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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-13

ionsly awaiting the arrival of tho re-
ii,sininE units of their voting strength
for the purpose of holding conference
10 determine what action they VIII take
in relation to tho decision handed
down By tho national committee order
ing the party to reorganize in that
State. Former Governor Yarmouth to-
day said they would carry their. fight
against the ruling OF tile national COM
inittec to the credentials committee,
and from there to the conventions.
Speculation was busy to-day with the
cc-presidential question. The only
candidate as yet on the ground is John
HAYS Hammond who admitted that he
was mot exactly in the lead" but
added that he was satisfied with en-
iating conditions and prospects.
Senator Hopkins. of Illinois who Will
30 chairman ofbihe committee on reso-
buttons, arrived during the day with
boom for Fairbanks.
~ am for Fairbanks, II he will ae-
cept," said Senator Hopkins. He has
made one of the best Presidents
the country has ever had, and he has
carned another nomination"
VIII Not Decline.
There If doubt as TO whether the
Vice President will permit the use OF
his name, but It is strongly asserted
that II he is nominated he will not
decline. There were a number of ar.
rivals from Indiana to-day. and all of
them expressed the opinion. that the
addition OF, the Presidents name
10 the ticket would add materially to
It's strength in that State
The suggestion was freely made that
IN the event of the selection of Secre-
tary Taft for the first place. the nam
ing of the second man would be left
10 the allies and 1t also was gen
orally believed that. all other things
being Equal the choice should fall on
q man from the East Another element
believes that 1t will be Of great benefit
TO the party at large If the vice-pres-
identlal nomination is made the prize
OF free fight on the floor OF the con
vention.
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THE FUND RAISED
BY CALLING ROLL
Episcopal Council Thus Secures
Fund for Archdeacon's Sup
port-Canon on Missions.
[speclal.to The Tirnes.Dlspatch.


DANVILLE, VA, June Ito days
session of the Episcopal Council was
busy and. aud marked by much
speaking. The first matter to come
raising of funds for the archdeacon's
support and this was done by mean.
Of roll call. the delegates pledging
the various charges for different sums.
The standing committee OF the do
cese, one of the most important or
CARNATIONS. was elected. the member
ship remaining the same as last year.
except for the substitution of Rev.
James N. Owens. OF Norfolk. for Rev.
John J. Lloyd, archdeacon. DR.. Lloyd
duties in his new field would not allow
him to attend to the work OF the COM
mittee as 1t should be.
An Interesting and helpful discus.
the closing hour, the discussion being
Drs. Reverdy Estll OF Hampton. and
DIR. II. N. Milton OF Roanoke.
Rev. Hugh Mc1lhany spoke Of the
University of Virginia especially for
the students.
Mr.. James p Harrison presented the
report of the special committee APP
pointed to devise ways ard means by
SHOULD be raised.
The report recommended that at THIS
session of the council the fund should
be raised by pledges secured on roll
CALL but that in the future the money
needed for this purpose shall be
charged to the diocesan missionary
fund. The Recommendation wes adopt
ed and the roll called for pledges.
DR.. n. W. Milton offered the follow
ing as a canon on missions, which was
referred:
There shall be board OF missions
elected at each annual council who
shall be charged with the duty of col
lecting and distributing the funds need
ed for the missionary work OF the dlo-
cese: the general duties and authors
ties of the board being substantially
those of the board OF missions OF the
general church. The board shall con-
sist of the bishops and archdeacons.
four clergy and five luymen elected
from one convocation and OF one Acler-
gyDan and one layman from each con-
vocation outside that in w!ich the ma
jortty resides. Tho board shall meet
quarterly at designated place and
day. In event of vacancy on the board
between sessions of councll said va
cancy shall be filled by the board.
On DIR. Milton's motion the canon
was referred to the committee on con-
stitution.
