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SATORDAT
VOL. 1.—No.-38.
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RICHMOND, Vlu, SA T TTRDAY, MA.RCH 12, 1910.
20 PAGES
TWO GSNYfc
HOW UIIOIBYET
TO BE EFFECTED
Law Requires Lapse of at
Least Thirty-One
Days
THIS CITY WILL MAKE
REQUEST FOR ELECTION
Richmond Must Hustle Hard to
Get Population of Combined
Communities in Govern
ment Census.
Consolidation of Richmond and
Manchester bains practically assured
now that the Councils of both cities
have put their stamp of approval
upon the measure and a popular ap
proval by the citizens of Manchester
centres about the actual time that the
union of the two munclpalttles will
become effective, as well as the other
methods of procedure yet to be fol
lowed In connection with the propo
sition.
After Mayor Maurice attaches his
signature to the ordinance that was
finally 'ratified Friday night by the
Manchester Hoard of Aldermen, ap
plication must be made to Judge
wells,' of the Corporation Court of
Manchester, for an election at which
the measure Is to be submitted to the
voters of that city. This applica
tion, which must be published for
five days prior to the fixing of a date
for the election, may come from
either the city of Manchester or the
city of Richmond.
It is likely, however, that applica
tion will first 1>« made by the city
of Richmond, City Attorney Follard.
of Richmond, having declared Sat
urday' morning that this city would
lose no time In taking the Initiative
just as soon as Mayor Maurice acted
on the ordinance.
Time Limit for JClrctloo.
At the expiration of five days from
receipt of such an application. Judge
Welts must order an election to take
place not sooner than fifteen days
thereafter nor later than thirty days.
From the date of the election eleven
days must elapse before an order ren
during consolidation effective can. tx*
entered. The order must come from
a Judg of some Corporation Court
other than that of Manchcater or
Richmond, who wlU .be designated
^l^iHlT'be the^duty of this judge
to review all the steps taken in the
consummation e< the and to
see that all the pnvrtetons of the taw
bearing on the measure have been
strictly observed. ir he finds that
everything has been done within legal
ounds. he will name the date on
which the two municipalities are to
be merged Into one.
- Morith Must Ktaps*.
In view of the evident Tact that at
Uast thirty-one day* must elapse be
fore consolidation can be effective,
not Including the time the review
Judge will devote to the case. It le
clear that Richmond will have to hue
tla good and strong to have the popu
lation of the combined cities Included
In the government census for 1819.
which Is to be taiken the first two
weeks In April, the 15th of April l>elng
fixed as the last day for the census
taking In municipalities of more than
6,000 population, n smaller commun
ities and In rural districts the time
allowed Is thirty days, and It mw
be possible to hare the Greater Rich
mond census rated from April SO. In*
stead of the middle of the month. In
the event consolidation Is not actual- 1
ly effective by April 15.
It Is estimated that the combined<
census of the two municipalities will
give Greater Richmond a population
of at least 140,000 souls.
iUow CUT WTfl Hank.
At present Richmond ranks about
the forty-fifth city In population. Un
der the new census It is estimated
that the city will be about the thir
tieth city in population.
With consolidation In street, Man
chester will become Washington ward
of the city of Richmond, as express
ly provided In the ordlnsnn* fer the
union of the two etttoa. Offiouhnlders
of Manchester wtUbs aUowedto re
main la otfios until the expiration off
- then they-^
sum deputise under the several de
partments la the ireater community.
The corporation court will bo main
tained Indefinitely, according to the
tanas of the ordinance. By act of the
Legislature, however, the court may
be removed to Richmond if it Is found
more expedient.
Wbal
„„ ’ Gets.
Manchester, under the tortus of the
orfltasnns will secure a number of
oounsaslnns from Richmond. The new
ward will be allowed SI per cent, of
tts gross receipts fer the next five
yuan for surface street Improvements.
