The times dispatch. [volume], February 22, 1911, Page 2, Image 2

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

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Company advised the stockholders that
owing to the larg? amount 6t now
"business written during 1910. it was
necessary to Increase the reinsurance
reserve more than f 100,000.
J'lriii of Itebrganlxntlon.
The plan o( organization in the
n.i,in. uns suggested by me in Novem?
ber, 1009, has been constantly referred
to bv me since thai date.
I was present at the interview be?
tween the olHcors of this company and
the cornnii.'SlfehOr, when the report of
1910 was discussed in fj?loncl B?tt?n'a
office, and 1 was present when the
report of r:>u Wait r^ad Id the direc?
tors of the company, and I am not
aware that tit any time has (here been
such a thing as a demand, from any
ROiir.cc,' for dl>' resignation; .The resig?
nation -vliich. wtis accepted at ilia spe?
cial meeting of the stockholders on i
February IS, and which Is resporial
bio for my retirement from the official
staff of the company, is attached here
Ther.c should be no doubt in the
iplnds oi the people as to the present!
condition dl tie company, of which'
l .i; ,i dii ort or. and (his statement is!
not intended to reflect- upon them, nut |
hi defence* of an indirect attack upon;
ray character before the people of the
city. In which I was born and have'
lived continuously
I.rek ?'s HcKlanuf ion.
February is, 1911. ,
To the Stockholders Virginia State In- ;
iiumlice Co., Richmond, \"a.: '
lit at- si.--.? lt ;!"<? meeting of the .
hoard of director* !:<l?l iiiiiiicdihtely
Coll(M\ lim > our aiiniini meeting, Jnnu-\
arj w liixt, all e! the officers nud ilt
rcctor* voluutiirllj offered to plnoo
their rcslguntloui refore ?l?i^ special
meeting, i? ill", it view of f acll tat lugj
?: rcor.gaui7.ntion of ?i>c eiimpniijS nud
i!iiiv relieve tin- stockholders ol all
embarrassment, ;:' such notion wit*,
deemed ad*. Isahle.
InasJiiuch as iid previous opportunity
has occurred, and further because of j
the long and Iii sohle eases intimate !
ielattions with the stockholders of the |
company, I lieg to offer you a state?
ment of my stewardship for the pur- j
pose only i'f condensing facts and con- !
dltions. which from tint.-' to time have ;f
appeared cither In print, or oh the ?
records of your company.
My set-vice with the company was ?
fust for three years n? special ng?nt.
but as such having no connection with
any of the affairs of the company, ex?
cept being In charge <>t the adjustment
ci all ot its losses and the under?
writing policy of the company. My |
promotion followed to the assistant
secretaryship, then to the secretary- .
r>::ip, and in December. I'.UKI, l was
further honored and was made respun
tdblc for ail of tjio details of your bus
StKSS.
Premium* and Losses.
When my service began with Hi-?
company; they were doiliig a business
of $200,000 per anmmi, of which amount
$70.000, c?iuc frdhi the city of Rich- i
jnond and Its regular agencies, the
remainder of its total income being
received from reinsurance contracts
with reinsurance companies. These,
[tontracts were concluded, and in a j
romparatlve short time this business
was substituted by direct agency and
home office premiums, and as a re- j
suit, iti fifteen years the direct agency j
premium of the company Increased 1
fi'?m $70,000 to more than $700;Qp? per;
;iiitiiin. which inc.une was reduced the i
two following yean because of dtir j
wholesale cancellation <>t small in er- .
can lib.! and other! risks which were bei |
ing affected as a result of the panic, t
'Tiie grand total of premiums for the
let-lit o! my . er\ ice agfegat,; 50,!i;t?,
110. and the losses tor the same period !
total $4.17.1.001' -Included In these
ItisseH arc the conjiagrauoii suffered bj
us at Paters'on; Wnterljury. Baltimore, j
Rochester. Ya^oo City and San Fran
CISCO. A calculation Of the loss ratio '
on this entire business will show!
favorably in behalf of thl- company,
lor the sr-i:.. period of time, e>f any j
other Virginia er Southern company.!
i: -pit-:- bi conflagration::, in which ??
':inin.j- others ?::?: not suffer. The de-|
'*".'* ?information fotind on a sheet !
h I r.?7? ;?v. ached hereto ur refer- |
< ? - ;r tabulated form, which sliows
th>? prernipms, loss*.-. \'ofi ratio, re- '
ieerv* and reserve ratio, by years, and]
P. :- Interesting to note how'the loss
r?ut? wtis af/j'-'ete'd the panic years j
> ?tju-1meiii i:t i
The pathe -'i this company <\n<>~ noJ I
t|'.'j.-ra3 but Once In ret:or?led eaae? trbiii
a?i>' eoufti -and Hi this the jury go?...- ,
ii yerdlct for us.;'on the ground of in- ;
ct-ndlii!?!??< : 1; i.e.>?>. < ,: r-oli^y ...t .
th... tfompaay to settle all ?'osses i^uick
iy and without re-sort to technical !
Cvlleetioiii? and InvestmehtW.
During ilie ehtirj? period of hiy seiv i
the pt;emlutns written t,> agents'
located outside of the city oi l?ch
iii?ud nr.. $6,000,000, and e>t t Tri is total
amount tb-'- aggregate of items i?hnrged
off av uiie pllectablc dot;.1! not ctiuai
115,000, including compromises shade
with general agents for closing geh.
erEl agency cohtrftcta. Thei-e has been
no loss of any kind since 190:'. on in
vestnients made during that period.
