The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
AUTO TOUR OF CITY
FOR WESTERNERS
Representatives of Trunk and
Transcontinental Lines to In
spect Terminals at Norfolk.
GEORGE LAM STILL MISSING
Wife Fails to Hear From Absent
Husband-Injurcd Newspaper
Man Improves.
GEORGE LAM STILL MISSING
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Norfolk, Va. September 12.-The
Western representatives of the freight
departments of the trunk line rail
ways and some of the transcontinen-
tails who are coming from Cleveland.
o., to inspect the railway and steam
ship terminals here and learn what
they may of the port and It's surround
ings, will DO met at the pier of the
Chesapeake line at 1880 o'clock to-
morrow morning by automobiles OF
members of Norfolk Chamber of Corn
inerce and in these will be taken over
the city on a sightseeing trip.
w. a. Cox. traffic manager OF the
chamber. will represent that organiza-
ton. while Charles II. Freeman. for
eign freight agent of the Norfolk and
! Western Railway; Junius Calvert. trav-
cling freight agent of the Chesapeake
line. and II. Tyler Smith. commercial
;gent OF tho Norfolk and Southern
railroad. will represent the rail and
steamship lines as hosts.
AT $3.50 o'clock. or two hours afttr
he auto tour starts. the visitors Will
icard the steamer Memphis, which has
been rendered by G. l.. Gambler. gen
era! agent at Norfolk for tho Southern
Hallway. and visit tho Norfolk Navy
Yard, afterwards going down the har
! Dor and inspecting the terminals. Later
The party will take run to Cape
l'enry and Virginia Beach in n special
car provided by tho Norfolk Southern
Railroad.
Lnnz still Missing.
, No news had been heard to- day from
George LAM. tho absent German real
estate man, who left Norfolk Tuesday
without telling his wife where he was
going. Mrs LAM. highly cultured
daughter She was to-day still tenn
porarily in charge Of her husbands
Office on the third floor of the Register
building. The last seen of Mr.. LAM
vas on the New York. Philadelphia
and Norfolk steamer Tuesday even
ing. He said he was going to Cape
Charles on a business trip.
George LAM has had Il remarkable
career. After service In the German
army. where he attracted wide atten-
ton because of his great size and ply
steal strength, Lanz entered the real
estate business in Germany and made
money rapidly. Seven years ago he
@as q millionaire and rode to imperial
celebrations at PotSdam in his own
81 5000 automobile machine as fine
rs that in which Emperor William
himself rode. Lanz was decorated by
Emperor William, and his wife still
has these decorations bearing the i'm
perial seal and signature. LAM had
in his German home several letters
from members of the imperial family
p
from the German Crown Prince.
With business rcvcrses following
land speculations LAM and his wife.
who had been left by her parents we'll
country and settled in Bellington,
/ Wash. where he was successful for
some time in the feed business Five
years ago. Mrs LAM says her hus-
band left her in Bellington. and came
to Norfolk a year ago she joined him
here with their child
Mrs Lnn1 s n woman OF the high
est educator. having had all the adj
vantaees of the best German, French
and othe, colleges in Europe. She has
Travelled extensively and is we'll versed
in the languages.
]. y. Hale, the corn doctor who was
given ten minutes by Police Justice
Thomas yesterday morning in which to
leave town. failed to avail himself
Of the opportunity while hiking was
good. This morning he was in Police
Court again. charged with vagrancy,
and plead vainly for another chance
to shake the dust OF the city from his
feet. 1t was denied him, though Hale
said 1t would take only five minutes
to vanish He went to Jail for thirty
days on the vagrancy charge. and on
an allegation of disorderly conduct,
was fined 50 and costs.
a man named Hill. who refused to
pay Hale 80 cents for prescription.
said Hale threatened to cut his throat.
The condition of w. +. Gregory. the
veteran newspaper man on the staff of
the Virginian-P Pilot. who was Knocked
down and run over by an automobile
at Main and CRANKY Streets yesterday
morning. was said TO be improved to-
day
The patient is resting comfortably
at the Protestant Hospital. Mr. Greg
ory's coliarbone was broken and his
right hand and both legs were bruised,
but his injuries are not regarded as
serious. and ii is believed that his stay
in the hospital will not be long one.
Joseph l.. Young, manager of con-
cession at Ocean View whose car ran
over Mr. Gregory. surrendered himself
at police headquarters this morning,
and he will be tried tomorrow on n
warrant charging reckless driving. He
was released on nominal bail for his ap-
pearance in court tomorrow. Mr..
Young learned that a warrant had been
sworn out by Patrolman Jacobson for
his arrest, and he came up from Ocean
View early to-day to answer it.
Mr.. Young was cranking the car
when 1t started suddenly, and before
he could stop 1t the machine had
struck Mr. Gregory. who was crossing
the street in front of ii at the time.
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