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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
COCKTAILS WILL
GET ONE BOAT
To POLICE CANAL
Government Does Not Fear Sc
rious Difficulty In Enforcing
Neutrality of Panama Canal
Zone

Washington, Dec. 1S.--ln response
to Colonel Goethais Request for two
destroyers to aid in policing Panama
Canal waters for the enforcement OF
neutrality rules, Secretary Daniels an
nourced tonight that tomorrow he
will order one vessel. probably the
cruiser Tacoma. to Panama.
This action was taken on receipt
Of additional information from Colo
mel Goethals regarding the circum-
stances which led him to ask for the
destroyers, Colonel Goethals reported
that no other violations of the neu-
traGty OF the Panama Canal have
been committed other than the case
reported yesterday of the British coll
Her which was found to be eommu-
nicating with British cruisers Off the
west coast. The navy radio officer
at the canal promptly dismantled the
radio apparatus OF the collier upon
discovery of the violation.
Upon request of the British ambas-
sador, Cecil Spring Ricee, tho Navy
Department has Instructed its radio
officers at Panama to notify all yes
sells approaching the Canal Zone OF
the restriction on the use OF wireless
within tho United Statea Jurisdiction.
The British ambassador pointed out
to the authorities here that violations
of the regulations regarding the use
Of wireless apparatus might unwtt-
tingly be committeed by vessels en-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
PREPARING TO MAKE
NOTABLE FIGHT
REV. GEO. CHALMERS RICHMOND
DErIEs HIS CHURCH
sUPERuORs.

Philadelphia. Dec. 1T am pre-
pairing a fight that will startle the
church world" declared the Rev
George Chalmers Richmond today, COM
mentinx on the recent summons for
him to appear for trial before the
ecclesiastical court of the diocese OF
Pennsylvania for alleged public de-
hance in his pulpit.
Il do not care to place any of the
clergy in an embarrassing position
with the bishop and the remainder of
the diocese. but ! will carry this fight
to the bishops own door I shall eA =
plain things that were done against
the best interests OF my church and
myself as far as three years back. and
have letters that viii suhstantiate
everything I have to say"
Francis Lewis. one Of those who
signed the presentment against the
minister. admitted today that DIR.
Rtchmond's church and not the diocese
owns the church property, after DR..
Richmond had threatened 10 have his
church Withdrawn from the diocese in
case the court decides against him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
MANY SLAUGHTERED IN
RETREAT FROM FRONTERAS

Douglas. Arix., Dec. l6--Ex-Fed :
erals in Maytorcna's sonora Army
cut OF Captain CAmou's retreat TO
A4ua Prieta from Frontarax, after de-
feat.ng him there. Camou was wound
ed.
Five autos were sent from Aqua
Prfeta to carry achievements to Ca
mou, but they also were cut off Ca
mou ia still nghting desperately NJ
teen miles south az here to prevent
capture He ives reinforced this at
fernoon by two hundred mef. under
Major Huertedo, who came north
from Nacozari hundred fresh men
were sent south from Arus prieta this
morning.
OF the two hundred men who were
started from Nacozari under Huer-
tasio messengers declare, only TWEEN
ty-three were able TO join Camou.
the others having beer captured or
killed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17

real work to secure subscribers: but
there Ii that consolation that moth
Ing worth while Wax ever aecempiish-
cd without work. Have you ever
seen anything desirable that was not
hard to get?
In q competition Of this kind. AZ
In tho daily walk OF life. twenty-five
candidates arc going to win and 9TH
ers who do not display the proper
effort Will, OF course, lose. There
arc opportunities that present them
selves and are cast aside by some.
Others will grasp them and make the
most out Of them. This ID the fea-
son that some candidates are get
ting subscribers today and arc not
standing Idly by and saying that II ID
impossible 10 ret them.
The winners Will 4, make up their
minaa 70 ret i oertaiA number OF sub
|ocs1pktons e4cla dAyS And VIII not ~
r. ~ - ssa1 ss:s sssss Sc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
Scarborough, Haftlepool and
Whitby Damaged and Many
Killed and Wounded
Raid Is Germanys
First Big Stroke
Believed That 1t Means Her
Fleet Is Out of Kiel Canal
Bent on Striking Great Blow
Against British

