The times dispatch. [volume], April 29, 1911, Image 10

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

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Good News for
Every woman who lias to buy a Dress
should 1)0 here bright and early to-day
and sec these Foulards, Messalmes, Challies,
Taffetas, in every style imaginable,
Every one strictly up-to
date; only a few of each kind/
but evcrv one worth S20.0()>
to $25.00; to-day wc'HV
sell them at ./
very Woman
Another Group of $ 15 $|]|.98
Very stylish and serviceable Dresses in
several of the most popular shades, low neck,
three-quarter sleeves, plaited skirts, with
trimmings of hand embroidery and. piping of
contrasting colors; very exceptional values.
1-!Light Committee Refuses to
Reconsider When Facts Are
Officially Presented.
Af*or throe hours of oratory and
LCsrcEustlc debate, the Council Commit
jtec an Light last night refused to
'xcconeidor Its former action in awnrd
fing a- contract for steam coal to an-*
lOtlier than the lowest bidder, and al
OowbcI Its previous recommendation to
[the fVuincil to stand. At a former
[meeting bids were opened. Hie two
'lowest bidders for steam coal being
ithe Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency
(Company and the Atlantic states Coal
?und Coke Company, each of which bid
151,60 per ton. The contract went to
itlie, Atlantic States Company, ihe low- I
-<st bidder on another kind of coal.
!-on -which it bid J3.43. Alderman Powers
leaned attention of the committee
3ast nicht to the fact that the speci
^ieat?ons required each bidder to sub- ;
iVnlt with his bid an analysis of Its
;coal-making properties, and such'
[analyses from l-'roehllng & Kobprtson.
?chemists, accompanied each bid. The
.analysis showed tlie Chesapeake and
Ohio Coal Agency real as much higher
In its coal-producing properties, mak
;lng that bid, according to Mr. Powers,
;the lowest, price and conditions of
icontract and delivery being equal
otherwise. Notwithstanding a practical
fidinlsslon that tlie award had gone to
-he higher of the two bidder.-, the cnni
?mittee refused to reconsider iis former
action hy the following vote:
For reconsideration: Messrs. Melton.
Grimes, Hobson; Mitchell, Moncuro and
Powers.
Against reconsideration; Messrs.
Cease. Rogers. Wiltshire, Saundcrs and
"Workman.
Not having a two-thirds vote the
motion was declared lost.
On? Lamp Mutter Again.
The committee then went Into an
extended debate ,S V^c street gas lamp
rr.fitter, which haf" NrV.cn a subject of
perpetual controversy for months past.
A subcommittee presented a mass of
correspondence with various concerns
which rent gas-lighting fixtures, but
no proposals from any offering to sell
tlie supplies to the city, s^me con?
cerns were described as being "In til"
tr-.is'." and others not, while the alle?
gation was broadly made by some
manufacturers that there was a pool of
those manufacturing ga's-llghtlhg 1
paratua, and that territory was
allotted as to prevent real competitive I
?bidding. Tlie subcommittee, composed;
?of Messrs. Workman, Saundcrs and <
Hohson. made no recommendation, and
a recess wns taken while it conferred
^further. It ncain reported that It had
tub recommendation to make, having
?received no spec,tie instructions. All
-of the papers were Unally recommitted,
,and subcommittee instructed to re
iport whether It advised ratification of
[the pending contract for the balance
of iliis yenr. the lights being now
.operated on.- a continuation of last
/year's contract, .-the Council having
?.refused to ratify a new one or to give
atlxty days' notice te> ihn contractor in
{vacate. The snhcomnilttne was further
Instructed ti> report whet bet: it was
(advisable to advertise for new bids for
?Ftreet llehtlnc mi the present basis
for ir. advertise for bids for purchase of
?llchtinc equipment along the line pi'o
j posed by Councilman Sontoh,
Holly >lu-t< Vnmver Here.
Detoettvr-Sei-geant Kellnni returned j
rjfroni Norfolk yesterday afternoon with
[Augustus 1 folly, vi-l-.o will answer to the
(Charge r,f passing two bad checks to
ithe amount of $20 each on Mrs. Albert
~ Mors, of Church Hill, with whom he
,'orinerly bearded Holly has jnfM cbn
fcluded a term In the Norfolk city Jail:
?' Held an Suspicious diameters.
Warrant* were last night served on
jTTenry Randolph, colored, charged ultu
stealing a watch valued at ?l."i, and A.
jf.tnmous. for stenllnii '-'ad pipe from
Ith? Chamber Commerce building, by
>.cting Detective Johnson, liotli men
|vere being held In the City .trill h?
ipusplcinus characters, and die warrants
T.ere served there.
Dr. Kent \dilrenxen Meeting.
T. 6. Sandy, chief demonstrator for
^Virginia of the Cnited Staus Depart
[merit of Agriculture work, yesterday
tail ended a meeting at cism'nnt, Albe
i-niHrlc county, which lie deft rlbos or one
',<if tin- most important educational urid
?Agrltultural gatherings which in- hits
[lever seen. The address of the diiy was
(delivered by Dr. Charles W. Keiiti dl
fjLl.c University o| Virginia.
Soli liiKtiluieri.
Suit was brought yesterdav in the
fCiitv and K.jniiv Court by W I .lohn
icon against the Virginia Hallway and
?Power Company for damages in the
sum of Sl,'"">. No declaration has beer,
filed.
Appointed Itrerhrm.
