The times dispatch. [volume], February 15, 1912, Page 3, Image 3

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THINGS ARE REDHOT I
BEHIND THE SCENES
President Taft N t Pleased With Large Number,
of Negroes Who Are Running G. u. P. At-' |
fairs in Soutn Carol in?.
(Special to Tli?.vTl.H-lXspatch.)
WuslilnKton. February II.? Infortnu
tl ?n tiiiit came Indirectly from the White
House to-day la t < the effect lliut
Prosldcht Taft und Secritary lii?r>is,
ita well na Campaign Manager MeKin
ley, w?re astounded yesterduy when
they t /'iir) that lit South Carolina,
whore a oulo'.. poll of Taft and ltoose- (
?oll strength has bsen going on, re?
vealed the fact that out of thu foi I
throo counties In the Stato forty-tn
of them have negroes as county chsi!
men of the Republican Organization:'
that of twenty-flvj executive commit
teemen twenty-two are negroct. and
that of tho seven congressional dls
trlclr als of them havo negroes In
oharge of affairs.
Such a condition of affairs. It Is
lwnwl, not only opined the eyca of
.the President an 1 his advisers, but|
made '.hem hasten to secure lnforina-1
?-Ion to ascertain whether tbirc had ,
not been a mistake- in thi reports scnT,
In from those who have been In thi
fleld.
It Irs well known that Presldon* Tat 11
In desirous of building up a respectable
white party In the South and has cri
d tavored to do everything to carry out
such a policy, which, at the Maine time,
would not Jeopardize the Interests of
the O. O. P. Should the present aitmc
gattoll Of "Black und Tahs" In Sotltli
Carolina, under the leadership of Post
master Harri?, of Charleston: Cnlt.'d i
State? .Murehai A inmh nn.l District At?
torney Cochron, succeed in having thctjr
delegates Heated at the Chicago con?
vention and at ihe toime time k-;ep out
tlij delegates which will be sent on
1 by former Commissioner of Internal
I itnvenuo Capors, there will be almost
an entire delegation of negroes, which,
jceordlng to the best Information to
? had h-re at this time, hae never
1 been the case before. i
! The President, it Is said, does not
like tuch a condition of affairs, and It
1? understood that during the next day
or two a quiet tip may bo passe! down
I the ilns to those In charge Of O. O. P.
matters In South Carolina that Buch
I an all-colored plan will not do. The
precedent that might bo established In
other States would be hurtful to the
administration, and If Mr. Tafi if re
| nominated and re-clect?d. would placi"
i him under obligation to the nesro del
iegatcs which gave him their support
iit Chicago.
No statement Is to he bad from the
White House, because such matters are
? rot discussed outside, but It Is intl
! mated that things are redltot behind
the a. enes. p. II. McClOWAN.
MISSIONARY UNION
TO MEET FRIDAY!
Interdenominational Gathering at
Grace Presbyterian Church.
Many Speakers.
At the opening session of the fntrr
denohllhatlonal Missionary Union, to
l>e li.-M iit Grace Presbyterian Church
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, ?jrj?l 11
tulles will be made by prominent work- J
eis In social and city mission work. I
Miss Nannie J. Minor. Miss llattle Sell-j
<:.s and Miss Adds Corllng will present:
the Richmond work, and Miss Margare;
Tweedy, missionary , at the port ot;
Norfolk, will t:-ll of her work among!
the Immigrants. Miss Tweedy was i
placed In the Held by the Baptist wo?
men of the State to meet the ships |
ns they arrive with their helpless pua
ftiig.'ri.
Mro. Collins Denny' will make, the'
address of the afternoon on "Work in 1
Brasil.'' While visiting her daughter,
e missionary in Rio. Mrs. Denny madd
a thorough study of Brazil as a mis?
sionary held.
Reports of the officers of the unten
will also he reBd at this t isslon.
Dr. D. Clay Lilly will preside at the
Friday evening service at S o'clock.
Thu program Is In the hands of the.
?Student Volunteers of the city.