Gas receipts, however, are excepted,
as Manchester has no municipal gas
plant, and the axtotufioa of the fUch
- aa peepoesd will Incur
Mohamad agrees to
repair and pul In shape the twe
bridges across the James. This Item
ta Itself win amount to nearly half
a million Hotter*.'
{Significance Attached to Recent
Sommcning of Attorney te>
Vatieas*
»OM», M*r.^ ti^-CwytdwAU^ «n
•hn it tam tk«l tin hh
Jrtui.*U**»*?Jt
WESTERN RAILROADS
FACE BIG STRIKE
Engineers and Firemen on Forty
Nine Lines Reject Offers of
Arbitration.
CHICAOO, March 12.—A general
•trike of engineers and firemen em
ployed by forty-nine western rail
roads appears probable within forty
eight hours.
The railroads have refused the de
mands of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Englnemen for a
IS per cent, wage Increase and work
ing rules providing for promotion
by seniority. The latter was the chief
j concession sought by the trainmen.
I The managers hgve met the de
! mand of the employes with a propo
sition to arbitrate the wage contro
versy, but this will not be accepted,
according to a brotherhood official
to-day.
The relations between union and
railroads have become so strained
that It is believed a strike will be
ordered at once.
Consolidation Ordinance Adopted
by Manchester Council is
Promptly Signed.
~
BOTH SIDES FIGHT HARD
Vigorous Campaign on Both for
and Against Annexation.
Likely to Carry.
Mayor Maurice, of Manchester,
signed the amended ordinance fo*
consolidation as passed by ihe Rich
mond councils and which was adopt
ed Friday night by the Manchester
Board of Aldermen, thereby concuir
Ing with the City Assembly. The issu.,
la now In the hands of the voter# of
the bouthslde whether they will cast
their lot with the Capita'. City- A
judge of the corporation court of h
dlstr terested city will be design m ted
by Governor Mann to select an elec
tion day. which must be held In not
less than fifteen nor more than thirty
; days from the time Mayor Maurice
affixed his signature. Judge E H.
Wells, of the Manchester corporation
court, will ark the governor to name
a member of the Judiciary for this
dut*.
Mr. J. T. Abbott was the only
alderman absent Trent Friday night's
meeting, and when a vote on «hc
•sttnMW t» taken irwiWtet, lh
ayes and one no Ayes—President J.
R Perdue. John W. Moore, M C.
Sirontidus, N. 3 A. Gill, R. A. Ihtrsm
-and N. T. Hailey. Noes—A. ft.
1 Hooker.
Cl tiaras Hold M.xtlnc.
A reusing mass meeting was ncld
in Fraternal Hall by the Manches
ter Consolidation Club. Here refreah
mer.tr. including aamiwlotios, flg.tr*.
etc., were served and an open «Ms
•-'laafcn or Uie benefits to be derived
fi« m the -t-ttow took place.
Feeling between the opposing
farces has now become Intense. Many
heated arguments between members
of th« two factions are heart! on the
streets, while reports of tights be
tween clttxns who ua strong language
are many. Several fisticuffs sre said
to have occurred on Hull street.
On fllffiaUI .Patram t shrdlu
With the assurance that now the
question Is before the people, the
gulf between the “antis'' and the an
nexationists has deepened. The lat
ter apparently are in the majority,
but those who oppose consolidation
have by no means given up the
tight, and will contest every foot of
ground to the last ditch.
Both sides are hard at work in an
effort to secure votes for and against
the Issue. Handbills and cards set
ting forth reasons why the union
woftld be of benefit to the South Side
are now being circulated by the Con
solidation Club, which has establish
ed headquarters In Hull street. Here
the executive work Is being carried
on under the direction of Mr. Howard
Gregory.
May Be the Hate.
