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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
SOUTH BOSTON
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South Boston. Va March S-Miss Ale.
Lea. OF Danyille. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
" r. Lea this week
Mrs. Julian East. who has been visiting
her mother here. loft few days ago fer
Miss Mildred Hodge left Monday for Nor
folk 10 resume her duties at the ST Vim
cent Hospital.
Sliss Snllie Jones. OF Lynohburx. IS tho
guest OF Mrs. w. l. Jordan this week
Mrs. BrocEman and daughter, of Dan
vile. are visiting her mother. Mrs. c. ".
McKcnny.
Misses Helen Barkesdsie. OF Houston. "a,
and Al u. Walking. OF Clover, are visiting
Mrs +. G. Watkins.
Miss Louise Prico spent rhs weekend .n
Richmond.
Mrs F, J. Davis is visiting relatives In
Lynchburg.
Richmond
Mrs, r i MeGraninsnan is spending tbs
week In Richmond.
Miss ,aarey Coleman. OF South Cavolins.
Is visiting her parents. AFR. and Mrs. John
Coleman. Ellison Street.
Mrs. James a. Glenn spent several Gaya
in Richmond this wccH.
The Halifax Teachers Association Ioet
here last week At tho punI'c school build
ine. There was quite a large attendance.
An interesting address delivered b.
John y. Terrell. supervisor and inspector
OF the state schools.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
The Country Club. outside aIc1ie.
CITY, where Americans 80 TO Ionf and
play golf.

The Country Club. outside arc1ic,
City, where Americans 40 10 Ionf and
play golf.
net profit or considerably more than
$4,000, 600 in 1911
Companies which Own Towns.
which prac tically own the public
works works OF various towns: Such Is the
M Mhicf -M has ian Electric Company.
ana power the British company.
which owns tho Zacatccas light and
tramways; the Canadian one. backed
all the public utilities of Monterev
and also the Mexican Light and Power
the falls of the Necaxa River and SIN
plies light and power to the capital.
rms Latter company has now a capital
OF $25.o9oo0o and its net operating
profits are Se,000.0U6 a year The stock
| is largely owned In Great Britain.
In addition to these might mcnticn
scores OF other induatrials the stock
In some OF which liz very largely held
IN the United states. ] arm told that
Their are mr. something like $5o,ooo.ogo
trolled from Kansas city alone. and
that ST Louis. Chicago. Pittsburgh aid
others Of our big financial centres ha,,,
capitalists who are Interested 10 an
enormous extent. Among the recent
organizations is the Gulf Coast Fr,Ii,
large plantations near the coatzacoal-
cos River. winch are now being set
on, IN bananas and the Mexican In
terna,ional Land Company. which,
owns about a half-million acres in
Vera Cru. and Oaxaca.
In CONCLUSION. | would SAY that the
most OF these companies are large pr-
+, ganizations. backed by big capital aud
managed on strict business principles
IN addition to them there are n great
| number OF fraudulent companies which
/ have been gotten M TO sell stock on
the promises of making for the ownrr.
! from zoo per cent to 500 per cent with
! In hNe or ten years. In rincty-nt!s
cases out OF every hundred such con
( panics are fakes pure and simple aad
the small man who takes stock In
them payable on instruments or in the
/ lump is sure of losing his money
| Copyright. 1913. by Frank G Car
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
Tho Gnlr Coast Fruit Company Inns
large banana plantations.
ny FRANK e. CARPENTER.


