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WILL BE ARGUED
IN SUPREME COURT
-_
Oil Company Attacks Constittt- |
tioiiality of North Carolina I
Statute.
STATE GRANTS CHARTERS
Rulings in Cases Before Corpo- !
ration Commission Ex?
pected Soon.
(Special To The Times-Dispatch.]
rtalelgh, X. C.i December 10.?There
will bo arBued this week before tho
Supreme Court of the L'nlted Statea
tho noted case of the He<l C OU Com?
pany against the North Carolina State
Board of Agriculture, in which the
plalntirr attacks the constitutionality
of the North Carolina statute regulat?
ing the testing and the sale of Illu?
minating oil In this State and impos?
ing a tax of one-hair cent per gallon
on olle. Kx-Judge U- >V. VVInson, of
Aycock & Winnen, counsel for the Red
C Company, has gone to Wnshlnirton
to represent the ot] compuny. Attor?
ney. General T. W. Bicken is lcadlng
couneel for tho State Department of
Agrlcuitnre. In the trial below Judge H.
fi. Connor sustained tho constitution?
ality of the North Carolina act. and
the work -of the oil divisions of the
Department of Agriculture.
Jack London, lieutenant in tho
L'nlted States; Navy, now stnttoned at
the training station at Chicago, is
here for a few days with friends and
relatives. He Is a sen of Major H. A.;
London. I'lttsboro. and Is meeting with'
merited advancement in the naval ser-j
vice.
Oil the ground thai the punishment1
tho prisoner has already received Is
BUfticlent for the crime of assault with)
deadly weapon agulnst ,T. M. Brown,I
Moore county, Governor ICltchln par-j
dons the prisoner with tho ppeclftca-:
tlon that Brown muni pay the cosih
in the case and remain of good be-'
havlor. This course Is recommended
by tho court officials, the attorney
?who aided In the prosecution and by
iho prosecuting witness who wna as
liatilted. "
New? eame to Major W. A. Graham,
Commissioner of Agriculture. thla
morning that his brother-in-law, .1.
W, Dnne, o: Lincoln ton, has suffered
ii stroke nf paralysis, and that there
is practically no hope for his rocevery
A charter was Issued to-day for the
Harrison-Hall Drug Company, of En
Held, capital ?25,000 authorized and
HERE! '
All styles Victors and Victrolas.
Piices the same?Terms easiest.
All the new and special records.
Come?-Choose?Pay Later.
Walter D. Moses & Co*
103 East Broad St.
Oldest Music House in Va. and N. C. j
js.ono subscribed, hy .\. B. Harrison,
.1. |j. Hull and others.
Tht Supreme Court will hold Its
final conference fir the term on Wed?
nesday mornlnR and adjourn for tho
term. delivering the llnal batch of
opinions at that time.
f'nmmlKNlnna IkHtied.
Th^re wero Issued to-day by Adju-|
tant-General R. U Lelr.ster, >f the
North Carolina National Guard, com-;
mlKHlons for A. A. Russell as first lieu.,
tenant and Freeman Neece as second
lieutenant of Compnny li Third Regi?
ment, Burlington.
It will be Several days, yet before
the Corporation Commission will an?
nounce rulings In the cases that arc
pending before the commission in?
volving the passenger service at Tar
boro and at Wilson. Chairman Frank?
lin McNeill nnd Commissioner E. L.
Travis having Just returned from per?
sonal Investigation of the situation at
both places. Tarboro citizens are. de?
manding a new and more adequo'tei
_ ?, , ,. i
121 East Broad
121 East Broad
Richmond'* ort mos c Mtuie Home.
Make Your Gift Something Musical
and Select It at Crafts
GRAFTS IS HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL THINGS MUSICAL,
And naturally so. because Crafts is recognized an the foremost department music house of
the South, offering selections from the world's finest Pianos. Player-Pianos and other Musical
Instruments and Merchandise at lowest prices an d upon most advantageous terms. Thou?
sands have learned the wisdom and economy of buying from Crafts, and this great Christmas
Sale is a splendid time for you to do likewise. T-'ie values are truly wonderful while the qual?
ity of every article reaches Drafts high standard. "
Victor-Victrolas
The largest and m?gt complete Victor store in
Richmond, carrying ?in stock all products of the
Victor Company.
