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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
INTERESTS BOARD !:
LACKS FOR QUORUM

The board of public interests, one
of the most important bodies in the
city government. called to meet last
night, failed of quorum.
number of matters of more or
less public interest were to have been
discussed. VCe-Chairman Palmatary
had a measure concerning the i'm
provement of the Boulevard leading
to the State Fair grounds. and Coun
Gilman Welsh had a proposition look
ing to The improvement of James
river.
The board is composed of city
councilmer and leading citizens
Those present last night were: Coun-
cilmen w. j. Sullivan and ]. B. Welsh
and Citizens j. T. Palmatary and
Harry Tucker.
After waiting for more than half
an hour for a quorum, Mr.. Tucker
moved that the board adjourn. sub
feet to the call of the chairman.
The body proceeded to the street
by way of the elevator. and as they
got within touch of Mr.. Palmatary's
automobile, Chairman Peters showed
I'D. He had been delayed on account
of sickness in the family of friend
of his. He viii call the board to
meet next week some time when
Moses Rose, Henry Valentine. Joseph
Rliley and John Bliley other mem
bers of the board, may he In the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
PLENTY OF POLICE
At FLASH OF LIGHT
MAJOR WERNER HAS TEST TO
SHOW COMMISSIONERS WHAT
SYSTEM DOES.

A test by Major Werner, Of the
police alarm system, last night show
ed its efficiency. when within twenty
seconds after the light at Seventh
and Broad was flashed by Signalman
Cannon at headquarters three street
men called in for instructions. within
two minutes six men had answered
hy phone and two of them had made
their appearance at headquarters.
At 1919 last night Police Chief
Werner called in TO the signal station
by phone and told Operator Cannon
that he wanted a policeman at once.
Mr. Cannon flashed the light and
twelve seconds later Patrolnian Smith
called in from box. He was switch
ed onto the chiefs number. where
he was informed the head OF the de-
partment was testing.
Two other calls came within a few
seconds. The police making them
were told the same thing, and they
went on patroling their beats as
though there had been no fash.
Another response came from one
Of the boxes outside within the next
minute and then before two minutes
had elapsed from the first flash two
officers put in their appearance at the
signal station for instructions.
For a brief space of time il APP
peRred as II the majority OF the
population Of Richmond were police
men. They seemed TO hob up from
everywhere.
Major Werner. who had been un-
dergoing a quizzing by members OF
the police force regarding the eff
cheney Of the police alarm system,
appeared pleased with the results OF
his call The test was made at the
request Of one of the commissioners
and was given the man without warm
ing.
The board of police commissioners
was 70 have had a meeting last night
hut because of lack of quorum no SEES
sion was held
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
ROUND ROBIN SIGNERS

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regarding the letter were to the effect
that IT was the only one sent out. be-
ing addressed to lodger at the assoc
citation building who had signed the
petition, several members of the round
robin committee when told Of this de-
clared that they were under the i'm
preston that there were others who
had also received notes similar to the
one quoted and that these letters would
he made public
Those who signed the petition think.
said one of them yesterday. that their
efforts to secure a change In the policy
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. have offended the
board which at the meeting last night
showed that ii favored the work as
directed by Mr.. Mckee and they fear
that they are 70 be deprived of the
use OF the dornitories.
The Letter.
The letter received by the petitioner
and made public by the committee is
as follows:
Richmond. Va, Sept. 3, 1913.
AT meeting of the board of direc-
tors, held last evening. the question
Of the number OF students and teachers
10 be admitted to the dormitories. with
reference to "a full house during the
summer. was presented also other
matters Of Importance; and on mo-
ton, ] was instructed to defer action
relative to the reassignment of dorni-
tories to members whose names have
been published in connection with the
round robin committee until after fur
Their instructions from the board.
Yours very sincerely,
fSigned) S. K. MCKEE.
General Secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
REPUBLICANS ANGRY

