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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04

DRUGGIST ARRESTED
FOR SUNDAY SELLING

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, April A.
Proprietors of all the drug stores in
the city were in police court this
morning. charged with doing an un-
lawful business on Sunday. ! The
charge Is the outcome OF the prosecu-
ttion Of Greek fruit vendors for Sun
day selling. Gus Lucas, vender, who
was arrested, retaiiated by swearing
out warrants against the drug stores
doing merchandise business on Sun
day.
Justice Brown continued the cases
indefinitely. saying that ii the drug
gtsts violated the law again he would
impose fines
The arrests have caused much COM
ment. The druggists declare that IL
they are not allowed to sell merchant
disc on Sunday they can't AFFORD to
keep open for the sale OF drugs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
EJECT CORRESPONDING
GES'RETARY AND DELEGATES

Arrangements for the celebration
OF Hollywood Memorial Day. May 80.
were made at the meeting Of the Hol-
lywood Memorial Association Monday
morning IN the lecture room Of the
Second Presbyterian church.
Mrs. III. w, Rountree was elected
corresponding secretary TO succeed
Mrs. Daniel. who resigned. Mrs. G.
W. p. Brock ana Mrs J. Enders Rob-
tnsou were efButsd delegates to fhe
Confederate Southern Memorial Aaso-
citation to be held In Mobile, Ala,
April 25-2s. when the Confederate
reunion will be IN sesston IN that
city.
& The annual meeting TOR the election
Of officers OF the Hollywood Memorial
Association win be held on May }.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
LAY CORNERSTONE
FOR new CHURCH
Impressive Services Will Mark
First English Lutheran
Ceremony.
DIR. MoREHEAD TO oFFIcATE
Box to Contain Photo. of Mrs.
Mary Bowls, Only Living
Charter Member.
DIR. MoREHEAD TO oFFICATE

Impressive services In accordance
with the church ritual will mark the
laying OF the corner stone of the new
home OF the First English Evangeii-
cal Lutheran church. to be erected at
Lombardy street and Monument ave-
nue., the ceremony taking place.at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. DR.. J. a. Morehcad, president
Of Roanoke College and frxt pastor
OF the church, win ofiiciafe, assisted
by Rev. d. n. A. Hancher. Of Staun-
ton. Rev. w. II. Riser. Of Norfolk.
was expected to assist at the cere-
mony, but he was unable to come.
owing to the fact that he was COM
PEELED to be in Charleston. s. c.. In
attendance upon home Inission
board meeting.
Rev. J. ]. Scherer, Jr. the pastor,
preached at Roanoke College Sunday
and will accompany DIR. Morehead to
Richmond Tuesday morning.
What Box WIN Contain.
The copper box to be placed in the
cornerstone Will contain q Bible, sew
erai pieces of money, copy Of the
-sefdptien of the new building, the
church directory and q photograph of
Mrs. Mary. Bowls, the only living
charter member OF the First English
Lutheran congregation. who broke the
ground for the new building on Oc-
tober IL. 1909.
The directory shows the ofYlcers OF
the church to be A follows: Rev. j.
J. Scherer. Jr., pastor: John Romer.
Jacob umlauf. d. A. Albright, elders:
William v. p. Breling. Otto Meister.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK
IN PRINCESS ANNE

Governor Mann has accepted an
invitation to speak at Oceana. Prfn-
cess Anne county, next Friday even
Ing. A farmers' institute and rally
OF Oceana will be held during the
chief executives stay. Governor Mann
will make several addresses during
his stay In Oceana.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04


Indications Monday afternoon points
ed to victory for the proconsoltda-s
tfonists In the special annexation elec<;
ton in Manchester. There 10 no dounk
but that the entire. voting strength
of the city will be exhibited whex1
the polls close at 6:34 O'Clock Mon~g
day night.
This IL the greatest single isal1A
which the citizens Of the South Side
have ever had to decide. There ~
ample reason to believe that the Anft-i
annexationists will not carry any ~
the four wards of the city. Those
who have 30 strenuously opposed th0
plan 10 merge Richmond and AAn-
chsstsr for the past three wssls ptNc-g
tfcAlIy admit defeat. although thSfH
leaders win not conceda thu AlecttuH
and decline to express any 6stfnic0
concerning the outcome On the 0tltnD
hand, the consolidatfonists say t14orA
can be no question but that tho y0t1
favoring the issue will be cverwhefuI~
Ing. Some Of the most enthusth6t1e
claim that the "antis'' viii not pu19
200 votes in the entire city
No rowdyism was eyinced 1T any
OF the polls. or anywhere In the cftys
as far as could be learned. Every
voter Had previously made mp htm
lot, and on this account arguments
we're few 7s5
Workers Very Active. !. !. Il
The Workers for consolidation we're
far more In evidence than those for
the opposition Every man who could
leave his business became a member
OF q ''citixsns committee and dis
played this fact by an appropriat0
badge. Automobiles and vehicles o.
all descriptions were brought into ser>s
vice by active leaders.
Those who have taken keen iu~
terest In the project can tell almost
to man how each voter stands
Those with this intimate politica1
knowledge were stationed at each poll
with q typewriter list Of those quail.
posted his for annexation or cOn~s
solidation" or against annexation On
consolidation" in the box ne wAa
properly checked. Thus throughOut
the day these tally keepers could tell
at glance how the election will -.
Out OF one hundred and sixty-fouxS
voters in the third ward one hundred
and sixteen had visited the polls be-
fore ~ o'clock. In the first ward
out Of 127 registered. over eighty had
voted. Other wards showed pre-
portfonately large vote.
Mayor Maurice. early In the fores
noon. maintained that the outcoma;
would be close. From the start the
mayor has maintained more or -
neutral position. l
Mr.. d. L. Toney. an active leader ok
the consoiidationists and president a.
the Manchester and Cheaterflal4s
Business Mems Association. declared
that there Is no doubt OF victory ter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
TRIAL or NH. HARRIS

Especial to The RichmonA ylrginian.A
MANASSAS. VA, April 1.-The cAae
OF the Commonwealth against j, d. Har-
ris, charged with the murder Of w. A.
Thompson. removed from the Fauquier
Circuit court WAS called A. noon to-
was set for Monday 25th Instant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
ROOSEVELT BLAMED
BY MERRY DEL VAL
Thinks Colonel Unreasonable
in Refusing Audience With
Pope Plus
MANY OTHERS HOLD
STAND UNSUITABLE
Attitude of King Not Affected.
Heaps Unusual Honors on Ex-
President--Incident Arouses
International Comment.

have been avoided
When It was suggested to the Car
dinal that the Vatican had really
opened the way for the breach by its
initial suggestion, contained in Mgr
Ksnnedy's message to Ambassador
the mistake committed by Mr.
Fairbanks, when the Vatican had al
eady been unofiicially informed that
Mr.. Roosevelt was not contemplating
an address to the Mcfhodists. the Car
dfnal admitted that possibly Mgr. Ken
needy had not worded his message as
automatically az he might have done.
There was no denial. however. from
the Cardinal that Mgr. Kennedy's
message. in tone at least, was die
tated by the Vatican.
Cardinal Merry Del Walls attempt,
however. to put the blame upon Mr..
Roosevelt does not meet with gene
erai concurrence. Even a great many
Catholics say that q mistake WAS made
In dealing with an issue before 1t
had arisen, and that Ii would have
been far better not to have anticipat-
ed any movement on Rooseyelt's part
that would have barred him from the
Vatican.
Warmly Congratulated.
In secular circles Roosevelt n be-
Ing warmly congratulated. and the
opinion 10 general that ne could not
being false to the whole current of
his life.
The matter Is CLOSED incident"
as far as Roosevelt Is concerned. He
practically closed the discussion to-
day by the statement that the source
I followed was the only one open TO
me-
This view is the one that foreign
diplomats here take of the case.
Everywhere In Rome. except among
Catholics Of the most strict type, the
feeling Is manifest to-day that Col.
Roosevelt acted not only wholly with
in his right, but In conformity to his
dignity and position, In refusing to
accept an Invitation 10 have an audi
ence with the Pope tomorrow as long
A. the invitation carried with il such
restrictions upon his conduct as was
implied In Mgr. Kennedy's final tele-
gram to Col. Roosevelt. delivered TO
him at Cairo.
text of the correspondence relative
to the negotiations would have be-
come public even Ii Mr.. Roosevelt
had not disclosed 1t, In which event
even the Aex- President, had he SUBJ
mttted to the virtual dtctation implied
An Mgr. Kennedy's note. would have
been placed In a most embarrassing
position.
A man OF less assertive fibre than
Mr.. Roosevelt might have acceded to
the Implied terms without any loss
OF prestige, but 1t II Uncomfortable to
those who know him that Col Roose-
Welt could have. his friends declare.
Summed up, this restriction was
that Roosevelt could not be received
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
VOTE FOR UNION
WILL CARRY BY
LARGE MARGIN
Heavy Poll in Manchester and
Annexation viii Garry
The Day
PEOPLE OUT EARLY
AND ORDER Is GOOD
While the Odds Up to Afternoon
Favored Consolidation the Ants
Still Claimed That They
Would WIZ w IN.
VOTE IN MANCHESTER.

