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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
TEAM CIRCUIT STILL
A MATTER TO BE DECIDED
Under Certain Conditions League Meeting Will Be Held January TO-
Though This Is by No Means Poive-Fair Conclusion Is That
Norfolk Conference Did Not Produce Results Expected.
Bradley Optimistic While Williams Is Retcent.

dent omohundro, OF the Norfolk cor
poratlon, looked anxiously on and
waited But still Mr.. Williams failed
to put IN appearance The nagnates
would not leave. They waited until
1855 Whom the head of the organi-
cation was still conspicuous by his alb
sence recess was taken until i
O'Clock.
Promptly at the hour named every
body was in his place. including the
presiding officer Now imagine the
spirit of desperation which brought n
body Of men, at loggerhcads for more
than two days, albeit not continuously,
TO an agreement, in the record break
ing time of ten minutes. But 1T Is the
actual truth. AT 1:lO to-day every
thing had been settled. so far as. It
could be settled. considering the DIFF
two prospective cities would put mp
the coin--S2.5 00--as a guarantee, q
meeting would be called for the pur-
pose of considering the requests made
by the Norfolk owners.
Schedule Yet to he Argued.
All reports leading to different
opinion are misleading. ! have the
statement of owner Bradley. of the
Richmond team. and of President VIII
liams, OF the Virginia League. to this
effect. 1t was simply question of
breaking UP in row or adopting what
was done Naturally 1T is hoped by
every one that the meeting should II
be held, will prove productive Of some
thing. But when 1t comes right down
to hard pan absolutely. nothing has
been really accomplished
The question of an equitable sched-
ule. raised by the Norfolk people, was
considered. and 1t was unanimously de-
cid.d that Norfolk was probably en-
titled to more consideration in this
regard. This Is another thing that
the Richmond meeting will take up. All
things considered, matters seem In
statue quo, and will so remain until
everybody--every single individual
with grievance--is given an oppor-
tunity to appear before the board of
directors of the league
There are many things in connection
with the conduct of league affairs
which arc not rightly a part of this
story. and they will be dealt with at
length at another time. Just at present
1t is simply essential to state that
while an cight-club league seems at
the present time a possibility, such an
arrangement can hardly be classed az
n probability. nor can 1t be said that
a majority of the clubs will look with
favor upon such an arrangement This
is fair statement of the case and
embodies all that took place. The Nor
folk conference did not pan out as
was expected
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ALBEMARLE CLUBS
CHRISTMAS HUN I
Large Field Follows Hounds
Over Four-Mile Course, With
Finish at Ingleside.
rsnocial 10 The Ttmes-pispatch.

