The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17

Laurel. II was at IL similar request
! from Mr. Catlin TO Mr.. IIutzler thu
| Mr.. lIutzlcr consented to supply the
| school with dry goods.
TccbnicnI Critic.
| Replying TO question from Dr.
! Denny Mr.. Catlin said that he could
not tell what Mr.. Davis meant BY re-
fcring to him tCatlinl as tho tech
/ meal critic or tho school. liz. said
that ilo had OH occasion brought
! what he considered tho ucreiictiona
/ OF Alr. Davis to tho attention OF tho
board, but he considered this more duo
TO the faults OF Mr.. Davis than OF his
! own.
| Mr. catlin said it was certainly true
! that he placed fire insurance at the
/ school, but that all insurance was
placed as ordered By the board lLc
said, however, that MIR. Davis was III
error in stating that he alone pla ced
Insurance, which was also obtained
from George c, jefferson. Samuel Is,
j Willis, s, Thompson Piilliam *, Go. ana
Julius Strans Son. Mr.. C.atlin had
placed in all $ol.65o in polio cs, which
was less than MI Davis had sup
posed.
/ Could Not Answer.
Thomas poindcxter was tho next Wit
ness Air. Poindexter referred 10 what
he considered to be he incflicicncy OF
Mr. Davis as superintendent. Hc OK
planned that on several occasions he
had asked questions OF Mr.. Davis re-
sardinG Tho management of tho school.
TO which Mr. Davis was; at u loss to
| reply. AIr Fondcxtcr had said t,1 Mr..
Davis hat it was his business and
duty ia keep familiar with the rum
ninS of the school, Mr.. Davis did not
relish these remarks
With regard to the charge that Mr..
! Poind>xter had furnished LaureA Wit
sroiled or tainted beef, witness re-
piled that this charge was absolutely
false. He said that he obtained meat
for the school from tho cold stora &C
plant of Kingau & Co. That meat.
taken from cold storage. IL allowed to
t remain for any length Of time exposed
10 the warmer air off tho Ice would
become covered with a. peculiar coat
ing and color. which did not in reality
! affect it as food
/ Meat WINS Returned.
4 Witness said that on two occasions;
1 he had ordered meat returned to Sin
san's on complaint OF Mr.. Davis and
that the manager OF tlo kingan plant,
upon the third complaint, had refused
Ito de further business with Laurel
! Nr PoindaXter had been invited to this
kingan plant and there shown the
identical Joint from which the alleged
| tainted" beef had been cut lie ex-
/ aplined the Joint and was convinced il
WAS perfectly fresh.
| With regard TO tho monopoly OF
| purchase complained Of by Sir. Davis
! on The part OF Mr.. Poindextnr. witness
/ explained that prior to tho installa-
j ton or Nj. Davis as superintendent
| lie had only sold Laurel School seI5
! worth OF provisions of ali kinds; that
these were billed from A. c. Young S:
| Company. and that since MI. Davis !ud
| become superintendent Of Laurel up
/! 10 January 81. 1911, he had only billed
! the institution 50 worth OF goods. The
witness explained that since SIR Davis
had resigned no fPolndaxter) had fur
| nished Laurel with TWENTY-FIVE barrels
Of -four. lie said that this flour was Of
q superior quality, and was obtained
! at SO cents less per barrel than the
| lowest bid AL supplies gotten for
the school through MI aondaxter
F, were ordered by requisition from The
| superin tendent and procured from,
three or more jobbers in town.
Colonel John S. Harwood was tho
I! next witness, Colonel Hary-ood began
| by saying that while q dealer in oil
he was not closely related to Arr
| Rockefeller. Replying to tho board
!, witness expressed his sriovcd surprise
clsm OF the board by Mr., pav!s Nrit-
/ ness said he had known George Davis
for . lifetime, and was distressed to
learn at this late date a side Of this
| character o Mr.. Davis which no never
believed existed
Colonel Harwood said that he had
Tor some time furnished Laurel with
Kerosene oil. He did this at the same
rate he sold oil to the pentant.ary
and state farm Hcingurod he cleared
50 cents on each barrcl
! Colonel 1iarWood concluded his test-
mony by expressing his conviction
that there was no moro honest man
! than Mi Davis who must havo Ia.,orcd
!, under great stress OF feeling when he
made his recent publication agains.
! tho board. ~ would not accept the
position Mr.. Davis resigned for $1,000
! q Nenr. sail Colonel HARDWOOD. init
inaiins that the lob Womb bo too much
4 Tor his nerves.
Jane. a. Gordon was called ns ,Ie