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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

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Travellers Building. Ph0ae Madison
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
Tariff Duty on Sugar

The cane growers of Louisiana and
The beet growers of Colorado propose
to resist the effort to lessen the ex-
pense of the breakfast table by taking
off the duty of 190 cents pound on
sugar.
This country consumes about three
and half million tons of sugar, one
half of which amount is produced
either at home or in the islands. The
half that is imported yields revenue
of about $55,000,OOO.
A duty of nearly 2 cents a pound
means that the price of sugar in this
country would be reduced below 5
cents, making it the lowest in the
world. The per capita consumption of
sugar in this country is about 81
pounds, and free sugar would be a
boon to all people of small means.
Governor Hall of Louisiana has
gone to Washington to begin a fight
against free sugar and the battle will
become hot and heavy as soon as
Schedule E is taken up. Coffee is on
the free list and if sugar goes there
also, the breakfast table will be pret-
ty fully relieved of tariff taxation.
Coffee is not grown in this country,
but the growers of beet and cane
sugar in this country are alert and
determined and big fight will be
made to retain the duty of 100 cents
a pound on sugar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The difference in ~ Years

Fayette r. Plumb of Philadelphia,
manufacturer of edge tools, who spent
several days in Birmingham as the guest
of w. A. Chenoweth, left last night
"This is my second visit" said Mr..
Plumb. IT was first here IL years ago.
Birmingham was then a town, now 1t IS
a city. Twelve years ago 1t was quite
a live Industrial center but now 1t Is
not only an Industrial center, but a COM
mercial center generally 1t has made
grand strides.
"I remember on the occasion of my
first visit that Highland avenue was just
getting a good start. Today 1 find 1t
one Of the most beautiful residence boule-
wards In this country. The whole of South
Highlands has developed as a beautiful
residence territory. Few cities In the
world have so much attractive landscape
inside the boundary lines as Birmingham.
This city undoubtedly has a splendid fu-
ture"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
A fright Hoy

"I was on Morris avenue this afternoon
and witnessed very amusing incident,
said citizen last night. "A lady with
her young son was making purchases of
one of the poultry dealers. While the
mother was deciding on what she would
buy the son was busily engaged in sight
seeing.
''He rummaged around for a little while
and, noticing peacock in a coop, stood
looking at it. After examining it closely
he began to get excited and finally called
his mother, saying: oh, mama, como
and see the king of chickens His mother
came over laughing and said, Why, son.
that is only a peacock, why do you think
Il is the king of Chickens The boy looked
serious for a moment and then said:
Wei, If it is not the king, why does it
wear a CROWN His mother had no an
swer to this and the child resumed his
examination of the poultry market with
vim and energy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
Convicts on the County Roads

The county convicts will hereafter
be engaged in building better roads
in Jefferson. The new system can
not be put in full operation in a
day but in months time it will have
become fairly operative.
Upon the board of revenue in this
county a great responsibility rests. Ii
this board succeeds in demonstrating
the economic side of the new plan it
will have created revolution in this
state so far as the public roads and
the employment of convicts are con-
cerned.
All eyes will be turned towards
Jefferson county in the year to come,
and the hope is that the board of rev.
enue is planning wisely and will ex-
ecute efficiently. The glory will be-
long to that board at the end of a
year it can demonstrate that convicts
can be used on the public roads to the
betterment of the highways at reason
able cost. The facts and figures that
they present at the end of year will
be closely studied throughout the
state just as a new governor and a
new legislature are to be elected. Z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
Rebuilding Omaha

