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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
BIDDER
GETS CONTRACT
light Committee Refuses to
Reconsider When Facts Are
Officially Presented.

AfSer three hours of o~ratory and
Hareasticl debate, the Council Commit
ftee on Light last night refused 10
t~Ieconsidcr It's former action in award
Ping a contract for steam coal 10 an
lptler than the. lowest bidder. and all
lowed us previous recommendation 10
tthe c%ouncil! to stand. At n former
EmeetlnE bids were opened. the Two
lowest bidders for. steam coal being
lthe Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency
NonpanN and the Atlantic states Coal
and Coke Company, each of which bid
$3.50 per ton. The contract won't 10
Il Atlantic States Company. the low
ron which II bid s2.43. Alderman powers
tcalked attention of the committce
East night to tho fact that the speci-
mil. with his bid an analysis Of its
!o~oa1-makinE properties. and such
lenalyses from Froehlins & Robertson.
~chenlists, accompanied each bid. The
ANALYSIS SHOVE the Chesapnakc and
Soh1o Coal Agency coal as much higher
in It's coal-producing properties, max
ing that hid, according To Mr. Powers.
the lowest. price and conditions Of
,contract and delivery being co,,al
otherwise. notwithstanding q practical
ADMISSION that the award had gone 10
h higher Of the W. biddcrs,thc com
refused 10 Reconsider its former
ection by the following vote:
For roconsfderat ion: Messrs. Melton.
Grimes. Hobson. Mitchell, Moncure and
AGAINST reconsideration: Messrs.
Cease. Rogers, Wiltshire, Saunders ami
Not having a two-thirds vote the
motion was declared lost.
GINS Lamp Mnttcr Again.
The committee then went into an
extended debate - Shc street gas Iamp
matter, which hae 2secn n subject Of
perpetnal controversy for months past.
= subcommittee presented n mass OF
~cprrcspondence with various concerns
which rent g~as-liEhting nXtrrcs, hut
no proposals from any offering to sell
Inc suFplies to the city. Some con-
Germs. We're described as being 'in tho
trNsti and others not, while the allie
Sation was broadly made BY some
manufacturers that there was n pool or
paratns, and that territory was so
allotted as to prevent real competitive
bidding. The subcommittee. composed
OF Messrs. Workman. Saunders and
Hohson, made no recommendation, and
a recess was taken While IL conferred
;Iurther. u again reported that It had
no recommendation TO make. having
received no specific instructions. An
lot the papers were finally ommitt
.and the subcommittee instructed 10 re-
port whether H. advised ratification ri.
tthe pending contract for the balance
o. ms year the lights being now
Operated on: q continuation Of last
years contract, :the Council having
refused TO ratify n new one or 10 circ
,HiXty dayS notice 10 tho contractor to
gI,acate.i The subcommittee was further
instructed TO report whether It was
lanvisaple 70 advertise Tor new bids for
street Lighting OH tic present basis
tor toaivfrtise for bids for purchase OF
lighting equipment along Tire line pro-
posed ~ councilman Seaton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
MIGHT
Shut OFF WATER
Davis Wants Embankment Over
Flume to Protect 1t From
Danger Above.

superintendent Eugene e.. Davis rec
commended to the Council Committee on
Water last night that an earth m
bankment be placed over the concrete
Gume leading from the settling basin
10 the ~puInphousc under and on either
side of the Belt Lin Bridge. suggest
Ing the possibility of the present tube.
being broken by any accident on the
railway ~trestlc, or by the falling Of
any heavy object from above OH the
brittle concrete surface. The work,
he reported, could be done for S395. and
while he had never known of such
an accident on jthe bridge, yet he 70.
garded 1t as OF sufficient Importance
that no chances should .be taken nj
cutting off the city from It's supply
Of clear water. The matter was refer
red TO a subcommittee consisting of
Councilman Powers, Huber and Lums-
den.
Attention was also called to the fact
that tho chimneys of the old steam
pumping plant were out of order. ana
should be repaired or removed. Mr..
Davis reported that the boilers of the
steam plant were nn%ti1natcd. and thai
place. they would probably never be
used again. and he recommended that
tEey be removed. and the equipment.
which cost about $4,000 some years
lie said. was old n worn, and the
method of. pumping out of date. 1t
was never used save as an auxiliary
to the waterpower plant. when tile
powcrhouse was erected. The matter
was referred TO the subcommittee on
the new s%tondpipc pumps. which may
DO located IN tho space now occupied
VIII be driven by electricity. N &
superintendent Davis was, authorized
to attend II meeting of tho American
Watcrworks .AssociatIon in Iiochcatcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
BRIRE ALLEGED
sensation Dcvciopcs out Of Tcurcs.
scr.a rnIi.icnI .ncudlnck

bcNcioprs, out of TcuScS-
sees roIitirni DcudIock.
Washington. April 2S.--Out Or Ten
nessec's oolitico-lcgislativc deadlock
ms afternoon came u dcvelopment
onricrin. OH the sensational. BY The
publication of . dispatch from Biz
}mihGhani. declaring that a bride fund
Af Si.5on mad been offered 10 Rcprn-
sentative j. q. Mcdonald. Of Ovcrton
county. by Judge l.. G. Go~ohpasturc.
OF LIVINGSTONE, providing Air. Melon,
MD agreed to bind himself 10 vote
with the :u-callcd regular Democrats
on all questions coming before thc
Legislature. The alleged agreement.
IN wriiinS. Mcdonald claims lie holds.
~ was made. he asserts. on December
81 Of last year. hut, he explains. for
fi.aternal and political reasons. he
pribo attempt up 10 this time.
IN q statement to the Associated
press. at Birmingham This afternoon.
Mr.. Mcdonald. ono Of the Insurgent
legislators. who qult Tennessee to hold
UP further legislation. vcrilcs the Nun
nshed statement that n bride was Of
fcrcd to him, providing he voted with
iatlire who We're defeated in the late
Euhcrnatorial contest ty n fusion or
in:urgnnt Democrats ana Republicans
Hoouniistnrn was show Represents
uVc Mci1hnald's statement this after
noon. lie denied hat Mr.. Mcdonald
neid q written proposal rs described.
re admitted that there had been n
tyrewritten statement which plcdpe1
representative Mcdonald to vote Tor
nc rcpeal of The election Inv ana
state liquor law. but Judge Guonnas G.
inrc hectares Mcdonald dI1 not sign
~: Goodpastnrrb further asserts
tncre WIS no pecuniary consideration
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Thrcc Clubs Get Ltcen,,,.

.Lilnor licenses We're issued by Judge
Wit. Of the linst!ngs Court. yeatcr-
day to the following cluhs: tho West
moreland: Dixie Acrie. Fratcrnal Order
Club.
For tho last several days Judge Witt
mas been issuing State licenses to the
dealers Of this city. Nearly all OF them
nave paid up, but there are set n few
who have not complied with. the law.
the time expires Tonight, and in
order to comply strictly with tho sta
tutes. the new licenses must bn posted
In all bars when the doors are opened
Monday morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Of South Richmond
srantsI by Iudsn wells to.dav.

he srantsi by Judsr Wells to.day.
Given hy %Epworth League.
n most entertaining musical and social
evening was spent last night ~ - inontI.
y affair given by the West End Enwnrth
heasuc; \ large number OF people, your.
hho ntd. turned out, and the evening proved
musical program: 'f
Duct, air. and Mrs. Adkins: rcci,a ton. Miss
Ole Mitchell, recitation. Miss Arlene Ma
draH; piano solo. Miss Hazel Knowles. ret
%tation. Miss Maymc Nunnaiiy: RECITATION ~.
littlc Oscar Cam; duct. Misses Marion ana
Etsenln kahi; reading by Miss Bessie CHI.
500 ny Mrs. ~. 4. Adkins; recitation, Master
hehnic Johns: recitation. Miss Fihcllc Wi.
ilaihs; soio. I.onnic Michel. OF Richmond.
Personal and General.
1T. Niilie Prince and his sister. Miss Ellie
,rnhre. who hnye been visiting Squire L.. ".
thcir horne at Stony Creek. N
ihc crystal wedding anniversary of Sir.
and Mrs. william ForesI Rex, OF 1914 Porter
and Mrs. Rex received many cvnrratuIai on,
and n large number of handsome nrcscnts
.NnionE those who passed the rcceni eNanI.
nation OF The state Pharmacy Board wero
wny young men from South Richmond-R. T..
Wright son OF Captain Alec Wright. yx,o
passed with full hvnors. and Arthur Sncli.
inss. VINO passed as assistant pharmacist.
I'm unusually successful, meeting az Manic
Camp. No. iS?. WoodnIen of The World Vas
held last night. beginning at s o'clock IN
fratcrnitT tfan. Several candidates vera
introduced 10 The ioisc goat.
Washington Camp. Pati4oiic Order Sons q,
America. held It's regular weekly meeting
last night a. S o'clock In cerslc.'s Haii,
Swansboro. M H ~
Members or New South councI
Order Of United American Mechanics. held
Their regular weekly session last might nj
) o'clock in tbs Odd: Fellows Hall, south
Select Council, Daughters of Liberty. gath.
cred In the regular weekly meeting last night
ut ) o'clock in Toney's Ian.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
CHARTERS GRANTED

