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Washington Attorney Says This
State Needs Better
Statutes.
MANY WEAK POINTS SHOWN
Fraud Could Be Practiced by De?
signing Persons in Many
Instances.
"Virginia must strengthen her di?
vorce laws or make herself liable to
the charge of encouraging tho divorce
Industry within her borders."
This was the statement made yes?
terday by Walter C. Clephane, a Wash?
ington attorney.
When the District Commissioners
were asked, several years ago. to ap?
point three commissioners to repre?
sent the District of Coluiubla In thc
National Divorce Congress they re?
sponded promptly, and one of the
Washington lawyers they selected was
Mr. Clephane. ( '
When, a little later, they were nskcd
lo appoint .three delegates to repre?
sent tho District In the Commission of
Uniform Laws, they again responded
promptly and selected Mr. Clephane as
one of the District representatives.
Clepbnne Well Quullfled.
The National Divorce Congress
drafted a uniform divorce law, which
has since been adopted by several
States. Its work has now been taken
up by the Commission on Uniform
Slate Laws, which Is striving to have
all States adopt uniform statutes on
divorce. Mr. Clephane is taking a
prominent part in this work, says the
Washington Times.
It will be seen from the foregoing
that Mr. Clephane Is qualified to speak
on the subject of divorce and divorce
laws. What ho says regarding con?
ditions growing out of the practice of
Washington men and women getting
divorces In Virginia Is, therefore,
bound to be of Interest.
"The articles published," said Mr.
Clephane. "are Interesting and should
have a wholesome Influence In encour?
aging Virginia, to remedy a condition
which she must sooner or later recog?
nize is extremely bad.
"It Is true, as pointed out, that It
is possible for a man or woman to
establish residence in Virginia by take
methods and to get a decree without
the other party to the suit Unding it
out until it Is all over. Of course, If
the other parly wanted to, he or she
eould have the decree sot aside If It
were obtained by fraud. However, if
fraud c-uld not be proved?and It
might be hard to prove?the defendant
would be helpless.
1'nllure to Provide Defense.
"The greatest weakness In tho Vir?
ginia law, in my opinion. Is its fail?
ure to provide for the defense of non
contesteu cases. In the District of
Columbia the court appoints counsel
for the defendant In cases where lie
or she does not appear. This system
works well. I have known of many
cases where the attorneys for the de?
fense In non-contested cases produced
evidence that resulted In the refusal
of the court to Issue a. decree. I have
known of a few cast .- where the at?
torney for the defense named by the
court has shown there was collusion
between husband and wife.
"If Virginia courts were, required
to appoint counsel for the defendant
in case thc defendant did not appear,
ll would be practically impossible for
a plaintiff to get a decree by fraud.
It would be practically Impossible for
Washlngtonlans?or anybody else?to
rent a room In Virginia, sleep In it
once or twice a month, and that the
end of a year establish the claim that
they were residents. Under the Vir?
ginia law the plaintiff makes amdavit
that he or she Is a resident. Unless
the affidavit is questioned, it is ac?
cepted as proof of residence. It tne
defendant were represented by coun?
sel appointed by the court, tnls affi?
davit would be looked Into. If It could
be shown that the plaintiff had ac?
quired a 'stachel residence,' thc court
would refuse to hear thc case.
Weakness Id Notice Itule.
"Another weakness of the Virginia
law Is the provision for serving no?
tice on the defendant. If the defend?
ant is a non-resident, notice may bo.
by publication In a newspaper or by
posting on the courthouse door. or
course. If the latter method Is usen,
the person sued has hardly any chance
of knowing anything about the suit.
Tho District law requires notice by
publication in a newspaper, but also
requires the plaintiff to make amdavit
that notice has been mailed to the last
known address of the oefendant, or
that the address of the detendant
could not be learned after diligent >n-,
qulry.
"Virginia should Incorporate tnis
provision in her divorce law3. This,
as well as the plan to have the defend?
ant in non-contested casos represented
You Must Buy Before
July 1 to Secure a
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Inventory Prices.
