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Many Devices Used--- Whole
sale Plots With Wide Ramifica-
tons Often Barred

OF the sailors were strenuous In their
denials of any wrongdoing. but W OF
them-the carpenter and the lamp
trimmer-acted as II they knew more
than they were willing to tell. Tit
inspectors did their best to compel the
men to confess, but their replies were
unsatisfactory. Finally It was decided
to take them into custody. Olsen, the
carpenter, objected in the most vocifer-
Gus fashion. Chris, the lamp trimmer
was quite as noisy. But the officers
dragged them off the ship and down
the wharf.
Presently they passed the point
where the inspector was doing on the
barrel s~tencilled 'linseed oil" The
manner In which the prisoners looked
at hat barrel aroused the suspicion OF
the officers. They rushed over, shook
the inspector and compelled him to get
Of the lid. When they opened it they
found 700 tins II opium. The man VIII
held down that particular barrel has
not heard the last Of 1t yet.
The adventure OF the trunk with the
hundred compartments is really a New
York police story. but the secret ser
vice operatives were keenly interested
in II, Just the same The regularity
with which opium is brought into the
metropolis interests not only the dark.
est part Of Chinatown. but some Other
more fr%equented and moro public To-
calities. The scene OF tho Drama wa:
a three story b~rownstone house or
East Fourteenth street. Tho hous'
had been under suspicion for som'
time, but nothing might have come Of
il II Charles Rizzo, alias Charley Jones
had not gone up the river" for be!nl
concerned in 1900 worth OF stoler
feathers. -
While Charley was on Is way Il
Sing Sing a tall. slim young fellow
was seen to enter the brownston.
house, He carried a big key danglin,
from the ed of his little finger. Tina
key proved 10 he his undoing. Tn
moment he entered the house tw'
officers followed him on tiptoes. Th'
youth with the key walked through
the hall TO the ear Of the house ant
then went down the back stairs t
| the basement. He put the key int,
n nOle IN u doorway ana eNteTcu
room, boiling II after him. After abou
three minutes lie came out whistlinl
and swinging the key, The office
halted him with n pointed pistol,
Harris he said gently, IT thin
| need you in my business"
I'm not Harris, and | don't know
YOU" vas the taunty response,
You're Flying Harris and ! knoy
it.. Now come tn time"
After some parleying Harris ne
opened the door with the key and tn
detectives entered the room. In tn
corner was a trunk with brass band
about It, II proved to have one hun
dred separate compartments Allied wit
, opium, cocaine and other narcotic!
! Flying Harris was arrested and IN
opium conf1scated.
The police believe that with TIL
' arrest they broke up one Of the mos
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Rich Profits From Sale of the Drug
Incite Criminals to Most Des.
perate Measures

piano and carry it into a frame house
near the wharf. Some other odds and
ends were taken of the boat, but there
were no signs OF anything that
even remotely resembled opium. The
officers were plainly disappointed
Burke was not. He said:
while there's life there's hope,
boys. Just follow me-"
He walked into the frame house
with the others At his heels. The
place was lit by q couple Of oil lamps
and was sparsely furnished. Stevens
instantly recognized tho secret service
man. for he had actually been intro
dvced to him on his arrival in Seattle.
He pretended to be annoyed. but in his
heart he was really very much
alarmed.
I'm sorry I'm not prepared to en-
tertain." he said. but II you'll come
around some other night I'll try to
make 1t agreeable for you"
"Oh, this is all right" was the good
natured reply. you mustn't make
company out Of me-"
Stevens suppressed an oath. but be.
fore no could say anything more the
secret service nan turned to him and
pointing "a the plano, said:
play us . little ragtime. won't you
II don't play tho piano." was the
sulky response.
You try It then, BILL" said Burks
to his hrst assistant.
without q word tho other seated
himself at the piano and begar
drumming on the keys. But not
sound came forth. simultaneously
Burke rushed I've to the instrument
and lifted the lid and looked in.
