The times dispatch. [volume], March 24, 1911, Image 12

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

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A Lot of Sample Waists
Worth $5.98 to $10.00, on Sale at
We were able to secure the entire line of
Sample Waists from a high-class manu?
facturer at about one-third and one-half
price.
No two alike. Included arc messaline
taffeta plain and striped effects; lace,
chiffon, pongee and net; most all shades,
in various styles, some high neck, three
quarter and full length sleeves,
some of nearly every size; on sale
at.
(Second Floor.)
$3.95
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5F
Rh?ad
Enrolment Now Just What It
Was, Last Year, Counting
i;< South Richmond.
The public school enrolment is just
the same as it was a year apo. The
population and demands have ln
creased, but the facilities and number
of buildings have not as yet increased
to meet them, though plans for now
buildings are now being prepared.
Superintendent J. A. C. Chandler re?
ported to the City School Hoard las;
night a total enrolment to date of 17.
772 pupils. On the same day last year
there were enrolled 10,696. making an
apparent gain of 1,730 on the roll of ;
the City School Board. The enrolment
of the South Richmond schools was re?
ported as Just 1,7:!", which offsets the
reported' pain.
Dr. .1. W. Rcdwny will begin a series
of lectures bet?re the teachers of the
city on April l
The resignation of Miss, Etta II.
Sampson, of the manual training de?
portment; was roi cived rind accepted,
and .Miss Susie I. Scliermerhdrn was
elected to till the vacancy.
The patrons of the following schools
were reported as haying raised funds
for school libraries; and tin- board al?
lowed a similar amount to each: Belle
vuc, Chltnbornzo. Randolph, Armstrong.
Kidney. Louisiana, and Nicholson;
A. B. Clarke presented a copy of
"The White House Gallery of the
Presidents" to the .lohn Mars ha 1.1 High
School, which was accepted by the
board.
Sweetbri?r College; in Nelson coun?
ty, offered a scholarship hi the .lohn
Marshall High School, which was ac?
cepted. The white schools of the city
"were ordered closed at noon on Fri?
day, April US, in order that the teach?
ers may attend the teachers' confer?
ence of the Third Congressional D's
' trict.
Dr. ( nlisch - Tuples.
The subjects of Dr. V. S. I'alis. h'f sermon.-.
. for ilds week are: Tin* evening at S:15
j '.'What i lie ? 'hijstians <>:' America Should
: I>p for the .i-.v.s ti.r IMssia*': foi Satunlnj
\ morning- at l"0:45." ''The Informing Spirit.'
j The public Is welcome at nil services
Marriage Licence,
'A. marriage llrcnsf: v.ns Issued in t li
.clerk's office of tlic Hustings roast yestcrda
1 to tV. Haxall Tenser and Miss Gertrude T
MmQCJ/fUTV
*&5ATMMTI0N
It ie f??iul ?rijy oh
G. M. Co.'s "Pearl" Rooting
Tin.
Look for it?sec that you gel it.
Gordon Metal Co.
Richmond. Va>
SOLITAIRE DIAMOND RINGS.
Every Diamond we sell is of the finest
quality?each stone is specially selected
and mounted in our <>??'. n shop. The repu?
tation of the Schwar/ichild St?re is he
hind every article :<>M r>o you can buy
here with perfect confidence'.
SCIIWARZSCHILl) BROS.,
Second and Hroait Streets.
3 7 days. SS>:, and upwards,
April 1. U'11.
Havana. .'.7 hours: San .loan, - i hour*,
liermuda, h^urs.
RICHMOND TliANSri'i'R CO.,
fcO!? KaM Main Street;_
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YOUR LAUNDRY PHONE-- |
MAD. 418 J
Send your shirts, <<>11hi^ ami
(iiff> t<> us. They will not only
!><? delivered on limr, Ina the
work will hp rifthi.
ECLIPSE LAUNDRY.
. BE FAIR
To your wnlch. h need- repairmt? nr
I cleaning. Rr'mjl it here; where it will
' expert treatmeui
Smit? & Webster, Inc.
i Time Specialists, ? 612 La;t Main.
One Fighter Slightly Injured.
Small Blazes Fought
Successfully.
Soven lire alarms yesterday kept the
department busy fr>>ni early in the
morning until late at night and re?
sulted In some ex client en I, but small
damage. .Most spectacular of these was j
the plane which occurred In the stables
of Henry Wallerstein and .Mrs. YV*. 11. j
Madison, at 2 If I I5ast Clay Street,:
shortly after li o'clock. Though the,
light and smoke could be seen In near- |
ly every part of the city, the damage!
is estimated at only about 5250.
