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The Washington times., 1914-01-15
ALEXANDRIA.

H,al arrangements for the banquet
Q given on Monday night by r, E.
e Camp, Confederate Veterans, in
2. nemoration of the birthday OF Gen.
Di IT Z. Lee, were. announced today.
be banquet will take place in Lee
u y Hall, and will commence at 7:3O
tl.ok. It will be served by the
D. ems auxiliary to the camp. About
members of the camp and of the
bn CT Confederate Veterans are eN-
sc I'd TO he present.
T G. guest of honor will be Senator
blu Sharp Williams of Mississippi.
b, speakers will be Senator J. K. Var
Ruan of Mississippi and the Rev. John
DufTey. D. D., pastor Of the Wash
|g;on Street Methodist Episcopal
hl rch, South, Of this city. The invo-
bt on viii! be delivered by the Rev.
!. !. Morton, rector of Christ Episcopal
hurch. w. A. Smoot, sr.. commander
r he camp. will preside. and Adjutant
rdrar Warfield, sr.. will read General
&C 5 farewell address to the soldiers
northern Virginia. \ musical pro-
"a n will be-rendered.
r omas Murtaugh, died at her resi-
|ence. 2623 Duke street, today at 7:45
I'Clock, following an illness of three
avs. She is survived by, seven chill
ren, Mrs. Charles Power. of this city:
Mrs. w. $. DonohiIe. of Philadelphia;
Mrs. ]. W. Thompson. of Fort Worth,
ceN.; Edward Murt2ugh, OF Detroit, and
Thomas. Miss Mamie and Miss Kath-
erine Murtaugh, Of this city.
At meeting OF the knights Of Co
lumbus TO be held on Friday night, the
first and second degrees viii be con-
fe red BY a picked +eam composed of
L. J. Rover, grand knight of Washing
ton council: Vincent Cleary, of Spald-
Ing council: Frank A. Kidd, # Carroll
council, and r. A. DeVancey, State
" den.
OngreSsman Simeon A.. Fess of Ohio
v 4 be the speaker at Eae mass meeting
70 men AZ the Westminster building
S 1day afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. For
nnr- Governor Montague has postponed
his address until February /.
At the union evangelical services ON
Y ednesaay night at Trinity Methodist
{ urch the speaker was the Eev. W. F..
Y atson. pastor Of ne First Baptist
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sons From the Cross. lolhGnt . 81, 81
terian Church.
At a meeting of W. II. NAV Ss Son,
Inc, held Wednesday, the fo1wlns
officers were elected:-J w. May. Presl-
dent; J. william May. vice pleaoent'
Carroll H. May, secretary ana Ireasur-
er.
rCacton Alexandria No. /. I. o. Q. F.,
will install the recently elected officers
tonight and will canvass the ballots for
the State officers
Tie two societies of the Women's
Christian Temperance Cnon' in AleXan-
dria are observing today with fasting
ard L.rayer. The Hobson amendment to
the constitution is the special subject
of prayer. The bell of the Second Pres
ESterian Church was rung today every
hour in connection with the observance.
service is being held this afternoon
in the Methodist Protestant Church.
The town council of POtomac has &C
Cepted the offer of the Citizens asso-
I ciat!on to turn over the fire apparatus
recently purchased. The council has
CHOSEN Frank Heishley' as chief of the
fire department and W. T. Emerson, n.
V. layton, and II. H Powell as fire
wardens.
! At meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the First National Bank on Wed
nesday the following officers were elect
ed: Gardner L. Boothe, president; NJ
E. Harlow, vice president; George z.
warfeld. cashier; J. Johnson Green, as
sistant cashier.
Samaritan Rebekah Lodge, /. o. O. f.,
has elected the following officers: Mrs
Cora Slower, noble grand: Mrs. William
Letherland, vice grand. Mrs. J. H.
Mansfield. recording secretary; Mrs. Isa-
bel d. Fornshill, financial secretary
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Bows OvercOats and Suits
Greatly Reduced to $3.75.

Russiansye of alWoo fabrics of and blue
fancy woven chnchas with convertible collars which
adaptable all degrees OF weather change Sizes
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A-woo Suits Norfolk jacket and Double Breasted styles with
full cut seceabe shades of blue and
Sizes s. 10, H., -, 13, H. is, l6 and II.
S3.75 each-were $500 and $3.50.
Second floor F ST.
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HYATTSVILLE.

