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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
THE ALABAMA sENAToRsHIP.
Legislature RecOnvencK Tomorrow.
BnnLhend Likely to Be Elected.

Legislature Reconvencs To-Morrow.
Bunkhead Likely to Be Elected.
BIRMINGHAM. ALA, July s.--The
Legislature Of Alabama. which will re-
convene tomorrow, must elect a sue
cessor to the late Senator John T..
Morgan within three days after it as
sembles, and it is now generally be-
lieved that Colonel John H. Bankhead
former representative from the Sixth
District, who was appointed by Gov
ernor Conner to serve as Senator until
the Legislature met, will be elected
practically without opposition. 1t Is
true that Colonel Bankhead has two
opponents and may have more.
Governor Conner, the head Of pow
erful political machine, is also antago-
nistic to the idea Of his election, al
under his primary pledge to appoint
him.
When the Democratic State Execu-
tive Committee adopted the primary
plan last year that plan provided for
the nomination of two alternate United
States Senator's, thereby anticipating
the death of Senators Morgan and Pet
tus, said alternate nominees to be APP
pointed by the Governor to fill any
vacancies that might arise between
sessions OF the Legislature There
We're six candidates for these places.
Colonel Bankhead came In first with
e. total vote of ASSOC, While former
Governor Joseph Il. Johnston was sec.
ond, with 36,107. Bankhead was thus
nominated for the first vacancy and
Johnston for the second
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
KINGS DAUGHTERS
WILL MEET TO-DAY
Mrs. C. C. Burton, Of Richmond,
State Secretary, Will
Be Hostess.
{ EXPO ION

JANE TowN EXP s1TION
GROUNDS, VA. July s.--The program
for the Kings Daughters celebration
TODAY az the exposition is full of in
terest. The International Order Of the
Kings Daughters and Sons meets IN
its annual convention.
a meeting of the order will be held
In the main hall of the Auditorium to-
morrow morning, lasting from 1880
until 1890 In the afternoon. at which
time an attractive program will be car
r:ed out. The members from the va
nous States composing the Central
Ccunci of New York will be present.
Mrs, Charles Reed, OF West Virginia,
Will be the chairman. OF the day, and
Mrs. C. G. Burton, Of Richmond. Va,
State secretary of the Virginia Chap
ter will act as hostess. Mrs. Burton
Will receive members OF the order and
others at the Inside Inn. This charm
ing lady is q sister of Mrs. j. r. Gill
and Captain Frank w. Cunningham, Of
Richmond.
II order that the members Of the
organization may have an opportunity
to see something of the exposition,
the afternoon has been left open, and
hours of go and $3.50. AT that hour
the Virginia branch will tender a re-
ception in the Virginia Building.
The following is the program arr
ranged for the day:
Organ recital
Hymn. "All Hall the Power OF
e Jesus Name"
Prayer.
Responsive Bible reading.
Hymn. America"
Welcome to Virginia. by Mrs. c. (
c. Burton.
Solo <selection). by Miss Mary
Bull.
Wecome to the Jamestown Ex-
position. by Hon. Harry ST. George
Tucker. president of the exposi-
ton, introduced by Hon. Barton
Myers.
Responses from visiting mem
bers Of the order.
Hymn. Onward Christian Sol
| diers."
Greetings from Mrs Mary Lowe
Dickinson.
Solo tselection>. by Miss Mary
Address by Miss Sophie B.
Wright
Hymn. LEAD as We Co"
Benediction.
After trip about the grounds ant
| a visit to the Kings Daughters rest
rooms the order will attend a recep.
4 ton to the visiting delegates in the
| Virginia Building.
The order has provided for the expo.
sition a neat and pretty rest room II
the Womans Building. overlooking
Hampton Roads. 1t is under the SUI
i pervlsion Of the Virginia branch. ant
is for the comfort and pleasure of any
ono visiting the exposition Hundreds
have already registered there, and tn,
hostess In charge has In many casa
/ rendered medical assistance.
The order of the Kings Daughter
and Sons was organized in New Yorl
on January 49, 1885, by ten good wo
men for the purpose of the develop
ment Of the spiritual life and the
stimulation iof Chrletlan activity. /
now numbers It's members by the ten
of thousands, and It's influence is tel
/ throughout the known world. Their
are 1,4oo members in the State OF Wiz
ginia,
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WITH
h1Alh q Ia u STREET 8.

Company, which was decided December
3, 1857. Mr.. Commissioner Morrison,
speaking for the unanimous commits
SION, therein said: Public sentiment.
wherever the coored population is
large, sanctions and requires this sep
aration of races, and this was recog-
nizcd by counsel representing both
complainant and defendant at the hear
ing. We cannot, therefore, say that
there is any undue prejudice or unjust
preference In recognizing and acting
upon this general sentiment. provided
1t Is done on fair and equal terms.
This separation may be carried out on
railroad trains without disadvantage
to either race and with increased COM
fortfto both
Again in Heard vs.. Georgia Rail-
road Company, decided February Is,
1883. 1 l. C. c., 42S. Mr.. Commi ssioner
Shoemaker held for. tho commission
that the separation of white and coll
.ored passengers paying the same fare
is not unlawful. il cars and accommo-
dations equal In all requests are fur
nlshed to both and the same care and
protection OF passengersyi Is observed.
Give Them Equal Service.
While. therefore, the reasonable
ness of such regulation as to inter
state passenger traffic Is established, II
by no means follows that carriers may
discriminate between white and col
ored passengers in the accommodations
which they furnish to each. If rail.
road provides certain facilities and &C.
Communications for first-class passen-
gers of the white race. it Is command
ed by the law that like accommodations
shall be provided for colored passen.
gers Of the same class. The principle
that must govern Is that carriers must
serve equally well all passengers
whether white or colred. paying tbs
same fare. Failure to do this Is dis
elimination. and subjects the passenger
to undue and unreasonable prejudice
| and disadvantage
I'm this case it is manifest from tn:
facts as stated that defendant has un.
/ duly and unjustly Disseminated II
some particulars against colored pas
| sengers. and it Will be ordered there
fore that where the defendant carrier
provides washbowl and towels II
coaches devoted to the use OF whit.
passengers and a separate smoking
compartment for such passengers also
that similar accommodations shall b:
provided for colored passengers paying
| flrst-class fare"
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Come on In; the waters fine. heard
a fellow say that the plainest bathing
suit was much improved by putting u
pretty girl inside of It's ! guess a
plain man is much improved by. putting
him in a pretty bathing suit or a
nobby outing suit There's lot Of
adherence In outing suits these days,
because there's so much mercerizcd
STUFF on the market. A mercerized
garment may turn out all right. II the
fabric was any good on the start. and
1T was properly shrunk and tailored.
but you can't make a good suit out OF
a shoddy piece of cloth by simply mer.
lcerzing It. The trouble is that most
clothing men decline to pay enough
| for summer suits to ensure good wear.
They think anything Will do for the
/ short season. and summer profits are
llean enough at best. But our summer
business is good. because we make 1t
good by pushing out good stuff and
icutting down our profits. We are
Willing to take our summer profits in
THE fall. Think OF buying a good $40
outing suit for as little as SIS. The
| boss told our salesman to sell our
STRAW Hats at half-price now. Just
think of a $500 straw for s1.50. Your
lchoice Of every Straw Hat in stock at
1 one-half the original price. Come In
for a bonnet for these hot days
i 4 ( w Il Il
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THINKS BRYAN WILL
Be NAMED BY PARTY
Representative Jones, of Virginia,
Satisfied Nebraskan Very
Strong.
~ WAITER EDWARD HARRIS

ny WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July S.-Rep-
resentative William 4. Jones. OF the
First Virginia District, is In Washing
ton to-day en- route to New York.
Where he will attend the marriage Of
a friend.
ut looks to me that Mr.. Bryan Is
the only man who stands any reason
able chance to secure the Democratic
nomination to the presidency next
year. remarked Mr.. Jones. II believe
he Is st ronger than he has ever been
and If nominated 1t looks to me that
he will stand more than an even
chance to win; that is II there Is not
change in conditions.
Mr.. Jones appears to be In excellent
health. He was far from we'll when
Congress adjourned, and made trir
to Cuba for the heneft of his health
The voyage did him great good. Later
\ j wei.t to Bermuda, and this Journey
had a most salutary effect also, There
has been some talk OF Mr.. Jones max.
Ing a trip to Japan before Congress- re.
assemblies, and should he do so anc
tho long sea trip have'an effect proper,
tionately as good as the short ones, hi
will have about all the health q nor,
NAL constitution can stand.
Incidentally. II may be remarked
that the opinion OF Mr., Jones that Mr.
Bryan will be- the Democratic nornine,
to the presidency IA shared by prac
tically every Democrat who shows vi
| in Washington, This Is not saying
| that all who talk Bryan want Bryan
| for the fact Is that the majority Of TIL,
men who occupy anything approxlnat
Ing commanding positions In tn,
Democratic party would prefer som'
other man. Thay simply recognize tn,
fact that Mr.. Bryan IL the oyerwhelm
ling fayorlte Of the masses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
FIRST EL1<s ARRIVE 3
FOR GREAT CONVENTION

