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strike of the engineers Of the
Norwegian steamboat lines is in
progress. The engineers had sup
posed they could tie up all the steam
boat traffic in the entire country, as
their organization was we'll estab-
lished and had plenty of funds. June
20 was the time set for the announce
ment of the strike, but to the sur
prise of everybody the steamboats,
have kept on moving right along. In
the first place the navy department
officers and engineers to man all the
ships of the chief mail steamers
around the coast. Secondly, the sup
ply of able marine engineers, willing
to work, was much bigger than any
body had suspected. In the third
place, the country is so full of motor
boats, large and small, which are
manned by their owners, that the
strike cuts no figure whatever.
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An American globe trotter, Mrs.
Harry HUMPHREYS, arrived at Chris
| tiania recently. She was engaged in
the feat of walking around the world
on wager Of $4,000 that she can
complete the trip in four years. She
started from New York, walked to
Montreal and Quebec and from there
to Nova Scotia and New Foundland.
After crossing the Atlantic to Glas.
gov, she has walked through Scot
land and England. She landed at
Christiania some fourteen days ago
and walked to Christiania at a very
fast gait. She makes from thirty to
forty miles a day and looks robust
and healthy. But globe trotting is
not lucrative occupation any longer
and Mrs. HUMPHREYS does not meet
with the receptions necessary to be
come famous and nobody seemed to
care to hear her experiences.
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June Z, Norway's second great holi
day, was observed in Christiania this
year, when a great "foIkfest" was
held, which was attended by thou
sands of people and at which time
several prominent men of the country
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-07-12
Not COMPLAINING.

Belief think he has lost his heart
MAXWELL he is an extremely cheerful
loser.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-07-12

royal family have recently filed long
autograph statements in the case and
altogether the proceedings have stirred
up society from top to bottom. Now,
following the death of the king Of
Denmark, Mr.. Johansson considers
that the dowager queen of Denmark,
who is the only child of King Carl
XIV. of Sweden, has become an indie
pendent legal personality. So he has
addressed a letter to King Gustaf v.
of Sweden in which he earnestly begs
Of the king to persuade the dowager
queen Of Denmark to furnish him
(the king) with complete statement
of her knowledge of the case, or, fall
ing in this, again refer the case to a
Stockholm court before which the
dowager queen Of Denmark could be
summoned as a witness.
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The Finland, bearing Americas
crack team to the Olympic games at
Stockholm, arrived in that city direct
from New York on June 80. 1t was,
the end of the most remarkable trip
across the ocean by the most remark
able ship in the world. Over $50
young athletes were aboard that ship
and are now participating in the great
games to carry the Stars and Stripe:
forward to victory. Many of these
are champions of the world An i'm
mense crowd of those identified will
the Olympic games, including thu
| principal members of the Swedish
committee and the entire track team
greeted the Finland when she docket
at Stockholm During the half hou
in which the steamer was tying vi
| the Swedes sang Swedish and Ameri
can songs. The American contingent
lining the rails, followed suit and tn
ships band played national airs
Ernie Hjertberg, we'll known in Amer
can athletics, who is now the traine
Of the Swedish team; J. S. Edstron
| vice president of the Swedish Olyn
! pic committee, and members of tn
| American legation headed the delege
ton which boarded the Finland MI
Edstrom made a speech of welcome i
which he said that he expected tn
Americans to win the Olympiad.
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Since the death of King Christia
of Denmark there has been consider
able talk in Sweden of an understand
| IIo, HoL h. ox,S1
countries. 1t is realized that there
much inflammable material in Eurt
pean politics nowadays and the ali
of the Swedes, Norwegians and Dane
should be to protect themselves and t
steer clear of outside ENHANCEMENT.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-07-12

Swedish People Arrange interesting
Program for Guests During olympic
Games-Strike of Engineers on Nor
Weqian Steamboats, Fails to TIE Up
Traffic as the Workmer Had Sup
posed They Could.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
RICHMOND OF THE FUTURE.

Extension by the city of Monument Avenue to
the West, in order to give an outlet to the press
ing development of the city is worti, all end
more than 1t costs. Richmond acts wisely when
l. realizes the duty to provide the means for
growth and expansion in the direction in which
the pressure now lies. ANY other course would
have been the most short-sighted policy posi-
BILE.
At the same time. every experience of this
sort, every opening Of a street at the eleventh
hour when progress imperatively demands 1t,
calls attention to the need Of systematic and
far sighted policy of municipal development
few years ago the now popuious West End was
a sparsely settled suburb A few years earlier
and the imagination. even. of the average Rich
mond citizen ceased, far as the city's growth
was concerned, at boundaries which are now
within the city's very heart. AS this growth
has gone on and grown on itself. the streets that
have been necessarily opened and extended have
come at an expense. which q larger vision and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04

