The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-02
1|ICH uses
On INCREASES
Wuu1d-be Employer Fits Apph'
OFT with New Clothes ano
HIM Money--Fornaer Has
vow Escape

- voted nv the Board OF Al
Z |s52:s, - n adjourned session last
- Is ora er,ne the payment OF al.
II ~ Ana salaries for the monn OF
S33 &3Sn vwfndtnr UT the business OF ING
f5 2sai wear. and In carrying for~afo
sfffS 10 new fscai year all unexpehoSa
61antee on uncompletsd "orh
1 INTERPRETATIONS for work not S'' o''A
~ 81 ss;s~~ 1o.r. nv a vote OF : 70 voted
~ 23ss,@.roncurrence In the appropriations
y SS1n fnn ne FOR the rev year as passed
- - romuon Council and approved
& 49, rsAtnancs as recon men6ed by the
i Sss.-.s ocr rnttfee The knife vas
4 s,1snsl Freely ey the upper branch IN
a 41Sff3nr salaries OF city employees wnfoh
D $500 Increased by the Common Coun-
IN Relieving closely the recommenda-
& don OF the street eonmtuee'
I orfy salary increases not recommend
"a By the finance COMMITTEES aiIoweo
u stand by the board we're INC
~ fS per month 20 the assistant clerS
- fhe city engineer and $3.50 per
gear 10 The superintendent OF streeos
rhe hoard also passed q resolution
4 snducinx the police force BY curune
IN The ten new men elected Tor SIX
months last January Several mem :
bere of the department who were al
i eected were a. police headquarters 70
no ON duty this morning a. @'"p
Sn.cyork They went 20 their respee-
sasfye beats not knowing whether they
would be paid for their time or not
rhe action Of the board will work
severe hardship upon the ofncers ar.
serfed because OF their having ordered
heir summer uniforms, for which
hey WILL have 70 pav.
A Joint session ~ ths two ersnoses
viii not have to Re held n order 70
u satifv the boards action The lower
branch was practioally unanimous IN
making the salary increases and II Is
eetieved that a compromise VIII be
affected.
To Decide Allen Cas~ Tuesday.
Judge James NJ Mullen, Of the
HustinEs Court. advised Clerk Rob-
ert G. Bass by letter early this morn
In the r r Allen case at 4:So o'clock
Tuesday afternoon next
Allen, former division supertn-
tandent for the Metropolitan Life In
surAnce Company. has been twice
convicted for grand larceny. Al the
flrst trial the jury fxed hts punish
nent at one year IN the penttentiary
which verdict was set aside on the
technieaitty tina. one Of the trial 5n-
sors had been improperly sworn. AZ
the second trial be was given two
years, and a motion by his counsel to
yet the verdict aside was made the
court had fixed today as the date
upon which to render q decision, but
owing 10 the illness Of Judge West
oeccssitatiuE Judge Mullen sitting In
the Circuit Court OF Brunswick, the
rostponement was announced,
Claims TO Be Nephew of Justice John.
8T w, s. rleesey fl charge Of making
business directory OF Petersburg.
has asked the aid OF the police de-
parcnent IN locating a young man
giving his name as George Whfte and
4 who claimed 30 be son OF J. I.
White, a prominent business man OF
Norfolk, and q nephew OF Justice
+ Torr Jeter Crutchneld. OF Richmond.
The young man applied to Mr..
4 -lvesey for mploynent last week and
requested his employer to At him out
ID new clothing and permit him to
visit his home in Norfolk before going
10 work. After arriving at Norfolk
The young man wrote MIR. LAvesey
that he had been turned out OF doors
by his father and requested that SIS
BE sent him with which to return TO
Petersburg, witch request was COM
piled with. Yesterday Mr.. Ldvescy
visited j. r White in Norfolk 70
ftn Ike INQUIRY concerning the young
man. He learned that Mr., Whits
had no son. but that he had received
lettsrs from several persons whom
worthless checks had been passed on
By the young man. Mr.. Lavesey con-
csuded after the interview that he
had become a member cf tire poorer
but wiser organization
Has Narrow Escape.
Mr.. e. T. Longrnire, prominent
young Dinwtddie farmer, had mar
row escape from death or serious in
Jury while en- route to Petersburg IN
wagon this morning, Mr. Long
mire's horse took fright at a Sea-
board Air Line passenger train at
tho Dupuy road crossing ana ran
away, throwing Mr.. Longn1!rs out Of
the wagon. The strong young farm
er succeeded IN holding TO the reins
untu the animal was brought 20 a
halt by a darkey Passing along VIE
road. He was dragged about 400
yards and badly bruised about his
body, In addition - losing three out
OF twelve chickens and four dozen
eggs he was bringing TO the local
market.
Funeral of Dr, Williams
Tho body OF Or Reyburn NJ Will
ftana, the young dental surgeon who
WAa killed by being thrown from his
paAdle horse in Danville yesterday,
arrived here over the y. and w Rail
Nny ~ b.lS o'clock this afternoon