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BUSINESS MEN TO RAISE $100,000 (Continued From First Pago.) ruse, P. St. .luil.'? Wilson ami .lohn rH-awart Bryan. President Anderson! of the corporation, will ho ex-otllol?. chairman of the executive committee .lohn C Basley was chosen i,rcn??urer ot tho Richmond-Washington Highway Corporation, m ihr place of Thomas L. Moore, who could not serve. The following directors were pres? ent: Fritz Sllterdtng, J. T. Palmutory, Preston BeHill. 1'. SI. .1. Wilson. Sam? uel Cohen. C. liasley, Henry W4 An? derson and K lt. Allport, of Richmond; George Lyon, farollne; ?;. B. Wallace, Stafford, anil H um Warden und W. S. Eihbrey. of Frcdcrlcksbtifg. Time Nun for \etlon. President Anderson, in presenting the report of ti.injuittee "ii organ? ization, directed attentloii to peculiar slgntncunci the propos-ed tit- : national highway held foi the city of" Itlch niontl. Wlt.lU the counties through whloh the Richmond-Washington link will pass would he benefited through increased property values ar^i other Income, Richmond* aa th-- termfiinl and, natural stopping point, he said, would be the greatest beneficiary. With the route between Itiehmond and Wash? ington Mil! an open question, he said, it was time for ti... business men of the city to act. If they are really in earnest. To the suggestion that aid for tin' construction of the Itiehmond-Washing? ton section he sought in Washington and New York. Mr. Anderson replied that he would not favor stich a pro-1 eeeding until the citizens of Itlohlnir.d bad Urs I demonstrated their willing- I ties? to contribute to its construction themselves. When this Is done, in- said, it will be easy to get assistance frjtn other cities. Committee Iteport. The report of tin Committee on Organization showed tin progress of tho iRichmemd-jWashlngton Highway. Corporation so far. and summarized I tho previous meetings held by thai body. It emphasised tin fact that an organization, however, cfltctent. ac? complishes nothing in ' itself, but Is j merely an agency through which the enterprise of the community can be d!rc-ted to the achievement of . fired results Nothing but the hard? est kind of work on the part of tile business organizations of ?the city could make the enterprise a success. On the subject of Richmond's interest in the highway it said': "We eon not afford tu let this great International Highway traverse any other route than through Richmond. 1 ?W. cannot afford this because it ?would be directly injurious in its ef? fects upon this community, but It can l.e easily seen that the construction of this road would be directly and af? firmatively projtahle to the people ol IVchmond. The .. -temobile has come to slay and Is playing an important part in the life and development of ?nix people. The territory through j which this toad will pass is perhaps ! tho most interesting from an bistort-; cal standpoint of any in the country. I Richmond is the eentrt ol this terrl-' tory. if proper highway rnclllllcs j were furnished it would obviously | follow that the number of tourists | ^siting Richmond and vicinity b} automobile in every year would he large and constantly increasing. If Jooked at from no other standpoint, the actual money expended by such tourists in this community would 7>ay In a very short time the entire cost of the construction of such a road. "No organisation, no one man. no ?xtraordmary In the Boys' and Children's Department for To-Day and To-Morrow. All Wool Blue Serge Suits, $3.95 Acid Test Pure Wool. Xavv Blue Serge Suits in Norfolk and Double-Breasted Knicker bocker styles: also Stylish Stripes. Plaids and Broken Ef? fects in tans, browns and grays, positively $5.00 values; Special at .$3.95 The Very Best $5 Suits arc to be had right hero, and the good.