The times dispatch. [volume], July 08, 1912, Page 10, Image 10

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Store Closes July and August at 5 P. A'/., Saturday's 6 P. M.
ANNOUNCE
For To-day July 8lh.
A Sale of Embroidery Robes
Complete patterns?ready to be put together
Beautiful Embroidered Robes, made of ibe sheerest batiste and Swiss, in ef
fective combinations of embroidery and lot-in lace designs. Some of these patterns
represent the most beautiful conceptions in the new art rope stitched embroidery
work, and must be seen to be appreciated.
About Half Value $5.98, $6.98 and $7.98 per Robe
Note particularly that each pattern contains 2 ? yards of 45-inch embroidery
flouncing and 2 . yards of embroidery insertion to match, also i}i yards of plain
material.
On sale tbis morning in the Embroidery Section on the main floor.
FINE ALLOVER WASTING. AN "ALLOVER" BARGAIN.
A newly arrived lot of Swi^s Allovers?22 To-day we shall sell Fine Allovers?large
inches wide in English eyelet, designs; bean- designs on very fine French lingerie materials
t if nl good-, especially adapted to CQ ?values S2.50 a yard and up. An <P"| Cfi
waist making; pci yard . . :. ?s?/C | extraordinary bargain at, per yard vjLokJXJ
BRANCH EXCHANGE
FOR BELLCOMPANY
Great Telephone Development in
West End Requires Addi?
tional Equipment.
rian* arc being prepared by the
Southern Boll Telephone and Tele
giaph Company for a new branch ex
Change building to be located In the
vicinity of Robinson Street and Floyd
Avenue The enormous development ?
(be house telephone business through?
out the western part of the c'ty neces?
sitates this change, according 16 tele
phonti ofllcials. When completed It
win add a third name to tho list of
calls now represented by "Madison"
and ??Monroe." It is claimed that there
win be no delay in Service. One will
merely call "West End 2436" instead of
"Madison" or "Monroe." as at pres?
ent.
A few years ago. when the Bell Com
panv secured a general franchise to
operate in Richmond. >t erected H->
central exchange at Eighth and Grace
streets, the geographical centre of tho
city, and Its system of conducts
radiates from that point In all dlrec-<
(Ions. In but a short time the ere,-'
tion of a larger annex building was
necessary to meet the growing busi?
ness, and two switchboards were need?
ed where one served formerly. Now
the great main conduit under Grace
Street leading to the West End I*
filled to Its limit. To supply the hun?
dreds of ntw houses being erected
through the \v.-st End with telephone
service and to meet the constantly
growing demands it win be necessary,
If the central building Is to be ttsed.
with a third switchboard there, to
build a new conduit. The location of
a branch exchange it, the West End
will save this ?est. and will also saVo
ahout two miles of wire for each tele?
phone hereafter installed in that ?Iis
trtct. A cable of ample size win con
r.ert the two cxehrtnges, The ?-c|o. tl?h
of the new s'te a's. far.VWcsl as Robin?
son Ptrert Indicates the belief of the
company t-.st there w'.l be a further
development west of the Boulevard in
the ne'ghborhood of thn Rcncdlctlnn
College .-.nd Rattle Abbey, while the
choice of a new geographical c entre of
the West End as far South ns Floyd
Avenue Indicates the- bel'ef tb.at there
?will Shortly be a large development in
the nelghbo-hood surrounding Wil?
liam Bvrd Park. Work on the new
exchange building v. ill begin 'n the
fall, ar.d the transfer of West End
telephones to the new switchboard will
be accomplished hex! spring, according
to prei, ht plans.
WELL. IT'LL BE A PICNIC
Tollce (,<-t Ready f-.r lllgecNf Event ..f
Venr on .Inly
The police on .!u!\ : t proltsis-s
to be the biggest and lost ever Al?
ready the committee Iii charRc Is . i< -.
ly watching the local market to obtain
the best of all good things to cat, nhd
tinder the direction e,f Chef Puffv .1
menu fit to terhpt n klrig will he
served, old-fashion..! Brunswick str-w,
of course, will occupy conspicuous
place. Rvt the full list of nil the
things to satisfy the inner man ha::
'
in many forms, espet ;. 11* .
le-tic events Captain Barfoot regards
Iiis forthcoming alew-eatlng contest
with Captain Epps almost riii atli-'
le.tlc event, and yesterday nimbi
that he had already g?ne in trhltilni
SAYINGSBAHK
RICHMOND
HI/CMAINST.
?-???-J
The prurient man lr,c,ks e,:ir for
the future and saves his money;
One dollar starts an account with
u>.
CHRIS. MANNING
IS ON THE WEND
Hopes to Leave Town This Week
for Philadelphia and !
Atlantic City.
I
So many friends have called lately'
upon police Commissioner Chris Mnn
nlng Jr. at his home in North Twch
ty-slxth Street, that it has been neces?
sary for the doctors to shop thi th away,
l)Ut those who K'>t beyond the lines
yesterday wer.- extremely grn tilled t-i
llnd th.it Str. Manuln-: .us greatly im?
proved. Much of this improvement' is
due to li e fact thnt vis'.to:? v ere not
permittel :o sec him, and Mr. .Mninln
Haid yostori'.ny thai h ? hoped and ex?
pected to b.:.ve the city this week f"r
piillttdo'.dil.t and Atlantic city. Mrs.
Manning v 111 accompany bin?.
Mr. Mnnrlng probahiy has more p .r
soiial Iricnds than rtr.y tne man in
Richmond. When it was first an
S nouneed that be was Ml. the telephone
1 at bis residence had to be muffled, and
i then, before hi? doctor knew It. lie
j bad rlrrirod tip another telephone, with
I the receiver under bis pillow. That
wns quickly rut out Before that hap.
p. n< d, the commissioner was using it.
although ho Is s.nls'l -d now that th3
bist thing to ilo 1.? to dc as the doctors j
ray. By so doing, he is almost op Ms '
fi r?, but he won't stiiv tin re if his
fri lids brralt by the door n t II dun
i about the Baltimore convention au I
I ib.. fight for the Administrative Ho:-.-.l
.lust as soon as she heard thai Mr.
Manning was better, a woiit.in tnlli-d
up to find If be would appear bc-iOro
a Council committee to advocate an
ordinance for the creation of the job
of matron nt the First Police Station.
Mr. Manning yesterday requested a
newspaper friend to .state that while
he was heartily In favor of the nieas
ulie, be did not feel Strong enough to
BCI oil ami -p. al. for it. While Ins
friends will rejoice over the news that
he is b.-ti. r, thi y will not bo permitted
to storm bis room to tell him so. The
man on th cgnte is too wise for that,
and It won't help matters to flash a
I fire badge or a rinss.
DETECTIVES SEEK
: PRICE !N NORFOLK
j Alleged Slayer of Thomas Sea
I holdt May Have Gone to Tide?
water Section, Police Say.
Although most Information now in
?
; them i.. i . ;:? ?.. m .-.t Willie Harris
J Price, wanted to\ thi murder of
Thomas <'ha Ik ley sSeabolrit last Friday
I obtained yestcrduy which indicated
t:
' ? ?
Mu. Bessie Walker, in whose home
?
?
j i.iondi Sin told Captain of Detcc
live? MeMahon. now a-ling Chief ot
was aw .it - t
? VVaikfr has left her Allen Av
i ill Orel W< :<? 'i( tailed (o wat
I'sclf to :.r-.:'t by attempting i?
j the woman
Captured In Washington.
I Willig Carter, colored, was arrested!
in Washington yesterday for the Rich- j
j niond authorities, The police here 1
I want hint on a warrant sworn out by \
him with a .serious offense. Detective^
. . ?'? icellani was gent for the pfls.
oner, and he returned with him last
\riri?if,i f,.r Sellins Whisker,
Robert Mayo, colored, was aj rested
yesterday by Officers Duffy and Harris
, on the charge of Helling whiskey with
X out a llccnss,
?
?
MaUon Is not incltt
t Price will expose hi
CITY EMPLOYES
OPPOSE DELAY
Join Councilmen in Fighting
Plan to Refer Elections to
New Board.
A joint session of the Common
Council and Board of Aldermen Is
called for Wednesday night at S o'clock
for the election of city officers und
Icpartmcnt heads. None of the In?
cumbents has opposition, but the tight
will come ovet a motion to postpone
the election of such officials as the
Admlnlstral1 o Board will hereafter
elect, until that board takes office on
January 1 next. It Is argued that It
would be Unfair to elect Official heads
for thi water, gas. and other depart;
me-nts for it period of nvn years from
duly l, anil those holding to this view
favoi tin- plus <>: allowing the pres?
ent officers t-> continue in office with?
out formal action. A majority Is re?
port..1 to oppose it, preferring to be
secure in their Jobs for at least the
fir.-t year and a half under the Ad?
ministrative Board, even If changes
are made after that time. Home coun?
cilmen hold that it will take the new
board a year to familiarize Itself with
Its einlies and learn the working of
the yarl?u? departments, and that an
ciect'on of omcors at this time will
prevent the incoming board from tak?
ing nny rnsh steps or making changes
w'lhout n full knowledge of the situa?
tion.
j Tlo joint session will also elect a
police commissioner from Clay Ward
foi a period of s'x years Commis?
sioner Llmmott w. Thomas win suc
?. . .1 himself without opposition. Clyde
W SSUhdcrs, who had announced his
cahdidacy In opposition, retired from
the race after the ward delegation in
caucus agreed to name Mr. Thomas.
In releasing friends In both branches
who had pledged him their support.
Mr. Baundefa tald that he had always
favored abiding by the result of a
ward caucus, and saw no reason to
make an exception in his own case,
FEAR ACCIDENTS
Police sn< That Motorists i.i\r III?
leaillnu Signals When Making Turns.
Drivers. especially nutohioblllstfl,
since th? Inauguration of the traffic
ordinance, have fallen Into a hubit
which, the police say. Is apt to be the
cause of some serious accidents.
The traffic ordinance provides that
nil (irlvers about to bring a vehicle
to a stop or make a turn to the left
or right shall Indicate by a s-gnnl of
the hand or whip of their Intention.
It has recently been observed that
motorists Have beeil Mcnallinfr with
their right hand alone. no matter
whot, way th.-y Intend to turn. To
correctly gi\c an idea to pedestrians
rind drivers Of other vehicles. th> right
j band should be' used as a signal to
I show a turn is about to be made to
the rlvht The (eft hand should be
! used to Indicate n turn to the left. It
j Is pointed out that persons who 11 a?
these signals correctly w'll he mlS
I guided by some person using the right
\ hand and make a turn to the loft,
ahd ? i collision will result.
The police are m a eiunndar..' lust
how to remedy the situation, and u
is a matter which will probably en?
gage I lie attention of the Boaiel of
Police Commissioners at the next
meeting.
WANT FAS! TRAIN
! SfUO RICHMOND
j Business Men Will Urge Cham
j her to Help Get Eight-Hour
Service From New York.
MAY ASK COMMISSION'S AID
Richmond-New York Slccpw
Could Cut One Hour and 37
Minutes From Schedule.
Business :non who do hot see nny j
! Imu.cd'ate prospect ol securing a j
I union station in Richmond because of
; the topographical conditions, will
1 make an cftort, through the Chamber
of C01 tmerce ami other commercial '.
