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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-21
SAT |5FACT|ON
IS T Ell by ALL
All Agree That Celebration in
Honor Of President Was
Most Creditable.
COST COMPARATIVELY SMALL
City Will Have to Spend Only
About Eight Thousand.
Citizens Far More.
COST COMPARATIVELY SMALL

Few outward vestiges of Wednesdays
big celebra ton In honor Of the coming Of
President Roosevelt now remain. One
or two great flags arc still dangling from
the housetops and at rare intervals a
decorated front may be discovered, but
for the most part yesterday saw the dis
appearance of these reminders Of the
Square was pulled down and In part re-
moved. releasing the Jet of water from
Its confinement. and the tanbark along
Ninth and Bank Streets was gathered
into great heaps and carried away. The
glory of the Masonic Temple lunch room
departed in the same matter of fact way.
It had been arranged by the Council
committee to send the flowers used in
identifying the interior to the hospitals,
including the City Home, but SO far as
could be learned last night the diners
themselves carried off nearly. If not
quite, MI there.
Beyond the general felicitation, citizens
1congratulntng officials and Officials
thanking citizens for their hearty support,
which happy scheme leaves some need
of praise. for all, there were no develop
ments yesterday following in tho wake of
the Roosevelt Day. The Hawes-Mills-
Myers affair seems to have reached its
limit already and Will In all likelihood
now be dropped Captain Mills issued
orders which Captain Myers executed,
and Colonel HAYES, realizing the force
of military instructions. submitted with
good grace. This was the view of the
matter taken yesterday by tho lIowitzers'
commander. It seems to- rest between
the two fountain heads of authority--the.
chief marshal and the Mayor. The former
made his statement and let the matter
drop there; the latter In the course OF
Informing himself of the worlds events,
read this statement and also let the
matter drop there, and there II VIII prob
ably stay. &,
II the Mayor chooses to take no notice
of an incident which called his authority
into question, Enthusiastically nothing
further will be said, When seen yesterday
the Mayor emphtically indicated that this
would be his course. He read the letter
published by Captain Myers and the
statement attributlng to him Mccarthy
u threat that he would place the officer
under arrest and lock him up II he inter-
fered In any way With Colonel Halves.
His Honor seemed annoyed at the exploit
tatlon of what might appear as a dis 4
agreeable feature Of the great day, hut
he was none the more disposed to talk.
II have nothing at an to say no re-
peated, "yust say again. II you want to
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With this money you have been higgins
syndicates, debauching legislatures, ina
nipulatiny stock markets and doing
other things which will be proven later.
Instead Of employing the vast power and
the immense wealth intrnstcd to you to
conserve the interests Of your policy
holders. you have made Yourself n pnrt
of the cruel robbing machine which the
System has created to deprive the
American people Of their savings.
Yet to-day you describe the investigl-
tlon being conducted into your operations
,ns an impcrtinence you are un-,
.rcpentent. unashamed, and defiant. 500
One year ago, In Everybody's Maya
zine, sad.
''Ic officers. trustees and officials OF
the Big Three life insurance companies
have been md nre now s1uandering their
policyholdcrs' money. they are s1nfters
mean, contemptiblcs grafters." s4sa
] gave specific instances Of theI, thcy-
cries.
You replied. not by hailing me to court.
but by:
Circulating throughout the world docu-
ments by the millions. dsparaslng my
reputation by advertisements and news
and editorial" statements from your sub.
sidizcd insurance press, denying my
charges. attacking my character. all at
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ton has proceeded far enough to put
before The public absolute proof Of all
the crimes ! have charged and three to
thirty times as many more, s,si
It is now evident to all that:
1st Tho policy holders In the great
companies have yearly paid into their
company scores OF millions more than
necessary.
Cd. The policy holders have been rob-
bed Of hundreds of millions.
Sd. The vast funds now on hand
have been habtually used by the graft
ers now In control OF them In the rank
est kind OF stock gambling.
9TH. These funds have peen tabtually
used TO corrupt the balot-box and the
lawmakers OF the country.
] repeat. absolute proof Of all this has
been made public.
1t should now be evident to all that:
list. The funds now on hand are In
actual Jeopardy because they are In the
absolute control o! unprincipeled scoun-
drels.
Cd. Unless something is done
at once by the policy holders - every
one OF the largest companies may be-
come insolvent; that Is they may not be
able to meet the engagements OF their
policies, because OF waste Of funds, tre-
mendous falling off of new business, ire
mendous cost of new business, and the
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funds for the benefit OF your own pock-
cts
Notwithstanding the turpitude
already exposed to the people, you still
imagine you can SO conduct yourself as
4 to prevent the investigators from fastcn
ing on you and your associates the moro
desperate crimes that have been COM
nlitted in the past--the $50 to 200 mil
lions stolen and diverted or used in cor
iuptiun.
y But you have mistaken the tcmpers OF
your contrymen.
have been authorized In writing by
over 5000 pollcy,,oders, carrying over
ffty.four millions Of Insurance, to act for
them.
had intended to await the finish OF
the New York investigation before pro-
rceeding, but as have had placed in my
hands during the pastfew days evidences
OF the determination of yourself and your
accompliccs and fellow conspirators uD
face 1t out regardless OF consequences.
and as / believe men capable Of commit
ting the acts that have been proved dur
ing the past few days fully capable OF
taking the trah.uportaMc part OF the
billion and a quarter funds to foreign
countries. and using them to keep them
selves from their Justly deserved punish
.ments, / nave decided to act now.
THOMAS w. LAWSON
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Property Transfers.

