NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POSTMASTERS IN CONVENTION HERE
POSTMASTERS WILL
MEET TAFT MONDAY
^President Makes Engagement to
Receive Petition as to Civil
Service Extension.
Convention ends to-day
?Barry Re-Elected President?Vir?
ginia Forms Branch?Loving
Cup for Allan.
A message was received yesterday by I
C. A. .St.Ihnes granting Ma request for;
an appointment with President Taft inj
Washington Monday. When the tele-,
gram was read to the National League
of Postmaster* in convention yesterday
afternoon It produced prolonged cheers
for th?- President Every member of
the league was of the opinion that it
presaged success for the effort unJer
way to have an executive order issued
1 la Ins; all fourth-clata postmasters on
the civil service list.
The petition requesting this action
?n the part of President Taft BriB. be
?resented to him at 1 P- M. Monday by j
a ?Jel?gatior? computed of the officer* i
at the National League of Postmasters,
the legislative comm.ttee and Mr. St!I
Paga. It is also planned to have a
large number of delegates stop in
Washington on their return journey in
order to visit the Wnite House.
The petition, which will be signed by
more than 20,uOU fourth-class postmas?
ters, will request the extension of the
civil service to all fourth-'.'lass post-'
offices. The offlces of fourteen States!
have already been classified by an order ;
from President Roosevelt In 1S08.
Thea? States lie east of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio, and the move?
ment now on is to give the benefit of
this reform to the South and West.
Waat ?nasser Holidas.
Other Blatters which the convention
will call to the attention of the Post
OIBoa Department will be taken up to?
day, when the committee on postal
recommendations makes Its report. It
Is understood that this report, besides
stating the case for civil service reform
! In trenchant terms. wiU ask the de?
partment to compel all postmasters to
attend the State meetings of the Post?
masters' League. Tha term. -Schools for
Instruction.'- will ha applied to such
meetings. Tha committee will recom?
mend the salary basis for the payment
af fourth-class postmasters, instead of
the present system, whereby compen?
sation Is given In proportion tj the
amount of cancellations at any given
am re.
The committee will recommend that
postmasters be allowed thirty days'
leave of abser.ee each year, with full
pay. Other governntent employes re
celva that time, and tha postmasters
feel themselves entitled to s like con
President Taft
Will Meet Them
Eaaeatlve OBec, Beverly, Iul
Charles A. Milling., Rloamond. fa.I
The Prealdeat will be (lad to see
yea ??? rear easaaslttee at Waaa
lngtoa at 1 P. St. Moadey. Septem?
ber 23.
tSUaedi R_tJfDOLFH POSTER,
Aaaiataat Secretary ta the president.
slderatlon. A bonding- department fW]
the purpose of bonding sll government,
employes will be recommended.
Allowances for light and heat in >
fourth-class offices will also be urged- j
These recommendations, embodied in
the report of the committee on p>?- ;
tal recommendations, will be read to
the convention this morning ana doubt
las* adopted without alteration. Act?
ing Chairman W. O. Beck and the re- '
maining members of tbe committee held !
a final meeting last night to consider j
these matters.
Barry Again President.
Officers were elected at the af tern ion ?
session yesterday. One or the impor-'
tant steps taken at the morning ses?
sion was the organization of a Virginia
State League of Postmasters. This '
organization is now an established
Hl|l|, with officers and executive
committee and eighty members. G. G.
Thomson, chief clerk to Poatmaster- j
General Hltchc }ck. made an informal
address to the convention yesterday.
afternoon, confining his words chiefly I
to the parcels post system, soon to be '
inaugurated.
Officers were elected as follows: l
President. Charles O Barry. Walker, i
Iowa; first vice-president, E. E. Cum- j
mlngs. New Woodstock. N. Y.. second!
vice-president, McH. Webb. Simpson
vilie, Ky.. third vice-president. Miss,'
Nellie V. Pitts. Springbwo. Ohio; sec- i
retary, Charles C Young. Oak wood, j
111.: treasurer. H. H. Luccock. Keene, ,
Texas. I
The executive committee Is composed'
of the president, the first vice-presi-j
dent, the secretary and two members
elected by the league, Frank W.;
Kritx. of Waveland. Ind.. and J. & Mc-;
Kinley. of Orient. Ohio, wer? unani?
mously re-elected to this committee.
The Virginia branch of the league!
was organised with eighty members.!
and officers ware elected as follows:)
President. H. O. Gore. Port Mitchell;!
?lee-president. T. S. Twist. Egerton:
Secretary-traaaarer. W. L English. Isla
of Wight.
Members of the executive commit?
tee?A. L Woolfolk. Cuckoo, and S. H.
Smith. Gum Spring*
Miss Sadie A. Smith, of Amelia Court?
house, and S H Smith, of Gum Springs.
Last Day On Which You Can Buy
ANY SUIT FOR ONLY $ 1 ?
Take your choice of all the fine summer suitings left. Coat I
and Trousers made to order ia new September styles. WHETHER ? ?) M
THEY WERE PRICED AT $15 OR $4#; WHETHER THEY WERE sfl?
HARKED $25 OR $3$.
BIGGEST OFFER EVER MADE IN THIS CITY
$20 SUITINGS TO GO FOR $10
$8, $7 and $6 Trousers Selling for $3.50
It's gofat to be the bittest day's telling of
the year. Get hi line early. Plenty of ssJeaawa
to wait on yew. Careful attention, ssaart
? ????? iiniat. WE GUARANTEE TO FIT
YOU.
LAST
Til?^ Morton C. Stout & Co. mII**
wer* selected delegates to the next na?
tional convention.
Parcel* Poat.
O. G Thomson, chief clerk to Poat
master-General Hitchcock, spoke to
the convention immediately after the
election of officers. He brought greet?
ings from his chief, and expressed re-,
gret that Mr. Hitchcock wss not
present. He then opened a general'
discussion relating to methods of:
handling the parcels post system which'
will be Inaugurated on January 1. Mr.!
Thomson's remarks, while uttered at;
different timet. and interspersed with,
suggestions and questions from the,
rioor. showed the magnitude of the task;
before the Post-Office Department. >
Judging from his attitude, the officials^
.;i Washington are still in the darkj
as to the manner of handling the cewj
class of mail.
Waated Infoematloa.
All sorts of questions were put toj
Mr. Thompson. They related chief-1
ly to the rural carrier and the parcels;
post, showing clearly that in rural sec?
tions lies the crux of the new system.
"What are rural carriers going to
do about paskages of butter and eggs?"
asked one member from the floor.
"Yes, especially when it Is muddy
during the winter months, and the
roads are impassable for buggies. How;
are the carriers to take up such pack-]
ages on horseback?" asked another.
To all inquiries. Mr. Thomson made
no answer, maintaining a silence that
showed that he appreciated the pro?
position In a socratic manner. He was'
after Information, ha said.
It was brought out that the Post-'
Office Department has been authorized,
to Increase the salary of rural carriers,
by about f!0Q a year. The carriers!
realize. If the statements of postmast-j
ers yesterday count for anything, that'
this increase is intended to cover the
cost of additional equipment in the
form of buggies and wagons that the;
handling of parcels will necessitate..
Mr. Thomson stated that parcelsj
addressed to small towns would prob-;
ably be sent by alow trains, stopping;
at all points, in order that the con-j
tents might not be disturbed by be-!
ing thrown from a moving train. He
also added that all rural carriers will1
be equipped with scales for weighing
packages, a map and a postal guide.
The two last mentioned Items are in?
tended to aid the carrier In determin?
ing the zones of charges which will be
established when the system goes into
effect.
The question of eggs and butter was
left undecided at the close of his talk.
Mr. Thomson aasd that the department
would hardly provide refrigerator
eara
Lavtaax Cap ?er A11? a.
Last night after a meeting of the
officers, the delegates and their wives;
?were entertatntd at a buffet - sapper I
In the banquet hall on the ninth floor
of the Richmond. Preceding the sap?
per, the Polk Miller Quartet gave a
performance, and following It a dance
Daring the evening, a beautiful sli?
ver loving cop, twelve Inches high,
was presented to Postmaster Edgar
Allan. Jr.. as an expresston of appro-1
ciatlon on the part of the visitors j
for his hearty welcome and enter-1
tainment. Th* cup wu presented by
W. & Bartholomew, of Avea. Minn.
On It wore engraved the names of the
recipient, and of the league, with the
dates of the meeting, a silk Ameri?
can flag was folded about the cap.
