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10 PROBE CHARGE
OF ILLEGAL VOTING
State Executive Committee 1
Meets ami Decides tu
Take Action.
STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY
Believed to Have Been Whole?
sale "Stuffing]' of Ballot
Bi ?xec,
Columbia ,a C. August JO.? Charge?
of Illegal voting In the Democratic!
State primary T.tieadny, In which Colo!
L. Bl".~fe Was ranomlnated for Gov?
emor oh the fare of the returns, will |
be rigidly probed by the Sint" Bxecu
tive Committee of the part} The conti,
mittee hrld livo sessions here .to-tiny!
nnd adopted a resolution for the in
\ cstlgatlen.
The committee, nfter naming presi?
dential electors and discussing the sit?
uation; adjourned until next Wednes?
day, when the- probe will begin, Sov
erhl telegrams charging fraud In vn
plou-- sections of the State were re?
ceived by .lohn Oarrj ICvahs, inn
Harry p. Calhoun. defeated caildl-l
date for representative, to-night wired j
Chairman Evans charging the "us< Cif
whlsltey and Illegal votingf' in th?
Second Congressional District. The
total vote In th- primary was ov? r J
140,030. Tin vote of the State at the
i. primal;, was about 107.001?. This]
:se in the number of ballots Is
tlti basis of charges or wholesale
? t tufting ? of ballot boxes.
A t-legiam was addressed to-night
V. Chairman Evans to the county ex?
ecutive comnittteemcn ol the state re?
questing that the\- report all chaises
Ol fraud or Illegal voting
The resolution adopted by the com
unite.- .alls upon the citizens of the
State to lielp In the Investigation. All;
cas-s ,,f fraud will be prosecuted. The
telegram of Senator Ttllmaii, request-1
lifu that the charges ho Investigated,
was :e;,l at the meeting.
CHARTERS ISSUED
Virginia Coal Companyi (Iric >. Rich
t?hd, v'a Ci Mlchlo, president:
V\ H Jones and A II. Bane, secretary
nd trCa surer?all of Richmond. Capl
al: ^Maximum, $50.000; minimum.
500 par value 10'). Object: To own,I
eitsi and operate timber lands and
OUl and mineral lands.
Th.- cntpepcr Construction Company,
Inc.), Culpepcr, Va. IS. Jitcksou Ket,
Kirn, president; J, P. Colvln, V. P. I
i.tl Ci T. Guinn, secretary and tr<-as-|
irer?all of Culpeper, Va. CapUiti:
laxlmum, $1(J,0?0; minimum. 14.00' .
in|- value 510". Object: General .i
racting, railroad building and road
lUilding business.
Washington Refining Company,
Inc.). Alexandria. Va. .1 Cj Cooper,
iresiderit, Atlanta. Ua.; .1. N. Webb;
? ..nid vice-president, Athens, Go.;
a-1: F. Jackson, llrst vlci-presldcht,
uior.s. ??-; ?; M. Cralg, secretary,
vtlunta. Gh.; -I- W. Cooper, treasurer,
ianderavllle, da.; Leo. V. Harlow.
Ui xandrtn. Van named ns statutory
igent. Capital: Maximum, $500.000;
nlnimum, $l,000i Objects; Buying,
Oiling and .-> lining cotton Oils and
ither oils.
- ,vii,g" n Light ami rower Company,
jovlngton, Va. John S. Hnin, presi
lent; \V. A. Rtnehart, vice-president;
d. M. Collins. W. B. Payne and John
r belahoyi all of Coylngton, Va.; M.
3 Soft stnscr, Covlngton. Va . .secre
ary nr.d treasurer, Capital! Max'thum,
100.000; minimum, $40.000; par value.
ObjcclH: Manufacture, prodlic
lon ind generation of electricity, gns.
dmprossed air and power for public
lervice In the town of Covlngton, City
.f Clifton Forge, and counties <>f
\lleghany, Bath, Bot.-tourt and Cralg.
HINK HE'S HIGHWAYMAN
Negro Suspected ol AUemnl ?? ????>??
t n Pollpeiua 11 Tra ?lor.
oawsoii FeJle'rjs.'col'orod was arrested
last night by" Bicycle policeman Tiay
lor as a suspicious character, suspected
Of having committed a felony. Traylor
believes that the negro is the one who
attempted to hold him up with a re?
volver last Sunday night while he wa.-.
doing duty in plain Clothes. Tellers
denied the' charge.
John Everett, the highwayman's al?
leged companion. Is now In the CltJ
jail and will be called upon to-day to
Identify Fellers.
BANKS_:w1lL_HELP
t tearing llonse Association la TnUe
Campaign ' to?trlbutlo?s.
The following lett.-r was sen! yester
dav by the Cleailng House Association
of Richmond to Chairman Henry Mer?
genthau, of the finance committee of
tue National Democratic Commut e:
Mr. Henry Morgohthhii. Chairman of
Hi. Finance Committee, New York
city.
