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Will FAVOR HIS
CITY TREASURER
Reason for Colcman's Support of
Amendment?Hearings on
Election Bills.
"My city treasurer wants this
amendment, and 1 urn going to voto
Xor It," said Daniel Coleman, mem
bor of the House troin Norfolk, dur?
ing consideration of tlio proposition for
a change in tne Constitution to allow
city treasurers to succeed themselves
Indefinitely. This usioundingly fruuk
atutement, as lndicutlng tlio political
forces behind sotno measures, was
juade during the ... . . I i. of tho House
Committee uu Privileges and Elections
ycBterday afternoon.
It looked tor a time as though tho
committee would report the resolution
at once, proposing the amendment to
the Constitution. Hut Kdwln I'. Cox
knew of a man who ..t.sired to be
beard, and to'extend him the courtesy
the commit tee fixed upon to-morrow
afternoon for a hearing
It was suggested by Mr. Oliver that
there was a defect in the submission
of the amendments ut tue election of
November 10 when Hint rcterrlng to
city treasurer!, and commissioners
wan delealed, while that regarding
county officers of the same clans was
carried. 'Ihu point is that If this la
true, the amendment wlil have to lie
approved by only one Legislature, In?
stead of two as usual, Hut It would
?Ieo seem that In tills event, the suc?
cess of the amendment relating to
county ofl.fers would be In doubt. If
improperly submitted.
IlearinifM Arc Set.
The committee set the bill providing
lor the election ol members of the
State Corporation Commission by ihu
people for Junuury 20, and tho redls
trlctlnrc for senatorial and legislative
distrlt for January 29 and 31.
Tho Martin amendment establishing
the principle:, of Initiative, referendum
und reeall In the Constitution was
passed by.
The Montague bill prohibiting the
payment of poll taxes ior another was
pabsvd by Indefinitely on motion of
Mr. Oliver, who said If dor.o corruptly
it ts alrea'dy covered by tho pure elec?
tion law, and If not done corruptly It
should not be punished.
A prohibition petition from Recking
liatn was unanimously ordered filed
with the clerk of the committee.
Pnniphlels against woman's suffrage
were handed out to the members.
KIM 'hen llmmr ISiplodes.
[Special to The 'iimes-Utspa'.ch.J
llaltlgh. N. C. Januury 15.?Tho
kitchen r?nge in the home of D. C.
Meek, 522 Bast tiargott Street, exploded
to-day. and Mr. Beck Is In bed from
Injuries sustained, while Mrs. Deck la
suffering from a badly bruised foot.
The explosion practically wrecked the
kitchen ?t:d shattered window glasses
? :i other parts of the house.
Priest's Advice Led to
Their Recovery
Thin, weak, ot frail people?'.hose v~o
? take COM ?sally" an"i sufferer* ot Bron?
chitis ;.r.d Asthma, should be prcpaicd with
Eckman'i Alterative In the house.
Itatnarkable cur?? 01 even Tuberculous
t Consumptive) persona am ofton sccom
|i Ished; II?re are two cases:
Oaatlemcn; On June 3, '.507. t was
operand upon for Tubercular Peritonitis
,; St. Mary's llnapta!. Itoclienter. N. V.
Afar th" operation niy physicians ifave mo
up, I wn then urged by a priest to take
llckman's Alterative, which l did. My
? ? iK'it ot the time was '1 lbs, I bigxn to
Improve and steadily rained" In health and
ktrtngth. I r.o?- vrcltrh I3S lbs., snd nm ob
. .?lately cured."
(Slrned Affidavit' BDN.A FINZEll.
yj Savannah St.. llocheiter, N. Y.
"dentlernen: I was troubled with Asthma
and Bronchitis for seventeen years. After
uylr.g many rtmedloe Bcknian's Alterative
t\.u recummr.dd to m' by our parish pr.st.
I nm r.ow feeling fine. I cannot praise it
enough."
t Signed ANNA MAE MclNTEE.
Affidavit? I.scon, 111.
Eck mail's Alterative Is effective In Bron?
chitis, Ailhma, Hay Fever, Throat and
l.ung Truubles, and In uphulldlnc the syi
te:n. Dors not contala poisons, ophites or
habit-forming drugs, For sale by Owens ,t
Mlnor Drue Company and other leading
druggists. Ask for booklet of cured rases
und write to Eckman L.iliorntor; , Phlladel
plila, Pa.i for .ulrttttor..-?! evidence.
