The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-02
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Of STEEL PLANT STOCK.
Petersburg and Hopewcil Business
fntc~est Have Put Up Quarter
Million For Plant
MEET TONIGHT TO ORGANIZES
VIII Apply for Charter In Few Days
Unidentified White Mans Body
Found In Riyer-king's Children to
Have Flower Fcte.

Petersburg, Va, May 1.-The $3.50. :
o0o In subscriptions required OF Pc
tersburg and Hopewell 70 the capital
stock OF tina Virginia Steel Corpora
ton has been received by the com
mittees engaged in working 10 secure
two million dollar steel plant for
Hopewell Application will be made
to the State Corporation Commission
within the next few days for charter
: a meeting will be held in Library
Han. Petorsbura at s:9a t'efotk to-
morrow Tuesday, night for the pur-
pose Of etfectinS temporary organiza-
ton, preparatory to applying for
charter and il IL expected that every
good citizen of Petesburg and Hope
well will be in attendance.
The first quarter million dollars
having been subscribed. and the sec
ond quarter million in subscription to
capital stock assured, az IL also the
sale Of a million aud half dollar
bond issue, the big plant Is now as
slred
There will he present At tomorrow
nights meeting DR. r. II Schubert,
OF the Industrial department of the
Norfolk and Western Railway. and
w z. Miller the Pittshurg engineer
who will put up the plant Work Of
construction is expected TO be begun
shortly.
Bod. Found In River
The body of an unknown white
man was discovered in the Appomst-
toX River this morning mt the lower
end OF the wharf near the mouth OF
Lieutenant Run. Just how long or in
what manner the stranger came TO
he IN the river may never be known.
as nothing was found upon his person
whereby he could be Identified The
stranger was apparently about forty
1--WE years of age. with n heavy brown
mUstsChe and eyebrows He was neat
ly dressed and wore a new pair of
shoes with rubber heels \ pipe and
u small amount of money was found
in his pockets, bat there was nothing
about the clothing 10 tell where il
came from except label bearing tho
name Baltimore The body was
viewed by Acting Coroner Peasants
and ~ now being held nj the morgue
of j. r, Morriss and Son
Kings Children Flower sale.
On May Is a flower sale will be con-
Quoted throughout the city hS the
Kings Children Owing TO the steady
increase IN the price OF carnations and
the small profit in them. the white
/ rose has been adopted instead Of the
carnation. The wearing of white
flower IN the lapel Of the coat on May
! 3 will mean that the Wearer in honor
Of motherhood has contributed his
share toward the work Of the Kings
/ Children. a deserving charity. The
appeal is made close 70 the annual
observance of Mothers sunday" in
order 10 call attention to the fact that
the most practical way 10 honor
motherhood is to care for all neglect
cd children
Fires Al Fleeing Negro.
The grocery store of Godsey and
! Parkinson at East Bank and Main
streets, Blandford. which vas broken
into and robbed A. an early hour Sat
urdaY morning, was entered hy thief
7 again This morning. but the discov-
cry of the thief hy Patrolman stevens
caused him TO fee before he had OPP.
portunity 70 secure any booty. The.
"fhcer Aired A. the fleeing negro, but
IT is not believed that ne wss hit
Rcscues Two Ladies
A serious accident was narrowly
averted at sycamore Street and kAnt's
Alley soout 12 Faa o'clock this after
noon, when cart to which q mule
+ was PITCHED hacked into buggy in
which A gentleman and TWO ladies'
r-~~s.~-t r -ri-1~rr-r7+ -7s-r-sr-
put forth every possible effort to pre-
vent the accident. but the buggy was
partially overturned and two of its
"heeis ha1ly smashed before the mule
could hH persuaded to change hts
course The gentleman occupying the
odEgF q. & stated. took both ladies'
n rs ANS and jumped 10 safe
c'si@ac@ from the broken vehicle
Ragland's April Report.
ira r"pnrt ~ Chief of Police Rag
ard tor the month Of Aprif shows
ma 12H arrests were made during
me month. classified as follows.
Assault and battery. 49, assault. II
aruHss. 2a2. felony, as. fugitives from
I justice, IA larceny. 90. lunacv, 4,
m'sdemeAnor. "a. peace warrants, 2,
trespass. II, ragrancy. IA. violation
Of city ordinances. 1s4
Gard Party At E.Tks'
card party Will be given at the
Etks Home "Wednesday afternoon
May 2, under the auspices of the Ma
hone Monument Assoc citation. for the
benefit Of the Monument furi A
minimum admi ssion Will be CHARGED
and refreshments Will he served
INSTRUMENTATION
, Miss Lille Gertrude McFrsdericlx
and MIR. Ernest william Vaughan were
united In marriage at o'clock YES
terdaY afternoon at the home of the
oihciatlng minister. Rev. A. II. Love,
pastor IF the West End Baptist
Church, The young couple was at