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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
NOT DISPOSED TO
DEAL WITH STATE
Council Committee Virtually Re
jects States Offer for Part OF
Ford Hotel Block.

Negotiations for tho purchase 10y the
state Of onc-half the old Ford Hotcl
property for the site Of an Office build
inc were virtually rejected yesterday
az conference of State officials and
tt" Council Committee on Public
Euildiugs. Following Il definite pro.
posal. submitted ny I.icutcuant-Ciov-
crnor j Taylor E.llysom. representing
the state, clyde II Ratcline moved
that ON account OF the Importance or
the matter the conference adjourn ana
the committee meet privately to de
t"rminc it's powers 10 deal with the
state ana the advisability OF making
tho sale
From the attitude Of the city's rep
resentatiVes at tho conference it is
apparent that sentiment is against the
sal" II is believed that the commit,
t." desires to retain tn" entire block
for the site of Il future municipal court
building.
If Tho citys representatives had
been willing we would have made q,
trade this morning" said Governor
Mann. as he was leaving the confer
cucc room. I'VE were prepared 70
close the deal and SIGN the decd"
About two years ago tn" city ac-
CURED tho block bounded by Eleventh
aud Twelfth. Eroad and Capitol streets,
tor The sum OF $l6S.00o Tho f.ogis-
laturc cf i1l2 authorized the Govern
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
UNCERTAIN ABOUT
ASSISTING HIS SON
John T. Enequist, Of Brooklyn,
Hears of Young Mans Arrest
and Hurrics Here.

What to do viii, his son Edmund
EucQuist. twenty four years old, is "a
rnequist Of BROOKLYN \. y. who.
with Mrs Encuuist came TO Richmond
Yesterday, having heard tiiat the young
laan had been arrested here. Folio"
ing "a conference with Captain Of be
tcCtIVcS Mediation. tie father said nc
was uncertain whether he would as
sist his son out OF his present ain
CUltics.
Encansl was. arrested on THURSDAY
by Detectives Atkinson and DuifS at
the request Of The Norfoll, police. IT,.
Is wanted IN that city "u several
charges OF passing worthless checks
Later warrant charging him with
failing to pay a board bin OF SIS Was
sworn out for him by the manager of
the Lexington Hotel Ills hearing in
rolic" Court on tina; charge has been
set for Tuesday, but II is expected that
the hotel bin will hc settled and inc
charge dropped, in which event he win
At once he turned over to the Norfolk
authorities.
At the time Of his arrcs. l;nculisi
SAID that his downfall WAS due TO
gninbling at the jamestown Jockey
Club track 1t is understood that nc
has before been in Similar difficulties
lliS PARENTS had a long talk with him
at the jan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

The dag or tho useless gig is
moro ana more becoming thing Of
tho past.
Choice is maueuced more Dy wb,t
the thing viii MEAN TO THE nl-
cIPIENT than What it costs. or what
it looks like
Some gifts please for ( day o,hera
perhaps for a month or a year
EUt there is one Eift that surpasscs
all others in enduring satisfaction.
y SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
u costs as little or as much as SOU
care to spend Yet small savings
account in this bank, started win
81 at Christmas time today amounts
10 S2@725. with interest at POP
cent compounded semi-annuanr.
When Won want To remember tic
Young boy or Girl. think OF say
ings account in tie bank that's
SAFEST FOR SAVINGS.
Not too early to attend tn it to-
morrow. Just call at 1fol East
Main street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
VENTURE MEETS
POPULAR VIE "
Indoor Recreation Work Con
Quoted in Chimborazo School
Attracts Large Classes.

Indoor recreation work Conducted
'n Chimbora2o school by thu Play
grounds and Hccrea,io, Association is
meeting with q largo succcss than
was anticipated. 2G5 people. from chill
drcn OF twclv" years of age up to
m"n OF maturity. having enrolled in
tn" various cluhs Here They have
games music foil, dancing. literary
society work and other activities Of
!, recr"ational nature There arc now
nv" OF these clubs, thrc" for bows and
young men and two FOR girls ana young
women. DhSy meet twice a week uu-
DER the supervision of paid directors
the spacious basement of tho building
being used. ON ;heir meeting nights
the members spend ,wo hours in games
and activities in which they ar" in
tcrestcd. Each club has president
and secretary. and the Youngsters
VII" hold these important positions act
as If they had had Years If experience.
Each club has a meeting once week.
Every matter is decided hv vote, and
parliamentary rules ARC adhered To-
III" boys make their rules, ana ncu-
altics are inflicted for violation.
Besides the club work. which is car
ried on every night In the week OK
c"pt on saturday night, a reading and
quiet Ganeroom is open to evcrybudy,
Tuesday and Thursday nights being
fifteen years OF ago.
III" total attendance in all clubs
for nine nights i'm November was 9G5
and AN average of l01 people is i'm the
building every night in the week eX-
cept Saturday night.
IN" value OF the indoor rcCrcatiOnal
work. is proved hy the fact that in
Nov York. City statistics SHOW that so
per cent at tn" crimes are committed
after 8 o'clock. and Charles y. Tly-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
BOOKS READY FOR
BANK DEPOS|TORS
Audit Company's Report on Com
monwealth Bank TO Be
Filed This Week

Inc report OF the American Audit
company, whose experts have been
"Nafnininr the books OF the Common
wealth Bauk which was closed ON
AUGUST % Viii b" submitted TO tue
'hanccrN Court within the ueNt fov
DAYS While it is not expected to slow
Wnal amount can be paid 10 dcpositorS.
1T viii give a definite statement as to
assets and liabilities on tho date the
bank VAS closed by order OF the state
Bank Examiner.
Thu receivers announced Yesterday
that they are prepared to deliver thou
sands OF pass books to d"positors. und
a call was issued for all dcpoaitors
who have not sent their boulSs IA to
bring them forward for checking pun
roses. ! Will only require "a moment
to examine each book, and the holders
ar" requested to take them Ia the
bank There are 5000 or 5000 hooks
m existence. representing the number
of separate accounts
II was stated that tho receivers arc
making every possible effort to proceed
with their work as rapidly as possible.
s" that final report may hc nl.d
win the court. Exactly when this
document VIII BIO ready is not known
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
WORK ON BUDGET
BEGINS NEXT WEEK
Scnatc Finance Committee Called
10 Meet in Richmond on
December 10.
TO HEAR ALL DEPARTMENTS
Problem Of Disbursing Public
Funds Will Get Careful
Attention.

! the senate Finance Committee Viii
| begin the active work OF the General
Assembly ON December -. Under the
! terms Of tho Eolitcs resolution. the
committee is 10 meet here thirty days
before tho regular session opens. and
,vith The ala OF the Auditor ana state
! Accountant prepare the appropriation
! bill FOR Introduction into the Scnat" on
! TN" first day OF the session.
To make up tho States budget for
1914 and 1913 in advance OF TIA: scs-
sion. tho committee viii invite the va
rious stat" department and institu-
lions 10 present :, schedule OF their
needs IS all o. the appropriations
items for the session are mcludcd i'm
ON" bill. this wil bring up for ais
cuSson we'll before tlte session proper
opcus, All matters affecting the US" Of
state fund.-. After the states money
has been spent. it viii hc useless Tor
the advocates IF various projects &"
tr% TO get supplementary appropria-
tions unless thoy can be added as
House amendments 20 tRc senate piii
WIZ Herr Many Demands.
The State educational institutions
from tn; University OF Virginia down.
tho State hospitals ana asylums. and
all Of the various State boards and de-
partlncut heads arc buslly engaged In
making ND schedules OF their wants,
Roads aud schools. ol course could
absorb the Whole fund and hardly feel
IT, Blackshurg wants new machine
Shop building 10 replace the one de
stroycd by IRE The plan Tor moving
the medical department OF the tnlver-
sity Of Virginia 10 kichinond, If adopt
od. viii call for state appropriations
Tor buildings Each Of tho now normal
schools want to enlarge its facilities.
Money for Ncw Onicc building.
The project for new Governors
Mansion must be considered before all
lie money is spent. II the STATE IS 70
acquire part Of the Ford lot. or to erect
an Office building ia the southeast
corner Of the Capitol square. as pro
posed. the funds must he provided.
The state Library is very mulch haudi-
capped iii its present quarters 10y lack
Of appliances. The Supreme Court 1t
IL il to stay for any length OF tim" i'm
q noufir"proot building. wants steel
Ming cases 40 replace the ancient
wooden boxes i'm which the court rec
ords arc now kent
MI manner Of projects viii come be
fore the senate Finance Committee.
They viii have t. bc considered later
%! their merits by the proper commit
tee. to which they viii he referred
when The General Assembly meets hut
unless the funds for carrying them out
arc reserved I'm drawing the budget.
there Will be little hope OF accom-
plishiuc tho desired ends
Very icW projects come before the
General Assembly that do not effect
'nc stat. revenue, OF require some APP
propriat.on The confcrecs between
the two Houses who. in the nnai
ANALYSIS, shape Tic appropriation act.
Lave mere power in legislation tha,l
any OTHER two committees
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07

or Licutcnant-c overnor and Attorno,
General 10 pay as much as 500. 900 FOR
one-half Of the property il that bal
Ance shou ~ remain to The credit OF tho
state In the treasury at the end OF IN.
fiscal year The State actually had =
balance OF S33S,S24 in the treasury on
September 30
Attending tho conferences ycstcrdaN
ia the Council chamber were: Morgan
- MINIS, chairman; Aldermen Mitchell
and Powers, Counctlmen Pollard ana
Ratciitfc. all members Of the Council
committee on Public BUILDINGS: Cftv
Attorney Pollard. chairman Whitt.t
ami Carlton Mccarthy. at the Admin
istratiVc Board, Governor Mann. Lieu
nt-Governor EllNson and Attorncy
General Williams
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
FIRED GUN IN STREET
nncnsc Causes y. ID. Parrish to Re
lined $40 in Police Court

u. Parrish fined siO and costs yes
I gun 81. the street
GLADYS Robinson. coiorcd. was hold for
me Erhnd Jury on tho charge OF entering
,hr home Of Thomas Fox. &c North Seven,
tyenih street. ana stealing a quantity OF
Nelson Patterson colorcd wa son; to jal
Tor sixty days for stealing a bar OF hour
IRON - ~ saunders * Son.
Ada Moore. colorcd. was sentenced I.
'erNc four months in jail FOR stealing cIo,n.
ing from II. +. Anderson. She noted an an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Irinnlr I.nhrr EIrrtInn

"" hhNuNI "IectiOn OF olliCers ~ TrUulIa
l-pdE" 80. .. a. +. x y. NJ. held last night
AZ "a" Masonic Temple, resulted as follow /:
u r simpson. worshipfm master; - -
Sigourrcy, senior warden: NJ. j.. Johns.
junior warden, Joe l.. shines treasurer .
AieN ", archer. secretary. y. NJ. Whitfield.
senior deacon, Frank y. Scott. Junior ,iea-
con; O. -. Woodward. Tier. \. w Daker
purvcyor j y English. chaplain rho board
a STGsIGEs s ,os G4mmittse and ste
"rts v"innItter We're Ill r'appontHd,
oy w. >irk Mathews. Prior To the instaIi.,-
ton iohn X. charlton presented two past
n,tstct~ jewels to u. II. Crump and 10 Gcorge
". bnn-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Visiting Friends Hero

Mrs. Henry ). Iouchhcin. of Phiiadclpiia.
Is The guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Arnold
OF the Brooke Apartments. .!l5 Monument
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL. CENSUS
statistical Committee 10 Visit Every school
SuilduN

Under tho affection Of the statistical com
mittce OF tho Federation OF Mems Bbo
Glasses OF Richmond and vicinity. every sun
day school in the city and as ;ar IA possible
every mems Bible class will hc visited OF
December H.
Among other facts the couimittac viii find
the exact number OF Iacn enrolled ia the
classes nnd the number present that day.
: IS especially desired 10 make this a rally
ing day and have as many ,ncn present ~
possible.
The visits and statistics gathered will not
~ confined 10 tho classes enrolled in tile
federation. hut viii include all mems classes.
large and small in which tho members are
twenty years OF age or older.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Converse Little Filler III Chick
ems Results IN Arrest After
Short Breathing Spell

William H. Converse, thirty two
ears old, who gave his occupation as
i butcher. completed q term OF thr-
cen months Oh the state roads on
Friday and was DISCHARGED from Camp
no. In Dinwiddie County. Yestcr-
lay afternoon hc was again arrested
by Patrolman \. ". smith for attempt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

We still have good line of new rub
bers at bargain prices and are receiving
new supply of second hand goods
daily. Call and see what a fine stock
we have on hand now. Berman Bros.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

which requires the most painstaking
care and even then the results are
not always satisfactory.
Still another advantage of rearing
spring colts is the fact that weaving
period comes when the mare is nat
urally going dry.
Horses, like other domestic AMI
mails, are highly artificial products.
However, the greatest success is at
tanned by raising them as nearly as
possible in their natural state. Plenty
of green grass, sunshine, exercise and
the added milk production of the mare
are the principal reasons why spring
foals are best.
On the other hand many farmers
who advocate breeding for fall colts,
claim that they can get better service
out of their mares during the spring s
work. On my own farm | have never
been able to see much In this claim.
Grain harvesting are fully as hard
work as blowing and cultivating. Any
fair-minded man will agree that haul
ing a corn binder when the tempera-
ture is around 80 degrees is no suit
able work for brood mares that are
heavy with foal. No matter what sea-
son of the year, common sense must
be exercised In the care and handling
of work mares that are heavy with
fcal II one is to succeed in raising
good colts.
II does not require great deal OF
skill to raise fall colt II good sense
is exercised In the process If the foal
is shut up in a tight stall and COM
PEELED to stand on manure and filth 1t
is sure to produce unsoundness at the
very beginning.
If your mares foal in the fall plan
to provide plenty of room for the foals
to run about and pick bits Of food
here and there as they please. Give
them a little cows milk and encour-
age them to eat when they please.
Allow them to run about even if the
weather is quite cold and snappy.
Feed the mares plenty Of milk-mak-
ing foods such as carrots, mangles,
ground oats and wheat bran. Good
care and plenty of good food and ex-
ercise will bring the colt through to
grass In fine shape.
Then, when he is turned out to pas.
ture feed him a small ration of dry
roughage until the grass becomes dry
and hard. Grain may profitably be
fed all summer but the hay feeding
may be safely discontinued after the
grass becomes hardened.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
KNACK OF FEEDING
MUST BE LEARNED
Iona Established Custom Among
PouItrymen to Feed Hens
Wet Mash Every Day.
(BY OSCAR ERF.)

There Is a knack in feeding hens
that must be learned by experience.
The hens must be we'll fed and yet
should always be a little hungry.
During the day they are not to be at
any time satisfied, but in the evening
they may be fed all they will clean up
in half an hour 1t is long estab-
lished custom with poultrymen to feed
hens a wet mash once day. This
may be fed in the morning or In the
evening. according TO convenience.
Evening feeding is preferred by most
people. Where meat and green food
are we'll provided, the mash can be
dropped out of the bill of fare entirely
and It's place supplied by a greater
variety of grain food.
The method Of feeding grain usually
suggested for winter practice is to
feed in straw or other litter. A place
to scratch not only provides the much
needed exercise, but keeps the hens
contented warm and healthy. The
finer the grain, the more often the
feeding, and the deeper the litter, the
greater will be the exercise the hen
must take in finding her daily allow
ance of food. Large breeds and old
hens must be forced to exercise more
vigorously than smaller hens or pull
lets.
Examine the hens, and, If they are
excessively fat, enforce more exercise.
Leghorns are by nature active and
restless and will take plenty of exer-
else II given half a chance. Comfort
and freedom from disturbance of any
sort are essential to the best results
with laying hens.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

tenn is far inferior to that of grass,
and too, there is the question Of
plenty of exercise and sunshine.
Colts need plenty of exercise and
sunshine to build up strong muscles
and sinews. In the cold weather he is
kept in the stable most of the time.
Kept confined in stall during the
winter his feet are sure to grow
crooked unless intelligent care is TAX
en- of them.
In the summer the natural wear
and tear of travelling about the pas
ture keeps his feet in ideal shape so
that a very little attention is required
to, keep them Of the right length.
AS a general thing the milk that a
mare gives during the winter is Of
rather an uncertain quality. The
amount of milk a mare produces is
not large, even on grass. In the win
ter when she is fed dry roughage and
grain her production is very small. OF
course this can be supplemented by
the milk of a COW but the feeding of
cows milk to young foals is a matter
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufactures, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford No. 17s West
Jackson boulevard Chicago H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Some of the best houses in the lake
shore suburbs north of Chicago are
built after this plan. Sometimes the
large bedroom upstairs is divided to
make two rooms and occasionally
other minor changes are made, but
this arrangement of rooms usually Is
rather closely adhered to in houses
Of this style and size.
There is a hall in the center wide
enough for a handsome open stair,
but In this particular house you go
upstairs backwards, that is, you go to
the rear end Of the hall and start up
towards the front instead Of going up
from front TO rear, as In the ordinary
house. This brings the turn and the
landing In the front end of the upper
hall where a certain floor space may
be utilized to advantage that is usual
ly puzzle to an architect. You all
know of houses where the headroom
over the front stair is completely
wasted, sometimes worse than vast
ed because 1t is impossible to dress II
up to look right. For that reason
this backward front stair is an i'm
provement.
There also is an advantage In plac-
Ing the big chimney at the rear Of the
hall. When the days are cold and
dreary you get nice bright cheerful
glow from the crate fire emanating
from what would otherwise be the
darkest corner In the house. and this
arrangement leaves the large living
room free for the most artistic dis
play Of furniture. Such fire place
corner may be made into a very arts
tic lounging place and 1t offers a
splendid wall space for rather large
set Of book cases Another advantage
In putting the chimney we'll back is
that you get the kitchen fue Just
where you want It, and the one chin
ney is sufficient for the heating plant,
for the crate and for cooking pur-
poses.
In selecting a wide house plan of
this kind you must have lot with at
least fifty feet frontage. have lately
seen several mistakes where such
houses have been built on narrower
lots. The owners have not only spoil
ed their own property but have in
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27
QUESTION OF DEEP
FLOWING DISCUSSED
Some Very Striking Increases in
Production Have Been Sc
cured by Method.
CBy Il. ]. KINNEY. Kentucky Expert
ment Station.)

(By Il. j. KINNEY, Kentucky Expert
ment Station.)
During the last Jew years some very
striking increases in production have
been secured by blowing very deep
ly. On the strength of this a number
OF authorities are advocating deep
blowing for the south. They advise
from eight to as much as sixteen
inches deep. 1t seems somewhat dan
gerous TO the orthodox man to give
such general advice as this until we
have more experimental data to con-
firm its value. II is undoubtedly true
that much deeper blowing than is
now practiced in most sections of the
south is desirable
No cultivated crop can make its
best growth in a seed bed less than
seven inches deep Where soils are
so thin that blowing to this depth
will bring up a large quantity of raw
subsoil the depth should be attained
by blowing little deeper each time
instead of taking the full depth all at
once. In this way the subsoil will
have a chance to become weathered
and incorporated with the surface
soil.
Some advocates OF deep blowing
propose to go to the desired depth all
at once. We are not prepared to say
whether they are right or wrong.
However the safest plan is to try it
on a small scale at first. Deep plow-
ing is expensive and must show de
cided benefits If it is to be profita-
BILE. Let several join and purchase a
pillow for deep tilling and give 1t
good trial under fair conditions. This
will be safe and not expensive. 1t is
worth trying, and the experience will
be of value to other farmers.
1t would be a good thing if farm
ers trying new methods would make
practice of reporting results,
whether profitable or not. One diff
Guilty in deciding the merits of any
practice is that the successful ones re-
port, while those who fail do not
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

mourn and society to dance, a So
ciety for war and a society for peace,
a society for noise and a society for
the suppression Of noise, a society
for giving and, at last, a society for
the preventing of giving.
Is it not almost time to pause in
our mad career of organization and to
ask ourselves: What next? Whittier
and wherefore? Forsooth, can we not
suppress superfiuous noises without
making SO much noise about it? And
is it absolutely necessary to pay use
less dues In order to prevent useless
giving?
Fellowsufferers, let us be up and do
ing! There is but one way out of this
intolerable situation. Perhaps you
have guessed it already. Let us or.
ganize one more society. This is to be
the greatest, most farreaching, and
final achievement of this age of mar
velous achievements. Let us form a
society for the prevention and sup.
preston of useless societies.
Henceforth let Spasus be the great
battle cry of humanity! Then shall
we live happily forever after. Selah!
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-02-27

jured their neighbors | would EN-
phatically say If you haven't fifty
feet Of ground select narrower house
and get the necessary room by ex-
tending it further back. Where con-
ditions are right, however, for house
OF this kind 1t is almost certain to
prove satisfactory.
1t Is a good-sized house, being 35
feet wide by 81 fet deep, and by this
arrangement you get the floor space
divided up into large rooms instead
Of having smaller rooms and more of
them. In addition to the other ad-
vantages you get very cozy dining
room, pantry and kitchen connected as