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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-15

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-15
SAILOR ACQUITTED

SAILOR ACQUITTED
J. r. Chase. a sailor. indicted on
charge OF assaulting John DAVIS
with a dangerous weapon aboard
the revenue cutter Unalga last sum-
mcr. was acquitted In the federal
court Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-15
MAIL FOR SANTA

There are SO shopping days left
before Christmas. and Santa Claus
has already received his first or.
der IN Seattle. The Santa Claus at
the Bon Marche is the recipient OF
the letter II was penned In child
lsh scrawl and addressed Santa
Claus, Bon Marche.'
The letter was posted minus
stamp. but az II was the first let
tor. Postmaster Battle attached a
stamp to II. himself.
49, -. rr.arpfau nj Tonight ADV
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-15

Dance at Dreamland tonight.-Adv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
FEW INTERESTED
IN FLOOD RELIEF
Small Crowd Sees Excellent
Benefit Performance at
the Colonial.

In spite Of the earnest appeal OF
Mayor Ainslie and the efforts OF Man
ager r.. Z. Lyons only small audience
attended the special performance given
at the Colonial Theatre Yesterday ar
tcrnoon for the benefit of the flood suf-
fercrs, the receipts from tho sale OF
tickets amounting to the pitifui sum
OF s1l3.
Mayor Ainslie was prevented from
attending the performance by reason
OF illness. but he sent TO Mr.. Lyons a
note expressing his appreciation OF the
generosity and kindness of the man
agement Of the theatre and of the
artists WHO took part in the program
From tho company presenting ~
Lucky lioodoo" at tho Bijou appeared
Joseph y. Dolan and Frances Folsom.
III a song and dance speciality, during
which they introduced tango dance
and waltz, which was warmly received.
The Empire supplied the three Marx
brothers, George Lee, Paul Yale and
saba Sheppard. from the Mr.. Green's
Reception company, who presented
their song and harp and piano playing
spccialties, all OF which were also cor
daily applaudcd
The remainder OF the bill was com
posed Of acts now appearing at tic
Colonial MaNim's Models, a series Of
posed representations OF famous paint
ings. exceedingly well done: Haveiock's
Comedy Jugglers. two men in straight
feats OF manual dexterity ono of them
a positive genius in his line. and
GeorEcttc. II remarkably clever little,
girl biliea AZ The Little Dynamo OF
Vaudeville tied for first konors IN
point OF popularity.
All the performers gave OF the hes.
that they had. and it was a great dis
appointment TO the management OF the
house and to those interested in the
"a II Ill. 4.
tainmcnt were intended to swell that
so small an audience gathered to APP
plaud their generous efforts.
The Times Dispatch yesterday re-
ceived $40 from william f.. GRAY and
Sli from the Church OF the Good Shep-
herd, Forest Hill, for the food suffer
crs. making a total OF s39l5 sent In to
this paper
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
RICHMOND PORT IN
100000 CLASS
Collections for Past Nine Months
Already Exceed Total
for Last Year.

Cu8toins collections at tho port of
Richmond for the third quarter OF tho
Federal fiscal gear indicate that be
fore next June 80. the collections for
The year viii b. in excess of $1,000
zoe. The port has been steadily ap-
preaching the miilion-dollar goal for
Tic past two years. and if the present
rate of progress continues. it will land
iu that class next June. when Uncle
sam starts "A new set of books
For the nine months ending March
~. 1913, the collections totaLled $Sl9-
SUI ~ This amount is larger than
The total collections for the entire iis-
cal year ending June so. 1919, which
were s72a,9io92. Collector Arnold
said Yesterday that he expected to
each the million dollar goal within
TWO months The collections for March.
Ia13. We're sTS,113.0f. as compared with
lei2. ''0'''" III
~ point OF receipts Riohmord now
'akes rams win the leading ports of
'he South. It's annual collections
are larger -i.lt,n the combined annual
collections. oc~the PORTS Or Norfolk and
Newport News
Collector Arnold has n s vet received
10 notice from the Treasury Depart
nent with regard 10 the consolidation
~ the several Virginia customs dis
iricts authorized by former President
TAFT 1t Is believed that the rcor-
SANITATION plan drafted by the former
administration viii be pu, into effec,
hN executive order in the near future.
Under This arrangements. Norfolk viii
ne designated the official port of the
Z rltcd virginia customs districts The
oihcf ports of the state vii lie in
'NaiGc OF deputy collectors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
MAYOR AND POLICE
TO GET INCREASE
SO State Finance Committeeman
Who Took Part in Executive
Session Last Night.

Although members OF tho Council
Committee on Finance declined 10 give
out any authoritative statement after
the meeting last night. well defined
report spread that the committee had
recommended TO tho Council an i'm
crease in the salary OF Mayor Ainslic
from $4,000 10 $4,000 per annum, and
a general increase of per cent in sal
aries IN the Police Department As
usual, after plcdcinG the clerk 10 Sc
crecy, members OF the committee went
out ON the street and talked about what
mad been done in the executive ses-
sion The police increase affects 1853
men ON the force. and viii add to the
city pay rool between $1,000 and 10000
"a year, increasing the average pay of
rriva ties on the police force about $50
per year each.
a substitute ordinance creating tho
position OF assessor OF damages. at a
salary OF $500 per annum providing
that he shall bc an attache Of the City
t:nsincers department. was recG-l-
mcnAcd for adoption. Tho appOin1ment
Will he made by the Administrative
Board on recommendation of CITY En-
eineer Boiling
The Finance Committee also recon-
incndcd TO the Council n resolution an
thoriZing the City Attorney to arbi-
tratc the pending litigation between
NV lily OF ftlchmOnU and the River
View Improvement Corporation. grow
ing out Of the construction of the Vir-
GINA Avenue sewer under Virginia
AVenue in Rivervicw, on the pasis OF
payment by the city Of $3.50 n cash
the city promising the construction OF
water mains in Meadow Street ana
New York Avenue. and tho Elvervicw
company 10 dismiss all pending suits
A resolution concerning the opening
Of an alley I'm South Richmond between
Ninetecnth Street and Cowa rdin Az
cnuc, Hun and Buchanan Streets, was
referred TO Mcssrs. Fuller and Pcrduc
: resolution referred by the Council
carrying an appropriation OF s2G.I92
Tor an extensive system OF ornamental
lights on Main and other streets in the
down town section was made the spe-
/ c'>- order for the next regular meet
Ing OF the committee
The committee agreed 10 make an
Inspection tour of the proposed eX-
tensions Of Lady End Chahn streets on
! friday afternoon at o'clock The
committee made n tour OF inspection
o. tho new MAYO Bridge yesterday af-
l"luoon. spending some time IN going
over that structure. now about two
/ tAirds completed The committee rec
1 commended TO the Council last night a
special approximation Of s2,i36 10!
electricai conduits under the paving
OF tue bridge, IN addition to those pro-
VIded FOR i'm tho contract
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
FLY AWAY FROM PETERSBURG
MiHs stcarnS md Gray VIII Travel IN
nichmnnd In IN a irrIIin "

an exhibition flight Will be made by
MISS Jack StcarnS and Aviator
George \. Gray from Pctersb,irr tn
mlchmond Thursday or Friday o. nest
Week, Leaving the PctcrsblIr.r LII
held ~ o'clock in the afternoon ~.
a,Niators VIII circle over that citv and
then head for Richmond. following the
and land ut Chester They will circIn
over South Richmond. and will then
ny an about this city. landing either
~ lhr nIll park here or ut the Hermit
iagc Golf club. The estimated tin1n Of
utcs. ''
MISS Stearns. who formerly lived I'm
Richmond. is the first Virginia Girl ia
nccomc an aviator. She is said 10 hold
the altitude record for women in This
Stale' having made over 100 feet at
Culpcpcr last autumn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
NEW DlSPENSARIES
board Of Health Will Extend Its Hook
worm Treatment.

worm Treatment.
Encouraged by the results OF Tie dispeD
sary work last summer, when more than
10000 persons examined for hookworm
disease, officers OF the State Board of Health
anticipate that In tho Southwest IN Pied
mont and In Northern Virginia. where dis
pensaries Will soon he opened. hundreds will
attend and receive the free treatment dis
pcnsed through tho Rockefeller Sanitary
Com ission.
AS heretofore, dispehsaries will be held
only in those counties which make on appro-
printion for the work and formally invite
the state Board of Health TO operate dis
pcnaaries. This is done not so much for the
sake OF the financial assistance rendered by
the county as In the belief that unless tho
count; officially and formally approves the
undertaking. tho people are inclined TO
neglect this means Of being treated. Last
summer. II is stated. In spite OF the fact
that the dispensary physicians regular
employees OF the State Board OF Health and
make absolutely no charge for treatment,
some citizens expressed fear that tho
treatment would be followed by bill for
services rendered Where the county Is
known To be financially supporting the die
penH,ry. no such complications are antici-
bated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Paragraph Pulpit
True Atonrincut.

