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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
.F|REMAN'S HAT
STOP S BLAZE
Automobile Engine Forced Out
of Course, It Is Alleged, by
Street Cars.

leaking gas pipe In the cellar CT
Main Street. burst into iiame at 1890
o'clock last night and caused much cx-
element An alarm was turned In, and
to the scene. as the store Ia In one OF
the most dangerous fire districts in the
city.
Tho automobile engine from Third
street was one of tho first cuiled out.
taking course east on Main Street.
tne giant engine wHs stopped. IL IL
alleged. at Tenth and Main by two
westward To avoid colliding with
tho pile OF brick and stone In front
OF the new post Office, now In course
of erection. and with one of tho street
cars. the automobile eengine was forced
10 turn north on Tenth Street In or
der TO change Its course. the engine
was made 70 take the left slide of the
because OF the fact that the Are en-
CINE diverged from tho traffic reguIu-
tons. AS matter of fact. however
all fire apparatus has right OF WAY
over everything else. life and property
being involved; and in this particular
instance 1t is said that the street cars
allied TO heed the warning gong OF
the engine and did not give ii Fight
OF way.
The fire resulted in no damage what.
soerer. and tho flames were eStn.
suished With tne blast OF u freman'a
helmet Bur, as the alarm came from
one of the dangerous districts, seyeral
engines were called Into play. und. I'M
Ger the direction OF Chiefs Joynes and
: Rano. the Fire Department WAS pre-
pared 10 eHtinGuish any blaze which
might have started.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
MOONSH|NE BOY
| CHASED IN SNOW
Left Horse, Wagon and Liquor
in Road When Revenue
Officers Got Near.
WHOLE OUTFIT CAPTURED
Held by Government as Evil
dence and to Get Identity
of Owner.

Who owns handsome iron-g gray
morse and light wagon?"
The answer to this questio may be
simple, but II Is dollars to doughnuts
that it will never BIO claimed by its
| lawful owner.
| In tho meantime it is in the chs
tody of Colonel W. H. Chapman, In
ternal revenue agent. Its contents.
consisting OF one barrel OF blockade
whiskey. was deposited In the bonded
warehouse.
In the meantime the horse, wagon
ana barrel are being used as clues.
which. 1t is expected. will disclose the
identity OF the real owner.
| The capture of the outfit occurred
Yesterday morning In the Seven Pines
Road following an exciting chase by
revenue officers
Early In the day Deputy Collector
- ri. Starouck and Special Gauger B.
r. atkins. in buggy. began a round
OF inspection OF distilIeries in Hen
rico county. When thoy approached
the Stony Creek Distillery. owned hy
V. ponati. Il wagon, driven By n negro
boy was seen TO leave tho place. and
instead of pursuing the usual route
TO the Mechanicsvilie TURNPIKE. wos
heading for the Seven Pines Road.
Gonhdent that something was
wrong. tho officers turned back and
sPeeded Tor the Seven Pines Road to
'eau OH inc wagon. But when they
reached that highway they discovered
that the wagon had beaten then, =,
1t, and was in the lead.
a hot pursuit started. hut tbo
wagon continued far in advance. when
II suddenly turned into farmvard
ana stopped. Tho boy tumpcd from,
inc wagon and with an axe attemntod
10 cut the BARREL, which he had thrown
out TO permit the liquor to flow ONT
re struck one blow. then dropped the
axe ano ran The officers arrived on
the scene and found tho big cask
haeNco' nut not sufficiently to spring
leak.
They replaced the whiskey in tho
wagon and drove it back TO The Stow
creek plant but no owner could he
round; all denied that they had ever
seen 1t before.
But In the snow the tracks of tho
wagon were plainly seen leading from,
tne dlstillery, and the tracks of tho
boy who ran led In the direction NJ
the distillery, but were lost when tbcv
reached the road
colonel Chapman and Collector NJ
~ Lowry wero notified by officers
Htarpuck and Atkins of the affair, and
with Deputy Collector Carter, they al
once went to the distillery for tho
purpose of making an investigation
the horse and wagon were brought
INTO The city and remained for some
'i'he at the Federal building, when
tney were sent TO a stable and the
whiskcy to the warehouse.
In the vcrnacular OF the revenue
uSPa rtment' the barrel was bald
stamp.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
READY TOPROTECT
CITY'S INTERESTS
Council Committee Meets This
Afternoon to Organize
for Work.

The special committee appointed by
the City Council TO represent this city
before the General Assembly has been
called 10 organize this afternoon at 8
o'clock. Morgan r, Mills, author of
the resolution appointing the special
committee. will be chairman.
Some comment has been rladc on
the fact that the greater part OF the
duties OF this committee Will be TO
secure from the General Assembly tho
charter changes necessary to create
the proposed Administrative Board
and that when that matter was under
discussion In the Council. Mir. Mills
was an active member OF the oppo
sitior- 1t is pointed out, however, that
this committee can only ask for or
advocate before the Legislature such
matters as II has been Instructed to
ask by joint. yes olution OF the Council
and that 6. number of other matters
have been asked by the city OF this
Legislature besides the Administrative
Board. among others Il State law pro-
nibiting the pollution OF streams de-
signed TO protect tho citys water sup.
ply. Mr.. Mills having been patron OF
that resolution.
a large part of the duty of the com
Iuittea win be TO appear before com
tnittces of the Legislature in oppo-
sition 10 bllla believed to be detri.
mental to the interests OF this city
such as the rolling stock bill. which
has been several times defeated BY
tho efforts OF the Richmond dclega
ton, and the Throckinorton milk bill
which aims 10 take tine control OF the
oity'e milk supply out OF the hand;
Of the City Board of Health and YES
II in the state Dairy and Food Com
mission. operating the inspection ser
Nee for the bcncflt OF the duirymen
rather than for tho bench; OF the con
sumers of the milk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
MANY PAWN TICKETS
Detectives Arrest Negro Who lind -
I'm III. Pocket,


Detective Sergeant Bailey and Dctac-
i've Bolton Yesterday morning arrest ed
James Richardson. Colored. WHO was
inspected of having committed larceny.
The detectives found on Richardson :
person more than twenty-five pa wn
tickets.
Their attention 10 the negro we,
called BY S. SldenhurE, of East Main
street. who suspected him when he en-
tered his store with 1t quantity OF
clothing and Jawclry 10 OTTER in pawn.
MT Sidenburg notified the detectives bv
some subway signal. and tho latter
ately after.
The officers found that Richardson
rad In his possession quantity OF
Shoes. clothcE, rain and overcoats and
;I.@WH"lry' averaging more than 5000 ir
nlter being arrested, the negro had
| nothing 10 say, and took his go,
/ with al chimness. The detectives ex.
Pressed Themselves being much yrat.
| Or. Sideburg q!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
DELEGATES NAMED
VIII Represent Virginia Mt Two Innor,a,t
Conventions

Commission were issued yesterday BY Gov
erno7 Menn 20 delegates to rep-csen, Viz
eihia at the annual meetings or tho National
CiEie Federution ana the eighth annual cou-
ference OF the National Child Labor Com
Industrial peace is to DE- the tonic Mt the
give fedcration meeting. which will be held
IN Washington on March {. s ana Tba
special session Will he presided over by
Cardinal Gibbons The Delegates to ,h,.
meeting are Otho F. Mears. i:nstv,iic; VIII
lam Shands couriland: Rev. George w.
Mcdaniel. D. D., Richmond; ian,es r,
Blanits PetoEsburs; James IL 'rredway,
Chatham. L. e. johnson, Roanoke: r. T
W. Duke. Charlottesville: w. i. smoo,, Jr,
HIe%andria; ]. ]. s. IIose. IIogc's store:
Rev. c. F. Gregory. staunton.
Tho Child Labor Committee will .neet IN
Louisville on January ?5-2S. The :oi!ow.tn
are the delegates: ]. d. EEgicatoa Jr.. Rev
), 1, Mas'in. James b. Dohcrty. Mrs. b. b.
HunioFd. Miss Mary Johnston. c. n. Cook,
ChAIles IIutzler
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
REPORT is MADE
BY PRISON BOARD
Hire of Convicts and Darlington
Charges Are Freely
Discussed.
TO LEGISLATURE TO-DAY
Prison Revenue Decreases as
Convict Road Force Is In
creased i'll Virginia.
TO LEGISLATURE

without specific reference TO the
proposed termination of the convict
labor contract with the Thatcher Com
pany. Tho board of directors OF the
State Penitentiary, In It's annual re-
port made public yesterday, deals to
some extent with the financial side of
the question. I'VE note from the re-
port OF the superintendent of Tho PEN
itentiary," said the board. that the
revenue derived from hires has de-
creased considerably this year. Last
year there was 4 great falling off from
the year previous.
Tho penitentiary has no regular
revenue except tina. derived from hir-
ing the prisoners to the Thacher Shoe
Company. and in proportion as the
road forces throughout the state in
crease. so must the prison poptAttior.
and tteir earning capacity decrease;
and. If the decrease In prison popula-
ton continues. IL will soon DO that the
pcnltcntiary will cease 10 be revenue
to the State"
Copies of the report have been print
ed, and ono will he upon the desk OF
every member of the General Assem-
bly, this morning.
Darlington Matter.
Six pages are devoted to .hc Car
rington episode. The correspondence
between the board and the former sur
geon, in which the latter was invited
to give details In regard to his
charges of cruelty ami improper in.
Gluence eXe.tcd by the shoe company.
Is reproduced Reports of previouc
years made by DR.. Darlington to .hc
boards are given, in which he COM
mendcd the sort of punishment admin
lstered and approved the administra
tons of tho boards and supcr!nten-
dents
I'VE do not hesitate" says the re-
port. ito say that here is no such
thing as cruelty in connection with
the penitentiary. We arc in close
touch with the superintendent. and our
investigation shows conclusivcly that
nothing of this kind could exist. The
punishments are humane. and only adj
mtnistered by orders of the superin-
tendcnt after a personal investigation,
the prisoner being present at the in
vcstigation.''
It is further stated tina: 1t is i'm
possible for the shoe company to have
anything whatever to do with any sort
of punishment which could affect the
parole OF convict.
The board is especially pleased with
many improvements installed n. the
state Farm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
SECOND COLD WAVE
snow Frozen IInrh aud peoplc Nov,
about CHutiousIy

sno" Frozen iInrh aud People Nov,
About Cautiously.
: cond cold wave which was nro,o
iatd TO continue through to-day, do.
scended upon Richmond yesterday. The
alush. which began 20 form shorty
after the sun waE well up on Mo
horizon. from the snow of tho pre-
vious two days. was frozen, convertin.,
the streets into ice. witch rna5e than3
almost impassable to hny kind OF
Horses and muics drawing vcbicics
were constantly falling upon tho ain.
rery surfaces. while peGestrlans Jared
little better.
All day the temperature remained
below the freezing paint, the htphns,
being recorded about u. NJ whcn /,
81. '''''' I"
fnrecaster Evans said that the cold
M.st nor WIZ continue through to-day
win gradually mo3ernt!nu te,npnra.
w. after sunrise. Fair and clear /,
also predicted, and il IL expected thu,
ha broken. 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
TreAtIe Carricu AWAY,

Wilmington, N. c., January 9.-fIeavy
rains in the wake OF snoH' and sleet
storms sunday and yesterday, caused
the breaking of a mill dam on q stream
crossed by the Raleigh and Charleston
Railroad. twentyfour miles south OF
Lumberton. N. c.. to-day, washing the
millhouse against a trestle over tho
stream with ouch violence that the
structure was carried away and the
millhouse wrecked. Trains between
Lumberton and Marion. s. c.. are trans
ftring passengers, mail and baggage
Mt the scene of the washout
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Aiumni A.snciniinn Rannnet

The Alumni Association OF the John Mar
ehsh High school vii! give banquet on
Saturday night 10 celebrate the formal opea-
Ing OF the library. Minitree Folkes will
he POSTMASTER and there will be addresses
b? John Garland Pollard, DR.. Charles r.
Robins. z. r. Ch1sterman. Charles Hu.z!er.
Niles Florence Pep:c. Miss Marion Monsoil
and others. About 100 persons will attend,
although they Sro requested to notify
Treasurer A. 3. Hutzier not later than TO.
day u they expect TO DE present 8. T. Bow
c-tdse is president OF the association.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
DISPUTE OVER LAND
Government Clnims Strip of Made Gro
In, Dat.

Dispute over tho poEsens.on OF n small
piece OF land, claimed by thu United states
and by private citizens. may find i.s way
into the Legislature. although Il war stated
yesterday TINT II VIII more likely be set
tied In the courts IL seems that the gov
ernment has been for como time dredging
In the Potomac R!ver and dumping the dirt
thus obtained on spot gu the Virginia
shore. This made n strip OF new ground.
On Monday. supposedly under orders from
tho secretc.y OF War. some workraHn put =
wire fence about this tract Naturally. the
abutt!ns property owners feel that they
have rights regarding tho location o! their
property or the river. and will contest tina
claim o. tho United sta,es
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
POLICE COURT CASES
Hearing of @. NJ. bland, Prtyute Detect,rc
L. postDoned

49, L. Postponed.
Inc hearing o: U. II. Bland private
detective. charged with being d,5orderiy and
interfering with G. b, Cooke was continued
IN Police Court yesterday morning to Jan
uary II. lie bai,cd In the sun, q, 500.
win G L. Whitiock as surc,y
b!and Is alleged 10 have been employed ny
thifd person to watch Mr.. Cooke. who was
suspected by tho third person o, u,ter,or
motives.
The hearing OF II. L. Richardson. II A.
layton. and Chester pcckner. alta, Ten
hessee hld. charged with a.sauitlnS and
soooing william II. Reynolds o: a pal. n,
KID gloves and sc in currency. was eon,in-
ueo 10 January IS. Reynolds said that he
was held UP underneath tho Chesapeake ard
oh!o Railway Vinduct on franklin street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
RulltlInr PermIfn.

