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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
SOLD LIQUOR TO GIRLS
Owners of Saloon Fined 500 for Thl.
Offeuse.
[ snsciai to The Times Dispatch.l

Specialt to The Times Dispatch.l
W1NSTON-SALEhI, NC, December T.
AT special term OF the Recorders
Court, held yesterday afternoon. two
saloon -keepers, Chas. Holloman and p.
J: Henning. were given hearing on
the. charge of selling liquor to two
young white girls, undtO age. The
alleged sale was said to have been
made last "Wednesday afternoon by a
white man employed at the saloon by
the name OF Jack Watkins.
According to the testimony OF the
girls. they went into the Greek res
on Fourth Street, and sent
a negro in the saloon for Charlie Hollo-
man. He was not in at the time, but
Jack Watkins came, and took their
orders for liquor and took money in
exchange for 1t. They bought half a
pint. The counsel for the defendants
brought up witnesses to prove that one
OF the States witnesses In the cases
stated to Holloman that they had
not told anybody that they had got
ten any liquor from them, and defense
claimed that Addie told the officers
what she did because she was scared.
The owners of the saloon were held
by the recorder to be guilty and were
fined 500 each. The court reserved its
decision In the case Of watkins. the
whtskey to the girls. Counsel for Hen
ming and Holloman gave notice OF APP
peal to the Superior Court. Their
bonds were fixed at 5000 each.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
WILL 60 ON STAND

Gntli rhcr officials OF Pnftersnn Cons
pnhy Decline Ia Discuss Matter.
When questioned yesterday concern
Ing the matter President Malvern G.
Patterson and Vice. President Join
Landstreet. of the r. A. Patterson To-
bacco Company, both declined to mate
any statement or to discuss i'm any
way the published Testimony or vice.
President Caleb G. Dula, OF the Ans-
lean Tobacco Company, who stated IN
the Witness stand that the Patterson
Company was controlled by the Amer.
lean Tobacco Company at the same
time that 1t posed MS an independent
concern. and held membership in the,
Independent Tobacco Manufacturers
Association.
In tobacco circles in Richmond and
elsewhere for some years past there
have been rumOrs as to the control
and ownership Of the r. A. Patterson
Company. and these rumors have been
repeatedly denied by the Richmond
officers of that company. who have
freely advertised their brands as mot
mnde by trust" So prominent was
the Il. A.. Patterson Tobacco Company
among the various independents con.
Germs which composed tho Independ-
ent Association that for consider.
able period Mr.. ilandstreet was presi-
dent OF the organization. The reported
testimony OF Mr.. Dula is to the effect
that he was at the same time secretly
allied with the trust
Some weeks ago papers We're filed
in the suit Of the government against
the American Tobacco Company al
leging q combination In restraint of
trade. One OF the charges which TIL.
attorneys set up In support OF their
case was that the American Company
controlled the operations OF the Pat
terson Company. having the manage
ment both OF its purchases and it's
output. This allegation was denied
Mt the time by the officers OF the Pat
terson Company, who expect now TO
go on the stand In reply to Vice Pres
ldent Dula. OF the American Company.
Mr.. Landstreet said last night TINT
until this testimony was given to
Commissioner Shields on tie witness
stand he did not care to discuss tho
matter Tor publication.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
NEW Works. "BLuE SUNDAY
Ola Law Closing All Forms OF Enter
lnlnmcnt to he RlKidly Enforced.

lnInmc0t 70 ne lSAkauly EInAUAs-Wu.
NEW YORK, December 7.-"Blue
Sunday" is promised New York to-
morrow. a literal enforcement of an
old. but not seriously eRarded. statute,
under new Interpretation will deprive
New Yorks millions OF any form OF
public entertainmcnt and put them
on their own resources for amusement.
orders for strict enforcement of JUS
tice O'Gorinnn's recent decision In re-
gard to the closing of oil anlusements
on the Sabbath were issued to-day by
Police Commissioner Bingham. Com
missioner Binghams orders to eighteen
inspectors call for a rigid enforcement
OF the law and clamps the cover of
strict suppression on all forms of
amusements from vaudeville to the
Sunday evening entertainments of the
Y. NJ. c. A.
The commissioner informed the In
spectors that the Sunday closing law
covers everything from the symphony
concerts at Carnegie, Hall to the five
cent vaudeville shows. and that any
attempt 10 eyadei t.i,5, " ~ Nss stss
met with arrest. ~ =
| theatrical managers and slow men
stated to-day that they propose to obey
the mandate Of the law. believing, they
say. that; It's strict enforcement Will
do more than anything else to effect
It's modification or repeal at tile COM
ing session of the Legislature.
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THIRD ATTEMPT MADE
fnccndlnrics TRY Agnin to Burn Home
4 L-.-.al -. NJ Nnna TINS. Nv .-.aH.

