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NO FEE CHARGED
BY WENDENBURG
Gives Services to State as Public
Duty, Even in Midst'of
Campaign.
Because of the pressing demand on
his time in assisting th? prosecution in
the Brattle murder case, l^ouls O. Wen
denhurg. candidate for the State Sen?
ate from the Henrieo district, ha- been
unable to keep a number of speaking
appointments mad*. several woeka ago.
Mr. Wendcnburg could not till an ap?
pointment In New Kent county yes?
terday, and he stated last night that
he. would endeavor to get over the dis?
trict just as soon as the opportunity
offered. He is being gpposca hy Judge
T. A. Wlck'ham.
The positive statement was made
yesterday that when Mr. Wenden burg
was called into the Reattie case at the
request of the Chesterfield county au?
thorities, he announced that he would
assist Judge Gregory without pay, as
a public duty, believing thai the crime
?was so atrocious that every effort
should be put forth to apprehend the
murderer. He will not. therefore, re?
ceive any fee for his services.
Although he has given his whole
time and attention to the gathering
of evidence. Mr. Wenderiburg still has
In mind the facj that the campaign Is
warming up. His district takes ;ti
Henrieo. New Kent. Charles City and
James City counties and the city of
Williamsburg. He V?s informed his
friends, however, that while he is de?
sirous ar.d hopeful of success, he will
not permit the campaign to interfere
with the greater work in which he Is
engaged
TO ERECT NEW PLANT
Southern Maniifactltrlng Company Will
ilullil ( an Factory.
A new can factory, with double tbe
capacity of the one now devoted to
that purpose, was the project decided
upon at the annual meeting of the di?
rectors of the Southern Manufacturing
Company last night. The building will
be located In South Richmond, and will
occupy a site adjoining the one occu?
pied hy the present factory. Work
will begin on it shortly. Other plans
looking toward tin enlargement of
the plant were discussed, but are not
sufficiently advanced at present to be
made public.
The year Just closed has heen one of
Bteady progress for the giant hakinir
powder industry, and the outlook Is
even brighter for the yeal opening up
before It. A satisfactory dividend was
declar'-d. but was not announced. The
entire directorate and the same sei .if
officers were re-elected, These ar? R
C. Laird, president: A R. Uoebcr, soc
retary and treasurer. W I,. Wight,
general manager, l.".. A Satlhders. vice
president; W. .!. Underwood, of New
York, the other member of the board.
CASE COMPROMISED
Ila?el Dalinei SeriireM 9100 for ln|!iry
From I i le ?hone I'olr.
In the ciiSf of Hazel liabney, a three
ycar-oM infant, who sues through her
father as next friend, against the
Southern Hell T< l< phi,;i<. ?i,,| T.>graph
Company, pending In the I.aw end
Equity Court, the defendants offered
yesterday a compromise settlement,
? which was accepted by the plaintiff
and approved by the court. Und ir
the terms of the compromise $100 was
paid in open court to A D. Dabney,
father of the child, an'! the telephone
company also avumod all costs ??>:
eept attorney's fees, and payment
having been made the cat* was or?
dered stricken from the docket. The
child was struck by a falling telephone
pole on Stockton Street, South Rich?
mond, and bruised on one shoulder
II
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n?^|^M!ai Sil?;
The har.k that elvcf you t
vice and ?ecurlty It. the baol
buiir.??>? with. Our >ynt?m oi loan?
ing on II??I Rtt'ate 1? iti- best ever1
EX-POLICEMAN
IN COUNTY JAIL
Walter Perkinson Injures Officer
Who Was Putting Him
Under Arrest.
Reroniing disorderly at the police
barbecue yesterday afternoon, ox-ro
lkeman Walter Perkinson, recently dis?
charged on account ot physical nlsa.
bllltles and put on the pension list, was
ordered arrested by Serjeant riowoll.
Patrolman Goodo, one of the new men
on the force, while attempting to carry
out tho orders Of his superior officer,
was kicked in the stomach and for the
time laid out.
Several other officers came to the aid
of Uoode, and with difficulty succeed?
ed in subduing Perkinson, who for the
time seemed to be crazed. When he
was brought to his senses officers car?
ried him to tho county jail without
any further trouble. He was locked
up there and will appear for trial
this morning.