To-day will sea the adjournment of
the convention. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-General P. V. Degraw and
Chief Inspector Robert S. Sharp will
arrive from Waahington this morning'
and will address the meeting. The I
address of C. A. Stillings. editor of i
the Postmaster's Advocate, scheduled;
for yesterday was postponed and will j
be delivered this morning. i
Cincinnati. San Antonio, Texas, and:
Guthrie, Okla.. are In the race for the '?
next session of the convention. The
meeting place will be decided on this I
afternoon.
Kit ASSAULTED
BV SETH TAYLOR
Former Preacher Felled in Street i
After Sentence Is Sus?
pended Again.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch ]
Danville, Va, September 20?The]
sentence of fourteen months In the!
I penitentiary, wblch was given to D.
P. T?te, the former Methodist minister,
at the June term of the Corporation1
Court for obtaining money under j
\ false pretenses was suspended for the
' second time to-day. When the case was
called Tatc was there, but bis counsel
asked for fresh suspension upon the
: grounds that Governor Mann now has
before him a petition asking for Tate's
pardon. This petition alleges that
T?te was convicted on a technicality
and that be intended no wrong-doing.
Judge K. W. Peatross allowed the
suspension until Monday next, by
which Umo It is expected that the
Governor will or will not pardon tue
! convicted mas. T?te was released on
$1.0*4 bond. W. E. Hard being se
1 curity.
Hardly had T?te left the courthouse
before be was assaulted by a white cot?
ton mill hand named Seth Taylor,
while both men were walking down I
Craghaad Street after an altercation
regarding a previous money transac?
tion. It seems that Taylor met the ex
preached while ho was walking away
from the courthouse and began a con?
versation. Taylor, it ia alleged, asked
T?te whoa ha was going to pay him
some money, adding that If he could
pay others ho could pay him. too.
T?te retorted sharply and Taylor
struck him and felled him. Taylor
then caught hold of Tate's throat.!
choking hla severely aad striking him
In the mouth bringing blood- Aa of?
ficer finally separated them, and Tay?
lor was summoned to age ear before
the Police Court to-morrow. T?te j
waa not seriously Injured and was
able to proceed down the etreet
The Jury la the Mert murder ease
was discharged this afternoon, after
almost twenty-four hours, unable to I
reach a verdict. The Jury ia said to
have stood four for drat daajrae mur?
der aad the remaining eight for sec?
ond.
Roy Sullivan, the convict guard slay?
er, who la In Chatham awaiting trial
for the murder of John C. Howard, will
be tried on September 13. the case be?
ing postponed until that date in order i
that a material witness far the de-'
fens* any be pre so at.
AMUSEMENTS.
-Ta? Slawe ?sla.*
There is that something abo:t 'The
Rose Maid' which Werba and Lues
cher seat to the Academy loot Bight
for a two days' engagement, taclndu
a matinee to-day. which almost defies ,
criticism. Ope listens to the music.,
a rim Ire? the dances, glnrbai la the
sets, grows ecstatic or-r the good ,
looks of the rhoru? and baa nothing |
hut prats* for th. principals, and
leaves wita a very positive tmpreaaapa |
I nat norther the Ifhrotftst. the writer
of the saaatc. Bor the composer of th* i
irrtet has achieved ereatneoa it la i
purely a mw*lval comedy, more corneae I
than musical, bat it furnierte? about.
the beat evening's enter taiaanipt a hi sal
nan com* thfa way la many seasona |
Xnt in a clasp with "Th- Chocolate
Midler." It Burpasaep in must*- aad
fnn ? Tb? Merrv Widow." "Dr. do Lara*." j
Alma.' and other of the lighter and'
frothier contemporary aar ra? j
The women are tonnt, foe coat a asm'
la
eye, and the voices mtnirn to carry
ail of the musto Bruno Oranlchsteaed
ten has composed. There is never a
dull moment, nothing; lacs and the
audience hag a Jolly good time. More
strange Is the fact that there la a
very positive story running through?
out the action of the opera and the
story is sustained to the very end.
