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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
.SULP HUI R MILL
WRECKED by FIRE
Property of Virginia Carolina
Chemical at Mineral Badly
Damaged.

Officials Of the Virsinia-Carolina
Chemical Company in Richmond were
notified yesterday morning Of fire
which occurred few hours previously
at the mill OF the sulphur Mining and
Railroad Company's plant, four mlies
from Mineral, in Louisa county. Inc
damage, which is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000, will not check oper-
atoms. The cause was not stated IN
any of the communications received
here. The road is owned by the VIZ
ginia- Carolina Chemical Company and
has been operated in connection with
the sulphur mines, as SubsldlarS
plant, for number OF years.
The building and much valuable ma
! chinery were totally wrecked, but that
| the work will not be materially delayed
is due to the fact that many changes
| are in progress, incident to the sink
ing of new shaft, which will be in
operation by the middle OF June. None
! OF the several hundred employees will be
| thrown out Of work, it is said, and the
loss is fully covered by Insurance. Al
| almost any other time than the pres
ent the fire would have thrown prob.
ably 200 men out of employment ant
would materially have interfered witt
| the work.
The first information in Richmond
| was received at the Offices OF the var
| GINA Carolina Chemical Company abou
| 10 o'clock and Immediately efforts Wer'
4 made to discover the cause OF the mr.
and its exact location. Later IN tn.
day the mill was reported destroyeo
/ and the information was then that tn
4 fire, which had full sway as long as !
lasted, had practically burned itsel
. -. Z i y = . . =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
V|RG|N|ANS WIN
IN SUPREME COURT
Will Not Reopen Controversy in
Ranks of Junior Order Amer
lean Mechanics.

Through a decision handed down yes
tcrday by the United States Supreme
Court IN Washington. the Chancery
Court OF the city Of Richmond is sus-
tanned. The court refused a reopenlng
and review of contempt proceedings
brought about as a result of q split IN
the ranks OF the Junior Order United
American Mechanics. The lower court
had already been upheld by the state
Supreme Court. The United states ST.
preme Court refused to go into tne
merits of the case on the ground that
the appeal had been brought too late.
There Is believed to be no furtner
legal recourse but to submit TO the
original sentence of tho Richmond
court.
The case originated nearly ten years
ago, when Virginia's delegates to the
Grand Council of the Junior Order
refused to pay the State assessment
on her large membership on the
ground that her representation IN the
Grand Council was only equal 70 that
OF States having less than one-thlrd
of the enrolled membership.
a majority OF the councils IN the
State backed up the action Of
the delegates, forming separate
organization incorporated under the
laws or Virginia. The state or
ganization then proceeded to enroll
members as y fraternal and bene-
flclal society, without regard 70
the national organizations. few
councils remained loyal to the Grand
Council, and these were enioined by
court order from using the name OF
any OF the rites of tho virginia or
ganization. A test case was finally
made out several loyalist memners
violating the injunction Of the COLT
judge irlnnan imposed a fine OF w.
. eaeh on j, w. Forbes, Thomas Iatu.'
. osborne and John II. Cox. The retu l.'l
OF tho Supreme Court to rcopen tne
case Is victory at every point los
the virginia organizations.
Metlpers OF the Grand Council NAYS
suggested settlement by giving ".
sta.es fepresentation in tho natloHu
organization in proportion to memper'
Sup mus Welding tho point for Wnlct
tns virginia delegates originally con
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
EVEN DURHAM HAD
. TO TURN HER AWAY.
Police, Aldermen and Ccnsors
Thought "Thc Girl From Rec
tors Was Too Wicked.
pRvNED TO SKELETON FORM
Company Gave Special Matinee
but City Took the Rich
mond View.

