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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
CITIZENS DISCUSS
CHARTER CHANGES
West End Association Shows
Lively Interest in All Civic
Affairs.

The debate on the question Of the
advisability Of leasing the City Gas
Works to private corporation an
nounccd for last night b. the West
End Citizens Association in the John
IS Cary school, between Francis II.
Homer. president Of the Southern Gas
and Electric Company, and city At
torney ii. n Pollard. did not take
place. owing To tho absence of Mr. Pol
lard, who WAS ;tstIndins . legislative
committee meeting Another date VIII
be set for the debate
the association decided 10 appoint
committee 10 go before the Legisla-
hearing ot the till to permit the
Chesapeake md Ohio Railway Company
10 sell the level OF the old James River
and kanawhe Canal TO the James
River and kanawha Power Company
Mayor Aiasl!c spoke on tile bill, and
advised that the city see that its water
rights are not impcrilled by the pas
sage OF the bill
Aldermen Fuller and Paul addressed
Tho association on the proposed
changes to the city charter, urging
mat the members of the association
use every enort to have the two
branches Of tho Clty Council authorize
the city Attorney TO proceed TO have
enacted INTO the law those provisions
upon which, the Common Council and
the Board Of Aldermen have agreed.
Discussion followed, and a committee
w.ll be appointed 10 20 before the
Board OF aldermen and urge some
agreement with che Common Council
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
PARCEL POST CHANGE
Miscellaneous Printed Matter Now Muiubie
"a Enurth Clnss Ifndcr Certain InnniIinns

Miscellaneous Printed Matter Now Muilable
Fourth Glass Under Certain Conditions.
Notice of another important change In tho
parcel post regulations was received yester-
day by Postmaster Hay L. Thornton. The
rules have been amended 10 permit
the mailing OF packages OF miscellaneous
printed matter, weighing more than four
pounds. at fourth class or parcel post rates.
The ruling ~ now effective. but does not
AFFECT the postage rate OF cent for each two
ounces OF miscellaneous printed matter
weighing less than four pounds.
The discrimination between the parcels OF
printed matter By reason of weight will
cause considerable confusion among patrons
Of the office. one Weighing exactly four
pounds must bc mailed under the old rate
which would amount to - cents. A parcel
weighing Just one ounce more could he mall
ed anywhere within the first zone for cents
Printed matter under tn. new classiiiCa-
tion does not include books or magazines
but applies chiefly 10 printed forms and
similar articles Books VIII come under an
other classification. which viii be admitted
10 parcel post rates on March IL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
SUICIDE THEORY
NOW ADVANCED
Brother of A. K. Venable, Miss
ing Since December 8, Thinks
He May Have Killed Self.

Charles Il. Neuable, OF Danvillc,
brother OF a. *. Nenable, the street car
conductor who has been missing from
his home. 1909 West Main street, since
December 8, yesterday put forward the
theory that he may have committc
suicide, according 10 dispatch re-
ceived from Danville. j. W. Dalton
of 1901 East Clay Street. friend Of
the missing man, told the Richmond
police on "Wednesday that he thought
he may have been murdered by gam
blers.
Charles Vcnable said that his brother
was of a rowing disposition, but did
not drink; that his failing was his
fondness for gambling. Two weeks
before he disappeared he wrote to his
brother In Danvillc asking for money.
When he did not receive ii he is said
to have again written TO the effect that
II might as we'll end Il all" He is
understood to have made the same
threat under similar circum stances
and his brother paid little attention
to II.
Until four years ago the brothers
but since that time III has been CON
Quoted solely by c. p. Venable.
The missing mans wife lives in DAN
Venablc went TO Buena vista from
Danville. and from that point came to
Richmond. and secured employment
with the Virginia Railway and Power
Dalton, who is motorman, said that
he was convinced that If Venable was
alive he would turn in his badges and
them when he was given employ
mont
Though the police have been look
ing for Venable since few days after
so far been unable to find any trace
OF him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
CHARTERS ISSUED

The following charters were issued yester-
day by the State Corporation Commission:
Commercial Peanut Company Gnc.), SUI
folk Va. Capital: Maximum. 100000; mini
mum; $4,000. J. NJ parden president; 4. NJ.
G Quirnhy sccretary.-both OF Suffolk.
Revival of charter Of the Wright Horse
remedies Corporation, Richmond. Capital:
Maximum $S0.j0o; minimum $4,000: II: e.
son. secretary, Enfield. y. c.
Amendment issued to the charter of
the I.eesburg Hospital lnc.), Leesburs. Va.
changing name 10 the Loudoun Hospital
tIncJ. Increasing capital from $4,000 TO S25.-
90.
Amendment was Issued TO the charter of
Suffolk Manufacturing Corporation. suffolk.
Va changing name 10 the King Overall
ggrnpany ,iuc.).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
VIZ. Enhank Onalilrs

J. y. Eubank. appointed by CITY Engineer
Boiling in tho place OF Charles l.. TODD. Jr.
sworn in yesterday by City Cleric Pen r.
August. lie gave bond IL the sum ~ 5000
win the United States Fidelity and Guar
antee Company surety. Mr.. Todd's resIc-
nation took effect on February /
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-06
Cadet Enriy I'm IIospi,o,.

Cadet II. y. Early. of the virginia
Military Institute. son Of State Senator
- j.. Early, Jr., OF Greene was opcr-
ated upon for appendicitis Yesterday
at the Johnston Wills Hospital me
young man. III was reported last night.
was getting along weil.
The record., 1914-07-02
Alleged BOOtIeggers Caught.

On information supplied, Sheriff
Robert Wickliffe, Deputy Bivins and
chief of police Dennis went to Para
disc last Saturday night, and about
4 O'Clock Sunday morning arrested
VIM. klnninmOunth and Chas. Bell,
of Greensboro, charged with selling
whisky in violation of the law.
Both men were brought here at once
and lodged IN Jail, trial being held
before Judge Rice last Monday,
when kinninmounth was dismissed,
but Bell was found guilty on two
counts, and fined $40 and costs in
each. County officers have had
considerable trouble for some years
with violaters of the prohibition law
in that section of the county, as
Muhlenberg, Butler and Ohio join,
and the bootleggers dodge around
In the different Jurisdictions. The
people of the community are deter
mined to rid themselves of the law
breakers, and every effort will be
put forth to rout them.
The record., 1914-07-02

THE difficulty of obtaining really
efficient condensation placed what
appeared to be an effectual bar be-
fore the steam automobile some
years ago; mileage was limited be-
cause of the limited amount of water
that could be carried. Now, how
ever, this difficulty would seem to
have been overcome in a car that
has Just made its appearance in
Waltham, Mass. A double acting,
single. expansion steam engine with
two cylinders measuring 4 6
inches is used. a IRE tube boiler
is used, with I5S feet of heating
surface, and heat is supplied by a
kerosene burner; il is said the car
will run 10 miles to the gallon OF
kerosene. The condenser is the in
teresting part of the car. 1t is an
ordinary honeycomb radiator. such
as is used on gasoline automobiles
for the cooling system. The ex-
hausted steam is carried directly to
the TOP of the radiator, whence the
condensed water passes through a
Venturi mixing chamber to the
water tank; the temperature Of the
water in the radiator never exceeds
about loo deg. Fahr. The car is
capable of speed Of IS miles an
hour and will accelerate to 90 miles
an hour on 500 pounds steam pres
sure, which is normal in 5 seconds,
from a standing start.
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". {. I. U. Resolutions.

Whereas X. L.. Bennett, DIR.
VIM. Stringer, Harry Frost, and
others, have received letter, threat
ening them with the destruction of
their property by fire, and another
letter offering $500 to aav man, or
men, who would whip the three men
named above, and another, and
whereas it Is believed that said let
tiers emlnated from partisans of the
whiskey men in Central City; it is
now resolved bv the w. C.. L. L.,
and the good citizens of Mullen
berg county, that the sending of the
said letters be and they are hereby
condemned without reseveratlon,
and the action of the allowed named
gentlemen, and all other good cit
lzens of Central City, is commended
for their energetic fight they are
making to enforce the law in Cent
raj City, and we further pledge
our earnest support to the good cit
izen of Central City in their effort
to put into effect the will of the
people in Muhlenberg County In that
city.
Mrs. Nj. Nj. DAY, Chm.
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Fire Blight or Pear Blight.

