The times dispatch. [volume], September 19, 1911, Image 10

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Every Housekeeper
and office man should investigate this
unusual offer of Room-size
Rugs at $16.98, $18.48 & $20
With a clear, indisputable price-saving of one-third
from the best prices to be obtained elsehwere, it is vitally impor?
tant that everybody who will buy floor coverings this fall or win?
ter should take advantage of this great opportunity.
The fact that we shall have to pay more for the identical goods
when these are gone is in* itself sufficient reason why you should
buy now?and here.
AT
$20.00
Axminstcr Rugs worth
$30.00.
Full size. 9x12 feet,
positively the heaviest
and best Axminstcr Rur
on the market; a great
display of these; floral
and Oriental styles to se?
lect from; a clear saving
of one-third.
AT
$16.98
Axminster Rugs worth
$23.50.
The identical quality
and in equally as pretty
styles as t he Rug noted
herewith at S2().tX); only
these arc smaller in size;
5 feet 5 incites by 10 feet
6 inches. The quantity
of these is limited. Act
quickly.
AT
$18.48
Fine Velvet Rugs worth
$25.00. ,
Seamless Velvet Rugs
?Size ?xl2 feet; noted
for their splendid wearing
qualities; beautiful floral
and Oriental patterns; a
Rug that at this price is
without doubt the best
bargain of the season.
WANT JUDGMENT
FOR THIS STATE
^Virginia Debt Commission to
Take Action Against West
, Virginia.
For the purpose of deciding upon tho
?tiext step In the long continued efforts
to malte West Virginia pay a portion of
the old Stnte debt, the Virginia Debt
Comml.-alon will meet to-mtfrTow
noon at the Jefferson Hotel.
As stated In The Ttnies-Dlspatch I
several weeks ago, the pikUence of the
Virginia commissioners seems to be
exhausted, and it Is believed that the
body will at this time ask the Supremo
Court of the United States to enter
Judgment ngalnst West Virginia. Fur- 1
ther, it is expected that the court will
be requested to Instruct some one to
muke an estimate on the amount of
Interest due this Slate by West Vir?
ginia.
Virginia Wou Suit.
After many years of solicitation and
attempted conciliatory methods with?
out avail, Virginia entered suit In 190-1
to enforce the payment of one-third
of the debt contracted prior to the
War Between the State, und before
West Virginia was formed. The mat?
ter went its length through the Su?
preme Court, and finally the coAirt de?
cided that West Virginia owed some
,?-Milng more than $7,000,000. It was]
recommended that the States get to?
gether on the subject of Interest.
; Believing that West Virginia would 1
it ?
be ready to take up the matter, the
Virginia Debt Commission addressed a
communication to Governor Glasscock,
asking him to lay the situation before
the Legislature ol his State. That body
met and adjourned without taking the I
slightest notice of Virginia's overtures
nor of the Supreme Court's decision,. It
items probable that tile next step will
, be one which will convince West Vir?
ginia that she would have done better!
to treat with this State.
Iiamood Addresses Me-rHmr.
Colonel J. P. Hanvood. of Richmond, re
? oently nomlnat?d for the House of Dele?
gates on the Democratic ticket, last Friday
delivered on address before th? Tennsylvn
'Cta. Miller?1 Association nt Atlantic City. N.
.'?J.. In which he advocated uniform lefts
?tatlon for the protection of farmers and
[promotion of the milting Industry through
laelentlflc ?ducntlon. m.nde possible by State
^eld.
The Up-to-Date
Up Town Store
We invite the public to
call and inspect our com?
plete stock of Fancy Grocer?
ies, Wines and Liquors for
cooking and medicinal uses.
The Pure Food Store.
Geo. McD. Blake
& Co.,
No. oo Broad Street.
Every Slng-le Roll ?f
G. M. CWa
Pearl Roofing Tin
Is of uniform quality, baovra
orrr trade-mark, and Is She
beat tor the money.
Gordon Metal Co.,
Votes to Become "Monument
Methodist"?Will Lay Cor?
ner-Stone To-Morrow.
Asbury Place Methodist Eplacopal
Church. South, on Eombardy Street,
held two church conferences on Sun?
day and completed arrangements for
the laying of the corner-stone of the
new building, which is being erected
at the corner of Allen and Hark Ave?
nues.
At the morning service it was decid?
ed to change the name of the church,
because of the fact that there are
other churches in the city, both,white
and colored, with similar names. An
effort was made to procure a name
that would be agreeable to the entire
congregation, but ufler several votes
hud been taken and no dellnlte conclu?
sion reached, the conference adjourned
to the night session.
Agree Uli Nume.
Only one vote was taken at night,
and the name of "Monument Methodist"
was unanimously adopted, and will in
all probability be continued by the
next quarterly conference- Thus at
an early date, there will stand, lacing
the I-ee Monument, a bcautltul edltice,
a monument, us Its name applies, to
Methodism In that section of Rich?
mond. Tne site is regarded us one of
the best in the entire West End, If nut
in the city.
The foundations have all been com?
pleted, the Sunday school nearly so,
and on to-morrow afternoon at 4:30
o'clock the\ corner-stone will be laid
with Masonic ceremff rilei.
Exercises wi.. precede the laying of
the corner-stone. In which Governor
Mann and other prominent speakers
will take part. The quartet choir from
tlyi church will render music, and all
the Methodst ministers in the city,
chairmen of the various boards uf
stewards and Invited guests will oc?
cupy scuts on the platform. other
speakers on the program, besides the
Governor, who will make the princi?
pal address, ar Dr. W. Asbury Chris?
tian, presiding elder of the Richmond
District; Dr. B K I.lpscomb. formerly
presiding elder of the West Richmond
District; John P. Branch and J. A.
Briggs, chairman of the Methodist
Stewards' Association.
. The pastor, Rev. Eloyd T. Williams,
will preside. Members of the building
committee, which has charge of the
construction of the new church, will
have vcats on the platform. They are
D. V. Morton, chairman; Charles K.
Willis, 0. Edmund Massie, B. R. Dud?
ley, Irving I> Sutherland, T. B. Toy,
Julian W. Tyler and R. C Traylor.
linn Good Trosprct.
This church is now in a nourishing
condition, bavins at present about &00
members-.- Great numbers of Metho?
dists have within the last two or three1
years moved Into that section of the
city, most of them in permanent homes,
who still retain their membership In
remote sections, because of the fact
that there has been no other Methodist
Church in this district. When "Monu?
ment Methodist" Is completed, It will
be able to take care of from l.OuO to
1,200, and the predictions are that it
I will grow- rapidly.
. The present officers of the church.
I upon whom devolve the success of this
j work, are at follows: ttov. E T. Wil
1 Hams, pastor, who Is now closing his
! third year, and who will. It Is expect
j ed, he returned to complete his four
years, and the following stewards: B
< R. Dudley, chairman. J D. Briggs, J.
I l.ee Davis. J. E. 131am, M P. Gordon,
I W. K. Ilasse, George E Massle, W. M
i Miller, D V. Morton, A. W. Peuree, W.
W. Robertson. Herbert E Richardson.
; Thomas K. otagg, Irving E Sutherland.
I H. C, Traylor, T. R. Toy, -ullnn W.
Tyler. Charles K Willig.
ALUMNI PROTESTS
Richmond Chapter Would Have Dr.
Denny Itrmaln nt Washington ana l.ee.
Resolutions protesting against the.
acceptance by Dr. George H. Denny,
: president of Washington and Eoe Uni?
versity, Lexington, of the offer to be?
come the head of the University of
Alabama, were adopted yesterday af?
ternoon at a special meeting of the
Richmond Chapter of the Washington
and Eee Alumni Association. Colonel
Jo I>ane Stern, president of the chapter,
i was In the chair. A resolution, intro
i ducf<j by O. Oarrlngton Moseley. w^is
unanimously adopted, setting fort., that
"In view of Dr. Denny's great work
j and success as president of Washing?
ton and Eee University for the past
ten years and of the assurance that
his efforts will be crowned with even
greater success In the future should he
continue president, the retirement of
Dr. George H. Denny from the presD
dency would be a great loss to the
Institution and to the State of Vir?
I glnta, and that It It Die earnest and
sincere denire of the Illchmond alumni
that-he continue af. head of the In?
stitution over which he has presided
w;tt. distinguished saooeas for the Laut
1 i?a wwar*
SOLDIER SPENT
MONTH IN PRISON
Failed to Attend Culpeper Camp
and Was Held in City
Jail.
SEVEN TRIED YESTERDAY
Various Excuses Offered?Court
Martial Sits Again
To-Day.
After spending about thirty days In
Jail, where he was held because he
was unable to give bond. p. C. Ttnbbard.
a private In Company A. First Regl-1
nient, Virginia Volunteers, was yestor
day morning taken before a general
court-martial, which sat in the Seventh
Street' Armory, and was tried on
charges of failure to attend the en?
campment at Culpeper and neglecting
his military duties. It seems Hubbard
had hurt his foot and was unable to
go to camp. {,
With forty-two other soldiers of the
local battalion. Hubbard was sum?
moned some lime ago for trial on this
charge. He failed to respond, and n.
warrant was later sworn out for him,
and placed in the bands of the civil
authorities for service. He was plan?
ed under $300 bond for bis appearance
nt the direction of I.lcutenant-Colonel |
B. W. Salomonsky. of Norfolk, of the!
Fourth Kceirment, who had been desls-j
nuted as president of the court. Un-1
able to furnish the required security, j
Hubbard was committed to juil. where
he stayed until taken out yesterday I
morning. After his trial he was per?
mitted to return to his home.
Others Are Tried.
Six other privates of the locul bat?
talion who were accused of the same
offense charged against' Hubbard were
also given a hearing by the court. ;
which was composed of Colonel Sal
omonsky. Major Clinton L. Wright, of
Norfolk, adjutant of the First Bri?
gade, and Cdptaln I. Branch Johnson,
of Norfolk. commanding Battery B,.
First Battalion. Field Artillery. Cap?
tain Jennings C. Wise, of Richmond,
adjutant of the field artillery battalion,
acted as Jud^e-advocate. The court
opened shortly after 10 o'clock and
continued in session until 3, when it
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn?
ing. It Is probable that the work
will be concluded to-day.
Proceedings yesterday were retard?
ed to a groat extent by the failure to
have material witnesses present, and
many of the accused men were also
absent. The court was somewhat In?
dignant at what was termed discour?
tesy on the part of those who did not
heed instructions to be present. It Is
entirely probable that the negligent
ones will be reprimanded when they
appear this morning.
Already I'oulnhed.
It Is not thought that the verdict of
the court will inflict any further pun- j
lshment upon Hubbard, It being be-j
lleved that his confinement In jail
will be taken as a sufficient penalty
for his failure to go with the troops to
Culpeper.
Oh the stand he said that he had
been Incapacitated by injuring his
foot when n block of i?'e fell upon it.
According to his testimony he was
unable to leave his house for three
weeks. He exhibited his shoe with n
hole cut In It to relieve pressure from
an Injured toe ns proof of his state?
ment. But he failed to procure an ex?
cuse from the battalion surgeon, al?
though he had notified his rnmpany
commander. Captain W. C. Herbert, of
his hurt before the start was made for
the encampment.
Micht I.one Posnjjona.
In most of the excuses submitted by
the accused militiamen. It' was held
that they would lose their Jobs if they
left towtv Close questioning In almost
each Instance brought out the fact
that they had not notified their em?
ployers that they wished a week's
leave of absence until a day or two
before the battalion was to entrain.
One of them said that he was out of
' town, but left wlih the knowledge
that the encampment was to be held,
though he had nor been officially no?
tified of the date by his commanding
oftlcer. He produced a witness to
testify that a notice of the date of the
encampment was not received nt his
home until three days after his de?
parture.
Those whose cases were disposed of
were as follows:
Private t> C. Hubbard. Company A.
Private Oeorrrr n"'F. Company B:
1 Trivate Oilmo Wrlrrht. Company B:
Private Hugh T. Stelnrock. Company
F. Private .lame? i\ Taylor, Company
A; Private O. P. Crump. Company A.
and Private Leroy Ford, Company F.
FIRE THREATENED
STOVE FOUNDRY
Blaze Extinguished in Time to
Save East Main Street
Plant.
DELAY WILL CAUSE LOSS
Four Engine Companies and
Truck Do Quick and
Effective Work.
Though extinguished before It had
J Inflicted great damage, lire enrly lust
: night seriously threatened (he bulld
' lngs of the Richmond Stove Company,
I 2501 East Main Street, and It was
I thought at first thut tho blaze would
I be extensive and would leavo as much
damage behind as did the fire of some
time ago. Fortunately, however, sev
i cral engine companies and a truck
j company, under the direction of Chiof
j Raffo. arrived in time, and in half
an hour the flames were extinguished
and the tale of nurm was told.
' The flames originated In what is
termed the cupola, between the main
building and the foundry, where stand
u large melting pot and furnace. It is
supposed that burning coals fell to
the floor from the furnace and thus set
tire to the woodwork surrounding it.
The tlames created a great light, and
some one in the neighborhood turned
in the alarm. The night watchman
was on his rounds at the lime and was
in another part of the building when
the tire broke out. The flames ex?
tended into the roof, whore, und in tho
cupola, they were conlined by four
streams of water.
Delay Will Result.
The main loss lies probably in the
delay which will be incurred in the J
foundry, which lies in the rear of the
mailt building. The foundry was
Hooded in the efforts of the llremen to
extinguish tho flumes, and the saml
which is used for molding purpose?
will take two days in drying. It will
take as long to dry the floors of the
building. A delay of two days will
probably result, and for thut time more
than 100 men will be out of work.
Other parts of the building were not
touched by either lire or water, and In
them the usual work will proceed this
morning. The damage will amount to
probably $1,200, though it may reach
.to a larger figure when the adjustment
is made to-day.
Chief Raffo was at home when the
alarm came in a few minutes after 10
o'clock from box 32, and without wait?
ing for his buggy, for he kflew that
the box was situated In a dangerous
neighborhood, ho ran to the scene of
the fire. He was usslsted by Captain
Gill. Engine Companies 1, 2, " and ?
responded. wlt> No. 2 truck.
HOLDS UP PETITION
Judge Wnddlll Will Not Conflict With
State Court'a Action.
Because the mutter is pending be?
fore a trustee in the State courts,
Judge Edmund Waddlll, Jr., who has
returned from Norfolk, yesterday de?
nied a creditors' petition praying for
the appointment of a receiver for the
Morrison Machinery and Supply Com?
pany (Inc.). He allowed a petition
asking that the concern be adjudicat?
ed an involuntary bankrupt. These
papers were tiled last week.
Judge Waddlll Is expected to remain
In Richmond until the opening of tho
autumn term of the District and Cir?
cuit Courts, which will be on October
2. Petit and grand Juries for service
at this torm will be drawn to-day.
Carrier I'ltron Rests.
A carrier pigeon, numbered "A. B.,
? 3978," and with the letter "J" on a
Masonic keystone, flew into a window
on the fourth tloor of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company's building,
at Twelfth and Main Streets, yester?
day. Alighting on the desk of Chief
Clerk E. E. Wingrleld. It went to slcop.
evidently from exhaustion. Mr. Wing
field took the bird home, fed It and Will
release it to-day.
Council Committees.
The Council Committees on Finance,
Improvement of the James River and
Ordinance, Charter and Reform will
meet at the City Hall to-night at 8
o'clock.
K liorastau Knights to Meet,
Grand Emir Creery. who represented
Bent-Mora Temple. V. O. K. K.. at the na?
tional convention In Toledo. O., will make
his report ut a meeting to he held to-mor?
row nlRht at S o'clock In Fraternity Hall.
If* is BT?ii.
Times Better
To save a DIME than to save a PENNY. And it is
TEN TIMES BETTER to save a DOLLAR than a DIME.
This has been our argument all the time; but one
of our friends impressed it more forcibly on us the
other day when he said that instead of saving all of
the pennies which came into his hands, as a number
of our customers have been doing, that he was going
to save all of the dimes.
If you think the penny idea would prove too trou?
blesome, try the dime. There are little nickel banks
that are made just to fit them, and which open auto?
matically when the tenth is slipped in. Take care of
your dimes and let the
American National Bank
of Richmond, Virginia,
take care of your DOLLARS at 3 Per Cent. Compound
Interest.
REFUSES TU PAY
STANDARD'S BILL
Street Committee Informed That
Oiling Contract Has Been
Grossly Violated.
SEWER WORK ALSO BEHIND
Smith Cannot Secure Brick.
Cary Street Widening
Plans Tabled.
Report was made to the Council
Committee on Stroets last night by
City Engineer Charles E. Boiling that
tho Standard OH Company had utterly
failed to live up to Its contract In oil?
ing city streets, and the Engineer read
a letter he had written to J. W. Graves,
agent for the Standard Company, in?
forming him that tho bill would not be
paid. The committee lndosed tho
stand taken by tho City Englncor.
The work done up to this time em?
braces about 87,000 square yards, und
while not yet fully measured up, the
bill will amount to several thousand
dollars. The specifications In the con?
tract require that of tho composition
used 50 per cent, was to be asphalt,
making u permanent binder of the oil.
Samples of the preparation used In sev?
eral sections of the city wero submlt
td to City Chemist Whltfleld. who, on
analysis, could And no trace of asphalt
whatever, the preparation tlsed being
merely, he reported, a dark oil which
was readily absorbed.
Duet Peeper Than Ilrrore.
Mr. Gunst called special attention to
the condition of Meadow Street nr.d
West Grace Street, oiled recently by
the Standard OH Company. Formerly,
he said, these streets, had been covered
with yellow dust, now they were even
deeper with black dust. Mr. Boiling
agreed that much of tho work done
was absolutely worthless, not even hav?
ing luld the dust. Mr. Gunst announced
his opposition to spending street money
Intended for permanent improvement In
oiling and other temporary dust-laying
expedients. Mr. Lynch agreed that the
Standard Oil Company had acted In bad
faith with a subcommittee which had
gone to Baltimore to see oiled streets,
in falling utterly to give the same ser?
vice here.
Under advice of Acting Chairman
Pollock, the action of the City Engi?
neer In rejecting the bill was ap?
proved. "They will n?ver get a penny
for the work they have done In Rich?
mond, and they know It." was Mr. Pol?
lock's assertion.
Donnell Most Give Up Contrnct.
Mr. Boiling brought to the attention
of the committee the Interminable de?
lays of Contractor Donnell on the
Gillie's Creek bridge, the most impor?
tant part of the plan for opening new
Lester Street. The City Engineer
stated that Contractor Donnell had
never had on the ground the appliances,
equipment or force to execute the work:
that the time for completion of the
entire contract had expired, and the
contractor wus not yet out of the mud
and had not poured any concrete at nil
Attorney James L. Anderson appeared
for Contractor Donnell and frankly ad?
mitted that his client was financially
embarrassed and unable to go on with
the work, but said that be hoped to
get assistance from his bonding com?
pany or to sublet the contract. Mr.
Lynch asserted that he should not have
bid unless In a position to take the
work, and that It was no use jumping
on the City Engineer for failure to
execute work when the committee fails
to back him up and allows contractors
and their bondsmen to take their own
time. Mr. Boiling read many letters
sent to Contractor Donnell urging him
to begin work.
The matter was referred to the City
Engineer, with power to act, either to
relet the contract or to employ men to
finish" the work. "It will not take me
long to decide what to do with Mr. Don?
nell," said Mr. Boiling.
Smith Also Behind Time.
While on the subject. Mr. Boiling re?
ported the contracting firm of I. J.
Smith & Co. as far behind time on con?
tract work for sewers. Mr. Smith, who
was present, claimed that it hud been \
impossible to secure brick, and asked |
permission to use concrete construction,
with brick lining. The committee ob?
jected to changing the specifications,!
as unfair to other bidders, and Mr. j
Boiling stated that Contractor Maynard !
had told him he could supply the brick-!
Mr. Smith said it appeared that some
contractors were favored by the brick
yards at the expense of others; that
his supplies were always delivered last.
Mr. Smith said it would take 1,000,000
brick to finish work he now has under
way for the city.
"If you can't get them in Richmond i
you should buy them olsewhe"re," said j
Mr. Lynch. Mr. Smith said city in?
spectors had recently condemned the ?
greater part of two carloads of brick
on the ground. The matter was refer?
red to the City Engineer to roport
whether brick could be secured, and
whether the method of construction
should be changed.
The Boulevard and Hermitage Road
leading to the Fair Grounds were or?
dered oiled previous to the state Fair.
Experimental Paving.
The Virginia Railway and Power
Company was allowed to make an ex?
periment of a new type of paving be?
tween the tracks on Seventh Street
from Broad to Main, the paving to be
replaced at tho cost of the company if
found unsatisfactory.
Plans for widening Cary Street west
of the Boulevard were tabled becauso
of the failure of abutting property
owners to sign releases, and the City
Engineer was Instructed to proceed
with grading and graveling the street
from the Boulevard to the corporate
limits at Its present width.
Thte application of the Richmond and
Henrlco Railway for a general light?
ing franchise was referred to a sub- j
committee of seven, of which Mr.
Lynch will be chairman. The applica?
tion of the same company for track
extensions in the western part of the
city was passed by at the requost of
Samuel L. Kelley, attorney for tho
company.
Tho Lynch Interchangeable ticket or?
dinance was made a special order for
a meeting on September 2
Winter Cruises to West Indies,
Panama Canal, Venezuela, and Ber?
muda.
Call for Illustrated booklet.
The Richmond Transfer Co.
809 East Main St.
Richmond, Va.
foff With the Straws, On With a New I
"Knox" Derby or Soft Hat I
Fall styles are meeting with unusual approval.
/ A hat for every head.
Gans-Rady Company
DROVE AMBULANCE
TO HIS OWN HOME
City Chauffeur Answers Call
Ignorant of Its Signifi?
cance.
Ar..-wer!nr; a call Sunday afternoon
to his own home, at 610 South Harrison
Street, John Drake, chauffeur for 'the
city ambulance, fearing that some ter?
rible accident hud befallen some mem?
ber of his family, drove tho heavy ma?
chine at top speed, and arrived in time
with Dr. Hulcher. of the City Hospital
corps, to render medical assistance to
his youngest daughter and to his little
grandchild, who hud been rendered un?
conscious by a fall down a flight of
fifteen stairs.
Mrs. Knlghtley, daughter of Mr.
Drake, and her husband were spending
Sunday at her parents' home. The
youngest daughter went upstairs to
bring the baby down, and when half?
way to tho bottom caught her shoe In
one of the stairs. She foil and rolled
to the bottom. Picking herself up, sho
ran to tho baby's sldo and saw that
It was unconscious. Though shocked
and bruised herself, sho managed to
carry the child In to Its mother, and
assistance was Eought of two physi?
cians In the neighborhood. But both
were out, and then a neighbor called
the city ambulance.
Mr. Drak? kept a oool head under
the stress and drove the car with a
steady nerve. He was much relieved
to find that the accident was no worse.
Both patients were reported to bo re?
covering yesterday.
EDMS FOSTER
IS REFUSED BAIL
Henrico Man Held on Serious
Charge Will Be Arraigned
on Monday.
Becaune of the absence from tho.
city of It. O. Vv'endenburg, who has
been retained by the defense, tho trial
of Edward Foster, the Henrico county
farmorr charged with a capital offense
against Ada Catherine Keeks, a fif?
teen-year-old girl placed In his caro
by the Children's Home Society of
Virginia, has been postponed to 11
o'clock next Monday. Application was
made yesterday for ball, but this waa
refused because of the gravity of tho
alleged offense.
The defendant, when seen at the
county Jail yesterday, was rlnqlng a.
hymn, and seemed to be in an alto?
gether equable frame of mind. He In?
sists that he Is Innocent of the
charge, and claims that It was trump?
ed up against him by enemies. Ho had,
no statement to make.
The case will be aired before Jus?
tice Puryear Monday morning, aa
which time some sensational evidence,
it is claimed, will be Introduced by
the State. A number of wUnesses have
been summoned to bear out tho
charges In tho warrant Common?
wealth's Attorney Julien Ounn. who la
at present out of the city, will return
Friday and take active charge of the
prosecution.
FAILED TO LEARN
CAUSE OF WRECK
Coroner's Verdict Non-Cornrnittal.
Engineer Saw Rocks on
Track.
In the inquest held yesterday at Ben?
nett's undertaking establishment over
the body of Robert E. Byrd, the fireman
who was killed In the disastrous wreck
on the Richmond, Frederlcksburg and
Potomac Railroad at,Eaurel Saturday
afternoon, when train No. 15 was de?
railed, the coroner's Jury brought In a
non-committal verdict, no definite causo
for the wrick having been found,.
Engineer Charles C. Cooper, of Wash?
ington, whp was running the engine at
the time, and whose life was somehow
miraculously saved, was the most Im?
portant witness. He said that Just
ufter the little station at Eaurol was
passed he noticed two rocks as large
as his (1st on the right rail. Ho ap?
plied the brakes and cried to his com- |
panlon, Frank I? Koontz, the regular,
engineer on that run. an8 the fireman.
Mr. Cooper believes that these rocks,
derailed the engine and caused the fear- !
ful wreck.
Conductor J. A. Thompson, Henry A.
Usher, brakeman, and Wallace Shelton.
a colored porter, were examined, hut I
they were unable to throw nny light
on the eaus.e of the accident.
Engine Without nefect.
Attorney W. D. Cardwell, who ap?
peared for the company, said that an
examination had been made of the
engine and that It had been found
without defect. The roadbed and the!
rails and ties were so torn up and
scattred that It will be almost impos?
sible to determine whether there was
any defect In the track.
Engineer Cooper was of the opinion
that the derailment was caused by the'
rocks, for Immediately after striking
them the engine lurched and then lost
the rails.
Further Investigation will be made
hy the railway company officials.'
Tpe body of Engineer t?oontz was
sent to Roanoke yesterday afternoon
for burial, and the body of Fireman
Byrd was sent to Clifton Forge for bur?
ial. Both were accompanied by dele?
gations from the Brotherhood of Rail?
way Engineers, who will act as pall?
bearers.
NOT SAME ROY C. SMITH
Nn-vnl Officer In Trouble Not rtelated to
Richmond Man.
To settle confusion which has arisen |
In the minds of some local residents,
it 's explained that the Lieutenant!
Roy C. Smith, of the United States'
Navy, who is reported to be under'
serious charges, is no relative of Cap-'
tain Roy C. Smith, a former Richmond j
man. Tho lattor married a daughter of I
the lato Rear-Admlr&l W. T. Sampson,!
ana his services are valued so highly '
by the Navy Department that he Is
slated to command the Dreadnought
Arkansas when it is put into commis?
sion.
Captain Roy C. Smith Is n son of Dr.
Charles Henry Smith, of this city, who
was First Assistant Surgeon-General
of the Confederate Army, and won
much distinction In that position.
Charles Evelyn Smith, of Richmond, is
his brother.
LOCATING EXHIBIT
Manufacturer to Organize, at Meeting
Thursday Night.
Members of the Richmond Manu?
facturers' Exhibit will meet In Room
630 of the Jefferson Hotel Thursday
night for the purpose of organization.
The report of tho committee on a suit?
able location \yill bo discussed and
recommendations made.
The exhibit will be modeled after)
that already in successful operation at
Chattanooga. Tenn. Since the project
was first suggested here thoso inter?
ested have been in constant communi?
cation with the Chattanooga organiza?
tion, and recently, have been advised
that its growth has Justified quarters
much more capacious than two years
ago, when the exhibit was started. In?
dications are that the Richmond ex?
hibit will "bo one o< the largest in. the
South within a short time.
THIRTY DAYS FOR
STEALING MELON
Boy Less Than Fifteen Years
. Old Works With Felons .
on Roads.
A boy not yot fifteen yam old. sen?
tenced to work thirty days on tbs
roads of Chesterfield county and herded
at night among criminals, all for
stealing one watermelon, was the piti?
ful story brought to light" by the ar?
rest yesterday In South Richmond of
Johnnie Cordle on the charge of be?
ing a fugitive from Justice.
Johnnie Is one of those unfortun?
ates who never get a chance. Lefe
at an early ngo an orphan, he has had
to shift for hlntsolf. and. according t >
his story, he does not know his A B
C"s. and has had no opportunity to
lenrn them. Norfolk Is his original
home, but ho has drifted about seek?
ing work. Tie was lucky at Ralel?h
and saved a little money, enough to
s-tort him on the road to seek his sis?
ter, who. ho says, lives somewhere In
Richmond. ?Reachlnc Petersburg, and
finding his little store had given our,
he started to walk the twenty-three,
miles to Richmond. Bplng a boy and
a hungry boy at that, n wnfermelon
patch proved his downfall. Johnnie
picked and ate the forbidden fruit, and
went on hlH wav refreshed. Pate
overtook him In the shape of a farm?
er and n shotgun, and Johnnie becamej
a convict.
Wlrh only six more days left to;
serve, he took his Just chnnce and
ran. He was soon missed, and guards
coming hy rail headed him oft at tha
Free Bridge, his only avenue of es?
cape. Footsore and weary. Johnnie
did not give up when he spied them,
hut turned nnd fled up Semmes Street,
hotly pursued Exhausted, he crept)
under a hous? for refuge, hut wns
found, dragged out, dirt covered, by
the feet, his hands tied together with
rope nnd his feelings soothed by tho
remark of one of the guards. In ro-?
ply to h "question of t\ reporter, that
he would probably be let off light with
three times thirty-nine. This for a
fourteen-yenr-old boy's fall In raking
one watermelon.
I? Is understood that Ben P. Owen
will take up the boy's case and have
him sent, to the Laurel Reform School.
RECOUNT HENRICO VOTE
Three Defrnted Candidate* Wish to>
Look nt Ballots.
Secretnry Angle, of the Henrlco
County Demonratle Committee, sent out
notifications yesterdny to the members
of the comnvittoe to meet at the court?
house Frldav at 10 A. M. for the pur?
pose of considering and taking action
upon the requests filed by several of
the defeated candidates for a recount
of the vote In the recent county elec?
tion. Tn addition to the contests of
O'Bannon versus Treasurer-Elect Hech
ler, and Davis against Throrkmorton,
for the Hmife of Delepates, a requo?t
for a recount has also tioen registered
by one of the three candidates for con?
stable from Falrfleld District.
Mnrrtnue Llcenite*.
Marriage licenses wjere issued yes?
terday in the Hustings Court to Riy
I.lnwood Melton nnd Alma Ruth Layne,
George C. Porr and Moselle If. Baughnn
nnd to Henry E. Winston and Mamie J.
Farmer.
THE
SAVINGS BANK
RICHMOND
1117 E.MAIM ST.
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