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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
CAPITOL
CLEARED OF GUNNER
BY SEARCH ORDERS
Iron Ruling of Speaker Of
House Alone Saves Repeti-
ton of Riotous Scenes of
Wednesday Afternoon
Armed Prison Guards Routed
From Office of Governor
Flashlight Photo
grapher Causes Near Panic
Legislators Draw Guns.

NASHVILLE. TENN. Sept 25.-
ton. of the lower house of the Ten
nessee general assembly. and his is
suance of one of the most remark
able search orders on record. prob
ably in the history Of State legisla-
ton, prevented q repetition today of
the turbulent and riotous scenes
enacted in the house late yesterday
afternoon. when the speaker arbi-
trariiy declared the session adjourned.
after ne had discovered the gunner
in the galleries attempting to fire
upon him.
Speaking for the regular Democrats.
Stanton declared that unless the floor,
galleries and corridors were cleared
Of all the prison guards sent into the
chamber by Governor Hooper. and
even the uniformed police, placed in
the corridors by Mayor Howse, OF
Nashville. to protect Speaker Stanton
and other members OF the Memphis
delegation. that he would not permit
the house to transact it's business.
Drive Out Armed Men.
a committee was empowered to
drive from the corridors and cloak
rooms all armed men found there.
and in addition 10 search the private
offices of the capitol officials 10 ascer-
tain II they contained gunner. Four
armed prison guards in charge of a
convict In the State prison, serving a
life sentence for murder, were located
IN the office of Goyernnr Hooper hnt
were ordered TO leave the State house
at once.
Excitement throughout the entire
day was at fever pitch and partisan
passion ran high, since Governor
Hooper had threatened to call Gu.
the State militia in order to prevent
the speaker from again rendering a
ruling which would deprive the fusion
forces Of an opportunity 20 vote upon
their pet force bill.
Strong political pressure. which was
brought to bear upon the governor,
resulted in his resembling his order
for the State troops.
Clash is Averted.
A clash between Smith. Republican
and Bejach. regular Democrat. In the
meeting. WAS only narrowly averted
when hot debate occurred between
the two over the iatter's demand that
an Immediate investigation be made
Of the presence Of the gunner in
the galleries, when they attempted yes
terday afternoon 10 assassinate
Speaker Stanton and Senator Fisher
The motion was voted down.
A photographers flashl!ght created
"A small sized panic among the nom
hers and several of them were sc
startled that they attempted TO draw
( their weapons. The gunner and
( police have been driven from thf
State house. and around all stairway!
/ leading into the chamber to prevent
any possibility of riot
/ Under such conditions the regular
/ Democrats continued to fiilibustel
against the Hooper force bills, ana
were able 10 secure an adjournment
/ peacefully through sudden Hines!
which attacked Speaker Stanton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
Offer Made Through Attorney
Sands to Subcommittee on
Streets and is Laid on Table
for + ime
PAY FOUR MILLION
Southern Gas and Electric Cor
poration of Baltimore also
Promises to Make Substan-
tial Reduction in Prices of
Gas to Consumers

Without taking action on the ques-
ton of recommending or rejecting
the petition of the Manchester Light
Heat and Power company for an eH-
tention of franchise, the subcommlt-
tee on streets yesterday afternoon laid
the proposition on the table and ad-
journed subject to the call of the
chairman.
The reason was that a proposition
had Just been made the city through
the administrative board and the city
council ny the Southern Gas and Elec-
trio Corporation of Baltimore, to lease
the Richmond gas plant for a term of
thirty years, at the price of $4,000, 600.
payable in thirty annual installments.
The Southern Gas and Electric
corporation controls the North Rich
mond gas plant, and is interested to
large extent in the progress OF the
Manchester company. The PROPOSE
ton, which was sent TO city council
and the administrative board yester-
day afternoon, was read to the sub
committee by Alexander II. Sands,
counsel Tor the Southern corporation.
Will Make improvements.
II suggests that much money would
have to he spent In bringing the plant
up TO date, but that such sum would
be expended. and that in the reha bill
tation Of the plant the men who are
now employed at the plant. would be
retained, and that the supply would
be given the consumer at lower rate
by far than that which now prevails.
This proposition comes at time
when the city is spending $40, 600 in
improvements to the gas plant. and
connecting the Southside with the gas
works,
Superintendent Knowles said last
night that he would not. if he owned
the plant. sell or lease Il at any such
figure as that proposed.
We could get enough for the
plant" he said, 80 cover our bonded
indebtedness 1 could go 70 New York.
or some other money center tomor-
row. and raise ten million dollars in
two hours to be expended on the pur-
chase of the plant. II is a great as
set. and / do not believe the city will
let II GO We have these propositions
every few years. The city listens pa
tientIy ~ them all and then goes on
! in the even tenor of its way. Affairs
at the gas house have been examined
time aft ar time. and the city has al
ways found that II had a good thing
/ on It's hands"
J Several members of the committee
I expressed themselves as feeling conf
! dent the city would neither lease or
sell it's gas plant.
In his statement to the subcom-
mittee Mr. Sands said:
Committee opposes Competition.
/ "At the recent hearing of this mat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
PAY FINAL H0N0RS
To VALUED CITIZEN
Great Concourse Attends the
Funeral of Colonel John S.
HARDWOOD at the First Baptist
Church
Floral Tributes From Hosts of
Friends Profuse-Services
Simple, Pastors Making No
Reference to Many Virtues
of the Man.

One of the greatest concourses of
people that Richmond ever witnessed
in attendance upon funeral gathered
at the First Baptist church yesterday
afternoon to pay the last tribute of
respect to the late Col. John S. Har-
wood, and In solemn procession mile
long the cortege followed his body TO
the new made grave in Hollywood
where it was laid to rest.
The funeral was held yesterday at
o'clock; Rev. Geo w. Mcdaniel. D. D..
the pastor, officiating. assisted by Rev,
DIR. III, ID. c. Maclachlan, d. u.
pastor of the Third Christian Church.
The services were very simple. con-
ssting of the regular service pre-
seribed for the burial of the dead.
neither minister making any reference
to the late distinguished citizen. The
choir rendered two hymns. Abide with
Me" and still, still with Thee" and
Mrs. Jasper Rowe sang exquisitely
"One Sweetly Solemn Thought"
Flowers Cover Casket.
The floral offerings. which came from
the many fraternal and commercial or
ganizations with which this valued
citizen was connected, and from nu-
merous friends, covered the casket and
were banked high around the chancel
OF the church and the dead man slept
last night<-the last long sleep-verily
beneath a wilderness of flowers.
Hundreds could not gain admittance
to the church and stood outside with
barred heads as the services were In
progress.
Delegations from the senate and
house attended the funeral while the
flag on the State capitol was at half
mast. The board OF visitors and fac
ulty OF the Medical College Of vir-
ginta attended the funeral In body
ana classes werc suspended 1t the col
EaerS 4Nxt I'M ~ hpnE M ~ xnnera1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
ILLNESS OF MANUEL'S
WIFE CAUSES TALK

BERLIN, Sept 25.---The Illness Of
the wife Of ex-King Manuel, Of Por-
tugal formerly Princess Augustine
Victoria. who was married Septem-
her 9Th, is furnishing a first class
mystery. and causing endless gossip.
and a multitude Of rumors
An official bulletin. which was is
sued al Munich today, describes her
illness as a temporary attack Of in
fiueuZa."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
FIGHT FOR OFFICE
AT BRISTOL WON
Postmaster Burleson Advises
Senator Swanson That Order
Disseminating it Will Be
Revoked Today
Struggle of Citizens Of Virginia
Side For Separate Postoffice
Has Been Long One, Dating
Back to Taft's Administra-
ton.

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian.)
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sept. 30
Postmaster-G General Burleson today
advised Senator Swanson that after
a conference with President Wilson to
consider the report OF the inspector
upon the proposition to close the
Bristol, Va, postoffice. 1t has been
decided to rescind the order dtscon-
tinuing the office and an order to the
effect will be issued tomorrow.
This ends long fight on the part
of the citizens first to establish a
separate office On the Virginia side of
the line and then to have It con-
tinud. During the closing days OF
the Taft administration. a report made
to Postmaster General Hitchcock as
the result of resolution introduced
in the senate by Senator Luke Lea to
have the Virginia office investigated,
strongly favored the discontinuance
OF the office.
Burleson Takes Action.
After the advent of the Democratic
administration Postmaster-Gen
Burleson ordered the office closed. bas-
ing his action on the report OF the
Republican inspector
Following the issuance or this order
a delegation OF Bristol citizens came
to Washington and succeeded in hav-
ing an order issued continuing the
office until September a0th. In which
time an investixation could be made.
The inspectors report reached here
several weeks ago, but WAS not nnAlly
actsd upnn until today,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
MURET Is FREED
OF MURDER CHARGE

NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-Ernest A.
Muret, the fake dentist, and intimate
friend of Hans Schmidt, the slayer or
Anna Aumuller. has been eliminated
from the murder charge brought
against Schmidt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
PRESIDENT WRITES
COUNCILMAN PETERS
HE CANNOT CONE
Regretfully Declines Invitation
to Attend State Fair Giving
Pressure of Business as the
Reason
Considered Matter Carefully
Because He Wished to Come
But Has Reached Conclusion
That Cannot Now Leave His
Desk.

7. was learned positively last night
that President Wilson cannot atteha
the State fair during the week OF oc-
tober sth. because of important dhues
In Washington. the president notliy-
ing President r. l. Peters, OF 'he
common council, of his decision ihs'
night. He expressed his sincerest re-
gret that he could not be in RiChHhoi'u
at any time that week.
The letter of the president to Mr..
Peters was received last night by spe-
cisf delivery. Here II Is:
The Presidents Letter
white House Washington.
September 25th.
Hon r.. l. Peters:
NV Dear Mr.. Peters,-I have heeh
thinking "a great deal about the inVi-
tatton conveyed to me so kindly ny
the committee, of which you are
chairman. TO visit the city OF Rich-
rnand. on the occasion Of the state
fair. because I wanted. most sincere
Nv. to accept the invitation, II 1t were
Dossfble for me to do so, consistently
with my public duties here, ana with
the assurance / had given IN many
directions, that ! would not dlVeft my
attention from the business in haho
here. ,
~ -
Gonna IA the conclusion that l ought
not at present to leave my desk IN
washington. am promising myself
that at some later occasion In the
future | may have the great pleasure
of visiting Virginia and showing MY
.6notratlon and affection for her peo-
pie.
cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
letter to Mr. Montague.
Accompanying the letter was one
written to Congressman Montague oy
the president:
white House. WASHINGTON.
september 25th.
"Dear Mr.. Montague.--I am sin
cerelv sorry that I cannot accept the
Richmond Invitation. have explain
ed nv -easons in the enclosed letter
IA Mr.. Peters, which I would be very
much obliged IL you be kind enough
IN send to him, after you nave read
II.
Cordially and sincerely yours
WOODROW WILSON"
Although the president had held
ont hone ever since receiving the IN
,.itatInn that he would be able 10 at
tend the State fair. nothing has beer
seis at the White House, upon which
To base conclusion that he would go
II is unfortunate that the invitation
I had To he extended at a time wher
the tariff and currency bills have
reached a crisis and requires the
greatest attention from the president
/ For President Wilson TO go to Ricn
nond at this time would subject hin
/ to attack from congressman and sen
ators who are wrathy because he ha'
( ARMY put his foot down 10 insist ina
both houses shall not adjourn. ou
stay In Washington until both bis
bills are passed.
Considered II Carefully.
Since the invitation was EXTENDED
by the Richmond committee, Senate
Swanson and Representative Monta
que have called at the White Hous'
several times to urge his acceptance
and as late as yesterday Presiden
Wilson told Senator Swanson he hat
not reached a decision"
/ disappointment was expressed
ctata faip hea dnuartprS when II wa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26

Disappointment was expressed at
State fair headquarters when 1t was
learned definitely that the president
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-26
No Reductions Made.

No reduction is made the whole
sale consumer of gas by the city -
the present time and ne pays the same
rate as does the person who usea n
merely for light This arransemsnI \.
entirely unlike that guaranteed ~ tho
southern Gas and Electric company H.
the proposition which II made thu su6~
committee OF the council yester4a1
afternoon. In its offer to taks oye1
the gas plant It specifically dest4nA4eo
that wholesale consumere
given ~ratA Of eighty cenfq b
1rst 80. ee0s feat. seventy uinA
- e6cand end - M s1ll
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Warmer today. Incrcas-
ing cloudiness tomorrow.
Full Report Market Page.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-15

as human being in the womb of
her mother, preserved from every
stain of that original sin with which
all the children of Adam are infected
This preservation was not due to her
own merits, but was brought about
through the merits of the divine Son
Whom she was afterwards to bring
into the world. The Blessed Virgin
was born of a human father and
mother just like the rest of us, but
by a special providence of God she
was preserved free from the faint OF
original sin from the very first in
slant of her existence. That is all
that the Immaculate Conception i'm
plies. 1t does not postulate a par.
ticipation in the divine attributes or
in the divine nature for the Virgin
who was "our tainted natures soil
tary boast" Any Catholic who reads
the catechism attentively knows this;
but it is unfortunate that so many
of our Catholic people who are other
wise intelligent fail to grasp the
meaning of this doctrine and, conse-
quently, are unable to explain it to
their nonICatholic brethren and thus
are the occasion Of misconception on
the part of Professionals in regard to
the teaching of the Church on this
point.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-15
DEAF MUTE NUNS
TWENTY DEAF MUTE SISTERS IN
MONTREAL CONVENT TEACH
DEAF MUTE CHILDREN.

There is convent of deaf mute
nuns in Montreal, Canada. No fewer
than 20 of the Sisters are deaf mutes,
graduates of the deaf mute school
there, and the Sisters now carry on
the work of teaching deaf mute chill
dren in that great Catholic city. The
community was founded % years ago
and has f1ourished remarkably, even
though those upon whom it can draw
to recruit it's ranks is small. Their
numbers are being constantly swelled
by new additions, the latest one being
a girl from st. Louis, Mo-
1t is not at ALE unlikely, says DR..
Coakley of Pittsburg, Pa, that with
the activity at present being display
ed throughout the United States in
the cause of Catholic deaf mutes, we
will soon have in our own country a
community of nuns admitting deaf
mutes as Sisters. They would make a
valuable acquisition in carrying on
the work of bringing the truths of
Christianity to the knowledge of those
afflicted like themselves, and thus
win back to the Catholic Church the
souls of deaf mutes, by dominating
their instruction. 1t was the Catholic
Church that originated instruction for
deaf mutes, and we should never have
relinQuished our hold upon these I'M
fortunates.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-15

