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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21
MAY NOW USEANY
KIND OFF, GRANITE
Local Quarries No Longer
Have Preference on
City Work.
SH0ck0E PAPER FILED
Administrative Board Will Not
Two Accept Resignation of
Ambulance Surgeons.
sHockoE PAPER FILED

Bidders for street paving and similar
work hereafter viii not be limited 10
local quarries, the Administrative Board
yesterday adopting resolution offered
by MIR. Hirschb berg. providing that In
future the specifications for any kind
of stone work for streets be not confined
to local stone, but shall merely call for
hard granite. Heretofore the specifca-
tions of the City Engineer = office nave
required first class james River granite.
and it has been alleged that this was
the cause of some of the delay in execu-
ton of certain paving contracts
Contractors alleged before the Wonder
lehr Investigating Committee last fall
that there was granite quarry
trust >" the object of which was to freeze
out small contractors and monopolize
street paving and similar city work
In support OF the charge At was stated
that local quarries had refused TO sell
stone to certain contractors az any
price, and that certain accessible rock
ouarries had been closed after passing
into possession OF those either owning
or having access to other quarrles.
Several of the larger paving contractors
have their own quarries. and so are
independent of any alleged combine
1t was objected at the time that re-
moval of the requirement of James
River granite or it's equivalent might
omen the way for bringing in inferior
stone which would not stand traffic
and weather as well as the hard bed
granite taken from local auarries.
Several bids for vitrifed brick alley
crossings in South Richmond were
rejected by the Board on advice OF
City Engineer Boiling. and new bids
invited.
Buying Supplies.
The contract for feed for three
months for the city stables under the
Engineers Department. including the
Street Department Stables al Six
teenth and Marshall and at William
Byrd Park. and the stables in certain
parks was awarded to Irving l.. Suther-
land The City Engineer was author
lied to advertise for bids for o0oo bar
rels. more or less. of Portland cement
and for the required amount of terra
Gotta pipe: also for bids on the annual
contract for repairs to brick and stone
paving and resetting curbing. Bills
of the Street Cleaning Department
amounting to S.2e2- 50 were ordered
paid.
A Joint resolution referred by the
CITY Council in regard to the improve
ment of Shockoe Greek was received
and dled.
Repairs 20 the boilers in the City
Hall. TO cost $40. were ordered
The Board received letter from DIT.
A O. Brown. Jr.. secretary OF the City
Home medical stan. requesting that
the designations OF Ambulance Sur
xcons Hawkins and Bernard be not
accepted. The letter was received and
flied the Board deciding. on advice OF
the medical staff. to take no action az
this time on the pending designations.
The City Engineer was instructed 20
make necessary repairs TO the rOadbed
OF Cary Street between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Streets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21
MOON ARRESTED
AS LONE BANDIT
Held for Hearing on Charge Of
Holding Up Southern
Train.

Birmingham. Ala. January a.-Nsr>A.n
Moon formerly en- empioye 81 the railway
postal service. as arrested IN Woodiavn. =
suburb 81 BifninEhAm. tonight. charged vita
holding NJ a southern haivay uain near
Lincoln. Ala. early sunday mornins. Ms
bond vas Sired e. reo. southern Railway
passenger train -ss held % Sunday 80 River
.i6s. A.s b lone bandit. Who secared sevs
ri registered letters.
Mco1 denied tne charge vhen src<tef-
snd he sf>.dfz<tly refused n TAX to-oizhb
IA waz s~rrr parf~d 70 the tkl ~ nt- <if<
s.s sgod ssshs. ~ho bad come over Iron Lis-
csfn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21
Law made 20 Cover River and Hsrbor
WORT.

Washington. January - Excursions
Of the eight-hour law applicable 20 all
employees on government contract work
we're to-day extended b. Congress to
erDployr4 on river and harbor i'm
movements The Supreme CogT: had
held that iaborcrs on river and harbor
not eu@ccpfibic 20 the provisions %
the eight hour Law. To overcome the
the senate to-day passed the House
bin amending the original eight hour
Law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21
PETS OF JACKIEs ARE AGAIN IN
GOOD STANDING

Special TO The Trmcs-Dispstchl
Norfolk. Va. January 0.-Admirai
Z NJ poyle- commanasnt OF ne
his recent order banishing pet animals
from the battleship and government
reservations here. The order was issued
after a pet goat had attacked the
admiral on the deck OF one Of the
5stticships. The pets had been left
with friends in the city. and there was
harrying about :his afternoon to get
them back to their masters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21
BOY CORN GROWERS GET
TRIP TO EXPOSITION.

Column ia. s. c.. January sc:--More
than 500 boy corn growers, prize win
contests will arrive in Columbia next
week for the fifth national corn expo
sition. which will be held from January
q to February s.
These boys are to be given instruc
ton in corn growing Other interesting
sights at the exposition will be aRri-
cultural exhibits from twenty-seven
states and from the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21

Brunswick. ia. January H-Esriv
this norning the bcvlsnd Lino steam
min LOUISIANA. which went ashore
ON the breakers OF Sapclo Island
wednesday afternoon. vac foated
through the combined efforts % thc
revenue cutter Ysmscraw and the
tugs NcCau.cy and Cynthia. A por-
lion Of her cargo. which was removed
yesterday. vas reloaded and the ship
proceeded 90 Charleston
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21

special 90 The Times Dispaieh).
vcsttestion into the sinking Of the
sfear7cr T.uckenbach BY the lndrskusia
was continued to-day by the etesmb boat
inspectors behind closed doors. Two
uffnr-ses were examincd vheD the
hearine uss adjourned until to-morro~.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
LOCAL FERRY TRAINs-ELEcTRIc SERVICE
Via Oakland Pier

To Oakland 18th ST.. and Berkeley. via shatuck Ave.
and Ellsworth St Daily-From 500 o. m, and
every twenty minutes until $40 D. m. inclusve then
900 $40. 020 II O0 II 40 p. m. IL 20 and l20 m.
Additional boats Saturdays and Sundays only $40
p. m. 9.20. 1000. 10.40 and II 20 p. IN.
To Berkeley via Cafor MA Street or Albany via Ninth
Street Lines. -Daily-From 800 a. m, 1920, $40.
100 m, and every twenty MINUTES until 20 D. M,
inclusive; then 900 $40, 1920, 1IO0 IL 40 D. m,
1920 and 1.20 g. m. Additional boats SATURDAYS and
Sundays only. $40 p m. 9.20. 1000. 1040 and ll2O
p.
70 Oakland, Washington Broadway, East Oakland.
FruinaIe and Melrose, via Seventh St.-Daily-From
600 .. m, then every twenty minutes until $40 D. m
inclusive; then 600. $40, 1920. I1.00, fl4O D. n,
1920 and 120 8. m. Additional boats SATURDAYS and
Sundays only, $40 p m, 9.20, 1000 104O and 40
p. m.
To Havenscourt.- Daily-From 800 O. m and every
twenty minutes until 7.40 p. m, inclusve then $40
900. l140 p m. Saturdays and Sundays only 9l0,
1000. l0.40 1l-20 p. NJ
To Dutton Aye.-DaIy-600 g. M, $40. $40. ZOO. 100.
7.4O. 500. $40. 920 1000. l040 II 10 q m, l2O0
p. M. 12-40, 1.20. 200. 2s0 3.20, 400. 420. 4A0,
500, $40. 54o 600, $40. $40, 7.40. $40. 900
Horseshoe to Oakland. Washington Broadway FruItvaIe
Alameda. North Side Daily-From 500 q M. rs 20
$40, 700 7-20, 7.40. 800 $40 9.40 a. M: then 400
pm 40, 44O. 500. 5-2o $40. 600. 620. 6.40. ZOO
and 7.40 p. m.
To Alameda, Park 81. via 7th ST.. Oakland
900 a m. $40, $40, 1920. IL 90, LAO a. M 1920
pm. 90 30. 220. 240. 800. 720. 500. $50, 600.
sa0, 1920 and l1O0 p. m.
To Stonehurst tSteam ServIcs)-t6.00. 1910, f720
4gO0 1000 a. M, Il 20 p. M, t200 1900. 1920
'4OO, 500. $40 and f620 .. m.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24

nerved themselves to meet the
woman
She turned to her husband
"Charlie.'
Kenneth is the man began, his
voice husky with emotion
I've been drinking, mother"
Yes, / know. Gentlemen drink
but they do not lie." She appealed
imperiously to Nelson. rs my son a
liar?"
Emily" The cry sounded from
the mans shamed and tortured soul
rs hep" insisted Emily Nelson.
YES" said Kenneth.
NO" acknowledged his father
Then what he said is true?"
Yes"
The man turned away. The hour
had come. The family cupboard stood
gaping wide-and the grisly skeleton
stalked to light of day.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24

