The times dispatch. [volume], April 24, 1911, Image 10

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Request of Member for Room in
Building Opposed by Secre?
tary McKcc.
DID NOT ACT OFFICIALLY
Air. Noble Withdraws From As?
sociation, and Money Will
Be Refunded.
Reports which have been current |
Within the past few .lays thnt the ap?
plication of a member of the Young J
Men's Christian Association for a room]
In the bui'ding had been refused be- j
cause he was employed as a book
keeper In a wholesale liquor establish?
ment, were officially denied yesterday 1
by James V. Gordon, president, and
by General Secretary Si K. McKee.
It was explained, however, that Wal?
ter Hi Noblo,. of 817 East Marshall |
Street, who works with the firm of II. j
Clarke * Sons, hnd interviewed Sec?
retary McKee tho other day and hud.
asked If he Would Indorse his appli?
cation tor n robin. Mr. McKcc stated
that while lie would object personally
he would bring the matter before the
executive committee If Mr. Noble made
formal application, and that the com- l
mlttco would decide. In view of this 1
statement. Mr. Noble announced that
he would not go higher, that lie de?
sired to withdraw from tlie association,
the promise being made that his mem?
bership foe would be returned.
Took It ns filial.
Mr. Noble has declined absolutely to
discuss the matter, though his friend*
expressed themselves rather vigor?
ously, due, it is said, to tho fact tha-t
they wore not in possession of all
details. Those friends contend that
when Mr. McKee had declared that he
?would oppose tho application, Mr. No?
ble accepted his statement as official
nnd final, while Mr. McKee say- that
he simply cave bis personal opinion,
without speaklnc ilnally or authorita?
tively. The matter, as stated above,
was never presented to the committee,
and the committee has not laid down
any rule or law that the rooms are
not to be rented to employes of llrrr.s
which deal in liquor.
Mr. Gordon expressed much regret
last night that an Mnforunate question1,
had become public. Ho was informed i
that the allcaed rejection of Mr. No?
ble's application hart be*n rather freely '
discussed, that the fact? were not!
probably fully understood and that an
effort was simpiy being made to get
at tho exact situation in justice to the
association and Mr. NoV.de.
\o Application to Pau On.
Mr. Gordon said that r.o application
had ever beert present to be passed;
upon by the committee, and t-*at Mr. j
Noble had merely received ih* per- <
forjal opinion of the secretary. He',
explained -.hit it: his opinion the ques
AioTr of acceptlj-s members and rent?
ing won! were entirely different. It
being the Idea ri the managerne-rit to
place iu the limited number of rooms
?t Its disposal, me:; who could do the
greatest amount of g'?pd in Y. M. C.
Tfcer? was never a question as to
Mr. NofcU's character. Indeed, It is
inown -,ha: he has taken an active
part la church work. Is highly rec/ard
?.-'l ty his friends, and -.hat he is a
ytyiss zr.-.r. of the highest standing
and integrity. His membership In the
association was given to him as an
Kaster present by hi.-- mother, and as
sh*. is preparing to leave the city for
the Minuter, she suggested -.hat he live
in thi* blinding where he would have
m an
That the rumors have con
u n r t ? r. a'. e rn i su nd e rs ta tu! I
rnitted arid regretted by officers and
members of the association and by
friends of the applicant.
WHAT'ABOUT CITY CODE?
Inquiry to ne Made To-M^-lit by Coun
ell Committee,
Another effort will be made to-night .
to find out what has become of the |
Code of 'he city of Richmond for 1610, \
which was ordered printed last No- i
vernber. The Committee on Printing I
and Claims will meet at S o'clock to,
look Into the mutter. The contractor j
for tho work. the Capitol pr'ntlng 1
Company, hns recently filed a petition '
in bankruptcy! and whether the work !
will bo completed or not according to
contract does not seem clear. It Is
htatcd that the b ill: bf tin- work hi
do:te;?that little remains to be printed
save the Index, which 's being pre?
pared by tho City Attorney. ;,?,] t)?.
volume will then be toady for the
binder. It hits been amended In a half
dozen phicos sit,, e its adoption by the
Council, and with each passing mojUh
It is becoming less and leiss valuable
as a work of reference.
neside.s t).e Printing and Claims
Committee, a subcommittee on streets
?will meet to-night at g o'clock to , e.-i
side-r the application In regard to the
?Westhaniptotl Street Car l.lno.
