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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-02
WILLIAMS DOES
NOT CARE FOR THE
ETHEREAL FLIGHTS
Thus Paraphrases Dr.. James
Note Supporting Pollard
Sure of Reelection
PLANS TO
SPEAK HERE TONIGHT
Blames Ellyson for Byrd Law
Amendment---New Sup
porters Raise His
Hopes High

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
ROANOKE, VA, Aug. attorney
General Samuel w. Williams, candi-
date for reelection. was in the city
tonight En- route Judge Williams
stopped of at Lynchburg for consulta-
ton with friends. He expressed him
self as being well pleased with local
conditions and considers he has not
lost any ground in this city.
IT will leave tonight for Lunenburg
where / will speak at the farmers
meeting there tomorrow and from
Kenbridge 1 expect to come back west
and speak at Lynchburg Saturday
night" said he tonight.
Late this afternoon party OF ex-
Confederates. members of the Watts
camp, attred in their gray uniforms.
paid their respects to Judge Williams
In his room at the hotel. The judge
met his visitors with a hearty hand
clasp for each and a CHEEKY How do
comrade." The attorney general was
heartily assured by his visitors of their
entire support
One grizzied old veteran remarked
to the Judge. you may be the last
Confederate soldier we will evor have
the opportunity OF voting for. and we
will go to you unanimously" After
visiting with the candidate for few
minutes. Judge williams invited the
veterans to Join him in refreshments
and conducted the gray clad "vets' to
soda water fountain.
Appeals to Practical Men.
Asked what he thought OF the state
ment credited 10 the Richmond minis
ter. the Rev W. c. James. who. In
speaking OF Mr.. Pollard. one of Judge
Williams opponents, described Mr.,
Pollard as .'Iiving above the clouds
in PUBLIC duty and In private think
ing" the attorney-generai, paraphras-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-02

Continued on Second Pag&J~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16
Fair Play For Railroa dS.
tFrom I.eSlie's.

Unfairo If an individual had ~
pay one dollar in taxes for every six
dollars earned it would be lookea
upon as a losing proposition. But
this is just about the plight Of the
railroads Of this country. During Ma
last the railways of the United States
received for their services an average
of $500, 600 a day. For OPERATIVE
expenses they paid $500. o a dav
and axe were s341,500 a dav. This
left an operating income Of sI.e72 29o
a day available for rentals. interest,"
on bonds. appropriations for better
ments improvements, new constrnc-
ton and dividends. In other words
for every six dollars of OPERATING -
come the railroads had t. paw mo-
than one dollar in taxes. The hurear
Of railway economics, which comr1rd
this summary from the nonth -
ports Of the railways TO the intare-..o
commerce commission. states ~ -
these amounts are SubStantiauv
ct than the similar returns for ~.
1872. Would any business 49,.
wiling to lie taXed in the same 80
and then have its rates and 49, 10
tated by the governmento Uses "'c-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16
In imports of United States.
Says Uncle Sam
SOUTH TEMPERATE ZOkF
IS Furnishing It, and N0.a~.
Last Three Months About
Three Million Pounds From
Australia and Argentina.
Especial 10 The News and OBS.

