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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
Gordon Motor Co., Inc.
Gears of Character"
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA.
NEGRO STABBED
OVER CRAP GAME
George Thomas Killed in Figh,
by Tom Richard
son.

AS the result of row over crap
game, George Thomas, colored. nine
teen years old. was stabbed to death
at Nineteenth and Franklin Streets last
night about 9 o'clock. by Tom Richard
son, coored. who was accompanied by
zanda Coleman. colored. With blood
squirting from several wounds over tho
heart, Thomas staggered from Nine-
tcenth and Franklin Streets to within
a few feet of Eighteenth Street. where
he fell dead. Coleman and Richardson
fed and were later arrested by Police
man Folkes, and taken to the First
Police Station. Richardson is charged
with the murder OF Thomas. while Cole
man is being held merely as wit
ness
Policeman Jennings arrived shor,
time after the bleeding negro dropped
dead with a stab wound in the heart.
He called Tor the ambulance and then
tried to locate Richardson and Cole
man, but failed. The ambulance made
a fast run from the City Home. but
the surgeon announced on his arrival
that the negro was dead
Coroner Taylor was summoned by
the police After viewing the BODY
and securing the names of several Wit
nesses furnished by Officer Jennings.
he announced that the inquest would
be held Monday morning at 10 O'clock.
Thomas's body was taken to Under
tsker Johnson's establishment on Fou-
shee Street. where post-mortem VIII
be made this afternoon.
According 10 the police. Thomas.
Richardson and Coleman had been
playing crap in an alley running from
Nineteenth Street. They got into a
dispute about the game, and Coleman
is alleged TO have attempted to beat
Thomas. who was defending himself
with vigor, when Richardson whipped
out knife and leaped upon the boy.
He must have driven the keen blada
into the Negroes breast several times,
one wound was three inches deep. bur.
remarkable as II may seem. witnesses
declare, that Thomas staggered for
nearly a block before he crumpled up
on the pavement, dead
Thomas was employed at Pettis's ras-
taurant az llll East Grace street;
None of his relatives could be located
last night by the .olice or the coroner.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
N EG 0 7 IA IONS
WILL Be RESUMED
Taft Pleased With Progress
Made Toward Reciprocity
With Canada.

Beverly, Mass, October 7.-Henry NJ.
Hoyt, counselor OF the State Depart
ment. and Charles NJ. Pepper. CONNER
cial adviser, came to Beverly today
from Valley Forge, Pa, where they
conferred with Secretary Knox to re-
port to the President and receive in.
structigas regarding Canadian reef
procity.
The President was given the result,
of the preliminary labors on which
the State Department has been en-
gagged. and was also Informed Of the
various reasons for thinking that IA
vorable conditions exist for carrying
on those negotiations "a the presenp
time. The President is highly graft
fed at the progress of the negotiations
which were initiated when he met Mr.
Fielding, the Canadian minister Of
finance, at Albany and Washington
last March
further report will shortly be
made by Secretary Knox to the Presi-
dent. after which, 1t is understood. thu
negotiations VIII be actively resumed
Professor Irving Fisher of Yale
came to talk over with the President
the plan he has suggested heretofore
for the establishment of a national de-
.partment of health. The President is
in favor OF a Bureau of Health.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
SIMS is FACING
CRIMINAL CHARGE
Will Be Given Preliminary Hear
ing When He Leaves
Hospital.

