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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
cREERY CHARGED WITH
THROWING ACID ON WOMAN
WIS., Lucy Martin Is Mt virginia Hos.
pi'"i IN Serious Condition. BADLY
Hurned About Encc

william Cr"cry, the man alleged to
nave thrown a Quantity Of carhollc
acid int" the face Of Mrs Lucy Martin
itOS Nonahl" street. late Saturday
night, vas arrested carly SUNDAY morn
ing by Policeman stanley. The man was
locked In the First Precinct Station
and VIII he held until arraigned in tho
'"!lcc Court to-day. lie would not dis
cUSS the affair last night
Mrs Martin was alone in the rear az
INC house when Crccry entered \ shor,
time later, persons IN the front Of the
r"Na"uc" hard Mrs Martin who is n
WIDOW, scream Crccry rushed past
them as ;h"y won't toward Mrs. Mar
tin, nnd fed from the house. Thny
j"NnG NC Injured woman swooning and
horr!bly hurried
The police were notified AT once and
Mrs Martin was rushed 10 Virginia
hosr'ia. III The patrol wagon. tho am
'hlanrr being away on another call II,
vas SAID last night that surgeons be-
E"v" th"y VIII oc ohlc 20 save her cvcs
hHt that She is still IN serious con-
g'i"n she was badly burned abou, the
l"cc' neck arms aud breast by the acid.
Mrs Martins refusal to board creerv
i"nter is said 10 nave caused the man
IL throw the acid on her.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
TURKS ARE DISCHARGED
FROM DU POINT WORKS
Foreigners From Countries in Teu-
tonic Alliance Excluded From
Powder Plant.
EVERY pRECAUTION TAKEN
Reports That They Were Engaged in
Undermining Building at Hopcwell
Previous To Their Discharge Are
in Circulation.

In order to remove tho possibility
of conspiracics among its employees.
the Du Point Company has within the
last week discharged approximately
300 Turks and nearly as many iiun-
garians from its plant at IIopewcll.
The company is engaged in executing
contracts for ammunition for the Rus
sian government. valued at millions of
dollars. ana is taking no chances of
trouble being fomcntcd among its en-
ployccs. who come from countries OF
the Teutonic alliance In the European
war
The foreigners employed at the plant
are said TO number more than 10000
and are principally Greeks and Ital-
iaEs. with a scattering OF Russians and
other European nationals. There never
have been more than 1000 men on the
pay roll who came from Turkey and
Austria Hungary, while Germans have
consistently been refused positions.
RuMORS THAT TURKS WE'RE
TO INDERMINE BUILDING:
Reports that a number OF Turks were
Engaged in undermining one OF the
principal buildings At the plant pre-
vlOlS to their wholesale discharge have
been circulated at iIopcwcll and CITY
Point, hut for Obvious reasons no Of
fetal confirmation has been available.
Tho Turks were discharged within two
days, while the other foreigners We're
let out more gradually.
In addition to it's force of les uni
formed officers on patrol duty in what
is known IS the Du Pont section which
includes the plants proper and the resi-
dcncc properties the company maintains
Il force of plain clothes men. several
of them foreigners. who keep n close
watch on the employees while ut work.
The officials, however, are determined
TO take no chances on inccndiarics and
seek TO eliminate as far as possible all
suspicious nationals.
The critical situation between the
United states and Germany. rs well as
the AuS'ro- American DEVELOPMENTS Of
the week. has resulted in Increased viz
lance on the part OF the Du ront Of
iccrS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
SKIDDING OF AUTOMOBILE
CAUSES FRACTURED SKULL
Wexford Lawson, Of Glen Allen, Is in
Critfcnl Condition mt Virginia
HOSpitnl

SkiddinF on slippery curve in the
road about mile below Seven Pines,
an automobile driven by Wexford Law
son, son OF pr. Lawson. of Glen Allen,
and containing three other young men.
turned turtle shortly after C o'clocl,
yesterday morning Lawson suffered
fractured skull
lawson with his companions, were
buried beneath the machine. His com
panions succeeded in dragging them
selves from beneath the car and later
IN Fighting tho slightly damaged auto
moDlic However. when they went 70
assist Lawson they found him uncor-
Sclons ana evidently badly injured
Lawson was placed on a Richmond
ana Eappahannock River Railway
electric car and rushed to Richmond
where DIR. George Gay, a72o East Rroa Il
street, saw him. The physician at once
realized he was suffering from con-
cussion of the brain. and directed mar
ne be taken TO Virginia Hospital
Upon his arrival there. ii was learned
that Lawson had suffered n fracture ~
the skull just at tho base OF the brain
as wei AS several minor in iurics and
that hts condition was serious None
oi the other members of tho party wos
hurt. "'
1t was said las; night that Iowsou.s
cohu'ion was regarded as critical
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
City Rejoices at
Return Of STUDIES
He's a Devil, Is the Collcsian,
But lie Brighfcns Up The
Scenery.

Broad Street art stores have bios
somcd forth with posters of campus
lie, and the smart shops are display
ing early fail modes in mems wear
two unfailinS signs that tho dapper
college man Will soon grace Rich
monds skyline. The town has been
pining for him since June. Candy
shops, florists and haberdashers have
becnNcountinG the days Of his coming.
For he's devil. is the college man.
Noticc how he struts through the back
pages of maEazincs-how he poses
d'sdainfuily by tho side of rakish linn
ousincs-how adorningiy he is regard
cd by the golden haired divinity seated
on the upholstery in aforesaid rakish
limousine. These writer's of clothing
ADS. be clever fellows. See him again
IN Blumcnthars Earish posters with
his NO. 10 pipe and his campus tilt and
the nobody homo look in his manly
face. All. he's "A devil.
In less than a fortnight the side
walks of the thcatcr zone will resound
TO the thud thud OF his rubber
heeis and corner cops VIII turn to grin
anew at his h-pncled trousers, his
w-pcelcd sport shirt, his polished
stick and his shuttle. The street pan
Drama Will be brighter for his luminous
hatbands. and matinee crowds viii wax
In proportio: to the classes ne cuts
From all quarters the .nco,ning stu
dents viii get the glad hand. Dealers
IN clothes that sizzlc and drinks that
izz have caught a vision of dads easy.
scads and are draping their show win
dows with nlluring pcnnants Sur
plus lassies who have had TO content
themselves all summer with the
movies. dream already of orchestra
seats and aftcr-thcatcr suppcrs undcr
pink shaded clcctrics. and arc prcpared
to smile artfully upon vcrdant fresh
men, dirining somehow that only fresh
men fail for IL.
Smokeshops and drug stores smile
upon the coilcGians coming for under
grao3 are the most dependable con-
sumcrs of plain ana fancy mines Ench
newcomer is good for a calabash or
neerschaum. according to the size OF
his allowance y thousand other on
tcrprisinE dealers in every Imaginable
commodity stand ready 10 separate tho
trusttul studc from his laboratory fee
ana Justice John stands prepared to
soak him II he starts something
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
PARIS STILL AT LARGE
f"iice and Rclntives HIVE No Report of
inSnnc Man Who Escnped
From Physician

Jennie y. Paris is still ut large. Also.
'u'eIN nothing has been heard of him
since he made his escape from "A iail
physician. who was taking him to tho
tram Tor williamsburg Friday after
noon. !he man, who has attracted con
S.Hcfahic attention by claiming 10 he
"hie /" talk with persons in distant
cities by thought" process, and who
has complained several times Of strange
voices haunting him was adiudgcd in
sane NY a jury several days ago Uo
mad" his escape by lcaping into shoe
Roc Creek while on the way TO the Main
street station.
Yesterday his grandmother. who lives
~ S11 East Marshall Street, called at
l'"ic" Head Huartors to secure informa
non OF him. She said she knew notb-
ing OF the affair until she saw the story
IN The Times Dispatch Of Yesterday
ana mat she feared Paris had bccn
KILLED. The grandmother also s,o,ed
That Faris's brother Charles had lo>t
Tor Williamsburg by an carly train ycs
t"rdaN TO see the man, ignorant that no
was not there.
The police have received no oticio,
report of the mans escape. acrordinr
10 reports from Police iIcaduu,rters
yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
WORST ROAD IN VIRGINIA"
HAS BEEN PUT IN ORDER
fiNr-MiIc Stretch From IioLlins's store
To Cuckoo Responds To Trent
mcpt OF Farmers.

'''rh" worst i've milo stretch OF road
in Virginia" is no more. II has pass
ed into oblivion, and in it's stead
Louisa County. from Hollins's store to
Cuckoo. has one OF the best roads in
the state. Testimonials to community
work and sclf-sacriacc on the part OF
the citizens OF that county.
The Times Dispatch. through the
courtesy of l.. NJ. Mcclure. chairman
~ the Mountain Road committee Of
the Rural Road Improvement League.
Yesterday sent a representative to Wow
me work done and note that yet TO
he done before the roadway will be
completed.
The property owners in Louisa Coun-
~ rallied to the call for personal work
upon that particular strctrh of roud.
ana The result has hccn SURPRISING
steep hills have been graded; in many
places the cutcrprislnC landowners
fayc additional ground for the Wild
cn'nr OF the highway, and while the
entire stretch is yet 10 be surfaced
Win gravel ana sand and some drain
"r" l. 10 he dom" the road in It's pres
ont state is in excellent condition t:c-
fore tho improvements were made. /,
required from two to .hrcc hours 70
traverse the Ave miles ana then there
was danger of broken aXlcs. besides
INC discomfort OF mud Now the dis
tHn"c can be covered in from thirty
10 fortE-iv" minutes without cncoun-
t"riH% dangerous hills and nrdholcs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
RUSSIAN LINER SAILS
The DwinSk Carries 4OS PaSSenScrs
md 5000 Tons of Cargo ON Trip
to ArclInnrel

NEW YORK. September l2.-The
russian Amcrican liner Dwinsk sailed
this evening for Archangcl with 40S
passengers and 5000 tons of cargo
Among the passengers on board were
three engineers from the Baldwin
locomotive Works. who Will superin-
tend the assembling of $50 locomotives
10 he used on the new Petrograd- X ola
Railroad
This railroad will give the Russians
an all-year communication with tho
outside world.
Seward -. Utter. member of the
Curtiss AeroDlane Company, also sailed
TO superintcnd the assembling of the
acroplancs built by his company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
CHINAMAN KILLS THREE
Stays Fellow Countrymcn Bccausl
Ihey Did Not Give Him Finnn-
rinl Assistance.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Septcmbei
l".-Eaw Young. a Chinese laundryl
man OF Greenfield, to-day murdered
three Of his coun;rymcn. His first vic.
tim was his business partner. ong Ten,
whom he killed with a knife in Green.
heid. Several hours later he arrived
In ,his city and shot and killed VI
Shce Chang, proprietor OF rcstauj
rant. and NG Hong, son of a cafe proi
prictor He was arrested and told
the police he had killed the thre.
men because they did not assis; hin
financially when he was on trial re-
Gently for violating the immiCratio,
laws.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE
said 10 Have Used Chr of JOSEPH, Hep
peri Without frrmissior of Own
cr-Fnccs Other Chnrgcs.

Lloyd Johnson. colorcd, was arrested
yesterday by Policemen Harris and
Dunn on charge of using Joseph Hep
ports automobile without the permits.
sion OF the owner. Another charge Of
maintaining Il disordorly house AT mr.
West Leigh street, was entered asuins:
mo negro
Policeman Brennan ana Carter yes
tcrday arresta.l'IIcnry Jordan alias VIII
Ham Carter, .cO1orcd, on q warrant
sworn out by J. W. Ililcy. charging the
negro with driving ono OF his hacks
rcCklcssly and with using ii 4 greater
Length az time than had been contract
ed for The negro was arrested n,
Fourteenth and Main Streets and made
an effort 10 escape the officers tear
Ing his trousers from his hodv and
being forced TO throw him 20 The
Ground before he was conquered.
shortly after ne had been locked in
the Second station. a woman rnNc 80
tl5 station ana asked to sec JORDAN.
IS inc man had given tho name oC Car
ier She Was Informed there was mo-
orc Of tnat Aam, there. Later The Of
ticers found q warrau, for jordan and
succeeded y' id.utIfyiuc Garter az
the man wanted
Hc was then charged with using W.
J.. AtkinsOn's automobile without tho
permission If Tho owner. The orrcusc
is alleged To- have been committed on
jun : Jordan viii bc arrairucd in
the Police Court to-day ON each o,
The charges
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Academy of Music.

For tonight only. tho management
OF the Academy of Music announces
tho presentation of The Winning OF
barbara Worth" decentralization by
Mark Swan of Harold Bell WriCh,'s
novel OF the same name. The book
WAS best-scllcr in it's day, which
hasn't been long ago. The many vino
derive unbounded pleasure from read
ing the works OF this extremely popu-
lar novcl!st-thc opinion of the cog
nosccnt isn't TO he considcrcd-wiIl
doubtless bc charmed with the stage
version Of one of his most widely read
stories.
reg o. My Heart" j Hartley Man
ncrs'S delicious comedy OF youth, will
make its third appearance in Richmond
on Tuesday, when il Will be given two
performances ut the Academy AS the
play Is stili controlled by oliver Mo-
rosco. who produced il, it is fair to
assume that II VIII be presented by a
competent cast.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Rnid Alleged DisoracrIy uou

NS reSu!t OF raid mndc carly sun.
unE morning by Policemen Sweet and
inflow hcrtic Goodc, colorcd. will bc
arraigncd in the Police Court to-d,,. ~,
q Charge of maintaining a disordcrl,.
house AT 3l2 College Alloy. John Mace
ana Annie Munscn will he arraigncd on
a charge OF being disordcrly.
Thc police also raidcd the house nj :
Iohacco Alley. yesterday morning. and
mere arrested C. b. Vaughan, Ethel
Robinson. Cassie Cooper. s. B Brooks
and Estellc Brooks on charges of ais-
orderly conduct.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
TOMORROW MORNING
Old and New Pupils Requested by
Superintendent Chandler TO
REPORT ut 81 u'Cl0ck.

Everything is in readiness for tho
opening OF tho public schools to-mor-
row, according to Superintendent j. \.
G. Chandler. The annual teachers
meeting for white teachers will he held
this morning at 10 o'clock in the John
Marshall High School auditorium. Al
this meeting the members of the School
Board viii be present and make short
addresses, and the teachers viii be as
signed TO their respective buildings
More than II5 teachers will lac assigned
NJ TINS meeting, and at the meeting Of
tho co!ored teachers. which Will be held
at tho Armstrong High school ut ~
o'clock to-day
The schools Will open promptly at .
o'clock tomorrow morning. All old
and new pupils arc requested to rcport
at that time.
All pupils who have completed the
Fifth Il or grades above at Elba, Madi-
son, Stoncwal! Jackson. John Is. Cary.
William +. Fox and Randolph Schools
VIII report at the Binford Junior High
School. All pupils who have compile ted
the Fifth b or grade above at jefferson,
Springfield. Bellevue and Chimborazo
Schools will report at Bellevue Junior
HiEh School. which is the new Bellevue
Schoo! building at the corner of Tween
ty-fourth and Grace Streets. All pu-
pills who have previously attended at
tho John Marshall High School will re-
port there, and all pupils who have
completed the seventh r grade at Run
nor. Barton Heights. Highland Park
and G!ntcr Park Schools will also re-
port AZ the John Marshall High School
An innovation in the colorcd schools
for the coming session Is the introduce
ton Of a colorcd faculty AT the Arm
strong High School. Heretofore the
nigh school work for the colored race
has been done by Il faithful corps Of
white teachers. Due to their work.
the Armstrong High School, has taken
tho highest rank of any colored high
school in the State
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Small hoy. Charged w,,,n m

n small white boy and two vouth fn1
nesr" companions are in tho tolls of mo
raw charged with houscbreaking. They
arc Edward West. aged twelve. VAL
ley Allen. aged twelve and Percy Dam
bridge. aged eleven. The last two
named are negroes. Policeman Walsh
arrested them Yesterday on "A charge Of
breaking into the store OF Dave Ficn-
hurg. 3oI West jackson street and
cahnE a quantity Of cigarettes. cou-
rons, cigars. Chcroots and candy. They
viii h" arraigncd In the Juvenile Court
tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Lyrics New IIIii.

Altogether out OF the ordinary. Ger
tain!y as described, is the Lyrics head
line act for tho first part of the week.
called "A Night With the Poets" 1t
takes its title from its opening scene,
IN which Il scholar is shown in his
library medltating on his favorite
poets His thoughts conjure up scenes,
which are disclosed 10 the audience BY
means of clever mechanical effects
Lew and Molly Hunting. the latter of
whom is we'll known In Richmond are
also given prominence in the billing
Others on tho program are: Juggling
Nelson, whose name indicates the ma
ture OF his act; the F'arinell Trio. two
men and woman, in music, comedy
ana nonsense, and Lambs Manikins
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Whisky Selling Chnrrcd

I"hcemen Bertucci and II. 6. Clarke
yesterday arrested Thomas Johnson
colorcd. on charge Of selling l.cuor
without license at $40 North Thirty
first street. The officers captured two
crates Of beer and n Jug OF whisky in
the house. Johnson will he arrairncd
In The police Court this morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
George Tn~cett nj Little Then,cr.

That fine actor and well established
Richmond favorite, George Fawcctt,
Will appear on the Little Theater's
screen during the first half of the week
In The Majesty OF the Law" which
purports TO be n drama OF life in a
Virginia county seat. Mr. Fawcctt i'm
pcrsonatcs Judge Kent. a county mag
istrate OF the old school. Knowing Mr.
FawccttS work, as most of us do II
is altogether safe to say that, IL the
scenario writer has given him half n
chance, the Characterization will he
well worth seeing. AS matter of
passing interest, and also because it
may throw some light on his familiarity
with Virginia ways. il is recalled thot
george faW cctt went to the Uniyer-
sity. as the nontanGoers know the
University of Virginia with dozens Of
men who are living in Richmond to-
day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Confer on nonhlc -r1ncl.lnr Eonr,een.A

street railway authorities VIII confer
~ !@.%' o'clock with Il subcommittee
from The Committee on streets xitb a
We" Of rcSch!ur some agreement in
N" matter Of double tracking Four
'"tnih street between Cary Street and
the bridge III" subcommittee is com
POSED 81 Councilman Carter c Jones
rnaFman. Councilman English and AL
dorDan Nielsen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
ORDINANCE COMMITTEES
TO ANSWER AMENDMENT

On Thursday night tho Council Com
mittce on ordinances will have before
ii an ordinance introduced by COM
Gilman T Gray IIaddon amending tho
present jttncy bus law so as 20 strike
from il The bonding requirement. This
feature OF the jitncv ordinance has
been the object OF bitter complaint
form independent jitncy operators who
assert that the surety companies de-
cline to write jitncv bonds cxccpt nj "a
premium which they cannot aford to
pay.r
The present ordinance requires each
owner OF a iitncy bus ~ execute q,
SI.oOo bond for oach car he on.ratcs,
and an additional bond OF $500 for every
car over ono operated bv the same
owner. While n few independent lit
ncN men have given the required lond
and have complied with the ordinance
IN every other respect. The majority
nave made no attempt to comply with
the ordinance, and have either sus-
PENDED operations or arc operating as
FOR hire" or hack cars. for which a
hacking license only is required.
The Motor Transit CORPORATION. tho
street railway company's iitncy sub
sldiarv. has licensed ana bonded twenty
cars. of this number several oro in
the shops daily undergoing rcpairs
IL is estimated that counting all licensed
1ltncy" and automobil. hacks that car
rN passengers for Il nominal price. nor
more than one fourth the n,,n,hn, Of
popular carrier automobiles arc in So
wee now than Were in service mt tho
nigh point of the Utncy movement
three months ago
Pending FINAL determination IF tho
hght mere, many Richmond iitncve arc
being operated in passenger s,ryiro
between Petersburg and the Du Pom,
mr.. ,f
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Fugitive From Hanover

Sergeant Waymack and Policeman
G"odc yesterday arrested Harry Hunt
on charge of being a fugitive from
Justice from the Hanover authorities
The police Of the Second Precinct pro-
fcsscd ignorance of the specific charge
against Hunt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Charged with Stealing pocketbook.

Policeman Manning early Yesterday
morning arrested Junius Jones, colored,
on charge of stealing pocketbook
containing $40 from the person Of w. L.
Barbcc. Another charge of stealing n
pockotbook. containing 25 cents from
Jessie Martin. was entered against the
man later. He Will be given hear
ing in the Police Court, Part II, this
morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
MEETING is INDEPENDENT OF
JIFNEi MEN AND THEIR COUNSEL.

This meeting will hc entirely indie
pendent of tho iitncy men and their
counsel said Mr.. O'Flahcrty 1T will
be held by citizens in the West End
who arc dissatisfied with present condi-
tons and desire tho restoration of tho
full jitney service which was in force
before the Councils ordinance was
passed"
IT is stated by friends of independent
1itncy men that the Motor Transit Cor
poration. the subsidiary Of the Vir-
ginta Railway and Power Company
which entered tho jitncy held In COM
petition with the independents has
withdrawn most Of it's cars since court
decisions have driven tho unlicensed
iitneys from tho streets. It was stated
yesterday that the Motor Transit Cor
poration has reduced it's number or cars
In operation from thirty 10 ton within
the past week. Another statement was
that the company had fifteen cars rum
ming yesterday, five on the Grace Street
route and ten on the llauovcr-Grovc
route. The warm days OF the past week
have brought out n loud CRY from WE'LL
known mon Of tho western part OF the
city. forced to walk some distance to
often crowded cars. for restoration OF
ItlcOun'c iitpcN