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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
DESCRIBES WORK
ON PANAMA CANAL
DEAN THORNTON OF UNTvERr
SITY OF VIRGINIA GIVES
LECTURE.

DIR. W. NJ Thornton. dean OF the
engineering department at the Uni-s
yersity OF Virginia, last night deliv-s
cred lecture before the Richmouo
Society OF Engineers and the Virginia
Mechanics Institute on the Panama
canal. A large number OF people al
tended the lecture and enjoyed the
explanations of the great work and
the personal observations Of the Vir-
GINA educator.
DR.. Thornton detailed the work Of
the canal and the great difficulties
which the United States government
faced in undertaking the work. He
infinitely described the construction Of
the giant locks and the engineering
feats performed by those in charge
of the undertaking.
He corrected the impression made
by recent reports that the ATLANTIC
and Pacific oceans had been untted az
claring that the locks stopped the
progress of the salt water and cons
nected with those OF a fresh water
lake to the level Of which they raised
the vessels passing through the canal.
The speaker told OF the importanc4
Of safeguarding the passage and Re-;
lated several OF the plans now under
consideration by the government fer
doing so.
Engineers who had been In charKo
Of the construction were praised by
DIR. Thornton, especial attention being
called to Colonel Goethals and s Ri.
Williamson, the civilian engineer IN
charge Of the Pacific division and 4
graduate OF the University Of virgtnla
and a native of this State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
PROVIDES VOTING
BY LONG DISTANCE
FE.ATHERSTON AND CANNON
INTRODUCE BILL FOR
TRAVELLING MEN.

Senators Featherston and Cannon
yesterday introduced bill which will
benefit the large number Of travelling
men Of Virginia II II become law.
The bill 10 one providing that travel
ing men shall have the right. when
out on the road during an election,
to express their preference for can
d!dates by writing the names on 4
slip OF paper. having 1t attested by a
notary or some person empowered to
take acknowledgements. and to for
ward 1t to their precincts and to have
1t recorded as IL they were present
at the polls In person. Just how
many men would be affected by the
provisions OF the law no one can tell.
but there IL no question that the men,
bership OF the T. p. A. and OF the U.
G. r. would welcome the chance to
register their sentiments in every po-
lttical contest In the State.
Senator Edmund Parr. OF Patrick
county. is opposed to the slaughter Of
veals. He has introduced bill which
viii. in case 1t becomes = law. prevent
the chipping Of calves from his county
until they have reached the age OF one
year, and at that time they will have
passed the veal stage and would, In
another short year. be beeves and
ready for the market.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16

WHITE INTRODUCES
HIS PRIMARY BILL |
PROVIDES COMPULSORY FEANs
URE AND ALL PARTIES SUI
jet To 1T.

| The primary bill. a measure intro
duced by Hugh A. White, OF Rock~s
bridge, was introduced In the hi use O&
delegates yesterday and Is considered
one of the most important BILLS OF the
session. The bill provides compul-s
sorry primary upon all political partiee.s
No party pc .llng less than 20 per cene
Of the votes pollcd is officially c0u-a
sidered a political party under the
primary law, may not have candiaAto
on the official ballot, unless petition
signed by the requisite number Of
qaaified voters has been filed with q
State board Of canvassers, also pros
slded fcr.
The principal provisions are as fol.s
lows.
!. Primary Is compulsory upon pcii-S
teal Parties
2. Nominations 10 apply to all elec-s
tive officers, party commItteemen.s
presidential electors, delegates to
State or national conventions, except
that the party may declare that ~
town and m@gisteri.ti districts there
need be no primary.
g. Provides for party organIzattons
and how same shall be conducted.
all primaries.
S. Notice of candidacy Is to be gives
by domination pasers. certified py q
| certain numb: of quHlified voters
6. Provides for state primary
board of canvassers" TO take place o.
the general assembly. which passes
upon election of certain State officers.
! This board to consist of auditofs
second auditor. register OF land officos
clerks of senate and house OF deb
egates.
Z. There must be declaration ~
party affiliation. and recorded In reg
| fstration books
g. First and second chico votes II
provided for, and thus majority vcte
required to nominate.
| s. Persons aided in preparing their
ballots to be noted on poll-books, ana
also the officer who aided them.
10. All expense of primary to b.
paid as in general election, and no
| Zee to be required from candidates
| II. Contests to be decided by COURTS
| IL, Nomination may be made b.
petition for others than those who boz
! long to a party"
! 10 A platform convention II To-
quired.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
SOUTHWEST DIVIDED;
TIDEWATER UNITED
Fight for Supreme Court Vacancy Seems be Judge West
Against the Field. Efforts Made to Eliminate All
But One Southwest Candidate.

