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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
BEYOND COMPREHENSION.

One of the most absurdry unreasoning de-
yelopments of this whole woman suffrage cam
paign in Great Britain Is the violent demand
of Miss Scott.Troy and other sunragettes that
our state department interfere in behalf Of a
young American woman named Emerson doing
time" in a British prison for window smashing
These demands are like clear lunacy, unrelieved
by a CLEAN of reason, not TO speak Of common
sense or comprehension of law or regard for it..
Miss Emerson had violated the English law.
Certainly We cannot ask that our people who
90 to that country be given general license to de-
stroy property or kin or burn. In prison she
goes on hunger strike" refusing TO eat. That
is her own voluntary act Yet with shrll hys.
terra our government Is called upon to demand
that the young woman be allowed to starve
herself or be released. We are asked to NEEDLE
In the Internal discipline OF prison of foreign
and friendly power and to direct the treatment
by that power of an avowed and defiant Grim
inal.
The craze will die out presently. Its own des-
perate excitement and wildly Illogical character
will exhaust it. Yet nothing like it ever has
been known in the life of the human race.
Among the ancient Greeks once the woman de-
veloped a passion for suicide. The Borgias
started an epidemic OF poisoning husband pois-
oning being a special fad In the Reign OF Terror
and the time of the Commune in Paris the
women were the most frantic and ruthless lead
ers OF the mobs but that such things as now
are happening can be in a conservative. well
governed, law abiding. land like England is be-
yond comprehension and q continuing and
growing astonishmen$. Signs are that we will
have at least taste Of it on this side, judg-
ing from the attitudes and utterances of per-
sons like Miss ScottTroy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT ron STATES

Governor ceorpo II Hodges If Kansas roos
,bo most nroqraes;ve If nroeressi,os o,, ho+.,r
NV rronosirq IN HE rnassaga', Tho 1eeyia+,,ro -
HE state q cornrniaefo, form, If ,o,.o~rr,,,,
modelled after some one ~ tho for,,s NTH.
have baen successfully, or,nIovod IN tho oona,o.
Of MUNICIPALITIES In bia message n tbo sta+o,s
so,ops Governor Hodges asserts thst ,o,orn
r,en, NV a tu,o-cbar,hor ler,slst,,ro Is o,,r,bor
some ana inefficient svsten, He rooor,,,a,as
. STATE commission 70 mo ,,s7o ~, - o,a,, or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
BOARD INCREASES
SCHOOL. LEVY
TAX is INCREASED 10 CENTS PER
Sf0O-CIOVFR HILL DISAP-
PROVES PLAN.

In compliance with requests OF
citizens from every district in Chester
field county, save Glover Hill, the
board Of supervisors yesterday passed
a resolution increasing the school levy
from 20 to 80 cents per 500.
Representatives from Glover Hill
district appeared before the meeting
OF the board and made protests against
the proposed increase of the tax, de-
claring that the residents of the dis
trict were bitterly opposed to paying
an increase of 10 cents,
Almost every citizen of Manchester
district is in favor of the increase of
school taxation which will enable
them to consol late Mann, Martin and
Moore schools and construct an up-to~
date building. This Will be done be-
tween now and next September
The board also laid the other ievies
of the county, all OF which viii re-
main the same as last year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
THE BIG BATTLE ON.

President Wilson has nerve. He assumes bold
iy the responsibility for the fate Of the Demo
cratic party and the welfare of the country.
The tariff bill is his bill. If it goes through
congress safely he will he the driving power
recognized as making its adoption possible and
taking the consequences.
AS The Tirainian has urged. holiness is the
best wisdom in present conditions. 1t is evil
dent as all foresaw. that there will be revolt in
the Democratic party and dissatisfaction and
protest in the country, The more time that can
be had for the new schedules and readjustments
or taxation to be felt and understood the bet
ter opportunity the people will have to express
their Judgment and vote with understanding at
the congressional elections OF November, 1914
now but nineteen months away.
The administration measure, briefly proposes
to take Sloooo0ooo a year from the taxes now
paid BY the general consumer and levy that
amount On the people whose incomes are $4,000
year. or more Probably the thousands of
persons who will be required to pay on incomes
will he more or less bitter and violent in resent
ment and in attempts to defeat and punish those
who put on them the additional tax Here and
there. perhaps factories will be closed down.
temporarily at least, because Of the prctented
or actual fears of the owners. come disturbance
of general business may result This may not
be serious. The free trade. or tariff for revenue.
sentiment has gained so fast that tricks and as
sertions which a few years ago would have
caused general fright. now may pass almost I'M
noticed, or fail to change public opinion or pur-
pose.
Whether the people last November really in
tendel to vote against the protective tariff prin
cipe is questioned. The great majority Of votes
vas divided between the two Republican can
didates, both avowed protectionlsts. The tariff
position Of the Progressive and Progressive Re
publican members OF the present congress is
obscure or uncertain. It is certain, however
that We have a very determined tariff reform
president, with clear opinions of his own right:
and duties, and that the majority of the con
erass-n- hath houses are with him. The less
dawdling and proscrastinaton and the quicker
and more decisive the action, the better Thu
business of the country can endure anything, bet
ter than long doubt The general body of th'
people forgive public men for anything the,
may do better than for doing nothing
1t is a curious reversal Of conditions tina
the most violent and immediate opposition t.
tariff reduction, as outlined by the president
comes from the South, formerly the home an,
strength of that party The Louisiana suga
makers seem to be energetic and united in do
Ing battle against free sugar. They insist tina
1t would ruin their chief industry and fore
disaster upon their State and cities. Time will
show whether they are more scared than hur
and also whether they will be able to secur
compromise which viii relieve their alarm
parity at least
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08

lawful. but not expedient' and WINE
Won did not exactly own up that the single taxer
was better equipped with sound reasoning than
Yourself you seem 10 be willing TO give INN
ali tbe bonors of the fight. You say, II we
could induce the land-holders to make to pros
nective immigrants. foreign or country porn,
ar 70 former citizens, turning longing eyes
back home the prices he gives in to the tax
assessor" Mr.. Editor, suppose the legislature
should enact a law to this effect, the state OF
individuals to have the privilege to get possess
sion of any real estate by paying five per cent
more than assessed Waite. 1t seems to me that
this would discourage great land holding ana
also greatly increase the State revenue II not
why not? H. a. l.
1902 Lewis street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
been arraigned yesterday in Hastings

been arraigned yesterday In Hastings
court, part II. for the murder of his
wife. is mentally irresponsible. Com
monwealth's Attorney Charles L. Page
asked Judge Wells TO continue the case
in order that lunacy commission
may pass on his mental condition.
The negro is alleged to have shot
and killed his wife with a revolver and
then turned upon himself and fired a
bullet into his breast. The wife died
instantly, but the alleged slayer ling
cred for long time in the City Jail
hospital and finally recovered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
Tloyd r.. Miles.

Floyd r. Miles, twenty-six years old,
died yesterday in the Retreat for the
Sick after a protracted illness. The
body will be shipped this morning to
Ochre Va, where the funeral will be
conducted this afternoon,
MIR. Floyd was a we'll known South
slider and has been married only
twelve months He was a grandson Of
DR. Bucher, a we'll known Manchester
physician, who died some years ago.
He leaves his wife, his parents. two
brothers, w. l.. and c. Z. Miles, of
Norfolk, and five sisters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
Calls SDeCiaI Meeting.

Frank r Dunford, chairman of the
executive committee of the South
Richmond Co-Operational Educational
league has called a special meeting
for tonight in order to make neces4
sary preparations for the meeting to-
morrow night in Powhatan school. The
executive committee comprises r. f..
Ernest Warren. J. +. Jones. Meadows
Gary. Mrs. Edwin Williams, Thomas
b. Morton, Mrs r. II. Richardson,
Mrs. S. H. Bemiss, Mrs. j. f. Ryland,
and Mrs. J. j. Deck.
VIII Test Sanity.
Having suspicion that John
Brooks. the negro who was to have
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
Railroad Near Completion.

Work on the new Belt Line railroad
between the Belt Line bridge and Fall
ing Creek will soon come to an end
and trains will be able to make the
initial trip over the line within day
or two.
The closing work on the tracks is
being conducted, fl large force of work
men and the officials of the company
are making every effort to have the
work completed by next week The
workmen have had ideal weather for
past few weeks and much progress
has been made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08

Finding that by changing the Court
house road one-half mile west of
Beach station would be the means OF
cutting of two railroad crossings Il
resolution to this effect was passed
yesterday In Chesterfield courthouse
by the board of supervisors, The
road was being constructed by the
State road force stationed Ia Chester-
field county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08

The annexation movement is gathering moss
as it rolls along and the indications are that
it will not be many months before the dream
of Great Richmond will have become reality.
That's the best thing about this new-old city
everybody pulls gsther- The word "co-opera-
ton" should be amblazoned upon Richmond s
coat Of arms
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
Start Work Soon.

Civil Engineer Norman Jones Of tina
Virginia Railway and Power company.
has notified residents of the Mid
lothian turnpike that he VIII begin
work on the new Zines up the new
road in a few days Material is now
being hauled 10 the scene and "a forcs
of wcrkmen will soon make their ap-
pearanCe,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
Swanshorians Lose.

The Twenty sixth street Woodland
Heights boys yesterday afternoon
trounced the Swansborians to the tune
of to 8, Batteries; For Woodland
Heights, Tyree and Binns; Swans
boro, Morrisett and Roper. Any. team
desiring a game with the Woodland
Heights nine should call Madison
7003-J. The players must not be over
seventeen years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
PEOPLES FORUM
III Not. Why Not?

Editor OF The Nirginian:
Sill really enjoyed your editorial Grab
bing and Grasping'' in your issue of April 3rd.
Instead of fleeing isnominiously YOU grace
fully back-stepped side-shuftled, appologized
and then put up neat article as has been
my good fortune TO read for quite a while
You seem TO agree with Paul that aAlI things
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-08
Miss Esther Not Engaged,

CALDWELL, n. j., April Tn a
letter to William n. Van wart, sec
rotary of the Grover Cleveland Memo-
ton, formerly Mrs. Grover Cleveland
denied that her daughter, Miss Esther
Cleveland, is engaged to be married.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
NJ NEWS Of ALL III
n LOUISIANA M
Employees Want Their Money.

Shreveport-It is reported from
Homer that President G. w. Hunter of
the Louisiana and Northwestern Rail-
road Company has returned to St.
Louis, after the rejection of prop
osition made to the employees of the
company, who have not received pay
for a number of months.
The shops at Homer have been
closed since Friday, and the employees
are demanding full pay in arrears for
work before again resuming their
duties. AS previously reported, en-
ginemea and conductors are not salts
fled with conditions, and they, too,
are threatening a walk-out.
President Hunter, it is reported. Of
fers the shopmen and other employees
one months pay. This they refused
to accept. 1t Is reported that unless a
settlement is made the road will be
thrown into the hands of receiver
The road runs from Mcneil, Ark, to
Natchitoches. The general offices are
located at Homer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Red River Improvement.

Washington.-The long agitation for
Of the Red river from
Fulton, Ark, to its mouth, in the In
terest of which Senator Sheppard,
few years ago, organized the Congress
sional Red River improvement Asso-
citation, has borne fruit to the extent
of obtaining from General Bixby,
chief of engineers, favorable report
for the work.
The details of this report are not
fully known, but it is understood that
the project contemplates a plan OF
improvement in the way of clearing
the river bed Of distractions, also a
series of revetments and other I'M
provements costing approximately st..
OO0, 900, provided that the levee board
and committee will do a specified
work in the way Of constructing,
strengthening and standardizing the
levees along the stream, at a cost OF
approximately 100000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Ten Years for Express Looter.

Lake Charles.-Hershel Pierce, the
iS-year-old express driver, who stole
the key to the Wells Fargo express
safe at Lake Charles last November
from his brothers pocket and rifled
the safe of nearly $4,000, and who
confessed to the theft, was sentenced
to ten years Imprisonment by Judge
Overton, who also passed two-year
sentence out to A. E. Amy, Pierce's
brother-in-law, who pleaded guilty to
receiving stolen goods. Amy invested
part of his loot in a garage, which
attracted the suspicion of the sheriff
and was the key to the unraveling of
the mystery. Amy, after being arrest
ed, took the officers to his place and
dug from under plank nearly $1,000
in money. Altogether about $4,000
was recovered by the express COM
pany.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
REPORT ON THE PRISON SYSTEM
PENITENTIARY INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE FILES REPORT.
Recommends Change in Entire Sys-
tem--Humanitarlan Treatment OF
Prisoners-Much in Debt.

Austin, Textile report Of the pen
itentiary investigating committee filed
with the governor and the legislature
Wednesday recommends changes in
the fundamental business methods OF
the entire prison system and certain
notifications of the present law in
tended to conform the treatment OF
prisoners to humanitarian standards
with a minimum, if possible, instead
Of maximum Of expense. The COM
mittee finds that the Indebtedness OF
the system July / of this year was
s1,656,s38, which Is an increased in.
debtedness since the first Of the year
of $12S,377. In addition to this in
creased debt, the penitentiary commits
sion, the report recites, has expended
$416,777 of the appropriation OF $780,
900 made by the regular session of the
legislature. This indicates, the report
points out, that the prison system has
fallen behind to the amount OF $685.
1856 during the past six months.
The report is an exhaustive discus
sion of the penitentiary system from
its beginning to the present day. 1t
contains some twenty odd thousand
words and is supplemented by record
of testimony of more than 700 type
written pages. The report is signed
by all members of the committee,
namely, Lieutenant Governor Mayes,
Senator'S Willacy and Warren, and
Representatives Humphrey. Diffie and
Tillotson. Representative Humphrey
submits also a supplemental report In
which he delves at length into the
causation of crime, reaching the con
clusion that it's chief source lies In
| idleness, ignorance and the liquor traf
fic. His specific recommendations, il
the main, track the suggestions OF the
whole committee. Bills locking to en-
actment of the principles of the com
mittees report will be introduced.
The report vigorously criticises pre-
vailing methods of management, bu
does not specify instances of misman
agement nor deal in personal criticism
The revenues for the decade prior t
the first two years of this administra
ton are discussed at considerabl,
length. 1t is shown that the total ap
preparations for these ten years wer
$785,257. The income from stat
farms for the same period amounte'
to $1,521,219. Receipts from the or
Grafton of share farms amounted t
$2,9O0,00S. Miscellaneous gross re
, ceipts, including the State Railroad
aggregated $3,O36,677. The grand tota
Of receipts from the four source
named in the prison system record
or the years indicated is $12,405,S2
During this period the Ramsey farr
was purchased at a cost of $106,72
and the Imperial farm at cost {
$4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
New Orleans Sugar Mark4

New Orleans.-There were No d
ings of sugar Saturday at Tie ~
Of Trade and trading from ID
hands was on a meager scale, da|
light offerings and lack oi a
ment. Prices continued strong |
lasses continued nominal, with h I
plies available from first hand. /
fined ruled steady, with q cool
quiry on Withdrawals and no qpe1l
change to the official list.
New York reported a steady nd
On refined, with all lists unckil1
Raws were firm at 3 points ht
the advance indicated on ThufYtl!,
with Sc test quoted at S.57c. On
ported nine centrals grinding !
favorable weather for the Etz
crop. European beet crop M
were also favorable. There vr
receipts of sugar or molassea.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
BIG BEACH GRANDSTAND FALLS
ABOUT 5000 PERSONS IN SECTION
THAT WENT DOWN.
Several Were Badly Hurt and Many
Received Minor Hurts-Caused
Great Excitement.

Galveston, Tex.-Six persons are
known to have been injured and sew
eral others are reported to have re-
ceived minor hurts when the center
section of the grand stand erected on
the beach near the race course col
lapsed Monday afternoon. 1t is esti-
mated that approximately 5000 per-
sons were in the section that went
down. Many women tainted in the
excitement that ensued.
Apparently the collapse was caused
by the crowd stamping in unison.
causing the boards which formed the
base for the superstructure to slide
on the sand. After the collapse fur
Their admissions were refused and the
officers had hundreds of arguments
with persons who insisted upon enter
ing. The known list of injured fol-
lows:
Mrs. Durango, Galveston, ankle dis.
located.
George W. Evans Of Houston, head
lacerated.
Mrs. Victor H. Dawson, 1907 Thirty
fourth street, Galveston; thigh lace
rated by protruding nail
Miss Ethel Flournoy, Waco; ankle
sprained.
Miss Bloyd, Galveston, ankle sprain-
ed.
George Wathen, San Antonio; pain
full cuts about head.
Milo Fields, Houston, broken arm.
Others painfully injured were: MIR.
and Mrs. John c. Walker of San An
tonic, George M. Lutrell of Galveston,
and Mrs. M. S. Lowe of Lampasas.
Two men, who left hospital without
giving names and without necessity
for surgical attention.
When the timbers began to crack
and rasp as they were snapped asun'
der, the attention of the other 1000 OF
5000 spectators was directed to that
falling section Men paled and groan
ed in agony as the meaning of 1t dawn
ed upon them, with the certainty thai
they were helpless to save single
victim to avert what it seemed must
inevitably terminate in a tragedy.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Cavalry Marches oye,l,.s

Alexandria. - The eayaIr Il
reached Camp Stafford Satuud,, !,
consuming four days in marchjs,s
land from Jennings. The t,os
Jennings Monday morning, Ia
twenty miles to Elton. The usr
it came to Oakdale, thirty0ss !.
The third day to Forest Hlll 81
two miles, and then to Camp ST.
thirty-one miles. Troop B Of Je,,]
is in command OF Captain G. 8 n
with forty-nine men. The trou
joined at Jennings by seFenlss, ,
from Troop A, New Orleap, !,
manded by Captain W. s. Hem
troop received instructions On !
from Captain Palmer, U. S. a.,
is cavalry instructor for the 81.
district, comprising the mlEE,l
Louisiana and Texas. Captain d
and three members Of the IA
corps, with their ambulances. i.
panied the cavalry from Jennia,,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Charged With Train -.

honroe.-Tom Clark wa.
at Cheniere Station, eight n,'
of Monroe, Thursday, charyaa
ing implicated in the bold,.
nois Central passenger tai, !.
near Batesville, Miss, on n. i
The arrest was made BY ~ ~
Inspector j. Allison ana
Agents J. 0. Young and MARI, !
OF the Illinois Central detectS.
Clark. who has a long -.
aliases, was employed On = ". |
Shreveport and Pacific ralba.s
train. He was located b. !
Frank Petit of the Mons.
force. Clark was emplovas !
railroad under the name !
Shinn. He went to work on =.
train on July 5. Clark has MA
roe his headquarters for tbs =
months, but at intervals has +
out OF sight when he was tenn
absent.
1t is said his whereabout,
traced by the detectives tbn.
woman. 1t is stated the rev,'
Clark's capture Is a large -.
that the local police officer win
in it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
Maid Shot JeweIer to Death.

New Orleans.-George w. Riehl, a
ieweler, was shot and killed by Miss
Augusta Agnes Edwards, stenog-
rapher, at Common and Carondelet
streets, Thursday. Riehl died on the
way to a hospital. Miss Edwards, an
attractive young woman, emptied her
revolver at Riehl. He was struck but
once, the first bullet penetrating his
temple. At the police station note
written by Miss Edwards was found
in her handbag which stated that
Riehl had ruined her life and that she
intended to kill him and destroy her
self. Riehl leaves a widow and three
children.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-01
MEXICAN BRGANDS THREATEN AMERICANS
FL Mocho Martinez's Band Has Prom
ised to Exterminate the
Madero Colony.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Threats to kill all
the Americans in the Madero settle
tnent, burn the big Madero lumber
mills which supply the Ell Paso Mill.
ing Company with lumber, and raze
every American house in the camp
were made recently to the Pearson
company as the result of the harbor-
ing of the American cowmen after
they had killed two Of the bandits OF
Ell Mocho Martinez's brigand band.
The brigands are preventing any
one from leaving the camp.
Among the Americans who are in
MADEIRA are: H. c. Herr Of Newark,
Ohio, manager Of the MADEIRA mills;
F. J. Clark of Ell Paso, superintendent
of the Ell Paso division fthe Mexico
Northwestern railroad; w. J. Farragut
of Alabama, a nephew OF Admiral
Farragut, manager of the commissary
department at MADEIRA; w. w. Grubbs,
Richmond, Ind, who is a nephew OF
Vice President H. I. Miller Of the
Pearson interests; r. B. Rawlings OF
El Paso, agent for the Northwestern
at MADEIRA, together with his wife and
children: C. C. Commons Of Richmond,
Ind, and brother Of DR.. Commons,
the company physician: Chas. A,
Pringle of San Francisco, mining en-.
gineer; George Gardner Of the For
eign Club, Guy E. Vaughn, fuel agent
for the MADEIRA company, and Mrs
Vaughn; Lee Sanders, a meat dealer
at MADEIRA; Roy Hoard, plant auditor
at MADEIRA; Fred Schmidt, agent fol
the Dolores Mining Company; H. j
Gallagher Of Mexico City. chief clerk
to the superintendent at MADEIRA; T
r. Hager. chief dispatcher; DR.. Rog
ers, in charge of the hospital. ant
Mrs. C. J. Lawrence, who Is a stenog
rapher in the superintendent office
at MADEIRA.
Many of the Americans have theil
wives and children with them.