The true atoncnent is the recon
ciliation--not OF God To nan--but the
reconciliation or the SHINING man
to the divine love that ever
seeks 1t. Tie one condition is
sincere pcnitcncc ana earnest effort n
leading better life. When once :,
man with his whole heart seeks to full
I'LL Gods laws. then he has peace
within. All Gods forces are WORKING
with him and for him. and heavcn's
own atmosphere generates Itself daily
within his soul.--Unitarian Publicity
c.-Advcrtiscmcnt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Dcmand for Itcalth unn,,hoo,,.

Each days mail from this city carricr
many thousand copies Of the State Board
OF ucalth's handbook for coiorcd people.
In the plan to celebrate coiored cIcun-up
day on April II IN all parts Of the Common
wealth
This handbook. which @lli be sent free 10
any one upon request contains suggestions
for spring cleaning. detailed directions for
repairing wells and springs and prncticnl
hints for the sanitation or ou,houses An
edition of $1,000 has been printed. hut this
is I'm great demand. and copies cannot bc
promised those who delay In forwarding re-
quests
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
\. q. l.. Monthly s,,,,

. "" COWrhfatlNe statemcnt OF cam
lhSs ana expenses Of the Atlantic
cast Line Railroad Company for the
lHonth OF February 1912 and 1919. is
Shed Yesterday shows the operating
income TO have Increased from SgST.
ats.12 10 $L220.4l4.43 The operatine
revenues have Increased from 5000
9l 90 10 S3.S6o,i5l.27. ana the opcr-
ofS - to S2l40N3CSi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Compie,e, wor,. in Orange,

The state Board of Health announce. The
completion OF the medical inspection Of the
Orange County schools. a detailed iC-cStigs-
tion which har aroused much interest III cdu-
catioual circles. with the statistics coniplctr
Tor the health. general physical and mental
condition az every pupil in the many schools
OF the county. ana with detailed data re-
gardinS the teeth. ears and throat or all the
school children. the results viii nov lie
tabHlnted and Issued through the United
states Bureau OF Education.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
ACCEPTS FRANCHISE
street Car Company Preparing 1,
Oncratc SI.liirIlnn

'''oVt ut tOinpnny PrepnriDE 10
Operate Suburban Loop.
Tboinas :. Wheelwright president
of the Virginia hallway and Power
Company filed with City Clerk Pen r.
August yesterday the formal accept
ancc of that company of franchise
recently sold by the City Council for
the operation Of single track street
car line in Franklin Street from
Seventh to Eighth Streets. with the
necessary curves and connections with
existing lines in seventh and Eighth
Streets. The connection is now being
laid. and will enable the company 10
put into operation the proposed subur-
ban loop system, bringing practically
all suburban cars to one central point.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
IInnnimonsIy n.cou,nen1,,

on Ordinances yesterday afternoon
recommended for an
proNai the application OF - g Wor-
Shaiu FOR permission to erect "a brick
stable in rear % the proposed new,
buildings for the Southern Expr.ss
Company on South seventh street he
tween Cary ana Canal Streets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Executive Committee Ia uc.,

The executive committee ar tIn r,
enc ior Education In the South viii moe,
fihal AFTERNOON nt ococl ~ uio o,fi,,..
81 VIC chamber Of CoInIncrc" To MAKO ,n9
aIih"scmcnts for tho great conferer,,. -,
orr IN ilchtnond on April ls Mos, ~ -,
p'ahs nave been perfected. - vac
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03

Iue puplls OF Nandolph ScuOol WI
J.! esent IN their school auditorium on
tive play, entitled Mother Goose and
COMPANY The proceeds Of the en-
tertainments VIII go to the fund for
-" purchase of moving picture ma
cLine for MEn I'm III. schnnl AAntL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Incrcn.cd ro.tnI Itc,.in,.

lh" p"st-"iiic" reports total receipts for
ne mpnih Of March amounting 10 $3.50. s.
me hEures represent an Increase of {. u ne,
cent over The receipts Tor March 1912 when
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03

Governor cole Blcasc. OF South C,,ott,.
wired Governor Mann yesterday to nav, -.
Virginia officers hold Frank Burlineson nov
Palmetto state authorities Buriiugson a.
wanted ia South Carolina on :, cnsr.e ~
grdGd larceny - VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
.HENR|CO LASS|ES
CHARM OUTSIDERS
Marry Away From Home-Age
Limit for Marriage OH
Increase.