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The changes In the textile schedules
made by the senate do not meet the
approval of Representative kitchin,
one of the house conferees. who has
made a careful study OF the textile
duties.
Other Changes Made by Senate.
The senate has made many reduC-
tons in the agricultural schedule. IT
has placed cattle and wheat on the
free list. which the house taxed at
10 per cent ad valorem. 1t has re-
duced the duty on oats and on many
other items. 1t is believed, however,
thar the house will agree to free
listing cattle and wheat, since meats
and -four were free listed by the
house ..Self and Mhan-tt aa-fit st+aFs
arose in the senate committee whether
to tax meats and -four. or to free list
cattle Gnd wheat, President Wilson
threw his influence in favor of free
cattle and wheat,
Many large reductions were INSIDE
by the senate In the rates in the
metal schedule, and they may he
combatted on the ground that they
make too great reductions in revenue.
Ferro- manganese was placed on the
free list, and likely will stay there,
But pig iron and cast iron pipe, also
free listed by the senate. probably
will cause more OF a struggle.
Republicans to Be Ignored.
The Democrats of the senate and
house will frame the confidence re-
port just as they framed the bill,
without assistance Of the Republicans.
The Republicans probably will attend
many of the meetings of the con-
! ferees, but their presence will be a
mere formality, according to Chair
man simmons. of the finance commit
tee. The Democrats have framed
their tariff bill and they do not in
! tend to have the Republican con
/ ferees at this late date hold the
| balance of power between the tive
/ houses.
| In conference each house has only
| one vote, and the difference in mum
1 Der of Conferees representing the tive
| house, will have no bearing on the
1 final result
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
SPEEOERS ARE HELD
FOR CHESTERFIELD
RICHMOND POLICE DO GOOD DAYS
WORK FOR COUNTY AUTHoRt-
TIEs-TRIALS FRIDAY

Richmond police yesterday did some
good work for the chesterfield county
authorities In arresrnR men wanted
In the county for violations Of speed
laws in automobiles. -Four men were
taken into custody.
Taken to the First police station
last night and bailed fer appearance
sriday noon before Squire Cheatham'
of swansboro. was J. {. Chandler, a
merchant, who is charged with speed
ing on the Chesterfield roads Sunday.
1I the Second puf7CT station yesVeT-
day afternoon three men, DIS. Charles
M. Edwards and Charles r. Robins ana
j. w. Briggs, a merchant were admit
ted to bail. They are wanted before
the Chesterfield court and are TO appear
ut noon Friday. County officer George
T farrell is the complaining witness
and the arrest Of this party was by
bicycle Policeman c, b, Samuels
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
TWO ARRESTED FOR
FIGHT At FUNERAL
KNIGHT AND JOHNSON CHARGED
WITH SCRAP WHEN GIRARD
WAS BURIED

Emmett knight and Luther Johnson.
who are alleged to rave engaged I'm a
ast fight at the funeral, few days
ago, Of George Henry Girard. the Va
rina farmer. who killed Writ Perkins
and then ended his own lire last Thurs
day. were arrested last night by Ser
geant thinner and Policeman Eacho
and taken To the First police station,
where they were hailed for appearance.
Saturday before Magistrate Smith, of
tHenrico
The men were arrested at Seven
teenth and Broad streets as they were
about to change cars. Both are en-
ployed at the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway shops and were returning
| home from their work when they were
spotted by the police.
Warrants were sworn out for Their
arrest after the funeral of Girard and
| HIS victim. but the men could not be
reached and served until last night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11

bonds now existing against the New
YORK Central and The stock of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railway.
Bond Issue Essential
j. T.. Morgan's testimony before the
commission was brief. He said that
az was essential that the proposed bond
issue go through as the financing of
either the Lake Shore or the New
DIRK Central could not go on piece
meal forever, lie added that by the
issuing of one bond secured by a gem
eral mortgage OF the combined sys-
TENS VIII be evoked a security which,
In a short time. viii become recog-
nfzed, as a general system security.
and more or less standard-one. in
fact, in which the people will have
more confidence than they would have
in mortgage bonds of "A smaller system.
Albert II. Harris, representing the
New York Central. told the commits
sion that no definite plan had yet been
made for the consolidation, and that
IL had not been determined what roads
would be included
MI Hodge, representing dissenting
stockholders, commended that the pro-
posed consolidation or at least the
development Of the merging of the
New York Central with the Lake
Shore would violate the Sherman anti
trust law as interpreted in the SUI
preme courts decision in the Northern
Securities case.
Mr.. Harris, attorney, denied the
statements of Lawyer Hodge in re-
gard to violations OF the Sherman law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11

tCDutiNueu from 4 lTSb Z ahC'j
Of the two recent usual outbreaks
occurrences that are liable to come
in the life of even the best regulated
Institution. Few. If any OF the IN
mates. knew where Bon Air was until
this recent violation of discipline
which will certainly not occur again
IL we can prevent it, and the JOINT
committee is now at work on plan
for the hetterment Of system and dis
cipline, which Is destined to prevent
any such trouble in future,
A Work of saving Souls.
without any desire to antagonize
the good people Of Bon Air. it. does
seen. to me that tfpy should appres
ciate this great charitable undertak-
ing to the extent, at least, that would
not throw stumbling blocks in its way.
1t has been purely a labor of Love
an effort to save souls. In the three
years of its existence this institution
has taken In sAly-six young girls
who hai started on the downward
path, and of this number seventeen
have been returned to society, and
not one Of the seventeen has erred
since leaving the institution. Isn't
that worth all the money and effort
it has cost the men behind this char
liable undertaking
This gentleman stated that the
board of trustees is not only willing
but anxious for The State to take
control of the home. In fact the
trustees endeavored to induce the
last general assembly to consent to
this. but the assembly would not hear
to 1t.
at is great, broad work." he
continued, with vast possibilities,
this saving of Nirginia's erring girls
to society, and it is too big an under
taking for private charity. The trus-
tees have plant which represents
an Investment of at least $4,000,
and they are ready to turn this over
to the state at a moments notice.
The home should be extended and
developed with rs little delay as pos
sible; there are many cases now on
the waiting list by reason of out linn
tied capacity-these cases should not
be neglected, for delay in such cases
is dangerous. Many of these girls
could be saved to society. 1t is a
magnificent opportunity for the State
to do a great and noble work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
HOUSE BEGINS DEBATE
Continued from First Page.

Of a parliamentary technically re-
quired by the rules.
First he had to move that the house
go into committee OF the whole on the
state of the Union and then when the
house had twisted itself into this
whole souled and freed batting body
Mr. Underwood announced that debate
had been started.
The committee had to arise again at
this juncture. while Representative
Garner, Of Texas, chairman of the
committee, went down in front of the
speaker and announced that the COM
mite had come to no consideration on
the bill He forgot the number of the
bill and had to be prompted by Rep
resentative Underwood in a loud
voice, and even then he got it wrong.
Speaker Clark, who had the RICH
number on piece of paper in front of
him. announced the correct numeral
also in a loud voice and then the house
had to determine whether or not they
could limit the debate on the bill so
that all discussion would close next
Saturday night before the house ad-
tourns.
Hardwicke Opposes.
Representative Hardwick was one of
the first Democrats to make faces at
the new currency baby in its christen-
ing clothes, but previous to that Rep
resentative Moore, OF Pennsylvania. had
registered an old-fashioned G. o. F.
protest against the secrecy with which
the Democrats on the currency commit
tee had conducted their deliberations.
Representative Glass had already heard
so much about that sort of thing that
he Just sat back and yawned. Repre-
sentative Hardwick, of Georgia. hear
ing from Mr. Glass that members of
the banking and currency committee
were going to have the favors of the
debate in the way of time, made vigor-
Gus objection to tho threatened cur
taiiment of his regular floor rights,
and after him another Democrat. Gala
way, of Texas. gave voice to protest.
All the time Mr.. Glass was figuring
on piece of paper, and finally allowed
that perhaps Mr.. Hardwick might have
thirty or forty minutes to discuss an
economic question which involves the
reform of the currency of the country.
Now all this time the house forgot
that this was Holy Wednesday," The
real pane is Calendar Wednesday. on
which day no one has a right to start
anything that is not on one of the cal
endars. And here Representative I'm
derwood had violated the sacredness of
the day by introducing the currency
bill for debate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11

the first part of the woman's BODY was
nicked up. Chief of Police Marcy
got a tip that woman living near
the river front had picked up the
chemfse on the night the upper torso
was found, and sent Roundsman Piei
to investigate He learned that the
woman in cleaning up her grounds
tossed the chemise on pile or run.
bish and touched match to IT. II
had no marks that might lead 20 the
identity OF the wearer.
Poor old Peter Sterneman, the mil
lfnery agent who insisted IN series
of troubled letters to the authorities
that he was sure the murdered wo-
man was his daughter. Ella, who, he
said he hasn't seen In four years, was
surrendered to the district attorneys
Office today. He was taken 10 Nolks
rnorgue in Hoboken in the afternoon
by Detective Wood. AS soon as he
was shown some OF the dead womans
hair, he said: That's my Ella
Then they exposed the btrthmark
on the right shoulder, and the ola
man shook his head and said;
No, / don't know about that III
have to advertise in Swiss paper Tor
Mrs Heimer. She can tell about the
hirthmark."
At Tf1T1 p0rUr StEFHEmHH WE tVru
ny detectives k1AI AttStiltt AtAAlia'y
Whitman's Office had been assured be-
yond "a doubt that his daughter, Ella,
was alive and we'll, on Staten Island
Still Not Satisfied.
The old man. however, wasn't at
isfied. and when he came out OF the
norgne he solemnly said, I think she
is my daughter, but I'm not sure.
The lack OF new clues an which 10
work made desultery the Investigation
of the police today in the neighbor-
hoo dof Eight havenue and One
Hundred and Forty-sixth street.
where the murder IL believed
to have been committed. No progress
had been made up to late hour to-
night.
So far of all the women reported
missing and who might be the muir
der victim, the police are most in
clined to believe the wife of man In
Richmond. Ind. may prove to be the
murdered woman. Samuel Altman, a
tailor OF that town. has written TO
the police that the marks of identi-
fication of the body found in the river
tally with those which might be found
efi-his missing wife. who ran away
from him on August goth. bound for
New York.
THE mark shaped like a triangle
on the shoulder blade of the body
might be an t. which was tattooed
on my wife when she was young"
writes Altman. Much of our bed
linen. which she took with her, Is
EN- broidered with an A. similar 20
that found on the pillow case, In which
one section of the body was found"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
Engages Gotham LAWYER.

NEW YORK Sept. I0.-Moses II.
Grossman, of the Jaw firm of House,
Grossman e. Vorhaus. left New York
at O'Clock tonight hound for Cole
brook. ". II, to advise Harry Thav
i'm his new fight, Louis J Norhaus, of
the same firm. departed from his sum-
mer home. Fabyans. y. H., this after
noon on a similar mission,
Mr. Grossman was indignant at the
action of the Canadian authorities. He
was asked what the lawyers were GO
ing to do next to keep Thaw out OF
Matteawan He said 1t seemed rather
hard lines tn compel an attorney. after
having mastered Eome of the pulling
problems Of Canadian law in the
course OF Coaticook and Sherbrookp
campaigns to begin all over again in
New Hampshire but guessed that
some way would be found to outwit
Mr.. Jerome.
Mr. Grossman said that absurd as
II may seem, 1t Is not impossible that
the extradition OF Thaw from Vermont
TO Canada may now ne asked for.
The immigration board of inquiry
Is compelled by the writ TO produce
him before the kings bench In Mon
treal," the lawyer went on. IF he
isn't produced, is not the board of in
quiry in contempt of court? And how
can ii get Thaw back without ex-
traditis him as a fugitive from Can
ada. It's bcwildering, isn't it?"
Mr. Grossman said that the legal
contest in New Hampshire would
undoubtedly center about three conten
ton that the warrant charging Thaw
with conspiracy IS inyalid-that II
sane he ought to be free and if In
sane he could not ''conspire."
Mr.. Grossman said that Mr., Nor-
haus mad talked by telephone with
Governor Feiker Of New York. and
the governor said. u understand ex-
actIy what you want and the repre-
sentatives Of this State win confer
with YOU tomorrow"
las Il matter of fact" Mr. Gross
man said today, wye are not at all
chagrned because Thaw was deport-
ed Ills chances of ultimate freedom
are better in New Hampshire than
they were In Canada"
Mr.. Grossman and Ex-Governor
Stone. Of Pennsylvania, who was with
Thaw in Coaticook for a while, had a
conference here this afternoon. Mr..
Stone win not go 10 Colebrook.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
JAPANESE DEMANDS
MUST BE ANSWERED

1ST PAGE s''kac mfw cmfw
TOXIC. Sept l0--Although the
Japanese governments demands on
the Pekin government for satisfaction
for the putting to death Of four Japa-
nese in Nenkin. as supporters of the
southern rebels against Yuan Shin
Kai, are stated in diplomatic circles
here to be in no way sensational, 1t
is evident that there is no disposition
on the art of the cabinet to tolerate
any Chinese dilatoriness in dealing
with the matter.
There Is no doubt that the govern
ment will have to take into account
popular clamor. and any unnecessary
delay may lead to serious conse-
uuences.
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EsASssEfGSTIG SERVICES con-
DIsTED BY REV. GYPSY SMITH,
on CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND,
sEPTE MBEH I4-2g. 1913.

