The times dispatch. [volume], August 18, 1913, Image 10

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

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RICHMOND HOST
10 RAILWAY MEN
i ?remcn Blacksmiths Meet Here
-for Twenty-First Annual
Convention.
COO DELEGATES EXPECTED;
'
I
M ceiitig Opens To-Morrow. W ith
\fidresses by Governor
;iik1 Mayor.
Convention net Initios begin anew to
. now with the meeting at the Jef
ft.vj.,,11 Hotel of the International Rail
way Wacksmlth Foremen's Association,
Mch will bring to Richmond between ?
?,t and 600 delegates from every State]
w. the Union, Canada and Mexico. It j
w ill 1 ? tlie twentv-flrst annual meeting j
f the organization, and the first south ;
of Philadelphia.
The convention will be In session
from to-morrow morning until Friday j
.fternonn The program, still Incom- j
t'lete. provides for two business ses
sions daily and for an Imposing array I
f diversions, which will entertain tho !
delegates In the evenings.
At the Jefferson Hotel last night a
sr?rn c..- more delegates were reglster
?V. 'mm points as distant as Cleveland,
Chicago and Albany. None of the na
tional officers had arrived. These, as
well as the bulk of the attendance, are
. xperted on the incoming trains this
.ifternoon and to-nleht.
Rfprrncnt Every lOillirnj.
The convention will be attended by
blacksmith foremen representing every ;
railway of consequence in "the United ;
States, Mexico and' Canada. When the i
rrganlsatlon met last year in Chicago j
the two last-named countries were well
t?presented. In point of membership
the International Railway Blacksmith j
Foremen's Association is the second
largest among the railway mechanical
organizetlons of thG country.
.1. X. Poland, blacksmith foreman of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po
tomac Railroad shops, in this cltv, Is
chairman of the reception committee in
charee of arrangements for tho Rich
mond meeting. He lc assisted locally
Iiv P. F. Dugan. of the Chesapeake and
< dilo Railway, and Hugh Tlmmons, of
the Richmond branch of the American '
I.ocomotlve Company.
The national officers. all of whom are
expected to-day, are: .1. T. McSweeney,
Rnltlmore and Ohio, Baltimore, presi
dent; H. R Gamble. Pennsylvania Twines.
Altoonn, Pa., vice-president; A. L>. j
Wordworth. Cincinnati, Hamilton and '
Dayton. Lima. O., secretary-treasurer,
and T K. Williams. Chicago anil Xorth
western, Chlcngo. chairman of the ex- ,
ecutlve committee.
Kntertnlneil lij Supply Mrn.
With the blacksmiths will meet 100'
<>i more railway supply men, who will i
bring with them extensive exhibits, '
:m?i1 will take a prominent part in en
tertaining the convention. TliV Rail-;
w;.y Supply Men's Association is head
? il by President J. R Hlak.-lee. of Cleve- >
land, and Secretary George Hoefflee, of1
New York City. itoth ofllcers are ex
pcted to-day.
The discussions and papers, which
will occupy tho time of the delegates
at the business sessions, will be wholly
technical The convention is purely
for the Interchange of ideas and for
the exposition of Improved methods of
work. Traveling expenses, as well as j
hotel bills, are in every case borne by
the railroads sending delegates
\ililr?-i?>? l?> Governor.
Convention activities will becin at
10 o'clock to-morrow morning, with
an address of welcome by Governor
Mann. Other welcoming speeches will
be made by Mayor Alnslie and by W.
I). Duke, assistant to the president of
th* Hi' hmond, Fredericksburg and Po
tomac Railroad. There will he re
sponses l?y President McSweeney and
other delegates for the visitors.
Business will l?e the order at 2:30
o'clock to-morrow afternoon. For the
100 or more women who arc expected
to acc(\5if.?\ny, the delegates the local
reeepjjorv* ooirfi'nittee has arranged an
automobile .tour of the city. Motor
cars will lenve the Franklin Street en
trance of the hotel to-morrow after
noon at an hour to be announced at
the convention. The bill for to-mor
row night Includes an entertainment
by Polk Miller's darkey quartet, a buf
fet supper and a dance.
Itont Trip Wednesday.
The visitors will forget serious busi
ness Wednesday and spend the whole
'lay In a trip down the river to James
town Island. The steamer will leave
the Old Dominion wharf at 8 o'clock In'
the morning and return at 7:30 o'clock
at night Kessnlch's Municipal Hand
will accompany the excursionists and
provide the melody.
Thr-r?> will be morning and afternoon
business sessions Thursday. In the
afternoon there will be a reception to
the women in the parlor of the Jeffer
son Hotel. At night there will bo the
annual dinner in the hotel auditorium
with an Imposing aria> of leasts .
Morning and afternoon business ses
sions Friday will complete the work
of the convention. in the afternoon
will take place the annual election of
ofllcers and the voting for the ir?i4
convention cit\ Among the cities in
the rro-e for the honor ?f entertaining
?h. huh ksmiths n? xt >ear are Phila
delphia Denver, <'le\- la:id and Hoston.
I'olleeiiiiin l.si-s Stick on Negro.
i: iomm ? r finest yesterday morn
ing. John W .i.ston colored, was struck
over the heed with a flub in th. hands
? f <i(li(,i Sharp, of the Third District,
and severely Injur. ! Two calls for
? ! e.tv St!?:?.u!a Hi'.', ii . har?e of ! ??.
' were sent In. It was <ils ov< red
til .* Winston ,, , iv, leer, J. <j,
i'l the he,-,... hut the skull was'found
to he lntaf.
Negro Arrested for lilting Spouse
''harged with >;? wife in a
{r for-all f:?jht Saturda> Jght Wvatt
Smith, colored was orevt., -.est-rduy
and Is being held ivi'.'-,?
Station for trial this . ? ng \ fel
ony wan ant was iv-ie , .? vv. an
who in tun had ix i ... arretted
for engaging in the t- uflle
united states depository
for postal savings funds
MOVIES AT CHIMBORAZO,
THE PARK PROGRESSIVE
First to Remove "Keep Off the Grass" Signs and
First to Get Playgrounds?East End Resort
Leads With Free Motion Pictures.
Chimborazo?the Park Progressive.
That's the sobriquet thnt will cling
henceforth to tJio big green place on
tlio east end of the city, as maiden
ladies at mountain resorts cling to
male week-enders, as misers cling to
their cash, as boarding-houses cling to
hash.- as narrow charmeuse clings to
the human form divine, as other tilings
cling to their psychic and chemical
afflnltlos.
First of the acts of insurgency that
set Chimborazo apart from its fellows
was the removal of "Don't Walk on
the Grass" signs. It was the Hrst large
local park?so say the taxpayers?to
sign the park declaivtlon of indepen
dence, which sets forth in its preamble
that, bo it ever so green and esthetic,
park grass is yp good unless you can
walk On It. Article 1. of the same in
strument asserts belief in the creed
that parks are made for the people and
not people for the parks.
AVith one act of insurgency already
to its credit, It was not remarkable
that when the city fathers sought a
suitable place for the first municipal
playground they selected Chimborazo.
The grass was less trim and the shrub
bery was less geometrical, but the at
mosphere was right for receiving and
giving strength to the new-born spirit
of play. In a more formal environ
ment it might have perished.
And now comes th^ third stage in the
emancipation of Chimborazo. an en
tirely new departure?free motion pic
tures. No "Keep Off the Grass" signs,
open-air public playgrounds, free mov
ing pictures?in this trinity Chimbo
razo conquers and attains municipal
knighthood as the Park Progressive.
If the experiment at Chimborazo is
successful, the movies will be exhib
, Ited In other parks. Tlio exhibition :
! will be given for the first time Wed- j
j nesday night. With Kessnlch's Hand j
I In open-air concert, It will form a free
attraction at Citlinbornzo which will!
! draw heavily upon the population of i
the eastern and other sections of the i
I city.
i The motion picture experiment is an :
enterprise of the Administrative Board,,
which has decided to put into service |
I a moving-picture machine which the J
city acquired several months ano when '
| the old Lubin Theatre retired from the !
i local amusement lield. Under the dl- j
reel I on of the City Electrician, the ma- j
chine has been rigged up for service.
An experienced reel-winder has agreed
to give his services free.
The plan, as far as it h:is been com- j
pleted, is to carry the motion-picture
exhibition over a circuit of four parks
?each located in one of the four wards.
If Wednesday night's exhibition is a
success, the motion-picture circuit will
coniprlso Cliiinborazo, Riverside, Wll- :
Ham Hyrd and Washington Parks.
Local motion;picture men have taken :
kindly to the idea. They will super
vise the exhibition programs, and will;
join hands In supplying the films. The
municipal equipment for the opening
exhibition has been inspected by Louis
Myers, formerly manager of the Em-j
pire, and pronounced satisfactory. .
From the standpoint of the young- j
ster of both sexes, the new enterprise
is an event of tho first calibre. To hear
the big band play the trotting airs of
the day, to roll on the grass unre
stricted, and to witness a real moving- ?
picture entertainment, with John Hun- j
ny and the Indians and the rest?all
at the same time and without the cost
of a cent?is a hunk of dreamland made
real.
IE
SELLS ON SUNDAY
Ordered by Magistrate Cheatham
to Remain Closed, but Owner
Will Test Ruling.
Disregarding; the orders of tlio ma- :
gieterlal court, J. W. Milby, who con- ;
ducts the only confectionery store in
Swanaboro, opened for business as
usual ycaterduy morning and suffered
no molestation at the hands of the
law. As far as could be ascertained
last night, no complaints of the vio- I
lation of tiic Sunday antiselling laws
were made to the authorities.
The confectionery store and the two
village drug stores were, notified oil
August ? by .Magistrate L.. \V. Cheat
ham, of tin- Swaiislioro Court, that the
law would be rigidly enforced. This
meant the closing of the Milby estab- ,
lishment, while the druggists were for- ?
bidden to sell anything except medi
cines and drugs, in compliance with
the ordor, the three stores closed the
following day, and Nwansboro had its
lirst dry .Sunday.
Last week .Mr. Milby and 15. M. Hub
erts. proprietor of one of the drug j
stores, had a conference with Common
wealth s Attorney 1 laskins Hobson, and
went before Judge Kobe it (i. SouthaU,
of the Chestertieid Circuit Court, with
a request that permission to remain j
open be given. They were informed'
that if a precedent for such an action
could be cited, the request would be
granted. None was found, but Mr.
Milby then determined to make a legal
test and ascertain his rights.
Magistrate 1.,. \\\ Cheatham could not
be reached by telephone last night,
but Mrs. Cheatham stated that she. ex -
peeled that her husband would take
oilioial cognizance of the breach of his
orders. Jtev. Charles Tlnsley Thrift
the complainant who caused the is
suance of the order, has been away
from the village for a week, lie re
turned yesterday, but would not dis
cuss the subject last night.
While open for business. Mr. Milby
had, the blinds down and the doors of
his establishment closed throughout the
day, and quietly conducted his affairs.
He stated that he meant no disrespect
to Magistrate L w. Cheatham, but
met el j wished to test the ruling.
A?k I'ollee to Kind Missing Hoy.
Missing from his home since.Friday
;^rs>a!r,tS, ,?f KlU,,h "''We. 'ifteen
j cats old. of seventh and Perry Streets,
; 'C< l,le 1,oUtt: or l?'? Third
. 1 ? Institute a search. The boy
^ described as being large for his age.
e has blue eyes, curly hair, and when
iust seen was dressed in a gray suit
and wore a cap } 111
" L
AT GIRLS' HOME
Directors Pay Visit to Industrial
School and Find Inmates
on Good Behavior.
SabbMh wis quietly ,,b served
? ' > i?> tho Imitar* ?. of tin* Vir
??'nia ""'lie and Industrial School f-r
>'? v.'!' A,r '"'"Howlng the out
5>aturd^> when Probation Oflicor
^ "ring his re
t>, .. It ceased away by thirty of
:i hh?
t I.i i'ky, .Jr. Henry K Basker
i\: "of ii,1'; y me,nbers of the
io t r, .v S." 1,1,1 'n?titu
i ;"t, r sl"'>iding some
i'1 ' retimied t<> Klchniond with
, ;h - port tl, .t th- ,,tl, U ,I(. n|1 ^
visit' wVifc^umiificial.' ???
[n" .e"'at ,n'|u'
ll" -.,ud. 11... fril ls we found
0 be pursuing th-i. usual duties, am
there wa> not th. slight.,st indication
)I disorder.
Wi.ethei the arrival of w || Turpi,,.
1 In f.timei of Kins, and Queen Conntv
appoint.! to .iu<c.4ed i:,.ve.lv Hanks'
the n.-Kio overset r at '.he home ;? i V
-A-IU ?.?- the signal for m.otlnr out'
:* k b.v the girls ih not known, but
'',l? expeciod there win be an\
?l* tisti atlon 1: is known, liowv r
that tl,- girls do tiut Ilk, the dlsmiss.i
"? Hanks
Vrrimril of Hlindii) Selling.
John r. iiauer, who cunducli a <liqg
stoie at Morris and Main Streets, was
ariested yesterday by I'atroltuan Wal
drop on the charge of doing business on
| Sunday. 4
John Milas Accused of Inflicting
Ugly Wound in Scalp of
J. F. Jenkins.
When J. F. Jenkins, of 1003 North
Twenty-fifth Street, ilnlshed a lunch in
the Virginia Restaurant, lTli! Bast
Main Street, yesterday afternoon ho
tendered a coin In payment for it and i
waited for his change. Tlu- waiter re- I
turned with the change and dropped it
on the counter in front of Jenkins. The
lattei is said to have become angry \
and deinamled to knew why the money i
had not been placed in his outstrcached i
I
hand. He is also alleged to have drawn |
a knife from his pocket and his atti-1
tude was threatening.
The waiter, apparently alarnrjd,
picked up a heavy stick and brought it
down on Jenkins's head, Inflicting an i
ugly scalp wound. For the time be
ing the matter ended while Jenkins i
had six stitches taken in his wound by i
1 >r. Lt. A. Hord, of 2300 Knst Broad j
Street.
Jenkins then sought a magistrate
and swore nut a warrant for John
Milas, the waiter h<- accused ot assault
ing hint. Milas was arrested by Patrol- 1
man Marcuson and locked up at the i
First Police Station.
ALLEGED BLIND TIGER
IIitii mid Woman 1'aer ( liiir?f of Selling:
l,lquor Without Mcciimo.
Jesse Taylor and Maggie Miller, both
colored, were arrested yesterday by Po
licemen Sweet and Bradley on the
charge of operating a "blind tiger" at
:!I2 College Alley. When the officers
entered the house, Taylor, who saw !
them, threw a quart brittle containing j
liquor out of the window, but suUleient j
evidence was collected, the police said. !
tr> convict the couple of the illicit sale j
of whiskey. Taylor is employed by a |
wholesale liquor house.
Many complaints have lately been!
maiie to the police of the disorderly be- j
havior by negroes in College Alley, nnd ;
it is believed that the raid on the al- J
leged "blind tiger" is a long stride to
ward breaking it up.
I
Sneak Tlilcf Steal* Savings Bank.
P. V. Price, of 1105 Hull Street, South
i Richmond, reported yesterday to the
[police of the Third District that his
' home hf.d been entered Saturday be
tween 5 and 11 P. M., and a savings
| bank containing $20 stolen.
i Kan ml on Street Unconscious.
i Lying unconscious on the street, John
I Boyle, of 516 West Rleventh Street,
! South Richmond, was found yesterday
! morning by two young men and taken
to liis home. Mr. Boyle h; d been
seized with an attack of verti|,-o. His
! condition last night was reported as
: improved.
Kalled to Itcturn Photographs.
Charged with failure to return photo
graphs which he solicited to have en
larged, B. M. Hall, colored, was at
tested yesterday by the police of the
Third District. He was held without
hail for trial before "Squire 1... B. Frank
lin, in Police Court, Part 11., this morn
ing.
Jim Perry Ak?!ii in 'I'olls.
Jim Perry, colored, who ilgures week
ly on the books of the* Third District,
was arrested again yesterday, lie is
charged with trespass. Bast week Jim
took the spotlight by getting his skull
cracked in a crap game while out on
hall on a similar charge.
CONVICTED PARENT I
ViSITED BYCHILD
j
. i
Newell Walker Sees Seven-Ycar
Oltl Daughter for First I ime
Since lie Killed Wife.
PRISONER IS HOPELESS
Realizing That His Chances lor;
Life Are Slim, Walker Has
Begun to Break Down.
Choked with emotion Rt the sight of
his small child, hut unable to utter '
a greeting, young Newell Walker, i
convicted wtfe-inurde*rer, yesterday J
clasped his eldest daughter to his j
breast for the first time since the j
tragedy for which ho is condemned to j
pay the extreme penalty. The meet- |
ing took place In the gloomy corrl- j
dor at Henrico County Jail, where He j
lias been confined for two months, and J
which he will leave in two weeks
for the death chamber In the State |
Penitentiary unless Governor Mann in- j
tcivenes.
.lust before the little girl's visit, the |
county prisoner* had had a song and j
prayer service with some traveling
evangelists, and Walker, whose men- ,
tal condition for the past few weeks
has been precarious, was worked up
to a high nervous pitch, and the s'ght
of friends was more than he could
stand. Wildly grasping his child, and
with tears pouring down his cheeks.
Walker Imprinted kiss after kiss on
h. r face. It was necessary to cut the j
visit short, and for hours the prison
er paced up and down his narrow cor
ridor, sobbing and half hysterical.
Say" He Wan Innmie.
Walker, who is twenty-eight years
old. is condemned to die for the mur- ]
der of his young wife, whose throat ,
he cut. The murder was said to have j
been premeditated, hut this "Walker j
denies, lie acknowledges the killing, j
hut claims to have committed the deed j
in a moment of insanity. The murder j
took place in Charles City County on ;
May 13, In sight of several persons,
a razor being the weapon used. Mrs.
Walker's head was practically severed
from the body.
While rarely speaking of his wife.
Walker continually refers to his chil
dren. Slneo the murder the three
younpsters hnw been taken by sep
arate families. Whenever the chil
dren are mentioned. Walker britrhtens j
up. but immediately after he becomes !
morose.
Mary, the little .>>even-year-old child i
who visited her father yesterday, is |
said to greatly resemble her mother. |
She is a bright little pirl, with dark i
hair and eyes, and was her father's \
favorite. She is now living with her j
aunt in Newport News, and was j
brought here yesterday to see her j
parent, probably for the last time.
Walker has been buoyed tip wrtli
the expectancy of a new trial, but tnls
sl'ght hope has begun to dwindle. The
Supreme r'ourt of Appeals will meet
early next month, and will then act
on his case. Walker's attorneys are
confident that a new trial will no
Granted.
Southside Military Company Se-!
cures Sixty-One Recruits in
Less Than Three Weeks.
In spite of the daily Mexican war i
scares, the young men of South Rich- j
mond have taken well to the plan of'
organizing a company of infantry to j
be located on the Southside and the
promoters of the scheme are well satis- j
tied with the progress made. Although
the lirst recruit was signed less than
three weeks auo, enough have signified
their willingness to join, and the mili
tary authorities will be asked this
week to pive the command recognition.
While the company will need sixty
one members before it con be mustered
into the State, service, the barkers will
not stop at that number, but will pet
ton more to till the shoes of any who
for any reason could not be enlisted.
A meeting for the purpose of electing
officers will be hold early next week.
Uniforms and rifles and all other nec
essary equipment will be furnished by
the State if the new company is ac
cepted. The Southside members of the
City Council have agreed to use their
efforts in securing an arinorv for the
boys, and pending its erection s uitable
quarters will be secured for meeting
purposes. One night a week will be set
aside for drill and ono week ?ach sum
mer will probably be spent in camp.
The young men are enthusiastic over
the prospects, as the Soutluide has
long needed something of this sort.
Many congenial youngsters have agreed
to join the compuny, and they are ex
pecting to get much enjoyment out of
their patriotic efforts. No trouble is
expected in netting the new company
mustered into service.
Park Concerts.
Monday night?Washington Park.
Tuesday night?Monroe Park.
Wednesday night?Chimborazo Park.
Thursday afternoon, i? to 7?William
P.yrd Park.
Thursday night?Capitol Square.
I Friday night?Jefferson Park.
Old Age Is As Inevitable
As the flight of time. Why should one worry about the
thing over which he has no control. The sensible course
to pursue is to do the thing that is best for himself and
those dependent upon him. The man who begins to save
and protect his interests while young will invariably have
the satisfaction of knowing that he will have the means
wherewith to sustain himself in his old age, without being
dependent, the thing we all most dread.
The American National Bank
OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA,
offers you the SECURITY AND SERVICE of
$1,600,000 Capital and Surplus
FOR CAMP PERRY
Sixteen Riflemen Who Qualify
for Virginia Team Expected
to Make !*ine Showing'.
ONE LOCAL MAN ON TEAM
Captain C. M. Wallace Only
Kichnionder to -Make Trip.
Seven Represent Staunton.
With only one Hlch.no,wi nian on tho
tram, the sixteen exnert ? ?
who win - expert marksmen
ho ? , represent Virginia In the an
ual Hue match at Camp Perry, o left
U?on Ther<;r ^ ?f th?
"Ion. Ihe team was selected Saturdav
nla volmueers who" J a 7 ?f Uu' V,r*
^t tho Statu range at vi^f".1 :l WeeIt
at target practice * 'rglnla Beach
?'?
