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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
Property Transfers,

sichmond; Granite Building Company
t|J. r, Marlborough, 90 feet on north side
sring Street, 90 feet from Belyidere,
$500. a
kFrances Herbst and Mamie v, Cen
( W to Mary H., wife of William H.
GORDON, 2l1-4 feet on north slde Clay
treet. so1-4 feet east of First, sl.25o.
Planters National Bank to W, H..
Adams, Jos feet on Randolph Street,
northeast corner Dance, 81 SEQ,
Allie sWezey to GRACE WIgaams house,
hold furniture and EFFECTS on second
floor OF No 1913 West Broad Street. re-
lserying lien for $3.50, $50.
8. Weinberg tod. Gellman. stock Of
goods and show case at No. 10S Eigh-,
tenth Street, SIS, n.
Bell u. Woodward's trustee to j. B.
Barker, 11s feet on north side Hanover,
.Street, SO Tia feet west Of Rowland.
!. |pptect to deed Of trust for 81 1873, 81 800.
Ilenrico; Myrtle and George y. Ander..
BOZ, Jr., to W. T. Culllngworth, 267-12
(@t on west side Twenty relghth Street,
w IA feet north Of g, s425. "A
x n "a Clinton Cochran to- U y, IIeny5 9.
bhroeder, 744 acres at l.tto, IS, 600 ~ i Il
Mana Dietrich teSi aiary. p. Kelley
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HARD WORK
IN SENATE.
BodyTackles the Corporation
Measure.
GOES ZOE BY TILL THURSDAY
Revenue Bill Comes Up To-Day and a
Great Fight Is Expected-House
Holds Short Sessions and
Passes Local Bills. is

The Legislature opened Up tho week
by putting In d hard days work.
The Senate session lasted for several
hours, and was devoted exclusively to b
further discussion OF the corporation
measure. It finally went over, after sew
cral amendments had been offered, and
was made special and continuing order
for 1915 o clock on Thursday. The gerenal
revenue bill Will come up next. and
there is disposition to hold three ses-
sions day until 1t Is disposed OF, as
Senator Wickham desires to get rid OF
1t by April 1st. Z.
There was quite fight by several
Senators TO get the corporation bill re-
committed, but 1T failed and will be dis
posed Of this week. e., IA
The House met at noon, and Its scs-
sion was very brief. The resignation OF
Hon.. r. q. southall as d member Of the
House from Amelia and NottoWay5 was
received and accepted. The bill offered
by MIR. Churchman to impose q license
tax OF $50 upon pilots was reported from
the Finance Committee, and that offered
by Mr.. Toney to require street railway
companies to vestibule their cars from
November to May was given, it's second
reading. Several local bills were offered
and the House decided to meet at noon
during the remainder Of the week.
The Senate. 4 n
The Senate spent the entire day in the
further consideration Of the bill providing
for the carrying into effect OF the pro-
vision Of the new Constitution with ref
erence to tho Corporation Commission.
Tho body met at 10 o'clock. In order to
give full time for discussing this import
ant measure. The question OF the merger
OF railroad lines in the State was the
principal one up, q nd there were several
amendments offered. but none were acted
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upon, and the bill went over until Thurs
day morning at 1876 o'clock

