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CLEAN PAPER
FOR THE HOME
CITY EDIT
. VOL. 1.—No. 71.
TIIE WEATHER.—Rain, Cooler.*
RIGHMQND, VA, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1910.
16 P A G E S
Ht7 tcatun.t C*a«
Male l^dldon_a Cmk
Ilf Mall, Uu Tear. .MR
COLONEL SPENKS
Makes Address Before Distin
guished Gathering at Uni
versity of Sorbonne
STYLE OF ORATORY
UNDER RESTRAINT
But Auditors, Though Accus
tomed to Frenzied Speaking,
Think Utterances Personi
fication of Energy.
t By a Staff Correspondent of the
United Press.)
PARIS, April 23.—At the famous
University of. fto -day -Colo—
nel Roosevelt delivered the first of his
four act, lee t urea Hi iiuropa. _ lie. spoke,
on "Citizenship In a Republic." His;
audience was composed largely of the 1
faculty and students of the university,
with a hundred or more distinguished!
outsiders from France’s men of let-'
tors
The colonel read from his manu- j
script, though he was so familiar with j
his lecture that he frequently made,
extended deliveries without referring j
to his manuscript.
Any one who had heard Roosevelt
In a campaign speech or any Im
promptu address would have thought
him under restraint to-day, but to the
French he appeared energy personi
fied. even though they are used to de- j
monslrative oratory.
Scores Race Suicide.
There was one part of the colonel's!
address that showed that ho still llkea j
to point out to hla hearers what he j
considers their weaknesses, as well asj
their strong points. This was his de- '
aunclatlon of "race suicide.”
France Is counted the worst offend- :
•r in this respect of any nation In
the world, her population having gone
Steadily down for several decades
When the colonel excoriated those re- j
gponsible for theso conditions, he ad- :
Van cod to the front of the stage and I
dropped his words off with a!! his
•Id-time vigor.
One of the most Important utter-1
ances r»f the address, and which w*
Interpolated, was a defense of the hu- i
man race against property rlghfs, In- ;
cheating that ’the colonel Intends t |
continue fighting for what ho con- 1
aiders the rights of humanity.
Speaking of the monied Interests,
Colonel Roosevelt said
"My position as regards the monied i
Interests can be put in a very fen j
words. In every civilised society i
property rights must be carefully j
safeguarded. OrdinarUr, and in the I
great majority of cases, human rights
and property rights are fundaments 11 v
and In the long run Identical. Hut
When it clearly appears that there Ip
a real conflict Irntween them, human
rights must have the upper hand, for
property belong* to man and not man 1
tile property."
MINISTERS TO PREACH
DEIST TUBERCULOSIS
April 24 is Day Named for Pul
pit Themes Against. White
Plague.
How consumption may l»e prevent
ed and cured will he the general
theme of minister* throughout the
State of Virginia Sunday, April 2!,j
which has been set aside »s "Church
E>a>" by the National Anti-Tubercu-4 i
Iosif- Association. Many minister* '
have promised to make references In i
their sermons to the ravages of eon- :
sumption and It Is anticipated that
much enlightenment on the subject
Will result.
The executive committee of the J
Virginia Tuberculosis Association,
which is co-operating with the na- 1
tional body, feels assured that the
lay will be a great success.
Bo as to be prepared to handle their
Ihple thoroughly and intelligently,
ministers have been furnished with an
ibundunt supply of anti-tuberculosis
literature.
MOTORMAN FELL;
WAS NOT DRUNK
■lea of Defease Sustained in Ap
peal Case of Westhampton
Moterman.
A jury in the Circuit Court of Hen
Ico county Saturday reversed Mauls
rate James T. I^ewls, who had lm
>osed a fine of $25 upon J. W. John
>on. erstwhile mntorman of the Weit
lampton line, who was convicted In
he lower court of being drunk while
m duty and Jumping from his car.
The acquittal of the motorman
lame after a trial that lasted for more
han two hours. He wa* represented
>y Mr. I* O. Wendenburg and Com
monwealth's Attorney Gunn was as
ted In the prosecution of the charge
ty Mr. Bloomhurg, of the Passenger
id Power Company.
