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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
EXAMINE MANY OFFICERS

Great Number Yet to he Heard In
Naval Constructi0n INQUIRY.
WASHINGTON. March 6.-In re-
isponse to request from Senator Hale
chairman OF the Senate Committee on
Naval Affairs. Secretary Metcalr hns
forwarded to the committee list of
fifteen officers, all OF whom will be on
amined regarding various phases OF
battleship construction before the close
Of the pending Inquiry,
They include Rear-Admlrals Remrey
(retlred), Goodrich Clarke (retired).
Captain Cameron Wlnslow, Commander
Gleaves. Poundstone and Key, Lieu
tenant Commanders Plunkett. Brad
shaw, Clark, Crank. Reeves and Scott
and Lieutenants Falconer and White
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
VOTE ON LOCAL OPTION
An Election Ordered in West Point fo
April 9th, and Fight Opening Up.

Special TO The Times Dispatch.l
WEST POINT, VA, March 6.-In re.
sponse to petition from the citizens
OF West Point. Judge c. 3. Jones has
called an election for local option, look
ing to the abolition of the saloons in
West Point. for April 9Th. The day
following, April 7th. King William
court convenes. at which time the
liquor dealers hope to renew licenses for
the ensuing year.
The only saloons in King William
county are in West Point, numbering
hve. The contest will be interesting
and will in few days be at its height.
The drys will have fine speakers. The
vets are doing their own speaking.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
BRING THEM UP-To-DATE


ships and Cruisers at Lenruc I.innI
PHILADELPHIA, PA. March 6.@A
board OF surveyors, acting under or.
ders IRON Assistant Secretary Newber-
*. OF the Navy Department. who has
after after inspecting the government bat.
tleshlps and cruisers at League Island
Today. said they would recommend an
applopr'atlon Of sl0Oo,O0O to be ex-
them up -to-date. The battleship Indiana
cruisers Brooklyn. Minneapolis and %.
lum oia and the transport Dixie and
fne fns !. Adams; dams, which is being converted
y S5o0,00o is wanted to improve ,eara tba
ibrooklyn. ia Some of the money viii also
pc used on the Idaho. now being bui,t
at Cramps ship yard Du'ts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
AFTER THE LIQUOR SELLERS
Bristol Grand Jury Trying to Find Out
Who They Arc.
Especial to The Tim es- Dispatch.

BRISTOL. VA. March 6.-Because he
declined to tell the grand jury from
whom he had purchased whiskey since
saloons were abolished in Bristol.
Harry Sumpter young man. was fined
$50 and sent to jail for ten days by
Judge Price. of the Corporation Court.
Charlie Massie another young man.
whose memory seemed to have failed
him In the same particular. was sent
to jail.
Three hundred witnesses were before
the grand jury here this week as a
means OF locating tke dealers in whis-
key who are Carrying on their business
in violation of the law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
CHICAGO BANKERS PROTEST
Passage of Bills Affecting Dealing In
Futures Would BE DlsaatrOua

, WASHINGTON, March 6.--Chicago
bankers have protested vehemently
against the passage of the bills In
troduced BY Senators Gore and Davis
and representative Hepburn, of Iowa
the operation of the stock exchanges
OF the country, or with the selling OF
commodities for future delivery.
A petition was presented in the SEN
serts that the passage Of anv h,l1 ~ 1aaf as
8thls character would be disastrous ia
commercial, agricultural and financia 4
interests. The bankers say they are
firmly convinced that such a law
would inflict loss suite out of propor-
ton to the evils sought to be eradi-
Gated, because such law would inter.
fere with the making Of loans on grain
and provisions. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
Beer and whl.key Flow.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.l
BRISTOL. VA. March 6.--The inter-
nal revenue forces in Southwest yir-
ginia have been busy in the mountain
counties for two weeks. AS result,
twelve Illicit stills in Buchanan county
and one in Dickinson county have been
ralded and destroyed. and twenty -one
men. charged with being engaged in
the Illicit manufacture OF whiskey and
beer. are under arrest. Ten thousand
gallons of beer was poured out and
1850 gallons of whiskey seized.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST PREACHER
KILLED IN ROW OVER RENT

TROY, ALA. March 6.--News has
reached here OF the killing to-day Of
Elder l.. T. Wells. a Primitive Ban
ttst preacher, by Riley Odom, at
Searight. Crenshaw county. The kill
Ing is said to have been the result Of
a difficulty over house Odom rented
from Wells's daughter-in-law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
SCOUTS IDEA OF WAR
Wu Fang Says If China In in Error She
VIII ApOlOEiEei That's All.

Wu Fang Says II China liz in Error She
WIFI Apologies That's All.
the new minister from China. with his
retinue. consisting of twenty-seven
Orientals. arrived here to-day over the
chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
The minister secuted the idea of wal
between China and Japan. saying:
There is nothing in such reports
China and Japan are on the most
friendly terms. This little breach will
amount to nothing. 1t only remains tc
be seen just whore and to whom the
goods on that seiScd boat We're going
and then If 1t is found that China Is
in the wrong. and apology is due. II
will doubtless be giien.S Such cases as
this happen over there frequently. All
tnlk of ware is groundless."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
NEGRO SHOT BY FARMER
John Summons, Badly wounded. r..
ports Having Decn Fired IInnn

Special TO The Times. Dispatch,
6, ,pMIERsB6RG, :, = VA, March 6.-Iohn
and dangerously wounded about haIfe
past pas o'clock tonight by Junius Vii
hanson, Chesterfield county farmer a..
who ,ihnnE Is Just ~ ths hheyond Ettrck: simmons
der the care OF DR.. w p Hn,. 90 y, !, !. :
daa 5nat NJ, ne went to Willamson.s place uys ,,n :,
DER, nen ms ms ord, orders and was shot without
Win an OF officer has left here to arrest
j. The wounded negro was shot thronc,
.ne tinront; q ball Just missing tIe
c;arotid E. n, artery. and has several shot ,t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
COFFIN FOR THE CORONER
"You Next the Rather Forbidding
MessnKc Left With the Caskef.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March e.
When Coroner Paris. of this county,
arrived at his office at the courthouse
this morning. he discovered coffin
there, with the following note tackled
on 1t:
ITO Coroner Paris: You next
The pailiffs and custodian of the
courthouse state that two men. who
had the appearance of being express
men, brought the coffin to the court
house last night. picture of hand
was On the coffin.
The coroner is at loss to figure out
the significance of the placing of the
coffin in his office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
WILL DE UNABLE TO hid
UNDER EIGHT-HOUR LAW

WASHINGTON, March 6.--Represen.
tatives of the New York Ship Buildine
Company, OF Camden, N. j., and Of the
Union Iron Works, Of San Franctsco
to-day informed the House. Committee
hour bill becomes a law they viii
have to desist from bidding on gov
ernment contracts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
Norfolk Youth Missing.

rSp ltl, 10 1 he 4lmes- Dispatchl
II NORFOLK. VA, March 6.--James TT
Mountcastle, Jr., fourteen years OF age.
disappeared from home eleven days
ago, and careful search has failed to
disclose his whereabouts 1T Is feared
that he was drowned, and his parents
are greatly disturbed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
. SHE TURNS ON THE GAS
Norfolk Woman, Fearing Result of An
Operation, Commits Suicide.
Especial to The Times :.apatch,

Especial to The Times :.zpatch,l
NORFOLK, VA, March 6.-Mrs.
Charles N. Nelson. aged twenty-five.
residing at No. 706 West Brambleton
Avenue, In bad health and facing the
probability of an operation. committed
suicide tonight by turning on the gas
from a. radiator, The fumes attracted
the attention of her seven-year-old son.
but physicians worked in vain to save
her life. 1t is thought that the deed
was committed early in the afternoon.
when no one was at home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
FLOODS IN MICHIGAN
Railroad and Street Car Traffic StOppcd, !,
Trnrk Mashed Ava y and Cities Dark.

DETROIT, MICH, March 6;-Flood
conditions are reported tonight from
many points in Michigan. The kala-
mazoo, Lake Shore and Chicago Rail-
ment OF all trains until Monday, and
other roads and interurban electric
lines. especially, are greatly hindered.
Near Erie. on the Lake Snore and
Michigan Southern Railroad, LOO feet
of track was undermined and washed
away, Brooklyn. Michigan, is In dark
ness tonight. the electric plant there
being flooded, AT Iona, the wind un-
and at Bay city a wind velocity OF
forty miles an hour was reported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07

Deadlock Will Probably Be
Broken in Conference by
Compromise of This Sort.
s---------
IMPORTANT HEALTH
BILL IS PASSED
Sharp Talk Enlivens Sessions of
Both Branches, Members Call
ing One Another to Task.
A Appropriation for Agri-
cultural Schools.
Busy Day
Important Bills
Passed Yesterday
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
To establish normal school Mt
Fredericksburg.
To establish the legal evidence OF
public road.
ITO amend the charter of the city
of Norfolk.
SENATE.
'For the appointment of stnte
Bonrd of Health.
'In relation to the nssessment of
lands.
.Tor compulsory school attend
uncc.
In relation to state dcpositorIen.
General appropriation bill.
'BiIls marked have already
passed the other house and now be-
come laws unless vetoed by the
Governor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
gale OFF nRITISH COAST,
MANY LIVES ARE LOST

LONDON, March "a violent gale
has swept the coasts OF British Isles
to-day. There have been numerous
wrecks OF small craft. Most OF. them
were on the east coast of Ireland. AL
together about twenty lives have been
lost A n,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
Sunday Office Hours

The Tlmcs-Dlspntch Busincss
Onice, No. 018 East Main Street,
Will hereafter be opened ON SUM
days from A. NJ. to II A. NJ, and
from 4 r. NJ. to z y. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
FIRE DESTROYS NEARAY HALF
of JAPANESE nREWING TOWN

TOXIC. March "a serious, fire took
place this morning at Nodn Soy, a
brewing town near Toxic, Four hun
dred out of 1000 houses in the town
were destroyed. The damage Is esti-
mated at about $500, 900.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
MURDER IN FAIRFAX

Ron Maddox Killed Whu. r,,,
Collect Money From nd. poiamSS
Sneeial to The Times Dlspatch.l
fAIRFAN G. H., VA. March ED.
ppinnd TINS evening killed Ron Maddox
Wnile the latter was attempting to en-
force the payment OF some money
which Maddox claims was due him.
Poland struck Maddox with an Iron
coupling pin and he never gained con.
sciousness. He died in two hours,
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-07
BY LEWIS II. MAcHEN.

THE Legislature was a busy BODY
yesterday.
In the Senate the proceed
ings. beyond the passage of the
Senate appropriation bill and a
lew others. were uneventfuI. The House.
however. was stormy most OF the day,
and. at times. even turbulent. Per-
sonalities were freely exchanged and
encounters were narrowly ayerted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19

Temple on Sunday morning, but at
1880 p. m, Rev. George Crum, presi-
len of the Indiana Universalist Con-
vention will preach. Let everyone at.
tend S. S. at 9:15 a. m.
Fifth Street M. E.-J. Cook Graham.
pastor; residence, 81 FIT. Wayne e
nue.. Sunday School 9:15 a.. m. Class
meeting 1890. Sermon, IL a. m.
Junior League at 2:30. Mrs. Laura
Lovin, Supt. Senior League at $50
led by Mrs. Ernest Reid. Sermon at
1880 by the pastor. subject, The
Word Made Flesh" You are welcome.
North A Street Friends-First Day
School at 9:15 a. m. meeting for wor-
ship at 10; 80. Y. f. A. Round Table
at Z p. m. on the subject: Activities
Of Young Friends for the Coming
Winter" Midweek meeting for wor-
ship Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
followed by the regular monthly meet
ing for business.
ST. PauI's Episcopai-Corner Eighth
and North A streets 7:30 a. m. cor
porate celebration of the Brotherhood
and others; 9:15 a. m. Sunday school:
1920 a. m. morning prayer and SER
mon; 1880 p. m. evening prayer and
sermon. The congregation is always
glad TO welcome strangers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
Sunday Services at the Churches.

St. Andrews Cathoiic-Fifth and
South C streets. Mass at 1880: High
Mass at 9:45; Vespers. sermonette
and benediction at 3 o'clock. Rev.
Frank A. Roell. rector. Rev. H. J.
Gadlage. assistant.
ST. Mary's cathoiic-Masses every
Sunday at 8 and 9 O'Clock and High
Mass and sermons at 1920; Vespers
and benediction every Sunday at 3 p.
m. Rev. ]. F. Mattingly, rector, Rev.
Thomas A. Hoffman, assistant.
South Eighth Street Friends'-H. R.
Keates pastor. 9 a. m. Bible school;
1890 a. m. meeting for worship; 800
D. ~. mass meeting East Main Street
church; $50 p. m. Young Peoples
meeting. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all, especially to those who
may be without local church affilia-
ton.
EarIham Heights-Public school
building. Robert H. Dunaway. min
lister. Sabbath school at 2; short ser,
mon at 8. Tuesday evening class at
ILCC VI D.. Hoou AiSAp
build school and church.
Second Presbyterian-North Nine
teenth street. Robert H. Dunaway,
pastor. Sabbath school at 9:15;
church sermon at 1920: popular ser
mon at Ills. Morning subject:
Keeping up the Life and Power of
Goodness in Evil Times" Evening
theme: is the Young Man Safe
Rally week Sept. 1927.
First M. E.-Corner Main and Four.
teenth. R. J.. Wade, pastor. Sunday
at 1920. Sermon by pastor on The
Opportunities of Service" Epworth
League at $50; evening service at
1880. Topic THE Hindered." A cor.
dial welcome to all.
First Presbyterian-Thomas ]. Ora
ham, pastor. Bible school 9:15 a. m;
morning worship 1890. Preaching by
the pastor. Evening service 7:30;
prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 o'clock.
The public invited.
Wesleyan Methodist church-South
10th street. Glass meeting Sunday
morning 10 o'clock. Preaching at HOG
a. m. Sabbath School 2 p. m. Even
ing service 8 p. m. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening. A cordial invita-
ton to all. F. H. Mumford, pastor.
First English Lutheran Church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19

Corner South A and Eleventh streets.
E. G. Howard, pastor. Morning wor-
ship at 1890 a. m. Preaching by the
Rev. Addison Parker. Evening serv-
ice at 1880 p. m. Sermon by Mr.. Geo.
L. Goodwin of the Y. NJ. c. A. Mid
week service Thursday at 1880 p. m.
A most cordial invitation is extended
to all to unite in these services. A
great opportunity for effective service
is presented to the members of the
congregation. 1t is hoped that all will
be present at these services.
United Brethren-Corner of Elev-
enth and North B streets. NJ. Hobson,
pastor. Preaching at 1890 a. M. and
, 1880 p. m. Sunday School at 9:45 a.
m. Y. P. C. U. at GAS p. m. Broth
erhood Tuesday at 1880 p. m. Pray.
er Meeting Thursday at 1880 p. m. All
are cordially invited.
Grace M. e. Church-w. NJ. Nelson.
pastor. Sunday School at 900 a. m.
Preaching by the pastor at 1920 and
1880. Morning theme, Having the
Mind of Christ" Evening theme,
Life Where Obtained?" Glass meet
ing at 11:45. Epworth League at
$50. A cordial invitation is extended
to all persons not worshipping else
where and to strangers in the city.
Whitewater Friends Church-Cor.
ner of North 10th and G streets. The
odore Gambler, pastor. First Day
School 9 a. m, A. L. Ellis, Supt. Meet.
ing for worship 1890 a. m. Chris.
tian Endeavor Meeting $3.50 p. m. At
7:30 a special service will be held con,
sisting of choice selections, old time
hymns and a narration of some Incl
dents connected with them. An in.
teresting time is assured and every
one is cordially invited to attend.
Temperance meeting Sunday evening,
Sept. 81.
North Fourteenth Street Union Mis-.
sion-Sunday school at $50 a. m. j.
; Ward, Supt Religious services II a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Christian Endeav.
or meeting at $50 p. M.
ST. PauI's Ev. Lutheran Church
c. Hubar, pastor. Sunday School al
9. German preaching services at
1920. Young Peoples meeting at
$50. English preaching service at I.
UniversaIist-Rev. Martha G. Jones
will be unable to preach at Rhoda
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19

of the failure of the republican party
to pass Legislation which it has de-
clared in it's platform to be necessary
he will have no enviable position.
There is always room for suspicion
that the man who does not support
an issue which is the will of the peo-
pie has reasons Of personal advant-
age to further, rather than to take
care of the wish of his constituents.
The popular definition of such a
man is a CRATER"
1t remains to be seen how Mr.. Rat
lift will act He is very non commit.
tai these days. His actions will show
into which category he belongs.
There is no room for g~rafters In
Wayne county.
Mr.. Ratliff has a chance to keep
his name untarnished and to vindicate
his actions in refusing to make a
statement. He can not do it by the
democratic-Marshall evasion process.
He must come out with a statement
Of his honest views and act on them.
II these views and actions are for
county local option no one a do
otherwise than to commend him and
support him for reele ction.
What will RatIiff do?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
REPRESS HOoDLINISM.

Richmond theater goers were treat
ed last night to a fine exhibition from
some of our so-called good O. citizens
who delight in witnessing a play from
that particular part of the theater
known as peanut heaven" Ones first
impression on entering the Gennett
last night might we'll have been that
they had struck the wrong place and
had entered some play house located
on some obscure Hogan's alley, devot-
ed to furnishing amusement to a lot
of cat calling and whistling hoodlums.
Now there is no just reason why those
persons who witness plays from the
topmost gallery, either from choice or
economy's sake, should not give as
respectful attention to the play as
those who occupy the more expensive
seats in the first gallery or in the dress
circle. There is no reason why they
should forget the rights Of the major
ity who have entered the theater for
the purpose of being amused and en-
tertained by the play, than that they
should seek by their cat calls, whist
ling and yelling to attract cheap no.
toriety to themselves. If these persons
can not refrain from being a nuisance
We would respectfully suggest that the
management of the theater place a
few police in the upper gallery to ex-
pei all unruly and noisy members of
that particular part of the audience.
And let them be expelled without re-
funding their money, so that for their
hoodlumism they will lose not only
what amusement the play would have
afforded them. but also the money they
have expended for a seat from which
to make a cheap exhibition of their
lack of decent manne and good
breeding. Such measures or even more
drastic ones will teach such charac-
tiers that paying for a theater ticket
no more entities them to break the
law of common decency than that the
payment of taxes exempts from pun.
ishment for breaking any statute.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
ORCHESTRA IS LARGE
High School Organization
Makes First Appearance
Monday Morning.
HAS ACHIEVED FAM E.

The high school orchestra has been
reorganized by Prof. Will Earhart and
the first public appearance will be at
the schools chapel exercises Monday
morning. The success of the orches-
ira of the Richmond school, which or
ganization has gained fame all over
the state, is due to Prof. Will Earhart,
the director, who has been a hard
worker in it's behalf. Last year he
one issue and secured $500 with which
he purchased a number of new instru-
ments. This is only one of the many
things that he has accomplished. The
orchestra this year is one of the larg-
est in the state. The Instrumentation
and the membership for this year is
as follows:
Director-Prof. Will Earhart.
First Violins-Prof. Thompson, Mar.
guerite Hasemeier, Fred Rossiter,
Clarence Runge.
Second Violins- Vera Fleming,
Blanche Bayer, Willard Dining, EN-.
cry Caster, Walter Davis.
Violincello-Hubert Smith,
Double Bases - Howard McCul
Tough, Ben Myers.
Flutes Royden Parke, Edwin
Flock.
Clarinets-Bernard Knollenberg, Ro.
land Nusbaum.
Oboe-Rodney Foulke.
Bassoon-Paul Carver.
First Cornet-Erie Sudhoff, Taylor
Farrell.
Second Cornets-Raymond Weis.
brod, Ralph Hasemeier, Carl Sieweke,
French Horns-Russell Heitbrink
and Castle Hobson.
Trombones-Blaine Edwards.
Piano-Ruth PeltZ.
Tympanie-Drums and traps, How.
ard Hunt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-19
BEVER|DGE CHOSEN
TO ANSWER BRYAN
lndiana's Senior Senator win
Make a Long Speech
Making Tour.
WELL FITTED FOR THE JOB.
GREATER ISSUES OF THE MA
TiONAL CAMPAIGN ARE TO BE
DISCUSSED BY HIM oFFsETTiNG
BRYAN ARGUMENTS.

New York, Sept. 19.-Announcement
has been made at the headquarters of
the Republican national committee
that Senator Albert J. Beveridge of
Indiana has been selected to make an
extensive tot of the country and
make political speeches in reply to
". J. Bryan, the Democratic nominee
for President. The committee has ar
ranged for a long itinerary, covering
the distance from New York to Port
land, Ore.
The Indiana senator was urged to
make this extended tour largely be-
cause of the fitness shown by him to
meet Mr.. Bryan's arguments in a
joint debate between them which was
carried on in a magazine about a year
age.
Present plans provide for the open
ing of the campaign in New York city
on Sept. 25, when Mr.. Beveridge will
speak at Carnegie Hall on the subject
of Business and the Trusts" and on
Sept. 20, at Terre Haute, Ind, on the
subject of Labor" answering the
speech of Mr.. Bryan at Chicago and
Terre Haute on the same subject.
From there Senator Beverage will go
to Minneapolis, opening the campaign
in the Northwest on Oct. l with a
speech on The Tariff"
The itinerary then provides for a
trip through the Dakotas, Montana
and into Oregon. with an address at
Portland on The Navy and Oriental
Trade" A speech on the same sub
ject will be made at San Francisco,
and the return trip will be made
through Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and
into Illinois, ending with a big meet
ing at Chicago, about Oct. Is. Thence
the senator will go into the campaign
in Ohio and in Indiana.