The times dispatch. [volume], November 11, 1910, Image 10

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Women's and Misses' Dresses,
Made to Sell at $15.00
An opportunity most exceptiohal?a Iot of Women's and
Misses Wool Dresses. in black, navy. rose and light blue,
trimmed neatly with Persian silk, only a small lot that were
niadc tosellat $15.00; on sale to-day for fl?/? qq
only. tj)0. _70
Children's Coats, $2.98
Children's Coats, in several of the best and most popular
colors; sorn'e cases only one of a kind, but everv one an excel?
lent. value, sizes 8 to 12; the original prices were C*Q AO
54.50 to $6.50; for only . . ?_)___ _t/0
SEVEN HOURS TO
REACH WINDOW
Crowds Eager to Buy Theatre
Tickets Kept in Line by
Three Policemen.
. Half of Rlchmond stood and watched
yesterday whlle the other hnlf stood
aml walted for a turn at the Academy
?'f Music box offlce. It was the open?
lng- dny of the sale of seats for thc
coming production of "Ben Hur." and
all prevlous records for advance salet
were broken.
Before the sun cllmbod out of thi
eastern sky In the early mornlns: tlu
line began to form. As enrly ns '.
:i'clock the advance guard of thc greu
army whlch was to follow wns on tln
Kround. And whon the box ollici* clos?
ed last nlght nt 6 o'clock tho llno stll
numbcred 100 pcrsons, who had stood
for hours, but who hnd been unable
to reach the window from whlch thc
covcted pasteboards were Issued.
Not only were" all prevlous records
for one day's sale broken. but other
precedents were established at thc
playhouso. tfingular as lt may appear,
nov a dozen people bought as low as
'two seats. On the other hnnd, cvery
l.o.ly seemed t<, want at least four,
?\ ai'..- a crt-:u number bought as many
is ten an.l twelve. According to Man
.wv I_eo Wise. this was due to thc
faci thal almost overy one who ap?
proached the window durlng the day
had letters from people resldlng all
over the State commlssioning then
Hichmond friends to buy tickets foi
. Iiein. Merchants were slmilarly callec
jpon to act for out of trrwn enstomers
Kt*i?t ln tilue hy ['olice.
Three bluecoats in charge of a ser
prcant looked after the situation nnc
icstraincd impatlent ones who woulc
have slipped into tho place ot thc fel
low ln front. Thc line entered the dooi
>t the north end of the bulldlng, 'creer,
.ng slowly across the foyer to thc wln
_ow, thence out of thc door farthese
from the one lt came in. Tlie crowd foi
the most part was orderly, and thi
police had little dlfflculty ln keepiiu
It straight. Of all the great number
representlng all classes. colors, ages
types, whlch formed tho line, few
tvere other than good natured, the n.a
iority appearing to be enjoylng the ex?
perience.
To lllustrate Just what a line good
tempered crowd lt was, Manager Wlse
last nlght po.ljite.f. ouv'that lt took the
ilne seven hours .to raovc its own
length. That is to say that tlie line
rb it stood when thc box ofHae opened
at 3 o'clock in thc morning had not
been accommodated untll -I in tho af?
ternoon. The man way back at tho
tail end of the procession whom every?
body pitled about breakfast time did
not become lhe one whom everybody
-nvied till along toward supper. Tno
police saw that every one got a fair
deal and aliowed no one to force abead
of another, nor were would-be sehemers
r'-rmiited to !mp-ruinc people already
well up in thc line to buv tickets for
them.
\o Speculntor. Th.ro.
There was not a spoculator among
the number who bought seats yester?
day. Of thls Manager Wise, the house
treasurer. ancl the police feel sure. ]t
ls belleved that thc- rlgidity of tlie clty
ordinancc against ticket spcculatins.
together wlth tlie vlgilamee of tho po
lir. . kepi the sidcwalk men away.
As pleasant and as satisfactory'as lt
was. however, the day ivitnossed une
lncldent whlch affected Un* splrlts of
tho.se who were present when it oc?
curred. N'apoleon Price, a colored
porter. who had b,-r-t> comm'ssioned to
buv seats for a rnnnbrr
ployod an.i othqrwlse e
T:. a. Patterson Tobacci
tc-r haylng stood li, tho llho for "three
hours. was suddeniy strlcken witli
r.aralvsis and fell to tlu* stroet Tbe
nm.ulani*. was summoned and ho was
taken to hls home. Price Is an elderly
negro and f0r many years has been
-mployeil at the Patterson offlce He
ls regarded as pni of the represein
Iritive nc-grnes ?,r ih,. ,,,-?
pt-rsons em
aged by th
Cotnpafaj
\-.. other tin roofing is glad to publish
its traae-mark- ns euarantce tn _r,?
old sr-y%t
w always worth what you nav for it,
Gordon Metal Co.,
Manulucturers,
Fourteenth antl Dock Streets.
European Sailiiigs and Rates
on applicution.
RICHMOND TRANSFER CO.,
809 E. Main Street.
GREATER LUBIN
CAN'T OPEN YET
Inspector Beck Holds Up Permit
for Signature of Other
Officials.
Because Electrlcal Inspector Spelglits
| nnd Flre Chlef Joynea had not paased
; upon the wlrlng nnd electrlcal ap
I pllances in the new portlon of the
I Lubln Theatre, tiuildlnjr Inspector
(Beck yesterday agaln refused to grant
| the appllcatlon of Manager Galeskl to
i open' the addltion lnst niglit. The ap
! pllcatton waa presented at tho In?
spector. office early yesterday after?
noon, but ns the signatures' of the
11 re chlef and the- electrlcal Inspec?
tor were not attached, Manager Ga?
leskl wns informed that Mr. Beck
could not make hls llnal lnspection.
It was said lnst night thal a good
part of the wlrlng ln the annex hnd
not been cleared and that lt would re?
qulre, perhaps, one more day of hard
work to get the house in shape to
pass a riKi'l lnspection. such as will be
given before the management wlll bc
allowed to upen It to tbe publlc.
By th-- time the wlrlng is pro
nounced perfect, tlu- conerete and othor
parta of constructlon which come di?
rectly under the supervlslon of In
wlll be up to the re
the building code, and
Lubln" will i?e thrown
. ibllc. Moanwhlle a long
line of people stood waltlng ln Broad
Street and at every performance the
old audltorlum, the only portion of tho
1 house whlch can now be used, ls pack
I <-il as full as police regulations per
apector Beck,
qulrementa of
tho "Greater
ipen tn the i>
DINNER TO DR. M'DANIEL
Ur. Mltchell ComlnK from South (*Hr"linii to
Dollvcr Aildrcch.
[ The annual banquet io Dr. George W. Mr
. Danlel wlll inke place next Tuesday niglit
j nt 7:15 o'clock lu the Sunday-sohool ruom
I of the Klrst Baptist Church. Dr. McDanlol
wlll bo the guest of the -Men's I.eaguo,
I whlch has 250 membors. Tho rpoakers wlll
j be Dr. S. C. Mltchell, presiilent of South
Carollna College; Governor William tlodges
? Mann, Mayor D, C. Rlchardson and Carlton
McCarthy. Colonel .lohn S. Harwood wlll
j preslde ns toastmnster, and Dr. McDanlel
?wlll respond.
I Thlrty glrls of the church.
I whlte. will walt on the table.
I be music by a special orchestra
octet.
dressed ln
Thero wlll
ind n male
VerdKt for S. I*. Mayo.
In the Law and Equlty Court yesterday
the Jury rendered a verdlct in favor of the
lilnlntin* In the ense of S. P. Mayo agalnst
the R. J. Reynolds Tobaeco Company. The
damages wero placed at $.2.0. The suit In?
volved payments alleged to bo due Mr.
Mayo on n patented machine for prlzlng
plug tobaeco.
SWEATERS
Thnt flt you snugly and keep you warm.
$2 to $6
Jacobs & Levy,
flnnllty Shop.
The Wedding Gift Store
Diamond
Rings
$15.00 up.
rooches,
Necklaccs,' etc.
No better values in Cut Glass, Silvcr
warc and uther articles. Specially dc
signed for rich gifts.
Smith & Webster,
612 East Main.
Your Success
Rests entirely with YOU. To develop
your faculties means better health,
more money, more happiness.
The Sheldon Classes now formlng.
At least investigate.
Va. Division Sheldon School,
Wnlter U. Church & Co.? ('<???!. A_1_.,
1.19 Mutuaf Bulldlng.
YOU
CAH ALWAYS
DEP.I
UPON US
PHONE MAD.4I8
OLD JEWELRY REMODELED.
You may have been picces of jewelry?
valuable in themselves?but have been
neglected foi years. Vuu will be sur
prised how beautifullyitli.v can bc made
over, at mh.
SCIIWARZSCIIIH. HROS.
CHAMBER..NR
STEAMSHIP LINE
Directors tndorse Plan lor
Operatihg Richmond and
{Petersburg Serviee.
MR. FINNEY EXPLAINS IT
Delegates Elected to Rivcrs
aml Harbor.- Congress ill
Washington.
After hearlng the facts aml llgures
froni Secretary Flnney, of tlie Peters?
burg Chamber of Commorco, the board
of dlrectors of the locnl eh.imbo., at
Its monthly meetlng yesterday after?
noon. decided to Indorse a plan to re
orgunize the Phlllips Steamship Llno.
whlch Went into the hands of reoeiv
ers last spring.
Mr. Flnney outlinrd tl>" plan of thc
Petersburg chamber, whlch ls to organ
izc a corporation wlth ? mnxlmum cap?
ltal of J_5,000, aml operate two boats,
.ne from thls clty to Petersburg and
another from Petersburg to Norfolk!
i'he receivers, lic sald. l.i.i n.'in oper
.ting- the line for ihe lnst several
months, nnd thelr experience showed
thnt lt could be made to pay under
proper management. Tho Pokanoket,
which rnn .between Petersburg and
N'orfolk, haa proved u>i> exponslve antl
lias been dlsposed of and nnothct; huat
not*. (itted to rlver trnllU* wlll bo pur
-hasod lf tho new company is 1 mnehod.
Secks Co-Opcrn(lon,
Mr. Flnney asked only for lhe co-op
?ratlon of the Rlchmond Chamber of
-orrimerco, and eald thal there was but
iittlc doubt that lli>* necessary amount
jf rnoney would be rulso.l In this clty
ivithln a short whlle. Then the rlghts
ind privileges ot the old company wlll
jc bought aml tho now llno put Into
.poratlon. lic added that ahout No- :
rember 11 the government would he- l
?rin Improvements in the harbor whlch |
.vlll call for an expendlture of about ,
MO.OOO. Severnl members of the cham- j
.er spoke of tho advantuges of the Une
.0 this city, and iho lndorsement was
jnanlmous.
As delegates I
-leeting of the
.otigress, whlch
ton. Chairman E.
rades committee
vl. A. Chambers,
lie sevcnth annual
tlonctl Waterways
I inoet at Washlng
I.iird, of the Inland
nd Oeorge Uryan,
A, Crenshaw, 15.
I. Elllngtpn, 11. W i-aiorson. John C.
[?'reetnan and K. D, Starke, of the chnm
>er's membershlp un tho James River
mprovement committee, were elected,
t is expected that th-* Clty Councll will
lame as delegates members of the same
?oinmlttee. as follows:
P. II. Donahoe, E. D. Richardson,
fohn B. Bliley, Jullus A. Hobson. J. T.
'owers, Oeorge w. Rogers, C. I. Bat
ttns. Carter C, jones. In thls eonnoe
lon the board indorsed thc resolutlon
low before the Councll asklng for
11,000 towards thc work of Uie com
nlttec. The matter was placed in tito
mnds of the munlcipa] committee of
he chamber, which wlll appear before
;he Councll Committee on Flnance.
iiri.l)..- Biifcluecr,
The resolution of Cotincilman Rogers,
inw in the Council, providing for thp
?mplnymont of a clvll and hydraulio
?ngineer to take chargo of the work
ni James Rlver, the doeks, wharvos.
crmlnals and bridges, was nlso passod
ipon favorably. Vlce-Prcsldent Car
?ington, who preslded at thc mcellng
ipoko \;ery liighly of tho plan nnd said
hat in the construction of tho two
irldges alone the proper kind of a
nan could save hls salary many tlnvs
iver for tho clty. In tho event of thc
ilection of such nn engineer, he wlll
iot bo under the directlon of the City
Sngineor or In any way connected with
hat dep.i'tment, but wlll work directly
inder the instructlons of tha Clty Coun
dl.
Viiil,ov..s ll-trrlionhiir'; Tenehern.
[Speclal to Tho Times-Dispatch.]
Harrlsonburg, Va., Xovember 10.??
Dr. Allen G. Freeman, of Rlchmond,
.ssistant State Health Commissloner,
ectured thls morning before the Rock
ngham Teachers' Association. STes
erday mornlng he dellvered the rogu
ar lecture to the Hlgh School students,
iddressed the Rocklngham Medlcal So
?iety in the afternoon and the State
s'ormnl School students last night.
IFFICIAES COUNT
RICHMOND'S VOTE
)nly Slight Changes Shown
from Unofficial Figures of
Tuesday Night.
Dpinonstratlng tho accurary with
hlch, through the klndncss und efli
lency of tlio Rlchmond pollce force,
io unoftlcial returns of Tuesday's elec
on were reported to Tho Tlmes-Dls
atch on that nlght, tho ofllclal count
s made yesterday shows no matorlal
hange. Represontative Jolin Lamb
nd his Uepuhllcan opponent, W. lt.
awter, each gain six votos in tlie clty
ccordlng to tlie ofnciul returns, while
. A. llolllns, lhe Soclallst-Labor nom
lee, gains one. The vote of D. D.
larrlson, the Sociallst candldate, 's
lic: siuni* as that reported ln The
iini-s-Dlspatch on Wednesday morn
tg.
The commissloners of electlon met
esterday, accordlng to law, in the of
ce of Clerk Walter Chrlstlan, of the
lustlngs Court, The returns us certi
ed t? by the Judges of electlon at
lie varlous preclncts, were oxamlned
nd tiibulated. lt was not found iieces
ary to send for a slngle registrar
. make a correctlon. nnd thc commls
ioners cominented <>n the excellent
ccuracy dlsplayed.
Per.onnel of llourd.
Andrew Krouse ls chairman of tho
oinmlssioners of electlon, the other
lombers belng H. A. Cavedo, T.esllc
I. Drew, Otls IX. Kusscll and M. A.
Ughtsall,
Mr. Chrlstlan wus ex-ofllclo clerk of
he board, ilnd Deputy P. II. llowera
'as tho iiicssengor.
Richmond voted as follows:
For Congressman: l_arnb, 3,3.r>fl.
olllns, 34! Vawter, "if,S; Harrlson, liii.
For the amendtiipnt to tho Consti
ition cxteiiding the sosslons of the
ogislature, B_.; against, 2,118.
I*'i>r tlie umendment simplifying leg
latlvo procedure, 1.205; against, 2..
lf,.
For the-amendment permltting coun
. treasurers and coinmlsslonerB to
jeeepd themselves, ".',01)0; against, 1,
For the itmeiiilmcnt permltting clty
e.-iHuiors and cominlsHloners to suc
-od themselves, 2,it_: ngalnsi 1,.G8.
About 300 of thn 3.7O0 votors did not
ot on the amendmonte, or else thelr
-tes were thrown out.
LEE PLEADS FOR
LIFE OF WRIGHT
Tclls Court That Man Was Sent'
to His Dooin as Result
. . of Drcani.
CONFESSIONS IMPROBABLE
Buckinghain Murder Case Evl?
dence "Challcngcs Human
Belicf."
Concurrlng ln tno opinlon expre.secl j
ln tlie Clrcutt Court of l.tteklngliam
county. by ..u.ge Gordon, '<> tbe effect
thnt. the evldence upon whlcli W.
l-iullas Wrlght, Ed. Jones uiul RIchard
Perklns wore convicted <>t tbc mur?
der of William nml Thomas Stunrt,
''challenge. luinmu bellaf." John L.
I-.ee, of l.ynchhurg. yesterday plead.d
for Wrlght's llfe before Iho Supremo
<;<nirt of Appeals. Tbo discussion wns ,
lengthy, and wlll not he concluded i
untll to-dtiy.
For the Commomvenlth. arguments
were made by Attornev-General Samuel ;
W. Wllllams and by Kdwnrd VV. Hu- I
bard, Commonwealih's Attorney of
-"uckinghnm.
The evldence whlcli sonl Wrlght J
nnd the two negroes to thelr doom, [
was, ln thc opinlon of Mr. Lee. the ;
result of a drcam which wns expe- |
l-Ienced hy a resldent .0' the county. ;
Tt was revealed some time nfter tho
murder. Soon thereafter, two negro
hoys, Wlllle Jackson nnd Aylett John?
son, mado "cbn.csslons." ln whlch
they Impllcnted Wrlght, Jones und
Perklns.
Forced lo (io.
Jackson and Johnson told a story |
to the effect that thoy hnd met for a
flshlng trlp nt tlie home of Johnson's j
mother. The two nrpiys and the
whlte man came thero, nnd, they say, 1
forced them to go "and hnve some 1
fun." One of the hoys was placed at '
a gulley and saw nothlng nf what foi- 1
lowed, whilo the other clalmed to have !
been put to watch at n point hear
the Stuart cnbln, where, .Mr. I.ec said.
there was no chance thal he could
have seen anythlng.
Ile clalms. however. 10 have seen
Wright, wllh Jones and Perklns, go
to the house; saw Wllllnm Stunrt shot
and kllled, and saw a negro peck Thos.
Stuart's head wlth nn axe to make
him tell where thc money wns hld.
Then, gettlng $lfiO. tli.- men, according;
to the story, lairl Mr. Stuart on thc
floor and cut hls head off witli an
axe at one blow. Leavlng thc house,
after flrlng It. they divlded the money
among tho three. giving Jackson and
Johnson nothlng,
Tho Improbabllltle in tbe _vld--c? 1
were gone over by Mr. Lee lneluding ,
tlu- proposltion thai tlie thrcc men,
hent on murder. houso-breaklng and
arson, would force two wllnesses to
accompany them und then not even
make these wltnesses parties to the
crime by gtvlng them nny of the
money.
flnte Case Gnen Over.
Tbe passenger rate case nf the Wash?
ington Southorn Railway wlll not be
heard nt this term. as llie print Ing
of the record has not been completed.
and lt wlll go over to January.
Jt Is presumed that as the evldence
in the Perklns and Jones cases ls the
same as that in Wrlght's, lhat these
two wlll not be argued, although they
are separate cause.? on Ihe dockct.
Three hours will be given to-da.y
for argument in the case of Beurv
and others agalnst Davis. nnd to ef?
fect this the court wlll meet this
morning at 0:30, Instead of at 10. This
case comes flrst on the prlvileged
docket, lt Involvcs thousands of acres
of mountain land in Southwest Vir?
ginla. and has heen argued onco be?
fore and declded. a rehearlng havlng
been granted. A numbor of n'torp.vs
are here In connectlon wlth thls lltl
g'atlon,
SURRENDERS TO POLICE
Sorgeiuil llnllej- I/cnrn* Ideirtlly of Allrge.
Ansallii.ilts of Dnvls.
Detectlvc-Sergeant Bailey yesterday loarn
ed the lilrnttty of tho two alleged nssall.
ants of .lohn B. Davis. who was nssaulted,
he alleged, 011 Broad Street several nights ??
ago, and arrested Potro I.andl nnd O. .A. 1
Keeton. I.andl surrondored to the police as
soon as he heard that a warrant had been
nworn oin for hls arrest. Ho charges that
Davls started tho flght by throwlng a brlck
(it him, nnd that he merely defended hlm?
self. Davls's verslon of the- affalr was en?
tlrely different, for he alleged that four men
had pet upon and beaten him at Nlnth and |
Franklin .Streets on the nlght of the ftght.
nnd that he then went to a poolroom on
East Broad Street and threw a brlck at one'
of the meii who hnd assaulted him. He was,
badly beaten. There is nlso a warrant for J
hls arrest. All nre charged wlth flghtlng on
the street.
PLAN 10 WELCOME
PRESIDENT TAFT
Committees Appointed to Ar
range for His Reception
and Entertainment.
Plans for the reception of Presldent
raft in Rlchmond on November 23 were
considered yesterday at a meeting of
the executlve commlttee of the Vlr
irlnia l.duc-tiona-1 Conferenco, wlth !
he assistance of interested citizens ,
whose services wero requested. Lleu- j
tonant-Govornor J. Taylor Kllyson pre
rilded. |
It is understood that the Presldent 1
will arrlve in tlie clty from Charles
on, cut hls return from Panama, early
>n the mornlng of November 3?. lt
s planned that he shall go to the
i'xecutive Mansloh for bruakfnst wlth
Governor and Mrs, Mann, and that
it 10 o'clook he shall address the Ed?
ucational t'onfei-ence. Then, lf he will
?onsent to stay for a longer tlmo in
the city, he wlll be given a lun
?heon nnd a drive to some of tho bat
tleflelds in the vlclnlty of Rlchmond.
Commlttee. were appolnted as fol?
lows:
Arrangements?Major James C.
llemphlil. ex-Governor A. J. .lontague.
Wyndham R. Meredith, S. B. Wood
lliul and l;. C. Stearnes. -k
Flnance?Henry W. Wood, former
Moutenant-Govornor Joseph _\ Wll?
lard. Samuel Cohen, XV. T. Dabney and
lohn S. Harwood.
Veteran Hurt.
Vateran Anderson. of tho Soldlors' Homo,
'ell yesierilny wlillo trylng to ellmb through
i wire feiu-e on thcjlelt Une Road, beyond
(dlewood, nnd broke hls rlght arm. Ho wns
attended by Dr. Tuno, 0f tho clty ambu
lance rorps, and brought bnck to tho Sol
Uers' llonie.
Now Is the Time
In early years ts tlie time to save.
.earn now, before extravagant habits are
formed. Start with $1.00 and earn 3 per
cent. ('iiiiipoiiiul interest.
rhe Savings Bankgof Richmond
1117 East Maln Street.
ARTILLERY GETS
INCREASED FUND
Appropriajtion for Year Ls
Doubled by State Military
Board.
OFFICERS ADVANGE PLEA
Money to Be Used for Hire of
Horses for Drills and
, Care of Ordnance.
Wlnnlng at lnst thelr long (ight for
nn Increased approprlation for the care
of the valuable m'lltary property con
slgnud to thelr caro by the Unlted
States government. the three bnttcrles
of lleld artlllery ln this State were
last nlght glven tho aum of .2,000 euch
for the present tlscal yeur. This aclloin
followed an urgent presentation of thc
case of the artlllery branch of the
sorvice hy Major T. M. Wortham, com?
mander of the battallon, and by Captain
Wllliam At. Myers, of the Rlchmond
Howitzers.
The dlsposltlon of thls matter took
up so much of the time of the board
that thc general apportionrnent of tho.
mllltary fund for tho year was pot
reached. nor were ainy ot the othor
Important mutters whlch wero to have
boen consldered. The board ndjourncd
lo meet on November 25, when tht- dis?
tribution of funds wlll bo gone lnto.
Appllcation of thc proposed naval rc
rorve eorps for recognltlon, thc Stnte
rlfle range, and all other Important
Affalrs went ovor,
Wnn?ed l.nvr.
Tho contentlon of the artlllery for
iin allowance of twlce thelr former
ipproprlatlon has been prolongcd. lt
was carrled last winter lnto the halls
nf the Stnte Leglslature, where Edw'n
1'. Cox, a mi'inber from Rlchmond, In?
troduced a blll rci|Uirlng that $2,000
bc given to each battery for th_ care
:,f tho eiiutptncnt and the Instructlon
_t the nersonnel. Wlth thls was a
?ompanion olll givlng the artillory
branch of thc Vlrglnla serviee reprc
?sentation on the State Mllltary oBard.
Iloth of these meastires met wlth a
great deal of opposltion, Mr. Cox being
-ompolled to take an unfavorable re?
port from tho committee and loslng in
lils effnrts to get a vote on the floor of
iho House.
At thc time objectlon was made be
[?ause tlio matter had not gone through
regular military channels, and It wns
regarded hy somo of those apponrlng
before the committees as Improper to
make such an offort unloss fostered
l>y tho hlghor mllltary sourccs.
Last night's successful appeal was,
nf courso, entirely regular. Major
Wortham is the prlnclpal artlllery oln
r*er in the State, nnd ho mado his re
uiosi ii, his direct superlors, tin- tneiri
ben "f tho l.oard. All thos.- mctnbors
were present: Oovernor Mann. Adju
tant-General W. W. Salo, Brigadier
GJeneral C. C. Vaughan, Jr.. Secretary
of the Commonwealth B. O. James. and
Meutenant-Colonol .Io Lane Stern, as
.istattt inspector-goneral.
ContM Money.
In thelr addrosses .Major Wortham
ind Captain Myers called attentlon to
the proposition that the cost of nialn
taining thc oiiuipmont of an artlllery
jommand is greatly in excess of that of
i company cf Inlantry. Thc ordnance
furnlshed hy the War Department ls
worth approxlmately Jloo.ooQ in each
battery, and It Is absolutely necessary
to have the constant services of an ex?
pert mcchanlc to care for lt. It was
stated that ln New York the amount
illowed to a battery Is ten times that
iiskcd for ln Vlrglnla.
Proceeding with hls argument, Cap?
tain Myers sald that he wanted thc ad
Llitiimal amount largely for thc hlrc of
horses ror lleld drills. Thc pointed out
that the battery Is hampered because
It can drlll satisfactorlly nowhere savo
ln tlie armory, and lt has no money
whcrewlth to have lts eciuipinent haul
Bd to flcld.s near the clty, where the
mon mlght have real oxperience. He did
not want it. he sald,. for dress parade
purposes. but to make his men moro
.xpert in thelr dutles and to Ht thom
tor real serviee when the occasion de
Itancls.
I'rnl.cs Command.
Captnin Myers, who is always proud
.f hls men, spoke of the hlgh standard
nalntalnod hy the Richmond Howltzers.
ind, so far as he knew, of the Norfolk
l-lght Artlllery Blues and Grimes Bat
:ery of Portsmouth. He denomlnated
t a higher branch of thc mllltary ser
.?Icf.
As to the money, he thought tlie
State could well afford lt. Tho new
?calty assessment, tho new corpora
.ion assessment, wlth general Increase
>f taxable values, would all contributo
o swell the mllltary fund. Further, hc
iald, that as the resources Increased
.vlth the coming years, he expects to
tsk for still more money, to maintam
he artillory ln the standing which it
ihould rlghtfully occupy in the mlll?
lary serviee of the Commonwealth.
Evldently tho dlsposltlon of the
nllltary board was to accedo to the re
Hiest. for, after conslderablo dlscusslon
ri executlve session, they did lt. and
?ho artlllery officers went to thelr
lomes rejolcing.
Oet Xatlonal FundH.
The resolutlon whlch was adopted
_cts forth that the sum.. of $2,000 is
ippropriated for one year to _*i.*h of
;he threo batterles ot fleld artlllery tn
:he State, for the purpose of promoting
leld drills, for the hIro of expert me
-hnnlcB, for the oare of ordnance, and
for the preservatlon of othor proporty.
Thls money is to be paid out of the
funds furnlshed by tho United States.
if possible. and is to be expended at
:he dlscretlon of the Adjut. nt-Gonoral.
lt Is hoped that tliis Is one of the pur
>oses for whlch tho War Department'..
?uota can bo spent.
Ono year was all that Captain Myers
iskod. He sald that unloss he could
lemonstrato tho good use he would
nake of tho money ln that time he
ivould not ask for lta cont_nj_anco,
It ls presumed thnt _ portlon of the
.uhci wlll be usod for thc pay of a bat?
tery ? qtuirtorrnaster-sergeant. Thoso
.ITlcors aro pald' salnrles ln the ln'fan
try sorvice, but herotoforo tho Tlowlt
'.crs' have' been meetlng this expense
,'rOm thoir own funds. '
Outsldo of thc allowance of accounts,
ho*only other business transactod last
ilgljt was the approval of a contract
'or tho leaso of a rlfle runge for the
.tso of Company C. Fourth Regiment,
it Nowport News. Tlio money for thls
itirposo comes from the Wnr Depart
nent.
Nesrn nroji. n.uil,
Hmry Slinr.h, colored, wns found dead
?egtcrduy ai'toriioon ln hl. Iiomi; at 1.30 North
Pwenty-slxth Streot. Opronor Taylor waa
intin.d, but the .ausc. o( death wer_ found
lo bo natural.
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FRIDAY BARGAINS
. . . AT . . .
Gans-Rady Company's
On Sale To-Day
Boys' Straight Trotisers Suits worth up to $7.50 at....$2.g5
Boys' Straight Trotiscr Suits, worth up to $10.00 at... .$3.95
Children's Reef ers worth $4.0.6 at.$2.45
Children's Long Overcoats worth ?4.00 at.$2.45
Boys' Sweaters worth $1.50 at.'.$1.29
Men's Soft Hats worth $3.00 at.$^45
Men's Derhy Hats worth $2.50 at.$1,45
Men's Stylish Chcviot Suits, latest shades of gray,
worth $18.00, at.$12.50
Men's Odd Vest, broken from suits worth $2.50, $3.00
and $3.50. clioice at.$1.00
URGES CHANGES
Throckmorton Thinks Tuesday's
Election Showed Public
Dissatisfaction.
Ttiklng the posltion that the vote of
Tuesday on the proposed new roud
law for Henrlco, notwlthstandlng thc
defeat of the proposltion. lndicntes
clearly that the peoplo nre not satls
(led wlth the present systoni, C. W.
Throckmorton, the patron of thc incna*
ure, calls on the Moard of Supervlsors
to employ a compotent road superln?
tendent. Thls ollldal, according to hls
Ideas, should hnve tho m_.nugemotll of
rond-hulldlng in tho county under thn
dlrcctlon of the supervlsors, would do
thc buying, employ the help he deemed
nccensary, and present hls bllls to
Ihe bonrd for nudlt and payment. Thils
he would be responsible on hls bond
for hls good conduct and inanagc
ment.
"There lias been complalnt," sald Mr.
Tlirockmnrion yesterday, "for a long
time about tho worklng of the roads
ln the ? ounty, and the voto of Tues?
day shows bow tbe people feel about
lt. 1 il.. not suppose the supervlsors
wlll d.-ir. thal the causo of the defeat
of the hill was tho fact that tho road
BGirimls.ioner. were to bo appolnted ln
tead
objed
based
?t.-d. Four-tlfths of tlu
to the proposltion w.r.
that feature.
I'nvored l_lec(to_.
nll lilong been ln favor nl
? ?n of the road bonrd. and
through the House of Dele
108 providing for thelr "lcc
asure was held up in tho
ihe rco.ue-'t of partles frtio
csted ln changing th<- road
the promlse, bo I wns In
thc
nt
mnli
d-nt
ill
4ii.-h
whic
llnt.
t lai
jtnpn
lKlit
. arranged so t
people would bc pro
tccted.
"Now. lf the supervlsors wish to
"arry out the desire ot ihe people, they
wlll at onco employ a competent roud
Miporlntr-ndent, put hlni undor bond
md put him ln charge of rnad-buildlnir
Under them. There would then be no
.spcClal need for a change in the law,
^a the superlntendent would be forced
lo do hls best and would ho responsi?
ble on hls bond. 1 hope tho super?
vlsors will conslder this suggestion
ind adopt it.
"But whether they do so or not, thc
people h.ve left the matter ln thelr
tiands. and it is our duty as good
'Itlzens to accept tho result che.cr.ully
ind to co-oporate ln every way poa
dble with the supervlsors to have our
roads put and kept ln tho best possi
ile shape, and to malntaln Henrlco
in thc position of the banner countv
in tho State.
"I wish to thank the nawspapers ot
:his clty for biinglng the matter to
the attention of thc people, so that
'.hey mlght know to vote upon ihe
luestlon. Also my frlends who work
!d for the adoptlon of the law. To
ny frlends who did not think as I
lld. I ralse my hat nnd say that they
ire good fightors."
WANT VAN LEW HOME
llothers' Club Advocotes Its Tiirchsc for
.choolhoose.
Wlth thc Idea of obtalnlng a new and
idequate school on tlie Van Lew property,
vlth ample playgrounds away from the irol
ey Hne, tbe Mothorj' Co-Operatlve Club of
he Bcllevuc School met yesterday afternoon
n the klndergarten rooms of tho school.
rhero were present more than _00 members
if the club, and the meetln. wns most en
huslnstlc. An address was made by Mrs.
.Vhltloek, . rcpresentinf. the Federatlon of
.fotliers'- Clubs. Joseph II. Saunders, prlncl
lal of the school, spoke on Flve Ways ln
Vhlch Mothers Can Co-Operato ln tho Work
.f a School."
Tlie followlng offlcers wcrc elected: Pto.
dent, Mrs. XV. H. Curry; Flrst Vlce-1'resl
ient, Mrs. XV. F. Smith; Second-Vlc-e.rresl
lent. Mrs. J. O. Carter; Secretary, Mrs. A.
1. Clarke: Treasurer, Mlss Mattlo XV.
fatcher; I.lbrarlan, Mlss K. P. Neale.
All STYLES
ALL LEATHERS
ALL SIZES
Af-DWIDTHS
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Wm ___ Douglas $3*50 and $4,00
shoes aroposfftively iho bost mado
and most popular shoos for tho
prloo ln America, and aro tho most
ooonomloal shoes for you to buy.
r\0 You Realize
*?*-'' that my shoes
have been the stan?
dard for over thirty
years, that I make
and sell more $3.50
and $4.00 shoes than
any other manufatfturer in the U. S?'and that DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR,
1 GUARANTEE MY SHOES to hold their shape, look and fit beiter, and
wear longer than any other $3.50 or $4.00 shoes you can buy ?
Qyality counts. It has mad^in} shoes THE LEADERS of the WORLD.
For FALL and WINTER WEAR, my Immense stock includes the iateft
and beit styles in every size and width, especially in Young Men's Lasts. and
my -tores also carry at all times the moft complete assortment of the more subiftan
tial -lyles, such as have made W. L, Douglas shoes a household word everywhere.
You will be pleased when you buy my shoes because of the fit and appear?
ance, and when it comes time for you to purchase another pair, you wll .be
more than pleased because the!___. ones wore IfFjUnscA^A Vf. ..'flouvta*
so well, and gave you so much comfort. ^^rm^xua sm 0e.
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FIVE OPIHIONS
IIFEDERALCOURT
Judge Waddill Wrotc All Hand
ed Down on Opening
Day of Term.
Flve oplnlonn. nll of whloh wero
writton hy Lnltod States Dlstrict Judgo,
Waddill, Jr., were hnnded down yea
torday by tho United Statea Clreult
Court of Appeals, whlch convened for
ii- November term at 11 o'clock. Th*
followlng Judges wer- ln attcndnncci
Circutt Judge Nathan Ooff. Clreult
Judge J. C. Prltchard, nistrlet J_dg?
Henry c. McDowell ?and Dlstrict _udg?
John C. noae, thls being the first
time .lodge Rosa, whose homo Is ln
Baltlmoro, haa sat wltl* the court.
Court anr nco<l and handed dow'n
Ita opinlon ln the followlng cases:'
No. noi. Steam Tug I?iuret.ta Sped
den. et al., appellants, vs. Itobert I_
Hogers. Indlvidunlly and ns owner ol
bugeye N< ttle Allinson, nppellen; or.
appeal from the Dlstrict Court at Bal?
tlmore, Md. opinion by Judge Waddill
Aflirmed. wlth coats. i
No, 907, Atlantlc Coast Line I.nll
to.i.l Company; plalntlff ln error, vs.
Goorge W. Llnatedt, hy hls guardian,
A. C I.lnstedt, defendant ln error; in
error to tbe Clreult Court at Colum?
bia. K C. Opinlon by .ludge WaddlM.
Afnrmi d, with costs.
N<> __J), Southern Towlng Companv
appellant, va Sarah .r. Egan, admln
latratrlx of lohn ,1. Kgan. deceased, ap
pellee; on aiipeni from tbe Dlstrict
Court nl Haltlmore. Md. Opinion by
Judge Waddlll. Aflirmed, wlth costs.
Nn 921, Southern Towlng Company,
nppollttiit. vk. Sarah J. Kgnn, admin
Istratrix of .loim Egan, deceased, ap
pellee; on appeal from the Dlstrict
Court at R.iltimore, Md Opinlon hy
ludge Waddlll. AfTirmed. wlth Cl I
:?:?? 927 Tygart Valloy Brevring
.nv, appellant, va The Vllter
M u...i:i. tiirin. Company. npp.-llce; ,,u
anpeal from the Clreult Court at
Clarksburg, \v Va Opinlon bv Judge
Waddlll. rteversed, wlth costs ar.d re
marided.
The followlng caso was argued:
N'o. ssn. Mary C, Leary, admlnlstru
trlx of JamcH I'. I.eary. appellant. vs.
t'nlted Statrs of America, appollee: nn
appeal from the Clreult Court at Lynch.
burrr. Vn. Cause argu<-d by Aiibrey E.
Strode and .1. T. Coleman. of I.ynch
burg. for the appellant, and by Marlnn
I-lrwln. SpeCtal Assistant Attornoy-Oon
oral, for tlu- appollee, and MibmlMed.
Court adjourned untll this mornlnfl
at 11 o'clock.
Cndofi In Call To-Day.
No. 056. United States. appellant, va
Ttcbccca Bloom. nppellee: on appeal
from the Dlstrict court nt Norfolk, Va.
To ho argued by \. X.. Lewls, United
States attorney. for the appellant. No
appearanee for the appellee.
No. 057. United States, appellant. vs;
Abraham Bloom, appellee; on appeal
from tlie Dlstrict Court at Norfolk.
Va. To be argued by L. I_ Lewls,
Unltod Stato.s attorney, for the ap?
pellant. No appearanee for tho ap?
pellee.
No. 95$. United States, appellant,
vs. Sadlo M. Sprung, appollee; on ap?
peal from the Dlstrict Court at Nor?
folk. Va. To bo argued by L. L. Lewls,
Unltod States attorney, of thls clty.
for the appellant, and hy Samuel II.
ICunstllch, of New York Clty. for the
appellee.
No. 0.2. Norwood Paper Company,
plalntlff in error, vs. Columbia Paper
Bag Company. defendant In orror; ln
error to the Circutt Court at Balti?
more, Md. To be argued by William
Beynolds. of Baltlmore, Md.. for tho
plalntlff ln error, and by Edwln G.
Baetjor, of Baltlmore, Md., for tho de?
fendant In error.
Cane la CoroprOmlsed.
An order of compromlse between Jame_
It. Dabney. ndmlnlstrator for "Samuel T..
Dabnoy, and the Southern Railway was cn.
tered In tlie Clty Clreult Court yesterday
morning. Samuel Dabnoy wns run over nnc|
kllled by a Southern rtallway oiujlne In th?
yards at Monroo December 15. By tho pay.
ment of $500 io hls admlnistrntor the rall?
road company Is relcased of any future 11a'
bllity ln the matter.