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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
DESPITE WEATHER
CROWD SEES SHOW
CONTINUED From Sixth pape1

lowance. purse OF 500. of which S95
to second horse-First, Alopp, A. r..
Humphrey. Jr.: second. Usage, Julian
c. Keith, ridden by groom; third. Josie
Hampton, G. NJ Gilbert. ridden by
groom.
Third race--maiden stccplechaso OF
about two miles, thrce-year olds to
carry lao pounds. four-ycar olds. 1876
pounds; -year-olds, 163 pounds: six
year and upwards, 166 pounds, sex
allowance, purse $780, OF which S25
TO second horSc--F'irst, Kitty k, A. F.
Humphrey, Jr.; second, Hidden Treas
urc. l.. c. Lcith, groom riding: third,
Maritime, w. II. Emory, Jr.;
Fourth race-ono mile. weiGht ten
pounds above the scale OF weight for
age purse $50, Of which SIS to second
horse-First. Howard Shean, William
Skinker, groom riding; second, Alae. T..
Z. Leith, groom riding; third Disciple.
Commodore j. II. Reid. United States
Navy. groom riding.
Fifth race--about throe miles. the
Warrenton Hunt Club atoeplechasa, for
qualified hunters. half hreds 70 carry
100 pounds, thoroughbreds. $50 pounds,
gentlemen riders or those approved by
tho COMMITTEES. sweetpstakes OF SIS
with cup added, Sl5 of sweetpstakes
to second horsc--First. Port, William
i. Wilbur: second. NJ. i. shannon.
Julian c. Keith. Pcnnattle. up; third,
Jim McGill, John +. Stone.
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crnor Of the Panama Canal and Such
other persona IA no may doom coupe
connected with the completion. caro-,
maintenance. sanitation. operation. gov
ornment and protection or the canal
Duties of Governor.
" the duties Of the governor OF tho
camai ana lanai zone, tho law says:
src IN connection with tho operation OF
troll and Jurisdiction over tho Canal
como ana shall perform all duties in
e OF the Gono T Idn tho fiEi government
treated. and governed as an adjunct OF
such Panama Canal"
Secretary %arno o., OF War Garrison will leave
States Coast Artillery. en- route to the
Canal Zone to mako final observations
OF the defense OF the canal and its ulti-
=, The Secretary commented to-day on
the story. In which Colonel Coethai lis
speaks of the wido differences OF
Metcalfe. of tho Canal Commission, as
to the proper form for tho government
Of the canal.
rlso A ,HSs co 5as asssy.
communication he said that he was
i ne Mrs M Letter from Mr. Metealt Civ
ceeds to give his own Views. have
RECEIVED both views
nave no comment to mako on tho
relative merit of either OF the plans
presented at this time. may say
.hat the plan OF Colonel Cocktails repre-
sents the centralized idea OF govern
Metcnlf in his letter represent tho com.
mission idea Of government, or q diffu-
sion OF the powers OF tho governm emit"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
GIRL NOT KILLED BY FRANK
Ira Fisher Accuses WcII-kpo,xu A.
Innta Merchant nf AIurdn.


Atlanta, Ga. October 2O.-Ira w
Fisher whose story concerning tho
killing OF Mary PhaSan, puzzled Birm
iingham and local police. Tonight war
taken into custody by city detectives
No formal charge had beer made
against Fisher at late hour.
Fisher tonight reiterated his &C
cusation that Mary Phagan was kill
ed by q well-known Atlanta merchant
and not by. Leo NJ Frank, who has
been convicted and sentenced to death
for the murder.
Local police. as well as counsel for
Frank. who had Fisher in charge for
more than twonty-four hours. appar-
emily arc of the opinion that Fisher
Is laiborins under a hallucinatlon.
Atlanta yesterday from Birminphan
after ho had told his story to tho no
lice there. Fisher claims that on April
20. the day Mary Phagan. the little facl
tory tory girl was murdered. he drove a.
W yactory ,s1o atlanta man to tho pencil
This man. according to Fisher. sail
he had an appointment with Mary
ih.urriedly half an hour later. saying
something awful has happened." ac
cording to Fisher. He Supplied jrishcr
WITH funds and told him to leave town,
Fisher says. -
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drama, and The secreat of Padrons
antonio. were among the pictures
shown at the Empire yesterday.
Next week tho uptown theatre breaks
into inc rcSular-prtce circuit with the
great spectacle. Tho Fall Of Pompeii"
Henrietta Crosmnn.
henrietta Crosman had made every
preparation to appear this season IN,
Z series OF classical plays when at the
last moment:, The Tongues OF Mon"
ny EDWARD Chitds Carpenter was sub
mitted TO her and immediately all her
plans were altered.
THIS IL said TO be the best play and
had, and this Is saying much. when ono
considers mistress Nelr and Sweet
Kitty BeIlairs." Miss Crosman Will
present The Tongues OF Mem at tho
academy tomorrow and Thursday and
Thursday matinee.
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topic was The Spirit of tho Congress-"
and Archbishop Quigley, of Chicago.

Archblshop OuigIcy, WHO Is cham
cellor OF tho Catholic Church Extcn-
sion Society, said that the object OF this
congress was TO take measures to en-
tighten as effectively as possible all
the church at homo and abroad"
He urged that Catholic churches OF
all grades, as the schools and tho
homes, "bo made more and more tho
theatres for tho dissemination of mis-
sionary information"
Formation OF supreme bureau, to
have charge of tho general work OF
spreading knowledge OF Catholic mis-
sions, was advocated by Archbishop
Quiglcy
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NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH
William Garth civil Engineer of Char
IottcsyIllc. in Acctdcnt In unltImorc.

Special to The Times Dispatch
Baltimore. Md, October 2O-William
Garth. civil engineer OF Charlottes-
vile. narrowly escaped death hero to-
day whom the top OF n reservoir being
constructed by IL contracting company.
Tor Baltimorc'S water supply collapsed.
Garth managed to escape by leapinS
from one piece OF the breaking con-
crete to the side coping of the top.
Theodore irwin. twenty years old. a
negro laborer, who came hero two
weeks ago from Lynchhurg. Va. was
killed. Many other laborcrs were in
jured. Irwin was caught I'm the middle
of the caVe-jn and tons OF concrete
and dirt were removed before his body
was found. Mr.. Garth was directing
the placing of clay on the top OF tile
reservoir roof when no detected "A
sagging in tho top. He yelled to tho
hundreds o" Of tons ton" of concrete fell to to
the bottom OF tho reservoir.
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FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES
Solid Sheet of Iclnmes, six Miles Wide,
SYeepInE MOuMtnlus.

Especial 10 Tho Timea- DIspatch.I
San Jose. Cal, October 20-With ono
solid sheet of flame six miles wide
sweeping tho mountains within threo-
quarters of milo or Mount Hcrmon.
hundreds OF ranchors and residents are
fleeing for their lives. Roadmaster
Beldcn has sent 700 men OF the South
ern Pacific TO Xaydnto to protect the
FELTON, shops. All telegraph and tcie-
phone communication with tho threat
cn"d territory has been suspended. All
trains have been stopped. md loss of
life Isl feared. Hundreds Of residents
of San Jose and Santa Cruz have placed
their automobiles at tho disposal of
tho iiro-hghtcrs.
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In Session at washington.

washington, October 30-Thc Su-
preme Council OF tho Thirty third De-
gree of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rito of Freemasonry for tho south
ern juriSdi tioIlDof the United States be-
ban its biennial session hcrc to day
Twenty -four out Of The twenty seven
sovereign grand Inspectors general
were present Tonight, the Royal Or
der OF Scotland conferred degrees upon
sixty candidates.
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Rest OF BiJou'. season.

When The Littlest Rebel played the
Academy OF Music last March, it was
onel Morrison that The audience re-
membcrcd. carried away with it as it
left the theatre. but tho wonderful
Tho audiences that viii doubtless
pack the Bijou Theatre this week TO
SEQ tho Same play. the same produc-
spects than that which appeared at the
higher priced house a few months ago
WIN also have an opportunity To OBJ
iormance of the same little girl-Mary
Miles Minter. Nor will they merely
observe u remarkable child actress in
the art OF creating sympathy compel
ing children; Edward Peple-they will
somely cry with IT,. For this girl gets
under tho skin" of pathetic role as
many fun-grown, loudly -heralded ;,c-
years OF training and experience. and
sends It's meaning. over tho footlights
a simple and. unaffected art that com
pels the admiration of even the most
hardened playgoers
And tho play itself, with its blend of
sympathy and war timc molodrama. is
certainly the happiest selection that the
management of the Bijou has hereto
less viii make. for its patrons pleas
ure: From the childish games OF the
little rebel and her small nurse, tho
simple devotion of the old slave, and
the pathos OF the widowed soldier to
scenes OF battle and wars alarms, To
trials and threatened executions, and to
the merciful kindness OF conquerine
general. tho scale is run, until every
variety of emotion is simulated or eX-
cited.
The Littlost Rebel herself has been
mentioned-she is featured In This pro-
ductlon, and mritorlously. Indeed sho
might we'll be starred.
,Zenaide Williams plays so we'll tho
bit of the wife in tho first act that one
wonders why sho will pronounce tho
rrIkjXurnol" Martin Reagan's Uncle
was Sam Burtons last spring and i.
Angus GUSTAV. who was lieutenant
Harris with Dustin Farnum, gives a
for better performance as tho Confed-
crate captain than did Alexis Il. Luce.
Claude Payton, however, is not salts
factory as the Union colonel; ho PLAYS
too emotionally. with no restraint and
little dignity, while John O. Hewett
liz physically unable to mako lIp as
General Grant with tho same stirling
fidelity that marked the appearances OF
Morris Burr.
But 1t must be remembered that these
comments upon tho individuals are
made as IL the company were play
Ing Mt the Academy Of Music, and tho
general performance undoubtedly war
rants their being writtcn from that
standpoint.
Douglas Gordon.
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Small hoy tho Lyric, rcntu,..


II you go to the Lyric this week.
be sure to wait for tho closing act,
the Carl Eugene Troupe of acrobats
FOR. without the aid OF nprlngboards
or other mechanical contrivanccs. these
nine men and boys present az spec
tacular an exhibition of lofty tumbling
as has been seen in Richmond There
i5 also an occasional bit of fast ground
tumbling. and one OF the "understand-
ers-not tho fat onc-ia worth sec
ing merely as = sort OF sculptor's
dream. but the email boy who does
the topmoSt work is easily tho biggest
act on the bill
The performance begins with Hen
rietta Wilson and Company. .sharn-
shooters" Miss wilson is the sharn-
shooter. and wonder she is; the
Company Is the man of untcrritied
iaith. who lets her shoot through his
myers. but one rife and revolver
rnarksman OF the calibre OF Miss VII
son is enough. besides the setting OF
tho, act is SO unusual and attractive
az TO counteract the woful comedy at
/ tempted by her.
Lockett and Waldron. two young
men in exaggerated evening dress.
sing irrttatingly. but execute some &C.
centric dancing that amuses the house
Franker Wood and Bunnie Wyde APP
pear In skit called Good Night"
~ a." t'ic uHueTiine. MUSIC. Rhyme and
reason" There Is little music, much
| rhyme, and absolutely no reason 4
large part of the dialogue la In rhyme
with orchestral accompa nirncnt, but it
lacks almost everything that goes 20
make q musical sketch SUCCESSFUL
vehicle quite unworthy or Frankcr
Woods talents. we'll displayed In The
Red Nill' and The Echo"
Morris Golden. the "Yiddlo with the
riddle. ia uncommonly clever in a
quiet effective manner. while his team
mate. Grace De Wintres, shows how
even ventriloquial turn can be inter
csting and surprising
For the fifth number. "E. a. Rolfc
presents Ralph Lynn in The Purple
Lady oncact musical comedy By
Frank Kennedy" There are four per,
sons In the cast and six chorus girls
OF the cast Adele Barker is real
comcdiennc-she has won many q laugh
hero with Ward and Vokcs, and Ralph
Lynn makes violent and untiring cf-
forts to be funny. while one plump
chorus girl is genuinely and uncon-
sciously amusing.
Van Hovcn. 'Dippy, Mad Magician"
proves his hight to tho billing; he
doesn't bother about magician's tricks,
beyond some clean palming, but his
dippy madness is very much in evi.
dcncc from the first moment OF his APP
pearancc. Let mo alono and I'll get
II over" he says. as he races up and
down the aislcs. and, with the assist
ance OF two small boys, he does.
Douglas Gordon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Three Children nurn to Death,

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
Jctersville Va, October 2O.-Herbert
Booker and wife, colored. who live near
Deatonsvillc. Amelia County. locked
their three small children in their home
and went to another building about 500
yards away TO strip tobacco About
10 o'clock this morning the house
caught fire. burning tho children 10
death and destroying everything
therein.
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Atlantic City. y. j., October co-.Nn OK
plosion of gasolenc totally wrecked the
cruiser yacht Hillcs in Great Bay o-day.
moment before tho explosion Horace Book.
whose father. VOL Known Philadelphia
physician. owned the craft. Captain iIounS-
lea. and a seaman jumped overheard and
swan nearly a milo 10 an island. They said
tho gasoleno caught IRE. They were unable
to get IL under control. The yacht was
sixty feet long and was valued at $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Why Do You
Wait?

ito summon up courage" TO have your
teeth attended to? Afraid of tho pain?
MY PAINLESS METHODS.
she efficacy OF which have proved
during tho past TWO years enable me
20 do all dental work without pain.
Gobd Teeth Menn Good Health. am
IN the business for your health
Lowest charges consistent with best
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Weak From .Hunrcr S,r;k. ],

london. October 20-AIiss Anna Kcn-
ney. one of Mrs: Pankhursts chief lieu
tenants, attended meeting OF the
militant suffragcttes to-day on a
stretchcr, her extreme Weakness as a
result OF hunger strikes" preventing
her walking.
She reclined on the platform. sippins-
milk and holding aloft her cat and
mouse. license, which shc later sold at
An American in tho audience an
nounced that one of Miss Kenney's for
President Wilson. This was proba hi v
bidden in At q similar aucl ION -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
AGAINST TURKEY TRoT
Miss Gencvicve Clark Opposes UItrp
Modern Dances.

Especial 10 Tic Times Dispatch
Washington. October 20.---Nfiss Gene
y1ove Champ Clark, daughter OF
Speaker and Mrs. Clark. has declared
against tho turkey trot, the tango and
other ultra modern dances.
Miss Clark Will not dance them and
says SO with characteristic simplicity.
The waltz. two-stcp and the pretty
round dances Of our q 'andmothers are
~ do not wish to criticize those who
dance tho so called modern dances II
going to dance them bccause-well.
just because.'
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THREE AvIarons KILLED.
All Members OF Epinal Military Acroplaue
DcDot.

Epinal. France. October .o-Lieutcnant
Garnier and Sappcr Jenrot. OF tho Epinai
Military Acroplanc Depot. wero kiled to-
day. They were returning from Buc when
tho engine of their monopIane stopped sud =
denly; Tho machine capsized and tho avia-
About the same tIno Corporal Aviator
Dautroche, Of tho Same depot. whilc making
a flight near tho depot, met with an almost
similar and fatal accident. Tho engine Of
his machine became detached and tho 81
plano turned over ana fell into the River
MOSAIC. Dauthroche was drowned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Knocked Out by Foul Blow.

Walsh the English lightweight, champion.
was knocked out by Miiburn Saylor OF In
dianapols. hero tonight but was not given
the decision when tho referee held that tho
knockout resulted from n foul blow
The blow in the ninth round OF a scedulsd
twelve-round bout. landed on tho groin and
scnt The English fighter to the floor In "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
O'COMNELL PRESIDES

Catholic Missionary Congress I'm Scs-
sion In Boston.
Boston, Mass, October 20.-Cardinal
OConncll presided ut tho opening busI :
ness session of the Catholic Missionary
Congress to-day. The speakers includ :
cd Archbishop Bonzano, the papa1 dclo
gate: Bishop Schrembs. of Toledo. whose
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
TO DO AWAY WITH PORTER.
Vacuum Nhskbroom Show by Electrical
Engineers.
-. Especial to Tho Timea-piapateh ]

Especial TO Tho Times Dispatch1
Chicago. October 9.-An automatic nickel
'n-the-slot vacuum clothes whiskbroom
guaranteed TO do away with the porters'
'whisk" on Pullman cars, was the centre
OF interest when tho Association or Electrical
Tonight.
The inventor claim, tho machine will do
away with tho porter stunt of stirring up
all tho dust In suit OF clothes, poisonins
the air and then collecting his usual tip. IL
Is claimed the device can bs operated ct q
good pront FOR a nickel.
five hundred delegates attended tbs opsnJ
ms session 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
MRS. FITzHUGH RELEASED
"Mysterious Woman" OF the Tomb,
Given Suspended Sentence.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
New York, October 2o;-Mrs. Kath-
terious woman" OF the Tombs, whose
conflicting stories of herself and nor
antecsdants has so bowildered the po-
lice department since her arreat In
March on two charges OF grand lar
ceny. was released to-day on sus-
pended sentence.
Mrs. Fitzhugh, who claims to be
connected with q prominent Virginia
family, pleaded guilty last Friday to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Naval Holiday Onposcd.

London. October CA cablo to tho Daily
Mall from ITS Berlin correspondent says that
chnrcail Rrjtish A,in,stsr or ,ne insto N
strongly opposed IA tho highest official quar-
tors. Churchill offered 10 delay the con :
struction OF hRttlcships for ono year If Ger
many woutu same
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21

OFFICERS.
President, w. p. Duke
First Vice President r. q. SANDY.
Second Vice President w j. Whitlocll
Third Fice-Prcsident, c. L. CABOT.
Secretary and Treasurer. c. D. Coleman.
DIRECTORS
G. =. CABOT assistant manager Allen &
GInter Branch, Liggett ~ Myers Tobacco Co
C. D. Coleman, merchant formerly with
Spence Nunnamakcr Co. grocers)
w. y. Duke, assistant to president Rich
inohd' Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
T. Q, Sandy. farmer. Burkevilc Va
w. j. Whitlock blacksmith and trustee
Central Trades and Labor Council Richmond
George w, Bahike Mayor of Highland Park
and superintendent Metropolitan Lilo Insur-
ancc Company.
r. r Bowden, president Richmond Typo
graphical Union No. 90.
j. II. Chappcl, OF j. II. Chappell & Bro.
plumbers.
estate. '"i
Captain John y. Hutcheson tobacconist
Captain W. n. Owens master mechanic
Southern Railway Shops.
VIM. C. Schmidt. of Hermann Schmidt,
grocers.
L; L. scherer. general claim agent. Chcsa-
peake and Ohio Railway.
II. S. Winston. general manager Miller
Manufacturing Co.
Pr John F. Ragland: Jr.. Chesterfield Co
shoe merchants. -
And others who are prominent farmers
merchants. manufacturers. professional and
business
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
KING Is PRINCIPAL GUEST.
Attends Shooting Party Given by Countess
of Stanford.

London. October .o--King George was to-
day the principal guest At shooting party
given by Cora, Countess of STAFFORD. who
was formerly Mrs. Colgate. OF New York. at
her estate. Houshton Hall, In Norfolk. His
Majesty had II good day with tho peasants.
accompanied by Martyr Konhard who mar
ried tho countess as her third huaband.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
ADJUSTMENTS

Lyric-Keith Vaudeville, matinee and
night.
Bijou-'T'he IittIest Rebel" matinee
and night.
Notwithstanding.
Empire-Pictures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
Official Welcome.

More than 800 members OF the Wo-
mems Political Union attened the din
ner at the Aldine Club. which was given
as an official welcome of Mrs. Pank-
hurst.
The militant leader in an address said
tho happenings of the last two days
had done much 10 restore her conf
dence In the democracy of the American
people. Think OF the opinion in Eng
land. with the news of my release
there" she said They committed M,
there for crimes against the law. which
were prompted by the highest motives
and nothing would have pleased them
more than TO have seen me deported."
To those who criticized her motives
and her right to come 10 America and
preach her doctrines to the people of
THIS country, Mrs. Pankhurst said:
Il exercise the same right as the
representative of any suppressed peoplc
TO go TO the people of other nations
ana plead for assistance. Your own
Benjamin Franklin in tho time OF stress
and difficulty. made u pilgrimagc to
France seeking relief and assistance
Ihis is a woman's movement and we
plead the unbeatable right TO go 10
the women all over the civilized world
and lay our case before them
~ wish 10 say / don't question the
wisdom of tho American people In con-
Quoting the campaign along the lines
they have, but ] must say this, that
have never been happier than since 7
reached tho decision that and nv
daughters must night our battles along
tne lines or militancy.'
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the charge of having stolen a gold
mesh bag; valued at $500. from Miss
iDC;orothy Fisk. q daughter of Pliny
FISK, and bracelet from Miss Irene
AIunsey in churches OF this city.
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At the Empire.
Tho Two Spies" a romance In two
reels OF the Balkan War; Hearts En-
tangled" a domestic drama, filled with
thriusi "Tha Wrong Road" another
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
AMERICA THROWS
DOORS OPEN TO
MRS. PANKHURST

Continued From First Page.)
Mrs. Pankhurst intended to preach
militancy here.
''Emphatically, no." responded O'Nell.