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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
PLAYS GAME DESPITE
BROKEN COLLARBONE

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.--captain
James Britton, of the New York
Hockey club. tonight gamely stuck to
his post with a broken coilarbone
through twenty minutes of the fastest
hockey ever seen In New York.
His injury was not discovered until
the hockey club, leading the league.
and the ST. Nicholas a. c. had cried
quits with the score tied at two goals
each. An extra period OF twenty min
utes failed to produce goal for either
Stdn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
RUNAWAY BOY IS
GLAD TO CO HOME

u. N. Mccarthy, a fourteenyear old
lad from Baltimore, was taken to the
First station last night as a runaway
from his home.
He said last night that he would be
glad to get back home.
Il came away to get work, ne said
last night, In his mezzo ssopano voice,
land l VIII be glad when father comes
after me-
His father was notified and wired
that he would be here today to take
back his boy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01

The police are looking for Percy
Riddiek. who has been missing from
his home No. 322 North Twenty
seventh street. since January 10th, He
is sixteen years old. Is fise feet three
inches. weighs las pounds light com
brownish gray coat, blue pants, drab
or brown hat, black lace shoes scar in
chin. mind affected
Anyone knowing OF his whereabouts
yaay Communicates With Major Werner
at police headquarters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01


declared that state legislatures very
properly may consider disenfranchtse-
a. ent Of bachelors"
Women Not Radical.
Congressman Hayden, of Arizona.
told how women are the conservative,
sspt radical Voters of that State.
CONGRESSMAN Raker. Of California:
rafferty,, If Oregon. and a half dogen
others cited the success Of equal suf-
frage in their states.
Mrs BeiVa A. Lockwood, once can
Gidate for president. FLASHED with Re
preventative Tribbie, of Georgia, who
questioned tbs right af the. federal
Fights in the states. Mrs. Lock wood
declared she could produce presidents
for an amendment to the constitution
Granting TvGJrritsfs- r. y she WuEe
yer hat while addressing the com
n4ittee. and said
II viii take off nay hat TO this COM
ynitt@e when II reports out the btll
giving women the right TO vote"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
WONDERFUL GROWTH
IN BUILDING WORK
fsSr.cToH's OFFICES SHOWS
MORE THAN QUARTER MILLION
IN cITyss PROGRESS.
MANY NEW HOMES
MANY NEW
rowTY-sEvEN RESIDENCES ERECT
ED DURING THE MONTH WHICH
HAS JUST PAssED--oTHER
IMPROVEMENTS

THE report for the past month issued
bv Building Inspector Butter shows
wonderful growth II was believed
last year at this time that it would
se u mervelous thinS 20 eclipse the
work in ballaing which was done dur
sag that month. Bot this year the
record has been beat by more than a
quarter Of a million dollars Here is
the export for the month, which speaks
for itself:
Summary for January,
%urher of permits fsSH@o IN
January for new work 49,, 80
Nu9n bar Of permits issued IN
january for alterations ana
repairs ..+.--....- 5000 'tsss.s o"
Total number OF permits issued -
IN January -t..-...,... ~
Estimated cost or new i'm
provenientS tn January S4s6,Ss%.oo
Estimated cost OF alterations
ana repairs in January 2S,ahf.eo
fetal cost Of work au- ....
shorizea la January ...... $5l5,26e.0o
Average value Of permits
tor rev work In January .Sl0,593eSS
Average value Of permits
for alterations and re- .-o
pairs in January ..-.,-... St9.sfe
Average value OF fetal
permits issued In Janu- 90 ar,
arg .~.s-..t-.+....,s .'...--. MOSCOW
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
Feheti--Saofia.

A marriage license was issued yes
tertfay to q. e. Fehed and Rafkia
Saofia The wedding is to take place
today. Both parties to the contract
are aliens. but are ready and willing
TO become regular American citizens.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
FINDS NE|GHDOR
DEAD IN k|H|(

Coroner Taylor will this morning in
auire into the sudden death Of Mrs.
in the Kitchen oil her home. No. .172s
yenable street. She was found by
neighbor. Mrs, Mary Lowe, The case
was reported to the coroner, who
thinks death was due to natural causes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01

Increase in new work for the month
Of January, 1913. as compared with
the month OF January, 1912, amounts
to $232, $50. increase In alteration ana
repair work for the month of January.
1919. as compared with the month OF
January. 1919, amounts To $l6.23b, max :
ing a total increase for the month of
January, 1919, as compared with the
month of January 1912, of S247,S76.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
smith Elected storekecper.

