The times dispatch. [volume], February 22, 1911, Image 10

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Special Purchase of
This small lot of Suiting \vc purchased from a manufacturer
who whs going out ol business at a remarkable low price, con?
sequently we save you nearly half in your purchase. This is
a mercerized shrunken suiting, and sells regularly for 25c yard.
Very suitable lor suit.-, and separate skirts. This small "8 ?T
lot tut sale special this morning ai, per yard. A?JC
600 yards of Poplin
usual price 17c yd., 12*lzc
These are fresh, new goods, bought much under price,
heavy weight aiid very line quality??a remarkable value at the
price.
Coroner's jury Proves That, but
Can Offer No Clue as to
Murderer.
That Maria Wood fork; an aged col?
ored woman, who lived at 1535 Blair
Street, whs murdered with an axe was
fLilly established by the Coroner's jury ?
which examined into ihr ease yester- .
d.\y. The axe with which she was
killed was exhibited as bar't of the
evidence. There wore several wit?
nesses, but none could throw any light!
on the brutal murder except the fart I
that St was committed for the purposes i
of robbery. The old woman was a
miser, but none knew Hie extent of
her hoard except K. G. Burnett, a gro?
wer; at 1)39 South Loiuhardy Street) who
testified that shortly before bet death,
is lie made n small purchase at his store, .
nnd, in inn king change, dropped an
ui usually large roll of money. There
?was a small colored girl in the store ,
i-t the time, hut her name is not known. I
The body wag found by Police Olli- i
cers Krug and Jennings last Tuesday,
night', after people living downstairs,
believing that something was wrong,
had telephoned to the Second Police
Station* asking that an Investigation
P./ made. They found the woman dead
In the middle of the floor, with part
of her clothes torn from her body. Hut
\ icy delayed making an official reporl
of the murder until "after i o'clock the
next day. Then Detectives Bailey.
Wren and Wiltshire were dispatched
i ? the house. It was rather late to j
begin work, hut the detectives have ?
followed since every little clue they !
could find.
Had the murder been officially re-i
ported at once, a- is required to he i
done in stich cases, the detectives!
might have been aide to unravel the
ehystery liefere the criminal could sei
effectually hide Iiis trail.
Arrested on Suspicion.
Believing that she can throw light
on the murder of Murin W ood fork, or ,
ihat she may even have criminal know- \
ledjgo of tio- murder. Detective Ser?
geants Wren, Bailey and Wiltshire j
l ist bight arrested Ross? Randall, col- j
ored, as a suspicious churhoter. Hhe ',
4s" twenty-four years old.
The woman lived on the first floor
of the same house in which the aged
hegress met her death in- fohl play.'
It was stated last night Hin I the three
officers would work up other clues
which have come to their knowledge, ,
Arid it is expected that the mystery i
may soun chared away.
b'naFb'rith'mIetin
Interesting, I'roKxnm ni Heili Ahnhnli
Synagogue l-'ridn> .Night.
There will be a very interesting !
meeting at Beth Ahabah Synagogue on!
3?>iday evening. The Order of B'nal t
B'rlth; t:;.- mos I representative Jewish
lay Organization in the world, will I
observe. B'hai B'rlth Day with a very 1
Jine program of music and addresses.
The regul?r evening service, with?
out the sermon, will be held, and im?
mediately upon its conclusion the pro?
gram of the order's observance will
pe carried out. Tli.ee will be a rhag
niflcent chorus of about thirty voices,
which will render, among other selec?
tions, the splendid masterpiece of (!b?
nod. "Grill! a." A in brig the speakers'
v.ill probably be Julius Kahn. GbriH
gi[cssmab from California, one of the!
most distinguished and aide of the rep- I
j es?.mat! ves at Washington.
The services will begin at S:;.".
i.'clock. I i:, meeting is open to the
general public, and all are. invited u
alien a
had good year
,_ i
Virglnin lire nud Marin?- Compnny
Hold Vhniinl Merl lug.
Th< Virginia pi re and : Marin? In-,
pura rice Company heul its seventy- 1
Tilnth annual meeting yes I er day all!
noon at the offices of. the company. The '
report for the year iruo showed thai
$74,000 had been added to the surplus ?
fund, making 1; S577.2SS.33, As 'the,
par value of the stock is 25. this places
the book value of the stock at r?.r
fchare.
.Ml director* wore re-elected. Wll- |
Ham H. Palmer. Jr., taking the place]
of Hie late w. ?). Nbltiug; The offi?
cers of tin- , onipany .,r? William H
Palme,-, president; R P, Addison vPe- i
president; William H McCarthy sec-I
retary; Oscar b Pitts, treasurer and
J. M. Leake, special s^nl
Southern ltiiil\vn} Kn ruing*.
