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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
Loud Argues for BIG Navy.

Representative Loud. arguing for a two
battleship appropriation, against which
the Democratic economists are filibus-
tering. declared
'As | leave Congress / would ike to
vote for three battleships and 10 see that
increase each year. We have had six
wars since the nation began: it is an idle
dream TO think we will never have an
other
Mr.. Dies, who has differed frequently
with his party on questions OF policy. de-
voted satirical speech TO the campaign
promises of the Democrats and their ex-
travagances during the present Congress
The Republicans" he said were too
eise to let pork barrels run riot"
Referring 10 the days when "Uncie
Joe Cannon sat upon the lid and pre-
vented eXtravagant appropriations. Mr..
Dies said: He is of blessed memory.
and his fame will grow IN this Country.
lie sat upon the I'D and KEEP; appropria-
lions down TO within the proportions thai
the constituencies of the country would
stanC for. But there IS nobody on the lid
now. and there is going 20 be an ex-
plosion.
Amid the applause 81 the Republican
side and the group OF Economists on
the Democratic side, the Texas nemocra,
exposed the foibles OF mis- party I'm the
following language:
If YOU don't cut out this pubic build
ing bill. which will carry 100000 or
100000 when II gets back from The
other end of the Capitol; e YOU don't
watch the river and har5or bill: If you
don't get on your knees and pray 20 Il.
economists who are i'm charge OF the
pension measures; II y1T don; do some
thing to pare these appropriation bills
VIC will be known as the party which
made more promises and more appropria-
tons than any that ever had charge o..
the federal government
II DO not want this government To 20
TO building public buildings i1 every vii
lage I'm the country. ! do not want ~ 10
go about undertaking TO make naviga BIZ
the dry creeks and small streams of this
country, and. with all due respect 10 my
economical friend from Missouri. Mi
Shackleford. | do not want il to 10 into
he road ove-seer busnqss o. The business
ii building public roads IN this country.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

sons.
Fyler-Arlen G. Swiger. Rep, SIS
tersville; John NJ. Smith. Rep, VIII
bur
Upshur-F r. Farnsworth, Rep,
French Creek.
Wayne w. Terrell. Dem, Way
ne; G, w Thompson, Dem, Keno
va
Wcbster-w. S. wysong, Dem,
Webster Springs
Wetzei c. F. JoIiffe, Dem. An
them; Septimns Hall. Dem. New
Martinsville.
Wirt-H L Shears. Rep. Elizabeth.
Wood-rim Penwell. Rep, Park
ersburg; c. w. Bowling. Rep, VIII
Jamestown; w w. Weigle. Rep,
Slate.
Wyoming Rev w. II. II. Cook,
Rep, Slate.
SO Republicans, 80 Democrats.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
ROBBED eAWDY HOUSE

Officers Mcdonald and Blake ar.
rested two well known young men of
town yesterday evening, namely,
Ward Nieklin, South College street,
and Harvey Rinker, South Raleigh
street, on the charge of stealing $50
from Tessie Crist. OF the notorious
Hilltop house the night before. The
fellows confessed to the theft at po-
lice headquarters and all but a dol
lar OF the money was recovered They
were put in the cage and afterwards
taken to jail 70 await a hearing be
fore Justice Thompson. Constable
Wild swore out the warrant for the
arrest.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
COUNTY suPERINTENOENTs
TO MEET AT CHARLESTON

A conference of county school SUI
perintendents of the state will be
held at Charleston, commencing Janu-
uary 81 and closing January %. The
chief topics to be discussed will in
clude examinations. institutes, super
vision and legislation.
State Superintendent M. P. Shaw
key has engaged DR.. MacCormick, OF
the National Medical Association to
deliver his we'll known illustrated
lecture on "Contagion and Health"
The conference was called at the
desire of a number of the county su-
perintendeuts.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

