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VOL. 1.—No. 270.
THE WEATHER—Fair and Cold.
RICHMOND,
V A., T H U*R iS ]) A Y, DEC K M U E It *, 1 » 10.
10 P A (] E s .
CUT SWIW.I
Siai*. R4IIIM....I
Bjr Mall Om Tea*.
INTERREO WITH
SIMPjJJERflCE
Remains of Mrs. Mary Baker
G. Eddy Laid to Rest
This Morning
PROMINENT MEN ACT
AS PALL-BEARERS
Permanent Mansoleum Will be
Erected by Christian Scien
tists as a Monument
to Her Wurk
BOSTON', MASS., Dec. S.—The body
. of Mary Uaker Eddy, founder of
Christian Science, «ii laid to rest In
a receiving vault in -Mount Auburn j
cemetery to-a ay after simple tunc- i
rai services nt her late home, the
Chestnut mil mansion in Newton. j
There the remains will He near ;
those of some of the most illustrious
<it au of t tie nation until a permanent,
mausoleum Is erected as a titling mon
ument to her work, is coluiueuiu on
the shores of the placid Han yon Isike
in one of the heauiliut spots in tm
comtury.
The service, which took place at
11 o'clock, were conducted with the
quiet dignity characteristic of -Mrs. j
body in lift, They were attended by j
about 120 persons, including her rela- '
lives, members of her household, bul
letin of tne Chris,l,m Science church
aim publishing society, aiul her per
sonal students residing In greater
Boston.
Judge Smith Officiate*.
laing before the hour set for the
sc-rvio* s holders of cards of admis
- slon began to arrive. At 11 o'clock
all were in the residence ready for
the tlrst words from Judge Clifford
1’ Smith, tlrst reader of the*-mother
church, who conducted the "services.
A great hail divides the house. At
the left are two parlors, and in the
rear parlor, in the bay window, was
the casket of brohse containing thi
body of Mr*. Eddy. Cpon the casket,'
which was dossed, had been placed
a cluster of pink ros.-s, trom the
members •>1 the household. This »as
the only lloral offering to be wen. In
the l-i.tr of the hall Judge Smith was
stationed. Those inviteu to the fter
vices wire in the hall, tne front par
lor ana the library, to the right of
the entrance Grouped on the sec
ond floor at the bead of the wide
staircase were Sirs. Eddy's family, her
t -.alive* and members of her house
hold.
No Spirit of AVnC.
Though ail attending the lurtcraC
\\>h o!. iv*ed in tdai'tt, there was, i
I. tile .1 the spirit of woe usual at j
i un-riifor an present bore up with j
dignity -vim uig their laith that -Mrs
i'-toij was ro t dead, but mci**i had
passed >»n.
Ju..g. smith began tin service* by
the reading of a lesson sermon i"in
p..*• <i of selection ft from tne Hi< io
and eorrelaliv •• pa.-.sag. r item -Sciein e
an.i ti. -dill with key to the s, rlpturc
b> -Mali 1 taker r.ddy.
'Hie lent t -e*l.
The lesson sermon v u> as ioilovvs.
1'asirns VI 1: 1-1 s 11. 14 it,
John e!!i -4-33
John Vi,: 1 5-2 I.
'Science and Health.' png- 4 10,
lines - to 11*. j ag* w. lines - ■ t - ■ ,
lag- 574. lines 37 l" -ii pug- s ,
Uni s ii to 16. pag- *.6, lines ,o p. i.
next page; page 265. lines 23 »«• HO;
page 5i*v. litb2’. to .'So. pan ole.
lines H to 213.
Tills was followed by silent prayer
and the repetition ol the 1-ord s lTay
cr b> all present.
The poem by Mrs. Kddj. Mothers
Evening prayer," was then read by
Airs. Carol Hoyt Power*, s,■> olid read
er of the- Mother church.
Motlwr’* bienlug Prsyer.
(Copyright, 1!»lk, by Mary i.ak<r Ed
dy; all rights reserved.)
u gentle Presence, Pea - and Joy and
pow er;
ii Ufe Piylne. Thee owns each wait
ing hour.
Thou love thru guards the nestling’s j
faltering flight.
Keep thou my child on upward wing i
to-night.
Is our refuge 'ini' with mine eye ,
t in! 1 liehuld the stall , tit.- pit, the •
full,
His hahiUUiim high is here, ami high.
