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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
NINETEEN VOTES
GO FOR WILSON
AUGUSTA COUNTY AND STANTON
INsTRUCTS DELEGATES FOR
THEIR NATIVE son.
BRUNSWICK IS SILENT
STRONG SENTIMENT EOR CLARK.
BIT M INSTRUCTIONS ARE
GIyEN-TURNntIL GETS
ENDORSEMENT.

Especial to The Richmond NirsiDianD
STANTON. VA. april z2.---Eead-
Ing OFF near the very top of the list
At The State Democratic convention in
Norfolk the city of stanton and Au-
Tusta county vii! cast their solid
vote OF nineteen delegates for Wood
row Wilson for the Democratic pros
Dental nomination, 'as long as his
name appears before the convention.
When tho Democratic county con
vention was held here today the city
had already instructed for Wilson
Following the example set by the city
every county delegate WAS instructed
for her native son. there being no
s1sn Of OPPOSITION t. the resolutions
adopted. the same that the city CON
ventien had adopted a short time ago.
Tucker losses Hat.
Honorable Harry st. George Tucker
was called upon tn speak. As soon
as Mr.. Tucker MAS recognized he was
greeted with upronrous applause. He
made a Characteristic speech which
recalled his former campaigns here
and stirred his hearers to great en-
thusiasm..
Throwing his hat dramatically upon
the table. Tucker said that he did not
cast his own hat into the ring, but
that of the man the meeting had just
He was particularly happy
In all his references to Wilson. and
"a united democracy. and made many
telling points In his speech
Mr.. Tucker has lost none of his old
time popularity here. and he WAS
greeted by scores Of old friends with
great heartiness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
DEATH SUMMONS
JUDGE A. B. EVANS

News reached Richmond yesterday
telling OF the death at his home in
Middiesex county of Judge A. Brown
Evans IN the eighty-second year of
his age. He passed away early sun
day afternoon after an Illness of some
week. Death is believed 10 have been
due primarily to old age.
Judss Evans presided for several
years Over the old circuit distri ct
which included Midjlos.x. having been
named by Governor Mckinney. That
county is now included in the circuit
of Judge r, X. b. Wright. of Fred
ericksburg.
Judge Evans practiced law in Mid
diescx and adjoining counties for
nearly half n century. and was reck-
cned as one of the leading men of
that part of the State. For some
wears past be had been associated
with his son William d. Evans. a
former member of the Virginia House
of Delegates. He leaves another son,
Dr. A. Brown Evans, Jr.. of Middle
sex. Miss Alice Evans. a daughter
also survives.
Judge Evans was married twice, hav-
ing claimed as brides two sisters.
Misses Mary Emma Dew and Alice
Dew. frst cousins of Judge John q.
Dew. second auditor Of Virginia. who
halls from King and Queen.
He leaves granddaughter. Mrs.
Nathaniel Land OF Norfolk. who pass
cd through Richmond Sunday en-
route to Middlesex by way Of West
Point She reached her destination
too late to see her father alive. The
same fate hefel Miss Lizzie Evans,
his sister. who left her home In Rich
mond at noon Sunday. going by way
Of Frederick sburg. She did not reach
her destination until some time the
next day. Miss Evans resides at 121
North Lomhardy street with her sis
ter. Mrs NJ. f.. Spencer. who is an
invalid and was therefore unable to
make the trip.
Judge Evans was one Of the lead
ing Raptsts OF his community. hav-
ing been an officer for many years
In Hermitage church. near Church
View. his home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
TAG DAY PROVES
GREAT SUCCESS
INSTRUCTIVE VISITING NURSES
ASSOCIATION WILL CLEAR
ABOUT 5000.

Despite the rain and gloom OF the
morning, Tag Day" proved SUCCESS
Yesterday. the women OF the ihs'r"'-
tive Visiting Nurses Association net
ting the sum of $4,000. an increase Oh
s4OG over last year. in their Saie Vi
the emblematic blue cross tags
When the morning SHOWERS
falling, the ladies with the TAGS Anu
boxes huddled In corridors anu eoi
OF buildings In the downtown i $50.
hut they were not overlooked aithous II
-, arreared disconsolate for the
time. IA a, the
"Oid Sol" came to their ala IN tiie
afternoon and receipts began TO srom
la ~ wear the weather was 1ar i"e'
howeyer. than yesterday. ,.
Eew men were seen ON the sueo.s
In the late afternoon VINO ere ny
tagged They paid from penn.
doIiars for the privilege OF re
.ha .au with the blue cross ana '''
initials. II. v. n. A.. IA. hest
TIE Church Hill ladies had the usss
r., n m they appeared on tue 'oo "N
usually early. ac,a,,v II, be-
The sale Of tags was oH't'"'is a,
Gin at in the morning ana 'i'''
6 in the evening .;o,, ara,
officers Of the assoch'iu' pa,r,sh.
r,.1,sidant Mrs. j scott pafrhn,
-s. ,,;ce'nresidert, Mrs. Waller w.
n.ar,on. second vice president nIs
s 80, Cohen; third vice-presluen''
Mrs Melville c. Branch treasu.s.'
Mrs. Mrs n H. Lindsey, recording se s,n.
tarv. Mrs Ellis Talbot eorresp and II.
seer, Mrs. George Bryan' ana u
srarian Miss Pauline Powers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23