upon, and the bill went over until Thurs
day morning at 1876 o'clock.
ssi8 THE MERGER CLAUSE;
Tho chief fight centered around that
provision OF Chapter II which permlts
railroads to consolidate or merge under
the general laws OF Virginia. The article
under discussion Is found In section OF
Chapter II. paragraph (e). The proVi-
sion is as follows: a
"The corporation shall have tho power
to consolidate or merge Its works. prop
erty and franchises with that OF any
other railroad company Incorporated ~
or out Of this State. or in this State and
another State, rs provided IN Chapter y
OF this act and to purchase or lease the
works. property and franchise. OF any
part thereof, OF any other such corpo-
rations, and to sell or lease its works
property and franchises or any part
thereof, to any other such corpora ton
chartered and organized under the laws
OF this State"
This sweeping power is modified. how
ever, by the provisions In Chapter VI,
which appear In section 40 OF that CHAP
ter, which section provides that any
corporation organized or to pc orga'll"eu
under any law or laws OF this State may
merge or consolidate into n single cor
porat ton with any other corporation or
ganized for the purpose for carrying the
same or q similar business under the
laws Of this or any other OF the United
States, which said consolidated corpora
tlon shall thereby become corporation
OF this State and subject to its laws and
to the Jurisdiction Of Its courts, ~
Chapter v. goes on to provide now such
merger shall be made,
WANTED PROMPT ACTION.
The fight in favor OF the merger pro-
vision, as 1t stood, Was led by Mr. Nc
Ilwnine and Mr.. Wicllhnm, both of whom
commended that the objectionable features
In this section OF Chapter II We're already
in actual effect under the corporation law
as administered In Virginia to-day. It
was stated in debate that for the past
ton years no charter had been issued
without cmbodylng substantially the
same provisions as those complained Of.
Messrs, Whitehead, Cogbill and Chap-
man conducted q very aggressive fight for
delaying action.
II do not know that there is anything
materially wrong with the act. but !!
do wish time to examine 1t closely" said
Mr., Cogbll. ~ have not had the chance
to look into 1t as critically as some 9th.
ers. for only saw the bill5on Saturday.
Mr.. McIlwaine said he did not wish 20
cut any one off from time to consider me
act all that he wanted was for senator's
to cooperate with him In perfectlng ana
having lie measure passed ths week.
l HANDS ARE TIED,
''As 1t is now" said the Petersburg
Senator, 1.-THE hands of the Corporation
Commission are tied. Nothing Whatsor
ever can be done. while corporations are
knocking at the door and asking !, adm mis-
sion. Il regard this as a good Dill 'ihet
more / study II the more like i"
Mr., Mann stated that he had a most
charter affecting the Interests
OF Ills people and It could not be secured
until this BILL was passed, He advocated
passing the bill, allowing the commission
IL go 10 " orks ana amending II lator prl.3
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M ,b,s ;n,roposItion met with little 81

But this PROPAGATION met with little or
no favor.
&.Do you propose to do evil and correct
1t later OF, y asked d Senator.
.Not BIT" said Mr.. Mann. ~ cati
geo no harm that would come by pur-
suing this course.
Mr.. Whitehead declared that he thought
the merger oinuse IN this act contrary to
Ryte Federal stattltes. Tc warned the.
Senate of the Importance of this act, and
told the members Of the body that cct-
tain features OF Tho measure were going
to BIO made very important Issues IN tho
next presidential catnpaiEn. Viewing the
matter from every standpoint, he was
convinced that the public interests could
Be- better slbscrycd by proceeding slowly
thar, bv hurrying through the passage of
mr., act that might work ruinous results
to tho people Of the State by permitting
ralrond companies and other CORPORATIONS
{ to consolidate Upon the very slightest
ton.
Mr.. whitehead contended that this net
went much further than tho provision OF
the New Jersey act In charterlng tho
notorious Northern securities Company.
NO CHANGE OF POLICY.
Mr., Whitehead cot,tended that this act
Mr.. Whitehead and others were fighting
AGAINST IL acSltI .lNih'
State ten years ago for every railroad
charter passed during that timo allowed
this very thing condemned now to be
Mr.. whitehead offered an amendment
to prevent such mergers as he opposed.
lie would accomplish this by adding after
line 81 on page p these words:
Gro purchase or lease the works,
property and franchises Of any part
thereof Of any railroad company In B
corporated under the lands Of this a
State, or another State. or In this
State and another State and TO sell or
lease It's works, property and fran
chises or any part thereof TO any other
such corporation chartered nndN or ~
ganlzed under the laws Of this State:
Provided, however. that nothing In
this act shall apply to parallel or
competing lines of railroad corpora
tions, and provided, further that moth
Ing in this act shall affect or be con-
tx strued to invalidate any Of the pro-
4 visions of any charter now III force
which has been heretofore granted to
any railroad corporation by an act
Of tho General AssemblyBof this
Mr.. Keezell withdrew his motion to ro-
commit and the bill was fixed as the spe-
cial order for Thursday at 1915 o'clock.
MR.. CQGBILL'S AMENDMENt.
III The following Is Mr.. Cogbilrs amend
srnent to preyent8n company operated by
one motive power from acquiring the
properties of a parallel line operated by
another motive power: 5g
{l"Provided. however that in no event
shall a railroad company have authori-
N tyf to consolidate or merger with or
purchase or lease the works, property
or franchises or any part thereof. OF ),
any parallel or competing line or line
between the same terminal points,
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Over
brook Presbyterian Church will meet
this evening at the home OF Mrs. ]. w.
Atkins on Miller Avenue at 1890
Mr.. Hunter Ware has returned from
Knoxville. Tenn. Big
Mr.. L. II. letter. who has been visiting
his daughter. Mrs. NJ. ]. Hoover, OF
Alexandria, La. has returned home.
Mr.. Turner Of Albemarle county, Is
visiting friends in Brpokland Park.
Miss Grace King Is quite sick at her
home on Brook Road
Miss Elizabeth Christian. VINO has been
quite sick, Is able to be out again. S
The G.. NJ. a. Club will meet Wednes-
day a 4 p. NJ. at the residence OF MIR.
Overton Noodwa
4 Mrs II. o. Wright. who has been very
sick at her home In Brookland, Is able
to be out. S.5 II Of
Miss Inez Good win, Of Hinton. ". Va,
Is visiting at the home Of Mrs. G. ?.
Scott. .@8@ 8y5s 7S sf
Miss Mary Smith. OF Brookland Park.
Is quite sick,
Miss Hunter, Of Portsmouth, is visit
Ing near the Seminary. III
Mrs. Newman, who has been quite
sick, Is able to be out.
Miss Iona Kelly, Of Brook Road. Is
Archer Trent Is quite sick his home
near Highland Park.
1s Mr.. y. y. McMurran. who has been
visiting Mrs: Kellogg near the Seminary,
has returned to Newport News.
Mrs. Higgason is quite sick at her
home In Brookland Park.
Miss Mollfe gDuyal who has been visit.
Ing her sister, Miss Grace Duval, Of
Chesterfield. who has been quite sick.
has returned home u
Mr., w. H. Bennett, who has been Wis
.iting his wife, OF Brookland Park. has
left for Kentucky. .5553
Mrs. Robert Scott, OF Miller Avenue, left
county.
left Sunday for New York on business
At recent meeting OF the Barton
Heights Town Council representative
of the improved had grenade powder
fire extinguisher fully explained the
perfect working OF the machine and
they became satisfied with the theory
advanced. and purchased a number Of the
cxtingulshers and ordered tho Town
Sergeant to distribute them to the fol-
lowing houses, where, In event Of q fire..
any resident In the neighborhood would
have a right to have use OF them. They
were placed at Mr., a.. B. Benson s.. COR
ner Luck Avenue and Roberts Street:
Town Sergeant b. IT, Collins, No. 6 Vir-
glnia Avenue r.. B. Carpenter corner
Lamb Avenue and Home Street; W. X.
Bache.5 corner Lamb Avenue and Dove
Street; II. Harlan. No. 202 Barton Ave-
nue. r. o. Robinson. No. 25 Barton
Avenue T, w, Gardner, Lamb Avenue
and Kersten Street. and the drug store
corner North Avenue and Roberts
Street. t
1t would We we'll for the residents Of
the Heights to obtain copy Of these
locations and put them In the proper
place, so as to be enabled totlocate the
nearest possible house containing the ex-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
VIRGINIA. PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Next Annual Meeting Will Probably
Be Held at n OF Springs.

- lH 81 i III %
Be Held at Hot Springs.
Tho Executive Committee Of the Vir.
gnin Press Association met at Murphy's
Hotel yesterday. Present: G.. o. Thacker.
OF tho Newport News Press; C.. D. DENT.
OF tho Salem TImes-R Register; A. p.
Rowe, OF tho Fredericksburg Free Lance;
Il. r. Chesterman, Of the News Leader,
and W.. s. Copeland. OF The Times-Dis-
patch president. and J. 8. Hart, OF the
Granville Herald. secretary. #
!. The meeting was called specially to FIX
the time and place for the next annual
meeting. No definite conclusion was
,rcached but If satisfactory arrange
ments can be made. the meeting will
probably be held at Hot Springs on
July 2sth.
The association has added many new
members during the present fiscal year.
and nearly every paper In the State is
now represented. 1t Is in all respects
In a most nourlshing condition. and the
next meeting promises to be the largest
md most interesting ever held.
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/ whether such lines be operated by the
same or different motive power.
The Senate adjourned to meet at 10
O'Clock to-day, when the Revenue bill
Will come up as the special order. I'D
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LOSS BY FIRE is
ENTlREL Y COVERED.
Col. Murphy, May Secure the
Property In Any Event 1t
VIII Be Rebuilt.

Ton thousand dollars will in oil prob
ability cover the loss accustomed by the
flrs in tho Milhisor building, next door to
Murphy's Hotel, early Sunday morning,
and this loss Is covered by insurance.
The origin Of the fire Is mystery but
tho nreincn think 1t started In the bath
room, in the rcnr OF Grnnde's barber
, Shop, on the first floor Of the building.
I No ono connected with the barber shop:
can account for the presence OF fire IN
~ that place, except such us might have
, becnalc there when the shop was closed
4 the night before, In smouldcring way,
= to keep tho watcrin the bathroom warm.
1t may have arisen from the stump Of q
Il cigar or cigarette thrown aside Dy some
patron Of the shop. d.
4 b The building itself was completely
cleaned out, and 1t was by fine work on
tho part OF the department that the flames
did not spread to the hotel and other
buildings, 3S 5.5'
,dng the flames there were several casual
ties, In which flremcn and q policeman
ACCIDENTS INCIDENTAL TO FIRE.
81 Driver Lemuel Bullock, OF engine No.
.. was thrown from his seat at Fifth and
Jackson Streets as his horses were going
a t. terrific rate Of speed lie was badly
hurt, 4 his collarbone being broken, his
back sprained, and with many other cuts
and bruises In various parts Of his body.
+ He was carried to his home on Fourth
Street, where he Is receiving the best OF
medical attention.
,lA Driver G.. W.NBawsel. OF No. 9's truck,
twns painfully hurt In stopping his runaway
horses The team became frightened at
the putting of engine No. Z and ran down
10 the Capitol Square and In toward the
I monument. Hc suffered nothing serious
& and is able to be out "
Mr.. Percy Phillips, OF truck No. l, was
Knocked into lot OF burning clnders by
d big stream OF water. but escaped with
slight burns and bruises.
THE rescue OF Mrs. Hector Puryear, who
lived on the third floor OF the building,
was thrilling. She came through smoke
land flames to the front window With q
4 bundle OF clothing and her pet dog, and
was carried down n ladder by Ladderman
stNilliken, OF truck N o. H. and Captain nor-s
vt. The individual loss to Mr.. and Mrs.
n Ierycar was considerable, amounting to
il slvcral hundred dollars. y ys q 4 81 IA
F.sj ID INSURANCE AND LOSS.
Tho building was insured for 600 and
uttered a loss OF about half that amount
lGrande's barber shop was insured for
4 1000 which about covers the loss
b The Regal Shoe Company's loss cannot
lot be fully nscertained, but 1t Is believed
4 .Ghave been from s., 500 to 50, 900, covered.
); Me Tragic Drug Company uttered a
i, los OF about $l,50o, mostly by water. which
Il covered.
Eclonel Murphy. Of Murphy's Hotel,
4 iii make an effort to secure the property
dom the Milhser estate to add to his
n intel possessions. In any event, The place
FIJI be rebuilt In short while.
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whether such lines be operated by the
same or different motive power.
The Senate adjourned to meet at 10
o'clock to-day, when the Revenue bill
will come up as the special order. 9
The House. 4
s THE House was called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan. and prayer was offered
by Rev. Russell Cecil, of the Presbyterian
Church. 3i7y %
The Speaker laid before the House the
resignation Of Hon. r. G. Southall as q
member Of tho House from Amelia and
.NottoWay, and It was accepted with re-
Nluctance. The resignation took effect yes
terday. Ina few days the Speaker Will
issue q writ ordering an election to filI
the vacancy <,
The following bills were offered and re-
ferred: &
BY Mr.. Charles T. Bland; Companion
bills designed to amend the charter Of
the city Of Portsmouth.
BY Mr.. Early: TO amend the law in
relation to working and keeping In re-
pair the county roads Of Madison county
I Among the bills reported from commit
tees was one by Mr. Churchman. re-
ported from the Finance. fixing a license
tax OF $50 upon pilots.
Mr.. Toney offered n resolution, which
was unanimously adopted, expressing the
regret OF the House Nv tIe IeNIiG'lIe'llO "
Hon, r, G.. Southall as q member OF the
body. The House. att P. M, adjourned
to meet at noon to-day and each day at
that hour for the present week,
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
10 amend an act approved March 20.
1902, to authorize the Board OF Supervise
ors OF Smyth county to Issue bonds and
borrow money for the building and re-
pairing Of tho roads IN said county, and
to direct and to authorize the judge of
the county court to order an election TO
tlscertain2the sense Of the qualified voters
Of said county on tho question.
10 authorize the Board Of Supervisors
of Princess Anne county to appropriate
n sum of money to aid In tho erection Of
a monument at Princess Anne courthouse
to the memory of the Confederate soldiers
from said county,
SENATE BILL PASSED.
TO authorize the Board of Supervisors
OF the county of Lancaster to acquire by
purchase or condemnation for public pur-
poses n lot of land, not exceeding two
nGres, adjoining the lot on which the
courthouse now stands.
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REVIVAL SERVICES
Several Meetings Now Being Held IN
Baptists Churches.

Baptlsts Churches. 4,
Revival services arc being held In sew
eral OF tho Baptist churches Of tho city
with great SUCCESS. The meeting at Pine
Street has Just closed. There were sixty
one conversions. Tho Rev. 8. ]. Porter.
who has been doing the preaching. goes
now to Bainbrldge-Strce Manchester.
Tho Rev. l. s. Boyles is being assisted
In a series Of meetings at Randolph-Street
by tho Rev.SW. s. Leake, Of fulton. The
Rev. T, Caggett Skinner, OF Baltimore,
Is assisting the Rev. NJ Ashby Jones at
3Leigh-street The Rev. Mr. Coleman. OF
washington, D. c., is with the Rev. c..
p. Stealey at Broadus- Memorial.
.At the meeting OF the Baptist ministers
yesterday morning, the Rev DR.. John
Gordon, Of Philadelphia. road an inter-
csting paper on Baptism and Early
Christian Art - -.- -
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Amount of premiums received !. 4,
Amount OF nnnuites received
Amount Of interest received.
Amount OF rents received
Consideration for supplementary contracts not invo
Premium notes. oans or liens restored by revival OF
Profit sale or maturity Of ledger assets
Conscience fund ,,,......,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Amount OF capital stock.

Number policies thereby
force Mt previous paid for
Number policies na
effected thereby paid
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BoYcOTTED THE "CO-EDS"
Younger Men at Richmond College Join
Anti-Eeminine Club.

The Ico-eds," as the young ladies who
are Students at Richmond College are
called, seem to be giving the younger
students among the boys a great deal
,of trqqible, According to reports from
tho College, the young men have formed
m osanlzation. which is known by the
5initiA letters A, L, g., the "Ant-FemI-
nneClub. !" Should any OF the members
shoy any attention to the ''co-eds," such
Fas walk with them, send them flowers
$;or ret assistance from them on their
,clases, he shall be liable to ano and
possibly suspension. The girls arc being
boCotted, y
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7t-2 feet on east side Twenty-hfth
Street, IS 1-2 feet south Of 8, 31,10O.
West Company, lot IS. block b. section
q Highland Springs, 500 &.
4 Gu G. Jackson. special commissioner
to George w. and Ida G. Watkins, 10
acres uetir Fair Oaks Station, $780,
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NUMBER noiciaa nn ho omn a. Insurance which; hae Gems
to DO in force during the paid for
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The Old Dominion Board. I

The regular meeting Of the Board OF
Managers OF tho Ola Dominion Hospital
will be held at the residence OF Mrs,
Sol Bloomberg, 14O7 East Broad, to-day
at 1880 p. M. All members are urged
to attend
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-19
KINGAN BUTCHERS MEET
BUSINESS AGENT SULLIVAN SAYS
THERE, WILL BE NO STRIKE.
Members of the Union Are Indignant
Because of Alarmist Reports
Small Increase Asked.

After a closed session of more than three
hours last night in the Red Mems hall on
Washington street, the butchers of the
local union. most of whom are employed
at Kingan e. Co.'S, did not arrive at a de-
cision to strike.
At the close of the meeting James Sulli-
van, business agent of the union, said
that the matter of asking for a slight in
crease in wages at the Kingan & Co. plant
had been thoroughly discussed, but that
further than a demand for a small increase
matters remained as before. The new
schedule of wages, Mr.. Sullivan said, will
not be compiled until the international
officers of the union are consulted and the
situation laid before them.
Everything is as I said 1t would be"
said Mr.. Sullivan as he left the hall last
night. There will be no strike. We will go
along as we have been. Our new wage scale
will not be decided upon until the execu-
tive officers of the union are notified and
consulted"
Members of the union are very indignant
over the reports of several of the papers
that affairs are on the eve of great
strike at Kingan & Co, and declare that
the story was concocted by an outsider.
One man, who said he had been working
for the company for thirteen years, said
that neither he nor any of his associates
lnew anything about talk of strike until
they read Ii in one of the papers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-19
ATE SOAP TO BEAT LAW
WALTER MOORE GAVE AN ExHIBI-
TION OF REMARKABLE NERVE.
Doctors Resorted to Heroic Measures
to Break His VIII, but Failed
Sentenced for Forgery.

Walter Moore, of Oxford, o., was yester-
day sentenced by Judge Afford in the
Criminal Court 10 the Indiana Reforma-
tory for a term of from two to fourteen
years for forgery. Some time ago Moore
gave messenger a check for SO. drawn
on Fletcher's Bank to the order of Walter
Reagan, and tried to have the bank cash
the check to the messenger. The forgery
was detected at the bank, however. and
detectives were sent out to arrest Moore.
When placed under arrest he was said to
be a clever criminal and in the Police Court
the next day he was bound over to the
grand jury and was remanded to JAIL
After his first day in the Marion county
jail Moore pretended he was of unsound
mind and in very poor health as we'll His
cries and groans, for weeks. kept the other
inmates of the Jail awake nights and an
noyed them during the day. He claimed
that he was unable to keep anything in
his stomach and frequently at night he
would be seized with vomiting spells Day
after day he lay in seeming half stupor,
never moving from his cot. and keeping
his eyes closed.
DOCTORS WE'RE CALLED.
DIR. Pettijohn. the Jail physician, was
called and after many trips and expert
ments he became convinced that the
young man was shamming illness. From
the start Sheriff Mctzger was of the
opinion that MoeTs's sickuess was q