~ oES Uncle sam own Mexico?
The question is startling. But
IL il is one which the fingers OF
destiny are writing in letters OF
colo upon the sky of the financial uni
verse. The answer is
NO, not now. but tho time when he
Will own II is already in sight"
This is foregonc conclusion. and
II is Independent OF peace or Of war
as tho following figures will show. We
may not ,lount QUE Utle i'm the face Of
he world, and we May keep our con-
trolling partnership silent. But the
, facts are that we already owl two
tifths of ali the wealth OF this country
and that Il is question whether are
possessions arc not already greater
than those Of the Mexicans themselves
have before me Il table of financial
statistics which wav transmitted only
last July 20 our go"ernment ut Wash
inGton by Consul Marion Letcher, OF
Chihuahua. This gives an itemized bal
ance sheet Of the wealth of Mexico
according to the Nationality of the
owners. Consul Letchcr states that
his fSures are those of mining en-
yineer of long experience in the Mexi-
an republic, and that they arc based
upon tho reports OF the Mexican ma
tional and state governments and upop
the directories and reports of business
houses and factories. of mines and
esmeltcrs and of The various other in
companies, banks and flnan-
riai institutions.
How Mcxtco'S Wealth Is Divided.
In this estimate Consul Lctchcr puts
me aggregate wealth of Mexico at lit
lie under ,500,o00,0oQ, and he shows
ust how the money is divided, classf-
wing the investments as Mexican and
rs American. English. French and other
ioreign ownerships. or the $4,000 O0C,-
900 he gives more than $1,000, 0o0. 600 as
owned by Americans, and less than
;soo.0oo,000 as owned by tho McXicans
He puts the possessions of the English
at 1921 100000. OF the French at S143.-
100000. and OF all the other nations at
little more than SIlS.000.Oo0
Just before the present revolutionary
began American money was
rolling in here by the tens OF millions
A month. The flood is now damned
hack OF tho unsettled conditions but |
when peace and stability como il will |
pour in asain, ard this proportion, al
rea6y two ifths. will rapidly increase
TO the point where. considering Next
30 as capitalized stock proposition
Uncle Sam viii own by far the major
ity Of all the stock OF the company / !
leave tho question as to how far this
viii ultimately control the politics and
government OF Mexico TO President Will
son and his Congress and to the cdito-
rial writer.
Where Our 'SI0ucy Us Invested.
II IL interesting 10 know where the
American money Is and how our invest
inents compare With those cf other ma
IONS The following is based upon the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
LAWR CEVILLE
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ISDtcIaI 20 The es-lispa tCh.J
Lagrcnceviie, Va, March s.--Mrs. Laura
Turnbuli has returned to Baltimore. after
a visit 10 her parents. Judge and Mrs. r.
S. Hicks.
Marvin SInitbcy has returned home frou,
Richmond. where no recently underwent
an operation.
Mrs Hill. OF Boykins. spent fcw days
this week with her daughter, Mrs. IL. u.
Prince.
the guest OF Mrs George Hamlet, on Fifth
Avenue.
Mrs. T. G Twolo has returned to her
home in Virgilina. after visit to Mrs.
II. W. Hannah.
Mrs. W. s. Griffin. OF Norfolk. is the
guest of Mrs George Mallory, at her home
on Windsor Street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
Very Strong Address.

An educational service was held
last night at Lakeside church and the
fact that Bishop ]. G. Kilgo was
scheduled to deliver an address on
Christian Education served to pack
the auditorium Those who we're pres
ent were uniform in their declaration
that it was fine effort on the part
of one of the best speakers of the
Methodist church.
While going into many phases OF
educational work, Bishop Kilgo was
severe in his arraignment OF RAIDS Is
education. He declared tina the edu-
cation as used to be without frills and
furbelows was the kind that bore last
ing fruit. It was such education as
this which was received by those of
a generation ago. His address was in
the nature of an appeal that people be
sensible in regard to the nature Of
education that is to be given children
and that due care and vigilance be
exercised SO that the groundwork and
then the higher education may be
solid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
Young Man Drowned
In Bayou Bartholomew
Nat Cheairs, Well Known Resident OF
Winchester, Met Tragic Death
Wednesday

Nat Cheats, 20 years old, well
known resident of Winchester, Ark
who is we'll known in Pine Bluff met
tragic detath in Bayou Bartholomew
three miles west of Tillar, Wednesday
morning a tabout 10 o'clock He was
out collecting from tenants and was
riding a horse when he was drown
ed. He attempted to have his horse
swim the bayou when his animal
became entangled in some wires and
although good swimmer, Cheairs
went down with the animal. His body
was recovered Wednesday night.
Cheairs evidently tried to save him
self for one of his boots had been re-
moved and the other partially taker
off. The boots were heavy and on &C,
count of his handicap it is supposed
that he was unable to swim out o.
the bayou.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21

Paris, Nov. 20.-The American wife
of the Servian Minister to France, DR..
Milenko r. Vesnitch, will be again a
prominent hostess here this winter
She has returned from the Balkans,
where she spent some months, as a
nurse in the hospitals caring for
wounded soldiers. The former Miss
Blanche Ullman of New York, was
identified with the American colony
here long before her marriage. DR.,
Vesnitch's distinguished appearance
and his wife's beauty cause them to
be pointed out everywhere they go
In this connection, it might be re-
marked that Servia has another Am
erican girl as wife of it's diplomatic
representative in Mrs. Slavko Y. Grou-
itch whose husband is Minister at st.
James.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21

mand for silver pesos and subsidiary
coins. The smallest bank note here
tofore has been the five pesos note.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
FIRST MILITANT rs
PUT UNDER ARREST
Prominent Suffragette Chalked Side
walks In The National
Capital.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Miss Lucy
Burns one of the most prominent
suffragettes in America and promptly
identified with which the antis call
the "incipient militant party OF
American suffragettes," was arrested
at suffrage headquarters today by
Patrolman Bolt on the charge OF
chalking suffrage slogans on the
sidewalks early Sunday morning
She was released on her personal
bond and will appear in the Wash
ington police court tomorrow morn
Ing before Judge Mullowney to ans
wer to the charge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
Because She Loved
Babies, Kills Them
Mother, Separated From Husband
Gives Unique Reason for Carry
ing Out Heartless Deed.

Sun, La, Nov. 20-Mrs. Julia john
son, mother Of twins, born Sunday
loved her babies she says, and Tor
this reason she killed them
The mother says she could not see
the little ones mad targets for the
finger Of scorn, could not stand to see
them live under cloud, for the ba-
bies were born after Mrs. Johnson
had been separated from her hus-
band.
She killed them With 2 knife. she
said in q confession to the coroner,
shortly after they were born. and
buried them In her back yard. II is
understood that no divorce has q
yet been granted Mrs.. Johnson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
ALLOW MEXICO TO
SINK AS NATION
President Wilson Defines
United States Policy
At Present
ENGLISH. SEND WORD
Announce To Government Sending OF
Cruisers TO Protect Vast Interests
In Troubled country.

Washington, Nov. 20.-ln conversa-
ton today with many persons. Pre-
sident Wilson is reported as sayine
that the present attitude of the Unit
ed States toward Mexico, is that the
Government shall be permitted 10
crumble. There was no intmation
OF what would be done after it had
crumbled.
The British Government through
its embassy here has notified Sec
rotary Bryan that she is sending two
cruisers to Mexican waters, one TO
Puerta, Mexico, which is the eastern
terminus of the Teheuntopec rail-
road, and the other to Tampico,
where Lord Cowdray's oil interests
are clamoring for protection Great.
Britain justifies to the United States
her dispatch of the two cruisers on
the ground of the "Uncertainty Of
conditions il Mexico"
No one here in an official capacity
will discuss what Great Britain may
do after here cruiser arrives at
Tampico and her oil interests con-
tlnues to be threatened by the Ser
ranzists Or anybody else. All this
is known is that in case Of danger to
British interests some months ago
on the west coast of Mexico, the
commanding officer OF the British
cruister Sheerwater, landed his
marines at Ensenada. and retired
only when order was restored.
Japan Sends Ships.
The State Department has been
informed Officially by Japan that she
has started the cruiser Izumo for
Mexican Waters. where she will ar.
rive in about three weeks.
Neither the President nor the Sec
rteary of State care to declare wheth-
er the United States naval officers
in the exercise OF their discretion
will land marines for the protection
of British interests.
No light was thrown today by the
President or any other official of
the Government of DR.. VIM. Bayard
Hale. The President is credited to
disbelieve the story that Carranza
had asked DR.. Hale to show his. cre-
dentials. eH
The President took special note to-
day of the stories from Mexico st
ing that O'Shaughnessy had special
instructions and new instructions
how to act with regard to Huerta
and the new Congress.
The stories were characterized
him as untrue and it is known that
the President takes a humorous view
of the reported incident Of Dictator
Huerta embracing Mr.. O'Shaughnes-
sy. They say on the best authority
that the President thought and said
that Huerta erred in not embracing
also the Opportunity"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
HUER7A To- QUIT
IF MEMBERS SAY
Mexican Congress May Set
tie His Fate Very
Quickly.
HAVE SESSION TODAY
Dictator Places Tax ON Cotton so
That Military Operations Way
BE Aided
HAVE SESSION TODAY

Mexico City, Nov 20.-The New
! Congress was formally opened at five
! o'clock this evening. The first order
| of business after the preliminary had
been disposed Of, was the reading
of the PROVISIONAL presidents mes
sage in which he explained and justi-
fled his dissolution of the former
Congress and his acts as Dictator
and interim, and finally intimated
that he was willing to retire from
the presidency should the Congress
fail to approve his course of action.
The Chamber of Deputies was sur
rounded by a curious crowd from
early in the afternoon, although it was
known that the session would not
open until five o'clock.
Several companies, both foot and
mounter, were quartered close to the
building in readiness for possible
outbreak: A great number of police
were stationed in the chamber. The
corridors and in the nearby streets.
The crowds, however, appeared to
be quiet, good natured and assembl-
ed out of curiosity.
The scene inside the chamber was
brilliant one. Every deputy wore
full evening dress, some of the
clothink being of remarkable cut, the
product of Latin-American tailors.
American Absen.+
The entire diplomatic corps with
the exception of the United Staes,
Charge d'Affairs O'Shaughnessy, at
tended in gala costume, gold lace,
cooked hates, etc. The absence Of the
American representative was noted
by the representatives who constant
ly kept turning in the diplomatic
gallery to see if by perchance he
had arrived. Mr. O'Shaughnessy,
however, was out on the golf links
of the Country Club, in accordance
with his pre-arranged program, dde-
spite his flattering reception by
uerta at the diplomatic reception at
Bhatultepec castle IL
A few hours before Congress con-
vened President Huerta issued a
decree imposing tax of eight
centavos a killogram on the pro-
duction of cotton. The tax is to be
paid by the growers through the pur-
chase of stamps to be affixed to each
bale delivered for shipment. Cotton
manufactured in cloth on plantations
is exempt.
It is explained that the tax is a
military necessity as money is need
ed to defray the expenses of the ex-
tensive military precautions neces-
sary to insure the safe transportation
of cotton through the district infest-
ed by federals. At present for in
stance, the greater part of the fed
eral army is concentrated in and
around the Laguna cotton district
where the yield this year has been
kerry heavy.
The banks have been authorized
to make an extraordinary issue OF
bills in the denominations Of one and
two pesos to relieve the general de-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
ATLANTA Han is HELD
FOR WHITE SLAVERY

New CLEANS: Nov. 2O.1-After hear
ing before United States commis-
.sioner Browne, hereTtoday, Harry =.
Latham. fofnser@S Atlanta criminal
court 1tliff sstill under = bond o.
$4,000, on theschargeaof white slavery,
made against him after his ATTEST
"Wednesday with Florence Latham,
alias Bella Bates, whom Latham de
clared on the witness stand he mar
ried recently in Georgia with the hope
Of making her good woman, was
held.
Latham,was remanded to prison IN
default Of bail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
Is Appointed To
FULLY Investigate His Dis
appearance in this City
lcr ON TEMPERANCE
= Wight Session Bishop Kilgo De-
liyers Very Powerful Address On
Christian Education.

Reaffirming the churchs position
4 the temperance question, with thu
niunction that members do not sigr
petition for saloons; appointment
committee to investigate the
(onduct of Rev. NJ. K. Irwin, O
nashville, Ark, from the time of hi:
rival in Pine Bluff Tuesday after.
non until found about midnight
Wednesday in a stag hotel, and the
otable address by Bishop ]. c. Kill
.. on "The Negro Problem" formed
he principal features of interest yes
brday at the second days session Of
he Little Rock Methodist conference
Lakeside church.
In addition to this the spirit OF
bmpetition has arisen as to the
Getting place next year. Little Rock
as the first contender and now Mon
cello has entered the list.
The characters of Rev. Irwin and
10 Of Rev. NJ. B. Corrigan, who was
Isigned to Hope last year and fail.
to take up his appointment, were
kdered not passed when the list OF
lines from the Prescott district are
be called.
Game Irwin Committee.
those who were appointed upon
committee to investigate the &C
ms Of Rev. NJ. K. Irwin are Revs,
A. Steel, A. o. Evans and Owens
ley will not make a report antil
by have gone into the matter thor
ghly.
During the morning session a dele
lion from the African Methodist
hferne came to hear Bishop Kilgo's
dress on the negro problem. Bish-
Kilgo appointed Revs. T. o. Rorie
mes Thomas and w. c. Watson to
q return visit to the negro con-
ence.
When it came up that Rev. M. s.
pix had been advanced to the
rth year class Of young minister's
vas learned that he had been born
Methodist parsonage, and Bishop
30 In referring to this said that
vas better to have been born in
Methodist parsonage than In a
SIS palace.
Changes in Beard.
ne Board of Education recon-
hded that there be some changes
le as follows: l.. B. Leigh to take
place of H. l. Kennel, ]. L. De-
ct to take the place of G. N. Can
and A. w. Douglass to take the
e OF A. w. Judd. By vote the
erence endorsed these changes.
was announced that there wer=
number of visitors to the
erence and Bishop Kilgo intro
q to the conference DR.. J. M
lams, president of Galloway Col
at Searcy; President ]. H. Rey-
sof Hendrix College at Conway;
dent ]. N. Cline Of Soochow Uni
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
Friends RALLY To
REV. N. \. Irwin
Minister. Who Was Missing
Quite Sick At The Arl-
ington Hotel
HE WAS TAKEN THERE
From the Br0Oki,iil feSterday-eom.
mi!tee From Conference In
yeStisaing.

After night of severe illness
spent at the Brookhil hotel and
cafe, Rev. NJ. X. Irwin. Of Nash
vile, Arkansas, the Methodist min
lister who was missed for nearly
thirty hours before traced to room
in the Brookhill, was yesterday
morning removed to the Arlington
hotel Physicians were summoned
to attend him and it was reported
that he is seriously i'll. Friends
among the ministers went to see
him last night and remained quite a
while with him.
The mystery which surrounds his
supposed disappearance from the
city, is doubled on account of the
fact that if he had accounted for
the time spent in Pine Bluff on Tues
day night, it has not been given out
$50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and
the porter of the Brookhili who
registers guests said it was, the
best he could remembeE about 1
o'clock Wednesday morning and
certainly not earlier than midnight
Tuesday, seven hours after his ar
rival in the city, before he came to
take room.
1t Is known that he remained in
the room throughout Wednesday be,
fore being found Wednesday night.
When Rev. s. r. Twitty and Rev j.
Fl. Glass went to room No 90, occupi-
ed by Rev. Irwin. they found half
pint bottle OF whiskey, which those
about the hotel said he had ordered
but short time before their ar
rival. The ministers took possession
of the liquor. Some OF it had been
consumed.
Assistant Chief of Police w. D.
Fiveash said that when entrance was
gained to the room, Rev. Irwin seeM-
ingly did not know his whereabouts.
1t is claimed he asked whether it was
day or night, what day it was and
such He stated at the time that ne
was seriously i'll and had been taking
some medicine. There was some
medicine in the room which he said
he had brought with him. Those
who came with him on the train to
Pine Bluff earlier Wednesday night
before the whereabouts of the minis
ter was discovered, reported that he
had not showed signs of illness on
the train, and that so far as anyone
knew he was we'll when he reached
this city.
1t is expected that the Investigating
Committee of the Methodist Confer
ence will sift the case within the
course OF the next day or SO and de-
termine whether Rev. Irwin is to be
held blameless OF any charge as to
conduct undercoming a minister, or
will have to stand trial on such 8
charge. ss
Friends are rallying around him
AID declare that he is one Of the.
best men Of the conference and scout
the theory that ne. would stoop to
anything that would ~belittie his
standing as minister.
~ ;as.fF isS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21

GRAND DUICHESS IlI1ANA
st. Petersburgh Nov. 20-The Crane
Duchess Titiana, daughter of the Czal
of all the Russian, is to have some
new frocks! This may not seem such
astounding news, but it is the most
important feature of the day to the
Grand Duchess and her sisters. They
are pretty girls, but have been shock
ingly dowdy in appearance. Their easy
going father has allowed officials to
impose on the royal family until the
girls finally rebelled and have won
their point. The latest creations have
been ordered from Paris. The Car
should be able to afford it as $S,000,-
900 is spent on his palaces annually,
according to the budget. The Grand
Duchess will bring her husband a
dowry of $2O,OO0,00O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21
College Girls Are
On Hunger Strike
Converse Students Refuse to Par AXE
of Food Served In Dining
all to Them.

Spartanburg, S. c. Nov. 20.-The
young lady students of Converse cor
lege have gone on hunger strike
refusing to partake Of the food sup
piled to them They say they do not
so much object to the kind of food
as the manner in which it is pre-
pared. Since going on the strike
they have refused to eat any of the
foods in the college dining room anu
are having meals sent in from the
outside. Converse college members
among its students young ladies from
all over the South.
Doctor R. P. Pell. president of the
college has been in i'll health ssr
some time, and is Frustrated at the
news.
~vD - -. -
Mrs. w. T. Simpson Is in Rogers
Arkansas. having been called there
On account Of the serious illness Of
sher, daughter, Mrs. G. A. NJ. john
son Mrs. Johnsons son, Martini
II. 4 also quite sick with
'monia
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-11-21

Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Mccain, CT
No. 1920 Olive street. have as their
Methodist conference guests DR.. w.
b. Palmore, Of St. Louis, editor of
the St Louis Christian Advocate;
Mr.. Poe of Little Rock, President j.,
NJ. Williams, of Galloway College
and DR.. Frank Barrett, Of Littlr
Rock.