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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-11
NEW HAVEN ROAD
/. TO Be RE0RGAhlEO
Agreement Reached With De-
partrnent of Justice After
Conference. Abandon Suit.

WASHINGTON. Jan. lo.--An agree
ment between the department OF JUS
tice and the New York. New Haven
and Hartford that provides for re-
organization of the road in conformity
with the ADMINISTRATORS fnterpreta-
ton of the Sherman ANTITRUST law was
reached in a conference held here late
this afternoon.
AS a result the department OF JUS
tice will abandon the suit for a dis
solution OF the New Haven system that
was prepared for filing In the courts
In the event that those authorized 10
speak for the road found themselves
unable or unwilling to comply with
the demands OF the government For
the second time, therefore. the admin
istration has succeeded in settling
big antitrust case without resort to
the courts
Today's agreemen provides Tor the
disposal OF the New Ravens control OF
the Boston and Maine railroad, be-
cause Of its trolley systems, OF the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
company; the Eastern Steamship com
pauy. the Maine Steamship company
and for the cancellation OF the Boston
and Albany agreement which was 70
have become effective February lst.
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Marine Force Is esnssn.

WASHINGTON, Jan To- -Recoknfta
OF the Importance Of the ixi4n4 IA
Guam. as a strategic point. I'M At u ia
given by tho navy departments 1M !.
dacision 10 senx = .raaxinA &c.
Tor advance hase exer<is1o I'M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-11

NEW YORK. Jan. 1o.-The greatest
engineering feat In the world. with
the exception to the Panama canal.
was practically completed this morn
ing at seven forty Ave. when the last
of a series OF blasts broke down OAR :
rier Of nine feet of rock AL feet un-
foreground mt One Hundred and Fifty
first street. and st Nicholas Place, ana
made continuous the Ashokan aaueduct
tunnel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-11
Dies In Hoax Kaag.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1e,--word waas
received In Washington tonight Of TN
death In Hong Kong of CommAnAeE
navy. IN 4 #ssss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-11

The following telegram was re-
ceived from W. r. Dabney yesterday
afternoon from Concord. N. C.: The
Concord citizens Business Mems as
sociations and bankers. heartily en-
dorse Richmond as the location of q
federal bank"
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CONTINUED on Second pags)
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for an extended stay with relatives in North Carolina.
 Mss Louise quinn of Fort Payne, is the guest of Mrs. l.. H. Smith.
 MT. Clyde Cunningham is visiting in Kansas.
 Mir w. W. Barnett. who has been seriously i'll at his home in Inglenook is slightly improved.
 Mrs Eugene Holmes has returned from pleasant stay at Stafford Springs Springs.
 Mrs. C. T. Farrar of West End was called to Macon, Ga, yesterday by the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs A. F. Tucker Little Jessie Mae Screws is seriously i'll at the Birmingham infirmary.
  Miss Mardelle Chamblee left yester- day for a stay of several months with Mrs. H. E. Williams in New York city.
 
 Major and Mrs. Willis J. Milner, Mrs | Mary Clare Milner and her children | have returned from Tampa. Fla, where i they spent several months at their win | ter home. They will be at home for the summer in their Highland avenue residence.
 1 MT and Mrs. J. A. Bradford of St. Charles street, have named their little | son John Phaires.
 Miss Ella Hubbert continues i'll at the home of her sister, Mrs T. o. Smith, at Graymont. but is reported slowly improving. She has the sym : nat tbv If co,1t,tless friends and ipc,,frfe e are daily made at the Smith residence as to her condition.
 MT. Hubert Kinney plans to sail July l 15 on the Lusitania to spend the re- mainder of the season in Europe. In Paris and Berlin, and others among the larger citiea he will devote hii
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der of the summer. Harold Bowron will be assistant swimming instructor at the camp. He has made a splendid swimming record and on two occasions has been awarded medal
 Miss Frances M. Hall left the past week for Chicago.
 Mrs. Oscar R. Hundley and Mrs. Charles Sharp expect to go to Lake Chautauqua. N. Y. to spend portion of the summer.
 Miss Belle Conner will leave tomor- row for Chicago to pursue a course In drawing ana the manual arts at the university
 Mrs. L. L. Langley of 1914 Twenty. fourth street, north, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. G. Langley. at Tus- caloosa.
 Mrs. A. L. Ezell of 924 Tuscaloosa avenue and her little daughter, Alice. are spending the summer in Whining ton, N C., and wrightsville Beach.
 
 MT. and Mrs. c. L. Matthews have named their little son Charles Nelson Matthews. After a pleasant visit to Miss Alma Tharpe of West End. Miss Nell McMahon has returned to her home in Livingston. Mir. and Mrs Vernon E. Whitaker tContinued on Page Thirty-one)
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for the game: 'I have two reasons for going. In the first place l like the sport and used to play when l was boy. In the second place l find that it is a recreation which does not inter- fere with my pastorial duties, because while l could make calls upon the mem bers of my congregation, on hot sum- mer afternoon, l know that they would not want to see me-
 A little boy who has always followed with a boys criticism. the fortunes of the Southern league, is having his first business experience this summer The faithfulness with which he has followed the daily score even though his work keeps him from attending the games, and the eagerness with which he on Satur- day-his day off-rushes home and pre- pares to attend the game is another proof of the constancy which this sum- mer diversion receives from its devotees.
 Fans You've Known
 These are types of the Rickwood habi- tue There are hundreds in the grand stands to see every game, but while they always swarm on the cars going out, leaving all else for Nths one pleasure, and while the women's interest makes Birmingham a baseball town" even so- cially speaking, the feminine element just yesterday gave to the game their annual formal stamp of approval The
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SOME LATE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY

time to the study of dancing. His plans for the coming winter are as yet unde- cided, though he has been so success full in his profession. there is small ooubt he will continue the career in dancing which he has so fortunately begun.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Morchheimer plan to spend August at Eastbrook Spring, Tenn. They will leave July 23, for that place.
 Mrs J. Sutherlin Noble of Montgom- cry, who has been visiting in Talla- to be the guest of Mrs. Porter Flor ence for fortnight.
 MT. and Mrs. c. W. Carr are expected home Thursday from French Lick Springs, Ind, where they have been for 10 days.
 Miss Helen Futile is the guest of Mrs. Thomas White in Galveston, Tex Mrs. Archibald M Johnson leaves Tuesday to visit relatives in Chicago and Toledo. Miss Blair Mason and Miss Kathlyn Mason are guests of relatives in Greensboro. where they are being de- lightfully entertained. Mrs. Nettie Heisted leaves Tuesday for Salem, Va. to visit Miss I.oomis Logan at her country home, Meadow Brooke"
 Mrs. M H. Hope and Miss Hope and Mike Hope are in the Carolinas for the summer.
 | Cards received from Miss Lilla Mae Irwin. who Is travelling in the conti-
 nent state she is having delightful
 trip through Italy.
 Harold A. Bowron and Robert H
 Bowron, the two sons of Mir. and Mrs
 James Bowron, have gone to Blue Ridge Csmps ya.. to spend the remain-
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glorious fourth as a matter of fact.
 opens the baseball season, femininely speaking. The attendance of women has,
 until now been merely preliminary, but now-its 'on. with the game! Let joy be unconfined.'' Nearly two thousand women hold season tickets beside those who intermittently patronize the ticket office. And among the number of peo- pie you may be conversationally at ease
 with when you mention baseball-be-
 cause they see many of the games-are MT. and Mrs. Bradley Saunders, Mrs. Bessie M Gray Mir. and Mrs Hubert Drennen, Miss Marguerite Nabers, Miss Annie Blinn, Miss Ella Louis Ward Miss Carrie Yates, Miss Louise Zell Miss Mary Zell, Mrs. c, D. Allison, MT. and Mrs
 Horace Adams, Judge and Mrs. William l. Grubb, MT. and Mrs. Lee Clary, MT. and Mrs. Leo Steiner, Mrs. J. B. Russell, Miss Natalie Lenk, Mrs Philip Oster, Miss Mena Holzer, Mir. and Mrs. Lee Moody. Miss Pearl Blackburn, Miss Marie Rosamond. Miss Estele Vert heimer, MT. and Mrs. M B. Friedman, Mrs. George Harrington Miss Genevieve Burt, R. B. Smyer, B. NJ. Allen, Miss Pittman. MT. and Mrs R. T. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Vorenberg, Miss Martha Belle Lyman, Miss Vivian How ard, Miss Louise Howard. MT and Mrs. w. D. Smith, Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Nor row, MT. and Mrs. B. F. Wilkerson. Miss
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MIR. AND MRS. M'ALLISTER
 ARE CONTAMINATED

MT. and Mrs J. D. McAllister of Chat tanooga, who are guests of MT. and Mrs c. E. Harvey in Inglenook, were ten dered a pretty reception last evening with Mrs A. D. Mckinney, Mrs. c. J. Holt and Mrs J. H. Fender, entertaining joint ly at the home of the former.
 The house was decorated with cut How CTS and flags and the red, white and blue color motif was used in the favors and ices served.
 Among those who called during the evening were MT. and Mrs M. s. Whit ford. MA and Mrs. R. c. Goad MT. and Mrs C. tL. Mills, Mir. and Mrs. H. F.
 Reid, Mr} and Mrs. Joe Craig, MT. and Mrs. D. w. Ffnck Mrs. Joe Atkins, Mrs. George Dewitt. Mrs. George Lowell, MT. and Mrs. C. E. Harvey, Miss Rachel Mc- Allister, Miss Margaret Mckinney, Miss Elizabeth Reid, Miss Mary Fender. Miss
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the nuptial ceremony given in the Catholic church at o'clock p. m., and the ball given at the United Frult company's club on July 1S."
 Mr. Morrison resided in Birmingham for six years, during which time he was in the general freight agents or fee of the Southern railway, and has number of friends here. He left this city last October MT. Raoul Cochez, the brides father, is the French consul at Bocas del Toro. Messages from bo- cas del Toro state that for the recep- tion July IS. the United Fruit com pany's clubroom will be decorated With tropical palms. flowers and flags Of the following nations each of which will be
 represented by their respective con suls: The United States, pr. Paul os- terhout; Costa Rica, Senor Luis Esqui . ve, Great Britain, MT. William Ponton; Germany. MT. Carl Friese; France, Mon sieur Raoul Cochez. The reception Will be followed by a dance, the music Tor which will be played by troplcai string string band.
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wv HEREAs' it was just yesterday l, A/ in the passage of time that the
 W language was ''one, two three. hesitate;" lame duck" glide Macon," Gel corte," "scissors Boston and double Boston," with the scene shifted from ballroom to grandstand, the world today speaks different tongue, and it has to do with base hits, sacrifices, outs, bunts and stolen bases and on and on through the whole gamut from derision and disgust to joyous thrills of admira- tion, enthusiasm and gratitude; this last from the more venturesome tbreathe it not in Gath). who are wont to stake a few pennies on results.
 Birmingham has always been a baseball town, and every game finds, the world and his wife in the happy throng that crowds the grandstand out at Redwood. Lawyers and doctors and dentists are there in full force professional men of a sort finding it possible to arrange en- agreements for the morning. so that free dom comes at 3:30, and in pink shirt and Panama hat and Palm Beach trousers, a cigar adds the final indicating of joyous ness with which he enters the arena of the fans. On the days of early closing, the less fortunate of humanity-the mer- chant, the butcher, the baker the can dlestick maker are on hand, and as critics are perhaps the more exacting be- cause of days lost from the front; time spent in serving nervous women who shudder daintily when baseball is men, toned and explain to you that they don't 7 like 1t because "the men get their clothes % dirty, and-er-spit on their hands!"
 Whist and Silence
 Simultaneously with the slump In in terest taken in dancing comes the pass ing of bridge. Yes, truly, it is still played In decorous groups little parties of ma irons meet during the morning on some E one's verandah and make it spades o 'sNullo." and during the deal or betweei Games, while slipping iced tea or punch the standing of the Birmingham team i open to discussion, and again while dis cussing dainty salad on lettuce leaf the while a member of the party cold bloodedly summarizes the bridge score yesterday's game and this afternoon prospect loom yaliantly ahead of an. Thoughtful pastime like whist. Anyway who wants to be thoughtful in the sum mertime? It is, by the way, a thing no Generally known that whist is of Spanis origin. and was first introduced into Eng land at the marriage of Philip II an
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 The Pythian Sisters will hold a pulp lie installation of officers and social meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Knights of Pythias hall in Ems ley.
 The Womans Missionary society of the West End Baptist church will hold meeting at the church Monday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Vine Street Presbyterian church will hold monthly social Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs F. G. Patton on Hawkins street.
 The Home Missionary society of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Woodlawn wil hold an important meet ing Monday afternon at 3 o'clock at the church.
 The Philathea and Junior Baraca classes of the Sixty sixth Street Bap- tist church will give a play at the WoodIawn Masonic hall on July 16 for the benefit of the church. PERSONALLY Mr. Emmett Eubank of Wylam, left yesterday for a stay of several weeks in points of North Carolina. Mir. and Mrs. F. L. Sawyer have named their little son John Culpepper Sawyer
 Mrs Joe Jones. after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs J. c. McPhaul of East Lake. will leave Monday for her home in Charlotte, N c. Miss Annie Stubinger of Inglenook is visitin., friends in Marietta, Ga.
 Miss Mabel Beasley and her cousin, Miss Kathlyn Thompson left yesterday
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Scruggs. Mrs. E. F. Stovall. Mrs. A. c. Smith. Dr. and Mrs. R. c. Woodson, Miss Frances Toulmn, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shelby, MT. and Mrs. G. T. Brazel- ton. MT. and Mrs. G. A. Pope. Mrs. F. B. Dodge Mrs. Rush Simpson, Mrs. George H. Clark. Mrs. George Blinn, MT. and Mrs Ed S. Moore. Dr. Cameron. Will Brown, Mrs. w. G. Robinson, Miss Mary Brockman, Mrs. Will Love, Miss Annie Donnelly, Miss Leona Plosser. Mir. and Mrs. Tom Pankey, Mir. and Mrs. Henry Hiden. Miss Marion Pinckard, Mir. and Mrs. c. J. Sharp, w. R. sharp, pr. and Mrs c. E. Bowman and hundreds more.
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Edna Allison, Mrs Richard Johnston, MT and Mrs. c. J. Severin. Mir. and Mrs. l.. Sevier MT. and Mrs John B. Simpson, MT. and Mrs. Frank Bell, MT. and Mrs. R. B. Alexander, MT. and Mrs. H. E. Shropshire, MT. and Mrs. H. II. Ament, MT. and Mrs. K. A Ivy. Mrs. J. W. Jones, Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Crabbe,
 Mr and Mrs. Ira Hood, Henry Gray, Henry B. Gray, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Will bur Kelley. w. B. Dicks, Val I<olb. Owen Gillespy, Dr. Lawson Massey, Mrs. W. T. Hill, MT. and Mrs. M E. Dewstoe.
 Mrs H. R. Johnston. Miss Adah John- ston, Miss Mary Beard. s. ]. Bowie, E.
 H. Cabaniss, MT. and Mrs. J. A. Nor
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man. Mrs Herman Saks. Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Turner, MT. and Mrs. John Tur- ner, Mrs. Grover Thaxton, Mir. and Mrs
 B. B. Burton MT. and Mrs. R. w.. Ewing Mrs. Griffin Lamkin. Mrs. A. E. Meadow Mrs. Lee Holt, Mrs. E. M. Prince, Miss Jordan Prince, Miss Louise Archibald, Mr. and Mrs Borden Burr. Lovick Farley MT and Mrs. R. S. sW. Brown. MT. and Mrs. Henry Howze. Mr. and Mrs B. J. Cheeseman, Miss Kath- leen Hayes. Mrs. Albert Finch, Mir. and Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, Miss Mallie Moughon, MT. and Mrs. H. C. Miller. Miss
 Rosalie Miller, Mr and Mrs. Harry Jones. Mrs. Eugene Fies, Mrs. Hubert
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Louise Harvey, Mir. J. Sawyer, MT. Will mer Westbrook, MT. Alton Rocket and others
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Feminine fans unon
  machine No "A group the S-En- the Third bound No 5-o O H. Baird
The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-14
Little Rock Day Ball.

Next Thursday is Litle Rock Day at the state fair and in honor of that citys elite, which can be relied upon stormilg the Spa exactly as it has done year in and year out since the big exposition has been staged at beautiful Oaklawn, the Arlington man agement announces a special ball, so as to complete the gayety of the day.
 The hotels famous ballroom will be specially decorated for the occasion. Southern airs will feature Prof Rich ard Bartons dance program. All in all the Arlington management will spare neither expense nor energy in making the first big special ball ot the early winter season a particularly smart event
 All fair visitors, especially the Iit- tie Rock delegation. as well as the
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State Fair Specials
Ladies Ready -tO-Wear
 Garments

Beginning today we are go- ing to offer special prices on all Ladies Ready-to-Wear goods that will enable everyone to be ready for the fair. We have employed extra salespeople and have increased our alteration department so that you can buy and don your suit or garment the same day.
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mensely and must be ranked with the Warmest champions of the ArlSansa8 Hot Springs. The Galiyals have made a host of friends among the Ar lington's guests and promise to be regular November callers hereafter.
 
 Dave Lockwood yesterday pur- chased the Charles Birnbaum lower Central avenue property, opposite Garland avenue. The size of the lot is 95Xl57 feet and it is Mr Lock woods intention to erect a beautiful bungalow home with all modern cen. vouiences at al early day.
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noon the cornerstone will be laid in the new Methodist church building i Bishop Morrison will officiate at this service and will be assisted by Pre- id- ling Elder Monk The laying of the cornerstone will take place al o'clock
 Mr. and Mrs Frank Mcdonald arr visiting Mrs. McDonalds parents, lMr and Mrs. Ben Reeves. Mr. Me Donald was for many years cOnncc ed with tine office force of the Airing lton hotel. Last winter he was with a large hotel in Florida, and conjom Iplates returning there Mrs Mop1u- 1 ald as Miss Bessie Reeves, was C m sidered one of the beauties Qf Hot ISpriags and she is quite as hand-am as mauon as she was when a maiden.
 Mr. and Mrs. John r. Lilard of 1 Bloomington, Ill., recent arrivals at 1 the Arlington, are great lovers of the | Spa and plan remaining until early | December Mr. Lillard ranks amen the most noted attorneys in the uoith. F. B. Simon of Birminsham Ala. has joined the Arlingtons advance guard Of regulars. The wealthy capi- talist calls twice annually generally spending the month of November at the Arlington and returning in tho spring for another extended stay al the Eastman.
 Mrs. c. A. Morse of Chicago is rounding out the fourth week Of her stay at the Arlington She is lavish in her praise of the Spas early winter climate and the grandeur of the scenery encountered in motor spin or a stroll over the mountains.
 
 Hatton M Summers of Dallas, Texas. prominent in that city's busi- ness and political world is a guest at the Arlington. He was accom- nied to the Spa by A. P Wol2encraft, the noted Dallas attorney. The two plan making a stay of at least a fort l nights duration.
 |
 Miss Amelia Rector left yesterday for Memphis where she will visit her aunt. Mrs. Jessie Alcorn Swift Mrs. Swift is very handsome and bril- liant woman, sister of Mrs. F. w.. Rector of this city, and is much ad
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Society MRS D. A CROCKETT Editor. Telephone 224S
 Mail Items 120 Ave.
District Meeting of A. F. W. c. Closed.

District Meeting of A. F. W. c. Closed.
 The sessions or tine Little Rock dis trict convention closed yesterday aft CT an interesting meeting Of three days
 Mrs. J F. Harper presided with her usual gracious dignity which has won her many admirers among club wo- mel who know her value.
 The opening prayer was offered by Rev. C. E. Hlkol of the Presbyterian church
 The various talks of the morning
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Senator Robinson Back.

United States Senator Joe T. Rob inson of Arkansas, who. together with his charming wife, has been a guest at the Arlington for the past thre weeks, returned last evening from a two days hunting trip. Senator Rob- insOn was under the weather and iA dire need of a rest when he came to the Spa the latter part of October. The outing he has just had was e&- actly the tonic he needed to put him back in his usual good health so vel has he been enjoying his stay at the Arlington and so finely have the baths agreed with him
 Mrs Robiusons mother, Mrs J. Miller who has been in the senator party, returned to her home at Lonoke yesterday. Grady Miller, Mrs Robin sons brother who made a host Of friends among both the visiting fash ionables and the resident elite while in the Spa. departed with his mother.
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Free Lectures at the Falr.

During the fair there will be free lectures delivered by the noted spe cialists, Dr. C. W. Garrison of Little Rock, who lectures on "Pellagra,' anu other health topics, and by Dr. John Stewart of Bonneville, who lectures on Anti Tuberculosis' These and other lectures will be conducted un- der the auspices of the state health department.