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WOULDN'T ANSWER
POLLOCK IN KIND
Sharp Tilt Between Htitzlcf anJ
Chairman ;it School
Investigation.
NOTHING NEW BROUGHT OUT
Mi>? Craig Denies That Ele?
mentary Teachers Asked for
School Inquiry.
Investigation of the curriculum of
the public schools was enlivened last
night i>y a sharp lilt between Chairman
Ciiibcri K. Pollock, of the committee,
acid Chairman Charles 1 lutzler. of th;
City School Board, s.> far as ?infor?
mation In regard to the curriculum is
concerned, nothing new was brought
out.
.Messrs. Umlauf and Mitchell took ex- |
??Option to the published remarks of
Chairman Hutrier at the John Marshall'
Night s-. hool contni incctnent excrclsi s.
Members of the committee had been!
fnvlted to attend and to view an exhibit
ol the work of pupils in the manual
training department. but not a membjr
was present, and the fact was com- j
ihented on by Mr. Itutzler. Chairman i
l'olloclt said that If Mr. Hutzlet 's re
marks wer. Intended as a reflection 111 i
the committee, they were highly con- I
trmrtuous. Mr. Pollock added thai ho !
Was informed and believed that many J
teachers had been intimidated and were '
nfr.itd to come forward and testify for j
fear of losing their positions, and ,
asked Mr. itutzler if it wer? not true 1
that he had once said that it might be
hotter to get rid of certain teachers 1
for the harmony of the schools. '
Sometime*) Thought It. " |
"I have carefully avoided s?> ing It," 1
replied Mr. Hutzler. ??though I have
sometimes thought it. 1 have tried to,
j'reserv.. a judicial mind throughout '
this inquiry. SO that I nvay judge fair?
ly when thesp questions com ? up before
t:.< School Board. As to what Mr. Pol?
lock has said, 1 have too much respect 1
for this committee and this audlsnco I
to answer tho chairman in i.lnd."
Miss Cralg, a teacher In th TH grade '
?1 Jefferson School, was the only wit?
ness, remaining on the stand until j
r.tarly midnight. In a prepared paper
sr.e ptated Ui.it the course of study w.,s
too h.-avy, that too much time was
given to physical exercises, manual ,
training and drawing: that tho music j
Sh'ould he limited to singing and not
to an attempt at teaching the notes,
und that some of the exercises w;re|
not suitable for sehool clothing and In !
the eehoolroont, requiring gymnasium j
dr-ss and more space.
TliInks* Work 1? Going nnrk.
Miss Craig thought from her penera!
observation that not as good work was
being don* as ten years ago. when ihr- 1
Meets close in front and
stays so 15? 2 for 2&f
Cluctt, Pcnbody ?c Co., Troy. N.V.
?- kvr.Tv^vftWrr??-.'--?-~ ???? ? _
puplla had fewer subjects, unJ In lier
opinion wore mure thorough. In uh
swor t > Assistant Superintendent Hill
she admitted, however, thai List y '.ir
cent, of the pupils of bei grade
passed their examination for admission
the High School, while ten years .-ko
approximately one-third failed to pass.
in answer to Superintendent Chandler
.-lie stated that the Klemonturv Teach?
ers' Association, formed last September,
had never asked or sought for n hear?
ing before the School Board or pre
.-. nted to it any of the complaints it
had brought to the Council committee,
she was emphatic in saying, however,
that tin- Elementary Teachers' Asso
? latlon had not asked for this Investi?
gation.
SLATE NOMINATED
v n meeting or the lllchniond Chapter,
American Institute <->: Bankliis, held last
night In the Jefferson Motel, the following
?late was nominated for new officers, the
winners to be selected at a meeting on the
night ..f May 16.
For President. A. K. Parker. C. jr. Ko
s.. . Vtce-Prettdent, w. W. Dltlnrd. X.
B. Watii for Secretary. J. C. IIa?. \v. M.
Ooddard; for Treasurer. .1. C. Wheat. J.
W. White! The board of directors will be
.nominated and elected at thu next meeting.
Addttaia.T l-M-rcs: is added to the meet
i Ins on May 1* by the fact that on that date
one or two delegates win l>e chosen to at?
tend annual conven?on of Hie American
Institute rf I'snMnp. i,i be hold In Sait
I.akc City en Aucust 3-r3-34, 1911. A warm
light '.? anticipated over the feleeUon of
these delegates.
FOUND HIS~STUFF
linn Identities It nt Police llrndqtiar
trr,?Clor From Pawnshop.
H. B. Chapeli. who lives in the West
End, near IjCe Park, went to police
headquarters last night and identliled
an overcoat, a suit of clothes and other
clothing. sttppos.Hl to have been stolen
by George Banks, a negro now under
arrest on this and other charges. The
things Identified by Mr. Chapeli were
recovered from a pawnshop.
Sergeants Wr.-n and Wiltshire, who
made the arrest, have Fathered other
evidence nca.ir.st the man and believe
that they will ba able to convict him
of hMisehreaking when the case comes
up in the Police Court next Monday
morntnir. _
is a lesson in focd purity
and quality which should
be learned by every
housewife.
