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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
VERY FEW HAVE
PAID POLL TAXES
Two Summer Primaries in Pros
pect, but Small Number Will
Be Able to Vote.

In the event that special election
should be called In Richmond, as for
instance, to authorize an Issue NJ bord,
or impose school levy, very few moo
pic would be able to pnrticinata ror
COM p"rauVeig few have taken tho
iouoic 10 pay their poll taxes. Tho
administrative Board contest last ann
mer probably produced larger ouaIi-
neation OF voters In Richmond than
at any time since the new Con.,it',
ton took effect. but the total vo,o 90,
In that primary was estimated Ia 49,
peeh less than one-third Of the white
men OF voting age who are perunncnt
residents of the city
me small qualification ut this time
is probably duc to the fact thar tbcro
VIII be no election this snriny rn,,a
inc law poll taxes have TO no nail
SIX months before the next succeediny
general election. Where special Gle
ions are called. the list OF voters
election is used
J'he spring election, were tbcre oro
10 DC held here. would come on IN,
second tuesday In June, so that tho
present qualified electorate consists az
NOSE who paid their poll taxes prior
" '"c second tuesday in last Deem
voters ~
me next actual election I'm Richmond
WIZ We inc November general election.
at which time the people VIII elect -
Governor ana other State officers. and
inc city VIII choose q City Sergeant
q 1ish Constable, Il Commonwcalth,s
Attorney. SHERIFF and some other
public officials who serve both stain
ana CITY. Primaries will probably be-
ordered la'r In the summer To taIse
part In that election and the primarie.
preceding 1t poll taxes must be maid
SIX months before the first Thursdnv
IN Novembcr--that is TO say. by tho
lst of May
fonr years ago the primary for city
officers was held late In June. To clear
Inc decks for the Mann-Tuckc- pri-
mary, which came on in August Dep
uty High Constable Wilbur ]. Griggs
is an announced candidate for CITY
Sergeant. against John J.. Satterfeld.
VINO VIII offer for Reelection Police
sergeant I.mncr is spoken of as q
possible candidate for High Constable
othcr names are being mentioned But
the point just now is that there Will
soon be several political campaigns
coming on. ana those who neglect their
poll taxes until after the LIST of MAY
can only sit on the side lines and
watch. They will have nothing what
ever TO say about who Is elected
Just about q year from now the city
VIII be getting busy for a primary to
select Mayor and practically the
entire membership of the City Council
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10

terday to Cleveland to sand the track,
as he expressed II. so that Mr.. Dabney
Will not slip down when he begins to
let loose with n flood of oratory and
facts in his effort to capture the con-
vention.
Most people are apt to have an err
roneous idea about this association"
said Mr.. Dabney last night. 1T is
composer of big mon, the men who
make clothes for tho millionaircs, the
men who get together and fix the
styles and who tell you the new
wrinkles and just how impossible it
is for you to keep on wearing that
handsome suit you love so dearly. II
we get EN-, everybody in Richmond
will want to see the exhibit. I've seen
those models. and 1 tell you they look
rar better than the graceful figures
in the magazine advertisements. OF
course, these men will not come hero
expecting to pick up local trade, but
they Will show you few things, and
afterwards when you buy at home you
VIII have the garment built differently,
so you Will not feel like fish out Of
water if YOU happen to mingie else
where with bigger Ash. New York of
ten gets this convention. and you read
In Now York papers that the propcr
thing in the tuxedo line is q fabric of
gray; BY having Il fabric of gray thcv
Will not confuse you with tho wait
ers. Or you might fancy Il purple eve
ming calling coat Until you see the
models you won't know If it is the
proper caper. and when you see the
models you will be able to define the
difference between an evening suit that
is suit and just an evening suit"
Halt dozen big cities are after the
convention, although Mr.. Dabney is
confident that he Will he able to grab
IT. MIR. Dabney. when he speaks, will
be dressed as a Fifth Avenue tailor
would dress him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
BOY ADMITS HE'S
PERCY R|DD|CK
Gave Fictitious Name in Balti-
more, but Tells Truth Finally,
and Is Coming Home.

