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Announce Their
Fall Exhibit of New Rugs, Carpets
and Home Decorative Furnishings
Which embraces all kinds of Rug? and other Floor
Coverings; also Cretonnes, Madras and other Fabric
Draperies and Lace Curtains. Also Brass and
Enamel Beds from our new depaitment, Mattresses,
Blankets, and other general Bedding.
If you have not visited our Third Floor lIonieTur
nishing Goods Section recently, DO SO TO-DAY, or
any day durinsi iho week you'll be delighted and well
repaid, Values art' excellent, anil after months of
careful planning we are pleased to announce thai the
merchandise, in both character inrf variety, excels
that of anj exhibit we have ever made.
Purchases made now will be held for later
delivery if desired.
THOSE DESIRING TO MAKE PURCHASES of any goods
exhibited on our third floor c.innot oniv do 5-0 al mdnev-saving
prices, but through OUR HOUSEHOLD CREDIT PL?N they
will be permitted to make easy payments?weekh <>r monthh
in amounts that will suit their convenience. ASK FOR BOOK?
LET.
FOSTER'SFARM?T
PUBLIC AUCTION
Owner Skipped Bond in Henrico
and County Will Proceed
to Collect It.
In order to satisfy a joint execution
of 53.500 agnlnM fMwar.1 Foster and 1
Louis O. Wehdenburg, the sheriff of ,
Henrico County will oh Septembci 211
sell at public auction the farm of!
Foster situated about ten miles below
th? city. The sale |s due to the fall- {
tire of Foster, who was charged with ,
a capital crime, to appear for trial
when his raao was called some time
ago. In the event that the farm does
not bring enough to cover the bond.
th< sheriff will proceed against Mr !
VVendenburg, who went On Foster's
bond and look D (Iced of trust on the,
property.
Foster was arrested last fall, charg- I
ed with n serious offence against a,
thirteen-year-old girl who had been i
living at his home. The case was
tried twice and p|Ch time i.Ho.lted in J
s mistrial. Mr. Wendenburg was his
counsel. When the last Jury failed
to agiee. Foster's case was Certified to
the ne\t term of the Henrico County
Circuit Court, and he was held In
the sum it! $3,600 for his appenrance
at the July term of the cou:t. His
attorney went his Fertility, taking the
deed of 'rust oh his real Estate, in or?
der to safeguard himself. When the
date of the trial came around, .Mr. 1
Wendenburg was oh ndnd, but his
client w,is nowhere to be found. Conn-'
ty office's made a se.irch for him and
falling in their efforts, began proceed?
ings against tilth and "Ms bondsman j
for thi forfeiture of his ball.
Foster's farm contains Shout 22? |
acres, and Is said to be very fertile ]
It propsbly w)il brine, even at auc?
tion, a good'tVe'al mjt>ro than the amount
of the borid;-'*but should the bidding
be fft light as lo'caiis? it to fall bejbti
'the flguref of the bond. Mr. Wehden*
bur,.- will he held accountable for ]
the balance Ir) that event the ittor
hey probably would put in the com-;
mending bid and pny over to the!
county ih'e amount of Foster's bond
At that, u Is s.ild. he would he th<- I
CHILD STILL LIVES
I.title I.Irl < rushed l.v street I nr ?In*
Chance of rteeovrry.
Paul r.' Bstelle Gregory, the two
ahd-ohe-hald-yelir-old daughter of Mr
bnd Mrs W N Gregor! of ,0(1 North
Seventh Street, who was crushed by
b street oar Rat irdiiy Mdrhlns In iront
of her home, was last night --lid to
?
Virgin a Hospital, where f h, was oper?
ated oh after the acctdenti While it
jwas riot derlhliei . .1 ihat ?hc would
that ?h? had an . u d nice
AUTO AND CAR COLLIDE
?>"o One l? Iniured, Moth Machine si
Trolle? Fseaplnc I tuinnKe.
