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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
Y. NJ. c. A. CELEBRATION.
Annual Address AT Roanoke College
Delivered by Rev. j. l.. Rosser.

Special to The Times Dispatch
Salem, Va, March 1.-The annual
address before the Young Mems Chris
tian Association OF Roanoke College,
which was delivered in the College Lu-
thcran Church Sunday evening By
Rev 7. l. Rosscr. pa stor of the First
Baptist Church. Bristol, was attended
by congregation which taxed tho
church to its capacity The students
of tho college attended in a body and
marched into the church according to
classes the seniors leading and wear
ing caps and gowns
Rev. G. X Huntop, pastor OF the
church. conducted the service. and DR..
l.. y. Fox introduced the speaker OF the
evening, who chose rs his text II am
not ashamed of the Gospel"
The Ciceronian Literary Society OF
the college held it's fifty seventh an
nual celebration I'm the town hall on
Thursday evening. The celebration
was well attended by people OF Roa :
noke. and Salem. The hall was deco
rated In red and green. the society col
ors. Tho music for the occasion was
furnished by the college orchestra.
On Tuesday evening DIR. J.. l.. Lloyd.
resident physician OF Catawba Suna-
forum. the state hospital for con
suinptives, addressed tho students of
the college on Present Day Aspects OF
the Tuberculosis Problem"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
BOY WITH TEETH IN EAR.
fulGroun Molar Extracted by Surgeon
Treating Eurnchc.

Midd,ctowu. q; Narch I--I.eo smith four
teeu-year- old OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Smith. had been suffering with earache for
several months. when physicians began an
examination fcw days ago, and his ear Was
operated on by Il local physician. who found
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
BODY OF WOMAN |
PICKED Up IN BAY
Believed to Be That of Wife OF
Captain Of Freight Steamer
lula Luckenbach.
Special to The Times- Disnatch.1

lSpccldl 10 Inc llulcS- DlSnatCh.l
Warsaw, Va, March 1.--This AFTER
noon about o'clock, Captain VIII
llaynoc. commanding the tishinS
steamer Dolphin, of the Norris Fisher
Company feet. while returning from
Norfolk. found the body OF a white
woman atloat Just off Windmill Point.
answer fully tho dcscrptiom OF Mrs.
Gilbert, the wife OF CaptaiHyH \. Gil-s
bert, commander of ~ Inflated
freight steamer julia "Luckenbachi.
when sank in tho Chesapeake Bay
on the morning OF January : last after
collision with the British tramp
steamer lndrakaula. a coroncr's In
quest will be held tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
BONES a DOCTORS PROPERTY.
Excitement Soon Subsidies When Mystery
Mystery j. ENplaincd

Mystery j. Explained.
Philadelphia Pa, March i.-Thcrc was ali
sorts of excitement around Eleventh and
Linden Streets. Camden. for "a time yestcr-
day afternoon. WREN a number OF boys. play
ms on an open lot. unearthcd Il box that had
been buried but few inches in the ground
and which contained human skull and
other bones. Coroner Saunders and several
policemen. seeming a murder mystery, soon
were on the job, but tho sensation WAS eN-
planned when Or. Rosseile claimed the bones
they were his property ana had been buried
by II servant, who thought the doctor was
through with them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
SQUIRRELS FIRE A CHURCH.
Thew Electric Wire Insulntion. aud
Loss Is 100000.

Boston.l Match Is-Fire destroyed 81. Jo-
scphs Catholic church, at the corner OF
Highland Avenue and May street Noedham.
cuusins q loss OF $4,000. Nothing but ,o,,cg-
Ing wIllls'temain
The FIRE Is said to have been doe to sauir-
rcls and, electric wires. According TO Frar
Danahy.. s4a!rrels frequent tho basement OF
the church. lie thinks. and tho lire depart
ment shares IN his belief. that the squirrels
We're bare. causing a short circult
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
coSroRrloNs STRAIN a CLUB.
hin. ." "S r INIT aho nostoh

UTkcA ITot, 'Nooey Dnncc" and Boston
Dip" as Breakers.
Reading; Pa. March 1.-The Belmont. one
Of the younger Of many Reading social
clubs. Is undergoing serious disruption "a 81
'esult OF tb. recent dance OF the organiza-
ton. when the dance committee allowed the
Introduction 81 tho turkey trot, the "sooey''
dance. tho Boston dip and other of the now
famous contortions practiced in certain
dancing circles.
The dispute among members has reached
such stage that 1t may ind its way into
The courts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
sHoD WITH MOLTEN IRON.

