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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
NEXT CONVENTION
HERE IN OCTOBER
Railway signalmen's Association
Coming Then, With 1000
Delegates.

Already the calendar Of conventions
to be held here in the fall is being
filled up. The Railway Signalmens
Association will meet here on October
10, bringing along with it a large del
egation of members Of the Railway
Supply Association. These two organ
izations will bring to the city at least
1000 people, If the present estimates
are not far wrong
The convention of the Railway Sig
nalmen's Association will be in session
four days. having its headquarters at
the Jefferson and holding its sessions
in the hotel auditorium Its program
will be filled with topics of peculiar
men. II is quite probable that James
Q. Pagan, of Cambridge, Mass, the
railway signalman who has won so
much distinction in literature, will be
one of those in attendance on this
meeting.
It has been the custom for this con-
yention to meet annually in Atlantic
City, but Richmond's fame as a con-
come here. Richmond was selected
over several other cities Secretary
kosendorf of the association; Manager
Meisiger. of the Jefferson Hotel. and
BUSINESS Manager Dabney, of the Cham
Der of Commerce, will shortly hold a
conference to make preliminary ar
engagements for the gathering. Score
tary Rosendorf was here last fall, con-
terrlnE with Mr.. Dabney.
The railway supply men will be here
at the same time. their business being
simply that of exhibiting their goods
and taking orders. They will use the
City Auditorium, in all proba bility. for
exhibition space, and will require every
mon OF H. All of the up-to date sig
nal appliances and equipment viii be
shown. and ii is expected that the ex-
hibits will exceed all others In the
past in point of size and elaborate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
YORK'S ROMANCE
ENDS In C0UR I
But How to Care for His 1mbe-
Gle Step-children Is Real
Problem.

Hailed into Police Court on the
charge of rasrancy was the final chan.
Ter in the romance of John and Mary
Inork married year ago out of the
t,,rn county almshouse, and a new
urn of affairs for the two inibeciIa
children of the woman
y an. FORK worked once and saved
t ,ha marriage license, and with
lhe license he welded Mary, Then, FOR
short term, he drove the dead wanon
OF the city almshouse. bur the labor
"a Sas TOO strenuous. and he gave nm
ch iIs ,ne n he and, and Mary and the two
t na 70 sleep and a little less to
eat People who saw them in corr
h haan ~ u was was shems that they had
n,s,,r, permitted to get license to
h hnl more serious. shame that they
nag been allowed to become man and
VIE. Mary,,s mother and grandtather
, mere IL, ilaoeciles. II is said. and the wo-
me fact of his choice. shows himself
10 be no more enlightened.
rr nut IL vas a problem with Justice
iI din, ni,ii what to do with the two
w. =. Maybee. secretary of the Chill
drens Home Society of Virginia The
latter said that it was a standing
order order with the board of directors Of
children 'ihoeciie
The society is supported only by
so4untarS subscriptions. and the chill
dren II takes in from the slums, from
the Almshouse and from deserted
homes are given out into adoption. No
one would adopt an imbecile child, and
the society makes no provision for
them Or. Maybee said that it is
crying shame that the State of vir-
glnla has no institution to care for
these unfortunate ones; that if there
were such an institution he could place
in 1t Immediately 800 children who
lack mentality.
Within nine years the Children's
Home Society of Virginia has cared for
!12 children from Richmond. collected
from every quarter and 500 children
altogether Most of these children
have been adopted. But there is no
provision for the feeble minded. DIR.
AaShee says the State should support
an institution to be devoted to their
care. The two York children were
turned over to Secretary Buchanan. of
the Associated Charities. who will care
for them until the court can make
further provision for them The man
and woman will be sent to the City
Home. John does not care for work,
and has earned only 81 in his life.
Mary cannot work and the lmshouse
Is the only logical place for them.
1t is less fortunate for the children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
WILD CHASE AFTER
RACING AUT0|SI
Fred Campbell Caught by Police
After Tire Comes Off, and Seri-
Gus Accident Is Avoided.