London. Dec. te.--A powerful
German flt,eef slsg,ped this MORN
ing through the Gordon Of naval
defcus,, which made the teast az
England invi,laie for centuries.
hof,ssa,tief the cities of Sxart,of,
ougI,, HartiepooI and Whitby. On
the York Silir. coast. Has miles
from UeIigoland. killed probably
fifty elk iIi:,ns and soldiers. ard
wounded $50. and DESTROYED an
Immense, amount OF uronrrty.
The sat:idron which sl,eJletl
Hartieucol wbere the t,os,,tnvx1.
pent was most destructive 10 Iifa
and r,,.nueTfy. was cnY11ryf,Srd 4f,ss
Admiralty announces, s,f two baf.
lie cruisers and and an armOrc0
cruiser; while from four to SIR
light cruisers attacked ScnraOe-
oiIgii and Nbifhy. III ts olIiC1ally
announced that In HAFtlep0O1
alone seven soldiers were killed
aud f0urtssf'gl wounded, A1ad tsre11E
tx~fws Hams were Killed -
fxgfy @Ntrr woun6fcd. The Adn13~
raity places the casualties Ae
scarborough at eleven, bnt refu~
CESS from fhat city say that tagn-
.cen t I '',,,.s -.
~, .,,s,st..a
,rY xrrDprE r~pacEn
~ -, -, -, aa -s,,@ a., s,,~
.,..ss,,,, av,,,c;s IN. 1.or,rars ha~.
r,crrcry,.,I IN ,l,e war All Epg.
INA ~ ala, ,,,ad and e,,raoe.I b...
,..,,sa +, sauadrrn ~ f:ermau.s
,,,ns. tauccrous war craft was
urran;ttcd Ia ,.sc,,,, from the KfrI
canal and remain uudrtf1tes1
long enough to give Cnplishmer
"A terrible cspcrtcncr of thr hor-
ror~ OF war tina, have come to
Belgium and France.
There Is fear that an invasion
will bs, attempted. but there La
s,,nrs, reason to bciieY, that the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
British 'Warships Shell Ger
mans at Westende. Driving
Them Back From Coast
Flanders Campaign (,
Goes Well for Allies
Entire German Line Is Now
Threatened by Thanking
Movement From North. Ac.
cording to French Report

Paris. Dec f6.--The bomIardmcnt
xyt,e, in Flanders. ny the British war.
ships. which WAS announced In the
ofliCia. coinmuiifque Issued thi. after
noon, has cnah icd The Franco Belgian
ward from Nicuport for the past three
days. to- extend their lines IL the sea
AT point "A few miles northeast of
stcuport-
This is tho feature OF the operations
in Flanders, which were marked to-
day. as Yesterday. By spirited effen-
sive movement on the part of the al
lies. and "A slight advance OF their
front TO tbs eastward The operations
started with Newport as a base are
regarded here AS part of The plan TO
drive the Germans back TO their sec
ord Tine Of defense In Belgium. and
to threaten their entire froat In Elan
ders by a fanking movement from
the north. I. Ks understood that Gen.
era, Joffre has dispatched a consid-
erahia force 10 reinforce the troops
already engaged in this attempt.
The afternoon war once statement
said that progress made on previous
days in Flanders had been organized
and that additional ground had been
gained at St ELIOT
Tno1ficia. reports from the front say
that the French armies on the exit eme
right appear To be starting an often
Eive movement along the line from
Beifort 20 St Marie-AuxMinea. 1t is
also said that the French have fortified
Thanh. In Aisace. strongly, and are
to make that town the base
for their future incursions into Aisace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
CkaRANzA FORCES
MOVE ON I0RRt0N
HEeour HAS 1T THAT VILLA WILL
COMMAND DEFENDERS OF CITY
WITH STRONG GARRISON.
ELECT PRESIDENT JAN. |
FALLS aSTo HANDS
of VILLA FORCES WITHOUT A
afcHT--BHfvIsH SUBJECT AR
ansTED CHARGED As SPY.
ELECT PRESIDENT JAN. |

IL Pasc. Tex, Dec i6.--A
stro.s column OF Car1aIntstas
under Gexler4,l nifonxo Nasquez,
IN moving on 1orreou. Tho col
umn WAS met Tuesday afternoon
by villa forces at point west
of san Pedro. only few miles
from iNorreoSa, and severe hat
tie resulted. The outcome h not
known. Reports To this effect
were brought here today by
4Ans~ricatas who arrived from
Torreon.
villa Will take active charge OF the
defense OF Tcrreor. according to the
Americans. The Ca-ra-1za force num-
bers 5000. and about 5000 men we're
cent out from Tor-eon to meet them.
Ralding parties, presumably Car
road line north Of Torreon. 1t Is be-
neyed that the line has already been
Gu. north or the city. Juarez officials
tonight, however. declared that the
telegraph line 70 Torreon was work
Ing. They declare that only few
detached bands have been operating
in the San PEDRO region and that they
will soon be dispersed.
City Falls Without Fight.
Villa offaciais In Juarez even de-
clared that he had not stopped at Tor
reou. but had gone south to parttc!-
pate In the attack, on Guadaiajs
That city. having capituiated without
n fight, however, accor riding to Juarez
reports. officials there admitted that
villa nigh, come back to Torreon.
The American passengers from there
asserted that Villa had not gore fur
,har aouth than To-raon. bu. had
stopped there to take corar1and OF
his men Ia defense Of the place, the
fall of which would cut his communal
cations.
Regarding the fall OF GusdaiaJara,
the message received In Juarax By
General Crneias simply stated that
the convention forces hold the city
and that the Carranxistas retired"
Carranna reports state that Jau-
nave. In the State OF Tamaulipas,
near Victoria. has been captured at
ter heavy fighting by the forces OF
General Caballero.
Gomez zapata's Choice.
Manuel Nagore, judge OF the Crimi-
nal Court OF Mexico City. has arrived
in San Antonio as an emissary from
Zapata to invite Emilio yasauez Go
mez to 90 TO Mexico City ana attend
the convention. according to adviccs
received here by CarrAnxietas The
convention which win choose q Pro-
v!sional President. meets on January
"a. Comes has been reported as the
choice OF Zapata for the Presidency.
n. Percy Meaker. a British sub
feet, Is held prisoner ut Navajoa- ST.
naloa. charged with being a Carranza
spy. H. c. Myles, British vice con-
sui here. has been requested by the
British ambassador at Washington to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
PROPHECIES PREDICTS
PEACE AFTER MARCH
Declares War Means Downfall of Hohenzoerns and the End
of Austria's Aged Monarch i France Must Listen
to Conscience to Reap Benefit

even IL the results which she obtains
In the war are not those she hoped
for--to her marvellous predestination.
to her instincts. She will be the pa
ciic queen of the world. Let her
be on guard. for fate awaits her at
the moment Of the negotiations If
she listens to her conscience she will
reap all the fruits OF victory.
A Consummatfon to he Hoped For.
Paris will come out OF the war
grcRtencd and Neutrality-suspicious.
In attraction for foreigners and les
sened in influence in her own coun-
try. This city will lead a crusade TO
extend the race. Women will be less
frivolous and will pay more attention
to their homcs.
The year will see the liberation of
oppressed peoples and the European
equilibrium.
Italy Will enter the war. Modern
I'm will decline IT the Vatican.
Germany, After tho yx4ts NTH haxe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
Say Measure to Prohibit Ship
ment of Supplies to Warning
Nations Peace Measure
Not Dictated by
Love Of Germany
Members of German Extraction
Get "Hot All Over Reply
ing to Insinuation That They
Are Germany's Agents

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k"Sa
pmpas~ eae" VI sAe see
h.mea 70 rAse On tae mouse toaaS '"
R0sAte0 out that Messrn. haSenoi0t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
STORY OF GERMANS
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT

London. Dec. IA German
feet this morning slipped through
tiie Gordon of naval defense
which had made the coast of
England inviolate for centuries,
and bomi,arc,ed the cities OF Scar
borough. Hartiepool and Whitby,
ON the northeast coast of Eng
land, and $40 miles across tho
North sea from the German ma
val base at Hciigoland.
itNwas the most daring and sue.
ccssfui exploit the Germans lAavo
performed I'm the war. and all
England Is alarmed and excited
over the possibility OF invasion.
There is reason to believe that
the destructive raid was the first
stroke of great coup the Gcr-
, rs have been planning for
week $50 rush of their great ships
from the kiei Canal and an at
tempt to ruin British cOiiimerxse
on the Atlantic before they were
smashed by the superior British
feet.
An enormous amount OF dam.
age was done at Scarborough,
Hartiepool and Whitby. At least
twenty eight persons were KILL
cd and scores were wounded.
Eighteen were killed At Scarbor.
ough, nine at Hartlepool aud one
ut Whitby. The first shell drop
ped In Scarborough Mt 1854 A.
NJ. and the bombardmont con.
tirned there, and at HAFtlcpOnl
aud Whitby for moro than half
PEOPLE RUSH TO INTERIOR.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
THIS is PERIOD WHEN
LIVE CANDIDATE WINS
FantH Hearted VIII Lag Behind But Those With Determine
ton Will Pile Up Good Vote Before Close of ''Oppor-
tunity Period"--A Busy Week Wins Machine


These are tho days that tho live.
energetic candidates are doing their
level best to, aAcura Ill the auhmcrip-
tons possible. Some are meeting
With sucocss and others are ready to
drop out" Some will win automo-
biles and others. through lack OF Of
fort. will not share In tho awards.
Those who are not meeting with sue
cess are tho faint-heartcd ones who
are satisfied with IN excuse instead Of
insisting that their friends subscrip-
tons are necessary for them to be
declared winner.
1t IL not ~ easy to ret subscrtp-
tfons today ~ Il was last week 1T
this time. and each day will increase
the dfflicuity, Why II THAI The an
Awer Il simple. The TERRITORY u b..
Ing covered BY candidates who are
getting tha snbscript i0nA eaaiegt to
,s |'Is ], : !, : s|E
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
SOCIETY MAN DIES
BY HIS Own HAND
GEORGE :. NICHOLAS. OFF BALTI-
MORE, ON VISIT TO VIRGINIA.
SUICIDE.

Especial to The Richmond Vtrgintar.l
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 16,-Georse s.
Nicholas. prominent society man of this
city. and well-known gentleman jockey.
died fror, a self-innicted bullet wound
in the head last night while attending
house party at Mr., Dulin's country
home on the Burt Farm. St stephens,
near Catlett Station. Va
Mr. Nicholas went TO the estate OF
Mr.. Dufin, who 10 prominent Wash
ingtonian. last week with his brother
- law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Frame. to spend some time. All
of the visitors had been enjoying
themselves and every day, Mr. Sicho-
las. who was great lover OF horses,
would take q long cross-country ride.
or would go cunning with the other
visitors.
No reason can be assigned for his act.
His brother. Randolph Nicholas. also
of this city. left today for Virginia,
to bring the remains home for burial.
Mr.. Nicholas Is a son of Mrs. w. c.
Nicholas and the late Captain Wilson
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
BIG FINANClERS ARE.
CHARGED WITH FR AUD

PittsDurg, Dec, lG.~-w. 4 Frtek.
fourth vice president Of tie rhittd
States Steel Railway Tie Company, and
John Maxey, also connected with thc
concern. nave been arrested on pre-
lfmiuary charges Of fraudulent advcr-
Using" made on charges by Attorney
4. c. Stein
Informatjons also have been mad"
against r. E. t. Maney- president aud
general manager, describing himself
an attorney n law and business man,
w. s. Beamer, nrst vice president, capt.
talist, and Frank Shuman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
SENATE CONSIDERS
IMMIGRATION BILL
TEST RECEIVES MuGIL
ATTENTION AND Exceptions
ARE PROPOSED.
NlCARAGUAN TREATY
FEATURE WHICH PLACED THAT
COUNTRY UNDER PROTECTION
OF UNITED STATES IL NOW
ELIMIN ATED.

Washington, Dec. te,-~The Senate
gave nearly four hours today to con
sideration of the immigration bill
Efforts by Chairman Smith. OF tilc
Immigration Committee, To get arr
agreement for vote on the bill iaexi
Saturday were blocked III senator
.sae M $3.50. ". N III b..
for a vote. The Interesting feature
of the discussion today was an amend
inent offered by Senator Thomas, OF
Colorado. for the better protection of
Jews from Russia. and which WAS
suggested in n letter written Is Mr.
Thomas hy Louis Marshall, of New
York. In the provision OF the bill,
which eXempts from the literacy test
persons solely who are fleeing from
religious persecution the amendment
proposes to strike out the words
solely and to enlarge upon the IAN
guage by adding the following
Whenever evidenced by overt acts
or discrininatory laws or reguIa-
tons
Jews Could Qualify Anyhow.
Senator Smith, who had charge ~
the bill. opposed the amendment as
not necessary for the protection a.
the Jews 10 exempt them from the
Nteracy test because most Of them
could qualify under IL anyhow Sen
ator Smith pointed out that greater
percentage of the Jewish population
Of Russia was more educated than
any other class Of Russian people.
and made the statement that willis
10 per cent of ali the population Of
Russia is illiterate, the percentage o.
illiteracy among the Jews IS about
40 per cent.
The amendment had not been pass
ed when the Senate adjourned.
Favor Nicaraguan Treaty.
The Senate Coinmlttve on r-orefGn
Relations made a favorahi report to-
day to the Senate on the treaty with
Nicaragua. An agreement was reach-
ed at the committee meeting thf~
morning to report the treaty. and the
report was submitted 10 the Senate
in executive session By Senator stone.
chairman Of the Foreign Relations
Committee, late this afternoon. In
reporting the treaty tho committee
placed restriction on the So o0o,hnc
which is 10 he paid to NicRraSu7.
which requires that that republic sinai;
discharge its obligations to American
citizens who now hold claims against
Nfcara qua,
The treaty originally provided for
the same sort Of protection or right
of Intervention as Is recogniaed in
the Plat amendment to the treaty
with Cuba, but that was opposed sa
strongly. on the ground thar IT waS
the beginning Of a general policy OF
United States Interference In the mat
tiers of Central American States. thaI
Secretary Bryan withdrew the treaty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
Great Struggle impending, Aus
tro-Gernan Armies Concen-
nating for Blow
More Than Million
Men on Each Side
Russian Center Has Not Weak
ened to Strengthen Southern
Force, New Men Being Re-
Servists

London pec. fS~--~gasxtaa rc4m-
tcrceraents ere rcn-inE I'd the 1cnth
Ysr tae battle which hos air.ssr
began near L-rneesv. and IA u ssa-
~rR GAEcta. On the Se~s6as aide
the strategic railways are een*s,.
ing tAeGsanas of troeEs ~x.Ih ata
tots fhe Austrian sr=asea in ,hc 60
fext to free Grace~s trrxn tie Ia
veSfnert. Everything e-sn4s so
enEa9~ment sf great stsslence ga
which more .esa rsai.ica :sssa viii
Ne engaged IN sssh sides.
New frora tho ,TE4nstocnosga or d aow
front Is naaAgrs .orsget sccoI dsag TO
Fetrorrad, aEd i.ttle Is known except
that the Agatias Las slrsA+y started
and that Il 81 extending oxec wide
front The F1ssiase lives In Central
Polan5 have aSE aaen weakened 10
strengthen tho foysss IN the south. tire
men tot tss new task being drawn
FROM n large fcrss Of reserves which
ths Grand DUKE Nicholas hes been
eoncer tyatinx behind warsaw
(, r. believed that the plan Of the
Russian con,rnaaesT " 70 strike The
Austrian armies bstore che Germans
car join .hsr,. aud then 20 5eai with
the Kaiser ro.a separately.
In Central Poland the battle at
LowiscE continues with neither side
having a decided advantage.
The Army Messenger OF Petrosrad
explains the situation n Central Po-
land today "a follows;
"Ou the front II Lowiscz and fiow
German attacks have had ne success
Our troops have repuised The enemy.
causing them to suffer great loss. South
Of Cracow tie sus7sy attempted. be-
tween December r and December u.
s,= ~ aszGr4
his positions Of defense On the 18th
be debouched In large Numbers from
pukia Pass and attempted 20 descend
tho slope on the north side Of the Car
pathiars Our troops. after strong
dsferse. repulsed the enemy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
GERMANS lombard ENGLISH COAST TOWNS
MANY NONCOMPLIANCE SLAIN BY SHELLS
WILL STAND
BY LYNN APPOINTMENT

WASHINGTON. Dec. t6.--President
Wilson has accepted the challenge
of the Senate on patronage mat
tiers. and the fight is ON. 1t was
made known authoritativcly today
that the President Is ready to
meet the issue and that he intends
10 continue John D. Lynn, of
Rochester. in the Office OF United
States Attorney for the Western
District of New York, notwith-
standing the unanimous action Of
the Senate I'm rejecting the nomi-
nation.
The President, It was also made
known, intends to stand pat OIL
tho other recess appointments OF
the same character made by him
in New Jersey and Missouri.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
KINGS SAY HAVE NO
WARLIkE AMBITIONS

London, Dee. Ts,---Rumors that the
kings of Sweden, Denmark and Nor
way, a. the conference they will hold
at Malmo sweden, on December Is
and -. Will discuss plans for taking
sit active part in the great war, met
with au emphatic denial at the Swedish
legation today. 1t was stated there
Ktck Gustav. Of Sweden, had called
he conference for the purpose of taxi
ing NJ plans to protect and aid Scan
d.navian trade, and that all three
countries would maintain their atti-
tude ut strict neutrality.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
POPE EyrMprs BELGIUM
FROM PAYING PETERS PENCE

Rome, cee 1.-THE Pope has written
= lsttsr - Carolina, Msrctcr Of Bel
wsusu In which ne dsepfy depiores the
tate OF that country, which. he declares.
10 the result Of the greatest outrage
n history. the Pore says he shsres
ths Sorrows and horsa Of the 1nforru-
ua&s Bsigians. 10 whom he sends his
blessing. He aleo szsuipts them from
sAe pAymart Of Petsrs Penca.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
JUDGE BUSINESSES SUIT
AGAINST ANtIGAMATED

New York. Dsc ie--jndra la
cunbe. OF the United States District
Court, dismissed today the amended
-raYyrysnfr r==ttsast the sherman law dam
ssa snit brought by the United Copper
Securities COMPANY. assignee for Otto
Heinza n Co, and Ruth Noyes Heinze.
against the Amalga mated Copper
i.omrcry The Anaconda Copper Com
many. the Butte Coalition. the Rod
Metals Company. william Rockefeller.
and other individual aasehaan,-,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
KEPORT SLIGHT ADVANCES
TO THE NORTH SEA

Paris. Dec 1.-THE following COM
muu!que was issued at i0:4o tonight:
Our FORCES have made slight adj
vance to the North Sea northeast OF
Nisuport ans southeast OF Ypree-
ton OF IABassee. !
On the rest OF the front there In
nothing important to report,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
CAROLINA GETS
NEXT HOTEL MEET
THERS ASSOCIATION CLOSES
THREE DAYS SESSION WITH ALL
AROUND REGRETS.
MOORE. Is REELECTED
BODY DETERMINES TO MAKE BIG
FIGHT FOR BETTER ROADS.
AND WILL EXTEND IT'S
MEMBERSHIP.

Pressdent~A. T. Moore, of Stanton.
Secretary -Treasurer-N- e Lucas,
Winchester, N1
Next place OF meetine-winesrn-
Saiems y. C. 5s,4s
The Southern Hotel Association. after
a three days session adjourned last
night at Stumpfs Hotel The associa-
ton had met at the various hotels in
the city, with central headquarters at
The Richmond.
The fret social session was held at
The Jefferson. followed by similar sas-
sions at The Richmond Murphy's, Rue
gers Lexington and finally at stumpfs g.
President Moore said last night that.
never In the history OF the association
had such successful meeting been
held.
Most important matters were dis
cussed by the n members. The main
one. was that OF good roads Members
M
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