Its Just as I suspected" he a n
nounced. and then he quickly shouted
Arrest those men!"
There was q scufhe and q struggle
but In less than Ave minutes Stevens
Cree and Larson had been h~andcuret
and were ready for the local police
Burke returned to tho piano and tool
of the lid and the sides. finding tina
it was fairly bulging with smuggle'
opium. The plano had been relieved
Of It's wires and the case was merel!
a covering for the opium. II wa
estimated at the time that Steven
and his associates had smuggled II
about $4,000 worth of opium from
British Columbia. All three were trie'
in the United States court and tn
evidence against them was so positiv
that they were convicted in doubl
quick time.
About two years ago It was foun
that great quantities Of prepare
opium were being smuggled into tn
Philippines, where It found a read
sale at big prices, Aside from the vic
lation of the revenue laws. the natives
like those OF China, were becoming adj
dicted to the use of the drug and tn
Government determined TO break u
the business. Accordingly. all vesse
coming into the islands were subjccte
To a most rigid scrutiny.
BY one Of those unexpected twists
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garded as a refutation of the argu-
ment that suffrage for women cannot
triumph in localities that are densely
populated.
Anti-suffragists say that the reason
why suffrage has not won more fire.
Quently in States that contain two
or more million inhabitants IL due to
the opposition of the wage earners
Of both to giving the ballot to
women. While the ~suffraGists do o
admit that this explanation liz IA true
one both those who favor and oppose
Votes for Women have left nothing
undone to carry their arguments into
every New Jersey home and to the
consideration Of every New Jersey in
habitant.
During the past two years the suf-
fragists have held more than 5000
public meetings in New Jersey. The
meetings held by the anti-suffragists
number more than 700. The suf-
fragists have carried their battles int
the highways and byways. Not a
municipal board Of trade in the en-
tire State has escaped listening to the
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E CAMPAIGN FOR WOMANS SUFFRAGE IN NEW ERSE'
History Of The Movement Shows
Urceasing Activity on Part of
Suffrage Leaders in State

Yr as a result " tho special cleo
ton set for October 10 New
Jersey does ~ become the
,r.rtocn;h state in the United
e,aics tu adopt the principles of equal
,,rracc there should he no complaint
,-,m suf'ragists that any part of the
cork has been neglected. Especially
=. mi, true rs regards New JcrSey's
400 000 voters. every n OF whom
has received during the pas few
months letters setting forth reasons
why his support is sought in the
"votes for Women movement.
New Jersey boasts Of the oldest
suffrage association In the United
s,a,cs. In 1867 Miss Lucy Stone Of
,orange founded an organization of
sishteen members pledged to advance
Tho interests NJ human suffrage In
the United states" To-day the sur
~fragists have organized associations in
.yery city and practically every Dor
ough in New Jersey.
n origin of tn suffrage move
ment as u state institution with n
definite and fixed purpose may re
tFAttN w liN' N'iI l'lV. EpuT years
ago the state association numbered
fourteen branches with a tota, mem
la-ship Of 500. The rapidity OF its
growth is Illustrated by the fact that
on July | there were las branches OF
the New Jersey Suffrage Association,
With a membership exceeding SO, 900.
But these figures do not include all
the forces organized tn promote
woman suffrage In New Jersey.
, Twenty-Five years ago the Women's
Political Union OF Essex county was
orranized by Mrs. Mary Hussey OF
Newark 4 few years later 1t was sue
ceeded by the Wonen's Political Union
O. New Jersey, which at the pres
ent time is represented by sixteen
branches in the principal cities OF the
State.
Enrolled as members of the
women's Political Union Of New Jer-
sey are $4,000 active workers. Then
there are the Mems Equal Suffrage
League Of New Jersey with 1000
members and the Lincoln Equal Suf-
frage League recently organized
among the negro residents OF the
State. The total suffrage forces In
New Jersey include some 400 subor-
dinate organizations with a combined
membership exceeding $4,000 and
representing $4,000 families.
