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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
DECLARES WAR ON
JAMESTOWN TRACK
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS
MOVES TO HAVE CHARTERS
REVOKED by COURT.
SAYS ALLOWED
CLAIMS CIuH HAS VIOLATED IT'S
PRIVILEGES AND HAS NEVER
LIvED Up To IT'S
PURPOSES.


Judge Samuel w. WihSAns,-attor-
~ney-general of Virginia, yesterday in
stituted legal proceedings for the pur-
pose OF revoking the charters of the
jamestown Jockey Club and its al
legged affiliated organization, thu Bou-
levard Land Corporation.
His action is stated To be a re
sponse to the appeal OF scores OF
prominent n influential residents OF
Norfolk and tho eontis uous country as
well as residents of all sections Of
the State and in accord with the
wishes OF Governor Mann. who is OPP
posed TO racing in which netting is
the dominant element.
Judge j. L. McLemore. of the, cir
suit court, OF ttis.. city eqf Anr1@lk,e ~ i'll
receive with his mornings mail two
petitions from the attorneys general,
asking that the jamestown Jockey
Club and the Boulevard Land Cor
show cause why their charters should
not be revoked.
Double Organization.
In his petition. Judge Williams re
reals the result of his investigation of
the operations OF the club and cor
~poration during the last few months
and sheas hat he i~sttcistis to fight
u nara battle agalnst betting in VIZ
gina, ny the petitions II is also seen
that the jamestown Jockey tthb ana
the boulevard Land Corporation are
praHieaIiy n organization with TWO
names
A charter was ranted TO the Bouie-
7safa i.ama 1jorptFatA9n~ on I,ecesneer
IL ison' WIN the following omcers
named Tor the hrst year: James +.
Prince, president; W. \. Young, vice
president. >. Z. D~aVidson' secretary
and j. w tasnin' now deceased
treasurer. on May 10 iso., me
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
MOREHEAD CITY BALL
TO BE A ONE

MOHEitEAD CITY. Y. G. June 80.
Manager r. Alex Baxter. OF the Al
lantic Hotel, Morehear Clty, an
nounc~d yesterday that the annual
Fourth of July Bah Atlantic Hotel
will he held on the night of July 1sr
no pains will be spared 10 make
this event the browning social feature
of the season.
The opening dance AT the famous
old hostelry is always looked forward
TO as the real opening or the vacation
pleasures and the spacious ball room
Is always crowded TO it's FULLEST capa~
city. The music is of the best and a
cooling ocean hleeze continually fans
the brows of the dancers.
The guests are not limited to any
one section but hail from every part
OF the South and particularly from
Virginia and the Ola North State,
with a generous s~pringling of North
ern pleasure-seekers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
BRECKENRIDGE IS
TO KEEP CHILDREN
WIFE, HOWEVER. Is TO. HAVE
FREQUENT ACCESS TO THEM.
SAYS COURT.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
CLIFTON FORGE. VA, June 3d.
In the circuit court here to-day, Judge
George X. Anderson decided that
Hunter Breckinridge should retain
possession Of his twD children. but
that the wife should have frequent
access to them The application for
divorce was not decided, This Is an
other step In a suit that q had
sensational developments on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Hunter @. Breckenridge, a mem
her OF the Well known Virginia fam
lily. married a wealthy Northern wa
They separated and she took
the children to Europe. He followed
and tool them away from a nurse
In the streets OF Paris and has man
aged to retain possession OF them ever
since, despite the efforts Of his wife
to regain them.
In a former trial her attorney. J..
r. Woods; OF Roanoke. and Breckin-
ridge exchanged shots in the court
room and a bullet from Woods piss
Lot wounded a bystander.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
HAS NO PART IN
FIGHT
JUDGE WILLIAMS SAYS HE Is
KEEPING OUT or SENATORIAL
s4sts- r IL
RACE. GLAD TO BE HOME.

tSp~eiaI 50 THE Richmond virginian,1
ROANOKE. VA. June 6o.-Attor-
ney-Generat samuel w. Williams, is
here on his way from Richmond, TO
Wytheviile, To spend the summer with
his FAMILY. To a reporter Judge Will
liafns expressed satisfaction at rtting
buck TO the southwest for a time. say
ing that he was looking Forward Gag
erly to joining his family in Wythe-
vile.
Asked about the senatorial fight he
replied. g~raNeiy, that he was keeping
out of it. Il am always ready 10 go
out for the Democratic party i'll any
campaign that come. up" he said.
hut | make it u rnle to keep out OF
all fractional fights"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
BLACEMAIL
AND GETS ARRESTED

RENO. NEW. June 3~o.-Joseph
Fratz, Of this city. is under arrest
charged with attempting To blackmail
Mrs. Angelina Buckley. OF New York,
and Washington, one Of the most beau
tifuI and deliberately gowned members
of the local divorce colony.
According 10 Mrs. Buckley, Fratz
posed AS an officer and arrested her
ON a charge OF stealing stolen goods
from California. lie said she must
prepare to leave for that State. She
offered him $50 not 10 modest her fur
Their but he demanded 5000 for him
self and that mount for each Of three
men who had been assigned to watch
her house. She told him 10 call and
re was arrested aud viii have u hear
ing next week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
NEW DOCTORS FOR
City AMBULANCE

Council committee nn relief OF the
poor last night approved the appoint
n1ents Of Drs. Watt. Calfee. Page and
Hnichef for service on the city ambu-
lame.
pLgrse. .A&1t. astsd Is.lcae F- Il III 4ss4anae-
their new duties to-day. and Drs. Cal
Zee and Page GsFll go on the annbu-
lance in September.
The committee also let "a contract
FOR son cords Of wood 10 Il. T. Muir
phy, with the proviso that the wood
be hauled by w A.. Jackson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
BOAT TAKES FIRE
LADY DROWNED

OC.NOMOWoC, WIS. June go
Miss Pauline Alexander. daughter OF
l.. NJ. Alexander, of milwaukee,, for
mer president OF the General Paper
Trust was drowned In Oconomowoc
Lake this afternoon. A motor boat In
which she was ons of the occupants
caught fire aud she jumped In the lake
and Was swimming toward shore when
she si.hh. Her mother and Miss Fan
ME Jones. OF Milwaukee, also on the
boat We're saved by a sail boat nearby.
n John Alexander, a brother. swan
TO shore after being severely burned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Speaks for Fellow Farmers.
All I1ay Meeting sunday

An all day holiness meeting VIII
be held SUNDAY in the West END
Mission. sos WeH Cary street. Ser
vices will be az follows: 1890 4. NJ.
PRAYER and testimony meeting. Il
a. NJ Text. Matt, /: q.
His name shall be called Jesus foi
ne shall save his people from their
sins: 3:36 L. M. = health meeting
praying for the healing of the sick;
I p. M. holiness meeting: subject,
Divine Love" 3 p. NJ, revival. Ser
mon, Text. Heb. ~: IA.
All are welcome at these mission
meetings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
ARDENT WOOING WINS
E r d

NEW YORK, June 3o.-Although IL
necessitated a 1900 mile trip to Paris
and ardent wooing, George MARCEL
lus Landers, twice mayor of New Bril-
tain. Conn, and a millionaire. has at
last won the coveted yes" of the
beautiful Mrs. Katherine Sanford
Thorne Sheffield. "the wealthiest wo-
man in Connecticut"
Mrs. Sheffield, who returned from
Europe on the Kronprinz Wilhelm last
Tuesday, announced to-day that the
wedding will take place some time this
month at her home. Sea Acre" New
London, Conn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Mrs. BEI4MON1~S SIfTUR
MHS1ItRIDISLA DISAPPEARS.

CALUMET. MICH. June 30-Dr.
John Jackola. lately Of Hancock.
Mich. bat now "a resident ef Duluth.
the best known Finnish specialist in
America. Is m~yslcriotlsiy missing and
s sssss. asa- scsseSs~~ss e lsae. sst}sset .frs4 44fs-
while ~deranged. Jackoia. according to
New York dispatches. was engaged
ssor1e time Is 10 marry Mrs. q. IL.
r. Belmont. of New York III an
nnuncemtnt Was followed by the pre-
ferring III charges by Mrs. Belmont
kha bsyJackola WAS paying distasteful
attentions 10 her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
ENVOY p'BRlEN DENIES
VICIOUS JAPANESE YARN

TOXIC, June 30.--United States
Ambassador 0'Brien to-day denied
positively d story published by the
Hoehi this. morning to. the effect. that.
the United States government had
cabled notice to the ambassador that
owing to the murder of American
sailors the prevalence of drunken
ness and vice and the numerous grog
shops in Yokohama, h United
States war vessels had been ordered
10 call there again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
REICHMANN GIVED
A o SENTENCE

-. NEW YORK. June 30.--Joseph h.
Reichmann, former president Of the
Trust Company, was SEN
fenced by Justice Davi sto the peni-
on B1ackwell's Island to-day
for -four and one-half months on his
conviction for filing a false report of
the company's affairs with the State
banking department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
BOY TAKES INVOLUNTARY
VOYAGE THROUGH THE AIR

TREYNOR, IOWA. June 30.-Whiie
watching a balloon ascencion here to-
day Ransom Jones. 1~6-year -old. was
caught In the guide ropes and carried
aloft. feet foremost He managed 10
twist himself o and cling to the
rope with his hands m legs M in
this manne he held Won until after
the aeronaut had cut ZOOS in a para
chute and the balloon came to earth
three miles away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
SPEAKS FOR MS
FELLOW FARMERS
SIN TOR GAMBEL. IN NATyTY At
MIR. LOOKS LIKE DEPEw
AGRICULTURAIIsT.
PENROSE GAINS POINT
iWITH AID OF DEMOCRATS VOTE
MAY DE REACHED AND SEES
son CONF: 70 END IN
NJ AuGIST.
.PENkOSE GAINS POINT

wNsHNGToN. June 3o.--The
down. tredden farmer" who will he
l"ruineAAy reciprocity was heard by
the Senate to-day.
Senator Myers, of Montana. pre-
sented q petition from the farmers
and stock growers of hat State ask
ing tsat ths bill be passed as prompt
iy IS pussttse.
"Recpraeity is very popular here"
said tn. brief note which accornpa-
MED the petition. We believe IT will
be 90 the best interests of Montana
and the country In general"
The debate on the bill passed into
the doldrums to-day. Al one time
there were only three senators on
the floor listening to the anti-recipro-
city address Of Mi. Gambel. of South
Dakota.
Senate Alone Opposes.
The fact Is" Mr.. Williams. Of Mis-
sissippi. explained. there is no oppo-
sition to reciprocity, outside of the
United States Senate"
Senate p~enrose got through a mo-
tion that when adjournment is taken
to- morrow II will be until next We'd
nesday. simultaneously he served no.
tice that on that day he would ask
the Senate to consider the plan of
meeting earlier in the day during the
continuance of the debate on recipro-
city.
Speaks for Fellow Farmers.
Mr.. Garnbel. In natty summer at
tire and gold eyeglasses. looking the
genuine farmer that C~hauncey NJ. De
pc" once described. who raises wa
termeions at SIS per melon. and po-
tatoes at II cost OF 6 cents apiece.
made a long appeal for his fellow ag-
riculturists.
1t grows more apparent daily, that
the special session will die of mani
ton, along bou the first week in
August BY IN consent tho
Democrats Eill not seek any debate
on the farmers free list and the House
wool schedule after reciprocity has
passed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
FOR CORN;
BITTEN BY A

Especial to The Richmond virginian.1
HARRlSoNBURG. VA, June 80.
Before day yesterday morning b.
s. fIarrner. near Franklin. went 10
the corn crib to get some chicken
feed and as he reached his hand In
the crib a big copper head snaka
BIT him on his hand. Ely liberal use
of whisky n other snake bite rerle-
dies he overcame the effects of the
deadly poison n is now recovering.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
0OSGRESSNEN ARR GUESTS
On TRIP DOWN RIAfR

Congrtssfnnn John Small. of North
Carolina; Congressman \. Hampton.
Moore. Of philadelphia and Vice
President T, Nj Darlington. Of the
Chamber OF Commerce were guests
last night OF the council committee on
the improvement If the James River
which met on the city tug. made an
inspection ~ the hs4rpor and enjoyed
q trip To Dutch Gap
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
DEATH NOTICE.

ENGLAND.-ETTA VIRGINIA ENG.
LAND. beloved wife OF Thomas X
t, ENGLAND, IN Thursday, June 20,
in the forty-ninth year of her ara.
Funeral from Paramount Avenue
Baptist church SUNDAY. July cd, At
5 r. NJ.
Friends and ac~auaintancts $780,
accept this invitation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
Tu Install Omcer~

Officers OF Liberty Council. J. o. u
\. NJ, who were recently elected Will
be installed next Tuesday night as
follows;
Junior Past Councillor. ". w.
Toler: Councillor. X. W. McGee. Vice.
Councillor c. n. Jackson; Recsrdin9
Secretary. W ]. M~orrisette, Assistant
Recording Secretary. f.. Ii. .Shcfneld:
Secretary. w. II. Marshall:
Treasurer. ". II. Toler; Conductor. A.
l.. High; Warden. II. c. Jennings In
side Sentinel. Earl Marsnafl. Outside
sentinel. Il. K. Robertson: TruMees.
Sc Easesssay4 W. NJ Bryce. J.. n. F'af-f
son. II. j Neusgesser. was elected rep
preventative to the State Council. with
A. r. Robb as alternate.
Half OF a block of property ~on Hull
street. between Nineteenth and Tween
tieth streets, embracing 1853 feet. vas
purchased for $3.50. recently. by VIII
liam T, Dabney. business oil
the Chamber OF Commerce. Attorney
Gilbert Pollock and Field wilbon, alf
OF the other. side Of the river. from
the Savings Bank of Richmond
James Cox. OF New York and WASN'T
ington. ID. G., and Samuel Moore, OF
Shenandoah. are visiting w. j.. Carter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
NEWS OF south RICHMOND
J. w Crnxe~ store aoo Hun street.

inend. on the other side II the river.
This decision was in tie face of a
claim by the car company that 1t had
q separate cpntracf with the city u
Manchester which did not require this
same of water TO be put on
the Washington Ward streets as that
with the city OF Richmond. An ap-
peal from the decision Of Judge Wells
was noted by the company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
DARING NJ AT
LAST LOSES A CASE

LONDON, June 3o.-I1oratio W.
Hcttcn1ey. member of p~ariiugent, edi-
tor ard daring promoter, who has
won 50 NAM legal battles single
handed, aeiIiast the faost brilliant
lawyers ~ the CROWN. has at las, lost
a tas.se- lie Was condemned to-day by
ssrd Chief Justice Alverstone. to pay
70 damages tia Tho estate of the
=, Master, from whom, II. was
d. obtained s35p.o0o through
6.atipn Of worthless shares
companies.
has always con-
@fense in the many
81 him. heard the
Mutual Denlhen addressed
special and Pc
efendlng /
f.opne In and sea tness box
he said.
r Z, !. \, \; \:
nd moss
5ff-5E bar"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
Missions in China.

In China we count a great number
of Chinese priests who rival in zeal
and self sacrificing spirit the European
priests with whom they labor. One of
them, Rev. John Baptist Wang, tells
in a letter just received by the Society
for the Propagation Of the Faith, of
his work and of his expectations:
IT am not neglecting," says he, "the
conversion of pagans. l have estab-
lished a center Of Catholicism in the
town of Tsung-fa. There I formerly
had meeting house where the cate
chumens used to come for instruction.
Many of them have now been regen-
Grated in the holy waters of Baptism.
The number of Christians having in
creased considerably, the house was
found too small and, instead of adding
to it, the Christians preferred to build
larger edif1ce elsewhere. They as
sessed themselves, but, unfortunately,
the total sum is very small and we
would need over 100000 to put up
a church spacious enough to accom-
modate our people. Protestants al
ready have beautiful monuments here.
II have been told how generous the
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
To Build Catholic Hospital.

The Dominican Sisters of Ontario,
Oregon, who are contemplating build
ing Il hospital in Oregon write as fol-
lows:
Will you help us to build hospital
on the frontier of Catholic civilization?
A hospital is greatly needed here and
would make our holy religion known
by its beautiful works of charity.
We We're expelled from Portugal
with only our clothes on our backs.
We are undertaking this work in a
missionary diocese, trusting to Divine
Providence and in the we'll known gen.
crosby of the American people-espe-
cially our Catholic brethren. Your as
sistance will do worlds of good-espe-
cially If sent at once, as our project is
hanging in the balance and may have
to be given up. Please enable us, for
the Love of God to succeed and be the
means OF ministering to Christ's suf-
fering members and in q manner con-
quer souls for the truth.
Become founder of Holy Rosary
Hospital, at Ontario, Oregon, by send
ing a donation either in the firm of
currency at our risk, or postal note.
check, draft, etc, to Dominican Sisters.
Ontario, Oregon.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
The Irish Fellowship Club.

The Irish element in Chicago is to
be congratulated on having so ex.
cellent an organization, social and in.
tellectual, as the Irish Fellowship
Club, says the New World. 1t is held
together by the bonds of patriotic and
fraternal sentiment and is doing a
good deal in a quiet and unobtrusive
way for the uplifting of our race in.
tellectually.
The Irish Fellowship Club has been
fortunate at all times too in it's officers
men of eminently good judgment
singleness of purpose, broad sympa
thies and withal scholarship and cul
ture. Its informal gatherings the end
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
Delaney Loose Again.

Old Billy Delaney, who claims to
have once been a priest. has broken
out again, says the Syracuse Cath
Ollie Sun.
He is IN the south, where he some
time ago bought farm, the money so
to do, he says, having been procured
IT, the confessional where he received
pay for forgiving sins. Delaney never
heard confession in his life. He
never was priest. He never was
even what one might call a seminarian.
He tried it, but proved to be such a
vicious character that he was ex-
PEELED. And still. haters Of the Cath
Ole Church will flock to hear this I'M
clean imposter in spite of the fact that
his career has been shown up a thou
sand times.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
Now Is An Excellent Time to Pay the
Printer His Due.

Are you in arrears to the Irish
Standard? Have you received a state
lnent to that effect? If so prompt
remittance will be appreciated by the
management at this time. Don't put
the matter of payment off because the
account is small. 1t is not to one only
but to hundreds, that the publishers
must thus appeal to in order that they
are too often underestimate or en-
tirely lost sight of. Now is a good
time to pay. The Irish Standard will
be pleased to hear from you.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
Ballindhawhee.

Let poet or punster walk Connacht or
Munster
For health or for fun, sir, from Cork
kilkee-
They'll never be meetin' village that's
beatin'
The pride O. Kilkenny-thats Bal
lindhawhee!
Its street is as tidy on Monday OF
Friday;
A lord or lady of royal degree
Might roam till Their VARY through
Meath or Tipp'rary,
An nothing so fair see as Ballind.
hawhee!
Here landlords are not, sir; they all
went to pot. sir
Dead, buried or shot, sir as plain
as could be.
Well have no bad manners from
shoneens or planners
Or thinkers or tanners in Ballind-
hawhee!
We never heed doctors, an peddlers
and proctors
We welcome with sorrow an pack
off with glee;
We're death down on cryin', and, sure,
as for dyin,
It's the last thing we're tryin' in
Ballindhawhee!
Our birds sing the sweetest, our coll
leens are neatest,
Our boys are the fleetest, between
you and me!
An to see our potatoes, as many you'd
They'd pile on your plate in ould Bal.
lindhawhee!
For home in ould Erin we'll ever be
carin',
An never be fairin' across the black
sea;
Wen stick to the Ould Sod till I'M
der the cowld sod
Our hearts rest in Ireland and Bal
lindhawhee
Rev. James B. Dollard
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
FROM DULUTH,

Miss Margaret Fitzpatrick and Alex
ander Moreau were married Monday
morning at st. James Catholic Church.
Rev. D. w. Lynch conducted the cere
mony and they left for their home
where a wedding dinner was served
for a number Of their friends. They
are both from West Duluth and plan
to make their home there after short
wedding trip In the southern part of
the state.
Rev. j. A. Limmer, formerly Of the
Cathedral parish of this city but now
stationed at Cloquet, Mimi, was in
Duluth last week to receive bids on
the new church of Our Lady Of the
Blessed Sacrament at Cloquet. The
new church is to be a very fine build
iEg. The, lower floor will be used for
school purposes and meeting halls.
When completed it will cost about
$4,000.
The young mems and young ladies'
sodalities Of St. Clements parish pre-
scented a comedy "The Flower of the
Family at st. Clements hall on Tues
4 day evening, the 7th. The play was
"a decided success. Mr.. Jas. Wade
proved the star of the evening.
~ Rt. Rev. Jas. McGolrick is at pres
emit working on plans for an art mu-
scum for this city. Under his direc-
Sstion Architect A. Holstead has pre-
pared sketches Of the proposed insti-
tute which If carried out will make
one more Of the many attractions OF
the Zenith City
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18
MunnS & P0merleau.
JEWELERS.
III Central Ave Established
IL years.
We have enlarged our store and now have
larger assortment Of Holiday Goods in
Jewelry, Silverware and Watches.
Established
10 years.

Of every week at the La Sale Hotel
are a joyous respite around the lunch
con table from the worries and cares
of office and mart. Song and speech
and story tighten for couple of hours
the Celtic heart bowed beneath toll
and dreaming mayhap at times of it's
ancient and beloved home.
Let the Irish make of this club what
it promises to be-a foyer bright with
the love and light of the Celtic soul
and radiating with that friendship
and bonhomie which are the marks
and characteristics of our race iii
every land.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18

and the bell tower of freedom is toler-
ance of the rights of others; and with
those as our mottos and guide, we can
go forward in the path of peace, carry
ing to all lands and all peoples the
Message alike Of Civilization and Re-
ligion, the Ark and the Covenant of
American Freedom.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-11-18

American Catholics are and to them
help me in my task for the sake of
Christianity, for the sake of our COM
mon Saviour"