When it is remembered that 100
homes were either entirely destroyed
or badly wrecked in Omaha by the
cyclone, that city deserves great
credit when it resolves to rebuild all
in six months. The tornado occurred
on March 23, and the men of Omaha
propose to rebuild "a blocks in the
better part of the city by September
% next. This will indeed be American
enterprise at it's crest, to use a phrase
of the Ohio river.
But it is to be done. Galveston and
San Francisco are to be outdone in
the matter of time in Omaha. 1t is
now a wealthy city and no doubt the
task will be accomplished as planned.
No tornado or sea wave or earth
quake can destroy an American town,
and Omaha will but add to the testi-
mony of Galveston and San Francisco
and Johnstown, Pa, where over
1000 lives were lost in flood. 1t is
not easy to keep good man down,
and an American city simply cannot
be crushed by the elements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02

Frau Krupp is undoubtedly the richest
person in Germany, and according to
some authorities the wealthiest of French
taxpayers is also a woman. Nine Le-
baudy, mother of Jacques, Emperor Of
Sahara, is believed to be worth at least
$4o,OOO,00O She holds her wealth in hor-
ror, and lives under an assumed name in
order to avoid publicity. Her residence
all the year round is small fiat in Yer
sailles, where the domestic staff consists
OF one servant, who is assisted in the
work by her mistress. Nine Lebaudy
gives away nearly the whole of her in
come, most of her donations being be-
slowed anonymously. 1t is an open Sc
cret, however, that for many years past
she has made up the annual deficit of
the leading French royalist paper, which
usually amounts to about $4,000. There
are at least two American women with
fortunes that approach 100000, 900 These
women are Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs.
e, II. Hartman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
AROUND ADRIANOPLE

lrushes which the Turkish forces seem
attack seems to have no success, and
their lines are now rolling back by the
burning ruins of Maras. There, as some
of the wounded tell me, the corpses
were piled up two yards high on each
other. The Nizams, the Turkish reg
ulars. stood up even against case shot.
The energy of the Bulgarian
advance gradually relaxed: exhaustion
made itself felt even among them. Far
away one could still hear the booming
of guns. Terrible scenes were described
by those who were brought wounded
from this last phase of the conflict. Men
grappled and tried to stangle each other
with their hands, and there We're orgies
lof the mosthorrible bloodthirstiness"
, Here, as at Lule- Burgas, the Turks
gave evidence that the old fighting
spirit is not extinct among them. Given
food and ammunition, both of which
they lacked a Lule-Burgas, they could
render account of themselves man for
man. The factor of strongly superior
numbers must not be overlooked in ac-
counting for. the Victories of the allies.
The fact that the Servian troops seem
to have taken almost as active a part
in the reduction of Adrianople as the
Bulgarians did, Is not without impor-
tance for the continuance of amicable
relations among the allies. There are
observers on the spot who have pre-
dicted recrudescence of the old Servo-
Bulgarian rivarly as soon as peace is
signed. On the part of the Bulgarians
there would have been a tendency to
minimize the role played by Servia in
the course of the war. The task that
was assigned to the Serbs in Macedo-
mia was undoubtedly lighter one than
that which confronted the Bulgatians
in Thrace, although at Kumanovo and
Monastir the Servians utterly confound-
ed the legend of their military incom-
petence. But IL Kumanovo and Mon
astir were the beginning. Adrianople
was the final proof. After fighting side
by-side for the conquest of the city.
Bulgars and Serbs are less likely to in
dulge in mutual recriminations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02

