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STRONGADDRESS
BY BONAPARTE
ON BIG PROBLEM
(Continued From First Page.)_
luncheon were limited to flvo minutes,
nnd a large number of expressions
from the delegates were heard.
Four more addresses at the nitor
iioon session, presided over by Presi?
dent William Dudley Foulke, which
opene I at 3 o'clock, completed the
speaking program of the day. The
evening program, beginning at G:30.
. onslsted of a meeting and dinner cf
the civic secretaries, wltb Klllot II.
Goodwin, of New York, presiding, fol?
lowed at 9 o'clock by a reception at
the Commonwealth Club, arranged by
the local entertainment committee for
the delegates and visiting women.
Attendance Increasing.
Considering the academic nature of
the discussions, the attendance' from
the city at the deliberations yester?
day was encouraging. It has not been
generally known that the meetlngt
are open to the public, nnd It was
Officially requested that this announce- |
mcnt be made. The league alma lo ]
interest us many people as possible in
the various projects for civic better?
ment that are discussed at Its meet- j
Jngs, and to this end invites the tit- j
tchdanci of nil Interested persons.
approximately 20n dolegatcs were i
present when the presiding officer, j
Charles J. llotiapnrtc. ol Italtlmore. |
culled the convention to order. These, j
represent a majority of the numerous
organisations in the United States,
'.laving for their objects, civic better- i
mcnt and political reform. For tho
most part they uro designated by their ;
respective organisations as official]
delegates to the convention, although 1
? large number of the visitors uro in- j
depedent of any of these organizations, i
and have come to attend the mooting 1
on their own initiative. I
A liberal sprinkling of women was '
noticed at yesterday's meetings. In
addition to the wives and relatives
of the delegates, a number of Rich?
mond women. chiefly members of 1
local civic and women's clubs, are at
tending.
Poolke Again President.
The reporl of the nominating com- |
mlttce at ilie morning session was 1
adopted without ohange by unanimous
vote William Dudley Foulke, or Rich-!
mond, Ind., was chosen to succeed him- ?
self as president, and all <>r the major j
officer*" were re-elected with the ex?
ception of the first and third vice- I
.presidents Mrs. Jano Addams, the
noted social worker of Chlcugo, was
elected first vice-president, marking ,
the first time that tho Municipal
.League has chosen a woman as mem?
ber of Its executive board.
"The most notable tendency In
American municipal life is that toward I
hopefulness," said Clinton Rogers '
Woodruff, of Philadelphia, secretary of (
the National Municipal League, in his
addr?Sg on "American Municipal Re- |
form," which opened the morning ses?
sion.
It wa? Mr. Woodruff's annual review
in his capacity as secretary of the
league of the progress In municipal
government of the year Just closed,
and It summarized oomprohenalvely
and In a wholly optimistic tone the
year's developments In rhls Important
field.
Grafting Mere 1'npopular,
"Grafting Is becoming more and
more unpopular as people come to
know more about it. The revelations,
while disgusting, are Important and
encouraging, because they reveal con?
ditions which an enlightened public
sentiment promptly seeks to correct
and eliminate."
The Increasing tendency toward an
expansion of municipal functions, a
New York Society
Beautiful Women of the "400"
Who Have Luxuriant Hair
In gay New York, where women get
i heir ideas from their sisters abroad, the
hair beautifier and grower called PAR?
ISIAN SAGE is in great demand.
A great scientist, undoubtedly one of
rhe moat eminent h;iir specialists in the
world, is the discoverer of PARISIAN
SAGE. Il>- claims most emphatically
that it is the only hair preparation that
will kill the persistent dandruff germs.
At any rate, the .sole manufacturers of
PARISIAN" SAGE in the United States
give through their agent, Tragic Go., this
money-back guarantee, which i- no doubl
.-irong enough nnd plain enough to please
t he most exacting:
"We guarantee PARISIAN SAGE to
. i dandruff in two weeks; to stop falling
hair; to make dull, lifeless and colorless
hair beautiful and luxuriant; to cure all
it> hing diseases of the scalp. 01 monrv
back."
