davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04

phase of the organization committees
work
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska. an
nounced that he would Ale a formal
protest against the decision to have
Omaha placed in the district of which
Kansas City is to be the regional
center.
Kansas City is to be the regional
center. Senator Hitchcock pointed out
that ninety per cent of the bank clear
ances of Omaha were through Chicago
banks, and that ninety per cent OF the
commercial business of Omaha was
with Chicago
The choice OF Richmond. Va. as
location for a regional bank to this
exclusion OF Baltiomer Was very gem
orally criticised. 1t was credited TO
the influence OF John SHELTON Williams,
comptroller OF the currency. Reports
from Baltimore indicated great bit
terness toward the Wilson administra-
ton had been showed up by the de-
cfsion. M
The hrst step In the organisation
OF the federal reserve district was
taken today when the organization
committee nled with the comptroller
of the currency, John shelton Viii
liams, certified copy Of the sta -
ment made public last night ~deiinaat-s
ing the twelve reserve districts. and
naming the cities in which thu re-
serve banks Of each district u e ~
located. Il, 81. VI. II s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04
John II. Morris Held on Muir
der Charge" Speed Mania
Blamed for Death Of Sixty
hve-Year-Old Business Man.
Sick Wife S Life
Is Now Feared For
HIorrihed Women and Children
Witness Accident--Coroner S
Jury Renders Decision To-
day Machine Smashes
Mule and Cart.

j. III. Hoizgrefe. prominent sixty
five-year-old retired business man,
was struck by an automobile driven
by John II. CfWindy") Morris. the
painting contractor, on the goo block
In Floyd avenue shortly before
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and after
being thrown into the air, was caught
and dragged for f1fty-two feet before
the machine crashed into a mule and
cart and came to a stop Holzgrefe
was fatally injured. and died eight
minutes after being struck without
having spoken. His bruised lips
moved inaudibly several times. but
no sound was made and the aged man
died. according to several witnesses.
another victim OF the speed mania. "
The dead man was one of the best
known retired business men of the
city. and lived with his wife and fam
lily at 228l Grove avenue. Morris is
member Of the firm Of J. H Nor
ris & CO., painting and decorating
contractors, of EOS North Monroe
street.
Charged With Murder.
Physicians and DR. Boyle, OF the
ambulance corps who were hastily
sum moned. arrived only to find the
injured man dead. He was taken to
Bliley's undertaking establishment.
where DIR. Taylor found that almost
every rib In the body had 5,een broken
and the face badly bruised and cut.
Morris was placed under arrest.
charged with murder. by Motorcycle
Policeman l.. NJ. Clarke, and taken
to the Second precinct station. where
r. tA%@ Ill }.nsy ~
by Judge Richardson His partner.
Samuel J, Phodes. and l.. K. Kellam
went his bond for appearance in the
Police court this morning. The coro-
ners inquest will be held at 10 O'Clock
today
Mrs. Holzgrefe. who has been In
very i'll health for several years, and
her two daughters were FRUSTRATED by
the news OF the accident. and for
time it was feared. that the shock
might prove fatal TO the aged wife.
At an early hour this morning. how
ever, she was reported to be improy-
ing, and ii was thought probab that
she would survive the shock.
Lost His Head.
The accident occurred just at a
point where the street Is half blocked
with bricks, which are being used in
the construction of several houses, and
before the eyes of nearly a dozen per-
sons, Including several children less
than FIVE years of age. The machine
Ia said to have been driven at rather
high rate OF speed. and to have
struck Mr. Holzgrefe in the back as
he stood in the street gutter After
dragging him some distance 1t struck
a mule and cart. knocking the mule
down and injuring 1t. and cutting the
shafts from the cart as though with
knife, Morris Is said to have lost
his head for a minute after striking
the man, and instead of putting on
the brake. placed his foot on the ac-
celerator The increased power car
fContfpna1 Third naua>
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04
BIG CELEBRATION
IS Being PLANNED
RICHMOND WILL OBSERVE OPEN
ING OF FEDERAL RE-
SERVE BANK.
s
A SPLENDID PAGEANT
MILITARY AND CIVIC BoDiES TO
PARADE, FIREWORKS TO BE
DIsPLAYED-OTHE
FEATURES.

Though the members of the cham
Der Of commerce and a number of
citizens possessed of a large civic
pride last night had the privilege OF
celebrating the victory won by Rich
mond in getting the regional reserve
bank, the celebration has not ended.
Within few weeks there will be a
general public celebration that will
overshadow anything ever attempted
by Richmond. If the plans of the
chamber of commerce and the com
mittees from the several business Or
CARNATIONS named yesterday and
known as the civic cooperative COM
mittee are carried through success
fully. In this the people of Rich
mond and Of Virginia and of cities
OF other States. who will be visitors
here. will be permitted to see why
Richmond was successful The pro-
gram will be outlined at a meeting
to be held Monday afternoon at I
O'Clock.
The public celebration will take
place on the day that the reserve
bank begins its operation in the fifth
district, IL such celebration on that
day be found practicable. The day is
yet to be selected.
AS soon as the news of Richmond
success was received Thursday after
noon the celebration of last night mad
Its inspiration.
To arrange Celebration.
A few hours more and the idea OF
having a general public celebration
took shape and the business bodies
acted, naming committeeman to make
all preparations for the event.
That this celebration shall surpass
in magnitude anything ever before at
tempted In Richmond is the determine
alton of the committees.
On the day the reserve bank begins
operations, Richmond will welcome
all and will entertain all. who may &C
cept the opportunity to come 10 this
city. A great civic and military
pageant, with scores of artistic 9oats,
representative of the wide range of
local activities. and asplendid fire
works display are planned as the
spectacular features of the celeura-
ton
The Committees.
The committees named yesterday
The Civic Cooperative committee
is composed OF the following:
Mayor George Ainslie, honorary
chairman.
Chamber Of Commerce-W. T. Reed,
president: w. T. Dabney. E. G. Laird.
Business Mems Ciun--AfEin NJ.
Smith, Charles +. Walford. Rives
Fleming.
Retail Merchants Association
Charles T. Norman, W. A. Clarke, Jr.;
FL. G.. Boshen.
Manufacturers Exhibit--Frank l..
Brown, Horace F. Smith, f. T. Har
rison.
Rotary Club. c.. Corley S. S.
Rosendorf, NJ. b. Florsheim.
Advertisers Cube. Edmund Mas
sic. T.. l.. I.ayfield, j. T. Palmatary.
South Richmond and Chesterfield
Business Mems Association--D. l..
Toney, A. NJ. Pettigrew, a. l.. Alan
son.
Travellers Protective Association
George Rogers. II; l.. HARDWOOD, Will
liam Jenkins. Jr.
United Commercial Travellers AS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04
Comparison and Contrast

morning Bryan organ the Times Dispatch makes high
and against strong drink but
rich returns for the its columns In
sale of the stuff which they condemn
Dispatch of March edtoriay
could but wish that views of the prohibition out
more of the
Byrd ndM laws We could but wish that
Virginia the drink that
Nothing could do good
for of Virginia in manhood and prosperity
Monday the Times Dispatch replying to the
Religious Herald
approve Heads indictment of the saloon for its
youth, underably and its activity in poll
be defended, and only be endured until
solution be found evil second only but second
low dives the blind tigers and the contempt for law
cities named"
which paid thousands OF dollars
of liquors sold which
which opposed started in
Of and the curtaiment of its liquor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04
Dcrailmcnt Delays Traffic.

ROCKY MOUNT. \. c. April 3
Two derailments almost Simultaneous
ly and within one mile of each other
bottled up the Fayetteville yards this
morning, so far as the main line OF
the Atlantic Coast line and an in
cidept never before recalled bv the
older employees was made matter Of
history.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04

CONTINUED on Third page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04

tcontinued on Third Pass,l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04

Continued on Third page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04

Continued on Third Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04

CONTINUED on Third page;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-04
- w.Ar1zE..

O1l1 I'D oooa today. Sum
( ~ EAlS.
@ ssSsss .. ssse.s
The evening world., 1914-06-11
Winter. Garden 3
Passing Sh0,O''
Big as a Circus
BY Charles DdvnfOn.

wv HILE awaiting the annual re-
w port Of blighted peach
y crop we must all take OF our
new straw hats to the fact that this
II . great season for budding talent.
Curiously enough. the pleasant sur
prise In each Of the big summer
shows that help the tireless business
man TO play the martyr in town has
been furnished by dancer hitherto
unknown to Broadway. In the zieg-
field "Follies" II was little Anna Pen
nington who danced her way across
the stage to the music OF spontaneous
applause. and last night at the Win
ter Garden a blithesome creature
with the sunny charm OF Genee did
the same trick in another way. After
clapping its hands the huge audi
ence clapped its eyes upon its pro-
gramms only TO raise them in per-
plex,ty. During the intermission.
however. the identity Of the blond
charmer became generally known.
She rejoices in the simple name Of
Mariiyn Miller and II q Chicago girl
who was discovered" I'm told. by
Lee Shubert In 4 London supper
club. U've often wondered why
managers leave honey Miss Miller
proved she wAs worth hnding. for
The evening world., 1914-06-11
Two DEAD, FIVE DYING
AFTER SHOTGUN BATTLE
Resisting Arrest, Kenh,ckian Shoots
Down Officer and Is Him.
self Slain.

wHITEsBUR0. Ky. June H.
Two men arc dead. four arc believed
10 bs dying and a small boy lies
fatally wounded as the result Of an
attack by william Day. noun
tainssr. on officers who sought TO
arrest him at Neon. near hore. last
night. One Of the men killed was
an officer, the other was Day him
self. Days weapon was . shotgun.
Day was killed by possemen who
trailed him to the mountains. whence
he ned after making . desperate
stand at his home. Wanted on a
minor charge. he resisted arrest.
While officers were demonstrating
with him he broke from them. ran to
his homo and secured . shotgun. He
returned and opened fire before the
men knew of his approach. Two fell
seriously wounded at the first dis.
charge and before the others could
defend themselves Day had reloaded
his gun and was firing again.
Day formerly lived In Breathit'
County.
The evening world., 1914-06-11
MIssIns collEeE COY
LEFT NO CLUE BEHIND
Father Is Unable to Find Trace of
Scott Degroat Harris, Gone
Since June 4.

After an extended search for his
son. Scott Degroat Harris. who has
been missing more than a week.
William q. Harris, division freight
superintendent Of the Lackawanna
Railroad. said to-day he was con-
WINGED the young man had met with
foul play. He Is freshman at
Cornell University. His parents live
in East Orange, N. J.
Young Harris dined at his fra
ternity house on the evening of
June I and left To go to his room in
another part of Ithaca. After that
he disappeared. His father and
mother went to Ithaca and spent two
days searching for him. Search has
been made at all the lighthouses and
in the morgues In the vicinity Of the
university on the theory that the
The evening world., 1914-06-11

wv HTLE awaiting the annual re-
w port Of blighted peach
The evening world., 1914-06-11

0uarrels with wife and Ends Life.
Robert OFT. 30 years old. cabinet
maker. living at No, ls1 Blocker street.
Williamsburg. and his wife Quarrelled
three days ago and she left him. accord
Ing to Richard Rank. who boarded with
the Otis. Rank smelled gas to-day and
summoned Policeman steers OF the
Hamburg avenue station. who broke
down the door 20 the kitchen. Inside
they found OFT dead.
The evening world., 1914-06-11

missing student might have mek NTH
IN accident, but - eAr tAe hu1S -
proved futile.
The evening world., 1914-06-11

eavs skaa lssosa % Dvsass.
W11llam LNhmann q No ~ Hast
enty-escead street was walking aSs0
the oussnsbore Bridge yesterday when.
he saiA. he saw . man climb 20 the rail-
ing ana leap into the water. He report
Cd the matter TO the police. VINO began
q search for the body. Luhmann said
the man was about twenty-five years
old and wore q brown suit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
PARIS READY FOR SIEGE,
NOT ANXIOUS ABOUT FOOD

PARIS, Aug. 8.-The cheerfulness
of the people of this city continues to
be one of the most remarkable
features of the situation. Despite
enormous inconvenience and even
hardships, Parlsians and resident
foreigners alike accept conditions
with even temper and are doing the
best they can under the circum-
stances.
The government has Communicated
every means OF transportation. from
bicycles TO automobiles. Everyone
hands over his property without the
slightest complaint. The River Seine
Is almost desolate, except for an occa-
sional steamboat laden with -four,
which Is generally guarded by a
single infantryman or by motor
boat carrying a few army officers.
Paris Is being provisioned suf-
GENTLY to Withstand a siege, If neces
sary, and there Is no anxiety on the
score Of food supply. Vegetables are
arriving at the central markets in
sufficient quantities for all purposes,
and a supply of drinking water is as
sured..
The syndicate of provision mer-
chants has warned all of its members
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

time? Anybody who takes a human
itarian point of view must answer
with a definite No, il could not be
done'
I'VE know that Russia meant to at
tack us. She has been intriguing
against Austria, our ally. for the last
ten years, partly with the hope OF
humiliating her. partly with the OBJ
ject of breaking that alliance. We
realized that war would have to come
and that civilized mankind must wish
1t to be war in which German ter
ritory should not be violated by
hordes of Russian barbarians, and in
which civilization, as represented by
our arms, would be victorious.
"Just now public opinion in the
United States is not very favorable
to us. Our case is not known, as the
cables have been cut. II ours were
really a bad case, I am quite sure
that London and Paris would have
served us over here with very copi-
Gus extracts indeed from the German
White Books concerned
81 know that the English people
have always been liable to political
panic, but they will recover from
that shock, and when the first news
of Russian treachery and the horrors
OF Russian warfare startle the civil
lied world, the Anglo-Sa con-
science, not only in the United States
but in England as well, will realize
with horror and CONSERVATION what
terrible blow they have dealt to
western civilization"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
Germans in N. Y. Raise
$4,000 Fund to Assist
the Stranded Reservists

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-A fund Of
$4,000 has been subscribed by few
prominent Germans in this city to re-
lieve the condition OF the German
reservists stranded In this city. The
money was turned over to DR.. Horst
Falcke, the German consul-general
1t was acclaimed as a tangible evil
dence of the loyalty OF the con-
tributors to the Fatherland and was
welcomed by the consul-general as the
solution of a situation that had be-
come extremely acute.
Hundreds of German reservists had
come to this city, 1t was stated, i'm
mediately after the outbreak Of hos
tilities in Europe. Some OF them had
come voluntarily, and others had
beer wrongly advised by consular
agents In their respective cities that
they were in duty bound to hasten
back to Germany or suffer the penal
ty of deserters should they ever again
visit their native land Many of them
had given up their last dollar to pay
the railroad transportation from dis
tant points.
Welcome as was the demonstration
thus afforded of the loyalty of the
~
DIR. Falcke. The funds of the con-
sulate were Inadequate to meet the
demands resulting from the presence
of the thousands of men in the city
who had expected to be Immediately
transported across the Atlantic. At
the critical moment came the offer of
funds from the generous donors of
the $4,000. 1t was quickly accepted.
Their names were withheld at their
request.
All of the reservists possible were
supplied with railroad tickets and
other expenses to carry them back
to their homes in this country. En-
ployment will be found as rapidly
as it can be obtained for the COM
paratively small number who de-
cided to remain in the city. and all
in destitute circumstances were pro-
vided with shelter and food.
At the Austrian consulate similar
proceedings were carried out for the
relief of the Austrian and Hungarian
reservists in needy circumstances
Only those were returned to their
homes in this country. however. who
had come to this city through the
Misrepresentation or misunderstood
ings with the consular agents in their
respective home cities or towns.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
DR.. Finley Tramps All
Night in France; Taken
for Spy, but Is Released

LONDON, Aug. S.-Dr. John H.
Finley, head of the department of
education of the State of New York,
returned TO London yesterday after
noon with his twelve year-old son,
John, jr. DR.. Finley was in the lake
district OF North England on Mon
day, when he learned Of the trouble,
and he determined to go to France
to fetch his son to England
The boy was with French fam
lily eleven miles from Dieppe
DR.. Finley reached Boulogne at 3
o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was
Immediately seized by a soldier and
taken before the commissaire of
police. He was obliged TO have a
photograph taken, and was then
allowed TO proceed to Abbeville.
There was no train, so he started TO
walk to Dieppe, forty miles away.
He started at o'clock In the eve
ming and reached Dieppe at
O'clock on Wednesday morning. He
slept on the roadside in a drenching
rain.
At 2 O'Clock in the morning he
was arrested, suspected of being n
German spy. He was searched by
three gendarmes. who took all his
hnionginRs and thought a stick of
shaving soap was dynamite He had
Uutg in identifying himself de-
spite his passport, photograph, and
New York hat. Finally the ribbon
Of the Legion of Honor was the ses-
anne to obtain his release.
He got an auto at Dieppe. got his
son, and returned TO Boulogne.
DIR. Finley was formerly president
of the College of the City of New
York, and professor of political his
tory at Princeton University.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
EMMANUEL PLACES
HONOR ABOVE ALL
Said to Have Rejected Tempt
ing Offers of Allies for
Support.

ROME, Italy,-Aug. s.--A statement
attributed to King Victor Emmanuel
In reply to the insistence of the rep
resentative of Germany and Austria
Hungary, who continually augmented
their offers, in order to obtain the
active cooperation of Italy in the
politics of the two Teutonic empires.
has aroused much discussion In
political circles here. The King of
tally is said to have burst out with
the exclamation Neither friendship
for my allies nor offers made by
them, no matter how advantageous.
would persuade me to sell my honor
and that of my country"
Queen Helena, with her children,
returned to the Quirinal today, as her
majesty desired not to be far away
from the King during the present
grave situation. She said: my place
in case of danger is beside my hus-
band"
The Queen was accompanied by her
sister in-law, Princess Natalie of
Montenegro, and her three children.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
GERMANS WANT
CABLES CENSORED
Commercial Body Protests tc
Wilson Against Censorship
of Wireless Alone.

/. WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Presfden
Wilson today received from the Gar.
man American Chamber of Com.
merce of New York a vigorous pro
test against naval censorship of Ger
man wireless stations, while English
and French cables are free and I'M
censored
Inquiry was made IL the use of
the cables for tipping OFF, war Of
fees abroad was not a violation of
neutrality and if the cables should
not also be put under naval censor
ship.
THE cable to Germany has been
cut and the wireless station at Say
vile, Long Islong and Tuckerton, N.
j., are under control of censors," the
German protest read. "On the other
hand, the French and English cables
are in clear operation and not under
any censorship whatever To the
best of our belief and information.
instructions and news of German
ships are cabled from here to Eng
land and France over these cables
and then transmitted by wireless to
English, French and Russian men,
of-war.
':At the same time those cables are
freely used to disseminate in the
United States and from here to other
parts of the world false rumors. re-
ports and exaggerations which in
fiuence public opinion against Ger
many and tend TO humiliate her in
the eyes of the world. Germany is
defenceless, as she Is practically III
communicate.
Are not these facts infringements
on the neutrality declared by the
United States and should not these
cables be put under strict censor
ship?"
Hubert c.. Ills, president. and
Heinrich Charles, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, signed the
protest
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08
In Behalf of UniOnists GOmpers
Asks Intervention OF U. S.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-A protest
against the European war, drafted
by Samuel Gompers and expressing
the views of 500. 600 labor unionists in
New York city and vicinity, was sent
to President Wilson yesterday, The
President was asked to intervene in
the struggle.
Are these dynasties afraid the
protest says, that the near future
will presage their dissolution? Must
the progress of labor be checked and
demoralized by the method of war?
We hesitate to believe such horrible
conspiracy, but there appears no
other tangible cause for deluging
these countries in war"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-08

and adherents not to increase prices.
The Municipal Council demands that
any tradesman increasing the prices
of necessaries or attempting to corner
any provision shall be taken before a
court-martial. There is a great
shortage of paper here, and purchases
are being carried about without
wrapping. Special arrangements are
being made to relieve the women who
are working on the trains as con-
ductors.
A private police force to assist the
municipal police is being formed. The
members will work without pay and
insure the keeping of a watch night
and day.
Not single permit will be issued
to war correspondents allowing them
to follow the operations within a dis
lance where their presence would
avail them anything. Nobody outside
the military is permitted within
twenty-five miles of the frontier.
The Partisan authorities arrested
800 persons in the recent disturb
ances here, and will try them by
court-martial. Precautions are being
taken against any repetition of the
disorders.