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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
TEMP TATIONS ARE
GREAT THESE DAYS
So Special Police Squad Is Sent
Out to Watch for Klepto-
maniacs.

With the busy Christmas season OH
there will be many who will do theii
shopping without payment for the
goods with which they provide thcu
homes and persons For that reason
Il special detail OF police is working
on Broad Street to protect the mcr-
chants and crowds. Men are kept
store, always with their eyes open to
detect those who In Police Court plead
that they have been long sufferers
from that dread disease known as
kleptomania. The disease is particu-
larry rife at this time of the year. and
often at this season assumes the pro-
portions of an epidemic The disease
is indicated by the itching palm and
the propensity of the sufferers fingers
TO move towards and come in contact
with other peoples property. The fin
gers close upon the object which they
touch. and the object Is gently and
without undue cnmmotion removed In
to nun, n large pocket provided by
the sufferer for the purpose or into
some other receptacle which an ingen-
ious mind can devise.
For instance: sufferer places her
mun on counter. She has her right
hand concealed within the muff. With
the left hand, while the clerk is look
Ing elsewhere. she gently pulls some
piece of embroidery which will match
her suit and complexion to the other
end of the !nuff. The right hand Is
unconscious!y extended. and the article
disappears inside the Inum Then the
sufferer languidly declares that she
believes she doesn't really want any
thing after all. and out she goes
with the article
There are other methods, but this is
sufficient to illustrate. Clerks. say
the police, had better beware of long
muffs md bullying pockets. They are
nearly always sure indications that
the wearer is suffering from what
scientists call klcptomania. and what
Justice Crutchfeid calls stealing. But
what's In name they say? Iilepto-
mania by any other would sound as
sweet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11

certainly not in evidence In the mag
nutes' confabs to-day. II was said
generally that Mr.. Lynch would be re-
elected at the meeting Tuesday, and
Mr. Lynch himself said soft the cleo
ton was conducted on a business ba-
sis"
There was also peaceful talk about
the protests about the long schedule
august Hermann. of Cincinnati. said
ne was In favor of the l6i-Sume sched-
ule, but would he glad to see the sea-
son closed earlier. gHe thought II would
be agreed to close October 6, or about
a week earlier than last year
President Ban Johnson, of the Amer
lean League. was OH the way here to-
day To complete the baseball trlum-
Virat?. of which he and Mcssrs. Lynch
and Hermann are the members The
meeting of the committee will he
called tomorrow. and 1t is known that
President Johnson Is bringing with
MIN evidence relative to the specuIa-
tion i'll worlds series tickets here last
fall. Chairman Hermann said o-day
that the commission would cinsidcr the
matter without delay, but well-in-
formed baseball men said that the COM
mission had little hope of placing blame
for the way In which the ticket selling
was conducted. IL was pointed out
that the commission could not summon
ticket spectators as witnesses and
hence II would he difficult to determine
how the tickets got into their hands
A number OF baseball deals are expect-
ed while the club owners arc in the
city
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
MEETINGS
TO PREPARE FOR 1912
Members of Supreme Council of Game Heads
OF Several Leagues and Presidents of MANY
Clubs Will Confer in NV York
This Week

New York, December I0.-The base
ball year of 1912 virtually begins this
week. Although there remain some un-
settled matters from the season OF
1911. particularly the worlds series
ticket scandal, the main business OF
the several big baseball meetings here
during tho next three days will have
to do with the new year in baseball.
Members OF the supreme council of the
game, heads Of several leagues and
presidents of many clubs were already
in the city to-day. holding informal
conferences which rejected n current
OF harmony and optimism.
New business of the week will in
cludc action by the National Commits
sion on the elevation of the American
Association. the Pacific Coast League
ana the Eastern League to the new
double A. class. The respective pres
identS of these leagues-Chivington ton,
Ewing and Barrow-had ali arrived in
New York to-day, and. with Secretary
j. II. Farrell, of the National Associa-
ton of Professional Baseball Clubs.
were In consultation all afternoon. The
league Representatives expressed con-
iidencc of favorable action on the new
rating. Mr. Barrow also believed tho
proposal to call the Eastern League
the international League" owing to
tn fact that II contains two Canadian
clubs, would go through
Harmony was also the theme OF
National League magnates. Opposition
TO the recollection Of President T. J..
Lynch, OF the National League, was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
NOT DECIDED WHO
WILL COACH TEAM
Several Old Varsity Players
Mentioned as Likely Choice
of Advisory Board.
Ispeeiai TO The rimcs-pispa,ch !


Charlottesville. VIA. December 10
~ It's next meeting. the advisory board
y! the University OF Virginia will take
NJ The question of the choice of "a
baseball coach for next spring. several
names are under consideration. all 81
them, OF course. former PLAYERS at Nir-
rinia. for the alumni system of coach
ING is III vogue under the present code
Among the men mentioned are 'BiI!''
Mellor pitcher OF considerable promi-
hencc in The New England League.
wh" was at the university in '9S:
Nick Carter, formerly OF the Phi)a-
deiphin National League team, and
Percy Dalton, now of the Newark
Club. of HE Eastern League. Carter
"as star twirler In his day ut the
university. and defeated many OF tho
big Eastern colleges Dalton was one
Of the best outtielders that ever wore
:hc Orange and Blue. lie was a heavy
huer and sure fielder. lie played
Cor. while with the BROOKLYN Club
sud III one game against the Giants
secured i've hits of Matthcwson. Ills
bone is in the Valley of Virginia. The
selection of either OF the above named
players would be satisfactory TO the
student body. The team expects also
TO derive much benefit from the prac-
tice games with the Washington club.
~ the American League, provided the
Nationals go into spring training here
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holder, Will be pitted width Joe Tog,er,
of Brooklyn.
The full list OF starters follows:
i. Willie Lorenz Germany, and Karl
Saldowc. Germany.
2. Leon Goorgct. France, and Maurice
Brocco Italy
3. Octave IIapize. France. and Cyril
Van iiouwnert, Belgium.
g. Frank Kramer. East Orange, N.
j.. and James Moran. Chelsea, Mass.
., Joe Fogler, Brooklyn, and Jackie
Clarke. Australia.
G. Eddie Root, New York, and Fred
Hill. Boston.
{. William tPcdlar) Palmer Aus.
tralia, and Fred (Jumbo) Wells. New
Zealand.
$. e. a. Pyc, Australia, and Elmer
Collins. Boston.
D. Alfred Halstend. San Francisco.
and Peter Drobach. Boston
10. John Bcdcli. Lynbrook. l. l.. and
Menus Bedell. Lynbrook. L 7.
II. Grassy Ryan, Newark, N J..
and Frank Cavanaugh. Newark, N. J.
IL George Cameron New York. and
Jake Magin, Newark, N. J.
l3 Frank Calvin, New York, and
George Wiley. Syracuse.
-. Floyd Thomas. San Francisco, and
Charles Stein, Brooklyn.
10. Walter DeMara. San Francisco
and Percy o. Lawrence. San Fran.
cisco.
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7 TAND HARMON
HAVE LONG CHAT
Two Friends Spend Hour To-
gether in Library at White
House.

Washington. ID. c., December 10
Governor Judson Harmon, of ohio. this
morning called upon President Will
liam H. Taft. of Ohio. For an hour
the two old friends talk cd things over.
Just what they talked about must.
of course. be left to conjecture. The
Governor vouchsafed but little con-
corning his visit, and the White House
rouchsafcd nothing AT all.
1T is safe bet. however. that these
TWO leaders of opposing parties had
much to say about politics. They dis
cussed the Ohio situation. the Boss
Cox developments. the approaching ma
tional committee meetings. and the
coming national conventions.
Governor Harmon never comes to
Washington without calling upon the
President. And in order to make these
visits rs personal as possible. lie al
ways goes to tho Executive Mansion
to see MIR. Taft instead OF the cXccu-
tive offices. He went to the mansion
this morning. He was unaccompnnicd
lie arrived at 1920 O'Clock and stayed
almost an hour.
The President received his visitor In
the library. and they sat before the
big open fire until 1t WAS too late for
the President to so to church
For thirty years or more Governor
Harmon and the President have been
friends. They are fellow townsmen.
and were neiEhbors in Cincinnati.
Both started their national careers In
the Department of Justicc-the Gov
crnor as Attorney General unucr
Cleveland. and tho President as Solic-
or-General under harrison.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
LSncciniin l,hn rrmna.ltl.nnI,,l

lSpcSlal 10 Inc Ilmes- ptspa tCh. ]
Chariottesr!lle, Va, December TO-
Virginia is satisfied 10 hold on 10
what football material she has" salt
q member OF the advisory board OF the
Gcneral Athletic Association Of the
University to-day, when asked what
'henuon was made OF possible new
material at last nights banquet to the
otter men OF this years squad Mt
:he Colonial Hotel
Ail college Is pretty much satisfied
win the showing made during the
PAST season. especially when il is taken
into consideration that tn. champion
ship game with the University Of
North Carolina in Richmond on
ThanksEiring Day was started with
only one player in the line-up of the
GEAR bcfore--a condition OF affairs
nat has rarely been cUualcd in any
college I'm this country. For fresh
'nan eleven to go through tho sea
son with practically n single defeat
that at the hands of the strong
Georgetown eleven. which held the
Army to tic, is no mean accomplish
.nent and speaks volumes OF praise
Tor the men and Head Coach Yanccy
ana Trainer I.annigan Aside from
the absence OF seasoned men, the tea 4,
"as handicapped throughout the fall
ny the successive Injuries to the five
OF SIN candidates for emil All OF them
we're unfortunate throughout the fall.
Each was laid Off for n week or more
ny injuries which. in some Instances
threatened to bar the men for the
season Mcdonald. from the Ifniver-
sity OF Mississippi, was among the
hrst 10 succumb; Jones. the former
virginia Polytechnic end, had much
with his shoulder. and next At
was finlhv. the Sewancc athlete, and
hnaliE Wilson who had his arm hurt
in the Wake Forest contest The line
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
SATISFIED
WITH TEAM MATERIAL
Showing of Football Eleven During Season Just
Closed Rarely Equaltd by Any Col
lega in OuntrY

while not as seasoned perhaps as those
OF recent years. was very aggressive.
and the men gave II good account of
themselves. Another handicap was the
absence OF heavy huckheld material
All Of the candidates were light. One
big plunsinS man behind the line
would have made Il big difference in
the teams ofTensc
The choice of Todd us captain of
next years eleven is hailed with de-
light throughout college. There WAS
some fear that the New York lad
would not return to the university
next year. as he graduates from the
academic department at the June COM
mcnccmcnt. He will enter the law
years longer TO win his b. /. degree.
y fine typ Of athlete he is. to be AT
the head Of two branches of sport
Football and track--aHd at the same
time giving Il good account OF himself
in his studies. with all these honors,
no more modest man could he found in
the student body. After the games
lie is among the Grst 10 rush from the
field to the gymnasium. TO get away
from his rellow-players. who nat him
on the back. and the crowd which is
ever ready to applaud him.
While Virginia hopes to stand pat
with the present material, at the sam"
time She is rcjoiced to hear OF num-
Der of promising football men who cX-
pect to enter the university next Sep
TENDER. I.awrcnceville. from whence
came Rector and Carter. Will send
down trio of stars, including the
captain and heavy fullback. Smith.
from the same school, promises to de-
relop into varsity material next fall.
Several good men Will enter from the
prep. schools In the state. Altogether.
the outlook for the season of 1912 Is
exceedingly flnttcrinE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
NORMAL SCHOOL PLASs
WILL DE RECEIVED TO-DAY

Plans for the first buildin. for the
proposed Normal and Industrial School
for Women. at Radford, Will lie received
at n meeting OF tho board of directors.
to BIO held in this city to-day. Several
architects will present propositions,
and the board will go at once into the
selection of plans.
The next step will he to advertise for
bids on the construction, but no con-
tracts can be signed until they are rat
flied by tho General Assembly and until
an appropriation is made.
Several members Of the board were
here last night, including Captain w.
II. Baldwin, of Radford. Others will
arrive this morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
SHE "srcuRBsv 100000.
"tho"T Mite Depended Upon Con-
structiOH of One Word bv court


struction of One Word by Court.
Cincinnati, December 1o.--An adverse
Interpretation OF one word, "sccuras,"
In a Will would have cut off 100000
from the widow of Thomas Foster. On
the construction which the Circuit
Court ascribed to that one word yes
terday morning hinged the possession
OF property valued at 100000.
The will left to the widow "all the
part and interest in my estate, real.
personal and mixed, which secures to
her MS my widow by the laws of the
State of Ohio. in cnso of wives who
survive husbands who die intestate. I"
The decision OF the court affirmed
the decision of the lower court, which
gave Mrs. Mary Foster. the widow,
an additional hold upon the $500, 900
which has been contested. Under one
construction the widow would have
received 100000, and under another
construction more than $4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
COLONEL rEnkINs,s DISMISSAL.
toward, Of GcOrKfa. Says He Was The
victim OF I'M OMtrnRcOun Connnirncv

award OF Georgia. Says He Was The
'ct'h OF nm Outrageous Conspiracy.
washington. December lO-Rcpre-
entatiVe howard, OF Georgia, charged
AHhirs yesterday that Lieutenant Col
ohti {; NJ Perkins. who was dismissed
from the Marine Corps by the naynl re-
.ircment board in 1907 wap the vic
I'm or "a conspiracy more outrageous
than the Dreyfus conspiracy In
France lie urged the committee to
report favorably mis- bill providing
that Colonel Perkins be restored 10 his
Old rank In the navy.
me retirement board dismissed
Colonel Perkins on charge of mental
NhSoinIStency. Representative How
ard told the committee that Colonel
PERKINS was mentally sound at the
time OF his trial, and that he is men
taily sound at this time. Hearings
Colonel Perkins Will be continued next
week -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
GERMANY HAS A THRILL.

Wicked Britnin Hired Cop to Blow
Up the Wilheimshaven Forts.
Berlin, December 10.-The latest spy
mania story appears I'm the Rhenish
Westphalian Gazette. 1t tells Of an
English plot to blow up the fortifica-
lions at Wilhelmshaven. a Christmas
letter held UP by the postal authorities,
which was addressed to Wilhelms-
haven policeman, is alleged TO have
contained $l8.760. sont from England.
y search of the policcman's house is
said to have revealed plans for the de-
struction of the fortIflcations
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ADJUSTMENTS
Arndcm4-Oberammcrgnu.
Bijou-"Thc Stampede"
eon,c Wonderful Pictures.

r0n,c W Onucrful Pictures.
Henry Ellsworth. who will uppenr
Al the Academy tonight. TUESDAY and
Wednesday,. with mutinecs Tuesday
and Wednesday. with his pictorial e
production of Oberammergau. its nca
ple and their Passion Play" of 1910.
harrates an interesting story of tho
tirst hearsc used blythe people OF the
Eararian village.
"oberamlnergau never owned
hcGrsc." he said. The corpse was
carried on the shoulders OF the pail
bearers from the residence to the
cemetery in the little village church
yard In 1907 tho village ordered "A
special hearse made in Munich. 1t ar
rived several weeks ahead of time and
until the village found Il proper plucc
70 house it, they stored tho hcarse
in the rear OF the Passion Play The.
ntrc The little children ran up ana
pecpcd through the cracks ut what
they called the death wagon and
Then ran away frightened.
The hearsc remained in the Passion
Play Theatre for six weeks before
II was used. There was considerable
conjecture among the ObcrammerEnu-
ers Is 10 who would DO the first TO
use IT. Stranso To say. the first was
M American, the Roy. Mr. McCrncllon.
pnst"r Of the American church in
Munich. lie frequently visited Obcrum-
mrreau ] met him every summer. on
his death bed. his last words were:
bury me at oberammerSau' was
present ut. the funeral ana at least
500 of the l.i0o Oberammergauers fol.
'twcd III" hcarsc 10 the SPOT whore the
body was inferred II now rests In the
shadow Of the Kofcl Mountain, ON
whose peak stands the great kofel
Cross"
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Pcruonnl and Otherwise.

Pcruouul and Otherwise.
AR and Mrs. II. A. Daniei. of Way.
cry have issued invitations to tho
marriage of their daughter, Ethel
May. to DR.. Walter j. Young, of thu
chair of philosophy at Humpdcn- Sid
ney~ College. The marriage viii take
pace IN the Baptist Church at Waiver.
~ December 80. at $3.50 a. NJ.
inc Rev. r. ri. Pitt. D. D.. of Rich.
mond. editor of the Religious Herald,
preached this morning and Tonight
! nthe First Baptist Church. and this
afternoon delivered an address before
the Baptist Sunday School Association,
The funeral of the late Henry Bird
Field. OF Norfolk. took place this AT
ternoon from the residence ofNhis ra-
ther. Colonel Il. Nj. Field. on High
Street
The funeral OF william p. Nimmo.
OF Ettrick. took place this afternoon
from the Methodist Church in that VII.
lage.
Ten deeds OF sales OF real estate
were recorded in the clerks office the
Past week. The list embraced no i'm
portant transfers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
SAM MrNEY DEFEATS LESTER IN
EIGHTH ROUND OF BOXING upt,,r

Brisbane. Queensland. December !, -
sam McNcy. of California. heavyweight
champion puSilist Of Australia, defeated
Jack Lester. OF Gle Elum, Wash to-
day IN the eighth round. McVey had
an the better of the fight, which was
scheduled 10 90 ten rounds Lester
showed plenty of pluck and took an
extraordinary amour; Of punishment
about the head ana ribs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
'rhr Stan,pedc.r

The Stampede" which will be nre
scented at the Bijou all this week, with
Tue usual Tuesday, Thursday and sat
.uraa! maunces, is said 10 he great
pay ana one OF the most !neritorious
attractions which has ever been PEE
scented in the Bijou II was first seen
In this city 1t tho Academy ycac
ago. and those who saw il will bea.
out the statement that it Is a great
show. II has lost none of its attrac-
tiveness.
Miss Lillian buckingham, who mad.
such favorable impression through
her wonderful portrayal of the char.
acter OF Wanea, an educated half-bree.l
when last here. will again he seen In
this fascinating character
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
Ford M0tor Cars

Tho automatically oiled timer
is superior to the timer on any
other automobile"
Ask Any Automobile Expert"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-11
~. 81. wilson.

Al. IT, Wilson. The German G,a,eot
comedian, who comes 10 tho Academy
on Thursday matinee and night as the
rehtra! character in his latest play
n German Prince" has clientele
throughout the country that equals
he proportions of that enjoyed by
such noted stars as J. * Emmett and
Joseph jefferson. "A German Prince"
is said 10 he the best vehicle so far
provided for Mr.. Wilson. It is from
me pen OF the late y. c. Guntcr, and
inc scenes are laid in the city OF Cob
iehiz. on the picturesque River Rhine.
and in tho A,.st rian r'yrol During tho
performance MIR Wilson Will render
several new songs among the most
noted OF which are Her Smile" "Stl,l
As the Night" when You Part From
me Girl You Love" and Some Day
Foull Know"
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c tal1rlers
&a MOTOR CARS
Gordon Motor Ne tor. Company
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA

Nineteenth Infantry in the Philippine
DIVISION, to which he has been as
signed as lieutennnt.
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baseball.

Havana, December l6-Ncw York
Nationals. 6; Almcndarcs. ..
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-12-12
NObe.

y. Gamer our merchant was call.
ed to Glenville on business Satur-
day. His grandson Charley Ayers
acted as clelk during his absence.
Chas is a bright young man and
we predict bright future for HIM.
John Whipkey returned last
week from a three weeks hunt in
Webster coUnty.
Mrs M. j. Stump, of Dadrill
spent most of last week visiting her
daughter Mrs. j. H. Barker who
has been on the sick list for the
past few days.
The Hope Gas Company Just
completed the extension Of their
telephone HE from their Office on
yellow creek to Eliza Biglers resi-
deLce. This gives them direct com
munication with Palkcrsburg and
Marietta.
Frank Lydick who has been a..
Elm Grove Pa. for the past II rec
months passed through here one
day last week enroute for home.
Harold Krght, of this place who
has been employed for the past
eighteen months by lumber Co.
in Tenn, is expected LONE soon.
The proiraGtcd meeting will be
held here sometime during January
having been postponed on account
of the pastors i'll health.
For aught we know The Gray
bell we'll Will be completed some
time.
MORE
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Staten.

Ethel Weaver accompanied by
A. r. Stump aud wife returned to
Redwood recently. Mr.. Stump is
working at the carpenter trade and
will remain there some time.
Jason Bourn las been driving
Whit Stump's team
VIM Shock and wife nave been
visiting his father A. Shock
Fred Sup has his telephone in
stalled and can nov use the citi-
zens line
G. 7 S,ump has been very sick
with neuralgia, sore throat and
other complications, but il some
better now.
Charley Dyer has been visiting
his father II w Tocters of Rus
set several days.
Tue little child Of George Cain s
has been very sick for a few days.
COR.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-12-12
NIOBE.


Lewis Harris. whose lllness we
mentioned before is recovering.
Andy Wbipkey and Sylvester
Bennett caught fine gray fox
recently
Tunis Roberts and wifi, visited
Mrs, Ada Erlewine day or so last
week.
S. A. Mccartney and Jake Tay-
lor Of Trubada, made a lard deal
a few davs ago, when S, A. sold Mr..
Taylor the land lie recently pur-
CHASED of Cleveland Godfrey
On Friday evening Bird Harris
had the misfortune of cutting the
thumb off Of his left hand. Bird
seems to be very unl1cky, as will be
remembered few years ago he
shot part Of his foot of with shot
gun.
IF. and 0. G Godfrey have
moved their saw mill from Lower
Run to Mr.. Turner's on Owens run
whore they have employment
a Mr. Balser wholiyes at Ravens
wood Jackson COUNTY, was in our
community selling pictures and
from all reports he is very success
ful as an agent
Andy Wbrpkcy sustained q pain
ful injury one night last week, be-
ing struck on the sholder by n roll.
ing rock, wbile.oui coon hunting.
DEN