The times dispatch. [volume], April 06, 1912, Image 10

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NECK WE AR?Knitted and Crocheted'
Silk Foiir-in-Handsi in exclusive patterns ?
large assortments nt from 50c to $2.50 each.
Men's All Silk Neckwear?all tho new?
est kinds?flowing ends. French and Reversi?
ble Cravat?, 50c and SI.00 each.
Large and complete lines of Men's
Negligee and French Cuff Shirts?light
nnd dark patterns?well made, and T11EY
FIT- $1.00 each.
Days Like This Prove
the Value of This
Store to Men
We have assembled the kind
of furnishings that men want,
and service?ever accurate and
obliging?is the kind appeals to
men of judgement and affairs
To-day, the Saturday before
Easter, you probably will need?
SHIRTS.Madras Negligees of extra good
quality?all the newest?$1.50 nnd $2.00
each.
MEN'S LEATHER BELTS?Calf t?bi?
lars and fancy grain leathers--all colors and
styles, 25c to'Si.OO each.
SILK HALF HOSE?a special showing in
black and popular colors; double soles; ex?
cellent for wear, 50c a pair.
" The Men's Corner,"
Broad and Sixth Streets.
Confederate Organization Will |
Be Ably Represented at
Big Reunion.
Trowed lately after convening
night. R. B. Loe damp, No. 1, heard
the report of the committee appointed
to nominate delegates to the reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans, I
nnd adopted the nomination list sub?
stantially as It stood The following
tlftecn delegates and fifteen alternates(
were chosen to represent Leo ("amp: j
Delegates?Peter .1. White. Kdgur D.!
Taylor, J. Taylor Straiten', W. 15. Kreo-j
mar., J. Thompson Brown, Cleorge L|
Christian', Thomas .1. Davis, .1. Tyler'
Jobson, J. T. Itohihson, .'. Taylor Rlly-I
son, W. B. Ltghtfoot, Samuel W. Wll-I
Hams, P. II. Rahm, W. 10. Moore, James]
P. Smith; alternates?C. A. Hpence,
Ci nr? T. Dean, W. II. Wood. .t. Henry
Kracke, A. C. Wrenn, W. It. Hall, .lohn
U. Owons, A. it Courtney, .lames 11.
Ivubank, '". II. Loving, .1. W. D. Karrar,
?.'. A. liarrlngtou. Andren Krnus?,
Charles P. Winston, r. it. winmi. hi.
D. A. Hrown, Jr.. will attend the re?
union as delegate from iht-Grand Camp]
of Virginia. Beforo electing each man
ere was tuk.-n to he sure that ho!
would attend. If eleeted. For tills ren-t
son, It is certain that Leo Camp, will
r.e represented by the thirty men
?hosen. Barring accidents, all the
delegates and alternalt will lie in
Maoon on May 7. h and !>. i
The celebration planned for the.
filt'tleth nnnivernnry of the battle of
Gettysburg, when thousands of Unlled
Confederate Vetorntifc will join with
tho survivors of the (Srhnd Army of
thb n< public in a Joint, encampment on
Hie site of the historic struggle, whs
t'::-. subject,*.!'"-' mpiv debate last night.
Under i.l?u ^leadership o.*' General V
Thompson Browni a campaign be:
Ing arranged for the equipment in
uniform of the entire personnel of tho
Virgil.in Brigade, whether allied with
effort will be made
,tc v t ei an in
to Gettysburg,
will be the
PetittH} Ivnniti
etintps or not. An efl
to have every Con let
?Virginia make the tr
While the, voterat
ruests of the State
during the time of the Joint nileninP'i
rnent, and as Such, have t.heli espouses
defrayed^ there still remains tiio serloiis
question of transporting the thousands
of veterans who live uuiiblo to nlfeU'rt
th? railway Journey. Till* ill in cully
nl.io will be removed, t> if believed, by
t special appropriation from I he state
of Virginia, the Itlen of the celebration
being to h?ve every :
the ''i\il War inke lit
In the iiffi.lr.. It was
*.rnor Motiv regarded
lily;
d in
north eve, i.,. uuixmii :. to
Ith Ihn Ctteubpeako an? OM.i
Iiik and i. fai .
been Issued b}
tie. practice.
Qnulllh . ii- I.\?i*ei.