Dear Sir.? In response to the ein ular
Btter of w. g. McAdoo, vice-chairinan,
addressed to tllo clearing house of
Richmond, the following banks, mem?
bers of the clearing ho ise. have con
sented to rec.ive subscriptions to the
Democratic, Republican and Progres?
sive committees and to forward them
to the olttcers nuthorined to receive
them: First National Hank. Pia liters"
National Bank. Merchants' National
Hank, American National Bank', Na?
tional state and City Hank, Broad
titreet Bank.
\ < ry respee I fully,
(Signed) WM II TAI.Ml". P..
Pr< sl.dent
The Times-Dispatch contribution
fund to the Wilson Marshall campaign
now Is as follows
previously acknowledged . ? JCSH.r.S
John W. 'Richardson. Richmond I.Oo
!
f-THIS TR/IDE MARh
was originated by as In 1885, and
since that time has been the sign
of the best of everything optical.
It is ffour means of identifying
that which is
"Good for the Eyes"
Th8S GALESKI?picaic?
Main and 223 E.
8th SU. Broad St.
NKodakHeadauarters*
" Berry's tor Clot lies''
S o o k s , ? not too fa nry, but
enonrih to hit t lie fancy of the |
man w ho waute to foliovy-in
tht> foe>i-s>tc|>s <>r correel stylo.
SOc Socks nt 26c.
Plain color? in t hem, too, if
desired.
All-silk socks at ;35c ? that
were BOc. '
50c Scnrvcs at $25?.-.
Have you well supplied
yourself with Manhattan
Shirts? -Th" sal<^ is . in '
Come in for a new Straw
to-day and set; how low in
price t hey are.
GOING AFTER CONVENTION
Itlcbtuoml Tr.'lnu in Cel Wnfrrways
Vsttuclallon >ICPtlll|l "VcM t cur.
nicitinontl's deli gallon t.. the mi
iiiiai eon vent Ion or the. Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association, which will !>??
'n session at New London, Conn., SeP'
tembcr !??;. will leave tier.- Mond ?>
tiiulit. reaching the Convention ?Uy
tlmojrfoi the opening session, Aihvng';
the local delegates will ho Buslntss
Munager Dt.buey, of Die C'ltainbci of
tiOtnhtbrcc, who goes for tin special
purpose "f Inducing tlie asaocintlcn to
no in Hits city next year
The delegation is composed of th-s
lollowlng:
Front the Chamber of Commerce?T.
M. Carrlngton. presidents W. T, Iteed.
vice-president; .lohn <". Froehinn, Au?
gustine Hoy nil ami W T 1 ia ue)
From the City Council ? Slayor D ?'
Hichardsoo. Chairman Oeorgi W.I
Hogers, of tin Committee on Improve-,
nu ttf of James Hlver; Alderman John
H. Bllloy, Councllhian Cnrter C. Jones.
Colincllman W. D. Butler and Pre*'
dent It t.ee Peters
The parly will no by rail to New
Vork, and 'from there take a boat to
New London.
\VHS1 IIAXOVIilt PIllCSBVTBIt Y.
SrNNlnnM Held In I be \>w Kirk tPCIIIf,
.\riir llollndu.v.
tlolladay, \a . August 30,?Tho West
Hanover Presbytery niel in tu- Kirk i
I'i'lilf. mar llolladay. on Tuesday,
night,
the opening sermon was preached
by the Uev. w. J. King, of Iliimpdcn-|
Sidney. Thi Itev. W. It MclSlroy, of
Charlottesvllle was elected moderator,
and George Q. Pe> ton, of Hapldau, tem?
porary clerk.
At li o'clock on Wednesday, Itew J.
<'. Painter preached tho sermon id a I
large crowd In attendance.
The night meeting was given Id the
I.io mission report, by Uev; II. II.
Hudson, ol Gordonsvllle, and short I
epi eches wer,- made by others in re
latlng to the si'llie. The hdtne mls.
slon mad- a line showing, nearly
doubling the gifts of the previous year.
The foreign mission fund also showed
dc> id. d gains.
The Itev. J, C. Lops, of Appomnttox,
preach, d the Bermoll nt II o'clock
on Thursday, ami the Itev, Mr. Molilroy
at nl-.ht. The presbytery adjourned
to ineet Hi,, tliird Tuesday In April lit
i a i invl lie.
The Hoy. Mr. Hudson is to continue
the ovnitgellzlng service, with Hie Hbv.
-Mr. Wilson tintll Sunday night,
The meeting ol presbytery was a
very Interesting on-, hhd a brlcrht fit. !
lure seems to loom up for tills now
church, Kirk O'CHff Among others in]
nttendanc- from a distance were P. I
P. Harbour, of Gordonsvllle and Mr
Mendenhall, of Green Springs.
