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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
SESSION OF TWO HOUSES

Routine Matters Occupy Attention of
General Assembly.
Speaker Byrd called the House OF
Delegates to order at noon. and prayer
was offered by Delegate Upton D. Jen-
nings. OF Lynchburg.
a number OF bills were reported.
among them being one to re-cnact
what is known as the Wharton anti
compact law, preventing fire insur-
ance companies from combining for
the purpose of making rates, and an
other known as the firemen's relief bill.
Mr. tlassie asked thathis bill on the
preservation of forestry be printed, and
this was ordered lone. The same course
was taken with reference TO certain
lax bills pending Lcfore the Finance
Committee.
several members, and many bills were
offered and referred. A number OF Pc
titions were presented asking certain
amendments to the present liquor laws,
and they, too. were referred.
Got Back At Him.
Mr.. Churchman. chairman of the
Committee on Roads, moved to recon-
init House bill No. 160, requiring rail
way companies to settle just demur-
rage claims Wlth!n sixty days, but the
House refused ito gree.
When Senate bill No IS, the special
order of the day. was reached, its
further consideration was postponed
until Tuesday at II 80 p. NJ, on motion
of the patron, Mr.. Withers. This is
the good roads measure which created
such fiery and protracted debate on
FRIDAY.
Mr.. Withers got even with Colonel
Cation during the roll cali on House
bill No. liz. ard the incident created
great laughter. On a previous day Mr..
Withers was in the gallery chatting
with several ladies, and when roll
call had been completed Colonel Cation
arose, and looking toward the gallery.
said:
.Nlr. Speaker, I notice the gentleman
from Nansemond is present ana nor.
voting
The point OF the gentleman is vel,
taken" replied the Speaker, ..and the
gentleman will be recorded in the
negative
Colonel Cation went to the rallcrv
for time yesterday. and was engaged
IN earnest conversation with some
ladies', when he was spied by Mr.. With
was vel! taken. and the member from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02

The following are the bills offered
respectively BY Hon. E. c. Massie.
member of the Legislature from Rich
I 1nond, and by the manufacturers OF
selves.
10 regulate the employment Of chill
dren IN factories, workshops. mercan-
y ne esta blishments and mines in this
commonwealth. and to prescribe PEN
alties for violations OF such reguln-
lions. 1
Be It enacted by the General Assem-
ply OF Virginia. that:
l. NO child under the age Of four
ted. or suffered to work In or in con-
nection with any Factory, workshop.
mercantile establishment or mine In
TINS Commonwealth; nor shall any
child under sixteen years of age be al
lowed to work therein or in connec-
ton herewith between the hours OF s
P. NJ. and Z a. NJ. Any owner. agent.
superintendent, overseer. foreman. or
manager who shall employ or permit
any child to be employed contrary to
tory, Workshop, mercantile establish
nent, or mine with which he is con-
nected, and any parent or guardian
VINO allows any such employment Of
his child or ward. shall. upon con-
yiction Of such offense. be fined not
less than SIS or more than 500.
Any employment contrary to the
provisions of this act shall be prima
facie evidence OF guilt both as to the
employer and the parent or guardian
OF the child so employed.
2. The act approved April 16, 1903.
known as chapter 1856 OF the Acts OF
.19O2-3-4. and all acts and parts of acts
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Nnnufncturers' DllI.
BE It enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF Virginia. that:
!: On and after March i. 1909. no
child under the age Of thirteen years.
and on and after March 1. 1910. no
child under the age Of fourteen years.
shall be employed. permitted or suffer-
ed to work in or In connection with
any factory, workshop. mercantile es-
Enlistment or mine in this Common
wealth: provided, this act shall not ex-
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TO PAY DIVIDEND
Decree Entered in Case of Unit
NnnklnS and Trust COMPANY.

Decree Entered in Case Of limited
hnnklns and Trust Company.
A decree has been entered in the
Ghancery Court directing ]. Jordan
Leake and a. II. Felthaus. receivers
OF the United Banking and Trust com.
Pany. to pay dividend to the stock
noiders- OF that company. This will be
the final dividend. and checks are now
IN course OF preparation and Will be
ready for distribution within the next
The receivers state that they have
been unable to locate many ~ ithn
depositors and stockholders of the
united Banking and Trust Company.
ana as a result have on hand num-
Der of checks undelivered.
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Tipton-Carmody.

4 quiet wedding took place at tho
residence OF the Rev. Father Hugh
Mckeefry OH Wednesday, evening at
1880 o'clock. when Miss Teresa Maria
Carmody became the bride Of Mr.. John
Tipton. OF Portsmouth o. The bride
Vas attired in a blue suit, with hat and
gloves to match, The Rev. Father
RANKIN performed the ceremony. Miss
Rosalie Carmody, sister of the bride,
was maid OF honor. and Mr.. John Car
mody acted as best man. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr., and Mrs. Tin
ton drove to their home, No. 4O1 North
Street. l#5 a
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To Settle Accounts.

The Jamestown Exposition Commits.
sion on the part of the State will NEE,
IN the Governors office on Tuesday
morning to settle up all accounts a nd to
! The commission willSthen ma e !.
hnal report. and It is understood that
apart from the acre OF ground, tho
Virginia building and furniture. there
VIII be nearly $4,000 out OF the appro-
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selling Intoxicating liquors. The
chief aim OF the amendment is to bring
distlllers and brewers under the opera
ton OF the so-called Mann law----that
is. to make them comply with all Of the
requirements Of that law in relation
to retail liquor licenses. The applica-
ton for a license for such manufacture
shall be made to the court In tho same
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
BY
LIE WIS II. M.ACHEN.

manner as those for license to sell
at retail.
There are also other changes pro-
posed by the new bill. The minimum
fine for selling liquor without license
il put ct $50. instead Of $50. as at
present, and the party convicted Is
required to give bond IN the sum of
5000 conditioned that he VIII not again
violate the provisions OF that sectlon;
and for the second and succeeding of
tense he shall pay fine OF not less
than 800, and shall be confined In Jail
not less than two months nor more
than six months, and his bond pre-
viousy given must be forfeited. and
he must enter into bond In tho sum
of $1,000. And IL he falls to execute
the bond required In any case. he shall
be confined in jail, In addition to his
other punishment. not less than two
nor more than six months. Brewers
and dlstillers violating the provisions
OF this section shall give the same
bonds and suffer the same penalt les
prescribed for the retail dealers under
like c!rcumRtances. The bill under dis
cnsslon repeats the language OF the
last enactment, approved February y
1904 IN regard to selling LIQUOR on
'u'iHhJ ma llpOSl'b -, l'iS.A1s+.-' y" -
fine OF 500 to $500 and imprisonment
from ffteen to sixty days, as wen as
the revocation of the license.
+ Subsequent to tho passnge Of the
last mentioned act at the session Of
1891 there wuB an amendment TO sec !.
ton saoI OF tho Code, providing TINT
for seiling Of liquor on Sunday there
should he n nne OF 33looEto $500 and the
revocation Of License hut II omits to
llnrope any Imprisonment. 1t ~ believed
that Tie enactment Of the blu under
confederation Will have the erect g {
l"lnathting tho Jail santenc,te.g !, TOR lh ~
sunday selling OF liquor Wlthonl ~.
lloowinE my discretion on the PVT ~ q
me Judge o.ithe Jury.
scnato, Mann. In Senate sbil : No 9. ~.
rrQpoaa8 10 amend scetion AZ ~ /, y
revenue ACT 10 as to bring soeial, clups
nnder this pro.isions8of aactlon = si !. :.
rpbgye referred TO; In olher, ]. words :, g
r"air" them 10 tnlseSolltt y l !, ~
We sittaa manner md srt,.,s .si y.
epnal tons IA retail lldlor q ealers y,
hlll further provldop that flo g, /. !, y,
license shall be granted 30 aI'Y 20 c'u'
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CLUB in any local option or no-licensc

club In any local option or no-licensc
territory.
Senator Elan, in Senate bill No. ISL.
provides that in all prosecutions for
the violation OF section 14l. above
mentioned, where evidence has BEEN
introduced on behalf OF the Common
wealth that the drinking OF any
liquod or mixture, Of whatever name it
may be called, has produced intoxica-
tion. the burden of proof shall be on
the defendant to show that such liquid
or mixture was not intoxicating liquor
within the meaning OF that section:
that is, that 1t was pure apple
CIDER
Senator King. in Senate bill No. 14a,
seeks to amend section 3952 OF the Code
In relation to Search-warrants, SO as
to allow such warrants to be Issued
for Intoxicating liquors In the possess
sion OF any person for the purpose OF
illegal sale. and to further provid.
that when more than two gallons of
such liquor is found, the burden OF
proof shall be on the owner to prove
that 1t was not for the purpose OF
sale.
Delegate Barrett has n bill TO amend
section 1A1 OF the revenue act, SO as TO
require license to give bond In the
penalty OF $500 with satisfactory Sc
curity, the surety to be fee simple
owner of unincumbercd real estate 10.
Gated in the county or corporation
Where the business Is to be conducted
OF tho value Of at least the penalty of
the bond. for the faithful compliance OF
The requirements of that section; and
also for the payment OF any fines o.
penalties which may be imposed upon
the applicant for violating any statute
regulating the liquor traffic. The
License for wholesale liquor dealers is
increased from $3.50 to 5000. except that
wholesale malt liquor dealers pay 500
instead OF $50.
The license for retail dealers In the
country or In towns and villages OF
1000 Inhabitants or less, or upon any
vessel. is increa sed from SITS tn $3.50.
In cities and towns OF over 1000 In
habitants the license Is increased from
1850 to $500. The license for keeping
an ordinary In the country and towns
OF less than 1000 inhabitants Is raised
from $175 to $3.50, and in towns OF
over 1000 Inhabitants the license is
raised from $3.50 to $500. The hotel
licsnse for the country or towns having
a population of 1000 or less is raised
from $175 to $500. and In towns and
cities which have population OF more
than 1000 the license Is changed from
$3.50 to $500. The distillery license is
raised from IS to $25 where tbs run
less than three months. but where a
distillery Is run more than three
months and less than six months the
tax shall be 335 instead OF $25 at pres
ent. and II run over. six months the
license is $50. A brewry license is
raised from $50 to 500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02

II. r. A. building Sold.

Mr.. NJ L.. Hoffheimer has sold the
at the corner OF Third and
Main Streets, now occupied by tho
Travellers Protection Association, The
rrice. IL Is understood, was quite "a
large one, but Mr., Hoffheimer does
not feel at liberty to name 1t or the
The #. p. A. has two
yeavl lease on the building.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
May Have other Glove.

Mounted Policeman Krug. OF the
Second District lost his left-hand
glove the other night. Being a consid-
crate man, he wishes to notify the
finder that he may call at the Second
station and get other one. He will
provide himself with another pair.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02

Corporation Commission last night.
Judge r. r. Prentis. chairman OF the
northeast corner OF the main building
OF the Capitol, formerly occupied by
Mr.. Stuart. It Is understood that Mr..
Stunrts successor Will occupy the room
vacated by Judge Prentls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
nubcr Dis n,l.suerd d.

Kenneth Baber, a white boy. was dis
charged IN the Police Court yesterday
or the charge Of shooting S5I
The latter stated that
the shooting was accidental
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Takes NIr. Stnnrt's Room.
:, WIN me retirement OF aon. Henry
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One AZ thc era dunt al

A V SO (INel OF the tiTHNUutFN ~ II
In theElist Of graduates OF the Rich
mond High School published yesteN-ss
day the name OF Miss A. Louise King
was inadvertently omitted. Il. asa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02

So far as lies within his power, Dis
trict Attorney Jerome will resist any
effort to have Thaw liberated at any
time In the near future. Neither will
he willingly consent to his transfer to
a Sanatorfum
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-02
Child Labor Bills

The following are the bills offered
respectively BY Hon. E. C.. Massle,
lnenlner or the Legislature from Rich
mond, and by the manufa cturers or
Virginia. The bills speak for them
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ers. The latter at once called the
attention OF the chair to the fact that
the Alexandria man was present and
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morrow.
The evening world., 1908-03-12
HEROINE OF SIXTEEN
BRAVES RAIN OF BULLETS,

SHAWNEE. Okla, March IL - As a
result Of a l.stol battle in darEcHcd
bedroom AT The nomc of Thomas y. n
OILS thrc" men We're SHOT two pr whom
are cNp,ct"d to Uic. ANA further blood
shed Was prevented by the nerulsin of
Miss ..e.,.. y ,au,s, siNlrcn years If
agr. charles Nichols aHd Ior VI 'Iu,cau
were placed under arrest
The wounded are Mac MuCmtrna,
Thomas Nichols ami William Nj
Clutcna
Al "A country dance near Kiowa asst
night, an aIto'caLun occurred between
members of the McC,ulcIa ana Nic4,,s
families After IA" dance. Charles Me. BE-
uls went home a at'lmpauicd uy lrlcnd
After retiring, tney wtr, aroused 1v
some one entering ilr room. Tlev
seized their pistols and opened Hrr. II,c
shots being returned Th mas Nichols
father of the young IuSt, rushed 10
thc room ana the shao ins became gcr-
cral Regardless az tle bullets Mis-
Bessie, Charles NlchoIs's sister, follow, Il
her father aud sprlrg Ne ween TWO ~
the men ana kuocb "a ~ 3nc weapon
PROBABLY saving her brothers life.
The evening world., 1908-03-12
WILL HAVE AN AFTERNOON
OF PSYCHICS AND CARDS.
Up-to-Date Combination Presented
at Women's Club Meeting
TO-MOrrOW.

With an adaptability that is certainly
p-to-date the New Workers, latest Of
the clubwomcn aggregations, will COM
bine cards and psyChical research in its
afternoon" at the Hotel Astor to-mor
row. In one room members may in
quire what IS trumps, and in the next
tcs, the unseen forces of the universe.
Bridge. euchre and occult phenomena
will all come in for a share OF attent on.
The combination is certainly AN un-
usual one, with enormous possibilities,
of .our-e. in the way of wireless com.
BOO ..I.u polW"eu the Iwu branches
OF entertainments 1t is understood
..o,,-,.., ,rd. effective precautions
have been taken lo prevent a leak
from the occult ro"m-daring the card
"a me.
A Rounds and N"s n ~ Huss'n. ana
ne ar,4re ul 81: " : nrnmaghIm.
WIS. IIuootnr Ei~V Hi'l dirc.r 'he
psvchlcfl forces, Mrs Edvth Totten
McGra'h j. Prnsii'r' ~ ''r hub
The evening world., 1908-03-12
ANNA GOULD SAILS
AS MILLER" TO
FOOL COUNT BON|
Feared Castellane Might Try
to Stop Departure of Chill:
dren With Her.

PARIS. March l2-It became known
to-day that Nine. Anna Gould, VINO
sailed yesterday for New York on the
Steamer Adriatic, booked her passage
an that vessel under the name OF Nil
ler, She had originally taken passage
for herself and her children on the
Kronprinz Wilhelm. but changed her
plans at the last moment.
Although she had the written consent
Of her former husband, Count Boni de
Castellane, to take the children out OF
France. she adopted the ruse OF chahs
ing steamers and using an assumed
ran,e in case the Count should attempt
at the last moment to prevent the chill
dren's departure.
Count Boni mad been under the I'M
rression that Nine. Gould ana the
.hildren we're on board the kronnr!nz
wuhclm and mad telegraphed his greet
,nps to the children in care OF thai
steamer.
count Boni de Csstes'ane has issued
,otte, characteriZng as piece "i
h,ff,onerv the suit brought by Prince
uata de Sagan. his cousin, accns ns
aim of forging certain letters sl2he"
,ith Sagan's name ana "rll"'iins upon
Nmn Gould. These documents we're
mentioned IN court at the Tim" Count
p,,, and his brother. Count Jean de
.,,e,ell,rc, were brought up on cAHrEeS
~ assault by Prince lir'tr. Count
Roni declared n cour, u.a, ta"Se docu-
,,ar,s Nit,n we're in his possession.
ao,,d explain clearly th" reasons OF
its amnesty '1ward ;l. I'nc' The
prince declared the documents tu be
,nr,er.,. and ,un>rq rrr. entered
,.l. AKA u~t the Count
count Bon. in his letter 80 ares that
nm, sul WAS brought upon tH" eve of
Ike departure of NIs oaiIlrcn and their
mother for America, and evidently with
the purpose Of turnis".ns prLeral for tor
sensational articles Hpuu ihelr arrival
AN \r,, YORK lie adds chat the author
OF the letters not known, to nm, but
no was the hrst one TO CAN .ne Prince
10 account ,or them before the public
prosecutor.
The evening world., 1908-03-12
A ~cient Mariner Told Tague
of Oriental Custom, and
He Used 1t.

Does a man. who. while his wife
sleeps. dips ner hands N salt water
thereby causing her to solemnly whis-
per the story OF her life. take mean
adv lntage OF woman. and are such
whisperings when sworn 70 by the
husband legal evidence in suit for
divorrcp
This is the Snottv problem the Tren-
ton IN. - Court of Chancerv is
wrestling with in the case ui Mr.. Rich
ard Tlgue. of South Amboy. versus
Mr., Richard Tagu,. The case is al
ready docketed as cause crieore. or
in other words as unique
The salt water dampening method for
extra ding confessions and rawins out
l.Sht on a wife's dim past is said TO be
an ancient and efiicaclous custom. It's
secret was revealed to Dick" Tague
by an ancient mariner OF South Amboy.
to whom he related that all was not
connubIally felicitous in his little cot
tage on Shad Creek.
Friends Suggested a Club.
Tague told the grizzled man the
sea that ne felt restive about his wife.
She was uncommunicative and reticent.
both concerning her past and some mat
ters pertaining to the present Some OF
his uncouth friends had advised a club.
or chair leg. or even a stove lid. But
such methods did not appeal TO the
gentle temperament OF Tague. What
would the herring merchant and skip
per OF many fair barks advise?
The mariner stroked his gale-gather-
ers and pordered long and inscrutably.
Finally he said
IF you think you can stand revela-
lions from the innards of Your mates
soul, walt until she sleeps. and then dip
her hands in salt water
It was custom in certain rem ote
Oriental port said the mariner. where
It was pursued primitively. Natives of
said port did not resort to the divorce
courts after they had learned the
buried secrets OF their wives pasts.
They instantly became widowers, even
though heir wives we're in the most
robust health.
But" added the mariner profoundly.
the laws OF New Jersey are agin such
widowhood."
Briny Dip Talk Promoter.
Tpgue was we'll aware of that and
proceeded in his salt water treatment
in a manner quite according to the Jer-
sey statutes. His wife was good
sleeper In fact. she slept the deep.
still sleep OF an infant. Never in his
marital experience had Tague heard her
prattle frivolously in her slumber There
fore ne had some misgivings when ne
crept from the side Of his sleeping wife
and procured basin OF salt water,
freshly drawn that evening from Shad
Creek.
Mrs Tague's hands hung conveniently
over the side OF the bed and the willy
husband had only to raise the basin
The evening world., 1908-03-12
Gossip, Not Ideas,
the Mainstay of
New York Women.

Mrs. Mildred Manly Caldwell. Of
canton. o.. said in a lenten lecture
ar the Waldorf yesterday:
I'm New York women entertain
their friends sumptuously. feed them
the richest viands. keep UP the most
magnificent Establishments. serve
them wines of tho finest vintaSes
and then, with all this. the hostess
herself has nothing to offer but tn
stale beer OF gossip-no ideas inter
esting to any one with q broader
view Of life than her own littl
circle.
The American woman's IDEAL Il to
ring the best doorbells and live IN
the best street. New York womet
particularly do not cultivate either
their minds or their bodies sum
GENTLY.
For all our boasted American
women, we are only little wild roses
struggling along by the way. grow
ing any way we happen to. New
York women think they work UP to
the limit Of their time and strength
Get your second wind"
The evening world., 1908-03-12
MADE BURGLAR
CLIMB BACK ON
HIS FIRE ESCAPE
Revolver Enforced Demand of
Mr.. Conte After Thief
Had Jumped.

BY playing the part OF human bur
glar trap. Joseph Conte, OF No. Si
West Thirty-ninth street, was enabled
to present, In the West Side Police
Court TODAY. a Dig negro would-be
thief. who said he was Theodore Sykes,
OF No 2l9 IVES, Fortieth street Sykes
was held in $1,000 bail for trial
NJ. conte lives with his uncle, DR..
Mayoli, on the ground floor, rear, in
the Thirty-ninth street house. Two
months ago, burglars entered their
apartment and stole $1,000 worth OF
jewelry. Since that time they have
been on the alert
Mr.. Conte heard a noise in the rear
yard at o'clock this morning He
stole TO window. from which he had
a view OF the court. fifteen feet below.
There were two pen hiding in the
shadow of the fence. AS Mr.. Conte
watched they climbed into the next yard
Feeling that they might come back,
Mr. Conte dressed and sat In the dark
at the kitchen window with a loaded
revolver in his hand, Within an hour
enter The yard. one of them swung
himself to the tire-escape ladder and
Conte sat waiting.
AS the man gained the fre-escape
landing, Mr.. Conte saw he was negro.
window and then pointed the gun al
him and ordered him 10 step inside.
The negro was so surprised that he
dropped clear TO the Stone-paved court.
Nj Conte jumped on the fire escape
covered him with gun. and ordered
him to climb up again. The negro did
So. His companion took the oppp'tunitE
to jump over the fence and escape
While Dr. Mayoll went out for a po-
liceman. Mr.. Conte kept the negro
prisoner in the fiat. overawed by the
pistol Sykes Is supposed to have been
implicated in the former robbery.