B. SamuelV
STITCH DOWNS ON SADE AT
ALBERT STEINS
5th and Broad
25% Discount on HEATERS
AT
Jones Bros. & Co., Inc.
1418-20 E. Main St.
Office Furniture at specially low
prices.
W. Fred. Richardson,
i tM.'K'.i. DIltECTOH Aft'U
CV1!! A 1,11! ; It,
Main and Belvldere Streets.
Phones. Madison S43. day; Monroe
M2. ht
HAVE YOU SEEN
THE
New Method Gas Ranges
AT
Pettit & Co/s?
See Our Great New Store
New and Stock.
Sydnor & Hundley
Seventh and Grace
MEN Ol- TASTE NATURALLY
COME TO
Greentrees for Clothes
Broad at Seventh.
White Would Secure Site for
Permanent Fireproof State I
Library.
Exhange of property between the
city und State, so us to permit '.ho
latter to accure a portion of the Ford
Hotel property. Is proposed in a bill
Introduced In the House yesterday by
Hugh A. While, of Hockbrldge. The
idea Is to lot the city get the Soldiers'
Home and lu return the Stale to secure
a site on which to build a psrnanont
llreproof State Library building.
The Soldier Hoinu grounds consist
pf about twenty-five acres, less that
portion donated two years ago to Con?
federate Memorial Association. Unaur
the contract with It. IS. Leo Camp of
Confederate Veterans, the. former
owner, the Stato comes into full pos?
session on .March B, 1914.
The library of Virginia Is rich in
historical material, which noulci never
bo replaced In case of tire, to which
It Is exposed. Besides, all the htutc
olilces are 'badly crowded, and rented
quarters are used by some departments,
it is only a matter of time before
anolher State building will s>* a incus
etty according to all familiar with
the situation.
By the terms of the White bill, the.
State Library Board would enter Into
negotiations with tho city, und, If pos?
sible, close a contract looking to tho
exhango. Perhaps a portion might bo
reserved as long as there Is a home
there for soldlcre, which cannot be
for many more years. Tho relative
values of the property Would, of course,
have to be considered. It would be
for the City CouncU to determine the
use to which It would put tho grounds,
but It Is believed to be certain tliut
the market value would be great, and |
will be much greater In yearE to come, i
Requisition In Issued.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. J
(taleigh, N. C. January lo.?Oovei
nor Kllehin has issued a requisition
on tho Governor of New York for
Frank Murphy, wanted m Rocrtlnghum
county lot a noarly fatal assault upon
D. M. Vernon, near Lakeuville, last
May. At the time Goveruot Kilchin
Ottered a reward of J20U lor Murpny,
who Is now under arrest In Utica,
K. Y.
Captain and Cr*V? Rescued.
[Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.]
Cape Cnarlcs, Va.. January l?.?Cap?
tain \V. llumeor. and his crew of three
men were rescued from tiie disabled
schooner Lloise lust night olf Hoopei d
island by a pa?songer schooner. They
had Just lighted their IhBt signal torch
and g.ven themselves up for lost. The
four men had fought the storm since
Friday night without food. Late that
afternoon the windlass and steering
gear broke, leaving the ship at the
mercy of the winds. Botli anchors had
also been torn away. The wrecked
sehooner was picked up by the revenue
cutter Apache.
UNIVERSITY NOTES
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspa'.oh. J
Churlottesvllle. Vo_. January 13 ?
President Alderman, of the University
of Virginia, left this morning to at-'
' tend the se-alons of the Virginia Edu?
cational Convention. Dr. J. M. Page,
dean of the academic department, also
will attend the convention. Prcsldont
Alderman has accepted an Invitation to
deliver the principal address at tho
University of Pennsylvania on Febru?
ary 22. Thla date Is known as Found?
er's Day at Pennsylvania, and the pub?
lic* exercises held on that occasion are
the most Important on the calendar of
the institution.
