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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
TY COBB COULON'
BEAT THAT JULY
Temperature Went to Bat 81
Times and Swatted Io Times
Above the 90 Mark.

Ty Cobb may be there when il comes
10 fat batting average, but Old sol
who pitches on Director Evans'A
Weather Bureau team. made some rec
ord himself during that bad July
month, which has just closed For in.
stance, out of thirty one times up the
nlercury got above the 90-degree mark
on nineteen days. Some weather. You
soy? OF course-just about as bad as
they have in the tropics.
WHAT happened In July has never
happened before in this good mans
town Wni!e ,he thermometer was
Trying 10 reach higher attitudes every
day, there was nothing in the shape
or RAIN the total precipitation for the
month being O.51 inches, or lust a
tr!fle more than half an inch, TO speak
plainly.
August got away from the plate yes
terday just as II 1t was preparing 10
90 few spectacular stunts. ana as
this Is summer Director Evans feels
safe IN saying that there will be
plenty Oh hot weather before the first
big frost Lately, however. the public
has beer so greatly excited over other
things that IT, neglected to keep tab
on the Official ngures sent out from
the brow of Chimborazo Hill. The
Kiosk has sun tsen on, the job. but
II Is minated tn:tt the City Council
Will order an investigation. believing
that its high temperature reading Is
not good advertisement tor This de-
lighttul summer resort (Delightfm got
IN through mistake, but 1t is easier 10
edo this explanation than to run n
pencil through that popular society
%ord) Cnconnrmed reports from the
mountains indicate that the weather
up there is fine. Also. there was a
breeze at Barton Heights last night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
TO BUY AMBULANCE
City Home Hospital TO Get Gasoline
or Electric Machine,

Superintendent CabeI. of the City
Home, was yesterday afternoon In
structed by the Committee on Relief
of the Poor to advertise for bids for
authorized by the City Council Bids
Will he asked on both gasolene and
electric machines. as some members Of
the committee are inclined to be IN
favor of the electric car. The cost is
not to exceed $4,000.
a letter was read from Chief Health
officer Levy recommending that the
open sewer in the rear OF the City
TEN. as an additional health measure.
The contract for saving 500 cords
Of wood was awarded to C. H. Epps.
!O2 North TWentY-siXth Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
TO INVITE PRESIDENT
Committee VIII Urge Him to Attend
Highway Conventions

Mayor ID. G Richardson. Secretary
r. a. Dunlop. OF the Chamber OF Com.
merce, and ]: c. Hemphnl leave this
morning for Washington, where. with
ident Taft at | o'clock to-day 10 nre.
sent TO him an invitation 20 attend the
meeting OF the American Association
LOT High"ay Improvement. which Will
be held in Richnond October 40 a and
November !. President Taft was once
before invited, and while expressing
great interest in highway Improve
gagements. Since that time the date
OF the convention has been changed.
Snd the promoters express great hopes
that ne will lend his aid TO making the
hoAd Congress notable gaiaering
and one that viii give great !-nUetus
10 comprehensive highway IMPROVE
ment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
HARBOR CHANGES
URGED BY PUBLIC
James River Committee Takes
Up Question of Extending
Wharves.

Contemplating, besides the plans all
ready made. greater extension of the
Rlchmond harbor, the Committee on
Improvement of James River last night
appointed committee TO look into
the practicability and cost of acquiring
the property on the south side of the
river. within the city limits, below the
property of the Virginia Carolina Chem
zeal Company and the Southern Rail-
way for the construction of slips. go
mat there may be ample accommoda
ions at all times. The resolution fo1
the appointment OF the committee was
oHereo by w. "A. Crenshaw. and the
chairman appointed Messrs. Crenshaw
Batkins and Williams. The committe,
VIII confer with the City ATTORNEY and
the city Engineer.
Though some members of the com
mittee considered 1t no affair OF tho
city's. an opinion by City ATTORNEY
Pollard was read. to the effect that the
dredging of the Southern Railway
wharves. requested by the Virginia.
carolina Company. could be leralIv
done at the expense OF the municina,-
ity- In general, Mr. Pollard held tha,
work OF the kind could be done hv
the city or the United States govern.
ment In any part OF the harbor. A
subcommittee. consisting of Georee
sryan. George w. Rogers. with the
city engineer and the City, Attorney
was appointed to confer with ,ba
wharf owners and arrange win ,hans
10 afiord the city such reciprocal nriv.
iieges as the case might warrant
similar request from the Richmond
Guano Company concerning its wbarf
lower down the river was referrad a.
the same committee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
"BiLL" GALLAGHER DEAD
Achieved Fame MS soldier ana M First

Achieved Fame ms Soldier and M First
Mule Driver on Broad Street.
William III. Gallagher, known to his
associates and friends as bill" died
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at his
resid ence. l401 East Main Street He
was rather a noted character for he
was the first man to drive mule car
used before the day of vehicles pro-
and for twenty years he was Janitor
Of the First Police Station. He had been
q Confederate soldier, and had dlstin-
guished himself as much on the field of
hattie, as he did later by his courtesy
and genial manners in the latter days
of peace.
Mr.. Gallagher was seventy-one years
of age. He was indisposed yesterday
morning, and did not go to the First
Statiop. AS he lay III In bed he asked
his wife to get him drink OF water.
Before she had performed the little
service he was daad.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
STANDARD GETS 1T
OIL Contract Awarded for Nearly Two
million Gallons.

Million Gallons.
The Committee on Light last night
awarded the contract for 100000 gal
Ions OF oil for use at the Gas Works
to the standard Oil Company. Ut 3 4
cents per gallon. Though the stand /.
was stated that the price was lower
than heretofore.
The contract for the construction OF
the engine house at the lower works
was awarded to Il. C.. Woodward &
Company. at s2.550 There were four
other bidders whose figures ran sew
eral hundred dollars higher.
Bids for $500 tons of steam coal
were submitted by the Atlantic States
Coal and Coke Company, the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Coal Agency and the
L. C. Crenshaw Company. Each COM
pany charged the same price. $3.50 per
ton. and submitted analyses.
In order TO avoid discussions of the
question such as have before been put
up to the committee, the award was
referred TO subcommittee made u?
of Messrs. Powers. Wiltshire and Saun-
ders. who will confer with the City
Chemist and superintendent Knowles.
of the Gas Works, making a report at
the next regular meeting OF the COM
mittee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
MADE AN OFFICER
IN THREE DAYS
Meteoric Rise of First Regiment
Man-Active Work in F
Company.

For rapid rise in the ranks of the
organized militia. IT is believed the
record OF Second Lieutenant Charles
Button Coulbourn. of Company F. First
infantry, Is unexampled in local cir
cles. On Thursday. July 20. Mr. Coul-
hourn. unknown to the officers. en-
listed in the company. On the follow
ing Sunday morning. while on the
train en- route to the Culpcper en-
campment, he was elected second lieu
tenant.
This rapid promotion came about
through knowledge of his record. A
graduate OF the Virginia Military In
stitute. class OF 1910, Mr.. Coulbourn
taught at the institute during the past
session His military knowledge is
therefore thorough. He has lately To-
Gated in Richmond. Mr.. Coulbourn Is
nephew OF State Insurance Commits
sioner Joseph Button.
The company with which the new
officer is connected Is showing a large
amount Of activity. 1t was the second
largest in the First Regiment In the
Culpeper camp. 1t has organized
glee club. with twenty eight members
and has basketball team on tho
ways.
"A little later drill team will be
formed. which will be ready to con-
test with crack military squads from
anywhere.
The spirit being shown by this COM
pany is matter OF great satisfaction
TO Captain A. B. Cousins and First
Lieutenant c. Alexander Rady
Captain Cousins last night announc-
ed the following promotions In f Com
pany: Corporals Linwood Carter and
Carlisle WOODBURY.. to be sergeants:
Privates Thomas s. Hall. Asa C. Evans,
Melvin H. Dudley and Courtney c.
Sharp, to be corporals.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
THREATENED BY FLAMES
Fire believed TO HIVE Been OF Incen-
diary ORIGIN HOea SerLnns Dnmnce

- r.7iI,. I.OV' 'cIiUHH PHIHHEt.
cendiary o.igin caused about 81, 900
damage on the 500 block in West CLAY
Street yesterday afternoon. the FRO
starting al Sl2 West Clay street in
spread TO the house occupied by 7. NJ
Asee. The house at $40 West Clay.
occupied by Mrs. J. A. Co;trell: SIl.
fence and wood house at 5iS Graham
street where William C. EwelI lives,
We're also ignitcd, and for time the
IRE threatened 10 assume serious pro
portions The alarm was turned in
late, ana when Assistant Chief Wise
responded with two compa ME; the
flames were h>rning and spreading
nercely. Three streams OF water We're
turned on. and the fire was finally eX-
tinsuished, after IL had inflicted Sc
r!Ous damage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
nIues, SMOKER To-Night.

A smoker viii be given by Company
q, Richmond Blues, at the Hermitage
Club tonight Invitations have been
and OF other commands. as high UP as
the Governor and the Adjutant-Gen-
erai. a probable guest will be Captain
Knox. United States Army. instructor
The committee in charge Of the az
fair. which will be one of the most
pretentious- attempted by the company
for some time, is composed OF the fol-
lowing; First Lieutenant Herman Carl
Boschen. Corporal H. E. Feathers tone.
Private John Carey and Private Harry
Cullen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
JURY MERCIFUL
One Pleads Guilty and Gets Mfnimu n,
Sentence. md Other Gefa More.


Sentence, and Other Gets More.
Sadie Belle Brown. colored, pleaded
guilty yesterday in the Hastings Court
to the charge OF selling cocaine. and
threw herself on the mercy OF the
court. She was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. the minimum term.
William johnson. her associate In the
crime. pleaded not guilty. and was
found guilty by the jury. which
brought in a verdict of two years in
the penitentiary, In lieu OF which he
Will serve two years on the public
roads
John Malone, colored. charged with
malictously wounding Frank Lombard.
had the Indictment reduced to one of
ASSAULT and battery. and was sentenced
to thirty days in jail. He was repre-
sented by Attorney George White.
William a. McGehee. white. and
James Morton. colored, each charged
with malicious wounding. applied for
bail before Judge Witt. and each was
6ailed for the term beginning October
2. the former in the sum OF $500 and
the latter in the sum of $500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
ONE ROWDY NIGHT
Fun at Fulton Park Got Too Far, When
OGlcers Stopped 1t.

Ihere was much rowdyiGm at Fulton
Park. colored resort. Monday night when
Or!ceE Goddin walked in and made sone
arrests Yesterday morning the prisoners
were before the magistrate and were han
died for their misdeeds
Hewlett stokes was charged with shooting
AZ Joseph Austen. He was dismissed after
paying the costs
Willie Beasley snatched the entrance
money from Ruth stores, the ticket seller,
ley slapped her. He was hned S.
a colorcd woman named Meredith was
charged with cuEs!ng Mr.. and Mrs H. Hub
was somewhat mixed up. 30 the Meredith
woman was let OFF with the costa
Magistrate Bottoms fined ]. S Desmond
derby.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
ON DUTY WITH FOURTH
Two Local officers VIII Return to CuI-
pcper Next Week

Two OF the officers OF the First Bat
talon: First Infantry. have been as
signed to duty at Culpeper next week
Infantry.
Lieutenant Charles D. Snead. ad1u.
tant of the First Battalion. will act as
adJutant OF the Third Battalion OF the
Fourth. while Second Lieutenant c b
Coulbourn OF Company F. OF the First
VIII act as commissary and quarter
master of the same battalion These
arrangements are made because Of the
absence of the staff officers of Nator
~. y. Goodwin. OF Emporia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
Lncl,cr. Cor .rn,a.,.

MaJor !. 7. PrIce, Of The First Bat-
talon, First Infantry. has placed or
ders for 275 individual steel lockers.
%hteh Will be placed in the Seventh
Street Armory By August 10 This is
convenience long desired by the
men OF the battalion.
Drills nave not been suspended BY
Major Price for the heated term. this
matter having been left to the com
pany commanders, who will decide
for themselves or BY vote OF the com
panies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
POLICE COURT CASES
Calvin Cnrper Sent to Jail for Selling
Ltgunr Without License.

LtIIUF WIfhOUt n LfCenRe.
Calvin Carper, charged with selling
LIQUOR without license. was found
guilty In Police Court yesterday morn
ing. and was sentenced to sixty days
In jail and was placed under $500 Sc
curity for twelve months.
Josephine Jackson, colored charged
with assaulting Maggie Malone with
rock, was ordered held for the grand
jury. She was bailed for her appear
ance in the Hastings Court in the sum
OF $500
William Winston, colored. Charged
with breaking into the house of Ar
thur Lewis and stealing quantity OF
clothes. was sen. on to the grand jury
Pearl Scott. colored. was sentenced
TO thirty days in Jail on charge. Of
stealing. a ring from o. ]. Mallory. She
appealed, and was bailed in the sum
OF 5000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
COURT GRANTS LICENSE
Evidence Showed that Krunitzky nros
Operated Orderly Place

over the protas; OF many citizens Of
Highland Park Judge r Carter scott in
The Hcnrico county Circuit Court Yesterday
granted a llquoy license TO Kranit2kv
Brothers. doing business on the SECOND
street Road The hrm has been located Al
the same place for number OF years i,;;i
l;s License va held up this year on ac
count % objections raised by those In th4
vicinity. Sufficient evidence was brought 10
saIihiy the court that the place was order
~ and pTooor location for the bar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02

Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday
In the Hastings Court to the following
couples: Rolltn z. Lewis and Inez Derks:
Hanstord II. Bell. OF Rockbrldge county and
Leila G. Dunlap: Howard z. Smith and
Emma c. Mayo. and Francis w. Hubert OF
petersburg, and Caroline r. Coxon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
Names New scrEeants.

Captain Charles NJ Wallace. OF Com
pany C. First Infantry. announces the
appointment OF the following men OF
his company TO be sergeants: Corporal
Michael y. Korb, Private Beverley C.
Wilkes and Private William 7. Krug
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
Arrestcd for East RidInp

John r. Baughan, a young white man
was arrested yesterday morning charged In
a warrant with recklessly riding a horse
ran over and badly wounded John HILL Tho
case win be tried before Magistrate Pur-
year this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02

The Henrico county Board OF Supervisors
met in regular monthly session yesterday
morning and transacted routine business in
short while. After the meeting the board
accompanied by Commonwealth's-Attorn
julien Gum, inspected the jail, pronounc-
ing ii entirely satisfactory In every respect.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
Receiver Nnn,eh

In the suit OF Alfred E. sage against the
Wi!es Land Company, pending In tho Law
and Equity Court Judge Ingramsyesterday
appointed Mr.. sage receiver for the properly
OF tho land company. He gave bond in tho
sum OF $500. and will report n schedule OF
assets ana liabilities to the court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
TrIbute to colonel skelton.

Resolutions Of respect 10 the, memory OF
Colonel William Old Shelton. adopted by the
Bar Association OF Richmond. were present
ed In the Law and Equity Court yesterday
by 5 5. p Patteson and ordered spread on
the record BY Judge Ingram
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02

Approximate earnings OF the Seaboard
Air Line Railway for the third week in July
show an increase OF s2i05s ms compared
with the corresponding week last year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
of CnInmhns

knights Of Columbus.
The Knights OF Columbus will hold their
regular meeting in the home, $40 East
Grace Street. tonight at $50 O'clock All
members arc urged to attend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02
AdJourns for Term.

The City Circuit Court adjourned yes,er
day for the term. The next term viii OMAN
on the first Monday in November.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-02

Without knowledge that the CITY
Attorneys office was moving in the
matter. the Committee on Improvement
OF the James River last night on mo-
t!on OF Henry W. Wood president of
the Chamber OF Commerce, adopted a
resolution proposing that immediate
steps be taken to nave the owners of
the COCK put II In condition for use by
vessels of ordinary den.h
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
WORRY SOURCE OF MANY ILLS
Pronounced by Physicians as One Of
the Most Difficult Problems
to Deal With.

The worry fatalities are not collect
ed and tabulated by the health boards
along with the deaths from tubercu-
losis. pneumonia and other maladies.
and It is a pity that they are not.
Worry undoubtedly runs into a good
many Ills that are given other names.
and 1t Is quite generally diff1cult to
trace q fatal disorder back to the wors
rying state Of mind In which Il origin
ated. Experienced physicians are In
agreement In the conclusion that Won
ry is the greatest OF all producers OF
a receptive attitude for serious ills.
People who don't worry live longer
much longer upon the average-than
people who do worry. In New York
recently Mrs. Bella Goldberg died. af-
ter having been on earth 107 years.
Her lifelong motto was Don't worry"
and she praoticed what she preached
she never worried. At the age Of
102 her lower extremities were para
lyzed. but that didn't worry her. Up
TO the very moment of her death she
maintained a bright and active mental
attitude.
Don't preach to yourself the pessi-
mistic doctrine that we are what we
are-that is. that We are what heredity
and circumstances have made US. Man
by taking thought may not be able to
increase his own stature. but by ta-
king thought he can immensely infiu-
ence his own mental attitude. BY de-
terminedly saying to himself. Il wont
worry; l will be cheerful" he can
gradually and surely Danish the worry
habit and establish the habit Of cheer
fulness. Try it. Keep on trying It.
Stop worrying
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
ALWAYS A GOOD INVESTMENT
Money Spent for the 6eautifying OF
Cities Returns Always to
the People.

The Belgians have gone on the
theory that by pleasing the eye the
contentment of the people is increas-
ed to a very considerable degree.
Magnificent parks, civic centers and
buildings are the result. and accord
ing to a writer on this subject in The
New Age:
Experience has shown that the
money spent by the municipalities OF
Belgium In their attempts to beautify
whenever and wherever possible has
been recovered hundredfold. by rea-
son OF the fact that the more attrac-
tive the city the longer the visitor
fingers and the more money he
spends.
THE wiser heads have discovered
that the City Beautiful is not lux
ury. but a necessity for the welfare
OF the people and uplifting Of the ma
ton"
The same results will be true In
the case OF Denver, where the cam.
paign for the city beautiful has al.
ready given the municipality wide
reputation for progressiveness and is
already attracting tens OF thousands
of visitors and many new residents
annually.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06

Is FOR the township to levy an annual
tar for hard roads that will produce
perhaps 81, 900 or $4,000 and erpend II
upon a gravel or macadam stretch OF
road. which is TO DO extended from
year to year at rate that will give
the township a fair amount OF hard
roads, say. In twenty or thirty years.
ny the time the last mile is built I'M
der this plan. the first one is worn
out. the rule being that the road once
built receives no attention. and that
the money raised is spent upon build
ing more roads The roads are ssu-
ally built without much. n any. at
tention being paid to drainage. and
the results are not always satlsfac-
tory. in fact, they arc seldom what
they should be. Those charged with
the duty OF spending the money nine.
teen times IN twenty know little, II
anything, OF how the road should be
built. and when u Ia finished II IL
usually about half as good as II ought
to be and has cost nearly twice as
much az II should. for let II be said
again and again that the greater part
OF the taxes raised for highways is
FILTERED away by mIsdirected effort
An eminent engineer. who has had ex
tended experience. says at least sixty
per cent OF the funds raised for high
ways is wasted. Certainly the waste
In at least one-half. This being the
case. II follows that one OF the first
things TO do IL to stop this awful
waste and see that a dollars worth OF
road results from every dollar ex.
pended. instead OF forty TO fifty cents
worth II ought to be clear that Il Is
very important that roads should be
constructed under expert supervision,
and that a capable road engineer Is
needed. or course Il is not practical
to have this and build the roads piece
meal. a short stretch at n time. hence
the township will find II wise, instead
OF an annual tax levy. to issue bonds
to the full constitutional limit and
build. say. fifteen to twenty miles Of
road at once and pay for them by the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
RAISING THE MONEY
soNo ISSUE IS BEST WAY TO PAY
FOR GOOD ROADS.
EFFORTS OFTEN MISDIRecTED
Good Roads Fever Carries Community
on its Feet Frequently and Work
10 Started Along Impractical Lines
Tax Levy Plan Wrong.
ny HOWARD n. GROSS.

In forwarding any great movement.
al the building OF good roads, enthus.
iasm IL essential. but unless this Is
coupled with a knowledge Of the sub.
ject. Il IN a question whether II some
times does not do more harm than
good The writer believes that
movement for better highways IL oft.
en- retarded by over-zealous friends
who are attempting TO do something
they do not understand. The propo-
sition to build good roads throughout
the land Ia very big one, and ex.
ceedingly important. II is question
that must be handled in n big way.
II anyone had suggested fifty years
ago the building OF a railway TO the
Pacific slope. he would have been de.
ciarcd ut least visionary This has
been accomplished and today there
- half dozen such railways. and
The four months journey across the
desert Is now compassed in less than
three days. While the building OF
good wagon roads throughout the
country Il an immeasurably big Job
yet there are back OF Il boundless re-
sources: there is far more to encour.
age us than the builders OF these first
great continental roads had to en-.
courage them. Let us go forward