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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
CHIEFS OF POLICE
VISIT RICHMOND
Georgia Delegation, En- Route to
Washington Convention,
Spends Day Here.

large delegation OF Georgia police
officials. EN- route TO Washington, D. c.,
to attend the annual convention OF the
international Association OF Chiefs of
Police. arrived in Richmond yesterday
morning At 1:4o o'clock BY way of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway. They were
entertained by Chief of Police Werner
until IL O'Clock, the Chief having ar
ranged to leave for Washington at
noon with Captain George E. Pollock.
The visitors remained here until 5
O'Clock and were shown many points
OF interest in and near the city.
They were especially anxious to see
the point in fhe Midlothian Turnpike
where Beattie killed his wife, and were
taken there by Detec tive Sergeant
KrenGel and officer Palmer In Major
Werner's car. They were likewise
given trip to Seven Pines.
The following officials were in the
party:
Todd Reed. Chief of Police OF La
Grange: Chief Beavers, of Atlanta; J..
ID. Hudson, Police Commissioner of La
Grange; g. III. Griffin, Police Commits
sioner, j. II. Smith Mayor. and j. T..
Moore. Chief of Police. of Griffin: L. F..
Brooks. Chief of Police OF Athens. and
Leonard NJ. Sumner Chief OF Police of
Cordelia
The Washington convention will open
to day. and will continue through Fri
day. During the absence OF Major
Werner Captain of Detectives McMahon
will act as head of the department.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
BUSINESS MEN TO
ELECT DIRECTORS
Club to Fill Vacancies and Hear
Presidents Report at Annual
Meeting To-Day.

At the annual meeting OF the Bust
ness Mems Club this afternoon, Presi-
dent II. +. Bryan will submit his re-
port reviewing the work of the club
during the past year-the most active
and successful in It's history. At the
same meeting the election judges will
announce the names of the six new
directors. balloting for whom has been
in progress for several weeks. Each
member was mailed an announcement
OF the meeting, together with a ballot
listing all the candidates. More than
200 ballots have already been filed out
and returned.
The meeting will be called to order
at $3.50 o'clock. and will not last much
longer than half an hour. Besides the
presidents report the important bust
ness OF the afternoon will be the con =
sideration Of an amended set of by
laws which will be submitted for adop-
tion to replace those now in force.
The vacancies TO be filled on the di
rectorate are Ave for regular terms
expiring May 81. 1916. and one for a
short term expiring May 81. 1914. For
the short term the candidates are w.
P. Waddy and c. II. Radcliffe The ten
candidates for the flve regular terms
Clarence CABOT, Robert S. Christian.
G.. Hoover. Captain John Landstreet.
Or. w. II. Street and Moses Thalhimer.
The directors who hold over are f.
Randolph Williams. T NJ. Darlington.
w s. p. Mayo. ". T Reed. Edmund
Strudwick. Charles z. Stratus, Jr.. AL
vim NJ. Smith. B. T. Jellison and T. p.
BRYAN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
Please search Richmond hospitals
for John Flanders. All expenses will
be borne by me-
(Signed)
MRS ALICE FLANDERS.
"52S Peachtree Street.
Atlanta, Ca"

This telegram WAS received on Sat-
urday by Chief of Police Werner. He
turned It over to Captain of Deteo-
tives Mcmahon. The best sleuths from
headquarters were put to work on the
case. Their efforts were supplemented
by police reporters. who scented the
framework OF story.
Because Peachtree Street Is Allan
ta's West Franklin Street. no stone
was left unturned to And out the
whereabouts OF John Flanders. Care
full inquiry at all hospitals by detec-
tives and reporters threw no light on
the matter.
An enterprising correspondent sought
to sell a story of John Flanders to the
Atlanta Journal. 1t was based on the
following item sent TO The Timesr
Dispatch composing room at midnight
Looking for John Flanders.
"A telegram was received yesterday
by Chief OF Police Werner from Mrs.
Alice Flanders. OF 52S Peachtree Street.
Atlanta. Ga. asking him TO locate .Tohn
Flanders. believed 10 be in a local hos
pital. Captain OF Detectives Mcmahon
had all hospitals searched. but was
unable to find any trace of Flanders"
In less than an hour the correspon-
dent received the following telegram
from the Atlanta Journal:
Mrs. Alice Flanders is a colored lady.
She cooks at 62s Peachtree and re-
sides in rear thereof Help her find
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
LURE OF CHICKEN
EDDIE'S FAILING
Henrico Man, Fresh From Term
for Hen-Stealing, Arrested
Again.

Eddie Bowles has capitulated again
to the lure of the chicken. Here Is
meant not the goddess OF the white
canvass shoes to which ragtime day
has hung a barnyard appellation. but
the chicken that inhabits the fricasse
the animal that crossed the road. The
capitulation of Eddie Bowles to the
lure mentioned is periodic and runs
through the Henrico County police re
cords like story continued In our
next
Yesterday Eddie was behind the bars
at the Henrco County jail with an
entry on the police blotter charging
him with unlawfully and feloniously
taking and carrying away certain chick
ems belonging to two citizens Of the
county. against the peace and dignity
of the Commonwealth. Never before
had the peace and dignity Of the Com
monwealth been 80 badly bumped. Less
than thirty days ago he was released
from custody after serving a six
months term for the Same offense At
various and sundry times before that
he had been arrested and arraigned for
the same mania Deputy Sheriff Car
nett doesn't remember how many times
Eddie has been charged with stealing
chickens, but estimates the number at
elk.
Onicer j. r. Tiller who arrested
Bowles Saturday night believes that
not less than score of feathered dis
appearances In the last thirty days are
treaceable to his prisoner The fail
ure of a larger batch than usual to
respond TO morning roll-cail several
days ago caused the officers suspicion
to fall on Bowles, and his apprehen-
sion Saturday night followed. The lat
ter inhisted yesterday that he can prove
an alibi
Bowles lives on the Brook Turnpike
and according TO Henrico County Off
GERS. possesses the chicken appetite OF
presiding elder. He was last con-
victed Of stealing chickens from the
man who gave him employment, evi-
dencing a fowl failing which amounts
almost to what Is known in the medical
literature as henomania
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
CITY COMMITTEE
IN FINAL MEETING
Will Dispose of All Details for
Next Thursdays Primary
Election.
RULING BY cRUMP TO-DAY
Law and Equity Court to Pass
on Question Raised by Frank
Ferrandini.
RULING BY cRUMP TO-DAY

Chairman Miles NJ. Martin has issued
u call for meeting OF the City Demo-
cratic Committee at O'Clock this even
ing at Murphy's Hotel. The immediate
business before the body Is the ap-
pointment of election judges for next
Thursdays primary. The separate
ward committees will submit their re-
concentrations for the judgeships sub
ject to the ratification of the full com
mittee.
Besides the appointment of judges.
other details in connection with the
coming primary will be taken up and
disposed Of Despite the apparent
flnality of the committees action on
the annexation referendum, which has
been so prominently in the public eye
the past week, II is more than probable
that an echo Of the matter will be
heard again this morning. 1t appears
that there is considerable division OF
opinion within the committee and an
effort to bring the matter up again
will not surprise those who followed
last weeks developments
COunty's Decision To-day.
Judge Crump, 1t is expected, will this
morning rule on Frank Ferrandinrs
applica ton for an injunction to restrain
the City Democratic Committee from
placing on Thursdays ballots the
words: for or against reference Of an
neXation ordinance" A resolution
adopted by the committee on May 90
authorizes the printing OF the referen-
dunn on the ballots and unless halted
by decree from the Law and Equity
Court, Secretary Walter G. Duke will
either to-day or tomorrow order the
voting slips printed in that manner
The meeting tonight will have be-
fore 1t Judge Crump's decision. A
failure to secure the restraining order
will leave the committee free to CARR
out it's intention to include the annex
alton referendum In the makeup OF
the primary ballot, unless halted by a
change of spirit. which Is not expected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
DELIVERS SERMON
TO CLASS OF 1878
DR.. Curtis Lee Laws, of Brook
Ign, Begins Richmond Col
lege Finals.