The administrative board yesterday
elected w. NJ Smith clerk and store
keeper for the electric plant. He will
enter into his duties at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01
DEATH.

s.15 A. NJ. Friday,
January 31st, WARREN. LESTER
Ogiivie, in the forty-fourth year Of
his age
Funeral from ST. James Methodist
church SUNDAY $3.50 r. NJ Inter-
Dent In OakwooA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-01

Total number of examinations and -
reports .......%s......,5.. o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
TIE 10y EMpNIIaAN.

Here's relief from the heat. Right
overhead lies an implanted ocean OF
ether at the fine temperature OF about
minus 20 degrees. For billions OF bill
lions of miles it reaches out in all di-
rectons cool, cool. cool Nay. 20 be
low might almost bo called cold The
beautiful. wished-for GOODNESS starts
only half milo or so up in the air.
rrom that point tc villa; the mathema-
tician calls 'Innnity'' it stretches in icy
silence
There the sunlight never comes, and
one never has 10 seek the shady side
of the street. Up there the shine is
only waves Of something or other,
speeding along to burst into the scorch-
ing splendor of light when it hits this
old globe There is wonderful ana
immortal silence. No cat breaks the
everlasting Sabbaths Of that inter-
stellar space; no m!lllman wakes the
tossing sleeper just rs dawn commences
10 polish up for another day of heat:
no car wheels grind, and no ncwsboy
wells There is no dust to clog the
lungs; there Is no gasolenc smell to
lpset the delicate appetite. There Is
beautiful, unbelievable incxhaustible
cool nothingncss. What place for a
vacation
lnterstellar space is = nice comfort
able thought in the hot time So also
i? that invention of the astronomer
called the light year. After things get
beyond couple of billion billion bill
lion miles away it becomes hard work
10 write down the numbers. Hence
the light year. THAT is the number of
miles ray OF light travels in one year.
IL YOU recall from your physics that
light ambles along NJ the rate of tS6. 600
miles or so in a second you can sec
what a Marathon it could pull of in 4
year OF regular or leap year size. When
the pencil point broke we had discov-
cred about 756, S64 600 seconds III one
car. II YOU care TO multiply that b..
$4,000. YOU will get the miles in a
light year Then Just think that some
fixed stars are five light years away
from this pinch of dust Then think
that all the way there and back the
temperature is about 40 degrees below
freezing Doesn't that make YOU cool?
If not. have a grape juice limeade.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02

the board to make laughing easy. 1t
is most original board. No one could
ever anticipate how tho board is going
TO get tangled up next. Not even tho
board anticipates how. Otherwise it
might avoid some OF the pits it digs
for itself. The board never borca.
Take the Knowles pay raising. The
board orders the salary of the Superin-
tcndcnt OF our Gas Works raised TO
$4,000 The charter provides that the
pay of officers shall he changed only
by the Council. The very mattcr-of-
fact. efficient and honest Acting City
Auditor Crenshaw has faith in the
charter, and refuses TO draw the check
granting the raise He says the board
has no legal right to give MIR. Knowles
more money. no matter how deserving
the latter may be- Mr.. Crcnshaw is
backed up by an opinion of tho City
Attorney given a month ago The City
Attorney says he sees no reason for
changing his opinion. He thinks the
Clnrter means to-day what II meant
month ago, and that this meaning is
that the board cannot raise tho salary
employees Of departments. Mr. Crcn-
shaw and Mr.. Pollard believe in the
law
Now what we want to know is: docs
the board believe in tho law? If the
board thinks it has a legal right to
raise Mr. Knowles pay, let tho board
take action against Mr.. Crenshaw.
-here has been enough silly child's
play by men OF adult years INo do
not want this matter dropped just be-
cause tho board has been called. Let
us harc the exact right determined for
al time by whatever legal authority
we need invoke. 1t is up to the board.
we need relaxation this hot weather,
anyhow.
What will happen is about like this;
Mr.. Knowles will waive claims quito
alnicably. although he might try fore
ing Mr.. Crenshaw to pay the new sal
AIRY. lie will perhaps take the matter
up with the Council and seek to get y
raise by the regular method Unfor-
tunatcly for Richmond. the board and
the Council do not agree Very we'll.
The members will now feel very re
luctant TO be forced into action by the
boards methods. Wo doubt whether
The Council will give Mr.. Knowles any
more money.
Here looms up the utter failure OF
The board. 1t fails to get anything at
ali. If Mr.. Knowles deserved higher
pay. he fails to get it. Richmond also
fails TO get anything--save perhaps a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
The Fnirest Flower.

wandered in garden fair
I'm the merry month of June:
The zephyrs filled the ambient air
With richest of perfume
For fairies had rcvelcd among
The flowers growing there.
Had crushed the roses scented leaves
And tossed them in the air.
In looking DER this garden fair
IN the merry month of juno,
beheld the beauty of their race
In stateliness Of bloom;
My Ideal flower / could not find,
knew 1T must be there;
With anxious heart and eager eye
/ sought 1t everywhere.
came upon royal flower,
For rank il stood apart:
seized with JOY the prize I sought
And pressed it TO my heart.
Angels sweeping Ger the earth
Would Gull the rarest gem.
Struck with the beauty Of this flower
Bore it away with them.
wander in the garden now
As | have done before.
The flowers still are blooming there
As in the days OF yore
l miss their radiant coloring,
They palcr seem TO be.
And yet the change | realize
Has taken place in me.
Where is your lovely Queen? I said.
To lower standing BY.
II whispered sadly, she is gone"
y dew-drop in its eye
r. SELDEN ELLYsoN.
Richmond. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
MAKES CHARGES
MIR. Thrift DenOunces Bonifant AS Cam
dtdnte of Liquor PeonIe.

utuutS Oh Liquor PEOPLE.
Charging Il. NJ Bonifant. candidate
for iloater delegate for the General
Assembly from Chesterfield and Pow
hntan Counties, with being aligned
with the liquor forces. Rev. c. T. Thrift,
pastor of West End Methodist Church,
has issued a pamphlet to the voters OF
Inc county. Thanks are extended to
those who voted dry in the local option
election on July II. a warning is is
sued against Mr.. Bonifant. who. he
claims. will, If elected. endeavor to re-
establish the three saloons of Swans
horo. which were recently voted out
1t is further charged that Mr.. Boni
rant Is not only Il liquor man himself
put that his campaign manager Angus
tine Royal of Forest Hin, was chair
man OF the wet forces in the recent
election.
These charges are entirely false +"
SAID Nlr. Royal last night 1T is true
mat i signed IL petition not to abolish
the Swansboro saloons, because | felt
that 1t would not stop the sale of
liquor. but l was never chairman of
any committee. Mr.. Bonifant is not n
wet man. and is in favor of local APP
ton"
Mr.. Royal will hold conference
Win the candidate to-day. when IL will
De decided whether to answer or ignore
The charges made against him. Mr.
Bonifant is the only candidate to an
pear from POwhatau County for ten
ears, the legislators having all bcen
from Chesterfield.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
\ nlasot1NpING NOV

The Chatham Enterprise, which has
long opposed the fee system, ana who's
editor is "a candidate for election TO
the next House OF Delegates, wants to
know If any one supposes "a clerk or
a treasurer" would oppose n thing ms
heroically las these ot1ceholders" are
lighting the proposed change, If 1t did
not mean dollars and cents" to the
fighters?
The Enterprise then notes that when
there was a small whisper Of a prop
osition TO change the system, coming
before the Legislature in 1912 there
was Il band of these officers in Rich
mond ready to fight it to finish" and
it also wants to know II there is n
man in this state who thinks that this
band Of men went to Richmond on the
business Of the people" The answer 10
both questions is rosoundlnr no"
which viii be echoed throughout the
commonwealth by all save the Office
holding standpatters-i. e., the fee bene-
fciaries
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02

tons hsvo come between. The World
estimates that tho government in the
last nifty years has contributed $780,
100000 to eNpositions, domestic and
foreign.
Meanwhile Europe has boon visited
by a similar expensive succession Of
fairs. There has como doubt as to
the results obtained We canno, on
pect even the fricndlicst nation to
spend 100000 or more just to show
us courtesy every few years Once in
. decade would be enough to ask Ave
hope that these nations think the game
not worth the candle. We can stand
that better than u boycott for dubious
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
Large Transactions In highland

Especial To The Times Dispatch
believed to he transaction oI vital
Importance to Highland County Is in .
Dictated by deeds fled in the Circuit
one OF these deeds covers eighty-four
typewritten pages, and transfers all
the holdings Of the United States Lum :
Der Company, in the Stonewali District
or this county. TO j. *. Griffith. Of Pitts
Town. Pa. the consideration being
$29S.572.7O.
The other deed Is from the Tri-Stat
Investment and Security Company to
same, for lbs acres. known as the
Sommers land, on Bullpasture Noun
SIa.635. :"
These transfers include Highlands
best and largest bodies of timber and
while nothing is known Of the mir
chaser or the interests he represents.
the sale is regarded rs a favorabln
augury, and 1t is believed will result
IN the building OF railroad into this
mountain county
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
Personal and CencrnI.

Rev Wesley Baker, pastor Of Porter
street Presbyterian Church. left yes
terday TO spend his vacation at the
home OF his parents. in Walkerton.
canada Rev. y. :. Campbell. w. c.
smith and i. s. Maxwell viii Gll tho
pulpit during his absence
Mrs. Thomas Il. Morton. who has
oeen quite sick, is much improved.
Rev i. Ernest Warren. pastor OF
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church. is
visiting his family, In Hayre de Grace.
ND, where Mrs Warren is the guest
OF her parents.
Work is progressing rapidly on tho
now Branch's Church, near Failing
Creek. Chesterfield County. It is ex-
pcctcd that tho building VIII be fur
nisled by October /
TWO comedy playIets, entitled IAN
% Maids Convention" and the Bug
Ter = Alarm viii he given in Payne &
Taylor's Hall SwanAboro. next Thurs
day night Miss Ruth Williams ana her
friends are ia charge OF the AFFAIR.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
Or. ou<ely Nay stny In nnlelph.

rtI4ICC M 70 NJ / II!cN- LlIaIIi tcn.
crcgat!on OF the First Baptist Church
is quite confident that the pastor. Or,
]. w O'kclly. viii not leave Raleigh
10 become president of Mercer Cniver-
sity; in spite of the Indications that no
might hold out by the latest press dis
patches from Macon. The facts In the
case are that n committee from Mer-
GERS trustees was here a week ago and
LAID the matter before Or. OKeliy, and
wishing TO know X ne could be con-
sidered for the presidency with any de j.
gree, Of certainty that he would he
available II selected. DR. OKelly told
IN" committee that ne would consider
the matter and let them know Then
on Wednesday night OF this week he
tod the officers OF the church here that
he had decided TO request the Mercer
trustees 10 not consider his name Tor
the presidency, ana that he would re-
main IN Raleigh. This he did, and ha
docs not expect the Mercer trustees 10
nrcgidcnr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
HOW WILL YOU yoTns


80 % ae''N'''s ',o" '''eS o. -
'''''''S vac
maze the nes'''''S 'i ''''S oo'''''o''
"e4'lA 'o' '''0 ''A'
ut'SS Is "'ou' ''i' ~ ~ NC
o'"htes stan" 10Y ana ""N' '"os
promise ave as oiear d" '"eE wiz
ever pc me time loF '"'N' ior o'S
pntauon for nncertainty' is past
The men of Virginia must now look in
their hearts and choose
nat then is guiding Your MIN" anu
heart? DO YOU expect to be guided
Just by personal friendship? Where Is
your friendship for all your fellow
men OF this state. and for efficiency and
good soveFnn Ont! Ihese are i'rseF
claims than personal ASSOCIATION ana
similar tastes and interests. FRIEND
snip IS hish ana nome sentiment D"'
II is not rs nigh and noble as a strong
sense oil personal reSp'iS'"li''y 10 me
state |e' '""' come 'irst IN your ''s'
80 ~ 49,,
ms - " - ou' ~ 1,, io',,
,,,ts o,,o g ,.o,,,,e ,,a,9 vii ,.on
nan ,,,o,, =, on5co ,,,oro,,. ,,o,,a,,.n
H.. has held ,t ~ mo nasto WIN Won
rrt new man in Office merely because
NON like to sec things change? VIII
Won let prejudice sentiment. stubborn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
ANNA HELD-NOT

Dinmond-Studded Stockings CouIdn.t
Hold Theatre Audiences in London
Especial Gable 10 The Times DISPATCH
London, August l.--Anna Held. who
was engaged to appear In the Revue,
at the London Opera House for four
weeks a salary OF $3.50 Il week, Uuit
suddenly after the show on Mondav
evening and his since returned to Paris
1t is not unkind to the famous actress
10 say that despite the much ADVERTISED
diamond-studded stockings that were
TO bewilder the public. the .J.ondon
thentregoers utterly failed TO appre.
ciate her talent. and as Il CONSEQUENCE
the management. rcpcntinG of the CON
tract made with her. were not sorry
when ono thing led TO another ana Miss
Held shook the dust OF London from,
her feet n week before the contract
had expired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02

No woman considers herself a failure
In life if she can dress as good as the
next one
1t seems queer. but ! have never
seed Teller with an artistic tempera-
ment VINO ever accumulated much OF
a bank account.
y Teller who hires n strange Kid to
do anything around The yard durin
tho baseball season shows a lot of
optimism, but burned poor Judgment.
Every tim" there is serious auto
mobile accident the papers have to
say. AN unidentified woman was seen
leaving the car, unhurt, directly after
the accident"
Whiskcy talks a lot, but it doesn't
say nothing.
y Teller who gifts into 4 porch swing
with n purity gal this time OF the wear
Is n burned fool unless he wants to
git married, and even then maybe he
Is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
one brother, William Parkinson. 9
Chesterfield County.
Personal nnd General.

CAPTAIN Charles T Lassiter and
family left to-day for Masine,to
Springs. Va.
T. " Butcher and family left to-day
ior Hasic CITY 10 spend the month
Miss Evelyn May crurnp. Of wash
ington, is visiting hcr sister. Mrs. Bes.
sic Lee, in this city.
Or. j. J. Rosensteel. Of Cleveland.
OHIO, Is visiting Mrs. :. j. Rosensteel.
on Henry Street
w II kevan. recently appointed by
the Democratic committee as Judge Of
election IN the Third Ward. declined
10 serve. Mr.. Itovan has served as
judge OF election for sixteen years. and
thinks he has discharged hts uutv.
James II. Bailey left this afternoon
for Boston TO attend the National Con-
ve1tion Of knights OF Columbus as q
representative from Virginia. He is
accompanied by his daughter. MIS- GER
trudc Bailey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-02
On the Spur of the
Moment
The Diary of n nonrl,end.
BY Roy K. Moulton

Il don't believe in women's suffrage.
and that's all there is to it," 1 re-
marked toward the close of rather
lively family jar 81 don't believe
women know enough to vote"
My wife is Il sufrragist. 1 really
don't care whether women vote or not.
hut it WAS NJ evening for argument
and had u siX-cylinder crouch in full
working order anyhow
rs that possiblc?' asked the other
half of my sketch.
Yes" I replied. There are too
many wcakminded persons voting
now"
Can you explain the Presidents
currency measure to me-" she asked
swcetly. just as though nothing at ali
had happened.
'Certainly." L replied The Presl-
dents currency measure is--Ahem!
You see, it is this way, the Presidents
currency measure is. To make
myself more clear, ] will say that the
currency meas
That Will do she said. II can sec
from this distance that YOU don't know
anything about ii. Now. / want 10
ask you whether the Underwood bill
Will put buttons on the free list. and
what about raw hides, fruit can rub
bers and photograph records"
That is easily explained said l.
"of course, one can't keep all of those
details in mis- mind j will look the
matter UP tomorrow.
How about the duty on whalebone
and the duty on ginseng products and
how about wool. sugar and licoricc?"
We'll. IL is this way, about those
articles You seo-you see, it is just
this way"
hesitated. and she started in and
explained 10 me the currency bill from
the ground up TO the topmost peak
She explained the banking system and
told Of coinage for one hour ana II
half
Just TO inform YOU" she said. II
will explain the Underwood tariff bill
from agate TO zinc" And she did. She
told me how many mousetraps were
manufactured in this country every
year ana how many arc manufactured
in Germany, switzerland and Peru. At
3 O'Clock In the morning she had just
got down 10 "succotash" and at 4
She had completed her argument
She went upstairs, and just before
she slammed the door she said And
still YOU say the women don't know
enough 10 vote. Think it over. Good
night
There is no use in arguing with "a
woman, especially if she is your wife.
Convince n woman against her Will
and She is of the same opinion stili.