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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
HOPEWELL To HAVE
BEAUTIFUL PARK
Ten Thousand Electric Lights VIII
Make Ii a Brilliant Place BY
Night.

Special 10 The Richmond VirginianD
Hopewell. Va, March l2.-Contract
for the construction Of Lakemont
Park was let rms week to-ths
Vaughan Construction Company, Of
Roanoke who accepted. the contract
with the understanding that il 1t Were
at all possible that the work would
be completed by May /.
Plans of the park call for the larg-
est amusement enterprise in the South.
Not only will every device that is cal
culated for the innocent pleasure OF
IT'S patrons he installed, but the
grounds will be beautitied to an even
greater extent than has already been
done by nature. A landscape gard
ener will he engaged to aid nature
with its work shrubs and flowers
of all kinds will be planted, An eight
acre lake will be constructed. SAM
tation will also he IA byword for one
of the first decisions was to install n
modern private water works system,
This will also provide ample fire pro-
lection for the expensive outfit that
is to be installed.
The park is being erected on the
Petersburg and Appomattox Railway.
about one mile from Hopewell, and
two miles from Petersburg. Its in
corporators include some OF the larg-
est operators of the section. They are
J. l.. Vaughan. NJ A. Finn, Leon Wise,
II. Vice, Writ Robinson. c. A Owen.
c. r. Williams. J. IT. Bandy, II H.
Markley. J. j. Warner and II. d.
James
Besides the lake. on which there
will be boating. and such concessions
as will pass the rigid censorship that
will be maintained at the park, there
will be a figure eight. carousal, circu-
lar swings. miniature railway. skating
rink, dancing Pavilion and numerous
shows Ten thousand electric lights
will make the park one OF electrical
brilliancy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13

of his death. but nothing has been
heard from either OF them.
Stranger Shot
A white stranger was found lean
Ing against a fence near the Peters.
burg Hospital In painfully wounded
condition at an early hour this morn
ing. having been shot in some man.
ner. On account Of his condition he
was unable to give the police any
definite information. Chief Ragland
Is engaged In making an investigation
and In the meantime the stranger is
being cared for at the hospital.
Tobacco Sales Heavy.
The sales of tobacco at the several
local warehouses during last week ag-
gregated 1851 pounds. increasing
the total sales for the season to date
to 6,616.319 pounds. The market Is
quite active. and prices on all grades
were generally satisfactory. Bright
leaf sold during the week for from
So to $50 per hundred pounds, and
dark leaf from $3.50 to sS5.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
CITIZENS TO OPPOSE
DEDICATION OF STREET
More COMPLICATIONS Anticipated In
Movement For improvements TO
Postonicc Building.
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY
May Act Upon Request of Secretary
McAdoo to Proceed With Matter
as Speedily as Possible.

The question OF postofrlce improve-
ments will be considered by the street
Committee this afternoon at o'clock.
Delegations of citizens will come be-
fore the committee for and against the
dedication of fifteen feet of land IN
Eleventh Street for postoffice use.
Members of Council have agreed to
vote for the dedication. and United
states officials are already at WORK
on the condemnation proceedigs In
cidental to securing the property ad-
Joining the postoffice on the east
A letter was received by President
Peters of Common Council last week
from Congressman Montague. notity-
ing him of the condemnation proceed
inss were being taken with the UNI
Outstanding that the nfteen feet re-
auired In Eleventh Street, would he
dedicated by Council The letter was
read at the meeting of Council last
Monday night, and referred to the
Street Committee for quick action.
Oppose Dedication.
committee of Ave well-known cit
liens, representing more than one
thousand citizens, will appear at the
meeting to oppose the anticipated ae-
ton of Council to cede the land asked
nv the government This committee
embraces Messrs. l.. o. Miller, Johr
Murphy, James D. Crump, ii. M. Sfnltr
and r. T. Bowden. In card in tht
papers yesterday the committee urges
all who are opposed to the dedicat'or
of city property to appear at the meet
ing this afternoon.
A committee from the Chamber 81
Commerce and representatives. of City
| Council several weeks ago conferred
with government officials in Washing
| ton on the question, and were StVer
to understand at that time that tht
| government would purchase the Ban
Building at Eleventh and Main streets
for postoffice, extension. TX the CITY
would dedicate the fifteen feet de'
sired. 1t was stated at that time ina
nearly every member of Council haf
signed a. petition to the effect M
would vote for the dedication,
At the Joint session of Council sew
eral DAYS ago It was stated by MANY
! of those present there would De
unanimous vote by Council for th'
! dedication.
May Hold Special Meeting.
| The street Committee will have
( number of minor matters to consider II
/ addition to this proposition, and 1t Il
proba a special meeting may u
/ nxed TO hear from the citizens
| The statement given out by the Gnu
gems Committee opposed to the dedi
cation of property by the city, says
! I'VE are encoura ged by the opinion
and apparent attitude OF department
heads of our National Government. t.
believe that they will, IL given ire
hand, get for Richmond what It DE
serves In the way OF postal faoihue
something that the city cen HeVe
have so long as the departments ar
restricted as to space, and location
| under the side of an em6ankment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
SHOOTING AFFRAY ENDS
IN DEATH OF COMDATAN1
George Woodaon Is Charged With
Murder of Bernard Brown On
February 20.

