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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
CURRENT COMMENT
Cat and the Mouse.

British sufragettes jeer at the governments
'cat-and- mouse policy of releasing on license
prisoners like Mrs Pankhurst, who go on a
hunger strike. But If every time a cat catches
a mouse some tender-hearted person interferes
and says cats must not, be cruel to mice. what
can the poor cat do but let its victim go? 1t
is not the mouse that has any cause for ingrat-
tude.
over the British government which is the cat
to the suffragette mouse, stands public opinion.
II is ready yet to women starve them
selves to death in jail for any fanatiCal reason
or false sense of martyrdom- So the cat has
to let the mouse go.
But prisoners do die in British jails from
confinement, from disease and by suicide Not
all the mice released for reasons of hunaani-
". That is something for the Pankhurst suffra-
gettes to remember before they go too far in
their campaign of incendiarsn. II they con-
tlnue to outrage general sentiment by burning
private property and setting off bombs, II they
kill a few people, as is likely to happen unless
some Of the female furies are brought well
under control. the time will come when one
Will step in and insist the cat letting the
mice go.-New York World
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
HOLLYWOOD To BE
HIS RESTING PLACE
HOLD FUNERAL THIS MORNING
OF ANDREW III. CHRISTIAN
FROM ST. PAUL's CHURCH.

The funeral Of Andrew II, Chris
tan. Jr., who died suddenly Mon
day morning, will take place this
morning al II o'clock from St Pauls
Episcopal church. Rev w. Russell
Bowie. y. d, the rector, officiating
Interment will be in Hollywood ceme-
terry.
Business. church and other organ
fzatians with which Mr.. Christian
was connected. will be represented at
the funeral officers Of the First Ma
tional bank. the Southern Railway
Supply company, the Richmond Man
ufacturing company the Young Men
Christian association and other or
PLANTATIONS with which he was for
merly connected will be present.
The flag al the Westmoreland club.
Of which Mr.. Christian was a former
president, has been placed al half
mast in his honor.
AT a special meeting Of the Socte-
" for the Retirement Of Housing and
Living Conditions in Richmond. held
In tho blue room Of the Y NJ. c, A.
at T. NJ. yesterday, the following
resolutions were adopted
we, the members Of the Society
for the Retirement of Housing and
/ Living tonGltlpHS III fNlCHUfottu. meet
ing ON the day following the death Of
the president Of this society, Mr., An
drew H Christian. Jr, even from
under the shadow Of our grievous
sense of loss would voice our graft
tude to God for the ready Will for
service the courage, the energy and
the undaunted optimism of this strong
man whose fellowship we have re-
joiced in, and out Of our sorrow we
turn to the enabling faith that he
who here has wrought so we'll is called
to some more splendid service in
the nearer presence of God.
His spirit and his work made this
society possible. 1t must be by his
spirit reflected in US and others whom
the example OF his high faithfulness
shall have quickened that tho work
of the society shall go on"
With the deep earnestness which
/ our affection for Mr.. Christian makes
possible. we send our sympathy to his
family who, knowing him best. loved
him most"
A copy of this memorial is direct
! ed to be sent to Mr. Christians fam
! ily one 10 the daily papers, and 1t is
to be spread on the minutes of this
society.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
FRANK HARGROVE
AGAIN RESP|1EO
LAST OFFICIAL ACT OF EXECU-
TIVE WAS TO REpRIENE SPOT
SYN ANA MURDERER.

The last official act Of Governor
Mann before he was removed to Me-
mortal hospital which he underwent
Monday, was to grant an additional
respite to Frank Hargr0ve. the Me-
gro murderer from SpotsyITania. VINO
was sentenced TO die in the electric
chair Friday
The governor recently granted the
negro a respite of two weeks at the
urgent request Of counsel. and had
given careful consideration 10 the
papers In the case presented at This
time The last reprieve was granted
at the request Of the prosecuting at
torney for Spotsylvauia county, who
requested the executive 10 20 over
certain evidence submitted at the
trial To give him time 70 look mora
fully into the matter the governor
respited Hargrove untn Friday. May
23d.
Hargrove was convicted NJ killing
Mansfield Thornton. an aged and re-
spected negro citizen of Spotsyivanla,
and his wife on the night Of De-
cen7ber 23d last. and burning Inc
house to conceal the crime. Eoh-
berry was alleged to be the motive fer
the crime.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