Workmnns Feet Burned TO the Bone as
Ladle Tits.
Royersford, Pa, March i.-Collidinr With
an overhead trolley that carriers the mol
ten iron from the cupola 10 the mouldors
Joseph Door was so unfortunate as TO have
the iron nil both his shoes. burning the flesh
of clear to the bone
rhe accident. which viii cripple the man
FOR iife. occurred at the Buckwalter Stove
Works
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

train thie afternoon on the sir-milc bridge
east of Iynchburg. He walking with
young woman. who attempted to dissIadc
him from crossing, sho heard the APP
preaching train. When the man saw he
could not get over the bridge he stood in
the track, threw up his hands and awaited
the tragedy. lie was picked up by the train
crew and brought here, but has not been
identified this evening. The Girl disappeared
and cannot I've found.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
LOBSTER POISON KILLS HIM.

Hand, Cut by Shell a Year Ago, Brings
Twenty Operations.
CoateSNillc, Pa, March l.-Poisoned a year
ago by cutting his hand while cleaning "A
lobster. and a patient in twenty surgical
operations since then. William Ortmunn
aged thirty-two years. proprietor OF Hotel
Taylor, Gainesville, formerly in the business
In Doyiestown and Altmont, Pa. died here.
AZ one time he was In business in German
Town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
/ Odds and Ends From the Wire

fail-srown tooth imbedded In the lining OF
the car, as perfectly formed If it had
grown in his mouth.
The boy Is in a Cincinnati hospital. where
the case VIII be studied and the car treated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

Mills, WHO. rather than go to the trouble
OF long "trip through the rain to tho county
jail. took The burglars time TO the
'front.' door and kicked them out into the
/ darkness.
When he returned TO his wife he found
her on the floor in a dead faint She had
just discovered that the pistol was not
loaded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02

All flour bins base constructed Of heavy
finish tin and have capacity of fifty pounds unless
listed Every -four bin removable for cleaning airing without
the OF tools and tilt for filing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
DILLMAN CASE ur MONDAY.
VIII BE Considered BY Regular Grand .Iur,
Summoned for That I)ay I.

ESPECIAL 10 Tho Times DiApntch1
Roanoke, Va. March 1.-The case Of A. NJ.
Diliman now held ~ the Roanoke jail,
charged With the murder of Richard 4!
IeSce, NH be taken up by the regular grand
jury which haa been summoned for Monday.
Dillinan's counsel has decided to make no
effort to sccuro bail for their client until IN =,
Grand jury has passed on his case,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
WOMAN NABs BURGLAR PAIR.
Holds Them with nm Empty Revolver Till
husband Cnmes.

Oedensburg. =. j.. Murch 1.-two masked
hurElars we're helping themselves IN Harry
fliliss Siivervare when Mrs. Mills stole
downstairs with a revolver and made them
throw up their hands. Then she shouted for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
YOUTH. KILLED BY TRAN.

Run Down 0n Bridge After IScinK Warned
,.,.- Not 10 Attempt to Cross. !. "a.
49, tSpeciuL to The Times Dispatch.1.
Bynrhburg. Va. March Ia white youth.
apparently about seventeen years old, war
killed by Norfolk and Western Railway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
LODGE SOUNDS WARNING
Fears Foreign Aggressions if
u. S. Has Weaker Navy.

Waahirg ton. Feb. l3.-"if the United
states abandous It's policy of maintaining
a powerful navy within five years
certainly within ten ars-aggrcssions
would De made upon us which the Amer
lean people would not tolerate for "A
moment"
This was the warning issued by Sena'
tor Henry Cabot Lodge. OF Massachu-
sctts i'm an address AT the Naval war
College tonight, pleading for big navy
as guarantee OF peace" and nothing
else
For the peace OF the country, and
therefore for the peace OF the world. de-
clared the Senator. "a powerful American
navy In the present condition Of human
affairs Is absolutely essential No eN-
travagance which can be committed will
equal that OF economizing by reducing tho
navy" Referring to the fact that the
United States already had dropped from
second 10 third place among naval pow
crs. Senator Lodge asserted that the an
nual authorization Of battleshps by Con-
gress should never fall below two.
THAT the United States should be al
peace with all nations and should exert
it's great influence for the maintenance OF
the worlds peace Is above all things to be
desired" continued the Senator. but the
primary condition of our peace rests upon
the navy of the United States. While we
have a powerful navy no one will attack
ms and We shall be able TO use our in
fiuence In the cause of peace everywhere"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
Democrats Ignore Cipher or Two.

