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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
MAYOR STRONG FOR
SPRING CLEANING
Wants Whole City to Join in
Movement to Clean Up and
Keep Clean.

general meeting OF representatives
from religious. commercial. labor fra
tcrnal and patriotic societies has been
called by the :ociety for the Better
men Of Housing and Living Conditions
In Richmond TO be held at the John
Marshall High School Thursday night
at S o'clock to perfect plans for the
cleanup fortnight from May 8 TO May
IL. Mayor Ainslie. Chief Health Officer
Levy and others will speak Mayor
Ainsiie has come out as a strong advo-
cate OF general spring cleaning He
said yesterday:
No, sir; we are not spending any
time deciding whether this cleanup
proposal shall be a wash for high
neck or lowneck': we want TO make
ii n full bath. 1t is not simply a back
yard proposition. we want the gar
refs, rooms. closets and cellars cleaned
OF all useless material, the rubbish.
whose only likely future service Will
be to produce disease or fire. | refer
to tho kind OF stun that. if YOU have
ever moved. you wondered first, how
1t ever got In the house, and, second.
why YOU allowed il TO femain Now In
the time 10 get rid of 1t. hope every
resident of Richmond. of every age.
sex. color and condition. will take our
appeals as personal to himself and her
self, and understand that we sincerely
request and desire and hopefully ex-
pect the cooperation of every one.
Fl especially want to enlist the SYM
pathy Interest and support OF the boys
and girls-now and hereatcr--in the
effort to clean up the city and keep 1t
clean would like each one 10 de-
clare and hold himself or herself an
implacable enemy of everything that
dirties or filters up our yards. streets
and alleys, and for each TO resolve TO
help to keep Richmond clean in the
futura
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
HAS NOTHING, BUT
OWES S21,4443.75
w. r. Martin Files Petition in
Bankruptcy, Naming Many
Richmond Creditors.

Schedules IN voluntary bankruptcy
filed yesterday IN the United States
District Court by William T. Martin.
OF $40 North Eleventh Street, list liza
b'lities TO the amount or s2l,4i375
with no assets not Claimed under the
exemption laws \ large number Of
creditors are named, most of them from
this city.
Under the head OF unsecured crcd!-
tors are listed these who hold claims In
excess OF 500: American National
Bank, note s34e: T. a. Daffron. South
Richmond. two notes, sl36l5; W. j.
Parrish, note. s1.ioO: II. r. Eldrdgc
note, Sl.e75. Commonwealth Bank. note
b r. Eldridgc indorser. sIs5. First
National Bank. note, B. II. Eldr!dsc
.udorser. 1925. Sydnor & Hundlcy. Inc.
sl20: James y. Moncure. note. si,40O;
~ j. Webster, motto. $500, and T. a.
Gebhardt note. sl9S.
The schedule names Ave creditors
holding claims represented by notes
for which. according TO the petitioner,
other indorsers arc primarily liable.
w. j.. Chalmers holds two notes. one
for s52S and another for $3.50. Both
are executed By j. y. Lund'n and made
payable 10 ". NJ Martin. Tho iirst
~ r. Rice. and the second by W. I.
tin and w r. Chalmers The Bank
of Arvonia claims $50 represented by
a note made by j. ~ Lundin. payable
to the petitioner, and Endorsed by him
and c. :. Parrish.
With the foregoing is grouped c.
L. Splitter. of Richmond, who claims
S4701 evidenced ny fourteen notes OF
5000 each. and one note for $500 in
dorsed by James T. Hill and j. 5. Elm
stein, and S. a. Lynch, OF Asheville.
n c.. with n claim for $4,000 repre-
scented by sixteen notes for $500 each
Endorsed by the Kessn!ch Martin
Amuseme Company, claimed by tho
petitioner to be primarily liable.
Under the head OF creditors holding
securities the schedule lists the Ryan
Smith Company, $40; j. Henry Martin.
note for S605 secured by seventy shares
of stock in the Kessnich Martin
Amusement Company, Inc declared by
the petitioner to be worthless; and DR..
Crowdzey. OF GIG North Tenth street.
who holds two notes, one for $500. and
the other for $500. The last note Is
secured by ten shares Of stock In the
Victor Martin Theatrical Company. Ac-
cordlng TO the petitioner. these shares
were first pledged with B. r. Eldrdge
on note which was paid. and then
subsequently, pledged with DR.. Crowd
Zey. Mr.. Eldridge, it is stated, con-
tends that the shares We're pledged
for the full amount of the debt due
him and declines to surrender them
until his claim is satisfied in full.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
WEEKS LECTURES
ON BIBLE STUDY
DR.. Harris E. Kirk, Of Baltimore,
to Deliver Course to Mems
Bible Classes.

A series OF lectures on the Bible
under the auspices OF the Federation
OF Mems Bible Glasses of Richmond will
begin in the Grace Street BAPTIST
Church tomorrow night. The speak err
Will be Row. Harris e. Kirk, D. D.. OF
the Franklin Street Presbyterian
Church. Baltimore.
The topics to be treated during the
series will be as follows:
Monday nlght-The history OF re-
demption, as revealed In the Bible.
Tuesday night-A study of the forces
for and against Christ in tho four
gospels.
Wednesday night-The lifc and times
of Jeremiah
Thursday ntght--The life and limos
OF Ezekiel
Friday night-The Gospel OF Mark.
saturday afternoon-The Acts OF the
Apostles. and the evolution OF the
Apostolic Church.
While the series is being given
under the auspices OF tho Mems Bible
Glasses, all lectures will be open to
men and women. tho object beipg to
stimulate greater interest In Bible
study and Bible class attendance. The
conference is undenominational. Each
meeting will last for ono hour. OPEN
ing at SIS o'clock. NO collection will
be taken, as the expenses have been
provided by the Mems Bible Classes
OF the city DIR. Kirk is one of the
leading minister's in the Southern
Presbyterian Church, and is an able
teacher, and a man OF large experience
in the organization and teaching Of
Bible classes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
STATE M|L|T|A|S
STEADILY GROWING
Report of Adjutant-General Sale
Shows That 1912 Enlistment
Largest Since Spanish War.

The annual report of Adjutant-Gen-
eral w. w. Sale, volume OF $50 pages,
just received from the public printer,
shows that the total strength of the
Virginia Volunteers Is now $3.50, com
posed OF 200 officers and 2,41T enlisted
men. The State militia is stronger Mt
this time by about 200 than at any
period since tho Spanish War This
force is divided into the following
branches: Infantry, las officers and
2.147 enlisted men: feld artillery, IS
officers and zoe men; signal corps, 2
oiilcers and men; medical corps. IS
oh1cers and IS men: general staff off,
GERS, II officers and 1 man.
Naturally. Richmond possesses the
largest militia garrison. having sta
toned here total of so officers and
S16 men: while Norfolk ranks second,
with force Of 80 officers and ass men.
Portsmouth has II officers and 1o3
men: Staunton, IL officers and 1913 men.
and twenty-five other Virginia towns
maintain one fun company each.
Changes In the organization OF tho
virginia Volunteers we're few in 1912;
no commands were disbanded, but two
new companies were recruited: Com
pany Is, Second Infantry Regiment, at
Strasburg. and Company D Fourth In
tantry Regiment, at Norfolk.
The Acknowledgement reports that
the State appropriation amounted last
year TO s65,S0617. which. though an
increase Of s6.05S over tho preceding
year. was inadequate. The additional
$4,000 was of no practical advantage
TO the militiamen, owing to the fact
that the Bureau OF Confederate Military
Records was made a part Of this de-
partment.
Many Recomme ndntionn.
Among his recommendations, General
Sale includes the following:
That all persons accepting com
mission in the Virginia Volunteers be
required to pledge their intention to
continue in the service for at least
one, two or three years: provided, of
course, their service is satisfactory, or
their reason for resigning is most
urgent.
That quarters be provided for the
organization and maintenance of field
hospital at Richmond.
That allowance be made for renting
additional Office space for the military
department
That special appropriation of
$4,000 or $50 900 be made for the cree
ton of a State arsenal and storage
rooms, or rent for the Same be voted
annually.
That the service OF an expert rifle
man from the United States Army be
obtained to instruct the Virginia Vol
unteers in target practice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
SLOW PACE SAVES
SEAbOARD TRAIN
Application Of Air Brakes Pre-
vented Engine From Plunging
Into Main Street.
DRIVING WHEELS JUMP
Blocking of Track Made 1t
Necessary to Shift Over to
Coast Line Station.
DRIVING WHEELS
JUMP

Air brakes hastily applied saved Sea-
board engine No. SO from twenty
fve-foot plunge from the viaduct to
Main Street. when 1t left the track yes
terday afternoon as It was pulling into
the Main Street Station, with the New
York Florida mall. due In this city Mt
.5:05 o'clock. Fortunately the train
was on time and was running Mt a
low rate Of speed, when the driving
wheels OF the big mogul jumped the
rails. The brakes stopped It's course
less than foot from the edge of the
trestle.
The accident caused slight disar-
rangement in the schedule for some
hours. The nine coaches attached to
the derailed locomotive had to be haul
ed across the river to the junction
with the Southern Railway in South
Richmond. There they were shifted
to the Atlantic Coast Line, and taken
into Byrd Street Station. where the
connection with the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad was
made. The local passenger train be-
tween this city and Norlina, y. c., due
here at 5:45 o'clock had to be shunted
to n side track on the south side OF the
river until the express was switched
over the Southern. II was then hauled
into Richmond, where its passengers
were landed 100 yards below the sta
ZION. me SouthDOund limited, which
leaves Richmond at 11:17 o'clock, was
delayed for a short time while repairs
TO the track were being made.
Saved by Narrow Plank.
The engine was coming into the sta
ton slowly when It left the rails. The
front truck hung to the tracks, but
the rear end, with the huge driving
wheels. bucked and jumped into close
proximity to the edge of the cross
ties which, with the exception of two
inch planking for foot passengers, was
all that guarded the edge OF the Via
duct. The tender followed the engine
from the tracks but tho coaches re-
NAMED on the rails.
Although in commission for less than
five months. No. 50 has already gain
ed the reputation of being n ''hoodoo."
Three weeks ago 1t had a similar es-
capade. leaving the track at Norlina.
1t barely missed turning turtle, and
is said TO have been derailed on three
other occasions.
The locomotive was in charge of En-
gineer William Steel, and it was his
quiet work. with the air brakes that
prevented an accident. He stuck to the
cab until the train came to a stand
still. and then assisted in the work
of getting the engine back on the
tracks. The accident occurred shortly
after o'clock. and 1t was more than
SIX hours later before the line was
cleared for travel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
Appeal From Jail sentence.

Appeal From Jail Sentence.
James Meade and Richard Sharp, ne
groes, were each sentenced to serve
in Police Court on the charge Of steal.
ing brass fittings from the John r.
Wilson Company, Inc. They appealed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
MUST REPORT TO POLICE
PawnbrOkers Must Furnish Daily Rec.
ord OF All ArticIes RecciXed.

ord or All Articles Received.
Daily reports of all articles bought
or on which money is loaned, beginning
TOMORROW. will be made to tho police
by all pawnbrolsers in Richmond. This
Is the result of the recent adoption OF
an ordinance by the City Council. Any
pawnbroker failing to comply with this
new law will be punished by the revo-
cation of his license. The ordinance
also provides that in case of the revo-
cation of n license, it cannot be re-
Moved, and this will continue until
only six pawnshops are left. Some
time ago an effort was made to reduce
the number of this class of dealers to
six. and 1T was strongly fought.
These daily reports, 1t is expected,
police in recovering lost and stolen
property. Accurate descriptions Of
every article received must be made
Forms for the reports were yester-
day distributed from police headquar-
ters to all pawnbrokers. and the re-
ports will begin coming in tomorrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
nesinted Policeman

Douglas Eaton was fined $40 and
costs yesterday morning In Police Court
for being drunk, dIsorderly and resist
ing Policeman Sweet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
Thirty Days in J.ii.

Thirty Days in Jail
slick Sydnor was sent to Jail for
thirty days yesterday morning In Po-
lice Court for assaulting Fred Romer
anu stealing SO cents from him.
Mr.. Lewis Improving.
r. NJ. Lewis who was operated on nj
st. Elizabeth's Hospital on "Wednesday.
is improving.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
"sun.hiue Preachers, To-day.

Miss Mabelle Biggart, OF New York
City, called The Sunshine Preacher .
will speak at East End Baptist Church
this morning at II o'clock on simon
the Crossbearer." She Will deliver an
interpretive adaptation OF Adam
Bede" Wednesday night at Leigh Street
Baptist Church.
There WHY be several Shapters on
Richmond, says Miss Biggart, In her
forthcoming book, SIN and Out OF
Beaten Paths"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-20
Rcformatory for Coiored Girls.

First steps toward launching tho
reformatory for colorcd girls, which 1t
is proposed to establish in Hanover
County, were taken Friday afternoon
when social workers of both races met
secretary OF the State BOARD OF Chart
ties and Corrections. to organize a
board OF trustees. The movement Is
being initiated as private under
taking In the hope that the next session
Of the General Assembly may be- pre-
vailed upon to provide for It's maiIite-
nance az a State charity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-29
CAR CRUSHES BOY
At PLAY ON TRACK
Robert Daffron, Twelve Years
Old, Badly Hurt in Accident
on Hull Street.