AS the result of an investigation
which the Baltimore correspondent of
The Times Dispatch was requested by
telegraph to make in that city. ii de-
veloped Yesterday that the half frozen
boy. who was pulled from the bumpers
of freight train on Thursday night.
is Percy Riddick. the seventeen year
old son of J. G. Riddick, of 800 North
Twenty seventh Street. The father
was notified last night by this news
paper that his boy had been found and
he will 20 to Baltimore to-day to bring
him home.
a week ago MT. Riddick reported tho
fact to the police that his son had dis
appeared on January 80, and when no
trace of him was found he decided to
seek newspaper aid. On Friday night
dispatch was received from Baiti-
more. saying that boy who gave his
name as Charles Kent and his Rich
mond address as $40 South Fourth
street. was under arrest. The theory
was advanced here that ii was young
Riddick. but the prisoner had been re-
moved to st Mary's Industrial School
and the correspondent could not get
in touch with him until yesterday
When asked the direct question. Kent
admitted that his name was Riddick
In reaching up into the air for homo
address when confronted by the police
the youngster only remembered $40
South Fourth. There Is no such num-
Der, but he had formerly visited a
relative at 312 South Fourth, SO it
wasn't difficult TO figure that it was
Percy. Brother Paul of St Mary's In
dustrial School. formerly resided In
Richmond. and he and the corresponds
ent easily persuaded him to tell the
truth and give his real name Mr..
Rtddick was greatly relieved when in
formed last night He has telegra phed
Brother Paul to hold the boy until he
can reach Baltimore
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
TRAFFIC. LAWS NOT OBSERVED
IN Residential THOROUGHFARES

In view Of the fact that residential
thoroughfares, especially Grace and
FRANKLIN. are not SO we'll policed as
the business streets. teamsters and
chaneurs, according 20 numerous COM
plants made lately at police head
quarters. have been paying little or no
attention to the regulations prescribed
in the traffic ordinance. Chief Of Po-
lice Werner has directed all captains
to order patrolmen and bicycle officers
to give close attention to this. as II
IL MS intention to enforce the law
equaiiy as well in the residential sec
tions as in the business district
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
NEW CHURCH OPEN
Westminster Presbyterian Now Has
Handsome Structure.

The new auditorium of Westminster
Presbyterian Church was used yes
terday morning for the first time, the
congregation, since abandoning it's for
mer building on Grove Avenue, hav-
ing used the sunday school rooms Of
the new church, which is located at
the intersection OF Park and Davis
Avenues. The new building is of clas-
sic architecture. the main auditorium
having a seating capacity of about
600. The interior is finished entirely
in white. The pulpit furniture is the
gift of the Westminster Workers, one
of The societies OF the congregation.
and is of solid mahogany, and is said
to be one OF the handsomest Of it's
kind in the city Special study was
made by the architect of both the
natural and electric fighting
AT yesterday mornings service Had
don S. watkins sang open Wide the
Gates of the Temple" The pastor
Rev. James Y. Fair. D. D.. referred
briefly TO several special gifts made both
by those in and outside of the con.
gregation, including a handsome silver
water service, a pulpit Bible. and a sill.
Yer flower vase. the latter presented
by member of the Grace street
Church. Of which DR.. Fair was once
pastor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
WEARING NEW GARMENTS
DABNEY GOES FOR TAIL ORS
Chamber of Commerce Invites National Association
to Bring It's Living Models, Male and Female
to Richmond Next Year

Armed with an invitation from the
city and State. William L. Dabney,
business manager Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. will leave here to-day for
Cleveland. Ohio, to tell the Merchant
Tailors' National Association exactly
why the next convention should be hold
In Richmond. There are 800 members.
II Is not an ordinary nssemblage of
men who make clothes and wait for
the money. but II is national organi-
cities of the country. who fix the
styles--and the prices-and tell YOU
just what must be worn If you want
to belong. They Speak the last word
in the matter of dress.
Along with the delegates there come
each year the WOODEN manufacturers
the models-not wax dummies, but liv-
ing models. with evening clothes and
morning clothes upon ,ne:r backs, and
they stand not in shop windows. but
they walk and move and show YOU
how you look in an afternoon walk
Ing coat or q frock coat or something
else. And there are female models,
live ones, who hop around in riding
suits and other things, for In this day
OF blooming suffragcttes the women
take rank with the men, and big tall
ors go after the business The con-
Vention always brings n gorgeous dis
play of WOODEN goods No show win
dow was ever built to equal the ex-
hibit which mingles in the meeting
place, while the convention talks shop
and puts its models on the platform.
Having heard that tho South is
bit behind Fifth Avenue in the mat
ter of dress. the association was al
most persuaded a year ago to meet
here this month, but Cleveland Of
fered SO many more inducements that
IT got the prizo. This time, however,
the chamber has seen the wisdom of
going after the tailors. Nathan Simon,
the only Richmond member, went yes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
MEET ME ON THE
ISTHMUS IN 1875
War Cry of San Diego Exposi-
ton Arrives Here From
Pacific Coast.

