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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

senator West addressing himselr 70
the objections raised by the Sena,ar
from Norfolk. I'VE in Suffolk do,.,
want TO come under the domination NJ
h. we would prefer to hnve
ihese bills killed altogether but If
'nes are TO be made law. we want this
interests ouf
senator Hart scented danger for
Noahoke, and wanted the Montague
th"eh uinent, giving tho condemnation
iS"t TO all cities of moro than 3O.OO0
population. TO be stricken out. TN,
Hater company In Roanoke ia prcnnr-
ns !" borrow large sum of money
.or improvements to the system, and
lhe law should be passed in this
1orni 1t would encounter difficulty in
borrowing the money He wanted the
unit placed at 10000 as the bill origi-
haiiy provided. Failing in this. he
""hteo provision inserted excluding
rom the operation of the law all com
phhies organized prior to 1885, which
"ouid leave out the Roanoke cornpany
anu AT the same time offer no inter
ference TO the Norfolk situation.
To Apply TO All Cities.
IL Inc principle Of municipal Owner
ship is right. then not only NorfoIls
nut every city in the Commonwealth
should have the right of condemnina
iocdl water properties. argued Senator
walker. He deplored the increasing tan
dency to frame laws genera! In appear.
ance, but local In application. Limit
ing the operation of q law to cities OF
certain size, he said, is 0 weak evasion
OF the Constitution, and little more
than makeshift. The question of
population. he said, had nothing to do
with the principle. and he proposed an
amendment to the Lesner bills, con-
terring the right of condemnation I'M
der the restrictions therein provided.
20 every city III the Commonwealth
"ithont regard 10 size.
Senator Echols arose at once with
Al expression on his face which gave
promise that the debate was by no
means ended. At this iuncture Senator
HOBBS moved that the senate quit, and
adjournmcnt was taken at 2:lj
Bills Passed.
The following bills were Yesterday
passed by the Senate:
TO amend and re- enact an act ap-
proved March ls. 1905, providing the
method by which cities and towns in
this Commonwealth may vote upon
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the issuance OF bonds contemplated by
clause 'B' of section 1877 OF the Con-
s;itution. Patron: senator Lesner.
To amend eection i041-A OF the Code
of 1909. in relation to cities and towns
Patron: Senator Lssner.
The following Senate bills were ad-
vanced from their second TO their third
readings:
To provide for designation by cities
and towns for aggregation districts for
residence of white and colorcd persons.
Empowering the treasurer OF each
county In the State TO select the bank
or banks in which such treasurer shall
deposit the State taxes and county and
school levies and other public funds,
and relieving such treasurer of re-
sponsihility for the loss of said funds
when so deposited
Concerning mines and the safety Of
employees. creating q department and
inspector of mines under the bureau
of Labor and Industrial statistics.
To provide for the examination and
testing of dairy cattle for controlling
tuberculosis and to appropriate money
Tor expenses thereof.
To provide how further proceedings
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
LEGISLATIVE COMMENT
By LEWIS H. MACHEN
NEW TAX COMMISSION BILL.

After having Struggled for long
while with the Byrd Tax Commission
bill. the Finance Committee of the
House of Delegates has reported a sub
sti!ute measure. of which tue original
phi Is the bNsis, but from wnich many
OF its most stringent provisions have
Deen eliminated and to which n few
new features have been added.
10 begin with, the personnel OF tho
commission. as proposed by the new
measure Is aitogcther different from
that provided by the other bill The
latter put the powers OF the bill into
' ,ne maids OF "a state Tax Commissioner
ana deputies. together with the Gov
tIHof. the Licut-iiunt- Governor, the
Attorney General. the Speaker of the
iiousc, the chairman OF the Finance
committee OF the Senate, the chairman
or the Finance Committee of the
Rouse, the chairman OF the State Cor
poratlon Commission and the Auditor
OF the commonwealth and the Auditor
PROVIDES for Il commission appointed
by the Governor: the Mineral Asses
sor. appointed ny the Corporation Com
ms, and the State Accountant.
man. who Is TO nave salary OF $500
a year; the state Accountant is 10
nave $4,000 year and the Mineral
Assessor the same salary as is now
provided by law and no more.
The commission is TO SIT perma-
nently In the city of ltichnond, except
when the members are absent in the
discharge OF their duties. and must
hold at least one meeting yearly IN
oach congressional district. IL viii
nave the same powers Tor the cXamina-
lion OF witnesses as thut provided IN
the original bill. which are those Of
a, committee of the General Assem-
bly,.
The new bill makes the same pro-
visions as the old for suitable Office;
printing by the Public Printer, and n
like access 10 papers and records, ex-
cvpt that II may not examine private
papers OF individuals, firms or corpor-
ations.
y new detail is that the attorneys
FOR the Commonwealth are to appear
for the commission in tho local courts
and the Attorney General In the Su-
preme Court of Appeals.
The visitations 10 the several coun-
ties aud cities arc to be practicuuy
the same under the new bill as under
the old. except that the new bill seems
TO lay stress upon the grouping vi the
counties In the congressional dis
tricts.
Statements are to he gotten up, as
under the original measure. each year,
ana the proper averages Indicated to
the various commissioners of the reve-
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WIDE TIRE LAW
REACHES SENATE
Mr.. Harman's Measure Regulates
Size in Hope of Saving
Highways.

Wagons. drays and carts are due
upcn departing TO leave wider foot
nrnts on the sands of time. So says
bll drawn by Senator Harman. Of
iAemond, which was reported with a
substitute yesterday afternoon by the
senate Committee on General Laws II
it Is enacted into law, it will mark
INC passing of the country highway
with wrinkled brow. and usher into
being $50 say its advoca tes-au era
Of smooth. hard packed clay. available
at once for tobacco wagons. marbles
ana billiards
The proposed law regulates the ratio
which Will obtain between diameter Of
aN!e and width o.! tire. 1t shall be
unlawful after July /, 1918. II pro-
Nides. o offer for sale IN the state Of
virginia any wagon, dray. cart or
other similar vehicle having steel aXles
more than Ia and less than l-c
inchss in diameter, unless such vehicle
Is equipped with a TWO inch faced tire
Thc same width of tire must lie shown
In the case of vehicles having wooden
or thimhle skcln ax!e7 moro than i s
and less than a. inches in diameter.
II ne axle IS Of steel ana Loss ,han
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HOUSE
lLOntiMlled NOM ScNenth Pacc.

.N-N''N&''Su FROM SCNcntn P5EC.y
slider the vote by which House bill No,
2oi was ordered to its engrossment.
This reduces tho taxes on DEEDS and
contracts when admitted TO record TO
81 on amounts between $1,000 and
S5ooo Judge Williams suggested ina,
ihis might BE- u serious loss to the
state, tut the patrons said not, and
INC Montague amendment was adopted
and the bill passed by a vote of Sd
10 rs
Then came consideration OF the con
Wet labor bills, told about eIscwhere,
Nr. Chaikley spoke to his motion
10 reconsider the vote by which House
ol'l No. soy was ordered 10 its engross-
lhenN rms measure lakes away from
commissioners Of the revenue their
power 10 decide as TO assessments OF
mineral lands If they disagree with the
mineral land assessor. In that ease
the circuit courts are to decide Mr..
chalklcy said that this was a pretty
large dose OF centralized equalization.
visited mainly on the Southwest He
supposed the dose was going 10 be
administered and he hoped the rest
OF me state would take similar Dor
aon before adiuurning. The bill was
passed 90 TO 10
Mr.. Norris lad an amendment TO the
oliver bill permitting trustees and al
torncys To release deeds OF trust on
record, On production ot the notes or
h"nGs. The Lancaster member de-
sired 10 have II stated who should pay
This fee Of so cents. and his amend :
ment was designed to make the person
for Whose benefit the release is exc
cuted pay il. Mr. White, OF Rockbridgc.
said that tho person from whom the
money was borrowed should release
the deed AMI pay the fee The Norris
amendment was lost
Mr.. Oliver said that In his section
attorneys pass titles when trustees
have signed release deeds in which
the lender has not Joined. Some OF
me attorneys present seemed to think
ms an unsafe practice. But the bill
was ensrossed and passed IS to 10.
The House then, at o'clock, nd
Journcd 20 noon to-day.
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nue. for the counties and cities but
.ney snail not be binding upon the
COMMISSIONERS. whereas the old bill
REQUIRED the commissioners 10 reach
such averages OF assessment upon peril
OF peins removed from office by tho
tnls drastic provision OF the old meas
urc did not meet the approval OF u
majority OF the Legislature. The com
Issue suggestions and regulations for
the uhi4oim assessment Ul personal
property and iands IN the manner
prescribed 10y law.
the commissions most valuable SER
vice VIII he the examination OF the
assessment "ooks i'll the various Offices
or .ne commonwealth. and also inc
DOCKS III the AUDITORS Office ana may
modify the aggregate assessment OF
amy ana all classics of personal prop
among the counties and cities.
This lack OF equalization Is the bur
uen OF the outcry against the present
system. and IL the proposed commis-
sion can serve to bring II about il Will
amply justify all IT may cost.
me commission mas The right to in
sttute proceedings against any COM
missioner OF the revenue or land as
SCISSOR for dereliction of duty, or for
faiiins to revise his assessment books
when SO ordered by the proper authOri-
ties, and, upon conviction, they may
be moved from office by the Circuit
Court
After January /. 1913. the members
OF the state Corporation Commission.
the Tax Commission (eXccpt the min
eral assessor: the Governor and the
Auditor OF Public Accounts. snail con
stitute Il board of assessment of the
real and personal property of corpora
tions. and shat! be vested With the
power now exercised by the State Cor
poration Commission alone. 1t was re-
Sarded as ono OF the defects of the
original bill that Il did not contcm-
plate the equalization of the assess
ments of the property of corporations.
as 10 which there are said TO be some
discrepancies.
Tho new bill further makes provision
for tax rate board, a thing which
has been much needed. The duties Of
the State Accountant are made more
extensive. though the office is retained
much in it's present condition.
Upon the whole, the new bill. while
features. is more SO in others. 1t is
declared TO be workable. and n long
way better than nothing. There is a
srong probability that it will pass
the House; but at this stage of the
session II is extremely doubtful wheth-
err 1t can get through the Senate I'M
less there is n two-thirds ma jority
Tor II in that body.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