After a stern chase and a long
chase. in which he is alleged to have
attempted to outdistance the police
and run away from them. Fred Camp
reported shortly after IL o'clock last
night for fast and reckless driving, md
will be hailed to Police Court to-mor-
row morning.
1t is said that there We're eight or
nine men in the car. 1t was first
west, by Bicycle Policemen Thurman
and Krengel Another machine came
up and a race started Mr.. Campbell's
car led the way. and the two officers
could. Mr.. Campbell. 1T is alleged.
when he saw he was being pursued.
attempted to turn out on the. Boule-
ward but was cut off by the two
run. over them or turn off. and ha
made sharp swerve in the other
direction The car narrowly missed
a telegraph pole and went over gut
". As MI Mr. e campben made his quick
swerve to escape, one of the rear tires
and the steel rim came off, but he
drove his car on three wheels to within
a square of the bridge catering the
Fair, Grounds, where, to avoid further
GERS Thurman and Krengel rode up.
and told Mr. Campbell that he would
have to be reported. He admitted his
identity, said he was in charge of the
car, and that he was the owner. All
the mem in the car expressed themselves
as being glad that they had not come
to more unfortunate accident, and
there seemed to be some relief In CIV
ing up the race and surrendering
gracefully as they could to the officers.
UP and sent to the Second Police Sta
tion to be used as evidence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
GIRL BADLY HURT
. BY STREET CAR
Noise and Excited Shout Caused
Catherine Staples to Stop in
Middle Of Track.
FATHER FIRST TO REACH HER
Victim Dragged 80 Feet Before
Motorlnan. Who Afterwards
Tainted, Could Stop.

Confused by the noise of the changing
bell and the excited shout of a bystand'
er to go back, Catherine Staples, three
years old OF SO North Eighteenth
street was knocked down by an Oak
wood and Main Street car shortly after
s O'Clock Yesterday afternoon and scri-
ously injured.
The accident occurred almost directly
in front of the child's home. Just as her
mother and others had returned from
funeral Of child who had lived IN
being taken across tho street the
corner confectionery store by Pearl Car
roll. twelve years old. The car. COM
Ing down the slope Of Eighteenth
man G. W. Macon rang his bell. Some
one on the opposite side Of the street.
1t is said, shouted to the little girl
10 come back.
Hit by Heavy Trucks.
It was a bad mistake. The child
stopped. looked around, started to re-
trace her stops and the next moment
the heavy forward trucks of the car
were upon her. There was a faint
scream. and then the grinding noise of
the brakes closing on the wheels. But
1t was difficult to stop the car on such
grade, and It went about thirty feet
further before being halted The baby
for she Is nothing more-was rolled
III front Oh tlc Car anu tilcIi tIIo"h
aside.
1t was her own father who drew her
from next the wheels and bore her into
the house to an agonized mother. Little
Catherine was still conscious, but moan
ing with suffering. The city ambu-
lance, with DR. Tabor, in charge, was
summoned b. an, officer, but the par
cnts preferred that the girl be at
tended by their family physician. and
DR.. Julian ". Sloan was called in.
Motormnn tainted.
The physician stated last night that
the child is seriously injured about
the head but he is not certain yet
whether the skull is fractured. If no
complications set in DR.. Sloan is conf
dent of a full recovery, but 1t will be
several days before the result can be
announced with certainty.
Motorman Macon tainted after he dis
covered that he had struck the little
girl. and he was much affected 1t is
said that he did all he could to stop
the car and prevent the accident. but
he saw the girl too late. The conduc-
tor of the car was G. NJ Kidwell.
The child was taken later to the
Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

II Glenn Curtiss should drop down
into Richmond these days, offering to
take some of the folks off on a cool
JOY ride through the ozone, he would
get reception that would make
the Roosevelt homecoming look like
a mob" of supers in a ten-cent pro-
duction of Julius Caesar" Not that
they would love Curtiss so much, but
the GOODNESS of the ride more. Be-
cause the hot weather is here. 1t
has come to stay The day of the
coatess man and the whizzing electric
has daWned.
Already the pavements are begin
ming to feel like the hot sands of
the desert. Everybody who has to
be out on the street hikes hot-footed
to the shady side, and sticks to 1t as
II it were trail to the lost treas
ure of the pirate Kidd The soft drinks
bars are picking up wonderfully In
business, and the Gibson boy In the
white coat is master Of the situation,
holding the thirsty sufferer at dis
dalnful distance. He mechanically
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
ARRESTED FOR CRUELTY
VIM. Clark Locked Up in Henrico for
Attacking His Sick Wife.

After a long chase. necessltating a
good many midnight rambles. for the
Henrico county constabularv. William
Clark. colored. charged with cruelty
beating his wife and refusing to SUP
child. was caught yesterday and locked
up in the Henrico iail. Bond was re-
fused. and Clark Will remain in tail
until tomorrow. when he Will be given
a hearing.
Clarks wife sent for magistrate
on June Is and told him that her
husband had attacked her when she
was too III to move around and ha d
beaten her until she was in most
critical condition. The case will be
heard before Magistrate Puryea to-
morrow morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
NEW $4,000 SCHOOL
Catholics to Add Imposing Building to c
rod IiSsin I'm

Catholics to Add Imposing Building to Col
ored Mission,
Plans have been filed in the office of
Building Inspector Beck for the erection Of
an imposing mission school for colored chill
dren on North First Street. to be known as
the Van de vyver school FOR Colored Chill
dren. the building being erected In honor
OF the present bishop OF the Catholic do
cese Of Richmond The plans have been
drawn by Architect Charles NJ. Robinson.
and the contract which amounts to $4,000.
has been awarded to John Amrhein e
Brother. The school building will be erect
ed as a constituent part OF the mission
work now operated under direction OF the
Row. Father Hannigan on North First
Street. the Catholic Church owning an en-
tire block between Jackson and Duval
Streets. The building will :-ont 124 feet on
First Street and run back to depth OF
clearing the site, and actual construction
will begin as soon as the drawings have
been approved By tho Building Inspector.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
MAYOR APPROVES
MANY new LAWS
Richmond and Henrico Railway
Gets Six Months Addi-
tional Time.

Clerk Ben T. August Yesterday. with
his approval, the. following measures
recently adopted by the two branches
of the City Council:
Ordinance extending for six months
from June 30 the time for the com
pletion of the construction of the
Richmond and Henrico Railway.
Ordinance providing for tho collec-
ton of taxes and licenses in Washing
ton Ward and for the reporting. de-
posting and disbursing of such reve.
nues
authorizing tho Virginia state Fair
Association to connect the Fair
Grounds with city water main in
adopted in relation to closing certain
streets in connection with the new
s'rset car barn plan of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, so as to
save the city harmless, the corpora
tlon accepting all liability for dam
asss tG naloinng propeF5y owners
Company to shift its tracks or Dock
Street.
Allowing the Crystal Ice Company to
maintain pipes under Dock Street to
dock
Authorizing the American National
Ba Bank: to construct and operate coal
vaults under alley in rear, and side
steps and entrances along Tenth Street
side of building at Tenth and Main
'ctreetS.
Authorizing the construction of pri-
vate sewer in Goddin Street at the
expense of abutting property owners
Authorizing the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company to shift certain
tracks from Strawberry to Elm Street
In the lakewood loop
authorizing the Board of Health
to license maternity HOSPITALS and in
siitutions enaaged in boarding and
placing out. infants
Ordinance amending the system for
making and completing local assess
ments.
Accepting the dedication as a pub
lie street of the southwest corner
Of the Capitol SQUARE. from the State
of Virginia,
Increasing the nav of the Assistant
City Attorney to 200 pear wear
increasing the pay of the clerk of
the Committee on Water to $3.50 rer
year.
Increasing the nay of the night fore
man of the Gas Works TO SO per dny
Describing the boundaries and names
Of the public cemeteries belonging to
the city in Washington Ward. and
designating that part of Maury Gem
etery set apart for the use OF colored
people as Mt. olivet Cemetery,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Dance All Night for Good Roads


the ball clean into the next county.
After that comes the grand tournament,
when James beau, be he red haired or
hald- headcd, will crown her queen OF
all, supper will take up considerable
spell, lasting from 6 until s. as there
VIII be 500 different things to eat, and
then, JOY of James heart, comes the
dance. Dancing will be INDUCED in
all night" says the handful. and Jane
will be on the job until the last string
of the last fiddle quits playing Turkey
in the Straw"
Yes, honey, bring your Jane along.
Gentlemen, there are going TO be some
didoes cut when Jane gets there, and If
you haven't got your Jane along you'll
miss half the fun. Jane Will be there
anyway, In her Sunday best clothes
ready for the lemonade, ready for the
dancing, no matter how old she is,
and nobody Will have to go around
singing, Has Anybody Here Seen
Jane?" Gentlemen, next to your
mother. who do you love?" Jane.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Sent to GRIND jury.

ored. were sent on 10 the grand jury
from the Police Court yesterday morn
ing on the charge of selling cocaine
Nelson Cook. colored. charged with
breaking into the home OF Dill Jones
and stealing therefrom quantity OF
clothes, was sent on to the grand Jury.
The eight white boys who We're ar
rested SUNDAY afternoon for bathing
in the dock were each fined 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
INSPECT P0sT-OFFICE
Government N1cn Drop In Tor Annual check.

Government Men Drop In for Annual Check
Ing Work.
Six United States post-otfice inspectors ar
rived In Richmond yesterday morning and
began making the annual inspection OF this
office These government auditors do not
come heradcd by brass band They Sim
ply walk into the postnastor's office and
call for an accounting.
Postmaster Edgar Allan. Jr, while hav-
Ing no intlmation that the inspectors would
arrive yesterday was ready to receive them
and glad OF opportunity to show how
efficiently he conducts his office. The in
spection Will probably he completed to-
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Fell Dead From Wagon.

Moses Duger, colored, driver for
Joseph White, fell from his wagon at
Twenty first and r Streets yesterday
afternoon and died, The body was eX-
alnined by Coroner Taylor, who found
death to have been due to natural
causes Dugcr lived al S32 North Thir-
10th Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
NEW REVENUE STAMPS
EXPECTED HERE SHORTL,

Internal Revenue collector Lowry expects
10 receive large supply Of the new series
OF stamps at his office within few days,
Manufacturers of tobacco and whiskey will
be supplied with these stamps in order that
packages may be properly covered BY them
on July l.
Collector Lowry has gone 10 Washing ton
on business connected with his office. He
IL expected 10 return tomorrow afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Stab May Prove Fatal.

George Tabb, colored, stabbed and
perhaps fatally injured Martha Jeffer-
son, also colored, late yesterday after
noon. The woman was stabbed in
the back, over the kidneys, and may
die She was hurried 10 the City Hos
pital. Tabb. who was formerly a iani-
tor in one of the city courts. was ar
rested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Board OF Alderman Called.

hoard OF Aldermen Called.
a special meeting OF the Board of Alder
to concur In the action taken by tho Com
mon Council in appropriating $4,000 for or
namental lighting OF Rroad Street. The
Counoil Committee on Finance meets to-
night at O'clock, and subcommittee from.
the Committee on Grounds and buildings
-uaast at the same hour, &,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
APPEALS TO BOARD
Fire Commissioners Dissatisfied With
Ruling of RMildinE Inspector.

Ruling OF building Inspector
The Board of Public Safety has been
called to meet this afternoon at 4
missioner w. A. Cheatwood from the
decision OF Building Inspector Beck.
Mr.. Cheatwood desires a permit to
erect additions for bathrooms in the
rear Of houses 27l4 and 2716 Dast
Broad. Tho inspector was OF the opin-
ion that the wall was not strong
enough to stand an additional story,
The board consists of the Mayor, the
Chief OF the Fire Department and the
City Engineer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
ALLEGED TRUNK THIEVES
SENT on TO GRAND JURY

Seven negroes-John Williams, John
Armes, P.nky Armes Clara Armes.
Patsy Wilson, Josh Jeter and Iverson
Perkins--charged with stealing a
trunk from the Byrd Street Station,
valued at s400, were sent 10 the
Henrico county grand jury from the
Henrico Magistrates Court yesterday
morning. The trunk stolen belonged
TO N. Steele Scott OF New Orleans
Joseph Jefferson. CHARGED with com
plicity In the crime. was given a hear
ing. but in the absence of witnesses
his case was POSTPONED indefinitely
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Isadore stein Amounted.

