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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
IS TAKEN
ON0RAL CONTRACT
Right of Way of Norfolk Street
Railway Company Is
Involved.

In the Supreme Court of Appeals
Yesterday an appeal was allowed from
"a Judgment of the Law Ind Chancery
Court of the city of Norfolk in the
case of the Norfolk and portsmouth,
Traction Company against c. b. White
& Bros. It involves the status of an
oral contract as opposed to a recorded
deed. in a case where the occupation
of the premises is daily open and
notorious.
In 1901, the petition states. ID. c.
Foreman, the owner of a tract of and,
agreed to erect a trestle and to give
a perpetual right of way across il to
the Berkeley Street Railway Company.
For this the concern paid $1,000. Fore
man built the trestle and the cars oi
the company have ever since beer
operated thereon. Later the stree,
railway was solo to the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Traction Cimpany, the APP
pcllant in the present instance.
Foreman sold his lands, which in
cluded the right of way. to the Joan
l.. Roper Lumber Company, which latar
conveyed them to C. B. White. The
latter brought suit of ejectment tc
compel the removal of the tracks anc
TO keep the railway company from the
land. a demurrer was dismissed by
the lower court, and on this point Tho
appeal is taken.
Williams & Tunstall and Henry "
Anderson represent the appellant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
GAS EXPLOSION
JUST REP0RTE
Only Came to Light With
Claims for Damages Amount
ing to $500.

1t leaked out in the Common Council
Gus explosion at the Lower Gas Works
about two months ago. in which Ave
men were more or less injured. The
matter had been kept so quiet by SUI
perintendent Knowles and the Com
mittce or Light that when the COM
mittee last. night recommended for
adoption five resolutions for payment
Of allowances to the men for time lost
while injured. there were some skepti-
cal members.
Mr.. Fuller wanted to know whether
there really had been any accident.
and would not vote for the allowances,
which aggregated about 5000, until ar
sured that each OF the five petitions
had been accompanied by a physician's
certificate that the men who had been
injured while at work. George w.
Rogers. of the Committee on Light,
said he had been told that the acct
dent had been caused by a flare back,
but he didn't know when 1T had hap
pened. and Mr.. Ratclife. of the COM
mittee. was unable to give much more
information, save that he had been told
that the claims were mcritorious.
The amounts were ordered paid. though
II was difficult TO convince GONE MEM
bers of the Council that there mad
been any accident, SO dark had the
whole matter been kept until the n
jured men wanted pay for the time
they lost. and AUDITOR Warren refused
to pay 1t. 1t is understood that the
men release the city from any CLAM
for damages.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
YELLED PROPHETS
TO ORGANIZE HERE
Visitors From Washington Will
Introduce Entertainments to
Local Masons.

Between seventy-fiye and n hun
dred of the Yelled Prophets of the En-
chanted Realm will come to Richmond
from Washington tomorrow afternoon
TO institute a grotto of the order in
this city. Not that Washington is an
enchanted realm, or that the prophets
will he yelled when they get here. 1t
is only the name.
About one hundred Richmond MEM
hers of Masonic blue lodges Will join
the Yelled Prophets, the ceremony
being held to-morroy night at s O'Clock
in Masonic Hall. The new order
bears a relation to the blue lodges as
that borne by the Mystic Shrine to the
knights Templar and Scottish R'te
Masons. In other words, 1t Is the spe.
cial branch of Masonry.
The local organization will be known
as Samis Grotto. while that IN Wash.
ington is named kallipolis Grotto. rht
delegation from the capital city vii
reach Richmond at GAS tomorrow aft.
ternoon. and will be met by a delega.
ton, which will endeavor to entertain
them in the afternoon in exchange 70,
the entertainment which vii be giver
the locals at night by the Visitors. A
special train will bear the Kallipoli.
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm to the entertainments of Rich.
moud.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
TRAFFORD
TO START PLANT
Engaged at Salary Of $500 q
Month to Furnish City
With Lights.

AT a meeting of the Council Commit
tee on Electricity last night. Consult
ing Engineer T.. w. Trafford was re-
tanned at a salary of 5000 per month
on a temporary basis, with instructions
to get the municipal electric plant in
working order as 500 as possible.
Mr.. Trafford reported that he had other
than the city's work on hand, and
could not give his whole time to the
superintendency of the municipal plant,
but his offer to oversee Its completion
was accepted. He was Given authority
to employ such men as were needed
to start work at once, n to get pro-
posals and purchase $50 tons Of coal
so that the plant could be fired up
and the generators be in operation by
the end of this week, both to furnish
current for the ornamental lights on
Broad Street and for water-pumping
purposes. The subcommittee was con-
tinued with Instructions to report a
proper ordinance creating the position
of superintendent OF the plant. and
fixing the salary, and also outlining
the number, duties and compensation
Of the permanent employees.
The present arrangement vii! con-
tinue, however, until such an ordinance
is adopted by the Council. the commits
tee having 5000 at rs disposal. with
instructions to get the power house
I'm ODeratiOn as 500 as possible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06

In the lobby of the Biiou last night
after the second act of THE Lion and
the Mouse" a number Of theatrical
men and chronic theatregoers sur,
rounded a quiet, c~lean-shaven man 81
mild denleanor. When the curious
asked, "Who is that fellow that everys.7
body Is listening to-that man next
to Leo Wisegs the aWe-striGken d99f-
fan: don't you know him?" 1t was r.
T." GiYen, the man who brought into
Richmond a summer stock that failed.
from a financial standpoint. because
the owner and manager this same
nroperties, costumes and scenery more
than a hot and somewhat u%napnresla-
tive town was wiling to repay him,
1esltimate, of MI. Giffen's went Dora
De sPhillipe, afterwards with Mas
casni's concert tour, Joseph Phillips,
later leading man In the road com
pany Of "FSlorodora" Arthur Barry
sGiasar; William Lamp. Donald Brian
.S1theu Donald Brinel, the most popula1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
DIAMOND
in HIP POCKET
Man Who Offered to Sell Stone
Arrested and Held as Sus-
picious Character.
TOLD CONFLICTING TALES.
Pair of Pincers Like Pickpockets
Garry Also Revealed by
Search.

Fl. C.. Rathberg, who told the police
that he was a representative or COT
lier's Weekly, was arrested yesterday
afternoon and locked up in the First
Police Station on the charge OF being
a suspicious character, suspected OF
felony. After he was carried to the
station he admitted that he had not
been with Golfers for three weeks,
and was registered at the Lexington
Hotel as FL. c. Reed.
AT first he stated to the police tnat
he came here from North Carolina and
later admitted that he was from New
York. living at H. North One Hun
dred and Thirty-ffth Street. that city.
Wanted to Sell Diamond.
The attention of the police was first
called to him when he went into the
place of Nathan Hellstern, at ruth
and Broad Streets. AS 1T happened,
Policeman Gering was in the store at
the time in plain clothes. Rathberg
or Reed bought a cigar and insisted
hat the proprietor take one also.
When he refused, his customer whis-
pered to him, asking If he cared to
buy a diamond. He said that he would
slip him one for 500. he asked
EIellstern if he could keep a secret,
but recognized the policemen before
the deal was made and left the store.
Hellstern called Gering's attention
to the queer actions of the man, n
he was followed to M%urphy's I.otei,
where Detective Sergeant wiley and
Policeman Clark were waiting. GerinS
repeated the story and Rathberg was
arrested at the corner of Ninth and
Broad Streets.
He took the arrest quietly, saying,
that he was Il representative of Col
lier's, and then that he came from New
York He refused to say anything
about his conversation with Hellstern
and informed the officers that they
had no grounds upon which to base
their arrest.
Whit Search Revealed.
They had very little TO say. but took
him at once to headquarters, where
he was searched. There was an ex-
p~ensive pearl pin in his scarf and in
his trousers pocket was a loose dia-
mond for which he could not account.
Gering, in following him from He'll
stern's store, saw him take the stone
from his front pocket and place it in
his hip pockea. 1t was wrapped in
cotton and is said to be worth about
$500.
Besides the jewelry he a a pair OF
pincers such as are used by pick
pockets. At n time he told the OIL
GERS that he bought the stone from a
mar in Philadelphia, and later adj
mitted to an officer that he had picked
it off a man in New York. The officers
will hold him until the case is fully
investigated.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
CHARGE AGAINST sEABOARD
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

Z Opon motion by Attorney S. S. p.
Patteson. counsel for the c~omplainants,
the case of A., S. Lee & Sons, lncor,
Air Line Railway Company, for alleged
undue discrimination In freight rates
was continued Indefinitely yesterday
by Special Examiner Burchmore, OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The postponement was asked for on
account Of the absence from the city
of James A. Moncure, general manager
OF the Richmond Guano Company, and
on account of the fact that the reply
OF the defendants was not specific
enough for counsel for the prosecution
to prepare their case at this time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
LECTURE ON HEALTH

Prof. Winslow. of New York. to Speak in
Richmond on December "A.
\ delightful series of talks on health
topics VIII be given this winter by the
Federation of Mothers Clubs in the audi
torium of the John Marshall High School
under the direction of the Public Health
Committee of the American Medical .Asso-
citation. Through the courtesy of the Rich
mond Board of Health, the first of those
lectures will be given by DR.. c. E.. A. Wins
low OF New York, on December u. at s:l5
.oSy in the College of the City of New
York. He was for a long time connected
With the Massachusetts Board of Health.
and is a recognized authority on all ques-
tons pertaining to public health.
The lecture will be fully illustrated, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
vACCINATE H0WITzERs
Artillerymen VIII Take Antl-Typhoid
Treatment TO.NlCht,

Artillerymcn VIII Take Anti-Typhoid
Treatment Tonight.
At least a portion of the battery
will be vaccinated against typhoid
fever tonight at the .Howltzers' ar
mory, according to present Intention.
The surgeon, DR.. F. K. T. Warrick.
who has made a study OF the use OF
this virus as a preventive Of the dis
ease among military establishments,
will administer the treatment.
many of the artillerymen as are vac
cinated will have what is In reality
a slight attack of typhoid. which will
pass off before tomorrow morning. Nc
i'll effects are felt by those treated
and the rise in temperature would no
be noted save by those who are eX'
pecting some such result.
SO far as observations on the eff.
fects go the treatment positively pre-
Vents typhoid for at least three years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
Inyents Time switch.

Arthur X. Koiner. son of Commissioner OF
Agriculture George ". koincr. has bern
electric lights. Young Koiner got the idea
ore night on B:oad Street, seeing a police
man turning off the lights in :indows. lie
all nigh. or the proprietor must turn them
off himself or nay some one els, 10 d. it.
SO he invented an attachment. which. run
MAJ by cloci.work, will :nrn the switch
al any hour set % the ciork dial. II may
BE- arranged 50 as % turn off o1r set of
lights at one hour and a different set at
The youth is a student at Virginia
Mcchanics' Institute.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
BLUES
Polytechnic Cadet, E.nrc.. Annr.c,

Poiytechnic Cadets Express ApprecIa-
tion of Courtesics.
N a letter to the Richmond Blues
battalion. President j. NJ. Norris, of
me corps of cadets of the Virginia
doiytechnic Institute. expresses the
of the corps for the courtesy extended
ny the Blues upon the visit OF the
cadets to Richmond. The Blacksburg'
poys were here on November 90. acting
as guard of honor to President Taft,
and spent the day and night In the
slnes' Armory. Captain Norris says
that the kindness of the Richmond
battalion made the trip of the cadets
a very pleasant one, and that the boys
enJoyed the visit to Richmond Very
much.
Private Julian NJ. Hord, Of Company
a, Richmond Light Infantry Blues. has
been granted an honorable discharge,
his term of enlistment having expired:
Musician w. "A. Moser, of the Blues
Band, has been granted leave OF abb
sence. for the month of December.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
EIrc cammi..Ioner. in ses.Ion.

AT a meeting OF she Board of Fire
Commissioners last nigjt the following
substitutes were appointed on proba-
many No. 10: w. {. Walker. to Engine
Company No. 5. H. B. GUIDE. Jr- and H..
C. Simms. having served their pro-,
baton terms satisfactorily. were placed
on the eligible list of substitutes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
Meetinr Postnoned

The meeting Of the Committee on
James River Improvement, scheduled
for yesterday afternoon. has been post
poned until next Monday afternoon at
6 o'clock. The postponement was at
the request of City Engineer Boiling.
who said he was not ready to make a
report on the various plans submitted
for building a new city wharf.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06

z. s. Circuit Court of Appcals.
pany against the Columt,ia Paper Bag
Company, In error. from the Circuit
Court OF Maryland, will be called Tor
argument to-day In the United States
& Gosneli' OF Baitimore, are counsel for
the Henry Company, while. Edwin y.
Baetjer Will represent the plum
There were no cases called yester-
day, the court holding. conference on
cases heretofore argued.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
NO CANDY RAFFLES
Trnfeiri Fined and Court Issues Warn
Ing tn All nenlera

On the charge of promoting a lot
terry. or rattle, in which candy was
given as prizes. Peter Trafeiri, a West
Broad Street confectioner, was founa
guilty in SHE. Palice Court Yesterday
sci for Trafeiri stated thai his client
would plead guilty, and asked that
the minimum fine be imposed, Justice
Crutchticld said that it was a fragrant
case of gaming, and one calculated es-
pecially TO lead off the young.
Many of these candy lotteries have
been running in the city recently, but
this is the first arrest. Justice Crutch-
field warned the merchants hat here
after no excuse would be taken, but
that all would be handled with the
same severity as Trafeiri.
Joe. Flippen, c%olored, charged with
CARRYING a concealed weapon and with
being drunk, was fined 500 and le-
auired 10 give security in ihe sum OF
500 for twelve months. He went tc
tall.
Earnest Jones. ~colored, alias Raby-
town. was fined $50 and sent to jail
for six months for wounding Charlie:
Rosenberg with a rock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
Dad pny for Ere Alnrm.

The ire department was called out
late yesterday afternoon for a small
blaze in the rear of the Baughman
Stationery Company. on West Clay
Street. The fire broke out in a vacant
stable and did but little damage. Fiji
teen minutes after the alarm came In
the back tap sounded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
Grrmnn Toy, Arri,ipr

Unusually large shipments of Ger
,nond for the roliIay trade II was SAID
yesterday III the custom house hat
this is due 10 the fact .hts local 1eal-
ers arc importing their wares direct
from Europe Instead of pasronizin. the
importers of New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
zUEBLlN's LECTURE
.'Thc Twentieth Century School" to BE
Discussed by an Expcrt..

Hc NcHtIeth Century SchOOV TO Be
Discussed by an Expert
Public-spirited citizens, aud especial
~ those Interested in educational af-
fairs, are enthusiastic about the lee
ture on The Twentieth Century
school" which will be given by Charles
Iueblin, of Boston, on Friday night
at the John Marshall High School, UNI
der the auspices of the Richmond Edu-
cation Association.
Mr.. Zueblin is known in Richmond.
He spoke here last spring.. n dis
cussed The Modern City" He has
visited many cities of this country, and
recently has given attention to condi-
tons prevailing in the average Amer
lean school.
Through his observations he has
drawn his own conclusions what the
institution of learning of to-day should
be. The present problems facing edu-
Gators to-day, 1t is saio, are attribute
to the great growth of cities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
HUsTINGS COURT RECEIVES
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS

The special grand Jury Of the Hust-
ings Court for the December term yes
terday brought the following true
bills:
renee Pitts; Henry Brooks, houscbreak-
Ing; Thomas Brown, housebreakinE;
Ben Lindsay. alias William Lewis,
housebreaking; Charles Price. alias
Hudspeth, for maliciously wounding
Thomas Williams; John Smith, house
breaking. Three true bills were
brought against Edward Wilson. alias
Edward j.. Brown, for forgery.
Fritz sitterding. George Sheen, w. s
Workman, Charles r. Taylor, Abner
Cooley. colored; T. L. Blanton. and
Anton Staude.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
n,.nrd.rIx. nriycr Ftrcd.

George ELS. the negro Who WAS dis
orderly while driving a carriage In a
funeral procession Sunday, was fined
So and costs yesterday by Magistrate
Andrew Foisey, Of Barton heights.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
plead. Gullty Of Horse Stealing.

Zeb Scott, colored. pleaded guilty
Yesterday before Magistrate 7. j.
Puryear. of Henrito county, to the
on to the anuary term of the county
grand Jury Scott recently stole and
attempted to sell for SIS a mare owned
INV TT r. Rennfe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
Moodmcn of world Ia Nc,

Hickory Camp. No, 6. Woodmen OF the
World. viii hold its regular convention to-
night at Marshall Hall An election of o.
ncers. a smoker and a big wood -chopping
arc on the program
All Woodmcn are invited.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
budding Permits.

Building and repair permits were issued
yesterday as follows:
A. j. Chewing. TO erect a two-story brick
garage in rear Of 1893 West Grace street, to
cost $1,000.
Richmond Dairy Company, 10 -epnir and
enlarge brick wasol shelter IN roar of ia
West Marshall atrsati 10 coat faD,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06
HcnrIco oInrrtnge J.icenx.

a marriage license was issued yes
terday In tine ollce of the clerk Of
the Henrico County Circuit Court to
James Bolts Hughes nj Miss Cor
nelia WoOdfn,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06

County Supervisors To Meet.
The Henrico County Board Of Super
yisors will meet this morning at IL
O'clock.
The broad ax., 1910-09-10
NEGROES LvNcHED BY MOB.
JaiIer oVerpowsred and Prisoners Are
Found Hanging From Trestle.

GraceviIle, La. Sept. 7.-Dansling
from q trestle just outside town were
found the bodies of Ed Christian, q
Negro, charged with shooting Deputy
Sheriff Allen Burns, and Hattie Bow
man, a Negro woman, who was ar
rested on the charge Of being impli-
Gated in the crime.
Last night the guards Of the Jail
we're overpowered and the Negroes
taken away. This morning the bod
les were found.
The coroner's verdict was that they
met death at the hands Of parties
unknown.
Evidently this Colored man and
woman came IN contact with their
beat southern white friends.
Let Il be remembered that neither
OF them were charged with raping q
white lady.-Bditor.
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ing friend Of e1s. tEpe % Senator
EtteIs0n. Ny interest md hope sOr
his success at TIE coming primaries,
however, a not solely Que 20 the
efforts he made IN ehe Legislature 70
procure the appropriation above re
ferred to: other and Just - import
ant reasons impel this endorsement
As q member OF ne Negro race De-
voted to an causes making for ne
advancement and uplift OF this peo-
pie, cannot forget the splendid serv-
ices rendered with strict impair
TALLY to his Negro constituents as
member OF the County Central Com
mfttee. Every Negro living in the
Third Ward old enough to exercise
the right of Suffrage needs no remind
er to recall the liberal, and thereto
fore unprecedented share Of patronage
accorded the Negro constituency dur
ing his incumbency as Committeeman
from the Third Ward. Never before
or since were this people 30 hand
somely rewarded in the matter Of ie-
'cognition in public places as given
by Committeeman Ettelson. In every
once in Cook County and several In
the state were placed worthy Negro
citizens VINO had fronted the fray Of
political battles during those stirring
days when Sammy" Ettelson was
the leader Of the ward.
The time has now come for the Ne
gro eitizens Of this District. and par
ticulariy in the Third Ward, where
they to such q large extent reside. 70
show this worthy young man that
they appreciate the great good which
came to them through his unselhsh
acts IN the past; that they win pin
their faith" TO q man Of his type. BE-
HeVing in the doctrine that ''the hope
OF the future Is measured by the con-
duet IN the past" 49,
Let us therefore, as brethren IN
black, rally to the standard Of Samuel
IA. Ettelson and by united strength
linked with his legion Of white
friends, nominate him On Sept 15th,
by a majority 80 large that none win
doubt the warmth and enthusiasm in
which he II held by the constituency
Of the Third Senatorial District
The broad ax., 1910-09-10

Know all men by these presents
that we, the Colored citizens of Chiea.
go in mass meeting assembled, here
and now express our hearty commen-
dation OF the splendid record made in
the 44th General Assembly by Hon.
Edward D. Green, as Representative
Of the 1st Senatorial District Of Hi
nois.
I'VE commend him for his aggres-
sive. loyal and answering support Of
all legislation for the promotion Of
Civic righteousness and assure him
that his distinguished services in
II is regard has won for him a high
place in the estimation Of all loving
people, we especially commend him
for introducing the Anti-Mob Law and
for shis lifetime support which con-
tributed so much to placing its wise
and Just provisions upon our statue
books. By that service he has caused
the State Of Illinois to take leading
place among those States of the IN
MON which guarantee to every man
accused Of crime, a fair and impair
ial trial.
Thereby preserving our State from
the infancy OF lynch laws, commend
ing him for his unselhsh, intelligent
and valuable public service, We pre-
sent him with our earnest wishes for
his future welfare.
This Testimonial Of our high re
gard for him was adopted and pre-
sented to him at olivet Baptist
Church, September %, 1905
II the soreheads residing in the
Second Ward win read the above ar
ticle they can readily see where Cd
ward D. Green stands in the esdma-
ton Of the best COlored people IN
Chicago.