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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
FLAMES START PANIC
TWO W omen overcome When Film
Catches Fire In Theatre

Flames from an ovcrhcatcd film
started Il small panic yesterday ut noon
IN the Virginia Theatre. on Broad
street between Seventh and Eighth
tortunatelE the spectators at that hour
were fc". and all escaped unScathcd
Excitement and smoke. however. proved
too much for the nerves of two en-
ploycs, Miss Gcrtic Kicl. piano PLAYER
and Miss Alice Luck, ticket seller. both
OF whom We're overcome. They were
gwen medical attention by DR. ST
Julien oppcnhimer. police surgeon who
soon revived them. Damage from the
hrc which was cXtinEuiShcd with
chcmicais. was slight Patrolman A.
NJ smith. who was near the theatre
when the fire started, maintained order
ana aided the spectators In getting out
of Tie builhinE. .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
OFFICER AND WHITE MAN
ENGAGE IN PISTOL. DUEL
County Policeman TiIlcr Chnscs SuS-
picious Character. hut Is
E.ludrd ny Him.
MRS. WARWICK NOTIFIES POLICE
Stranger Twice Seen Lettering About
Her Home Hermitage Rond. mud
She Telephones TO Authorities.

= revolver duel between County Of
iiccr Til!cr ana AN unidentified white
man took place yesterday afternoon
a short distance from Lakeside Park.
it"ht neither was injured. The man
who WAS being pursued by the officer,
succeeded in making his escape FOR the
time being, and Tillcr had not given
up the chase. other officers were dis
patched TO the scene. and were also
unable 10 apprehend him. The city
police Were notified. and they are
Keeping Il lookout for him.
The mans suspicious actions in the
vicinity OF the residence of Mrs. H.
warwick. who lives on the Hermitage
Road. short distance from the ~ T.
I'm Monument. caused her TO tele-
phone the Henrico authorities and ask
taat they Investigate.
Alone in tho house except for = ne
gro servant girl. size had been badly
frightened on Monday morning. wheii'
thiS man came TO her house. H.. en-
tered the front gate and advancing
near the porch gazcd iiXediy about the
plac" Yesterday morning about 10
"elcck h" :cappeared. and again
seemed TO be stdying the grounds and
the house. Mrs. Warwick went out
on the porch, closely followed by Tho
servant. and upon seeing her The man
departed hastily. However. an excel
lent description OF him was obtained
ana Was furnished the police.
TIr.LER RETURNS SHOT
WIEN HE IL FIRED UPON
oiiiccr J'i!ler was sent to look no
man up as soon as the message was
received. and, after trailing him
thrcush fields and down roads in mo
neiGhborhood of Lakeside for more
,hth two hours, finally approached sur
,'ciehtiE close 10 him to call The man
ma" known that he was heinz mr.
NueH' and when addressed drew - mis-
toi ana hreG at the officer. Tiller i CT
no ume in securing his own wcanon
ana answering. These were the o,,,,
shotS hrcd. as the man divcd INTO
some huShcS ana disappeared.
Nhem heard from again no had
crossed 20 the Broad street Road n,,d
was making his way toward Eini,
,iohd. Special Officers Rend,1 ana
C"nneil We're Immediately disna,chnd
IN i'at direction in the hone th,t ha
you'd be caught as he entered ,he
ci'S' He succeeded In Guiding than
me man is described by Mrs War
, %ick as being abou, six feet ian
ncIvF set. brown hair. blue evca ~
nm complexion. wearing n hi,oil
"'' an" "erny ana pair OF tan shoes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
SERGEANT MI2ELL REPORTS
Assigned 10 Duty with Virginia yoiun.
tecrs to Inspect IfoSpitul Corns

Sergeant Charles y. Mizcu of the
Cnited states Army. ycstcrday reported
10 Adjutant- General sale for duty, und
left Immediately for Norfolk to place
himself under the command %: Lieu
tenant; Colonel julius r. Lynch. sur
Gcon-general Virginia Volunteers.
Sergeant Mizell has been assigned to
tiuty IN the state for the purpose OF
inspecting the personnel of the Hos
Iital Corps ana furnishing any instrvc
,lons or suggestions which may be
necessary TO place the corps Oh "A war
footing Hts duties VIII be similar to
those OF regular army scrgeants de-
tailed 10 artillery and infa,.rv
branches OF the service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
IhInkS lie Is AasniInnl

TO the lienrico County poIicn NJ n m,nue
WHO, VINO answers The description of fbo
nero who Miss, Mamie +. ChcnouIt
throw or her fathers door on i, .ot'c 5
u'irHay night by Joe Putzc. a dilirvninn
i uv,nE on the Hnryie Road. puizc said
i i,n"t MIN OF such an appearance had
friuay night He said that ne had
sivcn ms name as William Jones. and
ms. ms nome as Mccklenburg County, but
a. house on North Second Stree
Putze SAID that the negro was lirht
rathcl lhnn hlack ~ - "'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
Need More skin for r'r,ce.