Prove yourself a willing
pupil, madam, by trying
it today. One meal will
make you "letter perfect"
in Tip-Top quality.
Prre, clean, different and
delicious?it really is best.
Refuse Substitutes
Look for the name TIP-TOP on every loaf.
Delightful
Summer Beverages
A wealth of warm weather eue.gef'tiona ~
vou at the Schmidt Store. There are
Lemonade. Grape Juice Cocktails?ami
drcds of othr-r br-ver.irjcs as thirst-qucncli
they are palatable.
Clarets, Sau tomes, Grape Juice, Club
Sazarack Cocktails.
Everything Good to Eat and Drink
Mail Orders Tilled.
Tel. . 504-508
Mon. 101-106. E. Ilroad St.
HERMANN
CONFERENCE MAY
PLACE TIE LIMIT
(Continued From First Pace.)
our rolls by reason of the 'dropping'
process.
Doctrines Discredited.
"Nevertheless, we still face the pat
cut fuct that our distinctive doctrines
are not beiu? cmpruslzed as they once
were. or. \\ here preached, are discre?
dited for the time by a gainsaying
world drunk with vain philosophies
and sated with gluttonous indulgences."
Pleading for an emphasis on the
distinctive Weslcyan doctrines, the re?
port said that they were the only pow?
er to bovo the nation ngulnsl vice.
The report also charged that the
church preaa was 1'c'ng used "as u free
forum by the promoters of disaffec?
tion."
The tendency of ministers U) ?0 to a
church, because tin- salary waa Invit?
ing. Bishop Cranston l ronounced "a
species of commercialism."
The conference ordered a commis?
sion appointed to Investigate the epis?
copal supervision of tin- 326,000 negro
members in Southern Sin tea.
William W. i.ucas, of Meridian; Mlas.,
charged that although Bishop 0 homas
B. Noely'a residence wns fixed as Now
Orleans, the bishop had resided there
not more than thirty d-iys in the last
four years.
Mr. Lucas and all S-\utheSn delegates
declared that unless the negro mom
bers secured tho leadership they
sought, th-.y threatened to separate.
DEATH HASTENED
BY ?WN CARTOONS
iContinii'-d from First !\ige.) !
personally ordered everything done, to j
prolong his lite.
Homer Davenport wtti known to
every English-speaking country for
ilia newspaper onrtoons. His acme of
success ifis reached during the cam?
paign that was waged against William
M Klnley and his chief lieutenant,
Mark Hanna, ;n which he pitilessly
attacked Banna.
Outside of his work as a cartoonist,
Davenport was chiefly known as a
lover of thoroughbred Arabian horses,
and had probably the finest collection
of Arabian st.eds in America at otic;
time on his farm at Morris Plains, N.
J- i
Davenports desire to import Ara-j
blan horses led to considerable diplo?
matic correspondence between Presi?
dent Roosevelt and tin: Sultan of Tur?
key, before the artist was granted per?
mission to secure thoroughbred horsr-a
direct from the desert of Syria. lie
mad. several trips into the desert per?
sonally to secure steeds for his stud.
The farm Mr. Davenport later gave to
Mrs. Davenport.
Hod Desert Fever.
On one of his trips Into the desert.
Mr. Davenport almost succumbed to
the fatal desert fever. Again. In Jan?
uary, 191u, he had a nervous break?
down in San DlcgO, California, and for
a time his life was despaired of.
Mr. Davenport's marital troubles oc?
cupied considerable public attention
some time ago. both he and his wife
suing for divorce in Oregon. Later.
Mrs. Davenport secured a decree of
seperatlon in this State, with alimony
of $400 a month, the custody of their
three children and th* ?\oek farm atj
Morris Plains. His refusal on more
than one occasion to pay the alimony, j
brought Mr. Davenport before the court
on charges of contempt, for which he
was fined $60y
Homer Davenport was born In Sll
verton, Oregon. His first work was
on the San Francisco Examiner, where
I,.- got a job after an experience with
a circus, which he quit because, hsj
said, lie was asked to oil the elephant. '
From the Examiner be went to the.
Chronicle, and since then had worked
? ?n morn than a score of papers in the
country.
BILL RETURNED UNSIGNED
Governor Fo?s Pnll? to Approve "Fall :
Crew" Measure.
Boston. May 2.?The ?full crew" hill
?was returned unsigned to the Legis?
lature by Governor Fosa to-day. Tito
olll would compel railroads In Mussai
chusctts to enrt># six meat on every
thirty-car train and five men on trains
having less than thirty curs. Tin- b'll
passed the Legislature with only two
VOtea against it In the House and only (
one adverse vote in the Senate.
AMUSEMENTS
Illjoii?-*Aun Boyd."
tJood Show by Colored Men.
