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Minister to Denmark to Make 1
Address at Murphy's Hotel \
Next Wednesday.
With the aid of the Southern Com.
mei-clal Congress, State Commissioner
of Agriculture and 1 minim al ion. < ;.
w. K?lner, has/ifngngf-d the services
? I Maurice V Jiga-N.-ljitited States Min?
ister to Denmark, to deliver two leer,
lures Iii Virginia, one In Richmond
and one in Roiinoke, on tli? subject of
dairy farming. Mr. &'gnh, well equip- j
P'd to speak on dairying from years
of study of the problem In the most
famous dairying country of the world,
will speak in Richmond May S. at 1"
o'clock In the morning, In the audi?
torium of Murphy'!" llote!. l|r Will
speak In Roanoke the following morn
Virginia farmers interested In the
deyelopmeht of successful farming In
this State, the advantages and possi?
bilities of dairy farming in the South
find the special opportunities for the
perfection of this industry Offered In
Virginia, will have an unusual oppor?
tunity in the addresses of Mr. Kgan.
The particular phases of the industry
Which he will discuss lire, the advan?
tages of co-operative dairying and
how to secure iis possibilities; dairy
farming as o means of Improving and
conserving the fertility of the soil,
Mr. Ugnn is an acknowledged au?
thority on the subject of dairying
having given it special study while
representing the United Stales gov?
ernment in Denmark, the country
Which has brought this branch or
farming to the highest point of ,111
ciency. The lectures will be free to
those who wish to hear Mr. T'.gan. lind
? Mr. K?lner urges the farmer's to hear
both addresses If possible.
NEW ST. JAMES
urner-Stnn* of %??? < litirch lo tie
I nld \c\i Tursduy Vfterno.
Tho rector and vestry of St. Jain's
Episcopal Church have Issued invita?
tions to stund the services conni sted
With the laying of tin- corner-stona of
tho new church, corner Franklin nn;i
Birch Streets, next Tuesday afternoon
St o'clock,
. ? :.: the " ^ v. ? ,
SAVINGS BANK
RICHMOND
/Mixh snifrer-.T.r could be nwiM*
If we *'OUld"enly, try and live with]
our meun?. Bxtntvsganre leads
ruin, wblle economy spells nuccca
Dealers Who Use Chester as
Shipping Point Want Rates
Reduced.
\ tcli gram to The Tlmes-Di?patch
from Washington last night states
that complaint was yesterday tiled!
With the interstate Commerce. Com-j
mission by the following Richmond
lumber firms: P. I- Ccnquest & Son.'
a. I. Shepard Lumber Company, P. E.!
Clarlc & Co. ami Bl ling ton & Guy?j
against the Seaboard Air Line, Nor?
folk and Western, Chesapeake ami
Ohio, Baltimore and Oiio, Uiehmond,
l-'rcdcrieksburs and Potomac and oth?
er railroads, In which it is alleged that
at this time, and lor a long time here?
tofore, the ?lties of Richmond and
P< tcrsburg have been g'Ven preference
rates oii shipments of lumber to Ohio.
Michigan and Pennsylvania, over the
town op-Chester, Va. 1
It is el.timed that charges oh ship-1
nicnts of lumber from Chester arej
higher than from Richmond nndj
Petersburg, although nio distance from
thl former is shorter. This gives both j
the hist places unmerited advantage)]
over Chester. The commission is usk-|
oil to take the matter under consldera-l
tioti and to afford such relief as may I
be proper on the premises.
P ?]. Conquest, Jr., of the I'.rnt of P.
1. i'"leinest & Son. confirmed the tele?
gram last nlghl over telephone; adding
this explanation:
"Together with other Richmond
lumber concerns, we have been using
I the town of Chester as a ?hipping point
' for Western orders. Although Clies
; !? r ;t nearer to points west than
Richmond and Petersburg, the last
named ?'Iths are Riven cheaper rates
than Chester. We simply :isk that the
I commission order the railroads to ar
! range their raten more justly."
FAKE GAS INSPECTOR
> Man \ hon Impersonation In Haiti
Kot ranee to II? lines.
Following the warning of the police
t.. tin- public 1" watch out for a man
w in, was impersonating r.tiildim; In-1
spector Reck lor the purpose of Ka!n
Ing cntras.ee to houses, notice was 's
Sllcd at headquarters yesterday that
a mnn tv^s b< en posing as h city a.t:'
Inspector ?Ith the same object.
