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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-03
REV. GRAB BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Measure Adopted BY Large Ma
jority After Quite Splendid
Debate.
PRINT GOVERNORS ADDRESS
Resolution Passed for this Pur-
pose-New Senator From
Halifax Arrives.

The Legislature got back to business
yesterday after tho inaugural festivi-
ties, and did u good deal of important
work
The Senate welcomed the new member
from Halifax, Honorable Ii. o. Kerns,
who was recently chosen to fill the va
cancy accustomed Ivy the death of the
late r. II. Noblins. The body passed a
large number of contested bills on the
calendar, and considered some other
routine matters. In both branches a
large number of bills were offered and
referred.
Almost the entire session OF the House
was consumed in tho consideration of
the Rev bill, making close season in
taking crabs from the waters of the
State from October to April. AID il was
finally passed by n vote of SO to 8.
A resolution was adopted, providing for
tho printing OF five hundred copies OF
Governor Swanson's inaugural address
for distribution.
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BARTON HEIGHTS

Those who passed the intermediate examine
ton at the Barton Heights school are:
and Ado Kuyk. Second Honor-Ethel Binford,
Leth Duncanson and Alice Smith.
Intermediate Grade. First iionor-Ei u,
Grace chamberlain and James sa,terwhite Soc
ond Honor-Rosalie stone and Caheii Rady.
Mabel Ellis
Junior Grade. Ffrs. Honor-Minnie currie.
Irene James. Bessie Woodward and Irene Reid.
Second Honor--Evelyn Carpenter, Bessie Har-
his and Robert Duncanson.
Junior II. Grade. First Honor-Emna Hopkins,
Bradstreet Peaseley and marguerite CioiNlon.
Second Honor-Bessie Payne and Lizzie Ruske!i.
Sixth Grammar Grade. First Honor-Maudc
Kuyk Henry Taylor and Taylor Pitt. Second
Bonor-Hclen Rose, Ruth Carpenter and Marion
Moffat
Fifth Grammar Grade. First Honor Mani.
Harris Second Honor-Ilugh Chamberlain and
Fourth Grammar Grade First Honor-sophie
Currie and Mamie Drumeller. Second Honor
G!ayds Higgason and Oracle Phillips
Third Grammar Grade, First Honor--Hugh
Leari, and Frank Taylor. Second Honor--Sorul'
woodward, May casselnan and Kathleen
second Grammar Grade. second Honor--Kath-
leen Gregory Grace Hodge and Herbert Beck,
Harris. Elizabeth Armstrong Mary Carpenter
and Neu.e Perot. Second Honor-Chariey
Au-st. George Figner. Claude Philips. Edward
Richardson. Jake Sc,iwalIn. John Stringer and
Lillian Noble.
Eighth Primary Grade. First Honor-I-aw-
rencs CasseIrnan. Second Honor-AuFtln Mar
fenstein George Woodall. Annie Evans. Ada
F'airlamb and Florence Harris.
s;evafltli Primary Grade. First Honor--Hazel
Schwalr, Estee Jones and Elizabeth Christian
Second Honor-ThelIua Curre and Hnrvie Cod
din.
sixth Primary Grade. First Honor-Harrie'
RAIDS, Louise aO'Neal and Olga Stockton. Sec
ond Honor-Mary Jones and Carton sMoha..
Fifth Primary Grade. First Honor-I.ucy Tay'
lor Elise whi,enursi. Helen Deuel.. Edwin
n 81 -afn Richardson. Archie
leach Ashley Pease!ey, Douglass wilkinson
and Ruth Traylor. Second Honor-Jack Toll
con and Thomas Armstrong.
Fourth Primary Grade. Second Honor-Jennie
BARNES Mary Gregory, Louise Groores and
Helen Sipp.
Third Primary Grade. First Honor-Mauue
C;oddin Pearl Harding, Virginia Peyton. Oracle
Turner and Douglass Roden.
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PARAMOUNT NEWS

