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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
MUST FACE CHARGE OF
BUYING STOLEN GOODS
John O'Hagan Charged With
Knowingly Receiving Copper
Wire Which Was Stolen

John O'Hagan, proprietor of the
junk shop long conducted by the late
City Sergeant J. G. Smith, was ar
raigned in Police Court Wednesday
on the charge OF knowingly receiving
stolen goods- He asked for a con-
tinuance until the 23d instant, and
this was granted.
1t In alleged by Captain Thomas Nc
Mahon, who ordered his subordinates
to Investigate the case. that copper
wire has been stolen from Mr.. heu-
ben Burton, the contractor, and that
It has been sold to jung shops. the
junk shops having beforehand been
warned not to purchase any such
thing without notifying the police de-
partment.
Two months ago report was re-
ceived at police headquarters that
copper wire was being stolen from the
Mutual building and also from the
Passenger and Power Company. De-
tectives worked INCREASINGLY on the
case, but could find no clue that would
lead them to the apprehension of the
thief, and. indeed, even as yet they
know not who sold the copper wire to
the pawnshop.
But they place the blame upon Mr..
O'Hagan because he was warned not
to purchase any such article until he
first notified the officers. and II ia
claimed that more than 900 pounds
of alleged stolen wire was found in
the place whom Il was searched by
Detectives Wiley and Kellum and Pa
trolman Chattersou.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
ARRANGING PROGRAM
FOR MAY CONVENTION
Baptist Committee Meets in Rich
mond Relative to Baltimore
Gathering.

Matters In connection with the pro-
gram for the Southern Baptist con-
yention. which meets In Baltimore
May ILLS. are being discussed by
members OF the committee on AZ
rangements who are In Richmond II,
response to q cali issued by Rev. DR..
Charles H Ryland. of this city. chair
man OF the committee.
Members OF the committee. besides
DIR. Ryland. are Rev. DIR. Il. Y. Null
Inns, president of the Southern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary at Louis.
VILE; Rev. DIR. B. ID. Gray. OF Atlanta.
secretary OF the Southern Baptist
Home Mission board; Rev. DIR. J, NJ.
Frost. of Nashville. secretary Of tho
Baptist Sunday-school
board, and Mr.. Joshua lowering. Of
Baltimore.
The committee spent most Of Wed
nesday morning In session and will
probably continue the sessions until
some time Thursday.
Rev DIR. Mullins who Is regarded
AZ q pulpit orator Of unusual ability.
will deliver O special address Wed
nesday night at he First Baptist
church. He In stopping at Murphy's
hotel.
Rev. DIR. Gray win speak at CAL
vary Baptist church and II IL likely
that Rev. DIR. Frost win be heard
in one Of the other baptist churches
in Richmond Wednesday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
HEALTH OF CITY
IS NOW VERY GOOD
Water Supply Regarded as Bet
ter Than Ever Before-Births
and Deaths.

The February bulletin just issued
by the R,cnmond 1sAith Depar .nent
states thai conditions are iioN IN
usuaaiy good in tnis ciry, wntle the
@aLer supply La better tnan II has
ever been.
Regarding the births and deaths
for lne nSonth the ouueun says:
There were goa births reported In
Richmond during the month VI feD-
ruary. OF tnes@, lVi were wnlte to7
maies and 90 renaaiesl, ana 10 were
coiored CAT males and az femaiesJ.
1nls was at an annual rate OF z2.o6
per 1000 for the entire population.
Inc white rate was 1913 per l.uvu,
and the coiored rate was 2..04 I er
1000.
There were 221 deaths in Rich
monu curing February tlls white
and 105 coiored). OF which - CIV
white and coioredJ were non-resi-
tents. leaving 1871 deaths (sz white
and sb coioredl among residents OF
Richmond. Calculated to annual
rates per 1000 inhabitants. the death
rate among the entire population was
24.o6 with non-residenls included, and
20.7y with non-residents excluded.
The white rate was 20.72 with nom
residents Included, and 1916 with
non-restdents excluded. The colored
rate was 3l.16 with non-residents In
cluded. and 1874 with non-residents
excluded" "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
ANXIOUS TO PRESERVE
ANCIENT BRE.ASTWORkS
Daughters Appoint Committee 70 and Provide for Preserving
Those Monument Avenue-0ld Family Libraries

even In remote country homes. and
the familiar copies Of Shakespeare.
Pilgrims Progress. Millions works
and the like.
In appreciation OF the endeavor and
energy OF the Middieburg Chapter IN
removing the Rhode Island house
from Jamestown to Middlebury. ana
there furnishing II a. a Hurry and
hall for the meetings Of their chap
ter, the members OF the Rtchne nd
chapter voluntarily agreed to send
them several pictures, among them
the three Glasses OF service, to adorn
their building
Mrs. Bocock gave some Interesting
Information a. 70 the Arlington
monument, and asked that the chap
ter would remember the work Of this
association which has already raised
something over $4,000. of which
Virginia has contributed q large
share.
Several new members were enroll
ed, namely, Mrs. Florence Virginia
White Peasley, Mrs. Margares
Mschaeis, Miss Eva Michaels. Miss
Susie b White and Mrs. Bette Glib
SON Phillips.
Crosses OF honor will be presented
to veterans. wives and descendants
of veterans on June 8.
Mrs Patrick and Mrs. Pulliam
who have charge Of Bell day, appear
ed before the daughters and asked
them to assist in making Bell day
success This the daughters voted
to do, and number of stations Will
be conducted by members of the
Richmond chapter on that day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
GET LIQUOR LICENSE
AFTER HARD FIGHT
Virgilina Drys Force Distillers to
Promise to Quit Business
u After This Year.

Nbpecaai 20 Inc Hichmond Srgin'an'l
vlRGILlSA. VA. Aprn 1s.--Messrs.
=. l. Jones ana Peyton fnryear nave
secured iicense 20 run their oistiiieries
Anofher year. Tne temperance people
rave them good nxnt Mr: ruryear
signed contract 10 tne enect tnat
= the orys Drought NO charges against
rim ne would make no more wniskey
after THIS year. nor allow eitnef OF
his sons 70 DO 30. nor would ne sell
DIS machinery 70 any one. VINO Wouio
dtstiil liquor In tins community.
MI. Russell Knapp VINO was born
and reared near nere' AZ nus GRANDPA
tn6r4 LIT. Sandforos. oao homestead.
mas computed witnln TWO years htteen
historical books. not one with less
than one thousand pages russell Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13

The Richmond Chapter, United
Daughters the Confectionery yes
terday adopted the motion TO ap-
point a committee from the chapter
to confer with the COMMITTEES from
the Confederate Memorial Literary
Society on the marking Of historic
sites in and stout Richmond cola.
nected VII war between the
States, the r@l.s al effort Of this COM
rnittee from the daughters being to
discuss ways and means OF preserv-
ing the breastworks on Monument
avenue. Said Mrs. Randolph. "Other
cities have monuments and buildings.
but l do not know of any city in the
United States. or in Europe for that
matter that has such a unique HIS
tortcai treasure as these breastworks.
thrown up by our men in the defense
of Richmond. This action was taken
upon the reading of q letter from the
C. NJ. l. g.. asking the cooperation
OF the daughters In their work Of
marking the historic sites Mrs.
Randolph was authorized to appoint
the committee.
Upon the motion of Mrs. Bocock,
the daughters voted to prepare In
dividually some written account ~
the libraries or book cases Of their
fathers and grandfathers before the
war in reply to letter from Mr..
Thorn asking that the chapter take
some action In dispell!.ag the mistaken
opinion that there were no libra ries
In the South before the war and that
the South was intellectually dead at
that time. Several OF the ladies re-
called the bookcases of their fathers,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
TAKE EXTRA STEPS
TO KEEP THEM SAFE
City Police to Augment Vigi-
lance of County Authorities in
Watching Alleged Robbers.
NO CHANCE FOR ESCAPE
Prison Regarded as . Safe One
and Every precaution Be-
ing Taken.

Bicycle officers and mounted police
men OF Richmond, special guards APP
pointed by United States Marshal
smithers, deputy sherirts, constapies
from the county. Jaiior Sydnor and
Sheriff Kemp are now Watching every
WINDOW in the Henrico county jail
lest Frederick Cunningham anu Little
Dick Harris make u most SENSATIONAL
escape. All are startled II any SOUND
tn heard In the neishborhood or the
contiguous territory.
For it has been whispered to Sher-
LII Kemp and JaiIor Sydnor that an
attempt is to be made by Fay. alias
Cunningham, or Cunningham. alias
Fay. and Harris, aiias Chester, or
Chester, alias Little Dick Harris. to
escape. II has been whispered abroad
that the men who are charged with
the robbinx Of the Richmond postof-
fee OF more than $S6.Vv0 40 not relish
a trial in the Federal court AID that
they will leave their present hospitabie
quarters before any one Saifks them
from their cells and forces them to
face a crowd land q char2el In the
building from which they are alleged
to have SO noise lessly extracted suf-
ficient stamps 10 write to all of their
endo. II has been said that the men
have even written to their friends
that these friends are here and that
something will be doing" before this
day one week.
Hence the guards around the Hen
rico building. Tailor Sydnor COM
municateds with the police station
Tuesday night and Bicycle Officer
Chatterson---a man who has been
around the world. who has ridden
freight trains and who can even now
catch the rods"-was placed on duty
at o'clock Wednesday morning. He
ss being relieved by the bicycle off,
GERS In the neighborhood. and the
mounted men will ever and anon ride
up Main and down Cary streets. be-
tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets.
On the inside of the prison there
sits a guard near each cell and this
guard has nothing else to do but loon
al Fay and Harris. Incidentally. u
may be said, that Fay and Harris.
have done nothing that would lead
any one to believe them exceedingly
anxious TO escape, since they have
been tncarcerated. They are model
prisoners. They purchase their own
meals and they ask but few fasors,
the principal ono OF which Is tnat
the papers be sent to them regularly
and that they be told the current
events.
Fay, particularly, wants to know
all about everything that Is trans
piring and he 10 said to have laughed
ut few OF the articles that have beer
written about him.
The men will be tried next Wednes-
day in the Federal court and unit
that time they are not expected T.
get out Of the prison That the,
have any confederates here La not be-
Elieyed and those who have talked Il
the officials believe that II any at
tempt at escape Ia made II will b.
when the prisoners are being takeI
to and from the postofface building
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
CLAIM BODY Of sN0PE
WAS TAMPERED WITH
Counsel for Hyde Say They Have
Discovered Important Evil
dence in Case.

KANSAS CITY, MO-. April IA.
Counsel for b. c. Hyde. Accused OF hav-
ing poisoned his wife's millionaire un-
Gle, Col Thomas II. Swope, to-day say
they have found evidence that destroys
absolutely the most important links
in the states chain Of evidence. Tho
discovery claimed Ia that the body Of
Col. Swope was tempered with after II
was placed In the vault.
According to the attorneys for the
defense Supt Cooke. OF Forest Hill
cemetery has admitted that the, key 70
the vault was accessible to a number OF
men. that persons not known to MIN
were seen about the body after II wAs
placed In the vault where II rested be-
fore being publicly exhumed and that
q number OF persons entered and Loft
the vault after remaining there long
time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
RESULT OF VOTE
TO Be KNOWN soon.
C. & o. Trainmen Balloting on
Question Whether to go on
Strike. --''-.-~
DEMANDS TURNED DOWN
Stated that Railway Employees
Want more Money and Bet
ter Hours.
DEMANDS TURNED DOWN

Whether several thousand trainmen
are to- go on strike because of the
refusal of the Chesapeake and Ohio
officials to accede to their demands for
more pay and other concessions, In
Guided In Anal proposition submit
ted some days ago. is expected TO be
definitely known by Saturday.
This statement was made Wednes-
day by one in close touch with both
off Ciais and trainmen OF the railway
system.
. The exact nature OF the demands
are withheld from the public. but It Is
understood that the trainmen are also
DESTROYS OF procuring better hours Of
work rs well as more pay.
Proposition Turned Down.
According TO their annual custom,
representatives OF the Order OF Rail-
way Conductors and brotherhood of
Railway Trainmsn. embracing all con-
dnctors and brakesmen employed on
the Chesapeake and Ohio nysten- made
a tentative proposition to officials OF
the system here several weeks ago.
Ti..s proposition was turned down, and
then came what Ia known az the finai
proposition. This being likewise re-
jected. the tratnmeu's representatives.
including Vice. President Curtis, OF the
Order of Railway Conductors, and
Vice President Fitzpatrick. of the
brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen. left
the city for the turpose Of putting the
question OF a strike TO referendum
vote.
This vote Ia now being taken, with
prospects OF being completed within
the next two or three days.
Strike Not Imminent.
The fact that the proposition has
been submitted to a vote does not
mean at all that q strike La Imminent,
II was stated wednesday, although 1t
liz freely admitted that conditions are
more strained than officials OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio would like for
them to be.
Both the orders concerned In the
propositions have many millions OF
dollars behind them, and In event OF
"a strike. sufficient funds would BIO
forthcoming TO prolong the strike Tor
many weeks. 1t liz said, IL necessity
arises
During their visit TO Richmond the
vice-presidents of the two orders as
well as members of the visiting COM
mittees were frequently In conference
with General Manager Doyle and
other officials Of the railway system
| here.
Reporter Meets Party.
Several days ago the reporter for
| The Virginian met the party OF train
| men coming out OF the head Offices OF
| the railway. He asked a member OF
| the party how negotiations were pro-
crossing, and he received an answer
something like this: "you needn't ash
any questions. for you won't find ou
anything. We have been here sew
eral weeks. and We have kept th'
newspapers In the dark"
The party proceeded up Eighth Il
Murphy's Hotel. their headquarters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
Mrs. ssiile Norwood.

Especial to The Richmond vfrRtnfan.l
VIRGTLINA, VA. April I3.--Mrs. Sal
lie Norwood died at her home near
Buffalo. Jsb.. Sunday. and was buried
in the family burying ground Monday
afternoon. Rev. Davidson conducted
the service.
The deceased was a woman OF fine.
strong, sweet character. She was left
3 widow with four children. some
twelve years ago, and by her good
management. proved herself TO be
person OF unusual business ability.
a few years ago she lost her Oldest
son. Tom. who was nearing manhood.
leaving three children to mourn her
loss: Quincy. Daisy and Olivia
Mrs Norwood suffered for eevera!
years past from consumption.
Mfe. Norwood was raised near OAK
HILL N. c.. and many OF her relatives
and friends live In and around Virgil
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
l0UnO TIE JUGS
HAD ONLY WATER
Phil Kelly Declines to Discuss
Matter of Inspection by
Revenue Officers.

Mr.. Phil @. Kelly. of the Phil q.
Kelly Company. Inc, mail order
liquor house, Wednesday declined IN
discuss the act of United States rev0p
nue. oincerS Tuesday Afternoon is az
aiming twenty-five jugs found In 90
Of his wagons and finding them TO
contain water.
The jugs were supposed by tn au-
thorifies to have come to the he.sy
Company from enc of the distilleries
In Henrico county. and they were csi-
IDENTITY searching for further evidence
in the case OF this distributing house
now under an indictments Of IsS
counts, ----------.---
The revenue officers were returning
to Richmond when they came upon
q wagon bringing the jugs to the ctty.
They demanded to see the contents
and found the aqua pura-
Mr.. Kelly declared that he had
nothing to say concerning the care
now pending against his corporation.
but announced that he Is confident
all OF the charges can be satfsfac-
torily explained when II is called.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
THIEVES AGAIN
ROB DENTAL CO.
Enter Charlotte, N. c. Branch OF
Local Firm and Take Small
Fortune in Platinum.

Thieves. supposed to be members Of
an organized gang. entered the Char
iotte, ~ o., branch OF the George
hour Monday night and removed be-
tween sl.vv0 and $1,000 worth Of
Platinum A long distance telephone
message came 20 the home Office OK
the company at 72i East Main street
Monday night and acquainted Mr..
Sose with the fact that he had been
robbed.
This is the second time that the
company has been the victim of rob-
hers. On last Thanksgiving eve,
thieves entered the local store Of tha
company and made or with about
ss.ovO worth OF gold.
Mr.. vose said Tuesday: II am sat
isted that there Is gang Of thieves
travelling all over the country rob-
bing dental supply houses ! have
not yet received the fun particulars
CT the latest robbery, but know they
went in our place in Charlotte ana
took away about 81. 2oo worth of plAe.
mum. They did not bother the safe.
The metal WAS in wooden cases our
side the safe, and we had In stock
about 5000 or 5000 plates, exactly
how many of these they took I do
not know. They entered the place by
picking the lock. as have learned
that there Is no evidence how they
got in. / presume they entered In =
similar manner in which Fay and
Harris entered the post-office here"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
BISHOP LLOYD CHOSEN
MEMBER OF BOARD
Honor is Conferred Upon Vir-
ginia Churchman at Meeting
In New York.

Returning from New York WedAes-
day morning. Rev. w. Meade Clark.
rector Of ST. James Episcopal chuech.
eign Mission Board. In session in that
city Tuesday. elected Bishop Arthur $.
Lloyd q member OF the body to sue
coed Bishop Scarborough, OF New Jer-
sey. resigned.
The ST. James rector. who In a men,
Der OF the board. said that there VA
little doubt but that Bishop LloyS
would accept the honor conferred upon
him. as the board meets only once q
month and would not therefore serious
~ interfere with the performance OF
his bishoprtc duties.
Bishop Lloyd was formerly secretary
Of this board and IL perhaps better &C.
QuAinted with the details Of Episcopal
mission work than any other man in
the church. He declined several Offers
to become bishop before finally accept
Ing the Virginia coadjutorship
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
hON-sU|T ENTERED
IN fLUME CASE
Now Case Of City Against Set
Ting Basin Contractors Will
Be Pushed.

A non-suit was entered Wednesday
by Judge Edmund Waddill. Jr, In
the United States circuit court in the
case OF the Grouse Construction Com
pany against the city. This was done
at the Instance OF Attorney Charles
" Meredith. counsel for the plaintifr.
Following this the suit OF the city
against the Grouse Company was
called. Legal technicalities arose and
court was adjourned until 3 o'clock
20 hear arguments by c6rntel.
Tho non-sutttng OF this case, when
10 another detail OF the complicated
litigation arising from the failure Of
the settling basin hume. means that
the construction company Will con-
tinue ~ A9hs seIeIy - defendant.
n The suit u the Company, NOW
thrDMn out AZ court 80 M recCy4e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
Circuit. Court Of Appeals.


The united States Circuit Court of
Appeals reconvened Wednesday morn
Ing with Circuit Judges Goff anu
Pritchard and District Judge Boyd In
attendance.
Court announced and handed down
It's opinion In the following case, to-
wit:
No. 827--Daniel A. Davis and Ell
liott M. Eldredge, executors OF Orts
h. Eldredge, deceased, plaintiffs in
error, va. Bessemer City Cotton Mills
and John A. Smith, defendant In err
ror. In error to the Circuit Court at
Asheville. N. c. Opinion by Judge
Conner. Affirmed, with costs
The following case was submitted
on motion OF the defendant In error to
dismixs the writ Of error:
No. 960--R- II. Dickinson. sheriff.
administrator. etc. plaintiff in error.
va Sunday Creek Company. defendant
In error. In error to the Circuit Court
at Charleston, w. Va. Motion OF de-
PENDANT In error to dismiss the writ
OF error submitted by counsel.
Court then went into conference on
the cases heretofore argued and SUBJ
mitted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
MIXED CHANGES
IN STOCK MARKET
'-a1ea AA--s
Fluctuations, at Opening, But
Stronger Tone Develops AT
; ter Few Minutes.
SEVERAL GAINS NOTED
Tone Generally Firm Throughout
first Hour Resulting in all
|, Around Advance.
SEVERAL GAINS NOTED

NEW YORK, April 13.--Mixed
charges were shown all through the
active list on initial transactions. but
after the first few minutes stronger
tone developed. majority Of the more
important issues making some amount
of gain in the later trading.
A generally Arm tone prevailed dur
ing the first hour. There was little
feature to the trading. Toward the
end of the hour prices advanced ali
around. Government bonds were I'm
changed; other bonds dull.
Increased strength was shown all
through the last half Of the forenoon,
with brisk buying Of United States
Steel common. The copper stocks
shared In this movement. both Anal
gamated and American Smelling ris-
ing over one point.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-13
P|lh TO MARCH
IN HUGE PARADE
Delegates 10 ay-School Con-
vention in Norfolk in Specta-
cular Feature.
ATTENDANCE Is LARGE
This Mornings Sessions Most In
teresting-$2, 900 Subscribed
to Further Work.
especial to The Richmond virginian.,

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.l
NORFOLK. VA, April is.--The
fsfth session of the Virginia State
Sunday-School session began this
morning in Freemason-Street Baptist
church. Rev. George w. Mcdaniel
ID. D., conducted the quiet hour
services and the church was filed.
Many took advantage OF the aues-
ton privileges and were answered by
Rev pr. Mcdaniel
Rev. J. T. Watts. led the discus
don on Making q Missionary At
mosphere," which was participated
In by several others Il. A. keiiam
spoke on missionary work In the
Sunday-sehooi aud what had been
accomplished In the intermediate
department Miss Hiida Forsberg pre-
kiuea ana h. w. Thornton. OF Cinein-
nAtt; NJ ~. Honiine. Charles H. Guy
and NC Pierce spoke GA various
SUBJECTS
49, rHctxcHity Eff the offfcers H1su
member OF committee attended q
meeting which was presided over by
Dir. Dewitt Crane.
Rig Parade
Probably the most spectacular fea-
ture Of the convention or the Nir-
gsnla State Eunday-School Association
viii be the parade OF the Mems Bible
classes this evening. 1t Ia expected
thai there viii be several thousand
mn In line, and as they march from
Epworth Methodist church to the
Freemason-Street Baptist church
they will be reviewed by the lady
members Of both churches This
body OF men win not only represent
the Bible Glasses of Norfolk and
Portsmouth, but there viii be repre-
sentation from nearly every city and
town of any consequence in the State
Suffolk, Smtthfield, Franklin and
other nearby points will send large
DELEGATIONS, while those already here
from other sections Of the State Will
help swell the number to several
thousand 1t In anticipated The
parade viii be led by the chief mar
shall. Captain Il. Il. Gale. of Com
pAny b, Fourth Virginia regiment. A
banner will be awarded the class max
Ing the best showing and this will
bo retained by the winner until the
next State convention.
peSpite the cold weather and rain
last night. Epworth church was filled
when the body was called to order
BY President Marchant. Like on the
opening night, the specially trained
choir under directions Of Professor
Hail proved q big feature.
r. w. Thornton, of Cincinnati. OF.
fered the opening prayer and also de-
Hvered q short address. More than
$4,000 was raised for Sunday-school
work in the State during the coming
year.