The times dispatch. [volume], December 18, 1911, Page 6, Image 6

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PETERSBURG MAN
Thorn as E. Prosisc, Aged Fifty
Eight Years, Dies at
His Home.
FOR DEMONSTRATION WORK
Dinwiddie Supervisors Appropri?
ate Sum of S300?Other
Petersburg News.
1 Imos-Dispntch Bureau,
:? Holllughrook Streot.
Telephone USCi.
Petersburg, Va? December IT.
Thomas E. Proslsc, aged about llfty
right years, and widely Known in the
community, was ton nil <leaJ in bed at
his h< n:c on Grove Avenue this morn
inc. He had been in bad health lor
somo time, though he wag-not complain?
ing wh.n ho retired last night. Henri
trouble Is supposed 16 have been the
caus? o( death. Mr. Proslse was never
married. He was a man of many g#od
w*Ps of character, and years ago took
an active part in politics, serving so
cftcn as judge of elections thai among
ills friends he became familiarly knowu
us "Judge." lie held at times positions
under the city government.
Cutting Affair.
Sterling Connelly, u young whlto
man. formerly in the employment of
iL I? Bowman, Jr., engaged in the
sign advertising business, was arrtst
id last night on a warrant charging
him with unlawful cutting. Mr. Bow?
man ha I discharged the young man
tr?m his position, and thirf, it Is said,
brought on the trouble, Connelly re?
senting the discharge. Mr. Bowman
received a stab wound in the leg, In?
flicted with a pocket knlfo by Connelly.
fjTv- wound Is not serious.
Mnrrlnge ?f Prlucc (ieorsTe Couple,
l.ust evening at 6 o'clock, in. the par
aOis of the Market M. E. Church p.ir?
sonngc, Dev. George II, Spoonor ofll
dating, Miss Itosn B. Moody, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moody, of I'riiur
George, a ad feter L Cos, a successful
young farmer of the same county, were
quietly murrlwd. A f< w friends were
present f> witness the ceremony. The
bride and bridegroom are both well
known and popular In tholr county.
For Demonstration Work.
The Board Of Supervisors of Plnwid
die county, at 11 meeting held yesterday',
decided to appropriate the sum 01 $300,
:.i be used In farm demonstration work,
in connection with a slmilai amount
given i"i the purpose by the nutioiliil
government. Dlhwlddlo county lias
tlio?n remarkable progress in the last
few years In nil lines ot development.
It Is building a system of permanent
roadt all through the county. It hu.-i j
greatly Improved it:< system of publh
bi oul education, crci ted many line new!
si lioolhotises and prolonged the school |
sessions Modern methods of farming j
have superseded tho old system, and
everything looks bright und promising
in th? county.
Prince George county is coming 10
the front in the same, lines of progress
ii nd improvements in farming, in ro.vd
building, in its schools and in the gen?
eral Development of its resources,
rrr-onaj nnd fJcucral.
R, V. .lamen has been appointed
Petersburg agent cf the Norfolk and
Petersburg transportation line ot
steomers, 01 which Mr. Briggs, ot Nor?
folk, is president. The company has
hoeured the Phillips warehouse here
lor its accommodation.
The churches; the King'.- Daughters,
the Empty Stocking Club, the Salvation
Army and other organizations are ar?
ranging for making glad Christmas I
foi the poor.
Mr? V. L Gritfln, of Louisiana, who
has been spending a couple of months
in l'nrlo Itlco. is here to &pend tho'
Christmas holidays with her daughter.
Miss Flossie Griffin, a student at the
Southern Female College.
The board of directors of the Peters?
burg Saving:- rtnd Insurance Company
has Ceclared a quarterly dividend ut
?!*>; per cent, on its capital :-tock.
Chief E, V. Farley, of the Fire De?
partment, was removed to the Peter.*
burg Hospital yesterday, suffering wiin
internal.trmjblCK Hi- condition to-day
>f much* Inipro.vcd.
AMUSEMENTS
Rijou?"Ihr rtosary."
??'Ihr Roaarj'.'*
'The Rosary" play:- .1 wteks en?
gagement at the Bijou Theatre, eom
nienelng to-night with usual mati?
nees.
It lr founded upon an emblem of
purity and lull of lnurt Interest and
mud- a iavorable impression. The
Mage Betting!; are unique in their way.
The first act occurs in a grape arbor,
the second and third acts are laid In a
charn.ing interior, showing the at?
mosphere of serene home lit., while
the fourth act is a new church built
by the unbelieving husband for his
friend, the priest.
Heavy Loss bj Kirf.
Hudson, Hi V.. December 17.?Fire
starting at ?; o'clock this afternoon
in the large storehouse of the New
York and Hudson litver Steamboat
Company here, hurried Gnu building
?nd contents, spread to the Wash
burn loo House which war, alro de?
stroyed, and to the Hudson Whole?
sale Grocery Company's bull liny, all
but one end of which wac saved, The
total lost, is estimated al i;-i<.r. (ii.in
ll'OO.OOn.