What is cipher or two between
friends? That expresses the Dc!nocratc
attitude towSrd the revenues ana .ho
Treasury balance. as Representative
Fitzgerald describes II. In Other words
most of the Democratic sta tesmen ia the
House are wholly incapable of dlstin-
euisnin" between a hundred and a thou-
sand millions. As a consequence. theE
are deaf To the protestations ana ialneh-
tations of the chairman Of the committee
on Appropriations, and he II is--not inc
Rcpublicars-who is predicting that me
first year OF President Wilson's aGnir's-
tration will witness n deficit OF alarming
proportions. Nor is the news whic"
reaches here from Trenton nj Az 'hco"'
aging 10 those who have some conception
of the financial inability OF tue, majority
in the House and the prospective major
ity in the Senate. The PreS'dent-ciec'
has been telling his friends that he does
not purpose to take himself too scrionsiN
once he reaches the White House; that he
expects To have abundant time 10 gree
and 10 visit with his friends; that he VIII
let Congress worry along as pest u may
and representations made To MIN fesai"-
ing the necessity OF cxerting MS ii"iue'iOc
10 check the era OF cxtravagancc MS uh-
disciplined and inexperienced followers
have inauCurated. according to those VINO
have talked with him. have fallen on zeal
ears. Our future President is III the
clouds" remarked a prominent D1In"cr',
to-day. and when he falls | fear II VIII
be as disastrous as is the fall OF the
acroplanist"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
NEW TRIAL FOR OLSON
Disenfranchised by Judge Han
ford. Who Resigned Under Fire.

san Francisco. Feb. ia new trial
for Leonard OLSON. of seattle deprived
Of citizenship by eX-Judge Cornelius Han
ford. was ordered here to-day by the
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
in conformity with a stipulation prevl-
ously signed by counsel for OLSON and
the government. The case was remanded
to the United States District Court. and
will he .ried if Seattle
Olsson's citizenship papers were can
celled by Judge Hanford or the ground
that he had obtained them through fraud
when he swore he was attached to the
Constitution OF the United States. when
in point OF fact. as Socialist he held
opposite views.
The Socialist party took w the ease at
Washingt IN. and an inquiry by Congress
into Judge Hanfoid's conduct of his Of
Zee was ordered. the judge resignine
while the inquiry was in progress. At
the hearings OLSON testified that he had
never said he was not attached 10 the
Constitution. but only that he Yas not
"devotedly' attached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
Mr.. Tumulty's Salary.

When Congress increased the salary OF
tho secretary TO the President 10 SJo
year. II was in the face Of violent protest
from the Democratic economists and with
the repeatedly asserted UNDERSTANDING
that as soon a. Mr. IIillcs retired the
former figure, s6.0I. would be restored.
The Democrats in the House, under the
guidance of Chairman Fitzgerald, took
that course. but the Democrats IN the
Senate are working overtime In theiT Ell
forts 10 restore the compensation 10 S'.S".
Gone are the Democratic protestationn
that any man ought 10 be able 10 live on
a salary Of 5000; gone are their vocifer-
Gus declarations that If Is folly ana rcck-
less cxtravagance to pay secretary 70
President a. much rs Is paid to member
of Congress All that remains or their
T.. -mcr arguments and histrionics ~ the
eN ldence that they were as insncere ana
AS purely for effect az most Democratic
rrotestations are. Probably no one WI
wish 10 see Mr.. Tumulty drawing less
salary than Mr.. Hilles. Certain II 10 his
work vii, bc no lighter nor less Important
hut tho effort OF the Democratic senators
comes with a degree az bad grac" IN view
Of their former defamation q. Il. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
Appointments Held up Reach 2,OCO.

The appointments being held up by the
Democratic Senators have now reached
the 1000 mark. If il be assumed tha'
President Wilson can make his selection
for each OF these vacancies with an aver
age OF only twenty minutes conversation
with tho Democratic membcrs OF con-
rress who have candidates-and that ~
allowing far too little time and none AT
all for the pickering and quarrels which
are certain 10 attend filling many OF them
the naming of appointces TO these -'w"
places viii require just siXtysiX days of
ten hours each Of the new President
time. and trine over, and That 10 the
exclusion Of everything else. The mere
signing of the commissions Of 20" of'l-
Gals is something Of task In ts"h.
And this great time-wasting task is being
saved up and made daily more arduous
for the new President by the Democratic
spoilsmcn who cannot bear To see one per
cent OF patronage snatched from their
eager mawS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
TO CHECK HIGH PRICES
Congress Would Stop Inaugural
Hotel EXtortiOn.

Washington. FeD. l3.-If resolution M
troduccd to-day by Representative Bcnja-
min Johnson. If Kentucky. chairman OF
the Committee on District Affairs. receives
favorable action any hotel and boarding
house keeper in Washington who RAISES
his rates during the week preceding ana
following tho Inauguration viii be liable
To a fine of 500 for each offence aud viii
he forced to maintain the person WHO
makes the complaint until the litigation IS
ended
So many complaints have come from
citizens all over the country that u'y
are being required To enter into unreal
sonable contracts for room. $ ana s. q
day being the cXorbitant rates OF tue
lodging house. boarding house keepers
and similar places of abode. that the
chairman Of the district committee has
determined TO take drastic action To nut
an end 20 wnat h. terms the hotel
trust" in the district.
1t is believed that the resolution VII
have considerable support in the House
of Representatives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
From Tho Tribune Bureau. J
Washington. February 10
The Mexican Situation.

President Taft continues 10 observe the
Mexican situation, not without Anxiety
but with his normal calm. Nothing VIII
impel him to take a step toward inter
vention until he feels that the situation
absolutely delnan ds it. His patience ana
forbearance seem unlimited. but ii IS a
grave mistake to assume that there is no
breaking point. And Il the breaking point
Is reached he will act with suddenness
and a CELEBRITY which will amaze those who
have assumed that because ne was slow
to act he will be slow in action. In the
mean time he is causing to be made every
possible military preparation. ana u III
tervention should he decided upon the
forces of the United States would be pre-
pared to strike 4 blow the crash OF
which would reverberate from Sonora 10
Chiapas If this country is finally forced
To act it will be an investment rather
than an invasion. Every road in Mexico
has been plotted. every harhor charted'
every arsenal and every supply depot 10
Gated and every fertilization and national
barrier diagrammed or photographed. me
entire Atlantic fleet is within striking dis-
lance of the Mexican ports. The marines
are alert. and so is the army For more
than a year the possibility or having 10
resort to drastic steps mas been realizeo'
and the War College and Navy War COL
lcge have been studying III" problems
which would be presented. But all TINS
does not mean that the President mas oe-
cided on Intervention any more than hid
the mobilization OF the troops on inc
Mexican border year ago. IT means
only that he is determined 20 be prepared
and that If the United States is com
PEELED to act IT will act In no half
hearted manner. but with n speed and n
severity proportionate 20 tho long period
during which its endurance has been so
greatly taxed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
FIGHT INDEPENDENCE
BILL FOR F|L|P|NOS
Attacks on the Jones Measure
Made by Republicans and
Democrats in the House.
ASSAIL COMMITTEE REPORT
Representative Redfield De-
clares It Is "a Beautiful Work
of Fiction, Filled with
Misstatements."
urrom The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Feb. l3.-The Jones Philip
pine independence bill was attacked from
both sides of the House to-day. Repre-
sentative Olmstcd. Republican. former
3, chairman Of the Insular Affairs Com
mit;ce. and Representative Redheld, a
New York Democrat. who has visited the
Islands. Joined in vigorous statements
mat the Filipinos were not prepared for
sclf-governmenl.
Mr.. Redfeld assailed the committee re-
FORT on the Jones bill. The document
no said. was "a beautiful work OF fiction.
fled with misstatements." He declared
the resolutions committee at the Balti-
moro convention had rejected PROPOSE
lion 20 indorse the Jones DILL and had in
serted in the platform. instead. recon-
lnendation for stable form Of govern
mcnt" for the Philippines. 20 be estao-
lished under American supervision.
Drawing an object lesson from present
conditions in Mexico. Representative Ohm
sted combated the recent speech of Rep
rcsentative Jones, saying:
I'm a country where the well educated
or directing class constitutes less than :
per cent Of the entire population, and
where wholesale illiteracy prevails among
the others, il would be impossible TO con-
due, a government Of the people. by the
people and for the people. The with
drawal OF the United States from the
Philippines would be an act Of cowardice
and folly and result in conditions worse
than now exist in Mexico
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
FIGHT TWO BATTLESH|PS|
Appropriation Bill Must Be Cut,
Says Economists.
WARN BIGGER NAVY" MEN
Will Be Punished if They Insist
on MISREPRESENTATION
Bill Blamed for Trouble.
( From The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington. Feb. l3-The spirit Of re-
volt was rampant at a conference OF
eighty-one House Democrats who met to-
night to protest against. extravaganza IN
appropriations. and issued an ultimatum
to tho Committee on Naval Affairs which
has prepared sl50GO.000 naval budget
The Naval Committee was allowed until
TUESDAY night To reduce its bill by s20.-
10000. II the Democrats OF that COM
mittcc refuse to economize. according TO
the informal decision of the conference. a
nlbustcr will be conducted against the
naval bill and any other annual budget
held To violate the economy plank i'm the
Baltimore platform.
i resolution To this effect will DC Of
fcrcd. If necessary. by Representative
Sisson. OF Mississippi. or Howard. of
Georgia. Four Democratic members Of
the Naval Committee are now holding out
against the reconsideration Of tho bill.
They arc TO be opposed for rcappoIrtmcnt
by the economy Democrats. The economy
conference was "A spirited affair. Repre-
sentatlves Ssson Howard Beall. Tribblc
and Hcnslcy delivered speeches bitterly
attacking the various appropriations COM
mittccs which are running riot In spend
ing the public money and which have
made nil the Democratic promises Of
economy. II was agreed that the appro-
priations for this session viii exceed
those of the last by more than Nco,"cvp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
FRANCE REVIEWS PACT
Arbitration Treaty Extended
for Five Years by Consent.
DISPUTES GO TO THE HAGUE
Similar Agreement with Great
Britain May Be Continued
by Next Administration.

