The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-20

| ed police chief say that they regret
voting for the passage of the ordin-
/ ance.
| One OF the principal contentious Of
| the petitioners is the absolute In
ability of the street railways to handle
! the city's uaffic, due to connected con-
/ ditions. Only two business men as
| far as can be ascertained favored the
passage of the ordinance with its dras-
! tic provisions, while even the jitney
owners favor legitimate regulation.
1 II is reported that counsel for the
petitioners. unless the injunction is
sustained in the trial court. will in
sist that the state law with regard to
| persons standing on street cars. be
enforced
Dupont Foreman Killed.
| Luther f. Bryan. formerly of Tar
! boro. y. C. employed by the Dupont
I company. at Hope~eIl for more than
two years, met accidental death while
on duty at the plant shortly after
O'Clock last night Mr.. Bryan was
employed as foreman in the dis
! trihution OF coal He was having
car OF coal placed giving directions
from the top of an empty car. When
the loaded car bumped into the car
| va WHICH fN Was c@diIulHk ne was
| thrown to the tracks and run over.
Mr.. Bryan's body was almost severed
in half and death resulted almost
instantly
Mr.. Bryan was about forty years of
age. Besides widow. formerly Miss
Cook. Of Hartford. y G.. he is sur
vived by four small children: also
by two sisters and one brother. Mrs
G. A Fittz. OF this city. and Mrs. G
NJ T. Fountain and H. T. Bryan. Of
Tsrboro. Mr.. Bryan had made many
friends In Hopewell and Petersburg
since coming 10 this section. who will
regret to learn Of his untimely death.
The accident is rersrrvr as one Of
those unfortunate kind for which no
one was to blame The body will he
taken TO Tarhoro for interment to-
morrow
Mrs Jane Ann Webb.
Mrs. Jane Ann Webb, widow Of
William A. webb, a well-known and
esteemed resident Of this city. died at
the residence OF her brother, C B
, Nunnaily. Il Franklin street. about
80 o'clock last night. Mrs. Webb
for a great many years lived near
Carson. Dinwiddfe county. but since
the death OF her husband about six
years, ago, she had made her home
seventy fifth year OF her age and is
survived by four brothers and one si--
ter Messrs. c. b. 7. c and V. c.
/. Nunnally. Of this city: r f NunnaIv.
T of Washington. n. G.. and Mrs
Charles Wynn. of Newport News.
Mrs. Webb was consistent member
of the Tabernacle Methodist church
Dinwiddie county. from where the
funeral will be conducted at / O'Clock
Monday morning by the Rev. r. F
GAYLE.
Miss Mary Susan Potts.
Miss Mary Susan Potts. a we'll
known and esteemed resident died
about s:10 o'clock this morning at her
home, s2s Appomattox street. Miss
Potts was a native of Lunenburg
county, but had lived here since she
was about six years old. She was
thirty-seven years of age and had
been in declining health for some
time. One brother and one sister sur
vive her. william A. Potts. OF Will
liamshurg. and Mrs. Rosa Lee War
renton. Of this city. Funeral services
will be conducted from the residence
at O'Clock Tuesday morning by the
Rev. E. V. Carson. Of the Memorial
NJ. E. church. Body will be inferred
in Lunenhurg
Herman Guy Blankcnship.
Herman Guy, infant son of Herman
C. and Bessie Smithey BIankenship.
died at the home of his parents. s17-A
Grove avenue. about~6:3o o'clock yes
terday morning, after an illness OF one
week. Funeral services were conduct
ed from the residence at O'Clock
this afternoon.
Woman Accused OF Arson.
Mrs. Lena z. Haraway. wife OF A.
c, Haraway. Of the West End, was
arrested yesterday upon a warrant
charging her with arson. The war
rant was sworn out by Deputy Tn
surance Inspector Schluete The
specific charge against Mrs Haraway
is that OF setting Are to and attempt
ing to burn her home. at Edor and
Boisseau streets. on July 2s. The
house. ii is alleged. had been adv,r.
tised for sale and was heavily insur ID.
Mrs Haraway vas hailed in the sum
Of $500 for her appearance In notice
court Tuesday morning
Exemption Claims Refused.
Captain n. r. Patteson. chairman OF
the draft exemption board, Of he
Petersburg district, announced late
last night that ninety-nine exemption
claims had been heard by the boar
and that twNnty.threA ~ <h> r1uaty