The times dispatch. [volume], March 22, 1911, Image 12

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

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Any Woman will be proud
of these Gowns at $L00
The attractive styles conveyed in these
(iowns arc tlie cleanest, bc.-t looking and best
fitting garments ever shown at the price.
They arc' of fine lohgcloth, mx different
styles, .ill entirely new. Round neck slipover
styles, square neck effects, V-neck styles; all
elaborately trimmed with baby Irish, Val. lace
embroidery^ finished with ribbon. These Gowns
cannot be compared with tin- regular dollar
gowns, as tiny arc much better than those von
buy regularly at that price.
Miller'& Rhoads
Young Wife Leaves Home in
Chesterfield With Brother
of Her Husband.
Leaving a :ioto of farewell to her
husband, Mrs. .1. IL Crawler; of Cen
tralia. Chesterfield county, disappeared
Monday in company with lier husband's
?brother, Ktigcne Craw icy. who lias
boon living in his brother's home since
the beginning of tl>f year,
Her husband, pHhough naturally
worried over the ilight of his young
wife, has as yet taken no steps toward
finding her. In the two days that have
passed since she was first missed no
complaint has been made to the >oliee
authorities cither of the county or city.
Mrs. Crawlej'i who is a ban lsotiic,
slender woman of about twenty-five,
lias only been married a few years,
and seemed to lie living happily it tit 11
bcr sudden filglil on Monday. lCugene
Crawley and his brother's wife were
last reeii at Centrnlia lOgctlier.
Snjn Mr WtiN Seen Here.
It was stated last night by a man
who know.- Eugene Crawley well that
the latter was in tin Byrd Street Sta?
tion yesterday afternoon. The friend
was not able to say whether Crawley
?was going away or waiting to meet
fnnir one. but tile latter seems the
most plausible, as he carried no satch
el and was alone. It Is believed (hat
the fugitive couple is in IMehmond
now.
It wins stated by neighbors of the
Crawlcys that Mrs. Crawley had dis?
played an unusual Interest in lo r bus
band's younger brother ever since |u>
bad taken up his residence in the
Crawley home. Eugene Crawley has
been ftt odds with the county police on
Fovoral occasions and each time (he
amount of his line was paid by Mrs.
Crawley. List Friday be w;ig lined in
.Magistrate ?"mat ha m's court for dis
irr'di r)y conduct.
Both of the brother-: arc painters
by trade, but Eugotlc Crawley has been
engaged sine,, the beginning of the
year In running a store at t'ontriilJn,
having practically given bp his busi?
ness of painting Tbe two drawloys
have both worked in Iii hitiond at their
trade.
will""be~ordained ?
?2. II. .Marions to Kntcr the llapliM Ministry
Td-Xlgiit.
Hi H. Marions. Wliq for siuhe time past
has been connected with liie Associated
ChariVs In this elty, Mill be ni-dalucd to
tlio Baptist ministry t?-n ig L t at Calvary
Hcptist Church. Mr. Ma it cuts Is n student
of sociology, and has k, i>i ni> active work
In this line white con thuiini; los studies r?r
ihr ministry, bel?g tin assistant t.i Itcv.
Jarnes Bui.-hannn.
Address??? will be delivered by p.ev. p.. u.
Pitt. 1>. P.. editor of tb- lUllginus Herald;
fthd by Itev. Ji ft. .Johnson, pastor of yen
able Street napfw.f CUijpch, The prayer nt
consecration u.lll rt*o ? by !:??.. ,|; lYyiand
Knight, I). D., eastei- of Cnlvary;
Mr. Marten? will, after bis ordination! no
ct-pt the pastorate of the Baptist Church at
Iron (into, Va . to which bo Uns been called.
*&5ATISmCTI0N
It is found onl\- oh
G. M. Co.'s "Pearl" Roofing
Tin.
Look for it?see that you u,ct it.
Richmond, Va.
tS^!\' ?
SOLITAIRK DIAMOND RINGS.
Every Diamond we rell is of the finosi
q?alityf-c?ch stone i- specially selected
and mounted in our own *jp>p The rc'p'u
tation of the SthWarzschild Store is lie
hind evefy artulo sold ? - > you Olm Inly
herewith perfect confidence.
SCHWARZSCHILD BROS.,
Second and Broad Street-.
YOUR LAUNDRY PHONE?
? MAD. 418
Send your collar* and cuffs
rM'ij to us .in<! you will not hi I tli
|?w eijpd l?> rough edge
ECLIPSE LAUNDRY.
Taxi-Cab Service
DAY-and NIGHT
Call for the "Alco" the blue car.
Richmond Transfer Co.
809 East Main Street,
g?i_' ? '? _ i . i ? i i mi_
Spent Nearly As Much
As a new watch would cost, have you?
Well, bring it to iislA We'll fix it if il'is
hxahle. Stop wasteful eipchsc.
Smith & Webster, Inc.
' Tewclcrs-Opticians, 012-East Main Street,
! Demonstrators Hold Meeting.
Governor Favors Lime
Grinding Bill.
Kinphasizim; the point that there
should be inducement f??t* girls as weli
?s hoys t<> remain on tin- farm, Miss
tills G-. AgnoWj special agent in charge!
of lite nirls' demonstration work, spoke ;
I before the meeting of the farmers' co- |
.operative demonstration agents of the '
! Slate last night.
