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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
CHILDREN MUST
Y QUIT AND DIVIDE BANK roll
Sons and Daughters to Be Sacrificed on Altar Of
Ambition and Split $l18 by Insurance
Departments Ruling.

Upon the altar OF ambition Is sacri-
feed the order OF Sons and .Daugters OF
Jcptha- The Supreme Dictator dlctat-
cd too much for free country, and az
a result Jeptha's children must dis
solve their organization, lose the, en-
uty. and divide the sum total of Sis
In the treasury among the members of
the family.
Like Caesar. Alexander, Burr and a
few other celebrities of the past. It
seems the Supreme Dictator and found
or OF tho order was born to rule He
created the order. graciously granted
10 Mount Sinni. the first subordinate
lodge. charter. and then proceed TO
organize supreme council, to which
he admitted but two delegates from
each subordinate councii-to wit,
Mount Sinai. which was the only one
up to u few days ago. The new coun
ell will not have time to get on the
map. |
For daring to venture an inquiry as
10 the finances OF the order, mem
Der was reproved on the floor OF tho
lodge. Niger. huccum you ask me
about the treasury" indignantly ejac-
ulatcd the Supreme Dictator. You
amt nothin hut n subordinate deli
cate. and ] am the dictator. Ill mash
yo mouf If you inquiries OF me about
rat money
GUS and was suspended for ninety-nin
years. This occurred to her to be &
rather long time. and she Kicked. All
of these matters were threshed out
before the State Insurance Bureau sew
eral weeks ago, and the whole proceed
ings were dismissed,
Armed with lawyer. the insurgents
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
SPENT MONEY ON
/. PROJECTED LIN {.
Evidences Of Gould's Interests
Proposed Rates to Ashland
to Be Opposed.


Perusal of the petition of the Rich
mond and Chesapeake Bay Railway
Company to be allowed to increase its
passenger rates from . to . 1-2 cents
per mile. reveals some portion of the
connection Of Frank Jay Gould with
the property, and perhaps something
OF ms plans. 1t is set forth that the
ashland Division. between this city
and Ashland has cost S979,S4T.SS. and
that the Fredericksburg Division. he
tween Ashland and Fredericksburs.
has cost S7,Si6.ie which has been
spent IN surveys and preliminary cost
of the proposed extension as far as
the Rappahannock River.
The Richmond and Chesapeake Bav
has 100000 In outstanding bonds
on which no interest has ever been
paid IT has current obligations
amounting to s23.715.35, and owes
Tor money loaned by Frank Jay Gould
the sum of s2S3.3S4.T5 In the year
1910 the total earnings were s52,-
o2s.2o. and the operating expenses.
s5s, 1915, leaving a net revenue of
slS.?ee.s5. AGAINST this there wert
NNed charges reaching s64.o72ll, which
makes real deficit for the year OF
S50.1Si.l6. M
1t now desires the State Corporation
Commission TO permit ii to increase it's
passenger rate between Ashland and
Richmond from so to 40 cents and the
children's rate for the same distance
from Il TO - cents. with corresponding
increase for intermediate stations.
However. there will be no increase
between Richmond and the Theological
Seminary stop, not in children's tickets
between Richmond and Wilmer Ave
nue..
The proposition of he virginia Pas.
senser and Power Company is to be
allowed 10 increase H. price for milk
tickets on the Richmond and Peters
burg line. II now carries a fve-gallon
can. OF milk for I 0 cents. and ten
gallon can for 20 cents Emptics are
returned free. 1t is claimed that it
costs !. cents gallon to deliver the
mix In this city. The number Of shin
pers OF milk has not exceeded five for
some time past, II is stated. and the
company thinks is should be permit
Tea 70 charge 3 cents a gallon
II Is believed that both propositions
"ill be earnestly opposed when they
come " for a hearing on next Tues
day. '
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
HAD TWO ARRESTED
snlo"nkeener Tells Police They Tried
to I'iim-FInm Him.

10 fllm-Flnm Him.
complaining that an attempt had
been made to flimflam him. Garnett
Floyd. saloonkeeper. caused the arr
rest last night OF r. s. Cromwell. OF
petersburg. and Andrew Nowland, of
seors'a, They were charged With
being suspicious characters. suspected
OF larceny, and We're bailed.
Nowlan is advance agent for the
lol' Ranch moving pictures, and was
, making canvass Of Jackson Ward
IN company with Cromwell. son OF
Sheriff Cromwell OF Norfolk county.
Their story is that they entered
Floyd's and presented a $40 bill for a
pack or cigarettes. AS tho man be-
hlnd the counter was In the act Of
banding out the 1926 in change. Now
Ian discovered nickel in his pocket
and asked that the bill he returned as
ne mad the correct change. The bar
tender scented the old game, and re-
ported the case TO the police. He re-
fused to get out warrant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
HOSPITAL CHARTERED
Institution WIN he Erected NJ cro

institution VIII he Erected M croc.
md Monroe Streets.
win minimum capital stocl.s of
$4,000 and maximum OF 800. 900 tho
Grace Hospital Corporation was char
tered Yesterday BY the State Corpnra.
ton Commission. Ground for this hos
pitai has already been broken at the
southwest corner of Grace and Monroe
sopert e Bryan. NJ. - is president.
larry and treasurer The dircctors -
VI stuart AlacI.ean. NJ. d., Robort r
Bryan, NJ. D.. y. b. Guigon ana Thomas
=: bryan. 4. II. Herman is ais. an
incorporation. an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
. MADE HIM CONFESS
firsch Sent 10 Grand Jury on chnrrc
...--..L.a- nf NnhhIn.- NIrrchnnI -l-I---

81 ltnhbinG Mcrchnnt.
On confession obtained by Moses
IhhlEimer, Henry Hirsch, charged with
ING theft OF Kid rlnves and other goods
y Inc value Of sl29.7l. from Thaihiine..
q, nIotherF, was sent on 10 the grand Jury
Yesterday morning from the Polica
Court, Mr. Thaihimer spring the con :
iGssion lust as lIirsch's counsel was
hboit 70 begin his defense. The ac-
cuaed admitted that he told IL an.
The case. OF lanes Russo, charged
Win shooting John Malone coiored.
ehd the counter charge that Malone
mad previously attacked Russos part
ner- Frank Lombard. were Continued
II the Police Court yesterday to June
5U The negro it is said, has not
yet sufficiently recovered from his
wound TO appear in court
cornelius Mayo, colorcd. was fined
@25 for assaulting Lille Brown i
George Burton. colored carried a
pistol concealed from view He Was
hned 800 and placed under security
OF 400 for one year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
Foot Badiy aYangIed.

John Wilkes, q white man, living al
1916 West Clay Street, and employed
By the Virginia Railway and Power
Company, caught his foot 10 switch
yesterday afternoon. The ambulance.
in charge OF DR.. Simmerman, was
called and lie was carried to the Vir-
GINA Hospital. Though his foot Is
badly mangled. it hardly will be nee.
essary to anpntate the leg unless I'M
foreseen complications set in.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
COURT HEARS ARGUMENT
city. Right to Regulate snle Of Fire.

CitJ's Right to Regulate snIe OF Fire.
arms Questioned by Dealers.
IN the effort to annul the ordinance
PIohipltlng the sale of deadly weapons
by Pawnbrokers application for a
mandamus was made in tho Hastings
court yesterday morning by Elsner
Brothers against Commissioner of the
revenue Q. a. Hawkins and City Treas
urer James B. Pace to require them
20 issue licenses and receive taxes ac-
ceording TO the State laws The action
Is test case. In which all pawnbrok ers
are directly Interested, to determine
me constitutionality Of the ordinance
rirS1cehtly passed by the City Council:
Inc petitioners are repr esentcd by
Wyndham II. Meredith and the re-
spondents BY City Attorney II. r. Pol
l mr.. and Commonwealth's Attorney
Minetree Folkes 11 I75''fl 9ii'7!'
Mt Mcrediths argument was heard
ifes5erday. ana this morning Mr.. Poll
i i.sd and Mr.. Folkes Will be heard The
nearinSs are being attended by a large
hummer or pnwnbrokers and others
interested for and against the ordi-
seaboard Air Line EARNINGS,
approximate earnings of the Sea-
BOARD Air Line Railway for tho third
week week in May show an increase Of SAL
oen rs compared with the correspond
ing week last year a : n hin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
Injunction Made Permanent.

s An order was entered yesterday In
the City Circuit Court making perma-
nIent an Injunction heretofore Issued
In the case Of the Richmond, Freder-
icksburG and Potomac Railroad Com
.pany against sR. Donohoe, Audit or Of
'Iublic Accountsiof Virginia. and ". G..
Williams, Treasurer OF Spotsylvnnin
county, onjoining them from proceed :
ing to collect certain taxes on gravel
pits and other railroad property In
4potsylyania county. .iif ,fffiS- -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
Mrs. O,Connor Robbed

Thieves entered the residence of Mrs.
- ,.onnor, 90 East Main Street, last
night and got away with pistol q
eoid ring. two gold bracelets and 1915
N cash, all valued at $50, AS soon as
me robbery was discovered, Policeman
botto was sent to the house, but no
~ slie OF the robber was found, and
Mrs o'Connor. who had not seen him.
could give no description.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
Co,orcd Girl Arrested.

Z Virginia Cox, a colored girl, fourteen
years OF age, was arrested last night
on, the charge of stealing $40 worth OF
clothes and other articles from Mrs.
strasser, by whom she was employed.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S Stories
ADVENTURES.
OBODY ever called him anything It was
but Matthew. the ma

1t was just as good as any place. and
the handful of hay that he pulled out
made pretty good pillow.
The sun woke him the next morn
ing bright and early, and Matthew
rubbed his eyes for q minute before
he remembered that he had gone to
sleep planning to start out into the
world the next morning, and here it
was time to be moving.
Matthew didn't have to waste any
time with bath or dressing, and so In
a few minutes he was off down the road
and across the bridge and into the land
trudged along as imanfully as he knew
how. ''Shu some breakfast would taste
good" he said, as he came within sight
of farmhouse and headed for the door.
He had scarcely turned into the gate,
however, when n%Bow-wow-wow" barked
a dog that came running toward him.
Matthew did not stop. He walked along
as the dog came to meet him.
While he was still a little way of,
Matthew noticed that the dog limped.
and when he got up to him he said;
it the dog wagged his tail as IL to say:
YES" and Matthew Immediately knelt
down, and, picking up the dogs paw,
began examining it. He found sharp
thorn which had stuck into the soft
cushiony part of the dogs foot, and
must have hurt him badly. and when
Matthew pulled ii out the dog wagged
his tail again and started walking to-
ward the house, as IL inviting Matthew
10 follow him. When they got up to the
house a kind-faced woman came out to
the door, and Matthew showed her the
thorn which he had pulled from the
dogs foot and the dog wagged his tail
all the time Matthew was telling about
II.
To pay Matthew for his kindness to
the dog she told him to come into the
kitchen and she would give him some
breakfast And after breakfast Mat
thew said, Il done want to pay you,
Missy, for what | ct, so ef thar Is any
jobs what yer thinks I can do jes' tell
'em to me-"
For the most of the forenoon he did
the little things she told him to do,
and then she said. Il guess that will
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by. Matthew could walk up to him and
the dog would wag his tail and lick
Matthews black hand
Dat dOrg he knows" Matthew would
say, "he knows who all Is his frens."
And the pony that the Wilson chill
dren drove would stand as quiet as L
mouse while Matthew was at his head.
and the doctors horse that sometimes
rub his nose on Matthews sleeve -
much as to say, NO matter about the
other people, l like YOU
But the animals couldn't do much to-
ward furnishing Matthew with bed
or with food to eat or clothes to wear,
and even for a pickaninny Matthew
had a pretty hard time.
He had been getting less food than
usual for a week, for a lot of the
people for whom he sometimes did
pretty hungry. He never wore any
shoes in the summer. so the absence
of them did not mean much to him.
and clothes he didn't care much about
so long as he had rag of gaist and
the remnants of a pair of 'breeches,
but when there was nothing to eat II
worried his little soul.
q guess I done gwine to starve If I
hangs around hyar much longer" he
said to himself. Il specs dat I
sumwar else an tried starvin' thar.
Wonder in which direcshup is de
easles' road?"
Matthew had never been away from
the village and knew as little about
what Law over the hill in one direction
q he did what was beyond the bridge
in the other and he turned from one
TO the other. wondering which was
the better way to start.
"T reckoD." he said. dat it's down
hin de odder side of dat rise. but Use
done got to climb de rise fust. An it's
down hill startin' odder way, an dat
looks de bes' ter me"
Matthew slept that night hv the
side of a havcock. If 1t rained. he
could crawl under: If II stayed fair,
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
Edward F. Locker and
Sister at Westport, N. Y.

Edward F. LOCKER and his sister,
Miss Bertha H. LOCKER. have gone TO
Westport Inn. Westport. y. Y. for their
annual visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harryman Rap
ley are at Atlantic City for a stay of
several weeks. after a visit TO Poland
Springs, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. William K. Nottingham
and Miss Katherine S. Nottingham are
at Atlantic City for few weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. James Dudley Morgan
will close their place at Chevy Chase
tomorrow and go to York Harbor. Me-.
for a few weeks.
+
Mrs Robert y. Harper motored up to
Capon Springs. w. Va. last week from
her summer home. at Leesburg, Va.
+
Mrs. William F. Clark. accompanied
by her niece. Miss Hopes, has gone to
Capon Springs. w. Va, for the remain
der of the summer.
Mrs. Thomas Drake and Miss Harriet
Drake are spending the month of Au-
gust at Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
Times Inquiry Department:

Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me the meaning of Chevy Chase
and its derivation. ]. J. 5.
Chevy Chase, the most famous Of
British ballads. dating back to the
early centuries. commemorates the bat
tie of Otterburn, 1888, a battle that is
declared by historians to have been the
bravest and most chivalrous In history.
According to the ballad, Percy vowed
that he would enter Scotland and take
his leisure in the woods of his rival,
and slay the deer therein at will.
Douglas, when he heard the boast, sent
word: Tell him that he will find one
day more than enough" Accordingly,
at the time of the hay harvest, Percy,
with staghounds and archers, entered
the domain of his enemy and slew a
hundred deer and harts of grice."
When the English had hastily cooked
their game and were about to retire,
Earl Douglas, clad in armor and head
ing his Scottish spears, came on the
scene. Naughty defiance and challenge
passed between the potentates, and the
battle Joined. In the center of the fray
the two leaders met, but an English
arrow pierced Douglas to the heart.
Percy chivalrously took the dead man
by the hand and declared that he would
have given all his lands to save him,
for a braver knight never fell by such
a chance. Sir Hugh Montgomery, hav-
ing seen the fall of Douglas, dashed on
Percy and struck his spear through
him, a yard or more. Although the
leaders on both sides had fallen. the
battle, which had begun at daybreak.
continued until the ringing Of the cur
few bell. Scotchmen and Englishmen
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
CHAPTER XIV.
Flight By Night.

THE lamas were upon us! They
had evidently suspected our in
tention of going to Tad a-fuh;
or. perhaps of making away
with treasure which they had hoped
TO capture. OF course they could have
known nothing about the air ship,
though having faith in some un-
known power to outwit them. Their
very ignorance of the world had
doubtless bred an unreasoning con-
fidence in its achievements.
Half a dozen hands were already
upon the taffrail, while a score of
others were bTandishinB knives i'm
mediately behind Them Our danger
was imminent-our lives in peril-the
destruction of the vessel seemed as
6ured.
At that instant Gwynne dealt
crushing blow with his horn lantern
upon the head of the foremost and
most savage looking of the leaders.
The thing broke and the oil ran over
the fellows hair and clothes, setting
them afire. There was a momentary
howl of dismay while the man stop
some of the others helped him. This
gave US a chance. Selling the proper
cord, which had somehow got out of
place, a strange thrill passed through
the machine, and Gwynne called
Hold fast! We are going aloft"
Never shall 1 forget the Sensation
of that minute, or the look of con-
sternation upon the lamas' faces as
they watched US rise slowly above
them Higher, higher, into the cold
moonlit air, beyond their reach, above
the towering walls of the gomba. The
stiffness of death was beneath US.
From those gaping mouths no sound
escaped. 1t was a sight to remem-
Der! Never was there such before!
"Now, hold fast to your hat!' call
ed Gwynne. his hands grasping tight
lv the cords and levers. I'm going
to sweep into the west. Those brutes
: will soon be out Of sight"
plunging of the heart that marks the
birth OF flight. I had entered an
other world My breath came too
quick for speech, nor could the old
vocabulary have served me If it were
not so.
On we swept. like a ship at sea,
while Gwynne's eyes were fixed upon
the compass. Fainter and fainter
came the shouts of the disappointed
men beneath-more visionary the
walls of their citadel.
Then the lights went out-a dull
gray mass. hopelessly blended with
the mountain. was all that remained
OF the lamasary of Gim-ra. 1t was
weird scene a strange and weird eX-
perienCe. Down into the east II had
sunk, with its turrets, cliffs, and tow
ers; its horde of uncouth deniZens.
l pulled the sheepskin close about
me, and looked wonderingly a. the
world beneath. An ocean of billows,
heaving. tossing. it appeared to be.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
Brides Hair Curled
On Way To Church

The most ticklish job ever tackled"
said the hairdresser, was accompany
ing a bride to a church and curling her
hair in the carriage. The wedding took
place in that hot spell in July.
The happy bride had plenty of hair.
but it was limp and stringy. l curleG
and waved her beautifully just before
leaving home, but by the time she was
ready to start her hair vas a sight.
It's no use she said. I never can
face people looking like this. There is
only one thing to be done You must
take an alcohol lamp and ulling tongs
and come in the carriage with me, then
you can put on the finishing touches
just before We get to the church.
AT the risk Of blowing US all up with
a spirit lamp. that is what we did, AMI
by means of that heroic eXpedient the
bride reached the altar properly Golf
fed."-New York Times.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07

- go, Vut YOU nave done enough TO
pay for a luncheon as well as a break
fast and she gave him a plate well
heaped with food, and he sat on the
kitchen step and ate more than he
could ever remember TO have eaten
before
His luncheon finished. he started on
his way, and the dog, wagging his tall,
ran along beside him until he reached
the gate. You all better 80 back now"
said Matthew to the dog, cause Use
gwine a long ways, an l may come
back by anudder road. But the dog
stood by the gate and watched him
until he was cut off by a turn in the
road, and in his dog mind ne wondered
if he would ever see the little black boy
again.
AS for Matthew. he trudged on toward
another experience that was even more
interesting than his first, and 1 will
tell you about that tomorrow.
Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
When Two Actresses
Engage In Quarrel

Booth Harrington was talking in In
dianapolis about the stage
There were two actresses in an early
play Of mine" he said, both very beau
tiful; but the leading actress was thin.
She quarreled one day at rehearsal with
the other lady, and she ended the
quarrel by saying haughtily:
Remember. please, that l am the
star.
Yes, know you're the STAR the
other retorted, eyeing with an amused
smile the leading actress long, slim
figure, but you'd look better, my dear,
of you were little meteor Indiana
polls Sun.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07

Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me what I can use to bleach
my skin. Is is always so yellow. l would
like to make II white. Truly yours,
DOROTHY.
Peroxide of hydrogen makes an excel
lent skin bleach. Put a little in a sau-
Ger, and with a soft cloth. apply 1t sew
eral times a day. Lemon juice, used
in the same way is said to be excellent.
These are both so simple that they may
be used by anybody without fear of in
jury. A lotion that is said to be whit
ening is made as follows: bichloride of
mercury, in coarse powder, s grains;
witch hazel, ounces, rosewater, 2 ounces
Agitate until a solution is made, and
mop over the face. Keep this mixture
away from ignorant persons and chill
dren, as 1t is poisonous.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
Minister Loudon
and Wife Hosts

The Minister Of the Netherlands and
Nine. LOudon, who have established
the legation for the summer at Bar
Harbor. Me. entertained a small com
pany informally at dinner at the Jordan
Pond House last night. The Minister
and Mrs. LoudOn are taking bur smaH
part in the social activities of Bar
Harbor this summer on account of
mourning in Nine. Loudon's family.
r
William Barrett RidEely has gone TO
LenOX 10 join Mrs. Ridgely and her
mother. who are spending the summer
there.
=
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert NJ Hitch
cock and Miss Hitchcock and Gen. snd
Mrs. William =. Biddle, L, S. NJ. c,
were among the Washington people at
tea at the Waumbeck, Jefferson. y. = .,
yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
Times Inquiry Column:

Please send me through your Inquiry De-
partment a remedy for ants. They have been
running around my house this year and I
have tried several powders, but with no sue
cess. Yours. MRS NJ
Two remedies which are said to be >un-
failing are turpentine and black pepper,
both of which are so simple that eithsr
IAN be tried. Sprinkle black pepper
about the shelves where the ants show
themselves, and they will pack up their
belongings md leave, so says a recipe
book that is an authority. Another
says, sprinkle turpentine about their
haunts, and they will disappear.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07
Mr.. and Mrs. Eusti.
Take Nahant Cottage

tis have taken a cottage at Nahant,
Mass, for the season instead of spend
ing the summer at their country place.
Oatlands House. Leesburg, Va. They
have as their guests Mrs. Eustis' pa
rents. the former Vice President and
Mrs. Levi p. Morton.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald l.. Hopkins,
who have been the guests of Thatcher
VI. Adams. at Lenox, have gone to the
seashOre for a few weeks.
The Washington times., 1911-08-07

n IOBODY ever called him anything
nj but Matthew.
Matthew was a little colored
boy. who, as near as 1t is pos
sible nowadays, had Jest growed"
without having any particular home or
anybody to especially care for him.
That was one reason why Matthew al
ways made friends with the animals
and why all the cats and dogs and
horses and mules which knew him liked
him. Matthew could do pretty nearly
anything that he wanted to with the
animals. Although the old gray mule
that Farmer Johnson owned had very
ticklish hind feet that delighted to kick
at everybody who came within reach,
Matthew could crawl around his legs
without the mule Offering to move. The
big mastiff that guarded Mr.. Griffins S
store looked just about as ugly as he
was, and that was Just as ugly as q
dog could be, and while he pulled at the
end Of his chain 10 reach anY passe--