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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
House Struck by Lightning.

IHPecIaI 10 TIC IImes- Dlspatch.J
Williamsburg. Va, July 30.-The
house occupied by Henley Sweeney
farmer for the Eastern state Hospi-
tai. was struck twice BY lightning yes
terday afternoon during a severe cleo
trical storm that passed over this sec
ton. One bolt shivered a mirror in
the parlor.. tore ont a window. and
damaged the bathroom. upon which
hours previous. Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney
who were in their home at the time.
suffered no injury. but were slightly
shocked.
The will Of the late Henley NJ. Sween-
ey was admitted to probate In the
clerks office here to-day The entire
estate. valued at about $4,000 including
real estate and personal property. was
LETT 10 the widow. Mrs. Ida Sweeney.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
DR.. A. c. CROCKETT
IS BADLY INJURED
State Senator Bruised and
Wounded When Horse
Runs Awav.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch

lSpeclal TO The Times Dis pa ten
Wytheville. Va, J3!y 3G-Dr. A. q.
Crockett. State Senator from this dis
trict. met with Il serious runaway acci-
dent Yesterday afternoon at Fort CHS
well. the home of James II McGavock,
IN which he received severe wounds
in the forehead. with two ribs broken
and one of his lungs bruised DR..
Crockett had been called TO Fort CHS
well TO attend Mr.. PRESCOTT, the father
of Mrs McGaYock, who in a fall from
the norch had fractured his leg. At
ter mintstering TO his patient. the doc
tor got In mis- buggy 10 drive home.
In hitching one of the hold back''
straps was not fastened and tho buggy
running down on the horse, he dashed
off. throwing the doctor out. his head
coming in contact with n crib in
fiictins the injuries rs above. Doctor
w. w. Chaftin. who is attending the
injured man, is said to consider his
injuries quite serious, but not neces-
sarily dangerous. The accident In
many respects is similar to that of
Mr.. Cra.ighill received on Sunday af-
ternoon on his trip TO Ivanhoe, the
wound in the forehead being little
lower than that OF Mr. Craighill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
WILL RESTORE TAXES
Corporation Commission Orders Tint
Real Estate Ink BE Assessed MS In 1911.
| lSpecial to The Times DiSoatcb

II.
Raleigh. y. c.. July 30-The Corpo-
ration Commission to day issued pc
remptory order for the commissioners
OF Washington County to restore the
real estate tax assessment valuations
that were assessed in 1911. and which
were arbitrarily reduced 90 per cent
or more by the commissioners in 1912,
on the ground that the assessments in
Washington County were on a higher
basis than the assessments in sur
rounding counties. The Corporation
Commission insists that the Washing
ton commissioners had no right to
make the reduction except through APP
peal to the State Tax Commission CON
stituted by the corporation commits
sioners. The reductions made by thu
Washington commissioners reduced the
state taxes from Washington in the
sum OF $1,000. and the State is demand
Ing that this amount he included in
the settlement for the 1912 taxes. The
Washington commissioners are directed
to appear before the Corporation Com
mission August IL and show cause why
there should not be a complete restora-
ton of the 1911 valuations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
Spine Severed. SIN Lives.

Lynchburg, Va, July 30.-David
Cooper, the Baltimorean who was shot
last week In Amherst County in a diff
Guilty with two Amherst young men.
is still alive ut the Lynchburg Hospital
and he now has hope OF living. The
fact that the spinal cord was severed
completely by the bullet. the city phy-
sician says. must result ultimately In
Cooper's death.
A similar case was experienced here
four or five years ago when a young
woman by the name OF Six was shot in
the back and her spinal cord was cut
She lived more than two months after
being wounded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
Involuntary BANKRUPT.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Lynchburg, Va July 30.-Baltimore
creditors OF L. Sinister. a merchant of
have filed an involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy in the
United States District Court here. three
petitioners filing claims in the proceed
ings TO an aggregate of about $1,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
Fifteen WouId-Be Teachcrs.
Especial to The Times Dispatch

I'I1cOTHI W TIC IkIIIch- I5ISPsItNII'J
Lynchburg, Va. July 30.-Fifteen
persons, two whites and thirteen color
ed. this morning began the usual ex-
aminations before Superintendent 70. c..
Glass FOR certificates to teach in the
public schools OF the State. The cx-
aminattons will go over tomorrow and
EridnY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
No Rain for Two Months.