of the entire population Of the State
would be found east of the line. where
a large proportion of the taxes are
assessed, and collected. and in which
there has not been for years a Judge.
The further contention of the
Southwest fs that the man who will
go on the court should be familiar
with that section of thu country. al
luding to the vast amount OF land liti-
cation, the boundary lines. the intri-
cacies Of land booming ind overspec-
ulation. the character of the country.
and all that pertains to section noted
for high priced lands and low valua-
tons, the home of fine cattle, and
their worthlessness for taxation, the
blooded horses that bring fancy prices
and which become descrepit bone
packs when the assessor comes
around.
Tidewater says that there ara many
reasons why the man should come
from that section. where the timber
lands are poorly taxed. where the pea
nut groves are allowed to flourish
without protection, where the sand
dunes and the sand fiddIers revel In
idleness from years end to Yeas end.
The man on the Supreme court bench,
say the Tidewater folks. should know
how to reef topsail. splice rope,
box the compass, steer ship, and be
familiar with those things which land
lubbers wot not of; t. roast oysters.
shuck CLAIMS, lasso crabs, and to know
when and where the fish are biting.
And Judge Vests friends are ready
for the tocsin to sound calling the
faithful to gather and to measure
swords for the honor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16

At the present writing It looks as
II the fight for the vacancy on the
Supreme court bench has resolved It
self into a struggle between Judge
Jesse F. West. of Sussex. against the
field.
Yesterday and last night there were
repeated efforts to get the men from
the Southwest section in q conference
and to agree on some one man, the
proposition to proceed to ascertain
which liz the strongest man by the
process of elimination.
That did not appeal to some OF the
supporters Of the several candidates.
they fearing that II they went into
the conference 1t would mean that
they would have to abide the result,
and thus sacrifice their first choice in
case all their supporters were not on
the scene. And it has been known
that when such confei ences have been
held men have been detained because
called out of the city.
Which is the man to be pitted
against the champion of the eastern
section of the State. Answer that.
and the two men will be found right
in the ring. facing the music ami
giving the lobbyists and others
some real work-piain and fancy.
The Southwest Is arguing for the
place because the man who Is 10 re-
tire comes from that section. Tide
water IL claiming the man. and Is ad-
vancing the argument that II line
were drawn On the eastern side OF
Hanover county through the State It
would be seen that at least one-third
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
FIND BABE PACKED
IN OLD SUIT CASE

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-By the
merest chance the life Of an expensive
iy clothed six-weeks'- old baby boy was
saved In the Hoboken terminal Of the
Lackawanna railroad today. after the
infant had been abandoned In = suit
case on the ferry boat Netherlands.
One of the boat hands came upon the
deserted suitcase in the women's wait
ing-room after the ferry boat had dis
charged the passengers who had come
aboard at Barclay street.
With its undiscovered bit OF hui
manity inside, the case was turned
over to one Of the clerkAe The clerk
had lifted the case to stow II away
when there came faint. plaintive cry
from the interior of the bag. He
opened the case and q healthy, g1eoful
infant greeted him.
The fondling was taken to the Ho-
bokcn police station, together with ita
dainty tEappangs Al embroidered PHI
low. with peculiar frog handle. Offer
ed tho only clue the police have. The
police mntrOn raid that tina child VA
we'll nnaftahed, and ~ m mother may
~ sIaA "A isefrs hs1 - Il
] 4 a 81 j q. ~ l L "a IA iSSSS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
BILLS INTRODUCED IN TWO HOUSES