In the Chnncnry i
will r,! Mrr. Ill ttii
Is vniueii i: ; ?? ?
J
II
OPEN HIGH
Chesterfield Supervisors Unwill?
ing Now to Buy Southamp?
ton Bridge.
After point: over the ground, a com?
mittee Appointed l>y the Chesterfield1
Board of Supervisors to look into tlie'
expediency of opening n sio.ooo high-!
v ny from I lie Southampton Bridge,
through the villngo of lion Air to thei
Midlothian Turhjlke, yesterday deeidodI
fa vorn hly on tlie project and will soj
report to the hoard tit the next meet?
ing, which \. ill be hold Tuesday at
Cliestcrni id Courthouse.
The idea of opening this road was
offered as a counter proposal to thai
petition of Bon Air property owners]
wno desired tho county to pay
toward the purchase price of the .south-1
a ni pt on Bridge, which was recently!
built and la operated as a toll bridge.
Under a ruling m Commonwealth's At-i
turne] II..?i>,n.- Ilobson, the plan was!
irni practicable, as a portion of the
structure is in niiuthcr county, and
could pot conic wholly under tho con'
tiol of ChcHtertlt id.
Providing the proposed i ea-.l is made,
It will greatly entianoe the property,
values, and tor Unit reason tin- board
v. ill make it a condition that the Bon
Air citizens acquire control of tuol
hi idg'c and make it a free thorough-1
f a rc.
The committee which went over the
ground yesterday was composed or
Messrs, I.. A. Swine lord, .1. B. Wat- i
kins. Clarence Vnden, I,. S. Bass, and
It. .1 I:. Rshcr. 'roe i.ituiiiendalion
will cell tor tiie new highway to form
a iunetlon with the Midlothian Turn?
pike on tlie property of Powhiitan Win
fi'ce. This rouil, when completed, will
make an Ideal autoinob.lo road, uoiiie;
irem Blehmond, through Westamptpn,
over the Southampton Bridge, down the
new road to i.ie turnpike and through
South lilehnioml. back to the city, bak?
ing a compute loop.
Member From Lee Ward Will
Not Stand for Rc-Election
in Primary.
Councilman IJdgur It. t'crgiisson an
['neu need iilsi nlgnt Iiis determination
not to oil' r I'm r* -election to the Coun?
cil mi account ut t.,< condition ot his
In tilth.
. Mr. FergUSr ?:. wits elected to the
j Council I'luhi Jefferson Ward twelve
years ago, servinc three terms. .Six
? ? ?: conUtllI lei
ucili'i wollt in
jll on the Coui
he took active
in iiilig a ml i s ?
Mir. He .uis re.
t iheCiiiinhitti o
i uuiieiPiiaii IS. A. 'Jill. ..I \\ ushliif.;
ton Willd, Ins also lUinoUlieed III.; m
i- iji.lun of i. Urins ut the eiid <>i ins
i . -. nt term. Mr. O'll SM,? to, many
years .< ?tiienibet- of the Council ot the
city Mi liehest i . Olid full..v. in? ciin
: iilid.itiot,, wits Iii?med as ii inend.,.t
the I.C...I f I rtltUVl IC.Ill tlie I,- '.V |y
rifaii 'I ^:ii:d Iii s Cue pleueiit el iii -
man of lav CominilP e "ii Local As
Hsnniits, ..ml Iiis l.i'ett active in his
uork in toe l.'oinliiltI.ii Water, and
;.oi i.i. Vii, llarrj, M. Itoihiilor, president.
AVjti ilr.i t in, D. c. .1. W. Massif, vlci..
pr. iidi nt; W, IV. Marinstlukf'. tec rets ry
timl Iressurer; both <?' Kmparlo, v.?. icnp
it c. Mnxlin no. *.:?.{<#'. minimum, B.W. ob
? ? ? l.lltuor husniess.
.V/irfoik Cprivoiitlon Anoclatlon, Norfolk,
\'n Hur> ?jj :.t Mckroii, prc'Idr'nt; Nathan'
l.-l rtnnmnii vlce-prerldent; W. T. .\nrl?rsoii,
?? ritiarj': W. A. Oo'dwln, ireasurer?Vil e>;
? tfolki Va. Mutual company. ObJscC To
in :, ft a fund for ??. j.ii,.; and emi t t ip,,
lot conventions lu tut city.of Norfolk.
Two Negroes Who Murdered
Guard in Chesterfield to Pay
Penalty on June 14.
Convicted of murder In the first de-1
greo, John Kurliy and William Plan
hoth colored, were sentenced to
electrocuted on June n by Judge Hob-1
ort Southall yesterday In the Chester
Hold county Circuit Court, They will
nay the death penalty tor the mur?
der of Thomas A. Belcher, n guard of
the county road force.
Kurliy wan tried and convicted o
Wednesday by s Jury, but sontenc
was deferred until the result of Hi
trial Ol Tiere?- was known. KollowltlK
evidence submitted yesterday, It took
but a few minutes for the jury to
return a verdict of guilt,)' as charg?
ed In the Indictment.
The negroes were notorious In Ches?
terfield, having time and again served
terins in Jail and on the roads for
various crime.-.
Carefully Planned t'r.iue.
it was while serving u sentonco on
the roads that they committed the
murder. It was brought out that the
convicts had carefully planned an|
escape by killing Belcher. They await?
ed an opportune time to utiuck lin?
gua rd
The evidence submitted by the Com?
monwealth clearly showed that Pierce
id Belcher, tivh'le Furby struck him
a tcrrltic blow over the head with ah
axe, which he procured under the pre?
tense of uslnj; It to chop down a tree.
Both men escaped* but Furby was1
captured after u hard chase, while
Pierce was hot caught until nearly]
l\VO months after the crime.
William Price, also colored, who was I
raid to have been Implicated in .the !
affair, and who escaped with Furby
und Pierce, was shot while being pur
sued by a poHSu and died of his wounds. I
Attorney J. M. Turner represented)
the defendants, while Commonwealth'*]
Attorney llnsklns llohsoti appeared for
the r!tate.
COMPANY A WINS DRILL |
.... 1
T? o Sntindn ,,f I Ir-t Itcgiiiirnt Compete for
>il\rr fnp.
Company A. Klrst infantry, produced the
best drill' <I riiuitd In the competitive drill
held Ihm nlsln In the Seventh strei t Arm?
ory, Tlio siptads were nearly evenly match
cd', Poi n loiia Ihne Ciptnlii ,t. II, stack,
(if It Company, the ilrllllnit officer, put i tie
nun tlirotiRli their paces. .\i last the mem
ipuiiy Ft|iinil ivcrii idbnlnnted,
cs n. A. tlray and Ci W.
nipnny A. were left at work,
up promised to the wlnnlnc
dented by Mf.utenniit Charles
.?Hallen adjutant.
stirred up the larftc crowd
bers of F f?
mid tu., prp
SlerlhiR i'
The rllier
suuad mm pi
Sncnd, Uic
Tbl? .t?r
preseiit thai
anil us pi.
cutiipaiilc?, A
He.; ?trill .ei
another 1 up.
idinllena?
y atei-p
I at 1,to.
Hint ttu
made
th.
?:IliK Hint. In .v
and refresh
ipatiy'i room,
i llrllOli.
in* ttitll
I tiie ITr
irseeti.
h? !><?( n appointed
id l.ltrlii Infantry
?ed lit. .1. Kuliiivr
lit 11:1: t bn."
d 0. li?
ar i;
??ii
ilutb
ittnrhcd 10
?liter, d
John
>!d. Hfl?
I b> Mule.
ulnred, About fifty years
anil seriously Injured yen.
.ilille attempting to calm
li b had become f ran Ion.?
capon through Jalt Alley.
? liroken and he was
? wns treated by Dr. J.
lance Mirgeoii of the Oily
INDICTS C.B. MD
True Bill Also Returned in Fed?
eral Court Against His
Manager, Khea.
NAMED IN SEVEN COUNTS
Charge Is That Distillery Officers
i-'ailcd to Knier Spirits
ou Their Books.
I An Indictment returned yesterday
morning by tho grand Jury In the
United States District <-.?.iri charges j
Clarence B. Wood mid John M. Uhca,
president and .manager respectively j
of tho Broad Hock Instilling Com?
pany, of Chostei ll< Id county. with
failing to enter upon the hooks ro
iju'rt by law, 6,185 gallons'of spirits
manufactured at their distillery, if
the charge is sustained it means that
the company under Indictment
dwindled tho govern; lent out of at
lecst 16,808.50, the tu:: on that
amount of whiskey at the rate of
51.10 per gallon.
