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

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Shop."' ? Basement.
ER RE
HELP KOHL
Hungarian Adjudged Insane, but
May Later Apply for Writ
of Habeas Corpus.
John K?hler, a Hungarian, who was
was arrested Thursday afternoon on a
coarse of paying attention to a young
woman he did hot and never cou.d
know, was yesterday in the City Jail
adjudged irmano by a Commission o?
lunacy, consisting of i-quire J. A.
I'urdie and two physicians.
K?hler has been in this country only
r.bout a year: In Richmond about two
months t-nd a half, ai.d his acquaint?
ance with the Kr.gllsh language '*
peer. Christian L. Droste, vice-consul
:10m Uustrla-Hungary, acted as inter?
preter. The usual formulated ?nies- ?
Hons were .isked as tne young Hun?
garian fidgeted about. He showed
r-ipr.s of excitement and of depression,
and the commission did not believe it
safe 'or the public for him to be at
large.
Afterwards, however, Benjamin Lov
enstetr.. an attorney, was called In
by Kohler. and the lawyer will appeal
the case to the Hustings Court, and.
perhaps, ask later on for a writ of
habeas corpus. He says that Kohler
was simply fiiirwing the custom of
his country in seeking ar. Introduction
through another person to a woman he
did not know, and that his excitement
and <lcpresslon were dde simply to a j
passing infatuation.
"Kohler,"' he said. "It simply mis?
understood. 1 have talked w-<th him.
for I spc-ik his language, a lid he ap?
peared to rr.e at least to be perfectly
i atlonal."
Kollier saw the object of his ariora- !
tlon first In South Carolina; It is be?
lieved, and then stw her egain In
Richmond. He soui-'ht a.-. Introduction
through Major Werner. and was
promptly rebuffed, and advised to '.eave
the city. On Thursday the young wo?
man received c letter from the for
? lerier. nr.d complained to the police.
Kohler*? arrest followed.
?AUNT BETT IE" DEAD
In
Dudce Witt'* Old Sur?? Illicitly K>-p
Her Whit.- Friends.
Settle Mli cr. one o! the best knu
most respected el. the, old colored w
Jilchmcnd, ,<titd..?ai ttsi residence o: her eon
In-law. at i.~ Catheilnq itreei. yesterday
raornins at 11 o'clock. Pht had beeo ill tor
a long time Though she was seventy.five
;. esu old, was employed as. a nurse in
Judge ? U Wltt'i fan.?y cp to two yean
reo. and she bad beta with the Witts, from
the diy she whi born. Years iiaro *h?: was
Mrs Daniel's Wiit't maid. Mrt, Witt being
Judge Witt's rno-.her. When freedom ?'?i
declared "Aunt" Bettle refused to accept
It. for she was, born % slave, at the Oaks.
In Prince Edward County, and she said ahc
did hot want ' ane u'. the new-fangled
thinBi"' l'etrs ago she carr.e to Richmond
l.< ?ause t\t Y.?i nuri?d Jude? Witt wnta
r.e tt! a baby, ar.4 sh? nursed a'! bis
children. Nearly everybody lr. the V.'es:
Kr.d knrw her. ant Ith? 'Knew nearly every?
body In th* West Und. :.".r.'.isn whenever she
eot the opportunity the (aid that there wai
lie r.ne in :h.s world ill:* the of the
Jluatlnci Court.
The old woman's funeral w*:; be ebnduct
e<1 from Ebeneier Chtircb nr. Sunday morn
(r.ir at 11 o'clock, arid tniir.y ot h< r white
friends will attend the lervlcei
OPENING GRAVE $10
? re Cuinp Take? ( p < hurt;,, (or Vlurlnl
?.I ( orii, derate Vi terun.
Keen resentment was expressed last
r.ight ibj the ine-tubers ol U !; Lei
Camp, No. jj Cnlted Cohfedrrati " I
? runs, over the action bt tin lloli: ?
wood Memorial Association in iihp.es
itig a charge of Jio for opening
grave for a rnfemher of the earn) it I)
was? burled ti.ere this week.' Although
it was generally believed that ?.?..
charge was due to some mistake, E, D
Taylor was. appointed a rOmm'ttea
one to present the complaint to (he
Hollywood Association. This incident
along with a discuss'.- p ol the rep . t
of the board ol visitors of ihe Soldiers
Home on the idwiitilstraiion oi that
Institute, made the meeting last :iij.':,i
quite animated.
