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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
COURT Of APPEALS

The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals reconvened yesterday morn
ing at II o'clock, with Circuit Judges
Golf and Pritchard. and District
Judges Boyd, Dayton and Smith in
attendance.
Court announced and handed down
Its opinion In the following case:
No. 114s. w. Minor Woodward and
Stewart M. Woodward. partners. trad
ing as Woodward & Son. appellants,
va. George r. Haw. trustee for N. b.
Clark, appellee. Appeal from the
District court at Richmond. In Bank
ruptcy. Per curtain opinion. Affirm
ed. with costs. s-.e..s.,.,. .,s,.ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
LOSE ASSESSMENT
CONTINUED from First Page.)

two years after the death of decedent
"6 per cent per annum shall be
charged thereon until same is paid
Executors are charged to deduct the
tax Legacies for life, the tax to be
retained upon the whole amount.
The machinery for the collection OF
the inheritance tax is greatly strength
ened.
Income Tax.
The income tax (Which has been
avoided in large part heretofore, 1t
is claimed) is changed and increased,
but the exemption Is Increased from
81, 600 to S1,250. Incomes above sl,-
$50 are subject to the following tax
hereafter under this new law:
Up TO $4,000 THAT Is, up to incomes
OF $2.25o. including the exemption).
a tax of ! per cent: over $1,000 and
up to $4,000. IL per cent; over
$4,000 and up to $1,000, 2 per cent;
over $1,000. per cent. This tax
shall not be levied upon incomes de-
rived from property already taxed.
but shall apply TO incomes not taxed
otherwise. and to salaries, fees, COM
missions public or private, annufties,
trades. professions, and income not
exempted by law.
4 No city, town, township or county
shall levy any inheritance or in
come tax.
Other Increased Rates.
L Peddlers on foot are taxed $25 for
each county; those with vehicles SIS.
But II they peddle medicines. flavor
ing extracts or proprietary articles the
tax IL $500 on foot and $3.50 with
vehicles for each county. C0nfed-
crate veterans are exempted and
county commissioners are empower
ed to exempt any poor and tnf1rm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
BOND ISSUE IN
MAT0ACA CARRIES
TWO NEW soHoon BUILDINGS
WILL SOON RE ERECTED
IN DISTRICT,

Despite the opposition shown In the
small precincts ef MRteas6 district
against the issuance OF bends to the
amount of siT,ooo. tho election yes
terday resulted IN vote of 1o2 10
81 in favor of the issue.
The money secured by the bond
issue will be used in erecting two
schools In the district. one in the VII
Iage OF Matoaca and the other on the
Hickory road. The former one will
be constructed at a cost OF $4,000.
and the latter at $4,000.
The vote In the village OF Matoaca
cast in favor of the issue was larger
than all the balance of the district.
A date for the selling OF the bonds
will be set shortly by Judge Robert c..
Southali.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
Rev. Thomas r. Grimsley.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian. J
MADISON, VA, March S.-Rev.
Thomas f. Grimsiey. an aged and
honored minister of the Baptist
church died at the, hons of his som
in-law. Mr.. Burnett Miller, in Gull
peper. Va ON Thursday.
= REV MIR Erimsiey. whose home
was In Madison. Va. up to a short
while back. was widely known in this
section, and has been In the active
ministry for many years Though he
had passed his seventy seyenth year
yet he continued to minister to a
church in Culpepef.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
DISASTROUS FIRE
IN SOUTH BOSTON
SEVERAL BUILDINGS ARE DE-
sTRoyED AND SIN HORSES
BURN TO DEATH.

SOUTH BOSTON, VA, Marur S.
Good work by the local fire depart
nient saved South Boston frem q Sc
rious Are this evening. The Are started
in the stables of the Big -Four ware
house and the laundry OF MIR. u. N,
Black was soon in flames.
The residence OF Mrs. Sanhucls
caught next and was soon destroyed.
The laundry and all tho new machin-
cry which had Just been installed was
a total loss. by good work the Big
Four warehouse and the residence Of
Mr.. Is. A. Willis were saved.
Six horses burned to death IN the
warehouse stables. The origin of the
fire is not known. All of the build
ings were insured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09

