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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
NO BRICK
At THIS MEETING
Taft Dove of Peace Hovers Over
Meeting of Henrico
Republicans.

without a shadow OF the storm that
rocked the meeting of the city Repub-
licans. the mass meeting of Henrico
county Republicans went to work.
transacted its routine business, elected
It's delegates to the State Republican
Convention. Endorsed President Taft
for reelection, and adjourned within
half an hour. Not one word was
hreathed OF the scandals in Republican
ranks. the diHsentions and splits. per-
haps for the reason that neither the
mentioned.
with III. f. FERGUSON Installed as
chairman of the meeting and Thomas
Draper al secretary. business proceed
ed at lightning pace. The resolution
committee retired and returned within
Ave minutes with a typewriter indorsc-
ment of President TAFT. This was i'm
mediate!y passed with acclaim, and the
domination committee returned the fol-
lowing verdict, which was adopted
Without dissent:
For Delegates TO tho District Con
vention-John Mcmillan. John Thomp-
son. Starkey Hare and IL. L Fergus
son. .Aternates: William Ford. Il. V.
Hooker. W. II. Vawte-. Joseph Wool
ridge.
Delegates to the State Convention
John Thompson. Starkey Hare. H. L
FERGUSON and ". r. Vawtcr. Alter
mates: Charles Castlcburg, A. 4. Har-
vey. VI. L. Griffin and John Woodbridge.
County Commltteemen-w. r. Vawtcr,
chairman: John Mcmillan. Il. V. Hooker,
Starley Hare, j. " Gillian, David
Donati. Jr., John Martha, II. L. Fer
susson, John Thompson J. II. Floyd.
c. 6. Fleet. y. a. Harvey J. c. Fink.
Thomas J. Lyons and William Ford.
The District Republican Convention
meets IN Richmond on February 10.
and the state Convention IN Norfolk
on March -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
HECHLER SAYS
S 1900 is HIS
Will Resist Effort of School
Board to Make Him
Refund.

county Treasurer H. c. IIechlcr, OF
ilenrico. Yesterday reiterated his do
termination to resist to the las, tbo
order of the County School Board for
the restitution Of the $1,000 excess Of
commissions on school funds as
charged in the auditing report of -,
Il. Boudar and Son. With the under
standing on both sides that no aues.
ton of the treasurerc's honesty Of in.
tcniion or action is raised, tho matter
OF commission collection on schoo,
funds will now be definitely settled hv
court
District superintendent, wr,sb,a
rcquea' Tor the deposit "f $I.10D to the
crru,t OF Tho school fund viii IL, no..
fused by Mr.. hcchler. According IN
the prearrangcd plan. Superintendent,
Wright Will communicate with Com.
monwealths Attorney sutton, and sui,
Will lie formally brought against tho
Treasurer. The case Will come I'm
FOR hearing during the April term cf
the tlcnrico County Circuit Court
Although am convinced that col
lcctcd my commissions at the lee.i
rate. said Mr.. llechlcr yesterday" /
am willing To have the law intcrpretcd
by court If there is any question
raised. was acting on the official
opinion OF Comm onwcalth's Attorney
Gum when collected the commission
from the county ana district school
FUNDS separately. and so believe the
court will upnold me. AS other
authorities have differed with Mr.
Gum since the rendition Of his opin.
ion, and since my actions are to he
held up to conslinct criticism undo:
present conditions. final judgmcn;
by court of what IL the meaning OF
the law will be Worry acceptable TO me-.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
FIREMAN RE|NTz
DIES OF INJURIES
Lieutenant of Truck No. 4, Hurt
at Binswanger Blaze, Re-
spends to Last Call.