- are here to prove the assertion. Pea c <? tl a 1 e Blue Serges, Tan. Brown and Gray j also Cheviot-. Cassimeres; Worsted and Tweeds, in Nor? folk and Dottble-Breasted Knickerbocker ^-tyle-; regular $6.00 and $0.50 values; special* $5.00. Children's Wash Suits Russian and Sailor Hlnu-e -tylcs?"The .Mother'- Prien I make" in a large variety of colors and plain white. Every Suit guaranteed and specially priced for to-day and to-mor? row : \!1 Si.00 Suits. 75c All St.50 Suits.$1.15 All S2.00 Suit<.$1.45 ? All S2.50 Suit-.$i-75 Boys' Knicker Trousers All size- to age 17; All 50c Trousers..,. 39c All 7.-1 Trousers.... 50c All Si.00 Trousers.. 75c All $1.50 Trousers.. .$1.15 Ml S2.00 Trousers.. $1.45 Boys Furnishings Specially Priced For To-Day and To-Morrow Puritan Make Blouse Waists, 50c and 65c quality, including plain white, all sizes.39c Porous and Balbriggan Un? derwear,-Long or Knee Draw? ers, all sizes, best 25c garments made; special .19c Boys' Standard Khaki Pants, all -i/e- to age 17 ; special, 4.5c. Puritan Make Blouse Waists, including all 75c grades: spe? cial.48c Boys' Golf and Eton Caps, all-wool, blue serges and fancy colors : special .19c BURK & COMPANY, THE DAYLIGHT STORE, Main and Eighth Streets. s" 1 A Steinway Is a Safe Investment Like government bonds or diamonds or real estate. Because the Steinway Piano is standard superior- per? len. Let u> send you free cata? logs <>t the Steinway and other high-grade Pianos ><>ld only .it this store. Walter D. Moses & Co. 103 E. Broad St. Oldest Music House iu Va. and N. C. committee of men, can accomplish tins result. 11 ciiti only tit! accomplished by the organised co-operation of the entire c?ininunlty. wv appeal, thero fore. for subscriptions to aid iu this work, not to help the members of this committee or the officers of the cor I porntion wlio have assumed 11s rc I sponstblllty, but as giving t>< the peo | pi". i>i Richmond the privilege of con , trlbutlng to a movement which direct I iv uffecta nil ?>:' tlieir diversified In? terests." Indorsed l>> Wilson. Tlie construction of the Richmond Washington link of the International highway, as woll as the plan adopted to raise the money, was strongly In dbrscd t>y State Highway Commissioner !-. St .lullen Wilson, who looked upon the road as good as constructed, Ho offered the co-opcrutlon of the State rm<] engine) rin^ department, ns woll as sueh other nid as the Common? wealth coul,i properly extend. .Samuel rohen thought that the money could bo raised easily in four days. for the business interest? of Riehmond, ho said, f 100.000 Is a mere bagatelle. Other speeches were made by .T. ii. Corloy. John M. Miller, Jr.. and Preston BelVIn. President Anderson rend tclecram? from P. 11. Mo'yo and John Stewart Hry.ui expressing regret at their In abilttj to be present at the meeting, and promising their aid in any plan thai tlie meeting should adopt. A let i.r from T. M. Cnrrlnglon, president o the Chamber of Commerce, promised the co-operation of that body. I,ml Horribly Mimcleil. [Sp< clnl to The Times-Dispatch. I Appomattox, Vn.i April I*.?Master Leonard Godsey, nine years old. son of Hilbert Godaey, while trying to ride il freight train to-day, had one of bis legs horribly mangled The lit tte follow was found crawling lo hi* homc, ahoni ,i half-mile distant, sur.ri. col attention was rendered, and 't wa. totiud necessary to amputate a limb, lie will recover. 1'lnnnhig for Reunion. n. K. Lee Cmnp, No. i. Confederate Vete? rans, last nlsiit itlretaucd Informally ar laiiKculeiilr ior t.'ie delegation Vilich will at? tend the.Mae.on reunion May Thosi r'i Iiik to ihc onninil reunion "ill prnWaldy leave Richmond over tlir Southern Railway on Sunday night. May .