This table shows how the VOTE 81
in Manchester ON the subject Of
annexation stood ut . r.. NJ. THIS
figures are estimated, bnt are he
Heved to be pretty accurate. This
indicates u large majority for am
nexatiOn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
Virginia News.

Mrs. Slrab Elizabeth Cole, SO years
old, widow OF O. lselor Cole, died At
her home in FIedeiICkstu'g yesterday OF
general debility.
MIS-. Elizabeth Bu'oh, widow OF Hill
airy Bnrch, died yesterday 81 the home OF
her SOP, William B1rch, 10 Clarke
county, sged 81 yssrs.
The appearance 10 curt in Msnches.
ter yest rdsy of David Dunlap, mil
Iionsire, with ssversl of bis friends, al
charged With chicken fighting, attracted
much attention Oil over Richmond.
at democratic mass meeting held at
Cleveland, yesterday, to elect delegates
ID the Bristol congressional convention,
q. o. Stoait itlted publicly tbst he was
so siiuit d as to make It impossible for
him to conduit csmpaigu, aud 1t may
be definitely stated that under no citcun-
stances will he accept the nomination So
QaadIdst, for Congress.
reported that FIRE at the mill Of
the Sulphur Mining and Railroad Com
pany'e pant, four miles from Mineral,
in Lusa county, Monday evening,
caused damages estlmst ted at from $780,
900 to $40 600. The road is owned by
The VlreiDia.OsrOliDs Chemical Com
pauy and has bstn operated In cOnnec'
ton wlth the sulphur mints. The lu'ld
Jog ADD much valuable machinery were
wrecked. bu. the work will not be ma
erially delayed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
Enoland,s Yellow Peril.

London, Feb. 24-The "yellOS
peril" feared by the macy English
statesman IS result OF the determina'
ton of China to make her control to
Tibet absolute instead Of nomlosl, will
be made the suhect Of az esr'y debsts
10 the Hous3 CT Commons.
Despite Lord Minlo's refusal to In
terfsre 10 Tibet 10 an Effort TO check
the operations OF the thousands OF
Chinese troops that now hold the Tibe-
tan capital, several members OF Paflis-
meut declared today that they would in
sist on The government demsnding from
China a foil explanation Of her inter-
tIons 10 Tibet.
There il the strongest suspicion that
China's move lie the Inauguration OF her
advance ID The west. As Tibet lies i'm
msdistely to the north oil Brit Sd lodis,
Sd awakening OF the "forbldden ccu1'
lry" Is deplored by England. English
authorities believe they have enough
troublesome enemies slJng the northern
Indian frontier without Tibet.
Surprise Ia expressed that China should
have gone 90 far without protest from
England. Some OF the report regarding
the number OF Chinese soldiers now in
Tibet place the total at 20, 600.
CalcUt a, Feb. 24.-The Dalai LENS,
or Tibet "Pope," narrowly escspsd
capture by the Chinese soldiers who
pursued him after be fed from the
Chinese invasion OF Lhtssa, according
to reports received here today.
The Delsi Lana fears thst the Oh
uese will kill him sad 1t Is said that be
will come to this city aud lay his grit-
vsuces before Lord Mimic, the Indian
Vicery, who yesterday refused a req lest
Of several Tibe!an notable, to Interfere
10 Lhassa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
TELEdRAPHIc BREVITIRs.

Martin w. Littletou st Albany yeslsr-
day opened The defense Of Senator Aids
10 the investigation OF charges OF bribery
against bis client SENATOR Aids resigned
as Temporary president Of the Senate.
1t Is learned Ia New York thu here
would be no furtier indltt nents 10 the
American Sugar Refining Company In
vestIgahon, which leaves CHARLES f.
Heike, secretary Of the company. as The
only man "higher up" to DO prosecuted.
1t Is reported In Chicago that indltt-
ments against The National Pactirg
Company and ten subsidiary concerns
have been prepared By the federal grand
jqry investigating the beef trutt.
The French goverDmeI today iorma'-
ly accepted the monoplane OF Luis
Bleriot, after an exs,t Dg test OF the ma
chine made before government COM
mission. The machine Is the ssme type
g. that 10 which BleriOt crossed the
EuCIish channel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
RANK LOOTED.

Following he discovery that the Ma.
tionsl @ tt Bank, Of Cambridge, Mesa,
has been looted Of $l44, 900, the doors
OF The iust Triton wers closed ye' to day.
probably forever, By National Bank
Examiner Pepper, sctiog on oehsIi OF
the comptroller of the currency. Lst'r q
warrant wss iHu'd for the arrest OF
G Jorge w. Coleman, the young book.
keeper Of toe bank, who wGs lsst heard
from In Kansas Oily a few days ago.
Coleman is charged with emb'zElement.
The institution ;s insolVent, the capital
stock OF 800, 600 and the UP u' having
been wiped o;t By the defalcsuop.
The bank officials suspected that
Oolsman's accounts might be incorrect
LAT Tt 'adsy snd rfqutsted NJ. Pepper
to 20 over the book'. On Fridsy Cole.
man fed snd Monday night friends re-
ceiyed telegram from him dated Ksr.
sas City. This said TINT be weud be
home today.
The wrecked bark carried deposits Of
$127. 4S2, mostly the money Of small
trsdesmen.
Bookkeeper Oolemsn Is 81 years of
age. Hs Is Unmarried. Coleman 10
lreasr rer of the B ston branch Of the
Kissel Osr Company, st. LOUIS auto
mobile concern IA msio aimed two
touring cars aud kennel OF dogs aud
was regarded as 'libeTaI spsnder"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND y

theless, it appears ibst President Taft
will prevail aud that Bighe,'s sppoini.
meut will 90 the Senste shortly.
1'hsre Is grand army OF rs. 69S lady
telephone operators In the cCuutry, ae-
cordiUg to a report submitted TO tie
Senate by Secretary Nagel, CT the De.
psrtmeDt o. Commerce and Labor today
ASP, thy are paid, on al average,
$30l.Sl year. The total number OF
telephone employs Is 1851.
Senrior Tillnsn has sc much i'm.
proved that he Is nov considered 10 be
out Of danger.
Traffic was prst 'cally ted up 10 the
big Washington union tt itiou for over
40 boar today because President TAT
dido't wal t TO wske up early. lie
reached Washington 1t 1880 this morn
log from Jersey City, tut as be bad put
10 o streuu1us afternoon and evening a.
Newark aud wss tired, be gave orders
tbst he vas to slsep until $3.50, which he
did.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
THURSDAY EVENING. FEB. "a. 1910.

INA plea for higher Wsges and fewer
h,u,s OF labor for their husbands en-
pIoged IS sw :hmen In Chicago railroad
yards, women took the witness STAND
before the state board Of arbitration In
that city yeatardsy and told OF their
daily struggles to make both ends meet
Never before, It was asserted, was the
real s.ory OF the high COST of living so
vIyldly prolraytd, or "the short aud
simple annals Of the poor" told with
more dramatic effect. Batter and eggs
were declared to be uK1Ties beyond the
reach of tle average workIngman's
family. while one retail dealer sTors
that his trade among workiOgmen nov
consi, ID largely Of liver, kidneys and
hssrts, where few yeSrs sgo the same
families btu got meats. In order that
the Ii tie ones might be fed and clothed
the mothers sWOre that tue fathers hsd
{, work from u to 16 hours dsS
sud every day in the mouth, so that they
never saw their children except while
Che latter we're asleep. One womsD
said: ga week ago last Sunday my hus-
band was home, and the little ones made
such q fuss over BIN tina! be did not 81!
outside the door all day, though he 10
I AIDED to 90 t. work in the afternoon
rbsy hardly ever zee him. Railroad
mea as we'll as many others In this
strel ucu, age have become human ma
chimes. They have tn little time With
thar families and none In which t. read
In order to keep posted or to impose their
mlnds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
Leg Severe1 by ffawser.

B1stoU, Feb. 24.-His tight leg stvs!-
ed by a teel towing hsSser, Cat in b.
F. Jones, OF barge No. 9 Of the Oel tral
Railroad OF New Jersey, gave an exhibit
ton OF nerve which physicians heie to-
day say was the only thing th.t saved
his life. Smoking bis pipe hs made his
panic stricken crew signal to Oai t'in
Durkee, OF the ocean Tug Honeybrook,
who rau alongside and made a tourni'
q1st which checked the A)W Of blood.
Barge No. 9 was one of three 10 tow
Of the Honeybrook. AS the hawssr wac
being played Gu. in stsrlipg Ciptaia
Jones got In The line. When 1t wss
drawn out the slippers leg was cut tfl
below the knee.
As soon as the captain had been made
ten porarily comfortable, Osptin Du'kee
of the Honey brook made full speed for
FortWsrrer. Army physicians ran to the
wharf and 10 a few moments we're at The
skIpper's side. The cal It .in's only
anxiety seemed y be that bis wife 10 West
B,ookyIlle, Ne, shtu nst be told Of
the accident II he got btttsr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24

DR. GORDON BOVINE, professor oil
philosophy 10 Boston University, In an
address delivered Ia Cambridge, Mass ,
q few days ago, before the members oil
ths M.tiodist Students Unior, COM
oo,ed Of Ii ,rvsrd and Boston University
theological sulents, referred 10 tie
haolts of men one bundled years age.
lie said the men of that time who we're
then considered qsints would not be to-
Grated now. They we're drunkardS end
slave adeIs. 1t took thirty FIVE barrels
o. cider to see many ministers families
through a winter. Gambling aud CANT
of chance 6curIshed openly, and somt'
times for svowed good purposes. Uni' a
C)llege, Of New York, wss built with
ton Il obtsiGed through a lottery, be
ss'd, and many other religious iDstiIn'
lions aud churches obtained their re-
sou. ices through similar mttiods. He
sddsd The politicians Of thirty yesrs
ago we're fer more Inscriptions thar
those OF today. Tue presel politicins
Is much more PrsseuIable aud decent
TIE world was never so good as /! is
today"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
Killed by an Armenian

WATERFOWL, Mass, Feb. q. BIT
cause he sptiDkled tle bed Of Hsrpooi
Gu ysrisD, an Armenian, with red PEP
par 10 ,odglOg house here, James
0'Bdeu, sg,d II, ls dead sud the Ar
menIsa is q prisoner, facing TIE charge
Of n rdeT. Neighbours forced their way
| ID the house and, the police say,
found TIE Armenian holding the boys
dead body, his fOgers still tightly
clutched sbog! his vIc!Im's neck end
hIs face betrsylng frerzled rage. Ga
garian vas torn away from the boy
after q struggle sud held until the police
arrived,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24

CONDITfoSs 10 Philadelphia Incident
I, the strike OF street car operatives Is
still serious, and the quiet people OF the
Qasker City are apprehensive concern
ing the outcome Of the presert re'gn OF
ferror which renders 1t uosate fer people
to appear Oh certain sIreeis' some
scbools have been closed as result o.
TIE turmoils and already three persons
hsvs been killed aud several hundred In
inted In clashes between strikers and their
eynpslb'zam with the police. Sap
shot plctatcs Of tie more thrilling scenes
In connection with the disoider sho"
macy thougblless boys In The front ranks
of "a, window smssheTs; also some
among the crowds engaged In placing
obstructions on The tracks. TodsJ's
dispatches tell of gsDgs of men and
boys spreading terror 10 certain
1ocllIies Of Philadelphia. Several
yeas ago wheu the mining regions OF
PENNSYLVANIA were 10 ierWett BY rsS-
400 Of strike pictures Of groups Of the
more dlsorderly elements showed th'l
mluy strIpIinga we're 10 the gangs
sach pict1res bOde no good to the cour-
try. Thoughtless youths who are sni'
mated by the spirit Of roWdyism In
yarlsbly show 20 change for tNs better
when they grow into manhood. An
aIchistc teachings and the evil example
of their elders is already having lis effect
on the preset geueu ton, We mSy
n.t1slly anticipate what the next will
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
Fled from Burning House.

Neg York, Feb. "a The lives Of
eighty persons we're put 10 peril aud &
score Injured at a fire kindled BY a Ore
bog on the lower West Side early today.
BsiOre the arrival Of the police and the
fun,p, mer lsnd women, stautily Glad,
climbed down FIRE escspes from The burn
log tenement.
The iucendlsry had made careful plans
for the destruction Of life end property.
rs placed the flaming material at the
ioot OF the stairs 10 such a wsy that 1t
shot up the sky light as though pumped
BY bellows.
The police made several daring rescuss
and we're scorched In their efforts 10 save
the lives OF the children and women who
were trapped 10 the turniog tuildirg,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
ANOTHER COLD SPELL.

Chicago experienced lis coldes. weather
of the year yesterday, when the TIER
mometer registered e. below zero for two
hours.
The weather 10 81. Psul yesterday was
the coldes, day OF the winter The Of
fetal temperature recorded was 200 be.
low zero.
Five degrees below z9ro--!be coolest
wes her Of the winter---was recorded 10
Kansas City yesterday morning.
Throughout Nebraska, Missou'i, Kun
sas, Oklahoma aud noitaeFn Texas also,
low temperatures prevailed. A sharp
north wInd added to the discomfort.
The mercury ragged f'om g below
zsro, at sedalis, No., to 92' above, at
Fort Worth, Texas
The coldest weather Of the winter and
blIzz,rd conditions Irsvail Throughout
western Michigan.