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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
THE IMPORTANT couNc1LMAN.

when the voters of Richmond vote
for members of the City Council dc
they consider tho demands to be made
/ on the men they select? DO politics
I personal friendship prejudice and tenn.
I porary ideas OF sclf-nterest guide the
choice of these representatives? Or
do we select men I'm whose Judgment
experience and broad vision We have
profound confidence? The voter can
answer that question for himself II
is the most important public question
in Richnond's civic life.
For illustration OF the Importance
OF Councilmen. we call attention to
some of the questions to be consideref
by the Committee on Public Build
inGs Properties and Utilities tonight
The proposed sale OF the gas works
10 private company concerns the
whole question OF public utilities and
municipal ownership.
The proposition to buy the ola CLYDE
Line property for water terminal use
opens up tho vital question of our
water front. its use and Improvement.
IS well as the question of city plan
ming for the coming years.
The acceptance or refusal OF tho
offer Of public hospital service is n
profoundly serious matter in our
handling OF a social need
The purchase OF the Marshall street
vaduct is an issue involving n CON
siderable sum OF money. and tho de
vclopment OF the physical side of
Richmond.
The opening OF park FOR negroes
Involves forrcochins policies, includ
ing the delicate matter Of race segrc-
cation.
The proposal to expend $4,000 for
improving tho auditorium demands
broad and progressive understanding
OF tho social and art life OF the COM
munity.
1t is difficult 70 conceive of any
board of directors OF big business
facing matters OF eraver import. The
proper disposition OF oil Of these plans,
affecting the life OF 100000 people OF
two races and their descendants. should
take every bit OF mental grasp. wis
dom, sympathy. social conscience and
experience in the minds and hearts of
these men who are the agents OF
democracy In this municipality. Mere
good intentions is not enough to solve
such problems. The evil That may
come from failure TO understand and
progress with the times can do last
ing harm to Richmond
We recommend a study or the i'm
port of these matters both to Coun-
cimen ana those who choose them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Try wilson ON saturday.

Owing to the absence of material
witnesses for the Commonwealth, tho
case Of James r. Wilson, OF Oak Grove.
charged with attempting to kill his
wife. was continued until Saturday
morning by Justice Maurice yesterday
morning in Police Court. Part III. AS
he could obtain no bondsman Wilson
went back to Jail.
Captain Wright investigated tho case
more fully yesterday. and found that
Wilson had not only tried to secure
poison from Or. William II. Rucher.
but had also made purchases OF deadly
drugs at different times from several
South Richmond druggists. AT w. y.
Cartcr's he is said TO havo bought
an ounce and half OF aconite From
another store he obtained Il half ounce
OF chloroform, with which he said ho
was going to Kill horse.
Mrs Wilson. who has beon living ut
Twenty first and Franklin Streets. APP
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

The North Emporia Independent says
.that ut is discouraRng 10 the pros
pcctive residents Of Virginia to. find
That the state taxes bank deposits
a taN on thrift that drives away much
money II should be abolished" Fur
Their, thinks our contemporary, there
should be n body authorized to create
equalization OF taxable values. so that
the intending purchaser OF property
VIII not find that 1t is assessed nj
s., 800 when he is asked $4,000 for it.
lie Is convinced at once that some
thing Is wrong. Every real estate
dealer has had possible investors thus
Kept away from the state" The In
dependent but echoes the sentiment
OF the business men OF Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
CLEARING THE TRACK.