Pearl Bartl, just about the prettiest
thing extant in skirts, is the prlma
donna. As "Daphne, the Rose Maid,"
she entrances and holds. Her voice?
a cute little thing it is?is not taxed
too heavily, and in her song:: Roses
Bloom for Lovers," she makes every
single member of the male contingent
wish that he might be a lover, and
even the gentler sex sends up a sigh
Tor the apparent forlorn love of the i
"Rose Maid." Henry Cote, the Duke- I
of Barchester. an extravagant young
rake, who gambles on the wealth of
a bachelor uncle to pay him out of
debt, has a sweet tenor, not too robust,
but dramatic enough to carry a sob.
He is big and handsome, quite the
duke and lover.
The comedy is sustained by Schnitz
Moore, with a German dialect. Harry V.
Bond, supposedly Irish, and Harley 1
Knoles. a typical Englishman. Many I
laughs were extracted, or rather pro- 1
duced. by this trio. The situations ?
are exceedingly . funny, and involun- I
tarlly. at times. bring forth the
guffaws. The duke loves ?Prlncess
[Hilda Van Lahn (Minfred Florence).
I and she loves bis money. Sir John
Portman (James Francis). The rich
I uncle, visits the nephew and finds out
fhia profl'gacy. He announces that he
j is wedded and has an he'r which cuts
oft his nephew from any Inheritance.
Exit love of the fair princess.
I From the salon at Barchester House,
, in London, the scene shifts to Ostend,
where are gathered numerous Amer- >
nil heiresses looking for titles, under [
the cbaperonage of Countess Bertrand ;
(Jeannette Bageard). The Rose Girl,
disguised as an heiress, wins the love .
of the duke and the uncle, admitting .
his duplicity and bis still single state
of blessedness, agrees to give his for?
tune to his nephew provided he will !
[marry The Rose Girl. Naturally, the i
'duke does, both because of the In- j
fatuation and the intrinsic worth of
'the all'ance.
I Jeanne:.e Bageard is clever and
good looking. She is not called upon
(to display a voice, and doesn't. The
j bulk of the musical efforts fall upon)
I Pearl Barti and Henry Cote. They
i measure up to the requirement* An
orchestra, augmented by eight musi?
cians, under the direction of A. M.
Langstaff, furnishes a rare treat and
i interprets score in magnificent style
But aside from everything else, "The
I Rose Maid" is entertaining. It tells
a pretty story prettily, and a large
company, weli trained, especially the
.chorus, makes it far above the average
'production in every way. a production
[worth the patronage of the th vat re
going public. The matinee to-day and
(the performance to-night closes the
[engagement._G. M
GREAT ROANOKE FAIR
? eaashe. Va.
roi *r> ss-aa Taup
was
Barf?4* aad Weetera Railway.
Tickets will be on sale September
' it, 24. 2?, 26 and 27. good for return
I passage until September 3*. 1*12.
I Trains leave Richmond. 9:?0 A M. 3:0)
; p M and ?:*? P. M For full in for
! miation. apply to C. A. Overton. Jr.. City
Passenger Agent, or C. H. Bosley, Dis- |
I trict Passenger Agent, at the offices of
' the company. 85* East Main Street. ,
Richmond. Vs. Phone Madison 4*7.
Seashore Trips
NIW
ve-rassse
Only Two
More Sundays
$1.50*%
?oaTBU. vituiuis. Berten.
04. KA* vir.n. t A PC aTKXSt V.
*?FAST TRAIN*?2
Leave Byrd Street *tefio* f it
A V aad ? A. at
Leave Xorfoik 41: V M aad
7 ?? P M
wv.KK-F.*n H.tTRSi Norfolk
12D* Virginia Beach, 12.:*, On
aate Fridays and Saturday*
Limit Monday following.
News of Petersburg
_*rn es-Dispatch Bureau,
5 Bolllngbrook Street,
(Telephone 1485).
Petersburg-. Va, September 20.?Miss
Amelia McCoy, aged seventeen years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McCoy,
died suddenly this morning; about 8
o'clock, at the home of her parents
on South Street. She was employed
as an operator at the Petersburg
Telephone Exchange. Surviving her
are her parents, seven sisters and a
brother, all of this city. The family
came to Petersburg about nine months
ago from Aileghany, Pa., near Pitts?
burgh. The 'burial will be In Bland
ford Cemetery.
Struck by Stray Ball.
Yesterday afternoon while sitting
on the back porch of her residence on
Halifax Street. Mrs. L. M. Rldout was
struck in the forehead by a ball, sup?
posed to have been fired from a Si
calibre sir rifle. The ball burried it?
self under the skin and had to be re?
moved by a physician. Though
shocked. Mrs. Rldout was fortunately
not seriously injured. It has not been
ascertained 'by whom the shot was
fired.
Ettrlek Aroused.
Late In the night several n'ghts ago,
the people of Cttrlck were aroused
by the frequent ringing of the bell
in the tower of the old dismantled cot?
ton factory, the sounds of which had
not before been heard in a long time.
The old factory tower Is practically
the only part of the building left in?
tact. The citizens of the village, ex?
cited by curlos'ty, left their homes In
large numbers to solve the mystery of
the bell-ringing. Somt of them
climbed upward to the tower to learn
OPENING OF SESSION AT
MARION FEMALE COLLEGE
faterestiag Eietefcs Held la Re?
cently Completed Bntld
aB?
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Marion. Va, September 20.?Interest?
ing exercises attended the re-opening
of Marion Female College, In the
splendid new building yesterday morn?
ing. The exercises were opened with
the singing of the hymn. "Come thou
Almighty King.'* after which a devout
prayer was offered by Dr. J. J. Scberer.
now more than four score years old. |
and the founder, and for years, tbej
honored president of this institution.!
at the conclusion of which James
White Sheffey. the chairman of the i
building committee, gave an account
of the work of the committee and
formally turned the building over to
the board of trustees, whicn. through
its chairman. Rev. J. B. Oreiner. turned
it over to the President. Rev. J. V Mil?
ler. Mr. ?rheffey, for the committee,
reported that $?.n0<) more than In
sight was necessary to complete fh?
work under contract, and complete the
equipment necessary and which ha*
already been purchased. The building I
is a handsome structure, and Is pro?
nounced In sll of Its appointments
the equal of any school building In
the State. During the exercises. Dr j
T. O. Telstoer, of Roanoke. delivered
an interesting addrer-s on the work of
Marion Female College for the pa*;
forty years, and education ia aaBJSSae
He referred in a happy manner SS
the great work done by I>r Scherer in ;
connection witn this school f,.r th i
cause of Christian Education, He also '
laid great stress ttpon the importance
of parents send-ng their children Xn
schools where Christian principles
were Instilled into the life and char?
acter of th- student
The faculty of this school for the
present y?ar is as follows. Kov. J.
T Miller. Mental a-id Moral f*cience.
and Blblr h'slory. Kev H K. Kirn,
?lerman. Church Liturgy and Church
Muetc. Miss Alpha Fraunfeiter. of
Ohl? Prereptre**. I-atln r.nd h ah -
mathemet'es. Miss ida I>? !---?*?-'.- .
B'sahmgt.in. I" < rrench an I I' -
tory. Miss Ionise Kdwarda. of B?lt
Starr Kagl'.ah. repression and Thy*,
cal Cilturr. Mta* M?v h-r-r. r>f
Mar;?n. ??<rc?rv a- I a ??ist .<
Hatherr.st'.-a Mtss M*rs.nrri?e K.iagie*.