Instructions have gone out to watch
for the impostcr.
> ? vei ai complaints have recently been
mnd< by citizens that tiic bogus In?
spector has called upon them, and
though no thefts l>y blm have been
reported, R Is believed that he has
iidopt. ,1 the rob: for the purPOSC Of
i stealing.
TniXK SI'SPECT WANTED
IIV WILLIAMSIM/RG AUTHORITIES
Richard Brown, colored, wan arrest?
ed yesterday by Detectives Wiley and
Atkinson on the charge of be*hg a
suspicious chnrnctcr, suspected of be?
ing a fugitive from Wllllamsburg
where it is believed he Is wanted for
felony.
Brown was found by the officers
at the Lexington Hotel, where he was
employed as a. oortcr,
SLATED AS PRESIDENT
OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN
WILLIAM IL ADAMS.
ADAMS ASSURED
?F PRESIDENCY
Chairmen of Street Committee
Will Wield Gavel in New
Board of Aldermen.
William H, Adams, member <>f the
Hoard ff Aldirtnen from Jefferson
Ward and now chairman of the Coun?
cil Committee on Streets, will be made
president of the Uoard of Aldermen
of the Incoming City Council, which
tak.'s ofllce September 1 next Mr.
Adams Is the vlcerpresldont of the
?present Hoard of Aldermen. Presi?
dent Robert Whlttet did not offer for
re-election to tho Hoard of Aldermen,
as he has announced his candidacy for
bhe Administrative Uoaid, and will
retire from the Council S.ptcmber 1.
The new Hoard of Aldermen, made up
of thirteen hold-over members and
OrdWQy Puller, nominated Tuesday in
Clay Ward to succeed Mr. Whlttet,
will be made up of the following:
Clay Ward?-Messrs. Ordway Puller,
John V. Don Leavy and John J.
Mitchell.
bee Ward?Messrs. .lohn P. Bllley,
Barton 11 Orundy, Marx Gunst, W. J.
Oilman.
Madison Ward?Messrs, r. H. Dona
hoe. J. R, Perdue, Joseph 1". Powers.
X- ffcrson Ward?-Messrs. William H.
Adam.?, .lohn 11. Grimes, If. W. Melton,
A. C. N lsen.
Ii ? ill be noted that Jefferson and
Ree Wards have four members each,
by the .accident of redislrlctlng, mak
itiii a total Hoard of fourteen mem
tiers for the next two years. After
September 1. 1914, the Hoard of Alder?
men will consist of but twelve mem?
bers, three from each ward.
Ill a UM Assured of F.lcrflon.
Trlends of Mr. Adams mad.* a <"iu!rt
canvass yesterday .and secured unnni-j
mous approval of his selection to suc?
ceed Mr. Whlttet.
lie -will have the appointment of the1
Aldermen members of the various com?
mittees of the now Council, and in the
absence or sickness of the Mayor, the
l'resldent of the Board of Aldermen
Is the ex-ofllclo Mayor of Richmond.
President R Ree reters, of the Com?
mon Council, Is already assurer of re?
election without opposition. The re?
tirement of Vlce-Presldent II It. Pol
lard. Jr. at the end of this term leaves
the offices of vice-president open In
ench branch.
II Is- too early to speculate on com?
mittee assignments, and the reduced
si/..- of tli.. body will necessitate re?
vision of the rui.s. The Inauguration
of the Administrative Board r>n Jan?
uary I next will make many of the
present Council committees unneces?
sary. It was state,* last night, how?
ever, that with toe election of Chair?
man Adams us President of the Hoard
of Aldermen, there was little doubt
of the selection of Subchalrman tfil
bori K. Pollock as chairman of the
Hncomlng Street Committee, which,
after It turns over the detail work of
Htreel Improvements to the Adminis?
trative Hoard, will still have to con?
sider all matter.-- relating to franchises,
public service corporations, und the
opening and closing of streets and "1
I leys.
Sanitary oiiieern Qunllfr.
! W. T. Tuck, recently appointed chief
sanitary ofllcer of the Hoard of ll-aith.
qualified yesterday before f'ity Clerlf
Ben T. AUgust. John T. foil, recent
I \y appointed as an additional sanitary
I ofllcer, also qualified,
"CITIZENS' ASS'N
OF RICHMOND"
Organization to Support Best
Men for Membership on Ad?
ministrative Board.
