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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
NAVY WANTS MEN.
Sending Boat Out on Long Cruise
as a Recruiting Ship.

NORFOLK. VA. December The ma
val yacht wasp. now i'm Hampton Roads
and which has been ordered 20 ascend
the Mississippi and It's tributaries for the
purpose Of enlisting recruits for the navy.
mas been ordered to coal ia preparation
for sailing
IL Is probable that the yacht viii sail
from here next week. The vessel win
he IN charge Of a chief boatswain. Young
men VIII bc advertised for and invited to
Visit the yacht wherever il might touch
and recruiting officer will be ON board
20 enlist them should they so desire
NO itinerary, It Is understood has been
mapped out Tor the vessel. but the boat
swain in charge viii have authorit,, In
take Il wherever he might see fit.
The vessel will probably be up the Nfis.
sissippi until late next spring. ana :. IL
hoped by the Navy Department thar MANY
men viii be secured by this means.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
Earnings of Novelists

Authors earn much less i'm France
than in England. The late Sir Walter
besant en- years ago estimated that there
We're NIFTY noNtsists IN England who
earned upward of a thousand a year
There are now probably nearer a hum
ured and fifty. while in France there
are almost certainly not more than nifty
who make living az am. An English
novelist OF standing Will receive eigil-
teen pence on every copy OF book sold
s me novels receive two shiIllnes
Emile lola, who touched tho high-water
mark ia France got franc. which is
rather less than tcupeuce. Seveupeuce
bali g. is considered excellent pay.
and fourpence and ivepence are COM
mon. IT P's Weekly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
TO EMPLOY LADIES
IN THE R. R. OFFICES
Report That They viii Be Given
Places as StenOgraphers With
Coast Line.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch-

WILMINGTON, \. c.. December L.
Employment OF lady etenograpners in
the general Offices Of the Atlantic Coast
Line is "a probability. 1t is understood
from an authoritative source that within
a month the car accountants and pur-
chasing agents offices VIII be opened to
women stenographers, and il tie expert
ment proves successful the other Offices
Will also be opened for such service.
Less salaries. say some, but those
speaking for the road say it is on ac-
count OF the scarcity Of help. The limo
walton OF introducing women worker-
among the over a thousand male clerks
employed here by the Coast Line is
viewed with interest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
ACCEPTS CHALLENGE.
Manager for Copiin Issues Re
ply TO Herbert.

II answer 90 the letter from C,.,-s.
Herbert who signs himself channior
ieetirrW eight boxer ~ the STATE a~d
IN which he challenges "Kdr coriin fo-
a bout ST JAS. Mrnn. manager ~o- con
IN issued Tho following yesterday:
sporting Editor ~ Tie Times-Dis-
patch.
letter APPEARED few DAYS ago.
written 10y George Herbert In which
Dc declares that Dee LAS whipped .Kts'
topiin, and wants another match with
Iifn. viii accept t1e challenge fo~
'o.-n Toy anr date that Herbert
VIII chose The fight will have o. ba
ITit at". and taere win De- nothing 20
clI-i' rsate the fighters. so J will paw
al 20 torltns expenses MYSELF IN
order 90 have the matter settled
As DC now stands Herbert v-frr
either have o. nght or shut up. ana
&c sooner Bee lights the better p.u
Ike &c. Yours eto
JAMES MUM
in IBIS statement scw davs ac1 Her
bert claims % have whipped Coplin last
year Our for some reason the decision
" ar awarded 20 Copin They have met
tnrre times. ana each time the decision
Wa awarded in tAe same way. but each
time I3en.ert Aas raised "a kick about
me settencnt - Doc accepts thfs last
email nre tae promoters ~ tne horr viii
Be- o. IL there VIII Boz no room for rro-
test and the decision will Doe final
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
D. YNPIAAS DEFEATED
TIGERS IN LAST CANE
5ingie Score Made in Latter Part
Of the First
Half.

The indicated Oiympian football team
o. tais city won the last scheduled game
of the season yesterday against the Man
chester Tigers on the Eridiron at Forest
Hi Park. by score of 3 o. %. The sin
gle score was made iu the latter part OF
tae lrst leif. after some ~ the fesr-st
plaf ever seen on that field
The Dlywpians kicked-or 60 the Tigers
who lost the ball on downs. and adopted
a defensive game. which Yves adhered TO
Tor the rest ~ the game. The heavier
olywuians went ~ the line. anf after
plugging for twenty minutes. pushed thc
ball over the line 40 goal was kicked
la the second half darkness luferfered
a great deal with the game. which was
finally stopped because the ban could not
Doe seen. Every attempt az forward
pass was lost on tals account When
the game ended. the bail was on the
Tigers twcnty-yar1 line
Sheppard and keck We're easily tho stars
of the game. doing nearly an of the gain
irg. and playing great defensive ganes.
Ebei the left guard on the Tiger team.
did commcndahla work Do the line. and
saved the Tigers from a greater score. The
ifrn-ru foffsu.e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02

were diso-derly enough to be taken away
from $3.50.
Report of Police.
Chief OF Police Lipscomb has completed
Lis report ~ the department for the
month OF November. II is as follows.
Total arrests. -. ordinance violations.
20. arrests by Officer Moore. is. py on
Ger Waymack. n; by Sergeant Wright
u. by CHIEF Lipscomb. @; by officer
Jones, 3; by officer Smith. .. by Ser
geaut Wright ana officer Waymack 10.
by officers Smith and Waymack. T. by
officers Jones and Emith. l.
Seven-Cent Social.
Tho ladies Of the cambridge Street
Baptist Church will give sevcn-cent
social at the Masonic Temple next Tues
day night. December attn. The entertain
ment promises to be quite unique
Personals and Briefs.
Ingram Robertson. sixteen years Of age.
while playing football on a Tot near his
bono. fell and broke his arm. lie was
treated 10y Or. Merchant
News has been received iu the city
Of the death at Church Roads Dnwiddle
county, OF Mr.. John Taylor formerly Of
Swaushoro. The Young man was very
wei known I'm Swansboro and Manches-
ter.
The Ladies Missionary Society Of pain
bridge Street Baptist Church viii meet
at The parsonage tomorrow afternoon a.
9 O'Clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
Bond Values

A very convenient desk edition OF
Bond Values" has been issued by tho
c.. Mont Benton Company. of New York
Though small. il gives more information
than others many times its size.
name was Smith were not allowed 10 talk
about blacksmith but must cali him
worker in iron. Thus the women OF the
family whose name is "mtimkulu. 80 THE
Great Tree" are obliged % ind soms
other word for "a tree" or medicine"
both of which are 'mti' I'm Zuiu.-Eng-
lsh ILLUSTRATED Magazine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
LIMB CUT OFF.
Jury Held That Motorman and
Conductor Not Responsible.
Especial 70 The Times-Dispatch-l

L'7IIllIaI % 10 7 IIIVa-LIT HIIIlICI-I
MORE ok, VA. December Motor
man l. W. Bunch and Conductor Il. II.
Old. IN charge OF the Norfolk and At
lantic Terminal car which ran over and
fatally injured Lille Watterson. a FIVE
year-old colored child were discharged
by Police Justice Simmons to-day. They
were charged with being responsible for
the injury to the child. IL was testified
that the child ran into the car. was
knocked down and one OF its limbs cut
on before the motorman could bring the
car to a standstul
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
LIVE STOCK EXHIBITION
AT UNION STOCK YARDS

CHICAGO. December 1.-The seventh
annual international Livestock Exhibition
opened to-day at the Union Stock Yards
ana will continue for eight days There
are more than 5000 entries. including
some shire horses owned by King Edward
VII of England Other entries from
abroad have been made by Sir Thomas
Linton, Lord CavaD and Lord Rothschild.
Each evenine a horse fair VIII be held
I'm the exhibition ring.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
Problematical.