As soon as a convenient date ca.n !???
decided upon Senator Thomas P.. Mm tin
will inak? an ufirtrers bfci.jrt the camp
to present the portrait rif the lute Sen?
ator Johri W. Daniel. rer< ntly donated
to tx-e Ca'rnp. Tht j.r,es;nt,iUon vvl.il
probably take plttc; soin?i limt during
'the latter pan of this lr.?>iitli.
HOLD BROTHERS ,
FOR BIS] ROBBERY
Arbeter Store on Brook Avenue j
Entered and Goods Stolen
by the Wholesale.
Following: ur> quickly the report re- i
celved yesterday morning that the i
store of D. Arbeter. 618 Brook Avenue,
had been robbed of 100 pairs of shoes,
seventy-live pairs of troussrs ami a .
lot of coats, all valued at J.'s?. Detec
live sergeants Wiley and Kellam yes-'
terday afternoon arrested Arthur ami
Walter Jenkln.-, colored, on suspicion
Of having committed t'::e robbery.
Sergeant Kellam came ac ross Arthur
Jenkins at the corner of Seventeenth
and Grace Streets, and noticed that he
was carrying a large basket. He In- j
qulrJtl as to the contents, the negro .
refusing sullenly to answer. He at- j
tempted to arrest Jenkins, and the ;
negro showed right and offered violent
resistance. Sergeant Wiley ran up in
tlm i with a drawn revolver, and Jen
kltis was finally subdued. He was
taken to the First Police Station, where I
?.he detectives put him through the
grill. He Anally broke down, and Im?
plicated his brother. Walter. The de?
tectives set out in search for him. and
locateJ the second negro in uluiost
the same place. He went without
trouble.
In the basket carried by Arthur Jen
kin? were found four pairs of shoes. ?
After they :-.a.l finishsd questioning I
him, the detectives noticed that he
resembled the negro who had been
described to them as having snatched
ft handbag several rlayw ago from a
Mrs. 1'alnter at Henry ar.d Franklin
Streets. Jenkins was taken before her, !
and **as partially Identified. Mfa. 1
Fainter felt 3ure that he wa? the right ,
negro, but would not swear to his
Identity. !
In a housj In Jackson Ward, which,
had been described to the detectives
by the two suspects, the detective*
found i trunk full of shoos, two bi
| cycles and a quantity of pswn tickets.
17 he pawn tickets will probably l;ad
to the finding of the other shoes.
I The robbery was boldly planned and (
executed. A wagon was backed up to '
the door and the loot was brought
oj; by one man and packed, the detec?
tives believe) In the wagon by the !
other. !
?: e negroes will be arraigned In
Police Court this morning, but the
oftlcer.s will ask for a coritinuanci, so
that they may gather further evidence.
HOPELESSmUODLE
WIME
Committee Fails to Agree and
Reports Throckmorton Bill j
Unt'avorauly.
! Fnahle. after weeks of debate, to de?
cide upon the personnel of the board
I of appeal, the House Committee on
j Agriculture voted yesterday afternoon
, to report the Throckmorton rnilk In
I sfpectlon bill, as amended, with a
i recommendation that it do not pass. It
i is believed that its chances are slight.
As it stands, the bill Is Incomplete,
and ihe committed left it to the. House
to fill in the gap. The measure pro?
vides lot a board of appeal, when a
duirynian> permit to sell milk lr, a eltv
in le-.ok-d by Its health officer. Tins
h >v|rd Is to be composed of the State
jI m ri Commissioner and tue State
Dairy and Fot>d Commissioner) and the
third injin Is left blank. Otherwise,
?:\> la as it was agreed upon be?
tween Dr )?:. C. Levy and Mr. Thr'ockr
morion, eliminating the revocation of
llcfcns* of inspectors by the State Dairy
arid I ??'?'! Commissioner, and cutting
??? it permission to dairymen to sell milk
? ty pending the declsiop of the
Upon the question of the personnel
I "1 thij board, a eubcorriml ttCe, and
llnali ? eonitrilttcc, was una
to r< i>:. any sort of agreement Dr.
tvtvv wei will ng to make It the chief
hen 111 ? ? r or Iiis representative, the
appealing Ofilr/nian or his repreHCnta
tlve nd tin State Health Cornmls
, t loner. Mayors, attorneys lor !he Com
mofiSveaHh local members of the State
. Board ol Health, presidents of boards
.1 of hea tn Wert all i igget ted, and Iti
? -very Susii.jce it v.. f.giired out that
, One side or the other would have the
preponderance -,, t,,,. committee put
it Up to the Hot;re, !ind then reported
i i.i ) B1 i 111 i in t. r. mi.
