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BRIIQUENTS, HOLE TO
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Pll), DUBBED RASCALS
r. Credit M« u Arc Paid Tribute for
Great Work I hey Are
Doing.
' That the man who la delinquent and
Witt not pay. although able. 1* a ras
cal, use the declaration of Mr M. S
" Block at the quarterly meeting of the
Richmond Credit Men's Association
held Tuesday night.
Mr. Block, who was a gu.st of the
Sgaoclailon, took occasion to pay «
high tribute to the credit men and
the work they art accomplishing. Ills
\ remarks were well-received and
roundly applauded.
. .Mr. Itc.m Wallersteln told how the
adjustment bur*«u is working, declar
ing that ir.n.hofl In claim* were c<H
lected during the past ; <nt Every
member of the association was urged
to Join the bureau.
After form discuss. >n the . nsen
sus of opinion seethed to he that veery
one subject to ti e corporation tax Im
posed b ythe federal government should
jfltv the tax and trust t<> being reim
bursed In evert the law was declared
unconstitutional
Other topics discuss d were Home -
stem! exemption, Mr. Hill Montague:
collect ton il, Mr Tinker Harrison; !
iTedir depar:- r* lyste-r, Mr. John P
fj Metzfi' r
pi Ool. c m £ Ti -w o.j i* as elected
■ g rnernlo r cf ti.- "'‘lee
on ! tr>:.it ,
COMMISSI WILL ATTEND
MILWAUKEE CONVENTION
"Jhx Revisers Believe 1 hey Can
L'urn Mativ Things of Value at
International A ssoc i a t i un.
After the election of Mr. Douglas
Freeman t<e its *•-. retary and expert,
and discussing i«xmi n (■ r several
hours, the tax ( oimnlsslon which met
in Oovtrin-)* Mann * office Tuesday ad
journed to meet at the tall id the
chief executive. and h) all events, t>>
ajusemble at the international Tax At
*m lath n In Milwaukee July lib In
August i The eommissionera believe
that l»y attending this meeting, at
which the tax expert* of several coun
tries "HI gather, they can hr- Inesti
mably assisted Iti their Herculean task
of revising the tax system of Virginia
it U expected that all the niem7,«r*
of the commissfetf, with the exception
of Judge Frentl*,' of the Corporation
t’ommlsslon. who will he ill Kurope
on hi« vacation when the association
meets, will attend thi convention in
Milwaukee
Dr. Freeman took ofll< e Tuesday, i
His term will expire lit 7«nntri. lit 1 ~
At the conclusion of Tuesday's meet
ing. Dr. Freeman said the commission
would prove of the utmost value to
the State and peopli He said the
commission would examine thorough
ly into the equity of all taxes In the
State and make some recommenda
tions to the General Assembly of 1#12.
The commission will pay particular
attention of license and special taxes,
E£ corporation, real, personal and lran
17 ehUe tax'.
COMMITS FOB POKING
MONUMENT AVENUE
Work Let to Smith k ('«>. the Onlv
Bidders -Other Contracts
Are Awarded.
Monument tvenue will tip paved by
the firm of ] J Kmlih At <\>., at a cost
to the city of 12 20 per square yard
The contract was awarded at a meet
ing of the Street Committee Tuesday
night. There were no other blda, but
the committee considered the price
offered by Smith <Sc Co. to be reason -
able.
Failure of the lowest bidder to en
dow* a certified 4 heck with propo
sition prevented the awarding of the
contract for the raising of houses on
Ployd avenue and Strawberry street
Other bid* submitted were considered
egeeasive, and so all were turned
gown.
Hitter complaint against the lack
of progress lri paving Oak wood ave
nue was made i>y Mr. Bliley. The
latter declared that the contractor had
only one man at work on the Job.
Unless the work goes along with
more speed the contract will probably
be declared forfeited.
