The times dispatch. [volume], August 14, 1912, Page 2, Image 2

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LAMB MIKES FINAL
APPEAL FOR VOTES
Closes Campaign in Highl.i
Park Before Small
Audierk c.
SOMETHING OF SUFFRAGIST
Could Leave Question to W
men?Detail? His Record
in Congress.
"Would you," asked Congressman
ahn Lamb, In Iii? dual plea tor re
.milnatton to Congress, "discharge a
l employe who hud had fifteen
arii training in his duties, who was
? 11 ami Strong and doing his work
llsfactorlly, merely to gratify thai
ste or ambition of some one else
ho wanted the position'."'
The last speech of Captain LamVs
mpaigii whs made last night in the
nvn Hall in Highland Park. Ho was
treduced !> Mayor-elect J". F. Ken
i. A member of the Congressman's
adquarterg staff, who was present,
sorted that the audience numbered
?
i nils *A Itncsses,
Captain Lamb Insisted that he wai
it by any mean's too old for service,
;<i that he had not suffered from a
adache for years, "I appeal to
es? ladtes." he said, "to say if I
i. superannuated, Some time ago, j
lien 1 made this statement to a lady
Washington] she told the to knock
i wood." He said his powers are
ell preserved and that he Is well
de to do his work.
"I will not." he fald. "attempt to
neust the many arguments for re-j
:ms which we see in the magazines,
id which, read by certain people,
rm the bases for skyscraping I
leeches about secrecy and the need
r publicity and reform in legislative,
Tor WoulsU '-uffragr.
Hut the Congressman put himself
.f point ahead of his opponent. Oov
nbr Montague said In a recent speech
a; he was Opposed to woman suffrage,
iptsln l-amb put one over on him
st night by saying thnt ho would
Si ibe to the suffrage movement
? si .is n majority of the wo
en of Virginia, In a referendum, had
pnssrd their de.-lre for the ballot,
g t .-o.::e applause on this proposl
ih the main. Captain I-amb went over
Ueh the same ground us on former
tslOh*. He laid down the proposi?
ng* that 1 ?hg e!???? In Congress
of great advantage to a member
id a district, that no change is nec?
tary it this tithe, and that there is
i excuse for the preachment of tho
ctrlnes of unrest and dissatisfaction .
th things ns tin y are. ,
Twits in? Opponent.
"When," he Inquired, "did my distln- \
lshed opponent Und out that a chango
he< It Was it In 1900, when Mr.
allace was appealing to the people
the district as a young and active
an? Tlten my present Antagonist di -
de" no ci.ange was needed, and he
cited tor me. Again, two years bgo,
was opposed by a man of greater leg
latlvc experience titan my opponent
this da.v. and of a mure philosophical
trn of mind, yet my friend had not
ten found out that a change wbb nec
isary, for he voted for me. It la only
hen he himself la to be the beneficiary
at a change Is beneficial.*'
Captain Lamb told how he had so
ired legislation and appropriations
. Congress ''by making friends of Hit
lammon of unrighteousness"?the He- j
-??lb ans. II.- also tlild again how he
lid secured the post-office for South
dchmond by keeplhg Congress in ig no
ance that annexation was contem
lated. In this connection he pre
listed the annexation of Highland
'ark, and his headers weie evidently
li ased with the prospect.
? mint i. Prosperous.
"Those people who, bi ? ise they want
0 re-enter public life, go about preach
ng unrest and hinting at secrecy and
it things ^^rk and mysterious, are
dantlng^thet. 'se^ls of socialism," he
isserted. ''America la the moat pro.-,
lerous country on earth. It presents
nore opoprttinlty for the working man.
nore compensation for the agricultu
1st. than any other country or any
If his opontnt, he sr.ld, desired to be
rome ieciuattiled with the workings
of the Oointnlttec on Agriculture, he
would rend him copies of all hearings.
This committee, he said, nas had but
Ocrry's for Clothos"
We're long on long trousers.
For men or youths.
If any of your long-legged
boys long for loim tpousera
send 'em along
These trousers wore designed
by a man of brains who stud?
ied the Figure of the growing
i boy, consequently the gnr
i ments are becoming?t liey look
Ins if they were made for the
boy?not like trousers made for
sin nil men.