Building and repair permits wsra Issued
yesterday as foIiowE.
E. l.. Bowles, 10 erect a two-story brick
dwelling on tho west side OF Twenty-third
Street between Broad and Marshall Streets.
to cost s2.75o.
Joseph Johnston, 10 erect a two story brick
dwelling tho west side Of Twenty-third
strcot between Broad and Marshall Streets.
TO cost s2.T5o.
Hyder Cal riel. TO repair brick store.
220s East Main Street to cost s1To.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
New Omcers Elected.

tSptC!HI 10 IHe TImcs-DIspatch.J q
Alexandria. Va, January 9.-The
officers to serve for tho year as fol
lows: r. S. Jones, president: Carroll
Pierce. vice-president: j. T. Preston,
secretary and treasurer.
The following directors have been
elected: a d. Brockett w. A Smoot,
Jrr ]. Y. Williams, Carroll Pierce. Mar
shall L. King.
The Chamber of Commerce also de-
cided to give a banquet either the
latter part of this or early next
month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
ROBBED OF WATCH
Negro Took II from ftllrr When Latter
Told Him Time of Night.

!. II. Til!e!. OF :0J south Harrison street,
reported 20 detective headquarters Yesterday
that he was held UP Monday night ON Beech
Street and robbed OF Il gold watch
According 10 Mr. filler's story. a big gel
low negro approached him and aske, him
for the time lie got the time ana the
ilm"piccc. Mr.. TllIor accommodating y
pulled out hts wn;ctt to give the correct
time The negro matched tho watch and
ran. That was the last seen OF him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Take. Girl to F1orrnoe,

Deputy Sherif Harreli. who was IN ths
city sishteeeing nu yesterday. departed laot
night Tor Florence. S. c.. with Manic Jack.
son, nlisr Bessie Rogers. wanted in Flor
ence for grand larceny. The young woman
WAS arrested here by Detective Atkinson on
North Fourteenth Street She ta alleged TO
have stolen three suit case, nlled with rneu' q
clothing m
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
CONSIDER CATAWBA
state Board of Health VIII Hold sessior

state BoaId OF IteHIt1 VIII fOIu Stsst0h
To-Day.
The tuberculosis committee OF the State
Board Of Health hold meeting ut the office
Of the department yesterday In prepare ton
of to-day's session Of tho State board. Mat
ters Mt the Catawba Sanatorium were gone
over and q report to be submitted to-day
was formulated.
Ono OF tho buildings designed to caro- for
cured, under the elk months rule ta In pro-
cess OF erection. while It Is expected that
nothing will he done with tho other :or the
present
The state Board OF Health meets at 10
O'Clock this morning. and will be in. session
throughout tho day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
TO REDIsTRlCT CITY
Clyde Saunders, John T. Lcyry ard II. l..
Atkinson TO De Amounted

NEkIDhpH 10 %" 1UUUINltU'
Judge z. 4 Wells. OF Hastings Court,
Part ., citing for Judge Wit yesterday an
nounced from tho bench that clyde w.
saunders. John :. Lea-y and II. Z, Atkinson
would be appointed committee 10 reds
t.ict the city under the ward change re-
Gently enacted by the city Council. The
eppo!n tment 0. tao three men vas not act.
ually made because proper mobilization had
not come from the clerk Of The City Couu-
ell. As coon a. This required u1;thcation 8:
received the commissioners wiii be appointed
IN fact AND swosn IN.
Tho announcement: WAS by Judge Wells So
tina, the three comm !ss!oners could prepare
themselves for the work IN hand Their
work will re 10 revise al! the registration
books filled out prior 10 the spring election
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Strawberries Arrive.

Right on the crest OF this cold wave.
taurante Yesterday displayed Strawberries In
their show windows TO remind people that
spr!RE Is on tho way. Tho Woodson Craig
Company tIne.> received a shipment yes
ierday from Plan, CITY. Fla. which was dis
posed OF In quick order.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
chancery Conrt AdIourns.

