The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-22
POLITICS
in NORFOLK
Senator Martins Visit Stirred
Politicians to Activity.
BATTLES OF THE FUTURE
Both Sides Fully Appreciate the Pro.
eminent Importance Of Making Ready
for the Coming Election Of Del
egates to ralAssembly.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.,

Especial to The Times-Dispatch)
NORFOLK, VA, April Ex-senator Mar-
tins visit here has apparently stirred the
politicians 10 a degree OF activity that
foreshadoBg a hot contest here for tho
candidates to the General Assembly and
the factions. While the Trchy faction had
the state leader and candidate for ths
senatorship, Senator Martin himself, here
the Montague side OF the old contest had
Captain George c. Cabell. Jr., OF Dan.
VILE, to confer with tho Dcy faction or al
least to learn what the other eide was DO,
Ing. Captain w. w. Dey docs not hesitate
10 declare that Governor Montague Is
candidate for the Senate, but he hesitates
TO say what the chances OK support are
from tho Underwater section, because the
choice Is roo far off to estimate. The
time Is not too far OFF. however, for all
OF the candidates TO begin their efforts to
secure the advantage OF popular senti-
Inent here. That Is what all of the can.
didates have begun to do. They have boz
gun to appear here in r<rson and by rep
resentatye. They have begun to con.
slider what win be the local questions on
which the Dcy and the Trehy factions will
contest for the control OF the ndminis-
tration OF this city and for the choica
OF delegates to the General Assembly. Tha
Dey faction !.1s been trying to strengthen
it's hold on the city by the Riddick admin
istrat ton. II met n great loss In tho de-
lection OF Prince, next to Dey. It's chief
leader. Whether it can rccoup that losa
or not Is tho question Meantime both
factions are trying to learn where they
stand in tho sentiment Of the people
The Oliver OIL Mills. the largest manu-
factory OF cotton seed oil In the country.
made its first shipment OF finished pro-
duct to-day from the plant here, sending
several hundred barrels to New York and
to PASSPORT, Maine.
This first shipment will be followed by
others and larger ones, and the trade VIII
be extended to foreign countries. Much OF
! the oliver eils will go to Rotterdam,
| Holland, whore 1t Is mixed with olive oil
! and returned to this country for con-
| sumption. The plant has a storage ca
pacity Of about 10000 barrels. and adj
! ditional tanks arc being erected. Tho
| company has fifty large railroad tank
| cars In which The crude oil Is brought
! from the mills IN the South. but no
| shipments will be made In cars, but In
| barrels The Holmes Company. which has
| n large and complete plant here, has
| contract with the divers to furnish from
10000 to 10000 barrels a year for a, pc
r!ed OF five years. and this company
Is now employing large force to keep
| ahead OF the mills demand.
/ Mrs. John Picken, while IN Elmwood
| Cemetery yesterday afternoon. was strick-
| en- with paralysis and her condition was
| regarded as critical this afternoon by the
| attending physician. DIR. Meredith. Mrs
| Plckens resides in South Park Avenue.
\ Mrs Ptcken. who was the widow OF
| Congressman DeZendorf, was on her way
| to visit her parents graves. when she
1 suddenly fell 10 the ground, Cemetery at
| tcndants picked Mr.. Pickcn up and had
| her removed to her home. Mrs. Pfcken
/ has three children-two daughters and q
| son. Mr. Albert Dezendorf, her son. Is
| in Washington, connected with the De-
| partment of Justice. Her two daughters
! arc Mrs Trimmer and Mrs. Austin. ona
of whom lives In Pennsylvania. Mr..
Picken- was formerly in the marine
4 Hospital service.
i REV. Mr.. Frisco. OF Chattanooga. Tenn.
4 may be called to the pastornte OF the
! Fourth-Street Baptist Church. Ports
mouth. to succeed DR.. w. F. Fisher, whe
will leave on June 1st. to become an evan
eelst OF the State Mission Board.
Plans for new parish house are dis-
cussef by the vestry Of st. Luke's Epis-
copa Church. A parish house costing
about $4,000 would fill all the needs ana
! 1t Is practically decided to spend ina
amount on a modern structure.
Tho largest bankruptcy petition that has
been filed in the United States Court IN
many months was admitted to record to-
day, when Adolph Mchelsohn asked 70
be relieved OF his debts. Michelsohn con-
ducts a brokers office in West Main
street lie is also n notary and Is com
missioner of deed for various States. The
petition gives the liabilities as S14,ba.S'
with 81, o0l. 10 assets. or the liabilities Si,.
$40 are for secured claims; unsecured
claims, s45, 1909 and notes and pllis, 3d.
035.aS The assets consist, according Is
the petitlon, Of an insurance policy to'
S100 and sl70 In cash. Michelsohn ma.
many creditors in this and other cltle'
& and most of the debts nrs for notes.
The petition will be referred to Ref'
cree in bankruptcy Groner who VIII ap'
point q receiver.
In the United States Court to-day OUT
, of-town creditors of B. Miller MED
petition asking that Miller be declareu
hankrupt. the claim being that Miller
was tnsolvent. Miller keeps clotllln 2,
store at No. 3s4 Main Street. Ihe Peu
toners we're r.. Kanter. NJ BLOCK any
Iohn y. Henry, whose claims Respective
Iy are: Kanter. $i25; BLOCK SSoo; an'
Henry $s355
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