The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-25
Petersburg People Are Proving
Generous in Their Con-
tributions.
DOUBT OF SUCCESS
County Authorities Are lnvesti-
eating Recent Fire in
Prince George.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
6 Boiling broke street.
Phone 1885.

Phone 1885.
Petersburg. Va. November "a.
Saturday 10 the busiest day IN the
week. but the sum Of $6.472 was SUD-
scribed TO the fund by the Y. N. Z. A.
building. This raises the subscriptions
for the rirst two days of the campaign
Nd TO Sls,21s. It is expected to-mor-
row to run the amount 70 over $zS.ooo.
With this amount reached to-morro"
and the solicitors expect to pass 1t. the
association home will be certainly.
II In REGARDED as q certainty now. ZOE
the people OF Petersburg will not al
low the proposition to TAIL now that
they have undertaken it The subject
was preached In the various churches
to-day.
II - lnves4igate1.
Ths destructive IRE Thursday night
on ths farm Of Joseph Vttbil . pros
porous Bohemian. In Prince George
County, details Of which were published
In The Ttmes-Dispatch. 10 to be n
vestigatsd By the county authorities.
There 10 strong suspicion that the 6rs
VA an act Of malice. B!oodhounds
brought 70 the scene on Friday took
4 iran and followed II to the resi-
denee Of Q citi3en Of the county. No
arrest was made. however. After con-
ference 1t the county courthouse TO-
morrow between the ofncials and Com
monwsalth's Attorney Timothy Rivers
ascision Will b reached - to what
course - pursue. and possibly an ar
rest may follow.
There seems no question - TO the
fact that the dre was the work OF IN
incsndiaSy. A has been stated in Ths
Times Dispatch, Mr.. vttbtcs barn ana
outbuildings were destroyed He lost
six mules. eleven COWS. all Of his farm
ing Implements and machinery. 40
bags Of peanuts. 500 bushels OF corn
and . large quantity Of provendsE. and
his loss u very heavy. He u we'll
whore hs tradea
Laober DoF1s1
A quantity OF lumber belonging to
the virginia Lumber and Box Company.
Of this city. was destroyed by IRE late
Friday night, At Brooks Siding. on the
Seaboard Air Line Railway. near Nc
Kenney, in Dinwiddis County. Two
fiat cars belonging to the company,
and one belonging TO the railway. con-
tanning lumber. were totally Destroyed
Loss about $500: partially insured
Orig1n Of the IRE 10 unknown
Fer Cso1.HaHss. - SesSsoes.
A petition for the Communication Of
the sentence OF Claude Allen. now IN
the peniteEtiAry under sentence OF
d.ath, has been numerously signed and
will be presented to Governor Mann
Some Of the siSners ask for clemency
for Floyd Allen also A number OF
citizens Of the adjacent counties who
were IN the city on Saturday signed
their names 70 the petition.
In accordance with . suggestion b.
the Rev. FcDantel D. D.. Of Richmond.
who 70 leading the movement for the
oommutation OF tho sentences OF the
Aliens, friends OF the movement VIII
appeal both BY letter and In person to
Governor Mann to exercise clenency In
the cases. especially In the case of
Claude Allen.
Psrseoal aDA 0theEwsse
On aeoount OF his personal engage
nsuts. Mayor Cameron has declined the
Invitation to act ~ chief aide to the
marshal In charge Of the Democratic
parade in Richmond on Tuesday night
lfra n L Wood. OF Montgomery,
Ala, - visiting Mrs.. W. l. watkins.
On Adams Street
lGrs. Gibson L Baker and children,
e WashinGton, D. C.. are visiting Mrs.
Robert D. Bud. on Marshall street