SO session OF the Chancery Cour, was held
yesterday on account OF the death o: ars
Georgia Bryan Gr!nnan. mother OF Judge
Daniel Grirnan. Judge CruInp opened court
and at oLce adjourned the docket
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Reception to Bar Association.

Members OF tho Richmond Bar Assooia uon
were guests OF the Richmond Academy Of
Medicine and Surgery mt a reception last
night at Lac Westuoreiand Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Marriage licenses.

Marriage licenses were Issued Yesterday
in tho Hastings Court TO Paul ISamsky and
Lille s!denburg, and to Katherine Floy
Kratz and David u. Sergeant
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22

be of great service to the state, my
motives would be absolutely miscon.
strued and that there would be just
complaint if | gave up the office to
which was elected and accepted the
senatorship. Especially would this ap
pear to be the case, as it has been
known that l had aspirations in that
direction. l consulted with number
of personal friends, put my ideas be.
fore them, and although at first they
had thought the opposite was the case,
reflection caused them to take the
same view that l did.
Il received also communications
from number of valued party friends
in different parts of the state, who
took the same view. My immediate
relatives entertained the same idea.'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
CHOLERA CAUSING GREATER
HAVOC THAN BATTLE.
Soldiers Dying by Hundreds From
Dread Disease, Mosques Being
Turned Into Hospitals.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Pasha, the
general commanding the heavy artil-
lery along the line of Tchatalja de-
lenses, was attacked by cholera Sat
urday at army headquarters. lie was
hurried away to Ejub owing to the
danger of the infection spreading to
other commanders.
On the train with him were 1000
soldiers afflicted with the dreaded dis
ease which is causing greater havoc
now than the battle. Soldiers dying
on the way to the hospital at Ejub
are laid out on the roofs of cars. "A
large number of patients have been
placed in the mosque of st. Sophia,
where a Gordon has been established.
Reports from commanders at the
front state bluntly that their position
is absolutely hopeless and that Tchat-
ALA cannot hold out many days. Sat
1rday's mortality from cholera reach
ed 1000. The disease has appeared
in its most virulent form and the
deaths already run well into five fig
ures. Those attacked are simply left
to die without the slightest attention.
Many of the foreign residents who
had been ready to risk the chance of
fanatical outbreak are departing for
Europe because of the cholera.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
THE PANAMA CANAL
NEARS COMPLETION
FIRST SHIP WILL PASS THROUGH
THE BIG DITCH SOME TIME
NEXT SUMMER.
one Of the Small Vessels Used by
Canal Builders VIII Make First
Trip, Formal Opening of Water
way to Take Place Later.

Washington.-Som time next sum
mer or fall, no exact date being speci-
fed, vessel will pass from the At
lantic to the Pacific across what il
now the Isthmus of Panama, which
consequently must disappear from the
worlds geography, and by the same
human agency the Western hemF
sphere will be divided into two con-
tinents. The vessel will not be the
Oregon nor any other famous Ship
but will be one of the many small wa
ter craft in daily use by the canal
builders, and probably the only pas
sengers will be Col. George w Goeth-
ais and the staff of American engt
neers who for the last eight years
have been carrying on the greatest
engineering work the world has ever
seen. 1t will be later than that, any
where from six months to a year per
haps, before the formal opening Of the
waterway will take place and naval
feet headed by the famous old Ore
gon will pass through into the west
ern ocean and the canal may be fairly
said to be open to trade.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-22
.HAWLEY SPURNS TOGA
AND APPOINTS PERKY
Governor of idaho Refuses to Elevate
Himself and Appoints Boise Law
yer to FIJI Heyburn's Place.

Boise, Idaho.--Goyernor James III.
5awley decided on Saturday not to re-
sign his office to accept appointment
as United States senator at the hands
OF Lieutenant Governor Sweetser, and
appointed Judge X. l. Perky of Boise
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Hepburn.
Governor Hawley's decision came as
a surprise in view Of the fact that
Friday night he announced his inten-
ton of taking the appointment. His
explanation is that, as the time drew
near, the bringing about of his own
elevation to the place became repul-
sive. 1t Is also known that pressure
was brought to bear upon him. espe-
cially from north Idaho, to remain
governor to the end of his term
Judge Perky is native of Wayne
county, Ohio, and came to Idaho in
1894, and was appointed judge of the
Fourth judicial district in 1901. He
was state Democratic chairman in
1900 and took part in the senatorial
contest which resulted in the defeat
Of former Senator Dubois.
In public statement given out
Saturday night Governor Hawley said:
Il slept upon the matter last night
and the old feeling of repulsion to-
wards the idea revived. 1t seemed to
me that, although I could undoubtedly