Tuesday, March 29, has been men
tioned as a day likely to be set for
Urn election, and If such Is the case,
the decision of the voters would be
effective April I, six days before the
government census Is token. If Man
chester has not* joined Richmond be
fore April II. R will not be Included
In the report of the United States
census bureau. Only conditions pre
vailing on that date will be included
by the enumerators.
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
Denmark and Finland Object to
Surveillance by Char's Secret
Police.
COPKNHAOBN, Mar.lJ.—Russia's es
tablishment of secret police bureaus
here end at Stockholm, to watch Fla*
nish/ politic tana oa their Journey*
abroad, la threatealas trouble to-day
-betwaaa the Danish and Swedish. gov
aramanta aad the St. Peterabur* tor
airs ofllce.
Neither the Danish nor Swedish sor
er want'a authorisation waa asked aad
the secret e«e&ta are being maintained
without any explanation. The. asente
overhauling of their
and boats In Danish
lory.
■k and Sweden there
sympathy with fta
retain Independence
In this cause should
i outside either Rus
nd la arouains a feel
TURNS CIS ON MO
POTS EIO TO LIFE
Daniel 'Arthur Commits Sui
cide at His Boarding
House Here
TWO FORMER ATTEMPTS
HAD PROVED FUTILE
-;
No Explanation and Only Note
Left One Bequethiug His Be
longings to His Friend. Came
from Philadelphia.
Having: failed twice before to end
hi* life—once by cutting the arteries
In his wrists and again by turning on
the gas In his room—David L. Arthur,
a white man, flfty-flve year* of age,
Anally succeeded Friday night, his
j room of hla boarding house, BOO North
i Seventh street, Saturday morning by
the young son of Mrs. F. E. Stetn
! ruck. Death had resulted from In
haling gas.
Coroner Taylor viewed the body and
deemed an Inquest unnnecessary, It
being evident that suicide was • the
cause of death. Undertaker Bennett
j took charge of the body, and Arthur's
! relatives In Philadelphia aga^to bA
; telegraphed for. Mr. Bridges, to whom
he left a note, Is his friend, but had
not been communicated with In th#
afternoon.
Left Note to Friend.
"All I have Is yours. Bridges.” 1*
the note left by Arthur to tell any
one of his contemplated suicide. Mr.
Bridges Is his friend and worked with
htm for the I. J. Smith Contracting
j Company. He had not arrived, at the
boarding house at the time Saturday
the body was taken to Bennett's un
I dertaklng establishment, nor had
! he received the note that was left by
his friend.
In the latter part of December Ar
thur attempted suicide by cutting the
arteries In his wrists He was then
found in his room by Mrs. F. E.
StinTuck, with whom he boarded,
j and Dr. A. E. Turman, of No. 17
' West Grace street, was called to treat
him. No report to the police was
ever made of the affair, and while Mr,
Arthur worked and paid hla board
! there was nothing said about his at
tempted aulrtde.
Turned on Urn OH.
On last Thursday, however, the man
' wanted to kilt himself by Inhaling
gas. Ha eras la eh room at this time.
| and the odor front the gas attracted
: the attention of the other boarders.
! They reported the matter to Mrs.
1 Stelnruck, who sent her son to the
: room and had the gas turned oIt. and
, awakened Mr. Arthur. At that time,
! according to the man who Is now
dead, he did not want to end his life,
but had only_ turned on the ras as:
a. joke. He was told that such a thing
as turning on the gas while the win
dows were down and a door was
closed was dangerous But. he seems
to have again choaen the aamo meth
od to end hla life.
From Philadelphia.
Mr. Arthur c*me here from Phil
adelphia a year or more ago and
went to work with the I. J. Smith
■ Company as foreman for the plant.
He boarded with Mra. Stelnbruck all
the while he was here, and had been
very quiet and becoming until about
a week ago. when. It Is said, he start
ed to drinking. This Is thought to
have led to his suicide Friday night,
though there are some who think that
| troubles he had with his wife two
or three more years ago may have
- been the cause of the death.
The body was viewed by Coroner
Taylor, and afterwards turned over
to Undertaker Bennett.
COM INCREASES
PAY flP EMPLOYES
Beading Traction Officials Deter
mined to Thwart Possibility
of Strike.
RBADINO, PA.. March 12.—Fol
lowing the recent raise in wares m
street car motormen and conductors
from 12 1-1 to 20 cents an hour,
the United Traction Company, op
era tins the electric and suburban
lines of Scranton and oontrolUngthe
street car lines of Trsnton. WU
mlnston, Morristown, Lebanon and
Cheater, announced to-day a further
Increase to 22 cents. The Increase
will affect about 2,000 men. The com
pany frankly admits the Increase Is
made In the hope of thwarting the
effort now being made to unionise the
street car employe#. It Is feared the
company wlU seek to make up this
Increase by making a S-cent straight
fare on all lines.
IfMVftil^ Tilotnn
Marriage Bonuses were Issued Sat
urday to John W. Bradshaw and Miss
Annie B. Duke, and to Samuel B.
Woody and Miss Jennie L Sumner.
J. P1ERPQNT MU
TO BE OPERATED ON
Famous Financier to Go Under
Knife in Rome for Nasal
.Trouble.
END THEIR LIVES
IK SilDE PICT
Aged Physician and Wife
Drink Poison at
Table
LEAVE NOTE ASKING ,
"DECENT ATTENTION”
--
Leave Ph>perty to Those Caring
; for Funeral Arrangement*.
Came to Philadelphia
From Biltimore.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.. March 12.
—Seated face to face at their beau
tiful table In thdr apartment In Fil
bert street. Dr. Charles Coleman Ben
son, 79, and his wife, Isabel, <7, iwti
lowed polaon to-day. It waa clearly
a caae of double suicide. In which
the deadly dniuf^ which Smutted
out both illrsat ' They were dying
when found and aspired while beln*
rushed tin a patrol wagon to the
Medtco-Chl hospital The couple is
thought to hare fomo from Balti
more.
Ths following letter, in the hand
writing of Dr. BStison, explained the
dual suicide:
"My dear wife end I have decided
I we do not wish to longer lire. Wo
I have committed feticide. We ash for
decent attention end wish our bodies
oromated and tSsaahes scattered *n
the air. We do not wish any religious
| services.
"I would be Seventy-three years
old next March‘21. My wife tnu
sixty-seven years old last December.
To those who brill attend to our
funeral we will give all the prop*
erty remaining to ua.
"I have two patents pending in the
patent office and much medicine anu
drugs and also a little furniture."
There was no signature to the note.
Dr. Benson IS said to have come
originally from; Baltimore, where It
Is said he claimed to have discovered
a cure for consumption and to have
put In a claim for the I20.0S0 prize
offered by the -Prenrn Ac**Blt0r of
Medicine for such a discovery.
Both Branches P*ts Bill After
Sharp Fight—Catawba Mat
ter Again.
Having been amended so as to spe
cifically-state the bounds of the town
of Hqnaker, the bill amending, the
charter of that town wag passed by
txjth Houses Saturday afternoon. This
bill occasioned a sharp clash between
Messrs. Johnson and Williams la the
House Saturday morning.
Senator Noel announced that he
had received a long distance tele
phone message from "a*Dr. Williams"
in Phltadelpsta, saying "the purchase
of the Catawba Sanatorium was a
graft pure and simple, and from start
to finish.” He said the physician
would be In Richmond Sunday morn
ing.
Mr. Noel said "If the facts and
papers this gentleman gives me war
rant an Investigation, I shall ask for
onp. If they do not I'll let the mat
ter drop.”
House Passes I .oca I Hills.
Although the hour for the House
to convene tor the afternoon session
was fixed at ® 15 o’clock. It was nearlv
4 when Speaker Hyrd got a quorum
present
The passage of unconteeted bills
was Continued and the following acted
upon:
In regard to road Improvement for
Albemarle county.