At n meeting belt! last night bj a
large number i?f representative hual
iiros nud professional men, mi orgnul
cation ?us effected for tae purpose of
arousing nil citlsena to tin- importance
of quullfylnn; to vote, und more imr
llculnrly for ihe purpose of cunning
Ihe old of eltlsena lu hit; portion m
Ibe city in Indomisal Ibc moM worthy
eiiUdldnli'M for the nnv Adllllnlkfrntlvr
Hoard. The orgaiit-u I Ion WUN uamed
"'the tltticus' AnWOCtntion of Itlch
111 ond."
Only the preliminary .steps were
taken ai lu^t night's meeting. A com?
mittee was appointed to name the offi?
cers of the association and to imilc
as many citizens aa possible from
every walk of life and front every
section of the city ,to juin the or
ganlzatlon and ni<i In Its work. The
! point was distinctly made by the
! speakers that this was to be in no
sense a political organization for the
purpose of promoting the interest of
any man or set of men. but solely to
' rally the weight Of the good citizens
of the community to the support of
meritorious tuen seeking membership
on the Admin'Strative Board. |
A permanent organization will be!
effected at the next meeting. Hcsolu
j tions were pasted ijst night indorsing
the action of the Chamber of Com- :
merce and Business Men's Club In
1 maintaining n neutral policy in the.
! approaching contest, and urging all
citizens to pay then poll taxes before
next Saturday and thus become quull- .
lied to vot... a la.ge mass-meeting
will be held at an early date to carry ,
out further the purposes 'of the asso- |
elation.
I rate AU Cltlscns to Qualify.
The following resolution was unani?
mously adopted:
?Whereas it lias 'rar.spired In the,
primary election Just held for mem?
bers of the City Council, that of the!
MOO ?r more registered voters, only'
66,06 votes were cist, showing that I
about 2.sod?of which a number were
Democratic voters?or more than one
fourth "f the reclHtered voters, failed
to go to the polls: and whereas, the
approaching primary for the selection
of members ..f the Administrative
Hoard is of such paramount Import
lance to the welfare and prosperity of
the community that every good citi?
zen .should feel it his botind.cn duty to
do It ist part in voting and working fori
suitable men for positions on suld j
board.
"Therefore, he j- resolved. That |
every Democratic citizen who Is not
registered he urged to do so, and ihnt
every registered voter tie urged most
earnestly to at once pay his poll tax:
and that every bus!nets man in this
ilty he as earnestly requested to ad?
vise and persuade all >-t his employes
to register and pay their poll taxes
o-i or before Saturday. May 4, In order
that the electorate may be qualified
to oast its full strength at the prim?
ary to be held for the selection of said
Admlnlstral Ivc Board."
Petition In Mnnkrupte.v.
A voluntary petition In bankruptcy
?was filed in the United Stntes District
Court yesterday by TT. -T. Probst, a
?ttilegraph operator residing In this
city. The liabilities are listed it
$1,027.$?. The assets amount to $350,
and are claimed to he excm#t.
IF YOU HAVE MONEY
We Want It;
IF YOU WANT MONEY
Wc have it, This is the way wc feel about the matter. We
want it to be a case of reciprocity between you and the
American National Bank
of Richmond, Virginia,
to the mutual satisfaction and benefit of JJO'lll. Wc arc
ready every day t<> give you
j SECURITY AND 'SERVICE.
WESTERN UNION
SLOW TO COMPLY
City May Cut Down Poles and
Wires of Outlaw Cor?
poration.
CRENSHAW WANTS MORE PAY
Contract Let for Paving Grove
Avenue?Four Miles of
Xcw Curbing.
At the suggestion of City Attorney
Pollard, ii resolution was recommended
to lit" Council for adoption by tue
Council Committee on streets lust
night, requiring the Western Union
Telegraph Company to, com pi v with
the decision of the Culled states
prcme Coun upholding the validity ot
the underground ordinances or the
city of Richmond. Since the decision
was rendered, the Wealeru Union has
lukon no steps ami has llled no plans
with the Committee on Streets Indl
catlng its purpose to remove poUs
and wires from Broad Street and con?
struct the necessary' cond?li?. TV- pa?
per* recotvmended give the City At
torney full powr to proceed by man
damns if ncessary. Unless the com?
pany makes some move indicating its
ihtcntlon to comply within n reason?
able time, it Is be|teved that its poles
nnd wires may be cut away l?v the
city's employes without notice or com?
pensation, us mere obstruction! to the
thoroughfare placed and maintained in
defiance of law.
?cHOr for Kllnr Factory.
At the request of s. SV. Meek, the
committee recommended that the
Kline Motor Car Company \m- allowed
to connect Its plant on the Bouli vurd
wiih the Fair Ground fewer for sew-1
empe only. City Engineer Boiling
explained that when the sewer was
extended to the Pair Urounds only a |
twelve-inch pipe was curried ovt r to
[the west side at the grandstand. This
wus calculated to be of sufficient site
for the area within the Pair Urounds
[to be drained, but for no extensions. I
When the s-etlon is annexed a large
sewer will be carried out the BOUle
card along the western side of the
Pair Grounds. Meanwhile Mr Boil?
ing warned the committee that to al
i low the Kline Company to connei t
I with the twelve-Inch sewer might
? i-aufo serious overllowa. ami the con?
nection was allowed for housi draln
t age only?not for surface drainage or
roof connections.
I Assessor of Damages t'renshaw. ap?
pointed January 1 last." appeared be
' fore the committee listing that the
comp? naatlon of $600 allowed for on?
ly a part of his time wa* not BUfftcl
: ent; that the work bail taken a large
part of his time, proved very labori?
ous, ami he had been at some rx
, pi use to purchase special maps. Mr
I Ptrgusson proposed tu make the com?
pensation 41.200. Mi. Itlil v- w.t? will
inn to pay 11.500 or $l,S00, hut wanted
the law so ? ban !-d a-- l-j mal:, the
olliccr give his wh'du lim-; tu the city,
and In- a subordinate In the OfHcc ot
the City engineer?not nil Independent
ufllclal. giving only j portion of his
time and having his own private bus
' Inesi affairs. Mr Pollock suggested
! that the ortlec would hold oi;l\ until
January 1 next, when the Administra?
tive Board will tike ov-.r the dUttCi
now performed by the A?si*sor, and on
his motion it wo? rconiinendod that
the present Assessor l>c pall $100
monthly until that time
tTlr Excess Claim.
1 Stamper. Ragland & Co. tiled a
claim for excess excavation on the Vir?
ginia Avenue sewer, admitting that
they had no legal claim, but presented
it only ns a matter ot equity. The con?
tract specitled that all breakage in
til'- tunnel should be removed nt the
cost of thi contractor. In blasting, the
roek followed the seams, and in some
plnces the tunnel is one-third larger
than the specification* called for. The
City Engineer had allowed payment
only for the amount of excavation
?ailed for in the plans. Mr. Stamper
said that about $6,000 worth of extra
rock had been remov.d, and called at
j tentlon to the fact that his firm's bid
I On the work bud baen far below that of
the next bidder. The matter was re?
ferred to Messrs. Vonderlehr, Nslsen
land Kaln for report.
Rids were opened for a large amount
of city work, and contracts awarded,
including about four miles of curbing
and gutters. For smooth paving Orjvc
Avmue, for which (26,000 has been ap?
propriated, there was but one bid. that
of the Washington Asphalt Block and
Tile Company, which lias done most of
the smooth pavlnc; here, the bid being
nt the former price of f:.2(< pjr s?|tiai ?
yard. It iwas recommended t'-> the Coun ?
'li for adoption. Without completing
Its ?locket, ib.- committee adjourned to
meet again to-morrow night.
ABRAM WARWICK
10 MANAGE FAIR
! Elected to Succeed Mark P.
! Lloyd and Accepts Position.
Takes Charge at Once.
At a meeting of the executive bonrd
of the Virginia Slate Fair Associa?
tion, IipIiI yesterday afternoon, Abram
Warwick was elected general manager
of the association, to succeed Mark K.
j Lloyd, who resigned from the posi?
tion last Saturday. Mr. Warwick was
j no tilled and accepted. lie will assume
charge of the association's affairs at
once.
