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CHURCH'S MISSIOK
IS NOT IN POLITICS
(Continued from First rage.)
the opinion thnt the rcforetica In the
Judgment of the assembly at Ijewls
burg to tlx- 'action, language and spirit
of complainant' was unwise and ap?
pears to have been Informal. This as-,
sembly disclaims intention to criticise
the Lowlsburg Assembly or disturb in
any way Its Judgment."
Regarding the complaint of Ldfaydlc
Chunh against the synod of Louisiana.
Which Item of the report was under
consideration when the assembly took
rtctss on Tuesday afternoon, Air Mall
announced thai tha request of W. F.
Stevenson for the records of the cuse
to be rend to the assembly h,.d hi ? i.
withdrawn, and that after having read
the record Mr. Matthews had i'.\pr< HS tl
it as his legal opinion that the com?
plaint 111 the ease was Irregular and
void on its face. That item of the re?
port which recommended that the com?
plaint be not substantiated w:is adapt?
ed. The report of the judicial commit-.
tee as a Whole was then adopted
No Plnee In Politics.
Rev. 13, M. CJreen offered Iho follow-!
lug resolution, which was adopted:
"Resolved, That it is the Ju Igment of
tliis assembly that no Chun h court can
constitutionally cithsr recommend po?
litical measures for adoption by the
Sttite Legislature or attempt to control
the votes of the citizens."
The report of tlip standing commit?
tee on foreign missions showed that
during the past year five new mission- I
url?s have been sent out to Africa, j
three to China, one each to Cuba,
Japan ancl Mexico, and thirteen to f
Korea, and showing the total number
Of missionaries in the stven fields of
the church to bn "17 at the pr?sent
lime. During the past year ISll bap?
tisms werc reported from all mission
stations.
'"'?e report from the different fields
encouraging, and the trying con
dltiotis In Korea, resulting from the
annexation of Korea to Japan, nrcj
being met bravely by the native
Christians. This committee nominated
the following to constitute Lie cam
mlttee to nominate Tor vacancies on '
th2 permanent committee of systematic
t.eneftcence: It--v. .1. I. Vance, with Rev.
I* E. MoXalr, alternate, from the Synod
of Tennessee: Rev. YV It. Dcbytis, with
Rev. F.. F. Abbott, alternate, from th?
Synod of Missouri; Rev. \V. J. Martin.'
?with A M. Scales, from the Synod of!
North Carolina; .1, S. MtlllCC. with W.
P Currell, alternate, from the Synod
t>t Virginia. W. T. Hnrdli, with J. A.I
Lyon, alternate, from th0 Synod of
Louisiana; .foBn Stiles, with A. .T.?Alex?
ander, M. I'., nltirnate, from the
Synod Of Kentucky; Rev. R, t>. Flynn,
with Rev. A. A. Little, alternate, from
the Synod of Georgia; S. D. tVeakliy.
with S. 3. rasseils, alternate, from the
Eynod of Aloibama,
I ommlttee on Faith nf Church.
The number to constitute the c-oni
mine0 to draw up a popular statcmei :
of the faith of the church was. upon
request of Rev. J, I. Vance. Increased
"The Class of Shirt
I've always wanted
at the prices I've
always wanted to
pay."
) _
I You'll say that too,~
when your , dealer
shows you
,Ypu never saw such worth in shirts before because
?o much value was never attempted at the prices.
Jl, $1.50 and up [
Guaranteed rcolor fast?unequaled in style and variety.
-r~r.? , 1
,You can also end all your tie tieing troubles.
Have your dealer show you the collars with the little back
button shield that lets your tie slide freely. No more frayed
ties; no more tie tieing delays; no more tie tieing temper.1
The name of these collars is
15c, 2 for 25c
HALL HARTWELL ? CO.
TROY. N. Y.
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advance complimentary dlstriliallnn of this great work.