Jane Flood to John II. Braxton, 15 feet
on east line of Tyler Street between Cabell
and Calhoun Streets SIS.
q John T.. Powers and wife and T. +.
Green TO ". p. Willis. q feet on north
line of Grove Avenue. l12 7-12 feet east of
Sycamore Street. SLIGO.
w. l.. Leake. special commiss!oner,t!to
j. Preston Carson and Maud G. Lille,
legal tltleEto Young's lower wharf and lot
Of land adjoining said wharf property In
Rockets. 81.
r. Francione wife to Clara kuIegele,
1le 1-6 feet north Of Clay Street, $3.50.
John 3. Gayle. special commissioner,
to George g. Fttzhugh' Is feet on north Or !
and Fifteenth Streets. $50.
Chewing and Roses trustees and Sol.
Cutchins and wife TO r. NJ. Boxley, lots
Nos, and in square y. plan Of Rp,yens-
wood 20 feet on south line q o I ean, IA,
north line Of Leigh Street, 40 feet west
Of Dinncen Street; 90 feet on north line
OF Ashland Street. @ feet west OF Reser-
more Street, 1877 feet west OF Monteiro
Street; 125 feet on east line Of Mitchell
Street. 14o south of Sycamore Street, and
l feet on s1ut Of Ner e Ba
ton Heights. sl.s33
Chewing and Roses trustees to /. E.
Charity and Joseph, John and Lem Eg-
gleston, Is 1l12 feet on west line Of 81.
Street, 81,
q i. l3argamin's trustees and G.. y.
Bargamin and wife, to julius A. Kinder.
water 30 -2 feet on north line OF
Cary Street between First and second
Streets, s61C0.
Robert NJ Kent, Jr.. and wife to g, G..
Worshnm % feet on south line of Grace
Street, 1854 feet west of Allen Avenue. ST.
H2. ~
Henrico: Nicholas Roncy and James ".
Atkinson, and wives, TO James NJ. Mills,
30 feet on east line of Mechanicsvllle Turn-
pike, Just east Of Richmond. $50.
Same to same. 80 feet on east line OF
Mechanisville Turnpike. $3.50.
Same to Simon c.. Mills. 80 feet on east
line of Mechanicsyile Turnpike, $3.50
Same to same 30 fnet OF s,so east line Of
Irving S. Eubank and wife to Mary G,
Fox, lots Nos. g and q In plan Of Robin
Park. $500. "a a ~
Johnson same as reported from Rich
Inond Chanoery Court. Oct. IT. 1905,
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70 Lie Insurance POLICY Holders.

70 Life insurance Policy Holders.
at the beginning OF my story. nearly q
year and n half ago, made certain nc-
cusatons against the management OF the
three big life insurnce companies.
l knew when ] begun my story that
the big life Insurance. companies were
in the hands OF graftcrs and thieves, just
as are the great banks. trust companies,
railroad companies, and big corporations
and trusts.
This know, and. in plain language
To-day the press Of the world is de-
voting It's space, news and editorial, to
recital of the contemplate and heinous
crimes of the New York Life and the
Mutual Life Insurance Companics--not
as relate them, but as their own off.
GERS and trustees publicly confess them.
In the july nstallment OF my story I
called upon policy holders to sign a cou-
pom blank inserted In Everybody's
Magazine, and send same to me that I
might speak for them in Il plan to fur
Their their interests.
In response to my call I havo received
up to to- day, October A. 16,307 answers,
representing S551G5,916.
AS soon as received a. number of Sig
natures sufficiently large to warrant It,
I quietly began operations.
& The first direct result Is the lnvestl.
..-.,r- : o." ..irc te',,. This Investlga-
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i.,.s.t ~ Iew businsss-so-ca lle{
graveyard business" for am credlt
bly, informed that they are now seeking
to insure those who forncly have beet
refused insurance because Of physical
infirmities.
1t should be plainly evident that L
the policy holders move and movt
quickly, thct can be absolutely assured
that:
list. The funds as they are to-day wiz
remain intact
Cd. they Will be added by the resS
titution OF from $7h,o0oo0o to $3.50, ooo,A
900.
Sd. A score OF tho thieves who have
plundered policy holders in the past will
be sent to prison.
4th. Tho future payments OF policy,
holders will be larcly cut down.
5th. The present swollen surpluNea,
Will be returned In large part to policy,
holders. .. ~
9Th. In the future policy holders Will
actually run the company.
7th. All policy holders can be assured.
that In the future they will receive the,
actual worth OF their policy at surrers-
der.
n All this being 50, It Is most eninently.
desirable for policy holders to not, ana
THOMAS w. LAWSON. &
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say anything, that am through with the
visit OF President Roosevelt and am ready
for the next business. You may add, IL
you want 10 say anything more, that I
heartily thank the people OF Richmond
Tor their enthusiastic cooperation with
the City Council in making the visit OF
President Roosevelt agreeable to him and
creditable to the city.
Cost About $1,000.
The Gentertainment Of the President of
the United Sta tes for seven hours cost
the city about $500 This estimate was
made last night by Captain w. H. Cur
tbs, chairman Of the Council Committee
on Reception. The sum, surprisingly
small considering the character OF the
demonstration made, will cover all Off
cial expenditures In connection with the
celebration.
a meeting of the committee has been
called for o'clock Monday afternoon.
The accounts will be taken up at that
time and the bills will be pres ented 10
the Finance Committee at its meeting
Monday night. Whether or not the FL
nance Committee will order them paid
at once is another matter 1t is custo-
mary to have all bills 80 first through
the Council and then conc to the Finance
Committee, but in view of tho occasion
and the nature of the expenditure, this
delay in payment may be avoided. Such
at least was the view expressed last
night by member of the reception
committee.
The 5000 represents, of course, only
that portion of the expense to be borne
by the city government and includes the
luncheon. carriage hire and other details
contained In the official programme. This,
however, was but 4 part Of the celebra-
ton. The lavish decorations made by
citizens We're very costly and thousands
of business houses, large and small.
closed that employees might be on the
streets to see the President as he went
by. It Is difficult, II not quite impos-
sihle, to estimate the cost Of everything.
decorations, luncheon and all.
Everybody Pleased.
General satisfaction prevails. If Rich
mond spent 100000 to entertain Mr..
Roosevelt for seven hours of day 1t was
certainly not srudglngly given, ana
would be gladly spent again to have l!:H
back This was the sentiment expressed
yesterday on nil sides, The grandeur of
the celebration was everywhere comment
cd upon, and the officials generally came
in for high praise. The most captlous
critic could discover but two things of
which he might complementary. tho
heat OF that October sun. and then tho
extraordinary effrontery of the pick
pockets.
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70 John a. Mccall, President New York
Life Insurance CO.


Lie insurance CO.
Sir: It la time your attention was called
q 70 the moral sense OF the American peO-
pic. 1t Is time you were shown
/ yourself az you are to-day seen by the
( millions of your countrymen, who, q
month ago, believed you to be great
md honorable man.
In spite OF the terrible exposures OF the
past few weeks, $50 In spite Of the
unwilling OF the jigglery. grating and
corruption OF your administration OF tie
most sacred trust that can be coniided to
man. you remain unconvinccd OF your
fall and unprecedented by your shame,
forgetting that tho enemy against
whom your mancnrers were directed was
the American people, and that
your character and reputation were rs
absolutely before the bar us though you
had been indicted for seauestration OF the
funds OF some dead friends wife. =
You have made yourself the custodian OF
these funds under sacred pledge OF square
dealing and honest administration. You
have made yourself the national cxccu-
tor OF the widow and the or
phan. 800 Hundreds Of millions OF
dollars have been conldcd to you annually
scores OF millions OF the nation have
been turned into your Golfers.
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tour and are now at home to their

tour and are now at home to their
friends
Mr.. r. L. Gill has returned from Bris-
tol. where he has been attending the
State Council. Of the Jr. @. U. q. NJ
Augustine Royal and Company have
sold the house and lot at Fifth and
Hull Streets to Mr.. Lewis P. Pleasants.
Jr,. for 500.
Mr.. Reid Lpscomb. nephew OF Captain
Ipscomb, who was injured recently in
the Southern shops Is out again.
The Ordinance Committee will meet
next Thursday night at 1880 o'clock, and
the Buildings and Land Committee will
meet on the same night at S o'clock.
Manchester Lodge of Elks will have
a very important meeting next Monday
nsiht. The chief thing will be the cleo
ton OF secretary
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mons testified MS to how the shot ant
slugs taken from the body of the muir
dered man. tho bottle Of shot found, thu
watch. and measure OF track, came into
his possession. He also testified as tt
the clothing that was offered In evidence
yesterday.
Squire Nose Conner also testified as
to the articles offered in evidence and
as to his turning them over to the at
torncy for the Commonwealth.
Strong Evidence.
His evidence strengthened the conten-
ton of the Commonwealth that the bot
Tie was probably the property of Rich,
ards.
Wilson testified that there was a diff
ference In the stopper of the bottle Of
fered In evidence and the one he saw
ir the possession Of John Richards.
Squire Conner testified as to the break
ing off of a piece OF the top Of the stop
Per on the morning the bottle was found.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Clingenpeel, wife of the post
master at Graysville, testified to see
ing the prisoner wearing two different
overcoats, one. q nice quality, the other
an everyday overcoat of dark graylsh
brown material home made, of something
like Kentucky jeans Witness also tesr
tilted as to the prisoner purchasing shot
at her husbands store and had on one
occasion seen him place the shot IN q
bottle but could not identify the bottle.
Jasper Light, q deputy constable, tes-5
titled as to going to the home of James
Richards to arrest the prisoner on the
following Saturday morning. He did not
find him after calling at the Richards
home. He stated that he heard Rich
ards and his father In n thicket' lie
positively identified their voices but
could not reach them before Richards
had escaped. He noticed fresh tracks
in n swamp leading from the thlcket.
The tracks he thought We're IKE those
he had found earlier In the morning from
the scene Of the shooting. he measured
tho strides in the cornfleld near the
shooting with a. Irvine string. They we're
from four to six feet In length, lie told
Of going again to Richards nome put
failed to find him. The witness Is a.
cousin of Miss Link. He was subjected
to a most rigid cross-examination
Damaging Evidence.
The testimony offered during the nf-
ternoon hearing was Of the most dam
aging nature for the accused. the pro-
secuton traced him from his home on
the morning after the assassination or
Francis to Winston-Salem anu pacK
through the country sleeping IN straw
stacks, school houses. getting FOOD from
negro cabins and farmhouses until the
capture at his home ten days after the
tragedy.
Very unexpectedly to the defense the
prosecution rested their case, 1t Is eX-
pected that the trial will last another
week,
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DAMAGING Evidence.
OBITUARY.
Funeral Of Mr.. Higgins.

The funeral OF Mr. John r. Higglns, son
of Mr. John M. Higgins, took place from
st. PEERS Cathedral yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock.
In the death Of this highly estimnhle
young man the community In which he
lived has suffered q loss which cannot
easily be filed A host OF friends OF tho
family attended the last sad rites.
Rev. DIR. Wall, OF New York. conducted
n service at tho home of the family.
this service being attended only by rela-
tves and few intimate friends. After
this the procession was formed and pro-
coded to the cathedral.
Requiem mass was celebrated by Father
Charles, q. s b., Of st. Mary's Church.
who had attended Mr.. Higgins through
his illness. After the celebration OF the
mass. Rev. Bishop Van dc Yyyer preached
an impressive and most appropriate SER
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DEATHS.

