The times dispatch. [volume], February 03, 1912, Image 10

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The "Long Glove" is Queen
at the Glove Store
A kingdom in which the wants of woman is supreme
is a kingdom indeed l RICHMOND'S GLOVE STORE,
tilled with its princely possessions, where both native
makes and foreigners vie with each other for popular
favor.
To-day a Foreign Princess from Bavaria Reigns.
"CONSTANCE," the beautiful Long Gloves?the
"Queen*' Gloves whose every nod and stitch is a com?
mand for your admiration; whose every wish is obeyed.
Women of fashion must have Long Gloves. The
fashion edict ancnt short and three-quarter sleeves for
spring is already issued. "CONSTANCE" is the long
glove for those who would be correctly gowned.
"Constance" 12-button Kid Gloves, in black, <j?0 AA
white and tan; per pair.t])?J?l/U
"Constance" 16-button Kid Gloves, in black, <PO r?/\
white and tan; per pair.OOoDU
"Constance" 20-button Kid Gloves, in black A A
and white only; per pair.tPfexJU
"Constance" 24-button Kid Gloves, in black <P A PA
and white; per pair.tP frsOU
SPECIAL FOR TO-DAY
REAL KID GLACE LONG GLOVES?12-but
ton tans and 16-button blacks; on sale in ?Q
all sizes; to-day at, per pair. tP???D&/
NEARLY TOGETHER
AS 10 MILK BILL
Final Disagreement Comes on
Composition of Board
of Appeal.
With all save one point In the
Throckmorton milk bill agreed upon,
there was apparently hopeless division [
last night as to the remaining item?i
the personnel of the third man on the I
board of appeal. The city health otB- ;
(.?'era asked for the State Health Com- j
nilsElcner, while Mr. Throckmorton
wanted the State Dairy and Food Com?
missioner.
The Committee or. Agriculture and
Mining continue*! consideration of the
Throckmorton and Cox bills yesterday |
Morning. Mr. Throckmorton closed the
debate, saying he would agree to cut
out li:e feature of his measure which
would allow the Dairy and Food Com?
missioner to revoke the licenst of a
city inspector. He would also agree
to eliminate the clause which would al?
low u dairyman to continue to sell
milk lr. cities pending the decision ot !
his appeal. Ho ended with criticisms ol |
the tuberculin test for cattle, thinking
St of little value.
Westmoreland Davis, president of the
Stato Farmers' Institute, said, while he
wanted the bill he did not agree with
Mr. Throckmorton on the test proposi?
tion, believing it to have great possi?
bilities.
Tli" committee considered the matter
and appointed a subcommittee, com?
posed of John C. Utz, S. H. Evans arid
\Y. S. Ivy, to see if the parties could
not get together on all points. This
body met in the afternoon, elected Mr.
L'tn suhchalrman, and had a conference
With Chief Health Ofllecr Levy, 01
Richmond; M^rv'ThrojJkmorton and Mr.
Cos. The He'arf?Vmember left it with
the. committee.
It is rjuitc probable that this point
?will In fought out on the floor of the
House. The appeal board was agreo?
to, to consist of a representative of the
dairymen, a representative of the city
health department and one other. Upon
that other the dispute still hangs.
To Ball for Orient.
Paarsnnse:! from Klchmond and Virginia
?cities who will Mill with Clarh'c party foi
the Orient aboard the Arabic from. New
Vork on F< briiary !? include Rcar-Admirui
unit Mr?. Waihlngtoa Deo Cnpps. Mr. and
Mrs. .Iam<6 AlMon Cabell, o! Richmond;
.Unna o, Tiaalej und Mlniu* Clalr and be
i.ore Tins)??, c,f Richmond; Mr?. Trank 11.
Whiting. ?1 Norfolk; Mn Alojta. M. lli^inj.
N'orlolU: Mix? \ D. Kcntett, of Norfolk;
Mr. a^d Mr.-. William Corhltt, of fort?'
mouth; Mr. &nd Mr.?. W. A, Pltzpairick, of
Btd.'ard City; und Mist Kato It. N. Stout,
of i'taur.ton.
Two .Store? Condemned.
Two thrtO'Story brick stores, far.it.g on I
iHroad Ktrrtt, Known ue und Ml Eaat i
JJroad. bclotjcinr: to the ttleiimor.il Itenlty'
Corpora-.ior.. wet* condom ned yesterday by i
ii.iilding Inspector Deck, They arc occu?
pied fcj Frank DclpSpa .1?. a eonlectloiiery
ar.d Jack &? Salvatoro n a barber ?hop,
It !? itattd that the o?liurs under the ?torea
were deepened some time i.go nnd that tht?
walli ?ort not sufficiently underplnc-d, uhil
liuvt since shown slsn? of wcakneir,
IK-nrlcn Court About Over.