Isadore Stein App0intcd
First Auditor Morton Marye has appointed
Isadore STEM of Norfolk, a clerk in HIS
office to succeed John Jackson. who died
suddenly few weeks ago. Mr. Stein quail
flied and entered into tho discharge Of his
new duties yesterday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Otilcer Lose. Pistol

Policeman c, H. Krouse, of the
mounted force, lost his pistol yesterday
afternoon in the vicinity of Reservoir
Park. The revolver bore the official
number SO, There is a reward for It,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21
Suit Instituted

Suit Instituted
Suit was brought yesterday in the Law
and Equity Court by the Rennie Dairy
Company against Korb & Gardner for 500.
claimed to be due on open account.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

Yes, there are some mighty short
thieves In this world said Kufer, in
speaking of the loss of his property
81 started out with two fine shepherd
and helped me get money. But both
We're stolen from me Then, when
was in Maryland, I had my supply of
postal cards--the only thing I had
guess we'll get along some way or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

Authorizing the construction of pri-
rate sewer in Goddin Street at the
EXPENSE of AUDITING property owners
Authorizing the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company to shift certain
tracks from Strawberry to Elm Streat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

Increasing the nay of the Assistant
City Attorney to $4,000 pear year.
Increasing the paw of the clerk of
the Committee on Water to $3.50 ner
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

Authorizing the American National
Bank to construct and operate coal
vaults under alley in rear. and side
steps and entrances along Tenth Street
side of building at Tenth and Main
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

Accepting the dedication as a pub
lie street of the southwest corner
of the Capitol Square. from the State
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

authorizing the Board of Health
to license maternity HOSPITALS and in
siitutions enaaged in boarding and
placing out. infants
Ordnance amending the system for
making and completing local assess
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-21

Jerks out a limeade. but his mind is
engrossed with the invention of many
syrupy messes which may make his
establishment famous
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-14
WELL KNOWN MAN
 GETS INTO JAIL
But When lie Suffers From Heart Trouble Judge Stewart Reduces the
 Fine and He is Released

Bert Tomlin, one of the best sew ing machine agents in this section Of the country, was fined $50 for petit larceny and s for being drunk by Police Judge J. R. Stewart yesterday morning in the city police court, but at the afternoon session of the court, after Tomlin had collapsed while at work on the city chain gang and after he was reported to be in a critical condition, Judge Stewart reduced the fine to S15. It was paid by friends and Tomlin was permitted to go to his home.
 Tomlin has been employed by the Singer Sewing Machine Company here for some years. He was arrested Satrri'av by the police on petit lar ce1,v charge. after he had taken a ter-(cl!ar bill from a man in q shoe shop promising to get the bill chang ed He never returned and his ar rest Followed. Being unable to pay the fine. he was sent out With the work gang and in few hours collaps- cd He was taken back to the city iail, where City Physician w. Il. Blankenship attended him and found him to be suffering from heart trou- bIe, the result of excessive drinking. Had it not been for the prompt ap- pearance of the city physician Tom lin would have died. He was suf- fering from convulsions when the physician reached him and revived him. !,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-14

summer months are now at hand. and that clean city means a moro healthful community, I therefore re- quest that all persons living inside of the city limits comply with sec tion No. 559 of Coleman's Digest. which is as follows:
 Section 599. It shall be and is hereby declared to 4be the duty of ey cry owner, occupant or person in DOS session of any lot or premises in this city, along which the streets or alley runs to keep as much of said street or alley as is in the front. rear Or alongside of his or her lot ar premises from the middle of the line thereof to the side next to him free from all manner and kinl of filth, garbage, slop, filthy water and all de-
 caying animal and vegetable srh- SIX.
 stance and offensive matter of every kind, and to cut the grass and weeds growing thereon. and to remove and abate such as may at any time be there and to burn the same. and for any failure or refusal to properly discharge his duty in this behalf ey- cry such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and in vio- latiOn of this ordinance and who ever shall throw, empty, place or leave ill any street or alley of this city any such filth or offensive mat ter shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding fifteen dol lars and for each 24 hours after proper notice to said owner or occu- pant
 Given under my hand as Mayor, this the 11th day of June, 1910
 w. l.. TONEY, Mayor.