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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29

herdstown, w, Va, died three Sb2ff;
ago. He Is survived by one son,
C. Armand Miller. pastor or st. + S$$s
Lutheran Church. Charleston, S. ES!}
TWO brothers. Rev. Peter Miller, E22*
missionary. and MalanlSln Mi.,.l ER
Iowa: two sisters. Mrs. Bottle sh fS$
of North River. and Mrs. Sarah Or, 1SSS
or South English, Iowa. Inter- E#
VIII be mado to-day or to-morroS HsS
Luray. Eas2
George Scyffcrt. ne
Especial TO The Times Dispatch] M
Elizabeth City. N. c.. February IS SS
George Soyffert, an aged citizen t$
this city. died ut midnight ct tia
home of his son in Pennsylvania AVN
nue. Monday night He was seventy
TWO years Of age, and up until his las i
attack was very active. He came til
this city Ave or six years ago from
Salisbury. and prior t, entering this
state he resided In Cincinnati, o. Mr.,
Seyffert was Il native OF Germany.
Ills only relative In this country Is
his son. G. +. Seyffert, Superintendent
of the Elizabeth City Hosiery Mills,
with whom he made his home Tho
funeral services took place to-day ut
1880 a. NJ. from the home In Penn
sylvania Avenue. and were conducted
by the Rev. j. IL. Bufraloe, pastor of
the City Road Methodist Church. The
interment followed in Hollywood
Cemetery.
w. s. Lyons.
Special To The Times Dispatch
Giadesboro. Va. February 2S-Dr.
W. 5. Lyons, OF near this place, died
last saturday. He was nearly eighty
Years old. and had not practiced his
profession for several years on account
OF declining health
Mrs. Mary Hamilton.
tspecial TO The Times ID ispatch.l
:, bristol. Va. February 2S.--Mrs Mary
Hamilton widow OF Harvey Hamilton,
who for many years was n prominent
political orator In Southw >st Virginia,
died ut the FAMILY home Mt Mendoza
this afternoon. aged sixty years. Hct
maiden name WAS Smythe. and she wal
q niece of Harry NJ. Smythe, cf Poca.
nontas. who was minister to HaytI
during the Cleveland administration
Mrs. Hamilton is survived by FOUL
daughters and two sons.
Il. j. Mntronl
Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
I.ynchburg. Va. February 2S.-B J
Matroni who was thirty-cight years O
age. died at the Home and Retreat to
day at 1915 o'clock after a brief III
ness. He is survived by the followin
brothers and sisters: Mrs j. C. Ryat9
OF High Point y. c.: Mrs. j. II
Hughes. Mrs. A. l. Hawkins. Mra u
=. Robinson, w. J. Mntroni, L. T. Ma
ttroni and L. J. Matroni. all of Lynch
burg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
7 WO CARS FALL
FROM llAluGT

While running at reduced speed a
train of empty freight cars, castDound
over the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way viuduct, was derailed at Four
teenth and Dock Streets yesterday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock and two
empty gondolats wcer hurled oil, one
Crashing partly through the ROOF of the
Southern hallway freight warehouse.
me second car swung over the side OF
Inc Viaduct without reaching the
ground. while II third was turned over
on the tracks. Two blocks back n
freight car telescoped and stood up
on It's head.
BY miracle. II seemed. nobody was
hurt Directly under the gondola
which was thrown hcadforcmost first
wagon loaded with Nay was Just
ready TO pull out. The horses plunged
wildly from fright but were unable
10 mo G, and freight hands unhitcne
and removed them at great personal
fisk. Had the cars been loaded with
coel there would have been serious
loss of life. The roof OF the ware
house was smashed and par; OF the
eastern. northern wall crumpled under
Railway officials could not explain
the accident, except by saying that
the front trucks of an empty car were
dcrhiled, fact which was evident 20
anybody nearby. The first reports had
II that several persons had been killed
and there were hurry calls Tor the
city ambulance. the services of which.
however, We're not needed There. was
probably score of wagons around
the Southern warehouse at the Kline.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
STEEL FIGURES
ARE STARTLING

