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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
farm AGENT Will
WORK IN HENR|CO
Richmond Business Men Pay
Salary to Increase Yield
of County Lands.

Through the efforts OF q committee
Of the Business Mems Club, sufficient
amount has been subscribed in Rich
mond for the employment OF farm
demonstration agent for work In Hen
rico County. The Bureau OF Plant In
dustry In Washington and the United
Agricultural Board of Virginia Will
duplicate the amount secured In this
city.
The Richmond subscribers realized
that with an agent at work in the
county. yields of farms will largely in
crease, resulting in corresponding
benefits to the trade of the city. Many
local people are also directly interest
ed as owners OF farms, which pay but
little or are operated at u loss. Their
managers, on consultation with the
agent, will be enabled to increase their
yields.
Chief Agent IT. Q. Sandy. who was
here yesterday. said that the Richmond
agent has practically been selected
though he is not yet ready to announce
the name. He Is now I'm the South and
will In a few days go to Blacksburg to
join the agents now studying there In
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
College. When the course has been
completed. he will come to Richmond
ready for work.
Mr.. Sandy is convinced that the ag-
ricultural course being received by the
agents at Blacksburt; is about the best
thing ever done for this State. Every
man OF his force is taking the keenest
interest in the instruction, learning
something new ever day. and absorb
ing enthusiasm along with information.
He expects them to be more valuable
advance agents of prosperity than ever
before.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

Say, DO, Tn down and out; can't
you slip me Il dino
This remark was addressed to De-
tcctivc Krcngel yesterday afternoon by
shabby looking individual as the
former was talking TO Chief OF Police
Werner. who was not i'm uniform. on
Hall.
Nothing doing" replied Nrcngel.
The pan handler then turned his Mt
tcntion to Major Werner. Il won't
give you any money said the chief,
but Will see that you are well cared
for. First, | will give you Il little
auto ride. How does that strike you?"
He asked with a wave of his hand to-
wards. his machine. which was stand
Ing at the curb.
Fine" enthusiastically replied the
shabby individual.
Then hop in"
Without amy instructions from Major
Werner. officer Palmer. detailed az
chauffeur, speeded up the car and went
down Broad street to the First Police
Station ut Eighteenth.
Without any hesitancy the man ac-
companied his supposed bcncfactor
into the station, and not until he faced
Desk Sergeant Jctcr did he realize
what had happened TO him.
That's pretty mean trick YOU
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
HIS DEATH CAUSED
BY ASPHYX|AT|ON
Stranger Found Dead in Board
ing House After Owner Had
Detected Odor of Gas.

Charles c. Archer, ABOUT twenty-
eight years old, whose home is said to
be In Massachusetts. and who came to
Richmond this week, was found dead
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at 523
North Ninth Street. Death was due to
asphyxiation 1t is thought that he
accidentally turned OH gas jet before
retiring Thursday night.
Mrs. J. n. SPENCER, in whose homo.
Archer had procured a room, thought IL
strange when her ledger did not ap-s
pear. She raped at his door when
she became worried, but received no,
reply, Then she detected the odor OF
gas. and running into the street. found
Patrolman Akers. Sho told him her
fear, and he went to Archer's room and
found II necessary to force the door
to gain an entrance. The man WIS
dead in bed.
Coroner Taylor was summoned. Az
ter viewing the body he said Archer
had been dead for hours, exactly how
long he could not tell. He did not
believe 1t was Il case OF suicide, but
expressed the opinion that Archer, af-
ter turning out his light had hit one
of the switches and allowed the gas To
leak, causing death after he had gone
to sleep
Practically nothing is known of
Archer in Richmond Tho body was
turned over to an undertaken and VIII
probably be held until it is claimed by
relatives
Dr. Taylor said an inquest would not
be necessary,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
JURY DENOUNCES
STATE TAX LAWS
CONTINUED From First Page


missioner of the Revenue on FEBRUARY
i. 1912. carefully examining thousands
OF the returns. 1t has summoned and
examined large number of witnesses
and has had before it a great many
persons whose returns were thought TO
be inaccurate or who the jury thought
could shed light on the assessments
under consideration The Jury has re-
have found the Inadequate returns
which have been made were often the
result OF failure to understand the
vague and badly constructed tax laws
OF the state; but we are of the opinion
that the Standard Oil Company OF New
Jersey. Armour * Co. and Morris &
Co., successor TO the National Packing
Company, of Chicago, who have re-
peatedly withheld information and pro-
fessed ignorance of their own affairs
through their managers are seeking
TO evade their just taxes. We have
therefore instructed the Common
wcalth's Attorney OF Richmond to pro-
coed against them according to law.
We have found great amount of
inequality In the taxation, due almost
entirely to the tax system of the State,
and this will be taken up further on
| in this report. The jury begs TO re-
port that they have added to the COM
missioner's books the following
amounts of taxable property. which
have hccn turned over to the treasurer
for collections:
Increased Assessmenta.
Personal property (tangible
and intangible) .........s1,256,429 90
Merchants purchases. 4.979,9G1 90
incomes Recommendation. 643.O21 90
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

est rates on loans and tend to keep our
money ut home. They have been i'm
mense revenue producers In the States
which have adopted them and have
produced in some States more revenue
than those States had gotten before
from all their tangible and intangible
personality put together. and at the
same time were Il great benefit to the
people, I'm country and city alike.
The tax on moneys on deposit in
banks we think should be limited in
some way so as not TO include nero
running accounts of Individual deposit
tors. Exemption should be made Of
money In savings hunks on interest.
Savings banks are vital factors in
building up the communities. They are
the only means of keeping safe the
small accommodations of the people
and returning the moneys promptly in
to commercial channels. The deposits
are often the sole wealth of poor, de-
serving. Woodworking and saving peo-
pie. TO take from such people more
than one-half OF the total earning
power Of their capital is wrong.
Capital Considered.
The term capital in business as
applied by the State to manufacture
ers, joint stock com 5anics, etc (other
than merchants>, has given the jury
more serious consideration than any
other taxable subject This jury could
not accept as fatr definition Of capt.
tai in business for taxation purposes
book accounts considered good; plus
bills receivable; plus all merchan-
disc on hand; plus real estate
separately taXed)" without deduct
ing the live liabilities borrowed money
and merchandise owed for). For it
Is Il we'll known fact that In every
community large cart of the bust
ness done by many firms Is on money
borrowed from the Lanks and mer-
chandise owed for to merchants and
manufacturers.
If the merchants. manufacturers and
farmers of this State are required to
pay taxes. not only on their own capt.
tai (Which Is what they have less what
they owe), but on borrowed money
(Which is used with the real capital
In Look accounts and merchandise,
then In our opinion the progressive
communities of this state would in a
few years lose their best enterprises.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
ELECTRIC POWER
PLANT WRECKED
Explosion in Charlottesville
Causes Damage Amount
ing to $4,000.
CITY is WITHOUT LIGHTS
Chief Engineer Only Person
Hurt, and His Injuries
Are Slight.
CITY is WITHOUT LIGHTS
Especial to The Times Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.l
Charlottesvilie. Va, February IA
The electric power plant Of the Char
lottesville and Albemarle Railway Com
pany was partly wrecked this after
noon by an explosion, causing a loss of
$4,000 leaving the city streets and
many of the business houses and resi-
dences In darkness. and interrupting
many Industries dependent upon cleo
tricity as motive power. Tho cleo
trio cars arc at Il standstill
IL ID snid that the governor belt on
the new 50O-horsc power engine jumped
or was in some way thrown from it's
position. Steam poured into the cyltn-
der of the engine. and the two ten-ton
nywhecls ran away. were shattered by
an explosion or otherwise, wrecking
that part of the building which housed
the machinery. and filling the air with
fragments which raincd down. some
OF them at distances of hundreds of
feet. The miracle Of the happening is
that none OF these fragments injured
anybody. although some of them.
Weighing 300 and 400 pounds. fell in
nearby yards and sank almost out of
sight In the hard earth.
A small brick tenement. 200 feet from
tho plant, was wrecked. One wall was
torn out by a heavy fragment Of iron.
while another. descending on the roof,
tore It's way through three stories into
the basement. where 1t burrowed in
the earth. No one was injured, al
though the wife OF the occupant was
standing BY stove. which was
wrecked.
In the electric plant j. Pierce Purvis,
CHER engineer was the only person
hurt. and his injuries are thought to
be slight When things began to go
wrong. nc ran to shut of the engine.
but suffered in the explosion that fol-
lowed.
This company lights the city. runs
"a nisho gu
current for many private homes and a
large number of industries
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
POLICE ACTIVELY
AT WORK ON CASE
Early Arrest Expected, Follow
ing Dynamiting of Mrs.
Jones's Home.
Especial to The Times.pispatch.l

ISptCIHI 10 ne IIHlcs- DISpatCN.J
LynchburE, Va, February IA
While no arrest has been made for
the dynamting OF the home of Mrs.
George NJ. Jones, which occurred early
very actively 1T work on the case.
but II is not expected that there Will
be any developments for publication
for Il day or two, at least.
1t is believed the offer of n reward
of $500 for Il conviction will result
In a number OF private detectives
working on the case. The local po-
lice. however, say they are satisfi ed
with their developments up TO date
and they believe. while they know
they have "A hard case before them,
that they will eventually be able to
bring about u conviction.
The dynamit!pg Is still the talk of
the city, and everybody wants to see
the matter cleared UP as rapidly as
poss!blc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

Go to Norfolk via the Norfolk and
Western Railwny-the only lile run
ming through trains without change.
Leave Richmond 8 A. NJ. and p. NJ.
Pullman Parlor cars.-Advertise-
ment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
Morphine and Whiskey Habit
The DR.. H. L. DeVine Sanitarium
Company, Inc.
CHESTNUT HILL, RICHMOND VA

y guaranteed for all drug and liquor addcions
originate
Our proposition is mo pay We sign
TO that effect. We challenge investigation
Our Santam is modern particular quite secluded
the beautiful suburb Highland Park Ten minutes
heart OF Richmond Write for information. Address No
Fourth Avenue Highland Park. Richmond Virginia DR.
Bagby is Medical Director
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
Moses. Cn.c Continued.

The hearing of Nackley Moses, the
eighteen year-old husband. who was
arrested Thursday on the charge of
failing TO provide for his wife, was
continued yesterday morning In Police
Court until .ebruary 20 Pending the
trial an effort Will be made. 1t is un-
derstood. to effect q reconciliation be-
tween the young couple.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

duties as jurymen to the best OF our
court that we be discharged from fur
Their consideration of this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES +. TAYLOR.
GRANVILLE G. VALENTINE,
JAMES i. RYLAND.
MORTON b. ROSENBAUNI,
JOHN w. HARRISON,
FRITZ SITTERDING,
Il. i. Walden,
BLAIR BOILING,
FRED II. CARRIER.
Thanked by Court.
The report of the grand jury was
read to the court by Foreman Charles
Richardson to be spread upon the re-
cord OF the court.
In discharging the jury Judge Rich
ardson said: Nearly four months ago
] inlpaneled you and directed that you
investigate the tax returns. especially
requesting that your duty be discharg
ed faithfully and fully, and not in n
perfunctory manner. You have dis
charged the duty assigned to you to
the satisfaction Of the court. and.
think, to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie OF this community. You have acted
wisely and conservatively, and l thank
YOU for the valuable suggestions which
you have made. l feel that the facts
which you have so clearly presented
must make an impression on the law.
making authorities OF this State. l
thank you for the long and painstak-
Ing and almost daily attention you
have given to your study of this mat
ter. and you arc discharged from fur
Their service on this grand jury"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
|LL|TE RACY NO
IMMIGRATION BAR

and Mexican borders. would result from
the law, said the secretary. and it
would cost probably S1,000.0OO in ex-
cess Of existing appropriations to ad-
minister the law.
The other provisions Of the law. the
secretary declared, were excellent or
in no respects really Objectionable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

Through tho energies and efficiency OF tho
Norfolk agency. Chas. c. Jurgcnss Son. OF
this city. secured contract FOR mattresses,
box springs and pillows for the new modern
Murphy's Hotcl-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
G. B. cox is INDICTED
TRUE BILLS FOUND AGAINST TEN
OTHER BANKERS.
Men Are Charged With Misappllcation
OF Funds Of Defunct Cincinnati
Trust Company.

Cincinnati, March 19.-The Hamil-
ton county grand jury, which has been
investigating the Cincinnati Trust
company, has returned indictments
against George b. Cox, former political
"boss' and one-time president of the
company. together with ten other OFF,
cials and directors. charging them
with having violated the state banking
laws.
The others indicted were:
Nathaniel s. Keith, secretary Of tho
trust company; Fletcher X. Williams.
treasurer; j. NJ Crawford, director.
once consul general at st. Petersburg;
Charles H. Davis, director. former
president OF the Second National
bank: David g. Edwards, director.
broker; DR.. James +. Heady, director; +;
James NJ. Hutton, director, broker;
G. V. Parrish, Hamilton, Ohio, direc-
tor; Norman G.. Kenan, director. for
mer president OF the Union Gas &
Electric company, and ]. N. Miller, di-
rector, superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph company here.
Two indictments were returned.
One OF nine counts charged Cox, Da.
Wis, Kenan, Heady, Hutton, Miller,
Keith and Williams with misapplca-
ton of s115,000 Of the trust company's s
money through alleged illegal loans to
the Ford e. Johnson Chair company of
Indianapolis.
The second indictment in two
counts charges Cox, Crawford, Davis,
Edwards, Heady, Hutton, Keith. Will
liams and Parrish with the abstraction
of note for $352.50O with the intent
to defraud the trust company.
All of the defendants but Heady and
Hutton were in court when the indict-
ments were read
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
'SW|NDLER' IS HELD.
NEW YORK HAIR IMPORTER CAP
TUREp ON STEAMER 1T
NEW ORLEANS.
ARREST ON SHIP IS DRAMATIC
Antoine Martinez, Accompanied by
Three Sons and Two Daughters.
Taken From Berths of Ship About
to Sail for Honduras.

New Orleans, March 2i.-Anthony
and Philip Musica, father and son,
human hair dealers in New York, in
dicted there for defrauding American
and European bankers, were arrested
here Wednesday aboard the United
Friut company's steamship IIerodia.
about the leave for Central America,
after a thrilling pursuit across the
country by police and detectives.
The detectives, led astray for Sow
eral hours by the clever doubling OF
their quarry, all but missed the fugl'
tives, but traced their baggage aboard
the ship in time to accomplish their
arrest.
With the elder Musica. digniiied
Italian of sixty-eight years. were his
son, Philip Musica. aged thirty, two
daughters and two other sons. Their
attempt. travelling together and close
ly pursued, to escape from the coun-
try perhaps Is without parallel in the
criminal history of the United States.
With success seemingly almost in
heir reach, they nearly collapsed
when the officers forced way into
their staterooms aboard the Herodia.
Miss Louise Musica, tall, auburn
haired woman, twenty-five years Of
age; Miss Lucy Frace Musica, one
year younger, dark-haired and very
slight in figure, and Arthur and George
Musica, twenty and nineteen years old
respectively, are the daughters and
other sons who were accompanying
the New York hair dealer in)his flight
On Arthur Musica's pockets were Uni
ted States, English and Italian bills
OF large denominations, amounting to
nearly $4,000. and hidden in tho cor
set of Miss Louise Musica was $1S,600
more Approximately $4,000 in cash
was taken from the six Italians. This
is believed to be part Of the s1,000.0O0
they are said to have obtained from
American and European banking firms
by means of fraudulent invoices for
consignnents OF human hair. In addi-
ton. life insurance policy for $780,
900, fully paid up, was found on the
person Of Philip Musica.
The six were lodged In the parish
ish prison and the cash put In safe
keeping in the New Orleans National
bank, awaiting the pleasure of the
New York city authorities.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
CAMP MEETING
TO Open JULY "a
fWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL GATH
ERING OF STATE HOLINESS
ASSOCIATION.
MANY SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS
Several Men Of National Prominence
Have Been Secured to Speak
Session Will Last Ten
Days.

Lansing.-The dates for the twenty
eighth annual meeting of the State
Holiness Camp Meeting association
have been decided upon for the 1913
ten days gathering. The executive
committee OF the association met at
the camp ground hotel in Eaton Rap
Ids and voted to hold the meeting this
year from July "a to August 8. inclu-
sive. Among tho speakers to ee at
the tabernacle during the ten days,
are Rev. b. Carradine of st Louis,
Mo-: Bishop William Burk of Buffalo,
N. Y; Rev. Isaac Hodges Of Wichita,
Kan; Rev. w. II. Huff Of Council
Bluffs. la.
Some other ministers will be en-
gagged later on, so that there Will be
an unusually good array OF talent at
the annual camp meeting at River
side park. Extensive improvements
will be made at the park during the
early part Of the summer, and the
executive committee will hold another
meeting here later on to make pro-
visions for these and complete the de-
tail work for the big annual event.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
Ginseng Growers to Meet in July.

