The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-23
MYSTERY IS NOT
YET CLEARED Up
Unsuccessful Efforts to Confirm
Reported Death of Pro-
fessor Mora.
cRAP-PLAYERs ARRESTED
Marshall Club Begins
Collecting Funds for
Campaign.

The Times Dispatch Bureau.
Bollingbrook Street
Telephone 1850.
Petersburg. Va. october 90.
Up to this evening all Efforts to
clear away the mystery surrounding
the reported death Of Professor Carlo
Mora in hospital in Baltimore on
Saturday have proved unavailing.
There is a mystery about the telegram
received Saturday night containing
announcement Of the alleged automo-
bile accident near Laurel. Nd. the
death of Professor Mora OF injuries
received in the accident. tie shipment
Of the body to New York for crema-
ton and the burial at st. Adams. Vt.
The telegram came simply addressed
to "a Methodist minister" 1t was sent
70 DR.. Booker, who. on reading it and
seeing that il referred 70 the organ
ist Of High Street Church. had il sent
to DR.. Atwill. the pastor OF High
Street. It was signed by "Dr. Paulo
Mora" supposed 20 be the brother OF
the professor. who 10 supposed. II
there be such a parsonage. to live In
or near Washington.
The Associated Press. over whose
wires the message came. knows moth
ing of the accident or the reported
death Of Mora. kilograms to WASH
ington and Baltimore bring back no
information as to tho affair. Chief
Ragland last night and again this
morning telegrapked Chief Of Police
Farnan. Of Baltimore. requesting that
he ind out whether Professor Mora
died in a hospital in that city. wheth-
er the automobile accident occurred. as
reported at Laurel. and to give such
information about the matter as lie
might discover. No answer had bee.
received from Chief Farnan at this
writing.
Death in Sussex.
A telegram received here this morn
ing announced the death at her kome
at Jarratt's. in Sussex County. at 10
o'clock. Of Mrs. Gertrude Jarratt.
widow Of John Jarratt. who was for
many years the treasurer Of Sussex.
She was a sister Of the late Walter
j. Jarratt. of this city. and was wide
~ known and esteemed She was
about seventy-three years old. and is
survived by one daughter-Mrs. Ger
trude Bate. of Jarratt's-one son-Dr.
Robert Jarratt Of Georgia-and a
number OF relatives
Youthful Crap PIayers.
Twelve white boys, all OF Peters
burg. and some of them very young,
are to be tried before Justice Lundie.
Of Chesterfield County. next Saturday
on the charge OF Sunday crap playing
The entire party. 1t is said. was round
ed up by city officers last Sunday
while playing TIE game on the Ches-
terfied side of the river. near the
electric railway bridge.
Pay-As-IOu-Enter Cars.
he If
cars was put on the street lines in
Petersburg to-day. It Is understood
| that all Of the winter cars in this
city are to be changed to the same,
system.
For Fire Prevention.
meeting Of TIE insurance men OF
this city will be held tomorrow night
in 4. P. Hill Camp for the purpose of
organizing a local branch of the Viz
ginia Fire Prevention Association.
This action is the result Of an 'nfor-
NAL meeting held yesterday. at which
several insurance men from Richmond
were present. and at which the mat
ter OF organization was discussed, and
the objects fully explained.
RaisinE Campaign Funds.
The wilson-Marshall Club. recently
organized. is now collecting funds to-
aid the Democratic national campaign.
Contributions amounting to s2e4 have
already been made and forwarded
! through Charles T. Lassiter. treasurer
! Of the Fourth District, and $l1o.5oI
! have been contributed through the,
/ Index-AppeaL Tho Wilson Club ex-
poets to increase the contributions to-
Z $500 or more.
| Tobacco Sales.
| The warehouses were opened to-day
for the sales of leaf tobacco Of the
new crop. There were fairly good Of
ferings. and good prices were realized.
/ The continued dry weather. however.
materially interferes with the order
ing Of tobacco for market. and receipts
will be light until a good season
comes.
| GeDefnl Views Votes.
Norman wade. Of Ettrick, underwent
a serious operation at the Petersburg
Hospital yesterday, but is reported as
doing we'll
Company. Of this city. has received
patents covering peanut planting ma
lchinery which promises to be o: great
value to planters.
ond PRESBYTERIAN Church, will be alb
sent from the city for few days. hav-
ling gone on a visit 20 relatives in the
western part Of the state.
i At the meeting Of the Citizens I'm
provement League of Ettr!ck last night
representatives from Chester were
present. and the proposition Tor the
removal of the county courthouse to
Chester Was discussed II Is probable