Referred to the committee on pr!vi-
leges and election.
: Mr.. Parr. No. 54-A bill to prevent
the shipping of calves under one year
OF age from the county OF Patrick.
Referred to the committee on special,
private and local legislation.
Mr.. Cannon, No. 55--A bill to
amend and re-enaet section 10 OF
chapter of an act approved January
Is. 1904. entitled an act concerning
public service corporations. Referred
to the committee for courts of justice.
Mr.. West, No. 66.-A bill to pro-
vide for the supervision and control
Of telephone companies by the State
corporation commission. Referred to
the committee for courts OF justice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
PRES|DES
Al! SHORT SESSION
MINUTES, BUT NUMBER OF
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Senator Echols, president pro tenn
OF the senate, presided over the SEES
sion OF that body yesterday in the alb
sence Of President Ellyson. The min
listers Of the city appear to have aban-
doned the upper branch OF the legis-
lature, for none was on hand yester-
day to ask guidance a.. / beg mercy on
the senators.
Many Of the members Of the senate
were out Of the city, having gone to
Washington with the committee
named to appear before the bank re-
serve members to urge the selection of
Richmond as the place for one of the
regional banks.
Sixteen bills were presented, cover
ing wide range OF subjects.
Senator John Paul, OF Rockingham,
presented a bill. which is drastic In
It's effect. on the primary election laws.
The bill is a compulsory measure re-
ouires candidates to be named by Pc
tition OF not less than three per cent
OF the voters: all parties are to vote
on the same day, colored ballots being
used for the several parties; the State
Is to pay all expenses. and the regu-
lar election officers are to conduct
same: contests are to be aired in the
courts; candidates nominated become
ipso facto delegates to any State con-
vention called to frame a party plat
form; all candidates are to be voted
for at this election. save and except
ward. magisterial and town officers.
Senator Paul says he has embraced
the best features OF the law of CALI
fornia. Massachusetts,, Minnesota and
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
Formerly In Roanoke.

ROANOKE, VA. Jan. 15.-Rich-
ard D. I4Angford. vice president OF the
Southern railway, who died OF AS
phyxiation In New York today. for
merly lived In Roanoke. In 1895 he
came with the Norfolk and Western
railway from the Roanoke and South
ern, when the latter road was taken
over by the Norfolk and Western. Up
to that time he was auditor for the
Roanoke and Southern.
He remained with the Norfolk and
Western three years. in a position in
the waybill department of the .-ud-
TORS office under Joseph w. Coke.
comptroller OF the Norfolk and West
ern. Later he went to Brooklyn.
where he was employed by an ele-
waited railway company. After serv-
ing there a few years. ne went with
the Southern railway, where he was
promoted from time to time to the
position he held at the time OF his
death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
CITY SEEKS CONTROL
OF COUNTY SCHOOLS

ALEXANDRIA. VA, Jan. Is
Council adopted a resolution OF
Councilman Williams that the corpor-
alton attorney prepare the necessary
papera SO as to empower the city to
control property for school purposes
in Alexandria county. and appropriat-
ing $40 for expenses of two members
Of council to appeal before the legis-
lature in Richmond IN the interest of
it's passage. A resolution OF Council
man Bryan empowering the fire com-
mittee to conduct such investigation of
the fire depai tment rs 1t may deem
necessary was passed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
PRESIDENT STANDS
CONTINUED from First Page


The house committee Is entirely within
it's rights In inserting In the bill pro-
vision for the elimination of the civil
service orders applying to assistant
3ostmasters.
Mr.. Moon declared that executive
objection to the hunt of the spoilsmen
should not deter the house majority
rom standing by its principles. He
,emarked that the presidents pre-
sogative OF veto was sufficient per-
haps to neutralize the effect OF the
expressed wish OF majority and that
Z the house was not able to override
he presidents veto. so much the
worse for. the house.
Mr.. Moon expressed the opinion that
none but Democrats should be put on
yuard." He considered the last presi-
iential election "a victory not alone
.or Woodrow Wilson. and Thomas r.
Marshall. but for the whole DEM
pcratic party"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
HOUSE COMMITTEES
NAMED BY SPEAKER
cox MAKES APPOINTMENTS AND
ROAD IS CLEAR FOR
WORK.

