MANY CALLS, BÜT Is the greatest in the history of our business. SMALL DAMAGE SUITS, OVERCOATS, RAINCOATS Damage to Fire Equipment Architect Shows Preliminary He and His Mother Save the Worth Up to $28.00 BARGAINS IN Greater Than Total Loss Up Drawings for Street Car Kidd Homestead From Choice RELIABLE to Yesterday. Company's Office, Burning. $16.00« By a somewhat curious coincidence Architect A. C Bossom. of A the tht. New York, cool head and a strong arm on the pari s!.\es." the general alarm who designed the new First National EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTIONS on certain which calls out practically every piece of Douglas Kldd saved tho Kldd home- Gans-Rady Bunk of tire was skyscraper, now In course ol sted near Company apparatus In the city, rung Rio Vista from being totally de¬ lots of Women's and Children's Shoes -that have be¬ ist night just before tf o'clock for the erection, was In Richmond yesterday In stroyed by nre on conference yesterday. come reduced in or broken up in size. It is .1 Ltinswunger Uro. Jusi as President with Building Inspector About U o'clock, when all the members quantity Charles I-'. Taylor, of the Hoard of Fire Beck in rogard to draw¬ of the sale in which neither cost nor the value of the is and preliminary household were out of doura, Mr goods CotumisslcViers, Secretary 1^. S. ings for the new to be Kldd h»i>p»nln»; to go to til ¦ room found .tones finished a olllce building considered. TO-DAY.on the second floor.as fol¬ computation showing erected by tho anu tliut the ruilieri from an open fireplace had that although there had up to Virginia Railway fallen on NEED that; the floor and that the CRYING home w*a lows. time beo.ti seventy-five alarms in the Bower Company at the norUioaBt cor¬ In Unities. ner of Without waiting to cull for help first seventeen days of January, the Seventh and Franklin Streets. l.o closed «11 wtndowu. and with hla mothot lire loss so far this year had amount¬ Tho new will be and tho ed building twelve stories acrvante, half smothered by smoke, to practically nothing. For two In height, detailed plans to bo ready fought the (Ire until help cnnio from the FOR LEGISLATION weeks EveningSlippers,$lpr Children's Shes, $1 pr. past every call llrematn hue for bids within the next thirty days. Country Club of virgin in and from Mr. and slept at his engine house, as have the Mrs. Hubert Tnllcy. who are near A number of of Satin Small lot of Children'?. Lace three Chief bavins had The street car company wUl occupy bors. A neigh¬ pairs Chiefs, Joynea about half chemical extinguisher made short and Kid Evening blippors; sonic Shoos, vici kid. patent and tan; :. couch put in his office over the en¬ of tho building with Rs work of the names. Farmers in Convention Declare this question, which was later read to of -t'e from hund- sires 11 ii, 12. 12if, 13and 13!,. gine house nt Ninth and Broad Streets, general offices, the remainder being tho these mussed where his horse ami have been convention. are faded from on Ii, C and D lasts; sold regu¬ buggy rented for ofllce purposes. Distillery Suspends That Favorable Laws Should linf:. while others kept, so that every man 111 the de¬ Mr. Bossom Operations. t*lnya Scorecards. window in si/cs larly at $2.00, $.'.50 AA from chief to the lowest call was also In conference The Richmond Distilling whtoh display; mostly . president of the association was a bill Board of Pharmacy certificate* issued Suggestion, for the to twelve Appropria¬ Goodrlrb, United Stntr» De. fpr registration of stallions and new reglitcred pharmacists and a Buoys in James River. to six new tion of pnrtment of Jncka, bill for closer Inspection of registered .iMl»tant pharmac¬ $5,000. Agriculture. seed, the election ies. Thero wer« twenty-six applicant] as ntMcnaaton. by llie people of the The first meeting of the rc-^ntly rerlstrred pharmacists and elaht for tho In order to save trie chestnut timber 1100.Adjourn for lnnch. Judges of the Corporation Commission elected board of directors of the Chum-i position of assistant, T.'