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Get Ready People for the Big State Fair
This Monday, October 7th, Is Opening Day
Fairs of Former Years Were Good?But This is the Best Ever
The grounds have been Improved and beautified, and public comfort conveniences installed,
seats, rest-rooms, etc.
The race track was never in better condition and the entries promise races of the highest order
in all classes.
Roads and walkways have been carefully gone over and brought up to a state of perfect condition.
The Main Exposition -Building will be filled with interesting, instructive, educational and amus?
ing exhibits of all manner of handiwork from Farm, Factory and the Fireside.
At brief intervals during the day, all over the grounds, the wonderful Japanese Day Fireworks
will amaze and amuse, while at night, in the oval in front of the grand stand, the Great Spectacular,
"Perry's Victory on Lake Erie," will furnish a fireworks display of astounding magnitude, beauty
and interest.
A Congress of Air Craft will give daily exhibitions?free to all?during which daring aeronauts
will make 12 parachute drops (from a single balloon) from dizzy heights.
The celebrated Mace-Gay Band of 25 Soloists will give daily concerts in the Industrial Hall morn?
ings from 11:60 to 1230 o'clock, and in the afternoon and night in front of the grand stand.
The Free Shows which will be seen in front of the grand stand every day and night have been
selected with greater care than ever before, and include acts of world-wide fame. This feature alone
is worth the full price of admission to the Fair.
United States Troops of Cavalry from Fort Myer, Va., will give daily free exhibitions of Practice
Marching, Expert Riding and Maneuvers.
"Wah Hoo Lane," "The War Path," or "The Midway," as it is popularly termed, is teeming with
the Sights, Shows, Freaks, Wonders and Marvels of the world of the "Ballyhoo Man." Myriads of
scintillating electric lights will make this department a dazzling delight to the seeker of amusement
of the lighter sort. A Convention of Carnival Contrivances calculated to cure the moat convincing
case of blues.
Adequate street car facilities have been arranged?cars arriving and departing every tew seconds;
polite attendants in charge of every department; many special provisions for the comfort of ladles
and children, and in every way advance arrangements to assure the pleasure and comfort of all who
attend have been provided.
So rally to your Great State Fair, Richmonders and Virginians. Come early and often. Six inter?
esting days. Six brilliant nights.
To Every One Within, and Outside the Confines of Richmond and Virginia-A Hearty Welcome Awaits Yon
VIRGINIA ROLLS
SECURED HT LAST
State Library Gets Copies of
Revolutionary Records in
War Department.
POSTPONE STATE PURCHASE
?No Money to Buy Block from
City?Hotels Must Comply
With Law.
After many years of waiting and
.fruitless effort, copies of the rolla of
Virginia's soldiers in the Continental
Army have come home at last. The
originals In the archives of the War
Department have been photographed,
the copies being now in possession of
the State Library.
All efforts made to get copies during
the tenure of office of Brigadier-Gen?
eral Ains worth as adjutant-general of
the War Department were without
effect, since it was his policy to keep
the records where they could not be
touched. Not until the advent of Gen?
ial Hall could State librarian H. ft.
McIIwaine accomplish anything- It
was General Ainsworth's stand that
the originals should not be touched
until Congress determined to publish
the entire affair, which it seemed
would be never done.
Now. a Washington photographer is
permitted to take negotiates of the
Revolutionary records in a room aet
apart for this purpose In the building,
tinder the direction of an official of
the department. In this way. the rolls
have been secured by the library.
The number of soldiers is yet un?
known, since the lists have not been
checked. The Continental Congress re?
quired Virginia to furnish fifteen regi?
ments, and It la supposed the rolla sre
complete so fsr as this branch of the
service was concerned. It does not.
ex course, fgtclude names of those who
served In the militia when the State
was Invaded, nor those who served in
the navy of the infant republic.
[ CANNOT BUY BUILDING
?Mats Maat Watt at Least a Tear to
Of t City l*i opm 11 j
Governor Mann has practically aban?
doned hope of buying half the Ford
'Ratal block from the city of Richmond
at present. It saems the matter mast I
go over for at least another year, i
The bill permitting the State to make!
the parrhase ?-eq<ilres that '->efore it |
can be done tbere must be a surplus
in the treasury above all obligation*,
either at the end of the fiscal year
1*12 or at the end of the year 1913.
When the tiscal year ended Monday
there was a very small surplus?per?
haps none at all. Certainly it wjl
not amount to anything like $90,000.
the "urn which It is supposed the city
would want for the property. During
the year the city may do something else
i with the lot. and decide not to sell
it.
Should the Governor have anything
[to do with the proposition, he would
: advise putting up a ten-story office
building on Broad, Capitol and
Twelfth Streets, with walls of such
strength as to permit adding ten
stssriea more in the future, so as to
take care of the State's needs for
! office rooms for half a century. j
Hotels Mast Prase Ceaasltaare.
[ Many Virginia hotels hsve not yet
; sufficiently satisfied Dr. Roy K. Klan
| r.agan, the inspector for the State
I Health Department, that they have
complied with his requirements as to
changes, and he is sending out let?
ters asking for information. Certi?
ficates of inspection are required to
be posted in all hotels, and these are
withheld until the law Is complied
with. Last year It became necessary
to prosecute only one hotel for fail?
ure to comply with the statute. Gen?
erally speaking. Dr. Flannsgan finds
the hostelrles In good condition and
their owners willing to clean up when
shown how. |
Nearly All Penaten trs Feared.
Of the 13,000 pension checks sent!
out on September 1, all have been de-1
livered save abdut thirty. In previous
years some 300 to 409 have been re?
turner! hy postmasters, the addresses
being unknown or having left. Audi-i
tor Moore has this year invoked the
aid of clerks of courts to find the
pensioners in such cases, and in this;
manner, by tracing up waeiderera,
only thirty sre uadelivered. Others,
have been found to be dead.
Ftigantsa and Mssi?di i Snud.
Governor Mann yesterday appointed j
Dr. Meede Perguson. State bacteriolog?
ist, and Dr. J. W. Magruder. rhem
ist for the Department of Agriculture.!
to represent the State In the examina?
tion of the Potomac River oysters.1
which is to be made In conjunction
with representatives of Maryland and
of the Chemistry Bureau of the sab-]
tlonsl Department of Agriculture.
(.Special to The Times-Dispatch. J
Marion. Va.. October 4.?A large barn ]
on the farm of J. P. Keller de Sons.,
with quantities of hay. oats and other
provender and farm machinery, was
totally destroyed- by fire last night.
The estimated damage will reach about
$3.5X1. which is partially covered by
Insurance. ,
Yotj may pay s less price, bot you csn^t (et sts good
quality. % lb. 5c?l^ lb. 10c?1 lb. 20c .
A4 gawd GfM?n sal k s? wffl fat it far yam. \
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY WEEK
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News of South f?chmond!
South Richmond Bureau.
The Tlmee-Dispatch.
1020 Hull Street,
Phone Madison 175.
After A thirty-five minute delibera?
tion, a. verdict in favor of the defen?
dant was returned yesterday by the
jury in the suit of Louis Cohen against
the Virginia Railway and power Com?
pany, for alleged ejectment, which was
J being tried in Hustings Court. Part R
! The case was called at 10 o'clock, and j
, before noon all evidence was in. Ar
. roment on instructions took several I
hours, the case going to the Jury at "
o'clock.
Conen, according to his story told
on the stand, was on his way to catch
a midnight train. He boarded a car
i and asked the conductor to change a
j bill of large denomination. This was
i refused, and Cohen, not having any
I change, offered a Z t-cent piece which
'-, he had been carrying as a pocket piece
: in payment of his fare. The conductor,
j according to Cohen, refused the coin,
I saying it was a counterfeit. After
' going some distance Cohen's hat was
I either knocked or blown off. He got
j off the car to get it. and the conductor
. rang for the car to start,
j Attorneys T. P. Bryan and W. C.
[ PnlHam. for the company, contended
that Cohen's hat fell from the car by
j accident, and as he .voluntarily left
I the ear to recover it he had not been
f ejected. The plaintiff was represented
by Louis o. Wendenburg and Benjamin
Lovenstein. Damages in the sum of
$5.000 were sought.
Be sake re Maurt Deride.
Rather than disband such a useful
; organisation. President D. L. Toney, of
the South Richmond Business Men's
Association, last night at the regular
quarterly meeting, held in Fraternal
Hall, appointed Sergeant J. G. Saun
ders. Charles T Jones and A. N Petti- |
grew as a committee to visit all mem?
bers and urge them to attend the next j
meeting to discuss the future of the
organisation. Should a majority of
the members desire that the club dis- |
band, it will then be done in an order- j
ly way.
The Business Men's Association was
organized at a time when the citizens J
' of the Southslde were In a fever heat '
j over the question of annexation. When i
: that question was Anally settled and |
things quieted down through the nat?
ural course of events, interest in the
club dwindled From the tone of the
members present last night, H appears
that strenuous efforts will be made
to retain the organisation.
Besake Sa?r tgata.
Getting out of bed. in which he had
been confined for several weeks with
a broken knee cap, Charles Brooks,
colored, of 71? East Fifth Street, yes?
terday morning fell to the floor end
snapped the bone again. Half faint?
ing from the pain, he was put back to
b?d and the cltv ambulance called. His
Injury was treated by Dr. O. C Page.
Caafli i Issg rawapatan P^esass.
Nesrly $10? has been collected or
pledged by Southsiders to aid the
Wfison-Marsh-all campaign fund, which
is being raised by s committee of the
South Richmond Democratic Club,
according to a report made mat night
at the meeting held in the courthouse. '
Owing to the small attendance occa?
sioned by the meetings of the Business
Men's Association and several ledges,
no Important business was transacted.
The next meeting of the organisation
I will be held October 29.
I Mem, Catan ani Hepar Dee*.
Mrs. Catherine Major, seventy-two
years old. died yesterdsy morning at
7 o'clock st her borne, let Cowsrdln
A venu* Funeral services srlll be h?ld
this sfternoon st 2 o'clock at the horn*
Toe burial will be In Maury Cemetery.
Mm Major fat survived by four sons?
Jackson Major, of Amelia County: John
Major, of Permvtlle. snd Wesley and
Charles Major, of South Richmond
Pasll Day tCmwtsseL
The Rally Dsy Inspection of th?
BalnbrMge Street Baptist Sunday
School army will be held to-morrow
morning from ?TS to i" 4 5. This Is
dene annually for the benefit of the J
scholars snd friends A fine muslcsl
proa-ram has been prepared, which will
consist of recitations, vocal selections
and readings. Special music win
fnrnlsbed by several members of the
echoed.
The isums wffi be decorated with j
American fleSS sad the sjllltsry fea?
ture will be ssjjsaaalsir The primary
depaitmeet will search *n. carrying
nags, and each class wm rontrtbete
?omcthtug te the program
o'clock Rev. Richtie Ware, of L.ynch
burg, will preach the dedicatory ser?
mon. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon
[ there will be a public celebration of
the Holy Communion, and Dr. Ware
will preach again in the even'ng at
7:30 o'clock. A special program of
music will be furnished at the morn?
ing and) evening service, under the*
direction of Professor Harry Gud
heim. and the regular choir of the
church will have the assists nee of
other musicians of the town.
The church building Is of brick and
was built at a cost of abjut $6,000.
Interior furnishings are of stained
? ?ak, this being carried out in the pul?
pit fixtures and choir stand. The
main auditorium seats 3S0 people, and
in the basement there are classrooms
and an assembly room for the Sunday
school and prayer meetings, this seat?
ing 150. The building has furnace
heat, electric lights, and is most at?
tractive in appearance.
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pons clipped from consecutive issues of
this paper, as a distinguishing feature of
the steady stream of persons carrying
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the book.
This is the book that will aid foreigners
in learning the language of the country
of their choke. In this "melting pot
the dictionaries are destined to play no
.-mall part in making Americans of the
strangers within our gates.
Of course most foreigners can speak
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lish dictionary, but the many pictures,
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tions and definitions of the New Web?
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in a language which is said to be most
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If you have ever noticed the Greek.
Italian or Slavish boys plodding through
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stant effort a knowledge of English yon
will realize how much in earnest the for?
eigners, young and old, are who are in?
vading the Dictionary Department and
exchanging their coppers and coupons for
coveted copies of the book which they
know means much to them.
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EUKERTOOK CEASE
MR FOR JOY HIDE
Switched Number While Drunk.
Caught and Convicted in
Police Court.
Edward J. Euker. Jr., eighteen rears
old, was fined I BO and cists and placed
ander a 1200 peace bond for twelve
months yesterday morning In the
Police Court for taking: the automobile
of former Councilman George M.
Cease without the letter's permission
on Thursday night. Euker told Jus?
tice Crutchfleld that he was drnnk
, when he to ik the car, and said that
' it was the first time he had ever In?
dulged in intoxicants and did not know
what he was doing.
Mr.. Cease missed his car Thursday
night when he left the Richmond Hotel
shortly efter ? o'clock. After he had
made a personal search and waa unable
to locale it he notified the poUce that
11 had been stolen.
It w?s nearly 3 o'clock yesterday
morning when Deteatlve-Sergeant
Wiley and Patrolman Duffy found the
car standing at Fourteenth and Ross
streets, Mr. Cease was summoned and
at ones Identified the machine,, hat
said that the license number had been
changed. He disconnected the engine
so it would bs Impossible to start it,
and with the officers stepped late a
shadow to await developments.
Young Buker appeared and began
cranking the motor, but It refused to
respond. After vain efforts to remedy
the trouble be started to move away,
when the three men stepped out.
Euker spied Duffy's uniform and
started to run. arid landed la the arms
of Sergeant Wiley.
Euker did not deny taking the ma?
chine. He explained the change of the
license number by saying he had
thrown Mr. Cease's tag lato the Cap
tol Square and replaced it by one which
be had taken from a machine which
had been standing on Breed Street at
Eighth. This car proved to be the
property of W. H. Schwarxecblld.
Jeweler, who had not missed It until
It was returned to him by Mr. Cease.
Mr. Cease was unable to And that which
Euker bad thrown away.
Upon examination It was found that
the car Euker bad stolen had b,
driven more than thirty-five miles.
Euker promised Justice Crutchfleld
never to take another drink. As there
was apparenUy no criminal Intent upon
the young man's part, the court decided
not to commit him to Jell, bet required
the peace bond, which waa furnlehed
by W. C. Bentley. and Sued him $50
for disorderly conduct.
MEET* m LAW MBit EVII-LB.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
L?wrrni-evile. V? , October I.?The I
fall meeting of the Brunswick County
Teachers' Association convened here |
yesterday, with Superintendent W.
Valentine presiding- Delegates were |
appointed to attend the educational
conference, which meets la Richmond .
November 20-29. and the following offi?
cers were elected far the ensuing
yesr: Profess er George D Rrwe. pres?
ident: Miss Frances Wolfe, secretary,
and Mies Helen Steed, treasurer.
At a masting last night the Law
rvncertlle School Improvement league j
reeragntsed with the following officers,
president. Mrs. ~T> S Hicks. Jr.; vice
president. Miss Ella Poague Rowan
secretary. Mies Helen Meed, and treas?
urer. Mrs. I? S. Perdy The lesgw?!
Will work to beautify the school ,
grounds sad clsawrenms aad will afae
arrange fee the winter months a series, j
ef free lectures for the school s Mr earn
Charles E. Wfc.lt lock
ta the Chester**Id County ?tkiitilis I
yesterday by the RleaaSewi police. He]
Is wanted la Chesterwold ea the charge
ef recklessly driving aa aetomablle |
ag over and kiRlf
by
rap*del to The Tissas-rnepatrh i
Marlon. Vs.. OrsaSsT 4?The attend-1
a* at the Smith Osaaly parr yew
ADDITIONAL RECEIVERS
FOR WAKE WATER COMPANY
WO! Make laveatlgatten to Deteesalae
Waat Is Usttissssy ta Pat It la
Mi at risse Shape.
(Special to The Times-DIspatoA. ]
RaJeic-h. N. C. October 4.?Fred o.
Boyce, of Baltimore, and John a. Mills,
of Raleigh, were named this evening
aa oe-reeelvers with w. B. Grimes for
for the Wake Water Company, the re?
ceivers to report to the court two
weeks hence as to expert Investiga?
tion of what Vs necessary to put the
Raleigh water plant on a thoroughly
adequate footing and recommend
moans of financing the improvements,
whether by receivers" certificates or
otherwise. In the triple receivership.
Grimes represents the Wake Water
Company, Mills, the city, and Boyce,
the bondholders of the waiter company.
The city is fighting to get control of
the plant tor municipal ownership.
Judge Ferguson heard the argumonta
this evening, and made the order add?
ing Mills and Boyce to the roostvar
shlp. which is left in temporary status.
Indications are that there will be a
modification of the recent ruling of
the State Democratic Executive Oom-i
mit tee aa to what snail constitute al
"Democmtle tieket* In qnaJlfylng m~>,
vote In the UmHed States ^eenatoris%i;
contest. It Is learned that representa?
tives of all three of the candidates for ;
the Senate have agreed that there can.-"
be a njodiflcation on the basis that taa>;
national, congressional and legUartiVe)
Democratic rickets most be voted, anair
the elector most also vote not lass than,
two-thirds of thp Skate and the county
ticket?, and vote for no candidate O
poatng those Democratic candidates <
eke State and the county
scratched. It Is probable that the I
Democratic Executive Qsmnnttas
be called together soon toy State <
man Webb to act on this mat*
[Special to The Times-Davpafiob.]
Winchester. Va., October A,?FiligMnf'1.
Congressman Harry St. Oeorge Tucker,,,
of Lexington, who is a candidate fs?;
Governor, fired, the opentng gun of taay:
uatKmal campaign In Winchester sneVi
night for the Democrats. He was
troduopd by Oty SoUcSbor R. Grajtv
WllUama. and the courahuuse sassjsu^
?tum. in which th? meettnsr was mmWy?
was packed, many women being area %
ent. Mr. Tucker took up the lindnte?.^
tftons of the Republican orators isti
the acts of their offlrahnWars and a?iT
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