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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-02

being admitted he INDUCED In a broad wink.
and being answered in kind passed
81. The recipient with another wink passed
out the back door. and although consider
able tine elapsed he has not yet returned
with the drink,
While the thirsty one was telling his sad
tale to Captain ~. $. Wright. IN walked
another compla nnnt. who had lost % cents
In .hc same way and place Captain Wright
offered tho men his sympathy. IL is thought
by thc police that the mean pnr;y has some
TO North Carolina. However, they now hold
n warran, for his arrest, sworn on, by f
\. Underwood. who IS more than indis-
thu trick.
Sunilny-Scho Officers.
At the election Of sunday school officers.
hsld sunday ut the Central Methodist
Church. tho following officers were elected
FOR tho ensuing year NJ \. Campbell SUI
par!ntendcut: &. W. Schadt assistant super
intcndcn;; Il. W. Jcw"tt. treasurer. Berk-
ley Adams, secretary William Gibbs. assist
ant secretary; Ingram Taylor, librarian
| l.inwood Adams. first assistant librarian:
Rryon Nichols. second assistant librarian
Miss jamie Walker. pianist: Miss Laura
Owens. first assistant pianist; Miss Ida
Mimms, second assistant pianist.
Death Of Mrs. Pcmbcrton.
Mira. X. \. P.mhcrton, cIShty-Ouc Scnrs
old. widow OF W. II. I'cnhort ton, died yes
tcrday morning ut the homo OF her dnugh-
ter Mrs. W. II. Pcnhcrton. 1880 Buchanan
street. she iS survived BY three children
X. j.. Pcmoerton. OF Pocahontas Va; Z.
NJ. Pcmberton. OF Rocky Mount, y. c.. and
Mrs. W. H. pamborton. of south Richmond.
The funeral will be conducted this after
noon at o'clock from the home the Rev.
II. {. phcffrr Officiating. The burial will
he lii Maury Cemetery.
Funeral or Mrs. Dunnirnnt.
The funeral OF Mrs. w. IL. Dunnivdni az:
Q East Fourth Street, Will bc held ;his
AFTERNOON from Stockton Street BuStist
Church. III. Rev. j. T. Haley officiating.
Tho burial viii be in Mhury Cemetery.
Death of Is. l., Taylor.
B. l. Taylor died at his Residence. 2als
Perry street. Swansborn, sunday nj $50
o'clock Besides his wife ne leaves three
daughters four sons and two brothers,
Coiurch Barber Dead,
Richard Baker. one of the oldest coIorcS
BARRIERS in the City. died sunday morning
at 7:l5 o'clock after IA short Illness. He WIS
ono o: the most highly-estccmed colorcd
men the Southsdr, where he had been
in business for the past thirty years. The
funeral Will be held this afternoon at 8
o. clock from the First BAPTIST Church tcol.
orcd) the Rev. p. y. Binsa officiating.
Personal ind General
The Industrial Chapter OF the Meade Me-
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TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO oun!nc Tablets.
Druggists refund money lit falls TO cure. r.
W GROVES signature is on each box, SIC.
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mortal Church will hold soclal meeting
Thursday night n: tho residence OF Mrs.
Clarence Atkins, 1918 Porter Street. THIS
meeting Is OF great Importance. The mis-
s!onary boxes for the year will DO opened.
The regular monthly meeting OF the ycs-
try ot the Meade Memorial Church will be
held this evening Mt the church. 3
.hlhert Dowdy Is i'll At the home of hia
sss'er' Mrs. J {. Donneily. lila Porter Street
w \. sullivan. formerly OF Perry Street,
who has been II, al the virginia Hoso,tal
TO- about I'VE weeks, has returned t. his
home in Highland Park, where he is stil
confined 10 his bed.
Mr.. and p. c. zyls,o,. Of EasI lwei.,h
street, have returned from a visit to
charleston. S. C.. and other Southern, points
Stuart lodge. No. III. ]. o. o. F.. will hold
its weekly meeting tonight.
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In the national game in the days gone
by passed away during the year.
Among these were robert Carruthcrs.
famous as IL pitcher for tho st. Louis
umpire in the American AMI minor
leagues: William tDadJ Clarke. at ono
Time "a star pitcher of the New York
Hauonn)s: Jack Rowe. who was one NJ
ING 1855 big four" OF the Detroit tcnm:
Jhhn y. tadCliftc. who played with TIL.
Oh Athletics OF Philadelphia
DINERS number Arthur Clnrkson who
baltimore. Milwaukee and other clubs:
Pr John Drurer. who organized the
famous Rcd Stockings In Cincinnati tt
IN tic stAucs: Charles Smith. known
bs inc founder OF organized baseball In
."hhcctfcut; Sammy HiSHcaux, an old
iimc Pacific coast player. AMI Herman
~. Nonderhorst. who was secretary Of
VIC I'hltimorc Club when II was three
tunes pcnnant winner OF tho National
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TEAM SEEKING
FIRST BASE ME N
Strenuous Search for Men Who
Will Make Good in Big
Leagues.

