The times dispatch. [volume], December 14, 1911, Image 10

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This Store Will Not Be Open Any Night Before Xroas
The Store of the Christmas Spirit.
Christmas Gloves
for the Children
The plan-; of Richmond's Glove Store include
serving the little 'folks, just as it does serving the
grown-ups. In this we were never so well prepared.
Gloves of every kind and size can be liad here;
Gloves to please the little miss and the darling baby
as well as sturdy Gloves for boys. See that the "Note
to Old Santa" includes a pair of these.
For Mleae*?Two-clasp R>al
Glace Ki?l (Moves: we have
them 111 both lan ami
white, all sixes;
pair.
i:null-ii t'npe Walking
Glovrs for .Miaue??hi tans,
fleece lined: the Glove for
wear and comfort: all
sizes; the pair.
Fancy Knit Gulf Gloves for
Children?All colors and Pir.es:
the largest and mwl complete
line of these, to he found In
any store at rifle pnlr CJQq
r. $1.00
$1.50
One-Clenp IMnur?The Walk?
ing Glove for misses. In tan.
grey and red; all tjl nn
sixes; pair. ?J?.vU
Onr.Clnap 1'ln.uc Gloves?
Silk lined throughout. In tan
only; all sizes; the
pair .
For Children?One - Clasp
Chamois Gloves. In natural
only: a little beauty; {i nA
all sizes: pair. ?pl.VU
Children's Cnahmrre CJlo>c?
-in black, brown, grey oc_
md red; nop and. *1jc
$1.00
PLAN UNIVERSITY
AS A MONUMENT
.?Woman's Institution Idea of
Senator as Tribute to Con?
federate Women.
To meet the demands for an insti?
tution in Virginia for the lilghcr edu?
cation of women, a bill will probably
be introduced at the next session of
the Genera! Assembly by Senator
eject Howell C. Featherston, of Lynch
burg.
Jt Is understood that bo Is advo?
cating tbis project in view of strong
sentiment In favor of such an Insti?
tution, and at the same time to lie n
monument tr- the heroism of the wo?
men of the Confedordaoy. With this
end in view. Mr. .Fentherslon would i
bi. the patron of a measure to found
the Confederate Memorial University,
If such a plan Is carried out. ac?
cording to n statement made in Lyhch
htirg by Mr. Featherston. II woulil be
the first university In the WOtdd lor
exclusive education of women.
economic rropiiNUlun.
Mr. Featherston explained that such
nn institution would be an economic
one. for it would not only be a benefit
to the state, but n monument, as well,
nnd monuments, he said, are usually
(bad loss of money nnd labor.
In the menu men! he proposes 11
would be In the nature of an Invest?
ment fur the State nnd one which
could bo made to pay dividends, ac?
cording to his views.
A movement is now on foot by thr
various I'onfederato org.inly.nt ions to
YalHe!;O0."in for the purpose, of building j
ii memorial to..women, and it is the
belief of MrV Kcatherston that this
fund, or a similar one, eould bo raised
for the purpose he has indicated.
It is bin Idea that a board should be
created by the Legislature with full
authority to take up and consider
every question In connection with the
establishment, location and financing
of the proposition. The llrst appro?
priation, which would ho merely n
preliminary one. should he made avail?
able in the early pan of 1913 out of
the appropriations of that year.
WON'T AFFECT THEM
Abolition of IVdrral Circuit C'ourl Will N'ol
? Disturb Litigants.
With the abolition of the United Ptstes
Circuit Court or. January ! the change, will
not ?Beet litigants In any way. according to
tt MOtern'.nt made yesterday by Clerk Jo
aeph 1'. Brady. AU suits after that date
?a lU be. entered upon the doi kel of the DIs
tric; Court, nml for the present there will
lie no change In the fee*.
However, speRktnt, upon this point. Mr.
fflrady satd that !?. I? like'.- that an act will
tVe passed at the present sost'ei of Con
flrrefs reducing th? .-oat* of practice in all
J>der&; courts.
GOVERNOR LEAVES TO-DAY
Will Visit Washington "nil Xen Yuri. Be?
fore Returning.
Oov?rnot Mann will leave this afterroor
for TVashlngton, to be presen: to-morrow
a conference, nesilon of lit** Ant leal*
Lt&gt.* of America, now :i, annual conv
tlon, when the question of Interstate sh
m?nt* of liquor will be discussed.
