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Manager Sullivan Will Report Here March 1 —Other Sports
j • ■ -
“AS I SEE IT”
BY IH-X’K.
Jamf>s Sullivan, who will manage
tho Richmond baseball team in 1911,
will report hero on March 1, accord
ing to Owner Bradley.
.This <l^fs not moan, however, that
he will not be on the job right along,
for ho will. Sullivan will moke his
Jieadqun.ri.erH in Mow 1 nrk until the
beginning of spring. ami while in tm
metropolis will kee)> his eye peeled
tor any likely looking player* who
drift Into the big burg—anil they all
usually hit there lometiinr during
tho winter.
While in Mew Yorw lust week
Owner Bradley signed an outlielder
named Witt, a Mew Jersey lad. re
ported to Ik- there with the tight grip
when tho hull tomes his way. and
gome pumpkins with (he shtlalan.
Witt makes the firth player Owner
Bradley has signed thus far. The
others are laxjge, Boyce, Mattis and
White, all promising youngsters who
tome highly recommended and who
• re expected hy the Richmond mag
nate to deliver the sterling article.
owner Bradley said Monday that
lie would send to Manager Sullivan
this week a list of the players sigio d
and those on whom m has had hi
eye fot a seas-.n or so. The list w II
contain n description of e,o h player.
Ills dlspositien, hutting activities, hcM
ing achievement* and dependability.
J'rom thi= Manager i»ulllvan will b.
able to get a good idea ot what has
been done toward f arming th. 19 1!
team, and also get in Peo-h wi;h the
lnen signed.
Shortly after January I riwner
Bradley and Manager Halbvan wi I
pend out enntr.'u is ft*,- member- *>f th
1910 team—or sueh at th*-m a- or
wanted, and who are v.illing to p:nv
for Sl.i’oO n J ear, thr I. ag o snlrir,
limit.
Mr. Bradley said Monday that to >)■ .1
hot know just now b-iv. ir. ,. y . tin*
Old boys Would eoir.e lack, -'it !• v ., -
certain that Verboot. li.-i-H.-n and Bi
ker—and a tine trio it is, too would
be among those present.
President Williams and fie : . : Brad
J*V will go to Norfolk — V. r.t 1 <!., s u
ter Christmas ind talk basi ball with
Messrs Omahuiulro C ns i \o ,l: .j
llecht, of the Crew
Owner Br.idl. - rays there is every
reason for Wli-wiy the Xorfnik c-i.ib
Will be in the leae m-t • . i r. I I t
tie or r.o r- . sm f n- ! * lie- -,t i
net.
However, he will I.e in a U-tt- : p-.sl
farm to Mat t. tacts ,,ft.-i i..,*
visited M’orfoik. From tin -
Findley -■<■**« it r i’.v, h.oy<" -r M - -rf ■ -i iy a
baseball piagr -,ti s won.-I hi- losing
money or throw, .g it a way If th- did
hot conn- into the !t-agu* They ha- .
formed I corporal l->n ami lav. i-.qt. -
together tin- limiiii es for tip- t* am i.uu
they huvi s*-i i- be h: si-me I ,g . .
■And the only h ague In Virginia in
Which tiny can g.-t I* the Virginia
l.eagnt. ,.s tills Is the only protected
bague in the Ob! Homlnim
Worn the w,i. Mr. Brad ivy talked
Monday ht is ciidcntly - t r.pi-m-- that
l.ynehburg will I dropped from Bn
I eng lie a ml I’.-rt -i-i oilh gi v. ’: - : u.
Chilte.
This w ould be a happy it i a n > in.
oil,1 several mm r elab on a-i s b.-sm.
Mr Til mill ; ,'i, \ t- It st.-tild , aim
tiecause of ijie poor attendance at the
games in t! ,- H>!l City last *or.
All the new, ri< b. bla< k l..a a d* -• • ...
n-ees*ary to nunur- - ' taster
II a n t si elding on tin 1.. Bali sard i ..*
been sprinke-i over tie kd ■ l..< I
M-apsr Si tuii. 1. of the Xt \ orl,
Ainerii an le-nga.- team a, a his
nut- As soon is the weather permii*
the >v. 1 I ; turf V. ;‘l o, 1 t . . ...
