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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch]
Washington, January l3.-lialf
dozen congenIal spirits were collected
in one or the cloak rooms at the
House few days ago, lazily watch
ing rings OF blue smoke find their way
upward from choice pertcctos, while
the reading clerk was droning away
i'll the ordinary daily grind. Two or
three good stories had been told on
members. either now or formerly in
Congress. and for the momttlt the con
versation Jagged. Then one OF those
present told good one ON South
erner who came to Washington to
see former President Roosevelt in the
hope of securing a place on the Span
ish Treaty Claims Commission.
This man, said the Congressman
who was talking. got the idea In his
head that 80 wanted Mr.. Roosevelt to
appoint MIN to place on the span
ish Tra;tsy Claims Commission. lie
wanted that place very much, though,
naturally lie WAS not aversc to taking
anything else the Colonel would hand
out to him. He got in touch with his
Congressman, learned little about
the ropes here, and generally what
TO do. then wrote that he was coming
on ard would arrive in Washington at
a certain time. lie came all right. but
there was ono serious obstacle that
contrcntcd him. He was too old
Roosevelt would not appoint very old
men TO Federal positions. Tho South
crncr was told this. but not to be out
done he said he would meet this DIM
Guilty: that any man who had fought
through four years OF the civil war
could change the color of his hair and
beard very easily. Hair dye WAS
cheap. and very shortly instead of the
men appearing about sixty years Of
age he turned UP looking not moro
than thirty Ave. Bully the Congress-
man said. you are certainly win
ncr Now we Will go over and SEQ
Roosevelt. The trip to tho White
House was made, and as Is usual IN
such cases the man who wanted II
taste of tho Federal pic was forced
to walt here for d. week or more, only
10 INA in the end that he would not
get the place In the meantime, morn
Ing ani night. thcrc went on the gray
ti0n OF the youth rcstorer--the hair
dye
1T was about that time that serious
trouble began 10 loom up Tor INC
Souticrncr Important business mat
ters needed his presence at nome ana
~ addition 10 this, his wife was Won
dcrinS why lie remained away so long.
NV dear Wife he would write her. !
will he home certainly Tomorrow.
When the morrow came he did not
show up. She became alarmed think
ing her husband was III and was con-
ccalinE the fact from her. Finally she
notified him that she was just start
ing 10 Washington. That did not slit
at all. 50 tho man who wanted the
place from Roosevelt left washington
and reached home bcfrre his Wife
got there lac remained in the house for
more dian a week. One side OF his
head was totally gray, while the other
side was mixture of black gray ana
part OF his head
1T would not do to tell this mans
| name. now that he Is. dead. but
will say this that although he was q
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widow, who had repeatedly been
warned by the Mayor. In spite o: tho
Nrok n-hrartcd appeal: OF the mother,
ne children were turned over 10 tho
Virginia Home Society and sent Ia
Richmond. In the last fcw years Mayo:
Rice has taken Il number or children
from their mother. The little ones al
most invariably plead 10 be left win
needed
The denomination OF Judge Joseph l.
Kelly by the Democratic legislative
caucus TO again he judge OF the Cor
poration Court OF Bristol will give tho
utmost satisfaction to ali people here.
Judge Kelly possesses special judicial
temperament, and has been mentioned
as suited for the approaching vacancy
on the state Supreme Court bench.
The motorless aeTopanc will be tho
Tying machine OF the future" said Ed
ward {. lIunakcr. when asked ~ 10
what progress was being made in the
perfection OF acroplancs Mr. Hufiakcr
was formerly associated with the late
Professor Langley. OF the Smithsonian
cation. having then been called 10
Washington because OF ideas which 10
mad advanced with reference 10 arr
pressure upon certain surfaces. Mr..
hufaker declares that the Wright
brothers VIII yet solve the problem OF
motorless acroplane navigation. He
declares that aerial navigation will
never be complete success until the
machines are given the secret OF tho
art possessed by the turkey buzzard
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
SYSTEM PROVES
OF GREAT BENEFIT

