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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

continents to be present and to lend their moral
support to their champions In house and senate.
What other cause could bring men and women
from all over the United States in such mum.
bers? What other cause could make hundreds
and thousands undergo the discomfort and ex.
pense Of traevls of thousands of miles just to
lend the aid OF their presenter
It is Idle to sheer at these people as en-
thusiasts. fanatics cracked-brain reformers.
These who do so make themselves ridiculous
and confess to an inability to combat the evi-
dence presented of widespread sentiment for
prohibition. They are not fanatics. They arc
leaders of thought In their respective COM
munities They are ministers, lawyers. poll
ticiaus, business men. mechanics, editors. They
are representative men who know facts. condi-
tons and theories. and they are numbered by
the thousands
Ten years ago such a representative gathering
In such large numbers would have been i'm
possible. for the simple reason that ten years
ago prohibition sentiment was not of the
strength Of today. The cause had not reached
such height Such men had not espoused it
Fewer men believed In H. Laughter and rdi
Guile and sneers and curses are vain. Nobody
believes anything else than that there Ia great
and growing sentiment in this nation for the
absolute prohibition OF the sale and manufacture
Of liquor for use as a beverage. That 1t IL
greater than most had believed was shown this
week In Washington. That It's potential force
Is even greater none can doubt
The liquor traffic is doomed. Are there any
honest unprecedented dislnterested people WHIT
belieye that IL Ia not7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
COMMENT
Reasons For Buying at Home.


Almost anyone can give one or more good
and sufficient reasons for buying what he wants
and pay for at home, and from MS local
merchants but II is not often that one can
recall many reasons. and state them as
succinctly and cogently. did gentleman in
a neighboring city. who, when asked mis- reason
for buying at home, said:
II buy at home
Because my interests arc here.
Because the community that Is good enough
for me to live In Is good enough for me to buy
in.
with my friends.
Because I want to see the goods.
Because I want to get what / buy when
pay for it,
because every dollar that spend at home
stays at home and works for the welfare OF
this town.
Because the man I buy from stands back
of the goods.
Because I sell what produce at home.
Because the man I buy from pays his part
of the town. county and State taxes.
Because the man buy from gives value re-
ceived always.
because the man / buy from helps SUP
port my church, my lodge, my home
Because when ni-luck, misfortune or be-
reavement comes the man / buy from Is mere
with the kindly greeting his words or cheer
and his pocketbook If need be-
In other words, and leaving all other con-
siderations aside enlightened selhshness. the
Identical enlightened self1shness that causes n
public official to give his best and most as
siduous services to his constituents should cause
a man to buy at home. because his neighhors
are his constituents and patrons in the larger
sense When help those who help us we
put 1t In their power to help all the more,
and dispose them toward doing We re-
ceive but what we give.-Memphis News
IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
CHARGE BANKRUPT
PREFERRED CREDITOR

Involu9tary bankruptcy proceed-
ings were instituted tn the Federal
District court yesterday against r. +.
Ryan and N. D. Campbell. partners.
trading as the Meadow Market. the
petitioners being he Spence Nunna-
maker company e. w. Gates Son &
Company, and Thomas p. Deitrick. all
Of Richmond.
1t Is alleged in the papers that tho
defendants. who went into voluntary
bankruptcy four months ago, allowed
the National Biscuit company to re-
move goods sold by II from their
store, with the intent Of preferring
this company as creditor.
Claims Of the petitioners ara 9s fol-
lows: cc-NnnnamAker company,
966s.96: r. w. Gates Son ~ Come
many 321z 44: ThnS;sa 4 E 1eltktck.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

a reduction in the tax rate. and the overcoming
of the idea that all taxation is robbery.
We do not advocate an increase of taxes, but
simply wish to call attention to the fact that
ths generally low assessment OF our property
is the reason our tax rate is as high as s1Sb,
and to remind people that they are not
being so outrageously robbed they sometimes
think.
We cannot decide which we think must be
the most miserabIe--the fellow with property
of the assessed value of $4,000, quarreling be-
cause he is made to pay s135 year taxes on It,
or the fellow tempted to steal or commit sui
eide because he has property to pay taxes
on. At the time. IL we happened to be
the first mentioned fellow we would try mighty
hard to keep in good humor.-Southside SEN
tinel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
Our Chief Abomination.

