The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-10
THEY MEAN WELL
FOR JAMESTOWN.
House Committees Action Ia
vorable Rather Than
Hostile.
MAIL CARRIER ARRESTED.
lie Stole Decoy Letter and the.
Search Of His House uIn-
covered Many Thefts.

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Especial to The TimcB- Dspa.ch.)
AZ NORFOLK, VA, December 0.--Thc 2ac-
9tion Of The House Committee on Indus
trial Arts and Expostions at It's session
yesterday, has pleased the Jamestown
managers. When Congress- appropriated
loss than a half million for the Lewis
and Clark Centennial. many thought It
wits a black eye for future expeditions.
BIZ Representative ,rawney struck the key
note Of the situation when he said that
his committee would carefully scan any
bill offered In Congress for the purpose
&of aiding an industrial show, but he
qualified his statement by the remark
that tho Tcrcetitennial was so important
Historically that he thought a unique cel-
cbration should be held 10 commemorate
1t.
When the jamestown representatives
appeared before the House Committee
last spring, Mr.. ,rnwncy voiced the same
view, and tho action Of the committee
yesterday was along tie lines Indicated
then. Tlie purpose OF Congress- is to
treat the Tcrccntennial MS a vehicle for
simpresslng upon the people the history
$pf the country and lis development as q
nation, rather than us an Industrial COM
binntion.
HISTORICAL LESSEN.
& Congress will probably insist that the
Jamestown management utilize several
of the main buildings as habtntions for
exhibits illustrating periods in the ma
TOMS history. The industrial part OF the
exposition ihstcad Of being the Sdomi-i
5rnting feature and motive Of the show.
will be only one OF the many, the chief
t,,,J,Io ,,,lJI no hn u
land and the naval exhibit on the water.
s CONGRESSMAN Maynard, who is = mem
Der of The Committee on Industrial Arts
and Expositions, said this morning:
,'.Tho only thing which Congress fears
ja that Industrial shows nre not popular r.
enough TO Insure success, AND that s
tile government authorizes m Industrial
exposition. 4 it would mean that foreign
nations would have TO be invited - cS-
flbt, and Congress might have TO maze
Il second appropriation TO cover n deficit
or make n loan, az they did to St Louis.
ENTIRELY FAVORABLE.
= -Tha COMMITTEES Is "a unit in desiring
to commemorate the event. 1t Is p6s>n
.sible that instead of appropriating a.
lump sum for an exposition. the COM
t1rittee will recommend n division OF the
amount 80 that n certain amount Will b9 I
set aside for the naval, marine and mill
Etary features; another sum for the en-
tcrtainment of foreign visitors. and a.
third sum for the land show. which must
pc historic as we'll lis Industrial"
Mr.. Maynard viii lstusn to " ashing-
ton tonight The subcommittee to con-
slider tho bill Will be appointed at oncs.A
and VIII give the ssubjec. Immediate con-
sideratlon.
ROBBED THE NAIL.
N Mail Carrier Edward p. Broughton Of
Portsmouth. after a hearing before Com
missioner Bowden In the United States
Court, to-day. was bailcd for his appear
8ance Mt the next term OF the court To-
answer the charge OF robbing the lis.
The evidence given by Postoicc In
8spector Bulla, who made the arrest, was
apparently very damaging. though Hon..
Charles r. Bland, who, with his law
partner, Mr.: Davis, and Mr.. Harry Bow
den, appeared for Broughton, said that
at the proper time lie would be able to
account for the prisoners possession of
articles OF jewelry found at his home.
Including a cheap belt buckle, which had
been marked by Inspector Bulla and sent
through the mails IN a test packa &c.
inspector Bulln testified that on De-
8ccmbcr 9Th he prepared "a test package
addressed TOD. n. Sncad and wife. Ports
mouth n. H., across the back Of which
was marked in rcd Ink, n Not for Ohio;
try On the back OF the
package was also the post mark OF the
Portsmouth, o., office, which the inspec-
tor had placed there. This package on
the morning OF December 9Th, was de-
sllvered to the assistant postmaster in
Portsmouth,, Mr.. Pace with Instructions
TO place 1t in the mail Of Letter Carrier
SBroughton. Its contents consisted of
a ladies' belt buckle, n scarf pin, q tnr-s
4quoise finger ring, Il three opal set ring.
all containing private marks, and q writ
ten enclosure M 81
STORY OF ARREST.
Inspector Bulla and Postmaster Butt,
went to Broughton's home yesterday af-
tcrnoon and questioned him about various
articles lost. and specifically about the
test package. Tho carrier denied having
seen any Of the things mentioned to him!
lie then accompanied the officials to the
5postoffce and was told that the test
package had been seen on his desk as
late as z o'clock the evening before.
{3roughton continued to deny any knowl-
edge Of tho test package. submitted to a
search Of hla person, and wrote n note.
TO his wife directing her to>{ulow the
postoffce Inspector TO make a search or
tho house. He asked be allowed to
accompany the inspector. but this was
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