There's a difference nnd n
reason;
$ 5.O0 Trousers at $3.50
$ 7.O0 Trousers at $4.76
$ 8.50 Trousers at $.'3.75 .
I $10.00 Trousers at $0.73
I including the white and
fmiey flam lels.
Practically everything else
rriai ked clown!
one executive session, nu.l that w.is
on a complaint of a personal nature
by a member.
The jury, composed of the voters of
the district, said Captain Umb, tiro
bound to jrive him n verdict ot :ontl
detico on the case ho has pi esented.
With this ha ended his buinpalgn.
DISORDERLY IN THEATRE
Llpfnrri Charged with lnnnylng Viuiu
Wonian lo Moving IMciure Show,
n. H. Llpfprd tv'as arrested yesterday
afternoon l>y 1'oliceman Gentry on a
"arrant charging lilm with being dis?
orderly In the Victor Theatre. He was
bailed, ami the case will COlttO Up in i
the Police Court this morning. I
l According to the policeman who i
made the arrest, Liptord, who is a
married man. linusyed a young girl to
whom he gave a ticket to the theatre, j
Si.i told the policeman that when she j
started to enter one of the other mdv- i
tng picture places the man at the door |
told her that there would be no use |
to go In. as the performance was '
nearly, over, and she passed along to
the. Victor.
As site was about to purchase a
ticket l-lpford, whom she admitted
that she had seen before, approached
and said that he had tickets tor her.
She accepted, ami soon after the man
took a seat beside her. It wns then
that Policeman Gentry, who was oh
tile watch arrested him.
OPEN AIR MEETING
tilminlstrnt Ivr Hoard Candidate m
Promise Many TtrtiiR? to Voter*,
I An open-air meeting was held last
I nig Ii t in n vacant lot at' the corner
c Rowland und Cary .-'tri . ts, when I
about fifty v?t?rs heard a number >j
candidates '<?!? tin; Administrative
Iii : ?.! advance their claims. Council-1
man T. Gruy lluddon presided, tho i
Idience being mainly from the on- i
iicxed section of Clay Ward, south of
Main Street. Candidates who spoke,
nearly all of whom promised whole
sale local improvements, for that
!.tion ot the city, were Messrs. George
Paul, .lohn Hirschberg. Charles E.
i nb hards, William P. Knowles and a. |
I Bennett,
? Messrs Gunst, Moore 'and Whlttet I
sent regrets, having to attend n meet- I
Ins of tue Board ot Aldermen at tue ,
City Hall last HjKhti
EDUCATION BOARD CALLED
Will Meet Saturday?.lumen City Sup?
erintendent Iteslirns.
The State Hoard of KdUcatlon baa
bei it called to meet at the Capitol
Saturday o< this neck. The specific
purpose of the meeting Is the con
aldcratlpn of an application of
town of Brookneal. Campbell County,
to be mmio a separate school district.
Settlement of the question Is desired
before tho new school yenr opens.
Rev. M .1 Hoover, division superin?
tendent fot the schools of .lames City
l County and the city of Wllllamiburi;.
has resigned, having accepted n call
to ministerial work elsewhere. There
Ibas been a hm* successions of changes
In Ulis division. Tho board will not
take op tho question of Mr. Hoover's
successor at this meeting.
PINCHED ACTRESS
Vaudeville >i?r Prom Itlchmond, Ar
cuseil or I.trtloK Diamond l'ln.
a telegram from Atlantic City, n.
j., received last night states that
Thelmn Powell, n well known vaude?
ville actress, and her husband, Harry
H. Powell, of Richmond, Va., were ar?
rested there yesterday charged With
the theft of a diamond stick pin und
JHO In cash from j. j. Foci tor, of
Cincinnati, t>.
In his complaint. Wester declared
that he met the woman, who is but
twenty-two years of age and attrac?
tive, at the Inlet and from this meet?
ing there followed u round of tho
I ,cafes alone the boardwalk. When
he had partially recovered from the
Intoxicants consumed on this trip ho
found that hi;i stick pin, valued at
f100, and his money were missing.
OF PARCELS POST
I Continued Prom First Page.)
the service, of carriers and clerks In
cities. the Senate adopted Senator
Bryan's amendment that when an em?
ploye worked overtime he .should be
repaid in "compensatory time'' within
?"ays.