ne" York. January t.-Good hrst
uhsemcn at premium lii the .wo
We icagncs For more than two ycnrs
.ho managers Of most OF tho ma jor
league teams have been securing tho
MINORS for material that xiii lit 81, nj
hrst. Tho local teams arc well sup
piled with first sarhcrs. Fred MerElc
MIS- the bin for the Giants and Jake
Dhubcrt, Tor brooklyn. last season
demonstrated that he is the class OF
tue national League. Hal Chase. of
IN" 'iighland"rs called king OF First
bhs"in:n, has promised TO work his
mead OF TOR Manager Harry Woivcr.
ION. No more need be said Th. Hill.
Top team Will bc all right at the first
sack
Both tho Chicago teams have been
io"hths "rey thc youngsters very
carefully for such pln-vr. The in
disposition OF Frank Chase last spring
ieit the first corner OF the famous old
Cno mhchinc without "a high grade
man, and the departure of Frank lsbnll
Two years ago left the White OK dcs.
utntc Of "a seasoned man.
The Chicago teams arc no, alone i'm
the hunt. The Pirates. Tigers, Brown.
senators. Maps and Boston Bravcs are
all seeking first bascman who can
be depended on for "a timely WALTON
hciding the ball
The Cincinnati Reds, 81. Louis Car
dinalS. tho Champion Athletics and
boston fted Sox will have men al
hrst base the coming season that they
can reG on. hut In the other clubs
tho Initial base will have 10 BE- looked
after by inexperienced men. with the
possible exception of the CUTS in case
chance returns 10 take care OF his
old job.
The dcarth OF first bascmen Is
easily explained. II is one OF the
hardest positions. on the team 20 iii.
for II Is necessary to have physical
qualifications woll as mental 10
como UP to tho standard required by
most of the managers.
Tai mon. like Konetchy OF the Car
dinals, Hoblitzcl OF The Reds, and
Chase OF the IIiehlandcrs. arc neces.
sary In order 10 properly handle the
nigh and low throws and 70 guard
themselves against the base runners.
To find a nclding star and a man
that can hit the ball as we'll as act
with necessary intelligence is about
ss hard a proposition as IL would be
10 try TO buy Christy Mathewson from
John McGraw.
Fred Clarke. OF the Pirates. in
making strenuous effort 10 land "A
first baseinan for the Pirates that will
make good. Ills team has been weak
In that position FOR years because ne
bag fnil"d to find youngstcr that
could MI tho place. although he has
spent many Thousands OF dollars in
the IicBt. I, has been reported that
clark" has offered the Toronto Inter.
national League Club $500 for Tim
Jordan. but Manager Toe Kelly. OF tho
Maple Leafs. says he has never heard
OF The offer.
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Little Stories Of WASHINGTON

Especial TO The Times Dispptch.l
Washington, y. c., January i.-Jjnn
Sharp Williams, now the junior Sen
ntcr from Mississippi. and for many
cars before goinE 10 the Senate NIL
nority leader in the House. * known
the country over for his keen Wit, his
read" rcparic", aud the hearty and en-
loyablc way in which he tells jokes on
hims eli and others. Many times since
hc came 10 Congress he has received
the small end OF cloakroom yarn
when the newspaper men In the press
galleries wanted something good TO
write. But never once has the Mis-
sissipptan beer heard TO complain, He
knows mankind as he Knows his books
md his broad fields. and when his
friends around the Capitol spring
something new on him It's q certain
bet that there will be no grouches
around the Williams camp.
Conviviality Is the strong point In
the Mississippi Senator'S makeup. and
It's quite natural for him TO call
in a dozen or more friends TO celebrate
Christmas. Sew Years or any of the
other holidays ns II Is for water TO
During the recess of Congress one OF
the Senator's friends told this yarn
q hout him:
A number Of congeniai spirits had
gathered at q downtown hotel In Wash
ineton to discuss. maybe. the state of
the weather, while the white feathcry
Enowf'akes were covering mother earth
with d. quilting Of immaculate design.
Round and round the toastH had gone
New recruits had been brought In, and
the flowing bowl, once rrothy with the
Christmas nos, was getting low. One
fellow in the crowd, not to be outdonc
by his colleagues offered this one to
the gifted son OF Mississippi:
"Sir, yours hns indeed been AN Illus
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trious career. You have served your
state with conspicuous ability; YOU
nave rendered service TO your Common
wealth which IN the years TO como
mus. reflect ;hc greatest credit both
upon you and upon the soil where YOU
first saw the iiCh, of dag. In the
halls of Liquidation, both in your State
and in the National Congress. you have
done well. Rut, SIR, In choosing ca
rccr believe you erred Your place.
J have found, sir. not only from what
] knew OF you before. but also from
what ! have discovered to-day. is al,
the bar"
Then /, was moro lemonade and
Christmas nog ali around, with the Yer.
sattlc Mississippian proposing the
toasts.
Not long ago certain member Of
the House received a letter FROM a
constituent written by hand OF
course. in the ordinary routine of bus
mess. the letter was turned over to
Mr.. Congressmar's secretary 10 answer,
with tho reply that tho information
desired by the constituent would ba Sc
cured. Neatly typewriter and cure
fully folded, the letter was mailed and
sent forward on it's way to q distant
state. Nothing more was heard of the
matter until a few days later another
letter came from the same man. brief,
hut to the point My dear Mr.. --.'
II said, Il thank you very much for
answering my letter, but hereafter
please don't take tho trouble TO have
mins printed. We can read ordinary
handwriting up this way" Since that
time II is said tho Congressman spends
a considerable portion OF each day
laboriously writing answers to letters
from constituents in his own hand.
Z IL Mcf,
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">IIver Tbrend., Enioysb,.

">ii,er Tbrends' Enjoyable.
Richard j. Jose. advertised as the
Worlds tirceteat Contra Tenor" came
TO the Eijou last night to begin a
weeks engagement in the pastoral
drama. silver Thrcads.'N which hap
pens to be the title name OF one OF the
songs which made Mr.. Jose famous In
the long ago. when he was n member
Of a minstrel troupe. Unfortunately.
both for Mr. Jose and for the people
who went to see and hear him, ne was
unable to sing. because of an attack
'of iarynSitis. which has left his vocal
chords in such weakened condition
that the sweet melodies with which his
name is linked were left unsuns.
However. Mr.. Jose has performance,
which, while IL might be made moro at i.
tractlrc were he able to pipe the melo-
dies named In the program as his m RI
OF the entertainment, still gives the
audience something to enjoy and some
thing 10 think about. At tho matinee
yesterday. an announcement made from
the stage told OF Mr.. Josc's ailment
hun nevertheless he tried his best 20
render silver Threads" His effort
was received with applause. and he
managed to bring hack memories OF
those other days when he made those
VINO listened turn frequently TO their
kerchiefs TO dry a tear.
Silver Threads" as written by Mar
tin '. Merle. is OF the type of THE
Old Homestead" An honest black
smith. an intruding author. suscep,i-
bic maid, and the scenario of the play
is toiL. Only there happened to be two
susceptible maids Instead of one. The
elder of tho two succumbcd TO the
uiles OF the writer of love atorias,
while the other was saved only by tho
return of the elder sister. grown wise
In the ways OF the world. with a repu
tation as singer of grand opera
Mr.. Jose Is the star. but Anne uol-
linger as Ruth Laurie and later as tho
opera singer. makes good second TO
his work. L. Blandcn. as John Laur!,.
father OF the erring girl Ia also good.
while Ruth Coplcy. is just ono of the
swcatest inEcnues Ina ginshle. Mae
it's spelled Mai in the proSran--as tho
mischief : making, fun loving. man
wanting old maid sIstar. is as good as
one can get. and far better than most
of those we see. The rest of the cast
Is sufficient. The play 1. in four acts,
eacn o. which is we'll set
1t is clean and wholesome and worthy
OF patronage. G. NJ
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South Richmond Bureau.
The Times-pispatch.
1920 Hull Street


II the recommendation OF Police
Commissioner Bradley, OF Washington
Ward. carries much weight, the Third
District. which Ia wholly In South
Richmond will shortly be augmented
by tho addition OF patrol wa gon
That the southsidc is in need OF tho
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ADJUSTMENTS
hllou-"sil,cr Thrcnd-." matinee and

night.
Introduce lou hack
MISS Della Clarke undoubtcdly mas
IN" courage OF her convictions. which
compel her to believe that sh. has SUI
H"i"m' versatility and ability both to
writ" plays and 10 star in them Two
H"hrf ago she appeared hero as the
star IN gloomy absurJity from her
own pen. entitled THE White Souaw
which she 0ptimisticolly described as
a romantic drama: yesterday she
usAercd in the new year ut the icad-
eng OF Music with another cffor, of
her own--this time comedy called
Introduce Me-" in which she also
starred herself
There must b. some comedy in III.
piece. for the housc laughed a number
OF times particularly at the numerous
chss words INDUCED i'll by the char
act"rs OF both scxes---thc word damn"
is always good for a laugh in the
theatre, especially IL i; Is used when
women are III the scene. But the play
Is SO badly constructed 30 utterly
ihGEinS In action. in clevcrness, In
conference. and in tie element of sur
prise that only the efforts of n fairly
good supporting company made its
performance even bcarable
MISS Clarkc's comedy work seemed
20 aInuse some of the audience. but
her one emotional bit rclenticssIy re-
minded one OF those weeping heroines
in such masterpieces as Nellie, the
Beautiful Cloak Model.
Miss Clare Erail showed lots Of
teeth and soinc handsome clothes, and.
besides. played the part o, Edna
Soine.s: Henry w pembeiton vas sur
pris!nSiy good as George Nicol-sur-
pris:u"ly good. because most OF his
work heretofore has hecn as heavy;
a {. Rivers gave tauitInss perform
ance OF the buffers role. while Jessie
Morris Sullivan. doubling as the negro
servant and az the old aunt, proved
herself 10 be a clever character wo-
man.
The furniture carried by the com
pany and the newly upholstered sofa
and chairs belonging TO the house
screamed at each other.
But Miss Clarke dressed we'll.
W. D. g.
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No More Tips From
travelling Statesmen

New York, January AS u New
travelling Snlcsncn who comprise
the ConucrrinI Travellers National
League have decided 20 stop tip
ping hotci help, barbrrs. Pullman
cnr pOrtcrS. nnd ever! ono else. ne
rordinr to the president of the
lcnEue, y. r.. DOVE. of this city.
"FrOm To-day on" snId Mr. DOVE.
"thc crusade against tipping VIII
he wnscd In cHrneat. for the VIE
tins Of this pcrnIcinuS custom rcni-
iyc fully that the time "a break the
rhnins which bind is now or ucpcr."
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast: For SfrBiuin--FRir Tues
day; Wednesday unsettled, not much
change In temperature, light, variable
winds.
For North CarOlina-Cloud!. not
mulch change In temperature Tucsday
aud Wednesday; moderate north and
northeast winds.
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News Of South Richmond

patrol was amply shown during the
Christmas holidays, when n grocery
wagon had TO be fitted up with
bench and cracker box for seats and
used TO bring unruly citizens to the
police station.
Captain a. S. Wright in discussing
this need pointed to the length OF
time 1t takes tho automobile pntrcl to
reach the Southsidc on CALL Not
only must the automobile be sum
moned on arrests. but II makes n daily
trip to convey prisoners to the city
Jail. IIe is of the opinion that II
the patrol is put over here on trial
1t will soon demonstrates its useful
nesa. not only I'm caring for arrests,
but In handling many cases that now
require the services of tho ambulance.
In Police Court.
On a double charge OF being dis
orderly on tho street and with de-
stroying city property Harry Holland
was yesterday fined SIT and costs by
Justice John Baughan, in Police Court,
Part 2. Holland, who was arrested
Sunday, Il Is alleged, smashed up u
chair and slashed Il cot at the Third
Police station.
Clarence L. Wood. for engaging In
street fight was required TO donate
s2.60 and costs.
Jim Pryor. Henry Chandler and John
Sawyer. all eolorcd, the lanyard Bot
tom contingent, were each assessed
S. and costs for engaging in certain
game of chance called crap.
Courtney Spruer and Mary Coleman.
who appeared on charges preferred
In cross warrants, of cursing, abusing
and threatening to do bodily harm.
We're penalizcd 80 and costs. as was
Oscar Fortune colorcd. who answered
to a similar charge.
Sylvester Goodc and Douglas. Doth
negroes. while full of New Years
cheer, fell foul OF each other. and
while neither Is In the heavyweight
class, 1t was said 10 have been some
scrap"
Lodge Meeting.
The visiting committee OF the Junior Or
dor United American Mechanics. composed
OF five members each from Davis Council.
No. q: Liberty Council No. 10. and Now
South Council. No. s. will hold it's first reg
ular meeting with the Davis Council. Eighth
and Hull streets, Thursday night. january
4. The program committee has arranged
for tho entertainment o.: tho members aud
an in;ereatlnE time Is anticipated All
members OF Tile order invited to be pres
ent.
Wipkcd, hut Is Thirsty Yet.
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THE SAFE LAXATIVE
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

Most elderly people are more or
less troubled with chronic. per.
sistent constipation. due largely to
lack Of sufficient exercise. They ex-
perience difficulty In digesting even
light food. with n consequent belching
OF stomach gases. drowsiness after
eating. heada che and feeling of lassi-
tude and general discomfort.
Doctors advise against cathartics and
violent purgatives of every kind. rec
ommending a mild. gentle laxative
tonic. like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
to effect relief without disturbing the
entire system.
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is tho
perfect laxative. easy in action. Ger.
tain In effect and. withal. pleasant to
the taste. 1t possesses tonic proper
ties that strengthen the stomach. liver
and bowels and Is n remedy that has
been for years the great standby in
thousands OF families. and should be
in every family medicine chest. 1t is
equally as valuable for children rs for
older people.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin In Soc and $1.00
bottles. II you have never tried 1t
send your name and address to DR.. w.
B. Caldwell. 2O1 Washington St. Mon
ticello. ILL.,. and he will be very glad to
send a sample bottle for trial.
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Quickest, Surest Cough
Remedy Ever Used
Stops Even WhoopIng Cough Quickly.
A Family Supply for SOC. Money
Refunded " 1t Falls.

II someone in your family has an obsti-
nate. deep.seated cough-even whooping
cough-which has yielded slowly to treat:
ment. buy q 6O.cent bottle OF Pinex and
watch that cough vanish. If it fails. money
back promptly, and without argument.
A 50.cent bottle of Pinex. when mixed
pint-n family supPly-of the most effec-
q saving Of e: Gives instant relief and
will usually wipe out . bad cough in "a
hours or less. Easily prepared in tive
minutcs-directions in package.
Pinex Cough Syrup has pleasant taste
children take It willingly. 1t stimulates
the appetite and 10 slightly laxative-both
good features. Splendid for Group. hoarse-
ness, throat tickle. incipient lung troubles.
and a prompt. successful remedy for
whooping cough.
Pinex is special and highly concen-
trated compound Of Norway White Pine
extract, and il rich in gunincol and other
elements which are so healing to the mem
branes. Simply mix it with sugar syrup
or strn;ned honey. in n pint bottle. and it
is ready for use. Used in more homes in
the u. S. and Canada than any other
cough remedy.
Pincx has often been initiated. but never
successfully, for nothing else will produce
the aame results. The genuine is guaran-
teed to give absolute satisfaction or money
refunded. Certificate Of guarantee Is wrap
ped in each package. Your druggist has
Pinex or will get it for you. If not. send
TO The Pinex Co.. 23i Main ST.. Fl.
Wayne, Ind.
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Cops and Cops.

The examining corps of the patent
office Is Of an unusually high order
of intelligence. and the members are
generally acquainted with the various
arts. Sometimes amusing things oc-
cur when an examiner fails to under
stand technical term well-known
in another art.
A 'cop" is defined as "the conical
roll of thread formed on the spindle
of a spinning machine" In an ap-
plication now issued. and consequent
ly a public record. the applicant re-
ferred to an illustration as "the repre-
sentation of a cop"
Not understanding the word, the
examiner wrote. seriously. a letter in
part as follows:
THE attention Of the examiner be-
ing called to this case. he regards it
as In no condition for official judg-
mcnt on the merits. Applicant shows
device which the examiner would
be inclined to regard as the repre-
sentation Of ball Of twine. Appl-
cant says. however. 1t is the repre-
sentation of cop 1t does not look
like a policeman. which to the ex-
aminer's mind is the popular sig
nification of the word cop, and conse-
quently the word requires some lmi-
tations. American.
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Wanted the Documents.

Commissioner General OF Immigra-
ton Keefe was hearing the case Of a
woman who appealed to enter this
country notwithstanding serious
charges had been brought against her
morality.
Her attorney pleaded that she might
life here. Look at the case Of Mary
Magdalene," he said. "See what was
done In her case. Why cannot the
came be done In the case Of this wom-
an?"
Mr.. Keefe had been preoccupied. He
called to the clerk and said: Get me
the record in that Magdalene CASE
New York World.
The Ordway new era., 1912-01-12

Little Phil Wnrringer. OF Addison
road, was detected In the act OF pull
ing out the baby's hair despite her
frantic protest.
II Just wanted to sce." he said In
explanation. whether she was cold
storage baby. Teacher told us that's
the way you can tell chicken. II the
feathers come out easily the chicken
has been in cold storage"
Needless to say. Phil Is doing pen.
ance.-New York Times.