Whlle playing In the street last night
about o'clock with several other bovs
Robert Daffron, twelve years ola CO,
OF Andrew j. Daffron, of 1902 Porter
street was caught under the wheels
OF a northbound Hull Street ear of the
Virginia Railway and Power Comnar,
at Fourteenth Street, South Richmooa
ana very badly injured. Although VII
messed exonerated the car crew from
Diane, Motorman II. L. Ladd. OF los
East Eighteenth Street. and Conf,uc,o
T. 1. Barbee, were placed under arrest
bnrbee WINS Latcr Released.
according TO those who saw tho &C
cluent, II was unavoidable. tho shouta
ot the boys at play drowning the noise
OF the approaching car. Without warn
tme, me nttie Danron boy lcaped in
'front.' OF the car, which, fortunatelv
was not moving Mt rapid rate OF
speed. and was flung TO the ground
under the fender. He fell snuarclv
between the rails, thus escaping the
heaVF wheels, but was dragged and
crushed by the car trucks. His right
arm was broken in several places and
his scalp cut in ugly wounds. but NJ
the Johnston Willis Hospital, where he
was rushed after tho accident. II wns
said that the hurts are not thourbt
TO be fatal "
Motorman Ladd shaken nervouslv
by the accident, could say but little
as TO how it occurred
IL was an accident and on my part
could not have been avoided" he said
iast night When the boy ran across
me track he was almost at arms reach
OF the car. tried to put on the
brakes In time, but was unable to do
So" W 'o
When the car was brought to y
standstill the boy was lying under !,
III The middle of the tracks He yaS
arageed Into the street and placed in
nun street store until the arrival
Dr w II. Craig were summoned and
E"Ve emergency treatment After n
preliminary examination by Surgeon "
/. hawkins. the boy was placed in ,ha
cry ambulance and taken to the John
ston- Willis Hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-29
CITY COMMITTEE
WILL GET REPORTS
Holds Meeting Tonight to Hear
From Opposing Sides in
Plans Committee.

Two reports on tho proposed anncxa-
ton referendum will go from the plans
committee to the meeting of the City
Democratic Committee which Chairman
Miles NJ. Martin has called for s O'Clock
tonight at Murphy's Hotel One OF
these will propose that the lines FOR
annexation" and against annexation"
shall appear on the ballot to be voted
either the June or the August primary,
writing recommend that referendum
on this subject would be illegal, in
effective and undesirable.
AT the meeting OF tie plans commit
tee held yesterday afternoon. 1T was
agreed among all the members that no
Information should be given out except
by tho chairman, Clyde w Saunders.
who had become argrivcd at newspaper
reports of the meeting held Monday
afternoon. The only information
which Mr.. Saunders thought IT proper
to give out last night was that re-
port would be made 10 the fun com
mittee, signed by three of the plans
including himself. and that
1t was possible there would be n
report, signed by the other
two members. Details, he thought
should not be divulged in advance OF
a report.
Those who favor a referendum claim
that they have clear majority In favor
OF "a popular vote on annexation, and
that the committee tonight will re-
affirm it's former action. The opponents
feel. however, that their position has
been greatly strengthened.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-29
VICTIMS APPEAL
TOC|TY ATTORNEY
Determined Effort Being Made
to Drive Loan Sharks.
From Richmond.

Instances Of how loan sharks work
In Richmond continued to multiply Mt
the city Attorneys office yesterday
one man bringing papers to show that
ne mad recently, in Il time OF special
emergency, borrowed SIS. Up to this
time he has paid s14.60 in interest
charges and is daily being dunned for
more interest, no credit having been
made on the principal.
Cases where alleged fees" have been
charged to make n preliminary investi-
CATION, and where no such investiga-
tion was made, the fee being I'm addi-
'ioh TO absurd rates of interest, have
come to light. Some very respectable
people have been located who, to meet
certain troubles in their families, Dor
rowed money from the sharks on which
they arc paying interest Mt the rate
OF 10 per cent a month, aside from the
zee Tor investigation. Many of these
transactions had been running a long
,ime and tho parties had given up all
nope of getting even again. as every
cent over actual living expenses was
consumed In the absolutely illegal and
usurious interest charges.
NO publicity will be given to those
VINO come forward to seek tho aid of
inc city Attorneys office, and by so
uoihe II VIII be possible in many cases
10 relieve them from the payment OF
lurthcr Illegal charges
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-29
MANY LIVES ARE
SAVED ANNUALLY
DR.. Levy Tells Business Men
Health Department Has Saved
100000 in Checking Disease.

