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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
Society

IAe p1rlors OF the woman's Club
waa thron9ed yesterday afternoon
with those who enjoyed TO the utmost
the splendid talk given by Miss Maria
Blair. Philanthropy" was the sub
jece chosen Of Miss Blair. and per-
hapo no one In Richmond was bet
tor fitted 10 handle such q subject
admirably. In cuiet. unostenta
Itous manner, which al times moved
her hearers to tears and then again
to laughter. Mica Blair brought 10
bear on her subject wealth Of per
sdhai experiences. 4 fund OF memories,
and the graciousness OF her per-
35nKlffy. and her talk VIII be long
remembered. Beginning at the very
starting point Of philanthropic work
In our city. she traced the growth
Of the Female Humane Society. the
Female Bible Association, the Union
Benevolent Association. the City Mis-
sion later merged into the Associated
Charities. the Day Nursery and Kin
derKarten. the night school. sewing
class and district nursing, tho last
three OF whom owed their existence
10 the services held In the Old Mar
ket Hall under DR. Moses u, Hoge
Vivid word painting WAS interspersed
with facts. rendering the decture
charming Miss Blair was chairman
% me aIternoon. 1ea wss poo' ~.
y ME- l'oeraan anu
naesSt. an" S"Rss e"' .su "
Fnii iaasleFfo anu 'aFs' Das" sP@uio-
ht,
-" Asssoif.
Tbs outgoing uaisas te-asH are
hlled with holiday guests returning
home: college boys and girls, who
have given such q touch Of youthful
SAyefy to the seasons merry MAKING
but who have now bid s6isu TO run
and frolic; and young men and wo-
men who are making their mark in
distant cities, but whom the holiday
season finds In the old home town.
Among those returning are Misses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
DARLINGTON MAY
HEAD CHAMBER
BUSINESS BODY WILL ELECT
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
ON JANUARY II.

The regular annual meeting of the
Chamber OF Commerce will be held
on THURSDAY. January II, for the
purpose OF receiving the reports OF
the past years work and the cleo
ton Of officers and directors.
There Is some speculation az to
who will succeed Mr.. II. w. Wood
az president OF the body 1t has been
the custom OF the chamber to
change its executive head every two
years. and II Is supposed that this
precedent will be followed this year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
WINS It ALL, So
WHAT'S THE USEl
DIR. COOK COMES TO TELL HOW
HE WON THE MARATHON TO
THE NORTH POLE.

The wonderful Dr. Cook am ].
The biggest man in the public eye;
/ journeyed to the top o. the world.
Explored the Arctic jungle:
ate and slept with Esauimaux
On table lands Of Ice and snow;
/ never got cold foet--no. no:
I never made a bungle.
| am the lad that blazed tho way,
And, though / shouldn't. I must say
In the hfstlry of tho world today
I'm playing the leading role.
l am the great explorer, o.
Who firted with Aurora Bo-
Reals: I'm the man that won the mara
thon to the Pole.
A niche In the Hall Of Fame for me,
I'm Frappe Fred from the Frozen Sea.
j took my observations true with SEX
tant and with compass.
While biting Arctic blasts did blow,
Where It WAS ntnety-nine below,
And bowling packs OF gryxtbo
Were threatening to Jump us.
For weeks my only bill OF fare
Was icicles and frozen bear;
To breathe had to- thaw the air.
I never suffered colo ike that
Not even In my Brokklyn hat--
Before I started on my expedition to
the Pole.
Oh. 1 was tho speediest midnight son
TIP where tho nights are ak months
long.
taught the sporting Esauimaux TO
play hand at poker.
! won their dogs ana sleds and whales.
Their skins and furs. their boats and
sails.
They quit to save their finger nails
Now, wasn't the joker?
Tho EsQuimaidens, too. you see.
Just lost their icy hearts to me:
I was the wise owl, you'll agree.
In taking q southwark stroll.
I didn't stop TO- GAy "EoodhyA--r.a -
inst hit the Tee 70 dash Or die, ., .~s
7Aad ieft thsm al to sigh 1nd cry for
the man that found the Pole.
The lecture to be given by Dr..
Frederick A. Cook. the explorer. at
the City Auditorium January ., UNI
der the auspices Of Shockoe Council.
Royal Arcanum. promises to be more
than interesting. There are hun.
dreds. II not thousands. Of people in
Richmond who believe with Rear Adj
miral Schley and General A. w. Gres-
~ that the Brooklyn scientist and
physician really attained the pole.
According to DR.. Cooks manager,
the explorer IL not seeking to swell
his Golfers on his Southern tour. He
Is seeking vindication. He desires TO
nut his case before the people Of the
South and Is convinced that he will
be given fair hearing and an hon
est verdict.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

