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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-04
LATENEWS

VIM. cuIIom, theatrical manager,
filed voluntary petition in bankrupt
cy. Liabilities $95,6OO, assets $186.
Says moving picturee chief reason
for his failure. -
WeIIsburg, W.. Va.-PoIiee= say
Daniel Lee, 10, Steubenville, o.; con-
fessed murderer of Geo. Moondy, 80,
wealthy farmer Robbery.
Fl Paso, Tex.-Gen. Villas army
will reach Chihuahua City tonight.
St. Louis.-AIIeging M. J. Hurley
broke promise to marry her, Baron
ess Ursula Barbara Won Kalinowsh
filed suit lin U. S. Dist. Court for 3d.
500.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Police arrest
ed ]. F. Nevins, Kenneth Leach and
Fred Espensen, charged with being
auto bandits who held up ]. B. Clark
box factory Office and stole $3.50
Nov. %.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-04

SMASHED.A LOAN SHARK,
Harry Weinhold, 1866 Dewey ave-
nue., who was the principal cause of
a Wild West demonstration yester-
day in the South Side Savings Bank,
when he attacked A. B. Monroe, and
K. ]. Phelon, of the bank company,
thinking the vaults were going to be
robbed, fired shots at the ceiling and
the floor and yelled like Comanche.
Indian until the police came on a
run, explained today that Monroe
had insulted his wife. 49,
Down in Texas a man buys a
black box for a man who insults his
wife" Weinhold said. my wife want
ed to borrow some money of those
Sharks" on our furniture. She told
me Monroe inuslted her, so she hit
him over the head with her umbrella
and another man showed her away.
81 went there, pulled Monroe's
glasses off his face and sailed in.
Phelon started shooting at my broth
err Monroe, 1 think, smashed me on
the head with a blackjack. 1 do not
believe the Chicago authorities will
punish me for avenging an insult to
my wife" ...
The South Side Savings Bank does
loan shark business,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

the South differ from those OF the rest of the
country. He does not undertake to indicate any
possible or Imaginable reason why the people
of the fourteen Southern States he names should
not have at heart the interests Of the people of
the entire republic.
There are no sectional or special interests or
issues Slavery died fifty years ago. With It
departed the last element and cause for division
The South produces the same crops, manufac
lures the same articles as the North and West
is dependent with them on the same conditions
Of weather. suffers or prospers with them as the
laws are wise or unwise, shares with them ex
actly and Immediately good times and bad times.
The one industry supposed to have been most
injuriously affected by the new tariff law Is
peculiarly Southern industry. that Of the max
ing Of sugar. large part Of the life and hope
~ the state Of Louisiana. Mr. Anderson in
Guides Louisiana in his list of the predominant
states
The attempt to make a sectional Issue Is be
lated antiauated, foolish The fourteen South
ern States could not have the power Mr. An
derson shows they have except by the approval
by the people OF the country Of the policies for
which they stand Fourteen is but small part
Of forty-eight except when fourteen manifestly
ia right and IS voictng the general sentiment
and IN accord with the feeling and belief of the
other States regarding their own needs and
wishes The people OF the country elected
Southern man president because they preferred
the policies and purposes and methods OF gov
eminent he represents. To so back to the final
ANALYSIS. the South could have no power, or
little. II the sentiment and judgment Of the
voters Of the country were not in accord with IT.
Mr.. Anderson represents and expresses ideas
Of the past The Southern States are living ana
thinking for the present and the future They
are with the country and the country Is with
them They disregard sectional lines and Ques-
t'ons and look to the general good, understand
ing very clearly that they must share the gen
oral lot and accept their part OF the good or
Ill that may result from what is done at Wash
fnrton The Democratic caucus would be in
effective and tmpotent II It did not represent
the majority of the people of the country, of
all actions. and the South could not control the
caucus or direct The action OF house or senate
unless IL accorded with the sentiment of the
voters OF the majority OF the States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
VISITING NEPHEW"
FOOLS MOSES BROWN
YOUNG MAN CLAIMING HE CAME
FROM KILEA. RUSSIA, GETS
MERCHANTS THINGS

