The times dispatch. [volume], August 14, 1912, Image 10

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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Announce Some Splendid Bargains in
CORSETS
Of Popular Makes
Getting our Corset Department in
ship-shape ft>r the reception of the
new autumn models. That's the
basic reason for these opportunities.
Special lots of P. X., Warner's,
R.-G., Thomson's and \V. B. Corsets,
some of which arc slightly soiled front
display or have imperfect .supporters.
All are models of good lines to tit
practically any figure. Strong and
durable Corsets of coutil or batiste,
reduced as follows:
Formerly $1.50 to $4.00 Each,
Now $1.00 to $2.50
Second Floor.
newspaperwo?ld
save girl's life
Chicago Journal Sends Lawyer
to Plead Mercy for Vir?
ginia Christian.
At the Instance of the Chicago Ex?
aminer, a publication which .specializes
In bumah emotions ami "sob stuff," \V,
J. Anderson, a criminal lawyer pi the
Windy City. Is on tils way t.i Rtch
. to plead with Governor Mann for
the life of Virginia Christian. The at?
torney, who is known as "Habeas
Corpus'1 Anderson, Is an exponent 01
loriorn nopes, ami for this reason he
was selected to try to save the life Of
the scvontfcn-yer.r-old negro girl who
Is to be electrocuted In the State Pen?
itentiary l'riday morning of this week.
Anderson left Chicago last nlgnt. The
jjxamincr has asked that an interview
with the Governor bo arranged for tu
; orrow morning,
A few days ago the Examiner took j
bold of the case and played It as a
horrible situation. In that a woman
was about to be done to death by elec?
trocution. It secured many letters 6l
protest, asking thai, steps bo taken
jo secure commutation ?>f the ignorant
girl's sentence Anderson agreed to
in t. As an aid to his plea, it i> learn
? , he spent all yesterday gathering
together the letters referred t.>. Many
"f them refer to Virginia's "brutality''
Bgainst tlie negro.
The Governor has already respited
\ iririnla Christian for four weeks,, an I
has declined to interfere further, Th?
crime of the girl, which was the mur
der of Mrs. Ida. Virginia Helot', of
Hampton, wns perhaps tlx- most bor
rlbls In the criminal annals of Vir- .
K ma.
hanover crowd
hears jmague
Citizens Predict Former Gov?
ernor Will Carry Man?ver
County.
Former Govrrnor A. .1 Montague ad
cressisd a good-sized audience last
night at CfOw'H Store, near Cold Har?
bor, in Hanover County. He wns given
cloft attention.
In introducing the speaker Lelth S.
Wremner predicted that Governor Mon
\tasue will catty Hanover in to-mor?
row's primary. The county has always
been regarded as a stronghold for Pap
lain Lamb, and it is believed tin- Vote
| vote comis out, th> former Governor
'?win have a majority? CtrtalhlV in
Henry .District.
I
of Hk- meet! .
...
modern Striving of the pe, ? ... ?. iwi ? I
of succeeding generation* toward a
?
He reit? I ated
hn- advocated, a
r'.' ns of this n
G . ? rnor Montag
committee m< et)
Governor Insurance Meeting.
Governor Mann and Imturnt ? '
:
I
sit ;.? and Surety L'nderwrlti
Distinguished Pastor Was in
Ili> Eighty-Seventh
Year.
F.-cv. J. R. Garlick, pi D.. died yes?
terday at Iiis residence In this city
In the eighty-seventh year of his nge. I
For more than half a century Dr.
Gallick has stoo(j high In the church.!
and his power and influence was se?
cure not only In Virginia but through-,
out the South.
tie wuh horn at Burlington, the
Gwathmey homestead, in King Wil?
liam County. Vn.. December 30, 1S25.
Iiis youth was spent under the most
refining influence of education and re
ltglon. His family intermarried in
colonial days with the Baylors. Govans,
c; wathmeys. Ilili,t. Temples, Galneses,
and Walkers, and he Inherited the best
of Virginia life and spirit from theso
widely known families. Educated at
Richmond College and the Columbian
University, and giving himself early
In life to the Gospel ministry under
the training of the noted Andrew
Broaddus, D. D., he at once took a
high stand In the list of the best I
cultivate,i men of his day. Mis lovo
Of scholarship and his varied learn-1
Ing drew him into educational pur?
suits! and he successfully conducted'
several schools for the training of ,
young women. The most noted of j
tin sc perhaps was the 'Rappahannock
female institute." at Rrutngton, king
and Queen County.
