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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
ASKS SUSPENSION
OF FREIGHT RATES
Corporation Commission Joins in
Request of Southern Trade
Associations.
RAILWAYS SETTLE DISPUTE
Will Adjust Grade Crossing Dit
ferences-Convictcd
of Arson.

Joining in the action of the vartcu.
trade bodies and traffic associations
which met In Atlanta on Monday. the
State Corporation Commission yester-
day requested the Interstate Commerce
Commission to suspend for 10 days
the operation of Southern Classihca-
ton. No. 80 effective on June Il.
II is set forth that this classified
tion was fled in May, and that prior
to that time the shippers and receivers
of freight had not had sufficient infor-
nation OF it's contents. or of the
changes proposed from the current
classified ton. while the experts Of the
various carriers Interested have given
10 it years of continuous study. 1t is
asked that the carriers be required 10
justify every proposed advance In
rates and the amount of increased rev.
enue. which will be derived from APP
plication of the changes. and that III
case of failure to properly Justify the
increases. they be disapprovcd oy tho
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Mnny Changes Contemplated.
AS further reason for the delay, II
Is pointed out that the new classinca-
ton contains 1871 pages OF printed de-
scriptions. against only seventy pages
in the one now current. There are
more than HOO changes in classliica-
ton. TAI increases in ratings, 81 re-
auctions. 33s increases in minimum
carload weight and thirty six rcduc-
tions in such weight. 1t Is felt that
the result will materially increase the
charges of vast number Of commodi-
ties.
Admitting the desrabillty OF some
degree of uniformity in classification.
the petition thinks the public should
have 4 chance to anaIyZe radical
changes before they become effective.
Among the bodies joining in the pro-
test are: Memphis Freight Bureau :
Gainesville. Fla. Board OF Trade: Oc-
ala. Fla. Board of Trade; Georgia Flor
ida Sawmill Association. Jacksonville.
Fla, Board Of Trade: Atlanta, Ga
Freight Bureau; Charlotte. y. c.. ship
pers' and Manufacturers Association.
Georgia Travellers Association. Cham
her OF Commerce of Macon, Ga. and
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Birmingham. Ala.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
TEN YEARS FOR ARSON
Man Who Set Fire to Judge Whites
prOncrty Is PmniShcd.

Insurance Commissioner Joseph But
ton learns that Lii. Harris. colore1, who
was arrested in March by detectives
of the department on a charge ~ arson,
has been convicted in the Circuit Court
of Alhernarle county and given q sen
tencc OF ten years IN the state PeniteH-
tiary. The victim was Judge John VI.
White, whose barn, with its contents,
near Charlottesville. was destroyed By
fire Harris was discharged last No
vember by the manager OF Judge
Whites farm. and IS said to have made
threats to get even.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
SUSTAINS DEMURRER
Wnod's Flea Upheld by Judge Waddill In
Federal Court.

The trial OF criminal charges against
Clarence b Wood. former president and
owner OF the Broad Rock Disuiins Com
pany and john NJ Rhes ana l.. ". Wi-
Hams employees Of the company. began in
the United States District cour; Yesterday
afternoon. The called Wednesday
morning, but the attorneys for wood on
tered a plea o: former jeopardy. TO which
the prosecution dsmu.Tcd and which Judge
Madam took under consideration, Y.s;rrdsy
morning ne heard the argument and aus.
tanned The demurrer.
Tho case began yesterday afternoon a, 3
o'clock ana continued until after : O'Clock.
The only witness called was Revenue Agen,
William H. Cha pman. whose line o. evidence
Was about the same that given in tho
proceedings thu; resulted in the connsca,lon
Of the plant.
The case will be resumed ;hi. morning at
Ia o clock. and IS expected to nc on trial
several days. In. three men against whom
the charges arc made will DC tried Jointly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
TO ATTEND UNWILLING
IN WASHINGTON TOMORROW

one hundred and twen;y-ave. local mem
bers OF the Knights o. Columbus will Leave
here to-day Tor Washington, where they
Will AMEND the unIe!I!ns or the columbus
statue Tomorrow. he Richmond delegation
VIII be Joined here By about 100 members
from Norfolk.
The exercises Will take place in the plaza
before the Union station. where the statue
Is situated Besides a grand parade the
occasion viii be celebrated with one OF
the most novel and brilliant displays o.
fireworks ever seen in Washinrton \ grand
conce!; Will he held IN the convention Rail
sunday night Cardinal Gibbons Is expect
Cd To attend the exercises
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
v. P. |. OFFICIALS
ARRANGE FOR BOND
Obsolete Law Would Require
Enormous Sum-School
in Good Shape.

Dr. Paul B. Barringer. president OF
the Virginia Polytechnic institute: l.
L. Johnson. a rector OF the board OF
visitors of that institution. and Charles
|. Wade. of Christians1urg, Its treas
urer, spent yesterday in Richmond on
business connected with the states
great technical school. Arriving early
iii the morning, they at once lad con-
sultation with State Auditor {. Lee
Moore.
II seems that an ancient act of the
Legislature. passed in 1872, requires
that the treasurer of the Polytechnic
institute shall give n bond in double
the amount Of the income OF the school.
In those days the income was so small
that straw bond was almost sufficient.
In recent years this requirement of
law has been entirely overlooked, and
nobody knew IL was in existence. The
treasurer has been bounded for $40
00O. only recently. Auditor Moore
found the old law and asked that OF
be compiled with.
impossible H"nd.
To comply with the statute In these
days OF the prosperity of the agricul-
tural and mechanical college would
mean to give bona of S62S,OO0. The
would pay professor. Other state
educational institutions are bonded III
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Attorney General was not in the
city yesterday. but II was mutually
agreed that IL he docs not object the
,ill be placed at about $4,000.
and that the payments to the school
viii bc graduated in such a way that
at no time Will the trea. irer have more
than Si0.00O in his possession. In fact
the visitors will see to that.
President Barringer was III good
spirits over the school, whose COM
nlencement will take Place next week.
There will be more graduates i'll the
agricultural department IMAM ever be-
fore. no fewer than twenty having de-
grecs. In view of the recent changes
il. the personnel OF the board Of visi-
tors. DIR. Barringer's work IT the In
stitute is expected to be more agreeable
in future years than heretofore, and he
is apparently much pleased with the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
IN POLICE COURT
Case Against Miller. Who Hit Ruehrmund
Comes Up To-Day.

Joseph Dcvantt. old coored man, was
sent TO jail from the Police Court yesterday
morning for four months on the charge OF
stealing five hens from w. II. Bugwell.
stephen y. Ellison and Robert jackson
were nned s. each for violating the traffic
ordinance
W. A. Purdie was drunk and disorderly
and resisted n police officer. lie Was nned
50 and placed under security 0: 800 for six
months.
'rhe case az Frank Miller a barber.
charged with running over and severely in
turing Carl RuehrniUnd with an automobile
on March %. will come up tor trial In the
Police Court this morning rhe case has
been postponed several times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
Mcctlnu r.lncc for snccders.

Arrested on complaint OF fifteen neigh6ors,
Peter Carter and his wife. who I've At 32oS
West clay street we're each aned $50 and
costs and required to post bond for good
behavior by Magistrate Puryear in the Hem
riro courthouse Yesterday morning Evi-
deuce was produced to show that the CAR
tors Ha1 been running an Objectionable re-
s"it for g"N automobile parties. The house
is jus' beyond the city limits
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
QuniIficatIon, In fh,,r.

ned yesterday In the Chenccry ror,t . .
executors Of tn" estate o. Alfred : Lee Tn0
estate Is valued 5000
IMAM nun sands az Wee. virginia.
IH"uh"d 's Executor o: tho yvil ~ Ioseph
-. Hana' The estate i mainly located In
West virginia. the property in this state
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
stun II.urinv I.lalntin., si,I+

SOW progress IL being made in the trial
ot the suit o: the Virginia TuAi-set-yice
company against tho sultan Motor Comp,ny
ma tho Ojis Elevator Company. when h.S
been going on ia tn. Law and Equity Cour,
Tor several days The quit 10 Tor $500. II
being claimed ;hat consignment 81 taxi
c8Ds shipped mere were not W TO speciaca-
lions. The plaintiff has not yet completed
its side OF the case
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
Outing nt rorrst mn.

