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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
AT THE SOLDIERS HOME
cld Veterans Feast in Royal style ana
Tell War Stories.


Christmas Day at Lee Camp Soldiers
Home was an event toEbe remembered.
Conlmundant Graves provided for the
old men Christmas dinner equal to
the best in the land, and those WHO en-
jcyed the dinner felt that 1t mace up
for many IL cay of short rations in
prison or on the march. Eighteen, GAL
ions Of oysters and $50 pounds of tur-
kew were among the items of the COM
issary department. and there We're a
number of other meats, with vege-
tables. pie. fruit, cake and desserts, un-
til the men were hardly able to get
back to their rooms. There were about
900 of the men of the home at the din
ner, and number of members of the
beard OF the home came out to witness
the good cheer. Sxty-eight men in
the hospital were served with as much
as the physicians would allow of
Christmas cheer, and the evening was
spent by the men over cigars and nuts,
lighting again the battles OF the war
III a more anna BILE spirit.
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! the case. AT this season Of giving the
only requirement considered was the

only requirement considered was the
need.
a motley throng presented itself ut
the doors of the Salvation Army hall
yesterday morning. the doorway and
steps being crowded long before 0
O'Clock. the promised hour of the
Christmas distribution OF the Salvation
Army. CarHain and Mrs. Theodore
Fowler. with their assistants. We're
busy up to tie last minute asserting
cut the vast array of provisions which
stacked one end of the hall to the cell
ing. Three hundred and fifty pies, and
as many loaves of bread, n stack of
chickens. piles Of potatoes. cans OF to-
n'atoes. sugar coffee, and vast va
r;cty of household goods. In all about
$50 baskets We're issued to the outdoor
poor, no person being turned away in
the distribution, every applicant.
whether q card holder or not, being
supplied with an abundance of Christ
mas cheer. The remnants that We're
left over after the general distribution
Were packed ana sent to the Colored
Orphan Asylum, where there was great
rejoicing. CAPTAIN Fowler will make
mp his accounts and render Il financial
rehort some time soon as to the cost OF
the CARTS tmas work.
on the 4th, 5th and 9Th of January
,he Salvation Army expects to have u
Christnas tr,c in the hall at Seventh
and Broad Streets. with distribution
.cf clothes to needy persons.
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ENTERTAINMENT At TEMPLE

Installation of cli.ers-aIrsieaI Pro-
gram Arranged.
On Fridae night necembpr 2Ith, the
annual installation Of officers OF St
Johns Lodge, No. SO, A. Il. and a. NJ,
will take place. The entertainment
is for the members families and the
officers Of all the lodges are invited
A splendid musical progfam has beer
arranged. IN whicll Mr.. and Mrs. T. ri
Cloves, Mrs. j. Montrose Graham, MI,
a. w Martenstein ana Miss Willie
s;moot will have pronlinent parts. Cap
tain Frank w Cunnin CHAM Will rbt
master OF ceremonies and Hon. w. Il.
Dabney will weleonnA III visitors. The
principal address win be delivered by
Right Worshipful Joseph w, llggles
ton, deputy grand master of Mlsons
in Virginia, will conduct the impress,
siVe installation service CT he frat r
nifty. which Will he public.
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/, Al thn Old Lndles, Home.

& Quite party Of musical people
from some of the uptown ehurches m
yaled the Old ladies' Home, on Seventh
Street. Yesterday afternoon. taking tho
house and its inmates by storm. Every
old lady was made, to hang up stock
ing in the hall by The big firsTlace'
and in some mysterious way. which
could not be explained, every stocking
cot filled with a vslNcty of good thing.
The young people sang a anunher OF
Christmas hymns aud carols, Wh'cn
were greatly enjoyed by ths ladles OF
tlo bor,la
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ship was coaling. Mr.. Claus Is author
ity for the statement that Mr.. Umlauf
is not a candidate for City Engineer.
To the man in the airship he present.
ed "a bound copy of the curfew law,
which was dropped later at Pine.
Beach. $50
1l2 NORTH MORRIS STREET, De-
cember 25.--Justce Crutchteld's bon
fire conference With Chiefgof Police
Werner was Interrupted this morning
by the arrival OF tue airship,. with a
diamond stud for the ono John from
his Sunday school class. The chief
got a lemon. When Santa Claus was
preparing to hand the chief another
package he was frightened Off by the
footsteps OF Dutch Lea.
mann.
HENRICO C. HI. December 25.--Re-
ports circulated this morning TINT ST..
mon solomon had bean given another
term as sheriff lacked yerifcation,
Late tonight Simon refused To at
firm OF deny the rnmor
,NoTToWAY, VA. December 25,-In
his vest pocket, which came down his
chimney some time last night, Judge
Mann thought he found. the Virginia
vote. The vest, which Is made Of q
soft elastic fabric, tits Henry g. Stuart
and Harry ST. George Tucker without
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26

