The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-16
FORMER WET CHAMPION
NOW OPPOSES SALOON
Major Dan Morgan smith Campaign
Ing In Interest OF National Pro-
hibition To Speak Sunday.
FIREMAN STRUCK BY
Was Fighting Flames In Car or Cot :
ton For Dupont Company-E. l..
Mann May Oppose Bonifant For
Legislat Ire-Big Classes Confirmed.

Dan Morgan Smith, of Chicago, a
| former champion Of the wet" forces
o. Illinois, who Is now campaigning
| in the interest of Nationwide prohi-
/ hilton will address mass meeting In
the Academy of Music OF this city ~
! 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. March
81.
| Major Smith is a native Virginian,+
/ Saving been born at Orange Courf-
house on October 2, 1873. and edu
Gated In this State. He was admitted
! TO the bar of Florida in 1892, to the
/ bar of Illinois In 1899. and to practice
III the Supreme Court OF the United
States in 1909. He was the Democratic
nominee II ON the Third Congressional
/ District of Illinois in 1902. was as
sistant corporation counsel for the
city of Chicago under Mayor DUNES
& administration. was general counsel
for the National Modern License
League from 1908 to 1912: and has
tcen judge advocate OF the Illinois
National Guard with rank of major
from 1914 to the present time.
1t Is expected that a large crowd
: will hear Major Smith when he speaks
here on this important subject. He
will leave Immediately following his
address, by Norfolk and Western train
| for Waverly. where he will speak at
night.
| Jug-Iaws Reduce business.
/ II is stated that several local
whiskey dealers. who have enjoyed a
prosperous shipping business to North
and South Carolina during the past,
are making preparations to do n re
/ tail business in the future or until
November l, 1915, owing tc the anti
shipping laws of Virginia Southern
neighibors.
| Fireman Hurt In Car Blaze.
/ Fire was discovered about o'clock
this afternoon In Norfolk and West
ern car No 20523. in the company's
yard here which contained cotton lint
consigned t. the DUPONT Powder Com
pany at City Point. The lint was to-
/ be used by the company I'm the man
ufacture OF gun cotton. The fire de-
! rartment responded promptly TO an
alarm and quickly extinguished the
! flames,
/ While the car was being broken
into by ffremen. Thomas Williamson.
member of the Are department, was
| injured with an axe in the hands o1
another fireman. which cut through
the door of the car and struck Mr.
w iiliamson a severe blow In one OF
his legs just above the knee.
To Richmond For Treatment.
! John w. Chappell. prominent
citizen OF Matoaca. was taken I"
Richmond by DR.. ]. Boiling Jones.
of this city, on yesterday for ana
x-ray examination. Mr.. Chappell has
been Ill for some time and his Illness
has bafYled the most skilled physicians.
1t could not be learned at a late
hour this evening whether an opera :
/ ton would be necessary or not, but
in addition 10 Mr.. Chappelfs mother.
VINO Is eighty-six years of age. he has
many friends and relatives who are
hoping that he will speedily recover
/ Mann May BE Candidate.
/ f. L. Mann, commissioner of rev.
enue for the Second District of CheE-
terrield County. Is being urged by his
numerous friends to become candi-
date for the Legislature In opposition
| TO B. NJ Bonifant, foater delegate OF
Powhatan and Chesterfield Counties.
I Mr.. Mann is one of the most pro-
gressive and best known citizens OF
the county. He succeeds his father
as commissioner OF revenue OF the
Second District of the county follow
ing his death on October II last, the
elder Mr.. Mann having held the Of
fce continuously for LfnHy-four years.
The present commissioner Of rev.
| enue, in an interview with your cor
respondent. today stated that. while
he was not ready to make a formal
announcement of his candidacy. that
he expected TO do so in the near
future.
To Anti saloon League Meeting.
Mr.. Mann In state cha plain OF the
! Farmers Cooperative and Education
4 al Union of America and county chair
| man Of both this organization and OF
! the i-Saloon League. He Is the
| eldest of nine brothers. all OF whom
have passed maturity and have never
used either intoxicants or tobacco in
any Of its formA.
Mr.. Mann will leave for Norfolk to-
, morrow to attend the annual conven-
ton OF the Anti-Saloon eLague In
Norfolk.
Young Hebrews Organize.
The Progressive Auxiliary. compos-
ed Of Hebrews OF this city, was organ
.sed yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing held under the auspices of the
Hebrew Progreza Club.
. Samuel Reinach was unanimously
chosen as chairman Of the organl1a-
ton with the following gentlemen
composing the board Of trustees:
Walter Sachs. Sol Cooper and Ben
Alperin.
The club has a total membership IT
more than seventy Ave. with the PROS
poets of rapid increase. The pur-
pose Of the club is to encourage cit
!xenship among the Hebrews to act Tor
the best interest Of the city and make
, 1t as progressive as possible.
Hit by MOtOrCycfist.
Miss Helen Williamson. the poru-
lar and attractive Young daughter Of