w. Dayton Wagefarth in Lippincott's
1t Is customary in many theatres to ex-
tend the courtesy of matinee to visiting
players. At these performances the
chronic pass. hunter can always be found.
He fits from theatre to theatre, we'll
stocked with neat cards setting forth an
imaginary engagement with this or that
travelling company. Many times the
man on the door, discovers the decep-
Ption, but often the card is o. KID and
the fraud slips blthely into seat,
chuckling over the success of his ruse.
Afterward he will probably roast the
production, for it is a tradition in the
atricals that the man who witnesses a
play on a pass seldom has anything good
to say of it.
Requests from newspaper men are nr-
merous, but they are always welcome.
Cognizant of the kindly feeling between
the theatrical and the Journalistic fra
ternities. the pass fiend often tries to take
advantage of it. He will have cards
printed, or even engraved, setting forth
his connection with some local or remote
publication which deovtes space to the
atricals. Presenting his card to the COM
pany manager, he announces brazenly
that he has been sent to write up the
production. Always on the alert to pro-
cure publicity, the manager generally ad-
mits the faker. Sometimes he is referred
to the house manager who is better ac-
quainted with the local writer's
Policemen and plain clothes men of the
districts in which a theatre is located
are often admitted free, it being usually
necessary for them merely to display
their badges. If the pass fiend cannot
think of better way to gain entrance,
he will perhaps buy an ancient badge, or
a new one marked special officer At
taching this to his vest, he flashes it
Importantly as he passes the ticket taker,
at the same time making some jocular
remark about the lieutenant of the dis
trict, or the political situation. This, how
ever, is too old a trick to be often effec-
tive.
The telephone offers still another me-
dium to the pass hunter. He must first
learn the names of the managers and
treasurers of several theatres. Equipped
with this information, the rest is easy.
| Having decided on the production he
desires to witness, he calls the theatre
on the telephone.
Il should like to speak with Mr. Fill
bert, your treasurer" he begins.
AT the phone" comes the reply.
How do you do, Mr.. Filbert?'' the
suave fellow pursues. II am speaking
for Mr.. Murray, the treasurer at the
Grand. He would like to know whether
you can spare two seats for tonight"
Certainly" is the reply. 'I'll leave
them at the box Office
THANK you very much I suppose he'll
either send for them this afternoon or
his people will call for them before the
performance. Any message for him.
Tell him I'll send my lady love to the
Wednesday matinee next week, and ask
him to hold two seats Perhaps I can
come up myself before the finale. Good
by" -
That evening the schemer falls into
the line of prospective purchasers, and
when he arrives at the box office VIM
dow he asks for the seats that are be-
ing held for Mr.. Murray. They are given
to him without murmur. Until the two
treasurers meet and compare notes, the
pass hunting Raffles is safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
POISON MYSTERIES

From the New York World
The never failing public interest in
poison mysteries and accusations may
now occupy itself with two remarkable
cases, on both sides of the Atlantic
ocean. Near Boston the death of re-
tired rear admiral of the United States
navy Is being instigated. Near London
the body of a retired lieutenant colonel
of the British army has been ex-
humed from the family grove plot to
test for poison. Both the dead men
we're of high social rank. Both had
described as a millionaire.
; The secrecy with which poison may
be administered heightens the air of
mystery. Most readers are familiar with
romances of the middle ages introduc-
ing exaggerated marvels of the ''aqua
Tonana," or with thrilling accounts of
poisoned darts shot by savage tribes.
Yet let suspicion be aroused and de-
lection of poisoning crimes is ordinar-
lily as easy as 1t is In many cases of
violent death to determine between
theories of suicide, murder or accident.
carlyle Harris. DR.. Crippen and c. T. V.
Rfcheson knew poisons and admin
istered them with skill, but they were
caught. revolver makes more noise,
but 1t leaves no more certain trace of
Its work than a poison.
Proof of guilty poisoning must neces-
sarily be circumstantial in most cases.
since accomplices are not often need
ed. But circumstantial evidence is the
most convincing OF all when 1t is well
marshalled; the poisoner must get his
materials somewhere and he cannot
wholly hide his traces There was prob
ably as much actual detective skill
used in the federal governments trial
against the dynamiters in Indianapolis
as in dozen poison cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
In N retreat he outruns any iacq"es'
marry, in coming on, he has inc c'ap'
-AII,s We'll That Ends "eh'
ORGANIZATION of Congress Next Week

ORGANIZATION of Congress Next week
This is a busy week at the national
canitol. Congress is to meet Mon
dav and many questions remain
70 he determined this week. Perhaps
no question is more absorbing thah
the one that relates to the formation
of the committees of the House. Inc
committees of the Senate have been
fully organized, or nearly SO, but MI.
Underwood and his friends prefer to
limit the appointment of committees
in the House at the outset to the few
necessary to transact the known busi-
ness of Congress.
There are members, however, who
think that the Panama canal ana
banking and currency, not to mention
one or two appropriation bills, will
need consideration, and these mem
bers are striving to have the House
fully organized next week.
A caucus will be held next week and
this subject will then be determined
1t cannot be determined sooner be-
cause many members have not re-
turned to Washington.
In the meanwhile Mr.. Underwood
has prepared handbook showing the
comparative changes that will be re-
ported in the tariff revenue bill. This
will prove great aid to the members
and it will facilitate the organization
of the House next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
River Traffic at Augusta

The interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that the Ocean
Steamship company must make
through rates for the Augusta and
Savannah Steamboat company as we'll
as for the Central of Georgia railway.
Proper proportionate ocean rates are
to be made for each.
"This decision" says the Mobile
Register, "means great deal to river
transportation all over the country.
Steamboat lines operating on the vast
system of rivers of Alabama can ap-
2ly for and obtain through rates from
liver points via Mobile, and the ocean
steamship lines from Mobile to At
lantic ports, wherever the steamship
lines operating coastwise from Mobile
make connections and through rates
at Mobile with the railroads. In other
words, all indications point to a re-
vival of transportation on the inland
waterways"
Traffic Manager H. S. Kealhofer
of the Augusta chamber of commerce
anticipates a boom in the traffic on
the Savannah river, even in the pas
senger business. at is hoped" he
says, "that the traffic ON the Savan-
nah river will be so large after the
barge line is started and that Angus
ia will grow so rapidly that we will
soon see two elegant passenger boats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
LONDON MAD OVER MOVIES
il1iarn A Brady In the Saturday Even

William A. Brady In the SATURDAY hVen-
ing Post.
The movies craze has struck London.
That great city has gone positively mad
over it. In a short time 1T will involve
some of the large metropolitan theatres.
Hammersteins opera house has been con-
verted into moving picture palace and
a certain man is going to build theatre
on Oxford street to seat three thousand
persons for this class of entertainment.
Many amusing phases have been devei-
oped by the craze in that prim old coun-
try. No Sunday performances are given
anywhere in Great Britain. but the NOV
ing picture men have succeeded in over
coming this hdebound prejudice by de-
voting part Of the receipts to charity.
Nevertheless a great cry is going up
from the church against this so-called
proclamation of the Sabbath. and parlia-
ment is apt to mix in the matter at any
moment.
Like prairie fire the craze is sweeping
into the provinces. putting out OF busi-
ness large number of small travelling
companies and forcing their members tp
hee-a few to London and vast NUMBER
to the states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
THE GOOD OLD DAYS

From Leslie's.
Fancy in these days having to buy
white sand and soft soap for scrubbing
floors Imagine buying food. such as
bacon hanging exposed on a hook where
flies were so thick, both alive and dead,
that small boys. waiting to be served.
revelled in the delights of sweeping off
handfuls of them from the greasy coun-
ters Compare that condition with the
handsome, well ventilated, light and at
tractive grocery stores of today, with
tempting shelves of canned goods. which
include not only the staples. such
as pickles and preserves that
are no longer novelties, but also
the most delicious and unusual
sdiuncts to the meal of the epicure.
Whether truffles or turtle meat, caviare
or cheese the taste can be accommodated,
with the highest standards of purity
and cleanliness enforced by law
The old custom was to permit GUS
toner to test butter and cheese by CIV
ing her a dab on a knife. This she
licked off, in this way cleaning the knife
for the next butter or cheese buyer.
Across the ceiling dried apples hung from
one years end to the other. If they were
not thoroughly dried In the beginning
they were certain to be SO after several
months of dust baths when the boy swept
the sawdust, and after being exposed to
the heat from the kerosene lamps. the
odor of which permeated everything in
the place This smell was augmented by
the leaky oil barrels. as likely as not
to be placed next to those holding sugar.
When one considers the enormous va
riety of crackers, suited to dainty
luncheon and tea service. the memory Of
the coarse, tasteless soda crackers IN
the open barrel fails to add to any desire
IN live again in the days of old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02

