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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18

chrysanthemurns and green shaded
gowned IN cream messaline. Dainty
refreshments were served, and the
evening WAS most enjoyable. The dis
play OF handsome bridal presents
added TO the Interest of the occasion.
very pretty marriage was soIe0n-
nized Wednesday evening. Novsm Der
lath. In the home OF the brides pa
rents, AR. and Mrs. Charles r, Talley.
2S22 East Marshall street, when their
daughter. Miss Inez Talley, became
the bride of Mr.. Leon MorriG Rev.
Gerald Culberson. pastor of Third
Christian church, was the officiating
minister, The horne was artisticaIly
decorated In palms. ferns and cut
flowers. and IN the back hall. behind a
screen OF palms, an orchestra played
during the evening. Miss Mary Talley
was her sisters maid of honor. She
wore pretty costume of white meg
saline and carried pink roses. Mr..
Claiborne Morris was his brothers best
man. The bride wore a handsome
going away gown of navy blue cloth
with hat and gloves to match and
carried q shower bouquet of Brides
roses. Ml. and Mrs. Morris left at
once for a Northern bridal tour.
A very interesting feature in con-
nectioa with the reopening of the
Leigh-Street auditorium will take
place at the Sunday evening service,
immediately before the sermon. This
will be the presentation to the chuch
of a pulpit Bible and book mark. In
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Ashland

Especial to The Richmond virginian. J
ASHLAND, VA, Nov 1.-THE
Young Women's Club met in the Han
over Club yesterday at o'clock, and
were entertained with a delightful
talk on "A Trip Through Europe" by
DIR. Theron Rice. Of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Richmond.
After the lecture tea and talk were
INDUCED in.
The Girls Club, recently organized
by the younger set held their Sec
ond meeting Thursday afternoon In the
home OF Miss Margaret ellis, who
conducted current events The study
of Shakespeare's plays was begun with
the reading Of Hamlet. Two new mem
bers, Misses Annie Macon Potts and
Maud Woodfin. were added to the
original number OF thirteen Charter
members,
Misses Elise and Sarah Cardweil
and Marjorie Rlker are in Washing
ton city for few DAYS as the guest of
Miss Elise Browning.
Mrs A. c. Wightman is In Balti-
more visiting her sister. She attend
ed the marriage of her niece, Mary
Wylie. to Bland Mason on WEDNESDAYS
evening.
Miss Virginia Perkins. Of Norfolk,
Is the guest Of MIss Martha Hughes
Mrs. J. w. Maybee. third vice.
president OF the Woman's Missional >
Society Of the Virginia Conference, will
make an address on Missionary Edu-
cotton to the Home Mission Society
OF Duncan Memorial church. which
meets in the home of Mrs. J. Pinkney
Wightman Monday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock.
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to give the ultimate chance to justice

TO give the ultimate chance to Justice
where the life OF citizen Is involved.
IT would not be strange II the prose-
cuung attorney himself should, in
his heart, feel that at least a short
stay of proceedings should be had
The winning OF a legal battle Is not
the paramount issue involved. Ad-
uniting that in your own heart you
believe Beattie guilty as charged; ad-
uniting that, even II his guilt as
charged was not strItly proven ac-
cording to law. still the State of yir-
einia would be better Off without him !;
admitting anything and everything
else against him that can be urged. still
the bald fact remains that an Inn
portant witness for the State you rep
resent has since the trial so vitiated
his testimony. given at the trial. that
all the facts now existing had been
before the jury. their verdict might
have been different
1t cannot help strengthening the
right to stay proceedings till the new
situation can be properly investigated,
even II IL results In merely delaying
execution.
1t Is certainly true that many peo-
pie, even among those who believe
In Beatie.s guilt. feel that Paul Beat
ties late AFFIDAVIT does give the case
La different aspect.
II there is no stay OF execution and
Paul Beattie shall be landed in an
insane asylum az non compuy mentis
from causes existing since before the
trial Of the condemned Henry Beat
tie. then would It not grieve the hearts
of many 1atrg play 4loying Hirginians
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memory OF Mrs James Hit. by her
sisters Mrs. Richasd James, Mrs. w.
T. West and Mrs. A. Vernon spott.
Also handsome brass lecturn. In
her memory. given by her husband.
Mr.. James Hit. Tho presentation
speech will be made by Mr.. John
Bagby. and Mr.. r., Z. Winfree will
accept these gifts Of love In behalf
of the church. The Inscription on
the Bible reads, "Leigh-Street Bap-
list Church. In Memoriam of Lula
Longan Hit" That engraved on the
lecturn Is, Sacred to the Memory of
Lula Longan Hit. January 9Th. 1891,
January Sd, 1910" The rite Of bap-
tism1 will be performed at both ser
vices
Mrs. VOORHEES,. of California, brough,
to the city on her recent visit tree
OF the famous California pine. At her
request 1t was planted In Libby Hill
Higgins, w. r. Hancock and Johr
Meanley witnessing the planting.
The Santa Claus Club will meet
Thursday. November 2sd in the home
OF Mrs w. NJ. Bickers, 40. North
Twenty-seventh street A social hour
will follow the business session, and
all friends interested in the good work
OF the club are invited.
Mrs. Walter Leidy and Mrs. II. w.
Evans. of Chimborazo Park. are spend
Ing some time at Atlantic City.
Mrs. James w. Wiltshire. Of Lynch
burg. who was In the city In attend
ance upon the L, ID. c. convention
and later was the guest of her brother,
Mr.. Thomas Mussen, Of Chin boraxo
Boulevard. has returned home.
Mr.. Edward r. Hutcheson, OF North
Thirty-second street. has returned
from a stay at Waverly. Va.
Mr.. Clarence Il. Wood, ST., of 2704
East Grace street, is quite Ill in the
William Byrd Hospital.
The May Sparks L. r. l.. will meet
In tho home Of Mrs. w. M. Bickers,
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CHURCH HILL NEWS
hcs intended for this column be left person tbs Chm
H,a Bank, or phoned 10 Modason 1885

az The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
n Kuester. E22 Chiinborazo Boulevard,
Az presented very beautiful scene We'd
NJ. nAsday. November 18th. when their
axjaughter. Miss Bessie May kueY1er,
@ bAcame the bride or AIR. Henry j.
E~tAmos Rev. Frederick Jones, pastor
2N1G Fulton Baptist church was the
EAkef15ciating minister the impressive ring
a@sperenony being used. Miss Theresa
had charge OF the music rem
Sd6ering the wedding march as a pro-
I'M EeNeional. and playing Hearts and
M Etawers' softly during she ceremony.
M Abe home was srtisticaliy decorated,
b Ne entire lower floor. parlor. library.
81i1 ming room and haii being aglow
aaWtth yellow chrrsanthemums and
l6&lEf1as. Miss Annie Maud Kuester was
SSN11Ar sisters maid Of honor. She wore
SS*9 1pr city street costume OF dark blue,
with q picture hat OF blue and green.
I'M. Edward Amos attended his brother
EnGA beat man. The bride was gowned
sW3r 4 handsome going away gown of
Nh tdue cboth with hat and gloves TO
NN1aatch ayld carried shower bouquet Of
sssFsrtde'g roses. Mr.. and Mrs Amos
left INN eti1ateiv for Florida Return
n isiX they viii BE AT home after De
eember ist at 522 Chimbora1o Boule-
ward. Among the out-H-t town guests
2A3eYe Mrs II. j. Amos and son, Elmer
sAa6f Columbia. An ante-nuptial res ep-
343on was rendered the bridal party
z 4nd immediate families Tuesday even
m tng In the home Of tbs bride. Deco
ks3atfnns were palms. ferns. yellow
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that you had not held on the flnality
Ia little longer, az you have the right
to do. and which in this case. Il seems
a privilege to doe
Besides. In the case supposed, could
you frankly say to yourself. Wen,
anyhow. | did the best I could?" A
very wise man said. When in doulx,
where a moral principle Is involved
watt"
In the case supposed. would not the
onndfolded goddess. justice. be tempt-
ed again to tear the bandaKe from her
eyes that she might better know all
the things which short sighted hu-
manity does in her sacred name.
Very truly yours, ..
WALTER LENOIR CHURCH.
Richmond. Va, November 18th.
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40 North Twenty seventh street. Mon
day afternoon at o'clock. 1t is
hoped that the children Will attend and
reorganize for fall work.
Little Margaret Talnage, grand
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Grasswitt,
of East Grace street, is very Ill.
Mr., Benjamin McPhaiL OF 27l4 East
Franklin street, is spending some
time with friends in Washington.
Mr.. Harry Simpson, of sol Chin boz
razo Boulevard, has returned from a
hunting trip to Frederick's Hall.
MIR. Il. r.. Hutcheson, Jr.. OF North
Thirty-second street, Is on a pleasure
trip to New York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
OPEN LETTER TO
GOVERNOR Mann

To His Excellency. William Hodges
Mann, Governor of Virginia:
Dear Sir.-As one of the thousands
who are proud Of your official record,
the writer's reason for this letter il
found in his hope that no serious error
of omission may leave a shadow on
the good things done. The writer does
not know a single person connected
with the Beattie case except yourself.
1t is questioned by many If the
facts In the Beattie case as they now
appear do not obligate you to stay
execution. not only for the sake of
justice. but for the reputation Of Vir-
ginia, and your own reputation an
one who In a case Of doubt IL willing
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MINOR CASES IN
POLIO E CONRT

In Police Court yesterday Lizzie
White, coIored. was sent to Jail for
sixty days for taking skirt from
the store OF the Cohen Company.
Callie Jones. colored. was placed
under bonds for six months on tho
superstition that she had a hand In =
rolling job.
Eddie Adams, colored. was also put
under bonds for six months. Is a
suspicious character.
William Stewart. colored, was dis
missed Of the charge OF taking .
hafac heIanS1ng ia, G. III. Nillo. sass 81 4ss.as,.
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Amelia School Fair

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
AMELIA COURTHOUSE. VA, Nov.
1I--The schools Of this county are
hard at work preparing and getting
ready exhibits for the coming corn and
school fair. which Ia 10 take place
on The grounds Of the Amelia high
school Saturday Judging from re-
porte coming IL the chairman of the
committee, Professor J. p. Harris. a
splendtd exhibit IL expected and a
lsrts crowd win be In attendance
The BOy1' Corn Club Of the county
will have sxhibita OF thsif products.
Tb4 program will open with school
pnsaAe, consisting OF thA tAeGhsfs
and students Of the public schools. and
will close with the awarding OF prizes
by Professor 4. s. Little.
Among the distinguished visitors will
he the Hon, Robert Tarnbali, r. O.
SANDY, Professor Z. r.. k0ontz, Pro-
f1mQ y " btRfa1A an6 n ~ Ea1Efk
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Twcnty-Four Hours Quicker limo ia
California.

Beginning December 4, the New
York, Atlanta, and New Orleans Lm-
tied over Southern Railway. will con-
meet on Mondays and Thursdays at
New Orleans with the Sunset Limit
ed" TO Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Connection leaves Richmond 11.45 r.
NJ. Pullman sleeping cars, ohserva-
ton smoking car. dining car. Equip
ment iuxnrtous In every detail. Asss.
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the other hand, gave an exhibition of
gameness and ability to come back

the other hand. gave an exhibition of
gameness and ability to come back
rarely seen in prize ring.
During the early rounds Mcfarland
fairly smothered the little Harlem fighter
with g. dazzling variety Of punches from
which there was no escape. Once he sent
Murphy fiat on his back. but Tommy was
up in a trice apparently none the worse
for wear. Time and again Murphy was
nearly fought out Of the ring into the
| laps OF the newspaper reporters and ap-
peared to be In great distress. but the
well defined punch was not Forthcoming
to give him his quietus.
Mcfarland opened cuts over Murphy s
eyes and damaged his left ear until 1t
looked like an egg. In the face of this
constant rapid fire the easterner fought
back every minute. and made a better
showing in the last two rounds than did
Mcfarland.
For twelve rounds the fight was one
! sided. Then Mcfarland began to slow
down and seemingly had tired. In several
OF the succeeding rounds he would squirt
and pumfnel his antagonist unmercifully.
but Murphy fought back with desperation.
and some of his body punches made deep
inroads on McF'arland's vitality.
After the fifteenth round Murphy took
on new courage, and In the final two
rounds he electrified the spectators by
taking the fight to Mcfarland, and 1t
seemed as if the bell terminating the con-
test was as welcome to the Chicago man
as it was to Murphy. Both fighters show
ed the marks of the conflict, but they
were of a superficial nature.
Mcfarland outpointed his adversary to
such an extent that the latter's gameness
and ability TO absorb punishment did little
to make it a two-man affair. But the
knockout punch was lacking. and the re-
puted power Of the Mcfarland right cross
proved a negligible quantity.
Mcfarland expects to start Monday for
Chicago. whence he will proceed to New
York to keep an engagement with Matt
Wells, the British champion.
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

