The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-26
PICTURE SHOWS
COMPLAINED OF
PETERSBURG WOMEN ASK NAY
OR TO LOOK INTO CLASS
OF ATTRACTIONS.
WILL DREDGE HARBOR
UNITED STATES ENGINEER ASKS
CITY TO FIRST REBUILD DAM
WASHED AWAY IN RI.
-- CENT FLOODS.
WILL DREDGE HARBOR
Sirginian Bureau.


J PETERSBUR PIG. VA. May 21.--Con
plant has been made 10 Mayor Cam
I cron by ladies' representing the dfiior-
ent Protestant churches Of this city
! that the moving pictures shows mere
/ are showing pictures which are :.
menace to the Youth and morais OF this
city. For several days past the Mayor
I has had special officer visit the lit.
4 ferent show houses of this city. al4
7 thu officer reported tTlat h. SAW nothttg
; objectionable IN any of the pictures
/ presented.
/ The mayor replied to the ladies to-
/ day saying he would suppress any Oh
scene or Objectionable pictures aud re-
dBestiug them to make specific com
plants in me future az TO objeCtiop-
able pictures. and that the complaints
would be investigated at once.
viii Dredge Harbor.
Mayor Cameron has been informed
| by Major Mason Patrick. L. :. A.
who liz In charge of the waterways
at Norfolk and Petersburg. that he & Ill
proceed at once and have the harboi
bed here dragged in order to renlof Z
the debris caused by the bursting q
the government dam here several
weeks ago. Colone- Patrick stated
however. that he would not rebuild
the dam 10 its former height uni, -
the city would raise the southern enl
/ banknent Of the river from the electric
/ bridge to the present dam 10 TIT
height of twenty rect above tide
water Colonel Patrick stated f0rthel
that to complete the dam without r. IS
/ ing the southern shore S~ould bc dan
gerous in freshet tItSC to the lower
part Of Petersburg He stated, hon
ever. that he had the money for The
completion of the dam To the proper
height, and that he would build in SUCH
dam proper concrete fumes for fresh
ening the harbor if the right elevation
along the southern shore is obtainea.
The common council will take tsone
action in regard to raising the south
ern bank Of the river at its next meet
ing. although II is not known what Il
will do.
Taken to Wilmington.
The two men W. II. Carson and y.
Carson, who We're arrested here Thurs
day evening, on the charge of stealing
an automobile and n number Of dia-
monds in Wilmington, n &, were TAX
en- back to that city this morning by
Deputy Sheriff Davis. who came f1r
them. The automobile they are al
| reouisition papers. and Mrs. Carson,
wife OF one OF the accused, went with
htme. The automobile they are OIL
legged to have stolen Is being hello mere
subject to order. ana some of the
! diamonds were aisv recovered. JUST
before leaving here, the men protested
their innocence. and said they wouid
be- acquitted when their case comes
to trial.
Harvey Hitchcock. aged twenty-five.
died yesterday at the home of his par
ents MIR. and Mrs, ", r. Hitchcock.
at Burgess. Dinwiddie county. His
death was very sad. He was the : A.
L. telegraph operator al Burgess, ana
| was accidentally run over by a hand
car several weeks ago. and his back
broken He was operated upon at the
Petersburg hospital, and was taken
home about week agp. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon 1t
} O'Clock at the residence of his par
ents
Tramp Tries to suicide.
William White. negro tramp
threw himself in front Of an engine al
the Union station last night. but was
pulled off by another negro before he
was injured He was arrested and
taken to the station house. It is be-
iieved that he is demerted, and q COM,