The times dispatch. [volume], February 04, 1911, Image 10

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Within the past week wo have received 1,200 pair? of Women's
Fine Quality Hose. We import direct from Chemnitz, conse?
quent I v we can offer better Hose at the same price, or the same
Hose at lower prices.
We also liaye shipments from the best American manufac?
turers. These are the Best Hosiery sold anywhere?guaranteed
to be perfect and to give satisfaction.
Women's Hose, 25c
Fine imported Mark Nermsdorf dye;
bjack, tan and white lisle. Black
cause cotton; Black cotton split sole.
St>M elsewhere ut "v.;<~.
Women's Silk Hose,
Special, 79c a Pair
Fine ingrain thread silk, full fash?
ioned and strictly first quality, will?
I lisle top and sole; sold elsewhere for
$| $1.00 and $1.25.
"Wayne Knit" 25c,
35c, 50c
These arc the best 1 lose in the world
for wear.
25c Black cotton.
fQC Black gauze cotton, black silk
\ ODC Itslc, black gauze lisle.
The thinnest Silk Lisle Stock?
ing made, and will give satis
50c
Women's Silk Lisle
"Ingrain" Gauze, 39c
Thinnest Stocking made that will
wear. Black, with white tip heel and
toe. also tan and white: .-old elsewhere
at 5?C.
Women's Zephyr
Gauze, 19c
The thin Gauze Silk Stocking that is
always sold for 25c; colors, black, tan
and white; have every appearance of a
real silk stocking.
Women's Silk Finished
Hosiery, 17c a Pair
Those are the correct weight for
new medium weight; lisle finish, in
black only; regular 25c value.
6
jsCentxaj Trades Council of Rich?
mond Favors Constitutional
Amendment.
Won by the support given to labor by
?women in the fight before the last Leg
jf]attire for u ten-hour work day. the
Central Trades and Labor Council of
Richmond has espoused the cause <">f
woman's suffrage. The council has
adopted resolution*) favoring1 submission
to the people of the State of an amend?
ment to ihc Constitution given women
the privilege of suffrage.
Further, vnemhers of the Equal Suf?
frage League of Virginia are invited to
address tho next meeting of tlte cotxn
cil, which will he hold Friday, Febru?
ary 10. at 4 P. M., in Labor Teinplc,
Fifth and Marshall Streets.
Inasmuch as tin- Central Trades and
Labor Council is composed of delegates
from the various labor organizations of
tin- city, this action is regarded ns a
Mr >n? aid to the cause. Tho resolu?
tions, as forwardod to Mrs. B. B. Valen
.ilne. president of the league, by Sec?
retary E. \V. Blakey. are as- follows:
"Whereas, the protection nf the child
nnd the home is undoubtedly women's
deepest interest, and is most effectively
advanced- where women have a voice in
the government, and
''Whereas, in recognition of the gnl
,'lint support that women gave ur in
[our ngltt for tho ten-hour work day for
[.women iihd children at the bist session
lot" the Legislature; therefore,
"Resolved, That wo favor the sub
TOilBsion to the voters <>i this State a
(constitutional amendment giving t<i
[>vornen.4tii(;..rig Iff to 'vote on the same
?terms as men;; and be it further
"Resolved, That the next meeting of
;th'c council be an open one, and that
? the women who advocate equal suffrngfi
be Invited to address this council at
Klint time."
There i= no secret for the Sclnvarz
ifcluld success
Elegance of Stocks,
Lowlcss of Prices,
Liberality of Dealing,
make the foundation of this wotv
irucfufc.
SCHWARZSCHILD RROS.,
Second and Broad Streets..
' The
rlrrfui
This Trade-Mark
IS A
Badge of Honor
WORN BY
. ML Co.'s Pearl
L C, Roo?ng Tin
GORDON METAL CO.,
Richmond, Va,
93
ECLIPSE
J. sundry
Phone *
Send you collars, ruffe *nd r-hirt> to
I u? They are hot only done, but well
" done.
ECLIPSE LAUNDRY.
IF YOU ALREADY OW N A
HAMILTON WATCH
von have a reliable timepiece. If not,
let us ehow it to you ?one ol the finest
American-made Watches ?17 jewels --
615.00 and up.
^ Smith & Webster, Inc.
t-Time Specialists. 612 F. Main Street.
Day aud Night.
iJPHONK?
f Madlr.on 4b Day.
