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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13

very first shot out Of the box select az Its speaker
an enemy OF their cause7 One who Is pledged
to oppose you, who In recorded as such.
one who is opposed To the enabling act today.
Men. ask you in the name of Righteousness
to stop and think and ask yourself this one
question: Is what am about to do in accordance
with my faith and what ! have stood for and
what / now stand for?
! the who injected the enabling act
into the speakereshp fight an issue and
shall keep it there until the fight is oter IL
do not get a single vote, and 1t Is up 10 the
members who to do the voting to ask them
selves this one question: who is the man
should vote for? Shall vote for Meetze, a
man who has always voted the old-fashoned,
homemade, straight clean-cut Bryan and Will
Democratic ticket? One who is pro-
gressive In every of the word, with no
price placed upon him man with the cour-
age OF his convictions and his only aim and
ambition is TO serve his people and the nation
and stand for everything that Will put upon
n higher plane. Some claim should not mix
politics and religion together, but | differ from
them. I claim that if there ever any one
thing that needed religion in it il is politics,
Yours truly
C. J. MEETZE,
Candidate for Speaker of the house
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
An Open Letter to the Anti
Saloon League of Virginia
Care of The Richmond Virginian


Editor of The Virginian
sir,--r have a right. think 10 write this
letter. ] voted in the legislature in the early
seventies for the first local option laws ever
passed in Virginia. In 1881 l a member
of the first Virginia State Local Option alliance,
assembled at that time in the city of Charlottes-
vile. subcommittee of that body, consisting
of Prof William w. Smith tafterward the chan
cellor OF Randolph Macon) and myself framed
and introduced the first general local option law
yer considered In Virginia general assembly.
That law. prepared by the subcommittee Of
two. above named. was introduced in 1882, was
defeated and introduced again with amend
ments into the next general assembly. where
1T passed and became the law OF the Com
monwealth
Since the organization of the Virginia Anti
Saloon league / have been It's supporter and
champion in every way in my power. Hence
respectfully submit have right to interrogate
the Anti-Saloon league publicly
We have in the Commonwealth the following
situation, pregnant with unreasonable good or
evil for the people of our State,
The last house of delegates passed the en-
abling act by a vote of two To one, giving the
people of Virginia a way by which they could
destroy the greatest curse which affficts the
human This measure defeated by the
Senate. The people have elected new house
of delegates, which is to assemble the 14th
of this month. There several candidates
for the speakership of the house, position
of the Commonwealth. The members of the
new house. well every voter and every
citizen of the State, have right to know the
position of the candidates regarding the en-
abing act, which, in the opinion Of ma
ority of the voters and citizens, is the most i'm
portant measure which Will come before the
house of delegates when organized.
1t has been the custom and. I understand
II is the rule of the Virginia Anti Saloon league
to interrogate candidates for important positions
/ in the State to their opinions concerning the
important legislation aforesaid. Such distin-
guished officials Claude A. Swanson. William
Fl. Mann Henry c. Stuart and others. have been
so honored. and the undersigned urges and in
sists that it is the duty Of the officials Of the
league to interrogate MIR. Cox, Mr. White. Mr.
Meetze. MIR. Stubhs and all others who may be
candidates. in order that their present views
and future actions may be well known to the
people and to their delegates
/ The undersigned believes that the passage
1 of the enabling act named is for the good OF
every man, woman and child OF the Common
wealth, we'll as for the glory of Cod. He,
therefore insists that the officials of the Vr-
ginia Ant-Saloon league do their duty and do
4 IL at once
Respectfully and with high consideration,
| GEORGE CARR ROUND.
| Manassas Va. January 10. 1914
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
TRIES TO MARRY,
THINK HIM CRAZY
MINISTER TURNS, OVER TO 20
LICE MAN WHO HAS WIFE !.
IN ASYLUM.

John II. Phillips, sixty-nine years
old, of 100 North Twentieth street,
is in the city Jail awaiting the action
of commission in lunacy because he
attempted to marry Mrs. Lula brent-
ley. who lives on North Eighteenth
street, at her home Saturday night.
when he already has living wife.
in the Williamsburg insane hospital.
/ Phillips late Saturday got license
TO wed and called Rev. F. f. Throck-
morton to the house on Eighteenth
street to perform the ceremony. The
minister recognized the man and re-
fused to officiate, knowing Phillips
wife is living and Is in the asylum.
Phillips urged that the ceremony be
performed. declaring, 1T is said, that he
regarded his wife as legally dead. as
she is ifisanc and does not recognize
him.
Rev. Mr.. Throckmor-ton reported
to the police. who placed the man un-
der arrest and had him detained for
observation at the City tsriii. rs A.
Z When he applied for the marriage
license he said he waS "A Widower and
that Mrs. Brantley was forty-nine
yesrs of ase and dipGrcs1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
TINT BRYAN CONSPIRACY,