The University of Virginia hog jus-t
installed In Cuboll Hall plaster casts of
four notable and beautiful works of
art. They arc the VenuB du Milo. the
Hermes of Praxiteles. the Discus
Thrower of Myron and tnc Apollo Bel?
vedere. All four are remarkable artis?
tic achievements and are a valuable
addltitn to the unlvorslty's classical
collection.
A new type of X-ray machine, costing
about $1,600, has been given to the
University Hospltul by Dr. 3. H. Watts
and others. It is the latest Improve- I
merit In this kind of machine. In Its
mechanism It differs from the old ap?
paratus In that It has a transformer
Instead of a coll, and It has a device
which gives a more constant current.
The machine. In addition to its X-ru>
qualities, has elaborate equipment for
making photographic records. Th>s
machine will enable physicians and
expet irnenter6 to avoid some of the
c'angcrs lyhlch havo heretofore atto-ad
e,l X-ruy experiments. Tho greatest
danger bus been to tho operator him?
self.
Dr. Charles W. Kent. Professor Lec
Bldgood and William M. Hunley, of the
faculty, addressed the Charlottesvllle
Chamber of Commerce to-night on mu?
nicipal government.
The following special lectures will be
given this term before the students In
Madison Hall:
Messrs. Hurry and Rugh, "The Uni?
versity of Virginia's Foreign Represent?
ative"?January 24.
Dr. J. M. Page. "Gambling"?January
SO.
Professor A. II. Tuttle, "The Search
fof Truth"?-February 6.
Dr. Frederic Myers. "International
Peace"?-February 13.
Dr. J. S. Tiiomas, "Negro and Rural
Life"?February 20.
Dr. John Stalge Davis. "Effects of
Alcoholism"?February 27.
Professor W. M. Forrest, "The Prob?
lem of Doubt and Faith"?March 5.
President Alderman, "Fraternities"_
March 12.
COURT DECLINES TO PERMIT
GOVERNMENT l.NTEIt VBXTION
tSpeclal to The Times-Dispatch.]
. w ashlngton, D. C, January H,.-?The
United States Supremo Court to-day
declined to permit the government to
intervene In the ease of the Norfolk
and Western Hallway againsc the
Dixie Tobacco Company. Tlie rnllroud
asked tho court lo define the restrle
Hons and limitations of the Cut mack
amendment to the intorststo con,mere
law, rind the government, in a brief
tiled by Solicitor-General Lehman
said: "Public interests are Involved
and the ease will be presented by tho
plaintiff In error without oppisltlou
unless the motion Is granted, it hav?
ing been represented to tho United
Slates by tho defendant in error that
no appearance, will be entered lp its
behalf."
Tho court evidently believed I? un?
necessary for the government to'take
a hand In tho matter. The ctclslon
will be Important, as It will more clear?
ly define tho power contnlned in the
Csrmnck amendment, and will show
whether a railroad la liable for loss of
shipments not on Its own line, but for
which it became the agent of mothc?
read.
Governor Tells Legislature That
They Ask for $750,000 for
Immediate Work.
According to schedules supplied to I
Governor Mann by their presidents and j
superintendents, the. colleges, unlversl-j
ties and charttablo Institutions of the j
Slate. In addition to their regular an- (
nultles, stand In need of appropriations |
totaling nioro than T7&0,000 to carry
out immediate improvements. Eottors ]
from all of these, carrying Itemized I
schedules, wero presented by the Oov- |
ernor In a special communication to i
botn houses or tne Legislature yemer-j
day.
Tne statements were secured from j
the superintendents and presidents tvlih ;
a view of setting octoio tau Legis.ulure
In compact form and early in the see- |
Bion tne linaiictul needs of the Stuio i
Institutions, to tie used as a guide in]
framing the annual appropriation bll>.
k-aeh ol im m Sets tortn eoinprenensive- ,
ly the preeent situation ot tne Insu- ]
tutlon, tne amount ot its annual ap- ,
propriation, Its moat pressing nee is
ana the amounts necessary to remove
tne most insistent disabilities.
In ttrms of amounts a?ked for. the
Virginia t-ttle Epileptic Colony. Eynch
burg, seems to be the Institution gieat
est in need. According to tno stttle
rnetit of Its superintendent. $129.000 Is |
neeaed to place it In a position to meeti
the demuii'ie made upon It. The im?
provements to be made possible by |
this i-ppropriatlon aro divided au fol?
lows: Construction ot an adequate wa?
ter supply, $10,000; heating plant,
$20,000; dairy barn, $1,000; collages,,
$8,000, tWo dormltorleu for women,;
$60,000; chapel, $10,000, and to liqui?
date a long past due debt, $20,000.
(.Diversity tVauta ?5i::i,.MK>.
The University of Virginia comes |
next, asking for an appropriation ot
$121,500, In addition to Us regular an?
nuity. Of thla amount $<5,0u0 would!
be devoted to too construction of a new
chemical laboratory, $6,000 to tho In?
creased cost of upkeep of the #tate l
hospital at Charlottesvlllc, $8,000 to'
divers smaller Improvements, $6,000 to j
necessary Improvements on the rotunda, 1
and $29.600 to repay a debt Incurred j
In tho construction of .the law build- I
lng.
Not more than an additional appro?
priation of $100.000 Is asked for ?y the
superintendent of the Central State Hos?
pital. Petersburg. This institution, at-!
cording to ihe schedule, needs $65,000
for the construction of additional ac- j
eomn-.cdailons and $.15,000 for other lm- [
provements of a general nature.
State .Xormsl Need* Buildings.
Tho State Female Normal School at I
Farmville needs $70.800 besidss the an?
nual appropriation, for the construction]
of new bulldlngF made necessary by
Increased demands. The Virginia Mil- I
Hary Institute asks for an extra $35,000
With which to complete Maury-Brooke
Hall, to build quarters for two profes-i
sors and to extend the heating system]
to the professors' houses.
William and Mary College sums up|
its Immediate needs as follows: For
additions to the plant, $16.000; for
I toachurs' salaries, $5,000, ond for the
construction of another dormitory,!
$20.000 Tho Eastern State Hospital.
I like William and Mary College, located!
In Wllllamsburg, nsks for an extra
$.",5,000 with which to buy an additional
farm and to Install a heating plnnt. I
Only $1.750 Jess than this amount Is
requested by the Southwestern Ptntt I
Hospital, at Marlon, which needs $5.000
for a new building, $13,750 for general
improvements, $10,000 for an additional]
ARE YOU
DRIFTING
into the crowd of weak,
weary, depressed; or are
you filled with vitality and
energy?
Health is the founda?
tion of success.
Nerves, Brain, and
Body should be staunch?
dependable.
colt's Emulsion
the best of food-tonics, is
the firm footing for health.
all. oHUoaiBra) ...ei
Change that old-fnshioned. unsanitary
plumbing to the modern, up-to-date,
sanitary fixtures. It means comfort]
and health to you.
McGraw-Yarbrough Co.
Wholesale Plumbers' Supplies
133 South f?lRbtb Street, Richmond, Vit.
FOR CLOTHES
For Oil Cooking and
Keating Stoves
N. KLEIN A SON. INC.,
620 East Broad.
Qa?t
I 'mmM
- ,y?m 7/(7fnc>//f
RYANS)VlirHS
?. hi & store,
Here's the Fifth Prize
Jingle of Last Weeks
Contest
The Sixth Prize Jingle will be printed
to-morrow. Maybe you are the
fortunate one.
The best Ice Cream that you can find,
Is found here in this section;
It is the wholesome "Velvet Kind,"
The acme of perfection.
By FRANK WAYNE,
No. 529 N. 4th Street.
RULES AND CONDITIONS
This contest is absolutely Free.
All Second Week I ingles must be delivered at the
Purity Ice Cream Corporation's office, Jefferson
and Cary Streets, not later than 12 o'clock Thurs?
day, January 19, 1911.
The name of the First Prize Winner will be
niblished 1-riday, January .6th; the Second
frize winner will be publ.shed Saturday, January
i7th; the Third Prize winner Sunday, January
'.8th, arfd each day thereafter the name of a prize
winne will be published in rotation until the
seven prize winners of the SECON U week contest
have been printed.
As soon as the second week contest closes (Thurs?
day, January 19th, at noon) the THIRL/ week
contest will begin on that date and hour. Thus:
After the second week Jingles have been received
there will be dally announcement of prize
winners, in rotation, for the second week's con?
test, and we will receive entries for the next week's
contest.
