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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
FINANCIAL RICHMOND.

The rirssnian today sets before its readers
Financial Edition. designed to give idea
stc The people who live in city large enough
10 make personal observation defective an idea
knowledge.
Incidentally, the purpose is to show the
NOTld what Richmond lis doing. and what it
- in it's future to do. That. however, is a
sSsahedary aim. This edition is made for Rich
send. that II may help to furnish the men of
capital and the men of brains the incentive to
I 1Aear own initiative in the sight Of what others
have done, and doing.
Read the financial stuff" az the newspaper
asa call il, In this paper. II lis not stuff. 1t
\ = fact 1t spells Richmond's standing. it em-
pAnsizes its hope. it forecasts its future. In
~ pages will be found letters from Richmond
tAnkers real estate and business men. prac-
stitnt communications from factors In the city 8
I a1ause In narrative, knows nothing but the bald
sd unadorned truth. These things are docu-
ments They speak OF this community from the
Enpu OF the men who make It, No one in Rich
nsad 10 above considering and digesting this
Incarnation Of progress
More building Ia being done in Richmond, un-
- spring contracts. than has been done in a
sSesm years put together. Banks. which have
elsng given this city the reputation OF being the
eguthern boarse. without exception show their
6rosperity. BY consolidation they have but
S4e6sed the bulwark OF the city's financial de-
tense. while making for It a point OF vantage
axpr even greater achievement and appeal To
1Deuthern confidence than they have hitherto
- forth.
Y IN an editorial of this sort, figures are both
eufpiusage and WEAKNESS. we content our
selves with asking perusal Of the financial
psses. for the South az an eye-opener to Rich
tnond's position and future for thermometers
g an indication OF how what has been done
needs help, and how beat they can help to q
sAnality an already achieved success.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
A CRIMINAL IN APPELLATE COURT.

A CRIMINAL IN APPELLATE COURT.
The opposition to the jordan enabling act
is being heard by the House COMMITTEES on
Privileges and Elections
AS experience has led expectation to dis
Expert lawyers set themselves to make the
usual specious pleas. right Of local self gov
eminent figured largely in the oratory. The
plea OF economy was urged. 1t was said earn
estly that It Is impossible to reform men by
law. Law enforcement. in case prohibition be
declared was declared impossible. All the
familiar reasoning. which has lost Its snhtle.y
by reason of It's repetition. was presented. II
was no doubt given a new setting, variety
to tickle the imagination and please the ear.
But IT was the same old brand. AZ familiar a.
the placards adjoining the walls Of har-rooms.
1t must be remembered. also. that In the end
|. is the bar-rooms that are talking. and talking
for their life. It is the appeal Of the LIQUOR
trafic fof q communication Ut the death sentence.
1t ia the cringing criminal before the bar OF
the technical objection Of his frock-coated
counsel to save him from the consequences Of
an outraged public sentiment
Courts have listened to these specious pleas
But iatterly they have been inclined to brush
away the technical appeal, the adroit demurrer.
criminals. notably In Virginia, have found the
courts OF last resort set like flint against
specious objection and immaterial error in the
pleadings What more than one murderer has
been forced to meet At the hands OF the criminal
law, another MORE resourcefui and Ingenious
enemy OF society will In this instance attempt
to avoid. Tho case 10 on appeal to the high
court. not upon = verdict. but an Indictment
Tho question H. VIII there be = trial. or will
tho Indictment be quashed.
Behind Ill the argument the humor. the.
animadsrsion that win probably mark the
presentation 81 the cause 81 liquor at the bar
Of public opinion In Virginia. remember that
what Il asked = only the necessary preliminiE1
70 tho exercise q : right The prisoner WI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
woMAx,s surrRAcE LIMITATIONS


The suffrage movement in Virginia has han
Eenate Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Az was expected. its petition was turned
Down by q negative report. 1t remains for
he agitation to get nowhere In this session OF
he General Assembly Its patrons declare
themselves satisfied. The State will share
aheir satisfaction at the outcome.
Women who desire the suffrage might well
ssks leaf from the note book OF evolution.
&rsn a night bloonling plant has its months
VI preparation In seed. and sprout. and bud.
ma flower The right OF suffrage Is not Diff
fereut, but analogous. Even so far as the SUIT
Erage OF men is concerned. the general char
ac4er OF the right Is more fortatous than
reasoned. more accidental than logical. Con
sstder that manhood suffrage Is the product OF
stNe thousand and more years OF ceaseiess
..ssxxsss...cg small sasa..agss. OF br.ef csnees-
$50. Reflect that right that is subject
III abuse has been bought by blood and watered
" tears Remember that such right has
embodied the overthrow of dynasti-s. made
puppets or kings. reformed the world. But
moro than all remember that thousand years
n III exercise in one or the other manner has
~ YET 0tted man for the ballot Tie suf-
lragan Ii yet m Incomplete and inchoate ex-
anple Of IN immortal principle.
\ The vice Of the woman's suffrage movement
u aot that women ought not TO have the right
10 vote Logically. they ought to have 1t. Bnt
HE world " not ruled civilization Is not made.
~ logic. Nothing 10 70 illogical progress.
B violating. we might even nay. IL 30 unjust jus
s4lee. eseu 10 . process OF concessions torn from
HI Sa&urai quality OF tyranny. In the long de-
IOpment II the race the men have fought
glHe these Concessions. and gained them. In
~ very limited measure they have learned by
aeasncs how TO exercise what. for its lack.
$H11 ~ long m unnatural privilege. That.
/; - ~. fhe suffrage Of men 10 20 deficient in
eiskien = not ii the least m argument for
NJ szErAss. but the strongest one that
Is brouSht asainst II II men. after cen
I = u nxvrt hEss gsfusd = barren victory.
l. l4 essl4 wsaasa hcps for e q iussram Of
~ 60 sAonld suddenly place untried
/ pae = nnaec 1temsa hands7
N ~ hasS - abovs. " make no arsa-
y ~spepG - r ~ utilities. against wo-
Et4EttE A&F = Il.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
MIR. PERKINS, EXCESS PROTEST


We are in receipt of communication Of an
unusual character. the alternative significance
of which is under the circumstances, OF present
political interest.
It consists of blue-pencilled copy of the
New York Tribune Of January "a, in which 10
contained an adroit denial by George W. Per-
kins Of the widely disseminated rumor that he
has become the financial patron and hacker Of
the Roosevelt boom In his statement Mr.. Per-
kins denies that he has been the head Of COM
mittee which has been making lavish expendi-
lures in the Roosevelt interest. that he has
been conducting this campaign ever since the
initiation of the suit against the u. s. Steel
Corporation, and that he has offered men who
could control State delegations practically all
the hard cash they might require to accom-
plish their ends
Notwithstanding which Mr. Perkins proceeds
to practically declare himself In the Roosevelt
interest, on the ground of his progressive
policies, and. generally. leaves the discerning
mind free to deduce the inference that his
denial Of the rumor was more specific than
general
The marked copy of the viyoi*dan comes In
stamped and unidentified envelope from New
York is evidently merely one Of thousands
with which the country is being flooded. In whose
interest ia 1t sent? Printed in the newspaper
OF Whitelaw Reid It might. at nrst blush. Be
taken as Taft literature. were it not that the
denial 1T q Roosevelt doctrine cash box was
coupled with n sermon OF Roosevelt doctrine.
Does It, then, mean that Perkins has seized on
the pretext OF denying in detail what he IL In
fact doing in general. in order to relieve tho
Colonel OF the idea Of Wall Street support the
while he possesses 1t. Is Whitelaw Reid In the
plot, or is his paper merely made the mouth
, piece with which to assail his friend. the Pre-
sident.
The rumor OF Perkins parting with large
sums OF money in anyone's interest had at
first fshy look. It Is rendered more reason
able by the palpable fact that some one Is put
ting up the money, and that much Of 1t 10 being
spent in advancing the Perkins argument. while
denying the Perkins participation In the distrt-
button.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31

II any svsat. hare to b arraisned He Win
have fair trial He has the money. He -
the influences, He has al the surface advan.
suffrage. 10 he entitled 1t the hands Of tbe
Legislature to receive the privilege. which ne
win ask. Of avoiding jeopardy altogether
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
The Tax Pebble On the Common Sh0.
Editor Of The Virginian.

The Tax Pebble On the Common Shoe.
Editor Of The virginian.
Sr,-I assume am an average taxpayer.
therefore my portion Of the 81. 900 5000. 900 the
Federal government spends II $50. I have often
seen It stated and never II contradicted.
that We pay five times ~ much to the Interest
as We do to the Federal government II you
can successfully gAfnsAy the belowe statement
of taxes will DO very much obliged to you for
would like to think that am not thus I'M
mercifully taxed
am sorry Mr.. Johnston not elected audi
tor. I feel sorry for the legislative committee
thatsdid not have the courage let tho public
know how they stood woman suffrage How
any Virginia son can class his mother with
idiots, lunatics and convicts II beyond BY COM
prehension. If all human beings are born free
and equal. how can one say to another: Il have
rights that you have not:" congratulate Misa
johnson and Mrs. Lewis on the fne way they
put the question to the COMMITTEES.
Our wafnsest nxratdiations TO you for tine
May your shadow never grow less.
Ny TA1ea
State county and municipal on $4,000 S115.o0
To Federal government on family Of
Five times Al much to the Interest. 1890
out Of gross income Of $4,000. part (s3ee) Of
which comes from bank stock, the tax which
y not included in the above.
- n SIiT3SlsH1RER...
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
FAMILY ESCAPE
DEATH FROM GAS
DliFDCTvE I4AT1soBE Is DIsCoy-
Erred IN TINE 10 PREVENT
FATALITIES.

Gas escaping from . lAtrobe on thu
lower floor almost caused = tragedy
In tho household Of Mr.. Kenneth
Smith. Of Twelfth and Porter streeeA
early yesterday inofnlng.
Awakening about o'clock and
finding the room nlled with gss. Mn
Smith rushed to the room Of hes
daughter. Min Ethel smith. ard found
her violently III She then went 70
the rooms OF her two Sons William
and Linwood. and found the rooms
filled with gas. and the two boys a.
most suffocated.
Having no one In tho house to 20
after = doctor. . man Wa called In
from the street and asked 70 ~ After
one. DIR. r. @. Fill came and treat
ed the sick ones. He stated that e
the dtscovery had been much laker Il
would have been impossible Tor him
to save any OF them.
BY : o'clock they wNrU MI Able
to get about. hut suffering from -
we're heAdachea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
LIQUOR Dealers Quaalfy.

The liquor dealers thAt Qsalided
yesterday in Hustings Court. Hafk 4
to carry on business IN Gouth N1ch-
mond are: J. b. and J. Il Aour1. -.
4. knight n Company. n. =. Burr
rows. ID. w. Lowry. Bowers IAQuoe
Company. Manchester Disttlling Coz
pany. Southside Dsstiiling Company
and United states Disiiling Com-
pany.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
POSTPONE FINANCING.
Eest Butte Directors Anticipate Ad
vance in Copper Shares.

The postponing Of financing by East
Butte reflects the view of the di-
rectors that copper shares in general
are destined to advance considerably
above the present level. which will
make IL possible to issue treasury
stock more advantageously than at
present In the meantime the COM
pary can take care of it's S1,625,000
six per cent one-year notes due De-
cember / by further borrowings and
from net earnings. which, for the past
few months have averaged better than
100000 q month. Whatever method
of financing is finally determined up
on, however. will have no relation TO
the 10000 shares now held in escrow
for j. II. Reed of Pittsburgh to pay
for his holdings of s4000,00O (par)
common and s1,000,000 (par) Preferred
shares of the Pitts Mont company.
This block Of stock will have TO be
released in any event. In other words
there will shortly be 41,000 shares
of East Butte stock available for
trading comparing with the present
100000. The Pitts Mont. property was
purchased by the East Butte company
four years ago but UP to present
time the only cash payment has been
S6SS,75s which was made a year ago.
on December IL next it is proposed
to clean up this transaction by making
further cash payment Of s1,625,57i
and by the delivery to Mr.. Reed of the
10000 shares of East Butte stock.
Present earnings are at the rate of So
a share based on 10000 shares out
standing.
Remarkable developments have re-
suited on the 1900 foot level Of the
East Butte mine during the past few
days and it is reported that the re-
Gently opened up gre body is widening
out as drifting proceeds. The ore
body IS the richest ever opened in a
Butte mine and in extent it is increas-
ing to point where 1t is believed it
will be the most extensive adding
enormous tonnage to the company's
reserves.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
r. r. FOR TEXAS FARMERS.
Big Acreage Of Agricultural Land vii
Be Opened Up.

San Antonio, Texas. oct. What
is declared to be the most extensive
enterprise ever undertaken in the field
of interurban railways. is forecasted
In thes~action of the stockholders of
the Sanu Antonio and Rio Grande
Valley Interurban Railway company,
who met today to authorize the is
suance of bonds to the amount of $1O,-
000,0 900. The proceeds of the bond is
sue are TO be used i'm the construction
of about $50 miles of additional track
that will gridiron the extreme south
ern part of Texas and serve as feed
er to the lines OF the Frisco railroad.
which is said to be back of the pro-
ject.
II is to be distinctly a farmers
transportation enterprise. the primary
purpose being to place every tract of
cultivated land i'm the lower Rio Gran
de valley and the gulf coast region
within one mile of the railroad. The
system already has 45 miles complet-
ed and In operation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
OIL INSPECTION PAYS.
Report Shows Balance Of Over $4,000
for State.

Worthwhile, Nlicht oct. Former
state Oil Inspector f. S. Neal has
filed his final statement for the period
January 1 to August 81. 1912. with the
board of state auditors. 1t shows the
inspection of 1s,2S0.425 gallons of OIL
11,050, of which was rejected as un-
safe for Illuminating purposes, The
total fees collected was S36,6S7.e9, in
terest on deposits s161.7s. making =
total Of s36,s49.72 The total expense,
including all salaries. Office expenses,
etc, was s21.111.51, leaving a net bal
ance of s15,73S.21. For the same per-
iod this is the largest net amount ever
turned into the state. OF the $2l,-
111.51 expenses of the department,
S19.061.09 was for salaries and ex-
penses of the deputy inspectors. Mr..
Neal turned the office over to his
successor. John II. Owens of Benton
Harbor, on Sept I.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
De PALMA LEADS IN BIG
AUTO RACE; MULF0RD AND
TETzLAFF FORCED TO QUIT

Milwaukee, oct. 2.-Eigllt drivers
mechanicians and cars were lined w
on the new Wauwatosa :. road race
course today for the start at II o.
| clock Of the eighth Vanderbilt cup au-
tomobile race. The race is approx
mately 299 miles, or thirty-eight times
around the 7.SS mile course for the
! costly trophy and s6,5OO in cash
I prizes The field included Ralph Null
ford. winner of last years Vanderbilt
at Savannah; Teddy Tetzlaff: and
Ralph DePalma, winner of this years
Elgin national and feee-for-a races
Mulford drove a Knox: Tetzlaff Fiat
and DePalma a Mercedes. In addi-
tion the field was composed of Gil
Anderson, Stutz; Spencer Wishart,
Mercedes; George Clark, Mercedes
Harry Nelson, Lozier; and Hughfe.
Mercer DePaima and Tetzlaff are the
favorites
The killing of David Bruce Brown
in yesterdays tuning up trials renew
ed the hostility toward the course, ex-
hibited ten days ago when the race
program was postponed. Several driv-
ers.nsisted the course was too narrow,
the road bed not sufficiently "matured"
and that it held unexpected soft spots
which might cause hazardous spill
at any time.
Thousands arrived at the course
within an hour after daybreak, and the
crowds continued coming in greater
numbers throughout the morning.
Members of the Wisconsin National
guard, deputy sheriffs and special po-
lice struggled with the throngs when
the order was issued to clear the
course.
The advance sale of tickets indicat-
ed the crowd was twenty TO
thirty thousand, although the officials
said there were more than that scat =
tered over advantageous view points
around the course.
Starter Wagner pronounced the con-
ditions ideal for racing. De Palma was
sent away at IL o'clock, followed by
Hughes and others at intervals of
thirty seconds.
At the end of 1O0 miles Tetzlaff was
leading De Palma 5y five minutes.
Muiford was put out of the race at
the third lap by magnetic trouble. Be
fore the emo of seventy miles Tetzlaff
slowed down a trife, his average be-
ing reduced to "a 40 miles an hour.
At this point De Palma lost A. Sec
onds changing tires and Wishart
jumped into second place.
At the end of $50 miles Tetzlaff led
Wishart by ten minutes. De Palma
was close third. He and Wishart
see- sawed for second place all through
the first 15e miles.
Tetzlaff leading by a big margin.
burned out the engines Of his Fiat
and was forced &c withdraw from the
race. De Palma took the lead, closely
pursued by Hughes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
MUST PAY WATER TAXES.
Red Jacket Delinquents Given Until
Oct. "a to Square Up.

OCt. - 10 square Up.
A resolution was passed by the
Red Jacket council in session last
evening accepting the bid of oscar
Keckcnen, of $4,000. for The old vii.
lage fire hall property on Fifth street,
and the property has now formally
passed into the hands of the cx .coun-
Gilman.
The village has several thousands of
dollars outstanding in back water
taxes. and a determinal effort is to he
made to collect this. or the water will
be shut off until paid.
resolution was passed last night
that all delinquent water taxes must
be paid on or before Oct. "a or the
water will be shut off. This was car
ried unanimously. and the secretary
Of the water board John j. Ellis, Jr.,
was instructed to notify all taxpay-
ers in arrears to that effect.
Marshal Joseph Trudell presented
his quarterly report for the three
months ending with September II
showed a total of sixteen arrests and
$50 collected in fines.
The usual bills and salaries were
allowed and ordered paid.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
AMERICAN MANAGEREOF A.:
RANCH IN MEXICO'f
KILLED BY THE REBELS

Mexico City, oct 2.-Herbert Rus
sell, manager of the San Juan Michis
ranch in Durango which is the prop
erty Of Alex McQuin. American vice
consul at that place. was murdered
Sunday night by rebels The govern
that every effort will be made to cap
ture and punish the murderers.
Negotiatlorg With Zspata.
Washington, oct. THE Mexican
government Is apparently making no
secret of the fact ii Is now negotiating
with Zapata for peace, according TO
reports to the state department.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
States Hopes to Impress Turkey
With Necessity of Making
Needed Reforms
ULTIMATUMs TO The PORTE

London, oct. 2.-The whole, Of the
Balkan peninsula is being rapidly
transformed into an army camp. Ac-
cording 10 dispatches from the capi-
tails of the various states, upwards OF
a million men have been ordered tC
gather and decide once for all. in tria
by combat the question of changing
the conditions of ;he inhabitants of the
European provinces of Turkey.
The effect of demonstration of the
military forces of the Balkan states Is
the first TO be tried For this purpose
Bulgaria, Servia. Greece and Monte
their entire available armies, and II
this open threat does not secure what
they demand from the Ottoman gov
ernment the next few hours may sec
further steps taken.
The ottoman authorities are no less
busy. From some European capitals
ports nave reached here that men
already have crossed the frontier and
began fighting, but these entirely lack
confirmation. They likely are based
on the clashes of frontier guards
which are of daily occurrence.
The only bright prospect of the sit
uation is that the Balkan states seem
inclined to give the great powers
little more time in which to try TO in
duce Turkey to Introduce the reforms
demanded in Macedonia. IL was re-
ported today they intend to send col
lective note to Turkey explaining their
action in the mobilization of the ar
mics. AS they necessarily must await
reply 10 this note. the ambassadors
of the great powers At Consta2.ino-
pie VIII be able to further impress tho
Porte with the advisability of grant
ing their demands.
The Porte, in the meantime. how
ever, must deal with two other notes
both Of them practically ultimatums,
one from Sertia demands the release
OF Servian ammunition detained in
transit through Turkey. and the other
from Greece protesting against the
detention OF Greek shipping. which
Turkey decided to hold up for the
transport of troops. The time for a
reply to the Servian note expires to-
night.
For the present. however, prepa"a-
tons are proceeding on all sides for
war
Greece Makes Protest.
Constantinople, oct. Greece pro-
tested today, through its ministers
here against the detention of Greeh
vessels i'm Turkish waters for the
transport of troops. which step the
Turkish government announced would
be taken today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
NOMINATE COMPLETE TICKET.
Progressive Convention ignores Gov.
Ostorr's Recommendation.

Lansing Mich. Oct 2.-Enthusiasm
pervaded tho Michigan state conven-
ton of the national Progressive party
in naming It's first state ticket here
yesterday. During the afternoon ses-
sion. "Yellmaster" Lloyd NJ Otis of
the University of Michigan. dressed as
a soldier of '76. led the delegates in
'rahs" for the men prominent in the
organization and leadership OF the
new party. The ticket named fol
lows:
Secretary of state-Howard II. Bait
dorf. Battle Greek.
state trcasurer-Frank c. Holmes
Alpena.
Auditor general-Herbert F. Baker,
Cheboygan.
Attorney general--Julius Il. Kirby,
Saginaw.
Land commissioner--oscar o. Lin
den. Escanaba.
Justice of the supreme court Gcns
term)-Edward II. Lyons, st. Johns.
Justice Of the supreme court (short
term) Willard G.. Turner. Muskegon.
In the primaries last August state
Senator L. Whitney Watkins was
chosen as the party's candidate FOR
governor and W. u. Gordon FOR lieu-
tenant governor.
Governor Osborn's recommendation
that the Republican nominees FOR Tn,
supreme court. Franz c. Kuhn and
or given no opposition by the Progress
sives proved unpopular, sentiment be
ing strong for a complete state ticket.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-02
-
STUDY COMMISSION RULE.
Many Third Glass Cities Represented
at conference Today.

Harrisburg, Pa, oct 2.-The adj
vantages that the commission plan of
government offers to the smaller cities
formed the principal subject of dis
cussion at a conference here today OF
representatives of third-class cities
and boroughs of Pennsylvania. A. NJ.
Fuller, president of the Allied Civic
Bodies, presided and delivered an ad-
dress on the subject of Efficiency in
City Government"
Speakers from other states explain
ed the workings of the commission
plan of government and a committee
was named to draft a bill to provide
FOR the adoption of the commission
plan by Pennsylvania cities.