GUESTS OF THE CITY
Men K nun llnttlcithlpH Will Mr l.iiler
InliiFil Here on September 7,
One hundred oitlccrs ami men of tlie
United s'tat. s bhttleships Vermont and
South Carollhn, now anchored in
Hampton Hoads, will he the guests
of the city oh September 7. In it let;
ter received yesterday by Business
Manager Dabney, of lite Chamber of
Commerce, it was stated that tin ex?
cursion was contemplated.
The communication was turned over
in Minor l.>. i' Hlchnrdson, who at ohne
called a meeting <>f the Council Ad?
vertising Committee to make arrange?
ments for the rc-eptlon of the vls'
tors The committee decided to place
the matter In the hands of the Mayor
and Chairman Peters, of the commit?
tee. Ar. there is but little lime t,>
make up a program, nothing elaborate
will be done.
It was sugcested that the men bo
taken for an automobile tour of the
1 city and attend the bas.'all game in
a body. They w'll probably be enter?
tained at an Informal ?luneheon.
Mr. 1'iiller on Ihr Mend.
Assistant Postmaster 1. W. Fuller,
who was operated on at Grace Hos?
pital s-veral dnyr ago, is rapidly Im?
proving. H- expects ib return home
AYOR JOHNSON
GR
W
Tells Chamber That Raleigh Is
Glad to Entertain Boosters
A^ain This Year.
that the Blchfnohd
annual iotli take*
6-lt.i. will be receive
follow Ipg . ommuiili iitli
year, and thai thfli nr. arranging some
.;... :al i-ntcrtainiueni in s our honor
In which tin city and social and busi?
ness oi gah nations ??? ill Join.
"We esp^ciuil] eitjoyed the \lslt Insi
yeari and 1 ..m writing now to extent:
t<, ?. ou -e eordlrii w etcorne.
"When you urrlvt I win porsonallj
greet you and iufh ovfer to >ou tin
keys of the capll il city of tho Tai
Heel State, with best ivlnhesj
?
I'JAMKS I JOHNSON,
?Mayor'
All along the l n? of Hie Boosters
Itinerary >? heard expressions: sjmlln
lo thySo of Mayor Johnson, The mem
or) -t List \e:u >- irlpi along with th
additional work of the recently cstnb
llshed Trade Kx tension Bureau, seer
to be accomplishing results that th
most sanguine "booste i s had not an
llclpal-d.
Become:. Moderator of Shcnan-1
doah Association for
Eighteenth Time.
[Special ?<? the TlmesrDlspatch.l j
Berry Mile, Va.. August i>u.-rT.ho
Sheuaiidoaii liaptlai Association, after |
., Biji sHfvii ? 'Hlon running over three j
duyti, adjourned to-Jay. Rev. Julian i
Biouddus, D. O. has boch brth the
j ,,,, I era tor ol the association, j
11.. has bet i. pa.-oi the Bei ryvllle I
Baptist Church tor l\vehty-aev?ii years,
and this yeat ii< wits . let led tor the
clKhleeiith time t> preside over the :
Shonundonh Association. The hospi?
tality or tii . .. . ui buh utnulltig
country litis Moon unbounded, ami large
congrt-gatloiuj have lllled the spacious
meeting h"i..- tili., times n day.
. Rev, W. II. cartel of Winchester,
preached the introductory sermon, bis j
tlteme being "Cn-WurUera Together
With (toil." In iio- hbseiieo of too
minister appointed lo pro-nch the doc-|
Irina! sermon, it' ? Ueorge Bruxton ]
T'nyloi 1> 1.) of 11 oll Inf, who was,
pr sent to represent the tin it ;h pr
jihaungc, was pressed Into service for
this second Bor'nidn,
Among oilier vlsitort present were
Hon. ,1 Tu ? lor Kllyson, Rev. .t. T. Watts,
liev, .1. w. Cnmmock, Rev. IM. J. Bleu
ttrdsoti null Westwodd Hutchinson.
Among lite speakers on the various
subjects coming up tor consideration
wen tlte following ministers and iay
inen: Dr. Julian Bronddii's, Rev. It. H.
Hi: id. Rev. .1 R. Brown. Rev. W. R.
Kltinagaii. Rev. tv. D McCiirdy, Rev.
w s Brooke. Rev. \v. it Carter, Rev.!
11. .1. Goodwin, Rev. t. It. Daniel, B. F.
Bat min, F X. Bycriy, D. II. Jones and
ti; A Ford.
The rtssoelutloii go? s next year to
Mliltiusburg, W Va . with lt.-.. R. H.
Rtidd to preai Ii the nnuunl sermon and
Rev, w R. Flanagan as alternate and
Row 11. .T. Goodwin to preach tag doc?
trinal discourse.
More titan once during the sessions
of the body tender refercne .- wcro '
made to the death of Rev. William E.
Ilutehor, i'. Iv. so long a leader among
Virginia Baptists. The sessions this (
year have !,.en tilled with many good,
!.lies, listened td i>> interested au?
diences, "rio- clerk of tlie body is C.
A Kord.
BUILDING PERMITS
i ll.. \uthor|/.e<l )<? Proceed With Erec
tl... Of \r? School.
Building ami repair permits wore it
sued yesterday as follows:
A. Ii. Jordan, to erect ?> detached two
story brick dwelling. 1422 Grove Ave-'
inte, to cost $0,000,
B, li. Melton, to erect a detached!
two-sjory brick dwelling on the south
side of Hanover Avenue, between Rob-1
inson and Mulborr\ Streets.
City of Rivlimomi, School Board, to
erect a two-story and basement brick,
si one and concrete public school build-;
lug on the south eldo of Cliaffln Street,'
between Rowland and Sycamore
Streets, to cost $80.000.
Mab ..im (;. Bruce to erect :t detach-i
od two-story nttle and basement brick |
dwelling on the north side ?f Monti-:
no nt Avenue between Addison Strei t '
?n,i im vis Avenue, to cost $16,000. I
W. 12, Sonton, to r.-palr a brick;
stable on th- east aide of Harrison'
Street, between Broad nnd Marshall
Street:., to cost $150.
Irving I. li.bi, to repair a frace store!
an.] dwelling, POO Catherine Ftrrr-t, to
cost $350.
FUGITIVE FROM PARENT j
Norfolk Voutli \\ us Not n Positive
From Jnatlec.
Isidor,- Norreck, twenty years old.I
Wh., was arrested bei,. Wednesday by
Patrolman Felkes as a suspicious char-'
ItClfir, suspected of being a fugitive)
from Norfolk, was not a fugitive from
justice He was n fugitive from his
parent H Norreck, 434 Duncan Ave?
nue. NOrfolk, Is his father. Mr. Nor?
reck requested the Norfolk police to
enlist the services of th.. Richmond
authorities, with the result that the
young min was located by Koikes.
Norreck Is employed in Norfolk, and
his lather knows of no reason why he
should have left home. An oflWr from
Norfblk came for him Thursday.
Seventh liny tdventlata.
I Elder B. c; Winters,,.,, pies dent of
tlie I'nion Conference, nddressed the
congregation at the Seventh Day Ad
vcnllsi camp meeting last night! His
sermon was along general religions
line-, the service partaking of the
nature of Ii revival.
Dr II <' Mlhkle will preach to?
night Or. Mlnkle Is a missionary to
I inll.i who Is spending some time In
this country. To-day Is the Sabbath
of the Seveiilh Hay Adventists, nnd.
in ndd'tion ti> the regular services
included in tin- ditily program, Sabbath
school will be h.1,1 nt r>:r,i) A. M. To
^morrbw closes the series of meetings.
APPROVE PL
:0FC0NS0LIDATI0N
Insurance Commissioners of
Three States Issue
Statement.
[Specf?l io The Tinos Dispatch 1
Greensboro. N Ci, August 30.?State
Insurance Commissioners K. II. Mc
Ma.-t-e. ,.f South Carolina; Joseph
Bu'itoit, of Virginia, and James It.
(Young, of .N..|t':i i'arolilia, met liei'C
lo-i'nij en invitation of the companies
to examine and consider In detail the;
proposed consolidation of the Jefferson
.Standard Life Insurance Company, the;
s. >; it> Life and Annuity, and the i
Greensboro Life Insurance Company. ?
'in a slgtiod utatcment issued late.
this a fieri.n the qommlsaloners say:
'"A thorough cxamlhatioh of the pro-|
isi . pi,in of consolidation was made
Iwlth a view lo ascertain the effect
Upon the policy-holders nnd stock-,
holders c.e companies. Every detail
'.was examined, and we are of the op'n
lon that the consolidation of the com
[panics!, along the lines contemplated,
twill be lo the advantage of the policy
ii obi. i . ami stockholders of each of
(the said companies, and the consoli?
dation is heartily approve.l ns (um and
[equitable, and for the best Interests
o| the policy-holders ami all others
llnterested l" tlie companies."
j i'uinmiSHloiier Young further stated
11: . t i >,.? eonsollda i <>ti of the throe
compniiies would give the company a
t40.000.ft00 business, and in the one
jiiem of home oin. - or iKed charges
Steeplejack on High Perch
rhnto hy Foster
Thl* picture won nimlr yeotertluy nfiernoon nhllc u etceplcjnelc m? nt
?i?rk on ihr fln^nolr on top ?f (he I,He Innurnnce i oinpnii) .,f \ Irglnlu
l?:iH II:n;, al 'I'eutli mid ( apltol Street*,
All Three Struck by Train Ap-I
parently While Asleep
on Track.
I .-penal to The Times-Dispatch.]