Dr. Garllck's first pastorate was In
Hampton, Va . wh( re he formed many
strong friendships. Subsequently he
labored as pastor of several churches
in King and Queen County. In the
year 1870 1 ?? was called to the Leigh
.-::.?: church In Richmond, where he
did a great work building up a strong
church, which abides to-day with
growing power.
I With advancing years he retired to
, fields of pastoral usefulness In Hanover
County. For several years Dr. Gar
I lick taught In the Ric hmond Female
Institute and The Woman's College,
of Richmond A. trustee of Richmond
: College he brought to hear the ripe
experience of his teaching life on the
adjustment or educational problems.
To othctt! -honors the degree of Doctor
Of Divinity was added with much
heartiness by the college,
Mr.*. Garlick was Miss Sue Morri?
son, of Smithfleld, who proved h's lov?
ing efficient helpmate for tifty-three
Dr. Garllck had been tin Invnlld for
several months, living In retirement.
I A family of children and grand?
children make their home in Rich?
mond.* arhong ihctri one son. R. Cecil
Garllck and three daughters. Miss
I Lizzie M, Garllck, Mrs. R. B, Torld and
j Miss Mary Atwood Garllck.
Dr, f.r.rlick was the uncle of the late
Judge Witt.
Where lo Vote
To-Mbirto w
Hollowing ore the polling places
r?ir the prlnmrj election t?-uiorr?svt
t ho v nrd ? l irsi I'rcclnel, I'lne
i noil Main Streets) Second I'rerlnef,
]| L'tfi South Harrison Street! Third
I'reelnct. :ilt South Laurel Street I
! I'ourlll I'reel.n-t. IS?0 West liiry
|j Street) l-'irtIi I'rcrliiet, i South l'lr?t
I Street,
I! Jefferson Ward?First I'reelnct,
SISID l-'.nni Main Street i Heea'hd I're
?, ein. i, JKIOil Enal Leigh Street) 'I'hlrd
! I'reeliiet, 7li\ Vorth Tviehty-nfth
?I Street) I'ourlll I'rcrliicl, 5ffilW M
mi.ei: Kirth I'reelnct,, -it Nordi
Twenty-ninth Street) sixth I'reelnct,
Sreond tin,; Denny Streets.
I.ee Word?First I'reelnct, Harri?
son nnil Brood Streets) Sc ond Ihr
clnet, Hin Went It road *>lrrrt: Third
I'reeliiet, ISnS West Brood Street |
I'our tb I'reelnct, Went Broad
"?ire. i ; I lit', |.Ii.ci. ||?-1 M. .lames
Street,
Mndifton ward? first I'recluct,414
Vorth Blglith Street) Second i're
|j einet. 10-1 North Seventh Street)
,| Third I'reeinet, iroS Krinl Broad
I i Street! I ..null I'rcrlnel. 70S Hull
3 , Street! I Ulli I'reelnct, 1301 Hull
I ; Street I Sixth I'reelnct, isht Hull
DHF MUTES HAKE
CLEVER SPEECHE
Delighted Guests Applaud Wit
and Humor in Sign
I .anguage.
HOLD DANCE WITHOUT MUSIC
Convention Plans to Enlarge Its
Confines, Taking in
Other States.
Responses to toasts at a banquet at
the Jefferson Hotel and a variety of
speechmaklng brought to a close last
night the second day of the conven?
tion et the Virginia Deal and Dumb
Association, which n> in session here
for Mm greater part of this week. A
lively spirit ?if enjoyment pervaded
the meeting, und. the postprandial n
marki of wit and humor were grccud
with applause, Not all of the tuika
were lit lighter vein, and the speeches
tum uwelt upon the deeper purposes
of the convention were given I tie must
rain attention.
