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I Ituaine? Cftlce.S;? K. Main Street. : touth Richmond.Hull Street Peteraburc Uurp?:i....:03 N. Sycamore Street. ! Lyncr.burc Uuteau.51i ElShlb Street. ST MAIL One Pix Three One VOSTUGK PAID Year Mos. M.i?. Mo. Pally with Sunday.?5 M tf.00 ?'??<) .M Dally without Sunday.... 4.CO 100 l.OO .33 Funday ?tltion only. 1.00 100 .M .!J | Weekly (Wednetday). 100 .50 .33 By Tlrnei-Dlirntch Carrier Delivery Ser? vice In Richmond (and ?uburbs) and Pe? tersburg? One Week Dully with Sund-.y. 33 cent* Dally without Sunday. 1* cents Sunday only . 6 ce.it? TTntered January LT. MOS, at Richmond. Va.. oi ?econd-elOM matter ur.dc net of ronercs? or March S. 187*. WEDNESDAY, JULiY 24, 1912. RIGHMONDERS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE The movement to annex the sur? rounding suburbs according to some gradual method to be determined by the facts of population, heeds, tlxes, wealth, which aro now being Inves? tigated by the Chamber of Commerce, snacks oho problem of Richmond's rrrowth In the right way* The matter of the city's expansion is not one to be treated occasionally and In a hap? hazard manner. It Is a question of easily deilned economic laws and of the strict application of Justice to con? flicting claims. As a matter of fact, thousands of persons who are to all Intents and purposes citizens of Rich? mond :ire deprived by the acciJent of residence of the advantage? attaching to such citizenship. There per sons work in Richmond, contribute to Its : prosperity and growth, and are attached to it by every tie. When tho number of these people in any locality becomes great enough, the}- shoul.*., almost tu- i tothatlcally, be included within the cor- ' porate limits. It Is not merely n mat- [ ter of boosting the pcpu'.slen. but of J puttlnp all real Rlchmonders in the same class. The advantages will t>r, mutual. Hois the city and the annexed territory will boneT.t. The outlying districts will fc"<t eorviee that is now impossible, They will hav? a rft.tl stake in the commu? nity, The city will profit by Ilia In? crease In ah:* and by the relief of what now la a serious congestion. In com? parison to populate n. tha urea of ltleh rnond Is much am?ll^r tltnti the, aver r>g<, Amertcin city. On, oheck fii-alnsl the natural expansion of Us people Into suburban districts la that they win loa? B'im? of the benefits <if 1.? 11>ij ac? tual member* of tha Richmond corpo? ration. Annaxatlon of thesn district.' will tend to produas n natural nnd l.eiiitliful diffusion of the, inhabitants, Certainly physical advantage* at t&eh to the control of this territory by the, corporation, No l.-.ruci city la In? dependent of Iis immediate environs. Th? proper reg<ilstlon of sanitation, for example, cannot he enforced be. yond the cdee of ihn city, Vot In this twilight sona Uta ono Of the umstftet nuintiiKit dangers to public] health. Street extension, water, toWaise. trans? portation, can all bo better controlled if the filty lias absoluta power in this domain, Rlc.l'.mond Is growing. In wealth, Im? portance, population and complexity. I Naturally she must cover mere terri? tory. The scientific study of the ques? tion of annexation should result !n a Just and progressive Inclusion of those refe-lons that are vital parts of the city, and remove the very possibility of a physical check upon progress'. conscription in exoland. It would seem clear that England's nhandonm?vit of her position of "sp'.en diJ Isola-flon","* as L?ord Salisbury some? what derisively termed her attitude toward tho continental powers. Is fnst bringing her to the point where s!:.> will have to face squarely and d< "I for or against general military ser? vice under the name of ?'conscription" cr some other, as the conditions fore? shadow a decision for. as unescap?ble. Her departure from her "splendid Iso? lation" policy, which was made espe? cial1/ evident by her course in bring? ing about tlie triple entente, hii for its main object the further "isolation of Germany." As to that phase of her purpose she succeeded. But at what cost? That of incurring the obilga morally implied, of doing her full share towards preparation to render the, agreement m'lltantly effective in ging the vital nubd o/ general or ? when It was h. strong in thoughtful : presslon has disclosures i ??specially Fi id can kI\ I jf<r,co tho general service probh agsJr, to from, with every indlc of 'ts becoming a burning Issue. How Importantly it, is looming may be judged from the cynical, taunting and warning remark of Karl Crewe In tho House of Lords tho other day. that general service could not bo adopted until after the next war. This was tantamount to expressing the belief thnt only defeat and humiliation co.;ld bring England to a realisation of how defenseless she would be in enso of any defection of her allies In the entente or in the event of a continual combination against her. the nation's powerful navy, none the les?. Another significant proof of h <w scrio?sly the subject Is regarded, and of concession of dependability upon the allies was furnished by Mr. Amery In tho House of Commons, where on opening tho vl< bate en the "army estimates," ho esked explicit guaranty that the War Office recognize the duty of providing forces of such strength as to make it unl'kely that an attack by Germany upon Franco could succeed, and. there, fore, Improbable that an attack would be made. In the light of the considerations enumerated. It seems Impossible that England can much longer avoid pass? ing tinder the shadow of militarism of some form or nnother. unless she would endanger her power prestige and safety even ns a consequence of suronder'hg her "spehdltl isolation" which policy Is now construed as n confession of consciousness of wcak poss and of fear of Germany. She must c!!r.!- to tho Substitution at the price of having her partners dictate 'ho strength of hor military cstabllsh n erit or risk having to learn the mort'fylhg lesson Karl Crowe outlined. c mi is. m \ \xi\c. The tears that tho news of Clirlo. Manning's death will bring to men's eyes will not bo the tears of hypocrisy, nor tho sorrow In their hearts Insin? cere. To know him was to like him. To-day In Richmond the grief that goes out for the vrit'jriely loss of one of the most popular and one of the most likable men In the city will be genuine. Th* low and tho high In! estate, feel a common personal Sorrow that they will not know his hearty greeting cr seo hlF familiar smllo| again, for even the mere ncqualntanocn of Chris. Manning felt that he was a friend to them. Of sush a man n:i he It was written. ' Let me live In a house by the side of the road where the raca, -it men go by, and be a frland r>i man." To the people of Richmond Mr. Man? ning rendered an unselfish and high-} minded service In aiding them mnn-j fully In tho struggle for the now form of municipal government. In tho crltl-| cat hour, when the life of the measure depended upon its relation to the Po? lice Hoard, Mr. Manning, facing tliej question whether or not the Police) Department should bo tinder tho Ad? ministrative Bcr.rd or the Police Board, courageously avowed that the abolition! of tho Police Board In the Interests of the city would bo absolutely accipt-' able to him. For years he had reprc-' sented Jefferson Ward In part on that board, and he died one of Its repre? sentatives, but ho did not hesitate w> offer his Influence for tho abolU'on of hin office, for th: welfare of Rlchmoni]. Largely a self-made man. he grew more and rr.oro into the public con ! fidence as ho went on In public life. I for It was known of all men, that If he had faults ho wns first to admit them. He did what he thought was right; he dealt squarely with his fellow men. i;:; was a kindly personality that will ; be sorely missed here. MCBXSE It TOMODILE DRIVEng. The propored ordinance requiring utomobil<| drivers to secure a license ftcr passing an examination as to heir ability and qualifications for unnlng a machine Is a step '.n the Ight direction. it will enable the ity to prevent reckless. Incompetent lersons from becoming menaces to iubllc safety. The clause requiring ?vldcnce as to the mental, moral and ?hyflcal equipment of the driver he? re tl . .: ? -cc Is Issued will enable he police u. keep habitual drunkards, em) ? ..? I t tlly unstable people ami Physically Incompetent applicants out >f positions, where their fallings may menu A rath to innocent pedestrians or requirement upon those who seek to ? ? jare fitted, nnd this llcenso Is revoked I for a failure to comply with traffic ; regulations and police control, and heavy fines are Imposed for theso vio? lations, the accidents that have horr' Iled Richmond should In tho future be ' eliminated. ai..\>: rooit MCHOliASI Considered from tho standpoint of many Of our politicians and statesmen, this Is an era of pollttcul chaos und disaster. Some of them have boon I thrown from the band wagon beforo' I they have oven dreamed that trouble' I was impending. Others have been ; rudely awakened from a feeling of I fancied security and arc. now ongagodi In a frenzied effort to catch up w'th ? the political procession. A number of, Sur national legislators are now wild; ?Ith the desire tu leave Washington for their homo districts, where their j political fences are In need of exten? sive repairs. The prospects of other members for re-election aro so bad ilhat they would probably prefer to remain in tho Capital city to the end Of their terms rather than face their 1 liishatlsflod constituencies. Everywhere 1 there Is disappointment nnd blasted . hopes. I Whatever may bo the misfortunes 'which have fallen upon our national legislators, tiiere Is no one, however ! m! his lot, but that he cannot sp.'.ro | a tear for tho erstwhile .jaunty Nlch- ! olus Longworth. Ills father-in-law Is j a candidate for the presidential rioml I nation, and In this aspiration he evl- \ Jdently has the Unqualified Indorsement ; ;?f his daughter, Mrs. Longworth. On tho other hand. President Taft con? trols the Cincinnati political machine, jl>>- the grace of which Representative [Longworth holds hit seat In Congress. An onnouncement by thla unfortunate Ohio Onngrcssm.-.ti that he would sup? port Thsodore Roosevelt would, there? fore, be tho same ns his own political valedictory. Tho Cox machine in Cin? cinnati would probably put into Imme? diate operation his political recall, ileprcsentatlvo Longworth can truly "Spirits of pence, where are ye? Are yo all gonel And leave me hero in wretchedness ! behind ye'" Words of sympathy would be but ! i\ mockery. Ifta friends can only hopo j that tho Cox machino will not require ! tills already more-ihan-eiv,barras3ed legislator to Issue a pronouncement In j favor of President Taft'3 candidacy. Reference would not be made to tho unfortunate position In which he finds himself, but for the encouragement which It may afford to other states? men who consider that their lines have fallen In hard places. Let them ci lislder the sad case of Nicholas, and bo cheered by the reflection that it in'ght be worse for themselves. PIUVATE IM: OF PUUMC OFFICES. i The political use of offices which j [should he administered only in the ser- I Ivico of the people la a Republican abuse!. The present fashion was bc t by McKinley, continued by Roosevelt I an.l reduced to the absurd by Taft. When the head of the nation uses his office to personal advantage and be? comes a perlpatet'c politician, his su? bordinates naturally imitate his ex? ample, and so It has come about that Offices and appointment have been ftrossly manipulated in the Interest of partisanship or candidacies. The sight which the American people have! beh I 1 In the last decade ha < been dls- ! ? pasting, for Presidents have become r." more thin traveling county fair Exhibits, nnd of no more dignity than ; ward politicians. President. Senators, Governors and Representatives have been treating public olllces ns if they belonged to them as much as do their ' motor cars and their gold-headed What is the use of an ofll'c for per- j ! sonal account but graft? It Is worso ! than graft to put a man Into public ! position and then order him to use !t ns. a political job. When a public servant Is paid n salary for perform? ing certain duties and falls to perform i them or hires some one else at public i cos, tto do them, he Is a raudulcnt offt ? I 1 and a grafter. Woodrow Wilson stands for a cleaner, better, right policy In this re i spect. If he Is elected, he would do is he is now dein;.:; he would stay at home and stay on the job It Is ! unbelievable that he would prostitute i public office to private purpose. It Is unbbl'cvablc that he would spend a great part of h'n administration In a , private car Instead of In the executive ' o?lee. It Is unbelievable that he would usi tils Cabinet officers as poli? tic::! agents, and that ho would take public servants off their jobs to put thorn on political missions. If Taft Ii t. be known as "The I'r! vate.-Oar Wj .ire : the f ishloned w ? ? Humphrey O'Sulllvdh, rubber ?nufacturer, Is a-runnlng for ess fom Massachusetts as tho unshoe candidate. rybody'a doin' it. Doln' \v "Wish I ha in't taken my v Sydney Smith once told a story out a certain group of bishops who d been having great difficulty obout e repaying of a famous church, me wanted wood, some marble, tand on. After long wrangling, one got i to pour oil on the water, and be in in tills fashion, "My rtoar brctll '!;..- WC will get this paving niado Voice of the People .\>Unn Count > "I'd Mr. Kyuu. To th.; Editor or rho Tlmes-Dlspatehi str.?i have rend with much Interest In your columns tins Bryan-iiynn-.Fiood tompost, und it has occurred to mo mat there arc some, things that have not been broui;lit out tii.it might bo of Interest to some who are not laminar with the Situation. BS some of us hero In the Tenth District are. The writer was born and has spont a part of bis life In XcNon county close to thu spot where t y Ryan Buont bis early boy hood, and Is now living in the Tenth District, and was a dolegate to the Norfolk convei tlon and was present a*, the Tenth D'strict meeting there that recommendec .Mr. Ryan as a dele irate to the Baltimore convention. As previously stated In your columns by Mr Joseph Hutten Mr. Ryan was rec? ommended by Ills home county delega? tion in this meqtli ? as a dolegate, and trero was not on< dissenting voice. Somebody has sun! that all these men wer* rascals who participated in this alTnir. Let's see. Why did the Nelson people recom? mend him? i think It was tins way. Mr, Ryan was born the and reared wheri? ho has a host of kindred, nna went to New Vor': lind made a fortune (I don't know how this money was made). Later h<-- comes back to oelson county and make:: It his home, nays Ills taxes there, which Is no s:nr>ll it' -.) lor the people of the county, ana. not like some of . does not turn his back on his less fortunate relatives, but sees that they nil hive comfort a'.', homes. He lo hot stop here. Where money Is needed for schools and roads I understand that he is always n ready contributor and has proven his pood I nnd frlytdshlp for the people of N< Isbn on every oc? casion. Now. \vl en it comes the.r turn to show th< r fippr< elation, they are equal to it, ai 1 gladly recommend him as a dMeuat. :-? :n the Tenth :>ls trlct. And .Mr, Ryan, on the other hand, appreciate;, (ho token of friend? ship extended iitrr by his home people, accepts nnd attends the R.tlttmoro z> n ventlon, where be does not sesm to have taken any active part, hut sat ntul listened to the nbuso hurled at him by his enemh * \ think Mr. Ryan's being r<r the Rn tiir.ore conventlor. as a delegate was due entirely .to nu exehange of cour? tesies between !!:?? Nelson portion of the Tenth District ar.d Mr. Ryan him? self. 11 may have b ? n pleasant t > <? t there nnd listen n abuse and hear himself branded a: one of the worst Of criminals, but I hardly think so. Mr Bryan was wrong .chin he at? tempted to expel Mr r.--in from the cur ventlon, and Mr Floqd wa? risht in cnliintT him down and enylng 'hat Virginia could rl'prhl her own ?wonws. History will prne- that sh--: has al? ways done this !: the past even at the expense of her be- *t blood. T do not think that Mr, Bryan In? tended to be unjust, but he was sim? ply mistaken, hoi derstandlng th" circumstances, Mr. Rrynn I? a prc.it man. only not conservative enough at times. I think the mnjorlty of the Virginia rielecatlon at Baltimore made n groat mistake in not vol hg for Wilson from the first, ns three-fourths of the Demo, crnts of Virginia tavie been for Wil? son since the Nnr' !'< convention met. If I have mlsstnt-- I the situation, I will gladly stand correction If. r. BAKER. Columbia How Ions Will Virginia Allow Her? self to lie Misrepresented, To tho Editor 6t he Times-Dispatch: ' Sir.?Why nil of this discussion about i tho sovereign right of Virginia to choose her own delegates? Every- ! body knows she has that right, cxact !\- as she has the r'ght to choose her j l"nlte,i states Senators. The .Senate | of the United States, however, as has been very recently demonstrated, is | the lln.il arbiter of the fitness of Its 1 members. What Is there then revolu- ; tionary or Insolent a beut the sugges tlon that a national convention shall! be permitted to pass upon the fitness ' of Its members? The truth Is that | there Is a strong belief that the cry about the sovereign right of Virginia is a false cry raised for the purpose j of detracting attention from the real , question involved; which is not one of | the sovereignty of Virginia, but of the sovereignty of the machine within the Democratic party In Virginia. It Is hardly to be wondered at that \ Mr. Flood should have felt called upon to come to the defense of Thomas F. Ryan, who was chosen by Mr. Flood's faction of the party In his congres- ; slphal district, but the responsibility for that sell tlon rests pr'marily upon , Mr. Flood, who could have chosen any ? one whom lie desired or prevented the j selection of any one of whom he d!s- ' approved, arid no amount of praise of j h'm for his so-called -defense of Vir- ! g'rila" must be allowed to obscure 1 th a all Important fact. While it may; be true. . - ; l:s been said of him, that \ ; his fours- has made of him a "ha, j tionul character," it Is not beyond the' i -'.Mllty that this dtsUhcr I tlon will prove to have been dearly bought. Everybody in Virginia knows that Mr. Ryan could not have been selected | as a delegate from Virginia to Balti? more or to anywhere else In any test I whore'n the rank and file of the Demo- j crnts of Virginia were allowed to make; thi che, i r where any consideration I I was shown for their wishes, and what j Virginia needs, Mr. Editor, and needs bndiy, arid what Virginia Is going to 1 have, unless sho <s unfaithful to her j ! traditions, Is not a defense of her sov- j j erelgnty. but a defense from an or ; gahlzi J 1 and of cfllceholdurs. who. Presuming loo much for her forgetful riess and charity in the past, serene In their own Iiitrenched power, turn a deaf ear to the will of her people. Virginia Is grateful not for the dc ? fense of Mr. Flood, but of Mr. Bryan, who has . rnphaslz?d the Issue and focused all ntloh upon It. and the ques jtlon presented to us is how long will tight fer awhile this i' tan yard wuz hurnln' ived F ho n "Turkish" lOman will skulk away in crossed In love an' i4t ditch f git thirty is fer a. nickel. WHEN DAD WAS A BOY." By John T. McCutcheon. (OopjrUMi lBUi By Joan T. MoCatohoaa.] "Das son* Ul ThU kind of Of* mirx't the hind o' Ufo tor m*. /'m funn. run au*,, ?ruf be a toldUr, 'nd gel killed, 'nd then you bet ma'll be ?orry she treated m? thi* axioay." Virginia Bit by and allow herself to be m'srepresented ? How long'.' "DEMOCRAT." Three o'clock. To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch: Glaring day?and the life, is meat and drink And raiment, by a Funltt circle bound: So many little things draw close and smile. An island where we careless live Is found. I In three o'clock! Thoughts complex | rest awhile. Yet. hoVrlng o'er the brink Of this hour when we know but our ] earth need. Long, purpling shadows crep on from i afar. j W'th tides from a shoreless sea where one star Shines o'er the waves our wak'r.lr.g J souls to lead. MABEL LAIRD GOODE. Boydton. QUERIES & ANSWERS Too Nrnr Kin. May a man marry his father's hair 1 Bister? SOUTH BOSTON. Tho law In Virginia does not sj e clflcally prohibit, but it is Joubted if any clerk would Issue license tor .- n a marriage. Various. Please answer for me these quc-s- \ Hons; 1. Will salt water freeze? 2. Does the First National Ban;* s?nv two feet? 3. Does tiny university or coll :n own a machine which will si,dlt a sn.'ct of ordinary paper Into ten sheets? 1. Has the earth been weigh-1?was it weighed on a machine? .". Is there a machine that will weigh a pencil mark? B. T R. I 11) Yes. (2) No. ' | f3) 1*0. t4) The weight has booh estimated only. I (5) Tos. Poem \\ anted. ' Will you be good en >ug?, to publish the sequel to "Silver Threads Among the Cold "? -'. c. Will some reader kindly send copy? A l.iirae Order. Please tell me how ninny prominent men Virginia has m.idudud; l:a>no them; state what position they have held, and what made them "noted men." rj J. I The whole, staff of the paper, work : ing day and night for a month' would not ho able to answer this demand. Around the World. Please tell me what is the length of the .irctimference of the earth and the shortest time in which the trip has been made. THOS. SMITH. Along the equator or any great cir? cle cone whose plane cuts the centre), 25,000 miles Is the usual estimate. A very small circle might be said to run "round tie world" if drawn very near a polo. The shortest time for the "tri-,." is not known. There are no transportation lines which follow the equator nor any g'N at circle, nor are there any which die wholly within the Southern Hemisphere. The short? est time would be that made by tak? ing the fastest bout I'ncs and com? bining with as great part ns possible of tho fastest rail line*. All these lie in the Northern Hemisphere. Starting from London, there is schedule of ten days to Vancouver by titling the fast I Atlantic liners and the Canadian Pa? cific road. From Vancouver there is schedule by the Canadian Steamship Line of two weeks to Shanghai, and from there by boat to Tien Tsln and by rail to Mukden nnd up tlv Man lehurln Railway to the Trans-Siberian ] at Manchuria City, whence by rail to London the total trip from -Shanghai mav be made In sixteen days. Thin I would foot up a totnl time of forty days. Home for the Aged. Can you give me the address of a home for needy old men? C. Q. .1. There nre local Institutions in each count) and each City, We '.-now of no other "home" except denominational Institutions. \ letter to 'he state Board <f Charities, Richmond. V?? might bring the Information you de slr<. Old Colon. LIB tu of coins from J. Johnson. B. p V. Brown and R N N contain noth? ing having premium value. News of South Richmond Fouth Richmond Bureau. . Th.- Tlmei-Dlapateh. :??'.-> Mm.: Street, Phone Madison ITS Headed by ? full bra.M Lj.-.d the Fouthslde I Montague Club will on the night of July n march to the city Auditorium Forme? Governor Montagu* will at that time ad- i cl:> ?? a r.r ?:.?? :?: i ??-1:.. . ! ir. g. The local club number* nea.-.y 400, and an , effort will be mej* 10 hn? that many in line. A special part of the building will b? 1 reserved for the marchers In order that j they will be ?uro of rood accommodations. ' Child Neorl- Kllle.l. Caught beneath a falling pl.e of lumber. Gray Itoberti. a two-year-old child, narrow-: ly escaped Instant d?ath yesterday after- j noon near his parrots' bom*. Thirteenth ar.i! si..u,.r- ? ts. Thai tad 1? a..v. t* attributed t? the fact that the heavy limbers were caught on the curbing, w hlch prevented hl? lite from being crushed out. The child ? a? playing on the lumber. | which is being used In the eonetructlon of ; ling Buddenly It icave awav and h*, was thrown to the ground with the heavy mass completely covering him. He was pulled out hl-edlng from a large gas'i 'ji the cheek an.] a deep cut upon the bark ?f the. head. Htl body was considerably bruls- | ed. No serious results ir? anticipated. lllrsehberB Meeting Postpblned. The meeting of the HlrsChberi Cub. scheduled for last night. was postponed un- | til to-morrow night, owing to the absence! of many of the members who wore on the excursion. The rlub was organized last' Friday night, and while the exact number, on the rolls ts not known, it Is sa:! that 150 have sent their names in Sergeant J O. Faunder* !*? president Of the cub and; has a rerp* of precinct workers appoint* 1 to secure member* To-morrow a meeting :? held for the purpose of mapping out n den-j nlte campaign. I K.xeurslons Drawing Crowds. Excursions and picnics are keeping the Fouthslde depopulated these days. Tester* day fourteen roaches were used to haul the, lare>- crowd that -.vent with the Central Methodist Church to Ocean View, and fully that number will be required to carry the' united strength of the Btlnbrldf* Street a.-.d Stockton Street Baptist* who will gn to the |JB- place this morning. House Part- ;.t Midlothian; :ite n large house party Is b?lng enter? tained by the MlSSe* Vatklns Pit the resl- ! dene* of tl.lr father. Fonntor J. B Wat klns. at Midlothian. Among the out-of-town] guests are Miss Wcodhouse. of Cluster] Rprlngs; Miss Wirhbush, of Burkevllle, and, Mlrs Rlchar'lson. of Farmvlll* < nmplng Party Returns, The parte Of young Fouthsld-rs who have Vioon enJo;-!ng a week'* outing at Camp 1 Laughing Water, nt the Richmond Yacht i lub, it the intersection of paling Creek 1 nr.d the James River, returned home yester day. The party was chapreor.ed by Mrs. Te:n Owen. Personal Mention. Mrs. M. A. Ellington, of 1S0O Balnhrlds? Ftreet, who has heen 111 at the Johnston Willis Sanatorium for several weeks. Is slightly Improved. Mr. ar.i Mr*. >' A Raines, of ?rr Perry Street, will leave to-day for a week'* stay In Knoxvllle and Chattanooga, Tonn. I It. A. Hughe:', of Swahtboro. continues | very III at ti.e Memorial Hospital. Miss Tomml* La Mar Oraham Is the guest of her Mn>r. Mrs. R II Richardson. Mr. and Mrs A. C. Adkln* nie visiting1 at tho Nansomond Cottage, Ocean View. They have a* their guest Mra. W. L. Moody., [ of Brooklyn. ; MlsSoa Mario and Margaret FHlnrton will leave this morning for Crawe, where they fill be the guests of relatives Mrs. John St. Walker and children and Mrs. J. M. Grave? and children are spend? ing the ni'.oih at Ocean View. Mr. and Mrs Ocorje T. I.emmon. of Charlotte county, are tho guci?;s Of Mrs. A. M. Doyle. Mr. Clements, of Washington, Is visiting his daughter, Mrs J. j peck. Albert DoytOj of Nevada. Is vlsltinr; his parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Doyle. Dr. E. (i. Hill Ik spending his vacation with his family nt Goahen. A. A. Adkln* and J. P. Jones are at Kieling the Furniture Dealers' Convention In New York. Mrs. J. C. N'unnally and son. Joseph, re. turned yesterday irom Ronnoke, where they were the suexts of relatives. Ii BIOM I"..\ l \ I ,I N VKVIiO.N. Ninety-Pour Organisations Itepreseuted nt Annual Meefin-r. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] Fayettevillc, x. c. July 23.?with ninety-four organizations of the State's I lire departments represented by dele I pinions, the twenty-fifth annual con I tentlon of the North- Carolina State I Firemen's Association assembled hero this morning in the LaFayetto Theater,! Three sessions were held during the . day. After the convention had been opened with an invocation by Rev. Charles Koyea Tyndell, of St. Johns (episcopal Church, chaplain of the local tire department) Mayor John Under? wood welcomed tho delegates to Fay ettevllle, Mayor Underwood's welcome was responded to by State Senator A. H. Boyden, of Salisbury, the veteran vice-president of the association. In a very happy speech, A short greeting was delivered by Alderman John J. Mnloney, after which Goyerhor W. v.'. Kitchln addressed the convention. The convention then turned Ms at? tention to business, and after the roll call by tho secretary, a committee wat appointed by the president to examin? credential* and report during th* afternoon session. Tno afternoon sc?, sion wus called to order at 2 .30 o'clock, and the regular order of business fol? lowed. The association was shown to "O on a sound basis financially. Th? meeting adjourned at 5:1.1 1'. M. until S 30 to-night for the final session. Th* visiting firemen were guests of the president, D, McNe'll, from >", to s o'cioik this evening. The president Introduced several topics of vital im? portance to the association. BOY - T IIA NOBLY MISSING, Vinn Now In .lull lirllerrri to KoAil Where lie la. (Special to The Tlmes-DIspatch ] Elizabeth City. N C, July 23?A brother and several other relatives of the sixteen-year-old son of Charles Layden. of the Belvlderc section of Pcrqulmans county, were here yester d.iy afternoon in search of tho young man who disappeared from his home very mysteriously ten days ago. Tho boy was last seen in company of a man named Vnhn, also a resident of that section. Vanri was traced to Berkley, Va., several days ago. was arrested and taken back to Hartford and lodged in the Jail. He refuses to explain anything about the where? abouts of the boy. While here yester? day afternoon tho boy's relatives found his bicycle In u bl.-ycle shop. The owner of the shop stated that the wheel had heen left there several days ago by a man whose description tallied wtS*% that of Vann. Colored Man is Killed, I Special t o The Times-Dispatch.] Wlnston-Saiem, N. C. July 23.?It nn accident nt the plant of the R. .1. Reynolds Tobacco Company this aiter noon. a colored man ahout sixty years of age, named Broadnax. was killed and two other colored men were badly Injured. The accident occurred where, n new brick smokestack Is being built. A puley Is run up through the stack for the purpose of carrying up bricks nnd other material. The b :cket wept too far and tan through the wall, [causing quite a mass of bricks to fall. Broadnax -vas struck on tho head by tile falling mass. A steam pipe was burgled by the falling materials and one man ivas badly ? cabled. Farewell to Missionaries. (Special to The TImcs-Dlsputch I Alexandria. Va., July 23.?A farewell reception will be tendered to-morrow night to thirteen missionaries of tho Presbyterian Church, who will sal) Saturday from Philadelphia for Africa to engage. In missionary work. Among the missionaries are two women. TeT of the thirteen are expected to be pres? ent. They will be accompanied to\\lex. andrla by Rev. C. H. Pratt, of Rich? mond, secretary of the Laymen's Mis? sionary Movement for tho Presbytorlan Church; SeVeral of the missionaries will make addresses. Entire Plant Destroyed. Greensboro, N. C, July 23.?K'rs Shortly after midnight th's morning completely destroyed tho plant of Ihe Gutlford Manufacturing Company, at Troy. N. C, together with a large por? tion of the lumber yards, Including thousands of- feet of rough lumber and a great deal of dressed hunber ready for shipment. Tho loss Is rough? ly given at from $25.000 to $50,000. The explosion of a lantern, used by tho night Watchman ,he boiler room caused the blaze. Lightning Strikes f'linrch. [Special to Tho Times-Dispatch/) Harrlsonburg. Va., July 23.-^-Light? ning yesterday struck the Presbyterian Church nt Elktbti, Rocklngham County, slightly damaging the steeple and the roof of the building. The month of July has been an unusually stormy one. National State and City Bank Itlehmnnd. Virginia, Solicits Your Account. Capital. 81.000.Olid. Surplus. SOOO.OOfK Best by Test for forty years