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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
CONTRIBUTION TO "BUG FILE"
Governor stuart Receives Wicrd Com
muntcntiup From Chicago Man.

In the middle of ono Of the busiest
DAYS he had experienced since the Leg
is!aturc adjourned, Governor stuart
Yesterday received Il communication
signed by l.. i. cox. OF Chicago, al.
Vising the executive Of the second com
Ing OF Christ.
j was lengthy and poudcrous com
rluniCation, covering tNo closely witt
ten pages, carefully r.d. The Gov
crnor is solcmnly advised TO prepare
for the return OF the Saviour 10 this
mundane sphcr. and cautioned TO nut
on the armor OF righteousness. Then
follows a string Of biblical quotations,
concluding with this demand for AN
immediate answer: This message is
sacred. Answer il yes or no 70 f..
l.. Cox. Chicago"
The communication was given 4 1T
ting place In the bug file by StrnoS-
rAphcl Martin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT
Car Company Not Liable for Niss
FIctrher's Fnli From stem.

y verdict i'm favor of the defendant
company, the Virginia Railway and
rover Company, was returned by n
jury in the liustings Court, Part H..
Yesterday afternoon in the $4,000 suit
brought by Annie y. Fletcher, for per-
sonal injuries.
Miss Fletcher alleged that She was
stepping from Il street car at the corner
OF Harrison and Beverly Streets when
the motorman started the car, and she
WAS thrown to the ground. The jury
oceided that the street car company
could not be held responsible for fall
ana returned Il verdict for the com
pany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
senator Iicczeu Here

Former Senator George -. KccZcll. OF
Rockih. nam. was n caller Mt the Of
nee o. Governor stuart yesterday. Sen
ator kcezcll was called 10 Richmond
by the illness Of Mrs. keczcil. who has
been patient at Johnston Willis Hos
pital some days. Her condition is not
regarded as dangerous. but was sur
fcicntly serious to neccssitatc n sur
gical operation, which she underwent
At the hospital. Tho patient Is now
Improving. Unless she suffers n rc-
lapse. Senator kcezcl will return OF
his home In Rockingham o.day. leav-
ing Mrs. Keezcll under the care OF
tho surgeons for the present.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
'BOY INSTANTLY KILLS
YOUNG COLORED GIRL
Leslie Drew Fires mt Manager OF De-
tention Home, Striking Vir-
ginia Muscoe.
SECOND PERSON HE HAS KILLED
Boy Attempts to Break Away From
Juvenile Home, Swapping His Pts
toll Three Times in Desperate
Struggle With His Keepers.

In desperate struggle to escape last
night from the Negro Detention Home.
/ at 3O5 North Fourteenth Street, Leslie
Drew. eighteen years old, fired ut Dill
liam III. Tharps. the manager, and, miss
ing him, killed siXtccn-ycar- old Vir-
ginia MuScoe, who was standing ut the
foot of the stairway Watching the fight
She is the second person to have been
killed by the youth. In March, 1914
he shot and killed Il negro boy in pcni-
Tertiary Bottom, and il was for this
| Staying that he WAS under detention
| : Drew had been sent to Z; place in
| the country to serve until he became
of age. He escaped and returned to
Richmond Tharps met him on Broad
street yesterday afternoon and took
| him again into his care. Last night
the boy broke out of his room and
came downstairs. Tharps came after
him, and Tharps's stepson, Joe Woody.
followed in pursuit. They caught the
fugitive i'll the hallway, and Drew drew
"A .Ai-calibrc revolver from his hin
pocket. Tharps caught his arms and
Woody flung h;nsclf on the wild boy
BOY SNAPS REVOLVER
TRIGGER THREE; TIMES
For time the three swaycd to-
Eether. Drew snapped the trigger Of
ms revolver three times without effect
/ ~ the fourth time and as Woody's
hand was about to close over the muz-
zle of the pistol, n cartridge exploded
ana the bullet struck the innocent girl
Stahding by squarcly in the middle of
the forehead. Her brains spattered
over the stairway, and she fell with
out a Sroan.
The fight continued about the girls
body, and finally Drew was overcome
Ihen the police were called, and officer
Hitcheii raced to the house. He placed
Drew under arrest and took him Ia tho
rlrst Police Station. The boy looks to
be about sixteen years, Old but his
age was given as eighteen
Drew has II bad character with tho
police He has now committed two
murders. He has been arrested for
stealing chickens ana is suspected of
having snatched many pockctbooks. He
mas been arrested by Sergeant Shep-
nerd and observation-disclosures KrcnCcl
the rifle with which he killed Il boy
| last March was stolen
NirEini. Muscoe had but lately been
brought to Richmond Detention Home
from Lynchburg on Il charge of incor-
riSibility.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
GRANGER ARRESTED
Artor Charges Pressing Club Manager
with Trcspass

