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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
INTERESTS BOARD
To GET TOGETHER
IMPORTANT BRANCH or COUNCIL
TO MEET WEDNESDAY Foa
REAL BUSINESS.
CTTY'S MANY WANTS
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD TO TELL
FINANCE COMMITTEE WHAT
THE DEPARTMENTS NEED.
HOARD OF ALDERMEN.


Another busy week Is looked forward
to by city councilmen. Besides the
meeting of the board Of aldermen to-
morrow night, number Of commit
The administrative board wit pre-
sent TO the finance committee tonight
Its list of wants for the various de-
partments under the charge of the
Of gas, water street cleaning, docks,
electricity, city engineer, streets, and
grounds and buildings.
The board viii probably ask for sew
eral millions of dollars, to be used
among other things for smooth paw
ing, laying track ever Mayes bridge
improvements to Shockoe creek. widen
ing Lester street, completing new lake
and Fifteenth streets, improvements to
gas plant. increase in street cleaning
force, purchase Of farm for city home
purchase of city dump, and many other
things OF less Importance.
Messrs. Whittet and Mccarthy. sub
committee of the administrative board,
have been working on the list for sew
eral days They will have 1T ready to
present to the board this morning and
viii tonight appear before the finance
committee to explain in detail.
This afternoon at 5 o'clock the street
committee will meet in regular session
At that meeting it is expected the
petitions for extension. and 1t is be-
lieved the Richmond and Henrico may
submit Its proposed route for light and
power conduits
The subcommittee on streets will
meet at o'clock tonight to consider
the proposed extensions asked By the
street car people.
AT o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
subcommittee on claims will meet TO
adjust several pending matters,
For the first time in several years
the board of public interests will meet
on Wednesday night Chairman Peters.
Suhchairmen palmatary and Mr.. Moses
Rose state that they viii present sew
ent TO inform the board as to its duties
and powers
on Thursday night at O'Clock the
committee on dock VIII meet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
LYME TRYING TO
GET ON THE MAP

LYME, CONN. Feb. s.--Residents
OF this ola town are afiutter over the
prospects that it may be for few
weeks at any rate the country's SUM
and his family spent the summer here
three years ago. and according TO those
In position to know Mr.. Wilson Is
thinking seriously of taking the old
colonial home of Miss Florence Girls
VOID. where he stayed before, for his
family for the coming summer.
When Mrs, Wiison, landscape
painter OF no mean ability. came here,
she was charmed by the atmosphere of
the place,
The Griswoid home, whercSt he. Will
osns stayed, is the typical Connecticut
colonial home with lofty pillars, vide
staircases, and an oid-fashioned gar
den.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
League In Oak Grove.

Following the Improvement in
Swansboro school as a result of the
school and Civic league Of that dis
trict. the patrons of Oak Grove are
making Efforts TO form "a similar or
Eanization. Several prominent women
of the suburb are promoting the move
ment and q meeting Will be called
by them during this week. There are
Grove school, one OF which is a plano
for the auditorium. With proper as
sistance they believe that ii can be
secured in n short while.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10

Under The dITeCU0n OF MISS Lucy
owens. the LtlliputIan wedding which
has been so successfully conducted on
previous occasions, will be repeated
Tuesday night at o'clock In Stockton
Street Baptist church. The proceeds
will go towards paying for the recently
erected edifce The marriage was rem
dered for the first time last Tuesday
night in Masonic temple, and repeated
in Decatur Street Methodist church
Friday night. Large attendances mark
ed both occasions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
SUFFRAGISTS WILL.
HEAR Of Her TRIP
MRS VALENTINE TO TELL OF
STATUS or MOVEMENT IN
STATE-MR. GARRETT TO
LECTURE.

Christopher b. Garnett, of the law
firm ct Garnets, Pollard & Smith, viii
deliver an address on THE Initiative
and Referendum" before tie Equal
Suffrage league in the league rooms
in the Bryan building Thursday af-
ternoon at 4:30 O'Clock.
Mrs. B. r. Valentine, State presi~
dent, who has been OLA q tour OF the
State, speaking before the farmers
convention in Lynchburg and before
an audience in Roanoke. viii return
to Richmond today, and will give an
account OF her trip at the meeting
Thursday,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
MONEY TIED UP
IN BALKAN WAR
THas Is THE CHIEF IMMEDIATE
FACTOR IN THE FINAS-
CIAL SITUATION.
GOLD BEING HOARDED
STREET HAS MANY THINGS 10 oC-
CTPY IT'S ATTENTION, But
APATHY oF MAuISET
Isl NsTIRRED.

NEW YORK. Feb, s.--The Suns
weekly review OF the financial situa-
ton tomorrow will say,
After Ill is said and dors, Inc con-
ftnued tying up at money ID Europe.
as the result of the Balkan war. re-
mains the chief immediate factor. in
The general financial situation There
Is no telling how nuch gold is being
boarded iH Europe Nut tho fact that
the yellow metal has substantially
disappeared from circulation in
France and that il commands a
premium for use there Of about "a
Of j per cent II sufficiently eujtghten-
ing as to the existing state of az
fairs
1t ia hopeless 10 look for sustained
market improving in any quarter
until the status in this respect has
changed; and of course the status Will
net change until the entire Balkan
troubles are over or on the point If
disappearing In consequence of the
large exports of gold. and Of the
prospect that these may run to much
larger figures stilI. time money i'm this
market has become more firm.
Subjects For Street Are Many.
The varying course Of the efforts 20
pass the subway contracts: the dis
cussions concerning the Union Pa
risic-Southern Pacific and fun dis
aration; Governor Suffers stock eX-
change bill, and rumors of new rail-
way and industrial security issues. and
other minor matters, occupied Wall
n Streets attention To a greater or less
extent, but did not result in stirring
very much the apathy OF the stock
: market.
There were two occurrences last
week which were common. but en-
souraging. The decision of the Su-
sg1eren1e Court OF the United States in
Ssthe United Shoe Machinery case was
4 IA Side light upon the mind IT the
COURT as 10 the proper meaning and
h ranstructton Of the antitrust law that
I afforded ground for more hopeful
|. feeling on this entire subject than has
u been lately entertained by the mass
ssssf business men.
Y Not Size But Intent.
The court laid stress OF It's judg-
Y naent upon the fact that 1t was not
as-she size Of corporate combination, but
ss1he intent Of combination that was
Il the chief factor in bringing combina-
b ton under the ban oi the antitrust
ssstatute,
The suggestion of the court Is plain
! that If the United Estates Steel cor
poration--whose eoniuct and organi-
I cation is now being the subject OF
7 government prosecution under the
Sherman Iaw--SAs what is known as an
+ 8ntegrated @cerisorati on-tflat is, one
= Whose separate parrs do not them
selves coTfTes5- biiT which furnish
Some element Of manufacturing - II
general completed product, or pro-
ducts-~thcn the corporation. despite
its size, is not unlawful unless it IL
shown otherwise that its conduct as
distinguished from It's organization
has been unfair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
New Pastor Installed.

Rev. O. W. MeEiroy. who assumed
the pastorate OF stockton street Bap-
list church a few weeks ago, was
formally installed In the church at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Brief ad-
dresses. in which the new pastor was
extended hearty welcome 10 the
Of me comBreg CATION
Both the morning and evening ser
vices were conducted in the church
yesterday by Mr. McEfroy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10

Manchester LODGE No 1911, Royal
Arcanurl. will hold a regular meeting
tonight at o'clock in Fraternity hall
The Southside lodge iS working hard
to help increase the Royal Arcannm
membership of this city. a campaign
has recently been launched to secure
500 new members. AT present there
are about $500 in Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
pcclstou NOT Hoard.

Rev. Decatur Edwards was detained
IN Fredericksburg yesterday and his
ton~Street Baptist church. viii be heard
later BY the congregation. While moth
ing has been said about his accept
ance Of the call. II is generally be-
leVcd that he viii come. owing to the
fact that he has engaged quarters on
the Southst1e.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
souahsidie Arrests.

Henry Chandler, a negro, charged
with stealing 81 from the person Of
Lizzie smith also colored.
Canmie Maddill was arrested on q
charge of diserderly conduct In the
public streets.
Herbert MoZer and Lily May Cox
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
PALMETTO SENATOR
RESTING COMFORTABLY

state senator w. j. Montgomery. OF
sfsrton. r. e.. who waa brought to Rich
snsssd for treatment fer nervous
& breakdown. ta resting com fortably aA
elae Neurological hospital, Of DF. l5ev-l
~FtS R. Packer. senator Mont soIaery
waA treated b. DIR. Tucker and Dr. Co
rey nerve spseialist fr0fa New York
city AL shF hospital iast might II WAS
raid thai he WAS Fgsting comfortably.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10

Mrs j. II. Drake, of Roydton. Va.
while here visiting relatives was taken
with the measles, and Is now laid up
with that malady. She contracted the
measles here, and was stricken after
returning home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10

Virginia Cloudy Monday and Tues
-asy; not mu.h change in temperature;
light variable winds.
Marin carolina. Generally fair Mon
day and Tuesday: light variable winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10

All trains of the Norfolk d western
Railway use the splendid new Union
Depot at Norfolk.--Ady,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10
V|RG|N|AN ASKS
HELP Of STATE

Warren jefferson Davis, of San
Diego, California, a former Virglnian
and graduate OF the University Of
Virginia. Is in Richmond, as special
commissioner of the San Diego Pan
ANA California exposition. in an eff
fort to induce Governor Mann to
name n commission from this State to
visit the site of the exposition and
report on the ACCESSIBILITY of an eX-
hibit by this State.
Mr. Davis will see Governor Mann
today or tomorrow and lay before
him the advantage to this State Of an
exhibit AT the exposition He hopes
to have 81 commission named to visit
Southern California and to spend
some time in San Diego in looking
over the ground, taking in the posi-
bilities OF the section and studying the
question of profit to Virginia of bid
ding for trade. via the Panama canal
of Southern California.
Working for Old and New Home.
Mr. Davis * enthusiastic about the
remarkable climate, soil fertility. har-
Dor and prospects fer growth of
southern part of his adopted State and
hopes TO persuade Virginia and West
Virginia TO take part with the Vest
ern States, Canada and South Amer
lea in exploiting their resources, With
the completion of the canal, thinks
Mr.. Davis, the two Virginias will have
the opportunity of century to in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-10

Special Local Data for Yesterday
IL noon temperature fs,.ttt t#tsr.t- ~
r, NJ. temperature ,.,..,.... 49,. -
Maximum temperature up 10 " g
Minimum temperature up to T. n. Z
Mean temperature ....... '..+'-. 81
Normal temperature -.,-.--,.-.. 49,. 81
Deficiency in temperature yesterday
Excess ia temperature since March
Accumulated excess in temperature
since January LIST ..,t........: CAV
Rainfall last - hours .... nothing
gsi fff4gts
IL ,...............7 -22
Accumulated deficiency in rainfall
since January lst.-,- ..+.''..s LIZ
Local observations T.. ~. YESTERDAY:
Temperature ..-,...... '.-.st.r- -
Humidity +..-. .-.,.-..--,... ...--.,... y =
Naturalization -.........,..... SoA n
Wlnd-velocitE .t,.... ,-,..-.. ., ~ -
weather ....-......- ..-......-.. CLOUDY
Rainfall last - hours ,...- ., Nothing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19

The Reformer S opinion of the report
of Governor Fletcher s special commits
sion to investigate the Vermont tele-
phone situation is shared by at least
one other state newspaper In dis
cussing the situation the st. Adams
Messenger says: Presumably the spe-
cial counsel found things that were not
as they ought to be, else they would
not go so far as they did But did they
have the time and the information
necessary to come to the conclusions
at which they arrived? A feeling that
perhaps these men were hastv forces
itself ON one, and. with the lack of IN
formation which they admit, it hardly
seems probable they have data enough
on which to base a recommendation
suggesting specific rates for the vari
GUS kinds of services rendered bv the
telephone companies. In other words.
the report of the special committee is
not allsatisfying. 1t does answer
the purpose of raising certain direct
issues, but, out of fairness to the com
panies involved, it does not seem that
the report is sufficient on which to
base sweeping orders. There is little
question that it ought to be supple
mented by more information.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19
a New Profession.

Another woman has invented new
profession. Miss NJ. Z. McCalmont, a
Brooklyn girl and a trained nurse, be-
came in the course of her professional
work superintendent of the Civil hos
pital in Manila and later chief of the
division of hospital construction and
equipment of the bureau of health for
the Philippine Islands, Now Miss Nc
Calmont writes herself down as "hos-
pital specialist and consultant" and
has so large a list of professional en-
gagements that the need of more wom-
en- to take up the profession is conclu
s1vely shown. Miss McCalmonts idea
grew out of the condition she met in
the course of her nursing work. She
found hospitals where initial mistakes
in construction and equipment had cost
many thousands of dollars to correct,
others where inexcusable omissions
had added hundreds of dollars monthly
to the cost of maintenance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19
Member of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1913.
HEALTH IN THE SCHOOLS.

One of the biggest health movements
ever undertaken in America, it is in
teresting to note, is now enlisting the
earnest support of the women of this
country. 1t is in fact more or less
depending upon their support. This
movement is an effort to improve the
health and efficiency of our 10000, 600
school children and the cooperation of
the women of America is being fur
nished in number of ways, namely:
as school teachers, again as physicians
and nurses, as mothers, and still again
through those numerous organizations
in which women play an important
part-organizations like the school
improvement association, the parent
teachers association, school boards.
mothers congresses, and the several
thousand women 5 clubs of the General
Federation of America.
And no particular field of work in
the line of health improvement offers
a better opportunity possibly than a
movement for the betterment of schools
of today. No problem is more vital
to the mother certainly than the care
and protection of her children while
they are beyond her sight.
All children go to school, but the
conditions under which they 20 to
school-are they what they ought to
be? Is the school room properly heat
ed? Is it properly lighted? Is it well
ventilated? Are the sanitary condi-
lions surrounding the school house
such as they ought to be? Are the 9TH
er school children carriers of diseases
Is the school session too long? Is the
mental condition of the school children
taken into consideration when it comes
to the hours of study? These are ques-
lions which can be asked by the women
of any community.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19

In this age of unique vocations per-
hapS that of hotel hostess is about
the most original and new. The idea of
having woman to preside over q floor
devoted entirely to the accommodation
Of feminine guests is being very sue
cessfully tried in a large new hotel in
New York city.
Mrs. Lois Pierce Hughes, a gentle
woman having much social experience,
is the choice of the hotel management.
and happy one it is proving not only
for the women stopping at the hosiery.
but for many of the men as we'll
Mrs. Hughes has a charming little
office, where she is to be found every
day ready to answer the thousand and
one questions that come up in her line
of work. She is a clubwoman and is
in touch with women's clubs all over
the country.
Mrs. Hughes knows all that is going
on at the theaters, will see to the pur-
chasing Of tickets and furnishes q
maid or companion to conduct women
travelling alone to the theater if de-
sired. This hotel hostess has gradu-
ally found out what seem to be the
needs of the woman traveller and has
facilities for supplying them In the
best ways, such as arranging day
trips to various sightseeing points,
supplying guides, expert shoppers,
nurses and packers-in short. almost
anything that is asked for from ref
erence books to the latest fashions
The men stopping at the hotel have
discovered what a nice thing it is to
have woman to advise with them as
to how to best entertain their visiting
women friends, and Mrs Hughes is
called upon daily to arrange festivities
for people she has never seen.
Mrs. Hughes calls upon her women
guests a short while after their arrival,
bidding them welcome and offering the
hospitality of the house, just as any
hostess would do. and in this way
brings n note of home into the life of
the woman who is perhaps not i'm
mune from inconsistencies.
This charming chatelaine is In daily
receipt of bread and butter letters"
such as one writes to a recent hostess
after a charming visit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19
What Is Hessonite.

Hessonite might be q new disease OF
a new fad, but it's simply new shade
and it's named for the Grand Duke oil
Hesse. The shade, which is neither
distinctly rose nor amethyst, but a
blending of the two, is found chiefly il
the semiprecious stones of translucent
composition and brilliant luster, such
as are used for necklaces. chains an0
lorgnette holders, as well as for hatpiL
tops and toilet pins Of a minor charac.
ter. Hessonite, considered as color
idea Of shade blending, for the rose
and the amethyst tones SO melt into
each other that it is impossible to say
which one has the stronger character.
iStic,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19
CHURCH NOTICES.

Unitarian church, Rev. +. O. s. Os-
good pastor. Services Sunday morning
at 1890, subject of sermon. The See
ing Eyes; Sunday school at 1l.45. All
are welcome.
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
Sunday morning services at 1915, sub
leot, Life. Sunday school at l. noon.
Wednesday evening testimonial meet
ing at 1.45. Reading room open daily
from to 5 o clock. All are welcome
Emerson building, Elliot street.
First Baptist church. Sunday morning
worship at 1870 with sermon by Rev.
j. Ii. Thompson of Ludlow. Bible
school, with organized classes, at -.
Evening service in the chapel at 100.
Young People s union meets Tuesday
evening at 80 Regular PRAYER and
conference meeting Friday evening at
7.45.
Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. t.
W. Owens pastor. Services for the
week: Sunday morning at 1890, ser
mon by the pastor; - M, session of
Sunday school (class for everybody:
p. m. meeting of Epworth league.
Glass meeting Tuesday evening at 7.45,
and regular church prayer meeting
Friday evening at s clock
Universalist church, Rev. d. f.
Trout, minister. Divine worship at
1870 with sermon, subject. a Modern
Message of Universalism Mrs. Lamar
Costello will sing, Jesus, Lover of Nv
Soul, by MacDougal. This will be the
last service until the first Sunday in
September. Sunday school, l145.
Preaching service in Guilford Center
at p. m.
Advent Christian church, Rev. Fl. s.
Weeks pastor. Morning service at TO-
%, subject, Good Investment; Sunday
school at noon; children s meeting 6
p. m. Miss Jones. a returned mission
airy from China, will be at the. even.
ing meeting and give an Interesting
address of the work in China Pastor
Weeks is visiting his home city week
lie will be back for the Sunday ser
vices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19

Last years compilation showed that
Maine had 1865 hotels and boarding
houses with total capacity of 69,073;
New Hampshire had 1,157 with a total
capacity of $3.50; Vermont had 512
with a capacity of 9,194; Massachu-
setts had 695 with capacity of A.
676; Rhode Island 163 with a capacity
of 15,400 and Connecticut 613 with a
capacity of 27,S45. There is no other
section of the country where so much
is paid annually by summer tourists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-19
At the Libraru
Books by Jean Henry Fabre

Lie and Love of the Insects, tr by
A. Teixeira de Mattos.
Life of the Spider, tr by A. Teixeira
de Mattos.
Social Life in the Insect World. tr nv
B. Mall
FROM time to time during the last
oo years, there have been published in
farIs under the title Souvenirs En-
tomologlque a series of volumes deal
ing with the habits, social and domes-
tie, of insects. The author. ! n
fabre, now more than so wears old
with inexhaustible ingenuity ana ma
tlence, IN spite of poverty and lack
OF appreciation, has devoted his lono
lie to the study of living insects. In
TINS work Fabre has been the pioneer.
Before his time entomology was mere
~ description of dead insects. lust
as the old-time ornithoIogies were little
more than descriptions of dead birds
Now, thanks to Fabre, we may know
the life of the spiders, the beetles. the
scorpions, their every day life, as well
as we know the lives OF our eats AMI
dogs. Recognition of the Importance
OF Fabre S work has been verv slow
IN coming, but now in his old age full
appreciation has arrived. The volumes
or his essays are generally acknow
lodged to be the most important con
trlbutions made to natural science dur
ing the last half century-The French
government has conferred a pension
upon hlm-and his books are being
translated into foreign languages. Fur
thermore men have come to perceive
that in addition to being one of the
greatest of naturalists Fabre is also n
master of French prose Even in a
translation the charm and luciditv of
his style is apparent, Only fragments
OF his work are accessible as vet TO
English readers but the day will soon
come when complete translation will
be made.
1t will undoubtedly strike many
minds that all this labor devoted mere
ly to insects is a waste of energy-that
the results attained must be trivial.
1t will perhaps startle such persons to
learn that it is coming to be an ac-
cepted fact in science that man on one
side and the insects on the other are
the best examples of two different WAYS
in which life has developed The in
sect lives entirely by instinct, but ac-
complishes results instinetively that
stagger our reason. As matter of
fact this s'instinct' which we talk so
glibly about is merely word with
which we hide our ignorance from our
selves. Instinct is one of the great
mysteries of the universe The evo-
lutionists profess it, but their explana-
tions only serve to tdarken counsel. -
How, for instance, does the paralvzing
wasp know that in order to paralvze
a caterpillar it must sting it nine
times. while three strokes paralvzes a
grass-hopper, and one the spider?
Fabre has no theory; he does not pro-
fess to be able to explain these things
he tells us what he has seen, gives us
the result of years of patient obser-
walton carried ON by day and night
His books are as fascinating as a fairy
tale. They deepen our sense of won
der and help to reveal the immensely
of our ignorance of the world in which
We live.