For this occasion Southern Railway
VIII sell rog4sd trip tickets from sta
gtons an It's line within n radius Of fs0
niles ~ DauvflIe. ALSO from Norfolk
Va aud intermediate stations 10 Dan
Vile September / 3, ~, il, Is. 20. %
"a s6 and n, 1913. rnal limit three days
fgnnj date of sale
T The Gypsy Smith meetings will be
held under the auspices Of the Minis
feriaI Association on fJanville
Call on nearest ticket agent South
0rn Railway, or write
-e. Es BURGESS y r.. A..
Richmond Va
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The funeral of Mr.. T. II, Richerson
will be held at o'clock this afternoon
at the Fulton Baptist church.
Resides his stepmother. Mfr. Richer
son is survived by three sisters and
four brothers.
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Robertson could reooN or before one
rf his men could pounso on Ihaw,
the tunblar had been hurled. IL
SING by Robsrt<on's head. missing
him only by an inch. and crashed
through q window. carrying Win y
sheet Of glass TO the platform pe'o"'
Fights Strenuousiy.
pofare TShaw could lay his hands
m another missile the three inspec-
TORS had closed in on him. be fough NJ
y.t,h snch yiror that the two Dominion
nalicemen had 10 lend hand Two
III the men were bitten by IhaW
teeth. None Of them escaped without
a scratch from hls niger hsils. nl. ..
he fought and struggled, he cried out
IN a voice ina; carried clearly to the
throng below;
- am being kidnapped. Get my
LAWYERS is there no Canadian fair
play. after all Help. help. help
Ne got no further. The bury palm
~ a policeman was clamped like a
rr,vx1e over his mouth. and IN crowd
below was left IN silence 90 its OWE
'' IF Won Il shut mp and get your
clothes on said one Of the police
men. T'u give You chance 20
breathe"
Taaw decided the situation was
homeless Bnd consented, He At
rero atad - secure delay nv taking his
ffrne a1d was told thar he would he
80 - "a sss ROT harry They
D'al'n' -. -, sra.-e l,- wash
w. w. ,r5,r- nm mis- clothes he
enrt ap running battery ~ more
~ less heren, sentences. F1n& ltS
ons 81 the inspectors grabbed has arm
yrd said THAT VIII do Tor you
ap[t 7 have ne, got my clothes
r,.~ses 81. Tnaw- protested He was
- 4t7at he .>erfs send for them later.
- was literally DRAGGED from the
~0a-- We PASSED a table nm the was
~ tha door. ard picked TIP "a box a
-3ra-s
-T9es crowd Or tNe platform was too
rs9ch avera yye5 0y the presence az the
xs~sss nat,1uea inspectors. and rhe
hnskv policemen. TO some 10 Thaw
afs th5aeh 10 smrartgne3 them sufA-
esentEy
A,,ata,ny Ta-.nerate Fight.
Az ~ ,raitgnr automobile the pris-
n,s~ r9ese sna{eer desperate aght Tic
ca ' ~ IRE -rrsr3 IN reip. hut got
ro~e lie kicked st the sh.rs cf the
,.c;5,a-,,,,, ana cursed them They
s.s-ssas rf-n 10 bodily ana dumped
b5r, an rhe harfz sea. ~ the car a
F,oi{~sr7ag sat en- each side and an
sessn.s7f0r sa7 with the ir3ger. An in
e4art Ya4sr the machine was hidden
i, sts own Cloud Of dust, and u Wild
dash f0r <arton's Mills. a border set
element. nine miles away. was be-
gan.
The Dominion automobile stopped
4ty7 frart ri Carpenter's hotel ii
srfcke,v load house, built half in the
United States and half In Canada, Not
even the front wheels If the car, how
ever, were permitted tn cross the line
Thaw was dragged oHt by the police
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CONTINUED from Ftrst Page.J
discovery of the head, are pinning
faint hope of an identification of the
peculiar birthmark on the womans
shoulder.
Another Clue Falls.
North Bergen furnished today what
seems to be clueless clue to the
river mystery in a blood stained wo-
mans chemise. found near the Jer-
sey shore in Bergen county, about
mile and a half above the spot where
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]. ?. MORGAN THROWS

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bonds now existing against the New
York Central and The stock of the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-11
EVERY CLUE To GIRLS

CONTINUED from First Page.)