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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF
VIRGINIA OPENS TO-DAY
Sesyenty-S Seventh Session of South's
Great Seat OF Medical Science
VIII Begin.

The seventy-seventh session Of the
Medical College of Virginia begins
today when Dir. stuart MCGUIRE. dean
of the college, addresses the assembled
student body in the college audi
torium at II A. M.
The freshman class in medicine Will
number twenty-five and may reach
thirty. The fetal attendance expect
ed for the three schools will prob
ably GO slightly beyond 500. There
are only ten medical colleges in the
United States which have a larger en-
rollment The large enrolment Of
the Medical College Of Virginia il re-
markable. considering the fact that
tne total enrolment for the medical
schools of the country has dropped
from l4.ooo to 1000 during the past
decade,
In all departments new and inn
proved equipment has been added dur
ing the summer and the college Is In
better shape than ever for efficient
work.
Two years of college work In the
sciences and modern languages are
now required for entrance. each year
an additional year of preparatory col
iegc work being added.
In two years more the B. A. de-
gree will be required for entrance.
putting the Medical College of vir-
ginia in the same class with Johns
Hopkins and Harvard Medical Schools.
IT Is already in Glass A, Group /, with
those colleges.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
THIEF IS
CAUGHT IN NEBRASKA
Man who Walked on With Mrs. Annie
ID. kennedy's baggage
Under Arrest.

w. n. Sedgley, former employe of
the DUPONT powder plant at City
Point, who Is charged with stealing n
suitcase containing jewelry and wear
ing apparel valued at s4l6 from Mrs,
Annie p. Kennedy, of East Franklin
street, was arrested in Rushville. Neb,
yesterday and will be brought back to
this city to face the charge.
Detective C. T. Tinsley, of the Third
Station. who was instrumental in To-
eating the alleged thief. will start to
Nebraska for him as soon as extradi~
tion papers can be obtained from the
Governors Office.
Mrs. Kennedy was robbed while
waiting In the South Richmond station
of the Richmond Petersburg Electric
Railway on July 80. She put her grip
down while purchasing ticket, and
when she went back to a bench across
the room her suitcase was not there
She asked the police for help. and De-
tective Tinsley quickly came TO her
assistance. From description of a
man hanging around the station, whose
actions were suspicious. at the time he
decided to arrest Sedgley, the former
Dupont employee.
Sedgley had escaped. however, but he
was traced from city to city across
the continent. making his way TO his
former home In Overland, Colo. The
telegram which informed the Rich
mond police of Sedgieys arrest came
from Sheriff $, NJ. Bruce, OF RushvilIe
Neb.
Besides the wearing apparel in the
suitcase was n diamond ring. gold
and amethyst stiletto. gold locxet
necklaces earrings. KS. and other. ,yaluables,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
COLLEGE
FORMALLY OPENS TO-DAY
Eliyson, Pollard and Chesterman Will
Deliver the Addresses of
the Occasion
"HoNoR SYSTEM, IN VOGUE
While in Effect Really Since the
Been Elaborated Into a System Tn
I'll present Year---Student SeIf-Goy-
crnincnt Body Formed.

Exercises marking the formal OPEN
ing OF Richmond College will be held
TINS morning at IL o'clock. There
Will be an academic procession, with
the trustees. faculty, speakers for the
occasion and members of the senior
class all in cap and gown President
cartwright Will preside and addresses
Will be delivered by Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor j. Taylor Ellyson, president of
the board OF trustees; Attorney-Gen-
eral Pollard. president of the General
Society of Alumni and Evan r. Chea-
terman. secretary OF the State Board
OF Education. The College Glee Club
Will furnish music for the occasion.
Students continue to matriculate In
the two institutions. both of which
show larger enrolment this year
than last. The increase in Westhamp-
ton College for Women Is nearly LOG
per cent Ia the mems college every
dormitory has been taken and eff
forts are being made to locate stu
dents In homes near the college.
The honor system has been in ef
feet in Richmond College since its
founding in 1892. bat II has not been
elaborated into a system until the
present year To more effectuaily
enforce the honor system student
seif~governnent association has been
formed and with the fun approval of
the faculty the system goes into eff
feat this year. The association will
have full control Of student life on the
ca rnpus The officers are elected by
the student body, one, from each
class. and one from each of the
larger organizations of the college.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
h0ETHS|DERS WANT
BETTER PROTECTION
VIII Hold Meeting THIS Afternoon.
With City Authorities Looking TO
More Policemen.
delegation of Northside citiz,

\ delegation of Northside citizens
waited upon Mayer Ainslie yesterday
to urge better police protection to that
section Of the city There are now
eleven city mounted policemen on duty
IN The annexed territory across
shoekoe Creek There are four at
work ON the 5outhside.
Tho Northsiders want more police
protection, however. and after a short
talk with the Mayor an appointment
WIS made for 4 40 O'Clock this after
noon. at which time 1t is believed
some tangible arrangement may be
decided upon,
Those In the party were Messrs'
% A. Hawkins w. G. Quarles, Thomas
Wh.ttet. A F. Rylsnd. q. w. KEN
per. Julian {. Anderson and Percy
Smith.
In this connection the Mayor wishes
the public To understand that the de-
tail OF four policemen TO the assist
ance Of Hopeweii does not In the
slightest interfere with the number
Of patrolmen in Richmond. In the
place OF the four detailed at the re-
quest of the Governor. four men on
the eligible list and the men who
have had some experience. have been
enga ged To fill the vacancies until the
regulars report back to the Chief,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
]. N. \. 5. BATTALION
ALREADY NUMBERS 235
Great IHttefest-EfsiH esed- Inn Military
Move-Ffrst Drill Was Held
Yesterday In Grays' Armory.

The first drill held by the John Mar
shall High School cadets was in the
armory of the Richmond Grays yester
day, under the command of Major f.
F. Conquest. assisted by members of
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
who have volunteered tleir services
gratis in the education of the John
Marshall boys In military tactics.
More than 235 boys have signed APP
plications TO join the cadet battalion
and these enthusiastic members were
on hand yesterday morning when in
the school auditorium Major Con-
quest made a roll call of members who
were on his eligible list. AT the same
time Major Conquest named the
period of the day when the boys would
receive this training, and throughout
the day the companies were taken back
and forth to the Grays' Armory
The companies were divided up into
squade of four each, and these taken
in charge by Major Conquest and his
co-workers The uniforms for t,ae
cadet corps have not been ordered as
yet. They will be furnished by SOME
local firm.
To see the young men march around
in the armory is enough to inspire
everyone with the feeling that the
formation of the cadet battalion is
another definite step forward IN
don btedly the military classes have
proved a delightful innovation.
Major Conquest promises to have
the boys fit for parade by February.
The manual of arms, however, will not
he taught for some time The gums
have not arrived from Washington yet.
and the idea of the commandment is to
make the men strong in the funda-
mentals of the military rule before al
lowing them to handle the guns How
ever, 1t is his purpose to hold target
practice after this stage Is reached.
The public speaking classes. under
the leadership of Professor Arthur
James, will begin regular session to-
day. The large number of pupils who
have entered these classes have MADE
II a difficult task to accommodate them
every day. and new schedule, which
required several days to formulate,
had TO be prepared
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
ADVISORY TAX BOARD
MEETS THIS AFTERNOON
Letter Received From Richmond Local
hoard Of Review Among
Matters to Come Up.

The state Advisory Tax Board. to
which a letter protesting against the
advice given In the circular issued Seq
TENDER II was addressed a few days
ago by the Richmond city Board of
Review. will meet this afternoon at the
Office of Governor Stuart. The board
WITT give the letter consideration and
will also take up other matters of
routine character relative to the assess :
msnts of this year and years past.
While the meeting promises to be a
most interesting one. IL is unlikely that
little information concerning what
transpires will be given out until n
new circular is issued should the board
decide 10 issue such circular
State Auditor OF Public Accounts c.
Lee Moore would not discuss the stu
alton yesterday. but said there would
be plenty to keep the board busy at
it's meeting.
The letter sent 30 tho Advisory Board
by the local Board of Review at Rich
mond. 1t Is understood, rscited the fact
that the local board had made It's re-
ports before the circular eff September
II was issued This circular advised
postponement of reports on omitted as
sments until after the General As
semhly can meet and take such legs-
lative action as necessary to clarity
the situation.
The local boards letter advised the
Advisory Board that II 1T would secure
from Attorney General Pollard an opin-
Ion that the local board has the legal
right to refrain from reporting omitted
assessor ents where il had discovered
them the local board would recall it's
report.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
PRESIDENT FAIRFAX
WAKES OPTIMISTIC
Says Great State Fair VIII Prove
Even Greater Than
Ever.
TEACHES MANY LESSONS.
Youth May Profit from Demonstra-
tons of Health, Agricultural and
School Exhibits to BE Seen Week
of October II.

President Henry Fairfax of the Vir-
gnia State Fair Association, is en-
thusiastic over the prospect of most
successful exposition the week of DC
tober H.
Il gather from the reports submitted
from headquarters, said MIR. Fair
fax, that we are to have the most
diversified line of exhibits ever got
ten together by our association in its
ten years Of existence. This is most
encouraging, for with the war talk
and the poor farm showing early in
the year. there were many reasons
to believe the fair this year would
prove mediocre.
But providence and the activity
Of our agricultural agents. together
with the industry and hard work Of
our farmers and planters, have re-
suited In wonderful rnings.
THE visitor t6sF the fair will go
away with better things in his mind
He will learn many things which he
may profit by. And the young folks
will gather much information from rfe
demonstrations and the displays OF
the health. school and agricultural
depa rtments of the city OF Richmond
and the State of Virginia"
Manager Warwick ia equally opu-
mistic He sees nothing but the
greatest Saow that the State ever
saw.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
TO DELIVER ADDRESS AT
TYLER MONUMENT UNWILLING

In response to an invitation. Armis-
tead G. Gordon, rector Of the Uni
versty of Virginia. has consented to
deliver the GRAFTON on the occasion OF
the unvelling of the Tyler monument
in Hollywood on the afternoon of
October H.
The committee in charge Of the af-
fair has formulated program for the
occasion. which will embrace a mill
tary parade. from the Capitol to
Hollywood. with an GRAFTON at that
place. The monument is being built
by the National Government on an
appropriation Of $4,000.
i. The. eonafpss TX haying charge. of
the arrangements Includes Governor
Stuart. Mayor Ainslle. President
Adams, Of the Board OF Aldermen:
President Peters, of the Common
Council; Alderman Barton H. Grumpy
and Councilmen Fred Powell and
Edgar p. English.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
FREDERICKSBURG REVIEW
BOARD POSTPONES ACTION

The Fredericksburg local Board of
Review, composed of NJ. G. Willis.
chairman; f. NJ. Young and w ID.
Scott, at meeting held in that city
recently decided to postpone ennsid-
Grafton Of Examiner Cardweil's report
until the Commemorative Attorney
could be presently land give them adj
vice as to their rights and duties re-
garding taxes omitted in previous
years. Examiner cardwell agreed to
this, preferring to have the Common
weaitas Attorney rule on the matter.
In one of the counties in Exam miner
Cardwell's circuit a member of the
local board of review is financially in
teresied in some Establishments which
have been assessed for omitted taxes
on values estimated at 100000 This
examiner must pass on his own case,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
c. A. PIERCE AND WIFE
ARRESTED At H0PEWEll
They Are Charged With Having Drugs
In Their Possession in Jniaw-
fui Amount.

On "a warrant charging them with
having In their possession large
quantity of opium c. y. Pierce, who
was employed by the DUPONT Powder
Company. and his wife were taken into
custody last night by Marshal James
G.. Saunders at their home in Hopewe1.
Marshal Saunders brought them to
Richmond late last night and placed
them in Henrico County Jail pending
hearing today at noon before Commits
sioner Melvin Flegenheimer
The case against Pierce and wife was
worked up by Lieutenant Barnes and
Policeman Shea. of the HopeweIl po
lice force. A large quantity of the
dope" is said TO have been found at
the Pierce home,
The arrest of Pierce and his wife yes
terday Is the beginning of a war on
dope" dispensers at Hopewell. and
other arrests are expected to follow
shortly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
he MUST GET WHARF
PERMIT FROM COUNCIL
Owner of New Boat Line to City
Point Directed by Board to Go to
City Lawmakers.
TAKE "DRUNKs" TO CITY HONE
Movement Started to- Care For Vic
Tins OF Booze, With Man ut City
Home Employed to Look After
Them.