Mr.. Wood having been president ~
two years.
Other than the precedent IN QuAo-5
ton there 10 no reason for any
change. Mr.. Wood having made a
active and aggressive worker N the
head OF Richmond's great comnnef-
cial body. under whose wisely direcf-
ed Influence great and lasting ma.
terial benefits have been secured ana
permanent reforms brought about IN
the community. s,
1t Is generally believed that should
Mr. Wood decide to retire from the
head Of the chamber. the honor ~
president Of the body would fall Npon
-tstcesfrcstuent fazewrff 1t. Caring
ion. who spends much time and en-.
erKy IN The serxice of tho -mnu1ts.-
pality.
Mr.. Darlington Is vice. president "
the chamber and has been \ i0AdIng
figure in the numerous movements ~
push along Richmond for many yoAsA
He has had charge of the Arrange
ments for the entertainments Of maay
of the great conventions which hare
visited Richmond In recent nlQnfhn.
and IN developing new ideas for Gtf.s
vancing the city's interests ana IN
carrying them through to succeGU ~
has rendered distinguished pubic
service TO tho city. II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
No Mar, IS Stronger
Than His Stomach

stfo0f a81a u stfOaG al Over. no man can De
stros6 who 10 su6srina IRON weak stomach with its
eoasequees indigestion. from come other disease
OF the stomach and il associated ortans which i'm
pain dfestioa and nutrition. F,r when the stomach
10 weak or diseased there il . loss Of the nutrtion
contsined food which 10 the OF al physical
strenfth. Whea Q man doesnt feel Just right,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02
SHOWS INCREASE IN
OPERATING INCOME

While the operating income OF the
Southern Railway Company for Mo-
vember. 1911. shows q falling on Of
$15S.775.S7, or s.37 per cent, from
the record OF November. 1910. the
total for tho FIRST fvo months OF the
fiscal year. beginning July /, 1871.
shows very marked increase over
the total for the similar period Of
indicated in 1911 was sS.30S. 1910
against ~ 800. 2oS.lB in 1910, an In
crease for the 1911 period OF s3oS.-
eO5.SS.
The Southern has inAugurated Z
policy Of moro liberal expenditure In
upkeep. and the present year win re
decided Improvement IN trackage,
roadbed and eQn1pmsnG
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

J. Thompson Brown spent New
| Years day with his daughter, Mrs
p. F. Conway. of Danville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-02

Miss Russell r. Burcher. Of New
port News. who has been the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burcher. has
returned home
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
THE CALL
webster People Have Found
That This ~ True

A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench,
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells of backache often follow,
Or some irregularity of the urine.
A splendid remedy for such attacks,
A medicine that has cured thousands
Is Doan's Kidney Pills, a true kidney
remedy.
Many Webster people rely on it,
Here is Webster proof.
Mrs. Johannes Carlson. Webster, S.
OAK, says: ~ have used Doan's
Kidney Pills and can recommend them
as a first-class kidney remedy. My
experience has been satisfactory. On
several occasions, / was troubled by
attacks of kidney complaint, accom-
panied with pains in my back and a
distressing weakness. 1t has never
required more than short use of Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured from the Irwin
Pharmacy to rid me of these difficult
ties. This remedy is certainly worthy
of my highest endorsement"
For sale by all dealers price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's- and
take no other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
To E.oana Gold Bricks.