Washington. Feb. 13.--Secretary Knov
and Ambassador Jusserand signed a con.
Vontion to-day to extend for another
period Of five years the arbitration treaty
between the United States and France
which will expire on March u. This ie
similar 10 the British arbitration conyen.
ton. which expires by limitation on June
4. and which it was purposed to replace
by the general arbitration treaty now
awaiting exchange of ratification.
The treaty. the life of which is 10 no
prolonged. If the Senate approves. was
originally negotiated by Elihu Root when
secretary Of state under President Roose.
Welt, with Ambassador Jusserand. II was
the first Of the treaties Of that character
providing for limited arbitration. in ac-
cordance with the recommendation of The
Hague convention. to which the United
States became a party
The treaty between the United States
ana Great Britain. covering similar
ground. was signed nearly two months
later. Probably if Sir Edward Grey's re-
cent offer TO exchange ratincations on the
general arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain. as one
r,eans Of bringing the Panama Canal tolls
controversy to settlement. is not ac-
copied, one of the first acts of the ncom-
Ing administration will be- TO provide for
the extension of the original treaty of
1905, providing for limited arbitration. rs
was done to-day III the case of the French
treaty.
This treaty IS brief consisting Of only
three articles The first provides for The
arbitration by The Hague Court of any
differences of le.al nature not affecting
the vital interests. the independence or
the honor OF two contracting states AMI
which do not concern interests OF tnird
par,ies. The second prescribcs the form
Of special agreement covering the matter
to be aIbitrated. which must be approx
By the Senate. while the third limits TIE
life of the treaty to I'VE years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
ROOT PLEADS FOR DAM BILL
Says Congress May Promote as
Well as Preserve Navigation.
2 From The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington. Feb. ia strong plea for
The Endorsement OF a policy which will
open the way to the use OF the natural
resources which have been placed under
The control of the government as a re-
suit OF the conservation movement was
made to- day by Senator Root. speaking
in support of the model dam bill. pro-
viding for the establishment OF a power
project at Windsor Locks. in the Con-
necticut river. He said:
I'VE may choose one of three courses
in the disposition OF the Connecticut dam
bill We may give TO the company the
franchise. with no reservation whatever.
we may refuse 70 make the grant at all,
or we may allow them to build the dam
and conserve the public interest by ex-
acting a rental for the power used. Con
gress has ample right under the Constitu-
ton to ADOPT the last course. We may
not only preserve but promote navigation,
and We are promoting navigation by en-
acting rental for the power generated
NJ one point 70 be expended in the inn
provenent VI the entire waterway