate knowl-
edGe q; Ada Katherine Mecks's age
and will be made to testify even II
she mas 10 he brought into court by
an ofticcr. Sha had been summoned ia
appear, and was due In Richmond yes
terdaS morning When she failed IN
present herself, tho Commonwealth
offered TO rest its case. and allow tho
defense TO begin. hut tllis was re-
fused by Attorney Louis o. Wcndcn-
nurg' VINO is representing Foster. Mrs
tlicks will be the frst witness on
tho stand this morning.
INC morning session closed with
me evidence of the girl herself IIer
testimony was OF little account, 70,
me reason That ali she knew of hcr
age was what other people had told
her. Dr w j. Maybee, superintendent,
OF the Children's Home of Virginia
the institution in which the Meeks
Girl was being cared for when she
was ADOPTED by the Fosters, testified
In the aSe affair. Other witnesses
were Deputy-Shcrin W. w. Sydno,
and County officer W. III. Taylor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16

An appeal was awarded yesterday 10 Y
!. lIaoier IN his suit against u. a Hen.
ditch ana W. %. Spencer, from decision
OF Judge George ] Hundiey In the Circuit
CouI; OF Prince Edward county IIebdl,ch
was the principal and spencer the surety
on a bond for 'l,oco. upon which Kable,
sush. It. seems the original bond was los,
ana while the court did not specify III.
ground Of Its action in sustaining sponc.r.
demurrer, II WA supposed TO % on IN.
, ,o,rsa'ooon o, a court OF chaDcory 70 on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
Rnildinc School snirit

J. Fl. Blnford, EXECUTIVE secrctnry OF The
Co-0pera rive Education Association Is
spending the week In two Eastern counties
beginning yesterday. and ending to-mor-
row, Mr. Binford In assisting Superintcn-
dent Rennolds In some cducn tIonni ra lIics
while on Thursday and Friday schools viii
ibo visited and addresses delivered in
Sorthunterlnnd. ny this means tho CO.
Operative Education Association is seeking
to arouse grcnter interest public schools
throughout the state.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
Monument Unveiled.

\ stone marking the grave In Lakewood
Cemetery OF w. l., Mickelboro. who died
ast August. was unveiled Sunday afternoon
IN the presence OF about 400 people By Mag.
aolia Camp, No. 20. Woodmen OF the World
Rev. Gerald Culherson was the orator Miss
Louise Johns recited poem. and a double
quartet from Pine street Baptist Church
aad charge OF the music. NJ. r. Pace acted
as master OF ceremonies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-16
ouIck Work for New School.

r, s. Settle, supervisors OF rural ee-
mentary schools, has returned from Prince
George Courthouse, where at n visit paid
by him a Hchool Improvement League was
organized. DIR. Settle delivered his illus
tied tho society Miss AMMO Hill was elect
ed president and Miss Rosa Temple secrc-
tary. .
AS result OF tho spirit aroused tho
GRADED xehool R2unet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08

now soberly discussed in the newspa-
pers to the effect that the progressives,
IL in control of the republican state
convention, in order to save Kenyon by
the election Of republican legislature
will not encourage the formation OF a
third party but will merely repudiate
the republican national convention and
ticket by a state convention resolution,
and will advise all good republicans to
bend their energies toward eiecting the
republican state and congressional
tickets.
When it is understood that change
OF 10 per cent of the republican vote OF
the state would wipe out the largest
majority the party has had on governor
in ten years. and that the loss OF
few legislative districts that the re-
rublicans have carried recently by
small majorities would give demo-
cratic majority in the legislature on
joint ballot for United States senator,
il will be seen that the open repudia-
ton of the national ticket by the state
convention would merely result In Wip-
ing out the republican party's stand
ing in the state. The problem this year
is not how to offend one element or
the other but how TO get together as
much as possible.
If a republican governor is to be
elected and Senators Kenyon and Cum
Minis are to be returned to their seats
next year and in 1915 the republicans
Of Iowa must agree to travel together
in one direction. They can not go in
opposite ways and arrive at any des-
tina ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
THE SOLDIERS CAME.
Hubbard Monitor.l

Soldiers and rumors of soldiers had
been on the minds of the people OF
Hubbard for several days, not that
they were coming to capture us or
make harm but to lodge in our borders
Tuesday morning word came that they
would reach here about 1880 and our
people turned out to see them come IN.
Near the time the Sixth cavalry of
Fort Des Moines, lead by Colonel
OConner and on their way to sparta
wis. to spend a few weeks in maneu-
yers They came from the south and
into town on Wisconsin street passing
III land Of James Marshman. north o.
the railroad where they went to camp.
D,ferent from the old "Sixtyoner with
HE navy blue and cap, these wore the
drab Khaki suits and grey mats. ABOUT
500 men. near thirty wagons and over
500 horses made quite a show Tor
town that is not used to soldiers. rms
u-a their third night out having lett Des
Noines Sunday morning. They hao
NOT more than reached camp when II
bepan to rain, but it did not last long.
In the evening the people Tor mics
around came in and with the town
people who visited them made quise
company Of visitors. The band rem
6;.,.,; seine f,ne music. the soldiers
took their rations, and at late nouf
the visitors retired leaving the boys 70
.lurnber in their tents. They were on
wednesday morning for Iowa Falls for
their next stop. They expect to arrive
at Sparta July 16.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
OPTIMISM IN BUSINESS

Desp ite more than usual chaos IN our
politics, despite the presence Of pres
idential year and despite more prom
Use of democratic success than mas
been evident for many years business
continues to improve all over the coun-
try. Optimism in business is the tone
given 20 trade everywhere. More &C
tivity in buying ami plenty Of cheap
money with which to carry credits is
the situation today.
Duns Review reports that:
Business is satisfactory, and in
some important lines active. notwith-
standing the usual summer slowing up
and the stock taking incident TO the
time of the year. Moreover. prospects
for business are even better than actual
current conditions, and the character
istic feature Of the weeks reports from
the leading trade and industrial cen
tiers in all sections of the country is
the expanding and deepening optimism
/ Confidence is in considerable degree
based on the belief that nothing but
| a crop failure or ether unforeseen cal
amity can now check the Improvement
that has set in. and it is noteworthy
that nowhere IS the optimism more
marked than in the agricultural sec
lions.
The weeks crop news is favorable,
especially as to wheat. the timely rains
having furthe., improved conditions.
Corn is also making satisfactory pro-
gress, and the cotton report, while
revealing a reduction in acreage, shows
a gain in condition.
The financial situation is excellent.
The fact that during the past six
months the output of new securities
by American corporations exceeded ST.
500 100000, big increase over recent
years, is Indicative of the improve
naent that has taken place There has
been a noticeable increase in the sup
! Ply of commercial paper-a clear sign
Of mercantile activity.
The iron and steel trade fairly
maintains its prosperity. Dry goods
are seasonably quiet, but conditions are
satisfactory in most respects. Woolens
and worsteds are selling very salts
! factorily. While MANY of the shoe fac
tories ara closed for their stock-tal:ing g
and repairs, the same confidence IS
displayed as in the other trades.
| RAILROAD earnings continue in ex-
cess OF q year ago, for June showing
gain OF As per cent, and bank clear
! ings this week are is per cent larger
| than last year. While business fail
ures. were greater in the first halt
Of the year than in 1911, June was
the best month. showing progressive
| Improvement"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
THE DEADLY AUTO.
'sAny
automobile accider

"Any automobile accidents this
morning. inquired the editorial
writer Of the Iowa news editor in the
Tfmes-Republican office today. yes.
two or three" was the answer, but
I'm saving a column Of space. for I'll
get some more before noon" And
upon further conversation It was the
news editors belief that he had re-
corded on his pages at least one SER
ious auto accident every day for sew
eral weeks past.
The record Of fatalities and injuries
In auto accidents is becoming APPALLING
and 1t u time people everywhere con-
sadGsd the situation seriously A man
who drives a car loaded generally with
hi0 wife, mother and babies and hence
carries load q responsibility with
him always says that he has found
nearly al OF the accidents reported in
tho newspapers to be due to some
oaeo1es0ness or tnaccuracy in driving.
Scarcely ever has the machinery Of
The coE given way to cause an un-
avoidahie accident but a man looked
hack 20 see frightened horse and
aUned mis- car vi; : bridge ~ Q girl
l0oked around and unconsciously
xwned .hsr INST moving auto turtle in
= 1v1nkltng. or another driver would
NuEn cut too Tar toward tho edge Of an
smAAnlnment and let his car roll over
1ntO H. ditch. stu another killed his
eng1no IN crossing railway track and
- tain struck him and smother
knlo1 hios engine ON . steep hill and
Ut HI car run Backwards while he
Rosgut 70 put ON the brakas. In nearly
awugy CAS- ono or more were killed
.aaA emo 1F1ghtfully Injured. only {
- ess11snts bsaaG fspWted 81 which
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
The occupants Of the car escaped un-

the occupants Of the car escaped UNI
injured
A careful sturdy OF the exact circum-
stances attending each accident will
repay every auto driver and Will In
time cultivate more care in the opera
ton Of q car. People driving horses
should realize the danger to those in
autos and do the decent thing about
giving the road" It 10 not too great
an Inconvenience for the driver OF the
from either in front or the rear and
not 20 do 1t Is to risk the lives Of
women and children in the auto.
Most of the accidents occur on high
grades where old methods Of road
building have failed to widen the road
embankment sufficient to accommo-
date the modern automobile. Here the
greatest caution should be observed. 1t
was an effort to give a frightened
horse room enough that caused the
death of a CoIfax man and his wife
ioSl SuA1!!uS! "liSll ShSS loAAASN Wv wv
far and their auto turned turtle down
the bank. Auto drivers should stop and
wait for approaching horses to get
across these narrow bikes and when
travelling over them should signal
teams not to come forward until the
car gets across. Road superintendent
should widen their road grades. Auto
drivers should not risk their cars so
near the edge as horse vehicles can
go as the extraordinary weight of
car frequently caves away the loose
soil of the mbankment and let's
car tip over.
More care and less haste must come
in the use Of autos il we would Kill
fewer people under their wreckage.
Familiarity in driving a car breeds
carelessness in its use. hence the neces-
sity OF calling attention to the constant
and uninterrupted procession Of fatal
and serious auto accidents that rrav-
erses the news pages OF a daily news
paper Start in and count them for
month if you would realize the awful
record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
Topics of the Times

Marshalltowns city council opened
bids on concrete paving TO-DAY at s1.0s
per square yard demonstrating again
that paving of approved specifications
can be had a! nearly half me cost other
cities are paying for brick and as
phalt.
The weather nan this summer is
playing favorites with his helpful
rains. Lets have square deal all
around from the weather man or we
will bolt the ticket.
Honest, now. will you be bound by
anything the state convention gays as
to how you should vote?
Sodom and Gomorrah were spots At
for the abode of angels. when COM
pared to the Chicago of today accord
ing to Wilbur Glenn voiiva. overseer of
Zion City Chicag go will keep on grow
ing bigger and more wicked. despite
Voiiva and the fact that the chief Of
police has placed a ban On oae piece
bathing suits at the public beaches.
80
Not TO be outdone by the great po-
litical parties. the National Educational
Association has inaugurated a full
sized scrap over the society's presi-
dency.
Captain Heads telegraphic protest
didn't seem TO change Roosevelts third
party plans q particle.
When crowded railroad excursion
trains are being operated trainmeI
appear to crow careless. The appalling
iloss of life IN . series Of wrecks tis<
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08

BY the telegraph. Nearly all Of the
important roads are using the tsls-
phone over part Of their ldnsB. and
new mileage Is being ad6ed It . fApS6
rate. (
Tho Atehison, for sxsmpls. 3 row
using the telephone for nearly 1000
miles and tho telegraph for Iess tAan
1000. The Atlantic Coast Linz. III
timore Z Ohio. and Boskno = 161nS
~ using It for 1 few hundred miles
each. probably with view 20 AnAine
how II compares with the oi6sr ays-
tenn for efficiency. Amoog The faii-
roads which are using telephones On
stretches over 1000 miles IN lsnsth
are the Chicago q Northwestern,
Burlington, st. Paul. Rock Island.
Great Northern, Illinois Central. Louis
Vile 4 Nashville. Lake Shore Bic
Four, Northern Pacific, Pennsyivanta-
seaboard Air Line. and Canadian Pa
ciflc. Many other railroads arc
equipped with the telephone service
over several hundred miles OF line.
and are increasing thsar facilities -
fast as the extension seems warranted.
Following the receipt Of the inter
state commerce commissfon builoSIn
with these figures The Railway An
Gazette communicated with the VAR
Gus roads, with view to'asesftaininE
the character OF the vervsco reodofed.
Practically all Of the roads replying
said that much time n saved b. tho
use Of the telephones. not only ~ 70
ducing the time pscssssry tor trans
hitting orders and messages. but also
by having phones accessible night
and day at all meeting places. inc1ud-
ing blind sidings. A record which was
was kept on the Wheeling = Lake
Erie. where the service Wa Feeea0y
introduced. showed that In - 0aye
during which results were cAockol mp
the time saved 70 freight crews was
equal to 80 hours for ono train ana
engine crew.
Some interesting experisnoes Win
the new service were reported By tho
Lehigh Valley. showing not only the
effectiveness Of the telephone = min
imizing delay Of trains disabled. but
of other trains which. would Aavo
been held up. An extra wsstbound
train ran out OF water. mailing It nee
essary to cut the engine looe0 fsom
the train and bank the dfeS. An0eAleof
train was following. and this. too, 40
held up. Both conductors got out tno
portable phones carried On al g tns
trains and notified the. dlspatc nes.
who was thereupon able TO run 2
westbound passenger train. waleA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
Iona Newspapers
WAITING FOR THE DAWN.
/! Anamosa Journal. Dem.1

!Ahamosa Journal, Dem.
Round steak is zoe per pound The
packers are making the people pay
the costs Of the governments prose-
cution OF the beef trust. As usual, the
consumer is the goat. Until we have
an administration that will g., after
the trusts in good faith. let US pray to
be delivered from any further prosecu-
tons Of the trust. We are still paying
for the Standard Oil and Sugar trust
law suits. and now we must stand the
packers attorneys fees.
Here's hoping that no more legal
farces may be enacted against the
trusts before March, 1918. when the
Democratic administration will keep
faith with the plain people, whom It
represents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
NOT A ONE CAUSE QUESTION.
fWaterloo Courier.1


Il gives one who is oppressed by
high prices greater relief, perhaps, to
be able to blame il all upon some
baron OF wealth. Such an attitude.
however, is not warranted by learned
political economists. men who work
for colleges at small pay and wear
shiny coats on their backs: men who
are as sincere as the ascetics Of Puri-
tanism and who are as unsympathetic
with the trust baroEs as the day
iaborer While it is admitted that
business combines and high tariffs
have their effect on prices. there are
certain economic movements which
canno: be ignored by a rational mind
IT, out Of colony of twelve men, six
of them work in the fields, each
worker has two men to support. II
three men then leave the fields. the
three remaining must each work to
support four. This, on a large scale
is what has been happening In Amer
lea. The cities, according to the las.
census, have increased in population
faster than the agricultural districts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
kEkYoNs SCHEME cHMERIcAl.

Senator Kenyon Is reported from
Washington to have a beautiful plan
for President Taft to decline the NOM
nation and thereby reconvene the ma
tional convention, purge the roll and
make new nomination untainted by
fraud. The result would be ideal no
doubt. but II the senator seriously sug-
gests such plan 1t will be taken as a
remarkable exhibition OF his innocence
in politics.
There was hardly a move made in
the Chicago convention or prior thereto
which did not have the presidents con-
sent. After the bosses had disrupted
the party in their effort to Danish
Roosevelt and the progressives and
when they were actually considering
some so-called compromise candidate
to whom the tainted nomination could
be given with a hope of obliterating
the faint. Taft insisted on receiving
the stolen goods.
Neither Taft nor the bosses who did
the job have the slightest desire to give
back anything. If not for them then
for none other is their feeling in the
matter
Mr.. Taft has shown by his career in
the White House that he is the essence
of chronic offceholding in his states
manship. He has done little all of
-.
merely to hold office seems TO be the
ideal always In his mind. He has be-
iieved that all statesmen could be
forced into line with his desires by
extending or Withholding federal pat
ronage and the deals lie has made 10
win or to punish members of con gress
have been so brazen as to constitute
a national scandal The secret Of his
monumental failure as a president and
as party leader has been his inability
TO understand that men could possibly
lie life than to hold Office and to get
Offices for their friends. HIS so-called
mistakes have all been due to this false
conception Of public duty and service.
To Mr.. Taft's mind the securing of
several hundred delegates from south
ern states by trading public Jobs is
perfectly regular. He can see nothing
in 1t Of which to be ashamed. He has
shown in his public utterances that he
firmly believes the public to be go
easily misled by local and Irrelevant
issues that a primary selection OF dele
gates is not nearly so fair method as
the old system in which we'll Informed
party leaders make the selection and
the trouble Kenyon and other progress
make him realize that there is any
faint" about the delegates regularly"
seated by the party committee. bu,
whether tainted or not Taft's desire to
hold the Office is such that he will con-
slider it an insult to his intelligence to
ask him 10 let go Of a sure thing in
His reply to Roosevelt on this very
proposition is fair exhibition of
character and view point. When the
Massachusetts primaries went for Taft,
Roosevelt promptly released the dele
gates at large and a few weeks later
when the Ohio primaries went for
Roosevelt. Taft ordered the state con-
yention to select Taft delegates at large
regardless Of the popular preference in
his own state. In Taft's mind states
manship consists Of holding onto the
Job. This is the philosophy Of the
chron of1ceholder and Taft has done
little else but hold public Office all OF
his life.