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v;: IreokM work tn th* ft ward o fftlec
i Uio contract* for the city ?"
Mr. Meredith still objecting strenu
§|j attrif, Judge Incram ordered * re
cta* for tan minutes in order that
& It ni|kt he explained to the court ex
actly what Mr. Scott intended to
'brine out by his Question*.
Q*-.1 ■>« 1
—.. miT IIII ' I B|ITT I<t IlllllltJi
When court era* reconvened Mr
Scott presented 'a aeries of pace* from
different copies of The Idea. Includ
ing covers carryinc iocs I cartoons
Hie intentton was to have these paces
accepted as evidence. If »U the state
ments contained In the articles should
h acknowldged by Mr. Yoder as writ
ten by him.
"Mr. Toder." querried Mr. Scott,
"you endeavored to get aa wide a cir
culation as possible for The Idea, did
you not?"
"I object," said Mr. Meredith.
“The articles you wrote were In
tended to »In circulation?"
"Not always. Sometimes there were
articles that 1 knew would hurt the
circulation.”
The witness declined to he drawn
Into the admission that sordid motives
swayed hi min publishing The Udea.
Replying to questions by Mr. Mere
dith. witness said he had never been
thepublishedt scstak f shr shrdlcmfwy
actuated by malice In writing any of
the published attai ks.
Mr. Yoder asked permission to cor
rect that portion of his testimony
given Thursdaj afternoon in which be
defined the term 'grafter.'' He said
he wag confused at th. time and
did not mean to ss/ that a ' grafter''
was necessarily a ' crook ”
Hom'd Character Not (.nod.
Hftrvey Clarke, who was n member
of the grand jur> that probed the
primary election frauds In 1906, was
called/ He said in reply to Mr.
Meredith * questions that a few days
before the election eases were heard
by the grand jury, Mr Saunders a. -
_CQmpuiucd by John A. Moroso, a
newspaper reporter. now In New
York, eslled on him at his store
Mr. Saunders remark, d t<> him that
he t Saunders) had been informed
that It wag charged that Saunders
> was responsible for the appointment
of one of the alleged dishonest elec
ii- tlon clerks. Saunders assured him
b* did rmt think It was In Rood taste
for Mr Saunders to come to him to
discus* the matter, knowing that ho
(Clarke i. had been drawn for the
grand Jury. Asked If he knew any
thing about the character of Mr,
Baunders, witness said he had heard
that It was not irood.
Thinks Sounder- Honest.
Dr Charles V Carrlnirti.n. member
of the city democratic c ommittee, and
physician to the State penitentiary,
was the next witness. He anid that
In the last fourteen years he and
Baunders had been "pretty consistent
opponent*" In the committee lie
told of a c-all he had reretved from
R, C. Williams Mr. William* was
looking for evidence against Mr.
Saunders to t,e used In the pending
*uit. Witness told Mr Williams thnt
he did not krgiw of anything crook
ed Mr Hnunder* had done, He had
always found Mr. Saunders a de
termined and persistent fighter. Imt
always fair. He had never known.
Mr. Saunders to he an> thing hut fall
In his campaign and election methods
l>r. Carrington added that in the
opinion of the majority of the people
the conduct and Influence of Mr
Saunders in politics is good
I-.- "What majority you glee Kuun*
ders?" asked Mr Meredith. "Do von
think Sixty-dive think ho is good to
thirty-five who think otherwise—in
Clay Ward, for example-”
"Yes, that would be about a fair
j . estimate A great many people who
think Saunders exerts a had Influence
In politic* do not know him well.”
"Didn't you take part in that HH>5
mass-meeting—the riovall meeting—
which denounced Saunders’"
"I believe not. I may have been
favorable to It, but I cannot recall
that 1 was an active figure."
Mr. Mermlltli’s Krr.
K I<. Hernia followed Dr. f’arrlng
ton In the witness chair. Me was
asked if Mr. C. V. Meredith war em
ployed by the Richmond Traction In
terests. He said Mr. Meredith «u
employed as a legal adviser. He add
ed that no attempt to conceal the fart
wu made at that time On the con
trary, publicity was given to the con
nection of Mr Meredith with the com
pany. He said there were many con
ference*. Mr Meredith took part In
at least two of these conferences.
“What was Mr Meredith's fee in
that Traction matter?" asked Mr.
Scott.
"I object.” said Mr Meredith
“Mr Meredith said yesterday that
It was fl.hOO I merely wished to
•how that he Is mistaken." said Mr
Scott.
“Thla Is simply Hn attempt to ml*
me up In this affair." remarked Mr
\ Meredith
Mr. Remiss said he was Intimately
associated with Mr. Meredith through
out the fight for the Traction fran
chise. Mr. Meredith being retained as
a legal counsellor. He could not re
call any specific meetings between
Saunders and Meredith, but he was
positive that Ha undent and others
/ wore acting under the direction of Mr
/ Meredith and himself
“Nothing to be ashamed of was
done." said witness "It was all le
gitimate. my part as well as yours.