J'stirnated earnings of tie- s,,uthern
Jtailw?y for Hie second weeli in Feb?
ruary show an increase of 14 ?,'4 20 as
compared with the corresponding week
last year.
CUT GLASS.
We are showing man) new arid" licau
iiful pieces most appropriate for weddirig
gifts at price.-, from
$1.50 to $60.00.
SCHWARZSCHILD BROS.
European Rates
and Sailings
Richmond Transfer Co.,
309 East Main
eb:
t
'Blaze at Bainbridge Street Pub?
lic School Threatened to
Be Serious.
Fire of unknown origin lust night
slightly damaged tlie Balnhridge Street
public school, SoulIi Richmond, before
the department was able to subdue it. j
it was con lined entirely to the west
-Pi.- of the building, and in the class
room of Miss 1 Iura O'Hrien. The loss.
515b, is completely covered by in?
surance.
Some one passing the building about
1 *?:::? ? discovered smoke pouring out,
und Immediately communicated with
the police station. Quick investiga?
tion showed a considerable blaze t"
be rtiglng. ami the alarm was turned
in. By tin- lime the department ar?
rived on the scene the class room and
ha 11 were idled with smoke, while one
end ol the floor was burned out ami
ib.- tlames spreading.
Swift work by the members of the
department conquered the lire and pre?
vented tie- entire destruction of the
$20,000 building. As h was, if the
alarm had come in a few minutes later,
the wrecking of the building would
liuvc been inevitable.
A hurried examination led to the
conclusion that the lire was the re - j
suli oi" matches thrown in the way of
rats The spots in which the blaze
started was remote enough from the
furnace to preclude possibility of de?
fective healing apparatus, and was in
reality under the floor of the school
room where there i.- no basement.
As ?n result of i he damage Miss
O'Brien's class will meet this morn?
ing and until repair:-; can be made in
a frame building in the schoolyard,
There will be no interruption of school
work.
COURT ORDERS I'A VMI-iXT
FOR OK I'll A X \ <? E PROPERTY
An order was entered yesterday in
the Henri-',, county Circuit Court by i
Judge Scbtl authorizing the payment of
Ji.--". lo the Methodist Orphanage and
II. llutzh r for the prop, rty at Bread
Street Road and (lie right of way of;
the Belt Bine This was acquired
: trough condemnation proceedings, and
the appraisement fixed by the coin'-'
mission proved satisfaction to all par- i
ties. The county supervisors Intend
to erect a viaduct ai this point to re- i
';? re tiie congestion of traillc and pre
yorit tie-ups caused by passing trains.]
Samuel IV W'addill was nam-d special j
cbmmls.slbner to disburse the fund".
Mr*, Ctirlnnd Critically til.
.Mrs. Garland, wife of Rev. R. |). I
Garland, held secretar.\ of the Bap
lisi State Mission Hoard, who has been!
ill at the Memorial Hospital for sevri]
i rai weeks, underwent a very serious
opera t ion yesterday, and at midnight '
was reported to be in a critical condi?
tion, i
Young Woman's Christian Asso?
ciation Hears Many
Able Speakers.
With addresses by local and national
pflleers tin- conference of workers of
the Voting Woman's Christian Associa
tion (?time to ;i close yesterday after?
noon in tiie Centrai V. M. ('. A. build?
ing, The last feature was a luncheon
attended by 17f> men and women, who
an Interested in advancing the objects
of the association.
Mrs. T. Cary Johnson acted as toast
mastor, tirid in a brief address reviewed
the work which has been accomplished
in Richmond This was followed by
informal talks by Miss Ethel ( utter.
Mis.s Florence Brown. Miss Helen
? Thomas ami Mi.? s Emma Hayes. Each
referred to the work of the local or?
ganization ind declared that the new?
ly (primed associations in the Vir?
ginia-Carolina territory are watching
Richmond and keeping an eye on the
institution hire as a model.
Miss Anna i> easier spoke upon the
subject oi "(nit Own Field.?
Among those present at the
rjukcr< table were Mrs. William
: Ho loes. Mann. Miss Caroline Holla
day. Miss Constance McCorkle,
Miss Ethel Cutler, Miss Emma
Mays, Rev. IX? Clay Lilly, p. IX: Miss
Helen Thomas, Miss 'Florence Brown.
'A S. Mck.cc. Rev. l' Rylarid Knight,
j 1' IX: Mrs. E. M. Nelson. Mrs. W. M.
Strother. Mrs. B. B. Murifbfd, Mrs. I.
; \V 1 mshiel, Mrs. C 0 Savllle, Mrs. f
1' Shaw. Mis .'. P; Jenkins and Mrs
B P.. Valentine.
< oniplulitN Auulusl Neuro.
"I. complaint of Miss Madeline Smith,
j of i^;i North Twenty-eighth Street,
in t tin negro had trespassed on her
i preinisi s and assumed a threatening
i/ittltude, Robert Fennel j* was arrested
: t night on HUHpiclbn of be I tig the
I i !o alleged offense occurred Thurs?
day night It was Sit hi thai the negro
wa? driven away before the uituatiori
I became more alarming.
iiiiKIIIHl
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Chapman Beaten in His Home
After Intruder Failed to
Shoot Him.
THINK IT'S A PERSONAL ROW
Family Tried 10 Put Detective:
( Hi' Track. and Want
Matter Hushed.
Shot at by a young man who rushed
into the house while he and his family
were seated at the supper table,
Charles Chapman, of 7 South Slimter
Street, though he escaped the bullet,
was severely beaten last night by the
unknown Intruder, who then made
good Iiis escape.
Chapman and ins family were at
supper in the combined kitchen and
dining-room, when ti knock sounded
oil the door. A child opened it. and a
man rushed in with a revolver. lie
aimed the gun at Chapman and fired
point-blank. The bullet went wide
finding its mark in the weatherboard
lug. Chapman grappled With the in?
truder, and was knocked down and
terribly beaten, apparently with a
nick of wood which the intruder pick
cd up.
O flicem Heard Shot.
DctectlVe Sergeanis Wiltshire. Wren
and Bailey, who were only two blocks
away, at Lombard;, und Blair Streets
when- tluy held Rosa Kendall, col?
ored, u prisoner in connection with
l'uo murder of Maria Woodfork, hoard
the shot; and rah to the house. Some?
one shouted to them that a man bad
l ecu shot in Iiis backyard, and they
hastened their step: When they ur
rived a! the house. .Mrs. Chapman re?
fused i<i let them see her It su band
lie had been taken upstairs. On th?
Insistence ot the detectives, anothei
member of tho household called tip
stairs, but Chapman refused to see th?
detectives They at once begun to in?
quire into the shooting, but the only
information they could yet was that
they would be told when they came
back. They returned later, and saw
only Chapman's son.
I'ernohal ltn\\.
After leaving the house the second
I time, the detectives learned the name
of the man who had done the shoot?
ing- and committed the assault. They
also learned that there had been do
mestic trouble, and that father aim
son were said not to be on good terms.
There was an evident desire on the
part of the Chapmans id suppress the
matter as far as they could, and they
gave out as little information as pos?
sible.
The ambulance was called, and Dr
Turmuh treated Chapman, lie was suf?
fering with a two-inch cut on his fore
! head, a cut one Inch long behind his
right ear, and his right eye was closed
from a terrific blow.
The doctor could get no more in?
formation than the detectives as to
the Identity of the man who committed
the assault. The officers are satisfied,
however, that they know the man, and
a warrant may yet be sworn out for
his arrest. They got enough informa?
tion, as it was. to make it clear that
the attack was due to personal rea?
sons and not for motives of robbery.
BODY IDENTIFIED
Son Finds Thnl i'ntlier Uroppcd Dead
In Street on Monday.
Richard Williams, of 414 Denny
Street, I?'niton, last night identified the
aged loan who fell dead at Main and
Twenty-third Streets Monday afternoon !
as his father, \V. T. Williams.
The younger Williams yesterday
morning read the notice in .be Times-.
Dispatch of an unidentified man fall?
ing dead, hut did hot heed the mattet
until he returned hunie last night and
found his parent missing.
He immediately went to Billups's un?
dertaking apartments. 1500 Hast Main
Street, and pronounced the body that
of his father, it was removed to Nel
sen's undertaking establishment. The
funeral will take place to-morrdw.
The death of Mr. Williams was at?
tributed to heart trouble by Coroner
'Jay lor.
(hnrge lie Attempted to Steal.
Charles Wood, colored, was arrested
I last night on a charge of attempting
I to steal Hire,- packages of cigarettes
1 from It. Frahcionc.
Best Likeness of Confederate
President Added to Historic
Collection.
The Virginia State Library has just
received iwn portraits as additions to
i its collections?one of President .lef
j fersbn Davis, and ihr other of Dr. Wnl
\ lor Heed, the United states Army sur
i geon who discovered Lite method of
transmission of yellow fever germs.
The portrait of Mr. Davis was se?
cured for the Library by Governor
Mann at the request of representatives
of the Ladles' Confederate Memorial
Society and Lee ('amp, seconded by
I he authorities of the Library, no por?
trait of the President of the Confed?
eracy having before this been in the
possession of that institution, it was
executed by <'. J. Walker, an artist of
Richmond, and is a copy of Mr.
Walker's portrait of Davis which Is in
tiie Confederate Museum, b portrait
that was pronounced by Mrs. Davis
and Miss Winnie Du vis to be the best
likeness of its distinguished subject
they had ev(r seen. The picture lias
been given place of honor in Hie beau?
tiful hall on the fourth floor of the
annex to the Library building, now
1 used as the Library's portrait gallery,
I and will undoubtedly be greatly ad?
mired.
The portait of Dr. Reed was painted
by 11. M. Wegricr, of Statmton, from
a photograph, and is pronounced by
friends of Dr. Reed to be a very good
likeness;
It is hung for the present in tho
librarian's office, but when acceptod
by the Library board, will also bo
placed permanently In the portrait gal?
lery.
SAVINGS B
F RICHMONI
IF YOU WOULD
think twice that Bank Account would
be started without delay. We pay
3 Per Cent. Compound Interest.
1117 East Main Street.
Reduction in Amounts Paid Cun?
ningham and Hawkins Urged
After Hearing.
SALARY MATTER IS TABLED
Pol la rd LTrges Sonic Change to
Eliminate Uig Profits
of Past.
After hearing' from a subcommittee
which went thoroughly into the matter
yesterday afternoon, the Council Com?
mittee on Ordinance. Charter and Re?
form last night recommended to the
Council that the fees of the City Col?
lector of Taxes l>e reduced .from of
l per > ent. to y~ of i per cent, for 1911;
and that the fees of the Commissioner
of Revenue he reduced from Vs of l
per cent, to ^ of 1 per cent, for 1011.
A further resolution looking to inves?
tigation into the adyisahility of placing
both offices on a salary basis, in lieu
of commissions, was tabled for further
consideration next Monday night.
The subcommittee was composed of
I Messrs. Vonderlehr .and Pollock. It
[heard from Chairman II R. Pollard, dr..
! of the Finance Committee, author oi
the resolution fur the reduction of fees,
who frankly stated that lie preferred
a rial salary, but realized the groat
opposition, and rather than to continue
! paying excessive amounts, would nc
I cede to having tin- rate of reduction
i proposed in his resolution cut in half
The committee also heard from Special
Accountant Co >rge S, Cronsliaw and
from Captain Frank W. Cunningham.
City Collector.
Collector's ProtltN.
Captain Cunningham was vague in
regard to the expenses of conducting
j his ofllce. not being familiar as to what
'many items amount to- He made out a
schedule, with the aid of the Special
Accountant, which showed that he em?
ployed one deputy at 51.S00, one at $900,
I one at $720. and one recently retained
! In Washington Ward at $600, making
j an annual charge for clerk hire of
$1.020. The city furnishes his printing,
(and by the city agreement Iiis telephone
costs him but $10 per year. His bond
j cost- $2.'.. He kept no general expense
I account, and had no idea of the total,
but it was finally figured down that the
ofllce costs to operate, with allowances
I for extra clerk hire In busy seasons.
postage and all other proper items, a
I total of $4,930 per year. On this outlay
the Collector drew last year a total
of $11.(?27.35, milking his net liwoint
from the office $6,097.35. With the in?
creased assessment, the estimated com?
missions at the old rate for 1911 were
placed by Chairman Pollard and Spe?
cial Accountant Crenshaw at ? 13,000,
which would yield the Collector this
year a net pro tit of 5*5,070. On the
basis of Vjj of I pet cent., it Is believed
that the ofllce will yield this year ap?
proximately 510,000, which, after de?
ducting the fixed cost of operation and
salaries of deputies, will still leave a
net profit to the Collector of $5,07a.
C'ommlNNloner of the nevenue.
The committee then turned Its at?
tention to the Commissioner of the
Revenue, where conditions were more
difficult to arrive at, because of the
fact that some fees come from the city
I and some from the State,
i On the basis of a report for the
I year 1910, before the Increased assess
i ment. it was figured that the fees of
I the office from State and city had
[yielded a total revenue of J22.S34, Iri
j eluding commission on real estate and
I personal assessment, licenses, trans
| fers and all other Items. Commission"!
j O. A. Hawkins employs ten deputies.
I at an annual fixed cost of $12.100. and
j has annual expenses of $1,600. That
; leaves as the net prollt of the ofllce
! for last year to Commissioner Haw
? kins, from State and city sources.
I $S,Sa i. while with the new assessment
the net profit at the old rate will not
fall far short of .510,000 this year. The
j cut recommended on city taxes Is front
j one-haif to three-eighths of 1 per
\ cent., a cut of approximately S2."i00 for
the year. According to members of
the committee, no question exists as
to the right of the city to reduce the
fees of the City Collector at any time,
he being paid a commission on actual
cash collections. It has been suggest?
ed that the Commissioner of the Rev?
enue c annot be reduced while the work
of assessment Is in progress, as his
fees are based on assessments, not
payments.
I Recommended Unanimously,
j The Committee on Ordinances. Char
I tor and Re.rorm last night adopted the
I report of the subcommittee as a whole,
I and ordered a proper resolution for
I warded to the Council, leaving on the
i table for the present the question of
I placing the two oflices on a salary
basis after this year. Mr. Lynch, pat?
ron of the ordinance providing for a
salary in lien of fees, appeared before
[the committee, taking the view that
the ofllce of City Collector could be
abolished altogether without any loss
whatever to the city; that he was not
a "collector,'' but merely a receiving
teller of the city's money. Mr. Pollard
said the city was paying entirely too
much for the duties and responsibili?
ties of both positions.
Captain Cunningham spoke at length,
j defending his ofllce and his conduct of
jit for the past twenty-two years, urg
1 lug the importance of keeping state
1 and city funds separate, the great labor
of making oul the tax bills from the
1 Auditor's hooks, and the fact that he
had been cut from seven-eighths to
five-eighths of ? per cent, about ten
years ago. He admit ted that his ofllce
was only busy a few months in the
year, at tax-paying times. In the past
month practically the. only money re?
ceived was the certified checks for
150 liquor licenses, amounting to
$75,000. on which the Collector gets his
commission for "collecting," although
the checks have to be put up before
j the Hustings Court considers the ap?
plication for license. The action of
'the committee In recommending the
adoption of the report of the subcom?
mittee was unanimous.
FIVE CONVICTED
Two Xegroe? Senf to Penltenfinry for
Selling Cocnlne.
Arthur Warwick, colored, pleaded
guilty In the Hustings Court yester?
day to the charge of selling cocaine,
and was sentenced by the court to one
year In the penitentiary.
Rachetta Taylor, colored, indicted
for grand larceny, was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary.
George Jackson, Indicted for grand
larceny, was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary.
Julia Holmes, colored, was sentenced
to two years In the penitentiary for
selling cocaine.
?K. I. Nash pleaded guilty to the sec?
ond count In an indictment charging
housebrcaking, and was sentenced ?>?
the court to si>: months in jail and lo
pay a line of i cent.
lUnekNinifli In ttiinkriiiiiev;
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
war- filed yesterday In the United Slates
Histricl Court by Duncan Livingstone,
blacksmith, 311-313 North Henry Slreot.
Liabilities are placed at $2,060.12. while
assets of $1,134.75 arc claimed.
Petition to Convert Ok
Barn lii't? Livery Is
Rejected.
1 Cat
REGULATE SALE OF PISTOLS
Paw nl irokers Prohibited Out?
right, and Other- Dealers
Must Secure License.
from many
tiiat it was
objectionable,
neigh borhood
however, and
Tlie Council Committee on Ordi?
nance, Charter and Reform, after hear?
ing from many citizens In protest last
night, rejected the application of Ben?
jamin D. Kay to convert the old street
J car barns at Vine and Main Streets In
! to a public livery stable. The barns
tire I lie prbporty of the Virginia Rali
| way and Power Company, which had
offered to lease them, but would hot
join in the application for a stable
permit. Mr. Kay said he now operated
a stable in an alley near Plum Street,
and presented a paper
neighbors to the effect
well conducted and not
Many citizens in the
did not see it that way,
predicted files und diseases, noises,
objectionable characters, and all man
her of unsatisfactory conditions, the
protesting citizens: living as far away
j as Grove Avenue
Should Remove Ohl IlnniN.
; Chairman Umlauf said he was noi
a crank ?m the subject of flies and
Stahles, but that he did not favoi
Iii public staid- on Main Street, within
a door or two ?-f one of the largc-sl
public schools, and on a street Chi
th rough fare The action of the com?
mittee in rejection of the application
? was unanimous.
i Commonwealth's Attorney Folkes
I appeared before tie- committee at the
, Instance of a reoeiil grand jury, which
had tiled a report on the serious con?
dition;* alnohg certain vicious classes,
60 per cent, of whom, Mr Koikes
stated, are armed with pistols or some
other weapon. bought mainly from
! pawnshops and second-hand stores The
! grand jury, ho said, was made up of
i some of tlie best known citizens of
Richmond, and was presided over by
! John H Frisehkorn. It had gone into
! the conditions among the criminal
; classes 11 j? ? i bug My",
I Prohibit'* Their Sale,
j An ordinance prohibiting pawn.
I brokers from receiving for pawn or
offering for sale any pistol, dirk, razor
or similar weapon, was recommended
for adoption, after being amended by
Mr. Pollock by the Insertion of a
clause requiring all dealers in such
arms to first secure a permit from thi
Chief of Police. The Chief of Police,
who was present, said that no repu?
table hardware merchant, entitled t<i
carry stich goods, would have diffi?
culty in securing a permit, and thru
In that way lie could keep second-hand
stores and other merchants of a doubt?
ful character from dealing in fire?
arms.
C. \V. Wingfteld appeared in behalf
of a new ice cream factory, which de?
sires to erect a brick anil concrete
stable in the alley between Jefferson
and Madison, Main and t'ary Streets,
the stable to be used only for tho
horses of the factory, and all construc?
tion to be of modern type and fire?
proof. At. tlie request of Mr. Kein the
matter was postponed until Monday
night, to hear from any neighbors who
desire an opportunity to protest.
Knee Segregation Monday Night.
Tlie Vondorlohr segregation ordi?
nance was mad..- the first special or?
der for the meeting on Monday night,
when all citizens Interested will be
heard on tlie domiciliary separation of
the races. ?
The Umlauf traffic law was discuss?
ed, some suggestions and changes be?
ing proposed by Or. i. I*' Bright, on
behalf of the Richmond Automobile
Association, which, in the main ap?
proved of i lie measure. The associa?
tion wanted a fine for the driving of
any vehicle by an intoxicated person,
anil lights on all vehicles; Chris Man?
ning, of Ok- Police Board, urged th<
prompt adoption of a law regulating
traffic. Chief Werner told of some of
tlte congested streets which need spe?
cial protection.
The measure was then passed by for
future consideration with many other
papers on which citizens wore heard,
but on which a vole had not been
reached when the committee adjourn?
ed.
?oi.ICR
OFKICISKH RIVFJ
TM.\ SF.T TO TOM KBKS 13
Police officers of the Second District
joined in making a wedding gift in
Thomas P. Kerse, who is one of the
two men in charge of the automobile
service .>f thai district, and the pre?
sentation was made Monday?night at
tho time <>f the 7 o'clock relief. Mr.
Kerse has been in the employ of the
Police Depart men I only a few'months,
bill he has become very popular with
all tlie men. and when lie surprised
I Item by taking unto himself a wife,
they determined to surprise him by
giving him a wedding gift.
Tiie gift consists of a handsome sil?
ver tea service, which will be suitably
engraved. There were no set speeches
at the informal ceremony of present ti
; Ooh, but no speeches were heeded.
Pardon Is Issued.
The Governor yesterday g nutted a
pardon lo William IV li. Dockrldge,
who teas convicted of perjury in the
Circuit Court of Highland county and
sentenced to serve live days in jail
and to pay a line of $10. Citizens
largely joined in the petition for
ctcmo ncy.
It shorely is $ood aad
its^ood all the time
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TttEREILYTAAJORCO.
NEWORIEAHS, U5JV(
Of reducing our present stock we shall offer, beginning
this morning?
MEN'S SUITS,
WORTH UP TO $30.00. . . .
MEN'S OVERCOATS,
WORTH UP TO $30.00. . ..
Men's Cravenetted Coats,
WORTH UP TO $25.00_
BOYS' SUITS,
WORTH UP TO S8.50. . . .
MEN'S TROUSERS,
WORTH UP TO $6.00, . . .
MEN'S FANCY VESTS,
WORTH UP TO $6.00. . . .
}At $14.75 each
}At $14.75 each
}At $14.75 each
}At $2.50 each
} At $2.50 pair
}At $2.50 each
Already There Are 150 New
Applieants for Thirty
New Places.
Major W?rmer is somewhat troubled
He is troubled over a rather simph
matter, li is true; but .still it is some?
thing to be considered. He is looking
around for h room lar^e enough t?J
hold all the applicants for the police
force, for which tin Increase of thirty
men has been granted by the Council
He has seventy men On the eligible
list, and already 150 new applicants
liaye come up out of the earth, ot
dropped down from the skies They
troop in every day. They conto by i
droves, in cartloads, and still they i
j come, mopping perspiring brows in |
their anxiety to get on the police force,
and seeking eagerly a pen with which ]
to 1111 out the application blanks and i
sicn their names.
The crowd is as varied as it is large.
Nearly every trade is represented by
the men who come There are short
ones, long ones, big ones, small ones,
brunettes and blondes; shaved ami un?
shaven. Many have come, but only
thirty can be chosen. Out of the many
who have felt the call Major Werner
, thinks he can get thirty good men
' and true. Hut the whole crowd, ln
', eluding those now on the eligible list,
must stand an examination, for the
Hoard of Police Commissioners wants
to be very careful in selecting the
additional men.
A date for the examination has not
yet been set. but it will be held prob
I ably within the next few days, as it is
the desire of the chief and the. com ,
: missionera to have the men go on j
i duty by March 1. and they will need !
time in which to procure their uni- !
forms and outfit; It Is probable, too, I
thut the examination wiil have to be]
held on the Instalment plan, that is.
m relays, as there Is not room enough
for the whole crowd In the Council
chamber, nor In the ball of the House
of Delegates.
In the meanwhile application blanks
ace being filled up by 'he dozen, and I
; If the examination Is not held soon H |
: will be delayed by the number of men i
; applying.
MORE CAPITAL VOTED
Commonwealth Iinnk Add*, 9100,000;
and Elect* New Directors.
i At a meeting of the stockholder*; of
.the Commonwealth Hank held yester
; day morning an increase o: $11)0,<.
in the capital stock was unanimously
authorized. This Increases the paid7
1 up capital of the bank from $200,001
to 5300.00".
The board of directors was enlarged
by the election of the following new
members: W. Creed Davis. W. II. Dunn.
J. Randolph Tucker, Routs Washer.
Horace Wright and Dr. II. Stuart Mc?
Lean. Old members of the board tire
H. L. Denoon, P. C. Christian, George
C. Walters. Isaac u. Davenport, Wil?
liam Li Wade. Hugh Denoon, C. B:
Oooke and W. L. Walters.
There were no changes in the oiilcers
of the bank, which are as follows:
President. 11. I.. Denoon : Viea-Presi
dent and Cashier. W. L. Walters; As?
sistant Cashier. S. E. Walters; As?
sistant Cashier. H. G. Proctor; Cashiet
of Fulton Branch, John H. Harding;
Cashier of Broad Street Branch. F. I -
McConnell; Cashier of Twenty-tlft'n
Street Branch. J. R. Fleet;
Inning the six years of its exist?
ence the bank has been most success
ful. it has paid regular annual divi?
dends to the stockholders of t? per cent
and has accumulated a good surplus
'j'h,-. issue of stock authorized yester?
day was largely taken by the stock?
holders present at the meeting.
LEAVE FOR RALEIGH
High I cell 1'li.vnlclann l.oav? to Attend
Conveution To-flay.
Eighteen physicians and surgeons of
Richmond loft last night in a special
car over the Seaboard Air Lint! Rail
;vay for Raleigh, N. C. where the Tri
Stdtc Medical Association will open its
convention this morning. Dr. J. A.
White; of this city, is president of th?
organization, the membership of which
embraces doctors of Virginia, North
and South Carolina. The meeting will
continue through Thursday night.
The local physicians who left last
night were Drs. J. A. White. Lawrence
T. Price. D. Vandcrhoof. J. A. Walton.
George Ben Johnston, M. O. Burke, A.
M. Willis, j. Shclton Horsley. E 11.
Terrell, MeCaw Tompklns, A. L. Gray,
Paul LaRoque, J. A. Hodges, R. C.
Bryan, A. G. Brown, C. M. Edwards.
Beverly R. Tucker and H Stuart Mac
Lean.
FELLED WITH BOLT
l'oremnn J. R. Rrlee ClnlniN Self-I>e
fense in Knocking Down Albert llrown.
J. B. Brice. foreman of construction,
was arrested last night on a warrant
sporn out by Albc-rt Brown, colored,
charging that the foreman had struck
him down with an Iron bolt. The negro
was rather badly hurt, and needed tin.
attentions of Dr. Turman, of the am?
bulance corps.
It was said in justification of Fore?
man Brlce that the negro had been
discharged by him for failing to obey
orders, and that the discharged work?
man came back In an ugly mood, lie
approached Brlce in a threatening at?
titude, with a knife In his hand, it is
said, and Brlce knocked him down in
Self- defense.
Marriage Meensen.
Marriage licenses were Issued yes?
terday to Arthur Wells and Mary Keys,
Walter Wingfield and Margaret Dill,
Isaac Michael and Jennie Rosen and
Charges A. Green and Mat tie J. Priddy.
A license was issued late Monday
afternoon to Fairfax C. Jones and Mar?
garet E. Graves.
Police CotlH Cases.
The case against James P. Perry,
who surrendered himself as a deserter
from the United States Army to tho
recruiting officer Monday afternoon,
was continued in Police Court yester?
day morning to February 24.
Robert Gaincs, colored, charged with
carrying a concealed weapon, was
lined $100 and placed under $i00 se?
curity for twelve months.
Service at St. Paul's This After?
noon for Rector?Ministers
to Attend.
The funeral of Rev. Roben W. Fur
syth. rector ..f St. Paul'? Episcopal
Church, who died Monday night, will
take place this afternoon at :i o'clock
from St. Paul :-. The services will Ik
in charge of Rt. Rev. Robert A. Gibson
*is!ooi of the Diocese of Virginia, while
numerous members of the Episcopal
i I' r./y will occupy seats in the chauci !
Seats in tho church will be reserved
for ministers of all denominations.
Masonic ceremonies will be conduct ?;
at the grave in Hollywood Cemeterj
by Meridian Lodge. Dr Manfred ?.'all
master. Members of the lodge wii
meet at the Masonic Temple at a
o'clock. All Master Masons have heei
invited to join in escorting the bod>
from Hie rectory to the church ahd
thence to Hollywood. The following
iiave been sei beted to aci as pall-bear?
ers:
Active?-A. p. wilmer. Di. W. p. Mat?
thew's, \V. Chase Morton, .1 Alston Can
ell. Captain Frank W. Cunningham, Re vi
?lohn Mohcure, D. D.. and Charles A,
Nesbi 11.
Honorary?Isaac Davenport. John ?1
j Farland. Epp? Muhton, Jr.. William Y
Reithard, Dr. George Ren Johnston, Dr.
Mural Willis. Dr. Stuart McGuire, Dr.
Christopher Tompklns, Dr. Mct.'av.
Tompkins, Dr. Douglas Van,lei hoof. Dr.
Beverly R. Tucker, Dr. J. M. Hutcoeson.
Dr, 1?. A. Kuyk, Dr. Daniel Talloy. Dr
H Norton Mason. Dr. Edmund S. Boh <?,
Dr; Mack Alexander. B RamL Wellford.
Dr. George Rpss^ William C. Benlley
I Charles Davenport, Judge R Carte i
.-cutt. \\". Frank Bovvers, John B. young,
K. Randolph Wiiiiarns, John Ken
Branch, Beverly T. Crumb, Frederick
W. Scott and Cunningham Hail.
In order to attend the funeral In a
body, Presbyterian ministers of !>???
city will meet in the lobby of the Rieh,
mond Hotel this afternoon at 2:tffl
o'clock. They will be led to St. Paul'?
under the direction of Rev. J. Calvin
Stewart, I'. D,
Tribute From Or. Cnllnch.
The following letter was received last
night by The Tlmes-Dispat.ch from
R. v. Edward N Calisch, Ph. D.. rabbi
of Beth Aliabah Synagogue-:
"Owing to my absence from the cit :?
I will not have tlie oporiuhlty, by my
presence at Ills funeral, to testify to
my respect and admiration for the late
Rev. R. w. Forsyth. D. D. I beg there?
fore to say through your columns that
our city has sustained a los-, In his
passing. He was a loyal son of Ins
own church, a man of Intellectual
breadth and of a singularly sweet dis?
position. I have had occasion to be
with him both at private occasions and
at public functions, and I have found
it always a joy to meet and converse
with him. Not only his own church,
but all of us wiio knew him, mourn
his departure. As a faithful servant
of tho Lord, he has entered into rest."
ARCrHTfECfSH
Hnvc Conference and Approve slle for
Memorial Institute.
Members of the architectural lirm of
Bissel! & Sinkler. of Philadelphia, sue
cessfu? contestants for the award <M
the design adopted for the construction
of the Confederate Memorial Institute,
were in Richmond yesterday and went
over tho sin- which will be occupied by
that Institution. They expressed con?
siderable satisfaction over the proposed
location of the building, and declared
the property which has been chosen to
be admirably suited for that purpose.
Details of the work were discussed
with Lieutenant-Governor .1. Taylor
Ellyson. chairman of the committee in
charge of the erection of the institute
Mr. Ellyson escorted the visitors ovo*
the grounds which will bo occupied by
the Institute, and following this gave
them an automobile tour of the oity.
.Messrs. Bissoll and Sinkler returned
to Philadelphia last night.
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