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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
a x,,,,,ar breaks along the South

"a s,,,ilar breaks along the South
IN seaboara Air Line. Chesapeake and
ohio. and Norfolk and Western ksli-
,oaas threatened for time to para
I'VE the service.
Tn. Postal experienced similar DIM
,,,lti.S and for short time was 0"'
Of communication with Norfolk =
number OF wires snapped on the POS
t.i tines south OF Petersours, aho a.
o'clock large part or SoutneSs te' 4"
virginia was without telesr"ph'S SCI
vic. Both companies rushea ene'
,y.,cv crews 10 the trouble poih's'
Tho situation was reI"''So 70
factory last night ..
-. distance telephone service OUT
., ~ civ vas crippled all day. On
,..-tiors were -ostained Win oinl-
,,,it,. ana wires were down in every
,,S,,ctiSp Locally. the Chesapeake
o,d Potomac Telephone Company 6
Isr4d with small damage BET" cen
,ss and 200 local telephones were ou' ~
commission during the DAY.
Mind Worst in History
..,or6inc 10 the records Of the local
Weather Bureau. yesterdays DO" W.
,na worst in tho history % the 'i'H'
rho nearest approach 10 Ses'c' uas .
.i>fr-four-mile gale came on e"i ia
20 1909. when the wind likewise "
sou'Vesfer. attained a Nti"c-ts %
iv-onc miles an hour. on -. 10. 0ei'''''
o.. rao-. 81 blew afty-three miles
.r'. record shows that the gale de-
e,.nded upon the city shortly a. '.I
,.cl6fE headed northeast At $40
,-,s,,et /, hit the high mark' con
-fr,,ina, for more than two hours a-tF'
80 an average sixty-mile Salt. nc
I'D slowed down gradually IN 'h'
..,.rnoon and was comparatively tame
a. the 7. NJ. observation, win an
,verace velocity Of twenty-five miles
az hour ~ 81,
The storm centre lowered over an
90 of low pressure in Northern VIZ
.i,ia IN Richmond the oarometel
eank 10 Is. Am almost unprecedented
aron rom the normal, which - ao"u'
80.
>urbrug Building Condemned
Following the collapse Of the ols
water tank a. the SuroruS 'oiip@hS
plant. Building Inspector DU'',.
ordered the warehouse vacated.
contained. in one end. the offices OF me
companv. Bullying and cracked walls
showed that the entire three-sto'9
r,ortion or the factory had been rem
.ered unsafe. and Mr.. Butler stated
that il would have 10 5e entirely re-
built. 40.
Assistant Fire Chief Ratio. who was
carly on the scene, ordered the stree
roped OF. fearing collapse ol '"e
bulging front wall. \ large crown
which gathered al Il o'clock 10 We"
the damage was kept a 4 SAFE uls
rapce BIZ a Gordon Of police detailed
from the First station General Man
acer Alexander Cameron. Jr- stated
sast nigh. that the loss Of the TANK
ma the other damage would IN no way
e71e-fere with the reopening and ope;-
Y,3zc. o. the factory next Monday.
Telexrams by Train
Obstinate yri~e troubles all the AFTER
noon and nigs- drove botn the tee
graph companies 20 The eNpeele.N
foT.xardi-c messages 20 NOrioiA o.
e~nresse messenger service me SCI
I-sra between this city and NortolA pc
ca,7a- no,elessiy clogged. and the lev
remaining wires were unable 70 '1Se
care @. more than fraction OF m
h,,si,ess Scores % messengers w.
r.-esSed into service and shuttlcH paSA
80 fo-th on the afternoon and nisnt
.xp~esses with kilograms and nisH'
L.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04

The Governor yesterday announced lne az
-,,intraert o. J. Thompson Brown - hicn-
wcud. TO succeed Judge D e I.icAaTcAoH-
~e.scnsd As -sprese-tative from Virginia on
- st-ce ~n- che Celebration O; the
semi-.-en;enuial % the battle o. Gettysours
ffff Summer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04

Mrs Seldeu Robertson. of Amelia
County. who has been IN St Luke's
Ifosnital for general weeks, having
undergone I'd serious operation for ap-
rsuticitfs left the hospital yesterday.
and j. now At the home O. her uncle,
Lnnn q Robertson. of Forest III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
News Of South Richmond

few yards beyond the corporate line
and II Brooks RECEIVERS he will face a
charge OF murder in the Chesterheld
courts.
An inquest Over the dead woman
will be held this afternoon al o'aock
10y Coroner J. y. Loving.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04

TN - rrar..h 81 The American I.ocono-
tive company viii give dinner 20 ne
rr2ds q tie departments at SO O'clock
-o-nizh; 81 the Richmond Hotel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04

View Orleans La. January 3.-Frankie Rus-
sell local lightweight. wss awarded the de
cssior over Battling Nelson IN a ten-round
bout here tonight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
CaiiS on Sg<nwsine.