Chairman Smith asked MT. Boxall
what toeberEs were composed OF, and
u. IN hts opinion. they came from
the Arctic regions.
Committce Room Packed.
The room was packed to the doors.
mostly with women. who sat in all the
chairs there were. and stood for hours
In the space back of them In the COM
mittee room. The room, which 10 one
Of the largest in the Senate office
building, Is intended to accommodate
perhaps hundred people CON-
fortably. More than a thousand had
wedged into IL, and even lsmay was
uncomfortabiy crowded by the steno-
graphers that were huddled up be-
hind him.
Second Oificer Lishtolier was the
only member of the THAMES crew
admitted to the room. Major Arthur
Peuchen, Of Toronto, who was sent by
Lirhtoiier TO man one of the boats
stood near the table through the al
ternoon.
As Peuchen has come voluntarily TO
Washington, he will probably be called
tomorrow, and permitted TO go to his
home. He has been very outspoken In
his denunciation of Ismay, and his
testimony Is expected to he extremely
Interesting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
VETERANS Of BLUES
TO HAVE UNIFORMS
ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS
AND P14ANs FOR AN EN.
TERTAINAIENT.

At the annual meeting of the Rich.
mond Light Infantry Blues Aasocia-
tton. held In the armory last night.
officers for the year were elected. and
tentative plans for an entertainment
in the nearsfuture were discussed. A
plea was also raised In behalf Of hav-
ting the veterans Of the battalion who
belong to this association uniformed.
% that they may take = more lively
and prominent part In the gala events
OF the Blues battalion. A commit
tee will b. appointed to this enc and
II u expected that q uniform OF dis
tinctive design. though conforming In
the main to the regular uniform OF
the battalion. will be suggested.
Captain Clarence Wyatt. q war cap
tain Of the battalion. was reelected
captain Of the association. The other
ofhcers elected were: George w. War
ner. vice-president: Stuart Cooke.
treasurer: @. waddy Wide, secretary.
and William Breeder. assistant seers-
tAry.
ChairmAn OF the standing commit
teee were appointed A. follows: En-.
tertainment COMMITTEES, l.. Me$s. Jud-
ktns; history committee. Lieutenant
J. Randolph Tucker. and chairman
house committee. Captain Paul 6hafer.
The chairmen win appoint the men,
beers Of their ccmmittees themselves
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
USES DYNAMITE As
EXCHANGE MEDIUM
HIGH EXPLOSIVE 10 RARTERED
ABOUT. AND ALWAYS FOR
PRICE OF DRINK.

Melton G. Martin. forty-two years
old, was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Policemen Matt and Smith ON q
charge of selling dynamite. with fuses
and caps attached. to = drunken man,
who afterwards proved, according to
the allegations OF the police, to be
F. l.. Davis Davis was later arrest
ed on a charge of being drunk.
The police were first cognixant OF
the illegal sale when Davis walked
into the First station and asked Ser
geant 9. w. Holdcroft to take care Of
a package for him. He said mildly
that the package only contained dyna-
mite. Sergeant Holdcr0ft, on the
first impulse, drew back. but. remem-
bering that he was = police offacer
and that the explosive was probably
safer with him than with Davis. took
It and locked It in tho gun casa. Davis
walked out and. according to his
own admission. proceeded to get
drunk. He succeeded right we'll. and
returned to the station. He had on
a good package" when he arrived
and was promptly locked up.
After he had sobered up. the man
said that he had received the dynA-
mite from Martin for the price Of Z
drink. He declared that he didn't
know what was in the package At
first, but RS soon as he saw that II
was dynamite he gave It to the police.
Martin declares that Davis took the
dynamite away from him. and sold II
for whiskey. He says that he him
self got II from = negro At the price
of a drink OF liquor. and was going
to send II to \ friend In the country
who would use II to blow up stumps
AecordinGato tina stories of the men
concerned, the dynamite seems to
have been used as a barter for drink
by everybody who had anything to
do with It. And II also seems that
everybody got drink. 1t 10 the
first time that this dangerous en-.
plosive has been used In Richmond
az a means Of trade. Many means OF
exchange have been In use since the
time that men bartered cattle. wives
and children for the things they
wanted. but no ono here ever heard
OF dyna mite replacing coin OF the
realm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
BREAKS A LIMB
SLIDING TO BASE

Slide. Kelly. slide" cost Charles
Paul. fourteen years old. 70s North
Twenty-hrst street. Z broken leg 49,
terday when, - catcher for 4 nine
playing at venable ana TWenty-ssc-
ond strsetA he tried 10 put the hall. ~
another youth, trying to make the
home base" The runner tried % fel.
low the lusty yell o. 3 friendly rootef
to "slide." He made his base. but
broke the limb of the. young catcher
with his feet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
WOMAN WILL COME
TO IDENTIFY MAN

this morning to continue the hearing
of George Howard. a self-styled clair
voyant. until a woman comes from
Louisville. KY. to try to identify him
as the man charged with defrauding
many people in that city. the man will
be released from custody this morning
But II IL probable that his associate.
May Blackmore. nineteen years old,
who Is said to have posed as Towards
wife. will be held until II IL definitely
learned whether she Is wanted by her
parents In Butler. Pa.
Captain Mcmahon has received teIe-
grams from Louisville. The last one
stated that a woman would he sent TO
try to Identify Howard If Justice
Crutchheld would continued the case
forty-eight hours. Howard positively
denys that he Is wanted anyhere.
The man and woman we're arrested by
Detective =ergeants Wiley. Keliam and
Bolton, after the young woman had
attempted TO pawn a valuable diamond
ring. They threaten to institute
habeas corpus proceedings through
their attorneys. Harry M. Smith, Jr.,
and Colonel .rIo Lane stern.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23

ocratic Committee. who declared that
ne would vote for direct primary
and was opposed 10 gag law
The humorous speech OF the even
ms was by Col Charles E. Mosby.
He ridiculed the Chamber Of Com
inerce by stating:
Members Of the Chamber Of Com
nsrce say they will take no part in
toitics. They hold a meeting in the
Chamber Of Commerce and vote to
stay out OF politics. Then they 70 to
another room as members Of the Bus
i1css Mems League and get hold Of
tho political wires.
Teeth and toe-nail. as long as he
had breath In his body, the Colonel
saso he vas Democrat and opposed
"a conventions.
Z. w. Evans another member OF
the City Central Democratic Commit
tee. spoke against the convention
plan. declaring against manipulation
and trickery'
At the close Of the meeting II was
announced that there would be a
speaking at tho Star theater Wednes-
day night at which the candidates
would appear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
CONVENTION PLAN
GETS A DRUbD|NG
Continued from First page1


to bear on the probable conditions OF
our city and its people should any
circle of seif-interesi secure control
OF It's finances. We therefore declare
ourselves against the convention plan
and petition your honorable body no
to make possible, by adopting the
convention plan. the trickery and IN
fairness SO often resorted to in the
convention method to defeat the will
OF the people.
Resolved, Second, That We viii
not participate Ia convention 10
elect public servants for municipal
offices AS such methods belong to
the past and should he forgotten"
No Dissenting Voice.
There Was no dissenting voice or
vote TO the adoption of the resolution.
J. Matt Davis presided and II. r.
Simpson was secretary.
In conjunction with the resolution,
several candidates for the Common
Counci and two for the administra-
tive board announced their opposition
to the convention plan.
Ia ringing speeches John Hirsh-
htrr and George Il. Davis, Sr., de-
ciared that they would not he can
didstes for the administrative board
If the convention plan was adopted
Applause was frequent and general
enthusiasm WAS manifested.
Let the press know that this Is not
a packed meeting. but a public dem
onstration Of Representative citizens
and voters" spoke j. NJ. Stencer. for
nierly member of the Council. but
who lis not now a candidate.
Councilman F. l.. Butler, candidate
fer Reelection. said he was opposed
tIgTF ~ ~ ind
r. n. Goode, treasurer Of the City
Central Democratic Committee. stated
thai he Was "unalterably opposed 10 q
convention"
Mills scores Convention Plan.
II announcing his candidacy for re-
election to the Common Council Nor
gan r.. Mills declared that the Legis-
latIre OF Virginia would never have
approved of the convention idea for
the naming Of the administrative
hoard. He stated that nomination In
ii primary Was equivalent TO election,
and that the Democratic party would
to injured II the effort to hold a
convention was forced upon the PEG.
rle.
The will OF the voters Ia thrown
TO the four winds in your conven-
ton" he concluded
He referred TO a report TO the effect
that he was To move out OF Jefferson
war and declared the circulator II
the report TO be a faisifer.
r. c. Davidson. candidate for the
Common Council. wanted to see
more smokesstacks In Richmond"
and was opposed 10 the convention
plan.
Jefferson G. Powers candidate for
the Common Council. was bitterly op-
posed 10 the convention idea.
III the people are competent by
direct vote 10 select senators, COVER
norx. members Of tho Legislature and
the mayor why shouldn't they be
competent TO vote for an administra-
tive board ?" inquired George w. Roy
era, candidate for the common coun-
ell. In few remarks opposing the
convention plan.
W. e. Sullivan. ]. 3. Welsh. c. n.
Miltshire and b. Gallagher. candi-
dates for the common council. de-
aounced the convention idea.
Committeeman Opposes '.Gag Law"
They were followed by NJ. T. Rog-
rrs, member OF the City Central Dem
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
MATTHEWS STABBED.
ALVlS is ARRESTED

In quarrel early last night at
Eighteenth and Main streets. Ben II.
Matthews, a contractor, OF North
Robinson street, was stabbed in the
back by w. A, Avis, The knife
severed large artery, and Mat
thews, after suffering a severe loss OF
blood, was on the verge of collapse
when DIR. r. f. Watts, OF the city am
buiance corps. who had been called.
arrived. He attended the wounded
contractor on the spot, sewing up the
wound and administering treatment
to overcome the weakness occasioned
by the loss of blood. 1t Is said that
Avis Is employed by Matthews.
Avis was later arrested on charge
of felonious assault.
The call to attend to the injured
contractor made the eighteenth which
DIR. Watts had answered during the
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
TO HOLD HUTCHINS
FUNERAL TODAY

WASHINGTON. April 22.-Fnneral
services for Stilson Hutchins. tho
millionaire founder OF two Washing
ton daily newspapers. and at one time
active head Of the Mergenthaler Ma
chino Company, who died at hts home,
Mt his home tomorrow afternoon.
Burial will probably be in Oak Hin
cemetery. Detailed arrangements for
the funeral of the millionaire have
not vet been completed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
WOULD HAVE CITY
FUNDS GUARANTEED
FINANCE COMMITTEE URGES PAS
SAGE OF ORDINANCE AFFORD
ING DEPOSIT PROTECTION.
WIDEN HULL STREET
NJ MBER OF SALARY RAISES RE-
COMMEDED--ANNEx MAT.
TER Is DErERRED--pENsI
FUND TABLED.

To further protect the city's deposits
in the Richmond banks. the Finance
Committee of Council last night re-
commended the passage of an ordi.
nance recurring the banks to g,Iaran-
toe the municipal funds with PROPER
bonds. II is understood that IL move
uent is already under way among the
banks TO effect this through a commit
tee Of trustees
The committee als1 Recommended,
the wldenin.; e! Hun street in South
Richmond from the Atlantic Coast
Line tracks southwark to the corpor-
alton line.
The question involving more pay for
the public school teachers. and the
matter of "A new Bellevue school were
tabled owing to the small attendance
"f the committee members The com.
mtttee Is scheduled to meet next on
MAY ed
Would Raise Salaries.
y number of salary raises were re-
commended by the ordinance commit
tee last night as follows. city Hall
elevator men. $50 10 s65 per month;
ianitors. s55 to $50: janitors. s65 to
500 watchn1en, SOS to $40; anitor IN
city offices, Washington ward. $40 to
$50. park employees, SO to $2.25 per
day; John s. Walker. sewer inspector.
raised to $1,000 per year; blacksmith
ana helper at the city stables. raised
$3.50 and 80 per day respectively.
ON recommendation OF Building In
spector Beck. the committee decided to
leave the wages Of engineer and ma
chinist at the City Hall unneiested,
Their present salar yof 500 per month
each being sufficient. In the opinion Of
Mr.. Beck.
TIE ordinance creating the position
Of city nurseryman was acted upon ia
vorably. despite the opposition of Mr..
Gnnst. who had an idea that the city
is spending already too much money In
that direction.
Cease Gets Icy Nit
the resolution providing q pension
fund for old and disabled employees OF
the citv was tabled. Similar action
was taken In regard to the Cease ordi-
nance calling for an additional voting
precinct In Madison ward. The COM
mittee recommended for rejection
Manor introduced by Mr.. GIL Of South
law.
Bars are nut M against roller skat-
ing on Sunday In an ordinance recon-
nended for passage Mr. FERGUSON.
of Lee ward Ia father Of this paper,
who also prohibits roller skating in the
vicinity Of hospitals. where patients
and sick persons in general are likely
To be ANNOYED and disturbed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23

the site Of the Titanic's foundsrins
and the vicinity. wsre buried At sea
last night with religious soRvicAa The
enbalmiuy Auid became exhausted
before all were prepared.
Word was received At .peon that
thu WAatsFn uniea repeir ahip Nina
MA, uEdar: charter 70 the waite Stsv
liAs ana had bssn ordered to go Inn
r4ediately with unANrtAkeru and cot
fms. ministers and picked crew. She
will continue tia eearch for bodies
while tho MAckay-B Bennett returns
with thoss already pickeA Up. Tho
number y aAid to b. nifty. although
this will b depleted by the burials at
sea &c night.
Many Of the bodies were alad onls
In sleeping garments. and under
cloth ng when recovrred, so that thcre
was no way for the party aboard the
Nacksy- Bennett 70 max clear identi-
dcati0nA Many prominent families
lave rushed representatives hare. who
will be able to identity their dead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
mrs. HARRIS SAYS
|sMAY DIDN'T CO
IN LAST BOAT
CONTINUED from FIRST pags)

-. -
an hour later the collapsible would
have sunk completely, as II was no
good and these were not the right
kind OF boats to use for such pur-
nose ANYHOW"
Is Mrs. Harris certain that her
boat vas last to l-ase?" Miss Wal
lack was asked.
she is Mere wasn't another boat
IN sight on the Titanic when my sis
ter entered the collsnsihie with the
assistance of her husband and some
man who was a stranger 20 her
Where Was Ismay?
Was Mr. Ismay in your. sister 3
boat ?"
lie was not. There was not "A
man In the boat except the three
members Of the thames crew I'VE told
you about"
Then If Mr. Ismay says he left in
the last boat
MIR. Ismay did not leave in the
iaSt boat. My sister did and he was
not IN her boat. Her boat was the
very last boa. launcncd. She knows
because she had waited with her hus-
hanG until there might be an oppor-
,uritv OF their leaving together. When
he saw II was the last boat he simply
lifted her right into It. SO that she
could be sure to get away,
Women Were Left Aboard.
''Nv sister has not told me what
boat Mr.. Isnay left in If She knows,
and I do not know whether or not
she does know. But sne Is sure that
he left the shin ahead 90 her and
thai there We're still women aboard
the Titanic when she left"
Miss Naitack said tnat Mrs Har-
ris hsd not vet been suhnoenaed by
the United States senatorial investi-
cation committee. and That II would
urdouhtediv he NJ feast three weeks
before she could undertake a trim 70
Washington II that would he n"ces-
sarT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
END OF MORGAN
TREAT IS SUDDEN
WELL KNOWN REPUBLICAN LEA
DER AND FORMER U. .. MAR
sHAL PASSES AWAY.
RECENTLY PARALYZED
But FEW OF HIS FRIENDS IN
RICHMOND KNEW OF HIS
ILLNESS AT WEST
POINT.
RECENTLY PARALYZEC

Morgan Treat, former United States
marshall for the Eastern district OF
Virginia and one Of the best known
Republicans in the State, died at his
home in West Point yesterday after
noon following brief illness. A
week ago, he was partially paralyzed
In his legs and arms. but his condi-
tion was not regarded as alarming.
However, he took to his bed and re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
DEATH.

in this city. April -.
49,. n e03A Monument avenue.
THOMAA W. DUEErAN. native Of
King and Queen county. Virginia
H II auYvsced by two children, Miss
Elpr&nLA and samuel b. Dunstass.
runsral private, from this residence
tomorrow "wednesday, morning at
~ O'clock. Kindly omit flowers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-23
Colonel" Spencer.

1t Is now Colonel David Hill
Spencer, Spencer. SpenceR county,
Va. Col. Spencer became a member
of Governor Mann's staff yesterday.
following the resignation OF Col. John
NJ. Herndon. and the commission of
the new colonel was forwarded to
him by the Adjutant- General.