The defense hated Its plea upon th*
itatement that Motorman Johnson fel
'rom the car as It was rounding a
ihrve, and that, his hand accidentally
truck the controller, leaving the cur
*nt on after he had fallen. »
JROAD STREET LOT
SOLD FOR $35,000
For a consideration of $35,000 Pol
rd A Bagby have sold to R. Fran
lone the vacant property with SO feet
(Out on the south side of Broad street
•tween I.aurel and Pine streets. Tht
ifloperty Is purchased as un Invest
•nt, it In stated,
Pollard & Bagby announce the fol
tjring other sales;,
'Residence at 207 Kaat Marshall stree
>r is.ooo.
Two hundred and Sixty-four feet oi
hill street, lu Washington ward, to K
i Fr.-n t»r $13,*00.
Three houses on Stewart avenue for
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FAY AND HARRIS
IN ATLANTA PRISON
Handcuff and Leg Iron Post
Office Robbers Taken
There Safely.
ATLANTA. OA„ April IS.—Eddie
Fay and Little Dick Harris, the two
poetoftlce robbers who pleaded guilty
to robbing the Richmond (Va.) post
offlco of more than $86,000 In stamps,
were brought to the Atlanta peniten
tiary to-day to commence serving
their ten year sentences. Both men
were handcuffed and leg-ironed to a
deputy marshal, and an extra guard
of five marshals was with them. It
having been rumored that the prison-!
era planned to escape.
Their Troaka Held Here.
Clothing valued at more than five
hundred dollars remain In tbe three
trunks owned by Eddie Fay and Dick
Harris, which are in the office of Jailor
Hydncr at tbe county jail where many
looked at them Saturday morning.
They will be kept here for a week or
more and If It Is discovered by the In
spectors and the Federal authorities
that none of the clothing was atolen,
will be gent to Atlanta.
STRIKES TO;
TWO ARE KILLED
Quantity of Gasoline Explodes on
Boat Blowing Occupants
to Atoms.
WARSAW, VA.. April 23.—A gaso
line launch of the Henrico Lumber ,
Company, which was towing a targe !
loaded with excelsior wood from 1
Tutuske bridge to Rappahannock
river, exploded FYiday evening, blow
ing up the boat and instantly killing
George Meek ins. of Sharp, and L. J.
Jirann, of Ivondale.
Meeklns and Hrann were engaged
in filling the gasoline tank on the
launch from a large tank on the
lighter, containing one hundred gal
lons. Some of the- gasoline was wast
ed on the; creek when Meekin wish
ing to see it burn lighted a match and
applied it. Immediately there was a
terrific explosion and Meekin*’ bodv
was blown to pieces. Though a search j
was made all night and continued this j
morning but no trace of the body
has been found. Braun's body was
blown Into the air and fell in a skiff,
where it wan recovered
A negro employed on the barge was
seated on the lighter. He was also
blown high info the air and fell Into
the hoid of the barge. He was badly
burned about the face, and hta eye
sight impaired. He will recover.
The launch and lighter were com
pletely wrecked and the doors and ;
windows of the barge were blown out. ]
CHICAGO SWEPT !
Suow Storm aud Icy Gales Cause
Great Suffering Through
out City.
CHICAGO, April 23.—A snowstorm
approaching the proportions of a blU
xard swept Chicago to-day. accom
panied by art icy northwest gale the
storm brought much suffering, tied up
transportation and imperiled shipping
on 1-ake Michigan.
The Iowa, the largest passenger
steamer of the Goodrich X-ine, broke
her steering gear during the storm
and w as beached four miles south c t
Racine, Wls. The boat is far out of
her couwse. and practically helpless,
but in no Imminent danger. The tug
Morford and the steamers Kansas and
City of Benton Harbor, from Chicago,
were sent to the rescue. Fifteen pas
sengers are tn the Iowa. Shipping
generally was driven out of its course
by the gale. The wireless station here
had many report* from these vessels.
The schooner Cora A., a lumber
boat, was tow ed Into port disabled.
The snowstorm extended thre ugh
out Northern Illinois. The wind in
creased in velocity during the morn
tng and shortly after noon a regular
gale was blowing here.
WORLD
Monster National Congress of
Men to Gather in Chicago
Tuesday.
NEW YOKK. April 23.—With the
"evangelization of the world" aa theli
watchword, 4.800 delegatee to the
MVm’s National Missionary congress
will gather ,ln Chicago next Tuesday.
Arrangements were completed here
to-day for the congress which will
Include representatives of all Protes
tants.
The plans adopted by the congress
will be tarried to the World’s Mls
ilonary Conference In Edinburgh June
14.
