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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
ASHLANU NEWS NUTES

ashland va, Marcn le.-Lu,her p
ms nvtner Mrs r.. =. Ilartsook.
MI ana Airs. 'gaiK Vaughan VIII
ie"N. 'iuesa''y Tor Norloln TO visil
! itiaIiVes bs1"rH returning IL theiI
Gpmr IN Lexington, Ky
MISS Virginia i'otts a spending ,hs
Gth-cnu al hcr nome here.
MISS nlttS I>cnt mas returned from
la visit 10 h!cnnond.
ruwaru howard - at his home here
TO-DAY.
Alrs tomas bigger of keu,ucl,y
leceiitly visited ncr sister, Mrs. W. l..
Mrs. %. Morgan Shepherd, who is
VISITING Mis- Lelis iSaukniSnt 1T her
nome IN Archer, Fla, VIII Visit Jack
spnNiI!e ana 81. Augustine Utiorc re-
turning home.
Mrs. Henry Boguc, vino has been tin.
guest 81 hcr aunt. Mrs. y. O.. Wight
man. returned ~ Baltimore on Sutui-
day
sir and Mrs Fielding L. W. Green.
OF fredericksburg, were recent guests
az relatives mere.
Mrs. c. *. rendlcton is slowly rccov.
crIng trom her recent illness.
MISS Marsiu R!kcr, VINO is teaching
al Odd tnurcn, is speIld.ng The Week
vid with Mrs. Tate Cnentry.
Tho Young Girls Literary Club met
Thursday afternoon. Miss hulhcrin.
Marsh mad an Interesting paper on
James ltusscl Lowell" anna Miss Sar;lt
Cu:dwc!i read vision of Sir Launtal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
.GRIFF MAY SECURE
COLLEGE PLAYERS
Rixey and Douglas, OF Virginia,
Slated to Become Members of
Washington Team.

charlottesville. VA, March 1O.-Eppa
hlNeE, tue university portsidc pitcher,
N!o mas been much sought after by
major league rnagnates this year, may
ooh National uniform before the end
Oh the season. Yesterday the big fell
low gave some interesting informa-
non to few friends who paid their
respects at lunch time at the Rixey
mono on Chancellor Street In the
uFSt plac" he said that he expects to
iand a sheepsllin this year and for
inns reason may acQuiosce i'll the offers
OF Manager Griffith ana atiix his John
hahcock 10 the papers. Whether or
NOT ne VIII return to SCHOOL next year
III order to pursue IL course in one Of
the professional schools is u matter.
OF CONJECTURE, but suffice it 10 say that
~ looks Very much like he Will he
hitchinS BAH around Washington
American League Park hcfor. 1918.
HhNcN also took occasion Ia set at
rest a rumor thai he had received a
nattofhE offer from Manager Connie
Mack. OF the Athletics He declared
that 1t was all news to him and that
70 his Knowledge no such offer had
ever been made. written or orally, to
himself or any other member of the
lrSinla hall team. The elder Mr.
RiNev was also in 4 talking mood and
Houched TO say that he is not avcrse
=" ms son PiaNinE professional base
ball If he 50 desires ana would pre-
fer that he get his start in the Ameri-
can Tongue with the Washington
Club.
If the biz fellow would make good
with the Washingtons he could claim
at least one unique distinction, that
OF being the tallest twirIcr in tho big
leagues. kiNey stands six feet four
and half inches in his stocking feet
and seems to nave ali the earmarks
OF likely twirlcr
Shortstop Douglas is another Vir-
gEia product who may be given a trial
by the Washington Club. The young
sier has determined booster ana adj
mirer IN the person of Umpire Rirlcr.
erstwhile university student, who de-
ciares i'-tt he is the most promising
looking inhelder he has ever seen out
SIDE OF major legs- ranks. l1ppa
ilNeN admitted to-day that ho had
hech talking over professional ball
with Douglas. although they had
not IS yet come to "a dciinitc conclu-
sion His Side partner seems dead
anxious for "a chance with the big
boys. so it would appear on the face
OF facts that both Youngsters may be
wearing National uniforms before
long
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BASKETBALL MEN
ELECT MANAGER
VIII Seek Next Year to Secure
More Than Seven Games
on Schedule.
Especial to The Times Dispat,b. !