Policeman Ooodc suffered intensely
from his Injuries and for some litnd
writhed on the concrete floor of the
exhibition building, where the trouble
took place. He Anally was taken in .1
taxicah to the Itetreat for the Sick,
win-re he was treated by Dr. A. B.
Oos by, It was ^.ild last night that
Heede would he ready to go on duty
I to-day.
MINISTER ARRESTED
! nr'/tiglit t'nek to HaHtMcr to Anxvrei
for SrHoiiM Charge.
Sheriff, w. N. Colo, of Williamson, W.
Vs., arrived in the cil} last mgitl, nav
In? in his custody Uev. K. B. Watklns,
of that place, who is wanted in Han?
over county on tin: charge of betrayal.
Alter reporting the matter to the |.o
llce, the officer and prisoner went to
the Lexington lU<tel and spent Hie
night.
The ease was reported to the local
police some time ago, anil Watklns was
local ,1 in West Virginia, where he hah
been holding an Important charge. Mes?
sages stilt there resulted in bis ar
rest.' 11, will appear in iho i'oi or
Courl this morning, and doubtless will
l>e turned over to the authorities ol
Hanover for trial.
Neither Sheriff Cole nor ills nria
I oner would hav e anything to say about
the ease last night and Chief ol Police
i Werner stated that he knew nothing,
further than the request received so ,10
time ugO to elfeet the arrest if pos?
sible.
FOOD POISONED
l?r. Hol. In 1 SnveN Tnn Men Who Suid
I <>?k 1 n*>d ItoiiKh-oB-Itats,
Richard lluhbard and tils brother,
i Thomas, colored, employed on the farm
I or George B, Rull, on the Cary Street
? Road, boer.mc very 111 yesterday af
tcrn on and called the ambulnnc 1.
1 When, Dr. Hulcher arrived he found
; theill in itreal agony.
Alter the ilr.st remedies for poison?
ing hail been administered, the broth-.
[cm told Dr. Hulcher that they ha.t
, taken 'rough-on-rats, put in their corn
bread !i> Iii? .00k. who, they declared.
! would liot eat a piece of the food at
1 diiin-r. Thouub apparently recovering,
I the doctor said they might develop
I Serious symptoms lateri The co?fc had
I nothing to say. and so far no arrests
I have been made. Dr. Hulcher took a
piece ot the broad which he win ana
\ lyse at his leisure to <te? Jf there I:,
any trace of arsenic.
Mrs. Annie McKinley, 1513 Ashland
Street, was fronted for a wound in
h?r head Which she said was lnfllcti-d
by her son. who. she said, hit her with
a brick.
CAR RUNS AWAY
PlIMll Curt Ooex ?Her Pultun Vlndtlel
in I in., v.;. - au Hour.
While huulii'.g dirt en the Richmond
and Hertrlc? Railway late yesterday
afternoon, a loaded push cart got .ive;.*
tiom the section force ut Thirty-sixth j
.street and rah at a sixty-mile gait i
across the Pulton Viaduct, never Coin?
ing to a stop until after ii ,pa:;s- d '
over the grade, at Lewis and spring !
Streets
When the car was running at Its
best speed hear the end of the /la
duet, a crowd of negro ho>s were In ?
front of It. Timely warning by a by- ,
PlanrVll iii.iiinilite.lly saved them. As
it We'rt, llhrry Limes farter. 72:. 1.. -v.
.-'ti i t. ,.ot ir.s lied .;ruy.c(i Turning I
?hi- sui'VC, just oft the li'dve, the ear
flumped nearly .ill Its load of e irth io |
a p.esrby porch, but continued to thel
heavy grade without leaving the rails, j
to no real damage was doan.
Local Chesapeake and Ohio
Employes Decide for
Compromise.
NEW RULES GO IN EFFECT
Agreements Provide lor Adjust?
ment of Lay-Offs and Safety
of Men.
A decisive vote in favor of accept- |
Ing the Offer oi tiie Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company for a Mat in?
crease of 2 centa an hour in the wages
of all men employed in the motive
power departments of the road waa
the culmination of a spirited meeting
of the local Chesapeake and Ohio Kail- i
way employes, held last night in ihe
Labor Temple, on North Fifth Street. |
The decision was reached nffr a thor?
ough debate of the question by rcpre- |
Si ntatlve men of the organization, and
it is believed by prominent labor men
to lie Indicative of the treatment the
propoaitioti will tecelve at the hands
of similar units of the organization all
along the line.
