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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
Daily Court Record

United states Circuit Court OF Appeals.
TIE United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals reconvened yesterday at 10
O'Clock, with Circuit Judge Pritchard
presiding and District Judges Wad-
dill and Boyd in attendance.
The court went into conference on
cases heretofore argued, and then adj
iourned until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
Tho following cases are in the call
tomorrow:
No. Sill. Mayor and City Council OF
Baltimore. plaintiff in error. IS. State
OF Maryland, to use OF Frances C.
Hutchinson, widow. and Bessie Louise
Hutchinson, deceased. defendant in
error: in error to the Circuit CourtSat
Baltimore. Md. To be argued by Edgar
Allen Poe and W. Cabell Bruce. Of
Baltimore, Nd, for the plaintiff in err
ror, and by George Whitelock and John
B Deming. Of Baltimore, Nd. for tn
defendants In error.
No. SIS William j. Conway,sJ. Rich
ard Stamford and William j Elan
merry, receivers of the A. c. Courtney
Electrical Company, and Henry Turk,
assignee OF Louis f. Melis. appellants.
We. L. Irving German and George II.
GeIger, CO. partners, trading as Ger
man &, Company. appellees: on appeal
from the District Court at Baltimore.
Md. In Bankruptcy. To be argued by
Hyiand P. Stewart and Edward L.
Ward. OF Baltimore, Md. for the APP.
pellants, and by Vernon Cook and Pen
rose & Stanton. of Baltimore. Nd. for
the appeiees.
Chnncery Court.
Mrs. Roena T. Vietrick qualified as
guardian of Gelina l.. Macdonald
The court closed the present term
yesterday until the first Monday IN
June.
City Circuit Court.
Judgment was rendered In the suit
of r. T. Lipscomb against the Rich.
mond Cooperage Company for $137.37.
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81 Colonial families of virginia-ths

lof Colonial families Of virginia-the
Old Dominion. On August 8, 1915. he
was born in Warren county, Va. His
father. Colonel James w. Conrad. mar
\ ried Miss Maria Ashby. who was a.
tnember of tho historic Ashby family
whose destnies intertwine with the
history of Virginia from Its earliest
Colonial period: indeed. from her an
cestor. John Ashby. loyal subject OF
Charles T.. and one of the first En- glish>
men to land on Virginian soil. John
Ashby, great-great- grandfather of tho
subject OF this sketch, was with WASH
ington, under Braddock, at Fort Du-s
qresne. and his great-grandfather. Ben
| jamin Ashby. was one of Washin gtons
lconfidential officers in the Revolution
/ airy struggle.
He removed to Montana in 1874, and
| In short while became q successful
business man. He is now looked upon
as the merchant prince OF the North
west. and Is also largely Interested in
banking and cattle raising.
! Father OF Irrigation.
Early in his Western residence Mr..
Conrad became convinced Of the urgent
need OF irrigation. and, pioneer spirited
as he is, began systematic irrigation
|long before the government took up
the work. He owns the Pondera Canal
Company which is an adjunct to the
Conrad Investment Company, and owns
also the Pondera Canal Reservoir,
which has a capacity to irrigate the
$4,000 acres OF land Mr.. Conrad Jointly
owns IN the Pondera Valley and 10000
acres more OF government land con-
4 tiguous to this princely estate. Through
his generous foresight this whole val.
ley has been made fertile and a splen.l
did example set. believed by many to-
Ihave awakened government eyes to the
need OF universal irrigation in the
great Northwest.
So much for w. G. Conrad, the mer-:.
chant king. the banker and business
philanthropist; now what OF him po-
lltically? Many believe that he Is
made of presidential timber, or. ct the
very least, vice presidential timber, and
quiet hut earnest talk has circulated
among Democratic leaders that Mr.
Conrad be made either the dark-horse
| candidate for the Democratic nomina.s
ton or Bryans running mate. Mr..
Conrad is a simon-pure Democrat. and
WAS twice candidate for the sena-
torial tcga, and In 1898 barely missed
1.-THE election in that now famous con-
test. Its hearty energy and executive 4
Iability would enable him to serve the!
nation nobly He has held Office as
! first Mayor OF Benton and Senator in
1.-The Territorial Legislatures Of 1879 and
1880. ard is the recognized leader OF
lis party in Montana.
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grandson Of the great contederate;
Major Edward Owen. L. W. Haskell.
w. G. Crenshaw, DR.. John s. Wyeth,
j. H. Parker, president of the Cotton
Exchange. and many others who are
powerful factors in the affairs OF the
Eastern metropolis.
The headquarters OF the newly In
augurated campaign will be in Wash
ington and New York, and Mr.. Towson
and others will keep in active touch
with the situation. Mr.. Towson left
last night for Washington and will go
from there to New York, probably re-
turning later to make tour OF the
far South in Mr.. C3nrads interest.
Not an OMce- Seeker.
He declared that 1t was plainly a,
case OF the office seeking the man, as
Mr.. Conrad though willing to accept
If nominated, had made no move what
ever ny way OF encouraging the Eff
forts OF his friends to secure the honor
for him,
Mr. Conrad comes OF the purest
American stock, for he is the scion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
ROSEMARY LIBRARY.

Many new books, and Improvements
on every hand render the Rosemary
Library a pleasant place for readers to
90 for the selection and exchange of
books. or for several hours reading
among current magazines and news
papers.
Special attention has been paid, In
the selection of new books, to the
needs OF youthful readers. and boys
and girls with literary inclinations
Will find much here to crafty them.
The librarian is always ready to help
with advice and suggestion, and the
public generally are invited to call
and find out by personal inspection
the many good things in Literature
awaiting selection at this library.
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COOKING ny ELECTRICITY.
to he Continued 4
f Petcrsburu

Miss wirnifred s, Potts. who has
been giving lectures and demonstra-
.tions here in electric cooking and the
use as we'll as benefits OF electrical
devices and appliances left this morn
Ing for Petersburg, where she will be-
gin the textures and demonstrations
Tomorrow afternoon. III
Miss Potts expects to spend about
three days, and longer II the attend
ance warrants, In "A, Rosestock's store,
s2a6 Sycamore Street, Here she will
show the residents OF the Cockade City
how to get the best results and most
comfort in housekeeping by using
electric cooking devices as we'll as
other electrical appliances for the home
and health. VITA u
spent in Richmond she made hosts OF
friends for electrical devices oftan
kinds, as we'll Ia many warm personal
friends among the ladies OF Richmond.
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In furtherance Of strong move
ment recently inaugurated by South
ern Democrats residing in New York,
in favor of the nomination OF a South
ern man for Vice President by the
Democratic convention al Denver. Mr..
Allen S. Towson, prominent New
York broker, who was born in Virginia,
is making tour Of the South. which
is meeting with much success. The
candidate whose claims are being
pressed for second place on the ticket
as a clear-cut. successful business man.
is Hon. w. q. Conrad, OF Montana. a
native of Warren county, Va who still
holds his legal residence in this State.
and who has accumulated a great for
tune by the legitimate exercise OF his
brains and energy, and without the
employment OF stock gambling and
other questionable methods.
Mr.. Towson, who spent yesterday in
Richmond. declares that the move
ment to give the Southern Democrats
substantial recognition at Denver is
taking like wildfire. and he expresses
the belief that 1t Will result success
fully9in the convention. He stopped
In Baltimore and Washington on his
way from New York. and was greatly
encouraged at the favor with which
the movement was received in both
cities by prominent Democratic lead
Iers. Mr.. Towson says the New York
conference OF Southern Democrats was
moved to begin It's campaign for
Southerner on the ticket because this
section has so long been neglected. and
because 1t cast so per cent. OF the votes
OF the party In presidential elections.
1t was once decided to make fight
Tor the first place on the ticket, but
IT. was found that the campaign was
too far advanced. and thatait would bel
better to ask for second place.
In No One Mans Interest.
The movement was started rather for
Southern recognition than In the In
terest OF any particular mana and sena-
tor, ohm w. Daniel was the favorlte
from the first, Senator'S Tlllnan, OF
South Carolina, and Culberson OF Tex
as. and former Senator cammack,s Of
Tennessee. were considered but they
did not give encouragement to the
idea. IL they We're to be regarded as
candidates. It was then that the con-
ference centred upon Mr., Conrad, and
determined to urge him earnestly
throughout the country as man who
would add strength to the ticket, who
ever shall be placed at Its head. AS
explained by Mr.. Towson, It Is not
movement for or against Bryan or
any other presidential candidate, but
for the purpose OF recognizing this
great Democratic section OF the coun-
try, and inspiring the business inter
.ests everywhere to support the tickat
In November.
Prominent among the Southern
democrats who inaugurated the move
ment4ar H, Snowden Marshall, General
Henry r.. Douglas Dr. George Tucker
iIIarrison, Or. George Bowling Lee, q
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RUNAWAY GIRL IS FOUND.
Annie Smith, OF Norfolk. Found With
Carnival Company in Suffolk.

especial 10 The Times Dlsratch.]
SUFFOLK. VA. May 23-Annte
Smith. aged fourteen years. and pretty,
who had been missing several weeks
from her home in Norfolk, and whose
disappearance had been announced IN
the papers, was located here last night
with thesConey Island Carnival shows.
where. under the name OF Hattie Lee.
she was doing singing stunts In tho
Electric Theatre.
Annie Is well developed for her
years. When taken in custody she ex-
pressed disapproval, and said She
didn't want to go home. She had left
to see some OF the world.
Annie was locked in room on the
third floor of the Nansemond Hotel
last night. and o-day brother, Frank
Smith. came and took her home.
According to the police the girl had
been In Suffolk two weeks. during
which time she had changed boarding
houses five times, hoping to elude de-
lection. She secured a position in g
local veneer factory and had been
with the Coney Island shows only a
few days. ss4
Police Chief Brinkley says she was
induced to leave home by an older.
girl
4 Inc runaway nad Deen IN tne COM
pany Of an older girl by the name
OF Maud Doughtie.
Assistant Police Chief Dennis to-day,
on information, swore out warrant
against B. w. Powell. young white
man, alleging non-support.
He was arraigned before Mayor
Norfleet, and the hearing was set for
Monday.
Powell has a young wife and several
children. nj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
Closing Of st. Andrews School.

St. Andrews School has sent out In
vitatioas to commencement exercises.
which will be held this week. from
Monday through Friday. Admission
will be by ticket. The program is as,
follows: IN
Monday. May e5th, S p M.-Dress
rehearsal. Princess Iu Ju."
Tuesday. May 2sth, IS p, M.-Manual
Training and Needlework.
Wednesday, May s7th. P. M.--can-
tata. Princess Ju Ju.
Friday, May 2sth. II "A. M,--Morn-
ing school final exercises; 7:30 p. Nj
concert by younger children.
Exhibition Of work in rooms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
PRODUCE MARKET,

Market conditions continued good
last week and closed with excellent
prospects for this weeks trading.
chickens weighing LIZ to 1 IA
pounds were scarce and in good de-
mand at Top prices. Receipts of eggs
were very light and the trade was more
active rhe market on butter wis
firm and active at the prices quoted.
duller than usual at this time Of the
year. -
Apples-
$50 to So per barrel.
slso to $3.50 per crate.
Old, IS to 90 cents per bushel.
Fancy Florida (news crop, $3.50 to 81.
Apparatus. large punches. fancy. 20
to Is cents; fancy medium, 10 Ia to
l6 cents; poor to fair, to 10 Ia cents
per bunch. 4
Peas. fancy. SO to IS cents per bas-
Lettuce, fancy. half barrel, rs cents
to 81; small baskets. 81 to s1,25;
Fanes b ssasn sla s25 basket
SQUASH; fancy, 81 to s1.s5 per Basket aitet.
carrier ,s s.. w. n =
Celery, fancy. s1.bo to .$1.75 per case.
. : Southern @ t ca bbage. IS cents to ST per
\, yellow onions, barrel, $3.50 to s2.75.
$2Hto s2.s5 per 1o0=pound sack.
Spring chickens, % to 80 cents per
Ducks, 10 cents per pound.
Hens 12 cents per pound.
Boosters. go TO So cents apiece.
GGu uine 20 to 80 cents apiece.
Geese, 50 to so cents apiece.
Crates. nearby, fresh laid. ia cents
Crates, from other sections ls cents
dozen. l, - =
Butter 4
!, g Choice !, family packed. II to IS cents
choice dairy packed, II to IS cents
Medium store packed, is cents per
Choice Virginia BACON
small new hams. Is to 16 cents per
Large new hams, Is to IA cents per
smoked sides 10 to ii cents per
Smoked shoulders, . to 10 cents per
Prime country lard 10 to Ii cents
mound. f t5 ss 4 f ia & Il s4a 4 a.,
venls--- IL,
Choice, 8 cents per pound.
Poor to fair. 5l-2 cents per pound.
Spring, to cents per pound.
Fall, Ito cents per pound.
Sheep. to 8 cents per pound
Beef cattle, to 5 cents pound.
Live hogs. 5 to 4l-2tcents per pound.
ae II ------------ 355
Davidson neleEation Divided.
LEXINGTON, i n. g, May %, David
son County Democratic Convention held
this evening. gave Craig. for Governor,
In "A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
Attempted to Resist.

Thomas Cooper, colored. was arrest
ed yesterday morning by Policemen
Kellum and Bryant, on the charge Of
being suspicious chara cter. He had
fne-looking horse in his possession
and was unable to account for the
manner in which he secured It. He at.
tempted resistance when arrested, but
WAS quickly auieted. w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
. Grand Jurx For .nunk. 4

Martha Ann Taylor. alias Bunk
Stokes, who bears an unsavory repu-
tation with the police was sent on to
the grand Jury from Police Court yes
terday morning on a charge OF ille-
gally having cocaine in her possess
sion. She was arrested by Policeman
Gerring, who found q package Of dope
on her person. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
w a IN E D

The hardest cases OF MORPHINE, OPIUM
and LIQUOR addiotions to cure In ten days
nervousness. aching limbs diarrhoea or loss
OF sleep. Only sanitarium In the world glve
Ing UNCONDITIONAL, GUARANTEE.
Money can be placed u bank ana payment
cannot visit Sanitarium can be cured pri-
vataly at home. References; Any Banker.
Minister, City Official or Citizen OF Lebanon,
Write to-day for large free booklet OF par
5ticulars. Address rs ~ ,
CEDARCROFT sANITARIUM,
Dept. T. D. LEBANON, TENN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
Brief Petersburg Items.

The ten male members Of the Harri-
son street Baptist Church. colored. who
were indicted on Thursday for assault.
ing Ell Tart, the acting pastor. and
Deacon Pleasant Webb. were to-day
bailed in the sum of $500 each for their
appearance at the July term OF the
Hastings Court.
william Dickerson. an insane negro.
who is originally from this state, ar
rived here to-day from London, Can
ada, under the care Of r. B. leigh
way. an officer OF the hospital for the
insane located at that place. Dickerson
has been placed in the city jail TO
await examination by lunacy COM
mission. He As the second insane ne
gro who has been brought to this city
from Canada during the past year.
A large delegation of citizens OF
Dinwiddie county attended the ,un .a,i
of Mr.. Samuel Y. Gillian. which took
place from st. Paul's Episcopal Church
at O'Clock this afternoon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
AlIcp.d Tre.posner.,

Alleged TreNrnskera.
Detective j. w. Light arrested and
took to jail yesterday morning Eugene
Perkins and c. L. Chapman. both
white men, and George Young, coll
ored charged with trespassing on the
property OF the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railway.
Tim Hill and William DandridEe
fcolored) were taken In yesterday af-
ternoon, this consignment being the
second arrest by Constable G. o. Burch
for trespassing on Improperly OF Mr..
Il c. Beattie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
SCHOOL site IN
VAR1'NA CHANGED.
Supervisors Approve Action Of
Brookland District With Refer
ence to Appropriation.

Meeting ct the courthouse yesterday
county approved the, action Of the
Brookland District School Board II
an election on May ssth, to pass on
$40. 900 for new school buildings al
Highland Park and Glen Allen, and
changing the amount to 100000. which
y VII be saflesnt e erect , brick, in
and to make an addition to the house
at Barton Heights. This action OF the
supervisors certifles the matter e
Judge Scott. who will pass upon II
entered an order in the clerks office
Yesterday morning resembling pro.
vious order calling for an election on
the Goth.
The yarIna District School Board
the new school building IN that dis.
trict. A few days ago It was de-
e ras to locate the budng at Va
ra.ct that there II would be almos,
surrounded by large negro settle-
ment, many OF the patrons lodged OBJ
1ections. Several of them appeared be-
fore the board yesterday and spoke
against the site selected
After hearing the. complaints. the
board decided to reject the original
plan. Two others were proposed, and
both were acceptable, but no decision
was reached YESTERDAY. The board
Junction OF the ''Alll,' and varina
Roads-one OF the proposed sites.
The board Will then go to the other
location suggested, at the junction Of
the varina and Newmarket Roads.
cbosen as II is fhe most central GE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
TALKTO.WOMEN.OF
. AN IDEAL HUSBAND.
.--------
Evangelist Maple to Hold Rather
Unusual Service in Peters
burg To-Day.
ASKED OPINIONS OF MANY
Results Of Letters Of Inquiry
Sent to Number Of Ladies.
Other Petersburg News.
ASKED OPINIONS OF MANY
fspeeial 10 rb. Times.p,,no.,eb

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.1
PETERSBURG, VA, May s3.--"An
Ideal Husband" will be the subject, and
ladies only" Will compose the audi
enoe In what Is likely to be packed
house at the Washington Street Chris
tlan Church to. morrow afternoon when
Evangelist Maple. who has been con-
Quoting revival there for the past
week. delivers lecture discussing that
momentous question, concerning which
1T is understood that he has sent out
twenty-five requests for opinions, re-
ceiving replies to nearly all, in seven
teen OF which the fair judges express
the liberal opinion that the ideal SHOULD
not fail to speak his mind" only one
that he should ever fail to tell even
Carrie that he aid 1t with his little
Ratchet" TO the question. "Are di-
vorces right" the many answers take
the wide range from the simple no:
to tits the best way to end trouble"
Why Not Chosen.
Replying to questions regarding the
decision by the board Of visitors Of the
State School for the Colored Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Children to locate the instl-
tuition at Newport News. instead OF at
the Ellerslie farm, near this city. Sec
rotary e. L. Quarles. OF the Petersburg
Chamber Of Commerce, who spoke In
favor OF the latter site at the boards
meeting in Richmond to-day, stated
this afternoon that although Peters
burg had offered no gifts, basing the
claims OF Ellerslie on the many natu-
raj advantages OF the location. he be-
lieved that the Newport News argu-
ments that the Peninsula section had
no such state institution. while Peters,
burg had several. and that the Hamp-
ton School would be most desirable
and beneficial co-operator with the new
institution. to say nothing OF the great
opposition expressed by severalsC Chess
terheld county citizens. who appeared
before the board. had been the most
potent factors in producing the decis-
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Mrs. Daniel Dead.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.l
HENDERSON,, n. c.,@M 2s,-The
wife Of Hon. John B. Daniel member.
OF the Legislature died this morning
at 9 o'clock. 49,. gs,
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Dnvidxon nelenation Diyidea.

LEkIN GToN, N. c., May es,--David-
4 son County Democratic Convention held
this evening. gave Craig. for Governor,
Page and over,1lan were both unania
y n1ously lndorsed, G, F.. Hankins wac
Y inamlnated for State Senate,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-24

Graves has been a capable and con
scientious officer, and it would seem
only a just recognition Of his services
to retain him in Office for another
term.
County Treasurer Beezley will moi
be candidate for denomination, as
he desires to devote all OF his time
after July to his private business
affairs. Dan P. Stouffer and Justice
Hardy Holman are both prominently
mentioned for this office. Both are
we'll qualified, being possessed of
excellent clerical ability and having
acceptably served the people in offices
of minor Importance.
H. @. Seymour will doubtless be the
only Republican candidate for School
Superintendent, and as his is an Office
that the votersof all parties are inclined
to keep as far removed from partisan
politics as possible, it would not be at
all surprising should the voters decide
to elect him in June without opposi-
ton. Mr.. Seymour is now filing the
office by appointment, and is making
good in every sense Of the term.
r. L. Chapman has satisfactorily
filed the Office Of Coroner, and would
doubtless receive the unanimous vote
Of his party in the eevent that he should
become candidate again. 1t is also
believed that by continuing his present
course Of keeping his hands off the
existing gold standard and not tinker.
ing with the tariff, he could command
quite respectable number of votes
from the Democratic ranks, thus
insuring his election by about $500
majority.
The situation as outlined above is
about the way it appears to the OBsER-
YER at the present time. One thing is
certain, and that is that the prevailing
inactivity indicates beyond question
that the people of Polk county are not
dissatisfied with their present officials.
The affairs of the county are being
honestly and intelligently admin.
istered, and the voters know it. The
race for office, however, is always
open to any aspiring citizen, and it
may be that the next few weeks will
develop an array Of candidates little
dreamed of at this time.
The OBSERVER does not desire to
slight any citizen in mentioning these
political aspirants, so ifyou have been
overlooked, come right in and tell us
about it, and we will see that your
name is brought to the public notice
without money and without price, not
withstanding the fact that Uncle
Harvey is still insisting that the
country newspapers Of Oregon have
combined this year to make the
political candidate dig up all he has
and then borrow from his friends.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-01-24
School Meeting at Monmouth.

The next meeting Of parents, school
officers and teachers will be held in
Monmouth, February l. The program
will be essentially the same as the
ones held recently in Falls City and
Mccoy. @. L. Hawley, of Mccoy, will
speak on Agriculture in the Schools !"
Professor L. r. Traver, of the State
Normal School, on Conditions in
Our Schools That Should Be I'm
proved" and Mrs. Ira Powell, on
"Public Schools From Mothers
Viewpoint" Each address will be
followed by an open discussion for
members OF the association who are
present. Music for the occasion will
be furnished by the Normal Quartette,
composed Of members Of the faculty,
and short program will be rendered
by the children of the Training
Department.