His arm encircle* me. anil mine. anti i
all.
(i multi' mi- Kind fur every scalding \
tear.
For hopf de (erred, ingratitude. tllr- j
dain'
Walt, and morn lor every hatp. j
and fiftr.
No ill -alms' God is food, and lose j
is train.
’ I
Beneath the shadow of Pits mighty I
wing;:
In that sweet secret of the narrow
way.
So 'king and finding, with the angels ,
sing: i
l,o. I am with yon alwtiy. watch j
and pray.
No snare, no fowler, pestilence of j
pain;
No night drops- down upon the ,
troutiled hrea«t. .;
When heaven's after-smile earth's j
tear drops gain.
And Mother find* her home and j
heav’nlv rest.
This concluded the services anil !
the Journey to Mount Auburn was i
l,i gun.
Honorary anil Active PulDiearm. i
The honorury pallbearers were: 1
Hon. John I,. Bates, of Boston; Ed
ward- P. Bates, of Syracuse, N. Y.:
Arthur Brisbane. of Now York;
Judge Charles R. Corning, of Con
cord. N. H.; Frederick Dixon, of
London; Hon. Samuel J. Elder, of
Boston; Mayor Charles E. Hatfield,
of Newton, Maas.; William Johnson,
of Boston: Albert Metcalf, of Bos
ton. and General Frank S. Streeter,
of Concord. N. H. ~
The active pallbearers were: Bliss
Nhpp. William Farlow. James A.
Neal, Lewis C. Strange, the Rev. Wil
liam P. McKenste, Thomas W. Hat
ten. of Boston; John C. Lathrop, of
Vew York, and George M. Ktnter, of
Chicago.
There was no service at the receiv
ing vault other than the reading of
th« 23d Paalmvby Judge! Smith and
a verso In Judges: "To the only wise
God, our Saviour, be glory and ma
jesty. dominion and power, both now
and ever." given as a benediction.
Vault la Sealed.
The casket was then taken within
by the pall-bearers and the vault seal
ed. A guard will be maintained until
«jie mausoleum, has been built.
Asked to-day whether tills was
considered necessary on account of!
the danger of vandalism. Christian ,
Science official* refused to oomment j
other than to say that the action |
showed respect In any event.
USES SHROUD PINS
FOR ANTI-DEMOCRATS i
FORMER ENDERTAKER GIVER
CLERK Gtrs HANKINS JEST !
WHAT HE NEEDS.
Gu?* Hankins, the genial clerk In (
the office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, needed some pins
Thursday to pin up the Jackets around
the expense accounts of the Repuh
lican and Wooialltrtlc aspirants for
Congress during the last campaign.
He didn't have them and borrowed
three from a man In black who came
In to pay for his commission as a
notary public.
T used to be an undertaker and
used those pins lust to pin up a
shroud.” said the man in black.
"Those are the very pins 1 am
looking for.” said Hankins as he
selxed them and pinned up the de
feated m"n's accounts.
SEVENTEEN MILLION
POPULATION OF UNITEO STATES,
EXCLUDING ALASKA AND IS
LAND POSSESSJONS.
OVER 92.0u0,cv4j.
WASHINGTON. u C. i - V Over,
92.WXi.o00 total population for the ■
United State* with an increase ''f
yearly 17,000.000 since 1 !<*><». in th* esti
mate made here to-day. including the
complain official census returns for ail
hot eight Suites. Tl«- eMltrtatr la fur |
continental l'lilted State*, excluding |
Alaska and the Island porsesalee.s
Thu total la increase. IS.- i
S31.S34. j
The States not yet amwttticed are1
Oeorjcla. Louisiana. Montana. New Jer
sey, t'tnh, Washington, Wisconsin and |
Wyoming For these the official esti- i
mates of the letikua bureau, hawed on
the rate of increase from l>t*0 to IMS,
vert* used In reaeldaic tile total
CONt.KKSsloVU. t A3IPAK.N !
( UMMITTEK I II.I I.IsTS.
ItII IIMOMl M W 1H»\ \TH»
sum*.
W A SI !I N< 5T< i.V I>( > The cam- ;
paten committees of til* Republican
and Deino rath parties to-da> tiled
their lists -d contribution* and ex- !
pcndltures for the recent congres
sional campaign iii 1’ongres*. The
Herne, ruth list shows « t«-tal expend
iture • 127..71.2.'. The KipuWle.tn
committee received and expended $7 4.
373.36. j
The report of the Ih-moi rnlic i on- !
gn sslfnial campaign committee shoo*
that .!. J. Stnnott, of Richmond. a
special employe ol the House and
IVmm rath serKeant-al-iirms, eontri- j
bitted Him p, the IV mar rat it 'cause. *
Stnnott is the otih Virginian named j
who contributed *100 or more. The
approximate amount received in sums |
under *1*10 was Sltt.SS2.69 I
“NEW THOUGHT” ELIJAH
IS FED BY BLACKBIRD
But Sits in Sack-Cloth and Ashes When Arrested by Police;
For Receiving Stolen Property From Mem
ber of His Flock
Dike Klljah id ■ >HI. who s. nt up a
l>ra> t*r when "tint ravens brought him I
I.reah and Mesh in the morning anilj
broad and flesh in tin evening,” •*" ;
the Khv. Elijah t ook, uiiliki the '
prophet. however, in the t'n< t that h- :
ix colored, offered up thanksgiving* :
when one of his Monk, Henry t'plenum
by name, hut known in potlee eirelus
as “Dark Night." offered to sell him j
u bundle of meat well worth $5 for
Just 10 cents.
Dike Job, however, the Uev. Kti
.iah clothed himself n suck-cloth and
sat him down in the axlrrs when In
formed that he was wanted by the j
detectives for reeelvlnir stolen prop
erty. and like many, a better man.
he now languishes In the dark jail j
awaiting a hearing' before Justice:
Crutchfield.
Dark Night, himself scarcely less;
raven-llko—in color scheme at least—;
than the croaking birds which sus-1
tallied the Venerable prpphet, took
the meat from » stall In the First |
Market some two or three weeks ago.
Since that time he has been sought i
everywhere, hut in some maimer was i
able to evade the police until Wed- !
nesday. when he was eaught after
a breathless chase through several
alleys.
Standing like the Druids of old, i
sad and prophetic.!- the Rev. Elijah j
Cook wears a long white heard and !
speaks with the full. melancholy j
voice with which he claims to have:
reclaimed many from the paths of.
unrighteousness. His, religion, he de- j
dares, is of, the “New Thought,” and
la far superior to any of the bid
moss-covered beliefs which he says
asp “leadin' too many of those here
i
DELEGATES GET
encoumement
Harmon and Bixby Pledge
Support to Rivers and Har
bors Congress
VIRGINIANS NAME
THtIR OFFICERS
Mayor Richardson Presides
Over Meeting ot State Dele
gation—Large Attendance
From the Old Dominion
WASHINGTON. Doe. V —With Gov
ernor Judeon Harmon, of <>hlo. and
Brigadier General W. H. Btxby, chief
United States engineer, as the chiot
attraction.*, delegates to the National
Rivers and Harbors ("ingress held
the most Important session of their
convention here to-daj.
Both speakers praised the work of
the < ongreaa and promised suppporl
to It* projects. Such a promise, earn
ing from Governor Harmon, in view
of his present political position, filled
the delegate* with elation.
Champ Clark followed Harmon and
declared himself in sympathy with the
work. The delegates received him en
thusiastically as the next speaker of
the House.
Colonel William L. filbert, member
of the Panama Canal Commission;
Frederick A. Delano, president of tho
Wabash Railroad, and Walter R. Dic
key. president of the Missouri River
Navigation Company, spoke at the af
ternoon session.
Virginia Officers Named.
The Virginians In attendar, <■ upon
the Rivers and Harbor* Congress l ore
comprising large delegations from
Richmond. Norfolk. Portsmouth and
other Virginia cities, have made tin
following selections for officers for th*
association, under the privilege which.
gives each State the right to name a
cert oil' number of officials: Vlee
presbint. H. A Doble. of Norfolk:
committee on legislation. Mayor Rid
dick, of Norfolk, .nominating commit - ■
ee. W. F. Anderson, of Norfolk: dir* •
tor. John C. Freeman, of Richmond
Mayor D, C. Richardson, of Rich
mond. presided at the meeting of till
Virginia delegate's held at the New
Willard Hotel. Horry Rt George
Tucker, mentioned as a. prospective
senator from Virginia, was In attend
ance, More than half a hundred bu#i
r.e»« men from Virginia, who are in
terested in the subject of deeper wa
terways are participating in the de
literationa of the congress. Another
conference of the Virginia delegates has
been called for tins afternoon.
It is planned to have Senators Mar
tin a.id Swanson and the Virginia
members of the house present at this
meeting, and a program is to be
mapped out for securing larger ap
propriation,- f.,r Virginia harbors and
rtv ers
t'illes Well Iti>|>rc*t-mcd
In addition t" the large number
of Richmond business men. who came
to assist in the better water-wave
movement, the following registered
from Norfolk. Portsmouth and Wash
ington, Va.
Norfolk; Martin Mvc-ra, Geo. I,ln
iev, J. M. Hunting. H A Hanks Geo
W. Hone), R. W Pannlil, Robert
Johnaton. 1 Fuss *' u. J \V. Cast.
K. A. Roby. F. < «. Smith. W. F.
Smith. Mayor J G Riddick, and W.
F. Anderson. President of the Hoard
of Trade, ami Charles McDermott.
Portsmouth; 1 T. Van Patten, l*res
ident of the Chamber of Cs minere* .
and Mr. and Mrs J V Barclay.
Washington: H**weit M. Miller. J.
A. Wllford. of Newport News, and
Mis* Kat* Stuart, of Alexandria, were
among tiie other Virginians attending
the Congres*.
Airs. Hlennra .1. Rho-uiiic,
HAMPTON. V A., i >e< ,-niber s. — Mrs
Klenora J. Ransom*. widow of J. T.
Ransojm. and seventy-eight years old. :
died here yesterday. Two sons sur
vive her. 4
young niggers >>i t. ► jungles of mis
undenitaudlr,
He didn't think whim lie ti» a the
meat, but In view ox the high raft
of living he couldn't afford tn miss
the largain The police, however,
are wondering ust how much h>*
really knoWs about Park Night’s for
aging es.apftde and al e i imsenuent
ly holding him ns an arccst-ory.
Nou), good people,
shopping.
Really you should i
remember
there are only
14 More Days
in which to do
your Christmas
once.
I WHERE FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DIED
1 ."-1 1 1 1 J 11 — m "
THE EDDY HOKE AT CHESTNUT HILL , BROOKLmBi. MASS.
® *SHOWS ROCK IK WHICH MRS. El>PY DfED.
TLL1AK
EELAVAIf
BALDWIN^
TEACHERS NOMINATED
BY THEIR SCHOLARS
School Children Liking Lively Interest in Virginian’s Con
tests Her Seven Choice Trips Abroad
Next Summer
It !e MJiic int< r-a « tu note how
the children ftmi puile- of li.t* various
t*.achars e • taii'ts*- hold of The \ ir
Kit-ifii-.'s . gl>ftt tr !» ■ V . eet, which w HI
take the seven •!teucbors to Ku
rt pc, where tlit> visit '/rent iirl
t*!r. Holland. j«’, Germany, the
lihirc, Kn t a <»».. '**' iftiriam1 The
|up!N art it.thy a<Uig more for th>*
success <*f th»-:r teachers than the older
folks. The older folks, when they one.
get started, may overcome th> h ad the
pupils are now gaining. Of course. 1;.
all oepenUs on the older folks, m.uvii)
In a ! tinier of Instance* teachers
are lending their assistance to the su
c* ■■ ot their favorite and most popular
associate. dVe loipe yet it..re of the
children w ill nopilnate their t • . s
contest ants for The Virgin! >■ - Eur. -
js-ne trips.
The teiichns who wl.t t! • • trios
cl rood will 1" ..hie to t" l tfi. it- p Is
i’’ th.- m ev interesting mu! the
' arid.a" countries thev win tr '.■-l
through. \v eh will he vir fesrr -U', .■
to the children
The firs; « k of the : has ai
ready pass, i e.nd a ere it • . ■ .. r of
coupons and nominations ha.. 1>.
REPORT SO PERSISTENT THAT
PLACE HAS FALLEN. THOUGH
REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.
KL PASO TI..V, [)< - Th< re
port that i: *..\vn of '<;>•. -r.-ri« bus
fallen into Ti ■ I...aids ,, tie Ai, .0, .
rein;.-; so i . r-dste.ia that e -
• rallj,* v red'! - -i ::m’. iilth.il,'ill .
Urination - -■ ;i reyi i • a Thi Pi .
8»v»srmni--n» so■; oimtfols th. j-h
I mc north fin. i ohikluah : , r :•
mil•*,!s.-s;> !e to k t any movs of r
port'dti eaiit-o. ..f the low n .• t
the stn. ! oil - I ~hl|i,
Itepof .y .1' :. .t tile ,1' |J. ,11 .< .
Chihuahua i*( 10 *' tkunrais a * i f.-ojo
O-irero \ . s nan • 11.4 •igm.l f -r a coi
to ft oil at to. i. rtii f fio ri v •:: i ■ ■:, a; '
t'croes Hi til. vicinity, tin iVilcrol
tr.-nis s im-tnl• .-.’IK after u brief i* sist
unee. The municipal nftii i.■ ’- ' (liii-r
lero haw be* y deponed ; favor of
fell. 1 oSIs.TaV Is Sliilf. '
M» tuan in ,ov mem , ,iy., , ;s % ,■! tre
that tie' r. in !■' n the gre tt• parr of
Phihiinraia r.:i ■ uffi r. ,1 •. •. r. from
II o ti. hi ... thin* IToshe-nt
hill.: grant i • ’I in dema is ahh. h
Pi:i is .i• i\■ >-on-ddeting.
HEFIISE0 KISS HE
WHITLEY KILLS MRS. BARCLAY
AND. JUMPING INTO BATH -
~TUB, CUTS HIS THROAT.
SAX I It AN PISCO, Dm. s.- I'll .-i
t hins tti-ilay liool.ire that I till Alts
Julia liureUi: . m’ Oakland. aihl James
Whitley, of tiraiul Junction, Poinrtiilo,
will tile of Ihiunils Initiated last night
t.v Whltl.y.
Mrs. Pan lay. the ilivortful uirri of
wealthy Oaklami grocer. met Whitley”
tn.nie time ago and together tin >
hough* ami .‘.inducted a small hotel
here. Whitley was extremely jealous
of the woman. Cant night he invited
her into the hotel elevator, which 1n
■topped between floors and asked her
to kiss him flood-hye. When she re
fused he shot her live times. Then he j
jumped out of the elevator, which he
sent up to the top of the shaft with ,
the woman s body In It. He rah into
tt bath-room, filled the tut. with water, !
got In and cut his throat |
I
received. To-morrow's coupon, as al
ready announced, will be (rood for five
voti-s S-> don't miss Kridoy's issue
of The Virginian.
li addition to sc curing vote* by cou
I on you can also secure them by ob
taining subscriptions Cor The Virgin
ian. The cash orders count as fol
lows:
Three months . 400
Six months . 1,000
.Vine months . 1.400
One year .. 2,500
Two years . 4,000
Three years .10,000
In addition to that the nomination
! lank will count for 1.000 votes and a
j.e roentHce of 2'.i per cent, will be added
to ail eoupocs received before the drat
of the year. Any one can send In sub
Mrlptions for their favorite teacher and
the votes will be counted for whatever
contestant you desire Votes can also
!-« clipped and sent to the Travel Mar
i ger in the same way. Any point or
particular feature of the contest which
i - not understood will be gladly an
> w-ted Send all your quarirs for in
formation jo lip- Travel Manager.
Coupon So. 7 appears on another
pos of this issue ns usual.
rev. c. o. mm
TO GO TO ATLANTA
I’KOMlM'Vr IVVsTOIt. A NATIVE
or viid.iM.v, to be raws.
I I HUEI* TO VT'WOKTH
flitTWTI.
bautjah»jo:, mi*., o.h. >>. —Kev.
far it («i I*. Harris, pastor during four
cur* <{ <'mural Methodist Episcopal
!■ r« Smith Edmondson avenue
and Strieker str< et. will likely ho
transferred t.. Epworth liistttulonai
< hureh. A Halt to
Bishop O.mdb r. '■. li-.i i» in charge
. f the < older,m-e in whh h the At
lanta church i» heated, informed Mr.
Harris Inst . tv. ek that the Atlanta
church would he- without a pastor,
and that he would he transferred to it.
The appointment to the Atlanta
Inin it would he a promotion for hint.
Epworth ■ hureh it) one of the largest
and most prominent * hurehea In [he
Southern Methodist connection. It is
the home « hureh of Bishop Handler's
brother. Mr. Asn Handler, president of
the Ho.-ti-Hoht Company. He has given
lllieradv t.. the ehdl'eh alld was !n
utrumentdl in having the present edi
«ee erected, win* It Is said to he one
ol the costliest in the South.
This (hutch was also on.- of the
lirst to engage In institutional work.
It his connected with it all depart
ments for downtown work. it om
plo> k several demonesses, does edu
<’Htiolv.il atul rescue work among tho
I«>or of the city, has a largo library
and club room for young men and a
simihil- building for women.
.Mr Harris Is a Southern Methodist
Igiln ritnm o as well as training,
.lie is the son of the late David Har
ris, lt- well known local preacher of
Middletown Va. He was educated at
!taudolph-Maeon College and Vander
bilt University, Nashville, Tenn.. and
when unite young entered iho ministry
in the Baltimore Conference. He has
been pastor of some of the most prom
inent churches in the conference.
Mr. Harris has been twice married,
his present wife being a Miss Mal
ihui. of Marttnsburg. Ho has sev
eral children.
I .tulle*. Hold Christum* Sale.
Thy ladies of Grace Street Baptist
ihureh. are holding a Christmas sale
at Nelson's shoe store, on Broad street,
between Second and Third, and have
an elaborate display of pretty things.
There will be a special cake and des
sert sale Friday and Saturday
PECK OF1BODBLE
| Horsk postmaster fairs to
FORWARD INVITATIONS TO
MISS TAIT’S tt:a PARTY.
WASHINGTON. I). C., JJ*C, 8.—A
very real tempest in a teapot, all
■ ill account of a tea party, disturbed
the members of th<* House t '-day
, and threatened to cause Samuel A.
Iatngum, postmaster of the House.
I some worry to hold his Job.
I The representatives declare that it’s
■ all Langum’s fault that they did not
receive their Invitations to the White
House tea at which Miss Helen Taft
made her debut, and the White
House backs up their attitude. Lan
, gum Is tn a peck j^f trouble trying
; to explain.
: The members to-day received brief
notes from the President expressing
■ regret that their invitations did not
; reach them on time, and laying the
! fault nt the door of the House post
, master, whereupon angry members
foil upon Langum.
The Invitations were sent out L)e
eember 1, and as the White House
knew that many of the represents
tlvos were not yet In town, the in
! vltatlons were sent to the House post
i master to be forwarded. The plan
worked well In the Senate, and the
Senators received their Invitations cn
time. But In the House some one
blundered, tmd many representatives
did not know they were invited until
‘ three or four days alter the tea.
The resulting ivor-supply of tea.
. which was allowed to oool at the
White House, was in direct violation
j of President Taft's policy on "eeon
: omy and eiBcteney," and greatly dls
; pleased the While House branch of
the “economy committee ’’
SHIES BIEHTS
VS. FEOEBAL IDEA
KFF4IKT* MAUK TO HKION
( lliK Ol’PlWIXCi \II.U> OF
co\m-;rv vno\hT«.
v\ aSHINiiTON. L>r- s A p;an to
hr'iof 11:n»M the opposing advocate -
of fni*TH 1 rcgruiallou of water power
ami tlio?o who stand for iia’e regula
tIon, on h water power policy upon
which both can an rye. I* being con
: *k!*rt*d to-day by the executive- com
mitt**e of tin national conservation a>
! Booiation. of which Uiffor«l Pint?hot i*
1 pr^ftident.
- The basis of the plan is developed
; without df*lay. waste or the aacriilco
pf other Hful higher tuse* of flowing
water For tbla*, Uu*, committee bold*
; private capital juu*r be aided by tl
State or Nation through corporal*
i franchises, condemnation of private
property, and Ucehses to use pubic
iland* and obstruct ihihlb; wator*
Under the plan, the power companies
are to have certainty of tenure for a
reasonable time, and a chance for geii*
crons profits upon their actual invest
ment For the public, the plan prom
ise* good service, fair price*, full pub
licity a* to cowl, honest citpllalixatior
and fair rentals for public proper tv
used by t?:e companies.
TRAINMEN CONFER
WITH THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON*. fW. 8. • Employ
er*' liability’’ was the subject of a
conference at the Whin* Hons, to-day
bet Wet-n i’resident Taft, William *!.
1-eu und I*. 1.. (.'hunt', of the Brothor
houd of Railway Trainmen They
■ ante from Cleveland to talk over leg
islation for the benefit ">i railway
, workmen.
For Cleaning Reservoir.
The clerk of the count'll commit
■ tee on water will bn Instructed to
advertise for bids for cleaning out
the new reservoir by tire Committee
at its meeting* Thursday night, 4c
eording to the present schedule. Tbi
■ I'ommlttfe wnl! alwv posa MP'in a
I number -if matters of routine) Ua*
I lure. • : J
cm WRITES
THERE Will RE
EJTJHjESa
In Reply to Harry St. Gee
Tucker's Letter, Chief Ex
ecutive States Reasons
JUGDE MANN THINKS
IT WOULD BE UNWISE
AND WITHOUT RESULt
Present Law Protects Primary
—Special Session Would be
Expensive—Missive is !
Lengthy and Strong
Li anj doubl as to Whether OoiN
ernor Mann wan sincere lit hla itttw
111.-nt.-4 that he would not call an extra
session of the Legislature to pw S
hill legalizing State primaries tllKe4
Thursday morning, he removed It
most thoroughly then in hla reply* ta
the letter written him ten days
hv Harry St. George Tucker, 1
urged that an extra session b*
Governor Mann’s reply to Mr. 1
er. w hich will doubtless be read
great interest all over the State,
only because of the fact that a
f rated candidate for Governor:
quested his successful opt
make an extraordinary executive I
but because of the deep
throughout the Old Dominion
whether the law aa now written
vldcs for the purity of the primal
Courteous and Full.
The chief executive'* letter
courteous and full In one
the Governor corrects Mr.
That is as to whether or not
for an extra session Is
throughout the State.
M r. Tucker In his letter da
that Democrats all over the
were calling for the special
and the passage of a bill
for purity In the primary.
In his reply Governor Maim
he has received but nine letters c
subject—two of them being In
of the extra session, of which
Tucker’s was one, six against the i
Ing of the extraordinary
one non-committal. The _
expressed In his reply the
the denials of Senator
Chairman McIntyre, of ttM
mlttee which Investigated the
frauds In the Second, district
that any recommendation for a
session was made, had convinced.
Tucker of his error.
Governor Mann makes It
each and every paragraph of"
ter that he will not call & special i
sion. and assigns live good, sound !
sons for his refusal. "The
that the Jackson Wise case
the law under which the pr
of the Second district primary
were indicted Is constitutional;
extra session would mean the
of Senator Daniel’s successor
General Assembly and thus
the people from making their
a primary; that the special
would cost $60,000 or $65,000;. 1
same when who refused to past
the four Mils offered at the I
slon of the Legislature probably
rot act differently In a special
and because the demand for tha l
session Is not general
The Letter.
Governor Matin's letter follows!
“December 8, jjj"'
’ Hon, Harry St. George Tucker,
• Norfolk. Vs.
“Dear Sir;
T trust vou will excuse the
of this reply, as 1 wrote on the
ultimo that yours of the 84th
me while preparing to go to
to attend the conference Of
and could not then give It the
th>n It deserved.
“Mature deliberation has
me that it Is neither necessary,
nor expedient to call tho
pembly In extra session to
present or enact another prls
t have reached this conclusion 1
following reasons:
“First. 1 think you are
mipposing that a large majority i
Democrats of the State will ,
Met my decision In reference M
oial Heafdoii of the Legislators;
received nine letters in regard
two In favor (yours being
against, and one which left me lot
as to the position of ,■the writer.
!y. if art) considerable number i
pie had desired an extra session
legislature they would haws
their wishes known.
“Second. It Is well known i
•are differences of opinion in rfji
to the primary, many good mil
f erring tho convention; hut It 1
the purposes of this letter,
< red as settled that the
party ravers the prlmray
ing nominations. I cannot,
agree with you that tl»«
exists is not protected by
contrary, the law provides
laws intended to secure the
arid purity of general and
lions and to prevent and
< rrupt practices In conne
v ItU, and the penalties
meats now or hereafter pr
law for such offences shall,
they may be applicable,
primary elections, whether
be held under any statute
State or under a plan provt
political party.*
“It can be readily
law gives to the primary
lion it affords to general' els
ymir view is that, this
'cently been declared ur
there is n<i law. to punish
election; officers In a prii
It Is true that upon a
an indictment charging
eers in the first primary
grass this yyar In the Sscotii
that the Judge of
Court of Norfolk held
above unconstitutional,
demurrer of the accused
eU the case. His d« __
lowed by two other Jodg
great respect for tilts
are men or high cfeMk
equipped for Ills " ‘
they hold, and I '
their decisions
"'If;