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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-05
FIRST REQUlSITlON
PAPERS ISSUED

Governor Stuart. yesterday issued
his first reQuisition. The papers re-
quested the governor of North Caro-
ina to return to the State OF Viz
ginia. Sam Hayes. a negro indicted
last Tuesday In the Hastings court OF
Richmond. on a charge OF assault with
intent to kill. He is now being held
at Hamlet, n. c. Detective Sergeant
f. c. Bailey has gone after the fugi-
tive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-05
Hear of Annexation Friday.

The senate committee on counties,
cities and towns, which was scheduled
to hold public hearing of the Rich-
mond annexation question last night.
postponed the meeting until Friday
night. A large delegation OF citizens
of the city, Henrico and Chesterfield
counties were present, but the conn
mittee failed. to show up.
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cent In the intensity of the light
will be to bathe the exposition in
great flood Of light. not as brilliant
as daylight, but presenting the effect
Of daylight.
There will be four principal
sources Of ligh: upon the exposition
grounds, and the maximum OF light
efficiency will be obtained with the
minimum of service and expenditure.
These sources are: Illuminated arc
standards which will reflect light
against the walls Of the palaces and
buildings; Illuminated fountains in
the great interior courts, concealed
lights to be set within the columns
OF the encircling colonnades and
within the arcades of the towers, and
the lighting in the exhibit palaces.
In addition tothese four principal
sources OF light, there will be two
other principal auxiliary sources;
upon the roofs Of the exhibit palaces
will be masked batteries OF search.
lights, while upon pontoon set out
some distance from the harbor's edge
will be battery OF thlrty-siX twenty
four-inch searchlights. The batter.
les upon the roofs Of the exhibit pal
aces will not be visible, nor will their
rays be seen passing through the
general zone of illumination, but
their shafts Of light falling upon
thousands Of quiverlng prisms sus-
pended on the towers and turrets of
the palaces will be reflected in all
the colors OF the rainbow. So per-
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fectly and with such delicacy are
these reflectors hung that the slight
est wind will shake them. AS the
light strikes the different facets OF
the quivering prisms, color after
color will be reflected. Encircling
the great central court-the Court Of
the Sun and Stars-wil be d colon
made crowned by lowering female
figures supporting star-lilee emblem
which at night will glitter with re-
flected light, but by day these stars
will not be luminous.
The effect Of the battery OF scin'
tillators in the harbor will be marvel
lous. The batteries, manned in much
the same way that battery OF artil-
lery is manned. will go through evo-
lutions OF color, forming auroras in
the sky and over the exposition. On
clear nights the shafts Of light will
be visible forty or fifty miles. At
night the visiting fleets will be brill
llantly illuminated, and their light
ing will add to the superb illumina-
tion Of the exposition city.
The illuminated arc standards set
throughout the grounds will reflect
light upon the walls Of the palaces
and towers. The larger standards
will be fifty-hve feet In height and
furnishing from eight to ten thousand
candlepower Ornamental banners
Of canvas, eight feet across and both
rain and dust proof. will shade the
lights and reflect a soft glow against
the lofty walls OF the exhibit palaces.
The sides Of the banners opposite the
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A y elegantly dressed gentleman
"A hurried past the concierge 3
box. He was tall and slender
and wore an overcoat, evidently
made by a first-class tailor. and the
black leather portfolio with silver
monogram, which he carried under
his arm, gave him the appearance OF
a young Cabinet Minister. He was
about 10 mount the stairs when the
concierge appeared from his den and
said:
Whom do you wish TO see, sir?"
"Mr. Rousseau"
Third floor, sir. but I warn you
that If you wish to present bill
you will probably find him out"
Mr.. Grieb made a gesture, signi-
flying that this remark did not
cause him any concern. and started
UP the stairs.
Ke knew perfectly we'll that Mr..
and Mrs. Rousseau had left their
Nat about fifteen minutes previously,
having awaited this cveIt in cafe
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walls will be lined with white canvas.
presenting q rejecting surface, while
those on the reverse side Will Do
lined with colored shields through
which the light will be seen TO glow
by those who are in the centre OIL
the courts. The brilliant colors OF
the shields will be reflected in the
lagoons.