Churchlnan, one of his competitors.
viii again head the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, and
that Hon. r. w. Withers. the other
speakership candidate, will get good
assignments.
Mr.. John W. Williams. of Giles. will
succeed himself as clerk of the House
and Keeper OF the Rolls without oppo-
siton. and Sergeant-at-Arms j. NJ.
Johnston, OF Rockbridge. will likewise
Keepers of the House. and three can
didates are contestinG for the places.
They are Colonel S. NJ. Newhouse. of
Culpeper, and Captain p. Il. Lipsoomb.
Mr.. J. e, Barrow. of Pittsylvania. Mr.
Barrow is at present employed at the
State Library.
For General Offices.
Tho joint caucus of the two branches
Will have to choose a First and Sec
ond Auditor. a Register of the Land
Office and Superintendent of Public
Printing. The first two officers have
no opposition. Colonel John w. Rich
ardsnn Is opposed FOR Register by Mr..
III. \. Marshall. of Charlotte county.
who has been engaged for many years
as a bookkeeper at the penitentiary
Colonel Richardson and his friends are
systematically at work and they say
they VIII win. though the Marshall
people are making stim counter claims.
equal. If not indeed better chance. in
the caucus.
Hon. Davis Bottom will again be
Public Printer. IT is doubtful il nc will
have any opposition at the final mo-
ment. though Mr.. Thomas ID. Battle, of
Albemarle, has been feeling his way
with view of making the race.
There are several iudgcships to be
filled. Some of the terms of the pres
ent circuit Judges VIII expire by lint
tation. and there are several circuits
where the Governor has made appoint-
ments to III! vacancies. In the Twenty
first Circuit successor is TO be chosen
10 Hon. u. c. jackson, of Wythc. who
recently resigned to return to the
practice OF law. Mr.. Thornton l.. Mas
sic of Pulaski. and Mr.. j. C. Bourne.
of Grays6n, are the candidates men
toned up TO this time.
The coming session of the Iecis)a-
ture promises to be n very busy one.
ana bills Will probably be offered with
reference to great variety of sub
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
Caught rIrc rrom tic Crate.

Belle Green, OF No. 7OS Catherine
Street. colored. while celebrating
Christmas in her home yesterday,
walked too near the crate. and her
clothes caught afire. She was In great
danger OF burning alive. but her little
sister, Lucille. WHO happened to be
near at the time. preserved enough
presence OF mind to pull off all the
clothes possible from her sister. aud
the latter was saved from burning to
death.
The girl was treated by DR.. Strole.
of the city ambulance corps, who
dressed her hurts and left her at her
home In the care of her relatives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
UNRULY NEGRO
q Hicer TAFT Had Rough Hnuse Scrap
with Violent Ser-n.

ODceT.Hl tIuuSS SGI.sN
With violent Searn.
Police Officer Tait. had the fight, Of
his life Tuesday night in arrpsting
Major Fife. cnlored, who was al the
Main street Station, waiting for the
train to bear him to his country home
Fife had been mixing things up 4
little, and wl,eni he arrived at the sta
tion his head was more or less be-
He staggered about fell
against ladies' waiting. at the depot
and then turned to and began cursing
the railroad employees. Officer TAFT
came on the scene. and began 10 give
his attention to tile negro. The negro
was game; so was the officer. They
fought together. all about the plat
form, and rolled down the steps. lock-
ed arm in arm. AT the bottom, Officer
TAFT thought it was time to take se-
:verer action. and lie drew his club,
shifting the negro over the head sew
oral times. The club was broken rut
the negro was subdued. At the First
Police Station Major Fife said that his
head still felt little sore and that
he was little wobbly in his legs.
otherwise, he did not appear seriously
injured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
CRUEL CASUALTIES
OF CHRISTMAS TINE
Popcracker Gets In It's Danger
Gus Work Along With Fire
and Pistol.

