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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-30
MOOrc-Drnpcr.

Especial to The Times Dis pa tch.
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. April %.
Waller +. Moore, son OF Colonel w
o. Moore. OF Wythevillc, Va, and well
known throughout Southwest Virginia
and Mss jamie Draper daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lee Draper, Of Alta
mont Circle, this city. were married
at 3 o'clock. After brief bridal trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore will leave for Camp
Mcclellan. Admission. Ala, where they
will reside until the groom is ordered
over seas.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses
were issued Yesterday by the clerk OF
tho IiuStiurs Court:
Sebaston L. Sirkitt. Roanoke, Va, and
Sadie Theresa Tailey, city.
William James White. Norfolk, Va.
and Olive Lee Walthall, city.
Franklin J.usbalem. Denver. Col,
and Virginia g Hinchman. city.
Harry Lee Bryant and Bertha MaSey,
city.
James wythe Howard and Lille
Percy Butler and Mabel Truxler city
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Progress OF Bond Campaign.

TeteEsOurg has OFFICIALLY reached the
90 per cent mark Of her bond subscrip-
tons n noon to-day. Unofficial reports
place the subscriptions as high as 20
per cont The Boy scouts who went
out on their drive OH Saturday report
ed sales Of $1,000 for that day. The
Scouts ANA all wolmen's and mems COM
mittc"s have been busy to-day and ex-
pccl 70 report fine salos
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were harmless, and that the actio, ia
oeen taken to remove the mlsintorma-
tion that they arc egg substitutes,
Concrete Highway 10 p.n,;u,,

concrete road Is In process OF
construction between williamsburg and
Pennirnan. a distance .. ahou. 81,
miles. according to state Highway
commissioners Coleman. Tho work is
oeinS done through tho corporation
OF the State and the Engineering com.
pany OF tho l.. ]. du pont dc Nemour,
d co. When completed the road viii
De portion OF the State highway sys-
- -
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Change OF ownership of the Eagle
Paper Company, HOS West Marshall
street, 10 New York corporation
whose president is II. q. Smith, OF that
city. was announced yesterday. The
new purchasers have already taken
charge OF the business. Meyer Franck.
retiring president, will continue To re-
side In Richmond. il was stated
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK. April :1.-Cotton goods and
yarn markets here to-day held generally
siHady me "nis concessions being in gray
goods anu Meetings offered from sncouG
hands. Dress goods markets were quiet hut
'Ncr"GlrrlS nT'n, as consequence Of FUR
iher loom axe taken b. tho government, for
sHoTiinE Hanr"Is Raw siIk barely
stead. IN IN" local markets Cotton duck
InSnGfactrrcr~ held meeting to-day and
Termed an organization TO co.operate with
IA" government In supplying much large
Quantities OF cotton duck for war purposcs
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IIENRICO TRUST DEEDS.

W. II. Hicks ct ux. to w. II. Pres
ton. trustee. 210xS4O feet south limo
Williamsburg Road and adjoining, the
lands of the late Peter Martin, about
three miles east OF Richmond. April
II. 1918: $3.50.
Max Shain TO c. r. Trant. trustee
lots 23 ard -. block T., section l. pan
OF Highland Springs building .ots.
hDril % 1918: S2l2.
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Tho Curb Market.

new YORK. April - Trading on III,
tone. "
As group the dealings Ia IN. indus
iriaI sections wcrc in fair volume. and after
AZ "Ar!y show ir!cGu!ar!ty. prices became
lndependeat oil stocks were fairly active
athough price changes were small.
metal stocks wcr" without special
and tho dealings were in smaller volume
"" Explosive. 50 ass: lc Chevrolet Mo-
tors. lE'. q 10; 3.I3 Maxim Munitions rs
g "a; 2,5a United Motors. 20. q IS. ao.6
'osdcn OIL. o.. ass: lao Metropolitan ii-ls
a.: ',r) OK lahoua Oil. s.: ~: 80 Victoria
OIL new stock. tTiI 200 Sig Ledge. His
=; s"' cons Arizona Smelt i5.lsH2; LOO
LODI, 81. a 80. i,5o1 Nipi>sing ). asf.. i"g5
Rex Conspl. $: n?i3 l.;El Success sIis.
20 Tcnopsh Ext, u. n II It; $500 L. S s. s
g" g, q 5.: lsn Wright Martin Aircraft
=. :s'.; 100 Midwest. ~ q %: 1900 OK IL no.
ma on J. and II. "a l!6ia.
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Bell Day for IncurnhIcs.