A man or a woman with funds to In
vest should make II a primary principle
to first consult an experienced banking
house Of established reputation. The
frst step In the prudent investment Of
your money is the selection of your
banking house. You should choose a
banker not only willing but competent
to serve your every need-one with the
requisite patience and sympathy to
study your investment problem from
all angles. to make your problem his
problem. Few investors realize that
within the past few years there has
sprung up a new guild In the banking
business. bankers whose business runs
well over 500, 100000 annually and
whose success is largely due to the
faithful and thoughtful attention given
each serious inquiry or request for ad-
vice. II you can ave and invest 500
or more each year you a command
the best financial brains in America
Charles 4. Merrill In Leslie's.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
POPULAR DEMAND"
OR MONEY WHICH?
Cost Of Roosevelt Boom Exceeds
That Of Last National Campaign

The financial hackers of Theodore
Roosevelt have expended to date near
ly 5 100000 I'm an endeavor to renomi.
nate the former president for a third
term. How this money Is used and
where 1t comes from are Of interest to
all citizens.
In Oklahoma the charge has been
made that the Roosevelt managers
paid SIS a vote to delegates to conven-
lions This is the state where Mr.
Roosevelt said there was a genuine
primary"
The same ''crew" has since worked
Kansas and Nebraska and Is now In
Arkansas. as witness the following
telegram:
Roosevelt managers are using money
under the guise of paying wages to work
ers, another name for bribery.
In Pennsylvania, instead of standing
at the polls and handing each Roose-
welt voter a FIVE dollar bill, due bills
were issued calling for this amount
which were collected at headquarters
when countersigned by the district
leaders. 1t is estimated that 100000
was expended In this manner. This
would reach" 10000 voters.
In New York county the Roosevelt
managers expended a quarter of a mil
lion dollars. One district leader paid
$4,000 out of his own pocket In his
W district on promise Of reimburse
ment- besides what headquarters sent
him.
In Chicago two men contributed ST.
600 for use in one district on primary
day, and 5000 was offered eight pre-.
cinct captains to desert Taft.
Where is the money coming from?
George w. Perkins, director Of the
International Harvester company and
Of the United States Steel corporation
neither Of which Theodore Roosevelt
ever harmed. but, on the contrary, de-
Tended as president and defends now,
Is the head of the barrel" Frank A
Munsey. a large holder Of steel com
mon stock, is a close second. In ad-
dition Clifford Pinchot, John r. Bass
Of New Hampshire, who ran the Roose
welt campaign in North Dakota; Gov
erno Chase Osborne and Truman II
Newberry Of Michigan; Chauncey
Dewey and Alexander H. Reveil OF
Chicago; Thomas Niedringhaus and
Walter Dickey Of Missouri and a host
Of others in the Roosevelt fold are mil
lionaires or multimillionaires. Incl
dentally Theodore Roosevelt himself
has made a million dollars since his
return from Africa. He nee said mo
man could make a million dollars hon.
estly In a lifetime"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
esck,. Marrow E.eaps.

David Beck. the celebrated portrait
painter and pupil of Van Dyck, while
travelling through Germany was sud-
denly taken Ill and to all appearances
died and was laid out a corpse. His
servants, sitting around the bed, griev-
ed heartily for the loss of SO good a
master and. as grief is thirsty, drank
as heartily at the same time. One Of
them, becoming more befuddled than
the rest, then addressed his compan-
Ions thus: 'Our master when alive
was fond Of his glass. Let us out OF
gratitude. then, give him one now he
Is dead" Assent was given. The head
Of the dead painter was raised up and
some wine poured down or spilled
about, the fragrance or spirit of which
caused Beck to open his eyes. upon
which the servant. who. being drunk.
half forgetting his master was dead.
forced down the remainder Of the
glass. The painter gradually revived
and thus escaped a living interment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
THE CoLoNEL's CAMPAIGN FUND

