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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
ERECT MEMORIAL
At GETTYSBURG
Governor Appoints Commission
and Names Delegates to White
House Conference.

Governor Swanson yesterday an
nounced number Of important ap-
pointments. many OF which were made
necessary by recent action of the Cen
eral Assembly.
In addition to the appointments on
the new State Board o. Health. re-
ferred to elsewhere. the Governor
named the following commission to
have designed and erected a Confed-
crate monument on the National Mill
tary Park at Gettysburg:
Major John w. Daniel. Lynchburg.
Major II. A. EdmOndson, Halifax.
Captain Stephen +. Rend, Mecklen.
burg.
Colonel Thomns Smith, Fnuquier.
The bill creating this commission
was offered by Major NJ. NJ. Green. of
Fauquier. in the House. 1t appro-
pirates $4,000, which may be aug
mented by private subscriptions from
Confederate camps. societies and in
dividuals. The monument, which COM
memorates the services Of the Virginia
troops, is to be approved by the Gov
ernor and the Secretary OF War before
1t Is erected
The Governor named the following
delegates to the Conference on the Con-
servation of Natural Resources to be
held at the White House. May 18th,
14tll and 18th:
DR.. Edwin a. Alderman, University
of Virginia.
Hon. Roosevelt Page, Hanover.
Mr.. james Il. Russell, Winchester.
Governors of all the States have
heen invited to attend and bring rep
resentative citizens with them. DR..
Powhatan s. Schenck, OF Norfolk, was
named by the Governor as quarantine
medical officer for the district of Eliza
both River and its branches. Tho
position is most important one. DR..
Schenck succeeds DR.. Hope, of Ports
mouth, these cities having for years
received the appointment alternately.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20

In accordance With the provisions Oh
House bill No. $40, adopted at the re-
cent session Of tho General Assembly.
and designed to establish new and
modern state department of pubic
health. Governor Swanson yesterday ap-
pointed the officers whose names are
given above.
The measure, which was offered by
Messrs. Baker. Massie and Charles a.
Johnston, and which was easily push
ed through both houses. and which was
recommended by the Governor in his
message to the General Assembly,
is regarded as making most progress
sive move on the part of the State for
the preservation and protection of the
public health The new department Will
become operative on July list. and the
term of DR.. Williams, the health COM
missioner. is for four years. He was
asked last night for statement con-
corning his plans for getting the de-
partment in working order, but declar-
ed that he accepted the appointment
only yesterday and has given the mat
ter no consideration. The bill under
which the new department Is created,
trepeals all the statutes referring to the
present Board of Health. and the men,
bers of this body will go out of office
on June 30th.
Three Renppointed.
The present board the powers of
which are limited and the annual APP
preparation for which amounted to but
little, is composed of the following
physicians.
DIR. Rnwlcy w. Martin, Lynchburg,
president; DIR. Pnlulus a. Irving, Rich
mond, secretary; DIR. Landon b. Evans,
Richmond; DR.. Lewis e. Hnrvie, Dnn-
VILE; DR.. Charles II. Grandy, Norfolk;
DR.. John II. Graham. Wythcvillc.
Drs. Martin. Harvie an dGrandy, of
the present board, will serve upon the
new board.
The bill confers broad and important
powers upon the commissioner and the
board. end practically charges them
with the entire matter of preserving
the public health and preventing the
spread of disease. The appropriation
named IN the act is $4,000. and the
salary of the commissioner is $500
per year. The following other officials
of the department are to be named by
the commissioner subject to the APP
proval Of the board: one assistant COM
missioner, at $4,000 per year; one bac-
teriologist. at $4,000: one clerk, at
$1,000 and such other clerks and as
sstants as may from time to time be-
come necessary. The members of the
board will receive no salary. but will
be paid a per diem of IS when on duty.
The New Board.
The commissioner and the members
of the board named by the Governor
are among the foremost men in the
medical profession in Virginia, and
they have all manifested deep interest
in the crusade, which has been car
ried on recently against the spread OF
contagious and infectious diseases.
| DR.. Williams, the new commissioner
is one of the most accomplished young
physicians in the State and in addition
to his thorough education, both In thi:
country and abroad, he has had wide
experience in hospital work. as wei
as in general practice. In addition. DR.
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THURMAN MUST DIE

