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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
MERCHANTS URGE
BETTER TAX LAWS
FEE SYSTEM ALSO CONDEMNED IN
FINAL SESSION OF THE STATE
ASSOCIATION.
TO MEET HERE NEXT
ALI. OLD OFFICERS ARE REFLECT
ED AND RESOLUTIONS OF I'M
PoRTANCE TO RETAIL MER-
CHANTS ADOPTED.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
| LYNCHBURG, VA, May 15.-Urg-
ing the necessity for tax reform, and
| condemning the fee system and COM
missary. systems of public service cor
porations, the State convention of the
Retail Merchants association, which
met yesterday morning at the New
| Virginian hotel, in ninth annual ses-
sion, adjourned this afternoon at
1850 O'Clock. after n lengthy meet
ing this morning, and began the new
| fiscal year under the administration
! of the old officials, the entire board
| being reelected by unanimous vote,
! The same standing committees were
! also retained.
Richmond Is Chosen.
Richmond was chosen the next con-
vention city, Secretary w. A. Clarke,
Jr. extending the invitation on be-
half of the Retail Merchants asso-
citation of the capital city.
The officers were reelected as fol-
lows:
t Samuel Cohen, of Richmond, pres
ident; M. NJ. Ramsey, of Roanoke.
first vice-president: r. e. Knight of
Alexandria, second vice-president; l.
II. Kaufman, of Richmond, treasurer;
w. A. Clarke, Jr., Of Richmond, Sec
rotary.
The most important resolution
adopted was as follows:
Inasmuch as the merchants of Viz
ginia are very heavily taxed, much
more so than the merchants of the
Northern and Western States and
cities with which we come into daily
competition; therefore. be 1t re-
solved,
| First, That the committee on Iegls-
| lation OF this association be and is
/ hereby instructed to do all in its
! power TO correct this executive tax
alton at the next meeting of the Vir-
glnia legislature.
Second. That every association in
! the State belonging to this State as
ISOLATION appoint a. special commit
/ tee to confer with the candidates for
! the Legislature, and get them COM
mitted to the passage of a proper
and just bill that will bring relief.
Commissary System.
The following was also adopted:
Whereas. it has come to the at
! tention OF the retail merchants OF
! Virginia that certain public service
corporations are practically running
company stores under the guise Of
/ contracts with supposedly independ-
ent commissary stores and are ex-
| tending to these stores rights and
| special privileges not granted to other
retailers: and,
Whereas these public service cor
! porations are to n large extent de-
| pendent on the retailer for their con-
| ttnued prosperity this being espe-
cialfy true of the common carrier,
therefore be it
Resolved. That the retail merchants
of Virginia, in convention assembled.
do most strongly condemn as unfair
these practices; and, be it further
! Resolved, That the officers and
members Of this association be re-
( quested to use every fair and 1egiti-
mate means to cause the discontinue
ance OF practice so destructive to
all afnieable relations betweef the re-
tail merchants and the common car
rler.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
HEAR ARGUMENT IN
CHESTERFIELD CASE

Argument in the complaint of the
citizens Of Chesterfield county against
the Seaboard Air Line and the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power company
was heard yesterday by the State cor
poration commission, the commission
taking the matter under advisement
The citizens Of Chesterfield, 1t will
be recalled. complained to the com
mission of the high power trunk wires
installed along the right of way OF
the Seaboard. alleging that~they en-
dangered both life and property. The
commission heard the testimony from
both sides about two weeks ago, and
by mutual agreement by counsel was
postponed to a later date.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
ORANGE MAN GETS
GOVERNMENT BERTH
PRESIDENT WILSON APPOINTS
T.. l.. JONES DEPUTY COMMITS
SIONER OF FISHERIES.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Presi-
dent Wilson today sent to the senate
the nomination of Ernest Lester
Jones, of Montpelier, Orange county,
Va, to be deputy commissioner OF
fisheries. The salary is $4,000 per
annum. He was recommended by
most of the Virginia delegation. and
his appointment is attributed mostly
to his warm personal friendship with
the president.
DR.. Jones graduated from Prince
ton and later studied at Heidelburg.
He was connected for five years with
the New Jersey fish commission,
where he became friendly with the
president.
Samuel 4. Hays was also nominated
for collector of internal revenue for
West Virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR
VIRGINIA BEACH LINE

NORFOLK, May 15.-Anticipating
that larger crowds than ever before
will go to Virginia Beach and Cape
Henry this summer the Norfolk
Southern railroad has ordered five adj
ditional trolley cars to enable 1t to
meet the expected increase in traffic
on the electric division. The new cars
are expected to arrive in a few days.
They are of the same type as the cars
now in operation.
With this additional equipment the
road expects to be able to handle the
Virginia Beach and Cape Henry
crowds on faster schedule than here
tofore.
The excursion season will open
about June LIST, when the Casino
amusements will also begin operations
for the summer.
A number of the cottages at Vir-
ginia Beach are already open and
week lend parties have been popular
for the past few weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
u. OF VA. GETS COPY
OF HOUDON STATUE

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, May
15.-John Thomas Lupton, of Chat
tanooga Tenn, has presented to the
university a handsome bronze COPY
of the Houdon statue of George Wash
ington.
/ The statue has been placed on the
southern end of the lawn, and pref
ty little park has been built around 1t.
Mr.. Lupton is an alumnus of the
university. The rector and board of
visitors drew up appropriate resolu-
tons in acknowledgment Of the gift
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
STATE CHARTERS
NEW ENTERPRISES

The following charters were grant.
ed by the State corporation commits
sion yesterday:
East Lawrenceviile Land Co, Inc
Lawrenceville, Va: $500 to s25.-
900; l.. II. Raney. president: w. S
PEBBLES. vice president; J. w. Up
church. secretary; Marvin Smithey--
all of LawrencevilIe, Va.
Southside Land Co, Inc. Lawrence
vile, Va: $4,000 to $25 900; w. s
PEBBLES. president; r. l. House. vice.
president; II. G. WATSON, secretary
and treasurer--all of Lawrenceville
Va.
Augusta Realty Insurance corpora
ton, Stapnton, Va: 81 800 to 10000;
J. NJ. Londeree, president j. II. Graf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
TO ATTEND OYSTER
MEET IN GOTHAM

HAMPTON, VA. May 15.--A num-
Der Of prominent people from Hamp-
ton and the lower peninsula will leave
here Sunday and Monday nights for
New York, where they will attend the
annual convention of the Oyster Deal
ers and Growers association of North
America.
The convention will meet Tuesday
night and Will be In session for three
days.
1t will bring together the largest
growers and dealers of the bivalves in
tho United States and Canada
The Hampton people who are to at
tend will be Captain and Mrs. Frank
w Darling. Captain and Mrs. c.. II.
Hewins. Captain and Mrs Charles E.
Hewins. Captain J. G. Robinson, ]. s.
Darling, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Arm
strong, Mr.. and Mrs. s. S. Coston and
others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
MRS. DOREMUS AT
w. & l.. UNIVERSITY

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LEXINGTON, VA, May 15.-Mrs.
Doremus, widow of Mr.. Robert p.
Doremus, of New York city, by whose
recent death Washington and Lee uni
versity came into a large bequest, is
in Lexington as the guest of President
and Mrs. Henry Louis Smith, of Wash
ington and Lee. She is accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McDermot,
Of New York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
NEGRO SHOT DOWN IN
FRONT OF HIS HOME

Resulting from quarrel over n
woman, John Stanley. a negro, thirty
years old, was shot and seriously
wounded yesterday. In front of his
home. 16 Wood street, by James Davis,
another negro.
The bullet lodged in the negro's
breast just above his heart. He was
taken to the Virginia hospital, where
last night he was reported to be
getting along nicely.
Davis made his escape into Rich
mond and was last seen on Seven
teenth street. He is now being sought
by both the Henrico county and Rich
mond police.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
MAKES
ESCAPE FROM ROADS

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA, May. Is
Otto A. Wood. a convict of the road
forces at work in camp twenty-seven,
in this county, made his escape from
the camp and is now at large
Wood was convicted for bigamy in
the court of Tazeweil county. and had
only been in the penitentiary five
days when he was sent to the road
force in Spotsylvania and having
only one hand was given the Job of
carrying water for the camp. He
made his escape from the spring.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
PULASKI EPISCOPAL
CHURCH CONSECRATED

PULASKI, VA, May 15.-Christ
Episcopal church was consecrated on
Tuesday by Bishop Randolph. The
sermon was preached by Rev. J. B.
Dunn, pastor of St Paul's church.
Lynchburg. The rectors Of a num-
Der of nearby parishes were in at
tendance. Christ church was built In
1908, but had never been consecrated.
Rev. c. z. A. Marshall, formerly rec
tor of the Episcopal church at Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, is rector of the
church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
WILLIAMSBURG ELECTORAL
BOARD ELECTS REGISTRAR

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, May 15.--
The leecoral board of williamsburg
The electral board OF williamsburg
succeed w. c. Johnston, resigned. Mr..
Cole will sit for the registration of
voters HE eonrthaase-nExt:-11
rdy' frg1strauon in this city will be
light this spring, as there will be no
election here till next NovembeEs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
Verdict for O'SuIliyan.

In the City Circuit court yesterday
verdict was rendered in the suit
of d. O'Sullivan against I. j. Smith
g. Co. for 500.
hfnfnf fnfZraat ne d.
PENDANT piled lot OF dirt upon his
property. or adjoining 1t, and there-
by obstructed It to the amount Of
the damage claimed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16
HONOR TO HEROES
OF NEW MARKET

Especial to The Richmond Virgininn.)
LEXINGTON, VA, May Is. Rain
this afternoon prevented the formal
observance of the forty ninth anniver-
sary of New Market battle at Vir-
ginia Military institute. The only
exercises consisted of the firing OF
eight guns In honor of the eight cadets
who fell in that battle. Academic
duties We're suspended for the daY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-16

Giving ten hours at the seaside;
$50 train makes no stops between
Richmond and Old Point: 8 A. NJ. and
IL noon trains stop only at Newport
News. Ocean View tickets good only
via Old Point. Norfolk and Virginia
Beach tickets good only via Newport
News. Virginia Beach passengers
must take A. M. train.
$3.50 round trip to Old Point. Buck
roe, Willoughby Beach, Ocean View,
Norfolk. Cape Henry and Virginia
Beach.
Returning. leave Norfolk, via c. &
o. steamer, P. M. and 500 p. M.
Returning. leave Old Point 4:26
r. NJ. and $3.50 F.. M.
Returning, leave Newport News
=. M. and Q =. M.
Passengers can leave Ocean View
for Old Point every hour until 1880
+. NJ.
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11
FRANCIS B. SAYRE
INTERESTED HERE
The Presidents Future Son-in-Law
interested in Harlowton.-F Friend
Of the Van Cleyes

Francis B. Sayre, who will wed
Miss Jessie, the second daughter
of President Woodrow Wilson, in
November, is well acquainted in
Harlowton and interested financial
ly here. He is a stakeholder in the
First National bank, and his moth
er, Mrs. Martha Nevin Sayre, to-
gether with Mrs. Paul Van Cleve,
owns the Clark addition to Har-
lowton, adjoining the original
townsite on the north. Young
Sayre is also a partner with Paul
Van Cleve, Jr. in the 1anching and
stockraising business near Melville.
4 Mr.. Sayre has spent a part Of
each year, for the past decade,
with the Van Cleves, on their
IdlCil HCti NItlVIllS. VIC III HlS
greatest delights, when a boy, was
going over with young Paul Van
ECleve to visit Twodot Wilson and
listening to the veteran cowman's
stories Of early days. He and
young Paul hunted together in the
Belt mountains and along the Mis-
souri, river. He is keen sports
man as we'll as cultivated gentle
man. He is we'll known in the
neighborhood Of Harlowton and
en- s,f i'm. tsasn,s, u .a.rr efalInuss
praise.
Mr.. Sayre is graduate Of Viii.
liams college, and valedictorian OF
his class. He spent one year at
the Van Cleve ranch after leaving
Lawrenceville, where he was also
valedictorian. AT Williams col
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11
BARBER NEWS

Henry Leibe went to Miles City
last week.
Misses Hilda aud Mamie Elk
lund were in Harlowton last Mon
day.
The following spent the Fourth
in Ryegate: Fred Prillwitz and
wife, VIM. Nelson, Chas. Sherwood
and wife, Eveline Baker, Alice
sherwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Simkins
and children. Mildred Bartz, EJ
Pearson, Peter Berg, Alfred Bartz,
Laura Skordahl. Manda Stageberg,
Emily Werness, Messrs Carpenter,
Weisser aud Schmolke.
The .Eklund brothers spent the
Fourth in Roundup.
Ernest Slayton of Lavina, was d
visitor at Eklund's Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Mutt was in Harlowton
Monday. @.s:.
Mrs. Poikala and children spent
the Fourth in Roundup.
A few of the Barber people en-
joyed a picnic by the river the
Fourth.
e. Grunsted and wife Of Shaw
NUT attended services in Barber
Sunday morning.
Miss Alberta stageberg Of Top.
penish, Wash, is visiting with her
!, brother and sister.
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11
F. W. BARRON
AND BRIDE BACK

r. w. Barron and bride return
ed Sunday to Harlowton. Mon
day evening a number of his ma
sonic friends, under the forceful
leadership of Dick Jones, discussed
Fred's newly married situation
and decided that he was being let
off too easy, and accordingly they
made raid on the castle and per-
son of the new benedict, bearing
him off to the ice cream parlor and
then and there feloniously and
with malice prepense, did jointly
and severally order and consume
at the benedict's expense acopious
amount Of cooling ice cream sodas.
When the noise began some
thought there was fire, others q
murder and the crowd began to as
semble from every quarter, 1t
was some few minutes before. Fred
dared to show himself but when
the boys began to remove the. win.
dow screens he decided that dis
cretion was the better. part of val.
or and gracefully surrendered: him
self to their tender mercies..
The following item from the
Lawrence Michigan Times, the
BRIDES home, gives a full account
OF the wedding:
A quiet home wedding was cele'
brated Wednesday night at the
/ home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Hess,
their daughter, Blanche Louise, be
coming the wife of Fred Warren
Barron, of Harlowton, Mont.
i Rev. Elan Branch, Of 1onia, the
1 officiating clergyman, used the
i pretty ring ceremony. the brida
couple standing before a banking
OF ferns and flowers. A ligh1
| luncheon followed the ceremony
Fl Mr.. and Mrs. Barron spent fey
). days at Christie lake and Tues
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11

5lOb uWOIt Olty WcIH COllpitbCAy Ca
.lausted, too worn out. and tagged
to resist the ropes of their pursuers.
The ground over which the chase
was made consisted of the brakes
and bad lands incident to the
merging of Arrow and Flat creeks
at the point where they enter the
Missouri river and with the pre-
carious footing thus afforded many
falls by the riders resulted.
Throughout the entire distance the
band followed a practice of racing
from one hill top to another, evi
IDENTIFY endeavoring to always Sc,
cure an advantageous view point
Always in the lead was superb
black stallion and it is a matter OF
regret by the roundup that he did
not survive the chase. At one
point on the run the stallion be.
came entangled in wire fence
from which he received injuries
necessitating his being shot.
Although the band has been run
ming in that territory for over ten
years, few if any, Of the animals
were over seven years old, the ex-
| planation being that the older
ones were killed off in the hunts
of previous, years, perhaps few of
them captured. One of the ami
mails taken bore two big scars from
bullet wounds received at one time
or another of its life.
The chase was brought to close
at a corrall. into which all of the
horses were run and roped. Ten
seasoned riders were employed in
the bunt, and Mr.. Bechard stated
that it was probably the most
4 strenuous roundup of their expert,
ence. Several of the COW ponies
were rendered practically worth
less from over exertion in the run,
Immediately after the corrallinp
had been accomplished, the task o1
! breaking the wild horses was be
gun and while few of them prov
J ed too vicious to be entirely con
quored, the majority were riddcr
and will make seryiceable riding
} stock,
ii Another band of wild horses, ha'
! been supposed to be ranging aloni
) Lodge Pole creek, but inspection
. has proved that all animals rang
! ing in that territory now ar
branded. Stanford World. !
$ Julius Bechard is a resident o
4 Harlowton, and son Of JOS. Bechard
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11

passed off more smoothly than il
has ever been our fortune to Wit
ness at q like celebration.
The dance in the evening, uhdel
the auspices Of the orchestra, Was
we'll patronized and that institn-
.tion made quite a neat sum ofEmo-
ney which they well deserve. It
is = fine orchestra Of which5the
town is proud to be the possessor.
Well, we hope you have all re-
gained your equilibrium and that
there has been no disastrous fe-
suits to your workaday bodies.
Prizewinaers
The following we're the prize
winners in the various contests:
sBucking contest, Cheyenne Kid,
first, Ed Hines second:
Saddle race, Bill Harper, first,
Roy Connolly, second, A. Porter,
third.
Girls race, Harper, first, Ben
son second.
One hundred yard foot race, IA.
Porter, first, Tom Porter, second,
GriVetti, third.
Fat mans race, Hawley and
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11

lege he took his examination for
graduation in February, and after
spending several months travelling
With young Paul on Tho coast and
in Idaho, returned to Williams.
He is a fine young orator as well
as being interested in wholesome
sports, and at Williams was mana
ger of the foot ball team.
Mr.. Sayre was associated with
DR.. Grenfelt collaborating, in La.
brador, and accompanied Admiral
Peary on his journey south after
the discovery of the north pole, IN
the ship Roosevelt, and acting as
Peary's secretary during the great
celebration in New York.
1t does not require great
stretch of the imagination to pre-
sumo that when welded, the bride
and groom may put Har|owton in
their honeymoon itinerary.
Miss Jessie has divulged to her
intimate friends the information
that the date of her wedding will
be either the second or third Sat-
urday of November. The presi-
dent has requested that the cere-
mony, which will be solemnized in
the east room Of the White House,
!, the same room iii which Lizzie
/ laar1@-sSsqs A-.,-a<ss,d lice
j Roosevelt wore married, be as de
void Of pomp as is consistent with
the wedding of presidents daugh-
ter.
Mr.. Sayrc is employed ON the
staff OF District Attorney Whit
man of New York.
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11
LAST HERD OF
WILD HORSES
About Fifty Head Comprising the
Last Of the Wild Horses in Fer
gus County Rounded Up

Inc last nero OF W1ld hOrSes
known to be at large iii Ferg,sss Y
county was rounded up last week,
riders for the IT. s." and - out
fits, accompanied by State Stock
Inspector Kennon, succeeding in
subduing the band that has ranged
in the lower Judith river brakes
for the past ten OF twelve years.
The band consisted all told, Of
about fifty head, but only sixtetn
of that number could be classified
sas genuine wild horses, the remain
der wearing the brand and being
the property Of Oscar johnson.
1. The story of the chase Of the
band was told to the World Tues
day by Julius Bechard, one Of the
riders employed in the roundup,
and if space permitted the expert
fences of the horse hunters could
be woven into fascinating descrip-
Etion Of the fight and the mighty
endeavor of the band to retain
their freedom. The horses were
practically all of thoroughbred orr
gin, being the offspring Of a num-
ber Of Hambletonian and Morgan
mares left on the range about
twelve years ago by a certain
roundup, and while inbreeding had
left its deterioration the animals
were splendid specimens of their
type. Every summer during the
wears Of their freedom attempts
have been made to round them uI
i by ambitious horse hunters, the
long chases and the constantly in
i, creasing vigilance and timidity o
the band tending to keep then
! hardy and i'm running trim. Whel
J. finally captured the animals prov
! ed to be smaller than was suppos
ed, but every one was reduced t.
I racing flesh and in the chase nom
+ of the COW ponies were at all capa
j BILE of matching them in speed.
r The capture was effected simpl,
i by running the band off it's feet
!, this being accomplished by relay
!, Of COW ponies. After the run ha'
s been arranged and the point 9
s approach determined upon, th
y chase was commenced and som
], idea as to the desperation wit
t which the band attempted to evad
capture may be gathered from th
. fact that q distance of fifty mile
II was covered in exactly three hour
h A few Of the less hardy anima
e dropped out during the run, bv
The Harlowton news., 1913-07-11
George Fowlie Likes Us.

George Fowlio, our efficient
county clerk and recorder. Of White
Sulphur Springs, honored the city
with his presence on the Fourth.
He says we are certainly some live
wires IN Harlowton,