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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-12
THIS DAY INHIsTORY
January 18th.


1sos-salmon P. Chase born.
1809-Cayenne surrendered by the French
to the British and the Portuguese,
under Captain Yeo.
1s25-Bayard Taylor. born.
1924 treaty with Mexico signed es-
tablishins 2 boundary line.
1se2-stanitson nominated Secretary of
War.
1e63-Three Federal transports on the
Cumberland River captured by the
Confederates. The gunboat Slidel.
which was in company, surrendered
without firing a gun.
1s65-The United States Senate voted to
abrogate the reciprocity treaty with
Canada.
1s6s-The thermometer stood thirty-six
degrees below zero at Trempeleau,
Wis.
1s74-An amendment to the appropriation
bill to reduce the Presidents salary
to s25,0004per annum on and after
March a, 1877. is lost in the Senate.
1s75-Kalakau. King of the Sandwich
Islands. guest of Chicago
1882. T. Barnum offered 100000 for
the privilege OF exhibiting the med
ais and souvenirs of General Grant,
which Vanderbilt had purchased and
presented to Mrs. Grant
1905-Two Colorado Democratic senators
forcibly elected from the Legislature.
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NEW GUN CLUB.
Fauquier County Merchant Makes
Assignment.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA. Jan. H.
The Fredericksburg Gun Club has been
organized here. the object of which is to
improve craftsmanship by shooting at
clay pigeons and general exercises, with
the following officers: Il. Nelson Cool
rick. president; F. M. Aldrldge. vice.
president; Mason Willis secretary. The
club has already about thirty members.
Mr.. II. Edwards, doing merchandise
business at MorrisYille in lower Fau-
quier county, has made an assignment
to e. j. Hotchliss. trustee, for the ben
eft of his creditors. liabilities. $4,000;
assets about $1,000.
Miss +. c. Holmes, who has been con-
.nected with the city postottice here for
nearly two years, has been transferred
TO Takoma Station, in Washington. Mr..
Henry NJ. Holiday has been appointed
In her place here.
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PLANS TO ENTERTAIN
GENERAL CONVENTION
Steps Already Taken Toward
Coming Of Great Episcopal
Body.

Active steps are now being taken to-
wards preparing for the entertainment of
the Episcopal General Convention in this
city next year.
The interesting preliminary meeting
held "Wednesday afternoon at ALL Saints
Church to formulate plans for caring for
the delegates will soon bear fruit.s At this
meeting Bishop Gibson presided. There
were three delegates from each church,
two laymen and the rector.
The bishop was made chairman, the
Rev. w. NJ. Clark, pice-chairman, and
the Rev. r. A. Goodwin, secretary An
Executive Committee was appointed. as
follows: The Rev. w. NJ Clark. chair.
man: tho Revs. Gravatt. Goodwin and
Forsythe; Messrs Lewis Aylett, James
Caskie and Joseph Bryan. A Finance
Committee was also appointed.
The year 1907 will be the three hun
tlcedth anniversary of the founding of
the church in this country, and so the
occasion will he one of. very especial in
terest. The convenxins has representa-
tives from all over the cotlntry and con-
slsts of two houses, making in all six
hundred and ten members The cost of
holding the national convention is esti-
mated between $4,000 and $4,000
The Board of Managers of Domestic
and Foreign Missions meets at the same
time, as does the Woman's Auxiliary, so
that the convention will entail the enter
tainment of at least one thousand people.
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RECTOR CALLED.
New Jersey Makes Handsome Do
nation to Colored Church.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)


HAMPTON. VA, January 1.-The yes
try of old st. Johns Church, Hampton.
has extended a call to Rev. Wallace Il.
Rollins. of Asheville. to become the assis-
tant-. rector of the church. Rev. Mr..
Rollins was formerly rector of the Epis-
copal Church at Coyington. Va. having
been succeeded there by Rev. George
Rogers, who left the assistant rector
ship of old st. Johns to accpet the work
at Covington.
Rev Beverly Estill, D. D.. rector OF, st.
Johns personally knows Rev. Mr.. Rol-
Inns. and is anxious to have him accept
the invitation to come TO Hampton. Rev.
DR.. Estill who is interested in the pro-
position to erect a church building for
the colored Episcopalians of Hampton,
has received n letter from Rev. Robert
Colos. D. D.. rector of the church of
Our Saviour, Jenkinstown. N. j.. an
nouncing that the church had realised ST.
800 toward the Hampton project.
A lot already has been secured for the
church and DR.. Estill says the work will
begin in the spring.
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souri, expects me to say" we cite this
az fair specimen retort. Actuated by
sense OF humor comparable In high IL
nance only to that of the estimable Har-
flr,an, Mr.. Rogers has chosen to regard
the whole proceedings as n very passable
Joke. Defiance or immutable silence on
the stand hnvc given place only to flip
pancy. His example has been Infectious.
Now we read OF policeman who de
cllned to answer on the advice of coun-
sell" Next" observes the New York
Evening Sun, two shall have the scrub
woman and the office boys claiming priv-i
lege."
Throughout the hearing Mr.. Rogers's
attitude has been as offensive as he could
make 1t. He has done his best to show
that he holds solid public opinion and the
law in complete and cynical contempt.
Ignoring all other aspects Of such posi-
ton, 1t seems rather odd business" for
n man of such large interests to seek
to belithe the very machinery by which
those interests are protected and insured
to him. Since the possession of wealth
is safeguarded by the law, and the law
only, is it sound common sense for man
of great wealth to endeavor to impress
tho public with the insignfcance and
impotence of the law? Mr.. Rogers might
fance to the law Is. as In the case of the
policeman who declined to answer"
more or less "cntching.'.
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Mr.. Rogers AS a Witness.

Alleging oppressive methods in the d.
Tcct.on OF crushing competition. the State
OF Missouri Is endeavorng TO Gust the
Standard OIL Company from her borders.
Thanks to tho arrogance of Mr.. Henry
II. Rogers. the hearing has SO far made
little hendway. Proceedings have now
boon suspended, pending a decision from
The Supreme Court OF New York as to
whether or no Missouri is merely imperti-
nent in seeking to Inquire into The af-
fairs OF Standard OIL.
Mr.. Rogers contends that Missouri is.
Consequently he steadily declines TO
answer AL questions bearing with any
niosensss upcn the points at Issue. DO
you mean 70 .sll the Supreme Court OF
Missouri" asked Attorney General Had
ley On Monday. that you don't know
whsre your company offices are looated?n
s'It 10 !nmateyial to me. responded tho
genial Rogers. ''yhat tho State Of Mis-,
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COLONIAL ECHO.
The William and Mary Annual
Staff Elected,

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE,,
Jan. 1.-THE Nominating COMMITTEE,
chosen by the student body a few days
ago. met in the college. chapel last night.
and elected the following as officers for
the next issue of the Colonial Echo"
the college annual: Editor-in-chief. r.
A. Henley; business manager, James a..
Carson; assistant business managers,
Robert 3. Dade and e. B. Faison; liter
airy editors, j. B. Newcomb and w. b.
Terrell; art editors, j. H. Farmer and
q. l.. II. Johnson; club editors, w. b.:
Wrigglesworth and w. E. Evans: social
editor, j. w. Helm; athletic editor, S. A.
McDonald;iY. M. c. a.. editor. c. o..
Koontz; eavesdropper, G, A. Dovell. =
Great interest is being taken in the next
annual. and the students are setting. to
work in earnest to make 1t a success.
The abev mentioned men are one OF
the ablest bodies Of officers that have
ever been on a William and Mary an
nual staff, and. with the cooperation
of the faculty, which has already been
promised, everything points to success in
5everV .yyay.
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ROUND OF EVENTS FOR
MISS LOUISE M'ADAMS

PITTSBURG, PENN, January 11.-NIiss
Louise McAdams, OF Richmond, Va, who
Is the house guest of Miss Minnie Agnew
Beatty and Miss Lorraine T. Beatty, of
South Rebecca Street, will be the guest
OF honor at number of affairs during
her visit in tho city. This afternoon, Miss
Eleanor Sherburn Ayers asked about
seven or eight girls to drop in for an
informal cup of tea to meet Miss Nc
Adams; January is, Miss Jean Roberts
will entertain for Miss McAdams, who
is also to be guest or honor at the din
ner,; Miss Aimee We'll will give January
IS. January IL the Misses Beattys will
give a euchre for their house guest:
January 10th. they will be hostesses at
n dance at the schenley, and Monday,
January % they will again entertain at
cards.
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Merely Joking.

Probably.-'I am writing n novel now
that l know people will get stuck on"
You mean the book ealers?'-Houston
Post.
Biting the Dust.-"Pasteurizcd Dirt
exclaimed the property man. What the
dickens do they want that for?" For
biting purposes" answered the soSbrette
Our william is very particular He won't
bite any other kind.''-Houston Chronicle.
A Grand Old M'an.-Methusela
ohuckled. Yes" he cried, ~ am the only
man who ever lived long enough to see
a canal finished" Herewith we see the
advantage of being posterity yourself
New York Sun.
A Long Jump.-Pessmlst "oh, dear.
oh, dear! How shockingly coldl How
shall we get over this dreadful winter?"
Optimist: oh that's easy enough" Pess-
7imlst "How?" optimist: Why, with a
spring. of ourse."-Exchange.
In the Cosy corner.-"so," said Kwoter,
concluding story, II warned him.
F'orewarned is forearmed.' you know, and
So" oh" sighed Miss Yurner, II
would so like to meet a man who was
four warned" -Philadelph Press.
Knock on the Holy Estate.-Tired
Thompson: "Wuz yer ever before
judge?" Frozen stiffe: Il wuz.' Tired
thompson: "Wot did yer git?" Frozen
stiffe: Life at hard labor. / wuz mar
ried by a Judge.
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The Dailv School Session.

1t needs not to be said that the teachers
in the public schools Of Richmond arc
devoted to their work, and that they
have at heart the true interest of the
schools and tho pupils committed to
them. Therefore. in petitioning tho
School Board to shorten the hours of the
daily school sessions VIC are constrained
to believe that they are not acting self
lshly, but TO. the good of the system, as
they believe. Some of them are con-
WINGED that better results would be OBJ
tanned IL the session should be shortened.
They say that the last half hour is the
most irksome for the children; that they
are in most instances tired and worn
out and incapable of doing efficient work,
and that all the petty disorders are within
that period. The children now go into
school at S:i5 in the morning and re-
main until 2:45 in the afternoon, with an
intermission Of thirty minutes after the
noon hour. This makes five and half
hours OF confinement in school for all
children except the little ones in the
primary grades. who are confined but
three hours. Many of the teachers are
thoroughly satisfied that if the time OF
the daily session should be reduced to
1--WE hours, If the opening hour should be
and tho closing hour 2. the pupils
would do more effective work, in the
shorter than in the longer time, others
are not entirely sure, but they are suffi-
GENTLY inclined to be willing to make the
experiment for at least one year
This question originated in the Council
and the School Board was requested to
make an investigation and report. In
pursuance Of this. Superintendent Fox
wrote TO twenty-four city auperintendents.
distributed all over this country; to four
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DISTRACTED BY
THEIR SUFFERING.
Awful Experience Of the Grew Of
the Schooner Robert
McClintock.
HER SAILS BLOWN AWAY
Portsmouth Couple Elope Be
cause the Groom Was Too
Young.
HER SAILS BLOWN AWAY
Especial to The Times-Dispatch)

Especial to The -Dispatch.)
NORFOLK, VA. January 1.-the
schooner Robert McClintock. Captain
Lewis, OF Baltimore. which had such a
narrow escape in the recent storm on her
way to Georgetown. s. c.. was lowed
in here to-day by the tug somers n.
Smith, of Baltimore, leaking. She Will
voyage Captain Lewis says the suf-
fering and the dangers through which
the crew passed have not been told.
They sailed from Baltimore with cargo
of steel rails, and on January Sd, when
off Hatteras, were struck by a southeast
storm and compelled them to make off
shore for safety. They had to keep the
sails set In. order to keep the schooner
from capsizing and wearing north, tried
to make Delaware Breakwater. Then
they We're towed a while by the British
tramp steamer Frankfort, bound from
Rotterdam for Philadelphia, but broke
adrift In the snow storm.
Meanwhile the steamer had put aboard
the schooner two of her crew. who helped
the McClintock's men at the pumps. Ono
by ono the vessels sails were blown
away and the northeast storm encoun-
tered last nearly slipped her of canvas.
Finally she was headed In toward tho
beach and made off Fenwick's Island.
where the ife-savers boarded her. and,
taking charge. kept her fairly clear OF
water, while her crew, who had been
on duty night and day at the pumps for
about week. got n little sleep
They were almost distracted by their
sufferings. and their hands were blistered
by the labor at the pumps.
Miss Emma Groome, of Fourth Street,
and Edward o. Culpeper, who conducts
a grocery at the corner OF Fourth and
Fayette Streets, both, Of Portsmouth,
eloped this morning to Elizabeth City,
n. c.. where they We're married. The
groom is a son of Thomas Culpeper,
of Fourth Street. and is not yet twenty
one years of age. The elopement was due
to parental objection on the part OF the
grooms' parents. owing to the fact that
he has not yet passed his twenty-first
milestone. They Will return to Ports
mouth tonight
w. c. Hundley. of Covington, Va, sued
Charles H. Consolvo and the Ocean View
Hotel Company to-day for $500. The
case was tried in the Court of Law and
chancery, and a verdict given for the
defendants
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In each Of the cities OF Berlin, Liverpool,
Vienna and Glasgow He received twenty
replies from cities in the United States,
three IN Canada and one in Europe--the
city of Liverpool. All agree on one ses-
sion for the high school, but in primary
and grammar schools five report one
session and nineteen two sessions day.
For the most part tho total number OF
hours the children are in school nre about
the same as In Richmond, although we
are informed that in Lynchburg and At
lanta the pupils are confined but five
hours.
Among the questions asked was this:
If you have n single session. do you
find the pupil so exhausted as to be unit
after a reasonable amount OF rest and
outdoor exercise to prepare the work for
the coming day?' Six answer mo-;
one says. TOO long a strain; one, mo
report OF such effects; one, I'm six
hour session the last two hours are OF
little value"
Another question: Does the length of
hours injuriously affect the nervous con-
dition of pupils?" Seven answer, yes;
ten answer. NO.
Still another: do you think that six
hour session. with thirty minutes rest,
produces such a condition of WEAKNESS
as to prevent satisfactory mental action?"
Nine answer. Yes; two answer, Mo-:
one. II think six-hour session is cer-
tainly too long for continuous effort for
teacher and pupils"; three, II think it
Is too long; one. "a six-hour session is
not too long IL intermlssions are often
enough and long enough; one II am
inclined to think that for growing children
the last hour would be lost; one, NO.
If they have free play in the open or
during recesses"; one, There should be
Z long interhlssion, at least an hour and
half; six hours Is too long session.;
one, ~ think five hours is better"
Finally, Would a reduction OF hours
from six to five be a distinct gain? '
Ten answer. Yes; one answers, NO:
three answer. II think so' one, De
troit rules provide for five hours and
twenty minutes clear working time. and
] believe that five hours Is all that should
be Required; one, with a. limited
amount Of work. yes; otherwise, no.;
one. ut would If teachers and pupils
learn how to save time"
And so, as usual. the doctors disagree.
So far as Richmond Is concerned. there
are several questions to be considered.
To complete n course in the Richmond
schools requires seven years of study.
with four additional years in the high
school. Superintendent Fox is of opinion
that the Outlines" could not he encom.
passed In n seven-year term If the daily
session should be reduced from six to
five hours; but that this could be done If
the yearly session should be prolonged
to ten months, or If the course should
be prolonged to eight years.
The first proposal is not to be enter
tanned. As for the second, we are not
prepared to venture an opinion. We learn
that to lengthen the course to eight
years would require more room and moro
teachers, which would mean more money.
All things considered. 1t seems to rs
inadvisable, IL not indeed imnractica h,e
TO shorten the daily session at this time.
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Mr.. Mason and the West Virginia

Several days ago we received letter
from Mr.. j. NJ. Mason. of West Virginia,
II, which he undertook to make correc-
ton OF an article which we had written
on theproposed suit against West Vir-
gtnia. II Mr.. Mason had been patient
we should have printed a reply to his
article. but as he afterwards sent a
copy of 1t to another newspaper and es
that paper has already published It, we
shall simply motto the alleged correction.
Mr.. Mason says that our article was
misleading, because 1t omitted the cru
ciaI provision of the contract under
which the certificates are deposited
which provision he himself quotes as
follows:
after depositing creditors have &C.
copied a plan of settlement, Brown
Bros shall surrender the certificates to
either State and receive i'll exchange
therefor, the amount and kind of bonds
called for by the plan of settlement"
The fact is that Mr.. Mason does not
IIidhe eNdCl quoNdtioiAt tpi'N sA's A''S
Tlmes-Dispatch not only quoted the pro-
visions exactly and in full, but repro
duced the entire agreement. The pro-
vision which Mr.. Mason claims to have
quoted and which We published, is as fol-
lows:
sd. After a plan of settlement has be-
come effective (of which fact the de
claration in writing of the COMMITTEES to
the several repositories shall be COLI
cusive), each depository shall, in the
manner directed by the committee. sur
render to either State as may be neces-
sary, any or all of the certificates de-
posted with 1t, and receive In exchange
therefor the amount or kinds or securi-
ties called for by the plan of settlement.
1.-THE amount so received in settlement
shall be Immediately delivered to de-
posting creditors, in accordance with the
terms of the settlement
"Thc committee may arrange for the
purchase and sale OF such fractional In
terests as may be necessary to equalize
distribution"
Mr. Mason insists that the plan of set
tlement most carefully excludes the Nir-
ginia Debt Commission. We find no
such explient provision in the plan. II
is true that nothing is said about the
Virginia Debt Commission and that the
agreement Is with the State, but the
State can only act through personal re-
representatives. of the State, and by Legis-
lative enactment. she has created the
/, Virginia Debt Commission to represent
her In this transaction. We are astonisll-
ed that lawyer OF Mr.. Masons ability
should raise any such bubble and the
moro so because 1t was through his ad-
vice, we are Informed that the Virginia
Debt Commission which settled Vir-
ginia's part OF tho debt, was created.
| If the State may not settle this matter
through legally constituted debt COM
mission. then the settlement which she
made with the Olcott committee. of her
part of tho debts was an illegal settle
ment and void
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Wynne--Hahn.
Especial Ito The Times Dispatch,)

). Especial TO The Tlmes-D spatch,) "
4 NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Jan. ll.--Mr.
Waller Wynne and Miss Paula-@Hahn,
both OF this clty, We're quietly married
rhirty-second Street. Rev. j, IT, Green,
brother-ln-law to the bride, performed
the ceremony. On account OF the recent
death of the brides brother. only men,
hers of the immediate family Of the
young couple We're present, Mr.. Wynne
Ia connected with tho local office Of the
Furnebs-W Witty Company. Ltd. The bride
Is tho orHnntsl at Grace Methodist
-b9gslldal tour ito Tampa. Florida
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INSTANTLY KILLED.
Herbert Crocksr, Colored, Shoots
Another Negro,

r IVoR, VA, January lion the farm
of Mr. $. il, Boykin about two miles
from this place, to-day Herbert Croker
shot and killed Instantly Junius Fields,
In the house Of the latter. Both parties
are colored, Crocker claims to have done
the shooting accidentally, He tried to.
escape. but has been arrested by oner-
ator Fitzgerald nt Dwight, tho telegraph
station east Of this point. The coronsrs
Jury doubt tho statement from the MUIR
derer as bong accidental Most probably
he will 20 on to the grand jury.
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. STATES CHAMPION.
Fifteel-Year-Ol Old Boy Wins in
Roller Skating Race.
snecial to T,he Times-Dispatch

PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. Samuel
one-mile State championship roller skat-
ing contest In this city tonight. Time,
minutes and 20 seconds The contest
ants were Jack Frost, Pacinl and Ram
Neal, and George Lunsford, of Peters,
burg. Pritchard was the only bpy In the
race and he lead all his competitors
by several laps of the rink.
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Double Taxation.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
S'r,-S,ndly answer through your wide
~ read paper the following question IN
regard to taxatlon "a" owner of
house and lot worth $500. borrows from
$1,000 to embark in business. giving
note secured by mortgage. "a" pays
taxes on the $,bO. also pays another tax
on the $1,000 as capital invested.
Does not 'tB" have to pay a tax on tIla
81, 900 loaned out2 If that is so then the
State receives taxes on $500 when 1t
should only receive taxes on $4,000.
A. and B.
Richmond, Va.
We have submitted this inquiry to the
Commissioner of Revenue in Richmond
city and he says that both A and B would
be assessed on the $1,000. That is to say
the same money would be assessed against
both lender and borrower Before the
transaction the State received taxes on
n house assessed at $3.50 and $1,000 in
money. making total OF $500; after
the transaction 1t receives taxes on the
house and the money (s2 500, and another
tax on the note whose face value is
$1,000. making total of $500. Before the
transaction, BIS money was taxed once;
after the transaction 1t is taxed twice. If
that is not double taxation. what Is 1t?
New York society folk are mooting the
question whether a woman can live on
$50, 900 a year. We don't care to butt
in. of course, but 1t does seem that a
good deal depends on whether or not
she can got hold of that much
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Rolling stones may gather no moss.
but that, again, provides no reason why
glass-house dwellers should get into the
way Of throwing them.
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Meanwhile, tho Senate is exhibiting a
marked reluctance to get itself bound
in Morocco.
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Richmond, va.

New York society folk are mootlng the
question whether woman can live on
100000 year. We don't care to butt
in. of course, but 1t does seem that a
good deal depends on whether or not
she can got hold of that much.
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The proposed bin making it unlawful
to bury people alive is the only thing
we know of that seems to offer a means
by which Mr.. odell may obtain redress.