Entertain Ministers.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian )
PREDERICKSHrRO, June 29.—
Rev. and Mrs. J. il. Hcnderlite en
tertained the minister* uf this < tty
In a hospitable manner un Monday
night A delightful supper was served
and a pleas*ut hour spent in social
Intercourse
Those present were Ur. J. W.
Rosebro. Rev J. R Rosol.ro. Rev.
J. il. Jacobs. Pr- II. H. Bui her. Pi
R. J. McRryde. Itev. li. A "iliianis
and Rev. J. II ^leuderlito.
Taft at Bovertj.
HEVERRV. MASt?., June £».—
President Taft arrived here In his spe
cial ear, Colonial, at 9:3u this morn
ing. lie wa? greeted at the depot by
member* of hi* family, already here,
and at once left by automobile for the
aummer white house at Rurgess Point
(•ergon—Peaa j.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
PRKDKRK'KHBPRO, VA., June 29 —
Miss Margaret Fanny, of Plrtsburg, Pr
and Mr Armlstead Gordon, of Green
c , wood. Spotsylvania county, were mar
, 'J >|«g to-day at lh« home of the bride s
sister, in Pittsburg. Miss Fenny form
arty lived In this city, snd is a sister
of the late Dr. Penny, who was once
*4>rii#y will* reside at Greenwood.
UUJB
Richmond Virginia!] Cash Award Contest
Addrtet
Xol food after July &*, 1010
THIS BALLOT IS GOOD FOR 20 CREDITS.
[hetrut So.
Good for 30 Credit* when neatly trimmed and filled out if tent to the Conlett
I qf The Richmond Virginian, by mail or othennee, before eipiration
Ayer’* Saraaparill* i* • tonie. 1« do**
not *timuU»e. It do** not make you
feel better one day, tta*« bad aa over
th* next. There la not • drop *f alcohol
., ***** 1" <«• You have the ateady, oven gain
Hit "%jl^/rte/mmalJZl. A rtwng that come* from a atrong tonic. Ask
Me anJ alterative. —i
Run Down ?
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY j
LEADS IN EDUCATION
Xfw Agricultural School Formally Lnder Wav Corner Stone
Laving ami Picnic—-llow Community 11a- Fought For Ad
vancement o f Schools.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian. i
CHESTER, June 29. Th< cause of
public education bus made consldera
I.!e progress In this small town, sit
uated about midway between the ci
ties of Richmond and Petersburg,
since its Inception in the year 1S90.
when a small school was built, with
111, most crude and Insufficient equip
ment. The school began with one
teacher and a limited attendance, with
about six months' session. A lew
, cars later a larger and better equipp
ed school mis built, accommodating
He.ut fifty pupils, with two rooms
nul two teachers
In 1904. the general assembly of
Virginia made an appropriation to es
labllsh ai least one high school in
-. er> county of the Stale. and (he clt
rrns ,if this place, with the Bermuda
nid I'nle district school hoards seised
!li, opportunity, and raised the neees
.,iv funds to materially enlarge the
bool building hen , and made ample
r-quu merit for the purpose, arid egtab
i,-,h>,! the f rs; high school of the
■ unty.
Alien toe general asscmbli of 1907
",s, inacii, a provision to establish the
agricultural high schools—one in each
i-oiigregsioiml district—tho district
■, hool boards assisted the Ber
inuda district school board, with the
aid ,,f some of the citizens of Ches
ter. to secure the location of the third
congressional agricultural high school,
at this place.
The building will be completed by
October 1st.
This building will be of concrete
base, and of brick, covered with elute,
will be three stories in height, and
fifty-seven by seventy-five feet dimen
sions, containing lourtcen rooms for
school purposes, heated by hot at*,
and will have the latest devices for
comfort, sanitation, and equipment. It
In located in neurlj the centre of u
larin of 22 1-2 acres for agricultural
purposes, and near the depots of the
Atlantic Coast Line, rjeaboard Air
1,1 nc. Tidewater and Western, and the
Klehmond and Pet< raburg Kltciric
line. The building and farm, when
completed and equipped will • net
about 120.000, and will accommodate
four hundred pupils One hundred and
sixty pupils were enrolled last session,
with the possibility »f two hundred
and fifty within the next two years.
p. M. Tyler has been re-elected
principal, and J. C Stiles, agricul
turist, with six as assistants.
The "Corner stone" of tills building
will be laid by the Chester T,odge. No.
S4, Masons, assisted by the Lodge
from Black and Midlothian, and visit
ing lodges of Richmond and Peters
burg June 30, at noon. The day will
he celebrated with a picnic with Gov
ernor Mann, State Superintendent J.
D. Kggleston. Jr. Congressman John
Lamb, and- county representatives as
speakers, and the ladies of the coun
ty will serve dinner and refreshments.
WANTS NO FRICTION
BUT WORK DONE BETTER
City Knpinerr Bollinp Explains More Clearly Tins Attitude To
ward Oilier Departments Statement of Mr. Knowles.
The squabble between City Engineer,
Hulling and thp heads of the city light
and water departments broke nut
afresh Tuesday night, when Mr. Bol
ling. rising to a question of personal
privilege ut a meeting of the t’om
mittee on Eights, explained that he
had never Intended to criticise the ef
ficiency of Messrs, pa vis and Knowles,
and then followed further conciliatory
remarks with a tirade against "slov
enly work" In the matter of repaving
streets.
Ever since the rev ent meeting of the
committee, when It was suggested that
Mr. Bolling push Police Court prose
cution in case of failure to restore
paving properly, after the laving of
gas or water pipes, the City Engineer
declared he has seen, streets left al
most Impassable by contra' tors In the
employ of one of the two departments
concerned.
For the second tiime. Mr. Rolling
declared his patience, to be exhausted.
Me then took up a statement issued
by Superintendent Knowles, in which
the latter dwelt on the efficiency of
his department, and denied that Thir
ty-fourth street or chlmborago Boule
vard had been ripped up. as charged
by the City Engineer.
Amplifying on this question Mr.
Knowles stated;
“Before smooth paving was laid
aerviee pipes were run between Broad
and flay streets for each residence,
and also for each thirty feet of resi
dence site (for which a special ap
propriation was made). Since, when
additional piping has been needed for
this street, it has been laid In alleys,
and no applhatton has been made by
this department for tearing up any
portion of this avenue."
Flat contradiction to this statement
was made by Mr. Bolling. Only a few
days ago, he said, he had received an
application from Joseph M. Bheltnn.
gas Inspector, for permission to open
Thirty-fourth street. The application
was refused. Mr. Bolli"- said.
There followed considerable discus
sion as to whether or not the City En
giheer had been too severe In his
criticism of the other two departments
in his speech at a former meeting of
the committee. Mr. Bolling declared
that he had intended no Imputations
against the ability of either Mr
Knowles or Mr. Davis. He described
his persona! relations with the two as
heing most cordial. He wanted no
quarrel nor unpleasantness of any
sort, he said, but he insisted that the
•'reckless” tearing up of streets to lay
pipes, followed by leaving them In
"frightful condition," must he stopped.
STUDENTS TO KNOW
WORTH OF DIPLOMAS
State Board of Education Decides to Take Matter of Detenu in ta^r
Value of Sheepskins from Examiners—Mr. Chandler
Mad Examiner.
That graduate* may know the com
parative value of diplomas they ra
| calve from the institution* of learn
ing in Virginia, the State board of
education, at it* meeting at the fapl
I tol Tuesday night, adopted a resolu
tion by which the power to deter
mine the relative worth of the sheep
skin* was taken from the State board
of examiners The pmviy will here
i after he vested In the State board of
education, which will direct the W'ork
j of the examiner*.
To report a rule "which will he
I fair and just to ail collage*," a com
mittee composed of Ur. J M. Page,
\ Dr. J. L. Jarman and Prof. S. K.
McChtsney vva* appointed. These
educators w ill draw tip a plan of aeal
■ lug the values of the diplomas.
Tin' fight lnr this change was made
by Attorney-tlenarai Samuel Williams,
who said the students of the various
Institutions of learning were entitled
to Know the worth of the di
ploma after It i* won At present the
) University of Virginia and the Vnited
State* commissioner of education are
| the arbiters In this matter.
Prof. A. II. ('handler, Jl\. princi
pal of Springfield school, of Rich
i mcml. v, us elected a member of the
board of examiner*, to succeed Prof.
11. h. Russell. The latter resigned
recently to take up hi* work with
the State Normal School at Kreder
i irkdburg, of which he is preaid pit.
The board accepted the resignation
of J. 8. Thomas, for the past twelve
months State sucsrvlaor of rural ele
mentary schools under the Peabody
fund. Mr. Thomas will go to Lynch
burg, where he had accepted the po
sition of vice-president of the Vir
ginia Christian College The elec
tion of Mr. Thomag*. successor was
postponed until the next meeting of
the board
The meeting of the board "as held
behind closed door* Ur. Arthur Kyle
l)a via. of Petersburg, appeared be
fore the board and asked that tne
Southern Female College. ,,f whirl, he
I is president, tie plait'd on a tooting
i where its diplomas would he j-eeog
i nlied. A number of book agents
I “hd map men sought entrance, but
; the door was closed to them.
OBITUARY
btort* li. Hankins.
George H. Hankins, f,jr forty years
an engineer of the Southern railway,
died Tuesday at his home, No. 2604
West Main street, after an illness ot
five month*. He leave* a wife and
one daughter. Miss Elisabeth iiank
lns. Mr. Hankins was sixty-two years
old
Funeral of Mrs. Ilorkaduy.
The funeral of Mrs. Uettie Thomas
Hockaday, whj died Monday, took
pluee Wednesday morning from the
residence. No. 320 South Fourth
Street. Services were conducted by
Rev Dr. H. D. C. AlaclaiTilan, prt
tor of the Seventh Street Christian
church. Interment was in Hollywood
cemetery.
Mrs. -Sarah J. Windham.
Mrs. Sarah J. Windham, seventy
five years old. died Tuesday night at
her home near Huguenot Springs
She leafes a huahand and live chil
dren—W. T.. J E., and George M
Harris, Mrs. Mamie Hudson and
I Charles Windham. Jr. The funeral
took place Wednesday from the beth
el baptist church, Chcaterfleld c unity.
Mrs. Nancy Nicholson,
(Special t., The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA., June 29.—Mrs
Nancy H. Nicholson, wife of J. YV
Nicholson, formerly of Portamouth
und now of Newport News, died to
day, aged 15 years. She was a sister
of Samuel Hope, of Eagle Rock.
Fonelou Taylor.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian )
LEESBURG. VA, June 29.—Mr.
Fenelow Taylor, one of the oldest
cltlaena of this county, died at his
home In Round Hill Sunday after
noon from the inlirmlties of old age.
aged 81 years. He Is survived by two
children and one. brother and two j
sisters. His remains were burled at j
Kalortin to-day, H. M. McCormick j
officiating.
CXI U MKMUKHg H ILL AI-KNO
KOl'HTH AT THK OI.U WHITE.
Member* of the Westmoreland Club
and some of thslr friends are planning
to spsnd the Fourth of July at the
White Sulphur Springs A special train
carrying tbs party will isava Richmond
Saturday morning at 11;39 o'clock.
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FROM JUMES RIVER
Cohen Children Brought to Sur
face bv an Electric Storm
Over the Citv.
DOUBLE BURIAL TO-DAY
Father Saw Body of One of His
Children ns it Was Draged to
Shore—^’ound Near \\ liarf.
Brought to the surface of the w atar
by an electric si. urn lat« Tuesday af
ternoon. the bodies of Maxle anil Syd
ney Cohen, children of Mr. Meyer
Cohen, who were drowned In James
river Sunday, floated Into’view of those
working on the city dredge In charge
of Captain Thomas Cunningham, near
the Old Dominion Steamship Company
wharf, and were taken to shore, where
a wildly distracted father viewed
them.
At '1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
funeral services for the two drowned
children will be held from Bliley’s
undertaking establishment. Interment
is to be in the Hebrew cemetery.
The body of Sydney, a golden-haired
boy of eight years of age. was seed
floating down the stream by members
of the crew of the Thomas Cunning
ham boat. A small boat was sent out
and the child brought to shore. A
few minutes afterwards the news had
spread through the city that one of
the bodies had been found and Mr.
Cohen was quickly on the scene. While
his child was still in the water he
wanted to wade into the stream and
view it. Friends prevailed upon him
not to go further, and he remained
until the wagon came and took the
swollen corpse to the undertaking es
tablishment
Less than half an hour afterwards
the body of the other boy, Maxle, the
oldest—and he was only ten years of
age—was seen floating on the sur
face of the river Just after the steam
er Pocahontas had left its wharf. An
drew Carter, Willie Good® and Al.
Johnson saw the body and rowed out
In the river and towed it to shore.
Again was Bliley's wagon 'ailed Into
service, and with the child wrapped
in sheets It was taken to the morgue,
where It was placed by the side of its
younger brother.
A prostrated mother wept at her
home. -It South Second street, and a
grief-stricken- .parent remained near
the place where his children lay dead
for the whole night.
Search had been made for the bodies
of the children near wheru they were
drowned, but. as Indicated in The Vir
ginian. they were swept down the
stream hv the strong current.
It is said by scientists that elec
tric storms ha\e a tendency to bring
bodies to the top of the water, and
this Is the only reason given for these
children rising so early. They had
been in the water but two days.
LARGEST RECEIPTS
Fine; Exhibit Mave by Annual lu
port to Fredericksburg
Council.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.;
FREDBRICK8BIKC1. June i9.—At
a meeting of the city council held
last night to close the business for
the yenr ending July 1. Chairman U.
H. I,ane, of tile finance committee,
made the > early report. This shows
that the affairs of the town are in a
most satisfactory condition. The col
lections from all source* were $108,
707.59. the largest amount collected
in one year in the history of the city
President VV. E. Bradley made ail
address to the council, in which he
reviewed the work of fobs body and
showed that it had advanced the city
, In all departments.
Fredericksburg is fortunate in own
j tug Its electric lighting plant. Its gas
' works and its water works, and since
the Gould interests ha\e brought a
j large water power plant here the
citizens are looking forward to a
bright future.
FINAL EXERCISES OF
MALE ORPHAN SCHOOL
Medal? mu! Other Honor? Award
ed at Annual Com
mencement.
, Medals and other awards for schol
astic work during the past nine
\ months were awarded to the students
: ii( the Male Orphan Asylum School
Tuesday night, when closing exercises
I for the year were held.
Eugene Granger wen the scholar
! ship medal offered annually by Gen
] eral Charles J Anderson in memory
of his father. Ueorgr W Anderson,
i a former president of the institution.
The medal for good work In mathe
matics offered by Mr. D. U. Davis was
won by George New. A medal for
faithful attention to duty offered by
Thomas J. Todd went to Louis Muller
ulrich. A medal for penmanship of
fered by Major Langdon T. Christian
: was won by Emmet King. The Lor
! mar medal, given bv Henry S. Hutx
ler in memory of his two brothers,
went to Lynwood Mackey.
Hpecial awards for memory work
were given by the president to Stan
ley and David I'roas, Heed Hatton.
Dewey Martin. Arlington Aot-ee, Lloyd
Turner. Jefferson Davis, Willie Wade,
Tom Mantto, Henry Nordi. Boland
Luffaey, Elmo Burton, Robert Carr,
Stanley Turner. Charlie Burton. Nat!
Green. Dan Mantlo, Kugiell Connell, 1
Eugene Granger, Louis Mullerulrlch,
Arthur Huugerford, Emmett King.
To Talk A boat Hoettiorm.
Assistant Health Cornml»sloner Allen
Freeman went to Halifax bounty Tuea- )
day night to deliver sevetal addresses
on “Hookworm." ‘
We’re Ready to Help You
in Your Vacation Plans.
Ju*t four day* more before the 4th of
July and the summer is well under way.
Vacation days arc here and this store
is ready. Everything that will add to
the pleasure of vacation trips, summer
days brand around the rrty, an outing
of a day or month, is hero in excellent
variety.
This great store brings many of the
most seasonable things to you, at con
siderable lens than you’d expect to pay,
as you'll quickly discover in a visit to this
cool and comfortable store.
Three Specials in
Thursday morning we will place on sale, 1,500 yards
of fancy Taffeta, in the newest and most popular
patterns for street wear, including hair line stripes
and checks, in light and dark grounds, these a a
silks were made to sell at 75c, special.
Natural color Pongee, 36 inches wide, the most
popular cloth for motor coats, and coat suits, a J O
good value, at 75c for yard.. **OC
Persian Silks, 24 inches wide, in the newest color
ings. These are very popular for trimming Pongees,
Linen and Fancy Dresses, also for founda- |“Q
tions under chiffon, voiles, and marquisetts, yd. OijC
Women’s
Knit Underwear.
A special lot of Women's low
neck Knit Vests, taped neck and
arm holes, special, at 10c each.
Women’s Low Neck Fine,
Ribbed Knit Vests, taped neck
and arm holes, special, at 15c
cajh.
Women's Knit Pants, regular
or extra sin, open or tight knee,
special 25c.
Women's Union Suits, low
neck, open or tight knee, with
lace edge, 50c each.
Comfortable Summer Corsets.
There's true economy in having
several pairs of Corsets in the sum
mer, they wear better and keep their
shape longer when there is a daily
change, and the wearer is more com
fortable.
Corsets, made of fine batiste, two model*
for the medium, average figure, or for the
tall developed figure, with supporter* at
tached, the best value ever offered at the
price of 50c.
A lot of odds and ends, in broken lota,
either batiste or coutil, slightly soiled, regu
lar $2..50 quality, for I1.4S.
Lace, Net and Muslin Curtains Reduced.
Buy your Curtains here, at these reduced prices, and
you will save, some cases only one and two pairs of a kind,
others more: some slightly soiled, but all excellent quality,
in neat or showy designs. Buy curtains now for fall and ,
you will save half on the purchase.
$1.00 Curtains reduced to . 50c
$2.00 Curtains reduced to . $1.00
$5.00 Curtains reduced to. $1.50
$5.00 Curtains reduced to . $2.50
$10.00 Curtains reduced to.$5.00
$1.25
Imported Voiles,
59c Yd.
Thursday morning we will place on
sale four prices of Imported Voiles,
("hecks and Plaids, in navy and green.
This season’s style, made of pure wool,
over cast with silk stripes. Imported
to sell for $126 yard
Special, 59c a Yard.
POCAHONTAS SOCIETY
PUZZLED ABOUT BILL
Members in Dark a? to Whether Congress Voted $5,0^0 for Statue
of Indian Princess at Jamestown
Did congress. in its dying days,
i vote *5,000 toward a statue for Poca
jhontas?
Members of the Pocahontas society
|ln Richmond ure asking themselves
' this question, because much depends
' upon It.
Mrs. D. T. Williams. 1019 Park ave
nue, vice-regent of the society, was
1 In the dark regarding the exact sta
tus of the matter when seen at her
home Wednesday morning
"I really don't know what congress
did." she said, "but 1 fear the matter
I went over til! next session.”
1 Other members, when interviewed
on the subject, were also in the dark.
Mrs. Thomas S. Bocock, regent of
; the society, could not he reached over
the phone, at her home In Henrico
1 county. It is understood. however,
that she is likewise uncertain as to
what action congress took.
The proposition was for congress to
give J.i.OOO toward the monument if
the society would give an equal
amount. The society has practically
raised its portion.
The statue of the Indian princess
was completed by a New York sculp
tor some months ago and has since
been awaiting payment. It is to be
erected at Jamestown.
It Is likely that members of the so
ciety will call on t'ongressman latmb
of the Richmond District and ascer
tain definitely what became of the .
bill. !
It is not believed, however, that the
ladies will hold the congressman to
account In case the bill failed to go
through, for he is said to have been
very active in its behalf.
RATES ON FREIGHT
GREATLY REDUCED
Interstate Commission Orders
Transcontinental Tariffs to
Be Cut by 25 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, D. June 29.—
Reductions averaging 25 per cent. In
! transcontinental freight rates were or
dered to-day by the Interstate Com
l merce Commission Is a series of de- ,
< clsions. among the moat Important
I ever handed down by that tribunal, i
They are bused upon complaints from |
; Spokane, Wash.. Portland, Ore., the |
railroad commission of Nevada and
the commercial club of Salt Hake City.
The largest reductions are made In
! the rates from the Pacific coast to
Missouri river points.
Canipball—Lankford.
! (Special tc The Richmond Virginian.)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, June 29—A
i pretty wedding took place this after
noon at "The Cottage," the beautiful
' suburban home of Mr. and Mrs Wil
liam A. Lankford, when their only
daughter, Miss Mildred, became the
bride of Mr. Edward Duval Campbell,
a well-known young business mah of 1
this city. The Rev. Dr. Ollby C. Kel
ly. pastor of the first Methodist church
officiated.
Mr. Robert S. J. Sterling, of this
city, waa beat man, and Mies Ella V.
Lankford, of Franktown, Va., aunt of
the bride, was nmld-of-honor. Lit
tle Miss Sue Fisher, of Franktown,
Va., waa the tlower bearer.
The house decorations were beauti
ful, the eolor scheme being white and
green.
The bride was attired In a handsome 1
travelling suit of gruy, with hat and
gloves to match. She carried a round
bouquet composed of bride’# roses and
lillles of the valley.
Miss Ella Lankford, the maid of
honor, wore a handsome gown of
white allk. and carried a bouquet of
maiden-hair feme.
Following the ceremony, an informal
reception was tendered the out-of
town guests and bridal party at the
Ijinkford home.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell left on the 3
o'clock train ovsr the Southern p*il
way for Lynchburg, tor a brief visit
with relatives of the groom before
going on their wedding tour. They
will be at home to their friends After .
July thirteenth at 227 South street,
this city.
Among the out-of-town guests pres
ent at the wedding were; Mr, and
Mri, M. R Ellis, Mrs. Mildred Wal
ter* and Mi*s Inez Coyner, of Basic
City, Vs.; Mr. and Mrs. F. B Leonard,1
r. Guy Hamilton and "Jack" Ellis, ot
Wayne*horo, Va,; Mr. Elmer Coiner,
of Harrisonburg, Va., and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles H. Smlthers, of Alexan- !
drla, Va. I
McClung—Blackwell.
<Special to The Richmond Virginian.) j
WARRENTON. VA., June 29—At
Clifton, the palatial home of Mr. and ,
Mrs. E. S. Blackwell, Miss Louisa Black
well the second daughter and Mr. Rob
inson McClung, of Hyattsvllle, Md., ,
were united In the holy bonds of mat- .
rlmony. The bride was given in matrt- j
niony by her father, Mr. Edwin Stokes
Blackwell, who for many year* had
held the chair of Mathematics at
Bethel Military Academy. She was
attended by Miss Nan Blackwell as
Maid of Honor, and Misses Julietta
White, of Broad Run, Va.; Miss Sarah
Honeycutt, of Ga.; Mis* McClung and
Miss Robertson, of Md., were brides
maid*. The groom was attended by Jno.
PowVll, of Washington, as best man.
The ceremony took place on the spa- ;
cioua lawn of the colonial home and ;
the brides maid's carried hoquets of
daisies. After the ceremony a large
reception waa held after which Mr. and
Mrs. McClung left for an extensive
wedding tour after which they will be
at home In Maryland. Rev, J. \V.
Smith, of Washington. D. C., perform
ed the ceremony.
COLONEL MAY REVISIT
RICHMOND NEXT FALL.
Col. Roosevelt may revisit Richmond
In the fall. He ha* an engagement to
speak In Atlanta on October 17th, and
It Is expected that he will visit New
Orleans on the same trip.
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce
will take the matter up with the colon
el and urge him to honor this city with
his presence during Ills trip south.
featrart tor Depot.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NEWPORT NEWS, June *9.— ». J.
Phipps, a Newport News contractor. !
has been awarded the contract for the I
construction of the union depot for the
Norfolk-Southern and Atlantic Coast
Line railroads at Kewbern. K. C. The
contract price Is 911.799 The new ie- >
pot will be of brick.
I.lttle Hoy Stricken.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. 1
Bradley, of East Marshall street, wilt;
regret very much to learn of the 111- '
uses of their son, Albert Lee, Jr , who
bar been stricken with muscular pa- j
ralysls. Little Albert has lost the us# ;
of hie limbs entirely and It Is feared !
It will go Into his arms and body.
■5
KILLS PBEIir GIRL
TNEI SHOOTS SELF
William Thompson First 8boots
Woman Called His Wife
And Then Ends Own Life.
TRIED TO MAKE HER GOOD
Failing in This He Writes Let
ter Explaining Rash Act and
Sniffs Out Two Lives.
CHICAGO, ILL.. June 29.—A young
man who gave the name or William
Thompson at the Leland hotel to-day
■hot and killed a beautiful young tvo*
man who was registered as his wlfg
and then committed suicide.
“I tried to make a good girl of her
but—it can't be done." read a note ot
explanation written by the man. The
young couple registered last night and
left a call for 6 o’clock this morning.
They appeared to be in a happy frame
of mind and exchanged pleasantries!
with the cierk. ,
Soon after they had been called thl*
morning two shots were heard. The
door of their room was broken open
and both were found dead. The girl
had been shot through the breast and
the man had a bullet wound in thg
head.
A note written by the man was
found In the room, it read:
May God have mercy on me for
what I have done She has broken
my heart. I tried to make a good girl
of her but—It can't be done. We will
end It together. The wage* of sin Is
death. If there Is any love in the
heart of the public bury us together.”
TRUSTED EMM
ADMITS DISHONESTY
Savs He Gave Out Cottou Re
port—In Fin< r] $5,000—In
vestigation Closes.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29.—
Edwin S. Holmes, former statistician i
In the Agricultural Department, to
day pleaded guilty to the charge of
giving out advance Information o«
the ootton report and was fined 158.
000. This closes the famous “cotton
leak" cases of 1908, all other partici
pants In the conspiracy having also ..
admitted their guilt and been lined.
LIVEFPODLCSBLE"
NEW YORK, Juno 29—Althouth ,,,
weak at hist, the Liverpool cotton yj
market had so far recovered at the -jo
time of .the opening of the local mar
ket that a very steady undertone Jirei
vailed here, price* being unchanged to
• points higher. The (tall here «H jft
followed by moderate advance*.