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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14
BY w. Med. WILLIAMS.


WYTHEVILLE. VA. May 13.--Fo1-
lowing the reading of lengthy instruc-
lions by the court, argument In tho
case of Floyd Allen. charged with
being the principal and chief con-
spirator and actor in the Carroll
county courthouse tragedy. was be.
gun this afternoon
only three of the nine attorneyA.
who are to address the jury have
been heard up To this time and 1t Is
expected that the argument Will COM
sumo both sessions of court tomor.4
ro wand will not be concluded until
Wednesday,
VII iReach jury Wednesday.
II IL doubtful II the case goes to the
jury before Wednesday afternoon. and
how long that4hndN viii haze its -Aef--
dict under consideration In now tha
principal ropic for conjecture In
Wytheville. The majority opinion
seems to be that the jury will be out
less than one hour.
The attorneys representing the
Stale express absolute confidence OK
the outcome. The attorneys OF tina
defense say nothing, but wear an air
of determination that indicates little
more than hope. That they will ar.
que that the killing of the Carroll
county court official was not premed.
itated and was merely the result of
sudden impulse, which brought about
a condition of panic, was evident to-
day when Attorney w. w. Coke, who
made the opening address for the de-
Tense, made use of this line or argta-
ment. ss
New Instructions.
EnifnuFtney N ~ "a 49, -
hers Saturday, during which the ats
torneys were unable to reach any
agreement as to instructions. another
session in chambers was held this
morning. When the question was takA
IN again. II was found that each side
had abandoned their former lines and
practically new sets OF Instructions
were presented.
Judge Staples went at these instrucs5
tions with determination and Dis
posed. of them by 1880 o'clock. 49,
ter which they We're read TO the jury
and recess taken until the aft6xNS
noon session.
The prosecution Is perfectlY xafl1S
fled with the instructions as fSnatIk,
presented by the court and there
Is little ground for complaint on til
part of the defense.
Both Sides Satisfied. sgSSa5S
Quite a number of Instructions AA&31
ed by the defense were refused BY H.
court. and exceptions Ia ken and mat
part of the record. Like all OksfMM
other exceptions noted in the tFiqa
this case. these are causing the ptQ
ecution little uneasiness. and ~
have no fear OF any OF them foruatu
the foundation for a reversal ~ &I
hands of the court OF appeals,
Judge Staples has made al aSu
lent impression upon attorneys III
have been following the case Ia s6&
by the excellence Of his dectsi0Ha
his promptness in rendering tl1en 3
Arguments Under Way
Mr.. Poage opened the arGumt1f
the State N Speech OF one hpi
forty minutes. Mr.. P0nGe had n&@
himreif q master III the art " NJ
examination during tho Axannin6t
witnesses and ~ argf1nent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14
Cellars Flooded.

StudES
Cellars of the houses in the retail
district between Fifteenth and Sea-
enteenth streets on Main were re-
ported 10 be flooded, and the gymna-
sum III tiit fssssfrrsst ES NJ r. ~ sstfs
entred by the backwater from Shoe
koe creek. But the merchants har re-
ceived notice in time from the Wealth
or bureau, and they Will suffer little
damage.
Lester street was covered early in
the afternoon, and street car traffic
was halted, the big Main street cars
transferring passengers at Twenty
first and Main streets. Smaller cars
were run from that point to where
the water had risen. and from there
the passengers had to traverse theIr
various routes home on foot In the
lower part of Lester street the water
rose to a height of between four and
five feet. and the city ambulance, driv-
EN- by Roy Ford, which had been
called to Fulton, was forced to turn
back on account Of the high water
and take another road.
Crops Maybe Ruined.
The rising waters spread over Will
Harrisburg avenue and over other parts
OF Fulton. On both sides OF the river,
the flood swept over Its banks and
. spread across Tie idI III
lands. The lower part of Chesterfield
county. just below Richmond, looked
like q big lake. 1t Is probable that
the crops affected will be ruined.
I. J. Smith. who has the contract
for the building Of the new Mayo's
bridge across the James, said last
night that the damage to the construc-
ton work so far completed would
amount to only 5000 or $500. and
thas this was caused only by the wash
ing away or some of the material at
the base OF the long structure. Work
along the water line has been sus-
pended. but the steel structural work
on the arches II still In progress. and
will not be halted. The arches which
have been erected are standing against
the rushing waters, and are not at
fected. They are built to stay and
t. ',sfand any food.
The DAMAGE reported so far Is small.
all those along the water front havfns
been warned In time. No seepage has
occurred on Main street.
At 2:3S O'Clock Director Evans re.
ceived . report from Columbia that
the flood had reached to 20 feet. which
placed 1t ct 1871 feet at Richmond. The
records show that only ten times In
forty wears has the James river over.
low reached 70 the stare e 4 expected
lCoattnue6 on second pags.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14
WOMEN WILL PLAY BIG PART
IN CALIFORNIA PRIMARIES
In Their First Ballot for Presidential Candidates Sufragettes
are Expecting to Cast from 20 to 80 Per. Cent
of the Vote-Roosevet Winner