I. Rhodes and lohn I'. W.ipeb were
yesterday appointed recclvi rs by Judge
V.dmund Waddill, Jr.. In Ho-' United
States District Court fut Michael
Seherin", bankrupt. They t-av,- a joint
bond.
One Marriage Meente,
A marriage license wan .-tir-,l in the
clerk's office of the Hustings Court
; yesterday to Philip M Urciihniri and
?MIss Alice MeReo.
How Money Flies.
Every fine know^ when you ran
spend it easily. Place yout money with
us. It's safe and draws ' per cent,
fi compound interest.
J1I7 East Main Street.
DIAMOND RING
LEADS 10 ARREST
Mrs. Hughes Charged With
Robbing Covert and Selling
Liquor.
On complaint of ?. A. Covert, who
claims that after buying several drinks
of whiskey he was robbed of a "dia?
mond ring worth $1S1. Mrs. 15ellc
1 Inches, or Too Fast Marshall Street,
was arrested last i^ulu by Acting De
lectlves Johnson and Klengel on two
warrants, one charging her witli? the
theft of the ring and the oilier with
selling whiskey without a license.
She was arrested late yesterday af?
ternoon at her home, and while the
olllcers could nnd no trace of the ring
allcgedtln have been stolen, rive bottles
of various si7.es were found secreted
in her wardrobe, each fielng partially
tilled with whiskey. At the" First Po?
lle,, Station Mrs. Hughes declared that
she was Innocent of hotli charges. She
was balled In the sum of $.r.oo on the
charge uf selling whiskey and $301) on
the other warrant. TTenry Stack went
her bond.
In getting out. the warrants yester?
day. Covert said that some time ago
he went to the house, where lie bought
Some drinks, as he had done before
on several occasions. During the. time
that he was there, he stated. Mrs.
Hughes admired the ring which he was
.vearlng and asked to vee it. lie took
It off and she put it on her (Inger.
There were more drinks, and Covert
Dually left the hnus" without his dia?
mond.
Thinking that it was In safe hands,
he tidd the officers, h" waited a while,
feeling that thcre'would be no trouble.
When lie did return, however, Mts.
Hughes was wearing the ring, and re.
fused to give it up. According to
t'overt, he made an attempt to take it
nwriy from her. hut she raised snub a
row that he resolved to leave the
whole matter to the police.
When arrested last night. Mrs.
Hughes admitted that she had been
wearing the ring, hut said that It had
been lost. She was rather inclined to
treat the charges against hi?r lightly,
especially the warrant cliargiHc her
with Illicitly dealing in Intoxicants.
RANDOLPH-MAG?N
AWARDED HONOR
Wiris Debate- From Richmond
College, anrjV-Raps Commission
Government Plan.
Thai the commission form of muni?
cipal government should not bo adopted
by the cities of Virginia was the opin?
ion of the Judges who decided the an?
nual intercollegiate debute lust night
between teams of Itandolph-Macon and
Richmond College, thereby giving the
victory to the visitors, though It was
won only by a small margin, the local
orators putting up a, strong light.
The contest took place in the Chapel
of Riehmond College, wit Ich was nn
proprlnltny decorated for the occasion
and filled almost to its capacity before
arj amliuncu composed of Richmond stu?
dents and a delegation of about lifly
fro-n the Ashland institution, while a
largo number of guests were also pres?
ent.
The debate was presided over by .1.
H. D.uVnl. while the. teams were made
tin as follows:
Randolph-Ma con?I. it. Wnr'sliain and
K. H. Pretty man.
lllchmond College?K. C. iMiVal. dr.,
and A. O. Lynch.
Judge Robert It. Preniis. Judge ler?
nest II. Well.? and Judge It. Carter
Scott derided I he debate, while \V. U.
Frank, Riindolph-Mneon, and Walter
Ueverly, lllchmond College; acted as
timekeepers^
Thr> subject of the debate was: '-Re?
solved. That the Commission Form of
iVovernmeni Should Be Adopted hv the
Cities, of Virginia.
The local team had the affirmative
side of the question, while It.-Uldolph
Macon spoke for the negative. The
rollten fre?|uently became spirited, and
the judge? wore afforded a knotty
problem to decide, hut llnally agreed to
award the victory lo the visitors.
A reception in Thomas Ail 11 :?>?.
Which lasted until nearly midnight, fol?
lowed the debate.
Admitted lo Prolinte.
The will of Cornelius Purks was ad?
mitted to probate in the riiancerv
Ccnirt yesterday; There was no quali?
fications as> administrator. The estate
1 is valued at $L',nOO.
News of South Richmond
South Richmond Hurcau,
Tho Timcs-Olspatviii
U>:n Hull Street,
'Phone Madison ITS.
At n late- ami most enthusiastic mass
meeting of the citizen* of onlc Grove, dis?
trict, held last night In the onk Grove Hnp
ilst Church, Impoitnnt mcaatirea wore adopt?
ed favoring 'he Improvement of ill* public
schools of the district. Itrsolut Ions were
adopted appointing a committee of six to
report to the Board of Supervisors the vote
of tttcmcettnc nilvncntlng the Increasing of
the school tax In eider thai the schools i
might benefit thereby,
Thi? committee, consisting of icpresenta-S
I ly e cltifcciia or the district. Is in tnnke n|
complete Investigation of the condition of |
tli" district school* nnd report this both to i
the next mass-mrr-ihig and to the Supervis?
ors. The proposal to raise ? li^ county school ;
tax H venia, oil the MM was hailed with tho;
area test OTvlliUBlns.nl. nnd this measure will i
be urged liy tile committee nt tho next I
in-cling of the supervisors. If possible the]
Increased tax will lie made in apply to the
.whole county, but If this Is hot found to |
lie feasible, then the increase is to lie urged I
for i'iak Grove district.
