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Evening journal., 1914-10-01
KOPP cops" JOSEPH'S
COAT: A STORY IN RHYME

Joseph had a sociable goat.
In sex, it was a nanny.
The neighbors called it a Terrible
Thing"
But Joseph hailed it Fanny"
Housewives set up an awful roar,
When Fanny tore their lawns galore.
Then little dame, not known to fame.
whose first name was Miss
Lizzie,
Rushed right down town to Mr. Kopp,
and told him to get busy
Dog Catcher Kopp near turned a
flop
When he heard the tale Of woe,
He buckled on his trusty gun,
And promptly said "Tll go"
He rushed right out Of Joseph's house,
And finding gent in bed.
Gently turned the covers back
And then quite firmly said:
Evening journal., 1914-10-01

AT THE VICTORIA.
Mile. Adele Re Boul, with her female
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
MISSIONER FEUD
READY FOR jury.
Damage Suit Of Hugh Harrison
Against Mrs. Ramsay to Be
Tried To-Morrow. "A
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED
Alleged Libelous Letter Basis of
Action for Sum of s.
$4,000.

Trial of the suit of Hugh Harrison
against Mrs. CInrisa G. Ramsay owner
River. Is scheduled to begin to. morrow
morning in the Charles City Circuit
Court. Damages In the sum of $4,000
are sought for alleged llbelous state
ments made In writing by Mrs. Ramsey.
who, II is claimed, cast taspcrsionss on
the ster of Mr.. Harrison In let
tiers sent to certain public off,
Gals. and to the plaintife himself.
Interest In the outcome of the suit
lis not confined to loca! persons. but is
felt throughout Eastern Virginia. ow-
ing the prominence Of the principals.
Mrs. Ramsay, as owner OF Westover.
has widely entertained many of the
nations best. known people. while the
PLAINTIFF is lineal descendant OF a
and a near connection of another.
The suit is the outcome OF ILL., feel
ing which has smouldered from the
time Mrs. Ramsay, the wife of a Cali
fornia ranchman, purchased the an
cient home of Colonel William Byrd.
founder of Richmond. The new conner
was not we'll received by the scions of
the old Virginia families, and between
her and Mr. Harrison there arose a
feud. which resulted In. Mrs. Ramsay
ordering him to keep off her property.
Letters that passed III the controversy
form the basis for the action. si=l,
Mrs. Ramsay had herself appointed
postmaster of MISSIONER, and ordered
Mr.. Harrison to keep away, from the
office. The letter. which will be Intro
duced In court, was II bitter one. TIL
defendant asserting that she had know :
ledge that Mr.. Harrison intended to. dc
harm to the building and its contents
and intimating that she did not know
whether he would resort TO explosives
or not to carry out his designs. a copy
of the letter wns sent to the Common
wealth's attorney of Charles City, to
Richard Evelyn Byrd. former speaker
OF the House of Delegates, and to the
Pastmaster-General.
SO intense has become the feeling In
Charles City County that Mrs. Ramsay.
through her counsel. sought several
weeks ago to secure u change Of venue
on the grounds that she could not Sc
cure fair trial on account of,.the
prejudice of her ncighbors. Judges ID.
Gardiner Tyler refused to grant the Pc
tition. which was most unusual one
In q civic proceeding.
Westovar was purchased by Mrs.
Ramsay from Major Clay Drewry tn
whose possession 1t was for many years.
1t was erected by Colonel Byrd many
years before the city of Richmand was
planned by the old Colonial landowner.
Mr.. Harrison was related by marriage
to Major Drewry. E 81
fl. NJ. Smith. Jr.. and irving Campbell
represent Mr.. Harrison, and Richard
Evelyn Byrd, NJ. L.. Nance. Commonon-
wealth's Attorney of Charles City Coun-
by; N. l.. Henley, of williamsburg. Will
appear ror the defense. Mr.. Bryan. the
principal counsel for the defense. Is A
direct GescenGent of Colonel Bryd,
builder of Westover. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
WILL TEACH statesmen
HOW TO RETAIL GOODS
Sew CInsseN to He started mt Night
High School with CO-Operntfon
Merchants. 49,

Classes in retail craftsmanship will
be started at once In the John Marshall
Night High School. The organization
will begin tonight. and 1t Is expected
that class work will be taken UP be-
fore tho end of this week. The new
course is offered to clerks and other
employees of the local retail houses. or
to other persons contemplating going
into mercantile life. N
Cooperating with Professor W. G..
Locker. principal of tho school, In his
efforts to establish the new course, is
the Retail Merchants Association of
Richmond Members of this organiza-
tlon will urge their employees 10 take
advantage OF the opportunity to learn
more about the art of salesmanship,
and If the course proves AS popular
here as 1t has in other cities prom lions
will depend to n great extent upon the
work of the students. . 80 IS
In about week course in sales
manship for travelling men will be in
troduced into the school, Instructors
in both of the new departments will be
selected with care, and on the, advice
of prominent merchants. It is the idea
to make the courses practical ones
and ones which may BIO of quick benefit
to the students t3ftt
4 Enrollments at the night high school
continue to be made. There, are now
] ,529 students registered. which is
nearly twice as many rs Mt the same
period of 1918. Additional !classes will
be started as the demand warrants.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
MASTER BAKERS WILL
MEET HERE TOMORROW
Registration Headquarters After To-
Day, art Jefferson HotcI.-Executiye

More than 1000 delegates are ex-
pected to attend the convention of the
National Association OF Master Bakers.
which is to open In the Jefferson Hotel
tomorrow. Among the visitors will
be many representatives of machinery,
Hour and baking accessories concerns
Although the convention proper will
not be called to order until tomorrow
morning, registration headquarters will
be open this. morning. and all members
or the convention and all visitors are
requested to register Immediately upon
arrival. The registration bureau for
men Is in the hotel lobby near the
Main Street entrance, and a special
registration bureau FOR women has
been established in the lobby near the
Franklin Street entrance.
The executive committee will hold n
meeting this afternoon at 2 O'Clock, and
tonight an informal reception and
dance will be given the delegates and
visitors in the hotel ballroom. To-
morrow morning the convention will
be welcomed by Mayor Ainslie, and re-
sponse will be made by President
Brcdin, after which the formal bust
ness session will be entered upon.
There will be no lack of entertain
ment for the visitors. There will be
teas and II theatre party for the women.
siShtSeeing tours for all. and finally !,
boat trip down to Dutch Gap
Many delegates came in yesterday and
last night. and the larger vanguard
is expected to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
TWO NEGROES USE STOLEN
BUGGY TO HAUL COAL
Tive Men Are Arrested Charged With
Theft Both of COnl nnd
Horae.

City Engineer Charles u Bolling's
horse and buggy, which was reported
rs having been stolen early Saturday
night from before the Commonwealth
Club. was recovered by the, police
early yesterday, while 1t was being
used by two alleged coal thieves. to
transport coal from the Second Street
Yards OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. Two negroes were arrested
and locked I'm the Second Precinct Sta
ton. charged with the theft OF the
coal and of the horse and buggy. They
will be arraigned before Justice Crutch-
field this morning.
The theft was reported to the police,
and a general alarm was esnt out. Pa
trolmen Harris and walker were in
the vicinity OF Second and Canal
Streets during the early morning when
they noticed the vehicle standing in
the shadow of house. They ap-
preached il. and ut onco identified it
rs the missing property OF the City
Engineer. While they were preparing
70 take 1t tn the station-housc they
noticed two men approaching, both OF
them carrying heavy bags over their
shoulders.
Harris and Walker drew back into
the shadow o: the house and awaited
Developments. They were not long In
coming. The men approached the
ficers. stopped when opposite il. They
sunloaded their bags into the buggy
and were preparing to unite the horse
and To start away when the patrol-
men came out % hiding. They were
seen almost Immediately.
The man IT the horses head was
grabbed in short order. but his COM
panion. who had entered the buggy,
Jumped 10 the ground on the opposite
side from the patrolmen and made II
lash for liberty. lie was successful
in gaining thc deep shadow on the
opposite side OF the street. and c"r the
Et.!se being was lost
g Harris and Walker drove the,.
prisoner 10 the nearest patrol box and
summoned the patrol wagon and an
officer to take charge OF the horse and
buggy. IN the dim light they had Sc
cured fairly accurate description OF
the inap who had escaped. and this
was furnished other patrolmcn in the
vicinity. y close watch WAS kept and
about an hour after the recovery OF
the horse the second man was AR
sresied by Scrsean, johnson and Pa
trolmen Smith and Tanner
The negroes gave their names ns
Richard Berkeley. aged twenty, and
Harrison Edwards, aged twcnty-one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
FATHER HANRATTY COMES
TO ST. PETERS CHURCH
Prieat Ordained Last December
Added to stan OF Famous OLD
Congregation.

Rev. James Iianratty. formerly as
Staunton: has been appointed by Bishop
- j: O'Connell as additional priest at
ST Peters Church. Father Hanratty
has Il ready entered upon his new
work in this city. The young priest
made the greater portion Of his studies
at All liallows College and Seminary.
Gublin. Bishop OConnell had him com
plete his studies at the Catholic Uni
Ncrsity, Washington, and ordained him
70 the. priesthood in the Sacred Heart
months work at Falls Church, near
Washington. he was stationed at Stmun-
ton until brought here. His uppoint-
ment has occasioned much JOY amongst
the people of the old cathedral parish.
who specially welcome him because OF
the hne reports they have heard of his
work i'm Staunton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
APPLE DAY
Dealers Make Special Inducements to
Move Immense Crop.

Apple Day will be celebrate ed
throughout Inc nation Tomorrow. 1t
is on this! day that dealers all over
the country will offer special induce
ments. and every family is requested to
buy and store either Ii barrel or box
of apples In their homes.
Tho crop this year is an unusually
large one. and the apples are of ex-
ceilent grade. Particularly is this true
OF the many celebrated Virginia va
rieties. 1t Is expected that hundreds
of thousands of boxes and barrels will
be sold during the day.
Locally there is q large stock of
apples on hand. The crop being plen-
tiful, the market price la unusually
low, and the merchants have, many
varieties OH exhibition. The Virginia
State Fair. are especially fine, and
every one is asked to cooperate in
disposins OF the huge supply.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
WOUNDED NEGRO DIES
IN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Willie Rivers. negro twenty five
yea ,Sa of Of age, w9s yesterday brought
81 bullet wound through the abdomen.
He was seriously wounded, and died
early In the night, $500 Z,
during y quarrel over n crap game in
Dinwiddle County carly yesterday
secured by the police. Friends took
him In charge and started him for
this city, after Dr. MCDOWELL. of But
teTworth. had rendered emergency
treatment. 1t is believed that the man
lost considerable blood during the
long drive to Richmond, End that this
FASTENED his death. He lived ut 257
Jones Street, Petersburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
Auton,oi,,Ie stolen len. {

Or. s. S. Cottrell, Gil 3Chamberlaync
Avenue, last night reported to the po-
had been stolen from be fore the Cham
Der of Commerce Building between $50
and 500 o'clock last; night. DIR. Cot
Commerce Building, and visited 1t for
n few minutes carly last hight. Tho
machine was. stolen while he wa: with
isi the building. No trace of the car
had been discovered by the police up
to an carly lonr this morning. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
TAXPAYERS CHARGE
WASTE OF SCHOOL FUNDS
Upkecp OF Automobile and Rent of
Offices Said to BE EX-
travagant.
CASE COMES UP on WEDNESDAY
School Authorities Deny Extrava-
gance, and Claim Right to Use Dis
erection in Expenditure of Money
Provided for Education.