.?f V .-? i-i?;ru< t ? ?> in r ?* -? ?: .
viollti M ? Ssllle We'ster. ..f North
Caro.'->a. r.e-isefceeper
Marlon graded school Is sow In fall
swms. with an attendance of sr>tsie
thins more than 4*>*. and sn e?e*||ent
fnrsitv. cenststias of th* Principal,
profeasor Rsst. o' Lev-sborg Bias
Janet C.\U. of Mario? Va . %ir*
Otarle? PoinT. of M?r-->n. M'sa
larr l.ysn. front near Rl. hm ? 1 Mta*
Kate lie l^yden. of Kvlng">a
Fraif .* J*adler. of Kluttanj Coant>
Mis* ronwav. of Spott?) Irani* connf
and Mrs. R n Ooilshy and Hiss Kate
Brssiua of Maries. 1
the cause. The mystery was finally
explained by the discovery that some
fun-loving boys had attached a long
wire to the bell and were ringing It
from a distance. They had their fun
and it has not been discovered who
they were.
Illumination- Central Park.
The city is installing fifteen large
additional lncandesctnt 'ights in Cen?
tral Park for the better Illumination
of that favorite resort The lights are
so distributed that the entire grounds
will be brightly illumined.
Personal and GeaeraL
Announcement Is made of the mar?
riage of J. H. P. Leigh, formerly of
Petersburg, and Miss Mary Atkinson,
daughter of Mrs. Kittie O. Atkinson,
of chase City, Va. Mr. Leigh has
many relatives and friends in thta
city.
The handsome addition to the*
Petersburg Savings and insurance
Company's building, is nearly com?
pleted. It will be occupied by the
I insurance department of tht company.
It Is most conveniently arranged tor
business purposes and will be hand
I somely furnished. On the upper floor
are eight office apartments.
During the recent storm the barn
of Frank Kynak, of the Bohemian
Colony. In Prince George County, was
blown down. A mule valued at 1200
was crushed to death.
Every Sunday
IN
September
oo
Seaside Outings
$1.50
Round J Trip
I
Every Sunday
TO _
OLD POINT, RITKROE, OCEAN VIEW,
NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA.
? EACH.
3?Fast Train? .3
Shortest, quickest and best route to
the seaside, giving three hears Isaersr
at Oeeas Vkw than via any other
route Thrt? fast trains every Sunday
s iO A M . ? A M and 12 M._
Remarkable (Tiritfattaf
Present
the curious Chr
eats of this year wtfl be one tor a
of national reputation, which has
all year in aha making
Way last January the present was
de ;ded upon, and a Xr.end of tike proa
ii mt gemlcmsn requested the Burreil?
?Te>3 C.ir-i>ir.* Bureau, ot New Tora,
tj match every paper in America aad
to sake every em which appeared
,-on< er- ? t: e man.
The clipping bwreaa pssple fsllowaB
fc?:rucuaad sow present the his?
tory I f one year la the Ufe of thai
?specie* man.
Th? histo.-y ?nds jtiat after eI?ctioa.
aad the 24.(4: a?ws;ap?r items feuad
in l?de everything from a tr.r?e-ii:.?
editorial mention te f .1-page Ulue
iraaafl stesaaa Th?s? hav? t>??a mount?
ed en UN great sheets of lriah Uaea
paper and bound into three massi*?
-.nea.
At t\e bead of each item is : w name
aad date of paper cMoped from, tats
tn: rr"*tior. hsvtag ?eeea pu: w with a
se?h typewriter The w.-rja thee la
?erteil amount te l?%.2Sl
la actual Usse, a very strict record
?f waicb Baa seen kept, the werk has
require' Sixty four aorkiag days
.b.-eugb?ut the rear, and has kea* >a
?.-??:??: ir.eat genug i~st t>?s? thirty
pe>>t,le. a* read r>. ? ????-"? eort?r%
mounters and binders Pvery aesas?
?aver of importan.c is r- :? reseated
Thle te roert.y a speciir?n of some ?g
the eaeaae ?raWra waic* get iat* aha
Burrai:? Bareeu. tor th? es teat SS
which clippings are weed by
aad t? ?c... ei
There are msr.r people is pi-vete SB
wen ?? in p-il.' n> ? f>o a??d
cWppisg* and >l?a"t knew It It
be ??Ii fcr them to look as thta
B-jr-e ie who .<? said te
fcn.>wt, tist ? letter si reply addsej
? Mew Veefa,- W*B rasa*