The times dispatch. [volume], February 27, 1911, Image 8

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ACCEPTS CALL 10
SOOTH CAROLINA
{Dr. Ramsay Resigns as Pastor of
Grace Street Baptist
Church.
LEAVES HERE WITH REGRET ;.
Goes to Tli.s Home State
President of Greenville Fc
Aftcr considering the call for more j
than a month, Rev. David M. Ramsay
D. IX; pastor of the Grace Street Bap?
tist Church, yesterday morning handed
in his resignation to accept the' presi?
dency of tho Greenville Female College,
lit Greenville. S. C. At the same time
Dr. Ramsay telegraphed tue trustees
o;' the college, notifying them of the
acceptance. It is desire that th?i
resignation take effect June 1. and the.
congregation was requested not to
frnake ruiy additional inducements, a? his
decision was Irrevocable.
At the congregational meeting held
Immediately after the morning ser?
vice, at which Dr. Ramsay was not
present, the resignation was accepted
Tj'ut a resolution passed requesting that
he remain until July l. This was not
transmitted to him yesterday, but i: Is
probable that lie will remain for trie
extra month, as his active duties 'in
Greenville will not begin until shortly
fceforc the session opens nest fall.
Most UnriwMiloiis CKnrge.
Dr. Ramsay came to the Grace .Street
Church in the fall <>f ISO"; a::c his pa$
\orate has been the must successful
la tho history of tiie church. Resides;
endearing himself io the members of
Ills own congregation, he has many !
friends among the best people of the
city. To the congregation ho made a
"brief speech, telling how he had en
Joyed tho pastorate^ which, he said, was
the most harmonious charge he bar:
e'yijr had. 11" expressed his distress at
vonvine. but said that he thought it his
duty to accept the new call. A num?
ber of members of the congregation
made* speeches expressing their regret '
iit the retirement of Dr. Ramsay, and]
Ihr board of deacons was directed toj
put the action of the meeting in the
proper form arid make ;t a portion cf j
?the records;
Dr. Ramsay is ri native of South
Carolina and an aTutnnus of the acs- '
??c-mio. department of Richmond College.
Staving been a member of. the 'U&ss of
3881. Reaving the college hero, he
went to the Southern Baptist Theolog?
ical Seminary, ct Louisville, Ky.. where j
he was graduated ir. 1SS7; He has held j
three pastorates. The first was at j us- :
eal?bsa, Ala., where he remained four;
years He was then railed to tho Cil- .
bdcl Square Baptist Church. Charles?
ton, S. C, where he was in charge un- '?
til he came here tit tee. years ago. j
I nder \ew Itruime.
At lhe Greenville Female College Dr. 1
Ramsay will practically enter under!
?11 entirely new regime Efforts are j
now being mode to raise s 100.000 us in- ;
crease the capacity of the institution,
which is a part of the Baptist educa?
tional system of South Carolina. The
ri Vera go attendance. Is about but
the matriculation next fa.l i? expected
to be larger.
l?r Ramsay's idea ir. leaving the ,
church early in th<- <-urr.rr.eT is to move;
his family end complete the prelimi- j
riary work before the- opening of the ,
session. Dr. K. C. .lames, also a grsd- ?
iiate of Richmond College, is the rc-iir- j
Ing preshunt of the- college
mimves? i'kopi.k ^ tN r space:
ix ma a" ufa i Trillin*' EXlllBIl
The subcommittee appointed by vice- .
President T. M. Carrlrigtonj of tht j
Cbambor of Commerce, to make &r- 1
Tanjgemeritjt for the' fistabllsbmeict 01
the proposed manufacturers' exhibit j
probably will meet to-morrow after
noon to make preliminary plans '? - \
the organisation.
Chairman William T Reed r.a.s writ?
ten letters to 1.5ft manufacturers who j
are members ftf .rhv chamber, asking ;
their c b- o per ax* 0 n; sjj&d has received
xr.asiy faybr/ibl??'" replies. It U es.il
mated that it severity-five manufac?
turers ftgre? to take ar. average
amount of space, the institution tVill be I
assured. Following the letters, J
?meraberi of the committee will :r.*k- I
personal visits to manufacturers of
the city. l^.X'.r on thos* iibt members'|
of tJhe chamber, but who are willing ;
to take space, probably will to allowed
no take advaritag?: of'the exhibit.
*)V>W 0"\"er Tit *. NSI'KIt I.F.n
TO AltlllhST <>\ STltBRT 1 Ml
George Williams, colored, was ar?
rested early last night oh a < barge
of "tt-lng disorderly oh n Clay Street
'dr. He is alleged to have c|Uarr}?Sfcd
with the conductor, W. M Brat; over
? transfer.? Brat attempted to put blip
off the car. and the negro, ;t is allegedi
struck tho conductor in the stomach
and In the fn.ee.
Then Williams jumped from the car
arid attempted t>-. escape; He wds
caught by Policeman Mitchell.
Ilctilth herture l'o?t|ionrd
BecaUsc Dr. McGtilr? Newton who
was to have spoken Thursday night in
the John Marshall nij-h School under
the auspices of 1),, Ferhiratlon t?f
Mother.-.' Clubs, on ti < h ?? ?,... "M^.rj.
leal Inspection in the Bshoois" lias
been unexpectedly called awav' from
thr city, the date hat been changed to
March 36; This h bru of * ...?(;. - <?
l<er;iref; on public '? eal't.ii rrtatters \i\ h
|Jiay? been in prbgrcsf foi ? ornc ,;;. ..
l.rntcii Sermon*,
Every Sunday evening during I>inl
the sermons at St Peter's Chtir?h \vtll
\>e on the ddc'trlm r?f tiu < r( troll?!
Church apropos to this season of'tlJ
cbnrcb1 e.rtletidhr; Thepr hi-i mons will
he Interesting and lnntruriive io an
?iop-Ca,'h?htwhil hre 1 ost cordially
Jpvited
nnouncemen
On and after April I, I 9 I 1, the sub?
scription price of I he Times-Dispatch,
delivered by carrier in Richmond, suburbs
and Petersburg, will be as follows:
Per week. Per montli.
Daily and Sunday, - - ? - 15 cents 65 cents
Daily only - - -.10 cents 45 cents
Sunday only - -. 5 cents ? -
RED TAG ON CAR MEANS THAT
OWNER IS AUTO TAX DODGER
"While Richmond people who own
motor cars hnve pai~ the license lax
for 1910 without exception," said an
automobile man yosterday, "you ran
go anywhere in Virginia and tind nny
number o? machines which arc oper?
ated under tho rod tag system of Insl
year. 1 submit that this Is not fair
Until Governor Mann found a way ou"
of a rather awkward situation, tlu
President of tho United States, Whr
seldom drives over our road.*, was
Informed that ho could not cross tho
Fotomac, River without, violating thp
law unless ho had paid tribute, 1 am
not criticizing tho re: sol of the Com?
monwealth to issue tho President a
complimentary permit when Ids re?
quest was fu st made, bu,t 1 do criticize
thos^ otllciais who hnve not forced tho
Virginia delinquents to come up ami
across. It is not fair. As I have said,
you don't see any 1910 lays in Rich?
mond, but you do see them on tho
roads every day. You see those reo
tujrs in almost every town?some otli
ci:i!s must have eeon thorn?they
know tho liiiv has not been compile;!
with, and yet not one thing has been
done to call them to taw.
? What Is the use ,.f having a taw j
if it is to he enforced rigidly only
in Richmond, haH-hrariodiy in. a few ?
other cities, and not enforced at all 1
generally? The Tlmes-Dlspalch print?
ed in pamphlet form tho name oi
every man to whom a license wan Is
sued last year. The number of each
ear \vhs given, and with a copy ol
this record any constable can llml of
T? nders every day. Thoy ought to b?
made t>> pay, And I repeat that when
/'resident Taft whs officially informed
Dy n clerk in the Secretary of Coin*
monwealth's ofllce that the law maKci>
no exception oven in the case ol li
President?, It should make none in the
case of hundreds of clti'/.cns who are
rightly put down now as automobile
tax dodgers.
'Yon can't expect tho automobile
clubs to send out spotters. They ckil't
? nil won't do it There is ? tlno and
Imprisonment for those owners who
refuse to obey the law. yet there is
<?o!:ie uncertainty as to who must see
that it is obeyed. If a few of the
delinquents ar,- arrested and punished
then the others will e'dme in. There
were more cars in Virginia last yo.it
than there Were Ii< enses issued, u is
the same now. If tho nutotnoln.e
people are to assist in the good man
movement, wo must .-how first mat
wo are paying our share of the tax,
bu: those wlio nre taking ah active
part in the great cause had better ?lis?
ch rd those red tags and pay for blue
o n es."
Uniforms for Police Commissioners
Councilman Plans Law Which
Would Make Them Look Like
Nine Spots.
Pir.ce the Police Commissioners have
been clothed with real police power*',
a member of the Common Council said
yesterday that lie expected to intro?
duce an ordinance at the ne>:t meeting
requiring them to wear some special
uniform. Tic believes that this will
enable candidates for the police force
to Identify them more- easily hi the
street, and he .also believes that- the
sight of a fancy uniform will have a
wholesome effect upon those who
might be inclined to play tag with
the law. The Councilman remarked
that if the ordinance is rdopied he
will s-.;er-??t that the commissioner?
decide exactly what sort of uniform
they pr*fcr
Conr,;iJ5!or,or Weil is hot opposed to
the r.-rw plan. He takes the broad
ground that If gold braid and cold
buttons are necessary to conserve .the
pea-:<* he will cheerfully throw away
his other garments, being satisfied that
if people srr.il?? when they see him In
his regalia they will have laughing
hysterics when they gaze upon his
colleagues, adorned as i.h? lily.
"The uniform has a wonderful ef?
fect."' said the Councilman who will
introduce the measure. "It inspires
respect: it terrifies the evil-door; It
terrifies thb masher and the tramp.
Moreover, it elves a feeling of secur?
ity to timid people, especially the wo?
men. The board has asked f?r more
policemen;, wo gave them; the board
has police power, so let s turn the
commissioners into real cops. There
can. be two uniforme?a dress and a
fatigue. The dress may be as gorge?
ous as the members desire, especially |
?ts they must fool the bills; ( would j
suggest cray troUsers and a blue cout '
for dress, tin coat to bo made like a '
cutaway, though no longor than a pack j
There would be room for brass but
tons on the cutaway part There
should be a whole order of epaulettes I
friend on on< side, and a nifty, close
rtttir.ir coHarj so that the commission?
ers would no; bo required in went
neckties Tlipn there might be ser?
vice strip's on the sleeves, one stripo
to be added every time tho conimlsh
Adds one new man to the police force,
I haven't had time to dope out the
proper kind of chapeau;
? If the public takes .kindly to this
uniform idea, once it has seen the real
article in use. I shall amend the law,
making it morn sweeping, toe idou le?
int to put every man in the city's fit
vice, whether he is paid or not. In
golden stripes It will help us all to
get better acquainted, make tin all
moire sociable?just like one big family
! that isn't daffy on divorce."
Squire- Michaels Weds on Sunday
Jefferson Ward's Leading Citizen!
StUl Strong Factor in Live j
Politics.
i
For the fourth time in his- life oi I
nearly three s<-ore years and ten. 5
JS-qulre !. Michaels, known at- one of j
the i'-sicinc politicians in Jefferson J
V\*arci, and a good friend of Chris Man- j
nin?, was married yesterday afternoon/
lii was joined in wedlock to Mrs. Jane
rio;.-.r. r.' ;;?,-<; East Main Street; and i
the ceremony wns performed before a'
large enn-.psny of friends and relatives.)
.'-.e Etated before, this is the fourth j
matrimonial venture of 'Squire Mich-!!
aeis. So, of course.-, he was not the lens*
bit nervo';? when he- fared thf: paste?r
with the woman on his arm.
'Squire Michaels was a member of
the John W. Daniel Club when the
ill-JStrJous statesman of that n.->.me was
riihuing for Congress. The 'squire
contributed grcitly to -.he success of
Senator Daniel. It is ever; whispe-red
that had not 'Squire Michaels given
his i-upport. Senator bahiei would have
been defeated.
'Squirt Michael.- was also a merribei
of the Old Dominion Club, which was
eompdsed of the best families in Jeffe'r
-or. Ward lie tvac serge-ant-at-arms
'f that clufc. and was a t.-rror to ab?
sent and delinquent me mbers.
Jn addition to his position In Jeffer?
son Warn as a politician of the first
-vater, 'Squire Michaels has mmy other
reasons and traditions in Iiis 1'fe of I
which he knight fee-! proud, lie has
jclpe-d to elect the best men In the
CHAMBER WORKING FOR
ONE THOUSAND MEMBERS
The ?nerr.bers.hlp committee of the
Chaihber of Commerce will meet to?
night .it the- Jeff <r son Hotel to com
b-te plans for the year's canvass. J'.e
t'jddo's the in ii:a.! ..imimitti-e it is ex
[poetic thai there will be a large at
j tendance of pther tnmbr rs of the t iium- '
While the- task iii' gettlr.ir new mem
: c'pis nan always !>? en fur the most, pari
jjihj' the hands the. bus. ihus.it snanager
Lithe coiiimlttrej has come to tho*c:e>H
clusion that better resultH rnay be oh
i11ihe.il fr itior'o general co-onera ?
i cioii ? ?...rt of tl.e rrierhbern, espo
\ daily those who comprize the com
I nnoi ? t> a little more than fcOO. A
j strefmous effort will be made in In
J Crehsis It to 1,000 within the next few
j months, nnd bj the end of tIic year to
I aev-r-tl h.in-'.red soon. rtecehtly SpCr!
J c'al attention beep paid to (hp
I business men of the Houi.hsldej with bet
ijter results than wire expected There
j i? Im>?? are :i nur.be-r of firms and indi
j v?d^als on ttiin itieU of the river to
be fit-en.
State He >vss always an ard>nt sup?
porter ?f the man '.vho won, and he
will be as ,-irdout for the next man who
runs. And he will still vote and use.
his influence. Rut. as w,13 said for
him by his frietids, he does not stand
for equal suffrage; He wants to no all
tiie voting himself.
Christian Comes Tlnch.
Krnej-t Christian, colored. was
broughI hack from N'ortolk yesterday
to face two charges made against him
here. One of the charges is that he
carried a concealed weapon: the sec?
ond is that he threatened to shoot .
Mary Allen. He didn't draw his gun
a' the time of the threat, but It was I
discovered afterwards. Then he took
a trip to Norfolk, whence he was j
brought back by Detective Sergeant
Ivellani.
Vlriglninbs nt Hie flotri*,
Murphy's?Tv R. Tau . Putask'l; .1. C.
vVllcbx, R?an?k? . Ii. F. Drake, Wavnes
boro; J. T. Whltehurst. Norfolk'; C. G.
Harris, Roanoke; .i. if. Hear. Ronnoko
R; \V; Cassldy; Ronnoke; .1. V. Wood-'
warf I, Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs .(. J.
Voting, Petersburg; \v. .!. Wehl!. Dun
das; K. Nicholson, Chase City.
Richmond?Mr. and Mrs. K.-C F.her
l.v. Strasburg; Mrs. K. T. Morris, Una
Charles I line. Vienna; 1". \V.
Nicholas. Lexington.
l^exlhgtbn?i.R. U. Anderson. Roanoke;
h M Burton. Farmvllle- c P, Price
Rrookheal; 'A'. \V. Meredith. Gays- l\
A. Campbell, Wilmington; R i;.' fur
:?? r. Virginia.
Aslilnnri 1'nMnr Benign*.
[.Special to The Times-Dispatch.j
Ashland, Va.. February 26,?Roy.
?1. T. Lawless. pastor of tho
j Ashland Baptist Church for the past
three years, tendered his resignation
at the services this morning, The
resignation will be effective about
1 Aptll 1. Action "ill be taken by tlio
icuiurcli oflh-ials at a later date. Mr.
: Rawless's' health hris not been good
for some time, and only recently he
?< turned frbt i Florida, where he hoped
im- complete recovery. Whip! bene?
fit ted. he is not yet ?eil. and he quits
the church service that lie may go to !
his* rarto. near Beaver Dam, and there
recover Iii- former strength. Mr. Liw
less succeeded Rev. R. H. I'itt, coming
here fro hi Franklin. He is very pop?
ular in Ash land, not only as a min?
ister, but its a citizen.
\A MUD AS ni '.I.FILATI hS TO
I t)>l MFHC1AL COXGIUSSS
i [Special to Th? Times-Dispatch.1]
Fredericksbiirg. Va.. February 26.?
;.;. .(.) H Lnwifi Wallace has appointed
l?soph M. Goldsmith and C. \V. Jones
.. - delegates from this city to the.
Sobthorn Commercial CongrOHH whh-h
rieetH ai Atlanta, ah., March 8, 9, luitl
' The timber on a traf t of land in
I 1 Ossex county Was sold last week n.l
auction and brought $1,^00. Five
years ago the land was bought foi
' $1,<.IM>.
i A large barn belonging Io Mrs. Fan
K Baker, near Mnssaponax; in
Spot yl\ inla count yf w as destroyed by
lire yesterday. In the barn were s?v
i :i . iitb besides hay and farming
i. .; .. . .,11 of which were burned,
i rigli ? . fire is unknown. The loss
i|i iti ? ivy and Insurance only
The large smokestack on the Peden
vVorks her?- was torn down
i.i',;; by a freight cur of the
.... . id Predoilakaburg and Poto
rntic ? 1 running off the siding nt
Hp factory and striking the guy-rope.
iv?? seventy feet high, three
fool Ircnntference and fell on tho
cm Hi Ins ? ' In, and the brick
j foundation also was torn down.
Iloiibie-ilender Derailed.
! Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
i Lynchhurg. Va.. February 26.-?A
dbublo-headcT freight train ran into
open "deraller" at Forest, on tho
if 11. and Western, early Ihln.morn
. ... oth engines and ceveral cars
1 were overturned, One of the brake
i hi eh, whoso name cannot be learned.
I ws sd ? -..H.--1 Five hours were
consumed clearing the wxcckaKtv
Result on State Politics Slight.
New Registration Laws
Probable.
WILL APPOINT SWANSON
Commission Likely to Be Issued
This Week?Candidates for
Assembly.
state politics has undergone little or
no change in any particular is the re?
sult of the political event of the past
week?the animal convention of tho
Anti-Saloon League of Virginia. This
is due to the fact that the league made
no material change in Its previous at?
titude, which, was fine of a request
from the General Assembly for an en?
abling hot to allow the voters by peti?
tion to call an election on the subject
of State-wide prohibition.
The appearance ?f Representative!
Carter Glass, h candidate for the United
State- S.nate, before the league has
probably made little change in the sit?
uation. Mr. Glass called attention to
the dartger of a large enfranchisement
of negro voters, through a loophole left
by the Constitutional Convention, and
not safeguarded by tho legislature,
While provision was made for purg?
ing the registration lists, there is no
statute to prevent the registrar from
fiddihg as many voters as he pleases
hot ween the date of the purging and
ihc closing of the lists for the ensuing
-lection, nor is there a penalty for
violation of the spirit of the Constitu?
tion In this regard
l.ntv Win iir Pawned.
