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Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • 13

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Richmond Timcs-Diapatchi Thursday September 4 1930 Thirteen Richmond Moore To Be Buried Today Binford Lauds Gubs And A For Work In Schools Walter Winckcll On Broadway iandolpli-Macon To Open Sept 10 nstitution Announces Start of 101st Annual Session Be Funeral Services Will Held at Residence Clifford Funeral Is Today Architect Who Died in Philadelphia to Reat Here Funeral services for Clifford Isbell widely known architect and engineer who died on Tuesday in Philadelphia will be held thb afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the grave In Hollywood Blandford Lodge A and A of which Mr Isbell was a member will be In charge of the obsequies Mr Isbell who had been HI for several months waa a native of Richmond and a son of tha late Clifford and Mrs Nannb Isbell He attended local public schools later going to the University of Richmond and the university of Pennsylvania He began hb professional career in the offices of William West here and later on was assoebted with Carneal ft Johnson and Noland ft Basker-vllle About fifteen yean ago he made Petersburg hb headquarters and practiced hb profeqgtan there until six yean ago when he went to Philadelphia Mr Isbell who was 44 yean old ta survived by hb wife Mrs Ida Bland Jones hb mother Mn Nannb Isbell and hb brother Thomas Isbell of thb city From Sumet Gun MY HEART went fluttering with fear Lest you should gw and leave me here Ta beat my heart and rock my head And stretch ms sleepless ra my feed Ah clear they see and true they lay That ons shall weep aud ane shall stray Far such Lava's unvarying law I never thought I never saw That 1 should ha the Ust to go How pleasant that it happened eel DOROTHY FARMER Things That Knock Ms Cold My Dear Mr wt We carried in the Sunday' edition of the Sandusky Ohio Register a story which may he among the things you never knew before I am sending it along to you When turned in the story I was quite pleased that this Dr A WlncheU of Sandusky bad fold me you were Ms cousin Seems you moved from Michigan when you were little 1 believe your father's name Ralph The managing editor skeptical about the real blood Helen Arrowsmlth Things I never knew before is correct madam And my father name is Jake two Anything for a laugh Add Billies Then there the one Phil uses along About the Boot to leave hb dying wife to get drink of water As he bit the cautioned: "If you feel yourself dear blow out the The Retart Terri bit Hoy Lawlor from Hollywood that when John Gilbert once that the Greatest Garbo had no Oreta snapped: "He has every hb opinion since the day I mistook Baker who had her a room he slipping Randolph-Macon College at Aihland will open for lb 101st annual session on September 10 September 10 and 11 will be freshmen registration days and classes will be resumed on the 12th Six week after the opening of school Randolpn-Maeoa will cebbrate lb centennial with a two-day program which will Include addressee by President Hoover and Dr John Finley editor of the New York Times Several new members have been cured fdr tha teaching staff These Include Dr Stanford Webb who will head the department of English succeeding President Blackwell who win devote all hb time to administration duties and centennial preparations Professor George Tarty will teach English Bibb and religious Instruction and Eugene West will direct the college glee club and teach freshmen English Damage Claimant Loses On Appeal Bay Rum Dispenser Freed From Tragedy Liability A number iff the mothers clubs and pa rent-teacher associations connected with the schools in the Richmond public echool system expended large sums ranging from 6300 to $500 last year for the benefit of the under-privileged children In theta respective schools Jesse Binford assistant superintendent of schools said yesterday Their work included the provision of milk and lunches for under-nourished children buying school supplies for the very poor children ana other welfare work Lands Their Work "These organizations have accomplished much good In educational circle" Mr Binford declares They have been largely responsibta for the Introduction Into the schools of motion pictures cafeterias and radios and theta In sponsoring school excursions to Williamsburg- Washington Jamestown and other historic points of great value to the schools according to the assistant superintendent There are fifteen parent-teacher and clubs In the Richmond schools that are affiliated with the Federation of Clubs and Parent-Teacher Associations They also work In conjunction with the Co-operative Education Association of Virginia of which Dr Lb Jarman president of Farm villa College president and Montgomery of Rbhmond executive secretary Prepare for New Tear The following Ust of presiding of fleers for the coming session in the fifteen Richmond organisations has Just been filed with the school officials: Mr A Cosby Nathaniel Bacon School: Mr Earl Sibley Chimboraao School Mrs Smith John Cary School Mr Dunns vant Franklin Bchol Mr Barrett William Fox School: Mr Carpenter Highland Park School Mr Edward Mitchell Robert Fulton School Mr Lacey Stonewall Jackson School Mrs Edmond Msssb Richmond Normal School Mrs Hawkins Oak Grove School Mrs French Patrick Henry School: Mrs Bramble Stuart School Mrs William Ogg George Thorpe School Mrs Welch Robert Lee School and Elliott Springfield School Student Gives 150 Volumes to College Henry Froehllng a student at the University of Richmond has presented the university chemistry library with 150 valuable volumes from the private library of hb grandfather tha late Dr Henry Froehllng of this city He also presented the came library with 750 microscopic slide and some valuable notebooks and pamphlets on chemistry and related subjects Dr Froehllng who died several months ago was regarded as one of the most distinguished chemists In the country Funeral services for Richmond Moore local insurance man who shot himself Tuesday night will bs held thb afternoon at o'clock from bb real- -dence 1620 Monument Avenue Mr Moore who was vice-president of Gib- son Moore ft Sutton Inc had been In falling health for several yean Mr Moore wu 51 yean old was a eon of the bte Staunton Moon and Jane Ellen Moore He was a member of Masonta Lodge Na 51 Rbhmond Commander? Na 3 Knight Templar: of Accs Shrine the Lee Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans: the Sons of the American Revolution and the Country Club of Virginia He survived by hb wife Mr Ida Beveridge Moore: one daughter Mr Allen Lindsay Luke JT of Williamsburg Fa: three sons Rbhmond Moore Jr- Irving Beveridge Moore and William Moore by one sister Mrs Parke Gary end by two toothers Harry end Percy Moore Accountants Meet Hen Saturday The Virginia Society of Public Accountants will bold its annual meeting Saturday at the John Marshall Hotel Approximately fifty members from aU parte of the State are expected to attend Election of of fleers is tha main business before the society reports remarked breins right to him for an actor" Error Writ Is Denied In Insurance Case Seme Fan Ns Kid Jack Shuttieworth observes that the last of the HatfieM-McCoy feudists who died in Wert Virginia last week was years old Which goes to show what fresh air and pure feuds will da Of AO Things! Printer Ink herewith thanked for a hearty chuckb It telb about watch company that went In for radio advertising and they wanted a theme ong expressive of time-piece Finally they decided on a ditty entitled "Every Little Movement Has a Meaning All Its Own" But the song was vetoed by the broadcasting company because It was too suggestive And they fry fish! Oop! The Hollywood Gossip dept of The Pathfinder has tbb to report: "James Bennie husband of Lillian Gish Things I never knew till now The Big Stylists! The August 35th Issue of the Eve World says among other things: "Finding nothing in the front they proceeded to the rear where they found On the Other Hand Em lb Gauvreau editorials about Mr Mencken recent marriage in this manner: "Mencken who scared the institution of marriage as a refuge for morons finally married himself All of which proves that a critic who carps at institutions ta generally one who finds himself chut out from it The writer who falb turns editor The incompetent actor becomes a playwright The man who can't write plays reviews them" Chartas Dillingham once a fine dra malic critic reincarnated as a distinguished pby producer George Bernard Shaw and 8L John Enrlne renowned critics write successful shows between pby reviews and George Cohan who hardly an Incompetent actor writes great plays The HeUinger Yew Say! Give some people an inch these days and they build a miniature golf course! Walter WlncheU August 20 "Give a man an Inch" murmurs Texas Gulnan "and start a miniature goU Mark HeUinger September 1" Why Mbs Gulnan! Executrix Loses Suit for Accident Recovery A writ of error was denied yesterday by the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeab to Lucy Robertson executrix of Robertson against tha Order of the United Commercial Travelers of America Appellant was aggrieved by refusal of tha Circuit Court of Nottoway County to award damages of $737 A0 claimed to hfeve been due on an accident insurance policy On June 3 1928 Robertson was Injured as he fell against the steering wheel of hb automobile while endeavoring to avert running over an embankment when hb brake failed function The court struck out the plaintiff evidence The defendant said disability of plaintiff was due to concurring causei and disease and that there was no visible mark of the accident on plaintiff body and that the accident came within the exemption clauses contained in the insurance policy Decision of the Circuit Court of Rockbridge County In refusing to avsrd damages against Dold who sold bay rum to the father of a luge family and subsequently was killed by one of bb tons was sustained yesterday when the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeab denied the petition of Minnie Dallas Taylor and others for a writ of error The suit was brought under the Vlr- ginla civil damage act which permits a wife and to sue a dispenser of Intoxicants when the drinking of such Intoxicants results In damage Tha record related how George Taylor husband of Minnie Dallas Taylor and father of six children became erased from drinking bay rum and assaulted Earl Taylor a 15-year-old son who In self-defense shot hb parent In the leg The bullet penetrated the main artery and the father bled to death The lower court held that there could be no recovery for support unless the Injury complained of was the direct act of the intoxicated persons The appellants contended that the Circuit Court decision "defeats the very purpose for which the statute was Supreme Court Grants Appeal To Ice Dealer Takes Case Up After Rich ftiond Company Obtains Injunction Against Him An appeal and supersedeas was granted yesterday by the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to Richmond Hunter Johnson who complained of an Injunction awarded against him by Hustings Court Part II South Richmond at the instance or the Richmond Ice Company Bond was fixed $500 The tee company in the record sent to the Supreme Court of Appeals contends that Johnson entered Into a contrast etlpulatlng that he would not compete with the company on route No if lie left the company's em ploy The company further charged that Johnson net only sold let on the route for another party but also used the company's customer list Johnson denying these charges makes the following statement in his written brief Chargee are Dented "Appellee has attempted to set up and hat a condderabls monopoly of the lea business in the City of Richmond It is its policy to stifle or buy out competition in order to exact from the public non-competitive and exorbitant prices -The largest independent producer is the Merchants Cold Storage Company Rom time to time their output -exceeds their normal demands in the business and prior to the meeting of February 10 130 the policy of appellee has been to purchase such excess output of the Merchants at a price mors than 100 per cent in excess of coat of manufacture by appellant so as to prevent the public receiving price benefits from active competition The appellee called a meeting of its salesmen for February 10 last to prepare for an ice This war did not evratuata as appellee decided to contract with the Merchants for their optput and thus kill competition" The appellant says ha refused to enter an agreement In restraint of trade that was proposed at the February 10 meeting Clarenee Paul general man-ager of the Richmond Ice Company called the meeting the brief states dice Lower Cowl Findings Tha appellant further says In the brief: "In the court's opinion although not in evidence Paul was referred to as mast competent and reliable man' From a reading of the opinion tha obvious conclusion is that the court unconsciously inclined toward the powerful appellee and its manager and was led into an assumption that appellant was himself both Incompetent and unreliable "The court refers entirely without evidence In the allegations to the meet ing of February 10 1030 as having been called to learn who desired to remain with the company during the 1930 see son and to agree upon a wage scale It is not alleged nor It there a word In the recced that was the purpose of the meeting the first reference to wain being In the last affidavit of Paul filed es an afterthought In an attempt to set up consideration and mutuality is neither claimed nor a fact hen that appellant had list Fame was In the possession of appellee Nevertheless the court is of the opinion tfii any attempted sale to one who happen to be a customer of appellee was enjotnable This It Is submitted goes fsr afield of the well-established principle of Injunctive relief Silurian Held Peealisr "In May 1930 the decree of the court permanently enjoins appellant from selling Ice upon route 19 of the complainant and thereby the court destroys the means of livelihood of appellant In a territory wherein by twenty-four yean of arduous labor carrying ice upon his bark appellant bad established himself and built up good will and friendship far beyond the time then a list was lint thought of "The situation Is peculiar This court without jurisdiction prior after appeal with or without supersedeas bond to interfere with the lower court's injunction Appellant had no resort except to the burdensome and slow procedure of an appeal His rights under the Federal Constitution are clearly destroyed: and the State court having originally acquired Jurisdiction the Federal court is ousted therefrom and cannot Interfere until the State remedies have run their full A special group of Plans for Opening Schools Announced Decrease Is Seen In District Debits Eugene Harris Estate Is Valued at 870826 Property Bequeathed to Widow and Children Increase in a Teachers Number of to Be Small 15 Per Cent Lower Previous Week in Than 1929 The estate of Eugene Harris Talued at 67085246 of which 624462 represents real estate ta left to the widow and four children William Harris Adeline Harris Jeffries James Ross Harris and CampbeU Harris Mrs Georgte Harris and the American Bank and Trust company qualified a executors of the estate when the will was probated in Chancery Court yesterday William Harris and James Ross Harris are bequeathed certain Interests In the business of the Harrta-Fllppen Company of which Mr Harris was tha founder Tha Virginia Trust Company qualified as executor of the estate of Mrs Florence Cook Pendleton valued at 87400 of which $7400 ta In real estate The estate left to five children of the decedent Commissioner Shirley to Wed During Month Engagement to Former Secretary Announced Formal announcement of the engage meet and forthcoming marriage of Henry Shirley State Highway Commissioner to Mbs Sara Anne Berkeley wu made yesterday by Mr and Mrs George Berkeley of thb city The wedding which will be a quiet affair' will take place the middle of thb month Mr Shirley hu been serving chairman of the State Highway Commission since 1922 Mbs Berkeley wu hb secretary until several months ago Application for a passport wu filed on Tuesday by Mr Shirley at the Federal District Court here He stated he wu going abroad to travel and wished to visit FTOnce England Belgium and several other countries He plans to uU on the Lancastria leaving New York on September The announcement read: "Mr and Mrs George Berkeley announce the engagement of theta sister Ears Anne to Henry Shirley the wedding to take place In f-e early Debits to Individual accounts as reported to the Federal Reserve Bank of Rbhmond by banks In twenty-four Fifth District centers for the week ending August 27 were approximately IS per cent lower than for the previous week or for the same week In Debits In the Fifth District amounted to $232236000 as compared with $274243000 the week ending August 20 and $271915000 the week ending August 1929 Aggregate debits for 364 center In the United State were $9778095400 last week against $11439455400 the previous week and $17123425400 the corresponding week last year Rbhmond banks reported debib to individual accounts amounting to $28-059000 during the week Thb compared with $9173400 in Norfolk end $5426400 in Lynchburg new styles regularly $25 1975 Preparations for tha opening of the Richmond public schools next Thursday morning are practically completed and detailed information regarding the plans being distributed to the principals Superintendent A H1U announced yesterday A meeting of all the white teachers wlU be held at John Marshal Htgn School Wednesday morning at 10 High and Junior high school teachers will atsembb Ins tha cafeteria and elementary and normal school teachers in the auditorium where they will recetv theta assign-menu for the year from the superintendent They wlU then meet with theta principals and many wUl go Immediately to tha schools to which they are assigned to get thing in readiness for the opening the following morning All the Negro teachers and principals wUl meet at Armstrong High School Wednesday at noon when theta assignments will be read by Superintendent Hill There were approximately 1M0 teachers In the day schools of the Richmond system last year Although ome additions to the force wUl be necessary thb year the increase wUl be only whit absolutely necessary Mr Hill said yesterday Principals have been Instructed to enroll all pupils making application whether ok or new students but nor-residents wlU not be enrolled without a permit from Charles WalfonL clerk of the school board Book lists will be given out on Thursday Friday morning free books wiU be du-trlbuted and lessons assigned for Monday Hearing of Railway Testimony Postponed The State Corporation Commission yesterday postponed hearing of testimony relative to complaints of the Virginia Central Railway against the Rbhmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway In the matter of rates on pine pulp wood from Richmond Fredericksburg and Fotomae station to Chesapeake and Ohio destinations The case had Petitions In Bankruptcy Petitions in bankruptcy filed yesterday in United States District Court here include the following: White 3303 North Avenue who listed liabilities of $376610 and assets of $100 Armstrong printer of Ilk 1-3 North Twenty-third Street listing llabilttta of 645641 and no asset and 8 Taylor mechanb of 601 1-3 Denny Street whose 11a bill ties were 646740 and whose assets totaled $18936 Monarch Club Meets The Monarch Club will meet at the Chamber of Commerce tonight at 6:15 when a program of entertainment win be provided by Robert Hasse lovely new dresses that prove conclusively that the larger women may wear just as smart styles as her slimmer friends Witness the canton crepe dress sketched its Russian tunic- pleated skirt surplice neckline! Others equally smart in velvet travel silk tweeds and silk crepes In black browns blues and green Short Stout Sizes 16 to 26 Tall Stout Sizes 35 to 51 Third Floor and Edward Turner The program for been art far tomorrow but hu been1 the fan and winter season will be out-postponed until September 10 lined by President Walter MbmiUer Swagger Youthful Returns From Cruise Cadet Oscar Wev of the Chlted Slates Coast Guard Academy New London Conn has returned from a Mediterranean cruise and is visiting his mother Mrs Kellie Wev at her home el her home 1639 West Grace fltreet for a few weeks Dr Plecker Urges Care With Birth Certificates Vital Statistics Registrar Describe Importance With the opening of the public school thb month Dr A Flecker registrar of the State Bureau of Vital Statistics In a radio address jester- dsy called attention to the Importance of correctly filed birth certificates and urged mothers to look up the ce nines tes of theta children and have them ready when the schools begin to function There certificates also are needed by children when they reach the age of 14 in order that they may work without violating the child labor bw: by compensations and by those traveling persons desiring soldiers pensions end compensations and by those traveling abroad and others Securing workmen compensation frequently depends upon ability to produce one birth certificate Dr Plecker added "You adults are applying in vain for birth certificates to use In taking rtvtl service examinations for government position" he said "The Jobe of many policemen and chauffeurs depend upon producing Virginia birth certificates from the Bureau of Vital Vbiliniig Here Mrs Beverley Eckles of Oslsx visiting relatives and friends In Richmond jt a short stay Coats $25 ENROLL NOW New Fall Term Begins September 1 and 8 You may be going to college high school or grade school Or you may be a business girl who likes swanky college fashions Certainly if you are young you'll like these coats Sporting qew tweeds some with scarf collars and the classic polo coat of camelaire One Held One Released On Larceny Charge Charged with setting fire to a house at 1730 Lakevlew Avenue on August 36 1 Felix Carter Negro waa sent to the (rand Jury from Police Court yesterday and a similar charge against David Devone was dismissed Mice Justice Gray Haddon sent four alleged viols tors of the prohibition tows to the grand Jury and nine drunks were each fined $10 and cost 1 Those sent to the grand Jury were Harry Woodcock and Forrest Ford charged with transporting Abe Roten-iwum charged with storing and Leslie Spain rhatged with unlawful possession of liquor Marriage Celebrated The marriage of Mbs Louise Tay- 1 lm daughter of Mr and Mrs Taylor of Rawlings to Carter Hanes Richardson of Richmond took place in Washington' at noon Tuesday (ember 3 There prevent at the ceremony were her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Taylor Mrs A Land and Min' Ruth Atkina 'of Blackstone Mr and Mrs Taylor entertained the- bridal party at a breakfast at the New Willard Hotel following the wedding Mr and Mrs Richardren will travel fop several weeks visiting Atlantic City and Start a course here In shorthand Dook keeping accounting banking or secretarial duties and soon you can fill a responsible high salaried position Learn more and you can earn more Day and evening clauses Sizes 14 to 20 Write or phone for raising Coats' Third Eloor MASSEY: ISl'SISEK? '01 LEGE 02 Broad 8t Madison SOS.

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