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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

Ou6n 9oawtfous ~ ARE you divorced p
fAvs you ever been married?" will
Undoubtedly have to be presented to
any about whom thu collector at the
capitol II IN doubt. Luckily for his
me entail balance there arc many Sena-
tors and Msmbers of the Lower House
who Just let their salaries pile UP and
collect them IN . lump, at either the
END OF the session or Of tho term!
Some OF those whc come under the
eachslor Tax give amusing reasons
Tor being willing to continue subject
70 that Zine"
Senator mark" Smith. of Arizona,
can always be depended upon to give
q characteristic explanation OF any
thing. Apropos of his bachelorhood
he declared In all seriousn ess that mo
lady ever asked mo to marry her and
never had the temerity to ask one
to share lifo with me"-which. get
ting abroad. may enable the Senator
from 'the country God forgot" to
dodxe that ona Per cent after all .-----
Rep. Henry d. Flood, of Virginia,
who 10 chairman of the Committee on
Yoreign Affairs OF the House, owner
Of = splendid old plantation homo
down at Appomattox Courthouse, Viz
rtnia, where he maintains as many
s>oabins" and oversesrs AZ did hts peo-
PIE before the War, has long been
regarded al an especially eligible
member Of the unmarried contingent;
but frequent, undenied, newspapss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

announcements of his engagement to
a Washington belle make II appear
that he intends basely deserving his
colleagues and Joining the element
which Is exempt to $4,000.
Some of the NewIyweds.
1t least he is not alone in this alb
sconding as the past session, as well
as that preceding. saw several pre-
sumably "sot" unmarried men 10 over
to the letters. Of what a Congressional
wit has termed 1.-THE double llfe,"
These marriages have been prolific In
romance. too, as in the case Of Rep.
Clyde Tavenner. He was clerk IN
tho Sergeant-at-Arm's ONCE who
thought far ahead of his Job. Quit
ting tho certainty OF It's monthly pay
for the uncertainties OF q political
campaign. he persuaded fair young
Congressional stenographer to also
balance her future chances a. 4 pri-.
vats secretary against those Of being
the wife OF Representative. It 10
said that ahe helped with his speeches,
''took down" what was valuable for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

with long palm poles having broad
steel blades at the ends, with when
the plant il half severed at ahopN
eight feet from the ground. me
weight of the fruit bends the top OF
the plant down slowly. when the hunch
is cut from the stem by a machete'
Following the cutters come the PICK :
ing-up gangs, who deliver the frult
at the receiving platforms along the
railroad tracks An inspector counts
and grades the lunches, rejecting
those that show signs of of ripenine
or are understood or bruised AS
soon as the train is loaded II IS
rushed TO the port where steam con-
veyors reach from the open hatchways
of the vessel to the doors of the cars.
and a cargo of 10000 punches can
be loaded and slowed in less than
ten hours. On the voyage to final des-
tlnation the fruit lis constantly closely
inspected. wind sails and ventiiating
fans being used to maintain the pro-
per temperature.
When the vessel arrives at an
American fruit wharf the work ot
discharging the cargo to the veEul-
ated cars commences. Every bunch
ia recounted, regarded, and rein
spccted. Fruit that shows signs OF
ripening IS sent 10 nearby markets.
Fully ripe fruit is sold to dealers and
peddlers in the city. In n few hours
the shipment has been discharged
and cleaned up, and the vessel is
ready for the return trip,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
later use and together they made It.
and are now back in Washington.

later use and together they made 1t"
and are now back in Washington.
The Hon. Bird 8. MCGUIRE. of Okla
homa. Is ai4o a nswlywed and his
courtship and marriage teemed with
unusual romance. The internal rev.
enues OF tho country lost interest on
an additional two thousand dollars
per annum when Reps. p. Il. Quin OF
Mississippi, and Clarence Miller Of
Minnesota recently went over to tho
Benedicts. though far DO It from this
writer TO insinuats that they did SO
from any motives Of economy!
While loss extensively represented
by bridegrooms. ~ befts a more
august body, the United States Senate
came into the matrimonial lime-light
during the past session by ono of the
most unusual weddings that has ever
occurred in the Congressional set.
Senator Thomas B. Catron had long
been given up by ambitious "buds''
and manoeuvreins older girls when he
suddenly. last summer. met a visiting
maiden, proposed, was accepted and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

