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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
COUNCIL COMMITTEES TO
MEET THURSDAY NIGfE5

The council committee ON gFonn1@
and buildings will meet ThuF16K&s
night to consider a number OF roSx
tine matters. No special business
ON tap. according to Chairman H8fS
kins.
The committee on streets Will a161
meet Thursday night TO take up t&<
ley wires by the Virginia Railway
meRd and HeHrtco railway. ~
The meeting OF the COMMITTEES m
electricity called for Thursday utnNE
has been postponed until Saturday
$3.50 p. NJ. when the COMMITTEES Mfll
20 out to inspect the municipal plnNAS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
CLEVELAND AFTER
w. & L. PITCH
MORAN, STAR TwIRLER Or U4
yERsITY NINE, HAS TUnNE1%S
Down MANY orrERA.

Especial TO The Richmond virgiulM1
LYNcHBURG. VA, Feb. .
Kennedy. SCOUT for Cleveland, 3N4
Lexington with the intention Of 2e4AS[
a contract with Moran. the star ptt9M
of Washington and Lee univerMitxsMX
completes n course In law there a.
spring, 3
Moran ts SAT- to have numefDu9 -
fers. but has refused to sign noS11
completing school Before g0aAGF
Washington and Lee he did good 49,
for Ffshbourne Military Academy
several seasons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
OF JEWELRY
REPORTED TO POLIG|

Thieves entered the house I 8o8t@
Fifth street. Wednesday night, 4M1
and stole nearly $500 worth Of 1ey1e4f$
the property of Miss ". c.. HAnmt9HM
h reports to the police hat the N9t4Al
ing goods consists OF q so1itatf1 41M'
mond ring OF ~ carats, y D G4Ms
mond ring: a diamond ring Of IL!
earasH: a turquoise ring. and . xf4x
set with a small diamond and two I'M
bies MN&#Ha
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
COURT DIRECTS NEW
BONDS TO BE GIVEN

SUFFOLK. VA, Feb. Am order
from the Nansemond Circuit Court
Wednesday directs the commissioner
of accounts to report on all fiduciaries
who are bonded in the Virginia De-
post and Trust Corporation. Such
fduciaries must seek other bond at
once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
Afakes An Aastxn.nena

STAUNTON. VA. Feb. .-Will1a1
Mandis, a Greek who ran the Wn1Hia
ington restaurant. has made "A aSS
signment and 1t Is said left town.. xI1
liabilities, SO far as known nro AhsQ0l
$4,000. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02

WlNSToNsaALEM y. FEB. g.
Major C. M. Stedman. Consressmas-
elect from this district. win tender
owns = controlling interest In this
road.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
NEWS FROM COURTS
AND POLICE ITEMS

Moses jackson the half-witted ne
gro who made a murderous attack
upon a young lady Of Chester Mon
day night was captured "Wednesday
afternoon on the farm of H.
Alberger. near stop as, on the Rich
mond and Petersburg a line. lie
was taken to the Richmond jail Tor
safekeeping. and the case viii have q
preliminary hearing before Magistrate
Robertson at Chester saturday.
The negro had been hiding In a
barn since the night of the crime
and hunger IL supposed to have forced
him to the house of MIR, E~ichelperser.
where he asked for food.
William Thomas and Charles VIII
son. the negro cenvicts who escaped
from Road Camp No . last week.
have up to the present time eluded
the officers. 1t is understood that the
police are on the track of the men
and will get them in a short while.
Kearney. the Negro youth who made
the sensational escape from the Ches-
terrified Jail last Sunday. when he
locked Keeper CogbiIl In h prison.
has not been heard from and the off,
GERS nave no clue as to his where
abouts,
In police court, part 2, Mayor
Maurice was complimenting the
Southside on its orderly conduct Not
an arrest had been made in the past
twenty-four hours and there was not
a ease for consideration on the docket.
The case OF A. j. Sheffield. whe was
arrested Tuesday on he Petersburg
car on the charge of being drunk n
disorderly. will be called Friday morn
ing in the Oak Grove court. Sheffieids
nephew arrived yesterday from
Petersburg and put up the ball
necessary before the prisoner could
obtain his liberty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02

HAR1InOxl-MRs. MAHLE HARRI-
ION 1ted ~ Mesnorial Hcapttel go
DAT FROM H&R x4ATE z04Eks 1878
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
Personal and Brief Mention.

z The lecture on the Passion Play"
recently given at the cambridge
Street Baptist church by Rev. J. w.
Durham. will be rendered again Fri
day night In the weatherford Me-
mortal Baptist church at 8 o'clock.
stereopticon views. When the lecture
was given In the Bainbridge-Street
church large audience was present,
Gnd DIR. Durham, who saw the play
in OberGmmergau the past summer.
gave a most interesting account.
The birthday of Miss Nellie Robb.
OF woodland Heights. was the oc-
casion OF q most delightful surprise
party Tuesday night. when q number
OF the young lady's friends dropped
In and the evening was spent in games
and music, Refreshments were later
served, and the whole occasion was
one OF great pleasure.
The regular meeting of Hestia
Coneiave, Improved Order of Hepta-
sophs. will be held Thursday night at
s O'Clock at Odd Fellows Hall. when
the officers recently elected will be in
stalled by Mr.. Melvin Flegenhimer.
of Richmond.
Indianola Tribe. No. 50. /. o. r.. NJ.
will have a meeting February g..
Henderson Lodge Of Odd Fellows
II ilCCt SA&y akt4At ~ o ~ [tOCA
In the hall at the corne of Eleventh
and Hull streets.
Davis Council. Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics. will meet
Thursday night.
Royal Arch Chapter OF Masons will
assemble Friday night In the Masonic
Temple at s O'Clock. Several nat
tiers OF importance will be brought
before the chapter at this meeting.
and some degree work will be ex-
ecuted IL h goats" are on hand.
Rev. W. G. Daughtrey. rector Of
the Church of the Good Shepherd,
at Forest Hill Park. has been ten
dered and has refused N invttatipn
to become assistant to Rev. Randolph
Fl. McKim. rector OF the Church of
the Epiphany, Washington. Mr..
Daughtrey prefers to remain with his
present charge.
The Forest Hill rector is at present
i'll at ST. Lakes hospital. but his early
recovery Is anticipated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
Help Wanted--M lie & Female

WANTED. a TEACHER WITH IND OR
hrst grade certificate to finish out un-
expired school term at Shacklefords.
Va. term about three months: salary
Tor LIST grade certificate, $40. per
month; n grade certificate. salary
VAUGHAN. Cologne. Wa, Clerk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
$4,000 suit Instituted.

Suit was instituted in hustings
court. part 2. Thursday by Louis
Stein against the Virginia iron n
Metal Company for $4,000 for tres
pass en- ther case IN asszi IN psss.
il the legal p~hraseoiogy for an action
in debt. Stein was formerly In the
employ of the company he 10 now
suing. acting as buyer. 1t being his
duty to travel from place to place
buying junk in carloads for the COM
pany. The suit n for money alleged
to be due for services rendered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02

Want Ad. Rates.

One cent per word when paid in advance. No paid ad
taken for less than ten cents.
No Ads taken for less than twenty-five cents when
phoned in or charged at the counter.
Contract rates are much less. Phon Madison 1888. and
Manager OF Classified Department. viii call.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
]. BROWN.
LADIES TAILOR.
61s WEST A

TEN PER CENT. DISCOUNT ON ALL
CASH PURCHASES AT !. KLEIN 4
BON. ING. s1o EAST BROAD
WE OVERHAUL STEAM SYSTEKNs
and make them work whore they
haven't worked before VA PLUMB
ING. HEATING CO.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02

T15WER BfgTEfCT OF HENRfcO
ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR II
%lower district Of Henrico II in the
person OF George Preston. who Is .
well known and much respected CID
resident OF Montrose on the VIII
Tia mshurg Road. He has served the
county honestly and well In various
positions. In capable and stands well
for the Office he seeks.
SPECIAL NoTICE-lF You NEED
rubber tires, / ana stisi putting them
on AZ h OLD pries q . bought .
geod lot Of rubber before the price
Of rubber advanced: 20 set busy an
b. c. Briatows. No. u. ~. Is. North
eighteenth street f.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02

WANTED. BY A YOUNG MAN VIII.
several years experience as trainso
nurse, a place as nurse or attendHnsi
can handle any kind Of ease and can
furnish tho best of references. APP
My Mia, care Tirgintan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02

= i n
YOUNG MAN WITH KNOW LEDGE Dr
bookkeeping, who can read and write
spa nish, desires position In an Once
WIN furnish good references. 10
dress j. A. PRINCIPE, 40 East Clay
street. Richmond, Va.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
KENYON ELECTION
HAhOICAPs GOVT
Trust Buster" Who Goes To Senate
Knows More About Beef Cases
Than Anyone Else.

WASHINGTON, April lS.-That the
election of Trust Buster w. 5. Ken
yon To the United States senate from
Iowa may prove a severe blow TO the
government prosecution OF the beer
trust, was the opinion expressed al
the department OF justice today. Az
torney General Wickersham announc-
ed that Kenyon will withhold his res
ignation and defer qualifying as SEN
ator until the change can be erect
ed without injury TO the work OF the
department nov in his charge
Kenyon probably knows more
about the beef trust than any other
government Official" declared one or
his associates. and the attorney-gen-
eral is going TO have hard time TO
find the proper man TO take his
place"
Attorney General Wickersham TO
day paid high tribute TO Kenyons
ability. saying: Il regard Mr.. Ken
yon as one OF the most clearheaded
able lawyers and one OF the most
high-minded men OF my acquaintance.
His election 10 the senate will mean
a great loss TO the department or JUS
tice. but the administration will gain
I'm the senate by the election OF one
who understands the presidents aims
and policies
IL was announced that western
man would probably succeed Kenyon.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
SECOND WARDERs
GIVE TAXES BOOST
Forty Eight Additional Taxpayers
Make Voluntary Increases in
Their Personal Assessments.

Taxpayers in the Second ward. In
common with number In other
wards. have come through with vol
untary increases in their personal as
sessment. Forty-eight of them have
boosted their levy To the extent OF
1923, $50, their 1910 assessment
amounting TO $l.SS0.27O. while that
OF 1911. after applying their volun-
tary additions. is s2,+04, 1870. Added To
this increase Is the sum OF S2ll,6lO,
which represents the voluntary raises
made by the taxpayers OF the Fourth.
Sixth and Eighth wards, mentioned In
Wednesdays Times.
The names OF those who raised
their personal assessments in the Sec
ond ward and the figures showing the
difference in their assessment Of 1910
and 1911. follow:
Harry j. Dean Co, from s+7.S90 TO
s50,200; Deimel Linen Mesh System
Co. from $3.50 10 s9,SS0 I. Il Don
ovan, from S16.5S0 10 s20,750; Hasktn
4 Anderson, from $1,000 TO $3.50;
Dreskell Paper Co. from $l2,320 TO
$21,550 A. j. Dupuis Co, from $4,000
20 SO. 800; Dupont & Wideman, from
$500 10 $2.650: Grinnell Bros. from
sll4,S50 10 $129.950; w. W. Hatch K
Son. from $1,000 to $3.50; Hobbs
Concrete Machine Co, from 81 500 TO
sl0,600: B. Marx & Son, from $22. 100
10 $43,650; j. l.. Marcero a Co. from
CO., from SAL, 400 TO s44,220; Michigan
Shoe Co., from $4l,790 to s+4.s00;
Michigan Grocery Co., from s37 500 10
s44,l40; Ock;Ord Printing Co, from
$3.50 TO $3.50: Partisan Steam Laun-
dry Co. from $4,000 to $4,000: Geo.
Peck. from s236,l30 TO s245,250; Pre-
cision instrument Co. from $4,000 TO
sl0.250; r, II. Pudrith Co., from
$i3.870 to $l7,550: Raynor & Taylor,
from s13,S90 10 $lS.250; Rapid Motor
Vehicle Co, from $4,000 10 $3.50; r
b. Ridgley, from s21.l60 to s40.410;
Jerome B. Rice Seed Co.. from &c.,
400 TO $l01. 400; Roehm & Dawson,
from $4,000 20 s90,S70; Safety Fur
mace Pipe Co., from $3.50 to Sl2.960;
Smith & Balbridge Machine Co. from
Sill. 100 TO sl9.550; NJ NJ. Stanton a.
Co.. from s65.390 to $4,000; Stone
Bros. Co.. from $4,000 TO $1S,930;
Summerfield & Hecht. from 100000
10 $34,55O: Teller Coffee Co. from
S3s,59O to s60.200; Towar Wayne Co.
Creamery Co. from s21,l90 to $685.
$50: Butter & Cheese Co, from &c.,
500 to s17.250: Collection Service Co,
from 500 TO $3.50; Austin Separator
Co., from $500 to s7,700 Bull Sons
& Co.. from s404.340 to s45s,490; E
H. Butler, from $4,000 to $32 900;
Caille Bros. Co, Ltd, from $5O,l30 TO
$4,000; Cartercar CO.. from 5000 to
$16,650: Dwight Cutler, from $500
TO $3.50; Danaher & Melindy Co..
from s113.910 TO $1s2.900 Detroit
Dental Manufacturing Co., from ST.
$50 TO s20,290; Detroit Safe Co., from
$3.50 to 5000: Detroit Shade Tree
Co.. from $3i0 to sl.4S0; Detroit Type
setting Co.. from $500 to $1,000; c. c..
Wormer Machine Co.. from s62,S30 TO
$4,000; VIM. Wright Co.. from $685.
$50 to 1920, 100; Wright Manufactur-
ing Co., from sl5,950 TO $1S,500.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
DRYS WIN IN CALHOUN.
Unless Supreme Court Reverses Su
pervisors, County Remains In
Prohibition Column.

MARSHALL, Mich. April 13.-The
supreme court Is expected to pass on
the controversy between the drys and
vets over the recent local option cleo
ton in Calhoun county. Unless the
action Of the board OF supervisors is
rescinded the county will remain In
the dry column for two years more.
The committee appointed to canvass
the votes Of April 3 reported that
6.S32 ballots were cast for local OPP
ton and 6.S57 against 1t. and that II
ballots were blank making the total
vote cast 1850 The report was
adopted.
A motion by II. ]. Schwartz TO re-
peal the resolution declaring for local
option, adopted by the board in 1909,
was lost. 10 TO II. The motion required
majority OF all the members of the
board, but three were absent, and the
drys won by one vote.
A crowd of wet sympathizers jeere1
Samuel Dickie, of Albion college, and
II Is said this demonstration changed
two members of the board from the
wet - the dry side on the final vote
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
GLAzIER LITIGATION GOES ON.
Judge West OverruIes Demurrer Filed
BY Several Surety Companies.


LANSING, Mich. April 13.-Judge
West handed down an opinion yes
terday overruling the demurrer by
the surety companies in the suit
brought by the Title Guaranty a.
Surety Co. against the state of Michi-
gan, W. w. Wedemeyer, receiver for
the Chelsea Savings bank and sew
eral surety companies that were on
the bonds of Frank p. GlaZier, former
state treasurer.
The Title & Guaranty Co. had filed
q bill TO restrain the prosecution OF
the suit at law and made the bonds
men for Glazier during his last term
OF Office defendants, together with
Receiver Wedemeyer.
The purpose OF the suit is to have
an accounting taken between the
state and Glazier, to Ak the time or
his appropriation of the. public funds,
70 ascertain when and how much has
been received by the state from the
Chelsea bank on account Of Glazier
having deposited state money therein,
and to make the proper application
of the funds thus recovered and de-
termine how much, IL any, Of the de-
fault and appropriation took place
while the defendant surety companies
were on the bonds of the defaulting
treasurer.
1t was urged by the defendants that
the suit is one against the state in its
own courts and could not be main
tanned. but Judge West disposes OF
this objection by declaring that the
state has appeared and submitted to
the Jurisdiction OF the court.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
EXAMINED IN PRISON PLOT.
Convict Murphy ls Given Hearing and
Case Goes Over Till Monday.