Danville. V?., August ?J, K. Gray,
a thlrty-ycur-old brnkeman, was In?
stantly killed and two negroes tiameu
i rod Cunningham and Matheiv Cable i
were seriously Injured, when they!
were struck by soul -hound train No.;
:.7 near Dry Fork depot at 5;30 o'clock
this morning. The Injured men and the;
remains of Cray were brtoughl to tlilsJ
city a short while sflor Ute accident I
on a freight train, t it negroes being I
carried to the hospital. The body of
Uray was prepared for burial and sent!
on train No. 36 to Greensboro^ his |
Home.
The freight train was In a siding
waiting Ibr No. 37 to pass, and the
three men sat down em the cross ties
of the south-bound track and must
have lallen asleep, for when the en?
gineer of the passenger tram quickly
rounding a bend blew his whistle they
l..iled to take any notice. Applica?
tion of the brakes failed to stop tlie
train, and Gray was struck In the head,
which was shattered, while the other
men sustained minor Injurites
HIT BY AUTO
_ I
I . W . Smith tin- Inkle 1'rncturrd In
lias; II road street.
As In stepped from the curb in Broad
strict at Seventeenth yesterday after1
noon. Dlstoii W. Smith, of 1:711 Hast
Grace Street, was struck by au auto?
mobile driven by Mr Traylor. of o?n
North Avenue, Barton Heights, (m,- of
tin- wheels passed over his left ankle
to lore tlie ma. nine could be brought
to a standstill An examination by
Dr. II. 'I'. Hawkins. City Hospital am?
bulance surgeon, showed that a com?
pound fracture hud I.h Inflicted and
it was necessary to remove the injured
man to the Virginia Hospital for :;tir
glcal treatment lie sustained no
other Injuries, and It wUfi said last
night that lie was resting comfortably.
According to witnesses the accident
was uhavoidaoie. .Mr. Traylor was
not arrested.
THE WEATHER.
vi rgiula?f lenerall y
Sundayi rising tem
KorecuM :
mir Saturda:
pe rut lire.
for .Vorth and South Carolina?tien
crnliy fair Snlurday and Sunday.
Special Local Data for Yesterday.
12 noon temperature . 77
3 I*. m temperature . 80
.\l.i\imum temperature in? to 8
P. M. 80
Minimum temperature up to 8
P. M. fit
Mem lenipern tiire . 7j
Normal temperature . 7.">
Deficiency in temperature .
Deficiency in temperature since
March 1 . ico
Accum. Deficiency in temperature
since January i . 601
Rainfall last twenty-four hours .0
Deficiency In rainfall since March
l .3.:i
Accum, deficiency in rainfall since
January l .3.11
l.ecnl Observation h |?, >i. Yesterday
Temperature . 7 2
Humidity . 62
Wind-?direction . 13.
Wind?velocity .,. .. 8
CV < a t her .P.C.
Halilfull last 12 hours .8
"Miriinv. in iMPOB
"I. Knst
Place,
shcvllle
I la ntn
Hit1
City
H T.
90
'it
Buffalo .
Calgary ... 56
Charleston ... M
Chicago . M
Denver . i"-'
Dulu.th . ...... ?0
Oalvestoh ... $4
Hullerns . 7?
Havre .
Jacksonville
Kansas Citv .
I.oulsvllle ...
MotitK? mere
New Orlen i,s
N. w York .
Norfolk
Oklahoma .
Pittsburgh .
Huleigh ....
St. I.ollls . Si(
St. Pa til. 7?
San l-'rnnclsco. 63
Savannah .... Si".
Spokane .
Tampa . fit
Washington .. 'i5*
Winnipeg .... r>8
Wythevlllo i
mini \ i i in:
Run rises
tun sets ,
6t
1 i
ss
- i
so
on
86
?*? 8
62
fiO
so
lie
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91
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02
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I \ NT I I I II 5.
ndn rd Time. >
I.. T. Weathi i
p cloudy
7 1 Clear
60 Clour
Clear
;.ii Cloudy
v.i p. cloudy
80 Clear
Rain
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
i Meat
Clear
Char
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
< "loudy
P. cloudy
cienr
ciondy
Clear
Clear
Rain
Clear
I 'lent
Clear
i loudy
K1.M \ \ M ?
VllgllSi 111 1012.
high. TU?Ki
Morning
Hwu'ng ....li.il
L?R?Y SMASHES
STATE RECORD
Reel Team Wins 150-Yard Dash
in 27 1-2 Seconds?Firemen's
Convention End3.
[Special to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch] 1
Hoanoke. Va? August 31.?The twen?
ty-sixth nnr.mil convention of the Vir?
ginia State Firemen's Association was
brought to a close this afternoon. tvh< n
tho annual reel contests were coh:
eluded; The team from I.uray smash?
ed the State record of 2', 1-2 seconds
In the 150-yard dash with reoli and
missed by but half a second equalling
tho world's record. I.uray also cap?
tured the second prize In the free-for
all contest. The summary gives the
i.uray aggregation possession of the
State trumpet, a $100 Itrst prlci and
tin- second prise of (50,
The Lexington team surprised the
entire outllt by winning easily the
for-all, running It In thirty seconds'
flat.