After spending "a week with Moses
Brown, of 123 North Seventeenth
street whom he was pleased TO call
uncle" Maurice Rosenbiat. who rep
resented himself as a soldier. come to
America from kilea. Russia, TO visit
relatives. disappeared Friday after
noon with basketful of goods taken
from the store of Brown Browns
watch some money and other things
were taken. The police have been
asked to locate Rosenblat.
The young man is described as be-
ing about five feet four inches tall.
and weighing about so pounds When
he went away ne wore dark clothes,
Rosenhlat appeared nj the store OF
Moses Brown Friday 81 week ago, and
after greeting Brown as hts uncle"
answered some questions put him by
Brown In $50 satisfactory manner
that he was accepted as nephew.
He gained numerous admirers among
the people IF the neighhorhood by
telling Of the valiant service he had
rendered Russia, and of his proves
as a fighter.
Brown fitted him in good clothing.
gave him money TO spend. and let
him have the run of the store and Of
his home Brown saw he had been
beaten by an iinposter after Rosenhlat
left and went to police headquarters
yesterday and reported the anair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
EVIDENCE OF CASH7

Suspicion that Thaw money secretly but &C
lively employed has been powerful In inviting
and directing local Canadian public feeling Is
strengthened by the appearance at Colebrook,
n. II. OF twenty-five Canadians. who followed
Harry Thaw there and Immediately became &C
tive in his behalf. Automobiles cost money,
whether owned or hired. Presumably all these
men have business or occupation, absence from
which means loss to each of them. 1t Is incon-
ccivable that In thrifty and small communities
like Sherhrook and Coaticook twenty-five men
would abandon their work and travel hundred
miles in the most expensive way because Of pure
love and affection for a stranger and criminal
whose brief residence among them was in their
fail Confidence In the power of cash is the
Pittsburg instinct. 1t has guided tho course OF
the Thaws since Harry 1haw fired the murder
GUS and fatal bullets into Stanford Whites body
The young degenerate had been brought up to
believe that money could do anything and every
thing He committed murder with the thought
that the family money could save him from sert-
ous consequences Through the whole miserable
affair and all the years in which 1t has been
dragging In the sight OF disguised public there
has been brazen evidence Of the same feeling
among the Thaws, that sooner or later, some
how or another. the power OF money must pre-
vail against law and justice and all the strength
If the state OF New York. Therefore, money has
been lavished, on experts on lawyers, witnesses
alenists doubtless In many dark ways not yet
revealed
Throughout there has been gross. vulgar In
solcnt reliance on the power of money to make
public sentiment. to secure evidence, to corrupt
and direct the minds Of men. II Is not violent
assumption that when Thaws sister and brother
in.aw and his special bodyguard and detective
made their brief visits to the Canadian town
and village there was application OF cash and
promise of more. and that this may explain the
demonstrations and proceedings which have
shocked two countries and caused the world to
wonder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
ALBERT ID. SHOTwFLII.

South Richmond and the entire city loses the
greatest of the assets of any community a
good citizen--in the death of Albert y. Shot.
we'll Mr.. Shotwell was solid citizen, sub
stantial merchant builder and worker for his
community Never too assertive. but modest IN
his demeanor, he was nevertheless. force for
good in South Richmond AS member OF the
council. as school director and merchant
his thought was ever for the duty before him
and for the people whom he served, He was
one of those rare men with a real, sincere sense
OF public duty and one with whom private
virtue more than a name. He will be
missed sorely by his friends and in the affairs
Of the public void is left by his death
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