Judge It. Carter Scott hut. practically ad?
journed tlie Januarj term of tho llenrlco
County Circuit Court, and an official ad?
journment is expectqd In a day or two. The
regular monthly iheuting of the Board ol
Puperviiort of J'enrloo will J>d held at th*
courthouse February ?'? There 1? no special
business to come before the board.
New rrnnchloe Mailer I'nslpunml.
Oielnff to iht nb'eiice or several member*
the subcommittee ?.* the Council Committee
on Street) did not take up last nicht the
application of the Michmond and llenrlco
Railway Company !or n e/n, ral power and
I.anting franchUe, adjourning ^??r to ucxt
"Wednesday nitrht h- 1 :.. o'clock, when the
matter win be ful'y argued by eouhsel lor
each side.
SAVINGS'bANK
richmond
1117 Cvm?jn st. ....
T? enty-threu y,
loyn] service in tl
people is the recoi
of hard ri
forests of
uic proud
?immD STATESDEPOSITARY
COALRQADS MAKE
RATE AGREEMENT
Chesapeake and Ohio and Nor?
folk and Western Arrange for
Kenova Coal Shipments.
An Important traffic arrangement has
boon concluded between George \\ .
Stevens, president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, and L>. F.. Johnson,
president of tho Norfolk and Westert?
Railway, by means of which the Ches?
apeake and Ohio system will be enabled
to ship Its coal through the middle
Ohio section to the northward.
By the arrangement agreed upon,
the Chesapeake and Ohio will ship its
coal, gathered by a series of branch
11n s south of the Ohio River, to Ke?
nova, Ky.. where it will bo shlppcu
over the bridge of the Norfolk and
Western at that point to Columbus,
Ohio, to meet the Hocking Valley line
of the Chesupeuke road.
Mr. Stevens said in New York on
Thursday: "The two roads have agreed
upon a divisional rule for coal shipments
from Kenova to Columbus. We ha-e
many branch lines south of the river
which tap coal mines.
"Now. it is the policy of the Chesa?
peake und Ohio to keep its coa! mov?
ing. 1: would not pay to ship the coal
eastward, and when the gatoway at
Cincinnati is closed by congestion, it
will be an advantage to send It nor'h
ward over the Norfolk and Western
lines to Columbus, where it can be
taken care of by the Hocking Valley.
"There t:- a bridge over the Ohio
River at Kenova, owned by the Nor?
folk and Western, that permits tho
trans-shipment of proilucts, ami tho
arrangement Is a reciprocal one, of ben
elit tu both parties."
WERE BOLD THIEVES
Police Believe They Huvc Men Wlie Hove
Robbed Vacant Places.
Edward Hurr:j and Walter Daniels, col?
ored, acre orr.ri.-.J yesterday iy Policemen
Dunn and Manoley on suspicion of being
the men who have backed wugons up to
vaiiont vncar.t houses and robbed them of
stoves ana kitchen ranges. They are sus?
pected specifically of robbing the home of
C E. Richardson, M North Iximbar<ly Street,
and the hours at Ml West Maltha!) Street,
ion thC-Mock next to the Second Police Sta?
tion. Harris iy supposed to ho tho "man
higher up." and Daulels Is belteved to be a
more or lens innocent accomplice.
Jamcr Me?de, colored, was arrested lust
night on a charge ill stealing II.2S from l.
Martin.
John Johnson, colored, wan arrened on a
Charge ol stealing a blcycl? !rom W. w.
Russell. Dotectlvc-Sergeant Bailey heard
that ihn ivheel had been stolen, and ?....
Bicycle Policeman Toinllnson went out und
i aught tho alleged lotet and recovered the
? hoe).
Oscar ?lailler was arrested on suspicion
of belog a fugitive from I.vnchburg. where
he Is said to ?* wanted on n serious charge
preferred by young woman.
suspicion of having stolen n bor. of ear
penter's tools, l'ollremnn Trsylor fount
the boy sitting on the box of tool*, and
found the broken lock In his pocket. The
bay blamed Tralnum, und Trsylor arrested
both.
riln/r liKrerrreil In Dryer in Patteraen To
bncvn Factory,
i Fin threatened ihe Patterson Tob? ceo
j Foi I'ny at Seventh and Arch .Streets short
I iy before 12 o'clock last night, and but for
I |,nar.pt arrival of firemen with four oh
1 giiie companies and one truck wagon the
whole building might havi been burned 10
i.ie ground,
Tin lianas originated In the dryer or. tr.>
Ofth door. ."-iKhi Watchman J. II, D John?
son heard the automatic lire belli ringing
and rushed to ih< upper lloor. The sprink?
ler* for some reason did r.ot work- Me
turned In an alarm from Box 111. and Hnglne
Companies '? and !? unrl No. \ Truck aii
I gwered. Chief .loynes, with Inspector Bow.
ery. of the Fire Department, el im bed to the
top lloor hod discovered a pillar of flame
creeping towards the roof. Thty culled
for house, and every line at com mend was
sent up and tun,tri looit. 'the blaze was
caught In time, and in l>?s than half an
lioiir was extinguished. * nt |l was not un?
til nfter 1 o'clock that the'back tap?signify
lire thai ail danger 1? over?wss turned In.
The damage was ?nn!l. A little tobacco
was injured by water, and !lic Injury to lh<
building will amount to but Tit tic.
Mr. Hardy In Slug at Centenary.
B It. Hardy, of :?Vw Verl;, will sing In
Centenary M. K. Chuieh ?1 lh< morning
and evening services to-morrow, Mr. Hardy
Ik visiting his brother. Fr, d Hardy, On
tenary's organist; and \> a baritone singer
of a very high order, having beeil conr.vri
rii with ihe Bostenlans and w|th Henry w.
Favago very recently.
arrested on
PREVENT BIG FIRE
INSURANCE MEN
WIN ON APPEAL
Lower Court Reversed in Harris
Case, Which Came Up From
Newport News.
NO CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
Absence of Specific Law on Sub?
ject May Hasten Action by
Legislature.
1? an opinion bunded down ostcr
day by Judge John .V. Buchanan, In
iho Virginia Supreme Court of Ap?
peals, the Judgment of the Corporation
Court of Newport Nows is reversed
in the test cusc made out ugulnsl lire
Insurance oompanles charged with
having formed a conspiracy or asso?
ciation to maintain rates. The caso
Is known In the record as Harris and
others against the Commonwealth, on
appeal from the Corporation Court of
Newport News, which sustained the
decision of a magistrate, who Imposed
a fine of $600 euch against six agents
in making tho test caso, dismissing
the proceedings against about twenty
others pending settlement of the case
at bar.
Judge Buchanan holds that slnco
the prosecution is for an alleged crim?
inal conspiracy, and slnco there Is no
I statute ugi?nst thla spoclflc offense
J alleged, that the action of tho lower
court In overruling the demurrer en
i tcrcd was In error. ' But the opinion
of the court, Judge Buchanan Is care?
ful to- state, I?; based on tho strict
letter of the present law. and Is ren?
dered without the expression of any
opinion by the court a? to whether or
not such a combination to tlx rates Is
or Is not prejudicial to the public, or
whether a sound public policy might
not require such legislation as will
limit or suppress such combinations.
1.en at inn -Now. Pending.
The opinion wljl have a strong bear?
ing on Iho bill now pending before
the General Assembly on the same sub?
ject, designed to prevent the opera?
tions in this State of the Southeast?
ern Tariff Association. The bill, known
as tho Wliarton law, !.s now before the
Senate Committee on [tanking.
The original warrants charge that
on May 17, 1010, and previously for
several years, a number t?f insurance
companies doing business in Newport
News conspired together "maliciously,
immorally, corruptly, wantonly, fraud
ulantly, unlawfully and wickedly,"
with the Intent to flv certain arbitr?
ary rates on Uro Insurance policies
with an Intent to stifle und destroy
competltlon In this line of business.
To all of this charge set forth In a
j most voluminous Indictment, tho de
j fondants demurred on the ground that
there is no statute of this State pro
! hlblting such a combination as wasi
charged, the contention <.f the counsel i
for tho Commonwealth being that such,
an alleged conspiracy Is a crime ut
common law. Judge Buchanan hold
that insurance is not an article of'
merchandise or manufacture, or one'
'of the "necessaries of uto." In tho
' usual meaning of that term, or of;
prime necessity within tho meaning of |
j spirit of statutes designed to prohibit;
"corners" or arbitrary rn Ising of
prices on the necessities of life, the:
most that can be said being that such'
an alleged agreement was a "combi?
nation in restraint of trade." Tho
judgment of the trial court is revers?
ed, and the Supremo Court, sustaining'
the demurrer, enters the final judg-l
ihcnt such as the trial court ought to
have entered.
Court Adjourns for Term.
This was the only opinion handed
down yesterday.
I Cases were argued as fellows, after
? which the court adjourned to March
6: . j
Real Kstat'- Trust anr'. Insurance
Company vs. Owyn's administratrix ot
als.-. Courtney Realty Corporation *'??!
j Owyn's administratrix, -:t als. Argu-j
' c-d by Judge Wlllcov and Mr. Hughes!
(for appellants, and by B. P.. F. Wells,
I for appelecs, and submitted.
Pc-ttus an-J Howard vs. Itcndricks, ct,
als. Argued by W. W. Crump, Orfl
way Puller and Robert M. Jeffries for
I appellants, and by Brockcnborough
j Lamb for appellees and submitted.
SAW HIS SHADOW
Ground Hog Immediately Hnrted Back, Bo
lie Prepared.
Coming out of his hole in the ground yes?
terday noon, the ground hon jaw his shadow
and Immediately darted back. Therefore,
according to the wish bone prophets, who
are not without honor save In their own
country, this town Is to have feme weather
for the next six weeks. Ju.?t after tho
S.-tar.d nog came out the sky was overcast,
and It appeared as If snow would fall dur
ms the afternoon, but It cleared beautiful
ly. The wind wan a trifle too high and bit?
ing, but a!! thins-, conseldercd, it wasn't a
bad day.
Man Behind the Scenes.
The handling of tho Ftago settings for
the Maude Adami performances of ''Clianta
elcr" it nc easy ta^k. Tlic man behind the
scents, at whose bidding strange fowls flap
t'lail winns< and hither and thither fly. Is
too str?nget In Richmond. The stage man*
ager Is Allan Fawcett, brother of Oeorge
Fawcett, the netor. Allan Fawcett lived In
Richmond during ids boyhood, and has per?
formed ;.t the Academy of Music In years
past. He was n student at the University
of Virginia.
.Marriage License.
j A marriage license was limed yesterday
1 ir, 'he flu-tings. Court to Abraham M. Want
and Elisabeth B. Breltsteln,
FIVE ARRESTED ON
Officer Complains That Stock1
Yard Men Interfered With Him
While Seeking Negro.
The entire- management of the
Southern Stock Yards?Andrew J.
Smyth. Sidney Smyth, Thomas Smyth,
James Smyth and Wllllum Crano?
wero arrested yesterday morning by
Deputy Sheriff W. W. Sydnor. of Hen
rlco county, on the charge of Interfer?
ing with an officer. The live mon wore
taken beforo -Magistrate T. J. Purycar,
in tho Honrlco courthouse, und balled
for $100 each for their appearanco this
morning.
Tho alleged Intcrfen.Mico occurrod
Thursday morning, when Special Offi?
cer Council, of Honrlco, attempted to i
servo a warrant on a negro employe '
of the Southern Stock Yards, who was J
suspected of complicity In the attack
on Miss S. V. Smith last Saturday I
night. According to tho ofllcer.' Man- |
agcr Andrew J. Smyth refused to point j
out tho suspected negro to him, and '
when he Insisted on a personal Inspoc- i
tlon the five men put him out of tho
stock yard shed. Ho took his com?
plaint to the Henrlco authorities, and
flvo warrants were immediately sworn
out.
When Officer Oonnell first attempted
to arrest Roland Watklns, tho negro |
now In the Henrlco Jail charged with ;
robbing Miss Smith, he said h? en?
countered opposition from Manager
Smyth. This was on Monday. He re- |
turned Tuesday morning with a war?
rant, and, backed up by a consultution
with Judge R. Carter Scott, demanded
to be shown the nogro. Judge Scott
Informed the ofllcer on that occasion
that if thare was further Interference
with him in the performance of his
duty, thvj matter should be Immediate?
ly taken up. The charge against the
live mon Is serious, und they will be
heavily fined If the allegations are
substantiated. '
Roland Watklns Is scheduled to ap?
pear beforo Magistral" Puryear this
morning to answer the charge of high?
way robbery. Miss Smith has partial?
ly Identified him, but tho Henrlco offi?
cers BPS anxious to nrrest another
negro at tho stock yards who corrc- '
sponds to the description given by
Miss Smith of her assailant. In order
that the guilty party may not oscape I
if Watklny ls not the man. Watklns |
claims he can establish an alibi. The
other suspect has not been put under ,
arrest.
