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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22

The Spring Maid" was greeted at tho
Academy of Music last night by one
OF the many big houses OF the season
and. Judging from the waves OF an.
pausc and roars Of lnughtcr that
broke and echoed over the rootllEhts
she was as welcome a 8 spring Itself
Will he-!f It ever comes
Augmented by eight or ten instru
ments travelling with the company.
the orchestra began the overture
promptly at Sis o'clock. SO that tho
unusually pretty music wag heard only
over and above the noise caused bv
the arrival OF the great majority OF
INC audience, uncertain as Is natural.
whether the performance was 10 begin
at $40 or $40. The curtain rose. as
usual. somewhere between the two.
and the much advertised operctta was
on.
Fresh and pretty, or handsome cos
tunes of principals and chorus alike
proclaimed the fact that the produce
ZION is new. as did much Of the en-
somele work. in spite of the efforts OF
TIC musical director, Alexander Spen-
Ger. whose orchcstra's work proved his
ability. The chorus is composed of
some eight men and eighteen women,
all OF whom--well all of whom wear
good clothes. Much OF the music is
OF light prettiness. while two or
thfec numbers. notably DAY Dreams"
and Two Little Love Bees" are of
the kind that tho audience whistles
as II leaves the house. Tho finale of
the first act contains n fuguc move
inent that Will be very effective when
the chorus learns II, and there IS n
quartet In the first scene OF the second
act that is good.
There is little that liz clever in the
book, though the audience roarcd at
ls.. In. rS.,,. 4
wit that flashed from It's depths
The audience also heartily applaud
ed all the efforts of all the principals
MISS Gene Luneska. the priIna donna,
In the role of Princess Bozena, won the
house with her ringing soprano. which
Is so ringing rs 10 have n very dccd
cd edge that often cuts, while j. II.
Goldsworthy sang Prince Aladar In n
manner that also delighted the audi
ence though his voice is neither large
nor OF pleasing quality. Robert Will
son. as Baron Rudi. sang several notes
IN good falSetto in the quartette men
toned above. Miss Eleanor Henry
played and sang attractively and well
the part of Annamirl. and. In the words
OF the book, she certainly was some
rabbit"
Arthur wooloy. rs Prince Nepomuk,
amused the house hugely, particularly
when he appeared disguised as his
daughters aunt while the Doland of
Leo stark got hundred laughs-from
tho audience. His Othello burlesoue
seemed especially to tickle the risihili.
ties OF the house, and his monologue
to eccentric orchestral accompaniment.
hfter the order of Victor Morlcy's old
stunt" also went big"
The costuminE Is, as has been said.
handsome, tho settings arc good, and,
ms a matter of fact, the big audience
seemed delighted with the whole thing.
w. D. G.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
Building Permits.

fuiiid!nE md repair permits were 'tSued
: IVaitcr schaaf. to erect detached two
story brick dwelling or tho east side OF
Fourth street between Jackson and Duvni
Streets. to cost SEQ.
brick dwellings on the north eide Of Grove
Avenue between Park and Meadow Streets
to cost cost S?.ro
Harvey c. Brown. TO erect a detached two
story brick stable IN rear OF 22o3 Monument
Avenue, 10 cost $3.50,
Frank T. sutton sr.. and a. j.. AdaInson.
to erect three detached two-stoTy brick
dwellings on the south side OF Main Street
between sycamore and Strawberry Streets.
TO cost $500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
oldiS ..''..s.''. 3fi SSi 4iS LII
Palace Duckpfn League.

There We're some hot battles IN the
Palace Duckpin League when four OF
the lenders met 10 fight for first place.
The Globe Clothing Company, by some
line work, succeeded In taking two
In one game OF them, while the Palace
team by winning two from the Regal
shoe Company came mp to a tie for
hrst place. The race is getting TO be
several teams are casting about for
stronger men. Captain Hulcher has re-
signed from the Globe Clothing Com
pany Cobean succeeding him. Cobean
has signed Coleman, strong bowler
10 fill Hulchcr's place.
p. Lohmann was the winner of the
weSky priSs oSre qo, ng 'sS Globe
son had the best total for the night
333, average iii. T. Lohmann. Bauer
Bishop. Cobcan and Zackarias all aver
aged well over 100.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22

Miss Rings songs arc "Dcedle.pum.
Pee" The Indian Rag" II Should
iitVe Been Born II Boy" Daddy" and
Il want Regular Man" Whcn 4,
comes 10 singing songs there is ONLY
one Blanche Ring. She Invests them
win her own magnetic personality.
ana sings them In her iniinitablc man,
ncr, Even the coolest OF audiences are
sure TO ihaw under her charm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
Way Tse liberty Hall.

building Inspector Beck has granted per-
mission 10 the Pirates baseball team. of tho
Cld Dominion League. TO use Liberty Hail
t"r tho bcneht dance. which VIII bo held to-
cd to certain political gatherings the man
aser OF the Pirates got busy and saw the
Inspector. The result % the conference was
held MS arranged :: IS hoped to rnisc
enough money from tho dance to Uniform
tho tea m.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
Pertinent Comment
BY GUS MALBERT.

Far he il from this writer to impugn
the motives OF any one connected with
the Virginia League. He has followed
the course of the league through its
manifold ana devious windlngs for
more than two years He has watched
first this man and then that offer him
self as a martyr TO the cause oi fair
play. He has heard every man IN the
aeague-that is, every man connected
with any teanl-callsd a trickster and
q pernctrator OF injustces ana a lot
OF other bad names, lie has seen
presidents come and go. lie has heard
charges of syndicate bail urged against
many men lie remembers the time
when Jake Wells. W - Bradley, Otto
Wells and one or two others owned
the Virginia League lie remembers
when deal was framed TO throw
Jake Wells out OF the league. ana he
Knows who WAS the prime mover III
this frame-up. lie remembers how
Jake Wells refused to DC thrown out
and how ne served as esident even
though three clubs In the league were
opposed to him.
Tie remembers that Jake Wells was
president OF tho Virginia League and
OF the Richmond club In the Virginia
u
addition was part owner. with his
brother, Otto Wells, OF the Norfolk
club. lie remembers that w r. Brad
ley, chief owner OF the Richmond club.
was also part owner OF the Portsmouth
CLUB. lie remembers that no charges
OF syndicate BAH were made at that
time. He remembers that Wlliaint
was said 10 he -ll6 thgrn N the SRI
Of tEe Nirginil.'l .ct c7ic. and that Giial-
l. W!liia'ns was thrown out Of base
ball, though the prospective peace
failed 10 materinlizc after william.
was thrown out
lie remembers many deals By which
Danvilie was to be ousted without a
chance 70 recover anything, lie re,
members who were the men interested
IN this move lie remembers a state
Inent made TO " Gordon MrCabc. Jr.
At meeting o. the league held IN
Petersburg, 20 the effect that a pres!
den; should not BE elected at that
meeting, because the maker OF the
statement was dickcrlng 10 have the
Danvilia franchise Transferred TO New
port News He Remembers many things
all OF which prevent him from impugn-
ing the motives Of ANYBODY connected
with the Virginia League.
sgainst anybody connected wtth ,ut
Virginia League lie has not said that
the Richmond club was Interested IN
having Newport News part of tn.
league. He mas simply toli some new
news, by the way which every IF.
fort was made to keep secret. s,
much care was exercised in kceDina
unknown the conference with John II
Farrell secretary Of the Nntlona
Board, o, Auburn, tha; Mr. Farr.l
absoluteiy refused q tell The rircs
Dispatch CORES poudont VINO tnc nc!
were WHO conferred with him Al,
1Iorwtz, the MAJ; most interested. wa.
not at the conference Jatk Grlm va
not az the conferences Not a mn,
from Newport News was at thc cor,
ference Instead tho advisory counsn
ot the Richmond CLUB. W. H. Sands
and the corresponding zccsatar. Of IN,
league. also a writer ON g Ioisa' ra,er
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
rninter In napkrup,cr.

y petition in voluntary Bankruptcy wa.
Med yesterday In tho Office Of the cio,k q,
the United Sta,cf District Court by Wtil;.
J.. BurT7ia, n contracting painter. Hi liza.
eliiuea aggregate ss.cgs,n5. While no claim,
assets o; so. Alfred l.. Cohen is counsel
for the petitioner
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
BinncIic Ring,

Binnclic Ring.
The music in THE Wall Street Girl"
in which Blanche Ring viii be seen
at the Academy OF Music tomorrow
and Saturday. with a matinee on Sat-
urday. is said TO bo of tho kind that
fingers in the memory. Karl Hoschna
composer the music before he did
that OF MADAME Sherry" or Three
Twins" and II Is tuncful. rhythmic
and has plenty Of swing to 1t. Among
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
Newport News Expects
to Be Member Of League
Manager Jack Grim Rapidly Sign
Ing Up Players for Coming
Senson.
IspeciuI 10 The Times-Dispatch.I

IspcciuI 10 The Times-Dispntch.I
Newport News, Va, February II.
That Newport News is now aud
Will he for the coming senson, at
least, n part md parcel of the newly
reorEnnIzcd Virginia League, md
will be NO recognized by the Nh
tlOnnI Bonrd of Arhitrntlon, of
which Farrell Is secretary, is nm
open secret here. The local base
ball mnEnatcs are not discussing
the matter just now, all declaring
that they have nothing TO say, hut
they arc wearing knowing smiles
when approached, and general ru-
NOR Inns IL that the Virginia light
Will be decided favorable In this
city.
Manager Jack Grim, who will
pilot the shipbuildcra. is here, and
is rapidly signing UP players for
the Henson. Among the men who
IRE to report on April 1 are Donald
Bryan, outfeldcr. and JAY Rogers,
catcher, who were with the locals
In the Underwater League Last sea-
son. md who are fine baII players.
Rogers lis n cntchcr, while Bryan
cnn Take his turn b-hind the hat
and hold up his end like n veteran.
However. nc will he played in the
outfeId, because OF his prowcss MS
n k1uERcr. >
The local Maenatcs arc going
ahead with arrangements for the
park. Tic CnsIno cannot he SC
cured this season. tho residents on
West Avenue ObjectinE. However,
n site Inns been secured I'm the bust
ness district, ana the pnrk will he
just ns close to the central portion
II the city MS IL Il were located Mt
the Casino.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22

No remedy that does not entirely from fAa
circulation remains contaminated with the
the trouble
body will be kept in state OF irritation disease Sprays lotions and
other will
feeling in the head ng noises the uiy feeling
of the and
constitutional blood disorder and until has the
there
The cause from the blood 1t attacks the disease by
inhand and racd membranes heal improves general health and
disagceablc ,bn
bottom and leave trace OF the disease in the Ca
any, medical advice free all who " ''A
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22
'rimcs-Dispntch l.cngi,c.

The Nuts captured two out of three
games from the slim Jims. while tho
IIeHs took the best two ont or three
from the Ding Bats The scores;
Slim ,Jims
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22

were the only ones at the conference
besides Farrell
1t was good piece o. news. and the
sporting page of The Times Dispatch,
carried that news / II Was a coinci-
dehcc that the advisory counsel of the
Richmond ,lub ana the corresponding
secretary of the Virginia League hap
pened at the conference, it was ali the
better news story. Certainly this
writer would nsver attach sinister
motives TO either OF the men connected
WIN the Richmond club or the Vir-
slnia League III espous!ng the cause
OF NEWPORT News. Iteverting TO the
secrecy which surrounded the confer
ence when this writer called UP the
nome OF Advisory Counsel ". II. sands
10 ind out where n. was. the party
answering the telephone refused TO
say The only Information obtainablc
was mat Advisory Counsel Sands was
OUT or the city. ana would not return
tof some hours, and that tho inform
ant was not at liberty to tell where
NJ was Still this writer has no idea
mat there is any Interior motive in
the SUPPORT which iichmond is giving
Newport News IN the fight. or that
there Is any animosity existing against
Roanoke, the city which Will lose It's
franchise. It's property rights and its
opporthnity to make money out or
baseball II Newport News Is awarded
franchise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22

Professor MOultou'a Lecture.
In spite of the Indictment evening
the chapel of Richmond College was
packed with those who came to hear
Professor Richard Green Moulton, phi
D.. Of Chicago, interpret the philoaonhv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-22

