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HEAL ESTATE RECORD ID COURT CALENDAR I'nusunl Activity Shown in Number of Deeds Recorded in Chancery Court. DEEDS AGURKUATH $108,050 M. C. Rruiicli, James T. Sloan anil John It. Williams Transfer Itiver- i view liOts to Richmond Properties Corporation. The real estate market Hhuwcd un usual activity yesterday, seventeen deeds of bargain <ind sale lieim; re- J corded in the Chancery Courl. siiiKre Katlnir $ 1OS.650. .lames T. Sloan, John it. Williams and M. iItrarieh trans-j ferred a larne number of lots in the plan of Rlverview. a section recently] annexed to the city, to the Richmond Properties Corporation. The actual J sales recorded far exceeded in volume1 the deeds of trust and deeds of release. CIIA \ t'l'.ll V TKA\SKKIt.S. Seventeen l>erd* of lliiranln nnd Sale. A onion I Iiik t?? iflOK.linn. O. B. II. Rower to John It. Itosf, 27x104 feet north line Catherine Street, 30 feet east of Smith Street. February ?, 1915, tax $1. $10. Dauchland Patterson's heirs to 1*2. T. Davis. 30x100 feet east line Relvidere Street, ."it) fret north < J Rowe Street. January 4, 1915, ? t Proaddus Construction Company to K. A. Drum. 50x135 feet east line Kdf?ewood Avenue, 450 foet north of Crawford Street. Juno 11, 1914, tax $1. $H?. Samo to same, 50x135 feet west line Kendall Avenue, heir.K lot 13. In block II. In the plan of PrlKhtwood. Mav 27, 1914, tax $1. $10. J. Ij?> It. Moore et ux. to Sallle M. Tarpley et als., 35x140 feet east line VlrKlnla Avenue, 35 feet south of Pv ron Street. February 6, 1III5, $350. OeorKe A. Roehlint; et ux. to Lultov Carv, 30x135 feet south line Malit Street, 150 feet east of Crenshaw Ave nue. February -'3, 1 !i 15, tax $1 20. *10. W. J. Oilman et ux. to A. IS. and W. J. Laughon, 62x1 IS feet at the south ??nst corner of I.ninb Avenue and Vale Street. February 21, 1915, tax $ J. 10. 510. Alice T. f.'onnnlly et als. to James T. . Sloan, 27 feet 10 inches by 1 .*? 2 feet south line Crace Street, 103 f1 west of Second Street. February is, 1914. SI 2.000. James T. Sloan et ux. to Richmond Properties Corporation, 32 1-2x00 feet east lino Seventeenth Street, 2 ."J feet south of Orace Street; also, 11 oxv?i feet north line Poyd Sir* < t. I!t5 feet east of Dlnneen Street; also. 30x100 feet at the southeast corner of poyd anil Diimecn Streets; also, 30xfc0 feet at the north east corner of Itoyd and Dlnneen Streets; also, 27 feet 10 Inches by 152 feet south line (irace Street. 103* feet west of Second Street. January is, 1915, tax $21. J10. John R. Williams to same, 00x153 feet south line Clay Street, 60 fe.-t west of Duncan Street; also. US feet H Inches by 14:? feet east line Fifteenth Street. 129 feet 7 1-2 Inches north of Cary Street. January 14, 1915, tax $12. $ 1 00. M. C. Prnnclt et ux. to samo. lots 4, G, f., 7. b arid 9. in block 5; lots 1 to ft. inclusive, in block 7; lots 12 to IS, in clusive, In hlock 7; lots 7, .S and 9. in block 8; lots 1 to IS, Inclusive, in hlock 14; lots 1 to 7, Inclusive, in block 17; lots 1, 2 and 3, in block is. lots 7 and S, In hlock IS; lots 5. 6, 7, S and 9, In block 21; lots 12. 13 and it. In hlock 24. lots 4. 5 and 6. In block 26; lots 1 to 7, inclusive, in block 4, and lots 10 to IS. Inclusive, in hlock 5. all In the plan of Rivorvlew. Januarv is, 1915, tax $15. $H>. Mrs. Imogen F. Walters et al. to P. 11. Plakey, 4 5x150 feet at the south west corner of Leonard Street and the Poulevard. February 23. 1915. $22,500. John I!. Knub* it ux. to William Tobien, 15x122 feet east line Third Street. 67 feet south of Duval Street; also, 20x122 feet east line Third Street, 1S2 feet soutii of Duval Street. Feb ruary 22, 1 !? 1 r., tax $1.70. $10. Same to William li. Uriel, 31x199 feet south line Main Street, 126 feet east of Linden Street. Februarv 22, 1915. tax $S 50. $1". William 11 Uriel et ux. to J. II. Kn ple, C0xl20 feet at the southwest cor ner of Floyd Avenue and Robinson Street. February 22, 1915. tax $6. $10. Samuel Cohen et al. to F. W. More head, lots 1 aif<l 2. in block i". In the plan of Pel rose. October 24. 1 ;il 2. tax $1.10, $250. Oresta Pucclnelll. et ux. to Mary Falls, lot containing 3 roods and 27 oles on road leading from Seventeenth treet to Chelsea 11111; also. 50 feet on tho above road and adjoining the above property. February 25, 1915. $1 - 800. HrSTINCS Til A VSIT.HS. Thrffi DrfilN of IlnrKnln nnil Snlc. Amounting to Charles K. Willis ft ux. to R. H. Stoltz, 47x159 feet 7 inches south lino Perry Street, 02 feet oast of Fourteen :h Street. February 2, 1 915, tax $1.50, $10. i Henry S. Waliersteln et ux. to P. R. Ford, lots 9 and 11, In block 5S, in the plan of Woodland Heights. February 11. 1915, tav $1. Sin. David !j. 1'nlliain et al special com-I mlasloners, to Violet Woods, 00\*1.T2; feet west line Tenth Street, 00 feet | from Decatur Street. Feliruarv 20,! 1915. $S00. IIKMtiro Til A X SHKKS. Tito Deed* of llurpuln mid Snlc, Amounting to yil'.OIMI, Meorpe pope to Frank T Sutton. Jr., lot 52, In the plan of Bollevuo Park.! February 10. 101f>, 51,000. Jviiura K. Knowles et als., to fieorrrc W. Dinner. 103 arres on south side of! Southern Railway, about four miles east of cltv. Februarv 10, 1915, taxi $11. $10. CIIAXCKIIY IM:F.I?S OF TIU'ST. i ' 1 Five Heeds of Trust, Amounting to 1 $n.iu!?. j Jnno IT. Duke to W. C. Rlanton. trus- j tee, -15x140 feet north line Broad Street,' ?o feet west of Altnmout Avenue. Feb- i runry 20, 101.".. $3,7 40. I'. C. Kasley et ux. to DeRoy 10. ] Tlrown, trustee, 20x132 feet east line j Second Street. 30 feel south of Jnck t>on Street.. February IS, 1915, $1,590. William II. Tlrown et ux. to W. (1. llarvlo et al.. trustees. 10 1-2x132 foot east line Thirty-socond Street, between O iind P Streets. February 24, 1015, $1 OS. Frank Pealmnto et ux. to T. P. Rrownlne, trustee, 103 1 -2x07 feet on south line T?l 11 Avenue, heinp a part of block 1, In the plan of The Plateau, in Highland Park. February 10, 1915, $371. Pete.r and Sarah Thompson to II. T. Rtr.heson et al., trustees. 22 feet 1 V2 inches by 71 1-2 feet west line First Street. 104 feet 9 1-4 Inches north of Jackson Street, February 20, 1915, $G0. HUSTINGS IM0KDM OF Tin:.ST. One Deed of Trn.Nl, Amounting to ?. i P. A. Fore et ns. to If. T. Rlcheson, et al., trustees, 48 feet 2 inches by 90 feet 3 Inches south line Franklin Strcot, between Thirteenth and Four teenth Streets, lieinp 1333-35-37 Fast Franklin Street: also, 170 feet 3 1-2 inches by 130 feet S inches at the south east corner of Seventh and Rainbridfjo Strectn. February 22, 1915, $15,080. CIIATVCF.HV HKI-KASF, DIOKDS. Six Ilclcnsc Deeds, Amounting: to r, ?1H,7S2.nS. J J. Seldon Taylor. Jr.. trustee, to A. Bowers, 21 feet 5 7-H Inches by 102 feet 6 1-2 Inches west lino Da vis Ave nue, 19 feet 11 3-4 Inches north of Main Street. ..February 24, 1915, $2, 650. D. 13. Wallersteln et al., trustees, to Thomnn If. Plensants, 17 1-2 by 111 feet south line Rel^h Street, 74 feet east of Rowo Street. January 27, 1915, $1,412.58. C. D. Ponoon, trustee, to R. II. Blakey. 62x118 feet at tho southeast corner of Ijnmb Avenue nnd Valo Street. Feb ruary 24, 1915. $1,080. W. J. Whltchurat, trustee, to Claude KEEP COOL. be CALM. but? now thftt newpoet r/ev^s vmc should e?e ca^-?fu ^he.re vwe sneeze, thcsg DUSTY days ?> ip the police 5^o^t<flcat'0n at 9th ever blow^ accoss THe st^a i\j persons con ten plat/ the. emplomentof fr&1ch ccc^s should take precautions to PPI-e-s.ervt meutealltv S3 feet '"j f*Vt 7 Inches by street? r? fat north 1,ne c&?y Street. February 20.1'U5 g?/ V1" S. SycJJf 'j's ,1 r"?tee"to Walter "3. tl.?Mil, ?:1.3?/o Street. February ters 41 rUKtee, to C. T Wal. >?er 'of' I^eon'it'll Str?Vt? ao"thw*st cor vaid. Kebruao- M??..1,0,,,? ino.Miico hki.kask dkicds. T?r. ??rtr?. nee,,.; A?,OU?tlllK ,Q M.!va??ir>%7v,Pi0orlV,,V,9te?' ,p Nancy T ! Avenue. 176 ?.?-?? noMh JTA ,ln? Th,r'1 l i-biuary 2ft. lMf, nurns Street. aril' l',;irrlMi " r,^????""' truste". to Illch Kond, and ite'inir1 -,,S, n<?nr Cary Street! ?:ite. February 25^ j'm. |'3{?,,ke Kh" ; Hi-:miico ?Ki:i)s or trust. ?5S'- *????? ??! rarestvx | l\ S. < lllf l lT ('OUIT OK A I'I'EA I,M. | Aw^lSTTnr'eeonvene?r Co,,rt of ing at in o'clock wii*.',a>" morn-I Knapp ;iIH, \Vontjs Connor. In attendance I),st,,,t Judge to 1 iowink:'clo>eg/'?Wn its 'pinion i? the j I^axher a nil'' \\*i n'.^ ''f'.','?"? f!eorsje trustees. plaintiffs in ? Whelen.' I.atnbert a',w? iSLnu/.t,,VH- ! < oinpany. a cornorntiA S i1 a,ld ?ke ??nor: error to the i>u. i n',l,nls '? Charleston. \-.t ?>,,'7. 7 at i Knapp, alllrmi'il. I'l'iion by Judge! a I>I>e i 1 a n t vs^ |'il'nj'' \1 V T - A " ^ 0 r<;0n. ' ilorso,,. m t,is ] An-I outor of Marv Vln-l u , as exc-i ceased, .-t al* ? Anderson. de-: the IMstrlrt Co", ',eSi,,;,p''onl frotn ? ? Opinion bv Judlre \v,??,r,1,^'on' S. I .V<? 1311?-Aaron Fiehil "'Urined. j Kiser. plaintiffs In rr-i.r v? i*A!v,,J ?tatea of America iir f ? i : ' nlted ?M-ror to the Ois'trlcr /!" 1 er?nr: Stone Onn V'i r?Mi. . lr.t at Wg Knapp. aflirmcil. I'"'oil by Judge; Tuesday in^Mar'.-b'1 r.extV th? 8<?corul j " I S'M \i;s roi*nT. "> ????? i'oii,?m',yr.riyays;"'-! "TV CIlirt'lT COI'llT. ' ju'iiinVen t fo? "n't ?"?,ro awarded a! by."rt m sTi.vfis r??rnrt i'aiit ii. ??nari);.,uHt's.,,0The ^er'l'ioi''' ! Ject to the oninlon nf n! 1 wns ?'?'> demurrer fllod bv fii t * <>0.urt on l'u- ! ] rilman Urol or! Virf('m,:iI,t' verdict for j,:? vo l! ) awarded a Hallway nn-l ' rnwili i1' ">P Vfr?-rinla I ! tlaniapes fiustalneil tn (-on,Pany for! It was Ktrm'k Til- \? i.,.,wa^?n when near stop 4. This viln^* "rp subjont to the n L m was a,so the defendant's demurrer. ? C?"rt on WW AXI> KQVl'lV COI'RT. !'? favor of Mo?.ei T-'niA ? yesterday | V,r "Kalnst Thomas i' V??''U,mlnlstra Woodson MMjn x.~*' unci \\r. dored .sometime ago fo? , ,1 ,"'?s ron" Taylor was kiil.d ..1 h,s "mount, when a concrete roi)f thY? ?,r S?. UK? erected at ir?30 pn,i m?i o!,ns heliiK way. falling on him Mftln Stref!t 1 fo irsn. wr?Mi .%'$? ::fwx ('lIAIlTKItS ISSUKD. ments VoS don lest le "and*' fonf! am<>nrt" tera allow bv the !s ntn vKn char t?-BK;?Jf.V27'???v.?.ronZV:"""" mond. Capital' slock0r,.nrnited- IUr,, maxlmum, $S00 000- Ur? ii,muin '?r,0? business. Thomas ,n',r?m''im coupon lOrnest It. Klipncn Ulchmond. ",>pcn' socrotary. both of .Si'teWl c?'??y &."?*? rrtss'oToo -as^TBK preferred stock ' '"urease to be ",b" no?* Inrronilin'p rh- NVw y >sa 'wu'tsrSiVi??cop' i Incorporated, South Bo^on- Cap"^ stork, $1,000 to $5,000; coal and wood, business. W. W. Stock well, president;! <It. Miller, secretary, both of South Boston. Farant <fc Smith. Incorporated. Nor-' folk. Capital stock, $1,000 to $10,000; | produce business. W. 15. Karant, presi dent; V. M. Smith, secretarv, both of Noi folk. Delta Machine Company, Incorpor ate-!, Petersburg. Capital stock, $1,000 to $."0,000; machinery business. \V. It. j I,. Taylor, president: John \V. Smith, secretary, both of Norfolk. August 'irocery Company, Incorpor ated. Klchuioml. Capital stock, mini mum, $1,000; maximum, $10,000; croo ery business. Ooorge 13. Snead, presi dent; Sol. Cutchlns, secretary, both of Klchmond. Amendment to charter of the Mutual Supply Company, Incorporated, Nor folk; changing its principal oltlce to Kichmond. Amendment to charter Crenshaw Coal Company, Incorporated.. Rich mond; changing name to K. G. Cren-J shaw Coal Company, Incorporated. Amendment to chartef of the Met- : ropolitan Life Insurance Company, Slate of New York: making the com pany a mutual company; ? liminatlng stock. >1 I N ICIPA I, IMI'KO YI0.MB\TS. The Administrative Hoard authorized the following Improvement yesterday: City Kngineer directed to shape up nnd repair roadbed of Jtoseneath Koiid : from Monument Avenue to Broad | Street. lit' 11.1)1 Yf? I'KIt M ITS. Permits for new and repair work; were Issued by Building Inspector But ler yesterday, as follows: M. K. Kayhoo, Jr., to build two two- j story brick dwellings at the northwest corner of Floyd Avenue and West 1 Street, to cost $7,000. M. K. Kayhoe, Jr., to build a two-j story brick tenement, three dwellings, on the west side of West Street, be-j tween Floyd and Grove Avenues, to cost $0,750. IV T. Hunt, to build a two-story i brick dwelling on the south side of Baker Street, between Second and third Streets, to coat $2,440. B. B. Tatum, to build a two-storv brick dwelling on the west side of ' Park Street, between West and Moody Street, Woodland Heights, to cost $2.- j $500. Annie J. Goolsby, to repair frame dwelling H">17 Decatur Street, to cost $250. Thomas J. Talhott, to repair frame dwelling 403 Mark Street, to cost $f>9.'t. Mrs. W. II. Cosby, te repair frame] dwelling 120 Dill Street, to cos:t $230. KblSfTKIC. The folowing permits were issued' by the IClectrlcal Department yester- I day: F. N. Steigleder & Co., for Ferguson I Brothers, 211 West Broad Street, one outlet for motor. 1'. I'. Pollard, for George J.ockriane. i 1311 - A "West Cary Street, twelve out-I lets. Same, for same, 1<>13-A West Cary i Street, twelve outlets. Same, for name. 1911 West Cary j Street, twelve outlets. Same, for same, 1013 West Caryl Street, twelve outlets. Pl,l'Ml?I\U I'KIt M ITS. The following permits were issued I yesterday by the Plumbing Inspector: ' 12. C. Foster, l'or A. C. Carneal, 403 | West Marshall Street. I'. A. Finnerty, for C. Mosby, 324 Nicholson Street. STEGLER'S WIFE BLAMED FOR HUSBAND'S ARREST (Continued From First Pege.) to Berlin aiul deliver my Information to the head of the German Intelligence Bureau." G>'orge Sylvester Viereck. editor of a German newspaper, declared to-day that Stealer sought his assistance In ob taining an American passport. Viereck said Stegler had represented that lie was engaged in Contliwntial work for German ofllcials, and had mentioned Captain Boy-l2d's name. "1 told him," said Vlerecl:, "that I was an American citizen, and would not lend myself to any such proposi tion as procuring a passport." Dr. K. A. I- ui hr, lu-ad of the <!er man I'uhllclty Bureau here, who Stegler said told him that Captain Bo.v-12d was responsible for s? tiding to Kngland Carl Hans Body, the German spy shot in the Tower of Uomlon, denied to-day that he had made any such state ment or knew anything whatever of the matter. lie said Stegler came to him some-time in January with a let ter of introduction from Captain Boy Kd requesting a position. Having no position to offer him, Dr. Fuehr said, lie sent him to Viereck. 1MJII'XK I'ltlMI ( IIMII.VAI. OH CIVIL PltOSKCITIO.V WASHINGTON', February L'fi?He suits of tlie investigation in New York of alleged passport frauds with which the name of Captain Boy-Kd. naval 'attache of the German embassy, lias been connected have been the subject of informal conferences between the Departments of Slate and Justice. It was said to-day, however, that noth ing had developed to make necessary action by the State Department. A high government official pointed out that attaches of embassies and legations are Immune from civil or criminal prosecution, and that in any case of misconduct or violation of American law tin* State Department would bring the matter to the atten tion of t!ie attache's government, so thai he might be recalled. nobbing Om Continued. The hearing of J. .1. Burns and John O'Neil, charged with robbing Ktnory I Cornor of JS Thursday night, was con tinued yesterday In Police Court to | this morning. Cornor said that the two men knocked him down and rendered him j unconscious before robbing him. He had cpme here to visit his wife, who i is in a hospital. As lie was robbed of jail the money he bad Acting Police Justice Griggs. asked that the Asso | elated Charities care for him until the case is heard. WHETHER the day's goin* to be "fair and warmer," or "cloudy and shiftin' winds" depends mo' on yo* self than on the weather man And ft depends a lot on your pipe, too. Fill It with tho ounny comfort of Ken tucky's Barley da Luxe, age-mellowed Into VELVET, Tho Smoothest Smok ing Tobacco. Then "It's always fair weather with yon." 10c tins and 5c metal-lined bag9. inr ii ir To-Day and To-Night in Richmond (?liuin|>l<>HNlil|> hUNkrtliiill Riiiur, Itlclniionil Ciilli'Kr nsralnnt Itnmlolph Mncmi, llimllirni' Armor J, Si.'lO o'clock. Acnili-my of Munrtr?llllllc Ilurke, Jrt "Jerry"; mntlner, 2i:$Oi nlKht, HtUO u'rliirk. IlijiMi?(irnrre Scull Company, In Trxit of tlir Storm Coiitilr) "i mot I ? m*t\ U:UO; iilil, S:?l? oVIiick. I.yrle?Popular vliildi* vlllr nnil pictures; matinee, .'It nluht, 7t30 iiiiiI !?. Strimil?Unity Drslyn, In "Her Tri umph"! I'uI lie ,\i'HN iinil comedy III hi ; I'n ru in on n t plciarcMt contlii iioiiperformance, I VI noon to II. fnloiiliil?Photoplay, Mrs. 1,1'Ktlr Carter, In "IJu Horry"; Mary I'lck foril, milled feature; Strand Wnr Se rb*.* mill l\i*j mtoin* comedy i contin uous performance, 12 noon to II. Superior?Photoplay, "l.lfe'n Shop M IndutT") emit iniionn performance, HHIMI, moriiliiK, to II ii'rlm'k, nlislit. l-'oreciiMt: \ IrKlulu ?I'll I r Sal ii r il n y; Siuiiltiy lncrcnnlii?c cloudiness, probably f i* I lo mi* <1 by rnln by nlulit. North nnd South Carolina?I'nlr Satur ilny; Suiidny proli iilily rnln. I,oral Temperature Yc*li'nl;iy. 12 noon temperature -IS 3 I'. M. temperature S I'. M. ten;pcrat '.ir<; -11! Maximum temperature to S T\ M.. r?4 Minimum temperature to 8 I'. M.. !lfi Mi'iin temperature 45 Normal tempera! lire 42 Ksi'i'ss ill temperature yesterday. .'{ I'i'llelciH'y in temporal lire since March 1 249 Accumulated excess in tempera ture since January 1 117 I.oral Kiilnfnll. Rainfall last twenty-four hours..None Deficiency in rainfall since March 1 '. C.r.3 Accuniulateil excess in rainfall since January 1 l.f>7 l.ocnl Observation nt S P. >1. VPNlrrdoy. Temperature, 10; humidity, 37;.wind, direction, southwest; wind, velocity, 0; weather, clear. (?rnernl Weather Conditions. WASHINGTON, February 26.?Tho Atlantic Coast storm has moved to Nova Scotia, and it has diminished greatly in intensity. It is causing, | however, a continuation of westerly | Kales alnnir the Middle Atlantic and I New ICngland coasts, and ittiow Hurries I in New Knifland and Now York. Tho temperature has fallen considerably in the North Atlantic States and in the West Gulf States and the Southern I Rocky Mountain region. It has changed little elsewhere, tin Sunday the south ; western storm probably will cause r.-.ins in the South Atlantic and Hast 'Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio : Valley, and local snows in the region | of the Great l.akes. The weather will be fair Saturday and Sunday in tho New Hnglnnd States and New York, ! while in the Middle Atlantic States fair weathtr Saturday will be fol lowed by increasing cloudiness Sunday, wilh probably rain or snow by Sunday night. roxniTiovs i\ impoiitant firms. ! (At s I'. M. Kustern Standard Time.) I'lace. TIiit. II. T. 1. T. Weather. . Asheville .... 30 4.' 3d Clear ; Atlanta 40 fi2 Cloudy Atlantic City.. :!?*. 42 "1 Clear I Koston 24 31 2 1 Clear Ftuffalo 10 2 1 s Snow I Calvary 12 10 i; 1'. cloudy Charleston ... f>2 ISO lis Clear j Denver 112 34 2S Snow i DulutIi s 12 I Clear 'Galveston .... ftS I'.O Fill Haiti llatteras 4* f>2 42 Clear Havre 20 20 S Cloudy Jacksonville .. f>6 . . 4il l'. cloudy Kansas City... .'14 30 2S Cloudy l.ouisville .... 42 4 1 37 Ci.*ar Montgomery .. f>0 .">.s 30 cloudy New Orleans.. f>l! fill In Cloudy New York 32 III! 30 Clear i Norfolk 4S r.2 3S Clear , Oklahoma .... 14 ftO 42 Rain Pittsburgh ... 2S 30 20 Clear Raleigh 4 S M 34 Clear | St. I.ouis 30 3S 32 Cloudy j San l'ranclsco. f>0 ?'??? 4> I' cloudy ; Savannah .... 54 02 38 1'. cloudy {Spokane 42 40 30 Cloudy Tampa 04 01 4S I', cloudy ! Washington .. 3S 40 32 Clear j Winnipeg .... 14 10 -I Clear Wytilevilift ... 34 40 2S Clear MINI \ TIT 111*: AI.M \ VAC. February 27. 11*1.". IIP III TIDE: , Sun rises 0.10 Morning 2:f>.ri (Sim sets 0:00 livening.' 3:40 SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST I NEWPORT NEWS OFFICIAL [Spocl.il to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.1 NHWI'ORT XKWS, VA., February 26. \ ?Councilman Ernest C. Cox this sifter- ! noon was arrested on tho charge of : soliciting a bribe from the Norfolk ' | Chamber of Commerce through Its as- j slstaut secretary, C. 13. Hope. He Is I alli'Kcil to have offered the Norfolk ; | body that for the sum of $23,*>00 he would have ordinances passed through the City Council so handicapping the 1 business that the agents now engaged 1 in shipping; horses through this port for the English and French govern j merits would have to move to Norfolk. \ When tills offer was rejected by the \ Norfolk bo?iv, the Councilman is alleged j to have made a second offer that f'?r $J00 t<> defray Incidental expenses he would have I lie ordinances passed. ] Practically the entire preliminary evl- : i dence against the Councilman and his associate, a prominent business man ; of the clly, was worked tin by news- j [ paper reporters. This evidence w turned over to and substantiated by 1 police officials, who later swore out ! ; and served the warrant on Council- I j til.>n Cox. Councilman Cox was relensed under bond of $!.ono for his appearance In 1 the Police Court to-morrow. In an j ! interview lie bitterly denies the j charges, but the Norfolk Chamber of , ! Commerce has turned over to the local j I police the entire flic of the assistant I i secretary's report. DEATHS IN VIRGINIA ? (irorcf II. Illtlrr. Cienrgp n. Bllley, tlfty-nine years old, brother of Frank 15.. Joseph and John Milley, of tiie undertaking tlrm of P.lliey Brothers. died at 8:40 o'clock yesterday inorulni; :it ills residence, i:.J5 West Main Street. Mr. Bllley had conducted a grocery store on West Main i Street f-?r thirty years. Resides his widow, he is survived by eight children?Gertrude, Mary, Rllza beth and Annes. and Charles. George ? it.. William. Albert and Edward Bllley, all of Richmond. Funeral services will be conducted at in o'clock Monday morning from St. Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will : be In Mount Calvary Cemetery. Wllllnm C. AtKahrllP, m.ACKSBtmO. VA., February 26.? William C. Argabrlte, son of the late Wesley M. and Mrs. Sara E. Argabrlte, died at his home hero on Wednesday iiinht. after a long Illness. Rev. N. C. Burnett, of Cambria, conducted the fu j neral service In the Baptist Church this \ morning and burial followed In the i town cemetery. Mr. Argabrlte was seventy-one years old, and a life-long i resident of this community. Ho is sur vived by his wife, two sons, William W. and Henry TO. Argabrlte; a brother, Rev. George Argabrlte. of Kentucky, and four sisters, Mrs. Ida Marrow, of Chrlstiansburg; Misses Ktnma, Suo and j Maggie Argabrlte, of this town. Ilnliprt C. (Jryme*. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.1 OHANOR, VA., Fcbruarv 26.?Robert C. CJrymes died suddenly at his home here last night. Mr. Grymes had been ' feeling inillsposed, and when he failed to appear at supper nothing was tnotight of It. This morning lie was found dead, seated in a clialr In ills room. Tie was In his sixty-ninth year. He Is survived by one sister. Miss Mary IjcwIs (irynies. >Ir*. J. 1). Ayres. I GTjA DESBORO, VA., February 27.? : Mrs. J. D. A.vres illed on Tuesday night at her home at this place, aged forty two years. Mrs. Ayres was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Dr. Vancy W. Ayres. of the Medical Col lege of Richmond, who Is a son, was here at the time of his mother's death. Mrs. Viola Sparger, of Bristol, her only daughter, was also at her bedside. John (idilfrrj Miller. WINCHESTER. VA., February 26.? John Godfrey Miller, ninety-two years old. one of the wealthiest land owners j t.f Northern Virginia, died here this afternoon, after a prolonged illness, at tiie home of her niece. Miss Kath , urine Miller. .lumen I.. ItolilnNon. James I,. Robinson, aged seventy-one, widely known apple grower, farmer, bank director and member of the So i lety of Friends, died at home near Winchester. lie leaves a widow, two j sons, two daughters and two brothers. DEATHS. Dl'XLOP.? Died, at Raleigh, N. C.. at 1 P. M. Friday, February 26, 1015, at residence of liis sister, Mrs. J. E. Ingle, ; RICHARD A I.EX ANDKR DITNLOP. Funeral notice later. ll.CFFKEY.?Died, tit his residence, 305 ! North Twenty-first Street, at 12:15 I o'clock Saturday morning, February 27, > 11. I.. I.PFFSEY, in the seventy-fifth j year of his age. I Funeral notice later. ? ? 10c All the New SONG HITS for Your Piano. Iiy Mail 11c. Isabelle. Some One. V. V.'s Eyos. Kubb Johnson's Family Band. 1 Love to Linger. Maybe a Day?Maybe a Year. I'm Glad My Wife's In Europe. I Didn't Raise My Doy to bo a Soldier. I Work 8 'Honrs, Sleep 8 Hours. That Leaves 8 Hours for Love. The Call of My Heart is for You. The World Was Not Built In a Day. Walter D. Moses & Co. 10.H ISiiHf IIrou<1 Strrct. HAVE YOU SEEN THE New Method GasRanges AT PETTIT & CO.'S Attention, Mr. Farmer! For Sale, One Rumley Oil Pull Traction Engine I'sing kerosene for fuel. Has only been used a few motithB and la In fine condition. Also, four Troy ?l-yard Dump Wagons, In pood con dition. 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