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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
PHILLIPS CASE TO
HUST|NGS COURT
Former Bookkeeper in Colored
Bank Valves Preliminary
Examination.

L. B. Phillips, former bookkeeper Of
the True Rcformcrs' Savings Bank, ap-
peared in the Police Court yesterday TO
answer to four new warrants, charging
him with forgery. He waived examina-
ton, and the case was certihed to the
October meeting OF the Hastings Court
grand jury. Phillips was baned before
Judge Witt in the snm OF $4,000.
The new warrants charge him with
forging the name of w. I. Traylor to
a check of ss.75 on the True Reform
ers' Bank; two on the same bank
for Si5.75 and S16.S5, signing the
names of w. I. Tray1or and w. d.
Hodges. and one on the Broad street
Bank for $50, TO which the name of
II. W. Holmes was signed. Phillips IS
already under two indictments for the
same offense
THIS morning the grand jury of the
Hastings Court Will continue its in
vestisation OF the affairs of the bank.
A large number of witnesses are to be
examined, and the entire management
Will undergo a thorough investigation
Agnes B. Reese formerly book
Keeper for the institution, Is now un-
der indictment, as is also Reuben T.
HILL the cashier. who is not to be
found. a number of the bank officers
have been before the grand Jury, and
1t would not be surprising IL the in
vestigation should result in additional
arrests.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
FIREMAN HURT
IN HOLLY W 900
Engine Driver Thrown From
Seat While Dashing Madly
Toward Blaze.
TWO HORSES BREAK AWAY
Mesco Took Desperate Chance
to Avoid Crash With
Wagon.
TWO HORSES BREAK AWAY

While resp onding to an alarm from
the Albemarle Paper Company's plant
yesterday afternoon. L. ]. Mesco, driver
of engine No. 6. took long chance
with death in Hollywood Cemetery, but
saved half dozen iiremen who were
riding in a wagon directly in front OF
him
TO reach the paper factory, the COM
bination wagon and engine took the
short cut through the cemetery. As
the two were going down steep in
cline at high speed, Mesco found that
his horses were plunging forward at
such rate that they would dash into
the wagon the next moment unless he
could avoid it by some. desperate move.
Ran over His Arm.
Just as he was about to collide, he
gave the reins vicious jerk. the
horses instantly turning in the road
way. AS the engine jumped over Il
ledge Mesco fell from his seat, and the
wheels of the giant engine ran over
his arm.
Conscious that they were no longer
Under restraint. the horses continued to
race toward the tire and dragged the
strength that the harness was broken
But when they found they were loose,
the horses Immediately stopped and
stood by the engine.
Secretary l.. S. Jones. of the fire
board, reached the scene few minutes
later and seeing that Mesco was in
Jured, quickly sent in call for the
ambulance. Mesco was removed to
the Virginia Hospital, where he is suf-
fering with compound dislocation OF
the arm. He is not seriously hurt
Before the ambulance arrived he called
Tor cigarette, and smoked II without
referring at all 10 his pain. On his way
to the hospital he stopped by his home,
229 South Laurel Street. and showed
his injured arm TO his wife. Though
suffering extremely. he never once lost
his nerve.
The damage at the paper factory did
not exceed S26
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
SUFFRAGETTE CAT
IS ONE SICK CAT
Even Medical Students, Smart
as They Are. Can't Tell
What's the Matter

Michael Muggins, a favorite cat of
Miss Agnes D. Randolph, superinten
dent of the Virginia Hospital. and the
pet of that institution. is IA very sick
animal. For the past week. physicians
surgeons. veterinarians and even medi-
cal students have endeavored to dag
nose the aiiment, but without success
Muggins is highly -prized feline
and the pride of Miss Randolph's pri-
vate office. Muggins Is not a blue rib
bon winner. but nevertheless is a very
iine cat lie is one-fourth maltese, and
the rest is just cat.
Muggins would have a place I'm a
trained animal show. If ne could do
tricks. But he knows enough as 1t is
Muggins has his likes and dislikes
His antipathy for the male sex is prob
ably the most distinctive feature of
his character. In fact. Muggins Is a
suffrag ette:
But nevertheless he is sick. and Miss
Randolph is disturbed over his condi-
ton. II cannot imagine" she said
what is the trouble with Muggins. |
don't know whether II Is old age-he
is five years old-or the slow fever
from which he is suffering. But can
tell you that he is a mighty sick cat
and l don't know what to do"
The nurses have also had Muggins
under observation, but they, too. have
been unable to figure out his case
One of the male attendants of the
Virginia. who knows Muggins and has
felt the sting of Muggins's claws. SAYS
that the cat is the victim of a malady
which is now troubling lots of peo-
pic. That cat" he declared, has go,
! the North Carolina malaria: in other
words, he eats we'll and sleeps we'll
but has no inclination to move around
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
ALL BIDS REJECTED
Wafer Committee Wants New Estinnte
Centrifugal PumpA

