The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15
date FIXED upon
FOR THE [: PRIMARY
Committee for the Fourth District
Decides That Matter BE
Settled June goth. gu
RICHMOND MAN is FINED
Assessed $3.50 for peddling Fruits
and Vcgetables-Jtlilior Civic
League Meets.

M!5 Special to The Times DIspatrlJ
X PETERSBUR G. VA. March l4.--June
tSoth Is the date for the Democratic
primary to nominate q candidate for
Congress from this district, agreed
upon by the Fourth District Democratic
Committee, In session at the Chester
Held Hotel here tonight, after consid-
cradle debate. some favoring an earlier
and SOME u later date. Each candidate
is required to mall to the district chair
man a certified check for 5000 sixty
days before the date of the primary.
Congressman +. n. r.assiter of this
city. and Robert sg.urnbull OF Law
rencevilie, the two candidates for the
nomination, were both present at the
meeting. The committeeman present
were Judge Asa d. Watkins, OF Farm
Vile. chairman; Robert Gillian ST., OF
Petersburg; T. T.. Clarke, OF Dinwiddie
county. w. Fowlkes. OF Amelia. and
Thomas Williams Of .Mecklenburg.
Junior Civic I.cnrue.
Representatives from nearly all the
public and private schools in the city
attended the first regular business
meeting OF the recently organized
Junior Civic League, which was held at
the High School building this morning
under the supervision of the Ladies'
Civic League. which has formed the new
at the public and private schools
into companies to aid the senior league
| In It's work for the beautifying and
| the sanitary Improvement OF the city.
Each company has a captain. and Ed
ward Burgess. of the High School, IS
| president OF the organization. AT to-
days meeting the young leaguers were
| instructed In the details of their work,
aud membership buttons with appro-i
pirate notices were distributed. BY
Congressman Lassiter's orders large
| supply OF seeds has been sent to the
league from the Department OF Agr!-
| culture. and these Will soon be dis
tributed for supply flower borders ana
like ornaments throughout the city.
f. w. Walker. of Richmond. was
| fined $3.50 In the Mayors Court this
morning for pedding fruits and vege-
tables here without n State license.
| Walker has been selling his products
| from a wagon in the streets through
| out the city. conducting the business
| under lcense granted TO a man whom
he succeeded. This License expired IN
| January, and the case was reported 20
| Chief of Police Ragland by Captain
I Hugh n. Smith. Commissioner of the
l Revenue. Walker stated in court that
/ he had no intention of violating the
4 law, and was waiting for the Commis-
1 sioncr OF the Revenue to notify him
/ that he must renew his license. lie
1 noted an appeal and sent messenger
1 to Richmond to secure bondsman.
State and city licenses for peddlins
! fruits and vegetables are $50 eash
and are not transferable. The penalty
| for Walkers offense is doubling OF
the license tax and a fine of not less
I than 500. nor more than $500.
i Brief bits of News.
Captain Hugh r. Smith. Commits
sioner of the Revenue. has appointed
the following deputies to take the tax
\ lists: Thomas Calender. J. n. Harfi-
son. n C. Duane. r. A. Wiikerson. j.
A. Collier and George T. Hudson.
The Fourth District Republican con-
vention will meet III Farmville next
4 month to select delegates to the ,1a-
4 tional convention. The one deiegate
to the district convention to which
Petersburg Is entitled on the basis OF
! the Republican vote In the last suber-
material election has not yet been
chosen Ii is understood that the Re-
publicans Will probably not nominate
!. congressional candidate In this dis
trict this year.