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$12 per fet. See illustration and full description in ths display announce
ments printed daily. Mail orders title i under tds itn: offer if yjj
will pay express charges upon rccsip: of set. Ualy orts complimentary
sat can be allowed for any one family.
I Not too enrly for the enrly
I birds.
In order to secure the best
I pick of straw hats we did ns
it inny be wise for you to do?
j we bought enrly.
' Here is the most complete
J assortment and variety you
: have ever had a chmice to pick
j at. !;??'?
' The Henry Henth?London ?
st raw Is the. same popular hat
. It's been for two summers.
? Here's the Du 11 Inp and Berry
specials, too, at $2 up.
! What's your hobby?
Fishing? Golf? Tennis?
Proper wear for all the
I sports is here.
I ~~
from live to fifteen, and the moderator
appointed the following named mem?
bers of the commlltoi: Rev. It. A.
Weibtb. Itev. E. U. Coldwcll, Rev. J. i.
Vance, Rev. lt. C, Reed. Itev. T. II. Rice.
Rev. W. n, Do>byns, Rev. George Sum?
mery, Rev. .1. .?? Lyons, ami ttia fol?
lowing named ruling elders: Judge W. j
V. Somervllle, ex-Governor M. P. An?
sel, Judge .\. (.:. lfowse, ex-Governor i
K. B. ?ilcnn, Oscar Newton. H. E
Ravejul and .1. Lteavls Howe.
The report of the committee on the1
Snbbn/h and fnmlly religion presented
resolutions against the habitual pa
tionagc or* Sunday nuptials, railroad
trips, picture shows und theatres, ami:
recommended that tin- General Assem?
bly condemn these and other forms of|
Sabbath desecration and continue to
use efforts to secure closing i\ the
post-offices and business hotlifca on the I
Sabbath. ? |
A day of special pr.iver was recom?
mended to pray lor a tevtval of fain-j
lly religion. Most of the afternoon
session was occupied with the consul-1
oration of the report of the ,-ui interim
committee On home and school, and af?
ter lengthy discussion, in which several
commissioners took :>.i rt, the report
v as adopted,
tin Home und School.
The. recommendations of the ml in?
terim committee on home ami school
were as follows:
VI. Since In the eighteen years of
The B?rry Golf Trunk.
The sporting man and ath?
lete ore all considered in the
make-up of our Trunk and
Bag stock.
Whatever your needs may
be for travel or junketing,
you'll find .fust the things to
best, serve you here In our
huge Basement Department.
Trunks of all good sorts, $4
to $25.
Wardrobe Trunks, $20 to
$65.
A Berry Special Bag or Suit
Case at $5, that looks like a len
spot!
A generation of wear to 'em.
Ms existence, only thirteen families
have taken advantage ol the offer made
by the home ami school to furnish to
missionaries, while on furlough a home,
free board and tuition for their chll-'
dien; that the contemplated home for
this purpose i>e erected at Montrcat,
North Carolina, and the management,
of the Mountain Retreat Association
be authorized to solicit funds for
building a sufficient number of cottager
designed for summer.
"2. That the whole matter of educa?
tion of children of the foreign mis?
sionaries be referred to the executive!
committee of foreign missions, with
suggestion that whore practicable they
unite with other churches in the es-1
teblishmcht and support of preparatory
schools, where needed, in the foreign I
held, and the payment of traveling ex?
panses of teachers in reaching the I
foreign Held ue continued.
":;. That the institution. Known a>
Krodcrirksburg College, ho separated
from the home and school, and that
the hull.lings and grounds of Frcd
oricktburg College be offered to the
present mauugeilienl free of rent tot
two years under condition that they
ma'ntuln the cvllege us presast or?
ganised, keep the property Insured and
ray for repairs, the assembly to pay
interest on present Indebtedness, but
to be In no way respons'ble for the
management of. the Institution.
"4. That the policy of the churcn
shall henceforth be to gl\e equal aid
to widows mid families of deceased
ministers When in need of financial as?
sistance. Irrespective of place of resi?
dence or agency througn which help of
the church Is extended. The nld In
every case being so far as the church
can give It, in proportion to actual
need.