Jingles must not be more than lour lines.
W rite as many Jingles 33 you please.
Each Jingle must contain the words "Velvet
Kind" and refer to ice cream.
Each Jingle must be written on a separate
piece of paper, en otic side of paper only.
Deliver as above personally or by mail, 6ign full
name and residence address.
Try it Yourself
you'll enjoy it and
then you may write
a prize winner.
Write as many as
you wish; use any
idea you like, but re?
member, the jingle
should arouse a de?
sire on the part of
the reader to buy
Address all
Jingles to
Watch Our Ad. Daily?Write
a Jingle Every Day.
Use any idea you like, any
meter of poetical measure,
any happy point of view, and
try hard to get a selling point
in your jingle._
Prizes~This Week
First Prize?Best Jingle, $5.00 and one
gallon Velvet Kind Ice Cream.
Second Prize?Next best Jingle, $4.00
and one gallon Velvet Kind Ice Cream.
Third Prize?Next best Jingle, $3.09
and half gallon Velvet Kind Ice Cream.
Fourth Prize?Next best Jingle, $2.50.
Fifth Prize?Next best Jingle, $2.00.
Sixth Prize?Next best Jingle, $1.50.
Seventh Prize?Next best Jingle, $1.00.
The above list of prizes, Cash and the
Velvet Kind Ice Cream, will apply to each
week's Jingle Contest until further notice.
See Rules and Conditions. Read them
carefully.
If you did not win a prize in last week's
contest, try again this week.
Jefferson
and Cary
Phone Orders to Monroe 1862
Agents Wanted
in Virginia
and Carolinas
farm and $3,500 for the construction
of barna.
Deaf and Blind School.
In addition to Its annuity, the Vir?
ginia State School for the Colored Deaf
und Blind, located at Newport News, !
asks at the hands of tne legislature
an appropriation of *27,50u, of which
$16,000 lg to be expendod for r,aw
buildings. $5,000 for general Improve?
ments and S?,000 In the purchase of ad?
ditional farm lands. The rest of the
amount Is needed in tho form of an In?
crease in tho annuity.
The Virginia Normal and Industrial
Institute, at Petersburg, stands in need
of $5,000 with which to build a home
for teachers und $15,000 to bo used In
the construction of n new dormltoi y.
The Virginia Agricultural Experiment
?Station, at Blaeksburg, asks for $10.v'.*0
with which to found district experiment
stations.
Only $3.000 additional is aBked for by
the Virginia School for tho Deaf and
lilind, at Staun ton, to bo used in ef?
fecting Improvements and repairs. The
Western State Hospital, in the same
city, needs $6,000 for the construction
of new buildings.
Washington und Deo University re-!
ports no extremely pressing need, but;
asks the legislature for a modest In-1
crease of $3.500 in the annual approprl. ;
atlon to take care of Increased ex?
penses The State Library, In a care?
fully prepared report, shown the. Imme?
diate need of $10,000 to be usjd in im?
provement! and the purchase of re?
quisites.
f ?51M KitC i; CO M MIS SION
ACTS OX PETITIONS
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Washington, D. C, January 15?The'
Interaui'o Commerce Commission to-j
day Issued a number of important ord-j
ers affecting manufacturing coi.cernul
und railroads in the South. Yrnong|
them were the following: I
The application of the Southern Rail?
way to establish such rates on bagging
from Rock Hill. S. C, to points In
Georgia and Alabama which would
give Rock Hill the same rates a3 those
enjoyed by Virginia cities, alaa from
Charleston, Charlotte and Norfolk, was;
gt anted.
The Seaboard Air Line and South'
Carolina Western, thu latter a ne\v|
road, asked for and were given the
right to establish rates between Dar?
lington, Florence and Hartsviile, S. C.!
The Seaboard Air Dlno and tha North
and South Carolina Railroad were also
permitted to make rates effective be?
tween Gibson. McColl, Clio. Dillon. Mill
Uns. and Hamlet, N. C.