source of revenue or profit, all OF such buildings
and land shall be liable to taxation as other lsnd
and buildings in the sans county, city or town
The question thus raised Is broader and more
important Nthau the thirtyodd thousand dollars
that q tax on such property as gas ana water
works would cost the city of Richmond. or the
smaller sums that it would involve in The case
Of other Virginia cities. If the Auditors con-
tention be sustained the result will be distinctly
TO hamper the principle of the municipal owner
ship OF public utilities in general 1t would be
something In the nature Of calamity II In the
development of the ideal OF service Of necessi-
ties to the public as nearly as possible at cost,
there should intervene an expense which would
SO toward checking the expansion of the idea
and in ether cases. toward interfering with its
successful application to city life.
While the quoted sections show the Auditors
good faith in making his demand that such city
conveniences be listed for taxation, we cannot
think that the spirit Of the Constitution is to be
expressed in such a narrow limit. whatever
profit is derived by city from its public utili
ties plants is only incidental to their operation,
which is based upon the health and comfort of
the people as a whole city which owns Its
waterworks aud sewage and charges private
users a minimum rate IL doing nothing more
than taking measures Of selfpreservation. 1t is
nc more engaging In business than a private
person who lights, drains, or otherwise makes
clean and sanitary his premises. charge
for the use of such utilities is, in reality, no
u Ike
heve that the decision Of the highest court
which should be had in the speediest and most
decisive manner-will so hold.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04

shape as Richmond enterprise. With the
formation OF the company as legal entity enti
tied to enter into contracts with the counties
concerned and for the building Of the road, the
acknowledgment Highway ceases to be a
dream and commences to crystalline into fact.
Constructed under the direction Of the State
Highway Commissioner. Captain p st. Julien
Wilson. built to stay In the first place, and with
definite and continuing fund set apart for Its
proper up-keep, the road to Washington will be-
come national monument to the progressiveness
and patriotism of the State at large.
The gentlemen to whose zeal and tireless ef
forts this startlingly simple and practical plan
IL due deserve the thanks and encouragement
Of the people generally.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
THE HIGHWAY IN SIGHT.

Yesterdays meeting of the Richmond-Wash-
ington Highway Association, at the Jefferson.
resulted In the adoption OF plan which is we'll
nigh unique in practical road-making. Backed
by publie-spirited citizens who will lock for no
return from their investment. the Association
will proceed to form a corporation which will
be the business nucleus about which will be
gathered tho money and enterprise necessary to
the construction OF highway built to last and
made to be maintained. In this one feature
alone. so different from the average careless
and slipshod methods which have brought road.
making into disrepute the Associations action
Should prove an example and inspiration
or course, the value Of the highway itself can
not be overestimated A great thoroughfarc b.
twoen the historic capitals will be matter Of
world interest 1t is however, peculiarly crafty
ing that owing TO the enthusiasm OF Mr. Henry W.
Anderson and others, Il should take tangible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
THE JUVENILE COURT.

The newly established Juvenile Court for
Richmond is in line with the best thought in the
country upon the ever perplexing criminal prob
lem.
For centuries the world rested complaisant
under system by which the effort to reform the
transgressor against society was turned into the
engine by which 1t would be impossible for him
to cease his transgression. This was bad
enough, in all conscience, in the case of adult
offenders. But under the fiction Of cllminal re-
sEonsibility, the penitentiary. no less tGan war,
operated to rob the cradle. One Of thu most
wholesome signs of the times is the apprecia-
ton by that society. which is law, of the nature
of the boy A boy may not always be made any
thing that his training and environment shape
him for: but 1t is certainly possible for training
and environment to be otherwise adjusted than
to operate TO make him exactly the thing which
society does not wish him to become That, I'M
der the old regime. Is exactly what criminal sta
tutes did That Is what the system OF juvenile
courts is successfully avoiding.
We cannot help a feeling Of sympathy for Jus
tice Crutchheld in his assumption of the duties
o this strange Office, One man who did success
fully what he is now starting to do has gained a
world wide reputation. For of all of what arc
called 'man.szed jobs" that of presiding over a
cour in which boys the cuiprits makes the
largest contract After. years of service in which
he has met face to face--almost, we might say.
fist to. fst--the most hardened and depraved der
eicts of city. Justice John is suddenly put
where he must use justice almost as woman APP
plies a bandage. He must be keen.eyed in the
diagnosis of character. He must be wise beyond
the wisdom of the serpent. He must adjust as
goldsmiths scales the nceties that lie be-
tween justice and mercy, punishment and for
rgiveness. II he shall measure up to this task, all
the years that he. has spent in the management
of criminal court will count nothing In the
results which he will obtain In the boys court
We at one and the same time envy him his OPP
portunity and pity him for having 1t thrust upon
him.
The matter of prison reform has obtained an
excellent start. The lash has been abolished
ne arly' everywhere. Cnsanftary conditions are
vanishing before an intelligent public sentiment
The convict who has left prison walls has fair
chance whore once he was forced to return to
them in order to live. But there is greater re-
form than this, and that is to keep the youth out
OF prison and prison contacts. It Is to relax the
impartiality of the law in order TO the conserva-
tea Of saelety, -aasaad OF merely In order to fits
partial protection against assault. To this end
the Juvenile Court is the great experiment We
usIcoma ! IN Pinhmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
TAXATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Auditor c. Lee Moore shows himself deter
mined In his construction OF the Constitution Id
which he takes tn ground that public utilities
OF cities are subject to State TAXATION, In those
cases where they cater TO the public at a fixed
charge.
The sections OF the Constitution upon which
Mr.. Moore depends are subsection ta) and the
proviso OF section 1873 OF the Constitution The
former provides that there shall be exempt from
taxation:
Property directly indirectly owned by the
State. however held. and property lawfully
owned and held byS counties cities towns or
school districts. used wholly and exclusively for
county. city, town. or public school purposes
while In the proviso TO this section II is stated
DIST whenever any building or land, or part
I 1Aereof. m6ntlonec In this section and not be,
1Gn6dng TO the State. shall be LEASED or shall be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
CYNICAL CAMPAIGN ASSUMPTIONS.

Nothing ever better showed forth the obliquity
OF presept-day politics than the claims which
Senator Dixon has been making on behalf Of
Colonel Roosevelt Of the standing Of the Repub
lican National Committee as between himself
ard Mr.. Taft.
Briefly stated and stripped OF its verbiage,
Senator Dixon's claim has been simply that, ia
vored by majority OF the Committee, the con-
testing Roosevelt delegations would therefore be
seated thus assuring the Rough Rider the nom.
ination.
That is to say that, In Senator Dixons opin-
ion, the executive body of his party has no other
thought in deciding upon the rights Of represen-
tative delegations to sit in the convention than
the political bias of majority of its member
ship, Having this opinion, the Roosevelt fight
has been uniformly forced upon the idea Of plac.
ing delegates In the convention without regard to
how they get their credentials. or from whom.
IL almost every Southern State and In many In
the North and West, trump" conventions, con-
testing delegations have either been held or ap-
pointed or it Is known that they will be. Ac
cording to the spokesman Of the man OF the
SQUARE Ltdl. sdudie ueai SouSietS III SCI
ting the most votes regardless OF how they are
obtained. The idea is cynical. as repugnant
to human Justice as the aphorism of Napoleon
TO the effect that the Lord favors that side which
has the heaviest artillery
1t is not our purpose to defend the course OF
the Administration In the matter OF Southern
delegates. That is continuing scandal. which
time alone, and a sense of decency alone will
finally avail to put stop to- Mr. Roosevelt did
for his own sake exactly what Mr.. Taft is now
doing for his sake. He did 1t again in the In
terest OF Mr.. Taft's nomination. But two
wrongs never made right, and to now pose as
the champion OF righteousness and expect to win
UPON the assumption that responsible body Of
representative men to decide the important
matter Of who will nominate President upon no
other consideration than their own prejudice is
10 affirm in one breath what is denied in another.
We notice that, as matter Of fact, the Repub-
lican committee is claimed to overwhelmingly
favor the denomination of Mr.. Taft Whether
II does or not, is entirely immaterial beside the
question of whether or not 1t will permit it's
preiudices between candidates to influence the
means by which the people OF the party seek to
name a candidate for so high an Office as that of
President
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
PEOPLES FORUM
Law and the Moonshiners.

Editor of The Virginian:
Sir-The question Of ''lawless mountaineers'
has been much discussed in recent Gays for rea-
sons wan winch are ali woefuiiy familiar.
editorial IN yesterdays paper, anu one
on the same subject some weeks aso, haze the
right tone to tnem. Any right minded man.
Will examine national reeo.u us wiil
lind that among chose names which We most
delight to honor. a very consideraoie per cent
hailed from the mountains - not the
writer's purpose to extoi the virtues of the
mountaineers tbeing one himseiD. but TO admit
that there is mucn lawlessness in our noun
talns, and to point out one of its prime causes.
The aifdavit here enclosed is only one of
many that the writer believes could be easily
obtained from men who have at some time
sale of spirituous liquors. The United States
government has entered into a copartnership
with certain class Of men in the manufacture
and sale Of liquors, and has placed a penalty
upon those who dare to make sell without
Federal authority. The government employs
hundreds of agents to seek out and hunt down
men who violate these conditions, and evidence
like that here furnished shows that some men
who have license do not comply with its terms;
justly. If there is one class Of men in our land
who, more than others. demand justice and
square deal, 1t Is the rugged mountaineer"
The whole system Of reapinx revenue from
the beverage liquor traffic is infamous and
breeds just such monstrosiies the moon
sinner" When the Federal government de-
clares the whole business lille gal. the manufac-
ture will cease in the mountains as surely
elsewhere. But 1t is hard to convince reason
Ing men that it Is worse for a man without
license to make 100 gallons OF whiskey than
for man to make 1000 gallons, and pay the
tax only 900 gallons,
Practically al mountain outlaws have
been. at some time, engaged in this business
Illegally; and they will affirm that many gov
eminent officials set them examples in law
breaking The government Is the political
party which rules the land, The parties which
have ruled this country for the past fifty years
are largely boss-rdden and rum-ruled The
only hope for improvement is to put into power
a political party that is free from these taints.
win one OF the old parties clean house? or,
must the nation look to a third party to bring
about this reform?
7 NJ WYSOR
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
Mannering. w. Va.
State OF west virginia. county OF Mer.