To provide for the examination and
listing of dairy cattle for controlling
tuberculosis. This Is a most Impor
tant bill to the dairy Interests in the
State. It creates an inspection force
to make a tubercular test of cattle
and it found Infected shall be empow
ered to kill them.
Next oame the House hill which
extends the time in which land as
sessors must return their book* to
fhs auditor. The Senate amended the
bill ao as to provide for the equalisa
tion of taxes.
A motion was made by Mr. White
to pass the bill by, which was lost.
The bill was still under consideration
when this report closed.
PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
FUNERAL OF RELATIVE
Death of Mr. Loughlin, Brother
in-Law, Causes Change
in Plans.
WASHINGTON, D. a, Mar. 11.—
President Taft will tears Washington
for Pittsburg late this afternoon or to
night. th attend the fsaetai of Thomas
McK. Laugh tin. husband of Mm Taft’s
sister, who died there yesterday.
On Monday, the President will re
turn to the White Moves to prepare ter
%.“C!i“V^r“^rusa
WtU begin oaReeday. ^tWaa been de
cided that the President wtU not as to
NSW Tork on Ms way to CMsaap to at
taad i the .opera . ea was oSgraaUy
Government Employee Said
to Have Drawn Salary From
Harriman
SECRETARY BALLINGER
COGNIZANT OF FACT
Nevertheless Cabinet Officer Still*
Retained Subordinate in Ser
vice—Hot Shots Fired al
“Defence.”
WA8H1NQT.ON. D. C.. March 12.—
fhat a apeclai agent and lecturer en
gaged la the publicity work of the
Uerlamatlon service In the Weat. te
; celved 1800 a month from the Ham
man railroad* la addition to his gov
eminent alary, wag' u feature err The
tiftlmony to-day of Arthur F. Da' is,
chief engineer of the service, at the
Balllrger-Pln.'hot Inquiry.
The publicity work, the witness
said he understood, was first au
thorised by Secretary Ballinger, with
out the knowledge of Director Newell,
of the reclamation aervlce.
Mr. K. T. Perkins, who was In
charge of the Chicago odloe of tn»
aervlce, was the lecturer In question
Davie declared that It flnallv cam*
to the attention of the officials at the
set vice here that Perkins, besides hia
salary of l£,l#0 a year from the gov
ernment, waa getting $&<*0 a month
from the Harrlman railroad lines
Davis said that he took the report
of the agent that first looked into this
mailer of .--Perkins connection, to
Secretary Ballinger. Meanwhile Di
rector Newell had ordered another |
roan oat to investigate further and 1
In a Le%«er V> Perkins practically 1
Masked hia resignation on the basis
V the first report.
“Then, In my presence,” DavU de-1
! elated. “Secretary Ballinger roprt-i
manded Newell for Interfering *n a.
matter that he knew he, the secre
1 tary. was handling persfinalb*."_
Attorney Pepper then presented a
bunch of correspondence, principally
| a complaint by President J, J. Httt,
!of the Clreat Northern and the North
ern Pacific railroads, as to Perkins’
action in boosting projects along the
Hamtnan lines.
Action Not Authorized.
"I think I ought to say." Davis de
clared. “In justice to the secretary
that he did net authorise all that
Parkins did, notwithstanding ths lat
ter assertion that this was sou I don't
mean to Intimate that there has been
ah*’ snng _ net' *9
gw-—I don’t think there have been
any wrong acts."
“Perkins’ wrong-doing,” continued
Davis, “came 1** accepting money
from the railroads and In delivering
lectures discriminating against certain
railroads."
“After all these things about Per
tetns coming -to tight. Secretary Bal
linger still retains him at Chicago?"
asked Senator Fletcher.
“Yes, sir,” answered Davis.