ON Centrifugal Pumps.
~ meeting of the Council Com
mittee on Water last night, all bids
Tor centrifugal pumps for tn- stand
pipe stem were r.lcita as. exces tive
in cost. this being 1a second time lie
committee has called for bids Tor
pumps and rejected them Superin
tendent Davis was instructed 10 in
vite proposals for the machinery de-
sired from three makes II the ty5.
selected, all other makes and styles
being eliminated. ana II the prices are
satisfactory the pumps will be in
stalled by the city force.
superintendent Davis was also in
A;ructed to call for bids on INSTALLING,
fish. ladder OH Bosher's Dam. as ~.
CURED by the State law. The dam is
the property of the Chesapeake am;
Ohio Railway. but urdcr :, long term
contract the city IS charged with its
maintenance. and it must therefore in
stall the ladders which the law re-
quires.
Water mains We're ordered extended
10 give fire protection to the sections
known as Towards Grove and Maddox
HIN. the cost being estimated at $40
It was stated that the number OF
houses to be served was not suficient
to give an adequate return on such an
outlay. but that the section was in the
corporate limits. and had right 10
the mains If only for fire protection.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
TEACHERS NAMED
school Bonrd Elects for Vacation and
Reserve List Positions.

heStT'e IOSttlOhhs
The following teachers were elected
for the public school system of Rich
mond by the City School Board last
night:
For vacation schools-H F. Cox.
Miss Eleanor Patterson. Miss Henriet-
ia g. Pulliam, Mrs. Rosa G. Albert,
Mrs Lucille Harrison, Mrs. Edward
Benson. Miss Grace Hechler Miss Vir-
ginta Roberts Miss C. B. lawson, Miss
Sallie Russell.
White reserve list-Misses Thelma
3. Watts. /. V. Smith, Agnes Kelly.
Alice Penick. Grace F. Vest. Ellis
Glenn. Mary Lou Rhodes.
Kindergarten reserve-Misses Alys
l. Clemmett. Eliza. T. Taylor. Susie
Bell, Minnie Archer. Nellie p. Morton.
Colored reserve-Colesta Grey.
District school, white-F. L. Graves.
District school, colorej-Martha
Johnson. HATTIE Mayo.
The board transacted other routine
business. authorizing repairs to num-
Der OF buildings preparatory to the
| opening OF the session in September.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
RAILWAY WINS
Gave satisfactory Reason Why steep
Hill Wasn't Spriakled

Hll Wasn't SprinkIed
In two of the three cases appealed
from the Police Court to the Hastings
Court Yesterday, Justice Crutchneld
was reversed.
e. T. Long. who had been fined IS
Tor allowing three mules to run in the
streets. was pronounced not guilty, as
was che Virginia Railway and Power
Company. recently fined $40 for fail
ure to sprinkle Broad Street, between
eighteenth and Twenty-fourth Streets.
Representatives of the company stated
that the reason for not sprinkling
was that the hill was steep and Slip
perry rails were unsafe.
The lower court was sustained in
the case NJ H. Omohundro, fined SIS
and costs for maintaining a nuisance
at his home. 5000 Floyd Avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
TAXlCAB ON TRAIL
hrenEel Gets Former Driver, Who Is
Charged with Theft.

