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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
GET SNYDER BUILDING
FOR USE OF VETERANS
Accommodations Thus Provided
for Two Thousand Visitors
to the Reunion,
to the Reunion.

Captain Charles II. Loehr chairman Of
the committee OF Information and quar-
tiers of tho reunion, has been much
pleased TO learn that the Virginia Fire
and Marine Insurance Company IL VIII
Ing to lend the old soldiers the use OF
the Snyder building. on the northwest
corner OF Eleventh and Cary Streets. for
use during the period OF tho veterans
Visit here.
This immense structure which recently.
was considerably damaged In the big
fire that threatened portion OF Cary
Street and destroyed the building OF the
Williams Slate Company, has since been
repaired. It is four stories high and
will accommodate an immense crowd
possibly 1000 or more men. At any rate,
whether It be found habituble for sleeN,-
Ing quarters Or not, 1t can be utilized to
excellent advantage as headquarters OF
the various State camps.
Captain Loehr Is very will satisfied
with the responses made to his call fol-
Information as to the number of board
shou>es that will be available during tht
l.reunlon. Ho has made UP q big list o.
houses where astrangers may stop.
The last week has been the worst tht
committees soliciting for the reunion
| fund have ever encountered. They dit
| not receive q single penny yesterday
| and on the day before they only got $40
| This is particularly dlscouraging, u
! view Of the fact that tho fund Is still
1 nearly $4,000 short OF the amount ncedc'
| for actual expenses. 5sis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
NEGROES REJOICE
At emancipation
Notable Celebration Of the Ami
versary OF Their Freedom i'll
Richmond Yesterday.
PARADEs, MUSIC, oRAToRY
Celebration Proper at the Base
ball Park Attended by
Thousands.
.PARADEs, MUSIC, 0RAToRY

Emancipation Day was duly cele-
brated by the negroes of the city yes
terday. AS has been the custom for
many years parade was given in
the morning, aud a feast, with speech
making, ut the ball park, wound up
4 the festivities of the day.
81 The parade was a creditablc one,
and the best of order prevailed all
alone the line. Holiday was observed
at all the large plants where negroes
are employed. and employers all over
: tire. City granted their negro work.
men the day off The negro public
schools also closed for the day
The parade took in a part of the
negro section, old jackson Ward, and
81 then lined into Broad Street at Tenth,
thence to Eighteenth and Main and
up Main to Ninth, where the line surg
ed into Broad and thence to the ball
park. There were three bands, two
L from Richmond and one from Peters
K burg. These bands gave concert
at the ball park, and also enlivened the
line of march. Besides the several
Thousand persons in the parade, the
streets all along the line of march
S Were crowded with many thousands OF
interested spectators, both white and
Gcolored. There was no Objectionable
feature in the program, and the col
nd
commendable dignity and order.
AT the ball park everything went
off nicely most of the credit being
due to w. I. johnson the master OF
ceremonies. He had arranged for the
music and the speech-making. and al
went acclrding to his program.
The affair WIS opened with praye,
by Rev. r. ". Peyton, chaplain OF
the occasion. followed by music b;
the Cable Band. of Petersburg. Their
the master of ceremonies introduced
j. G. Randolph. who spoke on tht
Significance OF the occasion. His re
marks were well received, and brough
out great applause icom the gather
ed multitude. After that music wa
4 supplied by the White Rose Band. o
was sung by large chorus of well
4 1 trained voices. representing many o
the colored choirs of the city. Agai
there was music by the st. Joseph
Band. of this city. The Grafton G
tho day was delivered by Ncy. Thoma
Green, of Smithield. After that
dinner was served to the G. a.
veterans, and the festivities OF tt
day were over.
Emancipation Day Is also the ann
vcrsary of the evacuation Of Rlchmon
Forty-two years ago the city was
mass Of flames and the Federal troo
were marching upon Richmond. WIFI
the Confederate troops We're retirl,
from the city leaving 1t to the m
who had fought so long to gain pc
session thereof After the troops h
left the city, they burned the bridg
and marched on to AppomattoX. whf
six days later the grand army Of J.
laid down Its arms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
POLICE LOOKING FOR
NEGRO ASSAlLANTS

The police are looking for two negro
men vino are alleged to have assaulted
small white boy named Edward
Uranium. The assault occurred Tues
day evening at Twenty third Street
and Church Hill Avenue. The boy was
on his way home when he met the two
negroes, and seems to have gotten in
their way. They brushed him aside,
and one Of them picked up rock and
struck the youngstcr in the face. The
boy went home, and the family physi-
clan attended him and dressed the
wound. The negroes, who appeared
to be drunk, escaped, but the boy
gave a good description of them, and
the police are on the trail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
.LEAGUE READY TO
RENEW ITS WORK
Civic improvements Organization
Will Reorganize for Year
on Tuesday.

The annual meeting o CIV the Civic
Improvement League Will bc@had next
Tuesday at $3.50 p. M. in the assembly
hall OF Murphy's Hotel Annex. Besides
tho election Of officers for the ensuing
year. many matters Of timely Sintere y
and importance will l&come up for con-
FsIderation and action, Including the
question OF establishing Juvenile
court. a large and thoughtful elc-i
5mnnt OF Richmond citizens fre q n
terested In this project, and Interest
viii DO still further enhanced ~ an
address to be made by tho Rev zed
M Copp9of Washing ton. at the Cham
ber5 OF Commerce. on Friday evening,
April eth Mayor MCCARTHY 3is also
evincing u keen intereAt In he move
mont for such d wise and humane IN
5stltutIon. u Vi .5
THE matter Of aiding in the main
tcnance OF play grounds, which are
| ia he tp,- by the Federation OF
Mothers Clubs, as we'll as the conduct
| of the leagues own play, grounds,}SSi y
be considered and discussed. me clec
ton Of officers twlll close me meet
| Ing. 4, . (.
1T is likely that the league VIII take
| some definite action in the matter OF
] locating trasl, cans on street coz
4 ners. whore they will he used % re-
ceptnclcs for pieces Of paper ana OH
OF trash which litter the streets o.
streets. Efforts willEbo} ainadgutates
i|,by Tho leagna "a arouse general IN
\ 3tnrcst In tho t,atter of universe
4 spring cleaning by citizens ana thei
i lol nower-plant!ng for tho beautiilca
.,nn cue VIII erisleayors 10 tintorest clti
IONS In repainting and impfoylngithei
A homes and lots and IN 8the, yretiloYa
) on covering with vices and ilowers 2 2
4 unsIghtly fences ana attractive spots
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Young Men Baptized.

Both services at Marshall Street
Christian Church were we'll attended
on Sunday The church was appropri-
ately decorated, the lilies about tho.
pulpit being especially beautiful. The
choir rendered special Easter music,
and the pastor, Rev. B. II. Melton,
preached a strong sermon on "The Sc
cret Of the Christians Power" The re-
ception to new members and the COM
.1nunion service, following the sermon,
were very impressive. The ordinance
Of baptism was administered to two
young men at the close Of the night
service.
Fifty persons have been added to this
church at the regular services in the
last few months.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
GUT FEMA[ IS OUT
Of P0ST-0FF|C.[|
Order Comes Eliminating Them
from Civil Service Exami-
nation.
ONE TO BE HELD HERE IN MAY
MI Clerks Hereafter to Be Iligi-
blcsto Transfer as
Carriers.

While neither Postmaster Cabcll nor
Secretary Archer. or tho local Civil
Service Board, can say definitely TO
what extent the Post-ofiice Depart
nr mt proposes eliminating female cm-
ploycs, yet from preliminary orders
received here yesterday, 1t would scent
that hereafter 1t VIII be tho policy
of the department TO employ only men
fer the postal service. K
an order fixing a special clerk-car-
rier examination in this city for May
2ad contains this unusual language::N
For male applicants only
The order reads.
..Anaexamlhation for the position
OF cle-k snd carrier VIII be held ut
the post-otiice in this city on May
22, 1907, for mele applicants only.
For application blanks, and for e
full information relative to the
examination. qualifications, duties,
salaries. vacations. promotions. etc.
address Secretary. Board OF. Civil
Service Examiners. Post-Otflcc.
City"
Mr. Archer has received no general
instructions on the subject and
thought this might possibly BIO CON
si5ercd n special examinations; but an-3
other circular. sent out with reference
to salaries and promotions. to be eff
Elective as OF July l, 1907. would seem
t. Indicate that no more female clerks
will be employed after that time.
| The Other Circular. 4; &
This circular reads in part as fol-
4 lows: s
CLERKS In Offices OF the hrst
4 and second class, and carriers in II
the city delivery service, are d.
vided into six grades, as follows:
First grade. salary. 5000; second
grade, salary, $500; third grade.
i salary, 5000; fourth grade. salary.
i $1,000; fifth grade, salary. sl,1oo:
sixth grade, salary. $1,000. Clerks
/ and carriers ut frst-class Offices
4 will be promoted successfully to
the fifth grade. and clerks and CAR
i ricrs at second-clnss Offices will
be promoted successfully to the
q fourth grade.
n, ANY clerk is eligible for trans
fcr&to the servlceaof n carrier. and
any carrier is eligible for trans
i fer to the service Of a clerk
The last paragraph secms to indi
: cate that all the clerks will be males
; ms female ones could not DO "eligibl'
FOR transfer to the service OF q car
) r.er." 55
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Successful Age Party.

