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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-31
LIVELY T|[TS OVER
PARDON BOARD BILL
Measure Passed in House by
81 to SO Vote After Debate
Lasting Hour.
Chief Justice Clark Of North
Carolina is Heard-Convict
Service Measure Amend
ments Talked.

Several sharp tits were INDUCED in
on the floor of the house of delegates,
yesterday, when a bill introduced by
Mr.. Brewer. of Nansemond, to estab-
iish' State board of pardons, came
up for its third reading.
Mr. White, OF Rockbridge. made
the first attack on the measure.
the bill was purely advisory and was
under no obligation to perofrm its
duties as they should be performed.
He declared that a constable was
more bound to obligate himself to
the faithful performance of his SIM
pie duties than the men to be ap-
pointed to pass on the life and death
Of a man, as ne at least was under
oath. He recommended larger
compensation for the board. and more
stringent rules by which they were
to be governed.
Debate Is Hot
This brought on more talk and
Messrs. Gordon, OF Louisa: Field, of
Madison: williams, OF New Kent,
took the floor in hot debate. Mr..
Field declared that the drafting Of the
bill was promulgated by the attitude
of the present governor. but Mr..
Brewer denied this saying that Gov
ernor Mann's actions had nothing to
do with it. but that the chief execu-
tive had read and approved OF the
bill.
After an hour of hot debate the
bill was passed by a vote OF 81 to IS.
Two other bills were passed by the
house during the morning hour
The house convened at IL o'clock
and Chief Justice Walter Clark. OF
the Supreme court Of North Carolina.
was introduced. Chief Justice Clark
made short address on the State
OF Virginia. going back to the old
days when North Carolina was a part
Of the Old Dominion. His remarks
were greeted with applause
He also told OF coming to Rich
mond during the days OF The War Be-
tween the States. tracing the remark
able growth Of OF the city from the
ashes left by the Yankees. After a
ten minutes talk, held q short re-
ception at the speakers stand and
the members passed in line to shake
hands with him.
More Interesting Discussion.
Another sharp debate ensued when
bill by Mr.. Chalkley. amending an
act establishing the once Of State
highway commissioner and defining
his duties, to give the commissioners
power to distribute oquitably the
service OF convicts on the county
roads, not allowing 4 camp to remain
In any county more than I'VE years
Of continuous service came up on its
second reading.
Several amendments were offered,
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-31

Before an intellectual and repre-
sentative audience, Judge Waiter
Clark, of the Supreme Court of North
Carolina, made an eloquent and an
stractive address last night on "Wo-
man Suffrage" in the auditorium OK
the jefferson hotel.
The room was crowded with both
ladies' an dgsntlemen. who gen.
erously applauded the speaker on MS
logical View OF the subject.
Judge Clark discussed fully the
fundamental principles OF woman
constitution of the United States.
Every phase OF the question was dis,
cusse edat length and after two hours
of tense attention. he WAS given a great
ovation at his close. He said In part.
II appear before you this evening
at the request of the Equal Suffrage
League Of Virginia in behalf or a
cause which Is already won. IL Is
one Of those evolutions In the upward
and onward progress OF humanity
whose Irresistible flow 10 like the tide
of the ocean. No man can hasten
1t and no man can delay It. He VINO
thinks that his approval or dtsappro-
val can effect Its onward flow Is Ike
Chanticleer in Edmond Rostand's re-
cent play, who thought that his crow
ing was necessary to bring up the
sun.
some may say that there are many
women In Virginia who do not wish
the suffrage. That Is true. On which
side the majority would lay II a vote
Of the women were taken. We 90 not
know. But i believe that you would
be surprised at the result One thing
lis certain. A great many OF them
do desire the ebaflot. and II should
not be refused them because other
women may not desire it Those VINO
do not wish to vote will not bo re
quired to do go. Those who desire
the suffrage should not be denied II
A woman who is opposed TO the sur
fraEe lis like the wife OF the sailor az
Mnrhlehead, whose husband was IN
the whale-oH business. She opposed
sfssne kerosene. sayinG, What VIII be-
come Of the puir whales
Given In TEN Stairs.
In the great States OF the Union
and one territory they f,aye fbecn
granted the suffrage by the majority
of the men. the women themselves
not voting. Shall the men OF the
South be less Just or less chtvalrous
am native-born Southerner. !
can therefore speak frankly to my
own people We have boosted on our
SHlSd kIpAS IEk0Aa xvi "OihNAt A@1A~
/, there are none that deserve 1t than
those eof the South: but in hon
est truth. az respects the pro-
gressive movements which frst gave
women education, and then property
rights, and which Is now giving them
an equal voice in the disposition of
the taxes they pay and In the con-
troll OF the government which affects
them. the South has been and Is still
a laEgard.
"Mr. Seward more than sixty years
ago declared this country could not
live half slave and half free" It lie
equally true now that our civilization
cannot progress its ultimate
triumph with half our population
the equals in intelligence. in patrio-
tism. and in public spirit of the other
half, and In some respects It's su-
perior-denied oil share In the d.
rection and control of the govern
ment which bears alike upon them
and upon US. Ought we to deprive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-31