Especial 10 The Times Disratch.1
Lynchburg, Va, July 30.--This sec
ton OF Virginia is beginning to suffer
FOR the lack of rain, tho first time for
more than two months. and unless there
should be rain soon. the corn crop, now
very promising. will suffer materially.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
BROKE RECORD
COnst Artillery Company at Fort Mon
roc Scores 10 Hits Out of 20.

Especial % The Times Dispatch.
Hampton. Va, July 30.-The Thirty
NTH Company at Fort Monroe to-cs,
broke the army target record by HIT
ting the target nineteen out Of twenty
shots in Chesapeake Bay. The firing
was done With the big mortar battery
guns.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

James !. Hickey. who has been the
guest OF relatives for a short time in
Danvillc has returned to Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Little Miss Maude Berry OF Fred
erick sburg. is visiting her sister Mrs.
Curtis q. Wright, in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Miss Corbin Spicer left this week for
Wytheville. where she is a guest OF
Miss Nan Miller
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

William p. Cook has returned 70 the
city, after spending the week end with
friends at Willoughby Beach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Miss Fife Burch. of Danville. and her
cousin. Miss Randlette. of StaIesville,
y c., are visiting relatives here for
TWO weeks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Latimore Gordon
and their little son are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Talbot, in Waynes-
boro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
Gold Watches

We carr, IT all times tho most rep
resentative patterns of the worlds best
watch specialists
Prospective watch buyers will do
well to consult our stocks and prices.
CHWARZsCHILD BROS.
Richmonds Leading Jewellers.
Second mud Broad Sta
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
King and Queen Not Likely to
Have Them at
Court.
BY La MARauisE DE FoSTENoY.

ny La MARQUIsE: DE FOSTENOY.
ORD and Lady Sackville are In
| the black books OF the King and
queen, and Il is unlikely that
they will be seen at court or at any
state function or private entertain
ment at which the sovereigns arc
present, for many year to come
The lawsuit over the will OF Sir
John Murray Scott has excited quite
as much condemnation at home as
abroad. and has furnished the foreign
press with an occasion for assailing
the British aristocracy and English
social life. During the trial there was
certain amount of amusement, ana
even admiration. excited By the eX-
treme!y clever way in which Lady
Sackville parted the somewhat cruel
queries put to her during cross exam
ination. But on calm reflection ar
forwards. n very general feeling OF
disgust has ensued. not only with hcr
husband and herself. but also with
their adversaries, the Scott family.
The Sackvilles as well as the SCOTS
benefited under Sir Johns VIII, and
they We're all objects OF much gcneros-
ity on his part during his lifetime
Yet, because they declined any COM
promise, Sir John, who had every claim
on the gratitude of all OF them. was
held up to public ridicule in court:
by the SCOTS themselves. as a
silly old fool. fascinated by an
INSCRIPTIONS and designing female
and by the Sackvilles. as a
very tiresoine. irritable, pettish old
crank,'who had rendered their life to
such an extent burden during the
closing years of his existence. that
they felt that they thoroughly de-
served the huge bequest which he
promised them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Miss Jane Ellyson and Mrs. E. II.
Howe have returned 10 Richmond. after
two weeks stay in Atlantic City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

w. s. Hennine, who has been study
ing vocal music in New York, is in
Richm ond for few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Mrs. c. K. Lassiter and family have
left on an extended motor tour Of the
Virginia springs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Mrs. Alexander Hamilton is spending
some time with relatives at North Hat
ley, Canada.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Mrs. Robert B. Todd has returned to
the city, after a stay of several weeks
at Virginia Beach
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Mrs. Walter Allen and her daughter
are guests at the FitzhuGh Cottage, at
Virginia Beach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Mr. and Mrs. s. Grant King have
returned from weeks visit at the
Virginia Bay Hotel, Ocean View
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Wymond Cabell is leaving to-day to
spend n month or six weeks at the
.Rockbridge Baths
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Misses Attic and Elizabeth Garlick.
who have been registered at the Kinsey
Cottage, Virginia Beach. for the past
two weeks, have returned to their home
here
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Miss Daisy Green. Of Fredericks burg,
8 visiting her brother, Edgar Green,
in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

Mrs J. E. Lewis. OF this city. is the
guest of her son, R. G. Lewis. at his
home IN Danvule
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

ward w. Saunders. Congressman from
that district. and afterwards the Rocky
Mount Equal Suffrage League was
formed with Mrs g. ]. Schoaf as
president and Mrs. w. T. Chitwood.
secretary.
Tho same evening at Martinsville.
Mrs. Valentine and Mrs Lewis adj
courthouse there. They were intro
duced by John Smith, leading lawyer
Of that town. great deal OF interest
in woman suffrage was evinced, and
promising league promptly or
gnnized with Mrs. Richard Semple. of
Martinsville. president. and MISC Laura
Barrett, secretary.
Leaving for the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon. r. Kelly, Of
2024 Hanover Avenue, have returned
home after a three weeks trip, in
which they visited Baltimore. Roches-
ter New York. Niagara Falls. Thousand
Islands and number of other points
in the North and Canada.
Mr.. and Mre. Kelly will leave in
few days for California, where Mr.
Kelly's business takes him for some
time
In and Out of Town.
Miss Mary A. Johnson. who has been
spending the summer In West Virginia,
is now tho guest Of Miss Doris Jones,
on Park Avenue.
Mrs. Robert B. Todd has returned to
the city, after a stay of several weeks
at Virginia Beach
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton is spending
some time with relatives at North Hat
ley. Canada.
Mrs. Walter Allen and her daughter
are guests at the Fitzhugh Cottage, at
Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs s. Grant King have
returned from a weeks visit at the
Virginia Bay Hotel, Ocean View.
Misses Attic and Elizabeth Garlick.
who have been registered at the kinsey
Cottage, Virginia Beach. for the past
here
Mrs J. E Lewis. of this city is the
guest of her son, r. G. Lewis. at mis-
! home IN Danvule.
Miss Daisy Green. Of Fredericksburg.
8 visiting her brother. Edgar Green,
in this city.
wymond Caber is leaving to-day to
spend month six weeks at the
Rock bridge Baths.
Mrs. c. K. La sister and family have
left on an extended motor tour Of the
Virginia springs
w S Hennng who has been study
ing vocal music in New York. is in
Richm ond for n few days.
Miss Jane Ellyson and Mrs. E. Fl.
Howe have returned TO Richmond. after
a two weeks stay in Atlantic City.
Miss Corbin Spicer left this week for
Wytheville. where she is a guest of
Miss Nan Miller
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31

ocean Wave cottage, at ocean View.
where they VIII b. Joined on Sunday
by Mr, and Mrs Fred II. Wyatt. Of
Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31
In and Out of Town.

Miss Mary A. Johnson. who has been
spending the summer in West Virginia,
is now tho guest Of Miss Doris Jones,
on Park Avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

Bowling in the tenpin tourney at the
Palace alleys last night was far below
the quality expected. and, with two ex-
captions. the marks already established
I'm the different classifications remain un-
molested. Nine class A doubles took the
alleys. among these being Lon krauss
and Mcknew. Van Buskirk and Field,
Thomas and Charlie Miller and August
aud Fritz. yet none of the totals ex-
ceeded Leo. Van Buskirk had games of
197. 212 and 1910. but his partner pulled
him back out of the money. B. E.
Brown. 2l3, and Thomas. 202. were the
only other men to get double-century
scores. In the class Is doubles Berrall
and Rosengarten. with 9ss, were high,
Berrall getting 206 for high game.
Van Buskirk and Fritz went into u
tie for second place in the class A singles,
with so each. after each had missed
easy spares in the last three boxes,
which kept them out of the lead. Van
missed No. . In the eighth, while Fritz
blew a tnree-pin spare and picked d
two-pin one. In the same squad Jones
started out with no only to drop to
lJ9 F'ritzs games were 1913. 1913. and 119.
while Van Buskirk turned in 100. 1873 and
2O3.
very poor outside of the sets rolled by
the Pa ace (2,715) and the Columbias
CESS, and the two-man total of Pearson
and Barber q, 1892. While Baltimore will
send some very strong teams here We'd
nesday. the set made by the Palace has q
good chance of landing in front. Harry
l<rauss and Brown. scheduled to roll
their doubles last night, postponed the set
TO accommodate u bowler who will be I'M
able 10 roll on the date originally assign
tl him. and this team together with
Bobinette and VIII Miller and Burdine
and Eckstein. should make things inter-
esting for the present leaders in that
classification. In the singles there are
many stars yet to shoot. Will Miller,
ECkstein. Burdine, Harry Krauss, Lon
Erauss. Cap Brown. Eddie McKnew,
Field and Len Collins have yet to roll,
the majority of these being scheduled to
take the alleys Tuesday night. Wednes-
day the Baltimore contingent will come
TO Washington, and will also wind up the
tourney
Last nights results follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16

teams in the east, are Krichton, Leuter-
becher. Lossberg, Smith and Sweiger.
Rube Vickers, the eccentric pitcher OF the
Baltimore Eastern League team, at one
time on the staff of Connie Mack, is also
a member of this team. Sweiger is well
known to local bowling enthusiasts.
On his last appearance in this city he was
matched for ten games against Harry
Krauss. and took the local stars meas
ure Other stars from Baltimore will
be Michael Luber, Al Walters and Presi-
dent Brehms Of the league Of that name.
Leuterbecher and kr1chton rolled over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
WELSBACHS IN VAN
Top National Capital League
Teams by Good Margin.
Y. M. C. A. IN SECOND PLACE
Quint Has Rolled in
Great Form in Last Few Sets.
Harry Krauss' High Average.

Despite the fact that the Welsbachs
have lost ground recently In their fight
for the National Capital League pennant
Halley's team still maintains a good lead.
In the accompanying figures Y. NJ. G. A.
is shown in second place, with a per-
centage of .667 against III for Welsbach.
The latter team has q postponed set with
the Potomac quint, and,sas this outfit is
not considered as strong the league
leaders, at least two of these games
should be placed in the win column.
This will give them a lead of five full
games. good working basis for the
third series. Palace is In third place.
Harry krausS has overhauled all his
competitors for first honors in the indi-
vidual standing, his mark being 111-5 for
forty eight games Lon Krauss is second
with 1O9-46, and John Baum is third, his
mark being 109-15. Harry Krauss also
leads in the matter of recording strikes.
with twenty -seven to his credit Earl
Eiker tops the league In spares, having
pulled 119 marks. .Tolliffe's 162 game re-
mains the best. while CAROLS 3SI set is
still good. The two team marks also
remain as when the National Capital
League averages were published, Y. NJ
c. a. having the big game, GIG, and
Welsbach the best set, 1,719.
Tho official figures for all games to
date, as furnished by Secretary Roy
Whitford. who is also filling the position
of official scorer for his league, follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
STARS STILL IN LEAD
Newspaper Quint Ahead in
Commercial League.
TOURNEY HALTS GAMES
Schedule Will, However, Be Re-
sumed Next Thursday-McCarty
Has High Average.
TOURNEY HALTS GAMES

IoStilitieS in the Commercial League
were temporarily halted the past week.
owing to the use Of the Palace alleys for
the intercity tournament, but with the
completion of this event next Wednes-
day the schedule will be resumed. The
league Understanding Star-are carded
to meet the Woodward & Lothrop quint
Thursday, while on the following even
ing William Hahn will tackle Tolman
Laundry. During the next week tho Shoe
Dealers will meet Woodward & Lothrop,
and Essex's boys will stack up against
Tolman. AS the Stars have lead OF
three full games over Hahn, and the
Woodward & Lothrop quint is a game be-
hind the latter, Johnsons team seems to
have the hardest fight on its hands OF
any Of the contenders. On the last oc-
aston when these three teams competed
against one another, however. Woodward
& Lothrop won three from the Stars ana
two from Hahn, which was in the main
responsible for the present interesting
ASPECT of the Commercial League race.
Official figures for all the games rolled
to date in tins body show but few changes
over tho standings-team and individual
when the averages were iast published.
Dave McCarty holds on to his lead IN the
individuals, with a. mark or lo44o Ior
tlfty-one games, Eddie HoWser OF the
Chaplin g. Sacks team being second with
1856 for fifty-seven contests Schoneio
mas 1854 for fifty-seven games, Whlie
Hughes. last years high averase man,
has worked his way up after bad start
to fourth place.
McCarty's big game and set have not
Deen threatened, his 1J7 contest and 81!
three-gamc total being easily the best In
the league. Burhans scored 144 game
in his last SET for second high, While Gelr
of the Hahn quint has run up a su1nS OF
strikes being second only to McCarty;
who has twenty-five ali-on-the- hrst- pail
marks GERS total is twenty-one How
ser is out in front of the field In the mat
ter of spares, with los. Schohelds lol
total being second best.
Evening Star created one new team rec
ord when it rolled SO game against
Judd g. Detweiler, although Woodward Y
Lothrop's 1,594 set remains mgh.
The team from the National tdectrlcdi
Supply Company, which took the place
left vacant by the withdrawal of Hav-
enner won its three games from the hu-
dolph G. West quint. and the newcomers
promise to make things interesting LOT
the old teams in the league.
Officials averages, including all the
games rolled this year. follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
RICHMOND DESIRES THE 1914
INTERCITY TENPIN TOURNEY
Success Attending the Local Affair Seems to
Assure Event Becoming Annual Fixture
Baltimore Day Wednesday.

The marked success which has attend
ed the initial intercity tournament is
source Of much qualification to those who
were responsible for it's formation. and
that the event will result in an annual
affair, with each of the three cities stag
ing meet in turn, seems assured. Rich
mond has already spoken for next year 8
tourney. and Washington seems willing to
assist the Virginia city in its desire. In
case this arrangement is carried out it
is proposed to hold the local city tourna-
ment as usual that year, however. limit
ing it to Washington bowlers, but, In adj
dition, sending to Richmond a delegation
to compete in that city against the Rich
mond and Baltimore men. The following
year, If the sequence be carried out, Bal
timore would stage the intercity affair.
Enthusiasm has been the keynote of the
present tenpin classic, and those members
of the city association who have given so
unSelfishly of their time should receive a
great deal of credit from the bowlerS at
large. Secretary Field. Vice President
Jones, Scorer Len Collins, George Cox
and Harry krauSs have 1abored carry
and late in their successful efforts to con-
duct the tournament to the satisfaction
of all, and as theirs is a labor of love the
few volunteers to assist in the work for
the remaining three days would be well
coined with open arms by the committee.
and other members of the local bowling
bodies than those mentioned should make
it their business to get around to the
Palace the first three days of this week
While credit is being handed out, by
the way, Murray Ricketts, is entitled to
slice as the originator of the idea of a
tricity tenpen event as means of re-
viving interest in the game. In n con-
versation with the writer several months
ago he preached the subject, stating at
the time that he had talked with Rich
mond BOWERS and found them in a re-
ceptive mood. After the proposition was
first presented to the local bowlers
through the columns of The Star. and
pressed a doubt as to the practicability
of the affair. Ricketts, did a little gum
shoe" work in the Virginia city, and was
instrumental in getting the representa-
tives from Richmond to attend the meet
ing of the city association at which time
it was definitely decided to hold the
event. He requested at the time that his
name be not used in connection with the
tournament, but with the present entirely
successful aspect of the affair it is fitting
he be given due credit for his sugges-
ton.
Baltimore bowlers, fifty strong. will
storm the Palace alleys next Wednesday,
and from IL O'Clock noon until the
midnight hour the cream of the tenpin
talent of the Monumental city Will en-
deavor to hang up prize winning totals
in the fiVe-man, doubles and singles. The
class A teams from Baltimore are the
MCntibellos, Imperials, Metropolitans and
Northwesterns On the Metropolitans,
which is considered one of the strongest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
NAVY DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
Newcomer in Bowling Ranks Has
Close Fight on Its Hands.

An interesting race in the Navy Duck
pin League is being staged. with the Ma
rine Corps No. 1 holding a present adj
vantage of four games. Henkle and
Ltsau of the league leaders have, re-
spectively. 1O1 and 80 as their averages.
which are the best recorded to date +.
Smith tops the Marine Corps No. quint,
which is second in the race. Driscoll and
E. Smith each have totaled a 123 game, the
highest mark made, an odd feature of
their rolling being that their set total
is also best, both men having :35. The
photographic team is to take the place
of the Steam Engineering quint. and will
assume the same percentage as the Con-
struction and Repair team. .4i4. The
averages to date follow: