The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-04
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Methodist Minister Declares
Mayor iii Hopelessly Fatu-
Gus Condition.
the 4 GOVERNMENT SPOILERS
War Commenced il Norfolk on
the Social Clubs'Twos
Bodies Floating.
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Especial to Tho tsIimes-DlSpllcil:l
NORFOLK. VA, A prl LIN a spirited
address on the subject Of tho suppress
sion OF vice IN Port sinouth, Rev. j. Is.
Jollit, OF the Methodist Church referring
to Mayor Baird's statement that Ports
mouth Is one OF the best governed cities
on the Atlantic coast, declared that the
Mayor is In hopelessly fatuous condi-
ton. I1o declared that the authorities DO
not enforce the laws and said: I'm the
rniscrablc trough OF tcchnicalities and N
the labyrinth OF q law seemingly con-
structed not for administration, gut for
evasion the law breakers escape ana
laugh to scor1 the moral element OF tho
city. 5.5 s.. ss85s
i repeat 1t. what wo need here is q
civic league. non-partisan and non politi-
cal in its character, which will see that
theSlaw is enforced, and that the wrong
doors arc brought to Just and proper
punishment for their evil deeds
SPOTTERS. y!
Tho marine men hero declare that the
government has spoilers ut work here to
detect violations Of the United States
Jaws governing steam vessels sI+ y ma LIS
an Indication the marines declare nat
the government is not relying too cont
IDENTIFY II. Sa,t ALL on tho inspection ger
vice performed by the ndmirals who visit
spottcrs are experts and they are active
berc now. although they lave not dis.
CLOSED their identity.
4 The ferry steamboat Louise. offered for
sale here to- day was bought in BY her
owner the Chesapeake and Ohio y RAJ.
road, at s. o00.s She used to ply between.
Norfolk and Newport News. She was
repaired IN Baltimore several years ago.
3 a a cost OF 49, 900. 353 {s OK q ri
Chief OF Police Boush began an OPP
position to the social clubs of Norfolk
today by filing Information with tho
Il clerk OF the Corpora tIon Court that many
OF them are lawless nuisances, maintained
u for the purpose of selling liquor on Sum
day, when the licensed bar-rooms arc
closed and thereby afrording an oppor-i
tunity for the assembling of lawless and
" dangerous persons. VI
The licenses are granted for one year
from May lat and, therefore, the appli-
cations for the renewal OF the licenses
4 are made before the judge OF the Cor
II poratIon Court during the April term.
Chief Of Police Boush has the docu-
( nentary evidence against these clubs,
4 and he Will on Saturday make a formal
protest that the licenses OF eleven Of
them be not renewed.
re TWO BODIES FOUND FLOATING.
The bodies OF two men were found
floating In the river yesterday morning.
3 One or the bodies. which waa found In
he South harm Branch OFT The nnvy-yard,
proved to be that OF a United States
marine named Keithler, who disappear red
from the yard on February It'll, and the
other is supposed to be that OF Cap
tain Tom Brown, Gloucester county
$ oyster1nan, who lost his life on the Ports
mouth side OF tho river three months ago
10 rtafp Ern 60 mn
g loaded with oysters. He reached for his
q hat, which was blown OF, fell overheard
and drowned. The body was not recover
Il ed. y The body was buried at the expense
4 OF Portsmouth. and 1t Is said ..-.-. 34,j
which Capital n Brown had on his person
must have II been buried with the un-
searched body. The body was in such
a bad condition that the undertaken
buried IT Immediately. The body OF the
marine was buried at the Naval Hospital.
He is supposed To have returned from
shore leave drunk, and TO have fallen in
the river in that helpless condition
BANQUET OF BOOKS
The members of the Bar Association of
Norfolk and Portsmouth arc not Ieter-
mined whether to have a banquet at the
annual gmeeting or to use 500 for the
purchase Of books for the law library
wfichis stored in handsome rooms In the
Federal Court buiSing Is sS ii VI * 38
Federal Judge Mad dill has signed n
order in the case of Campo against the
Dismal Swamp Canal and Water COM
pany, BY which 1t is authorized that a
copy be lmade of n relief map OF the
4 Dismal Swamp section OF Virginia and
North Carolina. now on file in the Office
OF the chief OF the army engineering
corps In Washington. the map to be used
= in showing elevations, for the purpose of
ascertaining to what extent. If any. the
enlarging OF the old Dismal Swamp Canal
by the present owners has resulted in tho
draining ofthc lake of the Dismal Swamp
owned by A. E. Campo. Of Florida, the
X plaintiff In this case. 81,
Manassas Will he DRY