other phase of its development WHICH has not
been touched upon in these articles, and which
may he outlined in a very few words. RMS is
the fact that practically all Of the various classes
f license taxes distinguished were IN use
in the antebellum period. The mercantile IL
ccnsc tax existed In the eighteenth century anu
has continuG without interruption The po-
Iced Hcense"--a license for the privilege Oh
carrying on a business requiring particular pro-
feCtiou or regarded as dangerous to the PUBIC
welfare-did not come into existence until me
movement against lotteries appeared. Lotteries
were taxed as high as 5000 in 1918. $500 In lSSo
81 900 in 1871 and prohibited after lS44-an
unmistakabe example Of this form of license
tax There Is little if any, evidence. on the
other hand. to indicate that the liquor license
was policed license before the civil war. LII
uuor dealers and public houses, on the contrary
were not taxed high merchants as gem
eral rule. The vocational license tax-taxes on
professional services--appeared as early as 1911 -
when physicians and lawyers and clerks OF
courts taxed, but this was exceptional The
only other instances of this tax before $50 was
in 1913 and 844. when doctors and attorneys
were taxed. and in 1S43, when attorneys were
made to pay a tax. After $50 the vocational
license tax became established form of the
During the civil war. in license taxation as
IN every other form of taxation, every posi-
BILE source of revenue was tried, but except for
the preCedents that were set. the civil war had
little or no effect the development of the
tax system. As I have already pointed out,
the license tax system had been thoroughly es-
~ blished in principle before that time Since
the license tax may he properly regarded as the
forerunner OF the tax that modern service
rendering agency, the corporation, the next ar
tcles in this series will briefly trace the history
of the corporation tax In Virginia The other
forms of taxation, such income, polls. III
hertance, etc, Will then be taken up resefvlnS
for the concluding historical articles the proper
" tax. BY placing, first before the reader the
data regarding the development of the license
and other minor taxes, the property tax. about
which has centered so much of the discussion
in the present movement for tax reform, can be
viewed in a clearer light.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
Sympathy with Criminals

Some of our contemporaries in Virginia de-
plore the popular demonstration in Canada in
behalf Of Harry Thaw and say that 1t is an
expression of a ''maudlin sympathy" with Grim
mails, all too prevalent in the United States
well In Canada.
That is TN part true, II IS disgusting that
the people should HOMIE n degenerate like
Harry Thaw and try to make hero out Of
him. He represents the worst type Of the idle
rich. earthly, sensual devlish," and useless
cumberers of the ground they he, who produce
nothing valuable, but hetng corrupt disseminate
corruption to the extent of their ability
Harry Thaw was born rich and brought
up with pockets well lined with money. He
knew not the value Of money from the stand
power ura rrft---r1at II EHyF Mn ftTense
20 do much as he pleased. with such training,
and being naturally weak m MIND and moral
sensihiiities, It would have been illogical If he
had led vrtuous life He went from one in
diligence to another until he became entangled
with an adventures who infatuated him with
her beauty and prompted him to commit muir
der But the jury said that ne insane
when the fatal shot fred and he was
acquitted. Thaw was confined In asylum and
upon three occasions since his confinement he
has sought release on the plea that his reason,
If ever out of whack had been restored But
the ailenists declared that nc was stiii insane
and unfit TO at large Now Thaw is either
insane, or he is not insane, II not insane. he
should be released for he was acquitted of
the murder Of stanford White But If he Is in
sane, he cannot he fairly treated criminal,
and that is the secret we believe Of the demon
he pursued by his old enemy Jerome: the
manner in which he trhed with by the
Canadian authorities and finally thrust out of
the country, cruel and heartless If the
man is really insane.
This newspaper. cannot he fairly accused ot
having sympathy with criminals But we have
pity for any man who has lost his reason and
our sense of pity and fair play reYolts at the
brutal treatment that Thaw has received since
he escaped from the asylum. The meanest con-
vict in Sing Sing escaped aud fleeing from prison,
would not have been treated with less con
sideration and mercy than this poor degenerate
who has upon four different occasions been
declared to be non Compes mentis and. therefore,
not responsible for his conduct If criticism
of the manner In which Thaw has been pursued
and protest against legalized cruelty be con-
strued as sympathy with criminal make the
most of st. THAT mercy to others show that
mercy show to me.'-Newport News Press
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
The Torrens System.

What has become of the advocates of the
Torrens system of registering titles to land in
virginia? Everyone who has investigated the
subject knows that such a system would greatly
siEplffy land transactions. and yet 1t i'm
possible to arouse sufficient interet among land
owners to secure its adoption by the legislature
The Torrens system the expense of oh
tanning an abstract of title the cost of legal
opinion upon each land transfer. and the charges
for recording the necessary papers.
1t avoids the long delay incident to such in
vestigation OF title, and the possible errors which
may occur In such investigations.
Under the present system all deeds of trans
fer, running back for many years. must be
carefully examined. and this examination must
be, repeated every time there is change OF
ownership. 1t would that the land
owners of Virginia would insist upon the adop-
ton of simple and safe plan which would
eliminate these repeated examinations with
.heir attendant costs. and which would deter
mine once and for all the ownership of the
title to land.
II certainly seems q needless waste Of time
and money to require new abstract OF title
every time q land transfer is made. IL thers
n any afvanta9e or pronf In this pld metho0
over the Torrene p1h, oxcept IL our IeGAl fktAn4x
- hAx}aAnox IL xI1 III
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
With the State Press
Enterprise for Marunsyille.

Negotiations were concluded last week by
which an important industry is located in
Martinsvlle. A gentleman representing IA big
New York plate glass and mirror manufacture
ing concern was in Martinsve several days
during the past week and secured five years
lease of the Union Warehouse" brick build
ing belonging to Mr.. H. c. Lester situated on
the north side of the Danvile and Western rail-
roa6 tracks about hundred and fifty yards
from the station. Preparations are being made
to install the machinery and equipment with
the purpose of being ready for the manufac-
lure of the product mirrors and plate glass
about October 5th. While not employing a
large Number of hands, the force of employees
is composed mostly of skilled and well paid la
Dor and the payroll will be considerable
1t is stated that they will probably begin work
WITH about twenty hands which will later he
in reased to fifty.
1t is also suggested that the location of this
enterprise here will doubtless attract others par
tcular]y in the furniture making line.--Henry
Bulletin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
NEW CAMPAIGN LAW.

Among the measures which will probably be
considered by the congress at its regular session
this winter is one introduced recently by Sena
tor Clapp. of Minnesota designed to put an end
to the practice of campaign committees of food
ing doubtful States with money during national
campaigns.
The bin prepared by the Minnesota sena-
tor who was chairman Of the congressional COM
mittoc which conducted the investigation into
tho campaign expenses Of the various par
ties. The bin makes 1t unlawful for any
person or committee to send money from
one State to another to be used on behalf Of the
nomination election Of president. vicepresi-
dent, senator or representative. It is provided,
however that this shall not apply to the pay
.ment OF bills incurred by national campaign
committee in fitting out and maintaining speak.
Ing campaigns for a president or vice-president;
nor to include the transportation and hotel cx
penses ~ speaksf1, ~ 60 * dietrihNfla1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
NEGRO ENROLMENT
SHOWING DECREASE
ON OTHER HAND MORE WHITE
CHILDREN IN PIBLIC
SCHOOLS.

According 10 the school enrolment
fnz- e..!area- chudrnn -colarad- pom
ulation IS dropping off Up to yes
terdav the colored enrolment was
nearly two hundred short OF that Of
last year.
The white enrolment has increased
over last year at this date. Here is
the report from Or. j. a. c, Chandler
yesterday:
The enrolment at the schools is not
vet com leted. A great number OF
children will report on Monday morn
ing bellevue school viii also open
on Monday morning. The enrolment
the John Marshall High school TO
date is .eS5 For the corresponding
day last year. ii was LOIS.
The new school. known as the John
r Cary school. has an enrolment
of s64 while on the corresponding
day last year II had 2T6.
The enrolment IN the colored
schools is between 100 and zoo short
Of the corresponding day Of the pre-
vious year.
The total enrolment in the white
schools Is about SEQ ahead of last year.
neUuCflnE t0e tNtAteNhc tNloAlIititA'
which last year was 552
The total enrolment TO date is f5,-
sea, including both white and color
ed, of which 10. 469 are white.
The classes begin work on Monday
morning The free text books were
distributed Friday One a enrolment
is greatly increased.
The total enrolment of One A
grades 20 date is: white. aSa. and
colored. 967, making a total of 1905,
an increase of more than 400 among
the beginners.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
A ynrcr FROM THE GKANr.

Like an echo from remote and haIfforEotten
past. like mouldy skeleton exhumed from a
closet long closed, is the protect Of Representa-
tstiye Anderson, Of Maine presented with his
resignation from the committee Of ways and
raeans He demonstrates logically and by fig
nres that tho Democratic caucus may control
The action Of the Democratic majority of the
gnay be controlled BY the representatives. from
fourteen southern states He proves quite
clearly thar through the caucus system it is pos
ssh!e for the South 10 control and direct the
Affairs Of the country and thus heeks to force
Istp the front the sectional issue, 10 arouse sec
&lpnal jealnusies and nrejudicest, lie docs not
kesg. " even sasxssk hhersin ~ interests y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14

literature, inserting advertisements marked as
paid for. or to campaign funds raised for and
sent to a national committee
Indirectly the bill Is regarded as establishing
reform in political advertisement 1t would
make It an offense to send money from State to
State II the money to be used for advertise
ments that were not marked as paid for.
The measure, as can be seen, is drastic one
and II enacted into law and enforced will
materially reduce the size Of the campaign funds
os the national parties and will make more diff
cult the corruption Of voters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
DETECTIVE BAILEY
GOES WEST FOR MAN

Detective Sergeant r. c. Bailey left
last night for Michigan to bring to
Virginia Irwin Il. Kerns, wanted In
Frederick county on charge OF be-
traying 4 youg woman. Governor
Mann asked Police Chief Werner to
name member OF the local force to
go Ger the prisoner, as Sheriff Pen
nett, OF Frederick. who came to Rich
mond TO get reauisition papers for
the man has to appear in an alleged
awhite slave" case In Lynchburg next
week. Sheriff Pannett asked Governor
Mann to Designate an officer to take
the trip. ,sasaFaa,sii ''s'..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
BsSFBAIL ENGLISH.

The highbrows are still conducting their cam.
paign against the use of slang by the baseball
reporters Just now the line of attack ia the
discussion of the reasons for tho more frequent
use OF slang in reporting ball games than other
athletics contests All kinds and sorts Of rea-
sons have been given, some Of them couched IN
flowing phrases, some dealing in psychological
problems and some written In plain English In
a common sense manner, but what to our mind
Is the real reason has never been mentioned. II
Is that baseball games must be reported daily for
months and the poor reporter is forced to take
to slang to avoid wearying repetition Essential
ly all baseball games are alike the same plays
must be described and were reliance placed sole
~ upon a book Of synonyms the same word
would have to be used a half n dozen times in
the same sentence After all, 1t is consciousn ess
of the requirements OF good expression that
makes slang necessity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
IGOSHEN ASSOCIATION
ADJOURNS SESSIONS

FREDERICKSBURG VA. Sept 10.
The Goshen Baptist association.
which has been in session at New
Hope church, Orange county. adj
iourned Thursday. Captain c. T.
Smith, of Caroline. was reelected
moderator. A. G.. Smith, clerk. and
Rev. J. NJ. Beadles. treasurer. The
association adopted resolution pro-
testing against the sale of liquor at
the State fair in Richmond. calling
on the directors OF the fair to prohibit
the sale of liquor on the grounds. The
Gordonsville church was selected as
the place for the 1914 meeting. and
Rev. DIR. r.. Aubrey Williams was
chosen to preach the annual sermon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
OWN MUSIC DRAWS
HIM TO SUICIDE

DANVILLE, VA. Sept. IA few
minutes after playing a guitar on the
front porch of his home, Henry
Thomason, twenty years old, who had
been employed in the Dan river
cotton mills, committed suicide last
night by hanging.
Thomason was seen about o'clock.
when he seemed in n happy frame of
mind. He went to the basement OF
his home. where he found rope
which he tied around his neck to end
his life
The young man once before at
tempted to end his life. but was saved
by physicians, who worked some time
to prevent his death, He gave no
reason for wanting to commit suicide.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
TWO COACHES BREAK
AWAY FROM TRAIN

A scare was thrown Into passengers
Of the Richmond. Fredericksburg ana
Potomac train leaving Richmond at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. when the
two rear coaches of the train broke
loose from the rest of the cars. The
break In the train occurred at the
Broad street crossing and blocked
traffic for some time,
Had the train passed outside of the
city and picked up its speed before
the break came there might have re-
suited serious accident. The cars
were crowded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
Revenue Law Violation Charged.

j. II. Burton, formerly storekeeper
of Ciarksville distillery. has been
committed to the Henrico county jail
on order of the Federal District court
before which he Is charged with being
derelict in his duty. He will be ar
raigned at the next term of court for
violation OF the internal revenue laws