The times dispatch. [volume], December 18, 1911, Image 10

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ACTIVELY AT WORK
Walter G. Turpin Held Up by
Kcgro. Who Stuck Pistol
in Mis Face.
FORCED TO TURN OVER CASH
Servant Girl Robbed, but One
.Victim Held Mis Assailant
and Called Police.
Springing from behind a tree box.
a six-foot negro early yesterday morn?
ing held Up Walter G. Turpin, of 102S
Wc?t GToco Street, on Kylund, between
Grace and Broad, as Mr. Turpin was on
on Ills way licuie, and rellavcd It Im of
?7..-.0.
As he Jumped ftoin behind the tree
leox the negro presented a revolver into
Mr. Turpln's face and told htm'to iiold
UP his bands. Mr. Turpin, seeing tii.il
'there was nothing else to do under
' the circumstances, held up his hands,
sad the negro went through Ills POCK
? *ts.
After ho itnd completed tho search
to his satisfaction, the highwayman
' aald, "Now you may go." Mr. Turpin
wir.t. lie looked back and noticed that
the negro bad stopped to look nt bis
plunder. lie described the uogro ns
.bring very black and tall. Events
passed so rapidly, however, that Mr.
Turpin wnf Uliablo to get a full de?
scription of his assailant. Tito affair
JV88 reported to the police of tlie Boc?
kend District. nn<l detectives were 11s
! signed to the case.
Wonisn Also Robbed.
Earllor In tho night another lioltl-iip
??9 reported to the police, Maggie
Mosconburg, a servant girl employed
by Mrs. O. T. Hall, of 2238 West Grace
Street, reporting that she was held up
between Addison and Cedar Streets by
c nemo boy in short trousers ami
robbed of l'.? rents in cash and seven
street car tickets.
According to her story, the girl rang
tov the car to stop at her corner. 11
iirocccrted, however, until otoppeji by
tho motorinan half-way between the
?blocks. Tho girl said that no sooner
?had she alighted than n negro bo>
y?shed up to her and snatched away hoi'
handbag. She struggled with him.
(Flie says, for twenty minutes. Help
failed to come, and tlie boy finally
overpowered her. Threatening her if
She dared remain, the young robber
forced her to run, und then look hi*
tlmo in examining tlie contents of her
handbag. This is said to be the third
hold-up at the same place With'n a
year.
Meld J11 nt Till Police Cauie.
Fortune favored Policeman Gary
yesterday morning, when In answering
ii police call wJth (lie patrol wagon to
a place on North Seventeenth Street hit
arrived in time to see Charles Fuqua,
colored, in the grasp of Claude. Bur?
roll, a young white man. Burrell de?
clare;] that Fuqua bad attempted to j
hold him up and rob him. He gave!
tight, however, nnd managed to hold!
ills would-be aBsu'limt until he noticed i
the patrol wagon being driven rapidly
up the street. He shouted for hnp,
und Gary, Jumping from ills seat by
the driver, ran to Iiis aid. The: negro
was immediately overpowered. Ha
was locked up on u charge of (feloni?
ously assaulting und attempting to rob
Burrell.
Fuqua bears u bad reputation with
the police. Several weeks ago lie was
one of seven negroes arrested on the
charge of holding up and rubbing Pin
rtis: Grazeck, of the llrm of Komm &
Graseck, baker.-, of a small amount of
cash and several loaves of bread. Tho
e.ise was presented to the grand Jury,
which, however, on the testimony "of ihe
Victim, it Is said, failed to bring in a
true bill. Fuqua was thereupon re?
leased.
?rook Watch nod Chain.
A third hold-up was reported by
?lohn T. Henry, who lives In the rear of
Srtir, East Main Street, who said thill
r.c w as held up near his home an I
robbed of a watch and chain. Henry
fctateri that he was about to enter Iiis
bouse when a negro approached lilm
nnd "ordered lilm to throw up his hands.
The negro 1h1-u4.wf.n1 i arcfully ihn ugh
hlu poekots ttiid.^-elievod him of all he
bad. lit could not ? describe the lilgii
vnyman.
. DISTRICT JUDGES MEET
Discuss I'lani for Itcvislon of Rules i?f
Practice in Federal Conn,
several of the district Judges of the
United States Court, Fourth Circuit,
who came to icichmnnd to attend a
conference with the c ircuit Judges Sat?
urday for the purpose of revising the
rules of practice, met Informally y,>,v
tcrdsy to consider new rules for the.
District Court, to to- effective after
January 1, when the Circuit Court is:
abolished.