I .Miss Agnew is doing the same work
, for the girls that tin- demonstrators
are doing for tlie boys, though bei
task is in the UittUri or an innovation,
sin- explained that canning clubs ha-,
been inaugurated among the .^irls situ
i liar In their scope t" the corn clUbii
! of tho boys. Tomatoes have been se?
lected as the experimental vegetable.
The girls are required to keep records
ot the crop from the time th>- hotbed
is planted until the fruit has been
canned and is ready for the market;
So far as possible a canning out lit
hits been put in each county, and is
placed on the farm Of the girl whose
, crop is first ready for the market.
Others In the neighborhood arc re
I quested to bring in their crops?, The
finished product Is exhibited at the
I state and county fairs, and the assocla
jtipti finds a ready market. Miss Agnew
I also showed members, of tin- a.-socia
ti'On bow they might assist tli<> girls
i.Iii mnkliiK the best of their efforts in ,
the agricultural line.
tin verlier SpcnLs.
Preceding Miss Agnew. Governor
I William Hodges Muhli spoke, lie was
Introduced i>> the chief demonstrator,
IT. O. Sandy, as the Governor of Vir
, glnla who has taken the most interest
' in agriculture To show that lie was
i u^: actuat> d by ulterior motives, <>"\
> eriior Mnun repeated his statement
jlhat lie would ? never again be a can?
didate for ollbe. lie tpld of the lid/:
vilrtcesi of the Male commercially, iiiid
1 mild liitiI the best method Of advance
men I of the people in general wau
(through the dqvclopiiient of the ngri
,cultural resources, lie thought the
I demonstrator the greatest factor to
this end. lie had something to say on
the technical side of farming, and
i hoped that the next Legislature would
i see pi to pass the liuiC-grihdiiig bill.
I Which failed of passage last year.
The meeting opened yesterday iii?rh
iiiL-. with an outline of demons!ration
work by State Agent T. Qi Sandy, o.*
. BiirkevllloJ I*. s. h'arrar, assistant
! State agent, spoke on boys' corn cV-iha
land the most effective way of organi/
| tng them, Willi;.m C. Shacklcford, ,lr.<
made a speech oii the best method of
i securing demonstrators, 'and the dif
1 ference between them,
In the afternoon \V. W. Lent;, of tin
I Department of Agriculture, spoke dti
"Crop notation, and.Ho- last Method
of Getting Humus in the Soil.' There
I was also a speech by .lohn Stewart
: Bryan, which was followed by a fjch
? era! discussion.
Importance of Rood Roads.
Because he rould not be present to?
morrow afternoon. 11 ll Benson, as
i9 is taut in ihe boys' department of the
i'utleii states Department of Agricul?
ture, tifioke yesterday afternoon on
?'Seed Corn." He impressed upon bis
hearers Hie faci that this was the most
Important thing in connection with
raising the country's greatest crop,
and showed charts demonstrating llu
fact t.hat tested com yielded man>
'dines: the crop that is obtained from
'.In planting of grain promiscuously.
Addresses to he made to-day are a.'
follows:
"What Pert Mixers to Use. and lion
t to Obtain the Best Results." T. <)
I Sandy.
'?Dali'Vlng for th.- Rest Results," pro
lessor W. P. Snunders, State Dairy
?'o'nmfssioner.
"How Country Schools Can Help
1 Poultry Life,1* .1. 1?. P.ge.lcston. ,lr.,
j'auperiii.eiidehl of Public instruction.
? i";rass Culture," ?'. A. Turner.
The speeches will be followed by
discussions, The meeting will adoui ii
"SUICIDE" SHOWS UP
I.. M. Siiiiiimlvt-r \\a> Autlirtr of I'llrrweil
Sole I'iiiiiiiI in I'm,! ?Office,
!v. I>!\ penitent ami ilcrlailiif; lhai he. li.nl
in. intention of KhufflliiR off thin mortal coil.
R. Mi ?luihiakcr; of ::?':! Louisiana stiert. n?
employe "f I lie (Columbia Shoe Compaiij",
confessed to tl|c police yesterday flint If it
vvan iho author of the "suicide" oote "f
farewell i.iiiial under a ?encra! delivery win
in Hi.- liorl-tiffIfio .Sunday afternoon, lie
s.ilil mat lie didn't reincinbcr much about
it. anil wus not ilion in a condition 10 1".
held resfion?ible for Ills nets, ft was also
.??i:.ft thai lli'ic was anil had been 110
trouble between himself ami Wife.
Tibi Mrs. Williams referred to In (lie note
I was Mrs n.,s.i Williams, of Nicholson
? stiectj w lio had been a sort of mother io
I ilii> jwo. She. appeared first at police bead
?piat ten? with Mis. HbvimaUer. and subl she
thought sin' Knew the author of the note.
I i'apialri MeMnhon asked her to produce blip,
I i<io] a kIiui i time later she led in Shuinakcf.
j i n. has'...ui.l raid he Intended the note to
, sh..?. ihai lie bad committed suicide, not Ids
wife. His plan weni awry, however, for he
made i; appear exactly the reverse. He was
dt$ini?6cd wltli a >varn?ii|? to go and and
w Hie no more '.'suicide" notes.