quite N sxosp<ionL DsrusntASs Of
Eslngas nnsn In Congress-
EisSWhsre the same uum0Ar cl
maSouiinsx who hA~s either kept "a
the "stnxtc~ read or returned 70 II
through death or divorce, would havs
to be regarded a. quite insignincant
but politicians, like ministers. md
that It helps their business b be wed
dsd. The bachelor 0asnpaagnsr' VINO
goes through hts A1gO1U1 alVaQs sesuda
high in popularity VIM ne Wsapoa
Of 1t. but II has besa invAs5shay Ne
man OF family who ssmmandsd eaest
respect from the henry banded ssn OF
toll.
Fair Showing q Ehsfblsa.
One oan conjecture that In the sat-
frage States the non-Benedict viii
have the advantage in future saso-
tons
However, that may b, the roster OF
bachelors. widowsrs and OF those
hose marital status = not given. u
quito lengthy for = political Aassa.
blagA
The widowers run the bachelors 4
close second with the few "othsrs"
In a moderate sized hunch at the end.
What would Be the status Of Coa-
grassman whose wife lives IN HuvoDs
while he IL busy hslplaG steer the sAlp
Of State this side tbs pend, eniy soms
OF the skilled disetplss Of Income Tax
requirements will ~ ehle = asagver.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
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or OXZHh1721 0sz5Teo
no 0NS11I Neo

eloped all in the space OF what some
papers declare less than a fortnight
while others granted the pair slight
ly longer period.
And then there IL Senator Brady, of
Idaho. who hasn't been welded long
enough to be classed with the old
married men!
When IL a Man Married?
According to information furnish ed
by Mr.. l., r, 6peer Deputy Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Of the
Treasury Department, who 10 in d..
rect charge OF the Income Tax--al,
though the whole 10 under supervision
Of Mr.. William H, Osborn, Commits
sioner--any Member Of Congress who
prefers to have his income elsewhere
taxed cannot be compelled to part
with any Of his salary due at the
Capitol,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
Many Eligibles in Both
Houses No Allowances
Made for Divorces :
Senate's Well Known
Bachelors.

Neither may any deduction be nnads
until 5000 shall have bean paid to
each bachelor and an additional thou
sand to each husband. Mr.. Speer ex-
planning that n legislator nigh, die
before he had received hts entire ex-
emption and after having already
been taxed in fusl. So that does away
with ths prospect Of taking some
thing out of tho envelope every day
~ is being anticipated up on Capitol
hill.
Tho literal reading of the Section In
tho Tariff BAH. as given by tho Inter-
nal Revenue official, is that = married
man Ii one who Isn't legally separated
from his wtfe--it being advanced. -
fair. that II he and his other half have
merely agreed to disagree" without
any Court proceedings. that hs IN stiil
married, but this last has not been
definitely decided.
In any event. where = Congressman
nles his personal return 10 his native
town. or the District from whAoh he 10
eiseted. the tai 10 to Be "extrnoted"
by tho collector At the place where
tho NJ. C. has his permanent rest
denca Such a one files q claim for
exemption at the Capitol 30 that he 10
not locked" twice on the same In.
como.
No Allowances For Divorces.
Tho truly wosful feature Of this In
come tax--and this docs not,Apply -
Congressmen espectally-to maecu.
lines who have been through the ex-
penss and publicity Of divorce and arc
paying alimony. 10 that they win not
be permitted to include any part Of
Il as exclusive Of assets! Or rather,
II will not be exempt from taxation.
And maybe that isn't adding insult to
injury!
The crop OF Congressional widow.
ers is so small As to suggest that poll
ticians must make better husbands
than do farmers OF tho lAnd---amons
whom the wife mortality rate ID Gov
ernmentally alluded to ~ being -
great, Only dozen ara regularly list
ed, although there may be others, mot
known Of.
The Senate has 4 quartet Of wsll.
known haohelors-Penrose. Of PENN
sylvania; Brandegee, OF Connecticut
Burton. OF Ohio, and the already mon
toned, Mark" Smith. OF Arisona.
Considering that a Congressional
bachelor only pays $500 and . mar
ried Member $4,000 . year-just
about what each would probably pay,
respectively, Ter suit Of olothse--tt
does not appear after ~ tha1 M
Underwood has wishsa ea1 ~ AasA.
ship on his fellew naeu--hxt - - ~
fellow womsn--4Aef.a AnQkAag aNxf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29