Fl reman WiH'nm Hayes fell about'
twelve feet from the loft and sustained
a sprain of the back, which, though I
painful, was not considered serious,
lie was treated and carried to Iiis1
home.
A defective Hue caused a small lire
in the dwelling of O. T. Smith, 3026
Taylor Street, at 7:15 A. M. The dhm- '
age amounted to about i 1 <">.
At 11 A. M. flames brOke out in
a frame dwelling, 11.". Duval Street; j
and, owing to the strong wind, gained
some headway. The damage is em?
ulated at j?O?.
Itoherve? Out.
Damage to the amount of about ?G00
was caused by a tire at 1103 West
Deigh Street, shortly after noon. While
two engines were engaged there, an?
other man who thought his house was
oii lire, turned in an alarm from Box
.".'J, but before the engine could reach
his home, he found that he was mis?
taken. Iiis call, however, was; suiii
clent to call out all apparatus from
the West lind, anil reserves were hur?
ried over from Church Hill.
At J I'. M. there, was a small blaze
ion Denny Street, Fulio'ii, between
j Fourth ami Fifth, but the du mage was
.small.
Xo. -j Kngine responded at ',:">) to
a still alarm from Strlekler's machine
ship. Twenty-fourth and Main Streets.
The damage amounted to about $1.'..
The fast (Ire of the tiny occurred on
tin- old Rathskeller at I die wood, where
; a brooder belonging to I'red Low is.
j containing about 150 chickens, was
j burned.
Mr. Itrnnch Is President.
M. C. Branch, of Thomas Brandl & i'oni
pany. of ihi.- city, has been elected president
of tiir- Pin, Creels Manufacturing Company,
of (,'aimleu, S. c Hr succeed* .Malcolm
Campbell, ..f yVqonsoekct. It. I. Mr. Uranch
is largely interested in the property;
Lieutenant Puller and Sergeant
Micks Win Merited
Promotions.
('iti'iuin Ckircmdo Wyatt, prcsidfjr.t of
tltai ; i'thjihioitd Light I ii fan try I Slues'
Assdi i;.11i'ii, presided at an flection '?
lie Id last night by Company A, to
fill the vacancy created hy the appoint?
ment of Plrsi Lieutenant l>. v.'. Bowlci.
a- lledtehti> and <|UdrterhiiiRtor
ort the staff of 'ho major coni'inahdfng.
Sc-coiiil ?cutchnnt G. fuller, .'.v.
w si.-- elected hr.-t lieutenant to succeed
Lieutenant iloivlcs, and l/lrst Sergeant
it. VV. flicks wsSS elected second llc'i
toil si 111 i" succeed Lieutenant fuller.
Hot!, promotions Weit hy unanimous
Lieutenant Puller epli-ted in Com?
pany A in August; 1901, as a private,
and lias come up through all the grade
to id: present oiTice. He Is the son ,,f
tin lite tin- Chief W. <;. fuller, and
holds a responsible position with the
Vlrglhin St lite Insurance Company; il?
syati commissioned second lieutenant In
i November; l 90 .
L^jt tenant 11 tele s enlisted in Com
1 p?ny A in May, 1V01. also as a private,
and. like Lieutenant Puller, has Ulled
sill tlie grades fr?ni private to Medoiul
lieutenant, having served as ftrjft ser?
geant since NOvcinber, IftOS. Ho i-- a
I mcniher of the corporation of II. S.
I Wrlnht. Company.
! linth elections were conspicuous for
! the friendly and harmonious feellni?
[throughout, sind only consumed sihoiit
ttvcnty-llvo minutes -4 tih?j.
I After tiio Oleciloh, Captain Wyati
t gave the company a talk. oxpiv ?sing
i his pleasure at the good f cell tig and
1unanimity apparent in th< company.
Captain 'I*. Ii; McMovyell, ili? company
commander, was also present.
Apparently Unprovoked Murder
Committed in Undertaking
Establishment.
SLAYER SOON CAPTURED
Caught at His Home?Witness
Who 'JVies to Halt Murderer
Is Wounded.
Apparently without the slightest
provocation, LcsU" Varborough, colored,
bolter known as "'Nobby." wns stabbed
to death yesterday evening just before
7 o'clock by Tom Harris, a young negro
with a bad reputation, in the ?table
of \V. I. Johnson, a colored undertaker
doing business at 711 Brook Avenue.