LVNCHBURG QUINT
TO MEET LOCALS
t.ynehburg, Va., February .?The V. M. j
C. A. basketball team has been working
eat dally in preparation tor the hard battle
tlie boys expect to have asainst the Kleh
mond association In ltlehmond Saturday
nlfht.
The Richmond fioor is considerably larger
than the fioor M tlie local gymnasium, ttnd
it is thought tins will prove to be some?
thing of n handicap to tho Lynchburg quint
Saturday, night, in order 10 overcome tins
condition a game was played last night a1
tho nandolph-Macon Woman's College,
where the gymnasium ls even larger than
thr Richmond V. M. C. A.
The gnmc uns between the association
quint and the "Arsenics, one of the teams
engaged In the as.-oc atlon championship
tourney, and in two long halves the rep?
resentative team had some bard work.
The players found themselves somewhat
handicapped during the first half by the
long nAtses made necessary by the larger
floor, but they overcame this before the rec
ond half was started, und In that half they
playe.i in their usual form.
A number of local people will accompany
the team to ltlehmond to sec iho game.
POLICE COURT CASES
Frank DelpaPa Heavily rinrd for IVrmlttlng
(ininbllng tlatnc In Ills. Confectionery.
Fiank Delpapa, who runs a confectionery
siore ut 005 East JJ.oad Street, was lined l.Mi
and costs In Police Court yesterday morn?
ing on a charge of permitting a game of
chance In ilia place. Tile police arc deter?
mined to break up this species of gambling,
as It is known that it is very widely prac?
ticed in confectioneries, drug stores and
cigar shop*.
Addison Bright, colored, was lined $50 and
placed und,?r |K?) security for sixty -Says on
?I charge of being disorderly and recklessly
runninc an automobile.
W. G. Carter, colored, was fined $10 and
placed under SIM security for twenty days
on a charge of recklessly running o. ma?
chine.
Hurley While, colored, was convicted of
stealing n box of eggs rand four bags of
I flour from Adam Hence. Hence Justice
I Criitchfield sent him to the roads for tour
months?eggs being particularly high.
Elinnre HotchklM Improving.
deports from St. i.uk?'s Hospital last night
Indicated that tin condition of Elmorc D.
Hotchklsj. Jr., who was operated on for ap?
pendicitis revrral days npo. was greatly Im?
proved. His quick recovery Is nstiured.
Sues Plumbing Concern.
Pult was Instituted yesterday In the I .aw
and Equity Court Ivy the J. L. Molt Iron
Works (Inc.) against .1. Preston Carson and
J. Graham Davidson, trading as Graham
Davidson & Company; for damages In the
sum of $1,600. No declaration has been filed.
plaint* Pay for Injuries.
Knit was Instituted' .vesicrday In the Clly
I'lrrnll Court !>y Maria I.eo Cost agninst til"
Virginia Hallway nnd Power Company for
damages placed at J?.OuO for personal In?
juries, No declaration has been tiled. The
plaintiff Ii represented by It. It. Floraucu
and John A. Lamb.
Saw his shadow yesterday ;md went back, into that proverbial
hole. Wc arc sorry that he feels the way he does about the
weather, and that he is attain frightened into oblivion. How?
ever, wc must make the HUMAN application right here.
There sue so many people who, unfortunately, feel the same
way. They get Into one rut, one method of procedure, one mode
of living, ;ind at the slightest departure from such are scared
off from any further development. DON'T BE A HUMAN
GROUND HOG. Raise your eyes to the sun, and enjoy its light.
Hard work, economy und thought of others will also put you in
a position to not only enjoy the light, but make others sec it to
their advantage.
OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
is in a position to help you SUCCEED and HOLD Ut? YOUR
HEAD. Come to sec us.
i
FINAL ARGUMENT
ON PROHIBITION
?Jordan Bill Will Be Considered
by House Committee
on Monday.
LEADERS ARE CONSERVATIVE
McAlister Says Men at Head of
Antisaloon League Hold
Back Followers.
Men who are the leaders in the Anti
saloon League of Virginia constitute
the conservative forco, constantly
keeping In check the radicals, accord?
ing to Rev. J. D. McAlister, superin?
tendent of the league, In his closing
argument last night In support of the
Jordan prohibition enabling act. Ho
held out the- possibility. If the bill is
not passed, that the mon In control
will bo swept off their foet. Ho there?
fore asked the Houso Committee on
Privileges und Elections to ultord an
outlot for public sentiment, and to
save tho Democratic party from harm.