A warrant was sworn out against
George Woodson, colored. last night,
charging him with being responsible
for the death OF Bernard Brown. co.'s
ored.
On February % the two men ems
gagged in an ARRAY, which resulted in
the woundang of both. Brown was
seriously shot, however. and died at
the Virginia Hospital early yesterday
morning. Woodson was cut slightly.
and lis now in the City Jail He will
be- heard on the murder charge In
Poiice Court today 1t is said his
plea will be lf-defense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
NEGRO WOMAN SHOOTS
MAN THROUGH CHEST
She Declares Was Accidental. Police
Believe Is Was Result of
ScufTle.

Following the report of a pistol in
the room over No. 100 East Baker
Street, last right about 8 o'clock, Ser
geantfClarkson and OficerS Hooker
and Patterson rushed int the room to
find Harry Tucker. colored lying dead
upon the floor, with his wife, Carrie,
standing beside him wringing her
hands.
The woman was taken to Second sta
ton and hold for hearing in Police
Court this morning. Coroner Taylor
turned over the body to a colored I'M
dertaker, :tnd will hold an inquest as
soon as he can gather his witnesses.
Carrie Tucker, at the station house
last night. said her husband had
brought he pistol home yesterday,
and placed 1t on the dresses. 1t was
a cheap affair, and apparently harm
less.
What are you going to do with
this?" asked Carrie.
Nothing" was the reply. 1T amt
worth much. You can shoot 1t into the
floor, and see for yourself"
Then, according to the woman's
statement, she fired the pistol toward
the floor IT kicked" and in doing
go her arm was thrown up, and the
bullet landed In the mans breast. He
died almost Immediately.
DR.. Porter, of the ambulance ser
vice, was called. but he could do
nothing.
Upon investigating the case. the Of
ficers learned that there were two
other pers ms In the room at the time
of the shooting, a man and woman.
A pack of cards was found scattered
around the room, and there was some
liquor within touch. They will con-
meet these incidents and expect to
show that there was scuffle BEFORE
the shooting.
Sergeant Clarkson is conducting a
thorough search for witnesses and
evidence TO present when the case Is
called this morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
POLICE BOARD TO
ELECT rs OFFICERS

The Police Board will meet tomor-
row night for the transaction OF rou-
tine business. and for the election OF
twenty five officers. as provided for
in the budget recently adopted by city
Council
The election of these additional men
TO the force will give the department
the opportunity OF putting into effect
ne proposed etsAt-heur- shift--whieh
the board has urged for a long time.
There are more than nifty applicants
for the twenty-five places,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
e|NTtR PARk|TtS HEAR
CANDIDATES TONIGHT
Northsid~va to Hold Mass WeetinG ."
Gtnter Park at school
house.

mas meeting OF Ginter Park
voters will be held tonight In the
schoolhouse. Citizens generally are
invited to attend the meeting. and hear
the candidates for municipal once, IN
Guiding candidates for city Council
from Lee ward.
General interest Will center In the
speeches of candidates for the mayor
atty and the Administrative Board.
There are three candidates for both
places-Mayor Ains1ie. o, A. Hawkins
and Robert Lecky. for the mayoralty,
and George Med. Blake. Graham b.
Hobson and W p. Knowles for the
Administrative Board.
IL Ia conceded that MIR. Hawkins ~
strong In the Northside. but the friends
a, Mayor Ainslie declare that his rec
ord in the office will entitie MN To
recognition from the citizens OF that
section. Mr.. Lecky. who claims to
be the only candidate with platform
says he will have many votes from
that section of the city.
George Med. Blake, an old cam
paigner and business man, says he IS
receiving much encouragement from
citizens generally. They appear TO
heed my plan," said Mr.. Blake Sestet-
day. II am pointing out that the other
two candidates for the Administrative
BoafQ are well bOtattu HI chtNN H''''
business and that l am about to be
THROWN out of business, and feel com
petents to handle the business OF thc
city satisfactorily. They are good ncn
where they are. and should be kept
there.
Mr. Knowles says his long experience
In the Gas Department has made hin,
most competent TO so higher up. Il
can do more as a member of the boar 4
for the Gas Department than | can
now" he says
Mr. Hobson has served two terms ~,
Legislature. and was member of the
BOARD of Aldermen. He displayed &C
tiyity in both places, and feels that he
should be rewarded by being gwen a
Mace on the Administrative Poard.
Councilmanic candidates from Lee
ward. who are expected to be pres-
,.nt at the meeting are: Claude L.
Ratkins. w. d. Butler, Fred II. Pow
ell. incum bents; John u. Rose Jr., r.
Lee Roden, A. l.. Vonderlehr J. j. stall
lings and DIR. w. II. Street Alderman
w. J. Gilman has 40 opposition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
POLICE CLOSE AFTER
SELLERS OF LIQUOR.

Policemen Sweet and Rertucci yes
terday arrested Arthur Robinson.
colored. of 3l2 Bowling Green Road. for
selling liquor without a license, and
then they arrested Lucy Ann Wallace,
colored. living next door to Robinson.
on similar charge. They were ear
ried to the First Station and will APP
pear in Police Court today,
Second District officers arreste
Paul Quarles. colored, for paddlins
liquor on the streets. without license.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
RUSSIAN ADMIRALTY ADMITS
Loss OF THE PUSHTsCHEEN.

Petrosrad. March f2.--The admiralty
tonight admits the loss of the destroy
er Leiteran Pushtscheen of the Black
Sea coast Of Bulgaria. An official
statement says:
ION March two of our destroyers,
accommodating near Varna. were at
tackled by enemy submarines. which
sank the destroyer Leiteran Push;
scheen. Part of the crew was res
cued." -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
2220 1875 Sc s4ss o
Mrs. Sailie Avery Wells.

Mrs sallie Avery Wells. wife OF
William +. Wells. an esteemed resi-
dent OF Dinwiddie County, died at her
homo near Burgess at l2:1o o'clock
this afternoon. following a brief i'll
ness with measles. Mrs. Wells was
thirty five years OF age and beside her
husband is survived by eight children.
all OF whom are confined to their beds
with measles Her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Avery, OF Dinwiddie Coun-
~, and Ave brothers and Ave sisters.
They are John #. Wells, a member
OF the Petersburg police force. and
Charles Y. ]. Fletcher. F. Hugh, and
/ Sidney II. Wells, of Dinwiddie; Mrs.
NJ. p. Culbreath. OF Petersburg; Mrs
II e. Gill and Mrs. w A. Grant. OF
Jackson. n. c., ana Mrs, NJ. p. Aid
ridge and Mrs. Clinton Wells, of Din
widdie. The funeral will be conduct
ed from Sapony Church, Dinwiddie
County. at o'clock Monday after
noon, Rev r.. e. Loving. officiating.
Body to Wilmington.
The body OF Benjamin 4. Morriss,
Jr.. son of BENJAMIN F. and Fannie
Whitfield Morriss, natives OF Rocky
, Mount and Fayetteville. y. c.. respec-
lively. but who resided in Whining
/ ton before coming to Petersburg a
short time ago, who was accidentally
I n
! Samuel F. Rowland. at 1889 Farmer
Street yesterday afternoon. was taken
TO Wilmington this morning for inter-
ment,
Death Still Mystery.
! on account of the terribly charred
condition OF the body of Robert Win
/ free. the aged trunkmaker who was
/ burned to death in a fire In a single
room house in the rear of 922 Hinton
street last night. 1t was impossible to
i ascertain whether or not he was shot
! before being burned. Several peo-
] ple in the neighborhood claimed to
/ have heard one or more pistol shots
/ in the vicinity OF the room In which
| the fire occurred about the time the
! blaze was discovered. but 1t Is gen.
erally believed that the reports
heard were caused by an explosion OF
1 a lamp or something other than a re-
| voIver.
The fearfully charred body has
! been prepared for burial by Messrs
/ j. r. Morriss & Son. and the funeral
| services will be conducted at the
grave In Blandford Cemetery at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Unknown Body AT Morguc.
/ The body of William Wallace
! Stokes. an aged man who died at the
City Aimshouse yesterday afternoon
! where he had been under treatment
as stranger. IS being held at the
n,orgue of J. T. Morriss & Son for
/ Identification. Messrs. Morriss g. Sor
have notified Miss Roberta Stokes
/ OF Fulton. Richmond. sister Of the
J deceased. also a daughter of the dead
man who lives in BROOKLYN. N. X.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
THE WEATHER.

Washington. March 12.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
Firginia-Fair. warmer Monday
Tuesday partly cloudy: slightly colder
In west portion.
North Carolina-Fair. warmer Mon
day: Tuesday fair warmer in east, To-
cal rains in west portion.
1t will be warmer Monday In the At
lantic and East Gulf States. and some
what colder Tuesday in New England
and the Middle Atlantic States. II
will be warmer Tuesday In the South
Atlantic States. There will be locnl
SHOWS or rains Monday in Sortherr
Michigan and New England Else
where over the East and South the
weather will be fair Monday and
Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
Charged With Assaulting Wife.

T. Fl. Bass was detained at Second
Station last night on the charge of
being drunk and attempting to as
sault his wife
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
serbian Crown Prince I'm Rome,

Rome. March 12.--Crown Prince
Alexander of Serbia. accompanied by
Premier Pasitch arrived In Rome this
morning They will remain here sew
eral days and then win 90 to Paris.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
As TO Religious Liberties.

Some men are SO narrow that the
religion they preach reminds me OF
two theologians who were discussing
the digging OF the Panama Canal. One
Of them said. It's wrong according To
the Bible. for here 1t says: What God
hath joined together let not men put
asunder'' We have men today who
are about as broadminded as this man
was"
Mr.. Kessinger's subject was Tho
Almighty Dollar" He drew as his
conclusion that the love OF the dollar
is dragging down the nations of the
earth He referred to the great re-
ligious campaign now being held in
this city and in words most beautifully
descriptive spoke OF the man Jesus
Christ, the son of an humble carpenter.
who came into the world at time
when the Roman empire was wreaking
with shame from the ldleness and lux
urY of her rich classes and the perse-
cution of the poorer classes. He APP
pealed to all men TO unite under the
banner of this great teacher OF men
and Son OF God that they may finally
lead the world to complete under
standing OF the philosophy which Will
bring greater blessings from gold and
richer understanding of the Golden
Rule"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
Apple Meringue.

Cook one-fourth pound OF rice in
milk. sugar and vanilla. Cook also
some apples separately. Put in a
dish a layer OF rice. then layer of
apples, and add layers alternately of
rice and apples until all are used.
Beat the whites of three or four eggs
TO froth and beat some sugar light
I III with Ii: cover the dish Of rice
and apples and cook in moderate oven.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-13
Local Rainfall

Local Rainfall.
Rainfall last twelve hours .....
Rainfall last twenty-four hours.
Deficiency in rainfall since March
Deficiency in rainfall since Janu-
airy 1..... -. ......... l..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-01
FOTE DIES Morris.

Sad and pathetic will be the OBJ
tries OF All Saints Day-known to
Frenchmsn and Be1g1ans as La Fete
des Mortes. the Day of tho Dead. In
Paris all business is practically sus-
pended while the paDuiaee. Christians
and free-tiinkers alike. visit the GEM
eteries and place flowers on the graves
of this dead, Impressive ceremonies
will be held in all tbs churches in
memory OF those brave sons of France
who have laid down Their lives for
la patrie." Widows who mourn for
husbands, parents desolated by grief
for dead sons, children with tear
stained faces who have been left
fatherless, and, peFhap s most pitiful
OF all, heart-bfoken maid ems whose
lovers have died g1oriously in battle
all are animated today by common
purpose to pay floral tribute to the
vanished ones. And in the cemeteries
also will be seen thousands of shat
tered, mangied remnants of once
strons and gallant men, and many of
these, no doubt, as they water the
graves of their dead comrades with
their tears, will wish that they, too,
had found peace with those who
sleep leach ia his windewless palace
Of rest Il is a gigaatie spectacle of
grief, heaFt-fending grief, presented
by this Fete des Morris, and yet even
even more Ditifui than these naourners
in the cemeteries are those stricken
ones who know aot where to lay their
floral tributes-wRs know eaiy that
their loved ones lie at rest fsaf9ae
where in France
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-01
BILL" CLYMER is
THE PEERLESS
LEADER OF MINORS

In the opinion of many baseball
sharps, the one best bet for a future
peerless leader in the big show is
William J. Clymer, who celebrated his
rounding out of quarter of CEN
fury in the spangles this year by
coping a gonfalon for the Louisville
Colonies. 1t is a mystery why Bill
hasn't been engaged by some wise
major club owner before this, for his
record as a pilot of winning ball clubs
has been little short of phenomenal.
Clymer has won seven pennants dur
ing his managerial career in the
minors, has led clubs that finished
second five times, and has never fin
ished worse than in third place. Some
doings for man who has been in the
plotting business business since 1902,
oh, what? For years every time a
major league managerial birth has
been vacant Derby Bill has been men,
toned for the Job, but, some way, he
was always passed up in favor of a
man who couldn't show anything like
his record.
Clymer broke into professional
baseball with the old philadelphia
Athletics in 1891. Bill was a native
Of the Quaker City, where he was
born in 1872. In '92 and 1913 he play
ed shortstop for Portland, Me-, and
the next four years he wore the uni
form of Buffalo, playing both infield
and outfield positions He was second
baseman for Rochester in '98, and
shortstopped for Wilkesbarre and
Kansas City in 80 and for Wilkes
barre and Toronto in 1900. The next
year he was back in Buffalo, playing
in the outfield.
1t was in 1902, when the new
American Association was launched
as an outlaw circuit to fight the West
ern League, that Bill became man
ager, taking charge of the Louisville
Colonies. Bill led the Kentuckians
two seasons, also playing shortstop,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-01
Wife Tells How WiIderb Treatment
Quiets "jumpy' Nerves Quickly

Nerve Exhaustion, one of the most
rs master in Wilderbs (full extract)
the new super tonic and system puri-
fer, according to the experience of
Nathan Burrel of No. Sc Henry street,
Bridgeport, as explained by his wife.
Mr.. Burrel has been connected with
the Crane Co., in responsible capa-
cities for years anl several times has
had to change jobs where the work
was easier, on account of his failing
health. His wife gives an intensely
human recital of his new found
health. UNLESS you have lived in the
same house with a person subject to
nerve failure you don't know what
1t is. No matter how vivid your i'm
agination may be, you can't under
stand the anxiety and suspense that
is created within the household or
the agony that comes with this dis
ease, unless you have been through
the experience. My husband suffer-
ed from a run down condition and
extreme nervous trouble and the two
things together, nearly knocked him
out. He was always worn out, and
when he came home from work at
night he was too tired to talk. He
couldn't eat, even after 1 would go
to the trouble of preparing something
especially nice. He had bad coll
or and was unable to get any sleep
he was so nervous AT times he would
faint away from sheer nervous fail
ure and finally he got worse and
worse and doctors advised that he go
to hospital But that was before
we heard about the Wilderbe treat
ment. I read in the paper about a
Bridgeport man who said he had
taken it and had his health restored.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-01

Farmer Want Ads. One Gent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-01

and both years the Colonies finished
in second place. In 1904 he trans
ferred his allegiance to Columbus
and this was his last year as playing
manager. Columbus had finished
sixth in 1908, but under. the Clymer
regime the club finished second in
1904, and followed this by winning
three remnants in a row, while the
Colonels, which had finished second
under Clymer, slumped into a second
division club. IN 1908 Columbus
finished third. That seemed like an
awful drop to the owners and fans
Of the Buckeye capital, and it led ia
disagreements which caused Bill tc
resign in the middle of the 1909 sea-
son.
In 1910 Clymer took the manage
ment of club in his home town
Wilkesbarre, and again he achieved
three pennants in row. In 1913 he
took charge of the Buffalo club, and
drove the Bisons under the wire in
third place. They finished notch
better in 1914, running second to
Providence. Bill then took hold OF
the Toronto club in 1915, and the
Leafs finished third. This year he
went back to Louisville, where he had
started as a manager, and celebrated
by winning a pennant with clut
which had finished in fourth place in
1915.
Take it by and large and up one
side and down the other, that record
Of Clymer's looks fairly good to the
nude optic. He is assuredly the peer
less leader of the minors, and he looks
like a promising bet to do a little
peerless leadering in the big works.
There are lots of men who look
promising as big league managerial
material, but Clymer is a performer.