The path to currency reform does
not appear to be such n hard road tc
travel ms 1t did week ago
Tho policy OF persistence, followed
by the President, Is breaking dow,
the barrier OF formidable antagonisn
to tho Glass-Owen bill which once
threatened indefinitely to block, If not
utterly to defeat the measure. The
opposition is Weakening and retreat
Ing To the interior fertilization OF com
promise. Public opinions beating
| light is driving even tho small hostile
forco in the Senate from the field
The Senate Republicans arc drift =
ing into the currency reform camp.
since the Presidents declaration that
tho pending bill is not TO be made +,
strictly party measure Tho Republi-
can members of the Senate Committee
on Banking and Currency have assured
tho President that they viii not i'm
pedc action i'm the Senate on the cur
rency measure. The Republicans are
to be consulted in whatever reconstruct
ton the bill shall suffer.
The effort to effect n recess OF Con-
grcss seems to havo diminished and
yesterdays dispatches conveyed the
information that apparently the House
leaders have abandoned all hope of
departing from the capital for any
lengthy period.
The Presidents msistence upon the
earliest action consonunt with sound
legislation is bearing fruit. There can
be no better time than now to secure
currency reform. Now the attention of
tho country is focused on the issue.
If there is delay, other questions NAV
arise 10 overshadow the second most
important part OF tho administrations
program. If there is delay. the forces
at home opposed TO currency reform
VIII come into longer and closer CON
tact with individual Representatives
and Senators. This Is tho psychological
hour and the psychological situation for
action The President knows it and
will not he detected from his determi-
nation. The iron is pale from the heat
of public opinion and now is the time
for Democracy to strike.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
GRAND JURY lNDlCTS
True Bili Against l.. X. NunnnIiy.
Court Sets Civil Docket.

Court Sets Civil Docket.
An Indictment was returned ycster-
day by the grand jury in Hastings
Court, Part H.. against Elvin r. Nun
naily. charged with making a felonious
attack upon Special officer John W.
bergman. His trial was set for Oc-
tobcr 2s. The appealed case of Nun
nally and Taylor Satchncld, his al
legged accomplish in the assault. will
be heard on October %. H. +. Mccoy.
who appealed from n fine in Police
Court. Part H.. will he arraigned for
trial on November l3,
Judge Ernest ii. Wells fixed tho dates
for hearing the following civil cases:
j. ii. G. Barr against J. H. Livingston.
october Fl; Mancinos Admr. against
Joseph {. phaup, October ~; Charles
jefferson against the Hammett Fire
prooflng Company, October %: Charles
l.. Emory against the Virginia SILK
Company, incorporated, October "a: Ora
Gillcy against the city OF Richmond.
October -: Susan Taylor against the
Virginia Railway and Power Company.
October 80: NJ. j. Johnson against Il.
Alacheli, November 3; Benjamin V.
Rose against Wise Granite Company.
November 1; II. Goldberg against X. w.
Gary, November :: Walter Kidd against
J.. -. Lipscomb. November {; W. Dun
can Lee against Eliza beth y. Rountree.
November o; Appcrson Lee Motor Com
pany against Eastern Motor Sales Com
pany. November 10; Walter +. iVeitch
against j. T. Nuchols. November II;
Il. W. Rawlcs against the city of Rich
mond. November -; Altha Hall against
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, November Ii: Lena t. Wooters
against the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, November 10; Sydnor
AZ liundlcy against Mrs John III. Shot
well. November 20; Robert Lee Alley
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company. November 81; Thomas
T. Ifulchcr against the city OF Rich
mond. November "a and %; Willie c.
Houston against the Virginia Railway
and Power Company. November 20: II.
-. Stokes against the Universal Screen
and Blind Door Company, December
l: Administrators of ID. b. White
against Richmond Structural steel
Company, December 2; w H. Blunt
against the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, December 4 II. Il.
Jones. administrators OF william G..
Jones, deceased, against the city OF
Richmond December 5. by n county
jury; Samuel Myers against the Vr-
ginia Railway and Power Company,
December 8: Charles Burt against
Moses H. Hofhcimcr. December 10. The
suit OF Thomas Minson against the At
lantic Coast Line railroad Company
was removed from the docket.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

scare n in our neighborhood the neigI
FOR Hors nave res2rted TO various devices
REVIEWERS. the kind that Shoot eighteen
or twenty times before YOU are ready
for them to shoot at all. Some placed
various electrical burglar alarms about
their premises, but it remained for
y omr uncle to get out Of The dih-
Guilty with neatncss and oclat.
| wrote TO IL friend of mine in the
East and asked him To send me {,
burglar-cating bulldog. One morning
not long after that my wife tcle-
rived and that the eXpressman had
turned him loose on the front porch
with ' srca, diiicuit%y: after ' le mNfDl:
a portion OF his trousers in the grip OF
my new dog.
the My do wif ,o,, IGGEsd the front d9or SO
and SO he stayed on the porch.
lie was tho best watch dog ever
saw. When ! arrived home that
evening he made q lunge IT rae when
thought better, Of it and walked right
by. lie growled and walked slowly
back to the porch.
three times that night 7 tried TO
own house, but lie was Fight on the
Job, and once he got the southeast
corner or my overcoat, l spent that
couldn't get in the house and my
Wife couldn't get out. When the
nil !. arrived in the morning he
LETT suddenly with ono pant leg in
the possession of my dog.
My neighbors and ] stood in the
mouse next door and threw food 10
my wife through an upstairs window
The next day / went and hunted uu
an expert burglar and paid him 50 TO
20 and put my dog 10 sleep with a
hickory club. While he was asleep
we Grated him up and shipped him
back to my friend in the East
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

