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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
To HAVE W0MEN'S
COLLEGE PLACED
OFF At DISTANCE
Interesting Facts Have Been
Brought to Light Regarding
Location Of Coordinate Col
lege at Charlottesville.

Some interesting facts regarding
the coordinate college for women at
the University of Virginia, the bill
providing for which, was reported fav-
orably several days ago by the SEN
ate committee on education, have
come to light.
The bill as reported by the COM
mittee, provides that the college shall
not be within one mile and u half of
the university, and that Joint COM
mtttee, composed of three members of
the senate committee on education,
and five members from the house COM
mittee on schools and colleges, shall
be appointed as committee on site.
The duties of this committee, which
shall be fair. and competent. shall be
to select the site for the coordinate
college.
The bill provides further that 1t
shall carry no appropriation from the
State. According to the advocates of
the college. this Is mot necessary. as
several handsome contributions have
been offered, one of which was by Mr..
Crane, Of Chicago, who rendered an
offer of $4,000, II the school was
located in Charlottesville. 1t Is de-
clared further that the city of Char
Iottesviile and Albemarle county
would make up the balance OF the
$4,000 for the establishment Of the
college.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
.|ND|CT RAILROAD
RECEIVING REBATES
Lehigh and Hudson Held on
Ten Counts by Interstate
Commerce Commission.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE in
terstate commerce commission an
nounced this afternoon that the fed
eral grand jury at Trenton had in
dicted the Lehigh and Hudson River
Railroad company on ten counts. and
Morris Rutherford, its president
and general manager for soliciting.
accepting and recsiving concessions
from the published rates on bitumin-
Gus coal received, by it via the Penn
sylvania railroad. from the West
moreland district, near Pittsburg.
The coal was taken to Phillipsburg,
n. j.. and there turned over to the
Lebgh and Hudson River and un-
loaded.
d The coal. which was fuel coal was
actually billed to Warwick, \. J. There
were approximately four hundred car
loads. The joint rate to Warwick is
80 per ton. out of which the Penn
sylvania received a division of Sf79.
Under such shipment, the commits
sion holds that the Pennsylvania COM
pany's local rate Of So should have
applied, and by means of this false
billing to Warwick the Lehigh and
Hudson road gained a concession of
twenty-one cents ton.
Representatives of the commission
detected the practice in November.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
MR.. STEBBINS FUNERAL
HELD AT ASHLAND

ASHLAND. VA. Feb. 1i.-The
funeral Of Charles Stebbins, one of the
oldest and most respected citizens and
one of the best known business men Of
Ashland. who died here early Tuesday
morning. was conducted yesterday
afternoon at o'clock from his late
residence. The burial was In Wood
land re'netery. Following are those
who q d as pallbearers.
F. v voolfolk, j. g. Hughes. DR..
j. w Gordon. G.. F, Delarue. T. p.
Scott, w II. Puryear. Charles p. Eng
land and T, Harden Johnson
Mr. Stebbns was born in Richmond,
but moved to this place in 1858, where
he has. since resided. He was for a
number of years treasurer of Ashland
and later. served on the town council.
He was a member Of the Knights of
Templar and Ashland Lodge, a. f. &
a. NJ.
He leaves a widow, two sons, Har-
vey Stebbins and Charles Stehbins, Jr;
one sister. Mrs. John ID. Owen, and
one brother. Harvey Stebbins, OF
PAGES. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
AUTOGRAPHS SOLD;
/. FETCH GOOD PRICES

LONDON, Feb. 1l.-An autograph
letter of Mary, Queen Of Scots, was
sold for $l.500 today at sale OF auto
graphs, and historical documents al
Sotheby's.
Sabin bought three autograph let
tiers OF George Washington. One was
letter dated Mount Vernon, August
IL, 1884. referring to the strained re-
lations between England and the
United States. This went for s22o
Another letter of the same period, re-
ferring to the delay on the part of
Great Britain in evacuating the west
ern frontier posts. according to the
Ell ms of the treaty, bfetis hit $sne-A
Washington letter telling of the diff
ficulties in apportioning lands was sold
for S205 A letter written by WASH
ington in 1873 brought S24o.
An autograph poem by Robert
Burns, New Years Day." was sold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
BILL IS AIMED At
PRIVATE BANKERS
New York State Trying to
Profit by Lesson in The
. Siegel Failure.

