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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
PRACTICAL DIVISION
OF PERSIA ASSURED
Agreement Between Gfea
Britain and Russia Almost
Certain.

London. September 23.-The praeta.
cal division Of Persia between Great
Britain and Russia appears almost as
sured az . result Of the conferences
which sergius sazonon. the Russian
foreign minister has had with British
statesmen. All the newspapers which
are In tho close touch with the foreign
once. particularly the Times looked
upon recently a. Sir Edward Grey's
mouthpieoe. are forecasting this ar
ranxement and are apparently prepar-
ing the public mind for It, The nsess-
sity OF preserving order In the In.
terests Of trade is the principal rea-
son advanced.
The Manchester Guardian and other
liberal papers oppose the project Dit
terry.
since the signing OF the Anglo Rus
sian convention Of 1907 for the main
tenance OF Persia's Independence ana
integrity, and incidentally for the d.
vision OF the country into British and
Russian spheres Of influence. there
has been q steady growth OF this In
Huence, and q corresponding shrankaee
or independence In Persia. The exact
division OF territory will not be easy.
The Russian papers claim Teheran. II
the Emperor gets the capital. Great
Britain's share will be decidedly the
smaller value.
some O. the Liberal papers bewaN
the disappearance of Persia A. the bui-
Ter state, and foresee q great increase
in the military establishment wnen
the British Russian boundary - orawn
across the middle OF what 10 now
Persia
ference between Sir Edward Grey anu
"a Sazonoff awaited with greater IN
tere.t than in the capitals OF the Sai.
kan states, as II il believed that tney
have a vital bearing on the CRISIS IA
the near East. the gravity OF wn t
unless the powers induce turkey an,
mediateIy to introduce reforms IN
Macedonia, all are agreed upon; Inc
in London OF Buis~a.
Seryia, Greece and MONTENEGRO Ae
watching closely the progress OF sne
which began IN Loneoh
to-day and will be continued Al ea.
moraI Castle on Monday.
Tha-e is no confirmation mere OF .ne
renorted alliance Of the four ba
SITES to make common cause asains'
Turkey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
Other Rest Than the Sabbath


is that the large firms serve meals IN
The first violation Of the Law SUBJ
second to SIS and the third to $50.
The employer may decide which at
ternoon he will close. Usually the
shops o. one kind circulate petition
among the employers TO close on the
wednesday: The tailors Saturday, The
dry soodsmen Thursday, the book
stores Friday, etc. Walking along
the streets OF London. Edtnburg
or Dublin on . week day afternoon an
doors and signs in the windows: This
shop closes st p. NJ No little in
convenience 10 caused TO . tourist who
may need 70 purchase certain articles
and ana that al such shops are closed.
the rules and govern their buying &C.
cordtnSly.
Employes pouring out Of the shops.
fastening along the streets and crowd
ing the parks ca Q Wednesday after
noon II . sight never seen IN America.
but familiar In the British Isles for
winston churchiIl 10 credited with
being respopstble fos the bill say
credited" speaking from the view
po,n, Of the clerks There are mer.
chants and others who would use the
word -eharge.- fer they aarm that the
simost one month Of the year. Friends
81 the measure claim that the custom
ers VffI eDenl Just % much money u
,he ave ana q half days - they spent
IN the SIX. One merchant told NE he
found IL % with his business
one must not think that an %:
xocassne or opDosing eUch . Law. ]
Am not consciously doing either, In
this letter. NY object 10 20 give your
rcaAers a clear understanding Of .
recent enactment Of Parliament The
act ssself is very long ana - wrappeo
N, IN the technical phrases and involv-
"a senfeuces % characteristic 81 the
Common Law Of EneJanA The meia
features Of the oct are ~ state1 here.
IN GEO ". NeDANIEk
DuDpat Ies,ao4 SsDeeoese q 1s1A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

