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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-29
FOUGHT HARD TO
GET AT REVOLVER
Policeman's Weapon Discharged
as Armed Negro Grabbed
1t in Street.
SUBDUED HIM WITH CLUB
Traffic Officer Assists in Spec
tacular Arrest as Crowd
Rushcs Up.
SUBDUED HIM WITH CLUE

/ When Bicycle Patrolrnon Latham at
tempted to place Samuel Taylor. col
order, twenty seven years old, under
arrest yesterday morning about lo;ii
o'clock, at First and Broad streets. the
I negro offered stout resistance, and I'M
! BILE TO draw big AZ calihre revolver
| fiom his pocket he grabbed the weapon
which was held by thu officer. and 4
Struggle which lasted for several min
utcs began. In the hght the weapon
was discharged. the bullet flying up
wards. striking no one. Tho shot at
trBctcd the attention OF Traffic Ohiccr
Wills. and lie hurried TO tho aid of his
, IL other policeman. After striking the
negro sharp blow with his club. lie
was subducd and placed under arrest.
The shot attracted large crowd and
created considerable excitement at an
-FOUR when the streets were well-tillcd
with people.
Latham had been watching tho ne
gro for several minutes and clearly
say the outlines OF gun tucked away
in his back pocket.
I'm show YOU wha'- il is" Taylor re-
piled when asked what he had in his
pocket.
NO YOU won't" quickly flashed the
officer as he covered him with his gun,
ard ordered him TO throw up his hands.
The negro started L. comply with
the order and had got his arms partly
raised when ne suddenly grabbed the
ofhcers weapon
The encounter took place at the
northwest corner Of First and Broad.
but when the fight for the possession
az the gun started. Latham began to
press tho negro down First Street to-
wards an alley midway 10 Marshall. Ii
was at this point that the negro man
aged to discharge tho revolver.
Until then the fgh, had attracted
little attention hnt "A crowd
headed by Wills. came hurryinE up. and
with the arrival of the second officer
TAYLOR was soon helpless.
Besides the gun. TaYior had in his
possession several rounds OF amuni-
ton. He was taken to the Second
station and charged with carrying a
concealed weapon and resisting La
than and Wills.
So far as is known. Taylor has never
before been arrested is not addicted to
tn" use of liquor and bears Il good re-
putation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-29
B URR ELL AGAIN
PLACED ON TRIAL
Must Answer Second Time for
Alleged Graft in Colored
Bank Matters.

The second trial Of w. T. Eurrcll
,.o,ornJ i,,ic,cd VT, ,,,or dirnc,ors
an" oi''e'i9 i"i "'ccNihE me SdN 'iiSs
Bank of the Grand Fountain, United
order of True Rcformcrs. which col :
l,nsnd IN oc,oh.r ,.in n,,,r
Gay IN the musings Court
h"iFeli WAS "ri"lGhed IN court last
.''o"."' ana "iter consuming nearly a
r ~ nc"'ths 'N u"'ice' tne Jun;
W it"Nn Ne'"ic' "l'ho"sn
1uuSe H. H. NciIs h"h the Jurors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-29
SK|PS
FROM CITY HALL
J. H. Miller Escapes Just After
Being Taken to Police
Headquarters.

For the second time within the past
lew months prisoner escaped from
Police headquarters yesterday after
noon. Harry Bickon made SUCCESS
ful dash for liberty after he had been
arrested as Il suspicious character, and
yesterday j. Ii. Miller. nineteen years
old. successfully gave Detective Ser
Seant Wiley the slip.
Miller was arrested several days ago
by Detective-Scrgeants Bailey and Bel
ton on charge Of passing Il worthless
check for SIS on Jacobs 6; Levy. a.
Broad Street habcrdashcry hrin. uo
was dismissed from this charge upon
satisfying the debt.
Yesterday he waa found by Sergeant
Wiley in Sixth street pawnshop at
tempting 10 dispose CT suit OF
clothes. lie was placed under arrest
by the officer. who said that he was
wanted on four charges of forgery.
Instead OF sending him to the Sec
ond Police Station. tho prisoner was
taken 10 headquarters for the purpose
of being examined.
lie was told TO sit down In the once
OF Bcrtillon Clerk Toler while Wiley
went Into the Office OF Captain OF De-
,evtives Mcmahon Wiley neglected to
tell Onlcer Toler that Miller. who was
well-dressed and did not look the least
like q criminal. was a prisoner.
When tho detective disappeared Mil
Ter calmly arose and walked into Tho
hall. down the stairway TO tho base
ment and then made a dash for the
street. flew down Broad street ana
was lost in an alley near Ninth.
AS Miller walked from Headquarters.
Tolcr inquired whether no was a priz-
oncr. and being Informed IN tho ar
hrmative. he gave hot chase and was
Joined 10y Wiley. but Miller was ice,
OF foot and quickly outdistanccd them.
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MILITIA CAPTAIN
RELIEVED OF POST
Davant, Who Did Service at
Hillsville, Comes In for
Criticism.

