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The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
LOW BIDDER SELECTED.
Commissioners Ready to Let Com
tract for New Fire Engine.

tract for New Fire Engine.
Bids for furnishing the fire depart
ment with one steel combination cheml-
cal engine and hose wagon were opened
Tuesday. and it is understood the lowest
bidder. the United States Fire Apparatus
Company, whose bid was $3.50. will be
awarded the contract
The other bids were as follows: Ameri-
can La France Fire Engine Company,
$2,0i4; James Boyd & Bro, 1899; Com
bination Ladder Company, S2.645.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
GOMPERS CALLS AIDS
Executive Board of a. T. of L.
Meets on Wednesday.
GENERAL STRIKE IS PROBABLE

Labor Leaders Conference in This
City VIII Determine Course of the
20 the Several Big Strikes which
Threaten TO Become Nationwide.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
Mrs. Gaines. ir.. to Cult star.

Mrs. Alexandra Annett oetzIer Gaines the cbo7,.
grl who last week eloped with John WesIey Gaines
r. s1n Of the former Representative from Tennessee
has decided 20 leave the stage As soon a. the
company with which Mn. Gaines is travelling closes
Us season sne wiil Join her husband in Oklahoma
City, where he is practicins lax.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

While you think of II. telephone your
Want Ad to The Washington Herald.
and bill will be sent you at cent a word.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
AUTOMOBILE SHOP
COURSE IS ADDED
Mechanics Institute Preparing to
Begin Work on Monday
With Big Enrolment.

The annual organization meeting or
the faculty of the Virginia Mechanics
Institute with the School Committee
OF the Board of Directors was held
last night in the waiting room of tho
institute
Much enthusiasm was injected into
the meeting By the announcement OF
the following new courses of instru4
ton: Automobile shops, practical
electricity for electrician apprentices.
titles of material for the building
trades.
IN the absence of the chairman. OF
lsAe School Committee. ]. d. Crump
the meeting was presided over by b.
Rand. Wexford, the vice-president of
the institute. Messrs. E. w. Farley. L.
II. Jenkins, f. H. Ferguson, Of the
board, and Messrs. c. Fl. Urner, J. s..
Fleming, L. T. Stoneburner, Jr., Frank
l.. Brown and others spoke of the pas.
work OF the institute and its bright
prospects for the future
The regular exercises of the school
will begin at 1870 P. NJ. Monday.
The enrolment is at present $50
which is ten less than was enrolled at
a corresponding date last year. Su.
perlntenoent FRANK w puhe 70 i"oh
ing forward to unusually good work
during the session.
The new members of the faculty
are: Lawrence NJ. Fuqua, b. s.,
mechanical shops; Edgar D. Da!ton,
mechanical shops: A o. Arvin. B. s.,
NJ. E., mechanical shops; ]. c. Beazley,
estimating; George w. Bebout, practi-
cal electricity. automobiles: j. T. Fen
tress, mathematics; G. Darlington
Moseley, a. NJ, English.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Minor Otway Allen to Erect Monument
Avenue Residence.

Building. and repair permits wcre
issued yesterday as follows:
T. w Wood & Sons. to erect one
and onc.,half story brick stable on the
south side of Ross Street. between
$4,000
S. P. cowardin. to erect a one story
reinforced concrete storage house in
rear OF ?ot North Thirty seventh
Street. to cost $3.50.
Miles G.. Debbress. TO erect a two
story. brick tenement, two dwellings,
on the east side OF ST. Paul Street
between Duval and Baker Streets. to
cost $4,000.
otway S. Allen. to erect three
story brick dwelling on the south
side Of Monument Avenue, between
Lombardy and Allen Avenue. to cost
S15.OD0.
Malinda Moffett. to repair frame
dwelling. 423 Wsst Baker Street. to
cost $3.50.
James sharran. to repair frame
dwelling. l727 West Leigh Street. to
Charles W. Toombs TO repair brick
dwelling. 602 West Marshall Street. Ia
cost $500.
straus. Gunst g. Co.. to repair brick
stores, S10-S12 East Main street. 10
cost s1100.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
IN MEMORIAM

oBARGER-Departed this life. Sep-
TENDER L 1910, after a short Illness
CARL CROBARGER, son of j. C.!
and a. y. Crobarger. OF Esmont, Va.
in the twenty-third year OF his age.
He was buried at Mt. Zion Methodist
Church Friday morning at II o'clock.
The pastor, Rev Henry r. Brown.
conducted the services. A large cons
course followed the remains to tho
cemetery. The floral offerings were
numerous and elaborate. The fowera
were carried to the cemetery by the
1. o. o. F. He was kind. gentle. un-i
assuming and calculated TO win that
respect and esteem of all with whon1i
he came In contact. Tender and
thoughtful in his affections to hiaS
to them. his memory is precious,
His ready smile and kind words wilb
live in their memories.
He held a lucrative position With
Lane G. Thomas. contractors-ai
faithful and efficient worker. ln3
May God in His wisdom reconciiaI
the bereaved ones to his early death.I
and may they strive the harder TOD
meet the loved one gone before.
The pall-bearers We're Luther Buggu
SAM Payne. Myrtle Hudgins. Hermann
Pace. Or. Williams, Aubrey Magan>l
Davis Wilkerson. Preston Butler.
IT'S hard to break the tender cord, !
When love has bound the heart;
IT'S hard. so hard, to speak th&
words:
Must we forever part?
Dearest loved one, we have laid thea
In the peaceful graves embrace.
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
A FRIEND. Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Report TER TRIES
TO END HIS LIFE
Well Known Norfolk Newspaper
Man Shoots Himself
Twice.
Especial to The ,rincs-pispatch.1

Especial to The TimcsD ispatch.1
Norfolk, Va, September 23.-Benja-
the Vlrginan Pilot. and connected with
the newspapers of the city for a num-
Der Of years and recognized as one OF
the. best street men the city has ever
and laboring under the halluclnation
that he was about to lose his job, shot
himself this morning twice through
the. abdomen. His condition Is said
to be precarious
The shooting was done shortly be-
Tore 10 o'clock and In the presence OF
Mrs. Myers. who had followed her hus-
band closely because she was afraid
He was In the back room of the. first
floor of his home. when he fired the
first shot that entered his stomach.
The screams of Mrs. Myers brought
and when Barton. Myers and Perry W.
Ruth. who live close by, entered, they
found Mr.. Myers PROSTATE.
Fired Second Shot.
AS they went towards him he reached
around for the pistol. which was lying
on the noor. and he quickly placed the
muzzle of the weapon to his rign, side
and pulled the trigger. The bullet en-
tered the side. The revolver was taken
away from Mr.. Myers before he could
do further damage.
In response to call that had been
made almost an hour before, DR.. James
G. RiddiclS arrived and was shocked
to find that his patient, whom he had
been attending for some time for ner-
vousness. had tried to end his life.
The ambulance from the st. Nincents
Hospital was hurriedly summoned and
the wounded man was placed in 1t and
accompanied to the hospital by Dr..
Riddick.
While Mrs. Myers was begging those
nearby to save her husbands life. Mr.:
Myers was crying out, God won't let
me die: God won't let me die" After
he had been carried from the house
Mrs Myers collapsed, and Is herself III
a serious condition.
Ben Myers is n newspaper man or
long experience, and besides working
for some of the largest papers in the
country. has. at various times. been
connected with each of the Norfolk
dailies. He is now the marine reporter
for the virginian-Pilot and regarded
by his employers as an exceptionally
capable man and conscientious work
err. He was press agent for the One
Hundred and One Ranch" at the
jamestown Exposition, and lately did
the press work for the Wells theatres
in Norfolk. He has two small sons:
who were at the Norfolk High School
at the time of the attempted suicide
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
PLANS TO DEEPEN
CHANNELOF RIVER
Flood Would Open New Terri
tory ~ Will Speak for
Stuart Next Week.

officials and engineers Of the War
Department will meet with Reprcsen-
tative II. ID. Flood and local citizens Mt
Cumberland Courthouse to-day to eX-
anime into the advisability of deepen
Ing the channel of Willis River SO as
to make that stream navigable.
Mr.: Flood spent yesterday In Rich
1nond, leaving last nirht for Cumber-
land. tle secured n provision in the
present rivers and harbors bill for
to a report, as to the cost and the
advantages to be derived therefrom
The Tenth District Congressman
thinks that dee-ening the stream
would develop large tract OF ex-
cellent river bottom land which has
bad roads. The plan Is to accomplish
navigation. for the distance OF about
twenty miles, from Ca ira to Carters-
vile. where the Willis flows into the
James, and which Is Just opposite the
ass R ataoa aS IF s CT sae
the products of tho Willis River farms
TO be brought down the stream In
boats and delivered at the railway
station. The river Is a good-siz
stream.
Mr.; Flood has no opposition for re-
election. and consequently has time 10
devote to assisting In the election OF
Henry G. Stuart In the Ninth District
lie Will go to the Southwest on Mon
Tuesday AFTERNOON. Going to Bristol
the same evening. he Will take part.
with Senator Thomas S. Martin and
MIR. Stuart. In the big Democratic rally
which Is being planned ip that city.
Mr.. Flood speaks at ChilhoAie on We'd
Later he will make few speeches
In his own district
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24

with her parents at los North Twenty
ninth Street She clearly did not spend
the money for tho luxury of dress, and
there was nothing, apparently. to
arouse suspicion Miss Askcw relieved
her sister ms cashier when the latter
WIS married some time ago.
1t is not generally believed that she
Will eventually be forced to serve Il
term in the Federal prison. 1t being
argied that the government has lost
nothing. This. OF course, will rest with
Judge and jury. Government officials
admit however. that while mercy
might be shown tho young woman,
there will hardly be any for the man
who Is alleged to have got the money
and whose arrest lie momcntarily ex-
pected. 1t was said that Miss Askew's
case would depend largely upon her
own course in dealing with the gov
eminent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24

Us a :nattem of fact. the parties named
in said exhibit did not have the right
to vote at the said precinct In the
said election, and their votes so cast
as aforesaid are. therefore, illegal and
proper determination of the question
Involved ils,or IN this controversy; The
counted and returned for you
Fourth: For the ,renscns above
that .his precinct did not report Its
vote until after the result OF the en-
tire district had become known, al
though there were only two candidates
and the votes could have been quietly
and easily counted and announced, It
is claimed by the contestant that the
enlire vote at this precinct Is so tainted
and charged with fraud, irregularities
and Improper conduct, that II is i'm
possible to separate the true from tho
false, and that the vote Of tho entire
precinct should be Gisrcgarded In de-
termining the result in Sold primary OF
August SO. 1910.
Chnrscs OF Citizens Committee.
To the Honorable Democratic State
Central Committee of the State OF
Virginia.
The committee OF Democratic citi-
zens of the Second Congressional Dis
trict of Virginia, and It's supporters
respectfully aver and charge that the
following frauds and Irregularities oc-
Cured in the recent Democratic
congressional primary held in said dis
to-wit:
az That in the Second Precinct Of
the Second Ward of the city of Nor
folk, Va, generally called the court
house precinct" the following persons
who are represented by the poll books
n prit In gnid nrpCtnCt
as. having voted in said primary IN
said precinct did not in fact. vote In
said primary. to-wit.
(Here are given the names OF TWEEN
ty-one persons.)
Your petitioners further aver that
divers and sundry other persons, the
names of whom are unknown to your
petitioners. are shown by the poll
books used in said courthouse precinct
IN said primary as having ,aI; vote voted !, IN
not vote therein.
(2) That in the First Precinct In the
First Ward of said city, the following
persons are represented by the poll
books used in this precinct in said
primary as having voted when they
did not, in fact. vote in said primary.
to-wit:
ca That the following persons VINO
are represented by the. poll books used
III Salu PRIMARY as IidNlhS FoleN III sdiu
Courthouse precinct" are not named
in the 1910 Norfolk city directory. and.
therefore. your petitioners believe and
charge are not. and were not at the
time of said primary. residents of the
Courthouse precinct" or residents OF
said city OF Norfolk. to-wit:
(Here are given the names of ia
persons)
"a That in the precinct known as
Halls Corner. In the county OF Nor
folk Va. the poll books used in said
primary in this precinct show that A
certain number, to-wit, ninety three
persons, voted in said primary, when.
In fact much less number voted
therein.
(5) That IN various and sundry pre-
cincts in said congressional district In
said urinary. persons are shown by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
DEATHS

CURT1s-Died at 4 p NJ. September
80. at her residence. 1924 West Grace
Street MRS. MARY NJ. CURTIS. wife
of p. III. Curtis. She leaves four
children--Misses Marie and Natalie
Curtis and Mrs. Katherine Rostrup.
all of Richmond. and Dr. Alfred p.
Curtis. of West Virginia.
The funeral and burial will be In
Petersburg, Va.
September 90. at tho
residence of her husband. 124 North
Twentieth Street. PAULINE G..
DREAMER. wife OF Frank s. Grean-
err. She Is survived by her husband
and four ssters--Miss Theresa
Schnell. Miss Mamie schnell, Mrs.
Frank Terrell and Mrs. Douglas Ed
wards.
Funeral will take place at st. Pate
ricks Church at 10 A. " sATUR&
DAY.
ToMLINSoN-Died, at her residence,
306 North MeaSaw street. September
"a, at 1:l5 A NJ, CORA LEE TOM
LINSON, widow OF Charles r. Tons
linson and daughter OF the late y. M.
and Maria j. Lee.
Funeral notice later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
News Of South Richmond

wife and two daushters-Mrs. Lucy Preston
and Mrs. Sarah Dunnaway, both of Ches-
terrified.
Drowned In Bay.
Intelligence of the drowning OF Roswell
Baker while fishing from a boat on Chesa-
peake Bay was received at Midlothian
Chesterfield county. Thursday. He was a
native of Midlothian, and was about thirty
years old
Dixie Athletic Association.
a called meeting OF the Woman's Auxil-
larry of the Dixie Athletic Association will
be held in the parlors of the association
next Friday afternoon at $3.50 O'clock This
is very important meeting. Mrs. C. T..
Conley Is president.
The board OF directors OF the association
met last night at $3.50 o'clock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
CHARTERS ISSUED

The following charters were issued
yesterday by the state Corporation
Southern Brick Company tfnco.
Fredericksburg. Va. incorporates:
Granville r. Swift, president, Freder-
icksburg. Va; B. C. Dickinson, vice
president, Hicks Store Va; e. l.. Jones,
secretary and treasurer, Hicks store.
Va Capital: Maximum. $4,000; mini
mum, $4,000. Objects: Manufacture and
sell brick.
Psi Chapter OF the Sigma Chi FRA
ternity, University, Albemarle county,
Va. Incorporators: ]. r. Tucker, pres
ident, Richmond c. f. Cooke, secre-
tary and treasurer, Roanoke. Va:
Stephen H. Watts. University, Va: +.
Lee Trinkle, Wytheville. Va: John *.
Graves Washington, D, c.; l.. II. Cooke.
Jr., Roanoke: Alexander Macdonald.
| University, Va; +. D. Minor, Jr.. Uni
lversity. Va. Capital: None. Object:
Literary society.
Southern steel Products Company
| UncD, Richmond. 1ncorporators: Jo-
seph f. White, president; L. Eaton,
vice president and treasurer; Louis p.
y Seay, secretary-all of Richmond. Cap
ital: Maximum. $4,000: minimum, S.
600 objects: Mercantile business and
to act as agents for all iron and -teel
/ products
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Jnmcs u. Crawford.

ESPECIAL to The Times Dfspatch,1
Ronceverte, w Va, September "a
LAS, e. Crawford eldest son OF the
late John Fl. Crawford, Of Irish Corner
District, four miles from Ronceverte.
an apopleptic stroke that he suffered
to-day. Mr.. Crawford was thirty-one
years old and among the most promi-
nent young men of this county.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.1
Salem, Va. September 23.-Miss Della
Linklnhoker, aged twenty-five years,
died Wednesday night at 1890 o'clock,
at her home, on Florida Street. after
an illness of tuberculosis. She is sur
vived by her mother--Mrs. Josie LIN
kinhoker, The funeral services We're
held In the First Christian Church, and
interrnent was in Church Hill Gene
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Hmntcr-Bo,ylinr.

Especial TO The Times-Dispatch1
Amherst, Va. September 23-On
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, In the
Methodist parsonage at Amherst. Miss
Cymbro Bowling. daughter of Mrs
Dock Bowling. who lives near the
village. was married to George Hunter.
Jr., son of George w. Hunter. of Cliff
ford. The ceremony was performed py
Rev. c. f. Blankenship In the presence
OF relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties. linn ediately after
the ceremony. the bridal party left for
the home of the groom's parents, where
reception was rendered them They
VIII reside near Clifford
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
rosrMAsrERs IN SESSION.
Fourth Annual Meeting of n. C. ..sso.
citation Convenes In Winston-Snlcm.

Especial to The TimesDispatch.]
winston Salem, n. c.. September %
The features of the afternoon session
of the State Association of the POST
masters were addresses by John w.
Hollyday. chief clerk to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General. and by
Post -Office Inspector j. w. Bulla. The
first named discussed postal savings
banks, parcels post and transportation
of mails. The latter spoke on How
Can We Increase the Efficiency of the
Postal Service"
The fourth annual meeting of the
North Carolina Association of Post
masters was called to order at IL
o'clock to-day BY President c. a. Rey
nolds. of this city. Addresses of well
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
OBITUARY
Miss Della Linklnhokcr.

Especial to The Times Dispatchi
Amherst. Va. September 23.-E., L.
Loving; formerly of Amherst county,
ness In New York for some time past.
died there yesterday OF typhoid fever.
aged about thirty-hve years. His re-
mains were brought to Amherst this
ana inferred in the family bury,ns
ground at the old Loving home near
townsville. He was son of the late
Henry Loving. Jr.. and Is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Bette D. Loving. who
death. two brothers. II. G. Loving, OF
Lynchburg. and N c. Loving. formerly
OF Amherst county, and four sisters.
Mrs. John v Ellis of Albert: Mrs. John
Mrs. Charles ~ Saunders. of Amherst
county, lie was unmarried.
Funeral OF Rudolph Muttcr.
Especial to The Tines-Dispatch.1
Salem, Va. September 23.-The re-
mains OF Rudolph Mutter. aged twenty
years. a member of Company E, Sec
ond Field Artillery. Camp Gregg, Pan
eastman. Philippine Islands, who died
of spinal meningitis on July 81, ar
rived In Salem Wednesday at noon.
the First Christian Church at 2:3o
o'clock, and the body laid to rest in
Church Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Mutter
had been in the government scrvice
about eleven months
Mrs. Cora L. Tomlinson.
Mrs. Cora Lee Tomlinson died at her
residence, 306 North Meadow Street.
at 1:l5 o'clock this morning. She was
the widow Of Charles r. Tomlinson
and the daughter of the late N. NJ. and
Maria ]. Lee. The funeral notice will
be announced later.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Curtis.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Curtis. wife of p. Fl,
Curtis, died at P. NJ. yesterday at
her residence, 1924 West Grace Street,
She leaves four chi.dren-Misses Mlr,a
and Natalie Curtis and Mrs. katherine
Rostrup, all of Richmond, and Dr. AL
fred P. Curtis, OF West Virginia. The
| funeral and burial will be in Peters
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
YOUNG FACTION
MAKES PROTEST
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First PageO
the filing of their answer and counter
charges.
One thing developed during the SIT
allotted for the investigation will be
insufficient for the full fair and free
investigation that has been promised
in the case. 1t has been definitely
shown that 1t will take all three rae
tions weeks to properly digest the
election records, and put their fingers
on the respective evidences of fraud
and irregularity.
The Maynard Charges.
The following are the charges filed
yesterday, in full:
Before the committee appointed by
Democratic party of Virginia. to near
the contest between II. L. Maynard.
contestant, and William a. Young con-
testee.
To the Honorable William A. Young:
Please take notice that ] shall con-
test your right to the certificate of
nomination as the Democratic nominee
for Congress in the primary election
33d day of August, 1910, and In adj
dition to the grounds heretofore al
legged. ! more particularly specify as
follows:
First: AT the Second Precinct OF the
Second Ward of the city of Norfolk;
only nineteen votes We're recorded and
returned by the election officials as
having been cast In favor of this con-
testant. when as a matter of fact, this
contestant has been reliably Informed.
and is prepared to prove that as many
as thirty duly qualified voters voted
for the contestant Mt the said pre-
cnct, and this contestant charges that
other voters duly qualified, who voted
at said precinct, also voted In favor
of this contestant and were improp-
erly returned as having voted for you.
| Sea exhibit &C"
Second AT the said Second Precinct
| of the Second v ard. in the city Of
Norfolk. the persons named In ex-
hibit a. and filed herewith as part
hereof are all reported and returned as
having voted at said election. when
as matter OF fact none of the persons
named therein did vote in the said
election, either at the said Second
Precinct, or elsewhere.
This contestant believes, and here
charges tina. number given In said
o>hibit "a" have been returned as
having voted. when in fact, they did
not vote: the exact number and
names of whom this contestant Is un.
time for the fling of these specifica-
tons, and particularly by reason Of
the interference of some who have
counseled and advised voters to wi:h-
hold the information.
Third: At the said Second Precinct OF
the Second Ward, in the city of Norfolk,
tho persons named In exhibit "B" filed
| herewith as part hereof, are re-
| ported as having voted, and the votes
| purporting 70 have been cast by them
were lulv coutned and returned. when.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Miss nj. II. linlmnn.


Y TSNeUIHIIlU TIC IIllleS-DlSpatCh,J1 " 4.
Washington, N G., September. "a
Miss M. 3. Rodman died very suddenly
O'clock this morning, At the time Of
her death she was ninety-two years of
age and was apparently enjoying her
usual good health. Miss Rodman was
n sister Of the late Judge William
B. Rodman. She Is survived by three
nephews-Dr. j, q Rodman and Major
w. g. Rodman, OF this city, and Gem
eral w. B, Rodman, OF Charlotte--and
nne niece. Miss Ida II. Rodman. OF this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
Cray Dismissed.

r. L. Gray. young white man. was
dismissed In Police Court yesterday
morning of the charge of shooting
Morton Henry, boy. because it was
shown that the shooting was ell
tirely accidental. Gray had been prac-
ticing at target. and was "brnak-
ing the pistol when cartridge ex-
ploded, woundins both himself and
Henry
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-24
George r. Hudgins.

lSpeclaI TO The Times -Dispatch.J
New Canton, Va September 23.-Y1eo
r. Hudgins, widely known citizen Of
Fluvanna county, died yesterday at his
illness, Mr., Hudgins was a gallant
soldier of the Confederacy. and after
the wars close he taught school for
many wears. Li---L- s ...l- -.