Senator Holte Smith asked for a
vote bp his amendment t" allow pub?
lishers of publications issued triweekly
Or less frequently the option Of send?
ing second-class matter by last freigilt
at 1 cent a pound, or by regular mail
?t 2 cents ii pound. It was agreed to:
by a vote of CO to 2S. 1
SCHEPPS HIDDEN
BY II. S. OFFICERS
(Continued From First Page.)
of Hot Springs, but not on the gov- |
eminent reservation.
Police Chief Leonard said to-day that |
he would not turn, Schepps over to th
New York police department iuh.i?
without making n tight to hold him
for Whitman's men.
Abcrnant, Ala.. August 13? Nineteen net
miners were Instantly killed by an eXPl?sli
here this morning at th* Aberhant i.'o
Company's mine. Seventeen bodies had be
taken out at 9 o'clock to-night. Fort
white- men und eighteen neyroes who we
In the mir.? when the explosion occurr
The explosion was In entry No. 18. l.i
l.ct from the surface. The men who <?
tai>ed were further down In the mine a
were uble to get furl the- afterdamp turn.
scene ei the explosion -.v,i? slightly injur?
Tha force of (bo explosion was so grt
that roof props, mining material und .c
at gat and dust,
parties cum" rrom nearby :nin
ncs are eivhtd by ih* Abrrr.
ipany, of which J, 11. McfMarj
f->arch for the two Unrec?ve
ntliiucd (o-ntght.
Ilrnkc ills Parole.
aac Hicks, colored] who wns sen
?od from Roahoko to eight years
he penitentiary several year;) ago.
le before Judge Earliest Wells In
Hustings Court yesterday on tho
rge of breaking his parole by leav'
his employer. He was sent li;.ck
tile penitentiary to serve tli? re?
nder ,.f his term.
Didn't ray For Hand.
ihn Hastings. Deputy Sergeant of
Honings Court. Part II. of Man?
lier, rriado tho statement on yester
that he had no part In securing
band which played at the Lnmh
ting In Bwansboro last Saturday
Mari-Inge Licenses,
The following marriage licenses were
Is* -I yesterday In tin clerk'4 ottlco
of the Hustings Court:
.'; ? ? Mahn and Amanda P. "W'l'k
lor; L?gan ?ll'ver Hart and Madeline
Hlldu Sliller; R. Tyler English nd
I.??.??. r-lli'ton fiharpe.
morrow. The scholarship that 1 am how
selling for $37.50, v. hu h i.- good for a
complete course, will seil for $50.00 after
to-morrow.
By entering now you can graduate this
winter, and make as much money in two
weeks as your entire rour.-c hits cost you.
MAS
802 East Broad Street
A good investment, isn't it? Arid one
which will last for life.
1 teach all th>' commercial branches.
I teach them thoroughly,
Get your scholarship before to morrow
night, thus taking the first step towards
success. Phone or call to-day. Let's talk
it over
E Li LAY FI ELD,
Vicc-Prcsidcnt and Manager.
Business
College
Richmond, Virginia
ANKS GIVE AID
IN UNCOVERMB
VOD1E1
I
(Continued Prom l-'lrst Page.)
Hie State'? Investigators havt un?
covered bunk ui inta of two of them
totalling i i s.uiK.'. The prosecutor exr
[ pect?, however, with tho aid of the
clearing house olllcer?, to unearth
lank accounts .-? Uli lour ol them
Which are expected to ditcloso some
surprisingly lam', fortune^, in onu
case an accumulation of neatly 11,000,
.lury Held Spellbound.
The expected murder Indictments by
the Brand jury were not handed down
lo-duy owing to the time taken up
by testimony ot vurlous witnesses who
uppeared before mat body. One ot
theso w as jack Hose, who, It wus
learned, held tho jury spellbound for
two hours when I repeated in an ora?
torical How of excellent Knglish. tlio
confession of his purt in the murder
plot and his ullegcd graft relations
with l.lcuumu, ? !>? r which hu had
already made lo District Attorney
Whitman in writing.