The witness stated further that
Perkins had always Insisted that he
was only under the Jurisdiction of the
secretary of the interior and not
of the head of the reclamation ser
vice.
The reclamation service engineer
related further Interviews with Sec
retary Ballinger, wherein, he testl
Hed. he had defended the service
against the latter’s criticism. One
fact that struck him. he Mid, was
the persistent reiteration In the press
of rumors that Director F. H. Newell,
of the reclamation service, was to be
dismissed. Secretary Ballinger, the
witness said, frequently told him that
the salaries paid men iti the service
w-ere too high, and that he intended
to reduce the pay scale. Mr. DavU
•aid Secretary BalHnger had last told
him this about one week ago.
Attorney Pepper then introduced tn
evidence a nlimber of newspaper clip
pings. containing articles to the effect
that Newell was slated for dtamte
sal. _ _
Direct Misstatement Charged.
What was declared by the witness
as a direct misstatement of fact by
Secretary BalUnger eras than ettea
by Attorney Pepper. DavU read a
Vetter Ircis Secretary Bellinger to
the House committee on ways and
means rsgydlng ths |tt>,i>0<>,00t bond
Issue to eohvple* Irrigation prnjartts
now before congress. In thU letter
the secretary stated that during hw
Western trip he had seen a sign In
viting settlers to take up laada on
the flhosshone project and which arid
that thsy might work out part of ths
charges for them lands. In hts Ut
ter. Judge Ballinger told the oom
mtttee that he directed that thU «1g .
bo revised and the reference to work
ing *ut charge forf the lsnde be
painted cut.
Mr. DavU said that he was with the
secretary when the latter aaw the
sign, and that he commented upon It,
but when DavU told the engineer on
the Shoshone project to fix ths sign.
Mr. Ballinger said not to. but that
ha would oonsldar it. 19m witness
s«id he had not heart of the sign
again, hut that Secretary Balllpgers
statement of fact In hia latter waa In
correct and that the sentence was
•Ull on ths sign; nor had the secre
tary ordered Us removal.
declare holt war
AGAINST THE FRENCH.
Tangier. Knek "IX—Th*
tribesmen to-day daolarad a Holy war
•niast the FrattoH soldiers, who far
wMki have boos trying to pat down
the rebellion In the ranks of the
tribesmen. The war wtll alas bo wav
ed avalnet all tribe* that side with
the French.
THE LEATHER.
WASHINGTON. Marsh 1 hr—With
a exception of rain or snow alone
NEW APPOINTMENT
CREATES BIG STIR
Norfolk Surprised at Displacement
of R. H. Bagby on Comity
Electoral Board.
NORFOLK, VA., March 12.—The ap
pointment of M. O. I .on pf by Judge Jos
eph T. Lawless to succeed R. H. Bng
by as a member of the electoral board
of Norfolk county promises to cause a
stir In political circles In Norfolk coun
ty. Mr. Bagby had been endorsed for
re-election to the board by the county
Democratic committee and the action
of Judge Lawless came as a distinct
surprise.
It was generally conceded that Mr.
Regby would be elected to succeed
hlmtSIf as a matter of course. Mr.
Long was not considered at all by those
who hare heretofore mapped out
things politically for the county. Mr.
Kagby's term of office expired March
1st.
Mr. Long la a member of the Norfolk
County Permanent Road Commission
and la well known In Norfolk and
Portamouth. The electoral board as
BOW constituted la composed of Messrs.
M. a. Long. J. D. Guy and W. N. Wil
liamson. Mr. Guy's term expires thla
year.
FUIII BIG TIE-UP
-MKra
Strike May Follow Meeting of In
ternational Officers of Street
Car Employees.
UNION STRENGTH GREAT
Organizers Said to nave Been
Working Months on Public
Service Roads.
NET TORK, March 12 —A num
ber of the International officer* of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
end Electric Railway Employes m*i
here to-day and as a result, it I*
■akl. a tie up of all of the lines of the
Public Servjco Corporation, operating
the transit system In all of North
Jersey. Is likely. These men engineer
ed the successful strike in Trenton.
