The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
WOMAN GRUMBLES
| ABOUT new STORE
Says Rev. Madison {. Peters
Plays Part OF Unfair
Competitor.
IRST DAYS EXPERIENCE
Preachers Cut-Ratc Establish
incnt Shows Profit of
iS Cents.

New York. January 2S.--The mrst Of
ms cosi-pricc stores, through The.
medium of which tho Rev. Madison q.
Peters expects TO prJvlde food, and
later, perhaps. clothing and coal for
the poor OF the city at a saving of
! from 20 TO 80 per cent, was opened
yesterday morn ing in the parlur Of the
Home for Homeless Boys at 4i5 East
Hundred and Twcnty-Third Street.
Long before 10 O'Clock, the hour sc,
for Hariem's great bargain day III
foodstuffs to begin. Il crowd Of at lea 81
?oD was collected about III" building
When the rnsh was over two hours
later, and Or. Peters was able to rest
nounccd that he was satisfied ms idea
had worked out successfully. lie had
paid exactly S27 in capital tor his
stock, and the books showed receipts
of {:7iS. In order that no ono could
accuse him OF being ahead Of the
game Dr. Peters directed that 30
cents be paid for tho SERVICES OF boy
who cleaned up the shop
Acroag tho street in the little grocery
store that has long provided ner with
a scant living. Mrs. Rose lIorr, With
her daughters beside her was nnxious-
iy watching all that was going on.
and declaring vchcmcntly that DR..
Peters was not doing the service ne
declared he was. She invited her
former customers whom she saw issu-
inG from the bargain sale 10 allow her
10 weigh the goods they had pur-
chased. She applied uncoinplimcntary
names to ltr. Peters ana to Ii G. Eva
who runs the home where the sulo
was held.
lie doesn't pay any rcn,. 10. He
sells YOU nine pounds OF y tetoos FOR
20 cent?. and l scll you the Same for
as her wrath Increased. Does he call
himself minister? Is this the great
work he is doing for the people"
"EIc Is a man of deceit" she con
;inued. He sends over TO apologize
ana say he does not nnow | sell potn-
toes and cahbagns ana other vcsc-
ta1ies. And yet he has looked into
this store. where there are vegetables
all about. and nc knows what ne say
is untrue
The fact tina, Dr. Peters pays no
rent and hires no clerks. and even
drove his own wagon 10 the who'll.
sale market to get his goods aroused
Mrs. Hor; TO renewed attacks. and she
kept the neighhorhood in a state Of
well sustained excitement.
w nat 5OTt OF el5lHteE Is lHiS .
she asked. Is /, fnir or honorable,
and can Il succeed? II IL unfair light
ing, and he d minister. Now J hear
he is going 10 sell coal, too. and try
TO run the Italian coal dealer out OF
business And what has that poor
man So,2 Nothing but = wife ana two
children. and cellar TO live in. ara
he is frightened now for Them"
Pastor Had to Rise Enrly.
Dr.. Peters was UP early yesterday.
and IL proved a busy day. Four bar
rcls OF potatoes which he purchased as
part OF his stock at nearby freight
yard were delivered, but the remainder
OF his goods had 10 be cartcd from a
market in Fret Avenue. TO save
money Dr. Peters directed this work
himself. There were barrel Of ap-
piles, two sacks OF cabbage and q
sack cach Of ,urnips, parsnips car
ro,s. onions and kccts. They were all
piled up against ,h- wall in the parlur
Of the home no counters or shelves
having been provided.
d.. Peters va. head sn!csnlar, ana ready
10 help Gi1l serve the crowd that that Ind
collected were Mrs. J. Burd IIaw!ey, pre.!-
dent or the International Club; =, !. bel
Ism. secretary o: tho home: Miss Iottic
Wlmoi. settlement workre, and Louis
Stainte!h. 2 rcti-oG rca! estatc dealer, who
Il backing the idea. Mos: OF ;hc purchasers
proved TO bc women and children, some oc
vantage Of the harsaiu-dny prices. Mos. OF
them brouSh; bags and sacks in which 10
carry their purchases away. and this saved
the expense o. paper bags.
The notatoc. went like hot cakes at ~.
cents a pound. Th!s. mr. Peters said. was