Representative Brtten. of Chicago, presum-
ably comes from q district where the Roosevelt
anu-raCe suicide doctrine made a hit Other
wise he could hardly have flown in the face of
the bachelors among his constituents by the
amendment he proposes to the income tax pro-
vision. This is nothing less than raise the
income tax exempt limit TO $4,000 for married
persons, leaving it at $4,000 for the unmarried.
and eXempung the father of one child up to
$1,000, Of two children mp TO $500. and in
proportion. according to larEer families That.
he thinks would he only fair 10 the man who
is trying to raise family. who should not he
holds. be taxed heavily as the man or woman
who has not given hostages to fortune
He has found similar discrimination in favar
Of the married in the income tax in certain Furo-
pean countries, and heartily approves IT, Tfnfor-
tunately his inquiry does not appear TO have
been pursued far enough to satisfy curiosity as
to the effect of this faveritism for the married
in discouraging bachelorhood and spinsterhood
abroad. This might make it popular in New
England, where the recent proposal 10 tax bach
elors into ntatrimony failed-Ptttsburg Dis
patch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
No Dangcr,
Nirginian:

Editor of The Nirginian
SjrI noticed an article in your issue of
April 2lst headed Nothing to Fear from For
cigner i'll Competition" from Secretary Rcd
field.
A question seems to be asked by your CORE
spondeut and ] what he says about iron
and steel He is a manufacturer of ,iron and
steel as you state. and the sales for the past
seven months have run a million dollars a day
TO foreigners That seems 10 be all right for
steel and iron but how about the majority of
other manufacturers, and what am very vitality
Interested in, how about the farmer? | no.
tice that pretty nearly everything that he grows
Is on the free list, and ii has often been said
that il .suu affect the farmer YOU affect the rest
Of the country 1t appears to me that IL you
hurt the manufacturer in this country you hurt
the farmer If ii will not be too much trouble.
please get our valuable secretary Of commerce
to give as more light on the subject as to the
farmers of the country.
FARMER"
i Toano Va April Il, 1919
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
COLORED CHURCH
GIVES TO SUFFERERS

Rev w. II. Stokes, pastor of
Ebenezer Baptist church, coiored call
ed at the executive office yesterday and
left with the governors secretary a
check for $21.54. representing a col
lection taken by the congregation for
the benefit OF the food sufferers, which
was inspired by the governors pro-
clamation as president Of the Virginia
Red Cross society. The check was
promptly forwarded to the National
Red Cross authorities at Washington
and brings the fund forwarded through
Governor Manns efforts to something
Like S40n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
CnnitaI Punishment.

There is a considerable controversy on the
A delegation of so-called reformers once had
an audience with the king of France, urging
the abolition OF the death penalty for the crime
of murder. After stating their the king
said, ! am fully persuaded that the death pen
atty should be abolished but only when these
criminals stop committing the crime of muir
der. If capital punishment were abolished the
crime of murder would increase very greatly.
In Virginia a good deal Of this sentiment has
been worked up by those who tried to have
Claude Allen saved from the electric chair.
Those who are clamoring for the repeal of cap-
tai punishment will, we believe, find that the
people OF Virginia Will stand for the rigid and
relentless enforcement of the law and against
the abolition Of capital dericks-
burg Star
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
With the State Press
Farmer and Business Man.

Now that the political atmosphere in the State
is somewhat clarified, the sovereigns should
breathe more freely All should be thankful
there is TO be no hot campaign this summer over
a primary for the governorship. Henry G. Stuart
will be the only candidate, and he will have the
support of the united Democracy. Not since the
DAYS of Hoge Tyler have the farmers had a
farmer representative in the gubernatorial chair
Unless we may so style the present lawyer
governor who seems to have bent his efforts
largely towards the farmers interests. Two large
and worthy casses-farmers and business men
of virginia will soon have a man COVER
nor who is purely combination OF farmer and
business man. And we look TO his administra-
ton to continue the upgrade work that has gone
on throughout the Old Dominion for the past
six or eight years. We have been squirting. Let S
continue and win tor Virginia a place az the
ton-nartiruJarly as to good roads, schpols and
AGRICULTURAL pursuits-Virginia Citizen, lrVlngton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
Daniels Takes Commendable Stand.

Josephus Daniels. secretary of the United
States navy is determined to break UP hazing
at the Naval academy an Annapolis, or else
break" the cadets who insist on INDUCING IN
such practices, which are either nonsenslcal or
barbarous.
In approving the dismissal Of Midshipman
James G. Cook from the Naval academy for this
offense. Secretary Daniels says:
Your hazer is essentially bully and must
necessarily have in his nature streak of the
same innate cruelty possessed by brutes who tor
ture dumb animals for the pleasure OF watch
ing their suffering. The Naval academy is in
tended TO teach young men what is required OF
an officer and a Eenueman-lessons in bullylhg
and t0rturing have room in the curriculum,
and | do not intend that ii shall exist as an op-
tional course of study"
There is little to be added to the statement
Of the secretary: the practice is cowardly, often
attended with serious results, and Secretary
Daniels VIII receive hearty commentator for
taking such determined stand against hazing
and hazers.-R Rockingham Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

by the calamity. SO far as we see, pay
day still comes once week, and If there has
been no increase in its contents there has been
no diminuton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

Notice how quickly the cubists faded when
the diamond artists stepped into the spotlight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

A self-made man is the most self-satisfed OF
all architects and usually for the least cause.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

The strike idea may work for manhood suf-
frage In Belgium. but those suffragettes in Lon
don have been on strike from home duties
for years and have made no appreciate prog
ress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23
THE woRLD-NEws OF ROANOKE.

The consolidation of the Roanoke Ne,cs and
the Roanoke World became effective Monday af-
ternoon. when the first issue Of the new paper
was published. That issue is on our exchange
table and the best that can be said of it is
that it combines the best qualities of both news
papers. That means that the Worfd-NecS is an
afternoon newspaper surpassed by none in any
city Of the size of Roanoke in the country. A
clty's newspaper is one of the best indexes OF
The citys progress. BY that criterion Roanoke
has nothing further TO ask than it continue to
grow and develop as it is growing and develop
ing now.
The Trqiniaa congratulates the new company,
the new management and the city of Roanoke
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

Some people have the most extraordinary
memories imaginable. They wrote 1t 1913 from
the very start.-pittsburg Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

Now, Chief Black. it's up to you II you
decide you don't want that 1926 know of
several people who will take ii with profuse
thanks,-West Chester Star
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-23

About that poll-tax' Have you paid it yet?
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
HOTEL HELPS
STRIKE FOR
TENDERLOTNS

Claiming that they should have beef
steak. choice delicacies, the same as
the guests of the Hotel Dupont. the
hallmen some of the chambermaids
ehu other employees of the big hotel,
went on a strike this morning. Some
ct them returned to work while the
matter of what they shall have to eat
is being decided. while others are
stil out The hotel is not seriously
handicapped by their absence.
For some time trouble has been
brewing among the employees of the
hostelry over what class of food they
should have, and that matter came
to a head this morning So far as 3
known the employees have been given
wholesome food. but it has hardly
come up to the standard of that sup
piled to the guests. and the cry this
morning was for more beefsteak. The
employees seem to think that they
Should be served with sirloins and
tcnderloins several times a week. Z.
S Taite, general manager of the ho-
tel said this morning that the strike
was the result of one of the many
little differences that are continually
popping up il every hotel, and that
the matter was not serious and the
hotel not inconvenienced.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
NO BIDS FOR
THE 100000
BOND ISSUE

When the time arrived today for
the Levy Court TO open bids for the
sale OF 100000 In 4 l-2 per cenium
bonds there were no bids. The bonds
offered consisted of 100000 for good
roads. 100000 for the Joint Building
and 100000 for the new Christiana
bridge.
The general slump in the bond
market througout the country is con-
sidered the cause Of no bids being
received for the issues. Local bankers
said they had felt that there would
be no bids for the bonds at 1-2 per
cent. II bids were submitted at all
they believed they would be at a
price which would equal 8 per cent.
Mr.. Burris and Mr. Gooding, OF
the Wilmington Bridges Committee
said the failure TO bid for the bonds
might prevent the building of the
bridge this year
Sheriff Burris viii draw, summon
and empanel the jury to condemna-
ton for the joint building site but
without money nothing can be done
The same is true Of the good roads
issue
Whether the Court will advertis,
the bonds again in banking and com
mercial papers is a matter for con
sideration,
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
PROPOSALS
RoPosALs.
MaCa1lAM ROADS


Notice--Sealed Proposals addrossd IN
writing 60 the Nev Castle County uiglway
Commissionef and endorsed Proposal for
building a Mncadam Rond IN the County of
New Castle and State Of Delaware. will be
received by said Highwny Commissioner for
the following roads at his Offices, a0f and
sos Church Building, renth and Market
Streets Wilmington Delaware, until IL
O'Clock noon. on July lj 1913.
First--BuildinE a water. bound macndam
road on the State Road leading from the
north end Of the improved road In Black
bird Hundred az or near where tho Smyrna
Landing road crosses. and continuing north
90 the improved road at Blaokbird, a dis
tancc Of 4b.I0O miles.
second--Building water-bound macadam
road extending from Fcrguson's Corner 20
BarlOw's Mil Lane, in Appoquinimink Hun
drcd. n distnnce Of about i1O0 feet
Thrd-Building waterbound macadam
road ON the kennctt Road In Christiana Hun
dred, from the end Of the improved road at
Murray's Corner 20 the Pennsylvania line,
distance Of 7i0 mile.
Fuurth--Building water-bound macadam
road in Christian Hundred extending from
MrCullough' Gross Roads 20 the pennsyl-
tance Of one and 077-1o00 miles.
All said bids or proposals must be made
upon blank forms. 20 be obtained from said
Highway Commissioner, on his Office. and the
bids for each Of these roads must be ac-
companied with O certified check for $500
PAYABLE 20 the President Of the Levy Court
Of New Castle County, or with a bond 90
the State Of Delaware. in the sum OF $500.
as surety that II proposal be accepted a
contract viii be entered into. The successful
bidders on these roads will be held strictly
20 the Plans and Specifications.
Plans and Specifications can be seen al
1 the ONCE Of the said commissioner on OF
after July . 1918. The right 10 reject any
or an bids is expressly reserved
A deposit Of s5 90 is required 20 secnr,
a set Of Plans and Specifications, which viii
be refunded upon their return In good con
/ dition before July 1e. 1913. Otherwise i
| will be forfeited
Bids may be submitted for types of road
other than the above described accompanie,
by their own specifications which must fol
low as nearly as possible. those Of the ma
cadnm stone road
JAMES WILSON
New Castle County State Highway Con
missioner, iune27-iy1,5 1,5,e,12,
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
BREWING co.
FIGHT FOR
RURAL HOTEL

In the case Of Harry ]. Stoeckle
and Joseph stoeckle Brewing Com
pany VS.. H. Rosenheim and Son. Max
Chninsky and Maria f. Chilinsky his
wife. and Walter S. Burris. sheriff.
Chancellor Charles NJ. Curtis has Is
sued rule returnable July TO show
cause why a preliminary injunction
should not issue restraining them
from making sale of the premises
mentioned in bill hled, the Della
ware City hotel Tho hotel property
has been advertised for sale by
Sheriff Burris on Monday next
In the bill il Is shown that Rich
ard Delbert Aiken and wife conveyed
to Max Chilinsky the property In
Delaware City That Chilinsky on
April 2. 1906 being jointly indebted
to Eliza Belle Pattison of Philadel-
phia In the sum of $1,000 gave her
his writing obligatory payable on
July /, 1906 for the $1,000 and al
the same time gave a mortgage ON
the property.
The bill alleged that on March 90
1906, Chilinsky, being seized in fec
simple by the Joseph Stoeckle Brew
ing Co IN the sum OF $500 gave d
mortgage on the property to the com
pany for the $500.
II Is also alleged that on October
10. 1906. Chilinsky was indebted &C
II. Rosenheim and Son in the sum oi
$500 and gave them mortgage fol
the amount.
ChilinslSy continued In teh hote
until July 1907 and then went 10 live
IN Philadelphia and the personal pro
perty left by him was seized by the
sheriff under an execution on judg
ment Of the firm of Rosenhoim ant
Son and that Harry J. Stoeckle pro.
cured from Max Chilinsky and rif'
on July II, 1907, a decd for the prem.
ises. Since such decd was passed tc
Harry J. Sioeckle he has kent up the
interest on the Pattison mortgage and
paid the woman in full the original
$1,000 making a total OF S13,23750
The claim is advanced that tho
Rosenheim mortgage was not known
to the plaintiffs and that by the pur
chase Of the prior claim OF the Pat.
tison mortgage the Stoeckle Compan,
should be protected.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
FATHER OF SIX
DRINKS POISON
BY MISTAKE

William Boyle, aged 40 years. Of
No. 5l4 S. Harrison street. a laborer
and father of six children swallowed
bichlorlde Of mercury in mistake for
medicine. Shortly afterwards he was
seized with severe pain and it then
dawned on him that he had swallow
ed the poison. His wife rushed into
a neighbors house and called the
Phoenix ambulance. The apparatus
made a record run to the house and
removed Boyle to the Delaware Hos
pital where il was said this after
noon he was in a serious condition.
Boyle unable to tell just how many
grains Of the deadly drug he took
Mrs. Boyle says her husband swal-
lowed IA of the deadly tablets.
Edward Taylor, the last man in
this city who took bichloride OF mer-
curry recovered and since been dis
charged from the hospital has been
married.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
ACCUSE PAIR
OF WIRE THEFT

Hearing that two men were carry
ing coil of copper cable at Fifth
and West streets shortly after s
o'clock this morning James A..
Dockety. a foreman for the Diamond
State Telephone Company went there
and found John Semi with about 100
pounds Of copper belonging TO the
telephone company. Dockety left
Sem with a company employee
while he gave chase to Thomas
Pamar who ran when he saw
noekety. When Pamar was caught in
an alley at Third and JEFFERSON
streets by Dockety he started to fight
10 escape, during the scumle,
Docketys clothes we're torn but he
held the man. The police took Sem
and Pamar with the wire to the
police station.
The men are alleged to have taken
the wire from the telephone COM
pany's -torage yard at Sixth and
Orange streets.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
SUFFRACISTS
In CHOIR PARADES
Wilmington Girl Will Lead
"VOteS for Women"
BrigadeS Over Sea-
shore BOardwalkS

Woman's Suffrage agitation having
been brought before the attention. Of
the public by long distance hikes"
and other methods of procedure.
another, and a newer method yet is
. in process Of formation. Tomorrow
afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in Atlantic
City many enthusiastic suffragists of
Philadelphia, Washington and other
cities, will participate in a rollins
chair parade on the famous Atlantic
City boardwalk
Flying banners and pennants OF
Suffrage yellow" will add to the
brilliancy of the march beside hav-
ing the effect much desired by the
nthusiasts-namely. attracting pub
lie attention t. the suffrage activl-
les which they are anxious TO start
in Atlantic City and all the New Jer-
scy resorts.
Miss Mabel Vernon, of this city, a
graduate of Swarthmore College. who
is an ardent enthusiast will he the
prime mover in the suffrage rolling
chair parade tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Vernon will go TO the shore
lOulpl iOWt Nltit cllC Will lthldiAi lHi
about a week following in the foot
steps of chief field organizer of the Ma
tional Suffrage Association Miss jean
nette Rankin by doing missionary
work for the suffrage cause and
from 9tlantc City Miss Vernon
will 90 70 other summer resorts in
the interest of the work At the con-
clusion of her seashore tour, Miss
Vernon will tour Delaware and Mary
land on 70 Washington, and it Us pos
sible that automobiles will play a
prominent part in this contemplated
tour
Tho object of this suffrage cam
paign which will start tomorrow Is
to gain signers to a petition which is
to be sent to the United States Senate
requesting that there may be passed
womans suffrage amendment to the
constitution. This amendment was
reported favorablv out of committee
about two weeks ago, which was the
first time of its happening in q
years; so extra pressure is being
brought to bear upon the Senate rel
ative TO its passage.
The petition will be- presented tc
the Senate on July 80, when there
will be a session of congress. and or
that date it is expected that hundreds
of prominent suffragists will be pres
ent
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
JUDGE DISMISSES
W0MEN'S SQUABBLE

Mary Richardson, colored. Of No
1915 West Fourth street. was dismiss
ed on the charge Of assault and bat
terry on Lulu Blake, colored, by Judge
Churchman today, after the women
had engaged in a cross ire Of charges.
Lulu said she went into Mary's house
to pay her child's board. Mary said
the woman owed more than she offer
led TO pay, and as a result Mary
threatened to throw her off the steps.
She declared that she walked In and
would not be thrown out. They then
started to fight, and when Miller
.Crisden attempted to act as pace
maker, ne received a blow from Mary.
During the hearing the women
charged each other with neglecung
Lulu's child, which boarded with
Mary.
Evening journal., 1913-06-27
MR. sCHMAB VISITS CITY.

Charles NJ. Schwab, president Of
the Bethlehem Steel Company, of
which the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Corporation is a subsidiary concern
was a Wilmington visitor yesterday.
He spent much of his time at the
local plant going through the big
yards making a special inspection
OF the plant.
The local concern has begun the
contemplated extensive Improvements
to the shipyard and Mr. Schwab took
special interest in this work.