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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
BUCHANAN GUILTY,
BUT SAVED | / FROM PEN !.
Two-Ycar Term for Forger Cut
in Half by Governor
Swanson.
ALL DONE WITHIN AN HOUR
Former Good Character, Kindly
Disposed Jury, and Mothers
Tears Had Good Effect.

was sentenced tofa term OF two years
In the penitentiary. George g. Buch-
anan. who pleaded guilty III the Hust-
lngs Court yesterday morning on
ernor Swanson communication to one
year In the city jail. In many respects
1t was an unusual proceeding. the
ground upon which the prisoner OBJ!
tained clc.mency being his former good
character.
Pleaded Guilty.
Buchanan, young white man, was
indicted in seven different cases. He
forged the name OF Kennedy Brothers
& Kellam on Harris. Fllppen & Com
'pany. for q number OF revolvers raSors
Judge witt yesterday. after a Jury had
been sworn, lie entered plea ofsguilty.
Sitting by his side was HIS aged
mother. tears streaming down her
checks. Nearby was his former Sun
day. school teacher. Buchanan was
Taking tho facts into consideration
Judge Witt announced that his pun
iishment would be fixed at two years.
ed. William Carter, colored, said to
have been his accomplish. was ac-
Appealed to Governor.
Mr.. Gilbert 4. Pollock. counsel for
to have the sentence committed, 50
that the young man would not be
forced to wear prison stripes. The
jury. ready to hear the case when its
services were not required, owing to
Buchanan's confession, tndorsed5 the ap.
plication. and some OF those who lost
by his crime. were moved to pity. The
papers were quickly drawn by Mr.. Pol
lock and submitted to Governor Swan
son. and the good news was hur.
riedly conveyed to the old mother and
her MAYNARD. son.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

Christmas festivities also interfered
with the; plans of the Council Commit.
tee on Electricity for an Investigation
of the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company's service in Rich
mond. Chairman Satterfeld had noti-
plainant, that the mode OF procedure
would be determined at the meeting;
but Mr.. Bennett did not appear. This
however. did not matter Very much as
no quorum was present
Mr. Satterfield said that Immediately
otter Christmas the committee would
6e prepared TO go ahead with the in
curry. and due notice will be given
complaining subscribers in order that
they may be heard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
EVERYTHING HAITS
FOR HOLIDAY RUSH.
Council Committees Unable to Do
Much Business Last Night.
Investigations Deferred.

Councilman c. Y. Richards. of Mar
nifty last night to present his case as
to ovcrcharges for sewer work. as the
Subcommittee on Streets failed to meet.
One member was very busy with the
Christmas rush, another had purchased
q. couple of tickets to see the Gutter
ily" performance at the Academy of
Music. and the third could not sit alone.
II was therefore agreed to POSTPONE
consideration of the matter until next
Monday night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
INVITE THE CHIEF
"we.t Avenue Gang. Wants the Chief
to Join In Their Merry. Making.

Chief of Police Werner yesterday
morning received letter from a West
Avenue Gang extending him a hearty
invitation to their celebrations on
Christmas night. The boys promise, IN, inc
will give him all he wants to eat. One
could not imagine a more hearty or en-
.thusiastic invitation.
soon after receiving the letter. Ma
jor-Werner was waited on bA SIX mem
know Just what orders were to be en-
forced during Christmas. The chief was
very fatterly towards them. He told
the boys that they must beware OF
building fires near churches. hospitals.
the homes OF the sick and on asphalt
Anywhere else they may
have as many fires as they wish. He
wants to see the small people have as
much fun as was possible: all he de-
sires is that they shall take care not
to injure property. When. the visiting
delegation departed Major Werner
wished them all a merry Christmas:
they returned the compliment. and
then left in peace and good will.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
Would Return Flag.

Postmaster Cabell is in receipt OF a
letter from Mr.. II. w. Swettenham
Federal veteran Of Ansonia, Conn.
s nsed E. III rst the
ninth Regiment, Virginia Volunteers OF
Isle Of Wight county. during the Civil
War EIe says he was member 81
Company u. Seventh Regiment, Connec-
out the war.
Mr. Swettenham who gives his ad-
dress as 142 Plat Street, Ansonia,
Conn, announces In his letter that he
will he glad to return the flag to any
survivor Of the battalion who may APP
ply for it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
TERRIFIED DEER
RAN TO F|RE-HOUSE
Throat Cut at Locomotive Works
and Prize Given to Youthful
Hunters.

Running wildly from two boys who
had been chasing it with the hounds
for many hours, a terrified deer dashed
into the iire-house at the American
Locomotive Works yesterday, and
looked around pitifully in the hope of
finding mercy. The mercy came in the
shape of couple of slices across the
throat. and the animals misery was
ended.
More excited than the deer, the boys
followed, fearful that the prize would
escape or else fall into the hands OF
other hunters. The workmen who
killed the deer turned the prey over
to the youthful hunters. who dragged
the carcass out and took it home for
Christmas.
Got nothing in Texas to beat that
sald the man at the Locomotive Works
who telephoned the news to The Times
dispatch. Seems to be horse, too,
on old man Skillitt," he added.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
shows Need Of Hoard.

Even with quorum present and a
large number of citizens waiting to be
heard, the Committee on Local Assess
ments could not meet last night. The
rules require tina. working quorum
must be composed of certain num-
her OF Aldermen and a certain nun.
Der OF Counclmcn. The aldermanic
representation was there in fun force.
hut the law was quoted and nothing
could be done.
with u hoard Of CONTROL suggested
City Attorney Pollard. this work
would fall upon its shoulders, aud ciu-
zens would always have a hearing. AZ
the hoard would be in session daily
The citizens thought Tho board propo-
s!tion deserved the support Of Coun-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

Some curious, IL not startling. deduc-
tons concerning the return of personal
property for taxation IN Virginia arc
70 De drawn from figures set out in the
report Of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, which was printed in The
Times. Dispatch, OIL Sunday.
Tho table exhibited above. made I'M
from the official figures given out nv
the Auditor in his report for the t1sca,
year ending September 80, 1907, reveal
tho almost inconceivable fact that
every city In the. State. with the en-
ception of Alexandria. Fredericksburs
and Norfolk. pay taxes on more cows
than does Richmond, and that the lit
tle city of Radford. with population
of less than 1000. returns within fifty
OF as many watches >for taxation as
State.
Curious Situation.
In making UP the table the popula-
ton OF the six cities used Is that shown
by the census Of 1900. though they
have all grown since that time. This
is fair basis for present purposes,
however. as the relative growth las
probably been about the same. Tho
two items of cows and watches are
taken. and the discrepancies are ut
once remarkable. The COW proposition
was suggested by the present agitation
of the local milk situation. DR.. K. G.
Levy. Chief Health Officer. in an inter-
view few days ago. estimated that
there arc about 600 cows In the city,
ant, he thinks because of this large
number 1t is the more important that
there should be stringent regulations
With reference to purity and cleanli-
ness. In view Of DR.. I1evy's rough es-
innate of 900. the Auditors report was
nd coy m Z, 4 n
were found listed for taxation. a
prominent member OF the Council. de-
clares that he can recall over 1GO IN
his section of the city. and the strong
inference therefore seems warranted
that some owners Of irilch cows are
failing TO return this class of property
for taxation.
This portion of the Auditors report
is compiled from the books of the COM
uissioners of the revenue III the va
rious sections of the State. Therefore,
although it may reveal some unWel,
come facts, It is nevertheless official
and reliable. The truth is that out OF
all the eighteen cities of the State,
only three return fewer cows than
Richmond. They are fredericksburg,
65; Norfolk Ga; Alexandria, s.
Smallest aud Largest.
williamsburg is the smallest city in
the state and Richmond the largest.
Here is the COW census Of these two
municipalities, as made up for pur-
poses of taxation: Williamsburg, 90;
Richmond. 20.
1t should be stated in fairness that
Richmonds COW population has In
creased to some extent since her terri.
tory was enlarged. The return of
cows here in 1906 was 80 and in 1907
+
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
Give All a Square Dcnl.