The Indictment contains seven
counts, llirco of which name specific
times when, it is charged, tlie. de?
fendants couoealcd ecrtnln amounts
of spirits for the pttnpose of evading
taxation.
Say Liquor Wn* < onccaled.
Thus on November 11. it is alleged,
they concealed elgntecn ami one-half
barrels; on December 28, seventeen
barrels; and nt other times ,luring '.
the months of November and Do- I
comber, 1911, 111 1-2 barrels.
On the fifth count the defendants I
are charged with unlawfully carrying
on the business of rectifiers under the
name ot the Broad Kock Distilling
Company, Incorporated, with the In?
tent of defrauding the United States
of the tox on part of the spirits recti?
fied by thorn. Other counts allege
that between tho dates of Npvembor
11 and Pnccinher 23, 1911, the persons
named in the Indictment, received ami
rectified 6.l8f> gallons of whiskey re?
moved from grain distillery No. 7, of
tho Broad Bock Distilling Company,
"knowing that the taxes on said
spirits required by law had not been
paid.'
Postal Clerk Indicted.
The only other Indictment returned
by the Jury yesterday was ntsalnst
William Harris charged with tamper?
ing with tho malls. On October IT.
it Is alleged, while employed as a
postal dork In the railway mall ser?
vice, ho opened a registered letter In
ll..ns't between Burkevllle and Blch
mond. On the same day, it Is
charged, ho unlawfully broke the seal
of a special delivery letter.
Tno Jlor?e? Burned.
Two- horses we.rc ho badly burned Irin t
they may have to b- killed and nbont ttlM
damage waa done by tire last night at *.C
o'clock In tli" htable of T. Wyllo Dnvla, on
Twenty-eevenlh streit betwitan Broad and
m srshall.
.Jury AequltS Negro.
Latham Trultt. colored, was scqultt-d by'
a Jury In the Hustings Court yesterday of:
n churge of having coealne In hl; posscsHlon. I
Legislature Says He Acted !
Properly in Method of Collect- j
ing Corrirnissions.
I
Announcement was made yesterday
by A 1>. Wrlghti superintendent of'
schools In llenrico county, that In
view of the iav. enacted recently by
the Legislature, the School Board had
determined to withdraw the suit to
recover Jl.r.n'i alleged overehai ire in
er.minlsslons collected by Treasurer Ii. C
llcchler. Since the suit wns brought,!
not front any suspicion of the Iroasur- .
er's Integrity but for the purpose ot
bavlng the court construe the statute
applying to commissions on tax col-,
lections, tin grounds for stilt were re-;
moved when I lie Legislature formally
construed tue statute as Interpreted by
County Treasurer lloclilor and Com?
monwealth's Attorney Utinn.
Tho first i|iiestion of overcharge was!
raised in the auditing report of II. B. j
Bntidai' & .-'. the report alleging!
that Treasurer Hechler had trilseon-l
struetl the law to make tin overcharge
of $1,500 ami recommending that hot
he required ?. reimburse the School I
Board to tb.it amount, Mr. Hechler
was Hiking ! !- commissions on an of-1
ilcial opinion of tin; Commonwealth's
attorney to the effect that 6 per cent.J
should lie collected on the county and,
district school levlbs us two separated
nnd distinct sun..., while Messrs. Ilou
dar eh.imed ibat the statute provided
for commissions oil the two sutnsl
lumped as on. There was a dlffcre.j
in favor of (ho treasurer of f 1,6001
when the commissions were collected
on the two - uns separately.
As It has been the practice of tioar
j ly all county treasurers to make their
collections ii, school levies after Mr.
Ilechlor's plan, it was di-i-unid advis?
able to ask the Legislature to definite?
ly Interpret i . ('ode for the future
guidance of t:.. treasurers. The tlen
erai Aasemblji decided that tlie com?
missions snot !.| he collected on tlie
two sums separately.
A LITTLE BOY
Asked us the other day, when we told him he ought
to save Iiis money and put it in the bank, "Arid what
do ! want lo do that for?"
This little fellow is like :? great many people In
his vague idea as to what we are in a position to do
for out customers.
In how many different ways a strong national hank
such as ours can serve YOU?
We very much desire a call from you and an op?
portunity of explaining some of the functions of the
American National Bank
of Richmond, Virginia.
