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holders, while the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company paid It's usual
quarterly dividend OF per cent, aE-
sreGatine 100000. The chemical COM
pany is said to have enjoyed a far
more successful year during the twelve
months that closed with the company
= few weeks ago, than for the previous
year. and. in addition TO making its
payments to stockh olders. IL redeemed
a large amount of the scrip issued last
year for dividends. and also reduced
IT'S bank loans by about Sl,600,000.
OF the Richmond banks, the First
National made the largest payment 10
its stockholders. Capitalized at So
10000. the board OF directors declared
the regular per cent dividend. agErc-
eating 100000 The Merchants Ma
tional dividend was 20 per cent, the
PLANTERS National. 10. and the Ma
iionai State and City 3ls per cent.
Richmond bankers. discussing condi-
tons yesterday. looked with favor on
the new system Of check clearing that
is TO be inaugurated by the Federal
Reserve Bank July Is, and If Richmond
Is given the full benefit Of the inno-
Nation they said. this city Will be one
of the principal banking centers OF the
south While there is some opposition
TO the new method of clearing. espe-
cially on the part Of country banks,
officials of the larger institutions look
upon IL as the most important action
taken by the Federal Reserve Board
since il was established. and anticipate
material benefits to Richmond through
its operation
Many bankers have also Endorsed the
land bank bill that is pending in Con-
Grcss. and which is expected to he
adopted by that body in very short
while. Conferees have agreed on all
details. and it will be reported to the
House In the next few days. II is said
This measure will make available loans
TO farmers on long terms. greatly bcne-
nting the country as a whole. and il
is primarily for this reason alone
that many of the local bankers favor
the Legislation, feeling that anything
that benefits business generally reflects
On the banking institutions
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QUESTION OF CARRYING MAIJ.
Is PIr UP TO DE:PA RTNE>u,

NORFOLK, VA, June 2a-Whethcr
or not mail from Norfolk to Raleigh
ana Charlotte, c., will be delivered
by the Norfolk Southern or by auto
mobile after midnight Friday, now
rests with the Post-Onlce Department.
according TO statement given out to-
night by Colonel William t. Rodman.
general solicitor Of the railroad.
Colonel Rodman declared that n con-
tract acceptable to the road AS a com
promise was forwarded to Washington
on Wednesday. and that it's acceptance
or rejection would determine the stand
taken tomorrow night by the Norfolk
southern. He declined TO state the ma
turc OF tho compromise, declaring it
up TO the department to make Il pub
lie. If they saw fit.
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WHEN THE ANGEL OF DEATH
WALKED IN CARS PALACE
Emperor and Empress of Russia iu-
'h"riHe Publication nf Account OF
Vision Seen by Little princcssr,

Emperor and Empress al Russia iu-
'h"riHe Publication nf Account OF
Vision Seen by Little princcx.rs.
Grand Duke Ernest OF Hcsse had a
very pretty little daughter by his first
wife, Princess Victoria Melita, OF Great
britain and Cohnry. now married to the
Grsnd Duke Cyril. of Russia This
little Etrrs name WAS Elizabeth and
on account % h"r beauty and sprishtly
clcrcrncss she was a universal fav-
orite and IN" only tie between her
parents after tine cstrangcmcnt
While staying with her uncle and
aunt the present Gear and Czarina, at
their picturesque country seat In Po-
land, she succunnneu when seven years
old TO poison -ptomainc poison, accord
ing 20 some, but according to others
druRe conveyed into food or drink by
the Nthilisis for the purpose Of taking
the NE OF Emperor Nicholas
a remarkable account OF the affair
is given by an English woman OF the
name OF Miss Eager, who. after spend
ing q number OF years in the service
Of the Emperor and Empress OF Russia
as th6 nursery governess Of their young
children. published on her return to
England. with the sull authority and
approval or their matcsties. a volume
entitled six Years al the Court Of
Russia"
According to her. little Princess
EiiZahe OF Ella" OF Hesse was
taken III one afternoon or night and
lied before the following morning Be-
tween o'clock and 10 o'clock two Of
the little girls OF the Cza,ina, who we're
g ~ hn- In
mat Of ,he'r seven-year old cousin Of
ii eSse, suddenly alarmed every one
within hearing by the mos, frantic
screams
When the Empress. Miss Eager and
me doctors rushed IN they found the
two little grand -duchessep standing nm
on their beds. shrickIng and shaking
with terror. II was some time berore
ihey could be soothed. and then they
related that they had seen man with
towing robes and huge wings In their
room While they were Stin talking
( the ewes Of both children suddenly d.
iht"d With terror. and. both pointing
'n the same direction, they cried
Look Look There ne is again He
mas gon" into Elias room. on Poor
Ella Poor Ella,"
-'''''''' -hISS j-aSer nor the CZaTina.
/ nor YET the physicians, could see any
! lhing BHt q few moments later Prin-
/ c"ss Ella suddenly sat up in her bed.
/ e'Nlng: y am choking, am choking,
/ send for mamma" Three hours after
/ ward tho child. who had immediately
! otter hc' cry for her mother fallen into
state OF coma passed away. in tho
absence. OF course. OF her PARENTS
Miss Eager expresses her Hrm convic
/ non That tho little grand duchesse,
had seen a supernatural apparition. and
mat the appnrit'on In question was tho
angel of Death. That the Car and
Czarina shared her impression ia
Sh""h by me fact that they authorized
hcr TO publish The story IN her book.
as wel' as Nv ~" circumstance that she
retains their favor and good will and
rs IN receipt Of an annuity from them
Tor the remainder OF hcr days.--.F.
lNunHhe Owen IN tho New York World.
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POLICE INSPECTION
TAKES PLACE TO-DAY
Will BE Followed byJLayin@ of Cor.
ncr-Stone for New sta
ton House.
II. NJ. SMITH. JR., no SPEAR
Richmon9 Lodge. No. 10, to Conduct
Exercises at Smith and Marshall
StrcctS-W. Pcnick Shelton to DO
Master of Ceremonies.