Lieutenant Charles IL Reintz. Of
Truck Company No. 1. Richmond Fire
Department, who was hurt while aid
ang in hghting the fire which de-
stroyed the plant of Binswanger & Co.
Inc, on the night of January II, died
of his injuries last night about
o'clock at the Memorial Hospital.
For several days his condition had
been critical, and surgeons had an
nouneed that his chances OF recovery
were almost hopeless,
With Laddorman II, w. Woodward,
OF Truck No. 4, Reintz was caught be-
meath falling wall the morning after
the fire while no was stll aiding In
directing stream against the mass
OF ruins from which smoke stan is
sued. Both men saw their peril and
jumped as the wall above them was
about TO collapse. Their action was
too late. however. and both We're
buried beneath mass of bricks.
Reintz, who was hfty-six years old.
made fine record for himself in the
service OF the city. He was connccte ed
with the Fire Department for twenty
nine years, and during that time es-
tablished 4 splendid record for fear
iessncss and efficiency. For a long
whilo no was stationed with Truck
Company No. |. and after hsinG rro-
NOTED 10 iieutenancy was transferred
TO Truck No. 4.
Several years ago. while he was
steering Truck No. , down Lester
Street. the velicla turned over ana
caught him beneath it. His leg was
fractured, ana lie later suffered a
stroke of paralysis. believed TO have
been du, to the accident
Since receiving the inj-.y which
caused his death. Lieutenant Re!ntz
had been paralyzea below the waist.
His spine wa. fractured near the base
He was CONSCIOUS almost unit! his La t
moments. lie LEAVES . widow.
Funeral arrangements had not been
.nada last night, but It is likely tina
che service will take place some time
tomorrow from his home. Su East
Marshall Street. a delegation of mem
bers of tho Fire Department and others
in thu city's service, as is customary,
will be present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
GILLETT SAYS
TAFT IS THE MAN
Governor of California Says the
Republicans of His State
Against Third Term.

The sentiment of Western Repub.
iican Stetes, like California, is for Taft
and against the third term" was the
better expressed by Ex-Governor II ~
Gillett, OF California. yesterday after
noon. There seems 70 be little choice
between Woodrow Wilson and Harmon
among the Democrats. and Speaker
Clark has some friends. There is a
rather powerful Roosevelt party In the
Paottic States, bur It cannot muster
enough strength 10 brighten the TAFT
forces"
Such according 10 Governor c;,uett.
is tho political situation in the far
West. California. while normally a
heavy Republican state. is not par
ticularly IN sympathy with the pro
gressive movement. and is almost Ger
tain to send an instructed delegation
for TAFT to the national convention.
Governor Gillett, who last night ad :
dressed the Legislature on the subject
of the Panama Exposition TO be held
In san Francisco In 1915, Is stopping
at the Jefferson. He Is accompanied by
Frederick y. Lynch. prominent san
Francisco lawyer. and Wills J. Alb
bolt, who made all the arrangements
for Governor Gillett's visit to Rich
mond.
JUST at the present time Mr. Gillet.
ds president Of the California Develop
ment Roard, a powerful organization,
which unitcs all the trade boards or
the state into one effective body
working for The development Of the
resources OF California. Through the
medium Of this board, the san Fran
cisco Chamher Of Commerce and The
ianamh Exposition Company more
than Sl,e00,000 was spent last year in
advertising the "a N "a 90 nE -,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
SELF-DEFENsE AcoulTs
John MeekIn. Who Killed md Mnrccilu.
Gwuthncy WHO Wounded Negro Dismissed.

John MeekIns Who Killed md Mnrccllus
Gwuthnicy WHO Wounded Negro Dismissed.
Pleading selt-detente, John Meehlns. coll
ofcd. who shot and fatally wounded James
Christian on January ,. and Marcelu.
GE;athmey. colored who wounded Chris
tlan In the IA few days before w!;h a
plsto! shot. were cSoncrated In Police Court
yesterday morning and the charge OF Inu!-
der again, one. and OF unlawful woundlng
against tho other. were both dismissed
Both ARRAYS occurred IN the Togo Socla!
club. negro organization. which. oonse-
quent upon raid b. the police. IS now gu;
Q: existence. Both men testified ia their
witnesses In a Ike statement that chris
t!an was the negressor N hotA cases.
Christian WIS frst shot by fwathraoy.
He returned q few days after and made
advances towards Meekins Meckins drew
his pistol hrst and shot n. wouid be asslil-
an; In the abdomen. After lingering short
while Christian died IN thc C!;y Hospital.
Tie said himself before dying. that he got
what nc deserved.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
BUDGET NEARLY READY
Subcommittee Holds Lengthy Consultation
WITH CITY Ambition Warren.

Tie budget subcommittee az the Council
Committee on Finance. which IL preparing
The annual APPROXIMATION ordinance. held u
lengthy consultation lHst night With CITY
Auditor Warren IN executive session IN re-
gard 10 tho probable estimates revenue az
;n!s year as "a basis on witch IN hX . limit
o. tho amount to be appropriated Willie
no statement was given ou', /; il uuGer-
ftood that the budset wil. aggregate ap-
pro,!inateiy $3.50 %" Tho paper VIII he
completed by the subcunrni,tec tlls week
and submitted TO atetinr - the Commit
tee OF Finance next Tuesday night II ap-
proved sneciai meeting % the cry Coun-
Ell Will be called later n,Et week 10 ge-
eove the paper.
Especial problem. % deba,e Defo,c ,hc
hudgei-nskers ago The proposed Increases, ia
pay for schuoi ceache-.. ,te denilu4 ryr u
rev arnoFy tnr the F!rs, Virgins Ec=i-
street fund.- botA FOR paving in III. older
part o. the city and :or opening UP new
STREETS in the outlying sections
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15

Archer Lewis. colored. charged with break
i.s Into house OF Henry Bryce and stealing
thGrefrom a quantity or woInan's clothing
was sent on to the grand Jury from Police
Court yesterday morning.
The hearing o: william iii. coiored
charged with as6ault!nE Mary Virginia
BENTLEY, was continued 20 February 81
The hearing OF James Mayo. colorcd
charged with illegally having cocaine in hi:
possession, was continued to February 10
Lucy Brown, cniored, charged with run.
ming ohjectionebl resort a iT23 Eas,
Main street was fined SO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
SAINTS C ROTTO
TO HOLD ER0L!C
Banquet, Vaudeville and the Tor
ture of Thirty Innocents
on Monday Evening.

When sounds the mystic hour OF
eight on Monday evening. February
ls, when wifey's threatening eye is
watching the supper dishes .ako a
hath and the silver spoons being pu,
to bed. severn! hundred members u,
SAINTS Grotto No. sc Mystic Order OF
the Yelled Prophets OF the Enchanted
Realm, Will steal off in their stock M;
feet and robes of night to join the I'M
hallowed councils in the Grotto, Aeon
Temple, ready for fun, food frolic dn,i
Il vaudeville performance.
Trembling and quaking. without In
sigma or rank. Will come thirty can.
didates for admission into the secrecies
OF the Grotto Urged on by moral
pessure aud 4 few pitcltorks ana
other pleasantries, these lads VIII Join
heartily in singing the following
pathetic ditty:
II want to be u Prophet and Join the
happy band,
l want to have old Charon take me
gently by the hand:
/ want TO have his sailors take in hand
and put me through.
want TO join the Croito yes I do,
do. do
Those OF the goats who survive the
initiation VIII be we'll rewarded. So
far as has been discovered by the best
feeders, there is nothing In town tina;
can beat the traditional banHu", at
the Grotto. and the goats will be given
their first look in Monday night SOME
thing entirely new IN the way Of en-
tcrtainment at the banquet is promised
in a rivatc vaudeville performance,
bv artists drawn from the various
shows playing in Richmond next week.
And this is no merry Jest; the per-
formers have actually been signed III
and some show Is expected BlnS
Your gum shoes. Meters will be pro-
vided for those anxious to gage their
CONSUMPTION of water and other tninSE
Jewel 10 sutton.
The Mystic order Yelled Prophets OF
uhc Realm, established in Hamilton
y. y, some twenty years ago. Is the
playground for the Blue Lodges OF
Masonry Its membership Is composed
o! Master MaSons who have trod the
weary way Of many degrees, ANA IL is
tho one order THAT is permitted the
privilege OF u private room in Masonic
Temples. s;amis Grotto, No. &c. was cs :
tabi!shed less than two years ago
through the efforts Of the late Captain
, Frank Cunningham who obtained 4
special dlSpcnSItion from tsc Wash
ingtom Grotto. With tho most auspi-
cous beginning TN. trottn ns q ma
tional order has attained tho figure
Cf 1000 members, whilc the local
chapter is growing Gaily. T.. Craigt
'clou2c Is the monarch Of the Grotio
/ carl j. Rostrup chief Justice. and H. O.
! Eoschrn master OF ceremonies. In ad-
| ditlon 10 tho Bs; lnps ard the nad
| lmpe there are CcrcbuS Chaos. j1luron
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
Application for License

Virginia has been ;nure by tho ronnecticu,
Fire Insurance Conpnny. OF Hartford. 70
IN" state hnfeau oi Insurance. The loca1
nrsnts nj the comrony will be ,le frm Of
" otthnm y Fu.!lim Tn" company Is cap
ia!izei at Slt0ho'p. and must pay a zoe oil
Sl.Nf before the application IS granted.
Tn1 title Guarantee and Surety Company
~ scranton Ia has also entered applica
lf"th applications acr aow being considered
~ commissioners ol Insurance Joseph But
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
TEMP FRANCE SOCIAL.
Colonel Horror peli,er, Addrr., to W. T.

l., of s.
The Richmond Araneh Of The woman ;
Temperance Lea que @; America held VAL
ontino socInl a iu Headquarters. 70 s5uth
Third street. Tucsday evening. The
rooms we're decorated In ynlcat!ne tcatute4.
Vocal solos Mere rendered ~ Miss PatI-
Isaacs. accompanied ~ Manly y. Ramos
and Oy Mis- Annie Jones' ACCOMPANIED D."
Miss Holn walker, There were readings br
Mss Eu!s Bowman Miss Miriam Douglas
and Mics Genie MAY Johson. and an !ns,ru.
inontal duet, With plano and violin by the
Misses Walker.
The address o: mo evening wa. h. Col.
one Heron, a. philadelphia on the evil.
o! incompetence and tho valuc q: total az
slnence.
weekly prnper-mee;!ngs arc nov held at
the headquarters on Wednesday, Afternoon.
rom 10 O'clock. Mrs " / LonEpcrth
the leader yesterday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15

The hearing az ~. David Way alias H.
Z. Rollins, suspected OF forgery uns contiil-
u.d IN ro,cc Court Yesterday mnrn.ns 10
Fcsyuary 81 l. :s ,olI thIt Woy vino
claims to he Of Aya.slil. s. 81 a't,inp,.tl
10 purchas.' an oycgcJli from d. H. Derry
& COMPANY D! PRESENTING dratt tor SIS -.
saying that .is noinc sa- U"lins ana that
he was employee oy e. " Anjs!m . sons.
Inquiry was made ~ the latter nrin and
they did not Know the ,nan. H. was arrest.
cd by Detective Sergeauis WiieY ana Ke!-
lam. who followed a.w iron. one p.ace 10
me other.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
WORK OF S. P. c. A.
Many ined In Police Court for Cruelty ,
Animals.

Animals.
Three hundred and slS..ono cases @.
.iurlir 80 nh!'nas received tho attention
% Tho itchnond Soc!eiy Tor thc Prevention
Of "rnc.iy % Animals duriaa january ne
c"rdinf &" tho report made at the Inonthly
Meeting h~.l Tuesday ID 'ac Jefferson
!iotei
S.n.u cares were carried into T.o.ico cour,
Hah resulted ia one man BEING nued SO snd
senl TO jail f"r slNtt drNs iUr whipping n
mac another Vas nnel -" ,or tho same
pIicns"; one was hnuI go ior not propcrty
caring toi his team during cold weather:
one WIS inca $40 aud sen, 10 jail Tor thirty
daSs Tor the same oncnse, one for overload
ing, N1 one ioI working lame horse, SO.
and one for working suTe-shou,dered
mule. ia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
WANT HIS RECORD
Edward knischc. Pardoncd Virginia Crimi-
nal. Now In Trouble IN Ilnltimore.

Edward. alias william. Knische. young
rA!tc 'HsI, who was arrested several years
ago In Richmond on charge o. forgery
nnd afterwards convicted and pardoned. Is
under arrest according 20 information re-
ceiveG BY the police yesterday afternoon.
IN Baltimore or charge OF larceny.
Knische. when convicted here. was SEN
fenced 10 two year. in the pcni;catiary
After he had served part OF his time !I.ter-
vention was made In his behalf. and he was
pardoned. He dropped out OF sight. and the
police heard no more from him until news
ca!ne o. his arrest in Baltimore Marshal
p mum. OF that city. wrote hero for the
mans record
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15

the lesser fame to the greater. be.
cause the flashlights OF her in tho
Kitchen was affecting her throat 10
the detriment of her footllght gift.
In spite OF my quasi official and
qaasl-s social Interview. | was Impress
tadame Tetrazzini as a person whom
INC great Patti has called her worthy
successor.
As Madame Tetrazz!ri does not
Efench. German and Spanish, NJ
Charles dc Gcer interviewed the ia
i nous singer SO that the readers OF
me Times Dispatch nigh, BE able to
learn something from the diva herself
rather than the views of her New
DIRK manager
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
PATTERSON READY
. TO BEGIN DUTIES
Election as Vice-President of
Tobacco Company Not to Inter
fere With His Other Affairs.

Malvern c. Patterson president OF
the r. a. Patterson Tobacco Company,
who was yesterday elected one of the
vice residents and director of the
American Tobacco Company at a meet
ing OF the directors held in New York
said last night that he would enter
upon his new duties at once. MY
election as vice president OF tn, Amor
lean Tobacco Company" Mr.. Patterson
said. will not interfere with my duties
as president of the Patterson Company.
hich is a separate ana Individual or
ganization, OF which l will remain
as head"
Asked WHISTLER his duties as vice
president Of the American Company
would necessitate the removal of his
residence from Richmond to New York,
Mr.. Patterson replied that it was a
question which would hc sattled later.
However, he said. it will be necessary
FOR him to spend much of his zine In
New York.
Il believe" Mr.. Patterson declared,
that yesterdays ',lection will mean
from its tobacco industries than here
tofore."
Waller Made "a Director,
Among the directors chosen yesterday
was I. i. Walker. OF Richmond. who for
q long while has been head OF the Leaf
department. OF the company IN Rich
mond.
Much interest was shown in local to-
Sncco circles yesterday when it was
announced thar Pcrcival S. nm was
lccted president al the American Com
panN, 10 succeed James u. Duke who
csiSned several days ago. \ list OF
The new officers elected follows:
i. 5. iIin. president: i. $ Edwards.
head Of the sales department, New York
!. iinnlon. Louisville. Ky: George
hin. head OF the cigarette sales
apartment New York; NJ. Patter-
SON, of Richmond, and T. V Yuilie. head
If the leaf bmying Department. New
York. yice-presid ents: ]. II. WILCOX. sec
rotary. and iunius rarkcr. counsel
Dsrcctors-M. w Reed, I. J. Walker.
~ w Hicks. J. Fletcher, Ii., h. !.
Hanion, J. +. WILCOX, NJ. {. Patterson.
$ Edwards. George " Till ana ".
Il O'Brlcn.
Critically III.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15

madame Tctrnzzini reached Rich
niond yesterday evening nbout 3
o'clock, leaving the trnin at Elbn Sta
ton, where she was met by Mr..
Hroner. crowd of lion hunter. saw
TOT brief moment the great diva en-
Veioped in long seulskfn cont aud
wearing very fetching yellow satin
slippers M she nteppcd Into a limousfne
and WINS driven quickly 10 the JEFF
tcrson Hotel. Entering the palm Sar-
ucn from the Franklin Street side,
madame TetrnzLlni exclaimed delight
Guy mat the scene was charming, and,
turhihE TO her husband pointed out
the beauties of the court, which Mt
trnctcd her. she said. more thu, my
place she Ind seen In AmcrIcn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15

AZ oitei meeting % the Council Commit
tee water last nigh, contract for naul!nr
for the department was awarded toy 1871. TO
John Tyler as the loves, bidder
Tho claim % W.lia!n +. D!Areu Tor In
Jury 70 h!. properly al !: East Main from
Overflow from a broken water main wa. 70
tered 70 subcommittee, consisting %
Mestrs. Powers. Butler and G!N
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
Wage Commissions to Reg
ulate Labor

The decision the wage
versy between the Eastern railroads and their engineers
porant both what accompshes and for what proposes
its report board urges the creation of Federal and state
public eguatve power the
ployees public utilities The argument Of the report that labor
ought be regulated capital regulated by the public
vice commissions
suggestion implies disputes involving railroads
public should be subjected
compulsory arbitration 1t raises the whole question of the
prevent kind Of strikes have recently
parayzedor at eastthe commercial life Of England
and France and that have local scale frequently afflicted this
country
The implication is the collision of multitude of workers
stop the wheels of industry that the social life
ought regarded conspiracy restraint trade and ought
to be visited with penalties appropriate to such ofense
There be doubt that general strikes antsocial
They to be excused approved only insured
tons to be excused and approved.
right against ntolerabe conditions be
taken away by law the conditions labor the United
States level that actually obtains
Europe every legal attempt suppress
great strikes would be unavailng,
existing Of difused prosperity this country
course reasonable and right that labor disputes should be sub
med arbitration and that the DEGREES of arbitration boards
acquire the compusve force of united public opinion
should be obvious that individual workmen be
PEELED go work if they stay An arbitration de-
cree board defining the wage conditions
which railroad shall be could doubt be enforced
against the physical property nvoved but could not prohibit
stakeholder from selling out train from throwing up his
job.
only final and ectua remedy for labor disputes is to
abolish privilege expand the field of free enterprise is
the minds of should conceive
projects than the hands of execute IT natural that
prefer carry their plans rather than the plans of
1t therefore only natural that the demand for helpers
employees should always exceed the supply and that employers
wage offerings Such condition things usually
1t be restored and perpetuaed the United
monopoly Where there are more jobs than womn there IS no
labor problem.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-06
Declaration of Fraternity
BY REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

took. and still takes, in the story OF
the great revolution. France, apart
from the very natural spirit OF i'll
viii toward the gold-laced aud be-
powdered Scoundrels who had for
So long oppressed her. was ami
mated by the noblest good will to
all mankind. When she had tasted
OF the sweets Of liberty she wanted
every other people to be as happy
as she herself was Her supreme
desire seemed 10 be that the OPP
pressed everywhere should partici-
pate with her in the long deferred
blessings OF freedom. In her en-
thusiasm and JOY she threw her
arms about the neck of the world
and loved it as she loved herself.
When those Frenchmen OF the
Revolution made the heavens trem-
bic with their cry of Liberty Fra
ternity. Equality" they meant Just
what they said, and they meant
that all others should have what
they were claiming for themselves.
1t was the most natural thing in
the world, therefore, when the ma
tional convention, voicing the sem
timents OF the French people,
passed the famous Declaration of
Universal Fraternity, backing the
declaration by the offer of material
aid to all who needed It,
Nor was the vote Of the national
convention taken in vain. Those
half-mad enthusiasts were saner
and wiser than the quidnuncs might
have imagined. Passing their Dec
laratioh of Fraternity they cast il
to the breeze, and today. century
and q quarter after the event. the
spirit of their declaration has be-
come the master sentiment with
the elect Of all 'auds.