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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
ACTRESS FAvOR|TE
IS DYING IN WANT
ONE-TIME FAMOUS BEAUTY AND
SOCIETY LEADER OF ARTHUR
ADMINISTRATION.

CHICAGO. August 10.--Iier life
slowly ebbing away from a complete
nervous breakdown and practically
pennfiess, Miss Marguerite Saxton. fav-
orite Shakespearian actress. a society
favorite at Washington during the
presidency Of James A. Garfield and
known throughout the land as fla
nous Southern beauty, is lying in The
Presbyterian hospital in this city.
Physicians there give out very little
hope for her recovery.
Born In the South, Miss .saxton
went to Washington with her parents
in the early seventies and entered
upon a career as an actress. Mr.. Gar
field was friend Of her family and
later In her life she was favorite
at the White House during hts br1,f
term.
Her most notable part was that Of
the Countess in THE Two Orphans
the play in which Miss Kate Ciaxton
was starring. She was associated at
one time with Edwin Booth and acted
the part Of tho nurse In Romeo and
Juliet to ave OF the most famous
Jultets of NO tsssA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
End Cannot Be Foreseen and
the Alternative of Revolu-
ton and Ascendancy of the
Socialists or War With Ger
many Seems to Be Staring
Country in the Face

LONDON, August 10 ~- winston
churchills speech as first lord of this
admiralty. submitting the supplement
tary naval estimates to the house Of
commons, has startled England from
her complacent sense last year. the
news leaked out that the British
fleet authorities had suspended leaves
OF absense and had steam up ready 10
strike.
Germany spent 1871, 100000 on her
army and navy in 1911. Great Britain
spent s322 geo. 900 In the same per
iod The increases now planned Will
raise Germanys expenditures to well
over $500. 900 and Great Britain's
Ito $3.50. 600, 600.
England is reaching the limit Of
her power to build ships out Of her
revenue. and already there is talk of
borrowing 10 keep UP with Germany's
deadly pace.
What can the end be?
There are only three possible solu-
tons;
First, an agreement with Germany
Tor the limitation of ornaments This
Is pronounced impractical BILE by Ger
mans who refuse to bind themselves
to limitation that would place them
In n hopeless position OF permanent
inferiaxity
Second revolution with a rise to
power OF the socialists VINO would do
away with armies and navies
Third. war.
As England will never consent to a
limitatio. ~ .armaments which viii
give Germany equal strength wirM
her In the place of permanent infer
consent 10 a limitation that will leave
her in the place of permanent infer
iority, the solution of the problem
appears to rest between the last two
named sibilities-namelv, revolu-
tion and war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
In Epoch Making Operation
Bones are Inserted in Feet
r
of Child
FIRST OF ITS KIND
IN WORLDS HISTORY
Uses Thigh and Arm Bones
From Bodies of Dead
Children and With
-. Success
success

NEW YORK, August ia two
year-oid baby who came to the post
graduate hospital New York, live
weeks ago, helpless cripple from
club feet since birth, went to his
home in Waterbury, Conn, today
wearing in each foot the bone Of
another child, but strong and well.
For the first time in the history If
the world DR.. Frederick h. Alhee
took bones from the feet Of the dead
bodies of two children. inserted them
inside the feet Of the little cripple
and restored his distorted feet TO nor
NAL shape, size and utility.
The Old Way.
Hitherto the surgeons cut the feet
of such cripples and gradually
Strengthened them with brace, but
in club feet some bones are always
lacking and the old cure never pat
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CANDIDATES NOW
ARE NECK AND NECK
RACE ron COMPRESSION HosoRs
LOOKS PRETTY COMING DOWN
STRETCH.
SPEAKERS ARR, BUSY
MONTAGUE IN HANOVER, LAMB IN
CHEsTERFIELD-Fu GROWS
HOT As ELECTION DRAWS
NEAR.
SPEAKERS ARE BUSY