An age party" was given In the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. g. Gentry a
few evenings ago by number Of young
people for tho benefit of missionary
purposes of Paramount Methodist
Church. Each guest brought In as
many pennies as they were years old.
and when counted up quite a8neat sum
was realized. The evening was very
enjoyably spent In games and music.
Dainty refreshments were served dur
ing the evening. Among those pres
ent were Misses Alma Gentry, Lizzie
Pace, Ethel Hutcheson, Edith Gentry,
Blanche Arlington, Gladys Gentry: Ed
ma Jones. Corinne Gentry, Irene Ford,
May Gentry, Lottle Roney, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. 3 Russell Gentry, MIR. and Mrs.
Lewis Gentry; Messrs. Ernest Shelton,
Edison Gerecke, Willie Anderson. Leo
nard Pollard, Arthur knight, Thomas
Anderson. BERNARD Norment, Dldridge
Gentry, Russell Norment and Walter
Gentry.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Gentry assisted
their daughters in receiving and en-
tertnining their guests. Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
sKOINER INsPEcTs SOIL.
Commissioners ofAgriculturc Tells
What It Will Provide.

Commissioners of Agriculture q. ".
Iioiner is n practical farmer, and the
value of having such man In charge
CT the States agricultural interests
has been demonstrated many times
during his administration, a case In
Point occurred yesterday, when two
irrespective settlcrs--one from the
| North and the other from the Wcst---
called upon the commissioner ana
asked him to give his opinion OF n
specimen Of soil which he had taken
| from a Virginia farm. Mr.. Ilolner's
/ examination of tho soil and his opinion
az to It's adaptabilty to the purposes
for which It was desired decided each
homeseekcr that the farm from which
4 II was taken would suit, and the sale
Of two farms and the location Of two
| new settlers Will be tho result.
B Both of these men had called upol
tho commissioner earlier IN tho week
but they did mot accompany each other
and ltl{was rather a tcotnctl enco thu
they should EbothS have turned Bup q
Mr.. 1foiner's toflce 'Yesterday, botl
laden with a package Of garth, AM
eael3wltlh the same object IN VIEW
Smallpox Is Stubborn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Two New Charters.

The State Corporation Commission
has issued the following charters:
Richmond Tobacco Storage Company
Qncorporated), Manchester. T. NJ.
Darlington, president, Forest Hill; j..
NJ. Taylor, vice president, Richmond,
e. c.. Boudars secretary and treasurer,
Richmond. Capital, $4,000. Objects:
Tobacco storage warehouses, to be built
in Manchest ter, Va
Chesapeake Realty Corporation. Nor
folk. G. S. Friebus, secretary and
treasurer, Norfolk; r, w. Gamble. vice.
president, Norfolk; IT. Shield. Capital
$4,000. Object: Real estate business
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04

The Common Council met last night
pursuant to- adjournment, yice-Presi-
dent Il. Il. spence calling the body to-
order. There were present Messrs.
Eiiiey, Dnvis, Don Leayy, FERGUSON,
GI;a ar ~ Safes len lynch Miner Phil !;
We'll. d. M. White and w. u White. II
Owing 70 the fact hat there was
much m zen, b9s m Of importanGe requiring
that tho Council adjourn until Fri.
day night. Several opposed adjomrn-.
ment, contending that much business
but finally ~ motion was made and
adopted that the body adjourn until
next Monday night.
Aldermen will be had next Tuesday
night, but as 1t Will be physical impos-
slhility for tho clerk to have al the
business !. Of the Monday meeting ready
FOR action by the Board zthc8next night,
" VIII be necessary to hold q second
session Of the Bonrd also.
Ihis rs tho largest docket in the his
August can recall. Among thelbusiness
TO come up there are several important
resolutions or ordinances carrying iippro-
priations. One OF these proposes an cx-
fourth and Twenty fifth Streets; another
appropriates $4,000 for n sewer from
the east side Of the Hermitage Road nc
the crossing under the Richmond Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad. Still
another resolution carries a $4,000 ap.
preparation for constructing II great
sewer near tho Tredcgar Works, crossing
the canal Another resolution carries ar
appropriation of $1,000 for grading ans
draining the grounds OF tho Virginia State
Fair Association.
The Board OF Aldermen will hold {
special session tonight to approve thu
award of the contract for the Richmond
| building at James town.
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MUST
ANSWER |. !: CHARGE [:
Ordered Before Commission to
ESplain Failure to Obey DE, 4. q
,1urrage Rules.
SPECIFICATIONS il n ARE 4. E. GWEN ~ !!
Alleged to Have Refused 70 Pay
Business Concerns Uncoil-
tested Claims.
SPECIFICATIONS ARE GIVEN

