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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
5mur1cr. From this action tile company
appealed. and appellate court nustalng


appealed. and appellate court sustaln1
the appeal. Is 5i
The court says. that in fhe light OF 4
tho whole evidence on tho subject, as to
which there Is no conflict II cannot hold Z
tho defendant company responsible upon
tho assumption alone. that II was I'm ~
possible for n man to be safe between
8twoEtrains III; n space three feet wide
and that 1t was the duty OF tho engineer
TO recognize that as ia fact and stop his 4
.train;E that In this case there was Moth
Ing to- put the engineer upon his guard, y
and as Johnson was doing what was done
daily at that point, the engineer was COM
Sfronted with no Unusual situation. and 4
he WINS not ncgllgcnt under such circum.@
stances In treating him az free from dan
ger; and that as soon as he saw from tho
STOPPING attitude assumed by J ohnson6
that he had placed himself too near the 4
train. he did all In his power to avoid
the accident. which was all the law res
fquired5of him. The court augg ests that 4.
sJohnsons inexperienceSInS so walking be-
tween the tracks, testified to by one wit
ness. may be the cxplannt lion OF his death;
and concludes that the plaintiffs Gaze
was not mad o. out and that the demurrer
should have been sustained s:sSss8$ n y
Newport News Loses. II
n IN the case OF the city Of Newport
News vs.. Ecotts administrative, from the
j Corporation Court OF the city OF Newport
News. the opinion Of the court Is written
by Judge Harrison, and AT irms the 5jidG-S
lment OF the trial court. The case grows
out OF tho drowning In n pool of sta az
nant water In a street of the city Of
Newport News Of Jacob Scott. a child.
less than five years ole. The personal
OF the deceased entered
suit for damage against the city and L
recovered s. 900 dana ges. Tho city APP
pealed the case. with tha result az stated
53 The court holds that the street ut the
point or tho accident had been dedicated
to and accepted by the city; that 4 I wa q
under It's supeivisions and control, and
iifSnot opened at that point In the sense
that st had been improved with side:
walks and otherwise. t was open In the
practical sense that the public, Including
large; numbers OF children, were using It
daily with the full Knowledge and ac-
Iquiescence of tho city; md that the city
cannot escape liability where It has nj
lowed such a terrible dea Iii trap to re-f5
main for months on one OF Its streets
where the public and children had the
right to be and did go. That the mother
cannot be said. as a ma tier OF law, to
have been guilty OF contributory negli-s
tgence, as that was question for the
jury, and was submitted to them by q n
proper Instruction That tho rights Of
tho plaintiff III error were not prcjudIced
by the action of the court in giving orr
refusing instructions,no IN refusing to
set aside the verdict as contrary to the
law and tho evidence, And the court
says that It Is difficult to see how any
other verdict could have been rightly
found. }5,;l IN III =, p
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All Are Grateful.

The thanks OF the Womans' Commits
tee, the Beard of Directors, and the men,
bers OF the Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation arc extended toiMessEs. II. a. Ar
thur e Co, for redccorating tho offices;
to Booth Brothers for rcdecornting tho
blue room; 10 Mr., Frank Stall for re-
decorating the library and reading room.
and to Mr. George IL Moore. for redeco-
rating tho pool room. Also 10 Mr. Jo-
lseph S, james for the library clock, and
to Messrs. Smith d Webster for tho
boys room flock Through the Kindness
OF these friends, the building has been
made much more home-like and attract
I've. M. $500. ..-- -.-... ..saall Y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
4 GOOD DEAL OF NONSENSE.
About "aIood purflersp and .Tonlo,.,

