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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
REVENUE SERVICE
EXPECTS SHAKE-UP
Commissioner Osborn Issues
Blunt Warning of Impending
Transfer of Officers.

Formal warning of a shakc-up in
the United States Internal Revenue
Service Is conveyed by Commissioner
Osborn to those in the employ of his
office In the shape of order pub
lished In the last issue of Treasury
Decisions, just received by Revenue
Agent Chapman. The order is thereby
spread broadcast and otn cial indica-
ton given OF reorganization of the
service affecting every office in the
country.
In the same communication. the
commissioners says that he is tired of
tho opportunities OF revenue officers
through influential friends In Washing
ton 10 secure this berth or that In.
ternal revenue officers are expected to
serve where their services can b. en-
ployed To the best advantages Is the
pointed remark OF the commissioners.
In delicate phraseology. the commits
sioner says: There is going to bc n
general reorganization OF the service
and consequent Transforming OF off
GERS: pack your satchel and be read
to move where you are ordered. II
you are not satisfied with your new
assignment, your resignation will be
accepted. Let's have less conversations
Il. has ho come practice" the order
reads. with some officers assigned to
duty under the supervision of internal
revenue agents, we'll as some In
ternal revenue agents. TO complain IN
case their assignments are not to their
liking. and in some instances to en-
lis, the aid of influential persons in
their efforts to secure assignment to
the particular work and locality they
desire. This practice must cease a ::
once.
Internal revenue agents and ON
GERS assigned 10 duty under their SUI
pervision are expected TO operate where
their services are required, and those
who are unwilling or unable 10 do so
are not fitted for this class OF work.
and are at liberty to seek transfer
| 10 work OF a different character
I'm the interests OF economy and
II is necessary TO transfer officers OF
this class from one place to another
and from one part OF the country to
another. and any effort on the part OF
the members OF this force to prevent
such transfer results in embarrassment
TO the head OF the bureau"
No little excitement has followed the
dissemination OF this blunt warning
from headquarters of impending re-
organization among the revenue ser
vice employees OF this. district. There
IS no information at hand upon which
10 b1se speculations affecting this par
ticular district and Il is possible that
Collector Lowry and Revenue Agent
Chapman may retain their forces in
tact
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
LAST PATIENT LEAVES
Doors OF yirginin Hospital Close End
Nurses Dlnnnueur n

Doors OF SirRinin Hospital Close md
Nurses Dlnnppenr.
Though formally closed more than
a week, when Miss Agnep =. Randolph.
superintendent. took chari:e or affairs
at the Memorial Hospital. the last pa
tent did not leave tho Virginia Hos
pital until yesterday With the pa
ticnt. Dr. Roger Martin, also left the
last OF the pink -gowned nurses They.
too. went to the Memorial. and upon
assuming their duties appeared in the
blue uniforms OF that institution
To what use the building occupied
by the Virginia Will be put is a ques-
ZION yet 10 be determined. II Is prob
able that 1t will be converted into
uormitories for the use of students of
tho Medical College or Virginia. 1t
has also been reported that il may be
made private hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
SHOT IN LEG
Negro Gets Mad When He Finds Mon
WHITING HIS Nnme mud Onens INire

Negro Gets Mad When He Finds NInn
Writing His Name aud Opens Fire.
NO man can write my name and
get away with it," Alexander Smith
terday afternoon about o'clock. and
then drew a. revolver and shot Nor
gan Jones. also colored. through the
leg. The shooting took place al ego
st Peter. street. where Morgan was
engaged In moving some furniture for
smith. The latter. who made no eff
tort TO escape. was taken I'm custody
by Bicycle Policeman Reid and locked
up at the Second Police Station on the
charge OF felonious assault.
Smith Is said to have seen Morgan
scribbling his name In various places.
and this led to the remark. which was
followed by the shooting.
Morgan was rendered emergency
treatment by DR.. II. T. Hawkins, am
bulance surgeon. and removed to the
City Hospital. His condition vas not
regarded as serious
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
NEW SOUTHSIDE SEWER
bonrds recommends s...54I5S 70,
Fourteenth street enforcement

