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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
MANY ENJOY ANNUAL
ASSOCIATION EVENT
ST. PAUIs MEN HEAR DIsTTN,
GuISHED SPEAKERS IN MOST
HAPPY VEIN.

More than one hundred men at
tended the annual dinner given last
evening IN the Sudap school room OF
st. Paul's Episcopal Church by the
Mems Association OF the church. The
room was beautifully decorated with
chrysanthemums, and the tables,
which were presided over by the la
dies OF St. Hilda's Guild. formed a
cross.
The dinner was presided over by
Judge Beverly Crump. who liz presi-
lent OF the association. Toasts were
replied to by Judge David Crockett
Richardson Eppa Hunton, Bishop
William Cabell Brown and Alexander
Coward. At the conclusion OF the
answers to the toasts Judge Crump
Introduced General Gorgas, who de-
ivered an interesting talk. Rev. w.
Il. Bowie. rector Of the church. closed
with a brief address. At the close OF
the dinner ladies who acted rs wait
resses were rendered rising vote OF
thanks for their efficient service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
SUES EMPLOYER FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES

The suit of Miss Annie Miller.
against l. l. Sturman, a tailor. OF 507
East Main Street, In which damages
of $4,000 are asked, was set for trial
in Hastings Court, Part H., today.
Miss Miller alleges that she was Sc
riousiy injured because of her en-
'pioyer's failure to provide the proper
protection for employees from bod
lily injury.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
ASK Commission
TO REDUCE RATES
Acknowledgement FILES Conc
PLANT WITH COMMERCE.
COMMISSION. -

Attorney General John Garland Poi-
lard returned yesterday from wash.
ington, where he fled with thu Inter-
state Commerce Commission q petition
asking that Virginia cities be given
the same rates from Louisville and
Cincinnati that were given North Caro-
lima under a recent ruling OF tho Coni-
mission.
The fling of the petition was the
result OF complaints made early last
month to Attorney General Pollard and
the State Corporation Commission by
the Chamber Of Commerce OF Richmond
and other cities affected.
Last March. after hearing exhaus-
tive arguments. the Interstate Com.
merce Commission handed down a de-
cisfon granting the application Of the
various railroads to readjust their
rates from Ohio River territory to
points in North Carolina. SO as to
correct certain Determinations which
the North Carolina Railroad Commits
sion claimed to exist in favor OF Rich
mond, Norfolk. Petersburg. Lynchburg.
Roanoke and other Virginia cities.
Charges DISCRIMINATION.
The complaint fled by Attorney Gem
eral Pollard with the Interstate Com
rates which the Southern. Atlantic
Coast Line. Chesapeake and Ohio. Nor
folk and Western, Seaboard Air Line.
Norfolk Southern and connecting rail-
roads have put into effect between
Louisville and Cincinnati and North
Carolina points as compared with rates
to Virginia points constitute an I'M
just discrimination against the cities
Of Virginia.
Virginia does not ask that the old
rate case be reopened or that the new
North Carolina rates be changed. Ac-
cording to Attorney General Pollard.
I'VE merely ask" he said. that Vir-
ginia cities be placed on equal terms
with North Carolina points. The rates
are now discriminatory and injure bus
mess in Virginia cities. We do not
wish to take thing from North Caro-
lima, but to have rates from the Ohio
Valley to points In Virginia put on
the basis of those granted North Caro-
lima"
work of Chambers.
The complaint filed by Attorney.
General Pollard Is the result OF repre-.
sensations made by the secretaries and
traffic manager OF the Richmond Cham.
Der of Commerce, working In contunc-
ton with those of Norfolk and other
cities, to the State Corporation Comniis-
sion. on October 9.
The Commission Investigated the
complaint and an appeal to the United
States Interstate Commerce Commits
sion was decided upon. Virginia has
no doubt of it's ability to demonstrate
to the Federal Commission that the
complaint is reasonable one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
ACCUSED MAN
CRIES CONSPIRACY
q. l.. PETIT ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.