The following house committees
have been appointed by Speaker Coz.
Privileges and Elections--Willianis
oliver, Milstead. Land. Radfotc
Myers. Barley. Stubbs, Rolston. Pen
nington. Clement. Horner. Birrsll.
Courts of Justice--oliver. Stephen
son, White, Chaikley. Browning, Bar
ley. Field. Easley, Hehin. Harrison
Nelson. Gordon. Rev
Schools and Coileges-Love. Rot
ston, Walton. Page. Cav thorn, Gras-y
Duke. Woodward, Stearnes. Few
Cousins. Smith, Harry B.. Gum.
General Laws-Spessard. Norris
Smith, Francis, w; Clement Harris
Leedy. Taylor, Milstead. Toney, IIor-
ner. Willis, Powers Robertson.
Roads and Internal Navigation
Daniel. John o.; Chalkley, bi ,wn
Willis. Kinsey. Hughes, Smith. Harry
T.. Miller. Tiffany. Robertson. Fere-
bee, Price Earman.
Finance--Weaver, A. G.; Spessard
Bekar, Brewer. Houston. Pitts. Mon
taRuc Stearnes. Terrell. Spatig, Jor-
dan. Owen. Gregory Grasty, Oliver
Claims-Brown. Barley. Blrrell
Bonifant, Dodson. Cummings. Cou-
sins, Crockett, Hartley. Hughes, John
son, ga: man, Flanagan.
Militia and Police-Leedy, Myers
Harvey. Malbon. Homer. Ia, ior
Eonifant Branscomb, Cousins, Chap
man. Dalton. Earman, Flanagan.
Asyiums and Prisons--Grant, Kent
Ralston. Gregory. Ierebee Taylor
Harris, Huff, Cousins. Harvey. Price
N.land. Weaver. H. e.
Labor and the Portland, Tiffany
(Continued on sixth page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
IN THE HOUSE

