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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
THANK OFFICER

Sergeant Mcmahon Has Record OF Gratitudss
of Brotherhood OF Trainmcn.
Sergeant Mcmahon has been presented
with a copy OF the record OF the smnutes OF
a recent meeting of the Monticello Lodge.
No. 200, Brotherhood OF Railway Trntnme Z, 4
in which are Inscribed the thanks OF the
orr, or for his successful efforts In recnvertnA
the body OF Lindsay 4. Bolton, who Was was
found dead under q Chesapeake and Ohio
yladuct and was buried uniden titled. WI
oul tho Identification Of the body by Ser.
gennt Mcmahon Mrs. Bolton, the ecorus
states. could not have received her hus-Ss
hands Insurance hf sS,s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
Convention Gossip,

F,srcWcll to Hoy..
So greatly were the students of Will
liam and Mary taken with DR.. 1ngra m
Saturday that they followed him down
TO the train. cheering him with cries
of speech! speech." They lined up
opposite the car In which DR.. Ingram
was sitting with the other bishops.
and they became SO insistent III their
cries for speech. accompanied by vo-i
ciferous cheering, that he Was fam to
come out to quiet them.
We'll. my boys, he said. Tn Just
over to old England and say that
YOU are from William and Mary. OF.
Williamsburg, I will make you well
come. Good by. He sold no more,
and the crowd seemed satisfied that.
he had given them such a kindly fare
we'll.
Negroes Were There. US
Among the 5000 or more people who
attended the presentation services in,
Williamsburg on Saturday were many
old negroes. who. remembering. per :
llaps that old Bruton Church was once
largely attended by their race. DEM
onstrated great treat: interest in the SER
vices and the fact that the Lord
Bishop OF London was III their midst.
They came in their ox-carts from tho;
!country-sde. and mingled with the
white people about the windows OF, the
church. II 81 ~
''This5sis q big day. amt it?' asked
one # the others.
Yes replied the latter .".some
gentleman bruhE a big Bible here from
London. and hes givln. It to Mr.. Good
WI LII ys so t a tool to put II on,
too" \.
Policeman and Dishop. i,
The Lord Bishop4of London sat I'm
the House of Bishops for some time
| tile other morning and then accom-
panied by Ills friend. Mr.. Christopher
son. strolled outside to wait for his
auto1no bile, ~ Capitol policeman came
ibYs and the lord bishop engaged him
| n5conyersation. After alniring the
square, the green grass and tho SPUR
rei Is the bishop said
This is q. beautiful city ofsyours.''
is 6 DDS countrS.'' q 5,7'
."Whys should YOU cal 1T Gods tcoun-
try, said the bishop, are the people
Of Richmond any more religious than
those of other places?"s EFF n "a 80
s."Ot. yes SIR" answered tho OIL Ger.
IN early a II the people here are either
4 Bapttsts OF Alethodists.'' ii. 5s..
The Rev. Henry B, Bryan, canon
miss ioner3 OF Garden City Cathedral,
Diocese8of Long Island. conducted ser-
vices by special request at St.James
M p. Church ct i O'clock yesterday
morning. Tho congregat! lon complete
Nv filled the church, and respond cd
ject OF the sermon was 1lli..The Realiza-
ffnna9 n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
WANTS $4,000
FOR new CHURCH.
Father. Jeffords Asks Episcopal
Convention to Give Him a
Hearing.
BANKS IN PUBLIC PLACES