Ernest Granger, manager of q clean
ing aud pressing establishment. was ar
rested early yesterday afternoon by
Policeman lianolcy on Il warrant sworn
1" 10y Edwin Arnold. the actor. charC-
ing him with trcspass.
IL is said that the arrest is tho out .
come OF a financial difference Arnold.
II is alleged, owed Granger for clean
Ing some Of his clothes, and Granger
sent Il boy into the randolph Apart
u"nts, North Fourth Street, to get
som" NOR" clothes Granger himself
dit not 20. Th" boy was admitted TO
Arnold's ,apartmcnts, got tho clothes.
ana now they are being held for pay
mcut OF an alleged debt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
ATTEMPTS TO ROB JUDGE
Negro Brought to Hcnrico Jail for snfe
Eecptnr,

Accused OF robbng the home of the
CIRCUIT Judge and of attempting TO burn
his way out Of Jail in Charles City
County, Archer Harris, colored, was last
night brought TO the IIcnrico County
jail for safe Keeping by Sheriff Major,
Of Charles City.
Harris was indicted yesterday by the
grand jury in Charles City County of
breaking into the home of Judge u.
Gardiner Tyler. of the Circuit Court or
that >county, with intent to commit
robbery. Another indictment charges
that while IL prisoner i'm the Charles
city County Jail he set fire to the
wooden door, and when it had burned
away, escaped into the corridor.
Judge Tyler stated yesterday that he
would not sit in the trial of the case.
as the negro. was charged with at
tempting to rob the judges home
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
DISTlLLERY SEIZED
nitcd States MARSHALL Takes Charge OF
OistiiiinE Community Property.

Under IL libel Of Information, grain
distillcry. No. |. OF the Old Hund"cd
DistillinG Company. in Fairfield Magis-
tcrial District, licnrico County. was at
tachcd yesterday by United States Mar
shall John q saunders. The libel was
filed by Assistant United States District
Attorney Hiram III. Smith. on account
Of alleged violations Of the revenue
law. The plant haG previously been
seized by Deputy Collector L.. i. South
ward, after evidence. il is said. that
violations had occurred, was discov-
cred
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
Writ of Error Refused.

The Supreme Court of Appeals OF
Virginia yesterday refused to grant Il
writ OF error and supcrsedcas in the
case OF Charles :. Aydclottc vs.. r.. C.
Howe and William Y. Chinn. Howe and
Chinn were the defendants in suit
brought In the Circuit Court of Prin-
cess Anne County by .\ndclottc to have
the boundary line between certain
properties fixed by the court. The ap-
peal is from the Judgment of the Trial
I'nurt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
POSTAL OFFICIALS HERE
Reynolds Insrects Com
pany's Plnnt and Facilities.

Fice-Prcsidcnt and General Manager
Edward Reynolds Of the Postal Tele-
graph Gable Company spent yesterday
in Richmond with Superintendent Ash
burne and Manager Akers looking over
the company's Richmond Offices
E". Reynolds has been making an i'm.
spection OF the company's properties in
the South and Southwest, and returned
10 New York from Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
BELT LINE OFFERS
HAFFLTNG OBSTACLE

inc tracks Of the Richmond. Fred
cricKshurg and Potomac, and Atlantic
Coast Line Connection Company offer n
naming obstacles to the Improvement
Ihe unwillinSncSs Of the rompanv to
remove the Belt Line leaves as the ONLY
alternatives the bridging of the tracks
by an overhead structure. or the cross
ing OF the Belt Line at grade. Serious
objections are offered 10 both plans
Henry i. Beck. the engineer member OF
lhe administrative Board. has suggest
ca mat the tracks be lowered and a
Strect-lcHel croSSovcr constructed.
10 the lowering OF the tracks is en-
tered the serious objection that the rail-
road company has recently made extern
siNc cuts and nils TO provide n uniform
grade TO the Belt Line bridge, and the
sinking of the tracks would seriously
disturb the gradient Of the double ira elk
lire. Drainage difficulties, il is stated
would also complicatc such a procedure
Many persons who have studied the
situation incline to the belief that the
best solution lies in the construction of
u massive ornamental bridge carrying
the avenue at full width over the
tracks. Such u bridge, in order to prc-
serve tho beauty OF the perspective, it
il pointed out, should be constructed
with long approaches. reducing the
grade to Il gentle incline.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
Stmmblrs on station Stems

in n hurry Ia catch Il train home yes
terday afternoon. ana fell down on the
steps of the Main street Station and
was painfully cut in the forehead. lie
was attended by Or. j. Il. Walker. Of
the city ambulance corps. and rccov-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
Stealing Conner Wire.