T|ii> mars-meeting last night was helil un
dei^.ihe niisidcoa ot the patrons' Associationj
of Oak Grove, and Mrs. .lohn Ooodc. presl-i
dent of the association, presided over the
meet Ins. Among the speakers were Stat
Superintendent of public Instruction .1. l>. |
Kgglcston, Jr., County Superintendent lln/.en '
and flea Owen, secretary to the Governor. '
, Iti i Itnl nt nalnbrhlgn Church.
'I lie music luv, is of South Itlchmond who
lovii good music well enough in brave the!
weather last nicht <yre rewarded by an mi- |
usually Hue recital, when Prof. W. Henry!
Itaker. organist of All Saints' Kplaeopul
? lunch and director of tlie Richmond Plillf
?hn minnlc Orchestra, played la n concei t j
with Mr.-. It. r Slilllott, soprano. Miss Lil?
lian tVcel, inoaxo-soprano. and Miss Horis
j linker, violinist, In the Iljitntirldgn Street
lliipiist < 'htirch.
1 The program was well selected, and there
music for.every Insie, from the must
illiflcult melodies by the master to thy
swinging matches of the hour. Miss Lillian
VVcr.i, white comparatively unknown to
Smitladder audiences, won her way to tip
; heart* of nil by her exquisite rendition'.
n| difficult selections. Mis. Slilllclt. ?f
i .nurse, ts altoady a favorite on this side of
i the river, and her work elicited much favor
: ah'..nimejil. Miss Unlif i handled her vio
[ tin ft ml bow with remnrll.lllle earn. and skill,
and treated quite, an Impression by her
I teilinli|ue and expressive rendition]
The lerttiit. wbi'h was given' for the liana
! Pi ??? tic- nun'x fund of the Oalnbrldge
I Stf'ei llaplis: i huuh would undoubtedly
illtiic hreii limn. ,,f n success financially If
the weather bail been more favorable:
In link Grove Court.
Little but clvn mailers were considered1
yrfcterday moinlag by Magistrate 1, w.
riieatbain hi I no regular w eekly session of
the Oak Grove Court.
Oeorgu Klhs and Clarence .lones, boil, inl?
et ed. wen- lliirii ;c;.r> an,I costs each for ho
lug drunk mid disorderly.
Judge Wntson, of the Cheat el field county
Circuit Court, n.is ai tlie courthouse yrster
rlsj in, the purpose c-f Issuing licenses to
ll'iuor dealers hi the county.
Damage Suit Postponed,
On request of Ihn panics conrertud th?
heating of the damage suit of Isaac Tlnaloy
f'.t s:,,(iifi against the fsauglimnn Stationery
Company, Scheduled to have been beard
yesterday morning In lb? Hustings Court,
l*nrt -. was postponed until June 7. Kvc'ry
i ?.?<? scheduled this week, except three small
ones, apiiealed from the Police Court, Part
have been continued to the next term.
There la only one rasa of Interest scheduled
to be heai.l next week, the (I,COO damage
still of Powell against llie city of Itlchmond,
Iwhich w ill be heard Friday. Powell fen re
neatly while, walking along the sidewalk1, and
seek* to rrcover damages for his Injuries,
Llquei' Itccnsea weie granted yesterday
morning l>> Judge K. II. Wills to the follow
tug d'.alers: The How eh Liquor Company,
I.Thirteenth and Hull s;iii-' !s; M. .J. Johnson,
I'D}) Hull Street: Stonewall Ihstilling Com?
pany, I'iftee.ntli and Hull Streets; M. T.
Burke, 2113 Hull street. More licenses will
be granted by Judar VtXIs to rt.iv.
Oi\i>n liy r.pwnrth League.
A in?ii entertaining musical a?d .?orl.il
eAeiilrig was npenl last night at ???<? month?
ly affair eIvpii by ihp West r.nrt F.pnorth
League. A large numhrr of people, j.iuii;
hud opt. turned out. ami the ovpnlng proved
il hiiccp?? la r\ery way. Following Is the
musical program:
Duct. Mr. and Mis. Adlitns: recitation, Mils
Olio Mitchell. Irritation, .\tisK Arlene Ma
dray; piano aolo. Miss Hajcl Knowlcs; reel
I latIon, Minn Mnyinc N'uniially; recitation by
little Oscar i'nnn; illicit. Misses Marlon and
1 hi gen la Kahl; reading i>y Miss Itcssle Oil);
solo by Mrs. A. A. Adklus: rccltlllloil. Master
llpiiiilp .lohns: reeltalion. Miss F.'. hello Wil?
liams; nolo. I.onnic Mitchell, of Richmond.
IVrannul and ficiicrul.
! Or. Willie Prince and his sister. Miss Rlllo
[ Prince, <vho have been visiting 'Squire I;. W.
rhcathnin in Oak Grove, have returned to
i thrlr holllc at Pinny Creek,
j Tin- crystal wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mr.'. William Forest Rex, of 101.1 PortPr
81 reo!, was celebrated Thursday evening. Mr.
and Mis. lie .\ received many congratulations
and a large number of hau.).ir. presents.