State of West Virginia. County of Mer-
This day personally appeared before
me- j. NJ. Wysor. a notary public of
said county, w. c. Gather who. being
by me first duly sworn, deposes and
says:
That for eleven years he was engag-
ed in the business of making copper
stills. without any kind of license what
soever. That during that time he
made stills ranging In capacity from
fifteen gallons to 600 gallons. which he
sold and shipped to various points in
Virginia. North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Georgia. Affiant
states that three United States deputy
marshals knew positively that he was
engaged in this business that he paid
?. to onet of said deputy Iffarshafs ten per
cent. Of the selling price on all stills
made. with, the understanding that the
amount realized from the said ten per
cent was divided between the three.
Affiant states that he regularly re-
ceived notice from one Of said deputy
marshals whenever q special agent OF
the internal revenue service would be
expected. Affiant states that he bought
caps from one certain deputy mar-
shall. which the latter claimed no had
captured from men who were block
aiding" Afiant states that he sug-
gested to no less than three DEPUTY
rarshals that II they would puncture
stills which they might locate. hy driv-
ing their punches. Cor "devils'o
through the stills In certain places.
that the same stills could be patched.
and would be as good as new. Afiant
states that after mal-ing this sugyes-
ton no had great many stills to re-
pair that had been punctured. accord
ing to hts suggestion. Aniant further
states that he was employed In
"a - Ia In
mountains, that he helped weigh corn
meal for the stills, and that the pro-
.prietor required the government gau-
ger to allow him eighty pounds to the
busfaei, and added barley and malt at
will; affiant states that the gauger left
the locks hanging In their staples.
without locking: that employees OF the
said distillery would empty the, barrel
In the cistern room frequently. Af1ant
states that he has seen men who ran
government stills purchase whiskey
from "blockaders." Afi1ant states that
from experience ne cand,dly believes :
that there Is more blockading done
from licensed stills than from those
not licensed; that many licensed dis
tilieries use their licenses az a cloak
for the illicit business from which they
derive their profit.
And further this af'ant saith not.
fsigned) W. C. GATHER.
sworn to ana subscribed before ne
this 9Ist day Of March. fss2.. Ny
commission ~xrir~s Nay -. 1914.
M y. N. VISOR. Notary Public.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04

We hate to think Of American hostages having
t. summer In Chiahuahua.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04

Colonel j. Ham Lewis denies that he spent q
penny for his nomination. No graft can incar-
nadine those whiskers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
Infants and
Little. Children S
Clothing
for Easter

Effective spring and sum
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snowy waite Dresses Of
fine. sheer lawn or nainnook,
beautifully trimmed with Val.
lace or embroidery. Sizes from
to 6 years. from e1.O0 to
$500 each.
Waite r. X. Coats. excellent
qualities: some with embroid-
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TO $500 each.
Hand Embroidered, Goats
A complete now line OF these
ali hand made-priced from
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Pong~e Coats, lovely crea-
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Chnaren's sDring Haaa, in
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In addition TO the above W
Z have Wrappers. Sacques. Bips,
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and everything olHA that may
be required for the-comnletion
Of baby's outilt and toilet
Mothers are requested 20
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
Demonstration
Of: MEMO |! !. Il !. !. D !. !.
-CORSETS

Our demonstrations OF Memo
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ing. because every Memo Cor
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and function that makes IL
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Memo peorlc Are a1Wayo
bringing out something new
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In close touch with the Memo
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
Two Excellent New Styles
Of Chiffon Waists at $500

best quality chimon--in black.
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5 lace and beautifully
with messane o match nd buttons
The striped wolfe
salktrmmed with and strips messane
tosmatch
Both garments exception ally pretty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04

Mr.. Taft's defense of protection indicates that
sinks.