The times dispatch. [volume], May 04, 1911, Page 2, Image 2

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VIRGINIANS DON'T
Receive Roasts From Western
Men?Annual Horticultural
Report Issued.
INDIANS LODGE PROTEST
Pamurikeys Claim Exemption
From Taxation Under Colo?
nial Agreement.
Stenographic reports of the last
meeting comprise.the fifteenth annual
report of the Virginia State Horticul?
tural Society, mate to Governor Mann.
The legislature makes appropriations
to this society from the fertilizer fund
of the Department of Agriculture, and
under the act incorporating the or?
ganization it is required to make an
annual report to the Governor, giving
in detail Its operations and expendi?
tures under the act.
All reports of the transaction of
business by officers of the society were
presented to tho last meeting, which
was held in ltoanpke. So thnt these
appear in tho report made to the j
Governor, In addition to tho verbatim I
transcription of the addresses made on j
that occasion. The whole makes a |
volume of 331 pages.
Itnps Southern (irowers. ,
Notable.; among the speeches made!
was Unit of 13. It. Utke, of Oregon,!
an upple grower and shipper. II? told i
tho Virginia Irultgrowers some things I
which are said to have surprised them. '
lie commented on the tact that he was
selling his apples In his State at $l.6">
to SI.SO it box. and on coming Ivist ,
10 Washington, he bought the fislba J
goods at from S'i to $S a box. Thoren j
fore, lie criticized the growers of this j
State for not supplying the Fastoru j
markets. He bought Virginia apples!
at SO cents a bushel, and declared they j
'wore not fit to food to hogs. Tho'
trouble was. in Iiis opinion, that tho
Southern people do not merket their
best fruit and do not pack it propcrli
for tho fancy trade.
"Put gray matter into your apples.'
said Mr. Lake. "Now. some one said
one fortunate thing was that you wero
right here with the- markets at your
door, and you don't have any freight
That is your burden?that you don'l
have any freight." He argued that
Virginians won't send tho people of
Washington and Baltimore nnd New
York what they want to eat. because
11 doesn't cost anything. "If you were]
S.000 miles away," ho said, "you would |
Ship only the cream of your orchards:
the rest of it would have to go to tho
hogs or rot."
Should Have State Pride.
Mr. Ltike further roasted the Vir?
ginia fruitgrowers for comparing
their fruit with that of Oregon, and
thereby advertising the Western j
State. Out In his country they say;
"Oregon Baldwins." and if they had j
pippins they would call them "Colum?
bian Pippins." Tliny never say. "Our
apples are as good as Virginia's. "Hub
olf all thoso furbelows," he udvised. j
"and say, 'Virginia Wlnesnps, as good j
as they produce In the world.'" j
There was much Interest also In tho
address by James M. Irvine, of St '
Joseph's, Mo., editor of a fruit paper.
He said: "In the West you find that a
greut many of tho best fruitgrowers
sre men who were never farmers at
all. but men who go at it as a bus?
iness, and who perhaps couldn't raise
corn, or couldn't do the ordinary things!
about a farm, but they can raise ap?
ples, because Ihoy will give attention
tn the trecB at tho. time they need
attention."
INDIANS PROTEST
Claim Treaty Exempt* Them From
Pnyment of License Tine*.
Protest, again.l Hie payment of ?
fish net""_licenie tax by Pamunkey In?
dia ns' w?s lodged with Governor Mann
yesterday by Chief G. M>Cobk. of tho
There is a dash and go about
our new spring ties?perhaps
it's the moderately raised toe
effect and the short vam p; per?
haps It is the set of the heel
and the new caps; perhaps it's j
simply tine general perfection
of the whole thing?anyway,
the dash and go are evident. |
Bettor dasli in before \ou go,
and give -your feet a show.
The Berry Shoe?now fa?
mous?$3.SO, $4 and $5.
The Hanau Shoe?the dressy
man's favorite?$6 and $6.50.
Silk lisle socks, 2Bc.
Silk socks, SOc to $2.50.
Guaranteed by US!
tribe. Chief Cook lias received a letter
from William A. Post, a fish and oyster
Inspector for King William county,
asking for the payment of the license
fee on nets which the Indians aro>
using.
Ii is the understanding1 of the Pa-j
ihuiikeys that under their ancient '
treaty with the white race, titey were j
not to be taxed for any purpose. It I
seems that the treaty was made In
Colonial times, and that a later act |
was passed after Virginia became a
State, malting good all rishts vested
by the colony. At one time, it seems,
the land was authorized to be sold by
some trustees, but no report of these
trustee.- appears of record. The In?
dians arc merely wards of the State,
and have no vote.
Referred to Attorney-General.
Governor Mann promised to look
into tho mutter, and' later wrote the
following loner to Attorney-General
Williams:
"Dear Sir,?Chief G. M. Cook, of tho
Pamunkcy tribe of Indians, showed to
ine to-day a letter which he had re
t elver] from William A. Post, inspec?
tor, liresslt Posl-ofTlce, King and Queen
county, Va., which letter I herewith
inclose, t-ui'f Cook says Iiis tribe has
never heretofore been taxed for any
purpose, and have over lived under
vested rights, which have come down j
to them from Colonial times, accepted I
ami approved by tho State after thai
cstabl'shmcnt of the republic.