The Richmond College commence
ment finals began last night with a
haccalaureate sermon to the graduating
class by Rev. Curtis Lee Laws. d. D..
of Brooklyn, y. Y. large attendance
from the college community and the
city at large was on hand at the col
lege chapel when President Boatwright
at $40 O'Clock presented the speaker.
Mr.. Laws spoke on the subject, 'Holi-
ness" developing the idea that sound
observation of the rules OF conduct
nurtured by religion was essential to
the well-lived life.
commencement will continue with the
final exercises tonight, OF the class
of 1913. Tomorrow will be given up
to the alumni. who will hold re-
union in the evening at the Business
Mems Club. winding up with a dinner
and speaking The big occasion to-
morrow will be the laying of the cor
ner-stone OF the new college admins
4;30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The finals will come to close We'd
ncsday. Former Governor Kitchin. Of
North Carolina, will make the grad
uating address at l1l5 o'clock in the
morning In the college chapel. AT Sis
o'clock in the evening will take place
the awarding OF degrees and medals.
The college year will close with the
presidents reception at 10 o'clock
DR.. j. G.. Metcalfe, of the faculty. left
last night for Georgetown College,
day, he will deliver the commencement
address to the graduating class of his
alma mater, During his attendance
upon the exercises the college will con-
fer upon him the honorary degree Of
doctor Of literature
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09

-
1t did not matter what basin or what
reservoir-half the town seemed to be
dead set on the fact that they had
found something. A man who went
to college. and who is. supposed. there's
fore. to he intelligent, asked newss
paper II 1t hadn't suppressed the truth.
Remember three or four years ago,
when woman killed herself by Jump
ing In the reservoir at William Byrd
Park, and how 1t was printed in big
type? That wasn't suppressed. They
| print the news In this town, Bosco,
and II Superintendent Davis had, fished
out an inanimate form, animal or hui
man. the fact would have been served
In type just after you had rung for tho
butler and ordered up pitcher of cold
water. while trying to open your eyer.
and persuade yourself to set out OF
bed and beat 1t to the mill, or the]
Office. or wherever you happen to work.
About the only basis for this town
talk Is that week or two ago Superb
intendent Davis got word that sornea
body had jumped in the settling basins
Guiding the three watchmen always on
duty there. Mr.. Davie hotfooted 1t to
| the telephone. and then went out for
to see. crazy woman was sitting on
the railroad track. That was all there
was to it. II the City Council had per-
mitted the Honorable Moses Lafayette
Hofheimer to build that beautiful little
picture theatre on Church Hill, he could
have denied this yarn long ago by slips
ping 1t on the screen, along with thu
fine educational films Church Hill boyB
want to see but can't. One Of theH0-
bright days somebody Will start the,
report that man came by In an aero
plane. picked UP the Washington Momsi
ument while Tom Haynes was trying
to catch him, and then few away again
with the monument in his pocket. And
as Superintendent Davis would remark,
the trouble is somebody would be cerl
! tain to believe it.
| The defense rests.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
ARREST WOMAN ALSO
She Has Man Locked Up for Theft an
Warrant for Her Follows.

She Has Man Locked Up for Theft and
Warrant for Her Follows.
Jessie Winford, colored, was arrested
Saturday by Policemen Sims and Pill
low on warrant sworn out by Mary
Darden. also colored. charging him
with stealing SIT in currency. Yes
terday the woman was arrested by BIZ
cycle Policeman GerrinB on warrant
sworn out by Isaac Cutler, a tailor. of
III L. West Marshall Street, charging
her with stealing SIT from him.
The woman WAS employed as serv-
ant In the Cutler household Last Fri
day. II was learned, Cutler gave hi.
wife SIT. which she placed in china
cabinet. Yesterday morning Hrs. Cut
Ter heard that her servant had caused
the arrest of man on the charge o,
stealing SIT. This recalled the sun
she had placed in the cabinet. Sh,
went to look for the bills and found
them gone. The husband immedia tely
swore out a warrant for the colored
woman. who Is said TO have admitted
the theft.
Winford denies that he stole the
cash, but said the woman gave 1t to
him and told him to buy some clothes
with 1t. He had moro than s12 when
searched at the Second Police Station
Both will be given a hearing this morn
ing In Police Court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
Generally Fair
Weather Expected
Especial TO The Time.-Dispntch.I