CAPITAL, --- - ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
GG?RT OF INQUIRY
FORMALLY CALLED
Question of Veracity Between
Nottingham and Parker Raised
in Official Orders.
MEET IN NORFOLK APRIL 23
Names of Officers Criticized by
Colonel Arc Learned?De?
tail Is Named.
Judging from the wording of tho
official orders Issued yesterday by
Governor Mann, calling a court of
Inquiry In the Nottingham case, the
court will bo required to ipuss upon
a question of voracity between
Colonel Thomas J. Nottingham, com?
mander of the fourth Uoglmoni, und
Captain Waltor (i. Parker, chaplain
of the same regiment. It Is further
to bo noted that the Inquiry court Is
called "upon the request of Captain
W. O. l'arker, und on the recom?
mendation of the commanding otticer
of the First Brigade"?General <J. C.
Vaughan, Jr.
As a matter of fact, n court of In?
quiry does not contemiplato the In?
vestigation of formal charges. Iii- i
stead, it Is a body churge-.l with look?
ing Into certain ' definite facts or
statements, such as differences be?
tween otllccr or men, or varying
statements.
The court Is directed to sit In Nor?
folk on April 23. It 1? to bo com?
posed as follows: Colonel Hobert F.
l.eedy, of Luray, commander of the
Sccuihd Infantry, Ijbuiienant-Coloncl
It. H. Craighltl, of Cynchburg, First
Infantry; Major" T. M. Wortham, of I
Richmond, commander of the First !
Battalion. Field Artillery. The re- j
corder Is Major Thomas W. Shelton, j
61 Norfolk, acting judgeradvocate?
gehoral.
Were IlcmnrUn Publlct
While 't Is understood that Colonel
Nottingham has admitted In writing.
In Indorsements on the official papers, ;
that lie. made the "unmllltnry. vllo
and profane" remarks attributed to '
him by Rev. \v. O. Parker, concern?
ing General Vaughan and several
other officers of the service, the point
at Issuo ns to truth 1b thnt Colonol
Nottingham staled he said what he j
d'd In tho (presence of his ofiictai
family?his staff.
Captain Parker asserts positively. In
the papers, that his commander used
the offensive remaks, which caused tho
chaplain's desire to leave the sorvljc,
In a public manner in tho presence of
a number of otlleorB. It 1?. however,
stated that public nature of the re?
marks would mako no difference as to
the offense.
The details of the affair uro cap?
tained in the papers, which have not
been made public. TnoSC olllcors
agninst whom the "vllo and profane"
remarks of Colonel Nottingham, ac?
cording to Chaplain l'arker, were lev?
eled at Culpepcr, include. It Is said,
besides General Vaughan, the aasistcnt]
in'.ipector-eeneral, the quartermaster
general, and the I'niW-d Slates army of-|
licer present at tho camp In th? ca- J
paclty of inspector-instructor.
These officers, according to tho print- ;
ed report of the adjutant-general, are
found to be LtteuMfliaht-Coionel Jo Lane
Stern, Major Allen Pott? and Captain
Charles F. Ballxell, U. S. A.
? Te.xt of Orders.
The Governor's orders arc u:> fol
lowf:
"Upon tlio request of Captain W. G.
Tat ker. chaplain Fourth Regiment 'in?
fantry, Virginia Volunteers, and the!
recommendation of toe commanding of-!
fleer of the First Brigade, a court of I
inquiry is hereby ordered to convene1
at Norfolk, Vn., on Tuesday, April 23,
1912, at 10 o'clocieit. M., at the armory|
of tho Fourth Kogl men t of Infantry, i
or at such other places as the senior
officer of the court muS direct. Thol
court will proc eed to Inquire into and
report upon the facts touching such]
conflicting statements and opinions ot;
Captain \V. ft. Parker and his com-]
branding officer. Colonel T. J. Notting?
ham Fourth Infantry, Virginia Volun?
teers, which seriously affect the vera?
city and conduct of said officers.
"And the court Is directed to ex-j
press such opinion and make such]
recommendations as shall seem best for;
tlio good of the service.
?'Detail for court?Colonel R. F.
Leedy, Second Infantry; Lieutenant -
Colonol R. B. Cralghill, Flrat infantry;
Major T. M. Wortham, First Battalion
Artillery. Major T. W. Shelton, record?
er.
