The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-22
KEEPING UP MAR on
AUTOMOBILE SPttOtRs
Petersburg Police Determined to
Break Up Reckless Drtying
Through City's Strects-
zIoNIsTs HOLD MEETING.
Eagles and Moose 10 Hold Interesting
Meeting Thursday Night At Which
Time Moose VIII BE Given Hand
some Loving Cup.

some Loving Oup.
Petersburg, Va. Aug. 2l.-The Pc
tersburg police are keeping up their
campaign aginst reckless automobile
driving in all parts of the city. and
there has been a noted change In the
speed maintained on the public thor
oughfares by automobile owners. AL
most daily some reckless driver is
caught and hailed to Police Court to
answer the charge. At today's session
of the court Charles McKenney, r. 8.
Cunningham. T. G. Tucker and w. w.
Farmer were each fined $40 for speed
ing, and Lemuel Grihith was fined $40
for failure to have his car properly
$40 for running his machine without
DINNER. and e. p. Grifith paid $40
for leaving his automobile on the
streets without being lighted.
Zionists' Meeting Held.
More than seventy-f1ve members OF
the Zionist Association from through
out the State were in attendance upon
the meeting OF the executive board
here yesterday afternoon. The execu-
tive session was held with the Prog
ress Club. with DR.. /. Goldberg, of
Norfolk. presiding, and Mrs Marion
Blasteine. of Norfolk. as secretary.
Several matters of importance to
the association were discussed and
acted upon. including a Statewide cam
paign for the furtherance of the
movement. The principal speakers
were c. D. Kanter, of this city. Sec
ond vice-president OF the association:
Abraham Gellman, Joseph l.. Rosen-
berg and Abram Lavenstein.
Following the business session the
visiting Zionists were rendered a
banquet by the Brandies Club Of Pc
tersburg.
Eagles and Moose to Meet.
Petersburg Aerie of Eagles. in a
joint meeting with Petersburg Lodge,
Loyal Order of Moose, Thursday night
the Moose Lodge with handsome
silver loving cup. The meeting will
be held in the Moose Home in West
Bank Street and it promises to be a
most interesting and enjoyable &C.
casion. The presentation will be
made by Joel T. Brown. one of the
city's leading Eagles. and the response
will be made by some member of the
Moose order not yet named. All men,
bers of both orders, their families and
friends, will be welcomed at the meet
ing. An inducement aside from the
presentation speech and acceptance
will be splendid music and refresh
ments.
WiIIiams-peteTs
Miss Dolly Jane Williams, the at
tractive daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. williams. OF the West End, and
Mr.. william Eugene Peters. were
united In marriage this afternoon by
Rev. Fred. w. Moore. pastor OF the
Second Baptist Church. After spend
ing a brief honeymoon in Raleigh. y.
c., Mr.. and Mrs. Peters will return
here to make their home on Mistletoe
Street
On Automobile Trip to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel r EZell. Misses
Eunice and Theima Ezell. Miss Cert
rude Butler Miss Leila Bowman and
Mr.. w. A. Hunter. left here this morn
ing on automobiles for a visit TO New
York city and other points OF inter-
est.
on to Seashore.
With fair weather predicted for to-
morrow. the Second Baptist excursion
to Norfolk and Ocean View promises
to be one OF the largest and most sue
cessful Of the season, The train leaves
the Norfolk and Western Station at 5
o'clock sharp.
Road Association Thursday Night
An important meeting OF the South
Chesterfield Road Association will be
held in the rooms of the Chamber OF
Commerce Thursday night OF this
week. State Highway Commissioner
Coleman. the Commemorative At
torney and the Board of Supervisors
OF Chesterfield County are expected to
be in attendance.
The railroad executives will meet
again at IL o'clock tomorrow and re-
main in session continuously except
for meals and sleep until they have
prepared their reply to President will
son. 1t was indicated tonight that
while a counter proposal to President
Wilson might not be made tt Is de-
sired to induce the President to modi-
fy his plan for settling the contro-
versy. One Of the leading railroad
presidents said late tonight:
What we shall propose probably
will require legislative action. We de-
sire protection from possible demands
In the future and against arbitrary
settlements such as President Wilson
proposes"
II was said that the eight-hour day
would destroy the differential between
passenger service engineers and
freight engineers. which IL about %
per cent. the passenger engineers re-
ceiving now about rs per cent more
than the freight engineers. The rail-
roads desire to maintain the differen-
tial. whatever may be their decision
respecting the eight-hour day. which
would not affect the passenger engi-
neers. and who are on practically q
five-hour day basis.
The executives plan to include the
case OF the passenger engineers. to-
gether with many other incidents, In
a document they are preparing ia
submit to President Wilson. II was
not expected this document would be
q complete reply u the President, and
Il 10 believed there viii be at least
two moro conferences with the execu-
tive at the White House.
Allowed 70 Draw The1F Costs.
New York, Aug. af.-surrogate CO.
halan today signed . decree permit
ting the proponents and contestants Of