"1 Wlsli you would look into this |
matter, and advise mo as to tho status
of these Indians In this respect."
First Lieutenant William- G. Puller. [
Jr.; and Second Lieutenant Raleigh j
W. Hicks, of Company A. Richmond i
Light Infantry Bluos, recently elected
lo these offices, have passed their ex?
aminations and have been commis?
sioned by the Governor.
IN POLICE COURT
Augustus Holly bismUsed on Charge of '
flushing Checks.
Augustus Holly, a traveling man. brought '
hero from Norfolk, where lie had been eerv
Ing time, In Jail, wai dismissed In the Police
Court yesterday morning on the olmrg.> ot
piloting two bogus checks to the value of f40
on Mrr. A. <;. Muse, of Church Hill.
A. EuunoiK wan put under security of |it\)
for thirty daye for Mealing lead pipe from
Contractor .1. Henry Miller.
Victor Bew was third ?23 for stabbing John
Hampton.
I.eroy Roblt:son, a colored boy, was found
guilty ?r cutting Senora Rn^r. and si-nl to
tlio colored Reformatory.
Isidore Wnlti-rc was sent to the Reform?
atory for Mealing a bicycle, valued at (33,
Iroin J. W. Bllyson.
On complaint of City Engineer charle? E.
Rolling. M. 1.. Hofheimer was rtned HO for
maintaining n collar entrance to bin building
on Rrond tfir??'. without first having obtain?
ed a permit. Mr. Hofheimer took an appeal.
The need of a tonic in the Spring is almost universally recognized.
Bodily fatigue, fickle appetite, poor digestion, nervousness, lack of energy,
etc., prove that the proper amount of nourishment is not being supplied to
the body through the circulation. The stomach, bowels, and digestive mem?
bers are sluggish from lack of stimulating nutrition, and in consequence the
entire body suffers from the efTects of a poorly nourished Constitution. The
use of a real blood-purifying tonic when the system is deranged from lack of
nourishment, will often prevent the development of some serious sickness,
because weak systems cannot resist disease, while healthy, well nourished
constitutions are able to ward it off. No medicine is of value a3 a tonic ex?
cept one which purifies and enriches the bloody for until this is done the
body will not receive its required stiiiiuHls and disease-resisting powers.
S. S, S. is the best Spring tonic because of i'.'.; genuine ability and worth as
a. blood purifier. It builds up the depleted system in the true way, by puri?
fying the blood and supplying an increased amount of nourishment to every
portion of the body. S, S. S. removes all impurities from the circulation, and
overcomes the unpleasant physical ailments of Spring. S. S. S. is for sale
at drug stores. t//? SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
? In tho heart ot Fash?
ionable Washington,
convenient to all
points or Interest.
High-Class accom?
modations, with best
of culslno and sor-'
vice at moderate
prices. Cars at Joor to
Depot and all Points
of Interest.
TF.tuis i.\t;I.vrm mfai.s.
Sinti.. Room, per flays 51*0.00 per week.
Doubts Itoom for two people, ?JU.U0 to $H.0O per day; $35.00 to $S0.00
per week.
DouhK Ilimm nnd Until, for two people, $8.00 to $13.00 per dnri
SM.00 to ?70.00 per vtcek.
Pnrlor, lledriiom runt Tin(h, for two people, $1^.00 t\, $10.00 per dnj i
970.00 to ytiS.Ofi per v?'cek.
Our Ji?-i addition nlYiiriln ninny nddlflnnnl comfort*.
Su.?ev Se:.?rm IIARRINRTON MII.),S, Proprietor.
IltickMuoit inn, FlltniMtOOK, Sfcawnee-on-Oeinwiire, Pn.
N FEDER AL COURT
Appeal From Suit Growing Out
of Accident to Launch
Fully Argued.
i FIVE PERSONS DROWNED
Deportation Cases Against
Blooms. From Norfolk,
Finally Dismissed.
Argument was heard yesterday in
the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals In tho caso of the Stato of
Maryland to the uso of James V. Pryor
et nl., nppullunts. against Andrew
Miller and Kunigunde Miller, his wife,
appellees and cross-appellants, and tho
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
and the Hoard of Commissioners of Bal?
timore county, appellees; appeal from
tho District Court at Haltimore.
This is an appenl from a decreo of
the lower court, sitting In admiralty,
awarding to various llhcllauts damages
against Mlllor and his wife, respond?
ents, and dismissing tho libels as
against the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimoro and the commissioners of
Haltimore county, also respondents.
Accident Put ill to Five.
On August 5, 1909. the gasolene
launch Oukld, with eighteen persons
on bourd, struck on some submerged
piles in the Patapsco Hlver und was
sunk. Five persons then on board
were drowned.
The piles which the launch, owned
by Pryor, hit were a portion of a bulk
bond then being constructed by Miller.
Permission to construct this bulkhead
was granted Miller by the Baltimoro
Council In compliance with a low that
no obstructions could be placed in uav
iguble waters within a radius of four |
miles of the city without a permit. I
The property on which tho work was
being dono is owned by the wife of
Miller. In the opinion of tho lower
court only Miller and his wife are
responsible for damages for the loss
of life and injuries sustained by some
of those who escaped from tho foun?
dering vessel.