Among those who passed ihn reeeni exami?
nation of the State Pharmacy Board were
two young men from South Illclimond?lt. I,.
Wright; son <>f Captain Alec Wright, -.vito
passed ?villi full honors, nud Arthur "Knell
in-s. who passed as assistant pharmacist.
An unusually siiccessfid meeting of Mnplo
f'liinp. No. IM, Woodmeii of the World, was
hi Id Insi hlglit. beginning at * _Ylnek, In
Fralei'nll y Hnll. Severn! rnndirinir* wer?
i introduced to Hie lodge goat.
Washington Camp, Paiilo.lle Order Fonj of
America,, hehl Iis regular weekly meeting
lust night at S o'clock In Corsley's Hall,
1 svi ansbnro.
Members of New South Council, Junior
Order ,,f I'nlled American Mechanics, held
I lilelr regular wcrkly session Inst night at
] S o'cloek in th- Odd-Fellows' Hall, South
Richmond.
i select Council. Daughters of l.llicrly. gath?
ered In the regular weekly mpctlng last nlrrht
at S o'clock in Toney's Hall.
! ATTEMPTED BRIBE ALLEGED
i Sensation l)r\i-luttrs out of Tetrocsj-i
sor'i I'olltlcnl lleiidliieU.
1 Washington. April 2S.?Olli of Ten- j
ricsscc's politico-legislative deadlock,
' this afternoon came :? deveb>i>iiiont
! border In u on the nensalloii.il. by the
.publication of n dispatch from Rlr
I mingham, declaring Hint a bribe fund
i vif 51..'.On had been offered id Repre?
sentative J. t,v. Mellonald. of Overtoil:
county, by Judge i; i\ ooodpastury,.;
of |?vlngstonr?, provlrtinn Mr. Mellon- j
njii agreed I? bind himself m vote
with ihr fo-enljed Regular Democrats
on all questions coming before the
Legislature. The alleged agreement.
In writing .Melionnld claims he holds.
Ii v. a:; made, lie asserts, mi Ijeecrnber
' ;i i of last year, but, he explains, for
I fraternal ami political reasons, be
j wlliihcdd a revelation of the alleged
I bribe attempt no lb this time,
j In a st.: t einen' lo the Associated
I Tress, at Birmingham this afternoon,
Mr. McDonald, one of Hie Insurgent
j legislators, who nidi Tennessee to bold
I up further Iflgislallon, vorliies the pun
I lished statement thai u bribe was of?
fered to him, providing he voted with
the Regular Democrats In the Legis?
lature who were defeated In the late
gubernatorial contest by a fusion of
Insurgent Democrats and Republicans.
Rood past tire was shown Reprosentij
live McDonald's sta lenient this after?
noon, lie denied thai Mr. McDonald |
held a written proposal as described,
lie admitted thai there had been a
[typewritten statement which pledged
Representative McDonald to vote for
the repeal of I lie election law and a
Slate liquor law. but Judge (Tnrul pas?
ture declares Mclionald did nol slctn
j il. and Ooodpasture further asserts
there uas no pecuniary consideration
Involved. ;
Street Committee Unanimously
Rccommentis VVcslhampton
Schedule.
DON LEAVY'S STATEMENT
Gives Reasons for His Support
of Ordinance?New R., F. &. P.
Freight Station.
On report of a subcommittee nnd ad?
vice of tlic City Attorney. Hie Council
Committee on Streets last night up
proved and recommended to the Coun?
cil, the plun for street car service to
Wcsthnmpton. practically as proposed
by the Country ^|ub of Virginia, with
tho amendment of the subcommittee
providiug for one transfer eustward
bound.
Tho Westhampton cars, under the
plan recommended, will he operated
from the present terminal, Floyd Ave?
nue and Itobinsott Street, along Robin?
son Street to Rroad. thence tu Klght Ii,
to Main, and back to llruad by way of
Ninth nnd Main Streets. T}ie cars are
to be .of different type, and plainly
marked: to bo operated on a llftcon
mlnutc schedule during busy hours,
and arc to charge a straight five-cent
fare through to Westhampton, without
ticket!? or transfers. .However, pas?
sengers boarding tho car within the
city limits, going east may receive one
transfer north at First, north or south
at Seventh, east nt F.lghlh nnd Rroad
and east nt Ninth and Muln Streets.
Mr. Vohderlehr called for the read?
ing of the City ' Attorney's opinion,
which accompanied the report of tho
subuomml t lee.
Citlr.cn* Iluve l-'cw Mights.
H stated in effect that the West?
hampton line operates under a special
franchise, granted by the Hcnrlco
court, allowing It to charge a straight
fi-ccnl fari-, without tickets or trans
tors, the only reference to transfers
being the requirement that it must
extend the same privileges to citizens
of llenrlco county as to transfers, that
the company may grant to citizens nt
Richmond. It was the ..concensus of
opinion in the committee thai the pres?
ent ticket and transfer privileges \\TSrc
concessions of Ihe company, which the
city could not enforce, and might be
withdrawn at any time, and Hie with?
drawal of which would be more' than
offset by the advantages of a fifteen
instead of a thirty-minutes schedule,
while the necessity for having trans?
fers at all would be largely obviate,!
by operating the cars through without
change i<> Ninth nnd Main Streets.
Mr. RlilejjV raised the question of
whether some arrangement could not
bo made for transfers to this special
line, returning, but after debate it was
agree that such an arrangement
could not be effected unless such trans?
fers also were good through to West?
hampton from any part of the city, a
condition which ihe city was power?
less to enforce, having, as Assistant
City Attorney Anderson explained, no
more right to demand It than it has
to demand transfers to "Ashland, over
the Rlrhmond and Chesapeake Ray
line.
"Tn.v-Dndccr*," Sny* Lynch.
Mr. Lynch referred to those who bad
opposed the ordinance as "tax-dodgers,'"
who had moved beyond the corporate
limits to escape city taxes, and then
been caught by the annexation move?
ment. Mr. Hon I.eavy, whose action on
the subcommittee had been bitterly as?
sailed by some of his constituents,
made a dignified statement, explaining
his reasons for favoring the compro?
mise, in view of the concessions grant?
ed: the advantages of the tlfteen-inin
?te? schedule, and the relief to conges?
tion on Broad Street. Also the giving
more rapid transit to tho whole sec?
tion served, without the necessity of
changing cars, and putting the line on
a permanent legal basis, without (hav?
ing it held over Its patrons that privi?
leges I hey were enjoying might he
withdrawn without redress any day.
This ordinance was unanimously rec?
ommended.
A sewer was ordered installed in QSrovq
Ron,) from the bond Issue for sewers,
and it was recommended to the Coun?
cil thai so sooq as the work is done
drove Road, from the Unolevnrd to the
new corporation line, he graded and
graveled.
New Freight D?>p?*.
Assistant to the President W. D.
Duke, of the Richmond. Frederlcks
hurg and Potomac Railroad, presented
a plan for n new freight depot, to be
erected on West Marshall Street, ex
lending from Harrison to Klnney
Streets, a distance of two blocks, and
to cost more than $.10.000. In order
to carry out the plan proposed, he
asked authority to close Norton Street,
from Marshall to Rroad, a street which
now appears mainly on the map, being
a network -of tracks. The plans were
referred in the City Attorney to pre?
pare a proper ordinance giving the
? ity ill exchange certain easements
In case it later decides to erect an
overhead bridge over the railway yards
ai Klnney Street.
Oh petition of William Rucger. it
was recommended to the. Council that
the present line of Ihe National Rank
oT Virginia he established as'lhe true
line of Ninth Street, between Main and
Rank Streets, and Mr. Rucger was
granted permission (o make certain
encroachments for ashlars and "col?
umns in front of his new lintel, not
to exceed eight inches In both Ninth
and Rank Streets,
POLICE COURT CASES
Kngllsli nnd Marker Dl-mlsscd on
Clinrire of llelng Disorderly,
A short docket with little that was
interesting or exciting was cleared Ui
short order by Police .lustier Crutch
Hold yesterday morning.
Attorney Rdgar R. I'.ngilsh nnd 13. n
Racket-, a collector, who created some?
what of a sensit I Ion by engaging In It
fist ficht In Ihe City Hall a few days
ago, were brought before the desk on
the charge of being disorderly and
lighting and were discharged.
C*. 8. Oliver, reported by R, P. C. A.
Agent Rminctl Taylor for working and
torturing h diseased mule, was flnc;l
$10.
Clinton Coiiway. 'colored, drew four
months in Jail for stealing a bicycle
valued at $nn from Creed Davis. . Con
way vodc ihe wheel to Petersburg, and
was it.tight there Thursday by Detec?
tive-Sergeant Kellatn. '
?I II. Rraxton paid S10 for failing
In make house connections lit I7'JI
Wesl Leigh Street, after having boon
properly notified.
CHARTERS GRANTED
The following charter was issued
yesterday by the State Corporation
pom mission:
Federal Fleet rig utilities, Incorpo?
rated. Richmond. K. Oregg I.atlmcr,
president; ocnnlr K. Keller, treasurer;
Join, n. Marsh, secretary?nil of New
York. Capital stock: Maximum. Sti.OOn.
000 ; mini mum. $r.,00ft. Objects und
purposes: A securities holding com?
pany.
An amendment was issued to the
Charter of Ihe Franklin Manufactur?
ing Company (Inc.), of Richmond,
chanultii; name in the Franklin?
en ro Company (Ine.i, and Increasing
the maximum capital stock from
$50,00(1 lo $100,000.
Hcnrico Court Declines to Re?
new Two Liquor Licenses
and Refuses a Third.'
NO BAR ON NINE-MILE ROAD
Women Gather in Courtroom
and Commend Judge Scott's
Decision.
Church workers and members of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Highland Park scored a complcto
victory yesterday *ln the Mcnrlcu
county Circuit Court, when Judge p~
Carlor .Scott refused to renew two sa?
loon licenses and declined to grant a
third. Protests against the three bar6
were entered several days ago with
the court, and on account of the feel?
ing Judge Scott deferred acting in the
matter until all parlies had an oppor?
tunity to appear.
The renewals of licenses denied were
those of p. It. Sullivan, 2 Meadow
Bridge Road, and A. S. Kranltzky.
north end of Second Street, while the
firm of Donatl oi Company was refused
permission to open a liquor business
in the Nine M|le Road.
pplinldK Town Ordinance.
