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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-12
Wednesday Night.
Get-together theater party, Acad-
envy of Music. Special program Of
professional vaudeville.

Cordial welcomes TO Richmond
from Mayor George Ainslie and Pres
ident T. NJ. Darlington. of the cham
Der Of commerce, delivered to the
chants on the roof garden OF the
three hundred or more visiting mer-
Richmond hotel last night usherei n
Better Acquaintance Week" and the
round of festivities which will charsc-
terize the period of jollity arranged
by tina .rade extension bureau, ex-
tending through Saturday.
A cabaret entertainment of high
order. given by local talent. followed.
and then the visitors and their hosts
enjoyed delightful Refreshments, the
entertainment, continuing we'll into
the night. Chairman Alvin NJ. Smith.
OF the entertainment committee, the
members OF the executive committee
and those composing the genera! re-
ception committee were in evidence
and saw 20 IL ihst the guests were
served, and that everybody knew eat h
other hefsre the evening ended Al
together 4 vas a de- iahtful oc.essi,,i,
and II II can he taken as a crit srloi,
the success NJ "Rcster Acauaintan e
Week" Is sI-eaGy assured.
Visitors Pouring In.
Every train into Richmond yester-
day brought lis influx of visiting
merchants. Nirginians predominated.
The guests were met at the various
depots by the reception committees OF
the Trade Extension bureau and there
they were registered and provided
with the white badges which will
designate them during their stay here.
They received also all necessary in
formation as to their hotels. etc, and
were given tickets to all the entertain
ment features of the week
At nightfall the registration or
headquarters bureau was moved to
Continued on Second PagA3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-12
Writs or Election.

by the new amendment to the
constitution. the governor is charged
with the duty of issuing writs OF
election to fill the vacancy but has
no power to all by appointment until
the legislature authorizes him to dc
Alabama code. II Ii provided that
special elections are to be held In
cases other than those elsewhere
specified In the section. which are OF
may be provided by law.
THE sections that follow direct that
all special elections shall be held on
such dates AZ the governor may direct
III ID the general opinion OF tho De
|mocratic lawyers In the senate tina,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-12
PUDDLE OF WATER
CAUSES DISASTER

Z UNIONTOwN. PA. Aug. IL
While holding her sheath gown lit
tie high to avoid puddle OF water,
Matte Pearce exposed a large pearl
handled revolver In holster strapped
to her left leg at the knee. When
taken inro custody by the police, Mat
tie declared there were lots OF bad
men In Uniontown, and she was tax
ing no chances. She Was bAiied out
w her friends 4
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-12
Guests Made to Feel at Home
From Start by Cordially of
Their Reception
BETTER ACQUAINTANC
WEEK IS USHERED IN
Cabaret Performance on Rich.
mond Hotel Roof Garden Par
ticipated in by Local Talent
and Greatly Enjoyed
THE PROGRAM TODAY.

Motion picture performances this
afternoon and tonight especially for
the visiting merchants at the Little
Theater. Thcato. rex. Virginia and
Victor. The visitors who have not
procured tickets are requested to call
at headquarters, room SOL Mutual
building, and get them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-12
SENATE VACANCY
CAUSING TROUBLE
OPINION As TO MANNER OF FILL
ING JoHNsToN's SEAT d.
VERSE.
REFUSE TO P AIR
TARIFF BILL ENDANGERED ON
ACCOUNT OF CLOSE
REPUBLICAN
REFUSE TO P AIR

WASHINGTON, August l1.-A-Demo-
cratic members OF the judiciary COM
mittee of the senate held a meeting
today for the purpose OF reaching a
conclusion as to what advice should
be wired to Governor O'Neal, OF Ala
hama, as to how he may all the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Joseph r. Johnston. The delegates
are worried and want Mr.. Johnston's
successor seated as soon as possible
because they now have only forty
eight known votes for the tariff bill
and the Republicans are likely to have
forty TodAy's developments,
however, tended only to confuse the
Democrats and there is likelihood OF
further complications arising out OF
the ambiguity of the new direct cleo
ton law.
Republican members OF the judi
ciary committee were invited to the
conference today and their advice
collected although they remained but
4 short time and the meeting was
largely a Democratic affair. A wide
diversity OF opinion developed even
among the Democrats. but finally
Senator Overman, Of North Carolina,
q leading member Of the committee,
sent the following telegram to Gov
ernor O'Neal:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26

able man. Bearing deformity aud
struggling with great physical weak
ness, he became a great military phil
osopher. recognized as such by mon
like Lord Roberts. Lea joined the
reform cadots and drilled hundreds Of
young Chinese in San Francisco. Sim
liar volunteer corps were organized
in other parts of the United Statcs.
The United states government re-
fused to break up the movement.
DIR. Sun Vat Sen was in the United
States when last years successful
revolution broke out prcmAturely. He
issued the following statements:
our greatest hope is to make the
Bible and education, as We have come
to know them by residence in Amer
lea and Europe, the means of con
Veying to our unhappy felloW-coun-
trylnen what blessings may lie in the
way of just laws, what relief from
their Suffcrings may he found through
civilization We intend to try every
means in our power to seize the coun-
try and create a government withou,
blondshod. | think we shall. but If
am doomed to disappointment in this,
lH'i tH'ft is no engine II warfare
we can invoke to our aid that we win
hesitate to use. Our four hundred
millions must, and shall. be released
from the cruel tyranny Of barharic
'nlSrulc and be brought TO enjoy tho
blessings Of control by a mcrcirul,
Just government, by the arts of civ
ilization."
br. sun went to nina by way of
Europe, arriving at Shanghai in De-
ceinher, just in time to prevent the
preliminary peace conference from
going to pieces. The Chinese people
hailed him their dolivcror. The WI
chang assembly elected him presidcn,
of tn" provincial government. and he
was inauEuratcd at Marking on Jan
uary /, 1872. Two months later ne
voluntarily resigned in order to give
the presidency to Yuan Shih kai and
nus win him oVo to the republican
cause. The glam0r Of high office die
not bind him. He was faithful to his
trust to the last. Sun Vat Sen prac.
tlccd what he preached. and row as
a private citizen he is more uscfu'
than ever.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26

Same purpose, and In Chicago the as
Se1nbly halls were employed for politi-
cal rallies and proved a distinctly pom
uIar innovation, Milwaukee, Wis, and
Rochester, Mass, are cities where the
schools have for some time been used
TOR political meeting places.
The use of schools as polling places
is another recent development. Thirty
schools in Los Angeles were used for
rms purpose in 1911. In the past wear
Milwaukee began using the easements
Of school buildings as polling places.
IN New York the commissioner of ac-
counts recommended that the school
buildings be used for registration
booths throughout the city, declaring
mat ne" plan would mean the saving
of a considerable part of the hundred
thousand dollars expended for rental
every y"ar. Definite adoption of the
idea of schools as polling places Is re-
ported from Boston, Mass: Berkeley
ANA Long Beach, Cal; Grand Rapids.
Mich; Madison. Wis; and salt Lake
city, Utah.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26
School Social Centers

Three hundred and thirtyeight
schools in 10f cities of the United
States were used rs social conters dur
ing tn" past season, according to n re
port compiled by Clarence Arthur Per
rN for the Sage Foundation, Officials
of the United states Bureau Of Educa-
ton, who have examined the report.
declare that 1t Is bound to stimulate
phase Of the movement for wider use
of the school plant.
Mr.. Perry finds that IN A of the 1Ot
cities FHCiai centcrs were directed by
workers. New York had As such cen
tcrs ana Chicago 1G, while Philadel-
phia, Boston, Columbus, Detroit. Jer-
ScN City, Louisville, Rochester and
Trenton are also among the cities in
GUIDED in this list. There Is wide va
ration in the length of the season,
from five to six weeks in some local
tiles to the full school term in others.
In fact, little uniformity prevails as to
what constitutes n social center. MI.
Ferry presents in the report a tcuta-
tive definition Of "a social center AS
follows. "A community may be said
to have a schoolhOusc social center If
one Of It's school buildings Is thrown
open to the public on one or more
fixed nights Il week for at least u
weeks a year, for activities Of u social,
r"creational, or civic character, regil-
larry directed by one OF more trained
leaders"
The report also presents data on the
growing use of school buildings for po-
liical meetings. In Cleveland. Ohio,
mc"tingS were held in the schools Ia
discuss the new constitutional urpVi-
SjonS that were before the people for
adoption. In Jersey city the public
schools were opened to partisan politi-
cal meetings with gratifying results;
eight public school auditoriuins in New
York city were also opened for the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26

or decorations. 1t is a simple gold
and White instrument of the concert
grand type. owing to the curiosity
of tourists who somehow have a de
sire to handle everything they see, it
has been roped off.
The walls of Queen Victoria's nurs-
cry are hung with a number of beau
tiful paintings \ set of dumb-bells
used by the queen for her morning
exercise Is on display in one corner,
mad IN a nearby case her wedding Mons.
tair of the poke" variety mad, r
white satin. Several dresses worn 10y
her on state occasions and her first
pair of shoes are also shown. When
the Duke and Duchess of Teck were
given a suite in NensIngton palace
the nurscrN' became the private
apartment of the duchess, and it was
here that tn" present Queen Mary
of England was born.
Thu kings gallery is u wonderful
old corridor nearly one hundred feet
long. Its walls are covered with pic
lures exploiting the greatness of Eng
lands navy. The ceiling and design
IN prncrling are by Sir Christopher
Wren, and it was completed in 1922.
1t owes much of it's architectural effect
to the great architects knowledge and
appreciation of proportion-an element
too often disregarded by the builder
e modern times.
Queen Mary's gallery. with its re-
markahlc looking glasses and rare old
chimney piece; the Queens closet,
beautifully decorated and hung with
pictures of various parts of London;
Queen Anne's private drawing room
With its Knellor portraits: r,ueen
Mary'S priNy chamber. with its rare
oak paneling; Queen Caroline's draw
ing room built by Christopher Wren:
the cupulo room, where Queen Vic
torla was baptized; the kings grand
staircase, another Wrcn masterpiece,
and the presence chamber, with it's
magnificent saucor-domed ceiling, are
all worthy Of Il lengthy description
for kensinEton palace has been the
scene OF many memorable events. 1t
VIII always I've AN object of greatest
interest to the lover Of Wren archi-
! lecture and Kent decoration, but the
apartments in which Queen Victoria
spent her early life have a charm al
together their own. This good queen
lived in the present age. we were ac-
1natnted with her, so-to-spcak. we
knew tho history of her lifc-her joys,
her SORROWS ana her good deeds, and
through her especially Kensington
palace Will preserve It's interest and
distinction as n residence Of royalty
and as Il birthplace of queens.
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of being successful. One hundred
leaders had three thousand men ready
to act. Ammunition was ON the way
up from Hongkong on a lanuch. AT
the last moment something went
wrong and the leaders fled. The gov
eminent beheaded Is people, only 7
of whom had any knowledge of tho
affair. A heavy price was put on DR..
Suns head. He slipped down to
H%ongkong, and a week later, under
the very eyes Of imperial spies, board
ed a vessel bound for Liverpool.
For II years sun Vat Sen wan
dered up and down the globe, preach
ing his doctrines to thousands of ex>
lied countrymon. or Guiding Manchu
agents who tracked him day and
night. BY a ruse he was captured in
London in 1896 and held in the Chi
nese legation, which was technically
Chinese soil. 1t was planned to con
vey him secretly 10 China and then
cut off his head. With the assistance
of an English servant of the legation
he slipped word through to Il Dir. Can
tile. who informed the British gov
eminent. The authorities fairly del
uSeu the streets IN the vicinity OF
the Chinese legation with troops, and
the minister was compelled to release
his intended victim.
DIR. sur then went to Japan t.
work among the Chinese students.
but was flceccd by one Makimura out
of the large sum he had raised for
the purchase of arms. Again on his
uppers. he Travelled through French
1~ndo-China as u bijnd beggar. In this
way he slipped over to AMMAN, then
across the border into China. The
cause prospered in 1S97-9S. as his
confederate, kank Yu-wci. had wor
the confidence Of Emperor Huanp
Hsu and was able to bring about tho
memorable "Hundred Days of Re,
form Then came Yuan Shih K'ai's
betrayal of the emperor and his sub
sequent Imprisonment, and things
looked blackor han ever.
Manila became Suns headquarters
then Singapore. then Honolulu and al
last San Francisco. Here his life lin,
crossed that of Homer Lea. u Lelant
Stanford student, forming a valuahl,
friendship which ended only witt
LEAFS death, three months ago, at tn.
early age Of Sc. Lea was a remark,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26

He and his followers turned 10
thoughts of violence only when the
Manchu dynasty and the Chinese Of
Meals who willingly pressed tyran-
mes upon the masses repeatedly dis
played a stone-like deafness to the
walls Of outraged humanity.
Prior to the revolution last year
there We're no civil laws in China as
o~ccldontals understand the tern.
lhere was a network of regulations
a labyrinth of custom and ceremo-
NAL, yes, but of statutes to which cit
lzens could appeal for redress there
were none. In an attempt to gag
popular clamor various provincial as
semblies We're organized a few Years
ago, and a national assembly was per-
m1tted to hold it's first session in he
city of Picking in 1910, but these bod
les had no powers beyond the RICH,
TO assemble, discuss political affairs
and petition the throne. Hidebouna
officialdom granted even this small
boon with poor grace. Every petty
official tax collector, provincial gov
ernor, district magistrate and vicerov
was a car in his own domain. Mil
''''' WI CT lllt iItItN OF one man
whose slightest whim could, and often
d1d' mean torture, loss of property and
death. The VicerOy Of Honan and
Hupeh, in the great Yangtze valley,
was master of over so. 900, 600 subjects.
Forty millions bowed in submission
to the viceroy of Canton and the
~kWangtung provinces.
There was no such thing as Just or
uniform taxation. The theory was for
each official, great or small, to get
all he possibly could for himself. Each
official could take as much money
as he wanted to so long as he met the
demands of the nan higher up. Nat
urally, fat jobs came high. Men We're
known to pay as much as 800. 600.
American money, to high officials in
feklng for a viceregal appointment.
AS their positions were frequently re-
SOLO to some one else within a year
or two, new viceroys lost no time in
getting their money back, plus a good
margin. Smaller office-holders did
the same. Public office meant private
gain. SO the Squeeze" system flour
lshed from the great capital city of
Picking to the smallest hamlet in the
empire. And the plain people, who got
the least, paid the most. Then is it
strange that u Vat Sen, seeing all
TINS, thWarted at every turn, hemfned
in on all sides, should turn revolu-
ZIONIST? The wonder is hat many
others like him did not devote their
lives and risk their heads in a life
long and seemingly hopeless attempt
to overthrow the old system.
DR.. Suns campaign, carried on with
all the secrecy of which an oriental Is
capable, spread rapidly. In the early
sos he was the inspiration of several
~outbursts of popular passion in vari-
Gus parts of the country. Unfortu-
nately, they We're poorly organized,
being easily stamped out. Besides
there was no cooperation between the
several provincial revolutionary guilds
A conspiracy to seize the Canton gov
eminent in 1896 came within an ace
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cially dolls, some of which are still
preserved in the nursery at the PAL
ace. The Duchess of Kent had strict
ideas as to the rearing Of children and
the home life of the family was sins
pie. Breakfast was served at eigh,
o'clock in summer the Princess Vic
torla having her bread, milk and fruit
on a little table at her mothers side.
After breakfast the Princess went for
a walk or drive with her mother or
nurse. At two she had a plain dinner
while her mother had luncheon. In
the afternoon there was another walk
or drive, Later at the time Of the
Duchess dinner the little Princess
partook of her supper. She retired at
. O'Clock. 1t was not until she was
I'VE years of age that she began to
receive real instruction. Her educa-
ton was on simple lines, but French
ana German were studies and lessons
given in dancing n horseback riding.
In the latter the princess became pro-
llcient and for many years it was one
oil the Queens greatest pleasures.
The reign of William " was short,
and the princess Victoria, when a
mere slip of a girl, was called to the
throne where for more than 60 wears
she held sway and ruled Great
Britain and her colonies with a Justice
and wisdom rarely exhibited by
crowned heads.
1t was at Kensington in the sum-
mer OF 1886 that the queen first saw
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the prince who later became her hus-
band. Prince Albert in his diary re-
corded that his aunt. 1.-The Duchess
of Kent, a a brilliant ban here at
kensington Palace at which the gen
tlemen appeared in uniform and the
ladies in so-called fancy dresses We
remained until 4 O'clock, Dear aunt
is very kind to us ana does every
thing she can to please us, and our
cousin is also very amiahle.' Queen
Victoria always loved kruSington and
many times revisited her old home,
whore the Duchess Of kuut continued
to reside until her death in 1861. AS
the Duchess grew old she spent her
days in a few rooms, and although
several other members of the royal
family lived there only a part of the
building was occupied. and for a sec
ond time the palace fen into decay
and when the present Queen Mary
was born in 1867 it was a r~amshacklo
place with leaky roofs and faded
walls, only a few Of the rooms being
habitab,c. Queen Victoria had long
desired to have it restored, but the
obduratc treasury refused to spend the
necessary money required for the pur-
pose, and at one time there was some
talk of demolislling the structure. Fin
ally. as a fitting memorial to the
Queen on her diamond jubilee in 1898
q. 5000 pounds We're set aside for the
restoration Of her birthplace. Never
before has the restoration of any his
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26

Beautiful kensington palace is well
named by the English people as "tho
birthplace of queens" for under its
root w of Great Britain's most pop
ular queens came into the world. The
noble Queen Victoria-that good and
gracious sovereign who ruled in Eng
sington palace on May gath, 1919, and
as years later, May Goth, 1867, the
present Queen Mary of England came
into the world within its walls. A
portion Of the palace was built in
the early part of the seventeenth CEN
tury and was known as Nottingham
house. In 1859 it was purchased by
King William III. This monarch found
the smoky atmosphere of London
Sitting and concluded to keep away
from it as much as possible. He de-
clded to erect a palace near enough
to Whitehall for the transaction of
business yet far enough from town to
enable him to get plenty of fresh air.
Immediately after his purchase of old
Nottingham house the King and his
Queen set about charging and beau,
tlfy1ng the structure, out before the
work was completed queen Mary was
seized with smallpox. On learning
the nature of her illness she shut her.
self in her apartment n calmly
awaited death, which came a few
days later. King Williams death oc-
Cured in the same palace after an
accident which befell him in Hamp-
ton Court park. When he was being
prepared for burial it was discovered
that he wore a small black silk rib
bon bag under his clothing. This was
opened and ound to contain a GOLD
ring and a lock of Queen Marys' hair
The next royal occupant was Queen
Anne, who made it her residence
whenever affairs of State demanded
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/ her attention.. She loved outdoor HE
and had a fondness for the gardens
of the palace and devoted much care,
and expense to charging and beautl,
flying the grounds. Her husband, the
Prince of Denmark, died at the palace
in 1908. After his death Queen Anne
remained at Kensington, going to and
from the state affairs at Whitehall,
and in IVA she passed away in her
apartments which overlooked the
famous gardens she loved so well.
King George | was proclaimed her
successor. He, too, fancied kensing-
ton palace, and erected another add1~
ton. the rooms of when he had dec
GRATED in the most exquisite taste.
After his death George II and Queen
Caroline came into possession of the
| palace and both of them died there.
During the long reign of George III
it was practically neglected and de-
serted. Several members of the royal
family lived in the apartments from
time to time but the greater part OF
it was ~unoccupied. Shortly after the
marriage of the Duke of Kent he
brought his Duchess to kensington
| palace to liVe-one of the royal suites
having been set aside for them.
Three lives stood between the Duke
of Kent and the throne and little did
this happy bride and bridegroom
dream that from their union WOULD
spring the future Queen and Empress
of such a vast and mighty empire.
The Duke died while the Princess
Victoria was a little child, conse-
q~uently her early life Vas spent al
most entirely with women - her
mother, her nurse and her governess
and Kensington palace was her
home. She loved to drive in her goa,
carriage through the gardens, and she
delighted in playing with toys, espe>