Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-15
THIRTEEN MERCHANTS
ARRA|GNED IN COURT
They Arc Hailed Before Police Jus.
tice by Representatives of State
Labor Bureau.
SOME GUILTY, SOME GO FREE
Ten Are Charged With Working Fe-
malo Employees More Than Ten
Hours Day-Thrce Are Fined
and Others Dismissed.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch. ]

PETERSBURG, VA, January IL
Thirteen merchants. including three
women. appeared In the Police Court
this morning TO answer charges pre-
fcrrcd by representatives OF the State
| Labor Bureau. Ten OF the merchants
were charged with violating the law
which prohibits the working of female
employees more than ten hours in any
one day. Three of the defendants were
| hned 80 each and the rest were dis
charged Three firms were charged
with failure to provide their buildings
with fire escapes They were dis
charged. Counsel for the defendants
held that the State law provides that
the city Council shall determine the
| style of fire escapes to be used on
! buildings over three stories high, and
that the Council OF Petersburg had
failed TO do this. The justice took this
view of the case
/ MONUMENT TO GENERAL. MALONE
WILL HE ERECTED
At their meeting last week, the
| Daughters of the Confedcracy decided
TO devote this years work to the erec-
ton of a monument TO General William
Malone. the Lee markers having been
completed. One of the last two of
these markers will be placed at Violet
! Bank. across the river from the city, in
Chesterfield. and the other at the old
| Turnbull place. the headquarters Of
General Lee In Dinwiddie. The DauGh-
tiers are waiting for better weather
| conditions for the unveilinG of these
, markers. The marker committee. con-
| sisting OF Mrs a. l.. Davis, chairman:
Mrs. +. w. Grigs. Mrs. 4. X. Davis.
Mrs. w. T.. Drcwry. Mrs. Bartlett Roper.
| Mrs. w. w. rowncs, Jr.. and Mrs.
/ Pryor Jones. has the work of the Ma
| hone monument In hand. and has al
ready made much progress. No definite
plans have been formed as to the style,
cost and location of the monument, but
| the committee Will have an interesting
\ report to make TO the chapter at the
| February meeting. ]; is said that A. l..
| Davis. owner of the land on which the
Confederate Fort Malone was located.
! has offered to donate Il site for the
| monument. and donations to the monu-
ment have already been received.
! CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
POSTPONED HY JUDGE
In the Hastings Court to-day, Judge
Mullen presiding, the contempt pro-
| ceedings against certain members OF
! the Tartte faction OF the Harrison
street tcolored) Baptist Church for an
| alleged violation Of a decree OF the
court. were continued for hearing until
| February IS. Meantime there is pend
ing In the Circuit Court an injunction
| issued By Judge Southan against the
! antiTartte faction. prohibiting. until
! further orders. the holding OF any
further business meetings of the
church. This case viii be heard OH the
22d instant. II seems that the public
is not soon to hear the last of the
Harrison street Church case and Its
| factional controversy.
Among the speakers at the celebra-
| tion. by y. p. Hill Camp. on the 18th.
of the anniversary OF General Lees
birthday. will be Lieutenant Grand
Commander Thomas G. Elan, of Roa-
noke There will be others, including
| local speakers. Judge Goodrich. of
Fredericksburg, had accepted an in
| vitation to believer an address but his
| Illness Will prevent his coming. The
camp will attend divine service at
! Washington Street NJ. f. Church Sun
day night
| George s. Bernard, OF this city. has
| been summoned TO testify before the
United States District Court for the
| Western District OF Oregon. to give
expert testimony in an important tim
| Der case in which the United States
! is interested
| Chief of Police Rasland left last
night for Rustburg, Va. to testify In
| the case OF John Mcbride. to be tried
| for housebreaking. Mcbride was ar
| rested In Petersburg several months
| ago. and was subsequently, tried in
the United States Court at Danville on
| the charge OF robbing post-oflce, but
! was discharged
| The annual meeting OF the stock
1 hOlueTS Oh the petersburg investment
| Corporation was held last night in the
| Chamber of Commerce. William L. Zim-
| mer, Jr., presiding. President NJ. c.
Jackson read his report covering the
| operations of the past year, and the
report of the treasurer, showing assets
and liabilities, was presented. P-esi-
| dent jackson In his report said that
il was the intention of the officers and
| directors to begin work on the MOTEL
on Tabb Street after the necessary
| capital had been subscribed, and that
tentative arrangements for loan from
! the banks had been made, but the out
! break of the European war had caused
! interruption. and many subscribers to
the building fund had failed to meet
| their obligations as they fell due. The
officers and directors are not TO blame
| for the delay In carrying out the hotel
project. Two hundred thousand dol
| lars is necessary to finance the new
hotel. AS soon as the way is clear
| work on the hotel will begin. The fol-
| lowing officers were elected: president.
NJ. G. Jackson; vice president. j. n.
| Harrison: directors. L. c. Kent. H. S.
! Seward. II. p. Harrison. Robert Caba-
Miss and Samuel w. thinner.
Last night at . o'clock, at the resi-
dence Of the officiating minister, the
| Rev. George G. Zeiglcr, Washington
Street Miss Ethel w. Harrison and
George i. lioone, both OF Prince George
County, were quietly married.
The body of Miss Catherine S. Moody,
who died in Richmond. was brought to
the city to-day for burial in Blandford
| Cemetery.
In tho interest of national constitu-
tonal prohibition. meeting was held
tonight at Wesley NJ. Il. Church. There
were pleasant exercises and an address
| by the Rev. II. II. Martens.
John a. Walker died yesterday Mt
| the city almshousc. lie is survived by
his wife. who lives in Richmond.
| Mr.. and Mrs. f.. l.. Barker have re-
| turned from their bridal trip. After
spending few days in Petersburg they
| will remove to Richmond
| The breaks at the warehouse to-day
! were the largest since before Christ
| mas The market is active. and prices
| for both bright and dark tobacco are
better than at any time during the
season.
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