Though he has had little to do With
such work, as his new position car?
ries. Mr. Warwick is well known Hi
the city (is a business man, and doubt?
less will prove most successful with
the fair, lie Is now employed as
deputy colector. In the United States
Revenue Department, lie has for a
number of years been treasurer of the
Commonwealth Club, and since its or?
ganisation has had charge, of the lin
anclal affairs, of the Country Club ot
Virginia.
$30,000 MONUMENT
Colored People I'lan to Erect Memo?
rial to Faithful ServantH.
The colored people of Richmond are
to hold a rally to raise $30,000 with
which to erect n monument in
faithful colored servants of this city.
The rally will be 'held from May 1*0
to May 2.', 'but Governor Mann will
address the workers at 10 West Leigh
Street this afternoon at ? o'clock.
A Little Sunshine
will soon put you in spring humor, and then your thoughts
will turn to Comfort Clothes. When they do, you might just
as well get the right kinds, those bearing the label of
Gans-Rady Company
COAL CONTRACT
CAUSES HEAT
Crenshaw and Knowles Make
Bitter Speeches Before
Committee.
For Ihre? hours list night the
Council Committee on Light wrestled"
with the question ol awarding the
contract for the year., tuppiy of coalj
tor the gas works.' After a very
stormy session, it llnnlly decided by
a vote ot > tK 3 to allow the rocoin-j
men'datlon of Superintendent Knowles!
and the award went to the Atlantic
Slates Coal and Coke Company. The j
department's needs in t'.ic- w ay of coal I
are estimated at 15,000 tons of gu.?|
eoal and :!..">'.") tons of iteam coal. A
discussion of the matter w.is taken up;
before a previous meet lust of the coir.-1
mlttCC, when it was Unable t" agree I
between the Atlantic State Company
and I, <;. Crenshaw & Co. it was then
decided to place the decision in the
hands ?V tin superintendent f"r report
and recommendation. 'snowing lha/j
Mr. Knowles had decided In favor of,
his opponent, Mr. Crenshaw lant night,!
brought his case before the committee.]
riis contention was tho*. in spite of!
the fact that his price and that of the I
Atlantic State- Coal in.! Coke Com?
pany was the same. $;.,R per ton. his'
proposition was really the cheapest
for the city, In that ho guaranteed a
larger yield of coke, a ltd that the city
would save by Us use. about S14.000.1
lie went Into lengthy discussion of tho I
merits of his claims and thought that!
In view of the facts brought out he I
should be considered tie lowest r>id-|
der. j
Motives Impugned,
j Superintendent Knowles then asked'
I for the privilege ol the Moor to ex?
plain his position in Hie matter. He,
too. talked of coal In general, and in?
cidentally accused Mr. Crenshaw of
impugning his motives In making the
I recommendation. Ho r ither heatedly
? protested the honesty di his Intentions
I und defied anyone to prove that he was
not acting solely with the best Inter
oats of the city at loart. With mem?
bers of the committee clamoring for
I the pending question. Mr. Crenshaw
j llnnlly got permission to explain that
he had not meant to reflect in the
I smallest way on the superintendent,
At this point there was before the
I committee the motion o: ?"ouncilman
Itadcliffe that the superintendent's re?
commendation be adopted, and the ?ub
Istltute of Alderman Melton that the
?contract he given the Crenshaw com?
pany, but Just as the vote was about
I to be taken, Alderman Mitchell rose
to say that he could not Intelligently
vote, without first hearing from City
Chemist Whltfield. Mi iV hi Weld came
I np to elucidate for Aldurman Mitchell.
I but unfortunately, in the course of his
I remarks he heferred t > :. letter in the
j possession of superintendent Knowles.
I This remark. Inadvertant ?s it appsr
I ently was, created another scene, some
jof the committee evidently knowing
I what the letter contained, protesting
j that It should not be rtad, while oth
i ers. it seemed out of curiosity mora
than anything else, wanted to hear it.
j "Ar.- you sure." naked Alderman
I I'ow.-rs of the superintendent, "that
I the rending of this letter would not
I Involve the city of lllchmond in R
I damage suit?"
Inferior Coal.
j Mr. Know!.-., replied that he did r.ot
i know, but that the names signed to
the letter were those of men who were
j employes of tho department, anil whose
j Intcrgrlty could not be questioned. The
purport of it was that when Mr.