product to have been earned us fol-
lows:
BY manufacturing companies, $500
per ton. BY coal and coke companies.
20 cents per ton. BY iron mining COM
panies. S2.l2 per ton. By transporta-
ton companies. S1.S1 per ton. BY mis-
cellaneous companies. SO cents per ton.
Total. $500"
This, thc' report says. is equivalent
to an earning of 40 per cent. on cost.
AS showing the result OF the policy
eI the Steel Corporation to make the
tulk or Its profits in the raw and
semi finished material. Mr.. McRue Sub
iritted condensed statement Of the
panies TO the Steel Corporation, and
the interest paid by the Carnegie Com
pany on its collateral trust bonds,
from April /, 1901: TO April J. 1910.
The income from the Carnegie
Company in dividends and bond int.r-
est, he says. amounted to S3o5.239.-
total. The American Bridge Company
paid tho holding company div dands
Oh Its preferred stock during this pc
ROO to the amount OF SIS, i5,o7T.3c.
or $40 per cent. OF the total"
The table of dividends for the nine
Year period follows:
The Carnegie Company. .s227,2S0,v 10
Federal Steel Company.
Federal Steel Company.
:. preferred ........... 3l,167.12s 90
National Tube Company.
:. common ............. 29.7sS, sO6 SO
National Tube Company,
preferred ...:...... 27.2ss. 1877 SO
American Steel and Wire
Co.. of n. j.. common 51,1lo4so rs
American Steel and Wire
co. OF n: j.. preferred. 27.2ss.l5s 25
National Steel Company.
common ............ 6.4oO. 900 90
preferred ............ s.77e.I5s 90
Company. COMMON. 7.41s.6s0 90
Amer can Tin Plate
Company. preferred ). s,ss4.s72 90
American Sheet Steel
Company. common. a.ls+.s4s 90
American Sheet Steel
COMPANY. preferred. 5,57a,5ss 90
Plate Co, common. 25,54O,s33 90
Amer can Sheet and Tin
Plate Co., preferred. l2,O0isoi 90
American Steel Hoop
Company. common. lao, 600 90
American Steel Hoop
Company, preferred. o.o41.4s7 oil
nany' preferred; l9,715.b77 so
Company ......,.. 100000 90
Lake Superior Cons
Iron Mining Co. -. 6s,6So96o %
pany, preferred o.224.so5 90
Pittsburgh Steamship
Company ............. 2las7o %
Iiaitton steel Co.. i,235,00o 90
sl5.ls4,s4s o.
nesie COS co.: c :oh trust paEi
bonds ............... 17.odo,537 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
February 20, 1912
To-Day is an
Extra Day

Devote q part Of tito provid-
ing q good supply OF COM
fortably fitting shirts for the
approaching season.
WE M A e SHIRTS TO
ORDER, and our spring sam
pie books OF ii ne porte d
shirtings are ready.
"Just e perfect fit" orno sale,
is your guarantee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
CENTRAL STEAM
PLANT PROP OSED
Continued from First Pase.)

Its greater convenience and cleanliness,
and in the opportunities for economy
by shutting off heat whenever rooms
are not In use, patrons being charged
only for what steam their meter
shows they have condensed within
their premises. The tenant will not
have TO seek the depths OF the base
ment to hunt tho janltor and complain
of lack of fires on Monday mornings.
He will merely have to turn on the
radiator In his own room. The pedes-
trian along Main Street sidewalks will
not be covered with dust and made
to walk in the street while the coal
wagons slide their loads into the eel
lars. The mains will run UP the alleys
wherever practical BILE making connec-
ton with tho buildings from the rear,
and entailing as little tearing up OF
streets as Is practicable.
The Soft Coal Nuinnnce
The city's ordinance prohibiting the
burning OF soft coal In big buildings
has been declared unconstitutional.
since II granted n privilege TO some
withheld from others. All OF the larger
buildings downtown, therefore are
now sending forth clouds OF soft coal
smoke, which. In rainy weather, settles
over everything. the condition OF the
upper stone work OF tho City Hall and
tho grimy condition OF tho old Cham
Der of Commerce building. which re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
FUNERAL NOTICE

AlcDoNALE-The funeral of ME A. b.
McDONALD, a prominent farmer OF
chesterfield county. who died al his
home near South Richmond Tuesday
night. will take place from Sacred
Heart Church THIS (Thursday)
;MoRN1NG at 10 O'Clock. Interment
In Nt, Calvary Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
ADVENTIST COUNCIL
CLOSES SESSIONS
Arrangement Made for Holding
Quadrennial Session at Ia
koma Park in May.

The fall council Of the general confer
ence committee Of Seventh-day Adventists
came to close at the Washington For
eign Missionary Seminary to-day with
the auditing of the salaries Of the general
conference workers.
One of the important things decided
upon was the selecting OF a place for
the next quadrennial session OF the gen.
eraI conference, which will he held In
Takoma Park. May Is to June s. 1913. The
session will bring delegates from all
parts Of the world. At least 500 tents
will be pitched on the seminary grounds
for this session for the housing OF the
visitors and delegates in addition to the
many large pavilions.
Financial questions occupied portion
Of the session. and recommendations were
made whereby the building OF new insti-
tutions and additions to the present ones
will be along more organized lines. In
the recommendations adopted, directors
dc string to erect buildings or make ad-
ditions to those now standing or to the
equipment will first secure authority from
the conference, that must bear the re-
sponsbility of such institutions.
Plans were adopted for the sending of
missionaries to the Congo Free State, and
the Island of Madagascar. Native French
men will be sent as missionaries 10 Mad
agascar in conformity with the laws of
the government there, while native Bel
g;ans will operate in the Congo for the
same reason. These workers will be sent
out by the European division Of the gen.
eral conference, of which Elder L. X.
Conradi OF Hamburg. Germany. who was
In attendance at the council. is the vice
president.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
P0ST-OFFICE CHANGES.
Appointments and Promotions Mad,
by Postmaster General.

Postmaster General Hitchcock yester-
day announced the following clerical
changes in the Post-office Department:
Probationary appointments-Leon F.
Miller of Pennsylvania, clerk, at $500;
Arthur J. Hagerman. of Iowa. laborer
at $3.50. and Henry Hillje. of Iowa, labor
er, at $3.50, all in the bureau of the Third
Assistant Postmaster General.
Grover c. Mcconnell. of New Jersey,
clerk. at $500: Clifton P. Holmes. laborer,
at $3.50. and Russell c. Hill, Iaborer, at
$3.50. all in the bureau of the Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General
Ralph D. Deacon, post-office inspector,
at Sl,500 with s. per diem: Edmond Hon.
very, post-office inspector. at Sl.5o0. with
So per diem, and Thomas Halves, of
Georgia, fireman. at $40, all in the ONCE
of the Postmaster General
Frank r. Beckley, of Pennsylvania,
cie rk. at 500. in the bureau of the First
Assistant Postmaster General.
Promotions-Caleb Cleveland, of Nir-
ginia, laborer. at $3.50. to watchman, at
$40, in the Office of the Postmaster Cen
eral.
Resignations-Alice B. Marshal. of Vir-
ginia, clerk, at s1.3O0: Virgil Hatton. tabu-
lator. at 500, and Ina Pope, tabulator
at $50.
Fresh and Very Fragrant Roses soc dor.
Very beautiful homegrown specimens.
In different varieties. GUIDE, l2li + ST.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27

The Wilson and Marshall Democratic
Club will hold a public meeting in the
Southern Building tomorrow evening. A
report will be read relative to the prog
ress being made in collecting campaign
funds, including a report showing the
progress in collecting 81 from all school,
teachers. Speeches will be made by
George Killeen, Henry f. Davis. Thomas
II. Patterson. Charles F. Diggs. r. a.
Heiskell. and DR.. ]. A. Flynn.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
PAY DAY FOR TEACHERS.
Public school Instructors TO Ger
salary October 1.

Pay day for the teachers of public
schools in the District will be October /
This was the announcement made yester-
day by Harry o. Hine. secretary of the
Board of Education.
AS the result OF careful arrangements
made by Secretary Hine, coupled with a
decision Of the courts which clears up
the difficulty and technical questions re-
garding teachers pay, there will be no
mere long delays. Checks for the Sep
tember pay roll are being made out
and will be distributed after proper GER
t:fication of the pay roll is made.
First NiOlets of the Season.
Orchids roses, &c. Shaffer, 18th and Eve
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
Warning Against Diphtherin

The weekly report of the District
Health Department, issued yesterday.
contains a warning against diphtheria.
Nurses and medical inspectors are ad-
vised to take cultures of every case OF
sore throat. There were ten cases OF
diphtheria in the past week. an increase
of one over the previous week.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27

Fresh and Very Fragrant Roses soc dor
Very beautiful homegrown specimens.
In different varieties GUIDE, l2l4 + ST.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
Wilson Club to Meet.

First VioIets of the Season.
orchids, roses, &c. Shaffer. 18th and Eye
The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

Steamer Charles Macalester for Mount Vernon
leaves Seventh Street Wharf az 10 a. m. and 2:c
.. m. daily. except Sunday
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company s
steamers from foot Of Seventh Street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at ea5 p m.
Cans from Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo PARK and
Chevy Chase.
Railroad every few minutes from Thirty sixth
and n Streets
To Mount Vemon-Washington-yir Virginia Railway
cars svery hour on the hour from 10 a. m to d m
Station, Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Thrilling, Marvellous, Sensational, Mys-
terious automobile. 3 reels Virginia
Theater, $500 show for Sc
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
Motorcycle Puts End to Pastinne Of
Annoying Automobile chauf-
Seurs.