.e hoard will be la of Virginia from and of tho Supreme Court of Miilor. to-day for destruction by a Virginia her of Commerce was held yesterday| business. ths ransactlon of routine blight which threaten: the State from A FYF.ll> o o.n SBSSIOn. somo meaWilliam Hodges Mann, asking body appro-1 126 and placed under t'JO'J for The crying need for Immediate prlate a sufficient sum of money accurity Its deadly parasite can reach others. living. South Seventh Str««t. to the Byrd wife of the Governor, who made an for; six months. legislation favorable to Professor f?treet the purpose of constructing a 11. B. I!. A. All of the district fertilizer Inspec-i the agricul¬ Hamilton's \dn.ltig year, so that Wagon." and Rev. J. M. Rowland on asking that bell buoys be placed In Seventeenth Street. The three men I rect, approved. State Dairymen's: Association all the were arrested soon after tho The conditions day lion by Rev, B. U Ooodwin, Mayor t\ such provision ss ti deemed adviiabl* "What Right Has the Saloon to Kx- river at suitable points between was hold-up surrounding agrlcul- yesterday and last night In the audi¬ C, and reported. ture in Virginia wore reported to be; Itiehardbon extended llic visitors a 'or ornamental street lighting may be flampion Richmond, In order to fa¬ John Thompson. torium welcome on M.-s. Ida colored, charged constantly Improving. It was of the Jefferson Hotel. The iiearly benalf of Hie city included tn the r.ext annual appropria- M. Hilts, of Toledo. O. was cilitate navigation. A ropy of this with wounding Richard Green, was felt that1 Of Richmond. The tlon ordinance. one of tin of the petition has been sent to sent on to the the farmers' institute trains are espe¬ opening address, of Westmoreland Mayor was in tils strongest speakers already the grand Jury. ilnest vein, and delivered ,-, Mr. r>?n LesvT, cf the <:orr.rr.ltt«», of the day. Sr.e was followel by Rev. Lighthotise Hoard of the Department Tho hearing of Hiram Fitzgerald, cially valuable agencies. I Davis, president of the Farmers' In¬ welcome H. I). C. sixteen year? old, charged by that drew a round of apt.lause fioiu Rave notice that he would oppef* in Maclachlun, whose topic wan of Commerce and Labor, In Washing¬ father. hls| stitute, bristled with vigorous attaclts the farmers, After the the Board of Aldermen further "Ii the Church in Opposition to the ton. The chamber will lend Its Influ¬ Patrick Fitzgerald, wth being address of tin any ineorrttgible. w.-is continued to Jar. OFFICERS on present disadvantageous president, which was next on the appropriations for this expensive form Liquor Traffic?* ence toward the move. 24. lie NAMED legislative pro- R. uary After was arrested, Hiram1 renditions In tills grain, an enlightening hesrt-to-heart r>f ir.£ta.llfct.!cn for street lighting until H. Ba.-bour, 3t_ate pre-'.öer.t of the H. B, Tresr.on, Commissioner of Rev¬ said that there wore no real good boy: State, offered sev¬ talk seme Virginia A htI-Saloon on and Jefferson Club Selects Hoard of Uorernora by Professor John Hamilton, ol provision had teen :.-.aie for League, ipoke enue, and Dr. Jud. B. there ivas none who disagreed. nml eral remedial measures for the con¬ the t'r.e "The Power of the Press." Wood, proposed Annie War, r. of TruhteeB. United tSates Department of Agrt- !igh:!r.g City Hall and ether pub- by Business and J. R. colored, suspected have sideration of the convention ! was IIa from th» Mr;. M-ittle Hamilton Wtelsh told Manager Dabney, having stabbed I.In wood Carter, was! Officers been elected by the Jeffer¬ and culture, given on ..The Dlss.omlna- buildings municipal elee- Wlngfield, proposed by Jud;;e George placed under C300 for twelve son Club for the coming year ns follows: exulted over the Hon of Agricultural trie plant. Other members of the com¬ graphically of h»r effort* for temper- security Dr. 0. A. glowing prospects, for Information'' in ar.ct in the mountain L Christian, wore elected members 01 months. Labenbürg, president; .\. L. and s-ueh an interesting manner as to elic't mittee agreed that It w?.« dl?gr?.r^ful districts of Vlr- the chamber. A .-traut, vice-president; Isuac Held, secre¬ prosperity betterment of the farm¬ 10 r.la. committee was ap¬ I:many questions fio'ui tlie audience, have sueh bulKtr.gs to have a tary; Moses May. treasurer, thu latter two ing Industry of Virginia the use To dingily lighted The > ;.c * will meet pointed picture of the re¬ called. but being re-elections. by the emancipation proclamation by gas when the city owns Its own again this W. came not of scientific and Professor power end morning at 10 o'clock in Iv;lrb Street tiring president, Henry Wood, paint¬ The l.-.ard of Governors will be at follows: intelligent methods. Hamilton laid the credit tor house, can readily S'JP'dy to adorn the vails of the I. II. Kaufman, Alvln U. tne wonders thai have the current for electric Baptist Church; ed, Chamber. llemiettn Martin Pulls to Answer In Hust¬ Huizler. r...: J. Most important of Hie day's trans¬ been worked lighting. Those Court Levy, Leon M. Nelson, L. I» Straus. IV. II. on Southern farms since the wa ¦, Rev. Vt S. Eagle, rector of Christ attending the meeting were ings and Bond Is Forfeited. Arthur actions was the proposed new tuhi r- say¬ T. M. Henrietta Martin, colored, who was ar- .Schwarztschild, Levy, Charles Gunst, ing that the land wns no«.v tilled IDplssopal Church, vrlll epeek on "Our Carrlrigton, president; \V. T. Reed. Griward Whltlock and Dr. M. C. Sycle. culln test bill, the the by offIcers installed Duty to the lion. Hi s: E. C. rssted on December n on a charge of s"ll- approved by con¬ owner-, men Intelligently Temperance C»uä«"; vice-president; Laird, second inir a Library Committee: Joseph L. Levy, m. educator; Hi'.i will Intoxicants without tleeuse. and who. I. and It. vention nnd put in the hands of a com¬ in agricultural matters, instead of Montague speak on "Woman's vice-president; R A. Dunlop, secretary; after in Police Dlnawsnger 1. .Straus. Oreamrr conviction Court, appealed] Trustees: M Ignorant and careless Made Grand Knlehl of Knight Place !n Civic Reform"; Mrs. B. B. W. T. Dabney, business manager; W. to the Huftinir." Court, was solemnly Israel gtcrn. B, Marcus« and mittee for presentation to the Gen¬ slaves. lie < olnmbti*. Valentin* on "How Sjould called] M. I. Hessburg, quoted alarming statistics to »>houi Women Be Meade Addison. Tiiomn P. Bryan, Sam- yesterday and ram*, not. eral Assembly. The new bill, while, Tha newl>. *lect*d officers of !t!^-n*p.d Rev. K. .1 Richardson del John C. Thereupon Jüdin Well?, sitting for Judge Managen Goodman Davis. how far below the other countries the Oounrtl. No. TK. Kr.ljhu of irttü Enfranchised?"; Col-.en, Easley, O. Herbert Librarian: Miss May Lee is Csluxts«, on "The Child ot To-Morrow." and Or. Funsten, T Peyton Witt, dreiared the bond put up by Dr. J. A. Myers. differing but slightly from the present United Sintis in the yield per acre installed last nlirl-t at th<- r-tuUr meeting Olies, Julien II. t,ewi) colored tor the woman's statute, carries with It an of crop to the o* tha ecunrli. Ilia, Olive Ingersoll, of Washington, f>. C. Hill. John M. Bppi appropria¬ every common civilized 'lhataUatton ceratnbstei j Miller, Jr.. William .\L shc« forfeited, nno Issued a capias for Hen- Hrnrltig is-uli ill time. tion of $'.'0,000 as against tho former world; ilo u f"r thin bring conducted-.) y Asme f e. Patterson, ir.e ion the topic "Alcohol.Woman's Worst John B. Ttlal offered remedy rrtlrtr.it Moncure, Pinder. Charles C. rlelta. begaii yesterday tu the Law und appropriation of $5.000. it elucidates condition (by co-operation with the ef- district deputy, of the Knights ot Enemy." Reed, W. F. Richardson. Frit/. In Police Court the woman wn» fined Bqulty Court of the suit of David Davis <~«iumbuu of assisted .br:'» v*. The annual Jr., Slt- $10)| certain passages of the formet net that fmts of the governmental Agricultural Virginia, .¦>. election of officers and terdiiig, Alvln M. Smith. Warren P. and wns sentenced to sixty days In Jail, ugalnst sheriff J, Herbert Mercer, receiver! Phttllpi, Jr.. of inn city, who succeeds Mr. transaction of othir routine She appealed, and the trial In th» hither <>; the Southern Tent und Awning were subjects of dispute, and makes Department. Pnttersor. a* dlMrlet deputy. business Taylor, Cordon Wallace and J. L. consent of Company, the of the New Directors. M. J. will iii tf.ker, up at the afternoon ses¬ ronit was set for yesterday; Following the By parties the counteract of application tuberculin test Murphy, of Norfolk, Star» deyuty Wlngo, directors, and Oeorge L. Chris¬ solemn piogian: of court the receivers of the .Southern At the afternoon of tha orr.er. t"Ok the sion. procedure, she was| Tent und entirely optional with the owner of session addresses r»rt in meeting}. Jan.es R. Cordon, S. W. ailed. There was nu answer. And no Awning were New officers w>ro tian, Travels, Company against Davis was h»urd. sitock. heard from Dr. N. S. Mayo, of Inataltrd nn follows: Frank D. Williams and W. knows whither Henrietta has flitted. at the same time, the two it I« Jarno« .1 C-farr.er. i j Henry Wood, claims, gl-1 Slunrt Talks. tin Virginia Polytechnic institute, on ' erat.d knight; Jo'.n ,r. harter». I leged. more or less each other. J3.'aV«. mar.1, .t ex-presidents. offsetting At the night session of the "DlfHcull I .at..u- in Cows"; A. F. deputy knight; Garnett T'r.» foilo'Tir.5 charters '.'.'''r* crant»'i The evidence wna partly heard Institute Hpiv- Bcehllns. ihancelior; Walter .1. Con at yes* I Business Manager wan rtililliflrntlons In Clninrcry. yesterday. both tho on Partner of I, Dabney given Josephlm irt and court adjourned to this morning at 101 dairymen and the Virginia nrd. "The To-.Morrow"; nntncla: secretary; Frat,k K O'Conncll, re- I assurance of the warmest possible O'Grady qualified yesterday o'clock. live stock were Farm Demonstrator T. 0. mi . order, O, (ton: sup- the Chancery f'nurt gl executrix of the will breeders present, und Sandy, llmry rttr.pa tr!<-k, treasurer; Si *a* port from Die board of directors. "How I Knill Herd." and St.u i A L»terT.o. Trardfn: J. T. I.ewla, llr.t.mr-or Corn'pah} (Inc.), Röaaök*. j of John F. O'Orady, The estate Is valued purely technical subjects were brought, Up My X. Jam«« McOue. advocate; T.. Ehirieby, president; K. a t i K». 109. Injured by lulling on fee. up. Tho lion. C. Dairy Commissioner Saunders, on ..Tin inflde guard; Jotrph Mei¬ Dickinson, J. T. Crump, a. white Henry Stuart, hailed ßln, outilde Cuard: Gcorgo J. vice-prerldent: D, T. Koor«. secretary- .!.pblnt O'Orady also qualified ns guar- Bael man. living *t \).». «"lapttat. ft.ocv to IMPORTATIONS .'11»i, '.: Janus. Melvln and Henry W. Marshall Street; met with ah accident '!.!..¦ to INCREASE yesterday while leaving hie of Virginia, delivered ä short and following men were elected sSe»«rt. Jo»< ?h A. Dart, J, t, O'Kaef« and [110,005. Object: heal estate buttnest. O'Orady. residence which the boar,] of directors: D. S. Jones, J. E. Ji S. jarnes fine j. Richmond, j. s A. J. Montague nnd James may cost him h!.» life. He slipped while' forceful plea for "hook-farming." or Phillip*, trustees. ju.tr.vt. lljrure* lilveri 'tat by ( a-tnm Hon«,, Show Caskle ouali- down the of Newport News; A. It. of Ifich- president; T. I Watkins, vlle-prerildehi; Islit liuin*. fled as administrator! of the estate of walking steps .rom hit trout, scientific farming, Impressing his argu¬ Scott, Barry Irwin, safcretaryrtreaiurer-ail of IP in Montague, i he estate is valued at porch on the 10 and fractured hl» skullst' ments upon his audience by Illustra¬ mond; Westmoreland Davis, of l.ees- Jefferson llotr). Figures given out yesterday nt the office the base. II« wns removed to w. of *rr;v«'s Jeff, rson Hotel Richmond. Capital, m.'M to j:» of the «o!i<-¦¦u.r .,< cuitomt lot the Vlrglulu tions from his actual burg; K. Dralncrd, Ulacksburg; yi Jet the quarter A. .1, und James Hospital, where his condition last experiences. .Tchn E. Plummer. New York: <¦:: IJect: i yeur ending December 21, im Montngu« Casklc alfO was. night Ills wordsi were short and to O. A. Thomas, of Remington; T. O. Sn i, showed a mi estate reported ns critical. the Thf .ft. ..» |mportntlotu> a qualified administrators of tho Sandy, of Burkcvllle; James p.ellwood, at,.; '' .itipany and eorre- Melipdn M The estate Is val¬ point, visibly impressing the assembled wife. Baltimore; Charles \:\t iipfter. ¦; .1,:: gain In the collection ..f duties. Montagus. farmers and of Chesterfield; .1. A. Turner, of Hplr A. B. Kttimtn »r.u Hosi ibe total ued in SI&.GCC. Murriuge License*. winning converts to the wife, friert Ions amounted to im,- Hertha A marriage license was 1-suc.l book lins; W. D. Siiundcrs. of Hunter Uu-iL thony una wife, floaten; n. \. ' lot !!,. kam« Bowers .'¦.oke qualified as gusr- yesterday! so-called farming, lie was pro- Morriaey, I |,erled of lf>lo the dinn of l.onla >>'. <". Bowers. in the Hustings Court t.> Hunter W. I'cr- and A. F. Howard, of h'armvllle. N<\w Yuri:. J. D. <;ra< and wife, Wnvel ... Mini iroa 70. The valtni of o- ceded by Professor w. K. Brulnerd, ol the Im¬ \: a. F Tl er r.r.t. Norfolk, and Mhrlo B. and Va.; 11. II. Willis. Culpepcr, Va.; Tliouias port for the '.an quarter watt qualified as ndinlnlstra tu Hronnan, the Polytechnic who M. J»lJ,t5o, while tor .lohn S. Tl '¦. r. The valued Charles K. limits and Lillian 11, Batklns. Virginia Institute, Ga'hrlffht, Covlngton'. Va.j ntl Mrt. estalo Is spoke on "Pure Bred Herds," und R. R Children's Friend. H. T. Blraros, Philadi phis'; William of the States Santa Claus, somewhat belated and In the .*.r.»n lind tnaid. New York A, W. ijeniiett qualified us administrator Welch, United Department up-to-duie form of a motor ear owner, savo O. B, ¦il of who had for H*ln». New Tetk: Allen a. W J. No- PRESENT Joseph Perl: Iin The estate js valued at Agriculture, his text two hours o! pleasure to twoilty-flvo young¬ v.* fi¦'¦¦ N.-.v V with Ills motor ear on Franklin Street and Young, Hotel < lerti < lug Associations." Both speakers were Mrs. F.. r. Btmore, Troy, N. A ti>»i Bankrupt. nplalii ^i linefer Resigns, iRVIM allowed the boys and strls 10 "hang on be¬ Iii CREERY enthusiastically applauded. voluiititrj bankruptcy nah i Paul of "led ycHieriay In the office of the Si.hao.for, Company President Davis, with his hind" with their tdeds. irii.-i eltrk ol l.lgl t inl tntry Blues, has resign- carefully 10 the ..iit.rt l>i...trlci <:.,urt .1. .il. LEGISLATURE by .s. i .., on iiecouut of business propared and o.loeiuent uddross, struck a hotel iRrk oj '.n wreiieev|lle. Ilia U has fieeu accepted by the of the S. A. I.. Earnings, Co Qovcriior keynote meeting:.progres¬ For the firrt week In January the yross All tin. vucuncy the company will TO sive tanning and legislation to «f the Air URNT earnings Seaboard I«ln« Railway DEATH keep '.