Washington, January 1S.--A scion
tiric system Of management in tho
work OF the dock cnulkers at the Nor
folk navy yard Increased the efficiency
of the men about four times without
breaking the mdown," Naval Con-
structor Holden D. Evans told tho
House Committee on Labor to-day.
Similar results were being obtained in
other lines of work, and the men were
satisfied, he said. The committee is
investigating tho governments adop-
ton oil the so-callcd scientific systems
in arsenals and navy yards.
a delegation of navy yard and ar
scnal nlachinists and metal workers
from New York, Philadelphia. Wash
ington and Norfolk navy yards had all
hours conference to-day with Assist
ant Secretary Winthrop. in which they
presented their views us to the best
methods OF conducting work in gov
ernmcnt factories. touched upon tic
question Of wages and discussed the
application to government work OF the
various systems of scientific manage
mcnt. While no conclusion was reach
ed. il is believed that ench side reached
better understanding OF tho situa-
ton.
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Continued From Third Page,
City, Nliddlesex, Richmond. Essex,
northumberland, WeStmoreland. and
the cities of Newport News and VIII
l!amsburg. shall form tho First Con-
sreSsional District.
The counties of Princess Anne. Nor
folk' NanSemond and Isle OF Wight,
anu the cities OF Norfolk aud Ports
mouth. shall form the Second Con-
Srcssional District
The counties OF IIcnrico, Chesterfield.
Charles City. Hanover and New Kent
and the city or Richmond, shall form
the Third Congressional District.
The counties of Nottoway, Amelia,
Powhatan, Mccklenburg. Lunenburg.
Brunswick Sussex, Dinwiddie, Surry,
FRINGE George. Grccncsvillc, Southamp-
ton, and the city of Petersburg, shall
tTict.
The counties OF Smyth. Grayson. Car
roll. Patrick. Henry, Pittsylvania. Hall
faN and Franklin, and the city OF Dan
vile. shall form the Firth Congress
Sional District.
The counties OF Mont gomcry. Floyd.
Eoanokc Bedford, Bo,ctourt and
Campbell, an d,hc cities of Rudford,
Roanoke and I.ynchburG, shall form
the sixth Congressional District,
The counties of Rockingham, Shcn-
nndoah, Page, warren Clarke. Madison.
Frederick, Greene, Albcmarlo. Flu
cities of Winchester and Charlottcs-
vile, shall form the Seventh Congress
s!onal District.
The counties OF Rappahannock.
Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquicr.
Loudoun. King George. Caroline, Spot
sylvania, King William and King and
Queen. and the cities of Alexandria and
rrcderickshurg, shall form the Eighth
Congressional District
The counties of Buchanan, Dick
cnson. Wise. Ice. scott. Russell, Ta2c-
we'll, Washington, Bland. Giles, Craig.
Bristol, shall form the Ninth Con-
gress!onal District.
The counties OF Prince Edward. Am
herst, Appomattoy, Nelson Buclsing-
ham. RockhridSc, Bath. Highland, Au-
Susta. AlleghanT, Charlotte and Cum
'lerland. and the cities of Buenn Vista
and Stnunton. shall form the Tenth
Congressional District
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GENERAL SHAKEU P,
AMONG DISTRICTS

Continued From Third Page,
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BARONESS GETS
DEATH SENTENCE

Paris. January 18.-At lato hour
last night Robert do Couvrigny. aged
! eighteen. and his mothor. tho Baroness
de Couvrigny were found guilty by j
Jury ut Caon. The youth was charged
with shooting and killing his father.
and the baroness with completely n
his crime. and with attempting TO
poison the baron. The jury reported
that there wcro cxtenuating circum-
stances in the case of tho son. Tho
court sentenced the baroness to death
and the son to twenty yours imprison-
ment.
Tile trial has been followed through.
out France with absorbing interest be-
cause OF It's sensational character. Tho
do Couvrigny family lived ut Fresno le
Mer. and 1t Is alleged the baroness,
whose allowance had boon cut of by
her husband because she was n con-
ifrnca drunkard, coolly held a family
council which discussed. the best
means of removing the baron. Both
strangulation and hanging were de-
cidcd to DO impracticuble. but three
attempts to poison the baron wero
mado, although all proved unsuccess-
full.
The baroness. II is charged. then
made her son, Robert. intoxicated With
absinthe. and induced him To shoot
his father. After the deed she calmly
examined the baron's body to make
sure that hc was dead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
MADE
TOPIC OF DEBATE
Latitude of Lawyers Practicing
Before Legislature Is
Discussed.