Norfolk and Western n?U over lhc
members of the n-.riv ?!Uay" rhose
qualify for ,he team^cnVhn lo
Petersburg ?. n,i ? L 1 t,lc train at
connections for their hi makc
Most of the* mr.t? u homo stations.
homes last night ?Thof?! t,u?ir
lug this cltv was , .y ,n rc?ch-.
wreck south of Petersburg * 8,naU
tain a M. Wall,* be spotter. Cnp
department. Is the only ni^h ?rd1nance
to qualify for the teai^ The" nrMU"
members are Captain w i o i active
I'any I. Staunton First TW ,0pK*'.
geant J. C Z oil "i ReK?ment; Ser
ton. First Kejflmeiit"- CPHny *' Stann
Kishor, ? fc""1 O- "
?ourth HeKlment; Lieutenant 1?^'
Caps. Companv H XorVoitK
Reglment, secant F. w
'ZsrirkziTT'k r** ??*??
Q,JaVUrmaBt"r%e"KIi",..l,l''wle\vrtnis"t:
; ment;CL??"nRnt %'W? .'"J"
P ?;?"???.. Klr.i CorporiU
i ss./ss:8 k"7, ji"k-4
iiiBton. Company B. Culpeper .Second
(Regiment; Lieutenant Peaco. Con n "
; K, Staunton. Mist Heiriment- ' J
T J n inl?. V. mient, Sergeant
p.? fjsiiv.'s'tsi.
So jmlm.'' "? Cu'"?P". *>c?d
I ,r, t, ;S,"(r '''"ken rrogrm*.
| \ligrnHa has made remarkable prog
| r*>.s.s during the past few vears at C.unn
; Perry ,n is,,, the last time th- team
erl fi ,k.'?""""?t'tlo'i. VlrBlnla jump
ed from thirty-ninth to twent v-ninth
Hv7h T'" ,h,r<1 ,,|,lce ,r> t;lass r\
i well up |* clrlhs*' Hh" tCam "OW ra',kH
l or the showing made In 191, each
inomher of the team was given a gold
viT, Pwr,Sti "f ,17B was w"n also.
Ifteen qualified in so.ye capacity. ,t
.f expected that the team of 1913 will
do even better. Colonel C. A IJemp
. ..uteri .States Army, retire*', wh?
Is now connected with the Virginia
\ 'dnnteers, is greatly pleased with the
showing made at Virginia Reach. and
is conlldent that a line record will be
made by the \ Irglnlens. They are b.-t
tr infor.net' and nan lie the rifles t.ot
ter than any previous tc?m, ind show
I a remarkable grasp of the work they
are expected to do.
Staunton will be represented ov
seven members on the Virginia team
Company I, First Regiment, of that
j l?b?ce. has in Its ranks some of the
best shots In the Str.te. The command
has Its own rifle range and Is the best
j cqulppc-! In that respect of ianv coiu
!>any In Virginia. In 101,. this com
j pp.ny won tn^ interstate trophy offered
o.v the National Guardsman, and Is al
ways well represented on tho Virginia
I rifle teams.
Cnteli Six (?nmhlrrM.
.Six negroes, alleged crapshooters.
were arrested yesterday by Patrolmen
lYoltz and J. J. Smith in the rear of 603
Fast Main Street.
Say Negro ICnd (inn.
?Toh'i Hunt, colored, was Arrested ves
terday by Patrolman Griffin on the
chai ge of carrying a concealed weapon,
a revolver.
Arrented for Tlieft of Papers.
LeRoy Owens, a fourteen-year-old
negro, was arrested early yesterday
morning by Policemen Folkes and Hill
? on the charge of stealing copies of The
'Times-Dispatch from doorways in the
vicinity of Eighteenth and Franklin
Streets.
Academy and Lyric Open Next
Monday Night, and Bijou
One Week Later.
The regular theatre season in Rich
mond will begin next Monday night,
j when the Lyric will open its new doors
1 for the first time and the Academy
bangs out the sign for "The Merry
j Countess." The Hijou will come along
! with its regular attractions one week
I later.
j A partial list of the Academy book
j Ings, heretofore printed in The Times
Oispatch, shows that the season will
I be unusually good, with many New
York successes. Leo Wise, who returns
as manager, said yesterday that Jake
Wells is anxious to secure, if possible,
several big productions for fair week
in October and for the Thanksgiving
and Chrlstrhns holidays.
The Uijou this season promises a
bigger run of musical comedy and
straight stufT, with less of the lurid
melodrama, '<vhlto tho Lyric enters a
now field, so to speak, with Keith
vaudeville, giving twelve perform
i ances a week. Manager Lyons has not
j announced tho opening bill, but It
i promises to bo especially good, and the
I seat sale, which opens this morning,
will give some idea of the interest tho
public Is taking in this latest theatri
cal enterprise.
The Kmplrs Is still dark. It has not
been definitely decided what line of
attractions is to ho offered there.
The Colonial has changed to a new
policy, with a larger number of per
formances each day, and this arrange
ment will doubtless Increase tho at
tendance. Altogether, the season will
doubtless bo tho best ever known here.
The Sale Continues
All this week?A well assorted stock of hun
dreds of two and three-piece SUITS that sold
for. $18.00, $20.00 and $22.50, <t?ii aa
Now Selling for Jpll.UU
Gans-Rady Company
THREE SPANIARDS HANGED
86 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY
Victims, Seated on Coffins, Were
Driven to Penitentiary
Bottom From Jail.
Richmond, the 8 Co no of many drama
tic occurrences, received one of its
greatest thr'Us eighty-six years ago
yesterday. Seated on open coffins and
clothed in purple gowns and black
caps, three piratical Spaniards were
driven up Main Street to Penitentiary
Ltottom, where, in the presence of a
vast multitude, they were hanged.
The men?Pep*, Couro and Felix?
were trl?'d in the United States Dis
trict Court, found guilty of piracy and
murder on the br'g Crawford, bound
to Matan/.as, Cuba, and sentenced to
be executed on August 17, 1S27. The
| condemned men were confined in the
| Henrico County Jail until the morn
ing of the execution. They were taken
from the Jail, placed in an open wagon,
and. guarded by the military commands
of tiie city, were taken to the gallows.
The hills around the penitentiary
I were covered with people. The crowd
; was estimated at 7,000. Felix was the
tirst to die. The ropes broke under
the weight of Pepe and Couro, and as
1 th' ir bodies hit the ground. a cry that
they were being rescued by comrades
threw the iiukc asuenibhso Into a
panic. Tile men were lifted up to
the trap and it was a^jain sprunc.
Tried to Bring Them to I,Iff.
The three pirates were consigned to
i the same grave, but before night had
[ been disinterred and taken to the
j armory, where an experiment w'th an
I electric appliance was tried. There was
J keen disappointment ov?>r the non
i success of the experiment, which It
i was confidently expected would bring
I the men to life. Their bodies were
1 again burled on one of the hills sur
[ rounding the penitentiary.
I August !s is a date that will be
: long remembered in Richmond. On
that day, ]7>5. the corner-stone of the
j Capitol nf Virginia was laid by Rlch
, monil I,odge, No. 13. A. K & A. M .
j Alexander Montgomery, master, and
I .fames Mercer, past master. The
ground had been purchased the day
j before from Thomas Newton, Jr. ">nd
, lolln Woodson, each of whom received
131 pounds sterling.
On August is. i srt. Richmond was
visited by a big tire. The llaxal) Mills
and the Virginia Woolen Mill were de
stroyed. entailing a loss of $l80.00fl.
This conflagration b-d to the City
Council ordering four fire engines, new
hose and hook and ladder trucks.
These engines worked by hand power,
thirty-two nn< n doing the stunt. A
stream could be thrown n'nety feet.
XiiIpiI Hen T'lght Hurl.
The city was thrown into ;i turmoil
on August 17. I sci by news of a duel
between John M. Daniel, editor of the
Richmond Kxaminer, and K C Kl
more, treisurer of trie r"onfede! ,it*?
I States of America. The flcrht took
I place at Dill's Mill. Henrico County,
IIkes arrest
! JUST LIKE "COP"
Police Commissioner Gordon
Takes Negro in Custody for
Swearing in Street.
Police Commissioner W. Douglas
Gordon said yesterday that he did not
hold oflice merely for the honor, bpt
| availed himself of the police powers
which accompanied <t, and In keeping
! with this he made an arrest, just like
i a regular "cop."
| Mr. Gordon was nbonrd a Clay Street
'car and 1'. stopped while going west
at First Street. The sound of loud talk
ing was heard by htm and tills was
' followed by a volley of oaths. He
! turned and saw the argument was be
tween the conductor and a negro who
Iliad refused to pay his fare. The lat
| ter was standing in the street swear
| lug. As there were several women
j within earshot of the negro's voice, Mr.
Gordon promptly Jumped from the car
I and placed th- man under arrest Tor
' disorderly conduct.