Prominent business men. Interested
n the foreign mission movement, will
t>» fhe delegates and the plans laid
will be along practical business lines.
The Methodist Episcopal church
i«ada with 600 delegates. The Pres
byterian church will send 450, the
\merloap Haptlst Missionary Cnion
will have 400, the Congregational
*■ '"ft- »v>e Methodist Episcopal
(outh. 266; the Protestant Episcopal
;hurch. 210, and the Southern llap
Llat Convention, £00,
JAN'T TAKE svIION
IN COTTON FRAUDS.
WASHINGTON, V. C„ April 23 -
"halrmun Knapp said to-dey that the
nterstate Commerce Commission could
ake no action regarding the false
Ills of lading which nr# said to have
cen responsible for the 13,000,000 fall
re of th« cotton ttrm,of.Knight, Yall
ey & Co.
"We are not a criminal court, he
aid, “and If the railroads that are
Hndltng cotton In the South are glv
ng or accepting spurious bills of lad
ng It would require a criminal prose
cution to roach them."
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WICKEHSIMM NMY
RECEIVE SUMMONS
Probable That Attorney Gen
eral Will Testify in Ball
inger Probe
VERACITY IMPUGNED
BY MR. BRANDEIS
Misgtateemnt of Facts Repeated
ly Charged by Attorney—Wit
ness Declares Pinchot I’sed
Publicity as Club.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ April 23 —At
torney-General Wlckersham may be
called as a witness before the congres
sional uwuolttui Investigating the
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
_TUlajmautccL.jiex£lt!K«d.l!3i-j3air.
lowing the charges registered against
the cabinet officer by Attorney L. B.
Brandels, counsel for L. R. Glavls.
During the last few days of the hear
ing Mr. Brandels has mode repeated
charges of misstatements of facts by
the attorney-general In the so-called
summary for the president of the
charges made against Ballinger byGla
vls. The culmination came in the hint
that the •'prosecution” expects to at
tempt to prove that this summary,
while written some time In November,
was dated September 11, 1309. The
president wrote the letter In which he
exonerated Ballinger on September 13,
190U.
Brandels led E. C. Finney, assistant
to the secretary of the Interior, and
one of the witnesses for the "defense."
to qualify as an expert on the attorney
general s summary. Through him he
brought out the alleged indications of
misstatements. In view of these
charges, it Is now considered probable
that Attorney Vertrees. representing
Ballinger, will call Attorney-General
Wlckersham. or that the later may ask
permission to testify.
Press is Denouoopd.
George Otis Smith. director of the
Geological Survey, denounced news
papers. periodicals and magazines for
their alleged garbling of facts in the
conservation controversy to-day, and
charged that Mr. Pinchot was proba
bly responsible. He said when he,
disagreed with some policy of Mr.
Pinchot s the latter held the club of
•publicity" over him.
"He threatened to ‘show up' the
Geological Survey in the newspapers.'
testified Mr. Smith. The witness said
Associate Forester Price also threat- j
ened him. !
"He said he liked me. but he did
not like my ihlef." testified Mr. Km 1th.
•and' added: ‘Of course you are In
an embarrassing position now, but it i
won’t last long. If we don‘t get hltn
one way ,we will another.' Of course
he referred to Ballinger."
Attorney Brandels would not say i
to-day whether he would call Attor
ney Wlckersham or not.
"The only way in which I can pr
sent evidence at this time is by cross
examination of witnesses.” he stated.
"Now that the other side is calling
its witness,* I cannot' ask fop sub
poenas."
Senator Nelson ‘announced to-day.
that the committee would hold three
sessions next week In an effort . 1
expedite the investigation.
DUNCAN MEMORIAL CLASS
HOLDS ANNUAL BANQUET
Mayor Richardson Among Speak
ers and Every One Has Kn- j
joyable Time.
Members of the Duncun Memorial
Bible Clan* of Broad Street Meth
odist church held their annual ban
quet Friday night and enjoyed talks
from Mayor Klchardson, Kev. 8. C.
Hatcher and other good speakers, not
to mentlpn the menu prepared for the
"Inner man."
Mr. Edwin H. Courtney presided as
toastmaster, and the following re
sponses were made:
“Greetings." Mr. Lee Bishop; "Our
Class." Mr. G. C. Bland: "Our Sunday
School," Mr. 8. E. Bishop; “Our
Church,” Kev. Dr. 8. C. Hatcher; "A
Vision of the Future,” Mayor D. C.
Richardson; "Religion, Art and Po
etry.” Mr. H. M. Folkea; “Old
Frlenda,” Dr. Charles L. Harrell;
“Our Bweethearta" Mr. George B.
White.
Officers of the ulasa are: Messrs. C.
D. Roberts, president; T. J. Oaburh.
first vice-president; C. G. Terrell, sec
ond vloe-presldent; C. C. Rush, third
vice-president; Roscoe Finch, fourth
vice-president; W. M. Land, recording
secretary; C. W. Spracher, corre
sponding secretary; B. Bummers,
treasurer; W. A. Powell, manager ball
team; Roscoe Finch, captain trail
team; Edwin H. Courtney, teacher.
The ladles' reception oommlttee
comprised the following: Mrs. B. C
Hatcher, Mrs. George M. Bmlthdeal,
Mrs. I. L. Butler, Miss Lillian Bow
man. Mtaa Louise Walker. Miss Ada
Phillips, Miss Florence Wood, Miss
Nancy Milner, Mlsa Ruby Valentine.
Mrs. C. G. Isbell, Mrs. J. H. Johnson.
Mrs. Murray C. HIusmt.
(Special to The Richmond Vlrgloltn ) i
BLACK8BURO, VA., April 23.— !
Mrs. Murray C. Slusser died last night:
it her home at Slussers. three miles;
from Blacksburg, after a short Ill
ness. Mrs. Slusser was thirty-four
yeans old, a daughter of Mr. Flem:
'aidsvell. of this county, and leaven i
ter hueband. five children, the oldest i
teven and tfce youngest eight days old. I
tier father, two brothers, living In;
West Virginia, and two Bisters. Mra.
Etishop. of Mt. Tabor, this county, and
Mrs Thomas Caldwell, of Craig ooun
y. The funeral will probably take;
dace Sunday from the home.
The Man Released.
Put Hannigan and L. Wallace, the
wo young- men held tilt suspicious
liaracters, suspected of holding up
Mr. C. C. Adams, a road overseer, who
am* to Richmond to “have a goad
Itne." were dismissed Id police court
Saturday. Mr. Adams did not appear
Lgalnat them and it was understood
bat be U net In T
RUSSIA DRIVE!
JEWSJTO EXILE
Ordered From Homes With
out Time to Gather To
gether Belongings
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SETTLED IN KIEFF
WITHOUT PERMISSION
Charge Trumped Up by Jealous
Gentile Merchants Results in
Inhuman Order by Premier
Stolypin.
BE RGBS'. April 83.—l>rivea t rum
tho homes they had established, with
out time enough being allowed to take
their poor household furnishings
along. 30.000 jam are leaving Kiel!
to-day. They are being exiled, ai
*e»r4u,g • lo—*-a—special—new dispatch
from the Russian city, on direct
orders frum Premier Htolypln. Their
crime Is settling In the city without
permission from the government.
Five days have been allowed to the
city officials to clear all non-perma
nent Jews from the < Ity. Kieff has
been divided Into four sections and a
high official from the department of
the Interior Is In command of each
Quarter. Bach has been assigned sol
dier* and police to aid him and wilt
be held responsible for the complete
ness of the evictions.
The refined cruelty of the Kusgslan
officials is shown by the commence
ment rtf the expulsion on the Jewish
Sabbath. A11 Jew* are not affected.
Those who have always lived In the
city may remain, but will be sub
jected in the future to the strictest
restrictions. All not natives are to
go despite the fact that their pres
ence has been tolerated by the au
thorities, In many Instances for years.
They have established in most
cases business establishments and
their presence heretofore hus not
been considered obnoxious by the
local authorities. They made Inroads
Into the commercial life of the city,
however, and Russian merchants, los
ing money through the competition,
appealed to Stolypin. an anti-Semite.
The order of expulsion was at once
promulgated.
Grave fear* are felt here that to
day's move may he the beginning of
anti-Semite demonstrations through
out Russia- No provision has been
made for caring for the exilea and
they will have to take refuge in the
umall town* and villages In the
vicinity of Kieff.
A largely signed petition, bearing
the names of loading members of the
Gold and Stock Kxcjpnge was sent
to the premier asking that the order
be reconsidered, but it was ignored,
while the signers were warned that
further interference on their part
would be resented by the govrnnwnt.
TO OiSOUSS PROTECTION
OF AMERICANS MAD
Remarkable Gathering of High
Legal Talent to be Held in
Washington.
WASHINGTON, I), C„ April 23.—
The heals for protecting American
citizens aht(Vd will he discussed by
one of the most remarkable, gather
ings of high legal autht #.tiles ever held
In this country, when the fourth an
nual convention of the American So
ciety of nternational Law takes place
here next Friday and Saturday. The
program announced "to-day Includes a
reception at the White Houii. Chiet
Justice Fuller, several associate Jus
tices, Joseph If- Choate and many
other distinguished men are expected
to participate.
STORES WILL REPLACE
TWO BRICK DWELLINGS
Residences on Sixth Near Briad
To Be Remodeled or
Torn Down.
Brick dwelling* at 207 and 209
North Sixth street will likely be re
modeled or tom down noon to give
way to two brick etc re*, according to
a statement made Saturday by
Douglas E. Taylor, real estate agent,
who has Juft consummated a deal by
which this property haa changed
hands for a consideration of 226,600.
Names of parties to the deal are
withheld for the present.
The property In question l» located
In close proximity to Hroad street
and will serve as another link In the
chain connecting the business section
of Hroad street with that of Main.
MIL AND MBS. MILLER GIVE
VP BRYAN 1’ARK CLAIMS
By a Quit claim, executed ‘n the
Henrico County Court, Mr. and Mr*.
George E. Miller have relinquished
all their right* In the Joseph Bryan
Memorial Park. Mr. and Mrs. Miller
were actuated by public spirit alone
In giving up their rights, they say.
“GET A WIPE," SAYS GOV. MANN.
He Admonlslios Members <*• Staff
• Through Colonel Hamilton.
NORFOLK, VA . April 2S —Gover
nor Mann, according to Col. Alexan
der D. Hamilton, of Petersburg, eh let
of his staff. want* to see unmarried
members of the staff provided with
wives.
In an official communication to
members of the staff, advising them
of approaching social functlom at the
Executive Mansion. Colonel Hamilton
Bays that all married members are
expected to attend the events accom
panied by-thetr wives. and that un
married ones will be expected to take
young ladles with them, “as the Gov
ernor considers himself under some
obligations to marry off the single
members of his staff." and hopes that I
that might start some of ftygf* on the
to matrimony
THREE OFFICERS SHOOT
BUT THIEVES GO ON
I Mounted Police Have Exciting, But Unsuccessful Chase After Tin
Thieves in East End and Use Pistols in Vain.
Sergeant Sherry and Mounted
Officer* Toot* and Jone* had a lot of
revolver practice Friday night and
by their failure to hit the mark prov«fd
they are In need of practice.
Three men. each with a roll of tin
j under hla arm and a Jug of llijuor
■ that 1* auppoaed to have been utolon
from a dlatlllery plant below the city, i
; were acting mysteriously on Church ]
Hill In the neighborhood of Twenty- j
ninth street when they were ordered j
to halt by the mounted officer*, Toots i
,un<l Jones. Instead of halting the!
I trio of alleged thieve* took to their
' heels. Then it was the shots were ;
! fired. Church Hill resident* were'
awakened by the reports of the re- j
volvers and considerable excitement Is
said to havo been created at thb time.
About the same time Sergeant
Sherry, of the Second station, was
chasing a chicken thief down Leigh
street from Tenth. The officer Baw a
• negro with a hag of chicken* over hi*
: shoulder and commanded him to halt.
-- Affectionately—fond- --of—ehlr-kena
j (cooked In any style) the negro did
not obfy the order of the police, but.
'putting on a little more nj>oed, did a
VETElS OFF FOR
MOBILE REUNION
| Crowd Assembles at Southern
Railway Station to Bid Them
Good Bye.
ANTICIPATE GREAT TIME
Lieutenant Governor Ellysou Goes
to Make Report on Battle
Abbey Project.
"Where were you shot?”
I This and similar salutations were
heard at the Southern Railway depot
Saturday morning when nearly two
seore Richmond veterans left for Mo
, bile to attend the Confederate re
; union in that city next week.
Gray jackets, set oft by crosses of
1 honor and other emblems of valiant
j se rvice to the Rost Cause, were in
evidence on every hand about the sta
tion as the veterans minified with the
j crowd that gathered to bid them good
I bye.
Most of the veterans looked hale
j and hearty, despite advanced years,
'and it '.'as apparent that they ex
pect to have the time of their lives.
| Several v eterans, who intended ac
companying the party, were detained
at home on account of sickness, and a
few whose names are induced In the
Richmond list will make the trip by
other routes, for one reason or an
other. Am- ng these is Mayor Rico
ardson. who was at the train to say
"au revolt" to his comrades. He will
leave Sunday night by way of Peters
burg. accompanied by Miss Louise
Richardson, his daughter, who I*
sponsor for the Virginia division. Rev.
J.andon R Mason will alco choose an
other route. He will take a day off
from the reunion next Wednesday )n
order to officiate at the marriage of
his son, Mr. John A. Mason, in New
| Orleans on that day.
Report on Hattie Abbey.
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson was in
the Richmond party that left Satu
day morning. As president of the
; Confederate Memorial Association, he
will make a report at the reunion in
1 connection with the project for the
i Battle Abbey, which is to be located
1 In the West Knd near the Soldiers
Home. The Lieutenant Governor vvas
minus his gray jacket, but he wore a
j Confederate hat and a badge or two.
Commander It. M. Robertson and
(Comrade Sidney Bass, of the Joseph
E. Johnston Camp, Washington ward,
’ went as representatives from across
the river. Captain J. E. Graves, eom
i mandant of the Soldiers' Home und
j member of A. P. Hill Camp, of Pe
tersburg, vvas on hand with his pretty
and attractive young daughter, Mias
Aline Graves, who formed a member
of the party.
Other young ladles in the party:
Miss N'elle R. Lee Murphy, sponsor
: for the First Virginia Brigade, and
Miss May I). Rowe, of Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Beauregard I»rralne and Mrs.
.George I. Christian also went.
“Vets” 1'runi Richmond
Richmond veterans who boarded
the train were J. Thompson Brown.
George L. Christian, J. Taylor Elly
son, W. S. Archer, Taylor Stratton.
W. B. Freeman, F. H. Rahm, Thomas
J. I>avis. J. Tyler Jobson, Andrew
Krouse, W. M. Evans, J. C. Robert
son, C. W P. Brock, Pavid A. Brown.
W. E. Moore, J. Henry Kracke,
: Charles A. Spence, D. W. Bowles.
Charles T. Corltng. George T. Peane,
1 W. B, Lightfoot. J. . Bra tier, H. M.
i Walthull, A. C. Wrenn, J. T. L. Wood
! son, W. U. Wood, H. G. C. Hartman,
: A. R. Courtney, John E. ‘wens,
JamegAl. Goddln. George E, Massie,
John Tyler, C. H. Wingfield. W. r>
Reed.
I
FRENCHMEN FIGHT
SUCCESSFUL DUEL
Both Kniergi* Honor Satisfied and
Entirely I'nharmrd—Quarrel
Over Suffragettes.
PAKIS. April -3.—A bloodless
"cuffragette” due! was fought to-day
in the Parle des Princes between Ar
thur Krayst;e. (i lawyer, anil E. I,. La
roche, a reporter on Lea Nouvelis, of '
which Mme. Margurite Durand, the
cuffragotte leader, is the editor.
The duellist* llred four shot* with
pistols, but no one knows where the
bullets went. IjaroChe.' the chal
lenger. Recant* offended at Kraysse
tor interrupting one of Mme. Durand's
meeting*.—
The suffragettes have decided to
throw all their influence to the can
didate* who have announced them
selves in favor ot their cause.
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Marathon rare tha-t was made th«
faster, because of the bullets that
struck the sidewalk around and about
him. He escaped, though, and the
police are now looking for him.
Just where the men had stolen the
tin from or procured the Jug of
whtskev on Chufch Hill 1« not known,
nor has Sergeant Sherry been able as
yet to ascertain whose hen house was
robbed early In the night.
Sergeant Sherry was on the look
out for thieves In the neighborhood
of Lewis and Marshall streets between
Tenth and Twelfth streets and when
he saw the negro with a bag of fowls
on his back he naturally became aus
picious.
Mounted Officers Toots and Jones
have a great, territory In the Hast End
and although they made th'elr horses
go at a rapid gait while they were
firing, they could not catch the three
men whom they suspected of theft.
There were too many atleys and cor
ners to turn.
within a week and it la thought the
men will become more proficient with
the use of their revolvers.
CONFESSES CRIME
Capture of Slayer of Woman Due
to Heroism of
Girl.
DRIVEN OFT BY HUNGER
'Attempt to Lynch Prisoner Rare
ly Frustrated by Police—
Crime Revolting.
NEWARK. N. J., April IBS.—Held
safely In the jail at Somerville, after
a narrow escape from lynching. John
Grant to-day confessed, the police
say. that he Thursday shot and killed
Mrs. Frederick J. Oovely at Xi rth
Plainfield, In the presence ol her three
small children. According to the al
leged confesKtor# Mrs. Co.'ely e re
fusal to elope with him w is the mo
tive tor the crime. Grunt told ilje
police his real name is John Buckley,
and that he lived formerly in faun
trn, Mass.
Grant's capture was due to the dar
ing of slxteen-year-old Mary Bur
nett,'daughter of a farmer at .Stirling,
for whom Grant formerly worked.
After hiding In the hills until over
come by hunger. Grant appeared at
the Burnett home yesterday and de
manded food ut the point of a re
volver. While Mrs. Burnett was pre
paring the meal the daughter rode a
horse bareback across the country
until she came upon one of the posse
■•-nr inning for the fugitive. Grant
was captured as he r.at at the dinner
table.
In Somerville Grant’s captors were
met by a mob who attempted t > seize
the prisoner and lynch him. The po
lice projected the man.
FAMOUS GLASSES
DONE AWAY WITH
Colonel Exchanges Old Delight
of Cartoonists for Brand
New Pair.
(liy a StulT Correspondent of the
fill tod Pres*.)
PARIS, April 2S.—Colonel Roose
velt's nose glasses, which, with his
gleamtng teeth, have been the great
est asset of the cartoonists were o\
changed to-day for a brand new pair,
littod by the leading occulist of 1‘arls.
As the ex-president and Ambassa
dor Bacon motored through the city
tho Colonel was everywhere recognis
ed and cheered, At two downtown
places, the crowds became so dense
that the automobile was blockol and
the gendarmes had to come to the
Colonel’s relief.
In addition to his new glasses the
Colonel bought a numtor of rare old
volumes at a Paris book store.
There were only seventeen covers
laid for the dinner of the l isverstty
of Sorbonne to Rooseelt to-day. Tho
guests Including Ambassador -Bacon
and M Jusscrand. the French ambas
sador at Washington. For the subse
quent reception, however, the univer
sity burned 1,000 Invitations, the guests
Including every one of any prominence
in academic circles.
The French Academy of Sciences.
Prance's greatest literary body, wel
comed Colonel Rooseelt, Its newest
member to-day. on behalf of the
academy. Emile Boutroux. who has
been chosen as lecturer at Harvard,
welcomed Roosevelt, calling him the
"Ideal American."
The colonel made u half hour's re
ply In French, surprising his hearers
by his fluency. He said the crown
for over.v active literary man was
election to the academy and he prised
his membership beyond measure.
"I was notified of my election while
In Africa, Just us I was starting out
to hunt a white rhlonceros,” Roose
velt said. "1 telt so good over it that
1 gave up the hunt for the day."
Robert Nelson Hardy.
BLACKSBURG. VA., April 23 —
Robert Nelson Hardy, of Chase City,
Va.. nineteen years old. and a mem
ber of the sophomore class at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, died
in the college hospital this morning,
after a short illness of pneumonia.
He had only been 111 since Sunday
and his condition was not considered
so serious until yesterday. The body
w ill be taken to Chase Otty^ some tlmq
Saturday. Young Hardy was lq his
second year at the Institute and f>Spb
lar with his fellow-students. He was
the only son of a widowed mother,
who was with b!m when he died.
The exact time of leaving depends on
th** arrival of relatives of Mrs. Hady’s
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SUV Clir CANKOT
AFFORD TO PAT ISO
Council Committee Rejects '!
Invitation of League of I
American Manicipalities "%
MAYOR SAYS RICHMOND |
OUGHT TO BE MEMBER 8
Declares That Great Benefit* 0
Would Result from Joining.
Matter Will Be Taken
Higher Up.
Contrary to the hopes of the Cham
ber of .Commerce arid others who
have at heart the advancement of
j Richmond, the council committee on
i ordinance, charter and reform Friday
1 night rejected the’ invitation ex tended
to this < Ity by the la-aguc of Ameri
i can Municipalities asking that Klt h
i mond become a member of tha
! league, the committee deciding that
’ the city could not afford to pay tha
! annual dues which amount to lift/
: dollars.
Jt is understood, however, that -
; despite the action of the committee*
a strong light will be made on tha
; Moor of the council at lls next meet
• Ing, Mayor Richardson emphatically
declaring Saturday that he wished
Richmond to be a member of tha
league, as the benefits are many hun
dred times the amount of the annual
feet.
The league has been lit existence
about fifteen years, and is composed,
i of the largest and moat progressiva
cities In the United States ana
Canada.
Various cities throughout the coun
try art continually making investiga
tions and sociological surveys, and
i the benefits of these Inquiries aro
placed at the disposal of every mem
ber of the league, numbrs oef books
being used every year, giving in detail
the results of the work done tow'artl*
. reform and progress In the various
! cities.
In organizing any campaign every
city belonging to the league conse
quently has the benefit of the reports
of all other cities thBt have conduct
ed similar campaigns, and these, ac
cording to those who have studied
municipal matuters, are worth thous
ands of dollars annually, as the money
is actually saved by going directly
at the points to be investigated In
stead of being compelled to grope
1 aimlf sely through the first several
j weeks of the inquiry.
Pne to Chamber.
The invitation ■was procured by th*
Chamber of Commerce, which con— -
eluded after Investigation -that mem
bership in th« league would greatly
advertise the city, since the league i«
. continually sending out literature as
to work accomplished in various parts
of the country, while the special ad
vantages of the cities holding mem
, berr.hip are given wid; publicity,
i Norfolk is already a member of thn
1 ieavue, while the names of the larger
Southern cities also appear cm th*
lifts, and us these are deriving mutual
benefit, the Chamber of Commerce ot
this city was desirous tli.it Richmond
should avail Itself of the opportunity
! to receive like benefit.
Business Manager Dabney, of th#
chamber, Saturday morn ng declared
that the reports and annual publica
tions of the league were invaluable,
and that they should is- received by
* every city which w tshes to stand id
the list of progressive mumclpaUtiea.
A list of the subjects treated Id
! these publications contained the fol
Home Rule for Cities.
Indeterminate Franchiser.
Control of Public Utilities.
Street Pavfhg and Cleaning.
Sewer and Garbage Disposal.
Parks and Playground*.
Smoko Prevention,
Municipal Taxation.
Municipal Reports and Accounting
Government by Commission.
A review of these subjects will shot*
, that Richmond is now interested if*
; every one of them: that each Is a Hv»
! issue confronting the council and tha
1 olturens. and the results attained by
ether cities, Mr. Dabney declare*,
should be available to those studying
the questions here in order that tint*
and money may be saved, and In nr*
rter that a more comprehensive and
j intelligent inquiry may be mails
What Mayor bay*
Mayor Richardson said Saturday
j morning that he did not consider tha
report of the committee final. Tha
i matter will be taken before the Coun
ted with the recommendation that th*
j city become a member of the league.
“1 believe in jntntng Tha T.eague
, American Municipalities,” the mayor
declared. "The 150 fee is a mere pit
tance In comparison with the Immense
benefits Richmond would derive from
such membership. The city would be
i more extensively advertised—and wa
| are all anxious to advance our city
while the reports of work done in other
i places would be of great value to ua y-'
here, as we are constantly confronted
i with the very questions that otjier S
cities have spent year*—not to say ^
I thousands of dollars—-in solving, and ;■
we should certainly have the benefit ot«el§
their exDerlence.
"A number of the largest and most
important cities in the country belong
to the league and are profiting by l£
*..
Anything that will make Rlchmon
bigger and better Is valuable. We hav*
a great city, but we wish to make It
greater, and It seems to me that mem*
hership in this league would be wort#'
a great deal to us.”
BATTLE MARKS ENT)
OF COLLEGE BANQUETI
CHICAGO. April 23.—Wreck*#:’
evening clothes. crushed fiov
broken furniture, shattered dll
soups, entrees and ice*, and a
or two of human gore, marked
finale of the sophomore banquet
ball at Northwestern University
to-day following one of th*
furious claes battles that ever
place at that Institution. The
men were the aggreasors and a
of men and .evecal co-eds irera l
Injured. The police were finely <
to restone* order. ' ■ ‘
board
Seaboard Air Lins earnjnga IMP '
eecond week ot April «r*>*.l«l^
Increase. Ml.Ill, r
13I.1IX; iTftiMt 1
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