NEW YORK. Feb. 11.--Highly inn
portant laws to safeguard the small
investor through close restriction and
supervision of private bankers. doing
business with people of small. or mod
crate. means, form a pivotal point OF
interest in the recommendation that
have been drawn up and practically
decided upon by the Van Tuyl COM
mission for revising the State banking
laws
The draft of the laws that have
been thus far recommended by the
subcommittee was gone over today by
the main body, and 1t is believed will,
with few exceptions, be the final form
that will be presented to the legisla-
ture next month.
The lessons Of the Siegel bank fail
ure have borne large fruit in the
measures the commission has practi-
caily adopted to prevent recurrence
of such a disaster The proposed
legislation is aimed directly at the
class Of private bankers, doing a bust
ness of the Siegel type.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
EVEN THE W|SEST
FAIL IN EFFORTS
To PREDICT WHAT
OUTCOME WILL Be
Executive Sessions of Confer
cnce Committee on Enabling
Act Shrouded With Secrecy
Developments Of Day in Fight
Rumors of Turns Taken by
Members of Committee are
Heard---None Outside Know
What Amendments. If Any,
Will Hold.

A meeting of the conference COM
mittee. appointed to straighten out the
differences of the house and senate
on the enabling act, was held yester-
day afternoon, and discussion of the
amendments was carried over until
this morning at . o'clock.
Nothing has been given out in re-
gard to the action OF the committee,
but il is understood that the meeting
has been very quiet and the differences
between the two houses will be patch
ed up and the bill will soon be on its
passage.
lust what the committee will do Is
being freely talked around the lobby
of Murphy's hotel, but even the wisest
are at a loss as to what the final out
come will be.
IT is known. however, that some
Of the amendments will be retained
and others put out but what these
VIII be it is difficult to saw
The situation as it stands Is very
favorable to the final passage of the
bin and the dry forces are confident
o! victory.
No let-up of the lobby has been
made. The liquor men are stiii on
the anxious bench and are towering
around in their attempts TO find out
lust what will happen. and they are
lust as much up the tree as anybody
else.
A large delegation of liquor men
from cities throughout the state was
noticed in Richmond last night, but
the question as 10 whether they came
Ia see Evelyn Seshit Thaw or to take
care Of their interest Ia a matter Tor
sueculatscn. Possibly II was Tor
both.
n the Saturday morning issue OF
The virEinian IL was stated 'nat
Senator Hart, of Roanoke. was one
of those busy on the floor OF the house
Friday. when the enabling act was
sent back to the house from the SEN
aye for concurrence. This was mis-
take Senator Hart was out of the
ci,y nj The time and took no part In
the house. This inadvertance Is re-
GREETED.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
RITUAL MURDER IS
CRY AGAIN RAISED

KTEFF. Feb. 11.--This city Is in a
ferment at the report that another
Christian boy was murdered recently
in circumstances which have again
raised the cry OF ritual murder"
which figured SO prominently in the
trial Of Mendel Beiliss on the charge
of having murdered the boy. Audrey
Yuschinsky. which the prosecution
failed to establish.
A Christian boy, an orphan, living
with 4 Jewish family in the small town
OF Eastoff. forty miles from kieff. WAS
kiMed about two months ago.
Owing to rumors that his fate was
similar to that OF Yuschinsky. the body
was exhumed and, according to the
story current here. thirteen wounds
were found. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
SU[lER AND RYAN
TO TELL Of $4,000
Former Governors Claim That
Murphy Got It" May Yet
Be Proven.

NEW YORK. Feb. u.-Former Gov
ern3r sulser and Allan A. Ryan. son OF
aoiaas l.. Ryan, are to have another
T.. por,unity OF testifying to n $4,000
campaign contribution made by Mr..
xstn. in October, 1912.
The board of managers for the as
semal, in the Impeachment trial.
.kcrSed that this contribution was
mace to Mr.. Sulxer by Allan Ryan. and
then ten 1000 bills were placed in his
hand BY |. u. McGlons. secretary to Mr..
R3x... Ryan and McGlons were both
Witnesses 1T the impeachment trial. and
NJ. Ryan said that Sulssr appealed to
him for thu money.
No anew0r to the Testimony, on this
roAEt Was made until October 15th,
ANTI INIxAx, than campaigning Tor aloe
Ston ~ fhe - IaEah1ys declared that the
y Il 81 ganE ~ Chaflei n. Murphy. and
q Is ne1X4 h nxod I'm w him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
GHOST Of PAST"
OLD DIP CAUGHT
New York Police Again Get
Crook. Known to Them
Since 1874.

NEW YORK. Feb. lf.--They caught
the .ghos, of the past" again today.
Detective Cassassa nabbed him at sixth
avenue and Fourteenth street, just as
he had taken a tattered pockethook
from the coat OF young girl. The
ghost OF the past is seventy years
old. and has been known to the police
OF New Ycrk since 1874, headquarters
showing that the old pickpocket was
early placed on the present police lists.
His name is John Hanley, and he
Ia known by half n, dozen other aliases
In several cities Of the country.
Hanley has been convicted many
times, and has served several terms In
prison. After being known regularly
to the police since 1874, he disappeared
about 1895. and IL was thought that
he was dead. One day In the fall of
1895 hs was picked up and brought
10 headquarters, much to the surprise
OF the detectives. who were sure that
the old man was dead. That day he
got his new name, the ghost OF the
paEt." and as such no has been known
since,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
MAKING VALUATIONS
TO COST $l2,00O,000

WASHINGTON, Feb. lie. A
Prouty. formerly interstate commerce
commissioner, who has charge of the
commissions task Of making a ply
steal valuation Of all the railroads OF
the country. delivered an important
address tonight before the annual
meeting Of the chamber of commerce
of the United States.
Mr.. Prouty gave the first authori-
tative outline of the giant job under
taken hy the commission. He esti-
mates that 1t may be five or six years
before the work Is completed. and
that il may cost the United States
as much as ST., 900. 900.
Mr.. Pronfy said that the country
ought to realize the fact at once that
the physical valuation of railways in
wolves something more than determin-
ing the cost of reproduction without
depreciation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12

ARE LARGER THAN
At LAST SESSION
Senate Bill Presented Carrying
Nearly sl4,000.000. Explain
ed by Mr.. Echols in Statement
From Finance Commute.

The senate appropriations bill,
carrying total appropriation of
nearly fourteen million dollars, was
presented to the senate yesterday
shortly after the opening of the SEES
sion at noon and, except for brief
consideration of several measures, &C.
cupied the attention of the senators
the entire session.
Before the Appropriation measure
was brought up as special and
continuing order. the senate adopted
the measure providing for an appro-
priation of $1,000 annually for the
in Richmond. This measure, which
asked originally for $4,000, met
with no opposition wnen Mr. Saunders,
patron. conse nted to the reduction of
the amount to $4,000.
The measure for the adjustment
of license fees for physicians also met
with no opposition and was adopted.
The Appropriations Explained.
With the decks cleared for action
on the appropriations measure by the
passage OF these minor measures, Mr..
E.chols. chairman of the finance COM
mittee read a statement explaining the
provisions of the appropriations biz.
as follows:
Your committee on finance. In the
bill to appropriate the public revenue
for the two fiscal years ending, re-
spectively February IS. 1915, and
February %, 1916. has given most
thorough and thoughtful considera-
ton to the preparation of that bill,
to make provision within the finan-
cial ability OF the government. for the
State hospitals and institutions, for
public free schools, roads, payment of
pensions. etc.
The aggregate of the
bill now before the
senate for the first
year Is. ..+.-S t,uVo,IfS 90
The aggregate of the
bill for the second
year is .,........ s.s17.2ss II
Total for the two
years ........... s13.S2b,467 ~
This is s72a,s52e2 more than the
total for the years 1912 and 1913.
Your committee believes that this
bill carries the maximum amount
within the financial ability OF the
State,
The committee took the precaution
to call into conference the auditor of
public accounts. and that officer adj
vised the committee. in his Judgment.
the appropriation biz for each ap
preparation year should not exceed
SO. 500. goo. a total for the two years
Of $4,000, 600.
The committee endcavored to keen
within the amount suggested by the
auditor OF public accounts. and hiss
only been -const.ained- In exceed HE
amount in view of urgent needs which
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
PUBLIC INTERESTS
LACKS ATTENTION
Members of Important City
Committee Shirk Duties
When Meeting is Called.

AT a meeting Of the board Of public
interests Hast night much business
might have been done had there have
been a sufficient number Of members
present.
Chairman Peters telegraphcd chat he
was out Of the city. and regretted
very much that he could not he on
hand.
subchairmau Tom IsaImatary sele-
phoned that he was very busy with the
tailors at the Jefferson. and would be
there If necessary In order to make
a quorum.
Joseph Il. BrIey sent special mes
sage that he was too busy on som"
private matters and would bs down a
little later.
Henry l.. Valentine communicated
with the clerk and asked If he cnGld
not be excused because he wanted to
read up the new baseball rules.
Councilman Huber mad the toothaChe
and was not sure whether it would
be good to go out ia the snow or
not,
Alderman B1ley had not gotten him
self in good shape for the impending
campaign, and was not prepared 10
know what TO do contrary TO his doc
tors advice.
Councilman Sullivan said tho church
TIill cars"raii so uncertainty" that he
was not positive as to what time he
might get back home,
Alderman Nielsen was 2 pink tea.
and could not tear himself away unless
1t was TO break n quorum.
Moses Rose sent a bunch "f roses.
and stated that he was very busy with
the tailors, but stood ready to make
the necessary number.
Then the two remaining faithful
cnes-Councilman Welsh and Harry
Tucl<er--called the meeting together
Clerk Mcdowell named MIR. Tucker as
chairman, and Colonel welsh moved
1--WE do now ajourn.' The question
was put, and by unanimous consent tho
board adjourned TO meet at the call
of the chairman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
ARRESTED, RELEASED,
SEEN AT ACADEMY

Evelyn Nesbt Thaw was seen AZ the
Academy of Music yesterday after
noon and last night in musical play
called Marietta IRIS Thaw's dane
ing was about on a par with that Of
cabaret entertainers.
Mrs. Thaw, who was arrested after
the matinee yesterday. appeared last
night, the charge being dismissed ny
Justice John.
Harry NJ Smith. Jr., counsel for
Mrs Thaw before Justice Crutchfield,
last night stated that Mrs. Thaw VIII
not bring suit against the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
.FINCASTLF MERCHANT
DEAD, AGED "a YEARS

Especial Ia The Richmond Nirginian.)
F'INCASTLE, VA, Feb. 11.--Louis
Houseman. for sixty years a merchant
in this section died today aged eighty.
four years. He served with distinction
throughout the war.
Mr.. Houseman was member Of
the Methodist church. He is survived
by one brother and one sister and
the following children: Mrs. c. b.
Camper, Mrs. c. NJ. Lunsford. Mrs.
C. V. Waithall, r. l.. Houseman and
Frank Houseman. all of F1ncastle. and
Mrs r. II. Hickok, of Chrtstiansburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
LANDING PARTY IS
CAUGHT IN 1CEPACK

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE navy
department late tonight received the
following dispatch from Norris Point,
N. S., today. 1t Is signed by Boat
swainsmate Trying, in command Of a
party of four men from the tug Poto-
mac:
Ashore with four men. Ships
wedged in ice. Unfavorable to move.
Can find no way to get stores out to
them. From information gained do
not think It possible for the ship to
reach here"
T. his Is the landing party frum the
Potomac referred to by Chief Boat
swain Wilkinson in his earlier ,vire-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
VIRGINIA IS GIVEN
100000 ON WATERS
State Receives Goodly Portion
ofAppropriations For Rivers
and Harbors Work.

WASHINGTON, u. G.. Feb. IL
Virginia Is to receive a goodly portion
of the appropriation to be expended
during the next fiscal year on river
and harbor improvements. according
to authentic Information received to-
day of the contents of the bill. which
IS to be reported by the committee to
the house some day this week.
The total amount set aside for Fir-
ginia in the neighhorhood OF 5000, 600,
distributed as follows:
For continuing projects already un-
der way--James river, 100000:
Blackwater river, $4,000; Nansemoud
river. $4,000. Rappahannock river.
$4,000: Apromattox river. $4,000;
Pamunkey river. Mattaponi river and
Occoquan river. $1,000.
A number of new projects are pro-
vided for in the bill as follows:
Norfolk harbor. $270.000: Tangier
channel, $4,000 Hampton creek,
$4,000: Nansemond river, 81 1000:
Locklies creek. $4,000.
sidetrack Presidential Primaries.
WASHINGTON. Feb, 1i.--Indications
are that President wilson's bill. pro-
posing a presidential primary law. will
he side-tracked for the session
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
HER SUIT AGAINST
SENATOR GORE ON

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 11.--Mrs.
Minnie Il. Bands $4,000 damage suit
against United States Senator Thomas
p. Gore. alleging attempted assault
I'M a Washington hotel. on March "a,
1919, opened in the District court this
morning, and when court adjourned
tonight jury had been selected. and
attorneys for the defense and plaintiff
had outlined their cases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
OWING $4,000 FIRM
IN ROANOKE FAIL S

ROANOKE. VA, Feb. 1.-THE de-
partment store OF Richard Fisher, was
closed today, the proprietor having
filed a petition in bankruptcy. In r
supplementary estimate he placed his
liabilities at s30,aao, and his assets at
s15.5ao.
Fisher has been In Roanoke eleven
wears His stores were at los and lilo
Salem avenue and had large follow
ing Of country customers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
For Panama Tolls Req sal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1i.-President
Wilson took the first steps tonight in
his attempt to pave the way for the
passage through the senate of a bill
repeating That SECTION az lie Panama
canal act which exempts the Anleri-
can coastwise vessels from the pay
ment Of tolls.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
HOME RULE AMENDMENT
BEATEN BY BIG VOTE

LONDON, Feb. 1l.--The amend
'ment to the kings speech from the
throne proposed by Walter Long, CALI
Ing fer the submission Of the home
rule Issue to the country at general
election was defeated this evening by
~ votes to 266.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
Insured. Wants Satisfactiop

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 1l.--The for
eign office received today strongly
worded note of protest from American
Charges d Afaires O'Shaughnessy
against the insults to President Will
son, which are appearing daily in FL
impartial. which is government or
gan, and is considered semi-offfcial.
Mr. 'Shaughnessy demands full salts
faction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12

MEXICO CITY. Feb. lit is learned
here that one item of President Will
sons agreement with Carranza, on
which the lifting of the embargo on
arms was based. is that whoever
trfumphs in the revolt must bind him
self to be provisional president only
until an election is held to choose a
president.
This Is one OF the planks of the Ma
dero San Luis Potosi program.
General Carranza Is trying to in
duce President Wilson to- agree TO
the abandonment of that plank, prom
Using to convoke the old Maderista
congress. and make Senior Lascurain
presiding officer, and conhding to that
body the task Of choosing a presi-
dent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
VILLA SORRY He
HAD NO HAND IN
HANGING MAX|M0
COSTELLO, He SAYS
Inclined Not to Believe Report
of Execution of Mexican
Bandit Until He Hears From
Lieutenant.
Wanted Him Hanged Publicly
in Jaurez Rebel Chief De-
clares-Bodies Being Recov-
cred From Cumbre Tunnel
O'Shaughnessy is Angered.

Ell PASO, TEXAS. Feb. 11.--Maxi-
mo Castillo paid the penalty Of his
banditry before the firing squads of
rebel soIdiery in the mountains of
northwestern Mexico. during the mid
night hours Of last night according to
an unofficial message received In
Juarez today by General Pancho Villa.
The message did not come from one
Of the capturing officials, and Villa is
disinclined to believe 1t until he has
confirmation from Major Samaniego,
his lieutenant in command"
4 am sorry that my men executed
him Immediately. L. this has been
DONE said Villa today, for | had ex-
pected To have him brought to Juarez
and hanged publicly. as a warning TO
others. His execution in the noun
tains may be doubted, and not serve
as a warning"
A message from another source said
that Castillo and six of his men were
captured and executed in the noun
tains near Chocolate Pass last night
by Major Samaniego's command. Ac-
cording to the message, eight of the
men, with Castillo when the rebel
soldiers surrended the bandit band,
made their escape into the mountains
Recovering Bodies.
Rescuers are still at work at Cum
hre tunnel attempting To reach the
burning interior, and take out the
bodies Of fifty-two people who perish
ed last "Wednesday, when the pas
senger train on The Mexican North
western railway dashed into the burn
ing tunnel, where the bandits had
wrecked and fired freight train. The
tunnel is still smoking from the north
end. in which direction the fire is
working from the south end,
The body, believed 10 be that of II. F.
Marders. express superintendent of the
Northwestern ROAD. was recovered from
the wreekaee this afternoon. 1t was
impossible TO identify the remains, but
a Wells Fargo key, found on the in
cinerated bones, led to the belief that
the body was that of Marders, This
makes four bodies that have been
found.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-12
withdraws Hank Concessions.

CHIHUAHUA, Feb. l1.--Ceneral
Manuel Chao. acting civf1 governor of
the state. under appointment of Pan
cho Villa, today issued decree for
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