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GFHCUHS IN TIFF Mil MTU ROOMS Fire (Commissioner Cheat wood Appeals to Public Safety Board for Decision. B. BECK “STANDING PAT” Says Houses Owned by Former Are Not Fit for Im provements. War is on between Building Inspec tor Beck end Eire Commissioner W. A. Cheatwood as a result of the for mer's refusal to allow the latter to build two bathrooms In residences Noe. 1714 and 2718 East Broad street. Inspector Beck declares the two structures are unsafe, that the walls are mouldy and tottering and that it would be more fitting to tear the buildings down than to improve tnem Mr. Cheatwood. on the other hand, says his houses are strong and in good condition. Consequently, he has appealed from the decision of the building inspector, and the question must now be settled by the board of public safety. Thla board comprises the mayor, the city engineer and the chief of the lire department, it Is to meet and consider the matter Tuesday night, but whether or not Chief Joynes will' be allowed to sit is as yet problemati cal. It has been suggested that his decision might be Influenced by the fact that Mr. Cheatwood, In hi* po sition of fire commissioner, elected Mr. Joynes to office, and consequent ly stands partly In the light of-the latter's employer. Might Prevent Decision. If Chief Joynes does not sit. It Is quite possible that no decision can be reached. Chief Joynes" absence would leave only the mayor and the city engineer to haar evidence. These two might differ In their opinion, thus resulting In a tie vote. Whatever the outcome of the affair may be. it Is conceded that the po sition of the fire chief is most em barrassing. If he vote# against the tire commissioner, he runs the risk of Incurring displeasure which might be so strong as to cause the latter | to vote against him when he comes tip for re-election. If, on the other hand, he^votea with Mr. Cheatwood. he lays himself open to the charge that his decision was previously biased. Both Building Inspector Beck and Mr. Cheatwood are confident that they will wqn when the matter comes up for hearing. "The buildings are perfectly safe, i The declaration of the building In spector to the contrary Is absurd," said Mr. Cheatwood In discussing the ! affair. ‘The buildings are unsafe—not fit for Improvement," says Inspector Beck. "Mr. ChAatwood must think he has unusual rights merely because he is a tire commissioner. Ills posi tion doesn't count with this depart- i ment. and we are standing pat. Those j bathtubs are not going to be Installed i tf We can possibly help It." WILL PflOVlOE FUNDS FOB THEIR SUPPORT Dr. Buchanan Will St o That Two j Unfortunate Li fit If Bovs i Are Taken Care of. He.used admittance by the Chil- ■ drrn's Home Society, by which hun dred! of orphan* and unfortunate chil j dren are cared for until they art adopted by people throughout the State, and there being no city ordl- i nance, or statute under which they could be eared for. two little alleged degenerate children appeared In Po- ■ lica Court Monday morning and , through their irresponsible parents j asked for protection. Justice Crutchfield knew not what' to do. and sent for Dr. Buchanan. of th# Juvenile Protective Association, i and Dr. Maybee. of the Children's ; Home Society. The latter said he could not accept the two children. Edward and Joseph Thomas, children of ltary York, who was married to John York one year ago while she waa an inmate of the count'" poor house and he a supplicant at tho city poot house. "Our society is for the maintenance I and protection of normal children. We j find such children homes, and within tha past nine years have received and found homes for eight hundred chil dren. But our rules do not provide that we should take care of Idiots. These children are sons <tf this wo man. who Is a semi-idiot. One is a little brigrther than the other, but neither win ever be sensible. There fore we cannot take them at our home," said Dr. Maybee. Dr. Buchanan has no funds to pro vide for the two boys. He asked that the court issue an order turning them over to him, and he will solicit funds i for their maintenance. In the mean time the mother of the boys and the degenerate father will be forced to go to work In some place. Neither will be received at the poor house again. - “Jims" Tingen Is Acquitted. DURHAM. N. C.. June 20.--In the trial of “Jim” Tingen. of Durham, i for murdering "Jim’* Myers, his cell mate In Malden, Va., Tingen was Sat- 1 urday ntaucthgqli... -paoE.pcaW— Brr ; urday night acquitted under Instruc- ! tlon of the court that a verdict would he set aside. Tingen killed Myers | in February, after Myers falling to: draw him Into a fight struck him with a poker. Though stabbed squarely In j the heart Myers almost beat down the door to make another attack. living! 90 minutes. Tingen was serving five I years for housebresklng. He belongs to a good Durham family. YOUNG DREXEL MAY MAKE NEW RECORD Says He Will Fly His Air Ship Higher Than Any one. LONDON. June 20.—Armstrong Drexel. son of Anthony Drexel. the millionaire banker of Philadelphia and London, said to-day that he ex pected to break the height record for aeroplanes within the next few days. We hopes for this honor result from his feat yesterday In sailing his Ble riot monoplane to a height of 1,070 fhst. a record for England, after only a comparatively small amount of ex fctrluiitlnf Notice to Taxpayers Office of Collector of City Tim. City Hell, Richmond, V*. THIS OFFICE WILL BE READY TO RECEIVE ALL OR ONE-HALF OF CITY TAXES, REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL, FOR THE YEAR 1V10ON JUNE 15TH. THE WHOLE TAX IS DUE, but tie ordinance provides that one-half may be paid in June and the remaining half in December. Failure to pay all or one half in June incurs a penalty of 5 tier cent, on the whole amount, which is aue at once, ahd if not paid before SEPTEM BER 1ST, the Collector is required to levy, with oosta added. ALL MALES 21 years of age. ALL PERSONS (MALE OR FEMALE) who own personal property, or hold personal property as fiduciary, and all parties con ducting business in the city or Richmond (of whatever nature) are assessed, and i will please call and settle, so as to avoid delinquency. GRADING, PAVING, PIPE AND SEWER CONNECTING BILLS are Pay able in the same manner as Taxes, and at the mam time. GIVE NAME IN WHICH PROPER TY STANDS, and see that you get all your bills. This being the only notice provided for by iaw, please give it prompt attention, as under the new ordinance 5 per cent, pen alty will have to bo added to the whole bill after June 30th. F. W. CUNNINGHAM, Collector of City Taxes. WASHINGTON WARD TAXES, to be paid in tame manner at the office of J. P. ROBINSON, Special .Asst. City Collector, at 10th and Hull Streets. HOSTS OP LETTERS SHWCIUIELl Gets More Thau lie Can Answer Still Coming in by Thousands. NSW YORK, June 30.—Colonel j Roosevelt has been overwhelmed by the deluge or letters and telegrams awaiting him at Oyster Hay and at his office with the Outlook. Thous ands of letters have accumulated. and others are arriving hourly. Many of them are friendly greetings, more con tain political advice and not a few are from old friends with whom the colonel has been corresponding. It may Interest the writers to know that the great mass of this corre spondence will never reach Colonel j Roosevelt's eye. Some of It may be [ seen by persons employed to look It over, but It Is not certain that all let ters will even be read. During the twenty-five days of Col onel Kooaevelt'8 stay In London he re- I reived more than 3 4,000 letters. I>ur- , lng the seven days’ time between March 4. 1909, aand the date of his sailing for Africa, he received more than 7,000 letters. Mrs. Roosevelt and members of his family helped him to open and sort this mail, but the absence of an office staff made it Im possible to deal with the letters sepa rately. In London two stenographers were hired to help, and l>awrence Ab bott contributed his services. It should he understood, however, that Abbott! is not a paid secretary, and that Roosevelt has employed no secretary j hers. A pathetic wall has been sent up ; by the postofflee and rural free deliv ery men at Oyster Hay. They say it Will be physically impossible for them to perform their duties unless given help. Colonel Roosevelt "slipped onejj over" on the newspaper men to-day. lie caused it to be announced that he would come to this city on the regular morning train Instead he came down Sound lake late last night on the Dolphin with Secretary Meyer and remained on board until this morning, when he drove to his offlee in the Outlook. MAYOR APPROVES Returns Long List of Measure# to. City Clerk With !• Signature. These ordinances ware returned to City Clerk Augiist Monday with the approval and signature of Mayor Richardson: Granting free use of city water to the Associated Charities. Ordinance appropriating $2,600 for entertainment of visiting military. Employment of stenographer for Wise-Pollock Investigation. Ordinance authorising the sale of the town hall of Kairmount. Ordinance to acquire rights and easements over a strtp of land for j site for bridge across the James j river. Ordinance authorising the commit- j tee on streets to enter Into an agree- j ment to arbitrate all claims against i the city of Richmond held by prop erty owners in Falrmount who claim damages to their property by reason of the grading of the street* In that section. Ordinance appropriating $2,000 to be placed to an account on the books of the auditor, known as "Installation of arc lights In Washington ward," to instat not less than 100 lights. Ordinance appropriating $300 for Improvement of Maury cemetery. Ordinance appropriating $1,000 for smallpox fund for the board of health. Resolution instructing the city at torney to acquire land by condemna tion for the extension of Riverside Park. • Ordinance awarding contract for the erection of the administration building of the State Fair Grounds to Gilbert J. Hunt, at a cost of $46,000. Several minor measures authorising street improvements were also given the mayor’s approval. SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM: MR. JONES* STABLE BURNS (Special to The Richmond Virginian.) ROXBURY. VA.. June *0.—One of the most severe electrical storms of the season visited this section on Sat urday night. A stable belonging to Mr. W. W. Jones was struck and de stroyed by fire. All of his stock was ■aved. Miss Mary Haw. of Hanover, Is visiting Miss Irene Jones. Misses Bessts Nance and Mattie Nance are visiting Miss Mary Tay lor at Green Bay. Va. Mr. Ij. H. Bousle has been called I to his boa* by the death of bis father. - ' : .. X • .': ■ V - . v. .<,•■,. i ^ ■_ CUPID TAKES PART IN DISAPPEARANCE CASE Young Man Who Left City Suddenly After Coming Into Posses sion of Rather Fat Check Turns Up in Town Where His Sweeth eart Lived, Mystery no longer shrouds the dis appearance of Mr. Hunter Morris, 24 j years old, who left Richmond ten days ago without divulging his desti nation to any of his frienda For It i develops that he was married last Thursday night, and Is now In the' city once more. Up to the time of hia disappearance Mr. Morris had been employed as city j salesman by the realty Arm of Paine \ & Co. ling. On June 10 the Arm de-i llvered over to him a couple of checks, amounting to nearly 1300, which he had earned as commission on sales. The next day he failed to report for , work, and as the days went by with out bringing wort of his whereabouts! his friends, as well as members of his family, began to grow uneasy, ! fearing that some mishap had befall en him. Ills mother, hoping that he ■ would return to Richmond sooner or later, made earnest reguest of his em ployer* that his position be held for him until further Inquiry was made. j Cupid Takes a Hand. It was known that the young man | had a sweetheart somewhere up the Stale, and some of his friends felt confident that Cupid had a part, more 1 or less. In the affair. The mystery was Anally cleared Sunday, when the mother of the young man received word that he had been married to ; Miss Annie Stone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stone, of Buchanan, Va. Mr. Morris, before leaving Rich mond. was a boarder in the home of ' Mrs. A. I... Bailey. 218 Bast Main I street, but It is not known whether DENOUNCES EFFORT TO SM WEST Senator Borah of Idaho De- i dares Policy to Be Libel on Justice. DRIVES OUT SETTLERS Shows How Hoiue-Steadors Are; Forced to Have Country—Says j Many Move to Canada. WASHINGTON. June 20.—In a rigorous speech Senator Borah, of j Idaho, one-third of the area of which . s in government reservations, dia ■ussed conservation In the senate to- j Jay, declaring that the people of the Western States could better attend to heir local affairs than a bureau in Washington. In being deprived of the iso of their agricultural lands, their nines and power sites, they were du lled equality, which was part of a State's heritage, he said: "Let us have an understanding," he said, "that any conservation policy igreed upon must have as its basic principle that of economic use and de velopment. These resources are not 0 lie Idle, imprisoned, and unuseable. i ,f you will join with us In their dedl •atlon to the economic use of those j vho will develop them we will gladly oin you In formulating a policy of -ogulation and control which will 1 vo Id waste, extravagance and nonopoly In so far as It la possible. "Hut upon a policy of non-use, of j strangulation of the great Wfcst, we 1 itop at the first call for legislation. If nraVigulatlon is to be had it will first ! >e tried upon some of the measures In ! his body. We have reached, it seems, hat pitiable, indefensible position, ac tordlng to those who would tie up our -•-sources, where we are willing to •onfess before the world that as law nakers we are Inefficient, as admlnis rators worthless, and that our citlsen- . ;htp Is so brasen and corrupt that we ;an no longer do business, but must »ut of sheer impoiency shut up shop. Declare Libel. "I denounce such a theory as a libel lpon our citizenship, a manufactured ind well-distributed libel upon the West, and for ulterior and selfish mo tive*. 1 say to this senate that any i cgislatlon upon this subject must be jpon the basis that Western citizen ihlp Is honest, law-abiding, and in elltgent; that Western people appre ciate the value of these resources ind propose to protect them; that hy are loyal to their States and to i he nation as a whole, or you will | nake very slow progress in this cham ber. "The policy which will hold the i igrlcultural land from production am* ltnders Industrial life, which forces ho citizen Into a city or Into a foreign ■lime for lands is not only short-sight- | *d and unwise, but 11 is a blunder, vUlch, In legislation Is even worse , ban a crime. He said that as a result of a “cruel, injust and Illegal system," In "pre- j lumlng every settler to be a purjurer , ind a swindler” the term of residence I >f the settlers on his land was ex- { ended to seven or eight years, and >e was exposed to great expense and tardship. | “Often* the homesteader," he said, j impoverished and harassed has given ■ ip the work of five years and the pros- ; >ect of a home and has gone Into town o enter the competitive field of the lay laborer. This system is an out ■ageous violation of law and every principle of Justice." "in Canada, he adds, the settlement s«i are liberal and are administered >n the theory that every man Is Inno cent untlj he is proved guilty. WOULD PUT KAISER ON WATER WAGON Paris Physician Says Disorder is Due to Too Much Beer. PARIS, June 20.—Over-indulgence, n beer Is responsible for the Kaiser’s j blood disorders, which have twice jartially Incapacitated him within the : ast month, according to the state nent to-day of Dr. Doyen, the yell mown cancer authority. "I am satisfied that the Kaieer's ddneys are in bad condition, result ng from the use of beer. The lnfec lon that manifested Itself first in an tbsceas on his right hand and now s showing itself on an abrasion of he right knee Is likely to become feneral unless heroic measures are aken to prevent its spread. "Should the Infection continue, leath Is sure to result. I don’t think ne Kaiser's advisers realise the se iouanean of his condition. In fact I loiCt think the Kalaer Is cared for ntenlgently. "ft may be that the Kaiser does V '• .... . , . ■■ ! , ■ ■■ . , , ./ hr. will continue to make his rrsi- i dence there. Mr* Bailey stated Monday that the couple would be en tirely 'welcome, although she had received no word from them. She said that Mr. Morris had been want ing to get married ever since last February, and she was not surprised when she heard the news from Buch anan. Job Is StUl Open. A member of the firm of Paine & , Horllng, on being apprised of the mar riage Monday by The Virginian, satd that Mr. Morris had certainly acted queerly In not taking his employers Into his confidence. However, they were not Inclined to fill his position until he returned, and Indicated whe ther he would like to continue to fill It himself. The flfm was especially j surprised that the young man had not | sent some word to them before setting 1 out on his honeymoon, which will In clude a number of Northern cities. Another .heck Is still due Mr. Mor ris, It is said. Mr. Morris was formerly employed In the general offices of the Chesa peake and Ohio, and ha* quite a w ide clhcle of acquaintances In Richmond. His bride was at one time a resident r>f this cdty and also has a number of friends here. Mr. H. Sheppard Morris. 109 North ' Twenty-eighth street, employed as bookkeeper for Powers-Taylor M>rug Company. Is a brother of the young bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are stopping at one of the local hotels, having ar rived In Richmond Monday._j not drink much beer, but a man with blood In the condition that his 1* In, should not drink any beer or other alcoholic beverages.” NEGRO FIXED $10 FOR CRUELTY TO HORSE Though claiming that he uaed the tiorsc to drive from the stable where he was employed to the Richmond hospital, where hi* wife had under gone an operation was very 111, Ed- ' card Miles, a negro, was convicted of < ruelly treating an animal when he sas arraigned In police court Monday i and w as sentenced to pay a fine of I 110, In default of the fine he went, to Jail. The negro was not at the hos pital when he was found on the street it an early hour In the morning He told of having received a call to go ;o the hospital and having worked for i his employer for a long time did not j :hlnk there would be any objection to hla taking the horae away from the stable and driving rapidly to the bed side of his better half. PURCHASE CHURCH AT COST OF $10,000 j (.Special to The Richmond Virginian.! j DANVILLE. VA., June 20.—An- J aouncement was made to-day that the ongregatton of Patton-Street Chris tian church has purchased the build ng on Jefferson street, Boon to be vacated by the First Presbyterian •hutch. paying 110,000. The Presby terians are preparing »<> build at Main »nd Sutherlin avenue at a cost of $30, 300. EiecutSi Trustrt** Bond. William B. Crawford Monday exe- i •nted a trustee’s bond of $5,000 In the United States district court here n the case of Robert H. Baldwin, hankrupb^^__ii<i>_>_^^__<_>rli___>____ I Go With Richmond Yacht Club Dn their Moonlight to Dutch Gap. ' Steamer Pocahontas. Tuesday, June £lst, if 8:IS P. .If. Good music and dancing. Refreshments at city prices. Tickets on sale at wharf. Blues Band will furnish music. Call, Phone or Write FOR Fal Rent list POLLARD k BAGBY ltn Ext Mala Street Get Our New Spring Rent List N. W. BOWE & SON. The Berkeley. Prank tin and Harrison Streets, handsome ipartments, four bedrooms, two baths, >arlor, library, etc., will be ready Septem ber 1st; heat and 'phone furnished free. _ X. W. BOWE A SON MY PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE CARE OF PROPERTY AND COLLECTION OP RENTS. DOUGLAS E. TAYLOR, Rroterr end Seller of Real Estate. Collection of Rents AND INSURING YOUR PROPERTY OUR SPECIALTIES CHAPIN A HUME ! We want your Rent Account. Why? because we can keep your property tccupied. < EDWARD S. ROSE CO., Real Estate ufd Loans. 11 North Eleventh Street. i ISHr For Sale Real Estate What About the Heat? Going to send wife and children to the country? You would like to for their comfort, wouldn’t you? Do you realize that just north of Richmond is Chamberlayne Place Where there is free circulation arid always a nice breeze. Pure water, wide sidewalks, electric lights, free sewerage and large homesites 80x223 feet and alley 20 feet, that are cheap on easy terms and fully restricted. Call us to-day; don’t delay. Blanton & Co., Sales Agents, Suburban Development Corp 1110 East Main Street. Jas. B. McComb, Mgr. 404 American Bank Bldg. ftfj $ H m m m FOR SALE, $12,500 Weat Grace Street, cast. of college, ! large Three-Story Brick Dwelling of about 16 rooms, etc., a desirable piece of projicrty i at a low figure. $14,500 East Maiu Street Business Property, - renting for $1,200 per annum. This property is in a most excellent location, is always rented and has a splendid future value. H UTZLER ' R ENTAL.5 5 A LEb LO A N 5 ICO LAiT MA:N ljT(-itt.'r PHONt MA i, SON Jiils James River Farm House FOR SALE, consisting of S00 acres, 300 acres in culti vation; heavy rich chocolate river soil, I 1-2 mile of railroad station; house, barns and other outbuildings, all crops and per sonal projicrty, horses, cow, chickens, furniture, implements, tools and every thing goes at a great big sacrifice. It ' must be closed out. Price, $15,000. Easy terms. CASSELMAN A CO., ; till East Main Street. West Grace Street Home; A very desirable Comer Home on West Grace Street, 10 rooms, nice bath, hot water heat, electric light, large cellar and back yard and all modern convenience. Price right. RUEHUMUND A BOWLES, Real Estate Agents, 729 East Main Street. Richmond, Va. By Virginia Auction Co., Auctioneers. 606 E Broad St. ’Phone 3851. STOCK OF GRANITE AND AGATE-| WARE, CROCKERY WARE, GLASS WARE, SCREEN DOORS, WIN DOWS, VELOCIPEDES, TOOLS, SHOW CASES, CANDIES, SCALES, | LAMP, BASEBALL GOODS, ETC., j AT AUCTION. We will sell for owners at their store,! 505 Louisiana Street, Fulton. TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1910, at 10:30 A. M., Entire stock must be sold and removed day of sale. VIRGINIA AUCTION CO., Auctioneers. FINANCIAL, WE ARE IN POSITION TO MAKE Loans on City Real Estate If you wish to borrow, arc* EDWARD a ROSE CO., Real Estate and Loans, No. 11 North Eleventh Street. YOU WILL APPRECIATE OUR REVISED RENT LIST Ask for one to-day, sure. A. J. CHEWNING COMPANY. Buy a Home With Your Rent GET LOCATED AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT RENTING. SAVE MONEY-MAKE MONEY AND BE HAPPY. HIGH GRADE HOUSES $1,000 CASH, $80 MONTHLY. BUYS GRACE STREET DWELLING East of College, 14 rooms, detached. $300 CASH, $2o MONTHLY, BRICK AND FRAME MORRIS NEAR MAIN STREET ten rooms. $000 CASH. $50 MONTHLY BUYS ALLEN AYE. MODERN HOME 8 rooms, liot water heat. $300 $500 CASH, $40 MONTHLY BUYS LEE DISTRICT HOMES PARK AVENUE. STUART AVENUE, HANOVER AND OTHER STREETS, $4,000 AND UP. CASH, $25 MONTHLY, MODERN BRICK 6 rooms, bath, pantry, electric light, granolithic walk. MULBERRY NEAR MAIN $250 AND $300 CASH, $25 MONTHLY, CHESTNUT HILL HOMES ti and S rooms each. $500 CASH, $40 MONTHLY BUYS BARTON HEIGHTS HOME 8 rooms, electricity, steam heat, corner lawn; very attractive. $250 CASH, $20 MONTHLY, PINE STREET, PARK FRONT, ti rooms; a pretty location. $450 CASH, $35 MONTHLY BUYS GROVE AVENUE HOME near Harvey Street, ti rooms; lot alone worth the money; only $3,750. $200 CASH, $15 MONTHLY. 1412 WEST CARY STREET six rooms. $.500 CASH. $.50 MONTHLY BUYS THREE-STORY LEIGH STREET BRICK, ten rooms. CHEAP HOMES $350 CASH, $30 MONTHLY, ' THREE-STORY CHERRY NEAR MAIN STREET 10 rooma; good lot. $150 CASH, $15 MONTHLY, HIGHLAND SPRINGS HOMES $100 CASH. $10 MONTHLY, LINDEN STREET, 4 ROOMS, $1,000. »l(M) CASH, $10 MONTHLY, GRAHAM STREET, 4 ROOMS, $800, I $50 CASH, $0 MONTHLY, 102 HOLLY, BRICK, 3 ROOMS. Possession now or later, or you draw the rents. Legal interest annual balance No building Rind or trust company scheme. Titles guaranteed and backed by our 30 years’ experience and well-known responsibility. These are rare chances, and may be changed at any time. So art quick J. Thompson Brown & Co. Price $5,600; Rent $576. Four Good Dwellings IN FINE RENTING LOCALITY, IN FIRST-CLASS REPAIR. GREEN & REDD. Call for Our New Rent List VERY DESIRABLE DWELLINGS THEREON. GREEN & REDD. 150 Acres 2 ! j miles of electric line anil steam rail- , road; poor buildings, nice laying land; all fenced with three wires. To close out this valuable estate, only $1,500; $500 cash; balance on time. .Sec CASSELMAX & CO , Headquarters for Farms, j 1111 East Main Street. $11,000 buys Franklin Street Dwelling, between j First and Fifth Streets; will rent at $800 1 year, 12 rooms, large lot. This is a bar gain. RUEHRMUND * BOWLES, Real Estate Agents, | 729 East Main Street. $1,050 A nice little six rooms Cottage, on 2t«tiff Street. Water anti gas. Suitable for’ home or investment. Rental 110.00 per month. LATHAM & RUFFIN, 800 East Main FOR SALE OR TRADE, A New 8-Room just' completed, with five large will make a beautiful country little chicken farm; close to electric tyj with 5-centa fare all over the city; gr sacrifice. Call and see. CASSELMAN & Headquarters for