ST. PETER'S ANNIVERSARY
qsvo Hundred Children Celrhrntr Plriil
f'oiiiimiulon.
The anniversary of tit'- first com?
munion day of St Peter's Catholic
Cliurrh was celebrated yesterday
morning at 7 o'elok. wheii Bishop
Van do Vyvei conducted the scrviiips
and administered the- sacrament of
confirmation. The entire day was a
gain occasion, ithd iipprqprliitely celiir
brated as a parish feast day.
Bishop Van de Vyyei delivered the
sermon at high t:.
More tlian Uf'fi children made their
first communion yesterday morning,
nnd nil gathered at the church yes',
terday afternoon to renew their bap?
tismal vows. Knitter Bowler, riaslot
of tho church, preached at t?.!? service,
?Which was followed by belieilictiori of
tho Blessed Sacrament
The children wer. appropriately
gownr.d_for the occasion all of the
girls wearing white dresses ar,<i veils.
Day and Night
809 E. Main Street.
Police Halt Joy Ride in Hearse
Driver Arrested, but Employer
Explained Why He Had to
Make Quick Time.
Seated In an empty hearse, James
Coleman drove through the streets yes?
terday afternoon at breakneck speed,
and gave every Indication of being up
roarously drunk. Members of the Po?
lice Department were notified and
soon after brought the gruesome Joy
ride to an end.
It was found out that Coleman was
not the least bit intoxicated, so he
was locked up on the charge of cruelly
driving bis team. The whole thing |
came'out when a rcpresostutlvc of tl/
Kicks livery stablo caiv*. In response
to a telephone cull; bailed his man.
and sent him away with the hoarse.
Tho man explained that Coleman
was In a way acting under instruc?
tions. It seems that the hearse hail
to do duly at two funerals yesterday,
and that the driver had little time to
make both dates promptly. He was
told to drive as fast ns he could for
the second event, and in Ills zeal prob?
ably exceeded the speed limit. The
charges preferred against him will go
to the Police Court this morning, but
it is expected that Justice Crutcblleld
will take the extenuating circum?
stances into consideration and dismiss
the case. If he does not. Coleman's
employers will pay the tine. I
allan Ignorant
as to charges,
_,-: I
I
Can't Understand Pernicious
Activity Report After Former
Exoneration.
That he 1? about to be "Investigated"
for alleged political activity, as was
announced In a special dispatch from
Washington published yesterday morn
inir In this paper, was news to Post?
master lid gar Allan, Jr., who said
yesterday afternoon that ho had no
intimation that any such action was
contemplated.
The telegram from Washington in?
timated that the removal of, Postmas?
ter Keezcll at Harrison burg for dis?
playing too much interest In politics
and the retention of Postmaster Allan,
who was said to nave been active in I
trying to control a certain faction of
the Republican party In Virginia, are
matters which are likely to come be?
fore the special investigating commit?
tee of tho House of Representatives
for the Post-Oflicc Department. This
committee win meet to-morrow.
In Republican c'rcles In Richmond !
this Is believed lo be another effort I
on the pan of some of the enemies
Of Mr. Allan and the faction with
which lie Is said to be affiliated to
bring about his political death.
Th'- visit here several months ago
of District Secretary Fisher, of the
Civil Service Commission, to look into
charges of "pernicious political ac?
tivity." which were preferred against
government officials, and the furor It
created a; tho time will be recalled
by the present report. It Is under?
stood that the contemplated action on
the part of ihe investigating commit?
tee is an outgrowth of lho?e allega?
tions.
The question which the committee, I
it is asserted, wishes to fettle Is whs
Mr. Keezell was removed and Mr.
Allan retained.
