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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
SCHOOLS AND LIFE
Principal Does Not Approve Extensive
lnlustrtnl Training.

Aside from the transaction OF busi-
ness matters. the only topic for dis
cussion before the Department OF
Principals. which met yesterday morn
ing at the John Smith school, was:
DO Our Pubic Schools Prepare FOR
Practical Life?" The speakers were J.
Walton Hall. Of Buckingham. and j.
J. Lincoln. OF Sussey.
Neither answered ths question cate
corlcally, hut both made suggestions.
Ir. Hall thought the schools should
give more instruction in civic mat
,srs. He told OF people who have
not Qualified for citizenship until
reaching the age of twenty-siX or
more. and he believed the young people
SHOULD be given lessons in the duties
nd responsibilities Of citizenship.
Mr., Lincoln came out strongly for
mental equipment Industrial work.
he said. is good. but 1t cannot be
pursued to a great extent. except with
special teachers. who are out of reach
OF most schools because OF the cost.
He did not hesitate to say that he
favored four years Of Latin and four
years of mathematics.
President y. d. Cool. Of Winchester.
vas in the chair at the principals
conference. They will meet again this
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
Auoue0W SOCIETY WORK


w,ss Sswsvs Wskes ASSssss-Wsrss
Tes~bevs - SessoSo.
Tn. department Of rural teachers
met at II o'clock yesterday morning in
the gymnasium Mrs. u. 2. Noaatt.
Of Herndon. the president was IN the
chair. and Miss Edna - walker acted
az secretary. Mrs. Moflett was re-elcct-
ed president. and Miss Pearl Shreve
was chosen ~ secretary for the year.
presidents for the ten districts
were named
Mn. Mo6ess gave some hints on COM
position WORT ny correspondence. from
children In Different schoots.
Miss Eush Richards. Of Herndoa,
read Q pager m primary reading. Mrs..
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
AGRICULTURE IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Industrial Department Hears
Suggestions of What State
Should Do.

Discussion Of what the State should
do FOR asgicnittial instruction n The
pLulic schools marked the m>etrng Of
the Departi..I Of Industrial i.ahca-
ton, held yesterday morning in Room
JOG Of the John Marshall High Sciooi.
DR. Julian A. Burruss, president OF the
State Normal and Industrial School for
Women at Harrisonburg. president also
Of this department, was In tAe chair.
In the absence of Secretary ;. W.
Fletcher. OK Biacksburg. Professor II.
+. Button, Of Manassas. acted as sec
rotary.
The department gave it's approval to
the Page bill, appropriatins national
aid to teach agriculture III each con-
gressional district in the country.
Frank W. Duke, OF Richmond, was
appointed a committee to try 70 Sc
cure representation for industrial ed
ucation on the Virginia Educational
Commission.
A vote Of thanks to the retiring sec
retary. s. W. Fletcher. was carried.
Payers Are Read.
H. r. Button. of the Agricultural
president Of the department for the
ensuing year.
Industrial Training in the Rural
Sch 3ols'' was the subject of paper
by Miss J. 3. Gray, OF Tubeviile.
Editor Edgar sydenstricker, Of the
Lynchburg Advance, discussed the re-
lation Of school fairs to vocational
education He has especial knowledge
OF the Campbell County Fair. the pio-
neer IN Virginia.
Ut. Button discussed the Page bill,
heretofore mentioned.
George c. Round. OF Manassas. began
the discussion of what the State
Should Do for Agricultural instruction
in the Public Schools He said plain
~ he wouk; be glad to see all modern
languages eliminated from the curricu-
lum Of the public schools save AN
American language. Il don't believe.
ne said. lin teaching the continental
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
MEET BY DISTRICTS
COngFessa0Dal Bodies Choose Vice,
Prenadents and C0naitteenen.