A direct result Of suffrage activity
IN New Jersey was the organization
Of associations among those who are
opposed to oma suffrage. The first
Of the associations opposed to woman
suffrage was not formed until April
10. 1912. The anti-suffrage branches
q the State organization number
thirty-three with a total membership
Of about 10000. representing 10000
families. The ants do not attempt
10 deny the superior numbers OF theiI
opponents.
/. Abstract figures mean very little
declared Mrs. Z. Yarde- Breese OF
Trenton. president Of the New Jersey
Association Opposed to Woman SUI.
frage. THE women OF this State who
have affiliated with one organization
or the other do not total one-eighth
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with his cap pulled down over his
eyes. he watched and waited.
shortly after the pilot was taken
aboard unusual activity was displayed
aft in the ship. Presently when
the great vessel slowed down 10 crawl
into port the detective noticed a
launch and several rowboats lowering
about. II was almost dusk, but Burke
detected one of the crew tossing over
packages OF the crude opium into the
water. The men In the boats caught
IL and then hastily rowed away.
The detective waited until port was
reached and then placed the seaman
under arrest. He vas given the third
degree and confessed hat he was
simply one Of n number In the opium
Conspiracy. Between his confession
end their OWL Investigations they
found that the drug was carried in
the boats through q small creek for a
few miles from the city and then
brought to the farm IN wagons Here
It was buried and dug up from time to
time as II was required. Those who
we're concerned In this case say that
the Given farm-it was owned by a
man named William Given-was the
richest piece OF land in the State OF
Washington. And no one has ever
denied the claim.
The humorous side Of the smuggling
| business was Illustrated by an inciden,
that occurre, at Baltimore. Opium
was being brought In at that port ant
suspicion fell upon the British steam
ship Vedamore. A squad Of inspector.
was sent to search the ship. In ordel
that no guilty man might escape, one
OF the inspectors was posted "A the
entrance OF the wharf to challenge
any one who dared to leave. He made
himself a comfortable seat on a barre
stencilled "llnseed OIL and awaited de.
velopments.
In the meantime the other official.
searched the Nedamore. They hunted
| through lockers M cabins and cross
examined members OF the crew. Mos
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Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle,
Newark. N. J., president
Women's Political Union.

been uninterrupted the work of those
who are opposed to suffrage has also
attracted widespread attention. Their
lubors have not been OF n type as
spectacular as those OF their oppo-
nents. They have conducted few
street meetings. but in a quiet q
every manufacturing plant and every
institution employing a large number
Of wage rne has been invaded and
canvassed for recruits to fight the
principles of woman suffrage.
Their 700 public meetings have
been attended by more than a half
million persons and the anti-suffrage
literature has been distributed with
the definite purpose OF placing In the
hands of every voter reasons and ex-
plantations why the right Of franchise
should be denied the women Of New
Jersey.
Women voted In many Of the col
onies," said Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle
of Newark. president Of the Women's
Political Union OF New Jersey. New
Jersey vas the only one Of the original
thirteen colonies that confirmed the
right to her women I.fter the Revolu'
ton.
1T would be a beautiful and historic
thing should she be the first OF the
original thirteen to restore that right
II this State, which was the battle
ground Of the Revolution, should be
the first to signal from h Atlantic
to the Pacific hat she also had Joined
the company Of those commonwealth
which extend the rights Of citizenship
to all their citizens"
For years Mrs. Van Wrinkle hal
been a prominent figure In the publ,
affairs Of Newark and Essex county
She has been an active and infuentia
member Of charity associations, eco
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IF the special agents OF the Treas
ury and the operatives OF the
United States secret sUrvtce were
given permission to write the stories
Of their adventures with the opium
smugglers they could make . book
which in some respects would
the interest Of the Arabian Nights
Entertainment.
The difficulty Of getting tho drug
past the Government lines piques the
pride Of the professional smugglers.
and they display an amount OF IN
genuity in fooling the authorities
which IL only matched by h skill
Of the trained diamond smugglers.