The statement OF the Legislative
committee, which Is an Exceedingly in~1
teresting paper. Is here given In hlII.
1t reads: IA n SEs,
ATTITUDE OF THE ANTI-SAIDQ1eI
LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA 10 lsxxs
ABLING ACT AMENDMENTS U4
THE SENATE:
In view Of the Eraak public tmfe9&o4;
a. indicated by nanhGKt 1MQ1 ~
to tho position Ut IN zkIr1ts' = IlI =:
1Continued q Third Fx1l3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-31

the Old Dominion Steamship COM
pany. is as follows:
Frst-Ciass.
BOLTON. MRS. ". l., Newark,
n. ].
CURTIS. LIEUTENANT L. r.
tdied aboard iifeboat). United States
army.
EDWARDS. J.. United States navy.
GIBSON, MRS D., New York.
ifAsKE.td. I.. Cnr,lands, n. Y.
HARRINGTON. MRS. r. r. ldied
aboard Nantucket). Bridgeport, Conn.
INGRAM. w H.. Sumter. S. c.
JELLEFF. Mr., Macaria Theatrical
company.
LEWIS Mr., Macaria Theatrical
company.
OKAKAMATO. ] japanese,
POOLE, MRS c. W.. Gray. vir-
GINA
POOLE Gnfant child. Gray. Va
RAY, j. F.. New York.
WAGNER O.. United States Ma
rine corps.
Storage.
GILBERT. J.. and an UNKNOWN
ITALIAN. New York.
BOLEN. NJ. New York.
ROPER, c., New York.
WILSON. T.. New York.
Mrs. Rollins Story.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rollins. of
Lawrenceville, Va. domestics in the
employ of Mrs n: Cooper. at Bridge
hampton. l. r.. were second cabin
passengers aboard the Monroe. Roll
Inns had retired. but his wife. unable
to sleep, had risen from her berth
and was standing looking the dead
light over the fog-bound sea. She
was an eyewitness to the collision.
Mrs. Rollins said:
Il was standing at the little round
window looking out at the fog when
thought for second that l saw a
dim light Then ii disappeared a few
second later / was sure Il saw the
tight again and then I realized that
there were lot of lights. The whis-
ties of our ship and OF the Nantucket
both shrieked at once and then came
the crash.
1T was just solid stunning crash,
no grinding and gritting. but just one
great big laundering crunch. l had
called to my husband. and he had
started TO rise when the shock came.
He tumbled out of his bunk. grabbing
a single piece of his clothing. and to-
gether we made our way int othe din
ing saloon. The ship already was ca
reening and the deck was on a slant.
a steep slant.
81 chung to the rail and the ship
was going down. i do not know how
long the Monroe fioated. Some say ii
was fifteen minutes. do not know,
but 1t seemed to me II was hardly ten
by the Nantucket until l was swept
on tha rail by wave Of water and
saw the last OF the ship which was
a little space not bigger than a hall
bedroom disappear beneath the wa
tiers.
The crew were just as brave as
brave could be. There was no diff
ference between the white men and
the colored stewards.
The man that helped me and ny
husband into life preservers 1 don't
believe had one for himself. Several
Of the deck and dining-room stewards
were helping us with the life pre-
servers and encouraging US am sure
they went down with the ship.
There was no excitement such as
i would have expected. Everybody
worked fast and furiously. but very
quietly. The moment almost that hit
the water I was assisted by three men
and they held me up and encouraged
me. We were all picked up by lifa-
boat and then tainted, The next
thing knew we were aboard the Man.
tucket."
Mr.. Rollins noated In the water for
|three-quarters of an hour calling for
help. and finally WAS picked up by
one OF the Nantucket's boats. He was
not inaoTnmoded by his shocking ex-
perience. although his vile tonight Wa
Frustrated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-31
KILLS Man WHILE
SHOOTING At DOGS

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LYNCHBURG. VA. Jan. So
Frank Massie, son of State Senator
Bland Massse this evening acciden-
tally shot and killed John Campbell,
q young man employed on the sena-
tors farm near Tyro. Nelson county.
Frank Massie was going home and
saw some dogs jump a fence. He
fred At them In the dusk and hit
Gamphett who Yaz near. -l-z.---
Massic ID deeply distressed over tho
I'D affair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-31

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-31

1hEtl.1-
The blow struck by the Nantucket
had driven that vessel nearly a third
az the way through the Monroe As
ahe swung away the waters rushed
: In The great hole In the side Of the
Monroe extended more than third
or the way diagonally through the
ship.
The stewards, ready with life
rreservers, assisted the passengers. the
most of whom were clad only In night
robes. They fastened the preservers
shout them and helped them over the
7 side to the boats.
Hero Of the Wireless
Within q minute Of the collision II
was apparent 20 Captain johnson that
his ship had but a few minutes to
I've.
One OF the most touching exhibit
lions Of self sacrifice was given by
Wireless Operator Ferdinand ].
Kenhn. Keuhn had snapped OFT the
8.S o. S." call and adjusted his life
I preserver preparatory to taking tho
plunge, overheard, as his vessel was
then sinking. As he stood in the
doorway of the wireless house. wo-
man stumbled along the slanting deck.
Where Is you life preserver?"
asked Keuhn.
81 havcn'e one" the woman cried
lsnidiey.
sR@ Here, .take mine.' demanded
Keuhn. "I'll get me another some
where And sniting the action 70 the
word he slipped out Of the cork Jacket
And bnclklAd It about the women, "A
ssplruts later came the plunge. The
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
PREPARE FOR GLOVER STAND
Seed Should Not BE Sown Until II
Has Been Given termination
Test-6oou Plan Given.

III growing clover II is a matter OF
wisdom to SOW only the best of seed.
Do not SOW the seed until it has been
given termination test. This can
easily be made BY means OF two plates
and a cotton cloth. Take several folds
Of a small piece OF cotton cloth: thor
oughly wet this and scatter between
the folds a known number (several
hundred) Of the seeds to be planted.
Place this on one plate and cover
with another plate. bot Or side up.
See that the cloth Is kept n. >.st. not
wet, and at the end OF ave or sig
days. determine the percentage or
termination. Seed OF poor vitality
will not germinate at all; or. IL Il
should Il will at least give weak
plants that may not survive the sea.
son or the following winter.
The seed should be free from weed
seeds and other adulteration. BUY
seed only from reliable sources and.
so far as possible, use homegrown
seed. when It Is OF strong vitality and
known purity.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11

snip of the sharp points OF sucking
pigs teeth
Sometimes they are as sharp as
needles'and hurt the SOW so much that
she will not permit them to suckle.
Sun stall is very often mistaken for
mango Never turn very young pigs
into the field in hot weather for more
than an hour or two a day until the
skin becomes toughened.
It is a great mistake to fatten sows
If breeding depends upon the spring
gifts for a next years crop. as this
plan will in time result in inferior
stock.
II a SOW proves good breeder there
is no reason why she should not be
kept as long as she produces strong
pigs
The most common mistake made by
many farmers is to allow the boar to
run with the herd continually. He
should be kept In roomy enclosure
by himself
Cement floors are best for feeding
purposes, but 1t is our belief that a
hog should always sleep on a board
floor with a plentiful supply Of clean
bedding.
A drove Of hogs Of all colors and
sizes never brings as much money as
a drove Of the same breed and color
and size-A. G.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11

Pigs should be sorted as to size and
each lot kept by itself. This is not
much trouble and will enable the lit
tie fellows to stand a better show at
the feeding trough.
Many small pigs are stvnted in their
early growth because they cannot hold
their own against their larger and
more quarrelsome brothers.
The man who raises pigs ought TO
have q field OF peas into which they
can be turned just before the peas
become hard.
There is no better way to harvest
peas than by turning the hogs into
them at this stage
Many farmers in the corn belt hog
off their corn by turning the animals
into the fields and allowiag them to
ride down the stalks and help them.
selves.
This is labor-saving plan, but It is
wastefui beyond measure
AZ soon as a pig Is discovered to
be droopy or falling behind the rest Of
the herd It should be taken out and
put in an enclosure by itself.
A pig is nothing more than a money
making machine and should be fed all
he will eat cleanly from the time he
is able to nibble, then keep him going
until he goes to the block
Keep a pair OF nippers handy to
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
BENEFITS OF SWEET CLOVER
Valuable for FertlIlzlng Purposes and
Also for Feed-May Be sown A.
most Any Time.

Sweet clover is a plant grown most
" for fertilizer purposes, but it is val
liable also for feed. 1t is closely re-
lated TO alfalfa because the same bac-
terra that work on the alfalfa roots
have their nodules on the sweet clover
roots.
Sweet clover may be sown any time
from April / to September 15. Pre-
pare the ground the same as for alfal-
ia and SOW ten to fifteen pounds per
acre. This plant win grow almost
anywhere, and on poor land, If left
for four or Ave years, the land will
grow good crop Of corn, as the sweet
clover viii keep reseeding itself and
the roots and tops will cover the
ground two or three inches deep with
a good manure IN that time. After the
nrst year It can be cut for hay, two
or three cuttings made in a season.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
COAT FASHION FIXED.
Manufacturers Decide Women Shall
Mear Short. Then Long Ones.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE woman
who wears a short coat in the early
season will be in fashion, and the
woman who later in the winter puts
on a longer one will also be in style.
This is the decision reached by mem
bers Of the United Cloak, Suit and
Skirt Manufacturers Association, and
so far as they are concerned, the
question as to the length of the smart
woman's cloak, which has been agi-
tating the trade for some time, is
settled
The Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufac-
turers' Association, the other large
trade organization, decided to have
its executive committee announce
early in each manufacturing season
hereafter the approximate length and
style for the season. Today it is ex-
pected that the association will issue
a statement showing what il believes
will be the real fashionable length.
The statement will, in the opinion OF
those most familiar with the subject.
differ from that Of the other asso-
citation but little.
The question of cloak length came
about, it is said, because Of a failure
Of manufacturers and designers TO
meet in convention last month as
they had done in previous years 10
decide upon styles.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11

Usually the millet may be mown and
stacked early in September and the
field hurriedly cultivated and sown to
rye. which will make excellent fall
pasturage at a time when 1t is most
needed.
The wheat or rye fields may be
utilized in the same manner, and be-
ing somewhat earlier, are better adant-
ed to growing double crops than the
oats stubble.
The potato patch may be made to
double it's profits by sowing 1t to mil
let, cane or kafir corn after 1t has been
laid by Sowing the ground to some
other product also wields the bene-
fetal influence Of keeping down the
weed pests which always bob up after
you stop plowing the potato vines and
which, where unmolested, furnish mil.
lions Of seeds for propagating a rank
and troublesome growth of weeds the
next season, besides helping to drain
the soil Of its fertility.
Or If one will dig the potatoes from
the early patch they will bring high
price at that season. and the ground
may be sown again tp rape for hog
pasture.
Late tomatoes, cabbages and turnips
also may be raised among the potato
vines as successfully as though they
occupied plot by themselves.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
LARK IS FRIEND OF FARMER
Food Consists Mainly Of Harmful in
sects and Weed seeds-Bird Has
No Bad Habits.
tBy CHARLES S. MEAD. Colorado Agri-
cultural Collegel

fT3y CHARLES S. MEAD. Colorado Agri-
cultural College)
From the standpoint OF the agricul-
turist the meadow-larx has no equal.
Not only Is It a valuable bird because
OF the large number Of harmful insects
and Weed seeds eaten, but It has no
bad habits.
Its food consists mostly of insects
which It finds in the meadowlands.
Besides the smooth caterpillars, it
also eats the hairy ones which most
birds shun; nor is it averse to bugs
with a disagreeable odor. In the sea-
sons Of the year when insect life is
scarce, the meadow-lark turns its at
tention to seeds OF various kinds, de-
stroying large quantities Of weed
seeds. II seems adverse to eating the
seeds OF grain, although when other
food is scarce IL will pick up the grain
which has been scattered during har-
vesting Because of the large num-
bers OF insects and weed seeds de-
stroyed, II has been estimated that
every meadow-lark 10 worth a dollar
year to the farmer.
A few birds may remain with us
during the winter but most Of them
arrive from the South early in the
spring. They often pest twice during
the summer, the second brood being
hatehed during July and August. Five
or six eggs Is the usual number in a
clutch The nests are seldom found
for they are arched over. not so
much for protection against the
weather, as for concealment
It Is to be regretted that these
birds are large enough to make an
attractive mark for the would-be
sportsman. They should be protected
rigidly on all occasions.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
WORTHY SUMMER BEE HINTS
Beginner Should Devote His Opera.
tions TO Getting "chunk" Honey
Simplest and Best Way.