Wednesday of this week will be OBJ
served in Peters burg as Bell Day"
FOR the benefit OF the Home for Incur
iblcs III Richmond. IN which are living
several Petersburg people Ladies Will
Toe on the streets TO offer the little
bells.
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The Tuesday Club at the Railway
!. w. c. y. ill be addressed to-day by
Rev. y. o. Boda, the newly Installed
pastor of North Side Baptist Churrh.
Highland Park.
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Ew yoRk PKODtCE MARKET.

fugal. COS: molasses. nominal: refined.
\: cut loaf. $685.: crushed, $50: mould
+; cubes. $50: XXXN powdered. .65 (:
FED. 100: fine granuated and diamond
L.: confectioncrs' \. 1.35: No /. 80.
|. steady: cheese. steady. Spot coffee.
Rio Is. So: Santos Is. II.
3'nsced oil was early to-day under
tenders and consequent May luui-
1 but the close was steady. May sold
1870 TO ls75. and closed st-Is7S
| 800 barrels: tenders. $50 barrels.
crude. 1850. prime summer yellow
LS.I0: others. nominal
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plaintiff in error, and by F. n. Newton,
United States attorney. Of Columbia S.
c.. aud ]. Watics Warirc. assistant
United states attorney. OF Charleston.
S. c.. for the defendant in error.
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CHICAGO LIVE sTOCK MARKET.

,,,Eens BULK ~ 20 SIG Light. 3i7..5H
!!I5g; rough 'a.i0ut!.". pigs, s!s.-s
Cattic receipts. 1900. hrIn; native steers
20 T'iCD. siOCkers and feeders, sss5I
FL. ,yo~s and hcite:s. 1s.sqH1l5eo, calves.
,.Shecp. weak; receipts, 400 nrm: sheep.
,ls.J. a Al, Is. Ia Dlbs. Sc 20 z. 81 g.
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INTEREST IN WAR NEWS
CHECKS STOCK TRADING
American Telephone Weak Because
\, OF Government Interference and
in High Wages Paid Employees.
CHALMERS IS STRONG
FtI 4baker Active Oh Report That
y Sdrtailmcnt OF Production Will
Not Be Serious-Marincs Arc
Heavy.
BY BROADAN WALL.

NEW YORK. April .e.-So much atten-
w2g .. si5ss, 'qary ma, ,hs market. Isins
!. Oily of more than 50 n bale in cotton. Io.-
fh!s brings cotton t 10 new low Vie levels 'a ana
makes the =, technical condition still weaker,
ge,s a new high with an advsnee q a-s.
Strength of Corn Products was due TO
frst quarter showed earnings at an annual
Pesrty co-opefatlon ., The & so1ernmen n The
omPany hopes 70 Improve even that, II
that more people did not use more Corn
Telephone was weak becau,. o, new
a feeling, that the government may have
The morn sH aso S oSSo
letting trained empioyces a, ordinary wages
p Aa,i na. H%eresa as sS%a,ra MD nm
law Of It's recent rapid rre 5 RgTs nea
sTodue,s cts yieiacd only hait point. ai!ho9E6
IN scrip w15e Of 70 asSs w
studcbaker displayed Some ne in con con
nobiie Chameer OF Commerce that manu-,
Of h11 been sg p, go
ar as further restriction might DO neces-
y. 10 the feo5y nos' The s'T oer osf
avs received II would seem 'hnt they have
bout discounted cu!tali!ieHk ldih.
Ia nubiic should not overlook the fact that
hippinE eonpanies; and espeeiaiiy ln'1 1Ti,n.
efore the war. When the VA! ends they
Eili have greater competition than ever DC,
aus the nhipbuiidng program Will be such
nat II cannot be checked Immediately.
United States Steel Arm within mar
Nv limits on expectation OF the usual eAtfa
(ridend OF per cent on the common stn.N
,-day. There Is no direct promise OF tn,a,
II recent optlnistic statements by ore.
brs 3ustined Wall street in the BELIEF 'h~'
Ills payment will be made.
NEW YORK. April 2.-Me.cantile pape..
mr. months and six months per cont
srfinr: s!1ty-day bills. iisa.: CONNER
81 slIty-day bills on banks VIZ. Go;,n,inrr
N siaty-day bills. St.Il. demand ~ ssis
bles 4; &c 1-lC: silver. go MrN'f"i
rovc-rtrrrut bonds trr"Cul3ri
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

BAGO, AprII E.-COrn prices averaged
y higher to-day. owing TO clearer
dye OF, tho attitude Of the food adj.
q ,on In regard 10 hedging sales.
h-.kst. however. failed 10 hold adj
and closed unsettled at the same as
iys hn!sh TO &c up. with May 27ss.
ny l49fs 10 l.49S. Oats los; Tsc to
and provisions loo to 81
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
w hOfcsnIt Quotations on E1cnAnEe
NEW YORI LINE. SToCk MArkI

Nf.W lUNk. AprlI ..-Becycs. stc.ly:
steers. 81 ga |iG.35: bulls. ss,oGIl3o1. cows
S5.VrT 5000
calves. lower. =, SO % sisIs; cuus. ,sc3a
sheep and lambs; wooded weihers $lgoo:
CLIPPED, Sl5.0. clipped ewes. SGD: vol
aiubs .s.t.us3js,j. clipped SIS sof, ,is 30
Hogs. receipts. 80 WEAK: no prices
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MisCILI.ANEOI-s MARKETS.

NAVAL. STORES
AVANHAM: Anril ss.-Turpen,ine. hrm.
'.'1 sales, IL casks; receipts. ~ casks;
.alnrenis, none. stock. -J.s4l casks. Iosia.
iIFIn. s-icS. none. receipts. $50 barrels. ship
u'ntr. mono. stock. u ~ barrels quote:
3 =. t.. +. g. II. !. 80. X, SIS; ~ -:
y. CO. NG s.'si 5 Is. WV. So
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BOND LIST

b. writing P.rcr IS ,bidl ............ g
hantic Coast Line ~ ,bid)............
G. LII and y s. 'h!dI ...:-......-. ~
C. L. CIV. Is baltimore ted)...... g.
Elo- French IS ...............,.,. ~
(ssapeake and Ohio ~. iiss..........., -
Iesapezkc and Ohio ~. ~. ......''...... 80 >
|rfiis,d Tobacco s. ................. ala.
Ircantil. Ma dine Is ................... Fl
1" r.f 4, Observation-Disclosures. &.
~, ADJ Observation-Disclosures. .o,.
Sthern RAJ l~ay - ...''.''.-.. ...''.''-' 81
htheYn Railway So .-................... .
e Re sistcrcd Is 1880 Csslcs) ......... 81.
g, Registered - 1915 old ............. ,ss
. ! No. mn ..... @. ~
G ! th.,t;. ioar H., q. . 81 IS
iihcr,y Loan end ............. e. -
a- s,ssl n l., ,;,s ~ v.y...... I.
Gar Chemical 90. lst s. ,htGl...... {.
Car Chemical 90. cv. g. ibid, -..--. .
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YORK. April .9--Port movement
Ing. rs. T5c: stock. lss O2o bales.
\ to-day a; all ports-Net receipts.
bales: exports. 2l,5i6 bales; stock.
bales.
| for weck-Nct receipts. 1899 bales.
IS, 81 1851 bales.
! for season-Nct receipts. 5.6Is.4i6
exports. 3.JG9.7l2 bales.
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Atlantic Coast Line

The staI!iS ,ri Kaiir s Of the South.
,TkAiNS LEAVE kIchMoND DAILY
FOR Florida and South. SEQ A. ST. and
> Fer NoriOiE: :, 500 4. NJ. 900 a NJ. so.
,.dEoosE Il ~ Ry; West: $3.50 a. NJ
$40 A. A. 9:Y5 A; Al. $40 X. ~. 500 F p.
sMii5 t;oS +; a.. 1915 +. NJ. 1855 P. NJ
p FSSr Goidseoro and Fayetteville: .4:ot
n Trains lJ6 arrive R,chmend daily. $500 A. NJ
A.. NJ, 'a:l6 =. NJ. tito p. a.. :o5 p. Nv
Ga r. ~. a:45 r. ~. s:i5 p II.
u,Acept SUNDAY. TSunday only.
Time of arrival and ii parturs apd con.
neGtlons not guaranteed
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FI-RNISuEp HOMES.

Many people are leaving the city for
the summer months. They secure ten
ants for their homes through tho Want
Nd columns of The Times Dispatch
To insert an ad phone Randolph T.
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R
To and from Washtn rta, ,rl h,xo-I-n.u.
Norfolk Il Western Railway

E SIS i S H. !t'5s NJ .''Ss 4: L
FOR liNCABUkG AND THE WEST:
1920 a. NJ. $500 =. 81. .s:35 p. n
Arrive luch,nond from Noriolk: .l1:ls
A. 49, rs:i t r M i F5Sm P 'Ss w s,; e:7s'
DAILY. tDst!y except sunday. tSunday.
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NEW YORK April c9--Me.cantile paper I.
NJ months and six months. per cont.
(tJiine: s!1ty-day bills. H;ss.; eon,msr-
hi si1ty-day bills. S.1iA. demand ~ ss.s !:
kbles. ti7s ZIG: bar silver. ~. MsN'Chl!
KiToad bonds easy Time loans firm. siN'Y
VS. sHms. ninety days. 'i,fth: six months
bid: call money. steady: ruling rate. =
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Richmond Z Petersburg
Electric Railway
oeab0ard Air Line RAILWAY C0mpany

Trains Leave daily: A. NJ. Norins
acNsonviie; $40 p. &c. Atansa ian Biam, and
han han spsee,Il li;to r. ~. sieepers Jackson.
5:45 +. NJ. $3.50 +. NJ '
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-09
WILLIAM AND MARY
QyINT TO Be BUSY

4 Special TO The Richmond Nirginmn}
J Williamsburg. Va. Jan, s.-The
i William and Mary basketball squad
resumed practice last Friday evening
under the direction of Coach Young.
after "a two weeks lay OF, due 20
the Christmas vacation. The men,
after q few hours practice. seemed
to show all the former skill exhibited
before the holidays. Captain Murray
failed to get into uniform until yes
terday evening, being detained On Rc-
count of bad transportation.
The brilliant showing made by the
Indians against the fast Richmond
'Y" team in the only game played
before the Christmas halt. shows that
there is some good material in the
squad. Several new faces have oeen
added TO the members Of the squad
since resumiug practice and among
them are several that will give the
old members n run for their positions
Manager Mapp has practically fin
ished his schedule and 1t is one OF
the heaviest that an Indian auint has
ever had. 1t includes weeks trip
through the western part Of the state
directly after examinations close.
These preseason games will put the
team In the best form for the cham
pionship race which IL Just afterwards.
If everything continues az il is and no
men are lost before the eioFe of the
season. the team should without doubt
be strong contender for the Eastern
Virginia Athletic association cham
pionship. The" schedule follows;
Dec. l5~-Richmond Y. M, c. a. at
williamsburg.
Feb. 2-Emory and Henry at Will
liamsburg.
Feb. 4--Randolph- Macon fcham-
pIonship). at Ashland.
Feb. 5-Lyhchburg A. c. al Lynch
burg.
Feb 6--Y NJ. J.. at Lexington,
Feb. Washington and Lee. at
Lexington.
FEB. s-virginia Christian college.
at Lynchburg.
Feb. s----Richmond y. H. c. A. at
Richmond.
Feb. 13--Richmond college tcham-
pionsh'p}. at williamsburg
Feb t6--Hampden-S Sidney tcharn-
p;onship). at Williamsburg
FEB. te--Randolph Macon tcham-
douship), at WILLIAMSBURG
Feb 2a-Hampden-S Sidney tcham-
pionship), at Hampden- Sidney
Feb. 27~-Rlchmond college fcham-
pionship), at Richmond.
n. b. JANUARY games pending.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-09
WAKE FOREST BASKETBALL

