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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
RAIN DOESN'T STOP
OUR SOLDIER BOYS

STANTON, VA. May 2S.-work
at the officers encampment school
here continued today. in spite of the
heavy rain. Although the days tao
tical walks had to be eliminated from
the program. the six classes which
have been formed all met under the
shelter Of canvas and under instruc-
ton of the army officers. Major links,
Captain Particle, and Lieutenants
Boswell, Gregg Goodwin, various
military subjects were gone into,
military map reading and making be-
ing among the most important consid-
cred.
While the rain OF course means
some discomfort, and the work is
hindered to some extent owing to the
fact that the tactical walks, on which
practical military problems are gone
into. must be eliminated, the officers
are finding the camp very profitable.
1t is probable that Wednesdays or
Thursdays program will be SO ar
ranged that a half days trip can be
taken to the Virginia Military in
stitute at Lexington. Manxu.af~-A1,,
-VtFy4ufG- o11cefy are Old v. N. /. men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
v. FL. UNIVERSITY
FINALS ON SUNDAY
GOV. WILLIAM A. M'CORKLE
TO PRAISE COLONIAL
FOUNDERS.

LEXINGTON, VA, May 2s.-The
program OF the commencement of
Washington and Lee university Is
complete. The commencement be-
gins with the baccalaureate sermon
Sunday morning, June 6th. and ends
with tho graduating exercises Wed
nesday. June 18th.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered. as already noted, by Rev.
Russell H. Conwell, d. D.. Baptist
preacher OF Philadelphia, who Is rated
as one OF the great preachers Of the
country.
Tuesday afternoon at 1850 o'clocl.
will take place q special feature OF
this commencement. when . tablet
presented by the Colonial Danes OF
Virginia to commemorate the Colo
NAL Founders of Washington and
Lee university will be unveiled. The
address will be delivered by former
Governor William A. McCorkle, OF
West Virginia.
Tuesday evening in the chapel
there will be an address by Charles
Merle dAubigne, d. D., LII D.. OF
Paris, France.
The address commencement day
will be delivered by Charles Beatty
Alexander, LII. D., OF New York.
There will be the annual boat race
on North river Monday evening, June
eth, at o'clock, and at the Same
evening the annual celebration Of the
literary societies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS
RIM. v. c, EXERCISES
BEGIN SATURDAY
ALUMNAE RECEPTION FIRST ON
EXCELLENT PROGRAM.
Is
CLOSES TUESDAY.

LYNCHBURG. VA, May 2s.-The
twentieth commencement program OF
Randolph Macon Woman's college.
which is to be held May 31st to juno
Sd, has Just been issued tn book form.
and is as follows:
Saturday, May 2ist
Alumnae reception. college campus.
1880 to p. NJ
Open session OF the Jefferson and
Franklin Literary societies. college
chapel, $3.50 r. NJ.
Jefferson Society-Katherine Nc
Kiever. president first half-sessiony
Ruth Daniels, president second half-
session.
Franklin society-Mar5orie Fields
| president first half-session. Mamie
Walden, president second half-session.
The program:
Piano Solo-Mildred Brown, Jeffer-
son.
Original story-Anna Carter Smith.
! Franklin.
Debate--Resolved, That England
Ia justified in demanding that the
question OF the exemption Of Ameri-
can coastwise ships from the payment
OF tolls at the Panama canal be SUBJ
mitted to arbitration.
/ Affirmative. Dorothy Moomaw and
I Agatha Boyd. Franklin. negative,
Katherine McKiever and Sara Dixon,
Jefferson.
Original Poem-Amelia Hoffman.
Jefferson.
song--Annie Kate Gilbert Frank
lin.
Sunday. June list.
Sermon to the graduating class
college chapel, II A. NJ.
Senior professional
Invocation.
Hymn 7s-
Lesson.
/ Prayer.
Solo.
Sermon-Rev. r. A. srnoot. u. D.
/ Hymn $50.
Prayer and benediction.
Monday, June 2d--Class Day.
Glass Day Exercises-Campus, 1890
A. NJ.
Glass PIay-casino admission by
ticket only, $3.50 p. N.
Tuesday, juno 3d--College Day.
College chapel, 10 A. M. -.
Procession forms in main corridor
at S:45 A. M.
Head Marshal--Mary Louise Red
den.
l. College song.
q. Prayer.
3. Commencement hymn
L. Address to the graduating claaA
Hon. Philander Priestly Claxton, Lift.
D., United States commissioner OF edu-
cation.
g. Announcement Of certificates In
! music; Enid Alexander. theory Of
music and violin: Rachel Ruth But
Ter, theory OF music. piano and sing
Ing.
8. Comforting OF degrees.
Z. Installation Of the class OF 1914.
8. College 5ong-"God Bless You,
Randolph Macon"
8. Benediction-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
ELIAS PEYSER DIES
BY HIS own HAND
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF NEW
PORT NEWS PUTS BULLET
THROUGH BRAIN.

Especial to Tho Richmond virginian. }
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. May u.s.
Elias Peyser died this afternoon from
a self-inhicted bullet wound received
this morning. Although rendered
totally blind by the bullet, which en-
tered tho left temple and came out
at the right going entirely through
the head Just back of the eyes, Mr..
Peyser was conscious up until a short
time before his death and 1t was
thought that he would recover.
He was for thirty years a prom
inent clothing merchant here, but re-
Gently retired from business on ac-
count of bad health Later he be-
came financially involved and was
forced into bankruptcy Before death
this afternoon he told friends that
bad health and the financial troubles
caused him to ''try to end 1t all.
Mr.. Peyser WAS q candidate for the
Democratic nomination for city treas
urer at tho time OF his death.
He was member of Bremond
lodge, No. 241, A. F. and A. M, a
Shriner and a member of several
other lodges.
His body win be taken to Richmond
tomorrow morning after funeral ser
vices here. His brother, DR.. Marx
Peyser, of Richmond, secretary of the
Virginia Medical association, was at
his brothers bedside at the time OF
his death. His mother also sur
wives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29

BYRD ||| CAN N |. have 4 It
# he WANTS II
CONGRESSMAN HOLLAND THINKS
HE HAS BUT TO ASK FOR
ATToRNEYsHIP.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
MONTAGUE AND GLASS HAVE EN-
. DORSED NO ONE. BUT JONES
is FOR WILLIAM II.
wERTH.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

NORFOLK, VA, May zs.-Richard
Evelyn Byrd can have the Western
district attorneyship Of Virginia II he
wants 1t, according to Representative
Edward E. Holland. who is at his
home in Suffolk for few days.
William II. Werth. of Tazewell, is al
so candidate for the Office, but az
Colonel Holland sees the situation the
aspiration Of the Tazewell man in that
direction is not likely to undermine
the force of Mr.. Byrd's candidacy.
Rumors Not Borne Out
Rumors current lately that the real
test Of strength between the Virginia
factions would come through an effort
to defeat Mr.. Byrd, who has the sup
port of Senator Martin and other
Organization" members of the dele
cation, seem not entirely borne out by
developments SO far. Representative
Jones, of the First district has en-
dorsed Mr.. Werth and is giving his
candidacy active support. but as yet
In the only one Of the ANTI organiza-
ton" congressman from Virginia to
do so, Representative a. J. Monta-
que, Of the Richmond district has
committed himself to no one. and
moreover said a day or so ago that
he had not even heard the matter dis.
SoSSCd. A*oA iitsS LtSpTSScHtdtiV0 SaI-
ter Glass. of Lynchburg, promised his
support to either of the candidates.
Representative Holland has en-.
dorsed neither 80 far, but says he il
for Byrd and will support him If his
support is asked.
Byrd's Work for Wilson.
Mr.. Byrd conducted Woodrow VIII.
sons campaign In Virginia when 9th.
er leaders In the Organization" were
doing their best to retard the can.
didacy OF the Jersey governor.
After getting the campaign to the
Norfolk convention, where ne com
promised with the opposition and BY
so doing won the censure of many
Wilson enthusiasts, he carried the
fight on to Baltimore and there sur
prised his critics by a showing Of VIII.
son strength which prevented the ap-
plication of the unit rule which would
have handed the State delegation
over to Oscar Underwood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
BAD FOR LOBBYISTS
IN WILLIAMSON

WILLIAMSON. W. VA, My as
OF the thirty-hve male babies that
have been born here since May list
the census Just completed shows that
twenty-five have been given the sur
name of Woodrow, in honor OF the
first Democratic president since
Grover Cleveland.
In naming their boy babies after
President Woodrow Wilson William
sonites are only following a precedent
established when James Buchanan
was elected President. 1t has beer
customary sine that time to give the
majority OF the boy babies born ir
a year when a Democratic president
was elected the name of the chief
magistrate Of the country.
BY the end OF 1912 more than two
hundred male children In this city
will have been chrtstened after Presi.
dent Woodrow Wilson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
E[ON EXERCISES
BEGIN SATURDAY
TFTY.TWO GRADUATES WILL
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS AND
CERTIFICATES.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
ELON COLLEGE. N. c., May as
The twenty-fourth annual commence
ment exercises of Elon college will be.
gin on Saturday evening OF this week
with the senior class day exercises
These exercises will continue till We'd
nesday evening Of next week. and
promise to be Of uncommon interest
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered on Sunday morning at 1850
O'Clock by DIR. Warren H. Denison
Norfolk, Va, whose subject Is to ce
"Life's Great Rule" President Harp
err, of the college. will deliver the
baccalaureate address that evening
using as his theme "Lfe's Essential
ingredients"
The three literary societies will
give the program of their representa-
tives on Monday evening. at which
time also the board OF trustees will
meet in annual session. The meeting
of the building committee Of the
board. which has had charge OF the
erection OF the the new gymnasium
will occur Monday at noon and the
committee will make It's final report
to the board OF trustees that evening
Tuesday morning DR.. Charles w,
Kent of the University of Virginia,
and one of the South's formost
scholars, will deliver the literary ad-
dress before the societies. using az his
theme Lincoln and Davis" 1t being
the anniversary of the birthday OF
President Jefferson Davis. of the Con-
frderacy That afternoon will occur
the business meeting of the alumni as
ISOLATION. and the recital OF the de-
partment of expression, and that eve
ming the annual concert Of the music
department will take place.
The great day of the entire season
will be the final day, next Wednesday,
when the graduating class will have
its final exercises at 10 O'clock. AT
this time fifty-two persons will re-
ceive degrees. diplomas, and certifi-
Gates, the largest number to be so
honored at any commencement up to
this time.
The art exhibit will be given in the
west dormitory annex on the after
noon of this day and the evening will
be taken up with the alumni address
by Mrs. j. K Ruebush, Dayton, Va,
whose subject will be. Universal
Democracy" Following Mrs Rue
bush's address Will occur the annual
alumni banque: in the college dining
hall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
BAPTIST sUNDAY-SCHOoLS
OF NORTHERN NECK MEET

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
HEATHSVILLE. VA, May 2S.--The
annual meeting of the Northern Neck
Baptist Sunday-school convention.
held with Lebanon Baptist church. in
Lancaster county, was one of the
most largely attended in the history
Of the convention. Rev. Mr.. France
preached the opening sermon. and
Rev. A. J. Reamy, ST., of Heathsville,
filled the pulpit Sunday afternoon. The
next meeting of the convention will
meet with Jerusalem Friday before the
fifth Sunday In May. and the opening
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
Mr.. Goodwin of Irvington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
OVER SEVENTY YOUNG MEN
CANDIDATES FOR MINISTRY

CHARLOTTE. NJ c., May H.
Carolina Presbyterian institution which
President Wilson attended ~ . stud
ent, at its commencement yesterday
laws on William r. Ellis, Of swarth-
more. Pa. "A traveller journalist. who
delivered the commencement address
upon Americas World Mission"
Marlin. will be indicted into office to-
morrow. This institution has the
largest body Of undergraduate students
Of any Presbyterian Institution In the
South and has this year over seventy
candidates for the ministry. This COM
pletes the seventy-sixth year Of the
colleges history.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29
STATE CHARTERS FOR
CAROLINA CONCERNS

RALEIGH, N C. May ga
charter 10 issued for the Southport
Residence Park (Inc.) Of Southport;
subscribed by Thomas q. Cooper, ]. j.
Loughiin and c. Ed Taylor for real
estate development
Another charter 10 for the f. b.
vile; capital. $4,000. by e. B. Ficklen
and others.
The Christian Fellowship society OF
Beaufort, incorporated without capital
stock. with Stephen Ebom and others
a. tncorporators.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-29

insway, of Norfoik. has returned 70
her home In the city. s.'''.ss i5s'
Miss n. Williams, OF this city. ID
spending some time at the Pocahon-
tas cottage, Virginia Beach.
Mr.. b. r. Haynes, OF Richmond. Is
at the Pocahontas cottage. Virginia
Beach.
Mrs. william Massie and Miss Ella
Buck, who have opened Rose HILL"
their place in A1bemarie. for tbs sum-
msr. spent q few days in town this
week.
Mrs.. Nelson Steele. OF the Chester
field. 10 the guest Of Mrs. Philip Pres
colt, In Norfolk.
Miss Mary Gusts Lee IL stopping
at tho Jefferson and will be the guest
of honor at the memorial services
at Hollywood Friday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
j. Ernest Breda Dead.

Postmaster j. Ernest Breda Of
Natchitoches died Tuesday morning
in sanitarium at Shreveport from
a complication of diseases, which
recently necessitated a serious ope--
ration. His wife, daughter and son
We're at his bedside. The body ar
rived at Natchitoches Tuesday af-
ternoon. The burial was attended by
a large cOncOurse of his friends.
Judge Breda was a native of Nat
chitoches, being in his 72nd year,
having been born Sept. %, 1871. He
was a prominent political factor,
being the recognizeale leader of the
regular Republican party in his sec
ton of the State.
Judge Breda has been honored
with high official positions, having
served as parish judge, district at
torney, register of the United States
Land Office, and for the past year
has been postmaster at Natchito-
ches. He was leading member of
the Masonic and Knights of pythias
organizations.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
Home Rule Victorious.

The Commoner: Home rule for
Ireland now seems sure. IL has
passed the House of Commons by
over a hundred majority. The House
of Lords will, it is reported, reject
it, but according to new rules this
only means two years delay. Then if
the measure passes the House of
Commons again it becomes law
notwithstanding the protest of the
lords AS the issue has been submit
ted to the people it would seem
quite certain that this great reform,
to which Gladstone gave so many
years of his life, is nearing realiza-
ton. 1t is long delayed act OF JUS
tice to the Irish people and will be
generally approved throughout the
world.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09

ter how perfect motor vehicle may
be, its ability to avoid striking pc
destrians and other vehicles depends
entirely on the skill of the chauf-
feur. In a crowded thoroughfare no
man can remain sufficiently cool to
perfectly guide a fast-moVing We
hicle so as to avoid all possibility
Of accident.
There are plenty of delightful
suburban roads along which the en-
thuSiastic automObiIist may rush al
almost any speed without endanger-
ing the lives Of other people. Until
the authorities make up their minds
to break up speeding in the streets
there will continue to be constant
hisk of accidents and occasional
catastrophes such as that which oc-
Cured Mardi Gras night"
The deplorable accident to which
the Picayune refers was in the kill
ing of Miss Waldo, who was run
over and crushed by an automobile
of DR.. Friedrichs. When arrested
DR.. Friedrichs insisted that he was
driving at slow speed. This is the
plea of autOists who do not realize
the speed at which they drive their
autos AS remarked some time since
by the Caucasian if drivers of Ordi-
nary horse vehicles were to go at
half tic speed of the most conserv-
alive autoists, the populace would
rise in arms to suppress them as
reckless drivers and each infractor
would be held to the limit of the
law.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
IOWA FARMERS.
Fairbanks City Being Populated Ds
ScttIers-SchOOls Needed.

Monroe, La, Feb. 6.--tour ears 20
Immigrant material lett uiai io''
Iowa. today for Fairbanks City' 0'N-
enleen people are in the pau y - !,
which will increase the pulnhel ~
settlers at and near Fairbanks o''S
fo nearly lU0, all of whom nave al =
rived in the past three lnoI''''' =
There are now about 30 children VI
school age, and the school poa'"
will soon be called on to MAKE pio-
vision for a school at this point.
DR. RiIIcnhousc of Farm Clty, Ill.,
arrived at Fairbanks City last h's'',
to prepare plans and superllit'iiu !,
the erection of the elevator ana leu
plant to be erected at that place.
A. Bellinger and c. Z. covert VI
Council Bluffs, Iowa, came do"n
last night with party OF elel'ii
Iowa farmers, who are seeking
Southern homes.
C. o. Swenson Of Chicago IS mere
with n party of fourteen farmers
from Illinois and other Middle "es-
tern States.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
An Ordinance Of the City-Can II Be
EnfOrcpd9

From the report of the Grand
Jury it would seem that there are
premises which are leased or rent
ed to individuals in cOntraventiOn of
an ordinance of The city.
In section 2 of this ordinance it is
ordained that if any person shall
rent to another, shall keep or be in
any manner interested in keeping
any premises, building, rooms or
place for the purpose Of being used
as place to bet or wager, or to
gamble with cards, dice or dOmi-
noes, or to keep or exhibit for the
purpose any bank, table, alley, ma
chine, wheel or device whatsoever,
as as a place where people resort to
gamble, bet or wager upon anything
whatsoever, or shall knowingly per-
nit property or premises of which
he is the owner, or which is under
his control, to be used, he shall be
fined not less than 1925 and not more
than $lO0-and in default of pays
ment of said fine he shall work the
some out on the streets or alleys or
other public works of the City of
Shreveport, at the rate of 800 per
day for each day of labor per-
formed; and a place or device shall
be considered as used for gambling
or to gamble with, or for betting or
wagering, if any fees, honey or any
thing of value is bet thereon-or if
same is resorted to for the purpose
of gaming or betting"
Can this ordinance be enforced,
and if not, why not?
If it is not enforceable, it should
be repealed.
If it can be enforced it should be
made active and not permitted to
slumber as if it were dead.
This ordinance, if enforceable and
enforced, would prove to be most
effective in moderating if not in
squelching the evils referred to by
the Grand Jury in their report.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
Is LIQUOR an Execution?

The States are entrusted with the
making of laws regulating marriage
and divorce, the care of children,
the disposition of estates and the
protection of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. The State can
even take life in the enforcement of
its own laws-is it not to be trusted
in the matter of liquor legislation?
us the right to violate the liquor
laws of State the only sacred
right? -The Commoner.
Liquor is specially an exception.
Liquor is privileged to violate any
law which may be in restraint of its
traffic.
Liquor is Satan's most powerful
promoter of evil and ofcrime.
1t is a law-breaker everywhere.
1t has never been regulated and
will never submit to regulation.
In the words of Ingersoll: 1T pro-
duces weakness not strength, sick
ness not health, death not life. 1t
makes wives widows, children or
phans, fathers fiends, and all of
them paupers and beggars. 1t feeds
rheumatism, invites cholera, i'm
ports peStilence and embraces con-
sumption. 1t covers the land with
idleness and crime. 1t fills your jails,
supplies your almshOuses and de-
mands your asylums And when you
think of the jails, of the amshouses.
of the asylums, of the prisons, of
the scaffOlds upon either bank, do
not wonder that every thoughtful
man is prejudiced against this
damned stuff called alcohol. Intern
perance cuts down youth in its
vigor, manhood in its strength, old
age in its weakness. 1t breaks the
fathers heart, bereaves the doting
mother, extinguishes natural affec-
ton, grasses conjugal love, blots out
filial attachment, blights parental
hopes, brings down mourning age in
sorrow to the grave"
1t is special exception because
some public officials and some con-
gressmen and politicians dare not
oppose it, but the day is drawing
near when liquor shall be made
subservient to the law, when liquor
shall not be tolerated to indulge n
its defiance of decency and of good
morals. Through its defiance of law
liquor must and will be Impressed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
Official journal OF CaddO Parish.
The Abuse of Franchises.

1t was William j. Gaynor OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, who declared that
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the few at
the expense of the many is not pros
perity.
It is the few who prosper and
grow rich through their abuse Of
franchises. By abuse of franchises
the Interpretation is that II a fran
chise is valuable to some individuals
or some corporation it should be
equally valuable to the public, eSpe-
cially when it is desired to have
such franchise extended for years to
come.
As has been we'll said by Supreme
Court Justice William J GaynOr, We
cry against trusts, but instead of
curbing the trusts or limiting their
functions to reasonable proceedings,
we find a number of the people al
WAYS ready and willing to endorse
the increase of the length of years
of the franchises held by individuals
or corporate bodies or by trusts.
Is Shreveport exempt from such
condition? Has not Shreveport given
away, simply for the asking, almost
every privilege for which many
cities derive an equitable revenu"o
Is it not time to check this giving
away of franchises and valuable
grants to individuals, corporations
and trusts?
As sensible, practical, progressive
citizens, we should bear in mind
that we are, one and all, in duty
bound to protect those who in the
years to come must assume the bur
dens of government and these
should not be restricted by an act of
today.
1t should be time enough to con-
slider the extension of franchises or
the giving away of material reve-
nues when the term of each fran
chise is at an end. ",.rs'
Any other policy is a detriment to
the community and is an encourage
ment of "the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
few at the expenses of the many,
and is not prosperity
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-09
Wilson Is Not Angelic, but Is Wan.
He "CuSscd' I'll Be -

Trenton. y. j., Feb. 7.-Pressed for
information regarding Cabinet ap-
Monuments, President elect Wilson
gave vent to a rather violent out
hurst of temper and declared that
ba will continue to do things his
cwn way. regardless of newspapers
or criticism from whatever source.
.If the newspapers expect me to
fell what intend to do I'll be --
if will. won't tell any one.
The president-elect was plainly
asitated, end he impressed very
clearly upon the two score neWspa-
Der correspondents to whom he was
speaking that he will not give out
news regarding Cabinet appoint
ments until offers have been made
and acceptance received.
"If news leaks out at the other
end" he said, Il can not be held re-
sponsible, although | expect that ali
communications regarding Cabinet
appointments will be treated III the
strictest confidence"
When shown published story
stating fatty that w. J. Bryan ard
A. R. l.. Henry of Texas had been
decided upon by him for Cabinet
portfolios, Governor Wilson said:
ITS not true, because | haven't
decided upon anybody. | have male
no offers as yet"