meal may be taken during Lent. Orig
inally this meal was taken In the even
ing, probably after sunset, and there
fore, after the recitation of Vespers.
AS mitigations of the earlier austerity
began to be introduced the hour of
Vespers was advanced little by little
until the present rule, which allows
Vespers to be said Immediately after
midday, became officially recognized.
In pre-Reformation days the period
of Lent was signalised by the hanging
OF great curtain, called the Lenten
veil and more popularity the hunger
veil" between the sanctuary and the
nave. Usually this veil was plain, but
not unfrequently it was adorned with
appropriate representations of events
in sacred history AS the fast was
not observed on Sundays, on these
days the veil was drawn aside.
Litureical Customs.
With the exception of Laetare Sun
day, the dalmatic of the deacon and
the tunic of the sub-deacon, being
vestments of spiritual joy, are not
used in the purple Masses, the some
what quaint, folded chasuble being
worn by the sacred ministers in their
stead Originally the chasuble was
formed of a great circular piece of
cloth with hole cut in exactly in the
put his head. The vestment therefore
fell in ample folds, on every side of the
body. This is the origin of the custom
of the ministers in lifting the side of
the chasuble at High Mass when the
celebrant is engaged in incensing, the
free use of his arms being then espe-
cially necessary. Obviously the deacon
and sub-deacon would be greatly i'm
peded in their duties were they SINH
larly encountered, and consequently
their chasubles were folded and fast
ened up in front. To obtain still great
er freedom the sub-deacon removed his
chasuble before singing the epistle,
resuming it Immediately afterwards
The ministrations of the deacon being
longer in duration and extending from
the Gospel to the Postcommunion, had
he observed the same rubric he would
have been without his principal vest
ment during the greater part of the
Mass. To obviate this his chasuble
was made to unfasten on the right
shoulder, so that his right arm could
be slipped through the opening and
the whole vestment of soft silk was
then wound into a kind of rope round
his body, thus giving him the requisite
freedom of movement. To save time,
the custom arose of having one ready
folded, and this later became the
broad stole which is now used and
which resembles in general outlines
the 'roped' chasuble formerly worn.
Those of the laity who use the Mis-
sal will notice that to every day dur
ing Lent is assigned some one of the
Roman churches as the station
church. The meaning of the station
thus referred to is that formerly the
Pope and clergy went in procession
from the Papal palace to some partic-
ular church in the city where a halt
("statio'O was made and Mass sung
Needless to say, since the Italian &C.
cupation of Rome the professions have
not been held.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-15

The De Paul Institute in Pittsburg
will after few years, when it has
had an opportunity to form the char.
acters of one generation of pupils, be
able to send some of it's graduates
into the convent as deaf mute nuns
instead of allowing them to swell the
ranks of workers in Protestant mis-
sion fields, as has been the custom UP
to the advent of the De Paul Insti
tute. There are now ga children in
the De Paul Institute for Deaf Mutes
and were funds available there could
easily be a hundred children, but
there is no place to put them, and the
institution is now taxed to it's capa-
city. A benefit will be held soon to
raise funds for new building.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-15
SOCIAL SCIENCE SCHOOL
CATHOLIC SOCIAL GUILD OF ENG
LAND ENDORSES THE SCHOOL
OF SOCIAL SCIENCE TO BE
OPENED IN CHICAGO BY THE
CENTRAL VEREIN.

The Catholic Social Guild of Eng
land has welcomed warmly the pro-
ject of the Central-Verein, to erect a
Catholic School of Social Science in
this country. In the January issue of
the Quarterly Bulletin of the Guild,
a paragraph is devoted to this project.
The CentralVerein," says the Bull.
letin, IAN organization with aims very
similar to our own, has an announce
ment in the 'CentralBlatt and So
cial Justice that fills us at once with
envy and pleasure-pleasure that
Catholics in the States are awakening
to the need of serious social study,
and envy that we ourselves are still
SO far from realizing so ambitious a
project. 1t concerns nothing less than
the building of large Catholic School
of Social Science at Chicago on an
admirable site already secured in the
immediate vicinity of Loyola Univer-
sity. Already a sum of 1900 dollars
has been subscribed or promised to-
wards the building fund. 1t is true
that even in the States progress with
so novel scheme has not been over
rapid Today, however, it is
fairly launched, and within a reason
able time we may hope to hear of
courses of lectures under Catholic
auspices on economics, on sociology,
and other cognate subjects which will
train up an elite of Catholic lecturers
and social workers in the cause of
what our transatlantic cousins refer
to as Christian solidarity"
We are advised that the Central
Verein will very soon pay the last
dollar due on the property purchased