visions of the revenue and machine
cry act il that which increases he
present tax OF $2s on drugstores dis
peusing liquors on prescriptions.
The new law requires $500 tax In
cities OF $4,000 ard over; s2oe In
cities OF 10000 end over up 10 IT,
600: towns of 5000 TO 10000 popu-
lation, 1850; 1000 to 5000 popuIa-
ton. 500: 2.oee to 1000, SITS: 1.o0a
to 2,0e0. $50: less than 1000 pouia-
ton, $zs.
This tax lis regarded as practically
prohibitive, especially In the larger
towns and cities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
EVANGELIST PACKS

tCOntinued from FIRST PAEe.t
Williams the drummer evangelist in
his sermon at the Richmond Cedar
Works yesterday.
The evangelist spoke at the works
at the noon hour from an old bench.
II he was blackened up at the loco
motive words he was "whitened up"
here, for again h. shook hands with
his impromptu congregation, regard
less Of the sawdust. He was heard by
large crowd. as usual. and as usual
he and the crowd enjoyed themselves
besides doing good to each other.
He shot aphorisrns and epigrams
at the boys from the start. telling
them plain truths In short sentences
that struck home. He warned against
looking upon hell as a place made by
the Almighty and as something with
which we have nothing to do. God
did not make hell for man." he told
them s'If we go to hell we build 1t
ourselves and take our own pitch
folk along"
f Five meetings will be addressed by
the evangelist today, beginning with
an address before the Broad-Ssreet
M Il. church Sunday-schooi, At IL
o'clock he will preach In the church
auditorium on the subject, Shall we
know our friends in heaven" At 2:30
o'clock he will speak TO boys at the
Y. M. c. A., and at $3.50 at the same
place to men only. THE Last Invi-
tation" will be his subject at o'clock
at Broad-Strc church.
He will speak at the city shops next
week as follows:
Locomotive works on Tuesday;
Richmond Stove Works Wednesday
and Richmond Cedar Works Thurs
day, all the. meetings taking place at
the noon hour. He will hold two SER
vices every day except Saturday and
today at Broad Street church at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon and at 8
~ N fha axyapfrU
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
FINES GRAIN DEALER
5000 AND COSTS

SAVANNAH, GA, March s.---After
having been out for about three
hours, the jury in the United States
court in the case OF Harvey c. and
Morris f. Miller. Philadelphia grain
dealers, this afternoon returned YER
dict of guilty on one count, against
the former, and acquitted the latter.
A recommendation To mercy accom-
panied the verdict.
Judge Speer sentenced the convicted
man TO pay a fine of $4,000 and
costs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
OBSTRUCTION OF STREET
Is ACCORDING TO LAW

High Constable william FL. Wyatt
satisfied Justice Crutchfeld yester-
day that he was only obeying the or
der OF Civil Justice Turpih in placing
a lot of furniture In the street, and
was dismissed of the charge OF OBJ
structing the street in front of 1913
Boyd street. He disposed the occur
pants on Friday. and there his duty
ended. there being no provision in
law for the placing goods in storage
until they are called for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
WILL, HOLD A RALLY

Tic Young Peoples MIssIonafy so
ciety of Park Place Methodist church
will have a missionary rally Wednes-
day night, March 18th. at s o'clock,
in the iectuTe-room OF the church.
There will be addresses in the interest
Of home missions by Misses Rogers
and Sellers, Of the Methodist insti-
tuse; also foreign missionary I'D.
dresses by Miss Ruth Blanks. of Pc
fersbarg, and Miss Edith Denny.
Special music will be rendered by the
church choir. A cordial welcome is
ATTENDED 10 all.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
CHARLIE GETS ANGRY.
WHEN LOCKED OUT

Ozzie Harris, colored. appeared at
the City hospital early yesterday morn
ing looking as III he had Just come
from "a slaughter. house. He was
bleeding from half a dozen cuts in his
head. He was followed by William
Taylor. who was also very bloody.
They said that they had been at
tackled by Charles Hughes. who be-
came angered when he couldn't get
into his room at $40 North Third
street. He was arrested by Police
man Trayior, and his hearing was con-
tinusd by Justice Crutchfield to March
18th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
OBITUARY
Rey. f. j. Lewis.

WINCHESTER. VA, March S.
Rev. E. j. Lewis, superintendent of
the National cemetery here for the
past ten years, and a Baptist min
lister. died at Memorial hospital last
night, aged eighty years,
He was q native of New York. and
served in a New York regiment dur
ing the civil war. A widow and three
children survive him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09

MADISON. VA, March s.-The
home of Mr. William Hay, near Rapi-
dan, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day Of this week. Very little was
saved. and the loss is great to this
newly married couple.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
Rishon Strange Here.

Bishop Robert Strange, of Eastern
North Carolina diocese, will preach
this morning at IL o'clock at st.
James Episcopal church. Bishop
Strange was formerly rector of St
Paups before he was made a bishop.
While in the city Bishop Strange will
be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs O. Fl.
Funston, 1915 Monument avenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
Miss KATE otto Wolfe.

WINCHESTER. VA, March S.
Miss Kate Otto Wolfe, wealthy wo-
man of this city, died last night, aged
seventy years. She was daughter
OF the late Robert Wolfe, who was a
leading merchant here many years
ago.
a sister. Miss Fannie Wolfe. sur
wives her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09

from $4,000 (where product exceeds
FIVE hundred million annually, down
to $3.50 twhere the output does not
exceed two hundred and fifty mil
lion.
Retailers of cigarettes, IS.
Automobile dealers, $500.
Emigration agents. si00 State tax
and 500 for each county in which
they do business
Privilege tax on steam railroads, 81
per mile (when gross earnings do
not exceed $1,000 per n1iiel, when
the earnings amount to $4,000 to 49,
600 per mile. $40 per mile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
DEATHS.

Nc D0NOuGH.--Died at Grace hospital
March eth, at II r. NJ. WILL. Me-
DOSOCGH, Remains are at the resi-
dence OF his brother. John f. Me-
Donough. ais North Twenty sixth.
He leaves two brothers, Thomas E..
of Brooklyn. n. Y. and John T.. OF
this city. to mourn their loss.
Funeral will take place from st.
Peters church MONDAY at 10 A. NJ.
Intern ent in NJ calvary cemetery.
are invited to be present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
Richmond Trust & Savings Co.
11O9 E. Main Street Richmond Virginia
Capital, One Million Dollars
oFFicERs:

sale or for rental, where loans on
real estate can be effected, and
insurance placed. @. "A. Hawkins,
Manager; w. x. Buford, Assistant
Manager.
Foreign Exchange and Travel
Those going abroad would do well
to ASK Mr.. Bowman, Manager
of this Department. He will sell
them railroad as well as steamship
tickets; also travellers checks, etc.
Free information bureau.
Trusts
This Company is specially author
lied under its charter from the
State Of Virginia to act as execu-
tor under wills and as guardian,
agent, and as Trustee. No charge
for drawing wills, naming this
Company as sole or as joint Elk
ecutor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09
The Weather

Forecast for Sunday and Monday. :.
Virginia: Generally fair Sunday and
warmer Sunday. cooler Monday, moder-
ate southwest winds.
North Carolina: Fair Sunday and
Monday, warmer Sunday. moderate
southwest winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-09

Checking accounts of Individuals
Il and Firms and Corporations are
invited, on favorable terms.
Savings accounts a speciality (sav-
ings deposit cards" for those
who wish to put by small sums
weekly, 25 cents and upwards).
Investments
A special invitation is extended to
those wlo desire advice respecting
their financial affairs. Real Els
tate First Mortgage Loans a spe-
cialty, guaranteed by the Mort
gage Guaranty Corporation Of
Richmond, Va. t5h y net 20 snpestors)
Real Estate
A fully equipped Real Estate Office
is at the disposal of the public,
where property can be listed for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-25
Carolina Not AliSled by Pcssi-
mistic Reports From Camp
OF Enemy

Chapel Inn. y. =. November 81.
Carolina'S football squad is going
through the final stages OF PREPARATION
for it's annual encounter with Virginia.
the polishing touches being added In
these last two days before it's depart :
ur. on Wednesday, morning for Eich
mond The squad will lvav" Durham
q, ii:o, "Wednesday morning for re-
tcrSburr. where thcY viii Ice quart
until we'll on into the day of Thanks
giving before moving on - tho scene
Of battle
Kicks from placement. sigma; drills
ana attempts Of .droitly handling ta.-
oval in manipulating forward passes
constituted tho forlus Of light practice
engaged IN this afternoon. ON to-nor-
row tho second al the series will fol-
low. The squad was trottcd out III a
bit past iii the afternoon. aud re-
turned "a tn" gymnasium al half-pas I
O'Clock. curtailinr the practice about
half AN hour Coaches pcndlct on, Will
son aud Buetltcnthai were actively in
charge ~ the squad. Head Coach
Frouchard being detained elsewhere on
business
Football experts who have tor the
past ten years Kept in close touch with
the activities of thvINiryinia teams. are
prone 10 discount reports from Char
lottesvllc Mat the eleven that Will on
pose Carolina III tichmoud Thanks
giving is not in tptop shape. North
,ar"liuianS are confident that in every
respect IL is the very best team that
has represented that institution In a
decade. The presumption is not gaining
amy hoadWaN hcreabouts that tho mar
Ginal victory IF Georgetown over Win
csnia thwarts the generally accept cd
version that Virginia has the strong :
nst team OF MANY q season. Nor would
any supporter 81 tho Whit" and Glu"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-25
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
IN SALE OF TICKETS
FOR THURSDAY'SGAMF
Phenomenal Demand for Pasteboards to Virginia.
Carolina Clash Turkey Day-Rush Began Early
and Continued Throughout Day-Capacity
Vastly Increased, but Will Be
Severely Taxed
Severely Taxed

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I'm" new grounds and stands viii IT,
'"i, I" ",'"i"ih"H'''' h'''tiN "'""" more
spectators '"hh 'h@ "l". ~ The grand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-25
SPIDERS QU|NT
STARTS PRACTICE

The Richmond College basketball
team Viii start practice nest Monday
afternoon a tho college, gym. Many
ncw men VIII" haze played with other
strong teams are anxious for tho prac-
tic" 10 start. and whcn il docs there
VIII b" about thirty i've men who will
report Manager H. J Wicker has be
gun work on tho schedule. aud VIII
soon have it completed. Although the
team Of last season was not a very
strong ONE. il is thought that basket.
'all VIII H. something likc the football
. eleven OF This sea son-that Is, one or
me strongest thai tho history OF the
, colles" can show. The old-tinc spirit
81 tn" cnll"s" las come back 10 the
spiders. due largely to tho football
.cau ,hat Coach nohsoll turned out for
I ;ar 1919 season
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-25
COMMITTEE WILL
HEAR PROTEST OF
WILLIAM & MARY
Meeting Tonight TO Prove Dis
puted Game With Richmond
College Saturday.

When the "Nccutiv" commute. III tho
Eastern Virginia intercollegiate" Nth
l"tic Association meets Tonight. the
protest nlod hy William and Mary col
lego against tile outcome OF the game
burg last Saturday which I'll the face
81 tho returns WAS won hy Richmond
College. viii lie received. evidence
takon ami decision roudcr"d. tp.n
this decision win dcp.u al Richmond
Colleges right to TIL. chanuiunsnip n
til" associations
IN" meeting win b" called - order
At $50 O'Clock. IN Munphy's Hotel
Representatives, from cach 81 the four
schools IN tn" organization win u" on
hand. Robert y. Pollard viii repre-
sent Richmond college. while 4. a.
TAYLOR. Jr.. viii hc Wiili;,m and Mary :
representative. Thor" will hc state
m"nts made by cyowi,n"><os of tho
game. and upon these statements the
verdict will hc rendered The question
seems I" hing" upon the right of the
! r"i"r"" TO accept Tho decision Of tn"
uinpir" r"lativ" 10 whether ~ not :,
runner ran ont OF bounds. wien the
rules say that such = decision rests
with the hcadlin"sman. Upon this
point viii ming" til" result Of the hear
ing.
Alumni or William ana Mary ana
students both d"plorc the assault ,pon
Umpire Robertson, though Vigorously
. denying that u" WAS assaulted by
either members Of the team or students
in III" college. Tho assault they say.
was ma'ie 10y students - ,hc William
and Mary .Acndrmy. An however. fool
that they are fortified in their claims
and that their cause is perfectly
Just "n,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-25
Cornell ut Atlantic City

tthao". ) y, November .i.-Thc Comet
football squad Of twcntN-siN men lsit hort
to-nieht Tor Atlantic City. vh"s,. tN.y viii
resi- aud put on 'hs finishing touches Tor the.
annual game Win PENNSYLVANIA On Thanks
giving plN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-25

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'Ir"'ah hSo ran.
second F"cc-Se!iihS. ihr'e year
olds and NJ; iNe and :. h"li ruri"hes-
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-25

Continued on Ninth PagcJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
BOOKS RECEIVED.
Fiction,

FICTION.
The Unafraid." BY Eleanor NJ. Ingram.
The Desire Of the Moth" BY Maxwell
Gray.
The Mouse Coiored Road" BY Vance
Thompson and Oliver Herford.
THE Point OF View" BY Elinor Cilyn.
The Golden Hollow" By Rena Carey
Sheffield.
Youth VIII Re Served" ny Dolf wyl.
lardc.
"picketts Gap" BY Homer Greene
prescott OF Saskatchewan" BY Harold
Bindloss.
The Heart OF the Desert" by Honore
Willsie.
'.The Way OF Ambition" BY Robert Hich
ems
Dawes Daughter" BY Patience Bevier
Cole.
"rhe Honorable Senator sagebrush" by
Francis Iyndc.
'sonnie Boys People" ny James B Con-
molly.
The Soul OF Melicen,." BY James Branch
Cabell
"a Modern Eve" BY May Edginton
THE Cub Reporter" by Edward Mott
Wooiley.
"Bendish" BY Maurice Hewlett.
The Marriage OF Mademoiselle Gimei'
BY Rene Bazin.
THE Destroyer" by Burton Il. Stevenson.
Damaged Goods" Novclized by Upton
Sinclair.
"The Gringos." by 3. NJ Bower
His Fathers Wife" by J. L. Patterson.
Robin Hoods Barn" BY Alice Brown.
The Truth About Camilla" by Gertrude
Hall.
Finding His SOUL by Norman Duncan.
The Main Road" BY Maudo Radford
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
The Admirable Tinker,

ness THE Admirable Tinker for
"Pollyooiy' was and IS above reproa en-
but now he has sen, two of them on,
into world waiting shuddcringlv-
that part OF il that knows Mr. len
aon-to be scandalizcd
They are twins. these two. and they
were christened Violet Anastasia Dan
gerfeld and Hyacinth Wolfram Dan
scrheid but because of their dark
ana dangerous ways. they are known
a. Erebus and the Terror They are
angels Of darkness. il - true, but they
are angels nevertheless, and thcy fire.
quently act as del cx machina. 50 that
most Of their badness may very read
ny be forgiven especially as they are
most amusing little "Iimbs"
But. though they are brave. high
bred youngsters. ii is tentatively sue-
sestcd that the account of their doines
- intended for, and should he con
hned TO, the perusal OF grown-ups.
who will not seek 10 emulate their
deeds Of dcrring do.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
"The WORLDS Daughter"

II 0s'ii 'i"Fcouf'
Gracious! Eut this is the 'skeeriest"
doors mat We have seen in many a
NaH II snaikles III dialogue and in
Spiftt ~ IS gem Of book-a gem
~ rare ana delicate cutting, but. un-
'il me reader recognizes the fact that
Is ms own mind that is At fault, he
WI! shlNer bit tn apprehension as to
Mh"' WIZ come next, or else lie VIII
cover ms eyes with an abashed hand.
ana, peepine through has fingers. read
On
hnd when he has read less than half
- TIE book he will take shame 10
himself fcr having suspected that il
Mas anything but 4 iii Of buhblins,
delicious foolcr%. OF that the heroine
Vas anything less pure and modest and
adorable than was Mciner Eve or. 10
speak the language or modern fiction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
"The Jncl< nifr Man.

~ Ellis Parker Butler
Figs is PCS made tho whole cout-
try laugh, and its author has not neg
icctcd. in his first novel. 10 avail him.
self OF the sense Of hunor that wrouph,
his first success But while his famous
short story WAS sheer farce his nova
Is straight comedy, heightened by more
than suggestion Of pathos
There Is 4 very quaint and lovabic
shanty- boatman named Peter Lane
who can not only saw wood but within.
the most wonderful toys FOR li,tIo
boy whom he took III out Of the storm
and Kept With him Together ,hev
spend the winter, joined by Booge. =
tery human tramp For Buddy 4.
amusement. Peter whistles and Booee
sings, and they become rivals for III.
Lutte chaps affections
The Society for the Prevention q,
cruelty to Children ana various med
dlesome noiShbors interfere. but re.
iers ability 10 whituc serves him IN
good part. and another extremely Xix
able character. the Widow Potter. adds
- the ultimate happiness OF this oualn,
l'ttlc group.
The Jack Knife man" is an alto
pethcr human comedy OF unusual
charm. and should enhance Mr. Rutle,,s
reputation as q story-tcller