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Rummage Sale
Neckwear Department
Odds and ends of Dutch Collars, Jabots, Stocks, etc., 5c,
10c and 25c.
Many items in this lot worth from 25c to Si.00.
Social and
Personal
Mr. and Mrs. William I- Royall have
closed their house on West franklin,
Street anJ will leave to-day at noon
for an extended stay In the North.
They will be the guests of Mr. und Mrs.
Uarker G?mmer? iiamlll at their cot
tage at Arvon-by-the-bea, on the Jer?
sey coast, for the next two months.
Mr. Iiamlll is remunerating from a
long Illness of typhoid fever and ex?
pects to spend the uummcr and part of
ttie fall at the seashore with his fam?
ily
Arvon-by-the-Hea Is a very fash'on
ebie und Interesting resort near Bay,
Head und Long Branch, where *>o many
Richmond people have collages every
beuson. and Mr. and Mis. Uoyall will
motor with th?.!r T?n-in-law and daugh?
ter on ?h?rt trips along ',,0 coast. They
v. ill not return to Richmond until some
time In September.
<."Iiik North'
I.ouls H. English ar.d Andrew J Cav.
biiuugh. of this c-ty. are the gurtt? of
Mr. and Mrs, Daniel !:?.; >irt .- hweycr,
nt Easton. Pa. On their return trip Mr.
Englibh and Mr. Cavanaugh will visit
?? v? ral places in Penh ylvanla and also
Camden. N. J, where they win be the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J English.
?>tau Party.
The Commonwealth Club gave Its
Onn ial garden fote for the membi rs
of the club nnd their guests lost c-v.j
ulng. It Is ulwayn a most delightful
event, and the luwn uround the club?
house was strung with brlghtcoldred
lights for tho occasion. The porches
we.ro hung with lanterns and llowers.
end an orchestra played dur.ng tue
hours of S und II. Ii was entirety a
stag affair, an! a large number of out
of-town guests wero present.
A t Ocean \ lew.
Registered at the Ta Ku cottage, at
(> eah View, this week were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Welnbrum and children,
of Richmond; Joseph. Market, of Nor?
folk; Mr, and Mrs. \V. it. Hodge. Mr.
and Mrs. F, Pearson, of Washington
William Wrlgiit, Of Norfolk; Miss Flor?
ence Pearce. of Raleigh, N. C; Miss
Maude Sands, t>f Norfok; Henry Shan
hoh, of Portsmouth: Herbert Sands,
Miss Llllle Prost. Will Barnes, of Nor?
folk; Mr. and Mrs C. M. Specie, Mr.
and Mrs I?. Eltifleld. of RoanOkei C.
Meades. Mr. Pendleton. of Weeksvllle,
N. G; W. I, Coleman. Mrs B. O. Cole
nian and children: J. J Ferrlter, Mrs.
J. A. N.lsz and children. Robert Hal
hott. Raymond Charles, Horace Powell,
Krank Palmer, all of Richmond; Mr.
nnd Mrs. George W. Slate and family,
of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. T. B. El
more, of this city: Mrs. A. C. Harding,
of Massachusetts; Janet Cullen. Mr.
an^ Mrs. C. W. Oerhard and children,
of Altoona. Pa.: Mrs. J E. Crass and
daughters, of Richmond; Mrs. Travcrs
Turner and children, of Elizabeth City.
A nnouncement Luncheon.
On Thursday at noon Misses Mary and
Pusle Anderson entertained the Hope
Chest Club at u luncheon for Miss Julia
Beutley Wys.ir at their home In Clifton
Forge. The color scheme of pink and
Fro.cn was carried out In the centre
mound of pink sweet peas, sweet alys
tum and pink-shaded candles, for the
table, which was set for twelve nuests.
Those present wore Miss Bentiey Wy
(.nr, Miss Elizabeth Curtlp. of Newport
News; Miss l*va MathCWS, Mils Jessie
Stewart. Miss Virginia Garstang, of
Indianapolis; Mrs. B. C Goodwin, Mrs.
It's the Key to Better L
FIFTH WEEK'S CONTEST
FREE CAMERAS
FtUt
'Daisy Bread Labels
A?k Your Grocer.
American Bread and
Baking Co.