Robert Lewis; colored, twenty years
old was arrested yesterday on a
charge of stealing quantity of con-
per wire from the Virginia Hallway
and Power Company.
Edwin Rodgers. colorcd was arrest
ed on charge Of stealing Il suit OF
clothes and a pair of shoes from Lam
don Walker.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
REUNION CROWDS TO USE
SOUTH RICHMOND STATION
Southern Railway Company Will
Park Special Trains in South
side Yards.
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
PLANS
After Talking Over Situation, Rail-
road Men Inspect Local Facilities.
Expect Reunion to he Record
Breaker in Every Particular.

Special trims bringing visitors to the
annual reunion OF the United Confcd-
crate Veterans over the southern Rail-
way will use the new Hull street Sta
ton terminal. 1t was decided yesterday
by officials OF the company after an
inspection OF local conditions 1t WAS
decided that the trains could DO parked
in the South Richmo!.d yards TO good
advantage, while arrangement can be
made with the Virginia hallway and
Power Company to have electric cars
on hands to bring the crowds across
the river.
southern Railway representatives
from all parts OF the country were
here yesterday to discuss plans for
bringing thousands OF reunion visitors
10 Richmond In June. Every possible
phase o: providing for the comfort OF
the visitors and handling the huge
crowd was taken up. Following the
meeting, which was held In the Rich
mond Hotel. the railway officers made
tour OF the local yards for the pur-
pose of getting n definite insight into
the conditions which will confront
them
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
FURTHER CUTS TO-DAY IN
C|TY's EMERGENCY FORCE
Street Cleaning and Park Depart.
mcnts to Drop Between Seventy
Five and 100 Men.
REDUCTIONS ARE GRADUAL
Industries Absorb Good Workmen rs
Fast as They Are Laid or, and
No Repetition Of last Years
StrinEcncy Is Expected.

Between scvcnty-tive and 10 men
employed i'm the Street Cleaning and
Park Departments under the cmcr-
gency $4,000 labor-aid appropriation
VIII receive their city pay envelopes
Tor the last time to-day. Supcrintcn-
dent COIN. OF the street Cleaning De-
partmcnt, VIII lay off about nifty men,
The others VIII come from the cmer-
Gency force which has for several
weeks been employed in park improve
ment work.
An allotment of 100000 to the Street
Cleaning Department gave work To $50
men for several weeks through the
worst part OF the winter. The extra
force performed 4 valuable service dur
ing the heavy sonws that fell about
Christmas time. and made possible "a
more thorough application of the street
cleaning service everywhere in the
ri
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
ENTIRE APPROPRIATION
OF S2O.0OO CONSUMED

Practically all Of the $4,000 appro-
priation for street cleaning has been
consumed. and the department is COM
PEELED to dispense with the services OF
the $50 men who were tidcd over the
strenuous days of midwintcr. Fifty
have already been dropped and fifty
more Will be laid OF to-day. The hand
fun OF extra men that remain will
be dropped in the next few days.
For the Improvement OF the park
system the sum Of S25.O1O was set aside
by the Administration Board out Of
the $4,000 appropriation. Approxi-
matcly 100 men were given work In
this department. According to Humph-
rey Calder, Assistant Superintendent OF
Parks, such work as could De done by
the extra force has been completed
Although only $1,000 OF the $4,000
appropriation has been spent practi-
cally the entire emergency force that
mas been employed in the parks Will
be laid of for lack OF work \ num-
Der of these viii be dropped from the
payroll to-day.
With the discharge OF the go men
that have been employed In the street
Cleaning and Park departments. there
VIII Still remain in the several other
departments about 200 men of the
emergency force. \ co,nparatiy.lv
large force Is employed in Oakwood
Cemetery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
SMALL pROPORTInN WILL
FIND PERMANENT JouS