~ H..
West Raleigh, N c.. March lo.--At q
special meeting OF the Athletic Asso
ciation, held Immediately after Dime,
| Yesterday w c. Hopkins OF Newpor,
news, Va, was elected manager of the
odskctoall team for next year. and
-Arehlc II. Farmer. Of Wilson, n c.
ana Il. Il. Mclrer. OF Sanford, \. c.,
were erected assistant managers II
Is very probable that the faculty will
ulioW the scheduling OF more than
seven basketball games next season,
mus aHordinS y. and NJ. an opportun-
ity to secure representative schedule
"nicn mas not been possible before
The continued bad weather ia MAY
ing havoc with baseball practice. only
npout two practices OF the squad being
neio the past week. Tclc first game on
me schcdule comes Monday week with
the trinity Park team, which is usual .
~ very strong, and if the present bad
MeHther Keeps up, the Red and White
VIII be In poor shape for "a game. AS
tils weather is general throughout The
STATE, y. and NJ will fare no worse than
me othsr colleges. but like the other
college teams in this section Will no
delayed in rounding into their hce,
form for several wccks
ire first track meet Of the season ts
scheduled for three weeks from yes
tefday with Wake Forest at Wake For
ost, the Indictment weather also puttinc
the track squad in bad shape, as there
are no facilities here for indoor train
ing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
PAY OF employees
TAKES ONE-TH|RO
Fixed Emolumcnts of City En-
ployes in New Budget Is
SI,I5e,948.o5.

More than one-third of the entire
amount carried ~ the now, budget IN
Do acted on by the Board of Aldermen
tomorrow night is taken mn h. ,he
"Hcu pay roll OF permanent employees
OF the city government WhiIe tho
pIii'eo pudget Is SIX pages long and
carries total OF S3,3O2 ,S50.Ss, tnc
whole amount may be divided irto
IouE classes, as follows: lnteres, ana
redemption of city debt, s72s.79o az
investments. such as erection of ar
NOR, market ana acquisition of prom
- SIio'ess.So, pay roll of nxed EN-
~ es, Fl'lo'''is.05: expenses Of main
'ehahcc, including street ana sewer
improvements, and maintenance. nj All
atpartinentS other than pay roll.
$i,2G1. :23.2o ''
Even in this last item. however
there are many accounts which orc
really pay roll accounts. though listed
as expense. NJ. for instance. ali OF the
extra men. employed in tho parks OF
inc cry In the Water Department
.ne accounts for settling basin OF
10000 and pump houses oil $4,000. are
not separated. and are ciassed as en-
penSe, though as matter Of TACT II
large part of these items il for regt
lar pay rolls
The Water Works turned into the
CITY treasury last year S262.6334 and
drew out on all accounts s1l2,Si9.O3.
leaving balance OF $l19,7S44O, With
out allowing for interest, depreciation,
exemption from taxation and other
charges against the plant. AS the
plant, mains and equipment are as
sessed at 100000, II viii be seen
that the net balance from operation OF
the water works is less than per
cent. gross on tho valuation OF tho
plant. without making any allowance
for depreciation.
The Gas Works turned into the city
treasury during the year s42i,3Si5i
from sale OF gas and oy-products. II
drew out Of tho treasury for opcrat-
Ing expenses and pay roll S2Tl.Gii.65.
leaving balance Of s1iJ.739.SJ with
out allowing for interest. depreciation
or other charges against such plant.
The Gas Works. with its mains. Is as
sesscd at s3.5ie.o00. the gross return
therefore having been more than /
pen cent In the case of both the Gas
ana Water Works. considerable sums
We're expended during The year in ex-
tension OF mains, WHICH might be con
sidered as an Offset against deprec,n-
ton OF the plants.
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FRACTIONAL FEUD is FATAL
Ono KILLED and Several Wounded Dur
Ing street Riot In Windsor.

Aiken. 5. c. March l0-S Cushman,
farmer of the Windsor IS. CO sec
ton OF Aiken county, Is dead; j. {.
Clcckley ana l. b. Johnson. police
men OF the rttlc town OF Windsor.
arc in the Aiken cotnty ja!i T y.
Adkins ani three other mon are in
the Windsor gutrdhouse aud I'VE men
in the town OF Windsor are wounded,
as the result OF factioual feud which
prec!pitatcd riot on the Street OF the
town last night when Cleckley made
an effort To arrest .Adkins, IN the lat
tors market, for firing revolver.
Saturday night pistol shot was
heard II Adkins's market. and Ciecklcy
rrcstsd Adkins, whereupon the latter
two sons prcc!pitatcd trouble in trying
TO prevent the arrest. y dozen OF
more men were gathered on the street
in front Of the mark Il, and as Clcckley
started out OF the door IA shot was
tired in the dark. Instantly the shoot
Ing became general, and when II had
subsidized Cushman was dead and TWO
o.hcr men were wounded.
Three other wounded men got away
from the scene When the town was
Incorporated about a year ago 1t is al
legged tina, the opposition faction
threatened TO drive the two policemen
OUT Of town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
HYPNOTIST LURES WOMAN
Husband Gets Divorce When strange
Influence Is Admitted

Montreal March l0.--Thc hypnotic
influence OF Amer Sequin. claiming
to DE an authority on psychology. who
practiced mere as Professor Walton
over Mrs. Arthur Huesser. was inves-
tigatcd IN the courts here yesterday.
liucsser got separa ton order
against his wife saying she was llv-
Ing with Scduin. whom he accused Of
having cNerted an hypnotic influence
over her. Mrs. Huesser confessed the
impeachment. and said she was first
hypnotized by the professor while out
for walk. He looked at her, she
said and she had to follow him. Her
mother said there was something
weird ABOUT Sequin's influence over
her daughter, as when he was absent
she heartily ;ieQsted and tried to
keep away from him.
Sequln smiled complacently while
these references to his powers were
being related, and in the witness box
acknowledged iris power over Aio-s.
IIucsser, Sequin came here from
Grand Rapids, Mich. some SIX months
ago. and before that had practiced In
Chicago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
TAFT'S NOMINATION.
ON THE FIRST BALLOT
Poll Taken by New York Herald hows That
Colon,l Roosevelt Hash t Chance
to Win

bus speech aIienatcd them, H. Ia fact.
ihcy were ever really enlisted in the
Roosevelt band. Men whose Judgment
IN such matters seldom fails declare
That Mr. Roosevelt will gel no more
than ten Of the ninety delegates. They
believe he will get fewer than six
Missouri is placed among the doubt
tuls with good reason In one district
convention held there two sets of dele
gates were chosen. In another the
delegates We're instructed for Taft
There is Il bitter division between the
Roosevelt and Taft forces. and none OF
the party managers will prcdic, what
the final lineup Will be.
Georgia, South Carolina. Tennessee,
Virginia, Florida, Louisiana and Mis-
slssippi arc given TO Mr.. TAFT with
their complete delegations. Texas
with her forty delegates. is placed in
the Roosevelt lineup. 1owa's twenty
slX delegates arc divided by giving
eighteen to Mr.. Taft and eight 10 Sen
atur Cummns-thc only delegates, by
the way. which are allowed TO tho
Iowa lawmakcr.
Massachusetts is split up. Twenty
six OF her delegates are placed in the
Taft column and ten in tho Roosevelt
table Nchraskus sixteen delegates are
credited to Mr.. Roosevelt, as are four.
teen of Oklahoma
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
Gets Reports From Front.

Oyster Bay, y. Y, March lo.-Aicdiji
Mcc ormick. OF Chicago. who Is man
aging the Roosevc campaign bureau
in Washington. came TO oyster Ia,
to-day and brought Colonel Roose-
Welt the latest reports from the from,
Mr.. Mccormick had nothing 20 saw
except that the campaign va. pro
crossing in a manner satisfactory to
him and that he believed there was
no longer any doubt that Colonel
Roosevelt would have a majority OF
delegates TO tho Chicago convention
Colonel Roosevelt had several oths,
guests al dinner Among them were
Judge Ben ID. Lindsey. OF Denver
Miss Anne Morgan daughter OF ] i.
Morgan; Miss Elizabeth Mar5ury and
Alexander Cechrane. 4 New York man
ufac;nrer Judge Lindsey. Miss Nor
gan and Miss Marouvy talked over
with the colonel matters concerning
philanthropic work in which they have
common interest.
Colonel Roosevelt said to-day he
had accepted an Invitation 10 speak
next Monday at st. patrlck's Day
dinner IN Huntington. town a few
miles from oyster Bay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
VIII III. Primury Dntc.

Atlanta, Ga. March lo.-For tho pur-
pose OF aXinG date for "A presidential
primary eurlier than Arst intended. tho
State Democratic Executive Committee
VIII hold meeting here Tuesday. Il
IS the object TO cons oli1atc the presi-
Dental primary with the county prim-
uries in those counties which plan 10
hold primaries early in the season.
NcurIy one-third OF the counties In the
state viii hold primaries late in April.
on carly in May. II is expected that
the date FOR the presidential primary
viii be SCI for this period. and that tho
counties Will NIX dates 10 agree with
the committeca action.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
THIRTEEN SAT AT TABLE
Two Days After Feart Erness DIoom
Expires Suddenly.

Bloomfield, y. j.. March 10.-Persons
who attended n dinner few evenings
ago at the home of Leopold Bloch, In
Thomas Street, when thirteen were at
the table, arc much worried over the
fate of one OF their number, Ernest
Bloom. Of New York who died two days
after tho dinner from heart disease.
TIE dinner was given in honor OF
Mr.. Blooms thirty-sev birthday.
and his sudden death has caused all
who were present to resolve never
again to sit at table where there
are thirteen or attend any gathering
where the number Is thirteen.
The funeral of Mr.. Bloom was held
Friday. and those who had attended
the dinner were among the mourners.
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Jefferson uotcI ,rr,,,,,

"a l.. liathay, Davenport. In: c. NJ
Dtyer!e' PRINCETON " va: sidney nj.
man and wife, Buffalo. \. y, S;harIos
nan ana wife. Montgomery. VI. +
= Ee""ll. stony Creek, Va en- :;
ihueli: Spring iiopc, y. g.: Albert B,ss
HAMILTON . 'fhus II Price. 81
) 9fk Q; frttimGer philadelphia. /,
" hnode Sew York George !; i'ricb
"a! iim"rei vs.. If. EckfUrd Atlanta. c;a
F! 4 Roach, phuvillc, Va; $ r.. Krrb.
,hliadeirnia T. j Towar ma w,fc
n.5"'Loit "a W rhris and wife. & 4
E"lllN mud wife. Milwaukee i 4,
CLARK New York Alex b. Robb W1st
.Nirginia ]. J. Curran. Washington
nos Merkio and wife, BaItimoro.
y II waller Detroit; o. r.. Price. pitt.
hursn ". I.ydi6 and wife. Wcsi VI.
..'tl'ai Is Rhodes Atlanta: =. Il.
t5aNlsoH N"w. York. NJ VI Flaherty
W ahHHt;uu Mrs S. A. Hanna, Brook
isn = Holiday Indianapolis. los.
9IgHarHet cipginnati o.: j. Z. jonnson,
49,, a. US Ng; r. l. knight, Lynch.
virginia, " es'
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Chalmers
49, MOTOR CARS
GSosdon Motor Motor! oInpmg
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA

ask to DO excused from granting 80
oefnand for diroct primaries now iust
because they have contemptuous,, go
fused to gran. that demand in tho M,
ihcre never was Il straighter Oab,
waGed for the principls OF popular ,u,,
than that which we are now w,..,r,.
we are lighting aguins, intreucbed
privilege. both political privilege ana
financial privilege. We believe I'M,
IL given a fair chance the people will
declare against both political ana
financial privilege. Therefore We dc.
mand tina, they be given that lair
chance.
III the people decide against MS
we VIII bow cheerfully TO the decision
confident that tney win In the end SEQ
that the cause for which we firh, il,
indeed the cause of human rights arm
human welfare. But We very en-.
phatically object. here in this demo.
cracy and within the contincs of too
party which claims Abraham Lincoln
AS It's intional founder to having tho
issue decided against US not by the
people but by the SPOTS politicians
ana PATRONAGE monSers. who are en-
gagged Ia defrauding the American
people out OF their first and moa,
elemental risht-the right OF self
government.
Sincerely yours.
tsiGnedl
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
ITO hon. Joseph NJ. Dixon.
senate OF the United State
Washington. u. c."
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ADJUSTMENTS.
AcndenH-NiolH Allen.
biJuu--"Dun't Lie to Your wife,


ioin Allen TN '''rhc Hrrfords.-
Viola Alien Who cones to the Aead .
I,nH o-niSht In her new play, The
iieri ores under the direction OF Licb-
icr " Co, Is one OF the most popular.
sthrS IN the gallery of American play
eFs' Her greatest success was won
us me star OF The Christian" when
Sne paved the part of Glory Quaylc
enc" ihen she has been in the fore
rom OF dramatic effort in such re-
nhrkablN successful plays as I'm the
nhlace Of the King The Eternal
IVY, The ilunchback' "Twclfth
Nlsht Cymelinc," etc, etc In the
present play ii has been said that Miss
Nllen alone is peculiarly fitted to take
the principal role, Tor she has the nee
tSsarN qualifications to enable her to
give !" convincing ana accurate repro
s"ntation of '''rhe lIcrforCis," n wonan'.;
woman. Each OF the four acts of the
play is laid in New York City. ana
we drama itself is said to deal with
one of the most absorbing prohl.nls
mat can bcsct womankimd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11

The Fortune Hunter" which com g
To- the Academy ON Wednesday and
Thursday and Thursday matinee, mas
William Eoscllc, as Nat Duncan. tuc
fortune hunter, who has achieved a
great personal success; Albert Taver-
nicr, as the good -natured. simple AMI
trusting old druggist, portrays a won
dertully appealing character, ana John
Beck. who is thoroughly enjoyable in
the role OF the wifc-fcarinS country
sheriff. The other principals in the
cast arc Meta Greene, w J. Holden.
Bcrtram Miller Blanche Aimee and
Emma Messing.
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REPUBLICAN.
Delegates for MIR. Taft.

Delegates for MIR. Taft.
Alabama (sIH districts nnd six
delegates at target .......... is
District Of Columbia. ...... /.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I.
Gcorsin mine districts nnd four
delegates mt lnrge. ......... =:
Michigan Zone district ....... :
Missouri tmo Districts. ..... i
Town Cone dfstrict) ......... z
Oklahoma Conc district. ..... /.
south Carolina Zone district mud
four delegates ut mrsc) u
Tennessee: Hve distrIctsp ....., 10
Vtrslnin t"'S districts, ........ I:
To,nl for Tart. -. Of
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"pont Lie to Your VIE,

IL Campbell 3. Casad, the author OF
Don't Lie TO Your Wife" which viii
he seen at The BLU Theatre this week,
commencing to- might, under the man.
agenlcnt Of Rowland X Clifford. with
Pave Lewis in the title role, hadn't
been arrested for speeding his auto
mobile that merry little song farce
would never have been written. Like
all metropolitan newspaper men who,
when corncrcd in some complication,
made the most Of his opportunity, Is
rapidly as tho complications OF a hr
morous nature occurred 10 him, the an
ihoE. while waiting for his bondsm;tn.
Jottcd them down. weaving them ulti-
matoly into one OF the best farcns that
has been offered to the theatre goiuc;
public in long time. Mr.. Lcwi.'s
comedy was always rich. but Win what
Mr. Casad has supplied him IN thi.
farce, the comedian is seen ct his very
best, AMI his friends say the play
suits him better than any other veh'-
Gle in which he has ever been starred.
me supporting cast includes Edna
holland, Gladys Wilcox. Liilian stanley.
Nell Love, Estclic Vernon. Lcuora
Frey sam Rose, Holworth stark Hnr-
rs ELLIS. Odgen Wight Mart Frank
lin ana Edward kecg!!.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11
VII In, schnnl Sic.

-A!c%andria. Va. March l0-Thc rs
nance Committee OF the City Council
Tuesday night will report favorabiy on
the proposition 10 borrow $4,000 for
the purchase of site for a high school
consiftinS OF eight and ono-half acres
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STOLEN MONEY RETURNED
Chinese Who Returns II Says 1t Was
Found in Park.

FOInd IN '''hrN.
Victoria b. c.. March 10.--A Chinese
returned to the Victoria branch of the
Bank of Montreal yesterday $3.50 OF
the money stolen from the New West
Minister branch of the bank last Sep
tember The sum was alleged to have
'been found by Chinese boys In Tip
perary Park. New Westminster.
The recovery Of tho notes puzzled
the police, who are unable to tell how
much money fell into the hands OF the
Chinese. John Mcnamara was arrest
cd in New York and Charles Dean IN
Los Angeles in connection with the
robbery, =
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Boston. Mass, March lO.-Fiftccn
thousand carmaklnG craftsmen wn
ask the New York, New Havcn AID
Hartford Railroad for - wage iucrcas,
or " cents an hour, according 10 a
vote taken at meeting OF tho Federal
Council of Carmen,
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Ford Motor Cars

on sec them wherever you go; they
so wherever YOU see them
FORD AUTO CO.. 1929 w. Broad St.
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Fort Worth. Texas Niaich io.-The
fort Worth Texas League club TO-
Hay won from the Ncw York National
league recruits =
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-05-18

nature, and has already been SO
long neglected that / feel every mo
ment OF unnecessary delay to be a
crime. ] wish you a pleasant return
within your own lines. and an early
cessation Of hostilitiee
had shaken hands with them all,
and turned toward the door, congratu.
lating myself on escaping thus easily,
when a new voice broke suddenly IN
upon my selfsatisfaction.
Il trust Captain Wayne is not in.
tending TO depart without at least q
word with me-"
II was Brennan. lie had entered
unobserved from the second parlor.
FRANKLY | responded, Il hoped
might"
Have you forgotten, then. our com.
pact. or do you simply elect to liz.
more it?"
saw the others exchange quick
glances Of amazement, but answered
coolly.
The latter supposltion Is moro
nearly the truth. Major Brennan. |
felt that after what we have Just
passed through together We could
both AFFORD 10 ignore the past. and
consequently was hoping 10 escape
without again encountering YOU"
Indeed" he exclaimed sarcastic.
ally. but might have expected
H. Gentlemen. and he turned to-
ward the expectant group. this man
and have a personal grievance OF
long standing unsettled have
sought him for months in vain. When
be came last night to our assistance.
before even consented TO accept his