Mr. Allan declined to make any
comments when seen yesterday. "I
thought thai matter was all ended."
said the postmaster, referring to the
report filed by .Mr. Fisher with the
Civil Service Commission, practically
exonerating those against whom the
charges of political activity had been
preferred.
The advices from Washington con?
tain no definite information on this
score, but It Is understood that some?
thing will be done this week.
Tailor's Errand Boy Robbed
While Carrying Clothes
Through Alley.
Tctty thieves and house-broakcrs
were busy In the Second Police Dis?
trict Saturday night and early yester?
day morning. Reports of thefts from
a few dollars In value to nearly $50
have been received from many sources,
and owing to the Inability o. the per?
sons robbed to give any adequate de?
scriptions few arrests have been made.
R. H. Mann, a colored tailor, of 313
North Adams Street, reports that late
In tho night as his errand boy was
going through the alley on tho north
side of Marshall Street, between First
and Foushee Streets, he was knocked
down, beaten and the clothes, amount?
ing to about $10, stolen.
The boy was badly beaten, and could
not give much of a description of his
assailant, who attacked him In the
darkest part of the alley. He de?
scribed him as being a large, black
negro, who after knocking him down,
struck him several limes with his (1st,
then took the clothes and ran.
Miss M. Book, of 20'1 South Third
Street, complains that her house was
entered and clothes and Jewelry to the
value of $30.25 stolon. There were no
evidences of broak'n'g. showing that
the thief was well acquainted with the
house. The police are on the lookout
for a former sorvunt girl, whom Miss
Hock suspects.
Pcmberton Johnson, colored, was ar?
rested yesterday morning on tho
charge of breaking Into the house of
Armlstead Logan, 1115 Boyd Street, and
stealing clothes valued at $10.
Charged With Stealing Junk.
John Carter, colored, was arrested
yesterday afternoon in Hcnrlco county
for trespassing on the property of
Slalvern Wit Farm and stealing a
small quantity of Junk. He was lodged
in .fall, nnd will bo given a hearing
titis morning before n magistrate.
Seaboard Air Line Knrnlngn.
Approximate earnings of the Sen
board Air Line Railway for the second
wool-: In April show an Increase of
$11,541 as compared with the corre?
sponding week last year.
CAR SKIDS INTO
TELEGRAPH POLE
Dr. Henson's Presence of Mind
Prevents Serious Crash
With Street Car.
Dr. J. v.". Henion, of 405 Allen Ave- j
nuei by his presence of mind, nar?
rowly avoided a serious accident yes?
terday morning, when his motor car
collided with a M.-jad and Twenty-tlfth
Street car at the corner of Eleventh
and Hroad Streets. As It was, the au?
tomobile and the street car both w.tre
Slightly damaged, nut no one was hurt
Dr. Hensr.n, driving his machine
sh?wT>\ was making she turn around
the corner, when lie found that there j
would not he enough room to pass the .
tracks, nor was there time for either
he or trie motorman to stop and avoid
the accident. A moment before the
collision l,e turned the automobile tn
watd the Hidowitllt and as 1: struck the
street ear i' skidded straight into a
telegraph pole.
Fortunately the automobile was
ef|Ulpped with a guard rail over tin:
f i out wheels, and the only damage was \
Iii? putf taring i>f one of the front
tires and the twisting of the r;,n. the
ferjder of the street car was slightly
damaged. Trallle was delayed fo!- n
few" minutes. Inspector Franklin was
there in a rhort while after the ac i
?lent, and trie loss of time did not
! CROWDS PACK CHURCH
Crrirp Street MeetlngH May fie Trans?
ferred in Auditorium.
Heran., of t|?. ??^,. crowds which
have beeil attracted to the meetings
conducted In the Qraci Street linpllsl
Church by \ u. M. Whnrion. D. D..
of Baltimore, it is probable that it
will be necessary to transfer the ser?
vices to the City Auditorium in order
to accommodate tin- people who are
anxious to hear the evangelist.
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Wharton
preached to an audience of men which
filled the Colonial Theatre, where he
spoke under the auspices of the Young
Miin'il Christian Association.
At the Grace Stieet Church lost
night it was necessary to turn away
more than 300 people.
