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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
NORFOLK CASE
UP ON AP pc AL
Traction Company Fighting Yer
! dict of $4,000 Given by Jury
FL to Miss Rephan.

\ Argument was heard yesterday In
the United States Circuit Court of APP
peals in the case of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Traction Company, plain
tiff in error. against Mamie Rephan,
defendant in error. up from the CIR
cult Court at Norfolk. where the plain
1iff received verdict of $4,000 for
the loss of a leg.
suit against the Norfolk Traction
Company was brought by Miss Re
phan's rather. Harry Rephan, of Co
iumpia, s. c., who sought $4,000 dam
ages for his daughters injury.
The accident occurred November H.
1905, when Miss Rephan was knocked
down and run over by trolley car.
Her injuries were such that it was
necessary to amputate her left leg at
the thigh.
Suit against the railway company
was instituted, and the jury awarded
the plaintin $4,000 damages. Judge
Edmund Waddill, Jr, offered the PLAIN
tin verdict of $4,000, otherwise he
announced he would set aside the jury's
findings The compromise was &C
o.pted by counsel for the plaintiif.
and the traction company brought the
case 10 the Circuit Court OF Appeals.
Argument for the defendant in error
yesterday was made by S. NJ, Brandt
OF Norfolk, and for the plaintiff in
error by Henry W. Anderson and w
III Venabls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
FOOT GUARD MAY
CONE HERE AGAIN
Will Be En- Route to Atlanta.
Blues Considering
Invitation.

Whether or not the Richmond Blues
accept the invitation of the Home
Guard of Atlanta to be present and
assist at the weeks festivities next
October, 1T is probable that the First
Company of Governors Foot Guard OF
Hartford, Conn will be in Richmond
for perhaps day during that time.
The First Company, which was one of
the commands entertaining the Home
Guard during that memorable trip
through the North twenty years ago,
has already accepted the invitation to
Atlanta, and expects to pass through
Richmond. These old-time friends
of the Blues will not be allowed to get
by this city without something hap
pening.
The matter of going to Atlanta has
not as yet been laid before the batta-
lion. II is feared that the. encamp-
inert at Virginia Beach. which is al
together probable, win prevent many
OF the men from going 10 another al
fair during the year. However. por-
ton or most of the battalion might go.
The next battalion parade of the
Blues in full dress will be on the
evening of December IA, 1t will he
followed by dancing.
A good many recruits are being re-
ceived by the Blues companies, bring
ing them up 10 the standard.
Company c has purchased a Voc
trola. which Is worthy rival in the
armory of the player-pianos of Com
panies A and B.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
I EVY CALLED HALT ON
VACCINATION FEES

BIO moro readily accessible than ~ be
had large private practice as como
OF tho present physicians have. and
ina. better results could be secured
by the employment of A capabIe doctor
for all his time. with less expense
than now attaches to the payment OF
seven salaries for only small part OF
seven mems time Every practictnr
physician does more or less charity
work, and some OF the district physt
clans admit that they do little more
Tor the poor than some who receive
no salary from the city.
Chief Health Oficer r. q. Levy y,vo
out statement yesterday morning
defending the district physicians from
the implied charge OF the school Board
resolution. stating that so far as he
was informed none OF them had made
any vaccination charges since the ac.
ton OF the Health Board on October
~. AS that action was taken by the
soard OF Health at secret meeting,
and was. not announced to the public
until DIR. Levy's statement OF yester
day. the patrons of the public school,
mad no way OF knowing that the charge
mad been discontinued until the ae-
tfon OF the City school Board war pub.
Hshed. 1t was not until that action
was announced that the Health Board
told OF Its action taken a month or
more ago. Or. Levy admits that when
IN 1905 the pay OF the district physi-
clans was raised from $500 to saoo
each, II was with the understandings
mat they would attend tn school chit
dren. DR.. Chandler says that ii way
he himself who informed DR.. Levy tina,
the physicians or some of them. were
making such vaccination charges. and
caused the Board of Health TO take thA
action 1t did which resulted in the
physicians being Instructed TO yacc,-
nate without charge.
DR.. Levy's statement admits that his
attention was frs. called 10 the mat
ter by the Superintendent OF Schools.
Tho action OF the Board of Health,
just made public. requires district ply
sicians ITO attend to the vaccination
OF the pupils In the public schools at
the beginning of each term and upon
such other occasions as required. and
70 attend to the vaccination OF any
pupils admitted to the public schools
at any time during the session. such
vaccination to be done only upon the
request OF or with the consent OF par
ont or guardian no fee TO be charged
or collected In connection with vacc.-
! nations in public schools. provided that
this rule shall not prohibit any dis
tttrict physician from charging and coll
lecting the customary fee for vaccina
lions done by him In the families of
| his regular pay patients"
| Whenever the physicians are called
| In. and the circumstances do not. In
their Judgment. Justify free treatment
| they are authorized to make the Gus
| tomary charges. aud 1t Is an admitted
| fact that some physicians 10 the poor
| In the past have IN this way built up
| paying practices and been able to give
/ UP the city employment. Some Of the
district physicians, it Ia stated. have
never made any vaccination charges for
school work, though others admit hay-
ing made such charges In the past, and
| justify 1t on the basis OF an alleged
agreement with former Superintendent
y OF Schools Fox.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01