The p%rohibitive laws give the drug
an enormous value, and men who
shipped Il through the customs line
have grown rich. Where they sue
coed there Is no story to tell. but
when a cog in the scheme goes wrong
We have incidents from real life which
are always melodramatic and some
times thrilling.
II was during the administration OF
/ John Il. Wilkie that q despatch was
! received in the Washington office
Of the secret service calling atten-
ton to the persistence Of the opium
smuggling IN and around Seattle. OPP
srat!ve Frank Burke was detailed TO
make an investigation and report TO
Headquarters at once. A stay OF . few
DAYS convinced him that the crooks
we're operating on a large scale, but
Unfortunately he could not get q clue
III. -....tl t~.l 80 ~ nrroaf And Tnn.
Nct!un OF the smugglers.
He satisfied himself that the drus
was being brought in from British
Columbia, and in such a way as to
tule the vigilance Of the customs In
s@pac'urs. Burke had a number OF
me- assigned to assist him, and to-
e1'fen they lay in wait at the least
''~II"ntcd wharves OF Seattle =
Naaryrs whore no inspectors were or
oitY rs o result Of this he FOUND
NAT q 'r" little boat called the Hyak
Vas m King frequent trips between
'Satt.o and Victoria. Also she made
IA potn' to land at night.
The detective, putting two and two
'o9''hor. earned that the Hyak was
owned hy a rather prominent either
'''N'a S'"N"ns n that stevens wal
frequently in the company OF william
''" and Alfred Larson, who were no
well known. The three OF then
w" '.tdpwcd for several days, and
"" d"''o'Ivr discovered that the Hyal
VS. ~ make a special trip on a GER
TAN nGHi and was tn arrive at tht
.'I'l anilng place, Burke was ther'
- moot the craft with three or foul
husky fellows TO back him up In cast
need II Was a foggy n!ght-ths
.'S' " 50 dense that II could almos
/" eur N.'h Il knife, AT the appointed
49, 'H tIyak steamed into port. he
,'aH lr'' flashing Htfuily against tn
banks o; cloud
'he secret service men hid behint
Pile Of friendly boxes and saw
'''cns, 'roe and Larson unload
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Efficiency the solution.

DETROIT. July 3.~-"Nocationai educa-
ton il not teaching for an occupation
only 1t is h making Of men and
women" declared II. T., Miles, president
OF the Wisconsin state Board OF Indus
trial Education, in al address before the
Association of Governmental Labor Of
tiCials of the United States and Canada
here, The minimum wage issue must
be settled In the end by increased eff
cheney, which means education in the oc-
equations" he said.
Lack of vocational education is largely
responsible for unemployment. in the
opinion of Mr., Miles, There are he
tween two and three million hoboes IN
his country, men who want to work and
do work, he said. "Rut they have been
buffeted from job to job until the habit
OF change is fastened upon them and
they cannot endure to remain on any
one job for more thai two or three
weeks, Seventy per cent. Of these men
are American born. Not one in a hun
dred ever learned n trade. and therein
10 the root of their disease"
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Surprise for the Visitor
to See a Big One Sail
ing Down the Street
on Wheels.
TN a New England shore town a

a New England shore town n
visitor was surprised one day to
see coming along the street "A
sizable motor boat loaded on "A lumber
truck which VAS drawn by "A single
horse.
II was a brand new boat, spick and
span in its new paint. A high sided.
cabin boat, maybe twcnty-eight feet
In length, ii looked extra big mounted
AS II was up in the air on wheels, II
was supported on the truck in a
timber cradle, which kept It upright on
it's keel.
a little further along from the point
where the boat was first seen there is
a gap in the houses on the water
side and down this the driver turned
with the boat. making for the beach,
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minute later she was riding to /
securely.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-11
RICHMOND TLdES-DISPATCH: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST H. 1915
maximum. $4,000: minimum. $4,000:
par value. 500: hay nnA grain hn.I

maximum. $4,000: minimum, $4,000:
par value. 500: hay and grain bust
ness. j. g. Sawyer. president: Il. C.