• « nrd.
BRITONS TO SCRAP
FOR LARGE PURSE
IN GAROIFF ARENA
FREDDIE WELSH AND JEM DRIS
COLL WILL BATTLE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR $12.500—WELSH
LOOKS BEST TO
TALENT.
LONDON. It:.-- 19.—Freddie Weis’-,
the lightweight champion of England,
is a favorite for his 2u-round flsht with
Jem Driscoll, the lirltlsh f utherwi Ight
champion, to hr decided !u Cardiff.
Wales, ’to-morrow night. The nn>i.
fight for .1 purse ..f 112.r.00, tin weight
being 132 pounds ringside. Although
Welsh hod to train hard to make tin
weight, hr is down to 132, lint at. thal
be will outweigh IJrlscoll by t or
pounds.
Driscoll has lutkrd himself liberally.
If he wins hr expects to visit America
nnd camp on Abe Audi's trail. Welsh,
too, may go to America prepatid to
meet either Wolgast or Moran.
OALY WILL PLAY
BE 0R0 FOR TITLE
EXPERT HILl.IAKDlS'l'S |x) SMITH
IVORIES FOR HIGH IfOXOU
AND BIG MONEY’.
I
NEW YORK, December 19.—The
three cushion billiard title will be the
prise fought for this wee* in a match
between Alfred l>«Oro, the title
holder, and John Daly. The men will
play three blocks of fifty points each
on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
day nights, at Doyle’s Academy, if
DeOro is In form, cue experts pick
hiiy to win easily. Daly, however, has
been practicing much of late than the
been practicing much more ’of late
than the, champion. The match will
be for the Rambert trophy, a diamond
emblem worth $1,000, a $300 wager
and the entire gate receipts
HELP.
|P TOO DU11II A STENOGRArHPJK
LYNCHBURG HAS
FAST INDOOR FIVE
-r
HILL CITY Y. M. C. A. BASKET-|
BALL TEAMS LOOKS BETTER j
THAN EVER—TO PLAY
HERE.
! LYKrUMfUJ. V.\.. 11. c. r.1.—What j
lorn I Y. M.(‘ A. athletes believe is the
strongest basketball tram in the Htat*
will play the Richmond V. M. * . A.
in the capital city about January IT#.
| The 11*11 team is composed in the j
i main of members of las* year’s shifty
j indoor aggregation, which T»“t defeat j
: l ot once, and that was at the hands(
1 of the strong Virginia Polytechnic In- j
* Ftitnt' fjiihuet. Ti *■ )•>«- id»erP of this !
season's five ar* : 'I'. K AP-nepe. T J
i oHurtlimp r. Cm; Johnson, A 1.
ampbcll, <\ 11. Jo mi Aon nml John \\
James.
THEY’RE AFTER HIM
I
ht_ tS^vtm Koij:<sAtr*g
X!;\V YOllK, l>.v. 1!i -Word Wiis
i-Kcii'i'd l»y th» A*t ! Club Of A merit-si i
that the Aero Club ot Spain and the ,
A' ro Club o Holland had jotnud with
the Aii" c . ‘ I ran and the
Royal Ai-rn Club .f tli I'nitcd King
dom ii protesting against tin award
' . - Hi $10,000 ori?.. to ,T"hn H. Moi
i said lor winning th Statute of I.tb
« riy tight during th.- international avi
ation tournament held at IJ< Imont
Park during- tin- closing da'.f? of On
to her.
II was also unnouiu-i'd that th* In
I ii ri:, tonal V-rciriu tlr !•»-d-ration,
! with which th> protect* have fceun
! lolg. d. has rail* i *» apodal meeting
j for .tiii.uare 1'. 1*11. at which the i
' pr-ts in juddered and at j
' which als.i r u iie wl.1 b. revised tor'
j th. next contest f-.r the Coupe inter- i
; national.- d‘Aviation. wht> h "ill b>
Ip in Kngland next year, .a the dp
; is i."W held lie thi Una! Aero Club
of toe 1 ’id. i Kit.gJ.>ni. having h. eti
i . n h. op. ■ f Its r ■ iireSciit.it!.* - at
'the K, ’.motif I'ark 'Tle.-r. .V:, i- a id.
1 era hr- me - A h ’ ■
A si la! meeting th- ard of j
j jj.Werner- .-f 11. ■ V-ro C! ib (>' inter- ;
ica will in held i.t vhi ii th. curse j
! I- I-, i.ur.-i: : a phnhiuig t! . award;
...ad tile question of lb. dub's ropre- !
• sentrui-.ii it th. meeting of 11:*• l’rd- j
. ration w iil ! > . on-id. red
HITAflLMD WILL
FlfiHT GOODMAN
AFTER HOLIDAYS
I* tt l\l V's M\HI1 Willi \ 1 ri II.
Wot I.IWT SI RIKi AMI 111
«.OI s M i l it A^ISI \1 I*t t.l
I
1.1writ st i.i’iim
I ii\V 'UK. I). ”1 --I'U key Me.
1 K.11 la-tld, Ira Chli ago lightweight, w ho
! - ant. h. re a fee l! IJS :•£<' 11. tip hope
0 dr.i-hiim ic liuit. !i with -Mi. Attell, ;
, d | - o.i - HKtit Jack iJeiHlmtiu, the ;
elan, -dig York lightweight, im
m. -i)at. ;y after the holidays M. Kar
j laud 'proposed to’Ctlly Uihson. of the 1
Fairmont Athletic C.at>. to match hitu .
with some g. o.l hover when til. Ytteil
j mat.-h f.-il through Hits -n put the
propositi..n up tu C.oodman. \yh-> in'
eej'ted \.-si.-r-i i'. I.it Md'ariaJid had
returned t • < due-g-.. .m.t it was im
possible to si*, ir hi s signature to a
1 .Ultra- t. It is h- i-.evea .McFarland .
will sign.
. - j
OVER TREATMENT
kUooki.yx manac-hr says hi:
was dhoppi.d n.uM scm:
m i;»: committek h>k
iMtofosiVi. ms < \.\ti;
L_ .....Sl_\M MC.
i NKW Y< IKK, December’ 19.—
(diaries H. KMx-ttt*. pn.'ukint of the
; Brooklyn baseball ream. v no con
■ aiders himself ciu or tin’ lx at little
| schedule-makers in the business, is In
j none too genial .1 frame of mind
these (lavs boiausi ho was left oft the
soiled tile, committee at the National I
j League meeting last week. lie Is
j convinced that ho was dropped from
this committee after having served on
it for many years, tiecause of his.
! activity last year in behalf of a season
‘of 16s games. And it is this that
; riles the Brooklyn magnate.
"I worked out a ltrs game schedule
! merely In obedience to the wishes of
1 the other magnates.*" he said to-day. ,
i "I got the ilnest collection of roasts ;
i ever handed to a magnate for my
'effort*. But eventually tin major;
leagues will play 168 games tf they
don't get together «m trim soneme 1
supposed to be fathered by Berry
Herrman after having each organisa
tion play 112 games and the». mart
an Inter-league merry-go-round. As !
far as l can learn the Herrmann
scheme would mean 172 games a
S season.”
Cubans Take Two.
! HAVANA, December 19- The Phil
adelphia American l.eugue baseball
team tvas defeated twice Sunday by
Cuban nine. Almrudures won the
first game by the score of 7 to 5. and
Havana took the second 6 to 2.
BOWLING STARS TO ROLL
FIVE SPECIAL GAMES
ON NEWPORT ALLEYS
Best Men in League Form Picked Teams and Promising
Matches Are Arranged—Prize Offered in Head Pin
Tournament Friday Night
SPECIAL GAMES THIS WEEK.
Monday night—American* v*.
National*.
Americans — Whitman (cap
tain), Gallagher, Baxter, Quinn,
O’Brien, Glair.
National*—Roy (captain), Bell,
Blair. Kennedy, Sweeney, Bixby.
Tuesday night* — Whitman’*
Pet* v*. All Stars.
Wednesday night — two-man
team.
Thursday night—Tlm**-Di*
patch v*. Railroad Young Men’s
Christian Association.
Friday night—Head pin tour
nament, open to all bowlers in
the Richmond Bowling Associa
tion. Big prize offered.
t living t" the frt'i. tutu o any nn
hi I ,.r the reguiur league teams will
hat. i>. «..rk li t*- this week v ill 1’
busy with their si upping In tin ■ t ti
i.ii:- iir r* turn to their homes in other
liti s, there vii! 11, ottlcu’.l games
on tin Newport Alleys.
lowers nl the music of falling wood,
liouev-1 will iim wart for entertain
ment. .is a series ,,f pnnsi which
shell 111 pro v t ns diverting unti interest
ini' os the regular Richmond Rowling
league '•niti-sis hns been arranged, anil
there shottid l,p soni*- stellar hlook
tlipping every night ev |it Hiiturday.
Monday night teams styling them
selves tn*’ Amerh an* and Nationals
will nt"et The American* compose a
team which looks about the strongest
that could lie picked in th< entire Slate
and they should roll t.p . wonderfully
high score. The Nationals, too. are
MM-1ITE fJILLS
BUT ESCAPES INJURY
MliomM 1’hVM.IS HAl’lOLY
I<> I i YHTIl \NI» TOT.U.I.Y
\\ hi :< ki :i>
DOVER, KX<J.. I'i . IP. — Claude
Graham-While, the English aviator
Who recently won the intfrnation.il
aviation cup at Eeinp'Uit i’nrk. had a
narrow -ape fr in st-riuua injury
s utiday
Jiia machine was wrecked and he
wag badly cut about the fac. .
A large number of aviators haw
hen uniting iter*' for the past i .‘11 -
night to lumiHtc for th< prize of
iiu.ooi* ..ft. red by Har»n De forest
•or the lent fit flight across the Kng
ii.ch channel in laid, the flight to be
made i.y an Englishman lit an Eng
lirh-lnilit machine.
• irahaito-White y, st.'nia. morning;
,e . loird t..r trial flight In a strong;
wind. His machine l.. gan to r-ck •
and to* was ttnaidi: t, restore its epui
lit.rt'.im. it turned over, plunged to!
the earth and was completely wreck
Tn. a . Ut T fi rt'inatcly toll a little j
to one sine. It was thought at brat I
that h< had suffer* d concussion of |
tie brain as he was unconscious, hut
to so recovered consciousncHs, and;
it was and that to had re. cited :
it .thing m'oi o titan some had «tits .
about the 'in It is expected that
In will tv it bout again within a Week
' irahant. -White had descended to
within I'.id feet of the ground, when
his machine begun t • waver. H!s
actual bill probably did not exceed
lh as ordered another biplane of
the Wright fvpe fr m Bristol and wilt
make another attempt to win the
prlxe.
\ snniHl i 'tnp'titor for the prize,
•Sopwith, kcb i better than Grahame- ;
White H* left Bast t.'hurch, Shop-I
pev island at s.l» o'clock in the1
morning. > mss, j front Dover to Ca* !
hits and <]•. s< ended at Beaumont, Bel-!
glum.
Sopwith completed his? flight of 174
miles just under three and one-hall
hours. This Is the first time that a
Hrltish-ma.de aeroplane has crossed
the channel, and, in addition, tt is a
becord flight for distance under the
conditions provided. No tugs or other
■ raft followed the aviator on his ilight
from Hover to Calais and no other
precautions wore taken against ac
cident.
“HORNS OF THE HUNTER
IS HURD ON THE HILL
m:KP KIN HINT 01,1 It ENJOYS
FAST AND KXHII.F.KATI\(.
DRAG.
AVttti the ground frosen sound and
solid so an to insure sure footedness.
and the humid* in the most splendid
trim, main hers of the Heap Run Hunt
Club raced oxer the fields In the vi
cinity of Glitter Park and the Coun
try Club at a most, exhtterailng and
exciting pace Saturday. Every tno
meut of the drag was Interesting and
enjoyable, and when it ended tile
hunters declared it to have been the
best ever.
The drag started from Brooks’
store, on the Brook turnpike. There
one of the largest number of riders
who have participated in a run this
year were awaiting Huntsman Thorn
ton and the yelping and anxious pack
Cast at Olnter Bark, the hounds ran
throuirh Gordon’* Bruce's. Kelly's,
Grant’s. McDonald's, past Yellow Tav
ern and then halted. After a rest
of five minutes the hunters started
again, going on past Squire Darra
cot’s and Lakeside. The total dis
tance covered was about seven miles.
There was no grief nor gpy othet
marring Incidents, although some of
the less reckless hunter* quailed be
fore high fence* and broad ditches.
Those riding war* Huntsmen
Thornton, on Grande*; W. O. Young,
M. F. K., on Overland; James W
Graves whip, on Hlghaplre; E. D.
Harris, whip, on Gates; Miss Elsie
Lindsay, on Rob Roy; Miss Warfield
Crenshaw, on The Quaker; J. C. Mil
ler, on Westchester; I. A Whits, on
Iron Prince; F. T. Campbell, on Pow
hatan; Arche* Andereon. on Chorus
Girl; J. R. 3. Anderson, on Pafedln, |
and J- A. Branch, aa Prance*
i, .. ' ■ - •' Mm
strong ,'iiiit composed . all-star howl
ers.
The special matches Mill be brought
(<» i clone Friday night with h head pin
tournament for a prlk . Prune line
sport should be witnessed when itn
star bowlers of the lengvo roll off their
s’o'Vi’M and go to r wgir.a Riel clout -
infif the head pin.
With four team* ti‘d f« r b.-st pia
in the league, it i* c. *v to s- ‘ ti it- ,
when th« regular ge'm* ,ir«- resumed
there will he soum fast and furlour
howling. ViK'thei • of the
high article of howl: v which i heir;;
off, r<ul ill t!.o Ifagui . ;he Newport
A.o-vh ip su'ii in the u 1’vidual stand
If.g »*f the players. V ;m.ie. the lead
ing I.'ovier, has an u\ *-■ age'<*? l >2. and
cjuiiUi. second in tie standing v- trad
ing him close wild More than a
d ,r , ;i:-Ol .11 the .• , .• nr battucr
tf < blocks at a clip .. mo •• If.o. Baxter
is whaled ehnj * of timber off
their balance nines th< !(.»g*n lari «• -
organized, but he h - I owied i tlir*
more game*- than Whitman, and al
though he has r.6o more pins to his
credit than the lead*: has, he is not
at the t p
Following is the indrv idiml nronl
and team standing In the league:
Standing of
* iatnes
Players played.
Whitman . . ♦»
Quinn.6
Foal % .f.
Curry . .
8. William3
t*Tdllip.gs .
R«*fc . . . .
Futu-rlin
Baxter ...
Roy .....
the Playtrs.
IPsrh Total
6
ti
:t
6
it
'A
ti
Bell _
Kd wards .... 3
Halley . 6
Delaney .... A
\ atm home ... .'1
Purdlo .f*
Blair . •*
«» Brieii
Bliley .
Gallagher . .
S vveeiie. ...
1 >e«l . ......
.Jennings * .
Hand is v ....
K rmed y . ..
Bixby .
Davis
W. Williams.
Gunn .
Hooker ...
Harrow ....
Mont ag .
Glaze.
iXoekaday . .
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Standing of tn- Club*.
Flubs. Won. Dost.
Kngravers ..4 2
Meat Packers . 4 *2
Jeweler* ....... 4
Plumbers.2
Times-Dispatch . 2
A. I-. C. 2 7
P F.
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AUTOISTS WILL
B. A. C. MT MRi;R!i TO GATHER AX
RICHMOND HOTEL MONDAY
NK.inr AND TALK A DOLT
PROPONED NEW HIGH.
WAV TO WASHING
TON.
Although several mutters ' impor
tance will be discussed at the meeting
of the Bo hmurul Automobile Club at
the Richmond Hotel Memlai night a(
S o'clock, chief among them will be
the "Capital to Capital Highway”
from Washington to Richmond, uml
TRUSTEES’ SALE
OF
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
LN AMELIA CO„ VA.
By virtu* of a certain deed of trust
dated Januart' 111, 1909, executed by
J. S. Morris and A. M. Morris, hia
wife, conveying certain reel and per
sonal property therein described to
secure five certain notes, as well as
advances, in certain deed of trust set
forth, default having been made In
the payment of the mid notes as pro
vided. and being requested so to do
by the noteholders, the undersigned
trustee will on Saturday. 31 day of
December, 1911). beginning et nine
o’clock A. M. eell on the premises
of J. 8. Morris home place, about two
miles northwest of Jeteuvllle. Amelia
county. Va.. ths following described
real and personal property to-wit
tFirst.I All the standing itnibet
six Inches and above across the stump
on 946 acres of land In Amelia coun
ty. Va., Leigh district, known as the
'John Robinson” land; ample time
for cutting being given;
(Second.) Eighty-four acres of land
In Leigh District, Amelia county, Va.,
known as the Mary A. Watkins tract
and about three-fourths of a mile
from Jetersvllle.
(Third.) Also twenty-six Jersey
cows and the Increase from said cowt
for the past two years: some of these
cows are registered, or entitled te
registration,
(Fourth.) Also Bve large saw mill
mules with the harnneu, collars,
bridles, etc.
(Fifth.) Lastly, on* No. 1 Lane saw
mill with all the fixtures and ap
pliances. one 18-H. P. Farquhar en
gine and boiler (mounted); two two
horse wagons, two log trucks, belts,
etc., etc.,
The terms hi this mis will be cash
sufficient to pay the Indebtedness of
•MiO.OO. and the oust of executing
this'deed of trust, and ths terms for
ths residua if any, trill ha announced
on ths data of ths aaia
If ths sals does not taka place on
ths above data from any cams it will
b* continued by announcing a future
day on this date, and without further
advertisement by agreaamnt of tha
grantors and dssd of tmt
4. 1C, TURNER.
Trusts*
Are Tracking Expenses Wiping Oiit Your Pr<
astonishing figures showing the economy of using electricity
FOR TRUCKING AND HAULAGE.
Of Vital Importance to Manufacturers and Merchants Whose Trucking Expenses ar*
Eating into and Seriously Diminishing Their Profits.
Several months ago the New England Gas and C oke Company, of Everett, Mass., installed
~ , i l . _ _ ...1.1^1. 4 !•> m ai'♦ oorxnlOfll
$ras reached).
The working efficiency was 98 7-10 per cent.; that is, taking all three truek-% together, ooDUg
1 3-10 hours were non-productive in every 1(K> hours of working time. ^
And the company has | r »ved conclusively that in operating electric trucks for haulage aodj
delivery they have (after allowing for all costs of maintenance, including drivers, power and s;
garage). SAVED 42 f I (FORTY-TWO PER CENT.) upon the handling of the same amount ’
of trucking with horses and wagons. ... . . ■ . —M
Business men, you owe it to yourselves to look into this question of efficiency j
in the economical handilr g of your trucking and haulage without delay. ji
Make a note to write us without delay and ask us to explain how you maysav* ‘
monev by applying modem ideas to your system of delivering goods.
The Virginia Railway and Power Co.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
National Bank of Virginia
Capital, $1,200,000. Surplus, $600,OOd
E. B. Addiaoo,
K. L. Bemiss,
T. 11 EUett.
H. Theo. Euyaon,
Get). L. Christian,
T A. Carv,
r*rl H. Kqiting.
William T. Howl,
J W. Rothert,
Win. Northrop,
DIRECTORS)
T C. Williams, Jr ,
E. C. Laird,
H. H. Lmdsey,
W P. Glinn,
Epps Hun ton, Jr.,
R. G. Rennolds,
W. M. llsbliston,
Beni. P Alaoji.
. B. Rand Welliord,
S. W. Travert,
J G. Tinsley,
Jno. T. Wilson,
Jae. A. Monoure,
Jno. Skelton Williams,
F. D. Williams,
OFFICERS: ,
\V. M. ILABLISTON, President.
JNO. SKELTON WILLIAMS, Vice-President. _ .. WILLIAM T. REED, Vice-President.
W. M. ADDISON, Cashier. ,
O. S MORTON. Assistant Cashier. vi ^LL^r^j^ls" n^cLh^1*’
YV. H. SLAUGHTER. Assistant Cashier. J M. BALL, Jr.. Assistant Cashier.
Accounts Solicited. 3 # Interest Paid in Savings Depft
Commonwealth
12 North Ninth Street,
Richmond. Va.
BRANCHES:
4 East Broad Street.
Twenty-fifth and Broad St*.
Vi iliiamaburg Ave.. Button
Active busincs* accounts solicited.
Interest Paid on
Savings Deposits
the probability of Richmond getting
the next meeting of the National Au
.ojno bile A saocia t loti.
Samuel Atkinson, mur.ag<*r of the
Richmond Hotel, will tell the auto
ists all about h!S attendance at the
;nc<-ling of the A. A. A. in New fork,
md what the prospects are for the ,
•apital city gettiug tie' big meeting
which would bring the foremost I
horseless vehicle sportsmen here.
The :‘Capital to Capital Highway",
prefect has been under way more
than a tear now, and advocates ol '
this modern thoroughfare to connect
Virginia's principal city with the na-;
tion * capital believe the time hast
arrived for something delinite to be i
done. Automoblllsts in Washington
and Richmond are most enthusiastic
over the project, and it is believed j
ihat •something tangible and in a for- >
ward direction will be done Monday
night.
Faiuuui Almost Wilts tup.
ETAMVES, FRANCE, Dec. 19.— j
Henry Earmaj^ competing for the !
Mtcholin < up, ’ made a remarkable
light of elgnt hour* and 13 minutes
Sunday, owing to a fierce wind hi*
progress was How and he covered ,
only 4♦>3 kilometer* 1287 milesj, J
against 465 kilometers made by Mau- ;
rice Tabuteau on October 28 in a aim- !
tlar competition.
Farman, deceived hy the applause
of the epectatore, believed that he
had beaten the distance record and
descended. He was greatly disap
pointed to flnid that he had not equat
ed the former record.
Tabuteau occupied six hours ip his
flight for the Iflchelin CUP* which is
awarded annually to the aviator mak
ing the longest sustained flight within
the year. A premium of 14,000 goes
to the .wtnsec.
The Ten Million Dollar Bank
The First National Bank.
OF RICHMOND, VA. ,
The Bank that hn« made a specialty of building up the Mania*
factoring, Jobbing and Retail business of Richmond for nearly
fifty years.
Come In and talk over your banking requirements.
OFFICERS!
John B. Purcell. President.
Jno. M. Miller, Jr., Vice-Pres, and Cashier.
Fred. E. Noltlng, 3d Vlce-Prcs.
Cbas. R. Burnett, Aset. Cashier.
J. C. Joplin, Asst. Cashier.
W. P. Shelton, Asst. Cashier.
Alex. F. Ryland, Asst. CsshisfJ
Save Part of Your Inci
Deposit in Planters National
It will prove a wise, safe, profitable course to pursue
Ready money bring* you more money; it gives you power and prestige.
Money that slips from you amounts to nothing. Money placed I
Savings Department earns THREE PER CENT. COM 1*01 N D IN'TBf
' hashing by mail us easy. Just send your name for our little
‘How to Dank by Mail.” * *
Planters National Bank
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ^
Capital, $300,000.00 Surplas*and Profits, $1,
‘
_ ±. -I—.- . - ...L.
CEDBir OOH» DOWN;
TW1-XVF. LIVES LOST
LONDON*. l*v\ lit,—TU.- Swedish
steamer Oedrio ha* been crocked near
Gefl<\ a seaport of Stwitn.
Twelve penuiriK \vi>re drowned. In
cluding kll the offleen. with the ex
empties of the captain. ■ v vj
The <V(iHc. which waa^
1.100 tone, van coal-laden.

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