I < "ganlzatlons. to have the Richmond,
j Krederii ksburg und Potomac Railroad j
1 operate an eight-hour train front New ,
! York to this city. Having made a
careful study of train schedules, they |
i win submit foots which they claim j
arc convincing, and which I hey claim
v ill convince railroad officials that the
I reouest is practical and reasonable, j
j in this connection It was said yester
j day that the aid and Influence of the j
I state Corporation Commission will be j
! sought, and when the "briet" has boon '
j prepared the Chamber will be asked
I to submit It to Preside!.'. William H. I
j White, of the Richmond. Fredericks- 1
jbtirg and Potomac Railroad
inasmuch as Mr. White's company Is
i now operating, in conjunction with
the Pennsylvania Railro ..!. an eight- :
hour train from Richmond to New ,
work, the business poop'., will Join in
the petition that the same service be
provided from New York to V.ichmond. i
v. 1111? Something raster.
They contend that i' ear; be easily |
done. What they specifically desire ,
I Is a faster service into Richmond for ]
I the train leaving New York at 12:30 .
I A. M.. and arriving here nl 1:12 P. M. !
j They contend that twelve hour* and |
forty-two minutes Is entirely too slow. |
The other popular train out of New i
York, leaving there at 9:S? I?. M ? ar- !
rives here at .':50 A. M . which I.? ten j
hours and twenty minutes. The spe?
cial objection to this schedule 's that i
It forc.-s Richmond passengers to
leave New York three hours earlier :
than they would like to leave,
i ' We aro going to a. k Mr. Wh'tc"
[said a business man yesterday, "why t
w< cannot have a train leaving New j
j York at 12:110 A. M., which can make i
the run to this city In eight hours. It
I cap be done without t!.< least trouble. 1
j as the schedule demonstrates."
! The schoelule shows that the train
[ which leaves New York at 12:30 A. M.
arrives in Washington at 7:12 A M.
j and remains In Washington' nearly i
'three bouts, or until 10:05 A. M. for'
' the Boston Express. It invariably fcap
' p, ns during the winter season thnt
i notwithstanding the long bold over in |
1 Washington the trait:, which Is duo
at the Main Street Station at 1:12 P.
I M . conies in 1 ate. The Richmond. '
I Krederlcksburg R- Pctomae operate!' !
lout of Washington daily except Sun-j
I day, a local train?No fi?which leave.-1
I Washington at 7:3." A. M. and arrives
'at the Byrd Street Station at 11:35 A.
M.
Itlebmnnd Sleeper Would Help.
By putting on a Richmond sleeper
frc;m New York, local passengers can
be landed here at 11:35 without cost
to the Richmond-Washington line. The
Objection on the part of tho railroad
that this service would deprive pas?
sengers of breakfast, is met by the
argument that with a buffet service
they could at least get an orange, a
couple of soft boiled eggs, some pull
man car bread arid a cup of coffee.
By this schedule they could certainly ;
bank on reaching this city on time.
Moreover, it would be possible to bring i
I letter mall leaving New York after
imidn'ght Into Richmond for an earlier I
I delivery.
J While some of the business people I
are willing t.> accept this plan nnd an j
I eleven hour trip, others are preparing]
j to light for something faster. In a
! word, they want ah eight-hour servlc- '
i from New York so tl-.at they can reach j
(her at $ no o'clock in the morning, i
This could not be nrranged. however,]
without the co-operation of the Penn- j
' sylyanla, to.- the reason that the mid?
night train from New York does not
reach Washington until 7:12. i
How II Could Be Done
However, by operating a two-hour
and forty-five ln'r.ute train from Wash
lugten. leaving there Immediately
upon the arrival or the midnight ex?
press from New York, the Richmond.
Frederlckshurg rv Potomac could get
Passengers into this city at 10 o'clock. ,
j which Is nine bouts and a half. The
noon train from Washington, due bete'
at 2:l"> P. M. make! no connection In
Hash'ngton with an; train from New
York, and the po!nt is made that It 1
could prove irr.ore serviceable to
through passengers by being switched
around te, form a connecting link with
the midnight express out of New York.
