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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
TEN NEGROES CAPTURED
Alleged Crap Shooters Cousht in Raid
in East FrankIin street

Alleged Crap Shooters Cought in Raid
In East FrankIin street.
Ten negroes. alleged crap shooters
were captured last night in a raid
made on the house. 21os East Franklin
Street. by Officers Duffy. MCGOWAN md
Bosquett. They were taken to the
First Police Station. and will BIO given
n hearing this morning before Justice
Crutchncld.
Robert Munday (colored) was locked
up on a charge of feloniously assault
Ing Thornton Rome.
Two negroes. Delaware Bradley and
Ross Davis. were arrested on charges
of carrying concealed weapons. Davis
was said to have n revolver in his pos
session. while Bradley was accused of
carrying pair OF brass knucks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
CHARLES PAGE BRYAN
Minister to Portugal Spends Day mt
Jefferson Hotel.

Colonel Charles Page Bryan, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Portugal. was registered at
the Jefferson yesterday. and spent the
day in the city. Colonel Page attend
ed the University of Virginia in
lS77-'79, and received the degree OF
ILL., B. from George Washington Uni
versity in 1879 His residence was
formerly in Colorado, where he was
prominent in politics. Since 1879 he
has been in the diplomatic service rep
resentfng this country In turn as am
bassador to China, Brazil. Switzerland
Belgium and Portugal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
AVIATOR COMING
Howard Lcvan to Make Daily Flights
Mt State Fair.


Mt State Fair.
Howard Levan. the boy aviator. who
win be one of the attractions at the
State Fair next week. wired the asso-
citation yesterday that he would make
two flights every day during the fair.
The hours at which these flights will
be made will depend to large extent
upon the wind.
1T will take all reasonable chances
on wind waves" said Levan. land hope
that we will have fine weather all
week."
The youthful aviator also said that
he would enter the race on the last
day of the fair. with an automobile, to
be driven by some one as yet to be
selected. THIS race will prove very
Interesting, and will prove the ability
Of the aviator to make the sharp turns
at the half and 1uarter-miles in the
race track. The race will be a five
miller around the track.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
Cond,tion sam serIou..

1t was said last night at the Me-
mortal Hospital that the condition of
Mildred Petross the nine-year- girl
who was run over by trolley car
Friday night al Venable and Mosby
Streeets. was improved. though she
was still in dangerous condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
Coast Line REGENTS.

Earnings of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company for the month OF
August. 1911, were
Receipts. $212O.22 40. compared with
s2,o69,74o77 In August, 1910 operating
expenses and taxes, s1.T5i,359.52. as
compared with $1642. 594.24 in the cor
responding month last year This
leaves the net receipts for the month
S36s,S6aSs. as compared with 1927
1858 In August last year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
FEDERAL. COURTS OPEN
Usual Fail Term Begins This Morning.
Grand Jury To-MnrroXN.

Usual FaIl Term BeBins This Morning.
Grand Jury 1'O-Morrow.
The fall term of the United States
District and Circuit Courts will be
opened to-day by Judge Edmund Wad-
dill, Jr. 1t is probable that little Will
be done, as 1t is only expected that
the docket will be called by the court.
Tomorrow, however, the grand and
petit juries have been summoned. 1t
ts understood that many presentments
Will be made TO the grand jury.
Among other things the cases OF cor
porattons which failed 10 pay their eS-
else tax to the In:e-na! Revenue De,
partment will be taken UP. The mat
tiers OF those concerns which made nc
attempt TO compromise have been
placed in the hands of the district at
torney for action.
A few cases OF violations of the
liquor and postal laws will also be
considered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
Railway Appointments.

Appointments we're announced yes
terday by J. p. Stevens, general super
intendent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, Kentucky and Indiana gem
eral division, as follows:
]. A, Fox appointed superintendent
Chicago division. vice NJ, 8, Mcdonald,
transferred.
w, l. Booth appointed supsrintend-
ent Ashland division, vice j, a. Fox,
transferred,
The offioo OF assistant superlntend-
ent, Cincinnati division, is disoon.
tinued,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
HeId for stenlinp5 Cent,

Matthew Raymond, a colo:ed boy,
twelve years old. was arrested yes
terday afternoon on the charge OF
snatching cents from the ten-year-
old daughter of E. Holman. Matthew
said that he didn't do It, He declared
that another boy snatched the money
and save 1t to him. He was caught
In an alley by citizen and he'd until
the arrival of policeman.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
VIII Sneak IN Cborle,,on

Governor w. II. Mann ha7 accepted
an invitation to make the principal
address at the next annual meeting
Of the New England Society OF Charles
ton. S. C.. one of the largest societies
OF Its kind in the country. The ceie-
nraton VIII be held on December 80
The society has been addressed in
past years by the late Senator Hoar
and other distinguished men of the
New England States
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-02
Two Grand Cruises
|" Around the World"

Two cruises OF about three and one half
months duration each Around the World"
The hTst 10 leave from New York on Octo-
Der 81. 1911. and tho second from san Fran
will be made By the large new Transatlantic
liner "Clevela<d." Phe rates will be from
s650o0 up, including shore excursions Places
visited on hrst cruise: New York Madeira.
Gibraltar, Naples. Port said. Suez Bombay
Colombo Calcutta Diamond Harbor). RAN
COON, Singapore. Batavia Martha Hong
kong. NagasakI. Kobe. Yokohama Homo
lulu. San Francisco. Second cruise in re-
versed order. Cali for booklet
RICHMOND TRANSFER COMPANY.
S09 Enst Main street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20

of art in the John Marshall High
School and the grade schools of Rich
mond and of Roanoke, the Richmond
Training School for Kindergartners
and the Virginia Randolph Elicit
School. and have held the position OF
instructors in Westminster School. In
the Woman's College. Richmond: the
Southern Female College. Petersburg.
and in Ruford College. Nashville.
Tenn. Others have made specialties
OF painting, both portrait and compo-
sition and miniatures of book plate
designing. Illustration. interior deco
ration. etching. jewellery and modelling.
The record of our art students Is an
evidence of the talent existing in
Richmond as we'll as of the good
training given by the Art Club. Addi-
tional evidence of talent In Virginia
and through the South may be found
in the roll of students in the art
schools of large NortherD cities. which
draw from all the Southern States,
and where large proportion to
their numbers these Southern stu
dents attain distinction. Many noted
artists from James Mcneil Whistler to
George de Forest Brush. may be
claimed a Southern men.
1t is the aim OF the Art Club to
give our native students the opportu-
mtg to develop their talents in or near
their homes. and thus obviate the ne :
cessity for their sncnding years in
strange cities.
The new South is regarded by many
as the mos. truly American, the least
affected by foreign influences and i'm
migration and the least corrupted by
un american and undemocratic condi-
lions of any historic part e our
country.
From our heritage OF noble ideals,
philosophy and patriotism. from our
environment. rich in beauty and color.
from the native talent which has, as
yet only partially been brought to
fruition from the auickcning OF in
terest in the arts and their consequent
future encouragement we may with
reliance 10 X to our people for the de-
velopment OF a national art
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20

ton in line with that given in the
leading art schools OF the country. II
the Art Club finds that certain stu
dents need special advantages to be
obtained at the art schools in larger
cities, it provides them with scholar
ships to such schools. thus affording
It's exceptionally talented pupils the
opportunity OF pursuing their profess
sion under the most favorable condi-
lions here and abroad The New
York School of Art and the Pennsyl-
vania Academy of Fine Arts award
annual scholarships TO the Art Club
Of Richmond, and our students are
eligible TO compete in the Art STU
dents League of New York and the
Philadelphia School of Design. In which
schools they have won schola rships
Drawing is as natural a process as
writing. and as we instruct children
In writing. without demanding that
they make literature a profession. vet
with great PROFIT to them intellectu-
ally. we may instruct them in drawing
without imposing on them the obliga-
ton to become professional artists. vet
adding greatly TO th0'r efficiency. cul-
ture and. powers of enjoyment The
Art Club. therefore. makes an especial
- VI WV thllbt Ell classes. ana
mas a iunior membership providing a
free class in the elements OF artistic
eXpression-that is to say. one free
class week is provided for both
senior and Junior members Member
ship dues are So year. Thus, IRE
spective of the other advantages OF
membership. instruction in the weekly
class may be obtained for less than
cents lesson.
Instruction is not confined to gen
eral and elementary work but through
graduated scale of hours and rates.
reaches TO all day and every day
classes for session of eight months
at a rate of SIS
The regular classes-drawing and
painting from life and still life. por-
trait and composition--are under the
direction of Miss Nora Houston. who
has been Instructor at the Art Club
for the past two sessions. Miss Hous-
ton had. previous to becoming instruc-
tor IN the club. painted for several
years in New York and in Paris. win
ming honors and distinction in both
places y native of Richmond. she
is keenly alive to the artistic needs
ana possibilities of Richmond. She
eNerts wholesome influence towards
seif-reliance. individuality and origi-
nality in the work of her students.
Special Glasses.
Special classes in illustration and
modelling ire under the direction, re-
spectively. of Miss Adele Clark and
Miss Mary Baushnlan. The applied
arts department, including design in
terror decoration and normal work. Is
under the direction of Mrs. C. Irvine
Clarke.
Students OF the art Club taken col
lectively. have won fifteen scholar
ships to the art schools of New York.
Philadelphia and the University of
Virginia. and seven scholarships and
several mentions while attending
those schools. Former students of the
Art Club are supervisors or instructors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
ny MISS ADELE CLARk.

The Art Club of Richmond is briefly
defined as club, through its social
and educational influence. promoting a
healthy interest in art: a school pro-
Vidins instruction In the various
branches OF fine and applied art.
Because the productions OF art. like
the productions Of commerce, require
discriminating consumers. II is the
duty OF an institution which trains
producers OF art. to develop in the
community a vital interest in and ap-
probation of art. Considered prac-
ticaily. artists must make a living,
and II their output is not salable
In community they must leave that
environment for a more favorable one.
thus depicting the community in
direct ratio to the value of their
work. Or should the artist re-
main In the community. he be-
comes burden-not necessarily in
the almshouse or prison. though even
this Ia possble-but the less dramatic
and moro frequent burdens-that clog
In the machinery OF business. the clerk
with an artistic temperament. the in
ferior business man or woman who
might have enriched the community
by good mural decorations. good arch
lecture. good landscape gardening.
good costume designing. II not by
famous paintings. Considered ethi-
."i'S- ar lb nepenOent Tor It's fullest
and highest development upon a gen
eral community interest. even as a
people achieve aesthetic and intellect
ual distinction under tho leadership of
great artiAts.
There is scarcely q phase Of civili-
zation which Is not moro or less di-
rectiy benefited by art or Injured by
Its absence. Clothes. streets. gardens.
back yards. fences. houses household
utensils. china, furniture. books, public
buildings. offices. schools. theatres,
churches and pictures are either. ar
tsuc or inartistic productions The
1eweier. the florist. the mschmist, the
shipbuilder. the vehicle maker. doctor.
lawyer. merchant. chief. rich man.
poor man. each Is dependent upon
some from Of art for professional sue
cess. II not for mental stimulation
and Joy.
An Art Centre.
Realizing the Undergraduates OF
the community and the artist. the
Art Club OF Richmond endeavors 10
provide place where those who know
nothing about art, but know what thev
Ike may meet those who know
something about art. and can tell them
what t-iey ought to like 1t endeav-
ors to form an art centre. maintains a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20

Students OF the art Club. taken col
lectively. have Won fifteen scholar
ships to the art schools, of New York.
Philadelphia and the University of
Virginia. and seven scholarships and
several mentions while attending
those schools Former students of the
Art Club are supervisors or instructors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
Powhatan Institute

IIohne School for Girls and Young Ladies'
MRS. R. G. PORTER. Principal.
MR.. r. C. PORTER, Business Manaeer
Motor" To be. Rather Thon 10 sesm"
Modern equipment; eleven ycars' success.
Located in Powhatan county forty miles fror,
Richmond, on the Tidewater and Western R. r.
II Is in medium climate lying between the Tide.
water on one side and the mountains on the other;
thus the students are not subject to malaria of the
lower section nor fevers OF the mountains. The
water Is the finest In this section OF the State The
school is religious. but not sectarian.
graduate OF this institution may. upon appli.
cation to the State Board Of Education receive o
High Scnool Certificate. which will entitle her to
teach In the public schools Of the State without
having to stand the regular State examination.
si5o 90 pays all expenses except laundry. with full
Academic Course and Physical Culture.
For catalogue and other information apply to
r. G. PORTER, Business Mgr,
Beiona, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20

small. but well selected art library:
provides lectures. holds a permanent
exhibit OF reproductions of the mas
tiers. and OF work OF the foremost
Richmond artists and the best work
done by the students OF the schools.
holds special exhibitions of modern
paintings. and conducts school where
working members are given instruc-
The Holly chieftain., 1911-03-03
SPORT.

The Polish wrestler, Zbyszko, easily
disposed of Pitakoff. the Finlander. in
wrestling match in New York.
The Australian swimmer, Long,
worth. covered 121 yards in one min
ute and five seconds at Sydney. N.
S. w. This is a new worlds record.
Kid Mccoy, the one-time clever light
heavyweight. is to try the come
back" stunt again. For some time past
there have been mumblings about Kid
McCoy's financial condition. Broke
again." said rumor.
frankie Burns. of Jersey City, the
national bantamweight champion, and
ALI Lynch. bantamweight champion
of Canada, fought fifteen rounds to a
draw at New Haven. Lynch was sew.
eral times in distress, but rallied and
finished strong.
Jack Daugherty, the former jockey,
of San Francisco, knocked out
Young" Scott, of Memphis, in the
fifth round of fight held before the
Irish-American Athletic Club in Kan
sas City. The fighters are feather.
weights.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-03-03
ALFALFA CLOVER.

Salzer's strain of hardy, lu1uriant Alfal-
ia Clover grows everywhere and brings
from two to five rousing crops annually.
It's the vigorous, healthy kind planted by
Ex-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin and thous-
out the U. s. We are the largest growers
of clovers, grasses, seed oats. wheat, rye,
rye. barley, potatoes. etc.. in America.
For l0c in stamps we mail you:
! Pkt. Luxuriant hardy Alfalfa Clover.
! Pkt. Billion Grass-the 10 Ton wonder.
i Pkt. Bonanza Oat.LSworn yield 25e Bu
per A, winning Farm. in 1910.
! Pkt. Speltz-the cereal hay marvel.
And or more other packages farm seed
novelties or rarities. together with our big
catalog bristling with seed truths all fol
but 10c in stamps. or send 25c and we add
q big package famous French bean coffee!
John A. Salzer Seed Co., 1872 South sth st..
La Crosse, Wis.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-03-03
FOREIGN.

The shaft of the silver mine owned
by Cyrus W. Baker of Denver, at
winnipeg, is now down fifty feet and
the ore is improving in value.
The foreign office announces that
China's answer to four out OF the six
points of the Russian note relative to
the treaty Of 1881 is wholly satisfac,
tory and that the remaining two can
be easily adjusted. Further pressure
on China, it is said, is not contemplat.
ed.
There is noticeable activity by the
Chinese government to stay the
spread of the plague. and sanitary
measures are being strictly en-
forced in all the towns where a few
weeks ago the disease was allowed
full swing. Instructions have been is
sued that every village burn its dead.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-03-03
GENERAL.

Four persons are dead and one is
dying as the result Of drinking wood
alcohol by mistake at Horton. N. Y.
Damage to Strawberries and other
crops in Louisiana, as result of re-
cent cold weather will reach half a
million dollars.
Mrs. o. Il. P. Belmont has an
nounced that she would open within a
short time school in New York for
teaching girls to farm.
Friends at her home in Eureka
Springs, Ark, have received advices
from doctors that Mrs. Carrie Nation
has completely lost her mind.
Mrs. Maldwin Drummond, formerly
Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., of Chicago,
was robbed of a fortune in jewels
aboard transatlantic liner. Dia-
nonds, pearls and other gems to the
value of approximately $13e,O0O disap.
peared from her stateroom on the
steamship Amerika of the Hamburg
American line.
The West no longer has monopoly
on irrigation. The agricultural East,
with its abundant anual rainfall, has
found 1t profitable to emulate the ex-
ample Of the West, and is learning the
value Of irrigation. Even the swampy
lands Of the South are now being sue
cessfully cropped through artificial ap.
plication of water.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-03-03
WASHINGTON.

The agricultural appropriation bill
has been reported to the Senate. 1t
carries $16.9so,l96, an increase of
$256,6S5 over the amount of the bill
as it was passed by the House.
So probable is it that an extra ses-
sion will be necessary to get action on
the Canadian reciprocity agreement,
that President Taft has fixed April 4th
as the date such a session may be
called.
Proposed advances in class freight
rates in official classification territory,
aggregating among all the railways In
the territory approximately $27,OOO,-
600 year, has been disapproved by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
During January 36,361 immigrants
were admitted to the United States
24,120 men and 1924 women. OF this
total 6,054 were Hebrews, the largest
number of any race. Southern Italy
furnished the next largest number,
5,377.
The text OF new treaty with Japan,
designed to replace that of 1894 anc
drawn with the special design OF
eliminating the restrictions upon i'm
migration contracted in that treaty.
hes been laid before the Senate by
President Taft.
Portions of the arid regions of the
Western territory of the United States
present conditions favorable to the dis
covery Of large bodies of potash salts,
comparable even to those Of Germany,
according to bulletin issued by the
geological survey.
The House completed the naval ap.
preparation bill and will pass 1t. As
agreed to when read for amendment, it
provides for two new battleships, two
fleet colliers, eight torpedo boat de-
stroyers and four submarine torpedo
boats.
In passing the sundry civil bill, car
rying approximately $140,OOO.OOO. the
House made a new record. Never be-
fore in the memory of capitol attaches
has the sundry civil bill, the biggest
of all the supply bills, been put
through the House in two days.
A novel hunting expedition will start
from New York for East Africa, In the
near future. The hunters intend to
capture wild animals alive and trans
port them to this country, turn them
loose in the arid plains of the South
west and in the ranges of the Rockies,
where it is hoped they will breed
game for the sportsmen of future gen.
erations.
The new Japanese treaty of trade
and navigation was ratified after
two hours executive session of the
Senate. While the. apprehension of
Western senators that the treaty
might let down the bars to coolie Ia
Dor was not entirely removed, these
senators contented themselves with
expressing their solicitude. They in
terposed no objection to ratification
Two resolutions asserting the exist
ence of monopolistic control of the cof-
fee market by Brazilian producing
interest, and American and Europeans
interested with them, and calling re-
spectively upon the president and the
attorney general to report whether
any investigation of the matter has
been instituted by the government,
have been introduced in Congress.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-03-03
critlea.

"only competent critics can give
competent criticisms" said Admiral
Mahan, at the Immortals' recent recep-
ton in New York. .The ignobler the
critic the ignobler the criticism-even
Of the very finest thtAgs that he will
pronounce. ~ &
"A man in bar was praising IA
nous American journalist. a Justly
famous journalist, journalist who
gets out really fine paper.
"'Yes, the bartender agreed, his
paper Is good one. 1t picked two win.
ners dast week."