The light OF the luminous arcs
shining through the transparent ban
ners will produce an indescr1oably
beautiful effect. The banners will be
suspended by weights from the thou
sands OF great luminous arc stand
ards set throughout the grounds.
Screens OF staff In ornamental design
will be used on many OF the stand
ards in place Of banners.
The illuminated fountains In the
great Court Of the Sun and Stars will
present an entirely new phase OF IL
Elimination as far as eXpositions are
concerned. Trom the centre OF each
OF two fountains in the court will
arise huge columns OF dense white
glass seventy feet in height and con-
tanning lamps Of great candlepower;
from these fountains will issue a
white but softly diffused light, which
will penetrate to the farthest re-
cesses Of the court.
The illumination Of the facades
and mural paintings will be attained
by means Of concealed lights placed
in the backs OF the columns OF the
colonnades. These, to a wonderful
degree, will enhauce the effect of the
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hcuettes at night; his figures must
have perspective, form, life; the art
list also would like to see his great
mural paintings appear in their true
colors. These and many other prob
lens which were presented have
g been solved, and as the details Of the
lighting are unfolded the promise
that the exposition will present at
night a spectacle not only OF inde-
scribable beauty and brilliancy, but
one that will be entirely original, ap-
proaches realization,
1t would have been impossible a
few years ago tc illuminate the ey-
position upon the extent or IL the
way now planned. The develop
ment in Illuminating materials and
methods in the past FIVE or six years
has been extraordinary, Prophecies
OF the Illumination are not based
up OIL expectation. With known at
mospheric conditions and known re.
fiecting surfaces the Illuminating en-
gineer Of to-day Is enabled to sched-
ule his lighting In very definite
manner.
The distinguishing feature OF the il
Illumination will be that at night there
will be no dark shadows; perfect
reflections of whole buildings, with
all the details OF their facades. will
be seen in the lagoons upon the
grounds. Many millions Of candle
power will be utilized upon the
grounds, and the chief zone OF illumi.
nation will extend TO a height OF 125
feet, with variation of but five per
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woman. there was something of both
IN her appearance, but she certainly
did not look like girl in the bloom
Of youth.
She had asked permission to sleep
at home. and it was readily granted.
"Baby Is not WELL" she said, "and I
should never feel easy at night"
She had told the parlormaid that
she had left her baby, that was only
three months old, to the care Of Il
sister-in-law, who refused, however,
TO look after it during the night
Day after day now we saw hap
pening before our eyes one of those
tragedies which nobody can prevent
We saw Il human life slowly ruined,
a crime committed which the law
cannot punish. Beppina had not
married for love, she had simply
been presented 10 n man at festival
in her village and forced to marry
him. She had left her position,
where she had been treated with the
greatest kindness for three years
and where she had been able to save
every penny Of her wages, and had
come to the city with her husband to
share a miserable apartment with
twelve other people, relatives Of her
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JK6LAK BY George Dastian

The sound did not affect Mr.. Grieb
the least bit For few seconds he
was In doubt what to do. Perhaps
it was the concierge, who felt
alarmed because the stranger did
not return, but 1t might equally be
another visitor. In either case Mr.
Grieb found 1t wiser to open the
door and eventually rush past the
person and down the stairs. He
closed his portfolio and went out
into the hall. When he opened the
door he saw before him man wear
ing a cap, who handed him a bill
and said: "The gas blu"
"Mr. Rousseau Is not in" Mr..
Grieb replied, but the man immedi-
ately became impudent and cried:
THAT Is the third time / am told
this, and ! am sick and tired of 1t.
You are Mr.. Rousseau yourself, and
you will pay this bill Immediately or
the whole house shall know It"
Mr.. Grieb smiled and decided that
the easiest way TO get rid OF this
unwelcome visitor was 10 pay the
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opposite. He also knew that their
maid had gone out Il few minutes
later. When he reached the third
floor, he nevertheless rang the bell
to make sure that the fat was empty,
and listened with his ear pressed
against the door for a minute before
he set to work
He first opened his leather portfolio
and brought forth a very complete
set of burglars tools. Nothing was
missing to open even the most COM
plicated locks. Mr. Grieb selected a
key he thought would At and tried TO
open the door. II did not work. nor
did the second, but the third key
opened tho door easily and Mr..