"This action is not to be construed
nr. abrogating for the present any un?
derstanding or agreement between the
executive committee of foreign com
m'ttee missions, and missionaries, on]
the foreign Heids.
"5. That dating from June 1. 1912.
the age limit beyond which the ad?
vantage of the home and school shall'
bf withdrawn shall be in tho case of
boys sixteen, of gills, eighteen."
Rev. K. T. Wellford submitted a sub-i
stltutc to the report nt the committee;
the substitute recommending that the
home and school continue to be con?
ducted at Frcderlcksburg as in the
past. The subst'tute was lost.
Committee Resign*.
A popular meeting In the Interest
of foreign missions was held this eve?
ning, follow i d by a business meeting
of the assembly, inuring the business
session the following paper was of?
fered:
"The undersigned members of the
assembly's permanent committee on
systematic beneficence, believing? the
action recommended by i'm commit?
tee mi bills and overtures and adopt?
ed by the assembly mi May 21 as sub?
versive of one of the main purposes
tor which the committee was raised;
and regarding the action as Implying
censu/e on the committee, which has
in no case gone beyond the positive
instructions of tho assembly^ hereby
tender to you tholr resignations from
membership thereon:
?'William R. Dobyiis, Missouri; Thomas
S. Clyce, Texas; .lohn Stiles, Ken?
tucky; John S. Munce. Vlrgin'a;
11. E. Rnvencl. South Carolina; Oa
cur Newton. Jr.. Mississippi"
'I'ht- moderator requested Rev. 11. C.
Reed to take the chair while he spoko
to the paper.
He said that while the assembly had
the perfect right to change its' policy
toward this committee as it bad done,
that the course followed meant to
lay the committee '"Oil the shelf." and
that certain members ui the commit?
tee were not willing t<. hold that '11-,
active relation, and without any ill
feeling lovilfcrd any one. desired to
resign.
W. F. Stevenson offered the follow -
Inn substitute, which whs adopted;
"RcsfilVCd, That tills assembly here?
by . spressi s its appreciation of the
Valuable services rendered by the sys?
tematic- beneflclence committee, and
intended in no wise to relied on the
members of the eomm'ttce or its great,
woik by Us restrictions placed on the
scope of its Jurisdiction, and disclaims
any intention to make any such ro?
ll eel I on and' earnestly requests the
members who have resigned to recon?
sider this action and withdraw their
i eslgnatlon."
The motion of re-entering again
the Counyll "f the churches of Christ
In America taken by the. assemblv was
not without opposition from some of
tin- membisVS, but the motion was car
vied Effort was rr.n?e to tnke the
report on Romanism from tho docket
Ithis evening, but the motion to take
i..wH until to-morrow morning pie-'
vn'lcd.
Regiment Forming
for Immediate Duty
Annnpolln, Md., Mut 22.?A flurry
im? OTi-atcil amone the member* of
the marine garrlnon nt inched to
the uuvol hncrarika here to-night
when ordern were dlnpatnbed to
all marlnea In town on leave to
report at the barrack* nt once.
It la ?nid iinofflclnlly that n regl
merit In being forme,l 'to leave for
duty on the Mrilmn border or In
Cuba within the lint tvtctv? bourn.
It I? nnld tbnt the innrlnen will
lenv?. In heavy mnrchlna- order to?
morrow morning.
(Continued fi ni First Pago)
and lie hesitated tt little before ho
said:
"As I know nothing :?t nil about that
project I cannot talK to you about it.
Any activity on my part in the iiuati
clal world will depend entirely op my
hcaltn. At the- present time I have no
plans whatever."
Asked If a cabled rcpt ; t that he had
Inspected an ocean liner at Bremen?
haven with a vi. w of purchasing it
foi service on this .-lie of tho Allan
tu- was authentic, Mr. Morse said thut
In hud not been in Uremen ut all.