Robert l. Pettitt, fifty years old, OF
Colonial Beach. Va, horse trader aC-
companying the European Wild West
Show, which has been playing several
OF the smaller towns OF the State dur
ing the past few months, is under
arrest at the First Police Station,
charged with an attempted criminal
assault upon Minnie White Eagle. an
Indian. and her husband Is lying in
tho Memorial Hospital with broken
Jaw bone. as the result of fight
which ensued when told by his wife
that Pettitt attempted to assault 'rer.
The alleged attack occurred in Ches-
terfield County Wednesday, while tho
troupe were en- route 10 this city In
wagons. The outfit consisting OF two
or three wagons and about a dozen
horses are now lying in a local livery
stable. Two of the horses have been
shot by Emmett Taylor. ot the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
nais and the others are declared TO
be worthless All of them are owned
Ivy the man who now faces serious
charges preferred by the Indians. who
were the star performers, Of the show
The wife OF the wounded Indian.
18th her six-month-o.d papoose, is
being cared for by a farmer residing
near rac city. The show IS owned by
A II. Reed, of Herndon, Va who is
now IN ~ cry,
Pettitt Charges Conspiracy.
PetHtt cam that the charges
which have been preferred against
him. are merely the elimination OF
scheme 10 prevent him from col. ecttng
note for $3.50, which 'le states that
- ~ ewes him. RE also states
that the Indian broke his jaw bone
~44A Gas wagon wheels while ON
Z. Richmond ard his
face which is badly scratched and
SEQ VAS hurt In a fall, and not In
q terrible hand-to-h hand conflict, ac-
eompanied by blood -curdling yells
which is said Ia have taken place in
Chesterfield County when the Indian
was tod by his wife of Petti't's con-
duct. pettitt also told one OF the
detectives investigating the case that
he scratched his face on barbed wire
fence while trying to escape from the
Indian whom he charges with
sh~.~ 20 shoot him. The affair
Is one OF the most perplexing WHOA
,.ls SCR. police department has been
called upon to solve for some time.
According to Mrs, White Eagle the
story ran as follows:
I'VE had been playing in several
Of the smaller towns of the State, and
on Wednesday morning left Peters
burg for Richmond, arriving in South
Richmond Wednesday night" On the
way over Wednesday while still sew
crai miles out OF Richmond, Pettitt
who was riding with myself and clild
in the front wagon, attacked me.
defended myself from his attack. ana
my husband riding up, told him of
what had occurred. A sharp fight
then took place between my husband,
White Eagle. and pettitt in which my
husband had his jaw bone broken
with n stick. with which he was
struck"
She swore out a warrant for the
arrest OF Petit, who was soon APP
pretended by Detective Sergeants
Wiley and Keliam.
Claims Put Up job.
Petit claimed last night that the
whole thing was a put up Job, and
that II wac done because Reed WAS in
debt to him. He states that Reed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
DEATHS.

WHITFIELD--DIed, at her late resi-
dence, 1899 Grove Avenue. Thursday
at 43e A. NJ, MRS ANNIE MORE
HEAD WHITFIELD, widow of the
late Rev. Or. Theodore Whitfield.
Funeral r. NJ. FRIDAY from the
house
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
sURRENDERs PLUMBER AND
GETS orr WITH IS FfNE

On a plea OF guilty to the charge OF
staa. Ing = pair Of trousers from
Andrew Allen and upon agreement to
restore the property to tho owner,
Newton Bride. 3 naUr0, was yesterday
Afterm0ens asaeapsd o. and costa n
Hsnst0e ConrtAoues py 4AxielfN1..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
Funeral Services Today.

Funeral services for Mrs. Izora
James Smith, widow Of J. J. Smith.
who died at her home, T22 Perry
Street. Wednesday afternoon, will be
held this morning at IL O'Clock from
Porter-Street Presbyterian Church.
The pastor. Rev. Wesley Baker will
offlciate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
Work of Chambers.


B. F. Houghey. OF 513 North Tenth
Street, who on Tuesday reported to
the police that his apartment had been
robbed of s1ao Monday night, yesterday
notified the police that he was mis-
taken: that the money had not beeA
stolen; that he had found 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
Musicale in Woodland Heights.

A musicale will be rendered tonight
at $3.50 O'Clock in the Woodland
Heights Baptist Church for the benefit
of the church building fund, Mrs. c.
II. Call, assisted by Miss oliver, will
render several selections
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
Another Auto Conc.

J. H Chappeil, of 1915 Grove Ave-
nue., reported to the police last night
that his automobile had been stolen
from in front of his residence about
$40 o'clock. Detectives are inrest-
eating.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13

c. r. Lane, Of 33e3 Semmes Ave-
nue.. Woodland Heights. who UNDER
went a serious operation in Johnson
Willis Hospital last Tuesday. Is re-
ported as much improved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
ELIZABETH A HALL. ,
DENIED NEW TRIAL
WRIT OF ERROR REFUSED By
VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
OF APPEALS.

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hall, convicted m
the Louisa County Circuit Court
August 8, for the murder OF her hus-
band, Victor X. Hall, on the morning
Of April IA. and given ten years in
the penitentiary. was yesterday re-
fused a writ of erres by the Virginia
Supreme Court OF Appeals.
The court decided against the chief
contention OF the appellants, watch
created much interest among LAWYERS
in the case. That contention was
that the grand jury which returned
the Indictment for murder. had no
right to leave the courthouse ana
visit the scene of the alleged murder.
The grand jury is organized by the
court, 1t was commended and was
therefore an integral part of the court
and its sessions must necessarily be
held at the courthouse.
II was commended also that the trial
court erred in over ruling two mo-
tons to euash the list of Jurors and
, of the venire facias OF trial jury be-
fore selection.
Mrs Hall is now on bail and will
Immediately be surrendered by her
bondsman. She will be brought to
the penitentiary in a few days.
Trial Interesting.
The trial excited great interest
throughout Virginia Mrs. Hall was
represented by Lindsay Gordon, OF
Louisa, who in closing for the defense
made a most impassioned argument.
attacking newspapers and detectives
bitterly. and by Hin Carter. of Rich
mond Commonwealth's Attorney
William Bibb was assisted i'll the
prosecution by NJ. ]. Fulton, of Rich
mond.
The evidence against Mrs. Hall was
circumstantial. According to her
version Hall was aroused by fire ON
the night OF the tragedy and left the
bed to see about the trouble. Just
outside of the door according TO Mrs.
Halls testimony. he was heard to give
an exclamation OF alarm and then =
shot rang out. Mrs. Hall testified
that she rushed out and found her
husband lying on the ground bleeding.
Under discrimination Mrs. Hall
was not able TO make all her state
ments tally and 1t was these incon
s.stencies that did more than any
thing else to secure her conviction,
me jury voting guilty unanimously
on the first ballot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
L. u. C~to Meet Saturday.

a regular meeting OF Chesterfield
Chapter. Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, will be held Saturday afternoon
at O'Clock in the home Of Mrs. II.
NJ. Lawter, 1905 Porter Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
Eryborn-Bruce.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Culpepper. Va, Nov. IA charm
ing at-home wedding, uniting two Ia
vorite members Of Culpepper society,
was solemnixed this evening at ]
O'Clock 1t the residence OF Hon. Z,
Jackson Eggborn. when his attractive
daughter, Katherine. became the bride
Of DR.. Cornelius Smith Bruce. pro-
prietor OF the Culpepper pharmacy.
Rev. DR.. e. w. Winfrey, pastor Of the
Baptist Church and = personal friend
Of both contracting Narties oficiated
The happy couple Will reside In Gul-
pepper after an extended honeymoon
trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
The Weather

virginfa--Fair Friday: Saturday rain,
increasing south winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01

after as possible, for the rsconstr,rs;- ,n;
lows: 7ss Iineal feet Of Brick Block
Paving on concrete foundation
(width--16 feet), situated in Susque-
hanna Depot Borough, Susquehanna
County, from Main and Exchange
Streets, over Exchange Street to bridge
leading to Oakland Borough; and 1870
lineal feet Of AsphSltf: Bituminous
Macadam Penetration Method) on a
telford foundation (width-.14 feet), In
Oakland Borough, Susquehanna Coun-
ty, from said bridge to the improved
State Road at the Oakland Township
line. under the Act of Assembly ap-
proved May 81. 1911. P. L. 46S.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of the State Highway De-
partment, Harrisburg; 1901 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia; 2117 Farmers
Bank Building, Pittsburgh; and at SOL
5 Farr Building. Scranton. Pa.
Each bid must be made upon a blank
furnished by the State Highway De:
partment, accompanied by a certified
check in the sum of $1,000. and inclos-
ed in separate sealed envelope, which
blank and envelope will be furnished
PpsAL Fob THE RECoNsTRUcTIoN
OF A SECTION OF ROAD L, SUSQUE.
HANNA DEPOT BOROUGH and OAK.
LAND BOROUGH. SUSQUEHANNA
EDWARD NJ. BIGELow,
State Highway Commissioner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
HOTEL BILL FOR SOAP AND PER-
FUMERY $4,000 A WEEK