The servant girl problem roots 81
course, ia the depravity Of human ma
ture and the hardness Of fate.
But after all. the atmosphere OF gcDtil-
fly is what keeps 70 alive. We are a proud
race. and a refined race and what out
women won't endure rather than do their
own homework, isn't worth mentioning.
ever 80 briefly
Incidentally. the servant girl problem,
has led 70 some interesting sociological
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
HOW PRINCETON LEARNED
TO MAKE FORWARD PASS

PRINCETON. b. j. pecs--h,~
Princeton has added 20 her Jungle Song
tlls verse.
The les are always changing be our
good oid football game
mo t-t o." princeton TIGER goes on win
ming just tae same.
Tho Tiger saws tile forward mass is ,.-,.
meat Tor me.
learned IL throwing cocoauuts with the
cl4mranzee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02

beyond getting OUT e. mediocre team.
which was not the best the institution
could Go. With TIE arrival Of Eckatone
the game VIII become q feature % the
school. az much AS football is now, and
good team viii be turned out
= The candidates Tor the team VIII be
started at indoor work during February
and VIII be kept AZ g until the weather
becomes mild enough 20 get on the cia-
monf. Hard practice VIII begin then. and
BY tie time the season starts the team
VII have had sly weeks ~ good training.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
Have Wrestling Match

NEW HAVEN, CONN, December IA
wrestling meet between Cornell ana Yaie
has been arranged for February 22d I'm
New Haven. The teams are to consist Of
seven men All of last years wrestiers
are back at Cornell
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
LARGE BARN BURNED
And DWELLING INJURED
- . ~. T-me--D--7a----

Ioln- N q IuH Il1loe- III10I'0I
WINCEFS TER. VA. December 1-Fira
az Dyed The fine large barn, outbuid-
Is and r. tul1eed the observation-disclosures OF
Mrs David S.. Branson. near Clearorooi.
tlls afternoon. entaiiing loss of more
than 1000 The cause o. the blaze is un-
known.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02

How far or is the Hotel Gasepipesk.y -
Not far. mou1ik
"Well. how far."
About % bombs throw -Ioulsyiue
,OUrier-Journai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02

discoveries. and especially SO has shown
about how Ear man may De the archl-
sect % his own fortune. without knowing
wha, he IS going o-have FOR breakfast
or when Ae win get IL. c- whether =
VIII be more than haf cooked when r
leaves the broiier. the oven or the family
gas stove.-Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
No Regrets.

Mrs. Deering--T think I shall have To give
YOU the customary weeks notice Norah
The Cook-Glory be. But amt II wondherful
how great minds in IA same grooVe-ye
Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
Draw Un Fixed Rules.

I'm order to formulate this code DE sug-
gested that "a committee OF three be
appointed. consisting ~ representative
or each OF these classes. and that they
should draw up a fixed set of rules TO be-
used as trustworthy guide. and which
might bee binding in AN disputes arising
between the different parties. The idea
met with general favor. and n it can be
successfully carried ont it viii pave the
way for many beneficial improvements in
the existing garage and chauffeur difficult
ties.
The of1cers OF the club clearly realize
that ia the management 90 their garage
they are likely To- encounter opposition
from chauneurs who have established the
pcrnicious system OF demanding commits
sions for the storing OF cars as we'll as
for supplies and repairs. No commission
Of any sort will be- allowed by the club.
Mr. Morris advised that the garage COM
mittee be- empowered to exclude from the
clubhouse any chauffeur whom it be-
heves undesirable
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
The Early Closing

The Board OF Aldermen this week wiz
consider the early closing ordinance.
After very bitter fight the Assembly
passed the measure. amending it so thar
the closing hour would Doe j. O'Clock at
night and the opening hour at i'm the
morning. II was presented by SIR
Brown OF the First Ward. 90 provide
for closing at II az night and remaining
closed until IN the morning
I.a opposition 90 the measure is very
pronounced Most of the saloon mcn at
t-s time close their doors by midnight.
and bot "a very few ever open until $3.50
or @ in the morning. IL is the argument
of The men who conduct the saloons that
So long as they are abiding by the law
and are not violating the Sabbath they
should ID. left alone. They assert that
there is no necessity for the passage OF
the ordinance.
But many say that with the early clos
ing ordinance Ia Richmond adopted the
bad element of that city would come TO
Manchester after midnight and this
would be the dumping ground Cor crin,i-
mails. IL I knew that Richmond would
not pass the early closing ordinance 0
would not So earnestly advocate this one. o.
said Mr. Brown. its patron. at the meeting
Of the A -sa-nhlV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
With the Mavor