me administrative Board forwarded TO
tion approprlating s2I.5l!.5s Tor the constr,,c-
ton OF "a sewer on Fourteenth street between
-Hdufy ana Mcpohpugh streets. South Rich
mono Ihe plan is Ia construct on This
street q trunk sever to connect with the
part OF The city. " ''
Charles A. Taylor. lr.. Superintendent, of
employ Henry Davis as caretaker Of thc
r"wm@ ,,ai :'anool Playground. and to APP
point MISS ADA y Hell To the position, made
vacant by the resignation OF Miss I.t,cy Mi,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11

ed three months ago. There was no
opposition to any OF the town officers,
ana as consequence interest in the
election was small. out OF Il total Of
l6O qualified voters, only thirty-scven
cast ballot. The town officials arc:
John Garland Pollard, Mayor, A. NJ.
Cover. c. p CABOT j. A. Currie b. w.
Wilson. I. II. Whittct and Charles q.
Taylor. Jr.. councilman
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
AIumnnc Luncheon.

4 delightful luncheon was given yes
terday at Coles by the "Co-eds'' of
Richmond College to the girls of the
senior class.
In all there were thirty-six young
women present, among whom were
several of the alumnae. The table
was decorated with yellow daisies
yellow being the color scheme through
out.
Miss Baldwin. '15, was toastmaster.
The alumnae were represented by Miss
Reams ~ Miss Celeste Anderson, IA
gave short sketches on the members
of the graduating class. under the
title Of "Sketches of Great Women"
Mss Helen Monsell '16. gave the toast
to the seniors, which was responded
to by Miss Sands. '13.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
BARS TO CLOSE
Polls to he Open To-Morrovr From 4 f,

VII" TO nv VHch TO-MOrrOW FrOm ,SO
A. VI. (" T,2O u. VI.
:, i,',, awithstandinG the presence in
i i';.,,,io OF some hundreds OF r. r. 4.
Ni,sito's. saloons all over the city will
close AT o'clock this afternoon and
remain closed until Friday morning,
law IL "cc yn,aru with the Byrd primary
VIII nave an unusually long time in
Whlch To cast their ballots the noIIs
i Hpen,ng at sunrise, $50 a. NJ. and clos.
within few minutes of Tho jonoan5;
In the year 1t is expected that abont
500 ballots will be cast
me CITY Democratic Committn. viii,
meet AT the CITY Auditorium to morrow
hight at o'clock to receive returns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
KILLED BY TRAIN
II. NJ. Brooks, of Richmond, Run over
In Potomac Ynrds, Nenr Alexandria.

In Potomac Yards, Near Alexandria.
r. NJ. Brooks. twenty-five years old
of SIG North Twenty fourth Street a
brakeman on the Richmond, Fred
ericksburS and Potomac Railroad, was
struck by n passenger train i'm the Po-
tomac yards. near Alexandria, yestcr-
day morning. and died of his injuries
two hours later. The body was brought
to Richmond last night and Will be
sent to his former home near Miller 9
Tavern, in King and Qucen County,
where burial will take place this af-
ternoon.
in Richmond and their sympathies go
out to the aged father and mother and
several sisters and brothers, who
mourn his DEATH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
Daiey's Hearing Goes Over.

The hearing of w. II. Daley. of 1924
East Broad Street. charged with run
ming down Miss Adele Williams, of
604 12 North Twenty-thrd street,
with his automobile, was continued
yesterday morning In Police Court. Be
cause of her injuries 1t will be several
days before Miss Williams will be able
to appear in court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
Colonel Chapman Imoro,,n

Colonel ". II. Chapman, Tni,nd
States internal revenue agent for tbis
district. who is i'll in his home i63
South Third Street. w:th what is feared
to be An attack Of ptomaine poisonin,~
was reported yesterday to be rcgainino
his normal condition. His phvsiciams
are unable TO promise the officer when
he can return TO his desk. but IL Is rot
doors long
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
Eincd ac6 for ResIstinn.