IDCcnuINfIcA Try ARnln 10 bUTn IaOy1c
OF DunstWMs.
For the third time within less than
~ week an attempt was made last night
TO burn the residence of Mr.. Thomas
w. Dunston. No. 14isM West Cary
Street, and the whole nelghborhood was
thrown into q state of great excite
lnent. Miss Florence Dunston lives
with her aged father, and they, with
the exception OF negro servant girl,
are the only persons In the hoise.
When the dread alarm of fire resounded
again last night Miss Dunston was
thoroughly alarmed, and she vergcd
for some time Upon state OF nervous
lhysteria before she could be Gained.
y The fire occurred in the woodhouse.
Immediately In the rear OF the resi-
dence. Some colored people first no.
ticed the flames. and they sounded the
warning. Mr.. Fitzhugh. living near
by. turned In the alarm. and n company
soon responded. The flames were
quickly extinguished.
Mystery surrounds the affair. There
Is no one who can be suspected by Miss
Dnrston or her father. The home Is
iivins there for. years. The servant
girl In their employ was reared there.
and her mother and her grandmother
we're servants In. the Dunston family.
No suspicion attaches to her.
The first two attempts occurred
Thursday night. the second following
the first In quick succession. 3 Both
fires We're extingnished before any
serious damage. but there was no more
sleep for Mr.. and Miss Dunston. 3
Sergeant Hatton Amos hurried to the
place, and he questioned and searched.
but. seemingly. all in vain. Policemen
Tate and Thurman also went, and the
two officers worked faithfully to find.
II they could. any clue to the incen-
diary. Nothing of any consequences
ficer was detailed for especial duty in
watching the house. and 1t lis safe to
gay that II the incendiary returns to
his da gtardly attempt he VIII meet with
a warm reception.
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NC U ] i, LIVING Alb BROAD L:
Reported the Ex-Insurancc Men are
PhyAtcal AWrccka. ~ u. s.- al5

II h
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
American this morning quotes Louis
A. Thebaud, som in law 8of Richard ~
llMl'1cCurdy, former president of the A1u-
stnal Lie Insurance Company, saying
that both Mr.. McCurdy ana his son
Robert are very sick and that It As
pro9able that neither will recover. Ac-
oording to the interview Mr.. Thebau,l
refused to state where the farmer in.
sl'r ,a3' men are, further; than to say
they are in Francs ti {. 52
u don't know just whore they are
said Mn, Thebaud. IT haven't heard
from them directly for some time, They
.andare oyer there somewhere. heart
let them alone? Haven't they suffara.l
enough already? Haven't enough false
charges bern made against them?
Aren't they entitled to rest In peace
now. Let them be forgotten" "a
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. CLASPS HELMS I'M ARMS
Mother OF Girl He Shot Embraces Him
When Sentenced.

Mother OF Girl He Shot Embraces Him
* When Sentenced.
Especial TO The Times. Dlspatch.)
CHARLOTTE. N. c.. December T.
AMI Helms, the young farmer, who
two weeks ago shot and killed Miss
Ella Proyor at her home in the coun-
ty. to-day plead guilty In Superior
Court to charge OF manslauE ter. and
was, sentenced by Judge Ferguson to
serve three years on the county roads.
AS sentence was passed the mother
OF the dead girl clasped Helms in her
arms sobbing violently the while. This
seeming vindlcatton OF Helms claim
that the killing was accidental. great
ly affected the court and spectators
Numerous petitions are being presented
to Judge Ferguson in the effort to get
him to reduce the sentence. the public
generally putting entire faith in the
prisoners story.
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EVANS SAYS FAREWELL
Admiral of Pacific Fleet Calls To See
the pfealSent. 6