-..,
pom 'f'e we oi e''e
primary the candidates viii be busy
M TO the dawn Of election day
,r,,,rsao,,
~.
WIN th@ return Oh lon es's Il a u
Lamb from Washington last week,
the csmnaign became warmer. and
,. "a .v,-.-s,,. t,o,u, ,ha
1, - ~ - .t'. c,lr.,,sl
a. t@.,
s.s, ,4..,.t fror, o,a
.,ss a. ~. - "a ha,,, ,,-at,,, a :
80, ~, 49,, -,
W - 1.@.fa~~.sr,a, rar.h
ao 80. s,, ,ta,.ty,.,+,r, ~
t*'' NNAf'f"NttN Va
their candidate. while the Followers
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CATLLN,S SEAT COSTTOOMUCH
BUT HE DIDN'T PAY THE BILLS

and to seat his opponent patrlek
GU. who brought the charges. They
held that members OF the catlin' =
family had spent more than $4,000 10
secure his election The Missouri law
nxes the limit OF expenditure at $622
The Republican members of the com
mlttee Insist that catlin himself kept
within the limits of the state statute
on expenditures and that he had no
knowledge Of expenditures In his In
terest by his relatives ~
The two reports will be discussed In
the honss Monday,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1o.--Represen-
tstive Theron Catlin. the young mill
lionaire and society man from ST.
Louis, bethrothed of Miss Laura Merri-
man. Washington beauty is given
clear title to his seat in the house under
Republican report Med today by the
minority members OF the house com
4mittee on elections. which Investigated
charges of Illegal use OF money in his
election
The Democratic majority members of
~ .oemmtt&se Sotsd ~ uAesak Catltn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
Small DanyiIle Fire,

DANNILI.E, VA. August l0.~Fire
In the drying room OF the leaf tohac-
CO factory of G.. Q. Tuck & Com
pany this morning caused damage es-
timated at $500 to the stock. The
damage was almost wholly from wa
ter Insurance covers 1t fully.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
ORGAN FACTORY IS
R|CHMOND'SLATEST
THE e. r. wISDER ORGAN COMPANY
FROM CLEVELAND.
BIG NEW ENTERPRISE
LOOKED OVER MANY SITES AND
T. Selected RsEHsfGafs-Nuy
START RIGHT IN on BIG
CONTRACT

Richmond Is to have an organ fac
tory-something in the way of an
innovation In its long and varied list
of enterprises, and one that will be
cordially welcomed.
The promoters of the enterprise
have worked quietly, and news of the
proposed esta blishnnent of the factory
here only leaked out yesterday, after
those behind the enterprise had al
ready leased temporary quarters and
had begun the installation of their
machinery. II Is really not new
enterprise. The G. +. Winder Or
gan company has been in the business
OF manufacturing organs for years,
but they decided upon a change In the
location of their plant and Richmond
WAS selected over the other cities WIS.,
tied. C.. r, Winder, the head of the
concern. was In the city yesterday and
stated that Norfolk was strong bid
der for the factory, but he believed he
would receive more cordial support in
Richmond and had decided to locate
here.
4 Location Secured. Q
Temporary quarters have been Sc
cured at sos and 507 Thirty third
street and this is being fitted with the
most modern machinery. Later on,
as soon az a desirable site can be Sc
cured the company will erect a mod
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In Hot Springs.
Chfyntrv lands HIM tn yrtt.

NEW YORK. August TO- Chivalry
put Milton Kern, a tool maker. TWEEN
" years old, into jail today Kern
offered his seat on q subway trim
TO q woman and before she could sit
down, Louis Schuster. thirty. laborer'
slipped into it. Kerns admits no
knocked Louis block on and Po-
1eemsn Craig verified the admission.
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A Ioention secured.

Continued on Second Page
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SPECIAL OFFER

NJ The vtrGiniam Daily
n snd sunday viii -
~ sent to any address
during the Preside ntisD
Campaign for ~.
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q & fhe yirginian Daily
81 and Sunday viii he
sent to any address
iurtng the Presidential
Campaign for II.
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Speaking Dates For Week.

Captain Lamb Will be busy Mon
day. lie WIN spend the afternoon
at Chester field Courthouse. and Ar
night me big II Getting win he pulled
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

:, rcsrons. ~ Gormany's determination
to rank high among TN" maritime powers
of the world the steel plants and the snip
building yards of the Fatherland set about
making themselves lit to COZ" eNpediuously
and dttingly with the ambitious task before
th.n. They counted upon winning world
wide recognition and WORLDWIDE puSii'SS
i'm return for the manner in when tH'S
should build both fighting ships ana h''-
chaLt craft of the most modern sort NV.
r,,,t krupp plants and the other spIrHdI"
Establishments are wonderful examples o.
,,,,,riy,tinn and of mechanical equipment
c,uobla of carrying into execution ""'
ordnance. engineering or shlp"uihinS P''
..,.,nuc with speed and the best OF worn
,,.,uship Although ii - true lHa' SUN
f ,heac wards have expanded brNonh inc
,,,,..,nt state of demand stu the p'H'H VI
tb.. .nuirc has been tn keep 'hese ihu"S'' rs
~ bus> ~ possible both in the cohS'r'''io
~ .hins of war and vessels OF cosl'h'' I''
,coir the German government ana '"c
,,,.,,,,,, commercial interests have set III
,,,i, which is full of suggestive WIS
49,, Cor our Congress and our own meE-
,,,,r,s that have goods To ship over sea.
The COMING OF tH' "''''' II.
is Of twofod interest; fH'''
typides class Of high spec" '''' n .ar
cruisers Of which we have nome All" 'D'
which congress has so far failed i ma"
any, rrovislon, and. second. because S"e oN
a,,,nlides in her class the influence "po"
laval construction cxertcd by the auNe''
~ ,ha, memorable British battleshlp 'ne
r,.o,dnourht Prior to the appearance o.
.,,' I,rs,droucht Germany had been con'eh'
arm, the biggest of her lighting ships
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

these two vessels. and II has heen er'
roueously stated that they are superior 10
even the best of our battleships already
built This is so only so far as the dis
placement and the speeds are concerned.
Defensively the larger number Of our ships
of the line are decidedly superior. and
Extensively they could easily held ether
the Moltke or the Non der Tam al arm
lcngth. 80 to speak. ana batter through
their protective walls OF steel. Put when
coatrast,d rather than compared WIN cNr
armoyed cruisers. they have the slips OF
tie Washington and the Colordip types
completely outClassed In every particular.
cur armorcd cruisers have 10 tHc.r pedit
an average trial speed ., trid" 'N''
TWENTY-FIVE knots. whiic tie az 2;''~-
ton Moltke and the lJ.co-tcn Ncl d':
Tam have made from tWe2iN-"'GGt !"
tWenty-ninc knots. even surps 3s'nS tneH
prototypes. the battle cruisers OF the br'-
ish Inyincible class. In these achievements
the German naval architect and marine
engineer have shown how well they can
meet tho example set them by their fore!gh
brothers. The little cruisers Bremen and
Stctt.n. vessels Of $3.50 and 1850 tons ds-
placement respectively. and with arma-
m,nts ~ light rapid-ire guns, are too
modest Ia deserve particular mention. even
though they may he valuable factors in do
inc certain kinds Of maritime police work
md in attacking an cnomys unguarded
ships of trade
In the matter of Dreadnoughts. the battle
ships Heligoland. Ost Fricsland. Thtiringen
and Oldenburg laid down in 1903 and 1910.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

urN Emperor William II said
M "Gernanv's future les upon the
sea- his royal dictum was not ac-
cepted enthusiastically by his people at
large. The Prussians quite reasonably
thought that their strength lay IN thelr
army and upon the land. the great mass OF
the empire little realized the vital slgnih-
canoe Of the Fatherland 5 foreign commerce
No. So the Kaiser. for he knew that trace
evanston could live in the face OF strong
connection only through the moral sup
mort Of a proper show Of force upon the
soa The German navy to-day Is tho iuI-
N,roert e Emperor Williams faT-scolhg
,oliov-a fulilmcnt which was in ehect Il
noacefjl battle won against the decidedly
obstinate opposition Of the majority OF ms
Subjects The German battle fleet Is a
sDlendi1 example Of what well managed
advertising or publicity can erect IN sway
ing the POPULAR will. We should know
something Of this campaign IN behaI OIL
. the German navy in order TO appreciate
the ships and the personnel OF the cruiser
feet which is approaching this city upon
visit Of courtesy.
Contrary TO common UNDERSTANDINGS '"e
seafaring population Of the German En-
miro has been relatively small percentage
Of the entire people until within receh'
time Therefore. it was necessary TO create
better understanding Of the need or over
sea shipping and a supporting navy u
10 1895 the growth OF the kaisers batu'
feet had been slow, and each ship added
10 the navy was obtained from the Reichs-
tag with more or less dfficulty-the repre-
sentatives Of the inland sections OF the
country, like some Of our own farmer
LEGISLATORS. could see no good and suiiicleh'
reason for spending money in vessels OF
war Here is where the campaign Of pun
Ycity began. In April Of 1895 the German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
The Mighty Fighting Craft Now Visiting This
Country Upon an Errand of Good Will Are
Tokens Of the Tremendous Elevation as
an Ocean Power Which Germany
Is Just Now Undergoing.

with guns Of from ~ 10 II inches in calib72
In = sense. this largely reflected the defen-
sive purpose which mainly inspired the
reason ,nr being f the Fatherldnd = force
upon the sea. and ii also was an index OF
tho German naval belief that rifles Of mod
crate Calibrc. which IN case n mechanical
failure could he worked by hand. were pref
cradle to bigger weapons which micht tai
in the hour OF battle through some rcit-
lively moderate derangomont of their mo-
tive power Sound a. the latter idea /.
still II put the fighting efficiency Of the
German hattlcship way below that OF her
potential rival ~ British design. and the
Kaiser and his advisers We're squarely con-
frorted by the need Of change. There
after the Il-iuch gun became the minimum
calibrc for main battery ornaments. ana X
was not long ere the plans Of forthcoming
ships showed guns Of Pinch Galore. Ih>
German arnored cruiser which had boast
cd the finch rife then gave way to the
hattie cruiser with its ll-inch weapons. and
the record making Won der Tam and the
.loltke arc the result
\ coed deal has been written lately about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
1hz 'Stettin %
Obstinate OPPOSITION Met Policy Of increased
Force Upon the Sea as Means of Promoting
Trade Expansion, but the Emperor,
Aided by the Navy League, HAS
Swayed the Popular VIII.

eight months trc effective membership Of
the league totdllcd abou: 5000 persons.
The growth Of tho organization was steady.
and to-day the membership probably is
pretty nearly a million. This cooperative
body has been the means o. obtaining
abundant funds FOR the purros" Of spread
ing its educational propaganda ~ matters
marine. and in fact. has bc'om" sort "f
auxiliary bureau Of naval intcliScnr"
through It's many branches throughout tho
world We have nothing in this country
in fact no other nation has--of q kindred
scope, although We do boast a modest body
inspired hv similar motives.
With characteristic th"rou2h0css tho
German Navy League set aboHt its self
constituted task in a way calculated to
reach every part Of the empire. Apart
from public meetings held throughout the
whole # Germany. moving picture ma
chimes were placed IN a great many rail
road stations, where the general public
could see for themselves something Of the
active life Of their fighting scamcn. In
| some places restaurants and bars were
opened. where the attendants were dressed
! like sailors and the walls We're hung with
attractive pictures relating to maritime
subjects But this was not the limit Of the
leagues industry. Special articles OF jew
| elry were made, such as scarfpins, ear
! rings. bracelets. necklaces and other trim
| kcts suggestive Of things nautical Of one
| sort or another and the jewellers paid the
! league a percentage Of their profits.
As a result Of this widespread disscmina-
! ton OF information regarding TN" navy
peorle absolutely without knowledge Of th"
! sea or even their own scacoaSt bccam" en-
| tbusiasti. in behalf of the building of bat
tlcships and cruisers. Thcr" has propapIy
been no other modern instance Of pub
Lefty carried forward to 50 successful an
issue as tn" propaganda "i the German
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-26
CORN At HIGHEST
POINT OF SEASON
Stormy Conditions Threaten
to Interfere With Drying
Out of the Crop.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Corn today sold at
the highest point OF the season for de-
ferred futures and nearly so for Nav
A forecast OF general stormy conditions
threatened TO Interfere with the drying
out of the crop and retard to a serious
extent much desired shipments was the
immediate reason for tho bulge Closing
figures were steady at sTic TO &c ad-
vance over last night. Wheat finished
nnnchansed, nn 1mic up. oats &c 10 &c and
Corn was easily the speculative trader
Traders of all sorts headed by a number
of notablcs. flockcd TO the bull side High
prices for cash grades at otncr centerS
esncciailv southwest. furnished a good
deal of tho impetus. notwithstanding that
The spot article continued TO keep pace
with futures Statements that all tho
contract corn in Chicago public elevators
except one small lot OF 10000 bushels
had hecn disposed OF TO go elsewhere
Increased the caGerncss of purchasers.
check materially either the demand or
The rise in prices. May ranged from 66E
mg1c to s1ac. closing at S7s967lc. a. net
gain or sNac Cash grades were firm;
carloads
Wheat was nervous within a. narrow
range. The strength in corn was an I'm
poriant factor. particularly late IN the
day. The falling off In receipts and esti-
mated reserves both northwest and south
west had a bullish effect. There was dis
appointment through that Europe showed
little response to the advance on this side
The official figures on the Argentine
crop. $1,000, 600 bushels in excess OF last
year. served also to restrain enthusiasm
May tluctuatcd between s10I,m1
with last sales s0ac no at $10111102.
Oats went 10 the topmost notch since
last july. Outside limits reached for
May were 50ac and 51lm513c. The close
at o0Ic showed a net advance of lc
Larger receipts than looked for de-
pressed provisions. In the end pork was
down DC to 10c and the rest OF the list
olc to Tic.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-26