Mayor Maurice had "a few cases yestcr-
dav morning and an of those who APP
peared as sinners were fined. irwin Gray
abused his wife and also talked about
John King. another negro. He was fined
s.
Wster Hines Willard Reams Moses
Russell and Henry Childress, negroes,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
posT OFFICE RonREp.
Burglars Get Little By Blowing safe
 Al Athens,

Burglars Get Little Fly Blowing Safe
 At Athens.
 Athens, Dec. l2-(Special. )-For the second time in the past few years, the post office in Athens was burglarized last night and about thirty-fiVe dollars in cash and three hundred dollars worth of stamps were taken.
 The burglars entered the front door by using 4 Jimmy and blew the safe Into pieces. Fortunately it was not the night previous, as the postmaster had more than three hundred dollars in cash in the safe that night, which was sent off yesterday. and all that the burglar got was the days sales for stamps and the stamps.
 The only stamps taken were one and two cent stamps, all others being left There Is no clue 10 the burglar, unless it be a young man who was here day or so ago, passing himself on as the representative of an adding machine company, and visited the two banks seeking business. but was not allow ed any privileges unless he produced his credentials. which he failed to do. and left at once. It is believed that he was prospecting"
 Trnest McEwen, who cut Bert Me Cormaack. a prominent young farmer of the southwest part of the county to death, and who made his escape. was orrested at his home in LAuderdalc County yesterday by Constable Tom Tooten, of Rogersville, and Is now in jail here :..
 The Governor had offered a reward for the arrest of McEwen, and Tom Mccormack of this place had added $50 10 the reward. making $i50 onerch McEwen says that he passed through Athens the night before his arrest re- turning from McMinnville. Tenn,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13

where he had been in hiding for week, but that things began to look suspicious for him. and he returned to his home, expecting to leave last night for the West. but was tired out and went into the loft of his home, where it was dark. and with some quilts. made him a bed and went to sleep.
 He was found there by the alert ccn- stable. who had been hot on his trnil for some days. He made no resistance but come with the officers willingly, The prosecution will he vigorous
 Athens people interested in educn- tional matters shere have been aroused over the recent action of the Method fst Conference with reference to tho consolidation of the church schools, al- though no real anxiety is felt as [" the continued prosperity of Athens Fe- male College.
 It is recognized that in considering the removal of the institution from Tuskegee to Montgomery, tho Confer euce has done a wise thing. as it has long been recognized as an untenable point for female education on account of the proximity of BcokeN Washing toms school, but the people of Athens rejoicing in the wonderful prosperity of their college. and in the fact that 1t Is virtually the only institution of
  not look upon the Montgomery move ment as likely to produce a much mors formidable rival than the present instI. tuition at Tuskegee. or the Judson, at Maricn.
 Being in the extreme northern DOT. ton of the State, with railroad facil. ities of both the two great trunk lines the Louisville and Nashville and the Southern at Decatur, removed from the malariaI belt they comfort themselves with the old adage that good fish vii swim up stream"
 The college halls are crowded, many have been turned away for lack of'ae- commodations. and arrangements have already been made for additional buildings next fall Should the church wish to sell the school. very doubt ful contingency. there are parties ready to buy. and 10 operate 1t along its present line
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
CHILDREN BURNED.
Negress Left Her ORsPRlnE ln Locked
 Rp HOuae.

up House.
 Opelika, Dec. Especial. )--Last Saturday Nasty Gates, negro woman. left her three children. aged yeas old, two years old, and two months old, respectively. locked in her house, while she went away to see s2L.e of her neighbors..
 She had not been, gone from her home long, before a passer-ry heard an awful screaming in the direction of her house. He went quickly to, the house. found it in flames and discovered that the children were locked in tho h5ase. He forced an entrance into the house, found two of the children were dead. and were burned .eycnd recog- milton, while the third one was living, but was seriously burned and il. issnot thought 1t can recover. It is sad thia woman had house to catch one fire the same way once before, and one of her children was burned at that time
 Dr. A. P. Montague president of Howard College at East Lake, was tn Opelika last Sunday and llled :he pull pit of the First Baptist church at both the morning and evening services His morning text was Our progress, mate rial mental and spiritual i-nd hia evening text was The struggles and triumphs of Baptists in history" pr Montagues discourses showed .Aat he was an able, consecrated and deep thinker He has pleasing address. and he impressed every one, with his magnetism and personality ---.. The infant son of Mir. and Mrs C. jW. White. of Salem, died Sunday night, after a short illness. The remains were buried Monday afterpoon at the salOhl cemetery.
 Right Rev. C. M. Beckwith of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. preach
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
Tebbettn Sends Letter.

Hon. W. F. Tebbetts. Collector of the Fort of Mobild who Is presidcni or the Alabama Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, is sending oQt letters to the officials of every chapter of the Daughters of the Con- federacy in the State of Alabama. in an enort to increase the memhershin or the Alabama society Many of the male relatives--husbands brotbars sons--of the Daughters, he is conrinced' are eligible to membership in tho Sons of the Revolution, and he is determined that they shall have the chance al least to join.
 For two years Major Tebbstts wee vice president of the society, and was chieny responsible for its oraa nigatIor m Alabama, and since he was madc president, succeeding General U,hltiug IL is his desire to largely increase ths number fin the society The Sons os the Revolution Is composed of msn whose ancestors fought in the Revo. lutionary War
 There are now about twentv-fivA ,, the society in Alabama. and most of them live in Mobile. The list includes Charles Shawhan, General Whiting Mn. JoF Feboetts, w. K. r. Wilson. RItten- house Moore, Major Poe and others,
 Ihere are very few members in fbe northern part of the State. President iebbetts isI anxious to increase tbe membership particularly in that terrj 'ory The president thinks there ara many more in this State who are eiI. slpie 10 membership. and many who are not for the reason that tbeX, Nave not Kept their pedigree.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-13
PENSACOLA DOCK
ADMIRAL CAPPs RECOMMENDS ITS
 IMMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION.
Declares That Place For Repairs of Big Vessels should Be Built At Florida Deep Water
 

] Washington, Dec 12A-The ability of
 government navy yards to turn war
 ships equal in all respects to. those built under contract, in the opinion of
 Rear Admiral ". l.. Canps, chief of the bureau of construction of the navy, in his annual report. has been fully
 demonstrated l He urges that at least one yard on
 the Pacific coast and one on the At llantic 'coast. when practicable should
 be given reasonable proportion of
 new construction work fin order that
 such yards may always he available for
 any work the government may desire
 to undertake therein.
 | In this connection. reference Is made
 to the battleships Louisiana and Con-
 necticutt. the latter constructed i'll
 New York navy yard, Admiral Capps,
 remarking that at the time Of the de-
 livery of the Connecticut, the actual
 condition of work on the vessel was practically identical with the Louisi. ana, so far as concerned mfl matters un- Iconneeted with armor Sands arament.
 Admiral Capps admits the oft-repeated charge that 1t costs less. to build d warships by contract. by reason of the shorter hours of labor. paid holidays vacations. etc, granted to navy yard employees. but he believes. nevertheless. that the government should be always prepared to turn out its own ships in times of emergency.
 The lack of suitable docking facli- ties at Norfolk and Mare Island Is com-. mented upon as being especially embar- rassinG.
 He recommends the building of an additional dry dock. capable of docking the largest vessels. at both the Norfolk andw Pensacola navy yards and that nrovision should be made for enlarg- ing and rebuilding dry dock number g.. at the New York navy yard. The deve- lopment of the Norfolk navy yard to meet the requirement. sof fleet, as re- gards construction and repair. Is rpc- commended for special consideration
 The appointment of a special board to consider matters relating to the per- sonnet of the corps of naval construc- tors. the report says, is in contempla- tion. While recording Athe fact that the proportion of casualties, by reason Of death and resignation, continues to be-large Admiral Capps says that the policy of SSars past in assigning for a9 special construction of the naval academy of sui- table attainments. with view to their transfer to the construction lO tiil NdC@nCAC5s WILL LII NAHACf mako the effect of such casualties less serious
 The excessive amount If work devei- ving upon the bureau. Admiral Capps adds, combined with its limited num- Der of officers, has resulted in the gradual impairment of the vitality. and, In some instances complete break down of officers whose services were valuable.
 The report speaks at length eof the work upon new and old vessels during the past year, and states that prelimt- nary work has begun upon the designs 1f ths %, 900 ton hattleships, authoriz- ed at the last session of Congress.
 Admiral Capps doubts the expediency of repairs to warships in foreign sta tions.