The r:idwinter short courses at the
Maryland Agricultural College are prov
ing more popular than as was first an
ticipated, and larger classes are in at
tendance. A large class will be on hand
for the one-week course in poultry hus-
b& ndry. which will commence next Mon
day morning under the supervision of
Prof. Roy II. Waite.
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in the circuit court in vacation We'd
nesday the will of the late Mary b:
Phillips was admitted to probate, and
Mrs. McMenamin qualified as eXecutriX:
J. F., Petit. was appointed guardian OF
the five children of James H Petit
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The English actress whose beauty may
be marred by carbolic acid placed in
her face cream. Specialists in Win
nipeg where she is appearing are
Iendeavoring to aid her.
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Alexandria, Ar1acostia,
HvattSviUe, Rockville

/, Church. who had as his subject, Les
sons From the Cross TohlgnEs sery-
ice will be held in the Secrnd -Presoy-
terian Church.
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Mrs. Z. L. Padgett, treasurer, and Ms.
Charles Clarkson. chaplain.
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Mayer Thomas a. Fisher is in Brook
lyn. n. Y, on a visit Of a few d&ys du.
ration, and +. Z. Marbury. president %
the board of aldermen is acting mayor.
The Washington times., 1914-01-15

The Ladies' Missionary Society Of the
First Presbyterian Church, will give a
reading of Twelfth Night tomorrow
night in the lecture room OF their
church. The reading will be illustrated
b. tableaux under the direction of Cor
den e. rMacNeil The readers will be
Mrs. A. T. Hanson, the Rev. DR.. w. d.
Fiske.
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Miss Bette Shanklin. daughter of Mr..
end Mrs. A. p Shanklin. of Owens ave-
nue.. who has been confined to her home
with scarlet fever, has recovered.
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Smokes Near-Powder;
Is Blown to Atoms

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. IA col
ored workman, smoking cigarette in
The Washington times., 1914-01-15

At the union evangelical services ON
Y ednesaay night at Trinity Methodist
{ urch the speaker was the Eev. ". F..
Y atsoi. pastor Of ne First Baptist
The Washington times., 1914-01-15

Mrs. N G. Dudrow, of Ravenswood
avenue, daughter of former Mayor VIII
liam p. Magrucer, who has been i'll, is
now well.
The Washington times., 1914-01-15

OngreSsman Simeon n. Fess of Ohio
v 4 be the speaker at me mass meeting
70 men az the Westminster building
S 1day afternoon at $50 O'Clock. For
n7rr Governor Montague has postponed
his address until February !.
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rC,cton Alexandria No. /, I. o. o. F.,
will instaII the recently elected officers
tonight and will canvass the ballots for
the State officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
SHORT SICHTEnSTSS

II is a pty-~a great pity-that the admins
tratiye board, by its inaction in the matter of
providing sewerage at the State fair grounds
has deprived Richmond OF the opportunity OF
securing the encampment of the Virginia State
troops
True the fair grounds site is not within the
corporate limits, but il shortly will be. and the
extension of the sewerage. to meet the perina-
nent demands Of the locality as we understand
would cost mere baeatelle, say $4,000 The
sewerage extension must be made in the very
near future and there is no reason why 1t should
not be made now in order to provide for the
encampmeut of the States soldiery, We have
no wish to crticise the administrative board
unnecessarily. II is coming in for sufficient crit
cism from other sources. On the contrary, We
have taken occasion only recently to defend
It's course i'm The matter Of expenditures The
board. in its own defense has said that the
peope-the growth of the city~~domanded these
increasing expenditures. 1t occurs to us that
this expenditure for sewerage for the fair
grounds, IA order To secure the State encamp-
ment is as necessary and as wise an expendi.
fur" as any the board would have made since it
assumed ofBce. The idea boiled down. is simply
tats-the sewerage must be extended 10 the fair
grounds very shortly: by doing It NOW we
have the necessary permanent Improvement and
also capture the encarnpment by dilatory tao
tics we lose the encampment and won't get the
sewerage work done any cheaper or any bet
ter.
The encampment would bring to Richmond
Tor stay Of ten days some three thousand
men, necesstatine an outlay of some s5e.eoo
on The part OF the State; most of which would
be spent N Richmond, to Say nothing Of what
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
Editor NirSinian:


Sir,-In your leading editorial Of June oc-
casion is taken mercilesslv ridicule the doc
tors. judges, merchants tliquor merchants),
newspaper editors (wet newspaper oditors) and
many estmable people Of Richmond because of
the opinions they entertain TO local self
government.
Richmond is the center Of refinement Gull
ture. wealth and Intelligence OF Virginia. and
in our city among the classes enumerated above
can be found thousands Of gentlemen who are
integrity and enlightened progressiveness have
never been questioned Until now ny social
religious and business ties for generations they
have been honorablv and ably connected with
every movement tending to the advancement,
power and commanding influence of this city
They need no defense at my hands will
they suffer from the ridicu1e inflicted by yours.
Their regulations safely established in this
city and State; they have been tried in the
balance of public opinion and found fun weight.
Why, then, attempt to discredit their motives?
From the pockets Of these men~-the bulk of
whom are large taxSayers-cornes the money
which pays tho enormous deficit in the seventy
ave or more dry counties in Virginia Rich
mond is only Just. but liberal With all
due respect for those entertaining the prohibit
ton theory it has been tried time and time
again in this country. only to fail utterly. and
IS now no longer considered ct all by intelli-
gent and practical people as the proper solution
for the evils of intemperance.
Think this. for instance:
what does II mean, IN the EeTnacuiar of the
liquor people? 1t means nay son, local option
for the temperance cranks and Statewide liquor
for US 1t means that the temperance folks
must stay at home and vote for local option
while we stay in Richmond and flood their
homes with liquor.
Now. why should the temperance cranks Il
use your own term. for il is the proper one
for temperance means moderation and not total
abStainence or prohibition. by law any other
method) have their home flooded with
Richmond whiskey when they bitterly
opposed 10 even its moderate use" They are
certainly riot compelled to my IT. tho liquor
dealers in Richmond cannot afford to give Il
TO them Then whence comes this flood of liquor
to their homes? The who buys whskey
or anything else is solely responsible; 1t is his
own act. He buys il because his necessities
or his appetite, or his health. demands It, He
tuFs it, paws fer it, gets 1t and drinks IT, and
IN SO doing merely exercises the God-piven right
Of free viii in a purely personal matter
right that no legislature take away from
him. In matters of personal habit compulsory
civil law is very poor substitute for manly
self-control, and any community whose mem
hers have reached q stage Of moral and mental
degeneracy, where such enactments ~3pecome
necessary. are more beneffting inmates of an
asylum for the feeble minded than citizens Of
an enlightened and free Democracy
T. D. FREY,
700 South Pine Street, City.
Richmond. Va, June 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
SANS GROTTO To
INITIATE CLASS
LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
COME FROM PROPHETS WHO
ATTENDED CONVENTION.

Though the prophets who attended
the supreme council session of the
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets Of
the Enchanted Realm have barely
gotten hack to their homes. scores Of
letters have been received by mem
hers OF the local committee. which
had charge Of the entertainment Of
the gathering here, expressing thanks
and appreciation for the splendid
time Richmond provided
The yelled prophets or SaHis Grotso
Of Richmond. who were hosts 10 the
visitors. are already beginning To pre-
pare for the convention which is TO
he held IN B0Tafo next year. RIch-
moud expects TO send u large deleEa-
ton TO that meeting,
Samis Grotto will have It's next
meeting Wednesday night. Jane 81.
at which time q number of candidates
viii he initiated into the beauties of
the enchanted realm. Several O.
these candidates are men who did
not get through in time 10 receive the
degree during the ceremonial session
of the Supreme council. Next We'd
nesday night viii he the last on which
candidates can be received.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
cnNGnt.ssMAN MoNrNGt-L.

By a convincing majority out Of good vote
the people Of the Third Virginia district yes
terday expressed ther appreciation Of tho ser.
Congressman jackson Mon
taene by nominating him for another term.
II was a vote of confidence, TOO, in the man
and an expression Of the will Of the people in
the principles the man stands for as opposed to
the things State Senator Wendenburg espouses.
While Congressman Montague has had but
ore term. he has succeeded In giving very
good account OF himself in the national logis-
latnre. having gotten through some important
legislation for the district~notaby the appro-
oflation for the extension Of the Richmond
postofice-~and paving the way for greater use.
fulness in the next two years.
One term is TOO short time for a congress.
man to accomplish anything notable--it requires
one term for him to get his bearings and secure
a footing among the solons Of a nation. The
people Of the Third district have made no mis-
take in returning Mr. Montague, We hope and
believe that he Will measure up 10 the re,
qulrements and warrant the confidence the peo-
pie have reposed In him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
FURNITURE MEN otE GUESTS.

Richmond will have tsae pleasure Of enter
tanning today and tomorrow the delegate TO the
Southern Retail Furniture Dealers association,
which meets in annual convention at the Jefer-
son hotel.
The convention brings to the capita some
three hundred Of the most prominent frades.
man ia Virginia, Nest Virginia, the eateshas,
Tennessee Georgia, Alabama and Florida many
Of whom viii be accompanied by their wives
and daughters and the prospects are for the
most successful convention in the history of the
association.
The furniture men come strictly for business
to exchange views and swap ideas in order
that they may do. better and bigger business
next yaar than they did last There is one
nrownng social feature however a banquet
at the Jefferson Thursday night. with tHe local
association as host which will leave a peasant
taste in the mouths OF the delegates-inaFe them
glad that they came to Richmond and anxious
to come back again
Richmond is always happy to entertain the
merchants Of the South and we extend the
glad hand to these furniture men and cxpress
tho hope that Richmond--where hospitaaty is
the watchword--will ever after seem lfk home
. them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17

The Voting List "Getters' and the Local self
Government League

Editor Nirginian
Sr,---I have read with much interest your
exposure Of the prostitution OF the office of the
secretary Of the Commonwealth IN the sending
out of bogus requests the registrars for lists
OF voters. the same being written IN the Of
fetal stationery of that office, to give official
color and deceive the registrars. t'9l. James
says he does not think this act of his chief
clerk Of sufficient gravity to warrant his dis
missal from the office. If that is his position
in this case he would copfer a favor by ad-
vising the public what conduct, in MS estma-
ton. would justify dismissal Mr. ttiyes stated
that he would pay for the lists, he wanted
them for his private use, but what right
has he TO use the official stationary of State
osr(e for his private use? is the State Of Viz
ginia in the stamp and stationer1 business?
Does it sell its official letter heads md enve1-
opes, blanks, etc, for private use and postage
to mail them? 1t cost a consider lie sum to
mail these large letters to all The registrars
in the State. with postage enclosed Tor return
of lists, and the people of Virginia would like
10 knowrwho pays the bills, and by what authori-
~ 1t done, Col. James latest move is to
assume responsibility for collectn1 the lists,
declaring he will pay for them out of his own
pocket, but he very promptly disputed the first
bill sent him after making that declaration.
TIE registrar this precinct roceivef. one
Of the first letters sent out by Mr.. Hays, re-
questine list of voters. but bejne thoroughly
acquainted with the registration laws and know
ing that he is not required to make such lists
he wrote Colonel r. @, James, whose name was
signed 70 the letter, that receipt If a check
for $40 he would prepare and forward the list
to him. The check had not come at last re-
port, and no list has been sent. N1g n. G. Pull
llarn the registrar at omega precinct. six miles
from this town, also received Of these let
tiers and nor being TO his duty to furnish
the list, he waited 10 get legal formation
pending which The Nrsinian" exposed the
game and the list viii not be- sent. This state
ment is authorized by MIR. Pulliam One of these
gentlemen has held the office Of registrar for
ten years and the other for ffee1 years, and
both assure me that they have never before
been called upon to furnish lists of voters
The Nifgnan truthfully says The more this
miserable business is prohed the worse IL gets"
and the people wondering if an Investigation
viii be made by the proper authorities, and, at
least an effort made TO prevent the use of a
high State office for corrupt purposes a public
officer be clean and above suspicion To
command public respect When loses tie
respect Of the people he is no longer any good
and should he made to step down and our.
This raiG for voting lists was doubtless made
on the office of the secretary 81 Commonwealth
by the famous Local self-iovorriment League ;"
AT the instance Of the Liquor Dealers aSSocia-
ton Thus the very first move made agains'
Statewide prohibition smell, strongly VI fraud
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17

timent OF the dry counties and cities their
title would have a meaning and their eeclara-
ton Of principles would have semblance OF
truth.
But with the simple primal facts known and
read of all men, staring them in the face, both
their name and their platform are ridicuously
misleading,
The friends Of temperance tried 10 get through
the legislature measures which would have given
the boon Of Local SelfGovernment' 10 the dry
counties ard cities Of the State But the very
people who are backing the so-called Virginia
Association for Local selfGoyernment, we're the
very people who defeated that movement And
the Judges and doctors and secretary of gov
ernors, and other gentlemen. who occupied seats
on the stage and participated in the farce of
Organizing "a Virginia Association for Local
se1tGoyerament perfectly we'll know it.
oar friend, Frey, undertakes to throw the
DIame exclusively on the consumer Ml4iie-tla
salonn1nado drunkard, with his raging appetite,
must hear his share Of the burden if is far TOO
late in the game 10 saddle the responsibility all
on him. But giving due credit to the demands
# his unnatural craving. there is Vet a vast
field of virgin soil which is only entered by an
aggressive. energetic liquor trade.
From the TjmcsDispate1t, one of the Anti
saloon league secretaries, two or three years
ago. clipped from a sunday edition twenty
three yard, Of liquor advertisements IN three
months. from the first Of October 10 the last Of
December Of that year, he clipped nlnety-seyen
Yards of those ads They went into The homes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17

AMI corruption do all the methods CT the
,tauor people to fasten tha whskey traffic on
the State. They fought Local option finish
when II was first made opera live, and now tha.
IL has driven the entire liquor traffic of the
State into its six largest cities, they yoat-
ing the spirit If not the letter of the law every
day by flooding dry territory with mean stuff.
supplying blind tigers with it, and encouraging
drunkenness and lawlessness by those who drink
II, They want local option because it gives
them the liquor patronage of the entire State,
whereby they can make money and fatten on
the miaeries of the unfortunate ones that be-
come their victims
desperate attempt has been made by these
advocates of liquor to make the impression upon
the people of Virginia that prohibition in North
CAROLINA is "a failure. by publishing misleading
statements relative to conditions there but the
officials Of the State. together with her most
prominent citizens. have met and successfully
refuted and disproved them all and this local
self-government gentry must realize that they
have made a mess of it, they did in the
voting list getting business. They have helped
along the cause of Statewide prohibition so far.
Let them try something else, and continue to
provoke the resentment and Indignation of the
people. and sven the big majority for State
wide next September.
II. w. .WOODALL
South Boston. Va, June L. 1914
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
WASHINGTON ( LEE
FINALS UNDER WAY

Lexington. Va. June I6--The final
celebration of the Graham-i,ee and
Washington societies of Washington
and Lee university was held in the
Lee memorial chapel last night. The
officers were: Messrs. W. c. Little, of
Georgia. president; j. II. Rowan of
Virginia. vice president; w. c. Pres
ton. of West Virginia, chief marshal.
The orators and their subjects were:
c. l.. Sager of Maryland. Back to the
land, Morgan NJ. kenton, Of Viz
ginia. ION the Threshold Of the Fu-
ture": Morris l.. Masinter, Of Virginia.
THE Modern Executive; f. :. Della
PLANE. of Maryland, THE Conserva-
ZIONIST"
The medal was awarded to Mr..
Della PLANE
Immediately preceding exercises Of
the society celebration the Pinkney
Prix cup was presented To the win
ming crew In the boat race on North
river N the afternoon. President
Henry Louis Smith, in a brief. hut
graceful speech. made the presenta-
ton. He referred on the fact that
team prizes We're the most valued for
the reason that the element of selfish
ness was necessarily eliminated, and
that the honors We're striven for IN
order that the whole team might he
victorS The cup was handed 10 Mr.
Merrill stroke Of the Albert SidneSs,
the winning team.
Numerous dances are tire social fea-
lures of the commencement exercises
The interfraternity dance took place
Saturday night the Sigma german
Monday night, the senior ball Monday
night. the Z, A. y. White F'rar morn
ing cotillon Tuesday morning. and the
Anal ball viii be danced "Wednesday
night