The following charter was issued
SSeS,nrhay by the State Corporation
Federal ELECTRIC Utilities, I~ncorpo-
raaea; Richmond. Il. Gregg Latimcr,
Paesident: Donnie r.. Keller, treasurer;
,on,. = Marsh. sccretary-all of New
0o0; minimum. $4,000. Objects and
amy. INN Ss''te -"
IN amendment was issued to the
Gnhr'cr OF the FRANKLIN M~anufactur-
IL j. company 1nr.), of Richmond.
rhanRlng lis name TO the Franklin
tnre company Onc.l. IL Increasing
20 mum capital stock from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
HALL IS CONDEMNED
Monticello BnIiiins on Broad street 10
he NcmONed Mt Once. -L

building Inspector Beck Yesterday
condemned and ordered removed d
!hree-story brick store and hail build
me on the south side of Broad street,
between sixth and. Seventh Streets,
known as Monticello Hall. The stores
are 6l3 and 6l5 East Broad Street.
Monticello Hall is one of thc Oldest
public halls IN the city. and in its the
Eas been a well-known meeting place
LOT lodges and political assemblies. 1T
occupies tho second floor of the build
inS All Of tho tenants were ordered
70 Eacatc Immediately. as the rear
val Is said to he crumbling. The Broad
otreet stores are occupie by a. Mar
Ghetti K Co, confectioncrs, and thu
iiclimond News Company. Tho upper
Ioors are occupied by r. Ferrandini.
B1ankinship.
II Is anticipated that tho old build
Ing viii be replaced with now stores at
once, MS recent sales along Broad
street Indicate that the lot is one OF
thc most valuable on Broad Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
RANDOLPH-MACON
AWARDED HONOR
Wins Debate From Richmond
College, and~Raps Commission
Government Plan.

Ihat the commission form of mum
ctpal government should not be adopted
by the cities of Virginia was the opin-
ion OF. the Judges who decided the an
nua intercollegiate debate last night
bet wecn teams Of Randolph Macon and
Richmond College, thereby giving the
victory TO the visitors, though II was
won only by n small margin, the local
orators putting up q strong fight.
INC contest took place i'll tho chapel
of RichWond College, which was APP
proprintciy decorated for the occasion
and filed almost to lis capacity, before
an audience composed OF Richmond stu
dents and a delegation of about nifty
from the Ashland institution. while n
larSe number of guests were also pres
emf.
The debate was presided over by J..
up as follows:
Randolph-Macon-J. II. worsharn and
Il. B.. Prettyman.
Iiichmond college-R. c. Duval, .lr..
and y. q. Lynch. 4
Judge Robert n, Prentis. Judge Er-
scott DECIDED the debate, while w T..
frank. Randolph-M Macon, and Walter
E.cvc,rlN. Richmond College. acted as
timckeepcrs. W
The subject of the dcbat was: RE
solved. That the Commission Form OF
Cities OF Virginia.
Ihe local team had the affirmative
SIDE OF the question, While Rar5olpb-
Macon spoke for the negative. The
contest frequently became spirited. and
me Judges. were afforded a lknotty
problem to decide, but finally agreed 10
award the Victory 10 the visitors.
y reception in Thomas Art HpS.
which lasted until nearly midnight fol-
lowed the debate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Dr. Kent addresses Meeting

III. q Sandy. chief demonstration for
u thie United states Depart
n,thl q Agriculture work. yesterday
ss.tslced q meeting nj cisuiont. Aibc-
Yniarit county; which lie describes 81 one
tol me most imprrtant educational and
nlturh gatherings Which III has
ever seen. Tic address Of iHc day WAS
iHeiiNered by Or. Charles ". Kent Of
University Of Virginia. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Held rs Suspicion. c~hurnc,ur.

fTenry Randolph. colorcl. charged Win
Eted.lng q watch valued NJ So. and a..
i, u mons, for stealing lead pine from
letting Detective johnson. ButI, ,n,,rin
twere, heing held in the City Jail n,
tfnsnicious characters. and the warrants
were served there. 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
WIDOW SEEKS DAMAGES
Suit AGAINST street Hallway Company
-tH .-tE.-HFHt NH-a ~, a. tf tIHt.E. sEH

Novv on Trlni.
Trial began yesterday in tho Law
1nd Equity Court of The suit OF Mrs
Mary v. Lyon. administrators of the
estate Of w. o. Lyon, against tho Vir-
Eiilia Railway and Power Company.
The evidence vas partly heard. and
the trial Will he continued this morn
ing.
". @. Lyon. driving a wagon load
eu with furniture. was struck by a
street car on Lester Street. between
Twcnty-cighth and Williamsburg Ave-
nue.. on February s. 1910. lie was
thrown from his wagon and received
injuries which later resulted In his
dchth. The street car claims
That the accident was in part due to
Ills own negligence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Chauffeur Eined sos

Q. HRS, a chauffeur, convicted in a
magistrates court OF recl.lcssly driv-
Ing an automobile and exceeding the
speed limit and fined $50 and costs.
mas his sentence cut Town yesterday In
the ~Iienrico County Circuit Court,
where the case was heard on appcnl
lie was required 10 pay Il fine Of SIS
and costs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
noliy Mis-, An.v.r ucro

petectiye-Sergeant kcllam returned
fSrom Norfolk Yesterday afternoon with
Augustus Holly. VITO wil, answer to tii,.
!charEe of passing two had checks to
lthe amount nj Seo each on Mrs. Albert
r. MOSS. Of church. Hill. with whom lie
y orlnerly boarded Holly has inci con-
GUIDED a term IN the Norfolk city iail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Whrinn Mnr n.nn.er.

thousn seriously hurt, it is thought
Shat w a. Whclan. who was strilclt
by a car OF the Virginia Railway and
owe COMPANY Thursday night and
sustained Commissions about the head,
VIII recover. lie was operated upOn
yesterday In the Virginia Hospital. ana
MS condition last night was said 10
be satisfactory. Ht #Hfi W
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
HENRICO NEGRO ARRESTED
FOR nOBBING CONVICT CAMP

John Evans, colored, was arrested
Yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Sydnor.
In Hcnrico county, or a charge of
stealing a quantity of grain from the
commissary of one of the convict road
gangs. He Will likely BIO given IL
hearing to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
Got $3.50 From luncheon.

BY means or the luncheons served
10 business men on "Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday by the Woman.s AUX
iliary of the Memorial Hospital, aboi,,
500 was realized for the benefit or
free beds in the chiidren's ward OF thai
Institution. .L.n.I NN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
tnn"inled nccci,crs.

Rhodes ana. John r. Wineo yyc,,.
yesterday appointed receivers IN Judxo
Edmund Waddill Jr., III Tie Iinitcd
States District Court for Mlchacl
Seherih. bankrupt, They pave 4 ioini
bond. 'Y'"t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
suit InstItutcd.

suit Was brought YESTERDAY in ,bc
!Ton against tile Virginia riailway IND
Tower Company for damages in III
sun, OF 1900. No declaration mas beer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
One MGrrinre iI...

a marrias &c license was issued in Ne
clerks office OF The Ifustings Court
.Snsterday y Philip N t;rc4hain and
:aiiss Alice WcRcc.r. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

For ChIncac HelIcf Fund,
The Tincs-Dlspatc h received So from
Cash yesterday for the Chinese re-
lief fund.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29

admitted To
INC VIII OF Cornelius Purks was adj
i,iltta 70 probate in the Chanccry
o9urt Yesterday. There was no quail
ncations as administrators. Tho estate
is valued at S.. 900. l
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-16
II AvIATORS KILLED IN 1911.

The progress in the science of avi-
alton during the year now drawing g
to close has been costly in human
life. Beginning with the death of
Lieut.. Thomas E. Selfridge, the first
person killed in an aeroplane, in
1908, the list of fatalities has rapid
ly increased especially in the pres
eGt year, when the deaths more than
doubled the combined number for the
three preceding years. In 1908 one
man lost his life, in 1909 four, in
1910 thirty-two, and to date for the
present year seventy-seven persons
have been killed.
In 1911, as in preceding years,
France has contributed by far the
greatest number of victims, her list
totaling Is, including one woman,
Nine. Deniz Moore, who fell at
Etampos on July 21st last. .>
German airmen- who lost their
lives this year number IA, English
7, Russian 4, Italian, Austrian and
Japanese each. Servia, Spain, Bel
gium, Brazil, Perua and Cuba con-
trihuted one each to the death roll
of the year. - i. s
Whereas in the earlier days of the
science of aviation only the most fit
ted, mtnally and physically, dared
flights, nowadays great numbers of
amateurs do so. AS consequence
the deaths for the present year in
cluded number of aviation pupils.
Double fatalities, in which rider and
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-16
HOW TO TREAT YOUR WIFE.

Here are rules laid down for a
husband by Judge Bode in court at
Cincinnati:
You must not swear at your wife.
You must not hit her.
You must not abuse her by voice.
You must give her full share of
your wages for the support of the
family.
You must not give her all your
money on Saturday night and then
get it back during the week.
You must not doubt the word of
your wife when she says she has no
You must not take money from her
forcibly.
The judges rules are 50 good that
W., have a sneaking suspicion that he
is bachelor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-16

magnificent silver service to the bat
tleship Florida. The service is one
of the finest ever presented to an
American warship. Funds for its
purchase were raised BY popular sub
scription, aided BY q generous appro-
priation from the State Of Florida.
The presentation will take place at
Pensacola.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-16
) @ 9 8 9 o @ @ o o o O o 9
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
December 16.

o 1742-Marshal Blucher, who (
" commanded the German (
o allies at Waterloo, born.
@ Died Sept. 70, 1919. (
g 1773-Destruct of cargo of (
e" taxed tea in Boston har- (
9 Dor by citizens disguised (
e" as Indians, known as the (
q Boston Tea Party'' (
9 1792-Abbott Lawrence, found (
o er of Lawrence Scien-
9 tific School, born. Died <
. Aug. 18, 1855. (
9 1S4S-Park Theater, New York, (
@ destroyed by fire.
o 1859-Wilholm Carl Grimm, {
9 joint author with his (
@ brother Jacob of the IA (
o NOUS "Fairy Tales" died. (
o Born Feb. "a, 1886. (
o 70-The colored Methodist Ep- (
@ iscopal Church of Ameri- (
o ca organized in Tennes- (
9 see.
o 1S90-Gen. Alfred Howe Terry, (
. noted civil war officer, (
@ died. Born in 1927. (
9 1897-Alphonse Daudot, the <
q French novelist, died. (
@ Born May 13, 1910.
o 9 o o o @ o o o o O Q o o o 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-16
Buying a Red Cross Seal
Is a deal
1hat'll make you feel
There is something real
In the Christmas spirit.

At Jackson, Georgia, the other
night they hanged a negro on the
stage at the opera house. Although,
of course, Jackson folks must have
their amusement, friends of the dead
man do not blame him for exhibiting
slight signs of stage fright.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-12-16
NEWS FORECAST FOR THE COMING Week

The near approach of Christmas
will see the customary lull in politi-
cal and public affairs. Little real
work is expected and Congress, which
will adjourn at the end of the week
for the holiday recess.
President Taft will take advantage
of the slowing down of the official
machinery by running over to Brook
lyn to deliver an address before the
Young Republican Club of that city
Tuesday night. : ~.
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul
will celebrate the golden jubilee of
his ordination to the priesthood on
Thursday, and it is expected the an
niversary will be made the occasion
for signal manifestation of the love
and esteem in which the venerable
prelate is held by Americans of all
creeds and classes.
A notable wedding of the week
will be that of Miss Edith Pulitzer,
daughter of the late Joseph Pulitzer,
and William S. Moore. The wedding
will take place Thursday at the Pu-
liter home in New York city, and
it will be a very quiet affair on ac-
count of the recent death of the
brides father. - = s~>:
Unless the governor of Illinois
grants respite there will be quad
ruple hanging in Chicago Friday, the
first that has taken place in that city
since the execution of the Haymar-
ket anarchists The prospective vic
tins Of the gallows are the four
young men convicted of the murder
last October of a truck farmer.
OF interest in naval circles will be
the presentation on Monday Of a.