*? thouali final ar ransemeuti le- !?? hour." Hml train* have not tivon perfected, It i* expected tliat .t large delegation riom Lee Camp will attend the rf union. DISTRESS SIGNALS OE TITANIC SEEN BY CAIIEORNIAN (Continued From First I ration with the Ttttiiiic that evening?" I "Not at all." ] ?'Old the Titanic have rurthei com ' mtinleotlon witii you?" ] Not ill all.' i "How far were the Californlttn nild the Titanic apart when you sent your message to the Titanic telling lit ; you weil- blocked in tin: Ice'.'" "From tlie position we had of the Tltauli wo wert! about nineteen and a half miles apart Dhl .Not t.ct tail. "Did tili Call'.ornlan receive the Tl Uinic's C. t>.. L>. cull?!' "2So," said tue captain, "out we got it from the Virginian about C o'clock the morning of tho 15lh." '?What Is the speed of thy Califor? nia!! ?" "About eleven knots ordinarily,'' said the oapta4n. "W?l made thirteen and one-huli w>hon wo were goins to the Titanic." "Were i.mi under full sliced then?" "W... weie driving ail we could.'' "When you told the Titanic you were j surrounded by lee, how badly were : you surrounded '."' The witness said tho Held was about twenty-live miles long and several (miles wide. The Callforniun, h said. ! was about 11 quarter tulle from the ?dge of tho floe. "What did you notify tili Tetanic for?" "As a matter of courtesy entirely. ! I didn't know where shu was. As a I matter of fact, I thought she was elgh I tech miles south of us." j "Do you know anything regarding I the Titanic disaster t>f your own knowledge?" "Nothing." "Did you see any of her signals or anything of tha ship herself?' "No." j "Woe the Titanic beyond your range I j of vision?" i "Yes; nineteen and a half or twenty miles away." Senator Smith nslted the witness how long it took the Californinn to get to the scene of the Titanic disaster. He read from the log to show that at n o'clock thoy started f ir the :cene. I cleared the thick Ice a half-hour later, and under full steam drew alongside thc Carpathla at S:30. Wan on Bridge Till lOtgO o'clock. Captain Lord said he was on the bridge himself until 10:30 Sunday night anil that the watch was doubled. "We had reports two or throe days before of Ihe presence of ice ahead.", he said, "and we took precautions." "From whom did you receive th?se i reports?" "Cuptuin Dan. of the Caronla, gave Its a report on April HI, tho day be- , fore." said Captain Lord. ??what further advices?" "Burr's message told us that west-i i bound steamers reported Held lea on' i Ihn 12th. That was two days before." I "What iwus the next warning?" I "The Parisian was fnr ahead >f us. II asked the Parisian April ii. In the i daytime, and she .said she had passed, ! thros large Icebergs: The New Am-1 stel'dnm also warned us that on April 'J she ha I passed Icebergs." ?If you had received the Titanic'? distress call Sunday evening, after' your communication with the Titanic, how lutiK would it have taken you to | reach her?" "At tit? very least, two hours, under1 the ice conditions." "When you got to the seono the , next morning did you see any wreck? age?" ? ? j "Yes. a little, but considering the size of the disaster, thera was very little. It looked mure like a tiehing I mack had been wrecked." "See any bodlea?" "No. neither dead nor alive." said the captain, j .Captain I.oid remained searching I from 8:30 to 11:30 A. M., and saw no further signs of the Titanic. "Do you know whether your wire? less operator w as on duty Sunday | I night after you sent the warning} I message?" I "I think not. I went by bis room | ! about ll:4?, und there was no light. ; I It would indicate he hud gone to tied."] I Captain Lord said that II the Oper- j ator had been on duty he would have : caught the Titanic'? signal. The captain was asked by Senatorj Smith whether he had seen any dis- j j treSs signals, und he said "No." I Captnltl Lord said that at Hie Call- I j fornlan's position, in i-j miles away j i from the Titanic, it would huve been ! j Impossible to see either the Morse | i signals or the distress Signals. Cyril Evans, the wireless operator' j of til.