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IMS HARMAN MLS GISE TO SUPREME COURT Kxccntor of l?ni*KC Kstnti* Wi 1 Carry Litigation to lligli ost I tody. IUCHMOXDKUS M IS N T I O X IS 1> Will Disposes of $U,(ll)l) Annually to Wife uml Children of Lute William liar in a n ? IS\<*cutor Charges Krror \Vns Made. Archer Ilarman, of Short Mills, N. J., cxrcutor of the estate of Miss Kate Leo Ilarman, Is dissatisfied wit'i the ruling of the court In the first, hut not final accounting anil has filed notion of an appeal to the supreme court appellate division in Nnv York, ae cordlng to advice rec< ived here Miss Kate l-.ee Ilarman was a niece of the late William Ilarman and a cousin of Phocbo and Ashcr Hartuan. l'Ci'I West Grace Street. In his notice the exoutor expresses the belief that Surrogate Cohalan. who signed the decree, erred in con firming a referee's report surcharg ing him with $.*!.0C0. which the executor believes ought to be charged against the estate as ad ministration expens.-s: that he is- en titled to i-ntnntiss.<>?" ?2.< 19.03. in stead of $1,701.26 allowed l.y the court, and that the decedent's moth. r. Mary I.ee Wertiielmer. of MiJ ford. pa.. should rec. :ve only 14. Cl'2.79 from the remainder f tlo funds in his h.ir.ls, instead 'f {>>. 810.T>C as the court rul>d Miss ilarman. who was oji 1 > twen ty-six years old. died on April 27. 191fi. She was th< only child ??: .Archer Hamsun, a ncini ra.lro.-ol pro moter and builder. who died on October 9, 1911. as the result nf in juries sustained by being thrown from his riding horse a :h rt time before. He was a brother >.f the late "William ilarman. of Ki.hmotid. and was laid to rest at Staunton, Ya. t'(Illicit .Nil | ton tested. By his w iii and cuih which was not oonte.-u i. he .1 lain riled his widow, who became the Wife (if I.eo W. Werthcimcr. eX - president of the Bioplasm Mumit itciurini; Company, on December 7, 1912, and t.ive his entire (li53.50C.27 estate, att.-i tno d. duct a n or ail expenses, which brought it down to f1 t> ii.o daughter, Kate I.ee ilarman. with t..e power to will the principal. When the will . Miss llann.tti was tiled for probate her ai tier. ;n June. lt'16, hivl "Iiject :oi.s .iigcd fraud, undue inlltienoe and luck >>s sound miml anu m< ai.>ry Sh- a.so < "titeiiil ed that the >i ? an.. nt was void in that It was i.??t ili'.mn a.. .riling to tile laws of tins Mate. Altei ;. verai short court hearing.-, and with the full approval ot Mirrugate I'ohalan. the objections were wiunlrawn ami a com).roin.se made ? court. Ill lur will, executed September 10. 1915. wiilcii v\ ;is tat- l.t-t oi t . man) which slie m..>le, .M I larniati. who ? loved her fathers r.iativ.s. l>ut \\ t>.> j were Uispised b> a. : in dner. directed that her !*? t i sta t? iii' d IV eied .is 2 o. - I 10 W s ; Gertrude Hartnaii I'raiie Boyd. of' Berkeley. i "a 1., }.. i ) and ,i.. j w i-. i y and lurniturc i.n.i housi hold . 11? <. ; , Jane Alcocl:, i : li'.l Madison Avenue, Ji.ooO; Arthur Turubuu. oi tJeraarilt. - ville, X. J., and Allien C. Wati-un, of 25 itroad Sin > t. < .. -ii , io.etin, .uui l.tlcy Ma it la lid, o: T.ie l.es.ii-, Marlde head, .Ma s.. "?(?. Bucy Maitlaml was also given 52, 000 >car.j for h;. . alter vnic.i tho principal was tc become pari ot t-ic residuary . state I iiele l>i-ls SU OOo n \ cur. Willi..in llalm.i.i. la- uncle, was given J2.<'en \v.-riy ;.i Jm. mid .it Ills lli'iitii his \\ : i , i atiliie \ .igitua liurman; - n, A.-u. r \\ . and his daiiKht r, 1'lioep. . u ? re ti r ceiv. Jointly tli. iiMiu.t;., an: upon tne Ueal li i ?. l.. i ..ii.' r t in pn in . pa . Was to , ? ;...i i i ? . : ? . .cii.it.. t slati . ,i i' . ? .i . heH'i \ ei. iiii.rs n d. then ..i i n. v .r t i i vt i t t : riv uluai y i s... i. Ash. i li t;-.: ... . broth, r ot i'iioei'e. w as I'll ; i i',i? .or .? c>..( g< I'llll c.i t. on. 'j o Ar Sot il.irtn.iti th" eXec.ut 'i. Was beiju- .. d .... iter inter. . and estalt : . ti. : ... .ni t. :ii . . . Hie i. i...... ;ii ?! i ;.t. i ? c.tUd i.t i;<|ii?dc>r, *4jcfth Aliic.n tlli'll t '? ?? ? ' ? i..?g J?il..t ?. i.-l ill. Lie th. . . ..i . -i . .1 .h. (Jerlruo. li 1...... r a i. d. ..." i, Stu* ell Veil, 111.1. -? pro]), rt broljo ; 'i lie l.equ . he.ir> r. In r o (Jert: i ? it U.: the \ t. u'.? b-. ii'.i. . je. , t o! li-r social \vonk ;.nr> to meet IN NORFOLK 0U A? Ril. 10 ConfTea ? e I- t ? .s i. ?>ion.. i.f In-jiorlunee in ' . . n-ni Al r.-. !-? for ti-. ferenc to ? org 'lift men nior . of p> ? tcun; ?< lr.r;- ? ? ' CO-' Of- I ?? "? '? ? ? r I >' - duel :l ' ' I>r. 11 1! ?I'bb* ? Bocii! \\ faculty t' duct a s ?' f 11. Pre si .. tit ' oonfereto ? t ?? i" '' ' rctary of !?.?? !?? And Corr. operation < ' > ? ? ' ? ? ? ? tlietn to attend ? :n< :i-ii? folk. Knftlc.v llcmu Hi*.li- < l?^s. J. C. Ih. ? > ll ? b. ? , : r. - - ldent of the !; ? * - t ?;r.i Episcopal i ' ? i ? ? r : ? . : fleers are T il S "'r ?!. -. ? dent: I: <' Tiil.t :-. ? Mr.-. K. W. Bisseil, S. ??!.'? r.v ? ' ' : ? I C. Mas*! - and - ..' .r-l S. II ft. It; were re-< ct.-.i ?. .. hi r? Slnrrl/iKf l>>oeil. Marriage iii ??:::?? ? Well 1- ..' I \ , v . j terday by f'b-ik \V: :->t f-rwi-t 11*i j Chnrlen 1-*. Jor.f s :ind Annie j. At:,old. ' Jaither Spencer and lar.m-i Itn h.i i,.. ?, I ICrncst T. Wllkinsoii and liattie Al-I lamand. Mlnatonary to 'InIk nl l?. \f. | . Mr*. Thoman II. !:? ve. u returned | mlHalonary from Africa, w il ?}? nt tJbe meeting of th- Junior lipwortii lyeasrue Unlo* in St. .lamen* Methodist Church thhQftcrnoon at 3:20 o'clock. SPECTACULAR FIRE THRILLS SATURDAY SHOPPING CROWD 1>:iihuK?'N of Aboil! S2.IUM Dune (o Properly .Near Mtlli nnd tirncc. I A spectacular lire, wnich broke out in tin- huliding occupied b> the Vis vitiia Tuberculosis Association. at OOi". Kast iiraiv Mrcct, shortly before .1 o flock yesterday uf i<nii>?ii, attract til several thousand Saturday-.if ter iioot) pedestrians ami shoppers ft i id the It road Street district to tho scene. While thef blaze was soon gotten uniltT eoiitro! l?y the firemen, clouds of smoke rising from tho structure Kiivi' the impression that a fire of iinii'li greater proportions was raging. Within ten minutes after the firemen arrived, liraee Street, from Sixth to Seventh, was packed and jammed >vith people. I'.image was estimated at j2.00<>. mostly caused by smoke and wafer. The Kichtuond olliees of the Kederal I'.oard tor Vocational Kdueation. which trains and places soldiers wounded in the world war. ate also in the building. OwinjT to tin- half holiday, no one was in the place at tin time. Some one who saw smoke coming from the windows telephoned to lit headquarters, and ICngine Companies 4 aiAl with lloek and Ladder Com pany No. 1 responded to the stii: alarm Smoke bothered the lirettien in their efforts to locate the blaze. GLASS PLANT TO REOPEN TUESDAY WITH FULL FORCE lliisliicsi I'litisrd Shut f?ot\n. llnl Condition* Xoiv Justify lteo|ien liiu of W ork*. After having been closed since l~?e ccttiber is. the American Glass Works, of tliis city, with olllces at Meadow and I'.roail Streets, will re open Tuesday mornimr The plant employs I! 10 people and was compel 1* d to close on account of business conditions. Its manager yes terday announced, however, that lie saw the way clear to reopen and re sume normal activities. < >f the employes of the plant. ".*>0 are classed as semiskilled help, while there are ninety blowers and gathering boys. Operation is resumed with a reduc tion of "?> per e,. :il it: the jmy of the semiskilled workers. The recent shut-down wa- the first in ten years. A number of Improvements were made wiille the plant was shut down, la voratot ies and shower baths ha Vint; 1 ? eti installed for the use of tile em ploy eS. \n\itl t'onl Priority Suspended. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1Priority orders giving preference to Navy coal n transit from the mines to naval Vises wire suspended today bv the Interstate ?\>mmcr'o Commission on the ground that the necessity for priority orders no, longer exist-j. Itlfitioji hrinvn to Prraeli. l'.isliop in-own will preach and con !lrm at Monumental Kpiscc.pal Church this morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday ? < hool and Itihle classes will he co llude! at : lr. o'clock, and the Uev. tleorjje 1*. Mayo will preach at ,s o'clock tonight. Annual Meeting nt I*. >|. The annual meeting of the CSrace Street Casuist Church will l... held this afternoon at o'clock. CIRIIIBISSBQIIQSSBn ELECTORS' SIMMS IRE SOUGHT RT IWES McsM'n?fr to furry I'lrshlciiliul Itullots ('(irmts Mistake of First Trip. Kfforts :i re heinir mailt* by Jiiim's M. Iliius, Jr., actin*; in his eupsieity ? >! messenger to the Virginia piest dcntial eleotrola college. t'? secure a P-rsonally signed list of tin* electors, if order to abide liy iliv ruling of \ ice-1'resident Marshall that the original document' containing tl?o statcim nt of ilie vote of the electors t?? r t ho I'emocrntic candidate. taUon t-i Washington l>v Mr. Ilayi*s, was irregular. The Viee-l'rCKidcnt ruled that tin* document should have oar i *d th? signatures of the i-lt*tli.rs. Mr. I lay oy lias soul out to the trico lors a lilank form to hi* Nigimil li.v thrm ami returned to him. IK* will then return to Washington fully pre pared to cast the voto of Virginia for I'andidnte <"ox. Mr. I layi-s staled yer-terday Dial tin- Vli*i*-rr?-siikMit passed him along so rapidly that ho had not time I" produce Ills certificate of authority, which lo* did not insist upon handing Mi. Marshall after ho found that the "r* turns" had to he signed hy each eleetor. The paper must in* in the l and.*-- of the government before Feb ruary 'J. SCHOOLS WILL OBSERVE MAURY MONUMENT DAY .louse ||. Ilinfonl S|ienUn :il Merlins of AshooIiiIIon at Ji-ITi'min Hotel. At last night's meeting of the Mat thew Ktnitainc Maury Asot<eiat ion. held at t lie .1 efferson Hotel. .1 esse li. Hinford. well-known i:i eilueational eireles throughout Virginia, male an address on "Maury the Man. Through 115.-' Writ I hi;." II.- was In troduced hy Or. Clifton M. Miller, who said that every ch!VI should know the nam** '*t' Maury as he knows the name of Washington. Mrs. 1*. 1*1. Molillt. president of tin* nrna ni'/atlon. presided. After Mr. I'inford's talk, attention was called to Maury Monument 1 >ay. which the puh li.* schools of the St;???* will ilii..*rve i*ii February 1. Ten thotisan I dollars, a: least, it was poltibd out. would he a<ld*'d to the monument fund, if the subject is properly presented. M mry's tirst literary efforts. .?<?? oordiliir to Mr. ltiuford. iippeat'cd in the Southern Idterary Mess* tiger un der the title of "Seraps Krotn tin laicky I'-aK." llin llrst article wa. published April. 1S10. \\ allenliera Ven Swedish Minister. STpfKHor.:#. .Ian. lii.?Axel Wal lenberg', whose hmtlier. K A. Wsileii ientiervy, was Swedish foreign minis t.*r from IVbritary. lull, to March I !? IT. i t<> lie Sweden's new ini:ustei it Wuiihlnffton, says the Nya Dag 1:K t A 1 ieha itila. Ilr. Selierer to I' r ON ille. Key. .1. .1. Sehercr. I?. 1n< wl; chosen president of the ltichmom I'ouncil ?'f Social Agencies, will pre side and outline Ho* aims ami pur poses ?' file council for the j, i Tuesday afternoon :it 1 o'clock in th? Y W. v' A. huildjng. nn ire m ra ?*> ??* <? HOKE SENDS SS5S FOB EUROPEAN RELIEF John Stewart I try mi Koporls In Herbert liuoYcr $:tii,7:KK Mas Itecn Kiiiscd. I'irst contributions from Itoanoke for the r1 of sulfcrinn children in Kniitcrii ami Central Kurope w? re rc ccived yesterday by UeSoto l-'it/.Ocr ;iM. treasutof the Virginia coin miltee of the lOuropcan Kclief Coun cil. S. I?. I-Vrsuson. who is taking a jirAinitk'nt p:?rt in the work in that ? iiy. forwarded an Initial check for and said thai active effort was now under way for the cullvvtiun of :t substantial sum. Iteports to tii?' Virginia touiinitUc yesterday from I'ortsmoiith an nounced that an ititensive movement will be launched there on Tuesday tinder the direction of t'harle.s W. Johnston. president of 'lie llotar;. t'lub. ami .\. < larland We.ivcr for the entertainment >>f invisible guests. Nearly $3ii? already lias been raised there." but most of" it was from vol untary donators, the active canvass 'aa\ ;nu' In ? n delayed, otln-r contributions receivcil yes terday Incltitled t'i^.TiU from a church in youth Norfolk, $ II..'rj from the I re.-iiiyterian etiurch at Olarks ville. V 1 ii :i from J a rratts. and $10.(10 from i iordnnr villi*. John Stewart Kryaii, chairman of tin- Virginia committee, telegraphed Herbert Hoover, ehairmati of the re lief council, yesterday afternoon a pattiul report on the result of the "national collection" in Virginia. This report showed that Itichinoml has contributed so far a total of T:.v-Iiti addition to which there are iMi.ilreS of S4l???. CORRECTING AN ERROR The Times-liispatch wishes to oor r? : .i statement made in yesterday moraines paper sa> ,ng that Mrs V. 1' liod.vin, who was killed in an automobile accident, was taken to the Stuart t'ircle Hospital. She was taken to St. 1.tike's Hospital, where she was treated, and later removed to the Virginia Hospital. It was further s'a'.d that |lnre was no room for her at Stuart Circle. This was erroneous, as it is well known that Mi.-.i Van Vort. superintendent, would never, under any citeutn stanees. refuse an a eiilent patient, and would m\e up her own quarters ill ea.S' of llei'eS Mty. Mr. Crown, who was driving the ear. sa\" that be tool: Mrs. lioiiwin to Si. Luke's Hospital and left her sUing that she be eared fer ami the bills sent to him. She was later removed to the Vir ginia Hospital wit: iiit his being com municated with at all. In- asserts. Illehliliiiiiler Serlouslv III. Ce.atives and frletnls of Charles i 'o a ardin. .Ir.. formerly of this city. Here advised yesterday of the serious illiu of Mr. Cowardin In Aaheville. \ i' lie was bom in K'ohitiond. and was son of th' late ? *. < >' I',. I'litvuriliu, .?r.e of the ow liei s and editors <f the id Clchmond I'i.-pateh. 3 B ? StSSHHBDH CD ? o o 'J 31 Z <! O r-r . fHarl rT? KTX12.-, ?<&* ' 'I ?r *) \zrz* r-\"J * "g <r^ rA *1 tcrui 4 r t WV a CD rv*i IX.TH ?3 02 lias taken over the store for M. H. Whitehill, which has been so suc cessful for the past ten years, and has been famous for underselling nil other stores with its advanced methods. \\ e Propose to Set rov.? e 4 r, q Ilifs buuKdara of Values? "if Others Sell it for $1, \\ c Sei' II for 73c. Why We Can DoThis Wo hu> only iu ins which can he sold in i:t";n;c tjuintities, and only when for cash, and at unusually low price;. What we sho v in our windows or i:i our'store displays you can he lieve every word of it. and we in vite the representatives of the BETTER IU.'SI NESS BUREAU and the RICHMOND ADVER TISERS* ( and any one else, to go over the invoices and satisfy themselves that we state facts and NOTliiNC BUT 1 ACTS! CD H r?i >"l H tz.^ Z >-iasr rcv?.-4 jiUKsj W fV , rSl Z vi psad cLoni < ?3 pr??3 ***** 7H paiM a CD CD FIRST AND 1 ^ II The Department Store for the People" Members Better Business Bureau, BROAD STREETS. Advertisers' Club of Richmond. ? B ? ? M ? B ?/? - -m ? ? in. UBIET WIGHT TO PRIVATE ASHBRdDK Woodland Heights Church Honors j Memory of Member Killed in ' Action Overseas. | I'livailiiiK of ;i bronze tablet, erected j I in ill- memory of William Stover |Ashbrook. w ho was killed in action I in' ir Xautilois. Krinire. October ?*?. | l'.'ls will ieature the cveni*v-; si r i \;?tu'imlit in Woodland Iteiuluc* 1 lSaptist diiircli. i-'ormor ft How-members of the Sun day School secured tho talilct through popular subscription. Miss M'iri:iu Ashbrook. youngest sister of the ?1? ad soldier, will tmveil the tablet and the itev. W. A. <Stlntoii. paster of the elmreli at I lie time young Ashbrook entered tho service, will conduct the services. Although employed with the Pa I'otits ttho tli" fall omnc for nol- j liliffs from litis* Stut<\ yomiK AkIi- I 1 ri'iik rufwsol l? ? I'iaini I'Xcmiitivn ami I < nt.Ti ll tin- vie.-. ?Iil.stit'l* Iturhn iti'i'tivcrM, .lustier Martin I' Ititrks, who was imabU- tn titl<i> liis uliifo oil tli" b' iK'li when tli?' Sii|>r?'iiii* Court of Virginia i ?>?veiicii last w< ?!>. i'- in t!i? <rity. vary mii'-ii Improyi ii. ami cNiitN-'.s to in Ills arciistoiin-il si-at tomorrow. Mrs. D. H. Wilder Voice Specialist | I'upll of tln> worlil-faiiiuus toaclivr wlio laitl tin- foundation for Krb'ila IIimiiiii'I'ii brilliant chtoit in li.rltn. ilrrniiiny. Mrs. WiliU-r i;iiaraiit?'c.s to n1 storo volt v.s ini|iairvil by wroiii; in i-t boil. ('Ill I M.-hIIvoii l<i."Vlt-J. St iiilit> I III." South Tliiril. Rubber Stamps BEST BY TEST Virginia Stationery Go. Stationers?Printers?K nura vers Hinders?Itiiliher Stamp Sinkers. i>U K. .Main Street. Kirlimoml, Ya. A-1'.V Final Cloan-Up'Priccs on All High Shoes Brown?Low Heel At Half Were $10.00 Most AH Sizes AAA to 1) n > to 9 100 Pairs Lace Shoes ) ^ Odd Sizes | Made to Sell at $10.00 j c'Abt ? Xmv Spring ],o\v Shoes, :ill styles, all sizes I'll i r SlKltS, 98c Smart Shiics for Women. 110 l'ast Ilroiul Street. ~ i nr IMte ? $ ? A G ??(!. ?, t^'.^gfe6iwAtWT,v<r --<?> LtVi ??ift?A:-: AFTER INVENTORY RWri ?? ?' nMTti>'TWa'r-''^y^Tr'-' ?r7T,jr*;~i^a leSSElJia illliftl rtW'7. V^-y to Nia L_J?S Vv> fc^'- "' ! ? /f% m p%p /5I p^N k :l ^ V EL^> ''Vi^'; EL->'' liud*1 fir. i ra A psn fr% n 2 a\c .T\ fA ?.', BV.. ?! pf\ '?>/* rr^=> r '-?c.\ ^ \ a /a ?a ? /???& La Ij IlL ^ | V^Jr' rrna illK T^r **? ' 1 T ' f'l-' ?ii-W, .?,. . -. ,'''\ v ffiS (Our ( hrisltnas Special) 1 % i If y /-i*"' :M n) % vj < ? ?' I-/ y'? #?}* ?ngn r ' " /.' ifa ilk !l? ;'<K MP v IJP ?>*???' "<-f?)vyj . ^-j testes ?-wJ&S ??'"?? ?.. u?; r- ?-? " .? . ? . ?; p;v-y;,, . wsI' ' *?' ?? ?' ' gj-rrroj) vrjTJis^ ? I ?* ?5 ' | l.?-v? -.^^3 . - m& ?J > .*.> 1 ora> ib m frz**. msa s? i K# bfl y fck y >ij i6^ssa f3rr limo ^ n fit> t \*r ? .'Tk jJL'V*^- ? ^ t aiMS"? WE PIANO CO 0 Manufacturers' Distributors, 214 NORTH THIRi) STREET Between Broad and Grace Streets. tWIUft J1