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Rll.LlI< ALLOWED APPEAL
WHEN ABOUT TO HANG

+ !, !, CHICAGO {. Ga, June 12,-Herman Blllils,
.demned to die to-day for tho murde.
OF five menihers OF the yrzal family,
was to-day granted stay OF execli-
ton until he has been Afforded an OBJ
.Eortunlty 10 appeal his case to the
Supreme Court or tho United States.
Judge Lands, of the United states
District Court. who Yesterday declined
Etr grant Il writ Of Shabeas corpus IN
favor OF Fink to-day decided that
the prlsonnr lad the right to appeal
from tile tl.eision denying the writ.
The case viii now be carried to the
highest Federal tribunal. and Billilt
XIII be given respite until that body
has passed upon the constitutional
question: invulved.
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Gil. No. 10, Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics, of Manchester. went
to Petersburg on special electric cars
last night, and were given a warm
welcome by Virginia Council, No. 8,
e petersbnrE and s Rgpe g.
cilor George Campbell, Treasurer w.
a. Toler and Recording Secretary W.
j. Morrissette were among the visitors.
Dixie AssociatIon.
Dixie Athletic Association was enter
tanned BY Mrs. Phippen at $40 West
Twelfth Street last night and after
q sociable evening elected the follow
President, l.. Barrett; Vice-President.
Harry Johnson; Secretary, Berkeley
Adams; Treasurer. Arthur Belwood;
Financial Secretary. I.inwood Jenries,
Physical Director Q. Iinnant.
Colored High school Closes.
Principal ]. II. Blackwell, of the Col
ored High School, announces the list
program for the commencement eNer-
cises will be held in the First Baptist
Church (colo:edl Monday evening.
Mr.. D. L. Pnliam. superintendent Of
the Manchester schools, will deliver the
diplomas, and addresses will be made
by several prominent citizens inter
ested in education. Rev D. W. Davis,
pastor Of the Second Baptist Church
tcolofedi VIII address tie class.
The City Assembly.
The City Assembly. met last night
and passed an ordinance providing FOR
the proper grading of Seventh and
Eighth Street, between Stockton and
Decatur Streets.
The dog ordinance, providing that
al dogs shall SO nluzzlcd between
May lst and September list was refer
red to the Ordinance Committee. and
VIII he taken up again at the next ses-
sion of the Assembly.
The principal matter under consd-
cratic was propositions from the Free
Bridge Commission, recommending the
rchabilitating OF thirteen spans OF the
present bridge, TO cost sll5,000.
The second was the renlacing of eight
snans Of the same bridge. at a cost
,'i, $4,000. Both proposals We're ia
hled until the next meeting,
In connection with tho report from
VIC Grsmatcry Committee recon-
mendinS tho erection of an $4,000
crtmatory Tor the destruction OF tho
.city's refuse, this report was referred
10 the electric Light COMMITTEES 10
zee u II could not utilize steam from
me burning of garbage to hcIp run
ne eleetrlG light plant.
~, iilSh school Exercises.
he commencement exercises Of the
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Workings of a Press
Clipping Bureau.

1t mas come To be q necessity that
any one whose name ever appears in
a newspaper must be subscriber 10
press clippings, still there are few who
understand anything about the work.
Ings OF such a bureau People take
.yess clippings because In no otner way
can they learn how many papers
throughout the country print stories
concerning them They must have a
bureau 10 read every paper published.
Then every line concerning them
reaches their hands.
There are some forty press clipping
bureaus in the United States. but be-
lore becoming a subscriber one should
understand just what bureau to deal
with. This is necessary because in Or
= der TO REID 5000 different publications
a bureau must have a large area OF
1UorkinS space and employ many peo-
3 pie. some bureaus work in one room
with three and four workers. The
largest bureau Ia the world that Is the
lSurrelle Press Clipping Bureau In New
e York, reads every publication issued,
LIS 1000 SQUARE feet OF space, and has
1up workers.
