The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
WANT GOVERNOR
TO GIANT PARDON
Prominent Men Appear on Be-
half Of Thomas w.
Dewey.
-
MEETING OF EDUCATORS
Management Of State Fair Plans
Improvements at
Grounds.
NJ TING OF EDUCATORS
'lspccial to The Times Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
l. Raleigh. n c., March 26.-The six
years sentence OF Thomas w. Dewey.
for embezzlement while cashier OF a
bank In New Bern. will BIO up In De-
cember. allowing for time off gained
by good behavior, but in spite OF tho
near approach of the termination Of
tho sentence even greater efforts arc
being made by his friends to procure
from Gov. Kitchin pardon, on the
ground that the punishment already
suffered by Dewey is ample. Appearing.
pe1ore the Governor. and pleading es-
peclally for such a pardon last even
ing. were ex-Judge w. IS. OBJ. Robin-
son. Ex-Governor c. b. Aycock, Assoc
clate Justice Plat Walker. or tho
supreme Court; Editor Josenh,,s
L1aniels. OF the News and Observer.
state Treasurer B. r. Lacy, and state
Auditor B. f. Dixon. Tho Governor IS
CONSIDERING the petition for pardon.
o. put mas not taken any action as yet.
- IL, - OF interest to noto that Dewey
mas tor long while now been as.
signed to night duty in the ncnIten-
llals. running tho electric light and
power plant for the prison. He IL
uulte literary in his tastes and bos,n
me prison quite a little library. snand1
't's much Of his spare time reading
leading for Baxter shemweli.
peltnottS Shemwell. OF Lexington, son
- ba5ter Shemwell, was here AGAIN
.o-udy, an anxious caller at tho execu-,l
i've Office OF Governor }Kitchin. making
q special plea for commuation OF the
I'VE months Jail sentence OF his father
- some reasonable fine. The reprieye
granted era, by the Governor some time ago
WI pc UP April i, ana young Shem-
WI - urging Immediate and favorable |
49, on the petition for commuta-,
t SO as to relieve his father ofsthe
terrible strain and anxiety as the date
ip2ac for his imprisonln emit Dist
i .. effect on the heart is one OF |
the pleas being urged for5relicf through |
maj MAJ action by the Governor.
Meeting of Educators.
5t Governor Kitchin Is to deliver the |
address d.ii of#welcome for the annual ses-
sion Of the Association OF Presidents Of |
the s,lYo men.s Colleges Of North and
South Carolina. to be held with Mer.e
edith College March 80 to April i N
this being the third annual session.
There nre seventeen colleges in North
Carolina and mine in South Carolina
members Of the association. The of1-
cersSa are DR.. r, T, Vann. Raleigh. pres
ident; Mrs. Lucy II. Robertson, Greens u
boro, secretary, and Rev. George w.
Lay, Raleigh, chairman Of the commit
tee on program. ss T.
ii The Governors address will be de-
Iivered Wednesday evening, when I,
there will also be an address Of vol
como by Mayor r. s.. 1Yynne. Mrs. w.
N. HUT, president Of tho Raleigh Chan f
ter, Southern Association 70 +. College +
Women. will make an address on
What We as Women Desire and Need =
in Ilducation,"5 President G, Var.
lell, OF Rcd Springs Seminary will
also deliver an 4 address at " this tino.
Thursday and Friday there Will be
executive sessions OF tho associa tom
On Thursday evening there will be an
specially elaborate concert for the I