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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
CHARTER GRANTED FOR
ANOTHER ART STORE
Messrs. Craig and Pollard Granted
Charter by the Corporation
Commission.

Richmond Is to have another art
goods store. charter for an art
goods corporation having been grant
ed to A. +. Craig, I. l.. Craig and
]. @. Pollard by the Corporation Com
mission Friday. The capital stock is
SIC. 900.
The other charters granted follow:
South Norfolk Box and Foundry
Corporation. Norfolk, Va. g. T. TIL
ley, president; A. j. Truitt. vice presi-
dent; j. p. Jackson, secretary, all OF
Norfolk. Capital stock--masimum.
$4,000. Objects and purposes--ium-
Der and foundry business.
Hughes Cafe. incorporated, Ports
mouth, Va. r. Hanger. president:
l.. c. Hughes. vice-president: W. G..
Vaughan, secretary. all of Ports
mouth. Capital stock--maximum
$1,000: minimum. $1,000. Objects
and purposes-operate a restaurant.
Roanoke Storage Warehouse Com
pany, Incorporated, Roanoke, Va; r.
III. ANGEL. president; j. A. Gale. vice.
president J. A. Martin. secretary. all
of Roanoke. Capital stock--maxi-
mum. $4,000. minimum, S2,50e. Oh
jects and purposes-storage ware
house business.
Westhampton Development Corpor-
alton. Richmond, Va. r.. s. Berger,
president, II. L. C0Tsan. Vice presi-
dent: J. Pope Fash, secretary and
treasury, all OF Richmond, Va. Capt.
tai stock--maximum. SIS. 200: mimi
mum, SIS .atas Objects and purposes
real estate business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
WILL IMPROVE
WHITE SULPHUR
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Ready to Spend $4,000 at
Famous Resort.

Bids have just been received by the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway for ina
provements aggregating about $4,000
IN value, which are contemplated at
the White Sulphur Springs. recently
purchased by the road. These bids
will be opened within the next day or
two and the contracts awarded.
Among the improvements win be
new golf links, which when completed
VIII be-. 1t is understood. as fine as
any in the country; a casino con-
structed for light vaudeville attrac-
lions. and private baths In the main
rooms of the hotel and in all the
principal cottages
All the buildings on the grounds will
In the meanwhile be thoroughly re
novated, and the springs VIII be
opened under the management of MIR.
Alexander Baxter. formerly of the
chamberlin hotel at Old Point. early
ineJune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
POST OFFICE BIDS.
That of Baltimore Man for New Bnild-
ing the Lowest.

That Of Baltimore Man for New Bnild-
ing the Lowest.
The contract for the construction
of Richmond's new post Office build
Ing will probably be awarded within
the next few days. The bid of Henry
Miller. of Baltimore. 10 the lowest of
nineteen received by the Treasury De-
partment In Washington Thursday.
Mr.. Miller's offer. not Including
plumbing. heating and electric light
ing fixtures. was $57S,4s7. while all
the others ran well over the 100000
mark, one contractor bidding as high
as $712,500. Only one Richmond con-
tractor offered bid. he being Mr.. w.
a. Chesterman.
The bids received were as follows:
Norcross Brothers Company. Wor-
cester. Mass. $ss7,6S0; w. Al. Ches-
terman. Richmond, $667.7s2: Noel
Construction Company. Baltimore.
Md. $6so.000: The Charles Mccaui
John Gill q Sons. New York, $751;
GOO: Henry Smith Sons Company. Bal.
timore. sss5.oo0: J. Henry Miller.
Inc. Baltimore. $57s.4s7; J. f.. 4 A.
l.. Pennock. Philadelphia. secs. 400;
George A. Fuller Company, New
York. $631.s00: NJ. p. Wells. Phila-
delphia. $S27,02s: Charles Hoertz q
Son. Grand RAPIDS. Mich. S780,000:
Cramp & Co. Philadelphia. $67s.i62:
w. n. Fissell & Co., New York, $64s..
soc; d. J. Phipps. Newport News. va.
$ess. 600: Corners Brothers Company.
Lowell. Mass. s645,0oo: Luke A.
Burke & Sons Co.. Inc. New York.
s634.s06: r.. Z. Birmingham. New
York. $62s.7s5; James q. Doak a Co.
Philadelphia. $S46.000 /. and King
Lumber Company. Charlottesville. Va.
$712.500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
JUSTICE RECEIVES
BLACK HAND LETTER
Newport News Police Magistrate
Thinks Strange Communi-
cation Joke.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, March Is.
The following is copy verbatim ct
itteratim of a communication receiy-
ed on yesterday by Police Justice j.
d. @. Brown:
Judge ]. D. G. Brown you Must be
a little careful you think you have a
Very easy Job but don't get too fresh
because you can get cut down easy
then you think you your house would
have been burnt down long ago but
far your Witt while you were asleep
SO take things easy and say your
prays Every night you go to bed This
Is black hand this so do not start
nothing II be worst for you nothing
will SAVE YOU but to leave us and
p. d. q. You may get another re-
questing money that y wone the
last tim you wone so mulch Your wife
saved you never again get ready to II
wos a sin ner you would have been
dead In ashes an ink.
The justice has nothing to say. but
is inclined to believe that someone Is
hoaxing him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
THREE IN RACE FOR
C0MM|ss|0NERsH|P
Announcement of Precent Incum-
bent Rejecting Election
Brings Out Candidates.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
RALEIGH. N. c.. March 1S.--Since
the announcement by Corporation
Commissioner Samuel l.. Rogers that
ne will not be a candidate for res
election this year. friends of Mr.. II.
G. Brown. now chief clerk TO the cor
poration. have been busily engaged
placing his name before the people.
More fuel was added to the political
pot yesterday, when 1t became known
that there were two more candidates
In the field. Messrs. Lee and Pearson,
of the western end of the State.
All three candidates have infiuen-
tial friends, and all expect to make
a hard fight to land the ONCE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
THEATRICAL DISPUTE
NEARING SETTLEMENT
Difficulties Over Rental Of Lynch.
burg Playhouse May be
Amicably Adjusted.

Especial to The Richmond vfrginian)
LYNCHBURG. VA, March 1s.--It
now seems probable that the Leath-
Wells circuit and the local Academy
of Music will get together on propo-
sition by which that circuit, will still
have the use of the playhouse for the
next theatrical season.
For some time there has been a
rift between the owners OF the Acad-
envy and the Leath- Wells people over
the rental price, hut. at a-FeeeHt eoff--
ference between President r. ID. Ap-
person. of the Academy of Music. and
Jake Wells, head of the circuit. the
question of renewal of the lease on
the theater was considered at some
length. Mr.. Apperson stated after
wards that the local company own
ing the theater had made its final
proposition to the Wells people az
$4,000 per year. This Is $1,000 high
sr than formerly. but at the same
time il 81 200 lower than the annual
rent demanded at first. Mr.. Apper-,
son was explicit in his statement that
the Wells people would have to &C.
cept that figure or eliminate Lynch.
burg from their circuit. SO far as the
Academy Of Music is concerned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

Chairman Mack's announcement that Mr..
Bryan 3 name was not mentioned in the discussion
at Hot Springs as factor in the presidential cam
paign, is the most interesting bit of political news
Of the season 1t is hardly probable that Mr.. Mack
would have made such a statement had not Mr..
Bryan given him authority to make it and 1t Is
to be taken, we imagine, as positive assurance from
Mr. Bryan that he is out of the presidential race
for keeps.
But if not Bryan, who's The question is
easily asked than answered. There is certainly no
man in the party, who stands out conspicuously
from the rest of them Mr.. Bryan does. Mr..
Bryan occupies place to himself He is absolutely
unique. There men in the party quite &.
brainy, there are men just at patriotic; there
men just as true to Democratic principles and just
as devout and enthusiastic in maintaining and pro-
claiming them. But there other Bryan. There
is not even near-Bryan. The only who is in
Bryan class is a man who is not Democrat AT
least, he is not member of the Democratic party
He has just out of the junges of Africa where
he was engaged for season in hunting wild beasts
But not day during his absence, matter how
far into the bush he went he out of the public
eye. The papers were full of copy which he made
with his gun and could not get enough of it, Now
that he IL returning, the whole" world is taking
notice and the newspapers are still printing the
record of his days doings Egypt has decorated her
pyramids in his honor, so TO speak, and London has
thrown her keys this feet while the western cities
of the United States are begging him to come their
way in returning and pay them a call.
This is truly remarkable tribute to private
citizen Like Bryan, Roosevelt is unique in his
party. Say what you may against either of them
Bryan and Roosevelt are two most distin-
gushed citizens The Republicans would nominate
Roosevelt tomorrow if they could. The Democra-
tic masses would do the same for Bryan if they
could. Yet neither of these unique men will be
nominated next time for the presidency. 1t is a
curious state of politics Do the people rule?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
GRACE Street REVIVAL
Great Numbers Flocking TO Hear
DR.. Laws-Much Interest
Shown. l

The revival services at Grace Street
Baptist church are growing daily In
interest The meeting Thursday
night was more largely attended than
any previous one. and the deep spirit
ual discourse of DIR. Laws brought .
hearty response from all present
DIR. Laws preached on "Tempta-
ton" from the text found In l Cor-
inthians. 10th chapter, 18th verse.
DIR. Laws Is a very strong and effec-
tive preacher. and the meetings proms
tse TO be very successful. The quar-
tette, composed of Mr.. Haddon s.
Watkins. tenor; Mr.. Oscar E. Lob
mann. hasso: Mrs. George K Harper.
soprano, and Miss Pattie lsaacs. alto.
are assisted by large chorus choir
under the direction of Mr.. Kirk Mat
thews. Mr.. Watkins sang very effec-
lively THE Ninety and Nine.
Services Will continue each after
noon at I O'clock and each evening
at S o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

terview, has massD somewhat similar
observations. The truest sign OF a
peoples civilization" he says lis it's
@s e s Snss and nnSs as 81.
cAcy OF ibcr. .subiety OF intellect in
your hearers as we'll as In your writ
era. Good comic writer's only spring
up IN communities OF men ant women
IDEAS have ready flow and the merely
emotional is absent Hence. when you
ma distfnct refinement and keenness
o. MIND. you NJ, find me comsdiss. , such
Ing with their minds instead OF being
gripped in the dumb, fmpotent fatalism
OF tragedy. with its inevitable near
view. -.
And Sir Charles. too. believes that
the comic signs Of the times are au-
spicious. "Our comedies" he remarks.
ARE UNNECESSARILY better and their APP
pearance is more frequent to-day than
twenty years ago. just as civilization
to-day Is finer than then--and, largely.
/ believe. owing to the agency OF fine
comedy"
OF his brethren. the comic actors.
however, Sir Charles Is not SO hopeful.
They, he says. too often thump their
auditor in the side instead OF on the
head. which should be their real aim
But the fact remains that now as al
ways 1t Is the art OF comedy that at
tracts the keenest intelligence. the
highest talents of the dramatic profess
sion. Miss Marie Tempest, whose sue
cesses on the comic stage in London
entitle her to hearing. declares that
this preference for comedy Is because
II offers the widest creative range to
the actor"
IN comedy says Miss Tempest,
zone must touch ones audience with
out moving them to tears@-emotional
tears, / mean; one must Interest them
without exciting their apprehension;
one must please and moYe To laughter
Without being farcical or extravagant.
and one must be sincere always. The
more roles l play the more l am i'm
pressed by these--shall ] call them
rules Of the art of comedy?"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
School on Wheels.

Good luck to the agricultural train now operat-
ing on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad under
the direction of Conductor Koiner In this case
the pupils do not have to go to school. The school
goes to them. 1t is good business. We congratu-
late the commissioner of agriculture and his staff
We also congratulate the railway company on
its generosity and public spirit in providing for
this school on wheels and steaming it along 1t
has always shown spirit of libcraity and enter
prise in dealing with the public. In return the
public has kind regard for it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

Thos F. Sullivan, Washington saloonkeeper,
has been indicted by the Federal grand jury for
selling intoxicating liquor to Indian. The in
dictment is made under an old statute about which
little to be known, although it was referred
to more than once in the recent discussion in vir
ginia the question of Statewide prohibition
The law provides that when an Indian is the pos
SCISSOR of an allotment of land held for him in
trust by the government, liquor must not be sold
to him. If however he is the fortunate possessor
of land held by himself in fee, he may buy as much
fire-water he likes The point in the story is
that in this statute we have form of nationwide
prohibition
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
THE PEOPLES FORUM
(,Ann{rnsa Ilay.

GDANhHx$11 lay
Editor OF The Richmond virginian.
Ancnt the apparently approaching
exit OF our Uncle Joe Cannon" | feel
IKE quoting the Anal stanza from
highly edffying. though probably iit-
tle-known poem written by Will l..
Carleton back In the SOS. entitled
the Highway Cow" After eniarg-
ing upon the long career OF unchecked
depredations pursued by this bovine
animals. one Of whose horne turned
up and the other down. who was keen
OF vision and long OF limb MIR. Carrie
ton concludes thus:
Every dog must have its day.
And some must have their months and
years.
But there Is q climax to all careers;
And the highway COW at last was
slain,
While trying to run over railway
train"
J. Q. ATWOOD.
Richmond. March IS, 1910.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
COMEDY oE aRAIN,


One excellent test OF the civiliza-
ton Of q country" says George Mere
dith in that most interesting little
monosrePh q ah MS on M, The idss Of
Of the comic idea OF comedy. and the
test OF true comedy is that IL shall
awaken thoughtful laughter"
II this be true. II would seem that
the tide OF our civilization Is on the
flow. for one of the phenomena OF this
peculiar theatrical season h the In
creasing popularity of the comic drama
that Is most in favor will bear Mere
question, but It is certain that the COM
&c spirit Is in the ascendency.
And may IT not be that this II due In
some measure to the quicKenlng inter-
est OF women in their political and So
cial status? See what Meredith haE 10
say again:
stThere has been fun in HaEdad. But
there never will be civilization where
comedy In not possible, and that comes
OF some degree OF social equality Of the
sexes. ! am not quoting the Arab 70
exhort and disturb the somuolent East;
rather for cultivated women to recog--
their best friends. Where they have
nc social freedom. comedy IL absent;
whore they are household drudges, the
fermof comedy IT, primitive. where they
the toierabiy Independents. but uncut,
tivated. exciting HISTORIANS takse its
place and q sentimental varsiun of
them. BUt whore women ara on the
road to an equal footinE nth men. IN
sttainments anG r iiberty--tn what
-hax- bees grantee them zfkfF CIV.
iliza$ion---thefe. and only waiting 70 be
transplantec from ufst ~ the stage,
pure comedy nonrishss - n. A. ix
s nss's ssse s a s - ~ &
S. ~ wx,al - " ,s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
SLAUGHTER OF ROBINS,
Thousands OF the Birds Killed In Tel
al 4 n

Thousands OF the Birds Killed In Ten
ncssee--Sold ut 10 Cents a Dozen.
Robins -Hafncrous at Lotion,
Tenn, and are selling readily on the
local market tie cents a dozen. i"
according to n Murfreesboro special.
1t should be explained that the rob-
ms are not so numerous as they used
to be, for the fact that they sell for
10 cents dozen has induced many
men and boys to engage in the whole
sale slaughter of the birds.
Thousands of robins. the special
says. gather In the cedars to roost
and hunting parties go In the night
and capture them In large numbers.
One party caught $500 birds In one
night. One hunter caught 377 birds
in one tree. 1t is estimated that $780,
600 have been killed within the last
three weeks. 1t is great sport-and
the robins sell for 10 cents a dozen
That is the way In which Wild bire
life is being protected In some parts
OF this great country.
The robin Is beautiful and harm
less bird. He Is an interchangeable de-
stroyer of insect pests. Any one who
has ever watched him on a lawn can
testify to his industry In searching
out bugs and worms and his capacity
for putting them where they can do
no harm. If there is a cherry tree
handy he will visit 1t occasionally,
but he much prefers to forage on liv-
ing things He is a cheerful. happy
bird and rather likes to make HI
self handy around the premises. rear
ing family the while in the boughs
of the old apple tree, He IL not mucl
OF a singer so far as the quality of
his music goes, but he Is always will
ing to give you sample of the best
he can do in that line. and the effet
is not unpleasant to the humA.n q
In fact the robin is an all arour
good fellow and is always ready to
be friendly and serviceable II given
half a chance.
1t Is to be regretted that our neigh
bors in Tennessee are not giving the
robin even half a chance, but are
numbering him in cold blood. There
reolly seems to be no reason for II
except that robins are worth 10 cents
dozen. That also would seem to be
about the proper market quotation
for men who engage in such slaugh-
ter. either for pleasure or profit
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
FISHERMEN LOSE
LIVES IN STORM
Fifty Men Go to Death ON Wind
Swept Ice
Elna

ST. PETERSBURG. March H.,
Fifty fishermen are believed to have
lost their lives to-day. when an ice
foe off the Peterhof coast, from which
the men were seining. WAS blown to.
sea In heavy gale. The foe was
suddenly separated from the main
pack, making 1t impossible for the
fishermen to escape. Boats are search
Ing for them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

She laid down her pencil and went
into her room to rearrange her hair.
Her husband glanced at her Ms. upon
which she was working and by which
she hoped to achfeve literary fame.
She swept the room with quick
glance" he said. Then picking UP the
pencil he added:
"Ah. IL she would but sweep our
rooms with an ordinary broom. once
in a while"
But this passage did not appear In
the completed ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Life
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
CHURCH AUTHORIZED
TO BORROW S., 900

Trustees of the Fourth baptist
church (colored), located at Twenty
eighth and p streets, were granted
permission Wednesday by Judge Scott.
of the city circuit court to borrow
$1,000 in connection with church
work.
AT the same time, Judge Scott ar-
pointed William r.. Taylor trustee In
place of NJ '@''"" -o-t-ned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
ADD TO THE RICHMOND.
Plans Being Drawn for the Enlarge
men Of the Hotel.

men Of the Hotel.
Bids for the contemplated addl.
tons to the Richmond Hotel. plans
for which have just been completed
by Architect John PEBBLES. will be
opened April IL. and as soon there-
after as possible. according to the
present Intentions OF Mrs. A. ID. ATT
kinson, owner OF the hotel, tho con-
structfon contract will be awarded
and the work gotten under way.
The addition win be In the rear Of
the present building. running back
about ninety feet. To more stories
will then be put on the enlarged build-
Ing, there being added magnificent
roof garden.
Within the building there will be :
new lobby fronting on Ninth street
and connected with the present lobby
by m arch running through what u
now the clerks once, while tho irite-
rior OF the lower floors Will be reno
waited and given over 70 large bAf
and billiard rooms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
Hodre--Palrner.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG VA, March
1s.--Mr. r. F. Hodge. of Washington.
and Miss Mary E. Palmer. OF Massa-
pomax. Spotsylvania county, were
married at the resirence OF Father ].
NJ. Perrig yesterday. Father Perrig
performing the ceremony. The cou-
pie will make their home in WASH
fnrton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

Lawyer Johnson. attorney for the Standard Oil
Company, attempted to give sarcastic turn to
i portion of his speech before the Supreme Court
But they complain that with enor-
NOUS amount of wealth we drove our
competitors ont of business" he
claimed Are you going to conduct bust
ness on the race track principle and put
a handicap the man who possesses
wealth. Are you going to taboo wealth."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
A Tri,,nph.

The little girl had Just boosted that
she had brother In the penitentiary.r
Il don't care; we got family skel-
lington In our closet. an that's more'n
you got. so there ?"-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

The former Quartermaster general of
the army, Gen. Charles +. Humphrey,
now retired, was sitting In the Army
and Navy Club in Washington when a
friend came along and asked. Seen
Jones lateiy?' Saw him yesterday"
the general answered.
How'd he look?"
"Look?" said Humphrey. He looked
like the fifth of July.'-Saturday Even
ing Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
CI,sllcnxc for WINE Hoppe.

PORTLAND, ORE, March h..
Charles Tennes. manager Of Willie
Hoppe. the billiard champion, who
II here, has issued = challenge to any
billiard player In the world to meet
Hoppe in $500 point ISL or 1s.3
game for : side bet OF $4,000 against
$4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Company b. Second Virginia Infan-
try, Of this town. was inspected We'd
nesday evening by Captain Hutton,
II. s. A. and Lieut.. Col. Craighill, of
the First Virginia Infantry; forty men
ard three officers being present. Gov
crnment property was found to be In
excellent condition and the command.
which was in heavy marching order.
presented very credttable appear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

Big game Is thrilling 10 pursue
In jungle or in town.
But where's the statesman-hunter who
viii bring high prices down?
Chicago News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18

Lawyer Johnson knows better. Wealth has been
treated with great consideration in this country
sand will be treated considerably long as it be-
hayes. But whenever it undertakes to use its
power for oppression it must be restrained II that
sis what Lawyer johnson means by handicap and
III that is what he means by 'tabooing wealth, - he
may expect an affirmative answer to his question
III We believe in competition and we recognize the
law of the Survival of the fttest' cruel as that
law usually is in its operation. We are for fair
deld and no fayors, and may the best man win. But
ne are for fair competition in fair field. The
kStAndard Oil Company has not known fairness in
sltA competition. There was no about il. In
contests with opponents it ran afoul and dubbed
ntm to death
i, Handicap indeed. What is a handicap, anyway?
@ eare not particularly familiar with tbs WAYS and
&~fnnclilar of the race track. But we have under
2od that when it is desired TIC ascertain the r-lh-
VI racing qualities Of two horses one of which is
Eonger than the other, the stronger horse lis. Re
eanirkd 10 hear additional weight in thu race,
lie xubtfacts just 80 much from it strength
putss ~ wtsker hosns ~ tsrms IL equality
: Nsi ~ ~ = laid on tile