In refusing iho retail licenses, Judge
Scott upheld tin ordinance passed by
the Town Council of Highland Park
prohibiting the establishment of a sa?
loon within the corporate limits. It
was thought that thjs law was uncon?
stitutional, and attorneys for the liquor
dealers brought out this point strongly
In the argument before the court yes?
terday. It was attempted to show that
the charter of Highland Park was also
unconstitutional, and that the laws
governing Hie establishment and con?
duct of a saloon should revert to the
victory yesterday in the Hcnrico
State statutes.
Richard Kvolyn Byrd. Speaker of the
Virginia House of lielegales, and
father of the "Ryrd bill." represented
Hie interests opposing the liquor daal
prs. lie made a strong plea before the
court, entreating that the wishes of
I lie- residents of the communities af
ferted he considered.
Numerous witnesses for both sides
were called to testify, bill the defense,
.which was represented by Attorney
? ?, Wendenbiirg. for Sullivan and
Kranllzky. and Attorney James T.
Lewis, for pnnatl. pressed Us case
mainly upon technical local points.
The hearing began early yesterday
morning, and continued until after 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the
court rendered Ms decision.
.llnny Women In C'Mirl.
The court room 'was crowded with
members or tlie Illijlilond Park W. c
T. I"., while the F.asi Knd and Now
Bridge Baptist Churches were repre?
sented by more than a score of women.
The court room was Ihronired with
men and women. The latter arriving
late. It was necessary for the court to
have ihem seated In the Jury box aim
additional chairs brought In to accom?
modate them.
Rvcn after these provisions bad been
made by Sheriff Kemp, many temper?
ance workers were forced to stand In
the corridor leading into (he court
room, being unable to secure either
standing room or seals there.
The decision of Judge Scott was
somewhat of a surprise to many peo?
ple. Several days asn he granted five
liquor licenses, most of which were
to distillers, but none was opposed.
BUILDING PERMITS
Storr* to Urplnee (Mil Methodist MIs
-i(in on I'.i-i >ii,in SI reel.
Building and repair permits were
Issued yesterday as follows:
B. Raab and C. A. Raberrburg. to
erect a two-story brick tenement, three
stores, on the south side of Main
Street, between Rlgltteenni and Nine?
teenth Streets, silo formerly occupied
by Methodist Institute, recently con?
demned.
f. W. Davis and R. I.. Bailey, to
erect a two-story brlrk tenement, two
dwellings, on the south side of Park
Avenue, between Harrison and Morris
Streets, to cost ?!>.O00.
James D. Hancock, to repair a frame
dwelling, 2211 Floyd Avenue, to cost
?350.
Charles M. Robinson, to repair a
stone dwelling 2!P)| Orbvc Avenue, to
cost $1,500.
B. C. and J. T. Olli, to repair two
frame dwellings. 2010-2012 Plensants
Street, to coat $150.
T. J. Knright estate, to ropalr a
frame dwelling, -12 2 Dcnnv Street, to
cost $100.
V. 11. ITnbbnrd. to repair a frame
dwelling, 512 North Thirty-first Street,
to cost $fi00. '
John C. Brauer, to repair a frame
dwelling, 1 fl25 I'leasants Street, to coat
$175. ' .
Life Insurance Building to Be
Only Five Stories High
at First.
Preliminary sketches have been Tiled
In the ofllue -of the Building Inspector
for the now office building of the Dlfo
Insurance Company of Virginia. De?
tailed drawinss arc being prepared by
Clinton and Ittiyscil, of New York, and
will be submitted for approval within
the next thirty days. The Ivlfo In?
surance Company property runs from
Broad to Capitol HI reels, along Tenth
Street, and has a frontage on Broad
anil Capitol Streets of about HO feel.
The proposed structure will be In the
shape of the letter U, Ihe well or In?
terior court being un Tenth Street
facing the city Hull. For the present
only the south l.wilf Is to be oreeled,
along Capitol Street, the Dlfe Insurance
Company meanwhile occupying the
Wolvcrlou Hotel and other buildings
on the Broad Street front. When the
south wing Is . ready for occupancy,
the offices will bn moved and the Broad
Stvcct wing erected.
The foundations and steel frame are
lo bo calculated to carry eventually
fifteen stories, though for the present
the. building will be only five stories,
being so arranged that additional
floors can be added later without In?
terruption. It will be of modern fire?
proof steel and concrete construction,
with handsome public offices fronting
on Broad Streel. The architects, Clin?
ton and Bussell, designed the Mutual
anil Travelers' buildings In this city,
and tiro now at work on pinna for the
new First National Bank-Chosapcakc
iind Ohio skyscraper.
For Chinese Itrllcf Fund.'
The TImcs-plspiiluh received $11 from
"Oarth" yesterday for the Chinese re
Hef fund.
ACCIDENT MIGHT
SHUT OFF WATER
Davis Wants Embankment Over
Flume to Protect It From
Danger Above.
Superintendent Kugcne 13. pavifi/rec?
ommended to the Council Committc/c on
Wa-ter last night that nn earth em?
bankment he placed over the concrete
/?.time leading from the settling basin
to Hie pttinphousc under and on either
side of the Belt Line Bridge, suggest?
ing the possibility of the present lube,
being broken by any accident on the
railway trestle, or by the falling of
any hoavy object from above on the
brittle concrete surface. The work,
ho reported, could be done for ?39S, and
while he had never known of such
an accident on >lhe bridge, yet he re?
garded It as of sulliclenl Importance
that no chances should .be taken or
cutting off the city from Its supply
of clear water. The mntter was refer?
red -to a subcommittee consisting of
councilman Powers, liuber and Luma
den.