I he price it only 50 cents a large bottle
at Tragic Co.'s and live druggists every?
where, or by express, .ill charges prepaid,
from Gitoux -Mfg. Co., Buffalo, V V.
The girl with the Auburn liair is on every
bt ttle.
MILLER'S
I Beauty Cream
A REAL SKIN FOOD.
Perfectly harmless. Will not
rancid. Highly endoraed by mndU
ral profession. A dainty prepara?
tion for daintv people.
T. A. MILLER CO.,
Druggists, M9 V. Broad.
Mad. 3199. Hoorfv Deflvcries.
(Q) Relieves in 24 Hours (?)
Catarrh of the Bladder
AO Dtuuti'f Wtaaatt ti CniwHr/afM
simplification of the machinery of city
government, end the greater use of tho
dtreot primary and methods of con?
trolling public service corporations Mr.
Woodruff rogardod as tho more Im?
portant progress of the year.
"The movement for tho establish?
ment of commission "govornmonts in
American cities owes a large part of
Its success to tho fact that it is a sim?
ple form of government, easily under?
stood, and providing a short ballot and
a simplified form of nomination and
election," he said.
Chicago and Philadelphia were point?
ed to as ovidenco of tho wider use of
the municipal primary. Secretary
WoodrulT referred to tho reported use
Of sums as large us $1100,000 by candi?
dates In Chicago.
"The remedy for this difficulty lies
In the direction of restricting the
amount to he expended by the Individ?
ual for election expenses," he said.
"Tho Thraldom of Massachusetts
Cities." second address of tho morning
session, was delivered by Harvey N.
Shcpard, of Boston. He told of tho
utter helplessness of the Bay State
municipalities, which are llterolly crea?
tures of the Legislature, with no pow?
ers except those expressly delegated
to them by their charters. Their every
action, he. told the assembly, was with?
out force except when aided by legis?
lative enactment?a condition of af?
fairs which militates strongly against
effective municipal government.
Thomas M. Pittsman, city attorney
of Henderson. X. C, prefaced his ad?
dress "n 'The Problems of Small
Chics." which was next on the pro-i
gram, with an Invitation to Mr. Shop- I
ttrd and his Massachusetts fciiow-cltl
zons to move their families and house-I
hold effects to N"rt!i Carolina, where I
cities enjoy more freedom and where j
the New lmgland passion for munici?
pal freedom would And an unhampered
Held. '
While the problems of the small City
are not as large nor as insistent as
those of the large cities, said Mr. Pltt
man, they nevertheless harbor abuses,
not the least among wihlch, in his opin?
ion, .ire looseness In the administra?
tion of public business, and an almost
criminal propensity for granting fran?
chise:; without limit.
The small city, according to Mr.
Pittmnn, is still Inefficiently equipped
with competent boards to provide san-l
iturv surroundings, proper Inspection
of buildings, adequate regulation of
hours of labor for women and ohll
dron, proper inspection of foodstuffs
and publicity of administrative pro?
ceedings- ?
.Mr Plttman advocated the adoption j
of the merit system to do away with
What Is In the smaller cities a fruitful,
cause of Inefficiency in administrative
Officers?the common distribution of
public offices among many petty offi?
cers with noiiminl salaries "The of?
fices." ho said, "are a sort of side line
to the official's private employment.
Obviously the public would be bettor
served by a consolidation of the olllces
and salaries, and the elimination of
the 'side, line' service.''
Ctty Oovernment by C'ommtMKlon.
Tho morning session concluded with
an address on "City Government by
Commission," by Richard S. Childs,
secretary of the Short Ballot Organi?
zation. He made out it atrons case
for the commission plan, which, ho
said, to put It In tho most modest
terms, is already a relative success
because It Is more democratic?that is,
more sensitive to public opinion. And
it Is more sensitive to public opinion
because it makes for a unification of
powers, placing the power where tho
people can Bee It and watch It- This
watchfulness, he 3tnted further. Is
rendered more effective by the short
ballot, which Is one of the features of
the commission plan.
The' subject was further discussed at
the round table luncheon, which fol?
lowed immediately uftor adjournment
at 1 o'clock, and was presided over by
Dr. A. B. Hart, of Harvard University.
