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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
Coloniars superb Offering.


In spite of the Indictment weather
Monday. the Colonial played to crowd
ed houses afternoon and night. and
the pleasure afforded by the new
weeks bill was manifest at every
performance. The vaudeville section
IL unusually well balanced, each num-
Der possessed of much merit and shar-
ing the honors. Mainly because of its
ability to create good, hearty laugh
ter the offering of the Daboll Trio
seemed to be the most popular. Two
girls and a young man in rural
school room go through a lot of tom
rooiery and funny antics that seemed
to, play on popular chord. There Is
some singing and a novelty finish not
unlike that seen In Hanlon's "Su-
perba" Louise Elliotte, and her
name is really Louise, quite mystified
the spectators at every performance.
AS a suffragette she should be a huge
success. as she has perfected the art
of impersonating mere man so that
the mere male could not improve on
IL, and. then again. a deep and heavy
| baritone voice enables her to carry
out the deception so that even after
she has revealed a thick head of what
Is called womans browning beauty
many skeptics remained. The Theo.
Hardy Company artistically present
an interesting little playiet based on
the life of the much written about
David Garrick. 1t Introduces a com
| pany OF three, two men and a pretty
girl, each well adapted to his or her
particular part. and the whole max
ing most pleasing diversion. Carl
Garrett returned to his admirers re-
placing the popular Norbert Hamil-
ton in the Illustrated song section,
ana his reception was most enthusi-
astic and we'll deserved. The motion
pictures are OF the best kind yet seen
at this popular house
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
CONTRACTORS To
GIVE TESTIMONY
VONDERLEHR COMMITTEE WILL
WORK FURTHER INTO THE.
BURTON CHARGES.

Whether contractors have been sup
fact their contract specified that they
should themselves furnish it, liz one of
tho questions to which the Wonder
lehr committee will address itself
Wednesday night when the commit
tee reconvenes at 1880 O'Clock to in
quire further into the charges brought
by Contractor G.. q. Burton against
methods practiced by the City Engi-
neeriug Department In awarding con-
tract for city work.
Several contractors Will go on the
stand at the next meeting of the coun-
ell subcommittee. Il is stated. and
will he questioned closely by coun-
sol for MIR. Burton and by members
OF the committee.
Meanwhile City Engineer Boiling
will make personal investigation
into the question of the supply of
dressed stone for street basins and
will report just how many street bas-
ms have been actually installed on
the five sewers over which there IL
contention.
1t was brought out AT the hearing
Monday afternoon that in many in
stances where sewers are laid in the
annexed territory in advance OF curb
Ing ana cutters, the brick stacks are
erected and iron gratings placed over
them. but the stone fittings are not
installed until the curblng is laid,
The plans showed that the sewer
which was the original bone OF con-
tention and cause Of Mr. Burton s
complaint liz in an alley and requires
NJ stone fittings, because il has no
street basin on II.
Examined by Assistant City Attor-
ney George Wayne Anderson. Mr..
Boiling explained that until last year
all bids had been by the unit sys-
tenn. the city furnishing stone cement
and pipes. He told of the action of
the committee on streets in author
izing an optional bid per linear foot.
and in order to equallZe the bids by
the two methods, the linear foot plan
being on the sewer complete, Mr.. Boil
ling exclaimed that ii was necessary
to insert a clause in the printed speci-
frations requiring bidders to furnish
stone, and that therefore IL was neces-
sary to have two sets OF spectfica-
tions, one for either method of bid
ding.
Mr.. Boiling went on to say that he
had discussed the necessary changes
IN the specification forms with Mr..
Bolton, the assistant engineer in
charge of sewer work. and had di-
rected Mr.. Bates. clerk in the Of
flee. to interline the forms. So far
as he examined. said Mr.. Boiling, the
forms were interlined in Mr.. Bates
handwriting, except some in his own
hand.
Messrs Flaherty & Fulton appear
ed before the committee as legal rep
resentatives OF Mr.. Burton. and Mr..
James W. Gordon was present to rep
resent the family of the late first as
sistant city engineer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
MERITS AND DEFECTS OF
MODERN CHILD STUDY
THIS SUBJECT OF FIRST OF DIR.
SCWAUFFLER'S LECTURES AT
UNION SEMINARY

s9fa Rev. A. r. Schaufiier, II. D.. OF New
York City, arrived at Richmond from
the South this morning and is guest
Mt the Jefferson hotel, lie comes for
the special purpose of giving y series
of lectures on Sunday school peda-
gogy and pathology to the students
Of Union Theological Seminary and
the other members Of the commu-
nifty who are specially interested In
Sunday school work. DR.. Schcaffier
IL a master workman in this depart
ment. He has had a very wide ex-
perience as traveller, pastor. city mis-
sionary. Sunday school Superintendent
OF the subject which he Is TO. discuss
and author. II may be doubted whe-
Their there IL In tho world to-ua,
better equipped man for the treat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14

have stored their larder with many
other delicacies, and insure a feast to
all who patronize them.
The church OF the. Good Shepherd.
Episcopal, was built several years ago
with but small payment being made.
The men and women obligated them
selves to raise at least 81 goo year for
paying off the debt, the members of the
the responsibility. and leaving one
third for tho feminine church goers,
Every year the ladies cudgel their
brains for new ways Of giving the pub
lie sof Forest Hill and Richmond enter
tainment and pleasure, and at the same
time garnering In the required mon
ev for the church and the organ fund.
They are laboring assiduousty for the
success of the lunch. and believe with
the patronage Of business men who
assuage their noontide hunger DOWN
town they viii realize their portion or
the church debt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
At the Theatres
Acadcmy--Dark.
Bijon--''East Lynne" afternoon and
evening.
Coionial-C Continuous vaudeville.
bubin--C continuous vaudeville.
East Lynne

East Lynne"
A company of capable and talented
actors and actresses presents East
Lynne. that ancient and honorable
production which has wrung more
tears and provoked more laughter
nom American audiences than per-
haps any other play ever written, at
the Bijou this week. The audience
Monday night was most enthusiastic
and voted the 1871 production as per-
feet.
J. X. Todd, as Carlyle; Corine Smell.
a Richmond girl, as Lady Isabel. ].
IL. Doyle. as Francis Levison: Baby
lntz seabury, as Little Willie; Ida
Thomas. as Corney Carlyle, and Helen
Scott, as Barbara Hare all displayed
marked ability and delineated their
respective roles with almost consum-
mate sympathy and understanding of
the requirements made of them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
TO SERVE LUNCH
FOR CHURCH FUND
FOREST HILL LADIES HOPE TO
RAISE THEIR PART of BUILD
ING MONEY .,BY 4 asIYIAG
FEAST ON MAIN STREET

, For the purpose of raising the wo-
mems share of the 1911 payment on the
church of the Good Shepherd at Fur-
est Hili. tho feminine members Of the
con2rt cation will serve lunch at 62g
East Main street from noon until 3
o'clock on Wednesday and Thursday.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the
ladies' to accommodate larger num-
Der OF guests than probably were ever
accommodated at church feast"
Tables, viands and pretty mattresses in
abundance will be provided, Among
the items OF the lunch are 100 pounds
OF Virginia ham, rs pounds OF tongue.
80 gallons Of oysters. several barrels
CT potatoes rolls almost sufficient to
pave Main street from Sixth to
seventh, and so pounds of coffee. the
latter having been donated by a"Afan-
chester wholasaieE who WIN also
brew and serve the beverage. IN ad-
diii1a - tllxss xeotstnffs the ladisn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
LIGHTNING KILLS
MRS. DELLA GORDON

KINGS MOUNTAIN. y. c.. March
14.-WhiIe a severe electrical storm
was at its height Monday afternoon
Mrs. Della Gordon was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Her
daughter, Mrs. Wallace. was severely
shocked, and is in a serious condi-
ton. Mrs. Gordon had just opened
the door to look out al the storm
when she was stricken. The bolt
jumped from the body of the victim
10 the house, badly damaging il.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
MANY ORDERS GIVEN
FOR NEW LIBRARIES
LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
'4A5
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW
PLAN TO GET BOOKS.