Mrs J. G. Mallory. who has been confined
, 70 her home IN rwenyfourth Street IS row
Mr.; Louis verlander. who has been employee.
hand Sady mashsa s oao Se saops sa had
ms M Rd RRaIen'T R n Hanover n county
has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Pom,
di Moa &c OF -, yesabie Street; for some time
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Griffin OF No. 1918 Twen-
tYy,seSond Street. recently visited relatives In
Mrs. I. s. Rose. OF Twen.y-second street Is
out again after an illness of several months
>. Miss Nellie Smith has returned from visit
Miss Mamie shei.,n. a If T.,on..., s,ree,.
recently VISITED her friend Miss Fannie stin-
The ladies' OF Fairmoun. Baptist Church are
busy making arrangements for a Japanese tea,
which Men VIII be given In NJ the -, ness future
she Will visit relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Abernathy, of Wiuterpoek. va.
nave returned home after visiting their dausi,-
ter. Mrs. Lonn,e Kennpcr.
Mrs. Charles Clayton. who has been quito i'll
FOR several weeks. is now Improving:
Mrs G. p Goodal OF No. 1919 Twenty-irst
Street. IL convalescins after a spell of illness
of three weeks duration.
Miss Fannie Slaughter has returned homo
after very pleasant stay with friends at Win
tcrpock. Va.
Mr.. Ira culley has returned to Rocky Mount.
~. c. after visiting his mother for some time.
Mr.. John Curle Is In New York visiting rea-
tives for several days. f4tii
At a meeting recently held by all tho societies
of Christ Church 1t was decided to hold a fair
some time In the early fall to help raise money
required to make the improvements that are
absolutely necessary to accommodate the rapid
~ growing Sunday school The church now
has In hand between $4,000 and $1,000. but
this. amount must be increased to several hun
dred moro In order TO make these improve
ments The following ladies' were elected to
arrange and manage the fair: President, Mrs
Nettie N. Newbery; yIce-President Mrs. John
Wright: Secretary Mrs. Won Growing; Treas
urer. Mr.. Joseph Gregory.
Mr., Willie Newbery. Of Fairmount Avenue,
has the distinction of being the fastest skater
on roller slats In Richmond. he having beat
Mr.. Brent at the Reservoir Skating Rink FRI
day night, when Mr. Brent raced against his
own tlme with Mr.. Newbery as PAGER.
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II of an act to provide for the settle
ment of the public debt.
Rills Offered

BY Senator Holt: TO provide for the re-
pair. construction and permanent i'm
provemcnt Of the public roads and
hedges OF Newport Magisterial Dis
trict, In the county of Warwick, to
authorize tho Board of Supervisors of
said county to borrow money there
for by the issue OF bonds and to
create a commission to have charge
of the proceeds of the sale thereof
and to submit tho question of issu-
ing bonds to the freehold voters of
said maglsterial district,
By Senator Garrett: To provide for the
establishment of libraries In the pub
lie schools of the rural districts
By Senator Phlegar: To amend and re-
enact section So of an act entitled
An act to put into effective opera
ton the provisions Of the new Con-
stitution relating to tho State Cor
poration Commission" Relates to
proceeding against corporations fail
ing to comply with charter
BY Senator sadler: To amend and re-
enact sections 81 and 55 Of an act
entitled "An act to raise revenue for
the support OF the government"
Relates to licenses of land agents.
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DELEGATEsL L. ]. HALEY AND H. R. HOUSTON

with President Ellyson on the rostrum.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. q. N.
Calisch, Of Beth Ahabah Congregation,
who made touching reference le the sud-
den death OF Senator Harvey L.. Garrett,
whose vacant desk. draped in black,
was conspicuous object In the Senate
chamber. Committee reports We're very
brief, practically no meetings having been
held on Inauguration day. a resolution
offered by General Anderson, of Rich-
mond, fixing the daily sessions OF the
Senate at 1880 o'clock, instead of at
noon. as heretofore. was adopted. The
new senator from Halifax, Mr.. II. o.
Kerns, elected on Tuesday, was received
and sworn in. a number OF new bills
were introduced. and the calendar was
then called Upon motion of Judge Mann,
under suspension of the rules, tho
Finance Committee was discharged from
further consideration of the Lincoln bill,
providing for the establishment of
gdispensary at Abingdon. and the bill was
dismissed, this disposition OF the meas
ure being satisfactory to Its patron.
Among the bills passed were the two
OFFICIAL acts drawn by Judge Dew, second
auditor, extending the time limit for
funding the old debt and providing a
plan for the gradual extsU5uishment of
the Virginia public debt of over s25, 600 600.
AS chairman of the Finance Committee
and patron of the bills. Mr.. Wickham, of
Hanover explained the purposes OF the
measures and asked that they be adopted.
indicating at the Same time that other
bills, perhaps making a specific nppro-
priation for the purchase of outstanding
Virginia bonds. In accordance with the
recommendations of the executive, would
probably be offered. Complex principles
of high finance were discussed In the
hall for some time.
AS set forth by Mr.. Wickham. the chief
provisions OF the official act were two
In number Some years ago 1t was deem
ed advisable In order to meet pressing
needs to transfer to the current assets of
the State the dividends from the Virginia
Investments in the Richmond, Erederlcks-
burg and Petersburg Railroad, amounting
to $4,000 a. year. This sum had been
used by the Sinking Fund, but was placed
in the, treasury so that the State might
have a 'live' asset to avail itself OF in,
times OF stress. The need for this money
In this way has happily passed and the
act provided that the money be now turn.
ed back into the Sinking FuI,d for the
purchase and cancellation of bonds. 1t is
further provided Sat the Sinking Fund
Commissioners shall be empowered to lsa
eac hyear as much as GO per cent, OF the
.unexpended surplus, This surplus Gun he
used only after all appropriat lions have,
been made and a sum for emergency de-
mands has been set aside by the finan-
sciai officers OF the State n they shall
deem such a precaution necessary. Thus
empowered, Judge Dew has calculated
that with the diversion OF the portion O
tbs surplus. the use OF the Sin King Fund
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the Judges OF the circuit courts i,
cities having over 10000 population
and separate clerk for said circuit
court to make an annual allowance
for such clerk, etc.
BY Mr. Bland-To amend the act In
relation to salaries. mileage and Other
allowances, approved March 12, 1901.
BY Mr. Peyton-To amend section lse OF
the revenue act as to tho tax on slot
machines.
by Mr. Green-To amend the revenue
act as to lawyers licenses.
ny Ar. Slnughter-To provide for work
Ing and repairing the roads and bridge.
OF Culpeper.
BY Mr. ould-To amend section SO OF
the Code, In relation to the fees OF
commissioners of the revenue.
BY Mr.. Johnston-ro repeal the act to
incorporate the town of Bangs, Mont
gomery county.
BY Mr.. caton-To amend the act proyid-
Ing for the collection of taxes in
arrear, and appearing in Pollards
Code, section 400
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LEE DISTRICT