Interdenominational missions will be j
'dUcussid by Mrs. Landon It. Mason and '
Mrs. .1. J. Jameson at 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning. Miss Merle D'A?*
hlgne. of Franc-, who was brought heio
to make the address at the annual
meeting of the Huguenot Association,
has consented to prolong her visit on I
invitation of the Missionary I'nim. and
will sp?ak on mission work in France.
Mrs. Julian Thomas, corresponding sec?
retary of fhc Women's Missionary
Union of Virginia, will conduct a con?
ference on methods of work at this
???ession. Denominational reports will
be read, and with the election of ofH
CCrs the m toting will close. I
BUILDERS FOR
HOME WORKMEN
Pass Resolution Denouncing
Contractors Who Jump From
City to City.
Before odjourninc yesterday after?
noon, the fifth annual convention of]
the Interstate Builders' and Traders'
?Association of Maryland. District of.
Columbia and Virginia took occasion to |
denounce building contractors who!
Jump from one city to another under?
bidding the local contractors and tail?
ing Just so much money out of the
cities wlilch arc doing the building. In
the hope >f obtaining favor for home
tnlcnl resolution/ to this effect were
passed and Ordered sent i>> the boards
of trade of the cities In the associa?
tion. The language used in the de?
nunciation of nomadic contractors was
sharp and sometimes severe.
The following board of governors
seas elected for the coming year:
Richmond?W. J. Gllmdu, .lames K.
Philips.
Baltimore?F. S. Chavannes, S. Frank
Bennett, John Trahaer, William 11.
Monon. .1. Herbert Scales.
Washington?lohn n. Galloway, s. .1,
Proscott, V. T. Galligher, W. D. Nolan,
1-;. fi Grnhn.ro.
Norfolk?W. T. Gregory, A. Chrlste.
J. M. Bunting.
J. Herbert Scntes, of Baltimore, was
jre-electcd secretary of Hie association.
Boulevard Lots
: ?32.50 1'F.R FOOT AND UP,
' Only a few left.
J. THOMPSON BROWN & CO. ?
SCOII PROMISES
10 AID JOHNSON
Judge and Commonwealth's At?
torney Will Petition Gov?
ernor for Pardon.
Sam Cross and Barton Green were
sentenced to the, Stute Penitentiary for
life by Judge P Cart.-r Scott yesterdEy
in the City Circuit Court, having been
convicted of three felony convictions In
this State
The following: fere sentenced to
Serve live y;-ars additional as second
lorm men; Bud Whltley, Hbbert Moss,
William Colbert. Everett Brown, Albert
Johnson, Arthur P.ohlnson, E. M. Mar?
tin, alias William Hammond. William
White. John Williams, William Burl,
alias William Burrelll David Stc-.le.
Moses Johnson. Daniel Tlrnbcriak'.
Benjamin Mayo, Thomas Redd. Joseph
Baker. F.Ima itainca. aita9 Henry Fair?
fax, alias Charles Kimble, and Philip
Sauhders,
The case of Marshall Edwards, alias
Marshall Edihunds, was nolle piose
ejuled by order of Judge Scott. This!
n.-gro ivat nerving a t? rm in the road |
gang and got Into a fight, with ll fellow
convict; whom he killed, tie was tried
for thit offense and sentenced to serve
eighteen years In the penitentiary.
Judg. Scott decided that this conviction
did nut conic under the statute which
adds five years to the term of any cou
vic' who after his release from the
prison commits a second felony and rs
again COIIViClCd.
In the. case of Moses Johnson, a s;v
enteon-ycar-oid colored boy. who has
been twice sentenced to sorv i twelve
months in prison for thrft. both Judge
Scott and Commonwealth's Attorney
Fo'ikea promised to Join in a petition
to Governor Mann for a pardon nr the
additional five-year term imposed under
the second conviction law. which the
Judge said und. r tin- circumstances was
in this cast: excessive;
There was much Interest in the case
of !".. M. Martin, alias William Ham?
mond; familiarly known as "Pop" Ham?
mond, who has been five times , sen?
tenced to the State Prison and who is
now seventy-lwo years of age. It had
bsen thought In view of Iii? former con?
victions that he would go up for life,
but the record showed thai after his
third conviction, when he had been sen?
tenced for life, be had been pardoned.
That wiped the slate clean, since Ihen
be has served cue term for robbery and
Is now serving his second, and under
iliat const ruction five years was ridded
as it v-econd offense man. It is hardly
probable that he will live out his prus
cut sentence.
MADE INVISIBLE
BY LEGAL MANTLE
(Continued from ilrnt page.)
White l :ici-ording to the lawyers) to
decoy him here in 1897, so he could be
put In Bloomlligdnle. They will als?
seek to show there was no legal procjsg
regnrdlng his classification aa an in?
sane man here, but that the Issue was
fully and completely tried out In Vir?
ginia; and he was foe.nd sane.
CHARTERS ISSUED
Jefferson Pick!? Company (Inc.). nic'r.
mond. c, t Amnions, president: h. tv. Cot
nell. vice-president; R. Allen Ammnr.i, tec
rotary and treasurer?all of Richmond. Cap?
ital: Maximum, $;.r.,eo: minimum. K.W.
Object: I'ickUnc business.
Southern Fire Prevention and Specialty
Corporation, Richmond, capital: Maximum,
SlUO.CfiO; minimum, I5.0W. Object: Manufac?
turing sitd Sellins; a f.re eNtlnRulshliiR np
pa r?t us..
(fireman's Mutual Aid Association of the
city ..r Richmond, rtichmond. .rames n.
Sheppnrd. president: 1,. S. Jones, secretary:
.lohn Mann, Jr.?u1! of Richmond. Object:
.Mutual tire association for pensioning meni
bcrs of five department Infirm and also
funeral bcnetUL fund.
)ne of the Prize Stories Another will appear next Thursday
The story of our success is not a fortune made
by the meteoric rise in real estate values, but
the story of a mechanic's ambition fur a com?
fortable old age, his patient accumulation ol
pennies, dimes and dollars, until this ambition
is now .1 realization.
In the early seventies my husband, three
children and myself moved here from the coun
try. with fifty dollars capital. Two rooms were
ented, work secured at .S?.00 a week, which
in a few yean? was raised to $12.00. But tin
fifty dollars was put in a lot! Every week a
little was saved, and the lot, which cost S5.00 i
l< >? jt. was soon paid for. and then .i three-room
house, built at tin cost of $500.00, was our
proud possession. When we moved in rent
ceased, and that money was applied to paying
for our home. Our children were .-mail and
their ner-ds not many. My health was fairly
good,-and I did all of my own work, and man?
aged to have our meals hot and appetizing; .i
warm, cozy place for our evening's that even
it it wan by the kithene lire, and a clean, com?
fortable bed for our night's rest. And I was not.
only my husband's helpmeet, but his partner
as well, and as every note was met, this was the
occasion for sonic little festivity?an unusual
delicacy on the supper table, a much desired
book purchased or tickets to an evening's en?
tertainment. In a few years ihi< home was
ours; and the first $100 saved after that pur-,
chased a better house-on a bet er .-treu, into
which ?<? moved. I shall never forgcl the chil?
dren's delight .u the "steps," and how they
never &cmcd to lire ol going upstairs tu look
down on the people passing. The rent from
the first house, my husband's increase to SI2.
and a job secured as gas-lamp lighter at S15 a
month, made the paying of this second house
comparatively easy. This plan has been fol?
lowed all through life, and wliiie it lia- never
been necessary to make tin: sacrifices of those
first few years, .-till we have never spent as much
:- our income. And now our heads are silvered;
We arc- living in one of the most beautiful f-pols
in our city, in a $6,000 house, given me as a
Christmas present about ten years ago by my
husband. In addition, we own eleven houses
and lour lots, with a rental of SI55 a month,
and have some money in bank toward the pur?
chase of another one. And. best of all, our
children are following in our footsteps, all three
owning properly and building more.
Lots for sale in this fast improving location. Cheapest ground, with all conveniences,
such as gas, water, sewer and excellent street car service, etc., in the city. Prices far below
actual market value.
Thirty-fourth Street Lots, S15.00 per foot.
Thirty-third Street Lots, $12.50 per foot.
"0" Street Lots, $15.00 per foot.
No taxes until paid for.
The above property can be purchased on very liberal terms, 10 per cent, off for cash.
This property is bound to enhance in value. See us without delay and secure choice lot
for a home or an investment. Small cash pavment; balance monthly until paid for.
WM. B. PIZZIN1 COMPANY, 723 East Mam Street
JURORS HEAR THAT BRANDT'S "RECORD"
WAS BASED ON HEARSAY AND UNTRUE
ALTON
PARKER. A W'*^ %
GANS
'JUDGE OTTO
ROSALSK.Y
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHITMAN
MK? MORTItVltR.
L SCHIPP
t.EAniNT. friaVRBS IK Tnrc BRANDT CASK.
Xcw York. February 14.?The. grand
Jury took up the Brandt oa.se to-day,
and developments caused District At?
torney Whitman to express satisfac?
tion to-night. With only ono witness
examined, t'.ie. grand Jurors were said
to hav0 heard that the pollco report
upon which Brandt was sontanced,
making him out as having a criminal
record, wag based on hearsay and was
untrue. Foulke. K, Brandt, the con?
tra! li.gure In fac case, remained locked
in tiie Tomb* ta-day pending thf deci?
sion of Suprom> Court Justice Gerard
on habeas corpvs proi :eedings, .-.jini
dent tliat some of the various moves
to free him from the thirty-year term
Imposed for burglary at the home of
Mortimer h. Schiff, where he was for?
merly a servant, will succeed.
According to a new nomination made
Ivy Oovernor Dtx !alo to-day. Blchard
Hand will act as commissioner to re?
view Brandt's application for clemency,
which Oovernor Dlx ?lenieii whin it
lira; came up.
lu view of riio Governor's decision to
pro-be the case. Judge rtosalslcy. who
originally sentenced Brandt and yes?
terday granted a motion for u new
trial, deferred further action.
West Grace Street
Residence, l-tr?c. three-story l?rick, detached, wide lot; between Laurel
anrj Shafcr. Price, $12,000. EASY TERMS.
??/? "Art West Avenue Residence. 8 rooms, modern conveniences; well
2>03UU built. A home for small cost.
Harrison & Bates
7 North Eleventh Street.
J. A.
City and Country
REAL ESTATE
(Loans and Rontals.)
SEVENTH AND FRANKLIN STREETS.
BATTLE ABBEY LOTS
120 feet northwest Boulevard and Kensington Avenue.
70 feet west Boulevard, Kensington and Park Avenues.
1-tr. 7-12 feet northeast Kensington Avon de und Sheppard street.
:141 foot north Kensington Avenue from Sheppard to west Street.
133 feet south Kensington Avenue from West to Cleveland Str?dts.
l.ota on Sheppard Street, between .Stuart and Kensington Avenues.
There are no Jots in tin city to compare with these In desirability
for honten r,;- future profits. They arc indeed very near to the Battle
Abbe;
O. A. HAWKINS,
Real Estate,
100 Norti'a Seventh Street.
REAL ESTATE MONEY MAKERS
15 TO $10 PER FOOT LOTS.
Ashland, Blair and other streets.
$16 TO $20. "SCOTT'S ADDITION,"
Leigh, Clay. Moore, and other street.1.
125 PER FOOT.
Davla Avenu?, Elm, Cary and other
streets.
S? TO SS PER FOOT,
Garrison, Dickinson and other
streets.
Easy payment?. Long time.
WEST END.
Broad Street lots. $,$5 tc
foot.
JluO per
20 acres near Acca Station, adjoin?
ing R., F. & P. R. R. property.
20 acres near Reservoir FUrlc, on
Belt Line and C. & O. R. R.
B in nnd 20 acr> tracts. Greendale.
and Dumbarton, R., F. & P. R. It. $100
per acre and up.
J. THOMPSON BROWN & COMPANY
SUMMERS PRAISES
ADMINISTRATION
Eulogy of Taft at Tazewcll
Not Received Enthusi?
astically.
[Special to The Tlmea-DIspatch.]
Tazewcll, Va? February I I.?The nd
IliiiltStratloh of President Taft whs np
pluuded to (he sides in a Republican
demonstration here yesterday by I* lJ.
Summers, of Ahlngdon, who was called
to the speaker's stand after the busi?
ness ot the meeting hud been con?
cluded. A halt II. Martin, of Norfolk,
was Indorsed as delegale-at-lnrgo from
Virginia to the Republican National
convention, and If. G. McCall and A.
P. Crockett were. Indorsed as dele
Rate:; to the Chicago ebnvohtion from
tiie Ninth District.
The Tasewdl county delegates were
instructed for the renoinlnatlon of Mr.
Slomp If Taaewell remains In the
Ninth District, but If transferred to
tho Sixth the delegates will be uiun
structed.
Mr. Siiinmers speech in behalf of the
renomlnatlon of President Taft was
not received very enthusiastically, as
a large element of Tazewcll Republi?
cans favor the nomination of Rbose
vcH. Mr. Summer a ouloglzcd Bryan,
derided Roosevelt nnd paid his re?
spects Id the progressive element In
the Republican parly, which is fivor
ing n prbgresrlve nominee for the
presidency.
Thomas .1. Muncy. of Taacwdii made
a brief speech, In which ho said thilt
If Tastcwoil, Blnnd arid Cllles arc taken
..ot of the Ninth District and put In
(he sixth it will not bo lorn; before
tlie Sixth will also bo represented In
Congress hy a Republican. Mr. Muncy
also stated that the Democrats in the
I hist congressional election In the Ninth
I District attempted to buy and steal
ihc election for Stuart. Mr. Muncy is
assistant United States attorney.
'I'aft In Indorsed.
'Special tri The Tlnios-Dlspalch. I
Bristol. Vs.. February II.?The Re?
publicans of Bristol. In a mass-in etlng
here last night to name delegates to
the State convetlon In Roanokc and the
district convent Ion, to be held n Bris?
tol on February 21, adopted resolutions
indorsing President . Tuft for ii
second term. Representative Slcriip
was Indorfled for ro-sleetlon as
chatrman of the state comntlttec,
and Alvah H. Martin for member of the
national committee. U P. Summer's, of
Washington county, was Instructed as
onj of the delegates fron: the Ninth
District to the Chicago Convention
^oo 'fintt for (T.l.irfvrtffrnrinn
lost.^ion'"ci ? .\i lSii: 17\H i > s r i: i: l ft,
lietwceu Laurel and Bclvldere
Streets, a band bracelet, with pink
set in It. Howard if returned to
112t W. Main Slroot.
Boulevard
Corner
North of Broad
I6SX13S feet.
Sure, quick prent. See u? for price.
D, N*. WALKER & CO..
Ni? j Mutual Building. _
$500 CASH
Balance Easy Monthly Payments, ?
Buys
New Modern Highland Park
8-Room Home
Clinicc location: bath, range, hot and
cold water, electric lights; construction
anr) finish lirst-clas* and a very attrac?
tive home. A big opportunity.
McCLUE-DAVEX PORT
TAYLOR CO.
FARMERS LIKE
INSTITUTE TRAINS
Great Crowds Attend Lecture on
Norfolk and Western
Special.
Nothing approaching the Interest dls
p;.i> i ?I during the past few weeks by
funnel's of Virginia In the fanners' In
stltutc trains has over been seen In
this Stale. The llrsl day Of the special
t run on the Norfolk and Western, with
1,000 attendance, started out with a
i rush that promises i" smash the record
attendance of 6,000 set during the tour
I over file Southern. The Norfolk and
I Western special, which i< to run for
' ihre? weeks, is the greatest single tour
tlx Department of Agriculture has ever
J undertaken.
i Apparently the seeds sown ?n the
j I,,s> twri years h ive borne fruit In the
I minds of tin State .farmers, and the.
farmers' Institute specials have really
; romc !?? in .in something worth while'
i for every man who works 60 much as
I :ui acre. The ih jiartir.cul has never.
! before run -o many special!?, nearly
I every rouil in thr State putting out a.
1farmers' special this season, acd the
prospect in that Virginia will ^ump to
the front t ank of States In thlsr respect
i next year.