I Madison 48 Night.
Call for the "Alco."
Building Inspector Beck Calls
Halt on Work of Clay Ward
Councilman.
Councilman .'ohn T. Powers, of Clay
Ward, was ordered 10 stop work on two
contracts yesterday and reported by
Building Inspector Beek for violations
..f tbe Building Code One instanci
was In tbe case of four houses on West
Main Street, between Meadow and
Uowlnhd SfectSj being erected tot
David Council. Some weeks ago
Councilman Powers was lined in thu
Police Court for not bavlng laid the
foundations in accordance with the
1 Building Code on these same bouses;
I Deputy inspector But lor, in charge of
the western district of the city for
the Bull.linir Inspector's bfllce. report?
ed yesterday that Councilman Tower
was using riit inferior finality of brick,
not good hard burned brick as re
rjulred. Tie matter was reported to
Building Inspt ctor Beck, who at once
ordered the work, stopped.
Second Itcport Sani? Dny.
A similar report was made in con?
nection wtth three bouses being erect?
ed at the corner of Clay and Gllmer
Streets. for B. II. flange. After In?
spection, tl"- parapet walls and chim?
ney beads were ordered to be torn
flown, the si me class of llgbt weight
brink having hen used. Councilman
Powers is also tin- contractor on this
job.
Mr. Powers 'has twice before been in
Police Court on charge of doing de
1 fectlve work, in one Instance soni^
! months ago. by reason of faulty ex?
cavations, a part of the walls of a
now house were thrown down, en?
dangering a number of workmen. In
'both Instances ho was lined by the
I Police .1 tistiee. Several months ago
I Mr. Powers Was the author of a reso?
lution proposing the appointment of a
special Council committee to revise the
Building Code, which wag rejected.
The present Building Code, which has
bebn Incorporated as a chapter in tho
I now City Code of 101 n. was prepared
i by a commission made up of engineers,
architects and practical builders-, and
Muts been !:. effect about three years.
I during wnb?h time the building opera?
tions in the city haw more than
i doubled:
Mr. Wendling Delivers Last of
His Regular Lectures?To
Repeat One To-Morrow.
"If a man die, he shall Uve again'
was tiie positive assertion made last
night at the John Marshall High
I School auditorium by George P. Wend?
ling, whose subject Was; "l? Death the
Hind -fho question of immortality
is the grea-U-st in the world; by the
.side of It all other probienia dwindle
into childish queries. It is iht univer?
sal question," he Raid.
? There. |s change, b it rio annihilation
1 in nature. If this he no df tho lower
order of creation, shall it lie aald that
this principle cannot apply to man,
I?'f'd ; greaiojit handiwork?
I "if tnan were to be irf.mbrtal on
earth, ;-trang. would bei the Situation.
Man would lice on Ihrough centuries,
having every'experience, having known
everything and felt eycr^tlihrp, Death
would be a boon to man In such a case,
the earth would be so crowded that
childhood and motherhood would
cea He;
"Wo see the enttine with Its wheel"
nopped and its mechanism h(ill, but
we cannot hay t hat there the engineer
is not somewhere, alive end alert
The wreck of the ship, the human body
after death, we may ;-<<<?, i,)Jt v.h?
Shall say that tin, pilni is f.ijjo de.ad:
"Doubters: .say T will not believe
what I do not. know.' ym the leftdera
and Inventor a arid gnat men of ail
times have believed rnoro than they
know. It was ho v/Ith Columbus, will
08.11)00, Field, Morso, ;. ..,.,]
other.".''
The next lecture will take place, at
R:3fj to-morrow aftornoon, on
of Galileo."
MnrrUtrr Mrr.n?>
A m?rrtfcc' !'''m. .f..-.t vt.ilr.r4x'
? 1-, thf IfuptlnKi? ' o r1
..* ;.. ?.and.- Svolta J.'tr.*. . _,
SCHOOL CHILDREN
MISSED BY CENSUS
Eleven Hundred Newport News
Kids Missed in Late
j lihuiiicratioiii
SALARIES ARtr. IN DISPUTE
Norfolk City and County Are
Claimants? Kducation Board's
Work. !
According to evidence adduced yes?
terday before the State Hoard oC edu?
cation. Newport News is hoi tn the
race-suicide class. Incidentally. it
would appear that tho original census
'takers there for tltc Depurttncnt or
Public Instruction don't know a child
when they sec one.