The speaking was opened by Admiral
F. E Chadwick, of Newport, R. 1.,
whose views were very much ut varl
anco with those expressed by Mr.
Childs. atTd who advocated the so
called Newport plan, as a far more
practical scheme of ctty government
Others who took part In the discussion
were Richard Henry Dana, of Cam?
bridge. Mass ; President S. C. Mitchell,
of the University of South Carolina;
Robert Trent Pnlne, of Uuston; Robert
S. Blnkerd. of New York; Professor
B. M. Rastnll, of the University of
Wisconsin, and Harvey N. Shepurd, of
Boston.
The afternoon meeting. President
William Dudley Foulkc presiding,
opened with the reading of a report
on "Excess Condemnation and Special
Assessments." by Secretary C. R.
Woodruff, In tho absence of its au?
thor. Lawson Purdy. president of the
Board of Taxes and Assessments of
New York City. It stated that while
the principle fo excess condemnation
has been common for many years to
has . ben common for many ynrs, to
acquire more land than that Imme?
diately needed for some public Im?
provement, for the purpose of safe?
guarding the work in one way or an
othor, cases of Its application In the
United States are rare, and. its legal
status even questioned.
The subject, the report stated, is
still in process of investigation, ,and
a full report of the work will shortly
be published in one of the National
Municipal league series. Massachu?
setts, according to R'chard Henry
Dana, of Cambridge, who commented
on -the report before entering Into j
hts address, which followed next oh '
tho program, has recently legalized
excess condemnation by legislative I
enactment.
Antitoxin for Municipal Wnntc.
Mr. Dana's subject was "Antitoxin '
for Municipal Waste and Corruption."
It was In the nature of a preliminary
report of a committee, of which ho Is
chairman, appointed by the National
Civil Hen-Ice Reform and Munlclpnl
Leagues Jointly to Btudy the subject
Of the nelectlon and retention of ex?
perts In municipal work.
"There nrc certain Internal dis?
eases connected with our municipal
government In America.'' he suld.
"which act on the very circulation of
our ordinary municipal life very much
as hostile germs work in the human
blood." Spinning the simile further,
he asserted that Just as In medicine
the introduction of the antitoxin into
the human system produces something
In tho blood which strengthens the
good and wholesome germs so that
they car. better resist the insirious
attacks of the hostile microbes, so In
? : I pa] affairs tho Introduction of
a similar agency?dyjl service reform
?will strengthen' the* municipal ad?
ministration to resist the municipal
ills to which It Is heir.
Mr. Dana advocated a merit system
wjilch would insure e>perlenced and
tr d men at the head of important
trustr, nnd whose tenure of office
would be based solely upon merft and
titnesn.
The closing address of the after
noon meeting was lo have been OI10
? ?Ii "The German Imperial Unearned
Increment T:*<," by professor Robert
<'. Brooks, of the University of Cin?
cinnati, but on account of its length
and Involved nature the speaker re?
frained from rending it, contenting
himself wit), :, brief statement of the
nature of the work. Printed reports
SMOOTH going in a pair of Crossctte. Style the
latest. Comfort the greatest. Look at the lines
of this Russia calf model Here's " dash " for you.
And the breadth gives plenty of toe % *
room. \ \
$4. to $6. everywhere % m
Lewis A. Croasctt, Inc., Maker IV
North Abingtoa? M ^ J \^
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE SPEAKER
Cti^&iJEs Joseph E)orf^vra^te
of the address were distributed to |
the delegates.
At 6:30 }?. M. took place the annual
meeting and dinner of the civic sec?
retaries committee, composed of the
secretaries of the numerous civic and
municipal organizations represented ill
The Demand Back of
Tells of Its superiority more forcibly
than words. The voices of MILLIONS
call for it at the grocery store.
Merit has made it the choice of the
people. No other Baking Powder
costing so little does so much.
The Southern
Manufacturing Co.,
RICHMOND, VA.
Diamonds
We have an exceptionally large
stock of Diamond Goods, having
just received another large ship?
ment, and wc arc offering some real
bargains in Diamond Rings.
Holiday Goods
now on exhibition, which comprise
all the new designs of Jewelry and
Silver Novelties of the season
Select your Christmas pres?
ents now and get the first
choice,
J. S. JAMES
The Diamond Merchant,
Seventh and Mtiln Ms.
Reliable Accounts Solicited.
the convention. The presiding ofllcer
was KUlot H. Goodwin, of. New York.
A reception at the Commonwealth
Club to tin: delegates and visiting wo?
men closed the ilrsl day of the con?
vention.
OBlcern EUcted.
Following ure the officers elected
yesterday morning: President, William
Dudley Foulke, Richmond, Ind.; Viee
Presidenta, Jane Addams, Chicago; H.
D. W. English, Pittsburgh; William
Kent. Kentlleld, Ca.1.; Camlllui Q. Kld
der, New York; A. Lawrence L?owell,
Harvard University; George McAneny,
New York; Charles Rlchurdson, Phil
adelphla; Treusurer, George Burnham,
Jr., Philadelphia; Secretary. Clinton
Hogers Woodruff, Philadelphia. |
i In the personnel of the executive
I council the election wrought little
change. All the old members, with
few exceptions, were elected. The new
members of the council are: William
M. Chadburne, New York; John Stew?
art Bryan, Richmond; Kdward _ L.
Burchard. Chicago; Frederick Cook
Morehouse, Milwaukee; M. F. Huwloy,
Minneapolis, and W. 1?. Ltghthall,
Montreal.
1'ire Damage Noniluul.
Two alarms of Arc were turned In 1st?
yesterday afternoon, hut the damage in each
case was merely nominal. The . roof of t!i?.
house at 1U5 Nlcholeon Street, was slightly
damaged by ?parks from the chimney, and
a mantelpiece In the residence at 1214 Ash?
land Street tvaa slightly dama/ted.
To-Day's Program
IDlSO A. M?(lion. William Dudley
foulke, presiding >?Municipal Pl?
anne CM mihi Health?Iteport of the
Committee on City PInuuce? und
I IIikI^?,!-, (irorice Hu rn hum, Jr.,
I flit I ji dt- Ipii In, ehulmiHn.
Deport of the Committee nn a
Program for the Improvement of
Metlindn of i| ii n iel pa I A dintulnlrn
tlpn, Mr. w. w. Wlllougbby, of
(be President's < lotumtttalon on
l'-eonoiny mid lOfUcleacjr, ckailrman.
"In a Standard of Municipal i.f
llclency 1'cumIIiI,. nnd Desirable P'
Hr. Jesse I). UurkN, director I'hlln.
ilelphlu BlireMU of Munldpnl lit
Hciirch.
"The Chicago Commission nn
City Expenditures." Professor
Charles 10. Mcrrlnnt, I ulvcrslly of
Chicago,
"The Hi miIi- of the Itequlre
iii fins of filiform Deports, nlth
Special Itefcreuce to Municipal In?
debtedness." Cbarlea I". CSetteaay,
director Mnssnehuseltn niirrau of
Lahor.
"The Duties of h Controller,
with Special Iteferrnee to Inde?
pendent Inspection of Municipal
Work," lion. John M. Wnlton,
Controller Pltlludrlpbla.
"Economy nud F.lllelrney In .Mu?
nicipal Health ? Administration
?Work." Selskar M. Uunn, Huston,
assistant professor of Sanitary
lllnlogy and Public llenlth, Mns
KachUMctts institute of Technol?
ogy.
1 I P. M.?Mound 'table Luncheon?
"lluiiNlng, lleultb and Morals,"
a P. M.?"Electoral lleform and
CUIe Sum-jh."
"The Swiss Klectornl System,"
William I.. Itnppard, department
of government, llnrvnrd t nlver
mtty.
"Preferential \otlng," Prglnnld
Mott Hull, Cnmhrldgr, Maas.
"Civic Surveys," Thomm? H.
HaWMSi Liverpool. England, au?
thor of "Civic Art."
I Polln? Inn Ihi- afternoon Nrtinlon
Governor and Mrs. William Hodges
.Miinu vtlll tender n reception nt
Ibe executive Mansion to the
members mid delegate*.
7t30 P. >l?Dinner to delegntrs at
Hie Hotel .Irffrrsiin.
COURT GRANTS
POSTPONEMENT
Trial of Lewis Hooff Will
Not Be Held Till
January.
CSpeclal to The Times-Dispatch. 1
Alexandria, Va_, November 14.?The
trial of Lewla iioofi, former secretary
and general manager of the defunct
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan
Association, 'wus postponed to-day In
the Corporation Court by Judge 1..
C. Barley until January 1!3 next, liooff
rcnowed his bail 'bond in the sum of
510.000 for bis appearance 'at that
time.
The principal ground for tho post?
ponement was in tho form of an uttl
davlt filed with the court by liooff set.
ting forth that the financial report on
the affairs ofthc concern has not yot ;
been completed by the expert ao-<
countants who are going over the af
fair a of the institution.
Arguments for a postponement were,
made by Attorneys J. J_. Jeffries, of
Norfolk, and I.owls H. Maohon, of this
city. Commonwealth's Attorney S. U i
Brent argued agitlnst a postponemcii t I
The case uf liooff wus slated fot i
trial this morning.
The Mercantile Railway Building
and I.mm Association wont Into tho
hnnds of receivers: January 111 last
and on September 13 a grand jury In
j the Corporation Court r -turned nine
! Indictments against liooff in connec
I tlon with the failure. The Jury was
Investigating the affairs of the con-;
' ccrn several days beforo It made Its
' report.
I Hundreds of Alexandrians and oth?
ers have their money tied up in tltis
institution, and up to the present time
the shareholders have no official I
statement as to the amount they wllll
I recelvu from their deposits.
AMENDMENT NOT
[APPROVED BY TAH
Will Not Agree to Change oi
Sherman Law Unless Federal
Incorporation Kails.
Washington, November 14.?President
Taft Is not inclined to approve any
amendment to the Sherman antitrust
law unless It becomes apparent that j
Congress will not pass a Federal In- I
corporation act! The President Indl- '
catcd this to-day.
Mr. Taft la a*nxlous to have sonia i
legislation to clear up the situation '
for business men so they may realize
exactly where they stand, hut he ma le
it plain that he preferred lo see the
changes: in the regulation of com- ]
merce accompanied through Federal
churters which could provide tor cor- ,
portions certain denned limitations. ;
He let It be known that should that*]
prove impossible lie would indorse
1 amendments to the Sherman law,
! pointing out specifically what this
: may not do.
I It Is the President's idea that if
j the Sherman law be amended It should
I define specifically what constitutes of
. tenses against It. Crushing of com?
petition, combination to ruin com?
petitors or to raise prices or other
acts of the kind should be specifically
i named, in his opinion,
j President Taft also believes that
j tho amendments, if made, should lie
i framed so as to mnke It unnecessary
j for the government to prove that a
: combination which has come to oper
I ate In restraint of trade, originally
j was intended for that purpose, us Is
now the case.
fn the Standard Oil suit the Depart?
ment of .Justice had to begin with th? j
I company's record more than thirty
j years ago and work down to date to
[ prove that Che combinations wore in
I tended to crush competition.
; There would he considerable risk in
any attempt to amend the Sherman
law, the President has been told, and
it is believed he shares that view. He
has made it plain, however, that ito
will not sympathize with any attempt
to emasculate the Sherman law, and
he again to-day expressed the senti?
ment which ho embodied In his Pitts?
burgh speech?that he had no sym?
pathy with the statement that busi?
ness men did not know when they were
doing wrotig.
After the Cabinet meeting to-day
tho President indicated that recom?
mendations for trust legislation In his
message, to Congress would be along
I theae lines. No bill will be prepared,
the President merely recommending
the legislation.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
[ Priests to Take Part In Paying Tribute
to Lamented lllsbop.
A notable <//eni commemorative oil
tile late lameyrltod Bishop Van de Vyvet
I will take pidce to-morrow at 10 o'clock
? In the Sacred Heart Cathedral, when
1 the sixty-one priests of the whole Vir
I gilila diocese will assembled lo partici?
pate in the solemn month's mind mur.s.
to be celebrated for the repose ofj the
; bishop's soul, by his nephew, the Roy
: Louis Smet, of St. Peter's Church. Rev
John McVcrry. of Winchester, and Rev.
H. j. McKcefry, of St. Patrick's Church,
Richmond, will act as deacon and pub
deacon of the muss. Rev. Joseph Ma
grl. D. I>.. secretary to the late bishop,
will be the master of ceremonies. Rev
Pcllx Kaup. of the cathedral, is to lead
and direct the singing of the mass by
t he priests.
A striking part of the service will
be a eulogy of the bishop to be de?
livered by the Rev. Joseph Prloll, of
Newport News. No doubt a largo con?
gregation will attend, since the public
Is Invited to the service, which will
he held exactly one month after the
bishop's death.
I Following the church services of
Thursday a general conference of all |
the priests of the. dloceso is to takej
I place in the Socrod Heart Cathedral!
sacristies at 11:30 A. M.
Dinner will be served to the priests
'in Murphy's Annex at 2 P. M.
KohherlM Reported.
I It. M Mclntyre, r>f CM East Orsce Street.'
! reported t0 the police yesterday that hit
house had been broken Into and that a coat ,
and two vests, had been stolen. The rob
I bery occurred eoine time during tho after
i neon.
H. llnynes, of ?3 West Broad Street, re
| ported that a blanket, carrlnics nnd a vest
had hceu stolen front his residence.
TOI LAX-FOB WAT.
St jva bad a medicine that wetrM
etrtngiher, the lrver, the stomaeB. tbe kid
Bert and the bowels, and at the same time
maks yon stress "Hb a systemic tonlo,
don't 7mi believe you would aoen be wallt
That's "The Lax-Pat Way."
w, aefc you to buy th* first bettle on the
tasney-baek plan, end you will aak yoef
IrustTlet te sell yen the Seeons.
It keept your whele Intldtt right.
There U nethlag eltt mad* Ilka lAJt-f***
I J?ffcis tii ?in I >TitWsl Sr
Value Giving is the Enduring Foundation
Upon Which This Business Rests.
Wc have demonstrated our superior facilities lor under?
selling, and the tremendous patronage enjoyed is the logical
result.
Every man wishing to purchase an overcoat should come
straight to this store. Nowhere else can such magnificent
overcoat stocks be seen; in no other is the range of styles and
fabrics so extensive. The prices arc from $13.50 to $40, with
lour extremely popular, satisfying lines at
$15, $18, $20, and $25
New midscason arrivals in Suits, just coming through
from our tailor shops. Very latest fall effects in blues, tans,
browns, olives and blue-grays. Our English models, with
natural unpadded shoulders, soft roll fronts and high cut
vests, have the true Piccadilly air. Plenty of "College"
models for youthful dressers and staple models for the more
conservative. The best looking, best fitting, best value suits
you have ever seen at
$12.50 to $35.
BURK & COMPANY
The Daylight Store Main and Eighth Streets
MOB WAS ORGANIZED
TO LYNCH HUBARD
Believed That Slayer of Dr. Pettit Would Have
Been Killed, Had He Been Taken to
Lovmgston.
[Special '.o The Ttmos-Dispatch.l
Lynchburg, Ya... November 14.? That
Ken llubard, the slayer of Dr. Pettlt,
?oyld have been lynched had he beta
taken from here to Lo\ tngalou to-day
for trial, lb believed to-night. In?
formation cornea to-night that a Well
organized mob had been formed t?
ku to Livlngnton during the day und
lynch tho accuaed. That these plani
were w ell laid la shown by tho fact
that IWO? men arc known to have
watched the truln to Lovlngston fro'n
here thtb morning to be able to com?
municate the fact to Nelson county that
llubard was on hlu way there. Sines
iiubard was not removed from her*
It has leaked out that the local mili?
tary company was under orders to
hold Itself in readiness to respond to
a call from Lovlngston If. after llubard
reached there, there wero evidences
/>t trouble.
Declare Him Insane,
.lohn I- Lee, leading counsel for
llubard. lo-nlght gave out the report
of the alienists who examined llubard
aa to hla sanity, which was to-day
formally presented to Judge Gordon
In his court at Lovlngston. The papei
Is addressed to counsel for llubard,
and is as follow a
"The scope of our investigation con?
sists In several personal examinations,
of, and conversations with, Mr. HubarJ.
covering a period from October 7.
1911. to November 11. 1911; verbal and
written statements from Colonel J.
1* Hubard. his father; ThomaH J.
llubard. his son; verbal statements
of bis wife; Mr. Ooannlny and Dr. A.
S. Prlddy. who visited Mr. llubard s
home and took cognizance of his llv- I
ing conditions and talked with several i
neighbors regarding bis conduct In
recent years; upon a family hlstorv
regarding hereditary defects;; and upon
the written report thereto attached >;
and the verbal statements of Dr. W.
D. Meeks, bis family physician.
"From our personal observation, ex?
aminations and Information from the
above mentioned sources, we ar^
firmly of the opinion that the said
Benjamin R. llubard is at this time,
was at the time he shot Dr. J. A.
Pettlt. September 25, 1911, and for a
number of years prior thereto, has
heir>n Insane.
Tn confirmation of this unanimous
joint report we herewith attach the
Individual reports made nnd slgnes
by each of us.
"W. F. DRBWltT,
"A. S. PRIDD Y.
"J. .S. T>e JARNETTE."
.No Formal Action.
[.Special to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.]
Lovlngston. Vtl., November 14.?No
formal action was taken In court here
SALESMAN'S FATAL
FAIL FROM AUTO
James Basset* Is Almost In?
stantly Killed in Accident
at Lynchburg.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
Lynch'burg, Va., 1 November 14.?
.tarnen Bassatt, 'a traveling salesman
from Louisville, Ky.. who had been
In Lynchburg on a long engagement,
was almost Instantly killed'about noon
to-day In an automobile accident in
Cabell street, the accident, according
to occupants of the car, being due'to
the failure of the apparatus to re?
spond to the chauffeur. Basselt was
thrown out of the car and fell on his
head on tho sidewalk. It was evident
that death was due 'to a fractured
skull, for the end came In less than
llfteen minutes after the collision.
The car was being "driven at the
time by ,1. B. Mason, a contractor, and
the other occupants wc.re T. J. Burns
and George b'ldcr. electrical contrac?
tors, who were going to Mr. Mason's
home'on the Boonsboro Road to look
after some contract work.
Mr. Mason claims that tho car was
not going more than six or eight miles
an "hour at the time of . the accident.
The tragedy'? occurred on tho recently
paved portion' of Cabell Street, about
two nnd a half squares below Rlver
mont Avenue.
Shortly after the accident all thrco '
survivors of tho accident were taken !
to the police station by Sergeantj
Smith, w.here 'their nnmea und ad-I
dresses were taken nnd thoy were told I
to hold themselves In readiness for a I
probablo investigation that may bo |
made iajtbft I'pllcs Court?
to-day regarding the appointment mi
a commission of three alienist* to In?
quire into the sanity of Ben Hubard,
Charged with the murder of Dr. James
A. I'ettlt. here last September. The
appelntment of a commission, a* out?
lined yesterday, was decided upon in
an Informal conference among the at?
torneys for the prosecution and the
defense and Judge Gordon. The Judge
agreed, after receiving an opinion
from three alienists?Drs. Priddy,
Drcwry and DeJarnctte?to tho effect
that they believed the accused to be
Insane, to appoint the commission. It
was thought that he would announce
the personnel of the commission to?
day, but no announcement was made.
A number of the venlrcruen who hnA
been summoned put In their appear?
ance here to-day. believing that tha
trial of Hubard would begin- The ma?
jority of them, as well as of the wit?
nesses who had been summonod, did
not come, as they had been notified of
the new turn the case had tak? n
Thou- who put In an appearance did
not receive the notification that they
would not be needed In time. A num?
ber of other people from the county
came also In the belief that the trial
would start.
There- Is still evident some hard feel?
ing in the case. Threats have been
heard and are talked about Whether
theso threats are mere rumors or
whether they reflect serious animosity
cannot be determined.
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