Arthur Hughes. colored. was fined
s25 and costs yesterday morning i'm
Police Court for resisting Patrolman
with Il whip. The negro was arrested
by Gary on the charge of recklessly
driving q team in the street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
Reckless Driver Fined.

Chatham Saunders coInrad
hned $40 and costs yesterday mornin~
IN Police Court for recklessly driwinSS
d team in the streets. WING
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
Cets shaa nnrnnre.

The jury in the Law and Equity
Court yesterday awarded damages in
the sum of $685. to It. p. Davis against
W. j.. Ready. The plaintiff declared
himself satisfied with that amount and
the case was dismissed from the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
Acquitted Of Theft Charges,

r. F. Jenkins was acquitted ycster-
day morning in Police Court of two
charges of stealing small sums of
money from the Rennie Dairy Com
pany.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-11
High Grade Dresses
Wolfe and Lingerie Dresses

We showing nd Lin
bes
Second
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-02-07
panoer to AvJatora.

1t is difficult to determine the cause
OF most aeroplane accidents. but dur
ing the investigation which followed
the fatal accident to Lieutenant Sc
velle recently in France an important
discovery is said to have been made
by eye-witnesses. This was that the
wing Of his Bleriot broke downward
instead Of upward. indicating that
there was an extreme downward press
ure as the operator started to vol
plane. Experiments lately made in
France G-e said to have confirmed this.
and 1t is now believed to be necessary
to guy the wings as substantially
above as below.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-02-07
SYNOPSIS.

grssidsnt Of the MstTopoiitan Oriental
romance, is in Cairo on i a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at tho hotel In
Cairo with carefully guarded bundle.
crdes rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later II introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by woman to whom
he had loaned lbo pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously; and who turns
Mrs. chsdsoys and Fortune to polo
Eame. Fortune returns to Jones the
by BE- her Sr in M.
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter: Ryanne Interests Jones in the
pany. a concern which for q price viii
DER; Mrs Ghsdsoys, her brother, Major
United Romance and Adventure company.
plan risky enterprise involving Jones.
bis intention to marry Fortune. HSs Mrs. J.
Chedsoye declares she will not permit 1t.
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
and cable dispatches. He wires agent in
New York. in Jones name. that he IL
ena e Hew ors * the Sos
promises Fortune that he will see that
purchase OF the rug. Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug.
suggests the abduction Of the New : York i
merchant ns means of securing Its re-
turn The rug disappears. from Jones'
room. Fortune Quarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets a mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him In a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives a message
asl<ing him TO meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones IL carried
nK into the desert by Mahomed and his
eccomplices after a desperate fight. He
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
and unconscious. Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
sciousnens and the sight of Fortune in
captivity. reveals to him the fact that
him through f the girl n ss FORTUNE eaden acSnowi
edges that she stole the rug from Jones'
room. She offers to return It to Mahomed
II he will free all three of them. Ma
Of the men In return for the rug. A cour-
Ter 10 sent TO Cairo for the rug, but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
New York. Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two COM
panions. The caravan continues the jour-
nay toward BaEdad Ryanne tells Jones
smuggler of the age. and Is overheard by
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Acktrmann. who iB in charge
Of a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
Fortune and leaves for New York. taking
the girls belongings with her. Through
forged letters Mrs. Chedsoye. the major
and their nccomplices take possession OF
and Fortune arrive at Damascus. Ry-
anne falls In his resolution to lead bet
ter hfe. Ryanne secretly leaves for New
York: At Jones solicitation his partner,
Mortimer. offers Fortune n home. but
she declines. Jones then declares his love
and nnds that 1t 10 reciprocated.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-02-07