Increased interest lis being mani
tested in the special library plan of
the State Board or Public Instruc-
tian, said Secretary Stearnes Tues
day morning. Since the new list was
published February 20 there have
been seventy applications for the spe-
ciai libraries as provided in the new
plan.
Mr.. stearnes reports that entire
satisfaction Is being given In the plan
for the special library. and as the
books for these particular libraries
are kept ready for Immediate ship
ment, there is no delay and usually
the school will receive the books in
ten days after order is given. The
old plan took from six TO eight weeks.
and often necessitated lot of corre-
spondence. >
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
WRIGHT HOPES To
WIN BACK TROPHY

NEW YORK, March 14.--Sailing on
the Eron Prinz Wilhelm for Europe
to-day Wilbur Wright. who is to tes-
tity in the suit brought by his French
company to prevent other French air.
men using certain aeroplane attach
msnts on which the Wrights hold pat
ents, said he hoped to win back the
grand prize trophy for America. A
Wright baby grand" will probably be
sent to England for the forthcoming
meet there.
We have all the speed We want or
can use In the aeroplane to-day" said
Wright. what we are seeking now is
a combination of the greatest power.
greatest Iightness and greatest
strength.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
HOW ARE THE
MIGHTY FALLEN

NEW YORK, March 1.-two pink.
waxen figures that once attracted at
tention in the Eden Musee by their
furry Arctic and resplendent military
uniforms, are to-day doing service In
a Sixth Avenue clothing store. They
represent DR.. Cook and Admiral Dewey.
Instead of their former attractive gard.
the figures are ROBBED in clothes that
were "once s23, now 214"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
WOODMEN OF WORLD
CAPTURE GREENSBORO

| GREENSBORO. n. c.. March H.
This town was captured this morning
by Woodmen of the World. the bien-
NAL State convention of the order as
sembling here this morning at 10
O'Clock The convention Is largely
attended and will remain in session
until Wednesday night. The camp
represents 10000 members with four
teen millions OF fraternai insurance.
Among prominent members present
are: william S. Charles. Charlotte
head consul; r A. Windley. Trenton.
head clerk; II. c. v. PEBBLES, Kin
ston. head adviser: Elisha Il. Lewis.
Kinston. State manager.
Medical Men Meet.
Especial TO The Richmond yirginian.)
WlNSToN-SALEM. y. C., March
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian J
PALMYRA, yR., March 14.-Those
taking first second and third rank In
the different classes OF the PALMYRA
High school for the month of Febru-
airy are:
Grade 4---Sallie Wills Holland / /; En-
nest Page, 2. Louise Holland, z.
Grade Emma VIM, l., katherine
Shifiett, 2; Eta Ayres, 3.
Grade 2-John Jordan, /. Elise Ry-
ais, ?.
Grade Jennie Loving. /; Frances
Haden, 2; Clara Payne, g.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14

W. H. Holmes. faithful soldier
during the Civil War. a member OF
Company III, Fifteenth Virginia In
fantry, died Tuesday morning ct the
residence Of his son-in-law IN Hen-
rico county. Mr.. Holmes was q menu
Der Of both Lee and Pickett Camps.
Veterans. Funeral from
the First Baptist church Tomorrow
afternoon, Wednesday, March Is. At
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
struck by Two Autos.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.--Struck by
one automobile and hurled under a
second, was the peculiar accident
which sent Allen r.. Pyle, five-year-
old boy, to the hospital to-day. with
probably fatal injuries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
new RAILROAD
TO De DISCUSSED
PKoPosEn LINE FROM BOSWELL
TO wIcoMIco WILL DE coz.
sIDERED AT CHAMBER
SMOKER.

The proposed Northern Neck rail-
ad viii be further discussed at a
smoker TO be given Tuesday might at
the Jefferson Hotel BY the Chamber
OF Compnercc. A prospectus and map
of the route VIII be presented for the
Inspection u those interested.
n The meeting Will bHs presided over
" President Henry w. We 4. of the
<shanahsr ~ Cor naerce. cpxx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
Aids Nature

] ! ].
The 0 edicslDi Il =
iuaxs obstinate infernk is based ON
4 fhe recognition OF the ena
Medical Dscoyery' Mature with hody-b
4 -repairn6 making IN II
densed his help Nature
sIppie to the tonachto
food, build sndth Of bnserns
obstinate Discover the
"A digestive in health,
and enriches blood, and neryes-n
short establishes sound vigorous health.
yesr sssies offers somelhins "jSsf food"
MY n ~ SrOAsby IM...H beftsr.
Ghkskfs1 o he cure the profit
esese's sstAfn1 "Jssf aoe<" IA Say
Euf
SpMe ~ passs 700 Hurssion
E1m II Of
sea4 e1is1 - ASdrsss; Dr. r. " Pierce Buffalo, N Y.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14
WANT To CHANGE
CONVENTION DATE
/ REQUEST MADE THAT Roth
TIME AND PEACE OF BAPTIST
! ASSEMBLY Ri ALTERED.

! Request has been made of the home
/ aid foreign mission boards To have
! The next annual convention of the
Southern Raptists held in either Rich
in"nd or Washington. instead of in
/ Jacksonville. as scheduled.
! This announcement was made at the
eekly meeting of the Richmond Bap,
! tist ministers. in session Monday morn
| ing. when II was said that some OF
! the States in the Southwest desired
| to have the convention held near To
/ Philadelphia, where the international
Baptist Alliance will be held begin.
ming June IL.
! May II is the date set for the open
ing of the Baptist convention. but it
/ = desired that the date be moved up
/ Ia a week before the Philadelphia
meeting, 40 that the delegates may in
clude both meetings in one trip.
/ The question III ordering a change
] IA time and place If UP to Mr.. Joshua
lowering, Of Baltimore, president OF
the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Richmond ministers discussed
the matter informally but did not
take any positive action in regard to
ii,
The PRESBYTERIAN ministers, AT their
regular Monday morning meeting,
adopted resolutions commefEing the
postal authorities for closing the post
office on Sunday. Similar action was
taken by the Methodist ministers u
, week ago.
II was announced at the Presbyte-
! rian meeting that MIR. r. w. Phillips,
q student at he Union Theological
Seminary, has been extended IA call to
the pastorate Of Hoge Memorial. Rich
mond, to succeed the Rev. Tilden
Scherer. who resigned about year
ago. Mr.. Phillips will graduate from
the seminary in May. He has the call
under consideration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14

1.-THE Eighth Council District NJ led
ical School Society, comprising ten
OF the surrounding counties. met here
to-day with about fifty attendants. a
large number of talks of interest to
the medical fraternity were made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
The Archbishop's Shirts.

One of the archbishops of Bordeaux, Mgr. de Sangay, was remarkable for his charity. giving to the poor, as he did. nearly everything in his posses sion. It happened at one time that be was without linen, and when his serv- ants spoke of buying what he needed he put them off, saying always, We will see about it." Then the good old woman in charge of his wardrobe made use of stratagem. "Monsignore," she said. 'I come to ask your charity for a good work" "What is it, my good Jeanne?" With your lordship's permission, I wish to spend some hours in which have not much to do in making skirts for poor old man who is sadly in need of them. Per haps you would pay me for the stuff. Indeed, the good old man expects as much from you." with the greatest pleasure" said the archbishop. Here; this is all the money I have. Take it and get what you need" By this means he was provided with shirts. and he could not refrain from laugh ing when he learned the explanation of his faithful old servants request London Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Handy With the Whip.

Teamsters are prouder of their skill with the whip than of anything else in the world. A group of teamsters were talking one night
 "Out on the plains,'' said one young fellow, II used to cut down steer with my whip. skin him and divide up his carcass"
 A red headed fellow said his uncle could take two whips and write the Lords Prayer on the bark of birch with the left hand one, at the same time playing operatic selections with the other on tin can at seven paces.
 That's pretty good work" said a veteran, "but my old father used to draw corks with every flick of the lash."s
 Then cross eyed stranger spoke up.
 Gents he said. 'I know there's men can even hair cut and shave ye with whlp-I know it. for I've seen it done-but the only man that ever found the whip real lucrative was Tom Fallon, from Sag Harbor. Tom with his whip made real nice little pile"
 How so?" the red headed man asked.
 "Pickin' pockets said the stran- ger.-Los Angeles Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
DIED.

GULLY.-In this city. on Saturday. June 17th, 1911, Helen l., wife of Eugene M. Gully, aged 61 years, l month, 90 days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from Henry P. Bishops Mortuary Chapel. No. 274 Fairfield avenue, on Monday evening, June 18th. at 7:30 o'clock.
 -Interment at Waterbury, Conn. HALPIN.-In this city June IS, 1911. Nellie M, daughter of James Hal pin.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of the father. 516 South avenue, on Wednesday, June 21st, at S:30 a. m. and from Sacred Heart. church at a. m., with solemn high mass.
 -Interment at St. Michaeis cemetery. D 19 b% June 18th. 1911, Natalie B., daugh- Donaldson. aged 4 years. months.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at the residence of the parents, North Ave-, Stratford, on Tuesday, June 20th, at 2:30 D. m.
 -Interment at Union cemetery. LAKE.-In this city, Friday, June 1G, 1911, Walter Baldwin Lake, aged 72 years, months, 25 days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 215 Wells street, on Tuesday, June 20, at p. m
 -Interment at Mountain Grove - cemetery. D17b-..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Obeyed- Directions.