! Willis denkiiis, superintendent or the
schools <>f the shipbuilding city, hp;
j peared before the board with tho
(Startling statement that the school
I census taken during tltc past summer
jwas short no lens than 1,100 names ot
children of school age. This census
is taken every live \ears by the State,
land on it are based the apportion?
ments of State funds and literary
funds. "When tho returns came in for
J Newport News, it was found that the
total was far below the average num?
ber of childron for the entire popu?
lation. Thereupon an investigation
was made as to certain blocks, and It
was found that many children had
! been missed. A recount of the entire
city showed t.100 moro children than
had been previously returned.
The only explanation made was that
there was carelessness In the first cen?
sus.
Wnnted More Funds.
Mr. Jenkins asked that the appor?
tionment for this and succeeding years
j he made upon the basis of the new
; count. New, this apportionnient litis
already been made for the entire State,
and to rearrange it as- tit often the
I money which goes to every county and
city,. The total Is about $2.50 per year1
I per child. |
I The board r?nlir.ed Mint ft is froutine
a ltnolty proposition, and referred tho
whole matter to a committee, com?
posed of Governor Mann. Superinten?
dent Eggleston and Attorney-General
William:', lo report at the next meet
i n c.
A most Interesting and comprehen?
sive report was presented by Dr. J. M.
Page, chairman of the committee on
collegiate certificates. This commit?
tee has worked out a complete list of
requirements in schools before their
graduates are allowed certificates, and
the units fot each grade of certifi?
cate are fixed. The report will be
printed. The committee wns contin?
ued for tltc purpose of grading sucn
private schools as wish to bo given a
rank. Public institutions will. of
course, be graded automatically.
I.nurel Get* SIJUM).
The board, at the request of Col?
onel John S. tlarwood, appropriated
$1,000 from the State school f ind lor
:he Laurel industrial School, to take
the place of the special appropriation
made for this purpose by the Legisla?
ture, which action, according to a rul?
ing oi the Attorney-General, was un
const It utlonal.
A program for the celebration of
Confederate Memorial Day ill tho
schools, presented by Mrs. Kate* Pleas
! ants Minor, was adopted. Certain lit
! erary work is prescribed. Governor
I Mann and Superintendent Eggleston
' were instructed <<> associate throe
i other persons with them to carry out
! the plan, and to have 10,000 copies or
; the program printed.
! Hereafter May , will be observed as
j Bird Day In the schools, the object
j bring to interest the children in the
study or birds and In their protection.
Arknnicnt Over Salary,
j Superintendent R. A. Doblo, of Nor
? folk efty, und Superintendent A. H.
Foreman, of Norfolk county; appeared
i before the hoard in regard to their re?
spective salaries
It seems that the city hits recently
'annexed pint of the county, con t si in -
! Jhg f',000 population by ".oral census,
and the city superintendent wanted
j his salary Increased accordingly ih
the sum of ?13n a year, which would
be at the expense of the county super?
intendent. Mi\ Foreman naturally oh
? jectcd. It seems the board has pre?
viously ruled that the Federal census
[must govern in these matters, under
I the law. Attorney-General Williams
j thought a local census mljrht be
taken, hut believed the board should
first , set .'il,;de the new territory as
pari of the city instead of the county
district; Mr. Foreman said the popu?
lation ]o.st would be replaced within
a year or two by natural growth, while
he could get no relief until the next
Federal census. Mr. Dohio said as li?
had the extra responsibility, ho should
have the extra money. In this he was
supported by K. Ft. F. Wells, of Nor?
folk.
Committee M ill Decide.
The matter was referred to a com?
mit t<e composed ot the Governor, tho
Attorney-General, M, M. Lynch and
Secretary R C. Stearries, with instruc?
tions to report a? the March meeting.
Sc ool l.c-ards were authorized to
appropriate money for medical inspec?
tions of BChcpl children.
Sitting ??? s the board of the Miller
Fund, the hotly authorized Second An
j riltor John G Dew to sell ;i Richmond
i f ond Instead of a LynchbUrg bond to
reimburse the income account from the
i prlneir.ai account The bond will be
bought by the Retired Teachers- Fund.