Luncheon and outing viii a.. rendered ey
Colonial Camp, so .5j. order Of tn. Golden
sea-. at Forest lilil PARK this evening from
!" 10 o'clock. several members ~ Tie
srand council OF the order from The North
are expected 70 be present comm. 10 at
reno the hr1t meeting of tho cNccutiye COM
iHittec /" DC held at the Southern headquar-
icrS In Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
No Moon for MOONLIGHT.

OWING 70 The bad weather. last
night the moonlight to be given by
the Daughters OF the Confed eracy was
postponed until tomorrow night. The
Pocahontas win leave thu Old Do
mlnion wharf promptly at sI5. All
those having tickets TO last night
trip can u8 them at this tin,A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07

IN oTu'F wa entrrod ycsicrduy in The
'itF Circuit Court changing tho name % the
ASuuTF Place Methodist Church to the Mon
un'nt Methodist Episcopal Church south
'ad auth"ri2!re the trustees to make a loan
OF 'eh"E secured on the church properly.
located ON ParW Avenue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07

flre carr lan night at the residence =,
=, L. fosdcr. .iiiz East Marshall stree,
caused damages amounting "a abou, 81
r.hSlne COMPANY No. 3. under car,,In
nasia and Assistant chief wise. oI,jcti,,
subdued H. '' "''C"'S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
College Student Robhed.

NJ. l. Mintse. of Richmond College,
reported to the police last night the
theft o. two suits of clothes valued at
$50. Mrs F. r. Carter. OF zoe Addison
Street, reported that an unknown col
ored girl had stolen from her resi-.
dence S5.95 in cash.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
Richmond Academy Final.

Richmond Academy will hold IL. corn
mencement exercises in tho Richmond Col
lego Chapel. The address OF tho gradual
Ing class VIII be delivered BY Richard Eve.
lyn Byrd. mis- subject being Public OpIn.
49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07

Lohn w Hichartfon, Register OF Tho lana
Office and superintendent, OF tho C,. 80 w,
nrounds has invited the delegates a,t.ns.
ing The l. G. T convention 10 MAKE tbcr,.
ss,Ves at HON" ~ the Capi,oi during Their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07

DIR. VI. ]. Conncll has returned Ia
his home after successfully under
going an operation for appendicitis al
the Memorial Hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07

Tho suit or W Il collins against \ a.
paad vas aismissed from the dockc, Of tho
Guy 'ircuit court Yesterday ON motion OF
'ho attoincy 'or the plaintiff
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
New Policeman.

Nicholas Walshe qualified as member
OF the police force before City Clerk Ben
r. August Yesterday. He was elected by the
Police Board 10 succeed b. II. Werner, re-
signed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
AXEMAN SCARE.
Negro Laborers In South Texas
Terror Stricken.

The axeman's crimes have negroes
of south Texas in state of terror at
this time and in many instances they
have stopped work, ma king the labor
problem serious one.
At Columbus a mass meeting of the
white citizens was held with a view to
quieting the apprehensions of the ne
groes, and in Houston Mayor Rice
and the police force have taken cog
nizance of anonymous letters mailed
to leading negroes purporting to be
from tho axeman and stating that he
would strike uext in that city.
A visit to nearly all the sections of
Houston at aight tenanted by negroes
shows lights burning in their homes
and families taking turn about guard
ing With shetguns close at hand. Ii
is not regarded as safe for negro to
move about after dark among people
of his own race, as many of them an
nounca an intention to shoot first and
osl; pedestrians as to their mission
lfterward. So
Several instances of negroes being
halted on Houston streets by members
of their own race are reported. The
negroes make it point to reach home
before dark and remain there until the
next morning.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
ONION BUYER FLEES.
Sellers lncensed at Alleged Ef,
tort to "Bear" Market

An alleged onion buyerprecipitately
fled by train from Laredo, Tex, to
escape the anger and threats of vio-
lence OF onion growers of that section
1t is alleged this buyer has been en-
gagged in what the growers consider
an unfair attempt to bear the market.
Growers assert that the spent hun
dreds OF dollars quoting onion prices
by telegraph, but they were unable to
sell onions. They say that they dis.
covered this was because an alleged
buyer at Laredo had flooded the land
from Maine to California with mail
circular letter quoting ouions at hall
what they can be. bought for, thereby
blocking sales and causing the loss of
probably hundreds of thousands OF
dollars to growers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
HENRY CRAIG SLAIN,
Shot Twice In the Body and a
Couple of Arrests.

Fourteen miles south of Decatur,
Tex, at Garvin, Henry Craig was
shot twice and killed. The first shot
perfor ated his breast He turned to
run and second bullet entered his
back The tragedy occurred in front
of Craig's home and Winchester ri
fle was the weapon used.
Clay Cloud, who was arrested, al
mitted doing the shooting. He said
Craig had been talking about him.
Cloud was accompanied by his step
brother, Allie Thacker, when the af-
fair occurred. Thacker, however, said
he knew nothing of his stepbrother's
intentions when they went to the home
of Craig,
Both men were taken to Decatur and
lodged in Jail,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
MAN RUNS AMUCE.
Fires Shotgun Into a Crowd and
Wounds -Four.

With hardly . word Of warning Q
carpenter named George Cooper and
forty-fve years old ran down stairs
of the Missouri hotel, Dallas, firing .
shotgun and woundins fonr men.
The shooting came after an alleged
quarrel between Cooper and fellow
roomer, puring which Cooper is said
to have driven the man from the no.
tel Several men who were sitting on
the front porch started up the stairs to
ascertain what was the matter. When
they were in the middle of the narrow
stairway Cooper appeared upon the
landing and fired one shot at them.
Four fell and the others fed.
Elmer Cook was the most seriously
injured. The scattering charge of No.
6 shot struck him from the waist down
to the knees. D. Farris had some fin
gers shattered, necessitating amputa-
ton John Kettle was struck in the
right thigh by seven shot. 3. +. Page
was hit in the right wrist.
The stairway resembled a shambles.
The stairway was soaked with blood
and when the police arrived they dis
covered Cook and Farris lying on the
steps grooming.
Investigation showed that Cooper
had reloaded his gun and stationed
himself on the second floor near the
head of the stairs. Two officers went
up the stairway and wrenched the gun
from him.
Cooper would make no statement ex-
cept to say he shot in self defense IL
had to do il" he said to one OF the
officers who arrested him.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
To Be Four Stories.

City commission has set the date
for submitting bids for the new CITY
hall for July Is. Cost is not to ex-
coed s400, 600, including machinery. ele-
vators, wiring, plumbing, excavating
and every thing connected with the
building exceyt the furniture. 1t will
have sub basement, English half base.
ment and b. four stories. A fee will
be paid the designing architect oil
s1o 600. Each architect must accept
by May ! terms of competition. The
architect that is successful must also
supervise construction. There will be
second, third and fourte prizes oil
d, 600, $3.50 and $500 respectively
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
Axe Man Feared.

So intense is the fear of Austin ne
groes thot the axe man is ia that city
that the police and sheriff's depart
ments have taken up the matter and
are conducting an investigation. Sew
eral mysterious letters were found by
negroes in their yards in the eastern
part OF Austin, some of Them con,
taining threats. A delegation OF ne.
groes called on Sheriff Matthews and
urged that an investigation be made
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
Attention Veterans Forrest Cavalry

Headquarters for the Forrest Cav
airy Corps at our next general Re-
union will be rooms f08 and no Ho-
tel Lanier, Macon, Ga. All members
of the corps are requested to call
and register and secure badges
They are requested to make it their
social Headquarters, for meeting and
fighting battles over with the com
rades they meet.
And you are especially requested
to be present at 40 o'clock am. on
Wednesday, May s, 1912, and unite
in the election Of a new commander
and the transaction of any business
of the corps. H. L. TYLER,
Lieut.. Gen Commanding The For
rest Cavalry Corps.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
TWO MEN SHOT
WHILE RlJNNINC
At Dallas From a couple ofIIthe
Police Force.
PROVES MORTAL TO ONE.

Had Been Placed Under Arrest ON
chnrge Of attempted Burg! ~
and 8roke Assay, and In Spite o.
Wound Stewart Finally Escapes
Shot through the body as he tried
to escape from officers at Dallas man
named George Courtney was taken to
q sanitarium, where he expired in a
few hours. Sam Stewart, arrested at
the same time also attempted to get
away and received a bullet in right
leg. He was taken to the emergency
hospital. from which he succeeded IL
escaping.
Officer E. J. Erwin fired the shots
after both men leaped from the chief
of policies automobile and were going
into the alley between the courthouse
and the justice of the peace building.
The officer fired three shots down to
the ground, A fourth shot tum 1led
Stewart over and fifth one entered
Courtney's body to the right of his
spine, passing through the body. This
men had charges of burglary pre-
ferred against them and also suspect,
ed of robbing two saloons.
Putting the men in the automobile
the officers rushed to the emergency
hospital. Stewart was taken in first
and when the officers went after the
other man it was ascertained that the
former had escaped. Courtney was
given first aid treatment and then con-
veyed to the sanitarium.
When arrested, the police say, the
men had bar glasses III their hats and
were following an old woman and
calling to her to stop. When the
shooting occurred Courtney and Stew
art were eing taken to the county jail
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
MURDFR l.: .ILRY.
Man JS.lled at Midland Tells of
the Affair,

As the result of written confession
BY f. F. Mansfield, in jail at Midland
on burglary charge, and the finding
of the badly decomposcd body of a
man, a woman, whom Mansfield says
Is the wiGo W of Ed Sullivan. was put
in Jail uuder murder charge.
Mansfield says he was travelling
through the country in wagon with
Sullivan, his wife and their two chill
dren and that Sullivan was shot from
behind, charge of shot ente' ing his
head. Mansfield says he AID the wo-
man buried the body. Officers visited
the spot and found the badly decom-
posed body of man.
On examining trial Mansfield was
held without bail.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Denver and Ell Sud Clash Off
Galveston Bar.

Steamship Denver of the Mallory
line and the Morgan liner Ell Sud col.
lided off Galveston bar on Saturday
night The Denver was slightly in
jured, but the Ell Sud had hole
rammed in her port side just forward
OF the forward hatch of the vessel,
reaching more than half way through
the vessel from keel to deck. Pilot
boat Texas and two tugs towed her to
the Southern Pacific docks No lives
were lost and nobody injured. Much
confusion resulted on both ships. On
the Denver the passengers were nearly
panic stricken,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
Mexico Proteste,

Mexican government declines to as
sumo responsibility fo~ Orozco's acts,
denyin the right of the Washington
government to deliver the admonitiOn
contained therein, taking exception to
the communication directed to Orozco
through Consul Letcher aid deploring
the making public of that communica-
ton in the same note to which tie
Mexican government was required to
make answer. Blight of the American
government to deliver the admonition
is denied. claiming it is not based on
any Unsuitable incident.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
BRIEF
NJ EWS


NOTES named Frank Lar
son, who died at New
York of fatty degeneration eff the
heart. His coffin was three feet four
inches in depth. He weighed at his
death 465 pounds.
Professor James Rollin Slonaker of
Leland Stanford university declares
meat-eating rat is swifter than a
vegetarian one
Hereafter any woman in New Or
leans who wears a hatpin protruding
more than one inch from Their crown of
her hat will be subject to arrest, &C
cording to new city ordinance. This
is the result of lengthy war waged
on long hatpins bg the members of the
Era club
National Old Trails association, in
convention at Kansas City. appointed
two delegates from each state touched
by the proposed road from coast to
coast and for which government aid is
to be asked. Five hundred delegates
were present.
When a young woman jilts the man
to whom she was engaged she does not
have to return the engagement or the
presents, holds Chicogo jury. John
LaBow sued Fannie Kaplan for the
srice of the ring and lost.
Henry NJ. bearing. cashier OF the
defunct AbIiou Mich bank. who, it
was charged, stole from the bank that
he might bolster up his sons manu-
featuring business. was sentenced to
FIVE years in the government peniten
tiary at Lcavenworth, Kan. His son,
Palmer NJ. bearing, received the same
sentence. The discrepancies totallcd
over 500, 600.
A cyclone did some damage in Bar
bour county. Ala. and in Quitman
county, Ca, killing negress aid in
juring several other negroes. Nine
houses we're demolished and negro
hurt in Henry county, Ala.
Cottonseed crushed last season was
4, AS, 967 tons.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-23
Ywc Safe Blown.

A couple of safes were blown in a
building at Mesquite, Dallas comfy,
occupied as q store and the postoffice
and 500 in cash and S700 in stamps Sc.
cured. Two telephone girls in the ex-
change across the street sent out IS.
o. s." calls and several citizens re-
spended, but the burglars had left in
an automobile. Dr. Brown was held
at bay by the lookout, who ordered
him to get back or II will shoot your
head off.