Washington, D. c., October John
G. Sims superintendent OF the local
branch Of the Life Insurance Company
OF Virginia. who attempted suicide in
the office OF DR.. William G. Young, 1915
N Street, Northwest, last Saturday. will
be arraigncd In the Police, Court on a
warrant charging him with embezzle-
ment from the company as soon as his
condition permits his removal from the
Washington Asylum Hospital. a war
rant charging him with the embczzle-
ment Of 1882 was sworn out by Benja-
min L. Burwell, auditor for the life In
surance company, last night, and the
accused man Is now under arrest In
the Washington Asylum HospitaI.
Warrant Procured.
w. III. jenkins, representing the COM
pany with which Sims is bonded, re-
ceived last night the report Of the in
surance company auditors and was ad-
vised by Inspector Boardman, with
whom he consulted. to procure war
rant for the accused man.
Following Inspector Boardmans sug-
Eestlon, jenkins got In touch with
Auditor Burwell. and Clerk Sebrlng, OF
the Police Court. issued warrhnt.
emergency Hospital, where Sims had
been confined as private patient, and
q guard was placed over the accused
man until this morning. when he was
removed to the Washington Asylum
Hospital n,,sIdi BY Detectives Hewlett and
Mullen Sims refused to make any
statement to the detectives. and
seemed to be dazed by the suddenness
of the blow.
Following his attempt at suicide
Sims was removed to the Washington
ASYLUM Hospital for observation as to
his mental condition. Physiciane there
FOUND nothing to Indicate insanity. and
the patient was transferred to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment.
Sims knew nothing of tho investiga-
lion into his accounts until the detec-
tves ns@ed him under arrest last
night.
Formerly Resident of Richmond.
Sims was formerly a resident of
Richmond. and was In the employ of
the insurance company named, which
mas It's headquarters In that city Last
Saturday he arranged to go to Rich
mond to see his employers and other
friends, and was to have met his wife
at the. Union Station that afternoon.
Mrs. Sims waited at the station until
I,early train time before she telephoned
band had been there Informed that
he had attempted suicide there, she
went to the hospital to see her hus-
band and has attended him closely
since.
Persons employed in the Office OF the
insurance company would not discuss
the conduct of Sims. They Thought too
much had already been said about him.
They protested to know nothing of
police they knew of nothing wrong
in his accounts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
POOR CARD RUNS
ON HEAVY TRACK

Louisville. KY. October For the
first time in three days, the sun shone
at Churchill Downs this afternoon, with
the result that the regular ranks were
greatly increased by an enthusiastic
gathering of race devotees. The track
was still heavy, while the card was
the first poor one of the present meet
ing and had no stake or handicap
for feature. Summaries:
First race-sellng. three-year olds
and up, five and a half furlor --s-Olivla
Miekle (s29,50) first Slewfoot (s10,50.
place. second, Hiram (sS.S0, show
third Time. ITO 3-5
Second race-tillies and mares, SELL
ing, one mile and twenty yards--Ru-
bia Granda ts4o.3o) first Jacquelina
(sS40 place. second, Starport (S2S0
show third. Time, LA Is.
Third race--two-yearo old maidens.
five and a half furlongs-Embellish
($640) first Butterball OSLO, place.
second. Dottie q, (s4.7o, show third.
Time, 1909 SIS
Fourth race--selling, five and a half
furlongs-~Mettic Beraud (S13.T0) first.
Waponoca (s7, place. second, Billy
Bodemer tsa, show) third. Time,
1:0S 3-5.
Fifth race-two-year- Odds. six fur
longs-Labold ($9.aO) first, James Nc,
(S5.So, place. second lima (s2T0, show
third Time, 1;15 1-5.
Sixth race--selling, three-year- olds
and up--Otilo (S1Q.So) first, Mamie AL
gel (S2.9Q, pace> second, Peter Fender
(Ss.4o, show third Time a;10 La,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
CLEAN ATHLETICS
TOBE ENCOURAGED
Virginia and North Carolina Col
leges to Form Associa-
ton.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch,1

Danville. Va, October 7.-Represen-
tatives of the athletic departments Of
eight North Carolina colleges and uni
yersities, and two from Virginia
schools. met in this city this afternoon
for the purpose OF holding a confer
ence to cultivate q more cordial and
friendly relationship between the ath-
letlc departments of the various schools
and colleges of the two States.
AS q result of the conference an as
ISOLATION Of Virginia and North CSro-
lima colleges will likely he formed to
promote the interests of straight and
fair intercollegiate athletics
committee was elected to receive
digest and compile suggestions from
the various colleges, to he embodied in.
tentative constitution and set Of bN-
laws, which shall be submitted to each
college for consideration by its athletic
Another conference will be called, to
which each college may send repro
sentative authorized to act upon the
suggestion OF tho committee and aid in.
the formation of an association
The conference invites the hearty CO.
operation of every Virginia and North
Carolina college interested in inter-
COLLEGIATE athletics, Six colleges, UNI
able to be represented, expressed their
interest aud cooperation in the move
ment by letter,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
GREAT, BY GEORGE,
SAYS ROOSEVELT
CONTINUED from First Paee.)


Continued from First Pase.)
ging above the heads OF the people,
some distance away.
Come along" Colonel Roosevelt
shouted. The crowd was SO dense that
the elder Nelson could not reach the
platform for several minutes, but Col
onel Roosevelt would not go on with
his speech until the boy was restored
to his father
Colonel Roosevelt opened his speech
by complimenting the people on their
exposition. Then he discussed New
Nationalfsm" and the navy.
Something to Lcnrn.
Il have just come back from trip
on the other side of the ocean," Col.
onel Roosevelt continued. Visiting aa
! did several different countries. there
ore two things that struck me. In the
first place, that we have something to
learn. and in the second, that we have
something to learn from almost each
country We have plenty of things to
learn and plenty of things which we
can improve on. / have come in con-
tact with several of them. and 1 am
engaged ip trying to improve my ma
tive city and State of New York It
is quite job, but we are going to
do 1t.
ut is not enough to say that. we
DO not intend to do anything bad.
People that do not go forward 20
backward. They do not stand stir
They go backward unless they go for
ward. and as people we can keep our
selves. our citizenship. on high plane
OF usefulness and achievement only by
applying to the new things the old
principles, the old morality. that en-
abled our fathers in their days to
achieve success for our common land,
1T Is not necessary for us to have
big army, but we must have a first
class navy. am profound believer
IN peace, and l want to see navy
kept up. because l know of nothing
that procures stronger desire on the
part of other people to keep peace
with us. That is sound common sense
Have Big Stick Ready.
Speak softly and carry big stick.
There are two sides of that. Always
be cheerful. Remember 1t is the sign
Of weak and foolish nature to insult
any one else. Speak softly but have
the United States navy as big stick
always ready.
Now the government must increase
Its power. its power of control, over
the possible Use of wealth in large
aggregations. 1 am not attacking cor
porations. / am only saying that they
have got 10 be honestly managed.
Il am no more attacking the honest
man OF business when I attack the
crooked man of business. than I am
attacking the honest politicians when
say that the crooked politicians
ought to be sent to the penitentiary.
ON the contrary, hold that / am
the friend OF every honest politician
when l try to drive out OF public life
the dishonest politician; and in the
same way, | hold that tho first duty
OF the man who wishes to see honest
business men prosper is to try to drive
the crooked man out of business life
Colonel Roosevelts next stop will be
Rome. Ga. He is due there at s O'Clock
tomorrow morning and will remain
there until 1880 o'clock P. NJ Then he
Will go on 10 Atlanta
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
ALL IN READINESS
FOR BIG AUTO RACE:
Thirty-two Of Fastest Motor Cars
in Country Entered in
Meet.

Philadelphia, Pa, october 7.-Every-
thing is in readiness Dor the third an
nual 2oo-mile automobile race, under
the auspices of the Quaker City Motor
Club. over the dartmouth Park course
and the start Will be made al noon to-
morrow, If weather conditions permit.
Thirty-two of the fastest motor cars
IN the. country, including five OF the
first nine to finish IN last Saturdays
Nanderbile cup race, have entered for
to-morrows event
The cares entered have been divided
into five classes, according to their
piston displacement. ! cash prize OF
city of Philadelphia Will be awarded
to tho winner IN each class and a gram
prize of s2,500 will be awarded to tho
car which covers the course in the
shortest time.
Among. the competitors in the recen.
the Paramount cup. race, are;
Joe Dawson, driving a Marmon, who
finished second, John Aitken, who fn-
lshed third, in a National, and Ralph
Milford, who finished fifth, in a Lozier.
Vincent Padula, who struck a tele-
graph pole on the first Lap last Satur-
day in Long Island, viii drive an ABB
Detroit
the cars and drivers entered are;
William Endicott and Harry Enid
colt, driving cole "3o's' Frank Sulick,
Montague Roberts and Vincent Padula,
Acknowledgements, H. p. Frey, Mercer:
Joe MatsC~~ Corbin; Ernest Gl!lard
and Harold Hardesty. Puilmans; Frank
Yerger, Otto; Willie Haunt. Ed Hearne,
c. 4. Bergdoll and Erwin Fl, Bergdoll,
Benz; Harry Cohe jackson, Ray iIar-
roun, Joe Dawson, Marmon. Harry c.,
Knight, Wescott; n. s. WILCOX, Ma
tio.--.. II NJ fIanshue and G. f.. Davis,
tApperspn: Hugh n. Harding and Tobll
DE Hymel. Stoddart- DAYTON; Len Zen
gle and a Mitchell Chadwick j Fred
Bctz. Jr W. G. Mullen and Ralph
Beardsley, Simplex. Iagersberger, Mer-
cedes; Ralph Milford. Lozler,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
7 EAM is READY
FOR GAME TODAY
Hampden-sidney Eleven to Meet
Washington and Lee
Squad.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.


Hampden- Sidney, Va. October -
The HampdenS Sidney team, although a
little crippled by it's hard fight against
v. p. l., last Saturday, in which the
and anxious to meet Washington and
Lee tomorrow.
The fact that Hampden-S Sidney did SO
we'll against v, p l. in holding them
to an is to 0 score makes the result
of the game look very favorable, for
out of three touchdowns two were on
fumhles.
The eleven has been hard at work
the past week, and the practice has
been as good a. could be expected with
Payne and Smith, both star ends of last
year, and Walker strong linesman,
out of the game,
The way in which Hampden- Sidney
stood out against Y. P. l. proves their
pluck and endurance Hampden- Sid
ney only used twelve men, and v. P. I.
used twenty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
.CONVICTS BREAK OUT
OF SING SING PRISON
One Guard beaten and Another Bound.
One of Six Returns to Give

Ossining. N. Y, October six con-
vets made a sensational escape from
Sing Sing prison early to-day.
After beating one keeper into in
sensibility and binding and saggins
another guard, they removed an iron
bar from window and lowered them
selves to the ground by q blanket cur
into strips. One of the convicts. a
West indian negro. returned to the
prison. after an hours liberty, and
gave the alarm.
The ringleader of the escaped con-
victs is William Green, desperate
character serving long term for
highway ROBBERY. The four other con-
victs are Robert Boylan. of Queens
county; Walter Branigan. of Mount
of New York. Il
Keeper Sent For on Ruse.
Shortly after midnight word was
sent to Keeper Drum In charge of the
chapel dormitory In the administra
ton building, where the convicts were
confined. that a prisoner was III.
Green set upon Drum and heat him
repeatedly with hammer, until he
fell unconscious. Keeper Foley Went
to DRUMS aid. but was quickly bound
and gagged,
Then the convicts locked the dor
mitory door and fled to the toilet room,
An iron par, evidently filed through
some time before, was quickly re-
moved. The men lowered themselves
to the ground and fed
Escaped Man Returns.
Meanwhile, one of the convicts cut
the telephone Wire connecting the dor
mitory with the wardens office. The
escape would not have been known
until o'clock. had not the negro con-
Wet returned to the prison and told
the wardens what had happened.
The alarm whistle was sounded War
den Frost hurried to the dormitory
where Drum was found still uncon-
scious. One of the convicts had taken
S45 from Foley's pocket.
Almost the entire force of keepers
was sent out In pursuit of the con
victs, Instead Of going to work as
usual this morning the 1,71s convicts
We're locked In their cells.
The two keepers had charge of 1876
,convicts, Warden Frost was sur
prised that more prisoners did not
seize the opportunity to escape,
All the oonYicts We're serving terms
for larceny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
JACOB SCHIFF THREATENED
Young Woman Who Writes Letter Now
Under Arrest

!, New York. October miss Anna Vo-
llnsky, forty years old, was taken in
custody to-day, charged with threaten
ing Jacob II. Schiff the banker, and
Q directors Of the Montotiore Home.
charity organization by which She
was at one time employed.
DR.. S. Wachsmann, medical director
OF the home, appeared as the COM
plalnant In his affidavit he said tina,
she wrote threatening letters to Mr.
ScniH' Kaufman Mandel and himself.
The trouble, it appears, began with
the woman's belief that she was enti-
tied to commissions for work she had
Gone, The affidavit also charged Miss
Vo,lnsky with being of unsound mind
she was arraisned, committed Miss
vollnsky TO Bellevue Hospital for OBJ
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speuks Mt Bristol.
lSpecial to The Times Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Bristol. Va, October fully 10000
people greeted Theodore Roosevelt
when he appeared hererat 1890 o'clock
this afternoon to deliver the first
speech of his Southern tour. He spoke
On the circus grounds to which he was
conveyed in a large automobile deco
rated with goldenrods. Accompanying
him in the automobile were Represen-
tative c. f. slemp and Judge Joseph
l.. Kelly. Representative slemp intro
duced him, referring to him as
Americas most distinguished citizen.
Colonel Roosevelt advanced new
IDEAS in his address of thirty minutes,
and explained what he meant by his
by saying that 1t was only an efficient
application of the old moralities to tho
new conditions, Colonel Roosevelt
ass IN nj vasn he resRfnasa G on
the man that's for the laboring mani
Ills reply was: Il am for the laboring
man, but / am for the business man
laborlng man if he is straight, if he
is not straight am not for him
am for the decent man, whether he is
a townsman or {. countryman whether
or the East or the West, I don't care
what party he processes or what church
he belongs to, If he is a good, straight
american, VINO uOeS MS SWOTk Ialrly
and squarely, then I am for him. But
I am against the crock. And
If you strike laboring man who is
crook. am against him. = And If you
strike rich man who Is crook, I an,
against him There is just this differ
ence: People have commented upon
what have said, and said. "AIr.
Roosevelt attacks always the big bus
ir ess man, the man of wealth who goes
crooked don't do anything of the
kind. know perfectly we'll, as all OF
YOU know. that among your friends the
line that separates people of good con-
duct from people of bad conduct does
not run parallel with any line that
divides men into occupations or
castes,''
III conclusion Colonel Roosevelt said
of his visit to Bristol:
II was more than glad tc come, espe-
cially when Mr. Slemp asked me to
come, because Mr.. slemp had claim
upon me that I am more than glad to-
recognize, for he stood as straight as
a string byme and what said while
l was President.
From hers Colonel Roosevelt went
TO Knoxville on special over the
rear platform as the train pulled out
and waived his hat and bowed in
ree osaition of the reception given him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
DIXIE BOOSTERS
MEET IN ALLAN IA

such money for development OF their
own resources"
Thomas L. Field. native of Nortn
Carolina. but now a resident of Lon
don, England, said that abroad, among
those acquainted with 1T. this congress
Is regarded as the most important COM
mercial movement In this country since
the Civil War.
B N. Baker, former president of the
National Conservation Congress. adj
vised the delegates to start to-day
to bring influence to bear upon the
administration for the building of the
fifteen new steamers of the Panama
Railroad and Steamship Company,
which will touch generally at South
ern DortS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
Brain Power
counts more than horse power in
the building Of good automobiles.
Chalmers Cars

are built in a 1000 brain power
factory. The Chalmers Motor
Company gives one dollar for
every available suggestion
made by an employee. All
kinds of suggestions are ac-
cepted--ideas for improving
factory conditions, bettering
cars, increasing manufacture
ing efficiency, reducing waste
and every Chalmers en-
ploye is constantly ION the
job with his whole mental
capacity. That's why Chal-
mers cars are backed by a
1000 brain power factory. And
the brains back of Chalmers
cars don't cost you a cent
extra.
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DETROIT SHUT OUT

Chicago, ILL.,, October 7.-Chicago,
with olmstead working in invincible
fashion, shut out Detroit to-day. Sin
giles by Zeider, Mclean, Chouiyard and
Mullen counted two runs in the fourth
inning Cobb got a single, double
and a base on balls in four trips to the
plate. The score:
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OCTOBER

Marathon run from Boston to Brock
ton to-day, covering the twenty three
miles In two houts twenty-seven min
utes and nina sec onds. Richard q.
Figgett, of the acknowledgement gymna-
Blum Association, was second, and
Clarence II. Deniar OF Dorchestcr,
third. Demar led the field OF thirty
runners until within about three miles
CT the, finish, when Piggott and Haciett
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
Coo. into Receivers, Hands. .

LSpeCIaI 10 TIC TImcs-Dlspatch.1
Harrisonburg, Va. October THE
Colonial Company failed to-day and
went into the hands OF receivers. The
corporation was organized in 1903 as
q building and loan association. The
failure was due to stringency In the
money market.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
Contrnct. ANA Rclcn.c..

New York. October 7.--Announce-
mont of the following contracts and
releases was made to-day by President
Lynch, OF the National League:
Contracts-With Brooklyn Q. s..
Brook; with Boston, Joseph =. Burg.
Harold Elliott; with Cincinnati. David
Altizer. Edward Crompton; with New
York. r. Rudolph; with Pittsburg, FL
mer S. Steele
Players Lumley and Fischer were
released by Rochester, to Brooklyn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
Au,,i Outarbts White

Milwaukee. WIS. October T.--.tbe Attell
champion featherweight Tonight outfought
frankie White, Of Chicago at almost every
stage OF a ten-round -no-deelsion bout he
fore the Badger Athletic Club.
From the tap Of the bell IN the first round
Atteil seemed able TO plant blows wherever
he pleased at VIII. Only. In a few instances
was the chieagoan able to make momen-
tary showing,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-08
TWO HITS OFF BR5MN

Chicago, H., Oct Der 7.--Mordecai
Brown to-day he'll Pittsburg to two
scattered singles. Chicago won the sec
ond shut ors of the series, l to o..
~Steinfsldt starred at bat, getting three
singles in as many trips to the plate.
Leitield was hammered for nine safe
ties. but was effective in the pinches.
The score: