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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-23
SENATOR BRYAN
D|ES DE Typhoid
(Continued From First Page)

y. Carson, Mrs. Arthur Simpson. of
kissimee, Fla. Miss Margaret Bryan
who was with him In Washington
shortly after he was first taken i'll;
MISS florrie Bryan and Miss Call
Bryan, who are attending the Wes-
leyan Female College, at Macon, Ga.
He has numerous other relatives in
Florida. all of whom have the sincere
sympathy of host of friends of the
deceased Senator.
The funeral will take place We'd
nesday from st. Johns Episcopal
Church of which he was a member, but
the hour of the services has not yet
been announced.
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DEATHS

BucHANAN.-Died. Sunday. 2:4a
NJ at his residence. ~ Somtn i,au'
rel street. JOHN MINOR BUcHAS-
age. He leaves a wife and sig chill,
dren. four daughters. Mrs: Roger ~
store. Mrs. Allen o. White. Mrs.
George W. Allen and Miss Rosa Bueh-
anan. and two sons. Ira l.. ana
Charles Fl. Bucnanan, and one sister,
Mrs. ]. L. Cartwright. TO mourn nus
loss.
Funeral 1Ten bis late ,n 1ss!asass n n
hollywood. Friends and acquain-
tances invited to attend.
BRooKs.-Died, at his residence n.,o Sla
at / o'clock. MORRIS o. BROOKS.
The funeral will be held from , the
home TO-DAY az 1890 o'clock me
interment will take place ra In S.tb.
Baltimore Duluth and Louls'il!e
papers please copy.
Mrs. ANNE A. BRANCH, widow OF
Thomas Branch. at his residence, No.
200 West franklin street, In the
e!ghty-frst year of her age,
nounced later.
FA1RFAx.-Dled. March ED, at his
residence Freestone. Prince VILLAIN mar.
county, va III tlie eiS 49,. !!rIer
of his age. Colonel JOHN WALTER
fnterment at Leesburg, Va. TUES
DAY, March 2ith. at 10 A. NJ
at l:2o P. NJ; sun
dav. March 90. 1908, at the residence
of his mother No. ga North Twenty
seventh street, G. NELSON FLETCti-
Err aged twenty -four.
FUNERAL from residence THIS
(Monday) AFTERNOON, at 4 o'clock.
sT1ESs.-Dicd, at 10 o'clock last night,
at the residence of his brother,in IN,
law 2T04 East Main Street. JOHN
STIEsS. in tho forty-seventh year
of his age.
E'unernl notice later.
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President 'rurplr, OF tho roard From
the city Hall tho menibers viii attend

President TurDn, OF tho roard. From
the City Hall tho members viii attend
the funeral services In body.
President Turpin said last night
tllnt tho death of Mr.. Lnrua removed
from the Board one OF the nblest mem
hers. IL man who had always devoted
Ills best effort and energy toward tho
welfare Of the city and the entire COM
munity. Mr.. Larus's colleagues cx-
pressed the same sentiment. They
were inexpressibly shocked when they
read OF his death yesterday morning.
At tho meeting OF the Ordinance Com
n,ittee on briday night lie appeared TO
be in tlio beet of health
enreannt-nt-Arms nuskell las off,
cinll: advised the Aldo rmen and Conn
clmcf, OF the memorial meeting this
afternoon. earring % have been pro.
plded 80 TINT tho CITY Council MAJ
join the funeral procession ut the rest
toncn.
Tobncco Trade to Meet.
A meeting OF the Richmond Tobacco
trade will be held this morning at III
o'clock to take proper action on the
death OF Mr.. Larus.
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the Appalachian Mountains? For the
negro rivers of blood have flowed. mil
lions OF treasure nave been spent. pa
tient lives have been dedicaled ana IN
gy, genius and conservation. a distance
has been created between hin and his
grandfathers equal to the distance be-
! Tween the. jungle, and the uniXersi,ty.
chian white man has been forgetful..
ness, ignorance and neglect. The world
might as well understand that, the
So,itherner. is done with this neglect
of his community Hes primarily In the
restoration and development of the
white population -
The speaker closed his ciarnctcriza:-
at work in southern life by pointing
out that "steHdfastness of spirit, ana
purity of thought about publ. service.
have been stamped into the life Of the
South by its strange. sad history.
"'rl,s nation Should not forget that
such qualities are spiritual forces need
9, ca to conduct coarse 5, power power ana IN
wholly destroy the spiritual duality.
Our country il venerable example
or republican government, but, AFTER
all. as Il society IT Is young. and un-
formed The golden age Of the south
dawn. an age of wealth, of buoyant
power, of freedom, to run an unhin-
dered race. Golden ages are the ages
of danger to the character of indi-
riduals or peoples. The eternal merits
and treasures of our rising empire,
standing upon the threshold OF its gold
en- age of peril and opportunity, be-
lieve me. my friends, are not it's
mighty potencics OF wealth. but II
clear ideallsm bred In the bone, a
tutelage of fidelity, an instinct for
integrity. an aptitude for ethical in.
sight powerful enough to steady the
course of this great experiment, as 1t
encounters its recurring moral crises,
and to contribute abundantly to the
realization of the old hopes and faiths
that give such solemnity and majesty
to American beginnings"
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LEGISLATORS COMING
Blackstone Matter liz Probably the Onl!
One tn Come Up.

Onc To como 1p.
The advance guard of the LeGisla-
ture will begin TO arrive to-day, and
Tor several reasons it is expected that
there viii be large attendance in
both houses
The only object of the reassemblins
of the lawmakers is to dispose of the
case of Judge j. ". G. Blackstone, Of
the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, against
whom removal proceedings have been
commenced by the House Committee
for Courts of Justice. Judge Black
stone Is still confined to ST. Francis
Hospital, in Newport News, by sick
ness. but his friends say he viii! prob
ably be able to appear here on We'd
nesday and direct his case before the
two branches of the General Assembly
lie declares that he will never give up
and that nothing save death or re-
moval will take him from the bench.
Ut is understood that he will be rep
resented by strong counsel, and Will
take advantage of every remedy at
forded him by the Constitution for his
defense. Though the further proceed.
ure III the case has not been clearly
outlined, there are. many strong law
Hers who contend that nothing more
Is necessary except 20 take vote IN
the two houses on the resolution TO
remove, Removal will unquestionably
be the ultimate result, but just how
long it Will take to accomplish it can
mot be stated.
Six Want the Place.
There are six candidates in the field
Ito succeed Judge Blackstone, and a
lively fight is in prospect.
They are Hon. N. B. Wescott, of Ac-
comac; Mr.. Ohio f. Mears, of North
-,nmpton: Judge e. e. Montague. of
Elizabeth city. sand Messrs. Clarence
w Robinson, G, l.. Phillips and w. j.
Eems. of Newport News.
While the two bodies are struggling
over the question of removal, the
friends of the various candidates will
be at work among the members, i'm.
portuning them 10 support their re-
spectiye favorites, and they will keep
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Mr.. BRYAN COMING
Nebraska Presidential Cnnditlntc to
spcnk "Wednesday Night.


/ Leutenant-Go j. Taylor Ely
son, who is chairman OF the Joint leg
| islative committee to receive and en-
terrain Mr.. w. j. Bryan, who will be
| here Wednesday, has practically COM
/ pleted arrangements for the speaking
which will take place under the
auspices of the General Assembly In
! the City Auditorium at o'clock, We'd
\ nesday evening
The committee is composed of Mr.
Ellyson and Speaker Richard Evelyn
Byrd, Senator'S William Hodges Mann
G.. L. Fletcher, Il. II. Holland, N. b.
Early and IL. c. Toll<es: delegates s. p.
Read. j. Il. Thrift. w. n. Brown, w. L.
oliver and John Curlett
To this committee. at Mr.. Elyson's
invitation. the following have been
added from the Richmond City Demo
cratic Committee: Messrs. Clyde w.
Saunders. a. w. Browning. c. II. Rat,
cliffe, e. B. Luck, Stanly Is. Tyler,
Walter c. Duke j. G. A. Montague. A.
V. shea. Barney Bowman, w. P. Leo
man. u. G, Hicks, ]. NJ. n. Allen, W. A.
Sharp and p. w. Evans.
The representatives of the city COM
mittee will meet at the Auditorium
shortly before Z o'clock, at which hour
the doors will be thrown open to the
puDlIC ne bullulHS HAS IL ScdllHS
capacity of over 1000, and $500 of
these seats will be placed at the dis
posal Of the public and no tickets will
be required.
Few Seats Reserved.
Only the members of the General
Assembly and their invited friends and
a few other distinguished people will
have reserved seats, and those who go
to the hall early will have no trouble
in getting comfortably situated.
Mr.. Bryan will arrive here Wednes-
day morning. and will be the guest of
the Governor and Mrs. Swanson at the
mansion. A luncheon will be served in
the afternoon in his honor. and the
members of the Joint Legislative Com
mttee will be invited.
1t is the purpose of the committee to,
have the speaking begin promptly at
o'clock. so that Mr. Bryan may have
ample time in which to express his
views on the coming national cam
paign Lieutenant Governor Ellyson
will call the meeting to order and Gov
ernor Swanson will introduce Mr.
Bryan The stage will be appropriate
~ decorated and one of the best or
chestras in the city will make music
for the occasion. / is expected that
Mr.. Bryan will remain in the city We'd
nesday night and leave here Thursday
morning.
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PROMINENT MEN
TO SPEAK TO NIGHT

The committee in charge of the ban
quet to be held at Murphy's Hotel to-
night under the auspices of Dixie
Aerie. No. 33S, Fraternnl Order of
Eagles. has completed arrangements.
having received acceptances from all
the prominent speakers who were in
vited to attend.
Mr.. p. T. Murphy. past worthy prcsi-
dent, will act as toasttnaster, and chief
among those who will make addresses
Will be Governor Claude a. Swanson.
who will respond 10 tho toast. "Vir-
ginia," and Mayor Carlton Mccarthy,
who will respond to the toast. THE
City of Richmond. Home OF Dixie
Aerie." Hon. Charles T. Bland. of
Portsmouth. Will also be present to re-
spond to the toast. Dixie Aerle. No.
29S',
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scnnte Committee.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March ga
The body of Senator Bryan. accompa-
MED by a committee from the Senate,
will leave here at O'Clock tomorrow
morning over the Southern Railway
for Jacksonville. Fla. where interment
Will be made on Wednesday. An un-
usual circumstance will be the absence
of a Funeral Committee from the
House of Representatives. 1t was the
wish of the family that the usual con-
gressional committees be dispensed,
but this was reconsidered and it was
decided that the Senate only should
be represented at the funeral. The
Senate committee Is made up.of Messrs.
Taliaferro. Bacon Stone, Daniel. Clarke,
of Wyoming; Scott, Carter, OF Montana,
and Clapp.
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To EXTEND CALL
TO REV. GRAHAM