Quick TO follow other progressive
states, Florida has State tax COM
mission which is efficiently serving to
achieve excellent results In tax equali-
zation. For some time. the Florida tax
commissioners have been investigating
the conditions of taxation in the varI-
Gus counties OF the State. Thirty
nine counties have been covered in their
personal inquiry. ana the other terri
tory is TO be inspected as soon as IL is
asccrtaiaed where the greatest remain
ing inequalities exist.
The Florida Tax Commission has
found. as the Virginia Tax Commits
sion did, that there is quite a differ
ence In valuations. one OF the com
missioncrs says that, "in fact. it looks
az if every county had entered into
toboggan race presumably TO see
which could strike bottom frst. ar;d
as matter Of fact some OF the coun-
Ties have been run over and bear the
marks OF conflict" In some counties
cattle is valued as low as So per head.
some So, some So, and in one county.
at so. Horses and mules are valued
anywhere from 500 to 5000. Similar
inequality exists in the assessment OF
banks; some are assessed as low as
IL IL per cent, and others as high
as Go % per cent. In many counties
the assessment is made on the basis of
% per cent OF the capital stock. no
assessment being made on the surplus
and undivided pronts. Such inequali-
ties explain the high tax rate In the
stale and in the several counties.
The Florida commission has called a
convention Of the assessors and coun-
" commissioners at the State C,opltol
These officers have been brought 10
realize that It is hieh time to do some
thing to relieve the people of the bur
densome tax rate under whicfl they
have been struggling for many years
Much benefit is expected 10 low out
of this council
The tax assessors, declares ono Of
the tax commissioners. have apparcntly
by common consent ana to protect
their own people. assessed property IN
absolute violation OF law The as
SCISSORS vision has been bounded by
the limits Of mis- county. lie has no
idea what the assessor in the adjoining
county is doing. Here Is where the
service by intervening and adjusting
the valuations between the cotttics
In such a way equalization in valua-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Home of II. l.. Jordan. at Radford,
burns. Causing Loss OF $500.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l

icpcclai 20 me 4 lincS- Dispatch
Radford, Va. October 20.-The mos
disastrous fire that has visited this
city in years occurred last night. when
the homo OF r. l.. Jordan was totally
destroyed, cntRiling q lost OF about
$500 How the fire originated cnn-
not be determined, but II is believed
that n defective electric wire caused
the trouble. on account OF the distance
OF the house from a fire plug 1t was
impossible TO get stream OF water
on the blaze. though the fire burned
slowly. allowing friends 10 save every
piece OF furniture and carpets In the
house
At the last meeting Of the City Coun
Gil n bill granting the Virginia Tonnes
see Telephone Company, new fran
ch!se passed its first reading. Under
the new franchise the apparatus
which ia now in use in this city, Will
give way to the most modern ap-
plianccs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MoULToN.


a Wise Mnn.
Ihcrc was man In our town
Ana he was wondrous wise.
i'o knew rev Just how and when ant
TO go and advertise
He didn't seek the country fense
=. And cover 1t with signs
10 tempt the sturdy ruralito
By telling OF his lines
He didn't scatter dodgers round,
The kind that blow away
Beiorc the folks have time to read
What he desired to say
lilo went to see the editor
Ana bought Il lot OF space
HIS nd went TO the women folks
And that's the proper place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
TIN FEAST OF ArrLEs.


are this day asked TO 9oin inc apple
propacanda Like other fcstal cere-
monies this is TO he celebrated by cat
Ing. and ny eating not mincc pie,
turkey. or plum pudding, but apples.
IN Virginia IT VIII be easy TO honor
the day and it viii he q good thing
if the feast Of apples rcvlvos ard re
establishes the Widespread use OF the
pomonal fruit throughout tho country.
Virginia IS a great apple country We
raise the bcsr pipp.ns and Wincsaps
in tho world and the world should
know about our benefactions.
Tic peanut and the banana threaten
10 drive out the apple as our national
fruit Yet they have only two recon-
mendations. They are cheap and they
are FUN OF nutriment Tho apple has
these and n thousand otJev virtues.
It is the most wholesome and best
liked fruit In the world. II is good
for the health. The apple eater sur
fers no ov!l effects. however many
rosy globes OF savorN spiendor he con
sumes' rather he may cure himself
of the Ills he hath An apple Is easily
nssimlhied' and IT'S 7cids arc good for
the digestion and the complexion.
Moreover, the apple never cloys. y
man may eat OF apples every dag
through the year and fnd his appc-
ti'e unspoil'd. There Is no end to the
,,-,1 to- J. sssT- 1N.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Negroes Anatomy nrenks nr,ck.

brick was broken into several
pieces when John McDougall. colorcd
who runs poolroom in upper Hull
street was struck by the missile,
which is alleged to have been thrown
by Bud White, also colored. on Satur-
day night The negroes face was bad
~ injured. several Of his teeth being
Knocked out. He was treated by tho
city ambulance surgeon, and was said
yesterday TO be improving. The South
SIDE police arc on the lookout for his
assailant. The assault grew out Of n
quarrel over n game of pool, it Is said
Arrested for Fighting.
Andrew Huband and Clarence Moles
were arrested yesterday afternoon by
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

Interest is growing In the two
Methodist rcviyals being held on the
Southside, and there have been "A num-
Der OF converts. Services will be held
this week in Decatur Street Methodist
Church. conducted by the pastor. Rev.
Roscoe NJ White. Mrs. Raiicy p
Shiflett sang several solos last night
Rev. j. E. Egsleston. the pastor. Is
attracting large crowds to Asbury
Methodist Church nightly. and the
cvangelistic services will be continued
this week. The singing OF ]. T. Rem
ner the choirster, and his quartet has
proved a feature OF the meetings
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
h. & o. TRAFFIC DELAYED.
Freight Engine Jumps Track on SID
ing at Winchester.
ISnecinl 10 The Times-Dispatch.1

tSpecidi 10 He 'iihes-'>iSpatCi-J
Winchester. Va. October 20.-As a
result OF n freight engine jumping the
track on n siding near tho main track
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
here o-day. and q new track just op-
poS;te sinking under the weight OF q
monster engine drawing a southbound
passenger train tonight. trafflc Is
blocked between Harpers Ferry ana
Strasburg Junction. wrccking crow
from Brunswick is at work. Passen-
ger train No. 55 southbound. due to
leave here at noon, was detained sevep
hours
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
DISCUSSIONS THAT corAr.

one of the strongest factors in tic
creation of sound public sentiment for
wise reform. not only in Richmond.
but in the Commonwealth ut large. are
the informal discussions Of public
Mems club. We wish that in every
community in Virginia there were n
like organization animated by a like
interest in issues which lie at the bot,
tom of constructive public policy
city, state ana national topics are
to he discussed this winter by and be-
fore this representative body OF Rich
mond business men. who create senti-
ment here and abroad because of their
vide contact with other men. Last
year in their business seminar they
talked about tax reform and larger
registration, and before that they were
Informed as to municipal issues. Com
pact, brief addresses on public prob
lens go a long way in furthering their,
solution. because the average business
men is too greatly burdened with his
own affairs 10 be able independently to
study the conditions that need remedy
ing and their remedies. Even men who
do little else but inform themselves in
such matters realize the difficulty in
securing enough facts and reasons
ahou, a given problem To enable any
man to reach u well-balanccd ana well
reasoned decision
In the list OF topics for future dis
cussion We should like to see the Tor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

Oficer G. +. Sharpe on tho charge OF
hghung in the street Aiolos swore
out "a warrant for Huband on Satur-
day night, charging him with attempt
cd assault, but later withdrew It,
Seeking revenge. il is said. Huband
attacked his nccuser yesterday after
noon OF Hull Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

class for adults In domestic sci
cnce Will be started In Powhatan
school on Thursday night At 1880
o'clock, under the direction OF the reg
ular night school The different
branches In household cooking will
be taught. and any one Interested is
Invited to attend. The sessions will
be held on Tuesday. Thursday and
Friday nights
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

II is getting more and more evident
that with turkey it's to be home made
Crane jelly this year instead Of cram
berry sauce. Early snow Is reported
10 have killed 10000 barrels OF ua.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Says lie Threatened wife.

j. O'Conncll was put under Il bond
OF $3.50 to keep the peace by Justice
Maurice yesterday in Police Court.
Part H.. when he was arraiGned on
the charge OF threatening tho life Of
his wife.
Aaron Thomas, colored. was as
sessed 50 on the charge OF slapping
Annie Eranch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

There is Il soccer football club being
organHcd in Richmond just now. /
shall be pleased to give information
about the game To your qucrist of
ScNeTa! days ago. or To any one else
vino is really Interested.
g. NJ. HUTCHINSON
Eleventh and Cary SITS. Richmond Va
We are glad TO give space to this
note. as several correspondence have
written about the matter in the past
few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
INQUEST OVER rrnnow's BODY.
Jury Finds lie Was Killed by Omccr
In DISclnrgc Of DUTY.

Lynchburg, Va, October 2o.The
coroner's inquest this afternoon over
the body Of Jack Perrow. who was
yesterday killed by Policeman George
Ware. returned verdict that Perrow
was killed by the officer in the dis
charge of his duty.
Wares condition tonight is favor
able, and his physicians think he will
recover unless there be unexpected
combinations
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

The price OF grapes. 1T IS SAID. has
sono MP $40 n ton. Has grape juice
diplomacy aught to 10 with ;ms in
creased cost Of livng7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
SOUTH RICHMOND

pcRred In Police Court. Wilson made
no statement In regard to the charge
against him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

win YOU give me the name and ad-
dress Of the person in Richmond who
makes Il business of discriminating rats
and mice" G.. T.. DARNELI..
Such adGrC SEES are not given here.
This statement has been made many
times. You VIII have to send stamped,
addrcsscd cnVclopc for IT,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Queries and Answers
Free rruti~.

Frcc Trudr.
wish to know what countries have
free trade and what is the agricultural
wealth of each. in order TO discover
how a tariff affects agricultural wealth.
j. \. =
There is no means Of stating the
Horticultural wealth OF a country.
Even II YOU knew this. YOU would have
to hc Informed about several hundred
other considerations before YOU would
be in position TO begin the formation
OF any opinion on the matter. Your
best plan il to get from the Virginia
state Library some list Of recent and
well considered works in the lines Of
your interest, and select from that list
such books as seem To tit YOUR needs.
y careful study of one OF two OF these
works VIII do more TO aid you than all
the Scrappy newspaper bits of uncorei-
lated Information in the world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

Aviation Fatalities.
Can YOU tell me how many persons
We're killed last year in lying ma
chine accidents? r. : A.
Ahout LOO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

About tllis TING Of the year. 1t is
wen for dwcncrs in apartment houses
80 give 'hc janitor a good cigar every
now AND then
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

p marriage license having been
duly issued, Il minister a; Manchester.
'ass VIII soon pronounce or he cam
Tymotewsz ocAykowski and Kataryzna
horai man and wife
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

That Wind Monday must have been
In M awtul hurry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

n ever a Fathers Day is created.
We suppose tie favorite ana onicial
FATHERS Flower will hc the sunnowcr.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1913-10-14

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buorIcSeS sen bpioe Roces 9eoeritil.
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badbe mart at uoa neo / Ell 0s0S.
procent al I, oct betpber at Ell bel
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oct neiere aienoifab iii Geroen
utoiIiomt Iar ior aar sae Sen, os
Ell ltor Gel al ben huioe Noce oil
ipreoe5 poerligere oner &eroens
@auo. Get bebgoer life meo 0eo.
uerbiabeo betpoc. at sen buioe Gipi.
liiatiou$ Centrum pil iIptteS ira gu.
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