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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
.BELLW0OD WINS
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Jury Renders Verdict for Defense
in Case Brought by
Curtis.
END CAME AT NIGHT SESSION
Former Dairy Inspector Wanted
$4,000 in Damages From
Milk Dealer.

A verdict for the defendant was re-
turned by the jury in the Law and
Equity Court in the case of Former
Dairy Inspector r. n: Curtis against
ty. last night shortly after 0 o'clock.
The case has been on trial for the past
six days and the evidence had COW
cred a wide range.
Mr.. Curtis was for several years an
inspector of dairies. employed by the
Richmond Board of Health. More than
a year ago charges against him COM
ing from Mr.. Bellwood led to an In
curry by the Health Board. In which
Mr.. Curtis vas indicated. after a
wealth of testimony had been taken as
to the conduct of the dairy inspection
Echo Of Old Trouble.
Last year Mr.. Bellwood renewed his
Virginia Legislature in a public hear
ing on what was known as the Throck-
morton bill. an act proposed by the
delegate from Henrico, designed to
Dairy and Food Commissioner. and
which did not pass, Later Mr.. Curtis
was dismissed by the Board of Health,
which at the same meeting elected his
successor.
Mr.. curtis charged in effect that the
wood, a ~well-known and prosperous
planter of Chesterfield county. led TO
his dismissal, and in the conduct of
the trial 1t was broadly intimated by
his attorneys that Mr.. Curtis was
dropped by the Health Board as com
pensation for the droppinE of the
Throckmorton bill, which would nave
put the cities of Virginia practically
out of the dairy inspection business.
Mr.. Curtis sued for damages In the
sum of s15.no0. through Lucius F..
Cary and O'Flaherty & Fulton. Mr..
Bellwocd wa represented by Smith.
Moncure & Gordon. The case has been
holly contested throughout, the argu-
ment of counsel having occupied the
greater mart of the closing day.
Decided to Rush Case.
Because of other cases which W.
been delayed. Judge ingram decided to
continue the argument yesterday aft.
%ternoon without recess for supper. and
the case went to the jury shortly be-
fore 9 o'clock.
The feature of the morning was
when Mr.. Bellwood went on the stand
in his own defense. and testified to
his treatment at the hands of In
spector Curtis through a period of two
years. stating that he had finally one
out of the dairy business because he
was unable to meet the eXactfng re-
nuirements of an inspector who he be-
lieved was ~preiudiced against him.
through the fact that he had been
prominent in the former hearing be-
fore the Board of Health. There were
but few people besides the Interested
parties in the court room when the
verdict was rendered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
READY TO BUILD
ON BROAD STREET
Life Insurance Company Of vir-
ginia Buys Wolverton
Hotel.
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SELLING PRICE NOT GIVEN
Not Determined as Yet Exactly
What Kind Of Structure Will
Be Erected.
SELLING PRICE NOT GIVEN

BY the acquisition of the property
known as the Wolverton Hotel. the
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
yesterday rounded off a tract which
Will prepare the way for a great Office
building to be erected within the next
year. The terms of the purchase Of
the Wolverton property were not an
nounced, though President John q.
Walker confirmed the purchase. saying
thai his company now owned a total
of f55 feet on Broad Street. running
through. between parallel lines to Cap
40 feet on Tenth Street, facing the
main entrance to the City Hall.
Plans Not In Shape.
While 1t is proposed to build. the de-
tails have not been decided upon. The
Wolverton property was sold by the
Richmond Realty Corporation, III. j.
Eichelberger, president; w. C. Schmidt,
The lessees and those stopping at the
Wolverton Hotel We're given notice
yesterday to vacate by Saturday night.
1t is expected that for the present at
occupy the hotel building with some
OF it's Offices, pending the perfecting OF
plans for a new building.
The Life Insurance Company OF vir-
ginia now occupies the old building
running from Broad to Capitol, once
- 10y ullu HAS
the Capitol Street corner. Mr.. Walker
said that the board would decide
shortly on the character of building to
be erected facing the City Hall.
May Build Skyscrnpcr.
There Is some difference Of opinion
as to whether it should be a moderate
size building. intended only as the
home office of the or whether
a. s~kyscraper should be erected, with
stores on Broad Street, the Offices of
the company on Tenth Street, facing
the City Hall, and room above for ten
or fifteen stories for Offices of attor-
neys and others who practice In the
City Hall courts.
Some members of the board arc
known to favor a modern Office build
Ing of this type. while others ara more
CAUTIOUS: and prefer that tho company
should build only for its own uses.
reservins a part of its ground for an
annex to provide for future growth,
President Walker said yesterday that
until the board acts, he could not tell
what would be the outcome, though
many favored the larger and more i'm
posing structure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09

The United States Circuit Court Of APP
peals reconvened yesterday morning at II
o'clock, with Circuit Judges Golf and Pritch-
ard and District Judges Mcdowell and Rose
in attendance.
Tn following case was argued:
No. 9s5-Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany. appellant, vs.. First National Bank, of
Richmond, appellee; on appeal from tho
Circuit Court at Richmond. Cause argued
by Eppa Hunton. Jr. Of this city, for the
appellant, and by George Bryan and John
Pickrell. of this. city. for the appellee. and
submitted.
Court adjourned until this morning at II
O'Clock.
Cases in call to-day:
No. os7-Felipe Barclay Osma. appellant.
VS.. Alexander Brown & Sons. appellees; ap-
peal from the Circuit Court at Baltimore,
Nd. To be argued by s. S. Field and Jane.
H.. Preston. of Baltimore. Md, for the APP
pellant. and by Edgar II. Cans, of Balti-
more, Md, for the appellccs.
No. 999-Fairmont Carriage Works, ct al,
appellants, vs.. George R, Hoguc. trustee In
bankruptcy OF B. G. Williams, bankrupt, ap.
pellee; on appeal from the District cour,
at Philippi. ". Va. In bankruptcy. To be
argued by Howard n. Ogden and Charles
Powell. of Fairmont, ". Va. for the appel
lants. and by, Noyes & Ritz. OF Wheeling
w. Va for the appellee.
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HEADQUARTERS HERE
New York Life Insurance Company
Moves From AtInnfn.

Announcement was made yesterday
mat the New York Life Insurance
company would move its Southern
headquarters from Atlanta TO Rich
mond on January 1. Thad C. Bell, Of
New Orleans. will be manager here
after that date, Charles NJ. HuebIin,
the local manager for the past five
Years. having been transferred to
Nashville to take charge of the Ten
nessee State office. Mr.. Hueblin will
begin his new work the first of the
year.
Herbert E. Ward. who has been
cashier of the Richmond branch office
for the past fott' years. has been pro-
NOTED to the position of agency or
ganizer for the State of Virginia. and
his headquarters will remain at Rich
mond. G. Edgar Upp succeeds Mr..
Ward as cashier.
The same firm. which has been gem
eral agent for the past thirty years,
VIII continue as general agent as
heretofore.
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HOME GOVERNORS MEET
Christmas Celebration to BE Held mt Ma
coufc Tnsf{fufInu ~


sonic Institution.
Final reports for the year were made by
the various committees yesterday to the
board of governors of the Masonic Home of
Virginia. The condition OF the home was
shown to be excellent and the health of the
inmate good. The meeting was held at
noon.
An invitation was received and accepted
from Dove Lodge of Masons asking that hf-
teen of the home children be allowed to at
tend its annual celebration at the Masonic
Temple tonight to take part in the singing.
The board fixed on Saturday, December q,
at $3.50 at tho home, as the timo and place
for the annual Christmas celebration. The
committee on entertainment has invited all
Masons and friends of the institution. Vtsi-
tors will take the 2:45 Seven Pines car at
Twenty-ninth and P Streets.
Those present at Yesterdays meeting were
l., T. Christian, presidents: C. A, Nesbltt.
secretary; j. Thompson Brown, Fl. F. w.
Southern. John L. Satterheld. Leon Waller
stein. John w. Richardson, NJ. r. Mason. w.
W. Prosser. II. l., Turner, John f. Mayer
and Superintendent C. 6. Boisseau.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
POLICE COURT CASES
lame. CHAPMAN Sent to Jail for Thirty
n-..a On. Nh Il 49,

Days for Theft.
James Chapman. colored, aharged
with stealing a watch from William
DALEY. was sentenced to thirty days
in Jail from Police Court yesterday
morning.
Henry Coleman, alias Henry Taylor,
colored, charged with breaking into
the stall of A. McCaulcy, in the First
Market and stealing therefrom a
quantity of meat, was sent on to the
grand jury. The case against elisha
Cook. colorcd. charged with having
bought some Of the stolen meat, was
continued to December 10.
Edward Hankins, white, charged with
having broken into the collar factory
of g. p. Taylor, and breaking into the
firm of Cottrell & Cook, wa sent on
to the grand jury.
The case Of Harrison MenZer,. color
ed, the driver charged with having
recklessly run his wagon into an au-
tomobile. in which We're seated Mayor
Richardson, Henry Cohn. Superinten-
dent of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment, and several visitors. was con-
tinued to December IL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
FEW RECRUITS
Young Men Not Especially Anxious ia
Join the Armr.

Enlistments in the United States
Army are unusually small in number
for the season of the year, said Lieu
tenant Charles S. Fowler, retired, In
charge of the Richmond recruiting sta
ton, yesterday, This is true not only
In this city, but, SO far as he Is In
formed, throughout the country.
winter months are Favorable for a
good number of e~nlistments.
Lieutenant Fowler. who succeeds
Major William A. Miller in Richmond,
has been in charge only our days. He
was retired for disability while a
young man, and has been on the re-
tired list for nearly twenty years. This
Is his first experience as a recruiting
officer, having spent most of his time
as military instructor at various
schools. He saw much frontier SER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
RECEPTION TO REV. G. w. KEMPER
by MEMBERS OF HIS CHURCH

This evening from s to 10 o'clock
the members of Marshall Street Chris
tian Church will tender a reception to
their pastor. Rev. Geo. w. Kemper.
and family. The reception will be
will be participated in by several of
the pastors of the other religious
bodies of the city. Not only the mem
bers of thie church, but also the
friends of the congregation are eN-
pected to be present.
A special program, including music
by some of Richmond's local talent.
has been arranged for the occasion.
Dove Lodge to Meet.
A stated communication of Dove
Lodge, No. 81. A, f. and A. NJ, will be
held at the Masonic Temple tonight
at o'clock.
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Odd-FcIlows EIectcd.

AT an enthusiastic and largely at
tended meeting Of Metropolitan Lodge.
No. 22S, I. o. o. F., last night, the
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing term:
Noble Grand. r.. Il. Anderson: Vice
rotary, w. w. Dunford: Financial
Secretary, F. F. Wells: Treasurer, F..
L.. Butler: Past Grand, j. r. Moore.
Several speeches were made by Wis
iting brothers, after which refresh
ments were served.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
building Permits.

Building and repair permits were is
sued yesterday az follows:
Davis Land Company, Incorporated,
to erect two brick tenements on the
South side Of Ashland Street, between
Meadow and Carter Streets to cost
Stockton street BAPTIST Church, to
temporarily repair freme church build
ing recently damaged by fire, at
Seventh and stockton Streets, South
Rlehmond. To cost $500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
MORE LABOR CASES
George Smith, President Of Virginia
RakinE CompanN. Is Arrested.

BHkInE NOTnUHHy, Is ATTtStCU.
George Smith, president and man
ager of the Virginia Baking Company,
was arrested yesterday by Clerk w A.
Toler, of police headquarters, on two
warrants, charging him with having
violated the State labor law, in hat
he employed and worked children un-
der the age of fourteen years. The
warrants We're sworn out by j. B.
Cl!nedinst, an inspector of the State
Labor Bureau. The cases will be heard
this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
SUBMITS After Anpenl,

William Muse, colored, who had APP
nealed from a decision in the Police
SQUIRT, submitted Yesterday in the
ny Justice ~Crutchfeld. and was sem
fenced to sixty days in jail on each
OF three cases of petit larceny,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
CHAMBER SMOKER
Hugh Chalmers 10 Deliver Principal Address
on Monday Night,

Oh NIOHUuy N1HHI,
Invitations were mailed yesterday 10 the
Chanbe Of Commerce smoker, which Will
be given in the Jefferson Hotel auditorium
On December II at S:l5 p. NJ
The principal speaker will be Hugh Chalm-
cra, OF Detroit. who rose from the position
OF office boy 10 the presidency OF one of the
largest automobile lndustrics In the country.
His subject VIII be TIL Principle OF Bus
inegs SUCCESS"
A number Of speakers win be called upon
from the audience TO discuss various busl-
ness subjects. The reception committee Is
composed of Alvin 81. Smith. chairman; s..
T. Beverage and z. Peyton Giles,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
MOTHERS CLUB
ON BOOK VALUE
Meeting at Nicholson School
Deals With Library as Help
to Children.

The Nicholson Mothers Club had
an enthusiastic meeting in the audi
torium of the Nicholson School yes
terday afternoon, \ large number Of
ports We're turned in by the various
committees. The club has realized the
value of a good book in the hands of
a child and has been eminently sue
cessful In increasing the library ia
~cilities of the school and the com
Miss Ada Van Stone Harris, the new
supervisor of the primary grades and
the kindergartens of the Richmond
greater library facilities, more beauti-
ful Interiors for school rooms. and a
more serious view of the mothers re-
sponsibility for the welfare of the
school.
atiye Education A%ss4Siation Of r vlr-
tive talk along the lines of organiaa-
ton. work to bs pndsrtaken and rr so,
such efforts. Mrs, pashiell discussed
her topic from, Tires diffsrent gree ,
ton, aud social ethics.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09
petitinn in

Petition in Bankruptcy.
Harriet F.. Ferguson yesterday Med a pc.
titlon in bankruptcy with Clerk Brady. OF
the United States Court. Her liabilities are
estlmated at s2,l5s.2o. There are no assets.
The amount for the most part is due banks
in WInchester9va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-09

For some years a debt of $4,000;
payable to former Postmaster-General
James B.. Cary. of Baltimore, hunG
heavily on the school; This mas now;
however. been reduced by semi-annual
payments until 1t is less than S1o,-
600.
The oasis., 1910-02-26

feel assured that it will he treated in strict confidence. The Census Bureau exists solely for the collec- ton of general statistics, and is not, and should not be, an instru- ment for disclosing the affairs of individual persons, firms, or cor porations, Returns made by the Census Bureau are in no case pub lished in such a way as to identify the business operations of individ- ual persons or concerns, nor are they disclosed to any person aside from employees of the bureau itself not even to other departments of the Department of Commerce and Labor"
The oasis., 1910-02-26

While there is no evidence that employees of the Census Bureau in the past have been guilty of i'm proper disclosure of information except, possibly, in very few cases-these more specific provis
 ions for penalties are highly ad- vantageous. Although the census law requires persons interrogated to furnish the information called for on the duly authorized schedules, reliance for prompt and accurate returns must rest largely upon the good will of those making the re- turns. Manufacturers, farmers, and others will not freely disclose the needed information unless they
The oasis., 1910-02-26
LIVE STOCK ON RANGES.
Ab soIutely Confidential Treatment of the Answers to Census Enum-
 orators.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. l5, 1910. The United States Census Bureau is making extraordinary preparations to ascertain the approximately exact number and value of live stock on the ranges in the United States on April 15 next, the date of the live stock inventory, as required by the act of Congress providing for the Thirteenth Decennial Census.
 Fea. ful that for one reason or another the livestock raisers may be deterred from freely stating the number and value of their hold ings, the Census Bureau is exert ing unusual efforts to assure the ranchmen and farmers, especially of the western range states, that ,heir interests whether personal or corporate, can not possibly be af- fected in any way by their fra nk and full disclosure of their live stock possessions. The information gathered by the Census Office is held strictly confidential not only in respect to the fact that under no circumstances is it ever imparted to any one not connected with the Census Office, but in respect to it's ever being given to any other branch of the Government.
The oasis., 1910-02-26
ASSURANCE OF SECRECY.

ASSURANCE OF SECRECY.
 Tn behalf of the Census Bureau" to-day said Assistant Director Will liam F, Willoughby, q can give as positive assurance of the cOn6- dentisl treatment of information called for by the livestock ques- tions in the general agricultural schedule as 1 could if confidence were to be imposed upon me per sonally and privately. The Census Bureau is concerned only in the collection and publication of stat istical facts The spirit of every act of Congress providing for the various decennial censuses has been, and is, that the information as to individuals, firms and cor porations is to be given inviolable secrecy. It is as much privileged information as that imparted by a client to lawyer, by patient to physician, by dying man to minister. It can not even he i'm parted to another branch of the Federal Government, no matter how much the information may be de- sired. No court ever has or ever will ignore this immunity from personal or business involvement bestowed in return for information required by United States Census inquiries. To do otherwise would impair, if not wholly destroy the scientific efficiency of the census work. So far aS the livestock census is concerned, the bureau, following fair, impartial, and un- biased methods quickly separates the person, firm, or corporation from the facts furnished, and pri- vate or corporate identity in con- nection with any census data re- mains forever sealed and sacred in the great safes of the Census Office" "
 THE DIRECTORS REPORT.
 In his annual report for 1909 10 Secretary Nagel, of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor, Census Director Durand stated:
 "The thirteenth census act is more specific than that for the Twelfth Census with respect to penalties upon supervisors, enum- orators, or other employees who
The oasis., 1910-02-26

Pullman Sleeping Cars run through between Mazatlan, SinalOa and Los Angeles, California. II. LAWr0N, GEO. F. JACKSON,
 Agente General Nice-Agente General de PasajeS. de PasajeS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-16
A Quick Report.

- Vu4Ch 1CpoIe
After some discussion the matter was
referred to the road committee, which
the following day expressed its feelings
towards the powers-that-b be in the fol
lowing report, which was unanimously
adopted:
I'm re Communication No. 500 from
Marston Campbell, commissioner of
public lands, under date of September
81, 1910, in which he refuses to set
aside a lot for a fire station on the
corner of Waianuenue and Kuhio
streets. in the town of Hilo, as request
ed thereto by the board of supervisors,
and offering in lieu thereof to set aside
for the uses of the county Of Hawaii
for fire station. a lot on the corner
of the extension of Shipman street and
Bridge street upon the express condI-
tion that the county Of Hawaii obligate
itself to construct thereon building of
reinforced concrete or other fre-prOof
material, your committee begs leave to
report that it has had the same under
careful consideration and does hereby
recommend that the county clerk be
and is hereby directed to forward TO
Governor Walter Frear and Land Com
missioner MarstOn Campbell each a
copy Of this report, stating the action
had thereon and also calling to their
attention the communication of Gov
ernor Frear, under date of August 80,
1909, addressed 10 Hon J. D. Lewis.
chairman, board of supervisors, in
which he asked the cooperation of the
board in the matter Of the obtaining of
an appropriation from congress for a
public building and to bring about the
| best use Of the block. giving as one Of
| the reasons for requesting the assist
| ance of this honorable hoard the fol
| lowing: another would be that the
| lower portion could be used for the
| purposes Of the county Of Hawaii with
| perhaps a small portion of il retained
for territorial purposes This honor
| able board. under date of September
,. 1910. notified Governor Frear that
il was heartily in favor of the proposed
4! plan and suggestions made by him rel
| ative to the federal site and that it
wo0ld DO all that il could towards the
| end proposed ia obtaining portion OF
said land for county and territorial
| purposes Later events. hut more par
ticularlv Resolution No. go adopted by
this honorable board August 4. 1910
| shows that the county has faithfully
fulfilled is promises in The matter. and
| YOUR committee feels that the action
Of the territorial officials. knowing its
financial condition At the present time
In obIgatIng the county Of Hawaii rC
erect a concrete fire station as n con
dition precedent r. obtaining any lo+
situate IN said block Of land. shows
lack Of good faith on their part and /,
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Talk Is Cheap.


cit is very nice to talk about a $50
600 building said Shipman. But
what about roads. bridges, schools, etc?
Where is the money! 1t is nonsense for
us to agree to put up $4,000 build
ing, and to agree to accept the lot on
that condition is foolish. We should
take the lot, provided we be allowed to
move the present station on to it. =
Lewis said that he agreed with Ship
man. He had understood that the Ter
ritory had promised the county a lot
where it wanted it, but now it seemed
that the county would have to fight for
it. 1t was a well-known fact that the
county could build no $25, 900 buildings
Just now.
In answer to question by Shipman,
Lyman stated that last year the Cover
nor had sent the board a resolution,
providing for the return to the terri
torial government of half OF the federal
lot and this resolution had included a
section stating that that part of the
lot should 90 to the county. Now, how
ever. Frear seemed to have forgotten
all about the county, but Lyman
thought that on the basis Of this reso-
luton the county had good claim.
"When | saw the Governor, we were
talking about the lot facing Waianue
nue. street, said Desha. - He did not
speak then of the application made for
it by the Knights of Pythias Frear
always ignores the wishes Of the county
officials, but if the business men ask
for anything, he is very quick to grant
it. | favor passing the matter up to a
committee -
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Already, considerable inquiry IS beng
made as to the locality, etc.