The prisoner was taken on the car
'to Smith Street and walked to the Sec
ond Police Station, wheie two charges
of disorderly conduct were lodged
against him. He gave his name as
Dewls Hates. He will be prosecuted by
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany for hlf- disorderly conduct on the
oar and by Mr. Gordon for his conduct
In the street.
LITTLE CHILDREN CAN TAKE
with perfect safety. Their tender
bodies are quickly relieved from
cramps and colic when mothor givos
them DIACRAMP?Bafe, sure; al
ways handy; no bad after-effects
possible.' For sale at all druggists,
a neat enameled box; fits the pocket;
contains three doses for 10c.
Satisfaction
Are You Getting It
If not, our work and service la at
your command.
Hello 1958 for wagon.
The Royal Laundry
M. B. Florsheim, Prop.
and Daniel fell at the first fire, but
was not seriously Injured. The duel
was caused hy editorial orit'clsm of
.the administration.
An event of great Importance to
the Anglo-Saxon race also occurred
on August 18. On this day, 1587. Vir
ginia Dare, the first Kngllsh child to
be born on this continent, first saw
the light of day. She was the daugh
ter of Ananias Dare artd Eleanor
White. The child ras baptized Au
gust 20, but together with the whole
colony, disappeared from the face of
the earth.
Other events on August 18 arc the
death of I'hlllp N. Nicholas, judge of
the Virginia Supreme Court, in i84t,
and the second session of the Confed
erate Congrens, 1862. A lecture was
given on August 1*. 1849. by Edgar Allan
I'oe, Just six weeks before his death.
His topic was "The poetic Prlnc!ple."
,*i!>d this was followed by the reading
of the "haven."
Ulnes Will Hun Another .Moonlight.
Gratified with the success that crown
ed tholr first effort early In the season,
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion will run another moonlight
to Dutch Gap to-morrow night. The
occasion will bo enlivened by a band
concert and dancing.
The Joy Of
Coming Motherhood
A Wonderful Remedy Thai Is a Natural
Aid and Relieves the Tension.
Mother's Friend Is the only remedy
known that is able to reach all the different
parts involved. It is
a j>enetrntiug external
application after the
formula of a noted
family doctor, nnd lu
bricates every muscle,
nerve, tissue or ten
don involved.
its dai,y nro
I - j-./K ^ p?xy>rl there will be no pain,
no distress, no nausea,
no danger of laceration or other accident,
and the period will be one of supreme com
fort nnd joyful anticipation.
Mother's Friend is one of the greatest
of all helpful influences, for it robs child
birth of all its agonies and dangers, dispels
all the doubt and dread, all sense of fear,
and thus enables the mind and body to
await the greatest event in a woman's lifa
with untrammeled gladness.
You will find it on sale at all drusr stores
at 51.00 a bottle, or the druggist will gladly
get it for you. Mother's Friend is prepared
only by the Bradfield Regulator Co.. 237
Lamar Bldg., Atlanta, Oa., who will mail
an instructive book to expectant mothers.
SVrite for it to-day.
The Bathroom...
Your arcliitcct or plumber will
tell you where to obtain the best
fixtures in material, construction
and design?ask them.
McGraw-Yarbrough Co.
WHOI.KSAI.IO I'l.t'MIII.VC iLTrMBS,
J-U South lOlghth Street.
New Phone
Monroe
61
62
I beg to announce that I am
now Special Representative of
Sun Life Assurance
Company of Canada
Gessner Harrison
Office 816-17-18 Mutual Building.
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G. M. Co. 's
Pearl /. C.
(Re-dlpped)
Roofing Tin
It's the standard by which all
other roofing tins are measured.
Gordon Metal Co.
14th and I>ock.s Sts.. Richmond, Va.
? .
Noah*. Liniment 13 the
best remedy for Rheuma
tism, Sclatica^Lame Hack,
Stiff Joints and Muscles,
Sore Throat, Colds, Strains,
Sprains, Cuts, Bruises,
Colic, Cramps, Neuralgia,
Toothache, and all Ncrvo,
Bono and Muscle Aches
and Pains. The genulno
has Noah's Ark on every
package and looks like this
cut, but has RED band on
front of packago and
"Noah's Liniment" always
In RED Ink. Bewaro of
imitations. J^rge bottlo,
25 cents, and sold by ail
dealers In medloine.
Guaranteed or money re
funded by Noah Remedy
Co., loo., Richmond. Vs.