Especial 10 Inc
Charlottesville, Va, December 30
Tho social event of tho holiday season
was the Christmas hunt of the Abe
marie Hunt Club. The favorable
weather brought out large field, and
The sport was greatly enjoyed. The
run was over u course of over four
miles. Quite string of riders fol-
lowed the hounds and found the going
quite fast Many jumps were negotiat-
ed and no falls We're registered. The
hunt was witnessed by a large crowd
Of spectators. including many visitors
from the hunt clubs OF this and adj
Joining counties, The meet was at
stevens Crossing, and was over Il
course of seven miles, through the
rfarms of Will Durrett and Morris wat
son, and back through Pennington to
tie first check. The remainder of the
course lay through Pennington and
the Coldthurst farm, with the finish at
Inglesidc.
Here The club and its guests were DO
iis.htfully entertained at hunt break
fast by Mr.. and Mrs. Garth. Bountiful
hospitality and real Christmas good
cheer Were enjoyed.
Among those who rode We're: Arthur
:. Craven, master, on Whack; Miss
Bertha Garth, on Lady Nicotine; Fred
Campbell. of Richmond, on Tyro: John
Branch of Richmond, on Powhatan;
Lieutenant Rockwell. of Washington,
ON Orphan: Lewis Garth. on Ben Cole;
Wharton Payne, on Retort; ID. w Fow-
Ter, on Pretty Jane; Percy Payne. on
Ragtimc, and Mr.. Blackwell. OF Oak
Ridge, on Jack.
Miss Gilman, of Richmond; Mrs.
Ralckwcll, of Oak Ridge. and Mrs.
Ross. of Washington, assisted MISS
Mary Garth in receiving. Miss Ross, of
Washington, Miss Perry. and Miss Will
lie Garth served punch and egg-nog.
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that he stood with Consolvo, met the
train yesterday at Newport News on
which w. -. Bradley and c. n. Williams
happened to be, both Richmond bound.
He said that so far MS lie was con-
cerned, the guarantee proposition was
after his own heart Mr.. Van Pntten,
of Portsmouth, made the same state
ment.
The meeting was not success. Let
biased people talk as much as they
will, still those in attendance must adj
NIT that the meeting did not accom-
plish the things for which 1t was
called. True. under certain conditions
n meeting OF the league will be held.
But it had been hoped that the action
taken by the Norfolk conference would
be of such n nature that the final ac-
ton of tho league would DO purely per-
functory--that Is, that the league di-
rectors would simply raJfy what was
done here.
l1ight-C1ub Circuit Not Settled.
Nothing Of the kind was done. In
stead, it was simply agreed that !,
meeting of the league would be held
at which the discussion would be but
n big addition of the discussion here.
Everything acted upon here will be
again considered at the league meet
ing. if it is called by President VIII
ltams, and be considered. not by five
men, but by every man who will be In
attendance.
Reports have been spread that the
Virginia League next year would con-
tain eight clubs that the Norfolk
meeting had decided upon this ques-
ton. As a matter of fact. the Nor
folk meeting was not qualified to pass
upon this point. The most that the
meeting here could have done was to
agree unanimously upon recornmen-
dalton to the board of directors of the
Virginia League. Instead of being
unanimous, there was as much dissen-
sion as could have been found in q
meeting of masculine suffragists. On
no point could the men agree. They
argued, but they argued along the line
of the circle.
Looked Like Settlement.
When everybody had gathered IN
the Monticello Hotel to-day, after the
ten-hour flasco of Yesterday smiles
We're in evidence. 1t looked-nay, i.
seemed positive--that the end of the
trouble was near. Then President Will
liams failed to show up The meeting
had been scheduled for IL o'clock
Until IL o'clock Bradley and Consolvo
and Cheshire and Gordon, with Prcsi-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
POLITICAL PLUM
TREE T0BE SHAKEN
Coming Week Expected to See
Interesting Developments in
Virginia Politics.
Isneetal.to The 'rlmcs-p lspatch.I


Washington. December 3c.--1t is rii-
mored here that the Virginia political
plum tree may be given a good shake
carly next week, and that there Will
be goodly number OF the faithful on
hand to secure the results. lust what
this turn of the political pot means
or who is to be rewarded Is not nov
definitely known, but it IL almost an
assured fact that the coming week will
sec some interesting events In Vir-
sinia political matters.
Just before the holidays Representa-
tive Slemp and National Committeeman
4tlvah II. Martin, of Norfolk. called
several times TO see the President. and
upon coming away declared that they
would be in a position 20 make posi-
TIVE announcement regarding the mat
ter OF some Virginia appointments at
an early date. No questioning could
bring from either Mr.. Martin or Mr..
Slemp what the nature of the appoint
ments would be or who would receive
them 1T was unqualinedly stated. how
ever. that appointments would he
made. That was all that either would
say at that time.
Martin silent.
Mr.. Martin usually Is good friend
of the newspapers and willingly dis
cusses any matters that bring him
TO Washington that are not OF
strictly private ana confidential char
acter. III fact. ne has been known to
call UP the correspondents for Nir-
ginia papers and give them valuable
suggestions. Recently. however. he
stated that he thought it better TO
make no announcement regarding
pending matters until after the holt
days, but that he felt certain when
the news did come from the White
House IL would be of a nature 10
please many persons in Virginia.
After next Monday. which Is rcally
New Years Day in Washington some
announcement IS expected from the
President regarding the visits OF Mr.
Martin and Congressman Slemp 10 the
White House.
What Is Parsons Doing.
Diligent inquiry here has failed TO
throw any light on the question of
when the Parsons Saunders contested
election case is To come before the
House for a. vote.
Some time back 1T was thought that
Mr. Parsons would be eager to have
the case taken IN and decided immedi-
ately. but at this time a decision is
not IN sight The fact that Judge
Saunders is going to South Carolina
about the middle or the coming month
10 deliver the annual address before
the Bar Association would seem TO
Indicate that the matter is not giving
him any trouble lust now
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HAVE NEW UNIFORMS
Richmond Blues band win Be Resplendent

on Lees Birthday.
Major p. w, Bowles told the Richmond
Bincs' Band at its second annual smoker.
held at the armory last night. that he had
been promised the new uniforms in time for
tho celebration of Lees birthday on jan
aary 10, Tho band has never had a dress
uniform, and will appear splenddly clad
when the military organizations turn out in
parade on that day
The major and his staff were guests OF
the band At the affair which was given
over to social enjoyment The history of
The organization was reviewed by its off,
GERS. and hope was expressed for the future.
Reference was made to the fact that 1t has
been able to acqult itself creditaby on sew
eral occasions. notably at the State Fair.
The men expressed themselves as thorough
" in earnest in their desire TO build up the
band.
Ct. W. Cummings. the former business
manager, acted POSTMASTER President
Alexander Ross and Leader Philip Coavta
were among the speakers. A buffet supper
was served.
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South Richmond Bureau.
The Times-Dispatch,
11o2 Hun street

Refusing to set aside the verdict of
the jury in the case of j. r. Childrey
against the Southern Railway. Judge
Wells, of the Hastings Court. Part H..
yesterday morning confirmed the
award of damages amounting to $4,000
to the plaintiff.
Childrey, who was employed as a
brakeman on the Southern. was en-
gagged in trying to apply defective
brakes. when he fell between the NOV
ing cars and had his right arm severed.
The defense noted an appeal to the
Supreme Court.
Sent TO Grand Jury.
I1or the offense OF stealing a saddle
from mule belonging to a negro
named Ellis, Leslie CARRIER was sent on
to The grand jury yesterday morning
by Justice Maurice, OF the Police Court,
Part H., and Russell CARRIER, his bro
Their. was given thirty days In Jail as
an accomplish Both were given a free
ride over TO the City Jail IN the city's
new auto patrol wagon.
Alec White, arrested Thursday night
for being drunk and threatening his
wife, was forced to put up a bond of
500 for his good behavior during the
coming twelve months.
Gorge Richardson, who was dragged
in to spend the night in the station
house. sobered up sufficiently yesterday
morning to understand the penalty of
ten days in Jail that the justice handed
him.
Work In Southside.
Bids were opened Thursday night for
the work of repairing and charging
the old police station in Washington
Ward. James Fox & Sons offered to
do the work for S993, but the successful
bidder was IL. IL Bass, with a bid of
$3.50. The sum of $1,000 has been APP
propriated by the Council for the i'm
provcment of the old building, and the
actual work will begin in the near fu-
tura.
|. j. Smith 6, Co., the firm which was
the successful bidders for the contract
OF grading and crawling the Peters,
burg Turnpike from Hull to Maury
streets, and AIaury from the turnpike
to the Atlantic Coast Line tracks, have
announced that the work will be un-
dertaken Immediately. The work, for
which $1,000 was voted by the Council.
was a part of the contract Of the an
neXation.
Inc work of matchmaking the Mid
lothian Turnpike, in Chesterfield coun-
ty. is progressing rapidly, nine of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
ALL-STAR TEAMS
BAT Tie TO A TIE
Harvard Aggregation in Game
With Vanderbilt Sewanee
Eleven.

Especial to, The Times Dispatchl
Nashville, Tenn, December 30-Cap-
tain Hamilton Fish's eleven or Hair
yard All-Stars. composed of Harvard
law school students, played the Van
derbllt- Sewanee stars a spectacular
game, in which neither side scored, on
the Vanderbilt University field this ar
ternoon. In spite of a muddy field tho
game was fast from start to finish, and
the, feature was the run of Hamilton
lftsh for 100 yards, With a clear field
and only Nicely Browne, the celebrated
sewanee player. in pursuit. Browne
ten yards from tho Vanderbilt Scwanee
goal.
Harvard used forward passes to
much advantage, and PLAYED a magnili-
cent defensive game. The Sewanee
and Vanderbilt forces We're assisted
by Smith and Schultae. the Michigan
players and Fielding Yost, tho Mich
igan coach, coached tile Tennessee
players
McGugin. the Vanderbilt coach.
PLAYED left guard for the locals, and
did much brilliant punting.
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DATES FOR SPRING TRAINING.
Philadelphia Nationals Will Go to Birning
Inn, oh,

Philadelphia, Pa. December 3o-Onicials
Of the Philadelphia National League Base
ball Club to-day decided on February IS as
tho date on which the team will, start for
the spring training grounds At Birmingham,
Ala. Three weeks Will be spent in Bir-
mingham, after which tho club will split UP
into two squads and gradually work their
way North,
Tho regulars will leave birmingham on
March 81 and will play in Montgomery.
Ala. on March . and %: Columbia, S. c..
on March "a and .; Washington d. c., on
March y and g, and Baltimore March
CO and 80 Tho local st1ies with the Athe-
tics will begin here on April l.
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OLD FRIEND KIOSK, AGAIN

Now 1t Reminds us Mercury Fell Three De-
grees m Hour in One Day.
The mercury in. Nichmond YESTERDAY fell
on an average of three degrees an hour. AT
II O'Clock yesterday morning the thermome-
ter in the kiosk in the Capitol Square reg
istered IS degrees. and at N O'Clock last
forcrunncr of the cold wave predicted for
to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
CLUB CELEBRATION
WestInorcand's Christmas Entertainment
Brings Back Old Times.


Brings Back Old Times.
Tho Christmas entertainment of tho West
moreland Club took place last night at tho
clubhouse. the usual form and ceremonies
that have obtained for half a century being
followed.
only members of the club and out town
guests wcro present. but tho spacious rooms
were crowded and but Few members We're
absent
The dInlns-roomS were decorated with
Christmas trees, brilliantly lighted. and tho
tables contained those dellcacios dear 10
The heart OF ancient Nirsiuians such az
cold salmon, possum, oysters cold turkey
slnithnoid ham, huge saddles of mutton
Just the same supper, in fact, which has
hcen served annually for fifty years. A
band played melodies of bysone days, and
late in tho evening the Princeton Cleo Club
gave a concert,
30 Wcstmoroland celebration in the mem
ory Of any ono present was plcasanter than
the ono of last night.
y number of Richmond clergymen of all
denomlnations were guests Of the club.
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PEACEMAkER INJURED,
We'll known West A;heyile Citizen stabbed

.Ashevile, N, q, December ao-with a
depth of four inches and still proIrudips
from the wound John Davis, q we'll known
citizen OF West Asheville. staggered into
wife that he had been cut. Tho injured
man did not know the knife was still en-
bedded in his lung until pulled out by his
horrihed wife.
Tho stabbing resulted from an ARRAY he-
tween the Young son of Mr.. Davis and a
Young man named Mcmahon, in which the
father, who endeavored to act ns peace
maker, was stabbed. After the cutting,
which is ALLEGED to have been done by Nc
Mahon, the latter made his escape, but later
was captured.
Physicians pronounce Davls's condition as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
GOOD CHRISTMAS
BEHAVIOR NOTED.
Prisoners in Pc1,itcntiary Passed
Through Season Without
Punishment.
MANY WEAR CONDUCT BADGE
Most Prisoners Have No Black
Markham Pardoned for
Christmas.

Twelve hundred mon in Richmond
passed through the Christmas season
without single infraction of the ordi-
nary rules Of conduct. These were not
a band OF church workers, nor were
they Bible class organization. They
tlary.
From time immcmorial Christmas has
been a difficult season for the prison
keepers. A spirit Of unrest seemed to
get possession OF the men, and very
many of them were unruly. Violation
of rules was common. and punishment3
were necessarily frequent. The rcc'ir-
renee OF the holidays has always been
I. time Of dread for the Keepers.
THIS year IL was very different. Su-
perintendent James B. Wood. in an adj
dress delivered 10 them few days be-
fore Christmas. told the prisoners that
he hoped they would make no trouble,
and he appealed to them for good order,
AS a result there was not a single pun
ishment through the holidays.
Reduced Punishmcrts.
Commenting on this condition of af-
fairs yesterday. Rev. j. r. Mastin. Sec
rotary of the state Board of Charities
and Correction, attributes it to the hui
name administration OF Mr.. Wood.
The results OF the rule never to pun
ish convict by stripes except as a
last resort, and then only after per.
sonal investigation. are characterized
by Mr.. AIastin as nothing short of Won
derful.
In tho annual report of the State
Board of Charities and Correction,
which will soon be issued from the
press. figures are given comparing the
number of convicts punished by whip
ping during the eight months ending
September 80. 1910, with those dealt
with in tho same manner during the
corresponding period of the preceding
wear. The showing il as follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31

New York, December 3O.-Stock Tx
change figures for the year 1910 show
that 159 S56,31i shares of listed stocks
and S6SS,9s9,2o0 in state and railroad
for the day and Saturday arc not in
cluded, Tho heaviest month In the
exchange was January, when transac-
tons totaled ~. 542,504 shares and SS7, =
$4,000 in bonds, while the smallest
month in stocks was September, with
7.743175 shares The smallest month
in bonds was August when only $780,
$4,000, in bonds were traded in.
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Whn, 1. Parsons DoIng.
MISTAKES CONCENTRATED
LYE FOR MINERAL WATER