¦:t...r. J-t. laid .c Education Commission i-thorrow night. pace. After complimenting the- United Company were HIS.TS.i over tlll.Töi for the Hoard of Agriculture, created same period of 1Mb This was an increase l< Fling Passes on through .r 17.041. Finally Annual Gasolene Torch Exploded, and the efforts of Governor Mann, Mr. Davis Record. proceeded to urge the support of (be Plumber, Under House, Could farmers for tho practical nnd eye-open- ildu- Not lug demonstration work buing carried the to Escape. on in ti>'s State by the L'nited States Around the Along road pro pent) i as far as sonic ever go. lie evoked enthusiasm people Many Iryln <.'reci'.'., thirty-live yours government, by make I he star! and save .1 so who whs old. saying that the dairying Industry World Cruise little money; far, so good; but the RKAI. practical!) burned to a crisp] while to shoulo, rensbn "f conditio is. . II>T come when the trying thaw a frozen pipe .11 by climatic From San Francisco February 6. 191- decision iriusl be made ;is to whether the the residence of Julius Kdcl, sit: West become tbe most important department 110 .lays.«650.00 up. «,race Street, died in too tills nioiies hall be placet! at interest, or Virginia llos- Of the farm. Ill connection he awaiting judicious investment, pltul yesterday afternoon :is a result touched upon the tuberculin test and RICHMOND TRANSFER CO.. ¦ ¦»hall of his Injuries. lie was be I'm', for üomothing that '.!;'¦ ..wrier ha- wanted for a leaves, married ami recommended the proposed bill covering 809 F.. Main Street, Richmond, Va, 1 to the long besides Ills widow, three chil¬ legislature-. time. \Vi an iuipl} attention to dren. The body wits removdd to hioj I It ir.it said, htjwevftr; t,y Superintend railing your this point. We want home, S16 Moriby Street. dent of Pud!" ('leery, with his Instruction Kggleste.il had together; nephew, [that while tlx- repent contains mimei- üriswered n hurry call from the otis Kdcl home arid had located tho % I recMiuihf-nd.iti'oiiSi no i'equeftj. f>; trouble I th'e of irnderneulli tho front portion of thu passage any hills lift :u.v;<- house. The nephew remained above Thf report will be printer! and d:-- to render assistance. The ileud man, j tributed. to all of th ini uii,< öf uoth With a plumber':, gasolene blow torch, j house--, to member* oi the boards of began work/ The torch oxploded, and Richmond's visitors of ill educational OF Crecry, unable lo aid himself in Ills Building Inspector all educator... Iniifitutiohi RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, tloEo quarters, was a helpless prey to j itnd othort iviio may be the nhmog, which hurried him front nts- I interested. T'.ie idea of this is for Uli head lo the willst line. A purpose, of passerby, issued permits last for erect¬ thorough iih>) inMure con- to yon for ypui fiiiidfi while are hearing the man's cry for help, and year I slderntlon of tr,e ... recorrini awaiting investment. \Vc süre that getting u ulimpsc of the Humes, turn¬ Illations, B. t. >t being the wish of tie irfcll of tif . onvf-nii-nceH of our ed In an alarm of lire. When help was - Checking Department sent to man wan 492 'commission that th« < ,pi the unfortunate he. ing brick and frame teti action. pii record 1 our expenses that- there will be more injured beyond help. Duly by pry.rdg dwellings. 1101 .-i loose the Hooting «as pic man brought WlCi'i ihls end In vl»«, a a. your di posal when the time comes to invest. In the mean to lb..- open. . tl. ii aled fhal , j any ilitlpri oil the '<- .,r tititc .'.1 '." The ambuluiicc rehI. Wntis irittn com- taiten tb!, ... *l.i»V«f' th, jier Compound Interest twice a Dr. made the us legislature. year, giving you ,aiid your money j Among other things, it If tecou that the commission h«j con 1mendedUhued, 1 SECURITY AND SERVICE.