Helen Keller may try to teach Prince
Jaime, the little deaf son of King Alfonso
of Spain, how to speak and how to use
the touch method by which she can tell
what one is saying by placing her fingers
on the lips, nose and chin. The Spanish
minister at Washington has been di-
rected to see Miss Keller and learn as
much as possible of her methods from
her and from her teacher and companion,
Mrs. Macy. Back of the visit to this
country few weeks ago of the Spanish
royal court physician, DR.. Vincente Lor-
ente, wore closely guarded secret instruc-
tions to learn all he could about the
methods of teaching Helen Keller and to
report as soon as possible to Queen Vic
toria, who was worrying greatly over
the condition of her son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02

Eight hundred thousand meals will be
supplied by the government to the union
and Confederate veterans when they are
in camp next July on the battlefield OF
Gettysburg, where the semi-centennial of
the great fight will be celebrated by all
the states that participated in the strug-
gle. This camp is to care for 10000 vet
Grams. Allowance will be made for 20
800 cooks and as many helpers, and 125
bakers. In the camp will be more than
$500 tents, which will be pitched in fieIus
not far from the scene of Pickett's charge
Pennsylvania will allot space in the camp
by states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
STORY OF MEIssoNIER

From the London Telegraph.
Paris.-In some letters by the famous
war painter, Meissonier. that have just
come to light is an anecdote of his en-
counter with a theatrical manager, who,
having heard of his fame, went to his
studio to commission him to paint his new
drop curtain. 1t will be recalled that
Meissonier was one Of the few French
painters who achieved fame and fortune
during his lifetime. The manager alb
ruptly demanded:
II want you to paint my new curtain.
How much will it cost, and when can you
have it done?"
Picking up a piece of paper and pen
ell the artist asked simply:
What are the dimensions?"
Forty feet by sixty" was the reply.
Meissonier used his pencil rapidly and
then said:
your curtain will work out at a little
less than 100000 1 should be delighted
to undertake the commission were it not
for a second consideration. When work.
ing at my highest speed I require six
months to complete a canvas one foot
square Thus you may expect to have
your drop curtain in 100 years, possibly a
few months less. Do you accept my con-
ditions?"
The manager merely stared, and Meis-
sonier continued:
You see. monsieur, l am not over
charging you. My pictures sell at some
thing like $500 a square yard, thus my
wages are only about $1166 year, and
your curtain would thus be worth some-
thing more than s2,5Ooooo. I am ready to
call it a round slO0o,0o0 provided"
But the manager had seized his hat and
departed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02
"LORNA DooNE's- POPULARITY

From the London Globe.
Richard Blac!Smore's romance, Lorna
Doone,' was by no means a success on
its first publication. The public gave
it but grudging approval, and, like many
another good novel, it might have how
cred on the verge of oblivion but for the
opportune marriage of the Marquis of
Lorne. Then, for the first time, did the
initial word of the books title. Lorna, -
catch the eye of the public. who, imagin-
ing that it must have reference to the
queens new son-in-law. rushed to get
copy, which, if it made no reference
to the Argyle family, afforded in its
charming Devonshire story ample com
persation to its purchasers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-02

government allows sufficient expense
money TO cover the travelling expenses
of the ambassador and his family from
this country to London and back.
IF the ambassador entertains royalty
and the smart peerage set on lavish
scale many thousands could be used
for social show but this is not at all
necessary. Mr.. Bayard entertained
quietly but not lavishly and certainly
no ambassador was ever more highly
esteemed"