West Springfield, Mass. "A motorcy-
Gle driven ahoutaa mile a minute 10
Riyerdale road. according to witnesses,
ended the somewhat extraordinary
career Of the famous lodging hen,
which for several months has fooled
automobile drivers and trolley motor
men in Ashleyvflle.
The hen was big Leghorn, and was
Familiarity known as Mrs. Dodge to
the motormen of the Holyoke road.
All summer she seemed to take great
delight In running in front of the cars,
no matter how fast they were going,
just escaping by q hairs breadth. At
first the men used to slow down to
allow her to get by, but soon they no
ticed that she would start from the
roadway as the cars approached and
run in front of them. Time and time
again, it Is reported. she lost tail
feathers.
After a time the hen found the
trolleys too tame for steady use, SO
she took to lodging automobiles.
This proved more celebrating, as
they came faster and were more
numerous. Persons who have watched
her say that she has lodged as many
as fifteen machines in rapid success
sion, and seemed to enjoy the fun I'M
mensely.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
DOGS KILL BEGGAR WOMAN
Refused Food by Servants, She Faints
In Garden; Dies Next Day After
Rescue by Prince.

Rome.A pitiful tragedy occurred
recently In the beautiful gardens that
encfrcle Prince kuffo's villa on the
Flaminian Way. outside the gates Of
Rome. A poor beggar woman, on the
verge Of starvation, yentured up the
main walk to ask aims at the bril-
liantly-lighted villa, inside which
Prince Ruffo was giving dinner in
honor of a professor newly nominated
to the International Institute of Az
riculture.
Thrust away with harsh epithets
by merciless attendants, the poor
woman was vending her way back to-
wards the massive iron gates when,
overcome with hunger and fatigue,
she appears to have fallen into 8
swoon Just inside the entrance.
About midnight piercing shrieks
and the barking OF dogs brought the
prince and body Of retainers out
side with lanterns and revolvers In
the belief that burglars were break
ing into the place. Soon. however
they came upon scene Of horror. A
couple of furious mastiffs, let loose
earlier In the evening. had scented
out and denuded the body Of the WON
an which they were furiously tearing
to pieces. The victim expired in the
| hospital the following day. She wa.
seventy-tWo years old.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
RAISED DUCKS IN BATH TUB
Colorado Man Gets Setback by Cold
Weather. but Cvereomes
Difficulties.

Boulder, Colo.-To raise prize win
hing ducks use the family bath tub
Is the advice OF J. C. Brown, Boulder
man, who owns a number Of Indian
runner ducks. He wanted them to be
In good condition for the Boulder poul-
try show, but the cold weather came
on and the ducks began to look shag-
gy. Brown studied over the sltua-
ton. Finally he gathered UP his
choicest ducks and took them to the
house, where he announced to the
family they would have to return to
the tub back of the range or use the
kitchen kettle for their baths, for ne
needed the bathroom.
Filling the tub with water and plac-
ing the ducks there, ne closed the
door of the bathroom, broad smile
wreathing his countenance. The birds
won first prize.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
Thomas Harrison, Dean Of the Clerical
Force in Washington, in Odd
Request.

Washington.-In few days Thomas
servatory, will have completed proba-
bly, the most remarkable term of con-
tinuous service in the government on
record He will have been for sixty
three years, q longer period than the
average life time, at the same desk in
his department
No. record comparable to this ex-
lists In this government, and it is
doubtful If any such record ever ex-
listed before.
And there Is another thing about
Harrison that is unprecedented. He
has asked to be denoted. He has
! volunteered to take position of less
salary and less Importance, and has
| insisted upon 1t when his superior Off
GERS were disinclined to authorize it.
A year ago Harrison went to the
| acting secretary of the navy and
| asked to be transferred. He said that
old age had come upon him; that his
faculties could not be expected to re
spond much longer, and that before
/ incompetency forced itself upon him
he wanted to take up other duties less
responsible.
Mr.. Winthrop listened to the veter
! an clerk, and then refused the request
| The secretary said that any man witt
Harrison's record was entitled to full
pay to the end Of his life. if not fol-
/ present efficiency, then for the worf
he had done in the past
! This compliment and the recognition
of his services pleased Harrison. i
made him feel that he had not spen
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
Farmers Educational
n and Cooperative
III Union, of America
Matters St Especial Moment TO
! the Progressive Agriculturist