1t was believed at first that a con-
siderable proportion Of the emergency
force employed under the special i'm
proNcincnt appropriation would find
permanent employment with the CITY.
ihc scaling OF appropriations for All
Kinds of Improvement work In M.
newly passed budget, however. has
closed many avenues OF employment
which IT WAS expected would remain
open ana 1t appears now that at least
80 per cent OF the emergency force will
he dropped permanently
me iaying-om is taking place grad
"'iiE' ana Il number OF men who Will
bc dropped from the payroll to-day
nave already arranged for other en-
pioymeht. The general situation has
undergone marked Improvement since
me stringency last autumn which led
the special lahor-aid augmentation
WIN the approach OF spring many in
dustries that have been idle, both with
III IN. city and without, will resume
operations creating Il larger demand
Tor labor of every character
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
WOULD OPEN AVENUE
TO NEW CITY LIMITS

Nhile the larger plan is to omen
hoiuihent Avenue the full 40 feet
10 me Ihree-Chop Road. about two
rn vest OF the new city limits. the
ent only with the Improvement in rho
Ivy proper. This would mean tho OMEN
'"E up OF the avenue from the Rose
nca'h- Road westward to the nov, Ii,,i,.
just west of Commonwealth hyo,,,
Most OF the property owners hctwee,
os'hchth Road and the new limi,a
nave either entered into agreements or
Indicated their willingness To d.dic,,a
enough Of their property 70 ,n,I,o 49,.
Sioie me extension OF Monument Ave-
nue. 10 It's full l4O-foot width Amon
t"e rev VINO have made no announce
- VI 'he'r position is w. s. Forbes
VINO owns almost the entire tr,c, 10
tween the Roscncath Road and tie Roll
Line, ana II considerable tr:.,l west or
me Fest Line on what would be tho
tended.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-06
The Enemies of Liberty Must be
Met by Brave Men Who Are
Not Afraid to Fight

X/oUR attention has also been the Romauis
headed by the knights Of Columbus
pleased 10 call Commission Religious Prejudice"
rom the daily papers telling Of this fact
shown that the Knights
ing Tor the purpose Of getting the goods editors
this paper and putting the publication 'out Of business
Ihe Menace unable to deal with all Of these attacks and
taes would like 70 do but that this would
opportunity for the Guardians Liberty
other patriotic body commission
why Catholics driving Proean Of public life
out OF their jobs by means Of the boycott.
Investigations should be held Gaans Boston
New York Washington Baltimore Philadelphia
envelope thieves Of the Roman Catholic church. San Francisco Chi
and other large cities
were All
tang through the Catholic
running down the character connected with
getting the goods on them by means ot detective agencies This latest
Knight Of Columbus scheme with this fifty thousand dollars
like head would
time that William Jaass Burns 1.-THE detective newly
Knight Of Columbus the job and all
horse stealing needn't be alarmed in the least
PACE will permit dispatches
the daily telling the
fight The Menace The heads quoted in the few Of
leaving nothing undon that will
tendency chunk the wheels Of The Menace and
free speech
fight S n must be to the finish.
lines written dispatch
Romsh
asking that by
of the Of the United States
crcsng religion
their when said performed the
religion What of all this mud singing will be remains
but one thing is certain
AND BONDAGE NO LESS DADfNABLE THAT WHICH
SPAIN DURING THE NQUISTI0N OR
GOING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FIRMLY
CAN NEVER BE SHAKEN so LONG AS THE SUN sHEs
TO MENACE AND HOW HARD YOU FIGHT
INALIENABLE RIGHTsl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-06
The Menace to be Fought From
Every Angle----Rome Will
Not Spare the Free Press


sng the free the nation falling The Menace
rapidly
As write these lines before half hundred daily
with lengthy articles bearing heads these Catholics Take
Action Against Attacks Catholics Fight Prejudice
Catholics Religious Bgotry Publications
Be Fought by Knights Of Columbus knights Of Columbus Organize
Fight Anti Catholicism Catholic Church Fight The Menace Cath
oos War Catholics Fight Opposing
Church.; Against Menace Urges
Check Catholics Want Slander Stopped Federal Authorities
Have Arrested Menace Gang etc. etc. ad nhntum ad
To read the Catholic and the RomaEd daeS would think
that the plaques and that the little
Menace responsible for the whole business.
would have the believe that the world end
and that at The Menace ism crushed Of existence
Church
B faithful Catholic
child in the country wrote the postmaster mplorng him exclude
this from the mails
This the opening
keeping actually print
distribute throughout the country form letters accompanied
in large Hon. A. S. Bureson Washington, d. c."
They made the matter plain ignorant
the country the postmaster general with these cold
pleas suppression speech
of the letter being used is as follows:
4 "Cresco. Iowa.
Sr:-Your attention hereby publications
fuch The Menace and others similar second class
he
citizens United Their chief
ridicule vlify Catholic religion
member of this church and the United States protest
Ser appeal why Section 49S of the postal laws
publications this fails apply why has
4aw framed Offset such widespread INSULT Publications of this
excluded from the mails Canada
I would like to know definitely position this matter
Sincerely yours.
The protesting against the fight on IL
yhe of itself
ng have printed about the Roman Catholic church.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-06