MOrc Skin Is needed Tor !. Il. Trice
the Louisa County engineer. who was
is now in Memorial Hospital slowly re-
covering from his Injuries. Although
many persons have voluntarily given
which has been grated on the burned
parts of the body has not grown, and
must BIO replaced Contributions to
aid Trice continue to come in. The
fund has now reached Il total OF
SrET "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
Allen Henry 1IissIur.

Allen Henry, thirty-nve years old.
who resides near Stop Is. Westhainpton
car line. has been missing since Mon
day, according to a report made yes-
The missing man was the Dronrietor
OF 4 boarding stable on North Monroe
street. and Is said TO have been wor-
rled over financial AFFAIRS. In his desk.
TO his absence, was a will drawn in
February. II was sent to his wife by
Detective Gordon Smith. who was de-
tailed on the case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
Rush PREPARATIONS
FOR VIRGlNlA'S EXHIBIT
Chnirmnn baEcr. Of State Commission
Plcnsed With Plans for PM
nmn Exposition.
WILL REPRODUCE Mt. VERNON
ii"n to DO SO IL Defended Against
tritici>m-IiiH Agricultural Exhibit
VIII he ircnturc for state.

Chairman W. w. Baker. Of the Vir-
glnia Commission for the panama-Ip Pa
cihc International Exposition. much
pleased by the generous action Of the
executives o! the Virginia railways
In offering To Install AN impressive
agricultural exhibit In the state
buIldinS, said yesterday that the com
mission VIII 20 ahead under full
steam with the preparations To repro
aucc Mount Vernon ut the exposition
ana give Virginia the most attractive
exhibit at San Francisco.
Mr.. Baker said that the arrange
m.nts tor a substantial physical ex-
hlbii OF the resources of the state
would not call for any changes In the
plan Tor the reproduction of Mount
NrTnon. as the original scheme In the
minds OF the commissioners had taken
such a possibility into consideration.
me virginia commission. composed OF
chairman W. w. Baker. OF Chester
ield: Delegate John T. Lewis. of
Meck!enburs, and senator Saxon W
Holi. OF Newport News. Will leave
Richmond for san Francisco on
June &.
This trip Is being taken in order
lor tho commission TO select a site I'm
the exposition grounds for the cree.
ton OF the Virginia Building and To
arrange with 4 San Francisco con
tractor for the Building OF the new
Mount Vernon. The commission Will
hc accompanied by Charles L. Bryant.
OF Nchm"nd. the architect chosen to
ara" the plans for the State building
1t was originally planned to leave
the city on June /, but the commission
decided to postpone the journey two
days.
HAkEH DEFENDS ACTION
OF STATE COMMISSION
Chairman Baker came out yesterday
"a hafa
*ion's action In reproducing Mount
vernon, an action which has been un-
der fire from many critics.
People who think that tho com
mission is going to install for the
state an exhibit of only that part OF
virginia history which is under
ground are very much mistaken"
said he But We are determined to
combine in AN effective and striking
way the historical riches OF Virginia,
for which the State is so well known.
ana her vast agricultural and mineral
resources for which she is not so
widely famous. Strangers coming to
the Virginia Building for sentimental
reasons Will linger to be Impressed by
the proof of her industrial and agri-
cultural progress.
There are thousands of people in
the West who are descended from
Virginia stock. These people Will
"ii't 'ttu!diiS ~ come 10 the VIZ
Ginia building for sentimental rea-
sons. We viii CRAFTY their sentiment
tally 10y the character of the building
aud awake their admiration by the
physical exhibit of the States re-
sources which we are to install on the
inside. Fully two-thirds OF the build
ing is to he given over to the display
of the mining, manufacturing, agri-
cultural and timber resources of Vlr-
G;nia."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
BECK AND McCAUTiIY
CRITICIZE. THE AN ARD

The conditional award to Ii. l..
Matthews was the subject of consider
able comment yesterday. and was
criticized by Henry l.. Beck and Carl
ton Mccarthy as involving a needless
expenditure. of money. 10th of these
held the opinion that a repair ana not
Il rebuilding of the bridge is the end
sought 10y the Council at this time
and that such repairs could be in
stalled for much less than the contract
price of the award 30 Matthew'S Mr.
Mccarthy was of the opinion. further
more. that the Savillc " Claiborne
plan for concrete pier reinforcement,
while $i7.5oo cheaper than the
Matthews plan of steel trcstlc rein
forccmcnt, answered the purpose fully
as well.
Mr. Ecck reiterated yesterday his be-
lief that the best adjustment OF the
matter is offered by the Virginia Bridge
and Iron Company In it's plan to rein
force the truSswork Of the bridge with
ncw steel truSScS. and declared his be-
lief that the bridge so repaired would
bc sd fe and efficient for ut least twenty
more years. Al the end of that time,
he said. the city might find IL dcsir-
able TO abandon the bridge altogether
ard build new bridge farther up
town, or replace the present bridge
with an entirely new structure
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
viii Preach Ponce sermon

The annual peace sermon. delivered
under the auspices of the Council OF
Jewish Women, will be delivered bv
DR. l.. y. Calisch at the Beth .Nhabah
Synagogue tomorrow night at S:lb
o'clock. Saturday morning Dr. Calisch
Will preach the third OF his series OF
sermons on the Book of samuel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
EMIL nrcnL

J. T. RoyaH OF 32OI y C,roo.
ms leg broken yesterday shortly bofnrn
noon .;,i, when a horse he was riding f" II II
Streets. He was treated hv Dr n .ih ~ n
MeisGn and taken home in an auto.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
Negro Stabbed IN Sho,,,.,

Gilmore Chabis, colored. was stobhod
IN n, Inc right shoulder. early yesterday
~ Yer noon by an unidentified negro.
EoNlc. il. Of the civ amhulancn -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
a wnrdcd Verdict.

Quaries & Rawley were given \ yer.
dict !Or $3.50 IN the CITY Circuit Court
yesterday against William z Garrrtt
Counsel for the defendant moved TO
se! aside tie verdict. and motion was
continued for argument
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
Annual Meeting OF League,

The annual meeting and election OF
officers of the Equal Suffrage League of
ilghinnd Springs will he held in tho
nome OF o. NJ. Woodward this after
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
Mnrrinxc Licenses.

Licenses TO marry wore issued veg
t"rday by thc clerk OF the Hastings
Court 70 Wnfred G. McLauchlin and
Elizabeth Trent Wilson. and Charles
Gregory Fowler and Annie In1,iSc
O'Donncil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
DONATE $4,000 TO
UNION SEMINARY
Announcement at Last Day OF
Finals Comes as Surprise to
Theological Students.
LOCAL MEN GIVE $4,000
Trustees, However, Decline to
Disclose Names of Those Who
Contributed to Fund.

Following the awarding Of diplomas
II the Union Theological Seminary
yesterday two graduates departed Tor
tours of the Holy Land, while many
others AMI scores of undergraduates
left for fields where they Will be en-
Gagged in religious work during the
suSimer until the seminary opens
;gan on September IL.
The final day OF the commencement
exercises was marked by nany sur
prises among them being the donation
of $G1,6 500 to the seminary, and the pre-
scntation OF Il handsome loving cup 10
Or. III. g. Hin, of MaXton. y. G. The
formal installation of DR. Thomas Cary
johnson. professor of systematic the
ology, and DR.. Walter l.. Lingle. pro-
fcssor OF church history, WAS CON
Summatcd, and late last night it was
announced that the resignation of DIR.
Eugene Caldwell, recently elected pro-
fessor OF the old Testament. had boon
accepted by his board. and that he
would assume his duties next session.
announcement Of the gift OF Si.G00.
which is tc be known as the u. Il.
Stricltlcr fund. and which was dona ed
BY AN Atlanta man as a memorial 20
DR. Stricken, who died last summer,
to be used as Il loan fund for thr aid
OF STUDENTS, was made by the board
The trustees also announced that
$4,000 had been given by Richmond
men to them for the purpose Of sccur-
ing the services of an executive officer
ana a business manager for the sem
mary. These officers will hold their
positions for a specified number OF
years. but the exact number was with
heid' as was tho names Of those who
made the donations. The addition of
|; $4,000 endowment fund was also
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
SEEK SfO.OOO MORE;
IBEFORE AWARDING CONTRACT