LECTURE ON SUFFRAGE
! IllMlniMilsho.l l.illloi- Will He ill Iti.h
imiiiil To-i)ny,
Colonel George Harvey will arriv>
Iii rticlihiond to-day on Iiis way fron
savannah to New York. ,
He will be accompanied by a party of
friends irind will l>c at the .1?-fferson
Hotel. He will Ki^e an address lindei
life auspices of the i;<|uul Stiff rag*
I?i.JK?C of Virginia in the Jefferson
Auditorium to-nighi at :- o'clock.
Colonel Harvey Is a speaker of ex?
ceptional force and brilliancy, and is
v.idi-lv known through his cditorslitn
of the North American lie view and
Hai pei \V< ekly
The lecture i>. free and the public is
invited to be present,
Young .Men Murlcd From Ma?
chine in Collision at Davis
Monument.
SPEEDING IS CHARGED
i\cgrb Chauffeur Accused Of
Making \\rrong Turn?Men
Treated at 1 lospital.
A. P. Ripley, of 021 West Franklin
Street, ami J. i>. Young, of. 4Ol K?st
Prnuklin street, were hurled out of
an automobile driven by W. i'. Forbes
of y2l West Franklin Street, and bad?
ly Injured at 1 o'clock yesterday after?
noon, when the automobile collided!
witli a machine driven i>v .1. w. Wcs
trey, col..rod. of 10.1 Hast Dolgit Street.
The accident Is said to have been due
to Mr. Forbcs's speeding at the time,
and the negro's violation of the traltiu
ordinance in making the wrong liutn
near the Davis Monument, where the
tollisioii occurred. WeStrey was going
West on Monument Avenue, and turn-'
id south in front of the monument, in- j
stc. d of going around Mr. Forbes was
driving east, ami the two machines
came together, bead on.
Mr. Ripley and Mr. Young, who were
siated in the rear of Mr. Fdrbes's ma?
chine, wer,, thrown bodily out. both
striking on the hard street paving. Mr.
Ripley was rendered momentarily un- l
conscious, hut Mr. young was said not
to have been seriously injured..
Taken to lIoKpllul.
Policeman Aeree; of th<- Second Dis?
trict, witnessed the accident, and im?
mediately ran to the rescue. He hailed!
the fust automobile which passed, ami'
the two injured men were taken to
St. Duke's Hospital, where Loth were
Iron, ted, and where they had their!
wounds dressed. Mr. Ripley was found
to be suffering from a long cut on the j
forehead, another over his left eye;
his eye was closed; and there were;;
many bruises iibotii his head. Both
were taken to their homes after being j
Heated.
Policeman Aeree reported Mr. Forbes S
for speeding, and the negro was re- )
Ported tor violating the traffic drdl-l
na nee.
Both automobiles were put but of
commission, and hail to he towed into
a gnragei The niachiiie driven by the
negro belongs to Hubert Reeky, jr.
VALUE OF HUMAN SOUL
Dr. Straten Addressed in rye Audience I
tit |.ir.??< Rnptist.
Characterizing the litimau soul as the
i most valuable thing in the world. Dr.'
John Roach Striiton, of Baltimore, last
\ nielit preached a sermon at the Pirst
; Raptist Church from the text, "What
j shall it profit a man. if he gain Hid
| whole w orld and lose his own soul?"
I Dr. Straten deeply -tiered Ids largo
?audience. He stressed the immeasurable
.value of a sold and the importance
of securing its salvation.
i in yesterday morning Mr. Sfrdtoh ]
addressed the students of the Massey I
I Business College, and this morning at I
10 o'clock he will speak to those of i
the Sihlthdeal Business College. It is
'the intention t>> hold services at some
college o;- factory eaeh day, In addition
t.. the night services in the church.
The remainder of the series is as
I follows:
Match 22?"The Miracle of Chi'ls
; tin nf t y's Success."
March -"Losing and Finding the
I by a of Religion."
! March J \ '-Tlic Two Births "
March 2i), \ \ .\. m.-"a Gracious In
j \ Rat ion."
Ma r. ii 3:30 P. M.?"The Bridge
! ft ohl Fart h to I lea veh.''
March 26. s P. M.?"The World's
' Greatest Tragedy;*'
March 27?"A Little Sinner and a
Large Saviour."
March 2S?"The Rich Voting Ruler;
; or. Ho- Pulse Hope of the Moral Man."
M uch 20 "How May We Know We
! A re Saved '."'
March :io?"The Thief on the Cross;
or. Accepting the Last Chance."
Mar:h "l "I'lie Last .1 udginent."
FRATERNITY APPEALS
I Concern Was Refused License?Hear?
ing Is Continued.
The ehsc of the Grand Fraternity*
.<f Philadelphia, ngninst Colonel Joseph
Button, stale Commissioner of Insur?
ance, was called yesterday morning at
:i o'clock before Iho state Corporation
Commission, when the hearing was
continued to some future date to be
I set later.
The appeal to the commission is
made for the reason that Colonel But
j ton declined to allow the fraternal or?
ganization to continue business in this
-!:tte until it- Looks and records had
been examined, which was refused by
? ?be corporation; Hill Montague and
Samuel A. Anderson appeared for the
complainant company, while Richard
Kvelyn Byrd represented the State's
Interest. Colonel Button was to have
been the first witness, hut the hearing
was postponed.
CARRIE GENTRY DISMISSED
Case Again*! Her Sister. However, Will Be
Thoroughly Investigated.
Carrie ('.entry, sixteen years old, who was
, arrested Monday nlnbjt . by, Detect!vc-Ser
gcn'tits Wiley aiid Kollain at the braise run
j by h i .sister. Mamie ('.entry, 21 US Mayfl
S*ti;e< i. was dismissed in the police Court
' cesterday morning and was turned over to I
Leonard Wells, of WOO Last Grace Street. !
' who will care for her.
The case against Mamie Gentry, who I?
chat'snd with runiiliiK an objectionable resort
nt the number given, was continued to
March 30 by Justice Criitclifleid, s>> that the
relationship between the two women could
!>.? thoroughly investigated by the police.
Stuuiic Gentry slated that she took ihr girl
tri her house merely 10 get a change of
. lothing, and that she did not Intend to keep
bei* then-.
'l-'ic police received information tint lb*
-?n l was com! rig through three anonymous ]
letters, each signed "A Church Member." J
v> to. evidently wrote because of deep interest i
! in the welfare of the sixtecn-ycar-old girl.
FOR PURE WATER
Mate Health Departmenl Will Issue I.Hera- I
luiv to Prevent Spread of Typhoid.
As a pan <if the campaign against typhoid
fever, which will be waged by the state
; Health Department titln year, an extensiv?
ngtlatloii for sanitary wells and springs will
; be begun in the next few weeks.
Declaring that unsanitary water supplies
play a very large part In the spread pi
typhoid fever, and tracing many small out
lircaks o) this disease to neglected wells and
luted spiinps. the Health Department .will
Issue literature allowing precisely what stops
are necessary to secure the proper sanlta
; ll"ii Of private water supplies; This will be
circulated throughout the s'tatc.
I eSSwS,, odkEphl nibemtm hcrtrtrananouti
Verdict for 9100.
In the ease of W. M. Nelson nsain?t OteYbT"
Ifall's odrnTiPstrator verdict and Judgment
for S1O0 was entered In the Law and Equity
Court yesterday.
Cily Wins Suit.
In the cate of .lames H. Phillips Against tlio
city of Itleliniond, tried yesterday In th'o
I,aw him) riipilty Court, on appeal front the
Civil Justice a verdict was entered for tho
defendant.
Arlior Oily I'roet nlnicd.
A proclamation was Issued yester?
day by Governor Mann designating
April V as Arbor Dn\ and calling upon
all perrons lo observe I be occasion by
planting shrubs, ornamental plants,
trees and flowers in their yards and
park.. School children are especially
desired lo observe Arbor Day by
beautifying the cily with pretty plants,
Wide Response
to Call for Help
Thnt the people ?>f this city ?ml
Stnte will respond nobly, eheerfully)
cciicriiiirij, to (lie enll for relief for
the millions la Chi tilt, who lire ll.Vr
In?: of hutiKcr, plague nud cold, I?
iiiillenteil by the response* iimilc
<e (lie appeals published hi 'the
'rituvK~I>lM|>ateh. In four days Hie
contribution* have reached ftfttOi
Milt' (hey nr*. Int reusing ?vi Hi eneh
liny. The amounts recelwil n( this
olUcc yctitcrdny reached a grcuiet
(citnl (linn those reported yester?
day morning, ?Vilich Inder realty
Included (he receipts for (he (wo
days of Sunday and Monday.
The citizens of Richmond and A ii
ginin have never fulled <o respond,
even In times of poverty, lo culls
for help HUe this, and i( In antici?
pated thai they will do (heir full
duty in (hlN time of (lie moat np
liltlllng; (iisuster In the history of
(lie present century*
Conditions in (he stricken dis
(rlctn uro st 111 uiireileved, neeord
iiig (o ii cnbl?grnii) reeelved >on
(erduy from Rev, W. ('. Longdon,
cluilrmnit of the missionary com?
mittee n( Chiukluug. In (liu( small
dlstrivt nlunc lie snys $ HH>,0<>0 In
needed lo continue until May :;o (lie
or grn nixed relief work umong (tie
famine sufferers. Neir crops nt (liu(
(line, i( In expected, villi Print; re?
lief to the fniuine district*.
One dollar mixes u hiiinnu life.
The following contributions were
reeelved by The Tlihcs-piSjiiiteli
yesterday:
II, If. HuwHtig, Orange. %?..?
Frank Vi Winston, City.
i'riemi
Mi'k, C. W. Tnlley, Heaver
Dam. Vn.
K. II., Amelia, Yn.
T. K. \V.; ObnrlottcNvlilc, Vn?
Mr. and Mrs, VV. I.. Todd, Fork
Union, Vn.
W. J. Hentli oinl T. F, *tVn i ti?
er, Norwood, Va.
C. A. Trcvllian, Dnnville, Xn.,
Kdgnr denes, I'clersburg, Vn.,
M, Jus (i* Field, Mosley*
Junction, Vn.
Mra. J. XV. MeCowau, Mi?S
Icys Junction, Vn.
.Innres '/,, Godscy, Moslcys
.1 ii net o hi Xn.
Miss Susie Shcltbu. Lnm-us
ter, Vn.
AVhi; SheHon, Lancaster, Vn.,
T. Carter I'ncr, Bedford, Vn.,
II. AV. Thompson ..
Miss F. 1*. Campbell, Heaver
On in, Vn.
Miss Mund Campbell, Heaver
Dum, Vn.
Mnsler W. II. Hedd.
I.It tie Finnin Hedd.