Members of the Committee on Street
Cleaning succeeded last. night n.get-
the superintendent 10 purchase broom
and other supplies hereafter from deal
ers generally, IN order that all home
concerns may have share of the
It was unfair TO receive prices from,
one dealer and then permit another
dealer 10 meet them. As far as pos
sfble the supplies must be bought
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

COlOretl 'I1tcutre

IA crowd Of colored people filed the
yesterday at the matinee to see the
trance scene and hear the new operate
baritore here, In addition TO this a
snrprise was sprung on the. audience
when the opera "Cossean,'s Execution"
raS presented with a local orchestra
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
ABOLISH OLD SYSTEM
Radical Changes in Charter Proposed by Subcom.
nlttee, Which Favors Board of
C,or4rol f,rs ~;tx,
Control for City.

which the board is to have over the
several departments enumerated shall
be subject to the present ordinances.
although they will be amendGd to tit
the new conditions. All contracts
shall. be awarded by the board. all
work shall be under its direction, the
same. rule applying to the purchase Of
supplies and material. upon proper
reqlisition. 1t Is likewise required to
audit all bills and prepare an annual
statement to be submitted to the May.
or before February 18th. No bill for
any work or supplies can be paid
by the Auditor without the indorse-
ment OF the board.
Authority Is vested in the board to
name all officers appointed and all
employees employed by any Council
committee other than those chosen by
the Fire commissioners, the Police
Commissioners and the Board Of
Health. The term of such Office Is to
be two years. In the same way the
board has the power of removal from
office for cause. When the City Coun-
Gil deems public Improvement de-
sirable, the board shall undertake and
direct the work. in the same manner
that 1t Is done at4present- by the Street
Committee and other committees.
Keeping Accurate Account.
Referring to expenditures, the report
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

The said bonrd shall cause to he
Kept In their Ohlce detailed and ac-
cYrate accounts of the expe Ddltures
BY. the Council. no AZ 10 enable the
sntd board easily to asccrtaln the
balance to the credit Of each nc.
cornt to which such appropriation
Is made, and the boOkkeepcr OF snid
board shall monthly, and oftener
when required by the said bOnrd,
report the expenditures and bnl-
Tnnccs of such appropriations to the .
credit OF each account; and the said
board nrc hereby expressly author
lied and empowered to call upon
supervision and control, ss herein..
before provided. for detailed state.
mepts or reports of all transactions
had by him or hts department In
the transactioD OF. any city hust.
ness, aud II ahall be the duty of
such Ofhcer, when NO required. to
furnish the same.
No Work for Committees.
The summary above gives In concis'
,orm the, more important. functions o.
he Board OF Control. which is to con
;ity. Councils duties Otherwise arr
not restricted. The work OF members
lowever. will not be burden as a
present, for. there Will be no night,
the affairs of the munic
With daily session!
he business will not be. delayed. ant
rom practical viewpoint It is moi
difficult to see that IT will aid in the
general welfare of the community.
1t seems to be admitted that the
,lan Will be opposed by certain. mem.
,ers of Council who. Ike the claim
that Board of Control would be
clothed witt, unlimited power. This
it is claimed can be over.
zone. City Attorney Pollard assisted
he subcommittee. looking into all the
egal questions and Recommending
minor changes which would make the
.harter stronger and more satisfactory
p great many ways.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

Entertainment mt Masonic Home.
The children of the Masonic Home
VIII have their Christmas tree and en-
tertainment Tomorrow at $3.50 p. Al.
at the home.
The friends and relatives of the home
are cordially Invited TO attend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
SORROW

must be deep IN the mothers
heart when she tries to console I
herself by saying slf had not
forgotten to get a hottie Of
i CiOW,AN'S PNEUMONIA CURE.
little BABY would low be with
me-" Forget--why5 forget when
there is no,.&cuse. External and
allSdruggists,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
Defining It's Dutles.s
The revised section dealing. with its
luties explains itself clearly In the