John CAMEL manager of the Rochester
team of the Eastern League, three-time
pennant winners, from whom Washington
secured Moeller, Foster and Spencer. is
in the city Cancels visit here is for the
purpose Of arranging the deal by which
the Washington club secured the three
players mentioned. Part of the agree
ment was to turn over Groom and Leli
Welt but it seems that there is q hitch
In this, since waivers on this pair are
apt to be refused.
Camel believes that the local club Sc
cured the best three minor leaguers in
the country in Moeller, Foster and Spen-
Ger. He insists that he could have Sc
cured $1,000 more than he received here
had he not agreed to give Jim McAleer
first pick.
ut was On McAleer's account that
Washington got these players" said he.
Il have always been friendly with him
and 1 favored him, but it cost me a lot
of money to do 1t. Moeller will be an
other Cobb in this league in little while
He is fast. can hit and field. We played
him in right field. but he can play CEN
ter as we'll, but / don't know about left
/ am confident that Moeller will prove
great surprise. But don't underestimate
Foster and Spencer. Foster will make a
great second baseman for Griffith. He
can do everything a player can be asked,
is young and fast. and hits the ball hard
Spencer, too. will make good. He is a
fielder of the Chase type and good
hitter. Those three players are going to
make a wonderful difference in the Wash
ington team.
CAMEL wants players. He lost nine
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first witness for the defense. He sold:
Boxing, as a scientific sport. is free
from brute force. Moran and Driscoll
are clever and clean boxers, and the more
skillful the boxers the less likely is the
knockout blow. In contest such as
this 1t is three or four to one that 1t Will
go to its full length"
The next witness was the Earl Of Ions
dale. He said:
The Queensberry rules were made orig
inally for two men to compete with
gloves, and they have been improved on
to the greatest possible extent by the
National Sporting Club
Asked as to the knockout blow, the re-
ply was:
TT is absolutely unknown to me OK
cept In one way. I have had 1t three or
times.
1T is any blow that happens to come
that knocks out. You might hit in the
neck, or the ribs, or the chest. There Is
no particular blow that is knockout
blow"
Does not man go into the ring to
subdue his opponent?" he was asked 4
do not know what you mean by 'subdue.
You might often win a boxing competition
by not hitting your hardest
1.-THE man who deals the knockout blow
is probably the winner, is he notP' asked
Mr.. Hill.
II do not say that is not So" replied
Lords Lonsdale cautiously, but 1t Is not
the case II q man can respond within ten
seconds. A lot Of humbug is talked about
the Knockout
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the author,
who is as well known to Americans as he
is to Britishers, and whose opinions must
necessarily carry great weight In any
English speaking community, was inter-
viewed the other day by the Daily
Graphic, London's most important daily
illustrated paper, as follows:
"Of one thing am certain. The pres
emit course of action will never succeed IN
exterminating boxing in England.
1.-The only success that the enemies OF
the sport can hope for is to drive boxing
national life. At the present moment
boxing is on the surface. 1t is more
popular than overlook at the recent
army championships. when there We're
something like $50 entries-and boxing
contests are given the widest publicity.
..Boxing-the love Of boxing--is in the
blood of the people; it is part of our ma
tional character; and so. long as that
character remains as it Is at present
you will have boxing contests.
1.-The attempt to make boxing secret
may be successful; but, as 1 have said,
it. II such an attempt We're successful It
would be bad for the manhood OF the
country-bad for the nation at large"
I Meantime, England waits for the de-
cision from a higher court. If boxing is
to be legally suppressed. then, as stated
breakers, as existed when there was bare
knuckle fighting many years ago. What
ever the result. it must affect boxers OF
all nationalities. The only conclusion
one can come to is that eventually France
will be the haven of refuge for all boxers
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WELSH Wins FROM
AD WOLCAST'S SUB
Briton DecisiveIy Drubs Big
Richie in Twenty Rounds
at Los Angeles. I

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December L.
Freddie Welsh. the veteran. has stood his
California trial and the result Is q hung
jury. Welsh conceded nine pounds I'm
weight to the game and hard-hitting Will
lie Richie and administered decisive
whipping Of the scientific brand 10 the
San Francisco weller.
The battle was fought in the Vernon
arena of the Pacific A. c. yesterday after
noon. where the stage had been set for
the worlds championship affair between
Welsh and Wolgast and with Ritchic
wearing the new red gloves that were
to have covered the hard little fists OF the
stricken champion.
The emergency Thanksgiving day card
went the full limit of twenty rounds, and
at the finish Referee Charley Eyton did
the only thing possible when he raised
the British boys right arm I'm token of
victory.
Seventeen of the twenty rounds were
SO one-sided as to be tiresome. la these
rounds Welsh so far outfought Richie
that Willie must have wondered how SO
many boxing gloves could fly through
space in a twenty-four-foot ring
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By ]. ED GR11Lo.

That Clark Griffith proposes to carry
out his plans regarding the building up
of a team here by means Of young ma
teriaI was shown by the fact that his
very first official move was to ask for
waivers on Conroy and Elberfeld. 1t may
be that Griffith will not find among his
youngsters any players who will fill the
bill as we'll as could either of these vet.
erans but he is going to take that chance.
Heretofore there has always been hest
fancy about letting out the old players,
and this has had detrimental effect on
the youngsters, who never felt that the
road was clear for them. Under Griffith
It will be different The very, fact that
he has cut out two of the old fellows is
sure to give the youngsters hope. They
will realize that they are to have every
opportunity to make the team, and there
will be more of an incentive for them to
hustle
The downfall of many q manager can
be traced to the fact that he hesitated
about letting out players who at one time
had been stars, in the hope that they
would come again. More time has been
wasted and progress blocked by the re-
tent,on OIL bali players VINO have seen their
best days than by any other failing a
manager may display. There can ne no
friendly sentiment allowed to Interfere.
Everything must be done for the best in
terests of the team. A players feelings
cannot be taken into consideration. 1t
has to be q case of the survival Of the
fittest.
There were two decided disappointment
presented in the two bouts decided IN
California yesterday. That Packy NC
Farland should allow Tommy MURPHY 10
stay twenty, rounds cannot help but ere
ate the impression that Packy was under
a pull all the way. On form he inquired
to win in jigtime and the bout undoubted-
ly was more of an exhibition than real
fight.
and yet IL does not make the English
boxer look very formidable to have
mere novice stay the limit with him.
Richie was substituted for Wolgast, and
according to some, he had the foreigner
In trouble several times. If the facts
were known it would probably be found
that Richie entered the ring only after
having a guarantee that he would he al
lowed to stay the limit, and thus gain q
reputation. 1t Is really to he regretted
that so many things happen in the fight
game to shake ones confidence in the
sl ort's integrity.
When Griffith announced that he was
not in the market for trades and that
he did not propose to entertain any propo-
sitions along such lines, he probably
figured ii out that OF all the trading
that has been done in recent years none
of the teams involved was helped enough
TO make them contenders for the flag.
There Is perhaps one exception, for in
1908 Jim McAleer had fighting chance
for the pennant after he secured Williams
from New York and Ferris from Boston
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M'FARLAND DEFEATS
NEW YORK FIGHTER
"HarIem Tommy" Murphy
Shows Wonderful Gameness
in 2O-Round Bout.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 1.-Packey
Mcfarland. the idol Of the Chicago stock
yards, won the decision over Harlem
Tommy Murphy Of New York at the end
Of twenty rounds Of fighting before 5000
critical spectators here yesterday after
noon.
McFarland's victory over the New
Yorker. whom 80 per cent OF those pres
ent expected him to knock out. was clean
and left little room for argument. But
the rank and file of experts and fight fol-
lowers seemed unanimous that as an OPP
ponent Of Champion Ad Wolgast the Chi
cagoan was an impossibility.
Mcfarland and his handlers said that
he broke his right hand in the twelfth
round. An examination at the conclusion
of the fight showed the hand to be much
swollen, but Of this the public was not
aware until after he had left the arena.
Mcfarland, IL he really broke his hand.
fought wonderful battle. Murphy, on