The Circuit Couit goes out of exist-!
enco by ah net of '??ingress. With the |
beginning Of the New Year all HUlis.
criminal and civil, will be entered in
the District Court. Ii war in view or
this: change that it became accessary
for a modification ii tlie method of
legal procedure
District Judge- Dayton of \\ . ? t
Virginia, and Conuoi and Uoyd, of
North Carolina, returned t? their
homes yesterday. Most of the others
Who came here for the confer, nr.- will
likely remain until Wednesday, when
til- term of the Circuit Court 01 Ap?
peals ends.
I- Wauled in Ulm?Idt.'le.
lt. I. Mitchell was arrested yester?
day afternoon by Detective Sergeant
Bailey und Detective. Helton on n
charge preferred against lilm bj Mies
l.lla Newton, now in a home of re
fuge in tills City, Tlie on'ehv. with
which Mitt lo ll is charged wail corn
mitte-l. il is said, in Diuwlddie , uunl?.
Mr. SlelihliiN In Town.
Joseph Stehbins, Jr., a member ..f
tlie House of Delegates froni Halifax
county; |k hero from his home at South
Huston.
SAVINGS BAN
i RICHMOND
M^Mttfi c; main st, .
u.? .
Itichtnond has splendid
but for !>est service this
will head the list.
UNIT|D5TATESDEP0SlTqRyt
FOR RMTAltfAVING = F?NttS^
RO? BRYAN PARK
OF IIS SHRUBBERY
Boys Seeking Christmas Ever?
greens Hew Down Hand?
some Trees.
LAKE IS READY FOR SKATERS
Park Needs Fencing for Its Own
Protection?Plans for Croat
Driveway.
Tbc now concrete flam nnfl spillway
at Joseph Uryan Park has been com?
pleted and the water turned into the
lake, which Is now tilled. IT freezing
weather comes during the holiday sea?
son, the Inke will make the best place
for skating parties around Richmond,
winding as It does far up Into the
trees. The now lake Is about four foot
lower than the old Voting's Pond, which
was for so many years? a skating re?
sort, the new dam not being as high.
The witter therefore Is not so deep, nor
will skating on the pond bo as danger?
ous as heretofore. Surrounded by
heavy woods, the lake freezes more
readily than any pond about Richmond,
and is frequently available for skating
when no ice has formed on the open
and exposed lake at William Byrd
Park. V
Besides erecting a new keeper's house
and a new dam, the city has done prac?
tically nothing for the new park, leav?
ing the grounds In their natural con?
dition for the enjoyment of picnic par?
ties and city visitors, who appreciate
the rustic beauty of the hills and woods
running to the water's edge. The Clly
Engineer Is persistently asking for n
sulllclent appropriation for a perma?
nent fence around the entire tract,
with a suitable gate at the keeper's
hoifSe. to prevent depredations by
those entering from other points. The
woods nrouud the lake have been prac?
tically stripped of their evergreens by
searching parlies from Richmond, and
yesterday afternoon whole trees of
holly were chopped down by boys mere?
ly to gather a few branches.
Keeper 1? Powerless.
Keeper P. A. Lane said that he was
powerless to prevent those depreda?
tions, and great damage, to the ever?
green trees In th j park, since there are
roadways on both sides, and boys ma;)
enter the park from any point, break
off linibs of trees and get away with?
out being seen from the keeper's house.
The City Engineer? otllco will urge
this year that a sufficient fund be ap?
propriated for a simple, winding drive?
way around the lake. This, with a few
graveled walkways and benches, and
possibly n few boats on the lake, will
complete the equipment needed, for the
natural beauty of the place mrkes It
B. park almost without the effort of man.
Lanier on the keeper urges that a shel?
ter or pavilion be erected nonr the up?
per end of the like for shelter of picnic
parties that may be caught by showers.
The park fronts oh the Lakeside cai*
line at the corner 61 the Hermitage
Road and Westbrook Avenue, and even
at this season of the year Is a favorite
place for pedestrians anil ? resort for
those on horseback, who take delight
In following bridle paths through the
woods. The lack of any prepared drive?
ways makes the park Inaccessible for
those using carriages or motor cars.
Prepared now for the skating season,
little more will he done for the property
until the spring opens, when shrubbery
will be added and the place made at?
tractive for all manner of summer vis?
itors who are seeking the delights of
the open country.
I'nrk-tn-Pnrk Drlvrway.