Ihere was much interest in military
circles when it became known yes
tc-day morning that Captain Harry ".
Davant. OF Company +. Second In
fantry, Roanoke. had been relieved OF
his command. The company Is In
charge for the present. of First Lieu
tenant FigSatt.
The suspension was handled at the
Office OF Conolcl r. +. Lccdy. Second
Infantry. in his Office at Luray. and
TIE matter has not been Officially be-
fore Acknowledgement W. W. Sale
Colonel Leedy will. however, later re-
port his action.
The presumption is that Captain
Davant will tender his resignation at
an carly date.
Character Not Attached.
so charges affecting Captain Da-
wants character have been made or
suggested. The complaint has always
been that he was inBttentIvc TO his
miiit'ry duties--that II was next 10
impossible to induce him TO answer
official letters. TO make up and for
ward his reports and TO maintain that
attention to the demands OF the service
regarded as necessary TO discipline.
Possibly. also. II is suggested. he Is
lacking in qualities of leadership and
failed to hold his men. However. az
a field officer he has ranked high. He
IS graduate of the Virginia Military
Institute, where he was a cadet cap
tain. He has always been ready for
any sort Of active service. Last year
he visited tho army camp at San
Antonio, Texas. on invitation Of the
War Department. His commission as
captain dates from May 6, 1905.
ON the day OF the iillsvillc tragedy
OF March Il, Captain Davant. with
Sergeant White and Corporal Hartigan,
OF hts company. Was ordered to de-
liver large cons Snmcnt of SPRING
field army rifles to the Baldwin Feits
detectives on duty In Carroll county.
The three militiamcn remained in
ilillsvilie for month. frequently taxi
ing part in the raids made by the
Special officers. Much OF the lime
they guarded the fail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-29
Post-Ohce Hours
on Decoration Dav
schednic of the Richmond POST
officc for Thursday. Mny 10
decoration Dny).

Schedule of the Richmond POST
once for Thursday. Mny 10
decoration Day..
Money Order Division will he
open from 4. VI. and I: VI.
Registry Division will he omen
from =. Vi. until I: VI.
Executive Division and Cashier.
once VIII be open from A. VI.
until !. VI.
stamp Window Will he open from
y. VI. until /. VI, md from
j.. VI. until . y. VI.
General Delivery Will he opcn
II. VI. until . T.. VI.
Carriers Windows will he omen
from 4. VI. until IL VI.
Carriers will make dcIiyerfcn N.
follows:
Two-trip men, one delivery at S
4. VI.
Three md four-trIp men, two
hciiFerfcs, ending ms near as prsc-
fcnblc nj 4. VI. Details OF trims to
be arranged by the superintendent.
Collections will he made rs fol-
lows:
Carriers Will collect boxes on
their rourcs. Regular collectors
VIII make four coIicctIons-at 10
y. W., u. W.. 4. VI. md u. VI.
Carrier Stations Will observe the
snmc hours the MnIn Office. or
cept they VIII nor he omen in the
evening.
Dispntch of mails to stations ms
follows:
"t''-G:t5 T. " s.oo NJ ~,
io;30 a. VI.
"H'-G,nO \. VI san NJ 49,,
10;30 4. VI
EDGAR ALLAN, JR..
Postmaster.
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NO QUORUM
street Committee Many HIVE to Issue
New Allegations.

A number OF property owners were
called to tho City Hall last night to
attend n meeting of the Council Com
mittee on Streets, having been served
with notices OF allegations for I'm
provcmcnts at the expense of abut-
ting property owners. The commit
tee was reported to be in the North,
and while the clerk was not certain,
there was a general belief that the
members would return In time TO hold
q meeting on Friday night. 1T is
probable that new allegations will
have to he issued. as those returnabIc
last night may not be binding IL heard
ON some other date.
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NO BID rendered
ON RIFLE TARGETS
Indifference of Contractors Will
Delay Completion of
State Range.

Not a single bid WAS received up TO
the closing hour at noon yesterday on
the construction of the rife targets
and butts for the new state rifle range
and camp site near Virginia Beach. In
response to the advertisements, many
inquiries for specifications were re-
ceived s., the office Of Adiutant- General
w w. Sale, but no one rendered a
bid.
This is somewhat surprising, since
tho work is rather cNtensiNe. II is
regarded as possible that the speci-
ncations coming from War Depart
ment standards. were rather technical
and obscure. In this event. pains
will be taken to be more explicit in
future
The next step will he TO discover
the source of Indifference. and then
TO ask for bids over again. y further
delay is now necessary in fitting out
unteovs,
AS this is the year for join, man
cuovers with the regular army the
property could not be used for camp
purposes, but it was intended to have
some rifle contests there.
General Sale realizes that the work
Is very unusual. since never before
was a contact awarded in Virginia foi
construction of This sort. \ good deal
OF concrete work is involved in put
ting up the targets and the necessary
butts.
To a large extent sand hills viii
hal, the bullets which miss the tar
gets this being a .considf grafton i'll the
acceptance OF tnt property, which be
came the Stetts 'Mithou, cost
--.----
Hearing AppenI Case
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IN POLICE COURT

Nollingsworth sent to Jail for Stealing n
Gold Watch.
C. y. Hollinss~orth was convicted in Po-
lice Court yesterday morning OF stealing a
gold watch from Nick PouIes, and was sent
TO jail for sixty days.
II L. iiayman and \. G. Campbell were
aFfalsncd on charge o. fighting in the
street. Hayman Was lined $50 and costs
Richard Day. cOlorct. was fined IS and
costs for assauiting Emma Robinson also
.olo7ed, with S,nifc. and placed under
S"' bond for sin months for assaultln-
fokey Henley with brick
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sue. nailrond for sIo.noo.

Notice OF suit for $1,000 damage, agaIns:
the chcsapeake and ohio Railway Com.
pany was fled yesterday In the clerk's Office
Of the Henrleo county Circu!, Court nv Mol
lie II. Myers. Administrative OF Alexander
Myers, deceased. The notice was entered nv
James'L shelton, attorney FOR the plaintin.
death o. Myers in an accident on tho raj.
way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-29
FIRST HEAT VICTIM
Negro Track Walker Overcome While at
Work Mt E0we and MlarsLnn Streets.

Work Mt BOwe and Marshall Streets.
The heat yesterday afternoon claimed its
FIRST victim this season in Richmond. VIII
liam johnson. coored. thirty-nve years old.
OF iii Chaffin Street. employed as a track
walker by tho Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad, was overcome by
tho high temperature about o'clock while
at work at Bowe and Marshall Streets
The City Hospital notified, and when
Dr. j j. Hulchcr, ambulance surgeon, ar
rived he found the man in serious condi-
ton. He failed TO respond to emergency
treatment and rushed to the hospital
II required several hours work by physi-
clans before he finally recovered conscious
ners and was pronounced out OF danger
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Says He Was Robbed OF 5000.

OF Ar cake Hanover county last night
reported to the police OF The First District
that lie was robbed OF 5000 in cash. lie said
he came to Richmond with nearly $1,000 fo-
tie purpose OF buying a stock OF memha n.
else: Carter suspected a woman of hav-
80 taken the money from him, and detcc.
tive. were put at work on the case.
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The case against Bernard RaborS. accuse d
% forging the name OF his father. W l..
Eaborg. to check for ssj. noiie prose
1uied yesterday in the Hastings Cour; at tht
request o. the plaintiff and upon payment
az costs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-29
WILLIAM AND MARY SUMNER
SCHOOL Ar DIfHIIN "a

Williamsburg, Va. will hold sum
mer session at Dublin Va, June 10
TO August II. 1912. Summer excursion
tickets 10 Dublin are on sale at all
principal points on the Norfolk and
Western Railway June to Septa mber
30. good TO return until October 81
with stop-ovcrs at intermediate points
upon application to conductor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-29

The following marriage licenses were Is.
sued yesterday In the office OF tho clerk OF
tho Hastings Court: Charlie o. Wilkinson
and Grace NJ. Sampson; Herbert =. Cain
and Norma II. Holt: Raymond u. Curicc.
OF Indianapolis. Ind. and Mary Myers OF
Atlanta. Ca: John \. Frye and Matte Il.
Woodeurn; Joseph Lee Vaughan and Incz =
simmons.
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Hearing Appeal Case.
Trial BEGAN yesterday in the Law and
Equity Cnu-, OF the suit OF r. J. Todd
against NJ. . Bloom. appealed from the
Court % 'he Civ!l Justice
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Proof Of PrscautIon.

Af. Lansbury's concern. as ex.
pressed In the house. over the mill.
tary drilling going on In the north Of
ireland reminds one Of a story OF how
Ireland was occasionally taught to
shoot In the past. The war once once
sent famous ofiicer over to inspect
tho militia regiments. and the onicer.
after inspecting. asked for few
words with the drill sergeant.
THESE men Of yours" he said.
could not hit a target AZ big as the
Tower OF London. You can't have
taken much pains to teach them"
"Tache thin to shoot" gasped the
sergeant. "Of course l did not tache
thin to shoot. yer honor: for. bedad.
II did there wouldn't be a landlord
left In Munster. Chronicle.
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That 10 it-"0reenland's icy noun
tains." How she sang it-down-
down. Ear voice fell on him hhs
magic balm. He was . little boy In
church. sitting small and shy in the
pew. The tune was deep and low
and heavenly sweet. What . pretty
mouth the soda-fountain girl had-like
coral: and her eyes like gray seas.
The dies bussed. they droned 90 loud.
~ that be couldn't hear her. All. that
was terribls-he couldn't hear her.
Mono. II wouldn't do. He must
hear the hymn out before he died.
Buxs-buss-drons- Way down
ho almost heard the soft note. II was
ecstasy. sky-hish up-too faint An.
sodawstsr Fountain 0irl-sing-sing
with all your heart 70 that It may
reach his ears and charm him to those
strands toward which he doats.
The expression OF anguish on the
young fellows face was 20 heart
breaking that the doctor. his ear at
Dams lips. tried 70 learn what thing
his poor. fading mind longed for.
From the beds foot, where he stood.
Dams chauffeur came to the gentle
mans side. and nodded:
Right. sir. right. sir-In fetch Miss
Lane-I1l ave or ere. sir-keep up.
Mr.. Blair"
He was going barefoot, . boy still
following the plow through the noun
tain fields. Miles and miles stretched
away before him Of dark. loamy land.
He saw the plow tear up the waving
burrows. tossing tho earth In sprink.
ling lines. He heard the shrill note
a tho phoebe bird. and looking heav-
onward saw It darting into the pale
sky.
what Q dandy shot!" he thought,
What Q bully shotl"
Prince Poniotowsky had made .
good shot
Ah, there was the smell Of the hay.
flelds-no-violets that sweetly laid
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their petals on his lips and face. He
was back again in church. lying prone
before an altar. II she would only
sing. he would rise again-that he
knew-and her coral shoes would not
dance over his grave.
He opened his eyes wide and looked
into Lefty Lanes. She bent over him.
crying.
Sing" he whispered.
She didn't understand.
"Sodawater Fountain Girl-if you
only knew how the flies
buzzed. and how the droning was
living pain.
She said to Ruggles: He wants
something 80 Observation-Disclosures
can we do? She saw his hands stir
rhythmically on the counterpane-he
didn't look to her more than ten years
old. What a cruel thing-he
was a boy just OF age-a boy
Ruggles remembered the nights he
had spent before the footlights Of the
Gaiety, and that the pale woman trem-
bling there weeping was great sing
er.
IL guess he wants to hear you sing"
She kneeled down by him; she
trembled so she couldn't stand.
The others, the doctor and Ruggles.
the walters and porters gathered in
the hall, heard. No one Of them un-
derstood the Gaiety girls English
words.
From Greenland's icy mountains.
From India's coral strands -
They were merciful and let him
listen in peace. Through the blur in
his brain, over the beat of his young
ardent heart, above the short breaths
the notes reached his failing senses,
and lifted him-lifted him. There
wasn't a very long distance between
his boyhood and his twenty-five years
to 70, and he was not SO weak but
that he could travel 80 far.
He sat there by his father again
and heard. The flies buzzed, and
he didn't mind them. The smell Of the
fields came in through the windows
and the Sodawater Fountain Girl sang
and sang; and as she sang her face
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CHAPTER XXX
In Reality.

In Reality.
Dan awoke from his dream. and sat
suddenly up in bed in his shirt sleeves.
and stared at the people in his room
. hotel boy and two strangers. not un'
like tho men in his dream. He
brushed his hand across his eyes.
"6it down. will you3 Do you speak
Enslish?"
They were foreigners. but they did
speak English. no doubt far more PEI.
fectly than did Dan Blair.
Look here" the boy said. II don't
know what's the matter with me-i
must have had . ripping jag on last
nisht-'st me put my head In . basin
Of water. will you?"
He dived into the dressing.rooms
and came out In another second. bis
blond head vet. wiping bis faoe and
hair furiously with . towel. He hadn't
beamed ~ he did now on these two
strange mentor weeks.
WELL" he asked slowly. n expect
you've come to ask mo to nght with
Prince Poniotowsky - yesf It's
against our principles. you know. IN
tho States-we don't do that way.
Personally. I'd throw anything at him
could lay my hands on. but I don't
care to have him let daylight through
mo. and I don't care to kill your
friend. See? I'm an Amer1can-yss.
know. l know" he nodded saEsly.
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CHAPTER xxx.

sodawater Fountain Girl.
His next sensation was that a warm
stream flowed about his heart
my life's blood" he could dimly
xhink, my hearts blood" Redder
.han coral, more precious. more costly
,han any gift his millions could have
bought her. i've spent 1t for the
drl love-" The stream pervaded him.
.aressed him, folded his limbs about,
became an enchanted sea on which he
noated, and Its color changed from
crimson to coral pale. and then to
white, and became a cold, cold polar
,ea-and he lay on 1t like a frozen
man. whose exploration had been in
vain, and above him Greenland's icy
mountains rose like emerald. on every
side.
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table Compound Ny husband said It
would restore my health and It has. -
Mrs. MAY WYArT. Ashland. Ky.
There arc probably hundreds Of thoo-
sands Of women In the United States
who have been benefited by this famous
old remedy. which was produced from
roots and herbs over thirty years ago BY
. woman to relieve woman's suffering.
Read What tAnotherW Woman sayss
Camden, N. J.-'I had female trou-
bic and serious displacement and was
tired and discouraged and unable to do my
work. My doctors told me never could
be cured without an operation. but
thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham's 3 Vegetable
Compound I am cured Of that affiiction
and have recommended It to moro than
ono Of my friends with the best rcsults. "
Mrs. ELLA JOHNSTON, 824 Vine St
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Plnkham Medicine Co. (conn.
dentia) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence.
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svNopsi&.

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sssssc,.d ss:sdfsf r.; sS:s9ssfni xsdeM ssI,v yso .nd
80 { ilkins % hsr.. Whsa pss vas :
eey, sin san9 z sole st 9 church. nd d
s.s:: I1ss IL. .ad sSSss'e fss ..sssa ss fonSsa
ass. *: s:sa &: s. :s ss'%
Ae lsaIns. that Primes Foniotewsky y
.sa sae s;issa ssn.a e a' Kasss: a.s:
ms5s .aa S e presset u, w.stsrneE from l,.Iz MlIZ
Gse;s :.s g hs ess s.t Sa
The ws:tss9sF one. Lssty ~ from hard I'd
e euiid . SomSs e iioe'dii; ios 'di;aepsinssd he:
ns sJssssax RsSR D. ,y ,''; d y i.,.s for she
Lefty refuses % ling for an entertain.
Ely e s.rt: % for G:Sssy !. ss ss;
4 i disclosed that he and tho duchess
hsys hs,. been zen mutually IN love for ysH;s.. year,
f9sS.'y cns LIZ s95sshs5 sssr he In
Lily IL broken. asks tho singer to marry
thinks the westsrnsr should not marry
f.ssy 70 siss him o up. p"osHSs sSe runs as: a%ay.
fearing she II not good enough for Dan.
sistent in pressing his suit. The western
and = challenge results. Dan. with his
mind In . turmoil. arranGcs Tor tho duel.
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cuTICURA OINTMENT HEALED
T BAD SORE ON LIMB

"some time ago ! was coming up
some steps when the board crushed
under me like an egg shell. and my
right limb went through to the knee.
and scraped he hcsh OF the bono
Just inside and below tho knee.
neglected It for day or two. then It
began to hurt me pretty badly. put
balsam fir on to draw out tho poison,
but when had used It . week. II hurt
20 badly that changed to - oint.
ment. That made 1t smart and burn
20 badly that couldn't use It any
more. and that was the fourth week
after was hurt.
"Thon began to use Cuticura Oint-
ment for the sore. It stopped hurting
Immediately and began healing right
away. II was . bad.looking sore be-
fore Cuticura Ointment healed II, and
] suffered so couldn't sleep from two
days after ! fell until ! began using
Cuticura Ointment.
"Cuticura Soap Is tho best soap
ever saw. have used all kinds Of
soap for washing my face. and always
II would leave my face smnrting. I
had to keep lotion to stop the smart.
NO matter how expensive q soap
used. flnd at last In Cuticura Soap
z soap that will clean my face and
leave no smarting. and I do not have
TO use any lotion or anything else to
ease It. believe Cuticura Soap Is tho
best soap made" (Signed) Mrs. NJ.
q. Fairchild. sos Lafayette ST.. Wich-
ita. Kan. May 8. 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
BY druggists and dealers everywhere.
. sample Of each. with 32.page book.
will be mailed free on application to
sCuticura," Dept. L, Boston.