President B. II. Custer Of the
Michigan Ginseng Growers asso-
ciation states that it has practically
meeting of the association in July in
stead OF June as had been originally
suggested, but that the meeting will
be held in Eaton Rapids. II is pos
sible that the meeting may be made a
two days session instead of one, as in
previous years, in order to give the
growers an opportunity to visit all OF
the gardens here and in this vicinity
while they are in this city, and allow
them more time to look over the local
gardens of ginseng and golden seal,
which will be in fine shape to exhibit
by the time the visitors come to town.
1t is being planned to give the visit
ing members of the association ban.
quet as one of the features Of their en-.
tertainment while they are in Eaton
Rapids.
If present plans are carried out
there will be material increase In
strawberry product the present sea-
son, as q considerable number in addi-
ton to those who have been quite
heavy producers for several years
past, will join in the strawberry rails
ing proposition, and make it a portion
OF their productive industry. Last year
there were something more than
hundred acres of strawberries In this
immediate vicinity, and it is because
this acreage has paid out well that
others will take up the industry. Sew.
eral who already have good sized
patches of strawberry plants, will
materially increase their acreage.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
Farmers Clubs Favor Suffrage.

A circular letter is being sent out
over the name of Representative
James Mcbride of Shiawassee, presi
dent of the State Association of Farm
ers' Clubs, asking members to aid the
cause of woman suffrage at the April
election. The letter says in part:
The State Association OF Farmers
Clubs, by it's officers, considers 1t not
only a duty but pleasure to ask all
club members to use every rightful
means to secure a favorable action Of
clubs at their meetings preceding elec-
ton, and also the individual members
10 get voters to the polls next month
TO vote for woman suffrage.
"We believe that as a power for
righteousness In government that
woman suffrage will be effective.
There is no organized opposition to
woman suffrage except from the
liquor interests.
This opposition is really compli
mentary to women and the question
is whether the men Of Michigan are
chivalric or will recognize woman as
an economic factor in citizenship and
moral progress or will rally to the
support of wet interests"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
HeIme to AnaIyze Hair Tonies.

Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Helme, who has initiated vigorous
campaign against patent medicine
quacks. is going after some Of the
concerns manufacturing concoctions
guaranteed to grow hair on bald
heads. He estimates that there is con-
siderable money wasted each year on
these preparations. He has obtained
a number of samples for analysis
During the summer the dairy and
food department will pay particular
attention to milk. Hclme is prac-
tical dairyman and proposes to make
a number of Investigations on his own
initiative. He declares that sanitary
conditions in dairies are necessary
if the infant mortality rate in Michi-
gan is to be reduced. In Detroit,
Grand Rapids. Lansing and other
principal cities the inspectors OF the
department will be kept busy. Helme's
men will cooperate with the local
boards of health.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
Fifty-Seven Arbitration Cases.

The state industrial accident board
has heard a total of 81 arbitration
cases since it's formation and the cost
to the state has been only $SSS.O2.
Awards have been granted in 40 cases,
resulting in $30,329.46 being paid to in
jured employees.
No effort has been made to estimate
the amount granted injured employees
awarded in total disability cases and
others where an indefinite number of
weeks compensation is to be paid. A
total of 90 applications for arbitration
have been filed. 81 of which have been
heard. eight refused, eleven dismissed
and one reaffirmed. Twenty-Five cases
are pending. The injured employe un-
der the law does not have to hire an
attorney. the state paying the expense
OF the arbitration cases.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-04-05
state Prohibition Party.

The Michigan State Prohibition
party met in convention at the Detroit
Y. M. C. A. and nominated a straight
state ticket to be placed before the
people on April 2.
William Brubacker, who Is In
charge of the party, says: I'VE in
tend nominating a full state ticket at
our convention, but as far as divulging
the names of any possible candidates
until after the convention, it is impos-
sible.
1--WE hope to obtain statewide
vote on the subject Of prohibition. but
the time OF such an opportunity rests
entirely with the state legislature. In
time. however. we are sure to be able
to place before the public the oppor-
tunity to say whether Michigan shall
uphold prohibition or down it, and the
sooner we are able to put forward
such possibility the better 1t will be
for our city. our state and our coun-
try"