About "Blood Purifiers" and nTonIcsn
Every drop of blood, every bone, nerve,
and tissue in the body cun he renewed In
but ono way. and that is from wholesome
food properly digested. There is no other
way and the Idea that medicine in
itself can purify the blood or supply new
tissues and strong nerves is ridiculous
and on a par with the fol-de-rol that dys-
pepsia or indigestion Is q germ disease,
or that other fallacy, that a weak stom-
ach which refuses 10 digest food can he
made TO do SO by irritating and innamins
the bowels by pills and cathartics.
a Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets euro inGi.
gestion, sour stomach, gas and bloating
after meals, because they furnish the d.
gestiye principles which weak stonaclls
lack. and. unless the deficiency of pepsin
and diastase is supplied. 1t is useless to
Z attempt to cure stomach trouble by tho
use OF 'tonlcs," Is" and "cathartics,"
\ which have absolutely no digestive power
and their only effect Is to give a tenn
porary stimulation.
One grain Of the active principe IN
stnarts Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
300 grains of meat, eggs and similar
foods. and experiments have shown, that
they Will do this in glass bottle at
proper temperature, but, Of course are
much more effective IN the stomach.
There IL probably no remedy 80 univer-
sally used as Stuart's Tablets, because
At is not only the sick and ailing, but well
! people who use them at every meal 70
insure perfect digestion and assimilation
az food.
People who enjoy fair health aSe
stuarts Tablets as regularly as they take
their meals, because they want 10 keep
well; prevention il better than cure, ana
atuarts Dyspepsia Tablets do both: they
prevent indigestion and they remove It
: where II exists, The regular use CT one
or two of them after meais wln demon,
strste their merit and efficiency better
than any other argument.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
Will Begin a Revival,

II Rev. b II. L Melton, pastor. will begin
a I'M series # or protractei meetings
In Marshall Street Christian
church Sunday. There will be preach
by the pastor. and on the first Sunday
lin April the. Rev. Fred 5yv II Troy, form.
3erly3 pa stor OF this conGre gation, VIII
reach the city and assist the pas tor for
two week Fqr;$ til e5 Y as year Mr. Troy
has been evange1izlng under the Evan
gelical Alliance III the Northwest and
Canada, and Is now n q great meeting
in Cleveland, Ohio He lis recognized as
Que OF the most lat ractlve and forceful
preachers Richmond has had in the past.
Ia There have been fourteen additions to
this church at: theFregular sserv ces in the
last three weeks. S,& The new school has
Sunday for the first time, with special
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
THE TELEPHONE GIRL
RINGS IN at B|IJ.0U.
The Company Appears. to Better
Advantage iii Musical
~ Comedy. s3

y "rhe Telephone Girl rang II at the
Eijou last night and the largest audience n.
OF the week was present to s6 near the
,ting-a-ling music and see Hans MIN, the
drive every one crazy in IN his
ludlcrous efforts to find the wires.
The company ppeared better !, .;e
audience seemed to enjoy the perform
Ance.. The musical numbers We're fairly
well rendered and the comp NY WORKED s
hard to please, and their efforts We're
not without success. 81, ~ .s5s
The Telephone Girlswill be the bill for
the renlanderMof the week. I'd /. II 4
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! MR.. MASSIE REPLIES.
Gives Out Communication Re-
plyingS TO Mr.. Richardson. 4

plying TO Mr.. Richardson.
1.-The Register Of the Land Office. the
City Nurseryman and the City Engineer
are a; formida bio array Of Vi authorities
against the opinion Of any plain 81 tizen,
yesterday VI Times-Ds signed by
Colonel Richardson, Mr. Ham and Colonel
Cutshaw concerning the trees in8the Capt.
5tol Square. 5 lsE s,,Sy,,5 5;5Hs tss55
..It3i is to be observed. however con
tinued Mr.. tMassie, that Colonel CUT
shaw does not say tina he has personally
examined TIE trees but simply states that
Ham. who says he made an exnmna-3
ton Of them at tho request Of Colonel
Richardson Il K
Mr.. Masse says he does not claim 10
be an expert, but that no has always
loved trees and has been in tho habi t Of
paying attention to- theni.l&IIis business
requires him frequently to pass through
the City Hall, and he can speak With Ger
tain kno Wledge of the need Of care for
the trees. He says he can point out IN q
building and the city Hall. by actual
count. twonty-one trees. of which seven
teen are being seriously injured by
does not mean 70 state that 1s
term Of the present Register Of tho Land
Office, but he does mean to state that
there IS much present need for teligent
attention to, the condition OF the trees. Mr.,
Massie is strong IN his assertion that It
will not take twenty minutes to convince
any Impartial Jury or this fact by actual
observation. 1t does not require expert
Testimony nor can tile true condition
of affairs be obscured by expert tcsti-
inony. There may be some cases of old
''sun burns. or tscalds,", but the greatest
damage has been done by brutal pruning
ard neglect to guard against the results
q storms. N. any view OF the case, NJ Is
Massie says. he cannot see what harm
could be done by 3applylng to the Depart
| mcnt o Agriculture forHthe advice ana
| direction oil one Of Its experts, Is 5 39
THE subject of forestry Is destined TO
he one or prime Importance In Amerlca,
and the government has been preparing
itsqlG5to ieaII witll,i properly by INSTRUCT
| Ing tho people In tho care and preservation
of trees. Our versatile President, Mr.
| IlOoscyelt, made n bio address on the
Ifsubject not Very long q go. J$ilnd the De-
partment Of Agriculture stands ready I o
IsGnd experts e different parts Of the
lgcollntry \ upon proper applications, This
| .lyg free OF cost to the communities asking
| for such aid VI is earnestly hoped that
| the Recommendation the Civic Improve
|ment League Yyill sbe pushed to q con-l
Mr., Mussle sAtcs, With pleasure, that
The l,,ls received a letter from the Mayor
|assurlng him OF full 4.co-oporattol with
| the league In. this matter, II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24

Home Shall be on This Bright Isle"
from Henry Smart's Bride Of bunker
rolt;;'9 In which the soprano artist is ac-
companied blythe ladies' chorus alone.
Closing the second nights programme the
ever! exquisite THE Swan and9Sthe SKY
lark" by Goring Thomas WI be rem
dered5 Nothing more beautifully touch
ing than the weird death-ohant Of the
dying swan, bidding farewell to sum
tmer, and nothing more collaborating and
Joyful than the piercing triumphant song
OF the skSlark mounting higher and
higher iii the calm blue heavens sing
ing THE Summer is Come. Z 1'hese two
notes. representing triumph and despair,
calls forth the grand tribute to nature.
"0h!H thou art mighty, thou art wonder
full mysterious nature.f The solos are
for soprano, alto. tenor and basso. The
various numbers to be given by the artists
and orchestra alone will be announced
later.
Children's Chorus.
The children are industriously rehears-
ing. The chorus Is larger than ever be-
fore and they are singing with much in
telligence and Tenthusiasm. Among the
numbers$the will have on the programme
are the following: Faning's Song Of the
Vikings" Gumberts waltz song, BE
Glad, Lass and Lad Hadley's The
Taries.' for solo chorus and orchestra;
Victor Herbert IS Songs from Toy e land NJ
Nevin's t'..Iyynkcn, Blysen and " Nod, ~ a
chestra and two marches. by Sousa.
Mr.. Walter G, Mercer Is the general
manager of the festival and the office
is now open at No. sci East Main Street,
where: persons can enter their names on
tile subscribers list. " 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24

Hopper's tour In his
acter has Boon cxcep-
The attraction enjoys
having proven one Of
musical offerings last
played B to large audi
he Theatre year at the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
3 Star. Cast. Of Dipl ornacy.'

Diploma has been 8described tby an
able critic rs a play for an entire COM
this statement. Miss Rose Cogllan has
chosen for the present big revival of Sar,
dou's masterpiece Howard Kyle 4 and
for the other part who occupy the high
est positions on the New y orlk stag This
most eminent Of emotional actress es VIII
Of the original production at lyVallack's
Theatre, 4 n New York cit ". wlle she wa s.
associated with such celebrated histrions
AS Leste tWallack, Harry 4p NJ ontague,1
Frederick Robinson and Nine. Ponlci.t
The production is to be seen at the Acad-
envy tomorrow. matinee and night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
Goodness, NY Child, You Are TOO Big For That Dress'

management. Mr..
most famous cha
,ttonally successful
tho distlnctionNof
New York; best
season, 1t having
ences nearly half
Lyric Theatre.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
Married in PHILADELPHIA.

Miss Stella II, Oleho. of philadelphia,
Pa, and Mr. simon Bowman, of this city,,
were married IN Philadelphia March I'D
bride Is The daughter or Mr. and Mrs,
J. Oleho, Of Philadelphis. aud sister Of
Mrs, >. Galeski. Of this citT,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
Wang and Hopper.

The first days sale Of seats for the
enga cement Of De VOL TIo p per and his
opera companyin5theS Sam s.. Shubert and
William "A !. Brady Lyric Theatre revival
the Academy M onday night
opened yesterday and the demand was
beyond the highest expectations Of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
COURT OPINIONS. Z
Summary Of Decisions Handed
Down Yesterday-Writs of Error

