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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
HAS ACUTE ATTACK
WHILE PRISONER
Lee Pocklington Develops APP
pendicitis in Police Station and
S Rushed to Hospital.

Developing an acute attack OF ap-
pendicitis while prisoner at the First
Police station, Lee Pocklington, thirty
Years old was rushed TO Grace Hos
ltal Yesterday morning ut Q O'clock
He was operated on last night at 7:30
o'clock and his condition was reported
10 he satisfactory.
Iocklington WAS arrested SATURDAY.
nlgnt by Bicycle Policeman Tiller and
Patroinan DugGins in Fulton on the
charse OF fighting in tho street. He
and Claiborne Cook, coiored. are said
10 nave had quarrel which resulted
In the scrap.
shortly after he had been locked nm
focklinGton complained OF pain In
his side and physician was sum
moned. He apparently got no relief
TOR several times II was necessary for
the police to call doctor.
About o'clock Pocklinpton oootr
required the services of phvsician
lie was examined by DR. II. n. Ua1v.
kins. who pronounced him sufrorinc
from appendicitis. Captain Rarfoni
Immediately directed that he he re-
moved 10 "A hospital. At the reoues,
or relatives, he was taken to Grace
Hospital. '''''e
Pockington's sudden attack NAV bo
the means OF having the charge against
him dropped.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
FORGERY CHARGE
AGAINST NEGRO
Long Search for Man Ends When
He Attempts to Pass Second
Alleged Bad Check.

John A. Williams. alias John A.
Brown. alias John Dale. colored, TWEEN
ty-three years old, wanted on the
charge of forgery and for whom the
police have been looking since last
December. was arrested yesterday whom
he attempted to pass another alleged
forged check.
Last winter Williams Is accused OF
having signed the name Of Mrs. Otis
X. Asbury to check for s2C.75, drawn
on the Broad Street Bank, and passed
IT on y. Beresth. n clothier. of 222 West
Broad Street. When tho alleged for
gerry was discovered warrant for the
negroes arrest was at once sworn out.
but no trace OF him could be found.
Yesterday Williams went to Beresth
and asked to have check for $500
purporting TO be signed by tho Weis-
berger Company, Inc, and drawn on
the Central National Bank, cashod
Beresth at once recognized him, and
with ready wit detained him on some
preteXt. Apparently Williams was not
alarmed. The clothier went to q tele-
phone and notified the Second Police
Station and Bicycle Policeman Matt
was sent to arrest the negro. Tho lat
ter was dumbfoundcd when the officer
suddenly appeared and took him in
charge. He submitted quietly to ar
rest.
The second charge of attempting to
pass forged check was lodged
against him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
HOLD UP AND ROB
THOMAS H. MORRIS
Negro Highwaymen Attack Car
riage Builder Near His Home
on Westhampton Line.

Thomas Fl. Morris. about fifty years
old. carriage builder who lives near
stop No. IL, on the Wcsthampton line.
was held up and robbed Saturday night
between and o'clock, n few minutes
after he had alighted from the car and
was within snort distance of his
nome. by two negro highwaynen, who
escaped. Though Mr. Morris is Grip
pied as result of street car acct
dent he met with some time ago, he
made an heroic effort to beat oc his
assailants. He had a heavy walking
stick. and after knocking tho revolver
from the hand of ono OF the robbers
broke the cane over the head OF the
other. However, he was overpowered,
forced to the ground and his pocket
book, containing between s23 and s25,
and his watch was stolen. The ne
groes then ran.
Mr.. Morris rapidly recovered from
the attack and hurried to his homo,
procured 4 shotgun and mado u thor
ough search of the neighborhood for
tho highwaymen, but they had disap-
pcarcd.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Norris re-
ported the matter to Captain of De-
once notified the Henrico County. au-
thorities. the robbery having taken
place beyond the city limits Consta-
bic Bendali was assigned to the case.
and he was offered every possible as
sistance by Captain NcNahon in trao-
ing down the thieves
Mr.. Morris said that the attack upon
nm was made before the car from
which he had Just stepped had cotton
out of sight Before the robbers ran.
n second car, coming from the oppo-
site direction, could be seen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
PORT
IN YE OLDE TYNE BUS
Staunch Craft Powahatan and Six Sister Hasbeens
Navigating Fashionable Franklin Street
Cause Near Riot

Appropriately stunning automobile
and street car. 125 delegates to the
Wholesale Saddlery Associations con-
vention piled into n waiting array of
old-fashtoned transfer buses yester-
day afternoon and were taken from
the Main Street Station to the Jeffer-
son Hotel by the humble mule. The
caravan startled the downtown dis
tricts out OF it's Sabbath serenity and
caused fashionable Franklin Street to
raise inouiring eyebrows. 1t left the
station at 1880 O'Clock, arriving at the
hotel thirty minutes lator.
Barring the one-time parade Of Buff
fnlo Bits Wild West Show, a more
outlandish procession had not appeared
on the streets within half a century
1t pulled the Main Street hill to Ninth
Street amidst shouts and jeers The
policeman at Fourteenth and Main
lifted his helmet high in the air and
leaned against lamp post to insure
his gravity. The motorman of the
Laurel Street car that was stalled for
two minutes while the parade crossed
the tracks forgot his crouch and
grinned.
Four-NTuic Team in Lend,
Omitting as too modern the ancient
phneton in which rode ]. T. Palmatary
chairman of the local reception com
mittee. President Elmer Il. Fisher. OF
the Wholesale Saddlery Association,
ana Nrs. FlSher, and not counting the
smart trap which carried Nathan Simon
and reporter for The Times Dis
patch. the caravan was headed by the
good wagon tourist. vintage of 20. in
which were ranged thirty passengers
in two parallel rows, after the manner
OF the Onkwood and Broad Street cars.
{. IL. Bucher, OF Boston, as coachman.
steered the ship OF State with only
partial success. being handicapped by n
short whip ana New England ac-
cent which the four-mule team was
slow to understand.
Followed next tho staunch bark
Maine. Frank Jackson. of Chicago.
captain. The Maine was rakish
craft Of voting age. and carried two
score passengers with evident uncer-
tainty. Mr.. Jackson, who is on the
staff OF the National Harness Review.
handled the reins with the sureness
borne OF many editorials on progress
sive baoll-straps and bride reform.
Tho Favorite. built on racing lines.
followed next. with ]. - FitzRibbins,
of New Britain, Conn, in tho coach
mans scat ]. w. Finch. OF Kansas
City, stcered the cruiser Cleveland.
which showed plainly the effects of
the panic Of 1898. The Transfer. de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
OFFICIALS
WILL Be ELECTED
State Board of Education to
Meet Thursday to Take
Matter Up.

Fights that have been going on for
months In many counties OF the State
over tho offices of division school SUI
perintendents. VIII terminate this
week If the State Board of Education,
when IT meets Thursday, decides to
proceed with the election OF these Of
hcers mt once. They come SO close to
the daily life of the people that there
is the keencst interest In many To-
calities over the contests.
The terms OF office of all inoumbents
expire July l. and elections will be
Tor the term of four years from that
date. The board has alrea.ss- deter
mined to meet May 10 to take up nll
.uncontested cases and settle them by
election of the only candidate in each
instance. unless some particular rea-
son should appear why he should not
be chosen. And at the same time the
board will decide upon its procedure
as TO contests-whether 1t will take
them up at once or defer them to an
other time. The opinion seems to pre-
vail that some, If not all, of the fights
Will be settled by the end OF this
week. and. therefore. it would be wise
for all candidates to have their in
dorsements filed by Thursday.
Contests have arisen In perhaps one
third Of the divisions of the state
Some counties have as many as four
or five candidates, and in some OF them
great interest is being taken in the
result Under the ruling OF Attorney
General Williams, school superinten-
dents must be qualified voters Of the
divisions where they arc to serve.
Two endents-James G..
Johnson, OF Charlottesville. and c. *.
Bowry of Nottoway and Amelia
came TO Richmond last night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
FROST TODAY: IS
CH|MB0RAzOD DOPE
Weather Man Last Night Elk
pected Mercury to Drop to 81
Early This Morning.
frost early this morning"


That was the way the acting director
or tho local Weather Bureau Station
at Chimborazo doped II out last night
after putting out the cat and hanging
inc thermometer out for the morning
VIGIL If the forecast Is realized It will be
visible to early risers ms q fine powderv
MIN on low-growing negotiations Tho
w eatner bureau thermometer which is
hxed many feet above the ground limo
VIII be above tho region of frost and
three viii therefore he no official record
or tho dip below the freezing point.
AT tho morning reading yesterday
tho mercury stood at IS above zero. 6
degrees higher than freezing. Ex-
cepting only May 3, 1911, when n like
temperature was recorded. 1t was the
lowest May reading in the history of
the local Weather Bureau. Compared
with last year there is n wide differ
encc In 1912 there was no killing
frost after March The Richmond
record for the past twenty yenrs CON
tatns only four or five Instances when
April was free altogether Of 81 killina
frost.
The frost this morning-if 1t comes
will top period OF unseasonably cold
weather whi":. took the city all but
unawares. pV'.. coats wcro on the
street yesterday IN considerable num-
Der and the few straw hats that wero
In evidence looked forlorn.
No damage to budding fruit or grow
ing crops is expected. The frost will
not rise high enough from the ground
TO affect trees and will not last Tong
enough to damage the harder Rrowths.
1t may possibly do slight Injury to
sprouting garden vegetables, but most
Of even these will escape.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
DRIVER DRUNK AS
HORSE RUNS away
Asleep in Cart While 1t Dashed
Madly Through the
Boulevard
COMPANION THROWN OUT
Both Hurt and Bruised, and Later
Arrested on Charge of
Reckless Driving.
COMPANION THROWN OUT

mounted of1oer whitlow last night
at O'Clock had swift but brief
chase to stop a runaway horse. Draw
Ing a two-wheel cart, which was dash.
ing madly through the Boulevard near
oroho street. The lono occupant of
the vehicle was lying on the floor whom
the badly frightened horse was caught
by the policeman and stoned The oc-
cupant was found to be drunk Whit
low then discovered that a companion
had failen out and was lying in a
emi-conscious condition on the road
pea nearly a block away. Whitlow
went back to assist the latter ana
round that he also was drunk. He
nad struck on his face and 1t was
badly cut and bruised
both Put Under Arrest.
Both men We're placed under arrest
and sent to the Second Police Station.
where they We're charged with being
uruhk and fecklessly driving a team.
They gave their names as Aleck Nc
Gee, twenty-six years old, and Alecl.
Austin. twenty -nine years old. Tho
horse they had been driving was put
up In a stable near the scene of the
McGee, who had fallen from the cart,
required the services of physician
and Dr.. H. T. Hawkins. City hospital
ambulance surgeon, was summoned.
When he had finished bandaging Nc
Gees mutilated .countenance ali that
could be seen of his face were his
eyes and mouth
The police then learned that the
horse, a valuable and spirited animal,
was owned by George b. Bull, OF 6l2
North Sixth Street 1t had been taken
out by McGee and Austin for exercise.
the two were we'll supplied
with whiskey, for when they were
picked up by Whitlow they were al
most helpless and barely able TO take
caro- OF themselves.
They were bailed by Mr.. Bull for
their appearance tomorrow morning
in Police Court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
CREDIT MEN MEET
Prominent Men VIII Speak nj Annual
Gnthering To-MorrOM Night.


Gathering To-AIorrOw Night.
Henry G. Stuart, Democratic can
didate for Governor of Virginia, j. H.,
Tregoe secretary treasurer OF the
National Association OF Cerdit Men,
and Rt. Rev. j. Denis OConnell, d. D..
Bishop OF the Catholic Diocese of Vir-
ginia, will be the principal speal1ers
to-morroW night at the annual meet
ing of the Richmond Association OF
credit Men, which will take place at
o'clock at the Business Mems Club.
The committee on nominations has
named tho following members to MI
the onices and compose the executive
committee for tho ensuing term: Pres
ident, John S. HARDWOOD: vice president
Walter A Williams, and treasurer. e.
T.. Britton. Executive committee. Rives
Fleming, IS. e. Hinckle. j. t. Woodf,ny
b. n. Jones and T.. b. il Whitmore. {
Eleven delegates to tho convention
OF the National Association. which will
meet June-17-20 in Cincinnati, o.. will
also be elected. The business meeting
will be preceded by supper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12

with c. p. Wilson. of Atlanta, up.
Powuhntan the Scream.
In all the procession, however mono
drew attention or created excitement
like the noble Powahatan. The local
genius who unearthed 1t from the
stage properties of 1860 has q sense OF
humor that he can sell. 1t appeared
to be in the last stages of consump-
tion-beyond hope OF retrievaI even by
the turtle serum. The rear springs
sagged to the axle and tho twenty pas
sengers hung to the sides of the bus
TO keep their seats on the inclined
plane
Outside of Buffalo Bill and the poetry
or Holmes, there was no SIGH vehicle
Ihe two long parallel seats were up
holstered in ancient ingram, through
which the excelsior sprouted in pro
fusion. b. +. Crane, of Milwaukee, sat
ehthroned In the Powahatan's crows
nest. which for all practical purposes
might have posed as n symbolic repre-
sentntion of the first permanent white
settlement. The somewhat less ancj-
ent bus that brought up the rear with
tne luggage was nameless---nnincles
here Tor evermore.
Caravan Stnrtles Natives
me denizens OF Grace and Franklin
streets looked with wonder upon the
twenty-mule team caravan. and made
wlld guesses ut tho vintage of tho
Vehicies. The calvalcade turned south
INTO Adams Street and wound up AT the
Main Street entrance of the Jefferson
iotel, where the porter in uniform
looked upon 1t with frightened eyes
Within his knowledge the famous hos
terry had never before received such
an ill-assortcd array.
In the lobby the passengers we'll
dressed and showing every evidence Of
prosperity, lined up before the desk
and assured each other that the Wild
West ride was the best stunt yet, and
congratulated the local reception com
mittee on its originality. The party
contained large number OF women
The twenty-flfth annual convention
OF the Wholesale Saddlery Association
will open formally tomorrow morning,
with addresses by Mayor Ainslie, Presi-
dent Darlington. of the Chamber Of
Commerce, and visiting speakers. Sew
eral committee meetings will be held
to-day. With the Wholesale saddlers
Will meet this week also the National
Snddlery Manufacturers Association
which will open it's eleventh annual
convention here next Thursday. a
combined attendance of coo Is expected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
STUART ANNIVERSARY
Confederate Leader Died In Richmond
Forty-Nine Years AGO

General j. II. B. Stuart. ono of the
cavalry leaders OF the Confedcracy
died In Richmond forty nine years oro
Today. following the wound received
at Yellow Tavern the preceding day.
He WAS shot one year and one day al
ter The death OF General Stonewali
Jackson.
The house In which General Stuar,
oled was marked about two years ago
by the sites committee of the Con
iederate Memorial Literary Society
tbs monument stands in Monument
avenue. lie was buried in Hollywood
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
PARAGRAPH PULPIT
The UnitnrInn Aim,

Our chief aim Is not so much to i'm,
pose opinions as to cultivate the spirit
OF true life to develop and enrich
character and to lead people into help
full services. We do not assume t,,.t
our theories are perfect; but wa feel
mat they include enough truth and no.
bility to save those who put them into
practice. We most heartily grant that
those who differ with us possess larg.
elements OF precious truth--sumcient
10 their need IF they arc loyal to it
Unitarian Publicity Committee-Ad-
vertisement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
sny They Sold Cocnine.

Two colored women were arrested
by Detective Sergeants Wiley and KEEL
lam and Detective KrenEel on tho
charge of having cocaine in their pos
session and selling IL. The charge OF
being suspected of dealing in the drug
was made against third woman.
Those arrested were Rosa Warner
Elizabeth Spence and Mary Lynch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
GET NINE IN RAID

Negroes Alleged CrnpsIiOoters, Caught
In Broad Street House.
Policemen Mitchell, Afers and Hill
yesterday afternoon raided tho house
at 1922 East Broad Street and sue
ceeded in capturing nine alleged negro
crapshootcrs. Edward Moore, who was
Included in the number, was charged
with maintaining n gambling house.
Although the negroes were rolling
the bones" when the officers found
them, quantity OF playing cards and
poker chips were found in tho place
and will be used as evidence when tho
case is called this morning before Po-
lice Justice Crutchheld
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
DIES OF WOUNDS
Negro Who Was Shot Through Hend
SMCcuInhs nj CITY HospiInI.

william cambridge colored, who was
shot through the head last week died
yesterday afternoon at the City Hos
pital, and Luther Moore colored. who
was being held on the charge of as
sauli. now faces that OF murder
Coroner Taylor was notified of Dan
bridges death He viewed the BODY
and said last night that lac will hold
an inquest tomorrow morning AT the
CITY Hall
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
Railroad Club Entertainment,

musical and general entertain
ment has been provided for the Rich
mond Railroad Club. nj its meeting in
the auditorium of the Central Young
Mems Christian Association tonight
Families of the members are TO he
present. The meeting will begin AT
$3.50 o'clock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
Powuhntan the Scream.

cidedly moro modern, ana In tho Dread
nought class followed fifth in line,
with c. p. Wilson, of Atlanta, I'D.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
a UNCLE ASHDoD IN
%8 y 9Irf 1sERKIRs Sk
NJ ByEnis Parker Butler W~
DANCING THE TANGO
How Slim Made Attempt Express His Dsapprova the
Dance Was Intercepted by the Twanene of Uncle Ahdods
"Tuneful Lyre" and the Story of the Dancing Seal
Copyright 1879

tion Of your'n that amt going to have no
trusts into it7' That's what says"
what was the chemist for?' asked
Sim Perkins.
Matches" said Uncle Ashdod. $50
one of 'em says Where can your ship
go to and I mentions a few places. I
mentions Aachen and AadaIen and
Aadorf and Aafjord and"
''what did they want a chemist for
matches fort" Sim Perkins interrupted.
$50 they could light fires. Can't light
no fire without matches" said Uncle
Ashdod. so when I got down to the
rs and mentioned Zealand they said
they guessed they would go there New
or oidr I says. 30 they guessed they'd
90 TO New because It was newer. So
first OF had to paint the bowsprit.
that bein' some weatherbeat-''
"why couldn't they take matche,
along with 'em, IL they wanted tor
asked Sim Perkins.
"And by and by We got out of the
temprit zone into the torrid zone, and
things was gettin' torrider and tor,
rider" said Uncle Ashdod. And the
reason they couldn't take matches with
'em was because all the matches was
trust matches and they was aginst
trusts. Now you know II. And wher
IL got, about as torrid as It could gel
we sailed into the south temprit zon,
and II got tempriter and tempritei
and"
'T was speakin' Of Tango dances awhil,
ago" Sim Perkins interrupted, but
Uncle Ashdod went right on.
"And thb seal began to foller u.s." said
Uncle Ashdod- you see, we had q sigr
on the stern Of the Sally Ann what SAID
South Railway MISUNDERSTANDING
Made-by-a-Trust-Asso New Zea
land 'or Bust And the seal couldnr
read very well It wasn't no educated
seal. 1t was Just half educated. 1t read
that an s. rekon. Thought W,
was goin' to New sealand. Sort o.
figured that might be a good place fol
seals. So II come along"
''The way to stop them Tango dances
said Sim Perkins. 20
We'll. SIR" said Uncle Ashdod, ''tha'
there temprit zone sea was as cam Al
Q pie tin between bakin' days. For week
and weeks we didn't do nothIn' but ham
over the starn and watch that seal. anC
the seal just swum along and sort o.
looked up at us with its big sad eyes
an purity soon the wimmin folks begur
to say: Poor little seal! Amt it awfu
how It has to swim an swim, an swim
an sw-"
] 'Tf any feller really went at It to stol
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

have no seal net, and the reason we
didn't was because there ain't no such
thing. II there was. we'd Of had one
We had everything you can think Of
on the Sally Ann that voyage. We had
cook stoves and measles and peanut
butter and nafls-ssy. we had one-pen-
ny nails. and two-penny nails. and three
penny naile-'
"And shilling nails, and two-pence
nails, for all I care" said Sim Perkins
with disgust.
"And we had chemist" continued
Uncle Ashdod. "snd that was because
the Sally Ann was loaded up with the
Anti ti-Users-of-Anything-M g-Made-by-a-Trust-
Association. Of South Railway, N. J. So
when says to them AN right You
can charter the Sally Ann IL you want to,
but first on want to know where you
want to charter her to co. There aint
no tellin' where these male and female
societies like that might want to go.
They might want to 70 to The top Of
the Alps Mountains. and the Sally Ann
wasn't built to saii up the sides Of no
mountains. So says; Where DO you
] folks want to 70 to start this here ma