Miss MINI - w" I.eathermaa. secretary o.
n. North carolina Library Cpnsuissiou-
,aIied on STATE Lipriran McllWalne NesteI
- ana discussed matters pertaining -
aei- uprt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
Funeral Of LeoBidss Hardy.
DEATHS

SACK Died. January .. 1918. at 100
\ NJ at the residence OF her sen.
John ". Sack. III South Laurel
Street. MRS SACK, in the seventy
SON. she leaves two daughters. Mrs.
X. ". Holloway. Mrs. IL z Eastman.
Funeral Will take place from resi-
dcnce SUNDAY. +. NJ o'clock IN
Friends and acquaintances arc in
vited TO attend.
BIRGWYN-Died. at the residence OF
his nephew. DR.. Harry 3. Bake, ]
East Grace street at half-paSt /
o'clock A. NJ. January >, 1913. COLI
ONEL WILLIAM II. :. BURGWYN,
of Weldon ~. c
Intermcnt at Raleigh. y. C.
in the home OF her son.
Burnett Lewis. SOS East Franklin
street. Thursday afternoon. January
.. 1913. at 3.25 O'Clock, Mrs. MARY
LOUISA LEWIS. in the eighty ninth
year Of her age. She was the widow
Of William Lewis am mother o.
Beverly C. and Burnett Lewis.
Funeral from residence SATCR-
DAY AFTERNOON. January 9Th, at :
o'clock
Interment private.
LOVING Died. at HIS residence. as
West Main. at =. ". January ,. T.
y. LOVING.
Funeral notice later.
ATKTNSON.-Diel. suddenly. at HIS
residence. T20 North Twenty-sixth
street. at s.ss =. NJ January :. 1913.
PERCY GORDON ATKINSON. IN the
forticfh year Of NJ. age
Funeral from the residence Sun
DAY AFTERNOON. $50 o'clock.
Services at the grave Interment in
OakwOod.
IN MEMCRIAM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04
IN MEMCRIAM

JOHN CrSSONS-January {. 1912. act
% years and months
Natura 81 fccc c poi Fuppe la
Stamps.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-04

two sisters. The funeral viii take
place tomorrow afternoon AZ RAJ
clock. erViccs viii be conducted At
the grave IN lakewood Cemetery
Mr.. Atkinson was a member Of Met
ropolitan Lodge. No. 22s. l. o. q Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
THE ADMINISTRATION WINS.

The decision Of Governor Johnson,
who can command the votes to pass
any measure he settles upon, TO make
the California act apply to all aliens,
is a triumph for the Wilson admins.
tration and marks successful Secre-
tary Bryans mission to Sacramento.
The japanese will not be justified in
resenting as a violation of their treaty
with Washington a law which denies to
all aliens propsrty-owning rights.
That resentment would have been
justified haG the exclusion applied on,
ly to persons ineligible to citizenship,
because whereas the Japanese, being
Mongolians, are ineligible, other aliens
are not.
What is Japanese opinion of the new
bill as drawn matters little. The i'm.
portant consideration is that the Unit
ed States is no. put before the world
as a violator OF it's treaty obligations
and is in the position of a nation true
y its word and thus true to itself.
As q result of Mr.. Bryans visit, the
Incident there soon will be forgotten
history.
and still he is the same Bryan who
was once called a 'distuTber.'
The more experience the nation has
with college professors and disturb
ers" the more keenly does it realize
what it missed ~ not putting them al
the head OF affairs long ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
PtoIemy's Bio Boat.

Ptolemy PhiIopatorI was fond OF
building big boats. One of these is
said TO have been 400 feet long. 81 feet
broad and - feet deep from the high
est point of the stern This vessel had
four rudders or what some would call
steering oars. as they were not fasten-
ed. each forty-fve feet long. She car
ried 1900 rowers. besides 5000 ma
rines. a large body of servants under
her decks and stores and provisions.
Her oars were fifty seven feet long.
and the handles were weighted with
lead. There were 1000 rowers on a
side, and it is supposed that these were
divided into FIVE banks. That this ex
traordinary vessel ever put TO sea is
doubted, but that she was launched
and used at times. if only for display.
several historians are agreed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
PSYCHOLOGY AND JOBS.