II is only when
their hair comes
Out III combs full
that they really
sit up and take
notice.
II Your hus-
bands h a ir is
falling; If he has
fiaDClriiff n, Sr,t,
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''PH"! '"PPiies the lhttef city too.
Wants Protection for Suffolk.
Before he would consent to the en-
actment OF the bills into law, said
senator West he intended that the
city which he represented should be
fully protected He offered an amend
ment which stipulates that in tho
event OF the requirement of the water
works BY the city OF Norfolk that
city shall bind itself to give SUFFOLK
the same rates, water pressure and
facilities which it shall grant 10 Ports
mouth and to is own citizens. With
this amendment only would nc ever
agree he said TO the passage of the
bill.
At II meeting the week before a
delegation from Norfolk and Ports
mouth appeared before the Senate Com
mittee on County. City and Town Or
SaniZatlon when the bills were before
that body for examination, and agreed
TO compromise amendment, which
safeguarded the interests OF Ports
mouth in the vent of Norfolks ac-
curing the water rights. The amend
mcnt hound Norfolk to give It's sister
city across the river the same rates
and the same privileges II was to
ENJOY itself. It was only right and
equitable. argued Senator West, that
suffolk whose water supply would be
thus condemned. should be guaranteed
the Same protection.
Lesner Cracks Joke.
am surprised that the Senator
from Nansemond is opposed to nv ef-
forts In the way of water legislation
said Senator i.csner. opening brief
defense OF his oils The opposing law
makers occupy opposite sides of the
fence on the enabling act. and the SEN
ate responded audibly to the Norfolk
Senator'S humor
i cannot see how Suffolk would
suffer by the change" he said. Surely
the city OF Norfolk would give sister
city as good treatment as It receives
from the Pennsylvania corporation
which now owns the plant" He could
not see the fairness of an amendment
which would require the city of Nor
folk 10 furnish Suffolk with free water
Tor It's fire hydrants and sewerage
system when tho foreign corporation
receives payment for the service
Docsnt Want NorfoIlk Denominations
10 30 very frank with You." said
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HOUSE BILLS

The following We're presented and referred
under Rule 81:
To Joint Committee on Special. Private and
Local Legislation.
Icy Mr.. Jennings: a bill to amend tho
charter o: the city OF Lynchburg: providing
for the creation and Investment on sinking
fund by the said city.
by Mr. White. of Aibcmaric: 4 bill to
anthoilS" tho payment Of salary to the
chairman of the Board OF Supervisors OF
Albcmar!e county.
other LEGISLATURE News on Page Nine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