Olio of the ?rs Is reported to
have remarked thai ho had not heard
tho equal of th, si >ry portrayed In
any melodrama saffrpnHhtied dime
[novel. Tho onu additional fact of im?
portance Which Ihu little bald-headed
' gambler added to his previous acou
statlons against the pollen lieutenant
' uns, It was learned, that Becker him
'.-?if was In effect the paymaster ..t
! the murder crew. When Becker,
- "Brldglo" Weotx I and Rose met In
! front of the Murray Hill bath3 on the
morning of the . irdor, according lo
I the testimony of the witness. Becker
[ borrowed from "BfidglO" Webber the
' ;'l.ooo "blood m n y" In large bills.
[handed It to Rose, who handed It to
Schopps, who then passed It on to
"Gib tho Blood" aitd his three thug
companions.
Becker, according to Hose, said to
x.eooor, " rUrldgio, 1 owe you |6oo !
already. Lend i ? another $1..) und-!
1 . make It all right with you."
Two days li llose testified. '
"?ridgle" sent Jack Sullivan to
locker to got money back, but
he never got lt. I ne has not tot it
yet."
'to.se also said. In telling the story ,
of his career us graft collector for ,
Bicker, that he - no turns made ttie
police lieutenant . I .ink deposits for
him. I
Kose also to-d ? told the Jury the ;
specific part whl h he charges that j
Jack .Sullivan, the former '"King of
?the Newsboys," ; >cu In the murder:
plot. He said t on t:.,. night of I
the murder, Su: \...r.. alter riding
around town with Becker, went to i
"uriugie'' weoDcra Kuniuung nouae, I
where the mur.l. i i reiv gathered and '
t'lii n to the Mot, . Metropole with dt
rcctloha to ilnd uut whether Hosen- j
thai was dining il the hotel. Tills
? ulllvnn did, lto^ said, and reported j
to tho men who si rtjy afterward com- I
mittel the murder, where tholr Intend-!
ed victim could bi found.
Webber, who wus also a witness,
testnie.i, it was learned, that this was
his understanding of Sullivan's duty, I
!? t said that he ould not swear that |
the form, r newsi oy had performed lt. I
Hotli Itose and Webber told ,,f thej
assurances Waich tney said HecKir
gave them of protection after the rnur
der.
"K we had not known that Whit-|
man had the number of the gray auto?
mobil..," said Hose, "wo would have
1<H all rljrht. Becker said: "Don't
worry about Whitman; wo can fix him
all right.' but it did not look to ?s
much like he could bo fixed when we
know that he g?t up out of bed less
than .'in hour after the murlcr, and
was on the Scene."
More wltnei es are to be before tlio
"land ' r> : morrow, nnd it is not
likely that tr- murder Indictments will
De reached until Thursday.
Skull I raetured by Ilrtrk.
Dr. Bullock, of the city ambulance,
last nltrl.t ti k charge, of George
. mlth, colored, who bud his skull
fractured In a tight with Clifton Harris.
colored, on tie enteenth Street yoster
uay morning The tiirht followed a
controversy ? er a woman, and Smith's
wound a ? ??? result of being hit
With a brick He was taken to the
City H n .ere an operation was
performed ll Is expected that he will
recovc.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast! Foi Virginia?l.oenl Ihnn- ,
derchowera Wednesday! Thursday prob
; ably fair.
t or \orth and Soiitb Carolina?lien
ernlly lair Wednesday and Thursday,
gpeclnl ' ocm Untn for Veaterdny,
12 noon f hp< aure . 93
3 P. M. t. rhpo iture . U4
[Maximum teil perattire up to 8
P. M. 9-1
Minimum t- nerature up to K
P. M._ 71
\ Mean temperature. ?2 ;
N o ii ,u tempi i iure . 78 !
Kxcesa In tei ip rature . 4 ,
Del loncj i. nip, rnturo since
i March 1 . 19H
irh. y jn tempertiture
i .since ,liti uai l . 025
Rainfall in i i enty-four hours .. .11
Doilclcrioy Infall since March
1 .1.61
In rainfall since
January l .1,51
I ecui Ohservntlon H P. M. Veaferday.
Temperatur? . 74
Humldltc . . . 91
Wind- dir. cti i.?. E.
Wind v. I n |v . S
Weathei . . .P. cloudy
Italnfall last |J hours .0
CO.mjith " i\ IMPORTANT CIT'ES.
! ( At 8 P. M -.tern Standard 'i'line.)
Place, , . r. if. t. n. t. w oather.
I Aslli.vlllc . ;.| S2 CC I1. cloudy
: Atlanta .-n <.>?> 72 f.'loudy
Atlantic City . -,<; m 76 Cloudy
. s s.x 7? Clear
70 sc 7'i Clear
?" 1 ?'?.6? 68 r.u p. cloudy
Charleston ... so !it? SO Clear
1 ? o n.<>o so 72 cloudy
I >envi 1 ...... s S2 00 p. cloudy
Dtlluth . . Wj ,S 7? B2 Cloudy
GaP estop .... si ss ,s2 Clonr
Hattcrna .. . 78 ss ,78 p. cloudy
Hft* re . . . j 1 76 "42 Clear
Jacksonville .7 no 78 Clear
j Karisa O'ty .1 ss 74 Cloudy
Louisville s 1 ss 70 fMoudy
I Montgomery . \i ss 74 Clear
N< v. Orlen - j 00 78 Cloudy
i N< ?? V01 h . . . .f, ss 7S Cloudy
Norfolk .:t ni 71 Cloudy
Oklahoma . 54 90 74 Clonr
Pittsburgh ... 7it ao 72 Cloudy
I Itnloigh .' 7S ri4 78 Cloudy
St. I.OUlS . 7 1 92 7?! Cloudy
1'aul 70 7S 6rt Clear
0 82 f.tt p. cloudy
I Savannah ... so RS SO Clear
iKpoknpo .. v,) >2' 52 Clear
!'! ;" n 1 71 ss 74 cloudy
Washington 80 ss 71 p. cloudy
Wlnnipt ? ,;?? 7ft fit) Cloudy
WythiivUle , ?? 7S f,s Clear
MINI VI I it); 11,31 A> \C.
AURUSt 14 1912.
11 li ill TIDK:
son rlsea .. . ;? Mornln?-5:21
nun sets ., 04 Evening ...,D U
News of Petersburg
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
? Dolllugbrook Street,
(Phono 1485)
Petersburg-, Va., August 13.
AI a spedul meeting of tho Council
hdi lust night the franchises for Hie
extension of Haltfax und Sycamore
Streets eiebtrle street car lines were
granted the Virginia Railway and |
I Powor Company. The proper bond und,
' tho cost of advertising the ordinance
granting the franchise wen: paid by |
I the company.
) The Council also passed nn ordinance
providing that the price of water to ;
? those consumers who ?et uuflltercd
water BhOUld be 1 cent pur 1,000 gnl
; ions.
i The rtonrd of Aldermen In regular
I session last night concurred In the
action of the Council In granting of the
franchises, und the water ordinance,
and failed to concur In the action of
the Council at the July meeting ap?
propriating JLTiQ for catching un
Mcensed dogs. The Hoard als,, lefuS' d
to concur In the action of the Council
approving the contract of the Poca
nontas Refining Company to establish
n rendering plant for the disposal
of <lend animals, and the question can?
not eomo up again for six months.
Hi at Its.
Mrs Delilah Virginia Poole, aged
seventy-three years, reibt of John W.
Poole, db-d a? tbe residence of her son
in-law, Thomas 1". Knock, early this
morning. She had been In feeble health
for some time She was the mother
of Alderman William K. Poole. Mrs T
V. Knock. Mrs. Robert I. YoUlid ami
Mrs. Charles U Thomas?all residents
of Petersburg.
Mr... C. w . Watts.
Mrs. Amanda P. Watts, wife of Pro?
fessor C. W. Watt-. ?.f the Virginia'
Military Institute, at fiOXlngioil, died
at the hospital this morning. Mis.
Watts was taken suddenly 111 la-it
wei k while traveling on a Norfolk ami
Western train, and was brought to this
city for treatment, and an operation
I was performed, from which she novor
? allied. Hor remains will hu taken to
tho home of hor parents la Florence,
I a.a., for Interment.
W. T. Wlnfree.
! William T. Wlnfree. familiarly call?
ed Caesar Wlntr.e, died at his resi?
dence on (Jrovo Avenue yesterday. Mr.
i Wlnfree was taken 111 about three
I Weeks ago with tetanus, and although
every effort was made, the disease hud
I ga'ned too much headway. Ho was
' thirty-seven years of age. and Is sur?
vival by hin wife, three children and
jan aged father and mother.
iiri. is iimi Personals. I
At the residence of tho bride's
1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. I?. Andrews,
at Q;30 o'clock to-morrow morning,
Miss Amy Ingrabara Andrews and
I tleorge wiiiia Ouy, principal of Hamp?
ton High School, will bo married.
w i?. Tomplo, clerk of Prlnco George
; County, ami Deputy Sheriff tleorge
in,i-seii i were In the city to-day en
route for a pleasure trip to Bristol.
Judgo Walter A. Watson, accom?
panied by J. M. Harris, of Blaokatohe,
i was In the city to-day meeting friends
Interested In Judge Watson's congres
; sic nal campaign.
Miss May Allen and Miss Heien j
Orei u are spending this week at Ocean
; View.
Mr.?. J. W. Hnrdaway and daughter. '
; of niackstone, and Miss Musa Queens
'. bury, of Kvington. are \ ' Itlng Mrs.
' Henry Inge, on Washington Street.
I Captain T. s. Leonard, an aged
farmer of Dlhwlddto County, was In
i tho city to-day for tho llrst time In
tw . years.
Mrs. Louise Clements left to-day t.i
spend a week with relatives In Hoan
oke.
Mrs. W. H. Norman, of Winston- !
Salem, N. C. Is visiting relatives In,
the city.
News of South Richmond
bouih -Hlchmond Hur?au,
Til* rimes-buspatch,
llttt Hull .-treet.
'I'hOria Maillbuii 17ft.
Adding another stilus to lui bow, L?, la.
Ton. y, proprietor 01 ilia The-ato Theatre,
yesterday became the owner ot ihu l'a)>tlino I
Photoplay fheatre at Twelfth and llu
streets. Uy making this purchase Mr. i nty
has giaiitud the ambition ot several years
standing* II having been his wish to operate
a theatre In the place of bis nativity.
'I 'hi PaStlllie Photoplay Theatre la the
plonoer theatre ?l the Houthslde. it ?..?.1
Dpi had to the ,iubllc on Christmas May. 1*10, i
by i ft Powlkes and w. I. Ualtlmbre, who
jiuecessiully operated it until the sale yea-1
le r d a >
.Mr. Tone}', whbe not making any definite
statements of his policy in regard to nil'
new purchase, stated lust nlglil that lie j
will not attempt to put on vaudeville, He
win contlnde with the "movies, which
haye i'.' as< ,t the Bouthsldert heretofore; The
present lurce will be retained. Chester
Toticy, who is now managing the rheai .
will have Chargl id the SOuthllde house.
The plans of Mr. Toncy to erect a \..u!'.
VlllO theatre on the situ recently pur, lased
by him bay., not been dropped, but are be?
ing merely i.> ,1 In abeyance until the sue-j
cesi pi new venture i? assured.
Walking I realt Klretlon Wager*.
Freak wagers on the outcome of to-mor?
row's, congri lalonal primary Is keeping the
Southslders in a goud humor While the
Interest In the election :s let-use. there ba<
been very little III feeling engenden) ?->:??
the campaign. The general fe< lug among
the politicians Is that the race will be ex?
tremely close In the entire district, and ai
i reault tne betting men uro refraining from
putting up nny real coin.
One prominent man is said to have agreed
to rod ii peanut around Washington Square
with a pencil m the eob- means of propul?
sion, providing Iiis frivorlte loies. Ti man
on the other end of the Wager will push
bis opponent through the KoUthslde streets
In a wheelbarrow if lin k Is against' l.tm.
Wiib the I'.,In..
Charged In a warrant with cursing and
abusing W. K. Cialrhorne. the rnmplalnar.t.
Hu'.-r. i r? *.,*?> 1 >-.... ?-: ..... ,,"<:.|,v
on the river below South fllchrnond. flutter
!- being h?;d nt t!;e Third Station pending
m hearing this morning In Police Court.
Part II.
One lone offender faced Justice 11. A.
Mmirlee yesterday morning in Polbe Court
OLD LOCK GATES
EYOND REPAIR
Committee Will Seek Funds to
Put Dock in Thorough
Order.
j The condition of tho old wooden
lock gates at the City Dock has been
found to be much wores than was
anticipated, and extensive Improvc
1 meats' will bo necessitated beforo tho
dock can be used. Some weeks ago
; the Committee on Improvement of the
James River, falling to secure a bid on
! the repair work to the lock gates,
the whole matter was put In the
hands of City Engineer Boiling, who
put contractor Nuchols on the work.
Special timber wag ordered for the re-j
pairs and the broken gate was taken
<itt yesterday, it was found to bo
almost beyond repair, and the com-;
! panlon set are believed to be in al-j
most as bad condition.
When the matter of securing tho'
! dock at the agreed prlco of JI'O.uOO
from Use bond holders of tho William
i !;. Trigg .Shipbuilding Company was
? under discussion, City Engineer Bol
| ling submitted a report to the com
? mlttee. on Finance, showing that it
! would require 140,000 to restore the
property tu g.1 condition. Tho work
Included a new sot of gates; dredging
'.in- dock out to a uniform depth of
fifteen feet, rcpolntlng the stone work,
removal of piles and obstructions, and
general overhauling, without any
structural changes or alterations In
Its plan. While admitting that this
work will have to be done, the Com?
mittee on Finance made no apprlprl
ntlon, beyond a small amount for
i temporary repairs to tho lower gate?,
which the former owners reported to
be out of order, and the condition of
which was the immediate reason of
the closing Of Hie dock to shipping
more than a year ago. Members of
the James River Improvement Com?
mittee say that It Is a mistake to
spend any money patching the old
guten when new ones will shortly be
needed. It Is also considered n mis?
take to make these temporary hurried
repairs for the purpose of reopening
tin- dock to shipping, only to close It
again after n few months, or during
another season, for tho more exten?
sive repairs believed to be needed. The
whole property Should he put In order,
ready for permanent use, according
to members of the oommlttoo, beforo
Bhip-OWnorS me again Invited lo use
It. To open It to trade for a few
months, only to close it again, will
give the city morn of a >ct back
than were an emergency appropriation
niade and tin- properly put In thorough
working order beforo any use Is made
of It.
Tart 11. The unfortunate mi Sam I'ool.
who waa assessed I. > .md pmii tor being
?trunk and unable to rare tor hhnscif.
Steam Holler tried Out.
The str mi roller, whole arrival net at
r< ?! all doubt? that tna Bfiaithslu? Btfeetl
would ever be brought back to normal con?
ditions, after the Uni and Water Depart?
ment! flul?h> 1 laying the maim, was put
ItttO operation yesterday for the nrat time.
It waa given n tilt.l In ih.' vicinity of Fif?
teenth ami Btockton Btreotl.
y he i? a competent man to drive the
ri.ty n.-.d
-I..nn tNr.rU? Havoc With Tree..
fi.b ralc . r-per- ? dama|4 was wrought '
rdny by th?. f.t -:ny which nweoi ov.-r |
?uihalde. Mmv hnndiome tri-? were ii>
ed. in Washington H-iuara several i
badly broken, while the foliage waa
?1 on itv<ira.| r:,<.r- Two iree? on Uain-\
i- Btriet were felled, and the atrietj
fa: .-i- ronld .:,rned. the daman-i
is crops In fln?t< rtlil-l County. In the
Ity of the city, will not be heavy, '
th from let era placet nporu of t-orne.
i.e.r:.. Pnul'i Mother Head
i 11 A I' . v f? of Hern.an Vau!. 1
?tint Superintendent of thef City Horn-, i
mother of Oijrge Paul, candidate for!
Administrativ^ Hoard, died suddenly
night at ? 'olii-k at her huibaho'l
Site? In rtlc'/mond. She !rjv.'< hefldea
huahand "It children. Tis? funeral nr
emer.ta have not yet been made.
Personal Mention,
and Mr? It H Uastman y??r?rdny
rnert from a brldil trip spent In Wa?h
?>n and In the lllne Wdgc Mountain?
young roupto will moke t'nMr home at
? w. .1 Morrlaiet't? and daughter,
irr, ar.d Ytr? I. M Row*, are now
noke on s villi. Before returning home
?ei C i SI Id Betty Whltloelt, of tfrmd.
Helght? ar< H| infill g ?' :r.e time at
-hliurg ar.d Natural ftridge.
is Louise Robertson 1? vlaltln* friend*
relative- at Hre.-n fl?v. Vi
; Iran Ituhbnrd, whr,
ihaMe relative?, ha?
e In Or?en 7tnv
r.riee Thompson and Mini T-i.-lene
iker. who hive been th* guee'a of
?h>Me relative*, win return to thMr
??? In Ore, r, Bay this morntn?.
brs 7.. Robinson, of T.oa Anirele*. was In
yraterrlay renewing old neouslntane?.
nert when be wan -mplnvl
Adv. is
Published for
Your Protection
There is no reason why any
one should not buy the best.
THE
INNER-PLAYER
TRADE MARK
I PIANO
is a superior instrument from
[every point of view, a s atc
mcnt we can and will cheer?
fully prove. A demonstration
every day.
Successors t nhlu I'luuu 1 n.
.Mad. 2586. 213 E. Broad.
SAND STORM OVER CITY
Very l.lttlc Hol?, um ItrfreehloK Pall
In Temperature.
Mrenklng In oil one of tho hottest
laftemoons of the year, a severe wind
land rain storm swept ever Itlchmoiol
yesterday afternoon ibout 4 o'clock.
The long dry spell and the enormous
amount of building operations com?
bined to feed the wind with, a cloud
Of dust which made the str..-tH afmosl
uninhabitable until the Washing ram
cleared the atmosphere. Ill the centre
of the oliy there was a hard rain.
Hushing gutters and sewers. In the
far Went Entl there was little ra'rij
and in every section there w.re com?
plaints of dust und sand storms. Tho
thermometer tn the Capitol SrrUure
iklosk dropped -'< degrees in as many
tn'nutea it was reported that i iarg<
tree was blown over oh a houso on
.west Franklin street, und other minor
Ulumaxe was reported to tr*es and new
buildings.
CROSSES OF HONOR
I , e i bnpler, V. U. 4 . W HI Make l.nut
Deliver) September 10.
Lee Chapter, United Daughter*, of
th. Confederacy, ivlll deliver crosses
6i honor on September 16, which win
b. the lust delivery Mrsl \ il. Mon?
tague urges that all blinks held by
applicants be sent In within the next
tv. enty-fouf hours.
Veterans who desire the crosses and
who havo h?* received blanks should
communicate with Mm. .Montague tit
>mi. lie Stole Watch.
rg'o Hlllnger, a young wlwte mai
Willie Whltlock WS? arre
warrant charging him with
and beating William Uertd.
police Court Cases.
In the l'ollce Court yesterday morn?
ing Bdgar Hitching-, colored, charged
w tt'b culling Joseph i'> k with a knife
was sent on to the grand Jury. 11'
was admitted to bail in the sum ?>!
ra'rrle HUbbard, colored, wns sent ti
jail for ninety days for breaking Ihu
the house of Marj Venable.
Mat Lightning, colorodi was n??i *'
f,,r friielly beating a mule.
Former' Poll ? moil C. P. Angel w,1
arraigned in court on a qharge ? rt ign
by his wife of nonsupport. p'ter I
' ' : ' '?' ' ' " " '_'_
ChTlclren Cry
FOR FLETCHER S
O A S T O R ? A
A careless cook may waste the Baking Powder, but
cannot sjxail the food.
never leaves that bad taste so commonly noticed when
too much of many other Baking Powders is used.
All good Grocers sell it or will get it for you.
SI 1
ASSETS
?VER. TWO
MIIXIONS
With Assets of Over
Two Millions
This bank Is unusunlly
well fitted to servo mer?
chants. It Is convenient in
location, absolutely safe,
and lnree enough to handle
the big merchant's business
Meli.
Uut no matter how small
yotir business at present, wo
extend that helpful interest
which is of the greatest
value to the merchant who
wants to grow.
\V. M. IIA III. IS TON. President.
J. w. rtOTIIIOIIT. i?t Vlcc-Pres.
JXO. <;. WALK Kit, 2d Vlcc-Pres.
ANDREW M. GLOVER, Cashier.
W. Fred. Richardson, Inc.
Storage and Transfer Department
Alain and Belvlderc Streets.
We call attention to our splendid facilities for packing and crating house?
hold goods, bric-a-brac, china, glassware, pictures and works oi art for stor?
age, domestic or foreign shipment. Can save you 25 per cent, in freight
(let our estimate. Phones: Mndlson 843 nod Monroe 843.