Jt was always on our mind to waton
everything that was done, so that
nothing Improper would occur.”
When Mr. Remiss concluded his tes
timony at f P M. a recess was or
dered until 2:30
Says lie Will Sue.
Mr Yoder sends the following rom
raunlcation to The Richmond Virgin
ian:
Kdltor of The Richmond Virginian.
Blr immediately on the conclusion
of the present court proceedings, I
trill take steps toward entering suit
•gainst the publishers of the Times
Dlspatch for one of the many false
statements contained In that paper of
this morning "
Thl* Is the clearest rut libel 1 have
ever noticed The statement referred
to Is "Yoder admits In Saunders'
Rbel ault that Mannings name was
stricken out <m promise aid Atkin
•on‘» petition."
The court records will show that
thla wu one among many questions
which the court refused to permit to
he answered, on the ground that they
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had no hearing on thla mitt, although
the editor wa* prepared and anxlnu*
to a newer no. and thus deny all the
malictoua imputation*.
1. The atatement l* untrue.
2. The slander I* against a private j
citlsen.
S. It Is made with actual malice In '
fact. . _
4. It U a report of a trial.
ADON A. TOPEII.
Tlinraday Afternoon Session.
Mr. Yoder wae on the witness stand
the greater part of Thursday after
noon. He admitted that before dint
ing to Richmond he. was In con-j
apondence with J. Marshall Atklnaon.
former proprietor of the Park Hotel,
and that Atkinson had- loaned him
money with which to publish The
Idea. He acknowledges that many of
the charges he had made In his artl- i
cles against Saunders were based <>n
hearsay and common report. Hs j
Jtved for a time at tht1 Park Hotel.
Judge Ingram ruled out a line of i
questioning designed to show that
Yoder had erased from printed copier
of one Issue of The Idea the name of
Chris Manning. Jr. .which was cou
pled In the type with the names of
Saunders. Morgan R Mills. Gilbert K
Pollock and others "marked for '
slaughter" by the editor of The Idea
MILK INSPECTION
BILLSTILL AUVE
Throckmorton Says Richmond
Gets What. City of Norfolk
Refuses.
DENOUNCED BY DR. LEVY
Special Committee Hears Many
Arguments, and Postpones
Investigation.
The Throckmorton milk bill 1* still !
very much alive, though for over two
hours Thursday afternoon Its oppo- ‘
nents tried to bring about ts death
at the hands of the Agricultural and
M ntna Committee of the House, lo,
which it had been referred
St. many aclahed to be heard, how
ever, whomwthe committee did not
have time to examine that the hear
ina whs continued to next Wednesday
Afternoon
Cong before the bill teas called
. Murt«clay. the Corporation Commission
court room. In which the hearing wn*
lo take place, was crowded. I.octors.
mothers, dairymen and special repre
sentatives from numerous commercial
organisation* assembled In such num
ber.-. that the loom was packed. Kverv
available seat was taken and many
were left standing around the walls,
"anted Stair 4'oatrol.
The tight soon resolved Itself Into
the same old contest of Statewide reg
ulation against local option. Mr
Throckmorton declaring in his intro
ductory speech that he merely wished
to pia. e the dairy products under
ritatc control He was nor trvtng to
force an objectionable bill down the
throats of the people, he said, hut was
striving to formulate some measure
which would correct certain abuses
now prevailing and give the dairymen
me rignt or appeal.
Local conditions arc such h«* said
tn various'partE of the Ftato that milk
refused by one city can be sent to an
other. Richmond , he declared, (retting
a ouantlty of milk which the hoard of
health of Norfolk declines to- accept.
This Is manifestly wronit. he said,
since Richmond should net as good
milk as Norfolk, and would get it If
a State standard were Imposed
Opposed h> Ur, let).
This portion of the bill was follow
ed by Dr K. t\ Levy, chief health ottl
cer of the city, who vigorously op
posed the measure In an argument In
which he showed how Impracticable It
would he to fix a State-wide standard,
lie then denounced the bill and Its
pairon declaring thal while Mr.
Throckmorton said the bill was one for
health protection It was really a
“spite measure" devised to punish' the
health department of Ktchmond.
Dr. tieorge lien Johnson spoke
briefly tn favor of local option, being
followed by Mr. J. A. Perdle and Dr.
Dupuy. of the Norfolk Hoard of Con
trol ami the Norfolk Hoard of Health,
respectively. both of whom were
against the. hill.
Opposition from Many Ruarters.
These were followed In time by City
Chemist 1’errow, of Lynchburg. Col.
Templeton, representing Staunton In
the House of Delegates, Mfr. II. L.
