Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-01
RICHMOND NEWS
And GOSSIP
Or. Uher Explains Rumors Of His
Death.
MR.. FoLKEs CRITICISED
labor People Claim that Iie Refused
TO Address the Girl Strikers last
week-Tho Work on tho &. q a.
viaduct Not TO 10 Delay ed cti-
titions 10 Savo n FarmviiIe Mnn
From tho GniIows.
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Richmond, Va, June 30.-The mystery
regarding the strange conduct of DR."
Carlton E. Uber. at Norfolk, has been
solved. He is back in Richmond and
has resumed his practice as q veteri
nary surgeon. TIE arrived here from
Norfolk on the Pocahontas last night.
He seemed worried and perpleXed, not
to say confused, and would give no
satisfactory account of his conduct.
To-day. however, he stated that the eX-
PLANTATION of the whole matter was that
convivial friends who had passed their
examinations and was not entirely as
self-possessed rs usual.
MET OLD FRIENDS.
He passed examination by the Veter-
mary Board at Norfolk "Wednesday.
There he met some old college mates.
In the evening they had supper together
and drank n few juleps. DR.. Uber is
not accustomed to partaking of intoxl-
eating liquors and the result may be
guessed. lie is unable to recall every
thing that may have happened that
night nor does he know why he should
have written the letter to his room
mate, Mr.. T. J. Garrett, limiting at
something awful that might happen to
him.
DR.. Uber will not admit that he wrote
the letter signed wv a. %Pemberton.
Deputy United States Marshal" II he
did he has no knowledge of it and
friends may have made him write ii as
q practical Joke. The Doctor Is rather
inclined to think some friend initiated
his writing.
HE is ALL RIGHT NOW.
The Doctor is now all right. notwith-
standing some of the occurrences of
the last few days present themselves to
his mind In vague sort of way.
With the clearing up of the mystery
the incident Is ended. DIR. Uber is
happy because he is not dead and his
friends rejoice because he is alive and
in the flesh.
REPRESENTATIVE FOLKES.
There is considerable interest mani
tested in the controversy now going on
between Hon. e. c. FollSes member of
the House Of Delegates. and candidate
FOR reelection, and certain lab Dor lead
ers regarding the position of Mr. Folkes
as regards the recent girls strike at
WhitloclS's cheroot factory. Mr.. Folkes
who Is almost as we'll known to the
labor unionists of Norfolk as those of
Richmond. used to be q great labor
man. and though he is now a lawyer
he is still n member OF the Central
Trades and Labor Council, and was
elected to the House OF Delegates as
labor man. However. 1t seems that Mr..
Folkes is not always a labor man.
TWO STATEMENTS.
While the strike was In progress he
was much criticised by the strikers
and sympathizers for refusing to adj
dress them The Virginian- Pilot cor
respondent asked him what he had to
say about this and Mr.. Foll1cs denied
that he had ever been invited to adj
dress the strikers. However, two we'll
known labor men arc out in a card. in
which they take square issue with him.
They say that Mr-F,olles was inxitad
The reasons he gave for declining are
set forth by the card as follows:
Ffrst-That he was running for the
Legislature, and If he came over there
and smoke that the people would say
that he was just drawing sympathy for
himself in his canvass.
Secondhand he was a lawyer and
did not know anything about what the
harm.
"Third-That he was not at the head
OF the labor union now. and Mr.. Muir
phy being at the head of the union,
might not like IL if he spoke over there
without first consulting him about it.
This conversation took place in front
or the City Hall at-the Tenth street
door Saturday morning. June 9th This
IS what Mr.. Folkes told me himself
and he cannot deny it, When report.
cd oack to the chairman Of the com.
mlttee and told him Mr.. FollSes would
not speak, he asked me the reason and
told him what Mr.. Folkes said.
Respectfully
"S n NEWMAN