Arthur Lawson, colored. formerly a
driver for the Richmond Transfer
Company, was arrested in the county
Yesterday afternoon by Detective
FRED l.. Krengel on the charge of
stealing money from the company
Though other warrants will he
sworn out against the negro, the speci-
hc charge is that he took $3.50 placed
In his care to pay freight on certain
articles. and left his team at the depot,
taking the money. Detective KrenGel
went after him with taxicab yes
terday afternoon. He had obtained
work at Georges camp, on the Belt
Line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
MINISTER IN COURT
Sent Later to Hanover County to An
swcr Charge There.

Rev. Robert w. Watkins. brought to
the city Wednesday night to answer
to the charge of betrayal filed by Miss
Nora Messerman. of Hanover county,
was turned over to officers of that
county yesterday morning. He was
carried to the Office of Chief Werner,
and said that though innocent of the
charge. he would willingly return to
Hanover and make Miss Messerman
his Wife. He has been in charge of
the church in Williamson, w Va. for
several years. and is said to be very
popular there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. a. ]. wray. of $40 West Cary
Street. were badly bruised and cut Wednes-
day afternoon in a runaway accident near
Sapot. va. where they were visiting. Slip
ping Its bit, n horse attached TO a runabout
dashed down road. dragging Mr.. Wray.
who was attempting to fix the bride. the
vehicle passing over his body and throwing
Mrs. Wray TO the ground. Neither sustain
ed serious injury. They were brought to
Richmond. and yesterday the condition OF
both was said TO be satisfactory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
Held In Washington.

Gus Eichberg. of Washington. in
dlcted here this week on a warrant
charging him with the larceny of
$500 from the Smyth- McCleary- Nc
Clellan Company. is being held in
Washington to answer to felony
charge there. a copy of the local in
dictment was sent the Washington
officials yesterday, but 1t is expected
that he will be first arraigned there.
and his trial here delayed. He is I'M
der born of $1,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
in POLICE COURT
Pressing Shop Theft Case Is Sent On
to Grand Jury.

PressinE Shop Theft CnNc Is Sent On
to Grand Jury.
On three warrants charging him
with breaking into pressing shops.
William Robertson (colored) was sent
TO the grand jury from the Police
Court yesterday morning. He is
charged with stealing clothing to the
amount of SO from c. P. Brown, s26
from Charles Taylor and s95 from
John Porter
The case of Willie Kinsche, charged
with forging the name OF Mrs. Maggie
f. Goode to a $40 check. was certified
to the October term of the grand jury.
NJ Molten. fired Panetoni and Ed
ward Timberlake were in court for
laborng at their trades on Sunday.
Timberlake was fined So and the 9TH
erS discharged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
DELEGATES NAMED
Advertising Club VIII Send Delegate,
to Convention

~ CUHVCuTfOn.
The following delegates were elected
Wednesday afternoon at meeting of
the Richmond Advertisers Club to at
tend the annual meeting of the Asso-
Grated Advertising Clubs of America.
gust to a: w. f. Seal. S ]. Wagga-
man. Rufus S. Freeman. George w.
Rogers and W. w. Workman Alter
mates. w. T. Dahney. y. c. Mccain.
W. c. Hill and C. e Ivey
Among other business transacted
was the appointment of the tollowin 2
committees: Membership->I. Edmond
Massie. w. c. Hill and George w
Lemons. Entertalnment-W. T. Dab
ney. j. w. T. curtis and Lee A Enlcer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
TOOK BEST PLAN
WITHIN REACH
Charter Change League Supports
Measure to Amend State
Constitution.
WANT SYSTEM WITH TEETH
Revolutionary Proposition Fails,
Though 1t Got Strong
Support.

For the lack of a measure expressing
more nearly it's wishes. the Charter
Change League. in session at the Muir
ply Hotel last night. voted to support
the pending amendment to section III
OF the State Constitution. providing
for additional privileges to be accord
ed in the matter of local government
TO those cities In the State having a
population of $4,000 and over While
nominally framed to relieve the cities
of Richmond and Norfolk from Il muni-
cipal government too cumbersome and
antiquatcd for efficient strvicc the pro
posed amendment, according to mem
oers, VIII not in any way relieve the
situation. Full commission government
as practiscd by Memphis, Des MONIES
and othe, cities will under the new
law be impossible.
Wanted One With Teeth.
Several speakers urged the defeat of
inc present measure and the framing
OF new one with teeth. which would
insure In unequivocal terms the com.
mission form of rule for the states
larger cities. They asserted that the
pending measure. II passed by the next
General Assembly and ratified by the
people. would put commission govern
inent farther off than ever and make 1t
| impossible TO open the question until
TOUR years or even more
other members urged agitation of
the question among the voters of the
city, and the calling later of a general
ass-meeting at which addresses
would be delivered by such we'll
known authorities as Woodrow Wilson
and other students of municipal gov
eminent.
Revolutionary Idea Failed.
The revolutionary PROPOSITIONS failed
to carry the meeting. which ended by
declaring the Charter Change League
as body in favor of the pending
amendment, inasmuch as 1t lis at least
! an entering wedge and step in the
right direction While 1t goes on re-
cord as advocating a full commission
FORM 1t realizes that the time is not
ripe for IL, and the organization nee
essarv to its successful PRONUNCIATION
not strongly enough organized With
the amendment once carried and pub
lice interest in its shortcomings once
awakened. II Will he much easier. the
league thinks. to carry a law provid-
! ing for the ideal form.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
Contested Claim.

Suit was brought yesterday in the
City Circuit Court by the Richmond
Iron Works against the Richmond
Structural Steel Company for $500
The claim will be contested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
or Course II Wa.n,t Him.

\. ". TrayIOr, president OF The Pied
mont Hardware Company. OF Danville,
has requested The TimesDispatch to
state thai he was not the a. w. Tray
TUESDAY for annoying young women.
Mt Iraylor says he fondly imagined
mat he alone possessed that particular
name.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
Southern halfway Eorninu,

Estimated earnings of the Southern
Railway for the third week in July
show decrease of $5S,654. as com
pared with the corresponding week
last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
MIR. Coke Wins Suit.

In the case of John 4. Coke Jr.,
against the Gordon Motor Company.
which has been on trial fpr several
days in the Law and Equity Court. the
jury rendered IL verdict yesterday in
Mr.. Coke's favor, in the sum of $3.50.
The usual motion was made to set
aside the verdict and was overruled.
Leave was given to file bills of eX
ception in the event that the Gordon
Motor Company decides to appeal.
The litigation grows out of the pur-
chase of motor car by Mr.. Coke,
which. it was claimed, did not come
up to specifications.
Chicken Thief Fined.
W. s. Clarke. colored. was lined IS and
costs yesterday by magistrate in Hen
rico county. before whom he tried on
charge OF stealing chickens from c. Lis
bon,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

The Pierce county Pomona Grange
is boosting for Westside apple culture.
After considerable discussion and
getting the best opinion of nursery
men, they have decided to devote their
energy to the production of the Grimes
Golden apple. The Grimes Golden
not being a red apple, colors to per-
lection on this side Of the mountains.
is delicious eating apple. Another
apple which will be leader on this
side is the Gravenstein. This apple
grows to a perfection here as it does
no where else. But don't forget the
pears. Mr.. e. H. Van Deman, prob
ably the greatest authority on fruit
culture in the United States, says
Western Washington is the ideal
country for the Bartlett pear. None
better in the world. The BARTLETT is
a heavy bearer, and grows to perfec-
ton in Western Washington and Ore
gon.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

several institutions would know before
hand how much money they were to
receive, and they could arrange their
expenses accordingly. The best
feature of this law would probably be
the fact that it would do away with
legislative log rolling. At the present
time each legislator from county in
which there is a state institution goes
to the legislature with the idea OF get
ting all he possibly can for this instltu-
ton, and each educational institution
of the state has lobbyist at the legis-
lature which is disgraceful to itself
and the state. The State UniveI sity,
the State College and the State Nor
mails all must have lobbyists to the
legislature to protect their interests,
while the lobbyists should be at
home attending to their business.
The passage of such law would do
away with all this, and the sooner the
law becomes effective the better.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

The middle of February has arriv-
ed, with scarcely any winter weather.
Seldom has the state seen so mild a
winter. Mr.. groundhog, however,
somewhat dashed our hopes by seeing
his shadow nearly all day long on the
End, and we may have some bolster
Gus weather before March has gone.
But winter is too far advanced to give
us any long cold spell, and it looks as
though it will pass as one of the
mildest in our history. Are the
farmers ready for spring work? The
days of spring can we'll be devoted
to the planning for the coming season
by determining what fields are to be
planted and what are to be pasture.
by determining what crops are to be
raised, and why The best farmer
plans rotation of his work some
years ahead. This is done to keep the
soil in it's original fertility. Time
can be spent in getting the machinery
and harnesses ready for the work that
is sure to come. The successful
general has his battles planned be-
fore he begins his fight. So with the
successful farmer. He has his season s
work mapped out before the season
opens.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

The sacred policy of protection
has been attacked in Congress by a
proposal to eliminate tariff duties be-
tween the United States and Canada
Now many Of our old line high tariff
stand patters will have bad dreams
until this matter is out of the way.
If they would devote as much time in
other directions, they would reap
dollars where they will not reap cents
out of the tariff measure. If the
farmers would organize into strong
co operative bodies so that they could
sell their products in bulk. and buy
their necessities in the same manner,
they could save enough money to pay
off the mortgage. or stock up the farm.
For instance, the new grange or
ganization called, the Cooperative
Union, which is just establishing in
Seattle, is already saving the dairy
men about $25. 90 on each car of hay.
This is only one of the many things
Oh WuICu Juey Cdu Save Ouc ldIucI
money. Another thing, they might
boost for is parcels post. Suppose
uncle Sam would take dozen Of eggs,
or roll of butter through the mail
and delivered it to customer in
Seattle, cutting out all the middleman
profits, how many more dollars every
year would the average farmer have to
his credit in the bank, which now goes
to the express companies? The tariff
measure may be very important
matter, but it is doubtful if it is one
tenth as important to the farmer as
many other matters such as mention
ed above.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

From the news reports we see that
Prof. w. Fl. Lawrence is to leave the
state experiment station at Puyallup.
The professor is to take charge of
new work under the Fruit Growers
Association of Hood River. His office
will be pathologist for the fellowship
of the association, and he is to begin
work on March 1st. The Hood River
Fruit Growers are to be congratulated
on getting man like Prof. Lawrence,
to investigate the diseases of fruit and
plant life in that region. The state
of Washington. however, loses most
valuable man and the Agricultural
College will have difficulty in finding
a man who will do the work as we'll
as Prof. Lawrence. The investiga
lions at the Puyallup station in the
way of forage plants have been of i'm
mense value to the farmers of the
state, especially to dairymen, and
the entire farming community will
regret to see him leave that post.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

w. j. Langdon, president of the
State Dairymen S Association has issu-
ed through the press statement re-
garding the fight the dairymen are
making against tuberculosis in dairy
COWS. President Langdon shows the
danger of using milk from such COWS.
to be great, and is leading a move
ment among the dairymen for COM
pulsory test of all the dairy cows.
He recommends the compulsory
slaughter of dairy COWS with tubercu-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

losis where a cure is impossi BILE, to
be done under the supervision of the
state, and the state to pay certain
amount for each animal so killed.
This to be fixed at $25 for grade COWS
and $50 for pure breds. This plan
has been adopted by several states,
Wisconsin being the leader, and it is
found to be fair to the dairymen, and
to the state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15
Certain prominent educators of the

Certain prominent educators of the
state have Eeen for long time work
ing up a sentiment for what is known
as the mill tax levy. This is a tax of
one mill. or whatever will be necessary
to be raised to support the state edu-
cational institutions. This would be
divided among the institutions accord
ing to the number of students enrol
led. This would seem to be the fairest
method they could arrange. The
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

and 23rd, for the purpose of organic
ing the Western Washington Fruit
Growers Association. Some of the
most prominent men of the state
have been invited, and it looks as
though a strong organization will be
effected.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-02-15

The Ranch has on hand about one
dozen copies of the report of Bureau
of Animal Industry from the Agri-
cultural department at Washington.
These are very valuable to stockmen
and dairymen, and we will send these
out to the first inquiries asking for
them.