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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
CREDIT men END
SESSION TODAY
Election Of Officers and Selection
Of Next Convention City
Still on Docket.

With the election OF officers and the
selection OF the next place OF meeting,
the business sessions OF the fifth an
Snual convention Of the National AS
ISOLATION OF Mercantile Agencies will
be brought to a close In Richmond to-
day. Tonight at the Jefferson Hotel
the delegates and their wives VIII
enjoy banquet.
Reports OF committees were received
at the morning session yesterday. The
committees were as follows: Business
extension. employment Of solicitors for
tho association at large. admission OF
trade agencies. uniform stationery.
Uniformity in production OF special
reports, unfair competition. The COM
mittee on business extension recon-
mended that the association solicit the
business OF the Insurance companies
for reports on the qualifications OF
applicants for risks. This subject Is
a live ono with the members, and
was discussed at length. At the az
ternoon session a special committee
was appointed to take the matter up
with the insurance companies. An.
q for the promotion OF the mercantile
agency business.
The social features OF the day con-
sisted OF luncheon to the women Of
the convention at the Jefferson, Mrs.
G. Norris Schuman being hostess OF
the occasion, and an automobile rido
oyer the city. in which all the dele
gates and their wives took part. Rain
lnterfered to some extent with the
automob ile ride. and many places OF
interest could not be visited as had
been intended
Secretary William p. Thompson. of
New York. said last night that tho
convention has been one of the most
ENJOYABLE the association has ever had.
In addition. IT has been the most val
liable from business standpoint. The
delegates without exception express
themselves as delighted with their en-
tertainment and reception in Rich
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
GOVERNOR mani
FILES Demurrer
His Attorney, Richard E. Byrd,
SAYS Farmer Declaration Is
Not Sufficient in Law.
His Attorney, Richard E. Byrd,
Not Sufficient in Law.

- u p + d Id II :
Richard Evelyn Byrd. Speaker OF
the House OF Delegates and attorney
for Governor William H. Mann, ap-
penred in the Law and Equity Court
yesterday morning in the case Of John
II. Farmer against Governor Mann, an
action in assumpsit for dana ses In the
sum of $40. 900. and filed tho following
demurrer:
John H. Farmer vs.. William H.
Mann: Action OF trespass on case In
assumpsit. The defendant comes and
says that the declaration is not suff-
Client in law. William H. Mann, by r.
e. Byrd, attorney"
AS the court is now In vacation 1t
Is not probable that argument on the
demurrer will be heard until the first
day OF the next term. the second Mon
day in September. when action may DO
taken at once on the demurrer, or q
special day may be set for its hear
Ing in advance Of the date to be set
for hearing the. cfse- OF its merits.
Secretary Hardy. from Governor
nlann's Office, made q complete trans
script of the record In the case yes
terday for the use of the Governors
attorney. including copy of the dec
laration filed on the previous day by
Attorney William T.. Royal who rep
.resents Mr.. Farmer in the proceedings
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
HAS NOT MISSED
HAV|NGA QUORUM ] \ n
Committee on Local Assessments
Carries Honors Of Out
going Council.


The honors of the outgoing Council.
go to the Committee on Local
ments. Clerk of Special Assessments
Jesse +. Wood reported to the commit.
tee Its final meeting last8night that
in two years 1t had not failed Of 2
quorum at any one OF Its regular
monthly meetings, a record no t3equaleed
by any standing committee of the City
Council in recent years. t has seemed
inthe last few months as though some
committees We're striving for the
.'booby prize" by missing more meet
ings than they have held, 3s 5s u,
is The Committee on Loca l Assessments
last night cleared its docket by pass
ing upon the pending assessments for
paving sidewalks and alleys at the ex--.
.pense OF AUDITING property owners.
Resolutions of thanks We're adopted to
Chairman Robert G. Rennolds and
CLERK Wood for their efficient work,
and after mutual congratulations the
committee reached q final adjournment.
Several property owncrs We're heard
on pending assessments, and in some
cases u compromises We're agreed to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
mrs. GATES PUT
UNDER BIG BOND
Woman Whom Merchants Pros
ecuted Escaped Jail
Sentence.

After thirty-two merchants testified
how she had obtained goods without
paving for them, Justice Crutcntleld
yesterday afternoon in the Police
Court placed Mrs. G. j. Gates, forty
years old. under bond of $1,000 to
Insure her good behavior for twelve
months.
Mrs. Gates was arrested several
weeks ago on charge of obtaining
goods under false pretenses, on COM
plant of large number of merchants
It's estimated that her profits amount
to several hundred dollars.
Witness after witness testified Of
sending goods to Mrs. Gatess homo to
be collected for on delivery, hut the
driver was told to call again, or that
she did not then have the change. Mrs
Gates operated practically all over the
city. She bought drugs. shoes. hats,
clothing, groceries and other articles
from merchants from Twenty-seventh
Street to West End.
None of the merchants was inclined
to have Mrs Gates sent to Jail be-
cause she is woman. It was their
object, however, to put an end to her
.manipulations in some way. When
Justice Crutchfeld placed her under a
bond for twelve months to force her
to stop her method OF systema tically
fleeing the merchants. they seemed to
be satisfied.
Commonwealth's Attorney Minitree
Fowlkes prosecuted the case while
Attorneys Gilbert X Pollock, b. r.
Crump and B. T. Barrett appeared for
the defense.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
WALTER BELT IN
L|MEL|GHT AGAIN in
Tried to Hang Himself in Second.
Station After Arrest for
Robbery.
HAD VERY MARROW ESCAPE.
Officer Pond Found Him, and
Quick Call Brought Him
Down in Time.

Rather than stand trial on a charge
OF stealing, Walter Belt. twenty-one
years old, clerk, OF II South Pine
street, attempted to hang himself last
night about 1880 o'clock in a cell at
the Second Police Station with small
leather belt which he took from his
waist. When discovered by Officer
Pond he was all but unconscious.
Belt was locked up early in the eve
valued at SIG from D. NJ. Anderson.
One friend Of Belt came to the station
to see him, but refused or failed to
ball him. A short time after the
friend left the prisoner tried to kill
himself.
Cut Down by Purdic.
Officer Pond was passing through the
cell room when he saw Belt hanging,
with his belt tied around his neck and
to the top of the door. The officer ran
for the keys, shouting to Sergeant Ty-
Ter and Justice Purdie of his discov-
cry. Justice Purdie cut the strap. and
heap upon the floor. After few min
utes OF work by the officers Belt
opened his eyes. II he had suspended
a few minutes longer he would have
been dead.
In discussing the attempt on his
life, Belt said: IT have always had a
good name. but got in little trouble.
None of my friends would ball mo out,
although one OF them owns several
houses which sold him. and I know
he could have gone on my bond.
III they would not bail me out I
thought i would give them a chance
to pay my funeral expenses. 1t wasn't
my fault that I did not end my exist
ence. did not want to be aisgraced
and determined to die rather than
stand trial."
Not Worried MT First.
When arrested by Officers Sheppard
and Bailey. Belt did not appear to be
worried. After his friend visited him
in his cell and then failed to furnish
bond the prisoner appeared to realize
that he was In predicament.
Sergeant Tyler placed fellow-pris-
oner in Belts cell to keep watch on
him after his effort TO Kill himself.
Belt became very angry, and paid his
ed that the man be removed from his
cell, but the police decided not to take
another chance with him.
Several years ago Felt came into
possession OF several thousand dollars
by inheritance. SO the police claim, but
he has spent his substance in fast liv-
ling until he has little left.
He figured rather extensively in the
newspapers some months after an es-
1 capade in Cincinnati. where he got an
offhand rating as 4 millionaire. Again
a few weeks later he came into the
illimelight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
COMMON COUNCIL
T0MEET NIGHT
May Provide for an Additional
Building Inspector - Message
From Mayor Richardson.

The Common Council Will meet to-
night at 5 o'clock In special session to
take concurrent action on an ordi-
nance creating the position of an ad-
aditional Deputy Building Inspector
The measure has already passed the
Broad of Aldermen. i is represented
that the growth of building operations
and the large amount OF work thrown
on this Office through the annexation
Of Manchester justified the application
for an additional outside man TOR In
spcction work, Tn speaking Of the
matter yesterday, Inspector Beck
called attention to the fact that in
theFDepartment OF Electricity there Is
City Electrician and TWO outside in
spectors, while in his Office he has but
two deputies. AS a great many build
ings are erected or repaired in which
there IS no electric wiring and as
many problems relating to dangerous
and condemned buildings, and the SUI
perpision of construction of city.
buildings. which take up the time Of
the Inspector and his deputies, do not
arise in the Departments of Electricity,
Mr. Beck argues that his force should
be 81 once enlarged
The Council will also have several
other matters under consideration In
Guiding special message from Mayor.
Richardson in regard TO the expenses
of municipal delegates to the meeting
of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways AS
ISOLATION at Providence, 2. !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
N||.E||WISTATUTEH| HITS
CH!I IN N HARD.
Laundry Proprietors Must Not
Sleep in Their Places Of
Business.

Chlnese laundrics In Richmond al
Wen as elsewhere In the State. ara
.u .,iay to be put out OF business unless
tnelr owners Will consent to blow in
is ssI s, funds to rent living quartcra
I Tor, themselves W,n,s,, elsewhere. Under ths
/ IN any public laundry or public wash
house. or in any room ADJOINING "a
opening Into any such laundry. ~
. nn Chinaman has rarely been aba
apartment a. separate from the buiidins
ways looked like a useless waste %
good money to pay out rent for thia
purpose. But he will have to change
his mode OF living now or leace thu
state. s34 : 4
Besides John Is not always fond OF
yentilation and drhinase-two require
the frcw act. Local boards OF health
are charged with the duty OF seeing
that the law Is complied with. and to
see also that no person affected with
allowed to work In a laundry In any
capacity.
PrOvisiOns OF Act.
The The text Of the law Is az follows:
sembiy Of Virginia. That the boards OF
health OF the respective cities OF vir-
GINA (where such cities have such
boards OF healthy shall supervise all
In any city In the State OF Virginia,
and shall not permit the employment.
by any public laundry or publish wash
house, OF any person suffering with an
infectious or contagious disease; nor
allow any person to sleep in such pub
lie laundry or public wash-house. or
In any room adjoining and opening
Into such public laundry or public wash
house. and every room in such laundry
or wash.house that Is used for tho
purpose OF washing or drying clothes
shall be properly ventilated and
drained. and shall be used for no pur-
poses other than that specified. Tho
floors of all rooms used for the pur-i
pose Of washing clothes shall. II re.
squired by the regulations Of the local
board OF health be made of cement or
other mineral substance. and shall be
arranged so as 10 be easily drained.
A public laundry or public washhouse
within the meaning of this section
shall be any place within any city Of
the State of Virginia licensed to con-
duct laundry in any OF Its branches.
Any person, firm or corporation riolat-
ing any of the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be deemed guilty of IA mis-
demeanor, and shall be fined not less
than $50 nor more than 500 FOR each
aTense.
conductinp a public laundry or public
wash house within distance OF
half mile OF the city. limits OF any city
of the state of Virginia shall be SUD
feet to the provisions OF this act.
Nothing in this section shall DO
construed to prevent the washing OF
clothes in any private residence where
no license to do washing Is required.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
CONFEDERATE OFFICERS
Gen. Wright Supplies Amended List list g Of

Gen. Wright Supplies Amended List Of
Those Now Living.
General Marcus ]. Wright, Of tho;
War Department at Washington, he's
been kind enough to furnish The
Times Dfspatch with a list Of the
Confederate general Office rs-liep 4
lant-generals. maj or-generals{ and bri g
adler generals-now alive. General
Wright sent The Times Dtspat oh ;slist.
some weeks ago. but since that time
amended 1t as follows:
Lieutenant-Genera B.. Buckner3
Major Generals-R. F. Hoke.s CIV. g.
Lee, T.. L. y LomaX, c. ]. PoloEnac.5 ..a
Brigadier-Generals- i. Ca bell.
Francis W. Conerall. William r. Cox
Alfred Cummings, Adam r. Johnson.
William Fl. King. I. AIDE sagnell de
5clined appointments, Henry p, David
son. Basil W. Duk e. Clement "A. Evans,
Samuel w. Ferguson p. G, Govan,8,
James ". Goggin, ". ". XXI rkland. =
Evander W. Law TIL omasg n, Logan,
William Miller ] ohm NJ Causland. Dam
bridge Nc Rae, William McComb, John
g. Moore, Patrick T. Moore. Francis
Nichols. Roger A. Il Pryor, BEVERLEY
Fl. Robertson, Marcus u. Wright.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
.SHEWEY REPORTED.
TO HAVE RESIGNED.
Case Of Militia Captain May Be
Disposed Of by His
Withdrawal.