To further show how tho league's
leaders have set themselves agulnst
the current which would have swept
them from tho moorings they had j
established, Mr. McAlister specifically
disclaimed that his organization had |
anything to do with the Insurrection
In Rocklngham county during the past ,
autumn, when tho Republicans carried ?
the county, and when the "wet" people I
were supposed to have gained the vie- j
tory. Ho suld also that the leagut 1
neither Invited nor provoked the pro- j
test which so nearly caused the defout j
of the Democratic nominees In Augusta I
county. Tho league, he said, hus no j
candidates, and docs not make queries ?
In local fights.
Dehnte Now Ended.
Doth sides on the prohibition ques?
tion made their concluding arguments
last night, and at 11 o'clock, according
to schedule, the case was submitted
for consideration by tho committco on
Monday. Samuel L. Kolloy und former
Speaker \V. p. Cardwell were the only
speakers for the opposition at this
hearing, and Mr. McAlister made the
jsole argument for tho Jordan bill.
Each quoted statistics, which wore
so much at variance that It would be
I evident their publication could not be
enlightening. The figures were pro?
duced to prove widely varying posi?
tions.
Mr. Kelley, referring to remarks
about his representation of the liquor
Interest, said that there wore possibly
others who got their livelihood from
their advocacy of the bill and Its cause.
He conceded the same sincerity which
ho himself felt He denied that there
Is an Inherent right to vote vested In
any man. showing how women, chil?
dren. Insane and criminals arc not per?
mitted to vote, and that the franchise
is a privilege.
Evils Exaggerated.
The evils of liquor selling und
drinking, said Mr. Kelley. have been
I tremendously exaggerated. On this
j point hp. quoted statistics regarding
pauperism, insanity and cr'ine. He en
; deavored to show that Atlanta. In a
prohibition State. had In a certain
I period more arrests than Richmond.
; Those States which have tried this ex
! pedlent hah'c, ho continued, in tho
! main abandoned it.
j Most of the sei.Ument for the bill,
: he bolieved, w^s manufactured, and ho
? thought were the Antisaloon Lcaguo
I to disband, sentiment would disappear
I within three months. A petition of
I CS per cent, of tho voters in fee pre
I ceding gubernatorial election. ho
I pointed out. In securing a liquor clcc-'
tlon, would represent not more than
10 per cent. Of the voting population.
Mass It's Not Constitutional.
Mr. Card well's remarks we:f largely
directed at the bill, which he said was
clearly unconstltut'onal. Inasmuch as
I the Constitution Confers on tho (lew,
j oral Assembly the power to pass laws
on trie subject and It should not delc
1 gate this power He made a plea that
1 Virginia do not embark Into the pruc
! tlce of initiative and referendum boUi
of which were enforced by this bill.
He vastly preferred prohibition to
such a course, and contended that the
legislature has tho sole right to pass
a prohibitory law. He stood wiln
Governor Mann, ho nald. In advocacy
of local option.
On this latter point Mr. McAlister
j merely replied that the Oovornor has
urged an antljug law at the .hands of
this Legislature. Ho took up one by
one the men w'no have. appeared
against tho Jordan bill, saying that
they represented places when a large
j 'proportion of the population had |
j b?cn Jailed during tho past year.
' Those cities represented, he said, had |
! In few eases gone III aavance of the |
Stute law, in spite of their boasted i
regulation.
Concluding. Mr. McAllste.r uttered j
j the maxim, "Vox popull, vox Del."
NOBODY INDORSED
i County Republicans to Hold Maas
Meeting on Felirunry 14.
j Contrary to expectations, no candidate I
I for the presidency whs Indorsed Thursday
I evening when tho Henrlco county Repub
I Mean Committee met at the courthouse. In
? fact, no resolution indorsing any particular
'man was Introduced much loss passed, and
the actual porilion of Henrlco Republicans
In reference to Taft and Roosevelt Is loft
Just where It has been for months past.
Wednesday, February 14, was sot by the
committee ns the dute for the mass-meet
in-; of Henrlco Republicans for the solectlon,
of delegates to the State Republican conven?
tion. From the action oY the county com?
mittee It would appear that no attempt will
be made to tie the county delegates n any
particular candidate. It Is possible, bow
ever, that when the mass-meeting Is held
at the courthouse resolutions Instructing tho
delegates for one of tho candidates will be
proposed nnd probably passed.
While Republican lcador? were not In
cllnc.d yesterday lo give expression of their
scntlmont, present conditions point to an
Instructed delegation for President Taft.
The Tnfl sentiment seems very strong In
county circles, while there is little or no
lulk of Roosevelt or I.aFollette.
FINDS CHECKS ON STREET
j All Drawn on Texas flank* and Made Out
j to Richmond Concern Not in Director}'.
I Nathan Brown, colored, .found five tilled
checks, all for small amounts, at Tenth and
I Broad .Streets yesterday afternoon and turn?
ed them over to Policeman Crnfton. who In
. turn conveyed them to headquarters.
I Two of the checks were on the Lindsay
' National Bank of Gainesville, Ton..; one was
on the my National Bank of Chlldrcss,
Tex., and two wero on the bank of N. C.
Denny & Company, nelion, Tex. All (he
check? wero made, payable to tho Rich?
mond Seed and Floral Company, tho name
of which is unknown to tho police and whlah
does not appear in tho city Directory.
The checks will be hold at police head?
quarters for Identification.
Our Finest Suits and Overcoats
ARE NOW SELLING AT
One-Third Off the Regular Prices.
An unusual opportunity for men who want
the best.
Gans-Rady Company
Jimmie Green Is Good Detective
Shorty's Son Finds Lost Baby in
Broad Street and Takes Him
to Headquarters.
JI in ml o (3 reo ii, six yours old, sun of
"Shorty" Green, who Bells ponclla and
other things on Broad Street and Is
known to every pnssorby. Is ambltl-!
ous, and yesterday afternoon made ap?
plication for a position with the Rich?
mond Dotoctlvo Department.
Jlmmlo made a capture. Ho was
ambling aimlessly?that li, apparently
aimlessly?along Broad Street, when
ho chanced to see a llve-year-old kid
weeping and wringing his little hands.
"Who you?" demanded Jimmy. Tho
five-year-old didn't romcmbor exact?
ly who ho was, and only wrung his
hands in reply.
"Come along with me," said Jimmy.
Ho placed a hand on each shoulder
of the lOBt urchin, and nil rched him
down the Btrcot. The loet child didn't
want to go, and began a tearful argu?
ment, nut Jimmy was relentless. He
cajoled, threatened and bribed. And
then, suddenly, the lost child smiled
through his tears, scenting something
of delight In the vista of his hopes. He
was something now in bis experience,
and he didn't mind. Two women saw
the two urchins, one shoving tho oth?
er, und titty inquired the reason for
the tight grip ono hold on the other.
"Lost." said Jimmy laconically. "Po?
lice." he udded uftcr second thought.
)
Tho women followed, au Jimmy march.
cd hie prisoner Into heudo.uurtors.
Clerk Tolor und Captain Pollock
Btured. "Whut's the meaning of this'.'"
they demanded In chorus.
"Lost," said Jimmy again. "Found
I him on tho Btreot looking for his
mother." The llttlo lamb smiled as
; Captain Pollock took htm up In his
: uruiB, und gently cooed.
"Oo's 'lttle boy?" whispered tho
I captain?he has two of hin own.
j The child pulled what few remain
l lng strands of hair Captain Pollock
I wears, and smiled happily. Tho Juvc
I nlle detectlvo humped his shoulders
I when they thanked him, said "wol
i come," and marched out proud uh
j Lucifer.
Captain Pollock understands baby
J language?Clerk Toler iKn't married?i
I and tho baby told him Ula name was
j Raymond Carr. A general alarm wan
I sent out, and Raymond apont two
! hours watching Captain Pollock work
at his typewriter, examining the safe
and taking u general survov of hoad
riunrtera. lie was pnrtlenlaily attract
i r<l by the chiefs odlce. anJ climbed Into
' a chair to look at the picture of a man
with a revolver In his hands. Then he
gazed Intently on his reduction in the
rnlrror, and. satisfied with his personal
; appearance, returned to Captain Pol
I lock, und without so much as by your
I leave climbed Into his lop. Captain
? Pollock dangled him on nls knees un
I til a relative arrived and took him
j away. He cooed n Bolt farewell and
j clapped his hands. He expected to
make unother visit.
ALDERMEN OPPOSE
MONTAGUt'S bill
Not Willing to Change Law Af?
fecting Eligibility of Candi?
dates for Office.
Without a word of debate or ex?
planation, und without reference to any
committee, the Hoard of Aldermen last
night adopted a scries of Joint reso?
lutions offered by Alderman Melton
opposing the Montague bill, now pend?
ing before the General Assembly, de?
signed to reduce the time of eligibility
for citizens of the .State for election or
appointment us city olllcers from one
year to thirty days. The resolutions
merely set forth that the cnau&o ,a
deemed Inadvisable, and thu Special
Committee of the Council on Legisla?
tion Is Instructed to oppose Its puss
age before the proper committees of
the General Assembly.
The board had been called in spc
ciui session for this purpose alone uni.
adjourned at once. The vote was viva
voce, there being a foiv audible noes
Mr. Melton said afterwards that the
1,20(1 or more city employes who are
voters were "up in arms" about the
bill, each fearing that It was an at?
tempt to undermine him, though as a
matter of fuct the bill uppllcs only to
otucers, of whom there arc not more
man thirty on the entire city payrou.
it being held by the City Attorney that.,
other than as officeholders or heads of
departments, the city may employ any
one under the -present State Constitu?
tion and statutes, whether a citizen of
Richmond or not.
Alderman Powers, who joined Mr.
Melton in the call for the special meet?
ing, said he considered the whole Mon?
tague bill unconstitutional, as being
in conflict with the qualifications for
I voters as proscribed in the Constitu?
tion. A number of attorneys are said
j to sustain this view.
The Montague bill is sold to have
been Introduced in tho Interests of
the candidacy of Charles S. Winston,
who Is running for the superintendent!
of the electric plant?a position short?
ly to be created by tho City Council.
Other Mensuren DIsictinMfd.
Members of the Special Committee of
tlie City Council on 1 .cglslatlon affect?
ing the city, now pending before tho
Ceneral Assembly, held u conference
?.?ist night. The various bills in which
this city has an interest, and those
which tho city has agreed to oppose,
wero fully canvassed, including the
rolling stock bill, tho Throckmorton
milk bill and others which it is be?
lieved will be Injurious to Richmond.
City Attorney Pollard reported that
the bill making the requested changes
In tho city charter had passed the
House yesterday, after having been
corrected to meet former defects, and
that ho was assured that it would be
disposed of by the Senate at once. No
formiil action was taken by the torn
jilttee. matters boing left largely to
tho discretion of the City Attorney,
with instructions to call on members
of the committee, whenever they could
bo of service.
Term Beginn on Tuesday.
Tho next' term of tho United States Cir?
cuit Court of Appeals will begin Tuesday,
with Circuit Judges C.off, Prltchnrd. Boyd,
Dayton arol Rose in attendance. The docket
Is unusually heavy, and It Is expected thai
the court will bo In session at least six
weeks.
WANT MONEY BACK
IF Bill IS PASSED
Richmond-Ashland Line Protests
Against Having to Repair
Brook Turnpike.
"Give us back the money v. ?? have
.spent In damages, and \%<- will do what
[ this bin requires as to the egress and
Ingress of abutting property owners,
s.iid B. Randolph Williams, representing
, the Richmond und Chesapeake Bay
Railway, tu opposing a bin of Mr.
I Throckmorton-? before the House
I Committee on Roads ur.3 Internal Nav
I Igatloh yesterday morning. The bin
j would mule electric llnea which have
occupied part of a public road keep
! the road In repair alongside and to
I provide adjoining owners with ways
l to get Into and out of their land*, upon
j order of the State Corporation Com
i mission.
I The case in Mr. Throekmorlon's mind
j wna the occupancy by the Richmond
j und Chesapeake Bay Hallway of part
j of the Brook Turnpike. He .-.aid the
people were entitled to relief.
Mr. Williams traced the history ot
the property. It wu<- tor many years
u turnpike, having been chartered for
that purpose nearly a centurj ago. li
wat. a dirt road, twenty feet wide, be
tween Richmond and Yellow Tavern,
I with three gates. This wati taken over
by Major Lewis Glntcr, Joseph Bryan
, and other public-spirited citizens, who
j made It 10o feet wide and macadamized
to the width of forty-live feet, tho
gates being maintained;
The Richmond and Chesapeake Bay
Railway came along and bought from
the owhers a strip forty feet wide, tor
al oui three miles in length, for Its
electric ilne between Richmond and
Ashland, paying 18,000. It later bought
all the turnpike stock tor ? 17.000. and
then paid tili,000 in damagis to abut?
ting property owners. If it can got
the money back, said Mr. Williams. It
will do what tho Throckmorton bill
says.
The company deeded the entire road,
save that occupied by Its line, to .ho
county, for the free use of all its cit?
izens. After this gift he thought it
would be asking too much 'o require
the railroad to keep the road up. nor
did he think tho people wero asking It.
Tho bill went over to next Wednes?
day.
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