The State Corporation Commission.
yesterday issued all order against the
Southern Railway, requiring that COM
IGny to appear before the commission
OH Saturday, April 18th, mt II go'clock
a. NJ. to show cause, II any 1t can,
why 1t should not be fined for declining
to obey the provisions OF the dcmur-
rage rules promulgated by the com
mission on May 1G, 1904. and declared
valid by the Supreme Court of the
State. IL
The order is q sweeping Indictment
against the company, containing four
specifications, the latter being a gem
eral one, which sets out that the com
p,ny .persistently fails and refuses
to pay valid and uncontested claims
duly presented to them by Woodward
& Son and Taliaferro & Co., and sun
| dry other shippers and consigneos, and
that such failure amounts to
persistent disregard Of the demurragc
rules
The order, which is Of vital interest
TO the business people of tho city,
reads as follows is
Commonwealth Of Virginia,
Department of the State
| Corporation 5Commi ssion,
the Sd day OF April, 1907. z
| Commonwealth of Virginia, at the {;
| recollection ofNtheI State Cor
poratiOn Commissions,
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CONTEST FOR CHAIRMAN.
Messrs. Mills and Cannon Being
Urged for New Committee.

An interestlng contest@is Doing uulet-
~ waged for the position Of chairman
penditures III the annexed territory.
The names of those constituting the
committee have just been announced.
Mr.. Mills the patron Of the re solution Q
cording to precedent, be the logical
man for chairman, but several mem-
.bers Of the committee. 1t Is said, are
man James Cannon rs chairman.
The members of the committee arc
Aldermen Sattertield, Moncure and
Larus sCouncilmen Mills. Pollard,
Richards, and Cannon. If Mcssrs
Mills and Cannon both refrain from
voting, or II they vote for each other
then the three Aldermen and Council
men Pollard and Richards viii have
tic dctermnat ion of the honor. IT
is rumored that three OF these mer
are for Mr.. Cannon, and two for MI
| Mills.
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COMPANY FOR ROANOKE.
Governor Approves Application
for Military ORGANIZATION.

Governor Swanson yesterday approx
ed an application made to Adjutunt-
General Anderson for permission to Or.
Banize a military company in Roanoke
City, The proposed new company Is to
succeed the one which was shortly
disbandcd in the Magic City. aud will!
probably be known as Company II,
6eventy- second Regiment About sew
enty-Nve Of the best-known men in
4 Roanoke have signed the application
and indicated their purpose to Join.
At present thore is no military or
Kanizarion in Roanoke.
movement Is on foot to organize
company for Harrisonburg, Which Il
I also without military at this time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
u. S. DISTRICT COURT,
Case Of Kinds Us. Warden Is Still
Being Argued.

In the United States District Court
yesterday. Judge Waddil heard fur
Kinds OF Philadelphia, VS., Henry War
den, Of fredericksburg, for the alleged
non-performance of a contract.
motion az the defendant to take the
case from the jury and instruct then
Ia find for the defendant.
b The attorneys on both sides are
lighting hard for their respective
I clients. The argument on the pending
motion Will be completed when TN
q court reconyenes at 10 O'Clock this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
BURTON HELD FOR
DEATH OF WHITE

An inquest was had yesterday over
the remains of Leonard White, the
negro who died from a stab wound
inflicted by Robert Burton, another
negro. Monday night. The verdict OF
the jury was that death was due to
the assault made by Burton. The as
seilant Is under arrest, and his case
will be heard in the Police Court this
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Tracks Are Sprinkled.

IN tho Police Court yesterday morn,
Ing the Passenger and Power Com.
EPany satisfied the court that they
gHrinklcd their track regularly. and
that they were not responsible for the
dust in the streets Tho charge against
them was dismissed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Hot Stove: Small Fire.

Az the result OF IN overheated stove
in the store owned and operated by
John Adeleski, at No. SCI Brook Ave-
nue., flames caused passers-by early
yesterday morning to turn In an alarm.
Quick response by tho department pre-
vented what might have been dis
astrous fire. AS result. the damage
was held at less than $500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Aldermen Meet Tonight.

The Board Of Aldermen OF tho city.
of Richmond will meet tonight at
S o'clock for the specific purpose Of
concurring In the resolution award
ing the contract for the construction
OF the I2ichmod Building at the James
town Exposition. Other matters will
be taken UP ut the meeting, but this liz
not regarded as likely, as the regular
meeting of the board will DO held
next Tuesday night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
MISS BEL LE9 K EAR N Ely
TO LECTUR RE HERE

81 t,rhe Woinan's Christian 'renpt~incc
Union Of this city has announced tllnt
Miss Belle Kcurney, Of Mississippi, is
to deliver u series Of lectures In he
churches here. .St IA us
Barton Heights, on sunday, the It'll mt
4T'. Al, subject Woman Of the orient;
at 8 p. M. Sunday nlghtEln Broad Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
Andrews Indicted.

The United States grand jury yester-
day found a true bill against 6; L..
Andrews for having raised 81 silver
certificate to $50. Andrews was sent
on BY Commissioner Brady some week.
ago. His case is set for hearing be-
fore Judge Waddill next Tuesday.
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morning and If the court grants it, this
will end the case.
If 1t is overruled. then the case VIII
come up for argument on its merits.
1t Will probably be disposed of to-day.
NOT STOP WORK.
Fire on Brook Avenue Will Not
Interfere With Kindergarten.

A small fire occurred Tuesday night
in Adeleski's grocery at SCI Brook
Avenue.
.rhe Brook Avenue Kindergarten IS
in the same building on the second
floor. and on the floor below is the
chapel of the Episcopal Mission.
The kindergarten was not damaged
lat all, and its work Will not be in
corrupted. The regular monthly meet
ing of the Brook Avenue Child Studs.
Club will be held in tho kindergarten
rooms as usual on next Monday at s
p. NJ
The furniture of the chapel. includ-
ing the organ, was so damaged by fire
and water as to be total loss.
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Church, subject WHO Is Rcsponsble?'
and on Monday night in Leigh Street
Baptist Church, p. NJ, subject "The
Final Victory
Miss Kearney has visited Richmond
before, md those who heard her. at that
time will remember her with pleasure
as one OF the most delightful speakers on
the American platform. She is bril-
liant writer as we'll as lecturer.
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ries: Councilman Graham B. Hobson,
David Meade White, e. a. Barber, Jr.,.

and E1unsdon Cary.
President Turpin has not yet an-
nounced his selection OF members on
the part OF tho Board OF Aldermen.
At$least two OF the members OF the
committee named above are known to
be adverse to general salary increases
and to be very conservative In such
matters. If the aldermanic delcga-
I tion be as conservative, there Is little
danger Of a SALARY grab" after tits
committee is named. President Turpin
Is himself aversc to Extravaganza and
I 1t is not considered u all likely that
hc will name committeeman who viii
sbe#reckless in distributing gcmoluments
4 to citX5employcsS and officials.
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Infants Home Meeting.
Tho regular monthly meeting OF the
second and Clay Streets this afternoon
at a o'clock. All members arc earnest
5ly requested to attend.
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brotherhood to Meet.

All members of chapters OF the
brotherhood Of st. Paul are requested
to meet this afternoon at o'clock
Church. 3,
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.LAYNE GIVES BOND TO
SUPPORT HIS WIFE.
Efforts OF Judge Scott to Effect
Reconciliation Not Successful.
County News.

The case OF Granville w. Layne,
charged by his wife with non-support.
was heard yesterday by Judge Scott In
the Henrico Circuit Court. Layne was
adjudgcd guilty by the jury, who placed
his punishment at twelve months In the
IIenrlco jail.
Judge Scott waived the decision OF the
jury, upon Laynes giving bond in the
amount OF $500, as security that he
! would pay over to his wife s25 month";
lily. Judge Scott made IL kindly effort
| to effect reconciliation between man
4 and wife. but the effect of the trial OF
the case had been 10 make the woman
livery bitter, and the judges efforts were
truitless.
Judge Scott has not as yet announced
any appointment as member of the Board
! OF Supervisors for Narlna District, to sue
coed Mr.. Frayser VINO was appointed
Treasurer, 1t Is probable. however. that
the appointment viii be made in the
next few days, and from the activity
: that Is being shown by tho friends Of r
!, Y. Wilson, Of lFergusson's Wharf Il
: now seems that he VIII succeed to thu
:, vacancy.
\ Treasurer IHrayser and his deputy, Mr.
], O'Bannon, have concluded their work O.
n listing and sorting the tax receipts lcf
n BY the former Treasurer, Mr.. lIechlel
Treasurer Frayscr Is now ready to re
= celve taxes and pay any county war
rants that may be issued.