Washington, d. c.. Sept 13-Fr.er
beef from the South Temperate Iar.
IS now an established factor i'll tha
import trade of the United StIt,~
Between two million and three u5-
lion pounds of fresh beef, practically
all of 1t from Australia and Areen-In4
has entered ports Of the United States
in the past three months. indit,trr
that the imports Of the current fiscal
e a viii mOun to more than eight
million pounds.
Prior to 1912 the i~mportations 81.
fresh beef averaged about Gne-tftr3
OF a million pounds per annum. In
1912, however, there was a sharp in
crease, the total for that year beng
a little over one million pounds. Unf.a
in 1913 the total SO far is over fsr
million pounds.
This increase, coupled with The a.
nouncernent that refrigerator ships
a been put on to bring Australian
and Argentine meats to the United
States, led the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce of the Depart
nent Of Commerce to instruct tht uI-
lectors Of customs at the various ports
to report from month to month the
quantity Of fresh beef received and
the countries from which il SIS
brought.
Interesting Detailed Figures.
| These detailed figures are nov n
hand for the months Of June. I.ty
and August, n are interesting. They
show that the imports Of fresh h.er
in June amounted to 567,205 pounds.
of which 396,913 pounds enter lit
the port Of San Francisco, 26.a4-
pounds at Seattle. and 143,0I3 pounds
at New YOrk. The entrances at san
Francisco were from Australia. Those
at Seattle from Canada, and thos. .t
New York from England. but under
stood to be Argentine beef. which had
been sent from Argentina to Ene.a1A
and thence to the United State In
july the total was larger than in Jlre.
being s42,333 pounds, Of which 2ol.-
81 pounds coming from Austral a.
entered at San Francisco and 80. ~
from Australia entered at Seattle.
Wh1le 41O,z32 pounds direct from Eng
sand. but probably originating iii AZ
sentlna, entered at New YORK ln
August the total still grew, being fo~
mat month S24,342 pounds, Of Whl,h
4o4, 81 pounds were from Australia
and entered by the Pacific ports and
$685. pounds entering at New York
were from England. but probably
originated in Argentina.
The Price and the Duty.
me import price of this forfcA
peer range from approximately cents
TO 10 cents per pound, the average
valuation of the meats received dur
Ing n three months for which thes.
uetaifs are available having heen,
from Australia, 6.9 cents per pound.
from England. 90 cents per pound.
II must be remembered, however, that
these are the figures of value in ths
ountFy from which the beef is sen!
20 n United States and do not. there
lore, include the cost of TRANSPORTS
uon or the tariff of Il cents -
pound.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16
|BVNCOMBE COURT
BEGINS TOMORROW
II VIII be a TwO-Weeks' Term tor
SrimAnal Cases Only. Judge Carter
PreSi6ipO

Asheville, Sept. 13-JudEe rr4st
'arter and Solicitor Robert l., Ert
hoios are here for tnc tao ~@ate
lsrin OF Superior Court ftr the tEat
- criminal cases. which col4Eest
Hohoay morning. The docket ir c.s
sested and little hope Of c!ea!.f> f.
IL entertained. There are 81 t
scheduled for trial. including g. o'
aiHlost every charge in the catalo--
VI crime. Probably the most EWtyr
an case that Is booked to cntne Hr at
tnls term OF court IS that If : -
west. who hot and k4.ieu II. g.
ciontz at Alexana!cr on he an rra,f
or August IL.
1"o negroes. Arthur Eos.ls," .ri
,Harles Moses. ara eaar--I NJ
iouSebreaking a1G Gsorge E-t'1n@
d White man. Is ch4Tgcd VIZ -.se
hai assault, his heinz IN H->l -t
@ thlS nature which "a bee. .H t.~
docket fer tiat ~ to-: county t
several years past .cau I.-nta5 -
l"ofte"h-year-old h. a.. ~e,4re.t
with arson. -nJ James I.a:ttmor~
HlinTod. college president ana t.4-
cant promoter. - cH&rc I rtn .let>
flashing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16

LoNe laughs at l~ocksm*ths h.,- -
e en- tlo'ner proves an eGe..tlal mn
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16

on Monday, September first, the
portraits of Col. w. A. Allen and capt
John D.. Stanford, were presented 70
the county OF Duplin by the famlhes
IL these gentlemen, the portrait OF
Col. Allen being presented by senator
A D.. Ward, of New Bern, formerly
az Duplin. and accepted by l.. A.
Rcasley. on behalf of the county
its citizens. The portrait or capt.
Stanford was presented by II. r. Fal-
son. ESQ. Of the Sampson bar, and
accepted by ii. ID. Williams, Esq, on
the part Of the commissioners and
The citizens IF the county.
Two of Duplin's Oldest citizens,
Capt. Jack Andrews and Mr.. Judd
Groom, spoke feelingly Of their &C
ouaintance with these two beloved
sons of Duplin, and of their %acqualnt-
ance with these former members OF
the q
The PORTRAITS aaor2 he walls
Of the court room.
Col. Allen was the father of Asso-
ciate Justice William X. Allen, Of the
North Carolina Supreme Court and
of Judge Oliver III. Allen, of the SUI
pcrior court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
Snooneriama.

Even history has it's charms As one follows the events of the day start echoes from the past, and sometimes laughter Example:
 Here is a quaint fellow in Fay Pays Weekly revealing marvels about. the signs and names of English inns. Creditable performance, doubtless, though drowsy withaI But we have conned the pages of history, so remem- her Spooner.the great, great Spoo1er he who got run over while boiling his icicle'' at the side Of the road, yet recovered and went home by sethe town drain.' To Spooner wesowesa criticism by deeds, not words-of. the names they give inns. Surely you recall his agreeing to meet friend at the Green Man, DuIwich. and, with his usual ap- tftude, hunting all afternoon for the Dull Man, Greenwfeh.-New York Tr1b- une
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
Nothing Like sxstena..