Agitation for an Increase In the
wages of this branch, of the service
was begun at the annual conference
between representatives of the em?
ployes, and officials of the road last
April. The men for whom the Increase
was demanded are all employed in the
seven allied divisions which together
constitute the motive power employes,
namely, machinists and helpers, boiler
makers and helpers, blneksmlths. car
workers and pipe-titters. The original
demand of the men was an increase of
5 cents an hour, but in the course ot
the numerous conferencct which have
since taken place between the two fac?
tions a compromise agreement of 2
cents an hour was reached, and needs!
only the ratification of the individual
workers to go into effect nt once.
Conditions of Labor.
While <he machinists" wage rate wns
the Important bone of contention, live
other change.- in the general rules
affecting the eu?ployea of the road go
j into effect at once as ?1 result of the
joint meetings held sine last April.
'They are ameliorative and safeguarding
In their character, und represent con?
cessions to the demands of the men.
going Into effect at onre. without the
usual referendum.
The first of the modified rules pro?
vides for an assistant, who is to be
present in every Instance In which a
mechanic Is at work on qn engine under
etentn. In order to afford him the nec?
essity assistance In case of accident.
No such assistant was provided for in
the old rules. Another change In a
rule of prime importance to ti large
division of the mechanical force does
away with the overlapping system of
working men. and substitutes for it a
system of shifts, which ?top work and
resume work at the same time.
Reduction of Hours.
In the matter of lay-offs at times of
the falling off of demand for labor,
another Important modification waa
agreed upon as n result of these con?
ferences, and will go a long way, It Is
hoped, towards distributing the hard?
ships of slaek times and make the bur?
dens easier |u hear. The old rule bear?
ing upon this point provided for a re?
duction In the hours of work per week
from the normal fifty-four to forty
eight hours before a reduction In the
working force was permissible. The
new ruling Increases the margin to
forty hours per week, forbidding the
discharge of employes until the forty*
hour rate Is reached and passed. After
that point It Is left to the discretion
of the comp?ny either to decrease fur?
ther the hours par week or to reduce
the force.
A new rule gu.'ernlng the disposi?
tion of employes after they have 0?j
cotne Incapacitated for heavy work
puts into blndng form what has long
been the practice of the Chesapeake
nild Ohio Railway. It provides for the
employment of these men at easier
forms of labor and In tasks which
make a smeller demand upon their
Strength and agility. Another provis?
ion requires the company, before either
reducing the number of hours per week
or the size of the force, to post a no?
tice live days In advance of such action.
While the wage increase, if ratitled
by the individual members of the fed?
eration, will mean a two-cent per hour
advance In wages for the men em?
ployed oii the main line of the Chesa?
peake and Ohio between Newport News
and Cincinnati, li will carry with it
at the same time a provision for the
Increase of ihe wages in force now
between Cincinnati ami Chicago of
an additional on,- ami one-luilf cents
pl r hour. The scale ou the branch
division has been by that much lower
than that In force on the mam line,
mid the agreement provides for ;i gen?
eral equalization in wages on both
[the Indiana and main Chesapeake and
Ohio lines before the gciicr.il increase
of two cents per hour is applied.
Figures obtained from labor men
show that some G,2$6 men will benefit
by the new wage scale, eme-flfth of
whom are employed on the Indiana di?
vision, and will therefore obtain ah
el.solute Increase of three and one-h.ih
cents per hour. In the opinion of thos
in touch with the spirit of the- men the
proposition will curry by a safe ma?
jority, with perhaps some opposition
lo It on Ihe part Of men in Virginia,
because of the fact that even undei
the Increase the Chesapeake and Ohio
wage win .-till be- 3d i--j cents per
[hour, us compared with 38 cents per
i hour paid by the Seaboard Air Line.
1 Southern and Atlantic Coast Line
j roads.
! The assent of 7.". per cent, of all lh6
employes affected by the new wag"
i is required for ratification, and three
men have been dispatched from Rich
. mom! to take the vote. They are E. 1!
Dowdy, of Richmond. Thomas '"? Kll
Ikayne, of Huntington, w. Vh? and D
F. Donovan, of Richmond, nil member?
of the executive hoard of the Chcs.i
penke and Ohio Federation; Their
journey to the end of the line will be
completed Saturday, when the result of
the plebiscite will be teleernphed to
Richmond.
Negotiations for these fnr-renohliig
Changes have been conducted In ths
bcsl spirit and hnve been free fr? in
all unpleasantness. The increase i-i
.wages is In line with Ihe general nol?
le." of the company, which, according
t.\ the statement of R high Official
yriBtorday, has Increased the pay to
thVl-, division of Ihe service from 50 to
60 yc-r cent. In the last nine yeurs.
New York and Boston
BINFORD WOMAN
AGAIN ON GRILL
Wendenburg and Schcrer Get
Many Missing Details in
Beattie Murder Case.
COMMONWEALTH GETS DIARY
Detectives Still Gathering Evi?
dence to Show Motive for
Brutal Crime.
Grilled for hours yesterday at the
Henrlco Jail. Beulah Bintord, tho wo?
man in the Beattie murder case, told
Attorney Wendenburg and Detective
Scherer many details of her past life
not heretofore brought out, especially
as to her relations with Henry C. Beat
tie. Jr., the accused husband of the
murdered woman, making it clear at
last that It was not by accident, as
heretofore told, that their relations
were resumed three months ago. Henry
Beattie went to Norfolk to see her and
Induced her to come to Richmond. Ho
was to furnish her flat, and there seems
to hnve been a definite agreement that
he was to have given her a large part
ot" his time. Much of what the Bin
ford girl told the officers was not mado
public, but a definite theory is being
woikcd out which It is believed will
furnish to the Jury a satisfactory mo?
tive for the crime.
Father Was Coining; Here.
Henry Beattie had never cared much
for his wife before or after their mar?
ring.-?in fact, had at one time sug?
gested, after the wedding clothes were
mado, that the wedding be abandoned.
There Is no evidence, however, of any
open disagreement between them, but
the detectives regard it as significant
that Mrs. Beattie, who had been stay?
ing at the Owen home with her mother.
Wiis about to return to the home of her
husband, and also thut her father. R
V. Owen, of Dover, Del., was that night!
on his way to Richmond, and did, in!
fact, reach here the next morning,]
learning of the murder from the pa?
pers in the Washington Union Station,
while already hastening to Richmond.
In the language of the detectives, It'
was getting too warm for Henry at
home. His wife knew that the Bin
ford woman was back in Richmond and
that her husband was out suspiciously
late at night in Ills ear, sometimes un?
til long after midnight.
Beattie hod stated that he could not
run away with the Blnford Blti until
his father's death; they would have
no means of support until he came into
his father's property. So the flat was
nrranged for and furniture ordered.
Whether the wife threatened to dis?
close to Mr. Beattie, Sr., or to her
father, who was then coming hurriedly
to Richmond, certain things about her
husband's condition and manner of life
cannot be stated, but Beulah has stated
that as soon as the way was clear
she would have Henry all to herself
As to the ?letalis, the detectives believe
Beulah knew nothing of them?was
not an accessory before the fact?but
that, knowing tho circumstances, she
must have known the exact truth tho
moment she heard of the murder,
still Eliminate Paul.
As to Paul Beattie. Detective Scherer
said last night that after a further
prolonged conference with him he was
convinced of the truth of his story. It
is hardly conceivable that Paul Beat
tie should have bought a gun In a
pawnshop In which he was known, and
giving his own name in having it kept
for him. had he known or believed that
the gun was for any improper purpose.
As he said, he had run many errands
for his cousin, Henry?done him many
favors. It Is believed, however, that
very shortly alter the shooting Paul
and Henry were In communication, and
it was then that Henry offered his
cousin money to keep his mouth shut
about the purchase of the gun. It was
this money, the detectives assert, ahout
which Paul raved in delirium. Cer?
tainly. Mr. Schcrer said, there was no
hypothesis by which the blame could
be shifted to Paul In order to clear
Henry. Henry knew his cousin's voice
well, and described us his assailant a
large man with n beard, not n puny,
weak looking boy.
And no ground for animus or mb
tlve has been shown on Paul's part.
Henry could not make any statement
implicating Paul without confessing
that he himself was Implicated, and
i was, in fact, the beneficiary, according
] to his views, or the murder. Certainly
I Paul had no money with which to hire
' any one to commit such a crime.
Mr. Scherer asserted that reports
had been submitted to him yesterday
i by Detectives Wiltshire and Wren, and
j by County Officer Jarrelli all serving
. to substantiate the original theory
that Henry Beattie alone and unaided
' murdered his wife, and the supple?
mentary information Beulah nave yes?
terday goes fur to show the motive.
Commonwealth Gets Diary,
I The diary of the Blnford girl, now
in the hands of attorneys for the
1 Commonwealth, was secured by The
I Tlmos-Dlspateh ori Tuesday. |t throws
' little light on the case, save to show
? her infatuation for Beattie. With the
I consent of Mrs. Blnford, it has been
j delivered to (he Commonwealth.
I Henry Beattie w?a visited at the Jail
yesterday for some time by his broth?
er, Douglas Mrs Blnford was with
her daughter for some time after the
exhausting examination given to
Beulah by the detectives and attor?
neys.
As to the possibility of "another wo?
man," Mr. Scherer said there was no
! ?ither womin who really figured as a
motive for a crime, though the officers
, had examined other women to whom
1 Henry Beattie had paid attention, both
I before and since his marriage, espe?
cially one who was once a clerk In
1 the Reattle store, and who can be
! produced in the event that Beattie
makes any effort to prove good char?
acter. There Is no other woman In
I the sense of any one for whom Reattle
! hod any Infatuation, or for whom ho
would take any risks or do any des
! pernio deed.
RETURNS HOME
Dr. George lieu Johnston Cully Re?
covers From Recent Illness.
Dr. George Ren Johnston, one of tho
foremost surgeons in the South, re?
turned yesterday from his summer
home ot Rock Castle, fully recovered
from hi- recent attack of ptomaine 1
poisoning.
Considerable alarm was fp\i in Rich- j
niond when It was learned that Dr. ?
Johnston was ill. and roports of his j
illness wer? exaggerated.
Tho noted surgeon yestorttay re- j
BUmed his dutier, showing no trace of
his recent illness. j
MEMORIAL ENDS
ANOTHER YEAR
Hospital Celebrates Its Eighth
Birthday With Good Record
Behind It.
MAKES BOTH ENDS MEET
Meets All Expenses With Earn?
ings for First Time Since
Foundation.
The Memorial Hospital will to-day
round out tho eighth year of its exist?
ence, and tor the tlrst tlnie since Its
foundation It haa practically met all
expenses with its earnings Being a
charitable Institution, nearly 25 per
'cent, of its patients being admitted
without charge, there was, of course,
a deficit, but the past year in the "pay
wards" was so successful that there
was a shortage of only $7,955.65. It
cost J72,S97.55 to operate tho hospital,
and the difference was made by contri?
butions from members of the Memorial
staff, friends of the Institution and tho
philanthropic public.
These figures are for the hospital's
fiscal year, which ended March 1. 1911.
Twenty-four patients were trans?
ferred from the Old Dominion Hospital
eight years ago to-day to tho
institution at Twelfth and Broad
Streets. Eight Of these were private
patients and sixteen paid ward rates.
Work Gradually Grows.
From that small beginning the
work has gradually and steadily In?
creased. To-day there are registered
116 patients, forty-seven private, forty
paying partial rates and twenty-nine
tree.
Following Is a table showing the
number of patient! admitted since
March t, 1001:
Year ending Feh 2S. 1906. 1.20?
Year ending Feb. 28, 19<uj. 1.121
Tear ending Feb. 2S, 1907. 1.764
Year ending Feb. 2S. 1908. 2.U-0
Year ending Feb. 25. 1909. 2,091
Year ending Feb. 2S, 1910. 1.92S
Year ending Feh. 3S. 1911. 2.121
Five months ending July II'!, 1911. 1.10G
Total .13,672
On the records very few of the States
of this nation are not represented, as
the hospital and some of its surgeons
have won a reputation which has
reached to all quarters and drawn pa?
tients from many sections. Most of
the patients, however, come from Vir?
ginia, North and South Carolina. Ten?
nessee and West Virginia.
Since the present management took
charge, seven months after the hospi?
tal was opened, 24.51 per cent, of the
whole number of patients treated have
been absolutely free. More than 83
per cent, of the number of days the
hospital has been In operation have
been free.
Many I'ulleutN There.
Usually summer months show a de?
crease In the number of sick persons
admitted. One year ago there were
only sixty-seven persons registered,
while to-day the number la 116
This Institution is mnnaged along
lines laid down by the best authori?
ties, and It has always been the ulm of
the governing authorities to conduct
it In the best possible manner. All
departments receive the best attention.
in the kitchen la a thoroughly
trained dietician, who prepares delica?
cies for the sick, while thu operating
rooms are In charge of a graduate
nurse, who receives a good salary.
The pathological department Is in
charge of a professor ef the Medical
College of Virginia, and he is aided
In this work hv n competent assistant
Aside from the superintendent there
Is ? night supervisor and superinten?
dent of nurses, not including six resi?
lient physicians.
The training school of the Memorial
is registered by the Regents of Now
York, which places it upon a basis with
the leading schools in the country. Ap?
plications for entrante come from all
sections of the country, but the great?
est care is observed in selecting pupil!
nurses. i
This hospital acts In a dual capacity!
In this community. It not only cares'
for patients, but also acts as an,edu-|
rational agency, by which doctors, stu-:
dents, internes and research workers!
r.re made familiar with the nature and'
symptons of diseases, methods of
diagnosis and means of treatment.
The I-adles' Auxiliary, recently or?
ganized, consisting of about eighty]
well knowp Richmond women, with;
Mrs Garret! Wall as president, hnsi
charge of the financial part of the chil?
dren's ward, and has greatly aided In
this work.
All things considered, the condition
of the Memorial is believed to be
nourishing, and those Interested in its
welfare are greatly encouraged with
the tine showing upon entering Into
the ninth year of Its usefulness. -
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THREE SPECIALS TO-DAY
Suits at Ys Off Regular Prices.
Straw Hats at $1.65 instead of $3.50 and $4.00
Shirts at $1.00 each, or six for $5.50, instead
of $1.50 each.
GANS RADY COMPANY
CROWDS ATTEND
POLICE PICNIC
Lid Was Off for Once, and It
Was Much Like a
Real Fair.
But for tho abrenco of the varied
noises that are wont to emanate from
"Wahoo I.ane, ono might have thought
yesterday that a midsummer State
Fair -was on. Standing on the bridge,
and looking over the long expanse of
ground dotted here and there with
buildings, one could see the crowd
moving from place to place and doing
all manner of stunts characteristic of
a festive gathering.
Of course, it was not n semi-annual
fair nor any other Statc-wido gather?
ing, hut Just tho annual police harbe
? ue the one day of the year when
the "lid. Is off" and the hluecoats are
privileged to go as far as they like In
the way of having a good time, so
long as they remain within the en
closure. And they had it. Incident?
ally they have not yet finished count?
ing ill" money that will he turned over
to the Police Benevolent Association,
which Is the beneficiary.
Though there were "Fide shows" a
plenty, the base of operations was In
the big exhibit building. which
swarmed like u hee-hlve all dnv. It
was strictly a man's afTatr, where ono
might do and say almost anything he
pleased so long as he remained In a
good humor: where he could drink
beer and soft drinks. If he cared for
them, to his heart's content. Then
there were Sandwiches of several va?
rieties, rfnd. of course, the famous
Brunswick stew, which was carried
out from the huge pots In a nearby
building by the bucketful.
Aside front things to cheer the Inner
man. there were Impromptu feature
galore Hearty young wrestlers tried
conclusions behind the exhibit hv.lld
IngJ automobiles, motorcycles and
other l?nd-going craft whizzed around
the track at hair-raising speed, whll?
a full-fledged aeroplane, temporarily
out of business on account of many
broken wires, was on exhibition near
the fence on the steeplechase course,
where the would-be aviator sat non
chalnntly In the steering seat handing
out aviation dope by the yard.
Seeing the Voters.
As far as improving the phlnlng
hour goes, the candidates, a few of
whom are to be encountered In the
city Just now, had the little busy bee
whipped to a fra7.zle. They were all
there, and small Indeed was the man
v. ho did not get buttonholed.
The officers In charge of the affair,
though they could say nothing definite
last night as to the ?lze of the crowd
and receipts snld that they were sure
It was the largest picnic ever held.
At 7 o'clock the las: man was turned
out of the grounds and the gates were
dosed.
POLICE COURT CASES m
Former Policeman Fined?Bread Thieves
Sent to Jail,
P. A. HSrtlce, re.-ently dismissed from the
Richmond police force, wii yesterday con?
victed In the Police Court of being disor?
derly and threatening to kill Joseph (luian
nottl. He was fln.-d t'.O and put under se?
curity of ?1?.
Tho trial of I. T. Hslnes. held under two
rvnirants, one charging him with obtaining
$1C from C. A. Slaughter and the other of
gniting a pair of eye-glasses from the S.
i'l.iloskl Optical Company, was continued to
August !.
John Moore and Willi? Coles, both colored,
were convicted of stealing tickets to the
vnitie of $7.?" from the BIJou Theatrical
Company. They were sent to Jail for dpeen
doyr, each.
Pierce I.ee, colored, and Carter Booker,
colored, stol?, bread from boxes on the
street, and were sent to Jail for thirty days
each.
T. P. A. Meets To-Mgbt.
The regular meeting of Post A. Travelers'
Protective Association, will he held at ItiO
to-night at the asso-lntion home. HI Ejs:
Main Street. Besides transacting business
the association, will be addressed by Presi?
dent N". D. Sills, of the Business Men's
Club.
Gets Five Years on Bonds.
William Cardwell, colored. Indicted bv the
wrfind Jury Tuesday for the theft of f7.ro
from D. D. Unities, was convicted In the
Hustings: court yesterday of grand larceny,
lie wns sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years, and In lieu was sent to tho pub.
He roads.
The following advertisement, which the American National Bank
takes pleasure in printing to-day, was submitted by Miss Emily
Duffleld, of 706 Barton Avenue, Brookland Park, in the recent Ad.
Contest in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
A penny saved, a penny earned,
A wise thing to remember;
The man who masters this proverb
Will have no "bleak December."
In his affairs?for pennies saved
Soon make substantial dollars,
And dollars?if we prove ourselves
To be observing scholars
Procure most things we long for !??? ? ?
And here we want to stay
^Consider this; then wisely act
By starting in to-day?TO SAVK.
That you may grasp opportunity sure to come to
you?if provided with the medium that procures the
things money buys?don't procrastinate, but ACT by
opening an account with
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
WANT RESORTS
FOR EX-PATIENTS
Tuberculosis Authorities Wish
Healthy Homes for Those
Leaving Catawba.
Anxious to secure suitable resorts
for former patients of the Catawba
Sanatorium, where they can properly
continue the treatment, the State
Health Department and the State
Antl-Tuberculos's Association hava
united to prepare a list of suitable
boarding houses throughout the Stato
where such patients will be received.
According to health authorities here,
the need for such resorts Is very
pressing. The Stute Board of Health,
In an effort to make Catawba avail?
able to as many as possible, has de?
cided that patients can only remain
at the Institution for a period of six
months. At the end of this time the
average patient in well drilled In tho
proper care of his disease and is gen?
erally on the road to recovery.
Successive attempts to locate these
ex-patients In proper resorts or board?
ing houses have thus far met with
dismal fairttre. Those who control
resorts open to all classes of persons
naturally feel unwilling to admit con?
sumptives. The result bus been that
it his often been absolutely Impossi?
ble to place patients, with means to
pay for their board, where they can
ipeeive proper chip. In the entire, city
of Richmond, for Instance, a tempo?
rary hoarding house for a consump?
tive hoy could not bo found a few
we?ks ugo.
The State Anti-Tuberculosis Asso?
ciation and the Health Department
'rive therefore joined hands to locate,
private families and boarding houses
where only consumptives will bo
; taken. H |k not expected, of course.
I that consumptives will be received In
j miscellaneous homes, or where there
are persons liable to Infection: but It
is planned to secure th'e names of
suitable homes either run by persona
j who have already had consumption or
by those least susceptible to the dls
! eane. As soon us these arc located
I they will be Inspected by the Stnte
j Department of Health and will only
1 be recommended by the department
j and the Anti-Tuberculosis Assdcta
I tlon when It is found thut they con?
form to the essential requirements for
the proper care of their patients. Dr.
j D. S. Freeman, of this city, oxocutlvo
! secretary of tho association, has di?
rect charge of the matter, und is
pushing It as rapidly as possible.
BOYDTON LEADS
first Town In State to Conform to Hc
tiulreniontx for Sanitary Outbuildings.
Officers of the State Henlth Depart
' mcnt have awarded the palm to Boyd
1 ton as the tlrst town in the .State to
conform absolutely to the require?
ments for sanitary outbuildings.
The Mecklenburg town recently be?
gan a campaign to protect Itself
against typhoid fever and like mala?
dies, and. as tho great step in that
direction, demanded that every house?
holder of the town erect a sanitary
outbuilding on his premises, which
should c< t.form to the specifications
of the Health Department.
This has now been done. An In?
spector of the department, after a
close examination, ha; ir"*"I no un*
sanitary buildings, nnd has so re?
potted to the department. Health
olhcess predict that typhoid in Boyd
ton will show an immediate and dt
j elded decline.
Can't Use Earthen Jugs.
The little brown Jug may have Its
uses and Its abuses, say officers of the
State Health Department, but it will
not do as a container In which to
ship specimens of water for sanitary
examination.
The earthen Jug, according to health
authorities, is made in such a way
that while it may be clean, Its clean?
liness* can never be assured. As a re?
sult, water sent in these Jugs, drawn
in a sanitary manner, may receive
organic; mutter from the Jug which
will render the results of a sanitary
examination misleading. Hereafter
water ret eived at the Health Depart?
ment for analysis shipped In earthen
jugs, will not bo examined.
Jefferson Hotel Arrivals.
A. K. Cochran, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Chan, Gans, Pittsburg: W. G. Glbbell,
Philadelphia; .inc.. T. Edwards, Balti?
more; T. J. Byrne and wife, Philadel?
phia; P. C. Maurer, Philadelphia; B\ H.
Kllir.tt. ilenrv McNalr, New York; Paul
D, Sargent, J. E. Pennybacker. H. E.
Duckst ein. Harrv Ward. S. S. Grogdn,
Howard Flak. Cms E. Miller and son.
Washington. D C; L, ? Stewart, Phil?
adelphia: R. w. Williams. Atlanta: Ad;
Toppen wein r.nel wife. San Antonio.
Tex.; S. P. Goodloe. AftOO, V.l.; KJw.
W. I.ee, New Haven, <'onn.; I. W. Co?
vering. Baltimore, Md.: Jos Donovan,
H. L. Mapes, Washington. D. C i J. ,V.
Adams. Baltimore. Md.; I, C. McAllis?
ter. Boston: Miss Florence Russell,
Pittsburg; Miss Annabel Sharp. Clfl ??
land. O.: Major W. '.. Miller. V S. \..
Chris. W. Bemmes, Washington, D.
J. H. Shields. Minneapolis, Minn : W. A
Peddle. New York; Clifford Stokes. Chi?
cago; Ii- C. McFadden. f: <">. Parks,
Augusta, flu.; Mrs. K M. GHmer (Dor?
othy Dix), D. K. Hamilton, New York;
G. A. Noltlng. Jr., city.
Expect Verdict To-Day.
In the suit of John A. Coke. Jr..
against the Gordon Motor Company,
which has been on trial for the past
two clays in the Law and Equity Court,
the evidence was fully heard >jsterrhiy.
and Judge Ingram heard argument in
onambers over the instructions. Tho
case will be argued and submitted to
the Jury this morning. Mr. Coke sues
for damages In the sum.of $4,000, as a
result of n purchase of a motor Car,
v.lilch It I? claimed did not come up
to nnociflcations.
Washington and Lee
Summer Law School
Lexington, Va.
Session opens July 1 and closes Septem?
ber 1. Fot further particulars address
DR. GEORGE H. DENNY, Lexington,
Ya.