The times dispatch. [volume], February 07, 1911, Image 10

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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With Easter late as it is this year, a fresh new Suit will become
an actual necessity to most women, and at these liberal reductions
any one can have a new fresh Suit; and then still plenty of cool
days when suits like these will quickly make their value felt.
Many among them so up-to-date in style that they very gracefully
take the place of the new spring suit, if you so desire. These
prices will be in effect this morning.
$5.00
$7.98
?10 00 and $12.50 Suit?.
$15.00 and $17.50 Suits,
$18.50 and S20.O0 Suits
$25 0Q and $30.00 Suit = $17*50
$,^5X>0 and $5 7.50 Suits $21 ?SO
Women's Coats,
$10.98 & $12.98
That Were Reduced from $17.50
and $22.50.
These of fine kersey cloth, melton,
Scotch plaids and mixtures, about fif?
teen in all; pood serviceable coats for
comfort. _
Childen's Coats,
es,
Fine serges and coverts, in navy
and tan only, nicely lined, exceptional
values for the price.
Prices Cut on
These are all pood styles, nothing
extreme; materials such as inessa
lines, pcau de cygne, voile, silk poplin,
chiffon, scribe, corduroy; not over
twenty dresser, in all; no two alike,
regular or kimono sleeves, high or low
heck; these sold originally for ?32.50
and $37.50; reduced
$18.75 and...
Another small lot of si\ Dresses,
black, navy and brown, of line serge;
worth lo $27.50; reduced
tO. ....ii.
i ".' $21.75
LIQUOR DEALERS
Unite With Jug Manufacturers in j
Asking Court to Restrain Ex?
press Companies.
Liquor dealers of Richmond, various
sections of Virginia, and. in fact, many
points cast of tht Mississippi River,
and jug manufacturers throughout tho
country have inaugurated u tight
against the express companies, which
arc trying to increase the rates on
till shipments of distilled spirits. The
matter will bo aired next Monday In
the United States court hero. At that
lime Special Examiner Naodhnrn, of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
will be in Richmond to lake disposi?
tions.
?Some time ago the express companies
east of the .Mississippi announced an
increase in the thrift' on whiskey .ship?
ments. Headed by S, U Clark? & Co.,
of Richmond, aiut F. M. Rnnfibottom,
ju^ manufacturer, of Zanesville, Ohio,
the mail order houses and! wholesale
establishments, applied to ihi inter?
state Commerce Commission tor aid.
An order was issued suspending the
now ratas of the express companies
pending a iinal decision. February 13
was set as a date for hearing the mat?
ter.
More than K>0 dealers in Virginia are
interested, as well as t-ott lc and Jug
manufacturers. The case prom'ses to
he hard fought.
Not only do the express companies
desire to advance the rates on liquor,
but prescribe a new form oi packing
which is unsatisfactory Id the liquor
iEterests. ?? .
The qujestipn- irrvolved has aroused
unusual interest, not only in V irginia,
but in nearly all of the "wet'' .States
in the East. It is declared that tho
plan to increase the present rates is
illegal; and on this ground ah appeal
to the Interstate Commerce Commis?
sion has been made.
MANY INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury In HuNtlngM Court Brings
In Large Xumber.
Many indictments were brought in
yesterday by tlie February grand jury.
The true lulls range from murder to
the various kinds of theft, and are as
follows;
James'Burke and J. 13 .Martin, house
breaking: Albert Carter, malicious
founding; Samuel Carter, alias Wa?
ve rly Glover, housebreaking (si); Wil?
liam Gray, cocaine handling: Henry
Green, alias -'Nobby." and K. G. Turn
board, alias George Bland; housebreak?
ing; Oscar Taylor Hinds, lor the uiui
der of Mat hew Con way, Oocorubor -1:
Julia Holmes, cocaine handling; Wal?
ter Johnson, housebreaking; David
Jackson, cocaine handling, George
Jackson, grand .larceny; Walter Jen?
kins, carbreakihg; James Keyes, mali?
cious wounding: Sim Minor and Otto
Maiter, attempt ;.t robbery; Edward
Murphy; robbery; James Niehol. alias
James OatitVUt for the murder of Ed?
ward Evans; Ei I. Nash, b??sebrenk
lr,g, Leo Noel, housebreaking; James
Row ell. malicious wounding; Emtuett
Robinson, robbet y; Charles Smith, ma?
licious wounding; H. it Trice and Wil?
liam A. Barrett; househreaklrig; La?
ch et tn Taylor, grand Jarcehy; 1" c.
Turnboard, alias George Bland, housi
breaking til)> .Arthur Warwick, cocaine
handling: * ?;to Willis, rohberv.
MUSIC IN PARKS
rhamber'p. Muni
()ue.
Cnalrman Jam
3*r of OotriiTi'.-n
rslird h meet In
niorrow affcrtuii
it her thinge thi
queftioas e>f in
ippointim ot
A IIICt'tiliK O' I
a?er, r.ulicfl for
formulate plant
;arr.p?i>;ri J. (}
tipiil f (innnittee Id l*'?t*s <>n
i ion 11>. Moi i '<w ?
es I!. O'irdon, the Chftih
? tnunh.ljia: committee, lias
K cf "he committee for to
Hi <it i >< t-'< lock, Among
i oiurnitfc will consider tho
f>;< parks and the;
ii pdaygrVaiitd commission.
Mfivrnl lori committee has
Tuesday, February 14. \t>
thi ih<- spring Convention
. Cot It 3 Is i liairtnan.
Count} fMinrnUorr. to Meet.
The February mtMttitiB <?! the Board of Sti
???rvisora if Herri . county will be held ftilii
morning at !' i ? 's>< ?_:
A DOLLAR IN BANK
thlr.e?-it stays put.
?:.. . {qf a ifollar in
Is An obstinat?
(Ian you say
your pocket.
1117 Bast Main Street
Railroad Men and Officials to
Speak at Chamber of Com?
merce Smoker To-Night.
Representatives of the railroads j
throughout the Slate and members ?>t" |
the Legislature are coining in to a:-,
tend tho opening of the Virglniti -Min-'
oral aiid Timber lOxhlblt in-day. The
formal public opening takes olace this
afternoon at. :i:;iu o'clock. The e'xev-|
elscs will be presided over by Cap tu in
W. w. Baker nnd the Installation
speech will bo made by 15. A. Shubort. ?
ut Norfolk. Tho speech "C acceptance
on the part of the State Geological
Commission will )>e made by Dr. Thds.
Ii. SVnts?n, St.it?- Geologist.
The visitors. Including representa?
tives of the railroads In the State
ami members of tin- Legislature, will
be the guests ot tin- Chamber of Com?
merce at a reception in the audito?
rium of the Jefferson Hotel a; s o'clock
to-night. It is ex nucted that there
will he about 1.000 porsons present. j
The reception will bo presided over
by President Henry YV. Wood, of tho
Chamber of Commerce. Mayor l). C.
Richardson will deliver an address of
weleomo. 'iVirglnlo and Her Re?
sources" will he tin- subject of GpV,
? i nur Mann's speech. President \\\ YV. I
finidy, of the Southern Railway and
President I.. 13. Johnson, of the Nor- j
folk and Western, will talk about their
own roads. The other speakers and
their subjects are: "Virginia's Mining
Industry," Dhrilel 13. Went/.; "Tide?
water Virginia," John It. Saunders:
"Virginia's Possibilities." William II.
White, president of the Richmond,
Frcderlcksburg ami Potomac Railroad
Tho committee in charge of the
reception consists of President Henry
W Wood, chairman; T. AI C?rrington.
Wllilam T. Reed, I' C. Laird and John
M, .Miller. Jr.
TELEGRAPH MEN HERE
AVcxtern Colon nttlcinlM on fJencrnl
I nuped inn 'l our.
General Superintendent II. C, Worth
an, District Traffic Superintendent ?I.
.M. 'I to : i ell. District Plant Suporln
iendeni U M. Peck and other officers
of the Western Union Telegraph tiotn
pany arrived in the city yesterday on
?a general Inspection tour. They are
at the Jefferson, where they took din?
ner last night with the local officers.
.Vjnong matters being discussed by
I he bliicurs are plans for the removal
of the offices from the present loca?
tion, 1217 Past Main Street, to the
Travelers' Insurance Building, now ho?
ling constructed at HOC 12a st Main
! Street, Tlie party probably will spend
. lb-day in tin . ii.v. and then will leave
jlor the Inspection of other Southern
GETS MUCH BOOTY
? Thief Itrenkix Window of WatklnK-Co*
tiell Comiinnj nnd Ntciilts timuls.
A large plate glass window in the
I store of the Wat kins-, oitreil Com
I puny, Pt 11 ?13 Past Main Street, was
', broken yesterday morning some time
I after fi o'clock, and more I hau $101)
I worth of property was .stolon.
; Tlie plate glass window was wrecked;
j The goods were within east reach
after the glasp had been smashed, and
j tlx- thieves got away without 'liill
culty; Part of the propeitj was re?
covered yesterday by detectives, ami
Is now at. police headquarters.
Past night a negro attempted to
break into the office of the Baltimore
Brink Company, on the Osbornc Turn
I plki according to the night watch -
I v an. Cyrus Bossicux, htit wns frus?
trated in Iii?-- oifori. Bossicux In formed
i n police Officer that he knocked the
i bnrgkir Iii the head with a hammer,
I and that tin- latter escaped. It was
tllotight thai the man who broke Into
I the VViitklhs-Coitrell Company and the
j man who attempted to break into the
j brich company's place might be the
same, bin tiie night watchman of the
latter place was unable to furnish any
cities on which the police Could work.
TryliiR HariKiKr Suit,
The i'it;.- Circuit Court opened {<?< (he Pi<h
tuary tnm yesterdayinOrnlng. the docket
I being called und a number of tauen h<h for
tflali Tho roan then vent into the trial ..f
(he tall of Susan n. nntdoder agalna! the
Virqirila Railway and Power Company for
alleged damn gen from an accident. In Which
compensation lK ashed In ii.. mim of noooo.
Sues Councilman.
Notice of sun wan Hied yesterday in the
clork'a office of the Law and Boutty Court
1 i.. i. Randolph Marshall again*) Councilman
?.lohn T. Power? and Hie city rif Richmond
for riarhagca laid at $M0. N?, declaration has
as yet been riled.
?lames River Improvement.
The Council Committee on Improvement oi
?i.e James Hlvor will meet at tho Cltv ttaii
ic-nlifht at i o clook.
Head List of Contributions to
Woman's Foreign Mission?
ary Fund;
EPISCOPALIANS COME NEXT
Total Raised as Result of Jubilee
Meetings is $4,5/8?Fare?
well Services.
As u result of tho jubilee- til the
Women's National Foreign iuisslonary
Societies, which cud cd last night.
51,57s was raised by the workers ol i
Kiehm d to aid in preaching the g?s- '
pel in heathen lands. The contribu?
tions by denominations follow:
Baptist .-.?l,-.v?a
Episcopal . l.-ou
Christian .'? ?. ? Utfo'
Crosbyteriun . >'-su
Methodist .
Total .54.5'fli
Announcement of the amount .se?
cured was made last night In tho City
Auditorium by Rev. .1. Calvin Stewart.
I?. O., pastor <>r the Church of tlie
Covenant. Rev. 1?. Clay Lilly. O. D..
Kistor of the Grace Street Presbyte?
rian Church, presided at the closing
session, which was attended by loss
than :tt'?> men and women. >
Oil nceouiii of illness Rev. 11. D. C.
Maclnchlan. I >. D., pastor of the Sev?
enth Street Christian Church, who was
to have spoken, was unable to lie pres?
ent.
Those who made addresses of tho
work which is being done by women
in furthering the cause of missions
included Kev. S. C Hatcher, pastor
of Broad Street Metnodist Church; Ucv.
.lames W. .Morris, D. D.. and Kev. it. J.
Willinghnin, I >. I?., secretary of the
Hoard of Foreign Missions of ttio
southern Baptist Convention.
Meld Mlllly Meetings. ?
Meetings in behalf of the movement
and in cdmhieinorntldn of the llftioth
anniversary of the foundation of the
Urn women's missionary society were j
held throughout the city yesterday by
! the Protestants. J
The ceremonies of the day began in 1
the First Baptist Church. Miss Flor?
ence Miller discussed the ...story of |
missionary work. which she pro- i
nouneed to lie the '?crystallization of |
enthusiasm into effort and enlisting :
sentiment into subscription of time, J
money and personality."
Denominational reports showed tho
work to have progressed splendidly
in this city. The reports were read
by the following workers: Mrs. W. .1.
Jdaybec, Methodist: Mrs. II. P. Atkins.
Christian; Miss Julia G. Einory, Epis?
copal; Miss Edith Crane. Baptist, ami
Miss Jane Rtitherfoord, Presbyterian.
Mrs. .1. T. CampA'Cll, a returned mis?
sionary from Korea, spoke of the up?
lift of women in tills work, and re?
ferred especially to the progress' made
In Korea.
Flurry Versus Missions.
Mrs. George W. Oliver, of Ronnoke,
State missionary of the Christian
Church, made a brief address, whilo
Mrs. Holen B. Montgomery spoke on
the subject, "How to Interest Women
In Missions."
Miss Oane, during the course of a
speech, produced a huge chart; show?
ing the amount of money spent an
liaully in this country by members of
the lair sex for llnery and luxuries,!
and, compared with the amount spent
by women in mission work, the figures
were startling.
Mrs. Kockwell Smith, a returned
missionary from Brazil; Dr. Mary K.
Noble and Mrs. Lucy \V, Peabody wero
other speakers yesterday.
In the afternoon there were denom?
inational meetings In various churches.
The big chorus at the Sunday after?
noon service in the City Auditorium
whs directed by Walter C. .Mercer, and
not by Arthur Scrivenor, as published.
FEBRUAR Y T E R M TO-DAY
United States Circuit Court of Appeals Iteady
for Work.
Judges designated ;.. bold tho February
term of tin- United States Circuit court of
Appen Is, which ..pens tins morning, arrived
In Richmond yesterday. They wore circuit
Judges Nathan Ooff, of Charleston, \V. Vn.;
.iini .1. C; Piitchard. of Ashe-vllle, X. C. and
District Judges William It. Brnwley, of
Charleston, R. i-.: Alstr.n navton. of
Phillppl. \y. Va.. .Mid II. G. Connor, (.f Wil?
son. N. ?<". Judge John S. Rose, of Unit (more,
is also her?.
The case In .all to-day will ho No. W"?
Ida G. Jackson, Appellant, vs. A. R. Whlto,
11. C. Jackson, v. B, Archer, il. n. Nyo,
Citizen's Trust and Guaranty Company of
West Virginia and the Citizen's Trust and
Guaranty Company uf West Virginia, trus?
tee, appellees. James .1. McClure, of Park
orsburff, W. Vn., and Seth T. Mo.Cormlck,
of Wllllnmsport, Pa., are attorneys for tho
appellant. William Heard. VV. M. Wolf", Jr., I
nnd V. B. Archer, of Park?rsb?rg; a to at?
torneys for the appellees. This case is sn ]
appeal from tho United States circuit Court
for the Northern District of West Virginia, '
l'ai kersliurg.
CASES APPEALED
Norfolk llc.M intrant J'.inplnyc Got 9750
for Being Damnified.
e>n his pb-a that he "was seriously Injured
anil damnified." John 1.. Skinner secured a
verdict of $"f>0 damages against. M. r... Bett
uiaii In the Low and Chancery Court of Nor- .
folk. Belt man, who trades as the Postal
Buffet, objects to paying this sum. and was
yesterday grunted a writ of error In tho;
Siipreiiu Court of Appeals.
Skinner was instructed to clean windows,
and mounted a step-lndder for this purpose.
Sniel ladder being, according to the evidence,
nneepilppe-d with braces, it fell with Skin?
ner, breaking his ley.
1'. C I?eano was granted tin appeal from
a decision of the Circuit court of Greene
county. In chancery, against Marcellus and
Emma Turner. The Turners sued for posses?
sion of land whleh Dcane claims uneler a
succession of deeds golns; hack to 1S10. The
complainants claimed title under n deed
from a commissioner, under a survey mnd.i
in I$31. Aliout acres is involvseb
Storekeepers Meet To-Nlgbt.
The moiithlj meeting ,,f the Storekeepers
and Storekeepers' Onagers' Association for
!):.? seiend Virginia District win take place
I -nlghl in the e'entral balior Hall.
EACHERS HEAR
Miss Johnston Tells Baptist
Ministers of Work of
League.
COMETS ON BROAD STREET
Author Says She Is Taxed on
Her Earnings Without
Representation.
In her demand for representation
with taxation, made yesterday morn?
ing in an address before the Baptist
Ministers' Union of Richmond, Miss
Mary Johnston In one remark covered
a large part of the ground uf argu?
ment for woman's mintage. She said:
"Bast year J paid to the city and the
State considerably over *l,ooo in taxes.
1 earned every penny of that money.
J was people and eltizi ns when it came
to the tax collector's day, but I was
neither people nor citizens when it
came to deciding between stationary
comets on Broau Street or school- j
houses that could seat the children." j
Miss Johnston was heard with mark?
ed attention hy the ministers, there i
being a good attendance. At the con-!
elusion ot her address several of them I
commended her remarks and more j
than one expressed sympathy with |
the cause of equal suffrage.
itn (?riMvili Locally.
Not the least interesting part of the i
address was th?? recountal of the growth :
oi the league. The membership.she said, !
is rapidly increasing, with the best typo 1
of members. Women who were a year!
oko indifferent or measurably hostile
are now active in the work. Women j
who last year were violently antag- !
onistie are to-day very respectful.'
Acute opposition among women. In
Miss Johnston's opinion, is small, while:
'ndlfference, passivity, a vague dls
like and fear of change characterize ',
n large number. She claims one or
two converts almost every day.
"Ah to ihe character of our asso?
ciation," said Miss Johnston, "we have !
In our membership a number of train?
ed nUrses?Miss Minor, Miss EurnesB. j
-Miss Cully, Miss Isaacson, of the i
Nurses' Settlement: Miss Elizabeth .
Coeke. Miss Agnes Randolph, the presl
dent of the State Association of:
Nurses; Miss Webb, etc If you chance j
to know these women you will know !
that we have in them a large slice !
of the noblest self-sacrifice, the high?
est altruism present in Richmond. To
have Nannie .Minor is to have a host. !
Miss Randolph is a great-granddaugh?
ter of Thquuis Jefferson. Were he liv?
ing 1 think we would have him, too j
Tcnelier? um Members.
"Among the teachers whom we have j
are Dr. l.yon Tyler, of William and ;
Mary; Miss Julia flenn Ing. of the High
Schoo! here; Miss Lucy C'oloman. of
the Kindergarten Training School;
Miss Lou Belle Jones. Miss Harris, who
lias just been installed as superintend?
ent of kindergartens. of my own
profession we have Miss Ellen Hlas
gow, Mrs. Charles B?sher and myself.
We ought to have Miss Gaily Ryland
and 1 am convinced we one day will.
We have three artists?Miss Allele
Clarke. Miss Fletcher. Miss Nora
Houston. We have Mrs Tyler. Wo
have also Mr. and Mrs. Meek, of the
Virginian.
Then there are thnste hardworking,
valuable women called stenographers?
Miss Lucy Mason, for Instance, and
Miss Cnrruthers. And there are tho
temperance workers- ?Mrs. Jobson and
Mrs. Everett, for instance. And one
or two valuable Jewish workers. And
Mrs. Srother at the y. w. C. A., and
Mrs. George Barksdnle and a number
of her girls from the .Summer Rest.
"Wo are. abotit to make a strong
effort for more, of the women in tho
factory and shop. Most of all, perhaps,
they need this reform.
"And then we have a large number
just of good wives and mothers and
daughters of the hotn'emciklng ?and
keeping profession?Mrs. Charles Mer?
edith, Mrs. Valentine herself, Mrs.
Dabney Crenshaw, Mrs. Todd Dabney.
Mrs. John Munce, Mrs. Durham. Mrs.
Elnnlgnn. We have women from Man?
chester, from Barton Heights, from
Church Hill, from Glnter 1'ark. from
Highland Park.
"Our lengue is all right. Go Hast
or West, you will lind suffrage work?
ers pretty well tip in quality. They
count a good tunny points on that
it is a work that requires a brain.
In benrt and strength of character.
"And then we have perhaps thirty
I men members?and they ate good
quality, too. Stum as Dr. Mat lachlan.
for Instance. I am glad to say that
we have just secured tho indorsement
of the labor organizations her'1. We
hope sooner or Liter for that of tho
educational bodies and the Roartl of
j Health. They should Indorse us. Wo
grind (heir axes all the time. As for
the temperance bodies. It would seem
' that we hardly need to ask for that.
[ Everybody knows that most women at
most times will vote acalnst the liquor
I traffic. We aim at the Partners' Al?
liance. Indeed, we aim at all associa?
tions which are worth aiming at."
BANKRUPTCY CASES
.Merchants' Produce Comnnny Piles Volun?
tary Petition.
V.hitniell C. Boyd, trading as the Mer?
chants' Produce Company, and also as W. C.
Royd Company, has filed a petition In
voluntary bankruptcy in the United Ptaten
District Court, with liabilities of ?29.100.It.
Tike largest creditors arc W. S. Forbes A
'Company, to whom Is due $6.630.10, and the
j Planters' National Hank, which hold? notes
aggregating r-ndorksd by W I,. Boyd.
Assets of $!>.C.12.Sf are claimed by the pctl
! tloner. Most of the latter consist" of stock
! on hand and debts due on open accounts, 13.
? M. Long I? petitioner for the bankrupt.
j Thomas S. West, an engineer and fireman
j of Klclimond. has- til so filed a petition in
bankruptcy, His liabilities are $272.24; assets,
i $60. Alfred B. ('Oben is attorney.
i Another petition filed Is that of V.'. A.
?Chalkloy. of South Hill. Mecklenburg county.
Liabilities of $.1.002.16 are. claimed, whila
assets of tli? petitioner amount to SSS0.00.
Hiram Wall is attorney.
Pro? t Car Burns.
I A building permit was issued yesterday In
I the office of Building Inspector H. p. Bock
to the Richmond and llenrico Hallway Com
r>anv to erect a hri^k and reinforced concrete
tear barn, on the company's line near the
' National Cemetery Road, to cost $ir,,ft00.
W. X,. DOUGLAS
?4.00 SHOES S
, ESTAB.
! 1876
?3.50
miiinwiiii w^iMiiinftn
BOYS SHOES
$ 2.00 &.$ 2.50
ff^gfg-W^KC Of SUBSTITUTES."*^
[jEFUSE all substitutes claimed to be "just
as good," the true values of which are un?
known. You are entitled to the best. Insist
upon having the genuine W. L. Douglas shoes
with his name and price stamped on the bottom.
Wi L. Douglas shoos cost more to make than ordinary
shoes: because higher grade leathers are used and se?
lected with greater care ; every detail in the making is
watched over by the most skilled organization of expert
shoemakers in this country. These are the reasons why
W. \j. Douglas shoesare guaranteed to hold their shape,
louk and lit hotter and wear longer than any other $3;50
or $4.00 shoes you can buy.
W. L. Douglas shoes are sold through his own stores
in the principal cities and by U,000 retail shoe dealers.
No matter where, you live (hey are within your reach.
If yon cannot obtain the genuine W. D. Douglas shoes
in your town, write for catalog showing how to order
by'mail. Shoes sent direct from factory to wearer, all
charges prepaid. W. L. DOUGLAS, Hrockton, Mas3.
W. 1.. DOl OliAS. Itlcbmond Store, oiitt Jlnat llrond Street.
UMLAUF OFFERS
Ordinance Regulates Every Ve?
hicle Driven by Other Than
Horse Power.
WILL GO TO COMMITTEE
Provides for Special Board to
Grant Licenses to
Chauffeurs.
Strict regulation <>f traffic <mi city I
streets is proposed in nn ordinance
prepared under tho direction of Coun
c'ltnan Umlauf and sent to trie clerk's
desk in the Common Council last night.
The roll call for petitions and motions
was not reached, but on Thursday
night the paper will probably be re?
ferred to the Committee on Ordinances,
Charter and Reform, of which Mr. Um?
lauf is chairman. With the general
traffic ordinance Is a compaii'on paper
requiring all persons acting as drivers
or chauffeurs of automobiles, locomo?
biles, tricycles or motor bicycles to
obtain a license.
The ordinance directs tho Police
Commission to appoint three discreet
persons who shall serve us a board of
examiners in granting such licenses.
Members of the board must be register?
ed voters of the city, W'.th practica)
and theoretical knowlrdgo of such ve?
hicles, and shall servo for a term ot
two years, and draw a salary of $l<>'i
per year each. The ordinance carries
a penalty to tiny person operating a
car without such license of from $2", to
5100; it. is provided that licenses must
not be issued to persons less than
eighteen years of age; that vehicle*
of transients in the city less than
seven days require no license, and
that the license is for one year only,
but a certificate of renewal without ex?
amination may be Issued by the board
on payment of a fee of Jl.
Itettulnte* All Trnfflc.
The general traliic law regulntes tho
movement of all travel and trafllc on
the public streets and alleys of the city
It has fifty-one requirements, viola*
tion of any one of which will result. In
a fine of from ?f> to $2.", for each of?
fense. Important provisions ure that n
vehicle, except when passing another
vehicle ahead, shall keep as near the
right-hand curb as possible j a vehicle
meeting another vehicle shall pass on
the right; a vehicle overtaking .an?
other vehicle shall puss on the left
side of the vehicle overtaken, and shall
not pull over to the right entirely
clear of the overtaken vehicle; slow
moving and heavily loaded vehicles
.shall keep close to the right curb; on
all avenues or streets divided by park?
way walk, sunkenway or viaduct ve?
hicles shall keep to the right of such
division: a vehicle turning Into an?
other street to the right shall turn
the corner as near the right-hand curb
us possible; a vehicle turning into an?
other street to the left shall turn
around the Intersection of the two
Streets; drivers <>f automobiles or ve?
hicles proceeding correctly along the
right side, who desire to discharge
or take on merchandise or passengers
on the left side of the street, Shall
cross over, making a complete turn
no vehicle shall stop with the left side
to the curb: no vehicle unless In an
emergency or to allow another vehicle
or pedestrian to cross Its path, shall
stop In any public street or highway
except near the rlgh-hand curb t" erc
of, nnd so as not to obstruct a cross?
ing; no vehicle shall back to make a
turn In atiy street. If by so doing It
Interfere; with other vehicles. The
driver of a vehicle slowing or stopping
shall signal to those In the rear by
raising whip or hand, or In turning
must Indicate the direction the turn
is to he made by band or whip.
To Stop IHg Noise.
All bicycles, tricycles, automobiles
and all other riding machines and
horseless vehicles must carry a gong,
hell or horn, provided that no snob
horn shall he of unusually loud or
annoying character.
Motors must not visibly ?mit an un
due amount of ?toam or smoke, and no
person may permit the exhaust pipec
or mufflers lb emit sounds in a loud
and snhoyitig manners. Automobiles
standing or running must have at least
two lights in front and one in rear.
Vehicles ol the Police and Fire Depart?
ments, fire patrol, traffic emergency re?
pair, mail wagons and ambulances shall
have the right of way at all times and
through any procession.
Street cars going cast and west have
right of way over cars going north
and south. Between crossings street
cars have the right of way over other
vehicles. No streel car shall be delayed
longer than one minute by persons
loading or unloading a vehicle.
A congested section is created, with
an eight-mile speed limit, between Ad?
ams and Eighteenth, Marshall and the
river. In all other sections fifteen
miles an hour is allowed. Dangerous
or partly broken animals are not al?
lowed on the streets. Drivers must at
all times comply with the directions
given by voice or hand of any officer
of the police force as to stopping,
starting. approaching or departing
from any place. There are a number
of other detailed provisions. The ordi?
nance will printed and considered
in detail by the committee.
PISTOL AT HIS HEAD
B. II. Thorpe? Alleged to Have Attempt?
ed Suicide In I'nrk Hotel.
FY?r fear that he would attempt
again to end his life, Detective-Ser?
geant TCellnm yesterday afternoon ar?
rested B. B. Thorpe In the Park Hotel,
after the latter had placed a revolver
at bis head and run a negro porter out
of his room.
Thorpe is alleged to have called for
In drink and thon to have run a porter
down into the bar. The latter reported
the alleged strange actions of Mr.
I Thorpe, and the head porter went up to
' Investigate. As he got into the room,
Thorpe, it Is said, was standing in the
j middle of tho floor, with a revolvor
I placed against his temple. The negro
! wrested tho pistol away from Thorpe,
j ami a scuffle ensued; but the porter had
i he pistol, and managed to escape, from
j ihe clutches of the apparently demented
man. lie reported the occurrence to
[the management, and Sergeant Kellam,
I who happened to be In the hotel on an
i other case, thought It better to tako
Thorpe into custody. The latter re
. fused at firsi, it Is said, to believe Ser?
geant Kellam was a detective. lie
was convinced when he saw the patrol
wagon.
lie was locked up on a charge of
being drunk.
Arreats I.oM Night.
Charles llargr'ave was arrested last
night on a charge of shooting W. A.
Henderson; Both are colored. The
alleged shooting1 occurred some days
ago.
Eddie White, coloirod, was arrested
on a charge of assaulting Bon Boiling
with, a ltniftv.
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Governor Has Not Decided When
He Will Appoint for New
Term.
No decision has as yet been reached
by Governor Mann .is to the appoint?
ment of a United States .Senator to
begin the new term on March 4, to
Which the lato Senator John \V. Daniel
wan elected last winter. The term
which Is now being served by Senator
Glaude A. Swunson Is the old one to
which Senator Daniel was elected by
the Legislature of 1001.
Ir case there is an extra session of
Congress, the Governor, It Is almost
certainly presumed, would appoint at
once, so ihal the State might have full
representation. In these days of in?
surgent Republicanism one vote miKht
be of extreme importance In the Senate,
and within the past few days lines
have been drawn to a tie in the upper
House of Congress.
Whether or not an extra session ia
held. the. Governor may appoint on
.March I for the new term, as lie may
deem best. If he does so, the appoint?
ment stands until thirty days after the
assembling of the Legislature of 1912.'
It nas been suggested that he would
wait until nftcr the September pri?
mary and then name, the choice _of the
majority of the Democrats of the State,
but no decision has been reached oh
this point.
BARBERS WIN CONTEST
( olorcd SlngrrN C'oiuprtr for Clintnplon
Mbl|? nt St. Ltlke'M Hnll.
With seven quartets competing, the
William B. Smith contingent took all
the prizes in the colored singing con?
test at St. Luke's Hn.ll last night. The
All Star Four, which has heretofore
carried everything before It, met Its
Waterloo when it went up against
Smith's barber shop singers, and the
razor handlers walked off with the
coin. In the solos also the Smith del?
? gallon wert- winners, W. It. Smith, Jr.,
taking the prize over Joseph Scott, the
former heitig pronounced the best bari?
tone in the contest.
In epite of the bail weather the
crowd was large, and there wore al?
most as many white people us there!
were colored. The quartets, which, for
the most part, with the exception ?>f!
Smith's, were from the tobacco facto- j
ties, did their best, and won round
after round of applause. All kinds of
songs wore .sung, from the rid planta?
tion melodies to the modern hits.
Smith's quartet demonstrated the fact!
that It was the best trained, but there
was little difference between the native;
richness of the voices competing.
MASS-M KKT1 SO FOR
IIKI.LKVI' K SCHOOL TO-NIGHT
There will be a niaey-mectin jr 0f the pa?
trons and friends of Bellevue School In I?il>
orty Hall (over Station Bl this evening tit
S:!fi o'clock. Mia* Ada Van Stone Harris, nn
educator of national reputation, assistant to
Superintendent '"handler In primary and
kindergarten work, will address the meeting,
as will other prominent speakers.
This meeting is in the Interes; of the new
school building, for which nn appropriation
has been asked of the Finance Committee
of tho ''by Council.
Transfers Licence.
Gulscpp! Brucclnl yesterday t rani>f erred
his State and city liquor llconse to tho E1IU
Distributing Company, IIS West Duvnl Street.
The transfer was effected in the Hustings
t.'niirt, and their recorded.
Unlawful Detainer.
An action of unlawful detainer war filed
yesterday in the clerk's office of the Uaw
and Equity Court by Rosa F. Toor.e against
5. Budman, claiming possession of a dwell?
ing and let. situated nt 910 West Grace
: Street, near the Intersection of Harrison
j Street.
FARMERS' UNION
FOR PARCELS POST
Delegates Also Favor Betten
Road Laws?Public Ses?
sion This Morning.
Whllo no new plans In the platform
of the Virginia Division. Farmers' Ed
ucntionnl and Co-operative Union of
America, which begins Its annual ses?
sion In this city this morning, will
become known until after the various;
committees have made their reports,
there are certain matters which aro
evidently uppermost in the minds of.
the dolegut.es who ha.yo already as?
sembled for the meeting. Among theso
are a general parcels post, which In
favored by the body as a whole; the
enactment of national laws to pre?
vent gambling In the producta of tho
farm; the restriction of immigration
and good roads. On each of these mat?
ters the convention will probably take
an advanced position.
Probably 150 of the delegates had
arrived In the city tip to last night.
whl|e the main body is expected this
morning. State Secretary II. I,. Petty,
of Union Level, now estimates tho
total attendance at nearly fjO'i. Tho
delegates are elected by the various
unions scattered throughout the state.
Headquarters arc at the Lexington
Hotel, while many of the. delegate?!
ate at other hostelrlo3 and at bourd
ing houses.
Executive Committee Meet*.
The executive committee held two
meetings yesterday, and checked up
the accounts of the secretary and
treasurer. A report on the financial
condition of the union was formu?
lated for presentation to the conven?
tion. All the. members of this com?
mittee were prosont. an follows- It. 13.
niackwclt, Iiollydiile; C. S. Cordon,
Baskcrville: S. P. Spain. Church Road;
IV, W. 1'uoua. Prospect, and H. L. Pet?
ty, secret.arv.
The opening session of the meeting
will be nubile It will bo held at 10
O'clock this morning In the audito?
rium of the Elks' Home. Eleventh and
Marshall Streets. State President D.
M. Gannaway, of Guinea Mills, will
call the union to order, and State
Chaplain A. II. Ferguson, of Opie. will
offer prayer.
Then will follow the address of wel?
come to the city of Richmond by Mayor
D. C. Richardson, which will bo re?
sponded to by National Secretary A. <"*.
Davis, of Texnrkana, Ark. The morn?
ing session will last until about noon.
All of the other mootlngs of the union
will be secret. There will be. a ses?
sion this afternoon, and morning and
afternoon meetings to-morrow arid
Thursday. Adjournment will probably
be reached Thursday There will he fto
night meetings.
Postponed Cntll Snttirdny.
Davis Hhifs. Roland Baker, Edward \v.
.Tones ami Clarence K. Woodward were In
the City Circuit Court yesterday on habeas
corpus proceedings, hut as a damage suit
was in progress the convicts were remanded
to the .State Penitentiary and the case will
tie heairt oh Saturday, The merits of tho
pror epdinf-* were not ronslderod. The f^ur
convicts are represented by It. M; Hudson,
of Norfolk.
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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, 1911 (except on
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 banking business within the
hours named.
WM. H. PALMER,
J. W. SINTON, President.
Secretary.
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to us.
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