Fire blight is one of the most
serious of all the diseases
attacking the pear and the apple.
Nearly every pear and apple
orchard at the present time
shows indications of the pres
ence of this disease. The
leaves are turning brown,
especially at the ends of the new
growth, and they stand out in
sharp contrast to the surround
ing green foliage. When first
noticed. only "a tip of a branch
appears to be infested. but if
left undisturbed soon the whole
limb and even the trunk Ct the
tree will be infested.
Blight is caused by a minute
germ or organism that lives
during the dormant season in
cankers, resulting from infec-
tion the previous season. In
order to properly control this
disease it is necessary that the
orchardist be able to recognize
these holdover cankers because
if every holdover cankef could
be disposed of before the sap
starts to flow in the spring the
disease would be eradicated.
eThe presence of the canker is
usually indicated by the appear
ance of the bark. Under
ordinary conditions there is
a sharp line of demarcation
separating the dead tissue from
the healthy. In many instances
the bark is broken due to the
contracting of the surrounding
tissues. This is especially
noticeable around fruit spurs
and water sprouts on the larger
limbs where the cankers are
more apt TO be found.
AS soCn as the sap starts to flow
in the spring, a syrupy exudate
containing the germs is given off
from the holdover cankers. This
exudate serves to attract
bees and other insects and later
on they fly to nearby blossoms
and broken bark tissues, apread-
ing the disease as they travel.
The germs multiply very rapidly
and in short time the leaves
surrounding the blossoms and
The record., 1914-07-02
Pointed Paragraphs.

Never say die. Expire sounds
more classy.
Man sets up the drinks-then
drinks up set the man.
Sometimes poor excuse is better
than a dozen good ones.
AS cure for love the lack of
faith beats the faith cure.
Every woman shows bravery when
she has a mouse in trap.
About the time the average man
learns to live he quits the game.
It's easier for the landlord to
raise the rent than it is for the
tenant.
Even il man does lift his lid
when he meets a woman he may
not be her inferior.
The public trusts many a man
with an Office whom the grocer
wouldn't trust with a cake of soap.
An old bachelor says that too
many of the roses that bloom on
feminine cheeks are culled from
corner drug stores.
The record., 1914-07-02

THE board of city commissioners
of Lexington have won the approval
of all kcntuckians, as they appear
TO be enforcing the law against sa-
loon keepers who violate the provis
ioas Of their licenses. During the
past two weeks the board canccll
cd tho Incense of FIVE men for selling
on Sunday. No new LICENSES will be
granted until The time license would
have lawfully ended, and then ;t will
be a very hard matter for any such
offender 10 secure a new license.
This is as it should be, as a man
who sells whlskey has no more right
To violate cur laws than any other
person, through their insistence on
dong so is what brought about the
general determination to stop the
traffic altogether, SO much trouble
and expenses being necessary to
keep it in bounds.
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twigS begin to die. Gradually
it works down to the larger
limEs. oftcA s;red& ng at the
rate of 4 f. aCly.
The disc , aapc IS TO spread
more rapidly on pears and
ounces th n III cpfles. On the
apple it is often termed "twig
blight. because us I"lly only the
younger twigs seem to be
affected and not the larger
lunches.
Since the trouble is under the
bark it becomes apparent at
once that no external application
in the form of a spray can be
applied. The most logical
things to do is to cut out the
cankers where it winters over.
The orchard should be inspected
carefully several times and all
suspicious areas of any kind
should be cut out in order 10 be
safe. Pruning DUNG the sum-
mer is also a good plan but it is
not as practical as winter prun-
ing. If a large limb is removed
the cut should be made several
iches below the dead area in or
der to avoid any change of furth-
er infection. For the ends of
branches the long handled prun-
ing shears are very effective.
Always burn the diseased limbs
as soon as they are cut. The
trees should be gone over weekly
at least and in many cases more
often in order to dispose of the
first indications of trouble.
J. II. Carmody
Assistant Horticulturist, Ken
lucky Agricultural Experiment
Station.
A. Y. Finley, County Agent.
The record., 1914-07-02