+. WASHINGTON. b. G. December L.
Eear-Admiral cRo bley ~. Evans. with
Captain InYersoll, his; chief -of staff,
and Commander Chandler, his naval
aide to-day had their final conferences
with the President, Secretary Metcalf
and the chiefs OF bureaus 81 the Navy
department, respecting the approach
inG Pacific cruise of tho battlcship
fleet. Secretary sA1etcaif and Admiral
Brownson, Chief of the Navigation Bu-
rea,i, accompanied Admiral Evans to
the White House. where they. had a
general talk with the President about
the state OF forwardness OF the prepa.
fations now In progress for the sail.
ing OF the great fleet. The conclusion
was reached that everything would be
lii readiness by next Monday week,
when the anchors will be hoisted not
to be dropped to the bottom again until
the ships reach Trinidad. British West
indies. Admiral Evans and his. officers
expect to leave Washington tomorrow
for Hampton Roads. ia
The battleships Kentucky. Maine and
Vermont sailed from Boston. PhIladel-
phia and New York, respectively. to-
day to Join the fleet assembling in
Hampton Roads. X 8 4 s5i /, Is syg 80, &
I ships Comlsx In.
Especial 10 The Times. D.spatch.l
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, December Z.
Five battleships, the Kansas. Ohio.
Alabama. Georgia and Rhode Island.
arrived in Hampton Roads to-day. and
Joined the New Jersey. Illinois and
Virginia Mt anchor OF Old Point. The
Connecticut, f1agship,lis now of the
Virginia capes adjusting her compass,
and is expected to come INTO the roads
Tomorrow. Next Thursday night
George F. Adams. proprietor of tho
Chamberlin Hotel. will givr dinner
in honor of Reer-Adrf ans. All
of the senior .officer5 OF the neut win
he Invited, and many weli-known So
ciety people In this sect.on Will be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
WAS BOY THlRD-T Err?
Grandson Of President StuEgern MI
Roosevelt with .Artless Shaft.

From Our Regular correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, ID. c. December IT,.
Major Russell B. Harrison, Of Indiana,
son Of the late President Harrison and
great grandson Of President William
Henry Harrison. went to the White
House one evening this week to pay
his respects to President Roosevelt
He took with him his little boy. a
promising youngster Of five or six
years. .3i{
|. 4 President Roosevelt was much In
}terested in tho little kid, with two
Presidents OF the United States In his
ancestry.
"You must be a good boy and study
hard, and try to be President some
day, like your grandfather and great
eat-grnnd father" said Mr.. Roosevelt
ito the little fellow between his knees.
why. amt you goin' to be President
ialways?" asked the youngster, his
round eyes looking. mp into the presI-
dental face indicating the surprise his
,tone,sn no less than his words, Indicated.
And Mr.. Roosevelt laughed more
heartily than the lads father, though
not more Sincarely.t 1884 fit i'tl4'l lf-.f Vi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
NIP REVOLUTION IN BUD /
Large Store of Concerted Arms Found
In Mexican Shack In TIE xas.

n HOUSTON, TEXAS. December -
Eight army carbines. 500 rounds Of
cartridges sixty sticks of dynamite,
with caps and fuses, were found con-
cealed under the floor OF the Rancho
Niejo. nine miles north OF Brownsville.
which was searched by United States
Attorney Lock Mcdaniel and two dep
uty sherlffs yesterday under instruc-.
tons from the United States govern
ment at Washington. The ranch was
occupied by Alamazio Santiago and
Ramon Martinez, citizens of Victoria,
Mexico. who have been
lii Texas for three years. The matter
was reported to Washington. No seiz-
ures or arrests have been made. The
search and discovery Is supposed to
nip In the bud an inclptent revolution
cn8the border.
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tContinued on Second Page.)
NO JAPANESE LABoRERs
Future migration to BE Contiucd 10
Students and Men OF Means.

TOXIC. Dec. 7.-There Is reason to be-
lieve that the entire question of tmmigra-
ton OF Japanese to America has been
satisfactorily settled at least for the
present, after series OF conferences
which have been held between United
States Ambassador o Brien and Minister
OF. Foreign Affairs Hayishi. It Is UNDER
stood that at their last meeting the repre-
lined a plan which It is expected will3llmit
emigration to-, students and commercial
men having means OF support, and en-
tirely to prevent Japanese lnhorers from
going to America.
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BURNED AIDING ANOTHER
Hamlet More More ser,ou.ly Injured Than

Hamlet More Seriously Injured Than
Bulgarian He Saved. s
BIRMINGHAM, "A La. y ecember g.
+. NJ. Hamlet, Of this city. was fatally
burned this afternoon while attempting
Z 30 save the \ fe OF Bulgarian Swor s.
man. The BulgarIan's clothing caught
ire and Hamlet ran to his assistance.
His own clothing caught, but he cons
kinued IN his efforts to Save the Bull
Earian. The latter MAS only Slightly
burned, but Hamlet Was so seriously
Apjurcl that ne cannot recorey.
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DEMAND FOR THE NEW COIN.
Feared tho supply OF Freak Piecca
IL Limited.