Ulsfi Snllie ' niuphcll.
i'??Ii. Gloucester, \"n.
"..00
l .00
I.tin
1.00
1.00
1.00
I.on
1.00
ii.Oo
5.00
1.00
1.00
l'.oo
i.nn
1.00
s.no
i.no
i.tin
1.00
.no
.no
w
Vn.
Co.
Farm'.
J., Clover,
!'.. e. Cllllnm &
VIlie. Vn.
First HnptiM Cluireli und
Sunday School, Petersburg-,
Vn.
\ Student .
.1. II., Nnnnh,.
Loui* Smith .
Mrs. H, T. .Iimiles. ...........
Citsh ..
Friend .
M Iss Gordon.
Cnnb .
I>. Prenoll, lister Cray.
Miss Louise I.jle.
Mrs. vi. s. Valentine.
Sympnthy .
\l'ulniii l'lumhlng mid iient
I 'ompiiny.
Cash .
Mrs. Nelson .
-..00
I.OII
?Hum
?J.on
U.00
10.0(1
'J.UO
i.on
n.oo
?'.no
"..no
v.r.o
'j.no
1.00
n.oo
LOO
n.oo
?j.ttn
"J.OO
Totnl yesterday .$130.7.*;
Previously reported . J| i.sn
Tutni In dnte.9'ini.00
Junior Senator Makes Short
Statement Regarding Charges
Against Him.
Answer will he made by Senator
Swan son to eb arges attacking bis ad?
ministration as Governor, when they
come from the proper source, said the
junior Senator last night. He came ?
to the city last evening, and will speak
at the unveiling of the Patrick Henry
tablet at St. John's Church this morn- !
lug.
Many friends called on him at his
rooms at Murphy's Hotel. lie looked
well and buoyant.
Asked about the statement given out
by C. B. Garnctt. of the Virginia Demo?
cratic League, Senator Swanson said:
?1 have not. read the charges which
were made by the Virginia Democratic
League, but at Hie proper time, when
charges emanate from the proper
source. I will reply lo any and all criti?
cisms made against me in connection
with any official positions I have held
or which in any way affect my fitness
to be continued in the United States
Senate."
After making this brief statement,
referring to the concluding sentence,
the Senator smilingly said that it
might he considered ?s an announce?
ment of his candidacy for re-election.
HUNDRED CLUB MEETS
Warren G. Sticbards Gives Splendid Enter?
tainment at V. M. C. A.
Almost a hundred young men gathered at
the Y. M. ('. A. last night for the monthlj i
meeting and supper ,>:' the Hundred Club,
and at the . lose were entertained by Warren
G. Kichnrds. of Boston, who gmo one of the
most unlipie entertainments ever bad by
ill" Richmond association. To say that Mr
Richards pleased his audience fails to ex
pres.) It. The enthusiasm and applause weri
11 emcudous.
The closing number of his program. "Thi ]
Country I'artj at Scrabble Corners." \va.?
perhaps the most popular. One of the vcrj
!>!??.isaul features ol the occasion wan tin
informal singing between numbers and lie.'
I soi lid Ming after the entertainment, when a j
big crowd of the fellow? gathered round
i ile plan... in the lobby of the association,,
I Uli(l fur more than half an hour sang pop- i
I ulnr sonss.
l ive Dwellings Condemned.
Five brick dwellings, occupied by negroes,
I the property of T. J. Todd, were condemned
las unsafe ior occupancy by Building in
j spector II. P. Heck yesterday. The owner
. was notified that the property must be pat
; ii. .safe condition at once or torn down. Tho
; buildings are 4H-41tf-41S-i??> and All North
Skafei' Street. The tenants will be given a
? rcasohatdc time i<> vacate, as there Is be
i llevcd i" he no imminent danger of col
] Itipsc.
Three Suits Instituted.
Three jtiits were Instituted yesterday im
the t'K\ Circuit ('curt as follows:
Mrs, Itbsa C. Dnvldsoh ngalnst the Virginia
Hallway and Power Company for damages
In the mihi of Rfi.OOO. No declaration has
beien filed by .Ldm A. Lamb, counsel for Mis.
1 K\\ idsan.
Floru c. Williams against the Virginia
Hallway and Power Company for damages
hi the mm of J.2,000.
John Farmer against .1. T. N?ckels for
ilamaues In flic sum of ?2,r>00.
iTHE.SAVlHGSrBANICjl
I OFRftfHMOHP *
Proposes to Preserve It as Mu?
seum in Memory of Great
Jurist.
MANY MATTERS CONSIDERED
Collector Agrees to Reduction of
Fees, but Revenue Com?
missioner Objects.
An extended puTolc hearing was hold |
by the Council Commit tea on Finance
last night on many ponding matters j
No action was taken, though many
ordinances were dlseusselT. The com?
mittee has been called to meet In ox- j
eeutlve session on vrlday night at S
o'clock to take action on the matters
presented, which Include the proposed
j times River wharf, reduction of fees
of the City Collector and Commissioner
of the Revenue; turning over of the
.lohn Marshall house lb the Association
for Ihu Preservation of Virginia Anti?
quities ami many other matters. A
delegation of women appeared in be?
half of an appropriation of $1.000 for
maintenance of the children's ward at
the Memorial Hospital.
.lohn Mn rail till House.
Eppa 11 union headed a delegation In
regard to the .lohn Marshall house.
Other speakers wire Murray M. Mc
Gltlrc, .1. Taylor Kllyson. 11. M. Smith,
A. 13. Guigon and Mrs. d. T. Fllyson.
Mr. Ilunton spoke of Marshall as the
?grandest intellect this country has
produced." leaving the greatest Im?
press on the history of the country
in the formation of the nation.
It was urged that the building be
turned over lo the Association for the
Preservation or Virginia Antiquities
for lest oration and perpetual preserva?
tion as a monument to one of the
greatest Virginians.
Superintendent .1. A. C. Chandler
spoke on Hie attitude of the School
Board, which he said was divided on
the proposition, a majority being op?
posed. The building Is now used by
the Valentine Kindergarten, and the
hoard lias recommended that it pe re?
lit ted as an administration building for
tlie public school system.
While expressing the highest regard
I for the Association for the Prcserva
I tion of Virginia Antiquities, of which
he is a member, and regard for the
im niory of Marshall. Dr. Chandler said
it should not he forgotten that It was
Marshall's view that the Union was
! greater than the State, and his de?
cisions which made possible the atti?
tude of Lincoln at a later period. lie
told that It was not a desecration to
use the building as tin- administration
I building for the education of. the
masses, and that it would thus be seen
by as many or more people than il j
converted into a museum.
Harbor Master .lohn A. Curtis pre?
sented the merits of an ordinance al?
lowing him $25 a month for olliee rent,
telephone and clerk hit".
I sc of Free Bridge.
I An ordinance fixing Hie compensa?
tion to the city for the use of the Free i
! Bridge by the Virginia Hallway and I
Power Company was discussed by A.
B. Gulgou for the company. The pres?
ent charge is $1,S00 per year, and it
was proposed to increase It to $'1,000.
Caiptaln Gulgon called attention to the
franchise clause as to requiring the i
company to pave and care for the road- |
way between its tracks on streets and
bridges, as being all that could he
legally he required, hut said his com?
pany would not object'to the present
charge, which was regarded as equit?
able, lie showed that the Virginia
[ Hallway and Power Company paid to
1 the city in 1 r> 10 :>. total of $101,490.18
in taxes, making it by far Hie largest
taxpayer in the city, ami the only tax?
payer not entitled to the free use of the
Free Bridge.
He quoted City Kngineer Boiling to
show that the sixty-foot.rails on which I
the ears operate are a source of
strength rather than of weakness tc
j the bridge.
Want an Alley Opened.
Mr. Ferguson headed a delegation ol J
citizens in regard to opening an alley
between Thirteenth, Pourteenth, Frank
j tin and Ross Streets, demanded by sev?
eral large wholesale, houses, paying
i taxes 011 an aggregate of $300,000. Mr.
I Cttvana?gh said the- Randolph Paper
Box Company had been In its present
location twenty years, and had gotten
one lamp post by way of improvements
in return for its taxes.
Mr. Umlauf presented the petition
of the Council Committee on Relief
of the Poor for funds for purchase of
a second motor ambulance. The one in
use. he said, had been operated last
year at an average cost of $100.30 per j
month, and had responded to 3,f>.|9
calls, an average of nearly eight per
; day. The department could not do the
work, he asserted with three horse
(imbalances.
Cunulnglinm Accepts Reduction.
Captain Frank Cunningham offered
to withdraw objection and acquiesce
gracefully in thc ordinance reducing
the fees of the oflice of City Collector
from 5-8 to 1-1* of l per cent., provided *
it were amended so as not to take
effect this year, as he had already
been at some extra expense for this
year's operation of his department.
Chairman Rogers, of the James River
Improvement Committee, and Sub
chairman Bliley urged action on the
plans lor a ' concrete wharf, recom?
mitted by the Council. The matter
has been pcn'dlng in one form or an?
other for many months. Mr. Rogers
said that the Atlantic Deeper Watcr
I ways Association would meet in Rich.
; mond in the fall, and that Richmond's
j privately owned .and poorly equipped J
water facilities would make but a poor '
showing. ? j
Hawkins Object* to Out.
Commissioner of Revenue O. A.
Hawkins appeared in regard to tfTe
ordinance diminishing the fees of his
office from one-half to three-eighths of
1 per cent. lie presented many figures
lo show the revenue of his oflice from
city sources, and'-Hie expenses of op?
eration. ISmphasis. however, was
placed on the variable nature of the
commissions of the offlco from year
to year, it being admitted that In 1910
thc receipts from Hie cily, subject to
chtfrge for expenses, wore $9,021.51.
Alderman Coward!" appeared in re?
gard to opening Thirty-fifth rrsr?ct In
compliance, with a contract he bad
made with thc city prior to his election
to the Council. H appeared that the
paper was not properly before the
committee, a general appropriation
having bCeh made to the Street Com?
mittee for grading streets, on Which
this tout tact would 'bo a prior claim
above any word distribution.
Stock is getting lower every day; assortment
more contracted. If you intend buying one of these
Suits do it to-day and avoid disappointment.
Partially Built Automobiles Go
Up in $15,000 Fire at
Iron Works.
Fire originating from some unknown
cause last night caused considerable
damage at the plant of tlto Richmond
Iron Works, on the Hermitage Road,
and the loss. It wus said, would reach
about $15,000.