POCLTItl VAItll KXChlT |'Hl.l.lY
When W. I?. Br.el a fiecmd Matket peul*
'ry dealer, looki J ?..?- li- aly thicken farm
Hioo'k Road e?'!i ???? ?../ morning he.
four.) that . .?.-.? , there except the
poultry. ?? * ?? ..?>?-;.-.? . healthy dl'hea
,?; chicken hurt. Mi.: (j|,;,pp,r,red from the.
Incoavrv. leaving h ? ?r*it fedtheri
to tell ihe siul tale. A r.urjioer of footprint*
?et. also In evidence at'.-.n-' the hencoop,
und, according to t . of Her.rlco
county, there m> .t ... , )n ;;??..
Ward t.'.tt would lit tl,< pi ??. ?, ,,e.'f.:/tlon
? Tim county petita ?re r,ow , re-tiins with
[the difficult ope rat Ion .? tracking rlowri to
|lt? lair every may ? i, :<k... feather In Jar.k
Ward is., t .. nvtlghboring m Juan
'him
ARREST MADE BY
NEWSPAPER BOY
Led Stoner Into Trap on Corner,
?Where Policeman Took Him
to Headquarters.
HE'S WANTED FOR LARCENY
Man Who Offered "Clean" Jobs
and Demanded Cash "Bond"
Sent Back to Washington.
Having learned much about detec?
tive work, and having been tipped oil
by ;i rCal live detective?Sergeant
Wiltshire?Carl.vlo Burton, a want ad.
solicitor in the employ of Tito Timcs
Dlspatch, still In his teens, yesterday
morning caused the arrjst of J. G.
Stoner, wanted in Washington on four
cases of larceny. In Washington
Stoner Is alleged to have succeeded
in persuading four people to place
with him a $35 bond In return for
procuring "clean" employment. On
February 3. according to Captain
Boardman, head of the metropolitan
detective force, stoner left Washing
tori for Richmond. Stoher's scheme
was to insert an advertisement In the
larger papers, offering a "clean" trade
at a salary of 115 a week. In return
ho was to got a bond of $25.
For several nays be Inserted a like
advertisement m The Times-Dispatch.
The local authorities wdra asked to
watch the papers here and to appre?
hend tb? man. Detective' Sergeant
Wiltshire was assigned to the case.
On Thursday hi sat for nine hours In
ibe ofllce of The Times-Dispatch, but
hl's man failed to come. Before he lets
the detective assigned Carlyle Burton
to the job, and Carlyle was very much
on the Job.
Got Ulg Ituttiros.
Stoner shuttled intd the office bright
and early yesterday morning, and
asked f.ir the returns to his advertise?
ments. The wan: ad. boy shoved
thirty-live answers across the counter;
and Stoner put them in his pocket and
shuffled out. The young detective was j
right behind. He cast his eagle eyes
about. A square away he discerned
Policeman Spurr.
H< watched Stoner go Into u cigar
store and buy a magazine,
"I want to sec you a moment when
you come out," ho said to Stoner.
The latter, evidently sc?nttng another
victim, readily acquiesced. The boy
waited for hint.
"Come with me," he said, as Stcncr
came out. Stoner accompanied him to
the corner, and ther3 the boy turn-id
Mm over to Policeman Spurr. Stoner
was taken to polk-e headquarters,
where he was put through :a rlalil
cross-examination by Captain McMa
hon and Sergeant Wiltshire. He Is
said to have admitted his guilt. Cap?
tain McMahon Immediately used the
long distance telephone to Washing- I
ton. got Into communication with Cap?
tain BoarJrnan. and Detective Pratt
was fent here for the man. There wis
no delay. They left for the national
metropolis yesterday afternoon.
Major Werner. Captain McMahOn and
Sergeant Wiltshire expressed their !
gratitude to Carlyle. and said they i
hoped he would rise in the world, as
he deserved.
In Police Court yesterday morning 1
the hearing of Samuel Birch, who is
alleged to have attempted the same '
gams here, came up. hut wa? post?
poned to January 15. Birch Is "alleged
:o be wanted also in Mount loy, Pa. 1
Ho r..is engaged an attorney to defend i
Mm. !
PROMOTE OFFICERS
Lieut. Drevrrj Dotvlea, Jr., Goea Pp in Scr?
ibe and Sergeant siettcl Succeeds Ulm.
Lieutenant Drrwry Bowles. Jr., battalion
quartermasted Riehmond Light Infantry
Blue*, has been transferred to the position
t.f Inspector of small arms' practice to suc?
ceed Lieutenant J. Randolph Tucker, re?
signed. Major Dowies appointed Sergeant
Rudolph A. Siegel to succeed Lieutenant
Howies.
li-.ih rr.?n were In charge of the quarter?
master supplies at the Blues' comp at Hasio
?""Ity lest summer, and though they were
new to the Job. never a man went hungry.
When the expenses were totaled up at th->
-r..; s: :>.? encampment they were found to
have come within the appropriation. Lieu?
tenant Siegel was then quarter master ser?
geant, ar.d le fully car-able of performing the
duties of battalion quartermaster.
SMVTIf CASE COMKS TJP IN
MAGISTRATES' COURT TO-DAY
The magistrates' hetrlrir of the contempt
charges sgalqst the rive men who compose
the management of the Southern Stock
Yards?Andrew J, Smyth, Thomas Smyth,
James Smyth, Sidney Smyth and William
Crane?li scheduled for this morning at It
o'clock be.forc Magistrat?-* I'uryear and Fol'
. lifting; In the Ilenrtca courthouse. The
i'.ir. ^ was continued from last Saturday
a: -.r.< lequest of the i.roserution.
Both std?-s have engaged counsel J. T.
Lewis will represent the defendants, while
Conway It Sands will present the case of
Special Officer Carnell. who claims the flvi
mui refused him assistance when he went ]
to the stock yards to arrest n neuro bus
peot, and that when he insisted upon an ex
arntnatlon of the employes he was put out
Of the building. The five men are out on
110) ball bonds.
SOON 10 ACT ON
HOSPITAL OFFER
City's Acceptance of Memoria!
Will Be Considered at Meet?
ing on Monday Night.
QUESTION LONG ON SHELF
Though City Hospital 1* Needed,
Opinion Is Divider} on Offer
From Board.
To consider the offer m:nl? some
months ago to turn over the Memorial
Hospital to the city under certain con?
ditions, a joint no tint; of the Council
Committees on Reil? t at the Poor and
Finance has been called tor Monday
night at S o'clock.
The olfer of John I. Williams, pres?
ident of tho Charlotte Williams Hos?
pital Corporation, which owns the
Memorial property, was communicated
to Council on July 7, 1911, by Chalrmun
ML It. Pollard. Jr., of the Finance Com?
mittee, and referi- ' t" the tao com?
mittees jointly. No meeting has since
, been held, nor has the matter been
j further officially dlsi itsscd.
I The letter of Mr. Williams sets forth
j that the Charlotte Williams Corpora:
j tlott owns the Memorial Hospital, at
the southeastern cornar of Twelfth
Jand Ilroad Streets, with Us equipment
I and grounds; that It was erected and.
iso far as funds have permitted, ha.
I sinco been operated as a charitable
Institution and for IliJ relief of the
sick and Buffering, and for the ad?
vancement of medical education.
Condition,, of Offer.
I To^ further these ends, the trustees
I now propose to convoy the whole
property, worth probably 1300.000. to
the city, on the following conditions:
The hospital is to be known as the
Memorial Hospital of the city of Rich?
mond; the city is 10 assume a debt on
the building amounting to 140.00V, and
Is to agree to maintain the Institution
as a charity hospital, and the control
Is to be vested In a board of seven,
consisting of the Mayor and th> chair?
man of the Finance Committee of the
City Council, ex officio, and five num?
bers, to be nanu l the Charlotte
Williams Corporation, who will be
lf-perpetuatlng
Erectid in 1003, the hospital has
never been operated as a money-mak?
ing venture. T.-.e number of free beds
has always been larger than the num?
ber of free beds In any other hospital
In the city, even including such all
free hospitals as the Sheltering Arms.
In recent years the owning corporation
tiki leased the building, with Its equip- |
merit, to a number of physicians, who
have opsrwted It approximately at
cost, maintaining as many tree beds
as possible, and using the private
rooms for the use of their own pa?
tients.
Modern Building.
The building Is of substantial, mod?
ern and lire proof construction, com?
posed of three connected pavilions,
every room opening on the exterior.'
and having .iirect sunshine. Tho walls
are sound proof, the steam heating,
ventilating and lighting arrangements
tr? modern, and of the best Installa?
tion. There ate thirty-seven private
rooms in the west pavilion, with ac?
commodations tor forty-seven patients.)
There are nlhety-two beds in the six
waiils, designed for the treatment ol
charily fuses, or for those who can
only pay a nominal rate. .Surgical t; -
pllancts. laboratories, laundry und full
administration offices ate In the centra]
building, the kitchens, operating rooms
and other departments being arranged
along the best lines of hlspltal con?
struction.