& Some of the local militia officers now
believe that the case OF Captain
Charles shewey, of staunton. who has
been relieved of the command OF Com
spany Is, First Virginia Infantry, will
be disposed of by the acceptance Of
his resignation from the service Of the
Virginia volunteers. ~ q
This is Indicated by the reported
action o Captain Sheweyf in resigninE
his commission. This signation will
go first to Colonel w, ~. Perry, then
to General8C. c. Vaughan, and then to
the Ad1utant-General.
25 The regulations OF the Virginia Vol
8unteers Will not allow the resignation
{ofgan officer while#he is under technl-
cal arrest. nor While charges are hang
Ing over him. But it Is understood
that no charges have as yet been made.
Certainly none have reached the Adj
3jutant-General.t Captain Shewey was
simply relieved from command Of his
company. 5s88 ~ IS
The theory is that there will be nc
charges; that the resiE nation VIII be
Endorsed and put through regular milf
tary channels for acceptance, and that
the incident will be closed without a
trial and without further publicity,
This, of course, is merely conjecture.
as nothing official is known,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
ATKINSON VERDICT. READY
Finding. OF COurt-NIartial Will Reach
- - N a Tor Wort hmm To-day.

Major yvorthnm To-Day.
Major r. w Bowles. president OF
the court martial which on August
tried Sergeant Frank L. Atkinson. of
the Howitzers. on charge Of failure
to perform his military duties. last
night completed the preparation Of the
findings The papers will reach Major
r. AZ Workman. commander OF the.
Virginia Field Artillery, this morn
ing. After he has examined them and
approved or disapproved OF the ind
5ings. they will go to the Adjutant-5
General. The nature Of the verdict
Will not be made public until after 1t
has been passed upon by the Gov
;ernor s45 e =
Ii is the general opinion that some,
slight punishment will be visited upon
Sergeant Atkinson. 1t was apparent
at the trial that he had. proba bly, wi tn
out sufficient warrant, assumed that
he would be DISCHARGED from his Pos
sition with local firm II he att
tended the Gettysburg encampmcnt
Officials of the company testified tina Il
he would not have been thus dealt
~ II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
TIGNoR CONVICTED
Man Who Held Up Motor Car in Coun
------- tar-tIo lSeA 4 unenl - -

Man Who Held Up Motor Car In Coun-
~ Takes mn Appeal.
J. ~. Tignor. charged with holding
up an automobile belonging to ]. ST
George Bryan on the Brook Road last
week. was fined $40 on each OF two
warrants yesterday by Magistrate Pur-
an appeal.
In his testimony Tignor stated that
he merely wanted the machine to go
slowly 80 that 1t would not frighten
his horse. and when the driver refused
tOi slow up he drew revolver and
Threatened him. Other witnesses. how
ever, testified that the machine was
going slowly and that the horse was
NOT at all frightened
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
BEVERLY SURRENDERs
Negro Charged With Murder Tired of
DOdEinR O11cerA.

Negro Charged with Murder Tired OF
DOdEinE Omcers.
After eluding the police for more
than two months. Harrison Beverly
(colored). wanted on charge OF MUIR
dering Daniel Brooks (colored), walk
ed into the First Police Station last
night and surrendered himself.
Beverly shot and killed Brooks in a
fight at Thirty-third and Main Streets,
on May "A, as the result of row
over woman. He then escaped and
has since been In hiding. Beverly said
he was tired of lodging the officers
of the law and made up his mind
trial. He said he would rather be In
Jail at home than free away from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
FINED FOR AssAULTING
HAMILTON IN HENItICO

Eugene Iitchheld and John Grubb,
Young white men. charged with as
saulting c. E. Hamilton near Glen
Allen, on the public road, last Satnr-
day night were fined $40 and costs be-
fore Magistrate Puryen. OF Henrico
county. yesterday. The young men
pleaded guilty to the charge.
The evidence showed that they at
tackled Hamilton with the sole idea OF
administering threshing. and that
they had no Idea of robbery as was
reported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
Sent to Henrico Court.

After being formally aiened. in the
Police Court yesterday morning on the
tense, Junius Taylor. twenty-five years
old. was turned over to the Henrico
county authorities by Justice Crutch-
field and Is row In jail. Bertha Pock-
ernn4ent Road. Is the complainant.
TAYLOR denies the charge VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
Marriage Licenxe's..

These marriage licenses were yester-
day issued by the clerk o. e. the HI st-i
9lngss Courts Edward e. Lamher land
sham and Miss Ruth II g White s d r.
Milton Buell. Coffman and Miss Mary
Virginia Ryall. ss$ f35i q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued yester-
day as follows:
Walter L. Spain, to erect detached!
5two-story frame dwelling. on the south
side OF Twentieth Street. between
1Nonewall and Spring Fill Streets.
South Richmond. to cost $1,000.
81 John G. Scott. executor of William H.
scott,to repair a brick dwelling. 102
East Franklin Street. to cost s317.
u DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE to repair brick
building, 1908 West Grace Street. to be
used as a nurses home for st. Luke's
Hospital, to cost $780,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
BROKE WOODEN LEG

Pcople Called Ambulnncc, When Car
pcnter Was Needed.
1t isn't often that the ambulance
from the City Home is called to rem
man breaks his wooden leg. That IS
what happened last night about 1:45
o'clock. however.
& r.. Fl. 5Dabney Lcolored), of BIS Lodge
Street, while making his way along the
slippery pavement on Broad Street.
near Eighth. fell and broke his wood
en- leg. He was assisted into q store,
whore some one telephoned for the
ambulance. DR. Hagen responded.
@ The physician leaped from the am
.bulance and ran into the store with
his Instrument case in his hand. He
found Dabney sitting on a chair tn
his broken leg in his hand. The
man said that all he wanted was q
ride to his home: that he was not
injured. The obliginp physician agreed
to this, and Dabney was taken home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
lI,ichmond Folk In Euroypr 81.

Samuel Fl. bowman Is In receipt OF
4 1 cal telegram advising that the steam
ship Merion,has arrl y Ct. Queenstown!
ers aboard; Miss Ruth l., Robinson,
Miss A. IL j ordon, Miss II. q. sPeyton,
Miss M. g. .sPeyton, Miss r., F. Edmonds,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18

I'd street Committee TO Meet,
will meet Tonight imme diRtely follows
ing tho session Of the e, ommon Council
instead . fItliis afternoo m. AS herctofore1
a n noun a q It'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
JEWELER SHOT nINIsELF
IN LEG ny ACCIDENT

While unbreeching a rifle yesterday
morning the weapon was ccidentallY
discharged, and u. g, Goodwin, a Jew
himself throu~h5 the left leg. in affecting
IA painful wound. 5i nth
The bullet was extracted by AM
Ibulance Physician Hnrshhnrger.s who
said that the wound is serious, ~ but
not dangeroua 3E.s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
win Guarantees to Make Good. &

~
{ ''Any man we send here will do good
work." said Mr. Jackson last night.
1--WE are not coming here to make high
flights. or disturb established world
records, made In the presence sb OF Off !.
Gals Of the Aero Club Of America,
with official 8timekee pers Blu t we are
prepared to give interesting exhibi--.
5tions Of what a Wright aeroplane, cap
ably driven, can d Q. IIoxsey filed the
first contract the Wrights ever made
with State Fair, out in North Da-
kota in july. when he did the roller
coaster stunt, made the short turns,
gave the dives and lips that interest
and thrill the spectators, and besides
made q 1000 feet re cord don't
think they need to get Broo kins here
at extra eXpense, when they can get
a man who can do everything that the
people can see and v understand nd for for
less money! n