The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-15
PLENTY Of WORK;
NO APPROPRIATION
Norfolk Mechanics Will Urge
Congress to Pass Urgency
Deficiency Bill.
TRY M'BRIDE IN PORTSMOUTH
Governments Exhibits VIII
Probably Go to Seattle--sen-
fenced for House breaking.

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NORFOLK, VA. January 1.-THE
local lodge, No. AL. has petittoned the
Norfolk Central Labor Union, the va
rious business bodies Of Norfolk and
Portsmouth and others. to como to
| their assistance by appointing COM
/ mittee to frame and submit a resolu-
I, ton to the present session OF Con-
gross pctitioning that body to pass
an urgency deficiency bill at the
| earliest possible moment; and also to
petition Congress to provide for the
building OF collier or battleship, or
| both. at the Norfolk Navy Yard
Hundreds have been laid off recently
ut the navy yard, not because there
Is any deficiency in the amount OF
work needed to be done but because
there Is no appropriation under which
pay-rolis can DO met The provision
to build vessels at the yard Is with
a view OF giving the force chance
TO show what can be done at the yards.
The Governments Exhibit.
1t is expected that the entire gov
ernment exhibit at the Jamestown Ex-
position Will be packed and ready for
shipment by the close OF this week.
The work Is already In progress and
being accomplished rapidly.
The announcement is further made
that after being packed the exhibits
VIII probably be retained In the build
ings at the Exposition Grounds until
they are shipped to Seattle, Wash.
While 1t is not definitely determined
! that the government will participate
in the Seattle exposition. 1t is believed
that Congress will pass a bill in favor
of participation and TINT expenses can
be saved by leaving the exhibits in the
hi att; u
on their journey to the West.
At the annual meeting held last
night the Norfolk Central Labor Union
elected z. w. Gaines president, after
Il hot fight. In which a great deal OF
feeling was manifested. The other
officers We're: Vice-President. X. S. Will
son; Recording Secretary. w. r. James !;
Financial Secretary and Treasurer, L..
L. Jordan.
A Youthful Housebrenkcr.
Edward Creekmore. also known as
boy, was to-day arraigned before Po-
lice Justice Simmons on seven charges
of honsebreaklng and larceny, on five
Of which he was given jail sentences,
and two, constituting housebreaking.
he will answer to i'll the Corporation
Court.
On three Of the charges Creelsmore
was given SIN months sentences In jail
and on two thirty days in JAIL making
in all twenty months he is to spend in
JAZZ.
The evidence showed Creekmore to
be a dangerous lad ut liberty. Only
recently he was released from jail
where he served twelve months for
housebreaking, getting off light by
pleading guilty and being so young.
To-day he attempted to work the
sympathy racket, asking to be allowed
to plead guilty. and Offering to tell
where the goods could be recovered.
This was refused by the court.
,IcBrldc's Trial.
It is probable that II. G. Mcbride.
former sergeant of the Police Depart
rent who is charged With having three
living wives, will be tried In Ports
mouth. where he married the woman
he Is no" living with.
It seems that the law requires that
man charged with bigamy must be
tried in the county where the offcnse
occurred. The two marriages that seem
to be bigamous on the face OF the GER
tificates did not occur in Norfolk. One
occurred in Caroline county and the
other in Norfolk county.
Mcbride Will be given preliminary
hearing this morning In the Police
Court. AS yet he has not given bail, and
Is confined in the Jail hospital.