Sporadic efforts have been made
heretofore to have the schedules Im?
proved, but the movement now on foot
Is said te, have t 'erhendoua backing
Having found thnt it |? practical to
operate an eluht hour train from RIol;
hi one! tei New York, the business people
are anxious to know why the same
service cannot i r provided for passen?
gers southbound.
liiere is n? better ree?himebdati?n than a hank account. For
a young man in Iiis early business life there i-. no better
partner than a strong national hank. Such a connection gives
him personally a feeling of security and confidence in his own
ability, with the added respect of his business associates.
Don't wait .until YOU really need
The American National Bank
of Richmond, Virginia
as a business reference or in the way of credit. Establish
the connection today and let us give you. with many other
things.
SECURITY AND SERVICE.
WOODS ARE F?LL
OF WILSON MEN
All Claim Now That They Urged
Party u> Pick New Jersey
Governor.
THREE WHO LED HIS FIGHT
Montague. Tucker. Byrd, Smith
and Wiil?rd First to Stand
Behind Him.
Original Wilson rr.cn arc getting to
tic so thick in Virginia that they have
iioon falling all over themselves Nlhoej
the Baltimore convention. Vou can't
turn In any direction without moetlllP
one face to face. N/b matter wltftt you j
say, he's got the eyldi nco to prove that
'way hack In the early fall tie toll
Senator So anil So thil the only loader
who could save the Democratic pa/ty
was the distinguished Governor of X< w
Jersey.
j Hut It would have been the same If
Clark or Harmon or fnderwooi or
i somebody else had been nominated,
which simply goes -o show that man/
:6f these original Wilson men are Just
ordinary fakers Nearly everybody in
Virginia who keeps track of political
events can call the names of the teal
Wilson advocates The number was
rather small at first. It male up In
quality what it may have lacked In
quantity; although lone before the
Norfolk convention there were thou?
sands of Wilson shO'.tters all over the
State who were demanding that Vir?
ginia instruct for Wilson, and Vir?
ginia would have at least indorsed him
.-xoept for the violett hatred of the
Virginia ring.
fiot Paneled lij the Itlnu.
Governor Wilson nut such a cr'mp
Into the New Jersey machine that ma?
chine leaders In this state saw lie v as
n hard nut to crnck and a dangeious
chicken to handle. Still, the Virginia
machine was forced nt tin- eleventh
hour to Jump into the Wilson band
wagon, though In so jumping It failed]
to cover Itself with glory.
Offhand, cue may pick five distin?
guished Virginians who early In the
fight warmly advocated 'n<> nomina?
tion of Governor Wilson Of this num.
ber. two of them?'"nptnln Joseph K.
Wlllard and H M Smith, dr.?are not
i:i politics, and not likely to be. It is
somewhat different with the other
three. Richard Evelyn Byrd. Mr Wil?
son's manager In Virginia, annouri.1
Jiist before the Baltimore onvrnttuu?]
and at a time when Wilson's chances
did i't seem so bright--that he had
retired from nctlve politics. This
statement n ns regarded by many p?c
plo as significant, for In espousing the
cause of the New Jersey Governor Mr.
Byrd practically broke away from IHe
machine of which no had b>ej, j??
regarded as an Important part. But
he fought so hard that eventually lie
raw the machine ready and willing an 1
anxious to "eat but of the hnnd.'?
Montague idvocnted Wilson.
Former Governor Andrew Jackson
Montague, w ho Is in pol'tics again as a
candidate for Congress from the Third
District, let it be known months and
months ago that lie considered Gover- j
nor Wilson the logical nominee of tnel
Democratic party. He expressed the I
belief that if nominated. Wilson would :
be elected by a tremendous majority. 1
and he Is more convinced of that I
fact now than ever before. In this,
connection. politicians believe 'hat
the overwhelming derhVhd nn?l senti?
ment for Wilson In Virginia has ma?
terially aided Mr. Montague's chances.
But the active polltl-lnn who took
the longest chance, and who gambled
most heavily on Wilson, Is Harry St.
George Tucker, candidate for Gover?
nor. Tucker practically defied the
ring in fighting the battle for Wil?
son. At the Norfolk convention, when
there were hisses and howls for many
distinguished office holders, when
Governor Mann's name brought groans
and when Senator Swnnson was called
upon to state for whom he was right?
ing without making a reply, there
were cries for Tucker, and when
Tucker got lip to Speak he shouted
in his opening sentence that he was
a Wilson man.
Mix Demonstration for i ucker.
The big demonstration he received
showed that the Convention at heart
was for Wilson. Mr. Tucker went to
Baltimore as n Wilson delegate. He
rover changed, nnd wnen the ring
was finally beaten Into line and the
stampede- started, he could he seen |
from all parts of the hall, standlnir ,
In his chair and waving his hat So
It is but natural for Tucker's frier.ds I
I to contend that he Is stronger wltn
i the people to-day than ever before,
i Of Course, It Is possible in the event I
of Wilson's defeat In November for |
the ring :o assert that it would have
been different had Clark or Cnder
Svood been pie:keel as the standard
bearer, although It will never be pos?
sible to make the people think thnt 1
way. They are willing to stand ori
I fall With the man named by the ha
i ctlonal convention, and they figure, I
j too. that If the party cannot win
I this year It mleht as well quit and j
'line up with something else.
Some Who (lppoHeil Ulm.
While the live men mentioned as]
original Wilson boosters are best
known locally, there are others, of
course, many ethers, They are to be
found In every part of Virginia. But
Marlin and Swnnson nnd Flood ant,
JCllyson and Ryan were never for
Wilson. Governor Mann stated just
' before leaving here for Baltimore
j that he would vote for Wilson on the
j first ballot. But It took nerve to defy
l the ring, when the hope of nomlnat
' mi; Wilson wan slim, inue.cd, and the
lenders In that memorable flight are
so proud that they can hardly re?
strain tnemselves. And the general
Idea Is that tho election of Wilson
will be the beginning of a new poli?
tical era In Virginia
Arrested for Cruelty.
C. Sr.ftwa was arrested yo3tcrday by
Policeman Stockmnr on a warrant
sworn out by Agent II.'. C. Taylor, or
the Society for the Prevention of
j Cruelty to Animals. charging him
with cruelly treating a horse.
Eight negroes, alleged erap-shoot
nrs, were arrested enrly yesterday
morning by Officers Tanner and Smith.
Steal Lend Pipe.
Thieves early yesterday morning
enFered two now houses, at 2413-2113
1-2 Grove Avenue and stole a quantity
of lend pipe, according to a report
made at the Second Police Station.
WE INVITE
Your critical inspection of the Suits included in this unusual
sale. Finely tailored worsteds, mohairs and serges which sold
as high as $28.00; YOUR CHOICE, $16.00.
A replenished stock of "G-R" Special Straws at $1.65.
Gans-Rady Company
So Citizens' Association Will
Gratify Public by Giving Out
Vicc-Presidents.
A list of the "vice-presidents' of
the Citizens' Association, which hus
recently indorsed certain candidates
lor the Administrative Board, 's be?
ing prepared, und will be Issued short?
ly, liver since the announcement that
five of the candidates now in the Held
had the approval of the Citizens' As?
sociation as "business men's candi?
dates," the'e has been InB'stent de?
mand to know who made the Indorse?
ment? who compose the C't'zens' Asso?
ciation and who composed Its commit?
tee wh i b made the llnul selection.
Oillgcnl effort yesterday failed to
produce a complete list of the mem?
bers of the organization, though tome
i of those present were willing to give
; as many as they could remember of
I the names of those attending the
I nomination meeting, held at the Busl
| nes6 Men's Club on Friday afternoon.
It was sluted by one of the promoters, j
however, that a list of the vice-presi?
dents, Including prominent men from
all sections of the c'ty who are Irl
sympathy with the moveme- t, and
who will lend their support to the
election of the ticket approved,
would be Issued for publication In a
lew days, Up to this time the de?
liberations of the Citizens' Assocla
I t'on have been secret. In fact, the
announcement in The Times-Dispatch
of the five who secured ppr?val came
'-torn unofficial sources, und was not
nn authorized announcement by tho
association Itself.
.No Kick Bxcepf on Sections.
The ticket approve.] by the COzens'
Association cons'stfi of Messrs! Carltbn
McCarthy, Henry p. Beck, it'liiiam II.
Zimmermann, E. H. Fergusson and
Marx Gunst. Objection has been made
I ? the udherents of Mr. Folkes that It :
1 provides no place for a labor candl- :
date, and n strong rally around the
State Senator has resulted. An equal- j
ly vigorous objection la that the slate
contains un candidate from the Fast
Khd, and a rally to the candidacy of I
Charles K Richards has likewise re- I
suited. In both of these cases the
fr'ends of Mr. Folk.es and of Mr. '
Rlcharus moke no individual attack !
on any candidate Indorsed by th<
C't'zens' Association. They say It 1*
un excellent slate, but that it Is not I
sufficiently representative ns to sec- I
Hons.
On every hand there are political
prophets Wil have calculated to, their
own satisfaction the strength Of each
candidate, There are those who cal?
culate the vote by sections, and would
i give estimate's o* what each enndidute 1
can hope- to poll on Church Hill. In i
', South ftlchmond or Fulton. To what
! extent the business men's ticke t will I
ebmmend Itself to all of these various i
I elements remains in be seen.
KEEPS NEAR TOP
EVEN IN DEGREES
Richmond, at 91, Only Exceeded 1
by That Cultured City
of Boston, Mass.
At Chtmborazo, f.j. nt the kiosk in
Capitol pejuare. f'ft?that's the way the
weather behaved yesterday in Rich?
mond. The latter represents the tem?
perature on the streets, where the
thermometer at 1 o'clock In the after?
noon hovered uncomfortably near the
century mark.
Even the record of which was
attained upon wind-swept Chtmborazo,
Came near being the prlz? figure for
the United States. Only Boston, of all
cities in the country where the De
partment of Agriculture maintains
weather bureaus, beat the Richmond
heat record yesterday The metropolis
of New England sweltered under a
burden of 02. beating Richmond as the
J sizzle-point by a nose.
Washington. Pittsburgh. Oklahoma
! City and Louisville all basked in a sun
I which cooked the nlr to DJ degrees
I Fahrenheit, but failed to ntt.iln to
I Richmond's record. Despite the
j extreme heat In the afternoon, there
appeared to be little suffering, most eif
the floating populace spending the day
comfortably In the various parks. A
<lve-mlle wind from the southeast
helped things considerably, and at S
o'clock last night the thermometer fell
to 8-, and was still going down.
ALDERMEN TO MEET
lllii Docket to fie Cleared by t'pper
Urnucli To-Morrovr.
The Board of Aldermen will meet
to-morrow night In regular monthly
S' Ion lo take up one of the largest
dockets of business which has been
sent over by the Common Council for
concurrence s:ince the present Council
organ'xed. An appropriation of $20.ef>rt
for opening Grace Street from Thirty
to Thirty-Second Street, Including
erection of retaining walls and exten?
sion of the portals of the Church Hill
tunnel, giving a new approach to f'htm
borazo Park. Is the most Important of
the nppropr'ntlor.s pending A matter
of some Interest, is a resolution au?
thorizing the Board of Fire Commls
s'oners to contract for a hook and
ladder motor truck t- oost Jll.or.,1 the
money to be provided In the next an?
nual budget. -*frls Council evidently
seeking to pass n.long Us troubles to
the Incoming body. A resolution for
oceju'rdtlon of the Ratbskellar prop?
erty for enlargement of William pyrd
Park to cost $34,7f>0, Is also pending
for cohcurrt ncc. Of this amount
$25,000 was provided In the annual
budget.
A number at lesser appropriations
and some papers of general interest
are also ponding.
PUT SPEED TRAP
ON FAMOUS PIKE
Chesterfield Officers Force
Motor Car Owners to Keep
Within the Law.
These motorists experienced in the
wiles of tho constabulary who took
their Sunday afternoon spin along the
Midlothian Tike yesterday recognized
with hon.? trepidation a full-fledged
"speed trap." balled and eet by per?
nicious officers of the law who thus
sought to put a cr'rap Into tho praise?
worthy effort to "burn p the pike."
which so many owners and drlveis
regard an an inherent right.
About half way down n .-month mile
long stretch of Inviting road. a quietly
dresse-1 man took h'.s stand at one side
of the road, apparently to rest aus
horse, which lazily cropped the gras?
on the ditch hunk. Without shining but?
tons or uniform with which to warn tho
unsuspecting speeder that he was being
watched by an oflicor of tho lav. | ,|j
Plain countryman was In reality one
Of the Chestertteld Countv constabu?
lary und very much on his Job If a
car approached him at ah excessive
rate of speed, he waited until tt flashed
past, when he 1'fted his arm to another
constable stationed a-, a mcubured dis?
tance farther down the road Tie
second officer Snapped the stop watch
In his band at the signal, nr.!. as the
spi ling car passed a point a short
distance from him. snapped it again,
Stepped Into the road and the out?
raged driver was arr. st< 1 by an < hicor
full handed with pi<.
"vo,? <?nfe I hi Tea in*.
Unfortunately, the agitation against
reckless speeding has been so wide?
spread and In B?ch d'adly earnest that
Sil the "aw breakers seen.el to he nr.
the lookout for trouble. ..r.d t ic trap
war readily recognized. Still, the
guard.ans Of the peace of that sedtloti
Of ChesterfieH ate ver> much alive ^ud
the famous Mldothtan Pike luis been
converted from a speedway Into ail
ordinary country road over which it
is safe for horse drawn vehiele* to
travel with comparative safety.
Ritter complaints were hoard front
Richmond motorists who wer, thus in?
terfered With, and the chief ground of
complaint appeared to be thai tllO con?
stables were not uniformed. The
same complaint 's bcinn made against
the Richmond police department for
sondlng its motorcycle officers out In
Plain clothes. Only a short tithe ago.
a citizen of Richmond protested vigor?
ously Llnst using the members of
the poire force as '"spies" Prom tho
StandpO'ht of these complainants, tho
only "gentlemanly" manner to enforce
the law would b" to require the offi?
cer to ride tip by ihe side of tho
speeder and ray, "I bop; your put'lon,
sir. but I'm iro:r.jr to tithe you now.
Are von ready" Play!"
Dies I'roin Apoplectic virniir,
While visiting friends "t Twenty
first und Franklin Streets last night
about 0 o'clock. Charles Woody, a ma?
chinist, suffered a seiliois stroke of
apoplexy lb- was treated by Dr. It.
T Tin wk ins, ambulance surgeon of
tTie City Hospital. He was removed to
the Memorial Hospital in a critical
Vondlrlon and (died soem after his
arrival there.
Summer Excursion
Rates to point- North and Vest by rail
and water.
RICHMOND TTtAXSFER COMPANY,
80S East Main Street.
i_.-?---??:
"Alitlebeter"
Shoe-Repairing Service
No nn.il work. All sewed
Men's Shoes HaM-Soled, 75c; Heeled, 2f.o*
Wenw's Khoes Half-Soled. ?oe; Heeled,
25o.
W?.gor.s call nnd deliver eve.ry-.c'he.rA,
The Royal Laundry
SHOT. nEPAIKJNO DEPAHTMJBNT,
Phones Monroe IfSS and 1350.
For niiainesa Stationery,
Specify
The pap?r that gives Increased of.
fectiveness at no additional cost.
B. W. Wilson Paper Co.,
Richmond, Va.
Sole Distributors.
The best roofing tin
for the money is
G. M. Co.'s "Pearl"
Roofing Tin.
Gordon Metal Co.
tfjehmond, Va,