Harris was arrested two hours later
by Detectives Wiltshire and Wiley as
he entered the back door of his father's
house. S07 St. Paul Street, and locked
up in the Second Police Station. Har?
ris was cool and inclined to be meun
when arrested, but did not deny that
he was responsible for the deed. Ills
father is one of the trusted employes
of the Commonwealth Club. Varborough
lived at r.ll North Adams Street, and
is -said to have been considered a good
negro.
There were several witnesses to the
affair, and in the essential points their
stories agree. Yarbdrough, they said,
who worked regularly for Johnson, and
occasionally drove (he hearse, was in
the olllec with several of the other
employes yesterday afternoon when
Harris entered as they were wrestling
among themselves. It is stated that
he defied any of them to put him out.
One of the men named Dewls, after
ilrst asking him to leave, was forced
to put him out, and got hit several
times during the ? operation. Orders!
/wore then given that Harris should!
not be admitted if he tried to get in i
again.
P r c incd 11 n 11 o n I n d I ca ?I.
According to information gained by
the police following the murder, liar- I
rls, after leaving the stable, went to a >
pawnshop, where he tried to purchase'
a pistol. Not succeeding, he bought I
a long knife and returned to the stable, j
where he again applied for admission. !
only to be refused. Then he went
around through the carriage-room and j
waited for a while before trying to |
get in. Finally he was admitted by
.lohn Willie Saddler, after telling him
that he did not care to get into a row.
As Saddler opened the door the knife
was In readiness; Harris reached over
Saddler's shoulder and plunged it into
Vnrborough's neck, 'severing the jug?
ular vein and going deep into the
lungs.
Harris took to his heels, followed
by Saddler, who caught him in Shock's
Alley. With the bloody knife still in
ills right hand, Harris wheeled and
cut his pursuer across the knuckles j
ami Saddler was forced to turn loose.
Then the murderer disappeared.
The Second Station and the ambu?
lance both were notified. < ?n the ar?
rival of Policemen Krenglc and Napier.
Harris had disappeared, and. though
li dose search was made by them and
other oUlcers, of his house ami the en?
tire neighborhood, no trace could le
found. Dr. Turnian, of the ambulance,
treated Saddler, but there was no hope
for Varborough. who died about tweri- j
ty minutes after he was stabbed.
Meanwhile a crowd gathered in front
? ?f the undertaking establishment,
where Varborough lay dead in ihe
?flicc. surrounded by a pool of blood.
Coroner Taylor viewed tin body uul
decided Id hold an inquest to-morrow
morning.
Quick Capture.
The capture was one <>f the r-i.sicst
ever inadc. After looking over the
ground. Detectives Wiltshire and vVhsy
decided t" take another look at the '
Harris house. One of the men re- :
mained on the outside while the other !
rapg die bell. Before aiiv one could
answer tie bell, tin- back door was
heard to close and the oMIcers en- i
tercd without ceremony. Harris liter?
ally walked into their arms, in spite
of the fief that his mother attempted
to interpose.
"Hon t put your hands on me," he1
said to the officers, but the sight of :i
blackjuck u?leied him, and he sullenly '<
submitted to being searched while the I
I ollce patrol was called. The knife \
was not found. On the way to the
station he did not deny the killing,
saying that the stable boys tried to!
double <m him. At the station he was
impudent, and said he knew nothing
? >f the affair. Harris said he was nine?
teen; The man he killed was about,
tin- same age. Yarborongh's body was
s- art bed and had no weapon. Har- j
ris has been under arrest before and
generally Is considered a bad neuro- j
It is said. also, thtt the killing is.
lib outgrowth >>f a light thill occurred;
? ?!? Moore Street last Sunday, in which
.i friend of Harris got the worst of it. j
I he man ?>!. the other side having been;
assisted by Ynrborough. but there 1
?(.'eins lb h> small foundation for this.;
PLAY AT BARTON HEIGHTS |
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Amateur ( hMc Will Prescht "Slilllc llai s" in
Hall Tu-Nlght.
?l ie- assembly hall in Barton Heights will !
U<{ the scene of an amateur play to-night, j
In ivlileh pari? w ill lie taken hy^wcll known }
cii|neii5. Mi s. .lohn R. Kose lias trained the
,;.-.?!. ;?> present "Skule lja\s," "and It is *>:?- ,
p.M t'il that the performance will lie a good j
;?:><;, I
The . a?U will lie as follows:
rftfmoi I'oiiimlitee-rrb'rinh Perkins. Percy!