PHILADELPHIA. July s.---The first
OF the host Of Elks who Will be here
for the annual convention and reunion
which begins in this city mex. week
arrived to-day Colonel John p. Suni-
van. Of New Orleans. grand csIuire
who Will be grand marshal OF the grea
parade to be held July 18th, was The
first OF the officers to reacn the city
His headquarters art at the Bellevue
Stafford Hotel, and he viii! he busy
all week mapping out the details II
the parade. He will assign the pArsici-
pating lodges to their position in ijne
and will also appoint two-score OF
aides.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
ST. louis BANKERS
INDICTED FOR FRAUD.

ST. LOUIS. July s.-seven indictments
have been returned by the Federal grand
jury against Edward G, Lewis, president OF
tho PEOPLES United States Bani, charging
fraud. The indictments were returned Sat-
urday, but the fact was not made public
until to-day. In one indictment Lewis and
Francis Y, Putnam, cashier of the bank. are
charged with using the mails In furtherance
holders. Another Indictment is against
Lewis, Frank J. Cabot and William M NH
ler, charging conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment.on postage receipts on mailing OF
the publication Issued by LAWS.
The other indictments stand against Lewis
alone, charging him with u scheme to de-
fraud through the People's United States
Bank. All the defendants gave bond to-iay
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
TWO DROWN IN
LESS Than HOUR
Boy Goes to Bottom While
Bathing Man Perishes in
Search for Body.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

FRED VA, July s.
Thomas McCarty was drowned while
bathing in the Rappahannock River
here with several other boys this even
ing. He was twelve years old and
a son of Lem McCarty The body has
not been found.
James Petit. aged thirty years, was
drowned near the SAME place less than
an hour later While assisting in search
for the body of the boy. Petit was
wading, when he suddenly stepped in
water over his head. He could not
swim. and sank before help could
reach him. Ills body was recovered.
He leaves widow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
ASSOCIATIONS
MEETING IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July s.-Ths first
general session Of the National Educational
Convention began here this afternoon Pres
ident Nathan c. Schaefer.s superintendent
order Rev. Frank Talmag delivered the
Invocation. AZ
Rev. Frank J, Burdette. OF Pasadena. de-
livered an address OF welcome. which was
responded to by W. T. Harris Of washing
ton, D. c. President Schaefer then deliv-
cred his annual address
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
EXPOSITION NOW
SPLENDID SHOW
Great Crowd Attends to See EN-
hibits and Every One Is
Thoroughly Pleased.
KINGS DAUGHTERS TO-DAY
National Organization Convencs.
Richmond Lady Will Wei
come Visitors.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.l

JANE STOWN e OSITI ON
GROUNDS, July S.-This day at the
Jamestown Exposition was not known
as a special day. but good crowd
attended the show to see 1t as II Is
Nothing but the regular military drills
and lectures. with the usual number Of
high-class musical entertainments, APP
peared on the program These. taken
with the ,Warpath attractions. the mag
nilcent States and other exhibit build
ings proved OF ample interest to the
visitors. 1t is now quite observable
that large numbers of people are visit
ing the exposition from afar. and it Is
an absolute fact that they think the
show grcat--far better than many Of
them had been led to believe 1t. The
sun Of the day OF the "knocker' has
set. and he who would Knock" in the
future must knock" in the dark to
| his own discredit. so declare those who
now see the show.
Stage Employees Meet.
The one convention ndjunct to the
exposition to-day was that Of the In
terna tional Alliance of stage Employees.
1T was the fifteenth annual conven-
ton Of the alliance, and the conven-
ton met In Armory Hall. Norfolk.
| One hundred and sixty delegates. repre-
| sentlnR All OIL the pl!nClPdl SitleS "
the United States, are attending the
convention.
The. body was called to order by
President John hSuarez, Of ST. LOUIS.
| The convention was welcomed by
Mayor Riddick, of Norfolk. and the re-
| spouse was made by President Suarez
THE credentials committee was name<
as follows: e. II. McMichaels, of Wash
lington. D. c.. James H. Screws. OF
1 Montgomery, Ala: Jams Eckert, of Gin
| cinnati; Louis Miller, Of Cleveland. and
Charles Porter, Of Omaha.
/ The International Alliance is pro.
tective body, affiliated withSthe Amert-
can Federation of Labor, and has a
large membership among the theatri'
cal stage employees Of the country.
4 This is the second time that the ma.
i.tional body has met in Norfolk, III
tenth annual convention Ave years age
1 having been held here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
Attack on Saloons.