w. Jefferson Davis, of an Diego
Cal, registered at the Jefferson Hotel
last night with suitcase full of lit
crature about the Panama California
Exposition. which opens in San Diego
In January. 1915.
MIR. Davis. who, by the way, is prcsi-
dent of the College Mems Democratic
League OF America. .rnIch has q mem
bership of about 100000. is attached 10
the commit ssIoners' STAFF of the exno
sition and has been dispatched East
TO confer with State executives and
commercial organizations with the
view OF securing exhibits from tho
States on the Atlantic Slope
II saw Governor Elect Hatfield, of
West Virginia, yesterday" said Mr..
Davis, land he has promised 10 np-
point commission as soon as he
takes the oath Of Office on March 4
hope to be able TO induce Governor
Mann to take similar action. we arc
sentative exhibit from tho two Vir-
ginias.''
VIII Sec NInnn To-Morrow
Mr. Davis said that he had an an.
pointment with Governor Mann for to-
morrow to talk the matter over. He
hopes to secure the appointment of a
commission OF three or five represen-
.atiVe men from this State to make
the trip West and report their find.
the trip west and report their find
ings TO the General = assembly when il
meets next January. The Legislature.
he is confident, If IL follows the report
OF the commission. will make the need
cd appropriation.
The San Diego man vas reminded
that the General Assembly mt its last
session declined To make an appropri
alton ior the Panama Pacific Exposition
at San Francisco in 1915. but Mr.. pa
Wis was not discouraged. The two ex-
pc sltions, he said. are planned on en-
tirely different lines. With the advnn
tases of Virginia exhibit at San
Diego properly placed before it. he
thought. the Virginia lawmakers will
not turn the project down.
"Mcct Me ON the Inthmus.v
me san Diego exposition will opcn
January j. 1915. and will close ut mid
night OF December 81 of the same year
IL VIII not be az Dretcntious as the
international show which will be staged
at San Francisco 1000 miles UP tho
coast, and Will concentrate more upon
Southern California and The Latin
900. as compared with San Franciscos
S40.000.000
Like the Panama Pacific Exposition
at San Francisco. the one a, san Diego
VIII signalze the completion OF tho
Panama Canal. The idea will be main
tanned in the naming of San Diego's
midway. which will be called The
Isthmus' The Isthmus will stretch
5000 feet and will embrace TWENTY-FIVE
acres of space. The whole exposition
Will occupy site of LOO acres In Bal
boa Park. with the Pacific on one side
and the mountains for a background.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
TOURIST TRAVEL
PICKING Up AGAIN
Southbound Trains Crowded
With First Touch of Real
Winter in the East.

railroad men said yesterday that
nurrlcs or snow and low temperatures
In the East had sent hundreds of pco-
PIE toward Florida during the past
week, the result being that there are
Few vacant reservations in the tourist
trains bound south Up to n few weeks
ago the winter had been so mild that
tourist business was at n standstil
nut IL has picked up now, and loaded
trains and scores OF private cars are
brought Into Richmond every day nv
the Richmond, Frederick burg and Po-
toinac railroad for delivery TO the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard
Air Line Railways. The trains run
solid from New York to the lowest
points on the East Coast of Florida.
many cars being shifted TO Mr. Flag,
lcrs remarkable oversee railroad TO
Key West
There is an Improvement in the serv-
zee thls year. as the tourist trains run
daily. In former seasons they Ieft
New York daily except Sunday ,ho
same rule applying to the castbound
trip, but that proved unsatisfactory.
ana now they move every day For
mcrly, too. Pennsylvania Railroad din
ing ears went through Richmond with
wei stocked bars. but months ago IN.
pennsylvania cut out liquor selling ON
all lines east OF PITTSBURGH. SO now
| VIZ ~ pa Il prevails
! and travellers who are thirsty rua,
1 take ii with them
! IT is little early 'ow for Rich.
I inonds share of this traffic, but many
! reservations have been made M tho
jefferson and Richmond for tourists
VINO VIII stop here when IL becomes
100 warm In Florida The schedules
nave been improved. the result 49,.
mat Richmond now secures a Iarra,
snare OF the business than il could
nope 70 get when northbouna trains
reached here before daylight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
Chimney Causes small rlr..

Fire caused by q defective Chimney
yesterday afternoon did about $25 dam
age to a dwelling at Ills Tyler street.
The blaze. which had eaten it's way
INTO the roof. was put out with chemi-
Gals by Engine Company No. 5. under
the direction of Assistant Chief Wise
An ovcrheatcd stove also caused n
small fire i'm dwelling occupied by
negroes in Duncan Street Assistant
chief Wise and Engine Company No.
10 responded to Still alarm and
hao niue trouble in extinguishing It..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
warn Cigarette Dealers.

In view OF two recent arrests CT mer-
chants on the charge of selling cigar
cites to boys under the age of sixteen
years, instructions have been issued by
Chief of Police Werner to members of
his department to notify all tobacco
dealers that those guilty of this vio-
lation VIII be vigorously prosecuted.
The cases of the two dealers accused
of this offense have been taken under
consideration by Justice Cruthchfield,
and he Is expected to render q decision
in a few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
Paragraph Pulpit
THE IINITY OF RELIGInN.

We believe that there is in man "a
religious instinct. We think that II IS
as natural for human beings to feel
reverence and awe. TO aspire. 10 wor-
ship. as it is for Them TO think or TO
rove, so we call the different religions
OF the world sisters; some higher n,
character than others. yet all truly
sisters because all born out of the
deep heart OF mantle divine in man
and all notwithstanding to mean
10 u degree greater than we are often
willing to confess, the same deep
things of hope and faith and life
Unitarian Publicity Committee-Ad-
vertiscment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10

ISpecial 70 The Times Dispatch.J
Hampton. Va, February 9.-Miss
Mae Waters and Herbert Shine, of In
dianapolis Ind, and Miss Myrtle Bond
and John Higgins. OF St Louis Mo,
made up double runaway party, who
came here and were married by the
Rev. j. T. McGlothlin. or the Hampton
Baptist Church
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
Held nv Suspicious Character.

Albert Jenkins, colored. was arrest
ed yesterday by Patrolmen Duffy and
Sweet and held at the First Police
Station as suspicious character, sus-
pected OF having committed larceny
According to the officers, the negro is
believed to be responsible for several
robberies of Southern Railway freight
cars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-10
Dead Infnnt fin culxcrt.

The body of a dead infant was found
yesterday morning by Patrolman Kuhn
in culvert In North Nineteenth
Street There were no marks OF iden-
tihcation upon It, and 1t was turned
over to Coroner Taylor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02

and bore the woe and agony Of suspense
and uncertainty did not suffer in vain.
Can we not truly say that until this
people had withstood some such stress
as this there was no assurance that this
first great experiment OF the ability OF
men TO govern themselves was surely sue
cessful? Shrink from the facts as we
may. do they not prove their case? Would
we within. o. those who stood doubling
without. ever have felt the assurance
which is now felt? Do we not know that
those whom the God OF Nations hath
Joined together no man can put asunder!
Apart from the deep significance
which your meeting has. and from the
important page which IL vii! MI in his
tory. is it not good for you as indi-
viduals 20 be here to-day? Your last
memories of this field will overlay the
earlier ones. II will no longer picture IL
self in your memories as field OF car
mage and suffering and woe. but field
Of smiling faces and happy hearts anu
great Joys And so the picture Will go
forth 10 the nation. and It will rejoice
with YOU. and the whole world will real
ize that not only has government OF the
people. by the people and for the people
not persisted from the earth, but that it
will not ever perish"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02
HALLERAN SUES 3 MORE
Seeks $4,000 for SANDER
Workers for Cassidy Times"

The poitico- excitement
now adding heat TO the Borough OF
Queens yesterday brought forth the
rumor that Aloysius Ct. Halleran was
going to supplement his $4,000 alienation
suit against Borough President Connolly
with three $1,000 SANDER suits against
three residents of Flushing. Aside from
that the day produced nothing more ex-
citing than Joe" Cassdy's denial that
he is trying 10 profit from Connolly's
present difficulties. With the grand jury
on a vacation till July 10, there is no
present storm centre.
From President Connolly's lawyers II
was learned yesterday that his answer
10 Hallerans suit will be ready within
the next few days, and IL was also
learned that the complaint in Mrs. Hal
lerans action for absolute divorce is
also nearly ready.
An effect OF the scandal has been TO
release and bring from cover a number
of aspiring candidates. who say that. with
the help OF Cassidy or some other old
time politician. who fiourished in the days
preceding the graft cleanup they
would be willing TO try to save the bor-
ough. It is said that the boys" in the
borough who have been compelled TO don
working clothes and go out on the high
ways with pick and shovel instead OF
lettering around Borough Hall In white
shirts and patent leather shoes, giving
tone 10 the administration, are DESTROYS
OF a change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02
COURT LET'S BOY DECIDE
Stepmother and Aunt Want
Him-He Selects Former.

Surrogate Cohalan allowed Eugene Vet
ter. ten years old, to decide for himself
yesterday whether he wanted his step
mother or his aunt 10 be his guardian,
his father being dead. -..
Until three years ago Eugene lived with
his aunt, Mrs Emma Fischer. Then he
went TO the home of his father and step
mother. His father died a month ago.
Mrs. Fischer and the stepmother. Mrs.
Katherine Vetter, were in court yesterday.
The lad told the court that his stepmoth-
er was good 20 him and sent him To
school regularly Does she give you a
bath every morning." asked the Surro-
gate. Eugene replied in the affirmative.
Then the question was asked whom he
wanted as his guardian. and the boy said
Mother" The court accepted the boys
decision. but also Modified Mrs. Fischer
by appointing her as guardian OF his
property.
Then the aunt asked the Surrogate TO
instruct Mrs Vetter 10 allow the boy to
visit her and also to remain az her homo
for month during the summer vacation.
which Mrs. Vetter promised.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02
General Youne's Speech.

General Bennett II. Young, Of Ken
lucky. commander in chief OF the United
Confederate Veterans. discussed the ques-
ton Of government pensions for the SOL
d,ers still alive who fought under the
stars and bars.
1T may be-" he said, that the sug-
restion lately put into form 10 give Con-
federate soldiers the same privileges IN
national soldiers homes as Federal SOL
d,ers NAV lead 10 the establishing OF this
right. or that peace in its demand for the
obIiteration of all the bitterness OF the
mast may demand that the nation shaii
nension surviving Confederates. l do not
even suggest, or in the name of my peo-
pIe say. that II would be accepted pu'
this Republic is a great destroyer OF the
cherished ideals Of the past "hen they
stand in the way Of compietest justice
For nearly fifty years the people OF the
south without complaint have contriout-
al millions for the pensions OF Federsi
soldisrs a nations gratitude has peeh
r,eted out through enormous grants 10
nroy,ide for the Federal soldiers theH
wives and children. No murmuT has ever
come from the men Of the Conieoeracy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02
MOORE WINS II FIRSTS
International Horse Show in
London Closes.

London, July 1.-The international
Horse Show at Olympia closed this even
Ing. The American exhibitors made an
excellent showing throughout. Judge W.
II. Moore. OF New York, captured three
additional trophies to-day With his
Lady seaton he won the Forest King
trophy. for ponies not exceeding IA hands.
and The Hague challenge cup which now
becomes his property, as he had a previ-
Gus win TO his credit. This cup is en-
blematic OF the championship for single
harness horses He also captured the
French cup with Lord and Lady Seaton--
Glass q. pairs OF harness horses for the
championship.
Showing thirty horses. Judge Moore
won seventeen frsts. four seconds and
four thirds His awards included the
Field cup. in the coaching corinthian. and
the international Gold Challenge cup, for
park teams.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt exhibited nine
horses. practically combining himself TO
the coaching events He won the coach
ing marathon and two seconds for four
in-hand teams.
]. Sumner Draper OF Boston. showed
five horses. winning three seconds and
three thirds.
f. b. Mclean. OF Washington. exhio-
tied for the first time. His seven horses
won three seconds and three thirds.