discussion as to the appearance Of
outsiders who arc interested for and
against bills before committees OF the
Legislature was had yesterday morn
Committee for Courts 6f Justice, held
at 10 O'clock
Mr. Stephenson. Of Bath, callci up
ms PHI allowing. Judgment on notice
at'cr thirty days notice in any case
OF tort The Idea is TO simplify proce-
durc and obviate the defeat of suits by
deilurrcrs to declarations. w. D. Card
wei! said he would like to be heard.
lno the committee fixed next Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. White, of Rockbriise. then
moved that the FIRST part Of each meet
ing he given 10 hearings from the pub
&c, ana the latter part TO the consd-
i o'on OF measures IN executive ses-
SION rms was adopted.
Mr.. Cardwel said he presumed the
committee did not desire to prevent
discussion BY taking UP bills upon
m S?ard The Ne. d public had no chance to be
AS to what the rule should be AIR
White insisting that the committna
could not get through its work bv such
, ,hs, 1t was suggested by others
,h"t inc PUBIC cannot be heard In tho
committee % III
Given chance to make an cyp,ano-
ION Mr. CarLwcll said he practices
Nv ptlp!c committees of tho Ic1isla
VIZ. Just rs he does before the Courts
OF me Commonwealth: that he viii act
irankiE ana openly at all times and not
ans committee should indicate in o6nn
saS T;,h what bills were 10 be acted on
behind closed doors. o'i
AZ last the committee went into OK
sral desire was Expressed that tie
nictlpcrS and the public he inform"d
a. 20 pits introduced by having them
Gctit"" IN , the House. as is done In the
~, mo chairman was instructed
10 set this done II possible. ~ '''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
BLIND CANDIDATE
RUNS FOR OFFICE
.lspeclal 10 inc TImes.l1.sna,eh !,

~ 1 l
- Ncwhern. y. t.. January Ia - I,ros
In, nonHhson yesterday announced his
,,in Of entering the race for ti,,
I"nd .;'t 81 ,,on TO- Tor the mex, register of
imminent. stephen Fowler AIr.a al
hn mas begun his campaign. Aiibou~i
ne Is blind johnson is n rcmnrLan, :,
n" h |uter ~ many ways. For years
~ "n sOla newspapers In the CITY
mas run small grocery and ,.onn,aSi
'irc iri1h!iuiso store, ana has faiihrnIiy
c.'!nlca every task thrt came to his
H. !" 90; There is not street or
traverse with the greatest c,S". ~
mn piSK out any particular papcr from
"inonS many, ana never docs no ,,,;r
H. ~ me IDENTITY of n person whom
iul IN securing the coveted Office CRAVE,
S"untN viii have the distinctjon of
"aV.nE m" only blind cglstcr OF deeds
IN t"' United States
~ IanG and Industrial department
~ INC Norfolk Southern Euiiw:,,v Gnn,.
phnE IS said 20 he nIaltin.. prc;,;,r,tin,i.
1" "TiAS another party OF Ohio fnrn,
=" ttiS section of the State at an
49, Hnte. possibly during tho first
Par' 81 the month OF February, fap.
months ago this railway c0mpanr rnn
Us ilrst .Hcusion Of this sort 10 I.as,
I'm N"fth Carolina. Al that time. ow
~ =" we lac; That the farmers were
E"lhis!!cd I" get in their crops. ilc
number Of cScursioniSts on THO train
Was E"i% small, However upon thcir
"'"in nome they gave such q glowing
account Of this section that tho III
WnE p%'nlo received SO many Inquiries
mat th"y decided to hiring anothcr
pALt% I" this section. This was done.
~ 'nr result was very satisfactory
AlrcnHy number Of these cycmrsinn.
.stS nave moved their families 10 this
S.ril"n and others have EXPRESSED,
'h",r ini"ntinu OF doing likewise at an
,@.IN ""''. Now tine railway pcopIc ara
nein= urged IA ran another on. az
n's" special trains from Ohio io East
.rl %9rill cnr"iina. and i, is n,,jtc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
TEMPERANCE LEAGUE
Program OF Annual Coufcrence to nc
Held Next Week

The annual conference OF the Wo-
mans Temperance League of America
in Virginia will be held a Leigh Street
Baptist Church on January II and IS.
The program Is rs follows:
Wednesday, January IL.
Devotional exercises, Rev. j. J. Wick
Address o, welcome, Mrs. ]. J. Wick
er.
Address, THE Relations of Liquor
TraHlc TO Motherhood" Rev. David
Hepburn. fed secretary -Anti-Saloon
League.
Address. How Can Women Help En-
force the Law" Judge Martin Williams.
Presidents annual address.
Introduction Of delegates.
Mountains of Virginia." Mrs. Niattie
Hamilton WEIGH. Denver. Col.
md the Followers Of the Water
Wagon" Or. W. II. Edwards. pastor
Union Station Methodist Church.
8 /. M.-Devot!onal exercises. with a
Address; What Right Has the Saloon
10 Exist Rev. j. NJ Rowland. pastor
Laurel Street Methodist Church
Report Of literature and purity COM
mitteGs
Mrs Ida NJ. IIilty, Toledo, O.
Address. us the Church in Opposition
to the LIQUOR Tramc?" Rev. Ii u. c.
;, ADDRESS, The Power of the Press"
X. ). Harbour. South Boston, va.
Thursday. January is.
Devotional exercises and an nddress
Our putty TO the Temperance Cause
Church.
Address. "Woman's Place in Civic
Reform" Hon. Iiill Montague
Iddress. Why Should Women Be
i.nfrnnch!ssl?" Mrs. b. 2. Valentine.
Echoes Of the American Antf-SaIoon
!.ea;u. Convention Washington, d. c.,
Mrs NJ. T. Str0thcr.
Solo.
Address. Alcohol. woman's Worst
Enemy, ~: Olive Insersor. Washing
i. M-Dcvotional exercises. Rev.
Bntt!n. ST. James Methodist
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Congressman Adamson. OF Georgia,
has son about fourteen years oil
age. of whom he Is very proud. This
young Georgian has knocked about
his father has been I'll member Of the
House and has learned u good deal
about the ways of the world. The
elder Adamson, naturally. is anxious
to advance the interests of his son, and
frequently takes him on jaunts Of diff
fcrent kinds where small change comes
in handy to the young fellow. inst
how the young man got ahead of hts
fathel-a trained Congressman with
many years of eXpcrlcnce-is told in
the. words Of the latter:
What do you think" he said to-
day, pointing to hiS son who was
with him. This boy has been devil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK
Action Follou. Order, -, ,o,,n

Arti"n Follows Orders Of Acting Gov
T) po." 70. .eHnc district.
CTS 300 IN nnm5cr, in the santa Euls-
Tia District " chihuahua, have "a.
L ',ir,,'d to w,"rh Without getting their
we8t into tho dil,rict nnn .rnva ~ -
1i%iia;ors orders To- leave. Thn strlLin :.
"orkm"n immcdiatcly rr;tlrned -
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The annual conference OF the Wo-
mans Temperance League of America
in Virginia will be held al Leigh Street
Baptist Church on January II and IS.
The program Is rs follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14

An unrivalIed display of the world S
best Coat styles-Twin Coats, Polo
Coats, Reversible Coats, Cheviot Coats,
Auto Coats, CaracuI Goats and Broad
cloth Coats.
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quarter. l told him I did not have
one. nut he knew better, so he kept
on worrying me till ! pulled out +.
s. bill and told him TO go set It
changed and / would give him the
quarter. lie took the bill and quietly
reaching in his pocket. handed me
back 54T5. How Is that for an up-to-
date short change game?"
Such youngstcr as this. IL Ia prc-
dictcd, Will not have much difficulty
in making his way through life.
=. H. MEG
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c Hill DREN SENT
TO HOME SOCIETY

toll mother who ncglects her children.
or shows herself unworthy OF being
their custodian" said Mayor w. /.
Rice. the aged executive of Bristol.
Shall not be allowed to keep her chill
dren. so long as ! am able to provide
for them better surroundings"
This was uttered soon after the ex-
ccutIve had caused the police to seize
the three children OF Pearl Hawkins
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Gburti, Hnttfss.

EPISCOPAL.
ST PAtLs r. L. cnrKcli-REv. W.
X I SSs:i,L BoNlE rector. REV, HENRY
p MAMNlNG' hssl'tHnt Divine service az
~ = and r M fishers viii yta,Sy
show visitors ana strangers to sea,s snn.
day school az e:i5 =. IS.
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Little Stories of Washington

most retiring and peacc-ioring citi-
zen ut all times You would certainly
get his fighting blood up IL you men
toned hair dye. lie lived for several
years after the incident l have men
TONED, but to his last day he never
forgot that trip to Washington and
the trouble the hair dye made for
HIM"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-21
TO CONVENTION
in PRIVATE YACHT

CHICAGO, June 21.-William j,
Connors, the Buffalo,, N. Y. Demo-
cratic leader, has the distinction Of
being the only convention Visitor to
come to Chicago in a private yacht.
"I sailed into the river" said Con-
.nors last night. and ha dI thought
for a minute l could just as we'll have
sailed on down to Fourteenth street
and tied up opposite the Coliseum. l
made better time, though. by sailing
down in a taxicab."
One of the first, men met by Con-
nors when he reached the Coliseum
was William j. Bryan.
whats the natter" asked Con-
nors. "Forsaking the Democrats for
the Republicans?'
mot yet answered Bryan. Just
doing some newspaper reporting"
Going to Baltimore?"
Yep"
Coin to be a reporter there, too?"
mot me-be too busy otherwise
well I'm here for newspaper work,
too, but not doing much Of 1t myself,
good-by."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-21
GOV. WILSON DENIES HE
CONFERRED WITH MURPHY

SEA ,GIRT, June Ex-Governor
Woodrow Wilson declared last night
that, contrary to a current report, he
had not been comforting here with
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall.
you can say for me-" said the
Governor, that l have been in Sea
Girt all day and have held no con
sultation with Mr.. Murphy, nor have
I known anything of his presence
here" He added hat he had not ar
ranged for any conference with Mr..
Murphy for yesterday, as had also
been, reported. He was in New York
on personal business. he said, and
did not discuss politics.
Il did not see Senator Roosevelt"
said Governor Wilson. "or any other
party leaders of New York or other
States"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-21
SACRED HEART PUPILS
PLAY BELLS IN FOREST

ELIZABETH, June 21.-The enter
tainment in connection with the grad
uation exercises Of the Sacred Heart
Parochial School, which was held last
night and will be repeated tomor.
row night, was attended by several
hundred persons. The feature of the
program was the play, THE Bells in
the Forest" There was a floral can
tata by a cast of girls and a Gypsy
Band"
The members of the graduating
class, most of whom took part In the
play are as follows: John Lotus,
John Kilelee. George Walsh, John
Mccain. Edward Nugent, Stephen
Schulties, Harold Kennedy, Eliza beth
McHugh, Florence Lambot. Agnes
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-21

I decline any longer to be bound by
any action 1t may take. | decline to
regard as binding any nomination 1T
may make.
81 do not regard successful frauds
and deliberate political theft as con-
stituting a title to party regularity
or a claim to the support of any hon-
est man of the party.
"pursing of the Roll"
"I hape that the honestly elected
majority will at once insist upon the
immediate purging of the roll IN us
entirety and not piecemeai by the
Invention. If this purging Is not
accumulated 1 hope the honestly
elected delegates will decline all lur-
ther connection with a CONVENTION
whose action Is now determined, anu
hos hitherto been determined, by d
n.tor,tv which is made a majority
only by the action of n i~rauuuiene
delegates whom the convention Id
refused to strike from the rolls
.Jf the leaders of the honesty
elected majority disagree win me III
this matter and wish for n cause
10 defer for the moment this acuon'
than 7 most earnestly hope that at
Loo Of thew will insist upon voting
on the cases of these fraudulent oeie-
oates in block ard not ~aratei
We cannot afford to pardon a thleL
an condition that he surrenders nan
the stolen goods.
Seeks Nomination.
"If the honestly elected majority Of
Tho convention moose to proceed Win
business and to nominate me as the
candidate of the real Repupiiean
marty. | shall accept. If some among
them fear to take such a STAND anu
the remainder choose TO
n movement to nominate me 1or inc
presidency as a Progressive on a Pro-
rressiye platform, and If In such
event the general feeling among Fro
eressives favor my being nominated
7 shall accept. In either case | shal
make my appeal to every honest citi'
zen in the nation, n l nan ngn'
the campaign through, win or lose
even,if / do not get a single electoral
vote.
81 do not wish a single man TO sup
port me from any personal feeling fol
me. l have nothing to offer any man
any man who supports me willAdo 81
without hope of gain and at the risl
of personal loss and discomfort. Blu
II, having this in view, those feryen
in this great fight for the rule, o
the people and for social and indus
trial justice, which has now also be
come a clear-cut fight for honest
against dishonesty. fraud and thief
desire me to lead the fight, l will d
so.
There can be no cause for which
is better worth while to fight, non
In which 1t is of less consequenc
what happens to the Individual him
self provided only that he valiantl