Here is my answer" pursuing her
| lips.
"Fortune!"
BE CAREFUL I've terrible temper"
But she was not quite prepared for
such roughness. She could not stir. 80
strongly did he hold her to his heart.
Not only her lips, but her eyes. her
cheeks. her throat, and again her lips.
He hurt her. but her heart sang. No
man could initiate love like that.
That Is the way want to be loved.
Always love me like that. Never wait
for me to ask. Come to me at all
times, no matter how am engaged.
and take me in your arms. roughly
like this. Then shall know. l have
been SO lonely; my heart has been SO
filled with love and none to receive It!
love you. haven't asked why; 1
don't care. When 1t began do not
know either. But 1t is in my heart,
strong and for ever"
Heart o'mine. I'm going to be the
finest lover there ever was!"
The great ship came up the bay
slowly. 1t was clear, sparkling, win
ter day, and the towering minarets of
business stood limned against the
pale-blue sky with delicacy not un-
like Japanese shell-carving. A thou
sand thousand ribbons of CHEEKY
steam wavered and slanted and
dartled; the river swarmed with bust
ling ferries and eager tugs; and great
floats Of ice bumped and jammed
about the invisible highways.
This is where live" said George.
| running his arm under hers. "The
greatest country In the world. with
the greatest number of mistaken
IDEAS" he added humorously.
What is 1t about the native land
that clutches at our hearts so? / am
an American. and yet was born in
the south Of France. / went to school
for a time near Philadelphia. Ameri-
ca. Americal Can't be an American.
even II was born elsewhere?"
"You can never be president" he
said gravely.
81 don't want to be PRESIDENT" She
snuggled closer to him. "All want
to be is a good mans wife; to watch
the kitchen to- see that he gets good
things to eat; to guard his comforts; I;
/ " AadBh WhSh ~ ~ nhAs " hat Do ulni
when he is Ill; to be all and every
thing to him In adversity as we'll as in
prosperity; a true wife" She touched
his sleeve with her cheek. "And l
don't want him to think that he must
always be with me; II he belongs to a
man-club, he must go there once in a
while"
'T am very happy" was all he could
say.
George. am uneasy. don't know
why. It's my mother. my uncle. and
Horace. l am going to meet them
somewhere know 1t. And worry
about you"
About me? That's foolish" He
smiled down at her.
All, why did my mother seek to re
new the acquaintance with your Why
did Horace have you kidnapped into
the desert7 There can be no such a
thing as the United Romance and Ad-
venture company. 1t is cloak for
something more sinister"
"Pshawi What's the use of worry
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-02-07

When Mortimer returned from the
telephone, saying that Wadsworth
would be right over. he asked George
to explain fully what was going on.
1t was rather long story. George
managed to get through it with CO.
herency understandable, but no more.
George inspected the revolvers care
fully to see If they were loaded.
The bell rang, and Arthur Wads-
worth came in. Mortimer knew him:
George did not. He drew his interest
as 1t fell due and deposited 1t in an
other bank. That was the extent Of
his relations with Arthur Wadsworth.
president of the Merchant-Mechanic
Bank Of New York.
Arthur was small. thin, blond like
his brother. but the hair was SO light
upon the top of his head that he gave
one the impression that he was bald.
His eyes looked out from behind half
shut lids his cheeks were cadaver-
GUS; his pale lips met in straight,
unpleasant line. There was not the
slightest resemblance between the
two brothers, either in their bodies
or in their souls. George recognized
this fact Immediately. He disliked the
man instinctively, just as he could
not help admiring his rogue OF a
brother.
Il want you to go with me to my
house at once" began George.
Please explain"
George disliked the voice even more
than the man himself. Everything
will be explained there" he replied
This is very unusual the banker
complained.
you will find 1t SO. Come"
George moved toward the hall. the re-
volvers In his coat-pocket.
but l Insist
"Mr. Wadsworth, everything will
be fully explained to you the moment
you enter my house. More l shall not
tell you. You are at liberty to return
home"
'It concerns the bank?" The voice
had something human In It now; a
note of affection.
Arthur Wadsworth loved the bank
as a man loves his sweetheart, but
more explicitly. as miser loves the
hoard hidden IN the stocking.
"It concerns the bank?" he repeat
ed, torn by doubt.
George shrugged. Let us be go
Ing"
"will it be necessary to call in the
police7"
NO"
'T suppose. then" said wadsworth
bitterly. wondering, too. over tho
strange animosity Of this young man
he did not know-'T suppose I must
do Just as you say?"
Absolutely" Georges teeth came
together with a click.
The four Of them passed out Of the
house, each singularly wrought with
agitation. Fortune walked ahead with
George. Neither spoke. They could
hear the occasional protest from the
banker into Mortimer's ear; but Mor-
timer did not open his lips. They
came to the house. and then George
whispered his final instructions To
| Wadsworth. The latter, when he un-
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-02-07
c APTER XXI.
A Bottle Of Wine.