Don't talk to me like thatl" cried
Kenneth, In anger. Il know too much. "
You know too little, Kenneth. too
little. It's because I haven't talked
to you like that. because / was weak
enough to allow your mother to shield
you and spoil you that you are what
you are today. / knew five years ago
that I ought to put you to work |
should have taught you to help me
grind out dollars
THE EXPOSE
Without going to college?" sneered
Ken.
In five years I might have taught
you what your college didn't teach
you-the meaning of the word Man
"Oh, ! was wrong. I'm sorry. !
said so once That's enough"
This sort of thing Is going to stopi
You will earn what you get after
this. And so long as you live in my
house you will conduct yourself as my
son..
That is what have been doing
this afternoon"
What do you mean?"
What right have you to nag me
for following the example that's all
around me? For you-business and
other occupations. You come home
when you happen to be passing."
Kenneth
This is fine home, isn't it? 1t
costs you so much to run-homes.
that you need my help"
Kenneth" said the man madly.
Kenneth. when this was a home. /
used to run 1t for less than the pres
ent florists bills. l used to have some
one to pour out my coffee and sew on
my buttons. I used to have two SER
wants working for me- Now I work
to support IL servants That's sue
cess! I'm great man. l read an
account of 1t in today's papers. I
am the husband of Mrs. Charles Nell
SON."
The man forgot he was speaking to
his son-a wayward boy-and the
pent up bitterness of his lonely soul.
OF manhood denied, crept into his
very voice.
stop that" cried the boy.
The man went on:
Thank God. Alice is going to get
out. She'll marry Tom Harding-who
loves her-and have a home OF her
own"
stop that Don't you dare blame
mother That's what you're doing.
And she's worth million like me-
or your
You're drunki'
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
liei"

"Y0gY YAs '.'I, boy. fac. grew sud
= denly gray and cid. Every
nerve tingled with pain. A sob
caught in his throat. Then he quiv-
cred to action like horse about to
run race His right arm shot out,
directed by the bruised and tortured
young mind urging on its muscles.
you liew
The man smiled, but the smile
masked sneer. He caught the boys
wrist III trained grasp.
Don't be more of young fool
than Nature intended, Ken. What |
just told you is town talk. And you
might have hit me-and bruised
your knucklesp
He released his hold on the tense
young fellow and pulled an enamel
cigarette case from an immaculate
waistcoat pocket.
Pipe of peace, Ken? Forget
what | said. All in the days work.
Have drink? That's life, old chap
The boy snarled That's life? 1t
will be death to you, you curl"
Then he lunged heavily toward his
tormentor. Strong arms intervened.
In a whirlwind of events and emo
tions the boy found himself invest
ed with his hat and stick and doe
skin gloves and standing on the side
walk outside his club. By his side
was family friend-a man his
fathers age.
so they put me outl" said Ken,
duly. Effected from my club-that's
what I was
Come, come. my lad We could not
have a fight in the club. Think OF
the scandalw
Scandal! MY God. it isn't true
My father wouldn't" The boy
choked in helpless pain and rage.
Come and have drink, Ken
answered the family friend
Might as well. 1t will help me
drown-that lie," said the boy, with
horrible growing fear that "the lie
was true.
The older man smiled bit sadly.
They found another club and had a
drink. One drink-two, three. four,
another. The boy lost count
Got to get home to the wife and
kiddies. You may as well go home
too. Feel better now-eh, Ken?" said
the family friend.
He was firm in his cups-fron
long habit His voice was quite
steady.
"Home?" said the boy, not quite
so steadily. Homer" Oh, the house
in Seventy-third street. I'll go there
later Got couple of things to see
to first.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24

You're looking at things more
sanely now. That's life. my boy.
There's a skeleton In every closet
and that fool Ramsay opened the
door of yours a bit wide. Bones are
not pretty sight. But forget 1t,
Ken" said the man who called him
self family friend
Forget it? Kenneth Nelson spent
"a hours trying to forget. But alco
hol is grim preservative. and the
white boned skeleton in his family
cupboard grinned and gibbered by
his side through all those "a hours.
At last bodily exhaustion trfumphed
over mental horror-and Kenneth Nell
son dragged his weary body back to
''the house in Seventy third street
There was no one to welcome this
sad young prodigal as with lurching
step he staggered across the foyer
hall to the great travesty, called the
living room"
THE SECRETARY
boy stood swaying In the doorway .
His clothes were in wild disarray,
and on his face was the wilder light
Of disordered mind.
Darknessl then a click and light
flooded the room. Mary Burk. Mrs.
Nelson's pretty, brown haired social
secretary, turned with her hand still
on the tiny switch that knew how to
Tighten darkness.
Kenneth
The girl started forward with tell
tie eagerness to greet her employ
er's son, but stopped as the realiza-
tion of his condition came to her.
Kenneth" she spoke, sadly.
The hou Car1U6t a fba hack cf the
chair and stood smiling at her. Mary
Burk was a pretty girl, and before
her father died she had been the play
mate of Ken and his sister, Alice.
Hello, Mary! Say. Mary, my first
appearance today. Mother say any
thing about it?"
she was very much upset at your
not coming" Mary spoke, coldly.
Well, l would have come, but
was very much upset myself" The
boys sorrow had lost all dignity.
Rum and dignity are not friends.
Your father is here. He wants to
see you.''
/ The foolish smile died out of Ken
neth's face. He stepped toward the
/ girl and spoke angrily.
II want TO see him."
mo, Kenneth Nor She caught
his arm.
THE DRUNKEN BOY
"Don'tw He shook her hand away
Don't! Don't touch me! It makes
me nervous. Why shouldn't I talk te
my-father?"
Not now, Kenl Please! Oh, Ken
If he were to see you like this-i'
would break his heart"
His heart? I guess not. He ISM
such a saint"
| The boy sneered-and the skeleton
! in the cupboard tangled its death.
white bones, and laughed derisively.
Your father." cried Mary. She wa.
hamed-ashamed for the boy wht
was so bitterly dear to her.
You're girl, and you don't know
/ but it's a rotten world, rottenr'
KENNETH / have made my owr
place in the world for two years
That's more than you've ever done. 1
isn't a pleasant thing for me to nv,
ihere-almost like a servant-when
was hrought AR with You and Alice
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
NETHERLANDS ROUTE
From Pacific Street Wharf. Pier No. ?

This route offers exceptional opportunity for Auto
mobists to reach all points the Sacramento River,
Collinsvlle Emmaton, Rio Vista. IsIeton Ryde Walnut
Grove. Forden, Courtland, Clarksburg. Sacramento.
Steamer Navajo leaves San Francisco $50 = m, daily
except Sunday arriving Sacramento zoo D. m Stopping
at all points en- route. Leaves Sacramento 600 D. IN.
daily except Sunday, arriving San Francisco ZOO a. m
No stops en- route
Steamer Modoc or Apache, leaves San Francisco 10
noon daily except Sunday. Leaves Sacramento 1000
a. M daily except Sunday; stopping both ways at all
points en- route Arriving time San Francisco and
Sacramento indefinite, account fruit season.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24

Emily Nelson sank into chair be-
side the great mahogany table and be-
gan to sob. The boy went to her, and
then, awed by the woman's pain,
turned fiercely-on his father.
"That's what we've done betweeAus.
We're a fine pair"
go, please" said the man.
mo-" said the woman
She looked up pitifully at her son.
Il don't want to be left alone with
him.
"Emily-yesterday came to You
because was in money difficulties
asked you then how much you could
forgive"
How long has this been going on?"
insisted Emily Nelson
1.-TWO years"
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
CAST OF PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS

CAST OF PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS
CHARLES NELSON, the husband who because he is
humanity weak loses WIFE, children and home
MRS. EMILY NELSON, the wife, who can forgive al
though she realizes that she neglected her husband
KENNETH NELSON, their son. who is used as means
of revenge by the "Other Woman" when Nelson de-
her.
ALICE NELSON their daughter who sympathizes with
her father and tries to bring about happy reunion
KITTY CLAIRE, the "Other Woman" whom Nelson
turned for the comfort and he denied
a home
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
THE SKELETON

"Yes-rm drunkl Do you know
why? Because I'm ashamed! It's a
fine thing to be mans son and hear
what I heard last night That's why
/ didn't come home. I'm no good /
know that. If / was, I'd take my
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
OAKLAND HARBOR FERRY

MOTORCYCLES and vE.
HlCLES From San Francisco, South End
OF Ferry Buildin~ for Broadway Wharf.
oakland-From Goo a. M, daily, and every
1880 p. M. s10.o0Np. M. tfO.3O r. NJ
*11:15 p. M. s12:0O mdn. 400 a. nj
From Broadway Wharf. Oakland, for San
Francisco--From 6.15 a. M. daily ana
every half hour until s. D. M. inclusive:
then t9:l5 p. M. s9:45 p m. t10:f5 D. nj.
>10.45 d. M. s12.o0 n. m Io.45 m
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24

THE DAUGHTER,
Whose sympathetic heart bled
for her humanity weak father.
II know now why things are SO
rotten here. 1 wouldn't believe it un-
til had to-you're running a fiat ON
Ninety-flfth street."
AS he spoke his mother had reached
the foot of the stairs. The raised
voices woke her from her study of her
own beauty She listened.
You're running a fiat on Ninety
fifth street,"
At last she managed to descend
the awful last step between her stair
way of revelation and the room.
.sKennethr'
There was moment of stricken
silence. One long moment. Two men
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
UNION TRANSFER COMPANY.

