The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-28
VETS DETERMINE
T0C0NT|NUE FIGHT
Will Find Out Whether Recent
Local Option Election Is
Constitutional.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch,

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Danville, Va. April 27.-Although an
ordinance has been passed by the Board
of Aldermen forbrdding the issuing or
licenses for the sale OF ardent spirits
| from the end of this month until the
first OF May, 1915. the contest to the
recent local option election still holds
sood. and the ''wets" intend to fight
the matter and find out once and for
all whether an election in the city OF.
Danvillc In which only four of the
city wards were allowed to participate
is really constitutional The ordinance
will. go before the Common Council at
It's next regular monthly meeting, and
| 1T is generally understood that 1t will
be passed unanimously, az 1t was by
tho Board of Aldermen
An amusing incident occurred here
on Friday morning last in a local store.
when police detectives who happoned
| to be in tile store at the time arrested
and carried to the courthouse a woman
whom the officers claimed WAS a man
masqueradtng as a woman. It seems
that the woman. who was wearing a.
large hat, which covered wealth of
hair. suddenly had her hat entansled
with some suspended goods, and the
hat and the hair left her Simultaneous
iy. revealing n closely cropped head OF
lair. which gave the wearer an ex
tremely masculine appearance. A
crowd. soon surrounded the unfortyn a te9
young woman. and the officers, after
questioning her and receiving answers
which failed to satisfy them, took the
woman before the Mayor, who, after.
questioning her. allowed her to go
free.
Much interest is being displayed here
In musical circles over the organ recital
which is to be given in tho Presbyterian
Church tomorrow night by Professor
BENJAMIN j. Potter, the we'll known
organist of Richmond. The recently in &
stalled organ in the handsome church
1s by far the best ono in the city, and
music-lovcrs have sgnified their inten-
ton of turning out in full force to
hear the visiting player.
e. H. Cooper, man over seventy
years OF age, was arrested here on Sat
uraaS AFTERNOON on warrant sworn
out by man named Stephen Holland,
oil Henry County, charging the old man
with forging his name to a note Of
small denomination in 1910. He is be-
ing held here pending the arrival OF
an officer from Martinsville. who will
take him to the Henry County seat for
trial. Cooper is quite unable to ex
plain his arrest tIe has been operat-
ing mica mine near the city limits
during the past three years, and is wcll
known IN the city. He is at loss 10
understand why his accusers should
have waited three years before caus-
Ing his Arrest. He is said to own 500
600 worth OF land In Henry County
The trial OF the case of w f. Tay-
lor VS.. the Illinois Surety Company.5
instituted on Saturday for the recov-.
cry of ST0o damages which Taylor
claims he sustained by the Illinois
Surety Company's failing to pay him
The money offered for the arrest of for
mer City Treasurer Paylor, will prob
ably bring to light several facts hith.
erto unknown by the public John
Cook clerk of the Corporation Court, To
whom Governor Mann has stated that
he will pay thee reward, has freely
stated that he save the informatiom
last August, which, it Is said lead to
the arrest OF the missing man largely
upon speculation. Mr.. Cook, knowing
that Paylor had love for the South
American republic, wired tho Illinois
surety Company that Paylor would be-
found there, and 1t so transpired Mr.
Taylor. however. who is a telegraph
operator at the Postal Telegraph Com
panF. has never declared by what
means he came into possession of the
fact that Paylor was in the South
American city. and at the trial. which
VIII come up next September these
facts VIII be revealed.