Living in a rural community and be-
ing in almost daily contact with for
mer friends, who would like to produce
honey but do not know how to go to
work, the writer is in a position to
advise, and will commence by saying:
Do not try to produce comb honey in
pound sections, because that is the
province Of the expert. and the high
est attainment Of the bee keepers art,
writes A. f. Benzey OF Iowa in Farm
ers' Review. Rather devote your ener.
gies to getting chunk" comb honey.
There are different degrees of skill
shown even In this simple art, and
purpose telling of the simplest and
best way, as follows
The bees brought through the win
ter and up to June activity, watch the
white clover When the bees are seen
on it go to your hive, give them a few
puffs of smoke. remove, say, three
frames OF brood from the brood box
(hive), replace them with frames con-
tanning foundation or comb, put on a
"wood-wire' queen excluder put the
frames Of brood in a hive with enough
frames filled with aomb to i'll it, put
this over the other, cover and leave
the bees for two weeks. At this time
lift the cover using little smoke, Of
course, and If you find that the bees
have commenced to cap some Of the
honey In the frames take the hive off
and put still another on full of comb
Of foundation. Replace the first hive
and go away, resting assured that you
will have big yield from that hive.
Store the frames Of honey in a
warm, dry place, cutting out the honey
as 1t is needed. but remember to leave
one-half an inch or more Of comb on
top bar to start the bees next season.
This arrangement does away with
having to watch the bees and insures
a full crop Of honey
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
MANY ROBBERS ON THE FARM
Few Farmers Seem Capable Of Check.
Ing Ravages Of Thleves--Weeds
Retard Growth Of Crops.

Most any farmer knows how to
plow, plant. cultivate and harvest, but
few seem capable OF checking the
ravages OF great many thieves about
the farm
In the summer time the farmers al
low the flies and the impure water
supply TO steal big per cent Of their
dairy profits; then they wonder why
dairying doesn't make them prosper
GUS.
Weeds filch away the beauty and
neat appearance of the farm house and
retard the growth OF crops in the field
by sapping away the life-giving com
ponents Of the soil Persistence in
lighting them down is all that will
subdue these noxious weeds
The kicky COW, the breachy COW,
the balky horse, the collaborating
hog and the drone hens are thieves
that many farmers keep and then
seem to expect satisfactory results
from farming, with such troublesome
and Improbable pests on the prem
ises. Sell the thieves and turn their
rations into something that viii give
you q profit.
A po6 or weak stand OF corn steals
a good part Of the time consumed IN
tending and gathering it. since one
must devote both time and labor to all
thin spots the same as though there
We're a full and heavy growth Of corn
plants, Proper grading Of frst-class
seed corn Is the great initial step 70
be taken in the checking OF the detri-
mental effect Of this common thief
The low-test dairy COW that has
grown too old to be profitable; the
COW that gives a profuse flow Of milk
for six months. then suddenly dries
up--these are thieves that steal from
the herd day BY day and cut down the
profits because they consume Just as
much high priced feed as those ami
mails that turn in twice the amount Of
dairy products and require just as
much care and attention as II they
were profitable members.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
fRv NJ. covERnEI.I.l

(By NJ COVERDELL)
While two crops a season on a piece
OF ground will bring double profit,
there is, Of course, a corresponding
double amount of vitality sapped from
the soil, and the frequent application
OF good fertilizer is imperative, lest
the ground soon become thin and un-
productive.
In the garden one may utilize for
second and even third crops the beds
In which early peas, beans. radishes
and lettuce were grown.
The same is true OF the early sweet
corn. It is advisable not to plant the
same article twice in the same spot in
succession, but rotate the products the
same as In field rotation of crops.
A well prepared seed bed at each
planting is almost essential, and a
sprinkling Of fine rich manure will
prove very beneficial to the growing
plants AND in maintaining soil fertility.
Sow oats as early as possible in the
spring, NOV them for hay just few
days In advance Of the time they would
be reaped for the grain; remove them
from the field as soon as they are suf-
feiently cured, and stack well for fu-
ture feeding purposes.
Then put as many teams in the field
as can be spared. Stir the ground
quickly and thoroughly. Immediately
sowing It to millet.