A project in which the patrons ot
th-. newest of the city parks are much
interested is the park-to-park boule?
vard, or continuous driveway from the'
Reservoir, in William Dyrd Park, to
Joseph Bryan I'nrk, which It is pro?
posed that the city of Richmond and
tho county of llcnrico shall erect joint?
ly. The entire right 01 way for n 100
fool drive has been secured. The Boul?
evard is in good order as fur north as
Broad Street, the peseni city limits.
The Hermitage Road Is in good order
from the A. P. I till Monument to the
park, The eonnei tln^ strip by the
State Fali' Grbunds, following the line
of the old "Missing Link" bicycle track,
is In ban weather almost Impassable
and In need of thorough rcbullidng.
Advocates of the plan assert ttinl the
opening of this double driveway con?
necting the drives around the Reser?
voir and Pttlhp-liouiio with the pro:
posed roads through Bryan Park, will
give Richmond us handsome a series
of driving parks as any t-lty of its size
possesses.
THERE FOR ALL
Whole Christmas Lsyoul Seized
by Police When They Made
Early Morning Raid.
Whin they raided the home of
.lames and Annie Martin (colored), at
120 North Seventeenth Street, early
yesterday morning. ofnoors found
livery evidence Hint cheer for a merry
Christinas, ami a happy New Vear had
been provided, and came away with si
mini I brewery. Home whiskey, a ileinl
lohn of i.vior, and lifted! hams.
Tin raid was made by Detective
.-cr-.-.c; hi Wiltshire. Sergeant Sherry
ahd I'oIIcoukii Mitchell and l-'olkes.
'I'll" two Mat tins were charged with
hurinltiK an objectionable resort after
[ comtiluliita about tin- place hud been
. i.lived hi ibe i'lrs'. Station. After
j making a lborough search of the
premises, the olllccrs found the Christ
inns provender. They were suspicious
i at> to the hums und Investigated. They
j returned later and arrested John
; i homas (colored) tin a charge of steal
I ing Hie pork from Armour & Company,
1whose building nbuts into th.: Martin
residence (rein tin: i?-ar It was al
, leiinl that Thomas, who is employed
by the meat firm, dropped the hams
j from a rear window into the back
yard of th- Martins Annie, n is al?
leged, performed her part- by picking
Ihem up ami storing them away In her
hptp'e, Atter Thomas was arrested, a
( inline of buying stolen good:! into her
possession was also preferred against
Annie. Thomas declared, however,
that he had received the. liaiuu in lieu
of part of his salary.
Hill Montague Will Pave the
Way by Introducing Bill in
Next Legislature.
NO CHANCE TO WIN OUT NOW
But Champion Is Certain Fran
chisc Rights Will Be Granted
Despite Protest.
"I am not optimist enough to beliovo
that my bill for tho outro>nchisomcnt
of women will bo passed *y tho next
legislature.'- said 1TII1 Montague, mem?
ber of tho House of Delegates, to n
reporter for Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch last
night. "But 1 do beliovo .this: wo?
man's suffrngo will win In Virginia
much sooner than most peoplo think
It will, it Is coming earlier than tho
ton-year wall propheoicil by Governor
Mann. I am all but convinced that
women will vote In this State by Jfil8.
"Don't be taken in by all this talk
that Virginia is too staid and con?
servative to carry a constitutional
amendment providing for womnn's suf?
frage. It's not truo to history. It is
the conservative and careful Stato very
often that decides upon a line of to
form and ncttt quickest. I.00i1 at con?
servative Kn gland taking the lead In
tho enactment of worklngmen's In?
surance, and employer's liability laws'
Which are still considered hardly short
of socialistic in the United States. It
was ultra-conservative France that
furnished the greatest revolution of
modern times."
No Vl.slonnry Schrine.
In the general discussion of the suf?
frage question Mr. .Montague made It
cloar that ho Is an earnest convert
to the cause of votes for women, and
that the part be Is taking In the move?
ment Is dictated by ills conviction that
women liuvo the same moral nnd
ethical right to vote as men. He want?
ed It understood, lie said jokingly, that
ItS lias no ulterior motive In publicly
espousing the caiiRo slnco be has no
ambition for public. ofTlce.
''Woman's suffrage Is no more vision?
ary to-day," ho declared, "than tho
proposition to accord married women
tlie snmo property-holding rights ns
their husbands, was in 1SS7. Calamity
howlers twenty-five years ago prophe?
sied the snme disintegration of the
homo if the measure was passed that
aritlsuffraglsts predict will follow tho
enfranchisement of women to-day. \t
Is n stock argument and quite vener?
able."
To tho question ns to tlie stand that
the nest Legislature will take on the
bill, which he proposes to Introduce
before It, Mr. Montague replied that
be did not know. He wan suro, how?
ever, that there will he plenty of op?
position, and that for a time at least
tho measure will have to proceed
against the current of public opinion.
"What immediate benefits do I ex?
pect to follow the entrance of women
into politics? Weil, It's hard to say
offhand. The result of the election
in Dos Angeles tho other day, 1?, 1
think, a good answer to that ques?
tion. More than (10 per cent, of tlie
women voted for the good government
candidate. I consider that highly sig?
nificant. Imagine what that would
mean to tho good government of any
city. I believe, too, tbnt when women
enter politics, the liquor Interest will
get out of It. In my opinion one of
tlie worst features of politics In VI i
glnln, nnd for that mottor In the
South. Is tho part tnke.n In it by tlie
liquor and antlliquor factions."
A good deal of misinformation,
thought Mr. Montngue. n t ill exists
about the legislative mnchinory which
will have to grind boforo the suf?
frage measure becomes law. Kvcn If
tho next legislature pnnses tlie bill,
which IS most unlikely. It will be 1 ?ll
before W Olli en will lie admitted to the
polls.
Joint Itc.Noliit lou Needed.
In order to effect the passage of
tlie measure It is necessary for the
Legislature to adopt a joint resolution
by a majority vote of all tho mem?
bers of both the House and Senate. If
adopted. - the bill must then be sub?
mitted to the succeeding General As?
sembly, which lias to ratify It by a
similar vote. Following this the meas?
ure must go before the people at the
next general election, and must poll .i
majority of tho then qualified -totcrs
before it becomes law.
The bill which will i,e introduced by
Mr. Montague when the legislature
meets in January, involves an amend?
ment to article 2 of the Constitution.
Which defines the elective frnnchtsa
and qualifications for office. Section
20, which uses the term "male
citizen" in designating the person en?
title,! in suffrage under the limita?
tions set forth, is the, particular one
which will have to be changed.
"I have not decided definitely upon
ihr- form of amendment I shall pro
post." said Mr. Montague. "There are
a number Of ways in which It enn be
done, each one of which would meet
tlie Situation ll could bo done by add?
ing a ne.w clause at the end of section
20. reading as follows:
"?That after the first day of Janu?
ary. I!)1S, women having the quallfl-i
cations herein required of male clt- '
i. .us. shall be entitled to register and!
vote' 1 am inclined to favor this
form. Of course, ii will also he neces?
sary to include an amendment to ar?
ticle lo, < ii taxation, In order to pro?
vide that a capitation tax hIioII he
levied also against women instead of.
us how, against men only."
MAY HOLD KOURI
FOR TWO MONTHS
Turkish Embassy Must Show
State Why Syrian Should
Be Extradited.
*SK FOR CONTINUANCE TODAY
Did Charge That He Murdered
His Children Revived After
Local "Fight.
I
According to the statutes on the
subject, Joseph Kourl, a Syrian, ar?
rested bore on Saturday by Detective-1
Sergeant Halloy, Detective Oentvy and
several pollco olllcora at the request oC
tho Turkish embassy In Washington,
may bo held here for two months, dur?
ing which tlmo tho Turkish govern?
ment must present formulated charges
and show sufficient causo why Kouri
should bo extradltod.
In Police Court this morning tho
ofllcors will ask for a continuance, so
that the Turkish embassy may have
sufficient time in which to present Its
charges and send tho necessary papers.
Then a warrant must be sworn out be?
fore a United States commissioner, be.
foro whom satisfactory evidence of
tho man's alleged guilt must be pro?
duced. After that Kourl may be com?
mitted to jail for a period of two
months. If, within that time, the
charge Is not sustained, or the Turk?
ish government takes no further steps,
he may apply for bis release, and ho
may go forth forevor n free man so
far as tho present allegation Is con?
cerned.
Charged With Infanticide.
Kourl Is charged with tho murder or
one or two of hl8 children In Syria;
About three months ago he became In?
volved In a factional tight among bis
countrymen, and the murder charge,
against him was whispered to the po?
lice. He was arrested, but was dis?
missed when tho Turkish embassy
failed to take steps against him.
One of those?a woman?who gav'i
Information against Kourl to Ser?
geant Bailey, snid that Kourl escaped
immediately after committing infanti?
cide and walked to the scaeoust, from
where he sailed to this country. On
the way to the coast, the woman says.
Kourl met two officers of the law. who
stopped and Inquired of him ubout the
murder. They had a abort conversa?
tion, In which ICourl Is alleged to have
agreed with trc officers that it wus a
horrible crime und should bo thorough,
ly Investigated. They proceeded on
their way and he eventually landed In
Rich mond.
PRINTERS NAME OFFICERS
R. T. novrrtrn Elected Ilnid or Typo?
graphical I'nlon, No. 00.
15. T. liowdon was elected president
of Typographical Union. No. 90, nt the
annual meeting held yestcruay after?
noon at the Labor Temple. Cither oltl
cers chosen were us follows: B. Leon
Woody, vice-president; C. J. Hughes,
secretary-treasurer; K. W. Blakey. re?
cording secretary, and .Sidney Gates,
sergeant -nt-arms.
'J'ne following members were named
as delegates to the Central Trades and
Lahor Council: M. R. i'aco, E. W.
Blakey. L 13. Parsons. Sidney Cat es
and J. B Burroughs.
The printers made an appropriation
to nld the boilt rtnakers' local, the
members of which arc now on a strike
at the Richmond plant of the Ameri?
can Locomotive Company.
STILL ON THE JUMP
Police Wage Wnr on Jnckxon Wnrd
Kst nbllN Innen tM,
Marcellus and Marin Pelham, colored,
were arrested yesterday on a charge
of operating an objectionable resort
at 1113 1-2 North Plrst Street. L. C.
.lones, white, and Eddie Krayser, Ar?
thur Jones and Ethel Bland, colored,
were arrested on a charge of being
disorderly In the snme place.
Martha Lloyd, colored, was arrested
on a chnrge of running an objection?
able resort nt 102,", West .Moore Street.
Jnhtcft Moore, colored, was arrested I
on a chnrge of breaking Into the home
of .lames Blunt, colored, SIC Jail Alley,
and stealing therefrom a razor and a
quantity of clothing.
Richard Dlllard. colored, was locked
up on a chnrge of kicking rftary Dll
lard.
William Christian, colored, was taken
into custody on a chnrge of torturing
a mule.
WALKING BARROOM
Police Get .Han Wilh Much Liquor
mi,! Brluklng Glasse?,
According to the officers who ar?
rested him. John Graves (colored", who
was taken into custo.lv in the vicinity
of the Old Market yesterday after?
noon, was ;i walking barroom, writh
ill! the adjuncts. Policemen Harris
and CampndOllieo, doing extra duty,
observed. If Is alleged, that Graves
was walking about with great circum?
spection, and they became suspicious.
Finally they walked up to John, nnd
carelessly ran their hands into his
pockets. They pulled forth a bottle
partly filled, and then searched again.
This time tliey found several whiskey
glasses. So John was charged with
selling liquor without a license.
One Year Ago To-Bay
hi1 moved into our new home, which comprises "the
entire lower floor of the skyscraper at lire corner of
Main mill Tenth Streets. For one whole year we have
enjoyed our enlarged quarter.-., which in point of con?
venience and equipment are unsurpassed in the South.
Our chief pleasure has been in ihc comfort and service
which we have been :ibie to render, not only to the cus?
tomers of our bank, but to every tenant under the roof
with ns. Their satisfaction is shown in the fact that
at present there are only live untcnantcd offices in the
whole 'building.
The American National Bank
of Richmond, Virginia,
at home and abroad gives
SECURITY AND SERVICE.
_i_
DELIVERY OF MAIL
ALL NEXT SUNDAY
Substitute Carriers Will Also
Handle Matter on Christ
tmas Day.
READY FOR HOLIDAY RUSH
Extra Clerks Wilt Go on Duty
This Morning at the
Post-Office.
In order to, avoid any congestion at
the post-office, mall will he delivered
next Sunday by subBtituto curriers.
This has boon mado necessary. Post?
master Allan explained yesterdny, on
account of two hollduys falling on
con8ecutlvo days.
Thero will be ono dolivory by regu?
lar carriers on Christmas morning.
Most of tho matter which they will
nnndle will consist of register?
ed packages of value. However,
other mall will be delivered by sub?
stitutes who aro willing to work.
To complcto Bit detail? for arrange?
ments to handle tho hoavy holiday
mail. Mr. Allan and all of his super?
intendents will hold a cohforencu to?
day. Mr. Allan said that everything
posslblo to speedily handle tho situa?
tion will bo done.
Already tho basement of the post
olllce has been equipped with distrib?
uting rackB- Chutes leading fron? tho
drcaway, where pouches will bo re?
ceived directly from wagons to tho
handling tables, have, been Installed.
Extra clerks and carriers will go on
duty this morning.
Third Class Matter.
"Tho malls lately havo been greatly
burdened by many local btiblucss
houses depositing thousands of cal?
endars and similar ihipd-clasa matter,"
Mr. Allan said, "but from now until
after tho holidays this mall will re?
ceive scant consideration. KlrBt-clasa
trnrtter will bo gotten In and out of
tho ofllce as rapidly ns possible, us
well ob the dally nowspupors.
"If the public will co-operate with
the post-olllce It will make the ques?
tion of quickly handling the malls
comparatively easy. If peoplo will
deposit their Christmas mall early thla
week It will avoid a lot of trouble.
"Many persons still persist In put?
ting Hed Croes seals and similar holi?
day stamps on tho front of letters und
packages. These labels must be put
on the rovorsc side, olhilrwlso they
will be forwarded to the dead letter
olllce In Washington."
Mr. Allan also laid stress on the
rules governing the amount of poutage
for post cards. All regulation size
post cards made of llexlble cardboard
require 1-ccnl poatago. Cards other
than the regulation nlze and those
made of still cardboard, leather, tin,
aluminum, wood or cloth, containing
written matter thnroon other than tlto
address of the sender or that of the
addressee, require 2 centa postage.
Inclose Decorated Card?.
All tinsel, mica or celluloid deco?
rated cards to be mallable must be In?
closed, and when these cards contain
written matter other than the address
of the sender or that ct tho addrebsee
they require not lesa than 2 cents
pov-tago. In all cases tho poHtage
must be affixed to the envelope, and
not to the card, even though there Is
an aperture In the envelope exposing
the stamp, such postage not being uc
ceptable.
All Inclosed written matter or partly
written other than tho address of the
sender or that of the addressee, scaled
or unsealed, requires letter postage
of 2 cents.
There aro still many persona who
are evidently under the impression
that Inclosed written Invitations to
parties, social entertainments, church
or lodge meetings, for local delivery,
arc deliverable for 1 cent. This is an
error, for such matter requires 2 cents
postay e.
MANY EGGS STOLEN
Hubert Turner Charged With ficttliig
Away With 11- Specimens.
Itobert Turner was arrested yester?
day on a charge of stealing 142 eggs
from L. K Sheppard & Company.
Wiley Dawn (colored) was locked
up on charge of feloniously assaulting
May Wallace. The woman was attend?
ed by Dr. Crowgey, of the city am
bulnnce corps.
rtosn Hill (colored) was arrested on
a charge of beating Miss Clara I'cllsco.
Chnrles Walter (colored) was taken
in on a chnrge of stealing 52.23 from
Montgomery & Company.
George Cook was arrested on sus?
picion of having committed a felony.
All JUMPED
10 DODGE ARREST
Broke Her Leg in Two Places
When She Fell From Second
Story Window.
In attempting to escape from the
house at 52-I North ICIghth Street,
rteckly Coloman, colorei). yesterday af?
ternoon jumped from a second -story
window and broke her right 1c:k In two
! places. Complaints about the house
I iiad been received by the Police De?
partment, and yesterday afternoon Sc'
' gcant Brown and Policeman Bryant,
I Tali and Andrews raided It. As the
j house was surrounded, several people
Inside made for the windows and doors
I and attempted In break away. The
i officers bad established n cr.rdon about
j the house, however., and all efforts at
I escape were, foiled. The Colcman \vo
? man. seeing that all other avenues
i were barred, sprang from a window
j In tbo rear. Officers ran to her Whan
; they saw the daring leap, but she was
la helpless heap, and was unable to
1 rise. While Bettle Woodson, nllegd to
be the proprltor of the house, was
being taken away, the city ambulanco
was called, . and Dr. Crowgey treated
the helpless woman. Her Injury was
so serious that she was taken to the
City Hospital. No charge was pr?
fcrcd against her.
After making a search of the
premises, lite ( Ulcers found and con?
fiscated a quantity "of boor. It Is said
they will search for evidence upon
which to bring a charge against tbo
Woodson woman of operating a blind
tiger.
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BILL SKILLIT GOES TO RENO
TO GET DIVORCE FROM NISH
Forced to Act W hen He Found Suffragette Ban?
ner. Hanging on Nail in His Kitchen Where
Frying Pan Had Hunjr Since 1897.
Brazenly and without regret, Colonel
William Randolph Skillit announced
yesterday that ho would Icavo llcnncr
rackor to-night tor Ueno, where ho
would establish bis legal residence and
I apply for a divorce from ills wl(o, Mrs.
' Nish Bkllllt.
"I have been living with that doll
baby for nigh onto twonty-soven
years,'' he said to a reporter who went
lu the homo to verify the rumor, "and
1 bad hoped to spend tho rest of my
days in her fastidious company; but
when I ordered lior to quit tho suffra?
gette club, and sho refused, thcro was
nothing else for mo to do If I wanted
to keep my self-respoct. If thcro are
tiny pants to bo worn about this estab?
lishment, they belong to inc."
"Did I ever threaten to leave you
because you would not quit the liquor
club?" asked Mrs. Nish, with somo
show of bitterness.
"Cut that out," sold Bill. "I'm not
your wife, and you can't talk to ine
Ilko thnt."
There was no doubt about the fact
that tho atmosphere was lurid around
the Bkllllt home. Sovcral of tlie neigh?
bors liad called to get In closer touch
with tho domo:<tlc scandal, and their
presence excited the colonel to great
wrath.
Ooo't Stand for Everything.
"There aro some thiugu I can stand
and iiome things 1 can't stand." he said,
"so I wleh you would state for me, so
my friends will understand, that I am
going uway for good; that I will apply
for a divorce on suffragette grounds,
and that I hope to return free. Oh. no.
1 shall not marry again. I have lived
an upright life, and so bins Nish, for
thnt matter, hr.t I tlon't want to go
about the streets and be pointed out as
the husband of a suffragette. I don't
want my children to bo pointed out us
suffragette offspring. If there Ik any
voting to be done In my house, you can
leave It to me.
''Mrs. Skillit lias not been right In
(he head since Hhc got mixed up In this
notv-fanglcd craze. When 1 went lu
the kliclicn the other day I found a
?Voles for Women' banner hanging on
tho book where the frying pan had
hung since lfcl'7. In the dining-room
she had fixed up a voting precinct,
had a real ballot box there, with
watchers, and all tho female neighbors
were coining in au,| out ? voting. The
Lord knows what they were voting on.
but they were voting, and even my
llttlo children were rounded up in a
corner and urged to support this can?
didate or that measure. They were
supplied with ballots, which they
dropped In the ballot box, without
knowing or caring. Then when ovcry
body had voted until the whole bunch
was dizzy, they took the returns to my
writing table, where they were counted,
and when tho result was announced
Nish waved lier apron over her head".'
shouted once llko an Apache, und just
carried on ilko tho Juggler at a bug?
house picnic. She actually made a
speech, and when 1 got In all I could
pick out of the noise was her statement
that the good women had redeemed lh_
country, and' thai hereafter no lips
would touch liquor, because there
wouldn't be no liquor to touch.
Hoya Dressed ni filrln.
'? "And there won't be nny lips around
this hoiiHc for you to touch after this,
I said, for I was mad clean through,
and 1 wanted to hurl the female neigh?
bors clean out of tho precinct. But to
show how bugs they had got 1 went in
the parlor and found three of my bo.vs
dressed up as girls. Larkln, who wore
a polonaise back and n basque front, wus
operating a little magic lantern ann
was throwing the election returns oh I
a bod sheet, while the women protended l
to be surprised -?nd excited. Just us 1
got inside and realized what they were
doing, Dark In flashed a sign reading:
?For liquor. 0; against liquor, 2,198,785.'
Now, cs a sensible man, you know there
aro not lhat ninny sober people In the
world.
"I stood in a dark corner. Just ready
to throw a lit, when some <JT"i dame
screamed: 'Give us tho vote in Dum?
barton,' and my poor boy. dressed In
that polonaise back and* basque front,
put in a slide lulling the mob lu my
parlor that the women had carried the
precinct by a majority of 2.000. Tharo
arc not 2,000 cockroaches in Dumbar?
ton.
"When I couldn't stand it any longer
I went lo the front end slapped Dark In
over, kicked the magic lantern lo the
lloor and called for light. I voted them
cut of my house quicker than they had
voted liquor out of the county, and by
n bigger and swifter majority. 'Take
off that disguise,' I called to my boys,
who were dressed as girls. And bless
my heart, there was Nish wearing a
standing collar, a red necktie and my
green vest." .
Nish Bussen Him I p.
While the colonel was reciting lite
terrible story of the shame which hud
come upon his home, Mrs. Skillit snt
there quietly, with tears In her eyes.
Fear was writ deep upon the face of
every young Skillit. "And do you
know." snld Bill, "that whew 1 lolci
Iwr Kbe had to quit thai club or me. she
hurled defiance at me and told me that
the time hud come for the women to
band together ana act, and that while
she honored mo she was compelled to
announce that she would stand by the
league? I became violent. Believe me.
It was all I could do to keep from
chastising her aguln. There waa no
argumont?no time for argument. We
had reached the exit-Is. 1 had to fu
boss from that tlmo on or beat It for
good.
'?'To show you that my heart lc tn
tho right spot and that I am gonorous,
1 said, T will give you three minuter!
to decide?-three minutes In which to
say -whether you will divorce the suf?
fragette dub or got divorced. Hand
mo that clock, Duxkln.' X added, an
Nlsh began to deliberate. There was
silence, and then Nlah, In a clear, strong
voice, gave the verdict; she could not
<iult thu club.
"'Then.' 1 said, ''you see tho harm
that this hUlTraBClto club doos. You
aee how It splits homes, how It brings
Hbame and ruin, how It will drive me
a fain to drink. You remember your
vows when 1 took you away from that
ktfltllng mill and put you Into society.
You remember how 1 worked und
struggled while I was thirst? to give
you a chanc?. .
Even. Quit Drinking tor Her.
" 'You sc-o o?r proud family hum?
bled by one crazy act of yours. You
want to get your nutn? In the news?
papers. Well, I'll put your name In
every newspaper In the land us the
woman who preferred the false goO^
to the faithful husband. I even quit
drinking liquor on your account. it
was Ilk'- cutting out my heart, but
didn't I quit? Hut when you turn my
kitchen Into n, voting precinct and dress
up my boys a_s girls. ?o you can have
the glory of fascinating the neighbors,
my honor la assailed, and I nni going
to quit ? going to quit right on tho eye
of Christmas. And what do you get
In return? A little pink ten. a Job as
an u-ilicr at a suffragette meeting, and
tho ridicule of all good Women win.
are not misled i>y the myth.'"
"Willie, 1 know It It hard.' said SRI?,
"but the country ha.s called the worsen
to save It. We've been very happy; we
might always be happy, but the ttuflre?
gelte dub needs my help and influence.
In demanding new laws, We're ;rot to
aave the Stau "
"What does it profit you If y'ou save
the whole State ami lot-t your meal
ticket?*' as.lt.-d Mill. "Well- you've de
elded. I'll go get ir.r divorce: I'll coins
back; we can cut ihe card* for the chil?
dren, and as 1 have been unlucky in
love I ought to he lurky nt digging
for ?he ace; Co on now- and save your
State: go on with y.ur spocchiuutting;
go oh and wreck aor"is more homes, and
when you gel the ballot and begin to
wear it the styles will change, iin?
you'll switch that in iIim spring for sj
peek-a-boo shirtwaist, Considering
tho great sacrifice you have my de, that
BUffragette club ought to put you on
the dancing committee."
WESTMINSTER OFFICERS
Ciders nnd Drnrons Initialled nt !?pr
clnl Service Yesterday,
Andrew Robertson, Edwin II. Uta
and Charles S. Peers were orftatned
and installed as ruling elders, and
Ucorge A. Warthcn. John W. Williams.
O. O. Mitchell and William It. Murphy
were ordained an? Installed as dea?
cons In Westminster Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning.
Tho very impressive ordination ser?
vice of Hie Presbyterian Church took
place nt the close of the church ser?
vice and followed a very able sermon
by tho pastor, Rev! .lames Y. l-'nlr,
D. D-. from the text. "Who Is sufficient
for these things?"
The very rapid growth of Westmin?
ster Church necessitated the election
at additional elders and deacoti?.
During tho past ten years the mem?
bership has grown 270 per cent., und
the congregation hopes by early sum?
mer to be worshiping In the new and
beautiful church at the corner cf Park
and Davis Avenues.
The auditorium of the new building
ns it now is will comfortably1 seut
more than 500 people, and tin plans
are so drawn that galleries may be
added to seat 200 more.
Westminster has the largest Sun?
day school or any Presbyterian Church
in Richmond. The Sunday school
room In the new building will be the
most complete In Its appointments lit
Richmond, and will accommodate more,
than fiOO scholars.
At the morning service yesterday
Infant baptism was administered and
three persons united with the church,
making five during the past week.
The total membership is now about
-?no.
24. 2fi, 31. It'll, and January 1, 1912.
Final limit. January 8. 1912,
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