They declare they have had organis
ers working for months on the pub
lic service roads and that to-day 70
per cent, of the men are member*
of the union.
Last week a committee from tho
New Jersey Federation of Labor bsh
od tor a conference with the Officials
of tho ttolley company to diwwM
working conditions. This was rs
fumt, tho ooutpsusy saying It had
ootiiwtaoHas' ratesd two wages of mo
men two months ago and would have
Ito conference' With union ramiMt
teea
The men will demand u straight
wage scala of 26 cents an hour and a
tan hour dayi with abolition of ah
■wing runs. If the tie-up comes It
will affect all of the cltlea and towns
In northern New Jersey, now Inter
laced with a network of connecting
trolley lines. The majority, ri the
stock in the Public Pervloe Corpora
tion is controlled by J. P. Morgan A
Company.
At the office# of the Public Srrvtee
Corporation In Newark to-day It was
stared that there was no danger of
a strike. The claims of the union
lenoere were laughed at aivl It was
ea‘d that even though they had the
number of men they claim, the com
pany could equip all of d.s cars l.i
twenty-four hours from Its extra list.
METHODIST BISHOP
SUDDENLY STRICKEN
Rev. Henry Spellmeyer, of St
Louis. Dies of Heart Disease
in Trenton, N. J.
TRENTON. N J.. March 12.—BUhop
Henry SpeUmeyer, of 8t. Louie. Mo.,
presiding officer of the seventy-fourth
eeeslon of the Now Jersey annual con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, now meeting In Atlantic City,
was found dead In bed at the Hotel
Dennla there this morning at 9 o'clock.
Heart disease Is astgned as the cause
Of
Bishop Spellmeyer was presiding over
the ooafepeaoe this rear for the first.,
i. Prior to his elevation to the
jPpUoopaci^ at^ thg general Conference.'
ui California, in 1»0«, he
was a prominent metaber of the New
ark. New Jersey Conference and pas
tor of Centenary* church. Newark, in
tha boundaries of which conference he
had been a pastor sine# his admission
In NO. Ho eras horn November O,
1M7. No arrangements for tha funeral
tiAvt be«n mut.
Bishop Thomas P. Neeley, of New
Orleans, who is In Atlantia City, will
prsslds over the remaining sessions.
RESENT THE CHARGE
OF TAX DODGING
ST. LOUIS. MO.. March 12
Former Oovaraor David r. Francis,
former Judge Henry 8. Priest, John
toullln, James H. Allen and Alfred
E. Clifford, all reputed millionaires
and among tha moat prominent men
In St Louts, came forward with the
statement denying their intention of
nts were served on nil the
men with the ekoeptlon of Clifford,
who ta in California. The others ac
cepted service and wore released on
f too bond to appear March tf.
Former Oovoreor Frands, now a
candidate fop United States senator,
was Indignant and said ho had never
boon n tax dodger. He wanted it
made dear that the warrant against
him was not because ho had made a
false return, but because ho had made
no return.
NATIONALUTS
losm iwmnv member.
LONDON. March It.—The ; Irish
MhttOaaltsts loot one of their leading
■tomboys In Parliament to-day
through the death of James O'Con
nor, from County Wicklow. Bo was
ma o# flfee begt known Irish editors
tat had keen laoaresooted twtos tor
Mg rnmmm HM larn arrest was the
rooalt trf lBft aethrttteo to behalf of tha
twowrt»w»u. „
POT 11 LUST OUT
Great Number of* Bills Passed !
in Both Senate and*
House
MUST PAY MEN OFF *.. 41
*TWICE EACH MONTH:’
Mr. Folk™ Ruins Fight for Bill
Urged by Working Men—Lit®. :f§
ly Tilt Over Amending CIuus <
ter of Ilonaker.