The Atlantic Coast Dine, Richmond,
Frodt rick6burg and Potomac, Wash?
ington Southern, and other roads ask?
ed permission to establish a rate of 31
cents per 100 pounds on glass nettles
fiom Alexandria, Va., to Jacksoi.ville,
Florida, via all rail, which Is lower
than rales now In effect to intermed?
iate points. The purpose of this ap?
plication was to give glass manufac?
turers at Alexandria a chance to meet
competition at Richmond via Columbia
and points In Alabama and Tennessee.
It was den'od.
1.1 VES SAVED AFTBH
I.O.XG ? IGHT WITH ICE
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. I
Buckingham, Va., January 1.1.?Dur?
ing the'intense cold of Saturday, six
men. in attempting to cross Hie Janus
River In a canoe at Mantco, came near
losing their lives. Largo blocks of
floating Ice. were passing nt the time.
When 'the boat was about hnlf-wuy
across a large piece' of ice became
wtulged In front of it, and for four
hours these men fought against great
odds to save themselves. By taking
turns nt beating tho ice with their
poles and floating with tne current, the
"men at last reached tho shore. James
D. Duval. a son of tho late Captain Du
val, wns one of tho occupants of the
boat, ns was also Postmaster N. M. Sut?
ten; of Mantco, and Tom Minor, tho col?
ored ferryman.
TEN INDICTMENTS]
AGAINST H??FF
Grand Jury in Corporation
Court Brings More
Charges.
ISpccial to Tho Times-Dispatch. ]
Alexandria, Vo., January 15.?A
BTahd Jury in the Corporation Court
to-day returned an additional indict?
ment 11 ft 111ht Lewis Hoo/f, former secre?
tary and general manager of the de?
funct Mercantile* Railway Building
and Loan Association charging him
with the embezzlement of funds of thu
association amounting to SI,150. The
indictment contains live counts and
alleges that all the transactions of
embezzlement occurred In the year
1910. The amounts were from ?:!00 to
$30ti each. This makes a total of ten
indictments against the accused, nine
being returned September 13 last, for
embezzlement amounting to n total of
SS.650. The total charged against
lloofr. Is, therefore. S9.S00.
Hooff will be tried In the Corpora?
tion Court January 24, nt which tlmo
the ten indictments will be presented
against him. it Is understood that the
accused banker, now out on ball, will
he represented by Attorneys John D.
Jeffries, of Norfolk, and Lewis II.
Machen, of this city.
The assoc'ntion of which Hooft was
the head went to tho wall two weeks
after the collapse of the Virginia Safe
Deposit and Trust Corporation.
Invitations Insucd.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Lynchburg. Va? January 15.?Mr. and
Mrs. Pryor Nixon Smith have Issued
Invitations to the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Ribby Ray Smith to
William B. Harris. Tho marrlngo will
lake place at their home Suturday.
/iinunry 27. at 9 P. M. Tho prospective
?i-oom is secretary of the Wllliams
McKelthnn Dumber Company, of thiR
city.
CHICKEN CUSTODIAN
Charles Ream Appeals for Fnro lie Paid as
Their F.bcort.
On the plea that he was caretaker of
twelve chickens on n transcontinental trip
from Richmond to Los Ansele*. Ca!., Charles j
I Reams if endeavoring', through the later-j
6totc Commerce Conimlfslon. to r% cover |
from the railroad companies passenger fare |
hit was compelled to pay.
Ream Hhlppfd ? carload of emigrant mov- ?
uhlt-a from Richmond to Lok ^Angeles. Tho i
property Included n dozen chickens with a
released value of $5 a head. Keam claims
that he had to accompany the chickens as
curetnker. and tinder tho railroad regula?
tions he wan untiled to free transportation
for himself. On arrival at El Paso. Tex.,
i en route, he was forced to pay bis fare, ug
! g-regatlhg tti. Ills clnlm Is directed against
j the Southern Pacific and other lines.
t'nlon Labor Indorses College.
I The Central Trades and I.at>or Coun
[ ell h.is adopted resolutions Indorsing
the Woman's College, which iho State
will be asked to establish nt the Unl
I vsrslty of Virginia. A comiriUtoc, con
! Sis ting of John Illrschborg, E. W.
I Blnkey and Mr. Kruch, was appointed
1 lo urge the General Assembly to adopt
the measure now pending.