Is the life insurance policy safe and
dependable?
The telephone is not a convenience,
1t is necessity.
When you've been injured it's too
late to get angry.
A bit of friendliness makes sun
shine all day long.
Ability stands ON Its own feet; In
competence on the feet Of others.
An ounce of doing it yourself beats
a pound of telling the other fellow.
Only one way to teach politeness to
children-be unfailingly polite to
them.
Find man who enjoys health, hap
piness and self-respect and you'll find
q worker.
A girl can sometimes transfer her
affections without disturbing them
very much.
A blowout used to mean a good
time, but the motor car folks don't
count it SO now.
Know when you're licked, but don't
tell the other fellow! Perhaps mes as
bad off as you are.
Tapering off a bad habit is like
gradually cutting off dogs ta1l-lt
prolongs the agony.
The pillow and the pencil are the two
mightiest tools known to man. Let
the farmer combine their use and ne
will rule the world.
The habitual loafer seems TO some
folks to have an easy time. As mat
| ter of fact, he has harder time to
be happy than anyone else. 50
The man who hasn't time to get
his mind trained to help his hands al
ways hasa hard job to keep his hands
| busy-and his stomach full.
The cheapest thing in the world Is
good advice, and it's the last thing in
the world the average man is willing
to pay the market price for.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
DEAL WITH ORGANIZED LABOR
Farm Workmen Claim Should Have
Uniform Work Day and Not Do
Chores TWO Hours at Night.
By w. 3. L4EUTz.)


The labor unions are getting busy
forming unions of farm Workmen, and
It may come to pass that the farmers
will have to deal with organized labor.
1t is claimed that the farm workmen
ought to have uniform working day
and not be compelled to do chores
two hours in the evening after full
and a hard days work. There does
not seem to be as much interest in
the wages as In conditions. Wages
are pretty high now. 1t is a fact that
in some parts of the west good men
are getting $40 and $50 per month
and board.
If the unions could bring about a
better understanding between EN-.
p.oyer and workman it would be
good thing, but 1t appears to me that
it will be pretty difficult to make a
Union of unskilled workmen, widely
separated as they are, effective in
bringing about better conditions.
Farmers are bitterly opposed to the
idea and SO far as can learn the
workmen are not enthusiastic over 1t,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-24
COOPERATION IS PRAcTlcED
Although Initiated into Finland but
Few Years Ago, 1t Has Reached
High Development.

Agricultural cooperation in Fin
land, although It was initiated but
few years ago, has now reached
high degree of development. This re-
suit is largely due to the work OF
propaganda and organization carried
out BY the '.Pelleryo' society, which
was founded In 1899 for this purpose.
In Finland the cooperative society
extends its operations to the most
varied branches of the agricultural
industry. Some of the more important
societies are those for dairy products.
In 1908 there were $40 of these socie-
ties, with more than $4,000 members,
who supplied the societies with q
653, $40 hgctolitres of milk, taken from
$4,000 cows. There were 10,912,00O
kegs of butter sold, being 88.5 per
cent of the total expectation OF but
ter from Finland.
The cooperative credit societies are
carried on, on general lines, in accord
ance with the principles OF the Raft
feisen banks, and their business Is 81"
most exclusively the supply OF small
sums to small farmers. In 1909 there
were 1884 of these funds, with $4,000
members, to whom loans were granted
for sum total of 100000 ian average
Of about $50 per member).
The local cooperative credit socie-
ties are all affiliated to a central
bank, which was founded In 1909 and
carries on Its operations by means of
loan of 100000, gran.ed to it by
| the state and an additional annual
subsidy of $4,000. 1t acts as kind
/ of heart in the organism of the Fin
land cooperative credit societies, sup
plying capital to the small local socie-
ties, which have to submit to Its con-
troll. In 1909, $40 cooperative socie.
ties out of 348 joined the Central In
stitute, receiving 100000 in loans.
This Capitalization has been
brought about not only in connection
with the cooperative credit societies
but also with the others. Thus, in ad
dition to the Central bank Of which
we have spoken there is the important
organization, the Hankkija, founded
in 1905. the object of which is the
purchase and sale of agricultural re
uuirements; the labor, constituted fol
the same purpose, the Valio, which Ii
central organ for the sale of the but
ter produced by the local co-operativt
societies, and finally the cooperative
distributive central. In 1903 the foui
central societies Excluding the labor
comprised $50 cooperative societies
possessing a capital OF s179,600, thei
business for the year being s6,50o,OuU
The cooperative societies in 1876
had a total mem Dership Of 181,500
of this number, SO, 1000 belonged to &C
operative diaries, 1880 to co-opera
tive credit societies, 100000 to co-oI
erative distributiye societies an
35, 900 to the others. The total bus
ness done was s19,400,00o.