--V < a>M'U 111
senate Saturday morning. AH ««|
excitement and flurry. A few 8en
ator* wistfully contemplated the cal
endar—sl/unk from 6 0 pages to 12
by the quick work of the" past week—
kept thelr-cyes riveted on thslS
, P*t" bills, which still remained fjf
j consideration. Alt the Senate hills
which were not passed before Friday
were off the calendar, but Identical
measures from the House were on
the "bill of fare,” and the Senators
champion.
Single-handed and alone, he fought
a pretty fight for the House hill J
providing that labor’s hosts be paid jUg
! off twice a month Instead of month- r
! ly. and by the force bf his eloquent, ),
[humanitarian and unanswerable ad- A
i dress, hlch he delivered Saturday V
morning with force and emphasis,
stirred the Senate Into passing tlta
j bill by a vote of 21 to 1*. ttdsT 'i?
[ 1* the only favor asked of the 101#
legislature hr labor. It the Q6V*F4~j
nor signs the bill, as he doubtless
i will. It will become law, the Tfflnjgi
! having passed It by a large majority. ,
Throughout the debate between f
[ Senator Folkes and Senators ttrettfr,
1 King, Carter and Hart, who opposed -1
the measure, the gallery was packed f.
with laboring men of alt callings, Who
! have thronged the Benate side of Ota
[ Capitol since the measure passed the
House. Senator Folkes was warmly ;4
and communicable- diseases: -allowltg—~
the Interspersing of vaudeville actg3d';Hi
moving picture shows; making It a '-M
misdemeanor for parents or guard->«S
tew to refuse to' support children In IS|
their care, and requiring additional -I
license taxes from circuses and carnl- J,
vals giving exhibitions outside a fair dp
grounds during fairs.
Applicants for Electric Chair. ~
A genuine “Joker"* was found in $
the title of House bill 130, which ; |
provided an appropriation forJ the ‘ i
maintenance of the electric chair In ■-,*
the peaUentlary. The title was ■**•••'
worded as to put the members Of ‘ ^
the Generat Assembly In tha paid- ,3
tton of making an application fog ;
the “shocking seat" Instead of an -
appropriation. However, some may '71
have felt about making, the applloa. ,
tton. Senator Parks preferred not 1*
to, and the word "appropriation" 'was
substituted for "appUcatlon." . yS
House bill 172 to allow .Staffosd. ’ Sj
Spotsylvania. Surry and several othsr v|,'|
counties to Impose a county tax on “
dogs in addition to the tax imposed *,;■
by the general law, was passed.
Equalization of Taxes.
Senator Fletcher offered an amend- c:
ment to the House bill which extends ’ %
the time In which land assessors v4
must return their books to the au
ditor. The amendment was for tha %
equalisation of taxes, the method jJl
being this: The assessors* books airs f
to be submitted to the tax commla
ston created by this general smem !■ * *
bly. for review if the tax oommlesion- |
ers believe the assessments aro «Mt
low tho Oommonwealth’s attorney • .>
Another amendment offered by Sen
a tor Fletcher provided that land
owners be given the right to go Into -
court and fight against any lncreasa
In their assessments. A third amende
ment limited the effect of the two pee- w
oedtng amendments to tho year lilt. ,•
The amendments were agreed to by :
the Senate and the bill wae then f1.
passed, and the amendments reported ■
In the House by Senator Fletcher.
No Opium In Cigarettes. -^
The final assent of tho Senate was r
given the House blit providing a. % m
penalty of from «10t> to 11,000 add f§
imprisonment upon manufacturers
employing opium In the making of '
cigarettes. Commissioned offioere of fM
the Virginia militia may be rettr>d*‘ j|
with full rank, a Mil providing tor-JI
this having received a majority votdt js
In both housea ’JR
Have United Board. ' -Jjjjl
By a vote of *0 to 1, the UlMM