T. c< State Ro.--.rd of Examiners pre?
sented h renort on the uniform grading
of teachers' certificates, which was ro^
! garded ns entirely covering tho
ground In this much vexed question
? it was approved over the objection o*
Judge Williame.
j Giles v. Jackson and r> Webster Dn
vIb asked hat the board adom tie r
Jiftl ;"""forv "f >hc "e*r* ho
ted SUtes for us? in colored schools
ihU was referred to n special com
fllnen? Hniid Drllltf.
reorganized hand of the Bitten'
allon had Its first dr.n last night.
' of course, .-'orne of the members
previously drill* d with lite old
I others were put through for the
?r?1 rim* The regular rnllltarv f0r
! ' ? ( jvore rone through, the men
. ?' Instrumenta instead of rifles
nr, the band Is attached to
? the proper officer to drli!
IIP baits] Ion adjutant, and no
' rtg1> Meutenan? Joseph Le Ma
???rl< r conducted the drill.
-fitrj Palled to Aprr^r.
' ' Hf-nrJo county Circuit Court yea
f^.P") to ojrree In the en?*
. t-.'.t'j-r .),l,rifl<\ w|tl, noil*
; 'Mr ll'/ i'ir r'jndny without u llceVipff
. ' ?*?' ' ?.? *????-??<? by ConotabI* C o.
T INDUSTRY
Development in Kaslcrn Coun?
ties to Add Value to
City Dock.
HEARING IS POSTPONED
Alter Short Session. Continu?
ance Js Had Until Feb?
ruary 16.
According to n witness who testi?
fied yesterday before1 the Stute Cor?
poration Commission in the hearing
on tho petition to close titc Richmon i
duck, this city is about to enter upon
n period of greater Importance as u
port as n result, of tho development
<>r the cement industry in the noun
tics between tho capital and Ttdewatdr
Tho promoters of this dcVoibpmnut,
suld Stephon A. Ellison, the witness,
would not think of shipping by rait.
This evidence was, of course, 111
j tended to show the importance 01
water transportation In the growth of
Richmond. On the other band, Mr. EL
lison said, oh cross-examination, that
this cement could perhaps be handled
outside of the dock.
Smnll l*r<>grcaa Mittle,
Little progress whs made in tho
hearing yesterday. .indite George L.
Christian suspended for the time hU
presentat'lon of witnesses for tlt?
Chamber of Commerce, and Jitudge Bov
erly T. Crump began tho examlnu... .01
of witnesses In behalf of the business
houses abutting on the dock.
The commission was in kcssloh only
two hours. After some discussion bit
the date for resumption of the bear
lug, in which it appeared that several
of l.ho attorneys had engagements, and
also tli.it the commission had ?Iber
1 matters on hand, it way determined t.>
have a continuance to Thursday, Feb?
ruary Iii. at 11 o'clock. This dato ie
| pends on whether or not the hearing
on the stove matter, which is set tor
February 14, is concluded by l-curuary
1 If,.
. Corrects liniirrietlun,
R. A. Dun lop, secretary of 1 Lo Cham?
ber of f'ommeroo. resumed tho stand
a; the opening yesterday morning He
corrected a statement made by him on
the preceding day as to the position of
a former president of the chamber..say?
ing lo- bad learned that " the man in
question though tho bondholders should
be allowed to use the property, since
tl.ity would not buy It.
Mi. Dunlop read some letters re?
ceived by him from K. L. Bomiss, of
the bondholders' committee, in 100?,
when the proposition for municipal
ownership of the dock was being con?
sidered. In which the value of the
property to the city was commented
upon.
In addition to privately owned river
front outside of tbe dock, the witness
said he understood about 1,000 feet
was available for wharfage lie
thought the figure submitted by tin;
bondholders as to the business of tho
dock was hardly a fair statement, as
It was the smallest exhibit he had
beard of.
lliixlnean Hero. Is Cond.
Mr. Dunlop said he knew of no other
p.lty In Virginia which has a private
dock affected with a public use. He
' dlil not believe any city witn regard to
! Us future would release such an ob
i llgation. Richmond's general business
was never In a better condition, he
concluded.
First Vlee-Presidcnt T. M. Carrlng
ton, of the Chamber of Commerce, next
went on tho stand. He said that
body's nttitude was to keep tbe dock
open. The work of the chamber, be
said, is done largely througn commit?
tees, which make, careful investlgation
and decide each case, on Its merits.
In cross-examination Mr. Hunton
seemed to indicate that It was a meet?
ing when counsel were employed In
this case which was composed of only
fifteen persons. Mr. Bradley said 011
the Htaiul Tuesday that thl:, number
was present when the resolution was
adopted purporting to come from tho
chamber, protesting against the clos?
ing of tbe do.ck.
Five llnrgrn nt n Time.
This ended for the present the testi?
mony of tin- chamber, and Judge
Crump, for the adjacent property own?
ers, called S. A. Ellison. The witness
?Is in the coal business nt Seventeenth
and Dock Streets, on tbe .south side
of the dock. Hi- said that as many as
live barges loaded with coal baa coma
up tbe river et ono time.
.Mr. Ellison explained the difference
in rates by the means of transporta?
tion. The freight rate by rail frain
the Lehigh fields on anthracite coal to
Baltlmoro is $1.15 a ton, loaded on
! barges, The charge by water from
j Baltimore to Richmond to 45 cents
I freight, 2 1-2 cents insurance and H5.S
j cents doeknK.j per gross ton. The total
cost, by water to the Ellison ware?
house is $1.85, or .?L79 in the barge
at the dock .-side. By rail the rate Is
(2.15 for the whole trip. Presuming
that dealers in the West End of the
j city are prepared, as some of them
are, to unload from cars without cost..
J there Is a saving of 30 cents u ton in
favor of the water haul.
.it ?ich Co in en by AVnfor.
I Probably 100,000 tons of anthracite
Iis consumed in Richmond in a year,
estimated Mr. Ellison, about one-fourth
of this coining in tho dock and a good
, deal more to a firm otltsldo tho dock
on ihn river- He believed water trans
! portation keep;; down rail rates, and
I that It would be disastrous to Rlch
1 mond to close tho dock. referred
at length to the. cement, development
? near Smithileld, saying that. If '.he plan
j succeeds the dock will earn $2.000 a
1 year from dockage from this source.
The rate on this commodity would bo
?! by rail and F.O cents by water. Mr.
Ellison contemplates a lurgsr future
for the dock.
The commission adjourned to Febru?
ary 1?, after Mr. Ellison concluded his
testimony.
Police Conrt Cases.
Tiavtd .IftckHOn, colored, churned -with Sell?
ins: cocaine, was sent on to the. grand,Jury
from the police Court yesterday morning.
"Colonel" W. rr. w. lioimos. charged with
falling to Fupport his wife, was dismissed.
I I.con Chrlstophcrsoib white, was sent to
.tall tor fout months on a ch.irRo of sicMIng
' clothe* from Charlca E. Spitzer.
NOW IS THE TIME.
In early years is the time' to save.,
Learn now, before extravagant habits
arc formed. Start with $1.00 and cam'
& Percent, compound interest. *
\tm Eaet.MaiPjSjtxce.t, ^
PRESIDENT GEIS
TO LICENSES
Governor Mann I'ays for Them
Out of His Contingent
Fund.
WILL BUILD ELECTRIC ROAD
Charter Is Asked for Short Line.
Farmers' institute
Schedule.
Ar nil acl of courtesy from the Com?
monwealth of Virginia t.> tho Presi?
dent of the United States, Governor
William Hodges Mann yestofuny pur?
chased from his contingent fund the
licenses asked for by Mr. Taft to
operate ills automobiles ;n iho high?
ways of this Stale. The licenses and
auto plates were mailed to 1'rlvate
Secretary Chariots D. Norton yesterday
by Clerk J. M. Hayes, Jr.. of the oflieo
of the .Secretary of the Common wealth.
The net result to this State is that,
the sum of $60 is taken from the
treasury for general purposes, and Is
put in the fund for State money aid to
good roads. All receipts frein auto?
mobile licensee, under the new law,
go into this fund, und are disbursed by
the State Highway Commission.
Ilms Four Cars.
One of tho President's ears requires
a license costing 520. and the other
three $10 each. He lias three Pierce
Arrows and one WJilto Steamer. This
makes $50. in addition, he asked for
' four chauffeurs' licenses, which cost
$2.50 each. "These have been Issued in
jibe names of .\. K. Long, Francis H.
Robinson, Wj L Jackson ami Walter
Wagstaff.
Discussing his decision in the mat?
ter, Governor Mann said to ti reporter
for The Ti mrs-Dlspa t ch tha t he re?
garded this as an act of simply cour?
tesy. He believed that had the Legis?
lature, thought of the contingency of
the President asking for licence, n
provision would have been put in tho
bill authorizing its issuance without
rhu rge.
There seemed no other way In which
the matter could be adjusted In the
manner desired, for the. Secretary of
the Commonwealth Is personally re
t-ponslble for all licenses issued, and
would have been compelled to account
for these. He. however, Is now snfe,
since he has a warrant drawn on the
Auditor of Public Accounts for the
money.
No cause will suffer, since the Gov?
ernor's contingent fund is never any?
where near used in Its entirety.
BUILD TROLLEY LINE
flinrter Afcked For by Alexandria Coun?
ty Concern,
Further development in the electric
lines near Washington Is indicated In
an application made yesterday to the
State Corporation Commission for a
?'barter for the Washington and Itar
croft Traction and Power Company.
This concern proposes to build a trac?
tion line from the south end of Gov?
ernment Bridge to Bailey's Cross
Roads, in Fairfax county, ,i distance of
seven miles.
The principal office will be at Bar
croft, Alexandria county, and the pre?
sumption Is that tlie line will cross
the Southern Railway at that point.
The maximum capital stock is only
S2r?,000, and the minimum $5,000. The
officers are: F. C. Handy, president,
Barcroft, Va.; YV. W. "Wright, vice
president, Pat-croft; C. P. Munson, sec?
retary, Arlington, Va.
EASTERN SHORE SCHEDULE
Institute Speaker? Will Devote Much
Attention to Trucking:.
Announcement was made yesterday
by the Department of Agriculture of
the schedule for that part of the com?
ing big series of farmers' institutes
which will he held on the Fastern
Shore. The special train tendered by
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor?
folk Railroad started at Le Cato, where
a meeting will be held at 9:20 on the
morning of February The train will
then proceed to Bloxom, where, an In?
stitute will be held In the afternoon at
2 o'clock.
The other meetings will be at tho
same hours. These will be at Tasley
on February 10, morning, and at Keller
in the afternoon. On February 11 the
meetings will be at Bird's Nest and at
Cape Charles, where the trip for that
part of the Stale will end.
Iii? Trucking; Induutry.
Following this, several meetings will
be held in Princess Rnne, Norfolk and
Southampton counties- Much attention
will he paid In these lectures to the
trucking industry, which Is so im?
mense, both on the Lastern Shore and
in the lower Tidewater counties. Nor?
folk truckers last year shipped ?1,555,
200 packages. Three farmern there
grow 75,000 barrels of potatoes, and
probably the largest corn grower in
the. State is located there. This sec?
tion's meetings will begin on February
13.
From May 1 to November 15. ISMO,
the Eastern Shore truckero shipped
through their produce exchange alone
1.050,000 hnrrcls of wtiite potatoes,
800,000 barrels of sweet potatoes, 68,
000 barrels and crates of onions, BS,
000 crates of strawberries, 41,000 crates
of cabbage, and 8.500 packages of pea?,
turnips and other vogotablos.
Mining Concern A?k? Charter.
Application was made yesterday to
the Stale Corporation Commission for
a charter for the Waller Mining Cor?
poration, with principal office at Falls
Church, Va. The capital stock la
$500,000. The concern proposes to do a
general mining business. The officers
are Horace B, Brown, president, Fall3
Church, Va.; H. Scott Ryer, vice-pres?
ident. PJaot Falls Church, Va.; C. D.
Garrett. secretary, Washington, D. C;
C C. Caywood, treasurer, Washington.
D. C.
?Ridge Designated.
The Governor yesterday designated
.Tud.ge Waller R. Staples, of the Corpo
poratlon Court, of Roanoke, to hold
part, of tho term of the Circuit Court
of Washington county for Judge Frank
B. Hut ton. beginning next Monday, to
sit In certain cases.
Dirts on State Printing,
Clyde W. Saunders was the lowest
bidder yesterday for the contract for
printing the 111th volume of Virginia
Reports. Ho asked 25 conls per 1,000
ems composition, and 20 cents per token
for presswork. Woymouth, Meister
Smothle arc tho lowest bidders on the
binding, at 3D cents a volume for S00
pages, and 1-5 of a cent for each addi
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To-Day a Day of Opportunities
Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats
Which have been selling up to $30 reduced to $16
Boys' and Children's Clothing, Hats, Furnishings j
also bear interesting reductions. J
Gans-Rady Company!
SPECTACLES FAIL
TO PICK OUT COP
So Man Wearing Them Was
Arrested While Trying to
Pawn Suit of Clothes.
While In the act of pawning a suit
of clothes yesterday, Charles Smith',
colored, whose real name In Haid to bo
Albert Johnson, -was arrested by De?
tective-Sergeant Wiltshire art a fugi?
tive from Justice from Portsmouth.
In his possession were discovered an
overcoat and a pair of gold spectacles,
both bearing the label of houses in
Winstoh-Salem, n. C. The- spectacles
wero perched on the negro's nose, and
he peered over thorn as it he could sec
through tho desk Rorgeunt'i* soul.
Sergeant Wiltshire asked him where
the spectacles had come from. lie said
that they had been sent to him by Roh?
en Smith. Ho didn't know who Robert
Smith was; neither dhl Sergeant Wilt?
shire. Smith, or iilmnon, didn't know,
cither, whether ho was short or far
sighted; ho didn't know whether ho had
a. cataract or whether he was going
blind. But he wore the spectaclen as
If Im were used to them, and Sergeant
Wiltshire who I? regarded as a good
detective, does not pride himself on his
talents as an optician.
Smith, or Johnson. a*< the case may
be, is said to ?.e itn e\--convict, and, if
he ho tho man the detective thinks he
is, he baa been out of (ho penitentiary
but four months It lh alleged that ho
linn made frequent trips in and out of
Itlclimond, and that he has carried with
him much property and returned with
nothing that was apparent It Ip be
lleved. however, that bin pockets wer"
well lined on bis return trips. When
arrested bo was dressed "lit to kill."
CLARK'S ANNUAL CRUISE
Many Southern I'ooplr on Stcnmer ?nll
inR from Xeiv York To-Ilny,
With a passenger list of more than
f.no? name" from more than forty States
and the Dominion of Canada, the Clark
cruising steamer Arabic leaves New
York to-day on her annual trip to the
Mediterranean.
Among those on board this ye&r ar?
tho following from Virginia and the
South; Be". John M. Alexander. Mary
ville. Tenn; George H. Alexander, Nor?
folk, Va,; Mis. George II. Alexander,
Norfolk, Va.; Rnv. Milton A. Barber,
Raleigh. n. C.; Junlus Blair Flshburne.
Roanoke, Va.; A. B. Hammond. R.pu
noke. Va.; Mrs. A. B Hammond. Roa?
noke, Va.; Mrs. Wiltrdi 15. Min gen,
Roanoke, Va.: Junlus Parker Pishburne,
Antngdon, Va.; Miss F'ranees Tllghman
Mlngea, Abingdon, Va.; J. IL". Prlco.
Ciiattanooga. Tenn.; Mrs, Cora Getty
Ranfiler, Henderson, n. C.; Miss F-nwly
Ityland, Walkerton, Va.; Addison M.
Scott. Charleston, W. Va.: Mrs. Addison
M. Scott, Charleston, \V. Va.; Kov.
Alexander W. Seabrease, M. A., Wll
mlngton. N. C; Rev. W. D. Sbowalter,
I Iarrlsonburg, Va.; Miss Hilda Sala
monsky. Norfolk. Va.; .Miss .Mlzabdth.
Salamonsky, Norfolk. Va.
INSPECT NEW PLANT
Committee on Kleetrlelty to MnUe Tour
of I'owcr House nml Kijtitptitent.
The, Council Committee on F.ioctrloJty
will meet, this afternoon at ":.:a o'clock
at the City Hall and proceed in motor
cars to make a tour of inspection of
the municipal electric plant. The
i power house will be shown In full
' operation, and the pumps at tbe new
Pump House, driven by electricity,
will bo pumping water to tl/o new
reservoir, and during tbe evening the
current, will be turned on for.tin Broad
Street lights. While the power house
Is fully completed, the delay of Storms
?- Company, contractors, has prevented
the turning on of current for the gen?
eral system of street lighting, which
is as yet far from completed. During
tho past few days the contractor ban
been making better progress than for
several weeks previously.
Wilkinson Acquitted
Walter Wilkinson, a white man, wan ac?
quitted in the county Circuit Court yester?
day on the charge of stealing con I. In the
magistrate's court he was fined $5 and the
costs, but took an appeal to .Turlsre Scoit
I The coal stolen amounted to about in crnts.
Absent Fifty-Four Days in Past
Year, but Corrunittc'c Votes to
Give Him Full Pay.