III the breast OF every masculine
1enrico swain. whose hear. beats
with an extra throb these balmy
springtimc days. there is tension OF
unrest and speculation. 1t is all due
To the attitude their fair neighbors
have adopted toward marriage. Not
that the buXom lassics are adverse 10
the holy institution OF matrimcny
Eut no longer are the native sons mold
ing their OWN in the race for the
blushing prizes.
Each year has seen an Increasing
detection In Hcnrico. until now scarce
l. one girl out OF four contemplating
marriage, selects mate from her
home county. For instance, last year
~, Honrico misses set sail upon the
matrimonial seas. and. strange To say.
III OF the blithcsoine damsels picked
spouscs from. distant harbors 20 pilot
them through life. Eightyfour OF the
couples now reside beyond the boz
ders OF the county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03

John williams, alias Charles Ciatke col.
cred, was held Tor the Eranj Jury Yesterday
Jnorning IN Police Court the tharee 5r
entering the dwelling OF Tfney freeman. ~
clothing. valued NJ $3.50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Krport, tirnrcttcs StnIcn

r. f!sh"r, merchant, OF 303 Gilu.r
Streti Yesterday reported TO the police that
ms stoT" was entered some time during tho
Hlbht ana l"'p cigarettes siuleu.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03

Marriage licenses were Issued YES
ierday IN the clerks office Of the IIust
lngs Court 10 Roscoe Marvin White
and Edith Allen Drewrv: Edward f.,
Gay and Lucy " Grubbs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Observation-Disclosures.

Miss Estellc II BariacIc. Of Rich
lnond County, ana Joseph j RettaliaIi.
Of Baltimore. We're married IN That city
This morning. They viii make then
hume in Baltimore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
no Nddrcss Inrm.r.

P'"i 7 g. Johnson and Commissioned OF
Agriculture Roiner are scheduled 10 addross
meetings OF farmers at Hredcricks Han ON
Ar'il and ~ carysbrouk on April q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Nonc hut the Uich.

Various remedies have boon aug
Eestcd by desperate suitors 10 stem
the growing evil. or course. there IS
always the possibility Of worK. but
who wants 10 work when n love?
Only ono sure thing is known. There
must be 4 DECIDED revision iil/methods
Of love making employed by lenrico
lads The invasion OF strangers with
their up-to- thc-rninutc ways must be
checked. Time was when the height
OF anlucncc was reached with m
oyster stew ana a dish OF vanilla
cream. and a buggy ride WAS The
standard performance. raNi ana rarc-
bit suppcrs. together with s. 90 seats
nt the show arc now in order. sue
cossfu1 business methods havc sup
planted the old style courtship.
80 longer can a fellow hope TO re-
,urn from a pleasant evening with
tho one ana only grille with change
from 50 bill in his pocket.
Those who think that girls were born
for the express purpose ot keeping
house. cooking. nursing and dclightinI
In making their fathers. brothers and
other males happy, have received q
jolt Evidently the young woman of
to-day has a mind working in different
channels She asks uncomfortable
questions about bank accounts and in
comes and shows a lot OF other dis
turbing knowledge. She expects more
into rho discard any unhappy youth
who summons enough courage to pro-
pose waiting a few years for his ship
TO come in.
While the high cost OF living is hold
Ing mp tie youngsters, the widows,
widowers and divorced persons are not
remaining single. Last year. according
To- the county records. nineteen widows
and five divorced women were rcmar-
ried Twenty widowers and four di-
vOrccd men took the second leap The
oldest man TO embark on his second
trip was seventy-two years old. His
running mate was siNty-two. The
youngest girl 10 get married was six :
teen. and the youngest boy eighteen.
The youngest married woman of whom
= record is kept WAS twelve and ~ half
ears OF age: This occurrcd in 1856.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-03
Marrying Postponed.