Grieb opened the fiat
He took a general survey OF the
apartments and. as he expected.
found them empty, whereupon he
went into the bedroom and tried
to open locked drawer in the
dressing table, which supposedly con-
tanned money and jewelry.
At this moment the doorbell rang.
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country and / have had no time 10
train her yet"
Mr.. Grieb tried TO say something
but Mrs, Rosseau went on:
How kind OF you to come to nv
husbands assistance. He found it
very hard to ask you for the two
hundred francs which we must have
to-day and when ] first suggested it
he positively refused, but l insisted:
How can you imagine that a gentle
man with whom You play poker
every night will refuse to lend you
two hundred francs, when he is as
rich as you say and nearly always
wins You see. even II | did not
know you / counted on you. And
how prompt you are. We did not
expect you for another two hours. |
thank you very much You have
saved us lot of trouble, but do
come into the parlor, My husband
win be here in ten minutes. he is so
anxious tc see you"
But Mr.. Grieb did not move. So
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AS the waiter approached, the lad
ordered the champagne and some
sandwiches.
The girl sat silently watching him,
and when the waiter brought the
wine, and after extracting the cork.
filled her glass, the girl drank 1t at
one draught.
The lad watched her in amaze
ment, for in the quiet country life
from which he had come champagne
was an unknown beverage,
"Now-please have some, too.1 she
said, land give me some more"
The lad filed her glass. and she
laughingly took sip, and held it
to his lips.
The boy drew back and said, mo.
thank you. l have never touched
wine in my life."
"Well-now-just to please me,
will you not thste?"
He hesitatlngly took sip, and
then the girl filed his glass and her
own, and taking his hand In hers,
she clasped it round the stem of the
glass.
Now drink with me-" she said.
The boy obeyed, and as the waiter
approached with a plate OF daintily
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cut sandwiches, she said, do you
mean to tell me you never tasted
wine before tonight"
mo" the boy replied. my father
was very strict, and would not have
1t in the house"
You dear child" she mockingly
exclaimed. you good little boy,
And were you always so obedient? :?
How old are you?"
Nineteen" he replied.
Nineteen" she repeated. We'll,
it's high time you began now. Fin
ish your glass and fill up again.
Nothing like wine when you feel
down. Why, I feel a different wo-
man already"
Please said the boy. "dc :ou
mind? Eat your sandwiches, and
don't drink so much wine"
SILLY kid she replied 'Dring
and be merry"
The unwonted stlmulant was be.
ginning to make the boy reckless,
and he did as she commanded.
She leaned toward him, with her
large. soft eyes, looking straight into
his.
ATell me your name," she asked,
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feeling OF chiyalry, which most sim
ple-minded, clean-souled boys feel to
all women, 'you must tell me. The
trouble Lay not be as bad as you
think Tell me, and I might be able
to advise YOU"
She turned to him with pretty,
childish gesture, and replied: 81
have no place in which to sleep to-
night. I owe money for my room,
and my landlady has refused to al
low me to occupy it any longer"
"Have you no friends?' he asked.
Not a soul in the world. And
am hungry, too. / have had nothing
to eat all day"
you poor child Come along with
me. and ne will soon remedy that"
He took her hand as he spoke,
and passed it through his arm. and
led her to restaurant at the cor
ner Of the street.
Not word" he said, until you
have eaten"
Order me something to drink"
she said
Somewhat surprised at her re-
quest he asked her what she would
have.
Champagne, please"
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band turned over what he made to
his mother and told his wife to shift
for herself.
But why do you put up with such
treatment" we asked, why don't
you tell them you won't stand it,"
Because they beat me-" she said.
with a smile Of painful resignation.
People say l ought not to have
married him. but now it is too late"
She never complained, and the
present We gave her she always car
ried home, though she knew they al
ways too everything away from
her.
Il let them take them" she said,
"because,I hope they will treat baby
a little better then"
One day she asked If she might
bring her baby.
But please don't tell me that 1t
looks sick" she begged, "for to me It
is prettier than an angel in para
disc"
And the baby was ugly, dreadfuIIy
ugly, black as a pickaninny and so
skinny that 1t looked almost de-
formed, and the thin neck did not
have strength enough to carry the
head. But its clothes were snowy
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bill, which was not very big He
felt sure that the contents of the
locked drawer would more than
make up for this unexpected ex.
pense. He paid the man, but did not
give him any tip and he went away
growing.
I have no money In the house," he
said, please call again tomorrow" !"
THAT won't work. / just met the
gas collector who told me you had
a whole bundle of bills when you
paid him not five minutes ago. be-
cause he threatened TO make scan
dal, Well, can do the same thing,
IL you want me TO-"
As the man spoke very loudly and
as Mr.. Grieb heard steps on the
stairs, he asked the man to come
inside and paid him two hundred
francs. The messenger disappeared
without as much as thanking him.
Mr.. Grieb figured out what his
preliminary expenses had been The
result was two hundred and forty
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francs, but he still felt sure that he
would find more than enough jewelry
to make the business pay, knowing
from previous investigation that Mrs.
Rosseau possessed a diamond brooch
worth $500 francs.
Once more he went back to the
bedroom. cursing these Interruptions,
but just as he was about to begin
working he heard steps and the
sound Of a key being inserted in the
door to the hall There was no
doubt possible. Mr.. and Mrs Ros-
seau were returning and he con-
sidered himself lost, but he calmly
advanced TO meet the enemy. In
the hall he met a lady. who was
evidently at first greatly surprised.
but she Immediately recovered and
came toward him with smiling face.
Wont you please come into the
parlor? / don't see how the maid
could be stupid enough to let you
wait In the hall You must forgive
her. she has only just come from the
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the great triumphal arch at the south
entrance of the Court OF the Sun and
Stars. This huge tower, lying di-
rectly before the visitor who comes
through the main exposition gates.
will be one of the most brilliantly
Illuminated features upon the
grounds.
The jewels will reflect the light
from searChlights upon the roofs of
the exhibit palaces and will radiate
the diffuseG light throughout the ex.
position grounds; they will hurl back
the shafts OF colored lights from ar
tilleries Of searchlights moored in the
harbor before. the esplanade. They
will shine and sparkle like dream
diadem OF garnets, rubies, diamonds,
emeralds and sapphires. They will
be reflected in the crystal fountains.
from which also shafts OF iridescent
light will pierce the falling streams,
splashing in the mirrored lagoons
like showers of flame from silvered
anvils.
The question how TO illuminate the
exposition first arose at conference
Of architects. sculptors and artists
The point was raised that at former
worlds eXpositions the method OF IL
Elimination had failed to reveal the
architecture and sculpture with the
same attractiveness as in the light Of
day. The architect demands that the
beauties Of his colonnades and tow
ers be brought out as we'll under ar
tificial light as under daylight; the
sculptor is not satisfied with sill
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me with you, and you will never re-
gret it," And he did
Twelve months later, In bed
room of an hotel in the Austrian
Tyrol. the girl lay in bed,
The door opened, and Frank en-
tered.
you sent for ME, DEAR" he said,
wearily.
"Yes, Frank. The doctor has
been here and says there is no
hope for me. / am dying"
''Dying?"
"Yes. Frank. But before / die
want you TO do something for me-"
What is it, dear?" he replied.
Make me an honest woman before
I die. Let me feel that ! can meet
my Maker with a pure soul"
"You dear little woman, you shall
have your wish. ! Will send for Pere
Michel at once. But don't talk Of
dying"
NO. dearest" she said, softly.
ut is true, and you must face 1t.
But go now and bring Pere Michel
before it IS too late"
Frank hurried to the little cottage
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~ UR cook having suddenly fallen
" III, Beppina offered hef SER
vices. Her former mistress
had recommended her very highly.
She had served her for three years.
until Sue married, and had proved
herself honest, willing and trust
worthy in every way.
But when we saw her we felt sure
there must be something wrong. The
letter Of reference spoke OF young
wife and mother, supporting herself,
her husband and part of his family
by the work Of her hands, while be-
fore us stood a pale thin girl, who
seemed hardly fully developed yet.
Her face was frightfully thin and
her only redeeming and attractive
features were her beautiful black
hair and her white teeth Her thin
dress was patched in many places
but scrupulously clean, and her
hands and face smelled with soap.
How old are your
Eighteen years"
1t seemed barely credible. She
might be either a child or IN old
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the husband was coming home, TOO
That would mean certain capture
The thought made him nervous, very
nervous. He put his hand into MS
pocket and produced two more nun
dred-franc bills nearly all ne
money he had left from his last
coup-and handed them to Mrs. hoS
seau with a forced smile.
Il thank you very much, madam'
for your kind opinion of me. YOU
were quite right, / always have
couple OF hundred francs to spafs
for a friend. | am exceedingly sorry
l cannot wait for Mr. Rosseau, pus
] have a very important engagement"
go you will kindly apologize TO Nun
for me-"
Without waiting TO listen 10 tns
Iady's volubIe expressions OF gralf
tude. he hurried down the tnree
flights Of stairs and drew preatn
OF relief as he reached the street. no'
forgetting, however. at the BILLS
time to curse his bad luck.
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husband,
1t was family of loafers, vicious,
brutal creatures, and she, the gentle,
unseltish, hardworking woman, had
very soon been cowed. Her husband.
a giant with the neck of a bull and
an enormous crop Of shaggy hair.
was originally cablnetmakcr, and
his strong voice and splendid figure
made it easy for him to get occasional
Jobs in the chorus of the theatres.
The last season he had spent at
Milano, and Beppina, whom he had
taught the rudiments of singing, had
also been engaged, but her contract
ceased when it became evident that
she was about to give birth to a baby.
When the baby came Beppina WAS
unable to nurse 1t, and had gone
back to her home, where she had
given it to a sister-in-law who was
nursing baby of her own. Mother
and baby were half dead when they
arrived, two days after It's birth, and
Beppina had to go to a hospital for
some time.
Beppina's savings had disappeared
and there was nothing left OF her
dowry-her motherin-law and the
others had seen to that Her hus-
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white, and us she pointed TO It's little
white crocheted cap she said
proudly:
Il made that myself. They would
not give Inc any money for the wors-
ted, but I unravelled a pair Of my
stockings
One day when she came she was
very excited.
Baby is i'll, and they won't send
for doctor They refuse to give me
any money"
We advised her to take the baby
to doctor without saying anything,
and she returned very downhearted.
We had dinner party, aud for the
first time she spoiled something. In
the evening she cried, but she would
not tell anything, not even to the
parlormaid. When she came next
morning her face wore the half
timid, half savage expression you
sometimes see In hunted animal
Her face and arms were covered
with scratches.
They have beaten me, he and the
others. They have tortured me all
night, but il they want to kill my
baby 1 will make them pay for It,"
We tried to comfort her, Offering
her advice and help. She shook her
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A YOUNG man OF nineteen was
n walking down Regent street
one warm evening in May.
He had come from the country the
previous week, and. being new to
the great city of London, was gazing
at everything and everybody with
great interest. AS he neared lamp
post at the corner of one of the side
streets, he "srceived girl standing
silently weeping. AS he passed her,
she apparently took no notice of him.
but after he had gone a few yards
he turned, and saw her gazing at him
with a strange look on her face. She
was pretty in doll-like way, and to
the lads unsophisticated country
eyes her face looked young and
blooming He turned and ap.
preached her. and. raising his hat,
said:
Il beg your pardon, ! am afraid
you are In trouble. Can / be Of any
service to you2"
The girl removed her handkerchief
with which she had been furtively
wiping her eyes, and said in sweet,
plaintive voice, Thank you, but no
one can help me-"
But" he said. with an instructive