After long season of dissension
and unrest, members of the Fifth
Street Baptist Church (colored) have
at last come to the conclusion that So
luton of the problem of getting a
preacher, lies in calling the Rev. w.
II. Graham, former pastor. Though
the formal call was not extended yes
terday, 1t is certain that at the meet
ing which will be held for the pur-
pose on Monday, March 30th, he Will be
the choice.
Notwithstanding the fact that Rev.
Graham was pastor of the Fifth
Street Church for thirteen years, he
was invited yesterday to preach two
trial sermons. long before the hour
for the morning service to begin. the
crowd commenced to gather. BY the
time the former pastor had entered
the pulpit there was not a spare foot
of room in the building, and many
people could not enter. In the after
noon when communion was administer
ed, the congregation was but little
smaller.
Rev. Graham is considered one OF
the ablest colored preachers in the
South, and this demonstration on the
part of his former congregation. better
indicates than anything else, the fact
that he is the only minister known to
them who can successfully pilot SO
large church. He has not said that
he will accept the call, but 1t is gener-
ally conceded that he will do so. The
remarkable growth OF this congrega-
tion is in great measure due to his
efforts.
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THE statement made by an agent OF a
matrimonial bureau in my town that the
pictures OF only ten persons out of every
10000 arc OF sufficient merit 10 attract. Is
Just about the right percentage" said H. n.
Marchant, photographer OF Chicago at the
Richmond THE agent gave this opinion
the witness stand. He doubtless meant
to say that ne had reference TO those men
ana women who seek marriage by the cor
dependence route, but the abatement has
been seized as war subject of discussion.
To my mind 1t all goes back to the oo
question Of what each OF US regards as beau
thu. One woman, for Instance, who Is u
goddess n the eyes or one man Is homely
to degree IN the eyes of uthcrs. 1 never
took any stots in that talk about
"a good looking man. They are Gs
scarce gnats' eeth There is far more
truth in the saying that all men are liars
than that all women are beautiful. They
are not. There is no law to say that they
shall not think themselves lovely. 1t Is
agreed by all that the man who frequently
stands before the mirror to admire himself
Is the ugliest OF all To get back. however.
to cur matrimonial agency friend. 1t is uI
deniably true that those who send photo
graphs and money to the bureau with the
hope OF finding husband are shy in the
matter of LOOKS. Likewise they are shy on
brains. When you go ON the street to-mor-
row observe carefully every woman you
pass. Look at 100 OF them and then figure
out the number OF those who are good look
cis. according to you own standard The
experiment Is worth making"
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IN cerfain quarters 10 abolish the State
primary system when the convention
meets, but the committee has NJ
authority to deal with this question
II IL known that this method OF
nominating candidates for office is
highly unpopular In certain sections
notably in tho Fifth and Ninth Dis
tricts, and In portions OF the Valley
but an effort to abolish It would pro-
yokn n spirited contest, which would
most likely end in a triumph for the
principle, Most OF the Congressman
favor retaining the present method, and
if II is attacked they and many other
strong leaders will come to It's rescue.
Tho system. MS a rule, is favorable to
those In office, and II IS said that the
main opposition comes from those who
are on the outside looking In
Committee Members.
q fun list OF the members of the
etatc Central Committee is as follows;
First Distrtct---T. Boyd Sears, chair.
man. Mathews; II. i. Ailworth. East
vile: T. j. Downing, Lancaster; j. NJ
Curtis. Newport News.
Second District-C Fenton Day.
chairman, snithfield: W. W. Sale, Nor
folk: DR.. +. $. Hope, Portsmouth,: DR..
George w. Butts. Chuckatuck; w G.
Parte.. Portsmouth.
Third Distrlct--E. L. c. Scott chair
man, Ashland; John j. Lynch, Rich
mond. Clyde W. Saunders. Richmond:
NJ II. Barnes. Boulovard; DR.. j. b..
Fisher, Midlothian.
Fourth District--.A. d. Watkins.
chairman. Tarmville; Robert Gillian,
Petersburg; Thomas ~ Williams,
Clarksville: j. Winston Fowlkes, sun
nyside; T. e. Clarke, Sutherland.
Fifth District-R. A. lanes, chair
man, Danville: T. G. Burch, Martins
Vile; George NJ. Helms. Helms store:
j. NJ. Hooker, Stuart: r. f. Tompkins,
Floyt.
noke; 4. ~ Pierce. Lynchburg: r. L.
Jordan. Radford: j. c. Darlington,
Smithville George NJ. Muse, Salem.
Seventh District--R. 7. w. Duke,
chairman. Charlottesville; George WI
Kinsey, Washington; w. r. Carson,
Riverton: C. H. Purcell, Winchester;
j.. w Carpenter, Harrisonburg.
Eighth District--George S. Shackel 4
ford chairman, Orange; Raleigh T.
Green, Culpeper; Gardner l.. Boothc,
Alexandria; Thomas II. Lion, Manassas;
Grenvillc Gaines. Warrenton.
Ninth District--P. +. st. Clair, chair
man Pulaski; B. f. Buchanan. Marion;I
#. 4. Lynch, Tazewell: NJ. G. Clark,
aonaker: w. D. Smith. Gate City.
Tenth District-Joseph Button, chair
ran. Walkers Ford; Edward Echols,
stanton; I. p Whitehead, Lynchburg
w r. Allen, Fncastle; VIM. NJ. Nc
Allister. Warm Springs.
There Is one vacancy in the First
District. occasioned by the death Of
Mr.. II. II. wallace, of fredericksburg.
This will probably be filled at the
meeting tomorrow night.
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y
Governor crothera. OF Maryland, is not
IA fanatic on the subject of liquor drinking,
but he IA displaying rare common sense
WREN he declares that the serving of cham-
pnGne Mt board meetings in the penal and
charitable institutions must stop said a
Baltimore merchant at the Jefferson yester-
cay He believes that the custom Is
wrong, no matter whether the wines ar.
raid for by tho State by the managers
and superintendent Any csnsible man
ought to know that II the Commonwealth
ioots the bill It is graft If the managers
and superintendents foot It. you must I'D :
nit that they do for n reason. It has
happened very often that Investigating com
mttees sent 10 certain institutions were 80
royalty entertained by those 10 be inyestt-
Gated that a fair verdict could not be rem
dcred. The members could not drink a
mans champagne enjoy his fine dinners
and his cigars without leaning toward him
in the preparation of an official report, For
that reason alone regardless OF the question
OF temperance, the thing is outra geous.''
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things going until the contest is over
When the Legislature finally acts on
Judge Blackstones case, 1t VIII take
but short time to eject his successor.
and then the body will adjourn sine
die.
There is talk of an effort to take
UP other work and to consume the en-
tire thirteen days TO which the ex-
tended session is limited by the Con
stitutiou, but this will hardly be
successful IL made. It may be. how.
ever that some emergency Legislation
overlooked at the former session win
be taken UP by general consent, but
even this does not appear likely. A
final adjournment is looked for by the
middle of next week.
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pcrr0nnis nnd Briefs,
Hold FIRST Recital.


Pupils of Miss Annie Louise Rein.
hardt distinguished themselves In tho
first annual recital of the class on Fri.
day. rendering program Of beautiful
selections. The pupils showed thorough
training. and pieces Of difficult tech.
nique were played with rare skill anc
treatment
Miss Florence Broaddus, one OF TIL:
pupils. goes next fall to study with
Miss Reinhardt's former teacher. Mr.
Henry Schradsch, in New YORK.
The following program was ron.
dered:
Sonata. piano and violin .....tGade)
Misses Helen and Florence Bronddus.
Terna and Variations ........ tDanela,
Encore. Traumerie. Schumann.
Miss Maria Abel Atkins.
Song, .'Villanella" ezra Dell Acuua)
Miss Ellie Gordon Workman
Seventh Air and Variation ..(DeBeriot,
Miss Ray Billlkopp.
Encore. Tho swap. Saint Saens.
songs CAP Trauma ........ (Wagner,
OBJ 1t Was a Lover and His Lass
IL. Lehmnnn)
Violin concerto. three movements.
DeBeriotI
Allegro Maestrose, Adante, Allegro
Moderate.
Miss Florence Broaddus
AT the piano. Miss BEDFORD.
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GROWING SOUTH"
ALDERMAN'S THEME
CONTINUED From First Page.)

poster himself about the local school
house. Now. Kansas, like the prim-
rose by the rivers brim is just the
plainest sort of Kansas to him, and
Nebraska is chiefly interesting as saw
ing him the trouble every now and
President. Now his interest in the
Philippines. or even the presidency. is
mild as compared to his zeal for the
schools and roads of his county. 1t is
absorption of the people and the poll
ticians In the welfare OF the masses
at home. Consulships and ministers
plenipotentiary are as remote to his
to the palate of the working man. .
1T is my belief that this Southern
detachment from national affairs has
been good and necessary thing for
men of that region freer opportunity
to emphasize local f-government, to
redscover 1t, as it We're. in concrete
ways, to perceive the identity of things
social and political, to set up neigh
borhood unity and self-sacrifice in
public, affairs as proper ideals of
growth; to learn in short. to depend
upon themselves. instead of upon fed
eral direction or Federal support.
The Rncc Problem.
1T Is strange happening that by
an absolute reversal of social emphasis.
the Southerner should again find him
self, not only defending metaphysically
his old. best loved dogma of self-gov-
eminent, as the very core Of democ-
racy. but rerooting it in the popular
heart as a form OF efficient machin-
cry for identifying and cnriching the
State"
The race problem received candid,
if optimistic treatment in spirit die
tated by the facts involved. Certain
things in regard to 1t are settled, the
political development OF the South Is
to remain in white hands, absolute
social separateness Is a policy wise
for the nation and just to the negro,
the education of the negro must be
along the lines of the industrial and
manual arts and his training for cit
izenship is to be resolutely cared for,
but the South will exercise the de-
terminng influence on the character
of the training to the end that the ne
gro may not be detached in sympathy
from the environment. The determin
ing influence. so far from being a
matter of chance, is to be settled by
the results OF a scientific habit of
Investigation of the facts of the Afri
cans progress.
The Advance of the Negro.
81 wonder" DR.. Alderman said eli
this American negro ever thinks Of the
relative care bestowed by human, so.
cety upon him and the 100000 white
men who nhabit the thin soil of the
coastal plain, the Piedmont hills ant
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SOUTHERN REVENUE LOSS

/. Estimated earnings of the Southern Rail-
way for the second week in March showed
a decrease OF :l52.5s5 under the correspond
Ing week OF the previous year.
According to railroad men, however. the
outlook points to better conditions in tho
South. Already there signs OF activity
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NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTHSEDE
Manchester Bureau, rimes-p Dispatch

No. i O2 Hui street.
Now that the primary is so close at
hand, 1t Is more than probable that
other candidate for the Board Of Alder
men and the city Assembly will an
nounce themselves.
Ex-altlerman j. w. Barrett. of Fourth
Ward, mas Just come out and declares
that lie VIII enter the primary and run
for the board. The term of Alderman
y. NJ. Robertson expires this spring
and tho fight In Fourth Ward Will be
between him and Mr.. Barrett. The lat
ter was elected to the board mt the
time the upper branch of the Council
was established about six years ago.
IIo served his full term out and was
defeated in his next campaign. Mr..
Barrett Is energetic and has many
friends throughout the city. The fight
between Mr.. Robertson aud Mr.. Bar
rett Will De particularly interesting AMI
will perhaps be the only contest in the
ward. rs no one has announced himself
as candidate against either Mr.. T'ay-
lor nor Mr.. Bradley. whose terms ex-
pire in the City Assembly.
Personals nnd Briefs.
Mr.. l.. X. Brown is In Bedford City,
where he has gone on a business trip.
Rev. Father Martin Haelr, who is
assisting at the Sacred Heart cathei-
raj. preached last night in the Sacred
Heart Church, In ,his city.
Mr.. Winston Braziel OF Newport
News. who has been whiting relatives
In the city, returned home last night.
Mrs. w. r. Blankenship, of Swans
boro, is quite Ill at her residence.