The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-26

local company has power to prevent
the entrance OF an interurban line in
the city.
That both companies will construct
and operate a line between City Point
and Petersburg Is practically assured,
as tho charter granted by the State
Corporation Commission to the Pet
ersburg and James River Corporation
confers the right to the company to
build it's line and to cross the public
roads. also to cross lines of steam
railroads and other electric railways
as 1t chooses. 1t is stated by counsel
that the Washington Company
through donations by property owners
and by purchase has practically Sc
cured its right of way for the entire
route. and that work will be COM
menced on construction at an early
date.
Heavy Payroll.
Yesterday was the regular semi
m onthly pay day of the Dupont Pow
der Company at its City Point plant.
where between 5000 and 10000 men
are engaged in building one OF the
largest powder manufacturing plants
In the world. 1t is estimated that
the company's payroll yesterday
amounted to approximately $4,000.
1HSTe WIS All uUuHudl TuSH Vi Idpoi Ca .
to Petersburg last evening and the
merchants of the city are reaping a
rich harvest in amount of business
from laborers engaged in work at City
Point and Hopewell.
The Bank Of City Point, for which
charter was recently obtained oy
Petersburg capitalists will be estab-
,ished within the next few weeks. and
II is expected thai an italian bank. the
branch of a Philadelphia bank, will
soon be established there.
Eagles Memorial Service.
Petersburg Aerie. Fraternal order
OF Eagles. held Its annual mem oria1
service this afternoon in their hall In
North Sycamore Street. Robert Gil
liam, Jr.. worthy president Of the or
der, presided, and with the assistance
of various other officers the beautiful
memorial ritual was carried out In
full There was no special speaker.
As has been the custom OF the local
aerte since It's organization. the va
cant chair OF each departed member
was wreathed with flowers. and fol-
lowing the exercises in the hall. the
members Of the lodge marched In a
body to the cemetery and placed upon
the grave OF the departed brethren
flowers that had decorated their
chairs.
The Petersburg Aerie since It's or
ganizatton has lost fourteen members,
| the last being e. L. Slaughter. There
was a large attendance of members,
and the occasion proved both inn
| pressive and appropriate.
High School Finals.
The commencement exercises of the
Petersburg High School will be held
at the Academy of Music on the night
| of June g. The faculty OF the school
| is much gratitied at having received
| assurance from DIR. Henry Louis
| Smith. president of Washington and
Lee University, that he will be
! present and deliver the address to the
graduating class.
DR. Smith is one OF the most elo-
| quent speakers engaged In educa-
| tional work in Virginia, and the Pc
tersburg teachers. as we'll as Super
fortunate in securing DR.. Smith as
the commencement orator.
Coke Thief Caught.
Within the last week Petersburg
| druggists have been much annoyed
by the sudden DISAPPEARANCE from
their stocks. through means unknown.
| OF q quantity of cocaine. Several
druggists reported to the Petersburg
| police the disappearance of their en-
tire stock. A day or two ago Chief
| OF Police Ragiand suspected that rob-
berry was being committed by a pro-
| fessional and arranged q decoy bot
| tie OF coke In the drug case OF James
p. Banks. properly marked SO that 1t
could be identified. Yesterday morn
ing a stranger appeared at the drug
store and asked Mr.. Herbert Neaves
| to permit him to use the lavatory.
| which Is in the rear of the prescrip-
ton counter. Tho stranger was inn
| mediately suspected and after he had
remained behind the case for a short
time Mr.. Neaves heard the familiar
| click of the fastener to the dope case
| and hurriedly went back to find IL the
| decoy package was in its place. The
stranger dropped into a chair on the
| pretense of having been taken sud
denly I'll. and when the clerk de-
| mAnded that he produce the coke vial
/ no denied having any knowledge OF
| its whereabouts, but upon being close
ly pressed by the positive accusation
! that he had removed 1t from the case,
/ ne produced 1t from beneath towel
| in the chair. Clerk Neaves held his
man a prisoner and called for Ohfcer
! williams, who was doing traffic duty
at Sycamore and Washington streets.
to whom he was turned over. He was
locked up and will probably be given
! hearing in police court tomorrow
morning. He gave his name as Ora
ham, and Chief Ragland Is of the
opinion that he is from Norfolk.
| Jayyille Junction.
| A cast OF about thirty-five young
| people of the West End will present
the unique entertainment, "Jayyille
| Junction" in the auditorium of Stone
wallJackson School. Tuesday evening.
for the benefit OF Memorial M. E.
| Church. The following Is the COM
plete cast OF characters and program:
Scene: Country Railroad Station;
| Ticket Seller. Clarence Upton; the
| Baggageman. Lucius Andrews; the
Train Caller, George Faison; the Por-
ter, Willie Wells; the Wish Boy. Frank
McKenney; the Drummer. Clinton
| Faison; the Actor, Mack Sanford; the
| German, Herbert Jordan: the Tramp.
James b. Stewart: the Detective, Her.
bert Reams; the College Boy, Charles
Dillon; the Farmer, Willie Jefferson
the Groom. Garland Harville. Mann
mas Darling, Lucius Andrews. Jr.:
| the Bride E,ya Inr1on. thu Tnnrh