For tho fifty-fourth day in tho pant
twelve month:? Stonewall .lackspu
Beau regard Wright did not show ?p
for' work yesterday at the City Hall,
Where he enjoys a position as an an?
cient and honorable member of tho
foree of Janitors. In hlB leisure mo?
ments he In an officer of tho Clay- ward
Actives. The last time he reported
for work wan on January l?,. While,
not well enough to work, he has been
nblo to draw his pay and to argue his
case eloquently before a Council com?
mittee when it was proposed that no
be. dTopped to make way for some
more oncrgotic cleaning artist On
January 27 lie was formally suspend?
ed by tho Building Inspector.
On Monday night Ihu Council will bo
called upon lb vote on an ordinance
putting the force of janitors directly
tinder the control of the Building In?
spector, without political Interference.
The Grounds ami Buildings Committed
rccomniendcd the ordinance, but at the
same, \tlmc gave the Janitors an in?
crease In pay.
Cut Out Sulnry rtnlse.
In the Ordinance, Charter and Re?
form Committee the increase was elim?
inated and the ordinance recommended,
The Finance Committee tool: tin- snnm
action. Mr. Wright hna invoked the
aid of many Councllmcn, including
prnetlonlly the whole Clay Ward dele?
gation, to secure toe defeat to' the
measure, at. It in conceded in advance
that with the right to employ and dis?
charge tn ,n? hands of the Building
Inspector, Wright's head would bo the
first to fall in tho basket. The con?
test la an Old, old one. and dates hack
to the adoption of ? resolution making
the Building Inspector responsible tor
the City Hall, instead of the Sersoant
at-Arms of the Council. Mr. Bee li
started in to denn the building, and
ibis llrst. reform was a rule that jom
tors must actually come to the bulld
> ing every working 'lay. and a record
was kept in his office, which does not
show .dr. Wrights presence duruug
about one-fifth of tho days In tho past
twelve months.
Cane of Double Pay.
At a meeting of the Grounds and
Buildings Committee on Thursday
night Mr. Beck, In a written statement,
roufommendod Wright's removal, no;
only on account of frequent absence
from his post of duty, but from tho
''absolute unreliability of the. service
he Is attempting to perform" Clay
Ward got busy with practically ttvt
i whole ward delegation and a largo
lobby. Mr. Beck s recommendation was
rejected, and Janitor Wright wan rein?
stated with full pay. although tho city
is paying a substitute during his ab?
sence. Mr. Bennett thought junltorti
should i,,. pUt oil a par with city oftt
cers?-not on a per diem basis?and
should not be held strictly accountably
for their dally coming and going. A?r.
Wright, although reported as too sick
to work, was present to argue his
enso. Mr. Bock said it had been re?
ported to him that during tue period
of alleged illness Mr. Wright had been
about town night and day. President
Robert Whit tot, of the Board of Al?
dermen, and other city officials from
Clay Ward, lent their support anrt
presence to Mr. Wright, both beforu
and during the meeting.
BALL ACQUITTED
j Sampln Cases Arrived for Complninnnts and
Cost Was tin Them,
s. M. Brill, agent lor n Philadelphia hard
I ware concern, was acquitted in the Polles
Court yesterday morning of tlin charge of
j stealing $20 from P. J. Taylor, of >>03 I..iure)
? Street, and tho same amount from August
Slewert, of f.?s Federal street.
Both men had deposited $20 each with
Jt.nll for a sample cns^. The sample cssc was
long in arriving, and Taylor thought ho hnd
bettor swear out a warrant against Hull.
The latter was arrested In Newport News
Mul was brought back Thursday night by
Acting Detective Atkinson. In the mean?
while the sample cases arrived, and as tho
transaction was thus, to all outtVard appcar
ances, devoid of criminal Intent, the cases
were dismissed. The cost was plnced on the
complainants.
Jean Crnndall. who was said strongly to
resemble Bail, was arrested ilrst, but proved
his Identity tho next morning
Announcement
The Clearing House Association of Rich?
mond has fixed the business hours of the banks
of the city
From 9 A. M. to 2 P. M.
To take effect February 1, 19? (except cm
Saturdays, when the hours will be as heretofore,
from 9 A. M. to 12 M.). This action of the
Clearing House has been approved by the boards
of directors of the various banks, and the pat?
rons of the banks are earnestly requested to at?
tend to all of their-banlring business within the
hours-named.
WM. JL PALMER,
J. WviSINTO?. President*
Secretary,