No remedy that does not entirely caah from tho
remains with impurities and catarrhal matters
trouble the
ot y T Pc KEPT IN state Of irritation and Sprays lotions and
ng IN the head buzzing noises the stufy feeling
to the
blood disorder and until entirely from the
there
Tie the blood
and cleansing The circulation Kidding eyerv na
at Flood ololy
ana to heal general health and
Stops dlsgreeable reaches down
a leaves trace OF the disease system Book IN @
and medical advice who write M On Satafrh
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ATLANTA "a.
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Labor Thurs,In>.

senator Drewrys bill for the crea-
ton of n bureau of vital sta tistics wax
MADE special and continuing order
LOT Tomorrow at 1890 o'clock Senate
Oil No, 22S. embodying the COMMITTEES
recommendation on the disposal OF
me convict labor of the State Pen!-
tertiary, was made a special ana con-
tinuins order for the same hour Thurs
day.
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one mile of Suffolk. and that tine same
company supplies the latter city too.
Wants Protection for SUFFOLK.
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are TO DC had on "a judgment OF Jus
lice OF the peace. or of the mayor OF
corporation. from which an appeal
mas been allowed when the appeal is
dismissed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

itch, don't let ii make baldhead Of him;
SCI a 50.centr.6ttlc oi PARTISAN SAGE
to-day, rut,'t IN his hair every night until
d"ndruit goes hair stops falling and the
new growth appears. Then use ii every
other night until the hair is thick and
abundant PARTISAN S.AGE is a de-
llehtiul, refreshing hair dressing FOR men.
Women and children II vii! do as adver-
used or Your money back Girl with
.Aubutn hair on ever! carton and bottle
Sold by Tragic Drug Co and dealers
everywhere
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{ Husband $ Hair
How About it Mad is it Fall
ing Out or Growing Thin?
Don't Lose 1t

Most husbands arc careless regarding
Their hair-many are skeptical regarding
half tones. rcstorers aud the like.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
ARCHBISHOP PRAYS
 FOR END OF STRIKE
Miners Are I. Control of Situation and Will Make the Most of
 Advantage.
1 fSSOcidfed Press Disbafch1

LONDON. March 6.-Official state ments issued this evening concerning numerous conferences held today in connection with the coal strike were devoid of information as to what re- suits, if any. were achieved. Nego- tiations were renewed this morning with hopes that q speedy settlement would be reached but nothing has been disclosed to indicate progress in that direction. As a result rumors are abundant but all apparently are founded surmise Miners representa- tives conferred with the premier and his colleagues nearly three hours. and an official report says at Asquith's re- quest. promised to attend further con ferences, If desired" From this it is deduced the premier hasn't vet aban- doned hope of finding a basis for an agreement between the disputants It is said the miners adhered steadfaStly to their previous declaration that they wouldn't consent to any settlement that didn't assure the adoption of their own schedule of minimum rates. The archbishop of Canterbury has ap- pealed in special prayers for the ter imitation of the strike. Meanwhile, the miners continue to be masters of the situation. Industrial paralysis IS fast spreading over the country.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
WALL STREET MAGNATE
 MAKES SECRET VISIT
Roosevelt Says He's Brand Boy Detection of Stimson Puts Col
 onel in Fiery Mood.
4SS0cidfcd Press Dispatch l

TASSOcidtcd Press DiSfdtch
 OYSTER BAY. March 6.-George w. Perkins. former partner of J. F.. Morgan. paid a mysterious visit to Theodore Roosevelt today. His sup posed activity in the Roosevelt cause has furnished much campaign mater ial for the coloners opponents recent N Perkins slipped inconspicuously into Oyster Bay late this afternoon. and remained only a short time at Saga more Hill before starting on his re- turn to New York. Roosevelt said he came as bearer of q message from Senator Dixon. Roosevelt was in fighting mood. Secretary Stim- sons speech at Chicago last night eX- pressing the belief that Taft and not Roosevelt should be the nominee of the party aroused his ire and in q statement written in the court house at Mineola, the colonel said the leaders in the campaign against him were acting as if they were delib- eratelv trying to wreck the repub- lican party He said he would follow precisely the same tactics as he has been following.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
COURT MOURNING OVER.

LONDON. March 6.-The five weeks court mourning for the Duke of Fife ends today and the usual round of royal functions will be re- sumed. That mourning should have extended over so long period was a surprise, inasmuch as it was longer than the period commanded by the King for the Duke of Teck, the Queens father.
 Only two state functions were ar fected by the mourning period, the Thanksgiving service in St Paul. which was held on less elaborate scale than was originally proposed. and the opening of Parliament. which was not accompanied by the usual spectacular demonstration. None of the courts had to be postponed and it did not interfere with any levee. nor with the opening of the flat racing season on English tracks. which is set for March 20
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
At Least That Is the Charge Made By Minor ity Members of House Ways and Means Com mittee in Their Report.
MEMBERS SCORE
 UNDERWOOD BILL
Say It Means Destruction of the Beet Sugar Busi- ness and Grave Injury to Thousands of Western Farmers.
I1SS0cidfrd Press DiSbdich ]

1 HSSOCiutCQ HFCS DISPufCH
 WASHINGTON. March 6.-Propos- ing to rename the democratic free sugar bill an act to surrender revenue to destroy competition. and create monopoly. the republicans of the ways and means committee today sub mitted a minority report of the Under wood bill which will be the next tariff bill considered by the house The re- port charged that there is a union be- tween the sugar trust and the 1emo- cratic party. that the free sugar meas ure is designed to catch the votes Of the consumer. and will in time deliver the consumer to the mercy of slle su- gar trust The report gives credit to the sugar beet industry for holding down the price of sugar during the ad- vance of last year an1 predicts such safeguard will be destroyed if the beet sugar men are driven out of business.
 The report says the bill is the bold est attempt in the history of the re- public to surrender an important growing industry to foreign impor- ters.~ that is against the domestic su- gar producers anu solely in the inter est of refiners of imported raw sugar, commercially known as the sugar trust"
 The report asserts the beet growing industry will be killed if the beet re- fineries are forced to suspend by tar if Legislation. There are 112,000 farm CTS engaged in growing beets, the re- ports adds. and comments:
 The democratic party says to these farmers. We propose to make you pay for this reduction of the tariff on sugar"
 Predicting dire days for the sugar consumer, the report says:
 Not in the palmiest days of the trust, when Havemeyer ruled its for tunes with a rod of iron and ambition. bounded only by the confines of this country. did the American Sugar Re lining company ever monOpoliZe such a portion of the sugar consumed in the United States as this bill would de- liver to its keeping.
 Another evidence Of the closeness of the union between the democratic party and the sugar trust is found in the chemical schedule recently passed by the unanimous vote of the demo- cratic representatives and opposed by the unanimous vote of republicans
 Referring to the reduction on every item in the schedule from 9 to 15 per cent except boneblack. which is placed on the free list, the report says:
 Who uses boneblack? Practically no one except sugar refiners. It is one of the principal items of expense in refining sugar. Not a pound is used in the domestic sugar industry Now. less than a month after the passage of the chemical schedule, the same democratic party introduces a bill placing sugar on the free list and re- lieving the same refiners of the bur- den of fiftX-two millions duty on their raw sugar Thus the union has been consummated"
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
IN A QUANOARY.
Don't Know Just How to Proceed
 With Trust Case.

1 ASSocidtcd Press DiSfdtch
 WASHINGTON. March 6-The department of justice was undecided today whether to appeal from the de- cision of Judge Putnam, of Boston. in throwng out four indictments against officers of the United Shoe Machinery company. charged with criminal vii olation of the sherman law, or pro- Ceed with the trial on the one re- maining count. Attorney General Wickersham has summoned United States District Attorney French from Boston for a conference tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1912-03-07
VANDERBILT HOLDS
 TRUSTED POSITION
At the Age of 34 He Becomes Vice President of Two Big Rail-
 road Systems.
1 .ASS0cidted Press DiSbdtchl l

NEW YORK, March 6.-W. k. Vanderbilt, Jr.. now 34. was today elected president of the New York Central and Hudson River and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad companies. Vanderbilt for the last six years, has held various positions on the lines his forbears de- velOped, and since 1909 has been as- sistant in an executive capacity to President Brown. Last summer. while Brown was abroad, he assumed the full duties of the presidency. It was stated in the New York Central of fices today that Vanderbilt will soon be elected vice-president of all the subsidiaries of the company. Accord ing to Wall street rumor the young capitalist is destined eventually to be president of the system.