Representative Rayburn saws he has
prepared the bin by request.
The measure provides that upon The
petition of twenty citizens a board Of
supervisors, q grand Jury, county attor,
nev or any persons designated BY the
Judge OF a district court shall have the
right TO inspect the following class OF
insiitutions-publc or private hospitals
reformatory schools, houses Of detention
converts, asylums, sectarian seminaries
schools or Institutions
The bill provides that il be the duty
Of n supervisor 10 visit, unannounccl
'hesc institutions once every -four
months. On this visit notes shall bg
taken as 20 the condition and treat,
ment Of the occupants and to receive any
complaints that might he made. These
reports shall be published as Official
business in the newspapers.
Any one resisting such an inspection
will be guilty Of a misdemeanor. pun,
ishahle by a fine Of $500 or six month.
in Jail
The bill introduced in the Tex.
as Legislature seems to be in fair
way TO pass, or al least TO get
consideration. as the chairman
of the committee which will con.
slider it is the man who intro.
duced it. One of the Dallas
daily papers says it has dynamite
in il. The item in question is a
press dispatch from Austin and
reads as follows:
Austin, Jan. GA bill with some
dynamite in il is now pending in tho
lower house and has bCcn referred "a
the committee on state affairs, Of which
n. r. Williams Of Hopkins county is
chairman.
The bill, IL IL becomes a Law, would
open up all institutions Of the state 10
inspection by grand iuries and commits.
sioners courts, or when any 20 citizens
demanded an inspection. Il includes in
its scope converts, private hospitals, re.
formatory houses, homes Of detention,
aSylums, sectarian seminaries, schools or
institutions.
The bill has escaped notice except by
a few Catholics. who are already fight.
lux Als hNN " NaN NItNutfl hN W "
liams, chairman Of the committee before
which il is now pending. and is certain
to get favorable consideration.
II would absolutely destroy the se.
crecy Of schools. converts or institu.
ionS established by the churches
To Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas
readers. as well as readers in ev.
cry other state where these bills
are being introduced, we would
say the same as we have said to
our Missouri friends: WRITE
Y OUR REPRESENTATIVE
THAT YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF
(continued on page 2, column q.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-02-06

to the bill-in fact they are in
favor Of the bill-then why, in
the name Of justice, does Rome
object'
When the bill of last year was
before the Missouri legislature,
Jefferson City was crowded with
priests and knights of Colum.
bus, lobbying for the assassina.
tion of this bill-and il was
assassinated. The same fight will
be made this time, and that :
the reason that every patriotic
citizen in the state of Missouri
should write his representative ia
vote and lobby for the passage
of House Bill No. 80, known as
the Inspection Bill.
That Rome fears the light and
is very much agitated over this
effort of the state to peer into
the dark corners of her hell-holes
is shown from the contents Of the
following item. taken from the
Springfield, Mo-, Republican of
Jan. 23rd:
The proposed inspection. Of Catholic
converts, sectariap seminaries, schools
and other institutions by county com.
missioners, As provided for in a bill
introduced in the Missouri general
assembly, has caused much agitation
among Catholics in Springfield and
other cities Of Missouri. Representa-
tivcs Of the American Federation Of
Catholic Societies will attempt 10 have
the bill killed in committee, Il is said
by prominent Catholics.
Catholics see in the bill introduced
January II by Representative Marion
D. Allen Of Laclcde county, an endeav.
or 20 create an opportunity for the in.
spcction Of Catholic institutions by per.
sons Of different religious persuasion,
having ulterior motives. Two bills,
said TO be similar, were introduced in
the last legislature, Edwin p. Moore, Of
Lamar, senator from this district, a
representative from Barton county at
the last session, is said 10 have been
sponsor for one Of the bills al that time.
Almost the same bill has been intro.
dueed at the last three sessions Of the
legislature. Each time the bill died in
the committee.
esse Introducing the bills. -
Father J. NJ. Sheridan Of st. Agnes :
church last night said, care attempt
ing to play to the galleries and il is
done through malicious intention aud
designed 20 east insinuations against
the Catholic schools and other institu.
tons. Our converts, psrOehial schools
and other institutions are private in
stitutions and are not supported by the
TAXATION Of the public and should not
interest them.
This priest has the audaeity to