Looking Al 1t from any angle. II is
Fiehmond Shght lh@ b at ,nG ,o P' Yo Of
port News. Sending an advisory conn
sci all the way to Auburn. X Y ac
c"mpanlcd by the sccretary-corre
spending secretary, 10 speak bv rho
hook--is something which viii live
IN baseball history, because of the fact
mat u was done without any other
Mollyr than seeking fair play and hon
cradle action.
Therc is nothing wrong In throwing
out Roanoke, no more tlnn ,hero ,viii
be in throwing out Danyillc ana
LIhchburg when further interests of
lhii play and craftsmanship are 10 he
suos"rEcd Tho Virginia League. Gro
iohE' WI! be pointed out as tho hot.
ptu OF fnr play ana sportsmanshin II
WIZ DC looked upon US the ono place
IA the world where tho ends are ,nadc
TO III The means ,"Inscoth. there rn,,st
be iaIr play says the Virginia .enguo
ana We VIII have IL even II We have
10 throw out franchises, bascbnl
nl7nJs. ball players, or ANYTHING olsn
" ar" the ccnsors, and we VIII sho,y
20 the world what fair play is. We
want Nownort News and Suffolk i'm ITO
l'hsWr. We do not want Roanoke. ana
We might moi want some other towns
Thcrofore in the interest OF fair rlnv
VIZ viii throw them out and keen Tho
rlties VIC want We wanted Norfolk
ahH Fci@rshnrE. SO. IN the interest Of
iHiT play, wr let them in. we didn't
want Roanoke ana though, by vote
OF ne league tia, city was admitted,
IN tiic interest Of foir play, we ara
ready TO throw it ont again"
Oh ihis virginia I.earue /, an.
league Il is iair play carried TO the
si"enth pow"r II Is the chief ox-
/ roneni IN baseball OF what is hcror-
! "Dle ana right 50 again this writer
/ would disclaim auy intention Of i'm
| huSnins tn motives ~ any member Of
' this great ana glorlous orSanization'
MnlCm. like q nLnl.Ln llnnicl -. 49,,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-23

sent Stats" Fingers handygraft
back by telegraph.
The babies named after Salts
Finger will be rechristened next.
Sunday,
Manager McGufy says that
"Slats" Finger is the worst gold
brick he ever landed. He warns
up like cold pancake.
"Slats" Finger left for home
today. Manager McGuffy refused
to lend him a single bone, saying
rUse your head" y
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-23
= TRAINING CAMP SNAP +
+ SHOTS *
BY Larry Ho.-

pitcher ITOIIl the I1dylOIL league
reported to Manager McGulIy
this morning.
Stats" Finger, the sensational
pitcher from the Hayloft league
who has just arrived, says he is in
the pink of condition.
''Slats" Finger, the sensational
pitcher from the Hayloft league
famed % men in one game last
summer. ..'
Manager McGuffy says that
'Slats" Finger has more speed
than Amos Rusie ever had.
''Slats" Finger sold his auto
graph to collector this morning
for three dollars.
"Slats" Finger, the sensational
pitcher from the Hayloft league,
was informed today that three ba-
bies in the town have been named
after him.
Stats Finger got his first
workout today and warmed up
like a house afre.
"Slats" Finger, the sensational
pitcher of the Hayloft league
pitched his first game today. He
gave y men bases on. balls, and
never hit the umpire.
"Slats" Finger, the alleged
sensational pitcher from the Hay
loft league has a Charley Horse.
This all that will keep him from
walking home.
Stats Finger, the overrated
pitcher from the Hayloft league
willHeat his last meal here today.
The Autograph collector has
-is.-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-23

when will the papers give ser
mons the space they give to the
ball games?" query the preachers.
This is our reply: GAS soon as the
churches are forced to erect spa
cious bleachers."
The citizen., 1912-07-26
ez1a II@T0aN -N09f5T klLAz2NEc

ne was too good to last long. Another said he
might be z Government spy Who would get them
all In trouble That he went 10 mass regularly
vas admitted. but there we're so-ae wao remarked
that his manner Of blessing himself revealed the
amateur worshiper. The conjecture that he might
be Government spy came TO Bartley's own ears,
and at once he set about TO explode 1t.
THE first thing BARLEY did was to go to
liquor sellers and get drunk. When he was told
to get out he became abusive, cursing everybody
in authority, especially the Government, the LORD
Lieutenant and the Queen. Rolling in the gutter,
he called for three cheers for an Irish Republic
and a Parliament in College Green. When the
police came BARLEY become more abusive. At
the station house he assaulted two Of them, and
challenged any miserable hound that ever wore
the Queens uniform to stand-up fight When
he appeared before the magistrates be was fined
heavily and in accordance with the part he was
playing, would have gone to jail instead OF paying
the fine, had not crowd Of sympathizing Ma
tionalsts in the body of the court subscribed the
amount OF the fine between them. After giving
this ncontestable proof that he was a genuine
Nationalist and no Government spy. Bartley's
reputation re-established
Work at the forge now became brisk.
But whereas previously the men brought spades,
shoves and plowshares to mend, they now
brought pixies and muskets. BARLEY trusted
as he had never been before. The week after his
encounter with the police he was in
regular member Of the secret society ready to
take the field against the Government when the
rebellion was announced. He had. however, stipu-
lated that he should not be asked to leave the
forge until actual war had broken out, and his
wishes respected Many firearms were
mended and maR pixies were made for the mem
bers of the revolutionary society. BARLEY knew
the name Of every member; the name of every
man who had a rife; the name OF everybody who
committed an outrage for five years previously
and the name OF every person whom out
rage was intended to be committed. BARLEY
made reports Of these particulars to the central
office in Dublin He thanked and told to
keep cool When the Government thought the net
was full they drew 1t out, and presto! the whole
town and district of Tubbercurry thrown
into state OF the widest confusion Summonses
were issued for all the names Bartleys list
Those who felt that their were light attend
ed court and were let off with fine.
BARLEY took the first train for Dublin soon
as he heard that the first summons was issued
Had he remained few hours later, he would
have been assuredly assassinated."
The citizen., 1912-07-26