'ollowing:
crcise nll of the duties Of an exc
ecutive character now exerclscdb by.
the Council Of the city OF Rich
,nond, under nuy law or ordinance
In force on July I, 1908, and shall
specially have the management ana
control OF all streets and ALLEYS, In
Guiding HIdcwalks and public ways
whntsocvcr: all public bridges with
parks; ali public buildings, all
sewers. drains and water-,vays; the !.
wntcr-,SOrks; gas-works, electric
works or plants now owned by the
city or which may hereafter be, ne
guireil or constructel, atORetler
with all mains, pipes. wires, poles
c0nduits aud all other works, st rue &
lures aud buildings of any nature
whatsoever, connected Herewith;
aimshouscs and crematorie., and
all property, both real md pes
sOnal, used In connection with the
same or pertaining to the. same, and
manage nent Of, ana jurisdictlou
over the existing Department. of
the city, other tlinn the police. fire
and health dcpn rtments, and all
other public utilities, works and
improvements belonging to or c0n-
troilcd by the city not herein
specially enumeratea 3, an a9a snsn
amIrel by the city and also the
EauEins, inspection. n,ea.urinE.
weighing mud nlcterinK OF all nrti-
clcs OF commerce or. traffic.
Shall Contract and Employ.
It is stipulated that the supervision
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
Gather Wisdom / Here

Number ST cows nn,l witches M.
sesscd for taxation IN six, Virginia
cities rs shown by the Stntc Aud.
tors report. w ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

Radical changes in the city, charter
OF Riehmond We're recommended IN the
report OF a subcommittee to the Coun-
ell Committee on Charter Revision at
its meeting last night. Without ac-
cpting, or rejecting the plan the COM
mlttee deferred the whole question I'M
I'll next Monday night so that the mat
ter may be carefully considered In the
meantime by those who Will be urged
to approve It.
Without suggesting any decrease iii
the membership OF the two branches
of City Council. the report provides
consisting of five members, to be elect
ed by the people. this board to per-
form all the duties now performed by
joint committees. The main object Of
the plan is to separate. the legisla-
tive and executive. departments. What
will give most satisfaction to tuxpay
ers in general, however. is the sec
ton which says that salaries of city
officials and employees shall not be In.
creased without the Endorsement OF
the Board OF Control. .4gse-
TO Check SALARY Grnhbers.
Alderman ". T. pabney; Council.
ton Of City Attorney Pollard. pre-
pared the report. There arc 100 even
sections in the new charter. Much of
it remains the Same as heretofore;
the creation OF a Board are new and
of greatest Importance. 1t is believed
that the recommendations will be sent
to the Council, and with It's concur
renee 1T will not be difficult to secure
the necessary amendments from the
General Assembly.
Section a6, relating to salaries. says:
The City Council shall FIX the pay
of ALI officers, hut when such pay
has been fixed the same shall not
he Increased by the City Council
until the proprlety OF such increase
has been referred to- the board OF
Control. considered bysthcm and re-
ported upon to the Councils; pro-
vidcd, however, that the Council
may delegate to the Board Of Con-
troll the power TO FIX the pay Ofhnu
officers whose office is not EXPRESS
IL provided for In this charter; md
provided, further, that the pay of
all employees OF the city shall he
1xed by the Hoard of Control, and
creased or diminished by said
board. '5.t
The Board is to be composed of five
members. who shall be elected by the
people in November. 1903. Their sal
airy is fixed at $4,000 each. One mem.
Der shall serve two years, two shall
serve three years and two shall serve.
four years. Quarters are to be as
signed in the City Hall to the board,
which shall organize by the election
of chairman. and which,- shall .slt
daily. a ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

pandridge's wife, motherly wo-
but pandridge says that he doesn't
want any more kids at his home, and
s,Years that he Swill nSyev hold h 9 baby
lin ", Y aala
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24
Books.
Plenty of Then, for Everybody