Petersburg. Va. December 90. -MistallpE
concentrated I've for mineral water and
drinking a small gassfu OF 1t. Miss Eliza
r. spottswood, member OF prominent Pc
tcrsburs family is quite seriously III to-
night at the home OF her sister-in-laM Mrs
Isabella Spottswood. on High street DiscoY-
crlng her mistake Immediately a physician
was called. Antidotes We're administered;
relieving the asony.The young woman VIII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31
SUSPECTED OF Eel ONY


10 SCH IDIU NmtCh.-
ON the specific charge OF being a suspicious
character, suspected Of felony. Walter Tur-
per. alias John Harris. was locked up last
night in the First Police Station When AZ.
rested he had on HIS person a fourteen karat
gold watch which he had been trying 10
sell
Turner or Harris comes from the South.
hide and inquiry nude thcrc yesterday was
to the effect that watch similar to tho
one found on him hnh been missed Ia tire
oNer 10 the southslde oLieers this mornLltx
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who would do credit to any orchestra
Mr.. Drunmond was unusually and de-
liEhtfuly funny In his comic songs
and Mr.. Smith made n hit with liin
destinations and limitations. But the
big star of the clubs was u. Gray,
who not only played tho xylophone
with doft accuracy and correctness at
wasn't his fault that the middle notes
were off pitch), but played the piano
with a softneas and beauty of touch
that went to tho heart of every musi-
clan in the house.
There was bass In the chorus who
went down to the u below the bass
cleft and tenor who went up any
where.
Altogether thing of JOY
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WIN Meet in sen,i.1,innls

.ITnehuTsL n, e, Deromher 8N,-Walter d
Travis OF Garden CITY; Robert Il. Hunter
Of Midlothian; Parker. w Whtlemore or
NE Brookline Country club, and Paul NJ
Hunter Of Midlothian. viii meet hero 10.
morrow In thn somi-ttnal round for The
presidents cup IN the seventh annual holt.
day-weelt golf tournament To-day thev
were the yiclors Ia The nret and secand
match play roupda-
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"Thc Firing Line.

-"Inc Firing LIMO
An announcement that Will be re-
celved with pleasurable anticipation by
all theatrcgoers as well as hook lovers,
Will be that of the presentation at
the Academy to-day, matinee and
and night. Of dramntized version of
Robert w. Chamherss famous novel,
The Firing Line"
There is no novelist of modern times
who enjoys the wide popularity of Mr..
Chambers, His celebrated books.
which also include 1.-THE Fighting
Chance" THE Younger Set" and "The
Danger Mark" have been more widely
read than any other works of fiction
published in the country, and are
easily accorded by publishers tho high
est rank among the best sellers"
The dramatization of THE Firing
Line is the work of Richard Walton
Tu1ly, co-author with David Bclasco
of THE Rose of the Rancho" and is
the first that has been accepted by Mr..
Chambers of any of his books. though
many versions have been submitted to
tho author by well known playwrights,
but they have failed to reach the
standard demanded by him.
The many readers of this absorbing
" interesting novel will readily ap-
prcciate its dramatic possibilities, and,
as particularly high-class production
has been provided and carefully So
lected company of well-known met
ropolitan players is promised. the
event should prove to be one of notable
Importance
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In addition, Mr. Wood has adopted
the practice of awarding good conduct
buttons for perfect behavior for six
months. The offer of the buttons was
made the latter part of May. and at that
time there were 1888 men in the prison
At the end of the six months a total of
9Sl buttons were awarded.
SenrIy All Behave Well.
This result is still more remarkable
as showing the discipline a the State
prison when it is considered that all
who went out during the six months
lost their chance of button. including
those who went to the State Farm.
those who died, those who were paroled
and those whose terms expired. Prison
ers who entered the penitentiary after
May 30 had not spent six months since
the buttons were offered and conse-
quently were not eligible The fact is,
that the good behavior mon comprise
nearly the entire prison population.
a hitherto unnoticed incident mark
ed the holidays at the prison. The
Governor desired Mr. Wood to name
one man who, by his especial good
conduct deserved Christmas pardon
The superintendent had so many good
men that he did not know what to
say. At last he pitched on negro
VINO, By reason of his weak physical
condition. was employed to disinfcct
cells lie observed every rule and was
model prisoner There We're hundreds
more Just Is good, but Mr. Wood de-
cided to recommend him for the pardon
by reason of the fact that he had been
very i'll for long time in prison. He
was released, and sent Mr. Wood a
Christmas card from his home. writing
across It's face, "A merry Christmas
for me-"