Following is a summary OF opinions handed
down vest erCay: g5ae {57sgH,
Norfolk and Western Railway Company vs.
$Joknson's administrator Circuit Court or Nor
e City Of Newport News rs. SCOTS adninls.
Slrstrix, Cooperation Court OF city OF Newport
News. Affirmed. i3 s&
Is. City OF Richmond VI. Carnthers. IIustinEs5
Court OF city OF Richmond. Affirmed.
K + Southern Railway Company VS.. BACKS adj
4n.ini3rntrix. Circuit Court OF Orange county
petitions for appeal 53
Southern Railway Company w. Hill. Court
Bot Justice OF tho Peace fer cit OF oanville.
Writ Of error and supersedeas. Bond. 500. e
court t Of Rockinghan county Writ OF error.
Great Fails Fails Power Company 70 Great Falls
and OH Dominion Railway Company. State
south and Western Hallway Company w
and naTsE
error and superscdeas. Bond, $500.
Pennington ys. Ala a; Is. Circuit Court g
gsll Collier vs., Commonwealth, Circuit Court Of
lRccklnghan,5 county. Writ Of error efused,
r Baker vi N, We Circuit VI, Court %
atporr sdWaa county Appeal refused
onr oi As ISL county COS ss' Appeal ersed
& " Sllavcr}Ys, Rau. Circuit Court Of Rocking
ham county, pneal refused; u, I. ~. u.
III. lleghany county. Writ q error refused
" Chesapeake and Ohio Railway W. Harris
8c;rcultn3 Court Of Fpyanna county, Icllcai-
ing refused, x VI a. y H u B y. !,
Ii ton4 awarded. IN .lqs5 Z ~
Is B Callahan va. State Board 8of Dental lIxani-
Rners. Writ Of mandainus ref fused, 81! 3
Supreme Court.
Proceedings OF the SUPREME Court Of Ap-
speuls yesterday were: 81 II II WI X 5iC # is$$
4 National Council, Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics vs.. s state Council Fully ar
g,ied by lIl lis. a. lSinkend and submitted.
e I.nngstori VS. Bassett and others. Argued by
Marquis Jones sFand u Lawrence Groners Tor
SnpEel,ntts ana submitted sa IA .i1A =, \ n
I'rigg Company and others rs. Bucyrus Com
tlany and others Partly argued by a. vs.
Patterson and continued. M Sl
Next cases to be called are: 81 "a
\ I,eople's National Bank of Ilyrchburg. Va.,s
6vg, Virginia Textile Company and others. 4
Tho Clizers' Bank OF Norfolk, Receiver
sys.9 George W. Tnyf for ~ Co 81 lt .& M
Fl leeagerss administrator vs.. chappcclear and /
West vs. city Of Newport News and Tlo-
hcrspn5 VS., city of staunton, being Nos. 81,
80. 81, So and 90 on argument docket.
To Farmers Of NottoWay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
PRESENT PORTRAIT.
Picture Of General Breckenridge

PlCtuTe OF &CeTeTdl breckenridge
Given to Lee Camp Tonight.
The lfe-sizc bust. portrait in oil Of the
late General John G. Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, Vice President Of the United
States, Encouragement in the Confederate
army and Secretary Of 3War$in the Cab
met of President Jefferson Davis. will be
presented formnllySto Lee Camp or Con
.fedcrate Veterans tonight with appro-
pirate exercises. The portrait was do
mated to the camp by the citizens of
louisville. Ky, and will be presented by
Colonel BennettH. Young, of Louisville,
himself IA prominent Confederate soldier
well known to hundreds Of Richmonders.
eEportrait3 will be received for thefcamp
by one OF its members
The presentation exercises will be given
further interest by the singing Of Miss
iEwell, of Norfolk, n lniece OF I4ieutenant-
General R, s.. Ewell MISS l1well has a
voice Of rare power and sweetness and
made II great impression on the veterans
who attended the reunion at Louisville
by her singing on that occasion. She
aroused the greatest enthusiasm there at
that time. This evening She will sing
.'Old Kentucky Homo, ~ and will probably
be prevailed upon to give another 'ol he selec-5
ton. ~
Colonel Young who will present the
portrait Is an eloquent kcntuckian and
a gentleman who greatly cndcared himself
to Richmond veterans by his many cour-
tesies to thehltat the louisville reunion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24