Whitlock, of the Richmond Mother's
club. Miss Mary Johnson and Dr. Hn
nlon <i. Williams, all of whom except
Miss Johnston asked the committee to
report unfavorably; Miss Johnson,
speaking neither directly for nor
egalnst the bill, but confining herself
rather to pure foods generally and
their benefit to public health
GOOD SOLAR PLEXUS
MEANS LONG LIFE
How’s your solar plexus? It be
hooves you to keep It in good order,
according to the Rev. I>. T VanlJoren
pastor of the Baptist church at Nor
wulk. Conn. He says the solnr plexus
Is the center of the subconscious mind
and that a man Is Just as young as
his sdar plexus. With proper atten
tion, the pastor says, a man can keep
this organ in good order and prolong
his life to 120 yesr*.
wot l.n CHAN OK TOWN'S NAMK.
ROCKY MOCNT, V.t., Feb. 4.—A
movement has been suggested looking
to changing the name of Rocky Mount,
as It Is said to conflict with the North
Carolina town of the same name In the
matter of mall, freight, express, etc
People here say let the name stand
as It Is, Hnd let the Tarheel town do
the worrying
Kloper* Drive -TO Miles.
WINCHK8TKR. Va. Feb. 4.—Defying
parental objections. Joseph 11. Nhyder
of Wai-densvUle. W Va., n contractor]
and Miss Viola MUey, daughter of
John It. Mlley, a cattle dealer, eloped
Wednesday and after traveling over
lonely mountain roads 30 miles, were
married In Williamsport, Md.. return
ing to Winchester yesterday.
VIRGINIA LAWMAK
LAWS WHI(
A hearing on the Oravatt bill pro
viding for appropriations with which ]
to equip the manual training, domes- I
tic science and agricultural depart
ments of the State agricultural schools
was given the principals of those In- |
stttuttons by the Finance Committee
lie Tore the Senate convened Friday.
Speaking for all the schools. Pro
fessor Hutchinson, of the Frederick
County School, said (2,500 was need
ed by each of them to purchase the
necessary work benches, tools, stoves,
horses and (arming Implements. Two
thousand dollars are now appropri
ated for the pay of the two or three
teaihers in these new branches of in
struction. The Gravatt bill raises this
to $2,000,
Professor Hutchinson declared the
pupils had taken to the new courses,
and the attendance had materially In
creased. The fathers and mothers
were greatly interested, and had do
nated many thousands of dollars for
the erection of substantial and roomy •
buildings, and contributed several
•core acres of land on which agrl- |
cultural demonstrations are to tie
made.
Professor Spencer, of the Elk Creek 1
School, said: “W© have land worth
$100 an acre In Grayson county,
and—" But he got no further, for
every member of the committee i
shouted, • Where? Where?"
This spontaneous and unanimous'
Inquiry was made because in the de- \
bate over the Fletcher bill on the
floor of the Senate several days ago
Senator Parsons accounted for the
fact that Grayson county drew out
of the State treasury Instead of con
tributing to it, on the ground that the
land there was not productive* or
worth mum money rr-fowtror Spe«, . r '
was rigidly cross-questioned on land
' alues <n Grayson, but could give but
Utile Information. Superintendent of
Schools Eggleston coming to his res- j
cue with the statement. Mr. Spencer
Is an educator and not an assessor."
So fax as this committee is oon
i erned. you gentlemen are In the
mi-nun, shiu r»rnai<»r
KppzoII. "But I would liter* to ask Mr.
Spencer to educate those hoys in
Grayson to raise some revenue for the
State ns well as good crops.”
The first afternoon session in either
branch of the General Assembly was
held in the Senate Thursday The up- ,
per house adjourned at 2:30 o’clock
and met attain at 4:30, continuing
business until 5 o'clock There was
only a corporal's guard present, hut
i'lerk Booker rendered valiant voe
rnten service, and read fifty-five meas
ures which were calendared as on
their first reading since they were in
troduced.
Senators Parks and Early engaged
In a scrimmage over the former’s
anti-football bill. Senator Early
moved that the bill lie passed by.
He is a former stellar gridiron con
stellation from the University of Vir
ginia, and rose to champion "this
great game." Although Senator
Parks contended that the game was
a serious menace to life and limb,
he was estopped from point to Sen
ator Early as Exhibit A.
1 am not jesting about this hill,”
said the venerable Senator from Page
count}- I do want U enacted Into
law-, so as to prohibit the. playing of
this game. I am in as dead earnest
about this hill as 1 ever was about
anything in my legislative experience.
1 know of no measure more impor
tant to the athletes, of none more im
portant to the institutions of learn
ing. It is important to the athletes
because it purposes to protect them,
in life and limb from danger It is
important to the Institutions because
the parents, the mothers and fathers
are suffering In mind contlnually
about their sons who play the game.
Under the rules at present in force
the game is a disgrace to civiliza
tion in the State. It Is not a drastic
measure, but a Just one.