DR.. and Mrs. Clarence Il. Sherman, ce
Chicago are spending the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. W. A. c. Petit, No. 1918 Han
Misses Mamie B, ami blanche z; Palmer, of
party. given last Wednesday, nigh. by Mrs.
John w Miller at her country home, which
sho has recently purchased and moved into
Miss Bertha Lang, of Now York city. lstt
Wednesday for her homo after spending two
weeks with Mrs Morris NJ. Eiseman. No, 1901
Mr.. L. Willard lane aud family. Of Ashland.
Va. arc spending the winter in Richmond
with Mr. and Mrs Frank L. krantI. No. 500
Mrs. William Miller entertained the Grove
at lis home OF her sister, Mrs. h. g. a. Miller.
Mr.. Walter u. Thomas is having nne resi-
dence built on Hanover Avenue. 4l
Nor ri Va. after yisltlas Mrs. Thomas ii.
Harrison. No. Al North Elm Street II
Mrs Y. e. l.. Blnckwood, OF No. It'll Park
Avenue, Is spending some time with her mother,
Mrs. s. A. Stonoback. In Charleston. w. Va
Miss Esils Blackwood will eava this week for
Charleston to- remain about week and return
with her mother. iti Il, &
Mrs Moses c.. sycle, OF No. 1919 Iianoyer
Avenue, spent several days last weok In pe-, (
tersburg as the guest OF, her brother.
Mrs, Jerry Stewart and Mrs. Benton Koonsa,
OF Raleigh. N. O.. and Miss Ethel Kite, q
Stanley. Va. spent several days last wecH +
with AIR, and Mrs F.. L. koontz. on AlleA
Ayenue. x
itins Mrs, John Garland Pollard. No. 1905 Iran-
], Mlss EsteiiA pswaths; Of washington. %. q.
rs the guest Ok Mrs Allen -. Whartcn No
10 Allen Avenue, n aS 81 il9g5
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tllc different methods or appliances OF
another muster arc better than those OF
the defendant, and because the endorse
incnt on the blue print and statement In
The paper were more leafsay statements
il III said that n witnesses having sufficient
knowledge of tho subject may testify as
TO the general practice Of masters, and
the comparative Bafoty OF different meth
DDS or appliances. but y party should
not be Judged to be negligent for not
conforming to some other method, or for
not using come other appliance believed
by some to be less perilous.
No comment Us made upon tho instruc-
lions objected to further than tQ say that
instructions should state, not abstract
pl'cnble to the particular facts which the
evidence tends to prove.
The Judgment is reversed and the case
rcnanded for new trial
Summary.
BY James Keith. president. Robinson
rs. Commonwealth. Circuit Court of
Warwick county. Affirmed.
BY Judge John a. Buchanan. Norfolk
aud Western Railway Company VS.. Bell
Circuit Court of Campbell county. Re
yersed.
BY Judge George NJ. Harrison. Belle
not vs. Laube's executor, etc. Chancery
Court Of city of Richmond. Affirmed.
Jewell VS.. Southern Railway Company.
Corporation Court OF city Of Alexandria.
Affirmed.
BY Judge Stafford G. white Southern
ISailWayi Company VIZ. PATTERSON. iClrCulL
Court Of Pittsylvanla county. Affirmed.
Lee VS.. Patillo. Circuit Court OF Not
towny county. Reversed.
French VI. vradenburg. Circuit Court
of Mathews county. Reversed.
Petition for Appeals, Etc.
Ellison VS.. Commonwealth. Circuit
Court OF Washington county. Writ of
error refused.
First National Bank OF Danville w.
Stuart Manufacturing Company. Circuit
Court of Patrick county. Appeal refused.
F'lanary ct ais. vs. Mullins ct. ais. Cir
cult Court of Dickenson county. Appeal
refused
Cumming VS.. Jones ct ais. Circuit
Court of Warwick county. Appeal re-
fused.
American Can Company VS.. Common
Rehcaring refused.
Standard Oh Company VS.. Common
wealth, State Corporation Commission.
wealth, State Composition Commission
Rehearing refused
Hoover vs.. Saunders. Corporation Court
Of city OF Newport News. Rehearing re-
fused.
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Encountered Realty.

In the case OF French VS.. Vradenburg,
from the Circuit Court of Mathews coun-
ty, the opinion is by Judge Stafford G..
Whittle.
The essential question presented by the
case is the right OF a devisee of real cs-
tate, encountered by the testator SUD
sequent to the execution of his will,
TO dlsappolnt legatees. pecuniary and
specific. by having the .encumbrance Dis
charged ort Of the personal estate. when
the Will directs the payment of all the
debts and personal expenses OF the testa-
tor. out Of any ready money or personal
property that he might have at the time
of his death.
Judge Lee in Elliott vs.. Carter, Graf
ton, 81. which was delivered fifty years
ago, still holds and should only be over
ruled by an act OF the Legislature.
After citing number OF American and
English cases. tho learned Judge says:
'prhe reason for the rule established In
Lock Kings Act and cognate authorities,
which allows the iegntee who has been dis
appointed OF his legacy by the application
OF the personal property to disencumbcr
real property specifically devised, to
stand in the place OF the encurnbrancer,
is 10 give effect to the will of the tesla
tor as whole, which II is said can only
be done ny requiring tho deyisee to take
cum onere. But 1t would seem that under
the facts OF this case, TO uphold the con-
tention of the appellees would violate the
principle which they invoke to sustain 1T;
FOR IN this instance, as re have seen.
there is an express charge upon the per-
sonal estate for the payment of debts,
subject TO which charge tho legac!es We
given
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ana the use OF the Literary Fund. the
s si dcbt can he wiped out IN about
iVFts-lour years
Want More Cemeteries.
An unsuceoasfu, error, WINS ,oadn ,,v Mr.
Sale. az Norfnlie ~ rail ~, nj, ~ H..
order hia bllt desi.ncd In nroviI,, addi.
tional cemetery faeil,tiea Tor Norfolk
where II ia said tho cometcrles arc so
crowded TINT Il Ia almost imnossihla tn
secure n Mace for the burial Of tho dead
ono or two senator's indicated that they
would opnose the hill ,inless sotnc nro.
visions were made IN IT Tor damages to
.property-owncrs. tho ya1,c of whose
property would be affected hv the loca ton
nearby OF a cemetery. conL,a6ces were
held. and Mr.. sale let the matter go by
for a day.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Sale seconded by
Mr., Iassiter. of petersbirg. the SENATE
adjourned out OF respeot Ia the memory
OF Colonel A, M. Higgins. the rankin,
officer In the militia of Virginia who died
suddenly Thursday night in Norfolk.
,.,,
DlilS FdSSeu.
No. TO prohibit cities and towns i'm
nostn,, ar enforcint, certain tunishments.
No, 1a.-Authoriainv and directing the
Auditor NJ public Accounts to accept
from county and CITY treas,lrers of the
Commonwealth. all money collected by
such troas,1rers MS poll taxes under or
ders M courts slnce tho 1st day of
.JuIy. 1909
No. s1--To amend and re enact Sec
ton 1902 NJ fine Code Of Virginia.
No. as-zro outhorize the School Board
If s,bris.ionsb,rv District No. 4. of the
comfy of Montgomery to borrow money
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THE SENATE.
The Senior Body Passes Sixteen
Bills-New Halifax Senator.

sixteen bills were passed by the Senate
yesterday and g number of others were
advanced on the calendar. The body
spent busy day, and accomplished
great deal Of work. The matters of chief
interest out of the ordinary were the
presence of the new presiding Officer and
the reception of the new senator FROM
Halifax.
The session began promptly at noon.
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that he could give the accused fair and
impartial trial without reference to what
he had heard. The court cites as author
ity for Its decision on this point the Nc
Cue case, where a similar question arose.
Other assignments of error relating to
the rejection of certain evidence, and to
instructions given and refused. are con-
sidcred, and II is concluded that the ac-
ton OF the Circuit Court was propr III,
each instance; as also was it's refusal to
set aside the verdict as being contrary
IN TIM avi,Jcnco
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and the use Of the Literary FUND. the
entire debt caii'.be wiped out In about
f0rty-four years.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05

house In which they had apartments
about two weeks later. The visitors
noticed powerful 0dor II was trac
ed to the apartments Of the Ham
monds, when the body of Mrs. Ham
mond was found doubled UP In a
large old.fashioned trunk Prior to
the murder Hammond had prevailed
upon his wife to take her money
from the bank. and when he left he
took with him $4,000 OF this. He
went first to Cohoes. where he re-
mained day or SO. and when he left
ne was accompanied by cousin nam
ed Strong. The latter deserted him
at Missoula. Mont. ON Thanksgiving
day, Hammond then journeyed to
Portland, Ore. and according to his
confession he tramped all over the
west, and even travelled as far as
Alaska. About ten days ago he re-
turned TO his parents home at Cohoes
and day or so later walked into the
Albany police station and voluntarily
disclosed his identity and gave him.
self up,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-05
SCOUTS FOR
DISTURBANCES IN CHINA.

Washington. d. c., March .5--The
War Department has under cOnsidera-
tion a suggestion to employ the Phil
ippine scouts should there be any oc-
casion to use troops In China. There
are now about 5000 Of these scouts
distributed through the archipelago,
and some Of the army officers here
who have commanded them In the
Philippines are strongly Of the opin
~. that, properly officered by Amer.
leans. these Philippine scouts would
be admirably suited for Chinese ser
vice II any United States forces were
ever needed there. It is recalled that
the SpaniaMs employed Philippine
scouts with great success In the com
bined operations in Cochin. China,
which resulted In the French acquisi'
ton Of TonQuin. Points urged IN
favor Of that scheme are: First, eco
nomy: for the scouts are much cheap
er to maintain in the service than
American troops, drawing less pay
and subsisting on a much less expen'
sive ration; and, secondly they are
really OF little use at present ana
might not be depended upon to fire
upon their own people in case OF IN
surrection: hence, they may De re-
placed by white troops.
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Meeting Western
Golf Association

Chicago. H., March b.--PoliticiAns
Of the golf world are rounding up for
the annual meeting here tomorrow q
the Western Golf association. Phelps
B. Hoyt, the champion Of the Glen
View club. will be chosen prestdent
for the coming year. The remaining
osficers will be iilled ~ follows. Vice
president. George @s. NtvGrew " St
Louis: secretary, Albert r. Gates d
Chicago; treasurer. Leverett Thomp
son. Chicago; directors. 8. A. Foster Of
DesMoines, 8. P. Jer1nain Of Toledo,
and SiIas H. Strawn, John Barton
Payne, and j. G. Brocklebank. oil oi
Chicago.
The claims Of Chicago for the west
ern tournament will be contested BY
the Glen Echo club Of st. Louis. 9th
er matters to receive attention. and
some Of which are expected to draw
forth spirited discussion. are in rela-
iion to Sunday golf playing and =
to change the date Of the
annual meeting from
March TO the time Of the annual anna.
teur tournament.
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CHOOSES DEATH
AFTER CAPON'S
EX0NERAT|0N
Russian Radical Charged With
Ccnniv'ns With Government
Blows Out His Brains.
First Makes lmpassioned Speech. Protect.
ing Innocence and Then Gives Sup
RENE Proof Of His Honesty.

ST.. Petersburg. March 5.--.The ac.
cused members of Father Gapon's Ia
Dor Organization who committed sui
eide yesterday while scandal In.
vOlving the charges of accepting mon.
ey from the government was being
investigated, was named Sechoff. He
enjoyed high standing among his fel-
low wOrkmen who are depressed be.
cause OF the scandal. 1t now develops
that Father Gapon himself was pres.
ent at yesterdays meeting when Sc.
choff killed himself. Father Gregg.
ri Petroff charged SechO1 with OBJ.
tanning $500 from Father Gapon
and with having accompanied a men,
ber OF secret police In search for Ma.
lushensky, counsellor and press agent
Of Father Gapon's movement, who
fled with the organizations funds.
During the meeting Sechoff made an
impassioned speech, declaring he
could not endure the infamy involv.
ed in the charge that the organization
had been in league with the govern
ment nor the obliquity heaped on
himself as both he and the organiza-
tion were innocent. He then called
upon Father Gapon to declare in the
presence of his fellows whether ne
(Sechoff) had received a cent from
the government. Gapons arose and ex'
onorated Sechoff, whereupon the lat
ter said:
Il will now give you the supreme
proof of my honesty and drawing a
revolver, blew out his brains.t