- Callfomlan, testifies that he I turned in at 11:25 Sunday night and; I ne-. ei heard any distress signals from! I the Titanic. I j "In the evening the Titanic called i me >ip and we exchanged signals." I said Evans. "I said: 'Here's a message ; lor you about ice,' and be said he bad i beard me send it to Ihe other ships." A positive declaration thai within j three miles of the Titanic when that vtssei sank was another steamer whose two masthead lights were plaid ? ly visible, was made by Edward .lohn I liuley, of Southampton, an able sen - j man Itnlcy tost I tied thilt this ship! was in sight when the Titanic struck,: I and that "she passed t ight by" with- j out any signal. I "She < oul.i not help but sec our ! rockets. She wns close enough to see our liuhts and to see the ship it--" n 1 and ah-., the rockets. She was bound J to see them." he said. I'ylbbui ybler Temple Mrs. Julia Mill. Mrs. Florence Uewden. Mis. Virginia beulte, Mrs Ilosa Silver and I Mr*. Lena Wood, accompanied by Sirs fai? lle Durphy, srnnd chief, of Lynchburg; Mr?. | Klsle Vander Vort, gland senior, and Mrs Bstell Kahlert, grand deputy, of Washing? ton, left Itirhniond Wednisday morning lor Newport News to Institute a Pythian rdster 1 Temple. They were met by n delegation t from Washington Slid Warwick lodges, of Newport News, They were entertained by Washington Lodge Wednesday night and by [Warwick Lodge Thursday idghi. - | [GLAD HIS FATHER DIED HERO'S DEATH (Continued F-rom First Page.) man "Si;,- has not been permitted to dwell on what happened that night for more than n minute at a time. That has been the order of . the phy? sicians, who are attending her. If at ni ' lime she has begun to speak of I the terrible experiences the r.onvor-I satiot, has been Inimc.dlat.cl3 switch? ed! Practlc'allj all we Know ,ir how my father conducted himself on the] f Buy it by the Box of any dealer Have it when you want it While fishing or golfing?while rowing, playing tennis or ball, these fragrant little 'pocket pieces* are refreshing, beneficial and cheap. Every box has^ 20 packages. Every package has five sticks. Every stick purifies breath ? preserves teeth?sharpens appetite ?aids digestion. It costs little by the package but less by the Box Look for the spear SPEARMINT n'ght w< have learned from ihr out Bld< . And It has been wonderfully wood." clinked out tha hoy. "to hear thai inv father died as he did.'' lie stopped and walked away for a mom.nt in hide ?'k emotions. He was d leased entirely in black. Me had i Olhe from his bedroom upon learning I or the IdcnlttlcatlOn of his father's, j body. "All Mrs. Aatoi Has been allowed toj tell of Hun night,'' lie went on. "re loted onlj to her dressing ?nri being led to the boat by my lather. She was undressed when the collision with the Iceberg occurred. My father In- 1 slated that she should dress warmly.! im? then ho guided her, nor maid and j her nurse to the boat, she did not! ace him after the boat began to de? scend from tin- davits. He had barely ' lime to wrap her furs about her be? fore the boa; began to descend. "We have not questioned Mrs. Astor. i and will not du so until her condition is much Improved. She Is entirely too i nervous now, and l imps at the least little thing. In hoi delicate Btat^ we must be very careful. Hut she Is Im? proving, and I cannot say that there is any need now to worry. Time will bring hor both mental and pbystual strength. / "It Is not true tiiat Mrs. Astor's maid or nurse, who were with her, hay< mude any statement about that flight They nre both still In the hos- ! pitul, and 1 know huve aald nothlnir. Stories purporting to come from them arc purely Imaginary. Have Not Thought of Will. "There ha- been .i good deal In the 1 newspapers about my father's will, and ii is all rot. We have not even thought of it. and u has not been so much as referred lo at any of the family conferences. "The talk of my visiting my lawyer? in reference to tin will is nil wrong. I have been lo my lawyers only In the Interest ??