The following were presented and
referred under rule 81 to the COM
n,t,.. ,o. .o,r+. ~ t,s.,ne.
inittee Io' courts Oh 'osoeo
and digest the code and statutes OF
Virginia
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by Mr. :" mite: OH 20 aI.ehu anu
M az 49,, al a..
.aue foI w. ,aoa
e'ons' $3.50 LII
py Mr. olepneuson on. ~ a1ae aa
~ V virr,nia a. s amenasd nv an act an
VI eIst1 % ,ose ~
proved Maren - 80, anu " rspa,
an &C. prosIuihs = len.soy uy ,nou 90
ZOE any 'o'e' app'o'e0 "''
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by MT weaver. OF WaIren' nl,
provioins lor VAC ~ 1890 Va
estate tlansie's. .Iuss ueeos'
ics mems anu Juusne s,p
by MT weasoI' - .t ia,
OF orue.s Oh p uussa "o. o,,oa ~
nonIesaoen.s. .eso, nn.,,s $3.50.
trustees noucoo' s"eIns nutiIs, .oui
oIueIs' no.ieoS " ,n -. 1900
executors, nouce oI sasS W sn..aa -
trus,ees Aau "'neR Ash@' a0''A
egaI noucss ,,u
by MT Wsav9I OF M L. LIZ, o,,'
4. Il
oIAwa's snsn % n.. au AZ 80, az ~
wheh Cru'h Oh may VIC
proven, , .r, .a.
by Mr. Wlnseon. o.Il " plo.ius
tnas persons ne'o 1oI nonpaS inne ~
nnee pc FeIeaseo on p.ooa.ioh Ao
lowed 70 WORK 10u pay tneI nae. ~,
comm!uns 'nem 70 ting conv ar ioAo
sorCo snoul0 tmey IoAuso ~
~ MT. CnaIkey: ,! pm 70 a.a an. ~
ano re-enac. an act en.l . an ACT ~
amend tne divorce p.acuce IN sne
State or VIrsihlA anu 70 PROVES AoL
the manns OF copy .. .ne o,uei "
publication against nonresident de-
ienoahts 10 ms OF ner ias. Nnu"i.
place on aooless " sas.sreu MAJ - -
ieast niteeh oass oeio1e 'he eaAins VI
oepositiohs-
70 tne co,..oe on app1up1.a,,ott,n
by MT wH.e Oil AutnoiiIins
the State board OF charities and cor
rections 10 commune me inves,leauons
OF the weakmlnoeo: otneI than IN.
sane ana epuept'c 20 repoIt 20 sne
general assembly 81 IsIo a scnene ,oa
framing, sssresauon anu pIssenuo.'
OF prosreao'i on os ms s. ueie g, es
autnorizlns .ne eMp!oyment o ~
perts, and appropriating the sum OF
$S.VoV anhuaIIy LOT expenses
by Mr. MyeIs. piiI 20 MAKE al
APPROPRIATION Ior the erecuoh on an
equestrian monument In the CITY OF
Kicnmond 70 the memory oi Ihomas
:. tStoneWail) Jackson.
BY Messrs: BAKER and STUDIOS: A
niii 20 amend ana re-enact an ACT en-
utica an ACT to consolidate INTO one
act All acts reiauns 70 Coniederates
pensions ana 20 repeai All acts ana
paT.s 81, 81 a eosn, ~ n nc r nsrewi'h
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16

The first report Of income subject to
the new income tax. which reports
must be filed between January LIST and
March LIST. was sent through the ONCE
of Collector NJ. X. Lowry. of the In
ternal revenue. yesterday. Tho report
was that OF the income Of Mr.. Lowry.
himself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
POTOMAC SECURES
FINE APPARATUS

ALEXANDRIA. VA. Jan. 15.--The
town council OF the town of Potomac,
Alexandria county. has accepted the
offer OF the Citizens association to
turn over to the town council the
associations fire. apparatus The ee,sa-
ell has chosen Frank Heisley as chief.
and elected w. r. Emerson, N. V.
Clayton. and II. Ii. Powell fire war
dens.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
SPECIAL ELECTION
IN NORTH RICHMOND

Whether or not bonds to the amount
IL $4,000 will be Issued for the gen.
sral Improvement of North Richmond
viii be decided by special election.
Tho people Of North Richmond
teem TO b6 somewhat divided as to
RhEfhHr the tSsuance of hnndH will
provs beneficial ~ the recently moor
porated suburb. and the outcome OF
the election II uncertain. ~
TIIN pclls will be open this morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16
RICHARD LAhGEQRp

passed. Only Mcdowell was to know.
The tickets to Atlantic City were AL
ready In Langford's pocket.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-16

Continued on SKIN page.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-05
Supreme Court
of Mississippi
Begins Oct. IL
MOST IMPORTANT CASE IS AT
TACK ON ELECTIVE judi
GARY LAW.

Jackson, Miss, Oct g. With all
three Of the supreme court judges on
hand and in chambers, 1t Is expected
that the court will put in rather busy
week preparatory to taking up the
long grind, which begins on the Sec
ond Monday, or Oct. ~. Justice Reed
has been at work since the middle of
the month, he having been the first
of the trio to return from vacation.
He was followed 10 days later by Chief
Justice Smith, and on Friday after.
noon Justice Cook reached jackson
from Colorado Springs, accompanied
by his invalid daughter.
The court will convene on the morn
ing of Oct. IL without formality or
opening exercises of any kind, beyond
the sound of Marshal Johnson's voice
| when Lu6 Iu6LuucIo tdhC thCil oOeheo
accompanied by the inevitable rappine
with the time-honored jackknife on the
back of his chair. After handing dowr
what opinions they may have ready b!
lopening day, the court will take up thu
docket of 20 cases from the first dis
trict call, previously set for Monda,
and Tuesday by Clerk Myers.
Among the cases carried over fror
the last term the most important
that from Jones county, which attack
: the validity of the elective judiciar
law, and in which it is sought to n
strain the commissioners of electio
of Jones county from holding an ele
ton for chancery and circuit judge O
3 Nov. 3. Whether this case will be d
: cided at once is matter which mu
e develop itself, as the members of II
court are not discussing it in advanc
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-05
CRAP GAME RAIDED:
YOUNG MEN CAUGHT
Officers Discover Quiet Little Session
In Hiehtower Building.

Officer Rainier of the city police
force and w. B. FISHER, deputy for
Squire j. F. Bowling, Saturday night
raided a crap game on the second
floor of the Hightower building on Mo-
bile street and caught Is young men
engaged in rolling the white cubes.
The offenders were divided among
the officers. The following were tried
in the police court this morning and
fined S. each for gaming: w. R. Nun
merry, A. E. Anding, H. L. Galloway,
Edgar Bennett, j. ]. Eostwick, --
Bostwich and A. X. Mcdonald.
Sterling Craigen, in the police court
today was fined S. for being drunk
Two cases against Krit McInnis were
set for Tuesday. Win Martin, 6
negro. was fined S. for being drunk.
The case of ]. j. Spencer, charged
with retailing liquor, was set for Wed
| nesday. Will Kennard, charged will
cruelty to animals, was discharged.
Frank Rubenstein, merchant at thu
corner of Mobile and Front streets
was fined $3.50 for blockading tn
sidewalk with empty boxes.
Ras Washington, negro hack driver
was fined 81 for operating without
license. Pinkie Jones, a negro VIZ
man was fined S. for being drunk
Carrie Moody and Allen Beasle!
negroes, In Judge Greer's court, wer
fined 81 each for being drunk
No court was held today by Squire
Bowling and ]. T. Farley. Justice 1
IT. Powe said his docket this mornin
consisted only of small civil cases.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-05
GET
WILLOW PLUMES
r. E. BENNINGTON DEPARTMENT
STORE ROBBED OF ABOUT
$1,000 WORTH OF FINERY.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. Unknown
burglars broke into the large depart
ment store of R. e. Remington be-
tween midnight Saturday night and
daylight yesterday, and made away
witt. a large quantity of articles of
various kinds, the loss being estimated
at about $1,000. 80
The thieves swooped down upon the
millinery department and stole large
number Of willow plumes. hats. trim
mings. garments, ETC., and going to the
ready to wear department carried
away q number of women's gowns,
some Of them among the handsomest
in the store.
Examination showed that the thief
or thieves gained entrance to the sec.
ond floor of the building by breaking
a window glass in the rear, reaching
the window by means OF fire escape
After breaking the glass the window
fastener was Unmatched, and the sash
raised.
| Indications point to a carefully plan
ned robbery, and 1t is believed tn,
burglars went about their work Of pill
|fering the establishment in deliber
ate way. 1t is believed that one burg
lar probably remained on the inside
putting the loot into suit cases o
bags, and then taking them to tn
window, where they were turned owe
to confederate.
AS soon as police headquarters wa
notified of the robbery Sunday Chic
Nunnery sent to the Rankin state col
, vict farm for the bloodhounds station
ed there, but when they reached tn
: scene of the robbery the trail pro-
: ably was too cold, for the dogs r
) fused to take the scent.
A call for the dogs of r. L. Cant, I
: Crystal Springs, was sent In, but Gal
I was engaged in using them near Pc
n Gibson, and they could not be secure