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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
ROOF BURNED TWICE
BY FIRE ENGINES
Miss O.Keefe. Driven from Home
Relates Queer and Dis
tressine Story.
tressing Story.

Miss Annie NJ. o'Keefe, OF 5000 Les
ter street, mas a grievance against the
city, which in some respects is re-
Tnarkable. amusing and sad. When
she related her story to Mayor Mccar.
rhy yesterday. with all of It's queer
details. and then went away, after urg-
Ing relief. the Mayor fesad by a SUBJ
sequent investigation that what she
said was true. though he was unable
10 offer any help. The other day when
the Fire Department was fighting a
blaze near Miss O'Keefe's home, one
OF the engines was planted in front of
her door. whereupon she entered vio-
lent complaint.
You will burn my home" she cried
you burned the roof christmas Day a
year ago"
the steamer, and pretty soon, as Miss
ykeefe predicted. the sparks lit upon
her roof and moment later ii was
blazing. just as If it had been carefully
in. that direction. A food of water
subdued the blaze. and seriously dam
aged her property.
Found story Correct.
When Miss o'Keefe related these cir
hardly believe it Going to the top
floor OF the City Hall. he ascertained
from Chief Shaw that the facts We're
correct. In the first fire the damage
was was repaired by an an Insurance COM
P'A..s "'.n "i'iS. li'C "oiho'' iao IL
not renewed. because of the prox-
unity of the building to the gas works
owned by the city. the hazard being
one which frightened the insurance
agents away. So it came to pass that
Miss o'Keefe had to hear. the expense.
Mayor Mccarthy consulted City At
torney Pollard. The City ATTORNEY said
that under. the law the municipality
was not liable for damage. Some time
citizens leg broken nv
a truck on its way to fire. 1t was
amputated but he had no redress.
Miss O'keefe explained, in her eX-
cited way, that she was not asking
the city, for charity. but. that It had
rendered useless the only place she
owned and one in which she had lived
for thirty-seven years. She can't sleep
there or cook there, and the rains
are increasing the damage.
Woman Deserves Help.
In the light of the facts Mayor Nc
carthy remarked afterwards that the
, case was one which deserved careful
onsideration. But lie alone can do
nothing. Council, in It's lberulity,
might provide. assistance. but any reso-
luton or ordinance or petition would
! gather dust in pigeon holes for months.
There isn't any dust in Miss O'Kecfe's
residence: II Is soaked and the rain
rs still dropping In The fact. how
| ever that her roof was burned on two
1 ~ has been suggested that the fire.
lighters, in spare moments. might mn
lanother shelter over the little old lady's
\ home - ''-'' =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
DRUNKENNESS
A Durable Disease
Eminent Physicians and Scientific
Men Agree That it Should be
Treated As Such.

Drunkenness is progressive disease, the
moderate drinker is not satisfied with two Or
three drinks a day. the craving for more and
mere becomes Irresistible as the disease ad.
vance,; the result is Chronic Alcoholism
The treatment used successfully by ,hous.
7nds right in their own homes Is orrine. IT
is 9 scientific cure for Drunkenness and has
s!ven such universal satisfaction tina. /, is
sold under positive guarantee to effect a
4 euro or your money WITH be refunded. THIS
guarantee 10 given in good faith and !s car
ried out 70 the letter. Orrlne is not q new
renredy. II has been sold by the leading
drnggis1s IN every city for years. 1t has
lifted tens OF thousands from the depths 20
warthy manhood and has the hearty an
arrsement OF grateful men and women In
every state In the Onion.
Crime No. Is the secret remedy; orrine
90 2. is Tor those willing 10 inle ths treat.
rent l2ltRef form costs sltoo. The gNqr'
tntee IL the same In either case. Write 10
Tho orrne Co. Washington. u. c., for free
,rtatiss on Drunkenness. mailed In plain
,ealsd envelope, orrue VIII he mailed seal
III on receipt OF price. Sold by the eadlne
(. ssuggists In every town and city and in thu.
sity by Polk Miller Drug Co.. ssi u. Main
1 and Childrey Dscs Coz lel u, BROAD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
HUSBAND AGAIN
TRIES SARCASM.
Judge Witt Gives Him Another
Night in Jail for Being
Smart.

he was convicted the day before and
sentenced to three months for wife de-
sertion and non-support. Judge Witt
was disposed TO bring about compro-
mise out of consideration for the mans
wife. While asking him certain aues-.
tons Hall got huffy and was sent to
jail over night for contempt.
When he was brought into court
to know wha. he thought about IL.
and whether he would promise to take
care of his wife as he should.
"Oh, I'll try her again." said Hall.
rather fiippantly
,.Then iii try you again. replied
Judge Witt. and Hall went back to
TAIL again.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
UNIFORMED CHO|RS
Will SING AT HOME
Ten Singers in Uniform t,
Visit Home on De
cernber goth.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch.


NORFOLK. VA, December lS.--When
seen tonight Mrs. Frank Anthony
Wake president of Hope Maury Chap
ter of the Daughters of the confeder-
acy. said that the invitation TO the
Confederate Choir of Norfolk to give
an entertainment at the Soldiers Home,
Richmond, was extended by Command
ant Graves, of that institution.
In explanation she said that the idea
of giving a Christmas entertainment
to the old soldiers originated with her
chapter, that they are to pay all ex-
penses out of the chapter treasury,
that there is to be no charge OF adj
mission.
The members of the Confederate
choir going to Richmond are Miss Mary
Elizabeth Williams, Mrs. Starke SUIT
Dalton. Miss Bessie Marsden. and Miss
Florence Whitehead, of Norfolk and
Mrs. Harris and Miss Jane Nicely, of
Portsmouth,. with Mrs. j. Griff Ed
wards, lieutenant-general, commanding
the force to be in full uniform.
Accepted Offer.
Commander Graves. OF the Soldiers
Home. said last night that some time
since he received a letter from Mrs.
Wake. of Norfolk: stating that the
uniformed choir of Norfolk was plan
Soldiers Home during Christmas week
by a concert. and asking II such n
gathering might be held In the hail of
the Soldiers Home.
81 replied. thanking them for their
interest in the old men of the Home,
and consented to their use OF the hall
on the night of Dccembers Both. The
Initiative came from Mrs. Wake. I
did not think 1t necessary to take the
matter before the Board Of the Home,
since it has been the custom TO allow
anything for the entertainment OF the
men to have the privileges of the
home 1t was distinctly understood
that there was no charge for admission
and that the concert was not in any
sense benefit. or m effort to raise
money for any purpose.
Members of the Soldiers Home Board
and Of r. f. Lee Camp No. /. of Rich
mond. which established the home.
knowledge Of the proposed visit, OF the
GERS OF both institutions reiterate their
statement that no invitation has been
extended to the uniformed choirs to
visit Richmond. although 1t is gener-
ally stated that there would be no OBJ
lection to such q concert at the Sol
dier's Home as. was now proposed.
In an interview given out In Nor
folk yesterday Mrs, Frank Anthony
Wake is quoted as sayying that neither
owned tile Soldiers Home. and that
neither Lee Camp nor the Daughters
of the Confederacy would be asked
whether or not ten yourg women Of
tho uniformed choirs could give a con-
cert at the Home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
BALLARD HOUSE
FOR MISSION WORK
Enlarged Work of Associated
Charities Will Necessitate More
Liberal Support.

NJ Herr Lee Valentine. -presi-
fsa, q the Citizens. Relief Association
- 1zs-c.zI arm Of me Associated
Charities, zs6e statement yester-
Gay az - she plars to- purchasing
n. - Ballard Egeze. recently sold
~ ys-l.a5- zG<zsaz- G- valentine calls
s4zi---lst.1 - IL FAC. 5AEt : Larger pro-
zfr-5rsr - a.sstp1s are ort az work this
vfs1s-t- -nr1 81 ia .1e Ttncer~ pre-
slinuz Ena z1bas i s ogr MORE Diff
>ias ~ Earr.-4 ezn5.5sS--sns far the in
Es=ac En# aoau2t q suffering az
.i4. s-rf7.r rs..s 81 VIII therefore be
szrfa:i1sr Ells lal= legitimate rs3!s or The
+.saIiIs-Zss - Ia Associated Charities
alr Efss4a - resBs 1sea3 wiEi be larger
- m-hl - 1sza- z1aas 81 r-3Ild and in
:s'isit=.s. ls.tszr Contributions 20 this wori.
a.tz1rc..&-,-G--
xtr1 regzra N TIE Ballard House
8a!.a- LeTks GsnseF ieft the City
as.sst5l $3.50 We raised sl.5G9 10 be
s9ds6 70 this fund to BUY home for
.s.dlSt-Ias gsrs- we. together with
the CITY Mission. purchased house
for ss.5eo and in & snort time received
an Offer OF $4,000 Tor II. which We
thought wise TO accept. 1t was with
this money'ewe purchased the Ballard
House for sl%,5n0. II we have not re-
ceived the balance of $500. which we
: nope to raise from, subscriptions made
or that specific purpose. when the de-
fterred payments come due. We will
then execute mortgage for the re-
naming amount on the property.
We desire to state that not one cent
pt money sent TO US for the poor has
been used for the purchase OF this
nome, nor will a cent be used for that
purpose. All contributions go for the
'eneflt OF the poor through the medium
II the Associated Charities where it
Eill do the most good, some to buy
GOD, some for clothing. fuel. medicine
W such Notller necessities as each par
ocular case needs.
In our new home we expect to teach
,oung men and women how TO helm
themselves and provide every man out
Of work with a means of earning a
livelihood. We regret very much to
Jay that our annual request for the
'eliet OF The poor has not been as
promptly responded to by many hun.
!reds of dollars compared with the ter
sears just past. and we fear our friends
ave miseonstrued our purchase of tn,
Ballard House"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
,SHANGHAIED MAN TELLS
WILD TALE OF PIRACY

h q i & + i I q u.
Weak from exposure and the lack o.
food, william B. .Keenes a colored
sailor, returned to his home IN Rlch-
mond last Friday. after ON absence OF
more than two months, telling story
OF hardship and cruelty aboard ship
that rivals those Of the victims OF l'le
pirates of ancient times
According to Keene, on October latn.
while at Old Point he was approacheu
by q man who offered him a good SAL
ary.if he would ship for two weeks as
cook on the ship James p. Wells, or
wins, which was represented as being
a regular trader. bound for American
ports. The offer was an nlluring one,
and the man decided to go. aboard tns
ship, which was some distance out IN
the harbor. and investigate. ne toaa no
when the captain remarked that he
was short handed, and the crew began
to weigh anchor. 1t was not until they
were sailing out OF the bay that kesne
realized that he had been shangnaleo.
sixteen ShanEhnlcd.
Tho crew was made UP of mon OF
io aes befope Keeas found that fifteen
OF them besides himself were shang-
hailed. BY the most forcible. q ar tl /. /.
ments, he was given to llnderstandt hnl
else that his cnptors should dictate,
and that his term of service would last
The cargo he found was
anything than that OF "a regular
trader," for there were many nr1sa l boxes
on which the duty was not paid. DUR
Ing his voyage, which lasted lust tif-
ty-nlne days. the ship anchored a n,
ports hut never We're any OF tue im-
nrisonct men allowed to 20 ashore for
The trading was done with the small
boats willie the ship stood well out
from shore.
slblc for hun to describe tho cruelty
with wliich5 the men We're treated
They we're furniAl,ed with little ar no
food, and were Obliged TO subslst =
such. scraps as they were ahle Btos stes s'
NE tells of n iigb among them Tor
the possession ofNa turn!p Whlcl. one
,of the men found iloutlng near MY > g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19

boat, and how sailed goldfish was con-
sidered choice meal. Despite the fact
that the ship passed through very rough
weather they We're meyer Furnished
We're obliged to sleep in their wet
clothes and without fire of any sort.
Frequently they took the lanterns out
of the Rigging to warm their numbed
fingers. 81
Killed An Indian.
Among the unfortunates was an In
dian, shipping from Baltimore, who,
when his term OF service was COM
ipleted. demande his pay and insisted
that he be put ashore. The captain
said :"You will never go!" and ordered
the crew to put him In irons. me
Indian resisted flercely. and IN the
after being bound hand and foot, was
In a dying condition., He was loaded
on a boat and carried to land--wlere,
Keene has no idea--but he asserts that
he heard the captain say that he dled
soon after he was landed. 81 I
1nfthe course OF the voyage several
ships were communicated with. and the
crew was exchanged to such an extent
that there were only four of the orig
inal sixteen unfortunates when the
ship was towed into the llarbor at
Norfolk. &
They were frequently hailed by po-
lice boats. he sad, and on these coca.
sions the prisoners were hustled below
with the Illicit cargo. There was never
a time that they had the slightest
chance to communicate with any one
In the outside world.
Finally the boat became almost dis
abled, and after days and nights OF
toll was finally headed into the Chess
upenke Day. As soon as she was made
fast at the wharf In Norfolk the CAP
tain Disappeared, ana the exhausted
crew scattered In search Of food and
shelter,
keene says he Was never able to find
out the name OF the captain but lle
understands that lie was born ana
raised ut Cape Charles Flo says that
before leaving Norfolk he reported tina
matter ~ the authorities. and since
arriving here i,as placed the cs.se N
the llunds of eslorel lawy5eG, !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
RUN TO CHRISTMAS EVE

Public Schools Give Holiday Then. Not
TO Open Until january I'd.
As the public school holidays are
hNed BY rule. pupils who want little
grin and bear it,"tor they are requireG
% work, UP to.noon on Christmas Eve
When they scoot away they will MOI
be required TO return until January
the eve of the celebration is not :
pleasant contemplation. but the young,
sters,. II Is pointed out, will have am,
pie time to make merry. II seems tc
be admitted that little work vii, b.
accomplishing on Tuesday. but tho
teachers will be there unrnlentlnr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
BARBER IN COURT AGAIN

Appeal Not Yct Heard ana Other
Charges of Robbery Continued.
II. r. Barber, who was convicted In
the Police Court on November 9th on
the charge of having robbed the r. l..
barnes safe and Lock Company and
sentenced to four months In jail APP
terday morning to answer other stint,
lar charges against him. Ills appeal
70 the Hastings Court on the iirst
charge had not been heard. however,
was asked and granted Before he left
the court Barber limited vaguely at
some disclosure he would make before
ms tflal IN the higher court. but would
not say what 1t was all about.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
CHILD LABOR MEETING

DR.. NIcIxclsay to Deliver Addres. Mt
suengcr Hall To-Day.
Under the auspices OF the National
Child Labor Association, two pubic
meetings Will be held at Saenger Hal
to-day at . o'clock p. NJ and at
p. NJ. An address will be delivered
by Or. "A. ]. McKeIway. Southern sec.
local workers have shown great inter.
est in the preparations for the meet
ing and have urged the public to ut
tend. $780, ~ n.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
Rest suit Comes Back.

AS mystcrlousy as they disappeared tS1
bes. suit OF clothes and the best overcoat Of
Avenue, rcappeared yesterday. to the greaj
satisfaction Of Mr.. Montague. He dressed
himself In his rebound best purple and fins
linen. and took the train for New York.
Where the best suit and the best oyerccnt
went and how they came back will probably
never be known. but they are in safe hand,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
EXHIBIT DRAWS
LARGE CROWDS
Sanger Hall Packed Every Day
With Students Of Tubercu-
losis Charts.
RICHMOND DOCTORS SPEAK
Program for TOD Day.

Exhibit open 10 A. NJ. to 10 r. NJ.
Hourly lectures by Professor ROut'
aahn.
Up. M.-subject,. "Importance OF
Early Diagnosis In the Treatment OF
uberculosis', chairman, DIR. Ramon
ID. Gnrciny spcakcrs-Dr. Douglas
Vnnderhoof, DR.. J. Garrett Nelson.
4 r. M.-Subjcct, "TubercuiOsls
and the Waiting Nurse; chnirn,an,
MIR. John u. Minors spcnkers-Nliss
Sallie Dcane, Miss s. III. Cnbnniss.
sab r. M.-Subject, Oxidation Of
Tuberculosis to the Work Of Assoc
ciatcd Chariticsr3 chairman, MIR. II.
A. Lancaster, Jr.j speakers-thc Rev.
James buchanan, MIR. J. Stewart
Bryan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
pr, Parker.

Dr. oppenhimer then introduced Or.
Truman a. Parker. chief OF the Third
Street Free Dispensary. DIR. Parker
gave tho, locati OF the two dispen-
saries now operated by the city. one
being In the old Ballard House for
white people; the other for'colored peo-
pie is on North Third Street. The work
done in these dispensaries by prac-
.ticing physicians of the city was de-
scriibed in detail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
,.. Leigh street Property said,

INSISTS, \ j Chewing t'ompanv' rea, sv.
y, assnls' sold Yesterday afternoon he
Lawson for $500, and NJ" ~ W. ~ se,lls
s''sst 10 n u, Wright for $500. -'''s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
exercise is good. but the patient should
always stop short of fatigue.

Dr. oppcuululcr.
meeting was held, when the subject
of discussion was what the Health
Department of Richmond Is Doing for
Tuberculosis" DR.. w T. Oppenbimer
president OF the Board of Health, pre-
sided. and referred to the great interest
that has been aroused among the peo'
ple with regard to tuberculosis. A
valuable and Instructive address was
made on this subject by DR.. f. c. Levy
chief health officer OF Richmond. who
told Of the difficulties and of the sue
with.
DR.. Levy exhibited n chart. whicl,
had recently been complied. which
showed that tuberculosis in the last
Richmond. This has been accomplish
ed without the assistance of the peo-
pie.
Now. that the attention OF the citi-
better results should be looked for
The Health epartmen has been for.
tunate imSthe backing 1t has received
from the physicians of this city. who
partment' DIR. Levy says they have
entered into a more hearty co-opera-
ton with the department than the
physicians have in any city in which,
Health Department. pr; Levy then
needed for the control OF tuberculosis
THE dispensary Is the logical one
to begin with. This the city has re-
Gently established. Next Is needed d
sanitorium. place to which pa
tient can go and be cured In q couple
of months. There is need OF hos.
pital to which cases that have passed
beyond all hope of cure could be sent.
SO as to prevent their becoming a
source Of danger. and to render their
last days comfortable" !,
of the citizens to use their knowledge
to fight the disease, also for all of the
citizens to let the Council know that
they want the best health department
possible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
POWERS FOR ALDERMAN
Named by Dubney and pouahoe ia

Succeed Capt. lie Masuricr
Joseph L. Powers, secretary 10 Henry
7; Wiekham, general counsel Of Tie
na!ly selected by Aldermen Dabnny
and ponalloe Yesterday as the success
sor % Robert lie Alasurier, of Madi.
son Ward, Like Captain LIE Masu.
~, NJ towers will be the younees,
,,heNlper 81 The upper branch. lie ia
been active in ward politics. an, lis
hoonlnauon IL regarded as n wise
ch9ies In all probability hts name are
! MI MI ne presented 10 the hoard To-.
Hish'" There VIII be no opposition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
DR.. Newton.
DIR. Freeman.