Come in and select the VICTOR or VICTRQLA
that you desire and you may pay for it in little
sums at your convenience.
We auggest that you make your selections euriy
to guard against disappointment as the demand
for Victor instruments for Christmas is so great
that even our large stock may become depleted
later.
Our stock of Victor Records includes* every
number in the Victor catalog.
VIOTROLAS, $15 UP.
Little Payments Accepted.
Bargain List of Slightly
Used Pianos and Players
Taken In exchange for the World Famous CHICK
F.RING AND HENRY <t S. G. LINDEM AN
Instruments.
Former
MAKE FINISH Price NOW
Standard. .Walnut.$265.
Klmball.Mahogany
Everett.Oak.
Heinze.:.Mahogany.
Hahn * Son.Rosewood..
DuTenport & Tracy.Walnut ...
Checkering.Walnut ...
Steinway.Mahogany.
290
350
?200
300
*290
550
500
S176.
165.
190.
101.
105.
I?8.
350.
335.
Time Instrument * nre to moat Instances near?
ly new nn.l represent wonderful vnlnen, hut
It Is our annual rn>.lom n. divide profit* with
nur patron* at Cbrlutitins time and thin rear
we offer oven greater hnrscnlna than In the paat
MAIL ORDERS FILLED.
Bargains in Used Player-Pianos
Former
MAKE . Fries NOW
Henry & S. G. Llndeman.SfiOO S637.
Stultz A Co. 700 402.
Stultz A Co. TOO: 364.
Crafts. 775 536.
American. ?50 346.
Ludlow. 000 . 332.
Membership In our PLAYER MUSIC CIRCULA?
TING LIBRARY Is Included with the abov?? players,
und entitles the purchaser to choose selectlona from
the largest circulating library In the South for the
period of 4 years, without charge.
MAIL ORDERS FILLED.
as
For Churches, Choral So?
cieties and Chorus.
ANTHEMS
CANTATAS
CHRISTMAS SER?
VICES AND SOLOS.
Mail Orders Filled.
Musical Merchandise Dep't.
Prosetitn many gift selections
for tho fnuslclati, trttetheV pro
fasslnual or smntour.
violins from the' popular
priced medols to the moat costly
StradavnrlUii model Instruments.
M Up.
nanpib. Mnndolln?, Guitars, of
the celebrated Cole make?for
whloh we ore sole ascents. Other
makes. $2.150 Up.
Domestic and Imported Btrlngs.
Supplies and xc6essor.es.
Leather Goods, Music Bstche\s,
Music Rolls and Portfolios.
AT LOW PniCES
Mall Orders Filled.
All the lato selections, vo?
cal and instrumental, will be
offered in our Sheet Music
Department, Extra Special,
this-Week.
2 Copies for lOo.
Mail Orders Filled.
g V i c t o jr^
ikr-til
IWhere there's a Victor-Victrola on
Christmas morning, there will be joy
and happiness all year around.
This wonderful instrument fills a great gap
in the daily lives of people everywhere?brings
the world's best music right into the home for
everyone to enjoy.
1 And no home need be without a Victor
Si 5. $25. $40, S5o. S75. Sioo. /?/*t0^fe\\
Si 50. $200. (\r^SL. \\ I
Victors $10 to $100. I jLfj^i?^ " 1)
Your dealer will gladly arrange \?[^^^^^^^^^m
terms to suit your convenience. ^^^B|w
Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N.J.
Vlclor Needles 6 eent? per 100. 60 ctnts per 1000. ^^^Batx*^
IAlways use Victor Records played with Victor Needles?
there is no other way to get the unequaled Victor tone.
passenger station at 0 less danger?
ous and more accessible location. The
present station Is In the midst of a
network of yard tracks. At Wilson
the fight Ih over a union passenger
station demanded by the petitioning
citizens. The Atlantic Coast Idno Is
I not making any light. The Norfolk
and Southern Is Insisting that Its Sta
I tion is practically new and adequate
for Its passenger traffic, and that even
! if there should be a union station or
j dered It would be unfair to require the
I Norfolk und Southern to assume the
handling of Us trains all the way Into
i the yards of the present Coast Line
station, which it is proposed to make
the union station site; also the Nor?
folk and .Southern Insists that if a
union station Is ordered it should be
at the present crossing of the two
railroads, as fait to both. It seems
to be settled, however, that the cross?
ing Is entirely too far out of town
to be considered at all as the place for
n union station.