After having granted l.. r. Hancock
permission to erect wharf at the
foot of Eighteenth Street, in order
to have place to tie up his boat
designed to ply between this port and
City Point, the Administrative Board
yesterday resided its action, and d.
rected Mr.. Hancock to obtain permits
sion from City Council.
Mr.. Hancock has already begun
the erection of the wharf and shed.
He was told by members of the Board
that he did it at his own responsible
ity. He said he realized that
Commissioner Mccarthy In COM
menting upon the action of the Board
in granting the permission in the
first place. said it would have It's
effect upon the future, and that, per-
haps, there might be others who
might want to erect wharves at the
end of other streets along the dock.
Who? What? When? How?
The Board of Public Interests at a
meeting in the dim past urged that
wharves and other Improvements be
made along the dock. 1t is likely that
a meeting of this board vii be held
in the near future to push the mat
ter.
1T will be great thing said a
member of the Board of Public In
terests last night 1T would look like
old times to see the dock filled with
craft; Of not only the coa&twise sort.
but of the kind which crosses the
seas"
Commissioner fIirschbere. after the
case had been presented. moved that
Assistant Superintendent of Water
William Lawton be required To pay
the wages of j. +. Pohlmau and Miss
NJ. A McGfnniss. kept in service. in
the annexed territory. after September
/. Mr. Lawton, In the absence of
superintendent Davis. feeling that the
services of Miss McGinniss and Mr..
Pohlman were needed by the depart
ment. retained them for the half
month. pending final actieh by the
Board.
The final action. as state " Com
missioner Hirschberg. was that the
wages of the two employees should re
paid by Mr. I,awton out of his own
bank roll.
The City Council will probably re-
lieve Mr. Lawton of-the expense.
Commissioner Folkes would provide
a place for the derelicts who get In
the clutches of the law for tntoXica-
ton. He moved that the Superlnten-
dent of the City Home present a plan
by which drunks may be taken care
of at the City Home, and suggested
that a man be hired at the wage OF
sos month to look after such per-
sons at the home. This suggestion
was adopted and the ambulance doc
tors. the chief OF police and the sup
erintendent Of the City Home were
notified of this action by the Board
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK
AT SEVERAL FAIRS

The wonderful West country and the
lessons ii can teach Virginia form the
theme on which Governor Stuart Will
speak eto virEfnaassS st several az ths
county and local fairs TO be held in
the State this fall. Appointments al
ready made by the Governor and for
which arrangements have been COM
pleted are: Fiuvanna fair, at Carys-
brook. October a, and Isle OF Wight
fair, at Smithfieid, October rs.
Among callers at the Capitol yes
terday afternoon were Colonel Julien
II Hill. chief of staff. and Colonel War
rem p Taylor. The members of his
staff were in conference with Cover
nnr Stuart for the purpose of eatrtntrs
schedule for visit to the Danville
fair next month. ARRANGEMENTS will
be completed within a few days. 1t 10
expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
JUSTICE JOHN REACHES
SEVEhTY-f|RST YEAR
Receives Congratulations From Many
Frfessds and Finds Bunch OF
Roses on His Desk.

Police Justice John Jeter Crutch-
field celebrated yesterday his seventy
first birthday, the celebration being
the disposal of the big docket that
always accumulates from Saturday
evening until Monday morning.
Patrolman Louis Bertucci placed or
the judges desk a large bunch of
American Beauties, the gift of ad-
mirers. There were no speeches, but
there was deep appreciation of the
gift.
Justice Crutchfield has been on the
bench since 1872. serving first as
magistrate and being made the regu-
lar Police Court justice. He received
his first appointment as magistrate
from Judge Guigon.
II never felt younger and better In
my life" asserted the Judge when
congratulated by some OF his friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
NEGRO CONTINUES ARGUMENT
WITH KNIFE-THEN FTEES

r. W. Jones, who lives in the Rich
mond Hotel. was attacked and cut
with knife by a negro ON a Clay
Street car yesterday afternoon near
Harrison and Grace Streets. The two
men got into an argument over a
trivial matter when the negro sud
denly whipped out a knife and cut
Jones. The negro. who is said to be
named William and who drives an
ice wagon, escaped The injured man
was treated by DR.. Doggett, of the
ambulance corps, and carried home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
four SEEK RELIEF
FROM PRESSING DEBT
ruptcy Filed and One Comes
From fredericksburg.
KENNEDYs DEBTS $50, ss4.45
Barring j. Bear. Trading as Mrs
Julius Bear, Also Seeks Courts Re-
lief, Although His Listed Assets
Reach Almost Total of His Liza
biIltics.