(Signed) "WM. HODGF.S MANN.
"Governor and Commander-in-chief."
WILL EXAMINE LE COMPTE |
Well Known Mini Arrested ns Heine of I.'n
soiuid Aliud.
Frank I.. I'.cCotliplo, of Lot Poulii Third
Htrcct. formerly connected with the cilfl
Well Cigar Company (Inc.), but recently en-1
gaged hi the Inscrance business, ivas Arrest- I
ed yesterday afternoon by Detecllvc-Her- |
fell lit John V. Wiley on a warrant charging
ill in with tiling of unsound mind. Tbc prls- I
pner, ? ho is well known In Richmond, when ?
taken In custody said that tils arrest wbh !
the result ?< a conspiracy, lie was remove.!
to the Oily Jail Hospital and will be exam?
ined by n lunacy commission.
The warrant for him was sworn out by
Sergeant Wiley til the instance of Mrs. 1,0
Conipte.
I.eCompte gained much notoriety two or
three years ?K? whin he engaged In a joint
debate on the trust question with William
I.. Iloyall at the Jefferson Hotel Auditorium I
JUSTICE HIGHER UP
Three Convictions Ileforr Afiigltfrato He
versed in lleiirlco Circuit Court.
Three case", appealed from Magistrate,
Pliryear's court, were h?srd and dismissed
yesterday In the llcnrlco county Circuit
Court,
Untile Jackson. Colored, fined J20 and costs
In the magistrate's court for aggravated
trespass, bad the dcdalon of the lower court
reversed.
The ojisc of Davle Simpson, colored, who
was also Until J31 and costs for aggravated
trespass, was dismissed In the higher tri?
bunal.
C. If. rfuntner. a Henrlcn farmer, fined |Stf|
and coals In tlie lower court for Currying j
concealed weapons, was declared not guilty.1
The on':o of Virginia Smith, the youthful
colored girl. Indicted uii the charge of arson,
will come up for trial to-day In this court.
CONTINUE MURDER CASE
Meredith Will tlet Hearing for Killing Hub
bard on April jrt.
James Meredith, the nlnetoen-ye.t--old
nrcro who stabbed ami killed James Hub*
bard, another colored youth, last Saturday
i?!ght. was again arraigned In rollen Court \
yesterday morning on I he charge of murder,
and Ills efts.; was postponed until April is
Bonnie Bitrrell, colored, was sent to Jail
for four months for stealing a small sum of
money from f-'aminl Hopkins. '
Cecil liars,!*, colored, will sent to the
negro Reformatory for stealing clothluy
from Annie ADulock.
Your Easter Needs
can be satisfactorily supplied h^re. SUITS, TOP COATS,
WHITE and FANCY VESTS, HATS, NECKWEAR,
GLOVES, etc., for yourself, and everything necessary for
your boys, and even an unusually attractive line of GIRLS'
REEFERS, both plain and Norfolk styles.
Gans-Rady Company
SLAUGHTER PENS
NEEDED REFORM
Unpleasant Picture of Conditions
Before Pood Department
Forced Clean-Up.
?Such a picture of conditions found In
slaughter houses throughout the State
Is drawn In the annual report of State
Dairy and Pood Commissioner W, i).
Snunderr. as tu make the reader shud?
der. Tin detallu are BUllicleiit to drive
away the appetite of ttiuao who con?
template them. The ri port was made
public yesterday.
"Slaughter houses particularly','' says
the report, "have shown a hwjd of bet?
ter sanitary conditions. At such
places llttlO or no attempt at sanita?
tion has been found. No elfort to pre?
vent tiles from freely circulating
around and on the carcasses of animals
that have bion prepared for sale was
being made.
"These plnces are frequently found
with hog pens right up against thu
building, the h"?? being able to almost
come on tiic Hour where the slaugh?
tering is done. In such cases me
blood and offal of animals butchered
are simply pushed out to the bog? that
consume this r.-fpse material. Tht
conditions often surrounding these hog
pens are fearful, at limes tne hogs
working Into the mud such '' fusi
mnterlal as may not In consumed.
Thesn establishments are frequently
poorly provided with water, and wie ;,
it la attempted to wash the carcasses
of animals, a dirty cloth Is used, and
watsr which frequently has been useJ
over and over again"
Now Cleaning UP.
However, there Is a brighter side.
"A determined effort lias bone made,"
pursues the report, "and Is hvlng made,
to create better conditions surrounding
the preparation of those ?carcasses for
consumption, and the department is
pleased to say that material Improve?
ment Is being gotten along this line.
Windows hav... been screened, hogs and
hog pens have been removed from such
close proximity, arid the offal Is being,
hi many cu.-ey, hauled away to u ie
mole part. In oth-r cases cement
floors have been Tint In and better
drainage provided; in still other Cases
modern abattoirs have been built."
Special efforts have been maila by
the department to foster and cncouri
nge the dairy Interests of the Stale.
Dairies show Improvements In many
ways, especially in study of the ques?
tion of feeding and mixing feeds, so
that the nutrients can be utilised to
the host advantage. All creameries in
Virginia have been lacking In sollte , tit
milk to place th.-ni <m s good paying
basis, und tin department has made
efforts to aid In Increasing the sup?
ply. There are now only some, twelve
.well established creomerlis in (ho
State, and there is room for hundreds.
Food Inspection,
Summarizing the work in the food
department, the Inspectors have visited
during Die y -ur 11,288 places where
food products were manufactured,
stored or offered for sale. Tins covers
1,360 visits to cities and towns. There
were collected 7"S samples of human
foods and 584 samples ul stock foidsi
Two hundred and ninety-six paokages
of foods were destroyed as untlt for
human consumption, and the sale of
3(1,151 packages of stock feeds has been
prevented for lack of compliant*.' with
the Stnte law.
Another unsatisfactory point has
been in establishments for the bottling
of soft drinks. Conditions, says the
report, have not been satisfactory, and
better things have besh Insisted upon
Steam hollers have been Installed fur
the sterilization of refilled bottles.
Saccharine is largely used, ami the d ??'
pnrtmont requires its presence to be
declared upon the label. It Is a sub?
stance having a sweetening iffect 5?0
times greater than sugar, but 1? with?
out food value. When used an a sub?
stitute for sugar, it Its presence Is nat
declared. It Is pronounced a fraud.
Tuberculous cattle present a large
problem. They get Into the slaughter
houses, making a need for inspection.
Then the disease can, according to sci?
entists, be transmitted through milk
from cattle to tlv-s human system.
Towns and cities are demanding a
healthy food supply and are requiring
that the tuberculin test be applied at
regular Intervals and that reacting
cattle be eliminated.
MRS. GORDON DEAD
Burn* Received While Kindling lire on
Thursday Prove Fatal.
Mrs. George Gordon, who wan frightfully
I huriieS Thursday afternoon at her home,
lies North Twcntyrsecond Street, died oi
her injuries yesterday morning about J
o'clock.
I Mrs. Cordon attempted to kindle a fire by
I the use of kerosene, and when sho applied
in light to It she was envelop, <i in flames bo
' fore she had lime to withdraw.
All possible niodloal aid was rendered, but
Ins she bad been ill for sntiie time her con?
stitution WBs "ot able ln withstand the
j sbock. She died after suffering In tense
agency.
Verdict Kntcred.
' In tbc suit of .lohn Nix * Co One.)
against the IJInlock Fruit and Produce!
I Company (Inc.), a verdict was rendered j
yesterday In the I.au and Equity Court In
flic pint of $117.80. aiotlon to set osldo
the verdict ns .contrary to law and evidence
trat made und continued for argument.
IIolldtiA KnMer Monday.
Kastor Monday will bo observed as a gon- '
oral holiday in the City Hall, and all muni?
cipal meetings scheduled for Mondnj nlsbtj
will be postponed. While il.lerkt. of tbol
court* will be in technical altendance, It In I
not expected that any business will be trans
J nrted. the day as fnr ns potulblo being 6b-1
I served as n crneral holiday.
Arrested for Theft.
i .lame* B?retten, colored, was nrrcSled yes?
terday on n warrant charging hint with
I stealing n pair or trousers, valued at ft,
I from William Mt'venmn.
ROYAL ARCANUM
TOHAVEMEEJINGS
Both Supreme and Grand Coun*
oils of Order to Sit in Rich?
mond at Early Day.
A coinmlttco on entertainment will
meet ai Murphy? Hotel to-day to make
nuuiigcmeiita for the coming annintl
l session of the Supreme Council of
! the Royal Arcanum of tiie United
Htiites. which will meet In Richmond.