If the crowds continue of the same
proportion, Dr. Whtwtoii announced,
he will be forced to transfer the meet?
ings to Di.. Auditorium, ir this change
Is tibi made the services win continue
each nighl this week at X o'clock In
J the Orace Street Ch'urcn,
The music is a featuie of the re
! vlvals wh?eh is attracting attention.
I It 1- undo the direction of I'. W.
\ Hush, who accompanies the minister.
LIQUOR LICENSE
Conviction of Murphy's Bartend?
er to Be Heard on Appeal
To-Day.
The case Of John Powers, bartender
at Murphy's Hotel, will come up cm
appral In the Hustings Court this
morning. Powers is charged with sell?
ing liquor to Kohert Jones, of Peters?
burg, a minor. If the decision of the
lower court Is sustained the hotel will
lose Us license, although there Is right
of appeal to the Supreme Court.
Before Justice Crulchlleld In tlie Po?
lice Court Powers, who pleaded his own
caso, was fined 150. The evidence
showed that the boy's father, J. It.
Joins, found him In the bar Just bo
fr.ro he had taken the drink ordered.
The young man left without taking
the drink, nnd ills father reported tlte
occurrence to the police. Powers tes?
tified that Jones claimed to be twenty
one years of ago. which, however, ac?
cording to the letter of the law, does]
not relieve the bartender of respon?
sibility; I
This is one of the few eases of the
j kind to come tip here. and. coupled
I with the prominence nf the place in- I
vblyed, has created great interest
: hiring people in general powers will J
I h< represented by Gilbort K. Pollock.
It Is possible that the case will be
postponed on account of the absence
? if material witnesses for both the de- ,
ft rise and the Commonwealth.
Colored Hoy Hndly Cut.
John seoit. a colored boy. iVos badly
cut on the leu yesterday afternoon by
"Brother'" West, also colored. He was
I rented |,y nr. Tone, of the ambulance,
who took several stitches In a long
gash between the knee nnd the thigh.
Scott was carried to his home, -12:12
Pulton Street, and West soon after
I was arrested. The Scott boy said thai
jibe attack was unprovoked; that he
j was standing on tlie corner watching a
: boy shine shoes when West conic up.
gave him a thrust with his knife and
j look to his heels.
SERIES OF SERVICES
i _
i
', Congregations United In Worship nt
Allen Avenue Church,
Rev. George W. ?Kemper, pastor of
the Marshall Street Christian Church,
last night began a series of evangel?
istic services in the Allen Avenue
Christian Church,. In which the con?
gregations of both churches united.
The meetings will continue each night
this week at s o'clock.
A large congregation tilled tiie
church in the Initial mooting and un?
usual Interest was displayed. Mr.
Kemper'* subject was "What It Means
to Be a Christian."
ABOUTSHORTAGE?
Method of Handling Accounts in
Collector's Office Subject of
Speculation.
MAJOR WOOD MAY QUIT RACE
Salary Feature and Public Cam?
paign Render Place Less
Attractive.
Close friends of Krank W. Cunning
linrn cxprossod the belief yesterday
that lie had received no pecuniary
benefit from the recent shortage in
his accounts, but that It had been
used to cover old Indebtedness; in
other words, that the Collector has
been more or less behind for somo
time and had used tlie amounts re?
cently refunded by ills friends to
square former transactions. It Is slated
that lunds wero raised and the ac?
counts balanced after the investiga?
tion of December. 1909, and that tho
Collector then promised that such
shortage should nipt continue. Previous
to that he had been reported short,
and bad sold his house to raise money
to meet the deficit.
Developments nre expected at the.
trial to-morrow before Mayor Richard?
son, when efforts will be made to as?
certain how far the alleged juggling
of accounts was known to others than
the Collector himself.
Wood Huh .Not Decided.
Superintendent of tho Penitentiary
.1. B. Wood said last night ilint there
was no rhnnge In 'lie situation as re?
gards his candidacy. Many of his
friends anticipate that he win with?
draw from the race for tho collector
ship, since the Council has already
shown Its dfspbs'llbn to take advan?
tage of tlie opportunity to place the
ollice on a salary basis, and also since
the appointment by the Council nt
this lime Is only until the next gen?
eral election In November. If appoint?
ed he would have to go before tho
people nt n primary In August or Sep?
tember of this year.
Tho Committee on Ordinance, Char?
ter and Reform has already recom?
mended adoption of a resolution in?
structing the City Attorney to secure
through Richmond representatives In
tlie next General Assembly a charter
amendment abolishing the ollice after
January l, 1914. and placing tho duties
on the City Treasurer, city Treasurer
Pace holds ofllcc until that date, and is
ineligible for re-election. It has been
suggested that If the ollice of Col?
lector be continued as a separate de?
partment Mr. Pace might then bo a
candidate.
May Itednce Pecs.
Settling the point raised by Mr.
Ilohson at the last mooting of the
floard of Aldermen, City Attorney Pol?
lard has rendered an opinion to Coun?
cilman .lohn .1. Lynch to the effect
that the Council may at any timo
either Increase or diminish the salary
of a public ofllcer unless there be some
constitutional provision or legislative
act prohibiting such Increase or
diminution. There is no such prohibi?
tion In the rase of the Collector of
Tnxos, and Mr. Pollard rules that the
Council has the right at any time
either to increase or diminish Ills com?
pensation, and that the Council may.
In lieu of a commission basis, fix a
stated salary, either more or less than
the commissions. Mr. Pollard further
says that tho suggestion that the com?
pensation should not lie uimlnlshod
during the term of office Is illogical
and without merit. ,
ICntrancc of n "dnrk horse" Into the
race for tho colloctorshlp Is antici?
pated, especially should Mr. Wood re?
tire, ns some Councilniell have ex?
pressed the view that there should be
a complete change In the Collector's
ollice; thai a now man not conversant
with <ld conditions should lake hold,
and for this reason there Is opposition
to Mr. IInice, although personally he
Is popular with the members, and con?
fidence is expressed In It's ability.
REVENUE CUTTER HERE
S'nrty of Ofllolnl* Pny City Visit on
Pleasure.
The United States rcvenuo cutter
Apache, Captain Wood, steamed up the
.lames River yesterday morning and
docked at the city wharf. The cutter
has aboard Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury A. 1". Andrews nnd a party
of other officials from Washington.
They are hero on a pleasure trip and
leave tlie city to-day.
The visitors spent yesterday in a
sight-seeing trip about Richmond ami
vicinity.
None of the local representatives or
the Federal government lias been ad?
vised of the visit.
Subcommittee on Streets Will
Again Discuss Wcsthamptoh
Schedule To-Night.
HARD TO PLEASE EVERYBODY
Question of Service and Fare
Presents Rather Difficult
Problem.
The subcommittee of the' Council
Committee on Streets, to which was
referred the ordinance relating to
-street car service to Westhampton,
will meet at the City Hull to-night
at S o'clock. Tile committee consists
of .Messrs. Davis, .Pollock and Lynch.
The problem presented Is a dllllcult
one. and from the public hearing ul
ready had, before the Council Com?
mittee on Streets. It would seem that
almost any solution Is bound to work
a hardship on some Interest. West?
hampton, with Its growing suburban
population, and the largo membership
of the Country Club of Virginia. Is
about live miles from the city. The
Wosihampton Line was built down to
Itoblnson and Floyd Avenue at a time
when that section was in llcnrlco
county, and It operates under a fran?
chise granted by the lienrlco Circuit
Court. Several propositions lind coun
tcrpropositlons for more frcnuent ser?
vice passed backward and for'wnrd, the
slreet car company finally proposing a
llftoen-mlnute schedule, with a second
fare after passing the city limits at
Crensliaw Avenue, a coupon to ? be
given, good for the return trip, for
T, cents. This met opposition on the
part of residents of the neighborhood,
who nevertheless admitted that the
haul to Westhum'ptoni at less than 1
cent a mile could not be profitable.
Pinn Xinr Pending.