DR.. Alien w. Freeman. medical In
spector of the Health Department. said
that the treatment of tuberculosis
would not be SO difficult II 1t were not
90 sin,nle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19

MEMS FINE LINEN HAND
KERC1flEFS. q and a-inch
hens, full large size. Best value
we've found at the price, 1:Mc.
Thousands of this style have
been sold.
MEMS ALL-LINEN INITIAL
HANDKERCHIEFS, 4 inch hem,
well-workod initial, nicely boxed,
half dozen to a box, unequaled
in value. for 65c box.
MEMS INITIAL HANDKER-
CHIEFS. fine Irish linen. hand
worked initial. script or open
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-03-21

4C, 537 undergraduate and 1897
graduate students. An inter.
esting sidelight on higher edu-
cation in the middle West is
shown in the fact that of the
1898 students in the Eastern
institutions only 1892 are wom-
en-. while of the 40, 354 in those
the middle West 1910 are
women. There are more women
in the colleges of this group of
States than in all the other
groups of the country combin.
ed.-New York Tribune.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-03-21
Temperance Sunday

The comm G Sunday March "a.
Quarterly Temperance Les
son Title: The Woes of Drunk.
enuess Lrs>un Text: Isaiah
28:7-13 Golden Text: Wine
and new vine take away the
heart-Hosra All. Temper
ance Topic: The scourge of in.
temperance, How to overcome
it.
1t is recommended that teach
ing a long the line OF Cbristia n
Citizenship be included with
that Of temperance on this an.
nual Temperance Sunday.
1t is also hoped that pastors
will preach practical temper
ance sermons emphasizing the
Christian duty of total absti
nence. In no department of
church work should there be
more prac"c1l WI tn: II or
this line
Frances h. Whit ,n.c, 49,.
ed the greatest inventors,
Thomas A. Edison, if be were
:. total abstainer and when told
hat he was, she said: May l
irqmre whether it was home in.
uAeuce that made you SOP" He
replied: No, l think it was
because 1 always felt that 1 had
better use for my head"
What warning does the Bible
give to liquor dealers. Hab.
2:15 To law makers Isa. IL 2.
To the drinking man Isa. 5:22
Practical Application. Chris.
tian patriotism demands the an
inhalation of the liquor traffic.
We have cut out one section
of the temperance letter this
week, because it would come
under the head of Gambling and
bar the DEMOCRAT from the
mails. The Postal La VS. make
no difference between a temper
ance prize, euchre prize and the
Louisiana Lottery.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-03-21
East Behind il Education.

A TACT which will be surpris.
ing 10 some Fasteners is that
the people of the middle West
are ahead of them in the matter
of average education. The rate
of illiteracy in the cities of
%, 600 or over in the North At
lautic States, which include
New England, New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania was
at the date of the las II ,ual
census SD per cent, and outside
the cities 7.3 per cent f. he
North Central States, VIII IN IN
clude Ohio, Indiana. H. MA,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Mi.n, sal a
Iowa, Missouri. North dsd
South Dakota, Nebraska ana
Kansas, the percentages ", -
3.S and 4.6 respectively. In e
former division there are eighty
seven universitiesnand colleges,
with 30, 995 undergraduate and
3,003 graduate students, while
in the latter there are 1877 in sti.
tutions of this character, with
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-03-21
Did Kansas a Good Turn.

Topeka dispatches give it
that the $4,000 appropriation
proposed by the Kansas senate
for statue to John Brown was
defeated in the house by Cyrus
Leland. The plan was to place
the efigy besides that of John
]. Ingalls,.
If Mr., Leland was instrument
tai in cutting this $4,000 item
from the miscellaneous appro-
priation bill, be deserves the
thanks of Kansas regardless of
politics. John Brown was crazy.
1t would be disgrace to Kan
sas to place statue OF him by
the side of Roger Williams. of
Father Marquette. of Lewis
Cass, of Clay, of Benton, of In
gals X. G. Post.