"They say they are going to amend
the rules of the game so as to cut
out all the plays that result In death
and disfigurement. If they do, that
Is well. Hut I do not wish to dela>’
this bill. I am so Impressed with the
Importance of its becoming a law that
I believe 1 can convince Senator Early
that this is a proper bill.”
Senator Tucker, the silvery-haired
Solon from Hedford, said that, de
spite his youth, he was In favor of
abolishing football. He believes the
game is brutal, and he wanted to
seriously consider the MU.
Senator Early said it was his inten
tion to appear before the committee
before It reported the bill and Inform
the members that right now the In
ternational rules committee Is work
ing earnestly to amend the regula
tions of the same so ns to eliminate
the mats plays and other formations
that have been found to result In se
rious Injury or worse. Senator Parks
Informed Mr. Early that he had been
given due notice that the committee
would consider the bill, and was ex
pected there.
In support of his motion to have
the bill passed by, Senator Early tried
to get the ayes and noes. but there
were not sufficient Senators present.
He could have easily raised a point
of "no quorum," hut did not resort
to this, as It would have stopped the
reading of the many other measures.
Senator Early will be prepared to op
pose the bill when It cornea up for
passage later.
Having been recommitted to the Fi
nance Committee and having been lib
erally amended no aa to suit all tastes,
positive and negative, the Fletcher bill
will probably be doctored up so as to
pass the Senate before many days.
Senator Folkes declared Friday that
as he had "smoked out" the Flnanre
Committee and "had It In the open."
he Intended keeping after It until the
general appropriation bill was Intro
duced. "Every Legislature of which
1 have been a member has had to
wrestle with this most Important
measure at the .last minute," said Sen
ator FolkeS. "This is not right, and
Is unfair to the people of the State
and the Senators. When the bill comes
up during the last days of the ses
sion, and but little time Is left to
carefully consider the multifarious
Items In It, the Senators vote with
out as much thought as they should.
Sometimes. In the hubbub and hurry,
they know what they are voting for,
and sometime the converse Is equally
true. This bill should be Introduced
at least three weeks before the day
set for adjournment, and l intend do
ing everything I can to get Its early
consideration."
Another long and largely attended
hearing on the proposed bureau of
banking was held by tne Mouse and
Senate committees on Hanking a.:d
Insurance Thuradsy. The hearing
was conducted In the House cham
ber. and every seat was taken.
Mr. George Ilryan. attorney for the
State Hankers' Association. who
drafted the bill now pending, ex
plained several changes which he had
made, after hearing the opinions of
a number of legislators and hankers
at the ho»rln| last week. Mr. Bryan
emphasised the fact that If congress
passes President Taft's postal savings
bank bill. ■ the State banks of Vir
ginia would get none of the deposits,
because the measure now before the
national congress specifically says
that the banks In which the «nr-,
V
ERS AND
:h they propose
pluMa are to be deposited mu*t bo
under Stole control. The banka In
Virginia not betnc under State oon
trol, none of the vaet postal savings
banks’ funds would come to them.
For this reason Mr. Bryan urged that
the bureau of banking bill be passed
at the earliest moment. The question
of what fee should be assessed on
the banks, according to their wealth,
has not yet been settled. The Bill
was opposed by Delegates Yarrell
And Cook.
Delegate Williams, of dies, offered
a bill, which might be adopted as an
amendment to the present law. A
rub-committee was appointed to con
sider the bill drawn by Mr. Bryan.
The committee Is composed of Sena
tors Holt, Klam, Holland, Saunders,
Delegates Spatlg. Cook and Baker.
Next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
has been set as the time for a public
hearing on the Holt bill, which has
for Its object the prevention of mak
ing contracts for the hire of peniten
tiary convicts, now before the Senate
Committee on Public Institutions and
Kduoatlon. The measure seeks to
abolish the practice of hiring State
prisoners to corporations or Individ
uals. Mr. Holt wishes to block the
renewal of a private contract Involv
ing the labor of scores of "striped
sinners” so that their energy and
brawn may be employed on public
roads..
WOULD LOOK INTO
AFFAIRS OF OB
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as to give the House and Senate
committees rooms in which to hold
their deliberations was offered by
Senator Hart and referred to the com
mittee on general laws.
The Senate unanimously passed th-'
house bills extending the time for
the collection of taxes accounted for
l>y the city and county treasurers
and not returned delinquent; exempt
ing certain land of the Federal gov
ernment at Norfolk. Newport News
and possibly Jamestown, from taxa
tion; authorizing the expenditure of
money for the erection of Confed
erate monuments and keeping South
ern cemeteries in order; and for
proper sanitary arrangements in fac
tories, mills, workshops and mercan
tile establishments.
Senate bill# enabling incorporated
towns and cities to contribute to the
building or improvement of public
roads and bridges leading Into the
towns and cities and providing for
the issuing of county bonds for per
manent road or bridge improvement
in the counties qt the Stale If a ma
jority of the citizens so vote and the
appropriation of State money aid in
addition to providing convict labor
for the improvement of tributaries to
main roads and providing that the
State give more aid than at present
in the maintenance of permanent
highways were passed.