Are you looking for a Job as motor
man? Probe your ability BY psychol-
ogy
VIII you make a good chauffeur ?
Submit TO a mental test and find out.
Would you be a successful telephone
operator? You. will save the com
pany's time end your own by under
going a psychological examination TO
determine your fitness for the position.
Psychology plays a prominent part
in the various plans for vocational
guidance currently reported to the
United States bureau of education. by
means of which scientists hope to de
wise ways Of measuring people with
regard TO their qualifications for GER
tain kinds OF work.
DIR. Leonard p Ayres. Of the Sage
Foundation, has just summed up a
number of psychologists tests for po-
sitions actually put into practice in
modern industry. Thus the American
Telephone and Telegraph company en-
gagged Prof. Munsterberg TO introduce
a test for determining which appli-
carts were likely to prove good tele-
phone operators. The girls were ex-
AHMED with reference to memory, at
teution. general intelligence. space per-
ception, rapidity Of movement, accur-
sc-' Of movement. and aH6ciation. q"
TIE results showed that the girls who
qualified in the tests were the most ef-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
DO WOMEN REALLY WANT To
NOTE2

A house-to-house canvass conducted
in 1911 in 1O2 districts in England
showed twice as many women opposed
to suffrage as in favor of it; and only
orc in six of the women appealed to
was positively favorable to it.
The figures are as follows:
Electorate, 1881; anti, 47,222;
pro, 21,7OS; neutral, 1855; no reply,
57,O63.
A reader of the Outlook recently
sent out a thousand letters to thou,
sand women living in New York state
asking if they would be in favor OF
having the question whether they
wanted to vote put to a vote and if so
how they would vote. There were CSC
answers, of which 40 said they would
not vote on the question if it were pre-
scented, and if they did vote they would
vote against it. These women live in
small towns, the second tier of cities
and in New York City, and represent
all thesdifferent classes from the col
lege alumnae to the working girls. In
this case only one in six declared her
self favorable to woman suffrage.
In view of these significant facts the
present voters, before they vote to i'm
pose the ballot on the women, have a
right to know whether the women real
" wish it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
The Field Of Literature

The Youths Companion.-Th he Ne
mortal day number of the Youths
Companion fttirEly publishes a new
kind Of story Of the blue and the
gray" It is called "Tslieutyre's
Cross. and it tells of the experiences
os a southern boy IN a northern school.
To announce that the story is by Ar
thur Stanwood Pier is only another
way Of saying that it. rivets the atten-
ton az once and holds it TO the end,
and is. furthermore, infused with "a
fine ideahsm.
J Alden LOring, who went out 10
Africa with the Roosevelt outfit. tells
in one Of the Nay numbers OF the
Youths Companion of My First
Lion" One reads SO much about the
killing OF lions nowadays with no
body getting hurt) that public respect
for the king of beasts seems in danger
OF diminishing And yet, when one of
the creatures gets loose in q circus,
the crowd spirits for safety in the
old-fsshioned way The lion has not
yet abdicated, as Mr.. Loring's tale will
testify.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
100000 BOY SCOUTS PREPAR-,
ING TO CAMP THIS SUMNER

The Boy Scouts of America are pre-
pairing for camp. 1t is likely that there
will be more camping parties through
out the country this summer than ever
before. In fact, there viii be more
Boy Scouts in the woods this year than
last. 1t is estimated that more than
100000 Boy Scouts of America will
spend at least one week if not longer
in camp.
Every effort is made by the leaders
of the Scouts TO stimulate interest
among the boys in the outdoor life. Ac-
~cordingly A.r. West is cooperating in
every way possible with Scout Masters
and leaders Of boys in preparation for
camp life. Bulletins giving informa-
ton as to what is needed in camp and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
CANDIDATES FOR ANNAPOLIS

