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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
cf Virginia
bile rnnaed.

The following bills were upon mo-
ton taken out OF their regular order
and passed:
House bill to establish the Pulaski
county Confederate Homo.
House bill fixing the strength OF
bridges in the county of Franklin.
House bill to authorize the Board OF
Supervisors OF Rockbridgo county and
tho town of Lexington, or either of
them, to contribute such sun, as In the
Judgment OF the board may seem
proper for the benefit OF the Jackson
Memorial Hospital In tho town of
Lexington.
House bill to amend and re-enact
chapter IL of tho Acts OF 1910. in re-
lattcn TO sanitary arrangements In
factories, workshops. etc
Senate bill to amend and re-enact an
act entitled az act to authorize the
Superintendent OF Public Printing to
furnish certain persons with copies of
House and Senate bills, and to collect
fees therefor. Patron, Senator Har-
man.
Senate bill In relation to the
Hastings Court, Part .. Of the city of
Richmond. Patrons. Senator'S Hartman
and Follzes.
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of the General Assembly. session 1878.
relating TO the lot In in the city of
Richmond, belonging to Henrico coun-
ty, OH which the courthouse OF said
county IS situated.
To amend the act authorizing the
Board of Supervisors of Henrico coun-
~ TO require osage orange hedges
bordering on public roads or said coun-
~ 70 be trimmed by owners OF ouch
hedges.
To amend the charter of the town
OF South Boston.
To amend the charter of the town Of
Gridgcwater.
Reducing charter fees for foreign
corporations.
Repeating the charter of saxis. Ac-
comac county.
TO change the timo OF holding the
town election or tho town OF Branch
vile, Southampton county
| Amending tho charter of the town of
| shendun. and changing its name to
. Grottocs.
TO provide for the indexing of deeds
and other records In iedgerized index
books
! To prescribe in what casos a justice
Of the peace shall not havo jurisdic-
| ton In suit or warrant.
( TO authorize tho Board OF Supervis-
ors of the county of Nottoway to Dor
| thereof as may be necessary. to con-
! tinue the Improvement of public roads
| In said county
/ To appropriate the sum or s3.Soe
! out of any money in tho treasury not
otherwise appropriated for tho pay
] ment of the deficiency In the installa.
ton Of the timber and mineral exhibit
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Pro. est I. Exn.rteh

iSpecial Cable to The rimes.Dispatci, !
London. February .4---A vigorou,
protest by the powers against to-day.
bombnrdment ut Beirut. Asiat!c Tur.
Key, by the Italian warships was prc.
dicted hero tonight following tho re.
celpt OF messages stating that the nr.
ms was begun without the usual
tw>nty-four iours' notice.
lIalf an hour after tile Italian war
ships arrived. rain of shells was di.
rccted towards the city. scrcrui Iurx-
ish gunboats, lying in tho harbor, were
sunk. Sixty citizens wero killed but
no loss of life was reported amon..
the foreign Inhabitants. 1t was a notice
able fact that most OF the italian shells
ftll In the native quarter.
The warships arrived unexpoctcdIv
OF the port ana immediately sent a
pefcmptory demand for tho surrender
OF tho Turkish SunboGtr while the
negotiations for the surrender OF the
sunboats wcrc pending, the cannonad
ms hogan Instantly there was q WILD
panic in the city. Thousands fed to
the hills roma lining there until the nr.
me ceased. 1t was reported to-nfrht
that the American Protestant coIleec
mad not been damaged. Two. thirds OF
tho city's population Is foreign, and
The lives OF hundreds of American.
were endangered.
Tho italian commander declared to.
night that his gu1ners aimed only a,
tho Turkish Sunboats. unfortunateIy
nc said, many OF tho shells went hisb
and fell in tho city
Dispatches from Cons;ant!uopIe stat.
ca mat the Porte was preparing pro.
test to the powers against Itaivis ac.
lion In bombarding tho city withou,
the twenty-four hours notice REQUIRED
by International Law.
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The hnal action on tho rolling stock bils
Was not taken Yesterday. as the l.ne-sriin-
ms bill occupied all OF the morning session
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FlotilIn Departs.

beirut' Syria. February 2i-After
nomhard'ng this city, killing many
GI'iiians and wounding 100 others. tho
l'aiien notilla departed late Tonight,
other cities along the Mediterranean
coast PROBABLY VIII be bombardcd by
.hc ncet during the next forty-eight
hours. FOLLOWING to-dsy's lombard
,heht rumor was circulated that tai.
Ian marines would be landed Tn. roai.
aenth were thrown into frenzy OF az
citemcnt and attempted TO storm ne
arsenal 10 arm themselves against In
'asion. Turkish soldiers fired on tho
crowd and pitched battle ensued In
which thirty persons were kincd. in.
Guiding two Russians.
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, there are 1900 snt!-vacc!nattonists In vir-
ginia opposed It. They will DO heard
| further Tuesday. 81
It was stated that there is growing feeling
against this preventive nlothod against
smallpox. DR.. Williams didn't think So *
No action was taken In the COMMITTEES on
General Laws In regard to tho Mount ver-
non Investigation. j. n. L. sutphin. O:
luton. while Hill Carter was on hand for
tho regents. There was q motion to pas,
the resolution by indefinitely. out THU ao.I
ton was deferred for the norce -Fss
Following short hearing yesterday
morning the HouEs Committee on Financs
decided to amend tho Senate bill extending
the time for refunding the old uutundedf
debt OF Virginia BY permitting olainaant.
under bond Issues, guaranteed by tho state
10 come in and prove their claims and az.
change for century issuea. .,.gsT5t
The hnal action on the rolling stoc,s Eli,
was! mot taken Yesterday. as the llne-gr,,,d. II
ms oil! occupied all OF the morning session Y
The bill for fed!strictne The state IN Leg
isiauVc districts Is expected to he reported
Monday afternoon from tho House Cor,n,it-l
tce on Privileges and Elections It ia honed
that this one WIN please ,napy roopla Al
arc necessary TO peSs IL, although ir fcannnra
please all. Il may become necessarv fora
duVai Radford, OF Bedtord, and .jossTIig
steboins. il. OF ieHtay. whose hard wotJsS
which decided to let all tho dissricts a1one' s
to tako or their coats again for certain is.$
cues. ~ -
Hail a dozen members OF tn. House ,,n,,
down 20 the head OF the York; River yee,sr
day AFTERNOON to spend the weekend tyitt,s
w: \ Wiilaroy. OF King William. They wili5i
return tomorrow morning. $3.50
= . Z q
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discontinue any private dock or wharf
ahected with public uae or ease
10. 1910. zee S''
10 require electric railways or ra1-
Iohd5 and electric car lines TO extend
.helr tracks, facilities and service as
wherein located and of tho genara,
public shall require, and authorship
mo state Corporation Commission 10
compel such extension.
Afternoon Session.
The following Senate bills were al /.
yanced from their first to their second
reading:
For the relief OF the Ferries Com
10 TO regulate the practice OF ehiro-
OF examination and registration.
To require every person carrying on
his person, concealed from common OH
servntion. deadly weapon 10 obtain
State license for so doing.
To amend and rc-enact section 1852
Of the Code in relation to writs OF
error: where lie. when for accused
when for State.
To prevent deception in tha salo o;
Ice cream and establishing standard
Tor the same. Defining condensed milk
and providing for It's sale.
10 amend and ro-ennct section 1863
OF the Code OF Virginia.
/. To amend and re-enaot section EASE
Reservation of title to and liens or
goods and chattels sold to be voio
IN writing and recorded: how en-.
forced.
To repeal tho act of March IT, 1910,
creating a United Agricultural Board
ton to grabbing.
To provide how persons who have
been placed on the retired teachers
list" may retire or be removed there
fat ~, eli IA n
may csaserto receive the pension pro-
vidcd for in the cct.
Authorizing the sale or use of the
Academy lot and building In the town
of Smthfield.
warrenton DispenBary.
of Warrenton the question of estab-
fishing lii that town disponsary for
tho salo of Intoxicating liquors.
To prescribe the effect as evidence
70 bs given to deeds recorded prior to
the year 1865.
TO pron'bit the manufacture or of.
fering for sale of certain kinds OF
dangerous matches.
To amend the act prohibiting the
granting of charters to banks having
less than $4,000 capital.
Prescribing a penalty for failure OF
directors OF banks to file oath with the
state Corporation Commission, in re-
lation. to certain statements.
Providing for the regulation Of State
banks and fixing penalties for this
violation thereof.
Requiring definite appropriations tc
he made for the support of certain de-
partments and commissions OF the
State government.
TO authorize the payment out of the
Ecasury OF 4 fee to L. 2. Buford fol
services rendered by him to the Com
imonwcalth. III tho Supreme Court OF
Appeals, in tho case of tho Common
wealth ct ais. VS.. Camp Manufacturing
Company.
TO amend and rc-enact section 1875
of the Code.
Amending the law providing 70,
working the roads and repairing the
bridges in Augusta county
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To amend and rc-enact section 20 OF
The BaEgnEc Dill.

The BaEgngc Dill.
Concerning the soliciting for trans
fer OF passengers and baggage. and
regulating such soliciting on railroad
premises at stations.
To provide for the saio of estates of
freehold in land.
Providing for tho enactment of con-
current legislation regarding the Ash
and shenish industry in the Potomac
River in consequences OF tho compact
Virginia.
To amend the act of January is,
1904, concerning public service corpora
tons.
). Amending the charter OF the city OF
Norfolk.
Amending the charter OF the town OF
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: u ? y . Z ..f7I
.DAROANELLES IS
CLOSEOBY TURKEY
Government Fears Attack on
Towns Along the
Coast.
BEIRUT is sHELLED
Many Civilians Killed and War
slips Sent TO the
Bottom.
BEIRUT is sHELLED
lspesial Gable 70 The Tlmes-Dlspa ,ch,

Especial Cable 70 The Times Dlsps tch]
Consltuntanople, February a4.-Om-
cial notice was sent to all tho powers
ao-night that the Dardanelles had
been closed to navigation. owing to the
activities OF the Italian warships ON
the coast OF syria. Tlls was taken
to indicate that the government feared
an attack on tho coast towns OF Eu-
ropean Turkey.
All Italians were expelled from Tur-
key this afternoon. and their property
probably Will be conhscatcd by the
government According TO dispatch
srom Beirut tonight. the Ottoman
Bank there was badly damaged by to-
days boinhardIncnt
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Soltnrno and tho nrInored cruiser Gin
foppo GaribGldl Bont to tho authori.
ties 4, percmptory demand for the sur
render of the Turkish a;unDoa,s In thc
borhor. Before the provinciol gov
crnor could deliver his reply 10 tho
Italian commandcrs or ask for tlmo
70 negotiate. thee cruisers opened q
devastating fire.
In short time tile Turkish gun.
boats In tho harbor wore disabied and
in sinking conditions. Tho custom
notse was greatly damaged and other
buildings also suffered scvereIy.
great number OF people who came
within the zone OF fire while pass,nr
along the streets We're slaughtered. i
panic set In. and the people 0o,I in
drofcs Upwards the Lebanon hills.
Constantinopie, February 2s.--Ac.
ccrding to the latest dispatches from
Beirut the forts. tho corvette AynfIlal,
and torpedo boat replied TO tho Itnl.
Ian fre during tho bombardment Tin
AVnlllah was struck and soon was in
iiames. Tho torpedo boat wag sunk M
FEWER than thirty persons were lilIe d
Two of the deal. 1t is believed. being
Russian subjects. About fifty persons
were wounded. Several sheIJs wera
dropped into the town, and the onlcos
Oh the ottoman Bank wero damaged.
During the panic which followed the
nombardment a mob seized the govern
nent armory and secured arms. rho
Italian warships at the conclusion of
tho bombardment steamed away for an
unknown destinatio
news OF the bombardmcnt caused q
panic on the Boursc, resulting in 81 fuli
or consols. 1t is believed that tic Ital
,ans VIII continue their attacks on
other coast towns
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Here and There
in the Legislature

state Health Commissioner Ennion G.
Williams appeared before tho House Com
mittee on General Laws yerterday afternoon
in behalf OF tho bill looking to conrulsory
''a,ccinntion. DR.. H. L. Baker who said
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No rlrnc Given

Beirut, Syria. February IA Turk :
ssh cruiserrhnd n torpedoboat at an
Choir In the port here were destroyed
today by Italian warshipa
Appearing suddenly off ,hc port. the
commanders OF the italian .Eunboat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
BURN BUILDING TolKlLL GERM.
Only Way 60 CIT RID % Their, and.
occasrontfvvss Mads q Good
fobjslfs LssesoN. y

A ramshackle building in Winston.
galem was recently burned at the re-
quest OF the local Anti-Tuberculosis
league. because It wal said to be alive
with Tuberculosis germs and could not,
be PROPERLY funnigataed.
For days before the building was!
burned huge placards announcing the
hour Of destruction were hung about
in prominent places. Among other;
things the lplacards said: Within the
past is months two men who sold
fruit, etc. here have died Of tubers
culosis. hut unconsciouslydeft millions.
of tuberculosis germs by careless
splitting. The building is SO OPEN that
1t cannot be effectively fumigated..
The only practical ean Of dsin.
fecting Is by IRE"
AT the appointed honr. while null
lions OF tuberculosis germs were be-
Ing burned. 5000 pamphlets telling
how to prevent consumption, were dis
tributed to the crowd looking on.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

any maidstone. no matter how much i
may be cracked up"
The action can be clearly demon
strated by placing . common dry red
brick in contact with the margin OF q
puddle Of water and observing what
capillary attraction will accomplish.
In order to be .etlcient, therefore, the
prime requisite is that the stone shall
be porous and show strong adhesive
and absorbent qualities. There is
nothing mysterious whatever about
your true maidstone. There have been
those that appeared to be connections,
either vesical, renal or hillary, that
were found in the bladder, kidney or
liver Of some animalA-those taken
from the deer are l~popular1y supposed
to be the best.
When q person is bitten by a rep
tile or q dog supposed Z, be mad, and
the porous stone applied to the wound,
the blotting paper action begins, and
the blood saliva from the mouth OF
the animal and whatever poison these
fluids contain will naturally, by cap
Hilary attraction, be absorbed by and
into the substance applied. whether
the maidstone be the maidstone OF the
supeyftititious Of not
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
SOME VIRTUE IN MAIDSTONE


M ~ - {.
Most persons. especially those who
have lived In rural districts. have seen
the so-called mad stones" Frequent
" physicians are asked whether there
Is actually any virtue in these stones.
AT least one medico has gone on rec.
ord With the opinion that they do pos
sess lsomesyalue,a butlthat they should
be Of still more value yer their lin.
itations understood.
There Is no particular variety OF
stone or substance that may be sdesig-
mated exclusively asethe maidstone,
The authority referred to has seen
many OF them. SO called, and n two
were OF exactly the same compost.
ton, tgeologically considered.
Madstones. 1t appears, act on the
same principle that blotting paper
does when absorbing ink. and there is
nothing that makes . better one ssthan
baked pipe clay. A new clay pipe.
4sosting5a cent, cannot 10 excelled -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
w.lNrgson P,nsie'

|4S1t& OPpVOO SSs~aS@Efk3r
The Belgian chamber q about to
discuss tbs chapter OF the bndgetstha
includes al1pensions and In
every year figures about 81, 800 under
the heading ""Dotation OF Hin Great
ness, the Duke of Wellington, Prince
OF waterloo
The. origin OF this item s somewhat
curious. After the battle Of Water.
loo King William. tbe sovereign OF
the new state OF the Netherlands. cree
ated wellington prince OF Waterloo"
and decided that the title should be
handed on from father to son, a.
wen AZ the revenue Of q pension to be
instituted. AZ matter Of fact, the
revenue 10 nearer $50, 900 than the
sum ;nguredsin the budget, for the,
product Of the lands and forest round
waterloo which given to Well
ington and his posterity must be
added to what the present duke re-
ceives. a question, says the Paris.
Journal, will be raised because cor.
tain Beikians consider this pension
lderogatory to their country. Ut u bad
enough, they say. that the state
should In the past have always been.
the battle ground Of Europe without
their still being reminded Of it by the
pension in question.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

oven vas 10 hot b. that time that I
Stacked the heat minute after put
ting in pie number two. After twenty
minutes-thirty minutes from putting
in the nrstfpie-1s looked in the oven.
The naked pie vas cooking creditably
enough. yet was pale-faced. and the
crust still! dentable to the touch. Fur
Their, there were bubbles Of syrup
along sundry spaces Of the edge.
turned on q little more heat and
left the two pies to cook fifteen -mins
longer. The naked one was then
a pale. delicate brown on top. with
rather hard undercrust. The bag
was brown all over and 80 crisp the
corners crumbled at the touch. But
from It came a pie beautiful to be-
hold-light. not pale brown. crisp and
1aky as to crust. ready to leave the
pan at the first tilt. for g plate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
How Judges. In india Dscids the
Value Of Testimony Given In
Their Courts.


The dusky folk of Lower Bengal
make Imaginative Witnesses. The In
s~spiration comes upon them suddenly,
carrying them away before they real
lie 1t. They take some simple fact.
some common situation, battle it in
Indian light and drape 1t about, with
oriental trappings. laying on splashes
OF gaudy color and startling orna-
ment; piling splendor on splendor.
Relevancy is no great matter. 1t is
the story for the story's sake.
When I was quite new to 1t, l some
times tried to record these purple
patches, wrestling with forid, unfamil-
.lhr phrases like some old lady inquir-
Ing her way In a foreign Village. Once
tor twice I went SO far as to institute
proceedings for perjury. But the Col
lector sahib only laughed In his big,
sympathetic way and said: Never
mind them. Thsy ars not telling Lies;
EReEE L.FNWH
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
Watch Toes Of Witnesses

-NLt eR- ~
they are composing poetry. 1t comes
over them and they cannot help it. !"
So l came to lay down my quill. Civ
ing myself over to theSpleasure Of
listening and watching the poets toes.
When he slips his cable and pushes
OF from the wharf OF fact, to sail forth
into enchanted waters. his toes. hith-
erto Auiescent. begin to work.
They knot themselves. wave in lit
tie circles In the air, cramp together,
spread out again, and suddenly shut
like a fan. The poet witness rules his
face, uttering his wild inventions with
sad and downcast visage. as who tes-
titles unwillingly. but truth must out;
he controls his eyes, in no fine frenzy
rolling: he governs his hands. But
he never thinks Of his toes. Where
fore the assistant magistrate looketh
pensiyety downward and cheweth the
feather Of his quill pen. He 10 watch.
ing the rhythmic movement Of the
toes. responding to the strain on the
sublinimal mind.-Charles Johnston IN
Atlantic Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07

There IS absolutely no truth, in the
statement that II : stone sticks, the
wound Is poisonous, and that II It does
not take hold. there Is no venom pres
ent. II the stone be clean and dry It
viii adhere when moisture IL within.
reach until the stone becomes satur-
ated. For example, a new brick will.
absorb one pint Of water. After the
venom has been taken into the circu-
lation the maidstone is worthless; but
as the victim usually is filed with.
whisky at the time the stone Is APP
piled, the spirits may counterfeit the
effects OF the poison.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
[ n ING
. GQQNlNG ,
0YyU[R R2BGQ0ED
DNMSQ0NEREND2ll@
Observation-Disclosures
sGG0EGL - -.
E1QlNDERWDNM0
inquiries llFIEe ECONOMY OF FUEL.
a. Martha mecIuoeh WnlIams.

-
Paper bag cooking economies
fuel-the fact Isl demonstrate, be
yend q doubt. Particularly II the
fuel IL gas. The figures to follow are
given for gas, but are easy OF trans
Flation into coal heat or even OIL
The oven ofiasgas4 range turnedto
full. burns twenty feet Of gas q
hour for each name-bar. Commonly
there are two ,bars-thus, the hourly
consumption ct full head IL forty feet
The giant burner on top likewise
at full head, consumes twenty feet an
hour, the small burners, each ten
feet. Thus :, stove In full commits
sion for pot and pan cooking consumer
ninety feet an hour. /.
Now, for paper bag cooking the
oven must be lighted and turned on
full for eight minutes before any.
thing goes into X; 1t must also burn
full strength: for14ven minutes longer,
Thus Il consumes ten feet Of gas al
the outset. Turning out one burner to
reduce the heat ene-half at the end
Of the seven minute period reduces
consumption to fifteen feet for the
rest of the hour, making total of
TWENTY-FIVE feet against forty. But
roasting does not demand that bur.
ner goes fu11-turning it8Sdown might
~saveBfve feet In the hour. Thus the
net hour-saying Of gas on the oven
account Is ten feet.
But there are other accounts. BY
help Of paper bags, you can not mere.
~ roast In the oven. but cook at the
same time couple OF vegetables and
bake . pie or pudding. With q small
roast you may eyenscook three veg.
etables. thereby leaving nnlighted
three upper, Jets. which would mean
4 SAVING Of thirty feet Of gas an hour.
Cooking thus solely in the oven
means ! saving 81: hfty feet Of gal
m hour. n sss
Nor u this even all the story, My
teriousiy, things cook more quickly
in bags than ont Of them. The say
ing In time is one-ifth 20 onessixth
Putting this I the lowest, and esti
mating the whole range consumption
OF gas at ninety feet. there isaa say.
Ing OF n1tssn feet Add them 70. the
Softy feet already In credit. and the
sum il .dattering. indeed. to theTpapss
bag.
Ri; a little StorySof Pie DakIns.
I had baked . pie.a "a Soyers and
found It good. Notwithstanding, Ire
solved to show myself exactly the
worth Of the sbag-cookfng.
made up pun paste enough FOL
three pies. rolled out the crusts and
filled . pan.S using cooked fresh
peaches for . filling. I put It on t.
cook. In Its naked majesty. noting the
time accurately. II took ten min
utes to roll gcrusts. all. and put IN I
creased bar the second pie. The
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-07
NAV az Plan. 81 Famous ship!

May ee Plans Of Famous Ship.
Great interest has been aroused$in
Australia blythe discovery Of some old
ships plans. believed to be those Of
the barQue Endeavorin which Captain
Cook discovered Australia. which are
now in the possession OF the Austria
lasian Pioneers club. The plans have
apparently been in Sydney for . long
time. They belonged to Mr.. Cum.
mings, a blacksmith, who received
them and other charts and diagrams
from q Mr.. Korh. q naval contractor,
said to be descended from . ship,
wright who sailed with Captain Cook