Street last high! at ??ut r, SO ?>'??.?? ?
?
?
f-treet. The knock
? -
The tSv.MW'.at part bf the! accident ;
that no .passenger* ; ? .
rone In the auto] hurt, it'll
the car ?nd macl
.-Hlr>-eo Felonious >t>saull.
William Wilson wai irretitei yeitt
dsy on a warrant .,
itfelonlouBly nssaultlnp WSillajrh ll 3
llvan
(>!< 1 ? ? ! i
a bank account
the future.
TOWN VOTED F?R
ALL CANDIDATES
Seventeen Electee], Seventeen
Defeated, and Then Elected
Agai nDuring Night.
Seventeen candidates 'fr the Admin?
istrative pwrd were elected yesterday;
seventeen candidates for the same Job
Were defeated In the afternoon a,nd
elected again inst nicht. The poll?
never closed, and they wer" still vot
Inc as they turned In for sleep. The
peopi? voted In every park plates
were put up and smashed, the citizens'
ticket went throusrh and thon was Shot
to pieces, and the bars were closed
whlii the battle of ballots waged. To
namo the winners would make It
necessary to write the names of seven
teen distinguished cltUens, on a type?
writer, which It too much of a .iob In
Weather like thin. Then, what's the
iis^? The names of the men "lected
will ne'.er satisfy anybody. Only the
real battlt one week front to-morrow
will .msnor.
It would he prepcrterous to state ?
simply to sat'sfv Hie vanity o- all
candtdntet?that all seventeen tigure
to win. The) d" not. The race has
go) down 'o a question of eight or
ten "r twelve Even at that the man
who bets his pood money that he ran
p'ck the fjve winner' is list about
three Mocks from the bughouse, and
gaining speed It is th>- most difficult
contest ever r'it befbri the sporting
element "t this town.
Some of the candidates who rtgured
as certain winners one month ago are
said In be falling behind; others who
tig 11 red to have no chance wh?tevet
are said to be reaching out toward
the front. There ha.' been so much
trading, so many slates have been put
forward, ho many candidates are btlnft
foiight with a hiiternes? hoi known In
recent yf.-ir?. thai the whole thins
Is in the air. ar.d about the best dope
t,. be handed 0 ??> this morning is that.
.
doubt about that It is no c'ncli bet:
n i.- much like a Halt-mile race for
?kv.entee.it t t>. o-year-nlds. and any old
horseman mn tell y?u what that
OFF TO CONVENTION
Itlrhniond DelemiteS " 111 i r> to I ip
lur.- li n<-\ i ^ ear.
belegati t- from thU city m the an?
nual convention of the Atlantic Deep
r; Waterways AfcFC/Iutioh, which will)
be held In New IjOndon. Conn:'; SseP.'
tember 4-6, will leave here ?o-nljrht '
city In Ilm? t< attend the opening r? i ?
i\or oi tin convention 6n Wednesday
mjornlng Business Manager William
?
i'.hr. t r ret n..i n, Ati
?'r. .r.. M -Mayor 1? C
irman ?corge \V Bog
Alderman John B
? jfl itlor, Presidi t I R
NEGRO SHOT TWICE
i pp( ? -,.,|,, . \fi?r I'lrtnu Two llulleii.
lion John KIiik
.'? 1 H Kim: (colored) was shot twice
[ yesterday morning ahuit in o'clock
tilt itagne ?nd Lesier Ptieet?. rulto.
by ii negro said to he ?lohn Epps who
Ipeid Ttie shooting 'was the roSilll
<ii :t quarrel between t/e two negroes,
h . i tv about tbtough both paying
Ul .Miens to 'he fame worann. It iya*
Oi ' of the h-:lletf rtriirk King In
ih# right thigh. wiilie the second
I | .<? through I Ii left shoulder
i ! ? ergency ireatmenl was rendered by
ii t Hawkins. C'ty Ifotnlta.) am
, ? r.i surgeon, und tr.e wounded man
- i>ve,d ip the hoipitai fot surgical
ills lniurl's were r."t re?
garded as dangeroui
At > int?- hour last night Epps h.id
nol been captured, although the police
Iwere 'ollowtng clues which are ejt
l':'ed u> lead to hli arrest.