Out of 2l9 applicants for entrance TO
the naval academy at Annapolis, only
&c were successful in passing the ex-
animation. Something is radically
wrong if this is an accurate prospect
Of the crop OF which the United States
depends for the product which is to
have official command of it's navy. It
cannot fairly be assumed that only 81
per cent of the youth in the later
grades Of the public school system are
competent 10 enter the naval academy
course. and it ought 10 be true thar the
candidates who take the examination
are fairly representative of the gen
eral product Of the public schools.
The constant number of vacancies at
Annapolis and at vest Point frequent
ly has been a matter OF comment. with
no satisfactory explanation given, and
the present situation, with the pros
pect of comparatively the smallest en-
tering class. ought to be made the sub
ject of investigation The opportul-
ity which is offered by the government
at either Of these institutions, with its
assurance Of employment Immediately
On graduation, Of reasonable pay and
certain promotion and increase of pay
md ultimate retirement. is so nearly
On a par with the general opportunity
awaiting the young man. and so far
ahead OF that which awaits the major
ity. that these schools naturally would
he expected to hold their own with
ether professional and technical
schools. at least TO the extent that the
limited number OF scholarships should
4 be regarded as az a premium.
II Il is true. as often has been sug
gested that the trouble lies chiefly in
the manner Of nomination for these
opportunities. and that in many dis.
tr!cts selection by congressional pref
crcnce IS n matter of political pull
rather than merit. thus discouraEinc
Tree competition among schoolboys
that fact should be determined and
The privilege which the nation offers
be thrown open TO all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03

thought of for president, Joe Wilson
worked as general reporter for the
local paper in Clarksville, Tenn,
where his father was president of the
Southwestern Presbyterian university.
Joe, in his humble occupation of col
leCting items for the local and per-
sonal columns of the paper, had a
great journalistic ambition. 1t was
to be sent to Washington as political
correspondent for some city news
paper, and to sway national affairs By
his writings.
He worked hard. With Scotch
thrift characteristic of his family, he
saved his money until he bought the
GAINESVILLE paper. His father died.
And then, as a step toward realizing
his ultimate ambition, he sold his
newspaper plant and took a position
on the Nashville Banner.
There was drudgery in his new
thrift characteristic of his family, he
was made state political reporter. His
spirits bounded. This would be the
apprenticeship that would earn him
the position of Washington CORE.
spondent Of the Banner. Painstak.
ingly, he compiled a card index OF
Tennessee politicians, and covered
that states politics as they had never
been covered" before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03

how to handle camps have been pre-
pared by experienced boy workers, and
are sent free to Scout Masters and
others interested in camp life.
The widespread interest in camp life
is shown by the fact that the Boston
and the New York Scout Councils will
maintain camps. In Philadelphia ar,
rangements are being made to give
the Scouts an outing of several weeks.
In the same way Pittsburgh and Chi
cago and every big city will have paid
executives handling the camp. From
the small towns boys will go in groups
OF eight or more for at least a week in
the wo<ds. There they VIII practice
scouting after the manner of the pio-
neers, and incidentally they will learn
many useful things.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03

Eafe Young. former United States
senator, rapidly is passing out CT the
ranks OF the standpatters. Witness this
comment from his Des Moines CAPT.
tai an ultra-high protection organ
through 20 years or more: I'VE can
not see any reasonable ground for
fault-finding. We do not believe the
tariff policy will work out right, but
we want to see it tried. We should
prefer that there should be no com.
promise. There is no use to try this
tariff business over again. The counr
try is rich and strong and will go on
no matter what happens"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03

icient in practical service, while those
later and left the company's employ.
Prof. Munsterberg has also tested
street car motormen by elaborate ap-
paratus, with view TO selecting those
least likely to be responsible for acct
dents. AS result Of his experiments
he came to the significant conclusion
that the application of such test on
motormen would result in the rejection
OF about % per cent of those now en-
ployed.
S. E. Thompson used "reaction-time
tests" in selecting girls for the work
Of inspecting for flaws in the steel
balls used in ball bearings. The final
outcome was that 35 girls did the work
formerly done by 120: the accuracy of
the work was increased by &c per cent;
( the girls wages were doubled; the
working day decreased from 101a to
81 hours. and the profits of the fac
tory increased
/ Another set of psychological tests
aims to select positions for persons.
/ rather than persons for positions, but
not much has really been done in this
! field The difficulties in the way OF
both kinds of tests may be inferred
! from the fact that there are something
like 10000 separate kinds Of gainful
occupations in the United States.
DR.. Ayres sees great possibilities n
/ Dsy Geological tests for choosing the
right persons for jobs. Ee says:
when the best possible adjustment
shall have been attained between work
and workman, each one will have his
full opportunity to achieve at least
something for commonwealth and com
mcnweal. The task of the world vii
be better done and the workers viii
receive greater rewards, deeper Joy
and fuller satisfaction in their doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
CAPITAL COMMENT