While playing with firecrackers yes
terday evening. Melvin Anderson. of
No. 1416 Ross Street. got hold of a
firecracker which was too hard 20
handle, and in the subsequent explo-
sion both his hands Were practically
blown off. DR.. Stroie, OF the city ambu-
lance corps. who attended the wounded
boy had to take OF the right thumb.
and 1t may he necessary TO amputate
further. After treatment by DR. .strolc
the boy was left at his home. where
he was said last night 10 be doing
we'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
Clothes Burned or.

William Tuccelli. four years of age.
of No. 1906 West Grace Street, was
badly burned last night in his right
leg from the explosion of cannon
cracker. His clothes were burned on
by the explosion, and he was rather.
badly injured. He was treated by N.
Strole. of the city ambulance corps,
and left at his home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
UMW0MTED QUIET
Christmas in The Wnrd Quict-Huusc
Disappear. IN .'StilIy Night"

With most OF the bars closed, Jack
son Ward was exceedingly orderly all
day yesterday, there beng but few
violent outbreaks among its inhahi-
tants. To-day, however, will lind that
section OF the city in more dlipated
condition than usual, due to the luv-
ages OF boys eager to secure material
for bontires. Gates and, in places
whole fences Were carried Off ana
property owners there are Kicking at
the rate of Il mile minute. In ST.
Peter street the Youngsters worked
on vacant house uutil they ste
ceeded in carting very near ali of it
away hut he Foundation, wtlch was
not comuhStible ana buried several
rect in the ground
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Shot Through Leg.

Nora Ross, colored. fourteen years
OF age. was accidentally shot in the leg
yesterday evening by playmate. The
bullet struck near The knee and ranged
down to the foot The wound was
treated by DR.. Strole, of the city am
bulance corps. who fortunately. was
able 10 extract the bullet No compli-
cations are expected.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
Your Mules Astrn,

Tl4es mules Went astray nom charlos
hlteet Tuesday night So did another. I'm, H.,
other was not member OF the Trio, ana i,
'Nah thought strange thai tho only mule es.
ca nom Mr., GoodwIn's stable The I'm.
snted animal, when was found. Was tn,xsp
70 ne shenandoah stables in The rear ~
No S2l West Franklin Street Mo az, ~
have not yet been heard from '"'V's
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strli,c. Iunoc.nt Passerbs

George Powers. white. of No. lo3 -.
North Twenty-second Street, was hit IN
the head with piece of brick TUESDAY
night. and suffered n two.lnch wouna,
Which was treated by DR.. Strole, of me
CITY ambulance corps, who was CARED
Bowers was passing through the
midst OF negro rock battle w ii ~, hn
was struck. After being treated Dy
Dr.. Strole, he was taken home py
friends. -
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letting out or pulling in the straps. It
came too late to be displayed Mt the
Exposition.
& LYNcHBuRG. VA, December 25.-.-
The Santa Claus airship was late In
leaving here to-day, as the old man
was fascinated with a hot Inc. OF poil-s
ties handed him by Colonel Joe But
ton. Tho colonels gift was pair of
pink trousers and buster.
/; MADISON! WARD. VA, December 20
The Whites-David Meade and Viii
liam lambeth escaped Santa Claus to-
day The latter left note saving
that II they voted together IN Coun--
Gil he would drop dead and might not
be able 10 return a year hence.
DABNEY'S, December 25,--Neither
the Anti-Saloon League nor the Liquor
Dealers Association transmitted any
gifts to Alderman Dabney by Santa
Claus to-day.
4 SIiAFER BUILDING. VA, December
25,-Wtllie Turpin, president Of the
Board of Aldermen. received a fine ell
torial typewriter In his silk hose to-
day. the result OF Il letter to Santn
Claus written by Alderman Marx
Gunst IN his first dictated statement
Mr.. Turpn denied that he would re-
sign from the presidency Of the Board.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-26
FIREWORKS MUCH ADMIRED
Sley Over Rlchnond Presented Brilliant
Spectacle Last Night.