Great Britain IL the most religious
of nations. A few years ago wares
experienced Q religious awakening that
ifreisnd 10 two thirds Catholic and
one-third Protestant. and the people
possess q religious temperament which
is wen known. scotland and, - r .,nrSv
.s,sa e sn s;. sof for IN; the sssS
is Episcopalian, with large and IN
fiuential percentage Of non-conform-
lists. London IL q parliament OF re.
l,sion. Whsrsv sIo you ne SO snS SSss'. -
obseryed a. . day OF rest and wor.
ship. The largest city In the wor,a
IL The most quiet on Sunday. "A BOY
hush fails over the whole country once
week I. e !. the ss, iar Of am. ma hence,
Psriismens, however. has made other
proyfsfou for Iaborers than one GAY
out 0. seven, On May l. .ci isi ..n ase mt, D,
ne n9 n provided that all shops shall
i've their assistants half a holiday per
Tcer IN addition 90 sunday. The wore
-shooe~ includes all places where any
retail trade or business !" eon1u.
Tns word assistant" means any ore
emn,oyed I. 9, clerks. BARRIERS. BOOK
$500. stenographerA, etc Drue
sscres. cieaP stores and certain osners
are oxcepte0 ~ Issy 80
facsorjes wholesalsra. attorneys ane
sns Ire are not embraced In the bill
TSses have the voluntary custom OF
ciosine on Saturday afternoon.
Every retail store - REQUIRED 20 ciose
Gee DOOM az 1 p ". no assistant mvss
- smoloyed therein sSfer i:as r. -
"a no sSop assistant can be employ.
- - more than the space Of sig hours
Cisnoue A interval for meals Whcfe
sns no0yS Of employment inelude TIE
$3.50 from 80 A. ~ 90 s:2e =. ~,
an interval Of not less than three.
quarters 81 an hour shaiI De aioSse
ecr 6inner: where the employment W.
cinses from q r. y. 90 p. ~ not tess
- ene.haif hour shall be alsswed
- ia ne interval tor dinner -
iS1~fSSoeH % SNe hOUr, unless ehes
10Sl q saks1 - IA oeee& IL SesosS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
SCHOOL TEACHERS SUBSCRIBE
Sums OF Various Amounts Sent Into
Wilson Headquarters.
.eial 10 The Timss-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]
Washington. September 22-sub-
scriptions from school teachers IN
every State to the Democratic national
campaign fund are pouring into head
quarters Of the Wilson Marshall Asso-
citation. The subscriptions range from
10 cents to considerable sums. 1t ID
said.
The following are in charge OF col
lections in their respective States: w.
NJ. Holloway. Tallahassee. Fla, Barks-
dale Hamlet, Frankfort KY: j. n.
Powers. Jackson. Miss: J. E swearin-
gen. Columbia, s. c.: J. T. Derry. At
lanta, Ca: Charles G. Maphis. Char
lottesville. Va: F. NJ Bradley. Austin.
Texas. and J. Allen Holt. Oak Ridge.
". c.
The collections ara by direction Of the
Democratic National Committes- DR..
c. j. Owens. secretary Of he Southern
Commercial Congress. who Is a rela-
tive Of Senator Bankhead. Of Alabama,
is chairman OF the collection commit
tee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
SHOW POSTPONED
TILL NEXT MONTH
Delay Is Caused by Accident to
Mr.. Holloway, Noted
Horseman.

Charlottesville. Va. September a.
The horse show ana racs meet which
was to have been held at Madison
Park, near the University. on October
II. by the Albemarle County Hunt.
has been postpon 81 until the first or
second week In November. owing to
an accident To Sidney J. Holloway. OF
New York. the noted horseman. VINO
has a summer home on tn Ivy .RoAi'
Just west OF the University. While
in the act of cranking his automobile
Mr.. Holloway had his right arm
broken.
The meet promises to be the big
sporting and social event Of the fali.
Six silver cups have been donated by
the following parties: Mrs. Robert
Crawford, Of keswick. Mrs. William
Garth, Of "lngieside": Edwin o. Meyer.
Of "Ednam'; Thomas c. Conlon. OF
Charlottesville: the Madison Park Cor
poration of Charlottesville and the
Red-Land Club. Mrs Crawford's cup
has been received. It Is q handsome
silver vase, about eighteen inches tall
and valued at 500. This is to be
given the winner in the ladies' hunters
class.
There will be eight class ss--ladies'
hunters ladies only to ride; hunt
team, in hunting costume. to be shown
over natural country about one mile .
Cortnthian class. only members OF
scognized hunts to ride; jumping
class. open to all: half-nile race FOR
farmers; steeplechase for half-breds,
about two miles: steeplechase for
thoroughbreds. about two miles; mule
steeplechase. about one and half
miles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

Chatham, Sept amber 22.-The Re
publicans Of Pittsylvania assembled
in msse-meeting here yesterday for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the congressional district convention
in Rocky Mount on the 23d. for the
purpose Of nominating a candidate for
Congress from this district and to dis
pose Of other business County Chair
man 8 W. Jones called the meeting
to order. and E. L. Love was elected
chairman and DR.. 8 A. Reynolds
secretary. W. c. Cobb. OF CalIands.
was elected county chairman for two
years. DR.. S. A. Reynolds was in
6orsed for member OF the state COM
mittee. The following were elected
delegates TO the Rocky Mount con-
vention. with half vote each: J. s.
Motley. Acrse Abbott. ~ E. witcher,
p L Payne. S. w. Jones, T. Adkins
B. r. Powell, Ed. Jones. C. L Left
witch. c. r. Jefferson, Len Giles. G. b.
Motley. Cleveland Jones, Alonza Dove.
Walter Farris. J. O. Kelly. B. r. Evans.
J. H. Jones, Hairless Lumpkins, Jake
Farrell. Major Jones. S. A. Reynolds.
NJ r. Semones. R. J. Kendrick and n.
C. Cousins. A resolution was adopted
indorsing the present Republican ad-
ministration ard p.edging q continu-
snce Of support
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
CHURCHCOUlONOT
L|QU|OATE DEBT
Bishops Were Present, but There
Was No Dedica-
ton.
Isnecial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Norfolk, Va, September 22.-Because
sl3.5O0 was not raised to liquidate the
Indebtedness against the building. the
new Colonial Avenue Methodist Church
was not dedicated to-day as had oeen
planned. Bishop Alpheus wilson and
bishop James Atkins were here 70
conduct the dedication services. BIS
hon Atkins made a special plea to the
congregation for subscriptions to on
set the debt but only $e,700 was sub
scribed.
Bishop Wilson preached a strong ser
mon at the morning service and Bis
hop Atkins preached at the evening
service.
MANY members Of the congregation
were mortified at their in4bility to
carry out the program. The rules OF
the church forbid dedication OF an
edifice until 1t is free from DEBT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
FATAL SHOOTING
IN BRISTOL HOTEL
Following Quarrel. colored Bell
boy Is Killed by
Steward.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

Bristol. Va. September 22.-The
dining room OF the Hotel Bristol. one
Of the most fashionable hostelries In
the South. was the scene Of a killing
this morning. Just after the doors
had been thrown open for breakfast
Harry Brady, the hotel steward. shot
Robert Weaver. Q coloTed bell boy.
twenty four years old. who came here
from Asheville. Few words had passed
between them when Brady fired a
bullet into the boys heart. Brady
claims tsef-defense. but negro SER
wants In the hotel say that Brady
was the aggressor, and that Weaver
took refuge in the dining room. being
followed by Brady. who vowed his
purpose to kill him. Brady has re-
tanned Judge John w. Price. John s.
Ashworth and John Deerhart to de-
fend him He was arrested ana
locked up soon after the tragedy.
Only one guest was in the dining
room at the time OF the shooting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
RAINS BENEFIT CROPS.


Wrought L. br0Aeo.
rspecial to The Tinss-D'sps'I
Aryonia. Va. September
-s.ult Of the fine rains which 'eA III
THURSDAY and Friday OF last
farmers throughout this sec'on
predicting that the corn ana .o ~.
rrons will not prove by any means ,he
1900 which was threatened a weeA
80 late corn is still growing ana
aenr,.h,ns. and practically all tobacco
,vb;ch ha. not been cut ID inpfo'ine
grea,lv The late gardens. too 1e
looking well and pastures gteenne
A,,oeeIher 1t is thought this Will pf''e
~, ~ means to be bad crop year.
Annie. are ripening. and II " 1ounu
that they are Of superior quaI'ty sno
plentiful ,.,,,,~
STATE ooerators here are compiaanine
1reatly Of lack OF cars for the snip
nent Of their product. It seems almost
imp ,ssible to get any cars except $50
as are shipped hero loaded. Inc To-
road company claims that the cars
in the West, being used In the ship-
ment Of spring wheat. which 10 nov
being threshed and shipped Lom'e'
p.onie are also greatly hampered IN
their business by lack OF cars
AZ, the high schools and graded
schools of the county opened on mon
day Of last week with Few exeep-
lions. The Arvonia school has the foi-
lowing faculty: Professor Oregon r.
Morgan, principal: Mss Clarice Berseh'
assistant principal: Miss May woody.
teacher of seventh and eighth grades
Miss Susie Jordan. teacher OF NTH ana
sixth grades: Mrs. o. F. Morgan
teacher of primary grades. Owing 10
indtsposition, Professor Morgan taught
only one day last week, his room being
unoccupied during his illness.
The DiIlwyn High School opened au-
spfciou.ly under the principalsnip OF
Professor ]. walton Hall. Of Gordons-
Vile. HIS assistants are Miss Carrie
Anderson and Mrs. Julia Kyle. the
Buckingham High School has again -
PRINCIPAL Professor G. H. Brown. VINO
so hands ,mely managed the school last
year. The school has opened with
promise Of another successful year.
Frank Garrett and Psyton Moss. OF
Buckinkham Courthouse. have entered
william and Mary College. at Williams
burg, and James Patteson has left for
the virginia Polytechnic Inst1tute.
Monroe Jones. Of Sheppards. has also
entered william and Mary. A Sonsid-
cradle number OF young women have
entered the FAamville Normal from
this county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

SESSION OPENS
At THE Y. ?. |.

RJacksburs, Va, September 22-Ihe
VIRGINIA Polytechnic Institute opened
for the first term of the present ses'
sion on "Wednesday morning. Win
more than 400 students on the GROUNDS
nv !, the town. and this number has
heen aupumenteS by every train. The
week was given up entirely 10 u"
work Of registration. matrlcuiat'on
,na entrance examinations. and regu-
,,r class duties will not be attempted
until Monday. The usual m'n'a's
routine is being carried out daily ana
the discipline of the school enioIeeo
Until the registration is nnisheo 40
definite figures as to attendance Ut
obtainable, and 1t is propaoie .n"''
since the entrance requirements nave
b.en raised. some OF those Oh Inv
grounds now will And it lmpossiD.e
to enter the freshman class ana VII
he advised to return home Tor anotnes
wear in school. The proportion OIL new
men is greater than last year s1
there are a number of graduates IT,
turning for postgraduate WORK.
There have been but few chang -
i'm the faculty since last session.
though it is likely that two new pro,
fessors will be electsd when the Doa =.
meets here Wednesday, September 20
for the regularly quarterly session.
co,onel r. A. MARI vacated the chair
~ civil engineering late In the sum
ner and the work Of this department
lis now in the hands Of other members
of the faculty and student asslstahls'
Colonel MARI is engaged IN prN"te
work. with headquarters at Ricnmono,
r a. Hutcheson, Of the agrlcuiturai
Idepartment staff. has been grant 20 .
leave of absence by the Board O.
visitors, and will spenS the winter IN
special work at Cornell University.
Thu mos, noticeable Improvement
abo,,. the grounds is the new con-
cre,e walk leading from the main en-
trance and joining the centre walk
| in front of the dining-haL- WORK on
the Alumni Gate" at rhs main en-
| trance, is not finished.
Miss Anna G. Hannas returns lux
another year IS head of tho college
{ intirmary, and will be joined In Re"
DAYS by Miss Emma Garrison Do'h
miss Hannas and Miss Garrison have
b zen In charge Of the hosp'ta! ZOE seN
eral years and are universally popu-
lar as we'll as most efficient In their
| profession as trained nurses
Thsre have been considerable add
lions made to the library recently. AND
Miss Ethel Lacy Is again In charge
Of this department OF the school
| As soon as the activities incident &c
1.-THE beginning Of another year are over
student AFFAIRS will claim their share
Of attention and the college pubtca'
it.ons will be resumed. Gordon Le'
febvr., of Richmond. is editos-in-chie'
Of the Virginia Tech. the college
weekly. and has an able corps OF a.
sistants.
Branch Booock IS here again Il
coach the football team after . year:
absence at the University OF North
carolina and has had his men dowr
on the field several afternoons TIL:
week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

woodstock, Va, September q
Massanutten Academy opened its four
teenth session with the largest en-
rollment in its history. Selection OF
studies and planning for the years
work are assuming definite form, and
the regular program will soon be the
order OF the day. The new students
represent an increasingly wider field
Of PATRONAGE and favor. The formal
opening exercises were held in Lantz
Hall on Thursday evening, at which
time the Rev J. D. McMurray, Of Wood
stock, delivered an address to the
students.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
story
RELATED BY GIRL
As Pilot for Blind Man, She Il
Subjected to Hardship
and Cruelty.
Especial to The Times Dispatch,

Norfolk, Va, September ga story
Of hardship and cruelty was told at
police headquarters by Polly Kane. a
girl. who left her
home at Alexandra with her fathers
consent to pilot q blind man while he
was searching for rich relatives in
Norfolk. The rich relatives were not
found and the girl says she was forced
towns in virginia and North Carolina.
while q sister Of the blind man kept
watch over her to prevent her from
running away.
The climax came Saturday AFTERNOON
when she was told to go into the Nor.
and the blind man and his sister fell
upon her and beat her. She ran 70
the police station and told her story
OF mistreatment and abuse.
Timothy white and Emma White, the
blind man and mis- sister, bad pro-
cured rooms In Norfolk and we're To-
Gated here by detectives. The Kane
girl was brought over from Potts
mouth and the affair was investfgated.
sI 10 sed e.. s' ana .se
girl tonight was sent back 70 her
home at Alexandria.
The Kane girl says she hrst met
Timothy White In grocery store IN
for her mother. He begged her TO
lead him home. which she reiuctantiy
die lie talked pleas: nifty TO her ana
asked her 10 pilot him on Q trip -
Norfolk. where he had rich relatsves
She says she told him 60 see her
father. The father gave his consent
but instead OF finding rich relattves.
the girl was forced 60 teg. all over
two states. and wac allowed only le
cents o day with which to buy tooe
for herself She says she often Weat
hungry. especially when she spent the
10 cents for . single meal
No charge could be preferred a&einSS
White because he had obsatned tne
consent o. the eirl's father for nes
20 accompany him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
WILL SEEK FINAL DECREE

Nsu. DensS Cvuksv Dgpe0 DsSnoo ~.
49, A9uoDOe WUUoo0a.
Croker Breen. daughter Of Rschssa
Croker, filed Q notice In the Supreme
Court that she VIII apply Monday
for Q FINAL decree Of divorce from JSA0
). Dreen. . riding master. whom she
married tn Hoeoksn two yesrs ago
three months sgo after trial In which
testimony was introduced 90 show sNa4
Breen had been guilty Of mtsconduce
IN Toronto and elsewhere in Cana1a.
Breen has suits pending s9asUOe
Richard Croker and the tassey'e SO0o.
RlcbaPd, IT., for Aamagee for 01SoUo&.
TIM Ms WINS affections. n % q.
peetoA sAas ~ WA y tstQ1 ~ Se3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
School Has Many students.
Especial to The Times-Dispa tct

tSpeclal 10 Inc Times D!Sp2 tcu
Charlottesville. Va. September e.
The jefferson School for Boys has
opened its eighth session with the
lSrgest, In its history. The
hsadmaster. Professor Reinhold Rog-
e-s, has strengthened his teaching
force by the addition Of several pro-
fessional teachers. Chief among these
are H. H. Gaver. A. B., instructor
in mathematics In the University OF
Virginia; Willard P. McBrain. A. g.,
last session supervising principal o!
the Norfolk schools in Brambleton. and
John Van Horne. B. A. OF the Univer-
eity Of Virginia. and II. A OF Har-
ward,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
Ispeelal 70 The Tisnes-ptspafch.

ISpecIAI 20 Iae IIsssss-fSsYs.
Woodstock. Va. September *
Woodstock sraAed ana high school mas
epenei :ts 1913 term Win the largest
enreIIrnen; Ia the history Of the school
.sI studes's entering on the opening
day. Tn. faculty consists OF Professor
e. V. Shoemaker. principal Miss H.lda
D.viIbiss. 81 Frederick. Nd; WHsie
Joe Tomokins and Mary Blanchard. Of
Bristol. Jen y. wheat. OF Fairfax, Va,
Fannie NIoos. cf Radford. Jennie Ro-
binscn and Madge Tsnkhouser, Of shos
nasce, aooStaaeA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

The condition of ". W. Newton. OF
al West Clay street, who has been
living for nearly week at Grace
Hosp.,al with a broken neck, two
broken arms and a fractured skull.
was last night said to be unchanged
The vitality of the man has sstounded
surgeons who say that his condition
Is desperate.
Mr. Newton was knocked from a
viscuct by a swinging platform and
hurled twenty-five feet TO the earth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23
twelve PRISONERS WHIPPED

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1

Especial to The Tfmes-Dlspatch.J
Wilmington. Del. September a.
Twelve prisoners. practically all con-
ytcted OF theft, were whipped at the
New Castle County workhouse yester-
day. mime Of the victims were negroes
Charles e. Chamberlain. a white man.
was given twenty lashes for burglary.
He suffered severely. but stood the or
deal bravely. Prince E. Lee. negro.
was given a similar number Of lashes
for highway robbery Robert WASH
inston. william Hempley and Ebert
Patton, all negroes, each received
twenty lashes. The others received ten
lashes each.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

The fall Negligees are here
new colors; and there's no
law, except the law OF gooo
taste, to prevent a man from
wearing soft shirts all winter.
For those who value the
ethics OF dress we have the
finest collection OF stiff bosom
shirts ever harvested.
In collars, all the new
curves.
ST. to $3.50
Cravattings in all the new
fabrics and patterns soc to
$3.50.
Gloves for business, work
and for dress, 81. to SO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

Paris. September 1.-THE French po-
lice have warned Mrs Emmeline Pank-
hurst and her daughter, Christabel.
who are here. that II any disturbance
occurs while Mr.. Asquith. the British
Premier, II passing through the city
the two suffrAgette leaders Will be
expelled from France.