Cause yesterday was argued by H.
N. Abcrcomhle and Arthur D. Jackson,
of Baltimore, for the appellants, and
by George Washington Williams und
John It. Richardson for Andrew Miller
and wife, and Pylvian H. Lauchhelmer.
of Baltimore, for tho Mayor and City
1 *m i ii'mron
Ailments of Men
Happily Overcome
StICCESSFl)I,LY TIMISD DV>
' MANY.
Undoubtedly 'tlio'followlng pro?
scription will work wonders fbr
Hint gretut class of men wlio,
through dissipation of their nat?
ural strength. Und themselves In
their "second childhood" long bc
for tho three score and ten al?
lotted to life's pleasures and en?
joyments are reached.
It Is presumed to ho Infallible
and highly olllclent In quickly
restoring In "nervous exhaus?
tion," weak vitality, melancholia
and the functions.
I-Mrst get fifty cents' worth of
compound fluid balmwort. In a
one-ounce package, nnd threo
ounces syrup narsaparllla com?
pound: take home, mix, nnd lot
stand two hours; then get one
ounce compound essence enrdiol
and ono ounce tlncturo cadonieno
compound (not cardamom). Mix
all In a six or eight-ounce bottle,
shako well and take one tea
spoonful after each meal and ono
when retiring, followed by a
drink of water.
By mlxln- tit home, no man
need be tho wiser as to another's
shortcomings, and expensive fees
are avoided.
L>ack of poise and equilibrium
In men Is a constant source of
cmbarrnssment. even when 'the
public least suspects It. For the
bonellt of those who want a res?
toration to full, bounding health,
nnd all the happiness accompany?
ing it. the above home treatment
Is given. It contains no opiates
or habit-forming drugs whatever.
Mix it nt home, and no one will
be the wiser as to your affliction.
Council of Baltimore, and Arthur I).
Foster, o. Baltimore, for the Board ofj
Commlsioners of Baltimore county,]
appellees.
niooni Case Dismissed.
Because citation had nover been
served, the nppcllate court yesterday
dismissed the deportation cases of thcl
United States ngalnst Rebecca Bloom I
und Abraham Rloom: appeal from the j
District Court at Norfolk.
Arthur D. Jackson, .lohn 11. Richard?
son and George Washington Williams,
of Baltimore, wero admitted to prac?
tice.
The following case Is in tho call for |
argument to-day:
No. 1023?Atlantic Const Dine, Rail?
road Company, plaint 1(1' In error, vs. N.
M.- Stokes, nn infant, by her next
friend, D. J. Stokes, defendant In error:
in error to the Circuit Court at Wil?
mington, N. C. To be argued by Goo.
B. Elliott, of WllmtligtOlt. N. C., nnd
Harry Skinner, of Greenville, N. C, for
the plaintiff in error, and by K.
Bryan aim C. D. Weeks, of Wilmlng
i ton, N. C. for the defendant in error.
News of South Richmond
South Richmond Bureau.
The Tlr.ios-Dlspateh. I
1020 Hull Street. !
'Phone llBdlaon WS. i
Dresaod In their spring uniform?, spick
and span, from head to foot, fourteen police?
men, comprising the squad 0f the Third Dis?
trict, lined up for inspection yesterday after?
noon by the Bonrd of Police Commissioners
and the Chief of Police. The Inspection, tho
most impressive re.vlov.- of tho kind ever hold
in South Blchmond. took place at 5 o'clock
in the new police station at tho corner of
rourteenth and Stockton Streets, and for the
Urft Itme the commissioners officially exam- j
ined ihe new quarters of the Third squad, i
All eeomed ihorouchly impressed by th?j
showing of tho Third District men as well
as the tie.ndeoniA new station house.
Although tho Inspection was bold In the
new station Cnptaln Wright has not moved
his men Into the bulfdins yet. Somo delay
uns experienced In Installing the" telephone
connections, and the squad will not move
hefore to-morrow. Everything Is In readl
nesi except the electrical connections.
The commissioners spent but a short while
In the ward yesterday afternoon, being
whirled over to the station house and back
In two Isrge automobiles after the Inspection
of the Ktrst and f-'econd Stations had been
Conducted. After the Inspection the visitors
delayed n few minutes In conversation with ;
Captain Wright.
Working on Program.
There was a meeting of tho general me- I
morial committee of the Southilde fraternal
erde.-s last night In the Hustings court?
house for the purpose of gathering up the
slim ends of the program of the exorcises
to be held en Juno 1. the day to be ob- :
reri'ed as a memorial'day for the 4cad of
ihe gouthilda lodges burled In Maury ("cine-!
tery. Much of the lime wss given over to'
the discussion of the csst of the memorial
day exercises, the signing of a contract with
the Blues' Band to play for the parade, and
the selection of a floral design to be unveil?
ed during the exercises in the cemetery.
The parade will be a memorable feature
for the Southslde, with th6 Blues' Band
leading, a iquad of mounted policemen,
twenty mounted marshals, several companies
of the Flr*t Virginia Regiment, the Howlt
r.eis' Battery, eight lodges walking In full
regalia, and two Daughters of Liberty coun?
cils In carriages. The parade will cover
practically the whole of the Southslde, be?
ginning at Cnwardtn Avenue and Hull
Street at 2:10 In the afternoon and arriving
at the Cemetery at t.
In the cemetery. Judge John H. fngrain,
Judge E. II. Wtl's and Mayor Richardson
will speak.
To Hear Damage Suit.
Tho I LOW suit of Powelljigalnit the o!t7 of
Richmond will be heard to-morrow mornln.?
before a Jury tn the Hustings Court, Part S.
The e.iee Is of unusual Interest on account
of the peculiar grounds nf the eult. Powell j
fell recently and was Injured when his foot;
tripped In an Irregualrlly of the sidewalk. !
j und he aecka to recover damages from the
'city for what he allere? Is criminal neglect.]
Judge Wells was engaged yesterday in Ill's j
consideration of several chancery mattere. 1
I No other suite are scheduled to be h^ard :
! this week.
Th'i regular weekly *c3s!o:i of the Oal:
t'.iove magistrate's rou.-t will he called to?
morrow morning at 10 o'clock by Magistrat*
Cheathain In the Oak flrovt courthouwo.
While a long docket of civil matter? has
been scheduled, no criminal cases of Im?
portance ate to be tried.
Bank Increase); Capital.
Ah event of importance and moment to
youth Richmond Is the resolution ndopl-id
Tuesday at a meotlng of the stockholders of
the Mechanics' and Merchants' Knnk, of
Hull Street, when an Incrcine In copli.il
stock from IttO.OM to HOo.WO was voted. The
j Increased capital Is to be listed after duly
1. ion.
Nothing ahowa to belter advantage the
I Striaen taken lr. business and Onancla) mal
I tern In tftfli Southslde tdnoo the consolidation
j of the two ci.tlcs. Coming so close on the.
1 report of the Flnt National Bnnh of Man
I ehester, fvhlch f.howed a rnma.rk.ihly pros
peious condition, this announcement of th?i
Increased capital of the Mechanics' and
Merchants' Bank Is truly significant; The
two bunking institutions of South Richmond i
have been growing wonderfully, und both I
are reaching out along nil banking lines.
To Lrecl New Hull.ling.
It became known yesterday that a three
story store and dwelling hoimo In to be. built
shortly at 1105 Hull Street by ft. franclono,
of 111 Knst Broad Street. The new build?
ing, which will ndloin tho store of J. T. Ab
! hint .'. Son, nHI have n frontage on Hull
, Street of twenty-eight feet, and will run
hack ITC- feet. Pinns for Ihe structure call
1 for an expenditure of tlO.COO. The building Is
to lie modern In every respect, fiveproof,
r brick nnd steel being the mnln innterlnls to
j liu used.
j Mr. rrnnclone will not orr.upy Ihe building
1 personally, but will orect It n? an Invest
'? inenf. Charles II. Platter, architect, stoR-d
thai ground would piobaldy he broken with?
in the next ten days. Mr. Frnnrlono und Mr.
l-'ltihi-r were In South Richmond yesterday
looking over the site.
1 When Ihe block of modern stores to bo
' erected on Ihe ?lte of tho "Old Tavern"
building nro creeled by tho Vnlentlno estate
thin valuable blork will be doubly enhnnc
; it In valued. It Is classed at present as either
Hie liryt or second most rluslrnblo block In
the Kontluillle, and thesn numeroua up-tn
ilato structures will greatly Increase Its at?
tractiveness and worth.
Death of .Mrs. l.nlToon.
Mrs. Sarah l-'rancls I.nffoon, titty years old,
died yetted ay at 1:30 o'clock In ths residence
of her daughter, Mrr. W. H. Jennings, at 2SM i
Everett Street. Mrs. Eafroon Was a widow
her husband having died a number of years:
ago. .
The funeral will be conducted to-morrow I
nftornoon at I o'.-lock from tho Cowardln
Avenue Christian Church, nnd the Interment!
will be mndo In Maury Cemetery.
ilrs. l.affoon left six children, live f.augh
tors?Mrs. David Perkins, ol I.unenburg
county; airs. D. 1. Ely, Mrs. w. H. Jennlngx
Mrs. C. IL Clark find Miss Lavlna Eaftoon]
and one aon. Jnmrs f. I.affoon. all of South
Richmond.
To Elect Officers Monday,
Tho several hundred ?"enlisted'' members
of the. njw Washington Ward Democratic
f.eaguc will meet Monday night In the court?
room of the Hustings Court. Part L\ for tho
purpose of completing the organisation. The
meeting, while of the greateut Important.! !
to the new organization, la likely to attract I
every qunllfled voter in tho word on account,
of the rhorp brush Impending; over the elec?
tion of 11 prerldcnt.
Four promlent Snuthslde Democrat* hava
been mentioned by their irlcnds for the posi?
tion? Sergeant Saundors, of tho Hustings
Court. Part 2; J. Morton Graves. Carter c.
Jones, the ropular Councilman, and James i
V. Bradley, the Tellce Commlfsloner from'
this ward.
Now .Minister Arrives.
The nev. I.. T. I.onin. the minister coiled to
fill the pnlp'.t of the Clopton Street Baptist
Church, mad<- vacant by tho resignation of
Rev. J, C. Ml leu. will preach his first sermon
m his new i-barge Sunday morning. Mr.
I.oftlii com<-s to the Clopton Street Church i
highly rec<-m:-.iendcd, and his first appear- .
ante will probably draw nn unusually largo
audtciu'o,
Mr. I.ollin h"!il a. charge In North Carolina
before he wot called to South Richmond,
and during his labors there won a most en?
viable reputation.
Cbureh News.
The greatest success Is being accorded tho
laymen's meeting being held every night
this week In tho Central Methodist Church
In preparation for the two wcaki' revival
services to begin next Sunday morning. The i
pattor of the church, tho Rev. Henry C. |
Pfeiffer, will conduct tho revival services, j
but the meetings this week are being led by
the laymen of the church.
A series of revival meetings is being held
nightly this week In tho West End Church
by the pastor, the Rev. J. M. Rowland, bo
fore large, congregations. Special music for
the services Is being furnished by tho choir,
and ur.su a I Interest Is being aroused among
the people of the. church.
Funeral of Mrs. Williams.
The funeral of Mrs. Ida Blanch Williams,
wife of William T. Williams, who died yes?
terday morning at 6 o'clock In her home, 1903
ISalnbrlrtge strcot. will J>a conducted this
afternoon at "::0 o'clock from the lestdence, j
The interest will bo made In Maury Cemo- j
tery.
Mrs. Williams, who was thirty-five years j
old, died after n woelt's lllnetw of nneumonlu.
She loaves lier husband and three small i
children. She was a prominent latmber of
the Daughters nf Elberty. A tlolcgntlon from
this Organization will attend the funeral.
AMUSEMENTS
Academy?Mntlncc nnd night, "Three
Twins."
Illjim?"RrcwKter'H .Million?."
I.ubtn?Vaudeville.
Don't Miss It.
"Throe Twins," at the. Academy last
night, was llio cause of three hours of
run for an audience which practically
tilled the house and literally screamed
through tho two acts.
There's a lot of cntchy music, many
clever lines, two very 'bright special?
ties', a lot of comedians who uro renlly
funny, one girl who can sing, ono who
ran tlnnre, and "Victor Morley?a show
nil hv himself.
Although tho chorus Is numerically
lnrjro, jt docs not cause any great
amount of thrills on account of pnl
t brltudo.
The musical comedy was here last
soft son, with the same people who
played Inst night, hut the audience
It has often
been proven
that the Bit?
ters is the
only medi?
cine needed
'in cases of
Poor Appetite
Heartburn,
Indigestion,
Constipation,
Liver Troubles
and Malaria.
Try it to-day.
All Druggists
and Dealers.
liked the old jcuas and welcomed tho
actors as old friends.
Victor Morloy carries tho show, and
carries It at n redhot pace. Ho Is gen?
uinely funny, and besides, is nn ex?
tremely clover actor, who could plov
straight comedy If ho over grows music
sick or falls heir to a wooden leg.
Miss Evelyn Dunmorc sang charm?
ingly several .songs.
Edward Wndn, us tho lrrltahlo old
gentleman, n martyr to dvspepsln.
shares the comedy honors with Mr.
Money, and Indued the whole cast In
most capable.
To Miss Bessie Clifford, however bo
longr. tho hit or the evening?tho an?
cient 'Varna Tamn Man"?-which was
encored until "Elisabeth" grew posi?
tively leg-weary, ir ono may use a
tricing expression In describing an
i.r\T}l? Twina'' "111 be In evidence this
arte, noon and to-niglit. and, take It
from me?don't miss It p [.<
_(Continued From First Page.)
admitted. Ho thought tho o?th to stuv
port the nominees ought to be buHI
Clout, lie was not. however, In favor I
ot allowing Republicans to come in
Indiscriminately.
Mr. Curtis thought a Republican !
ought to prove himself a Democrat by '
voting as such in general elections
Ho did not believe it 'right to allow j
Republicans to possibly control tim'
.situation. 13. w. Carpenter, of Rocic
tiighain, believed if a Republican
promised to support the noiiilncu he !
should be permitted to vote.
Would <'house Law.
Robert Gllllnni, of Petersburg, ar?
gued that the Curtis resolution would
make a change in the party plan,
which tho committee had no right to |
do. lie favored the Wliltehead reso?
lution as calling the attention of the
judges to tho fact that too much lib?
erty had been given. Docnl judges!
were in touch with the people, ho said,
nnd could best decide who should take
part In primaries.
Supporting his resolution, Mr. White
head said tho Judges and not tho Stato
Committee should decide who should
voto. subject ot course, to appeal.
Tho question being put on the sub?
stitute, there were no votes for It.
On the. second call, Major R. A. Mcln
tire, of Warronton. voted for the Curtis
proposition. Mr. Curtis said something!
ahout a recorded vote, but it appeared
thai he came in too late with It. The
voto was unanimously "no," except for
Mr. Mclntiro.
Slumlord Needed.
The lntter. on a question of personal
privilege, felt that the judges arc In
need of a standard, as there Is no
uniform rule Rovornlng qualiucatlo%a
for participation In primaries.
The Whltehead resolution, he ar?
gued, leaves the matter where U was.
Ho thought conversions should be at
revivals, nnd not at Democratic, lovo
feasts. Colonel Cole 111 reply, said that
Mr. Mclntiro, In a sense, reflected on
tho Judges. The Whltehead resolu?
tion v.as Ilten adopted unanimously:
Mr. Curtis proposed that candidate.-!
for the United States Senate should
be allowed to select a Judge of elec?
tion, or that any two candidates could
select ono judge. This went over on
a point of order that the party plan
provides that Judges shall bo chosen
by the County and City Committees.
General l'laii Adopted.
Mr. Gilllam then ortercd a detailed j
primary plan, which deals with tho I
manner of holding the election. Can- I
didates ahull specify which term they :
aspire to. Poll books uro. to bo fur- j
nlshed by the .State chairman and j
tickets h.v tho local committees. Any j
voter may be aided by any Judge se?
lected by him.
On the question of assessment.
Chairman ISIlyson reported that ii
number of counties hud not replied
lo his request for Information as to
the amount of money needed. Giving I
those the natno amounts they had at
the last primary, the total cost would
bo I12.263.4fi, counting ??00 for bond
quarters' expenses, Mich ns printing, '
postage, stationery, stenographers j
and poll books.
Clyde W. Saundcrs, of Richmond, i
moved that thc assessment ho made j
$3,100 on each candidate, so as lo I
produce ?12,400. Dr. F. S. Hope, ot !
Portsmouth, was of tho opinion that '
the amount should be prorated accord- |
lug to the length of term, but did j
not prer.s the point.
Colonel Cole moved that the amount I
bo made $3,000 each, which was finally
agreed to, Mr. Saundcrs accepting the I
substitute. The Gilllam plan was then |
ratified
I.ocnl Disputes.
Tho Soventh District delegation
brought up the dispute over the nomi?
nation of a Slnto Senator from Clarke,
Pago and Wnrren, and a member of
the House from Clarke and Warren.
It was left with the Stato chairman to
appoint the district committee to set?
tle anj- dispute which might arise.
Business being concluded. Judge |
Duke brought up his matter of per?
sonal privilege. He said that ho ex?
pected legitimate criticism of himself
and of tho committee, but that when
it' took the form of an attack on the
integrity ot the members, he did not
propose to remain quiet. Not that It
mattered to him, for ho believed he
could say In modesty that his reputa?
tion among his people did not require
an answer to false and unjust criti?
cisms. Ho was pround, he said, during j
his eight years of service, to have been
a member of the body. "A flnor sot of
rnon," lie said, "I have never met any?
where." Hut recently personal at- I
tacks had been mndo. Which he pro?
posed to repel promptly and unques
tloningly, so that "If any man utters
them ho will have my brand upon his
face." He then read his statement.
The committee adjourned to meet]
again after the September primary to]
canvass tho returns.
MANY VISITORS HERE
I.ocnl Politics Widely ni.icunsed at
Gathering of Dendert?.
As usual at the. limes of meeting of
tho State Democratic Committee, the
lobby at Murphy's Hotel last night |
was "the scono of nn animated political
gathering. The situation throughout,
the. Stale In reference to the United
States senatorshlps was, of course,
freely discussed. But local fights ro
celved a good deal of tho attention of I
the men who were together for the|
first time in months.
Representative If. D. Flood, ot tho
Tenth District, was tho only member
of Congress In tho city. No one of |
the candidates put in nn appearance.
?Valt.er E. Addison, of Lynchburg, was
present at the committee mooting, as
was Walter Edward Harris, of Peters?
burg.
Colnnel .T. E. West, of Suffolk, Is
much pleased with his cboncos for
election to the State Senate lo suc?
ceed E. E. Hollund, who has been sent
lo Congress. R. C. D. Moncure. of
Stafford, has so far no opposition to
aucocd Judge F. W. Sims, of Boulsn.
Paul MeRao, of Cumberland, another
senatorial aspirant, was also an in
torested onlooker.
Knlclgh T. Green, of Culpeper; was
In attendance nt tho meeting of the
committee, of which he Is it members
For somo months past hn has been
ongnged In tho nowapnper bunlnuKS hi
West Virginia, Former Licutonmit
Governor Edward Echols, of Stnunton,
who will seek to succeed himself, wits
hore.
Virginians at the Hotels
Lexington?Thomas J. Olbaon, Virginia; J.
B, 1,mulls. Virginia; John A. Mallory, Law
rcnccvllle; U, B. Gregory, Virginia; R, a.
Harbour, South Boston; J. O, JIawloy, Wav
crly.
yavls?II. B. Ford, Norfolk; J. It. Johnson,
Bremo. ,
Stumpfs?J. S. Harrison. Virginia; II. B.
Miller, Victoria; M, Miller, Newport News;
W. I*. Ivcs, Norfolk.
ltlchmond?H. C. Crute. Pnrmvlllo; Mrs. J.
W. Morion. K> j.lo; II. II. Dickey, Lynch!
hurg; l'ryor N'. fjmlth, < Lynchburc; Jossa
Faber, Lynchburg; Mrs. \jl King Davis. Vir?
ginia; Mrs. W. \V. 1'orryTind son. Virginia;
Mrs. J. W. Mo?s, Virginia; F. Whltakcr, Vir?
ginia; Charles Osburn, Kcysvlllo: II. L. An?
derson, v irj; in la; H. Gray Williams, Win?
chester. ,
Park?William M. Smith, Cumberland; J. I
It. Welslgor, Powhaton: 11. B. Woodsoii,
Cumberland; It. Ii. Ware. West Point.
Hilbert?M. J. Ha?ley. M. D., Wost Point;
A. T. Punl.iin. Denbigh; ltoanoka Baseball
Team; A. K. Garrison. Crozot.
Murphy's?L. A. Hlner, Crowe; William M.
McAllister, Warm Springs; 13. L. CJraham,
Lexington; l?. L. Roblnuon, Lexington; Mrs.
Thomas II. Wnlkcr. aoochliind; A. C. Crom?
well. Norfolk county; H. St. Nottingham,
Norfolk; Sir. and Mrs. 13. T. Truxoll, Wll
llaniHluirg; Mr. and Strn. It. M. Sweeney.
Wllllnnisburg; T. A. Munsey, Houston; II. II.
It awl lags, Lynchb?rs; B. D. Parsons, Peters?
burg; l>. M. Uatreit, Carloravllloi It. A.
jainea, Danville; Gcorgu M. Mm... Boanokc;
Balolgh T. Groeu, Culpopar; 11, D. Flood,'
Avpoiuattox; It. T. W. Duke. Churlottesvlllc;
<.'. II. Culpcpper. Portsmouth; 11 F. Hutche
ron, Mecklenburg county; P. P. St. Clalr,
Banc; II. O. Humph oryg, lledfoid City; .1.
Taylor Thompson, 1'nrinvlllo; William P.
Taylor, Norfolk: lt. t:. L. Moncure, Fal
lnoiilh; J. ID. West. .Suffolk; F S. Hope.
Portsmouth; George Llndsny, Portsmouth:
A. It. Morris. Hurry; N". C. Watts. Stnunton;
II. II. Watklna. \'lrglnlu: .1. M. Curtis, New- ,
port News; Nicholas Alhuno. Norfolk: IS. D. i
'.role and eon, Frederick?*?.irg; Paul W. Gar
rctt, Lecsburg; n. A. Mctntyrc, Warrnnton;
L. B. Thompson, Heaver Dam; Walter K. j
Addison. Lynchburg; O. Y. Day. Snilthfleld;
J. Shean, Virginia; Kdward Bchols. Staun
ton; J. A. Armlstcnl. Jr.. Virginia.
FINE HOME DESTROYED j
Hitchcock Residence, Nenr IllRhlnnil 1
SprlngH, Hunted to (?round.
Fire, caused by u defective flue, last !
night destroyed the handsome home i
of Everett S>; Hitchcock, below High- j
land Springs, causing damage eat!-'
mated at $ 1.000. Two thoiisund dpllafa j
In Insurance was carried on the dwell?
ing.
The fire, brigade of Highland ^prlnp?
way summoned, but the flames made
rapid headway, and had practically j
consumed the building before the ill- j
rival of aid.
With the assistance of neighbors Mr. |
Hitchcock and his family succeeded ;
In saving all of their furniture from i
th* .first floor, but that in other parts j
of the house Wits der trove.!.
The home was considered one of the
finest near Highland Springs.
Mr. Hitchcock and his family are
now at the home of IT P.. Hunter, ,i
neighbor.
SOME DANCING TO-NIGHT !
Theater Folk to Have Due Grrnl Time
ist Mnnnnlc Temple.
To-night all local thcatredom will
lie in evidence at Masonic Temple at
the nnnuai ball of the Theatrical Me?
chanics' Association and J. A, O. S v..
which stands for International Alli?
ance of Stage Employes. Tho dance
begins at S:30 o'clock, but not until |
midnight will the real fun commence,
for at that witching hour the stars,
scinl-stt;rs und members of the chorus
from the Academy, BIJou, Colonial and
other local playhouse.--, will put In nn
appearance. There will be dancing
tbnt Is dnn.-lng.
Prophet'?' fiofs Awry.
Yesterday afternoon the Weather
Bureau sent out a warning to the ef?
fect that there would bo trns\ on Ihe
ground this morning. Though It was
unusually chilly in the aiternonn nr.d
the early part of the night, the ther?
mometer after I o'clock stood at 1
mid the weather apparently was be?
coming warmer.
OBITUARY
Funeral of .Mrs. Howard.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Howard, widow of
the former chief of police of Rich?
mond, died yesterday morning at the
Home for Needy Confederate Women.
The funeral will be conducted from tho
home tltls afternoon at 1 o'clock, with
Interment In Hollywood.
Kunernl of .Mr. Ilnnulster.
The funeral of Harry Oscar Bannis?
ter, who dropped dend In Main Street
h'tatlon Tuesday afternoon, will take
place this afternoon from St. Andrew's
Eplscop.il Church at 5 o'clock. Tito in?
terment will be made in Hivervlew
Cemetery with Masonic rites.
Following are the pallbearers:
Active?Thomas Seniincs. Jr.. C. M.
Menly, L. C. Surles; C. s. Dowdy, V. It.
Mulre, E. Wilkinson, E. S. JUmnpklns
and \V. W. Lumpklns.
Honorary?W. G. Sale. A. FeIIIT. J
Mitchell und J. 11. Jones.
John Ilucbnnnn.
John Buchanan died suddenly yes?
terday nt his home at Hewlett's, near
this city. He Is survived by his wife,
several sons and one daughter.
He was well known to ninny Itich
mondere, who had hunted on bis farm.
Kunernl of .Mrs. Ellison.
The funeral of Mrs. Stephen A. Elli?
son, who dted Tuesday night at her
home, 1S01 Grovo Avenue, will take
place this nfternoon at 1 o'clock from
tho residence. Interment will be made
In Hollywood Cemetery.
Mm. It. .1. Slaughter.
Mrs. Ellen Slaughter, the wife of
R. J. Slaughter, died last night at her
residence. 2907 Purk Avenue. An?
nouncement of the funeral niTonse
mcnts will ho made later.
.Inmrn SI. I.niuh.
[Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.]
Fayettnville. N. C. May 11.?James M.
Lamb. ex-Scnntor from Cumberland
county, died at his homo near horn to?
day, after an illness of twelve months.
Mr. Lumh was born In Dromhnlr, Slign
county, Ireland, In IS-IG, und removed
to this country with his parents In
IS?r?, coming hore. from IVilmlngton
In IR7L He tvns n local leader in the
prohibition movement, and was elect?
ed to the Legislature, of 1P03. Tie was
chairman of the trustees of the Fny
I ottovlllc public school und was promt
,nent In the work of the Methodist de?
nomination. Mr. Lamb Is, survived by
his wife, and thirteen sons and daugh?
ters, ono of whom, Miss Elizabeth
l.cmh, has Just returned home from
the missionary field of Brazil.
Mrs. Mnttl?; V. .Miller.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Winchester, Vn., Slay 3.?Mrs. Mnttte
V. Miller, widow of Dr. Thos. Miller,
died at Stephens City, aged olglity-slx.
DEATHS
ELLISON?Died, at her residence, 1 SOI
Grovo Avenue. Tuesday night at fl:30
o'clock, ELEANOR STUART DUN
LAP, wife of Stcnhen A. Ellison, und
sister of E. A. Dunlap.
Funor.'il from tho residence THIS
(Thursday) AFTERNOON ut 4
o'clock. Interment in Hollywood.
EASS?H. O. BASS, n Confodornte vet?
eran, sixty-four years old, died yes
torduy afternoon at 3:15 o'clock Ht
the Soldiers' Home, following a pro?
tracted illnc3s. He leaves live chil?
dren, four sons and ono daughter.
Silas G.i Ernest L., Bernard XV. nnd
eon O- nnd Laura Overtn.
Mr. Bass served through the. "War
Between tho States ns a member of
tho Third Company, Richmond How?
itzers. He Was a native of Uonrlcp
county, and entered tho homo on
January 18, 10OG.
SLAUGHTER--Died, at 10 P. M. Wed?
nesday. Mny 3. MRS. ELLEN
SLAUGHTER, wife of R. J. Slaugh?
ter, at her residence, 2907 Purk Ave?
nue.
i Funeral notice, later.
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213 East Broad.
from effects of Injuries sustained in art
accident in Richmond several years ago.
She was I lie daughter of Rev. Gcorgo
Reed, pioneer Methodist minister of
?Winchester. and granddaughter u?
Lieutenant John Tilden, of the Revo?
lutionary War. Her uncle, the late
Rev. John IJ. Treed. Episcopal clergy.-!
man. conferred the Master Sis son's de?
gree on President McKinley. In Win?
chester Hiram Hodge, during the Civil
Wa r.
.Mrs. .Vim r~ Gilbert.
[Special to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.J
CltarlotteuvUlo, Va,, May 3.?-Mrs.
Ann K. Gilbert, aged eighty-six years,
mother of .Mrs. Sarah M. Peck, of this
city, Is dead at hor bom" at Stanarda
villc, proohc county. For yo.tr? ?hu
had boon partially blind and help?
less. Her husband, Thomas a ?albert,
was a veteran of tho Civil War. Two
sons and three daughters survive ?
Mrs. Sarah M. Heck. ?,r Charlottesvlllo;
Miss Fannie M. Gilbort, Charles K.
Gilbert. Thomas ... Gilbert and Mrs.
George W. Durrcr, all of near
Ruckcrsvtlle.
Mra. Mnirirle Manul?,
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.}
Concord Depot. Vn., May :;.?Mrs,
Maggie Mason, widow of Rev. John
Mason, dud at her home, n?-ar hero,
this m-irnlng. after a short Illness. Shu
was eighty-two ve.irs old. ana b"fora
mai-rlage was a Miss Hamlet, of Chnr
lotto county, Two children survive
her a son. Sydney M? and daughter,
Siitlle Mastin. Iiitcrmcnt will tako
place in Mi- Vornon Church, near her
home.
I'uitrrnl of II. C. Stephen son.
Winchester. Va., Maya.?Tho remains
of Harry C. Stephenson; Hfty years old,
moihber of n prominent Virginia fam?
ily, Who died of prostration, tine lo
overwork, while surveying railroad
routes In Texas, reached Winchester
this afternoon from Richmond, and
were Interred In Mount Hebron Cem?
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