In spite of the track on Randolph
Street being slow, the companies did
excellent work. The races were wit-!
ncsscd by fully f.,00o spectators.
Luray would have done the event un?
der tho world's iccurd. since it ran In
2;>:r;;-, but was penalized for tthprop.ei
work in connecting the nozzle.
The winners v.ete as follows:
Hose reel contest (for association
teams only> First prize, cum I.i
association trumphef and $T00, I.uray'
Fir.- Company, time z>'<.'?'.< Boconils. sec?
ond prise, $60, HarrlHonburg Hose Cum.
pony, No. 4, time 20;22 seconds.
Hose r.el contest --fop. ii to the
world)---First prize, 11"". Lexington
Fire Company. 30 seconds flat; Second;
prize, $;,<t, I.uray, 30.31! seconds
MISSES HIS RIDE
Hoho w ild Remarkable \KllRy ( ravrls
1 iuli i Coaches of Express.
As the 12:01 express of the Rich
? mono. Fredcricksbtirg and Potornao
I Railroad drew out ??:" Elba station
yesterday afternoon a hobo, with a rc
markabie agtnty, swung w, the lost
conch and disappeared beneath It.
Patrolman Jacobin! witnessed the feat,
and calling to a brakenian as the caro
gathered speed had the trail stopped,
A large crowd of Int. rested specta?
tors gathered to witness th.- at rest
of the tramp. It was some time b' fore
he was located lying across two beams
und?r the third car freim the rear. How
he managed to eilmb that distance un?
der the Pullmans Is a mystery, which
only the knights of the road will bo
a l ie to explain.
Tho man wns removed from his dan?
gerous resting place and taken i,, the
Second Police station. He wns charged
with being a vagrant; and he gave
Iiis name as Fred Collins and said lie
was from New York.
Collins said he had been unable to
find work In Richmond and was
anxious to seek more fertile Heids.
ASK ROBERTSON
NOT TO RESIGN
Members of Roanokc Bar Anxious
for Him to Remain
on Bench.
[Special .r. The Tlincs-Dlapatch. j
Roan'okc, Va., Aukusi 31.?Following
tin* report that Judge Kdward Robert
eon, of the Law mihi Chancery Court
of tu!? city. Would to-morrow hand his
resignation to Oovcrnor .Manu. I he
Hoanokc r/ar Association to-night
Unanimously adopted a resolution com.
mending Judge Robertson for his past
Work on the bench, and asking him to
reconsider and itot hand In his resig?
ns t Ion.
The meeting of the association was
the largest ever held here, and the or?
ganisation was earnest In its appeal to
Judge Robertson to hold up his resig?
nation ami continue oil the bench. a
committee of three, consisting Of .Indue
1 ?.. a. K'iiie. c\ A. Mellngh and Charles
A. Broun, was appointed to go to Cllitr
lottesvlllc and carry the resolution
adopted by the association. The com?
mittee left lo re at midnight to-ulght.
ASHLAND NEWS NOTES
I Spec i a I to The Times-1 Ms patch. 1
Ashland, Va., August 80.?-Mrs, a, It
Saunders, of Miami, Fla., 's visiting
ii lends her.-. Mrs j, C. Blaelhgomo
c.i\e all attractive bridge party In her
honor oh Wednesday mornlngi 'I iir. o
tables were engaged Miss Nancy s>d
iior won (lie prim, and presented It to
Mrs. Saunders. \ delightful buffet
luncheon was served.
Mrs. j. Stewart Smith and son. who
have been spending some time with
Mrs. J. AVatkltts I^te. left to-day for
their home in New Vorlt.
Miss Mott, of charlotteavlllc, Is heir
\ 1 - ting frbnds,
Mrs. George Morris and children have
returned from West Virginia, where
they were guests of relatives.
Professor and Mrs. It. B. Smlthey
have returned from a visit to Amelia
?'ounty.
Miss., Marguerite and Ressle Flint
will conclude their visit to Miss Mar
guerlte Wightihan on Saturday and re
turn tei Charleston, s. c.
Mrs. Percy Howard and children, of
West Virginia', are the guests of Mrs
"W. i'. <?ardw.ll.
Miss Theresa Dlckorson, of Ellerson,
will leave noon to enter Mount do
Sabs, near Baltimore, for the Coming
session.