The most candid man In Richmond
to-day is the Rev. Sydney g. JEFF
fords, rector OF st. Stephens Parish.
OF Peoria. Ill. Mr.. Jefords is out for
money and lots OF 1t, and makes no
concealment about saying so. In fact.
he wants $4,000, and purposes to raise
1t right here in Richmond while the
Episcopal Convention Is in session. All
lie asks is n chance, an opportunity to
tell the convention about his work.
and he Is certain that the result Is
assured.
Mr.. Jecords has placed in the hotels
and public places red savings banks
where contributions may be left for
the building OF his new church in
Peoria. Ill. a town which he says Is
too much taken with Investing in dis
tilleries to take interest In church
building.
Father Jefrords. as he calls himself.
is a. breezy. interesting, enthusiastic
| man, and expresses the fullest conf
dencc in getting the money IT only
he can get hearing. AS an evidence
l3of his fairness he asks the newspapers
| to give warning to the wealthy men In
the convention that he Is camping on
their trail, and will shortly hold them
up. Yesterday Father Jeffords Issued
tho following:
To the Members OF the General
Convention and Churchmcn Of
liclimOnd. VN,
Dear observation-disclosures 1880 j
notcd Tor crlmlnnilty, Peoria, iii.
The result of my lnbOrs In;
Two stone churches. one stone +
rectory and ono pari.l, hall; bnp-
more more than sa1' three time. NJ many
communicnnts ns i found at the
beginning Of the work.
FIVE year. . nEc Sc. !. , sdsphs an
900 lnborinE people, the youngest
parish In the Dioceac OF Quincy,
the creature Of the general public:
81. stcphcn's Hall hns been erected .,te
1900 individuals In every walk of
life. This field In ns Important ns
any missionary district In the
United States Of Americas pnr'.l,
which has never. received one tlol-
4 lar from the dloccseA or the Gems
crnI Board Of NIissions-ai rnrish
whose meInbcra have given to tho
4 limit Of their purses.
The new Free Manual Training
and Commercial High school Cost
33OO.OOO), now I'm cOurae of cree
tfOu. In located one block from the
purchnsed site OF the proposed st.
Stephens Church. The young men 4
md women who will attend this
school and their parents {the Erent-
honey should he cnred for spirit
un1ly as we'll as mentally and ply
sicnlty. Indeed, II IL matter of
vital Importance, the proStdinE Tor
church with stttinEs free. Essti-
mated cost, 100000. 1t In a physi-
cal impossibiltty to raise this
amount alone In small amounts.
IFp,,, ,r1 ~ n r. INV life for this work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
INJURIES IN BALI. GAME
RESULT IN MANS DEATH

. PORTRGE. PA, October Thomas
Bertram. twenty years oil OF Altoona,
Pa, received Injuries during a football
game to-day that caused his death to-
night. Rertran,, who Is "a member of
the Altoona Athletic team. was playing
agai nst the Portage team, when he
Kicked In the head during q, scrlmmage ,
His death, 1t Is said, will. result In
prosecutions against those who played
Sunday football. sia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
/ SHOOTS lFIE, len SELF

baltimore Mum Commit Double Crime
In Presence OF Danghter. M
u BAI4TIMORIl, MD, October 8,--With
the eleven-y ear-old daug hter8 Of tho
couple q as the witness. al bert Fielder,
Ia mil dealer, aged forty7tiye yearsp
to-day fired five bull let's into the body
$ofl his life, I'd ~ lsi ling her Instantly
and hen ssh ct N lslmsel M I'm the cad.
dying In am hull nee Il in Witch he
was sing hVrr led Ia IN ospitnl, \.
y no 81 Mas been II vi inK apart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
SKINNED HIS HAND
j. II. Tcmplcton, l,rnkcmnn, Suffers
Painful Injury.

j. +. Temptation, a brakeman OF the
had all tho skin torn from
his hand yesterday afternoon while
working in the freight. yards. His
arm was caught ina brake wheel, and
from the hack OF the hand and lay it
open to the wrist.
DR.. Hinchman, of the city ambulance!
corps, was summoned.
If S5 f Finds Silk Glove. tsE
Detective Sergeant Bailey found a
valuable elbow-length silk glove near
the City Hall Saturday night. The
owner may recover the article upon
Identification at the Police Headquar-
tors in the City Hall. 75ls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
Lynch Negro gro ,Iurde r !,

CUMBERLAND, MD, October g.
Burns, the desperate ne gro
who &on Thursday night SHOT and Ia
tally wounded Policeman August Ia.
ker. WAS lyncheds early this nlorlIasS
by a crowd OF less than l 0 men who, s
being refused the KEYS to the jail, used
a telegraph pole as a. battering-ram5
and broke into the prison. The nj gre
was Kicked and shot 10 death within.
a few yards OF the jail entrance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
NAB SIX R0Is|;TERERs
Alleged Gambling Den II Raided. and Two
Others Are Arrested Without JLicenAe.

Thomas Jones and Robert Cohen (colored,
were arrested Saturday night on the charge
OF selling spirituous-and malt liquors wi houts
a license. When the men were eau ght the;
was found hidden under. a bed.
II ON which 1t was promptly hauled forth.
The police also raj ded an alleged gambling
joint at No. sos Pink Alley. where they cap
'tured six negroes. The sproprietor escaped.
Tho negroes wero lodged in the Second Pos
'licc Station
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
The Bishop Of London at Jamestown Island

When they built this church,
wonder If the great King 81 river there
Seemed to their eyes, awed with this strange
Aswondrous stream. traught iinsits ebbt and flow
With Mystery and Hope and shining dreams r.
If yonder. curves where the bright water winds
Showed gorgeous panoply of Autumn leaf,
Tree .nassed tree. painted with lavish hand
II roses Observation-Disclosures blossoms spaIe IS
Pouring their sweetness the bracing air. ~
II this new Island, to their sea-worns eyes,
Seemed dazzling fair and good: if suc, a sky
Arched azure overhead. Thus might their toll
Have grown with sparkling days till all done,
And in this church,. completed with their hands
They raised a psalm 6f thankfulness to God q 53s
In Those stirring days. 95 ssais
By order of their Sovereign Lord, the king
They must be ruled. in matters spiritual
BY his great Lord the Bishop. wise and strong iss
OF London; him he gave the fair New World
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
Personal and Briefs,

], The s!tatements That the regent S' tire at
from the engine atj&the Perry Laundry
nearby Isl declared by VI o II icials o 4 the
to 4 be Incorrect. i he fire In
the en- gino5 is al owed TO a 10 down enrly
In the evenln 6, and by 4 +, M. is nsla.l-
IL entirely GU I. IL ~ ID sspa rlts came from
Some other place. II iS
Miss SIary Withers Roper, of III GUS
ton, Tex.,8 is 3stop ling fl & the home 1 at
iers. p y lit. 10, . 3 South htrtl
Street. $-9gss nv n. ia s3ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
Dirccfor. Dron ont

Directors Drop Out.
There were about sixty of the los
when the meeting was called to order.
a block of these left when the reso-
luton not to accept Barr's resignation
was Va. defeated, and later ano ther block
lett Ill protest OF the seIectionSof8 Mar
tin. There is. no objection to Mr.
Martin as a Republican, for there
are n, many Republicans connected with
me exposition who personally have the
\ Il: Martin Is seriously objected to
mere I,e ana in other parts Of the State.
When the vote for director-ge eral was
* EAST I, Martin sa received twenty-six and
directors voting. being composed large.
2ly Of those of Norfolk county ana
portsmouth city. None or his support
IG e. :, lett q, the meeting. He could not
.of thesboard. 81 b 81 =
~. legislative Investigation OF the
expos1t ton when 1t closes Is d. fore
g tn'1 te, /, con q 81 Swanson is Known
are ready to force it. - :
M Csc Who Attended.
me s,f olloWing directors attended
ee ennttGi ona meeting and with few ex-
direct rs. voted 20 IN the election OF TIC
=. Taylor Ellyson, Richmond. vii.
liam Stands. Courtland: C. /. Old Oh M Mr.
aolk county: G. S. Sherwood, Ports
r, sTt - ~, - falten, Newport NoWs:
=. II. Bnc elor. Newport News: W. B ~
Barrett, Newport News: j. -. 3. = stu = d.
Az. newport News; S. Gordon@ Cum
mings, Ilampeon: c. FL Williams,
H 1 p NJ Tilley. Rerklay;a7D. nj,
lH. s Norfolk county; q John x.
s {, Norfol county; a. j. Phillips and
a. Wool. Portsmouth; j. W.iIBrown,
u" Portsmouth:yV WA. Post,sD. s. Jones
J. NVlllett, George A, Schn1elz and
y: y. cottrell, Newport News. a nd the
FOLLOWING from Norfolk; Capt. II. Nv,
Alvah& H. Martin, Thomas
| =. Southgate, Gwynne T, Sheppard, Ma
than Beaman.1 ]. D.. Burrow. c. Brooks
Johnston. G. ". Priddy, E. 7. Lamb. u,
". Perry, w. IT. Taylor, j ohn Wins,
Jr.. J. 2. Cole, G. z. Finch. Oscar,
Smith, r. u Patne. G. Sherwood,
! Barton Myers. John Whitehead. j,
!. ishton Hnbhard, Iudgo IT, s. Gar
nett, Peter Wright, c, G. i..1szeyt L, Fl.
| Harnthal, ETu gh y laws S. LIZ Foster,
|LohnI8 I. Bolton, 9, Fenton Day, OF
Sr1it h n s54 49, ssff
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] F05ll ~ WI N q
DEATHS.

FISH y Ri ntered into rest, on sun
day morning ctoherEa 9Th, at II 0:S0,
8 Mrs. p LEANQG st IllT ri 4 TAYLOR.
daughter OF he Int q Edwin nj. Tay-
esler,4s OF Stnunton. Va. and widow q r
ohert g laxal v n lshar,, Of Se almond.
"a 81 IN W ss Il AZ }s
Funeral ~ E;sp .AY Il M oIsNlE q at
y sll 6 OK lOc s. a5s IS sls n M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07

s And all the islands in the seas; ss
HAndi there he held him high authority
And strongly ruled, by order OF the King.
Long years have rolled
And crumbled into ruin the quaint old church.
z Till only stands, to mark the spot, the tower
e Itchened with age, encircled by gray tolnbs
Where sleep the Bishops subjects. Gone is he
And in this fair land his ancient power.
49, And yet to- day
Firstna stands again enthraled by one
Milo bears the title of their long dead Lord;
4 Who holds no dread command of King Sste.
But bears within himself such qualities
AS win mems souls and gain within their hearts
s a most complete and hearty sovereignty.
Once more we are his people--with one lip
OF London, rules in old Virginia.
r. MIG.
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KEEP THE JArs OUT.
Coming at Such Alarming Rate That
Proven tive Steps Arc necessary.

Coming at Such Alarming Rate That lat
UNSATISFACTORY. D. q. October e.
Immigration Of Japanese into An1e e, rifa
that 1t has been determined by the
government to adopt eXtraordinary8I
measures to prevent the introduction
into the United States. not. only.p g
Elaborers. One result OF the tripgof Sec.
rotary Straus. Of the Department g s.
dian border and the Pacific Coast has
been an order Increasing the torce c., J, g
madam border, with aSiew to cont 1t B
Immigration into America.
More than double the number
Japanese have come into the United
States thus far in Z tho year 1907 than
came here during the same period last \
year. 35
lnt the appointment " what practl.l
scally constitutes a patrol guard Of the
northern and southern borders OF the
country. Secretary stra,us hopes. TO res
and Ilindoos who daily come acrosa
tho borders in great and increasing
nun erS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07

sfa Mrs.. nv liam omnse Il, the wi ia DC
nv pro spe rp,l arrnar ne ate Ci til,
!lll.5 thinks sl le has so we'd 10 prob lem
III getttng Ia ii q eepi II farm Il ands.
,rlre INES a. ina els feeds
The ahorar Will i No III IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
! TWO KILLED I'm WRECK
Engineer Honey Formerly of ,1anchcs-
ter, ana His Fireman Victims.

Engineer honey, Formerly of N1anclcs-
ter, and His Fireman Victims.
Specialize The lines DISPATCHED s
WILSON, N. c., October 6.-This
morning about 2:S O'clock, at sharps-
burg Station, ten miles north of d.
SON, Atlantic Coast Line fast passenger
train No. SO, for Washington, ran into
an open switch while running al 4 a.
high rate of speed. The train rushed
into freight cars on the siding, and
the engine turned over, killing Engl-
'neer George wv. Boney and his fireman.
THE five postal clerks We're hurt,
none seriously. Though the engine,
baggage and express and one passenger
coach " ere reduced to- kindling wood.
not single passenger received NJ. q.
shaken up. The accident was due to
"a q faulty switch lever. Though the
switch lamp was set to show the
switch properly closed the lever had
become disconnected In some manner
and the train rushed Eheadlong{ into a
string Of freight cars standing on the
siding. ~ g
Train So arrived In Richmond three
hours late4yesterday and SO far as offs
cials OF the Atlantic Coast Line at this
end were able TO say none o the pa s.
{sengers was Shurt.8 Engineer Boney
ran from South Rocky Mount to Flor
ence, 81 g. He formerly resided in
Manchester, running out from that
point. He was asmember Of. the Elks
LODGE, of Man cheste and had many
friends in that city. The name of8his
fireman could not be ascertained. Most
!of the Atlantic Coast Line saremen are
negroes. II IA "a f5.s
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S ELECTION
ARGUES A STORM.
Continued from First Page.)

.8#5E lContinIed from First Page.)
leader Of Norfolk county. and carries
the political fortunes ofSthe county in
his vest pocket. He is influential even
beyond the borders of Norfolk county,
having sexerted q powerful influence IN
the nominations in important State
contests 555s X ~
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Mrs. Myrtle DrSRe.
[Speclalto The 61~meGss pispnt = 4

sALIsR Try, N. CT, octoDer d.--slrs.
Myrtle y AXE. wife 81 Mitchell Drake.
at this place, died suddenly ant her
home In this city yesterday. after
an Illness of one day. She was TWEEN
;ty-seven years o G age and leaves \ a.
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OBITUARY
Mrs. Alice nuEbcc Fits

Mrs. Alice Bugbee Fits, wife or DR..
Henry Fits. ". $, NJ. died at her
residence 1881 Thirtieth Place, Los An
seles, Cal, on September 25th, She
was the Oldest child OF the late Rev.
George ~ Bugbee and OF Mary "A. Bug
pee. she IS survived by FIVE chil-.
dren-GeorEe B.. Nadie. Margaret V..
Chandler r. and Virginia w. Fitts.
Enoch Clayton.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
), NEWPORT NEWS, VA, October g.
,Enoch Clayton, United States shipping
commissioner here, and one OF the pio-
neer citizens Of the city died this morn
.year. Nh. CLAYTON was a native OF
pennsylvania, but he came toBthis State
ABOUT thirty years ago and located in
Richmond. where he was one Tsof the
first Chesapeake ana Ohio Railway
coal .,n contr q. Latei, he came here
a ~ was sheriff OF the county before
the days of Democratic rule on tie
Lover 10, ), peninsula, He is survived by q.
widow several children and grand :. :
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Miss Emma y. slu..cr
Especial to mic r NJ, /,

- ~, SpucIaI 10 TIC 5IImes-Dispatch.l
!, .BLACkSBURG, A., October e.
MIS- MISS Emma j. Slusser died "A early
Thursday morning at the home Of her a.
rather Mr. James Slusser, four.
m MI. from Blacksburg. in the forty
was q member OF one of the Oldest
families OF Montgomery county, and
leaves besides several brothers and
sisters. her father and a large con
lection to mourn her loss, She had
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Rich ,nond Visitors.

Richmond, Va. octobcr ST.
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The fund derived Is intended to be
D used for some Up permanent work in the
church and no to pay current eS-
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-07-20
For q House Party.

This Is the season when weekend
parties are enjoyed: this novel nmuse.
ment was provided by clever hostess
for . jolly house party which she en-.
tcrtaincd from Saturday 10 Monday.
After the dinner. which was prolonged
beyond the usual time allotted. the men
all being 30 glad TO get away from tho
hurry Of the city. they went into tho
large living room and the six mascu.
line members OF the party were given
boxes containing cut calico strips and
toio to md tho girl whose aprons
matched their material: the young
women had worn the aprons at dinner
aad greatly excited tho curiosity Of
~ oahes sex.
TIE hostcas gave each one = thin.
BE, coarse thread and needle. saying
that she was greatly In need Of rugs
and the man who first scwed bis al.
lowance Of rags into neat ball should
b rewarded by being made head
waiter Of the castle" and serve the
following refreshments:
One conslomerated compound circle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-07-20

like this the other day: There Is no
healthy thought without labor, and
thought makes the laborer happy
: Perhaps this is the way l have been
able to climb up higher, 1t came to
me one morning when l was making
bread. l said to myself. Here l am,
compelled by an inevitable necessity
to make our bread this summer. Why
not consider 1t a pleasant occupation
and make it SO by trying to see what
perfect bread can make?
1t seemed like an inspiration, and
the whole OF life grew brighter. The
very sunshine seemed flowing down
through my spirit into the white
lOaves, and now l believe my table is
furnished with better bread than ever
before; and this truth. old as creation,
seems Just now to have become wholly
mine-that l need not be the shrink.
ing slave OF toll, but its regal mis-.
tress, making whatever do yield me
its best fruits. You have been king Of
your work SO long that maybe you
laugh at me for having lived 80 long
without my crown, but / am too glad
to have found II at all to be entirely
discontented, even by your merri-
ment"
Mary lineoin's Ambitions.
Mary Todd Lincoln. wife of the
other American president to meet
death by assassination. held from
early youth the ambition to marry
man who should rule the nation.
She picked out as her choice Abra.
ham Lincoln. and this at time
when her selection seemed to have
little OF recommendation in It. She
refused the offer of marriage Of
Stephen A. Douglas. and welded the
man she was sure was to go to Wash.
ington as the chief of America. She
realized her ambition and went to the
capital. holding her first reception