,,.;Il
run N'asoh'c tci o'"p','' ,,rcr-
s+ona of ~, re,v SECOND Police station
~ Richmo,5 a, : o'clock this afternoon
ON tbo conner Of smith and Marshall
Stre.,e roilowirr the inspection at
tro Citv T,1l no noltcc will parade
dow Rrooa stree, 10 the scene OF
no .ornar-s-orc LAYING and I've Joined
~ +ho Nrnson;c Tc,rnic nv the mem
ho-. NJ ,bo r-,-orn;;y
W;rhir .be co-nc-.stonc Of ;hc police
r.atio,, viii ho scaled a boN cont,fniu.-
the ros+nr Of Richmond Lodge No
10 Ancicn; Frroe and Accepted Masons.
the roster Of the Richmond Command
NY No Enirhts T,r,ular. bylaws
n. Isichro,,i LODI, no 10. q copy OF
t,,o cnrrart ,,r-rb,- of the Virginia Ma
so-,io Io6,-cs and masters in Richmond
thc occns;o,, n COM, OF The Ti,ies-Dis-
match Of to-dav's issue. n letter from
John r. Suol,ols IN, contractor who
ie 70 h-1;id ,ba station i'm which is in
c,,Ae6 .re ,,.,,,s ~ mo s,,hcont-cc,ors
.,d tbo ra,r.s ~ tho o,,ica force OF
Cyarpcai G Jnb7son a-obitocts a hut
ron ~ ~. picbmond nol;c, uniform.
1o1e ,hn las, nno,aI r.ror- OF the
Cbior ~ police NJ RichronJ ,,,d q
mammal of rho rules Of Tho Richmond
police Dan,r;-,n-,
-, r,,r ,,r
49,, "
wv rs
The Masonic exercises OF the even
ing VIII be under the direction OF w.
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STATISTICS ARE GIVEN
OF MEXICAN BORDER
National Geographic Society Describes
Section 10 Which District Men


WASHINGTON, June 29.-Many inter
cstinG facts about the border States
of the United states and Mexico have
been compiled and issued by the Ma
tion:l Geographic Society az war
geography bulletin on that section OF
the continent to which our National
Guard has been ordered. The bulletin
gives the following comparative sta
tistics:
"While the whole OF America is VI
tally concerned in the present Mexican
situation, the great human drama is
being enacted along the 1,S10-mile
boundary line which separates the four
American border States OF California.
Arizona. New Mexico and Texas. and
the five border States and one Terri
tory of MeXico-Lower California So
nora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon
and Tamaulipas The area of the Ameri-
can border States is n little more than
one-sixth the total area OF the United
states, including Alaska, while the area
Of the Mexican border States is moro
than three sevenths the total area Of
that republic, yet the territory en-
braced in the bounds Of the American
States is almost twice as extensive as
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that OF tho six political divisions of
the smaller country.
OF MEXICO