SATISFIED That THE Girl From REC
tors would be bad play Tor the
morals of the town, even when 1t had
been pruned to skeleton form, the
Mayor. the Board OF Aldermen ana
committee of censors in Durham decid-
cd Yesterday that the production could
not be put on in that city last night.
So the company jumped over there
from Richmond simply for its health.
Incidentally. the main thing to be
considered in this connection is that
the official censors did exactly what
! the Richmond committee which was
| sent to Norfolk said--that the perform
ancc could not be trimmed down to de-
cent shape. Manager Flick and Jake
Wells Informed Major Werner that
they would cut it and whack it. bu,
| the major, who has dealt with many
bad criminals, took the common sense
ground that the bare skeleton remain
| ing would be a delusion and snare
Inxt stand Tonight.
Lynclhburs, as heretofore reported
has Cancelled its engagement. and the
gay and festive dame will quit Vir-
ginia soil after her edify!nE perform
ance in Roanoke tonight. where she
will appear despite the bitter protest
OF Editor Alfred B. Williams, who ha.
commended the position OF the Rich
mond authorities.
The dispatches last night did mol
relate in detail the sorrow of the Ra.
leigh bloods who had chartered a spe.
oial train to run over to Durham arC
see the show. 1t was taken for grant
ed that the pruning process would be
sufficient. In the excitement every
body forgot that even Chicago--thai
wild and wicked city-had refused tc
open its first-class theatres when "The
Girl From Rector's" went there fol-
the coin
When the company arrived in Dur
ham everything was on tiptoe The
| Board Of Aldermen held secret sas.
sion and discussed the situation. Then
| the Board adjourned to the theatre
| private performance was to be given
Mayor Grlswold appointed special
censor committee. consisting of Gill
bert Ward Bryant, of the Southern
! Conservatory of Music: DR.; ]. NJ. Man
/ ming and H. z. Seeman, who. with the
| Aldermen. the police and Fire Com
missioners. were to pass judgment
Good ana Bnd, They Said.
| Exactly. what was eliminated the
censors were unable to say, for they
had not seen II before. They agreed
that it was a good show in one sense
and a very. very bad one in another
and that because of the Objectionable
features it would have to go away
The Fire and Police Commissioner!
| concurred.
The verdict was quickly announced
It disappointed the theatre manage
rnent and the manager Of the company
who had expected big night: also !
disappointed the Raleigh excursion
and the students from the Universit
OF North Carolina. who had hurrie
over for little touch OF high life
The girl was banished. Packing up 1t
!, baggage and its scenery, the compan
liked out toward Roanoke for the fina
Virginia stand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
ALL TRUSTS NOT BAD
Bishop Funsten's Wall Street Sermon pro-
yokes Much Comment.


Bishop Funston, of Idaho. who was form
er!y rector OF Christ Church here, took tho
place Of THE Bishop OF Wall Street the
other day and delivered a SERMON which
has caused widespread comment in New
York.
I'VE should judge men as Christ did,
said Bishop Funsten, when He said What
think yc?' Your mans thought is his true
inner self If he has bad thoughts he is a
bad man good thoughts. good man. II
~ the fashion TO arraign the TRUSTS which
have their headquarters here around you.
But they are like individuals there are
| good and bad. All trusts are not bad.
Our Chief Executive you remember. after
| having tried to abolish all trusts. was look.
| Ing at a dollar one day when he saw a trust
! there, In God we trust!" He struck that
/ trust oft. 1t took an act OF Congress &c
| put II back. and think that act prett,
thoroughly typihed the feelings OF thu
American people OIL not only the trus
problem. but all problems-that no matte
what happens, we trust in Cod
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
MISS GLASGOW TELLS
WHY SHE Is A SUFFHAGISI

Somebody asked Miss Ellen Glasgow
az meeting of the Equal Suffrage
League of Virginia the other day what
made her a suffragist In the beginning
"Blaekstone," promptly answered Miss
Glass9W, with 4, laugh, "blaskst9n q
man and his wife form a unit, and {
man is that unit. After read sucl
legal exposition ! became converted
TO sufragisn,".
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
FARLAND is PRESIDENT
Annual Meeting Of the Westmorcland Club
Held Last Night

At the annual meeting of the Wcstmore-
land Club, held last night at tho clubhouse.
John Gordon Farland was made president.
Judge John Henry Ingram. vice .presie emit.
and Robert a. Lancaster, Jr.. secretary. The
following were elected to MI vacancies on
the board OF governors: Hugh Antrim II.
L. Gordon. John G. Hayes and Z. 7. organ.
a motion to build an addition costing
s35. 900. to the clubhouse was placed on tho
table for future consideration.
After the business meeting the members
enjoyed typical Westmoreiand supper.
consisting of the same menu that has been
served on these occasions for nearly half a
century.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
Hold Conference ro-pnx.

The committees on conference to adj
Just the points of difference between
the Common Council and the Board OF
Aldermen as to the ordinance for an
rexation of Manchester TO Richmond
has been called 10 meet this afternoon
at . o'clock. AS soon as the copferies
are ready to report a special meeting
OF the Council Will be called.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
t;oyernor Mt masonic meeting.

Governor Mann and LieutenantrGoN-
ernor Ellyson left last night for AleSs
andria, where they will be the guests
to-day of alexandria washington
Lodge, No. 90, Ancient, Free and Ae-
cepted Masons. meeting Is 70 pc
ing a national organization to erect
q memorial to Washington the Mason
Washington was a member OF the AleA,
andria lodge w. II. McChesney, GfanN
Master of Masons In Virginia W49
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
Six Months for Rcbccca.

Rebecca Dudley. colored. indicted for
grand larceny, pleaded guilty to petit
larceny in the Hastings Court yester-
day morning. and Judge Witt sentenc-
ed her to six months in jail.
Harry Jones. colored. who appealed
from the Police Court, was acquitted of
the charge Of petit larceny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
NInrrincen Licenscs.

terday byDeputy Clerk Breeder, of the
Hastings Court, to Benjamin +. Con-
nor. janitor in the City Hall. and
Ellen Altavester Cary, and to Julius w.
Klaus and EStelle Whitlock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
M AGISTRATE ADMITS
HE VIOLATED LAW

session County Clerk S. z. Waddill was
called to the stand to explain the man
ner in which reports were generally
made by county magistrates. lie sald
that Magistrate Lewis had done about
six-tenths of the business since he had
been an official of the county and had
made good officer. Replying to Dues
tions as to why the reports were made
in thirty days, he said that before the
county courts were abolished BY the
Constitutional Convention it was the
custom to hand in the reports every
month, but that since the establishment
of the circuit courts they had been
made at every term of the circuit court.
He said that he was largely respon-
sible for the appointment Of Constable
Garnet and that SO far as he knew
Lewis had nothing to do with 1t.
w. C. Saunders chairman of the
Board of Supervisors, testified that in
going over the magistrates reports
nothing had been found to excite sus.
picion that Lewis was guilty of any
wrong.
Testify About Politics.
| A c. Green, former county jailer,
| said that he had heard it generally ru-
| mored that either Burch or Traylo,
:. would run for sheriff at the next cleo
tion. Policeman j. T. Eubank testified
that he had been approached by Burch
who said he was going to run for sher
If, and asked him not to commit him
self to any one; that Burch said Lewis
was the cause of appointing Garnett
and that he intended to give him hell
Several prominent men Of the county
were then called in to testify as to the
character of Mr.. Lewis and his ability
as magistrate. Most of them hat
known him for years and had found hi:
work most satisfactory.
Attorney Samuel REGISTER, in addi
ton to testifying to Lewis's good char
acter. said that Burch. in the presenc,
of Traylor. had told him that he woult
be a candidate for sheriff and tina
Traylor would be his deputy. This wa
about the time of the murder at West
| hampton last year. Former Sheriff
! Simon Solomon testified that Burch ha,
asked him if he intended to run again
saying that If Solomon did not, h
| would be a candidate for the Office.
/ The court then adjourned until to
morrow at 10 O'Clock "A. NJ, when tw,
more witnesses for the prosecution vii
be heard, after which the argument WI
| begin,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
JOINT MEETING
College Women and Suffrage League
10 Discuss New Question.

COLLEGE Women and SunrnEc LchEuc
10 Discuss New Question.
At o'clock on Saturday afternoon
next in the reading room of the Equal
Suffrage League OF Virginia, n joint
meeting Of the league with the Vir-
ginia Chapter of the Association OF
College Women Will be held DIR. Emily
Chenaut Runyon VIII address the
meeting on .The Medical Inspection OF
Children in the Public Schools and
Mrs. J. w. Durham, president of the
College Womcn's Association. will lead
In the discussion.
The joint meeting is looked forward
to with mucs interest, and the GUS
tomary invitation Is extended 10
friends OF the league, to those of the
College Women's Association. and to
others interested in the subject of the
address.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
.Indrmcnt Entered.

Judgment was entered In the City
Circuit Court yesterday in the case OF
the Commonwealth Bank. Incorporated.
against +. j. Whybrew and the Elec-
trio supply Company, for S305.so.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22

Qualified as Administrator.
George Bryan qualified yesterday in
the Chancery Court as administrator
of the estate of Mary Harvey Patton.
The estate is small
Evening journal., 1910-04-11
FINE BUILDING
FOR HOPE FARM
Combine Catholic Societies Ap-
prove Of Plans for Their
SanatOrium Gift

At meeting of the combined Catholic
societies yesterday afternoon plans pre-
pared by J. ard NJ. Kennedy for a
building at the Hope Farm Anti
tuberculosis Sanitarium were ap-
proved. The proposed building will ac-
commodate 16 patients and two nurses.
1t will have a frontage of 125 feet
and will be 50 feet deep.
The exterior will be of cement plaster
stucco on expanded metal lathes. There
will be n large living room in the
center Of the building. To the left
will be a ward for eight men, and to
the right for eight women. Toilets,
baths and dressing rooms will be in
the rear. The front of both wards
will be all glass with telescope sashes.
The porch will be ten feet wide. In
front of the building will be four mas
sive columns supporting a classic
entablature and pediment in Grecian-
Doric style. The building will be
lighted by electricity. 1t will cost be-
tween $500 and $4,000.
In order to raise funds for the build
ing, there will be lectures in the Car
rick Theatre and the Opera House on
Sunday evening. April "a The lee
turers will be DR.. Lawrence Flick and
DR.. Joseph Walsh, both of Philadelphia.
Well-known singers viii also entertain
The executive committee is composed
of one member from each Catholic So
ciety in the city, with Senator Thomas
NJ. Monaghan as chairman, John 5.
Rossell. treasurer, and William A.
Hannigan, secretary.
Evening journal., 1910-04-11
MONDAY, APRIL IL. 1910
NO VALID REASON FOR A CHANGE.

"A CCORDING to the Democratic argument,
y the Democrats would not be able because
OF the constitutional provisions to impair ser-
ously the present laws as to voting if they
had the opportunity and control of the state SO
long as the Republicans have the Governor the
Democrats of course will be shaclled but
the Governor would be the only brake upon
them if they secured control of the Legisla-
ture
1t is all very well for the Democratic newspa-
pers to try to paint the party as something dif-
ierent from what il was in the old days when
affairs were conducted with high hand by the
Democrats and when hundreds of voters were
disfranchised by the operation Of the odious cleo
ton laws
1t is rather late 60 apologize for and defend
these laws. If the laws had been right and sat
isfactory the Constitutional Convention would
have held TO them and there would have been no
change. But the Democratic leaders made no
vigorous effort TO retain them in the convention
although they knew they worked a partisan adj
vantage TO the Democrats. Let the Democrats
again get control and an agitation would GER
tainly start for a change of the election laws
and some ot the partisan apostles of the party
would devise scheme to restrict the suffrage
by tar means or by foul. The possibility of a
partisan advantage would be too great TO re-
Sist
But waving all This aside what good reason
can be advanced for turning the state over to
the reacuonary clement of the Democratic party
which is now in control OF the party? Does any
one believe that the state government would be
improved: On the other hand would not Demo
cratic victory merely be followed bv a wild
scramble for the spoils and prolonged wrangle
over the election of a United States Senator with
a probable deadlock in the Legislature. Is
there any thing attractive to voters in the pres
cnt Democratic Administration of the city or the
Democratic administration in Kent county:
Surely il we Judge BY the results that have
followed the return OF the Democrats to control
IN MARYLAND nothing would be gained for the
people by q Democratic victory i'm Delaware
Evening journal., 1910-04-11
CARE OF CITY TREES

"A n agitation has started in Baltimore for
\ having a Municipal Board to be entrusted
with the duty of planting and caring for trees
along the street ways. There are few but only
a few. says Baltimore newspaper of the resi-
dental streets along which trees have been
planted and properly cared for Numerous trees
throughout the city were mutilated i'm their
early growth beyond recovery and they are
maintaining weak and sickly struggle for life
with apparently nobody maniiesting the least
care as to whether they live or die. Every resi-
nenuN street IN the city, says the Baltimore
newspaper ought to be lined with trees along
each side-with fine, healthy. vigorous trees
which ought to be Joy to look upon. There is
nothing else which so serves 10 give a tone Of
refinement and restful secusion to city, street
as setting ot rightly chosen. vigorously devel-
oped trees.
t IS urged that a tree planting campaign
should be inaugurated in Baltimore The s,g
gestion IS wise one that should be adopted bv
other cities. We should take more care OF orr
trees in Wilmington Everything that the Bal
timore paper says is true, and it seems to us il
is one of the subjects that should engage the
attention of our own city improvement bodies.
including the Civic Committee of the Board OF
Trade
The Baltimore opinion as to trees. we believe
comes within the scope of the plan suggested for
a permanent improvement board in the report
OF the Board of Trade committee presented the
other evening by Mr.. Brown. Trees are among
the most beautiful things in a city or town. but
strange to say in some of our Delaware towns
where we hear of the cutting and slashing Of
trees for so-caled Improvements, the trees are
not appreciated
We are in need Of considerable education as
10 the value of trees and Baltimore is evidently
preparing for good work in that direction Viii
mington has been paying some attention TO her
trees, but not so much as she should do.
Evening journal., 1910-04-11

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RED, ,GTaniteville, VT.
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IL costs but little to try Lydia f..
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Evening journal., 1910-04-11

"Ony "a few of the more intimate per-
sonal friends of Co.onel Roosevelt know
that his service in the Spanish War st
him considerably more than his sa ary as
lieutenant colonel OF ,he Rough Riders %
said a high officer of the New York Cen
trail railroad to me a few days after Mr.
Roosevelt had been nominated for wee.
president in 1900. 81 have reason for be-
ncving that in his campaign for go, ernor
of New York he would have been serious
ly embarrassed financial y but for the
timely contributions made to has personal
funds by few 'of his persona friends;
and j also know that when he blcame
governor it was with the knowledge that
his official salary of ten thousand dollars
a year and his private income combined
would be no more than sufficient to meet
his yearly expenses. If his household was
managed with considerable economy. and,
yet. when an opportunity was presented
to him TO effect considerable economy in
his personal expenses, he did not hesitate
a moment to turn il down
AT the time when he became governor
a law forbade any officer of New York
state accepting a pass upon railroad.
Previously, my road had extended the
courtesy of pass to occupants of the ex-
ecutive mansion, but, clearly, no such
courtesy was TO be the portion of Gov
ernor Roosevelt. Il was, however. sug
gested that the president of the company
send an annual pass to Mrs. Roosevelt. for
her use and that of her children, for we
knew that it would be necessary for her
and her family to make frequent trips be-
tween Albany and New York city This
was DONE the pass being sent TO Governor
Roosevelt, with an expression of our re-
gret that the law forbade our including
him i'm the courtesy
by return mail, the pass came back
and with it letter ana while 1 have not
Evening journal., 1910-04-11

that letter at hand. I can quote It sub
stantially.
"I fully appreciate your courtesy in
sending the pass. wrote the Governor.
and am sure that it was sent in all sin
certify and without any ulierlor motive
without any thought Of placing me under
a sense Of obligation to anybody concern-
cd. 1t is courtesy which, II accepted.
would undoubtedly effect considerable
economy I'm my personal expenditures
which, as governor. are very heavy, as
YOU well know. Yet 1 am compelled to
return the pass, and to say to YOU that
while, of course, the use of It would not
be I'm violation Of the letter of the law, il
would, in my view, be a clear violation Of
tho spirit Of the law. believe that all
avs should be observed, not merely ac-
cording TO their letter, but also with equal
strlctness according TO their spirit
'There was only one thing for us to do
after that" concluded my authority; "we
cancelled the pass. And all the time that
Mr.. Roosevelt was governor, he and Mrs
Roosevelt and their children rode on pur-
chased railroad tickets, sometimes econo-
mizing by riding in a day coach between
Albany and New York city instead of us
ing a parlor car
Copyright 1910, by E. j. Edwards)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell Of
"The Last Problem that Puzzled Com
nodore Vanderbilt"