Roosevelt votes in the New York
primaries came high. According to the
accounts filed at Albany by the Roose-
welt league, s59, 900 was spent in the
contest. Except for two or three dis
tricts, the contest was confined to this
county, SO 1t is safe to say that the
bulk of the $50, 900 was spent in obtain
ing the 16, 900 votes which the colonel
received at the primaries here. That
makes the votes cost about $33. so apiece.
OF course, under the law in this state
an antiorganization movement is put
to a good deal of expense in obtaining
signatures to nominating petitions, and
the cost of c~ircularizing voters in order
to interest them in a candidacy is nat
urally heavy. Still, the expenditure OF
nearly $50, 900 in an effort to carry the
primaries of a single county is pro-
digious. Had the same sort of contest
been made in all other parts of the city
at the same cost an effort to carry the
metropolitan primaries would have
required apparently nearly 500, 900.
And If the same lavish rate of expendi-
ture had been extended all over the
state the cost would have run up in
the neighborhood Of sl75. 900 or $500, 900.
Is the Roosevelt movement being
financed On this general scale all over
the country? Dispatches from Indian
apolis at the time Of the primaries
there told Of very liberal expenditures
in the c~olonel's behalf. If it is. what
il the source of the funds? In New
York the money came mostly from
three $751; 900 from George W.
Perkins and a like sum fr,m both
Frank A. Munsey and Alexander S.
Cochran. For a popular movement.
directed against the interests and spec
ial privilege, the colonel's campaign is
extraordinarily well supplied with
funds to be able to spend s59, 900 prac-
dcaIly upon a single County New
York Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
COVERING HIS TRACKS.
Roosevelt Attacks Penrose, but Takes
Up Notorious Boss Finn.


Up Notorious Boss Finn.
In Pennsylvania, in an attempt to d.
vert attention from his ~socialistic Co
lumbus co. speech and from William
Finn Of Pittsburgh, his Pennsylvania
manager. Theodore Roosevelt attacked
President Taft and Senator Boies Pen
rose. The fact is that there Is not a
character in public life today who has
the notorious record Of "Old Bill"
Finn, and Roosevelt did not dare men
ton his name in Pittsburgh.
Until 1901 Finn was the boss Of
Pittsburgh. He a run out Of power
by the decent people Of that commu-
nifty. In the few years he "bossed"
Pittsburgh Finn received from men he
put in public Office contracts aggregat-
ing more than $21. 100000. as is shown
by the public records.
In 1895 Finn attempted to make a
contract with Matthew Stanley Quay,
United States senator. which he wrote
out in his own hand, a copy of which
is still In existence. In this document
Finn bound himself to deliver to Quay
the votes of all Pittsburgh and Allie
gheny county legislators and congress
men and all delegates to state and ma
tional conventions. in return for which
Quay was TO protect Finn In his pri-
vate and political business In the leg
islature Of the state.
The proposition was so rotten that
even Quay turned It down.
This is the man Theodore Roosevelt,
former president of the United States.
has resurrected into political life under
the plea Of LET the people rule"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02

uuty OF Republicans toward such a
platform and toward a candidate for
the nomination on such a platform Is
therefore plain.
The president is In this fight to
stay. He will be the nominee Of the
Republican convention at Chicago. In
this connection 1t must not be forgot
ten that he was nominated four years
ago without the votes of the states Of
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New
York or Wisconsin. In this contest he
is already assured Of an overwhelming
majority of the delegates from Indiana
and New York and Of a large number
Of delegates in Pennsylvania, none Of
whom voted for him In 1908"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
PATRONAGE LIE NAILED.
tire Most Notorious Patron
age User In History.

q user Tn His.ory.
The hypocrisy Of Theodore Roose-
velt has not been better illustrated In
this campaign than by his charge that
President Taft has used federal pat
ronage to secure his denomination.
No president Of this country ever
used patronage as did Theodore Roose-
velt to secure his nomination In 1904.
He used II without stint to defeat
his enemies In the campaign Of 1908.
In this campaign his W appointees.
retained by President Taft. have, In
answer to his call, worked against
President Taft.
In Montana his campaign manager.
Senator Joseph Nj. Dixon. has com
PEELED every federal o~flceholder he can
control to violate all civil service rules
and the executive orders issued by
President Roosevelt himself.
In Texas Cecil Lyon, the personal
friend Of Roosevelt. has coerced the
federal oficeholders to support Roose-
Welt end has demanded Of them a
''slush fund to defeat Taft Lyon rec
commended. on his own admission, all
but 1--WE of 5000 oficeholders in Texas.
The state machines, under the con-
troll Of the Roosevelt governors" have
been solidly aligned against Taft In
seven states.
Senator Dixon, In a letter which the
Taft managers now hold, has threat
ened to oppose In the senate the con-
1rmation of federal o~ficeholders who
have expressed their preference for
Taft. II this IL not intimidation and
indirect bribery, what Is it7
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
An Astronomers Wit.

Professor Adams OF Cambridge uni
versity, England, who discovered the
planet Neptune, was a distinguished
proof that a man may have bis head
among the clouds and still keep a
ready wit for mundane occasions. At
q dinner Of the Philosophical society,
a contribution to the Cornhill
one Of the company was
an after dinner speech
about the activities Of the society for
the past year. He pointed to the book
Of the proceedings lying on the table
near him, adding:
"But Of all the proceedings this year.
gentlemen, you will agree with me
that one Of the best Is this waving
his hand at the assembled dinersl phil
osophical proceeding"
illustrated with platesr' flashed out
Professor Adams to his neighbor at
the table.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
THURSDAY. MAY 2. 1912.
Spring

Spring
] love the kind and gentle spring,
! love the gay snow shoveling,
The spouting water mains;
] love each gentle breeze that blows.
Each wild west snowstorm that it SHOWS,
Its sweet rheumatic pains.
Springs icicles delight my soul.
And, oh, / love to shovel coal.
1t is no wonder poets dote
On gentle spring! My husky throat
Gives forth ecstatic thrills
And ! go daffy with delight
AS to the drug store, late at night,
/ trudge for quinine pills.
The snow that spring spreads Ger the
Is better than the winter brand.
When spring tripping down the
hill,
And heaps with snow each window sill,
The heart of me is glad.
And as clean the walk, ! sing:
ut is so nice to know it's spring,
Such weather we have hadi
The storms Of spring are better far
Than those of prim old winter are"
/ smile and sing: Eye no, We no,
Sweet spring is here. Behold the snow!
Now surely vii ter's fledl"
These four-foot snowdrifts tell to me,
AS does the falling mercury
That grim old winters dead.
There is no doubt that spring is here,
/ know it by the atmosphere.
] love the kind and gentle spring,
The fiannels unto which ! cling,
| love my o%vercoat;
/ love springs breath, SO sharp and
keen;
On keeping my front sidewalk clean
/ absolutely dote.
/ love TO hear the blizzard roar,
~Proclaiming spring Is here once more.
Detroit Free Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02

every year Of the victim izing operation
in which employers and workmen make
money, and the great mass of con-
sumers get nothing but business inter-
ruption and other losses. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
N or CANDIDATES.

President Taft now has sea
dsiegatss to The Chicago cenvsn-
ton instructed for or pledged to
his rsnominstion. HE support 70
Of such character ~ will vote for
him first, last and ali the time.
Mr.. Roosevelt has 40 votes, Sem
stor IL Toilette 80 and Senator
cummlns 9.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02

"Ma.s said little Harry. "I1l tell yGu
what you ought to do"
what. dear?" his mother asked.
you ought to go over to live In some
country where the people are Moham-
medans."
'What on earth ever put such a
thought AZ that into your dear head,
darlingf'
"'Cause over there they think all tat
women are beautiful"
Harry. II you dare to open your
mouth again this evening you viii be
sent to bed with nothing to eatl"-Chi-
cago Record-H Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
LEST We FoRGETl

That Theodore Roosevelt hauled
down the tariff revision flag from the
White House at the request of Sena-
tor Nelson w. Aldrich and Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon
That Theodore Roosevelt once said
In q letter, "Can we antagonize the
Morgan interests, which have always
been 50 friendly to usY'
That the International Harvester
company and the United States Steel
corporation are Morgan interests
that they are represented in the Roose-
welt headquarters by George w. Per
kins, the chief contributor to the
Roosevelt campaign fund. and that
Theodore Roosevelt has not mentioned
any Morgan interest or friend Of Nor
gan In this campaign except to defend
It or him.
That Theodore Roosevelt refused.
after be had ordered the suit fled, to
permit The prosecution of-the Interna-
tional Harvester company and that he
reached this decision after a visit from
George w. Perkins.
That AredIll Mccormick OF the Nc
Cormick family Is one Of the most
active supporters Of Theodore Roose-
velk
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-02
PRESIDENT TAFT
RESENTS INSULTS
Attacks Of Theodore Roosevelt
Full Of FaISehO9ds.
PATIENCE Is EXHAUSTED.

Misrepresentation, viIification, Abuse
and Assaults Of the Rough Riding
Colonel Will Not Longer Be ToIsr-
ated-Former President Would Wreck
the Party.