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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
THE HOUSE

The House Appropriation Committee
reported yesterday, with the recon,
appropriaiing s1 $4,000 % foT vlrg MA
building at the Panama Pacific Expo
sition.
Realizing that with the congestion
of the calendar at this session. it was
becoming Improbable that there will
be any real fee reform legislation at
offered the following resolution:
The browning ReHoiution.
Whereas. tho existing fee system
the compensation OF certain officials.
State. county, city and town. in whole
or In part, In fees and commissions. is
obsolete and is Objectionable TO the
people and To the taxpayers OF the
Stats a and .,onu nm. ,. ,o.n
introduced and presented to both
branches OF the present General As
sembly. the effect of none of which is
10 abolish such system; and
Whereas, II is desired to be in ae-
cordance with the wishes OF the people
to abolish such system as applied to
nearly In toto as 1t is possible TO do;
and
question Which al" Is cioseiy AKIN s' and re-
lated TO the subject OF reform OF tax
alton: and
zion will be constituted by proper au-
thority to consider and work out re-
be II
Resolved by the House Of Delegates
OF Virginia Ghe Senate concurrinp1.
That such commission AS may be APP
pointed and constituted to consider md
report upon tax reform. do also CON
slider and report upon the question Of
the fee system. and the placing OF all
fee and commission officials. State,
county. city and town, upon q definite
salary basis, and 10 designate into what
. channels all fees collected by such Of
hncials under authority OF law shall go.
And such commission shall have the
i authority to call before IL any State
city OF town official or officials
aatth such documents or papers NJ IL
nenAs deem necessary for Its enlighten-
80 - on this subject
IS and such commission shall make
10 fSeport hereunder to the special ses-
"a. n OF this Legislature. should there
We any such. and the same shall DO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
Garrett Admitted to HAIL.

a.. a. ~ 70 It i,IIeS- DISpHtC
buckingham. Va, February 27.-John
Garrett was admitted to bail here yes
terday. he giving bond In the sum
OF $4,000 for his appearance at the
March term OF the Circuit Court, which
convenes on March 10. Judge John
r. Moss who has recently been an
pointed as bail commissioner, heard
the application. and Mrs. Maxey be-
came surety on CARROTS bond. Judge
a. S. Hall has been retained ms counsel
for Garrett. 1t will be recalled that
Garrett was sent to Jail here several
weeks ago charged with cutting James
Maxey In Slate River District Maxey
was badly wounded. but is said to be
getting we'll.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28

of Norfolk County to borrow s25O,ooC
for road improvements.
No. 40S-To amend tho roal law OF
Luncnburg County.
No. il7--'ro authorize the Super
visors of Spotsylvania County to pay
for turkeys Killed by dogs out of any
cxcess in the dog tax fund after pay
ing all loss or damage occasioned to
sheep.
No. 426--To amend tho road law for
Spotsylvania County
b No. ALTO authorize the Super
visors OF Smyth County 70 pay the
treasurer of the town of Chilhowic the
road tax for SI3. paid on tho property
In said town, and collected by the
county
No. 4S9-To amend an act TO prevent
the catching OF fish by gill nets or
scines In the rivers and streams Of
Rock bridge County.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
considered and acted upon at such spe-
Cial session"
only Thtrtecn More DAY..

Only Thirteen More Days.
The resolution was signed. in addi-
Of C1ipeper, and Field Of Madison. 80
:, IT IS quite apparent said Mr..
browning, that the calendar Is be-
coming, Crowded There is much to do.
and only thirteen more days In which
TO do IT. The only bill on the calendar
brewer bill. listed as House bill 27i.
There are many important bills before
that and If the regular order holds il
commended itself to me as far as 1t
VEN enough do not believe that it
would meet the desires OF those advo :
uoes not In any wise abolish the fe.
system. II merely cuts down the COM
pensation OF some officials. II there IS
state are crying for reform, II Is the
fee system"
The House refused 10 suspend the
rules TO Rive immediate consideration
70 the Browning resolution. and it was
referred 20 the Finance Committee As
that committee has failed to report the
Gordon bill, either favorably or al i
vcrsciy, Notwithstanding the request OF
It's patron, Il IS not considered prob
able that II VIII make any report on
the browning resolution, unless "A mo
ton is made on the floor to discharge
tho committee.
No Redistricting NH.
Mr.. Chalkiey. OF Wise. moved to dis
charge the Comn!ttee on Privileges
and Elections from the consideration
OF the reapportionmcnt bill he offered
session. Colonel Brewer. Of Sunolx.
had also offered a bill rcdissricting tho
Legislative and senatorial districts Of
the state, and he WAS willing to have
the committee discharged on that bill.
so that he could move 10 amend 10
meet a serious situation In his section.
ne present apportionmcnt of dele
gates, he showed. was grossly uneven
GONE representing rs many as $4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
Catches Fox Without mil

Buckinghnm. Va. February PA
fox without tail was caught after n
long and exciting chase this week by
+. II. Spencers pack OF hounds Mr.
Spencer said II could not be seen that
the fox had ever had a tail. He does
not know II It had been cut off in
some way or IL II was born tailless
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
Here and There
in the Legislature

The Senate Committee on General
port. with the recommendation that 1t
do not pass. Senator Can sons bill to
provide for the marking of goods made
by convict labor with distinguishing
mark. The bill was opposed at com
mittee hearings by Luther L. Scherer,
a member OF the board OF directors of
the state Pcnitentiary and by Superin-
tendent Wood. Under the provisions of
the bill. every article OF goods made by
convict labor. either I'm Virginia or
elsewhere. If offered for sale In this
State. Is required to bear the words,
convict made" as distinguishing
mark. In letters at least one fourth OF
an inch In height. 1t was estimated by
prison officials that the enforcement Of
such law would cause the Virginia
State Penitentiary to lose about $4,000
year In revenues.
The Senate Committee on General
Laws reported yesterday afternoon,
without amendments Senator Brooks
bill, prohibiting any m, hant or firm
from selling any pistol or revolver to
any purchaser until such purchaser
shall produce n certificate to the effect
that he Is suitable and proper person
10 possess such firearms. The certifi-
cate is required to be signed by the
Judge of the Circuit Court Of the coun-
y. the judge OF the Corporation or
Hastings Court OF the city, or by the
commemorative attorney. sheriff or
chief OF police OF the city in which the
seller resides
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
The Weather

Forrcast; Vfrginia-Fair Soturdox
slowly rising temperature, Sunday fair
and continued moderate Temperatures.
North Carolina--Falr Saturday, ex-
cept rain extreme west portton; warm
or east portion. Sunday probably local
ruins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
BANK BILL KILLED
IN HOUSE AFTER
DAYS OF DEBATE
CONTINUED From First Page.)

. CONTINUED From First Page.)
tpt Main Street Station on the arrival
sef his train from Washington at 1:1o
o'clock. The party will proceed Mt
once to tho state Capitol In motor cars
BY special order the Senate will meet
with tho House Of Delegates to hear
Mr.. Bryan. at 1880 o'clock. After the
Joint session, Mr.. Bryan will become
the guest of the Progressive League,
and will make an address before 1t at
the CITY Auditorium tonight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-28
SpccIaI LocnI Datn ,for Yentcrdnx,

Special Lorni Datn for Yesterday.
IL noon temperature. .......... AZ
3 II. NJ. temperature. ... 40
MaXimnn temperature up to
minimum temperature up to S
=. NJ .....,.. ......... 90
NeNn Z peraturc. .............. 80
Norman temperature. ........... AZ
deficiency in temperature. ~ G
Excess In temperature since March
49,. ;.......... 76
Accumulated deficiency In tempera-
ture since January 1.. II
deficiency in rainfall since March
.,.............. ......... 90
Accumulated excess In rainfall
since January observation-disclosures. 81
Local Observation 3 +. NJ. Yesterday.
temperature ........... ."........ 10
humidity ..:................ So
Naturalization ......... W.
Wind--velocity
weather .......... Clear
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23
Joe Rivers and Ad WoIgast WiILcive
Lusty Battle Tonight.

No championship will be decided
tonight in Milwaukee. The winner
will not-even place himself in the
Iimehght for crack at the title, but
there viii be plenty of action to sat
isfy the.most exacting ring bug.
Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers have
fought before. At that time the Cad
lilac man was champion. and he
lived up to his reputation by knock
ing Rivers out in the thirteenth
round. ~--~
Since then Rivers has improved.
Wolgast has apparently gone the
other way, though he is still full of
fight, and willing to go the route
with any of the Hghtweights now in
the game. Prospects that the fight
will be a grudge affair make greater
the certainty of hotly contested
mill
Rivers is a slight faVorite, though
not anon gthe bugs up in Milwaukee.
Local ringsiders who have seen the
little Mexican in training action are
backing him to even up for his de-
feat at the hands of Wolgast, suffered
nearly two years ago.
Both men claim to be in perfect
shape, and Rivers certainly looks the
part. In his final work out yesterday
at Lewis he showed plenty of speed,
and was not the least Bit drawn.
WoIgast has been matched to meet
Rudy Unholz in Milwaukee Jan. 20 if
he does not suffer any serious dam
age tonight.
Battling LeVinsky took up his for
ward march again last night knock
ing out Bob eKnny of Columbus in
the third round at Allentown, Pa.
Kenny substituted for Tom Logan.
He outweighed Levinsky 40 pounds,
but was soft mark for the Hebrew
Levinsky has several New York fights
MANNED in the next few weeks.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23
KiIIifer Signing May Start Big Stars
Jumping.

mere is one angle OF the resign
ing of Bill Killifer by the PhiIlies that
has been overlooked in the inter-
change of kilograms and challenges
between the Federal League and the
powers of organized baseball
1t is that killifer was received with
open arms by the National League
after it had been fatty declared by
them that they would refuse to treat
with any of their men who hoped to
the third circuit. Not only did they
willingly take Killifer back, but a
Philly official hiked away out to Kala-
mazoo, Mich, and virtually guarded
Killifer on his way to Philadelphia,
where the new contract was signed.
The attitude of the ma ors is liable
to tighten the minds of some star
players, and may eventually be a
large factor in encouraging them to
jump to the newcomers.
It is apparent that player of the
first water win not be dealt with Sc
verely if he leaps to the Feds, and
then for some reason wishes to get
back into the fold of the organization
again.
Players can jump with the feeling
that, in the event the league does not
last, they will be received back with
all the honor due prodigal son, and
that the magnates will kill the fatted
calf, whereas they have been lately
shooting the fatted bull.
The fear that they would be out
lawed has undoubtedly deferred
many players from throwing in their
fortunes with the Feds. But with the
precedent set in the Killifer case
these fears are liable to be dissipated.
Take it any way at all, the Feds
do not seem to have suffered woe
fully through this Killifer tangle.
A letter was received at Fed head
quarters from Killifer late yesterday
afternoon. It was q. bulky registered
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10
THe .AveRAGE" AMERICAN.

contributor 10 the New YoTk
Worlds Voice OF the People column
asserts that the average American
citizen Is no better off than Inc
Mexican peon.
When statements 50 wide OF the
mark are made it is evident that me
inaccuracv is due to a complete lack
Of knowledge Of other countries than
America. The American must know
something of the rest Of the world
before he can appreciate the extreme
good fortune of his fellow citizens
and. OF course, his own good fortune
Snch knowledge is easily gained. i
has been said that the only way to
learn geography is TO travel That
exaggeration bears its grain of truth
But il Is not necessary to travel ID
order to learn that The average
American is extremely we'll off in
comparison with the average citizen
Of very large majority Of other
countries, and Of all Of 'Ae older
countries.
In Australia, New Iceland. Tas-
mania. Canada. the average man has
enough 10 ea' ana wear. and comfort
ahle housing. In the older countries
where overcrowding and misgovern-
ment are the rule. there are millions
of hard working men and women who
never have ali they want "a ear.
whose wearing apparel would -
scorned by any American. even
tramp. and whose houses are hos
compared with which round loe
cabin OF one room is handsome
residence.
Mexico is new country which Is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10

hingling, Okla, June l0-The
farmer who positively refuses TO turn
ont even after repeated honks and
where the road is so narrow that thu
automobile driver ean not pass him
unless he does turn out, is an aggra-
vation that has ested the patience
and endurance Of majority of the
men who drive to and from the
Healdton oil field daily. And fire.
quently too. in this section Of the
state are the roads Of just this char
acter, as not ye have the laws been
in opening mp roads properly
over Indian lands
In the older ana more settled rurat
districts of the United States the au-
tomobile on the country Highway has
been accepted by the farmer the old
spirit mat existed between the chauf-
feur and the man with team has
been completely wiped ont, and to-
gether these two forces are sradu-
ally building a system of good roads
in every community.
This. however. is not yet true in
the southern or Red river section of
Oklahoma. where the man with an
is still regarded as a tres
passer and as one who has few
rights on the pHblc highway And no
matter how persistent ana nerve
racking may the honking be. il seem
lnglv never disinrhs the man With a
team of pony mules He permits
them to plod dolly and fontentediy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10

In much the same social state that
Europe was 500 years ago II is not
crowded and the condition OF the
poems is not due to any natural cause.
But ii Is no better than that of peas
ants in the more backward European
countries which have not kept pace
! with the progress that has greatly
improved the condition of the humble
in the British Isles. France, Germany,
Switzerland, the Netherlands and
Scandinavia.
The American who gets his bread
by common labor during part, or all,
Of his life, is the average American
He sometimes becomes magnate,
II he has health and is industrious he
does not know the meaning of pov-
erty as II is understood in many
European and Asian countries or in
Mexico
The Americans country is one OF
peculiar opportunities. TO say that
he Is far better off than the average
man in European or Asian countries
or in Mexico does not mean that he |
should be thankful he is alive and in
America. and demand nothing more.
Pul il ie unpatrotic and misleading to
tell he average American that he is
4 peon or peasant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10
WHAT BEN HUR DID TO MESSIAH, AN AUTO
DRIVER DID TO A FARMER

,along The beaten track with The
chains Of the gear harness clankine
occasionally ana making The only
noise that is waited back 10 the men
in the machine
This condition has heen met with
many times by the oil field chanf-
feurs. and it was the one that finally
determined Tony Chambers 10 do a
desperate thing recently. while act
ing as chauffeur for a parity Of oil
men. taking them out to the field
The road ahead was very narrow for
several miles. made so In this in
stance by diches at the side, and
when the machine driven by Chambers
drove lp behind farmer driving a
team Of mules. The chauffeur footed
his horn several times, requesting the
man ahead to turn out
Evidently Chambers had read Ben
HGr and he remembered what the
jew did TO the Roman, Messala in the
chariot race when the latter was up
set on the race course and iiampled
underneath The farmers mules
We're walking along ieisnely and
their owner gave no sign whatever
hat he heard the approa hing ma
chine or the footing of it's horn. And
the machine suorted and pound a
an emitted smoke and eas as it
crawled along Oealnd.
Chambers had been watching for an
opening. for some ime, place that
he considered woud b. iust wide
enough to pass, and wlfsu he finally
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10

Sir Conan Doyle, now visiting III
this country and the other day a
guest at dinner with VIM. j. Burns
the American Sherlock Holmes, IS
described as looking mot bit ike
Holmes, nor like ones conception o.
Dir Watson However, we have 50
high an opinion OF Conan Doyle that
We are hoping he doesn't look like bis
niciures in the Eastern newspapers
They reproduce the tout ensmDie IN
every detail OF the typical American
saloonkeeper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10
JUDGE KANE's SOUND DECISION

JUDGE kANE'S SOUND DECISION
OF the many hundreds OF decisions
handed down by the state supreme
court the opinion Of chief Justice NJ.
!. Kane on the appeal Of the Territory
Illuminating Oil company ranks fore
most in the annals Of the high tribu-
nal This decision holds thai oil and
gas leases are not taxable and re-
verses the decision OF last year rem
dered by former Chief Justice Hayes
that oil and gas leases may be taxed
Judge Kane has delved deep into
the authorities. He holds that the
legislature alone Is empowered To ST.
lect subjects Of taxation and that
where the legislature has omitted 10
provide for the assessment Of certain
kinds OF property it is not within
the province OF the court to make
such assessment. The broad rule is
laid down by Justice Kane that no
property can he assessed until the
legislature has made proper prou-
sion therefor
lnasnluch as the legislature has not
designated oil and gas leases for as
sessment they cannot be taxed "a
such Oil and gas which is still in the
strata Of earth that produces it must
be taxed as real property to the own
er Of the land, If such land IS taxable
Justice Kanes decision is sound
logical and right While the state
may temporarily suffer from the cur
of the taxes sought to be de-
rived from these assessments the
onns rests with the legislative body.
which having been shown the light
by an exceptionally able iurist v'.ll
devote more time to de-
rising machinery for raising revenues
for the state. rather than in spend
ing the states money in absurd eat
Justice Kane in rendering this de-
aislon. has gone into the verr vlta''
IF his subject He has studied ii with
calm and weil-trained judicial mind
and the opinion is regarded as a
classic. Sound law. and not the oc
.nlt, pervades the learned Justices
view, and a touch Of the cosmic y
given the ruling by the subtle refer
nee that to attempt to assess oil and
-as leases = to attempt TO impose a
tax on the "illimitable vista OF hope
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10

4
lcame to such 4 place the machine
bounded ahead and gra1ed the
Wheels OF the wagon as 1t went by.
While he was crawling along behind,
however, Chambers had been watch
ing the mules He saw they were
small animals and that the chain
harness was fitted loosely to them
even the collars and names And his
thoughts We're those of Ben ,Hurs
when the latter had the Roman s
chariot wheels measured.
AS Chambers machine swept by the
farmer and seemed about to escape
without doing any injury. suddenly
Chambers swerved the car Just ever
so slightly toward the mules and. as
the machine obeyed. the short rod to
which the top is fastened in front
caught the names and completely un-
harnessed the team. The collars and
thames came forward with the car,
dropped over the little animals heads
and the chain traces fell clanhing to
he ground Two of the traces were
broken by the sudden jar anl this
permitted the harness TO leave the
mules entirely
Chambers then stopped the car and
became ex remely solict0us. He took
his pincers AMI some wire to mend
the chains. fixed up the harness as
best he could slipped the farmer two
dollars to cover damages ana never
smiled until he was back in the ma
hina ana headed for HE oil fell His
only comment was hat no chauffeur
would ever again have trouble with
tAat particular farmer, who had
learned his lesson
Used Lasso as Weapon.
a lasso was used, and almost with
damaging results, by a farmer near
Nilsson. some time ago. to show his
anger when a prominent oil man, ac-
com aned by his Wife. at emplea to
steer his automo lie around him
There were Two men in the wagon |
and as the auto Went by, one Of them
swnne lasso with such deNterity
that it landed around the waist Of
he oil mans wife What he intended T
doing will never he known for in
stanly the oil man stopped his car /
and pulled revolver, an action that
caused ras farmer to toss the rope Y
quickly from him.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera Ano
Darrhoes Remedy

Every family without exception
shonld keep this preparation at hand
during the hot weather of the sum
mer months. Chamberlain Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
worth many times its cost when need
ed and is almost certain to be needed
before the summer is over. II has no
superior for the purposes for which
it Is intended. Buy it now. For sale
by all dealers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10

According to a returned American
cardinal ~the pope win undoubtedly
i've 10 years more The pope must
have winked his other eye when ne
read that. He is a powerful person
age. but when il comes 10 cerlaiht
Of life he has nothing on any OF 'he
reet Of us.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10
xw EN ~ II a. II " " u 4 -
BRlLLIANTS.
u & Mm a MmE II x " 70 Nc ~ a

The circle OF human nature, then
is not complette without the arc OF
the emotions. The lilies of The neid
have value for us beyond their
botanical ones--a certain tightening
OF the heart accompanies he declara-
ton that Solomon in all his slory
Was not arrayed like one OF these.
The sound OF the village bell has
value leyond the aconstical one. Ihe
setting sun has value beyond iis
optical one. The starry heavens. as
WE know. had for Immannel Kant me
value beyond their astronomical one.
think it very desirable 10 keep TINS
horizon of he emotions open. ana not
10 permit either priest or philosopher
10 draw down his shutters between
Won and it.-John Tyndail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10

The supreme court of New Jersey
has decided that a man who declines
10 nav fare when the railroad does
NO, provide him with seat is wiihn
his rights. 1t is an axiom OF railroad
men that those who stand up are tne
source of dividends, hut an exception
,na,st he made in New Jersey.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-06-10

II has been decided in England that
man who earns more than $500 q
ysar and does no manual labor is d
sen,lem man. Gamblers, we'll tipped
hotel doormen, tonts, pickpocke's'
cara sharps and many others VINO
have been in doubt as to their social
standing will be relieved.