Feared tho supply OF Freak Piecca
Ii Limited.
NEW YORK, December THE old
subtreasury building In Wall street
Is continually crowded nowadays by
coin collectors anxious to obtain for
their collections samples of tho new
$40 gold pieces bearing the Saint
IGaudens' design. So great Is the de-;
mand and SO small is the supply that
the cashiers OF the suhtreasury refuse
to give more than one of tho new
coins to each person. Numlsmatists
have an idea that the present issue
will soon be exhausted either becauae
OF ths absence of the TN God we
Trust" which Congress- seems likely
to order restored to future issues. or
because OF the high relief OF the de-
sign and the consequent objection that
tho gold viii wear away more rapidly,
than In the case Of the old coins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
lDEsTR0YERs AT SAN JUAN /
1lOsqllit to q Flotilln Arrives without
u Any Serious Mlahap.

7 SAN JUAN PORTO RICO. Decembsr
THE second flotilla OF the United
States torpedo-boat destroyers, whicl,
left Hampton Roads December Cd for
the Pacific, arrived here at 1 O'clock
this morning. The destroyer Hull suf-
fered a slight breakage in her steer
ing gear. hut otherwise all the boats
are In good shape.
K "A second class fireman named Rob.
inson died during the voyage and was
hurled at sea.
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GAVE LIFE FOR d. GRAND c HID
Mrs. Francis u. Russell Fatally Hnrned
Saving Little One, isl

+ MACON, GA. December ~ ira
Francis L. Ilusesll. aged sixty ione. was \
burned to death he.e to-day W hil
alone with her grandchild. Neighhorx
heard the child crying and ON entering
found Mrs. Russell on the floor Burned
lto#a crisp. The child was on the bed,
burned slightly. II is the belief that sits
fell In the fire and the era ndnother
last her life III rcscuins IL IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
BENNETT GOES FREE

Jury Unable to Say by Whit Mean.
Underwood Came to fIis Death.
FLOYD, VA. December 1.-THE
tcoroner's jury rendered a verdict to-
day that ~. Merritt Underwood came
TO his death by means unknown to-
them.
Bennett. who had been held on the
charge OF murder was discharged from
custody by the Justice who issued the
warrant, the report of the State
chemist showing that no poison was
found In the stomach OF Underwood.
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Guests OF the Club.

The guests OF the club included Vice.
President Fairbanks. Speaker Cannon.
Secretary Cortelyou, Postmaster-Gen-.
.eral Meyer, Secretary Straus, Secretary
Wilson, the Japanese Ambassador, the
British Ambassador, Senators Bev-
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s4s,Ml,7's2 "a
Ni7,4O0,033 %
LIABILITIES.
*as,sO1,7s: 10

were nntpnylng out ,
every demand In cash.
ranks, prosperous aud
I'D ItlchnlOnd ~ solid :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08

s1,4nl,s4o8:l
3 :75,67O 90
10000 90
l4.l,O12 20
l,0OS,S0s rs
''N
$i07,s3: 81
Sl,.a5I,s4O u.

q dollar In cash and other deposlt0rs
( md RichMORd depOAtt0rs Increased
confident people, crrupted pay
aA the Unltcd States Treasury
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
WHY LITTLE OLD RICHMOND IS SOLID
Dccre4Ae.

81 H I.s
slshs
3, ~ w
.ssSsstlsss
,.,.....
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No Hope for Miners.

Fully 90 per cent, OF the victims are
Americans. A majority OF those rec
covered will be buried t6-morrow, All
day long men have been digging graves
In the Catholic cemetery. located With
In Night of the mines
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thropological, geological and biologi-
cal. The Library of Congress will
show model of the new library to-
gether with rare maps, letters and
other papers of interest.
Exposition Buildings.
The EXPEDITION buildings proper
consist Of about twenty-five struc-
lures, many of them handsome pal
aces of permanent construction, after
the colonial style of architecture, and
present an array of elegance and dig
nifty seldom seen.
Among the principal buildings and
those that will attract most attention
both as to their size and construction
as well as to the exhibits they will
contain are the Auditorium and Con-
vention Hall, 160X23G feet with wings
62 feet, having an auditorium 90x91
feet with Il seating capacity of about
10000 Palace of Manufactures and
Liberal Arts 2SOx55O feet; Palace Of
Machinery and Transportation 2S0x
$50 feet; States Exhibit Palace BOOK
500 feet; Mining and Metallurgy
Building 100X250 feet; HYGIENE and
Medical 1O0X250 feet; Pure Foods
building 90X3O0 feet; Palace of His
tory and Historic Arts 124x129 feet
Education building 124x129 feet.
Besides these there is what is
known as the arts and Crafts Village,
consisting Of seven cottages after the
style of colonial architecture. These
are: Textile building 53xSS feet; Cop
per, Silver and Woodworkers' shops
44x137 feet; Pottery shops 4Sx50
feet; Iron shops dSx5O feet; Model
School 35X45 feet with model school
room 25N32 feet; Mothers and Chill
drens building 6Ox1O0 feet, and Poca-
hontas Hospital 50xS0 feet. In the in
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cry both In passenger and freight
traffic is for better, safer and more
rapid means OF transportation. This
move not only calls for the dredging
of navigable streams or for locks to
make slack water navigation posi-
BILE, and for better roadbeds, better
rolling stock and better and more
effective systems of handling the
traffic, but for better and moro eff
fective and reliable motive power
which after all is the master-wheel
of transportation.
There was time when rapid tran
sit was only discussed in great cen
tiers of population or between those
centers, but it is now matter of the
most vital Importance. to all peoplc
and all sections. The business or
professional man of the cities wants
rapid transit between his office or
store or factory and hia suburban
home; the truck farmer wants rapid
transit for his truck; the farmer
wants rapid transit for his produce;
The stock raiser wants rapid transit
for his stock when he starts to mar
ket with 1T, and tho laborer wants
rapid transit to carry him to and
from his work. All along the line
there is general clamor for rapid
transit, and this clamor has stirred
up the vast corporations engaged In
the transportation business to extra
effort as is experienced by the de-
mand for space at the jamestown Ex.
position. About six months before
the opening of the Exposition, every
foot of the space originally set aside
for transportation exhibits was Ia.
ken and II became necessary to pro.
vide more space or deny some of the
larger concerns the amount of space
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24

'dustrial buildings in this group will
be demonstrated the manner of man
ufacturing in the lines Indicated by
the names three hundred years ago.
This does not include the various
government buildings nor those on
the War Path, many of which are
elegant structures. nor does it include
the Inside Inn, which has frontage
of 900 feet on Hampton Roads over
looking that entire body of water on
which will be held all the naval ma
neurers and aquatic sports.
States Participation.
The participation by states is Ger.
tainlv gratifying and is evidence that
the interest is general and that the
great historical and industrial i'm
portanco of the Exposition is univer.
sally recognized. The following are
among the states that have already
made appropriations or otherwise pro
vided for buildings and exhibits, and
others will no doubt yet follow:
Alabama S25,000: Connecticut $70,-
600; Delaware $4,000; Louisiana
$4,000; Georgia $4,000; Illinois $685.
600; Kentucky $4,000; Maryland
$G5,0O0; Michigan 100000; Missouri
100000: Massachusetts $4,000; New
Jersey $4,000: North Dakota $4,000:
New York s150,ooO; North Carolina
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Department will maintain small bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing, which
will illustrate the method of plate
work used in that department, aud
will also show samples of the Gov
eminent paper currency. The exhib-
It's of the War and Navy Departments
will be extremely comprehensive and
in connection with the military and
naval display, will be more elaborate
than at any former Exposition. The
Life Saving Service will operate a
completely equipped station OH the
shores of Hampton Roads. where en-
hibits of the apparatus and crews in
action will be given front time to
time. The Post Office Department
will run n model post office in active
operation under glass. 1t will show
how the mails are collected and dis
tributed and demonstrate the work
ings of the many new Inventions con
nected with the mail department One
of the most interesting branches of
this exhibit will be that of the dead
letter office, where will be shown the
variety of articles that pass through
the mails misdirected
The Smithsonian Institute will
make comprehensive exhibit at the
Exposition, embracing all of it's de-
partments, namely, chronological, an
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of all the signers OF the Declaration
OF Independence, will be fashioned
after chamber In the old State House
at Annapolis, where Washington re.
signed his commission as commanders
in-chief OF the Continental army.
The first Continental mansion
erected In Connecticut and which Is,
still standing at Litchfield, will be
the model of the Connecticut State
building. This was he home of Col.
onel Benjamin Talmadge and was
erected by him.
"Adena," the first stone house
erected west of the Allegheny Noun.
tains, has been adopted as the model
of the building of the Buckeye state.
1t is very closely identified with the
early history of Ohio. having long
served rs the executive mansion of
tho State
Rhode Island Will erect structure
modelled after her first State build.
ing and Massachusetts will adopt the
Same plan.
Other states will have fine build.
ings possessed very largely OF his.
toric suggestions.
Industrial Feature.
At present one of the most inter
csting problems in the commercial
world is transportation. The constant