Preradents and Connltteenen.
Meetings of the teachers by congress
sionaI districts were held yesterday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock. in different
rooms OF the building. Reports were
heard from the counties and cities, as
to the condition Of local teachers as
sociations. Most OF them were encour-
aging Some districts reported as fol-
lows:
Fifth-C. 6. wheatley. Of Danville.
elected vice-president. Charlotte and
Halifax taken from sixth District and
placed in Fifth. in accordance with
new Law Of Legislature. Mr.. Wheatley
invited district meeting to Danvtlle in
spring.
s,xth-w. NJ Black. Of Lynchburg,
chosen member Of nominating commit
tee of State Association 1t was de-
cided to have a district meeting in
spring. and to continue literary and
athletic contests. j. E. b. smith. Of
ChristiansburS. elected secretary for
district. and F. b. Fitzpatrick. Of
Roanoke. recommended for district
vice. president
Fourth Observation-Disclosures Thornton.
of South Hill. presided Miss Thomp-
son. Of Stony Greek. secretary. Pro-
lessor Smithey. Of Petersburg, named
on nominating committed. uninstructed.
Mr.. Martin. Of Farmville, suggested for
yice-president.
Seventh-N. d. Cool, Of Winchester,
put on nominating committee. School
fairs were discussed
First-George w. Guy. OF Hampton.
presiding. 7. A. Russell. Of Phoebus.
on nominating committee Professor
W. W. Barnhart. Of Recdville. named
for vice-prcsident: Mrs. b. n Cone. Of
CaIIac. secretary and treasurer.
Etshth-Mrs. n :. Modatt. chair
mon. Reports by counties. Good agTi-
cultural exhibit Girls tomato clubs
successful Mrs. Mohatt on NOMINATING
committee. Fred Alexander Of Orange.
for ..cSpresident Of Eighth District
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languages at the expense of our tax
payers"
Mr.. Round said in part:
THE absolute necessities of man
existence are food, raiment and shell
ter. Virginia has 25,G9o,e0o acres OF
land constituting the capital OF the
Commonwealth, and from them we
must get our physical existence ana
our moral potentislities.
Only In 1905 did Virginia begin 10
instruct its children In agriculture. DO
nestic science and manual training
cow to get food raiment and shelter
from the soil. This work has grown
wonderfully.
Reconstruct Course.
The first thing the state should
do Is to reconstruct the curriculum OF
our public schools SO as 10 Introduce
AS much industrial and agricultural
training as can be safely done. Not
that the curriculum should be length
ened: IL should be shortened After
the second year of the high school
much Of the course could be elective
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE

Fire. caused by lamp explosion en-
the servants quarters at the home OF
+. r. Archer. sos West Franklin Street
Yesterday afternoon at I:30 o'clock did
about $3.50 damage. A general alarm,
was turned in by DR.. II. Stuart Nc
Lean from Box No. 90, which brought
Engine Companies and and No.
truck. Before the arrival Of the ap-
paratus. DR.. Mclean. assisted by a
|citizen. kept the flames under control
BIZ buckets Of water. It was nnafiy
put out with chemicals.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
ALUMNI REUNION

Richmond college People Will Meet at
Dsnner 1t Murphy'&
Alumni Of Richmond College VIII
meet in reunion at dinner at Murphy
Hotel at $50 o'clock this evening.
Principal James c. Harwood. OF the
John Marshall High School, Will be
POSTMASTER. Responses will be made
bv Professor J. c. Metcalf, for the
college faculty; by ]. B. Terrell, for the
department Of pubic Instruction: by
c. w. Dickinson, Of Cumberland Coun-
ty. for the division superfntendents.
and by several high school principals
President F. ". Boatwright Will De
present and will tell the alumni OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29

m;er's three bills dealing with matters
connected with the mobilization to go
to committee without the customary
first reading. According TO the Neue
Erie Press. the Premier. In anDounc-
ing the bills to the procedure COM
mi,tee, told the parliamentary lawyers
there was no change in the internal.
,ional situation. The papers regsr
this as an admission that the situation
still is critical
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
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Bin9hamton, n. Y.


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29

Sofia, November cS.-Two meetings
of the peace delegates took place al
Baghtche to-day. and according TO IRE
mier Guechof. the pourparIers are
satisfactorily
In government circles II IS believed
that unless unforeseen difficulties arise
an armistice will be concluded within
two days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29

progress of the new college buildings
at WeSthampton.
The dinner is in charge of Profess
sor r. E. Loving, chairman or the
faculty committee on lumni- He urges
all Richmond College men and women
to be present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29

isla:ure in tine passage of the bill pro-
hibiting the killing OF robins in this
State, and related the unsuccessful ef-
forts to secure approval of an effective
game bill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
Dtbrs IL Captured.

Belgrade, November est Is official
ly announced that the Servians have
captured the town Of Dfbra- In Al
bania, forty-five miles to the south
west Of prisrend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29
Excitement In VSeana.

Vienna, November 2S.-Much excite
ment has been caused by the action OF
the government In arranging FOR the
mobilization Of the Austrian army.
The parliamentary leaders met TO-
nigh. and decided to allow the Pre-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-29

sires to retain and which Austria Is
determined Servia shall not hold.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
BULL MOOSE PLAN is
TOO NEAR SOCIALISM
Roosevelt's Trust Program Is Sc
Denounced by Bryan-Tar-
iff Great Issue.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Aug. 13.-
William J. Byan denounced Theodore
Roosevelt's plan for the control OF
trusts as a "steptowards socialism,
and as being "Impracticable" In an
interview here today.
"Col. Roosevelt believes in allow
ing the trusts to exist and he pro
poses 10 control them by bureau In
Washington" said Bryan. The plan
is a concentration OF power and ster
toward Socialism. It will be found
impracticable. II a municipal fran
chise corporation can corrupt city
council when the members live among
their neighbors how can we hope eff
fectively to regulate a billion dollar
monopoly through bureau at Wash.
ington?"
He declared the tariff will be the
paramount issue of the coming cam
paign.
Col. Bryan is touring Indiana filing
Chatauqua dates.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
THEY'RE Off WHITMAN AND
!. new YORK POLICE IN RACE
TO REACH Phelps FIRST
Murder Paymaster" Is the
Prize in This Wild Dash
Across the Continent.
INDICTMENTS COMING
Burns Has Blazed Trail of Graft
and Extortion to the
"Higher-Ups.

! NEW YORK, Aug 13.-The Rosen
thai grand jury today was expected
10 return seven indictments in con
nectlon with the month-old murder
and the wholesale police graft charges
growing out OF il, the Higher up
trlumvirate whom, II became known
W. j. Burns has named TO District AT.
torney Whitman as the men responsi,
Die FOR police graft. Their exposure
and prosecution will come later.
The detective, 1t was declared told
the prosecutor that his weeks OF work
on the policegraft-murder scandal. in
cludipg the operation of many gam.
bling and disorderly houses, blazed a
trail Of extortion and graft TO three
men. Burns named the men. He said
fhey were big lawyer, who repre-
fSnls tAumlni" Shigh
Nolce y 9nd Twf-
rs gobes en- Of the a.. :. pollti-
clans
The expected indictments. Whitman
said. probably would be against the
men already held for the Rosenthal
murder and Jack Sullivan and WI.
liam Shapiro, driver of the murder
car
An interesting cross-continental
race was on today between the assist.
ant and two detectives representing
Whitman, on one hand and police de-
partment detectives on the other, hur.
rying to Hot Springs for possession OF
Sam Schepps. The gambling murder
paymaster,' was thought to be prize
worth fighting for
The district attorney told the Ar.
kansas police TO give Schepps to no
body but his men.
District Attorney Whitman today
planned TO open safety deposit box
and a large safety vaule held in the
name of Charles Becker In a trust
company. The district attorney pro.
fessed TO believe that much evidence
OF value would be obtained from the
boxes.
Emery R. Buckner, chosen as coun.
sci for the board OF aldermen probers.
began preparations to open the in
quiry Sept. 4. The citizens committee
investigation was planned to start to-
morrow with a mass meeting in
Cooper Union.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and Vicinityi Tuesday
night and "wednesday unsettled. proba-
bly Showers moderate southwest "a
west winds.
For lower MIchignni Unsettled to-
night, probably showers in enst por-
tioni Wednesday fair.
For the upper Lakes Light TO mod
crate variable winds becoming wnst-
erIyt generally fair tonight aud We'd
nesday, except showers on Huron to-
night.
For the lower Lakesf Moderate south
To west vtndst showers tonight Of
"wednesday morning, probably followed
by fair.
One year ago todayi Highest tenn
perature. sos lowest, 80, mean. -
cloudy weather, with trace Of rain dur
ing the afternoon. The sun sets at 6iSG
ID. u. and rises Wednesday at 4i3O n. m.
The moon sets ne 7i33 y. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13

STERLING. Ill, Aug. l3.-Fourteen
young Hereford cows had their first
experience with whisky at the farm
of John David, their owner For
eight of them it-was also their last
experience. They are dead Six 9th
ers are SOLDERING up and philosophiz-
ing.
Heavy rains had soaked through the
silo in which fodder had been stored
for the cattle. II was hot. The corn
fermented and crude whisky poured
I'm little puddles about the bottom OF
the silo.
The cows partook. Then they zig
| ragged toward the creek and stumbled
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13

In. The six remorseful ones were
hauled out: the others were drowned
KENOSHA, Wis.--Samuel Spinney,
In the best OF health. told his family
he was going TO lie down and die.
They thought he was Joking until an
hour later his wife found him dead IN
bed from heart disease.
PITTSBURGH Pa Aug 13=The
Pirate club owners are asked TO pay
SIS. 900 to Robert A. Boyle. a fan who
says In a suit. filed I'm federal court
here. that he was badly injured at
Forbes Field. Sept. 8, 1871, following
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
Conspiracy Charge Against
Those First Arrested Is
Dropped for Present.
TO BE MADE AGAINST
WHOLE EIGHTEEN LATER
Further Remand of Week Asked
in Case of Secretary
Schreiter.

Ally. Lynch, o'6rlen, Ellis and
Merritt were the first four to be
arraiened on the graft charges,
Tuesday morning. All pleaded not
guilty and demanded speedy ex-
animation. TIE court said he
would set Aug. 20, az the date.
~ ] o'clock, Tuesday mornino,
while Justice Jeffries was rush.
ing through the "eariy session"
90 as to take up the aIdermanlc
graft cases, Assistant Prosecutor
Jasnowski outlined to The Times
the proceedings to be taken.
The conspiracy charge against
the nine aldermen originally ar
rested and rearrested last Friday
Will be dropped for the present"
he said, But later on, this charge
Will be fal dnot only against these
men, but also against the other
nine arrested. last Friday. Thus
there Will be two counts against
each OF the 10, the first batch be-
Ing charged with accepting
bribe and conspiracy to secure a
brlbe, and the others beinq
charged with agreeing to accept
a bribe and conspiracy to secure
a bribe.
when the nine newly-arrested
are arralgned this morning on the
charge Of agreeing to accept a
bribe, we'll ask the court to set
the examination for two weeks
from today"
An order was prepared by Pros,
,utor Shepherd during the mornin
md will be presented to Justice Je
ries, making further remand for
week in the case OF Secretary Schre
er.
All OF the Is officials arrested las
friday, were on hand early, waitin
or their cases TO be called Most Q
hose who Will be arraigned said the
could plead not guilty. The bond
.iven at the time OF their arrest WI
e continued
While wandering through the col
idors police court waiting for pro
eedings 10 begin. Aid Skrzycki cam
ace TO face with Eddie Schreiter.
"Oh. you dirty dog" shouted tn
lderman. shaking his fist in Schre
ers face. What did you mean b.
cutting my name on that Doodle lis
when you knew you were doin
grong. You never said word to m
Continued on Page Eight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
TROOPS PURSUE
MEXICAN REBEL
BAND OF F|ENDS
Rebels Derail Train, Kill and
Rob 20 Passengers and Set
Fire to Wreckage.
FEARFUL ATROCITIES
VISITED UPON WOMEN
Chop Fingers From Living to
Secure Rings; Rip Gems
from Women's Ears.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13.-Federal
troops and rurales are today hot on
the trail OF the rebel band which de-
rallied a passenger train in a canyon
llV miles southeast OF here Sunday.
ana after killing 36 soldiers and 20
or more passengers, wounding many
otners and robbing their Victims. set
nre. TO the wreckage and burned the
dead and injured together.
The outrage was the most fiefidish
In the history OF the recent disorders
In Mexico, and IL the rebels are caught
there is no doubt they will be herded
together an dshot down without DELAY
or legal formality. This they unques-
tionably realize, and IL is expected
they VIII sell their lives dearly II cor
nered
Besides Conductor Marin and Col
lector Dominguez or the wrecked
train. who managed to slip through
the rebels lines and sent the first
news OF the butchery to Mexico City,
the rurales who rushed to the scene
OF the wreck. found a few other pas
sengers hidden among the hills In its
vicinity, half crazed with horror and
their sufferings. and sent them into
Yautepec, where they are being cared
for.
These survivors say the carnival OF
violence which followed the trains
plunge from the track. was absolutely
inhuman. The troops under Lieut..
Reynozo, who had been detailed as a
guard for the train, We're heavily out
numbered and the fight with them
was brief. The rebels poured volley
after volley among them until. Ii Is
believed. the entire detachment was
wiped out.
Then they rushed among the pas
sengers. choppirN fingers from living
men and women to secure their rings.
ripping gems from women's ears.
shooting and cutting their vicums'
down indiscriminately, and in several
cases subjecting women passengers TO
the most shocking indignities before
| they killed them.
The bodies OF II. l.. Strauss and
tIgnacio Herraras. correspondents re-
spectively, of FL impartial and< FL
Pals, who were said to have been
among the killed, were not found by
the rurales who were first on the
scene of the massacre, and II Is feared
they were burned with the wreckage.
That the rebels were under COM
mand Of Amador Salazar is the state
ment of Conductor Marin, who says
he recognized him, and is without
verification.
Details are as yet lacking regarding
the massacre OF 200 rurales and citi-
zens Of Ixtapa by Zapitistas who are
reported to have sacked the town
, Monday night on their way north
ward to Toluca.
There seems no question that the
rebels leaders are mad with fury at
the reports that President Maderos
recent peace negotiations had in view,
me-
after Nd CIR
and disbandeu r1elr forcesc The pa.
ident denies emphatically that he
planned the killing, but the officers
believed It. and are evidently seeking
revenge in the reckless violence or
their behavior in the past few days.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13

LANSING, Mich. Aug. 13.-Governcr
Osborn has appointed George Bell, OF
Ludington, state humane marshal. A
petition was received from Ludington
citizens asking for his appointment
Franz G. Kuhn. attorney general was
appointed a delegate to the fourth am
nual meeting OF the American Institute
OF Criminal Law and Criminology, ia
be held In Milwaukee, Wis, Aug 30
80 and 81.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
UNCLE SAM is THE MIDDLEMAN;
PORTERHOUSE 20 CENTS A POUNDi

high of living problem hasn
commay the zone u
as a
Porterh
brings 25 H
40
showing meat prices
is
selling the public at whole
selling
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13

is so environed by political exigen-
cies, so embarrassed and confused by
the advice and opportunities OF po-
litical partisGns and by interests to
which his party Is obligated, that, as
In this instance, he permits himself
to be over-persuaded and to follow a.
course which | do not believe has the
free sanction Of his deliberate judg-
ment.
Il am genuinely sorry to say that
II looks as II the president was weak
when he should have been strong, and
yielded when he should have been
firm. | cannot but think that he will
discover before many moons that
weakness at a crucial period is al
ways a fatal blunder But after all
this is only another example OF a
good man game wrong"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13

a clash between the Giants and the
Pirates. Boyle declares the immense
crowd pressed him over metal
ventilation door which had been left
open and several of his ribs were
broken and internal injuries sustain
cd.
CHICAGO-William Heating was
fined 800 for pinching the neck OF
Mrs. Emma Traut. Don't care said
he. 1T was worth II.
GI.AZIER PARK, Mont-Robert
Taft. the presidents son, camping
here given q Teddy cub
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-13
DEFINITION OF TAFT.
GOOD MAN GONE WRONG
SENATOR STONE.
SENATOR STONE.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13-Prefac-
ing his speech with the declaration
that be was friend'of the presidents,
Senator Stone, of Missouri, on Mon
d. causticallv criticised the ,execu-
Sour~ Rtoi' Nf
bills, part. are0wl
measure.
He eulogized the executive as a
man of high ideals and impulses.
But unfortunately" he added, he