Mayor Mccarthy and Councilman w.
l.. White We're the only orators. all tho
other speakers engaging merely in
informal conversational discussion.
The Mayor made a vigorous attack on
the liquor business as at present cons
Quoted in this city. He referred to
the low dives and the mischief and
crime they breed, and declared that 1t
Is the duty of Councilman to make
laws and have, them executed In the
way of regulating this criminal busi-
ness.
1T is as much the duty of the au-
thoritiesS to act promptly In this mat
ter as 1t Is to act against murder, bur
glary or any other crime, said the
Mayor.
Mr.. White replied and said that
though he would go as far as any man
In trying to regulate the traffic, he
Intended to be Just. and he objected
to the structures of the Mayor. He
thought the Mayor was Judging every
man who sells liquor in the city by
the standard of the worst men engaged
In the business and this, he declared
was unfair and unjust, Mr.. White as
serted that good citizens. who are as
far from violating laws as any person
III town, are engaged In the liquor bus
mess, and to Judge them by the worst
element, the olive men, and then pass
harsh laws against them, would be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
class iegIsiafIon. winch ne would al;

ways oppose.
1t was agreed that subcommittee
from the Board Of Commissioners
should be appointed to confer further
with the subcommittee from the Ordi-
nance Committee. They will get to-
gether next week and formulate some
thing definite in the way Of recon-
rncndatlons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
DEALERS WANT X
RATE ON SHOES RED UCED

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. July S.-Bass
& Heard. Of Rome, Ca. to-day COM
plained to the Interstate Comm.rce
Commission that the rates charged by
the Southern Railway and other lines
of railway doing business with the
Southern was too high on boots and
shoes. They ask that the commission
reduce the rates at least 25 per cent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09

Hours OF the reunion viii Sa from a.
M. to 10 r.. NJ. An attractive pros
gram has been arranged for the oc-
caslon.
The local committee OF arrangements
are: Mrs. VIM. fireman, Mrs. II. II.
Trlce, Mrs II. Fl. Rogers, Mrs. Frank
Hancock. Mrs. L. w. Davis and Mrs.
z. w. .Bronks,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
Find N1itcliell's Body,

Especial to The Tlrnes-Dispatchl
SUFFOLK, VA, July s.-The body
Of Fl. Mitchell. a young white man.
aged about thirty years, who had been
missing for more than week. was
found yesterday near smithfield. lie
had been drowned. There was more
than $500 on his person and in his
boat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
Captain Henry Shoot. Negro.
special to The Times-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
SUFFOLK, VA, July s.-capt. Henry,
OF the Sea board Air Line, to-day shot
a negro by the name Of RiX with
a shotgun. The injuries are serious,
but 1t cannot be told whet Their they will
prove fatal. The difficulty occurred
over a money transact ion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
pitcher Hobbs Now ut Work.

Pitcher Hobbs, who was bought from
Montreal by President W. B. Bradley, of the
Richmond Club, arrived in the city yester-
day morning, and Is stopping at the Allen
Hotel. He wired Manager Reeve as soon as
he reached here. and was'told to practice
three hours a day until the return Of TIN,
team, when he VIII start active work.
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Mrs. Alice Tucker.
pecial to The Times dispatch.
DEATHS.

OKER.-Died at the residence of his
son-in-law, Mr.. B. A. FranlSlin 1901
West Main Street. July 8. 1927 a t
1915 p. NJ. Mr.. JAMES NJ. BOOKER
aged seventy-nine years.
Funeral from above residence THIS
AFTERNOON at o'clock. He leaves
wife, two daughters and one son
to mourn his loss. Friends and ac-
quaintances invited to attend.
at the residence OF
her granddaughter, Mrs. l.. L. Kipps.
Virginia Lithia Springs. Chesterfleld
county, July s. 1907, Mrs. MIRANDA
MALLORY, widow of Garland NAL
lory, aged ninety years.
Funeral at the grave. Shockoe Hill
Cemetery, at 1880 a. NJ. TUESDAY.
July Q. 1907.
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R. Kellam, wife of DR.. John w. KEEL
lam. of Wachapreague died at the res
idence of her husband yesterday af-t
ternoon, aged about tlfty-five years
Sic had been an invalid for a long
time and a great sufferer Her hus-
band and two sons. DIR. Vim. F. <el-
lam, of Onley. and Garnett survive
her. She was the daughter of the late
Albert G. Ashby. of Bells Neck.
1nterment was in Mount Holly Ceme-
terry. Onancock. to-day.
N Mrs. Lucy Winkler.
Especial to The mes-Dispatch.l
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. July g.
Mrs Lucy winlcler died few days ago
ut the home of her brother. Professor
B. Puryear. in Madison county, at the
advanced age of eighty-seYen years.
The only surviving near relative Is her
brother Professor Puryear.
Mrs. Nirsin;n c. Pcll.
Especial to The Tmes-Dispat ch.l
OXFORD. N. c.. July S.-Mrs. Vir-
ginia G. Pell, aged seventy three years.
widow Of Rev. William II. Pell, who
| for thirty years was minister OF
the Methodist Church of North Caro-
| lima, and later editor of Raleigh Chris
tian Advocate. and founder Of the Raj
| egh Sentinel. died this morning In
!
Pickett.
She leaves six children-Dr. Robt. P.
Pell. president Of Converse College,
Spartanburg, S. c.; DIR. Edward Leigh
Pell. Richmond. Geo. P. Pesl, Winston
Salem; Mrs. w, IL. Pickett. Oxford:
Mrs. j. b. Gunter. Reidsville; Mrs. T. r..
Rouse, LaGrange-and two stepchil-
i dren--AIisses Kate and Sallie Pell, OF
/ Cary N. Call of whom were at her
bedside when the end came. The body
/ will be taken to Raleigh for inter-
ment in the old city cemetery to-mor-
Irow morning.
/ Mrs. Alice Tucker.
/ Especial to- The Times -Dispatch.l
REIDSvILLE, N c.. July S.-Mrs.
Alice Tucker. widow of Capt. Thomas
NJ. Tucker, died here to-day at 2 p. M,
after a severe illness of several weeks.
4 Mrs. Tucker was prominent mem
i her Of the Missionary Baptist Church.
j In which she was a most efficient
worker. She is survived by two sons
] Mr. Russell Tucker of Reidsyille, N.
/! c., and Mr.. w. H. Tucker. of Raleigh.
IN. C.-and one daughter, Mrs. McDuine.
.Iof Wilson, N. c.. and a most of friends,
3lWho held her in the highest regard.
4
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Miss Ann NJ. Hnlrston.

Especial to The Dispatch.1
MARTINSY1LLE, VA, July S.-NTiss
Ann M. Harston. one of Martinsvilles
wealthiest and most widely-known
citizens, died at her home here ats
O'Clock last night of heart failure. after
a short illness. Miss Hairston. was a
daughter of the late Marshall Hairston,
and was about seventy-two years old
at the time of her death. She sur
vived by one sister. Mrs, inv. T..
Hairston, of Beaver Creek, this county,,
a nephew, Mr.. w. II. Hairston, OF
Henry county and Mrs. r. A. James.
of Danville. Va. niece.
Miss Hairston had been a lifelong
member Of the Episcopal Church. The
funeral will take place from her late
residence at II "A. M. tomorrow, and
the lnterment VIII be In the family
burying- ground at Beaver Creek.
7
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Separation Law Right.

Accepting these decisions as conclu-
sive upon the constitutionality of such
laws. we turn to the consideration OF
the reasonableness OF such rule when
Imposed by the carrier, and this we
Ind to have been passed upon by this
commission within a few months of
its organization in the case Of Coun-
riil VS.. Western and Atlantic Railroad
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
BURNS is OFFERED
A RETURN MATCH

MELBouRNE, VICTORIA. July s.--The
hacker of bill Squires. the Australian pugi-
his fight with Tommy" Burns at Colma,
Cal. July 4th. has cGbled to the United
States offering to give Burns 81, 500 and the
whole gate money. win loso Or draw. for a
return fight With EautreA Within = month";:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
George w. Brooks.
Special to The Times-pispatch

Especial toThe -Dispatch.1
ROYDTON, VA. July S.--Mr. George
w. Brooks. one Of the best-known and
most popular men In this section, died
eral weeks. Mr.. Brooks has been in
declining health for six months, but
he kept at work until some two weeks
ago when he was taken down ard
gradually grew worse until the end
came. Mr.. Brooks was membcr Of
the firm OF Fouslill g. Brooks, harness
makers which began business In 1852,
and only terminated at the death of
Brooks was about seventy years old.
He came to this town when boy
from North Carolina, and began the
harness business under the late B. G..
Anderson. and succeeded that gentle
man in business. He was a member of
the Methodist Church for many years
before his death. He will be buried
to-day in the Episcopal Church Gene