Nev^ij Uuiltlpig.
This compativ ,wijs *Sh? first linan
elal^institution of th.is i-ltv tti begin
i uildlng in the present inoVemeht Vor'
uiodern structure:-, and in addition t..
providing for itself a mod.] home ,.f
hce, the prese'nt <asii v.ilue of tise
property eseeeds ittf cost.
It eimtutloa.
The compahy has stood for the high?
est standards in the business, been
Identified with nil movement* look
lug to th,. change and Improvomehl |
the city and State laws atfcetfng 6ti<
business and to iinpicive the" flre
; hazard Jt ;,as Sil.-..? developed men in
the business, win., while now- in tin:
; employ of other cloiujiahies, do reflect
credit on their home- Spile ciiiiihafi
I. therefore, in keeping with' the
voluntary agreemem referred to l.e '
to tender tl-d.ji, rhy reslghatldh, as; th.
vlce-presidenl 01 your comp?in1
J'.e spe< t fully,
IViPKKT iiKGKY, .lit
TOOK CREOSOTE
A. .'. Illnckburn's i.lte i,y vni.
Iittlaiiee Surgeou Tumiim,
V.'hlp. in a fit m (iespohdenov \ t
Blackburn, of t) East Brojadf Stieet
yesterdaj; afternoon took dos- dt
creosote.! Members of tin- famlh sb'di
Jearne.d of his act; and trie ,-it'y "am.
bu'anct was called. It. TijVni'jtri n
seined to heroic measure-;, ajid Black
burn was soon restored, lie Bac.i thit
he had taken ?iily half oi a srh-a I
a mount in a boitle'. ami it se-eiinsi t.
have been only a -tablespoon; ui
BOTH MA!- r. fillM \|.S
Hjde and <.;ardnrr E'rofeNs No Knotvl
edgi oi ? oi ? up (.en i hu,;.
New York. February 21. -Charles 1
"?v,i* ' '? " city chambei lain Uml Frati
J. Murdher. ? furihet State Seiiatoi
both denied to-duy that ti:>-- kipp
anything about a corrt'tpiion fiind t
defeat, the liart-Agnew Racing Bill, b
atl afteu;;.t \,, bribe Congressman <Pt
?;. ??lf?eik*-,i lo vote liga.hiitt >iie. bii
whllrt be was serving ah a State Sen a
tor In ?I00S. Bjit dm ? tefitltled I
hwt!'bee.n Informed thai Foeik-Vr
ivflihg to aoeetil iiiohe-y, ?n<i ilfi r,
Pyfjtod in br i,-?(?? i-,.-. ht r> c- th;
Foelker was promised Si &.?00 and tn"
$16,000.
Berry's for Clothes'
I) iwAfhgidn?born ': -, \ irginia l eb 22ri,
17.;:. Died Dec. I-lil', 1799. I
Washington had to write to;
London for his clothes, as no
fine stuff was made in this!
country, but if he were living :
to-day he'd be the first man to!
realize that American made
clothing is the best in the
world.
This store can show you
some of this country's tri?
umphs in suits for men and
boys.
Suits and overcoats from $15
to $40 for men that we've i
in a r Iced do w n t o $9.So,
S17.S3 and $22.85.
For boys, Suits and Over?
coats, from $5.00 to $13.00 re-i
cluced to $3.85 to $9.83.
To-day out' special is all-j
wool, ail-American suits at i
$17.83 that were $23 and $2S.
We're headquarters for Ar-|
row collars in quarter sizes, j
T\\ o-for-a-qua rter.
to any ;spocine amount, the members
uuthori-.ed Mr. Pollard to -say that the'
Finance Committee would see that tho
.-alary was tn<*roHFcd to adequate
compensation
Axltrd Xd Increase.
It was recalled that Mr. B?ck has j
many time? been before the Finance
Committee asking for funds, for the'
work of his department, for additional'
deputies, and for an increase in the j
<>f n painstaking and hardworking
clerk, biii that he had heyer axked or !
received uny increase in pay for him- i
self si lice the office was created On |
'?!?.' oceasloii when he asked for an I
additional deputy, Mr. F.llett. then a j
member of the committee, asked howl
soon lie would be hack for ,,n increase
in pay.
"I will u? vr-r be back." resporide I 1
t|ij(; Building Inspector. ?When this]
committee decides that 1 am worth' It. j
it can Increase my salary* 1 shall
never ask it."
II evolution Hccom in ended.
N'o{ satisfied with the action of the'
Finance Committee. Chairman Pollard
?'ein acrosls the hall where the Coun?
cil Committee on Ordinance, Charter
and liefoim was i;i session. Nothing J
less t ban a sensation was created
there when the chairman of the Fi
nance Committee appeared asking an'
increase in the salary of a ciiy of- )
tieer: j
kverj member of the committee'
present spoke favorably on the propo?
sition, lief erenec was made to the
fact thai the inspector had no; feared!
to report a Councilman to police Court!
i;>r violation 01 the Building Code; that ?
he had condemned houses without fear'
favor, and that while there had been!
many complaints, and some appeals,
i! <iiii what ha,i seemed harsh decisions! j
in each instance the Building inspec- t
tor bad been sustained It was an Of-j
l'n-e that had never required sin in- :
vijistigatioh. and thilt kept its books 1
iipil records open t,, the Inspection ot
; all toiheis, with all entriejt tight up
, to the minute. Mr. Brown called at?
tention to the fact that several f*.e
I idlucis ieeeive several times the
amount proposed, and have very much
1 l -ss exacting and important duties. The
t City Attorney, Who was present, hold
: Iii}; thai the Committee on Ordinance,
Chartei and Reform could originate
legislation, a resolution was directed
to be prepared and recommended to
the Council en Friday night, under
i : i'-;pen*loii of tiie rules, making the
i'..? of i.ii :? ofilee "l Building inspector
I jJ'l.fiOO per \ ear.
I Mr. Beck said last night that he h id
j i " comment to make on the offer made
: to him l?y li e si re.et railway coin
j pan;. lie bad the matter under ml.
! vi semen t a h ii would endeavor to give
the company an answer fir. soon as
I possibb lb- understood that Mr
i Whit eh > was leaving on March I. and
I thut was desirable that the ooiu
. pahy'.hiive aii engineer as soon as posr
r.ible.
j Th'- oiler, he frtid, had been made
?. ii'icui Ins solitrliatioUi and on his
t(eeiird a s ah engineer and as e.xeuu
ti. utii. er of the Building Department
iunrig this pasi three, years.
GOOD ;.0APS MEETING
Dr. t e-.-.u;?. Page I rues Proper Syiit'crii
ot' Mnin tenmice.
; js'orfolk. v.l.. February :\.--Before
- large gathering of farmers and bu.-i
? ?;> inch In the Board of Trade to
night, Dr. I.ogan W. Page, president
! of the American Highway Association.
'' and director of tin- United states Bur
j can of Itoaris. decided that It was u?;o
lei - t" m:il<( ;:<iod roads unless. ;i pro
.; ? i oi ii'itiihtcinahce was decld
I ed u:y. ii-- deuoiiiieed the system of
I putthu: the ketpihri of goo<J roads in
the hand:-: >?)' peti\ ofTielrtlH, and con?
demned particularly the supervision
policy. ?'? if purposed in many conn
ties '!' praised the Constitution of
Virginia 'or it:- provision:? empowering
cohntt^x to appropriate mone.v foi
I c;<>o'l roads, and oopatlnc State funds
i(iso for 'ho purpose.
bit
Thai is
Laxatives Bs*
US?O THE WORLD OVER TO GUft? A OOUD IN 0M? DAY,
Sways' remember tbe fqll name Look tf*^ f^jfrf if
;or tJtia ftJgDature oo every box 26o. ffffi ^^j?^yV^^^
(Continued From First rage.)
farmers," and still another that his
speech was "untrue."
The reading had not progressed" fur
when Senator Hey burn questioned the
propriety of leading such a document
into the record. When informed, how
i ever. Hint it had been presented by
! another Senator he desisted, saying
! that each Senator must decide such
questions for himself. He declared the
proceeding most unusual
Senator Stone made formal protest,
but the Senate decided that it wanted
lo hear the letter, and its reading was
I concluded.
(Continued From First Page.t
time, of its prosperity, for which he
wns largely responsible; He spolte
feelingly of the death of Rev. C. F.
Stuart.
But the portion of his remarks which
commanded the most general attention
atul which was regarded as the most
significant was that with reference
to catechising the candidates for
United States Senate, when he said
they should be asked about their past
ret ords on temperance matters, us
well as their positions on proposed
Federal legislation.
The address of .lohn G. Woolley, of j
Honolulu, one time prohibition candl- |
date for President, ended the night i
^Ten cents, little
sum as it is,
buy any piece of
"Popular" music
?vocal or instru?
mental?i f you
come to us for it.
You may think this is a lot of
out-of-date stuff, such as is usually
sold elsewhere at this price and
sometimes more. We sell the up
to-date "Popular" Songs for Ten
Cents.
Operatic and Classic Sheet.Music.
Also Music Books at lowest prices.
No Victor Agency south of New
York carries a more complete line of
VICTROLAS and Red Seal Records
than the Richmond agency repre?
sented by this house.
session. Mr. Wool ley confined himself
to the general subject Of temperance
and prohibition, urging that every
man should take a. stand on the mat?
ter.
ENABLING ACT URGED
Thinks League Should Commit Itself to Program
of a Year Ago?Refers to Attitude of Gov?
ernors-Questioning of Candidates.
1 Special to The Tirues-Dispatch.] ,
Newport News; Va., February 21.?Iii
annual address, President Henry!
Pearce Atkins referred briefly to the
history of the league and the event"
since the last meeting:, which he sab)
v ould appear more fully Iii the fur?
ther proceedings of the convention. Hp
predicted that the Legislature of 1912
would pass an enabling act. The
league, he said, went In debt to the
amount of $2;000 in the campaign be?
fore the Legislate, re of 1P1 <? for the
passage of the Strode hill, for the ex?
penses of printing, postage, telegraphil
and telephone communications.
Iii Iiis judgment, said Mr. Atkins,
the league should commit itself unre?
servedly to the program of a yo;ir aso.
when its convention declared for an
enabling net and popular vote- upon
the question of the license of the sa
luon.
Tlu> Governor's Position.
As to the attitude of Governor Mann
on this policy of the league. Mr. At?
kins said:
"We appreciate the fact that his po?
sition while a candidate was on<- of
favor to the local option method of
dealing with the liquor question, and
this tve understood from the begin?
ning of his campaign. At out last con?
vention h" spoke briefly and urged
the convention to adopt a conservative
policy, as he had a perfect right to
do: and he gave as his reason for ?such
counsel the difficulties attending the
question of the State's revenue. 1 be
liev< thttt to-day his position is the
ws or ooutri
IC.
South Richmond Bureau, .
The TUmes-l ihJpulch,
1020 Hull Street,
t 'lion*.- Madison l . o.
"Look out. hoys. I'm going to shoot.
I haven't killed u man in a long time.,"
.said Fred Crowder, erstwhile motor
man of the Virginia Railway ami Pas
setiger Company, yesterday shortly af?
ter noon as he flourished a long, blue
pistol be for* ;l crowd of young men
oh lower Hull Street, between Second
and Third Streets.
Th... boys "looked out,' ail except
Louis lllggins, who sprang upon Crow
der. wrested his gun from his hand,
and smashed lilm over the head with I
the bull of the pistol. About this
time Olli cor .dike Moore arrived on the
s< ene and took the pair into custody,
and the ambulance eall was sent In for
Crowder. The long gash in his scalp!
was treated by Dr. Ilarshbnrger, of |
the ambulance, and the wounded man!
sent home after furnishing bail for
his appearance in the Police Court,
Pai>i II., this morning.
lllggins also will have to appear to
answer the charge of fighting In the I
ttreets. hill there are two warrant!!'
against Crowd er. tine for fighting on
the street, and another sworn out by |
lllggins, accusing Crbw'der of assault t
llvith attempt to kill. The pistol that I
Crdwdcr carried was empty, with the
exception of a blank shell that Htg
gihi claims was fired at him in the!
scuffle,
To lie Branch Ofllee.
Th.- actual consolidation of the |
Manchester post-ofllce and the Rich?
mond post-otllce will he effected some ]
time before July 1- is the statement of j
i i.,. department In Washington. Accu?
mulation of pressing business is the.
reason advanced by the Post-OHice De?
partment in Washington tor the fail?
ure to eft eel the consolidation on
March t. which was the date llrst set
for tlie actual union of the two offices i
lie fore July l the announcement of the i
i:-.:,! of the Manchester office, which |
will then he a station of the Richmond .
office, will be made public, as well as
ti e remuneration to he paid the In?
cumbent. There is some discussion a?
t?, tvhethei' the position will pay $1,600,
.vj. ioO Or $2,700.
Although liiere has been a postal
regulation passed to the effect that ns- |
sistunt postmasters of first class oflhcs--.
will hereafter come under the civil ser?
vice system, this doer, not apply to the.
pit ent officeholders, among whom is
Postmaster Thomas Smith. He. will
change his title .July 1 from postmaster
? ?i the Manchester office to assistant
pdf t master t iticlunoiid.
i'out-Olliec HotirM To-Dny.
Washington's Birthday win bo ob
served in the Manchester posi-oflicc
to-duy. The following hours liiive
hci announced for tiic office: The
money-order, registry and stamp win?
dows will be open between" the hours
? and I! A. M. The general do:
livery window will be open to ,the
public during the same hours. Then
v. ill be one delivery to-day by the
? irrlers, and one collection from the
mail boxes;
Hoy" GcIh Uric Vi>nr,
The jury or tue Hustings Court, I'.trt
11.. yestordoy found Fred Coienihn1,
colored, guilty of shooting David Un?
ion, colored, and sentenced him to oho
year in the penitentiary, Owing to the
lender years or the prisoner- -fourteen
Is his age It p. orobable that Jmlu<
>'?'? its w d send him to the rcforma
torb Instead of the Stato prison.
i oteinati would have fared harder
except for extenuating circumstances
Ii was brought out In the testimony
that Hilton, who is a big negro,
weighing .'so pounds, had knocked
Colemcn down once before the bittet
shot, and the shot bad been tired to
i ? himself from further rough treat?
ment Hilton Is. a brother of the con
lj JeSste Hilton, who recently cut
; hit throat after ah unsuccessful ot
I tempt t<> escape from the penitentiary.
The following; compose ihc Hustings
Cdtirt Jury:
John (?. Ilinton, Ii. t; Gregory,
J' n lone-. Ii n. Chandler, L. B
Franklin, A. F. Holt. Clarence Paul,
i AIcn fludd, Arthur Oarrelt, T. F, Mhr
, shall. .1 H. Turner, Sr., and 1. T,
Ferris.
Work 'on Turnpike:
Those, unfortunate* who have been
foil ed to use tb^ Petersburg Turnpike
recently will he ?lad i.? hear that
the force ?f laborern yesterday re
k turned work on that portion between
i
Hull and Maury Street. v In the en?
deavor jo uonvert the. ihoruughfaie
irom n rhlrv swamp into a decent road.
When tlie work of pravelins and
leveling is completed, which will be in
the neat future, unless bad weather
intervenes, the highway will be inj
splendid condition. The- work on this j
Section of the pik? as well as on Maury j
Street, between the pike and the At?
lant!. Coast Line track, has been re?
tarded by adverse weather conditions;
wtih tho result that funerals passing
along tltis route, the only possible one
to Maury Cemetery, hive had to plow
through Holds rather than tnc street.
Captain linker Elected,
Captain \V. \V. Baker, of Hallboro,
was unanimously elected to the chair- i
manship of the executive committee of
the Ml Idle District Baptist Association
at a meeting <-f the committee held in
the Balhbridge Street Baptist Church
Saturday. Captain linker, who was
chosen to fill the position made va?
cant !>v the death of R. A. .Itutis. is a
member of the Bethel Baptist Church,
with which Mr. Justls was al*o ailll
latedi
Although Mr. Justls also occupied
the position of moderator of the Middle
District li > pt ist Association, it was
h?i deemed necessary to elect his sue?
cessor until the next annual meeting,
which is in the early summer. Appro?
priate action was taken by the com?
mittee In regard to the death of Mr.
Justls, and resolutions of respect and
grief were passed.
After clearing up a quantity of rou?
tine business, tue committee adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman.
In Police Court.
In tlie Police Court. Part 2, yester
day morning .lames Williams, a colored
deacon of Heretofore spotless reputa?
tion, was lined $5 for being drunk
Arthur Thomas was lined ?5 and
costs by Justice Maurice for Ills share
in the bone rolling last week.
Mrs. Carter Thomas, the Assyrian
woman charged with peddling without
a license, was dismissed yesterday
morning by Magistrate Cheat,hnm, after
pay'ng the costs and receiving unmis?
takable warning from the magistrate.
UulldliiK l'cnnlt?.
Among the permits issued yesterday
by Building Inspector Beck were the
following in the Southslde:
Standard Paper Company, to repair
orick warehouse on east side of Hull
Street, between First and Canal Streets,
... cost 11.075.
To 1* K. IJllmnn, to repair frame
dwelling at r.12 Wert Tenth Street, to
cost $r>.r,o.
Futteral of Mr?, Hogers.
The funeral of Mrs. Lena Is V. Rog?
ers, who died Monday morning at tho
residence of her son-in-law, Li. E. Min
son. of 8 I ~ Maury Stre et, will be con?
ducted tlit:; afternoon at 3 o'clock from
ihc Fulton Baptist Church. The In
tbrmont will be made In Oakwood
Cemetery;
Mrs. Rogers was alxty-seven years
old, and leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Katie 13. Minson, of South Richmond,
and Mrs. Lcnnis B. Lotervso, of Rich
inoiid, and one son, Henry M. Rogers,
of Ltthonla, Ca.
Personal and General.
.\! O. Buy, of Lynchburg, who has
con in the Southsldo at the bedside
i,ir hi- father, s. v. Lacy, of 1728 Bucli
ot>ui Street, has returned home. It is
not thought that Mr. Lacy can survive
ills illness.
Miss Henrietta Schaplro, who has
... ti ill at the home of her sister, Mrs.
.Iricoh Levy, Of 1S 0 ^ Hull Street, has
iiff;.rove l greatly, and will ho out in
a few days.
Mrs. Annie Wllkes, of Norfolk, who
has been visiting her -ister, Mrs. II. C.
f'fblffcr; h.ts returned home.
Mrs. William .1 Carter and son have
returned to the. Southslde after a visit
to relatives, in Baltimore.
The. members Of Hestia Conclave,
Improved Order He-ptasophs, wilt
meet to-night at g o'clock in tho Deca
tur Street Methodist Church to partake
? if a dinner given to the conclave.
The women of the Decatur Street
Church will serve a Washington sup
| per this ' vening. at the church, frbm
0 to iii o Ciocki
A colonial tea, given last night at
the home of .Mr. . |3. t. Vaden. 1503
lovter Slreet, resulted in a substait
| lial addition lo the Bihl,. fund of the
spiral .Methodist Church;
1MI.K.S Ctlltl-'.l) |N <; TO i-i DAYS,
A?iV-.rfrilf?1*1 w,b rfU^id money If PAZO
2? f'*-,T ^a,'?,, ,0 '"re Itrhlng. Blind,
u.ctatng or Protruding PKe? <n ?-11 day* ?0o.
prune as it was when ho made reply
to tho headquarters committee of the
league?when he pledged himself to
sign a hill that gave the right of
voting to the neoplo._
"Ills term ot ollle,.* expires in Janu?
ary. 1013. and bofom t tut t dato wo
must give him tho opportunity oi
signing such a measure. it is not
for us to say what bhcourtfgemont or
what discouragement, the chief exe?
cutive should glVfj to pending legis?
lation, but I cannot help feeling Keenly
disappointed that our Governor's voice j
was not heard loud sind strung in its
favor when the Strode enabling bill
was before the Senate of Virginia.''
Question big CnhdldntCN,
Possibly the most Interesting por?
tion of the address of Mr. Atkins was
in reference to tho questioning of can?
didates as to the alms of the league
lie spoke as follows:
"In speaking to the third of the
resolutions suggested, 1 want to state
at the very outset that the league has j
been true t-i its principle as regards at
hohpartisan attitude toward candi- !
dates for office. In every convention j
executive committee meeting, head?
quarters committee meeting. subconP ?
mittele meeting, of which -i have evei
been a member; and If ever a meinbt ;
or a group of members, In official ca- \
paclty, have over taken any other attl- ;
fade, they owe It to this convention:
t>> make a full confession. I know the j
charges made again and again against
us; l know the Idle reports and busy ;
scandal that have been circulated to j
the detriment of our orgnluatlon: The ]
officers of our league, from the very i
beginning, have included Democrats.]
Republicans and third party l'rohibi- i
tlonlsts, some who wore the badge ol '?
party servitude and some with suffl- |
clout independence to believe that all
the virtue of the Old Dominion had not.
been monopolized by tue party with
which they stood identified. l trust ;
with all my heart that the omni- j
partisan?oihnl-partisan?policy of our
league may bo continued. 1 want to
see mien or all parties and of no party
In our highest seats of office.. And /
trust with all my heart that the non- !
partisan?nonpartlsan?policy of our :
league may be continued. 1 want to
se,.. us In politics or out of it, wher- j
ever the forces of the liquor traffic i
carry the issue, but absolutely non- j
partisan in our attitude. Anything!
that Uvea and moves and has its bclnjr
and whose lifo and motion and belny
are aicalnst tho saloon, has a place
beneath the banner of this organlza- i
lion. We want this league to be a
clearing house, open twenty-four hours
??t of twenty-four, for men of all par- j
ties and for men of all creeds, and :
every society and organization in this :
State that will do its temperance clear?
ing through this league aa their clear?
ing house is welcome to all the Infor?
mation and practical assistance we can
give them, and we will give them all
wo can. Regardless of party lines, we
want men of all parties to Join with
u? in our campaign against the saloon.
We offer ourselves as an omnlpartlsan |
organization. We cannot emphasize
that position too strongly.
.Should lic A'ou-i'arllnao.
"Again, we seek to be non-partisan
in all we undertake. We are not In
politics In the interest of any poli?
tical candidate. Not qtiitu two rears
ago we questioned the candidates for
Governor, and from first to last wu i
so iKht to be non-partisan in everv i
word addressed to them. In the letter
(.n.lrfSHed to Republicans and Demo i
-.rats alike we stated that while the !
<eague nominates ho candidates anA
aupports no political party, the league
does urge the voters: of Virgin tu
to select men- for public office who'
favor the abolition of the saloon.
"It is lite openly declared policy of
?he league, as set forth In print and
on the platform, to give tho voters di
the State the facts as to the past
record and present position of candi?
dates for public office, and to leave to
the voters for which person they will
\ote. Such, a method of procedure l?
fair both to the candidates and to the
r?ters, No candidate can reasonably
object to a .statement concerning his
past record and present position, espo
i ially when lie is requested to make
that statement in his own words.' 1
believe in that non-partisan position
1 believed in It then. I believe in it
now. It is hot for the State league
to question local candidates, it is the
duty of the local leagues tc? question
candidates for office in the gift of the
I oca i community. It is, however, the
business of the state rJeng?o to ejues
tloit candidates for office in the gift
of all the p.ople. and that we ought
to do in every political campaign, r do
not see how we can be true to the prin?
ciples of the league and question the
candidates simply with regard to their
past record. Nor do i see how we car
be true to the principles of the league
und question the candidates simply
with regard to their present position,
We cannot leave out one or the other
of these questions. We have the right
to know, and the people have- the right
to know, not only the present posi?
tion, but also the past record upon
questions of temperance legislation of
every, man who offers himself as a
candidate for oflice. Candidates for
Governor need not be questioned upon
matters of national legislation, anel
cnnelidates for' the national Congress
need not be questioned upon matters
of State legislation, unless the occa- .
yion arise In which State und national '
Issues should prove Inseparable-. This !
position has fur-reaching application. |
It has, however, been our position in
the past. I know no reason for depart?
ing from It in the present.
'The Senatorial Climputgm
"1 know there are those- who believe
that a mistake was mach- in the guber?
natorial campaign of 1009, when tho
league questioned the candidates for
Governor so expllclty with regard to
their past record. These Would urge
us. In the coming senatorial campaign
to confine our interrogatories to one
single question?the position of can
dldntes upon present national legisla?
tion?without, reference to what has
been the record of the past. That, in
their judgment, Is the simplest of non
partisan positions. This, they believe,
the league could do without danger of )
entanglement. Perhaps it could; and
if that were Its avowed policy, heralded
abroad and known of all men. 1 should
be content with that position. But
that has not been Its policy, and for
that reason I object to the position. If
the leagito stooel pledged In 1009 to
give the record of candidates for Gov?
ernor down to the minutest detail, It
stands pledged in 1911 to do exactly
the same without fear or favor. If
those questions as to record shoult
prove embarrassing to candidates to?
day, let It be remembered that, their
positions were embarrassing to the
Structure Wrecked and Many
Residences Left in Darkness.
Two Injured.
Danville, Va? February 21.?An ex?
plosion occurred in the gns purifier
house Of the Danville municipal gas
r.latit at midnight to-night, wrecking
the plant and nutting the structure
out of commission. Foreman J. W.
Durham, who. with a negro employe,
had entered the purifier house to In?
vestigate a leak indicated by the gar.
holder, had hardly entered when the
explosion occurred, seriously, though
not i'atallv. injuring him and less se?
riously injuring George Glenn, tho
negro The explosion shattered much
Of the window glass in the Southern
passenger station and that in the
American Tobacco Company factory,
two blocks away, and even In the Pleu
mont Hardware Company's hardware,
three block? distant.
The lire department extinguished the
lire In half an hour or more, with an
estimated 1(>5S Of $12.000.
A majority Of residences aro equip?
ped with gas for illumlnatlti.ee and
cooking purposes, and these are left
in darkness and with no facilities for
cooking.
It 13 tho naturo of woman to Buffoi
uncomplainingly, tho discomforts and
foars that accompany tho hearing of
children. Mothorhood Is their crown?
ing glory, and thoy bravo Its suffer*
ings for tho Joy that children bring.
No expectant mothor need suffer,,
howover, during tho period of wait-'
ing, nor feol that sho 1? in danger when baby comes, if Mothor's Friend is used
in preparation of tho event. Mothor's Friend relievos tho pain and discomfort
caused by tho strain on tho different ligaments, ovorcoraos nausoa "by counter?
action, prevents hackacho and numbness of limbs and soothes tho inflammation
of breast glands. Its regular uso fits and prepares every portion of tho mothor's
system for a proper and natural
ending of tho term, and it assured
for hor a quick and complete recov?
ery. Mothor's Friend is sold at
drug stores. Write for free book for
expectant mothers.
BEADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,
Atlanta, Ga,
temperance people of Virginia In the
days gone by. if they have played
fast and luo.se with temperance prin?
ciples, wc have a right to know it.
:f they were bund in glove, with lead?
ers of liquor organizations once, the.
voters of V'rginia have a right to
know it now. If we wi<ro doing too
work of the church or tho work of the
Salvation Army, seeking converts from
the world and preaching faith and re?
pentance anil good work, it would be
another matter. W? could let by?
gones be by-gones and welcome the
penitent to the tune of "while, the
lamp holds out to burn-' But wo are
not the church, nor the Salvation
Army. We are, a federation of tem?
perance, forces?orthodox, hotorodox,
of no creed, or all creeds?and as lc .g
as our avowed policy is what <t is, let
us work It to the uttermost. We can
not be the force In Virginia that wo
seek to he. nor do tho good In the Old
Dominion, that we seek to do, until,
first, last, and all the time, we apply
with non - partisan, impartial spirit the
published principles of our organiza?
tion." I
To Discus* PIuhn.
A meeting of the membership com?
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
has been railed fur Thursday, when
plans for the year's work will be taken
up and discussed.
Capitol Cloned To-Day.
All departments at the State Capitol
will h* closed to-day In respect to the
birthday of General George Washing?
ton.
The State Library will also bf closi d
throughout the dny and evening
OBITUARY
Dr. George 12. William?.
Dr. George E; Williams died yester?
day at Pearlsburg. Va? in his thirty
sixth year, aftor a lingering illness.
Dr. Williams was a s-m "f James -W.
Williams, who is connected with the
State Agricultural Department, and
was a brother ><t John W. William?;
clerk of the House bf Dclegaes. Ho
married Miss Vlrgle Cordoza, ot this
? Ity, and she. with a little daughter
nine veers of age, survives him. Dr.
Williams, who was n graduate of the
Medical College bf Virginia, practiced
his profession successfully in this city
for several years, and until declining
health forced him to go to bis old home
at Pearisburg. The interment will be
to-day in the family burying ground
The father and brother, who live in
Kit hmond, have gone to Pearisburg.
lie v. William .1. Smith.
Winchester, Va., February' CD?Rev.
William J. Smith, known among his
intimate friends as "the Bishop ot the
Shoestring Diocese." because of th*
great length of his pastorate. Is dead
at his home near Mountain Fall?. Fred?
erick county, aged sixty-six year?, hav?
ing suffered a stroke of paralysis last
week, from which ho never rallied, lie
was one of the most widely known
Lutheran Church ministers of thi.-j sec?
tion of the State, and had held Impor?
tant church offices, having been presi?
dent of the Virginia Synod at one time,
frequently a delegate to the Unite)
Synod of the South, and a member of
the executive and other Important com
mlttees.
lie was l>orn at Boonsboro, Md., and
was a iad of sixteen years when the
Civil War broke out lie and hi"
brother, the late Charles Smith, left
home, swam across the Potomac River
into Virginia, and enlisted in Company
K, First Maryland Regiment, Confed?
erate Slates Army, under Colonel Brad?
ley T. Johnson. After the war he be?
came a printer in ShepherdstoWn, W.
Va., and later attended Roaribke Col?
lege, at Salem. He graduated also
from the Southern Theological Semi:
nary, at Salem, and was the pastor of
the first Lutheran Church to be estab?
lished in Roanoke. For the past twen?
ty-live years lie had sefVed the Crnvel
Springs pastorate in Frederick and
Shenandoah counties, which consists of
five churches, the rtrst of which is forty ;
miles from the last one. During all
that time he held services during the
week as well as on Sunday, and usual?
ly traveled on horseback and in a
buggy. He averaged 400 miles a
month, 1,S00 miles a year, and in his ser- I
vice of a quarter of a century he made
120,000 miles over the mountain roads.
Tie received many calls from large (
churches, but preferred to remain j
among the people who were devoted i
to him. He leaves his widow, who was '<
Miss Alice Klzer, of Salem: three
daughters, two sons, one brother, Dev.
L L. Smith, D. D., of Strasburg, and
three sisters.
J?rne? W. StePfoe.
Dynehhurg, Va., February 21,?James
W. Step toe, aged sixty-two, one of tho
best known real estate men of the city,
died this morning at 5 o'clock at the
Home and Retreat, where he had been
ill a fe.w days of pneumonia.
Mr. Steptoe was a native of Lynch -
burg, and he spent his entire life here,
with the exception of a few years
spent In Augusta, Ga. He had been
engaged in a successful real estate
business in Lynchburg for thirty years.
Mr. Steptoe never married and ho
has one surviving sister, Mrs. C'. W.
Wharton, of Bedford. He was a
nephew of Mrs. Fannie Armistead, of
this city.
Miss Georgia Hart.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Urbanna, Va., February 21.?Miss
Georgia Hart, daughter of Milton Hart,
Idied at IJrbanna on Saturday, in the
twenty-third year of her age. The
funeral was conducted by Rev. J. P. j
Essex, and the remains were taken to
tho family cemetery, in King and Queen
county, Monday for burial. She is sur?
vived by her father and mother, four
sisters and three brothers.
Funeral of Captain "W. .T: T.ucan.
f Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Wadesboro. N. C, February 21.?The
funeral services over the remains of
Captain W. J. Lucas were held this
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. T. B.
Henry, and were conducted by Rev.
T. W. Chambliss. of the Baptist Church.
Captain W. J. Lucas died in Charlotte
yesterday morning. He was the father
of Mrs T. B. Henry, of this place. His
home was at Chester, S. C. The re?
mains were brought here, last night. |
Captain W. T. Hardy.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. I
Henderson, N. C, February 21.?Cap?
tain W. T. Hardy, of Williamsboro, one
of the most prominent citizens of this
county, died last night after a pro?
tracted illness of several weeks, aged
seventy-two years. His widow ..and
several sons and daughters survive
him.
Funeral of Mrs. Mahone.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Petersburg, Va., February 21.?The
funeral of Mrs. Otelia Butler Mahone.
widow of General William Mahone, took
place this afternoon from tho residence
on South Market Street, and was very
quiet, only Immediate friends and re'"
atiyos being present. The services were
conducted by Rev. C. Braxton Bryan. D.
D., rector of Grace Episcopal Church,
and tho pall-bearers, chosen by Mrs.
Mahone herself, were Captain Asa Ro?
gers, John Arthur Johnston. Dr. II. G.
TO PItEVKNT Tin? GRIP.
LAXATIVE BItOMO QUININE removes tho
cnime. There In only one "BUOMO QUININE"
Lock for iljciiftture of E. W, GltOVE, Mc\
Lolgh; Dr. William Shlppen, Jarnos
Dunn, Ii. P. stratton. E. G. Friend and
Robert Gilllani, Sr.
The Interment was In tho privat?
family vault in Blandford Cemetery.
Mrs. I. X. Clark.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Bedford City, Va., February 21.??
Mrs. Laura Bradley Clark died sudden?
ly on Tuesday at her home, in Avenel
Place, after an Illness of several
mouths. She was the wife of I. N
Clark, of this placo. Besides her /iup
bahdi three children survive her, these
bolng Mrs. E. D. Gregory, Mise B-ssio
Clark and J. A. Clark.
Mth. I). Burlirage Yoncey.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
Harrlsonburg, Va., February 21.?
Mrs. d. Burbrago i'ancey, aged thirty
two years, died to-day. she leaven
her husband, one child and a brother.
W. II. Held, of Memphle, Tenn.
Mr?. I5vn ti. Cnton.
{Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
Alexandria, Va.; February 21,?Mrs.
Eva G. Dent Caton, wife of J. H. Cat on.
Jr., died la.st night at her home, after
a short Illness. She was married Oc?
tober 27 last. Besides her husband
she Is survived by two brothers?S.
Mag rude Dent and B. Gwynn Dent?
and an aunt. Mrs. Eva G. Muh back.
The funeral will take place from St.
Mary's Catholic Church Thursday
morning.
KuRfnr Uruftex.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.!
Alexandria. Va.. Februarv .'1 ?Eu?
gene Bruffey, about thirty years eld.
died this morning at his home. I">!
Raj', Alexandria county, after a short
Illness. Ills wire and one child sur?
vives.
IN MEMORIAM
CRJDLIN?In lovlnp remembrance of
my grandmother, HARRIETT CRID?
LIN". who died February 22. 1002
Asleep in Jesus.
By HER GRANDSON.
DEATHS
CHILES."?Died, February 20th, at th<?
Baptist Heme for Au-ed Women,
MRS. EMMA .1. CHILES, in the
seventy-ninth year of age.
Funeral front BaptlM Home for
Aged Women at i p. m. WEDNES?
DAY. February 22nd, nil, Inter
men! shor-koe Cemetery. Friends and
acquaintances lnvltc-d to attend.
FORSYTH.?Entered into rest Feb?
ruar;.- S?thi 1911; at '.: !' M.i the REV.
ROBERT WRIGHT FORSYTH. I>. D.(
rector,of -St; Paul's Church.
Funeral from that church on
WEI i.N'H.S'DA V. 22d inr.tant. at 1
o'clock. The congregation of si.
Paul's rhureh and all friend* of the
family arc invited to attend.
The clergy of the city are invited
to meet in the Sunday-school room
it 2.30 P. M. and proceed in a body
to the church and occupy tho seats
1cserved for t hemi
J A' 'K SON', ? Died in
February !?. 1911
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Petersburg; Va
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