This work won him advancement,
but advancement which seemed to
him off the beaten trail between the
Banner Office and the press gallery
in Washington. He was made city
editor of the Banner. Still he did not
complain, since the new job brought
an increase in salary to $25 per week
He resolved to work faithfully so as
to be the most available man in case
there should be a vacancy in the Ban
ner's Washington office.
Then, in two or three years, things
happened. Woodrow Wilson became
president, and Joe Wilson's salary
had grown to $35 per week. Nashville
suddenly realized that she had the
presidents only brother. The rest of
the country realized it, too. Joe Will
sons mail grew heavy.
Out of an envelope tumbed an
offer from a New York insurance COM
pany at a salary of $4,000 per year
This offer was cast into deep shade
a little later by letter from a New
| York trust company offering $4,000
for his services. Realizing that to &C
cept either would simply amount to
selling his distinguished brothers
name, Joe Wilson resolutely put both
aside
Then followed an amazing success
sion of offers from great newspapers,
/ holding forth dazzling salaries to the
Banners city editor to represent them
at Washington. At last he could
realize the ambition towards which he
had struggled all his life. 1t was
within his grasp. He could accept all
/ the newspaper offers, syndicate his
writings, and thus with a bound at
tain affuence and power
| But a second thought. If he accept
ed, it would mean that every word OF
| his writings would be taken by the
public as inspired and as coming from
the president. 1t might, nay, it would
/ become a continual embarrassment tC
the sincere older brother, who is try
/ ing with such devout singleness Of
purpose to be a great president of the
/ United States.
One recent day Joe Wilson INDUCED
himself in the luxury of adding up tbs
composite salary of his newspaper of
feTs. They totaled $4,000 a year. Fol
a few moments he sat in abstraction
dreaming for the last time his life
| dream. Then he dictated a few let
tiers of refusal, and with a sigh turn
ed back to his desk and his $35 per.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
MUTUAL IGNORANCE.
Quaint Story OF Dumas and Scribe, the
Playwright.

Quaint Story OF Dumas and Scribe, the
Playwright.
Sardou had his eyes opened by the
plays of Scribe. At that Gay It was the
fashion among the younger literary
men TO sheer at Scribe-as it is today.
by the way. TO sneer at Sardou. Scribe
was called II ''potboiler." a maker Of
mechanical plays, a man who wrote
scenes to fit scenery and maker Of
plots rather than Of plays. Appalling
tales were told Of him by unsuccessful
playwrights. 1t was whispered that he
sucked t.. brains of other men. pur-
chased ideas. revamped them and thus
acquired the large fortune which he
was then enjoying
How they accounted for the fact that
with the ideas of unsuccessful play
wrishts he made successful plays ira
dition does not tell. But all were
agreed that Scribe was mediocre. that
his success was accidental and that he
was a miser. Albert Wolf gives these
details OF the opinions held with re-
gard to Scribe in the fifties and adds
this anecdote:
THE only influential man knew in
Paris" said Sardou. was Dumas the
elder One day I said TO him. Won't
you give me letter of introduction TO
Scribe. the playwright Scribe said
the great romancer-'who Is Scribe? l
never heard Of him. | sighed and de-
termiBed 10 see Scribe without let
ter. So called at his house that very
day and was At once received Par
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
Dunno Names "mothers' pav.-

Springfield, III, May Sin a proc
lamation issued yesterday Governor
Dunno designates Sunday, May II,
1913, as Mothers day" in the state
of Illinois, and suggests that on this
day addresses and sermons appro-
pirate 10 the occasion be delivered
in the various churches and other
places of public meeting, and that the
citizens of the state so enter into the
spirit of the occasion that it may be
day Of family reunions, precious
memories, uplift and inspiration
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
The Genial Cynic
DIV nrAprrS cpANT MILLER
IS A WIFE A PARASITE?
BY CHARLES

homemakng be regarded selfsupporng
~ a den
be work
is audience
down a majority.
nothing mother
a
a
civilization for
a single
that
hin health, char and was a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-03
Thrift,

Thrift.
Yes said Mr.. Millyuns, zone of
the things that l have been most care
full to teach my children is thrift.
Where would I be today if l had not
learned to be thrifty? l would be
earning my own living! Now look at
me. Other people earn it for me. I
never permit my children to have any
more money to spend than l had
when l was young. l am teaching
them to save. Why, do you know
what my daughters are doing?"
mo; what?" the other man asked.
They're trying to preserve the
stock of mistletoe they had last
Christmas for use again this year"