The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-17
STRIKER AGENT CALLS
ON DUPONT COMPANY
Rumored That. III Adjustment Is Not
Reached. All Union Workers
VIII Re Called Out.
NEGRO BURGLAR UNDER BED
Mr.. Slate Holds Man at Point OF Re-
volyer Until Police Arrive--Negro
Sent on to Grand Jury to Stand
Trial.

Petersburg. Va. Aug. 1s.--Messrs. r.
c. Johns and O. w. Thompson, repre-
senting the local union OF electrical
workers, were in Petersburg today, and
while here stated that the person who
called upon Chief of Police r.. F. Rag
land and Mayor Robert Cabaniss Sat
urday and requested that the Peters
burg saloons be closed during the af-
ternoon and night was authorized by
the union to do so.
A meeting of the strikers was held
yesterday afternoon in the Rijou The
alter behind closed doors, which lasted
for more than two hours Just what
was discussed or what action was de-
termined upon was not made public.
A representative of the international
| Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
went down to City Point today to in
terview the officials of the Hopeweli
plant relative to existing conditions,
| but at a late hour this afternoon moth
! ing could be learned of what had
TRANSFERRED II Is rumored here that
unless the Dupont Company will COM
! ply with the demands of the striking
! electricians that all union men will
be called out of the plant, including
| boilermakers, pipefitters, carpenters.
etc.
The eight-hour day was put into
effect by the DUPONT Company today
in all departments of the plant, with
! fun pay for ten hours.
! Pickpocket Case Continued.
| The cases OF Frank Delaney and
| John Doe" alleged pickpockets, ar
rested here by Detective Heelan and
Offcer jefferson Saturday night, were
continued In Police Court this morn
| ing until Wednesday on motion of At
torney p II. Drewry, who has been
engaged by the two men to defend
| them.
Negro BurgIar Captured.
1 Sam williams, colored, was before
the Police Court this morning. charged
with entering the residence of Mr.. John
I Slate, in Biandford, for the purpose
OF committing burglary, and was sent
on by Justice Peasants to the Hust-
ings Court TO stand trial
i Between 2 and o'clock Sunday
Il morning Mr.. States two daughters
were awakened by someone striking
a match In their bedroom, and they
/ recognized williams as the person.
The young ladies gave an alarm, and
when Mr.. Slate entered their room he
found williams beneath the bed. The
negro, seeing that Mr.. Slate carried a
revolver. called to him not to shoot
and crawled from under the bed. He
!, was held by Mr.. Slate until the ar
rival of the police. When asked by the
police Justice in court this morning II
he had anything TO say. he replied that
/, what Mr.. Slate said was true.
Among other cases before the court
was that OF Ralph Seigai. charged with
the theft of sal. He was adjudged
guilty and his punishment was fixed
at three months in the city jail.
Cat In Row Over Crap Game.
Frank williams. alias shorty" was
carried to the police headquarters yes
! terday, suffering with a severe cut
across the side of his head, which ex-
tended across the temple to the back
of the ear. He was bleeding profuseiyt
! and but for prompt attention by DR.
w. P. Hoy, 1t Is believed that he would
have bled to death Further than that
/ he was cut in a row over game OF
! craps could not be learned as shorty
refused to tell who cut him.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
. Mrs. Sarah vanderberg and Mr.. Will
, liam Sheppard a well-known couple
, of the West End, were united In mar.
! riage at the Second Baptist Church by
the pastor Rev. Fred w Moore, fol-
flowing the morning service yesterday
THE ceremony was witnessed by only q
few immediate friends and members
of the church choir. who had remained
after service for rehearsal. Mr.. and
! Mrs Sheppard will reside In Peters
) burg.
slate--Cralie.
Miss Adeline Duane Slate. daughter
, of Mr.. and Mrs. Y. r. Slate, of Dim
, widdie County, and Mr.. lessee Lee
, Craile, of Evergreen. were married al
Roanoke Rapids, ". c., on Saturday
last The ceremony was performed BY
, Rev William Towe and was witnessed
by Mr.. w. b. Farrar.
Personals.
Mr.. r. II. Tucker. a former WELL
known young Petersburger, now gen
erai wire chief of the w. u. T. Co
in New York city. Is In Petersburg on
LA visit.
The annual excursion OF the Second
Baptist Church will be run to Ocean
View tomorrow.
i Mattux and Maguns have put on a
boat line between Petersburg and City
Point, which will prove a great con-
venience to the public.