to the figures complied by Prof.
C. ] Norwood, chief Inspector of
mines, there WAS a production of
~ an, ass tons.
This years outpu. represents a
gam of more than three millioa tons
over the production of 1919, Prof.
Norwood's figures show the the rapid
progress of coal mining development
in Eastern Kentucky. Up to the
wear of 1911 the Western Kentucky
field produced more coal than the
eastern field. In that year Eastern
Kentucky forged to the front and
has yearly increased Its lead. In
1917 the excess for the eastern field
was 5,7s9 tons; in I9I, itwas 1884,
coo tons; and in 1918 it was ,,54S,
o7S tons. Prof. Norwood makes
the prediction that within another
five years the output of the eastern
field alone will exceed the total pro
duction for the entire state for 1913.
This forecast seems Unsuitable in
the light of the mining operations
now going on in that section of the
state.
Muhlenbcrg, in the western dis
strict is the larges, coal producing
county in the state with an output
for 1915 of ,,5S,, soo tons. Hop
kIns also IN the Western district,
comes next with ISIS, $50 tons.
Bell comes next and leads all the
counties in eastern field with ,,459
I,S tons. Pike, which a few years
ago had no commercial output,
mined c,459,I5S tons of coal in 1913
Webster. IN the western district is
credited with having produced I,5Ia-
SIS tons, and Leicher, IN the
eastern field only recently known
as commercial producer mined l.,
Io.i 1874 tons. Other large produc-
ing counties in the eastern field are;
Whitley 9SI, ,oS, tons Knox, oI2.5S9
Harlan, S5I,4I2; Johnson, S4I,556;
McCreary 625, 500; Floyd 4IS,455,
Laurel ais, $50. Boyd and Carter
each produced more than 100, 900
tons.
In the western field, in addition
10 the three counties heretofore
mentioned, Ohio produced 100, ,9I4
tons; Union, 66,,549 tons, and
Henderson, ISS.425 tons. The
smallest output reported by any
county in the state is In Butler, a
total of 675 tons.
Eleven counties in western Ken
Kentucky are commercial producers
of coal. Prof. Norwood divides the
eastern field into two districts, the
southeastern with seven counties
and the northeastern with eleven, a
total of eighteen coal counties in
that part of the State. The detail
ed figures indicate a highly satisfac.
tory growte of output in all three
districts Journal.
The record., 1914-07-02

economic data bearing especially
on the benefits and burdens of
road Improvement and show
ing the extent to which financial
outlay under given typical condi-
tions is justifiable.
The heads of State highway
departments are manifesting
great interest and are cOopera-
ting cordially in this work. These
data when obtained will be pub
lished and thus made accessible
to al county and State road
officials.
The record., 1914-07-02
Easier To Ship Live Stock Now.

Washington ID. L., June 29-New
regulations governing the interstate
movement o, live stock will become
effective JulyI, 1914. These chan
ges are designed by the Department
of Agriculture to facilitate the move
ment of live stock from quarantIned
areas or public stockyards. The
new regulations, which are known
as B. \. |. Bureau of Animal In
dustry) Order 2Io, superceding Il.
\. |. order I45, deal with the move
ment of cattle from tick infected
areas, with the movement of swine
from public stockyards and with the
dipping of cattle and sheep for scab-
les.
Hereafter cattle that have been
dipped once under State or Federal
supervision may be shipped from an
area quarantned for tick to a mark
ct center where there are proper
dipping facilities and the Department
of Agriculture maintains inspectors.
After second dipping there under
his supervision the cattle may be
sold for any purpose. Hitherto tt
has been necessary in times of drou-
ght for cattle owners in quarantined
areas to slaughter their stock or sell
it for slaughter for whatever it would
bring. The resulting loss will, 1t is
hoped, be done away with under the
new regulation. The provision per-
mltting, under certain strict con-
ditions, the transportation of hogs
from public stockyards inlo inter
state commerce has been made pos
sible by the discovery by Government
scientists of a serum which renders
swine immune to hog cholera.
Hitherto all stockyards have been
considered as infected with this dis
ease. Now, however, it Is consid-
cred safe 10 permit the shipment
of hogs which have been treated
with serum hfreUao symp.
toms of suffer from any form of dis
ease. AS result of this 1t is ex-
pected that thousands of light Weight
hogs will be sent TO the country
from the stockards for feeding, fat
tening and that the country's total
production of pork will be greatly
increased thereby.
The new regulation also withdraw
all permission for the use of nicotine
solutions, coal-tar creosote, and
cresol preparations in official dipp-
ing of cattle and sheep for scabies.
This step has been made necessary
by the difficulty experienced in keep
ing baths of this nature at a strength
sufficient to eliminate all danger of
diseases without having them so
strong as to be injuriuos to the ami
mails themselves. The Department
therefore, decided to insist upon a
field test of the strength of all sol
utions used for dipping. A practi-
cal field test for this purpose is
available in the case of the sulphld
sulphur used in lime sulpher baths
for scabIes, and for arsenious oxide
in arsenical dips for cattle tick.
Official dipping therefore, will here
after be confined to the lime and
sulpher and arsenical bath.
The record., 1914-07-02

Mrs. FRANCES +. BEAUCHAMP, of
Lexington, who was prominent
attendant at the w. c. +. U. dis
trict convention, held here last
week, paid a high compliment to
Hon. X. Y. Thomas in her splendid
address made in the court square
last Wednesday night. She compli-
mented the district on the Congress
man we have, declaring that in ad-
dition to his general efficiency as a
representative of the people, he was
to be thoroughly depended upon in
his vote and influence on temperance
legislation; that he never ran away,
or in any way evaded the question,
but always had voted with the pro.
hibitionis,s, and would support
temperance measures now before
Congress, and il was not a good
idea TO swap horses in crossing a
stream. Mrs. Bcauchamp is presi
dent of the Kentucky w. {. L. u.
and one of the vice presidents of the
National body, and IS one of the
leading figures in the nation in the
suppression of the whisky traffic.
She visits all parts of the country.
and makes frequent visits to Wash
ington City, and has fuller sense
of the official acts of our public men
than most persons.
The record., 1914-07-02
Equity Tobacco Warehouse To Be
Sold

At meeting of the stockholders
of the A. 5. of +. tobacco ware
house, held here last Monday, a
majority of the stock was voted in
structing the directors to sell the
building, at not less tnan par. The
S. L. Rice Tobacc Co. is con.em-
plating purchasing the property, and
it is likely the deal will be closed
at once. The property is ideally
located, and while some repair work
is necessary, the buildings.are well
fitted for the business.
The record., 1914-07-02
keatqcky's Itl3 Coal Outfut.

The commercial output of coal in
Kentucky has almost doubled within
the lat decade. In 1909 the states
production was something over ten
million tons. In 1913, according
The record., 1914-07-02

Almost everybody Is planning to
be out of town next Saturday, on
vacation, and will get two days this
time.
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To Study Road Conditions in 100
Counties.


Counties.
Washington, June, 24.-De-
tailed studies of local road build
ing systems in 100 counties are
now being carried on by the
department in cooperation with
the State highway departments
and local road authorities.
The purpose of this study is
to discover the points of
excellence and defects in exist
ing local methods of building
and maintaining roads which
will aid the State authorizes to
put local road management on a
systematized basis. The COOP
Grating State authorities have
been asked to designate
counties that present typical
and exceptional features as to
topography, character of road
materials, me thods of construc-
tion and maintenance, admins
strative organization, methods
of road financing. and traffic
conditions. From these lists 100
counties will be selection, and in
these counties the Division of
Road Economies will make
intensive studies.
This investigation is prompted
by the fact that there is at
present very little knowledge as
to the most effective and
economical methods by which a
county can develope its roads.
At present the methods of
financing local road improve
ments vary from calling on
farmers for certain number of
days labor in lieu of a road tax,
or the use of county prisoners
in road construction, to bond
issues or maintenance of roads
from dramshop license funds.
The department will study all
of these systems with the view
to determining what system of
combination of systems works
best in actual practic.
There is moreover, at present
no standard system of keeping
accounts for road building and
maintenance. aud as a result,
while some counties know to a
penny the purpose for which
money is spent, others have no de-
finite check or reporting system.
Among various counties with
the same condition cost for ex-
cavation or other labor is any.
thing but uniform, and many
counties, because of the absence
of definite knowledge, fail to
use local and cheap materials,
and construct roads which will
wear out before the bond issues
are redeemed. The investiga-
tion will include a careful study
of the use of convict labor in
road construction.
In connection with the
scientific study the departments
highway engineers will advise
freely with local officials as to
improvements and thus give
each county visited the advan-
tage of direct cooperation,
engineering supervision and as
sistance.
These investigations, it is be-
lieyed, will yield important
The record., 1914-07-02

state OF Kentucky, County of Muhlcnberg, set
We, j. l.. Rogers aud II. e.. Lewis President
aud Cashier of the above named Bank, do
solrmnly swear that the above statement j.
true To the best of our knowledge and belief.
J. l.. ROGERS. President
H.. &. LEWIS, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ssth
day of June, 1911.
My Commission expires Feb. 3, 1916
JEFF WOOD Notary Public
Correct Attest
j. =. MILLER,
THOS. r. SUMNER, Directors
The record., 1914-07-02

We are authorized To announce Il. y.
Thomas. Jr.. a candidate for Congress in this
the Thir,l Congressional district. suhiec; Ia
the acSiou - the Democratic party. Primary
Anguish, 1914.