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May 8,
19 2 0
NEGROES TRY TO UPSET
WORM PRIMARY
Men Who Say They WVro for
Hirscliberg <.'hnr);c Denial of
SufTrupe Account of Color.
Judge !>. C. Ulchanlson. in l.lusi
>. Jrigs Court, yesterday refused to con
sider a petition tiled by W. K. Penny,
colored. for James Taylor, asking xii.it
the ji.su'.is of the primary election
for Jlavor b?- declared nuil .>1111 \o;ij
ati-l th.C. the returns be thrown out
Judge Ulchardson pave as his reason
for not receiving the petition in his
court as lack of Jurisdiction.
According to the petition, voters,
"because of their race nml color.
wer" ri 'Mscl the right t(? vote. Munich
ijualitic.l Further, the petition sets
forth that the four voters were from
Precinct 0. Jefferson Ward, and that
votes were thrdwn oat in every pre
cinct because of the "race and color
of the voters. The petition says tii.it
if these voters, who were all llirseh
bcrg men, had been alloweil to vote,
the result would have been a victory
for the defeated candidate.
Judges !>. U Marlowe and Alexander
Itlchanlson. r 1 Clerks W. I* Smith :
and J. K. Mcl^enlan are named as
defendants in the petition, as well a
Mayor Oeorge Ains'.ie Signing t'?*?
petition are llartison Bev.-riey.
Albert L, Williams, 11 i: W Hlam*.
Charles A. Ja kson. James Taylor. 11.
C\ Munilln, Plsi'lp Ha. k. _J- H *'?""*
tcr. Oeorge K Hooker. VV I. A..eti.
t J. >1. I?. Sims W. W Stokes, \\ i'.Uam
Randolph and .' ii. Peters. 'he
petition was sworn to befon i.iles
B. Jackson, a notary. Ity Charles A.
Jackson and James Tav ?! 1 .ie
petition will probably l?e taken to
the City Circuit Court today.
Replying to a commun:.-atirni from
John H'.rschbeip. defeat- 1 candidate
for Mayor of Kichmond, complain
ing or "the transfer <?; ballot.- from
one precinct to another n the te
cent primary. Judge iti.vliar.is.-n
(iuoted as having iNp'.i.ncd that
?transaction was regular and. furtlics.
that the transferred blank ballots
. were not used after th> iran^tcr.
which was made to provide : 1 a pos
sible emergency where the vot:n- was
heavy, but were not used.
AWARD CONTRACTS FOR
PAV'NG; COST, $150,000
Jinjror'ii Advisory llunrd Prepare* for
WorU (n lie Dune l>> Public
W ork:* Depart men I.
Contracts for smooth-paving work,
calling for the expenditure of more
than S150.000, were let yesterday at
the noonday meeting "f the Mayor's
advisory hoard. Several grading con
tracts wtri1 also let. ail of th<- con
tracts being for work for the L'cpart
meut of Pubiie Works.
Several contracts which were to
have been considered yesterday were
laid on tli< table by the board an.i
Will be considered next Friday at the
regular meeting of the advisory
board.
Sections of Hull Street. Williams
burg Avenue. Hermitage Koa 1.
Chamber lay ne Avenue, Third Avenue
and .otacr streets .ire liriudeii to.*
Improvements in the list of contracts
let.
Streets to be Improved and the per
sons or firms which were let the en
tracts for Improvements yesterday
were:
To John J. Curl**-; r.m- on- - in ir
on I.KUre! Street mid on. Oil I'll"
Slrcl. 1.1'iuittn China an I I -? t I., t
prices In.I oil previous i-r.i;lr? t.
To K. J. Metiulrr .V Co.: A - pliii !t inli
oreiu on Williamsburg Avium ?? r
Dcnnv. i wci suuares to lie n nut. .?*. unit
prices bid. 131.112.
Asphi.ltl- I'on.TOte on II-m..1 11;- l'.o.i l
l?e?bonr<t Air I.Ini* to llowiml ltoa<l. ur.it
prices bid.
AM'tialtlc n.r,ni't'. on llrii.nl S".r"?t.
llouicviiril to lloxiK'Htli IIoj... unit nr.o
bld. .
Grading on llermit.-iK" Itoad. toIs'i 1 ?
Howard Komi. to K. 1. Iltaek A C ?
Concrete on Thiril Avenue. Will: ov :??
?Victor; to C. M. Il"nl".v.
/? Grading ?rnl concrete or, Mmc?n
Street, Kolirtli to Sixth: to S.tvllic
Claiborne.
To Mi'Ciny. I'.av atvl H?tter?h.) 1 or.
?creti? on !lu:i Str??t from Tw-n:y-?<*i oa.i
iitrti'l in liriini! Hut'k Itiiaii.
Grading ??u ihn rsr*.-t to K. I. IS. ? V:
?fc Co.
.143. M. Henl?y. to >1. ? r.-.-- *v >rk n
? A'. - nu- fro-.-. -?
UX ?T<irr.'"? r'-i: n- Ai-j i- Park-*.. :? t
Sri'-?.? prev ioit.i ? i. : f.r en i't. .1-.
trliyac Avenue
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE
Parade Will Frarur^ Vnnual I'.tf r
clwr?? of Onkwautl Imuriaiion
Today at 4.
Impress.v^ rer-tr or :-s v. :i] ma-,
the n.-triua' menv.rla. ?.rv tees t'.C:
afternoon in ij.iW * nr..) iVmnvry un
der ausp. us o. iiakwoi.il Memorial
Association. .-?.>?* and city oillclais.
Confederate orpsr.izations. ex-service
men, survivors of the world war, and
gray-clad veterans of the War l!e
tween t!ie Slates, besides local com
panies o'f miiitarv men and ls.-y Scouts
will lake part In thy., parade, wliP-h
will move prompt'.?* tropt- old St.
John's Church a p.-4 -ftVloek. Kxtr.i
cars will lie provided to a.-.ommodate
the. larpe crowd which i.-* expected
.?ttt'attend the exercises and also tlioso
who will take part in the parade. (
The usual ceremonies at the City'
%Vharf will follow those at tlie ceme
tery.
GARNETT HEADS BOAT LINE
Xorfolk .-mil llolijnck Hay *tcumsliip
Com jinny Ohinlnit Mnir
? hnrtrr.
Christopher 11 'Sarnett. former
chairman of the State Corporation
Commission, is president of the Nor
folk and Mobjark Bay Steamship Com
pany, whose charter to operate it line
betwee.n Norfolk. < ?ld Point and oilier
points on tin James Kiver. Chesa
peake Bay and its tribu'arses, u i
Krantod yesterday by the Corporation
Cpmtnisslon.
M'inclpii! ofllces of the Company
will be maintained .1; Mathews i
flCit-rs, besides Mr. Oarflett. ate \V IS
Smith. Matin ws. secretary: Herman
7Iollerlth. Oeorge K. CalTit. .1 Boyd
Scars and J. i*. Nott iripbnm.
Dr. Ila;liiii nl V. >1. C. \.
Tjt. Charles T. Bayliss. of Brook
lyn, traveler, lecturer and orator,
represent Ink ;'.? ? Amtrlcati Sociologi
cal Contrress. will lie the speaker at
the men's un-iitm tomorr'iw after
noon at 3:!Hi o'clock in tin V. M c. A
auditorium Sunday being .Mothers'
Day, and the subject one of ? oncem
to all interested in the social uplift
of the City, Stale find Nation, women,
as well as men. will be welcomed.
Judge .1 lloiii ft iek.< Mill address
the Boys' Sunday Afternoon cjub on
"The. Boy's Best 1-"rn*1 ' Boys ire
Invited to bring the,- moth.is. After
the.meeting t oy will be shown over
the huiidiriK
Mother*' Dny nl I nlon Mnllou.
A special music;-, and devotional
program has been arranged f ir Sun
day. when the Phll<che.i Class of
T^nlon Station Methodist I'.pi^ np.il
Church will observe Mothers' ji.lt ?
the reyubir inorniiit* .????r, .. a* | i
o'clock. Professor Th low will ren
der a Violin solo and Mrs. a w.
Goodc will have charge of tin ::g
ITig.
Kemotri! to Smullp?rx Do?p|ial.
more children u.-re iiii.i.\..| in
"the smallpox hospital from :to?. \Ve-t
? Marshall Street yesterday by order of
f the City Bureau of Health when i*
was -found that they Aer,- hr. auitu'
out with th* disease. Both were \ a< ?
cinated last week, following the u --
? cpvery that a sister luul com t aci.-d
tne discafif, but She iiealtli .nitt|..ri
? ti<? stale lliitl the v-i . nation
Uo late. The llrst child to lake Hie
disease whs i'auiinc Pantell. The two
;? Intler children are sisters. The three
are all tiiat are now in iio
tCll>i
r',. Drrnrnlr ? npllol Moniuoeiil.
Arrangements for decoraiing lie
^pnfcdctatt Monument in Capitol
"quare on Hollywood Memorial May
ror? diacussed at the meeting of
jesterflold Chapter, t.'niicd i>auvh
of the Confederacy, yesterday
rnoon in liolnhridge Street Bap
? Church.
Today and Tonight
in Richmond
t.nml n?r!Mor? nt .MurpkT'*
Hotel, 10.
Chairmen of permanent commit
tee* of Advertisers' Club ut llusl
nesn Men** Club, 1-.
Annual Onkuoml Memorial Iv\
rrclsc* <i( Oaknoud Onrtrrjr, I.
Illtie Killer Clob nt V, \V. 1'.
A-. -I.
Hoard of directors. I.lttle 'I'hpn
Icr League, ni tl North Sixth
Street. -I.
Ilnxcball?ItIchmond v?. SttfTolk,
lloiilevnril Field, I.
(?round breaking rirrrlnm at
Itnndolpli Street Church, Itandolph
nnil Harrison Streets, -t:3tl.
Dunce nt Hermitage Club. S.
Hnll of Woman's Auxiliary
lliiwinrrs' \ssoclullon nt Illties'
Armory, StIA.
Vlrtlnia Writer*' Club, nt Pro
fessional Woman's Ilulldlng. Sittti.
I.J rjc?3, ?s30. 714.1. 11:30.
Strand?"Polly Prim,** - t: t < I. S:2t?.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
l\ir ?*! Uurnctt was -worn in as* a
tr.??::ib* ;? t?f tIi?* Kb hniotoi Fire- I>?*;?art
m.-nt >--t-ri:?> by <\ty i.'U rk Alfrvl II
Mi I ?o\v< I!.
Hy tiunlvrrtcnor. The 'Tim^-Pii-pat^h.
in it*- yxioMay morning of tlx
quarterly met'tliiK of the rnbvr of
? ft err* <! to th<* "lI'Mno own*
? ?'<>r|M?ratton" a? th* "lit hnuin<l
Housing Cot }?t?ralion."
?*ron-r Wh-ittUMd pronoun. ? .1 ?l?a lh
?i'j- natural r,tuv? in :)??? *.?>. of ?; II.
Kr ,itr.. ??.. Il-;1 Mroad Kock l?oa<l. \vho
wa fourol ?l? jil in be<l ^arly v??M**r<!av
morninu. Th-.* bovlv wu.? turnrd ovvr to
W. i:!S>v.
i^:f: ? f tl?v for th? Fir**:n?? Vs Mutual
Ai?l ..\s*Or!it:ioa wa< I'v^ivnl by t li
Ft- ??artmrnt yst*?r?l.ty j';on? t?io
Tanner l'aint an! ?>?.. i ?.>nip:? nv ,?* an,
n ? *? for u <>r'. h!i h
ih- -nt ?!;?! At?rl 1 i*i combat* ?
in? :h- !it-. :n :h- Tanner riant. 1
t i?: ? s*rr M^ .*4 c i< To b.- '
? ?? { -rrv?! a* a called .n^etlni; of Mati
t h r I.o.U*. N I? A F ?V A. M.. to.
niirht .* i ? ?? > ??? I: ;n tho Maf orib* T*?m
i'?. Irix tMtton ha.? b*?*n ? \ t?'inl J ui"ni
b? r? ?f <i?t*r ortrnntx.ition.
Th- Upv. .T a. I." ar.il will preach
t^ilay i%* thf1*!! k ?.? r* i? r at Sev
enth 11 K : ? - ? - ? Church on North
MortU S'r- v V.- n S'abbith ?crhooi
I ? ) ? i v .. . ... k Th* subject
f th?* ?i r ? ?-r*non is * Anu* !? and the
.luJu-icnt !?? oS?>."
I I ? ? ? Ir11 : "( Wi "..am W. Cheatham,
i*"- Stre< n houne paintor, who]
vufftT* ' fr.?turv! r.r:n an <1 ovIut Iti
?? ? - ; h* f? !' from a ?cnffo!i on
> ' h w - w-'T. .? li.r.f ?r?l Junior
n.;?l s? 1? v a.- ? niirh: r* ;?or:?*! a-*!
I'* ?? ? p.?- of '
' - rl>% cr.>u:..; ami \va> romovfd
to \ .?R.r. a Ho-Mtu
1: -r* ? c ? nrhorl fl
*?*!,? - v. ? i s.'u.?? tin annual con
(m Ktip?rlnten1cntfl
? Y?: ? .. t^v library of
?v St Kut>t rlnt?*iideni ?.f Public In* |
r .????-* of Import nr*
* ? f? f ? ? h-*oJ v .?r?: wore thor
tchiy von* Into .?n'i pmctlcnlly *y*ry \
I ha*" "f r#r ?-?! h cil "iho^l ?*?I'J
? } - ? I . ? onfor^n ???j4 nr? ?
l > -arlv ??. , ninty ^Mt>crlnt^r<leut?*
in??r-r^ \. r ; !?? I tir.<: th:i >>ar.
Mr I 'A' Tl.onm-r-n. M!-? Mar" Jon'*.
Mr* \V I! T * ' ?r. ! Mix Anr?# <Jru:?io
M-'l r- ?????*? ?* tb? .f t j . r Ho;!yuv.od
M^inorin". A*s?? wtlon n the oar a \>
?f* ro??oti w I.- h ? ita-t ?.f the procam
for fh- inntr? ni- ? ? ri.?' s?*rvic ?- at ?.?ak
wofH C?*n. F | h?-r ? ?,i.-ir*-s? tr'*o*- ]
*4 ! a* *" ? ? Ink* ? ' th? .1 ?:??;. r
flollyv-oftl Memnrlnl A v i? '
? ." .r" for ?!? '-at tb?? c * - - f t^.?n
'??<*? r*-*- (!* '?! r- H '.lyH-'ioii ?rt\?? t? ry on
M?' r.l. M ^ x "^rriutun v.s at?
rh*.."rai "f tho onr.v
mlttrt for M.. H M t - of
flow r-s on mornlns ??? Va** r.t ^r- ? ?
1* ft at t? .> ?'vrNr: wuo<i to
? h ? it ?* *?f \* - *?? Harir'nlr
MISSION WORKERS CHOOSE
RICHMOND FOR CONFERENCE
I'rotrMtnnt CplMropal Church l.encur
W ill Mcrt Here In .Nril \ rar'n
t unvrnllon.
[S|>p il lo Vh<- ]
lIOSTtJX. M.?\ T. ? Tin annual con
ft.'??! ? vf City Mirsion W"r'.t?r.? fit
the t'rotfstant lCpiscop.il ChurcJi. in
i-f-ssion liore. today accfpt?-<l invi
tation of :h<- P.; hmond (".? ,:iul
of the l.ay:tif-n I-. iK'J-. r.f that city,
to n?e?-t ir. Hie: 'nond ii< \t :. i-ar. The
f onfert iir.- in ?luilc-s I <. n t;t t ivcH
Ironi a doc.-ti or more l<rKe ;tlcs.
DREWRY WILfTAKE SEAT
IN HOUSE NEXT MONDAY
Ne*\lv iriicted Cons r>??iiin n I-'rorti
Fourth DUtrl.t Will II,- Cnn
dliliiK' for Ite-C.leetion.
tSjii-eial to The Tin:-s-Disnati-lt.)
I'KTHItSIII'KO. May 7 Patrion. II
1 'rewry, in*wly ?-1 ? . -1 ?? .1 .''?ngi>s.mji^u
from the l''ourt!i VirKitua ln.?trict to
HUccied the late \V.,i!,r \V;,iM?n.
will ii av?- for \V;?.stn?:kon .Stinduv
:?iol Will l.iki i is 11 otlH*
of Itepri'jientatives on Monday. !!?;
has t>?'?;ti at Virginia Hcach for tt'.'*
past u. ek recupt tatiiiu from tiie ? f
f<-?-is of nit operation it the i'ctcr.s
I'tiri; Hospital recently.
Coim< sf-nian I>rew?\* has atitioijticod
111--' inndida. y to succeed himself. He
will I><?? opposed l>\ I>r H. t* Smith,
of Crewe.
*PPlj for Hull.
Application was mad.- before .ludee
Mullen in *li?- I(its11nus ('?.urt here
today for hail for John J. <>uinan.
fotnier member of the detective
corps, now li.-ld for the murilrr of
I!. II. Ilro'.vn on Sycamore Street on
April The motion was made l>v
< ?uinan's outisi-l. former I'nited
States I Mst i let Attorney It II Mann,
his counsel, and was opposed bv
I'nminonw. r.ltli's Attorney Sviik- anil
'.?liver A. I'ollard. of this city, who
lias been retained hy itruwu's fain*
il.v to iii<l in the pros.-cut ion. I't-nd
i?'K furthei inv.-st iuat Ion of the case,
?ludue Mullen reserved decision until
n?-xt '.veek.
Mlnklon Worker lo Spenk.
Colonel J. A. Hutnphri.-s, of Pen- :
v. r. Colo , and I'. I!. Withrow, snp.-r
iuteiident of the I'hion Mission of
Charleston. .W. Va. will speak at tie
opening of the Petersburg I'tiion '
Mission tiest Sunday aft- rnoon.
Iteoiote I'llMlch tl>' lllnplny.
'I iie Westliatnptoii Citiz.-ns' AsHOcia
t ion has ; tirod permission <?! prop.
eii\ owners alonjf_Cary S;rr>-t Ko.nl
aii<l l'hr?.?* < *hopt from the city
limits u ? st to rt-movt- ail advert i k ;?? i
s ^tis except billbniirds The work
v ill begin Monday, i.nd it Is planned
to ki this entraii'-- into lllchmond
tree from unattractive displays on
fences and trees.
The assofiai ion also has secured
p. rmission from t -.. Virgin! i liuilway
nd power Company t.. grail.- the land
?i.ong each sid>- of the right-of-way
between Stops I ,i ml '.'7. improving
tl-is portion oi i.!?- ; ra.k age as ^
parkway.
Two \re Sent tin.
W. 11 in ni llar.es, colored. Wll
ll.im llarjies, charged with t ?>. theft
o! J107 from the College Hall Cafe
t.o .i. .nd .1 aines Settles colored, alias
"Kr.istus-." chnrged with Wounding
I. P. Paterson with pistol, wero
s. nt on to til. grand jurv in Police
Court >i sterday.
tula Mprcdem Are I'lnrd.
cour sp.-eders were arraigned In
J once ' our'. Part II. yesterday
I '-ri.mg .? 11a rg> .I with so. , dim; oil
t>..- i-.-.-utlj improved Petersburg
I irnpil:.-. and were fined 125 and
. '. its each They \\. re P. < t. Jack
' " itow?-l!e. I: II. S'.iilor and
A I! Tastorti. !.i.
*y-rU Mil of ^elimil l\l<lillr?.
Max.i A ins lie jist.-rdaj included
i fiool tea.-hers and pupils in his g. n
ira! apj.eal for ?leaner streets. The
t.ppeai was iii a general letter ad
dressed to Superintend, nt of city
Schools All.nt H Hill
I'eiliSled Wlilioui Permit i I 'lneri,
charged With peddling without a
license. Char:<:* .leffries, colored, was
fined $.it) and cofts in Police Court
? yentcrday.
ADVERTISERS PROTEST
FEDERAL TAX MEASURE!
! ? ? - !
Resolutions AVill ilo SiMit to Vlr-;
Klnia Representatives in Con
gress by Richmond CIul?.
Resolutions protesting against a
l>iII now before Cotigrce's which would
tux advertising heavily wi!l l?o
drawn tip and sent to the Virginia
mcmhe:s of tlio Senate and House by ;
the Richmond Advertisers* Club. lie- j
clslon on tills action was taken yes- '
terJay at a mooting of the organiza- j
tion at the Business Mens* Club. and
a committee was appointed to draw
up the resolutions. ?The member* are
?!. K. Massle, C. It. Bailey and M. W.
Brown.
Practically a too per cent attend
ance marked the first meeting of the
club under its newly elected officers J
and M. S. Knight, the new president
was given an ovation when he took
his seat to preside. Kd ward K.
Shumway. of the Cmimiunity Recre
ation Association, leil the club in
giving three cheers for the new of
ficers of the organization.
Most of the time of the meeting
was given over to the "On to In- .
dianapolls" committee, which Is pre- ?
paring to take u large delegation of
advertisers from Richmond to the
national convention of the Associated
Adve-tisers' Clubs of the World. June
6 to 10.
K N. Ezekiel. former president of
til.' club; Robert Saville, of Allen. Sa
ville ?<- Sne.'id. and l.eroy Cohen, of
the Cohen Compvny. Inc.. were ap
pointed members of the executive
committee of the newly formed Ret
i-r Business Bureau, and will repre
sent the Advertising Club in t }> a * or
ganization.
'?overr.o- Westmoreland Davis wl'.l
? the speaker a' the next meeting
of the Advertisers' Club, which will
be V.-lil next Friday at the Business
Mens' Club.
A meeting of the chairmen of the
standing committees of the Adver
tisers' Club, which were appointed
?i.r'.y in the week, will be held at the ,
Business Mens' Club today at 12
o'clock for the purpose of appointing
i onnn'.t: cc.
TWO APARTMENT HOUSES
TO GO UP IN WEST END
Jnmen I*. ( nlinon and Mr*. I.ucy
Ilrnnrtt ill l-'ln.ince Ilnterprike
I'onlnc 3110.000.
Tw.t apartment houses will be
? rented in t.'i- West Ilr.d within the
next few weeks, a*, a total cost of
$ll".00f> lean-d yesterday.
James j;. Cannon a*id Mrs I.ucy Ben
no" ^r- the builders
Dr * Cannon is now hiving plans
prepared t>>r the erection i>: an a;>3 ri
me'. house on liro^ Avenue, near
Harrison Street, wh h it it est I -
mated v.-ill cost tin.oO'i l'lans for
the apartment are now being drawn1
up by Hunt and Itow < ;t. architects
The r; i!.e:i? will be 4S by 100
feet and will be <j: Italian design, of
stucco and ti'" construction li will
he entirely .1 ff.rer.t in design from
apartments which have been built !
h< -e for some time.
Mrs I.ucy v Bennev. who stated
sorn. time air ? that .t was her ln
tention tci i."i:d an atuVmea! house
on t)i? north ot corner o' Grove
Av.-?i .? itnd Plum Stre.-- made ay
P M!;m tl i* office >?( li^'id'.ng Ir?
spector Butler yesterday fur perrn.t
'<? i?tii a* a ost estimated at $Tfl.
i *!0 T .e b'ji'd nc will h-j'jse twelve
'p' lie? -'ie plan? slow. he
'2. by fee* .>-.<1 :: !> s^petl to c*> rn -
; let., the building b- S< ? tember.
Building Inspector Butler ats-.
li.-.i-itel a permit to H L. Frost and
S T Reveridge t^? erect an automo
bile sales building o-i the nore?twest
corner cf bodge and Rro.nl Stree-c
Mstimated cost of 'he proposed bulld
ir.K if given as $53,000.
C II. ilutrhes was granted a permit
to bull i a stucco garage q* 110S North
Avenue, at a cost of t.'.OO.
Mtpecl Report tin llnld Today.
Detailed renort of the raid made
on four illicit distilling p'ants dis
covered finl destroved between Rich
mond and j-uffolk Thursday afternoon
by Federal prohibition agents is ex
pe ted to be received today by Super
vising Revenue Agent S. R. Rrame.
Arrangement of the stilus wa? ile
e'ared to he unit) I ? by Mr. Rrame.
The stlls were a-r-?n?ed at four cor
ner', forming a squat e. :? :nan being
stationed in a central position to give
an r.larm win n anyone was coming.
It was poss'ole by ? h s ;>I *n to uti'ize
fine jr. n as a watcher for a'l four
plants The llrdc-grow: h had been
e'earcd away and (he no~t bor? signs
o' beini; useil f*>r living Vievlqua-t -
er<. bed clothing a:;d cooking uten
s Is being found.
' Seek I 'til form Truffle I an*.
I.ieutenant Daniel Sylvester, at the
trattle department of the San Fran
cisco police, and president of the Na
tional Traflic otllc-rs' Association.
a:nl C l?e\\'itt IieM.ir .manager of
'* ?? National Trafb ? itli-e-u' Safetvi
First Kxposition. will be in Richmond
within the n? \l few days >r. the in
terest of uniform traflic laws. Chief
c. a. Sherry received a letter yester
day informing him of the proposed
visit. Sylvester and DeMar are tour
ing the I'nited States and Canada, ex
plaining advantages which will re
sult from inauguration of universal
traflic laws and signals.
Petty 'I'liefti llnirncr I'oliee.
Minor thefts engTged the attention
of lh. T'oliee veste'day. Mis? 15- . .i
Mavflehl. 1307 Grove Avenue. i'.m
l.'aineil that a gray fur ne.-V
was taken In a local theater Mrs 1
I'bilip Abit, si:< W?-,t Cary --ni'.
r. I' ll te.I '?t a small boy eriKr.-d -
home i nd -an ofl with a rilcke' < 'o k
t'aliud ; t it. Thieves were fr.aht a
l ,:* '? ? i ?.'tempt was at; ? ?
r i'l t |e !<r OS ?! S I... sto. e. II
Alain Street. Mrs. H. tt. KIdd. ttf the
Shi : :..i.l ial; Apartments, report ; 1 tl;e
theft of :. bicycle valued at
<tunlif>- an A d in In Ih< rn iiiro.
Alfred T. Harris qualified yesterday
?u the Chancery I'ourt before Judge
Monciire as administrator of the es
tate of Mrs. Marion S. Harris, who
died recently, leaving an estate valued
at $;<:!.000 |j s. Slieppard qualified
as administrator of (lie estate of Nan
nie W. McCoy, valued at ll.R.'.n,
'ieorge W t'iiainlee iiuaiilled as ad
ministrator of the estate of Harriet
Cordon, valued at $i50. and Wirt G.
Qiiaries. executor of the estate of
Aj;gie T. Wingfield. $10..100.
.Miry i IikJs f?r I'laintlfT.
.Tudumeni was rendered for the
plaintiff yesterday In the City Circuit
'ourt in the case of I.arus & Broth
ers \ s. Walker D. Hiti'S. former di
?eclor-general ?? f railroads, operating
the i )|() Dominion Steamship I.ine.
Verdict was given for $102.20. l.oss ;
of freight was given by the plantift
as the grounds for the suit.
Jiitin?on tin). \'SmI( Itlchmontl.
Republican leaders in Rlchinond
have been notified that Hiram John
son. candidate for President of (he
I'niteil States, may come to Richmond 1
on a tour that is being planned
through the Southern Slates. If the'
plan is carried out. Senator Johnson
will make Uiclimond his lirst stop,
ami will come in about ten days.
I'lned for Heckle** Driving.
?barged with carelessly and reel;
Dssly driving an automobile truck.
Thomas Johnson, colored, was fined
liv Justice Crutpliflelii yesterday.
It was (.stilled that Johnson backed
t is machine into a tricycle ridden by ?
Gertrude Herring'. 31 South Davis
Avenue, causing injury lo the child
An appeal was noted
Complete Chitmberlnyne Avenue Work
t'oncrele pouring was completed on
''haniberla> ne Avenue, from I.om
bardy to Brookland Dark Boulevard,
by contractors yesterday. The work
has been delayed by Inability of the
contractor to get cement and ma- :
terlala.
Conditions In
Retail Markets
Late Spring Makes Veg
etables Scarce and
High.
i Tli? lateness of the spring. the oon
I tlnucd cool. not to nay winter weather,
and the uncertainty of things gen
erally are Soldiii? buclt Bupplios of
prt-eii stutY from the llichliumd retail
markets. an<l the housewives arc llnd
| Ing many articles that are usually in
.season in May conspicuous by their
absence.
However, those who pot to the mar
kets early today will llnd fair sup
plies of Knglish peas at 15 to 20
cents, lettuce at the same old price,
rhubarb a little cheaper than it was a
week ago. cabbage somewhat off in
price and potatoes and onions as
liiuh as ever.
In the fruit line they will flud
strawberries nicer than they have
been and somewhat cheaper, the
price now being H5 to 40 cents per
basket. They will llnd '.'tat oranges
and grape fruit are scarcer aud a bit
higher. There are but few California
i ranees ott the market, the Kloridas
holding the fort :?t 75 cents per dozen
fos the very best. Apples continue
high, aHliough the supply is large
enough. J
Poultry remains unchanged. al
though hens are more numerous.
Si ring chickens are kept scarce and
hitch by the cxcesslve demand. Kggs
are a little higher, strictly fresh coun
try hen fruit commanding 50 cents
per dozen.
There are no changes whatever in
meats. Spring lamb is still in most
active demand and the price shows
no inclination to come do*ti.
The fish market is abundantly sup
plied. tine shad, excellent trout and
croakers being abundant and a fexv
Norfolk spots to be had. A few sofc
crabs are showing up. but they are
yet high, going at J 1.50 to $2.50 per
dozen.
UNION SEMINARY WILL
GRADUATE TWENTY-TWO
Commencement Kxerclae* llrcln To
morrow Mornlnc With Hae
culurate Sermon.
Commencement exercises for twen
ty-two graduates of I'tiion Theologi
cal Seminary will begin at 11 o'clock
tomorrow morning, with the bacca
laureate sermon by He v. Henry
Wade l?uKose. I). I).'of I>ativiUe. in
the chapel seminary.
Kvery o?e of the twenty-two grad
uating classmen has been engaged
for permanent work, three of them
having been selected as missionaries
to foreign climes.
On tomorrow evening t'-.e annua'
address of the Society of Missionary
Inquiry will be given in file chapel
seminary l?y Kev. Robert I'. Bedin
ger. of l.uebo. Congo Ite'.ge, Africa.
He represents the Ginter Park Pres
byterian Church in the foreign field.
Annual meeting-of the board of di
rectors will be held Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, as well as the re
ception given by the senior o'.ass
?""losing exercises will In- he'.d
Wednesday morning. The address of
thr- graduating class will be deliv
ered by Kev. W. Met*. White. l>. I),
of Raleigh. Ail address will also be
made by Rev. Russell Cecil. D. 1.'.
l>iplomas will be presented by George
W. Watts, president o; the board of
trustees, closing the commencement
at 1 o'clock Wednesday wii; be the
reunion banquet o i tne eiasses of
i^T", "?0. "fr". IttOO and ir?l".
Tho?e Who (iradnate.
Names of the griduat'-s. with their
home addresses and the fields of la
bor to which they go. are:
tame." Kr.Rlls.i CoU5?r. Jr . llithoitvill*.
.- <" mt.'i.on;'ry to Japan
J,-.:r?? It I- Iterry. Kmm?tt. Tenn.:
S-_i>ka? Caunty. N. C.
Harold Thox.i? 1! i<lKni4a. nicatr.ond.
%'h . mSdonarv to China
KSwar-i Culvin Cly?i?, Ausu?:a. L?a.:
Wa'hiprcis ae. Va.
Horace Newton rrunnlcxham. Nat ' S
?]<>< hti. T?-x : Mareeda*. Te*
l.rantril Hugh Kikel. Kort Wh:t?. Kia ;
WlllUeiivlllf. Va.
<J*orc-* Hi'i'Ft*. Staunton. V? ; ?ven
tfurlnis?. N.
Dar. !ri'1 "ton Grahatn. Abinc Ion. Va.:
Northlork. >V. Va.
Waiter Ellis Harrop. I.yn-Jon. Ohio; Ch???
city. Va
Joan K-mp !l',h?on. l'oir.t of f:Mil ;
missionary s?* Africa.
Walter Klnu Kty.L. Kmmett. T?r.r. . I'.jx
liury. Va.
John l.yt'.e Mclirlde. Gia<l? Va >y. X.
C : Stuart. Va.
Ht-rbart rf. Morc&n.* Atla:::a. <ia ; ??
ville. Va
Peter Jninea Murdock. P.i<-":'.onin l Va ,
nil hmund. Va.
Wl'l'.arn It-own Nelll. Kehna. C
Itwkv Mou-t. N. C
WKMarn Pau. Nlckeli. Clover, :: C
C'.ovar. S. C
Kavmnnd Jlnward It?t< hfor'l. (Sa.-;onia,
N. C.: Parmvtlle. N C.
Wj.ifr Gray Somerville. .\!i:thei!.,\ Va :
H'1. Is vllle. Va.
Krn**t Tri-e Thomnson. Charleston. W
Va ; Moses D. liar; Kelln-A*.
Jean Andrew Vaehe. Philadelphia. Pa.;
South Oiar'eaton. W V.
Howard MrKwIn W:!i?on. Clover. S. c ;
Stuart'H Ij aft. Va
Fran!: Hrrulerron SeatterROOil. IJri.to'.
Tenn.: Greenville. K C.
>lr?"imfr Fined In Dili) C:i*e.
Frank Messlrner, of New York, van
fined $20 and costs by Justice ?'r'Jt-h
fie'.il In Police Court yesterday t".,r
assisting In taking a baby from Mrs.
Jose Gentry. 1001 Kast Mi.-Kh.tM
Street, and laying violent h'miis on
Mrs. Gentry. Me?simer. it w is 'esti
tied. -len'etl he had used for--, bid
admitted shoving Mrs. Gentry out ?>?
the way. Mrs. Irene Hamilton, daugh
ter-in-law of Mrs. Gentrv. nnd mother
of the baby, was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by Mrs. Gentry ch.irg-ng
lu r with ;<ssault. but was later dis
missed. Mrs. Hamilton hail ask. d
Mrs. Gentry to take care of the child
and later decided she wanted it back.
It wis testified th.-.t Mrs. Ge.i'rv ef
fused to give it up without legal pa
pers. It is alleged that Mrs. Hamil
ton iinil Messimer, accordingly, come
to Richmond from New York to ob
tain the child.
Klwanluna Meet nt (I.
Meetings of the Richmond Klwanis
Club will be held as formerly, ex
cept that the night meetings of the
club will begin at 6 instead of C:.'P>
o'clock, the bqaril of directors of the
club announced yesterday. Balloting
i>\ niembers of the organization aided |
the board in making a decision on the
time of meetings, which will be left
as formerly. At the next meeting of
the Hub. which will be held Monday,
at o'clock, Kilward A. Kv.ms. me
teorologist, wiH he the speaker. He
will address the club on "The;
Weather." liev. Frank Pratt. T>. i).. ;
will be "silent booster."
Will \dtlre?n Itnltan Colony.
Kather Scineria. who was chaplain I
' i chief headquarters for the Italian I
irrn.v during the recent war and who i
s saitl to be tho greatest orator of
Jialv. will address the Jtallnn colony
?>" lliclimorid at a place to be desig- I
juti-d later, on Sunday, May 11. :
.?'ather Semeria has been In Hie I
Culled States several weeks and al- !
"?ady has visited New York and Cali
Jorni.i He is making nn appeal to t
Amerieans through Italian citizens j
for aid for war orphans.
Charged Wltli I'ullmnn Thefta. .
John lit own. a dining-car cook. Is
iitv in <i in Richmond on suspicion |
of h.wing been involved in alleged j
C.i^fts ..f .iiiiciic or. Pullinan tr:Cns
r -i*. !!(;>? Miss T'.if.o Woods, en roiit ??.
f.-om \. < ii.n^tori to her lioin^i it;
So..tit c>ii'.|iiita, ermplalned yester- '
ilav jianiinag. containing a
v : t?V. i id chain and ether jewelry.
! i i. ?'l.ipi ;i: >.d ,?ii a Pullman. Hrow.i
will be given a hearing in Police
C'.i.ir! im-v: week.
For your Sunday Dosaert.^
Fresh Strawberry
In solid fjunrt bricks.
THK VKLVKT
Cream of Ice Creama.
BREAK eaoill FOB NEW
II
IU"t. ('. H. Arendnll Orator of l>ay.
J'*inal Service in Old Structure
April 10.
Ceremonial exercises of breaking
ground for the erection of the new
| 175.000 home for Randolph Street
hh pt 1st Chureh. at Randolph and
I Beverly Streets, will take place this
'afternoon at 4:30 o'cioek. Itev. \V.
: K. Robertson. pastor, will preside.
An attractive sotig service hv the
primary department of the Sunday
school will he the first number oil
? the program, ami will he followed by
Scriptural readings by Rev. .1. R.
Johnson, pastor of Vcnabie Street
Ra>ti?t Church.
llymns will bo sung' by the choir.
Thorbiirn Clark. of i-'ulton Church,
and Itev. C. B. Aretidall, secretary
of the Baptist Council, will malic the
1 principal address.
llymns will be sunk by the choir,
ami an address will be delivered by j
Itev. T. Clagctt Skinner. 1). I)., of
Second Baptist Church.
Actual breaking of the flrst ground
for the new building will he under
' taken by Miss Rosa Itobertson. I
: daughter of the pastor, and Miss'
Aunts Bethel. who subscribed the
first dollar toward the building fund J
for the new church.
Closing the service will be songs
h\ the junior department, followed
by tin- benediction.
Kinal services in tlu? old chureh
building will be held on April 16. and
on April IT workmen will begin to
tear down the old building to erect
the new structure In its place.
CONTRACTS FOR STATE ROAD i
CONSTRUCTION AWARDED!
Include Hlchmnnri - ('liar lot tent llle,
!(Iclinioml-W nnhltictun and
lVlernliuru lllc bwa v*.
Bids for ro.id construction in varl- j
ous sections of the State have been'
act epted and contracts have been'
.(Warded, according to announcement !
trade yesterday by State Highway
Commissioner Oeorge I'. Coleman.
Contracts went to the lowest bidders,
and are as follows:
State route. No. 9. Itiehmond-Char
lottesvillt? road:
Section A?Negro, west "7 miles.
<J.4 ?low bid. gravel ro.ul. l.ow bid
der. S. K. l.ee Construction Company.
Se.-tion H?Montpelier. west 5.1
miles: iow bid, $20,749; soil, l.ow bid
der. I toss Brothers.
Section C?-M-ipleton. towards Jack
son: low bid. $7,66(i; top soil. l.ow
l-idder. S. K. Leo Construction Com
pany
Sei tion 1>? Jackson to Cm k?n. T.f'
mil., s: low hiil. *50,203; soil, l.ow bid
der, S. K. I.ee Construction Company.
St ise route. No. 1, Petersburg Turn
pike: .
Petersburg end. nine miles. lS-fnot
concrete road, $:Ht>,70t>. l.ow bidder.
Perkinson & Finn.
State route. No. 19, Kiver Road:
Country i"Iub. west three miles; low
bid. JSl.ST'J; penetration macadam
similar to Three Chopt Itoad In front
of 1' iuntry Club, l.ow bidder, Win
ston it- Co.
State route 1, Rlchtnpnd-Washing
t? *ii Highway:
Kifty-flve one-hundredtlis miles (in
cluding bridges) in Chappwamsic
Swamp: low bid. S4C.6S1; lS-foot con
cre:e. l.ow bidd-r, Itoss Brothers.
JURY ACQUITS KIDD
l-'lnd* Him Not liullty of Thrft of
Auto?lloml for <;ood llrkatlor
U lleiinlrrd.
I.eo Kidd was found not gui'.ty by
?v Jury in Hustings Court last night
on a charge of cr.ind larceny. The
jury w:>.s out about an hour, after a
trial lasting two days.
Although acquitted by the jury.
Judgr Richardson ordered that Kidd
be placed under 12.50U bond for hi*
good behavior. Judge Richardson
told the jury, after i: had rendered its
verdict, that he believed that there
was reasonable ground for doubt as
to the guilt of Kidd. but that he
would require bond of t.ie prisoner
because of "hi,? previous record."
Mrs. Kidd. the defendant's mother,
who sit with him throughout -.tie
trial, furnished bond for his releas".
Kid l to;?k the witness stand yester
day aftcrn'.ot and asserted that he
had :.cver been a thief, although ac
cused of tinny other offenses.
RICHM0NdT WINS DEBATE
Kd?n nl II. WIIUnKhain I* Airardrd
Uiilil Medal In Annual State Intrr
??ollcgtute Oratorical Content.
Kdwiril B Willingham. represent
ing Itichmoml College, won tiic gold
medal for flrst place in the annual
Virginia State Intercollegiate Ora
torical Society contest, whic-h was
staged last night in the auditorium
of Richmond College. Mr. Willing
ham's subject was "World - Wide
I 'pact "
Meyer li l.avcnstcin. of the l.'ni
versity of Virginia, tied with Mr.
Willingham for flrst place. Ilis sub
ject wis "Alternative to Bolshevism."
Averaging of percentages by the
judges of both contestants resulted
iti the honors going to Richmond
College Third rdnce was won by
Arva V. Rudy, of Kinory and Henry
< 'oil. ge. whose subject was "The
I'm rowned King."
l fcnrued With Murdering Seammi.
MORII.I:. A May 7.?I'eter J.
Howling, mate of the steamer I.ake
(il'tefjuc, ??t>arged with the murder of
Charles Anderson, seaman, aboard
that ve s.-:, four miles out of I'ort au
Piin<e. Haiti, March 5, took the stand
in his own defense in the I.'nited i
S'a t?H .Commissioner's Court today. ;
11uve you tried our
Chcc:l:te M.Ited Milk Special?
If nol, order nomo today.
T11K VKLVKT KIM),
('renin of Ire ('roams.
MAY BALL |
AuHpicos Richmond Howitzers'
Association
Saturday, May 8, lf)20
Blues' Armory
Tirkcts, 50c
Cclebrnlril Orchestra
"The Shopping Center"
WOMEN'S HOSIERY
-Standard Miller & Rhoads Qualities?
But Very Much Below Today's
Market Values
Why? Don't ask, but come here today,
Monday?any day, in fact?and see the mer
chandise we're now prepared to offer in our
Women's and Children's Hosiery Section. We
have felt, all along, that we have been offer
ing, sane consistent values in Hosiery?and
we have?but here are some of the most ex
ceptional offers yet announced.
On Sale This Morning In Our
Hosiery Section at 9 o'Clock
?Come Early
Women's Pure Thread Silk Hosiery
of good. substantial weight, with lisle
tops and double reinforced heels and
toes; also seamed leg; in black,
white and brown, at.
a pair
Women's Full Fashioned Pure
Thread Silk Hosiery, with lisle tops, in
black or brown, at, ?
a pair
Women's All-Silk, Full Fashioned
Hosiery, in black only, at,
a pair 1
$1.48
od Pure
le tops, in
$1.75
Kashioned
$3.00
Women's
Thread Silk
weight silk
black, white
pair
Full Fashioned Pure
Hosiery, made of good
of superior quality, in
and colors, a
$2.50
$3.50
Women's (ilove Silk Hosiery, full
fashioned, in black, white
or brown, at, a pair....
Women's Fine Quality, Full Fash
ioned Silk Lisle Hosiery, in
black, at, a pair
$1.00
Floor One?West.
May Muslinwear Event
Featuring American, French and Philippine
Lingerie at Prices Not Justified by
Today's Markets
This May Event in Muslin Un dergarments lays increasing em
phasis on the effort which this store is making to offer dependable
merchandise at the lowest possible price. All the garments are new,
of good materials and careful workmanship. Arpong garments with
imported laces or embroideries, there is a wide selection of patterns.
To be especially featured this morning?beginning at 9 o'clock?
are the following offers:
Envelope Chemise with plain
eat-stitching and tucks, also
some very lacy; all sizes, $1.59.
Satteen Skirts in all lengths,
$2.00.
Double Panel Skirts of heavy
muslin, with scalloped bottom,
$1.98. '
A new shipment of very lacy
Gowns, some samples and some
very fine lacy trimmed models,
at $2.98.
Floor Two?West.
a
| "Rebuilding
Broken World"
Stlrrint; Address by
I'll. CI IA HIjICS T. IIA VMS.
' of Brooklyn. N. Y.
Writer. Traveler, Orator.
OlMOATKR MEN'S MEKT1NO
Central Y. M. C. A. Hall
Nundny. Mny Otli, Ili.'tO !?. .11.
"Molhrr'a I)o>"
MEN?Welcome?WOMEN*
"Hits traveled over the battle
fields."
"He held his vant audience and
thrilled them with his wonder- j
ful addresB." j
Buchanan s
JKWKI.KRS.
P no Al? AT Till no.
Wedding Gifts
Comprehensive assort!n?n*. in
"OlfLa that last."
SCPRKMR IN QUALITY.
MODKRATB IN* PRICE.
?Confederate Museum
12th and Clay Streets.
Open Daily 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
fiaturday D A. M. to 2 P. M.
Admission 25 (.'Ants.
Sossco
o
s
Rlrlimnnit'H I.rndinir StnMonrr*.
| how many
0 times a day
do yim write your nninrf
Ki-or think how niurh timr- and
effort is wasted in ni^ning- eor
respondcricc?
Have ma mnkr n llubber Stamp
of Your Slitnuttire.
and save tlmf: and effort for
more impor.An:. duties.
We Make the llnii ltubticr
.Stamp* on Kartli!
Ttosendorf's Hunk Cushion
Stamps print better, easier, last
longer?yet cost nc more.
Never sold thru agents?order
direct.
Brlni? your signature !n.
written In black ink.
?Thank You?
Twelve-Six Main
Station*?, Printer?, X^srrnvrra,
llubbrr Stamp, V ?ad
Stencil Matter*.
L
J ,
-'-.'j iJSif vV-'-ViiiSt f ? ? ?
Better Business
Bureau Talks
A Voice in the ;l
Wilderness
<>
Today, nioro than ever, the !|
voice of honest men every- !;
where is calling out for truth, |?
and honest business and hon
est business men arc answer- <1
Iiir with u loud Amen! The I;
awakening is not alone a !;
moral one. Modern business !;
demands better business metli- ;>
ods?a revision of its ethical jl
code, so to speak, that will
permit nothing but 100 per j!
cent value In any article of-- !
fercd for xsale, and none but !j
absolutely truthful statements 2
concerning tliat commodity or !;
Its worth.
Business men of-Richmond 'I
willing to subscribe to such
tenets will welcome the for- J|
mat Ion of such an organiza- !;
tion as Richmond's Hotter
Husiness lUircau. '!
Such an organization is lm- '!
portant, not alone to retailers '!
of mcrchandl.se, but to bank- a
ei-s and wholesalers. For it r
Sisters confidence in homo in- '
it ut ions and combats the
faker, the promoter of fraud
ulent stock schemes?tho
wolf that preys on tho public.
(Signed)
THE TIMES-DISPATCH.