The lire, when first discovered, was
seen bursting through the roof of the
paint shop, a one-story building, hav?
ing already gained much headway,
though outside the city limits, the cltv I
Fire Department was called on. and
engine company NO. Hi, under Assistant
Chief Wise, was sent to the scene.
A small city main runs near .the
Plant, but the supply was InadoQUUte,
Fortunately, thc company has Its own
supply in a large tank, and several
lines of hose were run into this, the
tall of water being sufficient to meet
th<- emergency.
The roof of the paint shop soon col
lapscd, and this building was entirely
destroyed, as were also several par?
tially constructed automobiles. It the
wind bad been blowing, it was Stated,
other buildings would proba'olv also j
have been destroyed. Rut the air was
still, and the firemen fought unham?
pered.
The plant was shut down at 5:15
o'clock yesterday afternoon. There
was- no gasolene in the building, and
it was warm enough to do without
tires. So whit caused the blaze the
watchman and others were unablt to
say.
An alarm was turned in during the
afternoon from Box SG, Ch'afHn and i
Reservoir Streets, tint the tire wat |
small, and there was no damage.
PRIVATES DISCHARGED
Members of Virginia Volunteers Kittled
to Mi.I Drills.
Five privat.-.- in Companies R ami
K. of the Second and Fourth Infantry.
Virginia Volunteers, have been dis?
honorably discharged bj General or?
ders. Xll, 0. Whidl Were i.-slled fl'pth tile
office of the Adjutant-General yester?
day. The order, which bears both
the Signatur, of Governor Mann and
of Adjutant-General Sale, reads us fol
1 o w s:
''Upon the recommendation of (heir
commanding o Ulcers, approved by regi?
mental and brigade commanders, the
following enlisted nun of the Virginia
Volunteers, having absented themselves
from all drills and parades of their
commands for a period of over six
months, tiro hereby discharged as de?
serters, and their names will be
tlx op pod from the rolls as such: Pri?
vate 1: Ellington, Cqmpany p.. Second
Infantry; Private B. 1. Jacobs, Com?
pany 1>. Second Infantry: Private
Charles King, Company F, Fourth In?
fantry; Private Dollver \v. Freeman,
Company 10, Fourth Infantry, and Pri?
vate George p.. .Stoliihllber, Company
K, Fourth Infantry."
INSPECT SUMMERliOTELS
Health Depart merit Planning t 'ampalgh tn '
IiiMire Siudtnry Condition*..
The summer resorts rind summer hotels of
the .State Rphcrnlly will be subjected to a
r!osf> sanitary Inspection this season, ac?
cording to the provision* of the hntf-t bill
passed by thc last OerVnil Assembly. All
liotcls w. Ich come within the provisions of
the statute will be required to conform
strictly to the regulations und to abandon'
ull sanitary makeshifts.
The State Health Department, which Ii
charged with the enforcement of ijie botri
Jaw. announces that the summer hotels will
be kept 10 a strict accounting. Municipal
health authorities have sometimes alleged
thin persons returned from the summer re?
sorts with disease In their system, and In
some ca.-""* ii has h?eri alleged thai serious
outbreaks of typhoid fever could bo traced
to Improper sanitary conditions at summer
hotels. The Health Department will make a
careful examination of all hotels, and can
assure the public that those which show
the department's certificate of Inspection arc
In a sanitary and satisfactory condition.
HOGPEN TO HEAVEN
Dr. Whorton Discusses Parable of .Prodigal
Son.
Obstacles encountered by the one who
leaves the boKPens of sin for a better llfft
were discussed by Dr. If. M. Wharton, of
Baltimore. In his sermon at Grove Avenue
Baptist Church last night. His subject was
"From Hogpen to Heaven," and ho took the
parable of the Prodigal Son as the basis for
his remarks. He was heard with the great?
est attention by the large audience present.
There were several professions of religion
and five persons united with Grove Avenue.
Church, making Just fifty additions thero
since the beginning of the meetings.
The last services of the meetings will be
held to-night at S o'clock. Dr. Wharton
preaching. It will lie necessary for him to
return to liIk work in Hnltltnore to-morrow.
WANTS EDMUND CLARK
Mother In Indiana Writes that Ills lather Is
Dead??eded to Settle Kstatc.
Mrs. James I.. Clark, of N'oblesvlllo, Ind..
writes to the Police Department here to aid
her In finding her son, Kdmund J. Clark,
who. she says, was last beard from lore.
She'writes that he may hti\e changed his
name to Clark .1. Calmunds.
The letter states that he Is probably em?
ployed by a telephone company. The mother
is ?ltxlous to hear from him because his
father is dead, and she wan Is him lo help
settle the estate.
Society Formed for Study of
Richmond and Its
Problems.
Grciit interest was manifested in the
launching or the "Know Your City"
class at the Organization meeting held
yesterday In the Seventh Street Chris?
tian Church parlors. The rooms wero
barely able to hold tho women who
had assembled.
Tho chairman of tho evening ex?
plained the scope and purpose of the
class, and those present speedily en?
rol lad themselves as members of tho
committees, each selecting the subject
she desired to study more particularly.
The first regular meeting of tlio
<tlass will bo held next Tuesday, when
"?The History and Geography of the
City," will be the theme. The following
have enrolled themselves in the va?
rious committees:
Tho History and Geograph.- of tho
City. March ?S.?Mis. \V, T. Robins,
chairman; Mrs. R C. Daniel. Miss
Cninmlg Cary, Miss S. Gray Wr'ght,
Mrs. \\\ t;. Stan ai d. Mis- Anna Shcahan,
i Mrs. F. K. Peters, Miss Anna R. Dewis.