From Washington 'be Oovemor will go to
N?w York to be present Saturday at the
tr.ivrris.gir. of 1.1? nephew. Dr. Herbert Mahn,
ar.ri Miss Agr.ew.
It Is not likely that he will return home
Ulltll Sunday r.lKht or Monday.
?Smith Not Held.
Clarence Smith, colored, was yesterday
morning fieeu i>> Magistrate .1 T Lewis in
the Henrlco lourthouse on the charge ?f
shooting James .str?ng, also colored Btrang
wag shot last week as he wu? shucking corn'
In his barn, and Fmllh was suspected.
There was ho evidence to warrant Ms lioins;
?em on to the grand Jury, Strang'? ivour.ds
? te not serious.
SAVINGS BANK
RICHMOND
1 fi7 E. MAIH ?ST.'.:-i'.w '
Hundreds of homes In Hits
(were purchased with the insists
of thin bank, start an account ?;
ua.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
fOR POSTAL SAVING FUNDS
Interests to Be Allied by Asso?
ciation as Result of Rich
mood Meeting.
As a result of the first National
rood Roads Congress, held under the
tunplces of the American Association
'or Highway improvement In Richmond
vovembcr 20 to 23. the American Au?
tomobile Association, tlie American
load Builders and the National Asso
dation of Road Machinery and Jln
erlal Manufacturers hnve decided to
ioin their forces with the. American
Yssoelattoh for Highway Improvement
it tlie next Good Roads Congress.
The American Automobile Associa?
tion, tho American Road Builders and
tho National Association of Road Ma?
chinery anil Material Vanuf?cturer?
ill participated In the congress. Euch
if the associations hn.l Intended to hold
Is own congress next ycn.r. hut the
>resenl decision will do away with all
?oiiflict and bring the four associations
bgethcr In one Mg meeting for good
-oads.
Bach of tlie associations hay delegated
[wo representatives to meet at the
l-Totcl Belmont. In New York, on De?
cember 27 and draw up tentative plans
Tor the congress. It la made clear
that each association will retain its
jwn individuality, there being no gen
;ral consolidation, except for tho pur?
pose of holding a single national con?
tention. At the meeting representa?
tives of the various associations will
lecido where the next Convention shall
ip held, and whatever plan Is adopted
ivill he submitted to the directors of
??ach association for ratification.
Requests hnve been received from
many cities that want !lie next oonven
I]on. rnvltntlons have come from Chi?
cago. Milwaukee, Detroit, Columbus.
Cleveland. Baltimore. San Francisco,
Washington, D. C.s Now York, f-'t.
Nouls. Oklahoma OUy,Colorado Springs.
Mmrlotte. N. <V. Ashevllle, N. C.;
Nashville, Tenn.i Atlanta. Oa.; Indian
upolls nnd Ojnnha.
TO SUBMIT BRIEF
luMlre (.'rutcbfieiil Fixes Ihxy for Cor Com?
pany lo File Tapers.
Justice ('riuciincid yesterday fixed January
5 ia ilic dat.- upon which Attorney A. B.
tulgon. for the Virginia Railway and Power |
Company, must file hli brief In the prose
ution of D. C. O'Floherty. of Ihe firm of
D'Flahcrly K Fulton, ohargrtl wlili being
disorderly on one of the cats of the street
railway company. The company's brief will
oe answered by a brief from the defendant,
who jw represented by Atteriicya M. J. Ful?
ton. Kirk Matthews, \V. M. Justice and
Julien (Sunn.
The charge against Mr. O'Fiahcrty grew j
out of Ms refusal to retutn to ihe end of .
the pay-aa-yeu-enter car and deposit hla I
fare., which the conductor alleged ha hod
neglected t0 paj\ Mr. 'VFlaherty, after be- |
Ins Informed that lit- had not paid his fare
offered the ticket to the conductor. The j
iattci said It waa against the rulea of tho
company for him to deposit the fare, and
refused to take the ticket proffered hint, i
Mr. O'Flaherty claims that thoreupon tho
-|o.<i or the car was increased and that he
was locked in. Be claims that refusal to I
obey the regulations of Ihe street car com
panj do not ronatliute a violation of any
statute, and that ho mis not dlrorderlv.