u
That was the trouble with John Ii thow.
who entered a. house ''unbcknowllst'' 10
the owners. and carried away everything
like lead that was not nailed and some
that.was nailed. He got six months. 5s3 "a
374'"' La " Cake,'' sometimes known as John
Garnett was put under bonds for twelve
months as suspicious character. and
then he was sent to the grand jury for
going into the room OF a colored WON
and carrying off a lot OF chickens.
4 Three white men named John sLandrum,
J OH, Iyele and Oscar Slaven.i were put un-i
DER bonds for a year as suspicious char
acters 81 They were suspected of being
In a small robbery from the
person. g VI i$ i ss5i555
4 Thomas Bell, the white man charged
With cutting Wesley Kirby with a razor,
was sent on to the grand jury.
Robert Butler, colored. got twelve
months security as a suspicious char
acter. because there are hints that he,
Is a snatch thief
Francis Cross and Mary Scott two coll
ored women. got into a! dispute in the
court -roon. and the conversation became
painfully audible so that 1t was neces-
saryt to put them under security for thirty
days. i5s 4 X ~ s33t3
& label Davis, a colored woman and pro-
fessonal house girl. who has some repre-
.hensi BILE things against her. was put
un!de security as a suspi cio,ls cha r.
acter. VA 2iG rs IN 81
Eight DRINKS were let off with a warn
ing. 81 M IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
nor Investments,

Yesterday afternoon ! !. n. Carnepl q
Son. real estate auctioneers,S sold the de-
10 George Sorg for sSlb cash. The pur-
chaser bought for investment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
BALL PLAYERS TRAINING.
Broad Street Park Being Put
Into Good Condition for Season.

Every afternoon the diamond at Broad
Street Park Is alive with ball players
OF the Twin City League, who have. for
several days, been training for the open
Ing of the season, which Will be on April
shape for the opening. The owners are
10 put in more seats, and to make all
necessary repairs to make of the park
ono of the most attractive and COM
Portable in the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
To Farmers Of NottoWay.S

Commissioned KolnerE to-day con-
Quoted "a farmers institute "a I a,reYe. ~
aNottoway county. VIZ Colonel Gopde,
rnember'of the Board Of "a srlcultnre, IN
sWIose district this insti lnte lis held, VIII
B he present, and participate. 6;
Ahapb seventy five counties Of tbe state,
and has spoken before more than Fifty
thousand farmers at these meetinEs,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
LEAD PIPE CINCH
Was A BOOMERANG
Lady Cake Gone me to Grand
Jury for Stealing Chickens.
Court Reflections.
\. Z. IN I 4. AZ h!

Forsootll3no man may have a cinch,
s Who breaketh every law,
And goeth. into vacant house,
& TO fill the gaping nav 35i
OF empty bag, and carry off @5
The things tina t lay around. al
The cops will always head him off
And bag Of lead will find. 4. z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
Miss Mcdowell Better.

Mir. w, q. Mcdowell, proprietor Of f.he
Gladstone Hotel, Norfolk, was in The city
Yesterday, lie reports that his daughter. Miss
Alsife. who has been sick Is much better,
~ n Mcdowell says that business IN Norfolk,
iikTs II 10 here 4 ia fire. ~ AZ X 8 4ss
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-02
Suburban Property

FOR SALE
DOLGEvILLE.
DoLGEVILLE. DoLGEVILLE.
ONE OF THE FINEST RESIDENCE SUB
URBS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Only % minutes ride on electric car from
center of city.
4 AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR "A HOME.
Magnificent scenery i-
~i-- = Abundance of pure water
4..-
In the country. yet all the advan-
ess" tages of city life.
SUBDIVISIONS: . .AND..6 NOW ON TIE
, ue.- MARKET. i"t..
Buy large elevated lot in the orange grove
81 for home
Lots .50x200 feet electric car line, 'front.'
ing S0-foot streets and avenues, graded, ce-
ment-curbed and sidewalked
PRICE Sis TO $500.
= EASY TERMS.
Office on the tract, or main office Suite
S. ]. WHITE & CO.,
Real Estate and Financial Agents.
Suite 416-417 Pacific Electric Bldg
Members L. A. Realty Board.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-02

Don't miss these and other bargains.
Colyoar's also goes after their orders for
good second hand furniture with the vigor
and vim of Sunny Jim.
Colyears' buy, sell or exchange Ring up
Sunset Main 1117.
Home 215i.
COLYEAR'S FUR. CO.,
322 and 32i S. Main
Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-02
Live stook-PouIsry. Birds, Dogs

FOR sALE-REGARDLES OF PRICE
Seven trlos silver penclled Wyandottes; also
cut on eggs sunday with guarantee OF
thirteen chicks to every sitting. III you want
the greatest layers Ia the American class n
will pay you 20 investigate,
Phone Blue 7522. 400 Vermont ave.