Agents collect baggage and checks on trains o. hssts A.
Southern Pacific Company and deliver baggage q rcsI-
dence They are authorized 10 check baacsue djrere
from resIdsnce
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24

q for Morning. tDaily. for Afternoon.
1Sunaay excepted. fSundays only.
3Sundays and Mondays only.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
Via Alameda Pier

Via Alameda Pier
To Oakland, 18th and Franklin Sts.-
6l5, 6-45 and then Is and As minutes past the
ll-30 p. N. and II. Is a. m.
To Alameda. North and South Side
6l5, 645 m, and then Is and As minutes past the
hour until AS p. m; then $50 9.15 1000, l045
ll.30 p. M, 12.l5 and Loo g. m.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
Novelized by)
(Novelized by)
g7D azaEz95

(From owen Davis play now being presented
at the Playhouse by William A. Brady
Copyright, 1918, by international News Sery-
ice
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
THE HUSBAND,
Whose money brought him ruin
instead of happiness.

mother out OF this place tonightr'
Around a curve of the stairway
came Mrs. Nelson - regal. glorious,
dressed for the dinner of the sea-
son." Her whole heart seemed bent
on arranging some folds of tulle that
nestled against the white bosom.
What are you saying?" cried Nell
son.
Neither man nor boy had been at
tracted by the soft football of the
with unconscious steadiness-to her
dooml
The boy spoke up with the pentup
bitterness of his day of pain. The.
man listened with the restrained
agony of years of shame.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-24
RAILWAY TRAVEL

Continued Tomorrow
Arizona republican., 1913-03-19
MEDICAL BILL GETS
 ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
Upper House Tackles Medical and Tax
 Bills With Other Measures.

The senate yesterday in the com mittee of the whole WreStled With couple of heavy ones. They were the now well known medical bill which was passed through the committee on it's regular course by a vote of fourteen to four. Green, Harrison, Vessel and Cuniff voting against the bill. The us ual accompaniment present in the house during the discussions of the measure were also present in the sen ate. number of prominent Christian scientists were in the gallery and a number of interested house members visited the floor of the senate. fight was made to cut out the open floor pro- vision so as to limit the practice of medicine surgery or healing to those who have special qualifications. Cum niff led in this attack but was unsuc- ceSsful.
 The senate then tackled the tax measure known as senate substitute 8 which grants specific power to the tax commission over assessments and tax alton, over county and city assessors, county boards of equalization supervis- orS and all boards of assessment and levy. Sims opposed this bill from the
Arizona republican., 1913-03-19
In the House.

Whipple of Greenlee presided over the committee of the whole n the house, and six measures were considered and sent on their way. Quite an interesting point was raised by MT Maddock n the consideration of house bill g pro- viding for the Coconino state game preserve. Maddock insisted that the preserve was made for the purpose of conserving the elk of the state which had been recently shipped in and he insisted that every member of these orders was personally interested and should therefore be excused from vot ing Speaker Linney overruled the ob- lection and Maddock entered a protest on the journal.
 The house adjourned early in re- spect to the memory of the Hon. Nath- an Leroy Eikenberry. a member of the 18th territorial assembly Suitable resolutions on the death of MT. Eiken- berry were introduced and passed
 Yesterday was the first anniversary of the converting of the first state leg islature a fact which was drawn to the attention of the members of both hous- es during the afternoon. Hon. Morris Goldwater of Prescott Yavapai county, vice president of the constitutional convention visited the state house and was granted the privileges of the floor by a unanimous vote.
Arizona republican., 1913-03-19

beginning because of the power it granted the commission and the prob ability of objection being made to such wholesale authority over the revenue raising arm of the government
 The early minutes of the session were made somewhat dramatic because of the Davis protest which came up again. over the objection of the Mari copa senator the protest of the day be- fore-in which he objected .o the in definite postponement of the Hunt county bili--was brought up again and referred to the rules committee. Davis gave notice of another protest against the reference.
 Quite a huber of bills were received from committees and others introduced and referred aking it all in all very busy day for the solons.