MUST STOP RAFFLING
Major Werner Issue, Orders to Toller lo
Watch Violation of Utt.
Warnings :-, the proprietors of confection
prlei and drug -tores, who are alleged to
conductln? iaffllng schemes, have been
issued - eral times, and yesterday Major
Wernet gave out a bulletin to the depart?
ment .ailing on the officers to R|V? their
attention 10 thif complaint and to report
all thr.se who lire caught violating the law
Raffling In confectioneries and drugstores
particularly at this season of the year, la"
It I stated, becoming general, and com?
plaints have beer, made to the Po]|Ce no.
purt.r.,,,,,. According l0 the bulletin Issued,
yesterday t? ,h, officer,. ,he complaint has
become strlout. and r?fflme muat be ,.oP
ped. In most Instances the prljca arc small,
but the method la the same In all, and the
somo principle la Involved. Major Werner
.hopes that It will not bn necepsary to Issue
further warning. Prrnnotera of such
scheme*, If caught, will be called lo account.
Reports Robbery.
M. Kn.:tl!, 0f 2911 P Street, reported to tho
pellet yesterday thai his store had been
enured and that a lot of cigars ha,) tiren
Stolen. T!ie robbery I? supposed to have
occurred on Tuesday night.
Murrlage IJcensc
A main age licejise ??, i^ut-d yesterday
in the Buntings Court to A. Loroy Meeres
and Haiti? l*lgh Jona*
CONTEMPT RULE
AGAINST BOARD
Validity of Carringion's Second
Removal Will Be Argued
Next Monday.
NOW ASKS FOR H|S SALARY
Mandamus Proceedings Heard
by Judge Scott, Who Will
Decide Later.
Tor the purpose of testing: the
validity of tlm action taken by tnc
board of directors of tlie Stuto Pctii
lentlary last Saturday In removing Dr.
C. V. Cnrrlng-ton ifs- surgeon of the
prison, after he had been reinstated by
the court, a rule was Issued yesterday
by Judge R. Carter Srott In tho City
Clrrtilt Court, summoning the members
of the hoard to appear next Monday
morning at 1 o'clock to show cauie
why they should not bo fined for con?
tempt. 'Php summons was accepted by
Richard Evelyn Dyrd as attorney for
tho board, which will appear and con?
tend that Its last action was legal,
and that It is therefore not In con?
tempt.
Another phase pf the contest vas
argued at length before Judge Scott
yesterday afternoon as to tho granting
of a mandamus requiring the payment
of the .'alary. Judgo Scott took i!rne
to consider. Dr. W. T. Oppenhim"r.
who has been the do facto surgeon of
the prison since November (, was paid
for the month of November by the
State Auditor yesterday.
As the situation stands, Dr. Carring
ton was summarily removed on Oc?
tober 31 by the prison board; that ac?
tion was declared void and of no ef?
fect hy the Circuit Court on the ground
that ho was not given n proper notice
or hearing. Before the five-day stay
allowed for appeal expired the board
served notice on Dr. Carrlngton, and
on last Saturday afternoon had n for?
mal hearing nnd removed him for the
second time. Dr. Carrlngton offered
his services at the prison and v.-ns 10
fttsed admission. Contending ihat Ills
second hearing and removal was Il?
legal, In view ST the order of rein?
statement, and pending an appeal on
tlint order. Dr. Carrlngton, though
Attorneys Thomasson. Minor and Miles
M". Martin, applied for and obt.ilnod
the rule citing the members of the
hoard to appear Monday In contempt
proceedings.
l'etltlon for .llanditmuii.
The hearing yesterday ufternoon was
prolonged und intricate. Dr. Carrlng
ton's attorneys asking for a mandamus
to compel Auditor Donohoo to pay
Dr. Carrlngton his full snlary slncv
November 1. AttorhoyrOeneral Samuel
\V. Williams and Richard Evelyn Dyrd
appeared for State Auditor Donohoe.
Judge Williams contended thnt it
was proper for the Auditor to recog?
nize ns legal and binding the action of
all public olllcers and boards until It
were shown to 'he. otherwise, and the
prison hoard having removed Dr.
Carrlngton frnm office on October 31,
he contended that the Auditor was
fully Justified in withholding further
payment of salary after thut date, und
in making payment to the acting or
actual surgeon at the prison. Dr.
Oppenlltmer. Mr. Ryrd w.cnt further in
his argument, stating- that the General
Assembly had set apart $1,800 specifi?
cally as nn appropriation for this an?
nual salary of the prison surgeon, and
that neither tho Auditor, the prison
board, nor, In fact, any court or the
Governor, could legally exceed such
appropriation. lie protested that to
gran!, a mandamus compelling the
Auditor to pay out an amount which,
in view of the month's pay. already
made to Acting Surgeon Oppenhelmer,
would he in real fact in excess of the
total amount appro rlntod for payment
Of this account by the legislature,
would he to set a most dangerous pre?
cedent, and might result In nil man?
ner of Inroads on the Stato Treasury
through the guise of court ordors, even
though tho Legislature had made no
appropriation at all.
Martin AntWf.w Argument.
Major Martin, In Ills reply for Dr.
Cnrrington, took tho ground that since
the court had nlread'y held that the
"ormer action of the prison board In
removing Dr. Carrlngton was void anil
of no offect, there, could be no ques?
tion but that his client was tho
surgeon of record until last Saturday,
nnd so entitled to hiH pay, whatever
tho court might horeaftcr detormlno
about the validity of tho removal pro?
ceedings on last Saturday. According
to Major Martin, If the Auditor had
made improper payments to somo other
physician out of this appropriation
his client should not he made to suf?
fer therefor?tho Auditor might sue
to recover the amount paid to Dr. Op
ponhlnier, or let tho loss fall on tho
prison hoard, whoso notion had re
sultod In the tangle.
Counsel for the State In answer took
the ground that the Auditor had 'been
correct in presuming that the action
of the board was legal until proved
otherwise; that Iiis payment had been
mnde to tho actual surgeon who had
rendered Ihc service, and thai if Dr.
Carrlngton wore not satisfied hla re?
course lay in a personal suit against
Dr. Oppenhimer, not a clnlm against
tho State.
RICHMOND IS CITY
Mayor Richardson Signs Rcdis
tricting Ordinance and It
Is Now Law.
Mayor Richardson affixed his signa?
ture early yesterday afternoon to tlie
ordinance redlst'rlctlng Richmond :uto
four wards of approximately equal
p.ipulntlon. It 4s now the law of the
city, but for the purpose of putting It
Into effect tho terms of all members
of tho City Council are continued as at
present until September 1 next, when
the new Council, elected In June. 19J2.
lakes ofllce. Under the terms of the
ordinance the Ordinance. Charter and
Reform Committee Is* Instructed, to
proceed at once to correct precinct
lines to co.nform to the new wards,
and the judge of the Hustings Court
Is likewise requested to appoint ?;om
nilssloners to correct the poll boobs
and inako rjreparution for an election
on the new basis next spring. Thus
the voters will avoid the necessity of
re-registration ?because of the change
in ward linos.
In the preamble, to the ordinance It
Is stated that under oxisllng condi?
tions it appeared from the last Unitod
States, census that the population of
the various wards was very unequal.
Clay Ward having 22,550; Henry Ward,
14,998; Jefferson Ward, 16,196: Lee
Ward, 16,297; Madison Ward, 11,030;
Marshall Ward, 18,021, and Washing?
ton Wnrd, 10370. The four new wards
?Jefferson. Madison, Clay and Lee?
will have approximately 32.000 popu?
lation each.
The New Boundaries.
Jefferson Ward hereafter will in?
clude all of that portion of the city
north it the river and east of the cen?
tre line of Eighteenth Street, "".'enable
and Mosby. Streets anc\ Mechanic tvillc
Turnpike.
Madison Ward will embrace all that
part of the city lying between Eigh?
teenth, Venablc and Mosby Streets and
Mechanlcsvlllo Turnpike on tho east,
and Third Street on the west. Including
nil of South Rlchjoond, and all .->f that
portion of the city In the bed of the
river and all Islands In James River.
Leo Ward will Include tho section
lying west of Third Street and north
of the line formed by Main Strict
wP6twardly from Third to Monroe
Bark, then Jjy the line of Bark Avenue
to Stuart Avenue, and Stuart Avenue
to the corporate limits.
Clay Ward will embrace all of tho
city south of the line formed by Main
Street. Park Avenue and Stuart Ave?
nue, and west pf Third Street, north cf
the canal.
The HoId-OVr Member*).
The ordinance in no way. aifects tho
term of any member elected to either
brunch of the Council, who serves out
the period for which he was elected,
as do the members of tho Police and
Eire Boards.
Since this carrier thirteen hold-over
members of tho Board of Aldermen?
Messrs. Adams, Bllley, Uonnhoc, Don
Lenvy, Oilman, dimes. Orundy, Gunst,
Melton, Mitchell, Nelson, Perdue and
Powers?on for another two years
from the period when the life of this
Council expires, the ordtnnnoe pro?
vides for tho-election of members as
follows:
"That at the election of members of
the Council to bt held on the second
Tuesday In June, 1912, there shall bo]
elected live members of the Common
Council from each of the. four above
constituted wards, and one member of1
the Board of Aldermen from Clay'
Ward, but Inasmuch as by tho rear?
rangement of wnrds hereby made, four
members of the present Board of Al?
dermen?Messrs. Adams, Grimes. Mel?
ton and Nelson?-will reside in Jeffer?
son Ward, whose terms of office will
not expire until tho first day of Sep?
tember, 1911; three members of '.he
present Board of Aldermen?Messrs.
Donahoe. Perdue and Powers?will re?
side In Madison Wnrd, whose terms of
ofllce will not expire until tlte 1st day
of September, 1911: four members of
the present Board of Aldermen?
Messrs. Blllry, Oilman, Grundy and
Gunst?will reside In Lee Ward. whOBe
terms of office will not expire until
the first day of September, 1914; and
two members of the present Board of
Aldermen?Messrs. Don Lenvy and
Mitchell?will reside in Clay Ward;
whoso terms of office will not expire
until the first day of September. 1914;
no election shall be held .In Jefferson,
Madison and Lee Wards on the second
Tuesday In June, 1912, for members
of the Board of Aldermen, and in clay
Ward for only one member, and all of
tho said members In said wards whose
terms do not explro until the first day
of September, 1911, shall be entitled
to lioid over to the enti of their re?
spective terms as members of the said
Bonrd In conformity with section 15
of the charter of the city of Richmond,
but at the election to be held on the
second Tuesdny In June. 1914. throe
members of bald Board of Aldermen,
shall be elected In all of the wnrds of
the city except in Clay Ward, In which
two members only are to be olectcd,
tho length of the terms of the mem?
bers so to be elected to bo ascertained
in the mode prescribed by section 14
of tho charter of the city of Rich?
mond."
Arc by far the most advanced method of instruction
in any line, from kindergarten work to finance. It
is well to have truths pointed out to vis by people
who have made a special study along certain lines.
We believe that the public appreciates this fact, and
this is one of the reasons that the
"of Richmond, Virginia,
relates so many true stories in its efforts to impress
you with the fact that what helped the OTHER FEL?
LOW will HELP YOU. Whenever we print a HARD
LUCK story it is with the hope of saving you one.
Let these OBJECT LESSONS serve their purpose in
bringing you
SECURITY AND SERVICE
Twenty-Eight Votes in Council
Believed to Be Pledged to
Concurrence.
VOTE DOWN AMENDMENTS
Opponents of Administrative
Board Do Not Concede Defeat.
Final Battle To-Night.
. The Common Council Una boon called
by President It. Leo Peters ' to meet
tOriilght at S o'clock to consider
amendments t.> tho Joint resolution
providing: for an administrative board,
adopted by the Board of Aldermen
Tuesday night. Chairman Pollock and
Councilman John .f. Lynch, of the spe?
cial commltleo which drow tho ro
port. stated lust night with absjoluto
confidence that, after a canvass, they
were assured that the Council will
concur In the paper as It cornea from
the Board of Aldermen, which Is Just
as It was drafted by tho special com?
mittee, amendments placed by the
Council in adoption of the Hirschberg
substitute having been eliminated.
The faction contending for the Inclu?
sion of the Fire and Pollco Depart?
ments under the proposed board does
not admit this claim. Mr. Pollock as?
serts that not less than twenty-eight
votes are pledged to concurrence, as
the paper now stands. Only twenty
one votes are required for concur,
ronce.
The Common Council 1ms never votod
squarely on the Issue. When the spe?
cial report was presented In that body,
approved by a vote of 10 to 2 In the
Ordinance. Charter and Reform Com?
mittee, Mr. Hirschberg offered a sub?
stitute identical In every respect, save
that It added to be under the supervi?
sion of tho proposed beard tho Police.
Health and Fire Departments, and this
substitute tvtps adopted 21 to 19.
A week of the most earnest can?
vassing followed, many holding that
the simplest way to end the situation
w;ts for the Board of Aldermen to con?
cur in the substitute ordinance. Ob?
jection wns raised that this would In?
ject Into tho tlrst election, when all
five members of the proposed board
must be selected, certain Issues which
would distract attention from the elec?
tion of the "best class of business men.
The Board of Aldermen adopted amend?
ments which brought tho resolution
exactly back to what the special com?
mittee first recommended, and then,
ufter voting down all other amend?
ments, adopting tho resolution by the
decisive vote of 10 to 6. It goes back
to the Common Council tu-nlght.
Pollock Uxprcta Victory.
Clinirmun Pollock, of tho special
committee, expresses the belief that
tho Council will concur to-night In
exactly what was recommended by that
committee. Messrs. Peters and Um?
lauf announce that they will support
Mr, Hirschberg In n continued light
to have the Police Department made
subject to the proposed board, and
express confidence that the vote they
before mustered will stand pat, un<j so
send the matter back to tho Hoard
of Ahlermen, or to a committee of
conference.
It seems to be tho judgment of
parliamentarians that tho Council to?
night can only debate or ntnend those
sections in which the two bronchos
have failed of concurrence.
Ho? They Voted llrforr.
The vote on the Hirschberg substi?
tute In the lower branch was as fol?
lows: Ayes?Messrs. Bowman, Brown,
Cease, Fuller, GUI. Hnddon, Hirschberg,
liobsun, Iluber, Jones. Lumsden, Mill.-,
Pollard. J. C. Powers, Rogers', Seitton, i
Sullivan. I'mlauf, Wiltshire, Workman.
Peters.
Noes?Messrs. Bntkins. Blake. Bes?
ehen, Bradley, Burke, Butler, Fergus
son. Lynch, Miller, Pinner, Pollock,
Powell, John T. Powers Ratcllffe,
Ileade, Richards, Richardson, Selph,
Vonderlehr.
A study of this roll call In the light
of tho debate which had preceded, and
of the unnounced views of many Coun
cllmen, shows that nearly all of the
announced advocates of an administra?
tive board voted against the substitute,
including Messrs. Pollock, Lynch and
Itende, members of tho subcommittee
which drew the report.
"Mr. Pollock states that from all In?
formation ho hits been able to gather,
the nineteen who voted against the
Hirschberg substitute, and who In?
clude most of tho original advocates
of an administrative board, will vote
for concurrence to-night. He also ex?
pects to get a number of the votes of
those who would have preferred the
substitute, but will to-night take the
original proposition rather than risk
n deadlock and probable ultimate de?
feat of the wholo issue. And in view
of tho action of the Washington Ward
Democratic Club In tleclarlng for an
administrative board, although It stood
out against tho four-wartl plun, Mr.
Pollock hopoB to have tho support of
the South Richmond delegation in his
fight for concurrence.
IlnHlncas Bodies to Act.
The Chamber of Commerco and
Business Men's Club, which have In?
dorsed tho principal of an administra?
tive Board from the first, without tak?
ing part In tho fight over whether it
should control tho Pollen Department
or not, are fighting moro vigorously
than ever. The board of directors of
the Chambor of Commerce has been
called in special session for 12:30
o'clock to-day to consider the situa?
tion. Both of these associations, by
mnss-mcetlngs of their members, ap?
proved the report of tho special com
mlttoii?the plan which comes to the
Council lo-nlght. When tho Hirsch?
berg substitute was offered, tho busi?
ness men regarded the change as
merely a further extension of tho
same principle, and wore preparod to
approve that. But the change hav?
ing been eliminated in the Board of
Aldermen, they stand firm for the croa
tlon of a central board to administer
the business affairs of the .city gov?
ernment.
It is claimed by the advocates of
the plan that those in favor of simpli?
fied government will vote down every
umondment offered and concur In rno
plan exactly as drafted by the spe?
cial committee and as already adopt?
ed by tho Board of Aldermen. Any
other action. It is felt, would result
In delay and danger of deadlock, the,
lagging of Interest, and possibly final
defeat, or at best the passagu of a
weakoncd resolution for a board lack?
ing the power to accomplish what 1b
desired. . <
Now For the Rush
SUITS OVERCOATS RAINCOATS
Worth Up to $22.50, Choice $14.50
The second day of our special purchase sale starts this
morning. It's a money saving event in time for
your Christmas buying.
Gans-Rady Company
HOWITZERS HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
Have Dinner at Murphy's?Cap?
tain Myers Tells of Needs
of Battery.
Good fellowship was king, and'good
wine and good talks were noble re?
tainers at the thirty-sixth annual re?
union and dinner of the Richmond
Howitzer Association, which was held
at Murphy's Hotel last night. Howitzer
of ihe sixties joined hands with Howit?
zer of the present across a banquet
table heavily laden for an cvonlrig of
rare humor, romlnlscencc and Inspira?
tion.
Festivities began a few minutes af?
ter 8 o'clock, when the special guests
of tho evening, the battery of Rich?
mond Howitzers, marched to tho hotel
in a body and filed down tho corridor
to their seatB in the banquet hall. At
the head of the long ta'QluH and facing
tho company of younger men wero
seated tho grlszlcd hosts, old members
of the Howitzers, many of them con?
nected with the famous arUllery. com?
mand in the War Between tho States?
all of them members In common of
the Richmond Howitzer Association.
Tho president of the association, James
T. Gray, was at tho head.
Speeches Are Stade.
Judge George L Christian acted us
toastmaster. Tho speakers In the
order In which they w.ero called upon
wero Lieutenant James C. Pollard, of
the Howitzers; Samuel W. Williams,
Attorney-General of Virginia; Sergeant
?Seay, of tho Howitzers; St. George T.
C. Bryan, Captain William M. Myers,
of the Howitzers; Judge J. R. Wlng
lield, of tho Corporation Commission,
and Rev. George W. McDanlcl. of tlie
First Baptist Church.
Captain Myers told of the movement
started by tho Howitzers to erect In
Richmond a stattiu tu tho memory of
Stonewall JncltBon. and addressed an
appeal to the members of thu Howit?
zers' Association for assistance in the
plan to supply the battery with new,
full-dress uniforms. The battery, he
told them, would hold out much more
attraction to the young men of tho
city jf, like tho other military organi?
zations, it had a distinctive dress uni?
form to use on formal' occasions, in?
stead of the plain drab khaki ouppllro
it by tho government. A committee
was appointed to tako the muttnr up.
The last feature of tho evening's
program was a solemn toast to the
following members of the association,
who have died since the last meeting:
George A. Lyon, James P. Powell,
Charles E. Wingo, John P. Ynncey, D.
O. Davis, W. IL Jones, Dr John Brans
ford. Joseph iL Fourqurean. George N.
McNamee, W. J. Sydnor and H. O.
Buss. To this list was added, by re?
quest of the toastmuster, tho name of
Alex Keen, the colored cook, who fol?
lowed tho Howitzers throughout tho
war.
The. men who composed the dinner
committee wore: Cuptain E. J. Boshor,
chairman; James P. Wateon, H. M.
Starke, and Major H. C. Carter. On
the Invitation committee were: George
L Christian, W. E. Word and J. S.
Bosher.
WANTS INCOME TAX
Mr. Ii<"ll Will Advocate Amendments?Op?
poses Contract Convict Labor.
Advocacy of the ratification cf the propos?
ed Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitu?
tion of the United Slawin, permitting- Con?
gress to levy an income tax, will be. part of
the legislative policy of Alden Boll, of Cul
peper. IMr. Bell, It Is expected, will be
chairman of the Hou?c Committee for
Courts of Justice.
Bo believes the people of the 9tats want
an Income tax. and Is tittlio sum his con?
stituents want It.
Mr. Bell expects to oppose the renewal
ot tho contract for convict labor, and to
advocate the employment of somo of the
convicts In lime-jrrlndlng plante.
He would also llko to boo laws for the
further protection ot game.
REPORTS GRATIFYING
Trustees of I'rotlc, lekshiinr Normal Pleased
With Progress.
Itoports of various standing committees
at a meeting yesterday of tho board of
trustees, held In tho court-room of the
State Corporation Commission, showed the
affairs of the Htato Normal and Industrial
.School for Women at Freder Icksburg to be
In splendid condition. It was seen that
the Institution had opened Its firs; session
under favorable auspices.
Thosu present Included Dr. J. A. C. Chand?
ler, of Richmond, chairman; C. O'Conor
Ooolrlck, Frodorlcksburg; P. J. White, Illeh
mond; George C. Bound, Manassas; Senator
H. W. Bolt. Newport Newa; J. Aldcn Bell,
secretary, oiid Superintendent Eggleston, ot i
the Stale Department of Public Instruction." j
President E. II. Hussoll, of the school, and j
Architect C. M. Robinson were also present.
GETS FIVE YEARS
Jury Finds Arthur Stuart Ouilty of Killing ;
Samuel Itlchnrdson.
Arthur Stuart, colored, was convicted In I
the Hustings Court yesterday or slaying 1
Samuel Richardeon. the Jury bringing In a i
verdict of five years In tho ponltentiary. i
Attorney L. O. Wendonhurg, counsel for the I
defendant, made a motion to have tho ver- !
diet sot nsldo as contrary to tho law and j
evidence, which was overruled. Thirty days
wore granted, however. In which to appeal.
Stuart shot and killed nichardson on Au?
sliest 2i after quarrel.
YACHT CLUB HAS
ANNUAL MEETING
Plans to Have River Steamers
Touch at Clubhouse?Offi?
cers Elected.
At the annual meeting of tho Rich?
mond Yacht Club, hold last night In
tho Business Men's Club rooms, tho
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
R. Si. Christian, commodore; Clal
borno Watklns, vlce-commodoro; L. U.
Klpps, fleo( captain; C. I? Cook, sec?
retary and treasurer. Board of Gov?
ernors?W. J. Cowardln, S. H, DcmlsS",
C. P. Hnrwood, W. M. Adams and Com?
modore Christian, tx officio.
A commltteo was appointed to go
beforo tho James River Committee of
tho City Council wlth'a similar commlt?
teo from tho James River Motor Boat
Club to urge tho dredging of the city
slip, which Is rapidly tilling. It was
further dotcrmlncd to strengthen the
club whurf with money that is In the
treasury. In order that tho James
River steamboats can touch at the
clubhouse. '
The finances of the club were re?
ported In good shape, and plans for?
mulated for tho continued Improve?
ment of the clubhouse and grounds
THE LOST RIB"
Dr. Slmlon to l.ecturo at Y. M. C. A. T?.
.Morrow Night.
Rev. Frank I. Well? will Introduce. Rev.
John Roach Straten, D. I> . at the Toun*
Men* Christian Association to-morrow
night. Tho Baltimore minister will advo?
cate woman's suffrage, the title ef tha lec?
ture being "The. Destiny of the Lost Rib."
Dr. Roy Fl&nnagan will preside.
Among those on the platform will be Rev.
W. J. Young. D. p.. Rev. Frank Ridout,
Rev. J. H. Scott. \R?v. j. tv. Durham. D.
H. Freeman. Ph.j D., IH'.I Montague. Wyoham
R. Meredith and r'nrlton McCarthy.
BIG GAIN IN DEPOSITS
Incrense of ?3,<MK>,0?0 In lllrhiuond
Hunk-. In Three .Monthsj.
Deposits In tlie Richmond b*nks have In?
creased U.OjO.C") between the. statement of
September 1 nnd that of December S. The
total the latter date was HK.U7.M1.I0.
According to a comMneil iintenunt as of
dute December 0. prepared by W. P. Flielt?n.
assistant cashier of tlie First National
Rank, and published to-day, the surplus and
Undivided profits of tlie banking Institutions
of this city exceed the capital stock. Tlie
total of stock Is 16,993,300, while the surplus
and profits reach the sum of li.KI.OM.D?.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATHS
On snle December 1<". 16, 17. 21, 2 2. 22,
2t, 25, 31, 1911, and January 1, 1912.
Final limit, January s, 1912.
The Richmond Transfer Company,
SOD East Mnln Street,
Jefferson Hotel. Murphy's Hotel.
"Richmond's water works daily
capacity increased 11,000,000
gallons in 10 years."
Richmond Advertisers' Club.