Books for young and old
fiction, travel, history, bog
raphy. rcligious-practically
anything you want for your
self or friends in the book
line can be supplied from
this stock.
To-day's sales will round out
what has been the biggest holt
day Book business we've ever
had. More Books sold in this
store during December than have
ever been sold in Richmond be-
fore during the same time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-24

Undoubtedly the most glazing dis
crepancy as to COWS is between Rad
ford and Richmond. The figures are:
neutrality-suspicious.. 3,a4i; number of
cows returned. 33s. Richmond-popu-
lation, S5.050; number of cows returned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-10
IN METHODIST CIRCLES
Two Large Congregations Heard DR..
Tiff On Home Missions and
Mormon Discussion.

Congregations at the city hall Sun
day taxed the auditorium to its
fullest capacity. DR.. llitf preached
in the morning on the subject OF
"Home Missions" Having been a
home missionary in the Rocky
Mountains country for about 81
years, he made his topic very
Interesting 10y personal Incidents of
his own experience. lie was the
first preacher in Boise CITY. Idaho,
and started Melhodism in that
r gion by puying cut a saloon building
and contents tor $3.50. Recently d
S5S, 900 church was dedicated on that
old site. An appeal was made for
tine annual Offering for missions and
nearly $500 was raised.
In the evening Dr. Ilitf spoke on
"Thirty Years Among the Nor
Mons" He has had a great deal of
experience with this people; was
chairman of the committee which
defeated B II. Roberts, congressman
from Utah, from being seated in
congress, and very graphically de-
scrihed that contest. He asserted
that the growth of Mormonism to be
due to three causes: First, Isolation
of the Mormons for many years from
outside people and influences. Sec
ond, The most perfect organization
to be found anywhere. Third, The
superb leadership of Brigham Young
and his successors. He showed up
the duplicity Of the Utah leaders
who made pledges ds a condition for
statehood which they never intended
to fulfill and which have been will
fully disregarded since Utah became
a sovereign state. He paid high
tribute to Preshyterianism in Utah
and to the women Of tie nation who
did so much to defeat Roberts, and
especially to Miss Helen Gould, who
furnished the $40, 1000 necessary tC
retain lawyers and conduct the cam.
paign.
DR.. IIlif is an old soldier, prouc
of his country and It's flag and q
perfect cyclone Of patriotic anc
religious enthusiasm.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-10
THE HIGH SCHOOL MEET
High Schools Will Meet at Yankton
for Athletic and Declamatory
Contests This Week.

Yankton, May 6.-The fifth annual
Yankton college high school con.
tests in athletics and decla-
nation will he held mere on Friday
ana Saturday, May 10th and llth.
These contests are open. to all the
high schools OF the state and the
prospect is that the meeting of this
year will be a very successful one.
Beautiful gold and silver medals have
been ordered and are being engraved,
which will be presented to those
winning first and second places in
the contests in athletics and decla-
nation. In addition to the medals
awarded to individual winners, the
high school winning the most points
in the athletic contest will be pre-
sented with a handsome champion
ship banner for athletics, and the
high school winning first in the
contest in defamation will be
presented with a fine championship
banner for defamation. Also the
school winning the relay race will be
presented with a pennant. The fine
running track at the College Athletic
park, with its hundred-yard cinder
straightway. will be put in the pink
Of condition, and it is expected that
several records will be broken. The
committee having these contests in
charge, Professor g.. I'll. lurand,
Professor L. Fl. Harvey, and Coach
L. U. Todd, report a very gratifying
number of entries already received.
A special feature OF the program
this year will be the presentation by
the young women Of the college,
under the direction of Miss Conan
and Miss Davis, of the May pole
dance with attendant ceremonies.
This entertainment feature was first
brought out last year and was a
beautiful success. 1t will be given
on the pleasant slope OF the campus
in front OF Dakin Hall, and to the
accompaniment OF appropriate music.
The ceremony will occupy the time
BETWEEN supper Friday evening and
the beginning Of the defamation
contest.