Four voluntary petitions In hank
ruptcy We're admitted on record yes
terday in the local United States Dis
trict Court, three of them being filed
by local people and the other by res
ident of Fredericksburg.
The largest was filed by David C.
Kennedy, trading as the Perfection
Equipment Company, who placed his
liabilities at ss9.384.62. and his assets
at $40. 24s,45. j. B. Blades is the en-
dorser OF a note for $4,000 of the
MISSIONER Heights Land Corporation,
secured by a deed of trust on the
company. Most of the creditors are
secured, but the following Richmond
firms are unsecured: Success Novelty
Company. $3.50; Virginia Carolina
Hardware Company, s235.45; Wat
kins-Cottrell Company. s132.22; Ford
Whitehurst Manufacturing Company
s147.17; Lyon and Montague Com
pany. sI27.45; DIR. c. w. Massie, 1871;
NJ. j. Fulton. note. 1915.
Another one Of the hankrupts. Bar
ing j. Bear, trading as Mrs. Julius
Bear. listed his liabilities at st5.-
i75.42. and his assets at $4,000. Tn
secured claims in this petition
amounted to sI2.os2s2. The prin-
cipal Bear creditors are New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore houses, all
OF which are unsecured, Only
few Richmond firms will lose by the
filing of this petition.
DR.. Herman Hertzberg filed pc
tition, placing his liabilities at So
$50 and his assets al $500
A. L. Dempsey. of Fredericksburg
the fourth 10 file a petition durine the
day, listed his liabilities at s13,3sS.24
and his assets at s14.f72.9f large
amount of which is claimed by the
right Of homestead exemption. Mos.
of the creditors are Northern firms.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
For Flood Sufferers.

An entertainment viii be given IN
the Hippodrome Theater tonight for
the benefit OF Charlys and I>otue
wray and their six children during
the terrific cyclone and downpour
which swept over this section on Au-
gust the Wrays lost nearly every
thing they possessed. their home at
Benedict. Henrico County, being en-
tirely demolished Forty per cent OF
the proceeds from the sale OF all
tickets sold before 6 o'clock VIII be
rfyrr1-7~tt,- this deserving
negroes. A committee Il busy sell
ing the tickets and a large crowd Is
nxpeCted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
v. c. 7. !. STATE :
CONVENTION TOMORROW
Hon. Carter Glass One OF tho Speakers
On the PrGgram--fses,ord At
tendance Anticipated.

The Richmond delegation to the
". C. T.. Z. State Convention at
I.nchhurg, will leave the city this
morning. Most Of the delegates will
90 via the Chesapeake and Ohio. the
Y q, hers by way or the sNsUirfUfK ana
Western
The annual conservation service will
he held tonight. the delegates assign
ed to their homes and all arrange
ments made for the opening of the
convention at 20 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The sessions will be held In the First
Baptist Church and the body will be
officially welcomed by the Mayor.
presidents of various city organiza-
Hons. Hon. R.-carter GfHEs viii be
3One OF the speakers.
The, Indications point to a record
attendance. and the program Is an at
1racttve one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
aIRrM SECOND DISTRICT
ASSESSMENTS SHOW INCREASE

An increase of nearly 100000 over
the assessment for 1914 is shown IN
the report returned yesterday TO the
office Of Auditor Of Public Accounts
G. Lee Moore for the Second District
Of Alhemarle County for the present
year,
The figures of the assessors or real
estate in that district follow; 1915,
ss.1os.s15. 1914, s2,s2o.275; increase,
soSS340.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
ORDER GIVEN FOR $4,000
AUTO TAGS FOR NEXT YEAR

Secretary of the Commonwealth
lanes has awarded contract for 20
600 automobile license tags for the
State of Virginia for the year 1915.
This order is for FIVE thousand more
ia as than were ordered for this year:
The new tags are to be delivered
here before January as On and AFTER
that day no automobile may be oper-
atat in the State unless the 1915 rag
'e displayed showing license tax Tor
the year has been paid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
Vim. A. yarty. Editor. Dead.

Raleigh. ", c.. Sept william
A, varty veteran North Carolina eai-
tor. died today at Neuva Corona, Isle
OF Pines.
Mr. varty is said to have been the
first correspondent with the American
fleet to land in Cuba in the Spanish
American War
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-21
LITTLE JOSEPH BRANDT
SUCCUM0S TO INJURIES
Lad Who Was struck by Automobile on
sunday Passes 4way--Brfver uf
Machine Surrenders himself

Joseph Brandt, seven years old, of 81
Holland Street, died yesterday at mis-
home from injuries received when an
automobile driven by Peter Bonini,
saloon keeper at Seventh and Broad
Streets. ran over him on the Govern
ment Road Sunday. Bonini SURRENDERED
himself 10 the police and was later
hailed in the sum of $1,000, Frank
Picchi furnishing the bond.
The hoy is said TO have been playing
In the road when he was struck, II
was reported thar Bonini was driving
slowly at the time Of the accident The
case Will come up in Police Court this
morning.