A committee of thn Country Club
worked out a plan which was accepted
finally by the street car company nnd
submitted to the Committee on Streets,
and is now pending. It proposes a
ilf tccnfmlnutc schedule durlnq the
rush hours, and that the Westhampton
cars, plainly marked as of a special
line, be run on down Hoblnson and
Broad Streets to Eighth, thence back
by way of Ninth and Main Streets. On
this special line a straight 5-cent fare
Is to bo charged, pood through to
Westhampton, but without ticket or
transfer privileges.
Members of the Country Club nnd
citizens of the Westhampton neighbor?
hood spoke strongly for the plan. Cap?
tain A. B. Otligon, for the car company,
said it wns not the company's proposal,
hut the company would necept It. But
strong opposition developed from that
section of the city lying between Hob?
lnson Street nnd the new corporation
line, which under the plan proposed
would bo the only section of the city
without transfer privileges, and where
school and labor tickets would not be
good. Members of the committee also
expressed doubt as to the advisability
of having special cars on Broad Street
on which the usual regulations ns to
tickets and transfers did not apply. Tt
would prove confusing to strangers In
the city.
The whole matter then went to a
subcommittee to consult the City At?
torney on several legal points Involved.
Mr. Pollard has consulted tbo fran?
chises, and rendered a written opinion
to Chairman Oilhert K. Pollock. In
which he holds that under the fran?
chise the city ennnot compel the West?
hampton Uno to give transfers. The
franchise merely uiiarnntoes to citizens
of Honrico county living along Its line
all the privileges as to transfers that
the company may grant to the citizens
of Hlchmnnd.
Thus, while no transfers at all are
guaranteed, were the company to offer
transfers good merely to the new cor?
poration line 't would seem that those
living beyond might, tinder the fran?
chise, compel the issuance to them?
selves of transfers also.
MALONE MAY DIE
Vnder Guard In Hospital as Ilesult of
General Fight.
John Ma lone, colored, who was se?
verely shot Saturday night by James
Busse, after he had cut Frank Lom?
barde, of 1010 F.ast Main Street, is
under police guard at the City Home,
and the man who shot him Is being
held without ball at the First Police
Station.
It was said at the City Home yes?
terday that Malone's Injuries wore se?
rious." nnd that they might result In
a ense of blood poisoning. A wad from
the shotgun and bits of his clothes
wero blown into the flesh, while some
of the shot flattened against the bone
of bis leg. It probably will be some
days before he will be able to appear
In court, even it there are no compli?
cations.
"Be sure you arc right, then go ahead."
We advocate this doctrine in every walk of life, but es?
pecially in it applicable to a big business enterprise built by and
i< >r tlie people.
fully realizes its duties and responsibilities to every customer,
and it knows that it can offer and guarantee?
If you think you are not getting what you arc entitled to,
ask for it.
Have individuality and merit.
Spring styles are all in and wc await the opportunity of
showing them to you. We also carry a full stock of automobile
caps and gloves.
Gans-Rady Company
IDLE SOCIETY
HAS CENTENNIAL
Three Hundred Years Since Pub?
lication of King James Ver?
sion of Scriptures.
All denominations Jolnod yesterday
In observing tit Centenary Methodist
Church tho tercentennial ot the King
James Version of tho English Bible,
the service being under the auspices
of the Bible Society of Virginia, an
auxiliary of tho American Bible So
cloty. Similar services wero held In
other cities by the same organization.
At Centenary Church tho addreps
was delivered by Rev. Thcrori 11. Rice,
1). D., of Union Theological Seminary,
and a report was presented by Row
M. B. Porter, secretary of the Virginia
organization, showing the progress
made In distributing copies of the
Scriptures In the past 300 years since
the completion of the authorized trans?
lation.
Emphasis was laid not only on the
moral tint! religious Influence of the
English Bible, but von tho effect on
English literature of the King James
or Authorized Version. the verbal
translation being described ns the
foundation of English literature, the
work most frequently quoted by"
Shakespeare and Milton.
The Virginia Bible Society was re?
ported as being now moro^thnn 100
years old, antedating by several years
the formation of the American Blhl?
Society. The larger organization Is
now distributing copies of the Scrip?
tures all over the world, and In forty
languages. The Virginia organization
Is the distributing agency for live
States?Virginia. North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida?having
permanent offices In Richmond, and
employing forty colporters. There was
a large congregation present. Includ?
ing leading ministers of all denomina?
tions.
tllrl Hun* Array.
Cora Stout, thirteen years old, had
tho police of South nichmond and
Chesterfield county searching for her
yesterdny, when she ran away from
the Virginia Home and Industrial
Schoo] for Girls nit Bon Air. The girl
was captured by one of the county
officers yesterday afternoon nnd re?
turned to tho Institution.
Here for Treatment.
Dr. nnd Mrs. C. VV, Astrop. of Surry
j county, arrived In Richmond last night,
bringing with them Mrs. Gordon C.
I Berrlman, who will undergo trentmont
at the Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Berrl?
man was accompanied by her husband
and aunt, Mrs. Bottle Berrlman. Roti?
ert Astrop, son of Dr. and Mrs. As?
trop. who Is n student nt Randolph
Macon College, Is also a member of
the party.
Two Conncllinen In Ilonpltnl.
Councilman C. p. Davis, of Clay
Ward, underwent a serious operation
yesterday In the Itotreat for the Sick,
and h's condition last night was re?
ported to be grave.
Councilman Barney Bowman. of
Madison Ward, was also operated on
yesterday. He Is confined In tho Me?
morial Hospital, and his condition is
not believed to be serious.
Wednesday Club Chonm.
A special car containing fifty Pe?
tersburg members of the Wednesday
Club chorus will arrive here this af?
ternoon for the big rehearsal to-night.
Probably 100 people will come over In
tho party, and the chorus will bo final?
ly drilled for the hlg music festival
next week.
BAD TIES FOUND
BY JUDGE RHEA
Orders B. & O. to Improve
Roadbed Between Winches?
ter and State Line.
Judge William IT. Rhoa. of tho Cor?
poration Commission, who mado a
personal Inspection of the Baltimore
and Ohio Road between Winchester
and the West Virginia line with sev?
eral railroad and city olllcials, has
mado a report, in which ho states that
a great many of the ties ahould bo re?
placed at tile earliest practleablo mo?
ment, and that the pressing need of
such renewals along the entire Bnu
Is evidenced by tho Inspection which
lias hocn made by the company's, own
men, In that a largo number of the
ties hnvo'boen marked to como out.
lie further reports that all tho cuts
are In need of ditching, a large num?
ber of spikes raised, and he also found
many loose nuts on some of the Web?
ber rail Joints. Addressing his letter
to General Superintendent F. K. Blaser,
of the railroad company. Judge Rhea
says the commission will expect tho
com puny to report each month tho
number of new Cos installed until the
full i|Uota necessary haH been renewed
between the West Virginia line and
Strasburg Junction. When the rall
roud olllclols Jieard that Judge Rhen
was corning In person, they bad a lnrgo
number Of new lies distributed hur?
riedly along the road, and track?
walkers, who were laid off a number
of years ago, were assigned to work
again
Judge Khou's letter to General Su?
perintendent Beaser follows:
"t beg to advise thai on April 17,
In company with your Mr. Jordan and
several gentlemen representing the
city of Winchester, a personal Inspec?
tion was made by a member of this
commission, oh foot and by lever cat.
of that portion of the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad between Winchester
and the Virginia State line, a distance
or 9 21 miles.
"From this Inspection, the commis?
sion Ik of opinion that a great many
of the ties should be replaced at the
earliest nract Ic.ablc moment, the worst
I condition In this respect being found
In the track lust north of Winchester
and between Wudesvtlle and the Vir?
ginia State- line. The pressing need Of
renewals along the entire line Is evi?
denced by the Inspection which has
been made bv your own men, in that
?' larire number of ties have been
marked to come out. In a number of
Instances several consecutive ties hnvo
been marked, and tho necessary renew?
als should bo made at such points at
once.
"It was further noticed that all cuts
are In need of ditching, and that a
large number of Kplkos are raised.
These spikes should lie redrlven and
replaced wherever necessary. loosn
nulE were nlso found on some of
tho Webber rail Joints, which should
1 bo tightened.
"The commission was pleased to not?
that a largo majority of the ties which
have been recently distributed were
lirst-elass and apparently of a better
grade than those used In the past, nnd
It Is felt, that much better results will
be obtained In the future under the ad?
ministration of a practical track super?
visor, who. It Is understood, wn:i put
In charge of this branch on the 17th
Instant.
"I will thank you to furnish tho
commission, ?s soon as your inspection
has been completed, a statement bu?
ndle posts, showing the number of ties
whlrh have been marked to bo taken
out during the present renewal season,
and I will also thank you to furnish
the commission each month a state?
ment bv mile posts showing tho num?
ber of iicw ties put In tho track, until
(he full quota has boon renewed; this
Information to be given for tho entire
line from the Virginia State lino to
Strasburg Junction.
"The commission further expects that
all of the necessary repair work, as
outlined above, on the Winchester and
Strasburg Railroad, from Winchester
to Strasburg Junction, ho commenced
at once and pushod to as speedy com?
pletion as practicable."
(nils for Iteporl.
ONE YEAR SUNDAY
One year, ago?on Sunday next?the
doors of the hnndsnme building of the
Young .Men's Christian Association,
Seventh and Grace Streets. were
thrown open to the public for the first
time.
At the last meeting of the directors
tentative plans for greater things for
the Richmond branch were outlined,
and. If. carried into effect during the
ensuing year, will add tremendously
to the. Y. M. C. A.'s popularity, which
has Increased fourfold since the open?
ing of the new building. *
Among other things in contempla?
tion, it lins been agreed to open the
massage and Turkish baths for the
use of members and those, who may
have their names placed upon the rolls.
It Is hoped to have the State Y. M. C.
A. committee arrange to hold a hoys'
conference In Richmond next fall. The
question of Installing automatic pln
selters on the bowling alleys, said to
lie the finest In the South, is under
consideration, nnd will likely be favor?
ably acted upon.
The Richmond association In the pa-st
year has become recognized as one of
the lending branches of the organiza?
tion In North' America. It Is consid?
ered unusually aggressive In all phases
of Its work.
The total numher of members to?
day is nbout 1,875, and Indications aro
that this will be increased (o 2,000 be?
fore the end of this month.
The biennial conference of the em?
ployed officers of the Young Men's
Christian Associations of this conti?
nent, of which there are about 3,000,
will take place In Columbus, O., .Tune
I to fi. Richmond will be represented
at this meeting by General Secretary
McKce, and while in the Middle West
lip will visit numerous cities for thn
purpose of Inspecting the operation of
llio various branches In order to get
new ideas, to improvo the local condi?
tions wherever jro^siblo. \
FIRST PRISONERS
WELL CASED FOR
On the fiftieth anniversary of 'ts
Issuance, the following ordor, the first
concerning prisoners during tho War
Between the States, will bo of Interest.
It was found In the government
archives by General Marcus J. Wright:
"Orders from Governor Eetcher of
Virginia, to carry Captain Kodgors. of
the United States Navy, and Captain
Wright, of tho United Slates Army, to
Washington as prisoners.
"Executive Department,
"Itichmond, April 24, 1861.
"Lieutenant Slmms, of tho navy,
and Colonel G. B. Coclte, of the volun?
teers, are specially charged with tho
duty of accompanying Captain Wright,
of the United States Army, and Cap?
tain Itodgers, of tho United States
Navy, from this city to Washington,
and thoy will seo that these gentlo
men uro protected from insult or an?
noyance.
"Tho citizens of Virginia ore earnest?
ly requested to'abstain from all dem?
onstrations of passion and violence,
and arc requested to observe the laws
of the Commonwealth. They have been
released by tho action of the Executive
by tho recommendation of the council
of Slate and the military committees
of tho Convention, now In session.
"Given under my hand as Governor
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, tho
24th day of April. 1861.
(Signed) "JOHN LETCHEB "
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