Smith; Jacob Bills ker, s. p. Jones; John:
sali!. t>. J. Gregory.
Applicants Miss Has ha way, Mr?. Rene de'
ii Miss Belinda sharp. Miss Helen" j
Harlan; Miss Kalllc Itroivyi, Mrs. John Var- j
li <?::<? \: lah PllldergrilSS, A. Mutt. \
.?ehfdarii?Mitilda Billings. Mrs. I?. .1.
(itviior; faithful Snooks. Mrs Plcasnnts;
mull .. Piper, Mrs. I lard In Hache; Jcrii- j
I'jickiiori, Mrs. John YnrhroiiKli; Clo- !
i .i i Geyser Mary Jones; Ruth lieu hum. :
:? .'? .". ' reath; Susan Crowfoot. Ilardln
I'lichc-; Sally Brown, Mrs. A. <.'. .Stevenson:
Belinda Blossom, Mrs, A. W. Martenstein;
Melutab!? ,I6nes. Mis John Prlschkorn;
Dotcur Doolltth; Misu Itiith Ollnn; Miranda
Dipsei. Mrs. Bine dir Milltau,
B(/Vii? Luther Ii row it. George Motley.
David Snooks, .'I. Folzey; .Stephen Tucker,
A. w. Msftenstc-ln: Jeremiah Jenkins, \v. A
Cieaih; Itql'hy O'Loci Myniis Davidson; Sam
?K.I tfnooks. George Ktqcktoii; Tow Dipsey.
Juane.- Redd.
Visitors?Mrs. Dipsej Mre, Helen Harlan;
Mi-, if nooks, Mir A. W. MartOllStcln.
i.\i<hi><,- Partly Heard.
Trial if.gnu ter.u-rday in the Law aA*.
: Rqnity Court 6i the suit bl John '| horn as
Sacn u;ali.<it the Chesapeake and Ohio Itttll
?. .1 Company f<>i damages in the sum of
' ?'??' i.ii licrsonai Injurien. The evidence
j itk partly heard and the trial will con
I iirijii t it Is mot tdnr. 1
Dollar? Are Like Seed?
' ' ? ' ""y :>rc |Jlanted.
-our account now. Increase
j^^V^'gs by a 3 per cent, compound
J117 Knsi Main Street,
Heritage of Agony
in Northern China
From nil over Virginia come rc
Rponncs to the call for Immediate
aid for the fnnilnc-Ktrlckcii people
Of Xorthcru China. Men, women
mid children nre sending In their
contribution* to The Times-Dls
pntch. Churches, Sunday schools,
societies of vnrlouM kinds, ndil their
help to the cause. Small children lu
schools hnvc taken collections nud
have contributed from tliclr little
allowance*.
Each day since The Tlmes-Dls
pntch took up this work, one week
dko, the Incrcnse hin? been greater,
the biggest amount being reported
this nioriilng.
A picture of nctunl conditions In
Chiuklnng Im presented by Idlburu
Merrill, M. !>., of the Methodist Cen?
tral Minion, in u report to the IJourd
of Foreign Missions of the Methodist
episcopal Church; It shonld be re?
membered that he teilt the best, und
not the worst, Mince the unfortu?
nates flock Into Chinkiang bccHiinc
i>f vastly better conditions there.
He f?nyst
"At Chiuklnng there nre probably
?10,000 refugees. A piece of straw
IllUttlug, elsrht by circht feet, Ik the
only shelter for n family of live or
six. The thousands nre jsnthered to?
gether In ?rent camp*. Those who
nre strong etioudi wander over the
mils, pulling up (he roots of weeds
to use for fuel In conking the pit?
tance of rice they secure front the
relief agencies. Tbc suffering Is
terrible. Thousand* of tottering
bnblCH, hoys und ?Irl?, nil elnd In
rags, If elnd nt nil, ore about you
everywhere. Old ?women nnd men
hobble tiboiit, leaning licnvlly on
Micks for support, or tliey lie hy
the wayside, with their eyes staring
snynRely up at you, with n mute ap?
peal which turn* the heart cold.
??Von walk about the border of the
enttrpt your eyes nre following the
movements of n naked child, who Is
yonder, weeping'convulsively. Sud?
denly your shoe strike* something,
und you stop over the dcnil body of
n three or four-year-old boy! o
God, what 11 herltaue of agony has
fallen to these Utile ones of Thine!*.?
One dollar saves n human life.
The following contribution* vtcre
received yesterdays
M. H. Hayes. Wise, \. ?'. 5
00
r. 00
sa r.u
to 00
1 00
Sympathizers, Petersburg Va.
Kcnbrldge hoys.
C. >V. Tompkins vv Son, Gtll?
ev's, Va.
William ft. Reynolds, tenter
Cross, Va. I 00
< skIi . n on
Mrs. E. A. Not ting. Ill OO
Miss I-:. .1. NolllllfT. to 00
Ml** Margaret Noltlng.
Cash .
T. O. Troy, Amtierst, Va.
,1. YV. Clements.
IS. ft, I).
M. G. I> .:.
A. R. 1).:.
c. A. Lacy.
Cash, Avon, A"n.
Frances and I.ouUp Glassell,
Howling Green, Va.
Miss Winstoii's Primary
School pupils .
Itodford, Va.
Mlsw Xortrin Stewart.
John A. it 11 iiin. Westover, Vn.
.Urs. 10. V. Jones, Westover,
Vn.
.Mist I-;. C. Harrison, XVeat
Vn.
M. Harrison, West
0 00
111 7S
10 00
in 00
1 00
j. 00
Itiillin, Westover,
.Vat urn I
Gor
iivcr.
Miss K
over, Vn.
Miss C. It,
Va.
R?gen? Cummins,
llridRC, Vti.
Airs. Fleming liresco,
don* vi lie, Va.
.Mrs. William C. linker, Gor
donsvllle, \"n.
Cash .
Soul lislde.
?I. T. C.
It. II.
Several friends .
S. II. II.
i>.:.
i).
W. II. Wo rut ley, Rnfleld,
11. T.
T. .\
I ?sh
Miss
.Mrs.
Va.
.Miss I,. C. \V? r-infleiil, Viiiv..
(Vorth Harrison Street....
Mrs. W. M. Jones, Crofton, Vu.
Mrs. W. It. Cneke, Crofton, Va.
Cash .
ft. Ii. E., Ashland, Va.
00
00
00
00
00
00
no
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
yesterday's total .e-72 7S
Previously reported .Mit !>."".
Total to date.9S07 73
Play Recently Withdrawn in
Richmond Is Stopped by Mayor
Fitzgerald.
Following the lead of the Mayor of
Richmond, Mayor Fil/.gerald. of RosV
toh, has forbidden the further produc?
tion in thai city of "The Easiest Way.''
While 110 order was Issued in Rich?
mond when the play was announced,
it became known that Mayor Richard?
son had such action under considera?
tion, and the engagement was with
n ra u'ti.
It is stated that Mayor Fitzgerald
had sonic agents in the audience, who
hoard the play on Monday night, toolt
notes and made a report. The Mayor
lead the lines and slopped the show. \
statement telegraphed from Boston
was to the effect that Richmond writ,
the only other city where the play bun
been objected to.
in Boston "The Easiest Way" was be?
ing pio'duced for the week at the IloS
lis sitreet Theatre, one of the largest
nnutsemcnt houses in the city.
Miss Starr was astonished when she
heard of the ban. She said: "It IS per?
fectly ridiculous. The play points -a
strong moral and shows the difference
between right and wrong. The Mayor
ought to suspend judgment until he
has seen ti1(. play himself."
?'The Easiest Way" was written by
Eugene Walter, author of "The Wolf"
and other well known plays, and w>g
produced In New York the first lime
In January, 1009. it ran for the rest of
the season and all of the following
dramatic year at the stuyvesant Thea?
tre Miss Frances Starr played the
leading role.
Eugen- Walter said ot the Boston
happening: ''The only reason Boston
can have for'Stopping the play Is that
It Is the Wickedest city In the country,
and the story of the play comes too
['closely home to them."
Commissioners Resolve That
Solicitation Will Injure
Officers.
RICHARDSON DISMISSED
Charges Are ' Sustained?Seven
New Men Go to Washing?
ton Ward.
Charges of conduct unbecoming an
officer of the Police Department were
sustained at tlio meeting of the Board
of Police Commissioners last flight
against Prccy V. Richardson* and ho was
formally dismissed from tho force. 13.