A delightful bridge patty was given
on Thursday morning by Miss Chris?
tine Cooke In honor of her guest, Mrs
Brown, of AnnlsPm, Ala. The prizes
w, re w on by Mrs Bfowh and Mrs .1
Stewart Smith, of New York. Those
Invited wcee MesdntncM Overton How?
ard, Charles Potts. Jamos Chehery,
lames Itowlson, Uiirrett Sydnor, Prank
Wight, Wlnfree Smith, t C. Blasln
gnme, Anna Corr, ,t s smith, of New
Vork, and Saunders, of Miami Pia
Profess ir .1. I'r. d Messlck Imivcs Sat.
urday f..r Auburn, Ala., after a visit to
friends here.
Mrs, D. it. Mldyettc and family, who
have beet, at their country home at
i < rguson's Wharf during the summer
months, will return this week and open
their house on Ball toad Avenue.
Oho of th.- most charming and unique
atfalrn of the summer w.ih .1 barn party
glv.-n by Miss Marguerite Wlghtman
at "Telcotirtk" on Wednesday evening,
In honor of the Misses Flint, of
Charleston, S. C. The spacious bam
had been converted Into a veritable
pleasure and banquet hall, with Jap
an. bo lanterns, swings and coitf cor?
ners. An old-fashioned spelling be,
was a special feature, the men's prlxe,
a leather memorandum book, polng to
Willie Blakey, while Ml?s Marguerite
Flint won the women's prize?a box
of correspondence cards. The bobby
prlz.-s were won by Star.!' y Blauton
and Miss Annie Macon Potts. Those
invited w.re Misses IJessIc and Mir
Rtierltc Flint, Ruth Biaki y. Annie Ma?
con Potts, Pago Nixon, Martha Hughes,
Dchycll Hunt. Margret and 1111a Tilly,
Caroline Kills, ICatherlho Street, of
Tennessee; Arme M?hre. Stuart Bl?hton,
.Missis. Kugeile and John Wlghtman,
I.eltch Wright, llfiiry and Andrew
Kllis, Roper Woolfolk, Charles Chen
ery. Willie Blakey, Lewis Blanton,
Robert Marye, 1.other UnrtsooU, Stan?
ley Blanton and James Ware.
OPEN CAMPAIGN TO DAY
Kennt or Oratory, sir? and Water?
melon Will be spread nt Midlothian.
The Wilson-Mai-shnll-Montngue Club,
of Midlothian, will open the campaign
In Chesterfield County with a Bruns?
wick stew and watermelon feast t.bs
afternoon. The eating will begtr upon
the arrival of tho train which leaves
Richmond at 3 o'clock, and which Is
expected to carry many pCoplo ftom
tho city. Others will motor to the
scene.
Speaker Richard F.velyn Bvr.l will
deliver the principal address, s cri -
tary William ii. Owens also expects
short speech, s from the followingI
Mayor !>? c. Rlchardspn, .indue William
F. iih.ea. Lilcutenant-ObverhOr J 'layb r
Fllyson, C?rit'on McCarthy. Rev I., ii
Pitt, i?. D., and Samuel I.. Kelley.
FALLS 10 DEATH I
IN S HffPJIP VAT
Soloman Luna, Millionaire
Banker and Politician, Meets
Tragic Fate.
Albuquerque, N. M., August 30.?Sol
oman Luna, aged fifty-four, million?
aire banker and sheen grower, for six?
teen years Republican uationul ( bhl
mltteeman for New Mexico, met a tragic
<ientb at Horse Springs, Socorra County,
seventy-six miles from Magdalena,
early to-day. He fell into a vat con?
taining thousands of gallons of sheep
dip, after being attacked with heart
failure.
Becoming ill during the night, II is
supposed Mr. Buna Went from his room
to the dipping vat. a fow yards from
the ranch house, to get water, and was
stricken with sudden henrt failure,
falling into the? mixture of lime, sul?
phur. tobr.ee?, and water
Camp employes saw a bony floating
In the Vat early to-day. The boiling
water had peeled the skin from the
hands nnd face. The body was not rec?
ognised until one of the .Mexican hi r,l
ers declared thai t was that of Mr.
Buna.
I.una was the wealthiest lita.i in New
Mexico. He leaves a widow. Tho
body win bo brought to Albuquerque
i on u special train to-morrow.
Police Chief Reports Efforts to
Land Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards.
[Special to Tlfc Times-Dispatch |
Koanokc, Va:, August ;:<>.- To-daj \V.
?I Baldwin, head of the Baldwin-Volts
Agency, received a letter front n chief
of police in Sllverbdw Coiiiity, Mon?
tana, who writes that two nun Answer?
ing the description "f Sidna Allen and
Wesley Edwards, Hie llillsvlllo fugi?
tives, have hern ween in that vicinity*
and that the authorities there idro
worklnk to land them. The letter fur?
ther states that a family "f lint fields
from West Virginia are living near
there, and it Is supposed that the two
fh< n are being cared for by them.
While Mr. Baldwin says he thinks it
is possible that the men nro the two
hunted outlaws, at the same time be
feus there Is some mistake as to the
identification, lie says the letter came
from the chief who should be a re
I llnble source.
Mr. Baldwin Mild to-day that he und
his men have abandoned thb search
lor the men In Hie Blue Bridge section.
Mr. Baldwin was then asked if II lyns
to be Inferred that he Is of the opinion
that tlie 111,11 base left the State, and
lie replied In the affirmative.
?J Could you play
anything on an
ordinary piano?
Well, you CAN play anything
you wish if you have
THE
trade: mark
PIANO
That's i prctt) strong state?
ment, l>ut <>n<' \vc can make good
if \<>u will give us the chance to
prove it. Priced t<> compete with
-my real piano. Terms will
suit, loo.
Successors < able I'laim ( o.
Mad. 25S(,. 213 E. Broad.
SHOOTS HIMSELF
TWICE IN HEAD
Lewis P- Morris, of Lynchburg,
Dies From Self-inflicted
Wounds.
' t8pei i?l to The Tim ; -Dispatch.]
I Lynckbttrg, Va . August 30?Lewis R.
Morris, aged Blxty-nlhc years, commit?
ted suicide Ihis mot riirig shortly before.
10 o'clock at the h?rne of his daugh?
ter. XIrs w. it. Cunningham, Oakley
j Avenue and fifth Street, when ho shot
himself In the heud twice, death re
?
Mr. Morris had not been In good
, health for tome- time and for a 'lay or
elded that lie would up the trip.
Mter, however. It Is stated, he decided
to make the trip, und went to make
I preparations to go tu the Station, and
it was whi n ho began this that the act
j was committed.
the d.ath of hit Wife, who -\ as ii Mi
I pj k of Southwestern Virginia I)
so!,i his farm and ram.- to Lyncliburg t i
! reside with his daughter it.-. ?
made many fast friends, who regard, i
him In high favor.
Mrs Cunningham is the.onlj stir
giving member of the family. A hot her
daughter Mrs II. S My. is. of Amtierst
County, dte.i about eight years ago.
Magistrate I'llrdle Hurt,
Magistrate .1. A I'urdle was badly
,111111 yesterday afternoon when h< fell
Irom a ladd. i while making some re?
pairs .? :,is htfme, i"- West Marshall
!? ! through a window pane inflicting an
ugly wound at the elbov. Dr Raul W.
How . whs summoned and it was neces?
sary for hl in to take sever.-,! atlchos
in the wound. While painfuliv injured
.mi . 1' ii die was able to he out last
niir.M.
Howies Siirnka i>. Voo-t.'oiii*.
Ah address mi ?'Military Courtesy"
was made last night 1 : Major R. W
Howies fi the Association of Non?
commissioned Officers of the Richmond
Utucs. Tin- meeting was held 'n th?
quarters of the in s' Association; in
the armory.
Say lie \\ in. Drunk.
V> T II McGregor was arrested yes?
terday bj i'ntrolman Waldrop for be?
ing drunk and disorderly and cr ielly
treating n horse.
Waller Nelson, colored, w as ai rested
by Patrolman Porter on a warrant
charging him with stealing $1-' irora
\\liliam R. Collins.
HOT, TIRED WORKERS.
Milam, the great blood purifier, will
make you feel better. The toxins of
fatigue are in the blnod. Also acids and
other irritants that inflame the skin.
Milam will make you feel le?s hot ami
tired. If you don't find it so, no cost to
you.
Remarkable Christmas
Present
Among the curious Christmas pres?
sing of tnls year will he one for a man
of national reputation, which has been
all year In the making
Way last Junuury the present was
decided upon, and a friend of Uio prom?
inent gentleman requested the Hurrel!?
1'ress Clipping Bureau, ov New fork,
to watch every paper In America and
to take up every Item which appeared
concerning tho man.
The clipping bureau people followed
Instructions, and now present tho his?
tory of one year In the life e,f tills
especial man.
The history ends Just offer election,
and the 20..,12 newspaper Items found
Include everything from a thrcc-lino
fedllortul mention to full-page Illus?
trated stories. These have been mount?
ed on 3,200 great sheets of Irish linen
paper und hound into throo massive
volumes.
At the head of each Item Is true namo
and date of paper clipped from, thli*
Information having been put In With a
book typewriter. The words thus in?
setted amount to 153.252.
In actual time, a very strict record
of which iu? been kept, the work has
required sixty-four working days
throughout the year, and has kept in
employmeut during that time thirty
people, aw readers, clippers, sorters,
mounters and binders. Every news,
paper of Importance Is represented.
This Is merely u specimen of some ol
tho unique orders which get Into the
Burrelie Bureau, for the extent to
which clippings are used by individuals
end by bu.llr.ess concerns seems to be
remarkable.
There are nv'ny people In private as
well us in public life who noe<l press
iKpptngs and don't know It. It might
be well for them to look up this man
Burrelle, who Is Hnld to be so well
known that n letter simply addressed
"Burrelle. New York," will ?-?ach hlf?
With no doluy.

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