The offer of Mr. Williams and his as?
sociates to turn tho hospital over to
the city, has provoked much division
of opinion among physicians of lha
city, and a Btorm of disapproval from
those now practicing at the Memorial,
who desire to see the present arrange?
ment continued. While in many ways
the building I* admlruuly arranged for
the purpose.' of a city hospital, It lias:
been pointed out that It Is hardly com?
plete, since one or two additional wings
would have to be supplied for treat?
ment of contagious diseases, and more
adequate provision wouid have to be
made for treatment of colored people
than the limited space at the Memorial
now affords.
The Committee on Relief of tho Poor
Is on record as t^vorlng the erection
of a new und modern city hospital
along adequate lines, leaving at the
Almshouse only chronic cases auch as
do not require Immediate houplial
treatment. In point of location the
Memorial is said to be adequately and
centrally located, especially since the
city has acquired the entire Ford block,
separating It from the City Hall, and
proposes some day to erect there u
municipal courts bulldln,:.
Case is Dismissed,
The suit of tiuorge A. Wolfo against the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company was
dismissed ftoni the docket of the City Cir?
cuit Court yesterday on motion of John A.
l.iiiii1). attorney for the plaintiff. It was nm
stilted whether there had been any settle?
ment out Of court.
At Vurlna High School.
There will he a musical entertainment
at Vtirlnn High School next Wednesday
r.'irtit at t o'clock for the benefit of Laurel
Hill Methodist churoh.
Distance Is Kot
Always a question of miles. It Is getting more and
more to be a matter of accessibility. For this reason
we would be especially glad to see the proposed na?
tional highway between Washington' and Richmond
established as a memorial of the peace anniversary in
1915.
Any method of transportation or communication
which lessens distances and brings communities
closer tends to the general good. It means the con?
servation of the energies of the State to the advan?
tage of the individual citizen.
However, we want YOU to remember that there is
one great advantage within the easy reach of every
citizen?namely:
The American National Bank
OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
Hundreds of customers are doing business with us
by mail. If you live out of town, write us and ind out
I how we ^^^^1^1^^ distance in the banking bu^^
CHARTER CHANOED
BY LEGISLATURE
I Governor Mann Approves Act
Which Gives City New Sys?
tem of Government.
IEFFECTIVE FROM PASSAGE
First Administrative Board,!
Elected This Year. Takes t
Office on January i.
Amendments to tho charter of the \
city of Richmond requested by the!
City Council for a bettor government !
became directive yesterday morning;,!
whin Governor Mann affixed his slgna-1
turc to House bill No. 91. which has
been adopted with but one dissenting
voice In the two branches of tho Gen?
eral Assembly. The act took effect
.roni Its passage.
It provides for an Administrative
Uoard for the city, outlining how it
shall be elected, ami defining its pow?
ers and duties. Other charter amend?
ments authorise the City Council, If It'
" dosin-s. to maintain a pension fund
.or retirement of city employes, to
maintain workhous?g ivfthln or with?
out tile City, and If the Council shall
decui it advisable, to abolish the office
of City Collector, A charter amend?
ment of a technical character provides
how action shall be taken on
furnished by public oiiic^rn.
The Administrative Hoard.
The net of tno General Assembly
amend! and re-enacts sections 13, 20,
28, 29. SO, 31, 37. 4 7, t.L', 63 and ?I of
tho charter of 1870, as hitherto
iimehded. Under tho t--rms o! tho
amendments referring to the Admlnis- '
tratlvc Hoard, there arc to be elected
in ttie general election next November!
live citizens at large, to compose the 1
first board. Ternis are to be for four I
years, except |n the case of the tirst
board, when two are ?o be elected for
two yot-rs, two for three years, and
one for four years, the respective terms
to be decided by lot between the five i
winners In the election. The turtr. of
Office of tho tir?t hoard r.etrinu on Jan?
uary l next, when the board will or- |
ganlze by electing a chairman. It Is
authorized to employ its own clerk and I
clerical assistance. The salarv I? to!
be not less than $4,000 per year each.
The new board will from January 1
next take over nil duties of an ex?
ecutive or administrative character
now exercised by any Council commit?
tee, Including control of streets, al?
leys, sidewalks, bridges, parks, pub
lie buildings, sewers, water works. ga-> !
works, electric works, with their ;
mains, pipes, poles and conduits: come
lories, markets, almshoiises, cremato- ]
ties and "gcnurally the control, man?
agement and Jurisdiction over any all
departments of the city government
Other titan the Police. Fire and Health
Departments.''