This Ia the when property ought to
be bought cheap. Every man we meet Is quar-
reling about the enormous amount OF taxes
he has to pay and demanding TO know what
becomes of the money.
1t is true that the rate in this section
is higher than in many other places but this
is explained by the fact that the assessed value
of property Is much lower than in those sec.
tons where the rate is lower
For instance, We know of this not far
away in MiddleseX: piece of property cost
ing the owner $4,000 and for which he would
not take that amount is assessed at $1.450.
The total tax amounts TO $20.2S, or about 81 33
on the 500 of assessed value, Ought any
man, fortunate enough to a $1,000 prop
erty kick on paying $50 tax a year same +?
II this property were assessed at. say
So 600. about ne-half it's real value, and the
tax rate reduced to 65 cents, the owner would
pay about the, same amount OF taxes and per-
haps do much less kicking, and IL he wanted
to sell his property TO stranger he could
much easily get its worth,
Two things greatly needed for the good Of
Eastern Virginia are tho assessment of property
! ak more nearly market value which wpuld mean
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

show is a sort OF an educational
school to those interested in the brSed-
ing and raising OF chickens It 10
probable that some action will be
taken towards having the shcw license
tax raised from the exhibitions Of tho
Virginia Poultry association. While
the admission price was only ten
cents, the charging of. an admission
placed the poultry show under the city
ordinance which imposes license tax.
which Is 80 heavy that the small price
of admission, would not he adequate to
pay 1t. to say nothing of the other ex.
penses of thu exhibition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

Mrs, Ella Flagg Young, superintendent Of pub
tic instruction. has retired and another has
been elected to fill her place. Though Chicago
is long distance from Virginia and though
what Chicago does cannot affect this State In
any material way, are glad to note that =
protest OF such force has been manifested THAI
she may he replaced Mrs. Young has done a
great work and It would be pity for Chicago
to lose the advantages of her experience and
training. Her successor may be very capable
man and probably is, but Mrs Young is one
among thousands. her worth we'll known We
re not acquainted with conditions in Chicago,
but the popular demand for her restoration
strengthens the belief that there were other
causes than a wholehearted devotion to the in.
terests Of the public schools which hrough on
the friction which resulted in her retirement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
Watchful Waiting.

Speaking of the Mexican situation in his mes
sage to congress, President Wilson said this
government will not alter it's policy of watch
full waiting" This destroys the last hope of the
Bunkbund Guards getting chance to Invade
Mexico and battle themselves in gore and glory.
Aiack and alas, 1t that the glittering
blades OF the rollicking warriors of Camp street
are doomed to idleness and to rust-New
Orleans States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
Juvenile Books

The little folks are not for
gotten here. Among all the nice
gift things will be more appre-
ciated or more highly enjoyed
than the highly colored Picture
Books for the little kings and
queens of the home.
The Peter Rabbit Series, in
titles each CSC
The Original Mother Goose
Rhymes. in black, each. Zoe
The cute little Cut-Out Booklets
of Animals. Characters. Auto
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13
Honest Debate.

Honest debate doesn't really delay but,
Judging from the record Of past performance,
It will be pretty hard to keep the other kind out
of the senate.-Indianapos News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

mobiles. Noah's Ark and
Peek-a-boos, &c to -. $50
Linen. Rag. Paper and Board
Books for Little Tots. Big
colored pictures and large
type.
Paint Books Of all sizes, from
10c to soc each.
One special value and extra nice
one for little folks. Is the
Jumbo Paint and Drawing
Book, a splendid book for 1Oc
each.
Basement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-13

ing in enthusiastic, romantic
style those traits OF character
every Boy Scout has or wants to
cultivate to the highest point:
Handbook for Boy Scouts. .25c
Boy Scouts Series (Ralph-
SOM 2sc
Boy Scouts Series (Pey-
ton) :. ESQ
Boy Scouts Series (victorl $50
Boy Scouts Series tStuart) .45o
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Nugget Special Service.

WASHINGTON oct. 1S.-- Secretary
 "f State Bryan, in spite of his peace at any price policy, is beginning tu ilnd 1t necessary to say something tb
 the American people and the world in
 explanation of his inefficient diplomacy and lack of definite purpose so far
 displayed in the Mexican muddl".
 When pressed today for some definite
 United states in view of recent devel.
 opmcnts in MeXic" he answered his in
 terlocutors with the somewhat lame
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DANGEROUS TO DIVORCE
 THIS MANS WIFE

'ti""nS would scarcely hr1in L., ngL, one hL'I" until another Va. started and it seemed Hs if the town might ha destroyed h"furr thuSr who had s.i out [" search for the mrrndary came np with hlm In all it k said tha; Wuhrntnn must have set hftl pr more fires h"f"r" he waS aprr"hrnd,.d
 When taken into custody he said that what h" was doing was in r.. N"nG" for taking his wife aW.N from him
 on th" way to rh" town l"chup {, great crowd followed tn, police, whr had Wnhrmann in charge .,nd threatened {" lynch hum. Just ae th. door of th" citN loil WIS reached th,. prisoner shook himself free from his "'pt"rs and mad" Il dash down a mar
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Special Nugget Service.

MEXICO CITY. Oct. l9. When resign and leave the National Palac, it will be to seek d resting place six feet under the ground and when flee 1t will be to shoulder rifle and fight the enemies of my country" In these words President Huerta today Set at rest the rumors that he would quit the presidency and flee to Europe where 1t is stated he already has sent millions of the Mexican peoples money as provision against poverty should things go against him and he be fore ed to relinquish the purse strings of the treasury.
 Whether his references to fghtin@ the enemies of his country was pointed at possible intervention by the United States or whether it is merely q threat to personally take the field against those who oppose his admins tration Is not known. In either event the declaration is the sort of stuff that stirs the hearts of the Mexicans They are fond of the big talk" and it is incredible how even bombastic state ment like the above can make a man a hero.
 The above statement credited to Pre-
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NORTHWESTERN SAILS

The Northwestern sailed for Seattle this afternoon with the following first cabin passengers:
 A. w. Johnson, ]. ]. Newson, Vir- ginia H. Flody. J. w. Phillips. Mrs. J. D. Phillips. Helen Phillips. K. $. Whit tard, R. T. Jenkins and wife. Max Hirshberg. Miss Annie Gibraltar, Mrs. w. II. eParson, Phillip De Frontiville, Alfred Ryan. Charles P. Floyd, D. w. Mays. R. H. Voight. Walter M. Lang ley, Mrs. F. Mallory. F. D. Webb, H Brown. A. Miller, H. C. F'lodine. A Anderson. Wm. Mackenzie and wife Tom Jory. William Graves. J. c. Nel- son, R. Laughlin. Clyde K. Speight. C. R. McNary. Mrs. H. Smith. K. Hinton, |C. c. Mitchell and wife. Eva Mitchell. Archie Mitchell. Mrs. Margaret eDs- sum. W. H. Dessum and wife. Miss
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forward cars of the train passed safely over the trestle hut the last two cars were not clear when without warning the structure sagged and then broke in the middle throwing the ears with their human freight into the valley wrecked cars when relief arrived were pitiful. The company could not hav. action as there was not one of the on, hundred and thirty mine officers an.l men who was not killed or injured
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WILL LEAVE PALACE
 TO SHOULDER RIFLE

l tu have fallen into the hands of Car ! anza after a siege of several days in which much damage was done to the town by long distance artillery fir | from the rebel guns. The destruction of the town was almost complete when the federals were forced to retire Three hundred of these federals who had fled from the town were persuel by a command under Major Trcvinu. a nephew of General TraVina. The federals finding themselves hard pressed arranged an ambush in a mar row defle and when the constitutional ist troops came up with them opened such a murdernus fire from their coV"i that the command was practically wipped out.
 Caranza's Gunncrs who did SO much execution to the town were all men who have seen service in the Amcri- can and British armies.
 The reports of the fighting around I'asso del Nurtc are furnished by an American newspaper man who was serving on Caranza's staff This man narrowly escaped death twice while trying to get his dispatches through and his last word was that the town was being footed by bandits
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Special Nugget Service.

RENO, oct. l' CraIcd because his wife, whom he claims k the one wu. man in the world for him had obtained d Nevada divorce. Rudolf Wuhrmani, today attempted to set fir" to the town in revenge against the laws of th, state which permitted his wifi" tn h, freed from him.
 Wuhrmann obtained a large quantity of waste, kindling wood and oil and putting this into a huey drove rapidly from one section of the town tu an other setting fires wherever he could gain q few minutes free from nhs"r- Nation. The fires were reported Su fast and from such widely separated sections that tn" small fir" department was unable to respond to all alarms
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WHAT'S THE MATTER
 WITH WILSON

tas conspiracy.
 All or this that Wilson complains of happened good while ago and mos, people have forgotten that he ever was afhh"ssador to Mexico. Just what his object is in bringing the matter up at 'his time Is not known unless it is n"he with the idea of embarressipc the administrttion. Even i. such is th., case there seems little likelihood of the discredited diplomat accoa,plishing his object.
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row 'iIrN 't inc SIo". "f lh" tnuldins S" many r"ii'' ana ritizcns att,mp, "d [" follow the fp.ati," thM th,r got m each others wly and hlo, b-d the passage. Before th'> Nrrc autangle | Wuhrminu had disappeared
 II has been reported that a maa answering W"hrmtnns description later hoardr, a tram bound for Cali. f"rnm and word has h"rn wired ahead [" h1'" him arrested ond h"ld for the, Nevada "i'i"'rS who .r" now on the way (" hriu- hiu le,ck.
 If tn" m'u h"und for California proves l." '. WlhrmlIu h,. will be h'N'n [" ."n'" tuNu other than Ben, "s th" fo'.laa |. ~" nt"ns, here rhai should In" b.. tr"n=ul lu Ken" h" wonld undoubtedly hr lluchcd
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SEATTLE KEEPING IT UP

The Alaska Bank and Save Deposit Company has received another thou sand dollars from the Seattle chamber of commerce relief fund. As usual the message transmitting the money states that it is for the relief of sufferers. Seattle has been doing mighty well by Nome and that they mean to hay" their money spent for charity to the citizens of Nome is evidenced hy the repetition of the words for the relief of sufferers"
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'pecial Nugget Service.

CHICAGO, ptl. l> Franklin school here was yesterday The scene of panic among the lhrc" hundred pupils when cries of fire started a rush for the emergency exits. Despite the sup p"scdly efficient fire drills which arc held weekly the children lost all con ir"l "f themselves ami mad,. 4 mat rush for the doors and stAirwn\S
 Many were trampled in th" s,ramhl. for safety and the giving way of one "f the halustradcs nf the stairs threw a SCOT" [" the floor hrIrw \ nupiiItr uf tn" rh,ldrrn Were. hadl, tramplcd in the rush and sonl,. of thos.
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BRYAN ATTEMPTS
 EXPLANATIONS

excuse that events We're tranSpirinG so rapidly in MeNic" hs [" make any de. finite policy impossible" hut that w. would have [" be guided by the daily developments This is taken [" mean that the secretary of state is still relying on something, anything. tn turn up to take the eyes of the world off the terrible diplomatic hotch tha, he has made out of the present crisis in Mexico and that he is still hoping that the thing will settle itself which at present seems [" hr q very furnrn hope
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DIVORCED, WOULD BURN THE TOWN
MANY KILLED
 MINE BATTLE
Special Nugget Service.

FORBES CLIFF. oct. lS. Several striking miners were killed and many wounded today when the strikers at . tackled the mine guards The battle ragged for more than an hour when the miners w"r" driven back to their camp. The guards used machine guns and after driving the men away from the mines followed them to their camp and fired int" the tents and shacks.
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Special Nugget Service.

SPOKANE. Oct. 2O.-Former ann bassador to Mexico Henry Lane Will son has just given out five thousand word letter which he wrote to Secre tary of State Bryan on August twenty eight in which he reviewed his seven
 teen years of service as a diplomat and protested at what he termed the state departments efforts to discredit and humiliate him by asking for his was charged with complicity in Huer-
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SPOKANE, Oct 1s.--Henry Lane Wilson the discredited United States ambassador to Mexico today compared Huerta's rise to power after the as- sasination of President Madero to Roosevelt's assumption of the office of president upon the death of MT. Me- Kinley. Wilson said that ever since that time Roosevelt has been trying to save his face.
 It Is we'll known that Ambassador
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Special Nugget Service.

ALBANY, oct. ID Ex Cover Sulzer today issued his first rbli'- statement since he Was d"pnSpd from his high office. He said that tho charges against him. his trial and con
 Niction were nothing more than a po- litical lynching without the semblence
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Ida Danielson. Geo. l. F.stez. C. IT. Smith, Chas. smith. F. Bernard. NJ. C. Macumber. !. Mortinsen. 4. D. An drews, c. Brayton. wife and child, Mrs. Ralph Peterson and child, Ed. Morgan. J. Korien, N. W. Widdund, NJ. Anthony. Chas. Brooks. !. ]. Feeney. I. Johnson and F.. Marshal
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S. S. coRWIN

The steamer Corwin will sail fo~ Dutch Harbor, Seward. cordova, Jun eau. ketchikan and Seattle, on or about October 2Sth. For freight and passage apply kotzebut Transporta ton & Trading Co.,, next Lomsn Bros. studio
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1 3ident Hncrta came in inc form of ., denial of the report made to the state department at Washington by Ambas- sadur John Lind from Vera Cruz in which he said that the president of Mexico intended to resign his ottic" and leave the country.
 It is reported here that Huerta will call the foreign diplomats together anI make q statement as to the present condition of the government of Mex icu and it's future aims. In this con ncCtion there Is an unfounded rumor that England has sgnified it's intcn- tion of staying by the present incum- bant of the presidency and has ad- viScd him to fight it out This how. eyer has not been authenticated ani in view of England's friendship for tho United States it is doubtful if Hucrta ever received any such cncoura gment from the British foreign office.
 All the deputies arrested for treason have been released with the exception of seyenty-four who will be placed on trial at an early date.
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SuLzER ISSUES
 FIRST STATEMENT

of law "l justice. ic said that Murphy ""s ludSr, Jury and prosecuting at t"rn"> as well as court haillff and jail ar and that his trial WIS unfair and ill"g"L Sulzrr farther stated that Peck had purinr"d himself and that he Sullcr was tud..N rrity-six thou sand dollars poorer than when he. took office.
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PARIS. Oct. 1S.-The Temps. the leading journal of Paris. in an edi- torial today scuffs at the famous aerial fleet "f Germany. The Temps says that the great activity of Germany in the matter of building air craft is undoubtedly aimed at France but that from this navy of the sky as so far
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ARTlLLERYmEN DIE
 IN TRAIN WRECK

on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. The soldiers were being transferred from the defences of Boston harbor to take station at Fort Munroe. Va, and were travelling in q special train. The engine anhI
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opUCIaI NNuYet oGTVIC0,
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S- Ma jor General Leonard Wood. chief of staff of the United States army, will leave Washington in few days for Fl Pas and the Mexican border to observe at first hand the conditions on the border and to select sites for concentration camps and supply depots in case it bee omes necessary to assemble q force cality. It Is said that General Wood will be accompanied by an officer of
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COMPARES HuERTA
 TO ROOSEVELT

Wilson was recalled from Mexico for his alleged participation in Huerta's s plot to murder AIadero and for his per- sistant efforts to shield the dictator after he assumed office. This recent utterance is as iladVised as it is slanderous and it is n" wonder that Henry Lane Wilson was not a success in the diplomatic service.
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REVOLT
 IN SANTO DOMINGO

pI"ltln- and N"It are openly goinI "'i in h" g1rit.h "f th. republic undr, th" N'rl noses of the officials wha d" not >o"m Str"ns enough to crush th'~e nsirl"ut signs of trouble. Car los Moreno. tn" former chief "f stan. is "r"nN making preparations for the "'"r'hr"W of tiu. president and goes 'f"oi the streets If th" capital preach Ing revolt Wihuut mulestation
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Special Nugget Service.

WASIiINGTpN, Oct. k Th" Uuu rd states consul ut Snnt" b"minuu City has advised the e",rlnmrnl .,t W'Shingt"n that the present govern . m"n' of tn" black reruhli, k dlil, becoming m"r" nnstahl. and seem. unable [" cop" with the spirit uf re- \"lutI"n which is eyer rampant in that turhulant country H,. s,tvs that
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sEND YoUR LAUNDRY

To the Peoples Laundry whore you viii receive good wsrk sxseutsd by ssus but whits smplsyss. whs rsssivs the standard Wagss.
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WINS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

WILMINGTON. Oct. 19.-Miss Glayds Ravenscroft of England today won the international women's go f championship by defeating Miss Mar ion Holtings. America. in the finals
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ANNOUNCE EM ENT.

pr. ]. H. Mustard bess to inform the public that his offices and residence are now situated over MoiIsr's grocery. Telephone, Main s3.