The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-23
JUDGES DECISION
IN TAR TIE CASE
Roll of Members Eligible to
Vote Increased From
3o4 to 37S.
FUNERAL OF MORRIS LEVY
Retail Merchants Association
Adds FL New Members.
Other News.
FUNERAL OF MORRIS LEVY
Tho Times Dispatch Bureau.
5 Bollingbrook Street.
tPhone 1856


Judge j. f West. OF sussex county,
who sat in case of Avery and others
VS.. Tartte for Judge Mullen, the cause
being one OF a number growing out
of the trouble in Harrison Street
Colored Baptist Church. which has
teen In the courts OF this city for
past Ave years. rendered his decision
to-day.
After reviewing some of the points
at Issue the court decision upholds
the report OF Commissioner JOS b.
Prince. In the main. the court held
that the failure to register seems to
have been the controlling cause, which
led the commissioner TO reject certain
parties for membership OF The church
in the preparation of roll. The court.
therefore, sustained defendants excep-
lions to SO much of the report of the
commissioner as excludes from mem
bership seventy names of male mem
bers. BY agreement Of counsel the
court set the fourth Monday night In
April as the date for a meeting at
Harrlson Street Baptist Church for the
election of church ouicers.
The roll OF Commissioner Prince con-
tained the names of 364 male members
eligible to vote. The decision of tho
court increases this number to 3TS
The anti-Tlrttes claim the decision
as victory for their side. claiming Is
the roll now stands they have ma
jority of nifty.
aIessrs Smith & NIoncure, of Rich
mond, represented Avery and others,
and Messrs. Davis & DAVIS and Paul
Petit were the counsel for Tartte.
Funeral of Morri, Levy.
The remains OF Morris Levy. a we'll
known Petersburger, who died at the
National Elks' Home, in Bedford City,
last night. VIII be brought u Peters
burg sunday for interment
MIR. Levy was for many years a
prominent business man of this city.
Peanut Company. at ono time one of
the largest handlers OF peanuts In tho
State. He was Il native OF Germany,
and was never married.
Retail Mcrchnnts' Association.
At the meeting OF the Retail
Merchants Association last night
twenty-one merchants and mercantile
firms were added to the roll # mem
bership The association will soon have
enrolled as members nearly every
merchant In the city. The association
will soon be in possession OF the credit
standing OF every person having ac-
counts with the retail merchants.
Annual Meeting of Travellers.
The annual meeting of Post c, It.
P. A., Will be neld tomorrow night,
at which. besides other business and
tho consideration OF reports. officers
will be elected and delegates TO the
State and national conventions OF the
order Will be chosen
Last Day for Entry.
All candidates for Mayor AMI mem
bers of the Board of s.idermen and
Common Council, who are TO be voted
for in the municipal primary election
OF April 2. will be required to flo
notice OF their candidacy and pay their
assessment fee By noon tomorrow.
One Alderman and two Councilmen arc
to be elected for each ward. Most of
Citizens League.
Under the auspices OF the Chamh er
of Commerce a meeting OF the bank
ers and others has been arranged for
Thursday night o. next week for the
purpose OF organizing q branch of the
National Citizens League for the Pro-
motion of Currency Reform. Dr. II.
Parker Wills. of washington, an ex-
pert, Will deliver m address on Sound
Banking" and there Will he other
speakers
Contract Awarded.
The contract for laying the tempo
rary bridge between the city and Poca-
hontas has been awarded to the Har-
rison Construction Company, and the
contract for the lumber 10 the Vos-
bureh Lumber Company. The unused
trestie of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road will be used as the bridge on
which the railing and flooring are to
be laid to be connected with tho
trestle on the Pocnhontas side.
No Chnngc IN Ordinance.
The Joint Finance Committee last
night decided to report the license
tan ordinance for the present wear as
thu ordinance for the new FISCAL year.
without change In any OF its sections
The only change suggested was 10 the
section Imposing q specific tax of $40
on all insurance agents and collectors.
| The committee declined to make such
change
Briefs and Personals.
Judge Walter y Watson. candidate
for Congress. was in the city to-day
seeing his friends and talking over
the congressional election. II is prob
able that an orgaHiza ton looking to
his election to succeed Congressman