TO SAVE V.Yl.UAl?t,B REJL.1CS.
I Movement to Preserve Flog* Captured
! - hy Nnvy.
Washington. December 1?.?A move
? ment has been Initiated by the Navy
I..ague of the L'nlled .States, of which
General Horace Porter, of New York,
Is president, for the repair, preservu-l
tion and exhibit of lings taken In or!
after battle by the United States navy.
A bill .to this end has been introduced
in Congress which has the support of.
the Secretary of the Navy.
These Hags, numbering about l&oj
are now stored at the United Stales
Naval Academy at Annapolis. Unless
prompt measures for their repair and
preservation are taken. It 1? said,
many of these historical reltcs will lie.
lost to posterity. Moths, lack of prop,
er care and other onuses have combin?
ed to produce their rapid disintegra?
tion and decay. It is proposed to buck
each flag with a mesh of fine linen, ai
method said to he a certain prcscp
Uyc. I
The flags in the navy collection are
01' considerable historical interest. The
collection Includes the only English<
royal standard ever captured and held!
by any nation. This was taken by!
Commodore Chaunc'ey in 1813. Others
i?re tile ensign of the Insurgents cap?
tured by the Constellation, ensigns pfj
tii.- Utierrlere, the Java, the Boxer, the
Macedonian and the Frolic, all takeni
during the War of IS12. Other Hugs!
are Perry's ling holfltod on his llng-l
ship, thq Lawreii. e. h?-.n lng Lawrence's-'
words, "Don't give up the ship:'" a I
Mexican ensign, the United states en-j
.sign hoisted in .Japan by Commodore
Perry in IS63, and a number of Span?
ish Mags captured In ISiS, besides a
larce number of others of lens familiar]
Incident.
CASTS or MASTKIIIMKCKS
SF.T I I' AT L'.VIVBHSITY
[Special to The Times- Ol spa i eh. ]
Clmtiotlesvlllc, Vn., December 10.?I
Th.: University of Virginia has Just;
acquired and set up in the foyer of
Ca bei I Hall, the main academic build-|
lug at that Institution, plaster custs1
of four of the first grand works of <
human genius?works that for two
millenniums and :? quarter have been!
educating humanity in the love of j
beauty. These are none other than the
four Green masterpieces of sculpture,
the Venus ot Milo, the Hermes of
Praxiteles, the Discus thrower of My-1
'ron and the Apollo Bolvedeiro. Fach!
of these statues represents the tlrst]
achievements of tho kind by the hnnd|
of man. Tho ruo.it precious of nil is
the llormea of Prnxltles, because in
Is th- only transcendent original that
has been ;>i. served. The others ?r?|
beautiful copies of lost originals.
TtlORMM l'1'la-ti r.
[Special to The TlmoH-DlspuIch.]
Kredei-lcksburg, Vu., Dccciubpr 19.?
Samuel Thomas. Jr., and Miss Nell 10
Byrd Pflaster, .laughter of Dr. and Mrs.
George H. 1'i'lu <tcr. of Loudoun county,
wer- married hero in Si. George's Knis
,-opal Church, this afternoon. Mies I
Lucy Ashton Pflaster wits maid of i
hour and Peter V. Daniel, best man.
Lev. I:. .1. McHride, D. i... oiricintod.
The bilde is n relative of Mrs. P. V.
Daniel, of it'rederlcksburg. The couple
left lor n bridal trip north.
School of Agriculture.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dijipatch.j
(larrtsonburg, Vn., December 19.?
The Koekinghnm Farmers' Association
yesterday decided to. hold another
school of agriculture in January. Ap?
plication will he made at once to tho
authorities nt Hlaekshurg. Tho school
last year, which was the rtrst over
held in rtockinghnm and one of the
lirst ?Vor held In' Virginia was a de?
cided success.
RECEIVERS PLAN
! 10 TAKE CHARGE
! - ,
Will Endeavor to Put Wabash
Company in Position to
Pay Its Debts.
St. Louis, December 19.?Frederick i
A. Delano and Edward H. Pry.br, two;
of the receivers appointed yesterday i
for the Wabash Railroad Company, ar- i
lived In St. I?otlls lute to-day from 1
New York and prepared to-night to
confer with W. K. I3lxhy, the other re?
ceiver, who, during the day Indicated
his willingness to accept appointment.
It was thought posslblo tlic receivers
would i:o before Judge Elmer II.
Adams, In the United Stuten Circuit
Court to-morrow.
At the Wabash frencr.il offices Mr.
Delano Issued S slfrned statement say?
ing that no changes in the services
: were contemplated;
"The decision to apply for a receiver
i was entirely unexpected to me. At the
same tlnie, as president of Ihe com- j
pany. I have endeavored to keep the
stockholders fully advised of the con-I
fl I linn of the company.
"The WutuipJi Company has been sc- i
rlously handicapped ever since the re- j
organization of 1SS!>, which reorgan- |
Ization provided no funds for Improve- j
nient or development work. This ma le :
it Impossible for the company to keep
abreast of the requirements or to sue- ,
cess fully compote with its aggressive!
and richer rivals. Disappointing re- j
suits, with Investments in Wabash I
Pittsburgh terminal, and commitments
In that connection as well as the llll- :
gallon arowlng out of these transac- I
lions, all helped to depr ve the com- I
pany of credit and the ability to con- !
tlnuo In business.
'?If the courts of the various dls- j
trlcts confirm my appslntmonl as re- j
eelveri it will be my earnest endeavor, i
in co-operation with the other ro- I
celvers, i" put the company in a post- [
tion. as speedily as posslhli . to pay ell i
Its debts and return the property to !
the stockholders. I cannot believe the
public will blame the recent manage?
ment of the railroad for w.hat has
happened/'
' o ltcpre*ent Independents.
Chicago, December 19.?Plans for tho
appointment of an Independent com?
mittee to represent ihr: Independent
HAVE A
In Your Home This Christmas
This is one of the most satisfactory Christmas sifts, for
it will bring you in touch with all the great singers, orchestras,
bands, choruses and performers of the world, and is u lasting
pleasure for years to come.
Our $25.00 Stock of Victors
and Victrolas
await your selection on easy terms, if you wish.
Victors from $10.00 to $100.00.
Victrola IV.$15.00. Easy terms.
Victrola VI..-.$25.00. Easy terms.
Victrola VIII.$40.00. Easy terms.
Victrola IX. $50.00. Easy terms.
Victrola X. $75.00. Easy terms.
Victrola XI.$100.00. Easy terms.
Victrola XIV.$150.00. Easy terms.
Victrola XVI.$200.00. Easy terms.
And in specially artistic cases up to $400.00
VICTOR RECORDS
MUSICAL MASTERPIECES.
Ten-inch, 60c.
Twelve-inch, $1.00.
Ten-inch double-face. 75c.
Corley Special Needles, 5c per hundred.
Victor Needles, 60c per thousand.
bondholders of tbo wabash Railroad
V.cnime known hero to-day. following
conferences between James C. phnpdl ,
president of the Colonial Trust Com?
pany, of Pittsburgh; George M. Uev.
nolds, of the Continental and coiumrr
i Ihl National Hank, and others.
The Independent commilte will lie
made up of YVIllard Kins, president, of
the Columbia Truat Company. New
Y<rk: Chnlrman K. J. Unman, bankor.
New York; A M. Edwards, president
of the. Commonwealth Trust Company,
St. Louis; Mr. Slaughter, bunker. I.nii
doi i Harrison D. Itlley, president "f
the Chicago Title and Trust Company.
Chicago.
The Columbia Trust Compare, of
New York, the Poinmonwea in Trust
C< htpahy, ^t. Louis, ami th?j Chicago
ri .tie and Trust Company will bo <lf
positai les of the committee Sumuel
Untcrmdeyor, of New York, it was said,
will he counsel.
Oppoxltlon Develops.
