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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
DATE FOR PRINl AIRY
FIXED ON APRIL FL.
.CHARGE DRIVER
WITHM N ]. THE.FTS
Dealers Allegc Wholesale Pecu-
lations From Loads Of
Freight.

Thomas Brockenbrougl,f colorcd, who
has long been looked for by the de-
stectlyc department, and who, after
some trouble. was arrested several
days ago, was served with numerous
warrants In his cell In jail yesterday.
Tom. who Is driver for Clarence
y. I. transfer agent Is charged
all manner OF people. IL the warrants
be true. he has stock sufficient to
start department store, for the war
rants charge him with stealing every
thing from pair OF shoes to u pair
OF trousers.
All the thefts, as alleged. were made
from the Old Dominion Steamship
Company, and BrockcnbOroush Is said
to have stolen most OF the property
while IT was In transportation. lie
was arrested several days ago, after
the first warrant had been sworn out
against him. Then the other charges
followed.
Hc is now charged with stealing
cloth from Williams. Wilkinson and
Reed: cloth from Anderson, Lewis and
Harris; four quarters OF whiskey from
y. Hallahan & Bros: shoes and cloth
Ing from Harry Marks &. Co.: rope
from Clarence Wyatt, his employer;
ribbon from Stevens & Co.. and shirt
waits and other articles OF feminine
wear from Jacob Levitt & Co.
In short. Tom has stolen enough
stuff. according to the allegations and
the warrants. TO send him TO the neni-
Tertiary for life. IL Justice Crutchiield
should exercise his power of condemn
ing man to life" sentence.
1t was about two weeks ago that
people to whom freight was to be
transferred from the Old Dominion
Steamship Company complained that
they were not receiving their goods.
The chief OF detectives OF the steam
ship company was called In. and he
enlisted the services of the local de-
tective department. Brockenborough
was traced from house to house, and
In ono Of his domiciles much OF the
stolen property was discovered. The
four quarts. It was alleged, had been
sold TO surrounding negroes, and riI-
NOR has 1t that Tom rcaped II rich
reward. 1t is said that he sold ia
every man within the confines OF his
community. II the charges are true.
he got the liquor for nothing, and any
selling price was a profit.
The case comes up for trial this
morning, and half score of merchants
will be on hand to testify TO their loss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
Democratic City Committee Post
pones Details Goodc
rs Treasurer.
.coUNClLMEN TO BE ELECTED.
Bare Month in Which to Conduct
Hot Campaign in Every
Ward.

Thursday, April 81. was fixed last
night by the City Democratic Commit
tee as the date for the primary for
the nomination Of party candidates for
the Board Of Aldermen and the Com
mon Council "Details of the primary
were left to committees for report at
the next meeting. which will be held
next Friday night.
Outside or the selection OF the date
very little business OF general import
ancc was transacted at last nights
meeting. In executive session tho
report OF the Committee on Rules was
considered and adopted. For the most
part tho rules of tho old committee
are retained, the only material change
being in adding an advisory commit
tee Of seven citizens. to be selected by
the city chairman, and to consult with
him for the good OF the party
About twenty-five OF tho thirty-tive
Miles NJ. Martin called tho meeting to
order. The auditing committee re-
ported that 1t had examined the books
OF Treasurer Barney Bowman and had
found his accounts correct.
Mr.. Bowman's resignation from The
committee as a representative OF Madi-
son Ward was then read and accepted.
as was that OF George NJ. Cease from
| designations was identical--desire to
serve the city in the Common Council.
Somebody said that this tendency on
ONCE eaS ps Was Il iacreasinE. Chairman Mar
| tin remarked that the city could not
do better than come to the commit
Mr. Goodc Treasurer.
On motion OF Mr. Bernlcr. r.
Goode, OF Marshall Ward. was elected
ltreasurer, Secretary w. G. Duke cast
ling I nc unanimous vote of tho commit
tee for Mr.. Goode.
The matter3of fillinE the two vacant
\ Giles was. postponed 10 the next meet
ling. In the absence OF full rcprcsenta-
The date for the city Democratic pri-a
mary was then fixed, without opposi-
ton. for April 81. Tho plans commits
tee was instructed te bring in, In p on1
the finance committee was instructed
to report at the same time the amount
| of assessments on candidates. Tho
final date for nling notice OF candidacy
committee on plans.
W. B. Jennings was elected super-
lintendent for Clay Ward. With Horace
GERS for all other wards were chosen
Letter to nIr. Bowman.
wrota%ihe following letter yesterday
to tho retiring treasurer. Barney Bow Bow
man: 5s II
III am In receipt Of yours Of Marcl,
rs, inclosing your resignation as treas
urer OF the City Democratic Commit
tee. which shall lay before the com.
mittee With very great regret. feel
that the committee suffers great loss
by your resignation. I hope that the
citizens Of Madison Ward will appre-
ciate tho opportunity they have OF
securing. as faithful and ancient 9 rep f,p
resentativc in tho Council. I hope that
the very pleasant relations that have
existed between us heretofore Will su IS
lfGr no Interruption bysSyour transfer
to another sphere OF usefulness. - .-3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
TELEGRAPH MEN HERE