ia going up This Incons TAI
IA Section Of the Underwood Tar
IF Bill. passed late In the pre-
ceding session Of Congress, provides
! that single mans income Is exsmp,
&c s3.000 a year, white q married mar
can legally dodge the assessor np "a
$4,000 yearly. Taxing tho Congrse-
= storal salary Of 1900 ~ a baats thu
law compeils tho 'Nna8tached" lsgis-
iasor to pay one per cent Of $3.50
Z wher cas- this contemporary a. IN lBl
and family ''loossns up On 0v1eA
Pater-famt!ias thinks he sbe~1
have more of bonus than ono sofl-
tATy thousand and the w.dowsr with
! Numerous offspring sees no rSason
why he should be CHASED as ''bach-
elor," So verttab!s teapot tempest
II brewing among the bachelor. wtd-
over and divorced "sligibles" OF the
country.
A Most Unpleasant Task.
So, It can be seen that lady suf-
fra g1sts are not creating all the 8unoss
over being "unjustiy txxed and dis
eliminated against And. to make
the situation up-on-the-hill even morn
Interesting. that Income Tax section
further Hipulates that said income Is
to be taxed lat its source!" Judges In
Alsmony hearings. who have endsav-
cred 10 get on the trail OF tho assets
Of professional men. can picture the
glesfui Jobs ahead OF the collector
who have to extract this one per cent
from the revenues OF politicians.
On tnnAx the banks will act as col
ieetors for 'the thing which 10 Gao
sers" but II appears that the ssrGeAn,
alarms OF House and Senate. will b
reouiYed 20 deduct tbs estimated
amounts from Congressfnens' salaries
by the year or session, as ths latter
zee A. to pay 81. for. of course none
OF than would be so picayune as to
pay II In monthly installmentx
Getting a Mcsnbcr's Status
On tho House side" greeted inquiries
= 70 the modus operandi for collect
Ing that ous per cen, with urohiaiiks
thacklss.
'sJmagins the fun" he said. when
! mar who has not troubled to de-
scribe himself in the directory as mar
Y riAd Or by any Of those hieroglyphics
opposite all names for the private
1 galleries. IS held up ON pay day with
4 The polite query Are you unmarried
or Jus, living apart from your wifs p
Y Net Ter ninsl weuid much rather
1 ~ spectator" So, probably. would
!. tbs eerssants-at-Arms,
a peculiar phass of this Tax Is that
] AZ u put into effect when there are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
MONEY

Loaned business men, employed and
others saving 81 to s. Small loans on
city real estate. See letters, No 3Q4l
money by telegraph received Every
body who travels shou!d have a con-
body who travels should have con-
tract with you. Cannot say too much
for the investment Send for BOOKLET
COMMERCIAL GUARANTEE co,
Is North Ninth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

The directors of this hank have dc
clared the regular quarterly dividend
No. Sd Of 2 per cent upon the stock
of this bank. payable to shareholders
Of record March &c. 1914. Checks
win be mailed March 31st. Transfer
books reopened April 2. 1914
American National Bank,
O. II. HILL Cashier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby gwen that on and
after April ! 1914, the real estate
firm of Crenshaw a Kicks will be dis
solved Mr. r. A. Kicks withdraws
from the firm Mr.. James IL, Cren-
shaw will continue the business in
his own name, and will assume all
obligations Of the firm He respect
fully asks the continuance of business
from all Of our friends and patrons.
JAMES II CRENSHAW
r. a KICKS.
! ask for MIR Crenshaw the contln-
ued good VIII and patronage Of al
my friends.
r.. a. KICKS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

The worlds oldest newspaper Is the
Picking Gazette, the Tching-Pao,
which was founded IN ia. 1t has
recently been abolished because Of
its lack Of reverence for the new re-
public in China
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
MEETING NOTICE.
VIRGINIA CHEMICAL co.
Office of Treasurer.
Richmond. Va, March &c. 1914.
UI[JDTND No II

Klchm0nd. va, WaTch y. 19I4.
DIVIDEND No. II.
The board of directors of this com
pany have this day declared Il dividend
of two 90 per cent, the same being
quarterly dividend No. "a
on the preferred stock of this company
payable April IS. 1914. when checks
will be mailed TO all preferred stock
holders Of record at the close of bus
mess on March 81. 1914,
S. w. TRAVERs,
Treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

-. presented February II. 1919
10 amend the franchises Of the Viz
Binia Railway and Power company
TO operate certain lines in the town
OF Barton Heights as granted to the
richmond Railway and Electric com =
pany, the predecessor in title to the
said Virginia Railway and Power
company, by ORDERS OF the county
court of Henrico county, on the 24th
day of June, 1892. and the 12th day
q July, 1900, and to authorize the
Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany to discontinue the operation of
It's line on Monteiro avenue from
kelIs street to Poe street, and on Poe
street from Monteiro avenue to
Mitchell street. in the town OF Bar
ton Heights, and to take up and re-
move its track along said route
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

Everywhere in tho United King
dom there Is an evident tendency to
discard horse vehicles and to make
less and less use OF the railways In
favor of motor vehicles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

McAlestcr (Okla.) citizens planted
$500 trees In one day recently,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29

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~ Iter4 ~ ~ "a ''''
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tI,a " ai.o reicii1lot'I - ~
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s'it raj a. 49, Z ~. ~
~ re we ~ 10
% - ss.hhlc tatk ilI9 o" 800 "a. ~ y
venue ,'3 from Eells street - zee Stree. roe
NV ~ ne slIeet 1t 3ftl "a l4ee!i y 49,
+ air GS 10 Mitciiei strSe', a,a 20 aaSe ~
@"a o 'GT rhe ~ tttsk aluht $40 oIl a.
a nc llshts heIepE El" .l.l -. q :,
n antsp uPoh, W. ~ ~ 80 IS eoiIA' q" !,
'il' n.a,a ~ E ''adt iN'.t - ~ a..
t.VH 81 cpit pa!iy Shail res me stlSts' =
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~ q soiiet sloh e,luai ~ N'lF GNU llV 7
tt 49, ,'iI.tS 20 80 -, ~ Pc, y
ssg iir men are not alol'3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
Per Annun.
2Set r. Grace. 6 rooms $3.50
1907 W. Cary, I rooms . a4a
i4lS TAYLOR. 4 rooms. ......... as
1920 Taylor. 4 rooms. ...... as
3oi2 Chaffin, / rooms. ........ 2is
Handsome West Grace street house
Gust east Of Harrison streei), con-
tanning rooms. hot water heat; all
furnished. For rent by month or
year.
JULIAN c. ANDERSON & co, INC,
20 North Seventh Street,
Richmond, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-29
Dur Lawmakers Are
Finding a bareback In
the Income Tax Law =
A Job for the Sergeant
At Arms.

HE price Of single blessed nexs''
Ia going up This Incons Tax
Section Of the Underwood Tar
If Bill. passed late In the pre-
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Il
thriller that goes something like this:
In a small Western town the inhabitants had
assembled in the public square to witness the hanging
Of horse thief At the psychological moment, just
the trap was about to be sprung, somebody yelled
Fire.
Leaving the man on the scaffold the entire crowd
rushed to see the excitement. transcontinental
tramp, strolng through the town, halted dumbounded
before the condemned man.
aFor the love of Mike!" exclaimed the tramp.
whats the idea, standing gallows all by your
self?'
aEasy!' replied the horse thief through his mask.
aIm waitin' for the movie He's goin' to make
thriller of this scene, an I'm gettn twenty-five dollars
for the pose But I'm hungry an want to get down.
Want to sub for me?'
aI'n do anything for twenty-five dollars replied the
tramp.
Whereupon the exchange made, the horse thief
putting hundreds of yards between himself and the
scene of his demise.
Soon the crowd returned from the fire. The Sheriff
pulled the trap and down shot the tramp with the hang
mans moose about his willing neck. But the rope
broke and before the new could be adjusted the
tramp revived recognized being the wrong man,
and was unbound
4Say' gasped the tramp athis things goin too far.
First thing you fellows know you'll kill somebody with
your fool thrillers!'
Indeed can you blame the man? Doesn't anything
seem possible in the realm of movie thrillers? Few
things impossible when you take the trouble to study
the business it is today scenario writer will turn
out the most demonacal plot, that would land him
in the insane asylum he to submit it to director
of legitimate theatrical company; but the movie
director looks at it, grns and lets out whoop.
1Great stuff! Stuff with a wallop Hey, you prop
man. order three leopards and boa constructor
by wirel We're going to put out scream'
And they do There's little no taking in the movie
thriller The actors grow used to rsking their ives
in order that you may be amused and thrilled for the
price of ve-cent piece that they fall into the game
with relish. they re crippled for life even killed
WELL it's all in the game. The picture isn't spoiled The
film will register their DEATH perhaps, and you sitting
in a comfortable in comfortable theater smile at
the end of the picture and marvel at the ingenuity of
man to produce such fautess piece Of nature taking
ETS illustrate Smithy doing the heavy part in
- tworeel drama Smithys role was that of de-
tective and to surprise his quarry he had their
haunts by tunnel.
They didn't fake tunnel but put gang of Italian
laborers to work and made one 1t was big one and
all the realism you want being registered the
film while Sithy and his trusted assistant slowly crep
upon the desperados.
Without moments notice the entire tunnel caved
in burying Smithy and his understudy under tons of
earth and stones. Here predicament. If the
cave-in could possibly play part in the drama, the
man behind the movie machine had Scream; but
it broke up the entire show and the film good
Meanwhile Smithy and his understudy weren't think
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ing about that. They gasping for breath under
the rghtful pressure of stones and dirt Their bodies
were racked with pain. How long they would remain
buried alive they didn't dare guess. They couldn't
move. They lay in smothering blackness and tortur
ing pain.
But outside the tunnel things began to happen The
movie machine stopped crankng. sent hurry call
back to camp and rushed Of aborers to the tun
mel. Half hour later Smithy and his understudy
were dragged dead than alive and sent to the
hospital undergo treatment for sprained backs and
lacerated hips and
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-08-27
OUACHITA COUNTY
JUDGE IS FOR NO. 3
ANYTHING TO FEAR FROM
ITS PASSAGE.

Camden.-E. b. Mccall. county and
probate judge for Ouachita county
endorses Act No ;. Judge Mccall
says no honest official has anything
to fear from the adoption OF the new
Publicity act, which will enlighten
the people regarding the expenditure
OF their money and put curb on dis
honest politicians, thereby saving The
taxpayers thousands of dollars.
Judge Mccall has done much for
Ouachita county during the two years
he has served them. His work on the
highways is credit 10 himself and
the community He will be reelected
in September and there is already con
siderable talk of third term for him
The Judge is not given TO hasty opin-
ions and his endorsement of the Pub
LEFTY act will be accepted by the peo-
pie OF Ouachita county as the honest
opinion of a man who has given the
matter much thought and honestly
desires that the people obtain that
which will be of practical benefit to
them and TO which they are justly en-
titled
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-08-27
Hope Citizen Back From Europe.

Hoppe. II. Crutchfield, a cotton
dealer, arrived home Friday from Eu-
rope, where he went early in June on
business for his firm. He was in Ger
many when the war broke out and had
many thrilling experiences before he
several times and all his baggage was
searched. but he succeeded in getting
home with it all except one piece. Mr..
Crutchfield says hat he does not
think the newspapers can exaggerate
the terrible conditions in Europe.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-08-27
INSTRUCTIONS
ABOUT ALFALFA
GENERAL LETTER ON FORAGE
CROP ISSUED BY COMMITS
SIONER PAGE.


western Ne"Hpap~E / hi"h s'r"s o'Aftte-
Little Rock-John II. Page, commits
sioner of mines, manufactures and az.
riculture, is in receipt of u number of
requests for further instructions on
how 10 proceed with the experiment
that the department is conducting with
alfalfa.
There are so many that am Civ
ing The same general instructions 10
all. says Mr.. Page. Alfalfa requires
first. preparation and in this expert
ment we have had oats followed by
peas and the peas have been clean eul-
tiyated We have lined the soil. turn
ed under the oat and pea stubble and
now the most thorough preparation
should be given to the patch, SO the
seed may have a perfect seed bed Tor
planting abouf the first good season
after the first OF September
Il am sending the culture out this
week and the seed will be mailed out
OF the office the first OF next week.
DO not open the bottle containing the
cultures until you have the seed and
nave VIC lduu IcduS loI PlaHbAhH- -
tailed instructions are on the bottles
as to how TO use the culture. am
very anxious that every farmer who
has undertaken this experiment give
every point attention.
There are about 1000 farmers do
ing the work and II is impossible for
us TO keep up with the individual Work.
However. we have reports from sew
eral hundred and they have kept the
land In perfect condition and are pre-
pared TO find out whether alfalfa will
grow on their land X all the rules for
success with alfalfa are carried out.
Several report that they have left on
the lime. or have not killed out the
weeds. or have not selected fertile,
well-drained soil and are willing TO go
ahead with the experiment regardless
of the fact and believe that they will
be successful.
Il am not at all sure thai any will
be successful unless they have done al
o. the necessary things. bat / 80 feel
sure that those who have made prep
aration to give it fair trial will have
succeSS We have reports OF many
successes without inoculating. but We
have many more reports OF failures on
account OF not inoculating or lining
the soil. The thing OF Importance now
thorough preparation.