{ getting news ubout my father's body, i huve been keeping in touch l>y telephone with Captain Roberts (skipper of the Astor yacht Noma), who is in Halifax. "The first hews I received came to me while I was ,n bed this morning from a newspaper office. A little later 1 got a 'phone message from the White Star Line confirming tin- good news, it has lifted a great burden from my mind, I will not go to Halifax. Cap? tain Roberta will look after the bring? ing on Of my father s body. "There is another matter cunccrn Inir the report of the lo.-s of Mrs. Ac? tor's Jewels which l would like to cor? rect. 1 can ?t?te thnvt whatever jowels are bought by any member of the fam? ily me not carried about by them, Thj jewels of tin- fnmil.v nr? ohvnys carried and cared for a/rents of the fam? ily. Mrs As to.- had very 'few ,1ew-ils with her." Asked If Sir had reeolved word of lh.S coming to N'ew York of his mother, Mrs Ava Willing Astor. the young man replied; "V. s, my mother is com? ing, ami 1 expect that she will arrive next w'-'ck. I do not know where she is golnu to stop nor docs anybody else at Ihls time. Now if there was any? thing morj 1 could tell you I would gladly do SO Thi re is nothing I wish to conceal. The trouble Is that those outside the family know so mucli more than we do. Not <?ne Jarring TJj'ord. "AU thvH I have ?sarnto about my father's death come from the out? side. T cannot toll you how c.igcrkfc, 1 have devoured thi- news. tt hjf JUST OUT f ' 'Sinking of the Titant ; A Book of rtr.o Hugos. Cloth. ^8rvI Illustrations. ( ouni.it voim copy xow. Bra 91.00, del'Vered O. O. D. In Rlchmond,?^ ?t.SB, postpaid, anywhere, jjfliii A tents wnnied ovoryw-hvrro. Slcoi Address ?3, |, r nOIIBRT A. ?MORItfSETTK, ? pe [ Box 3TB, T. D., Richmond, V*?ary be-.n a wonderful stimulant to me tills time. It lias helped me to li.'ati uj). There has not been one Jarrlrij; word, not one unkind hint or stiggc. Ilon, and It has beep so splendid to j lioar that I can never hear enough ol it."' Tho boy's ey*? -were wet and his Hps I riuttet'lng aa he bade the. reportod good-by, and thanked him again for; the early news of the recovery of his lather's body. OBITUARY Funeral of Lupin In 'I'. .1. I'nnnlnahnm. j [Special to Tin- Tlmes-Dlipatch.1 Amtierst, vre. April 20. -Che funeral I services of tin late CaptaCi T. .1. Cun- j nlnghnm took place yesterday morning nt 111:30 o'clock. In the Methodist Church at Amtierst. The qcrvlccs were conducted by the pastor. Rev. U Hun? ter Early, and Rev. C. H. Blstnkerish'p. of Franklin. Appropriate musical .se? lections were sung at the ehurcii and at Ahe grave by the Mnherst Choral flub, of which Mr. Cunningham was a member. Tin- interment was in the Amherst cemetery. Mr, Cunninghnm at the time of Ins death was clerk of the CourthoUsc District School Board. For many years he had been a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral of Edward sihlffirl. [Special to The Tlmcs-TJIspateh.] . Hari'lSOnburg, Va.. April 26.?With? out any funeral services, as wan his request, Edward Shlfflet, eighty years old. an ecconlrk old Confederate sol? dier, was burled this afternoon from his '.tome, near Beldor, Itocklngham county. Two months ago, while alone In his home, he was stricken with paralysis! Ho fell to thc Poor and lay all night helpless, contracting pneumonia, which proved fatal. Mr. Shllllet belonged to a local camp of Confederate veterans, and recently was awarded a cross of honor. .lohn