The hotels of Buenos Aires are fair
ly good and very expensive. One OF
the cheapest rooms l saw in the Plaza
Hotel was seven dollars a day, Euro
pean style. There are good Spanish
hotels with rooms from two dollars n
day upward. The Plaza is, perhaps,
the most cosmopolitan Of all the hos
telries of the city. In its ball room
and drawing room l was reminded of
the Waldorf Astoria. The meals are
a little higher than in the big hotels
of New York city. But there are nu-
merous small restaurants where good
refreshments may be had at reason
able prices. AS an example of the
charges in the big hotels of Buenos
Aires, / may quote story told me
by an Argentine official. He said that
some years ago a commission of Eu-
Iropean ambassadors was entertained
by the Argentine government at the
Bristol Hotel on the Avenida de Mayo,
and that the bill for soap and per-
fumery was fifteen thousand dollars a
week. Nobobdy seemed to complain,
and apparently everybody was salts
fled. LuXuries seem to be necessities
to the Argentines, for l was told that
the tariff on champagne is only two
per cent, while that on a plow is fifty
per cent.-"The Land of Luxury" Ar
gentina, the United States of South
America, Peter MacQueen, F. r. G. S.,
in National Magazine for February,
1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
Chinese Wedding Given
by Ladies' Auxiliary
Special to The Telegraph

Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa. May 1. - Last
evening the Young Ladies Auxiliary OF
the Presbyterian Church gave a Chi
nese wedding In the lecture room of
the church before a large audience,
which was both entertaining and in
structive, under the direction of the
president, Miss Iva M. Fish. and Mrs.
George Fulton. The program included
a piano solo. Miss Kathryn Sheaffer;
address, the Rev. George Fulton;
piano solo, Miss Estella Marshall; Wo-
lin solo, William Hinton; vocal solo,
In Chinese Cart Sat-" Miss Bessie
Bear. Three scenes were given, first,
the welcoming of boy in China; sec
ond. welcoming of girl in China;
third. the wedding. In the cast were
Miss Iva NJ. Fish, Miss Carrie Mccoy,
Henry Fulton, Earl Sheaffer, Miss
Janet Eckels, Miss Estella Marshall,
Miss Helen Harold, Miss Esther Far
renee, Miss Vera Seidle. Miss Edith
Dornon, Miss Katharine Rough, Miss
Nell Sheaffer, Miss Emma Moore, Miss
Clara Putt, Miss Jean Sample, Miss
Catherine Mumma. The play con-
cluded with a tableau of the entire
cast. On the platform were decora-
tions of Chinese screens, flowers and
red candles. The offering was for the
benefit of foreign missions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
WENSVILLE BOROUGH. CLEAR
FIELD COUNTY"
State Highway Commissioner.
Office Of the Board OF Commissioners
of Public Grounds and Buildings of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
IarriShlIrn a Pa


of Public Grounds and Buildings Of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Harrisbyrg, g,UREp Pa; c,v.r.
A w. POWELL. Auditor General;
Commissioners.
and the Laws Of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania, the Board Of Commits
sioners of Public Grounds and Build
tracts for furnishing such supplies for
the Executive Mansion. the Legislature,
the several Departments. Boards and
as described. and below such maximum
prices as are are hxed in the following
SCHEDULES for the ,Sa year endng chad the Stss
for furnishing Typewriters. Adding.
Addressing and Duplicating Maehines
ssa isaePeN 9ak ana
Furniture and Office Supplies; n for
fTrnishing. Engineering Instruments
Engineering Supplies: e. for furnish
B4sashss. s slSsswars; sroons: NOPE.
Towels. Rugs. Fuel. Uniforms. Rubber
Goods. Chemicals and Miscellaneous
Supplies; g. for furnishing Hose and
upho.stering. Peinting and ali Hard.
ware Supplies; H. for furnishing Sup
plies for the care Of the sConserryia- :.
i,
Lumber. General Repairs. and Removal
of Dirt and Refuse; ], for furnishing
Light. Heat and Power Supplies.
As the various classifications Of IL the ne
form for the convenience of the Bid
ders, 1t Is therefore desired that in re-
questing pamphlets the bidders indi-
/ No proposal for any contract shall
be considered unless such proposal be
the order of tile State Treasurer. In
one fourth the amount of the estimated
contract; or by bond. in such form
the Board Of Public Grounds and Build
, ings. Such bond shall be conditioned
for the faithful performance of the
shall % have as surety two individual
sureties. approved by a judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of the county
such proposal may reside or of the
county wherein shall be located the
principal place of business of the per-
son firm or corporation making such
proposal, or one surety company au.
thorized to act as surety In this Com
monwealth. bidder who shall have
acc nheeh as ns aforesaid and to whom
contract shall have been awarded, may
within ten days after such award. sub
prescribed; otherwise said check shall
be retained in lieu of bond. No bono
to be in less sum than Five Hundred
(S500.00) dollars. conditioned for tht
and addressed and delivered to the Su
perintendent of Public Grounds ant
dian, Tuesday, the 18th day of May, A
ID. 1914. at which time the proposals
will be opened and published in tn
partment, at Harrisburg. and the con
tracts awarded as soon thereafter a
practicable.
! 1e13. ALI. BIDS MUST BE RENDERED
IN DUPLICATE AND MARK Ell
DUPLICATE" AND "ORIGINAL"
Blank Bonds and Schedules contain
ing all necessary information may b
obtained by communicating. with Sam
luel B. Rambo. Superintendent, Publ
Grounds and Buildings. Harrisburg, Pa
BY order of the Board.
| SAMUEL B. RAMBO,
( superintendent.
!; C. p. ROGERS. JR.
Secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
EDWARD NJ. BIGELOW,
State Highway Commissioner.
SEALED PROPOSALS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVA-
MA
State Highway Department.
HarrIShurp Pf

SEALED PROPOSALS viii be receiv-
ed at the office of the State Highway
Department in the Capitol Building,
Harrisburg. Pa, until 10 o'clock on the
morning of May 5, 1914, when bids will
be publicly opened and scheduled, and
the contract awarded as soon there
after as possible. for the reconstruc-
tion of 1853 lineal feet of Brick Block
Paving, 16 feet wide, situated in Clear
field Borough, Clearfierd county: Be-
ginning at the end of paving on South
Second Street and continuing along
South Second Street to State Highway
at the Lawrence Township line, under
the Act of Assembly approved May 81.
1911, P. L. 46S.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of the State Highway De-
Str Street. Phiiadeiphia; 2l17 Farmers
Bank Building. Pittsburgh; and at the
Clearfleld Trust Company Building.
Clearfield, Pa.
Each bid must be made upon blank
furnished by the State Highway De-
partment. accompanied by a certified
check in the sum of $1,000, and inclos-
ed in separate sealed envelope, which
blank and envelope will be furnished
Plans and specifications may be seen
POSAL FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION
OF A SECTION OF ROAD IN CLEAR
FIELD BOROUGH. CLEARFIELD
EDWARD M. BIGEtOW,
State Highway Commissioner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-01
SEALED PROPOSALS
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVA-
MIA
Stota Hiphxay nenartmeut
ghyyay Department,

11aTTlSDuTS, ia.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be receiv-
I'd at the office of the State Highway
Department in the Capitol Building.
Harrisburg, Pa. until 10 o'clock on the
morning of May 8, 1914, when bids will
be publicly opened and scheduled. and
the contract awarded as soon there
after as possible. for the reconstruc
ton of 1881 lineal feet of Brick Block
Paving, 13 feet Z inches wide, situated
in Turtle Creek Borough. Allegheny
County: On Penn Avenue from the
Turtle Creek Bridge to the intersection
of Braddock and Penn Avenues, under
the Acts of Assembly approved May 81,
1911, p. L. 46S. and July 25. 1913, P. l.
1852.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of the State Highway De-
partment Harrisburg; 1901 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia; and 2117 Farmers
Bank Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Each bid must be made upon blank
furnished by the State Highway De-
partment, accompanied by certified
check in the sum of $4,000, and inclos-
ed in separate sealed envelope, which
blank and envelope will be furnished
pPSn pps reg request msrbsd; PR0
OF A SECTION OF ROUTE NO. 12O. IN
TURTLE CREEK BOROUGH, ALLIE
GHENY COUNTY"
EDWARD M. BIGELOw.
State Highway Commissioner.