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CMICNGO LINE srnCK MAKKI.r.

% IiIcN"U NnN"lnb"r q IIors rrc'Iits.
3'.bJl; tO-moTrow. 1000. Siow. 20 cents 10 2,
cents under Saturday avoraEr. bu'k. ~. "
sl..iO. !Sht. :!yjcm s.! -. mixeI. 81 81 n.
S...l. heavy. ~ ''ip Si'.-y, ruGGh. SIS 80 Z,
SO 20: riEs. 'Ii.5N So -
Cattle: receipts. 5000 veal. iat.v" steers.
81 700 Si,.3S. Western steers. S. .D., A. 20.
stockcrs aud f""ders. ia.con&!Is0. cons aud
lI"iiers. siT1n SEQ, calves. s. .JM slt -,
Sheep: receipts 1900. v.t!.,r.
SIS 70 Il jI2 10, lambs. 3!g gsI ST. IL '
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CHICAGO GRIN MARIE,

-toi"tions 10y Miller Z Co
'.1tfS chicago Boar! az Trad.
~! 400, November Corn rIu mn IN
80 I".G.y stimulated by Fedora an
SI;,,I-.T' n's virtually establishing 1850 a
-.N-''G NeiGht a. minimum price ou
aoES The msEhe; closed strong i, To- -
.,.is ny hiHher. with December ~ AMI
- LIS. I" liza. Oats gained l., y .. TO
49, mt aHc provisions 50 10 :. cents
80 pbc; !i!gh. Low. Close
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~ l. oil L = .llt. tn La.


.,."r4. 'N.j5a .i{So. HuIiS. ss5iatss5: ~
s. cGuistc
Calves. lower. y"als $il goa 90. ton,
tlh.i. cuils 5000 tlloo. gr..scrs !ct a.
20; Western. s:."IfI SO so
sheep aIa i.InbS st.aGy; sh,cp 81 90 n,
sN.~ cu!!s. t6t"ti $3.50. lambs. sl.r n sI7 q
cults, sil toTsi3rJ
Hogs. lover - ,I675a,i7.5: rougMs. s!s.oo
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nE>KIco RELEASE DEED.

John y Coke, Jr. trustee. 10 4. II.
Harris. lot % land In ruckahoc Dis
tgIcL November ), 1917: $500
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
DRY GOcDG

~ YORK, November 5-Co,ion ro,d.
rs "ehlih" wa, Opened FOR the an l.is
hirh,r pm piioe plane abou, G. per cent
,m, n,i .hsh year ago. The output In tnn,t
instances VIII be cut ia nalf Tor IN. nD",
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NEW ToRK Novepmh"r 5,--Mercantilc
commercial s.Styday bills on hanhs s4.i !:
.oMmcrc!si s!kty.dsy bills. 81 20. demand.
5A1ei. cables. 81; 10, ha- silver. SIS, Mex
isan dollars. s.; Eovc-nm.r; hoHd- s;cedv
railroad bonds weak. Time loans. firm :
sixty days. Hd 81: NINETY days. =. 4; ~ SIX
-T"rnths =. 81. Cat! cnoney, steady: ruling
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oeabOard Air Line RAILWAY Comnanv

The ProEreasirc HALLWAY Of tb. S,,,. ;!
iraina leave daily: 4. 81. Eorltnau r.,
Iii! iiso Al s..sep.rs Atlanta ana Jackson.
Isteasours; Coiunhia. yoach--: i::ta A. Il.
y, .""r ana Miami Trains arrir. 10 !.
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Southern Railway system

s,n,,.,,i 800 H l'',nin"..u--....in o.. st.t,,n
Souti0Eatisy! sd hot guaranteed. For In.
ivr' S"Le Str; 100 r. NJ. Sleeper to Ala Ear:
tiiie open 200 4. 81: s:ao l.. 81 ana &C. Ashs.
ua SSV'ne' Chase CITY and OAiordSewn..sSrr
:, -,9rk ki,er i-ine--7:35 A. AZ ar, w
net{ eft Sf SIImaay Steamer Train con-
Trains Arrive Kichmond-Fro,, "a,
s:99SS al, l:GS r. NJ; $40 r: ST.. " dSitaa::
FONT; $50 A.. n. ana G:It r. Mn d WS.t
SSa av iru'h s:4' a. 81. daily. except My.
Onlre DOT r. Min ST. Phone wo,,.
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RAILROADS
Norfolk Il Western RAILWAY

QNLi Ai.L.kAlI. LINE TO NOkSOI
EOit Hoi.ruLk:. 'G::5 A. ST.. % nS,nehmoni.
's fTK r , ~; ti;tS E NJ; ti:Go 81
ps Al d. M ' 10 S5t A. NJ a:3:oY M ! Is
Arrive itichmond lrom SorioIt 49,,
g.: 81. $50 =. 81. $500 p. ri From i 80
'i:I9 r. H.. .t;i7 +. NJ. 500 T.. 81, L. b..
o,iy a'iS' IDaily except Sunday. ISunaa,
W. WE il. BEv1r.r. w. = s,,,, "uA'
C. II. BGJsiEY ' d. p. a. g. .t T.: A. noanoks.
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season Yarns Very firm. Raw silk
WAS steady. Wool dress goods were iirm
and quiet
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET
.Keportrd by Rodgers. Piunm.r & Co. Irc.I
PETERSBURG. VA. November Spanish
r sInisrs stuSh. nominal NIr-Iui.s--r
srb' STOCK. nominal Fate: Jc:ntr per
pound: extra urine. 6;7c pound. URINE
SC per nQuGd
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Atlantic Coast Line

1he o.anuAru RAILROAD OF the Suu,b
mn. Il EothE July 80. 1917.
For Florid. ana south. 81 DAiLi.
s:J3 +, ,S.I lt:aO A. II. ~. 1no
:. FSr E9r66SiH; S=5 4: M.,, 500 A. Ma 80,
a. lMMr, H go r; NJ: s:2tI z. M. A. ';''
t;li A; M M Ss.oS, A; ~, $3.50 A. n, 40;
!, Fer Go!dsboro and Fayetteviile:, .<:o,
Trains arrive Richmond daily: sos NJ
:'! a.. .M,oc zig A. Nh $40, A.: 81. .il:ti
s;:t. p: NJ. sI;tS p. 81. 500 p. u. 49,
Time OF arrival and departure and con.
necttcns not guaranteed Guns
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AUCTION SALE

COWS. MULES AND HORSES.
Having decided TO close my dairy
business near Grecnlawn Cemctorv +
viii sell at public auction. on
WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 7. 1917.
commencing at II y. NJ,
about 40 COWS. being Holsteins, Gucrn-
stSS; Jerseys ana AyrShircs. two Hol-
,a;, nu'i phir ciEht-year- mules,
driving horse.
j.. Is. LANGSLOW,
Newport News, Va.
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CHARTERS ISSUED.

char'ers were Issued by the stat,
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COTTON MARKETS.

:iEW YORK G.@.eHhsr 3 While nervous
nc""rali! s'errieF tone "a. Gay. and railIoi
snsr9I% after "--Iy decline. with Tho
closing i!-'n a. . H., .dy.rc. - ,o "A
points. Jauu.r! rallied from -5ai 10 - 80
end closed - .Gf Tho marriott rlrac!
steady a: "a drc!iEe II = 30 - points ur:-r
Southern selling and scattered pressure en-
cruragco by good picking weather iu the
South and r-csrcct> '"r continued tavOr..
BILE wealth .1r over inc holiday tomorrow
Liverpool aud domestic t-,,1. interests
eongh, ~ tho a"oiirs hu' rallied 10 about
Saturdays closing uSl~"S met 3uc!-, s..d
cncr;n.s. raruy from %"w orleans aud
partly from local sources. These caused
Weakness N tho sto.E m.rkr, ud l"nnrts
OF further German advance on the Italian
front n:"han biz inAv!i"d p"T. ~ ~" selling.
bu, the trade Interests we're rooi buyers on
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II u ~ = VT = ~ ~ '
ls..,,ife

pou.i!y -Msri,e; dull. Bu,ter-Na-ke.
W. ana w.ai.cr. EESs-Markc; fairly ac-
&c OUTLOOK lower. iides-Marx,t fir;!l.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-06

BY THOMAS BRANCH & co. Banker. and Brokers
Open High Low. Bid. 4Ask'd Sales Stock.
Sales.
Stock

600 AlliS-Cha liners ...
. 800 Allis-Chalmcrs. pfd. ...
1900 Am. Beet Sugar. com
$500 American Can ....
500 American Can. pfd. >.
1890 Am Car and Foundry.
100 Am. Cotton oil.
800 Am. Hide and Lear. pfd
soc Am. LinSccd oil.
1.2po American Loco. ...
200 Am. Loco. ptd. .....
400 Am, Malt. list pfd -.
1900 american Smelling -.
Am. Snun. com. ....
800 American Sugar ...
%..O0 Am. Tel. and Tel. Co..
1880 Am. Tobacco. com. 49,.
Am. Tobacco. pfd.
eco Am. wiring fapcr, pfd
500 American Xinc
"3.9Oo Anaconda Copper ....
$500 .Atchison .'
Atlantic Coast Line. -.
y. &. l.. OF CT. tkalto.)
300 Baltimore and Ohio. =.
@.hoo Bethlehem Steel. com.
$500 Bethlehem Steel, Il. -.
l2,Sop BALDWIN Loco. .......
hoo Butte ami Superior. -.
l2.loo Central Leather. com.
,?.500 Canadian Pacific 100.
Geo California Petroleum =.
$500 Chesapeake and Ohio.
400 Chicago Great W cstern
500 Chi. Great West. pfd.
?,600 Chi. Mil. and 81. Paul.
10000 CruCiblc Steel Cor. com
CrucibIc Steel. pfd.
1000 Colorado Fuel and Iron
sou Colorado and Southern
2l.400 Corn Products, COM.
l.lun DistillerS ...........
100 Dome Mines ..........
1000 Erie ;.:;.'-..-....
.,NOo Eric. ISL ptu.
TS.i00 General Motors .....
i,Irn General Electric ......
1900 Goodrich. com. ...
$500 Great Northern. pfd.
$500 Great North. ore CTS.
400 Gulf State Steel. ......
600 Illinois Central ......
5.2r0 Inspiration copper 49,.
l.j0o nterhoro-cons.. pfd.
1890 Int. Mcr. Mar, com.
G3io0 Int. Mer. Mar. ptd. 80.
700 Int. Paper. com. ......
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KEW ORLEANS November ne.vy
Of the cotton marie, today. and Ia"
strength ia that month I'D other months
session .pricos ,~-r. It decline. rud during
most Of IN. day 'h" market EaC nom. too
STEADY a ton. but toward tn, ,nd prices
sbu.Ecd sharply. m" CLOS" ~ 90 80 points
oyer Saturday, last quotations. Around tn.
-- opening prizes rcT- !. 10 IS points down Oh
Lsarish tall; Irg-rd!lE f.Eprar." weather
conditions 10. IIvnihg. ma IN" uuoT export
outlook Gi~duslis rh" DOMAIN. Increased.
and In til. afternoon III" rimE wa- unable
TO meet tho demand The upward move
Inent was che,il-d Uy Ia. loss u. Is .l!utS
in sro, prices but when u w.s uoiuteg out
;ha, m!dd!!ng srots wcr" ., - 49, con-
pared 10 nth" hei'.T ihan . cents !or
Volume OF bus!n"ss 49, not iarEc. and az
times the IuaIh't quiet.
Suot STEADY. !. poiUtF OH S.lcs Oh tn.
soot 12li bales. TO arrive. l525 nalcs. Mid
IiIur
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TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
OF
VALUABLE VACANT LOTS on THE
NORTH LINE OF TAYLOR STREET.
BETW ZEN ADDISON AND ELM
STREETS.
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RICHMOND nR..IS MA3LI.I
Wholesale Ountatjon, on E-,h,,

'"Sh gram; 'Otn-EO. yellow III.
. yellow. nominal. 30. yellow ls
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, the below described property:
Commencing at a point on She north
sl'lc or TayIor Street SfXty-eight (CS)
rect cast OF Elm Street: thence rum
ming castwardly and fronting on The
north line Of Taylor Street sixty-cight
ttS) ieet six Co inches; thence back
northwardly between parallel lines one
hundred and twenty G20) feet to an
alley In rear" "
Property In this section Of the city
Is rapidly advancing. and YOU may So
cure , q bargain by attending this sale.
POLLARD & :sAGBY. INC,
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BY POLLARD IL BAGBY. INC,
Real Estate Auctionccrs.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-10-18

Sign a Hoover Food Pledge Card
and get a window membership card
in the United States Food Admins
tration.
A complete ASSIGNMENT of jewelry,
watches and clocks now in stock at
Alexander Drug Go.
If you haven't membership card
in the United States Food Admins
tration hanging in your window, you
may be considered Stacker.
Mr. L. E. Gwinn returned Monday
morning from Chicago where he went
to see the great world series of base
ball games between the White SoX
and the New York Giants.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-10-18

Mr.. c. L. Harris and family, of
Stanton, were shopping in the city
Monday.
Messrs Jodie Willis, of Upton, and
W. L. Dawson, of Atoka, were visi-
tors here Saturday
Mr. Emmett Forbess and Miss
lone Forbess, Of Atoka. were visitors
here Saturday.
Mr.. H. ]. Baskin, Of Fayetteville,
Ark, came over Saturday to look
after business matters.
Mr.. P. A. Townsend, Of the Atoka
vicinity, was among the visitors in
the city Saturday.
Mr.. Charles Runken and family, Of
Memphis, spent Sunday with the fam
lily of A. Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Gragg re-
turned Sunday evening from visit to
relatives at Rosemark, accompanied
by the formers father, Mr.. J. T.
Gragg. who paid him a short visit
the first Of the week.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-10-18
BILLY PLUMLEE COMEDIANS
PLAY TO CAPACITY HOUSES

Playing here this week are Billy
Plumlee's comedians, recognized the
country over, where they are known,
as high class artists and entertain
ers,. Commencing Monday night,
with "Just Plain Folks a comedy
drama Of sterling worth, they made
for themselves in Covington the name
of first-class entertainers. and ladies
and gentlemen.
Billy Plumlee, in fact the whole
show, comedian, is about the best ev-
er seen in Covington, and it bevond
question that he is one of the best
ever playing here.
The play Monday night. "gust
Plain Folks" was well attended, and
no one in the large tent went away
dissatisfied. The comedy put on by
Mr.. Plumlee in his act as the rube
kid was far superior to the average
run of this kind of stuff, and the
fact that he had the house roaring
the entire time he was on the stage
goes to show they appreciated him.
Curtis and Curtis in dancing and
singing speciality won the applause
of the audience and were good during
the entire performance. Mr.. Curtis
is an old head at the business and
both he and his wife have billed
towns of manythousands and made
good. Their act is entertaining at
all times.
Mr.. Colville in his singing and
dancing speciality won applause from
the audience. His new dance steps
We're unique and we'll received.
Bunny Stricken as Teddy Green,
in his love making and great blum
ders, won the hearts Of the audience,
as did Miss Ruth Curtis, as Bess
Morris. Bunny and Ruth are both
in class by themselves and are
entertainers of merit and ability.
Farrell and Plumlee in q song spec
cialty were good and the hearty en-
core after encore proved that they
were "there-." in their singing and
speciality work.
The Plumlee comedians are all of
high class calibre and their show is
clean throughout. Mr.. Plumlee is
a first cousin of the great physician
DR.. John Plumlee, of Poteau, Ok
lahoma, and is a gentleman as are
his fellow-workers.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-10-18

Mr.. F. j. Whitley, Of Atoka,
was a visitor here Sunday. Mr..
Whitley is now cIe-king for R. G..
Tenant at chat place.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-01
CAPTAIN {. h. LEA DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Superintendent of Terminals o
Southern Railway Passes
Away at His Home.
FORMERLY FREIGHT AGENT
No Arrangements for Funeral An
nounced-Was Member Of Masonic
Bodies and Former President Of
Richmond Railroad Club.

Captain e. H. Lea. superintendent of
terminals of the Southern Railway
with headquarters at Richmond died
early this morning at his home, 1921
Grove Avenue. after an illness since
ldSt November. He was sixty years of
age, and was we'll known in the rail-
road world. He had been with the
Southern for thirty-fve years. having
served the old Richmond and Danville
as a conductor n worked up in vari-
Gus official positions. serving for many
years as freight agent at Richmond.
He is survived by his wife and by
six children as follows: Mrs. T. KEN
per Rector. Mrs. w. Leigh Carneal, wal
ter Lea, of st. Louis. Misses Elizabeth.
Marjorie and Gay Lea. of Richmond.
No arrangements for the funeral had
been made last night. but It will prob
ably be held on Friday from West
minister Presbyterian Church Of which
Captain Lea had been for many years
a ruling elder.
He was a member Of Joppa Lodge No.
8. A. F. and A. NJ; Washington Royal
Arch Chapters and other Masonic bodies.
He was also a member OF the Roy
Arcanum. tho Virginia Society Sons
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-01
RESIGNS PRESIDENCY
Of SIDNEY
Rev. H. Tucker Graham, D. D., Ac-
cepts Call to- Church In
Florence, 8. @.
HIS RESIGNATION Is ACCEPTED
Action Is Taken With Regret, and
After Resolutions OF Thanks Were
Passed, Committee Is Named to
Nominate q Successor.

The resignation OF Rev. Henry Tuck
Hampden-Sidney College. was accepted
by the Board OF Trustees at a meet
ing held yesterday morning in tho JEFF
ferson Hotel. DR.. Graham has served
as president Of Hampden-Sidney for
the past nine years and the college
has greatly prospered under his id
m~inistration. The trustees reluctantly
accepted the resignation OF Doctor
Graham and suitable resolutions. thank
ing him for his excellent service were
adopted.
DR.. Graham, who is a native of Win
chester, resigns as head of Hampden-
Sidney to resume the active ministry.
He has accepted a call to become pas
tor Of the Presbyterian Church of
Florence, S. c, Prior to accepting the
presidency of Hamnden-Sidney. DR..
Graham was pastor of a Presbyterian
Church in Farmville.
The resignation does not take effect
until November /. and no successor to
DIR. Graham was named at the meeting
yesterday. a committee was appointed
to find a suitable man for the posi-
ton. and will make it's report to the
trustees at the next meeting. The
committee appointed to nominate "A
successor consists Of Rev. w. w. Moore,
d. D.. president Of Union Theological
Seminary. a. 3. Dickinson. and J. Scott
Parrish.
DIR. Graham is an alumnus of Hamp-
~den-Sidney College and is greatly be-
loved by the student body of that in
stitution. and his resignation will be
greatly regretted by students, alumni,
and his mnny friends.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-01
ANOTHER DAY WASTED
IN FRU|TLEsS DISPUTE
Senate and House Conferees Still
Are Deadlocked Over Food
Control Bill.
SOLUTION Is PROPOSED
Weeks Resolution May Be Substi.
tuted for War Committee Section,
Thus Removing 1t From Food
Measure.
rnv Assoc,,,.d pr..,

u tteSOCiaJGQ PTcBS.l
other day of fruitless dispute over the
food bill provision for a congressional
war expenditures committee. confcrces
on the bill recessed until tomorrow
afternoon. when another effort will be
made for an agreement.
In two sessions to-day the House
conferees continued their steadfast
refusal to accept the Senate provision
for the congressional committee OPP
posed by President Wilson. The SEN
ate confcrees, standing for the pro-
vision by n majority OF but one. Of
Tered various notifications. but all
were rejected. Senators Chamberlain
Smith. of Georgia. and Smith. of South
Carolina. Democrats. constituted the
minority which favored striking out
the committee provision. but Senator
Gore. Democrat. Joined with Senator's
Kenyon, Warren and Page. Republic
cans. in holding out against the Presi-
dents request
PLAN TO CONFER
WITH LEADERS OVERNIGHT
Overnight the conferees planned to
confer with Senate and House leaders
regarding n compromise. One suggcs-
ton was to substitute for the whole
war committee section a pending reso-
luton by Senator Weeks. Republican.
proposing a similar committee, pro-
vided it should be permitted to come
to a vote in the Senate and should be
adopted.
Believing that enough Democrats
would join with Republicans to ,adopt
the Weeks resolution, the Republicans
predicted that II Democratic leaders
would permit n vote It would provide
a way out. The suggestion Is said to
have been favorably received by the
House conferees. who will sound out
House leaders before to-morrow"s ses-
sion regarding such n resolution of
the deadlock. This action would not
settle the dispute over the question of
establishing a congressional war COM
mittee, but would remove it from the
food bill.
PROHIBITION LEADERS
MAKE FUTILE ATTEMPT
During the conference to-day, pro-
hibition leaders made a futile effort to
broaden the section for the COM
Wandering OF. distilled beverages for
military or public defense
attorneys for the Anti-Saloon League
and Representatives Barkley. of Ken.
lucky, and Webb. OF North Carolina.
appeared to urge the change, but the
conferees decided not to reopen the
subject.
The conferees to-day struck out a
provision authorizing the government
TO commander gas pipe lines for mill.
tary or public defense purposes. Tho
clause empowering the President to
commandeer oil pipe lines, however.
was retained.
The new provision for a wheat-price.
fixing board OF three members. inserted
subject to reconsideration, was LEFT
unchanged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-01
AMERICANS CONFESS
shy They Admit Identity When
Confronted With Telegram
From Toronto.
fRy Associated Press.1

fBy Associated Press.I
ROANOKE. VA. July 3l.-Two men
giving their names as L. F. Bean and
Frank Farber. and claiming to be
members OF the British Royal Flying
Corps. who were arrested at Rocky
Mount, Va. twenty miles from here. on
Sunday. charged with obtaining auto
mobile accessories on a government
ordnance department order. confessed
to-day that they were Earl o. Slade
and V. ]. McAulife. Americans.
The police said they confessed when
confronted by n telegram from Super
~intendent Grassett. OF the Toronto
police, who accused them Of being de-
serters from the flying corps. and as
serted they had stolen an army auto
mobile. They are being held for the
Canadian authorities.
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for Acknowledgement on tho prohibition

toT AltoT on tuo prOnlOlttor
ticket.
Did he run or the Democratic
ticket?" he asked. Didn't he NEEDLE
for tho defeat OF John r.. Grimes. the
Democratic candidate?"
Mr.. Pollard has only been a candl.
date twice. and on one other thar
the Democratic PLATFORM" came the
reply.
Il am prepared to make the state.
ment that he ran outside the party
and on the prohibition ticket. He re.
ceived $4,000 votes when ]. Taylor ELY.
son. the Democratic candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor, received $4,000 votes
Il deny hat statement" shot gu,
Mr.. Montague, and challenge you to
produce your evidence"
We'll. there was a dry vote In 1914
OF 7o,ooo~in Virginia, and Pollard re-
ceived $4,000 votes" Mr.. Dickerson said.
Can you explain that?"
NEVER IN ANYTHING BUT
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
MIR. Montague said that a candidats
might be able to carry certain votes.
but that he could not prove Mr.. Pollard
ran in anything but the Democratic
primary. He thcn said there was no
platform in Virginia. and Mr.. Dicker-
SON replied that in the absence of a
platform the voters supported the can
didate on his personal views.
AS tho speaker was leaving the
stand Mr.. Mills said he had %misquoted
his earlier remarks. and that no had
made no charge. but that If they made
more compromises aloES h same
lines. "COi IN W. tho cif-- ND Ct,ta fro-.
bankruptcy" He voted In the COM
mittee for the compromise. he said,
because it was the best the city could
get. but it was IA mere bagatelle, simply
what the railroads wanted to give.
Both speakers had previously re-
viewed at length the merits Of their
respective candidates, and had outlined
their early lives. The audience, which
hlled the hall. had been only mildly
Interested and the applause had been
only ~perfunctory. During tho discus
sion. however, the hall ~resounded with
cheers and yells. The discussion last
night was the first to break the Sc
renity of the local campaign, and had
been anticipated.
BRYAN REPRESENTS
wESTMORELAND DAVIS
GeOTSe bryan represented WeStmOre-
land Davis at the meeting. speaking
much along the same lines as at the
previous gathering in South Richmond
last week. He RETAINED from all per-
sonal matters, declaring that Mr.. Davis
was brosd-minded, with a conservative
view on taxation and many other mat
ters OF vital interest to the State. The
audience wildly %applauded when he
said the candidate had refused to be
tied hands and feet on certain ques-
tions before entering the Gu~bernatorial
chair.
Candidates for the office of Commits
sioner of Revenue, City Sergeant n
Sheriff also made short talks at the
meeting last night. They pledged to
the people a most efficient administra-
ton of the various offices and the most
courteous treatment.l If elected. Incum-
bents stood on their records. n said
they would continue their faithful
work TO the city and the voters.
Those speaking were John l.. Satter-
field and p. T. Bowls, for City Sergeant;
T. Peter Howle, through a representa-
tive. and Henry E. Tresnon. for Com
missioner of Revenue. and ]. Herbert
Mercer and Lawrence Paul, for Sheriff.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-01
NO RELIEF Is PROMISED
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years. Many prostrations are reported
from numerous points. The fireman Of
the Baltimore and Ohio shenandoah
Special swooned in hts engine cab mere
to-day. Many shaded thermometers
registered 102 this afternoon. The ex-
cessive heat caused the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad tracks to expand in the
station section. and two express trains
narrowly escaped disaster. All tracks
are being patroiled. and trains are
operated cautiously.