l.ffer forces are popular or a. least are treated
with some liberation, whereas the police are de-
tested It may be that recruiting reasons were
back of Eug!and's policy Of keeping the army and
militia out of Irish sgrarian troubles Ireland
Used 10 be Z good recruiting ground for these lat
ter forces and II IS important 70 England that II
should continue 60 This consideration would die
tate the wisdom Of keeping the military force
neutral In Irish internal affairs.
One Of the allegations made by Nationaligts ia
that outrages have often been manufactured" by
police agents at the nstigation Of the Government
itself in order to furnish an excuse for coerciVe
lava ! asked this police veteran II there was
any truth in this statement.
1T is no longer true" he said. But" he added,
Il can well remember when there were some very
queer methods employed by the Dublin Castle
authorities TO get evidence about outrages. DID
you ever hear Of the Tubbercurry conspiracy" he
inquired
told him I had not He thereupon told me
the story Of how Government Spy, disguised as
blacksmith settled In Western town got In
to the confidence Of the people, became sworn In
az a secret society man and ended by making
things so hot that nearly one hundred young men
had to fee the country.
"It was" said he 'in the early Land League
days, when the famous, or Infamous. Jimmy
French was at the head Of the detective depart
ment In Dublin Castle. ! was recruit In the
congta bulary depot then. Tubbercurry Is little
town IN tne Webt ana many OulIhSfS HSiS Noii7
mitted around that spot, but not a man was pun
ished for them nor any word Of information
given to the police Secret societies ruled the
place. Going among the raw recruits one day,
and questioning them, Jimmy French picked out
a young man. named Morris. blacksmiths son.
who had also learned the trade himself, and In
structed him to repair to Tubbercurry, set up a
blacksmths forge there make himself popular
with the people keep his and eyes open, and
If he got any bit OF important information to take
It himself to Dublin He not to divulge his
Identity to the local police, for this would ruin his
chances They were to be kept In the dark as
much as the peasantry. OF course Morris was to
have plenty Of money for the Job, but he was to
live poorly and dress poorly on the profits OF the
forge.
Morris carried out his instructions TO the
letter. He took the name Of Billy Barley Bart
ley's forge coon became a rendezvous for the
idle or half idle youth Of the neighborhood. The
kind young blacksmith would only charge few
coppers for shooing a horse. mendng a spade,
and smaller Jobs he often did for nothing. espe-
The citizen., 1912-07-26
MADE BIG PROFIT FOR STATE
Purely Business Argument for the Es-
Enlistment Of Sanitoriums for the
tuberculosis.

According 10 figures contained in the
anna. report OF Dr H. L. Barnes. su-
perintendent OF the Rhode Island state
sanitorilm, the earnings Of the ex-
patients OF that institution during the
year 1911 would amount to over $780,
coo. This Is a sum three times as
large as that spent each year for main
tenance OF the institution, including
four per cent. interest and deprecla-
tion charges.
The actual earnings in 1911 OF 10
eX-patients were obtained by DR..
Barnes. These ranged from 81 TO
S31 per week, the total earnings for
the year amounting to $102.752. On
this basis, DR.. Barnes computes the
figures above given. He says, how.
ever: While institutions for the cure
OF tuberculosis are good investments,
there is good reason for thinking that
institution for the isolation OF far
advanced cases would be still better
Investments
Out OF total OF 46,450 hospital days
treatment given, 39,147. or 81 per cent.
were free, the treatment costing the
state on an average 5000 per patient
/ Out of 1S8 free cases investigated, 81
had no families and no income on ad
mission to the sanitorium. Out oil
132 patients having homes, the mum
ber in the family averaged SO, and
the average family earnings were
546. In SO cases the families had nc
income, and in only five cases were
there any savings, none of which
amounted to as much as 800.