We fortunate dwellers In Richmond
formed years ago the habit of replying
t.' tho Inquiries of the Ignorant of the
outside world as to our "troubles"
with the colored population: "We don*t
have any; you know, we've got the best
lass of 'darkies' In the world," and
tin- truth of that almost axiomatic
boast was proved again last night,
pvhen the colored people parked tho bal?
cony, gallery and upper boxes, ami the
whites, in goodly numbers, occupied the
'H hestra seats of the Academy of
Music to witness a minstrel perform-!
ance by colored amateurs for the ben- I
efit of a c.oloroi orphan asylum.
Maintaining absolute order and ob- '
serving tho utmost decorum, the upp;r
F~-rtlon of the house took pride In the
interest shown In tho efforts of Its
young men by tho occupants of the
lower floor, and th?y. In their turn, fell
?a sense of pride In a community In
which It was possible for them to dis?
play a friendliness and a sense ol con?
fidence which they well knew would
never, could never, he imposed upon.
And the allow presented by the "Col?
ored Amateur Minstrels" wns Indeed
?s orth seeing. There were, H mu?t bo
ti'.lmltted. a few "rough" hits, which
should have boon omitted, hut. It must
also bo admit tod, they were no worsj
than we aro accustomed to from majiy
regular minstrel organization.*), and H
may ho confldnntly assumed that theso
1.1 im met with tlio disapprobation of the
older, graver arid more thought f til
members of their own race.
J^nvlng U'c.to aside, tho perform
urirf-f w?? more than credhabl? ita n
Wholo, and clever and amtielrisf to (the
last degree in runny of Its numbers,
Bon?s. dialogues and apeolaltles. Time
and again tuo whole hous.,, both tho
upper portion r.tid tho orch?s?lra, broke
I Into roars of wholesome laug-hter and
loa',von of applause,
I Charles G. SurilLl), the .'r-ualrml dlrwc
I tor of i!? ?gxroKHtSoji. is ho remark
nibla n r.j:-tim? pianist that tho In?
termissions, during which lei and his
violin, clarinet, trombone and drum?
mer all without u line of written
muaii tore rag-tim? into shreds, werj
i.e. abort for tiie natlsfai lion, of the
many who appreciated what the man
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i nlggier." had In . .inj manner learned J
I f.-"Jii hin gloomy occupation to be Juss
ab? -;t an funny as Bert Williams ever
<lar?<j to be. Ho ? .\ng "Say No. That's I
All.'" until several of the famous
"Some Minstrel," -.v'.io wore p.resent in
force, h*ld their ? tea, while the houae
rocked] with :nlt:h. and he nnd An?
drew Bowler, a .?iuiuffeur known to
I many of our own people, made of tihn
.'Turkey Trot" a Ing of Krn<-e as well
In* of decency, ; ,!nni Maekenzl-. lh?
i long ".Ilm" r,r Ih .li.ffernon Hol"?, an
j notinced lha<i he had n friend who was
"such it utilek innrer tha-t lie got
runned over i,j automobile. Jumped'
up, caught i Miimlxir. and played
?polley on !: *f. |,a dl*d."
Urn Beano Hann "My Honey Mnn"
Wllh professional m'nstrel nharwlon,
end later, with '.iio real of tho "Acca,
Comedy Four," did a song. called
"Beans" that made oven the "ell re?
hearsed orchestra laugh, while we,
down in front, yelled. Chltman While,
one of end men, prefaced his patter
by saying that he hid "Just come fum
black bcrryln'?dnt i's f been to ;i
cullud funo'al, while his partner,
Arthur Dyson, complained that his
"mother-in-law won't made fum no
man's rib?she Wtia made fum do right
hin' lalg of a mule." before he sang
"Conjure Man" most amusingly
"Moni:" Kggleston, one of the "Jack?
son Ward Sun Flowers," and also of
Hie Norfolk & Western Bond, with
The Valentine Museum
KLKVlCNTIt AND CBAY bTBIiVl'S.
Opnn daily from 10 A. M. to I I*. M.
Admission, 26g, Vre? pe Saturday a
I Dave. Alexander, a. butler In a private
iliouso who has served many of us,
gave an unusually clever cxhlb'tlon of
soft-shoe dancing, and led eight oth?
ers, four of them dressed as women,
[In a well drilled song find dance.
Lcroy Kduionds immitated an old-time
chanting negro preacher In a. manner
;lhat brought waves of laughter from
those who recognized the fidelity of
tlto imitation. Four "boys" dressed
In regular factory costume, did buck
;and wing dancl. .; ro wil ly that the
Ihotiso did not want them to stop.
jThc first of them in particular, who
W. Ian shoes With big lira.ss but
llons, was a bucking genius.
The . performance closed with a cot?
ton picking scene, well staged and
managed, in. Which the line, spoken
by, a. "white") man, ".Thejj tell, mo
that the Southern darkles arc the
happiest people In the world," brought
a .storm of applause from the balcony
and gullfiy.
The rag-time sons' were all well
do:ie, hut the serious songs o.f
minstrel sentiment were, not good,
with one exception?tlio boy who sang
"Down By the Old Mill Stream," ono
Will 11111, sans H right.
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