Now tho best now and used.
niado arc being offered at won'
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t
stock before Inventory on July 1.
i See us If you can; If not able
to call, write, for prices.
Walter D. Moses & Co.
in:t east broad street,
Oldent Music House In Vlrgtnln
nnd North Carolina.
by counsel appointed by the court, has,
come to be recognized universally
among those who have given the di?
vorce law the closest study, as im?
perative I nany atatute that pretend
to protect society and the Individuals
that compose It. The absence of an'
adequate publication law In Virginia,
however, would not be so bad If courts
were required to provide counsel wnen
necessary. In that event, there- would
not be so much likelihood that tue
defendant would not be actually served
with notice of the suit.'
Working Injustice Constantly.
"The fact that some of the States
have Inadequate divorce laws Is con?
stantly working Injustice and doing
harm. For Instance, a man may have
one of these fraudulent Virginia 01
vorr.es and may marry elsewhere, or J
In Virginia, for that matter.
"Subsequently, his divorce may he I
attacked and his decree set aside. In!
which case he would be liable for big?
amy and his second wife and any
children he may have had by hor
would be Injured.
"Take another case: The wile of a
man who has obtained such a divorce
might believe herself to be a rrco
woman, and might marry again, only j
to discover she was In reality the wife
of her first husband and had commit:
ted bigamy.
Colltinlon Should Dc Prevented.
"It la such Instances?which are by
no means Imaginary or even rare?
that make It essential that we have
uniform divorce laws, of such char?
acter that It will be practically Impos?
sible to obtain divorces by fraud, and,
as nearly Impossible as can be. to ob?
tain them by collusion between hus?
band and wife. Collusion Is hard to
prevent, but Instates that have laws!
like Virginia's, collusion Is encour?
aged, where It ought to be combatted
with every possible precaution. '
' With the exception of one or two
States that cater to the divorce busi?
ness, all the States and Territories are
showing a tendency to progress In
divorce legislation. I think Virginia's
inadequate laws arc the result of neg?
lect. I don't believe there Is any sen?
timent In the State that favors lax
divorce laws for the specific purpose
of encouraging outsiders to come and
get divorces. I believe the question
has merely been allowed to slumber;
that 11 has never received the atten?
tion of any definite, organized move?
ment. It should be allowed to slum?
ber no longer."
Around the Hotels
Murphy's?D. C. Cllne, Dumphrlec; R.
Iii Griffith. Winchester; W. W. Lee,
Norfolk; C. .1. Falconer, Boydton; A. C.
Stlckley, Strasburg: H. B. Patterson.
Hampton; E. S. Davis. Hampton; C. O.
Miller, Newport News: Joseph Dlxoi,.
Rnpldan; Rush Williamson, New Mar?
ket; A. 11. Jordon, Dendron; S. D.
YVhinr.ey, chase City; T. E. Barker.
Virginia: W. P. Ellis. Dr. Q. L. Morris.
F H. Spencer. E. B Glover, Lewis Wil?
liams. Buckingham: C I.. Smith. Dan?
ville; R. T. Dalley. Ontario; J. M. Hook?
er. Stuart
Richmond?J. E. Johnston, Virginia
S R. Tuggle, Virginia; W. King Davis,
Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. H. AV. Hlldred.
Norfolk.
Lexington?9. W. Fowler, T. A. Fow?
ler, Newport News; J. J. Hawse, James
H. Deyerle, Harrlsonburg; W. R. Val?
ley. Cremona; Edward W. Major,
Charles City county: R. E. Adams.
Brookneal; W. E. Covlngton, Danville;
P. J. Maddox, Norfolk.
Stumpfs?J. A'. Menefee, Lynchburg
AV J. Hubard. Buckingham; P. O. A'oe
bell, Staunton.
Vaat A Meet. To-Mght.
Delegates from Richmond to the Na?
tional Convention of the Travelers'
Protective Association, held In Phila?
delphia last week, will make their re?
port at the regular monthly meeting
of Post A. to be held to-night at 8:30,
In the hall at Third and Main Streets.