Tho executive eotnmitleo of the Slnto
Federation of Ijthor has n:so given the
bill Its official Indorsement. W. K,
Huttens. Howard T. Calvin and E. C.
Dnvlson are Instructed to uec their
Influence In support of the bill.
Thought Rifles Ualoadrd.
[Special to Tho Tlmea-Dtspatch.l
Goldboro, N. C. anuary 15.?While
playing with their rifles this morning.
William Dnil, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.
W. Dall, shot Edward Kpps. son of
Mr. and Mr.t. C. E. Epps, at tho Epps
home near Wobbtown. The boys
thought their guns wore unloaded
The boys are small, Edward twolv
yoars ?f age. while William in only
eight. The ball entered Epos's brc.at
STATE MAY TAKE
REFORM SCHOOLS
Captain Baker Would Have
Them Run by Directors for
Good of Inmates.
State ownership and control of the
Laurel and Industrial School ftho
ivhito Reformatory), the negro Re?
formatory and the Virginia Home and
industrial School for Girls. Is pro?
posed In a bill Introduced In the House
soeterday by Captain W. W. Dakar,
)f Chesterfield, it Is understood that
:he various associations owning these
iropertlos, which were established
ihrough charitable agoncle.s, aro ready
to convey them to tho Commonwealth.
The Diiurel School, In Hemrlco coun?
ty, lu owned by the Prison Association
of Virginia, and eures for white boys
octween the ages of eight and twenty
ono; tho negro school, in Hanover
county, is tho property of the Xegro
Reformatory Association, and has tho
same function with reference to color?
ed hoys, while the home for wayward
girls from eight to eighteen, was eK
tabllahe.l only two years ago. the
buildings being erected by charitable
people, and the support furnished by
the State. Courts may commit boys
and girls to these schools.
But It Is believed that the congre?
gation of feeble-minded and criminal
young people, together Is very bad for
the former, and that, besides, work
can be provided for the inmates which
will largely reduce the cost. They are
supported almost entirely by tho State,
the income from other sources being
small.
Undor the terms of the Baker bill,
the Institutions would be governed by
a board of directors of three persons,
one of whom may be. a woman.
Ilutldlnpr Termite.
Building and repair ptrmlts wore Issued
yesterday ss follows:
.lohn C. Ilaean. 10 ropalr brick stores, S05
Sll Xorth Sixth Street, to coat S'.?.
Mr?. M. 12. l/atig-hlln, to repair frame
dwelling. 1717 Venable street, recently dam
aKcd by tire, to cost J5S3.
GOOCHLANDWANTS
GOOD ROADS FREE
I Mr. Rutherfoord Would Have
the State Pay All the Cost
for the County.
I yulte the niftiest little bit of legis?
lation that has ?o far mudo its appear*
I trice In the General Assembly was In
] Irodueod In the House yesterday by
lohn Itntherfoord, of Goochlnnd. It
! ilmplj proposes thin tho State build
modern roads for the county of Gooch
'and, without cost to that thriving
county. This will no doubt make Mr.
Rutherfoord Immensely popular with
the people back home, although U Is
loubted If any manufacturer could suo
<ced in selling him medicine for hi*
nerve.
Tho hill provides that the Stale
Prison Farm, which Is In the couuty,
be declared to bo an Institution for
experimental and practical road work,
and that the convicts there be required
to build not less than ten miles of
permanent highway In Goochland and
adjoining counties every year, Just to
show how the trick Is done. Not only
this, but tho superintendent ot" the tarnt
could call on tho penitentiary for more
men if he didn't huve enough.
Mr. Rutherfoord's sting froid is thu
envy of all other members.
Losen Life In Flame*.
I Special to The Times-Dlspatob.>
Goldsboro, N. C., January 15.? Firs
destroyed a two-story dwelling houso
In tho oastern part of tho city last
night A colored woman, Harriet
Rhodes, lost her life In the flames, duo
to thi fact that she was blind.
Negro Frozen to Death.
! Danville, Vn.. January 15.?John
Powell, a negro, aged forty-rtva, was
found nt 7 o'clock Sunday morning
lying almost frozen to death on East
Thomas Street. His brother was the
first to aeo him and he picked him up
and carried him to his sister's house,
where ho expired In ten minutes. All
1 efforts to revive him failed.
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