Mrs. C. A. iilanton. Miss Annie Sieger
i Winston. Miss Leih? N. Willis. Mis.
: Robert G. Rlttukehshtp, Mrs. T. C.
Gordon, Miss Hester Cabcll Tabb. Mlsa
Molllc Wallace. Miss V. M. pleasants.
Municipal Government, April i.?
[Mrs. J. I**. Kylastd, Chairman; Mrs. w.
M. Adams. Mi ... 13. Newell, Mrs. F.
;I>. Cordon, Mrs. Charles V. Meredith,
I Mrs. G. M. .lo- on. Mrs. P. R Jobson,
Mrs. William II. Smith, Mrs. Chas. O.
: Savlllo, Miss K R Martin.
1 Health of the City. April 11?MDn
: R. Isaacson, chairman; Mrs. T. 11. Wil?
son, Mi- Nannie .1. Min^r, Mrs. I.. A.
MacMahon, Miss Martha R. Michael,
Ms-.i Alice Grey Welsh, Mrs. .1. T.
j Lewis, Miss Frances P. Rllyson. Miss
? Florence Black, Miss Anna Fiirhess,
Miss Margaret Ann Neal, Mrs. A. R.
Bowles, Mrs. p. D. Llpseonib,
Industries of the City. April lc ?
Mrs. .T. V,'. Durham, chairman; Mra;
Charles i. Pago. Mrs. M. C. Branch,
Mrs, H. Robert Phlnney, Miss lien
etta B, Runyon, Mrs. Roshlor W.
Miller. Mrs. William A. Crcnshaw, Mls.i
Mary IJrncr, Miss Ann Unter. Miss
Mary W. Ball. Mrs. .lohn W. Dlxon.
Mrs' Tl. C. Ringham,' Mrs. John S.
Mnncci Miss Filzabeth w. Baldwin,
Industries of the City. April Ml
! Elizabeth Cockc, chairman; Mrs. W. \V.
Archer, Mis- Gellle Gary. Mrs. William
I A. Anderson. Mrs. i\ H. Unier. Mis.
J. Douglas Wright. Mrs. P. R. Flan-.
I n.ixmi. Mrs. A. <i. Qua lies, Mrs. George
I Bark fiVl ale; Mis- Ada Van Slow-e Harri...
I Mrs. R M Anderson. Miss .1. K Tylei-,
Mis- Finnin Clarke, Mis H. 1>. C. Mac
lachlan.
Retterment Work, May 1 ? Mis
Katherine Ricks, chairman; Mis.- Mary
Norwood, Mrs. W. D. Marlon, Mrs.
Caroline JfoRndny. Miss Matrgarot
13, CrehHhftw. Mrs. J. T. Butler; Mrs,
Hi rvev Clarke. Mrs. C. P. WalTord,
Miss Louise F. Price. Miss Ft hoi J.
Nolln. Miss sfaiah Haley. Mrs. William
Wade. Mrs; Wllllarit Strother, Mi
I Caroline Minor. Mr*. .John Tocfoy. Miss
Elizabeth Richardson, Mr.-?. J. Burledge
HuSy burton, Mrs. Caroline R. Alvcy.
lindseTsentTon
Cane Hoes to Grand Jury?other Pd?
Ree Court Slattern.
! W, T. Rlhdsey, (harped with shoot
1 ing W. T. Woody oh the night ot March
f.. was ordered In Police Court yester
i day morning to he held for the grand
jury, He was admitted to hall In the
sum of $500. W. B. West ucted as
bondsman!
The .'hooting Is said to have been
partly the outcome of a quarrel over
the suit brought by Mrs. Woody
against the Virginia Railway and Pow?
er Company for personal damages, In
which .she was awarded $1,250, Tho
company claimed, however, that later
evidence had been discovered, and the
case will be reopened for tho Intro?
duction of the nllegcd new evidence.
Woody was severely peppered with!
a quantity of hlrdshot, but was not se?
riously Injured.
Samuel Allen, colored, charged with!
stealing an overcoat from F. J. Magrl,
drew thirty days In jail.
M. J. and W. W. Woolard and E. G.
-.Tones, white youths, charged with be?
ing disorderly and fighting In tho'
streets, were fined each $5 and placed
under $100 security for ten days.
warrant for gregory
Highland Purk Resident Charged With
Shooting on IHghwnr
Lewis Gregory, an employe of tho
Atlantic Coast Line, and a resident of
Highland Park, was yesterday arrested
on the charge of shooting on the high
wav. Tl?e warrant is an aftermath of
a difficulty between Gregory and Catlln
Davis, in which, it is alleged, the for
' mer ran Davis down the boulevard and
shot at him several time's.
So far as can be learned, on March
10 Gregory received a telephone mes?
sage telling him to come home at once.
On his arrival he found that Davis was
in a vacant house on thc premises.
Gregory Is said to have gone in one
t door with a revolver in his hand while
Davis slipped out of another and ran
down the boulevard. Several shots
wer,, fired after him.
Tin- case will come up this morning
at 11 o'clock before Magistrate T. .T.
Puryear, and will he prosecuted by
? Commonwealth's Attorney Gunn.
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