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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
LEAVES ORDINANCE
TO CITY ATTORNEY
PLAN For REGULATING ELECTRI-
CAL BUSINESS TO BE REPORT
ED At EARLY MEETING.

Following many conferences, public
less hours. the subcommittee on ordi-
nances, embracing Messrs. Moore, Paul
and yondelehr. last night requested the
city attorney to prepare an ordinance
regulating the electrical business of
the city, and placing responsibilities
upon both the employer and employs.
Half a dozen ordinances have been
drawn by the city attorney, as many
have been submitted by the electri-
clans. both employers and employees.
and still there has been no acceptable
ordnance produced satisfactory to all
concerned.
The subcommittee last night. after
hearing from Assistant City Attorney
Anderson and Electrical Inspector
Speights, felt that 1t was UP to them
to frame an ordinance. embracing many
suggestions made by the men inter-
ested, but at the same time rejecting
the sentimenSof the electrical depart
ment of the city.
AS suggested by the members of the
committee the proposed ordinance will
create an examining board for wiring as
well as contractors: increase contrac-
tors licenses to sfee. from ss5; fix
penalties for specific violations; re-
quire all wiring in schools, hospitals,
churches and other public places. with
in Are limits, to be done In steel or
iron conduIts; all basement wiring to
he in steel or iron conduits; all ap-
pltcants for contractors licenses to
be licensed electricians.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
|ACQU|T ACCUSED
POLICE OFFICERS
CHARGES AGAINST w. E. HARRIS
AND ID. ID. yoLIZ NOT sUs-
TANNED.
-
ASK QUARTER MILLION
COST or CONDUCTING DEPART
MENT FOR ENSUING YEAR
ESTIMATED AT s242. 422.20
BY COMMISSION.
ASK QUARTER MILLION

/ Two policemen against whom
| charges had been made, were acquitted
ten men on the eligible list were ele-
waited for a week to the position OF
police officer, and the estimates for
the conduct of the police department
during the coming year were made at
the meeting last night OF the board OF
police commissioners.
! The estimates of the necessary ex-
penditures of the department will be
sent to the finance committee for It's
approval before the city budget of the
coming year will be adopted by eoun-
Gil.
/ An interesting feature of last nights
commission meeting was the hearing
! Of charges against two policemen of
the Second precinct Policeman w. Il.
Harris, charged with conduct unbe-
| coming an officer, and Policeman b. ID.
Voltz, charged with neglect of duty,
were tried and acquitted, charges
! against them being not sustained.
The Years Budget.
The estimates of the cost of the
| operation of the police department dur
! ing the next year, submitted and APP
proved by the board is that the cost
| of the police department in 1914 will
be s242 42220 OF this amount 1885,
! $3.50 Is for payroll; s25, GEO for q
new police station to replace the pres
ent Second station at the corner OF
Smith and Marshall streets; $4,000 for
/ the maintenance Of the police signal
system. and s17.TaS.30 for the expense
account.
The estimates prepared yesterday
/ by Il committee of the police COM
! mission were submitted last night and
studied ny the commissioners. There
We're a few changes made in the
original estimates, and the totals
adopted by the board approximated
j the figures little higher than first
made.
In New Quarters Soon
Last nights meeting was an i'm
portant one, being the last that viii
/ be held before the new headquarters
will be opened on Broad street near
/ Twelfth. With the heads of the sew
eral bureaus of the police department
arranging to occupy their new quar-
tiers within a few days, and every
/ one connected with the conduct of
the department prepared to move at
a minutes notice from the south side
! of Broad street to the north side the
board saw that certain provisions
must be made.
Two new men were added to the
force as janitors of the new police
! headquarters. They are: f. ".
j Andrews, day ,janitor, and Garrett
i O'Connell night janitor, at the new
4 headquarters.
\ Ten special policemen will be placed
on the force during the Christmas
week. the commission decided. Regu-
/ lar men will be placed on Broad stree,
and the additional men, picked from
1 the eligible list, will be placed In the
outskirts These men will begin their
/ service at 7 o'clock on the night OF
I Saturday. December goth. and serve
until the morning OF Saturday, De-
cmeber 27th.
The board adjourned at II o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Charters Granted

The B. NJ. Barber Supply company
inc, Norfolk. Va; $4,000 to $4,000:
J. E. Bidgood. president; G. G. Nc
fntyre, secretary-~-both of Norfolk.
Va.
Virginia Dare Vineyard company.
inc. Norfolk, Va. $1,000 to 100000,
c, e. Pritchard, president; A. p. Bur-
CESS, secretary-both Of Norfolk. Va.
Foreign charters;
Charter granted by the Neither
lands; $4,000: Lourens Jan De Bal
bian. statutory agent; Basic City. Va.
Name of corporation:
Nederlandsch Americaansche Fruit
teelt Maatschappy Virginia" Dutch
American Orchard company "Vir-
ginia."
Merger:
Hampton, Phoebus and Fort Mon
roe Gas corporation, Newport News
Gas company, merged into and with
Citizens Railway Light and Power
company, Newport News, Va; capital
stock. 100000.
The Negro Historical and Industrial
association, Richmond, Va: no capital
stock: Giles B. Jackson. president; FL.
III. Price, secretary--both Of Rich
mond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
MEAT CAUSE Of
KIDNEY TROUBLE
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH KID
NETS III BACK HURTS OR
BLADDER BOTHERs.

II you must have your meat every
day. eat Il. but flush your Kidneys
with salts occasionally, says a noted
authority who tells US that meat
forms uric acid which almost para
hzes the kidneys tn their efforts 70
eAFei 1t from the bioed. They become
sluggish ard weaken, then you suffer
with a dun misery in the kidney re-
Efpn, SHARP pains IN the back or sick
headache. dizziness your stomach
saErs. tongue Is coated. and when the
weather Is bad goa have rheumatic
iwinEes The urine gets cloudy. fun
Of sediment the channels often get
sore and iFrttated. obllging you to seek
relief two or three times during the
night
To neutraIlze these irritating acids.
To cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's uriuDus waste, get four
ounces Of Jad Salts from amy phar-
raaeist here take tablespoonful sn
y glass Of water before br ak fast for
few days and your kidneys viii then
act fine, This famous SAILS IN made
from the acid Of grapes and lemon
tal1e, combined with iithta, and has
4 heFE RsaG for generations 10 fiash
AnGss stimulate sluggish kidneys, also
- nAatrallxe The aeids In siine. 80 it
40 Cnger iffatatea, thus euding plad-
I. Ter weakness.
dad Salts Is Inexpensive; cannot
3nsesxe ard makes q delightful effer-
sescsnt Whitewater drsnk.--Ady.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
The Krupp Dividend.

THE French have a motto when
crime Is committed: 'Cherchez la
femme" fined the woman. Now
when war is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
banquier,' find out who makes money
from the disturbance"
So says DIR. David Starr Jordan In
War and Waste" recently published
by Doubleday, Page & Co. The most
eloquent comment on this comes in a
recent news item from Berlin. A
year Of war in the Balkans means a
rubbing of hands in the armor plate
directorates The new dividend Of
the house of Krupp is declared at IA
per cent, and the net profit for the
year 1912-1913 is 50, 600, 600.
The number of employees Is so, 600.
The house Of Krupp represents
capital Of s45,000,o0o devoted TO the
manufacture OF engines of destruction.
One critic points ont the irony in the
fact that $4,000 Of the profits have
been turned over to the employees
Christmas fund. Peace on earth.
good viii to meni
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18

Coming into office Governor Elect
stuart Will be confronted with the
pleasing duty Of naming the sue
ceeors of a number of incumbents
If important State Offices. Besides
The salaried officers, the incoming
governor win name a staff Of honorary
colonies" for his personal staff-~to
accompany him on all State and pub
uo functions This STAFF embraces
twenty-five man,
There are also a large number or
trustees and visitors to the various
state schools and Institutions of every
character.
The most important of these Of
fees TO be filled by the new governor
are that OF the adtutant- general.
chairman OF the board of fisheries
and labor comm lssioner. In all
three instances the incumbents viii
stand for reappoin acknowledgements
General sale. Chairman OF Board Of
Fisheries Lee and Labor Commits
sioner Doherty.
Among the other officers TO be
named by the governor at an early
date are four members Of the board
If visitors OF the Virginia Polytechnic
institute, five of the Virginia Military
institute, 1--WE Of Washington and Lee
=
Farulville Normal institute. five each
If the Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg
and Radford Institutes, members Of
the State board of pharmacy, and
the State board dental examiners,
member bar examiners one member
Of the State penitentiary board tto
succeed Samuel Cohen), four mem
hers board Of fisheries, one member
board Of visitors to each of the State
hospitals. one member State board Of
accounts. one member OF board Of
visitors ia epileptic colony. secretary
N5rE MIA military records,
In addition to these numerous Of
fcia3s tn be- named by the governor
within q short while after he takes
his s-.at. the legislature will have
mum Der Of jBdgeships 10 fill.
Three Judges Of the courts in Rich
nond are holding office by appoint
ment--~Ju&gc Crump, OF the Law and
Equity court Judge Richardson OF
the Hastings court, and Judge Mon
cure. ~ the Chancery court II !s
generally conceded that these judges
win he elected by the legislature.
Following are other benches to be
vacated, although Il IL likely that In
every instance the incumbent viii be
re-eleetea:
First Circuit--Jgdge Iawiess
fifth, Judge Hundley Ninth, Judge
shack elford. Thlrteenth1 Judge
Jones, Seventeenth, Judge Harrison
twenty trst, Judge Campbell Tween
ty-nfth. Judge Haas. Twenty sixth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
BEGIN PROCEEDINGS
To WIDEN STREET

The first actual step toward the
widening OF Moore street from Brook.
avenue to Giimer street, as author-
lied by the council and approved
october 18th, was taken before Judge
Richardson in the Hastings court
yesterday afternoon. Condemnation
proceedings were instituted by City
Attorney Pollard.
Inc court set January 9Th, the
opening day of the next term of the
Hustings court, as the date for naming
commissioners TO appraise the land
required for the widening Of the
street. Two parcels need be CON
demned, those owned by w. @. Ma
hone and by Henry Holzgrefe.
Moore street, now little more than
an alley is approximately twenty one
feet in width. one end Of the street
being twenty-five feet wide, and the
other seventeen feet wide. 1t is pro
posed to widen the street to thirty
three feet three inches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
The African Dandy.

The costume of the African savage
Is amusingly described by Stewart
Edward White In African Camp
Fires" recently published by
Doubleday. Page & Co.
His hall has been grown quite
long, then gathered in three tight
pigtails wound with leather, one OF
which hangs over his forehead, and
the other two ov4r his ears. The
entire head he has then annointed
with mixture of castor oil and q
bright red coloring earth The
ears are most marvellous. From
early youth the lohes have been
stretched. until at last they have
become like two long elastic loops,
hanging down upon the shoulders,
and capable of communicating any
thing up to and including a tomato
can. / have seen row OF SAFETY
pins clasped In them or a number of
curtain rings; or q marmalade jar.
or the glittering cover Of tobacco
TIN. One Of these individuals
wore a red label he had---with
patience and difflculty--removed from
one OF our trunks. He had pasted 1t
on his forehead. and it read Baggage
Room, NOT WANTED"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
FIREMAN HURT IN
FALL IN AREAWAY

Falling into an areaway about
seven feet deep, at the nurses home
at the Retreat for the Sick. which
he failed to see in responding to an
alarm from box II, which called the
department to the home at Twelfth
and Marshall streets last night. E L.
Porter, member Of engine company
No. 8, was hurt.
He was taken into the hospital,
where he Is being attended. 1t was
learned last night no bones were
broken, put it is feared internal in
jur3es were suffered.
The damage done by the fire, which
was entirely inside the home. was
slight The origin OF the blaze is un-
known.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
TIPPED BY MESSENGER,
TAKEN TO CINCINNATI

Charles Fee alias Fox, who surren-
dered himself to the police Of West
Point several days ago. was brought
to Richmond yesterday en- route to
Cincinnati where he is wanted on a
charge of forgery.
The Cincinnati police a week ago
asked the Richmond police to appre-
bend him. but II has developed a tele-
graph messenger boy tipped Fox and
allowed him to get away.
Fox was carried through Richmond
yesterday on the way to the Ohio city
by Sergeant Sherwood, of Cincinnati
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
BOY AUTO DRIVER
HELD FOR ACCIDENT

Because the automobile he was driv-
ing ran into and wrecked a carriage
being driven by a colored man named
Scott Johnson, Eddie Hin. seventeen
years old, a chauffeur. was arrested
last night and locked up at the Sec
ond police sttaion on charge of reck :
less and careless driving. The arrest
was made by Bicycle Policeman c.
Is. SamueIs.
The carriage driven by Johnson was
struck at the corner of Harrison and
Grace streets by the automobile driven
by hin. No one was hurt but John
son, whose injuries were found by
DR.. whitehead, OF the City ambulance,
TO be slight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
STUART TO HAVE MANY
OFFICES TO SUPPLY
abor and Fish Commissioner Judges. Adutant Genera
and Members of Staff Must be Appointed
by Incoming Governor.

Judge Turner, Twenty Judge
Burns. Twenty eighth, Judge White,
Twenty ninth, Judge Gordon.
Corporation Courts-Frederick
burg, Judge Goodrich. Lynchburg.
Judge Christian. Petersburg, Judge
Mullen.
Law and Chancery-Norfolk, Judge
Martin.
Many Of these places become vacant
before February 1st, while others ex-
tend over that time.
There are number of contestants
for the various places.
General Sale, Commissioner Doherty
and Mr.. Lee will have opposition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18

The case OF Boyd Washington, col.
ored, charged with aiding the esNpe
Of James Gooch. alias Rogers, colored.
who shot and killed Lula Gooch, his
wife, about three weeks ago, was con-
tinued in Police court yesterday untill
today. Gooch escaped a second time
from the city Jail Saturday night and
Is still being sought by the police.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
BROKE INTO HOUSE;
TOOK SHOES AND COAT

w. Smith, alias Joseph williams,
colored, was arrested by Detectives
Duffy and kellam yesterday afternoon
on charge of breaking and entering
In the daytime the dwelling of David
Holland. The negro is charged with
stealing a coat and a pair of shoes
The coat and shoes were recovered
and Smith locked up at the First po-
lice station.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Report Safe Robbed.

Report was made 10 The police yes
terday that the safe in the store of
Shepherds confectionery al 4o9 F,a st
Broad street was robbed some tirle
Tuesday night Of $325 IN cash. In-
vestigation was made by the police
This showed the robbers evidently
knew the combination. there being no
signs Of force having been used by
the robbers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Autos For City AIniL.

Announcement was made yesterday
that the Richmond postoffice will soon
place in operation several auto
tricycles for delivering and collect
ing mail This proposed innovation
is expected to facilitate matters great
ly. The machines are due to arrive
before Christmas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
c. D. ?. IN SOUTH
Continued from First Page,)

CONTINUED from First Page,1
provided that each state shall be en-
titled to four delegates at large. one
delegate at large for each representa-
tive at large In congress from any
State: one delegate from each congress
district and an additional delegate
from each congress district in which
the Republican vote either for Repub-
lican electors in 1905 or the Republi-
can candidate for congress in 1919 shall
have been not less than seventy Ave
hundred.
bitter Feeling Appears.
good deal of bitter feeling cropped
out in the debate today. The report
of the subcommittee appointed to work
out a plan of reappointment at first
proposed n reduction of about seventy
delegates. This did not satisfy some
Of the Progressives, notably National
Committeeman Howell, of Nebraska.
He made A bitter fight on the report
of the subcommittee Offering a mi
nority report of his own that embodied
a substitute fer the plan devised by
the majority of the subcommittee.
The bad feeling extended to others
with the result that lot of uncompli
mentary remarks were said sabout the
party in the South. stirring up resent
ment among the committeeman from
that section. A general row seemed to
be imminent when motion was made
to recommit the resolution with in
structions to amend. as proposed by
National Committeeman Barnes. In such
ii way to reduce representation below
the point contemplated in the resolu-
ton officially presented. The com
inittee then adjourned for lunch. and
when it reassembled the subcommittee
reported the substitute that was
adoptod
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Arrest Unlicensed Peddlers.

Charged with peddling jewelry
without a license. Louis Beiowitz, who
says he is Russian and merchant,
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
! Detectives Bryant and Smith. A
short time after taking Belowitz into
custody. they arrested Max Snyder on
similar charge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18

\ William BraXton. colored, was sem
fenced 10 five years in the penitentiary
when arraigned in the Hastings court
yesterday on charge OF felonionsly
..wounding Frances Miller. cofored,
September 18th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
stole Coal, Tairtx Days.

John Trent. eolored, charged with
stealing coal from the c. & O. railway,
was arraigned in Police court yester-
day He was sentenced to thirty
days in Jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
The Weather

Virginia--Cloudy Thursday: Friday
fair. and colder: light variable winds.
North Caroliua--Local rains Thurs
day Friday cloudy. light variable
winds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
po,,e.. Seek Missing pov

Relatives of Macon irby. twelve
years old, yesterday asked the police
10 search for him. The boy has been
missing from his home at aoS East
Eighteenth street since Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18
Special Local Data For Yesterday.


az noon temperature ............ 80
3 r. NJ. temperature ........,..... 50
Maximum temperature up TO p. NJ. 81
Minimum temperature up TO Z. nj. 36
Mean temperature +..-..........+. IS
Normal temperature ...,.s........ 80
Excess In temperature today.
Excess In temperature since March
LIST w
Accumulated excess In temperature
since January LIST .,...,-.,..,.... 81
Rainfall last twenty -four hours,
Deficiency In rainfall since March
Accumulated deficiency in rainfall
since January LIST ......-...,... -...=.. All
Local Observation \ y. VI. Yesterday
Temperature ..........~.... ...-+.... 90
Humidity ,,....... ................ 90
Mind direction -A.AA4.A..A........ Il
Wind, velocity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Weather ................... p. cloudy.
Rainfall last twelve hours, 20. .>.... o.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
MARQUARD Blows
AND GIANTS TAKE
ONLY ONE CAME
Brooklyn Scores Six Runs in
One inning in the First
TeSreau BeStS YingIing in a
Pitching Duel.

NEW YORK, sept 5---New York
and Brooklyn split even in "A double
header here Thursday. Brooklyn TAX
ing the first game 10 2. while the
champions captured the second 2
10 l.
The first game went Brooklyn's way
when Marquard experienced one OF
his old fashioned blow ups in the
sixth inning. the visitors scoring all
their six runs ia this inning on sin
giles by Moran. Cutshaw Collins, and
McCarty. Smiths double. pass "A sac
rifice fly and an error by Merkie.
The New YOrk's made their two
runs off Walker in the third inning
on three hits and "A pass. Walker
broke a finger in this inning. and was
relieved by Ragan who pitched well
for the rest Of the game.
The second game was pitchers
battle between Tesreau and Ningiing.
Both we're very effective, but three
OF the five hits made off Ningling were
punched in the third and resulted IN
Brooklyn's defeat. Meyers opened
with a double. and Merkle and Tes-
reau were easy outs. Snodgrass' sin
gle scored Meyers. and the patter
reached third on Collins wild throw.
He scored on Doyle's single.
Smiths home run drive IN the fifth
saved Brooklyn from "a shutOut.
AfcG.aw gave his batting order the
most radical shift since the club be
came a pennant winner in 1911, the
positfOns Of only two men and the
pitcher being left unchanged.
Wheat suffered from strained
groin and had 90 retire after two in
nings Of the first game, though ne ap-
peared later as a pinch hitter. Show
ers feh throughout both games
First game:
Brooklyn 1900. 900 0O6 OOO-b
New York .O02 600 600 4
Walker Ragan and McCarty Mar
Guard. Crandall and Meyers. Umpires
Brennan and EasOn.
Second same.
Brooklyn 900 OlO OOO-I
New York ...OO2 600 O0"-2 0
Yingling and Fischer; Tesredu and
Movers Umpires-Eason and Bren-
nan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
ATHLETICS DROP
DOUBLE HEADER
TO BOSTON LADS
Plank Knocked Out of the Box
in the First and Brown Fails
to Locate Plate in the Eighth
Inning.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 5.-Boston
defeated Philadelphia in both games
OF "a double header here Thursday
20 s and 10 .. In the opener Phila-
Gelphia played a fine up hill game
and took the lead in the seventh. in
ming.
After Plank was knocked off the
rubber in three innings. Pennock held
Boston down until the seventh when
he was taken out. His successor.
Brown. was wild and ineffective in the
eighth inning and Boston piled up
three runs and won the contest.
Bedient was in wonderful form. he
twirled seven innings and did not per
nit batsman TO reach first base. The
uniforms or the Boston players failed
10 arrive here and they wore the trav-
cling suits OF the PhilaGelphians.
First garuSI
Boston .......2O2 Oc1 osO-S 10
Philadelphia 600 0o4 2o0-6 9 3
Leonard. Hall and Carrigan: Pen
mock. Brown. Bush and Schang.
Empires Ferguson and Evans.
Second game:
Boston ION 800 O02-5 Il
Philadelphia no 600 OOO-2 2 ,
Moseley. Bedient and Thomas;
Houck and Bush and Lapp. Umpires
Evans and Ferguson.