James River ftlslna.
There was a slight rise in the lam. .
p.iver yesterdaj due to rains "f I'll
day night and Saturday on the uppci
wutershe.ls. Though a warning was
ihsue.i by tin- Weather Bureau, there
?was no Indication th.it tin water 11
would become dangerous,
Ford Motor Cars'
"Mr. Merchant: Do you know that
your competitor is increasing his profits
by the use of our delivery wagon?"
"Ask the Manager of your Delivery
Department."
OR. RENNIE WILL!
LEAVE NORFOLK^
Accepts Call to Pastorate of
Church at Greenwood,
Miss.
[Special to The Times- Dispatch.)
Noriolk, Va., December IV.?Alter n
service of ten years as pastor of the
Kirnt Presbyterian Church here. Itcv,
Joseph ltennio. D. D.. resigned this
morning to accept a call to the pastpr
uto of the First Church at Greenwood,
.Miss.
An effort probably will he made to
combine the First and Second Presby?
terian churches, now t!;at both congre?
gations are without a pastor. A simi?
lar effort some time ago met with fall
ti re.
PRICE OF MEAT MAY DROP
ChlcnKO l'iicUlngtiiwn Sees Uulck
It eduction.
Chicago, December 17.?A probable
reduction in the retail price of ull
kinds of fresh meat Is being discussed
to-day in I'ucklngtown as a result ot
the action of tho English government
In barring the men who are under In?
dictment fur violation ot the criminal
section of the Sherman antitrust act
from bidding on contracts for Drltisb
army canned meat supplies*.
Will this have an immediate effect
upon the price of meats in Chicago?
Tills question was asked of the. Ar?
mour, Swift and Morris concers.
At Mr. Armdor's office It w-a* said
he had gone to Lake V'oresl and would
not return until Monday. Edward
Morris also was absent from his olllci
and Louis 1". Swift was at his Laks
county farm.
Uut generally throughout the yards
employes of the big packing llrms said
the effect of the English government's
action would be to lower the values ot
cattle on the hoof, and thut this would
have Its rclloctlon in tin.' retail price
of beef.
'The farmers will have to bear the
expense. Mints will be cheaper, and j
the producers naturally are the ones
who will have to suffer," said one
man connected with uno of the large
concerns.
FORTUNE IS LEFT
10 POOR COUPLE
I Special to The TImcs-DIspatch.]
Bristol. Tenn., December 17.-?W. II.
Slum-art and wife, of Newport, East
Tennessee, whose lives have been
spent thus tar In an liumbh- cottage,
erected upon land reclaimed from a
frog pond, have suddenly become the
first millionaires of the prospnriona
mountain town, where they have lived
in their unpretentious wuy ever 6incc
the Civil War.
"Colonel" Shugart. as tho aged hus?
band had been known locally for
many years, is one ol the odd char?
acters of the town. lie wears Ion?,
flowing locks of gray hatr that cover
hi.- shoulders and extend down his
buck. He and his wife, always good
neighbors, have been among the poorer
people of the community, but by a
sudden stroke, of good fortune, they
are now worth more than $2,000,000,
more than $1,000,000 of tho amount
having been paid them in rash. "Col?
onel" Shugart. during the early sum?
mer of the present year, received $9.
000 by the dentil ot a brother In Texas,
and is receive $73,000 more when
the estate of ills late brother is wound '
up.
Uut Mr? Shugart has been more
fortunate. I": on; the estute of Cnak.i
.tun,- Bogardus, who died tour years
ugu in Holland, she h?s received Sl,
000,000, and has been officially advised
that next July another $11000,000 will
1 .- paid her. Tin- Gogardus estute Is
i valued at $60,000,000, and Mrs. Shugart
I;, one of a number of lo irs.
Neighbor? of tin aged couple say
that this streal-; of good fortune has
not changed theli mode of living in
any material wni . They are still
clinging io Hie little cottage In which
they spent many happy years in com?
parative poverty, and their neighbors
and friends are welcomed with the
snnp Old cordtul smiles that greeted
llieni in other days.
It is stated that the first million re?
ceived by Mrs. Shugart has been lli
I vested in Panama Canal bonds.
OFFICKItS ELECTED.
.tunmil Meeting ?f Oronfjc lIorsrniHh's
Association.
ISpeelal to The Timcs-Dlspalch. I
Charlottcsvillo, Va., December 1T.
I The Orange llorsomun's Association at !
{ It: annual meeting elected officers lot j
I tin ensuing year a; follows: William
I du Pont, president Oeorge T. Marshall;
I lirst vice-president; Thomas Atklusom
I second vice-president; W. N Creep.
I third vice-president; Dr. l> S. Rick
? ells, secretary and treasurer. Hoard
of Directors--!'.'. C. Tallafcrro, Sr., W. <'
1 William:'. W. W. Snnford. Sr.. R. D.
j llrowniiig. V. ft Shnckelford, G. W.
Morton. Jt. II. ii. Lyn, and John T.
I t.lghttoot.
! The treasurer's report for the season
J "i litll showed receipts amounting to
; $1.042 .. disbursements, .?t.o?;7: bul
nnacball.
j Havana, December |L?New York!
I Nationals. 4: Havana. 1.
mm
i
.Sc.V DtilribtiKr
R. L. Christian. & Co.,
Richmond, Va.
W
An exacting process of distillation
if. required to produce fine gin. The
more delicate tile proo ss the more
delicious the flavor. The mosA
clarorate ai d exacting process of
all produces
Coronet Dry Gin
HUNTERS ADDED
TO MORRIS STABLE
Expected to Figure Prominently
on Virginia Circuit Next
Summer
(Special to The Times-Dispun-h.J
Churlottcsv.tllc. Vn., December 17.?!
Julian Morris, of ??The units." this"!
county, the wizard of Uio Virginia !
hors>> show ring and a consistent win?
ner at the big Northern shows, has
purchased three hunters, which prom?
ise to figure prom'nently on the Vir?
ginia circuit nevt summer.
From Diehard Wallach, of Warren
Ion. he purchased u 'brown mare by
Mince Meat, a noted race-horse. She is |
sis years old un<] sixteen hands high, j
and Mr. Morris regards her as tho '
greatest jumping green horse he has >
over scon, with the exception of David ;
Gray, of the Morris stables, a winner I
at the Olympic Show In I^ondon. Ho
has na med her Merry Christmas, and
intends to show her for the tlrst time I
"t the .Atlantic City Horse Show dur?
ing Buster week.
Ills second purchase was a brown
gelding from Wlllliam Sktnkcr, of The.
Plains. Kauqulor county, lie is three
years old and stands 1G.2. In the optn- ',
Ion of Mr. Morris he will make as good
a heavyweight as Taconite, also of the
Morris stables. He baa been given the ,
name of Sweet William
Prom Krnest Redmond, of Fnuquier
county, he purchased a three-year-old
black gelding, sixteen hands high. Ho
Is :i middleweight horse of much prom- I
Isc. Ho has been named Overall. j
These three hunters will, in 11 way, i
take Hie place of the quartet recently;
disposed of by Mr. Morris at auction :
and private sale.
DECllGltME
IS NOT PLAYED
[Special to The Times-rilspatch.l
Raleigh. N. C. December 17.?The
class football championship for 1011
will havo to reniuln undecided us the '
Juniors, after defeating the Sopbo- j
mores last Saturday, t! to P. tied the |
Freshmen. 0 to 0, the tirst part of the :
week, und owing to linnl examina?
tions a deciding game could not be j
pin yod.
The num.-or of students at A. und M.
Is fast diminishing for the holidays. 1
which, by the catalogue start next
Wednesday, the 20th, nnd last until
January 3. But those who have, made
an average during the full term of j
?JO per cent, or more on a nubject arc
exempt from the final examination on
that subject, and as some have made1
this high average on all of their work. !
the exodus has been going on for the '
pnst week, ev-r since the commence?
ment of the finals.
MACGREGOR RESIGNS
Scrrctnry of P. C. T. Forced to Act by
Itrmovnl From City.
A business arrangement which will
compel lus future residence In Lynch
burg caused Secretary D. D. Muc
Gregor, of iUchmond Council 159,
United Commercial Travelers of Amer?
ica, to hand in his resignation at the
regular meeting of that body on Sat?
urday night. In accepting hie resig?
nation the council attested Ha dcop
appreciation of the servlcos rendered
by Mr- MacGrcgor during his three
years' occupancy of the oflicc by pre?
senting him with a beautiful silver
loving cup.
The token was presented with a
suitable speech by C. Aubrey Spence
Following initiation of new members]
and the transaction of routine busl-j
ness, Thomas S. Gibbons, of this city,
was elected secretary
DINNER TO UNDERWOOD
I 'oiigrensmnn to He Hntertaturd nt
Commonwealth Club Next Week.
lleprcsf.ntatlve Or.car W. Underwood,
leader of the Democratic, majority on
tlie floor of the Mouse of Representa?
tives, and a presidential possibility,
will he the guest of honor at a dinner j
at the Commonwealth Club on the !
evening of December 26. The host will
lie Mulvern C. Patterson, a relative of
the distinguished Alnbamian. invita?
tions have been sent to a number of
Mr. Patterson's friends.
The boom for Mr. I'nderwood's nom?
ination has recently attained consider
anle proportions, in the belief on the
part of ills friends that the time has
eomc for the election of a Southern
man. Then, too, within the past day
or two he has received many
encomiums because of his vote In op?
position to ihe. hill increasing the pen?
sions of Cnlon vetornns.
GET TICKETS NOW
f'nrd* for Memorial Service Caunot lie
Held Much l^ncrr,
Tickets for the admittance of de?
scendants, of victims of the Richmond
Theatre disaster, to the hundredth :in
niversary memorial service, will be
held for them only a day or two longer.
Tli, demand for admission to this ser
vi.-e, which will be held at Monumental
Episcopal Church, on the site of the]
lire, has been great, and It is de?
sired to cue for some of the appli?
cants.
Bishop Gibson will be In charge of
the services, a portion of which will
be held about the monument in the
portico of the church, which covers
tin? single grave of the seventy.four
victims of the tire of December 2G, |
1811, in which th* Governor of Vir-I
ginia and many distinguished men and
women of that day lost their lives.
HOLD UP MAN IN SKYSCRAPER i
-
Brilliantly Lighted Corridor No Dor
to Crime in Chicago.
Chicago, December 17.?Waller Herz
left his office on the fifth floor of a
Michigan Avenue skyscraper and
started' down \hc brilliantly-lighted I
borrldors. lie 'nnd proceeded only a j
lew steps when two men approached |
Dim. presented revolvers to his head
and a.^kod for his money. They left
him mourning the loss of $4.
The "corridor men" havo not beon
captured. '. ;
Vlrfttnln Welcome? NoIIodiiIm.
f'hnriottesvllle, va-, December 17.?
The board of faculty advisers of the
I.'.hlycrsltj of Virginia has acted favor- ;
ably in regard 10 a request from the!
Washington baseball team for the uso
of Lambeth Field'for tho spring train?
ing trip. Manager Clark Griffith Is ex
peoted bora within the next two rreeks
to complete arrangement*
Men Who Will Lead College Football
Teams Through Next Campaign.
Adrian (Mich.) CoIIcrc.Bfloil Junten.Bad
Alt.lou (Mich.) College.William Funk.I!"!;. .
Alma (Mich.) College.Hnhralm Johnnua... .IlallbBeK
Amhcrnt (.Manx.) College.ItarilloloiueMr, J. Connolly. illallbavK
Auburu ((io.) ColICKe.John I?. Major.Halfback
linker (Kan.) Calverslty.Mori cVptf"..I?"'1. ,
llellevae (Xcl>.) College.Cbrln lloudcmou.'.'"'I,
llcloll (Win.) College.<.?.??.-m.. Hnlilgrcti..1." . ,
Ilowdnln (Mr.) College.l'hllli? Si Wood.
Hrowii (It. I;) I nlvcr*H.v.KuhncII U. Anlilmugh.fc.ufl
(une (Ohio) L'nlverwMy.Himer Frimry.Vi"*}., .
i iiriisi.- d'n.) i mi imi School.Janiea Thorpe.Unituiick
City (Slil.) College.lohn Heine...K .? ,
Connecticut AkkIon.Alvln II. Ilmmril.llnlfbnck
Clcmnou IX. C.) College.William II. Ilrlt(.Tnckle
Colunlc ?\. V.> tnlvernlty.Iloncne C. Cook.(iiinrd
Cornell |2*. V.? tnlvernlty.Edward W. Ilutlcr.llnlflmck
Crclghton (A'cb.) College.Harry Hopktnn.Tackle
Onrtninuth (X. II.) College.Hay I.. Ilennctl.Gaard
nirklDNOn O'n.) College.PranclH A. Dunn.Halfback
Drake (In.) College. .11 n i ..hi t.nunlug.?Iinirlcrhack
Franklin and Marshall.Tob Inn l.ucgcr.lluHbnck
Gnltandcl di. c.) (?liege.Henry llndlnfe.Bad
(ieorgclow.n Calvcratfy.lohn Hegcrty.F.uil
(Georgia Trch.Hugh l.rnhrninn.(iimril
llnmlltnn (V. V.) College.Dnnnld H, Stone .Halfback
lliivcrforil (I'n.) College.W. C. I.ougnlrctli.Halfback
Holy Cross (Mt:nn.) College.Fred II. Onlcrgrcn.Tackle
limn Teacher*' College.Thuninn Anderson.I3ad
.lohn? Hopkins (Did.) I'nlvernlty. . .(;corgc f?llet.End
Knimnn S(n(c Normal.W. T\ White.Ilnlfhnck
Kenyou (Ohio) College.P. I.nne llhornbnugli.Halfback
Knui (III.) College.Frank llnrtmnn.llniriuiek
I.nfnyette (i?a.) College.Alex. P. MnrMwill.Halfback
l.niilHlnnn Sln(c ITalvcrnlty.Scoti McCleaud.Tackle
?Maryland Agglcn.Prank HofTccker.Halfback
MeCalllt* (IVan.) College.Eugene Minimum.End
Mercer ((Jn.) I'olvcrnity.Prank Xonnnn.Fallback
Michigan Agate*.'a mi.mm it. lllblct.[...Taekle
Moiunouth (111.) College.lirorcr Ogg.llolfhuck
Mount St. Mary's (Mil.) college.\V. it. Flunncry.Fallback
Mount Cabin (Oblo) College.Frank Carnnn.End
Northwestern (111.) (Jnlreralty.iiidrew .lolinnnn.Bail
Occidental (Cnl.) College.Diill'cy Seny.Quarterback
Olierlln i Uni,m ColIrate.I.<miIk a. Stliuxon.Ilalfb'iiek
Ohio ValversUr.Clyde Clbann.Ilnlfbuck
Ohio AVeslcynn Cnllcice...Ilyron M. Hltohlmion.Tackle
Olivet (Mich.) College.Genrtre Webber.Hnlfhiu-k
Ilmnhn (?b.i I'nlvetnKy.Dnxld l.nraon.llnlflmck
I'cunn. Stale CoileBe.J. I.catrr ">fnu(he.Fulllinck
I'rtncetnn ( \. J.i llalrcralfy.T. T. I'cudlelon.Qnorlc-rbnck
Ttntidoliih-^lncnu (Va.) (Tollcae.Pnul Itch.rinlflinck
Klpnn (W1n.) ("nllcpre.\ll)cr< Chonle.? Fullback
Southwestern (Knn.l <lolleirr.("nrl Scbmldt'..(liinrltrhnrk
SprlBBfleld OIokn.) Tralalas.Dnulcl J. Itclly.llnlfbnck
Tiiflu (Maas.) Calles?.Hnrry Weber.Tlnlfbocb
Trialty (Cona.) ColleRe.CharlcM II. Collet!.llnlflmck
Mt. LouU Olo.l LinlTemlty.Tiior Slnilherr.llnlflmck
I'nlnn (.\. V.> CoIIckc..Ininc? Detrey.fJunrd
Ualveratty of Alnhnmu.Parley Moody.(Innrtcrhnck
llalveralfy of Chlnic?.Imnrrnrr Whhlns;.(Vn(rc
Unlvcrttlty ni" Cincinnati.Itaherl lleuck.Halfback
I'nlvernlty of Denver.It. It. J. Schrtieiler.Turkic
Fnlvcrnlty ?f (ieorKln.Hlinlel Pcncnck.Guard
Ualverslty of Illinois.Wllllum H. Woolaton.Fulllinck
Ualreralty of Inillnun.Plord Flcmlusr.Tnckle
Fnlvernlty of Iowa.-....H. I?. Hnnrxin.(Juiirtl
I'nlvernlty of Iviiiiniix.Ilnrold llro\>nlcc.Karl
Ualveratty or Mlcklitaa.Georite C. Thnnmon.Fulllinck
I'nlvernlty of Mlnncnotn.Clifford Morrell.I>nhr
I nlvcrnlty of MIknouH.Clarence I*. I.euilrc.Ilnlfhnck
I'nlvernlty of Oregon.Denn II. U'nlkcr.Halfback
1'nlvcrJ.tty of Peaaaylraala.l.croy Mercer.Halfback
ITalreralt}' of South Carolin?.\ If red von Holnllr.Hnirhack
Valveralty of South..lenkx lilllCBI.Bad
UnlveraHy or Syracune.Itmlollih rrolmt.Tnckle
I nlvomlty of Vlrirluln_.T. Hard? Toild.llnlfhack
rnlvcralty of W|Kcon?ln.lonrpli Mi HaelTel.F.nrt
Fnlteil Mute? Military Academy.... I.claod Ucvare.Tackle
Lulled States Xovnl Vcademy.r. P. Kode?.Fulllinck
Vandcrhllt Cnlvcrnlty.I.cwje Hnrdncc.Tackle
Wnnh.-JplTfrnon (T*a.) CoIIckc.Floyd Crnlp.Centre
WcatnilnMcr (.Mo.) College.HoVert M. HanilHon. Ilnlfhnck
Whitman (Waab.) ColleKe.Ttov MIcn.Halfback
Wllllamn i-Un-.-.i College.Sidney M. Michael.Cunrd
Woontcr (Olilo) I'nlvernlty..lohn Mnurcr.Fullback
Vnle ilalveralty.Ics.n- Spaldlars.Halfback
UNIVERSITY WILL
HONOR WAR VETERANS
Committee Appointed to Make Up List of Sur?
vivors of Student Volunteers in Confederate
Army, to Receive Fitting Tribute From
Virginia Institution.
[Special to The Tlmcs-Dispatch.]
Charlottesvlllc. Va., December 17.?
Tho University of Virginia is plannln.;
to honor the survivors o: those stu?
dent companies who left the quiet
walks of academic life and the class?
room at the outbreak of the Civil War
for the Confederate forces and the
battlefield.
Pursuant to a suggestion made by
President Alderman In his spech at
the alumni luncheon last June, commit?
tees hove been appointed to make up
a list of the survivors of tho student
volunteers and to work out ii plan j
for bestowing upon these veterans a
befitting tribute.
President Alderman wants to know |
from any possible source the name and
address c/t one or more of the VOlun- !
teers who are tiow living. The few I
survivors are very widely scattered. '
but every effort will bo made to locate I
all of them.
Two or three institutions, in carry?
ing out a plan similar to this, have
conferred upon the veterans called
back at commencement time the de?
grees which they were candidates for
when they enlisted in the Confederate
army. President Alderman feels, how?
ever, that something different should
be done In the case of the survivors
of the university volunteers. The unl
For ao Venrs the House of Uunlity.
Straus, Gunst & Co.,
Distillers and I!lcnderH of
Fine Whiskeys.
Drink Old Henry
Its l.ong Itecord Proves Its Merit.
Waverly Electric Victoria
$500
Richmond Motor Co., Inc.
313 West Main.
OUNCES OF QUALITY
IN EVERY POUND
tM Built to
Serve1
Highest Price and Best.
VV. C. SMITH & CO.,
314 N. Fifth. Vine and Main.
The buyer who Imovro tne'dTnTere 1
e automobiles will own a .
Jones Motof
Car Co.
Alts? As*> ***i?Zzz*dmti*
verslty will call back the survivors!
and express to them Its lov. and ap?
preciation of their services, and will
do tills in an appropriate- and gracious
way. The exorcises will u-: held next
June in connection with commence?
ment.
Port Ptnycd by Students.
lohn s. Patten, librarian of the uni?
versity, has compiled, In a little mono?
graph, notes about the putt tho Uni?
versity of Virginia students took In
the Civil War. Mr. Pntton Includes
a sketch by W, W. Old. of the stirring:
events on the rumpus in the days of
ISBO-'CT. Early in November, 1S60, two
military companies were formed at
the university among the students, an-.i
in February, IStil, they were organized,
officered, armed and unlfornid. -\
writer of the period stated In the
university magazine: ''Every afternoon
the lawn pre-sents quite u busy appear?
ance. Numbers of spectators assemble
to witness the skill of the animated
automata In going through the manual
and performing evolutions promptly
at the word of command."
These companies were both com?
manded by graduates of the Virginia
Military Institute. The first was call?
ed tin- "Southern Ounrd." and the sec?
ond, "The Sons of Liberty." In April.
'Gl, both companies left for Harper's
Ferry to take possession of the arsenal
and other public property. After a
service of neveral weeks, at the re?
quest of Professor Maupin, then chair?
man of Hie faculty, these student vol?
unteers were returned to tl/e univer?
sity. The compnnies were then dis?
banded and the students returned to
their class rooms, but not for long.
Many of them left before the end of
the session, and In the following fall
they were joined by many more, who
entered the Confederate army ifnd per?
formed gallant and distinguished ser?
vice. Some of them won places in the
annals of history for all time as. for
example, Colonel William -I. Pegram
and Colonel A. S. Pendloton.
Another company was organized at
the university In May. 1861. This was
known as tho "Un-lvcralty Volunteers."
This compnny left Charlottesvllle July
?i, 1861. and joined Oenoral Henry A.
Wise's command in Wost Virginia.
While on Sewoll Mountain, some
time aft<-r tire volunteers had been In
actual service, (loneral Itohert E. lien
visited the company und thrilled the
young men by his splendid uppe^rftnor.
and his soldierly bearing. After hav?
ing many thrilling experiences, being
under fire and enduring hardships of
the most trying sort, tho student com?
pany was roturnod to CharlotteevlUe
January 13. 1862, and formnlly muster?
ed out. Immediately, however; ovory
member left to rejoin tb Confederate
forces.
AMERICAN BEEF ALL RIGHT
nrltlnh War Oilier Influenced Only tty
Trlnl of <l.r Packers.
London, December .17.?The British
War Olllre declared that the nottcn
served by the war office upon agents
of American meat packing firms that
thev would not be invited to tender
bids for supplies for the Hrttlsh army
while the cases against certain pack?
ers- are pending In the United States
courts was not due to any quostion of
i the quality of the American goods or
to the manner of packing.
MR. BARNES NOT
TO MEET MR. TAFT
Absence of State Chairman Dur?
ing President's Visit
Causes Comment.
TO SEE OTHER LEADERS
New York City Republicans In?
sist That Party Must Tender -
Rcnotniiiation Next Year.
New York. December 17.?President
Taft will confer with Republican
.State leaders, it wag announced yes?
terday, when he comes to New York
next Wednesday, it WUB stated thut
nearly all of tho Important, local lend?
ers will meet the President In tho con?
ferences, but it 1b not oxpectod that
.Mr. Tuft win tako sides In tho fac?
tional disputes in the stato organiza?
tion.
William Barns. Jr.. chairman of the
Stato Committee, probably will not at?
tend the dinner of tho Young Men's
Itepubllcun Club, which the President
Is to attend. This Is a new organiza?
tion, and the members are said to be
almost unanimously In favor of the
i elimination of the President. The
club has invited .Mr. Barnes to attend
its drat dinner.
Following several long conferences
with his friends, tile State chairman
started for Albany yesterday afternoon
and announced ho would return prob
ably next Wednesday ovonlng. It was
understood that Mr. Hanse, might lind
It "impossible" to get here early
enough on Wednesday to attend the
dinner.
Kxprct Development?.
The President will bo at the gath?
ering of the rtspubllcsn Club for only
n short time, as he lias* several engage,
meats to keep and tho hour for ills
spouklng bus not boon announced.
Politicians are watching tho dinner
with keen Interest, tho importance of
the occasion bolng emphasized by the
recent Incident In Washington, when
William U Ward, of Westchthtor, one
of Iii? State chairman's closest advis?
ers, declined an invitation from the
White House because lie could not
"stay out late nights."
Samuel S. Koen'.g anil the other New
York leaders have arranged for con?
ferences with Mr. Barnes when he re?
turns. Tho New York organization
demands to know exactly where the
State chairman stands on the question
of the President's rchomlnntton, and
what plans ho entertains regarding
the. organization's program.
The city organizations are lined up
almost without a break In any district
for tho renomlnatlon of Mr. Toft, and
aro tlrm in tholr determination thai
the Stato delegation to the nuxt Na?
tional Convention shall he a solid Taft
delegation. The Now York men do not
propose to let the situation drift, nor
will they permit the Old Guard fac?
tion to dicker on behalf of the State;
Committee without knowing the In?
side negotiations.
Prepared to act without delay it a
contest is necessary to snutalu thell
position, tho local leaders are awaiting
the outcome of the conferences thin
week before forming a dcllnlto pro?
gram- If the State chairman meets
the demands of tho New York organi?
zation the stato Committee will work
in harmony, but if Mr. Burnes is de?
fiant and declines to tako a positive
position favoring the Taft administra?
tion, It Is regarded ae settled that a
Mm. . llirM n "i Inlio.
Speakers announced fo: thr ittpub
lican dinner, in addition to the Presi?
dent, -iro Senator Corah, of Idaho. I >i
Elmer Brown, chancellor of New York
University, and Herbert parsons. Mr.
Taft accepted the Invltutlon several
Weeks ago.
New I.unit Test Record.
Seattle, Wash.. December IT.?
"World's Champion Wind-Jammer" it
the title accorded 10 Harry S ECnoX,
a tlfteen-ycar-old student of ho Uhl
nlvors.lty of Washington, who hai> bro?
ken all records In lung tests by blow ?
ing I.;; cubic Inches on the gymnasiumI
splranieter. The former record wan 390
cubie Inches, and the average -J>.1.
Knox is six feet three Indies tali and
weighs U.7 pound:-.
PI MU MEETING
NHllotml Chapter of Fraternity llcntn* I
Convention on Friday.
About thirty delegates are expected j
to arrive In nicbinond Friday to at-,
tend the annual convent'on of the Na?
tional Chapter of the V\ Mu Fraternity,
of which Dr. Paul W. Howie, of Bleu-j
mond, is president. Tin- meeting will]
continue for two days, and the sessionsI
will be held at the Westmoreland Club:!
Friday night a banquet will tako
place at the Commonwealth Club, while!
on Saturday evening arrangements
have been made for a theatre parly.
There arc two chapters of this fra?
ternity in this c'ty, one at'the Medical
College of Virginia and the other at
the University College of Medicine. i
BUY 300 MILES STEEL PIPE
Wdrld'h Biggest Order of thr Kind
From Natural Cum Company.
Calgary, December 17.?The largest
order for steol pipe evor placed in the
world, it Is believed, has been let by
h local firm, which has ordered from
the United States Steol Corporation 30u
miles of plpo, at a cost of about $3.0)0.
000, to carry natural gas from How
Island to Calgary. Shipment, which
will require 3.500 curs, will begin Jan?
uary 1 and will be ooiriplotod within
six months.
?'REGARDS TO CARNEGIE"
ilurglnrs lH>avc a Note After Bobbing
the Host Liberty Library.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Decornbor 17.?"Re?
gards to Androw Carnegie. You might
think us vory harsh, but our clear con?
science gives us much consolation. We
are stealing these hooks and every
other thing of value we found, not for
our personal benellt. but to eon vor t It
all Into cash und buy some starving I
family a Christmas dinner.
"TWO CONSCIBNTIpU? Cl'KGbAl!.-.
The foregoing note was left, by two
persons after thoy had robbed the East
Liberty branch of the Carnegie Library.
The "oonr.oie.ntlous burglars" evidently
used Infinite care in r.elcctlng the finest
books they oould see on the bhelvos.
It was evident that thoy knew some?
thing about high-class literature.
Will Adjourn for Holidays.
Washington, Deccm'ber 17.?The Su?
premo Court of the United States will
adjourn Friday untlt Monduy. January
8. Much of tho timo of tho Justices
during the recess will bo devoted to
preparing opinions In oases. I
- :.<? \ ?. ; ??;?/,? Jv>
MOTOO, CARS
AICHMOND. VIRQINIA
OPEN BIDSTO-DAY
FOR BATTLE ABBEY
Many Already Received on Mod?
ified Plans Presented by
Architect.
PropofalH for the erection of the
Confederate Memorial Institute on the
lot dedicated for that purposo at tho
I.co Cump Soldiers' Home, will be open?
ed ut noon tci-dny nt the oflloc of Dleu
tenant-Governor J. Taylor Kllyson.
Many bids have been received and
others may come In before the hour
expires.
General Tlobert White, of Wlienlrnir,
W. Va., -chairman of the executive
committee of the Confederate Memo?
rial Association, nml Captain John M.
Hlckey, of Washington, D. C. came >.o \
the city together yesterday to attend
the meting and open the bids Colonel
Thomas B. Kenan, or Italelgh. N. f..
Ik expected this morning. The other
memberH of the committee art- Lieu?
tenant-Covernor Kllyson. preHldent of
the Confederate Memorial Association,
and Judge fleorgo I? Christian.
Bide were previously received In I
September, but It was found that the
lowest proposal Involved u larger sum
than wan nt the disposal of the com?
mittee. Thereupon the architect was
Instructed to modify his plans, making
the building somewhat smaller and
renrranglng the Interior so as to brmx
the cost within the menu? of the us
?erbitten.
Speaking InM night of the pent.f
the work to be done. Captain Hlckey
said that he favored making it as
comprehensive an possible, Not only
would ho have It tnndo a repository
for relief, pictures and books relating'
to the f'tinfedernry, but he would also
I have It tilled no far as possible with
palntlngi and statuary representing
leaders of the Southern cause, donated
by States and Individuals In this lie
Would linrmonlte th-- differing views
on the .subject hy Including the alma
of both.
The commlttre desires in expend
nbout $125,000 for the building,
TELLS OF HEARING
PLOT 10 MURDER
Charlotte. N. C. December 17 ?The
lutest developments in the murder of
Mr. and Sirs. John Dlxon early Tues?
day at their country home, ten mib's
from Shelby U the arrest ->f Bert
Gardner, who voluntarily told of hear?
ing John and Hack Roar. negro
brothers, charged with the crime, plan?
ning the double murder at a corn
shucking several ?oek? ago
Gardner says the crowd at the corn
nhucklng had gone, and the Horn
brothers did not know he was aroun.l
They (.poke In undertones and agmcl
that Mr. Dlxon would not live until
Christmas because of th-_- mortgage he
held on Hack's hog and mule. John
and Will Hc-fis are now in Gatttonia U\
safekeeping and Hack It in the Char?
lotte Jail. Gardner and two oilier
material witnesses arc In Jail h'.re
also.
PRESS AGENT ROW
n out ii - i'm; r I Scrap Started to Uovm
Actor-Cntcher.
Philadelphia. Pa.. December 17.?
Probably for the tlrst time the real
truth of the start of th- Dooln-Fdgel
controversy became public to-day, when
Dooln \yroto ii biter to a pcrsohiil
friend In this city, explaining that orlg
Inully It was a little press agent stunt
on his part. Dooln In doing a vaude?
ville turn with McCool.
"Wo wore in a small town In New
fork State."' Dooln writes, "and busi?
ness was not very good at the- house
where we wer,.- showing, The manage?
ment became excited, arid the press
agent thought It would be a pood thing
to start ail Imaginary row between Ko?
gel and myself,
"I said I would stand for It all right,
supposing that l'ogcl would understand
the matter. The prc*s agent got busy,
and the tlrst tiling 1 knew Foge! was
sending some h-jt shot back at tne. Do
was giving some of the in.sldo history
Of the club and was saying luine
mighty uncomplimentary things ubout
nie. I saw he was angry, and that
mado mo a little peppery, so I storted
to get back at him and tell some
things about the club he had not told.
"Anyway, the original press agent
stunt wound up In a very pretty llttlo
row. Before the fusllade was over we
were both red hot, and we told ,-i lot
of things the public never would have,
known hud It not been for that press
agent.
"The only good effect the row bail was
to book our act lor six weeks longcir
than for which we had booking. Orig?
inally we bad but six weeks ahead of
us. After the fireworks we had twelve
weeks In all."
Thin lottor of Dooln's Is looked upon
here as an offer of the. olivo branch to
Kogel, us it was sent to a man who will
explain to the Phillies' president, and
It probably will wind up in Dooln man?
aging the club during the coming sea
PAVE $20,000 TO THE POPE
Cardinal Parley Paid ?10,000 Fee? on
Hin Elevation From Hin Own Purse.
Romo, December 17.?Of tho $25,000
purso raised to pay the expenses of
the. investiture of Cafdmal Farley the
cardinal gave to the Pope $10.000 upon
the occasion of his first audience. Car?
dinal Farley has now presented to the
Pope, In the name of the clergy and
the diocese, $10.000 more. ' hi addition
lo the $."?,000 remaining. Cardinal Farley
has paid from Ills own pocket $10,000 in
fees-, gratifications and rtamp duties
on his ring, red hat and scarlet robes.'
BIJOU -This Week
Matinees Tuen., Th?rs., Snt.
Prices: THfci
Matinee, l?o, 'Joe, S5c
Night, 25c, 36o, BOo. ROSARY