lis extension 10 the Pacific coast with
seven per cent money has been a costly
experiment. although eventually il will
prove profitable. The persistence OF the
directors In paying the regular dividend
when that payment was not justified
has weakened the Investment position OF
all ST. Paul securities. but now they
should return TO favor again.
The Rock Island and Burlington will
get 10 the coast over other lines with
which they now have favorable contracts.
II The Denver 6: Rio Grande were in
condition TO handle the business IL would
get double its present tonnage in eX-
change with these systems, Under pre-
waiting circumstances the Rock Island
will undoubtedly continue its connec-
tions with the United Pacific. Perhaps
some OF the selling OF Union Pacific stock
that has puzzled the street is due TO
liquidation based on a belief that Rock
Island Will use the Denver & Rio
Grandc and Western Pacific in prefer
encc 10 the Union Pacific as soon as
possible. Both Burlington and Rock Is
land managemonts deny any intention of
anything more intimate than a traffic
agreement with the Denver & Rio
Grande.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-26
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Jan, 25,-CattIc-Re-
ceipts, 5000: including 800 southerns: l0c
higher; native steers, s5. as 90; south
ern steers. IS ,00@6 so: southern COWS
and heifers, S3.00M5.00; native cows
and heifers. sS oO@6.25; stockers and
feeders. 81. .o0@5,50; bulls, So 75@5 so;
calves, 81 0o@S.00: western steers, $500
al 40; western cows, SO 00@5 co.
Hogs-Receipts. II 900: steady TO SC
lower; bulk, s. 9O@6.3 50; heavy, s6 25@
6.$5; packers and butchers. sS. 1906, S5;
light. 50 50@6s20, pigs, $5.25m5. 20.
Sheep-ReceIpts, 5000: 10c higher. NUT
tons. 50 .5oG4 .75; lambs, Sc 0016 so; fed
wethers and yearlings, s3.75@5. so: fed
ewes, s2,7501.15.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-26
SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES & SALT
LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY,
Notice OF Special Meeting OF Stockholders.
Los Aueeaa, California

Notice Of Special Meeting OF Stockholders.
Los Angeles. California, Jan. End. 1912.
To the Stockholders Of the San Pedro.
Los Angeles d Salt Lake Railroad Com
pany:
No!lce is hereby given that special
meeting meeting OF the s stockholders Of the San
road company has been called by the the
president and the board of directors to
convene at the. office Of the company. and
the building Where the board ~ Of directors sH 70
usually meet. No. l69 South Main street,
in the city of Salt, Lake City. IN the state
1t 10 o'clock a. M for the purpose Of
considering and acting upon the follow
ing propositions namely:
/, To authorize the board OF directors
Of this company to make appropriate pro-
visions for the retirement Of tho FIRST
mortgage bonds OF this company. hereto
millions OF dollars. of which there have have
been issued only the amount of forty
eight million. eight hundred and thirty
Same to be cancelled. and to secure the
satisfaction and discharge Of record Of
this company's first mortgage made to
York as TRUSTEE. bearing date the LIST day
2, To increase the bonded indebtedness
proving an issue Of bonds OF this COM
pany In the amount of seventy million
sssrs ssRs and to deed be fa ey dated mort,
OF July i, 1911. upon the railroad
railroad property and franchises Of
this company, together with the appur-
tenances thcreunto belonging, now owned
OF hereafter acquired. or such part there
Of as may be prescribed in said mortgage
and deed of trust. and TO authorize and
empower the board OF directors of this
company to prescribe the form and teno:
OF said bonds and mortgage and deed OF
tee OF said mortgage and deed OF trust,
and to take all such action as they may
deem necessary or expedient In the prem
ises. r.
The books for the transfer of the stock
Of this company will be closed for the
noon, on the 18th day OF February 1912,
and reopened at 10 o'clock a. m, on the
9Th day OF March. 1912,
By. order az the president and OF the
board Of directors.
w. H, coMsToCK. Secretary.