JACKSON, Mich. April 13.-The
examination OF Charles Murphy, a
Jackson convict. charged with COM
plicity in the plot to blow up the
prison. has been adjourned until Mon
day. Charles Thompson, who con-
fessed to completely in the affair, tes-
tilted at the hearing before Judge Rus
sell, in the prison chapel. yesterday.
Warden Simpson, Chaplain Tougher
and guard also were called for the
state.
Thompson testified that he had en-
tered into an arrangement with Muir
ply, who was a trusty at the time,
whereby the latter was to take the
dynamite from a designated spot and
hide the stuff in the polishing shop.
This plan was laid in October, last
year, about two weeks previous TO the
time the contraband goods were
shipped into the prison. Witness also
deposed that Wagner received a letter
from Fitzgerald two days before i'm
porting the stuff into the. prison. He
stated that he gave Murphy one. letter
to mail and one telegram to send per-
tanning TO the plot. This telegram was
written by Wagner. said Thompson,
and Murphy knew its contents.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
JAILED AS MICHIGAN YEGGs.
Nine Men Taken In Custody by
United States Officers.

TOLEDO, April 13.-After trailing
their men for seven weeks through
Ohio Indiana and Michigan, United
States officers and private detectives
yesterday afternoon rounded UP nine
men In Toledo suspected OF being I'm
plicated In bank and postofice rob
berries in this vicinity. They are est
Louis Slim" Earl Redman, Felix
Brock, Ham" Dempsey, alias Hamil.
tom. Slim Carruthers, a man named
Haggerty and three others, names un.
known
The prisoners are suspected OF be.
ing implicated in the robbery of the
Farmers and Merchants bank In Riga,
Mich, last fall and later OF the rob.
berry OF the postoffice In Chelsea, Mich.
and Gahenna, Franklin county. Ohio.
The prisoners were arraigned before
a United States commissioner and
were bound over to be taken to Col.
umbus for trial on the Gahenna post
Office case.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13

Quette prison investigation commit
tees report was due at o'clock, and
the Judge evidently mustered his
strength to be present. On the cor
ner opposite the capitol grounds he
staggered and fell
A woman formerly of his home town
who lived in the adjoining house,
saw the judge passing and remarked:
That's some one from home: isn't
II good to see him. The next moment
he reeled and was unconscious before
she reached him. His daughter, Bes-
sic, who is capitol employe, had
been talking with him on the tele-
phone a few moments before, and
was expecting to join him. She was
one OF the first to the scene. A num-
Der of members of the legislature and
capitol employees fastened TO the
spot, and a physician and ambulance
were called, but the Judge was be-
yond help, dying within 10 minutes.
Miss Heckert bore up until told that
all was over and then broke down.
} The body was taken TO an undertake
ing establishment Arrangements for
the funeral have not been made.
Judge Heckert was member OF the
constitutional convention and OF the
house OF 1909. Before this he had a
long record Of public service. He was
born In Wayne county, Ohio, in 1910,
and was educated at Vermillion col
1ege. a Presbyterian institution. He
enlisted In the Sixteenth Ohio infan-
try April 20, 1881, eight days after
the attack on Ft Sumter, which, by
coincidence was an exact half-century
ago yesterday. He served to the close
OF the war, and attained promotion TO
the rank Of first lieutenant. He was
. prisoner In Libby and other pris-
ons for five months.
After the war, he returned TO col
lege, and was graduated from the law
department Of the University of Mich
tgan, In 1859. The same year he To-
Gated at South Haven. and began the
practice OF law. Later he moved to
Van Buren,. He served as prosecutor
and jury commissioner for a combin-
ed period OF six and one-half years,
and served eight years as probate
Judge.
He was thirty-second degree Ma
SON. being member of Dewitt Clin-
ton consistory and Saladin temple,
Mystic Shrine, Grand Rapids.
Bottle houses adjourned out OF re-
spect to Judge Heckert The special
order on the Marquette prison report
was deferred till 1890 Thursday
night Because OF a press OF bust
ness, the house will meet at s a. m.
Thursday. Speaker Baker appointed
as committee to prepare resolutions
and to attend the funeral, Reps.
Knight, Graves, Tufts, Rankin and
Sharp
This Is the second sudden death
among the house membership this
year, Rep. c. M. Green. OF Port Huron,
dying about two months ago.
SANEOPn
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
Senator-EIect Kenyon to
Push Fight on LOrimer

DIES MONIES, Ia, April 1S.-Pro-
gressive measures will find an ardent
supporter in w, S. Kenyon, elected
yesterday as United States senator
from Iowa, after long and bitter
deadlock. Before leaving for Wash
ington today Senator Kenyon intimat-
ed that he will lead in the probe TO
find out who furnished the alleged
100000 slush fund for the election
OF Senator Lorimer. Senator Kenyon
furnished the following statement 10
the United Press;
BY U. s. SENATOR KENYON.
Copyright, 1911, BY United Press.)
All my life | have turned TO the
teachings OF Abraham Lincoln for in
spiration and | shall continue TO do
so and as a senator from Iowa shall
work for the greatest good, gov
eminent can do for the elevation OF
man. | shall strive 10 lift from the
shoulders OF humanity all unnatural
burdens that good legislation can re-
move. So | shall favor in a general
way the income tax laws, working
mems compensation acts and shall
urge a stringent corrupt practice act
and such other laws along these lines
as will benefit the people. am for
human rights as we'll as property
rights and place human rights first.
I'VE believe. as people In the con-
servation OF natural resources and
we believe, | take 1t. equally In the
conservation of natural ideals. The
people view with alarm scheme OF
fraud and corruption by which a man
may be elected 10 the United States
senate from a neighboring state and
| propose to unite with others In an
effort to probe TO the bottom this
election OF United States senator.
we have a loss in population In
Iowa, but We have never lost our
high ideals and | thank God that 1t
never needs a grand jury or a COM
mittee OF congress TO investigate the
election OF a United States senator in
Iowa | may say here that while my
friends have had a long struggle In
this contest, resulting in my election.
| take my seat in the senate without
a pledge or a promise.
Il want to make this pledge to the
people OF Iowa. and OF the country
and II is the only pledge OF any kind
that have made In this campaign
and that is to give the people the best
service which | am able with all the
energy which | possess and | will rep
resent Iowa in the senate regardless
OF any political faction.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-13
Tilden Goes Before
Investigating Committee

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April l3.-Ef-
forts OF the illinois state senate COM
mittee proving the election OF United
States Senator Lorimer, centered on
an effort either 10 establish the exist
nee OF the alleged 100000 bride fund
or to prove its falsity. The witnesses
summoned TO appear before the COM
mittee, which met at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, were:
Edward TiIden. of Chicago. presi-
dent of the National Packing Co., to
whom Clarence s. Funk swore he was
told 10 send $4,000 as the Interna-
tional Harvester Co.'S share of the
Lorimer fund.
Former United States Senator A. j.
Hopkins OF Aurora, whose seat Lori
mer took In the senate.
Carl s. Burget, OF Polo. a member
of the Forty-sixth Illinois assembly,
which elected Iorimer. Burget Is
doorkeeper OF the present house.
Former Representative Johnson
Lawrence, of Polo.
William c. Blair, of Jefferson
county.