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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
AFTERMATH Of THE
VICTOR HALL CASE
Fl. r. POLLARD. JR., GETS YER
DICT FOR FREIGHT BURNED
IN LOUISA DEPOT FIRE.

When the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad station at Louisa, Va, was
burned during the course OF investi-
CATION after the murder of Victor
Hall. all of the freight In the baggage
room OF the station was burned.
III. r. Pollard, Jr., attorney-at-law.
and head of the firm Of Pollard d
Bagby, Of Richmond. had some freight
in the building. and this was de-
stroyed.
Yesterday afternoon a jury in Hus-
tings Court, part 2. brought in a YER
dict in favor of Mr.. Pollard, who sued
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company to recover the value Of his
goods. Mr.. Pollard. represented hy
Attorney Hill Montague. asked for
s112.50. the value of his goods, as
shown by the bill OF lading. The jury
awarded Mr.. Pollard this amount.
plus $25. which was allowed him be-
cause Of the railroads delinquency in
settling the debt.
Attorney David Ieake appeared as
counsel for the company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
SQUIRE CHEATHAM WILL
HOLD COURT AT NEW LOCATION

Magistrate l.. w. Cheatham will hold
his first session in the new courthouse
at Stop 4, Petersburg Turnpike, next
Friday morning. The building now
under construction will be only one
story in height.
Magistrate Cheatham has been a ma
gistrate about thirty years. Eighteen
years ago he was appointed chief ma
gfstrate of the Manchester District by
the late Judge William l. Clopton, and
has been elected continuously to his
position. Before coming to the Man
chester District he had been a justice
of the peace at Glover Hill, Va, ten
years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
INTERNATIONAL HAO
Of ROTARY COMING

Frank +. Mulholland, of Toled64 O.,
president of the International Aaaoci-
alton of Rotary Clups, VIII in A3ch-
Richmond night of the Richmond
Rotary Club, to be observed in~the
rooms of the Manufacturers' Exhibit
and the auditorium of the Cflamb1n OF
Commerce. The announcement LOT
the coming Of President Mulhollahd
was made yesterday afternoon by
Thomas b. McAdams.
The program for MADE IN Rich
mond' night Is an elaborate one, and
numerous surprises are on the card.
II Is predicted tho meeting will be no
greatest ever held by the Rotary Club
in Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

pa. and Royal Meeker. United States
I. r7iuiss,oner 1f Labor Statistics.
Visitors are coming from great dis
tsat,.--- Al l.. Richardson, IN pec.or
e tee n.itcst education at Edmonton.
Alberta. anada; DAVID Spence Hall.
Sev orleans. Mrs. Preston. state Su-
perintcndent of Pubic instruction.
Dlyl1,pla Wash: Edna RicL, head of
the State Normal Scaces, Santa Bar.
Lara. ard from the East prominent
educators all the way frora Maine tc
florida
Vocational Guidance Conference.
The National Vocational Guidance
Associate. n. which has been fostered
during the last three years by the Ma
,!u5al society for the Promotion of
Industrial Education. this year Is 60
,ttg IL s,one-~holding its conference as
separate institution. Most OF the
delegates at this meeting will remain
ever for the convention OF the parent
organization. The sessions will begin
at $50 tomorrow afternoon. Meet
ings will he held In John Marshall
High School auditorium and Mechan-
les Institute Monday night. Tuesday
morning. afternoon and night, and
Wednesday morning.
The first meeting of the National
Society for the Promotion of Indus
trial Education will he In Jefferson
Hotel auditorium Wednesday after
noon. Most important sessions will
be those of Thursday, when the Rich
tnond survey will be reported. and the
recommendation discussed. The ban
uaet Thursday night win be attended
by the delegates to both organizations
meetings. Governor Stuart will pro-
side and among the speakers will be
Mayor George Ainslie, who will well
come the visitors. Secretary of Com
merre W.i,ism {. Redf1eid. Samuel
Gompers, Laura Drae Gin and Royal
Meeker.
lO8 Occupations Analysed.
The Richmond survey was the first
Of It's kind ever attempted in the
United States and was made with the
following aims III view:
To prove the necessity of knowl-
edge of Industrial and school condi-
tions In the making OF a program for
industrial education in a city.
To show the kind OF facts about in
dustry and about the schools which
need to be gathered.
To develop proper method for
studying the industries and the
schools for purposes of Industrial edu-
cation.
To secure the cooperation Of ma
tional and local, public and privats
agencies in the making OF type
survey.
To make the annual convention OF
the national society most helpful to a
city interested in providing practical
education for Its people.
II was begun May and has just
been completed. and tho recommends
tions will be presented to the body a!
Thursday afternoons session. In ad.
dition to the school study made BY
those engaged In the survey. the
work included the analyses OF los 90.
equations In the metal. printing
building and tobacco industries and
the department. stores Of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
WITBH HAZEL. To BEAR
NEW WAR TAX STAMPS

Proprietary stamps at rate OF one
eighth cent for each Ave cents OF re-
all value must be placed on witch
hazel. which. according to a ruling by
Collector r. c. l.. Moncure, of the In
ternal Revenue District Of Eastern
Virginia. is taken from the class OF
medical preparations exempt under the
Emergency war tax measure.
Toilet soaps, talcum powders, cos
metics. perfumes and hair and other
toilet preparations also must have tax
paid on them. Chewing gum and sub
,titutes therefor. also are taxed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
TWO LIVES LOST
AT NEWPORT NEWS

Especial to The Richmond yirginian)
Newport News. Va. Dec. 5.--Two
lives lost, hundreds OF small boats
sunk, or washed ashore. pleasure piers
carried away. small boats tossed
ashore or sunk. streets flooded and
even . number Of large vessels dam
aged 10 the sum total of the damage
here from the storm that has swept
over CheAapeak Bay and this section
ali Of last night and today.
The high wind from the east has
caused a high tide uneaualed since
1855 Today he water rose over the
wharf as OLD Point and flooded the
streets to eho Aopth of foot or more.
street care tra6ac to Old Point and
Fort Monroe wa stopped by the water
which covered the Min Creed Trestle.
Along the water front In Hampton and
phoebus the streets were inundated to
such q depth that row boats were
necessary In order to transport people
from one section to another. The
basement at the Chamberlin Hotel 1t
Old Point was flooded and the park
In front Of the hotel was completely
submerged.
During the height of the storm this
morning. about Z o'clock. the schooner
WILLIAM Donnslly. Captain Phillips.
coal laden from Baltimore to Hampton.
foundsred % Thimhls ShoAl 1Aght car.
rying two men TO watery graves. Cap
tain Phillips managed to catch hold
OF q hatch cover and after / thrilling
ak hour battle In the raging Sea was
thrown upon the beach on the south
side Of Hampton Roada more dead than
alive. The tug ontario. which started
out from Baltimore 10 wing the ia
NOUS old frigat, Constellation TO
Hampton Roads. got the towing haw =
ssr sntangled III Ter propeller while
On Thimble Short this morning and
waa forced to eiroi, her tow. Later the
array tus Reno. from Fort MoIroe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
HlRSCHBERC. MEL SON
AFFAIR is CLOSED

The differences between DIR. Nelsbn,
of the City Hospital, and Commission
er John Hirschberg is regarded las
closed. now that the physician has Med
his answer to the Hrschberg charges
in connection with the case of~Mrs.
Mallory, who was removed to MI
mortal Hospital for clinic. However,
Commissioner Hirschberg still sticks
to his statement that approval was
never given to the removal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
divided among the various depart

divided among the various depart
ments. 1,
That the demand for work is MT an
great as has been reported iii the
opinion expressed to members OF the
board by contractor, who declared
that he had work for twelve mensAnd
had been able to secure only tytb.
The Finance Committee. howey{f, In
expected to discount this statement on
the ground that it is a special casA in.
volving special reasons for thaHdif-
hculty in securing the labor andtwiIi
probably report the Jones ordie nee
lfavoraby. ~ - tstsT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
WILL GIVE FLOUR TO
TIE DESERVING NEEDY

j H. jopesoT. proprietor of the
Home Furnishing Company, 1918
West Broad Street. is arranging his
ninth annual Christmas distribution of
-four to the deserving needy of Rich
mono.
, Cards emitting bearer to bag OF
-four are being given out at the store
10 thcae who apply. On Christmas
morning between ? o'clock and $3.50
all women presenting tickets at the
store viii be given the -four.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
TO. TOWER OVER ALI

The new municipal building, te
erected according to plans approved
by the council committee. will be the
tallest building in the, city.Sfhe tower
of the structure rising 31s feet in t4e
air -
Members of the council generally
seem to APPROVE the design selecteH.
and the City commissioners take tt
same view, apparently.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

Following Is what the National
Commission has to say about the
campaign:
with the issuance of general ship
ping instructions by the Commission
for Relief in Belgium. the fiow Of
provisions for the stricken little sis
ter of the world has begun. From
all the interior food centers OF the
United States a procession OF freight
cars has started for the seaport
shipping points on the Atlantic, the
Pacific and the Gulf. More than q
thousand separate committees are at
work loading the cars, hundreds Of
thousands of American men and wo-
men are giving or soliciting food.
Ship at once to the nearest sea-
port was the word with which the
commits pressed the button which
opened the door for a Hood OF gifts
'Tf America does not know az
ready the excessive need In Belgium
IT is not the fault OF the press. A
brave. unfortunate nation of seven
million people is without food, with
out money to buy food. without means
of using her money for the purchase
Of food even IL she had 1t. Her al
lies. shut or from her by ring of
steel and diplomacy, can feed only
such Belxians as have escaped from
the country. They cannot reach the
seven million Belgians VINO have
stayed at home. Her conquerors can
not and will not feed her. In this
war OF determination and starvation
they need all their food for them
selves
America must do t. We are the
only people who can, We have given
generously. but we must str! give
more generously IL we are to avert
the most distressing famine In his
tory.
This work. for which the cof,1
mission Is acting as a distributing
agency and clearing house, Ia the
greatest organized charity and the
greatest commissary undertaking in
the history Of the world Every
American should make himself, In
one way or another. a part OF rae
undertaking Every American must
do 1t. or Belgium will starve,'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
COMMITTEE TO HEAR
REPORT Of BOARD

The Administrative Board report on
the employment BY the city Of the
present unemployed win be received
Monday night by the Finance Commits
tee. The report will give the boards
posed to be appropriated under the
Jones' ordinances, It u undsrstcod that
this plan sugxssts that the monsy -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
CALISCH SPEAKER
AT ELkS' IODG}

The annual Elks Lodge of Sorrd
will be held this afternoon at I
Academy OF Music. the address Of TX
occasion. to be delivered by. DR.. e..
Calisch. Of Beth Aha bah Temple.
The meeting will open with. th9zf.
chestra playing Romantic" by Kaie.
bella, after which Or. 0eorkS
Daniel. pastor of the First Bapt
Church, will lead in prayer. Instr
mental and vocal music VIII MI q
the program up to the time Of IL
closing exercises. conducted by RicI
mond Lodge, No. as. Benedtction "
be pronounced by DIR. Mcdaniel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
PROGRAM
CONTINUED from First Page.)

ance except the necessary annual ap-
preparation bills.
The President has a legislative pro-
gram, according TO current goesip,
which includes the conservation BILL
ship purchase BILL Jones' Philippines
measure, and he Is being urged. to
give his support to other Bills auyA ~
rural credits. But at this time the
outlook for anything like q preten-
tious legislative program is not bright
There Ia quite lot of hangover
legislation from the last session. Some
of 1t IL certain to get serious consld-
Grafton. Some OF the bills or resolu-
tions included in this class have pass
ed one or both houses. being held up
in coordinate branch or impaled on
the barbs of conference. A rev OF
these may be named:
Currency Amendments First.
Three bills relating to amendments
OF the currency acts are before tho
House. The adjournment len them
suspended in a way that they will hAys
consideration the first thing. whens tbs
House reassemhles Monday These
bills were the continuing business, OF
the House when adjournment came.
A to one of them motion to recoH-
NIT was pending offered by Henry OF
Texas The previous question had
been ordered on all three. .e
The House will have the radIum bill
confronting ii early. Under the rule
1t will come UP AS privileged meas
IRE, reported by committee. Four
hours debate will he allowed each
side.
Hung Up in Senate.
Among the important measures that
have passed the House and are pend
inf in the Senate are these;
To authorize explorations for coal.
oil and gag; to prevent collisions at
sea: to limit the law affecting ship
ments OF convict made goods in the
interstate con- merce: the dam bill. I'M
migration bill; to create d bureau OF
labor safety: to regulate the service OF
licensed officers in the merchant ma
rine; Philippine bill: excluding i'm
portations of prison made goods;
! limiting the hours of railway employees
to interstate commerce; post roads or
good roads bill. and seamanship hLi.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
LEAGUE UNION TO
MEET TUESDAY NIGH

Richmond Epwcrth League UniN
will meet at Decatur Street Methodv
Church on Tuesday. Decsmbsr =.
s:1S r. N. A very interesting ~ ~
a. instructive program has besn -
ranged for the evening under the
Every Epworth Lacquer ID earneo4l
requested to attend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

The funeral of Mrs ". c. Trueheart.
twent-eight years old, wife of w. C.
Trueheart. cashier Of the Chesterfield
County Bank. Of Chester. who died
Friday, after having been In Ill health
for the past few years. will be held
this afternoon at o'clock In Lees
burg, Va, her old home.
|. Mrs. Trueheart had many friends on
the Southside and throughout the
State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
Pat on Breaking Ground.

Owing TO the Indictment weather the
formal breaking Of ground for the new
Highland Park Masonic Hall. which
will be erected shortly, was not held
Yesterday afternoon. Although no
definite arrangements have been made.
1t is very probable the ceremonies will
be held Monday afternoon at o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
SALAZAR BREAKS JAIL
AND IS AGAIN IN FRAY

Ell Paso, Tex. Dec. General
Jose Ynez Salaxar, who escaped from
the Jail at Albuquerque, N NJ, last
week. has been located at the head
of about 500 men near Asuncion,
hundred and ATTY miles south 'of
Juarex He has issued a proclama-
tion calling for men to join his
coiors He has not pronounced for
any of the present Mexican leaders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
WOULD BRING
Continued from First page.)

milton used in fighting the strikers.
He also confessed that hts company
had built barbed wire defenses SINH
lar to those which proved 30 enec-
tive against tho Germans In the early
stages OF the Belgian campaign.
Agrees to Fuvnish Correspondence.
Pushed relentlessly by Walsh. We'll
born agreed to supply Monday morning
copies of all correspondence which
passed between him and young Rookie
Teller relating to the strike. Efforts
will be made to connect the other
Rockefeller mon. including Gould. by
II was announced tonight that Mrs.
J. Borden Hartman. Of New York and
Washington, whose husband died a few
days ago, would arrive here Monday
to take her place with the commission.
She has broken her period OF mourn
ing to attend the present hearings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

Manchester Lodge OF Elks VIII hold
memorial services this morning in the
Iodgerooms. Eleventh and cambridge
Streets. at IL O'Clock, In honor OF the
deceased members of the lodge. This
year the only member of the Manches-
ter Lodge to die was David l.. Toney.
The public liz cordially invited to at
tend the services.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
To Install New I.ixAts.

Contract for the installation of new
lights on Semmes Avenue, from Dry
Bridge to ,westham Road. II soon ex-
pected to be placed by the Administra-
tive Board. The board yesterday in
structed superintendent TrARord. of the
City Electric Plant, to ask for bids for
the work The lights will be of type
similar to those recently installed on
the Mayo Bridge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

went to the assistance of the old craft /
only to meet similar fate. The mine !
planter General Ord was then set out. !
and after a stin battle succeeded in |
towing the Constellation into water !
where she could get anchorage. Last |
reports were that the vessel was safe. /
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
Citi.ens to Meet Friday Might.

Citisens to Meet Friday Night.
A meeting OF the Swansboro Citizens
League will be held Friday night In
Weatherford Memorial Baptist Church
At this meeting the organization VIII
take up plans for securing a better
lighting system in the suburb.
J. f. Noryell Is president OF the
association.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

In the Argonne, and south OF Metz.
The latest news of the lighting in
Poland indicates that the Germans
have reformed and reinforced their
lines which stretch from Piock to
west of Petrokow about 100 miles. and
are preparing after great losses and
severe setback. for another ad-
vance toward Warsaw. The Russians
maintain their foothold in East Hrus-
STA, and are investing Craeow.
Germany announces officially that
the operations in Poland are ticking
normal course and that the 1gnting
In East Prussia has been favorable TO
the German army, 1900 prisoners hav-
ing been taken in minor operations.
lie Matin, of Paris. asserts that the
Kaiser has Joined the army headuuar-
ters In Poland,
The Italian Chamber OF Deputies
compliments the government with q
vote of confidence. The Chamber is
considering measures which would in
crease the annual revenue by 10000,
900. There are indications that the
war spirit has grown.
Japan makes public Official details OF
the storming of Using Tao, a business
like review of japanese valor and
German resolution. Japanese veterans
in Hawaii have been summoned to the
colors and say that they are Goius
to Egypt and India TO hght for Eng
land
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
DAMAGED
CONTINUED from First page.)

Continued from First page)
Aid to be rendered the ship fr1m the
land. owing to the storm and high
sea running. and the navy yard rushed
half dozen tugs TO the scene The
Revenue Cutter Onondaga was also
despatched to aid the ship.
Tass to the Rescue.
Small tugs were able to get cables to
the stranded frlgAte. but the combined
efforts Of all available ships failed to
get her back into deep water. although
tonight 1t is thought she will be held
and kept from going to pieces. Just
before dark the position Of the ship
became so critical that the Onondaga
used a firing line to establish COM
munication with the ship and all of
the crew was removed to the cutter.
The three masted schooner William
Donneliy. Of Baltimore, Captain John
II. Phillips, commanding. went ashore
early today in the storm at Thimble
Shoals Light. and in little while was
literally battered to pieces. throwing
the commander and crew into the sea-
Captain Philips and two OF his men
were thrown upon Wflloughby Beach
unconscious. but will recover.
The remainder of the crew, nve MEN,
probably perishcd. Tonight there are
wild reports OF half q dozen sailing
vessels in distress and asking FOR sid.
along the Virginia Carolina coast and
In the Sounds, but the coast wires are
down and no Information can be Sc
cured regarding names or locations.
They are evidently not in reach of any
wireless station. II will probably be
twenty four hours before the true con-
ditions are known.
Sea Resorts Suffer.
The storm seems to have spent a
great part of its fury on the seaside
escorts about Norfolk. willoughby
Spit, a strip OF beach extending out
into Hampton Roads and the bay,
about a half mile wide and four miles
long, covered with summer homes, is
almost completely under water this
Afternoon The damage to property
is severe The beach is strewn with
the wreckage of 500 pleasure boats.
swept from their moorings or from the
high places on the beach. At Ocean
View. bulkheads have been washed
away and a large number OF the re-
sort buildings and cottages more or
less damaged The damage at vir-
xinia Beach. on the Atlantic Ocean
front. seems not to have been quite
20 severe. although the wind and high
tide swept under cottages and into
some Of the back streets.
In Norfolk the principal damage was
from high tides. which Hooded low
streets. inundated Lee Park in Client
and damaged wharves to slight ex.
tent, but the damage In the city is
immaterial.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

Federal Council has no authority
over the constituent bodies. the con-
stitution providing a. foliows:
The Federal Council shall have
no authority over the constituent
bodies adhering to II: but it, province
shall be limited to the expression OF
Its counsel and the recommending
Of q course OF action in matters OF
common interest to the churches, To-
cal councils, and individual Chris
tians. It has no authority to draw up
I common creed or form OF COVERT
ment. or worahip. or In any way to
limit the full autonomy Of the Chris
tian bodies adhertng to It,"
HAa1A Of UntOn.
Tho preamble to the constitution
gives the reasons for the union a.
follows:
I'm the providence Of God. the
time has come when 1t seems fittinn
more fully to manifest the essential
oneness OF the Christian churches Of
America In Jesus Christ ~ their d.
vine Lord and Savior. and to promote
the spirit Of Fellowship, service and
cooperation among them."
The ofiicers OF the Federal Coun-
ell are II follows:
President. Professor Smaller Ma
thewu: honorary secretary, Rev. Ellas
b. Sanford; recording secretary, Rev.
Rivineton b. Lords treasurer, Alfred
n. KimbAll, secretary OF the execu-
tive council. Rev. Charles q. McFar-
land; associate secretary, Rev. Henry
go.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

Special Local Data Yer Yesterday.
~ noon temperature ............ ~
, r. NJ. temperature ............ 40
Maximum temperature to p. M. ~
Minimum temperature to r. M. As
Mean temperature ............. As
Normal Temperature ........... 43
Excess In temperature today. q
Deficiency In temperature since
March ......... ............. ia
Accumulated deficiency in tempera-
ture since January ....... 1873
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. 10
Dehciency in rainfall since March
l Nv
Accumulated deficiency In rainfall
since January I ............. 1920
Lecal Obaervatiea r. NJ. Yesterday.
Temperature ....ys...s.t-s. ,.-.--... ~
Humidity OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Wind. direction ......-............ N.
Wind, velocity ...,.....s....... IA
Weather .s.#....... :. Rain
~ NeAlt last twelve hours........ ~