The net amount available from the
bond issue appropriation for the Free
Bridge is SiG,0IJ. In order to make
up the deficit between this amount
and the amount of the Matthews bid,
$iS.50o, the Board passed by the same
divided vote Il resolution requesting
the Council to make AN extra appro-
priation OF $4,000 for this purpose.
The contract between MIR. Matthews
and the city, the Board ordered. Is not
to be signed until this extra money is
appropriated.
SaVillc ~ Claiborne, Of this city, sub
mitted u bid based ON an alternative
plan prepared by themselves, under
which they offered 10 reconstruct the
bridge by building eight new concrete
piers, and to reconstruct the roadbed
in conformity with the City Engineers
specifications for $4,000 The bid WAS
$1,000 lower than the bid of II. L..
Matthews, who was awarded the con-
tract
Roth Sa"ille & Claiborne and n. l..
Matthews offered the same construction
as regards the floor of the bridge The
bidders differed To the underStruc-
turc. the local firm proposing rein
forccmcnt 10y means of eight new con
crctS piers, and H. l.. Matthews follow
ing the CITY Engineers plan. which
called for steel trcstlcS resting on
eight groups OF four concrete pcdestals
each. Competent authorities held DIFF
fcrinE opinions yesterday AS To tn.
comparative merits OF the two kinds Of
undcrstructure. as we'll as to the JUS
titication FOR the difference in price.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
TWO LEAVE FOR tour
OI' THE fIotS AVN

OF TIE HOLY LAND
H. +. Lacy, OF Raleigh. y. G., and
son OF the state Treasurer of tha.
commonwealth, with c. H. story. OF
Houston. Texas. left last might for
New York to take passage for the HOLY
I Land. where they Will spend several
months in study. Mr. Lacy is "a post
graduate OF the seminary, ana dli-jnf-
ne last term was the Moses Hog. fell
low. Both he ana Mr.. story have
specialized in their study OF the IInlv
Land during their college life NJ.
Lacy viii take up his religious work
IN wake county, y. G.. upon his re-
turn to this country.
me announcement that the rcs!rna-
lioh OF DR.. Caldwell had been received
and that he had accepted the ch,,ir ~
professor OF the Old Testament v.,s
greeted with considerable enthusiasm
i1c"nite knowledge Of it had been de-
iaycd' as his board of trustees did no,
i'cc. until yesterday. He Will nrriva
IN Richmond about July l. accordinp
10 Il telegram received from him last
| hisht The chair which he will occunv
is that which was formerly held nv
NV w w. Moore. am Is known as the
TErns Mccormick chair, the well.
founder. 's ~"
one OF the most attrac,ivc ro,,uroa
on the commencement exercises w.
US presentation OF I; loving Gun IN NJ
H. q. Hili. He has served forty-two
Years ms a trustee and in that tim, bas
~ missed q single meeting of the
BOARD Inc presentation speech was
made by Rev. Frank Z. McI'aden. Al.
thouSh completely surprised. Or. hin
made lifting response
me address To the graduates was
nchFcrc" by Rev. John NJ Rose. of
i-tuflhhurE. ~ c.. and George W
watts president of the board OF trus-
ices. presented the diplomas to the
Graduates. In his speech. Dr. Rose
gave the young ministers much sound
a"Vicc Tor the conduct of themselves
and their work.
Following the close OF the COM
nchcencnt exercises. Rev STANLEY
WHITE who had presented the semi
mary with photograph of the gradu-
ating class, WAS ordained as a mia
sionary. He has been preaching nj
Arvonia. buckingham County, during
The last few summers and Will return
there this year. Next fall he will
leave to take up his missionary work
in the Congo Free State, In Africa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-14
CONTRACT CAUSES
CLASH IN BOARD
Administrators Differ Over Con
ditional Award for Reconstruc-
ton of Free Bridge.
NEED ADDITIONAL $4,000
Council Asked for Further Ap-
preparation Before City Closes
Matthews Deal.

! Members of the Administrative
Board. discussing the conditional con-
! tract for the reconstruction OF the
| Ninth Street Free Bridge awarded on
Tuesday to H. l.. Matthews. differed
! sharply yesterday as to the intent OF
the ordinance appropriating $4,000 for
the Improvement. The act makini; the
appropriation assigns the money for
the demonstrations" OF the bridge
10 the enacting clause, is an imm cdiate
necessity.
thorough reconstruction of tho bridge
was the end sought, City Engineer
boiling prepared plans and specifca.
tons, the outstanding features of
which were the reinforcing of the
bridge with eight new steel trestles.
each resting on four concrete pcdestals,
wooden floor with concrete floor
surfaced with granite spail paving.
At the same time when bids were
asked by the city on the city En-
Sine"r.s specifications. bids We're also
! invited on alternate plans to be pre-
pared independently by the bidders
plans were Saville 4 Claiborne. OF this
city. and the Virginia Bridge and Iron
Com pany. OF Roanoke.
CONTRA Is AWARDED
BY 4 DIVIDED VOTE
When the several bids We're present
ed TO the Board on Tuesday in tabu-
Lated Late. form Iohn iIir,s,chhere. f; G
the position that the language OF the
ordinance making the bridge appro-
| priation explicitly limited the BOARD to
! plans designed to carry out Il thorough
reco Instruction., as provided for in the
spec itications OF the city Engineer.
! Three conccrns--C;. w. Ensign. Inc,
the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company.
and II. l.. Matthe ws--submitted BIDS
L on the City Engineers specifications.
|, OF the three, the bid Of II. J.. Matthews
Il was the lowest, and the latter WAS
given the contract by divided vote.
The matter was made the subject
1 OF sharp discussion and Henry T.. Beck
voted against the award to Matthews
on the ground that 1t was not neccs-
sary to spend much money on the
repair and not reconstruction Of the
I bridge was the object desired. and
made a motion that Il contract be
awarded the Virginia bridge and Iron
Company to reinforce the present old
truSses with new trusscs at its bid OF
II $1,000.
The REPAIRS proposed by the vir-
embodied in, an alternate plan sub
m!tted by the company, which con-
templatcd only the reinforcement OF
the trusswork with new steel trusses.
|. The floor of the bridge was 10 remain
as /; is. The plan. urged Mr.. Beck.
4 adequately met the situation. and
/ would safeguard tho bridge as ellie
GENTLY as tho City Engineers plan.
objection was made that the rein
forcing OF the old trusscs with new
ones would cure the disability for only
"a limited space of tiine--thc guesscs
that a more thorough reconstruction
| would become necessary sooner or
later Mr. Hirschbcrr offered sub
stitutc motion awarding the contract
by Mcssrs. lIirschberg, Fokes and
Whittet, and carried. Mr.. Beck voted
against the award. and Mr. Mccarthy
declined to vote at all.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-06
In Mexico.

Across the aromatic coffe fields tne
tremulous note of the ruby-throateo
hacienda same throbbing.
Far in the distance the snow-cappeo
peaks of the Sierra Madres rose
against the cerulean. None genuine
without the cerulean.
Lounging on the chaparrista in the
shade of q concarne bush, the traV-
eler questioned his native guide.
Jose, who is the man they are
taking out to shoot?"
"He is our president, senior"
And who was the man they shot
just ahead of him?"
HE was our president yesterday.
where are ali the soldiers goings
scattered over the buenavista?"
"They are looking for Miguel For
nadia, senior. Miguel will be presi-
dent tomorrow. and he has gone into
hiding"
"a strange people you are" SAID
the traveller. Tell me about the
fellow who is kicking a mule in the
ribs over yonder by the corral"
There is l'ttle to tell about him,
senior, He is only Pedro Tornado. He
will be our president day after to-
morrow"
On the evening breeze came the
faint tinkle of the upas bell as the
mesquite herds wound slowly Ger the
pizarro.--Life.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-06

tically inquired Alderman Littleheld.
NO" replied Mr.. King, "but 1t Is
q matter of precaution that the linen
he marked SO that 1t cannot be sub
stituted for when sent to the laun-
dry" Mr.. Littlefield agreed with Mr..
King on this, but did not agree that
the china should be marked.
Mr. Littlefield was also insistent
that there should be no chance for
anything but standard goods to be
offered, and also that all words which
appeared to give a leeway for SUD-
stitute should be eliminated from the
specifications.
Don't allow another Connellsville
incident to arise here in this com
mittee. 1t only engenders i'll feeling
and allows personalities to be IN
dulged in" said Alderman Littleheld.
Mr. King was instructed to go ahead
and prepare for the exhibition OF
samples, and 1t was also decided that
another meeting of the committee
should be held at the call of the chair
Alderman Rogers at this point
stated: IT would like to congratulate
Mr.. O'Rourke on the admirable man
ner in which he drew the plans for
the lighting fixtures of the almshouse
and make a motion that Mr.. King be
instructed to furnish blue prints Tor
the lighting fixtures of the new
Nurses Home" Alderman Schetn-
niger seconded the motion and 1t was
carried.
A motion to adjourn was received
with acclaim.
The members of the committee
present were Aldermen Hanlon,
Scheininger, Rogers. Curran, Haas
and Littlef1eld. Alderman McGovern,
the other member. Is Ill.