6 East Leigh Street
Hopkins Furniture lo.,
7 West Broad St.
Cash or Credit.
VACATION SHOES
Tor the Little Tots to the Grown-ups.
Furniture, Carpets
and Stoves
ROTHKRT & CO.
Fourth and Broad
For Oii Cooking and
??. Kl.tr.IN A SON. 1WO.?
g?0 East Broad.
R. F. Donovan. .Mrs. P. C. Pendleton,
Mrs. Richard Bagby. Mrs. Robert Rob- .
Inton, :.ii.?s Mary Anderson aud Miss
Susie Anderson.
Tho feat uro of the luncheon wai
Miss Wysor's announcing to her frlcnd.i
her engagement to Thomas Fendol
West, Jr.. of Westland, Louisa county
Tiny envelopes tied to the handles of.
cantaloupe baskets contained the names
of Miss Wysor and lier fliince. A
number of happy and appropriate
toasts were made and responded to
bet?re the luncheon was concluded.
Returned to Richmond.
Mr?. j. T. Harrison, who has beta
visiting Mrs. R. y. Mosby and Mrs. W.
R. Rates, with her daughters, Misses.
Martha and Josephine Harrison, has r<r
turned to the city. Mrs. Harrison atiil
her daughters "ere entertained at a
great many lovely affairs during thesr
visit to Roatioke.
\t the Ucnch.
Mr. and Mrs. William HurIi Owens
. and their son, Hugh Harrison, hift
: yesterday by boat for Nurfulk, froiin
I which city they win go to Ocuan Vltiw
j and Virginia Reach to spend the hejci
Several weeks. Mr. aud Mrs. Owens
' have recently sold their homo ut Pur?
est ii;;i. "Rusticana," and Will have .an
apartment at the Shcnandoah, in toun,
for the winter months.
lu Virginia. ;
i The charge d'affaires of Persia and
; Mine. AU Hull Khan and their lanijly
h?vi taken tho old Demon-u home at
i Bluemoht. Va., for the remainder of ?tin.
season, and aro established there on Itlm
j beautiful mountain overlooking fcho
Shunundoah. They havo a large c,->l
I ony of Washington neighbors, ai Bijie
m< at Is a popular summer rc-surt.
House Party ?t "Mervta,"
Miss Josephine Marshall Is cntertaui
| Ing a house party at her country huino.
' Morven." In Albemarle. Miss Mlr
Rhall'a guests are. Mlsees Eleanor Elle.
Eugenia Davis and Margaret Barring?-r j
i John McOulrc, Minor Lllo, Lyle Cajnp
? ?. H E. Jones and Mr. Bain, of Nor
I folk.
I '.ii^ a Keine u i An n on need.
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert H. U/ln
j free, of Midlothian, announce the^ tn
gagements of their daughters, .illss
i Emma <;old Wlnfroe, to Charles f".?
??nts Russell, of Richmond, and 'Miss
I Maria Louise Winlreo to iilram Roland
S rifcrer, of Chesterfield county. The
j double wedding will take place in the
j early fall, and the ceremony wtll be
performed In the Bethel Baptist Church,
of Midlothian.
'1 inker?Martin.
Tn-- marriage lias been announced of
Miss Roberta V. Martin, of Cnlot/viile.
to Roswell Hi Tucker, formedty of
Petersburg, now of Now Haven. Conn.
The ceremony was performed 'n iVdash
! lniton by tho Rev. Mr. Wifley. The
bride wore a brown silk gown, wltn
hat and gloves to match, and Wits at?
tended by Mrs. C, M Brady. this
city, who wore blue silk, veiled lalchlf
fon.
The bridal tour will include TWash
ington, New York and other cltlesi
after which the couple will go ??>? their
i new home In New Haven. Mi.-is OMartin
? has lived some time in Rlchmoad and
i has a great many friends here.
in and out of 'l mi n.
I Mrs. John W. Richardson wlfj/leave
I town in August to spend e,ieverul
months wUh relatives. In the f moun?
tains of Virginia.
Mrs. E.zzle Daniel and MlEar.Gillic
ir>. of this city, aro guests citfc ihelr
stet. Mrs. J. I. White, at herphome
Bowling Green.
Miss Salllo Mauri', of Salem, ha vlait
; Ing relatives tn Richmond and) Lynch
i burg for a week.
Miss Kitty Lancaster, of .this city.
Is a guest of Miss Florence fe.i .-iy in
! Houston for several week.
_
Mr. and Mrs. John Addlsomoof thia
city, are vis'tlng relatives (flni Salem
for some time.
Robert B. Wood left last ttlght for
[a Canadian camp on Tairuiyaiail Lake.
: where he will remain for sorae time.
Mis. J. B Chadick, of thfls city, is
visiting friends in \VUiy nesboro,
Greenwood and Staunton.
1 Miss Katherine Evans i and Miss
Gertrude Evans uro In Atsantlc City
, for a stay of two weeks.
Dr. T. S. Richardson hau returned
; to Waynesboro. after vlsitlrjg relatives
: near Richmond.
I Mrs. Robert Lancaster.) who has
I befell visiting in Houston. Is now a
guest of Mrs. William Le^sh In Dan
: vi He.
Mrs D. P. Powers and M iss Marietta
Powers has returned to Scottsvillo
after a visit to this city..
Miss May Mack, whoo has been a
?guest of Miss Bef.slo Trinier In htaun
I ton. has returned to Cher homo in
i Richmond.
Mrs. Henry Morris and children aro
spending the summer 'months with
? friends in Orange.
R. I. Wade, of Richmond, has hern
the recent guest of his niothcr. Mrs. M.
M. Blair, in Scottsvllle.
Mr. nnd Mrs R. T. Watts have re?
turned to Virginia aftetr touring Eng?
land and Southern Eurjipo for several
months.
Mrs. J. Warren Bl.inton. who has
been a guest of Mrs. rtilnnle E. Tomp
kins in Frederick shtirt};/, has returned
to the city.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A, W. Happer. of
this city, are visiting the latter's par?
ents, Mr. and Mrs. WJ. L Dechert, in
Harrisonburg.
Miss Julia Cono Ij as returned to
I Richmond after a vlsl t to Miss Nellie
s. Uhler in Alexandria.
Mrs. Horner and Miss .Tunnlta
Horner have returned) to the rlty after
a visit to Mrs. J. R. rVaughnn la Roar
noke.
Miss 'Alien Orawle^, of p'ranklln, Is
spending somo tlmcv/ with frlnneta in
this city.
^Members of Jury Who Tried
Floyd Allen Give Their
Testimony.
ONE NEW WITNESS ON STAND
; Commonwealth Again I< Makinj
Effort to Prove Con
I spiracy.
[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch. ]
?t Wythevlllc, Ya..-July 13.?This morn?
ing promptly at D:au o'clock the Com
j tnonwealtlt resumed ita evidence In the.
I case or the Commonwealth vs. Claude
1 Allen, who Is on trial for the murder
> of Commonwealth's Attorney foster.
. and to-day live of the Jurors who tried
I Floyd Allen ut lllllsvillu and returned
In verdict against him testified. These
were C. H. Hbwell, foreman of the
' Jury; C. C. Cain, who was shot and
i still carries the ball In his lee;; James
M. Early, at whom Floyd Allen fehot
whll > he was fleeing;; W. F. Nester and
' \\". F. Harris. These men all lc-tlticd
I to practically the same lacts ns on the
i former trials, all of them having been
witnesses either for the defense or the
f prosecution.
Cyrus Phlpps, the county surv. yor,
?aas on the stand fo rneatly two hours
to-day. With the aid of snaps he lo
ruled for tlio jury the Judge's stand.
br.r and the positions of the va
tlous parties as testified to by the
Witnesses, Court adjourned for din?
ner interrupting hla testimony. This
afternoon lie showed the location of
the bullet holes In the court-room and
I their height from the floor and the
I direction from which they wero prob?
ably fired.
Four witnesses were introduced this
afternoon. T. II. Colston. Isaac Martin.
.Sidney Towel and Hemer Heftwlch,
testifying to threats made by Floyd
Allen ns long ago as last August, as
to what he would do If his rase ro
I suited in fending him to tho pen'tcn
j t'ary. Homer) B*fiwtch v-ns a new
I witness who had neve.- been tntro
. duced.
The lait two wl'.nesje?. Sidney
Spraker and I^owman King, told of
I the whispered conversation between
HOT. TiRF.D WORKERS.
Mitam, the great blood purifier, will
malic you feel better. The toxins of
fatigue arc in the Mood. Also acids and
other irritants that inflame the skin.
Milam will make you ftc! less hot and
tired. If you don't find it so, no cost to
V. k; MAKE A IPECIAX.T?
of packing household goods and china
for shipment.
;Rountree-Sutherland
Cherry Corporation
11 t-i l.l-l 18 Wem
mil Street.
Du me Quant; livery Hay.
PURITY ICE CREAM CORP.
Monroe lh61.
BROAD AT SECOND.
Semi-Annual Clearance Now In
Progress.
nnlng June 1, this store will closeBej
1 o'clock Saturday and S o'clock other
days for the summer months.
Sydnor & Hundley, Inc.
Grace and Seventh.
Until comparatively recent years rail?
road men took almost the entire output of
Hamilton Watches
Now you can buy one. $15.01) up.
Smith & Webster
Time Specialists
612 E. Main.
DIITIKIIT OAS HANGES.
ALASKA REFRIGERATORS,
old hickory rrrtNiTUiiE,
SO 1.1) ONLY BY
Children's White Canvsa
Button Shoes, $1.00
ALBERT STEIN
kino of shoes,
5th and Broad
4mE
4lSK v ' / i t*f?3l>s ?'ufiitMi Lirfist Florist
im
lems. Wreath,*
te^ and Sprays of un
? usual finality?at
modonato prices.
Phono Mad. 680.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE
New Method Gas Ranges
? AT ?
PETTIT & COS/?
Sale Price $1.15 j
Hundreds of beautiful styles to sc- B
lect from. Made of finest quality silk |
finished madras, with collars to match. 8
"""""" '
Claude and his father near the stove,
and how Claudo felt his lather's pulse,
nr.d as to his fathei asking "If the
boys were all ready.'' This Is one of
the strongest circumstances relied on
w. prove conspiracy, and one which the
defense will attempt to refute and
throw doubt upon at every oppo ?
tunlty. Court adjourned at C o'clock.
VIRGINIA CLUB FORMED
AT CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
Seventeen Members Unrolled?Repairs
to \\ 1111 in und Mary
Building*.
[Special to The Tlmt s-Dtspatcti J
WiUlamaburg, Vj,, July 19.?S%tl
dents from Virginia at the University
of Chicago met July 12 and organized
an association to bu known as "Tho
Virginia Club." Seventeen members
were enrolled at the first meeting, al?
ii. '? .Kh thcro are a few more Virgi?
nians at the university whu have uot
yot joined. Professor Arthur George
Williams, of Emory and Henry Col
lego, was elected pres.dent, and Miss
Mary Mearea Cult, of Wllllamsburg,
secretary. A special committee was
.uppo'Jated, consisting <rl Mhjs Gait
and C. C. Snow, of William and Mary,
to arrange for the next meeting. Fol?
lowing Is the membership: Miss Mary
Glenn Austin, Leesburg; Miss Plora
Brysoh, Martha Washington College,
Washington county; Professor It. I).
Carlentor, Itoanoke College; licnlcy J.
Clark, of Acoomac; Professor w. p.
Gresham, Wesleyan College; Miss -MarJ'
M. Gait, WiUlamaburg; George Luther
Keliey, Lebanon. Professor C. A.
Bourse. Simmons College, Texas; Miss
S. V. Shepherd. Fluvanna; C. C. Snow,
William and Mary; Professor J. E.
Womaley, Millsaps College, Missis
Blppl; Uoy Whltt, Washington county;
Professor A. G. Williams, Emory and
Henry; Edward James WooJhouse,
Princess Anne county.
Work Is progressing satisfactorily
on repairs to two of the older dormi
tory buildings, the Brafferton apo
Ewell, at William and Miry. The In?
terior of th ebulldlngs will bo modern?
ized and made much more comfortable
and attractive.
W. H. Vaden, business manager of
the 'William ond Mary Plat Hat tho
past session, and a leading student. Is
here for a few days. He is vngat?evi
In "drumming" for the college, and
reports prospects good for a larger
nttondanco next session. Mr. Vaden
will not return, but will engage In
teaching near his home at Chatnam
j next session.
j Thomas 11. Geddy, deputy circuit
court clerk under his father here, will
i take the law course at Wat,nington
I and Leo next session.
-_-,
Dance ui Warrenton,
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Warrenton. Vs., July u.?a dance
was given at the Country Club on
Thursday evening. An orchestra from
Washington furnished tho music. Re?
freshments were served during tho
evening. The club-room was attrac?
tively decorated In college und school
pennants. Among those dancing wete
Misses Prances Sublett. Juliette Cros?
by. Olga Taylor, of Highland Park;
B( rr.ie Scott, of Richmond; Dorothy
: Hubbell, Virginia Pasvino, of Baltl
more; Wynward Barker, Dorothv Hor
dern. Kitty Belt. Agues Mclntyre,
Louise Evans, Anna Curtis; Messrs.
John and Prank Pemberton, Taylor
Scott. Richmond; Heibert Hordern,
Cnarlle Mclntyre. B. E. Gibson. Hoxle
Ark.; Hugh Spilmnn. Charles Hubbell.
-.New York; Draper Crosby Holoombe
i Chamberlain, of Baltimore; Heyward
Spllman.
Mrs. John Belt chaperoned the
[ dancers.
BERGER ON SOCIALISM
Declnres Only Hope for Working Man
Rests In This Party.
Washington. July If".? Representa?
tive Berger, of Wlnconsin, entertained
the House yesterday with a "keynote"
speech on socialism. He described the
(Socialist ticket as "the International
ticket of humanity."
"This country is divided Into classes
I much as any monarchical country,"
; declared Mr. Berger. "There, the
working class?the mon and women
who work either with their bra'ns or
their hands?must have a party of
their own to lake caro of the Interests
' of their own class.
Mr. Berger attacker Governor Wood
row Wilson as "a creature of t lie
bosses"; assailed President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt and referred to Wil?
liam J. Bryan as a "dictator."
The only hope for he working men,
he asserted, lay In the Socialist party.
Mr. Berger was subjecteo to a sharp
Crossflro of interrogations from both
aides of the Rouse. Ho declared he
and Ills party stood for government
ownership of tho "trusts" and for a
universal o!J-ago pension plan.
Representative Ralney, of Illinois,
Democrat, sought permission to print
In the record some views of Thomas
Jefferson on socialism and ccrta'n
literature issued by tho American Antl
Soclallst Society. Representative Aus?
tin, of Tennessee, Republican, objected
and blocked every effort. "I have no
objection to offer to the objections
of the gentleman from Tennessee." said
Mr. Rainey, sharply, when he acknow?
ledged defeat, "especially since ho Is
In favor hero of the 'water power
trtiRt.' "
Mr. Ralney Wednesday Mocked two
of Mr. Austin's water power bills.
WHITE M ARB LID CROSS PLACEp
ABOVE tiltwi: OF RIOIIESON
[Special to Tho Tlmos-Dlspatch.]
Amtierst. Vs., July ID.?A plain whlto
r.iarblo orOSS waa placed above tho
nravo of Clarence V. T. Rlcheson, con?
fessed murderer of Avis I.lnnell. In
tho Amhersl Cemetery this morning by
T. V. Rlcheson. father Of tliu dead man,
and a brother and sister. Tho remains
wero removed to tho Amherst Cen>ci?
lery yesterday, and wore interred by
tho nldo of lila rnothor, carrying out
I his last request ^
MANY ADVENTURERS
ARE AIDED BY PAPERS
- n_
Bogus Title-Holdcrs Use Ameri?
can Newspaper Interviews to
Boost Their Claims.
BY LA MAIIQL'ISE UK FO.VTENOY.
_ _ EWSPAPEH8 in this country
|V I .-11? *l?i.i decline to concede to any
1^ foreign visitors .1 nobiliary title
before making Home olfort to
Investigate its authenticity; tor other?
wise, in publishing more or loss friend?
ly urtioies concerning; a stranger; they
lend the weight of their approval t..
pretensions that are often bogus and
even criminally fradulentv, Some of the
most dangerous of foreign adventurer*
use for the purpose of dispelling sus- |
plclon here and abroad, clippings from
leading American newspapers, in which
their bogus titles are exploited In Hal?
tering interviews. Articles of this kind
serve, in fact, as passports and creden- i
ti to the c< nftdchce <>f many innocent
people for divers chavallera d'Industrie
and females of this species. If I call
attention to this It Is because there
has i itely arrived In New York an in?
dividual who styles himself Prince Paul
de Clalrmont, of Hussla. a Serene High?
ness, a cousin of the Duke of Norfolk,
and who, like so many other nonde
script. ticTventurers, insists mat ho la
the origlnul "Paul"?the hero of a re?
cent cheap and nasty novel by a Cana?
dian woman, entitled "Three Weeks."
the "Prince," who occupied an cn
!tlre page of a number of American
papers on .Sunday last, his picture bo-'
! ing given along with his alleged coat
ot'-arms, surmounted, not by a prlnce
; ly coronet, but by the five-pronged
j circlet of a mere German "von." Is
. likewise known. In Knglind at any
rate, us J?Celyri I'reston Arnott. and
(when arrested In London last winter
] on a charge of theft, ho gave at the i
! Bow Street pollco court his occupa?
tion ns that of an actor. The j
accusation of theft was preferred by
? Florence, Lady Abdy. who, a daughter!
! of Lehmahn Cohen of London, became
; the third Wife Of the late Sir Wllllnm
Abdy, when he wns already completely,
crippled by paralysis, and who Inherited
his large fortune. Since Sir William's1
i death she has frequently Invited the i
! attention of the public, notably in con?
nection with aviation, end at one time
It was rumored that she was nbout toj
w.-d Alice Thaw's eX-husband, the Karl
of Yarmouth, who has since become the.
Marquis of Hertford.
l-'rom evidence given in the pollco
court ut Mow Street, it would seem thati
th.' prisoner had scraped acquaintance
with Lady Abdy during a trip from
j Paris to London, representing himself
I As "it!:! Serene Highness the Prince de
Clalrmont of Russia." He became the
guest of Lady Abdy at the Savoy Hotel,
and she continued to dot as his hostess
lor several days, until she found a
I Jewelled butterfly-brooch, valued at
I several thousand dollars, wns missing.
She accordingly accused him of having
Stolen it. and had liltu arrested. The
police submitted In their report that
ithe prisoner's face was painted and
; powdered; and added that when they
Searched Iiis room at the Charing Cross
I Hotel, they found powder-putts, rouge,
pencils for the eyebrows, und llamboy
, ant visiting <~ard<t bearing the name and
? title of "Prince Paul de Clalrmont." He
j admitted having taken away the brooch,
nr.d also having pawned It, - ''tender
, Ing to the police the pawnrT^ret, hut
declared that Lady Abdy has given It!
I to him whoa he asked her for Home
; money, because she had no cash in
hand at the time. As Lady Abdy is
I very rich, his excuse did not nnpeal to
.the magistrate, who committed the sol
I dlsant prince for trial at the General
I Sessions. There the Jury acquitted him.
I mainly on account of the reputation
which Lady Abdy has acquired for
picking up queer associates, and the
presiding Judge took the opportunity
to add, after the verdict "hall been
given, that although an acquittal usu?
ally meant Hut the accused left the
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!*<?. nn.t no ?t Pro irrt
court without a stain upon his char?
acter, he wished It to he understood
that thU was tar from being the
case In this Instance of tho sol-dl
sant prince. In splto of this state?
ment of the judge, tho man had
the Impudence to bring un action for
damages for alleged false Imprison?
ment against Florence. Lady Abdy.
: which was heard before Si.- William
I Scrutton, In the King s Bench Division
i of the High Court of London. The
: whole ovtdenco of tho police COUrt and
of tho Genera SossIoiij was produced
once more, with tho additional evidence
on the part of tho police, that when
, they had taken the prince after hts
arr.st. to Lady Abdy'a apartments at
i the Savoy for Identification, he hail
?exclaimed, "For God's sake bo lenient
; with me!" In summing up, Justice Sir
William Scrutton laid stress on the
j bogus chaructur of tho "Prince's" title,
' und tho Jury likewise, on account of
1 the reputation of Lady Abdy. rendered
a Voreilct In his favor, with damages
i to the amount of one farthing, or half
I a cont, condemning him, however, to
pay the coats.
This. then. Is the precious youth who
has been launched In a Blxcolumn Il?
lustrated article by some of the blt;
gest American newspapers, upon tho
confiding people of tho United States,
as a cousin of England's premier duke,
and as "Prince l'aul do Clalrtnont of
Russia.'* Needles sto add, there Is no
such title In Busala, or In any other
country.
Mr Alan Johnston, British Minister,ai
Tho Hague, und married to the slstef
of Gilford Plnchot, formerly Chief For
ester ot tho United States, lias-issued
un appeal for subscriptions m aid of
a fund for tho erection on tho battle
Held of Zutphen of a monument to tho
memory of Sir Philip Sidney, who there
received his death wound, on September
22, 1686, whllo lighting for tho Inde?
pendence of tho Netherlands. When
Sidney died the Dutch Government
wished to honor him with splendid
obsequies, and offered to spend "naif
! a ton of gold" on the memorial. Tho
! offer was not ucceptcd by Sidney's
English relative.-, who wished that ho
should sleep bis last *leup on English
soil. But thnt the Dutch have not for
gotten htm Is shown by tho fact that
this present scheme for erecting a mon?
ument was Initiated by them, the Prep?
arations being entrusted to an Anglo
Dutch Committee.
Here Is an opportunity for the many
descendants of the Hollanders who emi?
grated to this country in colonial times
from the District of Zutphen. and bore
Its name nn a patronymic. If all those
! who. the hel-s of mingled English and
! Dutch tradition, bear the ancient name
of Sutphen (as It Is now spelled), Were
to send th;lr contributions to H. van
Alphon, Treasurer of the Sidney Me?
morial Fund, the project would prove
on even greater success than Is at
present anticipated, and Sir Philip Sll
ney, the most courtly and fascinating!
figure of the Elizabethan era. whom
the Virgin Queen described as "one
of the jewels of her crown." would
not Inek a Utting monument on the
scene of Iiis noble death,
i History relates that a quixotic lm
| pulse cost him his life. Having set out
I with a small party to Intercept a con?
voy or provisions, be found that his
comrado-ln-arms, Sir William Pelham,
had started for the light without
greaves. Thereupon Sir Philip Sidney
east off his own leg-armor* which would
have defended him from tho fatal
wound In the thigh. Indicted by thG
enemy's bullet. His contemporaries
'speak In tho highest praise of hts
; "strong, warm and lovable character,"
! ills memory being more especially pre?
served by the oft-repeated story of
! his refusing when wounded a cup of
? water In fuvor of a dying soldier,
with the words. "Thy need la greater
i than mine."
(Copyright, 1912, by the Brontwood
Company.)
I city MTi^coNmclr
with power company
Frederlcksburc Will No Longer Oper?
ate its Own Bleetrlo
Pia nt.
i [Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Frcdcrlcksburg. Va., July 19.?The.
C'ty Council at its regular meeting
last ntght entered Into a contract with
i the Fredcrlck&burg Power Company
for furnishing the streets of tho city
with electricity and for pumping water
to tho city reservoir with uloctrlo
power. At present the city Is ope?
rating Its own electric light plant and
pumping-house. Tho contract iv'th
the power company Is for a period of
twenty-six years eight, months, with
the privilege either of tho c'ty or the
company terminating tho contrnct
?fter tlfteen years. Three thousand
dcllurs of city bonds wer? burned in
the presence of tho Council, they hnv
Ing been purchased by the Finance
Committee out of the sinking fund.
The time for City Commissioner It.
Stuart Fjoyer, of Roanoke, to enter
upon his duties was extended to Au?
gust 16, Mr. Royer htivlrtg requested
the extension In order to close up some
business affairs at Roanoke.
Tho Frodcrlcksburg Fire Department
has elected the following delegates to
tilt State Firemen's convention to be
held at Roanoke August 2S, 29 and
30; Chief, J. H. Robinson. George M
Hunt. Sr.. and J. A. Stone, with R. L
Jefferson and W. C. Shepherd as al?
ternates.
The eleventh session of Mt. Hertnon
Bapttst Association will convene with
Bethel Baptist Church In Carolina
county. July 31, August 1 and 2. Rev.
Andrew Broaddus. of Sparta. Is mod?
erator of the association. A number
of Important subjects In tho Interest
of tho Bapttst denomination will bo
discussed during the three days' ses?
sion. A big dinner will be served each
day. Many churches ate represented
In the association, and it Is expected
that the attendance of delegates and
visitors will be large.
Dougherty?nnrker,
[Special tO The Tim. B-l Hspatch.] I
Abtngdon, Va.. July 19.?The an.
notincement has been received of the
marriage yesterday of Miss Mabel Bar?
ker, of Mendota. to r. m. Dougherty,
principal of the Ablngdon High School.
Mr. Dougherty OB me here n year ngo
from Appalachla. where he held a sim?
ilar position, and has mndo many
friends during his year spent in Ab
Ingdon. The couple, will spend their
honeymoon at Atlantic City, and will
later be at home here.
FAVORS SINGLE TEAM.
Cnnnrtn, Aunt ml In unit Africa Mny
Hereafter Combine,
London. July 19.?Tho Canadian.
Australian and African athletos at
Stockholm, according to the corre?
spondent of tho Times In that city,
favor entering a single team from tho
whole empire In future games. Insteau
of entering tho colonies separately.
?'Wo have an nnnlorry in tho case of tho
United State?," adds the correspondent,
"whoso scoro points include negroes,
r. d Indians and Hawaiian*."
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in a lettr
to tho Times, strongly advocates the
foregoing plan and says: "I would go
further and soek among the Ceylon
or Malay swimmers. Indian runners
nnd Sikh wrestlers for possible wln
nera."
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FARMERS HEAR
i Many Questions of Interest Con?
sidered at Meeting in
Franklin.
[Speetal to Tho Times-Dispatch ]
/ Franklin, Va.. July 19.?An enthusl
' astlc meeting of farmers of Southamp?
ton and adjoining counties was held.
In tho Seminary Hall at this place to?
day to consider various questions of
. interest to the farming interests of
j the section. C. P. tjrizzard, county
[agent of the farmers' co-operutive
? demonstration work, was one of the
{principal figures at the mooting, and
I the corn club boys attracted a great
deal of Interest. The program wbb
; quite elaborate, consisting of ocl
' dresses and music, and Including an
a Idress from Mr. OrUzard, Introducing
I the corn club boys. There were ad?
dresses by Master Herbert Babb. of.
|SBkS county, ?.cr/'cscntlmg tbe corn
? club boys; Major T. O. Sandy. State
I agent; \V. W, Long, of Washington,
I Held agent ; Mlsa Agnew, of Wushlng
; ton. on the Indies' canning clubs; F.
S. Farrar, district ngent. and oon
i eluding with an address by Governor
I William Hodges Mann. After the
l completion of the program, a free
I dinner was served to all visitors,
i There was e largo crowd In atten
! dance, and the occasion was highly
I enjoyable. Such meetings as these
I have already wrought very rtoticable
Improvement In tho methods of the
farmers of this section and doubtless
the good effect has jusf begun T3" he
felt.
Governor Mnnn was tho guest of
Central C. C. Vaughan while In Frank?
lin.
DECISION FAVORS RAILROADS
State or Ucorgrla Loses Tax Income of
Property Valued at $0,500,000,
Atlanta, Oa., July 13.?Judgo New?
man, of the United States court, yes?
terday rendered a decision In the case
of tho Louisville and Navshvllle and
the Atlantic Coast Lino Koalrnods
against tho State Comptroller* General
to restrain him from subjecting the .
property of tho Georgian ,P?allroad.
leased by the two systems, to an nd
valorem tax.
The court held that tho advalorem
j tax could only be applied to tho prop?
erty of the Atlanta Terminal Company
|nnd not to the remainder or the Geor?
gia Railroad property. The latter, tho
i cOUrt ruled, would come under tho
original Georgia Railroad charter ex?
ception in spite of the fact that it
Is controlled by the lessees.
By the decision, tho State loses tho
tax Income on property valued at
SO.500.000 unless the United States
Court of Appeals reverses the decision.
Counsel for the State gave notice <t
an appeal.
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