These were three of the most im
portant good road bills before the
Senate
To Have Longer Sessions.
When the constitutional amend
ments passed by the House last week,
providing for a ninety days' session
of the Legislature, election of county
and revenue commissioners by the
people and allowing the officers to
succeed themselves, and for a less In
volved system of passing bills in the
General Assembly, were called up by
Senator Halsey, of Lynchburg, the last
named amendment was adopted by a
vote of 35 to ..
Klootlon of Commissioners.
Senator Keazell mltdly opposed the
resolution providing for the election
j of the commissioners by the people,
j saying that experience has shown that
it is better that these officers be ap
pointed by the Circuit Court Judges.
He also opposed the proviso making
It possible for these commissioners to
succeed themselv es—"a pitcher can be
sent to the well too often."
"I appreciate the fact that what I
might say against this amendment will
have no effect, because it is a cut
i and dried propostion because of the
• powerful lobby—and X use the word In
1 no disrespectful aense—that has
charged upon the T-eglslature. I want
to sound a note of caution.” said Mr.
! Koezell.
Further consideration of the amend
: ments was postponed until after the
election of the Judges to the. Supreme
I Court, Corporation Court and Chan
cery Court. The Senate's elections
were Identical with those of the House.
Bills Introduced.
By Mr. Edmondson: To submit to
the qualified voter* of the town of
i South Boston, in Halifax county. Va..
at a special election to be held there
for. the question of the establishment
of a dispensary for the sale of In
toxicating liquors therein, and in the
event of a maioritv of those votlne nt
said election vote for said dispensary,
then further to provide for the es
tablishment and conduct of the same,
and to prohibit thereafter within said
town the sale, barter or exchange of
intoxicating liquors by all persons,
firms or corporations, except as here
in provided.
By Messrs. Edmondson and Halsey:
To continue In force and to again ap
propriate the $10,000 heretofore ap
propriated by an act approved March
9. 1908, entitled "An act to make an
appropriation to provide for the erec
tion of a monument on the battle
field of Gettysburg, Pa., to commem
orate the services of Virginia troops
In the battle on that field," and to
approve the design of the monument
selected by the committee appointed;
to authorise and direct the commit
tee to contract for the erection of the
monument, and to appropriate the
further sum of $40,000 for that pur
pose.
Hy Mr. Halsey: To amend the law
In relation to agreement or Tegula
tlons of common carriers to affect
their liability for loss or damage.
By Mr. Parks: For the protection
of the public and the promotion of
safety In the movement of trains by
telegraph, telephone and signal ser
vice.
By Mr. Hart: Joint rerfolutlon No.
247; designat'ng rooms for the sev
eral departments of the government.
MANY RILLS PASSED ,
IN HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The House or Delaga.es Friday
passed eleven bills, Its session being
marked by routine matters only ex
cept at he close of its' regular session
when Mr. W. D. Evans, of Middle
sex county, engaged in a lively tilt
with Mr. Itosewell Page, of Hanover,
regarding a bill prohibiting the use
of vulgar, profane or Indecent lan •
guage over the telephone and making
such offense a misdemeanor.
Mr. Evans wished to have the word
"damn” admitted to the category of
polite telephone words, since he teld
It Is an expression frequently used
without malicious intent,' being pro
voked by surprise or disappointment
The Mil, however, and lta pendant
debate, were left in the air at 1:10
o'clock, when the Houae went into
epeclal session with the Senate for
the election of supreme court, cor
poration and chancery court Judge*,
the following being named and
unanimously chosen:
Judge R. H. Cardwell, for the Su
preme Court of Virginia. --J
Judge Daniel Urinnan, for the
Chancery Court of Richmond.
Judge Allen Hanckel, for the Cor
poration Court of Norfolk.
Judge Kentth Rain, for the Cor
poration Court of Portsmouth.
Judee Henry W. Holt, for the Cor
poration Court of Staunton.
Bills Introduced.
By Mr. J. W. Williams: To repeal
an act allowing a dispensary for the
sale of Intoxicants in Jerusalem dta- !
trict of Southampton county.
By Mr. Houston: Providing for a'
$16,000 bond Issue to be floated by i
Elizabeth City county to retire old
bonds and to enlarge the clerk's office.
By Mr. R. C. Moncure: Authorising
boards of county supervisors to con
tract loans for the construction ot
court-houses, clerks* offices and jails, j
By Mr. Robinson Moncure: To pro
vide for assigning reasons for opin
ions of the Supreme Court of Appeals
of Virginia.
By Mr. Casey: To prescribe how no
th e of liens of judgment are to be
sorted.
By Mr. Myers: To regulate ath
letics in edumelonal Institutions.
BGy Mr. Adams: Authorizing the
Auditor of Public Accounts to pay to
certain Inmates of the Bee Camp Sol
diers' Home one dollar per month.
By Mr. Good: To authorize Rock- 1
Ingham county to Issue road bonds.
By Mr. Houston: To remit all real
estate taxes pTlor to and including
the year 1900.
House Hills Passed.
To amend and re-enact section 1957
of the Code of Virginia, entitled exam
ination or puou.
To amend and re-enact sections 2
and 3 ot an act, entitled An act for
the protection of fish in Washington
county, Va. Approved March ». 1891.
To amend and re-enact an act, en
titled "An act to incorporate the town
of Monaker, in Russell county, Va,,"
approved February 20, 1900.
To reneal all aCt naased to nrn. '
vldf- for making or repairing division
fences between co-terminous land
owners In the county of Russell, ap
proved March 1. 1 S 8 6.
To authorise the mayor and coun
cil of the city of Wlbramsburg, In the
county of James City, Virginia, to
sell and dispose of the lot of land
situate on Francis Street, in said city,
known as the "Color**! School Lot," i
and to pass title to same.
To authorise and empower the
mayor and council of the city of Wil
liamsburg. In the caunty of James
City. Virginia, to aell and dispose
of the lot of land situate on the west
side of England street. In said city,
known as a part of Ireland street,
and to pass title to same.
ITo amend and re-enact section >0
of an act approved March 15, 1»0«,
entitled "An act to amend and re
enact section 90 of an act approved
Feb. 28, 1*96, entitled "An act to
provide a new charter for the city
of Roanoke," in relation to Justices
of the peace in said city, Ac.
To amend and re-enact an ct ap
proved Feb. 29, 1900, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact section 84, of
an act to Incorporate the city of New
port News, in the county of Warwick,
and to provide a charter therefor,
approved Jan. 18, 189*.
To repeal sections 873 and 874 of
the ode of Virginia, In reference to
j certain reports of the superintendent
of the poor and the auditor of pub
lic accounts.
To organize county and city hoards
of poor commissioners and requiring
reports from said boards.
To amend and re-enact section
4108 of the ode of Virginia, as amend
ed by an act approved March 11,
1904.
SALUDA YOUTH IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE
Charged With Stealing a Check
For $125 From
Mails. '
! (Special to The Richmond Virginian )
SALUDA, Feb. 4.—Last October a
letter containing an endorsed check
lor $125 was addressed to a party
In Locust Hill, Va.. but Boon after
Its arrival mysteriously disappeared
from that office, without reaching the
party to whom It was addressed. The
matter was reported and the postal
authorities instituted an Investigation,
resulting In the arrest of Schuyler
Bristow', who at that time was a
deputy In the office but at the time
j of his arrest was clerking In the gen
eral store of his uncle, Joseph Bris
tow, In Urbanna, Va. He was placed
in Jail at this place yesterday and
Sheriff Sieger delivered him Into the
hands of the United States marshal
i at West Point, Va., Thursday, and
wns iHtif'ii nu'nmuna, wnere ne
will be ■ tried under the Federal
statutes. Young Bristow Is a youth
of eighteen year* and of a very re
spectable family. He has made a
full confession of having opened and
destroyed the letter, but retained the
check for a while and then prevailed
upon Mrs. Joseph Fears, a neighbor,
to endorse the check and take it to
the Bank of Middlesex, where it
! was cashed and she gave him the
' money, without suspecting anything
wrong. When the check was re
turned to the drawer he forwarded
it to the Inspector. Mrs. Fears re
lated the circumstances and Bristow
was arrested. The family of the
young man are almost prostrated
with grief and there is widespread
sorrow for him In his downfall, as
he was respected by all who knew
him. An effort will be made to ob
: tain the mercy of the court in his
behalf.
Ex-Oovernor Montague and State
1 Senator Saunders have been retained
to defend the young man. and efforts
are new being made to furnish bail
; for his release.
| The i arents of Bristow have reim
bursed the bank for its loss.
Major Wallace's^ Wlu Filed.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.. Feb. 4 —
The will of Major Thomas P. Wallace,
former mayor of this city, has been
admitted to probate In the clerk's of
fice of the Corporation Court here. The
estate Is estimated to be worth IIT.OSS.
' Major Wallace leave^, to his brother,
A. Henderson Wallace, of Culpeper
county. $8,000, and to his nieces and
nephews, children of his brother, the
late Howson H. Wallace, of Richmond,
$1,000 each, and to his nieces, the chi).
, dren of Ills deceased brother, Dr. Wil
liam Wallace. $1,000 each. There arc
other small beyuests
- A,
Joseph llrvari Memorial.
The transfer of the Young's Pond
property to the City of Richmond has
been recorded In the Chancery court.
This Is the tract of land presented to
the city as a memorial to Joseph Bry
an by Mrs. Hryan and her sons.
Alvah H. Martin, leading poli
tician- of Norfolk county, was In Rleh
mond Thursday.
The value of goat skins Imported
In 190k will alone amount to about
thirty million dollars out of the ap
proximately one hundred millions rep
resenting the grand total of Imported
hides and tktta of ail kinds.
———
*7' 'r9$
The Finest Saits and Overcoats
— AT REDUCED PRICES —
Gant-Rady Company Offer:
) Which Sold op to $30
MBrSOYBCOATS, - +1£*
mn ttABHEITE COATS,) At JJ) 1 D
It’s the final clearance sale of the season.1
Gans-Rady Company.
IRE PBOGRESSIIE
Officers of State Farmers’ Institute
I
Expect Rapid Growth Along
Agricultural Lines.
CORN GROWERS OFFICERS
Officer* »nd members of the Vir*
finis. State Farmers’ Institute, that
Thursday adjourned the first mid- 1
winter session, are highly pleased
with the work accomplished and the
food results that are reasonably sure .
to follow.
President Westmoreland Davis, who
left Richmond Friday for his homo.
"Marven Park.” at Leesburg, stated
In an Interview Friday morning that
he could hardly express the pleasure
he felt In the success of the session
just past. “1 am delighted,” said
Mr. I>avls, "with the meeting we had
and with the most hospitable recep
tion we received at the hands of the
i>eopla of Rlohmond. We had ■a
splendid meeting and a fine time, and
I am returning home to-day with a
feeling that much has been accom
plished for the good of the farmer
and for the agricultural Interests of 1
the 8tate In general. 1 wish to
again express my appreciation of the
cordiality extended to ns individually
and as a body, and I am particularly
grateful to the Chamber of Commerce
for the splendid entertainment they \
gav* us Wednesday evening.”
Mr. R. Morgan Shepherd, secretary
of the Institute, stated Friday morn
ing In an interview that the session
was all that could be wished for. and
that the only thing now to be desired ,
Is favorable legislation on the mat- 1
ter* of chief interest to the farmer as
brought out during the session.
Resolutions for Legist*tif)n.
The principal work accomplished st j
the session was the thorough discus- j
slon of the most important matters
now confronting the farmer In the
State. Resolutions bearing on these ;
matters have been drafted, and every j
endeavor will be made to have them 1
become the subjects of favorable leg
islation during the present term of
the Legislature. The matter is left In
the hands of the legislative commit
tee of the institute, and bills will be
Introduced as speedily as possible. It
Is understood that many leading mem
bers of both houses are prepared to
support the farmers, and there will
probably be a number of able volun
teers to Introduce tlie desired bills.
A complete list of the resolutions,
describing the chief wsnt* of the:
farmers of the State, are given below:
Agricultural Schools.
Whereas, it having been brought to
the attention of the Virginia State
Farmers' Institute that there Is now’
pending before the General Assembly
a bill for extension work In the dis
trict agricultural high schools, hav
ing for Its object the establishment
of demonstration plots at said schools;
therefore, be It
Resolved, That this Institute heart
ily endorse and urge the passage of
said bill.
Grinding Limestone Rock.
Whereas: The necessity for the use
of Urn* for agricultural purposes Is
urgent and necessary, and whereas
tt la almost Impossible to secure lime
In the quantities needed at prices
which farmer* can afford to pay.
therefore be It resolved. That It.1* t
the sense of this Institute that the
State of Virginia make provision for
bringing within the reach of the
farmers, the large supplies of lime
stone In the State, and to that end
It should and Is hereby requested
to establish tVree plants at strategic
points for the grinding of llmeetone
rock and oyster shells, to be operated
by convict labor, and furnish said
limestone dust to the fanners of the
State at the cost of production.
Seed Inspection Law.
Whereas, The farmer* of the State
are eaused numerous antf heavy losses
annually by the purchase of Impure
and adulterated seeds, and whereas
there Is at present no means avail
able for their protection, therefore1
be It resolved: That the institute does,
heartily endorse and recommend for
passage by the General-Assembly, the
Pure Seed Bill offered by the State
Board of Aviculture.
Demonstration Work.
Whereas, the demonstration work
as now conducted by Dr. S. A. Knapp j
end T. O. Sandy has proved a boon
to a large portion of our State, and,
whereas, It Is desired to extend this
work so as to include the entire State;
therefore, be It
Resolved, That the Institute re
spectfully request the General Assem
bly to make such appropriation aa is
neosssary to Inaugurate and extend
such work throughout the State.
Stallion Registration.
Whereas, the horsebreeding Indus
try is one of the most Important
branches of our agricultural life, and,
whereas, the number of grade and
unsound stallions in public service 1*
far too great and is detrimental to
the horsebreeding Interests of the
Stats; therefore, be It
Resolved, That the Institute does
nereoy recommona to mo urgent at
tention of the General Assembly the
necessity of the enactment of a stal
lion registration law.
Next Session of the Institute.
Tt was announced Friday morntng
that the next session of the Institute
will be the summer session, to be held
in Petersburg.
Depot Rumor Unconfirmed.
■‘•tM&StHSfSflSSISni
port from Norfolk that Norfolk and
western, the Virginian and the South
ern had agreed upon terms for a
million dollar union depot there Is
not'confirmed here.
Tt to stated tl>at the matter U still
under negotiation- ^ v H ,
PROSPECTS BRIGHT!
FOR REWOmi
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Has Interview With Super- '
intendent Witt,
OPPOSE STRODE BILL
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG, Feb. 4.— According
to an appointment arranged early In
the week Superintendent Witt, of tlia
Seaboard Air ine Railway ompauy,
met the board of governors and thu
traffic committee of the Chamber of
Commerce In the offices of the chatty
her at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
to discuss plans for a passenger ata
tlon of the Seaboard Air Line, which
was recently destroyed by lire. Tha
conference lasted lor about two
hours, and Secretary Quarles, of tha
chamber, states that the prospect*
are good for a thoroughly modem
and creditable station building.
Opposing Strode Bill.
The Chamber of Commerce will b*
represented to-day along with the
city government before a legislative
committee at the capital /a Rich
mond in connection with the Strode
bill which. It passed, will deprive the
city of Petersburg of a considerable
amount of money annually in the
form of taxes on certain properties
ot railway companies.
To Mai k Battlefield.
A. P. Hill Camp Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans will hold their regttlap
meeting to-night at 8 o’clock In th*
camp hall. This Is an Important
meeting, as matters concerning th*
marking of notable positions on th*
battlefields around Petersburg ar* to
be considered. This camp has * com
mittee appointed to co-operat« with
the veterans In order to locate and
mark the lines of Important stand*
and forts of the Confederate soldiers.
Former Congressman (the late) 'Ft**-*
cts R. Lassiter worked faithfully, for
the establishment of a battlefield park
here, and It la hoped by the p*opl*
that Hon. Robert Turnbull will tak*
up the matter and carry out the peo
ple's desire that the lines a*d Im
portant positions around this city b*
permanently oared for.
Hewith Officer Report*.
The report of the healeh officer, PT«
R. A. Martin, for the past rabnth
shows that there were forty death*—
fourteen whites and twenty-sl* color
ed. The births reported numbered
thirty-eight — thirteen white* and
twenty-five colored. Pneumonia ha*
been quite prevalent, and during th*
month nine deaths were reported
from this disease.
To Build RcR Line.
The plans of jhe Norfolk and West
ern Railway for the building of a
belt line around the city have been
aprovt'd by the State corporation
board. The line will be about tea
miles in extent, beginning four mile*
west ot Petersburg and connecting
again with the main line six • mile*
southeast of the city. By thl* con
struction of road one mile will be
saved through coal trains, some heavy
grades and dangerous crossing obvi
ated.
News in Gene/al.
Mr. David W: Hawkins, fof set
eral years employed In the office* «
the Federal Cigar Cninpany, thl* clt
left Thursday morning for Baltltnor
In which he has accepted the pus
tlon as office manager of a large t<
bacco plant.
The brick store which the W. )
Harrison Company la erecting o
Washington street will be five stork
high and have a basement, thus mat
lng six floors. In which will be stort
agricultural Implements of all kind
Charles Gqdsey, a well know
young man, son of Mr. R. H. Oodse
was operated upon for appendlcit
Thursday morning at the Petersbui
Hospital. The operation was pel
formed by Dra. J. Bolling Jones, Hat
wood, Beckwith and McGill. M
Godsey’s condition seems to' be U
vorable.
Frank B. McCulloch, a populi
young man of the West End, U qutl
sick at his home on Hinton Street.
Mr* Afr.ee Buchanan, widow of tt
late David Buchanan, Sr., of Riel
mond. Is 111 at the residence of h<
son. John McS. Buchanan, in DU
wlddle county.
' J
SUFFOLK'FEELS
DEED Of HOSPITAL
^iffMihaTfs^saieri
I*nertl hospital for the town mMU
with almost unanimous approval wu
demonstrated at the masa-meetlntf
-- iiiouu(|v
held Thursday night In the Council
chamber.
The numerous committees .were on
hand with their reports, and the
question of ways and means Is now
the chief tsaue.
Promt* for Federal Bench.
The announcement of thu fact that
the many friends of Judge It. R.
Prentls In Norfolk and Portsmouth
will put forth every effort In urgtnff
his appointment to the Federal benen
should the proposed byi creating an
additional seat be passed has caused
gratification on behalf of the judge’s
fellow-townsmen.
. Judge Ftentls Is president nf. the....
Virginia Corporation Commission, and
has an enviable reputation as a Ju
rist.
Town Rebuilding.
Numerous nsw buildings are neap
ing completion In the town of Hol
land. which was almost totally
stroyed by fire several weeks a#<