How Richmond has been saved
100000 by it's Health Department, esti
mating the value of human life at
$1,000, was related by DIR. Ernest G.
Levy. Chief Health Oflcer, at the week
y luncheon OF the Business Mems
Club yesterday afternoon. The City's
Health" was the subject up for dis
cussion. and DIR. Levy gave Some very
convincing facts and figures. showing
what the department has done 20 make
ii better.
The death rate from typhoid fever
alone. he said. has been reduced from
77.S per 100000 OF population 10 2O.2
per 100000 in the last six years. and
In other lines the city otiicehs have
accomplished equally astonishing re-
suits.
DIR. Levy made special plea for CO.
operation between the department and
the public, saying that II the people
but understood the duties OF the
Health Department. a great deal more
might he accomplished. He SAID that
the two telephones In his office are
kept ringing constantly by those who
have complaints TO make. and most
of them are not within the province OF
the department at all. Some people
seem TO think that it Is the duty OF
the department to haul away dead cats,
dogs. chickens and other sorts OF rub
DlSh. lie said that If the people would
only realize what the work OF the
department really Is and help as best
they are able, 1t would he n great con-
venicnce.
Short talks were also made by
President Thomas p. Bryan. of the
club; President Williams, of the So
clety for the Betterment OF Housing
and Living Conditions, and Postmas-
ter Edgar Allan, Jr.
There was q full attendance Of nifty
business men. DR.. d. s. Freeman was
chairman OF the committee which ar
ranged the luncheon. and presided over
the discussion. The other two mem
bers t'ere III. S. Bloomberg and DIR. G.
II Rudd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-29
LOR|MER GETS NO
HELP IN VIRGINIA
Illinois Senator Not Likely to Get
Recognition for Consump-
ton Cure"

Efforts on the part OF former Senator
William Lorimer. OF Illinois, to secure
official recognition on the part of the
State of Virginia for the so-called con-
sumption cure" that ne appears to be
backing. are likely to meet with scant
success.
Governor Mann received a letter from
the Senator, who was expelled from the
upper branch Of Congress- asking that
Virginia appoint a representative to
look into the merits of the Cure in
which Lorimcr represented himself to
be greatly Interested in behalf of suf-
fering humanity. He mentioned Incl
dentally that Surgeon-General Rupert
Blue, Of the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service, had dis
patched an official to the scene.
This letter was referred by the Gov
ernor to State Health Commissioner
Ennion G. Williams who has looked
into the matter While he has made
no recommendation. tho nature of his
action may be guessed at
1t seems an investigation has been
made by the Journal Of tho American
Medical Society. That paper denounces
tho scheme, and intimates that former
Senator Lormer is trying to use his
efforts to get investigators appointed.
MS means of advertising. His cure
for consumption Is the invention of DR..
Potter p. Duket. who has practfced It
and advertised 1T for some years. Eigh-
teen cases on which he Dragged as
having made cures were looked into.
discovery that fifteen of the people are
dead OF consumption, most of them sue
cumbing soon after they were so mirao-
ulouSly healed"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-29
WOMAN RUN DOWN
BY COLORED DRIVER
Miss Hall Hurt When Struck by
Horse at Seventh and
Broad Streets.

Miss Mabel Hall. OF Sol South Cherry
Street was run down at Seventh and
Broad Streets last night at G:3o o'clock
by horse driven by James Fleet. col
ored, employed rs a driver by Stierlor
d Co, butchers. of 324 North Sixth
Street Miss Hall was assisted into
the store of the..Grant Drug Company.
examination by DE. j. y. Williams, CITY
hospital ambulance surgeon, showed
that she had been cut about tho arm
and was badly bruised She was able
TO 80 10 her home.
a large crowd was attracted by tho
accident. and it was with difficulty that
curious spectators were kept away
been taken.
Fleet, who was arrested by Trar,c
oHicer Bradley and Patrolman War
r!ner, and charged with reckless driy-
ans according to witnesses. was not
orlving rapidly. He had Just crossed
seventh Street. going east. when Miss
HAll. 1t was said, stepped from the curb
and in front of the horse before he had
chance 10 stop. She was knocked
down, and several citizens and BRADLEY
aho Warriner quickly went TO her as
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