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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
NJ lf1i;|, -
Seventy-seyc1l
FOR Colds and
glIlFs

Lille best we can tell yot1 about
Humphreys Sevcnty-scvcn is.
That 1T cures Grip and Colds
by acting directly OH the sick
spots, without disturbing the rest
OF the system.
That the tonicity of Seventy
seven, sustains tic vitality, SO
that that tired, pulled down feel
ing usually following all attack
Of Grips largely eliminated. All
Druggists sell, most Druggists
recommend III"
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine CO., Cor.
William and John streets, New York.
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LONG JAIL TERM
Rosa Robinson and Ad'Ilc johnson Get
More Than Two Years.


More Than Two Years.
Addie johnson and Rosa Robinson,
two of the sllckest articles in the COL
ored line known to the police. were be-
fore Justice Crutchfeld yesterday
morning to answer to the charge of
obtaining a lot of money from Alex
ander Fossctt under false pretenses.
They We're sentenced to six months in
Jail OH each of five charges. making
a total of thirty months, which they
will be forced to spend by the sleepy
Shockoe. The two women. In conjunc-
ton with another woman, who has
since departed to that bourne whence
no manor woman-returns, piled a
like game on unsuspecting men some
years ago, and We're caught by Detec.
Sergeant Mcmahon. When they
tried 1t on Fossett the detective was
on to them, and he soon mad the two
in his .toils again. Their scheme wa.
to borrow money on fake sum OF
several hundred dollars. and they al
ways found their dupes easy marks
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Virginia Breviities
rspecln1 % Tho Times-Dispatch.1


= FREDERICKSBURG, VA. January 25.--
Tho first leap year party of the year was
given hero last night at Pythian Hall. It
commenced at 9 o'clock and continued until
2 a. NJ. Refreshments We're served at mid
night. There " ere fourteen couples and the
occasion was much enjoyed Mrs. w. j.
h1 WiIG1S Was ehqpsro8 HA-w n Mar.ba,
OF Eddlngton, Mich, dropped dead at Grove
Station. four miles east OF here. yesterday
afternoon at o'clock,
WILLIAMSBURG, WA board OF trade
was organized here last night by repre-
sentative body OF business men. and the
following officers elected: Mayor E. w.
Warhnron. vice. president; 3. d. Peachy,
frst vice president: 3. f.. Wolfe. second vice
president; T. II. Ball, secretary; s. L. Ora
nam. treasurer. The president. secretary.
treasurer and u. b. g. Spencer. Fl. N. Phil
lips, W. A. Bozarth and the Rev. w. A.
r., Goodwin will compose the executive com.
LuRAY. yA.-of the many thousands OF
6 6os, OF apples recently sold on the Lon
uoh tEng) market those grown In Kappa.
hammock county brought the highest price
| averaging 81 per barrel.
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FLoTILLAI is SIGHTED
Escorted by Argentine Torpedo Bonts,
Rench Bucnox Ayrcn To-Day.

Escorted by Argentine Torpedo Bonts,
Reach Buenos Ayres To-Day.
BUENos sAYREs. January rs. $3.50 p.
M.-The American torpedo boat notilla.
accompanied by six Argentine torpedo
boats. was sighted from Montevideo at
half past this afternoon. The vessels
are on their way to this port. They
left Rio Janeiro January 2lst.
The first sighting of the flotilla was
off Punta del Este. the north entrance
point Of the Rio de In Plata. which was
reported to the Ministry Of Marine
here. The Argentine torpedo boats
met the fleet off N1aldonado. and will
escort the visitors to this port, where
they are expected to arrive early to-
morrow morning. The program for the
entertainment of the Americans has
not yet been definitely fixed There
will be, however, an official reception
to the officers by the President of the
republic, DR.. Alcorta.
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WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS
Prince Edward SupcrvisOrA Pushing
Work for Better Highways.

Special to The Times Dispatch:l
FARMVILlE, VA, January 25.-.The
Prince Edward board Of supervisors
is composed of all good roads men en-;
and work OF macadamizing the tl rd reg
steadily on. The county already owns
its own rock crusher and negotiations
are making for several pieces Of nod-
ern road building machinery. which
are necessary for doing the work prop
erly. 1t is proposed that another,vote
be taken on the question Of issu IN :,
bonds for the purpose Of buliuahs
roads throughout the entire county.
and 1t is believed that IT VIII carry
by good majority.
The sales during tho past yea, y y
the Farmville dispensary amounted g
s7s445 from which thsre vas 9eP prof,
Vas distributed as follows: Five
eghths e ne town Of nmaaTri mV,iel 'G Ss
~ trIc ns'' and one-eighth to the state.
i IS NTH llu the money from this source res
that the streets Of the town NAYS ,.sa ~ n'' j.
| ~ all been paved and tine roaus =
| the district mncadamlzed.
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soU,r1lEnN AnANDoNs LEASE.
Urnortcd on Good Authority Thnt
>sWlll Give Tn Trnnsylvanin ltond.

Special to The Ttmes. blspateh'!a -,
AsEiEVILLN. N. c., January, i so,.1 !.
That Il tet TIC Sc Southern RAILWAY has aban r
doned Its lease OF the. Iran Is !
Railroad, known. as The ;, Io ?, fSa.,,
ndersonville to Lake ToXaway: VIII
over by the Transylvania Railroad md
When the Southern Railway two
years ago took over this road, the
lease ease signed was for q stimulated term
az Atty years, and the Southern, II
IL snid, gave bond In a heavy sum
10 ensure the fnlnlment Of It's con
tract. This lease, 1t Is stated semi
officially has been volun =, re lea,
| pany, but whether for a cons Liberation
or NOT could not, he learned
The Transylvanln Railrond was built
4 ana operated x by the Hen ersonville
4 and Brevard Railroad Company in
| 1895. but after a. brief exis tence Wen,
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AiFII II.IPi||IIAIIJ..
IO.F|GHICAIuN ACI
Pctersburg's Board Of Aldermen
Decline to Conc,tr in Action
OF Council. 8
GUILTY, BUT NOT WANTED 90
Montreal Will Not Send for Con
fcssed Criminal Because 1t S
Too Expensive.
.rs,oc,a, to The rim s Dispatch. /

pETERSBuG, VA, January 25--At
/. chilled meeting OF the Board OF AL
Idermcn this afternoon. the resolution
pnssed by the Common Council last
Tuesday, providing that $1,000 be APP
propriatcd to employ William Z. Mcli-
waine the well-known Petersburg law
yer. and former State Sennt tor. to oppose
the Cation bill for the redistribution of
tnxes on railroad rolling stock. was
| defeated by one vote. Eight votes
two-t thirds Of the membership of the
Board--are required to make an nppro-
priatton. Just that number were pres
ent. and Alderman Moore's vote against
| concurrence In the measure broke the
necessary quota, making the vote Z
ayes and no. The question will
probably be brought up for reconsidera-
ton by the Board of Aldermen in the
near future.
Liquor Dealers Indicted.
The eight liquor dealers and saloon
clerks indicted yesterday for selling
liquor to minors Will be summoned to
appear before the Hastings Court on
Thursday. January goth. The cases
will be tried at the February term.
AS previously reported. in The Times
Dispatch when the charges We're
brought about six weeks ago the story
1
| known Anti-Saloon League worker IN
this city employed youth to attempt
| to purchase liquor Mt a number of local
saloons. thereby securing the necessary
I evidence. This report was entirely
contradlcted by the .Anti-Saloon League
| man in an Interview with Times
Dispatch representative.
Tho Mayor this morning discharged
from custody Norman Floyd Murray
the young Englishman who surrender
ed himself to the Petersburg police
| saying that he was wanted in Montreal
Canada, for stealing s154 from a fellow
| lodger In boarding house, and wanted
/ to give himself up because he was
cinscience-s and weary of being
| a fugitive from Justice. Chief OF Po-
ilice Ragland at once notified the
| Montreal police. and received letter
| from Chief of Detectives Carpenter last
Thursday, saying that Nlurray's story
was true. but that the prisoner wouc
not be brought back because of the
great expense entailed.
William James Goode. the young
l white man arrested here on Thursday
on the charge of passing fraudulent
checks drawn on the National Bank o
Petersburg. was also discharged. Thu
man is said to he of unsound mind
Death Of Robert War.
Mr. Robert War. a well-known citi
zen and business man. died this after
noon at the residence of his dauEh'
: ter. Mrs. George Watson. on Grow
Avenue Mr.. War was In his seventy
sixth year. and Is survived by three
: | married daughters.
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CASE oFsTHE TRANSFERS

= Ill d s IL L {
Question of Those nj Fort OElcthOrpc
Working ON Georgia Rontlx.
WASHINGTON. d. c., January 25.-
The Department OF Justice has taken
up the cases Of the civilian transfers
In government employ who are quar-
tered at Fort Oglethorpe, and who were
arrested and imprisoned for not work.
Ing on the Georgia roads. A question
of the right Of the local authorities TO
require the men to work on the roads
is at issue; the Washington authori-
ties holding that their teamsters were
bound by contract to serve the national
government and that the attempt of
the local authorities to take them out
of the service Of the United States and
require them to work for a definite
time on the State roads is an inter-
ference with the operations OF the Fed
eral government. =
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TO BUILD HOME HERE
Nishor Van dc Nyycr to Address Meet
Ing of X. of c. This Afternoon.

AS result of the extraordinary
growth of the order in Richmond. the
local branch of the knights of CO.
lumbus. which now numbers more than
800 .members, feels the want of a per-
manent hall and meeting room.
Bishop Van de NYver is taking much
Interest in the movement. and has
requested the grand knight, Mr.. James
S. Patterson, to call a meeting for TIL,
purpose of outlining plans. The meet
ing will be held this afternoon at.
o'clock in Cathedral Hall, and the
bishop Is expected to offer some prac
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tical suggestions on the subject. The
plan is to have, in connection with the
hall club rooms for the enjoyment
of the members.
Following the bishops address. q
business session will be held and
ldefnite action willy he taken for the
erection of the new building.
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norus Check Cnse.

e. r. Still appeared in Police Court
yesterday morning on the charge Of
being a suspicious character, of pass
ing bogus check for SIS on the Bank
'Of Commerce, and Of defraudinE MUIR
phys Hotel out of sT2 worth of board
and lodging. He was dismissed on the
hotel charge. Hearing Of others was
continued to February 9Th.
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Shall We Have a Parallel and Rival
ltnilrond to the Richmond, Fred
crlckAburE and IOto mncs-Thc
-i COnh,nnn ScnAc View. III 80 s9A
brINC VICW.
(Communicated.)

(COmmun1cated.) ~
Application to the State Corporation
Commission on behalf OF Mr.. Frank ].
Gould q New York. railroad magnate
Will, develop into such a. railroad as
above stated. has. hroug ut into ex-
istence this very Important question.
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EPILEPSY
Fits" or Failing Sickness

We offer you speedy and per1nan EN-
relief Wo wouldIltlse to send YOU thu
rroof we have a book that tells 81
about our treatment and many q
those We have cured, The, book y !!
Your afflicted friend Write to-day.
Address vi iSs 81 l3S3 n
Dr., w. Towns Medical Co..,
Fond duS Lac, Wis, y,
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Permits Issued.

Inspector Beck issued permits for
buildings and repairs yesterday as fol-
lows:
7. J. Smith & Company, brick stable,
No, 1900 Chaffin Street $1,000.
r. a. Carter, repairs to brick dwell
ling No. COL North First Street. 5000.
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About CITY Rcnnrts.


steps have been taken by the Com
mittee on Printing and Claims To abate
nuisance which at times bordered on
a public scandal, in that the reports
of the various departments of the city
government have not been made pub
lie for from six months to a year after
they were filed. The charge was made
By the Mayor year ago that owing
10 this dilatory method the reports
were practically worthless when is
sued. a charge which has never been
denied. The custom has grown up of
allowing the heads OF departments to
submit their annual report to the
Mayor, and through him to the Conn-
Is ordered printed. The Committee on
Printing then let's the work out, and
endless proofsheets are sent back t.
the department chief, who reworks and
until it meets with his ideas. at the
request Of the Committee on Printing,
the City Attorney has rendered an
opinion that this course is illegal. and
that after a report has been submitted
and ordered printed, no one has right
substance. The contracting printer
must guarantee that the report will he
printed strictly according to the. copy
furnished. The committee has issued
orders to printers through Clerk III. T.
Ezekiel TO furnish no proofs of city
printing hereafter to the various de.
partments, but to deliver the work ac-
cording.l To COPY furnished. with the
been notified by the committee thai
hereafter they will be expected to live
strictly up to their contracts in the
matter Of delivery. Last year report
which should have been received from
the contracting printers not later thai
April LIST were not in hand until late
In December. and at that date were o
comparatively little value.
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Loss in operation Of the two.

LOSS III Operation u lile IWOl a5s
n Moreover tits suggested that ts the the
competition Of the two roads. would
be effected by a reduction Of rates.
The gross revenue above stated was
re ceived before the law reducing pas
1907. it IS already evident that this
Will reduce the. gross receipts, Of the
Richmond. fredericksburg and Poto-.
There Is wide de,,f aeld f d1n.t{ in, In
can show, even with aid OF reduced
rates, whence can come the increase
of business which will enable the two
roads even to pay expenses OF opera
ton.
For a short time, until one or both
roads are sold out und er their mort
cages, the State will then have two
poor roads Instead OF one good one, IT
terest IN the Richmond : Fred, Trederlcf IS
mount It will receive In taxes. even
While they are paid. Is entirely
Even { the entlre, interest Il ao, .a Of the ne
the bondhol ders. IN both roads is wiped
out bySHjudiciai sale. and they pass
into the hands Of new owners az much
less than their present value 81 OF cap -
talizat!on no g Ia W6 81 would mako
III II seem possible that both could earn
enough to even pay the cost OF oper-
| 3ating them. . !; :, l.. !, !,
II the above statements en- IN, ne aas su g,
na,vroad should do so at once. They
MA Md fable OF the man no killed the
goose tint laid GHAs goiGeff1nA 6 SkkSdp
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people OF the particular section in
question benefited? But we are told
that competition will increase business.

people OF the particular section inl
question benefited But we are told
that competition will Increase business.
Let us then consider the effect OF
competition, bearing in mind. as has
been clearly shown. that the present
rates are very fair. II not low. and the
facilities are ample for all sorts OF
traffic. Now the mere existence OF an
other road cannot increase the volume
Of business. either local or through.
TO be effective in this respect com
transportation and lessen the cost. in
order to divert business from other
existing channels. or create new bus
obtained, but it is essential as pre-
requisite that under the old order OF
things there should have been gross
conditions ever existed In the field OF
operation OF the Richmond. FrederIcks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company.
times carried on with great vigor: they
are pretty sure to end either by Alb
sebbpon Of one comps1er BY BY na the
which will secure at least fair COM
pensation for the work done.
II these considerations have any
reduction In rates OF transportation as
the result Of the creation OF a rival
railroad to the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad is q re-
mote one.
To fully understand how the interest
OF the whole State will be affected by
the creation Of such road let us
analyze tho statements of business OF
the Richmond. Fredericks burg and Po-
tomac Railroad.
| According to the report rendered the
|stockholders. as of June 80. 1907, the
gross earnings were 3l.sS1.So6. the net
income s525,165, or .377.
| It Is fair to presume that the cost
OF operating each OF the two roads
If another were built would be about
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Cost Of operating Richmond.
y fredericksburg and Poio-
mac Railroad. including
fixed charges. extraordi-
nary expenditures. allow
ance for epreciation, taxes,
in other words. all neces-
was .....3.......-..... sl.456 641
Double this for two roads. 2,9ls IS!
The entire gross earnings
and Potomac Railroad 80. 1.es1.sot
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Jake FIRST look AT
BUDGET TOMORROW ] h
Finance Committee Will Meet tc
Consider Demands Of Various
City Departments.
PRINTING or TIE REPORTS
Officials Will Not BE Allowed to
Revise Them Here
after.

The municipal schedule for this week
consists mainly Of scattering business
OF tho yariois committees who are
engaged In an effort to conclude pend
ing measures before the end of the
month Possibly the most important
meeting of the week will be that of
HE Finance Committee to- morrow
niRht. when n preliminary look will be
s taken at the budget. All those depart
@ments which have not yet filed their
estimates for the coming year have
& heen notified by the sergcant-at-arms
to sneak now or forever hereafter hold
their peace.
''The city's expert board Of lobbyists,
otherwise known as the special COM
1rittee on Legislative affairs. VIII meet
tomorrow at noon TO consider further
some of the matters affecting Rich
mond,s interests before the General
Assembly. The Committee on Printing
and Claims S also down for tomorrow
nj S p. NJ.
On Tuesday there will be meetings
of the Committees on Streets. Annexed
Territory. and Electricity, and Il sub
committee OH Water. all at p. NJ.
On Wednesday the Committee on
Local Assessments meets at +. M. in
solitary state.
Thursday the Board OF Aldermen
meets in adjourned session at s o'clock.
and the general Committee on Water
sits at the same hour
On Friday tho Committee on Ordi-
nance, Charter and Reform has the
right of way at S o'clock.
Investigate Hell Company. =.
The meeting of the Electricity Com
mittee arranged for Tuesday night
VIII attract more than usual attention.,
as chairman Satterfied has issued an
invitation to all citizens who have COM
plants against the Bell Telephone
Company TO come forth and air them.
The investigation of the hello service is
In response to Alderman. Benefits res
olution, and, of course, will be open
to the public.
Another public hearing, Mt which II
number of citizens will present their.
views will be held on Friday night be-
( fore the Ordinance Committee when
the proposed new building code will be
up, for consideration.
inspector Henry P. Beck has per-
sonally Invited all builders and con-
tractors in the city to be present. and
number OF architects will speak on
the provisions of the proposed code.
Mr.. Beck invites all persons who are
interested in building matters In this
city to confer with him at his Office
any time during this week as to the
new code, since 1t is the desire of the
Inspector and of the committee to pro-
duce a series of regulations fair and
agreeable to the demands of the pub
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this state by tic advocates 3f the p nrd
posed charter With much clamor, i, wv !, !,
on tile part qf some, with no little
MISREPRESENTATION.
" 'Thclr rfief arguments may be stated
I'LL a. The Richnond, MISUNDERSTANDING
f5te s9n IL s Hna 's saeh
+ gd. II nus prevented the proper8de..
veopment q az rallroaSd i s Y, q q
Virginia and deprived R,c safea r,i =.
give I've Richmond competing line to the
North ,,a
furious to the best Interests Of our
people, dams up the arteries OF com com,
we might hope for al Increase. OF
values resulting from competition IN a
territory now blighted by monopoly.
en 4'' forms rms q Il the snme denancintion.
Those who give titterance to hem arc
hostilcto the Richmond. fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad. because they
consider It n monopoly.
A monopoly. according to tile strict
meaning OF the word, Is IN exclusive
right. privilege or power co ~, J., by
the Rawsr Is h sr s wder a
has Joined to the word monopoly" In
belief IL not in utterance, the eplthets
g,r,as,p1ing. 2,yerrcaching, tyranrous;
OulOuSt OBPIeSSlVcS -ClC., kWell
deserved in mnny cases.
When any Individual or corporation
is denounced as monopollst or 2
monopoly al these and many more evil
stood as belonging to the person or
corporation so denounced.
Before SO regarding possess.ors OF
character deserve It.
The Richmond, fredericksburg and
Potomac Railrond is one Of the oldest
traffic in 1885; II is Tie Tie shortest and
Richmond and Washington and tho
North. 1t passes through thinly set
tied country 20 not Ct rich ag Eric " "
State, having few manufactures, and
only one town Of size. The state
ment that It has mo Incentive to de,
traffic" however. Is so absurd that q
serious REPUTATION is needless.
Its rates. both. passenger and freight
cially as to local rates. as those of any
other railroad in a territory of equal
population. and furnishing an equal
volume Of business North or South.
late reduction by statute OF rates OF
passage. AS regards equipment and
service. 1t need fear no comparison
Gated. No serious complaint against /,
in these respects has ever been made
and substantiatcd. The allegation, has
been vaguely made that 1t has retarded
the development OF the territory
| through which 10 passes No facts
have been alleged showing how ant
when and where this has been done
and the statement Is not true. It,
equipment and capabilities in cfarac.
ter and extent have been Increased II
conformity with the increase In thu
volume and character Of It's business
| It's facilities are ample for all tn,
traffic OF every sort, local or through
which comes to it. and always hav,
| been.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
THE COTTON MARKET.

Reported over private wires by Hayden. stone X Co.,, members of New York and Boston Stock and New York Cot ton Exchanges New Haven branch. 33 Center street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
rrw Yonx STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires of Prince X Whitely. members or the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges New York ofIlce. 62 Broadway. and Is Center street. New Haven.