Pier S,,;.t ssere''ry,, both of Norfolk;
mond: real estate business; maximum.
$4,000; minimum. 5000: par value.
e Se e An9rsy b B. c'r,sr
treasurer. both OF Richmond
Oak Ridge Telephone Company. Oak
Ridge; maximum. $1,000; minimum,
$4,000; par value. 800; build and oper-
president: n. B. Carruthers, secretary
and treasurer. both Of Oak Ridge
Amendment to charter OF Crockett
Wilkinson Corp. Norfolk: changing
reducing maximum capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000: minimum from $751;
600 to $4,000.
ing Machine Corp. Richmond. chang
Ing classes OF stock-common to s7o0,-
900 and preferred to 100000.
cluster Springs Academy. Inc. Clus-
mum, $1,000: par value. 500; conduct
Ing, a preparatory school. Hampden
Wilson, president: w. o. Ryburn. sec
rotary and treasurer. both OF Cluster
Corhan Brothers. Inc. Roanoke:
maximum. $4,000; minimum. $4,000;
par value. 800: mercantile business
A. c. Corhan. president: w. c. Corhan
SECRETARY, DOtn Oh ROANOKE
Economy Silo and Manufacturing
Co. domesticated; Maryland corpora
ton. George r. Santmiers. statutory
agent. Roanoke: capital stock. $4,000
Hernsheim Co, Ltd, a New Jersey
corporation domesticated. II. w. Cobb
statutory agent. Richmond: capital
stock. s175.000: tobacco business.
Amendment TO foreign charter
State of Indiana: Star Piano Co, en-
lRrging it's purposes.
Deal Compound Co. a Delaware
corporation domesticated. J. II. Quinn
statutory agent. Portsmouth; capital
stock. $1,000.
The Enterprise Corp. Maryland
corporation domesticatcd; real estate
business. Samuel w. thinner. statu-
tory agent. Petersburg; capital stock,
$4,000
The Commercial Union Fire Insur.
ance Company of New York domesti-
Gated: capital stock, 100000: the
Commissioner OF Insurance. statutory
agent. Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-11
ELECTRIC PERMITS.

Tho following permits were issued
yesterday by the Electrical Depart
Winston Electric Co, for Mr.. Brad
shaw. FOL South Cherry Street, two
lights.
J. Z. Caudle. for Kirsh Meat Mar
ket. zoos and 1910 West Cary Street.
twenty-six outlets and one two horse
power motor
w. II. jerks. for Virginia Realty
and Construction Co. 27ol Floyd
Avenue. thirty fixtures.
Same. for 7. ID. Newell, 1900 Monu-
mont Avenue. ten outlets
Same. for Kaufman & Co, 4ol East
Broad Street. ten outlets.
Same. for Imperial Tobacco Co.,
Sixth and Canal Streets. two outlets
and one fan.
Same. for Thomas ]. Smith, 221o
Taylor street, seven outlets.
Same, for y. II. Melton. 230T Park
Avenue. twenty-three fixtures.
Same, for Virginia Realty and Con-
struetion Co. 27o3 Floyd Avenue.
thirty fixtures.
a. l.. Puckett, for George w. Wyatt.
o1o East Franklin Street. eight lights.
Same. for Merchants Cold Storage
Co. Sixth and Canal Streets. install
ing light line.
Same. for Monroe Terrace. Laurel
and Franklin Streets. thirty lights.
Same, for Merchants Cold Storage
Co. Sixth and Canal Streets. four
lights.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-11
MARKET is SWITCHED
FROM BEARS TO BULLS
Fact Tint 500. 900 Bushels of whent Go
to Export Trade Has Effect
in Pit.
Especial to The Times .Dlspatch.l

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l
CHICAGO. August lO---Wheat adj
vanced 1-2 TO lc to-day on buying by
shorts and investors. The fact that
100000 bushels of wheat were taken
for export late yesterday was not
made public until to-day. This news
a ears profeseonal was sh Mmfh a ,ns
with the heavy rains in Missouri, Kan
sas, Northern Texas and the Ohio VAL
ley. the demand developed, and the
market was switched from the bears
to the bulls in less time than IL takes
to tell 1t. Business, however, was con-
fined largely to room traders. Rcac
lions from the lowest levels were rs
to cents, and the advances were we'll
held. The country was Offering little
wheat for nearby shipment, but was
consigning the grain freely. The idea
of the producer is that prices will be
higher in the near future unless the
movement shows signs OF becoming
much larger than at present. The visi-
bile supply Of wheat is the smallest
enow" IN many yea5s the amo9n, Of
are small. and the mills. generally
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-11
CHARTERS ISSUED.

Charters were issued and amend
nents TO charters granted by tho
State Corporation Commission yester-
day as follows:
Fountain Shaving Brush Company.
Inc. Roanoke: maximum. $4,000: min
imum. $4,000: par value. 800; manu-
facture shaving brushes. H.. F. Ed
gerton president, Kenly. y. c.; T. r.
Roanoke.
Hanover Garage and Repair Com
p 1any Inc; Ashlan nd mssimIm s1o
automobile business. Boxley Waugh
an president; F. w. Tucker: Jr.. sec
rotary and treasurer both of Ashland.
nd aePeTe m pSGshns cS%pans MINI lnf
mum, $1,000; par value. $40; publish a
newspaper. Eugene w CHI. pre.i-
dent; william S. Gill. secretary. both
White Fuel COMPANY, Inc, Norfolk
par value 500: wood and coal bust
ness. II. r. White. president; c. C.
White, secretary and treasurer, both
OF Norfolk.
Cape Charles Hardware CO.. Inc.
Cape Charles: maximum. $4,000; min
ware business. W. 3. Wilson, presi-
dent; Upshur Wilson, secretary and
treasurer both of Cape Charles.
Heon and constantinople Co. Inc.
$4,000; par value, $1,000; candy bust
ness. James Constantinople. presi :
dent George c. Heon, secretary, both
OF Alexandria.
Consolidated Building Material Co.
Incorporated. Norfolk: maximum. $50
0oc; minimum, $4,000. par value. 500:
Lumber business poc &; L. CLARKE. presii
treasurer, both of Norfolk.
ST. Paul Fuel Company. Inc, ST.
Paul; maxim9n. $1,000: minimum.
business. samue! Wllburn, president;
NJ. L. Hillman. secretary and treasur-
err both OF ST. Paul.
j. a; Dayis oS Co.. Inc: Richn9 u, q
par value. s26; grocery business
J. a. Davis. president, Richmond. j.
n Ridict, secretary and treasurer.
she Smart. Set Film Co.. Inc. Alex
andria maximum and minimum. 800
business Alfred Higbie. president,
Washington. r. w. SpraGue, secretary,
Washington.
Twin County Auto Sales Corpora
ton, Galax: maximum 10000; mini
mum. $4,000: par value. 800; automo-
Independence; c. A. Collier secretary
and treasurer, Galax.
Frank Miller Land Corporation,
r 6 o6o p ma&i xnIm $1,000; minimum
Bristol; George W Holloway. secre.
,ary and treasurer, Bristol. Tenn.
Standard Moth Bag Co, Inc, Ross
Ign; maximum. 10000; minimum. 81.
900; par value, $40; manufacture moth
bags. Charles \. Hawley, president,
Nejeb Hekimain. secretary and treas
urer. both OF Washington.
The Twin County Motor Co.. Inc,
Galax: automobile business: maxi
mum, $4,000; minimum. $1,000; par
value. 500. T. L. Felts, president,
Ethelfelts, Va: E. L. Whitley, secre-
tary. Galax.
]. G. SAWYER & Co. Inc. Norfolk: