Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Gov. Mann WRATHy
Angry at Charge Son Acted as
Counsel for State.
AUDITOR BREAKS RECORD
Large Sum Is Turned Into the Treas
ury Of Virginia.
BIG FAIR OPENS TOMORROW
Freshman Puts Hazers to Rout,
Plans for Convention of
Knights Templar.
AUDITOR BREAKS RECORD
BIG FAIR OPENS TOMORROW
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

knights Templar.
Special Correspondence OF The Star
RICHMOND, Va, October =. 1912
Gov. Mann is wrathy over the charge
that he has been guilty of nepotism in
naming his son as special counsel for
the state in the lne-grnding contest be-
fore the courts. The legislature provided
for the grinding of lime by convicts. but
the lime trust attacked the validity of
the measure. The governor says that he
asked his son to appear I'm court and
represent him personally, the governor
being one of the parties defendant i'm
the litigation.
The charge was made by newspapers
that the governor named his son. init
mated that he was to be compensated
and severely arraigned him. The gov
ernor declares that his son, young law
Yer just admitted to the bar, appeared
for him individually. that lie isl to receive
no fee from the state, and that if he
receives anything it will be such payment
as he. the governor, may desire TO make
personally.
Auditor c. Lee Moore has broken all
i'SoiuS III 6citIS INTO Tue STATE
treasury, the receipts this year. ending
september 10 being more than 81, 00aO0O.
And Mr.. Moore is not by any means
through with his work for the year. hav-
ing inaugurated plans that will add many
thousands of dollars to the revenues by
compelling the revenue officers to make
close examinations of various matters
which do not show up as they should.
He has compiled list of the automobile
licenses for the state. and has sent the
w n rfAly Il <,ft
ascertain If the owners getting licenses
have returned the machines for taxation
1t is expected many cases of this kind
will be reported.
Railroads Will Pay More.
Though several days will elapse before
the state corporation commission will
make known it's findings In the matter of
assessments for the railroads of the state
for the year, it is accepted that some
of the roads will have to pay good
deal more than they have been paying
for some time. The roads made an ap-
peal to the commission to have the as
sessments lowered, claiming that the
roads were not earning enough to pay
dividends on Virginia business. 1t is
known that there will be no reductions on
any of the lines, and it is also known
that there Is a disposition to force the
property in this state. With few excep-
tons, the roads have all made money,
according to actual figures, and it is also
known that they are paying exceedingly
low rates for the value of the property.
For September the imports at this port
reached close on to $1,000 which is far
greater than the total for an entire year
up to a short time ago. Collector Ar
mold is giving close attention to the mat
ter. and he reports that hats, clothing.
90 A%b <I,,t; ol,l
articles are coming to the port in very
much larger quantities than in the past
Ready for State Fair.
Monday the Virginia state fair will be-
sin to run night and day for a full
week. The management has engaged
many hish-class attractions for the week,
all OF which are free to the visitors. The
racing card will prove one of the biggest
features. something like $1,000 in purses
being hung up for the various events
Steeplechases form the greatest events,
the card having two or three of these
each day. The railroads have arranged
to handle the biggest crowds the city
has entertained. and the police are pre-
pared to give the fakirS and swindlers a
warm reception. There will be no MAX
ing OF bets on the races and the Shows
State officials are agitated over the
action Of the Washington health au-
thorities in swatting the oysters from
the Potomac, and every effort will be
made to disprove the charge that those
in the river are polluted. Oystermen
pleased that they will reap the benefit
of the ostracism of the Potomac oys-
tiers. Gov. Mann will designate DIR.
NJ. b. FERGUSON. state bacteriologist,
to make careful inspection of the
Potomac oysters and will have the as
sistance of an officer from Maryland.
Sheriff Nj. X. Estes of Nelson county
died this week from heart failure. He
was nearly eighty years old and a
veteran. He was the father
of Theodore Estes, who was shot and
killed several years ago by Judge Will
liam 7. Loving, manager of the Thomas
r. Ryan estate at Oak Ridge. Judge
Loving was tried in the circuit court
ing in "a verdict Of not guilty. The
death Of the hoy was great blow to
Mr.. Estes. Soon after Judge Loving
was acquitted he removed from the
county, and is now living in Georgia
being counsel for the Seaboard Air
Line. The cause of the killing was the
allegation that young Estes had given
d daughter of Judge Loving liquor and
caused her to become intoxicated.
Hazers Get a Surprise.
Hazers at Richmond College got the
surprise of their lives few days ago
when they undertook to pay their re-
spects'' to Freshman Henderson. The
hazers, a dozen or more in number, went
to the young mans room at late hour
and demanded admittance. This was
refused. Armed with an Indian club,
they battered in the door. the club fall
ing inside. Henderson got hold of the
weapon and began to fight for his rights,
laying the intruders right and left by
we'll directed blows. One of the sophie
nlores got blow on the head which laid
him low, and In the retreat he was taken
away and a physician called to attend
him. President Boatwright conducted an
investigation, and when he ascertained
that there had really been no hazing the
matter was left In allegiance, the students
being put on probation
Orders have been issued giving two in
fantry ompanies-Company l Of the 1st
Regiment and Company II of the I'd
Regiment-loeated at Farmville and Har-
risonburg. respectively, sixty days in
which to recruit the commands UP TO
the minimum required by the law or to
disband. The order was issued by Adjt.
Gen. Sale and was based on the report
of the inspector, Col. Stern.
w. C. T. u. Convention Ends.
The annual convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union came to an
end this week, after the election of off,
GERS for the ensuing year and the selec-
ton Of Luray as the place for the next