Il
| the smaller country
POPULATION OF MEXICO
| ABOUT f.7OO.O0O PERSONS
me population of the six Mexican
states Is 100000, compared with g.
"oo.ooo on the American SIDE the former
constituting about one-nnth the total
reputation of Mexico, while the four
American States have only about one
fourteenth of the total population of
tho northern republic,
II Is an odd coincidence that the four
american States on the border are.
with the exception of Montana and the
'erritory or Alaska. the four largest
pou.ieai divisions In the Union. while
three Mexican border statcs-Chihua
hna. Cohhuila and Sonora--and the
/: territory OF Lower California. are, like
wise, the largest divisions of that rc-
public.
All of tho American border states
were part of tho Mexican nation nm
to tho middle Of the last century. when
Iexas seeded from tho southern re-
public and subsequently, cast her lot
with the United States. Other torris
tory was acquired in the War of 1876
the boundaries being fixed by the treaty
or Guadalupe Hidalgo. which followed,
and by the Garsdcn purchase.
The Rio Grande forms natural
boundary line of more than NJ, 100
miles separating Texas from the Mexi-
can states Of chihuahua, Coahuila.
Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas while tho
arbitrary boundary Of nearly 700 miles.
zigzagging from Eel Paso to a point on
the Pacific coast about ten miles south
of San Diego, separates New Mexico
Arizona and California from Chihua hi,i,
Sonora and Lower California.
Five great railway arteries, over
which mas flowed the commerce Of the
two republics and which arc of vital
Importance in all military operations.
cross the border at Brownsville La.
redo, Eagle Pass, FL Paso and Nogalcs
The corresponding Mexican towns are
Matamoros. Nucvo Laredo Ciudad Por-
firio Diaz. Juarcz and Nogales. the
last-named being biscctcd by the boun-
Diary line. The main lines OF four of
these railroads run in a general north
and south direction through the states
Of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila and
Nuevo Leon. but the line which crosses
the Rio Grande at Brownsville runs
west from Matamoros through Tia
maulipas, Nucvo Leon and Coahuila
turning to the southwest at Torrcon
and extending through the State OF
Durango
The mouth OF the Rio Grandc which
marks the oFstcrn end Of the boundary
is more than $50 miles nearer the coua-
tor than the western end OF the line"
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GAME HUNTER HAS ONE ARM
HiiHctch sportsman Acquire. High
Proficiency In Favorite
PRStime.

skill OF George Rooms as n paintor NJ
artistic signs. But Rooms passes off
that accomplishment with denrecat.
ing shruE of his shoulders.
Big game hunting is more to his lil,-
ing and he has achieved distinction in
that sport rarely surpassed by hunts
men equipped with two arms. Some
time ago Rooms went on n hunting OK
petition. When he returned he brought
with him two mighty stag carbon
from the Newfoundland barrcns as tro-
piles Of his akill-Cincinnati Times.
Star.
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reuino Reports
IT, S. Retirement
Washington Believes Pcrishng
IS Shortening His Line in Vicw
Of Chance OF Hostiiitics.

MENlCO CITY, juno 29.-General
Trcvino, commanding the de facto gov
crnmcnt forces In chihuahua, informed
the War Department by telegraph to-
day tina, the American troops had COM
menced :. retirement northward, and
had abandoned the towns of San Buena
Ventura, Las Cruces. Numiouipa and
Santa Clara These places. he added
were Immediately occupied by his
forces.
Department that the Villa Generals
Marcclo Carabcllc, Juan Gabriel and
Ramon Sousa had been permitted to
enter the de facto governments terri
cory, coming from tho United States.
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SiIORTENS LINE IN VIEW
OF CHANCE OF HOSrILITIES

WASHINGTON, June 29.-General
Pcrshing's reports to the War Depart
ment have indicated for several days
past that he was shortening his line
somewhat i'll view of the possibility Of
hostilities. Officials here. however. are
not kept informed regarding the details
Of troop movements in Mexico 1t was
reiterated tonight that no new orders
have been sent TO General PerShing,
and that any northward movement of
the American troops was without in
ternntional Significance.
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CARRIES s322,OOO,OOO
Post-oiiirc Appropriations BiII Passes
senate. After Long
Dphnfe

WASHINGTON. June 29.-Thc annual
poSt-ofiicc appropriation bill, carrying
<322o"O,"oo was passed to-day by the
Senate, after q debate begun more than
month ago. Differences over the rail
way mail pay provision and other Soc
mons OF the measure probably will
prevent final agreement in conference
before July |. and force continuance of
existing postal appropriations into the
coming fiscal year
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Charged with Reckless Driving.

Robert Sanderson was arrested last
night on charge Of recklcssly driving
an automobile through the city streets.
lie is alleged TO have driven his car
into that Of Captain a. s. Wright mt
Seventh and Hill Streets Captain
Wrlghts machine is said to have been
damaged considerably.
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INTERESTED IN FIGHTING
FOR THINGS HE BELIEVES IN

INTERESTED IN FIGHTING
FOR THINGS HE BELIEVES IN
Il am not interested, and beg that
YOU VIII believe me when l say that
never have been Interested in fight
ing Tor myself, but ] am immensely In
terested In lighting for the things that
believe in, and so far as they are
concerned I am challenger to all
corners. 1t is important. therefore.
since am In hghttQg mood. to let you
know what are some Of the things that
do believe in.
In the first place. / believe, and
summon you 10 show your belief in tho
same thing. that it is the duty of every
American In everything that he does in
his business and out of it, to think first,
not Of himself or OF any interest which
he may be called upon TO sacrifice, but
Of the country which we serve. Amer
lea First means nothing until you
translate II In what you do. So I be-
lieve most profoundly in the duty Of
every American to cyalt the national
consciousness by purifying his own mo-
tircs, and exhibiting his own devotion.
II believe. in the second place, that
America, the country that we put first
in our thoughts. should be ready in
every point OF policy and OF action to
vindicate, at whatever cost the princi-
pies of liberty. Of justice and Of human
ity. TO which we have been devoted from
the first. You see; but do you realize
what II means. 1t means that you have
not only got to he just to your fellow
man, hut that, as nation, you havo
got to be just 10 other nations. It
comes high. II is not an easy thing
to do IL is easy TO think first of the
material interest OF America, but il Is
not easy to think first what America,
If She loves justice. ought to do in the
field of international affairs ] believe
that. at whatever cost. America should
be just TO other peoples and treat other
peoples as she demands that they
should treat her She has a right to
demand that they treat her with Justice
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tPI'tM CREW AWAITING;
VISIT OF SUBMARINE

NEWPORT NEWS, June 2a.-Thc
crew OF the German prize ship Appain
anchored in this port. tonight. cx-
pcC'nntlv awaited news from tho Ger
man submarine due here from Ger
many with passengers and a mesSh..
for President Wilson. Virginia pilots
Kept sharp watch near tho capcs for
tho SuhmerSiblc, while people on tho
Peninsula several times Hooked to the
water front III answer to reports: that
the undcrsea craft had passed in the
CapcS.
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S1.5O Round Trip to Norfolk and
Ocean View

Every Sunday via Norfolk and West
ern Railway. Tickets good on the
Special" leaving Richmond $40
A. NJ, and also on the Cannon Ball."
leaving A. M.-both fast trains to
Norfolk without change. The "Spe-
cial" carries through coach to Vir-
ginia Beach--the only Virginia resort
on the Atlantic Ocean. Returning,
leave Virginia Beach 6:35 P. M;
leave Norfolk Sis p. M. and TAO
p. M.-Adv.
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COLONEL F0NDLY WELCOMED
INTO REPUBLICAN RANK

Republican hopes of course n,.l
great announcements from the reunion
of tho Progressivcs and regulars and
the adherence of Colonel Roosevelt to
the cause. There is not the least doubt
Of the sincerity of the Coloncrs posi-
ton, and he is welcomed fondly TO the
aching breasts of the Old Guard, who
long had missed and mourned him.
All OF the "allics" who contested the
presidential nomination at Chicago with
Nr. Hughes intend to take AN active
part in the approaching campaign, sup
porting Mr.. Hughes with might and
main and entire whole -hcartcducss. AS
these men are "top-liner" Republicans
in the nation. their participation in the
campaign and on tho hustinEs is OK
pectcd TO be Of influence.
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PLEADS FOR INDICATION
OF AMERICAN PRINCIPLES

- ontlnued from First Page.)
max" these words live in the action Of
their ives, ana America is summoned
In c"cn new generation to renew not
only the pledges that those men made
but 10 renew the example which they
gave to the world
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Relieves IN PATRIOTISM
OF THE AVERAGE MAN

Relieves IN PATRIOTISM
OF THE AVERAGE MAN
Then. i'm the third place. touching
ourselves more intimately. my follow
citizens. this is what I believe: If I
understand the life OF America. the
central principle OF II is this: that no
small body OF persons, no matter how
influential. shall he trusted to determine
the policy and development OF America
You know what YOU want in your bust
ness. You want a fair field and no
favor. You want to he given the Same
opportunity that other mon have. not
only to make known what you have to
sell. but to sell II under as favorable
conditions as anybody clsc; and tho
principie Of the life OF America is that
she draws her vitality, not from small
bodies Of men. hut from tho great body
OF thinking and toiling and planning
mon from whom she draws her energy
and vitality as nation. l believe
and this is tho reason 1 am a Democrat.
not merely with big d. but with
little d; am all kinds Of a Democrat.
so far as can discover-but tho root
of the whole business Is this: that T
believe in The patriotism and energy
IL
Some men say they believe in it, but
when they act they show that thcy
do not: they show that they think the
only advice that it is safe to take is
their advice.
81 was not referring to any indi-
vidual, but could give YOU an Interest,"
ing and very short list of n group Of
individuals who have that opinion.
namely that il is not safe for tho
United States to escape from their
EVERY ONE HAS RIGHT
TO SAY WHAT HE THINKS
Can YOU imagine, my fellow-coun-
trymcn, a moro inspiring thing than
to belong to free nation and make
your way among men. every one of
whom has the right and the oppor-
tunity TO say what he thinks? Criticism
does not hurt anybody. l heard an old
politician once say to his son. John
don, bother your head about Hes and
ISLANDERS; they will take care Of them
selves. but if you ever hear me denying
anything, YOU may make up your mind
that II is So / have such an in
vcterate confidence in the ultimate tri-
umph OF the truth that ] feel. with
old Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. that
the truth is no invalid, and YOU need
not mind how roughly you handle her
she has got a. splendid constitution
and she will survive every trial and
every labor
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MILLION DOLLARS
PAID IN DIVIDENDS
med from Fire. Pace

= OH Itu IFOlu FIrSt PaCe,J
dend OF 3 per cent on the
preferred stock (divi-
dends on common stock
paid in October). ~ o56 900 %
Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad
Company dividend obli-
cations OF S1,7?4,3O0l
senuannual dividend OF
IL per cent declared Sr-2. 50
Richmond. Frederick sburE
and Potomac Railroad
Company common stoct
OF Si@ls,e0o), sernian-
nual dividend 81 4 IL
per cent on the common
stoc.; 50 go 30
Total railroad dividends s s7s,4o4 90
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AND ONO
PITTS PROFITS I\vo >,S,,,u

The div; ends in ,'e main were de-
ciared on the expected basis, the I:,ch.
mond. Fredericksburg ana potomac
Itailroad Company the V!fania-Caro-
lima Chemical Company ana the WI.
ginia Railway ana Power Cornpa,v
making the larres, payments among
the railroad and Industrial compa,icv
The Chesapeake and OHIO directors
have not acted on dividends rs y., ~,
This period, but II is expected that no
such action VIII ne taken, IN view OF
the financing that is now being dam.
by the road, which has 1ust red.em.a
about sSa, 100000 Of OUTSTANDING no,.s
through the issunnce OF lonx.,ern,
bonds. and is also making rather heayy
expenditures ON equipment ana i'm,
provcments 10 the system
Tho Richmond, Fredericksburg ana
potornac Ratlroad Company and In.
Virginia Railway and Power C'omnanv
nuke their usual payment. 10 stock
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and respect. and she has right to
insist that they treat her In that
fashion. but she cannot with dignity
or with self-rcspcct insist on that un-
less she is willing to act In tho same
fashion toward them. That am ready
to fight for at any cost to myself.
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DEMOCRATS NOT DiSMAYED
BY REPUBLICAN HARMON

And moreover, the Democrats are not
diSmaycd by the recent love feasts of
tho Republicans and the former Bull
MooScrS. Confidence has been grow
inS since the st. Louis convention. and
1t is 4 fact that there isn't a '"fraid
cat in tile entire Democratic represent
tation in Congress. Some of them
Know that they will have to fight for
their own seats. but that is all in the
days work, and come veal Or woe TO
themselves personally, there isn't IA
mothers son of them but believes that
the national ticket will win.
The personnel OF the Wilson cam
paign committee was practically picked
to-day. There will he either eleven
or thirteen members, none OF whom
served on the 1912 committee
Following are tho members selected:
Vance c. Mccormick, of PENNSYLVANIA
Homer :. Cummings, Of Connecticut;
Fred Il. Lynch, OF Minnesota: Carter
Glass, of Virginia; w. w Marsh. of
Iowa; Senator William j. Walsh, OF
Montana; Representative Frank t.
Dorcmus, OF Michigan; Frederick W.
Stcckman, of the District OF Columbia
and Henry Morgenthau and Norman
llapgood, of New York