Charges OF unnecessary and eXtrava-
CANT expenditure of Henrico County
school funds will he probed on We'd
nesGGy by Judge. Il. Carter Scott, in
the Henrico Circuit Court. The case
S"ncs before the court through, Il pcti-
!! ton lied by r. A. Smith anu others.
praying for an injunction to + ,struin
TIL: Henr!co County School Boaru from
paying rent for quarters in the Cham
Der Of Commerce Building, and for the
upSeep of an automobile used by SUI
perintendent Arthur II. Wright. The
original bill OF complaint has been
amended. and the case will be conduct
ell as II regular chancery proceeding.
The complaint was made by Mr.
Smith, a county magistrate, in his pri-
vate capacity as Il citizen of the coun-
ty. lie was Joined by II number of
other citizens. who objected to the al
legged waste OF school money, and
Julien Gum was retained to conduct
the legal proceedings. For the board,
Charles w. Throckmorton is in charge
of the defense. The case is purely
civil. and at no time was there any
intimation that any criminal actions
had been implied by the ,complainants.
Mr.. Smith and his associates object
to the rental of offices In the Cham
her of Commerce Building and to the
expenditure of money for the upkeep
of an automobile purchased by the
board for the use of the county super
intendent. They contend that the
county has provided quarters for the
offices in the courthouse, and that it
was extravaganza, to rent others,
while the purchase of the automobile
was characterized as n reckless waste
of the public money.
BOARD CLAIMS DISCRETION
AS TO WISE USE OF FUNDS
In behalf of the school trustees, it is
claimed that the board Is a constitu-
tional body. and that the members are
given the privilege of using their dis
erection In the disbursement of funds.
1t is contended that the board. IL ii
deemed the use of an automobile nee
cssary to facilitate tho superintendent
in his visits to the schools, had the
right TO purchase il and to pay for it's
upkecp
The reason assigned for the rental
of the offices in the Chamber OF Com
merce Building was the objection OF
the women teachers to go to the court
house to attend meetings. OH account
of its surroundings, which made 1t an
improper place for them to go unac-
companied. During court sessions, it
was claimed, crowds congrcgate in the
corridors, and when meetings were
conducted in the building It was neces-
sary for the young women TO push
their way through the crowd. The
professionals reply that IL young women
are daily employed at the courthouse,
there Is no valid reason why the teach
ers should object TO an occasional
meeting there
The people OF Henrico County and
the school trustees have been Mt odds
for years, and many little .out-crop-
pings of ill-feeling may be expected.
F.! The session is expected to he n lively
one. and large number of witnesses
will be on hand for both sides.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
chief werner Called a. ,,yitne...

NIAJOr- lIOulSt w ernfr Is named aSI one
of the witnesses aga inst Dan Camp, n
sixte en-year-oId boy arrested last
assaultihg3 Gray Ellis The Assault is
said to-; have taken place on Sixth
Street directly under the eyes lof the
Chief OF Police. Policeman Angel made
Second Precinct Station, He was baiied
for his appearance in $the Juvenile
Court to- day. 80. il,I. p -. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
Church Holds Annual Mce,,na.

The annual business meeting of tho
congregation of Grace Street Baptist
Church was held Yesterday afternoon.
Iherc was an exceptionally large num-.
Interesting reports on the progress for
the year were read. = ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
wyatt Charged with so.e,,i,r

Percy Wyatt. colored chauffeur.
was last night arrested by Motorcyc Gle
Policeman Samuels. charged with run
ming automobile No. 5ls2 through the
city streets faster than allowed by
ond Precinct station and Will be ar
raigned before Justice Crutchheld this
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
Theft of SAT- Meat Charged.

Clarence Johnson and Albert James.
both colored. were yesterday afternoon
arrested by Detective Rertucci, charged
with breaking into an Atlantic Coast
Line Railway. car OH tho Seventeenth
OF salt meat. The men will be a rraigned-l
in Police Court this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
stolen AutomobiIc recovered.

Arthur NJ CAnnons automObilc.
which WAS stolen Saturday night by
recovered by Policeman II. w. Allen
and returned to the owner. Mr.. Cam
non lives at 924 Park Avenue. The ma
chine Was recovered on street near
I he outskirts of the city in the West
End. IT IL said not to have been dam
aged by those who made use OF II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
sLo,ne,in,LE Jeyyelrx. q. Gar. J.

81 Miss$Lanra Shackeiford, 1916 North
Twenty nth Street, last night reported
valued ut 80. or q Broad and Oakwood
or n Broad and Twenty-fifthS Street car
She sosreporteds that she had lost. an \
amethyst bar pin, valued at $12, on a 4
Hull Street car. ~ 81 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
For,.ard to Lend Bibie Cln.,..

i,,A.nnonnce was made at st..Pauls
,lsplseopal Church last night of the In
Bible class for men,. to meet 1t Sa.45
O'Clock each Sunday In the church par
lors, The teacher will be Alexander
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-19
YORKTOWN SOCIETY TO
OBSERVE Anniversary
Splendid Naval and Military Review
to Take Place on
Tuesday.
FORT MONROE TROOPS COMING
Chancellor Groves Writes OF His
toric Importance to Nation of
Field of Yorktown and Surround
ing Country.

The anniversary of tho surrender of
Lord CORVALLIS Mt Yorktown falls to-
day. but the celebration. for the sake
of convenience, will be held Tomorrow.
The celebration this year will be more
notable than ever. by the coming of
many distinguished speakers, by the
assembling of 500 soldiers from Fort
ress Monroe. in addition to the SPLEEN
did naval and military review.
1iinn appeal TO the public to remem-
Der the anniversary and to attend the
celebration Rev. w. H. Groves, chan
cellor of the Yorktown Historical So
ciety of the United States. says:
1T is meet that celebration should
take place at Yorktown. for here were
kindled the fires of three revolutions
here We're two sieges. that OF 1881 and
1862: here heroes fought and died for
our common country; here every spot
Is sacred and every bush is on fire with
glory, and across the river Is Glouces-
ter, where king was born. and whore
president lived; where John Smith
escaped cruel fate by the heroism of
the beautiful Pocahontas; where all
mat is mortal rests of Nathaniel
Bacon, the Washington of his day, and
near here is also Jamestown, where the
cradle of American history was first
rocked; last. but not least. here at
yorktown our independence was
achieved and our national existence
began.
MORE IMPORTANT TO NATION
THAN FIELD OF GETTYSBURG
..If 1t is meet that our government
beautify and glorify Gettysburg, IL
1t is meet that our government spend
millions to commemorate family
quarrel, now healed by forgiveness and
the noblest acts on both sides, 1t Is
meet that Yorktown should be cele-
brated, without which Gettysburg
would not have been, and the imper-
ishable achievements Of our country
would not have taken place."
The advisory committee of the SO.
ciety is composed Of Governor Henry c..
Stuart, Senator Thomas S. Martin.
Senator Claude a, Swanson. w. a..
Jones, Roosevelt Page, Bennett II.
Young. Corporal Gamer. Bishop g. y.
Tucker, Bishop Collins Denny, Rev. II.
NJ. Wharton, d; p. ReY. w. Moore.
d. D.. Cardinal Gibbons and W. J..
Burke.
The officers are: President, John
Stewart Bryan; first vice president.
DR.. S. c. Mitchell, second vice-prssident
and general manager, Conway IL.
Shield: chancellor, Rev. w. II, Groves;
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments, DR., ". r. lager; secretary, Ma
jor Il. Bristow; treasurer, j. NJ Lewis;
general counsel, Major u. N. Stubs;
historian, j. Lesslie Hall chaplain, A.
ID. Pruden. .tisi
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-31

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Middletown transcript., 1914-10-31
CONGRESS ENDS
LONG SESSION
AdjOurns After Nearly Nineteen
Months.
DURATION RECORD BROKEN
southerners Who Wanted Relief For
Staple Crop Content Them
selves With December
Promise.

Washington, D. C.-Congress, which
has been in continuous session for SGT
days-the longest in its history-came
to an end Saturday afternoon with the
collapse of the filibuster by the cotton
belt members for cotton relief legisla-
ton. The official hour of adjournment
was O'Clock, but the exact time in
the House was 321 and in the Senate
.324 For the first time in years the
hands of the clock were turned for
ward instead of backward when the
hour of adjournment came.
The collapse of the cotton relief
filibuster came at conference of the
cotton belt representatives. Represen-
tative Henry, of Texas. the head of this
movement, was advised by majority
of his colleagues at this conference
that he should call to an end the fill
buster. Just before the adjournment
resolution was agreed to Mr. Henry
arose in the House and read a state
ment, in which he said that he has
positive information" that Congress
will be called into extraordinary ses-
sion the middle of November for the
purpose of dealing with important
legislation.
Congress, however, did not adjourn
without taking some step looking to
working out plans for the relief of the
cotton planters. A resolution, offered
by Representative Edwards, OF
Georgia, was passed calling for the ap-
pointment of a commission to go to
the cotton States to investigate the
cotton situation and devise some plans
for relief. This commission Is to re-
port December Is.
The House brought down the curtain
with a cheer. There were only hand
full of members on the floor. Speaker
Clark had the last word. He said the
session closing was the longest and
most laborious" in his recollection.
The House shortly after 2 o'clock
agreed to the adjournment resolution.
and this was followed by an exodus of
members on the afternoon trains.
Mr.. Henry, in his final statement,
said the fight for the relief legislation
, will be resumed as soon as Congress
reconvenes. He said the fight has only
begun.