Especial to The Times-Dispntch.I
Washington, June s.-FoIlowing
ir the forecast for the coming
week;
Under the influence of high baro-
metric pressure that covers the
eastern half of the country, the
weather will be generally fair. with
moderately low temperature during
the next several days over the
Eastern States. the great central
valleys and THE lnie region, while
local rains are probable the first
part of the week along the South
Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Tempcra-
lures above the seasonal average,
with generally fair weather, will
prevail during the week west of the
Mississippi Valley. No important
storm will cross the country the
coming week, but a disturbance that
Is now forming over the western
plateau region will advance slowly
eastward, preceded 10y a general rise
In temperature and attended by To-
cal thunder showers, and cross the
Middle West about Thursday, and
the Eastern States near the end of
the week. A general reaction 10
normal temperatures Will set In over
the great central valleys and the
Eastern states after Tuesday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
DOGGROWS INTO ARMYOFD
ONE.S,WHEN NODOG DIEDATALL
Same Old Yarn About Finding Bodies in Reservoir
Exctes Church Hill This Time-Hard to
Down Silly Rumors

The old saying that truth never over
takes lie was never more clearly
shown than in these silly reports,
spread ell over Richmond, that half a
dozen dead bodies were found in the
reservoir when 1t was cleaned the other
day. Back yonder last week the rumor
was punctured in the newspapers; it
was hardly worth a denial. but. In spite
of the publication, 1t has started again.
Church Hill coming to the front this
time with wild yarns that get bigger
every time some man or woman picks
up a telephone to ask about II. The
Water Department has done It's share
of the work in telling the public there's
nothing to 1t. The police have chlmed
In with the same sort OF information,
and the man who has to answer most
OF the questions coming to The Times
Dispatch over the telephone is tempted
at times to wish that he could desig-
nate the bodies for the reservoir clean
ers to pick out and watch while wait
ing for the venerable DR.. Taylor.
So persistent have these rumors be-
come. however, that there are said to
be cases on record whore citizens have
refused TO drink tho fine water that
comes trickling along from tho settling
basins. through the pipes and to your
own faucet. Some of them would not
even take water as chaser, which
leads the police to the belief that the
reports were started when there was
too much drinking OF another sort.
First the town heard that dog had
been drowned In the upper basin. That
dog just grew and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the fact he was supposed to be dead
and in a little while he became child,
then six children, then a whole kinder
garten, then n man, then sixteen half
shot men. then a beautiful young girl
with flowing tresHes and the most love-
ly eyes In the world then an old wo-
man who wore a red shawl. then a
couple of soldiers. then a carload of
billygoats, and everything, In fact, that
was represented in your Unole Noah's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
JOHN FLANDERS JUST WONTBE
Pc CHTREE STREET SWELL
Police Search Everywhere for Him, Then Find He Is
Husband of Colored Cook, Who Works on At
lanta's Fashionable Avenue
John. It's on you"

Jonn. lCS on you
That accounts for the fact that The
Times Dispatch yesterday morning did
not convey the intelligence that John
FLANDERS was adrift somewhere on this
cruel world.
CHIEF Werner. who thought that John
might have been mixed up in Atlanta'S
pet child, the Phagan murder, rubbed
his chin when he found that John was
a Georgia cooks meal ticket. 60 out
there and tell that funeral to get out
OF the street, those boys can play
ball" he ordered. But there was no
funeral and 1t was too dark Co shoot
'em across the plate. The order sim :
ply meant that John Flanders must
find himself. and az he will doubtless
pay the cost in time, II will be cheaper
to write You know where Alice cookie
don't you, John?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
DR.. FORBES S. WINsLOW DEAD
Widely Known AIienist Dies Suddenly
of Heart Eailurc

Especial Cable 10 The Times Dispatch
London. June s.-Dr. Forbes S. Win
slow. the widely known alienist. died
suddenly at his home to-day, OF heart
failure.
DR.. WINSTON, who was sixty nine
years of age, was the founder OF the
British hospital for mental disorders,
and had investigated many lunacy
cases In England and the United States.
He Is perhaps best known for the ex-
haustive inquiry he made into the no
torious Jack the Ripper crimes,
which startled London twenty years
ago. He was lineal descendant OF
Edward Winslow. one OF the leaders
of the Pilgrim fathers, and the first
Governor OF New Plymouth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
SERVICES AT ARLINGTON
Former Union Soldier Pays Tribute 4
Confederate Dead.

Special TO The Times DispatchJ
washington, June s-Memorial ser
vices We're held this afternoon at Ar
unston National Cemetery in honor OF
the dead OF the Confederacy. The prin-
cipal speaker was representative Kill
patrick. of Iowa. former Union sol
der, who was chosen because OF the
role OF the Good Samaritan he PLAYED
on tho field OF battle TO many a Con
1ederate soldier. The services also
marked the hftieth anniversary of the
battle OF Brandy Station, one of the
greatest cavalry battles of the Civil
War.
Senator Claude A Swanson. OF Vir-
ginia, also made stirring address in
which he recounted the deeds of the
Confederate soldiers, Rev F. j. Pref
lyman. chaplain OF the Senate. assisted
in the services
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
Ia wanted in washington.

Benjamin Arnheim. thirty yearz old.
a clerk. WAS arrested Saturday night
by Patrolman Akers on the charge of
being drunk and disorderly on the
premises at 613 North Seventh Street
Yesterday morning II was learned that
he was wanted by the Washington po-
lice on a felony charge. and had been
the object Of search for several days
by Detecttve-Se Bailey and
Wiltshire. 1t is likely the case against
him here will be dropped, and he will
be turned over to the Washington au-
thorities at once
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
$1,000. 900 DAMAGE BY FIRE.
Several Buildings DESTROYED and Fir.


Especial to The Times Dispatchl
New York. June Sire to-day in
Long Island City. L. J.. did damage APP
proximating sl.0o0,00O Starting in the
plant Of the Columbia Paper BOX fac
tory, it quickly spread TO the Amer
lean Drug Syndicate plant. the Pratt
e LANDER Varnish Works. and the
Blanchard Building. in the latter of
which were stored many fine rugs and
carpets belonging to New York fam
lilies. While the flames were raging
in the varnish works a battalion of
f1remen was hurled from roof by an
explosion of a tank containing several
hundred gallons of varnish. All were
more or less injured, but one fatally.
-Four firenlen were overcome by fumes
in the drug syndicate building. and the
structure was abandoned to the flames.
Traffic on the Long Island road was
tied up for several hours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
M0RGENTHAU NOT PLEASED
Thought Services TO Wilson Entitled
Him 20 More Inportnnt Post

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Washington, June s.-Friends of
Henry Merganthou In Washington are
skeptical of the official explanation
here that he declined the Turkish am
bassadorship because acceptance would
have interfered with his business In
terests in New York
What is believed acre is that the
post offered 10 Mr.. Morgenthau was
not the one TO which his service TO
Mr.. Wilson seemed to entitle him. and
that for more important post he
would have sacrificed his business in
terests to perform patriotic duty. as
many others have done.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
Meeting spnrseIy Attended.

Tokyo. June S.-A mass-meeting of
an organization known as THE Anti
American Youths Association" o-day
was sparsely attended. Beliicose
speeches were made. but the orators
were of no prominence. being for the
most part agitators attached to the
opposition parties. The speeches were
mostly devoted to attacks on the min
isry. and resolution was adopted urg-
Ing immediate war against the United
States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
Get Away with Cash praw.r.

Thieves some time Saturday nfsh4
or early yesterday morning forced an
entrance to the Ideal Laundry. 40 East
Main Street. by breaking q side door,
and got away with a cash drawer The
amount OF it's contents could not be-
ascertained, but was believed to be
tritiing. report OF the robbery wad,
MADE to the police of the Second Dis}
trict yesterday afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
Alleged .speukea.y.o

Pattie Harris, colored. was arrested
yesterday by Policemen voItz, jon
nings and Traylor on the charge of
selling liquor without license.
quantity OF beer and whiskey was CON
fiscated and will be used as evidence
against her when the case is called this
morning In Police Court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
Relieve She Stole Pocketbook.

Dora Randolph, colored, was arrest
ed last night by Patrolman Follles on
the charge Of being n suspicious char
acter, suspected OF having stolen a
pocketbook containing 81 from Will
liam Goode
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
judge Rhem. Grand.on n..a

Judge William f. Rhea. OF the state
Corporation Commission. left the city
last night for Biuefield. w. Va, to
attend the funeral of his little grand
son. the ten months old child Of Mrs.
Goody koontz
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
mink He Ia Fneitixa.

Joe Simpson. colored. was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Voltz on the
charge of being a suspicious character
He is believed to be a fugitive from
justice in North Carolina.