Ij. Kidd, of Marshall Ward, was elect?
ed to succeed him. Tho charges
against Richardson were, made Wed?
nesday morning and he was immedi?
ately suspended. Acting under orders
of the board, Chief of Police Werner
served the notice of his final dismissal
last night. Policeman Kidd will go
on duty with the rest of the now
men on April 1.
Being thoroughly tired of petty poll
tlces, which has been so prevalent of
late in regard to men on the force and
those applying for membership, the
board passed the following resolution
for the Information of tho public, espe?
cially those over-Industrious ones who
day after 'lay pester the commissioners
for their favorites who fain would
wield the club:
"Resolved. That the police force be
informed that the hoard has grown dis?
gusted ami wearied with the constant
solicitation of citizens outside of the
department for promotion, advance?
ment, transfer and assignment of mem?
bers of the police force, and It serves
notice on the force that in future such
solicitation will militate against the
officers in whose behalf these efforts
are employed. A recommendation from
officers of the department will have
more effect with the board than any
outside Influcnce."
A:i increase of seven men was al?
low, m! in Washington Ward. This, with
the present force, makes the number
of men employed in that ward fourteen.
The case of Policcnian-lSlect c'onway.
who. it is alleged, misrepresented Iiis
age. was postponed to a future meeting
of tile board.
NEW CAR BARNS
Richmond ami llcnrico nailwn.v Company
Seeks to Condemn Property;
Contract was awarded yesterday to P. .1.
White & .Son by the Rh Innond and Honrlco
Railway Company for the erection of street
car barns in Fulton. The complete plans fbi
the barns call for an outlay of about $35,000.
Tho work is to be completed in ninety day.".
It la expected that the first shipment of cara
for the now company will reach here within
a lew weeks.
The Richmond and Henrlco Hallway Com?
pany filed a petition yesterdoy In the Hust?
ings Court asking permission to condemn
certain property la Folton from Carter to
Nicholson Streets fur the construction of
the fuller, viaduct. There nre said to bo
about thirty-three property owners who will
be defendants In the suit. The present
tracks of Hie Company extend in Thirty
tiflh and .Marshall Streets, from which point
it Is propnsod to carry thorn .mi a winding
roadway to the Government Road and thence
b> viaduct to Fulton.
GLASS HERE NEXT FRIDAY
Congressman \. ?? Open Campaign at Acad?
emy of M lisle.
It is announced that the Academy of Music
has been fnsiigMl for Friday evening, March
31, for the opening of the senatorial cam?
paign of Congressman. Carter Glass, of
Lynchburg. It is said that about iro vice
presidents will be seated in the stage, and
that the orator will he heralded with a hraa.<;
band, .lust who will introduce the speaker
has not as yet been given out.
Congressman .tones will deliver hi6 first
campaign speech at Norfolk on Wedncsdav
March ?f?.
1'innncc Committee Called.
The Council! Committee mi Finance will
meet to-nlghi at s o'clock In executive ses?
sion to take up a number of pending matters
on which there v.T.? a public hearing last
Tuesday night;
Buildings at Tenth and Capitol
Being Torn Down?Other
Developments.
Work was begun yesterday de?
molishing the old buildings at Tenth
ami Capitol Streets, preparatory to the
erection of a new live-story" ofllce
building for the Rife Insurance Com?
pany of Virginia. The company re?
cently acquired the Wol verton Motel
property, at Tenth and Broad Streets,
thus giving it a frontage of an entire
block on Tenth Street, opposite tdio
City Mall, and about one-half of the
block running through from Kroad to
Capitol Streets. The ofllces of the com?
pany have been moved Into the build?
ings fronting on Broad Street?the
Wolverton Motel and the old City Hall.
The Capitol Street end of the new
I building will be erected first and oc?
cupied, after which the Broad Street
1 end will be constructed. Detailed plans
! for the building have not yet been
filed, bill are understood to be In
?ourse of preparation, permission hav?
ing been given for clearing the site
at the Capitol Street end of the block.
Wircmen removed all telegraph and
telephone wires and light connections
yesterday, and other preparations were
made for tearing away the old struc?
tures.
Plans Are lulled.
Plans were tiled yesterday In the
Ofllce of Building Inspector Heck for
the erection of a four-story brick
store building at the southwest corner
of Fifth and Broad Streets; Tho old
two-story frame building, now-the
i only frame structure in the business
j section of Broad Street, will come
.down nt once. The building is being
1 erected bv Phil Harris, executor of
I the estate'of Ash Harris, and will cost
about S25.0?0. The lot is regarded,
from recent sales In the vicinity, as
one of tile most valuable, corners in
Richmond.
Plans were also (lied yesterday for
the new A rents Public School building
to bf erected bv the city at the corner
of China and Pine Streets, on a lot
donated to the city by Miss Grace
A rent's; The building will cost $.10.000.
It was reported to the School Board
some months ago that after this nes
sloh certain school work now being
conducted b.v the St. Andrew's Asso?
ciation, largely supported hy Misn
A rent" would be tllscont Innod, and the
erection of a school in the neighbor?
hood was regarded us a necessity In
view of the fact that the School
Board will he called on next'session to
provide for a large number of chil?
dren now educated privately.
Several other plans uro pending for
building operations of varying im?
portance
Gans-Rady Company's
FOR MEN?
At $0.76?Spring Top Coats, worth $15.00.
At 90.75?Long Overcoats, worth up to $20.00.
At 92.50?Men's Trousers, worth up to $ti.00.
At 912.85?Men's Suits, worth up to $28.00.
At 1.0O? Men's Extra Vests, worth up to $5.00.
At 91.00?Soft and Stiff Hats, worth up to $3.50.
At Stic?Silk ' Four-ln-Ilands, worth 60c nnd 75c.
At ,->0c?Soft and Stiff Bosom Shirts, worth $1 and $1.25.
At 70c?Soft Bosom Shirts, worth $1.50 and $2.00.
At 50c?Night. Shirts, worth $1.00 and $1.25.
At OSc?Pajamas, worth $1.50 and $2.00.
At ?1.00?Eight Pairs Half Hose, worth Zbc pair.
FOR BOYS?
At 93.0O?Tan Raincoats, worth $12.50.
At 92.00?Knee Pants Suits, worth $8.50 and $10,00.
At 70c?-Extra Knee Pants, worth $1.50.
At 25c?-Boys' Caps, worth 50c.
At 15c?Balbrlggan Shirts and Drawers, worth 50c.
At 94.05?Children's Spring Rccfors, worth $7.50.
IG WAREHOUSE
PROPERTY ISSOLD
Davenport Building to Be Re?
placed by Modern Business
Structure.
Vor the consideration uf SSO,000, to
be paid as soon as the papers have
passed through tlie proper legal chan?
nels, the Davenport Tobacco Ware?
house, at Fourteenth and Kock Streets,
passes from the Isaac Davenport es?
tate and becomes the property of the
Watklns-Cottrell Hardware Company.
Inc. The deal was put through by
Hl eh es on & Crutchftcld, who have been
acting foe the Davenport Interests.
Approximately, the building covers a
little more than half a city block, ami
Is one of the most valuable warehouse
properties In the city. Uhes of the
Southern Hallway run close to it on
two sides, while the eastern doors open
on the dock, making it most accessible
both to rail and water transportation.
Cut Up New llullilluK.
The \Vat k Ins - Co t troll Company has
not yet formulated any definite plans
as to the development of the property,
but it is known that It will be iiscd
exclusively for the company's business,
which has outgrown its present quar?
ters. As soon as arrangements can be
made f.,r other quartern by the pres?
ent tenant, the old building will be
removed nnd a modern structure, sev?
eral stories high, will be constructed.
The entire business of the company
will then be moved under one roof,
with the exception of the salesrooms,
which very possibly win remain on
Main Street. As it is now. the com?
pany has to employ several small ware?
houses in order to take care of its
business.
The property was purchased in lSTft
by Isaac Davenport, and ha.-- remained
a" part of the estate since that time
Twenty-live years ago the building
:\s it now stands was erected, and dur?
ing that time has been occupied con?
tinuously by John A. Ilutcheson. who
has used it as a lea! tobacco ware?
house.
In view of the construction of a new
Mnyo's Bridge the property will nat?
urally increase in value, being ac?
cessible then to all parts of the city,
as well as to the railroads and dock.
Mr. ilutcheson has not yet made any
plans as to moving his place ,,( bus!
WHISKEY~SEIZED
Alleged Violations di Revenue
Law by Pocahontas
Distillery.
Further discoveries of illicit whis?
key in the Second Virginia District,
United States Internal lYevenue De?
partment, were found Wednesday,
when a quantity of contrabrand goods
was seized in the rectifying plant
of the Pocahontas Distillery, Chester?
field county, near Petersburg. Collec?
tor M- K. I.owry Is now Investigating
the case and it may lead to the seiz?
ure of the distillery. Such action Is
being contemplated, it is said.
The case will no doubt be presented
to the grand Jury of tile district
court, which meets April :;. in view
of the fact that the matter has been
brought to the attention of the District
Attorney for action.
The seizure of the outlawed spirits
was made late Wednesday afternoon,
by Special Bauger Pierce, accompanied
by Deputy Collectors Stoddard and
Youngblood. of Petersburg. The mut?
ter was presented lo Collector T/iwry
yesterday, nnd was immediately fol?
lowed up by an investigation which
may lead to the seizure of the plant
FolUes an Enrlj- Illrd.
City Collector Frank W. Cunningham l>e
pran to receive license money yesterday, and
the first citizen to call and sctile was At?
torney K. C. Fo!l<es. a member of the Stale
Senate from Richmond. Professional and
business men have until the. end of April to
pay up.
MEMORIAL ENDS
PROSPEROUSYEAR
Hospital Almost Breaks Even.
With Aid of Various
Donations.
Notwithstanding reports to the con?
trary, the condition ol the Memorial
Hospital Was indicated to he in a
nourishing condition at the annual
meeting held last night, when St was
sljown that the expenses did not ex
j coed the revenues, hut were nearly
even. This is a charitable institution,
and was not organized with the idea
of making money, but with the view
of taking in enough pay patients, the
board of whom would defray the cost
necessary for the maintenance ol
charity patient? .
Tr* report of Dr. Churl es I?. Robins
secretary-treasurer, showed that there
were more pay patients admitted to
beds than in any 'previous year In the
history o( the hospital, and that con?
sequently the receipts exceed those ol
last year by $5,000,
Women 4.1% lag Aid.
It was set forth in Dr. Robins'g report
that man}- representative women of
Richmond have become Interested in
i the charity work of this Institution
and have voluntarily organized theni
I solved into an auxiliary Which hasten
i ready rendered valuable service in the
Children's department.
I The officers of the hospital are
therefore, well contented with the out?
look; and pronounce the material af
[ fairs to be in a prospering condition
: It is point- 'i out that the charity work
of the Memorial is beginning to reeeivt
merited r( cognition;
I ion lie in I Vdntemcnl.
Tin. expenses of the hospital for last
year win $72,S91.51, while Hie sun
collected iron patients was SCI,699.22
Interest arid cash discounts amounted
I to Jir.s.n, while the income from the
aale of refuse was $13.21. This aggre?
gated a total income of $ ?31,940.90,
leaving a difference between the ex?
penses arid earnings of 57^956.61.
it was estimated Ilm) the difference
last year would amount to $10,000, but
the operations of the private hospital
secured a better result than had been
anticipated. The delicti represents the
cost of the charity work of the hos?
pital.
The charity work last year amount
? cd to T.".:;7 days, and because of profits
from the pay patients the hospital was
I able to provide every want for its
.charity patients, including all profes?
sional services, at a cost to it .if $1.05
1 u day fur each patient.
I Do tin t Inn* Itccclvcd.
To meet thy cost of Hie charity
j work, money was donated from the
' following sources: Sundry ?ubscrlp
j Hons to maintenance fund. $285.33;
I special subscription fund. $2.707.50; do
; nation day. $327.11: interest on en?
dowment. $221.85; city of Richmond,
appropriation, $500; children's fund.
$311.50; collection boxes, $I15.SG; aux?
iliary concert. $131.36: guarantee fund,
$S.n00, making a total of $7,1S7.6S,
practically covering the expenses of
the charity wards.
With this state of affairs the hos
plta is confident that it will be able
to expand its charity work, and will
extend its benefits to all worthy 'cases
applying for treatment.
The following officers were elected
last night: Dr. Lewis C. Bosher. pres?
ident: Kpp.i Ifunton. Jr.: vice-pres?
ident: Di-. Charles R. Robins, secretary.
These officers with the following, com
ipose the board of directors: Dr. p. .T.
Colcman, 10. L Itemiss, Dr. .lohn P.
Davidson. Dr. .1. S. Iforsley and Dr.
George Ren Johnston.
Discus* Child Problems.
A meeting of the. childs' welfare commit?
tee w as held yesterday In the offices of Gov?
ernor .Mann, at which Was discussed the
program for tell series of public meetings to
he held by the organization at the City Au?
ditorium hi May. when a Stato association
will tie formed. The iuccting yesterdny was
addressed by several citizens interested In
ilic wnrls for the reclamation and protection
of children.
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