SlrVe this matter has become appar?
ent as the result of recent elections.!
tic doubt is expressed from any sourc? I
that the next Legislature will be en- |
tlroly willing to correVt the situation
by tho passage of adequate laws
Speaker u. K. Ryrd called attention in
his address before the league to tho
fact that man laws are enacted aa
the result of condition;- which arise
from time to time, und there had pre?
viously been no reason for their safe?
guarding of the registration books
from this cause until recently. The
?langer, ho explained, thigh! arise eith?
er in liquor or other elections.
Opinion is wide)-,- divided union;
memhers of the Anti-Saloon League
over the wisdom of the legislative pro?
gram of the le?^ue in asking at the
shine time ff,r an enabling art. and for
a law prohibiting the intrustate ship?
ment of intoxicating liquors into dry
territory. The opponents of tho prop?
osition tried to strike out. the refer?
ence to tilr prohibitive, act by amend?
ment, but were outvoted pr, \V. As
bury Christian made a vigorous speech,
against the program, saying that the
league should have the one aim in
view?the enabling act. and that he
feared the position of the coinmith
might be weakened by asking lor two
stich Important measures at once, lie
fully recognized the desirability of
such a prohibitive act. he said, as well
as of a law safeguarding the registra?
tion books, but he thought ull matters
save: the enabling act should be left
committee, so that the public
should contain tho one thing
?Will Name Swhntton,
is but linle doubt, as pre?
dated in The Times-Dispatch,
that Governor Mann will, prior to the i
conclusion of the present session of I
Congress next Saturday, reappoint Sen?
ator Claude Swansbn for the new term
beginning at noon on that day. The
matter may be taken up' within a day
or two. ?Che Governor has Indicated
that In cane of an extra session of
Congress, which now appears inevita?
ble, he would commission the Sena
le>r at eince. and the impression is uni ?
Versal that he will do so in any ease.
The appointment would hold " until
thirty days after the assembling of the
next Legislature.
The extra session, whose duration is
doubtful, would naturally to souk; ex
ten; interfere with the active- progress
of the campaign, it would hiirdly. pre?
vent an early opening of headquarters
In this city, but public speaking would
of necessity be .somewhat curtailed.
Would KlnlKli Work.
A touch of humor has been added to
the campaign for seats in the Legis?
lature by the announcement of .1. G
Avers, of Carroll, that he will be a
candidate for re-election to the House.
Mr. Avers soys ho feels "that there
was n large amount of unfinished work
started during the last session of that
body, nrut that my friends desire this
work (which will" be of benefit to the
people- of Carroll) brought before the
next Legislature.'" While Mr. Avers
was by no means personally unpopular
during flu- last session, nobody about'
the fapltol can recall a time when tho
Republican members have started anv
!,legislation of a general character
which is ever likely to pass. It is
noticeable that it is as true as ever
that the- counties which send Republi?
cans to the legislature are practically
unrepresented. Of course, they can
get bills through authorizing the
IJph.nl* of Supervisors to borrow .?500 to
build a bridge across Goose Creek,
but their voices nre unheard in mat?
ters of importance. M. P. Webb dcr
sires to succeed ^tr. Aycrs.
Other Candidates.
T. K. Low is n candidate for the
House from Orange, to succeed C. C.
Tal in ferro, who will not return.
Rumors are afloat of an exceedingly
lively flghl over the seat. In the Senate
from the district comprised r>f Amherst
land Nelson. The understanding is that
j former Senator E. RUinrl Massie will
oppose Senator Aubrey 10. Strode, and
that the result is llkoly to bo close.
Captain Thomas L. T?te, of Pnlnski
county, is spoken of as n candidate
for the Senate from the district com
poSed of Wytho, Pulnski. Giles and
Rland. lie was n member of that
body from 1 SOT to 1001. nnel is now
on "the Hoard of Visitors of tho Vir?
ginia Military Institute.
with the
program
Then
ylously
?'When the I,Id la Lifted.
In a brief but forceful speech at the
YpUhg Men's Christian Association
building yesterday aftrirnoon. Rev. L.
13, Warren, 1>. D.. pastor of the Second
Baptist Church, eliscoursed to a InrKe
jsserriblage of men on. the social evil
jeder the subject. "Whon^the. LI d If
Lifted."
ITe told of the effect of the . "wide
iH'on town" on the individual, and par?
ticularly on tho family." nnd 'appealed
te, all those In the wrong path to
change at whatever cost. Illustrated
aongs and hymns bearing upon the
speech wero sung.
Archie Prosser 'Arrc*lc?.
Archie I'rosser, colored, was arrest?
ed vestordav as a suspicious character
He is Huspected of having committed
larceny.
THE SAVINGS BANK
? OF RICHMOND
"A RAINY DAY"
doesn't worry the man with a savings
account. Start with us to-day. _
EXPELLED CADEIS
Almost Certain That V, M. I.
Board Will Refuse to Re?
instate Them.
NICHOLS FOR DISCIPLINE
Feels That Leniency Heretofore
Is Responsible for Re?
cent Trouble.
Though fqvr members of the board
of visitors of the Virginia Military in?
stitute, now here for the meeting
which will lake place at -I o'clock this
afternoon In the oflico <>f Colonel Jos?
eph Button, Stat< Insurance Commis?
sioner, for the purpose of considering
the dismissal of soyenty-sevbh mem?
bers of the third class, wore willing to |
express any opinions concerning their
probable action, it Is generally under?
stood that none of the expelled endet:!
will be reinstate,!, it Is uclloved that
the b(si that the young men can ex?
pect will be acceptance as individuals
at the openinc: of t lie next session,
Genera' Nichols, superintendent of
the institute, lias expressed bis pur?
pose, of opposing tin- reinstatement,
lie has been quoted as saying: '"It Is my
opinion Hint leniency of governing
authorities in tiie past in dealing with
breaches of conduct hid to the present
trouble. I shall lirrht any movement
to reinstate the young men who struck
at the fundamental governing princi?
ples of the institution."
Is the Attitude of the Board.
This statement appears to embrace
the attitude of most of tho members ot
the board, though strong pressure baa
been brought to bear on most of them
uy parents, guardian? and friends of
some of lite dismissed students,
!t is likely that a plan will he for?
mulated at to-day's meeting whereby!
the students who felt the ptrnnc arm of]
discipline will be allowed to rhhko ap?
plication for admittance it the next
term of the Virginia Military Institute,
and if their past records are found to
bo such as would Justify their rc-eti
trance, they will be taken in as Individ?
uals.
General C. C. Vaughnn, Jr.. of Frank?
lin, who is here tor the meeting; said
yesterday that he had no Idea what
action would be taken by the board.
Similar statements were made by other
members who were approached on the
subject.
Members of the board who are now
here include President Rorer A. .lames,
of Danville; Ooncral Charles .1. Ander?
son, Colonel .loseph Button, General C.
C. Vaughan. Jr., of Franklin; Adjutant
General \V. W. Sale, Captain Thomas I.
T?te, of Pulaski; Maior Smith, 61 Alex?
andria, and Mr. Browning. <>f Orange.
WALKING BAR ROOM
Negro Arrcnlcd on Charge of >clUug
Liquor In the Street.
Ralph Jones, colored, was arrested
yesterday by policeman Gooldfiby ami
Bradley on a. charge' of belnc a walk?
ing barroom. He was caught at Union
and Grace Streets, just after Im Is nl
legod to have passed over a pint to a
wlii to man.
R. R. Pitts, white, was arrested on
a charge of stealing a satchel valued
at $100 from I". D. Simmons. Simmons
was in the Main Street Station when
the satchel was taken. A neuro por?
ter yelled Urn alarm io Policeman
Goidsby and Bradley, and they found
Pitts with the satchel. He afterwards
confessed.
Rdna Johnson, colored, war arrested
on a charge of breaking into the house
of Ravinia Burton, 2109 Raft Franklin
Street, ami stealing therefrom $G;00i
Here for nn Operntlnn.
Mrs. C. T, Price, of Gala, Va , mother
of Dr. Lawrence T. Price, of Riehmond,
is In the Memorial Hospital, where she
will undergo an operation to-day. Mrs.
Price arrived here Saturday, accom?
panied by lor daughter, Miss Margaret
Price;
Suspicious Character Arrcstrd.
George Wiley, colored, was arrested
yesterday afternoon in Ife.nrlcp county
by Officer Tiller as n suspicious char?
acter, it is believed that the negro
Is the. "man wanted for stealing sev?
eral hogs from the Mltchol firm in
Rrook Road.
ASSOCIATH .HISTICK f?UliTON
HONOR G V F.ST AT LUNCHEON
Associate Justice Horton, of tho
United States Supreme Court, who
came tip from Norfolk yesterday wit it
Attorney-General George W. Wiekcr
sham and others In tho private car of
George W. Stevens, presidi nt of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, was en?
tertained here at luncheon by Henry
W. Anderson. Mr. Wick era ham left
the city at noon for Washington, Jus?
tice Hurt on returning to the capital
last night.
Among those invited by Mr. Ander?
son to meei Justice Latrton wore Judge
James Keith. George V/. Stevens, Wil?
liam if. Whit,-. Kjjpa Hunton, Jr., An?
drew Jackson Montague, J. c. Hemp
hill. Major William A. Anderson and
Fred w. Scott.
Hilles' Association,
Members of tho Richmond Light In?
fantry Blues' Association will hold an
adjourned meeting in the armory to?
night, beginning at S:15 o'clock."
pincers of the association will be
elected, and then will come the re?
freshments. Ml members are com?
ma tided by these presents to be pres?
ent. The order is Issuer] by Roberl B.
Munford, Jr., president of the asso?
ciation.
Richmond Man In Some Excitement
Walked Into Atlantic City Hotel
When Fresh Rumor Was
Floating About.
"Not since this Dorothy Arnold story
first caught the public eye hns there
been ns much excitement over it as
there was in Atlantic City on Wednes?
day afternoon when the tip was .'spread
that mysterious telegrams to Rich?
mond indicated that tho missing girl
might, be located in that city," said a
Richmond man yesterday who has just
returned from the. New Jersey resort.
"I happened to be in Ihe Chn If on to
Jlotcl Wednesday night when it ap?
peared that there wan unduo excite?
ment about something, and when 1
ashed and found that newspaper men
were on the way to Richmond I na?
turally got excited, too, Tho. whole air
was tilled with It.
"You probably noticed that the New
York papers received in Richmond on
Thursday did not have much about
the Atlantic City report, but. the later
editions were filled with it. and one
came out in baring headlines with the
bold statement that Miss Arnold was
j In the Virginia, capital. Of course. 1
I wanted to know in what. part, of the
{ city Gho had been found. Tho police
there know nothing about It. for as
an officer expressed it, the po?
lice m-r pot working on tho case, be?
ing satisfied that the girl Is either
dead or that the farriily knows where
she la to bo. found, and is unwilling to
tak* the public into its confidence.
"With the Griscorns living in the
I'halfonte and a score, of correspon?
dents living there, too, you might na?
turally oxpect that thero Is a sort of
scrutiny on everything going out In
the shape, of letters and telegrarhs
The goneral theory is that somebody
has been showing telegrams for a conr
slderation, and If a message isn't ex?
actly clear as to meaning, the watch?
ers instantly jump to the conclusion
that it. has something to do with tho
Arnold case. I expect the hotel would
be glad to see the principals in this
mystery somewhere else, for while
there is more or less advertising. It
Is hardly the kind that pays- If you
stay around thero and act strangely,
somebody will at onee suspect that
I you are there to see Grlsconi."
Children Ory
FCR FLETCHER'S
C A S,T ORIA
member of your family. We now carry all kinds for Men,
Women, Boys and Misses. A11 guaranteed to wear six
months without holes.
SMITH PLANS FOR BRIDGE
MAY BE ACCEPTED BY CITY
Although the board of export en?
gineers einpioyed to go over the five
plana under consideration for a rein?
forced concrete arch bridge to replace
Mayo's Bridge, has not yet begun Its
work, there is among city bfllciala and
Councilman generally a growing Im?
pression that the Jiow structure will
bo erected by the Richmond lirni of
I. J. Smith & Company, on plans drawn
by the Concrete Steel Engineering
Company, of New York.
Of the five plnns submitted to the
board of experts for a report, two
have been prepared by recognized
bridge experts of world-wide reputa?
tion, who have many successful con?
crete arch bridges to their credit, the
Smith plans, and those of the Carolina
Construction Company, drawn by n.
H Ruten, of Cincinnati. The othet
plans under consideration are those of
II. M. AIIport & Son. of Richmond, j
which oxcectd the coat limit; Stamper.
Raglund ?: Company, who want eigh?
teen months to complete the work, and
the McKay Engineering Company, of.
Baltimore.
No Streun Sheet*.
Objection has been made, to the Ru?
ten plans, slnco no stress sheets were
furnished, the manner of reinforce?
ment being aomowhnt peculiar, and not
as yet generally recognized by the text
books on engineering, though Mr. Ru?
ten told the committee of successful
bridges he had designed on that, plan
Tito Ruton plans vary in cost from
f 1ST,000 to $244,200, according to cer?
tain extras, such as paving and orna?
mental lights. The plors are not equi?
distant, and In pome other respects the
plans are not It) exact conformity with
the call for proposals. The i. ,j Smith
iV Company plans vary from $192,370
to $230,061, according to paving and
other extras. They call for an earth
till across the island, with approaches
on the inland in retaining walls. Sev?
eral optional kinds of paving are
f hown.
It will probably take the board of
engineers sovcral weeks to cluck the
Intricate calculations as to strength of
the various spans and other engineer?
ing problems. Including a careful work?
ing OUt of the volume of water which
would vent through the arches In time
of freshet, and the strength of the
bridge itself In high water, as situated
at the loot of tho falls, and on a low
level, the bridge, of all others across
James Ulvor, Is most Influenced by
flood condltIon.-?.
Must Art Promptly.
While, of course, expecting to bn
guided to u largo extent by the report
of tlie board of engineers, several mem?
bers of the committee have said that
all other things being equal, preference
would bo given to the contractor who
will give a guarantee of prompt work.
It being desirable to have the work
finished within a year. This haste is
the more necessary, because of tho
precarious condition of tho Free
Bridge, a row of wooden props have
been placed under it as a temporary
support, and the City Engineer Is now
engaged In strengthening the piers and
supports under the part rclald by tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway, which
has proved to be the most defective.
Instead of the strongest. The budget
makes available $1.,""" for repairs to
the old bridge this year. I^evertholesa
the Council has not forgotten that in
October. Iftas, a board of engineers,
consisting of Messrs. Isaacs, Scar?
borough and Whitelcy reported that
the older par', was calculated for a
load of but eighty pounds tier Kiuari
foot. "Such a load might come at any
time." the report stated, "and wilder
such loading- the bridge Is positively
unsafe, and steps should be taken to
replace the structure."
Outlived Its Time.
On October 27, 190S; Engineer Isaacs,
then iti charge of the structure for the
bridge commission, reported that the
weaker spans should bo replaced in
lens than twelve months; that there:
was danger from freshet, and from the
general character of the structure,
"which ban outlived the usual period
for structures of this character." Slncq
the bridge was turned over to the cltj ,
j holes in thu stone piers "large enough
I to f old two flour barrel:" have been
! idled with concrete, and the lowered
j part of the bridge erected by tho
I Chesapeake and Ohio Hallway, Whs
found instead of being of steel con?
struction, as the city understood, to
rcpt on wooden beams, which hail
partly rotted out, and which are no?
beln^ replaced
NEW POLICE RULE HARD ON
OFFICERS WHO'VE BEEN ILL
Policemen in both districts are coin-,
plaining against the rule which re?
quires them in work extra time after
Illness. They bnve not made an offi?
cial complaint, but a good deal of
grumbling lias been heard, and, as sev- ;
oral of tbeni have stated, they wish
the public to know of the alleged hard
i ships which are placed on them.
Tp cite an illustration, ont. man who
'was laid up for ten weeks on account
j of sickness, is required to perform ten
? > xtra lours of duty ? that is, he must
j report at the station every Saturday/
I night and remain there until the r*g'
? ular tour is completed. Recently
there were four men doing extra work
iin imo of the stations, and there were
!tw6 men In the other station. They!
were, It. is stated, paying penalty for
having boon ill.
It was thought that, perhnps. the ex?
tra work required was called for to
guard against "fake" illness. P.ut, as
the. men point out, tho Hoard of Polite
Commissioners employs a physician,
whose duty It is to make n written re?
port on every case of illness brought to
his attention. That physician's salary
is paid by Ihr* members of the police
force out of their own salnrlos. The
j force is to be Increased by lite addition]
I of thirty men, which means on increase |
in his salary of ?::(>.
j It is not a question of salary for the
: NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
I ??
The nine-year-old daughter of S. b\
Petersen. JOi West Marshall Street,
! htirrbwly escaped serious injuries last
, night about S:30 o'clock, when she
j knocked over a burning oil lamp, which
I exploded. The child turned over a
I chair on which the lamp had boon
I placed, and as it fell she ran from tlm
1 room. The explosion which followed
j caused the oil to blaze up and a still |
i alarm was sent in to Knginc Company
No. ".. Tho Are caused damage to the
extent of about $2R.
Other alarms yesterday were as fol?
lows :
S A. M.?Pnlse alarm, which took
Company No. t to Twenty-fifth street.
ll:f.O A. M.?222G West Grace Street.
Damage $10. Company No. 10.
7 P. M.? False alarm. Seventh and
Main Streets. Company No. ?!.
physician, it is said, but the men are
complaining, and complaining bitterly,
against the rule which requires then:
to make up for every day they are ill.
Tllnes:-). they point but, is something
Which they cannot guard against. To
be penalized for it is regarded as an
unnecessary hardship in n life which
calls for tunny hardships and sacrJticos
They ^<>t nothing fot working overtime,
as main of them do oh important cases,
and if they <lo not work full time foi
the month they arc railed upon to make
tip for the time lost. That there is no
necessity for putting men on extra duty
is shown by ttie fact that they are not
pin cod on extra duty except for pun?
ishment, And punishment for illness
the men regard as not only absolutely
unnecessary, but unfair.
The matter has not yet been ofhcially
brought before the board.
NO AUCTION SALE AT
.101 EAST (iUACIS STREET
An error in tin auction sale adver?
tisement in The Tlmos-pispatch yes?
terday mad" the announcement road
that tho sale would take place at 301
East Grace Street, when the address,
should have been printed :iOl West
Grace Street. There is to be no auc?
tion at .;??l East Grace, and this cor?
rection is published in order ,to avoid
confusion for those living at' the1 lat?
ter address.
Wedding Gifts of
Sterling Silverware
The elegance, of Sterling Silver ap?
peals to people of taste.
There can be no grander display
tban the pieces' we ai e showing.
scmvAit'/.seim.n ruins.,
?r?nd ami Second Streets.
Ask Your Neighbor What HC
Thinks and Knows About
.'s
Gordon Metal Company,
Richmond, Va.
European Rates
and Sailings
Richmond Transfer Co,,
809 East Main
YOUR LAUNDRY PHONE?
Our facilities for thoroiiRhh
cleansing and properly ironing
shirts, collars and cuffs are un?
exceptionable.
ECLIPSE LAUNDRY.
1 dozen IIcaw Gold Plated
SAFETY PINS . ?i?C
Worth three times tlie price. Mail
orders. Stamps or coin.
Smith & Webster, Inc.
Jewelers,
612 East Main. - - Richmond. Va?