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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
WILL NOT TRY HALL At
MANASSAS OCTOBER Il
Hearing OF Former State Prolibl-
ton Inspector, Twice Tried for
Double Killing. POSTPONED,

w. G. Hall. former State prohibition
INSPECTOR. charged with tho murder of
lawrence d. hudson and Raymond
smack elford on tho Valley Turnpike
almost eighteen months ago, will not
70 on trial at Manassas October IL,
when tho Circuit Court cOnvencs
there for the session. Former State
Senator Louis Wendenburg. who de-
Tended Hall twice before, when "a
hung jury resulted In both cases. and
who has been engaged by Hall 10
defend him. made this announcement
yesterday.
According to Mr.. wendcnburg two
Important murder cases will come
before the court at Manassas at Its
next term and II Will be Impossible
because of tho stress OF business to
try tho case. Hall Is privately en-
ploying Attorney Wendenburg TO de-
fend him, having severed all conncc-
tons with the Prohibition Depart
ncnt. For this reason the State can
not procure counsel for him or offer
him any defense.
:, Hall. In company with Harry r..
Ivan, shot to death Hudson and
Shack elford on the Valley Turnpike
when tho two men. who were from
Petersburg. were held up by the
agents with an automobile. in which
several hundred bottles Of LIQUOR were
found. a dying statement Of Hudson
To the effect that neither he nor his
partner shot at the officers, but were
shot to death while not resisting, was
allowed at tho last trial as evidence
II viii probably furnish the PRINCIPAL
point of contention when the trial
comes up again.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
GENERAL FREIGHT EMBARGO
RAISES HOWL OF PROTEST
Corporation Com mIxsIon petitioncd
Tor telief by Patrons of Wash
tngton-O1d dominion Line.

Complaints arc pouring into tho
otncns OF the state Corporation Com
embargo on freight which has been
put Into effect by the Washington
In tho past few days. The company
has enbargocd everything cxcep;
necessities and live stock shipments
10 investigate tho legality OF such
action; Many of the petitioners arc
dissatisfied with the service OF the
largo be lifted at once. Others. 1t is
sdid. welcome the embargo. which is
said 70 anect them favorabIy.
WITHIN the past few weeks the rail-
roads OF the country have been clean
ing up freight hold up on their lines
Tot INC past two years through con
Ecsuon, and. IT is said, the Washing.
,"n and Old Dominion Line has
zen swamped with excess business
Muich II could not handle. Labor
.ouolcs are said 10 have added to the
burden OF the COMPANY
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
NEGROES WILL NOT PUT A
CANDIDATE IN THE FIELD
Chairman Pollard Advises Against
dominating Ono Of Own iace
for City Trcukurer.

NO colorcd man or woman will DO
put IN the field for city Treasurer
,mG LILY Black" wing of the Re:
niinn narty In Richmond will
The four Democratic candidates or
VIII support a candidate chosen by
the Lily whites" The one stipula-
tion affecting white Republican
candidate Is that "he shall DO ac-
OF the Lily Blacks"
such was the result OF tho mass
meeting OF colorcd voters held in
true keformers' Hall last night. Jo-
seph r. Pollard. State and city chair
H man OF tho Lily Blacks" presided.
lessor l.. j. Henry. of Union Theo-
logical tcolored). and Il. l. Dixon
Dryan. president OF the League OF
Colored Women's Clubs.
Chairman Pollard had just returned
conference with Republican leaders
AZ the New York headquarters OF
inc National Republican Committee.
lie told his audience that he had
made satisfactory arrangements for
carving on the campaisn after Oc-
tober in the interest OF the national
republican ticket in the city. district
and State.
He advised against nominating any
coiored person for the city treasurer
ship and suggested instead parIev
Jet. and. In the event that they had
no candidate acceptable to the 'I,ily
liacks; he proposed pledglng the
colorcd vote as a whole TO one OF the
democratic candidates. to be agreed
upon at another mass meeting 10 be
held next Wednesday night. His
suggestion. put In tho form Of a mo
toh' WAS carried by unanimous vote
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
WILL ATTEND REUNION
Inward Of Score OF Itichmonders VIII
Tnke Fart I'm Confederate Gather
Ing In Hounfon

n
sixteen Richmonders will attend
inc confederate Veterans reunion
next week. leaving Main Street sta
eioh saturday afternoon at 1915
o'clock. General w. d. Freeman will
DC among those going and will take
q leading part in the exercises in
houston on October s. z and S.
R; IL Lee Camp, No. !. will 20 from
hichmond. Commander II. W. Thomp
son. OF 2523 kens!ngton Avenue. be
ing ono OF the party. Special accom-
inodntions for the veterans Will ba
provided by the railroads., and il Is
pIahneh Tor the whole party to ston
over In New Orleans on Monday,
GOING on TO Houston Tuesday.
lhey arc scheduled 10 return i'm.
Inediately after the reunion rcacbin -
richmond probably Monday. Oc,obn,
Those forming the party arc. Gen.
erai w. IL. Freeman. Commander n
w. Thompson. Quartcrmaster-Ge
andrew. krausc. First LIeutnnant
I,onlmander w. j.. T!mherlakc, Second
Lieutenant Commander w r. WOOD
,nnird Lieutenant Commander Philin
brown. Adjutant a. G. Pcay, Serpe.n,
MAJOR w: H. LiEhtfoot, and ComTades
~ Is q. Pillow. q. *. Roper. e. Scott
The following. from the Old SOL
uiers Home. also viii attend tho rc
union: w. T.. Britton. ]. r.. Crawford
ana Messrs. SPOTS and Rutledrn
ihree women. Mrs. r. w. Thompson
ars. u: Il Roper and Miss Pillow
also VIII be in the party.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
ENLARGE U. OF VA. FACULTY
Six Aeauisffions to STAN Of Char
lottesviile Institution-Other.

Six new professors have been added
TO the faculty of the University OF
virginia. and four OF last years stan
are on leave OF absence, according to
announcement III n d o yesterday
Among tho latest additions Ia the
staff are: DR.. Wilfrcd Eldrcd, as
Professor Arthur Fickehschcr. of tho
chair of music: DR.. Carl &. Speidel.
adjunct professor in the medical de-
partment; Julius Goebel, acting adj
3unct professor OF law, and f.. w.
Saunders. adjunct professor OF ap-
piled mathematics.
DR.. Lindsay Rogers Is serving az
lecturer at Harvard and Columbia.
Leave OF absence granted to DIR.
Thomas Fitzhugh extends to January
!. 1921. Professor Armistead NJ.
Dobie, OF tho law faculty. will he en-
gagged In the centennial drive. DR..
Thomas Walker Page, again is on
leave OF absence. serving as chairman
or the United States tariH board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30

follows: Nrs. A. Is. Bauer. to build
franc structure at Hermitage and
S MssiWeod 10 rsDai si9o Mary
us Hawthorne Avenue, $500; Estelle
w. Cronshaw. repairs to garage at
BOG Chambcrlaync Avenue. $3.50: A..
West Grace. $3.50: Mrs. a. b. Bauer,
TO build garage at Hermitage and
Wcstwood avenues, $4,000: Joseph
w. Arlington, repairs to brick build
ing at 1909 Park Avenue, 5000;
j. H. Hopkins. repairs to frame
building at Broad Street and Monu-
mcnt Avenue, $500: A.. S. r. James.
repairs to brick house at 1909 West
Broad Street $3.50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
CHOSEN COMMANDER
John r.. Gill Heads ilIchmond Com
mandery, No. 2, knights

John T. Gill was chosen commander
OF Richmond Commandery. No. ..
knights Templar. succeeding a. l..
Mattern. at a conclavc OF that order.
Other officers were chosen as follows:
G. w. Throckmorton. generalissimo
John l.. Rose. Jr. captain general;
o:eph D MGr5s s1 iunor WARDEN WARDEN
B. g. Lewis. Jr., prclatc: u. G..
Lewis. ST.. treasurer; w. NJ. Will
liams. recorder: G. a. Ovcrton.
Jr.. standard bearer. George V.
Oliver, sword bearer; James n.
Whitfield. warden, and a. L. Schlei-
cher, sentinel.
Oldest in America. having been char
tered June %. 1923. and has "A meta :
Ocrship OF approximately 400.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Mind Mu.rcian 70 p1ov Here.

Sam i. Davis. who will play for
the revival Of the First Christian
Church, at William Fox School. Octo-
Der to II. is a blind musician OF
national reputation. He holds the cup
as the champion "ragtime" pianist OF
the world. He was converted in the
Billy Sunday meeting In Norfolk and
gave up his life on the stage to de-
vote his talents to religion. He is
not a stranger 10 many IN Richmond.
having been here on previous occa-
sions. The Stien Piano Company has
donated the use OF a Stieff grand for
the use Of Davis while in the city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
VlRGINIAN IS CHOSEN
R"nnokn Man Il Made Senior
Eice-Commauder of spanish
War Setrrnna

Reports of delegates 10 the national
cnchin pmont a, ST Louis of veterans
Ht inc war with Spain. decision 10
hoid us annual banquet and reunion
IN December and determination 10
,hhc up with the War Department
The matter Of obtaining markers for
graves or Spanish war veterans fca-
thrcd meeting OF FitZhuCh Leo
amp. Spanish War Veterans, In tho
"ra|S A!mory last night
Commander George G. Fitzhuch.
recently returned from the St Louis
'ncampmen.. reported the election OF
=, Nirginian-Captain Charles Il.
iieinemann. OF Norfolk. formerly de-
hdr'mcnt commander-aa senior
N!c"-con'nandcr. which post pre-
Niously had been hlled by two Other
lrgtnians-Wade Hampton Payne
~ Roanoke. and Major Joseph Le-
Masur!cr. OF Richmond.
Three new members wcre elected
last night and threo others were
initiated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30

arm. Joseph tho Cheat Hunter" as
ne Is Familiarity known. passed along
the line distributing Instructions to
the women haw to deal with peddlcrs
mon who Sivo them short Weights
and measures. Joseph supplemented
his printed directions for the undoing
bal exhortations and injunctions. and
ne was never for 4 moment without
an Interested audience
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Southern Hallway Announces

Effective Sunday, October Bird. Wash
ington Sunset Tourist Sleeping Car.
between Washington and San Fran
cisco, via Atlanta and New Orleans,
will be rc-cstablishcd on train No.
1877. leaving Washington 1000 +. NJ
daily. Train No. IL. with Pullman
sicepers. leaving Richmond 1900 p.
N. daily. connects with this through
car at Greensboro $40 a. NJ, afford
ing excellent through service to the
south and West. For detailed infor-
NATION and reservations. phone Madi-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
ku kIui Kim Membership Grows.

Fourteen eS-service men. all for
mcr members OF the Eightieth Dr.
sworn In as knights OF the Ku klux
Khan last night. Three others also
were admitted into the order. bring
an ofIcni etSHe 20 INC soe nieht
According to plans announced by the
order nightly meetings to consider
applications for admission. which are
said TO DC pouring In. will soon be
arranged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30

ynade with reference to registration
day. next Saturday. and bringing out
cratic eligible vote.
The chairman stated that 1t Is es-
pecially desirable that every member
OF the party committee shall DO pres
cnt 1t toniSht's meeting.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Sound Tap. for world war Hero

Private Ellis a. Robinson. OF Far.
rington, a hero OF the world war, who
died In France. February 4, 1915. and
whose body was brought to this coun-
try recently. was buried In the family
cemetery at harrington September is.
Sev: ,. Lacy. OF the Chicklcy Homely
Baptist Church. ofIiciated.
prlVate Robinson Is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Mary L. Cary. and other
relatives, all OF Farrington. Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Rheostn. Explosion Damages Trolley.

Explosion of rhcostat on car num-
Der 81. OF the Robinson and Main
Stree. line, blocked traffic at Seventh
and Main Streets yesterday morning
for fifteen minutes. The blaze was
cxtinguished by chemical hand
pump after several unsuccessful CT
forts. Damage TO the car was slight.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Joseph Take. Time ny For.lock

Observing the extraordinary femj.
nine congregation in the City Hall a,
the Bureau Of Weights and Measures.
grasped the opportunity for doing
some missionary work for his bureau
with huge bundle OF the bureaus
literature for housewives under his
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
WILL MEET TONIGHT AT 8

"NHV' h1Hy uIfu NHhUHISn huI-
tiers to EnEross Attention
of body.
Chairman john 81. Purcell. OF the
City Democratic Committee, last
night called Il special meeting OF the
committee TO he held tonight at s
O'Clock In the assembly hall Of Muir
phys Hotel annex
Chairman Purcell said the object of
the meeting was twofold. Business
matters OF urgent Importance TO the
democratic party in connection with
presented for the consideration of the
BODY and arrangements are to be
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
VIII Not Accent Comm,,,,on

Jennings G. Wise will not accept a
commission as major in the United
States Army offered to him recently
ticc law in his Office in Washington
where he and his family will reside
permanently.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30
Seeks Increase in mt,

The Albermarle Telephone Com
pahy. OF Alhermarle County, ycster-
tion Commission a petition for a Ecn-
crai increase in rates for It's service.
IL VIII be considered in the near fu
ture.
Because OF the comple1i,v Of ,bo
rate chart proposed, 1t Is not known
uennitely what per cent OF Increase
the company asks. as II seeks an in =
crease on all OF it's lines under a
rather complicated rate system. Data
tor hearing OF the petition shorty
VIII DO set by the commission.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30

Accept California" Syrup OF Figs
only-look for tho name California
on thc package. then you are sure
your child is having tho best and
most harmless physic for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love It's fruity taste. Full directions
on each bottle. You must say Cali
fornia-"-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-30

Activity I'm Building Operations.
ACTIVITY In building operations
Permits were issued by HuiIdinr In
spector John L. Butler Yesterday as
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body carried an imprint OF those
words. They still famed before his
eyes. Her indignation had been
cruel, but he could not call 1t un-
justified
With a strange vividness, that
bitter evening Of Adela's letter
came back to him now. Tears.
that great solace of women. are de-
MED to manhood, and men, pre-
sumably, never weep. Yet every
man knows the hot scalding pain
OF invisible tears. When he had
despatched his reply to Adela that
evening in May and pronounced his
own sentence In the words "she will
never answer It," he had sunk
crushed upon his couch, wishing
that he would rise no more.
Moveless he had lain there,
huddled, physically inert. But he
saw-whether with the eyes in his
sockets or the eyes in his soul, he
hardly knew--he saw a projection
of himself, the real Anthony, fig
ure racked and torn by suffering,
kneeling there beside him, kneeling
and praying as he had not done
since childhood. The hot, soaring
tears raining down in his heart
were pouring endlessly from that
pain-lashed wrath by the couch. 1t
oeemed as though the tears would
never cease, the kneeling figure
never rise again, 80 intense was his
agony. Like Dostoyevsky's hero,
IA No. onIt,, Nnallu N that Urplt
goldman suffering. In a mo-
mentary swoon OF the senses he mad
actually forgotten himself-he was
nobody In particular-he was every
body all suffering humanity.
Hours later the Anthony who had
been lying on the couch arose, sat
I'D and looked for the kneeling fig
ure beside him--so real had It been
to him. It was not there. He was
alone and dry.eyed. II had been a
dream. Then he knew that a dream
may be the intenser form OF reality.
But men seldom kneel and never
weep!
II WAS after this that the thought
OF going to Washington had flashed
upon him like an illumination--of
going to Washington and pressing
for an immediate commission based
upon his PIattsburg training, or else
to enlist as a private. He called to
mind n relative of his mothers, a
Congressman, who might be able to
speed him in his resolve. With
cool, grim elaboration he made his
plans at the office the next day and
the same night departed for Wash
ington. Less than five weeks later
he had crossed the sea. and a week
in Bordeaux had made him the au-
tomaton he was. He was stranger
altogether another Anthony-he
did not know himself. Iis oniy
hope, when he hoped ut all, was
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ire Of Youth--EAgny sh,nes k,7,,az

OF being awakened I'VE minutes
after going to bed. That routine
had suited him. He had prayed for
oblivion. had fastened into the
army largely to get II. and oblivion
he had obtained. He had felt him
self impersonal, bereft OF indi-
viduality-a machine.
The memory OF his last days In
New York, however, was not easily
TO b effaced. On the train toward
Switzerland. when he could not
sleep for the roar Of the iron wheels
the whole devastating business re-
enacted itself before him. Adelas
words of dismissal and fiery indig-
nation had burnt themselves into
his brain. "Never speak to me
again or try to communicate with
me. never want to see or hear
from you again" Every fiber in his
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that before long he might be shifted
TO the front. where there was some
chance Of zest and the stimulus of
peril. Instead of that, however, he
had been ordered to switzerland
a neutral country, safe, dull, pro-
tected even from air raids. He
would be completely out of the war.
All things eluded him. His portion
in life was disappointment. With a
melancholy heart he gave up sug-
costing programmes to Providence
and resigned himself to whatever
destiny held. The train whirled on
toward the uplands of Europe, and
finally he slept.
He found pleasure the following
morning in the company Of the tall,
yarn-spinning ex-Marine. They
passed the frontier at Bellegarde
together, and during the forty-min-
ute transit between Bellegarde and
Culoz, Thompson showed himself
the capable courier he was. He
stood leaning out of window In
the corridor of the carriage, spin
ming his yarns, his pouches In q
UtdD Utsiut Abut hiW"yp ~ t"o
approach of one Of the many tun-
nels he would carelessly move over
and lazily straddle the bags, as
though in response to lurching OF
the train. When daylight reap
peared he would as lightly step over
them and stand seemingly oblivious
of his charge. But any one attempt
ing to steal a pouch would have
found Thompson full Of prepared
ness.
They lunched together at Geneva
between trains and when Anthony
arrived at Berne that evening, the
dull, poorly lighted station had an
agreeable air of hospitality, thanks
to the ex-Marine courier, and the
old Hotel Bernerhof with It's poly
glot, gossiping and bridge-playing
clientele seemed almost luxurious.
Very carefully, In his best French,
Anthony penned two notes, one, for
his trunk and another for his suit.
case. addressed to dear Messrs. the
spies" informing them that search
for valuable papers among his
effects would BIO time wasted, and
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Who comes here? Only some
refugees, escaped or exchanged
prisoners. few wretched informed
soldiers and poor simps like our
selves"
Anthony's heart sank. Fate was
pursuing him notwithstanding him,
multiplying all his desires. He had
visions of himself in some heroic
cotton at the front, wounded, stag
gering back to his own lines, bear
ing forever the marks end insignia
of distinction. Here, what was ne,
nut again a clerk in an office? This
was an office impossible to mag
nifty. Failure-failure was his pOr-
lion.
What was It in him that initiated
against success on the bright side
of life? He could not determine his
peculiar flaw. II was destiny.
This was the punishment reserved
for him, the mkewarm. He was
lacking in fire--that was IT,
His mind ran back, as always, to
Adela. Why had he failed with
ner? Many men, he knew, after
riotous lives, married beautiful and
sanity women and lived In happi-
ness thereafter. If only he had had
the force to take that beautiful,
proud, high-spirited girl, to love her
in a high fame of passion, to make
a brilliant energetic life--that
would have been the way! Had he
told her about Wilma at the very
outset instead Of leaving her to the
shock and chagrin Of discovery, all
might have been different. Wilma
was the blight of his life. But she
need not have been, had he handled
the situation with will and decision.
But Il was too late now.
with a heavy, lonely heart he
settled down to his new existence.
He discovered that there was
more work than he had supposed.
There was the culling and dock
citing OF information-from news
papers, from propaganda pamphlets
and leaflets, from oral reports that
came into the office-translation
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Berne, In truth. was not i'm
probably the most dismal capital in
Europe during the war, and II any
others claimed that distinction II
was out of misguided jealousy.
Squatting as It does on a plateau
ringed with mountains, the city is
a nest OF all the chills and fogs OF
the region; and when 1t does not
rain or snow you often wish 1t
would-to break the monontony OF
the moist penetrating cold that
cares for nothing short OF the mar
row in your bones. In other places
clouds come and pass and 90. In
Berne they hang lowering to the
last moment, touching clammy
hands with their successors.
why, this Is backwater--a
cemetery" he declared to Ray, one
of his young colleagues, who had
been brought up in Switzerland.
well, what did you think 1t
was7" laughed Ray, THE Western
Front7"
IL thought there was intrigue,
plotting, excitement-a perpetual
novel by Dumas" His mind harked
back to the yarns of the courier.
Look at those faces" Ray
pointed through a window at the
somber visages Of some Bernese
pedestrians. "Can you expect
much excitement from thoseY
These birds have been living In a
state of blue funk ever since the
war began. They have been afraid
OF invasion, OF starvation, of cpl
denies. They used to call this the
playground of Europe. The prison
yard would be more appropriate.
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assuring them that he was expect.
ing their visits. These bulletins he
placed on top of his things inside
his luggage, and descended to the
dining room In quest OF bite OF
supper.
A week after his arrival he was
acquainted with all his young col
leagues whose headquarters In
Steinerstrasse reminded him Of
nothing 80 much as a Yonkers real
estate office. He had his place at
q cheaply made desk and was scan
ming reports on flimsy sheets
marked "confldential' from the
army intelligence service, from the
naval intelligence section and other
bureaus. But what did it all
amount to? Daily he and the others
hung around the map Of the West
ern Front, seeing an occasional
little flag moved; daily they walked
from the hotel across the Kirchen-
field bridge along Thunstrasse-
four such trips a day--to and from
the office, specializing In vain on the
sensation that a pretty face would
. cause In those thoroughfares. Al
the end OF week Anthony felt as
though he had been there years In
sheer detected idleness. Where
were the days Of rushing hurriedly
about the streets and docks OF
Bordeaux to the stage OF exhaus-
d. tion? There II one wasn't a soldier
Mt least one was a busy shipping
clerk. Where was the brilliant sun
light OF Southwestern France7
Where the sense of being a fash.
ing crusader come to the relief OF
a hard-pressed people?
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(Conf'd from Last Sunday
CHAPTER XXI.
A Sfverxs Mission.

ruYHEN Anthony had succeeded
" in elbowing his way through
w I'll a. surging. perspirtng