New York. December ID.?Strong
opposition developed to-day to the
tilnns announced for the reorganisation
of the Wabash Itailrond Company,
which were inaugurated by the
"friendly receivership" ohtnlned yes?
terday by the Wostlnghouso Air llrnlto
Company In .St. Louis. To-day an In?
dependent committee of the first re?
funding and extension 4 per cent,
mortgage bonds 01* the Wabash was
formed In opposition to the committee
formed by tin; reorganisation inter
ests headed by Wlnslow S. Pelrcc and
oilier directors cf the Equitable Trust
Company last night. Tho new commit?
tee, which is headed tiy James N. Wal?
lace, president of the Central Trust
Company, offers'* bondholders exactly
the same Inducement* for tho deposit
of their bonds as the Pierce committee,
namely, the payment of the json.ooo In?
terest on the bonds due January l, In
the event thnt II is not paid by the
railroad company. Although not offi?
cially stated. It was said Hint the op?
position committee [dans to'ask for
I he appointment of an independent re?
ceiver, as a part of Its fight against
the Interests, which now appear to bo
In control. The chief objection Is said
to be "the friendliness" of the receiver?
ship. There was formed also to-day
u stockholders' committee, headed by
Charles H. Keep, president of the.
Knickerbocker Trust Company, as it
Is said lb be practically certain that
If the plans of the directors' commtt
I tee arc carrlea out. assessments will
I he levied on both the common and
; preferred stock.
The more pressing needs of tho
Wabash road uggrcgate about JL'.OOO,
' 000. which amount. It was intimated,
j win be forthcoming. For the moro
I Important work of reorganization, such
; as new equipment and completing
[ double-tracking now under way, It Is
j estimated at least $10,000,COO will bo
required. The bankers Identified with
the road soy that many mlllicns of
dollars w,tll be needed to put it in a
sl.?t.> of etllclency.
I i;KItM.\>-ni'TOH TEAM WINS
SIX-DAY RACE IN GF.lt MAN V
I Frankfort. Germany. December 10.?
I The international fix-day bicycle race,
which endeil to-night was won by Wni
I tor ltutt and Johann Stol. the Gcrnmn
Dutch team; with 2,119 miles to their
credit. The French team, Mhtucl anil
Combes, finished second, while the Gcr
I man-American team, e imposed ujC
i Stabe and Wnlthour. was third,
j ltutt and Stol captured .lie six-duy
? rate al Berlin last March; covering a
, distn ? of 2,118 miles.
Mentor?Shcltbo.
tHiioeinl to The Tlmes-Dlspntch.)
' Frederlcksburg, v n.. December 19.?
I Nathan Mentor and Miss Belle SheltOU.
] both of Stafford county, came hern
: yesterday and were married at thei
j Methodist parscriago by Kev. .T, R.
Jacobs.
Condltloit Im SerlouH.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Winston-Salcm, N. C., December 19.?
.1. S. Urognh, a well known lawyer
here, was stricken with paralysis to?
day, and his condition Is regarded aji
s..'liOUS.
rnr. iax-fos w ay.
ir you l.art n ntedlclnfl that woull
ptrangtlion the liv?r. the stomach, tb? kid?
ney/ and th? bowels, and at the nmo thin
make you siror.i; with ? fystamht tonic,
don't you bolls Vu you would soon be Well*
That's "The l.ux-Fos Way."
We ask you t,, buy the, flr?t bottle on tns
money-back plan, nnd you will nak your
IrusKtki to ?eil you the second.
It Ueep< your whole inMdcs right.
There Is nolliliip o:.v marie like Lix-Foa,
r.enwmoer tho noma? LAX-FOB.?Adv.
Visit the Hammond
Flowers in bloom form a most acceptible
token of Christmas wishes. Choice plants,
tastefully arranged?at moderate prices.
Azelias,
Narcissus,
Poinscttas,
Roman Hyacinths,
Primroses,
Cyclamen,
Begonia Lorraine,
Hnrrieii Lilies,
Lilies of the Valley,
Gardenias,
Ferns and Palms,
Draccnas,
Croten, Pandanis, etc.
Virginias Largest Florist"
Telephone Madison 630.
Cut Flowers of
Guaranteed
Freshness
Poinsettas,
American Beauties
Orchids;
Gardenias,
Lilie* of the Valley
Roses,
Carnations.
Narcissus.

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