Western Union General Officers Inspecting
II Southern District.
Touring on trip OF inspection and !,n-
provement committee OF thu Western
Union Telegraph Company. composed OF
Edward J. Hall. chairman OF the executive
committee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company and vice-prealdcnt OF tho Ameri-
can Telephone Company: Frank a. Picker
tncll, assistant, with S.. NJ. WiItams. form
.crly5 OF the New York World and now gen
oral agent OF the company, will arrive In
Richmond this morning. *
F. Tho purpose Of tho committee is to mako
arrangements for the Improvement Of the
telegraph and telephone service. All cities
in tho South Will be visited.
Tho following superintcnde nts OF telegraph
Joined the delegation In Washing ton: W.
C. Walstrun. OF Roanoke: NJ. #. Williams.
OF Wilmington. N. c., and J. s. stevens.
OF this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
17-INCHH LEMON
virginia Fruit Grower Ia. to prop

Virginia Fruit grower Has to prop
Up Limbs OF Ills Trees.
J. f. Brown. OF Good View. Bedford
county, came to Richmond yesterday
carrying in his hand a lemon nearly
as big as he is. The lemon is, Is SIX :
circumference. and weighs two pounds.
This lemon was raised in Mr.. Browns
house in Bedford from a lemon tree
grown from small slip. which he got
from Ohio. Mr.. Brown thinks that
better lemons can be raised In Virginia
than in any, othcr place in the world,
and certainly larger. Flo says that
ono of his lemons will make enough
lemonade for half the people in Rol-
noke. Mr. Brown says that the only
difficulty that he has In raising these
lemons Is that they are so big and
heavy that he has to build scaffoldins
under his trees to hold them up. Mr..
Brown was born In Franklin county.
and will be eighty-one years of age
on his next birthday. He served four
years and thirteen days in tho war, MS
he expresses 1t. and the only reason
that he did not servo longer was that
there wasn't any longer to serve. He
served in General Wise's command. His
son and two daughters live in Rich
mond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
.SWEATED NEGRO
WITH FEAR OF DEATH
BLOCK DAY FUNDS
AMOUNT TO $1,000
Several Districts Are Yet to Re-
port in Charitable Con-
test.

With several precincts to hear from,
the procecIs from "Biocis Day as
counted at the residence OF Mrs. II. w,
Bassctt last night. reached more than
$1,000. AT midnight the committee ad
journed and VIII complete the count
today. 1t isiexpcctcd that the amount
viii be more than $1,000. The count
Ing was delayed on account of the
fact that there were hardly any coins
larger than q quarter, most OF them
being from " penny to a dime.
The fund Is beng raised by charita-
bic women of the city to take care
of the children OF working women
while they attend their duties in til.
factories. \ nursery has been cstab-
llslled on Nineteenth Street, where the
children arc left every morning
Since its establishment the children
have been watched daily by tile or
ganizers of the club. The fund raised
yesterday Will besaused as "a nuc1cu.
for employing permanent nurses 10
take charge and to make certain nee
eSSlry improvements,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
Electric Chair Fails to Break
Composurc OF Henry
Smith.
STILL SAYS He is INNOCENT
Alexandria Negroes Respite Held
Back Until How for Ills
Elcctrocution.

u
Half an hour before he was to have
been placed In tho death chair at the
penitentiarv Yesterday morning. Henry
a s...s,;;.,s ,,.,.aa ~
49, ~. -. ~ :, ~
ger o. W s1iteF ''eiiu tl|' an att'st u
Chicago. in Alexandria more than
year ago, was presented by Superln-
tendcnt Wood with a lpapct from Gov
crnor Mann respiting him TO May 49,.
The reprieye was handed Superin-
tendent Wood Thursday night with in
strctions from the Governor that the
convicted man should not be told of III
until shortly before the death sentence
should be carried out. with the hope
that under this pressure the negro
would make confession Besides the
superintendent. only one of the guard Is
knew of it. and there was no possi-
3 tbility Of the negro knowing OF the J
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
ARGUMENT HEARD
|NR|CHM0ND.CAs|iIE|:
Only -Four More Cases Remain
to Be Heard in Supreme
Court.

With the end OF the term In sight.
Tho supreme Court of Appeals heard
two moro cases yesterday and started
on another. A session will be held to-
day. and It appears pro bable that adj
journment Will be reached BY Nlo IN
or Tuesday, possibly to-day should
some OF the. cases be submitted on
briefs. A few decisions are expected
on whatever should be the last day OF
tho term.
Proceedings yesterday were as fol-
lows: 81 .Ss
City Of Richmond vs.. scholnbcrgcr
Fully argued BY L. o. Wcndenburg, for
the appellee. and by Emmett Scaton
for the appellant, and submitted.
Monk vs. Exposition Deepwater Pier
Corporation. Argued by John I. Jof-
fries. for the appellant. and by WI 4
Williams. for tho appellee. and submit
lied.
lSdmonsou and Reekes, receivers, VI
Potts's administrator. Partly argued
4 by Wood Bouldin. for the defendant N
error, and continued until to-day.
Tho remaining cases are:
Lane Brothers Company vs.. Demands
administrator. Norfolk and Ocean View
Railway Company VS.. Consolidate
Turnpike Company and Wickham ano
lNorthrop, receivers. VS. Green.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
S0UTHERN0RDER5
NE " EQUIPMENT |. \ !
Cars, Locomotives and Steel Rails
in Large Quantities
Needed.

in the market for scventy-hve new
locomotives, including passenger.
freight and switching engines. The
1MIsE a ffnSafsd espss
type Of engine may be described as
two locomotives combined In one
Those to be bought will weigh. in
52o,55o pounds each, and will be used
for heavy freight service. The COM,
pany Is also in the market for 5000
all-steel coal cars OF 100000 pounds
foeSS5ss5y sSS s tspssy eGhs
capacity. and ten steel nnderframe
combination CO N at, passenger and Y baggage
In addition TO 40 passenger train cars
recently ordered, and which have near.
llyall hoen delivered. 951 4,
the company Is now building for
steel ndorframe Ventilated box cars
and 200 steel 5underframe stock cars.
It Is also building at these works eos
steel ,lundertrame Ventilated box cars
Hallway Ia COMPANY, upen the the e s!nT;aa
ton Of this work about the tlrst Of
August, It will commence tho con-
struction, for the Southern Railway,
Ventilated V box cars Of $1,000 pounds eaatis
capacity. Tho Len6ir. Car Works are
ri SO making car wheels Mt the rate OF
lSo per day, and this production is to
DO steadily Increased to 800 per day,
the fiji capacity Of the plant.
Orders are to be placed for 5000
tons OF steel rail, Of (which 5000 tons
will DO for tho Southern Railway
proper, aud the remainder for the
Georgia Southern and Florida, the v!r-
gInia and southwestern, the Mobile
ana Oil O. the Alabama Great Southern
ana heSclncinnat!,SN New Orleans and
Texas Pacific Railways. The larger
pnrtlsof this raj will no ordered from
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and RAJ road
Company, s@5 Sssi " $ls rs II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
TWENTY-SEvEN FINED
Gary Street Road Motor Racers Con-
tribute to County Treasury.

I. Twenty seven victims Of Policeman
Bendal's stopwatch were nrraigned bc-
county courthouse yesterday morning
on the charge Of speeding thoirs auto
mobiles on the Cary Street Road. They
were fined from $40 to $l5 eaoh. with
She was fined s75. and promptly took
IN appeal. Charges brought against
e.. a, Stumpt, Jr,. were dismissed.
Nearly all Of those fined took appeals
list: D. a. Shafer, Clarence Milh!ser. j.,
p Carneal. James Fl. Anderson, Gordon
Motor Company, w. q. Blant on, =. I[.
Bentley. IL. G., Pelo uze, & Ivan Nralthy,.
Thomas o, Mays Mrs. lA, ID. Atkinson,
". g. Bruce, E'ost er Nj tor 8 Company.
", G. Smith III. NJ, Wood !. 7. A.. Stulnnf +,
T.. lJoen, II. O. w lllams, Jr,,. y, "A, I1ey-
nolds, w III. Miles, " N cali, David
,llldWards and William ID 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
BUDGET is SIGNED
Mayor Approves Annual Appropr intlon
Ordinaucc, CnrrNing S1,lOO.O{O.

- Urdinhucc, CERTIFYING ST,0UU, 600.
Mayor 2. G. Richardson yesterday
morning signed the appropriation or.
Immediately available. Although he
could Veto any item In the budget, the
Mayor. after going over tho ordinance
carefully, decided that no objection
could be raised toHany part OF it.
There is yet In the llands Of City
Clerk Ben r. August a large num-
her of ordinances passed by the Coun-
Gil. The entire batch will probably
was rushed In ahead OF the others In
order that the funds might become
available as soon as possible. There
Is no restriction on the expenditure Of
can spend more titan half Of the
amount appropriated to it within the
first half Fof tho yea r s5g sl5ff 4ffet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
GOVERNOR T0'ASK
ROADS TO COMPLY.
Twill Request That Shop Men BE
Paid Wages Twice Each
Month.
lLL, HOWEVER, is VETOED
Executive Will Try Personally
to Cary OutA1ntcnt Of
Casey Bill.

Although, the Casey bill requiring
railroad companies to pay their en-
ployes at least twice n month has
been vetoed, It is altogether probable
that the desire OF the shop men to
secure the new condition ofsthinss Will
be realized. This will DO accomplished,
III at all, at the personal solicitation
oEAGovcrnor Mann.
Tie Governor said yesterday that 1t
is his Intention to request the rail.
road companies OF this State to ar.
range to pay Oft all their employees
engaged In shop work at semi month
Nv Intervals. OF course there can be
no law OH the subject, but 1t is be-
licved that for the most part. per-
hups altogether, these concerns Will
comply with the request of the exccu-l
Tive.
1t is the conviction OF the Governor,
| based on the prepondcrance OF the let
tiers and kilograms no has received,
that a majority of the other railroad
men. such as station men and trnck
men, clio not desire semi-monthly pay
mcnts. Therefore, he will not ASK
1.-the railroads to apply the new rule
to these classes. But he realizes that
" lo = t!lc o4lop !ieH Tue lecllHS IL
very strong.
Some Clnsscs Oppose.
In addition. the Governor believes
that payments to outside employees
would entail much moro trouble and
expense to the companies than wou,u
be the case IL applied only to those
who work In the shops. Generally
speaking the men who arc scattered
kovcr. the state. many Of them In small
communities or In country places, be-
leve that twice a month payments
would mean the abolition OF the pay
car. which would be too expensive an
institution to run so frequently, and
that they would have much trouble In
negotiating their checks. Besides. the
impression is that more frequent cash
would be Of less advantage in small
CT places when applied to tho cost OF
living than In cities, where, for the
most part. the shops are located
In explaining the constitutional OBJ
jcctions to the Casey bill to the dele
cation OF railway men in his Office on
Thursday, the Governor said that for
the most part his sympathies were
with the measure. and that SO far as
the shop employees were concerned, at
least. he rega rdcd the bill as a just
one
Il g 2 . Il
His interest in this matter will be
shown when he carries out his inten
ton to request the railway companies
| to voluntarily comply with the spirit
OF the bill as applied to this class OF
worllmcn.
| Dill UnconStltutIonal.
! There was great disa ppointment yes
terday among the labor interests when
I it became known that the bill had been
vetoed. This action was forecast In
4 yesterdays Times Dispatch from the
| statement made Thursday morning by
1.-The Governor In regard to the measure
| In consideration of n suggestion made
| by Mr.. Throcl<morton, the matter was
! for the second time referred to the
lsAttorney- General. with the result that
tho opinion was that the bill was clear
" Unconstitutional because OF the de-
feet in the title. which docs not fully
cover the intentlof8th bill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
CASE is SUBM lifted /
Judge Ingram Hears Argument on Dis
1870 position of. Elrcmen,A Elnd y ----

. p0SltINn OF F1rcmen'A Fund.
Judge John IL. Ingram. of the Law
and Equity Court. now has under adj
yiscment the question Of dissolving
the Firemcn's Relief Association and
distributing a2fund OF $4,000 between
me members according to petition
signed by 80 per cent. OF those belonE-
ling to the asspciation Is -
Thursday afternoon he heard arEu-
rncnt on u demurrer submitted BY tho
minority. holding that the fund could
not he distributed as tho tiremen wish
ed, and that the charter could not be
revoked so long as any member Of the
association refused to consent to II.
Tho majority of members want the as
ISOLATION dissolved and another. corr
responding to4Sthc Police Benevolent
Association. formed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
Do,yx5IIavv,,e.. Rock Hattie.

IS Tn the Henrico County Mag istrnto's
Court yesterday lnornln g. III tjnll
Brown, colored. v as fined SIS for hit.
ting Sidney r.orz with o rock. 3a
Les'' Brown,E his broth her. was nxel
In the evidence nc was hrou gllt out
that tho row 1 started because @ "a LEM
threw rocks at q goat belongi nR, to
the colored hoys, SO I'm his tut I'll K Sid
Rey was srequircd TO poy $a,5 .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
Al st. Luke,s Hoaplta

D. o, Dechert, aSprominent attorney
OF Harrisonburg, Va. Is at st. Luxe ~ o !! ;
Hospital. and has Just been 2. onertNtTe NV
CURE performed tho operations Which
was suoccssrul In every wa I, 4, J. i
Mrs. Dechert and Mrs, " u. y :, ecn ~,
OF HarrlsonburG, besides q IL. = Gor-
in- iaw'of Mr.. Dech ert s. are he 70. stop
ping with Burton y. pechcrt at the
Hanover, En- b Ss " M = A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
Arrests Yesterday.

Fleming Taylor and Robert Wood. eolored
boys. were arrested last night on 2 cnaFss
OF stealing bottles OF milk ana = 1871 9 :
bread from lit East Canal Street 81 .
Bettlo Brown. colored. was arrested las.
night on @ charge OF stealing Sa.1t from
casy Walker. colored. waA arrested on
a charge OF tassnulting Maggie Morgan WIN
a bunch of keys. s;i5 -, ~. :, J.
Martha Ann Taylor, colored, was arTes !, q
on a charge OF assnulting and N reaton'nts
to cut Elnora Reed. 8 IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Speak at Church OF Covenant.
Miss A. N. Taylor completed a course OF
Bible lectures at Centenary Church yestcr-
day. She will speak at tho Church OF the
Covenant on Sunday afternoon and deliver
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
NO O.P.P.OS|iT|0lD
tt. CONSOLIDATION
Judge Christian Orders Election
ii Manchester on April
Fourth.
NO ONE APPEARS TO CONTEST
Willing to Leave Question 10 De
cision OF Qualified
Voters.
NO ONE APPEARS TO CONTEST

After hearing argument yesterday
morning and examining a number OF
witnesses as to the constitutionality Of
the ordinance for the consolidation OF
Richmond and Manchester, Judge
Frank II. Christian, of the Corpora
ton Court of Lynchburg. sitting for
Judge Wells, entered IN order direct
ing an election by the qualified voters
of the city OF Manchester, to pass on
the question OF union. on Monday,
April 4. II the election is favorable,
as seems assured from the overWheinl-
ing sentiment OF several mass meet
5ings, and the enrolment OF the Con-
soliintion club OF Manchester, ten days
must clapsc for contests, after when
tho union becomes effective on the
as the oficiul census day, tho day on
which the union must be actually In
effect in order that the united popu-
llation may be counted as one. and go
forth in the government records and
publications. II will be seen that there
is not n single day to spare, but by
careful prepare ton for the primary,
test. tho union may be effective In duo
time.
No Opposition shown.
The court proceedings were brief ana
harmonious no one appettTlue W Cohl
test the validity OF the ordinance
passed BY the G ,"n n Of the e. t tSe
suit though as a matter OF abundant
precaution evidence was presented to
tho court that the ordinance had been
legally passed.
Among those present in court were
Mayor d. C. Richardson. OF Richmond;
Major FIunsdon Cary. John W. Moore,
l. r. Brown. r. y. Nichols, augustine
Rcyall. w. r. Dabney. y. L. Toncy,
Postmaster r. II. Smith, w. u. Smith,
Willis C. PulliaIn. George Gary, \. $.
Wright. II. c. Bcattc, Judge Gregory.
Rev. w Il. Cridlin. George Blanken-
snip and many Others.
The attorneys taking part In tho
proceedings were II. II. Pollard. George
Wayne Anderson. r. 3. Davis and II.
w. Goodwin.
Ben T. August. City Clerk OF Rich
mond: y. l.. I.aPradc, City Engineer OF
Manchester: Alfred II. Mcdowell. COM
mittee clerk OF Richmond. and City
Attorney GOODWIN. of Manchester,
were among the witnesses called to
testify as 10 the steps taken in tho
formation and passage OF the ordi-
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
nil UnconstitutIonal.
battalion Drill.

For the first tin1o since the holidays.
the Blues Battalion Will have a drill
next Tuesday night. All three of the
companies will beE present. The drill
will be on Broad Street, In front OF the
City Hall. and will begin at about
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19
Theatre Company Chartered.

Among the charters granted yester-
day by the State Corporation Commits
Company. Incorporated, or Richmond
The object is TO deal in material for
moving picture shows and to operate
4 shows and raudeviiles. The canita
stock Is from $4,000 TO 100000 S.
Saleski is the president; NJ P...llarris,
z secretary. Tho other incorporators
named in the charter arc ]. S. Bulling-
Z son and J. S. Galeski
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Qualified nk Executor.
A. Carter Mckenney4 qualified in the
-Eancery Court YESTERDAY ns executor
sor. the estate Of Helen Y. Ransom, val :
ued at $1,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

His interest in this matter will be
shown when he carries out his inten-
tion to request the railway companies
to voluntarily comply with the spirit
OF the bill as applied to this class OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

Tho committee also recommended
that the salaries OF tho ianitors In the
City Hall DO Increased TO $65 per
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-19

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