Crenshaw ha<] previously had the ron
I tract the coal furnished was the "most
I Inferior and troublesome'' that had
i ever been used. It was signed by the
! foreman and employes of the Gar
j AVorks.
j Mr. Crenshaw was again allowed on
I the floor In "rebuttal." nnd asked why
he bad not been penalized, aa the
I contract provided, saying that ho had
j never received from Mr. Knowles any
: written complaint cone'erninc tl.On I
j furnished, and that he always had
been paid the full amount of his
j bill. lie and Mr Knowles were in ?
! hol encounter of questions and an?
swers when the committee decided to
I take the vote, and denied them fur
I nor use of the floor.
The Melton substitute was lost hy a
I vote of 0 to 6. end the motion offered
by Mr. Kadcliffe, t! at the contract he
awarded according to the superintend?
ent's recommendation went through
by the vote previously stated. Mr.
Crenshaw intimated that he would not
be satisfied with the. ruling and mlcht
appeal to n higher authority.
\o Quorum.
The Council Committees on Relief of
the Poor and Street Cleaning, which
t-hovjd have met yesterday at .: I
o'clock and s o'clock, respectively, fail
i ed of quorums and had to he post
1 polled.
Hurried In Wunhliigton.
Marriage licenses were Issued yCS
lerday In Washington, D. C to tin
following Richmond couples:
John W. l>avls and Annie L. .Ioh;i
SOn, of 1111 North TWcnty-Hlvth Street.
Joseph A. Barrett and Grace J. Tig.
nor, of Sil West Carv Street.
Committee Captains Issue
Names of Prospects to
Lieutenants.
The campaign for raising Jioo.ooo,
Richmond's quota of the sum needed
for the construction ??( the Richmond'
Washington highway, opened formally
at the Jefferson Hotel yesterday
?fternoon, \\ ti? ;i Bl.xty-flve members
of the Richmond-Washington High?
way Corporat'on met for u. business
luncheon in the 1'lcmlsh room. in
addition to the executive committee
of the corporation there were pres?
ent every one of the twelve team
captains, as well as members of the
several campaign committees.
Henry W. Anderson, president and
moving spirit of the highway com
pany, was called to New York on
business early yesterday morning, and
Thomas P, Bryan presided. Luncheon
was served at 1 o'clock, and the busi?
ness session opened shortly after?
wards. Details for the city.wide can
vus-- were g| vit the mushing touch,
each of the twelve committees being
aaalgned a definite territory In which
to work. Six hvndred additional
names of prospective contributors
were distributed among the appro?
priate committees. brinKlng the total
i of names so far l'sted to 9".0.
i - he entire session was given up to
business, and there wan no speech
it.-king Practical s iggestlons touch.
I Ing the plan of soliciting and collect?
ing were made by Business Manager
W, T. Dsbney; President T. M. Car
Irlngton, of the ?hamber of Commerce,
and Milton B, Marcuse.
The canvass Is now on and will
continue until the desired amount la
. In hand. A number of men In touch
with the business life ot the city be
j llevc that the ?100.000 Will be raised
without difficulty tn less than mIx
days. The movement has taken popu?
lar hold, and business men generally
I are look'ng upon the venture as a
.SOUnd investment. The campaign
committees will meet again at the
Jefferson Hotel ,-,t 1 o'clock to-morrow
! afternoon to report the progrtss of
the canvass. Beginning Monday, meet
iincs will be held dally at the same
j rendezvous.
MACON, GA.
Round Trip, $11.60.
Or, sale May 5, 6, 7 and S. Information
and tickets
Richmond Transfer Co.
809 East Main Street.
ROOF/NGi\s
Gordon Metal Co.,
Richmond, Ya.
Common Sense
I Every piece of poor work that goes out
I of a laundry brings back its own penalty.
Every one of our employees arc taught
j tin-, fact?so wc have reached a point of
I efficiency that guarantees the best work.
! Rough Dry Family Wash, 6c a pound.
Phono us. Monroe 1958 or 1959.
The Royal Laundry
M. B. Fl?rsheim, Prop.,
.ill North Seventh Street.
Richmond Corrugated
Paper Company
Manufacturers
CORRUGATED BOXES,
WRAPPERS.
PARTITIONS, Etc.,
817-819 N. Seventeenth St.
Works, Office,
I hone Monroe 3271. Madison 725
During last five years only five
persons have died from Scarlet
Fever in Richmond.
Richmond Advertisers' Club