Morao willingly posed tilth Ins wife
f"i a photOgrnpl an 1 alter he ? h.lel
gene in low again, Mro. Morse said ho
hud improved more on the trip hack
than during theii -lay in Europe.
"Mr. Morse Is by no means robust,
although he ?:?> iblc to exercise In
tho gymnasium I v. .< day und walk
on deck," che said.
"We have no Unite plans, and it
will be difficult to keep him from
starting to work again; but we have
got to live. I would work myself it
necessary, but t at necessity in not
now apparent, and probably will never
arise.'
.Mis. Morse her-. I: seemed In excel
lt nt health and spirits.
"Von don't know what it menus to
have him back," she said. "I am very
happy and thankful to have him and
my children with mi . 1 hop,, the boys
will lie at the pi. r to meet us. for (hoy
I are lovely fellows."
Boih Henjamlti and Barry Morse
were at the pier, and accompanied Mr,
land Mrs. Morse to the West lift v -
eighth Street home.
OBITUARY
James w. biimnn.
James w. Oilman. Confederate v. ;
? ran and cntra- to . died 'lue:..lav af?
ternoon in his home, I'll Clav Street
in the eighty-sixth year of "his nge.
I he funeral wili take place this uf
ternoon at i o'clock from the clay
Street Methodist Church, The lullow
? grandchildren of the octogenarian
win act .is pallbi -..is: K. Atwlll all-i
man. Stewart Oilman, W. .1. Ollmutl.
Jr., Julian A. Oilman, J. JVythc How
ard, Harold Oilman, William n. Tyler
and \Velford L. Tyler.
It. j;. l.ee Camp No j. United Con?
federate Veteran-, will attend the
ueral e.f their comrade in a body, while
representatives rrom Marshall Lodgu,
Knights ..f Pythias, will also be pres?
ent. .Mr. Oilman was a prominent llg
ure in the activities both these or?
ganisations.
Mr. Oilman, who was probably tlie
Oldest contractor in the Stute nt tile
time of his death, was born in Han?
over county, moving to Richmond In I
early youth. lie spent his life her..-!
as a plastering . ontractor. During
the Civil War he served in the Con?
federate army In the riefr-ni<* of Rich-|
mond.
He was a lifei. nz member of Clay
Street Methodist Church and nt onqj
time a member of the Common Coun?
cil.
Itogrer fircgojry.
Roger Gregory, youngest child nt
Oscar i'. Gregory and "Evn J. Gregory,
died yosterday afternoon nt 1:20
o'clock.
The funeral e. II take place th's uf
terntton a; :. o'clock from the resi?
dence, 1506 Hanover Avenue.
Hunter It. Ittirfuot.
Hunter 1?. Rurfoot. son of the late
Thpmas M. Bur-foot, died yesterday
afternoon at 4:10 o'clock in the resi?
dence of his brother. 11 T. Burfoot,
Hi; Hast Clay Street. Tie wns thirty
two years old at the time of Iiis drat Ii.
Mrs. Kannte Wood,
f Special to The Tlmes-tDlspatch.]
Lynchburg, '"a.. .May 22.?Mrs. Fan
hie Wood, aged sixty-sis year*, widow
of Samuel Wood, who died here ten
! ..us ago, d'ed Monday ayfernoon at ?
! her home, 110 V Street, her death com
i lug Alfter an illness of live or six
j meint Its.
Mis* r.lcnnor ScrugUN.
. Salem, Va . May 22.?Miss El?
eanor Scruggs, second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Scruu-gs. of
Broad Street, died yesterday afternoon!
as the result ..f nn operation perform?
ed at the Jefferson Hospital Tor a
complication of diseases.
, Siie js survived, by her parent*, three
? Isters, Misses Mary. Johnsle and
j Nina, n'tid '-tie brother, Augustus
Scruggs.
j The funers services were helel at
'10 o'clock this morning from the resi
I dence. condtli teel by Rev. John Scott
Meredith, of the Eplscopn! Church,
and tiie remains were taken on the
coon train to Ucdford.
Henry W. Mosrlcy.
Norfolk. V. May 22.?Henry W.
CMo^eiey, a w M-known and highly es
.tectmed clttxcn died yesterday at his
I hoiiKip. 17 West Westover Avenue, after
a lingering illness, aged thlrty-slx
years. Ho R a a native of Virginia,
and had resided In Norfolk for fifteen
years. Ha vas In the commission
!'business, ':>?-.: uellnlng health necers!
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\ Above : !l you should kno'.v
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i For more than h ilt a century Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has been
before the public, and its increasing success proves its merit ancj hon?
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found ii pure and full of medicinal virtue: doctors have prescribed it,
and ministers of the Gospel, temperance advocates and people in all
walks <if life have used ii, and all endorse it as a most effective tonic
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the government us a medicine during the Spanish-American war.
Sold in SEALED BOTTLES ONLY by druggists, grocers and dealers, or direct.
SI.00 a large Ixrttlc. If your dealer cannot supply you, write us, and we will tell
you when- it <.hi he bought. Our doctors will send you advice and valuable illus?
trated medical booklet free on application.
Hie Dutiy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester. X. Y.
tatcd his retlrexriciit some months ago. |
lie la survived by his Wife, formerly j
Miss Grace K. Prltchard, of Norfolk:
also by ?..is mother, .Mrs. Louise Vr?n.
able M?sMcy, of Lyn-hburg; two sis
tors. Sirs. W. n'. BroWn, of Danville,
an.i Mrs. Georg? Venaible, of Lynch
burg, and thr?-0 brothers. B. W. and
A. M. Moseloy, of Greenville, N. c. and
G. Carrington Moseley, of Htchlnond.
Ho was a member of Colley Memorial
Presfbyterlah Church,
Mr*. Bllznbrlli \llcn Whltenkcr.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch,J
Itristol, Va? May 2'J.?Mrs, Rllaaboth
Allen Whltenkcr, oged forty-live, wife
?f Alexander it. Wtiltoakcr, a Bristol
lawj'or, died this morning after an
illness of several months. She ?* sin
v'ved by her husband and two daugh
ters, .Mary Allen and Nannie Prances
Whltcaker. Mrs. Whlteuker was a
native of Gibs county, a daughter of
William and Nannie All. n. She was)
a pupil at Martha Washington College,
at Ablution, when Bishop E E Hoss
was at the head of Unit School, and.
later was a member of the faculty.
She later was a teacher in Bulllns Col-1
lege here. She married Mr, Whltcaker I
in 1 Sf?l. .
It ober i \. Jennings.
[Special to ThoTlmos-Olspatch.]
Frederlckaburg, Vn., May ?Rob.
! ert A. Jennings, a well-lthown farmer
of Spotsylvanla county, died at h's
: home last night, aged sixty-three
: years. He is survived by his widow
I and on.> daughter.
Mrs. Mnry A. Illnkr.
I Imperial to The- Tlmes-IJl?patch.}
I Vred-rl oksburg, Vn., May ii.?Mrs.
I Mary A. Blake, wlftow of P. N. Blak*;
and mofher of W. N. B'akc, of this |
I City, the oldest resident of Stafford'
county, died last night at her home!
near. Beren Church, four miles from ,
th's city, at the ag-? of ninety y?ars
and seven months. She had nearly all
j of her life been a member of Bereu
I Baptist Church, and was widely known,
! She Is survived by seven childrf n, four
I sons and tikrcj daughters.
Mr.*. nettle II. Cnlrmnu.
[SpcctMl to The Tlmos-Dlspat-ch.1
Frederieksburg, Va., May 22.?-Mrs.
Bet Hi H. Coleman, widow of B?ffln II.
Ooleman and mother of Mrs. John C.
Willis, of this city, diod last night at
her home In Caroline county, aged
eighty-Six years. She was from early
iromanti/niil a. mcm.'her of Bethany Bap?
tist Church, nr.il Is survlvd b>' five
daughters. The funeral services will
be 'held tb-morro-v, conducted by Be v.
.T. S. Byland Interment In the family
burying ground
Jeremiah Snvt.yer.
(Special to The Tlmes-lDlsr?atch.] I
Elir.alboth City. N. C, May 22.?-J.-re
miah Sawyer, one of the most widely
known and oldest citizens of Bllza
jbetli City, died this morning at 2
j o'clock at his home. In West Ehrlng
DEATHS j
BURFOOT?Died, at the residence of
his brother, lt. T. Burfoot, :il7 Bast
Cary Street, May ii. 1912, at 4:40
I A. M., HUNTER D. BUB FOOT, son
of the late Thomas M. Burfoot, aged
thirty-two years. [
I Funei'dl notice later.
GREGORY?-Entered into rest. May 28,
1912. 1:20 A. M.. ROGER, youngust
child of Oscar C. and Eva J. Greg-1
Funeral from the residence, 1506'
I Hanover Avenue. MAY 2ft, ? P. M.
Friends and acquaintances 'n vi ted
to attend.
BECK?Died, at* Norfolk. Vn., May 22,1
MRS. ANNIE BUCK, wife of Joseph
Beck. She leaves two slaters. Mrs.
Catherine v. Frlck and .Mrs. mis
Frlek, of this city.
Funeral not'eo later.
GARDNER?Died, at her home. Pres.
quo Isle, Louisa countv. Tuesday
afternoon, MRS CLARA GARDNER,
aged sixty-eight years.
Funernl THURSDAY, May 23,?at
11:30 o'clock, from her res'dehee.'
I
OILMAN ?Died, at his residence. 911
West i'lav Street, at ?, P. M-. May 21,
J. W. OILMAN, aged eighty-six.
? Funeral from Clav Street M. B.
Church Till" ft SHAY, at I o'clock.
Fflends and acquaintances Invited
to attend. Interment at Hollywood.
STERN?Entered Into rest, at R?ther
Glen, Carolino county. May 22, MUS.
ELIZABETH 11 ALL STERN, mother
of Jo Lane stern and Cary Ellis
Stem.
Funeral will take place THIS AF?
TERNOON at the ..Id homestead.
TYBEE? Entered into rest. May '.'-!.
0:36 P. M.. at his residence. 7 17 (Vest
Main Street. CRAY TV REH, aged
twenty-two years, son of Hailic 1*
and the late Andrew W. Tyree.
? \ Funeral notice later,
haus .Street. Thi? funeral services will
lie held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock
.from th* home, and will be conducted
/by tho Rev. Claudius 1". Stnlt 1, rector
of i'hrlst Spiscopal Church, and the
Itev. ? K. W .'?-.one. pastor of the r:r<*t
Baptist Church. The interment will
:>* |n the family burying ground, near
the home.
Air. Sawyer was *evcn,ty-?Tght years
of age, and Is survived by a widow,
who was Miss Bett!? Cartrwrlght, of
Sralem Township, In fhla county; three
daughters, M.?s Narcissus, Sawyer, of
Bllxaibebh City: Mrs. Kll.t /.r!g|Pr, of
Bdetiton, and Mrs. Mary Wright, of!
Oxford, nnd two sons, Krnest I. and!
Hoy Sawyer, both of this city. One1
of his sons. Hon J, Heytwodd Sa/wye'r,
wlto was one of .Vorth Carolina's -mos: '
prominent attorneys, preceded him by
several month*. |
William P. Marsh.
[Special to The Tlmes-tMspstch.]
Chnrlottesvtllc, Va? .May 22._Wil?
liam 1". H*rsh, aged seventy-two, a
veteran Of the Civil War, Is dead at
his home ii"ir Profllt. this county,
after an Illness extending over two
year-:. ll<? was a native of Greene
county and served four years In the
war In the Fifty-sixty Virginia Refci
[mcnt. lie was tw|co fcmrrlcd. Iiis
first wife was Miss Susan Garrison,
and Iiis second, who survives, Miss
Miry f Burgess. Me leaven the f .1
lowlng children: By the nrst marri?
age?James C. and William 11 Marsh,
of this city; Mrs. Georgia Kenney. of
Wood rid go; Samuel N. Marsh, of Lo?
gan. W. Va ; Mrs. W. K. Draper, of
Alexandria, and Mrs. W. II. Richard?
son, of Monroe. By the second m-iv:l
nge?Archie Marsh and Mrs. C. Howl?
ing. Of Rio; Mrs. T. Sheffield and Mrs.
J. it. Truslow, of Nelson; Mrs .1. K.l
llngsworth, of Staunion: Mrs. C. Ulx.
of I'endleton, and Einhielt and 'teste
Marsh, of Rio. There arc thirty-eight
grandchildren and two great-grand?
children.
Albert I). Warner.
[Special to The Tlmcs-1 llspatch.]
Warsaw. Va., M,y 22?Mhert 13.
Waraer, aged thirty-eight years, a
Prominent citizen and postmaster nt
Warsaw, died this afternoon at I
o'clock, following nn Illness of about
two days.
COURTS 10 PASS
ON LIME BILL
(Continued from First Page.)
to aoo the- State embark In various
forma of private business.
it Is charged thai Iho title of the
ttct I? misleading, slnco Its primary
purpose Is not to ?Ivo employment to
certain long-term ami dangerous con?
victs, but to provide llmo lor farmers
I at less than the market price or co>t
of its manufacture. It in asserted that
were the Stat ? to establish and equip
two plants such aa arc now proposal,
not more than twenty convicts could
reasonably he given employment, ami
that only for about six months of the
year, while as a matter or fact, fully
two-thirds of those engaged In operat?
ing such plants must be other than
convicts, since the operation of the
machinery win require skilled mechan?
ics and reliable und trustw irthy oper?
atives.
Tii.- hill churges that the lime-grind
trig a-t It; directly In conflict with Sec
j Hons M7 and Iis c.r the Const-ttil'on
<>r Virginia, which provide for a State
I Penitentiary und its management by a
hoard of nve directors, oppo!;ited by
the Governor. The lime Mil does not
recognise-it he prison board, hut creates
a new convict lime board, composed of
the Governor, tho Superintendent of the
Penitentiary and tin Commissioner of
Agriculture. Yet Section us ?nys that
the prison directors shall "hate Ho
government and control of the p-nl
Icntlary, branch prisons an 1 prison
farms, and shall appoint the Aupcrln
tendents and surgeons thereof." Tho
act Is lielil to be in violation of Section
S5 of ttie Constitution In regard to tho
manner provided for expenditure Of
public funds, but the chief basis of
constitutional objection on tho part <>T
the lime manufacturers Ho- In Section
ISC of the Constitution, whfeh provides
that neither the credit of the State nor
of any county, city or town shall l-e
granted in aid cf any person, assocla
'tlon or corpora t ion. "nor shall the State
[ subscribe t<> or become Interested In
rthe stock or obligations of any com
I pany. association er corporation, .for
[tlie purpose of aiding In the conMrtc
| tlon or maintenance of it?i work; nur
I.hIuiII ihr State become n pnriv |o or
' become Interested In any anrk of Inter.
\ iuiI Imiirovemenl, except public roads,
or engaged in Hie mro'tnic on ol ?tu h
I v?ork."
The act Is described as nn attempt:
on the part of the Legislature at tho
Instance of rertaln farmers and others
to appropriate and Use for other than
public purposes public funds arising
from taxation and the TtoustltUtlOn Is
iiL-.iln quoted to show that no tax tnnv
he levied save for public purpose*. r.o~
may public funds be appropriated for
other than public purposes, as such,
funds have to be replaced by taxation.
After citing nil of thesr matter?. thO
bill prays that William Hodges Mann,
Governor of Virginia; James H. Wood,
Superintendent of the Penitentiary,
and George W. Kolner, Commissioner
of Agn iulture. which three .ifTic. j
constitute the so-called "Convict Lime
Hoard" mentioned in and attempted ">
be created by tie llmo grinding bill,
and <'. Leo Moore, Auditor of Publla
Accounts, ami A. W, Herman,
TrKasurer of Virginia, may be mn-li
parties defer,dant to the bill and he
required to answer same, answer en
oath being waived.
Ti.at procea slssui against all of tho
above named.
That the Lime Grinding art and efldt
an.) every provision thereof may bo
declared unconstitutional, null and
I
That the Governor, Superlntcndenl
tho Penitentiary and Commissioner of
.. .. ultun constituting the Coi 1
1,1 nn Board ttemi I I to bi ? ted
by the act described in iy ho enjoined
? i restraint tl from d' i - ay ?? ' ai I
taking any step under or by clrtue
to carry out or give effect to tho
direction,* provisions or authority of
said Ol t.
That the Auditor qt Public Acco ir.t*
and Treasurer of Virginia, and each
of them, be enjoined mid restrained
from paying to any person any money
,. i , . ... ol the provisions o?
i said ncl and from drawing nnv war
i r.mt or checks on account of the ap?
propriation attempted to he made by
said act. and from in any way doing
anv act or t.iking any step under <-r
|,y virtue ?t or to curry out and u-|vo
otlect any direction, authority
provision of said act
The bill is signed by the Shenadpatt
Lime Compr/ly, i. P. Dillon. Edward
I Dillon, Eagle Lock Lime Company*
I Warner Moore Urne Company, Rlvertort
Lime Company. Inc. Powhatan Lime!
Company, Inc.. .lohn C. Paxton, W. .v.
McAnge Company, inc.. T. C. Andrews
& Company, Inc.. Charles W. Prlddy
A Company. Inc., A. S. Lee <t- Sons*
Company. Inc.. by lib hard Kv.-ivu
i Jtyrd and Braxton & Egglcston, cotin-t
sei.
The most wonderful summer play?
ground in America. We'd like tosend
you our picture booklet about it.
Mailed free. It tells of the unimaginable
beauty of these mountains in
summer; the joy of breathing
the life-giving air; of mountain
climbing, tramping, riding,
golf, tennis, and every summer
sport; of the endless
Social Life and Gayety
of sumptuous hotels filled with
people worth knowing; of
charming little hotels and boarding places
at moderate prices.
Summer train schedule in effect June 24th
Fnmoni
The MaUam?
lHxvllta Notch, N.n,
Capacity aio
Intervals llotiho
IntorvMe, x.ii.
Capacity 12.'?
Th? Mount ri*aaaiit
Rretton Wood*: N.II.
Capacity MS
Mnplcwooil Hotel A Inn
lletlilohein, Maplewoorl
station, N.n,
Capacity MO
The Sinclair
lIcllllRlli-ln. N il.
Capacity no
Mountain View floufio
\\ hiteflelrt. N.n.
Capacity IV)
Ml. Madison House
Oorham, N 11.
Capal lly i!O0
Hotels
Fauran Homo
Kabyan. N.II.
Capacity ."'o
The Mount Washington
Itretton Woods, S.u.
Capacity ?m
Tbc Crawford House
Crawford Notch, N.II.
Capacity HO
Twin Mountain ROSSO
Titln Mountain, N.II.
Capacity HO
Newrrofilo nonse.t rot?
ates, I'ranconla Notch,
N.H.
Capacity MO
The WaumbcV * Cot
laset. Jefferson, N.n.
Capacity too
Sunset Hill Honso
Sugar Hill. N.II.
Capacity boo
A booklet worth rendinc in
conslderlncsummer plans. Write
for It lo
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