; beginning on May 1?. So vorn I mein,
j hern of the commlttAe came to tho
. i lly from out-of-town points last
I night.
I The .Supreme Council will lie In ses?
sion about ten days. Supreme Regent
F. T. .McFaden, D. D.. of this city, will
preside, lie was elected last year for
a lerni of two years.
Preceding ?he meeting of the Su?
preme Council, which will have u
I teiidahts from all over the Cnltcd
-States, will come the thirtieth session
of the Grand Council of the Royal
I Arcanum of Virginia, It will be call*
; ed to order in the assembly hnll of
I Murphy's Hotel on Tuesday. April 1'5,
: at noon. The committee on credentials
j will i.i one hour earlier, while ti.u
commit tee on finance and the execu
| tlve committed will meet on the. nrd
, ei ding day;
Grand Regent Minotree Foikcs will
he succeeded at ilijLs meeting. It Is ex?
pected. by Grand Vlco-Roccnt R. C.
I <5tciirnes, who is nest in line of pro?
motion. Rotation in olilcc I? the rule
iln the Grand Council, but not In the
I Supreme Council, wherefore it Is prob
i.. tltrii Mi. McPridah win be re
I elected *hoxt year. In view of the rtfc-i
i ord he Is making.
iirmkvj: < i st??ii;tt < Altan-:?
AWAY ?Kit liOI.ll WAT! II
Miss Kthel l> Hawks. o{ M9 MeDonou|t!i
Street, South Richmond, yesterday reparW
m the police that n cold watch had been
stolen from her while ai work I? the silk
department of a Urond Btreol department
store. She is said to have lost It, und later,
I according Intormatlon obtained by D<
iectlvei Krenge!, a customer was seen by a
fellow clerk to pb k up a watch. K/siir. l
Is In poetetsion of facts which will, it la
expected had to tin- Identity of iho cus*
j lomei.
S*il School iii Vlntlllbl.
j Military journals record the faot that tlie,
! CeCfetary of War has abandoned the je>n of
recommending tr*. establishment 01 ? school
, of equitation In Virginia, lie \m4 such u
' move In contemplation. In view of objec
i ll^ns to the locstton o( the school at Port
i itlley, Kansas. It was supposed that the
leite feiectert would be either the army re
mount statten ii-ar Front Hoya), or else a
piece of ground uvnllaMe near Mount Vcr
r.on.
,\n objection <va? that the cxpedlture of
between SSOO.COO and IJW.000 would t.< nirre
|?ary In Utting up such ? school.
Pel 11 Ion In llankniplcy.
.lames A. Itlpley, a railroad inspector, re?
siding at 1"? Bain bridge Str.et. South Rlcli
mond. filed a petition In voluntary bank?
ruptcy In the United Stau? District Court
yesterday, lit* liabilities ar- stated in the
schedule to bo I l.CV'and.hit ariets, l"-0
Full lire-. It.million Drill.
..Major R. W. Howies, of tllil Richmond
Mines, has Issued orders fur ft full dress
battalion <lrl:t to lie held In the armory on
Thursday night, Aptll 1< Such an atfatr li
always followed by dancing, nnd this will
be no exception. Assembly will be al s :'.??)
and adjutant's mil .it !:J0.
We have two good flngb- rooms at
reasonable rates on the Teutonic, from
Southampton, September th.
I Hit IIMONI) THA.NSFF.lt COMPANY*
I'hone 7C.T.
We Launder Collars by
a New Method.
Our collar moulder makes collars
wear four times as long as when done
Iri the old way.
Send your collars to US. Save great?
ly on collar eost. Have your ti: slip
eosily.
ROYAL LAUNDRY
M. It. FXiORSIIKtM, Proprietor.
311 NORTH SEVENTH STREET
j ._. ? . . --. _j
i Richmond Corrugated
! Paper Company
Manufacturers
f Oft It I fi.lTKI) R?XES,
WRAPPERS,
PARTITfOJf8, Ao.
RIT-SI1? y. Seventeenth St.
Works, Ofnce,
[phone Monroe Madison 726.
Poor roofing tin makes a poor
roof.
(Jooil roofing tin makes a
good roof.
G. ffl. Co.'s Pearl
Roofing Tin
is a good tin?the very best at
the price.
Gordon Metal Co.
Richmond, Va.