The Richmond Virginian., June 30, 1910, CITY EDITION, Image 6

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Officers
Grafting
HONEST MEN
MUCH TOO RARE
Governor is Principal
Before Harvard
; Gathering
Aft* moon.
in
BKIIXiE. MASS .lull.' -
fervid appeal for united
safeguarding the republic
the peril* of it* *tu <'«•**. Hov
rltt* Evans Hughes, of New
deii.ered the prim ipal address
annual meeting •>! the H*r
| Beta tlappa this afternoon.
*ot was Some Aspects of i uir
cy" and he dim usscd
of government at length rte
th« “abaence of govern
tntegrlty in ordinary liti- He
an ’'increasing tendency" to
t with public Official*, ami ill
Chat the real problem Is to coil
power into public life instead
ttg it
eraey <annul control itself !■:>
or hold itself In cheek l>>
' he said "Its victories must
the comjutWts alrcad> won in
>fduat life, and it will pies
through the discipline of
a the common appreciation of
WSAd the willingness of ita men
to devote themselv e« to the pub
Honevor Ton Hare,
expoaure of gross corruption
Ingle denounced, it is latmnt
e that we do not have that
of continuous anti unrelent -
ce to corrupt influences
have a right to expect from
n*. The man who will not
public officials if he believes
secure from discovery. In
'%» protect hta business or to get
he wants or perhaps thinks he
is unhappily too rare
,4 by general consent in a
category but breeding <-or
and spreading insidious bl
are the efforts to hold and
Improper privilege. The vb -
Of democracy have been won
privilege And the constant
must be to keep our Iri.-ll
frec from the blight of fitv -
and of Special grants Ml the ex
of the general welfare
need something more than the
sentiment of brotherhood,
ng more than the recognition
mutual dependence, essential
are. To the tasks of ilrm»
the best thought and ihc most
•h effort educated America must
Icated From the men of Inti I
pt>wer. of trained ability, of
H and foresight we have a right
t unwavering loyalty to Ho
of atdf government.
DENY TUTTHET
I ORGANIZE TRUST
denial was entered b> a in* m
the Ki< limon.1 Nurses Cluo
I)' tu ih« report that' one of the
of the club wan to regulate and
the price of trained nurse *er
have no such purpose in view
hn Jdated, “and it will continue tne
f tfflHRich nurse to charge w hat she
It s true that we have agreed
* price of 126 per week for or
f earvlces and 135 for contagious
i hut that rule is not binding upon
• member who wishes to deviate
It. Please way that we have no
t forming a trust and that the
i* absolutely without founda
club meets Thursday afternoon
► ©'clock at the Virginia hospital.
lAairton Will be devoted to business.
.Chief item being the question of
nent quarters.
club will met*! weekly but only
during a month will be
over to business The oth* r
^ will be devoted to social
Ilf one sort and another.
EANSON IS THE
MAN, SAYS MOON
iltor of < 'hatliHii) Man l’ick>
•Him In Succi'iil .Major
I )aniH.
Iuc!t Swanson will mii vnl 1 '.in -
tho United Stater Senate rrom
said <;«»!. K It. Moon, of
county, at the Jefferson YVed
night
rlr; I can t see It any other
he went on. "even though it
e«l said that Hal Flood, of the
( District. would get the apiiolnt
; from Governor Mann. 1 believe
been arranged all along for
to go to the Senate In the
{. John Daniel should die. At the
time, though. Swanson has had
“ »d set on another term in the
■ion. and he will undoubted
» candidate for Governor again
he falls to land the senatorial
eat. That was one reason, I
Idem, that he announced re
that he would not stand for
jga again in the Fifth District.
| might state,” added the < ol
l believe Jack Montague
at* to be Governor again It
i bered^lhat^Jje^recenU^
do. lined In enter the congressional
ran' In the Third UlutrU’t. and to mj' '
mind that means that he has hla eye
on something la tter politically. Of i
course. Montague would like to go to >
the I'nited States Senate, but I can't
see that he has a ghost of a chance,
under present conditions.”
Colonel Moon, who is here trying
to sell a Western North Carolina cop
per mine, liver close by Mr. Swanson's
home ni or Chatham, Va . and has
known "Claude" ever since the latter
was a youngster In knee breeches. He
Is a father-in-law of Col. James 1*
Woods, one of the leading lawyers of [
Roanoke, who earned his title as a
member of Oovernor Swanson's staiT.
Mrs. Woods, daughter of Col. Moon,
was a freouent visitor at the Executive 1
Mansion during the Kuanson regime i
and often assisted the Governors
wife at receptions
IN NORFOLK PARK
(Special in The Richmond V'iCginTffn. f
NORFOLK, June JO.—T'ntil fur
ther notice, all baseball games sched
uled to he played In Portsmouth will
he ptayea at Athletic Park In Norfolk.
| This transfer of games was author
ized yesterday by official* of tha
league, because the recent owners of
the Portsmouth baseball team, who
forfeited their charter because of
failure to live up to Its terms, threat
ened to make trouble, and practically
refused tu permit game# to be plated
in the Portsmouth park
The Portsmouth park, it appears,
was leased by the recent owner# ot
the i lub, and when tile league took
Ih, charter from them the 1 ease of
the ground# wa# not forfeited In
! other words, the Virginia League now
own# the Portsmouth dub and the
; former owner# of the club own the
lease on the park They refused to
stipulate am Price for the rent of
i the park, and there were rumors that
if th. games were played on that side
of the river effort# would be made
b.v the old owner# to attach tha re
ceipts
In Norfolk the attendance will be
larger, and there will tie no danger
i of the receipts being attached. The
1 game thl# afternoon and Friday w|!l
b, played here, and unless some ar
rangements are made in the mean
time. it Is probable that all games
scheduled to be pla>ed In Portsmouth
will l>e transferred to this sole of the
river.
FEDERATED BRANCH IS
PREPARING FDR C8NTEST
W. C. !'. I". Will TTol<l Silver!
Medal Even! ai I’ine Street
( iiiireli.
Final plan* for a silver medal con
test. to i>e held at Fine Street Bap
tist church next Tuesday night, under
ttie auspices of the Woodward branch
of the Federated Bl-Oounty Woman's
Christian Temperance Fnlon. will he
arranged Thursday evening at a meet
ing in the home of Mrs. Q. C. Carpen
ter, president of the branch, in liar
ton Heights.
Six young ladies will compete In
this contest, which Is the first to be
given by a branch of the federated
organtatlon, and it is expected to bo
a suet ess in evert sense of the word.
Members of the federated union, real
izing how successfully the other bi
county union pulled off its last grand
medal at Calvary Baptist church, are
determined to leave no stone unturn
ed to make their first contest oven a
greater success
Mrs C. W. Toombs, 803. West Mar
shall street, vice-president of the
Woodward branch. Is especially active
in preparing for the contest, having
already arranged to have a quartet
of young ladles from X.ynchhurg. her
old home, render special music for the
occasion.
I.lttlo Willie—Bay, pa. what is cul
ture, anyway ?
Fa—Culture, my son, is a woman's,
, ability to smile naturally when a wait
er spills gravy down the front of her
■ dress at a dinner party.—Chicago i
I News
■ My boy, I'm busted and shall have
to sell the autos."
"Horrors, dad; 1 could never walk.”
• You'll get used to It in time. You
can carry a wind-shield at tlrst.”—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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barer Ask your doctor,
hair? Ash your doctor. ^
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not Color the Hair
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ONE
Wood Man’s 1-4 cords Summer Wood will
because it is dry and gives heat; it is
prepare, because it is clear of knots and was
season. Burning and lasting qualities of
better by splitting it when sap is down,
all round Wood Man over 12 years.
Madison 1069.
Broad Street.
OFFICER TELLS
IT HE BEAT HUN
Policeman Warriner Says Heatii
Insulted Wife at Sunday
Sobool Picnic.
LATTER MAKES DENIAL
Case Continued by Court in Or
der to Hear Additional
Witnesses.
A tangled mane of evidence, with
each aide admitting a portion of the
allegation* of the other, hut endeav
oring at the name time to Justify their
action*, occupied the attention o!
Justice Crutchfield Thureday morn
ing. when Patrolman H. It. Warrtner
and C. M. Heath, a holler-maker, ap
peared to answer charges of dieor
derly conduct and lighting In the
•treats
Warrlnrr admitted thrashing, or
rather attempting to thrash Heath,
but Judltled his action with the
charge that the latter had insulted
Mrs. Warriner on the Sunday school
picnic to Buckro* Iteacn from the
Venable Street Baptist church on
Tuesday.
Warriner denied any Intention of
Insulting the wife of the Policeman.
He admitted that he might haw
been a little familiar in his actions
toward her, but declared that he had
known her for many years, and had
no idea either of giving or that she
would ta"ke offense. He merely in
tended to b* friendly, he said
IHsiniss if Proved.
Justice Crutchfield finally decided
to continue the ease until Friday
morning, in order tltat additional
witnesses nitty be summoned to tes
tify as to Heath's action* toward
Mrs. Warriner. The court added,
however, that If the charges made by
Mr*. Warriner were true, he would
dismiss tbs charges against her hus
band
"If any man insult# a woman, and
that woman's husband gives hint a
thrashing, X will dismiss the case
when It come* before me," said he.
A large crowd of spectators, in
cluding Mayor Richardson and Chief
of Police Werner, thronged the court
room in an effort to hear the testi
mony. Chief Werner was present in
order to ascertain whether Warriner
had been guilty of conduct that would
warrant hi* suspension from the
force. At the conclusion of the hear
ing he told the potleeman to report
tor duty as usual.
"Thus far It seems to me that he
has done only what any real man
would have done under similar cir
cumstances," said he.
Heath's alleged actions which
caused the trouble begun, according
to the testimony of Mrs. Warrtner,
shortly after the picnic train had
started for the resort
"He punched hie in the back," said
she. "ami I turned around and spoke
to him. I have known him a long
time, but only to speak to him casual
ly. Rater, after we got to the beach, I
was sitting on the pavilion holding my
baby when he came up and struck
me across the face with a little cane.
‘Come on and dance with me,’ he ask
ed.
"I saw that he had been drink
ing and I told him to go away and
Wthd his own business. I told him I
didn't know him well enough to dance
with him.
He went off but ho came back a
few- minutes later and struck me in
the face wtth the cane again. He
said something In which he used the
word ‘darling.’
"I asked him to let me alone and ho
went off but rams back a third time
and hit me with the cane again All
three times he struck me In tho face.
"After we had gotten on the train
and started for home, he came up
behind me and hit me across the
shoulder With his cane, and stuck his
face down close to mine. JTe had
been drinking. I told him to go away,
and that he would have to answer to
my husband for the way he had treat
ed me.
"He told me to go ahead and tell
my husband—and laughed.
Kept From Hitting Him.
Mr. VVarrlner testified that his wife
had told him this story and that as
soon a* he had an opportunity he went
to the housew here Heath boards and
called for him.
“When he catne to the door I asked
him what he meant by insulting my
wife. He said he hadn’t Insulted her
and started to backed away and close
the door on me. Then I grabbed him
by the lapel of hit coat and tried to
pull him out on the atreet to beat
him.
"A lot of women tried to pull him
aw-ay from me, and some man picked
up an iron fro*, and threatened to
kill me. Then J hit that man. I pull
ed Heath out In the street but before
I had a chance to hit him we were
separated and arrested.
Heath admitted having spoken to
Mrs. Warriner severul times during
the picnic but dsnled that he had
been unduly familiar or used any en
dearing terms. He admitted that he
had been drinking but said he was not
under the influence of liquor. He said
that when Warriner asked him why
he had Insulted Mrs. Warriner he of
fered to go immediately and apolo
gise.
"I had started back to get my coat
and go with him/ when he grabbed
me," said he.
Warriner and several witnesses tes
tified that Heath had on his coat at>
the time of the disturbance. Several
witnesses also testified that Heath had
acted like a man who was "either
drunk or crasy." at the beach.
BUT HE WILL HIKE
TO SOT HOME
taly May Convict Charlton i
by Proxy and Catch Him if .
He Leaves Country
MAY BE CONFINED
IN INSANE ASYLUM;
Formal Demand Will Be Made
for Surrender,, But Tailed
State* Will l'robatily
Refuse.
XtOMK, June SO.—Unless Porter
Charlton, held In a Jersey City jail
on the charge of murdering his wife
at Moltraslo, Italy, ts surrendered to ,
the Italian governmen for trial, he
will be adjudged guilty of murder by ]
proxy. In that event he may never ;
leave the United states without dan- |
ger of arrest In some country, which
will carry out its extradition treaty i
with Italy.
The president of the Como tribunal I
announced to-day that if the United
States refused to yield up Charlton, or
to try him In that country on the
murder charge, as Italy does with pris
oners wanted In the United States, a
court trial will be held, without the
presence of Charlton. There is suf
ficient evident to convict him. by
proxy, on the charge of murder.
It Is not believed In Italy that the
United States authorities will permit
Charlton to be returned here. Italy's
refusal to send back to the United ,
* States prisoners wanted for capital |
I crimes in America, It Is understood,
! will cause the United States to refuse i
j to act.
Italy, however, will make formal
! demand for the return of the prls
‘ oner, and will insist, within the range
I of diplomatic courtesy, that he be re
| turned.
I (Special 10 The Hichmnnd Virginian.)
I NOHKOLK, V.V, June 30.—For an
hour and a half Wednesday seven
| hundred enlisted men of the navy were
i engaged In one of the most specular
! "battles" ever seen in this section,
, and possibly exceeded anythin); of its
i kind ever attempted anywhere In
| America.
' With the mercury hovering around
| NO. the men put up. a “tight" that
| brought forth cheer after cheer from
j several thousand throats, men. wo
j men and children, who had journeyed
i many miles in order to witness the
sight. Twenty hundred rounds of
single shot were used, and the held
pieces of the artillery used live hun
dred three pound shells. The Infan
try was under the command of ltrl
gade Commander Hugh Moore and
Chief Boatman Hodgson commanded
the artillery.
The "hattle" had every appearance
of the real thing First, the artillery
would fall back ns Volley after volley
from the "enemy” was poured into
Its ranks. Then the infantry would
retreat as the artillerv with two big
field pieces sent a continuous stream
of three pounders into It
The “dead" and "dying” were
strewn al! over the field, and Hed
Cross nurses, those "angels of mercy,”
moved In and among the hundreds of
men to administer to those who had
"fallen" in defending their cause.
When the battle was over one hun
dred and fifty men were left on the
; field. Some were "dead" and others
• were wounded. The Hed Cross nurses
I carefully bandaged the "wounds" of
j those alive and tenderly picked up
| those who gave up their "lives" In the
j defense of their country.
The artillery was completely routed,
and the Infantry, five hundred strong,
sent up cheer after cheer over their
victory. The great multitude of spec
tators who gathered to witness the
"hattle” joined in the cheering. A
band in the distance struck up "The
l Star Spangled Banner," and then those
I who were "slain" in hattle joined In
i the cheering. It was a really patriotic
j sight. One of those sort of things
that makes a fellow feel like he could
whip » wjtole bunch of Spaniards un
assisted. and causes chilly feelings to
run up his back.
Throws from Horse.
The ambulance was called to Elev
enth and Main streets Thursday morn
ing to treat William McNamara, who
was thrown from hi* horse and paln
! fully Injured. He was treated and left.
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EYCURSIONS
VIA
<Th« Double Track Line.)
4th—JULY—4th
Special Ltcuralona Monday, July 4th.
Two Special Fast Trains 8 & 9 A. M.
8 A. M. train make* no stops between Richmond
and Old Point.
9 A.M. train stops only at Newport Ktwi.
$1.25 Round Trip
Te Newport News, Bockree Beach asi
OM Point.
$1.50 Round Trip
To Ocean View, Norfolk, Cape Henry and
Virginia Beach.
Chaleo of Tow Rout®* to Norfolk.
Norfolk tickets good via Newport News or via
Old Point arui Q«*»n View
Virginia Booth tickets i»»>d only on 9 A. M.
train and via Newport Sewn and C. A O. etwamer
Paaaengwct aaO IWain si Ocean Viaw July 4th
until 9:30 P* M<
ImcUI in. /<•ly ScheduU R.(uraln|;
LiTv. jVorloik 4 *»d 9 V. \L
Umrt Old M»t **0 .n.i »M P. M.
Lwi NM*Mt Wow* «.<MI »od 10 F. M.
Arrlw Hichroood F. M. ud >1*0 P. M.
WIU-KND RATOS.
Ticket* iIm nU It *11 train* July 1st. M »od
3d food until Wy 4tb
To Old Niht 4Bd Norfolk. $3 round trip.
»nd Vuflain
■
WOULD ABOLISH
EXAMINING BOARD
_
Judge Williams Offers Such
Resolution in Board
Meeting
BODY NOT NEEDED
AND USELESS EXPENSE
This View Taken by Patron—
Matter Revives Rig light Be
fore Last Legislature—Prac
lically {jingle Book List.
A resolution contemplating the
abolition of the State Board of Ex
aminers was offered by Attorney-Gen
eral Samuel Williams at the meeting
of the State Hoard of Education Wed- i
nesday afternoon, and at his own re- !
quest was laid on the table. It will j
come up for discussion at the Septem
ber meeting of the board and the
debate will doubtless bs warm and in
teresting.
Judge Williams said after offering
tha resolution that he wished the dis
cussion on it postponed to allow the
people of the State time to express
their views on the matter, that the '
board might be guided by them In |
i ..ntever action it may take.
Comes Ultr Bombshell.
The resoluion, which came like a
bombshell, will be effective January 1
if it is passed. It has the same object I
as a bill Introduced during the last
session of the legislature, but which ,
died In committee, because of the uer
rific fight made on It by the educa- |
tors of the State, who believe the ;
board of examiners make* for pro
gress and high standards in the
schools of Virginia and is essential
to the educational system.
Attorney-General Williams said the
Board of Examiners was unnecessary
and an extravagance. The money used
In maintaining the Board of Examin
ers comes from the fund appropriated
for the primary schools.
The examiners have served five
years, and according to Superinten
dent of Public instruction Eggleston
have tendered services of Inestimable
value. Their duties are to examine the
papers of school teachers, visit the
schools and to recommend changes for
the betterment of the school system.
During the session of the Board of
Education, which was held behind
closed doors Wednesday, several mem
bers of the body said they had not
understood Mr. Williams’ resolution
of Tuesday night to contemplate tak
ing the power of determining the
relative value of diplomas from the
examiners. As soon us they under
stood thLe, they voted that the presi
dent ami secretary of the board of
examiners be made members of the
committee appointed Tuesday night to
evolve a system of anurd!ng certifi
cates wliich would be equitable to all
the private Institution* In the State.
Judge Williams voted against placing
the president and secretary on the
committee.
Power of Examiners.
Superintendent Eggleston took ex
ception to the newspaper statement*
that Judge Williams' resolution of
Tuesday night contemplated diminish
ing th epower of the examln r- with
regard to issuing the college and
school certificates. Among them was
■Superintendent of Instruction Eggles
ton, who said that the power of the
examiners was the same as before the
resolution, and that the authority to
Issue the certificates still rests with
the examiners subject to the rules and
regulations of the State Board of Ed
ucation. Mr. Eggleston said here
was no disposition on the part of the
hoard, as a whole, ta change the st itus
of the examiners.
Judge William*, however, said his
resolution of Tuesday night was of
fered for the purpose of getting a
fair deal for the graduates who work
for diplomas, and who are entitled to
know.- what the sheepskins are worth,
and that he thought this could be
determined better by the Board of
Education than the Board of Exam
iners.
Pructlcallj Single I Jet.
Before adjourning the board of
education adopted what Is virtually
a single list system of purchasing
school books, and adopted a rule com
pelling the book publishing houses to
give satisfactory bond, approved by
the governor and attorney-general,
for proper execution of the contracts.
The books selected are:
English Grammar—Smith's our
Language Grammar, for first and sec
ond years; Buehler'a Modern English,
for third and fourth years.
Composition and Ithotorlc—Hunt
ington'* Element* of EnglUh Com
position, for first and second years;
Brooks and Hubbard, for third and
fourth years In cities; Lockwood and
Emerson, for third and fourth years
In counties.
History of American and English
Literature—Tappan's History of Eng
lish and American Literature, fur
counties; Long's History of English
Literature, for cities; Painter* His
tory of American Literature, for
cities.
So uth.ern Literature—Manly's
Southern Literature.
English Classics—Johnson Series:
Burke's Speech on Conciliation, Ma
caulay's Essay* on Milton and Ad
dison, Goldsmith's The Vicar of
Wakefield. Tennyson's The Princess,
Pope’s Homsr’s Iliad. Coleridge's The
Ancient Mariner, Shakespeare's The
Merchant of Venice.
Other English Classics—No change
from books now in use.
English Dictionaries—Webster's
High School Dictionary, Webster's
Academic Dictionary.
General, Ancient, Medieval and
Modern Histories—Myers.
History of France—Montgomery.
History of England—Tappan's Eng
land's Story, for first and second
years: Cheyney’s History of England,
for third and fourth years.
American . History—White's School
History of the United States, for first
and second years.
Virginia and Southern History—
Curry's Southern States. Hall s Half
Hour* in Southern History.
Civil Government—Forman's Es
sentials In Civil Government, for first
and second years; Forman's Advanced
Civics, for third and fourth years.
Economics—Ely and Wicker’s Prin
ciples of Economics.
Latin—First year Latin, no change
from books now In use. Bennett's
Latin Grammar, D'Ooge’s Latin Com
posltlon, Parts J and 3; Gunnison and
Harley’s Caesar, Bennett's Virgil,
D’Ooge'a Cicero.
French—Cardinal's French Course,
Fraser and Ikjuslr’s French Gram
mar, French Texts, optional.
German**-Joynes. Mteener's German
Grammar; Joynea Weeaelhoaft’s Ger
man Grammar, German Texts, option
al; Bloomberg's German Grammar,
for use in tha city of Richmond.
Arithmetic—Colaw and Ellwnod’a
Advanced, In counties and optional In
eittea; Stevens and Butler's Practical,
tpUoMl use in country schools; Moert
y ;v
The Capitol Savings Bank
THE BANK THAT PAYS
Invites Commercial and Savings Accounts, large and small.
Any amount from $1.00 up. Assets over $700,000.00.
907 East Main St., Mutual Bldg.,
Richmond, Va.
OFFICERS_John OaHand Pollard. Praahfont: Jonathan Bryan. Via* Preaidaat: Ha M.
Kent, Jr., C»«hiar: H. O. Procter. AniiUM Caahier.
DIRECTORS—Jno. Ba*hy, A. R. Holladay, Jonathan Bryan, Robt. Looky, It.. Q. U
f airbaok, John Garland Pollard, C. O. Pinokaay.
and Minor's Business Arithmetic.
Algebra—Slaught and Rennes' Alge
bra, optional for first grade high
schools. As to other texts, no change
from books now In use.
Geometry—No change fropi books
now In use.
Trigonometry—Bobbin's Plane, with
tables.
Botany—Bailey's Beginners, when
laboratory Is used; Bergen's, when no
laboratory is used.
Chemistry—Messier and Smith's,
with laboratory manual
Physical Geography—Tarr.
Commercial Geography—Red way.
Zoology—Colton's, for cities; Jor
dan. Kellogg and Heath's, for counties.
Physics—Millikan and Gale.
Bookkeeping and Business Meth
ods—Williams and Rogers' Modern Il
lustrative Bookkeeping, Teller and
Brown's First Book In Business Meth
ods.
Speller—Payne's Common Words
Commonly Misspelled.
Domestic Science—Boston School
Kitchen Book.
Agriculture—Warren's Elements.
1 >ra wing— Prang's.
Miscellaneous-Painter's Poets of
the South, Mims and Payne's South
ern Prose and Poetry, Weber's Poets
of the South, Simmons' History leaf
lets. Huberts' Rules of Order, Carson's
Hand Book of English Composition,
Wooley’a Hnrtd Book of English Com
position, Nettleton's Old Testament
Narrative, Echoes front Dixie, Spirit
of South. Stewart; Altman's Commer
cial Correspondence.
Country nnd City Schools.
The only difference between the plan
adopted and the single list Is that
there are a few differences between
the books used in the country and city
schools and students changing from
a city to a country and a vice versa,
will have to pay a little more for the
books used, although the text books
will be the same in all localities.
William A. Anderson, Jr,, resigned
as superintendent of schools in Rad
ford, and C. V. Shoemaker was elected
to succeed him. Mr. Anderson will be
principal of schools In Bristol, Tenn.
The board decided to continue pay
ing the pensions to the teachers in
July and discontinue payments In Oc
tober and January. The boundaries
of West Galax school district, in Pu
laski county, were changed some
what.
CHARGE JIIITO DRIVER
ALMOST KILLED DDT
Charged with running down nine
year old John Clcoeet a newsboy at
Jefferson and Broad streets Wednesday
afternoon. Ell Jordan, negro chauffeur
for Mr. E. B. Williams, of No. 30 West
Grace street, was ordered locked yip by
Justice Crutchfleld. In default of ball.
Thursday morning, when th erase
against him was continued until July
2nd. By that time It la expected that
the Injured boy will be sufficiently re
covered to appear In eburt and tell his
story. Later In the day bond «» fur
nished for Jordan and he was releaaed.
Little Johnny Clcoret, It la said, was
standing on the street awaiting for
the arrival of a delivery wagon, from
which he received hia papers, when he
was struck by an automobile driven
by Jordan, and was knocked nearly
fifteen feet. He was taken to the city
hospital where It Is reported (hat he
is painfully but not seriously Injured.
REPUBLICANS ARC LOOKING
FUR A CANDIDATE.
Republicans of the Third Virginia
Congressional District ara up la the air
and are casting about for a likely can
of the Q. O.
didate to bear the banner __
I'., In the coming election. There Is
much speculation with reference to who
will probably be nominated by the dis
trict committee. Morgan Treat, who
was recently succeeded as United States
Marshal by Charles O. Braltners, Is be
ing prominently mentioned.
Several leaders of tha party ware
seen Thursday, but none of them dis
played any Inclination to discuss the
subject.
It Is not likely that a meeting of the
district committee will be held until
August 15th.
An Illicit still of lit gallons capac
ity and a.odo gallons of beer have just
been seised in Orange county, N. C„ by
Deputy Collector 8. Kirkpatrick. A re
port of the raid has keen mads here
to the office of Colonel W. B. Chapman,
United States Internal Revenue Agent.
This Is one of the largest moonshine
outfits taken In a long whlle.There
were no arrests. Aside from the etlti
twenty-five fermentera ware destroyed,
along with the ueuaj paraphernalia used i
1a inn# mmiictiHi os 4mmh UMMNb
10 IMPRESS JUDGE
Chauffeur- Fined $.'>•> I j>iie
Testimony That lie is Care
ful Driver.
APPEAL TO BE TAKEN
Attorney II. \V. Anderson Alakt*
Valiaut But Futile Effort
to Secure Acquittal.
Bicycle Policemen Palmer and
Clarke, both noted local!) a* speed
catcher* of the tim water, were called
upon to play the novel role of wit*
nessvs for an accused chauffer, in po
llen court Thursday morning, when
attorney Henry \V Anderson made a
valiant attempt to free ht» negro mo
tor car driver. W T. Gray, ot a charge
of exceeding the speed limit.
But for all testimony of the officers
that Gray Is a eareful driver, and de
spite tlie contention of Mr. Andergou
that the speedometer on the cur
showed the rate to be within the re
quirement of the ordlance. Justice
John handed down a conviction and
affixed a fine of $00. Mr. Anders-iu
will take an appeal.
Gray, according to the teslimonj of
officers Thurman and Krengle. who
made the arrest, was driving his car
on Monument avenue on June 21. at
a rate of twenty miles an hour. In
the car at the time were two ladies to
whom Mr. Anderson said he had lent
the automobile. Thenames of these
occupants were suppressed at the re
quest of Mr. Anderson.
“My chauffeur has driven an auto
mobile 10,000 miles and has never
once been arrested for speeding or
*.for any other cause," said Mr. An
derson.
“He says that the speedometer
showed him to be going not more than
15 miles an hour and I am quite cer
tain the speedometer on that car i*
accurate. It seems to, me that It it
a case of his word against that of the
officers, and It is possible that the
latter might ha honestly mistaken.
“Don't think so.” remarked Justice
John. “Your man has some Interest In
the matter. The policemen have none
whatever. Therefore I must accept
their disinterested word and fix tliS
j line at $50.
Assistant City Attorney Anderson,
who however, says he is not related
| to “the other Mr. Anderson," was In
court and helped In prosecuting ths
| case.
“The present speed ordinance Is en
tirely too lax,” said he.
"Under present conditions, autolsts
are allowed to travel tat a rute which
means four and one half blocks everv
minute. Such speed ts not safe. The
ordinance should he remedied.
This matter may he brought before
the attention of Council at Its next
meeting
SHOWED FRIENDSHIP
FOR JEWS; MUST GO
ST. PETERSBURG, June 30.—Be
cause he expressed friendship for the
Jewish soldiers of his command and
permitted them to celebrate one or
the Jewish festivals by a dinner In
the barracks, the conservative and
anti-Semitic press la to-day demand
ing the dismissal of General Ness
wlch. commander of the Clfty-eighth
brigade at Mlnak. His action la called
a menace to the security of the Rus
sian empire and traitorous to tho
country.”
Kesswfich delivered a pro-Jewtah
speech at the barracks celebration
and grasped the hand of a common
Jew soldier who had thanked hint
for his presence and embraced and
kissed him. V
Neglected Chances.
*‘I was horn In a log cabin on a
farm." began the tramp, but he got
no further.
"And la this all you have made o(
such splendid opportunities?" cried
the man he hoped to touch. “You
deserve no consideration whatever.”
And he angrily passed along.—Ciev*