tuberculosis Experts From
State Will Show Progress
of Work.

Plans for the great tuberculosis
conference TO be held here on Friday
and Saturday of this week include
the largest and most interesting tu-
fberculoss exhibits ever shown In the
State. Every institution engaged In
combating the white plague will send
photographs of its buildings, statistics
of the work done and interesting ac-
counts of methods of treatment.
Among the exhibits which have al
ready arrived in Richmond and which
are now being installed in the Me-
chanics' Institute are those from the
state Sanatorlum at Catawba, the not
able Norfolk school exhibit, which
is model of its kind. and exhibits
from the State Farm, the Central
State Hospital, the Eastern Hospital,
the Petersburg Sanatorium and tho
Western State Hospital. These will
be open to public inspection during
the conference and are expected to
attract many visitors.
Indications are that tho conference
Will be largely attended by health
experts from all sections OF the State.
All the local health and tuberculosis
leagues In the State will be repre-
scented, the Mayors of all the towns
and cities and the supervisors of the
counties have all been invited, as we'll
as the representatives of the Cham
bers OF Commerce and Boards of
Trade.
Coming at the time when the State
wide sale OF Red Gross Christmas
seals is under way, and when pine
Camp" the city tuberculosis sanato-
rum is Just opened the conference on
tuberculosis Is regarded as promising
great good in the war being waged
| on consumption. UNLESS vail indi-
cations fall said a prominent health
officer of the State yesterday, I'VE will
mark an epoch In better health work
! In Virginia from this conference"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
WED AFTER FIGHT
Heads and Hearts Patched, so Court
Let's Them Go.

After they had patched up their
heads and the difficulties between
them, the first by physician, and the
other by conscious-stricken hearts.
George Gillian and Sarah Tompk1ns,
colored who had been arrested on q
charge OF assaultina each other, told
Justice Crutchheld yesterday morning
that they wanted to forget the. bitter
past and end the rest OF their livea ip
marital peace and happiness with
an expression OF felicitation on the
coming event, which had cast so many
dark shadows before Father Crutch-
field dismissed the pair, and told them
TO go forth and fare together through
lIfe's rough weather.
Before they had come TO n mutual
understanding and each had learned
the desire of the other, there was
much throwing OF pots and pans, and
most Of the household furniture was
wrecked before they suddenly discov-
cred that there was much madness In
their method and n far better manner
of arriving at an understanding. they
asked the police to marry them, but
Bicycle officer Palmer. who arrested
the blood-coaked couple, told them thar
that was ono prcrogative which he
could not exercise.
But after the hearing tho pair went
to the Hastings Court and there got
the paper which gives warrant to the
parson. So all will be we'll,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01

SO far as any official record shows.
no extra charges for vaccination have
been made by the City District. physi-
clans for about five weeks past, when
the attention OF the authorities was
called to a practice said to have been
sanctioned by former Superintendent
of Public Schools w. F. Fox. DR.. j. a.
G. Chandler, Superintendent of Schools.
said last night that several weeks
ago colored woman complained to
him of the charge made by district
physician for vaccinating her child at
a public school
THAT was the first information
had of any such CUSTOM" said DR..
Chandler. ~ at once conferred with
DR.. Levy, OF the Board of Health, and
took the first opportunity to bring the
matter to the attention of the School
Board I am informed that tho Board
of Health took action some weeks ago
protesting against any such charge
and instructtng the district physicians
that there was no warrant FOR II. In
order to place itself on record In the
matter, the School Board took similar
action on Tuesday night. asserting
that 1t emphatically dlsapproved Of
any such charges. in view OF the fact
that the pay of the district physi-
clans had been raised one-half when
1t was agreed that they should look
| after the health of public school chill
| dren."
The position of the seven district
| physicians is somewhat anomalous
They were originally designed to serve
| the poor of the city. yet they arc
not under the direction of the Council
Committee on Relief OF the Poor,
| which operates the Almshouse, City
\ fa1 Gtafr ri tn ho
poor and the ambulance and emer-
| gency service.
/ Although elected on ward nomina-
tions by the City Council. sitting In
| Joint session. the physicians are nom
| inally under the Board of Health,
which can neither hire nor FIRE" them.
The Board of Health incorporates In
1 Its annual report the record of visits
made by the district physicians. as
reported, and uses the physicians In
| case of any emergency. as, for in
stance. when a general vaccination is
needed in any vicinity where a case OF
smallpox may be found
Otherwise the district physicians
work Independently. responding 10
such calls as may come from the poor
of the city. Wherever the patient
seems able to pay. they may collect a
physicians fee, but are under contract
10 serve the poor without charge. In
addition they are expected to vaccinate
pupils of the puoiic schools at the
opening of each term and In times
of epidemic. For these services they
receive a salary of $500 each and q
free telephone. and are now askins
an increase to $1,000 each Some mem.
bers OF the Council have suggested the
abandonment of the district system
and the employment for their whole
time of a capable physician to serv,
under the Committee on Relief OF the
Poor as physician to the poor of thu
city. with an office at the City Hall
where prescriptions might be given.
Those favoring this plan bel!eveHtha
1t would prove more convenient TO tn
poor themselves. that the doctor wouh
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
MAI | SER VICE
WILL NOT SUFFER
New Schedule to West Point
Made to Serve Northern
Neck People.
TO BE GIVEN FAIR TRIAL
II Record Shows Otherwise,
Chamber and Southern
Will Correct 1t.

In regard to the interview WIN
Major j. N. Stubs. of Gloucester,
printed in Tho Times Dispatch yester-
day, In which he complained that the
new schedule on the West Point OWL
sion of the Southern Railway seriously
interferred with the mail Sryice TO
the. Underwater section. it was explain
ed that the service became efteetiNc
only on Monday. and that 1t would DC
given fair trial BY the railroad ana
the Chamber of Commerce, whose ann
is to safeguard the interest OF hich-
mond business people and shippers.
Traffic Manager Edward s. Goodman,
of the Chamber of Commerce, who mas
been in touch with the situation. MADE
the following statement yesterday
which is self-explanatory
''On November II information reach
ed me that the Southern Halfway
would. on November az, change the
schedule of train No. IA between ken
mond and West Point. so that IT wouln
leave Richmond at A. NJ, instead o.
43o A. NJ. This proposed change, II
made. would have broken every man
connection In the Northern Neck
reached via West Point, as the IRAN
could not, under such circumstances
reach West Point in time to deliver
it's Northern Neck mail to the man
carriers
Il Immediately communicated with
the railway mail service Of the POST
Office, for the purpose OF ascertaining
at what hour 1t would he necessary iot
the train to reach West Point IN oraer
to make the same mall connectiol'
which was being made by the Tram
leaving Rlchmnd at 4:3o a. NJ and
ascertained that an arriving time az
West Point at 9 A NJ would accom-
plish this.
Really Compromise. -
ION the morning of NovemoeF !"
L had conference with w. L. plelI Is,
superintendent of the southern lsall'
way at Richmond, at which after con
sidering the situation from the stand-
point Of both the railway and the
communities affected by the proposed
change, I suggested COMPROMISE
which provided for the train to leave
Richmond at A. NJ, on condition tina
itt should arrive at West Point no
later than A NJ This propositior
was taken under consideration by Mr.
! pierce who, under date of Noyemoel
10. courteouSly notified me that II wa
| accepted,
,Inasmuch as l am Informed tina
! this arrangement, II observed, WI
| maintain the previously existing maj
| schedule. ii appears Just TO all con
cerned that IT should be given fai
/ trial. and IL, contrary to their expec
| tatiors. 1t does not serve the purpose
| have little doubt that II VIII
| corrected.
III any delays IN this schedule hav
| occurred / believe they are due, no
to any disregard OF the convenience Q
the hubble. but some unforeseen Blu
4 rened!ablc circumstance, due to tn
| substitution of a new schedule for on
many wears previously in effect
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
WANT new HOME
FORREST MARKET
Committee Recommends Trans
fer to Seabrook Ware
house Site.
RENT OF STALLS REDUCED
Over, Protest of Old Members.
Huckstcrs at Second Market
Secure Lower Scale.
RENT OF STALLS REDUCED

on recommendation Of Councilman
George w Rogers, the Committee on
Markets last night recommended to the
Council resolution looking into the
erection of new establishment for
the First Market on the site formerly
occupied by Seabrook's Warehouse, on
Grace street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Streets. The lot is now
the property or the city and Is nnoc-
cupied. the old tobacco warehouse hav-
ing been allowed to decay for want OF
repair until it's was untenable.
The resolution does not give any es-
innate of the cost of the proposed
market house 1t merely asserts that
the present structures OF the First
Market are old. and out of repair; that
1t will cost large sum to put them
In proper condition, and that 1t is adj
svisablc for the city to look into the
cost of erecting new market house
along modern lines
1t instructs the Committee on Mar
kets to secure plans and specifications
and report tho cost to the Council.
Probably that portion of the FIRST
Market lying between Main ana
Franklin Streets, over which used 10
be the historic Old Market Hall, OF
political fame since torn down. could
De SOlu LOT Il Suill stii''i-A's W 80
cost of erecting Q modern market on
the Seabrook Warehouse lot, with
every convenience provided both for
hucksters and customers.
Reduce Rent of Stalls.
The affairs of the Second Market
also came in for an extended discus
sion before the committee last night.
the final decision, after hours of de-
bate and the hearing OF many market
men being to reduce the scale OF
rental of stalls under the Blues
Armory. The action was taken by three
new members of the committee. over
the protest OF the two old members
present, who insisted that the demand
for a reduction in stall rent was an
annual event, and that whatever action
was taken the stall keepers would be
| back next year with a hard luck story
| to ask another reduction. A suocom-
| mittee reported new schedule OF
| charges nearly one-fourth lower than
| that of the past six months since the
| new market house has been In use
| and II was adopted. Chairman Don
I.eavy and Councilman Rogers voting
In the negative.
Action was also taken recurring the
clerks of the markets 10 be uniformed
/ and regulating the sale of poultry
/ forbidding the sale of live poultry IL
that part of the market set apart toi
the sale of vegetables.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
MUST P y ALL
BACK GAS BILLS.
Judge Grinnan Refuses Man
damus to Mayo and
Bowe.
DANGEROUS PRECEDENT
Pollard Says City's Conduct OF
Gas Works Is Business
Enterprise.

Petition for a mandamus to compel
Joseph NJ. shelton Inspector of Gas.
to turn on gas al iii East Main street,
was refused yesterday by Judge Daniei
Grinnan in the Chancery Court Of the
city OF Richmond. There Is an unpaid
gas bill of ss5.6T standing against the
property since 1905. when II was under
other ownership and IN the hands OIL
other tenants.
Under the opinion of former City
Attorney Meredith an unpah gas bin
is not lien on the property. and Iii
no way clouds its title, hut Judge
Grnnan holds that the city OF Rich
mond. in engaging IN the manufacture
and sale OF gas. Is in business en-
terprise not of a governmental char-
acter, and that the city could make
such proper rules and regulations Tor
the conduct of that business enter
prise as 1t saw Mt, one OF the rules
being to turn off The gas OF all parties
whose bills go unpaid for . certain
time.
Dangerous Precedent.
The application for mandamus was
brought by Attorney Alex Sands for
n w. Bowe & Son, real estate agents,
who act for p. r. Mayo, che present
owner of the PROPERTY City Attorney
II. r. Pollard appeared for the CITY
Gas Works, and the argument was eN-
tended. Mr.. Pollard urging that such
an action would set dangerous pre-
cedent: that the city would be greatly
hampered in collecting for gas IT had
sold and delivered IN good faith as a
business venture, and that It's business
as manufacturer and seller OF gas
would be greatly handicapped BY such
action.
The net,t,on represents that Mr..
Mayo purchased the house. III East
Main Street. on January 1, 1906. on
June "a. 1905 tho former owner leased
the property to l. X shepherd. NJ. S.
Olds and George y. Skipwith trading
as Olds & Company, for three years.
The lessees, after conducting res
taurant for a time allowed A. B.
Bruce to occupy the store for the un-
expired period.
Must Pay Back Dill.
Later Mr.. Mayo leased the building
through n. w Bcwe 6 Son. to Charles
e. Whitlock, trading as Robinson
Nelson & COMPANY. the present tenant
of the building on October 81 Of
this year the tenant decided to use
gas for heating purposes on the secont
floor and application was made 10 In
spector shelton 70 have the supply
turned on. The tenants were Informed
that there were two dsinGuent oltI'
against the property- one for 54S.T3
dated February /. 1905, and the othet
from the same date. for s16.94, making
( a total OF $685. bo1h bills being II
/ the name Of A. 3. Bruce. who con
( Quoted restaurant at that site fou
i years ago
/ After hearing argument Judge Grin
nan refused TO Issue the mandarin
I PRAYED for holding that the city va
! within it's rights in conducting bust
1 ness enterprise such as the Gas Work
| to refuse to RESUME service for prop
/ erty against which there We're stand
ing delinquent charges for gas deliv
| cred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
ORGANIZE HEALTH LEAGUE
Lancaster People Preparing to Enforce
Rules for BcItcr Zenith.

At the suggestion of DIR. A. c. Fisher.
local agent OF the state Health Depart
ment, in the campaign against hook
worm disease. health league has been
organized at LANCASTER Tor the en-
forccment of sanitary regulations in
TO enlist the cooperation OF every
family in the village in an effort to
secure uniform sanitary precautions
and to prevent the needless spread OF
disease, DR.. Fisher, who has done ex-
cellent work in various parts Of the
Northern Neck, expects similar leagues
to be organized in Warsaw and other
nearby towns, In the hopesthat the
Northern Neck may be made the most
healthY part Of Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
ANNUAL BANQUET BY
V ~. q. A. EOYs' DEPARTMENT

'rhN fourth annual banquet OF the boys
department o, the Young MEMS Christian
Annexation win bs held Friday evening al
T;2o o'clock IN III. banquet hall Of tho new
nssoeistion building. Seyehth and Grace
Streets
fhw of the hoyE have bsen chosen 10
give is'bn on interesting pnbiecis q G.,
nobraon, of REV york. ono OF he nterns,
tionai Y. M. q. 4. s.Grrtarios will hs pres.
cnt and deliver short aftress
Music win he furnished by the orchestra
ana the hnya' Qunrte,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
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PATIENTS ARRIVING
Waiting List ut Cata,vba Will lie Ex-
hallSted by New IInIarEcmentn.

Patients are arriving at Catawba on
the new buildings at the State Tuber-
culosis Sanator!um last Saturday. AS
soon as they reach the sanatorium
patients are examined, and If tne!r
condition is satisfactory, are at once
admitted and assigned to beds in the
new pavilions.
The resident physician of the sana-
torium expects that the waiting list
VIII practically be exhausted by the
new admissions. and anticipates that
ii will be able to receive new patients
upon short notice during the next few
weeks II is stated that the impression
has gone abroad that the waiting llst
was very long, and that no applicants
could be received for many months.
This rs denied and the authorities be-
lievc that "A reasonable number OF APP
plicants can be received without long
delays in the future.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
AROUND THE HOSPITALS
Lixs Randolph Returns to the Virginia
~ SUPERINTENDENT.

After an absence of about i've years
Miss Agnes D. Randolph has returned
to the Virginia Hospital, and VIII To-
day assume charge as superintendent
n position which she has held twice.
Miss Laura Duke. who has been act
ing superintendent, will return to her
position as assistant.
Miss Randolph is well known to the
medical fraternity of Richmond, anu
was warmely welcomed upon her re-
Mrs. r. NJ Raines. wife OF Dr.,
Raines, of Wakefield. Va, is at the Me
mortal Hospital, where she Will UNDER
go an operation In few days -.
C. c. Burgess. who has been III at
the Virginia Hospital for nearly two
weeks, is recovering.