Contract* nud Patronage.
The board Is to have tho express
charge of the- letting to contract of
all public work, the- election or ap?
pointment of all city officers and em?
ployes having to do with the depart?
ments under Its charge, and is to malte
"rules ami regulations tor the gov?
ernment of all officers and employes in
charge of the departments under its
control and enforce a compliance with
same by the imposition of a penalty."
Appropriations are to be made hy the
Council in lump i-ums In tho annual
budget, anticipating the annual reve?
nues of the city. The City Council, re1
duced in membership to one-half its
present sine after the spring election,
retains the governmental functions fif
levying taxes, appropriating money,
adopting ordinances and granting
I franchises. The Council retains tl.e
I right to create an office and Ox Its
compensation; though the Council may,
If It sees tit. delegate the power to
Hx the pay of such officers as the
Administration Hoard is empowered to
appoint, and power Is reserved In tlto
Administrative Board to abo!!.-li nnv
office It is empowered to (111. or to
consolidate the duties of two or more
offices.
other Amendments.
While definite provisions, are made
in the new charter for the- Admlnistra
i live Board, the other amendments are
optional?not mandatory. The revised
section 19 is In accordance with u rcs
olutlon offered In the Council by Mor?
gan It. Mills, giving the City Council
in its discretion, the right to main?
tain a special fund to be known as tho
"City Llmployes' Fund," the proilts ot
I which shall be appropriated to aid 'n
! the maintenance; of persons Incapaci
< lated for work by reason of age or
infirmity, who have been continuously
In the city's employment for twenty
years.
Tho workhouse amendment carries
out the Ideas of Mr. Vonderlehr, giving
the Council the right, if It so desires,
to maintain reformatories and work
: houses within or without the city, and
! to require all able-bodied adult prls
j oners confined In tho City Jail to per?
form manual labor In such work
' houses. The. r;v!e.ed section 17 allows
j the Council, If It ffi desires, to abolish
the office of City Collector and confer
its duties on the City Treasurer, who
collects the same taxes for the State.
Sine; the office of collector has been
put on a salary basis and Its methods
improved, the movement for abolition
of the office has largely died out.
Pollution of Witter Supply,
I One piece of legislation requested
I by the City Council, not as a charter
j ch'ahgs applying only to this city, but
'us a general statute, has not yet been
; enacted, and is meeting with much
opposition. It Is In accordance wilh
I the resolution Offered by Councilman
' Morgan R. Mills, chairman of the
Water Committee, ntklng; an act to
prevent the pollution of streams.
Chairman Mills slates that the annual
cost to this city for coagulr-.nts at the
settling basin because of the discolor?
ation of James River water by pulp
and Iron mills centring around Cov
Ington and Clifton Forge lg $10.000.
Which could readily he prevented by
the Installation of simple apparatus ot
the mills. Tho bill has been offered
by Senator Harmon, requiring every
person maintaining a factory from
which deleterious. noxious or un?
healthy waste material may flow Into
any river from which any city obtains
ita water supply shall establish and
maintain, under supervision ot the
State Board of Health, a suitable plant
for the purification of such waste ma?
terial so as to prevent the pollution
of the waters. The act provides a
lino of $25 for failure to Install such
nn appliance In twelve months. A
similar bill was rejected at the last
session of the General Assembly.
Oliver on University Board.
Governor Mann Issued a commission yes?
terday, to Walter Tanslll Oliver as a mora
I ber of the. hoard of visitors of the Unlver
'slty of Virginia to succeed Judge George S.
Bhnckclford. of Orange, who resigned. It
I may be of interest to note that Mr. Oliver la
icopatron of the House bill to establish a
j co-ordln'ito collogc for women at or near
' the university, and that he will snook with
^nnie uuthorlty on the oubject when the hill
comes up In the House. He Is serving his
I ihlrd term n? a member of tho House.
Ejectment Suit.
Trial began yesterday, in the City Circuit
Court of the ejectment suit of James H.
Curler against lt. II. Ilnrwood. Involving
title to certain property. The Jury having
partly hoard Ihn evidence wns adjournod to
this axoralug at 10 o'clock.
It's a Day of Opportunities j
High class Suits and Overcoats which sold j
up to $30.00 !
Reduced to $16.00.
Boys' and Children's Clothes at reduced
prices too. I
Gans-Rady Company |
COLONELS SAVED
BY CLOSE SQUEAK
Governor May Still Appoint
!. Twelve if Cox Bill Goes |
Through.
"Mr. Chairman, wo arc making to?!
many colonels in Virginia," declared)
Captain Jennings C. Wise, wltli tears,
In Iiis voice, last night before the
Itousu Committee on Militia and Police. \
"Wo are making twenty-live now with
each Governor. None resign, and If one
dies his title Is Inherited by ills son
or his brother or his friend. The num?
ber of colonels is totally dispropor?
tionate with men of other rank."
In tnoru serious vein. Captain Wise '
said that the custom of making a
bunch of colonels fiom private life
Is now abandoned by nil the progrea- j
sivo military States. These places ure
now given to men who have earned
their position. He advocated the Cox
bill, agreed upon by a military confer
enco, abolishing the slnff as at pros- I
cnt constituted, and requiring It to lie :
composed of the Adjutant-General; the
Assistant Inspector-General, a military I
secretary and ten commissioned olitccrs '
of the Virginia Volunteers. j
Hut It was suggested that the Gov
ornor might desire to recognise men
who had been of some service to him,
, and that he should be allowed to an- I
[point twelve men from private life. Mr I
Cox accepted this and put it In the
bill.
1 Adjutant-General Pale said be bad
j no objection. If the civilians thus ap?
pointed would pass u military examine.
j tlon.
Robert Gllllam, Jr.. a member of the
j commit tee. and tint il recently a ml
| litta captain, said he would fight the
I amendment on the ttoor of the House.
"I know one man now on the Gov
i eriior's staff.'? he said, "who does not
\ know how tc. wear his sabre. 1 have
seen him with It on backward. I know
"tie who has not a regulation satire.
The amendment destroys the effect of
I the hill, putting men without military
! experience on an e?ual or superior
I rnnk to those who have earned their
! commissions."
The codlllcatlon bill, bringing the
military laws of the State down to
i date. In accordance with the Dick bill.
I was gone over carefully and reported.
It will provide- that the highest ofnrer
o; the field artillery shall be a member
j of the State Military Hoard.
CREDIT MEN TO MEET
Colonel llnr?oe"l Vomlnoted for Presi?
dent ot Association.
The P.lchmo.-.d Credit Men's Associa?
tion will celebrate Us. annual meeting
with supner at the Business Men's
Club on Thursday night. February 2?.
According to the constitution of the
association, the following men hnve
been nominated for office by a com?
mittee, nnd will come up for election:
John S. Harwood. president: Herbert
W Jackson, vice-president: Julien lt.
HIM, treasurer: Rives Fleming, B. K
Hinkte, B ti. Jones. K. T. Button, nnd
I.eon Wallcrsteln, executive commit?
tee. Colonr-l Jo. I.nn. Stcxnh Is sec?
retary of the association.
In addition to the report of the
standing committees, Rev It y land
Knight, of Calvary Bantlst Church, and
Wllllnm H. Fehsenfeld. a member of
the Baltimore Association, will sneak.
The subject of legislation, some state
and some national, will come up for
free discussion, as well as certain pro?
posed changes In the constitution of
j the association.
Fstng Paper for ItoorlnR.
C. C. nice was reported to the Polb-e
Court yeaterdsy by Building inspector Beck
for violation of the building In using;
a tar piper roofing on houtci Nichol?
son Street. The statute If an old one. this
form of rooting being held to be too Inflam?
mable to be allowed except on temporary
enrpenter"s shed about new building, or sim?
ilar shed? of a purely temporary nature. |
UNABLE 10 TILL
i HOW HE GOT HURT
_
I
Watchman Removed to Hospital
Week After Skull Was
Fractured.
So seriously Injured that he himself
j has hot been able to throw any light
J on tho circumstances, W. G. Bryan, a
I watchman for the Armour Company. |s
? in the Memorial Hospital in a critical
conelitlon. Complete mystery surrounds
Bryan's injury. Although the terrible
Mow on his head was received more
than II week ago, he has been in n
state of coma since found by employes
around the Armour plant. There Is no
wav to tell how he came by the frac?
tured skull, careful examination by
physicians having failed to determine
whether the wound is the result of a
fall or a blow.
The general theory, however, |s that
? Bryan was injured by a fall, For n
time after the accident he was treated
in his home on the Mechanlcsvllle
Turnpike, but his condition yesterday
became so alarming that it was deemed
bent that he. ihe moved to the hos?
pital. He will probably be operated
on if a closer examination justifies. It
wan said lust night that ho was likely
to die without ever having recovered
consciousness sufficiently to tell how
he came by his wound. He is married.
i and is employed in the stable of the
; Armour Company tn addition to being
! watchman.
BILL 10 ABOLISH
ML VERNQN FEE
Case Is Argued, and Measure
Follows in House?Will Be
Heard Further.
Resulting from the hearing yesterday
inoriiliiK before the House Committee
on Public Properly, In regard to tho
i admission foo to Mount Vernon, the
' home of Washington, a bill was Intro?
duced in the House by J. A. L Sutphln,
of Floyd, a member of the committee,
designed to do away \vl?h ihn fee. The
bill requires that no admission shall
hereafter be charged bv the Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association, and that
if the law |h violated the charter of
the association shall be thcrebv re?
pealed, and the Oovemor shall at once
assume charge of the property.
The committee was ln the anomalous
. position of considering the matter with
I no 111 before It. but heard tb< argu
I ment by agreement, a further meeting
: will be heard later.
Frederick it Whippier, attorney for
I the Mount Vernon Anti-Foe Assocla
! lion, riiade an argument for abolition
I of the charges made to soo the torn'
1 of Washington. He made tio chartto
I of graft or misconduct Hgalnst the
women of the association, but said they
I were ln the hands of unscrupulous men.
j He referred to those who operate a.
steamboat line between Washington
nnd Mount Vernon. and the elect rlo
railway, whlrh also reaches the prop?
erty. The boat chare's "5 Centn for
tie rr.tir.d trip. Including admission
to the grounds, nnel out of thin tho
Ladles' Association gets the 25-cent
fee and IS cents, which Whippier called
an Illegal rebate.
Illg Surplus Fund.
He further said a large fund hnn
been accumulated from the entrance
fr. s It had be.-n sal.) that when this
reached $50,000 charges would jo
abolished, then ?100,000 had beer,
placed as the limit, hut the fee re?
mains Large salaries are paid to
employes, he said.
William II Sands, a former members
of the State- board of vls'tors to Mount
Vernon. said that the time had not come,
to throw the grounds open to the rab?
ble from Washingt' n, said to now visit
a beer garden nearby.
Mrs. Charles H Ball, vice-regent for
Virginia, said the 16-cent charge was a
wharfage fee paid bv the boat lino for
use of a private wharf.
These women are the- victims of their
own success, said r-'c-ond Auditor
elect Rosewell Page lie said that the.
railway r.nd the boat line want the
grounds open, so thnt they may bring
in more passengers.
The answer to this was that these
lines wnnt the present rates, regarded
j an high, continued.
BUTTON GETS ROOMS
Virginia [lelrciitlmi to 6tny nt ltennerl
While ot Baltimore Convention.
Colonel Joseph Mutton, State Commtsiloner
of Iniurance. returned yesterday from flnl
tlmore. where he tnrnged accimmodstions
for the Virginia delegation to the Demo?
cratic National Convention; The Hotel Ren
r.-r-,. at the corner of Charles and Saratoga
Streets. was choren as the he?d<jusrter? for
the Vtrirlnls representatives, snd rooms fo.
fifty wen reserved. Colonel Button's act'on
wr,s the result of a request from State.
Chairman J Taylor Eflyson.
Th-re Is no Indication ns to who the tuen
ty.foiir nleegatei and twenty-four alternates
in the convention "'111 be. end up to this
time no date, hss been mentioned for the
State convention to select them. Ah tho
convention city Is so close. It Ii expected
that not only the del?-?ra?es. bot r.ll the a'.
trrr.ales w'lt attend tho convention.
Colonel Hutton reported thnt even nove It
Is difficult to get reservations In any num?
ber for the convention week, and the Vlr
irinln delegation is particularly lucky In liist
the Stab r:e Tdour.rter? wll" be In one of the
be?t bot.-!? of the city and e.nc- that Is cen
; trnlljr lomt-d
1-*?iir \Vnrr?t?ts for Hoo-ehrenk Inu.
Four warrants, ench chrireinir house
h-.-e.->k ir.c were sworn out yesterday
ognlnst B. F. Atkinson, who is now
lodirod In laII on e-ther chnrees. The,
warrants were sworn to bv Detective
Sergeant Wllev Dtid Detectives Kreiisrel
I nnei Aikipsnn and Policeman Dobbins.
i Henry Brooks was arrested yester
<lav on a charge or hr.-nulnir Into |h.
house at 102 North Ninth Street and
Pte-n'lne a cent from Ft. B. Hartley.
Louisa Brown, colored. wn? locked
I tip or it charge.- of stealing f2? from
! 1. S. Ma t able.
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