Spectacle Last Night.
TO get the best view of Richmond's
brilliant display OF fireworks, asshoWn
last night, one had to go to the suburbs
and get a perspective of the city, pre-
ferably from the hills to the north,
where the suburban residentcrs en-
joyed the brilliant rockets and Roman
candles. and the glory of a thousand
bonfires reflected against a cloudless
sky.
Barton Heights, Chestnut Hill and
Ginter Park Were not without their
own celebration, large bonflres burn
ing at prominent crossings, passengers
on suburban street cars being treated
to brilliant display of Roman can
dies and. rockets, until one might have
Imagined that Wild Indians were hold
ing up the car. from the racket that
was being made.
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Service III mortal.

At the Memorial Hospital CHRIST
mas service was held nythe main hall
at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, a
iare,e number Of the patients being
rolled In on chairs and couches. While
others had their doors opened to hear
the music. Rev. John Moncnre. d, D'.
conducted tho service. and the choir OF
st. Pnul's Episcopal Church SUNG some
delightful Christmas music
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Minor Arrests.

james, Gnthrlght. white, was ARRESTED
tuesday night on the charge Of cruelty CT
working a horse. Agent Emmet TaS.
io n of the S. +. G. is the chiet
witness against him; 80 cd
on the the charge of wounding with a
Knife ono Philip Stokes. The latter
ia said to be badly hurt. He was at
tended by DR.. Strole. Of the city am
Fred CARY, white, WINS taken in on
the charge OF stealing hat from Ju-
Illus Lee cOlOred.
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Ar prntt 10 snealS

lrrhe REV. Charles IT, Pratt WlEI hu-
dress the women of the missionary
society or the Grace Street FresnSle.
Ran Church to-rnorrow afternoon ~
a o'clock, He is an attractive speakeF,
and the public Is invited,
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(By Wireless Telegraph Specially
llENRICO C. H., VA, December 25.---
Sailing high over here in his airship
early to-day, Santa Claus halted near
the chimney of old Bill skillitts home
and left a 'possum the first seen by
Sklllitt in twenty-three years. In re-
moving 1t from thesbag to the chicken
coop, young Peter Skillitt permitted IT
TO escape Though father and son fol-
lowed quickly, the 'possum was never
CAUGHT Salt.d Ft,st l37l SQat5 4'5 H5(0HS Ji
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MARSHALL WARD, December 25.-
IN his stocking to-day Councilman c..
o. Richards received the graft seeking
medal heretofore Worn by Girnnnm
Hohson, Worn on the lapel of the
coat 1t Is good for admission at Idle
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CITY HAIL, December 25.--Just af-
ter the airship passed over the tower
at S:2l A. NJ Mr., Charles L. Rolling
and Mr.. Henry r. Beck peeped into
me fireplace, expecting to find twenty
seven Joint session votes. There was
nothing doing. tll.
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MANY VISITS FROM SANTA CLAUS

letting out or pulling in the straps. It
came too late to be displayed Mt the
jamestown Exposition.
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CLAY WARD. VA, December 25,-
Councilman Jacob Umlauf and Santa
Claus had a brief conversation at Riy-,
erside Park carly to-day While the air-l
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-21

Castro, Silva and Comes, the three
Portuguese members of the House,
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Church located corner Of Beretania
avenue and Miller street. John W.
Wadman. pastor. The services tomor-
row are as follows:
9:45 a. m, Sunday School and Bible
classes.
IL a. m, public worship. Pastor
breaches. Subject: The Character Of
Jacob-A Criticism and a Defense. "
Anthem by the choir, Lift up Your
Heads . Ye Gates" Solo. There is
an Hour of Hallowed Peace" (Chenery)
B. F. Snyder. Seven p. m, public
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IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
CIGARS.

Do you enjoy a good smokeT IT 50
ask your dealer for an Old Govern
ment Plantation cigar. This Is at
present the finest cigar in the market
Lewis & Co. are agents and sell them
single or by the thousand. Try one
today.
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Hon. VIM T. Rawlins, Representative,
Fourth District.
MY dear William: Your kind note
of appreciation this morning accom-
panying a token you sent me, will be
remembered as long as 1 live. 1 thank
you most sincerely for the token. You
give me too much credit, for I know
the good work carried on in this House
must be placed on your shoulders with
those of your colleagues rather than on
mine alone. Again thanking you for
your communication, believe me, sim
cerely yours,
H. L. HOLSTEIN,
Speaker
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The Theory of Reincarnation will
be the subject of Mr.. Primes lecture
at the Oahu Lodge of the Theosophical
Society on Monday evening at o'clock
room 50, second floor, Young building.
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worship. Pastor breaches. subject
ideas and Ideals"
The public Is cordially invited.
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FROM THE PRESS GALLERY
CONTINUED from page One. }

Continued from page One.)
patches and sit down. Kaniho stop
ped smiling and has been going after
Rawlins ever since.
The Judiciary committee of the
House has had a strenuous time of it,
having acted and reported upon 125
Their reports have been exhaustive
and have always been received with a
great deal of attention from the House.
The membership of this committee is
particularly strong one. Rawlins is
chairman, with Long, Coney and Wal
waiole as a working team. The latter
is a full-blood Hawaiian and one of the
best of his nationality in the House.
He has little to say on the floor but
his vote has never yet been registered
along the freak lines followed by some
of the others.
After all is said and done it is doubt
full if any member of the Legislature
has been able to accomplish more in
the way of good legislation than Char
ley Rice, the leader of the Kauai con-
tingent and the party whip. Not only
has he been able to get the support of
the majority of the House for the
measures that he was most interested
in, but he has been able to sidetrack a
considerable bunch of legislation which
would have been detrimental to Terri
torial interests but which would have
passed with a whoop if it had ever
been able to get on the floor of the
House. Rice has done this by a judi
cious lobbying among members who
are his Hawaiian friends. His work is
smooth and he accomplishes more with
soft soap than he does with the big
stick, but when he does resolve to
strike out, which has happened two or
three times, he hits hard and cuts to
the bone. His speeches are short,
sharp and pointed and carry weight
Rice knows how to make good with
his colleagues No matter how sense
less and idiotic the remarks of some OF
the honorable members may be on
some subjects he is always listening
most attentively and with a look on
his face that impresses the speaker
with the idea that here at last he mas
one man who respects his opinions and
admires his logic. Rice never looks
bored and any time he has to laugh
he does it carefully behind his desk.
In his replies to these speeches he is
careful to reply seriously to the most
silly propositions advanced and an
swers them in terms that fit well when
translated into Hawaiian. To show
how admirably Rice does his work it
is only necessary to remark that one
of his strongest allies is Kaniho. the
leader of the Home Rule-Democrats
and the Mad Mullah of the House.
Castro Silva and Comes tho +hrao
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have all done good worla and their fell
low countrymen have every reason to
be pleased with them. Castro is pres
ident of the Committee on Agriculture,
Manufactures, Forestry, Promotion
and immigration, which has duties as
important as its name is long, and the
reports presented by this committee
have always been interesting and to
the point. Silva is also a member of
that committee and sits as well with
the Public Lands committee. He says
little in the way of debate, but once
or twice has been on his feet defend
ing the Portuguese and looking after
their interests. Comes is also a men,
Der of the committee with the long
name, being at first it's chairman. He
is alsoson the Printing committee and
devotes the greater part of his atten-
ton to handing in its reports, which
are always concise and always in or
der So far his voice has not been
raised in any of the discussions that
have ragged about him. but he comes up
strong in the voting.
The following are copies of letters
exchanged between William T. Raw
Inns and the Speaker of the House and
are presented to show the good feeling
which prevails between the man who
is oftenest on his feet and the man who
yields the big stick and steers the leg
islative ship in the way it should go.
Hon. H. L. Holstein, Speaker of the
House of Representative.
My dear Lincoln: Herewith is a
little token of appreciation which
trust you will accept with my best
wishes. Abraham Lincoln, in his fam
Gus address on the battlefield of Get
tysburg did much to bring together
the North and South after the long
struggle. 1t is with pleasure that I
have noted the manner that you az
Speaker of this House, by judicious
rulings and a valuable suggestion made
at a proper time, have brought the
members of this House together and
have helped US to work in harmony for
the good of Hawaii nei. our native
land, and its people. With aloha nui,
L am, sincerely yours,
WILLIAM T. RAWLINS."
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New
Chambray

in solid colors, Navy, Tan, Gray,
Red and College Blue, fast colors,
I5c yard.