The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-01
RICHMOND MERCHANT
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
John J. Saady In Petersburg Hospital
Suffering From Injuries Suss
tanned In Accident
MRS. RoPP ON SPEAKING TOUR
National Decoration Day Is Appro-
priateiy observed-IAst OF Quaiifsed
Voters More Than 1000 I'm Peters
burg.

Petersburg, Va. May 31.--Mr. John
]. saady, dry goods merchant of
2o27 East Main Street. Richmond,
narrowly escaped death while en-
route to City Point this morning, ana
is confined to the Petersburg HosJI-
tai. suffering with a broken left arm
and left leg.
Mr.. Saady had taken a bus from
Petersburg to City Point, which was
40 much crowded that he had to stand
on the running board. When the ma
chine had reached point several
miles from Petersburg he stepped
from the running board OF the ma
chine to allow a wagon to pass at
point where the road was very mar
row. and Hhsp he attempted to &c.
back on the machine his foot slipped
and he was thrown beneath the wneois
Of the truck which passed over him,
breaking his left arm near the
shoulder. and his left Leg iust below
the hip.
The unfortunate man had just re-
Gently gone to City Point TO conduct
an automobile service between there
and this city. The wife of Mr.. Saa1y,
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Dolly saady, came to Petersburg this
afternoon to visit the injured man.
Mr. Saady Is resting as comfortably
as could be expected, according TO
late reports from the hospital.
Negro Beats His Wife.
Cornelius Williams. a negro resid-
ing ON Harding Street. was, arrested
by Detective Heelan and Officer JEFF
ferson this Afternoon at the Dunlop
tobacco factory charged with beat"
ing his wife and with shooting her.
The bullet entered her right hip.
Mrs Ropp Speaks
Under the auspices of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. Mrs.
Hortense Ropp, THE Silver-Tongued
Orator" of the Shenandoah Valley.
will be In Petersburg during the next
few days In the interest of temper
ance. Mrs. Ropp lie an able speaker
and the local ". C. T. U. Is fortunate
in being able TO have her assistance
She In one of the leading w. c. T. u.
organizers and it has beer said that
during the Statewide prohibition cam
paign she garnered more votes than
any other woman In the State.
Mrs Ropp will speak at the First
Ba ptist Church at clock Friday
evening; at the Blandford M. E.
Church at IL o'clock Sunday morning
and at the Memorial NJ. E. Church NJ
8 o'clock Sunday evening. A treat
ia in store for all who can arrange
TO hear her. and the public is cor
daily invited to attend either or all
of tia meetings which she will hold.
On Monday Mrs. Ropp will 60 out
into the nearby counties to organize
new unions She will be accompanied
by the county president. Mrs. Albert
Mayo.
ChiIdren's Day Exercises.
One of the most beautiful and IN
teresting Childrens Day services that
has been held in Petersburg during
the spring season was held at Mar
ket street NJ E. Church yesterday
morning. A program OF rare excel
lence was rendered and the chancei
and pulpit were deliberately deco
raid with palms and flowers.
Decoration Day Observed.
National Decoration Day was appro-
priately observed at Poplar Grove Ma
tionai Cemetery this afternoon. The
exercises commenced at o'clock, and
each of the 5000 graves In the GEM
etery was decorated with an American
nag. splendid program. Including
the singing OF America" and memo
| rial address by Superintendent James
| W. Bodiey, was carried out Members
Of the Ladies' Memorial Association OF
Petersburg placed wreaths upon each
OF the graves of the thirty Confederate
soldiers buried in the cemetery.
Funeral 81 Mira. StitA.
The funeral Of Mrs Florence Virgins
stith was conducted from her residences