There's nothing like system said a New. York official System will ac- complish the impossible.
 tsThe director of a recent art show was fine chap for system. One day he arrived at the show without his pass and the gatenan, a stranger, held him up.
 ts T have no pass nor ticket said the system exponent, but am the direc- tor of the show
 4'You'n have to produce your ticket, sir
 "eBut I tell you I'm the director high mucky-muck-boss.'
 T can't help it, sir; Pm forbidden to let
 "sYes, I know said the director i'm patiently, but, my good fellow, as the director, give you permission to let me pass "-W ashington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
When Critics Disagreed

Professor Lounsbury tells a good story which seems to show that in the matter of poetry critics hold diverse opinions and that one mans opinion is as good as another's. According to the professor, Aubrey De We're, the Irish poet, collected on the same day the opinion of three of his brother poets on the poetieaI standing of Burns.
 One of t&ese poets, who was Tenny- son, said Burns songs were perfect, but that one had to forget his serious pieces to enjoy them The second, who was Wordsworth, said that Burns tEse- rfous effoFts'' showed great genius, but that his foolish little amatory poems were worthy only of oblivion. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
Scientific Uses of the Radish.

An alcoholic solution of the skin Of a red radish serves as an excellent indi- cator or test for acids and bases. In the presence of acids the colorless so- lution turns pink, while with bases alkaline solutions-it turns yellow. It is well known that many plant ex- tracts, such as litmus, and animal products, like cochineal, possess this property of developing marked coaors with acids and bases, but no other in- dfcator is so simply made
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
Smoking Postrnen Of Korea.

A decidedly quaint character is the Korean postman, says a writer in the Wide World. You come across these. gentry in the morning. delivering the letters. They appear to recognize the dignity of their office and fulfill their duties in very quiet and grave man ner. In wet weather he dons his rain clothes'' to protect him from the heavy showers. Over his white kaftan he wears a light macintosh, provided by a thoughtful government, while his head is covered with waterproof hat made of oil paper. He is further fort1= fled against the wet by an umbrella. Like most Koreans, the postman could not possibly work without his pipe, and as he strolIs from house to house he is invariably smoking. The letters are carried in a leather satche1 strap ped to his back. This individual may be taken as a typical example of the physical characteristics of these inter esting people. They are tall-over head higher than the Japanese-wen built and fair complexfoned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
Eorahodm TrouhIa.

When a woman rattles the dishes more than usual while preparing sup per it's a sure sign that her husband will hear something drop when he comes home.-Atlanta Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
GNina Him Awax

Ma inquired Bobby, 'shasnAt pa a queer idea of heavenS
 ''Why do you ask thatg'
 s''Cause I heard him tell Mir. Naybor that the week you spent at the sea shore seemed like heaven to him. Boston Transcript.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
Slim Sarah.

In the days when Sarah Bernhardt's s extra ordinary thinness was the joke oT Paris, Rochefort wrote, ttAn empty cah drove up to the theater, and Sarah Bernhardt alighted from itP'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
Ready to Take a Chance,

"John, I've just heard where you may buy fine new automobile for half price,
 "All right dear. Now, if you can hear how we may be able to keep it going for half price I'll buy the thing" Chicago Record-HeraId
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03

third was SIT Henry Taylor, who said that he found Burns songs and his SC rious poems alike-tedious and disa @reeabIe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03
AIinh+ That EaiIad

She-Dfd you marry that girl you used to say was the light of your hfe7 He-No; decided to live in the dark CleYeIand IleAffer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03

spent three years studying anthropoI- ogy at Harvard. His first arctic tour was commenced in 1906, and in 1908 he made another trip into the northern wiIds, in the course of which he dis covered the tribe of blonde Eskimos. While his work has lacked the spec tacular features of a dash for the pole, it has been of greater benefit to hu- manity and science. If he should real ize his hopes on his present expedf- ton, the young Norseman will be en- titled to rank as one of the foremost explorers in history.
 Mehmed V. Sultan of Turkey, Kha- If Of the Moslems, Head of the Faith full, Supreme Lord of all the Followers Lieutenant of the Earth of Mohammed. of the Prophet, and Direct and Only sovereign is anxious to abdicate and understood that the kindly and pious a disastrous one for Turkey, and 1t is years ago today. His reign has been was born in Constantinop1e sixty-nIne return to that seclusion from which he was dragged to succeed the deposed Abdul Hannid on the throne. Mehmed spends most of his time in pious de- votions, and reHgiously performs all the prayers and ceremonies of his faith.
 Edward Douglas White, Chief Jus tice of the United States Supreme Court, will celebrate his sixty eighth birthday today. He was born in Louisiana and enlisted in the Confed- crate army at the age of sixteen. The Chief Justice was reared in a country inhabited principally by the descend ants of Acadian ex11es from Nova Sco- tia, and in his youth he spoke French more often than English,Halthough he is of Irish andEnglish descent. He was a United States senator before his elevation to the bench.
 Henry Lane Wilson, who was the American ambassador to Mexico dur ing the troubled period when Diaz and Madero were overthrown, was born in Crowfardsvil1e, Ind, and Will be fifty six today. He was editor of the La fayette, Ind, Journal and afterward a lawyer and banker in SpoKane, Wash, before he comm his dip- Ionatic career in 1897 as United States minister to Chile He was minister to Belgium several years, until appointed ambassador to Mexico in 1909-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03

Washington, Nov. 1-The adminis- tration is satisfied that it has done everything that was wise in protect ing American interests in Mexico The dispatching of four new battleships to Mexican waters to replace or pos sib1y augment those already there was not considered warIike, but simply precautionary The battIeships Ne braska, Vermont, Rhode Island and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-03

Virginia are now on their way, reac. for a fight or a frolic. Rear Admire. Cowles, commander of the AlnerIcar warshlps on the Pacific coast, was or dered to protect Americans on tf.s west coast of Mexico. John Easse- Moore, the noted authority on Iute- national law, who is Secretary oi State Bryan's right hand man, has been a big factor in the present Mexi- can situation.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-02-07
Protection for Armenians.

In a news letter from Jerusalem,
printed in The Living Church mil
waukee), information is given Of addi-
tional massacres of Armenians in Kur-
distan last summer which have hardly
been reported in this country. In this
connection The Living Church says
editorially: "One feels that in the
final settlement of questions between
the Turk and Christendom, this matter
of protection to Armenians ought to be
included. True, the Balkan states
themselves can hardly claim to extend
their protectorate over these perse-
cuted Asiatic Christians. They have
no common bonds of race or even Of
communion with Armenians as they
have between themselves and Mace
domains and Albanians. Here is one
belated thing that the powers can yet
do, before the Turk receives his clean
bill of health. They are bound by
their treaties to guarantee safety to
Armenians, and these afflicted people
have no cousins who can arise and do
for them what the Balkan states have
done for Christians in European
Turkey"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-02-07
UNCLE 81, DIPLOMATIST
GOOD MANS METHOD OF DEAL
ING WITH HARD SITUATION.
Unusual Doings in Meeting House Yard
Turned to Financial Account by
Elder Who Was Not Super
stitious.

WALL" said Uncle ST, as he took
his accustomed place on the pickle
barrel, 1--WE had a high-falutin, lawn
party up tew the meetin' house at
Laphams Corners last night. There
was sure a heap Of folk thar, and the
way they carried on seemed to me
wasn't exactly in place in the meetin'
house yard" said Uncle ST, looking
pious and thoughtful.
Tell us about it." said Hiram, help
ing himself to another cracker from
the open barrel near by.
wall, it was jest this away. In
the fust place a party of city folks
come down from up the hill-we could
see at once that they was goin' to
run things to suit themselves. If they
hadn't a-bought a lot Of peanuts, ice
cream and lemonade, we'd have broke
up the jamboree right thar and let 'em
go home. The fust thing they done
was to start a Virginia reelin', which
I reckon is an imitation of how per-
son acts when he has got full of Vir-
ginia corn juice. Us country folks, we
gathered around in the corners of the
lawn and says nothin'-at least, not so
as the city folks could hear. We
thought they'd gone far enough with
the Virginy trapsing, but we found we
was plum mistaken.
Some female says, says she, Let's
chase the turkey around this lawn
Wall, there wasn't any turkey, but
there was some of the worst doin's
that was ever seen in Lapham's Cor
ners. l bein' the elder, the members
of the meetin' house riz up unanimous
and told me I'd got to stop them fire.
works. After knocking nearby table,
in order to bring silence, I spoke some
thing like this: Brethren and sistern,
this yer is in the meetin' house yard.
Such COINS on as has happened here
tonight has disgraced us all, and to
make our consciences easy I shall
take all the money we've rize here
tonight and raise the insurance on the
meetin' house. l amt superstitious,
but l don't believe no building could
stand to see what's went on here to-
night without either burn1n' up or get
tin struck by lightnin' or havin' coffee
split on the vestry carpet. hope you
will now all go home and come again
to the next lawn party we have and be
enthusiastic as We was at this one
WALL" said 81, "the crowd they
went home, and / guess they was
ashamed of themselves"
WALL" said Lem Beacher, who &C.
cupied the only chair in the grocery
store, 81 never did believe in them ex-
citin' ways to make money for the
meetin' house. It's much better to
take up collections now and then, get
along with the old meetin' house"
To that all the bysitters answered:
you're right, Lem!" and Uncle 81
| bought his groceries, consisting Of a
package of tobacco, and went home to
do the chores.-Judge.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-02-07
WRITING for Posterity.

A story about George Bernard Shaw
comes from London.
A prominent French critic, the story
runs, once said to the playwright:
"'You are putting on new comedy
Monday night. Let me attend one of
the dress rehearsals, won't YOU?
Impossible said Mr.. Shaw. My
dress rehearsals are always private.
l have to refuse even the most distin-
guished critics access to them
But said the other, L want to
write a careful criticism. If have to
write it and telegraph it in few min
utes on Monday night, it will be very
hurriedly done, and fear that it will
give a wrong impression of your
comedy in Paris the next day.
Have no anxiety on that score,
Mr.. Shaw replied. My comedies are
not written for the next day"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-02-07
Used Leus In PRAYING.

An interested spectator at the Con-
federate unwilling and most interest
ing character was Mack Stevens Of
jacksonville, says the Princeton Lead
er.
1t was he who during war times was
condemned to be shot; the grave had
been dug on Hogan's hill and the sol
diers lined up. Stevens asked for per-
mission to pray, and it was granted
him. Leaning on fence he suddenly
vaulted it and made good his escape,
although 10 or 20 shots were fred at
him.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-02-07
Expert Barber.

Mr.. Carl Crawford, barber of 80
years. experience, invites the public
to his new shop at the Windsor Hotel.
Two chairs. Prompt service. Chill
dren's work speciality. Razors honed
satisfactorily. IF
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-07-02
JOHNSTON A STAR PITCHER
Umpire, Who Could Not Agree with
President TOM Lynch. Was Once
win Grand Sapds Team.

Jim tombstone. who LETT the Ma.
tioual league umpire taft because ne
could not work in harmony with Pres.
ident Torn Lynch. and Who has boon
making such o hit 100 The tror.ooa
association this asau. became a
handler of d., Indicator DE- chance.
Back ia l.si when CA,r,it 'ow.1.
key had the St paul g,tJ in .ho old
Western loacrc. which later developed
into 'ho American lc1ua through the
pushing iactIo8 Of lal Johnson. the
late Matt kHile- Connie Slack and
Charlie s ws-s, tUar. wa. q yo-g-
ster. a h4 81 one pitching Cor tho
same "Coumy" 70 VAS lim John
stone and Doe was tU.fiius some DWELL
games those days .n- The pitchers bad
10 deliver for Com. a,y. as De- carried
only a small stan then DE went along
nicely. but later vas shifted 20 GRIND
Rapids. Mich Deacon Ellis having
made a decker with COmiskey for him
After WORKING for the Deacon ior
quite a time. lohns'one Joined The
Newark team OF the Eastern league
and later dri.tcd 10 the Pacific coast
whore the playing season extended 10
eight months On toad OF four aad 81
half and Eve. as was the case those
days While on the coas; Jim was
taken down with malaria and from a
strappIng young man az 200 pounds
h. was reduced 90 40 pounds. and
thought Il was al over with Jgars
but The Gov o. ia was hard lsar
but The warm climate nraiiy D. 1r o.
benefit hiM and BE- grinC4 slowly lie
vas too soak % GOT into the game
and pitch ans. bur one dag .' vas s-e-
gested ina. De- might help himself ~
ump'rins q bit
Jim thought over tho matter and
wondered how he would fare against
some Of the rough ones n lo made q
rotten decision. bat haaliy be- decided
e. take a chance and b. Gid. ilc uI-
pired a game for t.o to-ur crl fot
through So vel that De- gained c1ur-
age With his daily oYsr,I.e camo
back bis strength and Il vls no, long
before he was back 10 hlE % form
HIS umpiTing had been a sJcc6. Hc
received oners from malagcrs 20 go
back into tlic h1r0er1 cr1'r 81 a
pitcher but after f.isE.l- fAa matter
over be determined to stick 20 The in-
eicator - a. - - 49, -