George stood irresolutely upon the
steps. A new keyhole! What the
deuce did the agent mean by putting
new keyhole in the door without
notifying him? AS the caretaker never
entered that door. 1t was all the
agents fault. There was no area-way
in front. but between Georges house
and the next there was a court eight
feet In width, running to the dividing
wall between the bank property and
his own A grille gate protected this
court George had a key. The gate
opened readily enough. His intention
was to enter by the basement-door
But he suddenly paused. To his
amazement he saw just below the
library curtain thin measure of
light. Light! Some one In the house!
He did the most sensible thing pos
sIble: he stood still till the shock left
him. Some one in the house, some
one who had no earthly or heavenly
business there! Near the window
stood tubbed bay-tree Cautiously
he mounted this, holding the ledge of
the window with his fingers. That
he did not instantly topple over with
great noise was due to the fact
that he was temporarily paralyzed.
Here was the end of the puzzle. The
riddle of the United Romance and Ad-
venture Company was solved. At last
he understood why Mrs. Chedsoye
had sought him, why Ryanne had kid
mapped him. But for his continuing
his journey upon the German-Lloyd
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-02-07

derstood what was taking place, be-
came wild with rage and terror; and
it was only because George threatened
to warn the conspirators that he sub
sided.
And" went on George. "if you do
not obey. you can get out OF 1t the
best you know how. Now. silence.
absolute silence"
He pressed back the grille gate.
and the others tiptoed after him.
Ryanne tipped the third bottle deli.
cately. Not drop was wasted. How
the golden beads swarmed up to the
brim. to break into tile essences Of
perfume! And this was good wine;
twelve years in the bottle.
TITS like some dream; eh?"
Wallace smacked his lips loudly.
Wallace" chided Ryanne, you al
ways drink like a sailor You don't
swallow champagne; you sip it, like
this"
Major Callahan swayed his glass
back and forth under his nose. Smells
like a vineyard after rain"
There's poetry for you'll" laughed
the butler.
Mrs. Chedsoye seemed absorbed in
other things. She was trying to dis
cover what 1t was that gave this su-
preme moment so fiat taste. 1t was
always SO; it was the chase, the goal
was nothing. 1t was the excitement Of
going toward, not arriving at. the des-
tination. Was she. who considered
herself so perfect, freak after all.
shallow like hill-stream and as aim
less in her endeavors? Had she pos
sessed real enthusiasm for any
thing7 She looked back along the
twisted avenue of years. Had any
thing really stirred her profoundly
From the bags Of gold her glance
strayed up and over to Ryanne. Love?
|, Love a man SO weak that he could
not let be the bottle? She had a hor-
ror Of drunkenness. the inane giggles,
the attending nausea: she had been
through 1t all. Had she loved him, or
was 1t because he loved her childf
Even this she could not tell.
CTO BE CONTINUED)