There are dozens of departments in
the Burrelle Bureau, but the one spec
tacutar feature is the work OF those
II WHO aiiNHilS !Sdu ING papers. These
i"aders sit before am inclined desk on
which the paper rests. The reader
scans the column. her pencil following
the lines with lightning,like rapiditv,
Tie moment she sees the name Of a
cliens, down goes the pencil and a
mark Is put under the name. The mar.
vicious Part is, that The reader must
! bear in mind something like soOoo
names, II Is feat Of memory thai al.
Most passes human understanding ana
Y is done day in and day out trbo
readers mind is kept active on ,Gnsa
subjects IN daily school of instruc-
ticn. For an hour each day The read.
IRIS slt silently before their desks viii,
- forewomsn takes UP LIST Of ems.
x toners, and ONE by one calls on ths
rames and explains their wants r,
: cakes ten days, All hour each nav a.
complete the list. On the eleventh da,
The forewornan begins over again 81
*tie routine goes on. week IN and wee,
7 NIT.
Any one who hasn't press clipping
sbilrean on any one who hasn't the Iarg
est In the world, q should write not,
aadresssd simply ''Burrelle. New Yorl
City,, which vii put them In mme
ciAte touch With every paper published
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HER PURPOSE WAS SACRED.
Airs. Eddy Explains Why usunl Exccu-
tive Meeting WAS Omitted.

airs. Eddy Explains Why Usunl Exccu
tive Meeting Was Omitted.
BOSTON. MASS. June 12.-Mrs Mar.
G. Eddy, head Of the Christian
Scientist Church. Tonight issued |
statement in explanation Of the omis
SION of the meeting OF the executiv,
members Of the First Church OF Christ
Scientist, in Boston, usually held OF
the Saturday before the June commu
MON service, and which was to hay,
been held tn-morrow. The Statement
Is inscribed: "a word to the wise
and reads:
MY Beloved Rrethren,-When
asked you to dispense with the
executive members meeting, the
purpose OF my request was sacred.
II was to turn your sense Of wor-
ship from the material to the
spiritual, the personal to the in-
personal. the denorhinational to the
doctrinnl, yea. from the human to
he divine. Already YOU have adj
ranced from the audible to the
inaudibles prayers; from the ma
terlal to the spiritual, from drugs
to deity, and you have been richly
recompenscd. Rejoice and be eX-
ceeding glad, for SO doth tho d.
vine, love redeem your body from
disease; your being from sem
sualitN; your soul from sense, your
life from death. OF this abonnd-
ing and abiding spiritual UNDER
standing the prophet Isaiah said;
And / Will bring the blind by q
way that they know not 7 will
lead them IN maths that they
In va pf,t 1yn n Ira, n III
ness light before them. and crooked
things straight. These things@v i
doTnnto them, and not forsake
tllemt.n N III 8t ..aE.l ".
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Two Similar Counts.

Two other counts of the safe general
character are charged in the indict-
ment against Warner Moore & Com
pany. one relating to the shipment OF
carload OF corn labelled "Meal" in
similar manner on June Is. 1907, given
to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company for delivery to the Atlantic
Coast Line Company for Wilmington,
\. c. The third count specified prac-
ticaliy the same offense. the shipping
of carload of 400 sacks of meal billed
as corn on August I'd by the Chesapeake
and Ohio to the Atlantic Coast Line for
shipment to Wilmington. n. C. The
indictments do not charge any COM
| plicity in this fraudulent practice on
the part of either of the railroad CON-
| panies.
Guvc Switching Rebates.
The Indictment yesterday against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has four counts, making with the
nine formerly returned, thirteen in all
for relating. The first of the new
counts charges:
''rhnt on or about August 10, 1907,
the snid w. r. Johnston did deliver
to the Chesapeake aud Ohio Railway
Company n carload of grain, 5S4 sacks
OF corn, weighing $4,000 pounds, to be
switched and delivered by the Chcsn-
penEc aud Ohio Hallway Company TO
the Scnbonrd Air Line Railway COM
pnny for transportation to Raleigh, N.
G.; that the switching tariff for the
siding of w. II. Johnston mt or Hear
the Ninth Street terminal of the Chess
apeal>e and Ohio Railway Company WINS
3" per car.
Sand that the grand Jurors aforesaid,
upon their oath aforesaid. do shy that
the said Chesapeake ana Ohio Railway
Company, on the said 18th day of Au-
gust, 1907, ut the district aforesaid, In
respect of the switching of said car
loud Of grain, and the delivery of same
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DEATHS

pILLARD.-Died, June 70. 1893, a1ts :,
nIIIARD. widow of DR.. John Dillard
n C;oochland county, Va. She was
i,nrn January /, 1871. She is sur
iriYeL%by four sons and one daughter.
HOPKINs-Died at the home Of her
ma parents 10. 100 Beverly Street,
ANNIE RUTH, infant daughter Of
Mary E.sand C. T. Hopkins, aged nine
Notice Of funeral later.
at the residence Of :
her husband. W. G. Mallory. no. 9
West Clay street, at z. NJ. June
II. 1908. Mrs. SALLIE B. MALLORY
Funeral from house THIS lsatllr-
day. MORNING at II o'clock No
flowers.
at the residence Of
his mother, 1916 Floyd Avenue, Fri
Y day, June 18th, at 4:S0 F.. NJ, VIII
+ LIAM p. RANKIN, son of Mary II.
and the late James Rankin, in the.
thirtieth year of his age.
Funeral from the Sacred Heart CO.
thedral with requiem mass at u
O'Clock MONDAY MORNING.
at his fathers resi-
dence. No. go South Belvidere Street,
AUGUST B., infant son of T. D. and
the late A. B. Wyatt.
Funeral from the residence THIS.
< Saturday AFTERNOON at 5 o'clock.
s Interment in RlverNiew Cemetery.
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OTHERS |ND|CTE
IN REBATE CASE
fcontinned from First Page.)

fContinned from First Page)
Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company,
in the city Of Richmond, md there de-
lfvered the same to the said connecting
railroad compnny for transportation by
IT over IT'S said line OF transportation
10 Wilmington aforesaid, mt the rate
aforesaid. by which said Inst men
i toned company the said property WINS
transported to Wilmington mt the ratc
aforesaid; that there hak been llcrctO-
Z fore filed by the Atlantic COnst Line
Hallway Company with The Intcrrtatc
Commerce Commission of the United
states certain tnriffs and schedules
showing the rites. fares and charges
established by II. the said Atlantic
Coast Line Railway Company, for trans
portatton between Richmond md WILL
mington aforesaid, which said tariffs
and schedules have been daily pub.
lished md posted, NJ required by law,
and were then on file with the said
Interstate Commerce Commission of
the United States, and in force on snid
line of transportation, the same being
too soluninous to be set out here.
Secured Lower Rate.
.'rhat the said tariffs and schedules
showed that on the date aforesaid the
ON said line of transportation between
.Rlchmond and Wilmington aforesaid,
was IL cents per one hundred ponndss
tbnt said shipment of meal originated
III Richmond nfore said, and that there
fore being local shipment WAS sub
icct in respect of it's said transport
tntion TO Wilmington arOfcsnid, to the
said rnte of II cents per ono hundred
pounds, as the sntd Warner Moore aud
Thomas j.. Moore, partners nS nforc-
said, then unl there well knew.
il "And so the grand Jury aforesniq,
upon their oath aforesaid. do say that
The snid Warner Moore and Thomas L..
Moore, purtners as aforesaid, did then
and there Obtain transportation for
said property. tO-,yit, the snid 400 sacks
of meal, over said linc of transportn-
lion between Richmond ana Whining
Ion at the rate OF 8 cents per one hum
bred pounds, which WAS cents less
for every hundred pounds thereof than
the regular rate established mud in
force at the time of transportation, by
then aud there knowingly ana vilfully
false billing the same.
"'rhat is TO say. the said Warner
Moore and Thomas l.. Moore, partners
Ms aforesaid, the 10th day of Au-
gust, in the year aforesaid. when the
said prOpcylr WINS delivered by them
rs aGoreraiJ. -fof transportation to
Wilmington as ,nCOrcsaid, represented
in the bill Of lading, duplicate of
which WIS nj the same time delivered
by them to the said Chesapeake ana
Ohio Railway Company, thut the sntd
property was corn; that liz 10 say, 400
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4 to the snid ScnbOnrd Air Line Railway
4 COmpnity, for trnnspOrtntiOn M nforc-
said, the sud property bcing then nnd
/ there property In ntcrstnte CONNIE rec,
unlnwfnlly aud knowingly, did oner,
| grant md give to the snid William II
Johnston n conccs.ion OF s2, whereby
said corn was 80 switched, hauled and
Transported by tile said Chcsnpenkc ana
Ohio Hallway Company from the snid
siding ana warehouse Of the snih VIII
liam II. Johnston to the said point of
Scnl,onrd Air Line Hallway Compan,
IN the snid city Of llichmond, without
| cxncting the legal and established
switching clnrBcs for sucl, service pres
scribcd by the switching thrift more
said, contrary to the form of tile stnt-
ute In such cnsc made and provided,
and aEninst the peace nnd dignity OF
the United Stntcs.'' M
Three other counts on specified days
are similar to the above, charging the
Rotating of switching fees as follows;
Car of grain from W. n. Johnston
on August 90. 1907, consigned Via the
Scaboard AIR Line to Raleigh. N. c.
Carload of grain from w. r. john
ston, consigned on March II, 1907,
via the seaboard Air Line to Raleigh,
N. c.
Carload of grain from w. r. john
ston on August 81, 1907. via the Sea-
board Air Line Railroad Company to
Raleigh, y. c.
No True Bill AEnin.t Forbes.
The grand jury failed to return a
true bill against the Chesapeake and
Ohio Road for rebatlng to w. S.
Forbes &. Company. the charge pre-
scented being found not sufficient for
Indictment under the evidence. The
presentments were as follows:
"on April 6, 1907. a car from Whit
nell s. Forbes and William L. Boyd,
doing business as w. S. Forbes & Com
pany. delivered to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company described as
Meat loaded in Cudahy refrigerator
car for transportation by the Atlantic
Coast Line Road to Sumner Bros, at
Newberry. S. c.. at the rate of 80
cents per hundred pounds; and that
the published tariff for local ship
ments from Richmond to Newberry was
81 cents per one hundred pounds; and
that the shipment OF meat originated
at Richmond and was subject to the
local rate"
Two similar counts were: on June
~. 1907, and on March S, 1907. for cat,
shipped to Gaffrey, S. c., and to An
derson. S. c.. the rate given by the
railroad company in each case being
stated to be SO cents, whereas the pub
lished rate was 81 cents per hundred
pounds. On all three of these counts
the grand jury failed to find true
bill.
AS heretofore stated, there was no
evidence against the firm of T. NJ. |
Perkins & Company to connect it with
any charge Of rebating.
Special Agent In Hospital.
Mr. L. 3. johnson, special agent of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. who
worked up the evidence in the rebate ca SOS
and who came here to aid the grand Jury, |
was not able to appear. He has been IN
the Virginia Hospital since June Cd. going
there for an operation. Though confined 10 !
his bed. Mr.. Johnson has been constantly
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Manchester High School were. held at
the school building last night with
appropriate ceremonies. Rheinhart's
Orchestra ciscoursed music. The adj
dress Of the occasion was delivered by
Dr.. J. c. Metcalf, of the Richmond
College. Mr.. d. T.. Pullinm presented
the diplomas. The ceremonies We're
opened with an Invocation by the Rev.
J, ]. Fix. Many parties from Rich
I1.und Were nNescnt.g
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resident of this place. died last night.
at the home OF his nleces. after a lln-
gering illness. of heart disease. Dir.
Crockwell was born in Winchester.
Va, November 10. 1927. and when q
young man moved to Kentucky and
remained there until few years ago,
when lie came to Berryyille, at which
place he had resided ever since. The
funeral services Will be held from the
Grace Episcopal Church Sunday even
Ing at 4 O'Clock. the Rev. Edward Wall
officiating.
Mr.. Crockwell is survived by one
daughter, Miss Lillian Crockwell. OF
C,opoocttcufi
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TWO WOMEN SENT ON

Given Long Terms II renitentary for
IL Wholesale Robbery.
The Jury In the Hastings Court sant Il
the pententiary yesterday two colored wo,
men With police records which will Justify
q long residence 1.-THE States expense
Susan Smith Whs convicted OF stealing u lot
OF cothing from Mrs. y. NJ, Henley. OH Clay
Street, and got six years. her record going
against her. Ida Owens also came up snr
the larceny Of wearing apparel and pleaded
guilty. she got five years. Edward Smith
convicted for the malicious woupdins OF
.tWnverley Charity, got three yeRrs
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Recount of RnlInfa

NEW YORK, juno 1o.-Thc exaninatlpn
OF us ballot boxes In, the recount Of Tho
disputed mayoraltys election OF 1905 showe,l
twenty-three votes. Hearst has so far gain
ed .sS votes In the recount of gao ballot
boxes There are still l.31S boxes to he c:s-
AHMED. and at the preseu. rate of progr ass
Il Is expected the result will be known about
the end Of the month. ~. 8TNN
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a stranger in this city IS being looked
for by the police of two cities. as a
result of complications al the Bank Of
Manchester over q certificate of de-
post on the Belmont National Bank,
of Belmont, Ohio, which certificate has
a face value OF $500. The first deposit
made by the stranger was in cash for
ii small amount on "Wednesday last.
On Thursday the certificate Of deposit
was placed at the bank to his credit,
and difficulties Immediately arose. The
stranger began to purchase jewelry in
Richmond. This resulted IN two firms
on Main Street teleph oning to the
Bank of Manchester, inquirins into the
financial rating of their would-be pur-
chaser. Upon this Cashier Clarence
Walden, of the local bank, wired to the
Belmont banking house With reference
to the certificate of deposit. The same
day he received a reply from the Bel
mont bank saying that the certificate
in question had been paid once and
was without value The certificate
was numbered and signed j. i. Neffs,
cashier IT is not known whether the
stranger has resided in Richmond or
Manchester He has not been seen for
two days. He Is Of middle age. of
neat appearance, and clean shayen.
1t may be stated that the Bank Of
one OF the Richmond jewelers. has
cause to remember the gentleman, for
whom the police are now searching.
Detective Sergeant Forest Bailey. Of
the Richmond force, was in Manches
ter yesterday on the lookout for the
stranger, Tho officer Was accompanied
by one Of the Richmond jewelers.. De-
tectiVe McMahon. OF the Richmond
force has also been detailed or the
lease.
orr for Clicugo. y
| Postmaster Thomas III, Smith left
1 with the delegates from the Third Con-
igressionai District Of Virginia for tho
lRepubliean National Convention at
IEiioago Yesterday afternoon at =
O'clock, Those in the party were:
IIhomas II. Smith, of Manchester; Royal
y, Gabell, postmaster OF Richmond c..
/ iadgWay Moore, of Richmond, and NJ
IT, Enrlght, OF Sabot. Va,
Postmaster Smith said yesterday
mat he anticipated a vex pleasant
llrlp and that he would probably meet
lss93na old acquaintanoes in the Windy
ialy; Mr., Smith lived IN South Chica-
leo ioi Two years in his younger days
hiE rarty Ia Petersburg,
seventy members OF Liberty Coun-