Monroe-C. p Nash. Dem, Alder
son.
Morgan Vernon r. Johnson. Rep,
Berkeley Springs.
MeDowell--George Wolfe, Rep,
Davy; C. Il. Harmon. Rep, Keystone,
: Nicholas--G. G. DUFF. Dem, Sum.
merville
ohlo--F Fred r. Faris, Rep, Wheel
ing: John P Arbenz, Rep. Wheeling;
Jesse A. Bloch. Rep. Wheeling; Har-
ry A. Weiss, Rep. Wheeling
Pendleton-H NJ. Calhoun. DEM,
Franklin.
Peasants Arthur D, Flesher, Rep,
Aryilla
Pocahontas- George w. Wilson,
Rep. Wildell
Preston--s. L. cobun, Rep, Mason
town. Floyd L Crane. Rep, Terra
Alta.
Putnam-H =. Asbury, Rep, Poca.
Raleigh j. f. Grouse, Rep. Beck
ley.
RANDOLPH. d. Talbot, Dem, Elk
ms.
Richie Sherman Robinson. Rep.
Harrisville: NJ. X. Duty, Rep, Penns-
boro.
Roane--c A. Grislip, Rep, Spen-
Ger: s. " Carper, Rep. ANNA.
Summers. w Anderson, Dem,
Bellepoint
Taylor-Thomas W. Brohard, Rep,
Pennington.
Tucker-F NJ. Glenn, Rep, Par
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Farmers and Mechan-
les Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of West Virginia will be held on
Tuesday, January 7th at o'clock at
the Office of F. D. Staley. secretary,
for the purpose of electing officers for
the ensuing year and such other BUSH
ness as may come before the meet
ing.
BY order Of the president.
+. D. SrALEY, Secretary
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
RsaI estate sale.

Mr.. Noah Kirson yesterday bought
from Mrs. George Schill. Of Noun
tain Lake Park, Nd, her property on
the southwest corner of Queen and
Race streets for $4,000. Possession
given next week Mr.. Kirson will
fix up the two store rooms on the
first floor and rent them.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
COMPANY Chartered.

Hendricks, W. Va. Dec. 26.-The
Red Creek Railroad Company, OF Hen
bricks, has been chartered with S40,-
900 capital stock. The incorporators
are r. B. Horsburgh, d, G.. Wilson,
E. NJ. Bechtel. L. r. Harvey and A j..
Armstrong, all or Hendricks. az
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
Ereeman--rate.

John William Freeman and Laura
Elizabeth Tate, young colored cou-
pie OF this city, were married here
Monday evening.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs William Gatrell, North
Queen street, rejoice in the birth of
son that arrived last night.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
MIScELLAN EOUS.

hereby certify that the financial
statement of the City of Martinstu-g
is correct.
LEE SILER, Auditor.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-03
The Legislative Roll
t44+t NORTHUMBERLAND

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Dec. 81 -
oiiicial returns from the November
election show that the Republicans
win have d majority Of 20 In the
House OF Delegates when the West
Virginia legislature meets January 3,
while the Senate will he q tie.
Following Is the official list Of the
members OF the Legislature OF 1918.
as made mp by the Secretary OF
State
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20

The purpose OF the kidneys being to
hitter the blood the question OF treat
ing supposed kidney weakness should
be considered carefully. Instead of
drugs and alleged kidney stimulants
the better plan is to purify the blood
with an aAtidotal effect such as you
get from s. S. S.
kldhcya are made up OF a fine net work
or blood vessels. and 1T is to stimulate
The functional activity OF kidney It's
sue thr"ugh this capillary net work
that $. S. S. shows one OF Its most re-
rnarkable effects.
( The medicinal value OF tho com
poncnts of S. s. S. is relatively just
as vital TO healthy kidney action as
! tho nutriment obtained from grain,
/ or our daily food is to the natural
reconstructive requirements OF the It's
sues. And there is one component Of
! $. s. S. which serves tho active pur-
pose Of stimulating the cellular tissues
or the kidneys TO a healthy and judi
cious selection or It's own essential
nutrimcnt. Thus. in cases OF rheu-
matism. cystitis. chronic sore throat.
husklness OF voice. bronchitis. asthma,
and the myriad OF other reflex indi-
cations Of weak kidney action. first
purify your blood with s. S. 8. 30 1t
VIII enable the tissues to rebuild their
cellular strcngth and regain their
; normal health.
s. 8. s. is prepared by Tho Swift
/ SPECIFIC Co, 1877 Swift Bldg. Atlanta.
I Ga. and IL you have any deep-seated
or obstinate blood trouble. write to
I their Medical Dept. for free advice.
! II will he worth your while to do so.
1 You Will find s.. s. s. on sale at all
/ drug stores.-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
.CARUSO HAS GREAT
SINGING MACHINE
Specialist Tells What He Found
I. in Famous Tenor's
Throat.

Especial Gable to The Times-Dispatch ]
London, May 19.--Dr. William Lloyd.
the throat specialist. who recently ex-
amined Caruso declares that he Is
unique among tenors, MS his singing
machine combines to greater extent
than that OF any other tenor he has
examined the physical characteristics
necessary for the perfect production of
vocal sounds of almost unlimited VOL
ume.
In his examination DIR. Lloyd found
that Caruso's vocal tube is half inch
longer than that OF any other tenor
on record. This he says accounts for
the extraordinary compass. pitch and
volume Of his voice His vocal chords
arc an eighth Of an inch longer than
the ordinary and possess extraordinary
vibratile qualities.
Carusos very bones are more reso-
nant than those of other people. Tan
one of his knuckles smartly with the
forefinger and it gives II higher pitch
cd and more resonant tone than that
from any other person examined The
phenomenal capacity and power of his
chest was shown by his pushing n
grand piano several inches by the nero
expansion of his chest
When the tenor Is singing C-sharp
his vocal chords attain the phenomenal
rate OF $40 vibrations n second Final
~. Carusos eDiglottis Is so formed that
1t acts as n UNIQUE sounding board.
It seems impossible that any ono
too much. but this has been done by
several guests who are stopping at
tho Savoy Hotel
II appears that the famous tenor has
penchant for arising at an early
hour in the morning and running the
scales III his room. The result is that
which. in the case of Caruso, means
nearly every one in the hotel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
Mother Stanislaus
Tells Of Recovery

Any person who may doubt the merits OF
Ecknans Alternative, a remedy for the
Throat and Lungs. which has brought about
many complete recoverics, should investi-
gate the case OF Mother Stanisluus. OF St.
Anne's Convent, Sanford. Fla, writes;
Convent OF st. Anne, 500 Oak Ave.
Sanford Fla.
"Gentlemen: In February. 1911, four doc
tors examined my throat and pronounced
the necessity of an operation. Having heard
ut Peekskill. N. Y, Motherhouse of the Sis
ters OF st. Francis. where L was visiting. OF
Eckmans Alternative, determined rs q last
resort to try II. After taking four or five
bottles large pieces OF diseased tissue came
away. continued the Alternative, to my
grateful and daily relief. In ten months
was restored to perfect health. would be
glad 10 write or talk ia any. person who
may have doubt about IL. would like
then, to and hear from my own lips IL
they desire. all ] would say OF H."
tsigned) MOTHER NJ. STANIsLAUS.
(Above abbrcviated; more on reduesD.
Eckmans Alternative has been proven by
cases Of severe Throat and Lung Affections,
Bronchitis. eBronchtal Asthma. stubborn
Colds and In upbuding tho system. Does
not contain narcotics. poisons or habit-form,
Ing drugs. For sale by Tragic Drug Co. and
other leading druggists. Write the Eekinan
Laboratory. Philadelphia, Pa. for booklet
telling OF recoveries and additional evidence.
.-Adyertisement
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
lust THE REASON WHY

dertaking, even IL 1T were desirable
Ia very limited And finally, there ia
nothing now or original about It, Every
Town ana city. the country over, which
lows the beaten path, puts IN stncco
buildings, attempts an industrial ex-
hipltion and incurs the danger OF an
almost certain resulting depression.
hot, In addition to these reasons
progress Is not what we really want
10 celebrate. but rather the UNDERLYING
character and stamina which has dis.
tinguished Virginia since her discoy
cry and have made her remarkable
recovery from the dcsolation OF war
possible.
Military Display UnthinknbIe.
celebration In this city dealing
exclusively with military affairs. or
even extensively with military AFFAIRS
ana a me cessation Of hostilities between
the North and South, is unthjnkable
we suggest that we have n home
coming for Nirginians from all over
tho world. Let them return to that
part or their Mother State from which
they. or their parents. went. nnd M
some fixed time during their hons
coming let thcm all meet In Richmond
where there will be held n paeeant
which shall surpass any similar cele-
bration ever before undertaken; 81 pa
eeaht setuhg forth the history OF Vir-
gina and Richmond: the landing OF
John smith at the Falls OF the lanes.
the Indian wars; the Colonial period:
inc revolution; the War between the
states. and the Reconstruction. with tho
withdrawni OF Union troops from this
state over ten years after the con-
ciusion or tho war. concluding with
me peacefui progress since the war
and eliminating with the prosperity
ana contentmcnt OF the present day.
and with the undmmcd brilliancv ~
our future.
The history of Virginia and of Rich
mond which thrills every reader. and
Is at once Il bcnediction and exhorta
ton to her sons. will live before lis.
Distinctive Celebration.
The threadbare exposition will be
gone. and in it's place Will stand n cele
oration absolutely distinctive and sat
lsiying Returning Virginians Will
glory in the past and present. and VIII
recognize that no longer do they have
TO abandon their home and kindred In
search OF business opportunities. Some
VIII remain. others will carry away
with them the inspiration OF such an
event. and VIII tell OF Virginia 10 thou
sands throughout the world
Richmond viii stand forth promi-
nently; she Viii offend nobody: she
VIII set new standard which does
not reckon peoples achievements
and worth only by their accumulation
OF wealth In given time. unprece-
denied though 1t be. She will have a
glorious opportunity to extend her gra-
cious hospitality To the sons and daugh-
tors OF the Commonwealth OF which
she is the capital as we'll as 10 tho
strangers within her gates"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
HOMECOMING AND
PAGEANT IN 1875
ISL NAL CHOICE
Continued From FIrst Paee.,


idea had aroused so much feeling, and
that 1t should have been censured and
condemned In many quarters before II
had yet been born. There had never
been definite plan either to censure
or commend he said since the sug-
gestion OF the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation was purely tentative. and was
expressly intended to be referred to the
other organizations of the city for
development and ultimate disposition.
He deplored the Celebration Of efeat'
idea that had enormously been read
into plan which had Its birth In a
pure spirit of patriotism
Captain John Landstreet presented
the plan proposed by the Business
Mems Club. which. without exception
was Endorsed by every speaker that
followed. Lientennnt-Gover j. Tay-
Tor Ellyson thought that the idea was
capital I'VE have never had a home
coming In Virginia. he said .'and vet
there is no State in the Union to which
sons and daughters in other States are
30 anxious to return
Veterans Approve.
w r. Hopkins. speaking for Pickett
Camp. Confederate Veterans thought
that the homecoming project would
meet with the hearty approval Of his
organization. Former Congressman
John Lamb said that Leo Camp will
join heartily In the movement Per
sonally. he said. he would like 10 see
the event postponed TO 1916 in order
to avoid the remotest idea of recalling
the sad year OF which 1915 will be the
hftieth anniversary.
Captain ID. A Brown. Jr. at whose
instance Lee Camp first unreservedly
Endorsed the peace jubilee" idea, only
TO rescind its action later. thought the
homecoming plan was excellent In
indorsinC II. however he took his orig
4
IMPROPERLY in bringing In the military
display at first contemplated The
union OF the Blue and the GRAY in
Richmond. he thought could be no
more unpatriotic than the union of the
Blue and the Gray at Gettysburg next
July.
Captain w. NJ Myers OF the How
tiers. and Major H. 7. Price, OF the
First Virginia Regiment declared the
readiness OF tho military organizations
OF the city TO join heartily Ia any plan
adopted by the conference. Besides the
speakers, there were In attendance at
the meeting c. T Norman T A. Miller
W Fl Schwarzschild. |. H. Kaufman,
c. G. Pinckney. c, L. Wslford. Jr., aud
John Mason.
Lnpdstreet Reads Report
The tentative plan of the Business
Mems Club, with the argument in its
favor rs read before the conference
by Captain John l.andstrect. follows:
small Industrial exhibitions arc
completely dwarfed by such gigantic
affairs AS those OF Chicago st Louis
and the Panama Exposition, which is
10 be held in San Francisco IN the wear
l"l3, ana VIII. 1t is said. excel any
thing OF the kind ever before ATTEMPT
ed. Compared to such eXpositions. an
Industrial celebration in Richmond.
even II 1t showed the progress OF the
hA Ia,
cant, and much more obscure as far
as the world at large is concerned
would be an exposition relating to VIZ
ginia only.
Besides, the time which is available
for planning and financing such an un-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
DEATHS

r. hNDRsw Nay h b. is1s. i n tho "a
sixty ninth year of his age. He
leaves to noun, their loss a widow.
Chester, Va; Nathanial Bishop. Of
Monterey. Cal: eight children-Mrs.
morsen kMh rss WIFI Mrn W n2eagsT
NJ. Cartwright. Mrs. w. F. Lewis,
Mrs G. c. Berry. Henry s. and
Funeral notice later
sMITH.-Died, May 10. 1913, at the
residence OF his son In law, Rev. y.
NJ Brown. l1os Denny street. Fulton,
REV. ARCHER b. SAITH. He was
for several years the honored pastor
OF the Macedonia Baptist Church.
He leaves one daughter. three grand :
children and other relatives to mourn
their loss.
Funeral will take place WEDNES-
DAY AFTERNOON nj 3 o'clock at the
Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church.
FITzwILsoN.-D Sunday, May ls.
1913. at $50 r. ~. ut 2124 Hanover
Avenue; CHARLES EDWARD FITz-
Funeral services vii be held at
Rowland and Grove Avenue. at 4
r. NJ TUESDAY. May 20.
= H. aE8Gsr Nav " Il w1 Fl lGisS
aged faner fty from ise Rome of his sis
ter. Mrs Lewis Hansen, on Govern
ment Road, TO-DAY at IL A. NJ. In
terment in lakewood.
son of Mr.. and Mrs Day. of SIC
Ohio Hnr street nnrlt ton rssidsnco a.
o'clock To-Day. May 90 Interment
lakewood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
WIFE NO. | TELLS
STORY IN COURT
She Charges Wife No. of
Alternating Husbands
Affections.
HeCtOlnS.
Especial to The Times.Dispatch

Especial to The Times Dispatch
/ New York, May 19-Marion Eliza
Simmonds. and plaintiff i'm mn action
1or S5u,oo0 damages against his second
| wife. Emily Caldwell Simmonds testi-
| ned to- day before Supreme Court Jus
uce Giegerich. She charges the sec
ond wife with having alienated Sim
monds's affections before he was di-
vorced from his first wife.
| MIS-. Simmonds, No. l, testified In the
presence of her grown son and daugh-
ter and within a few feet OF where
| seated, She said that some time be-
FORE she divorced Simmonds In Nir-
Einia. on the ground of abandonment
she had brought an action for divorce
against him in New York, naming An
ME Louise Stevenson. her sister. The
charges in this action were not proved
and she discontinued It,
After obtaining her Virginia decree
she wrote Simmonds congratulating
MIN on his second marriage. and tell
Major Carstairs. Subsequently. she
said. her sister, Miss Stevenson, turned
over TO her certain letters that she said
Sfmmonds had written to Mrs. Cald-
wei before their marriage. This led
her to believe that Mrs Caldwell had
persuaded Simmonds to leave her
MISS stevenson was one of the chief
witnesses for Mrs. Simmonds No !.
She admitted that Simmonds had pro-
posed to her after his first wife had
divorced him. and also had tried to
effect reconciliation with the tirst
wife.
What did you tell him when he
asked you to marry him." she was in
terrogated.
Il refused him because ! was going
to Nyack to see my sister, she re-
piled.
Miss Stevenson insisted that she only
had such friendly feelings for Sim
monds as a sisterin-law generally
has. Then letters she had written
Simmond were introduced. In one OF
them She said she would share my
last crust with you" and in others
she suggested drawing money from
the bank to help Simmonds.
Dear Phil" she wrote to Simmonds
In Chicago. IF YOU find any woman
YOU like, and who suits you. marry
her"
Wnen Simmonds wrote her he was
to be married to Mrs Caldwell. she
replied:
Il am astonished. You said YOU
loved me better than everything.
have my pearl gray welding dress
ready. Love is more than money
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
EDITOR ARRESTED.
Danviile Man Refused to Submit TO
Vaccination.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Danville. Va. May 19.-John " Rags
dale, editor and owner of THE Battle
Axe monthly paper, day was fined
$40 in the Mayors Court because he
would not comply with the city ordi-
nance making vaccination compulsory.
Ragsdaie who never has been vacci-
mated took an appeal, and was bonded
in the sum of $25 for his appearance
before the Corporation Court next
June. He declared that incubation was
against his religious beliefs. and that
he had not touched medicine for four
teen years. Recently. 1t Is said. he
made characterization utterings. and
City Health officer Hudson swore out Il
warrant against him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
HIT BY AUTO

While crossing Main Street at
Eighteenth yesterday afternoon about
$50 o'clock. John Loterzo a collector
Tor a Broad Street dry goods firm. was
automobile driven by ]. r.. Bailey
Lotcrzo was struck by the guard rail
IN front of the machine and while
ceived long, deep cash on the scalp.
He was treated by DR.. w H Parker.
who happened to he passing and was
removed TO his home by Railcv. II is
possible. said the physician. though
not probable. that LoterZos skull was
fractured. The collision is said bv
spectators to have been clearly an
accident. but warrant was served
on Bailey rs a formality, He will be
hrraiSncd on the charge OF assault