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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
TWO BOMBS EXPLODED
Police Have No Clue TO Pcrpctrntor'
of Crimes.

New York. December 25.--As the cul,
mination. the police say OF fend
OF long standing among Harlem gam
blers, two dynamite bombs were ex-
pIoded within i've minutes OF cach
other carly to-day in vesuputes OF
Harlem houses. several Thousand COL
lars in damage was done ana 'te
were thrown into AN
uproar. Both bombs went off. shorty
before 2 o'clock this morning. block
apart. in one Hundred aud SiNtecntl
Street The police have no definite
clue as 10 the Identity of the pcrpc-
traitors of the crime.
on one side of the places of the
explosion is a new social CLUB ana on
the other a dance hall. The windows
in these buildings were shattered ana
the club members and bevy of dane
ers were thrown into confusion.
Before the surprise of the explosion
had disappeared there came another
moro violent crash a block away II
blew away both the inner and outer
doors of the building and routed near
by residents from 'thcir beds.
Both places are near a club Whlch
was raided not long ago by Deputy
Police Commissioner Driscoll. AfteI
the raid the commissioner announced
that gamblers had raised a fund OF
sl5 400 To kill him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
UNION BLAMED
FOR EXP LOS|ON
At los ANGELES
Attempt Is Made to De-
stroy Plant With
Dynamite.
ITS EMPLOYEES
ARE ON STRIKE
Fight Has Been Bitter, and Crime,
Coming So Soon After De-
struction of Los Angeles
Times, Has Created Sensa-
tion-Labor Leader Dc
nounces Charge.
nounces Charge.

Los Angeles. Cal, December s5-The
Llewellyn Iron Works was partly
wrecked by an explosion, presumably
of dynamite, early to-day. The force
of the explosion tore out tho front OF
the building, smashed windows for
more than a block, and awakened per-
sons more than two miles away. J. b.
Asbury, the watchman, was slightly
| injured.
| Who placed the supposed charge of
dynamite is unknown to -ss police
but it is believed to have been the out
come of general labor troubles, IN
| which tho Llewellyn Company haa
lbecn involved. hole eighteen inches
Ideep and about six feet in diameter
bears witness to the place of the e&-
! plosion.
About seventyAve feet of the front
of the main building, three story
/ frame structure, was shot to pieces,
and its contents of furniture and par.
aphernalia were piled together in ap-
parent ruin. The heavy machinery OF
the building apparently was undam-
aged,
The Llewellyn Iron Works has long
been prominent in the fight against
the recognition of union labor in this
city, end is one of the concerns involved
in The metal workers. strike. which
went into effect on June l. The strike
has been characterized by great bitter
. ness on hoth sides
TO Enforce Demands.
Il iThe strike was called originally to
enforce a demand FOR an eighthour
!. Eday for all the metal workers and a
, uniform wage scale of 30 cents an hour
, The struggle was nrectpitated by q
notice from the men engaged In th,
!, metal trades In san Francisco that the
employers there had made concessions
to their employees. on condition that
they should not thereby be placed at
a disadvantage in competition with
non union Los Angeles firms.
Officials of the Llewellyn Company
arc of tho opinion that the supposed
effort to destroy their plant is the out
growth of their differences with labor.
and tho police are working on this
theory
Fred c. Wheeler president OF the
Los Angeles Central Labor Council.
issued a statement dcfying any one to
fasten the responsibility for the crime
upon the organization which he repre-
sents.
Apparently the police have no def
mite clue to the perpetrators In view
of the Los Angeles Times dynamiting
loutrage, in which twenty men were
created extraordinary interest Tho
\ grand jury is expected at any time tc
i hand in It's report on the Times case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
"FRAT' MEN GATHER
.AIpha Tau Omegns Will Hold Congress
I'm Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga. December a5,--Begin-
ming next "Wednesday Atlanta Will en-
tertnin more than 500 members of the
Alpha Tau omega Fraternity, who VIII
gather here for its twenty second bi-
onnial congress, The first OF the
larger delegations viii arrive Tuesday,
when special train brings III the New
York members.
Delegates will attend from sixty
chapters of the fraternity in the col-
leses and universities in thirty states.
In addition, there will be scores, OF
visitors attracted by the reunion fea-
ture of the congress. Dr, Otis a. Glaze
brook, Of Elizabeth, n. j., one of the
two living founders, will arrive Tues-
day with the New Workers,
The social events scheduled Tor the
frat men include an old tashioned
Georgia barbecue "Wednesday night, y
hall az the Piedmont Driving Giup
Thursday night, and q banquet t'riday
night, The business sessions Wlil he
presided over by Paul H. lIlkkok, Of
Washingtoyb y, c.. worth grand ehiei
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
A DAY OF MOURNING
Christine. Services Joined With EH.
nrcssions OF Sorrow for the Dead.

Chicago, H., Decemoer 3o.--snrIst- .,
mas was a day OF mourning for. the
Chicago Fire Department. The, dis
aster in the Union Stock Yards. on
Thursday. when a fire of the Morris d
Co beef houses swept away the lives
of Fire Chief Koran and twenty-four "
mind. In the churches, Christmas ser.
vices We're joined with eNpressions OF. OF
sorrow for the dead and sympathy for
their families. From the staffs of pub
lie buildings and many residences
flags hung at half-mast to-day.
Eight of the dead fremen We're
buried to-day The funeral services
were attended by all members nnId RS OF the NE
from duty. city officials and hundreds
of citizens.
The funeral Of Fire Marshal James
H. Koran will be held Tomorrow at
the same time as the burial of twelve
other victims of the fire. CAPTAIN Den
mis- e.. Doyle and his son, Nicholas
Doyle, will be buried side by side
Their bodies were found in the wreck
age of the packing plant, only an arms
apart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
North Wing of Rich
nond College Utterly
Wrecked by Flames.
------
TOTAL DAMAGE
ABOU I S65, 600
Heroic Battle to Prevent Ruin
Of Main Structure Won at Last.
Volunteers Worked Bravely
to Save Priceless Relics.
College to Gamely Out
live Its Loss.
Students Ruined
by Hungry Flames

NInny of tho students who arc
working their way through Hicb-
mond ColIcEc-students 1fho could
not afford to go home for Christ
mas--iost heavily in the fire, which
wrecked the north wing of thHf
institution early yesterday morn
ing. Probably $4,000 will put them
on their feet. UnIeps this amount
Is rniscd somcbow-unlcss that
generous public which has never
failed to answer worthy appear
comes to their rcscue-thesc young
men must abandon nll hope of COM
pIetiug their education, and go out
into the world, hnlf-trained. to fnd
work. President BoRtwriEht cnn
pcr.onalIy voucb for every yicfin'.
There can be no holiday cheer for
these young men II they must
silently bow to the inevitable, their
hope. shattered, their hearts snn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26

walls being cracked and tottcring. The
middle part and tower, of which the
roof IS burned and which is water
soaked from top to bottom, cost S5o,oVu.
The student loss, while not heavy IN
total amount, will he that most heavily
felt, since many men have lost their
all Some men were making their way
through college by agencies. anu lost
stock for which they are responsible.
An agent for a laundry had more than
$40 IN cash in his room; another lost
several suits of clothes sent UP as
samples.
Library Hnsti1y Moved.
The fire ran rapidly along under tho
roof and threatened for timc the
whole building. Fearing total loss
Fire Chief Joynes gave the word for
the removal of everything of value
from tho south end of the building
President Boatwright, with an axe
from n. fire wagon, smashed the library
door and willing volunteers from stu
dents and tho neighhorhood carried ou'
| 5000 volumes from the library. Al
PORTRAITS and Statuary and curlos IRON
| the museum We're removed, lnciuhihe
| the highly priced mummy, the last re-
mains of Thi-Ammong-Net an Egyp-
| tan princess, WHO ilEe" "t'"V y,
| fore Christ This mummy, ono of the
lfirst. to he imported to this country
was presented to tho late Or. j. l.. NJ
/ Curry by the Shedive of Egypt, tnf
was exhibited for tic first time at TN
!, centennial exhibitiou in 1876. and late
presented by DR.. Curry to Iichmon'
College Willing students bore IN
/ mlimnlied remains of the Esyptial
Iprincess in mock procession to IN
home of President Boatwright, nearby
where she was laid tendeylN to res
on tho floor beneath Il Christmas tre
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
Moderate Temperature
for Christmas Week

Washington, Deccmbcr :5.-With
the exception of n cold spclt on
Monday In the Eastern States, mod
crate tcmpernturcs Will prevail
cycrywhcre during Christmns week,
according to the Weather Bureau's
bulletin to-day. A disturbance Of
moderate Intensity, now in the
Southwest, will rcRch the ttluhtic
scnbonrd by TUESDAY, aud Will be
attended by unsettled weather, with
rain or snow In Northern Hnd Cen
trnl States east OF the Hocky Moun-
tnins. The principal disturbance
Of the week, which Will reach the
Pacific coast ON Tuesdnyo or Nycdncs-
day ana the Atlantic coast by Fri
day or Saturday, VIII he attended by
general precipitation and pro-
nounced change to colder weather.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
CLINGS TO RUNAWAY ENGINE.
Driving Rod Tears Away Cab, but En-
.lnccr Sticks to LnconOtINc. a.

trainmen were Slightly injured yester-
day when passenger train on the
eastern division of the Boston and
Maine Railroad ran wild for a few
niles While the train was running
fifty miles an hour, the driving rod
broke, tearing off the cab OF the en-
gine
John Ellery, the engineer was lett
clinging 10 the tender OF the loco
motive The llreman managed TO crawl
over the tender and set into the pas
gage car, where he set the emergency
brake When the train was prousne
"a ston T,nelw was able to climb down.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26

FIRE Department headquarters at the
citv Hall for transfer Of company after
company. until two engines, ono at
Twenty fifth and Broad and the other.
at Ninth and Broad. were left TO guard
the entire city, while all other fire.
men were nghting what for two hours
seemed a losing battle to save Ryland
Hall.
The main college building, a mas
siye and towering pile. standing in the
centre of the line of Grace Street, ana
fianked by other and more modern
buildings. was of four stories. with A
central tower. The wing which Is
now but four tottering and cracked
walls was built in 1854 the original of
the present college group. The CEN
tral tower was erected in 1879. and the
south wing. in which are the library
and museum, was completed in 1882.
Presidents Offices Burned.
On the first floor of the north wing
were the Offices of President Boat
wright and Secretary Ryland, with adj
Joining rooms. a new safe in the
presidents Office went down with the
ruins, but is believed to be intact
somewhere below a mass of rubbish
In 1t were many important contracts
and records. papers of great historical
value including the records of the old
Virginia Baptist Seminary, the. prede-
cessor of Richmond College; a set OF
catalogues of the institution and Other
data that If lost. could not be replaced
| Presi6ent Boatwriglit reached tht
!! building soon after the first engine
COMPANY, and himself brought from hi:
Office beneath tho fire all Of the student
I and faculty and alumni records ant
many other papers of value. Restrained
| by the fire chiefs from entering again
when the roof seemed about to col
1 lapse, DIR. Boatwright lost all of hi
tlettcr flies. all of the papers in his pri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
NO NEWS OF GRACE
Family of Acronnut Has Not Abnn-
~ dOncl HOpc.

Family OF NcrOnnUt IINs Not Abnn-
# dOncl HOpc.
London, December % Many North
Sea trawIcrs are home for Christmas,
but none OF them brought news of
Cecil S. Grace, the young aviator. who
disappeared on Thursday while at
tempting return flight from Calais
to Dover. The mission of the tugs
sent out to sccur the waters along the
coast has been equally frutless, and
there is only n slender nope that Grace
As yet alive. Tho only indication of
his probahle fate is the report OF n
fiushine pilot, who arrived at ostond
on Saturday, to the effect that he
passed wreclsage of spars and wires
resembling portions cf an aeroplane,
sGraces relatives, however, have not
abandoned h2pe, and they are continu-
ing the search With undiminlshed ef-
fort. =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26

vate desk, and many other valuable
Office records of all sorts.
students Lose Heavily.
onthe same floor with the presidents
Office was the students book store,
kept for this session by Z. c. Durham
and w. L. OFlaherty This Office also
had in It the college post-otiice large
amount of student mail having been
burned. In the book store was a stock
of textbooks and stationery. valued at
$500, the personal property of the
agents. and they had no insurance.
Both Mr.. OFlaherty and Mr.. Durham
had left college for the holidays, and
were notified yesterday of their loss.
Above the first floor there were three
floors of dormitories in the burnes
wing, and in them siXty-nine students
had their rooms.
Few of those who had gone home had
taken more than suit case. and all
lost their trunks, room furniture.
lcIothes and books. Most of the minis
terial students in the college lived in
| this wing, and many of them lost
everything they have. The students
| owned their own room furniture, aver
| agine, in value $25; books for each stu
dent would average s25, and with other
| belongings the average loss per stu
dent is placed at from sI5 to 500.
Loses Valuable Library.
| l.. p. Paulette. formerly a business
| man of Richmond, who recently decid-
! cd 10 study for the Baptist ministry
| had in his room on the third floor {
Library of more than 500 volumes. col,
Elected for years past. 1t is total loss
with no insurance.
President Boatwright said Yesterday
that it was difficult TO place an cXac
value on the burned portion of the
building. The north wing cost whel
erected $4,000 and is a total loss, tn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
NEVER WILL PLAY AGAIN
Violinist's Fingers Blown on by Can

Rome, Ga, December 25.-As a re-
suit of his first experience with fire.
works, Alexander Skibinski, we'll
known. Russian violinist and professor
in shorter College here, never Will be
able to play his violin again. Skibin-
ski, who has been in this country only
since last September. went to a store
last night and called for Roman can
dies. Instead, he was given a giant
fire cracker. The cracker exploded In
his hand. tearing away three hnsers.
Mrs Skibinski, also a teacher in the
college. was standing nearby and was
rendered permanently deaf In one ear
by the cXDloSiOn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
SKULL FRACTURED
|. AT DRUG STORE
Charles Conway Dangerously
Hurt by o. T. Hines, Who
Is Under Arrest.

With a fractured skull and another
wound on his head, Charles Conway.
of Az Bryan Street, is desperately III
at the City Home from the effects of
an attack made on him by O.. T. Hines.
a druggist, at the corner of Redd and
Stuart Streets. Conway was operated
on at the City Home yesterday after
noon by DR.. II. Stuart Mclean. Hines
was arrested yesterday morning, and
is being held in the First Police sta
tion without bail.
1t is said that Conway had been
drinking heavily Saturday night and
had been disordcrly in Illness drug
store. from which he had been elected
several times. About midnight ho
came in again, and, according to the
story, Hines threw him out of the
door and then struck him twice with
the wooden bar used to close the front
door. Conway fell to the pavement,
and the ambulance was called imme-
diatcly.
Removed to Hospital.
DR.. Tune treated him and took him
to his home. He was then in a semi
conscious condition, but did not seem
to be dangerously injured. Yesterday
| afternoon he had not recovered con.
seriousness, and had to be removed to
| the CITY Home Hospital, where, after
careful examination, it was found that
the skull was fractured, and the oper-
alton was performed
He probably Will live through the
day, the doctors say. but there seems
| but little chance of his ultimate re-
covery. Conway is a widower and
has several small children. In the po-
lice station Hines would not have any.
thing to say concerning tho affair
Besides the fracture, which is sale
to be an unusually bad one. Dr. Nc
Lean discovered a large blood clot OF
\ the brain, Conway has not been suf-
| iciontly conscious to make any state
ment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
EARL OF ANCAsTER DEAD
He Was Joint Hereditary Lord Great
Chamberlain of England.
London, December 25.--,rhe Earl of
ANCESTOR died o-day

Gilbert Henry Heathcote Drum-
mond- Willoughhv was born October l.
1880. Tho earldom Of Ancaster was
created in 1892, Tho earl was a privy
councillor and joint hereditary lord
great chamberlain Of England His
eldest son, Lord Willoughby de Eresby.
In 1905 married Miss Icloise Breese.
daughtersof tho late w. l.. Breese, of
New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
CHRISTMAS WREATH KILLS

Open Gns Cock. aud Woman Is As
phyxiatcd.
Chicago, Dccember 25.--A Christmas
holly wreath swinging from chan
delier forced open a gas cock early
Mrs. lda May Simpson, of Toronto.
Mrs simpson was dead when found
bv her daughter. Mrs. simpson came
from Toronto last week to visit her
daughter Mrs. Edward Tihen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
.MARKLEs ABOLISH NEPoTIsM

Supcrintcndents Not Allowed to Retain
Relatives In Their Departments.
lazlcton, Pa, December 25,-The or
der OF .Iohn Marlsle, managing partner
of the Arm of G. b, AIarkle & Co.. the
largest individual hard coal operators
In the country. that nepotism must be
4 abolished at the collieries of that con ;.
Germ January l. may result in many
sEnaployes losing ther placaa-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
DIES OF. STANDARDIZATION
Driver Meets Death With Head Over
JNou l,hn

Charlotte, N. C.. December a5.--Wal-
ter Ross, driver for tho Southern Nm
Morning n m IN a manner never before re-
corded In the local coroner's office,
Kept busy making city deliveries until
the small hours Of the morning in very
imhihed freely, and whom his team
reached reached the stable he was IN "a semi
stupor. A sudden Jolt OF the heavy
1Continuad On Second Page.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-26
FIRE IN BOSTON CHINATOWN
nlnze destroys Three buildings ana
t,nuscs S.n5,lOO Loss.

Bln1e DcstrOys Thrcc HuilHIHEs "u "u
Causes S.25,000 Loss.
Boston, December ga greater
,part of the dowutown Fire Department.
was rushed into the heart of Ghina-4
town at the height or the shnppihg
perlod last night for a tWo-alarm tire8
The DANES were found envelopiuG
the New England Chinese Mission
5building, n three-storM wooden stfuc N
ture, and before they We're s%uhShlsn-
nther smaller wooden ones, occupied
mainly bv carpenters and tailoF5, The
[loss is placed at s22aas.oeV.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-12
THE LAW OF COURTSHIP;
HAS 1T BEEN AMENDED

There Is a story OF girl who did
All the loye-making Have you read
il. girls?
Those who have followed this story
have seen the heroine through the
stormy course OF love. heard her first
declaration OF love for the hero;
heard him laugh and say he did not
and could not love her; seen tn"
troubles with her family; noted the
skiIlful portrayal of the first tremors
OF giving way on the part or the
Young man. and felt some triumph.
perhaps. AS finally, In response TO her
ardent declarations, the man admitted
his love. declared marriage unwise.
but finally gave quite away and they
were one,,
How many OF you rather envied her.
girls? How many felt that the old
law OF courtship. under which il was
unlawful for the girl to pursue. ought
10 be amended?
When girl marries. she goes into
business. Her capital Is her charm,
her personality. her loneliness, her
house wifeliness, her capacity for
maternity. These she gives out In
response TO checks issued against
them by the business. When they are
gone she is bankrupt The concern
RAY 40 on for years. and until death,
because OF the stability or other
branches. such as husbandly sense OF
duty, paternal love. marital scrupulos-
fly and the like The checks dishon-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-12

Edna Clamchowder was a dancing,
taxen-haired little girl just turned Z
years, who was living in sQualor. This
was because she had just moved In.
Her surroundings were almost
enough to depress. Picture howell
In which cobwebs depended from the
cut glass chandeliers and the newt
able rickety stairway led 10 the attic.
where she had naught to sleep upon
but a bed Yet, even In adversely.
Edna Grandmother was light hearted,
and sang ever with the melody and
zeal Of a tree frog.
Nor was this all Her father, an
idle. abandoned man, sometimes came
home from the public house irritated
to an extreme OF rage by her sunny
smile. on such occasions, If out or
humor he would walk or promenade
with his heavy hobnailed shoes upon
her fragile face. indeed. once did he
beat out her brains with a bludgeon
or weighty stick possessing knots on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-12

ored by the wife's mounds condition
will be taken up for the honor OF tho
firm elsewhere.
Now this heroine OF the ardent WOO.
ing may have had happily hfe-as-
Stunning the tale TO be true: but what
huge inroads she made In her capital
before marriage She had nothing 10
give ON petition. All that she had
and all that she was she had made
shelf-worn by Offering Il before
She had expended her funds I'm get.
pnE the site, the building lot OF her
life work. and had nothing left for
improvements or equipment. She
had husband. IL is true but there
was no working capital OF conquest
and love-making with which 10 car
ry on the immensely important trans
actions OF married life.
Take an experienced persons word,
girls; the old.fashioned way Is the
best. A man may be won by frontal
attack. but he is robbed OF more than
you can imagine by not being allowed
10 lead the charge and carry the
citadel himself. with all the historic
armory OF weapons OF feminine de-
Tense playing on his forces as he
scales the parapet
He likes 10 feel-always after the
great day was good man or
never should have won out. See what
my strong right arm conquered" Re-
member these things. beloved. and
as for this newfangled story, forget It.
And now run out and play.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-12

il. but Edna laughed. choked back the
struggling tear, and blithely put his
warm slippers by the easy chair.
We soon clearly see that this could
not continue. Jas Grandmother be-
gan 10 realize that his charming
daughter bore a charmed life. He be-
came mortified and uneasy. oh, ne!
This will never do" he exclaimed.
Some day | may strike Edna too hard
and give her headache. What. lass,
wilt forgive me. now?
IF you Insist upon II, papa" she
replied her eyes for the first time
dimmed with dew, but 1t will not
seem like the old home any more
one is gratifed 10 learn that soon
after this Edna secured a good posi-
ton In a rolling mill and was enabled
to keep her poor old father in com
fort and plenty. Thus it is shown
that sweet content and CHEEKY ways
will triumph no matter how dark or
stormy the night.