tonight that women Will cast from so
10 80 per cent OF the total vote.
Jerome Statson. In charge of the
Roosevelt campaign claims 10000 ptu-
raIity and $4,000 nj aJority In the State
for the former president. while Charles
NJ Hammond, In charge of the Taft
campaign. claims plurality Of 35,9o0
for the president
Estimates coming In from unbiased
quarters indicate that Roosevelt will
win a California delegation by "A
greatly reduced plurality over the
claims of his managers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14

SAN FRANCISCO. May l$.--Indica-
tions are that heavy vote will be
pollea throughout the State In tomor-
rows presidential primaries. The
campaign has been one of the hardest
fought In the history OF California
politics, and added to this feature IL
the fact that women viii be given
their first opportunity TO vote al
general election. Under the direction
OF party leaders. women clubs have
been formed in every part of the State
and members have taken lively inter-
est In the campaign. Ii Is predicted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14
TEACHER WEEPS
At SCHOOL PROBE
HUFzLER,s EFFORTS To pISeREpIT
MISS SUTTON THROWS HER
INTO TEARS.
QUESTION RULED OUT
POLLOCK BLOCKS BOARD CHAIR
NAx WHEN HE TRIES TO DIs-
PARAGE YOUNG LADY's
ENGLISH.

Because Charles Hutzler. chairman
of the city school board. wished TO
question the correctness of her Eng
lish in a roughly prepared paper
which she read at meeting OF the
council investigating committee sew
eral weeks ago, Miss Sutton, one of
the elementary learners in the public
school system, burst Into tears at
the close OF the committee session last
night and for time was inconsolable.
1t was while Principal D.. VI. Ruck
er. of Stonewall Jackson school. was
on the stand that her name was
drawn incidentally into the testimony.
In AN effort TO recall some state
ment that Miss Sutton had made at
one Of the previous hearings. Chair
man Pollock looked through the pile
Of accumulated evidence and, pro-
duced the paper she had filed with
stand. II was roughly sketched
outline Of her Views on the curricu-
lum.
Promptly, Mr.. Hutzler requested
that certain sentence in the paper
be re so that the committee and
others present might ascertain wheth-
er Nj IS Sutton was capable Of using
correct Envtish.
Rules Him Out.
No sooner was the request made
than Chairman Pollock ruled 1t out
as totally irrelevant to the matter at
issue. A few moments later, the
committee adjourned. agreeing to
meet again next Monday night at
the usual hour.
Wrought up and unnerved by the
efforts of the school board chairman
to question her equipment as a teach
err. Miss Sutton gave way to tears as
the crowd in the council chamber be-
gan to dispense. Several of her close
friends gathered about her and con-
soIcd her as best they could.
Members of the committee and
others criticised Mr.. Hutxiers at
tempt to discredit the young woman.
They declared he had hurt the cause
OF the schools.
) Others less critical pronounced II
tcontinued on Second page.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14

Owing to fhe forewaruing issued
by Director r. a. Evans, of the United
States weather bureau. little damage
Is expected To he caused by the flood
which Is now rushing through the
channels OF the James river. Every
thing OF value had been removed IN
time from the wharves OF the %
Dominion Steamship company. and
tf1r merchants ef4-i1ast- Main street
had been warned In time TO clear the!'
cellars of all stock
Last night the wharves of the
steamship company were submerged.
and the water Tapped into the sheds.
The steamship Berkeley, which had
arrived In the morning and deharked
Its passengers over the upper gang
planks, was tied up to her wharf.
with cargo still aboard, She will re-
main here probably for two days.
The ship Ia naaared firmirr -aai pn
trouble Is expected
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14

WYTHEVILLE. VA. May 13.--Fol-
lowing the reading OF lengthy instruc-
tions by the court, argument In tho
case of Floyd Allen. charged with
being the principal and chief con-
spirator and actor in the Carroll
county courthouse tragedy, was be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14
Swerling Waters o. James In
wade Richmond Streets. n
But Timely Warning
Averts Damage
RIVER WILL BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE TODAY
SAYS MEAL HER MAN
Farmers Along Lowlands oil
Up Country Greatest SUI
lelers-Bridges With
stand "a alter With
Sight Damage

Rainfall In the twenty-tour
hours of May 18th at places
designated by the United States
weather bureau. and as given cut
last night by Director Edward a.
Evans was:
Buchanan ....t... hNe inches.
Lynchburg .,.....3.4e inches.
Charlottesville ...,1.2e inches
Columbia ........2.7a inches.
Richmond .....i.S6 inches.
The food wifi rise To height
of seventeen feet above the nor
NAL at. daybrea:S. according 10
Director Evans. After that the
river will remain stationary for
an hour or two, and then begin
TO fall, going within irs banks
tonight.
Statistics OF the weather bareau
show that the greatest food of
the last four or five years oc-
CURED on March nth. of this
year, when the flood stage reach
ed 10 IT'S feet at ; o'clock in the
morning.
other Hoods of which the United
States weather bureau has record.
and the dates OF their occurrence.
with the stages reached at Co
iumhia and ar Richmond follow;
October, 1sT0~-Thirty- nine feet
At Columbia, and twenty al
Richmond.
November, ts7i--Thirty- seven
and ons-half feet at Columbia.
and twenty eight and one half
feet at Richmond
October. Iss5-~Thirty and one
half feet at Columbia and sixteen
feet at Richmond.
April. lsss-~-rhirtv-rwo feet
AT Columbia. and twenty-feur feet
at Richmond.
June. isss-Thirty-tw and
one-half feet at Columbia and
twenty I'VE feet at Richmond,
Since 1889 there has been no
record of "A thirty-foot rise AT Co
lumhin and the present overflow
is the highest since January IS.
1905.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-14
Progress Becomes Democratic
Committeeman From
Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG. PA, May is.-Coa-
gresham A. Mitchell Palmer of
Stroudsburg is slated to succeed Col
onel James NJ. Guffey of Pittsburg
as Democratic national committeeman
from Pennsylvania as a result of the
overthrow of the "oid guard" by the
reorganization faction at the State
convention here
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31
Old Resident
Passes Away.
John MOura, After Many Years Faith
ful Work, Dies at Home Of
Daughter.

One of Maui's oldest settlers
passed away on Friday, August %,
when A. J. Moura, who arrived in
these islands in the year 1879, died.
Mr.. Moura had attained the ripe
old age of SO, and was wonderful
man, for lis years. He died at
Kihei, and the cause was simply
old age.
The late Mr.. Moura ,ses born in
Funchal, Madeira, vn April IA,
1914. He Came to Hawaii in April
1879. He first was employed at
the Hamakuapoko mill and, later
on, moved to Spreckelsville, where
he was employed as luna.
Mr.. Moura held va rious positions
with the sugar company, and it was
under his supervision that all the
trees and shrubs around Spreckels-
vile were planted.
OF late years the old man has
been residing with his daughter,
Mrs. William Feuerpeil, at Kihei.
The deceased leaves a wife and
seven children to mourn their loss.
Two sons are in Rio Janeiro, one son
in Boston, one son at Eleele, Kauai,
one son at Puunene, and he had
two daughters-one in San Fran
cisco and the other at Kihei.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31
Glirnpses Of
Fiji and N. Z.
Vivid Impressions Cleaned By Two
Girls While South Of the
Equator.

Are we in an upper berth or a
lower berth, or on sea or land?"
moaned Alice, my companion in
travel.
We are at sea and a few hours
from Suva," 1 replied.
Il will stay in Fill" gasped
Alice. Il could not stand another
day at sea.
/ had already heard this state
ment hundred times since we
left our homes in Vancouver, only
to be cuntradicted when we cast an
chor and began to explore the
beauty spots of each port of call.
Hurry Alice" | suggested, we
have but few hours here wherein
to see This most interesting Island :"
| don't wish to see it, and | don't
wish to hear the huwling Wretches
we are sure to meet, "was her reply.
Am hour later we were costly
seated in one of the island carriages
(save the name) bowling along be-
meath palm and pine trees, through
mango groves where the trees grew
so thick that the sky was COM
pletly hidden, and-the sun never
penetrated.
There we saw the Fijians lying
laughing and chatting, free from
care and worry, every thing grow
ing naturally, bananas, mangos,
cocoanuts and tobacco being all just
at hand.
Who owns these sugar fields?"
1 asked of the driver. The Colo
NAL Sugar Company" he said,
"and the work is done by Hindu
labor on five years indenture. at a
shilling a day"
When trained, the Hindus make
excellent house servants and their
services are indispensable in a
country where it is an exertion to
move about. The heat and flies
irritate one day and night.
We visited several homes situated
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31
Foreign News

BERLIN, Aug % The Kaiser horseback riding today
lie is much improved in health
LONDON, Aug 29-Representaves of all European countries
ottended the funeral of General Booth.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31

stead lots, it must be said that the
sight of a dozen neat-looking bunga-
lows, in various stages of erection,
forms most pleasant and cheering
sight. The addition of a group Of
white American homesteaders is a
fine thing for Haiku, and Maui in
general.
The new homestead lots are locat-
ed on the Hama side of the Haiku
cannery and the land appears to be
ideal for the purpose of raising
pines. The distance from the cam
merry is not much and, when some
necessary roads are built, the settlers
will be able to connect with the
train easily enough.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31

Within three years from now, at
least three hundred thousand cases
of canned pineapples will be shipped
over the Haiku extension of the
Kahului Railroad," declared Super.
intendent J. N. S. Williams to a
MAUI News reporter this week.
And when it is remembered that,
at the present time, canned pines
that will total up 140, 900 cases for
the season, are being carted to the
Paia depot, the prediction of Mr..
Williams seems reasonable enough.
EXTENSION A BOON.
\The extension of the railroad to
the Haiku district will prove to be
great boon to the pineapple grow
ers, and also to all the homesteaders
of the countryside,\ When the rail-
road taps the big pineapple fields
and, by spur lines, connects up
with the Haiku Packing Company
and the Japanese canneries, the lu-
scious fruit will be much more
easily handled, and expenses will
be cut down in proportion.
The intention of the Railroad
company is to make the terminus,
for the present time, at a point just
below the Haiku cannery. The
main line will end there, but spur
track will run through the pineap-
pie fields to the warehouse of the
Dole concern.
Once the extension is completed,
there will be other fields to conquer
and, without doubt, the railroad
will, before long, be further extend
ed until it taps the new homestead
lots that have been taken up during
the last year.
NEW HOMBSTBADS.
While mentioning the new home.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31
SmallCrOwd
Ball Games
Kahului Team Defeats Camp One Nine.
Stars Too Good For japanese
Athletic Club.

On Sunday last the usual double
header of the Maui league was
played, and but a small crowd at
tended the games. The Kah plui
team beat the Camp One outfit, by
a score of IA to 4, and the Stars
took the measure of the japanese to
the tune of II to 8.
There had been n rumor around
Wailuku that the challenge game
between the Stars and Paias would
be played last Sunday. AS Il mat
ter of fact the challenge of Paia had
been accepted, and the date of the
game set as Sunday. Then, through
the objection of the j. A. G. to
having their game postponed, it
was found that the challenge game
could not be played. The ordinary
schedule was, therefore, adhered to.
and the fans stayed away in large
numbers.
The game that was ordered to be
played over again, will take place
when the present series is pau.
That will be some time in Septem-
ber, and the pity will be that some
of the best Paia players will have
left for school in Honolulu, by that
time.
The committee of arbitration that
was appointed by the Maui Athletic
Association, decided that the dis
puted game between the Paias and
the Stars be played over again.
This decision, although meeting
with the. approval of some people,
does not satisfy some stickers for
rules.
1t is maintained by some people,
that the Paias were the winners Of
the game of two weeks ago. The
fact that the base umpire changed
his decision-under pressure-is the
basis that the followers of the Paias
go on. They claim that if the UNI
pire had stuck to his guns, the win
ming run was then scored, and there
would have been no necessity for
extra innings to be played.
Baseball is fine game and, when
played fairly, is all to the good.
When efforts are made to bluff or
threaten an umpire, the sooner the
public refuses to patronize such ex-
hibitions, the better it will be for
clean sport.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31
MAuIAN HOSPITALITY.

The people who made the trip
speak highly of the hospitality of
the country folk. and special men,
ton is made of the hosts who put
the party up at night time. The
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31
Honolulu News.

HONOLULU, Aug 3OSecretay Knox formally received at
Governor Frear residence today round the island being
mad- today. Knox sails for Orient this evening
The declares that Hawaii will benefit lot through the
Panama Canal He denies having connection with the Roosevelt
Standard OIL
Work the extension of the Rapid Transit tracks Pearl
Harbor will begin at
Judge Hartweil recovering attack of illness
The the Manchua and several
Grill for alleged opium dealings.
Secretary Knox will be the Moana Hotel and will
attention from all civic and army bodies
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31

picturesquely among beautiful
groves of trees. The ladies dress
all the year around in white, as in
most tropical countries, and their
time is chiefly occupied in tennis
parties, riding, driving, dances
any old way to kill time.
Suva is pretty little town and
has several hotels. club houses and
as will be found in ali places
British-any number of quaint tea
houses.
We visited the curio stores and
found many articles of interest in
fConfinued on mage \
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31
FRBAR'S GOOD WORK.

1t was a fine deal that Governor
Frear brought off when he ex.
changed some eight hundred acres
of arid land, for the twelve hundred
acres that are now taken up by
white American homesteaders. The
arid eight hundred acres consisted
of useless tract-until much money
was spent in bringing the life giving
water to it. The twelve hundred
acres of land while of little or no
use for cane, is declared to be
splendid for pines.
Still farther on, beyond the new
Haiku homesteads, is another tract
of pineapple land and, before long,
arrangements will be made to en-
able desirable people to settle on the
lots. There is no doubt but that
the railroad company will extend
its system to the new tract, as soon
as enough business is in sight.
Superintendent Williams is justly
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31

Continued on page 6.)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31

While mentioning the new home-
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31

members of the party declare that
what astonished them most was the
warm evening spent on the summit
of Haleakala. Some of the travel
ers had previously visited Kilaue
and they were astounded to find
that it was MT cold on Haleakala
ut this time of the year.
THE EXPLORERS.
Thos, who made the trip were as
follow: George Copp, Rebecca
Copp, Daisy Smith, Henrietta
Smith, Hilda Smith, Miss G. Hunt
er, Miss Gertrude McCorriston,
George Weight, &. l.. Hadley, l..
Dowsett, ]. Won Tempsky, George
Copp, Jr., A. Barnes and Mahihai,
the guide.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1912-08-31

On Friday evening of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Lufkin gave a
most enjoyable dance. The event
was to mark the coming of age of
Frank Lufkin, and to also serve as
a sort of a farewell, as the Lufkins
are leaving for the mainland on
September IL. There was a large
attendance of guests and, as the
floor was splendid, and the music
first class, the dancers kept up the
merry fun till the wee small hours.