Service Xot Interrupted by
Drastic Law Which Public
Condemned.
CLERKS ALL SATISFIED
Postmaster-General Shows How
Work t .111 Continue Without
I [arming Any bod) .
After the general alarm which went
effect
that hereafter every private loekbox
would be hermetically sediert on Sun
ky, thousands of Rlchmotlders heaved
ii sigh of relief yesterday to lind their
favorite newspapers in Uttel r "usual j
I aces behind th< familiar little glass|
and metal doors which responded .< >
re?dib as ever t" the touch of the!
Ith.
v* :.? real ihall Iii miiny of the boxes
i in the days before Keprtjserita
tivc Mann Inserted his little joker in;
the post-olti . appropriation bill.
As tiir as Richmond \\;is concern
? ?1 the Sunday blue law passed by thei
last Congress und later modified by j
Postmaster-General illtc hcock, was ;
llttli lore than troubled spirit that j
oppressed t1 ? deep. Transients at the]
hotels received their mall ns usual,
newspapers received their1 country j
correspondence is promptly ns ever.!
and holders of loekboxes tonn?; their
usual ipteta of letters. newspapers,
.No Hardship on Oftlce.
Without undertaking to reconcile
the service at the local office with the
general Sunday closing order issued
by the department, which, at best, is'
an extremely Uncertain and incon-!
distent affair, Postmaster Allan icK ,
the stand that the order was flexible
enough to permit of the construction
Which he placed upon it This wah ;
thai the clause granting each post
master the rlrr.t. within certain lati?
tudes, to arrange his Sunday work In
a manner best suited to the expeditious
handling Of the malls, left room for |
? ontinulng the Sunday policy which
has been In operation at the local
-??-..??.-?..Reo fer more th-in n ve i r
The Richmond office was the second I
In the country to reduce to a mini?
mum Its Sunday work, and had for
some time discontinued the practice
; of making deliveries on the sibbath
through the general delivery and car?
rier windows A number of ofllcps
in the Pnlted States still maintain
this service, but were compelled to
discontinue It yesterday.
Clerk? Satisfied With Pinn.
While n riiTfi enforcement of the
! Mann law would have restricted to a
great extent the Sunday se>vlce main?
tained by the Richmond post-offi-e.
and would have further reduced the
small amount of SuiMay work In the
local office, posts] ciefki expressed
themselve?: as much preferring the
! plan enforce ? by Postmas'- r A'.ian It
! permits the handling an-1 distribution
' of the malls without danger of clog
glhg the service and eliminates the
I Monday morning drudgery wh?eb
j would follow the large accumulation
of mail If It were left untouched
i Unless orders are received directing
la more rigid compliance with the
! Mann law. the plan of mal', distribu?
tion which was .carried out yesterday
j will be continued it cave satlsf-.c
[ tlon to patrons and clerks alike, and
j relieved an anxious citizenship from
all fear of an unnecessarily Puritan
nlral Interference with a service which
has become as necessary in modern
! Ufr as the delivery of milk and Ice.
ARTIST ON BUMPERS
\v rote Beautiful Hand, Hut Then He
Dldn'l Poj Hl? I'nre.
Pet* I Benky. a white mm. was taken
from our of th" Chesar-'ake and Ohio!
fr'lpht train's yesterday morning and
locked up Ih the County Jail on the]
charge of tr. spa'sa Ii.., will be tried!
in the magistrate's court this morn-'
?
Ocnky tojd the officers that he was an]
expert penman, one of xh- kind thatj
wtit'-s visiting cards while you wait.
As evidence he produced a number of
the cards on which were inscribed
names written with the most approved:
Spencorlan flourishes. Displte the
fact, however, that It proved a perfect
I; respectable means of support. It re?
mained that he either could not or
would hoi produce the required amount:
to tras'el dh s passenger train.
CHEST PROTEcfoRS
PI rem on U'hhi lt<>i> r,l to Provide Dou
ble-Ureaated flvcrroats.
Member! of the Richmond i'lre De
part tri en l will -<???:, petition the Board
Of Fife Commissioners to allow in tu- j
double-breasted overcoats, llero
tofore lh< local departrnont has been
i ,",!i-,p. ,| v. 1 ? ? i f-::.if!? -breasted coats
during the winter, and the members
, tub sav thai two thicknesses of
oveir the thesl ufforda far more
protection us wetl as warmth.
At the men themselves pay for thes
utt.'i It is Understood that the board
' v. ill Very gladly gi iht the request pro
. Richmond !s one of the few
, if.:- that hat not already adopt
LABOR FOLK READY
FOR CELEBRATION
W hole Town Will Shut Up Shop
To-Day in I Honor of In?
dustrial Army.
EVENTS AT FAIR GROUNDS
Show Starts at 9 o'Clock, and
Will Run Continuously
Until Sunset.
Every largo Industrial institution |
the length ami breadth 6| th< coun?
try, will shut up shop to-day, while
the army <>f men and w'ohlcri who j
labor daily to supply th needs of com- j
plex civilisation will put on Its hoi- j
daj attire and play, it is th- llrst
Monday In September and the indus?
trial world willingly lays down its,
tools for a day bl outings, picnics and
games. In honor of its greatest annual
festival.
in Richmond the playground will be
in the .-tnr.' ran enclosure, where the]
carnival splnt will reign from
o'clock this morning until 6 o'clock
tins afternoon. The big industries of
the city are to-day under lock and |
key, while the banks and pos'l-Offlce I
contribute, to th-- holiday atmosphere
with the observance of speclul hours.
Unless the weather Intcrfer.-s the
celebration will attract a r> rord 1
crowd to-day. A speclul car service
will be maintained throughout the day;
by the Virginia Ha 11 Way and Power]
Company, insuring the prompt con-'
voySncc of tUl passengers to and from ,
tin- t'aii Grounds.
li.nne". and Amusements.
The holiday spirit will he carried j
out In a number of fr-ak contests
as well as in athletic events of a more
serious nature. A good card of horse
races has been arranged, and a num?
ber of local owners have entered
mounts This feature will be under
the direction of W. .1. Carter, of South
Richmond. A number of entries have:
been registered for the motor cycle
A first class amateur baseball game
will provide entorta inment for the
fans. In this contest the Tylers will ]
battle with the Barton Heights team j
for a c.ish prize of $10. The losers
will be given a consolation prize of
$5. Other athletic events include n ]
wrestling match, bicycle races, run-,
nlng broad Jump, foot races and tug
of-war.
The freak events will provide the;
real tun Fai men will try to lower
the record for the hundred-yard dash. I
and women will vie with each other 1
In throwing the baseball. Sportsmen
agree that the world holds no funnier i
sieht than a woman throwing an over-!
hand drop, and the event is always
a scream There are others Unmar-I
ried women will rare for a gallon of!
ic cream and their sisters who have
fled slnirle lite will sprint for other
\ IHnie. Ten Cents. Thut's. Ml.
The admission will be in c? nts?a
?? idest sum. which w.ll go towards
' defraying the expenses of the cele?
bration. If there Is any surplus It
i will he devoted to the cause of labor.
While the day win be peculiarly
labor's own, a general Invitation Is j
issued to everybody In R'chmond to:
! come out to the big picnic and drown
business cares In a round of diver- j
slons.
Officially the celebration will he c.on
dUcted under the auspices of the
; Central Trades and Labor Council. A
j special I>abor Day committee of the
I council has worked for weeks on the
i arrangements in particular the suc?
cess of the day will be d?e tt F.
Kr?ck. M. A. Coetze and S K Rotioms
who hive had the work actively In
charge
BASEBALL GAME FATAL
Player Dies Pr?in Injuries Received
Running '?? First Base,
Philadelphia, Pa., September 1.? |
From Injuries received In s bas?hnii
(tame .Tohti Colwel); eichtoen years
old, died In a hospital he.re to-day,
While running to first base last Tues?
day he stubbed Ms toe and fell heavily*
0 ttlng his fie* and hands Blood
polson set In. rnuslnit death.
Wanted In Ljrnchbnnr,
Alexander Etosh was arrested v?s
terday by r>efecUve-Sergeant Wiltshire
at. tha request of the I^ynehburf? au?
thorities Etosh, who was found at his
home In West Main Street, Is said to
ba wanted In I/vnchburg for peddling
dry rroods without a license It III
probable that an nfll^er will come for
him to-day.
ALLEN KIDD ARRESTED
Brother <?! Man W ho Pnren. Trial In
County tcensed or I'lpiuini;.
Allen R Kldd. n brother of Leo Kldd.
who facet trial 'n Henrlco County for
alleged grave offense nrrnlnst young
girls, and Charles Franklin were nr
rested yesterday afternoon for being
disorderly and fighting at Seventh and
Raker St rets. The llKht was the re?
sult of a row, and the two are said
to have hammered each other for near
lv fifteen minutes wh?h Patrolmen
Mitchell and Jacobinl came upon them.
Tl ? ' w> re taltf-n to the Second Police
Station. Kldd furnished bail for his
appearance to-day In Police Court,
The Security
Offered by our
Safe Deposit
Vaults
We give to patrons the
advantages of new and
modern vaults rein?
forced and barricaded with Yale Depo-.it. Locks. The
Yale system of locking is known around the world as
the most sturdy, the most impregnable.
Every l>o? in otir wA' It prniuit 'i l?y ? ?|?'.UI guard niei K?ni\m ?nd ? HeoMt v\ ?(
luji.bltit. Enlruu youi valutbictio u>,?the/will i.e j/?y? lion f?? *? ?tii i? theft.
American National Bank
OF RICHMOND, VA.
BY CSTY COUNCIL
Members Heretofore Serving on
James River Committee
I )roppcd by New Rule.
MAY SEEK AN EXPLANATION
i 'Id ( ?rdin?nce Calling for Joint
Membership Has Never
Been Repealed;
While there has m-.-u no ductal torn
inent, members of the Chamber of Com?
merce, especially those who have for the
past torni of the City Council consti?
tuted a portion of the Committee on
the Improvement of .lames River, aro
inuch surprised ih?t thi caucus held
for the purpose of formulating rules
foi the new bod> recommended that the
committee hereafter should he com- i
pos.-d entirely ol members from the
Council. Aside from the fait that in
? ordunce with the four-ward plan all,
the committees are to t>.- much smaller,
no reason has been given tor thus;
ig-iiortnK the chamber. Whether the I
? it amber win ofllcluily demand an ex- j
plana tlon has not yet been determined,
but it is known that souk ol the mem- >
hers look upon fho action of the rules
caucus as a sbrp in the face, in splto ,
of th? fact that the Council commit-j
tees will only run until the Admlnls- j
tratlve Board Roes Into oRlce the ilrst
of next year.
Hunt Repeal Old l.??.
The Committee on Improvement of i
lames River has heretofore been oper- '
atlng under an o|r| ordinance which i
provided that It should consist of thret
nu mbers of the Board of Aldermen, I
live from the Common Council. along
with the presidents of tue two branches
and seven citizens to be selected by the ?
Chamber of Commerce It ivtil there?
fore be necessary for the new Council j
to pass another ordinance repealing the
one under which the committee has:
been operating and providing for a !
committee whoa* membership will con- ,
slst solely,of members of the Council. |
It Is said that this will h<? done Imtne- j
diatc-ly after the organliation of the!
Council
The chief claim that the Committee
on Improvement of .larr.e.s River can
lay to Immortality Is ?hat of having
missed mo:e quorums than any of j
those making up the Council organl- i
.?.atlon. but that does not particularly
bear on the question. Members of the
Chamber of Commerce would like to
compare their attendance record with
that of the members of the Common
Council and the Board of Aldermen,
and also they think that they are enti?
tled to th-lr share of credit when It
comes to thje result* that the commit?
tee has accomplished
Very possibly the chamber will take
no action Indicative of Its resentment,
but there Is hardly a doubt that an
explanation will be a.?k*rt.
HE FAILED TO RETURN
Keffro Oets Money tu Hu* Uttiior, and
When Seen I Bain Ha l> Nabbed.
Eager to secure an eye-opener yes?
terday morning, T a Rsynor ap?
proached n negro In Seventeenth
Street and Inquired whether it would
<??? possible to get a drink. The negro
replied that It would If Raynor had 11
The latter produced the specified sum.
and the nsgro departed, after telling
Raynor t<-. wait a few minutes for him
Raynor waited and watted, but In vain.
The man with his money failed to re
t urn.
Later In the day Raynor spied him
walking thronyh Seventeenth Street.
Summoning r.fricers Bradley and John?
son, he bad the alleged thief arrested
He went to the. First Police Station
and swore out a warant chasing him
with petit larceny The prisoner gave
his name as William Davis-.
DEATH REMOVES
SOLDIER-CITIZEN
1 Joseph C. Dickerson. Prominent
j in Business and Municipal Af?
fairs, Dies in 74th Year.
Joseph C. Dickerson died at his resi?
dence, 2918 Bast Marshall Street, last
night at 7 o'clock. He was In the
seventy-fourth year of his age, having
been horn In this city June 28. 183!?.
From the time that he hegan the har?
ness business here In IR58. Mr. Dick?
erson had been one of the most promi?
nent men In the political and civic life
lo? the city He had the distinction of
having been the ilrst man to officially
I ri side "ver a meeting In the new
City Hall, being at that tlmo presi?
dent of the Board of Aldermen.
H*a had hardly got h's business well
under way when war between the
states was declared, and he enlisted
with the Richmond prays In ie-'ji. He
was in actlvo service from Drowry's
Bluff to Gettysburg and from there to
Sailor's Creek. In the second day's
battle at Gettysburg he was severely
wounded, and was held prisoner at
Point Lookout, Maryland, from April
i" .Tune, 1*66.
Ramming to this city, he again
took up the harness business. Soon af?
terwards ho entered poll'lcs, and was
a member Of the Board of Aldermen
for sixteen consecutive yours, during
the lasl eight of wh'ch he was presi?
dent. He was a member of the School
Board for twenty years In succession,
being for some time Its presiding otli
ccr.
Mr Dlrkejrson wa? one of the oldest
members of Leigh Street Baptist
Church and of Henrlro Union Lodge,
No ll.O. A.. F. ? A. M . which ho Joined
before the war. Ho was junior deacon
v.l.. n he hJd to leave for the front. A*
a special compliment lie was from
time to time re-elected, tak'ng up the
duties of the oltjr, when he returned
He was one of the organizers of Lee
Camp. United Confederate1 Veterans.
a:;ri was twice Its commander.
In January, ISTft, he was married to
M|m< lt< >er.;.i II. C.a ri'.-on. II. leaves
the following children: Henry p.,
James i: . R 11.. Joseph G., Collln R.
Dickerson, uid Misses Camilla. Besr.ie
and Rebecca Dickerson.
The funeral will take place from
the residence to-morrow morning at
II o do k.
Exceptional Shirt Values
A special purchase enables us to offer nvcr a hundred
dozen Soft and Platted Bosom Shirts, all attractive patterns
and all regular $2.50 and $3.00 qualities, at
$1.45 for Choice
Gans-Rady Company
MADAME SHERRY'S DANCERS
TRAINED BY REAL GENIUS
Junes Darling's Great Work at Ure.ss Rehearsal
Puts Company in Fine Trim for
Season's Opening To-Nicrht.
Every little movement of the mem
bera of tin- "Madame Sherry" cast had
a meaning all Us own at the Academy
lust night to James Darling, general
producor und stufcu director. The spe?
cial performance before the show
starts on the luad wus Just for him,j
and ho showed that he is the mun who
put "move" in "movement." In ilyht-i
Ing trim, coatless and oollarless, he I
r.mg.-d from the centre of thu house
down to the footlights und back!
again, explaining, expostulating un.J
exclaiming Despite the lntenBo heat of,
of the evening, the chorus girls, us won I
as the more loquacious members of the
east wero hauled buck and back again
until they got it right Once the chorus!
was recalled half a d?sen times until;
It learned post exactly how to do a
certain exit, and the wide-eyed novice
probably came to the conclusion thaC
ehe had pblned a dancing marathon'
Instead of a comic opera company. I
"That's no kiss, that's a pat." cried,
Mr. Darling w'hen tne handsome brun?
ette lover and the statuesquo blonde;
had a Up collision after each inaslnuoua.
dance ha<j leaned back as far lit pos-|
slble from the other. When the tem?
peramental Spanish affinity came In
and threatened to buffet her rival ov rl
the bean with a booze bottle, the rival
v. as a bit slow in escaping, whereupon
Mr. Darling thundered to her. "Hun
away faster, you."
"But the floor Is slippery.' the flee?
ing, filmy creature came back at hini."]
"Oh. rosin your feel." said the direc-j
tor. as everybody, including the direc?
tor, laughed.
Complaints as to the fault of the|
furniture or the delinquent les of thol
stage uro thrown Out of court by this]
theatrical Cadi who alwa>s answers
a "but I thought" with a "well, thlnkl
right." I
"No 4. you are too pale, go down and
put some rouge on." Mr. Darling be?
gan as soon as the curtain came lipi
and Immediately he si "lied another
wan lily and dispatched her to the rose
pot. Also ho said that the chorus
would have to cut out the ear ptlffl
"Say. don't wiggle yout fingers so,
this Is an esthetic dance." he yelled -is
the chorus did its interpretation of Ihe
statement that each small motion ha3
its peculiar significance, Here h"
would be insisting on the ntnphasls of
proper words and there on the right
inflection and lone, now repeating the
words of the llhretto and now hum?
ming the music, at the same time he
kept careful mental note of the "busi?
ness" of each member, the Distances ob?
served, the Incorrect things of speech
and a dozen other things He has so
vlzualized the play from experience
with five ether like companies last
week sent on the road that when the
least thing goes wrong he sees the
eme.u' In tho picture.
The chorus, of course, was the main
objective of Director Darling's criti?
cisms, for harmony in singing and
symmetry in movement, not leaving
out snap tnd ginger and grace and
smiles, must be hsd in the. chorus So
last night the chorus was worked on
and worked over, and from the wilted
EXIT STRAW LIDS;
ENTER THE OYSTER
Yesterday Ushered in Open Sea?
son for Bivales and Sounded
Taps for Panamas.
The straw hat is dead. Ions live the
oyster. Yesterday, by virtue of its
place at the head of September, ush?
ered out the one and ushered in the
other. Not that the Lynnhaven Bay
product was a ttranger altogether dur?
ing the r-less months or that the lid
of last .Tuna won't adorn the dome of
frugal Rlchmondors as late as tho first
Bnowa. for It was ever thus.
But this is true: no one may hope
to become a Simon-pure lead, r of
cotillions Or get his: picture In swell
clothing ads. who prolongs the life
of the ltd which has served him faith?
fully since the opening of the baseball
season beyond the middle of this
mount to inviting a chorus of "shoot
Is not fair to the Wearer. N'othlns
looks quite so forlorn as a wnn-fne. d
Panama In the derby season except
ii statue In the nude encircled by win?
try snowa.
On Fifth Avenue and nittenbouse
Square yesterday marked the official
demise of the faithful straw To ap
pear in ono on either of these two
sacred abodes of etiquette wa.-i tanta?
mount to inviting nc horns of "shoot
the lid's" and other things more mate?
rial. Richmond Is fifteen hours farther
south and fifteen days later in the ob
rervance of the fashltuis- Yesterday's
?uu proved the wisdom of hanging on
to the straw n few days longer, arid
Richmond voted with one voice to give
It fifteen more days of grace. After
September IB straws will be worn
Strictly at the risk of owners
But If the straw lid must go there
remains consolation In the thought
thai the same month which shelved It
brought again tho succulent oyster
For the purpose of describing an oys?
ter, succulent possesses an imitative
quality nil Its own. Any one who h;is
eatfn them raw recognizes the value of
the word and respects It.
Scores of restaurants in Richmond
will to-day hang out the fresh oyster
sign which has been reposing dustily
behind the counter since last May. Tho
odium which attaches to tho bivalve In
the r-less months, arid which no right
thinking person, with a proper regard
for traditions, wouJd dare question,
has disappeared wlln the straw hat.
and any one mav now eat Hi:; SuCCU
U n<. y in the or.en
look of lta really good looking mem?
bers, doubtless they thought they were,
aiao bolhg worked overtime. The.
ehorui. v.;i.i put through the pact? a*j
rigidly ui a. tut company of tadit.s la
by a n. wiy made corporal. Sometime*
?Mr. barling hurled an accusing "you'i
ut un o trending member, while an*
other time he would use soft woiMs of,
endearment; "dearie." or "girlie." Ada
Mead.-, the. leading lady, came In tot
no corrections, for. although she, waa
made to work hard most o; the time,
she was left practically free from)
criticism to shine as a demure star'
Of white and pink radiance.
v"t < ?? vehement critic's comment*
were received good naturedly. The
company knew that It had to be ham?
mered into an effective vehicle for sue
<:<?> sriil comedy There was little talk?
ing back. Mr. Darling never talk, a
Just to hear himself talk, but when ho
has something to say It has a punch,
In It. ho was u't. like the coach of a.
football team during the half of a,
hotly contested game than nnvthins
clso. He was whipping units into
toamplay and thundering Instructional
Not that this finding of fault In thei
family Is any reflection on "Madam??
Sherry " Jt would r.oi be the hit than
It always Is unbss. there was a Darl?
ing to smooth out the wrinkles, put on
tha tlnlshiriB touches and hammer the
performance into oha whose movement
Is almost as perfect as lie melody, it,
will be as smooth as they are mo<l.?
when the curtain rings up at the AcadiJ
AGREEMENT LIKELY
Believed m He little Dimmer ?f ?-trlkr
? in Southern llomls,
Washington, September 1 ?Demands
for an Increase In wages made by the
trainmen connected wl?h a number of
Southern railroads will be considered
to-morrow at a conference here be?
tween representatives of the employes
and the railroad Officials
A. H Oarrettson. of Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, president of ?hs Ordgf of Rail?
road Conductors, and Yal Fltzpatrlrk,
of Cleveland, vice-president of t ti ??
Railway Trainmen will confer with
ofhclals of the Southern Railway.
Georgia r'entrsl. Queen and Crescent.
Atlantic. Coast Line. Seaboard Air Line.
Mbbiie and Ohio and the Norfolk and
Southern railroads
At a conference held about three
weeks ago the question wan discussed,
but no agreement reached President
Garr?ttsoh said that talk of a strike,
was premature and that such action
was remote. He thought an amicable
agreement would b? reached
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