at his residence. 3o2 ".
Grace Street. Friday morning. October
Funeral from All Saints Church SAT-
URDAY AFTERNOON ut 4 o'clock.
LAND wife OF VIM. II. Rowland, Of
Chester Va. died a the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM, kirby. 90S
Walnut Street. this city, October 18th
Funeral from the above number TO-
T MORROW Saturday AFTERNOON at
3 o'clock, Interment8 III Hollywood.
sr4EMAKER, Died. at the home OF her
parents, TO n. Twenty-fourth Street,
RUBY SLEMAIiER. beloved daughtei
Of Charles J. and Lula r. Slemakers @
Annapolis on, ID papers please copy
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NEWS GATHERED
ROM 50 ! ]. J | ! I.
Mrs. Gibbs Tells Sad Story Of
Husbands Ill-Treat-
ment.
SENT TO THE. GRAND JURY.
SENT TO THE GRAND JURY
Falls and Breaks Knce-Cap-The
Elks Have Important
Meeting.
% 11RD Hull Ctroof

Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. 1102 Hull Street J.
In the trial of Percy Gibbs yesterday
morning before the Mayor there was
brought a long tale of brutality and III
treatment on his part toward his wife,
Mrs Ada l.. Gibbs, 1t was only after
long sufferance OF this harsh treatment
that Mrs. Gibbs appealed to the hand
Of tho law TO come TO her protection.
She said that she did not want her
husband punished, 1t was only protection
for herself and her babes that she
sought.
Drink seems to have been at the bot
tom OF the trouble for Gibbs has been
going home drunk every night nearly
for the past three weeks. In his drunken
stupor Gibbs often maltreated not only
his wife but also the poor helpless little
children. So bad did the trouble become
that at one time nelghbors OF Mrs
Gibbs invited her into their home TO
save her from her husbands cruelty.
Gibbs was fined $40 and costs and orr
dercd to give $3.50 bond for his good be-
havior for twelve months whether
Gibbs VIII be able to raise the required
sum seems to be doubtful.
Sent On to Grand Jury.
Slower Tinslcy the thirteen -year-old
white boy who stands charged with
breaking into and entering the home OF
e. r. Lanicr, 9l3 Semmes Street with IN
tent to steal, was held yesterday Morn
Ing by the Mayor In $3.50 bond for the
November term Of tho grand jury. ThH&
principal evidence against the boy seems
to be Mr.. Lanler's housekeeper, who
plains to have seen his leaning over MI
Laniers trunk.
Breaks Knee Cap.
Mr., r. p, Greene, Of los East Fifth
{street suffered a rather serious and
awkward accident in Richmond ycster-
day. IIo was attempting to board a car
at the corner of Ninth and Main Streets,
when he lost his footing and fell to the
street, He was removed to his homegin
Manchester, where he was attended by
DIR. Broadnax, His knee was rather
badly injured, the knee cap having been
shattered.
Personals and Briefs.
Miss Elizabeth Coles, Of Frederlcks-
burg, and Miss Marguerite McCraw, OF
Hinton. n. c., who have been visiting
Mrs. j. l.. Owen and other friends In
ManchestAr, have returned,
Messrs. II, L. Call and T. A. Bowen,
who were delegates TO the State Council,
Jr. o, u. A. NJ, from Liberty Council,
have returned from Bristol
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Brice, of Swans
boro. have returned from their wedding
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RICHARDS CASE
CROWS STRONGER
q Continued from First Page0

N continued from FlrSt Puge.)
ards on the morning OF the second Sun
day In July going In the direction of
and within half mile of where Francis
was shot on the Goth. He also stated
that he saw Maurice Francis With Miss
Oracle Link at the church on that day.
Eddie Thompson saw Richards at
church at Simpsons with Miss Link on
tho evening OF the second Sunday In
July. This was after Francis had left
for his home In Roanoke He saw Rich
ards on tho Thursday evening prior to
tho homicide hand Miss Link note at
her home and they the witness and
Richards) went to prayer-mcellng to-
gether
Commemorative Attorney Fl, w. SIM
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REsOLUTIONs.

Richmond. Va. Oct, 20, 1906;
Whereas. our Heavenly Father has CALI
JOHN, MALLORY; be It resolved
First. That In his death we must recos-
nze the, uncertainty Of life. and thai We
who save. and Him who takath. as
Second, That we wish to, bear testimony
gone In ana out amongst us, bearing with +
lis t'the heat and burden OF the day and
i Is proper that We should spread upon
Which no has been 50 long member. The
testlnlnny Of the regard In which no WAS
held 1
Third, That We hereby tender the hos
raaYad family our deepest sympasnleS IA
this dark hour OF their qttlictlon, 3 .
be sent to the family and DO published
in the Richmond ss-pispsLeh
H. NJ. VAUGHAN,
s. ". TCMPkINS,
jNO. +. WIN6A