Governor Refuses to Interfere Further In Case
of Norfolk Murderer.
After much consideration of the matter
Governor swanson concluded yesterday not
TO Interfere further in the case OF Leo c..
Thurman, the murderer of Walter p. Dolsen.
who will now, be executed for the crime
committed by him in Norfolk more than
two years ago.
The Governor has gone over the case with
care. having already granted Thurman a
resntte, allowed his brother. Charles II.
Thurman, To present certain afidayits in the
nature of new evidence, and looked into the
question OF the prisoners sanity.
Sheriff John F. LAWYER, OF Norfolk. was
directed by the Governor TO proceed with the
execution OF the sentence, and Thurman Will
be hanged in the jail OF tho city OF Norfolk
on Friday OF next week.
The condemned man is working diligently
IA his cell, completing book he has writ :
ten since his arrest giving his life story.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
PUBLIC BATHS
Permit Issued Yesterday for Erection OF
Building. rf.s

Permit Issued Yesterday for Erection OF
Building.
building Inspector Beck issued a permit
yesterday for the erection of the John r.
Branch Public Baths which will be located
a. the southeast corner of Broad and Eish-
tecnth Streets. The structure. which Will
cost soe,3ss. will be Of brick. forty-seveh
by fifty feet and twenty-eight feet high.
There will be number OF connections with
tho city water mains, and the establishment nj
will be modern in every way The plans
we're filed by w. A. Chesterman. contractor
and 1t is expected that work Will begin at
orce. Other permits isued yesterday were;
Smith & Hail. to erect three brick tene-
rnents, for six dwellings. on the west side
of Strawberry between Park Avenue and
IVY. at a cost of $4,000.
w. Greed Davis, to erect three brick tene-
rnents, Nos. 4oS. 4o5 and 4o7 Smith Street.
a. cost of $4,000.
r. NJ. Nash, to erect a frame dwelling at
No. 221l Taylor Street, at cost of $500.
j C. Robinson. trustee. TO repair two brick
dwellings. Nos. lls and lis Leigh Street;
$500.
William II. Steinman, to repair franc
dwelling, No. III Beverly Street; $500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
.LAY|MEN ORGANIZE
FOR MISSION WORK
Arrangements Being Made for
Big Sunday Afternoon
Mass-Meeting.

Direct results of the meetings held
here during the winter by MT. ).
Campbell White, Mr.. William T. Ellis
and others. in an effort to stimulate
work among men in the churches OF
the various denominations, are begin
that What Mr.. White represented was
merely another organization in field
already crowded with machinery is be-
Ing dissipated as 1t becomes more
clearly understood that the movement
is simply one to extend an accurate
knowledge of the possibilities and op-
portunities OF worldwide missions.
without tho creation of any additional
committees or boards for the dissent
nation of missionary endeavor.
Organization Formed.
On the occasion of Mr.. Whites last
visit committee of prominent business
men was appointed to follow up the
matter. This committee, representing
all denominations. met on Wednesday
night, and heard discussion of plans
from Messrs. w. D. Duke, John c. Free
man, o. ]. Sands and others. per
manent organization was effected as
follows:
President, Mr.. o. j. Sands.
yice-President, Mr.. Henry Il. Pollard.
Recording Secretary, Mr.. II. NJ. Kent,
Jr.
corresponding Secretary, Mr.. owslcy
Sanders.
Treasurer, ,Ir. O. Summcs Morton.
The following were appointed sub
committeeman in their respective de-
nominations: Messrs. W.-D. Duke. G. w.
Throckmorton, B. Rand, Wexford, ia
cob Umlnuf, j. w. Rothert, John G.
Freeman and James w. Gordon. The
officers. together with the subchairman,
above named, will constitute an execu-
tive committed.
A subcommittee composed of Messrs.
S. X. Mckee, Owsley Sanders and G. w.
Bahlke was appointed to arrange for
great Sunday afternoon meeting,
When the lay movement Will be pre-
scented to the men of Richmond.
The main committee then adjourned
TO meet on Tuesday, April 2Sth, In the
Central Y. NJ c. A. Building.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
WILLIAMS HEALTH COMMISSIONER;
NEW BOARD, NAMED BY GOVERNOR
Department With Broad
Powers and Large Appro.
priation to Become Ope-
rative on July LIST.
To Have Tuber-
losis Camps.
MEMBERS OF NEW
BOARD OF HEALTH
ON G. Williams, Richmond,

DIR. Ennion G. yvillinms, Richmond,
Health Commissioners.
At large-Dr. George Ben John
ston, Richmond; DR.. Stuart Mcclure,
RiclImOnd.
First District-Dr. Samuel w.
Kobson, Newport News.
Second District-Dr. Charles IL.
Grnndy, Norfolk.
Third Dlstrict-Dr. j. b. Fisher,
Chesterfield.
Fourth District-Dr. w. f. Drcwry,
FIFTH District-Dr. Lewis e. Hnr-
vie, Dnnville.
LynchburE.
Winchester.
Eighth Di.trict-Dr. William M.
Smith, Alexandria.
Ninth Dlstrlct-Dr. j. II. Dunkley,
Snltyillc.
Tenth D,.trict-Dr. Reid White,
Lexington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
CHURCH ROW AIRED
Justice CruEirield Threatens to Send Whole
Congregation to Jail.

Justice CrutCtrield Threatens to Send Whole
>. congregation to Jail.
.Behold. how good and how pleasant 1t is
for brethren to dwell together In unity"
quoted Justice Crutchfeld the member
ship of Pleasant Plain Baptist Church Cool
oiEd) lined up before the throne yesterday
morning.
From mass OF evidence 1t appeared that
tho Pleasant Plain people, led by their pas
tor. Rev. G. w. Williams, We're holding their
weekly prayer-meeting in the church at
Seventh and Baker Streets, when Henry
Brown and Frank Brown. TWO OF the trus-
tees of Pilgrim Church. at No 1907 Hickory
ptegation split off, attempted to break into
the meeting and thrown the Rev. Williams
into the street.
Justice Crutchfeld drove the whole crowd
our of court with the warning that next
time there q church row at Pleasant
Plain the entire congregation would so to
1ali,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
Condemnation rroeeedlnr..

Notices were sent out from the office OF
the City Attorney yesterday informing prop
erty-owners Of the proposed condemnation
b. tile city Of the land needed for raising
Lester street and making driveway TO
Fulton above the high water line. The no.
tees state that the city VIII apply to tho
Hastings Court April goth for the APP
pointment of commissioners TO ascertain the
value OF the property II wishes TO secure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
WANT EXHIBITIONS OF
VIRGINLA-BRED HORSES
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
IN BIG WAREHOUSE
Owner Does Not Suspect Incen-
diarism, But Officials Are I'm
able Otherwise to Explain.

dangerous fire in the centre Of
the business district was narrowly
prevented by hard work late last night.
shortly before II o'clock Policeman
Duke saw bright blaze in the feed
and supply store of William II. Rich
ardson. at No. 1917 East Cary Street.
The four-story brick building Is &C.
cupied entirely as a warehouse. and
the fire seemed to have caught on the
trance. Although panes of glass were
missing from one of the windows. the
place was boarded up. and Mr.. Rich
ardson seemed unwilling to believe
that there was any attempt to set the
house on fire. The office of the con-
Germ Is next door, at No. 1915, and the
building in which the fire occurred has
no heating apparatus or other source
by which the fremen could account
for the flames.
Smoke Oycrpowcring.
Chief Shaw led his men IN the build
ing from the Cary Street side and from
the basin bank, and though the smoke
was overpowering, necessitating FREE
quent changes of the working gangs to
prevent them from being overpowered,
the result was hardly in doubt from the
time the firemen drove their streams of
water into the mass of burning hay.
Notwithstanding the clouds of steam
which arose when water was poured on
the burning piles. the men were soon
able to go all through the building,
meeting their only serious check at the
elevator shaft. Through this hole from
cellar to roof, unprovided with trap
doors or any other method of fire pro-
lection, the smoke and fire ragged fur
iously for some minutes, until streams
OF water from above caused the last of
the blaze to give way.
The damage to the building, Chief
Shaw thought. would not be great, the
. fire having beenchiefly in the burning
| feed stuff
Practically all the hay on the first
| floor is full of water and singed. and
much Of 1t was thrown into the street
and soaked before the firemen left.
Above the first floor the damage was
slight being confined to the partial
wetting of some stacks of grain in bags
of which probably only the bottom bags
are injured.
Mr.. Richardson was unable to esti-
mate his loss last night, but stated
that he had some insurance on the
stock. The building is fully insur-
ed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
Writ Of Error for CITY.

writ OF error and supersedeas was
supreme Court of Appeals yesterday In the
SUIT of Poore and others from the Circuit
Iourt. Poore brought action against the
city for damages sustained by falling into
an an openlng at Eighth and Broad Streets.
me ne Jury In The lower court gave him dam
a alt n the sum Of $4,000. From this YER
S nics the city, through City Attorney Pol
!agd' appeal to the Supreme Court. ..-.3.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
Arrested in Henrico.

nj. Brown with an instrument unknown, was
taken to Henrico Jail last night by County
Policeman r. G.. Haller of Chestnut HILL
man w, J. Perrin escorted In Barnett Brent
for cursing. abusing and otherwise acting
in disagreeable manner toward Thomas
Winston. OF the locomotive Works.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
SOON ELECT CAPTAIN
Company B Will Choose Successor to Captain
A. w. Miller.

Under command OF First Lieutenant w. A.
Stack. Company b, SEVENTEEN Virginia In
fentry held its weekly drill on Wednesday
niFht in tho Seventh Street ermory The
company was put through close and extend !.
Cd. or skirmish. drill Two enlisted men
70. their discharge from the company--Cor-
peral Brsverman, whose term OF service
has expired. and Private Franklin. who has
mustered IN.
After the election OF major for tho
battalion TO succeed Major BolssieuX who
recently resigned--whch election II is under
stood Will take place sopn---the company viii
choose a captain 10 succeed CAPTAIN A. W.
Miller, who retired a short time ago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
Reception to Pastor.

Tho congregation OF the Seventh Street
Christian Church have issued invitations to
G Maclachlan and wife o-nlght at 81
o'clock. The Rev. Mr., Macachlan is the
new pastor of that church, having recently
succeeded the Rev. Dr. i. j. Haley, who
resigned to go to California;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
Mayor McCarthy ImprovIng.

Mayor Mccarthy is improving somewhat
ficm his recent attack OF the grip, but I'M
der the instructions OF his physician he
must remain at home for day or two
longer He is suffering with a severe throat
trouble as the after effects of the grip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
CITY Committed.

The City Democratic COMMITTEES will meet
az Murphy's Hotel at s o'clock to -night to
complete arrangements for the coming pri-
mary. The chief business before the body
viii be. the fixing of the scale OF assessments
upon the candidates for Mayor and the two
branches of the Council.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
skaters Discharged.

Justice Crutchfeld discharged two youth
fu, roller skaters yesterday morning. and
Announced that those who skated about
Monroe Park could do SO only on the Belvi-
dere Street side. the ordinance gives
skaters the right to use the sidewalk merely
where the roadGed is not paved
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
BULLlTT TO SPEAK
Snyited to Deliver Final Address to Medical
College Students.

captain Joshua p Buliitt, Of Big Stone
Gar. yl,, has been invited To deliver tl,4
oraI address q the commencement exercises
81 mo Medical College Of Virginia. which
VIII be held on Wednesday, May 10th.
The University College Of Medicine Will
s,py OF Music on May 18th. There are about
+ Eorty ave mem bsrs Of the graduating class,
ana the Students hope that there w.ll be as
Magx AhsanaklnS given out. ......
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20

Theresa Thomas, q dminutlve negro girl
was convicted In the Police Court yesterday
BraXton, valued at 81 retail. She was sent
to jail for fifteen days
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
NEGRO BOY ARRESTED
Suspected Of Having Stolen Bicycle From
Postal Messenger.

Leonard Motley, thirteen-year- coll
ored boy, was arrested last night on the.
technical charge of being suspicious
character" The police are convinced that
graph messenger named Throckmorton. The
diminutive prisoners mother appeared to
bail him. and swore the boy had been at
home In bed at the time the theft was
committed. She and Leonard will be called
uron in the Police Court this morning to ac-
count for the possession of the wheel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20

fications are now being prepnred as
rapidly as possible. and should DO ready
to submit to contractors for the esti-
mates within ten days. The lot on
Which the building is to stand has been
cleared away and shows to excallent
advantage. having q frontage on Grace
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20

side on Seventh Street of 166 feet. the
new building will be five stories =, an :; 9
mezannine, and will be of BRICK Wi.l
stone trimming. Standing on nEl
corner 1t will be distinctly seen tnTou u y y
the city and will be an ornament W lle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20

outline drawings for the new Young
Mems Christian Association building. to
be erected at Seventh and Grace Streets.
have been completed by the architects.
Messrs William G. West. OF Richmond,
of ad phlsaepha p nan and A. p gpsai
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20
Kerosene I,an,n Exrlode6

An alarm OF fire from Washington and
Cary Streets about o'clock last night was
occasioned by the explosion OF a Kerosene
!anlp' The blaze was distinguished before
the arrival of the engine. The damage was
slight.
An hour earlier a still alarm was turned
IN from seventh and Denney Streets in Full
ton y hose wagon was dispatch to tie
scene. but no fire was to be found.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-20

Williams is an enterprising and pub
lic-spirited citizen, who for several
years has been an active member of
the City Council.
The new department will require
several large rooms for it's Offices ana
laboratory, and owing to the scarcity
of space in the Capitol Building, quar-
tiers will have to be secured elsewhere.
When the proposed new wing to the
Library Building Is completed the
Health Department will likely be per-
manently located there.
Powers OF Department.
The State Health Department will
have general supervision over all
county and city boards. and one of It's
important functions will be to gather
full and accurate vital statistics. 1t
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-09-08
Death of Henry w. Klemme.

Henry w. Klemme for many years a
resident at Ridgeway but for the past
fifteen years or more living at Elma,
died Saturday, August 20, aged 81 years.
He passed his birthday on Friday, and
while not in robust health for many
years, appeared to be as usual on Sat
urday. When dinner time, came he at
tempted to rise from his chair and sue
cumbed, almost instantly. We have no
particulars regarding his life save that
he is survived by his aged wife and
thirteen sons and daughters, all but
two of whom come to attend the fun
eral. They are Philip of Albert Lea,
Charles of Huron, S. D., w. H. of
Ridgeway, Harmon of Belmond, Mrs.
O. H. Longely, Christina and Henry
of Dows, John, whose home is in Flori-
da, Mrs. Ferguson, and ]. w. of Elma,
B. F. of Charles City, Joseph of Boul=
der, Col, and Stephen of Dysart The
funeral was held Tuesday morning and
the remains were brought to Decorah
for burial In all the elements of
Christian citizenship Mr.. KaSgme was
splendid example. Decorah RdpAbi-
can.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-09-08
The Holy City.

1t is with profound delight that we
learn of the coming engagement Of
''The Holy City," with its author,
Clarence Bennett, playing the dual role
of John the Baptist and Judas. We
have had surfeit of the popular melo-
drama of the day, plays depicting mod
ern conditions in more or less realistic
manner, and yet reeking with coarse
sentiment and leaving false impressions
of life, especially with the younger
element. The performance of this
genuinely wholesome play, "The Holy
City, will be welcomed here by all
church-goers and theater-goers alike.
AS the title indicates, it is the story in
dramatic form of the Man of Sor-
rows and of the conditions of Jerusa-
lem at the time of the three years min
istry and ultimate crucifixion of Our
Lord. Herein is no attempt at sermon
izing, neither is there anything it the
whole course of the play which borders
on sacrilgious nothing which could
cause an instant's uneasiness to the
most devout With the possible excep-
ton of Ben Hur there is absolutely nc
play extant which can be compared
with the 'Holy City," In granduer OF
theme it stands alone. From what car
be learned through the newspaper criti
cisms given this performance in Other
cities, the play is mounted IN superb
style and the acting comprises artist:
of more than average ability.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-09-08
Shelled Corn and
Cracked Corn
At Cresco Roller Mills

Farms for Rent.
Several good improved farms for
rent. Inquire of JOHN McHUGH,
99w3 Cresco. Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-09-08
HERE is SOME GOOD NEWS
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