Attention was also called to the fact
Mint the chimneys of the old steam
pumping plant were out of order, and
should be repaired or removed. Mr.
Davis reported that the hollers of the
steam plant were antIquntcd, and thai
now that the electric pumps nro in
place, they would probably never be
used ngnln, and he recommended that
they be removed, and Iho equipment,
which cost about $^5,000 some yoars
ago, l>o sold for Junk. The machinery,
he naid, was old and ? worn, and Iho
method of pumping out of dnte. It
wan never' used, snve as nn auxiliary
to the watorpnwer plant, when thn
river wns high, before the electric
powerhouse was erected. The matter
was referred to the subcommittee on
the. new standplpe pumps, wlileh niuy
ho located 'n the space now occupied
by the old si earn pumps, and which
will lie driven by electricity.
Superintendent Davis was authorized
to attend it meeting of the American I
Waterworks -Association in Jtuchcjtcc
N. V.. in June.
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Everything you may need in wearing apparel for yourself
or boys at prices that will be especially interesting. While
you are in look at HOLEPROOE HOSIERY, guaranteed to
wear six months.
Third Congressional District
Association Hears Many
Able Addresses.
Desriito the inclement weather of
last night, between 2fi0 anil .100 men and
women were present at tho second acs
{?lon of tho annual conference and
meeting of tile teachers of tho Third
Congressional District, which took
place in tho auditorium of the John
Marshall High School.
Mrs. B. B. Munfnrd, president of the
Richmond Education Association, and
an active workarjn behalf of the young
rrioh and women "of Richmond, was ono
Of the principal spoaknrs. Her subject
wan "Higher Education for Women."
Krank W. Puke, superintendent of
the Virginia Mechanics' Institute, made
tin address upon "Vocational fluldnnce,"
wliilc Professor O. J. Hcatwoll. of the
State Female School at Harrlsoiiliurg.
completed the program.
Musical Interpolations, supplied by
the John Marshall High School Orches?
tra and fJleo Club, enlivened the ocrn
elon.
The flnnl session of the conference
will take place at 10:30 o'clock this
morning In the High School. U will be
preceded by n business session, which
IS scheduled to begin at 0:30.
A feature of tho closing session will
be nn addross by Deforest A. Preston,
principal of one of the large public
schools Of New York City. Ills sub?
ject will be "How to Teach Arithmetic."
? Ubers who ivlll speak at this time will
Include Mrs. 1.. R. Dashlcll. A. II. Chand?
ler, nf the Slate Hoard of Examiners,
Ptul ill. H. Rlnford, executive secretary
of the Co-operative Education Associa?
tion.
Tho first session of iho teachers
opened yesterday afternoon at .1 o'clock,
when tho visitors worn welcomed to
rtlrbmnud by Dr. .1. A. C. Chandler,
superintendent of schooln. "The Prob?
lem of the Had Roy" was the Hiibject
b( an interesting address by Joseph II
Saunders, nrlnclp.il of ReRevne School.
Dr. P. A. Mllledge. ((r the Stale Female
School nt Farmvllle, and It. U Rlnnton,
of the Virginia Journal of Education,
also spoke.
I>r. William A. Montgomery and Dr.
11. E. Bennett, of William and Mary
College, Wllllnmsburg, were present at
the nicctlilg last night.
Three flubs f!et Demurs.
Lliinor licenses were Issued by Judge
Witt, of the Hustings Court, yojstor
daj to the following clubs: the West?
moreland; nixie Aerie. Fraternal Order
of Eagles; Monroe Social and Pleasure
Club. t
For the. lr\st several days Judge Witt,
has been Issuing State licenses to the
dealers of this city. Nearly all of them
have paid up, bin Iben- are yet a few
who have not compiled with- the law.
The time expires to-night, and In
order to comply strictly with the sta?
tutes, the new licenses must be posted
In all bars when the doors are opened
Monday morning.
Whelnn Miiy Recover.
Though seriously hurt, it Is. thought
{lint W. A. Whelnn. who was struck
by a car of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company: Thursday night and
sustained contusions about the bead,
will recover. He was operated upon
yesterday In the Virginia Hospital, and
his condition last night was said \<
be satisfactory.
<>ul S'_\",o Prom l.tinchcnn.
By mentis of the luncheons served
lo business men on Wednesday, Thurs?
day and Friday by the Woman's Aux?
iliary of the Memorial Hospital, about
$2.jll was realized for the benefit of
free beds in the children's ward of that
Institution.
ChnufTcllr Fined SI!,"!.
O. I Urs, a chauffeur, convicted in a
magistrate's court of recklessly driv?
ing an automobile and exceeding the
sliced limit and lined fftO and costs,
has his sentence cut down yesterday In
the Itenrlco County Circuit Court,
where the case was heard on appeal,
lie was required to pay a fine of $20
and costs.
MOTOR BOAT FOLK
MUST OBEY LAW
Collector Arnold Going After
Mechanically Propelled Craft
in James River.
Motorboat oivnorn of Richmond who
fall to comply with Federal lnnrttlmo
regulations as prescribed by the De?
partment of Commerce an<] Rnhor, Bu?
re mi. of Navigation and Steamboat In?
spection .Service, will not be lightly
dealt with this season. Many of them
last year succeeded In having at least
a portion of the lines Imposed upon
them remitted, pleading Ignorance of
the law, which was enacted bv Con?
gress in June, 101 n, and effective list
July.
Collector of Customs M. R. Arnold,
In charge of the local port and that of
West Point, ye.sK.rdny hega,, the wm.i
of notifying boat owners of '.he pro?
visions of the law. It Is hin Intention
to send a copy of the rules applying
to mechanically propelled craft Id all
owners. calling attention to each
clause, n violation of which means a,
fine of not more than ? 1 no In each In?
stance.
To Ret Government Launch.
Mr. Arnold has arranged to lease a
launch this se'ason for the us>> of. the
customs Inspectors, who will plv the
river and Invesllglilri *he equipment of
all boats which they have reason to
suspect have not complied with the
law.
The law describes a mntprhoat as a
vessel propelled by mechanical moans,
except steam, not exceeding sixty-live
feet In length. The vessels subject SO
the provisions are divided' Into Ihren
classes, ns follows: Class 1. Res* I ban
twenty-six feel in length; Class 2.
Twenty-six feel or over-mid less than
fortj feet. Class ?.. forty fret or over
and not more than itixty-nve' fv-t In
long! h
All mntorhoats in all weathers fr.im
Hinsel to sunrise ire required to carry
the fcRowing lights:
Class 1?A white Rcht aft to show
all around the horizon; a combined
lantern In the fore part ol the vessel
Snd lower than the whlta ll.rht eft,
showing irreen to staroo.ir,". ar. ) red to
port, so llxed to throw the light from
ught abend to two points ibift the
bannt on their respective sides.
Classes 2 and "-?A btlght white
light In the fore part of the vessel
t:-ar the Ho.tm as possible, \\u;i a lens
at not less thai nineteen sq-nrc IriC.ten
for Class 2 and urn than thirty
two square Inches for Class 1; a white
light aft: on the starboard side a green]
light, nun on Iho port s'de a red light./
The lense? of these fine lights Shall
not be less than sixteen square inches
for the Class 2 and not los-i than thir?
ty-one square Inches for Class :t. After
July I, the law provides, fliese glasses
or lenses must he fresnel or llulcd.
When under sail \-es5cl will not be
required In c:nrv the white lights, but
must show the side color*.
Life l'rcMTifr? for All.
All boats of Classes 2 and ?? must
carry eljlc'cht fog horns a.-.d eflleient
'cells. Rvery motornoa: mi st tarry
life preservers, and those carrying
passengers must have one preserver
for each pnsff-nciT. No n .-it carrying
Passengers must be opjrAlol by- nit:/
other than a .'"-rson licensed fir seen
purpose.
All motorboars .'ire also required lo
carry for lmnedia;e use the means of
promptly anil effectually extinguish?
ing burning gasolene
Anv violation Is snblect to a fine of
not exceeding fie". The vessel w'll
he- held liable for any penalty, and
tiinv be selzen and proceeded '.gainst
[ Iri Cue United Slate- District Court.
It Is estimated that there .\y<. ahont
fifty motorhoaiK owned hy Rlchmond
crs. and inn few davsthe boating sen
son will begin 'n full blast
Collector Arnold #\\\ In re his in
s,nttors constantly or. the alert to
? !ijt.i, er any Vlola'ilOIin.
HALL IS CONDEMNED
Monllcella 11 a I hl in?; on Hrond Street in
He Removed nt Once.
Rullrilng Inspector Reck yesterday
condemned and ordered removed a
three-story brick storo and hall bulltl
Inp on the south side of Broad Street,
between Sixth and ? Seventh Streets,
known as Montlcello Hall. The stores
are fill! and til 5 Fast Rroad Street.
Montlcello Hall is one of the oldest
public, halls in the city, and in its tlifte
lias been a well-known meeting place
tor lodges and polltlcnl as-temblles. It
occupies the second Door of the build?
ing All of tho tenants were ordered
to vacate Immediately, as the rear
Wall is said to be crumbling. The Brond
Street stores are occupied by A. M?r?
chen I & Co., confectioners, and tho
Richmond News Company. The upper
floors are occupied by R. Forrnndinl,
owner of the property, and C. It.
?lahklnshlp.
it is anticipated that the old build?
ing will be replaced with new stores nt
once, ns recent, sales' along Rroad
Street indicate that the lot is one of
the most valuable on Drond Street.
WIDOW SEEKS DAMAGES
Suit Against .Street Hallway Company
\oiv on Trial.
Trial began yesterday in the Raw
and Equity Court of the suit of Mrs.
Mnrv V. f.tgon administratrix of the
estate of \V. O. Rlgon, against tho Vir?
ginia Railway and Power Company,
the evidence was partly heard, and
the trial will be continued this moxn
Ing.
W. O. Rlgnn. driving a wagon load?
ed wllh furniture, was struck by a
street car on Roster Street, between
Twenty-eighth anil Wllllnmsburg Ave?
nue, oil February 8. 1010. He wns
thrown from his wagon and received
injuries which later resulted In his
de.-kh. The street car company elnlins
that the nec.ident was In part due to
his own negligence.
HH.VRICO MlflltO AHItFSTKD
FOR ROBBING CONVICT CAMP
John Evans, colored, was arrested!
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Sydnor,
In Henrlco county, on a charge ol!
stealing a quantity of grain from the
commissary of one of tho convict road
gangs. He will likely bo given a
hearing to-day.'
Day and Night .
Richmond Transfer Co.
809 E. Main Street. )