One of the small theaters in Pitts burg at which moving pictures and vaudeville sketches alternate recently changed a sign which read: Ladies that remove their hats will find mir. TOTS and all conveniences on the room to the left as they pass out. Thank you for removing them" Some of their patrons acted too literally on the sign. Just before 1t was changed one of the employees saw Q woman of rustic appearance and happy expres- sion. leaving with several combs, a brush and two small hand mirrors. 'Say, what do you think you're doin' with those things?" he demanded.
 She was taking them home, she in- formed him.
 "Naw, yer not said the man; i've don't put them things in there for you to take away"
 "Well, of all things" exclaimed the indignant dame. "an' didn't 1 read with my own eyes that you would thank ladies to remdFe> them. And sin't a lady?"
 Then the sign was changed.-Pitts- burg Gazette-Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Those wsddina Celebrations.

"It's a ridiculous idea" man who has been married eleven months to- morrow confded to us. ito celebrate your diamond wedding when you have been married seyenty-five years. Pm going to have it reversed. The dia- mond wedding should come first, then the golden. and so on. Let's have these things while they do us some good"
 He is right at that. And yet social custom is going to compel this impe- cunious couple to celebrate their paper wedding next month. They need a few rugs and gold pieces. but some body will bring lem writing paper and a new deck of cards.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
The Old Time Senators,

A recent overhauling of desk in the office of the District of Columbia health officer brought to light small volume entitled ''The Medical Register of the District" which contained a complete list of the senators of the Thirty-ninth congress, giving their weight, height and head and chest measurements. The author of the book, pr. J. M. Toner. says in explanation of the table:
 "It shows that in all the points ob- served our senators exceed the average of mankind in all parts of the world as we'll as the average of our own country"
 From the figures given it appears that the tallest senators at that time came from Kentucky, the shortest from New Hampshire and West Virginia. The average height was five feet ten and a half inches. and the senatorial heads, measured a.. little lower than the hat Is generally worn." showed an average circumference of twenty-two and a half inches. Fourteen of the forty senators were six feet tall.- Washington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
A Phillips Brooks Story.

Tn the Christian Endeavor World the Rev. Francis E. Clark writes of his at tending Andover Theological seminary with John Cotton Brooks, brother of the famous Massachusetts bishop and rector, the Rev. Phillips Brooks. The writer says:
 I recall one repartee which John Brooks ascribed to his brother Phillips. A famous but sensa tional Boston preacher. who soon afterward fell from his high estate, being a great sportsman and decidedly "horsy," had written q much advertised book en- titled 'The Perfect Horse" "Yes," said Phillips Brooks. "'The Perfect Horse by the perfect ass." This was the only sentiment bordering on i'll nature that ever heard attributed to this most genial and kind hearted of men, and this could easily be forgiven when one remembers the skyrocket preacher of whom it was said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
The Earliest Cold Storage.

In Maeaulay's essay on Lord Ba- con" he points out that in 1928 the subject of his memoir tried the expert ment of stuffng fowl with snow to prevent it from putrefying and in car rying out the work caught cold, from which he died. Macaulay adds: 'Tp the last letter that he ever wrote, with fingers which. as he said. could not steadily hold pen. he did not omit to mention that the experiment. of the snow had succeeded excellently we'll" If. however. we turn to nature there are instances in Siberia of mammoths preserved In ice so that their flesh is still eatable from a period probably coeval with the first appearance of man on this globe If the Romans brought to their banquets the dainties of the known world. had they not some knowledge of cold storage?-E. H. Hill in London Spectator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Travel at Homo,

"Whenever l get the wanderlust," says the philosopher, "I get the cook to burn the steak and serve me some coffee that tastes as though 1t had brown pepper in it. Then sit in the most uncomfortable chair in the house and try to read newspaper in a poor light. then go outdoors and let cin- der blow in my eye, then go back in and go to bed on a cot that is four inches too short and foot too narrow for me. with covers that gather them selves about my waist and leave my feet bare. while a clever contrivance sends alternate hot and cold blasts across me. Next morning have tndi- gestion, a sore eye and cold and a fine assortment of aches and pains, but I also have all the sensations of having been on a trip aAd am spared the worry of getting home again. for I aA already there."-Life.