Special TO The Richmond Vlrginian.)
Wake Forest, N. G, Jan, SAC
cording 10 the schedule make public
today by Manager Thompson, the
Wake Forest college basketball team
faces a hard schetlule for the coming
season, as ALI Of the principal COL
leges in the state will be played with
the exception of Davidson and the
University OF North Carolina. and the
team will make "a trip through Wiz
Einia and meet representative quints
of the Ola Dominion. The season
opens v'ith q game against the Dur
ham :, NJ. G. A on January 2, at
Durham, and Coach mcdonnell Ia
putting the squad through a vigorous
practice to whip a team into shape
for the first contest. He Is being as
sisted at tho present by BIN Hold
ing. for four years star forward for
the Baptists
Al a nucleus on which to build a
winning combination, Coach MacDon-
ineil has four letter men---Captain
| HANDY, Thompson and Sewers. guards
land Dickson. forward. Dickson has
! been switched TO center to flf the
place of Franks. who was lost last
year through graduation, and 1t il
possible that Handy will he placed nj
. forward If it ~ found that Raben-
horst. Neal and MCKaushan cannot
hold down this position.
The schedule FOR the season In al
follows. January 2. Durham. at Dur
ham; January Is, Trinity, at Raleigh
tpending); January IS, Atlantic Chris
Guilford. at home, January %. A
ana r.. at Raleigh: February /, EN-
ory and Henry. at home; February
tslou at home. February Q, Durham
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-09
Jim Jefries Was Defeated Long
Before He Entered Reno Ring
BY CoBBETT
tcepyr.ga~ by
BY JAMES J. CoRRErr.

inecessaTv 20 get him into shape ii
he hadn't worried and had beer
patient. all might have been well
iut JEFF di8 worry And that's ar
athletes worst foe.
Had Jehries been a communicative
fellow the aght might have resulted
differently, If he had had any clos,
conNdarteS ne probably could have
gone Jo them and todd them whaf
was on his mind. Undoubtedly. they
could have checred him and pulled
d him out OF the rut into which he had
moved: they might have done some
thing TO shake off his worries and
zNung him around 70 a point where
Instead ~ being pcssinfistic concern
ne the future ne would have been
hopeful But JeiIries kept q II this TO
himself.
The public remembers how fire.
quently Jef would go off on solitary
fishing trips u was not so much be-
Gauge JET loved the angling sport as
il was to heve n chance to get away
By himself There are some persons
go constructed that they like to be
alone and to brood That was Jim
Jefrrles. Each and every fishing trip
which the fans felt was doing JefTries
"A world of good" was really hRv-
left draw closer to himself and added
only to his worries and To his meian
chog.
X left had not been 30 conscientious
and 20 wildly anxious to whip John
son and so answered the pleas of the
white race It is more than likely that
lie would not have taken his early
failure to get info condition so much
to heart. But when Jim found that
he was not able to take off q lot of
fat In tho first three weeks Of train
ing he felt sure that he had gone
back 80 far that he never could get
into condition again; and when an
athlete loses confidence in himself he
is a beaten man.
Don't get me wrong, Jim Jeffries
WA g not afraid of lack Johnson, He
was nae Of the gamest. hravest men
that ever stepped into the ring But
ne had lost the old sHperb belief in
himself
Jeff would have taken a beating
ten times as bad as Johnson handed
out to him H. In the end, he could
have t~iumrhcd. II he could have re-
I "a. rrad the title to the white race. But
left vas not the master OF his own
nerves. thev went away at the end
~ the frst three weeks in his training
cau,n and Jeff unable TO control them
.a,ecarue little more than n nervous
wreck,
And SO he remained rleht through
! hfs training camp days ans right
. rrough the fight -------------..---.-.--.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-09
AMERICANS SUFFER
BY TREATY FAILURE
Germans Planted I'm Colombia Take
Advantage OF ResentInent---Boy-
colt Cost Millions

Cristobal, Canal Zone. Jan. e.
american investors lost several mil
lion dollars in the capital of Colombia
because OF the failure of the United
States senate to ratify the treaty pro-
posed by the state department"
, This statement was made by a
I prominent public man engaged in
business in Panama City. who has en-
joyed exceptional opportunities to be-
come acquainted with conditions In
Bogota. He said that when the treaty
was proposed to the Colon bian gov
eminent II was ratified in Bogota al
most Immediately and with consider
able enthusiasm. American capitalists
had Invested more than $1,000. 000 in
AN electric light and railway plant in
Bogota, which was a good paying
business When the news of the re-
lection of the treaty which had been
ratified by Colombia and of the pro-
posed substitution of another treaty
in the United States senate reached
Bogota. great indignation arose on all
sides. and the people of the Colom-
bian capital Immediately instituted a
boycott against the property of Amer
leans. Not single Colombian rode
on the street cars, while many of them
substituted whatever lights they could
get for the electric light service. The
result was that the property became
Q dead loss to the investors. who were
finally compelled to sell to Some Co.
iomoian capitalists at figure of one
tenth the value of the investment
Proposed Port improvements:
There were proposesi improvements
to the ports OF Buenaventura and Tu-
mace resulting from the initiative of
General Gorgas. when he made a per-
sonai investigation Of the sanitary
conditions in the ports Of western
South America several years ago.
which was followed by the temporary
eXtirpafton of yellow fever from the
port OF Buenaventura bv DR.. z p.
Beverley. 1t was planncsi TO make
extensive permanent improvements at
Buenaventura, which Isl the Pacific
terminus of the railway lea ding to-
ward Bogota across the Andes. and
which lis only partly completed All
OF this would have afforded an ex-
cellent opportunity TO American can't
tai, as that region In exceedingly rich
In platiS1im and gold, while the Cauca
valley, which is tapped by the railway
already, Is one OF the heaIthiest and
richest agricultural regions I'm all
South America.
Irritation Is intensified by the fact
that there IL a very large German in
terest all over the republic. There are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-09
SENTENCED TO out W0On
WHERE FUEL rs SCARCE

Alexandria, Va. Jan Edward
Pinckney, a negro, nineteen years old,
went 10 q SUNK dealer in this city this
morning and attempted TO dispose ot
some appliances to locomotives which
belonged In the Southern Railway
company The dealer refused TO pu.
chase the same and notified Officer
Thompson. who soon captured the me-
kro with his bag or metal. Hc was
brought hefore the police court, WheH
he Gtated n his deferse that he tounc
the IT stal upon n dump. Officers ties.
tttaed tlat pc vas It patron 0C thf
roiir4 court and had oft been ther'
btfore He was Sentcnced to serve
ninety days In jail subject 70 worl
upon tins roads or cutting wood II
come section ~ the state where fuo
Z Is scarce.