Kenney, [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] Harrlsohburg, Va., April 26.?John Kcnney, eighty-one years old. a wealthy retired lawyer, former Con? federate soldier and last member of a distinguished family, died last night in his room on Public Square. He graduated in law at Washington and 1 l.ee Unlveralty, then known aa Wash? ington College, and after practicing a j few years In Texas, came to Harrison, l.urg. Hi? father, .lohn Kenney, Sr., was n Judge In Rocklngham ninny years ago; also his brother, the late .lames Kenney, succeeded Judge O'Fcr rall, who later became Governor of Virginia. Mr. Kenney leaves two nephews?Kenney McKay, ,of Harri sonburg, and Henry McKay, of Luray. Ho never married. In recent years ho Joined the Presbyterian Church and contributed generously to it. l'olonel Joseph II. Ham, [Special to The Times-Dispatch. 1 Newport News. Va., April 2>;.?C'olo I nel Joseph Hutchison Ham. aged sev onty-three years, Confederate veteran I und superintendent of schools of War? wick county, d'ed suddenly to-day at his home at Morrison. He was iii his usual health lam night, but later was seized with an attack of acute indl gostlon and died before n doctor sum? moned from th's city could reach him. ?Colonel Ham was a native of Eliza? beth City county, and attended the Virginia Military Institute. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted with Ihe Provisional Army of Virginia as a second lieutenant. Colonel Hum was seriously wounded at tho second battle of Mannssas, being shot 'n the hip and crippled for life. When the wound healed he returned to the ainiy in lSfii and fought to the end. f' ttf'a \Slf iJlftj 16' yrii'i. " Walk few steps; save a few dollars ball rinla thoy 1 i Ji Lh a vave hree mes. jng 3 to ii at nent tnb eeds p, a of 7/3 ?.B/tQA? the toggery shop burn, but later came to Warwick, nr.d was appointed elerk of i-ourt. Subse quontly ho wa? made superintendent Di HChOOla In Warwick, and under Ills management the s'-honi system devel? oped rapidly and is now one of the best county school systems in the Stale. Besides hta widow, who wns Mis* I Anna Gambol, of Warwick. Colonel I Harn is Mirvlvrd bv five children: W. I Tailor llnm. of Norfolk; Archiv I Goodwin Ham, of Morrison. Joseph Hntcheson Hani, of Charlottes. N C I Mrs. K. P. BarfOW, of Rome, <\x.. and I Mrs. B. W. .ToneH. erf Morrison. I tSpeeial to Th< Tlmes-DlspatchJ South Boston. Va., April !<'<??Otto 11* Kaiin.-r. aged Iwenty-aeven y-ais. of this place, died this afternoon .if:-: a lingering Illness. He Is survived by his lather and mother. Mr. and Mrs. It. ti. Farmer: an Infant dsugh tftr, one ?mter, Miss Pcar.le Farmer.] and one brother. John Farnier His wife, who wan Mlaa Natal!? Hodden 1 before her marriage, pi i ceded h in l>\ the gravi- about two years .izo Th<j I funeral will take place at Ploasantl | Grove. It. Wnlkrr Shepherd. [Special to The Tim. >f >iM..itoh 1 Berryvilie. I'a . April JH.? II Walked I Shepherd, one of the. lust known and iiiomi useful eitlem of Clarke count ris tiled Wednesday morning at h;n county residence after a. bi b f attack "f pleurisy Ho leaves a widow and two slstera, but ho children. Mr, shepherd was a attceeaaful farmer, and wtm about ilfty year a of age. Bdtvard w. >Ia,xfleld. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] Alexandria, Va:, April ?Edward] \v. Ma mi old. sixteen years old. f>n Ol Edward F. and Marv Mavfi.ld. die.| last night at his parent:' home, 1120 l'riru-e Street. His funeral will take, plaee at i o'clock Sunday afternoon. We want you to stop a moment and notice the Colonial Pump il? lustrated below. Doesn't it sig? nify everything a woman desires? Comfort, Style and Beauty? Newest Novelties in Spring Footwear "At the Shop That Saves You Money" Regular $4, $5 and $6 Values. 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