Arthur (j. Tucker, of Richmond,
ucted us toasttnaster, and with ap?
propriate ?Ugns introduced the suc?
cessive speakers. .Short talks, which,
while lucking in tonal quantity,
struck responsive chord*. Were d>.
liyer'ea upon mo following subjects:
:'V"lrglnla," Mrs, k. l. Chiles, of Rich?
mond, Va.; -Our Association," L. B. J
Brushwood, of Hampton, VA . "Our
Alma Mater/! Rev. J. W. Mlcnucls, of
Know! lie. Tenn.; "The Ladles.' T. M.
Jenkins, of Portsmouth, Va.: "Our!
Utiests," u. J. VVhlldiug, of Baltimore,
Md.; "The Press ? H. f. Merrill, of j
SVashinetotg L>. c.
The keynote of the addresses was
that the present association Is to bo
enlarged In scope t.. InclUde Virginia.
North Carolina. \V:cSI Virginia. Ten?
nessee, Maryland and the District of
Columbia. Heretofore oniy Virginia
delegations have been brCtent at Spo?
radic meetings.
UttsluesM fleeting.
At least IS1! people were In attend?
ant, .a the business session held yes?
terday morning in the Jefferson Audi?
torium. The address of welcome was
delivered by Me'ade Dal ton, of Rich?
mond, and the 1 espouse was made by
,S. B. Alley, of Roanoke.
Arthur Q. Tucker, of Richmond,
chairman of the committee on en?
tertainment, rind L. B. Brushwood ;
spoke upon the nee i Of permanent j
organization. Rev. J. W, Michaels was |
chosen temporary chairman, and Simon
Alley, of Hampton, temporary secre?
tary. .Many of the delegates joined In
the discussion.
The following committees. which
were appointed yesterday, will bring
In their reports at the business ses?
sion to-*lay:
Committee on Resolutions?Messrs
Kauffman and Biscoc and Miss Bar?
row.
, Committee on By-Laws?Messrs.
Tttiker and Michaels and Miss Chiles.
j Committee on Place of Next Meet?
ing?Messrs. Alley, Bondurant and
Jenkins
Committee oil Enrolment?Messrs.
Long and Daltoh and Miss Scott.
Committee of Tellers?Messrs. Dal
ton and Jenkins and Mrs. Capps.
Dancing without music followed the
banquet last night, and the parti?
cipants enjoyed themselves to the f?ll.
Every attention is being shown the
vlsitois by the management of the
Jefferson Hotel, and they havu been
\ met with courtesy on all sides,
j This morning the business session
will be resumed, uftcr an Introduc?
tory prayer by Rev. <>. J. Whliding. of
Baltimore. Md . und permanent ofllcers
; will be elected. This afternoon nt
3:30 o'clock a picture of the conven
jtlon will be taken by The Tlmes-Dls
! patch photographer, and the represen?
ts iv.s will be taken sight-seeing.
Elocutionary readings by signs will be
given at the Jefferson Hotel to-night,
i There will be an all-day picnic at
Porest 11111 to-morrow.
DR. M'DAN I EL RETURNING
I Wrote n Friend 'I hut He Pre'era This,
i ountry to Egypt.
Rev. Goo. \V. McDanlel, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, who ha.s
' been ependlng his vacation In the
Past, turns his face homeward with
? evident pleasure. In a letter from
Egypt just received by a friend in
Richmond, wrlten on July 2t">, Dr. Mc
danitl says:
i "1 am it. th.< land of 'he Pharaohs.
but am not oppressed?not even by the.
' he.it We sail for Naples Saturday,
July.27, and that means our faces will
j be turned westward.
, "Let mo live and die in the Occl
< horned \\ Ith Stealing.
James Herbert, colored, was arrest?
ed by County Officer Tiller yesterday
,,i, the complajnt that he had stolen
garden produce from the farm of J.
B. Mitchell. o? the Brook Road. He
ailed for his appearance in court
this morning;
i barge*! With \ssimlt.
William Meude. an old colored man,
who said that he had been brought up
the farm of the late Judge Witt's
fath.i as a slave, was arrested yes?
terday on a warrant sworn out by
MorKin Tyler, colorod, alleging as
sn ;lt witti Bn axe. He will be tried
this morning by Magistrate puryeaf,
0
mm victory
figures Not Ventured by Can?
didates for Congress in To
Morrow's ! 'i imary.
MACHINE ISSUE DEPLORED
Not Raised by Montague?Final
Speech in Lias! Lind
To-NUght.
No definite figures 88 to the result
are furnished from the noadfluartcrs
Of either of the candidates for Con?
gress In to-morrow > primary election,
ltoth camps express confidence; but
have no forecasts t ? venture. The
friends of former Governor A J. Mon?
tague expect to carry Richmond by u
majority. Thej expect he will
also carry Chesterfield, Goochland and
King William Counties with the little
city of Wtlllamaburi Those who
speak tor Captain La:.. ? assert that he
will secure a majority ii Bit hmond, tnut
he will carry every i >urity, and that
.-.is total majority Wl] tie substantial.
Filial arrangements tne primary
will be made to-day City judges of
election will call for the ballot boM.es
and voting booths in the basement of
th.- City Hall from U ??> 3 o'clock to
day. Ballots and poll hooks will bo
delivered to Judges between 4 ntnl 6
o'clock this afternoon t the office ol
Secretary Walter G. Duke, of the City
Democratic Cominlttc The polls will
o^en at 6:27 to-morr<ce morning uurt
will close at 7:03 P. M
Claim? Discounted.
Comments on the Lamb rally ot
Monday night are general The sup?
porters ot uovernor M ntnrtue say that
the claim advanced mat th.- Limb
Club has .1,500 bona i Je members is
preposterous, In vleav of the slie ot
the crowds which has- heard the Con?
gressman and of the fact that unly
some 3u0 or 35o voters attended the
principal rally of the campaign. Tni
statement as to the ? ib membership
was made by Hill M I tague, who la
nut telatcJ to the former Governor,
but is closely connect i with Captain
Ha nib.
Captain Lamb's followers have
plucked up much courage during the
last two or three da};, although Its
busis Is not easily disi jvorable. In?
jection at the last moment into the
congressional campal?:. ot the machine
and Dhtlmachlne issu. I- greatly de?
plored by former Governor Montagu*
and his friends. The. have nut de?
sired to mako a fight along any such
lines and have careful'..' avoided doing
so. It was stated yesterday oy men
who are closest to Go- rnor Montague
that the issuo la not ol his seeking.
Uns Not Discussed Machine.
In all of his many speeches the Gov?
ernor has not once uttered the. word
"machlno" nor endeavorod to cieate
any factional feeling within the party.
It is well known that buoiu of nis
warmest supporters are men Who nave I
always been associated with what is
known as the "organization" or the i
"machine."
Nor do the frineds of Governor Mon?
tague believe mat any danger mreitena
his cause from such a source. They
discount rcporu which have been In clr
> nlatlou and deem them wild. These
rumors have been to the effect that
orders had been received Horn Wash?
ington to the machine forces to rally
to Captain Larr.b. It wus even stated
that Congressman llooo had forwarded
a fund of f 10,000, presumably to be
used whore It would bo effective. This
put some of "the boys" on the nunt for
the, fund, which seemed not to mate?
rialize.
It Is not expected that Governor
Montague win muk, any further reply
I to any criticisms made by Captain
Hamb. Mr. Montag |? has avoided per?
sonalities throughout, and the absence1
of mud-sllnging during the contcrt has
been commented u,-ion.
Captain Lamb takes the position, for
his part, that he should have a vote ot
confidence on the ground that no crit?
icism of his record has been advanced
by his opponent. He advances his
prestige of lonit - rvlce as a reason
for his renomlnatli i Lastly, he takes
the position that the reforms in legis?
lative procedure ;: Washington advo
Ited by his opponent are unnecessary
and Impracticable.
Bud of i uupiilgn.
Governor Montag ie spoke at Cold
Harbor, Hanover County* last night. He
win close his campaign with an addross
before the Has I .] Civic Improve?
ment League ;..-;.!:? ? j? ti,o vacant lot
at Eighteenth and irace Streets.
Captain Limb wllj attend a picnic In
Hanover County to- y. He Will hardly
j return to the city eforo to-morrow.
Th. City Democratic Committee will
'meet nt the Unlver Ity College of Med?
icine to-morrow night to receive the
i returns from the pr clncts of this city.
It was found Impossible to secure a hall
? any closer to t:.<- islnesa centre.
? Inrencr \ ( uru> Dead.
Clarence V. Curtis, of Norfolk. a
neph. w of Captain John A. Curtis, of
this city, die,; |n . .. Protestant Hos?
pital yesterday from Injuries received
at Ocean View t v. , weeks agu.
Mr. Curtis was ring from one of
piers a,i,i Injured his spine. He
wns taken at once to u Norfolk hos
i?i?IIIIi.? mi Ith-" ?????^^^M?
j Uncle Sam's Laundry
1 A laundry has been provided in Washington ior the reno?
vation of our money. Last week more than five hundred
thousand dollars in paper currency was washed and ironed
to a row crisphess and returned to circulation This repre?
sent: Uncle Sam's first joh as a laundryman, tli .ugh he is an I
j expert in making those under his supervision k?*ep their ac- '
! c< tints clean. Using paper bills ovei in this way might seem
;i small economy, but the United States government will save
hundreds of thousands of dollars annually by this experiment.
The American National Bank
OF RICHMOND. VIRGINIA,
j makes the PERSONAL APPLICATION for YOU. Learn
j to economize in the seemingly small ways ahj yoit will see I
hi^ results in :! . way of tbc amount -avid. Let us help you
l| with 3 Per Cent Compound Interest and a
SECURITY AND SERVICE. |
i!-_-?_I
NO CITY WATER
FOR OUTSIDERS
Aldermen Shut Down on Emer?
gency Request of Wood?
land Heights.
IMPROVE CARY STREET ROAD
Smooth Paving for LombardyJ
Street?Many Minor
Appropriations.
Use of city water In Woodland
Heights beyond Canoe Hun in Chester
Hold County, beyond the corporate
l-i its ..f .South Richmond, wus In?
definitely postponed by the Board of
Aldermen last night, an ordinance
granting the use under certain restric?
tions being referred to tiie City At?
torney, which It was stated meant Its
defeat so far as this Council Is con- |
cerned. Tho Council Committee on
Water recommended the ordinance. I
gianting to tho Southsido Company,;
?wie., the right to lay a two-Inch main |
irom the city limits at Semmes Ave?
nue to Woodland Heights, for distil- !
j button among householders there, ail
water to be metered at the city limits'
, and charged to the tfotithildc Company, j
Inc., at 25 cents per 1,000 gallons. !
I whether used or wasted, the contract .
to continue for ono year. It was ex?
plained that Woodiand Heights has Us;
! own water supply, but that It Is in
adequate, and that It was ?leslrcd to i
use. city water us a supplementary re- j
serve.
An Emergency Measure.
The application was llrst made to!
the Committee on Water as an emer
goncy measure several months ago,
when wells from which the supply had
been drawn ran dry, and permission
tor the connection was given as an
emergency relief. The pending ordi
ance wns for extension of that rlg.-u
lor one year. The rate of 13 cents
nxed by the Committee on Water waj
raised by the Common Council to 25
cents, and In mat shape the paper
came up last night on concurrence.
air. Powers said that ho had b?en
informed that tho City Attorney haa
rulol since tne passage of th? ordi?
nance by the Council that since the
Southstdc Company proposes to eeil the
water again to householders. It would
be necessary for the right to be grant?
ed In the form of a franchise, not an I
ordinance .Mr. Mitchell objected to
any delay.
The people of Woodland Heights i
wanted the water lit o:ice and were
willing to pay many times what It;
oost the city of Richmond.
Uns Sold Water llefonr.
Mr. Rowers thought the Committee
on Water ha/1 ample right to continue
some temporary arrangement to meet
the emergency. Mr. Moore pointed out
that the city had sold water before,
not only in large manufacturing
plants, such as tho Locomotive Works,
outside of the corporate limits, but
to Woodland Heights, Barton Heights
and other towns, where It was sold
again. No franchise hid been re?
quired in those cases.
' If we see lit to Fell the water," sail
Mr. Adams, "they can do what they
please wlt,h It. so long as they pay
the bill. We cannot give them a
franchise to do business in Chester?
field County. If one Is needed, they
must get It from the county super?
visors."
Mr. Hobson protested that similar
grants had been made .';galn and
I ag.iln in tho past for Fatr
I mount. Batton Heights and Woodland
Heights, and he saw no reason for
going through the long red tape of
granting a franchise. The lzotion of
Mr. Rowers to refer the whole mu?
ter to the City Attorney with instruc?
tions to report a proper ordinance
meeting his legal objections, was
adopted
Ordlaancee Concurred in.
I The Board of Aloermen concurred
With the Common Council In the fol
I lowing matters, which now go to tne
Mayor for final approval:
Ordinance authorizing tho Chesa
J peaks and Ohio Railway Company to
j construct a spur track across Seventh
Street Into the new warehouse of the
Eigett & Myers Tobacco Co.
Ordinance designating the Intersec?
tion of Lombardy Street, Monument
Avenue and Franklin Etreet us Stuart
Circle.
Resolution repealing {franchise
granted on January 1&. 1884; to An?
drew Plzzlnl and olbora to ?ilsulbutc
electric light and power throughout
the city. The franchise was never
accepted or used and was reported
by the City Attorney as a mere en?
cumbrance of the statute books.
Resolution approving award ?f con
trait made by tho Committee on Streets
to Li E. Brown for a sewer in Allen
Avenue, to cost |9,424.82.
Ordinance nllowlng V> illlam Rueger
to close one-half of streets abutting
his property, pending rebuilding,
t'nry Street Road.
Resolution appropriating SG.300 for
paving with bituminous macadam the
roadbed of Cary Street from the Boul?
evard to the new corporation line.
Resolution Instructing the <"ity En?
gineer to prepare plans and estimates
for the completion of the Shield Grove
lake and annex to William Byrd Park.
Resolution appropriating $300 for
payment of hack salary of thu Dock
master and providing for the manage?
ment of the City Dock property.
Resolution Instructing the City At?
torney to acquire for public school and
playground purposes the block bounded
by Thirty-fourth, Thirty-third. O and
1" Streets.
Ordinance increasing the pay of the
foreman of the City Crematory to $2.73
per day.
Appropriating $4.350 for pay roll and
repairs to public bridges..
Appropriating 1600 for expenses of
delegates In attending the convention
of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association.
Increasing the pay of the gatrmen
at the Settling Basin and the members
of the tapping force. Water Depart?
ment, to S2.A5 per dey each
^ome Smooth Paving.
On recommendation of the Commit?
tee on Plnance, tho Board appropriated
$2,76? for paving with asphalt block
the roadbed of I.omhardy Street from
' Monument Avenue to Park Avenue,
and on motion of Mr. Glinst, under sint
pension of the rules, the Committee on
Streets was authorized to transfer
$3,600 "rom ?tho fund for streets gen?
erally t? tho paving with asphalt block
of 1-orr.bardy Street from Broad to
?Graco Street, j
I?-1-1?'
The Gans-Rady Company
i Offers To-Day
At $M-75?Men's Suits worth up to $30.00.
At $2.50?Men's Extra Trousers worth up to $5.00.
At $1.45?Men's Negligee Shirts worth up to $3.00.
IAt HALF PRICES?All Children's Wash Suits. i
At HALF PRICES?All Boys' Extra Knickerbocker Pants. j
FEW CHANGES
HI NEW RULES
Size of Council Committees
Reduced From Twelve
to Seven.
At a meeting of the Cnucus Com?
mittee on Rules for the Incoming City j
Council, held lost night. It was agreed ]
to continue practically the samo ache- '
dule of committees with merely a re- '
duced membership, from .September 1.
when the new Council taken oftlcc. un?
til January l. whan the Administrative
Board will take over many of the
functions now administered by Coun?
cil committees. The rules committee
organized by the election uf Gilbert
K. Bollock, chairman, Mr. 1'ollock hav?
ing been ( halrman of tho special com?
mittee which last year prepared the
charier amendments for the new form
of city government. Besides Mr. Pol- 1
lock, there were present I'reslOent pe?
ters and Vice-President Mills, of the
Incoming Common Council, and Presi?
dent Adams and Alderman Melton, of |
tho Incoming Board of Aldermen,
siir of >r? i oiumlttcca.
Trie incoming Common Council will )
have twenty members. Instead of for- j
ty, as at present, and the Incoming
Board of Aldermen will nave fourteen
members. Instead of twenty-four, .is
at present.
It was agreed that the Committee en
Streets shall consist of eight mem
Inembers, se against sixteen at pres?
ent, the commlttco to consist of one
Councilman and one Alderman from
each of the four new wards of the
city The following committees will
have seven members?four Councilman
and three Aldermen?Instead "f twelve
! members, as at present: The Commit?
tee on Finance, the Committee on
Bight, tho Committee on Klectrlc.lly.
the Committee on Water, tho Commit- j
tee on Belief of the Poor, the Commit
I tee on Street Cleaning, the Cotr.mll
I tee on Grounds and Building*, the j
Committee on Ordinances. Charter and
'Reform, the Committee on Local As
i sessment?, and the Committee on Cefh
' eterles.
i The Committees on Printing and
, Claims anl Markets are to consist of
I five menitiers each, three from the Com-'
. mon Council and two from the Board of
Aldermen. The Committee on Improvo
1 m<-nt of ttie James River will be re?
duced from seventeen members to
seven, and will consist of four Coun
cilmen and three AW'ermen, no provi?
sion being made for citizen members
selected by the Chamber of Commerce,
as has heretofore been the case. The
Committee on Hi. John's Burying
I Ground is to consist of three Coun
? cilmen and two Aldermen. The Com
;m'ttea on Apportionment of t'xpendl
i tures In the Annexed Territory Is I
!dropped, tho fund under Its super?
vision having been exhausted.
As Little < biiugr un Possible,
The Rules Committee decided not to
adopt Die suggestion of consolidating
the Committees on Bight and Klcc
l trlctty, or of abolishing some of tho
minor committees, holding that somo
confusion would resuit. and that It
was best to continue practically tho
old form with reduced numbers until
i the transfer is made to tho Admlnls
? trntlve Boaid. Tho Rules Committee
will ask to be continued as a special
committee of tho Council for prepara
I tton of new rules to tako effect Jan?
uary 1. and to report such changes In
the ordinances of the city as are made
nejessary by the new order of things.
All the papers were referred to the
City Attorney to be cast In proper
shape, for adoption by the Council on
[ Its organization on September 1. Pre.-I
! tK-nt Peters, of the Common Council,
i end Presldent-Klect Adams, oj the
; Board of Aldermen, will begin at onco
to map out tnelr lists of committee as?
signments.
TOBACC?TS HURT
j BY LONG DROUGHT
Not Quite Average Crop Ex?
pected in State This Year
by J. J. Owen.
Hardly a normal crop of tobacco
is expected this year in Virginia by
J. .1. Owen, of the Department of Ag
; rlculture, who Is a resident of the
I tobacco section, andr is regarded a:; an
authority on the subject.
I The long drought Is held responsible.
'Absence of rain from tho plants has
largely stopped their growth nt the
; right time. Later rains will help the
'situation to some extent, but they prob?
ably come too lale to produce the
I bumper crop, which Avas expected early
I In the season.
' A drought rather late In the sea
j son almost precludes that degreo of
; recovery which is possible to tobacco
plants when the season Is younger.
At this time It Is not expected ihn
yield will be far below the average,
innd lr, likely to be greater than last.
I year.
New Kent Jail Not rRronsr.
I Charged with breaking inU> a ware
: house of tho Chesapeake aM Ohio
i Railway Com >my nt Providence Forge
'last Fr'diy and plundering a cash till
'of its contents, amounting to $a0. P.ob
ert H. Morse, colored, was brought to
the Henrlco County Ja'l yesterday for
safe-keeping. Detective Angel!, who
? mined him over 10 Jailer Garnott, said
?that the Jail In New Kent County was
I not strong enough to hold the negro,
and asked that he lie kept here until
I Friday, when he will be taken back to
I Providence Forge for trial. His < om
: mltmcni papers were signed by Magla
: tr?te Richardson, of New Kent County.
I When Morse was arrested Monday by
Detective AnKell he had $29 In his
I possession.
MAN KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Parkinson Car Stolen From
Hotel Garage for a
Joy Ride.
A dispatch from Pen Mar. Md , early
this morning brings the newa of a
fatal automobile accident neur that
Place, causing tho death of one man
and the wreck of an automobile, pre?
sumably tiie property of J. T. Parkin?
son, of 906 West Franklin .Street. Una
?Iis-, The name Of the owner of tho
ear Is given ns i\ g. Parkinson! of
Richmond. Tho directory contains no
such name. It is known that J. T.
Parklnshn and family are touring In
their motor .ar near Bucna v-.sta,
Md., In tin.- vicinity of Pen Mar
The dispatch follows:
Crushed under an automobile In
which they were "Joy riding" over tho
mountain roads, r.dw-nrd f t eager is
dead and his brother, Charlrs Creager,
is suffering from two broken ribs.
The automobile, which belonged to K.
S. Parkinson, of Richmond, vs.. Is a
battered wreck.
The automobile is said to have he?n
taken from t>.~ garage of n hotel at
Bueha Vista Springs, near here, with?
out the owner's knowledge, and after
one of the riders Is alleged to have
obtained the garage key by climbing
through a window,
The accident happened shortly after
midnight, when the car. getting be?
yond control of the driver, jumped
lrom the road near the hotel, crashed
Into a large oak tree and turned
turtle, with Edward Creager under?
neath. The ensh awakened guests at
the hotel a rid tney lifted the car from
? 'reajrer and found him dead. His
neck was broken.
*
Purin? I of Major Rtrlnfffrllow.
The funeral of Major Charles S.
Strlngfellow took place yesterday
morning ?-t 11 $0 o'clock at St Paul's
Episcopal Church. The Interment was
made In Hollywood Cemetery.
Owing to the fact thnt a larne num?
ber of nttorney? aro out of the city
at this season, president p Ii C. Cabell
of the Richmond Bar Association. iIh
clded 10 await their return before tail?
ing a meeting of the i,;ir to take action
Ion the death of Major Strlngfellow.
IIiiIIiUiik Permits.
Building and repair permits were
i issued yesterday iu follows:
I H, S, Wallersteln. to erect a two
i story brick tenement (two stores) on
ithe east side of Brook Avenue, between
Broad and Marshall Streets, to cost
J2.S00.
1tterdlng-Carneal-l>avi* Company .
to erect ft one-story detached* frame
storage shed on the north side of
Moore Street, between Bowe and bora
bardy Streets, to cost $100.
W. H. Adams, to repair two frame
dwellings. 1108-1108 Wallace Street, to
. ? i ? I '?'
Summer Excursion
Rites to point- North ar.d West by rail
and water.
lllCHMO.vn T''v> >l--ER COMPANY,
f09 r.ist Main Street.
You Owe it to Your Spirit
of Civic Pride.
To at least give the Royal Laundry x
trial?for it is conceded by laundry-men
: everywhere to be as near perfect at a
laundry can be.
Rough Dry Family Wash, 6c a pound.
Phone us. Monroe 1958 or 1959.
The Royal Laundry
M. D. Florsheim. Proprietor, :
311 N. Seventh Street.
The best roofing tin
for the money is
G. M. Co.'s "Pearl"
Roofing Tin.
Gordon Metal Co.
Richmond, Va.
PLUMBERS SUPPLIES
TO PLUMBERS ONLY
Richmond I Out-of-Town
Dealers.
W hat you want
when
you want it.
Dealers.
Quick
Shipments.
McGraw-Yarbrough Co.
122 South Eighth Street,
Richmond, Va.
Phones: Madison and Monroe '>2'>.
For Ilualness Stationery,
Specify
The pap?r that gives Increased ef?
fectiveness at no additional coat.
B. W. Wilson Paper Co?
Richmond, Va.
V floia ?latributno?.