y I
money 10 support wife. Oleomar-
which tho high cost OF living has rear
cd It's serpent head I; is showing
itself In love. Whereas our fore
,.thers carly in life selected their
helpma;es. and settled down to enjoy
love ia cottage. conditions have
changed SO that man hesitates 10
take the leap until he is well up into
the thirtics.
:, glance Though ,l.e n:,:St. records
In the office OF samuel r. Wcddil. OF
Henrico county. viii bear out this as
scrtion. Going back TO 1853, the first
year in which the elaborate records
were kept it VIII be seen th;, the
average age was twenty. three and
three quarter years for males and
twenty years for females. Marriages
OF couples away down In the teens
were common occurrences. In lel2,
the average axe had jumped to thir-
- and one-quartcr years for men. and
Twenty-Five ana one-half years for wo-
men. Marriages. in the teens were UNI
common enough TO call for comment.
In fact. only ono male below the legal
age was married.
Not since the decade during and i'm
med!ately following the War Between
the States, has the average age bcen
so high. Conditions In the war time
days made carly marriages out or the
question. and the averages reached
thirty for males and twenty four for
females. From 1873 10 1898 the age
limit steadily decreased until in the
latter year the lowest point was
reached. Tie marrying age for men
was twenty-five ana one-uuartcr and
for women twenty-thrcc years. Again
the tide turned. and the present hiSh
mark reached
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Eskimo Seal Hunting.
Southern Workman,

From The Southern Workman.
When once he has gone 10 the trouble
Of splicing a fine spear handle the Eskimo
does not wish to break it, so the point is
put on with toggle or joint. When a
seal OF walrus is harrooned the sudden
struggle of the animal does not break
the spear but merely unjointS the point,
and the more the animal struggles the
more the point turns crosswise in the
wound and the tirnler the oarbs take
hold. But the animal cannot escape. for
with thongs of skin the point is connected
with the spear shaft The animal merely
svins away or dives deep into the sea,
carrying with him the spear. The long
coils from the deck of the kyack and
plays out. Ii carries with it drag like
a Kite, which retards the animal and eN-
TO break the line. Even this drag is made
work When the line is all played out
is also carried on the deck of the boat.
plugs and attachments cIeverly carved
10 he used in this lana of ivory far
,,u.,7 so that the Eskimo can follow the
struggle and dies. Then. too. the float
lost in the oceans depths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

ance to see what saint in the calendar
| had been distinguished by the ex-Presi-
dents preference This ignorance is
! symp. omatic. Nothing can be more re-
markable than the astonishing change
that has taken place In the modern mint
| in relation 10 the Scriptures We find ia
Shakespeare nearly six hundred quota
| tions from and illusions TO the Hebre "
Scriptures and illusions with
which even the "groundlin2s Were doubt
| less familiar but which today would be
but "a dead language 10 many J group o.
| college graduates.
| And this ignorance is a melancholy &c
! Election upon the limits OF our current ed
| ucational systems. OF course our past
me- hods of religious instruction have been
measurably. If upconSciously. responsible
| for this lainentablc ignorance. Treating
| the Bible as unique product in the re-
| ligious literature of the world. they have
confined it to Very restricted educa-
! tional area. In the popular judgment this
grea; literature has but the one functional
duty OF teaching religious truth And til-
remarkable achievements OF biblical criti-
cism, both constructive and destructive
have done but little yet to modify Or
correct this common impression.
Viewed distinctly AS great literature tli..
, Bible stands pre-eminent among the ma -
terful expressions of the worlds religious
genius What Greek tragedy compares
with the drama of job not only ia tii.,
splendor of rs diction. but in the spiritual
exaltedness with which ii touches the
my sterious problems of human Destiny
| Where has human eioquence surpassed
| Isaiah or human worship found richer eX-
PRESS on fh f. the Psalms? Even In It's
| legendary folklore. which IL honored from
| the civilizations older than itself. Ii has
| touched with The grace of spiritual ele.
walton utterly absent from the originals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
Stagehands.


To the outsider the term stagehand is
applied to every one that works behind
the tlights-eXccpt the players; but
there is quite an aristocratic line OF
There is the stage car
penter and the assistant stage carpenter
who build scenery; there is the property
man and the assistant property man.
who make and shape all kinds of things
out of papier mache for properties. and
look after the furniture and decorations
of the stage; there are the fymen, who
manic ulate the ropes at the top OF the
theater, hoisting and lowering scenery,
and also raising and dropping the curtain.
The natural habitat Of these fymen IS on
platforms up in the flies. many feet above
the stage. and, when not otherwise en-
ployed. they have the disconcertin2 habit
of audibly poss ping and playing cards.
Then there are the electrician and his as
sistants whose business it is to operate
he lights. The humDlest of the regular
staff is the grip" This man handles
scenery and does general utility work
about the stage. When exigency de
lnands the force is added 10 from the
ruustahouts who usually infest the stage
entrance ekng out u miserable existence
through casual jobs and 'sponging upon
the members of the regular stan.