Tho changes In the constitution will be
explained. Possibly also the delegates
will tell why Richmond did not get the !
1012 convention.
ELLYSON OIO HOT |
URGE A PRIMARY'.
_ . i
Text of Chairman's Letter to'
Rockingham County Com- |
mittee Is Given. I
In the course of tho heated contro?
versy over tho troasurershlp of/ Buck?
ingham county, tlie statement has been
made by T. L. Williamson, who has
now become an Independent candidate
for the position, that .State Chairman
J. Taylor Kllyaon had urged tho coun?
ty committee to adopt a direct primary.
The text.of Mr. Ellyson's letter "-s here
given to show the contrary. Tbc party
primary law makes all such quest'una
optional with local committees.
Mr. Williamson asked for a direct
primary, which it seems was In accord
?Ith thc custom in Rockingham county
for nominations for local offices, whore
delegated conventions have been tho
rule.
The letter of Mr. Ellyson is as fol?
lows:
"D. C (1 roh am, Esq.. Chairman. Bridge
water, Va :
"Dear Sir,?In reply to your letter
] of May r> I beg leave to say that I
think your county committee has the
[right to order a primary election. If
j you should so desire.
"You stated in your letter It' has
been heretofore customary for your
county convention to approve the plan
of nominating delegates which has
I been In vogue for several years If
' you consider the resolutions adopted by
I your convention In the nature of lit-;
structlons. It would, of course, be en?
tirely proper for you to do what the
I county convention has Indicated they
desire to be done, but in any event the
method of nomination Ih> within tho
discretion of the county committee.
"Yours very truly.
(Signed) "J. TAYLOR ELLYSON'.
, "Chairman."
CHARTERS ISSUED
The following charters were Issued
yesterday by the State Corporation
Commission: ,
Colonial Pleasure Club, Richmond.
H. F- i Rubensteln. president: Charles
\V. H?cht, vice-president: W. Ruben?
steln, secretary and treasurer?all of
Richmond. Capital stock: None. Ob?
jects and purposes: Social club.
People's Bank of Elba. Incorporated,
Elba, Va. R. T. Ramsey, president;
O. L. Ramsey, first vice-president; C.
R. Haynes. second vice-president: R.
W. Bennett, third vice-president: C. E.
Shelton. secretary?all of Elba, Va.
Capital stock: Maximum,' $25,000; mini?
mum, $20.000. Objects and purposes:
Operate a State bank.
The Blue Healing Springs Company.
Incorporated. Pembroke, Va. J. T. 3.
H?ge, president, Hogo's Store, Va.;
J. F. Little, general manager. New
Castle, Va.: W. B. Snldow, Pembroke,
Va. Capital stock: Maximum. $10.000;
minimum. $4,000. Objects and pur?
poses: Operate hotels.
Machen Account. Cabinet Company,
Incorporated, Norfolk,' Va. A. S. Ma?
chen, vice-president: Burton Sllance.
president; Carlton Brinkley, secretary
and treasurer?all Norfolk, Va. Capi?
tal stock: Maximum. $50,000; minimum.
S10.000. Objects and purposes: Manu?
facture and sell an account system.
An amendment was issued to the
charter of the Young Men's Christian
Association of Norfolk, changing Its
real estate limitations.
An amendment was Issued to the
charter ? of the Consolidated Orchards
Company (Inc.). of Crozet. Va., In?
creasing the maximum capital stock
from $25.000 to $30,000.
TAKING EXAMINATION
Would-Re Phj-Mclnna Hard at .Work
at Medical College.
Bright and early yesterday morning
157 prospective practitioners appeared
.before the State Board of Medical Ex?
aminers In the leoture room of the
Medical College of Virginia and en?
tered upon three days of hard work
, In order to qualify themselves to hang
out shingles as doctors of medicine.
The examinations began at 9 A. M..
continued until noon, and from noon
until 3 P. M.. and from 4 until 7. The
same hours will be observed to-day
and to-morrow.
Though most of the applicants are
graduates of colleges of Virginia, sev?
eral of them come from' other States
with the hope of entering upon their
professional career In the Old Domin?
ion.
Of the 157 candidates, four are wo?
men. This number . also Includes
twenty-two negroes.
HAND AMPUTATED
Engineer SufTern Accldeut?Mnn'n Jarr
Broken In Altercation.
R. L. Seay, of 900 Beverly Street, em?
ployed as an engineer at the Richmond
Paper Company's works, caught his
hand in the machinery last nlgHt,
and it was so seriously mangled that
an operation was necessary. Seay
was taken to the Virginia Hospital by
Dr. Slmmerman, of the city ambu?
lance, and there the hand was am?
putated.
Dr. Slmmerman was also called to
attend L. J. Crowder, of 1424- East
Franklin Street, who In a street aiter
[ cation with S. M. Wood, had his law
broken. Wood was arrested by Police?
man Bradley and locked up in the
First Police Station. Crowder was
taken by Dr. Slmmerman to the City
j Hospital for treatment.
nulldlnit Permits Issued.
The following permits to build and
repair were issued in the office of
Building' Inspector Beck yesterday:
A. W. Bennett, to erect detached
brick dwelling on the north side of
Park Avenue, between Meadow and
i Park Streets. $6.000.
Thomas F. O'Connor, to erect two
story brick tenement, for three dwell?
ings., on tho north side of Louisiana.
Street. between Fulton and Erin
Stieots. $0,000.
City of Richmond, Lower Gas Works
to ropalr brick office on the south side
of Wllliamsburg Avenuo and Hague
Street, $$50.
WILSON YOUTH DltuWXED.
Becomes Exhausted While lu Sivl tu?
rning and l,ein-? nix l.lfc.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspntch.1
V> llson. N. C.i June 21.?'this after?
noon, while Albert Dean, son of John
B. Dean, and Herbert Williams, two
boys, were In swimming at Wlggin's
mill, near here, young Lean was
drowned, and his body was not recov?
ered until nearly two hours afterwards.
The two boys left their hornet here
soon after dinner, and both had been
swimming for a short while before tho
fatal swim. Young Lean had gone to
an island about 100 feet from thu bank,
and was on his way back, when he ex?
claimed: "1 am giving out!" His com?
panion cried out: "Turn back!" Dean
started back, but again turned to the
shore. Young Wlillums ehdoavorod to
assist htm across, and the boy went
down Doctors and citizens hastened
to the scene In automobiles as soon as
Intelligence of the drowning reached
here, but too late to be of service.
< Anderson?Smith.
(Special to The' Times-Dispatch. J
Staunt?n, Va., June 21.?.Miss Laura
Elizabeth Smith, of this city, and C. K.
Anderson, of St. Louis, Mo., were mar?
ried yesterday morning at the home of
the bride's parents, on Churchvllle
Avenue, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. R. C; Jett, rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church. The bride was at?
tended by. her sister. Miss Josle Smith,
as maid of honor, and Herbert War?
wick, of Portsmouth, wns best man.
Miss Gladys Gibbs, of Woodstock,
played tho wedding march.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Label] Anderson and Miss Mildred
Anderson, of Portsmouth; Miss Gibb3,
of Woodstock; Mrs. Eugene Harris and
daughter. Miss Grace, of Charlottes
vllle, and Frank Brooks, of Portsmouth.
WILLIAMSON MAKES REPLY
TO DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
(Special to The Times-Dispatch. ]
Harrisonburg, Va., June 21.?T. L.
Wllilomson comes back at the Demo?
cratic county commltteo this morning.
He says that ho was forced to come
out as an independent by Ihe unfair
action of the committee. Hp gives
verbatim a copy of a resolution calling
for a primary election for June 10,
which he says the committee turned
down. He says that the committee
tried to palm off on him a precinct
meeting and convention as a direct
primary.
Campbell?Bran* ford.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Campbell, Va., June 21.?Miss Lucy
Kathryn. daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
L. B. Bransford, became the- bride of
Bentley Brown Camphcll, of Lynch
burg.' here this afternoon, at the home
of the bride's parents. The ceremony
was performed by Dr. W. J. Young,
pastor of the Main Street Methodist
Church. Immediately ?afterwards the
couple left on the afternoon train for
the North, and after a trip will make
their future home In Lynchburg. A
reception was held at the home of the
bride last night.
Dies of Pellagra.
Raleigh. N. C, June 21.?Miss May
Williams, a young woman of this city,
dledof pellagVa at a local hospital to?
night. She had been at the hospital
about ten days, and her case had gone
too tar to be cured.
l'srne?Haden.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Charlottesvllle, Va., June 21.?Wil?
liam T. Payne, of this city, and Miss
Janle Margaret Fladen, daughter of the
lat3 M. A. Haden, were married at 9
o'clock this evening at the home of the
bride's mother, in Evington, Campbell
county, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. Mr. Rogers." John Bell, of Ev
Ingtnn, acted as best man, and the
maid of honor was Miss Mary Lou Ha?
den, sister of the bride. A reception
followed the ceremony, after which Mr..
and Mrs. Payne left, over the Southern
for Niagara Falls. They will be at
home In Charlottesvllle after July 1.
Dora Delmar Dies.
Dora Delmar, who swallowed poison
at 14 North Fourteenth Street Tuesday
night, with suicidal intent, died In the
City Hospital at 4:16 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Clothes Stolen.
"William Ballack, of 702 North Fifth
Street, reported to the police last night
that some one had entered, his place
and stolen $23 worth of clothes.
Washington Mnrrlngcn.
Licenses to marry were issued In
Washington yesterday to the following
Richmond people: William N. Harrell
and Ethel Kerr, Eugene C. Hayne3 and
Zenobla S. Drake.
THE WEATHER.
Forecasti For Virginia?Fair Thurs?
day and Friday'! light to moderate, va?
riable winds.
North Carolina?Generally fair Thurs?
day and Friday; light to moderate
east to southeast winds.
CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.
Wednesday midnight temperaturo n
8 A. M. temperature . 74
Humidity . 57
AVind, direction.N. E.
Wind, velocity . 4
AA'eather .Clear
12 nooD temperature . S3
3 P. M. temperature . S3
Maximum temperature up to 6
P. M. S7
Minimum temperature up to 5
P. M.'. 67
Mean temperature . 77
Normal temperature . 7C
Excess in temperature . 1
Deficiency in temperature sinco
March 1 . 163
Accum, deficiency in. temperature
since January 1. 5
Deficiency In rainfall since March
1' . 4.24
Accum, deficiency in rainfall since
January 1 . 4.67
CONDITIONS IN IMPORTANT CITIES.
(At 8 P. M. Eastern Standard Time.)
Place. ' Ther. H. T. AA'eather.
Abilene .........84 92 P. cloudy
Ashevllle . 78 S6 Clear
Atlanta . 7S 84 Cloudy
Augusta . 74 00 Clear
Atlantic City.... 70 78- Clear
Boston . 66 72 P. cloudy
Buffalo . Sfi 72 Clear
Charleston . 80 84 Clear
Chicago . 80 82 Clear
Calgary . 66 68 P. cloudv
Denver . 70 86 P. cloudy
Duluth . 82 90 Cloudy
Gnlveston . S2 84 Cloudy
Havre . 74 82 P. cloudy I
Huron .......... 84 92 Clear
Jacksonville _ 76 88 Cloudy
Kansas City_. 90 . 94 Clear
Knoxvllle . 84 90 Cloudy
Louisville . 88 92 Clear
Memphis . 80 88 P. cloudv i
Mobile . 78 80 P. cloudy
Montreal . 64 70 Clear
New York. 68 74 P. cloudy
New Orleans- 72 78 Clear
Norfolk ...76 82 Claar
North Platte.... 88 02 . Clear
Plttsburg . 76 80 . Clear
Raleigh . 84 90 Clear
Savannah. 80 88 p. cloudy i
San Francisco... 58 62 Clear
Spokane'. 62 72 Cloudy
S,1- Psul. 8S 92 P. cloudv ,
Tampa . S4 90 p eicudy
Washington - 74 .90 Clear
Wilmington _R0 90 Cleat
AVythevllle . 74 88 Clear
MINIATURE ALMANAC,
0- , '????? lune 22, 1911.
Sun rises- 4:50 HIGH TIDE
Sun sets. 7:32 Morning_12:10
Moon rises,.. 2:12 Evening;... .12:81?
FIRE WILL CAUSE
L0SS0F.t100.000
Manufacturing Plant Destroyed]
and 500 Persons Thrown
Out of Employment.
(Special to The Times;Dispatch ]
Suffolk. Vs.. June 2i The plant or
the Virginia Manufacturing Company,
a veneer factory, caugnt lire at lu ]
o'clock und nt midnight the new brick
plant, a vacated wooden factory, sev?
eral storage houses and rrtany thou?
sand dollars' worth of crates, barrels,
butler dishes and other products were
In flumes. The lire department Is pow?
erless. The loss will exceed $t00,ouu.
More than 500 persons are thrown out
of employment. The plant, which was
partially Insured, was owned by Nor?
folk capitalists'; Several railroad cars
were burned.
AWARD or" ?ii,4nn.r,o.
Verdict of Jury In Suit for StO.000
DnnuiKcs.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.J
Winchester. Va., June 31.?The sum
of S1.40S.'r,0 was the value of tha Ufa
of l.ewls Grim, according to the verd ct
of a Jury this afternoon in Frederick
County Circuit Court, which tried the
case of Gtim's Administrator ' against
I the Winchester and Washington City
! Railway Company for $10,000 dam?
ages.
1 Grim was killed a year ago, while
descending a telephone pole from
which electric wif-ps were also strung.
His? administrator was represented by
Richard Evelyn Byrd and Herbert S.
Larrlck, and defendants by A. Miore,
Jr.. and R. Gray Williams.
The Power Company appealed from
the Jury's decision.
His Tonsils Removed.
(Spccl il to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.l
Washington. D. C, June 21.?Con?
gressman H. L. Godwin, of North Car?
olina, to-day underwent an operation
I In the Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital
here for the removal of his tonsils. He
was under the influence of ether for
about three hours, but late this after?
noon It was announced by Dr. Richard?
son, his physician, that he had stood the
operation quite well. It Is believed
that he will be able to leave the hos?
pital In about ten days.
incursions
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL ROUTE.
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Trip
Norfolk
Ocean
View
Cape
Henry
Virginia Beach
CHOICE OF TWO FAST TRAINS.
The Special leaves Richmond S:10 A.
M.; leaves Norfolk 7:40 P. M. Carries
through coach without change be?
tween Richmond and Virginia Reach.
The Cannon Ball leaves Richmond
9:00 A. M.j leaves Norfolk 4:16 P. SI.
Mahogany Uprights and of repu?
table make, regular $400.00 Pianos.
We will sell these for less than
h of Regular
Price
and 01. easy terms,
scarf included.
Stool and
20- ?-.?st Broad St., Richmond, Va.
We pack and ship anywhere
anything in the Fancy Grocery
line, also Wines, Liquors, Beer
Ginger Ales, and" everything
that is good.
Send us your orders.
Geo. McD. B|ake & Co.
00 Broad Street.
"ASK MR. BOWMAN"
VIRGINIA TAXI SERVICE CO.
for Infants and Children.
The Blind You Have Always Bought has foorrio the signa?
ture of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
"Just-as-good" are hut Experiments, and endanger the)
health of Children?Experience against Experiment. {,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 3 O Years.
V. M. I. TURNS OUT
ITS LARGEST CLASS
Diplomas Awarded to 52 Graduates?Major Gen?
eral Wood Praises Institution?Address by,
Editor Hemphill?Orders
of Promotion.
tSpecial to The Times-Dispatch.]
Lexington. Va., June 21.?The entire
first class of the Virginia Military In?
stitute, numbering 32, the largest in
the history of the scAiooJ., was awarded
diplomas to-day of full graduation.
Major-Genera! Leonard Wood, chief of
?staff United States Army, was present,
and made the following statement to
the graduates:
"Wo. the United States Army ottlcers,
look upon the Virginia Military insti?
tute as second only to West Folnt.
We want to got as many of you as
.we can in the army."
Major J. C. Hemphlll. edttor of The
Richmond Times-Dispatch, addressed
the graduating class, and otrcred
many useful thoughts and suggestions
for their future conduct, the practice
of which would lead to success. Cadet
L. T. Gerow, of Petersburg, was vale?
dictorian.
Mnjor-General Wood presented the
Jackson-Hope medals to Cadets Milt?
ner and McCredy, flrBt and second
honor graduates, and General Nichols
awarded the French medal for mathe?
matics to Cadet Klblcr, of Staunton. of
the second class.
Announcement was made of the ap?
pointment of Captain Joseph R. An?
derson, of Goochland county, as his?
toriographer of the V. M. I. Diplomas
of graduation were awarded to Hon.
Thomas L. Tale, of the class of lat>4.
and to w. L. Hopkins, of the class or
18S5. Mr T?te Is a member of tne
V. M. I. board of visitors, and Air.
Hopkins is a distinguished mining
engineer.
Mnjor-General Wood, with his aide,
Major Hagood, arrived this morning,
and they were guests of licnerai
Nichols. They -./ere saluted by - ?
cadet battery cs they entered tne
grounds. Major-General Wood then
reviewed and .. ipeotod the battalion
of cadets under arms.
The final ball took place to-nlgnt.
The opening figure, with forty couples,
was led 'oy President J. N. Dalton. with .
Miss Margaret Dalton, of Wlnston
Salem, N. C.
Lint of Graduate*.
Following Is the list of graduates
in the order of class standing:
S. M. Mlllncr, Danville; J. R. Sle
credy, Roanoke; Vaughan Camp,
Franklin; L L Trinkle, Dublin; SI. F.
Smith, Birmingham, Ala.; A. G. Bousch
er. Smlthvillc, Tex.; W. 1. Whltefleld,
Danville; C. M. Brlster, Petersburg;
G. R. Collins. Charleston. W. Va.; T.
H. Fay, Cleveland. O.; A. D. Barksdale,
Houston: L. T. Gerow. Petersburg; P.
G. Blackmore, Hampton; S. A. Fenno,
Washington. D. C: M. E. Ruehrmtind,
Richmond; H. D. Walker, Pemberton;
P. McA. Biedler, Baltimore, Md.: E. E.
Richardson, Jr.. Now Orleans, La.; F.
L. Duffy, Cynlhiana, Ky.; K. McWhor
ter, Roanoke; V. McA. Davlson, Balti?
more, Md.; V. B. Hirst. Purcellvllle;
W. C. Jackson, Richmond; H. B. Kln
solvlng, Mt. Sterling, Ky.; M. F. Burle
son, Smlthvillc, Tex.; M. J. Powell,
B?lmont; T. H. Collier, Jr., Altheimer,
Ark.; J. H. Powell. Smith vllle, Tex.;
II. W. Smith, Purcellvllle; J. W. Jones,
Decatur, Ala.; P. X. English, Rich?
mond; ,H. G. Dashiell, Smithfleld; M.
Brown, La Grange, Tex.; R. H. Warner,
St. Louis, Mo.; E. AV. Cole, Carriegia,
Pa.; J. S. Porter, Birmingham. Ala.;
A. B. Johnson, Houston; O. W. Zoll
man. Walton, Ind.; W. S. Robinson.
Norfolk; H. F. Lee. Frederlcksburg;
L, F. Moore. Gadsden. Ala.; A. A. M.
Keith. Richmond; A. Nalle, Culpoper;
R. SI. Wilson, Savannah. Ga.; I. G.
White, Shawsvllle; J. Smith, Birming?
ham. Ala.; J. SI. Hundley, Lebanon.
Ky.; P. B. Johnston. Bessemer, Sllch.;
J. SI. Hagan, Richmond; E. T. Davant,
Roanoke; Galllard Rembert, Rembert,
S. C; P. W. Ely, Jonesville.
Distinguished Gruduntes.
The following are distinguished
graduates:
l.'S. SI. Sllllner; 2. J. R. Mecredy; 3.
Vaughan Camp; 4. L. L. Trinkle; 5. M.
F. Smith.
The following received the degreo
of bachelor of sclenco:
Electrical Course?S. SI. Milium- L.
L. Trinkle. A. G. Bueschor, w'. I.
Whlteneld, T. H. Fay, P. G. Blackm.
3. A. Fenno.
Chemical Course?J. R. Mecredy
Vaughan Camp, A. D. Barksdale.
Engineering Course?SI. F. Smith, C
SI. Brlster, G. R. Collins. L. T. Gerow
SI. K. Ruehrmund.
The first Jackson Hope medal was
awarded to S. M. Sllllner. and the sec
ond Jackson Hope medal to J. R. sio
credy.
The French medal for highest pro?
ficiency In pure mathematics was
awarded to A. F. Kihler. Staunton. Va.
The following ox-cadets were de?
clared graduates ot the Virginia SI11I
tary Institute:
Hon. Thomas L. T?te. Virginia, class
!?J?i: W- L- H?Pklns, Slarytand. class
1SS5. fl KJVTi^HBJ
Orders of Promotion.
General orders were posted announc?
ing the following promotions and ap?
pointments In the battalion of cadets:
To be captains?J. Hastie, ,T. N Dal?
ton. G. A. Speer. K. S. Purdle, A. \
Owen and J. L Ewlng.
To be adjutant?W. R. Kraft.
To be first lieutenants?V. A. Grove.
A. H. SInlsbcrger, D. Drennen. R, M.
Long, H. Templeton and P. A. Merlan.
To be quartermaster?H. S. Jackson.
To be second lieutenants?C: E Sloore,
W. Tteed, S. L. Howard, L. S. Julian. T.
F. Witt. F. AV. Carter.
To bo sergeants?H. T. Rrvan, B. H.
H. nrdaway, W. B. Bowles, .1, K. Ander?
son, D. M. Waddey, II. A. Sluriill, D. L.
Coulbonrn and L. L. Leech
To he lance ccrp'oruls?n. SI. Yoiiell,
O. it. Engledove, K. D. Scott, II. J. Rice.
J. O. Coulbonrn, E. P. Conquest, W. T,
Clement. II. P. Sowell, T. M. Yancey.
E. C. Jennings, J. If. Kuykendatl, F.. H.
Nichols. B. R. Clarkson. W. L. Royall,
W. S. Cumpbcll, E. S. Alston, W. A. Bur
ress. S. M. Brabson. W. R. Johnson, G.
A. Goodyear, L p. Munger, . W. C.
Brown, C. B. Easleyand F. A. Dlckins.
Laave of absence until Monday, Sep?
tember 4, 1911, Is granted all the above
nam<>d officers. These cadet officers and
non-commissioned officers are ordered
to report for duty on Monday, Septem?
ber 4, 1911. to assist in organizing and
drilling new cadets.
The first class Is hereby relieved
from duty. Furlough is granted to all
cadets except the officers .until Thurs?
day, September 7. New cadets are re?
quired to report for duty on September
.4, 1911. ; '....!(.
Commission Henri Rule.
The rule against the Illinois Surety
Company, a foreign corporation,
charged with failure to comply with
the laws of Virginia, was" heard by
the commission yesterday morning.
The matter was taken under advise?
ment.
Was Not I. J. Miller.
Through a mistake, the name of I.
J. Miller was used as that of the nogro
waiter who was said to have had
trouble with John L. Sullivan 'In a
local hotel several years ago. . The*
real name was that of William Miller.
I. J. Miller was never employed' li the
hotel. ? \ .
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without parallel in. history, ' wing cured
to stay cured permanently, ? without the,
use of the knife .or X-ray; over 90. per
cent, of the many, hundreds of sufferers
from cancer .which it has treated during
the past fifteen years.
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