or course. few people viii take seriously the
chnrre made by some Of Mr.. Bryans over
sralons friends that big business has raised
!. hure s,ush fund with which 70 corrupt all
curTapsable newspapers. magazines and pubic
men and private citizens to the end that MI
1ryan shall he discredited and forced to retire
from the inner councils of the administration
IL the first place no fund large enough to ac-
<urnoIfsh that purpose could be raised Mt.
nvan. and Mr. Bryan alone, can discredit hssn-
seIf with the administration and with the Ameri-
enn people The secretary Of State is not lately
n the ltmeight He is not one recently unknown
u the country. For nearly twenty years ne
- been before the American people; Tor
sreAt part of that time he has been the storm
nenter OF American politics. His life Is an
ooen book Nothing about him that is true can
~ saad that all do not know and nothing about
him that is false can be said that has not been
I'D Moreover, any systematically financed
csunpaign of SANDER. falsehood. ridicule and vi
euperation would soon be recognized as such
and more than discountenaneed The very pur
nose In view would be defeated
1n6IE
- been in existence for years a campaign
~ many of the class. whom MIR. Bryan
friends now see as purchasing and purchastble
couspsrators, to discredt MIR. Bryan. There has
Zen no slush fund There has been little pur
chase OF organs of vituperation. These thing;
have not been necessary. Self-interest has held
these people together. and self-interest has made
them souls with single thought as to Mr.
Bryan. The campaign carried on by them has
not been financed by any central body with con
f1ibnted funds nor has ii been organized. ex
capt In presidential campaign years, but 1t haf
existed and has been carried in desultor5
fashion for years. There has been well
slammed campaign, executed by trained army
The war has been like that in Mexico now
uaKried on by guerillas and bushwackers ans
bandits
But this war has failed. too, just as any con
apfracy such rs described by some of Mr.
Brynns excitable friends would fail. If the DO
tantiaI conspirators were foolish enough to un
dertake It
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
WORK FOR CONGRESS.

After a vacation OF three weeks the congress
o. thu United States and the president are back
In washington to resume the iabors interrupted
hY the Christmas recess. The vacation was we'll
earned, and the country did not begrudge the
hard-workad members wen deserved rest
But that vacation is in th epast Work lies
ahead and it is work OF the hardest kind and
o. the greatest importance
The country has confidence in the congress
and In President Wilson. for the country has
evidence of their energy, their ability. their
devotion to duty and their desire to transmute
into action all campaign pledges. The country
expects much OF the congress in the future,
bAsng its expectations what congress has
done In the past 1t knows that much has al
rDuch remains to b. accomplished and IL the
future work be up TO the standard set during
the extra session and the early days Of the reg
lIar session this congress viii go out still pos
pGzsing the confidence OF the country and the
Democratic party will be returned to power
next fall TO complete Its work
# IT, however, congress should show dispn-
aItion to rest ON its laurels, 10 waste its time
to adopt a policy of donotbngness on the
strength Of past performances II will lose caste
III spite OF all that 1, has done Republics are
unErateful when public servant begins to pre-
sumo upon services rendered. and rightly So
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13

lived in the days Of Henry l., the "fddiers three
being miller weaver and tailor
When there were the two unfortunate Babes
I'm the Wood of East Anglican extraction, who
may be heard wailing after dark to this day
III you go through Waiting or Wayland Wood.
between Walton and Kimberley in Norfolk.
The story Is set out in full in q popular ballad.
and 1t is satisfactory to know that the wicked
uncle came to bad end: his cattle died, his
land would grow nothing his were drowned
and from beggary he went to gaol, where he
died.
If the Old Woman who Lived in Shoe was
not exactly British she born in the Brit
ish States of America.
Born In 1865, her name was Elizabeth Fos-
who had ten children. AS she herself was the
mother of six her family certainly large
one. and to amuse them she used to tell them
tales and make rhymes
When of her daughters married a printer
she went to live with them. and amused her
thought the stories so good that he published
them under the title of Songs for the Nursery.
or Mother Goose's Melodies for Children
Another famous rhyme also tells the story Of
American damsel This is little Mary of the
lamb fame. 1t appears that Mary. whose real
name Elizabeth Sawyer. petted forsaken
lamb and one day a student named Rawlston
visited t4e-seheei,- and at-enee posed tire
well-known verses.-Ieondon Answers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
How Nursery Rhymes
Began

Quite a number of those nursery rhymes
which delighted childhood tell us som thing
about real people who have actually lived in
England. Many of best known children Il
histories have foreign origin and are known
in different versions all over the world, but
some of the favorites homemade
We have just been hearing, for instance that
Mother Hubbard and her dog hail from Yealmp-
ton in South Devon. The lady was housekeep-
err at the manor house of the parish. and a
lady named Sarah Catharine Martin wrote the
rhyme.
At any rate. this rhyme appears to have first
appeared in the old comedy. "tIammer Gurton's
Needle which acted before Queen Eliza
beth The same play also contained Jack
and Jill" Its author is supposed to have been
John Still who afterward became bishop of
Bath and Wells
Little Jack Horner" was also real per-
son. and Still would know his story, as he
married a graudniece OF the original There
versions of the story as USUALLY told
but both myths According to them, Jack
Horner a scutlion at Glastonbury Abbey,
and when Henry VIII. dissolved the monasteres
he sent for the title deeds Of all the lands
belonging to the abbot.
One version is that, not wanting to give them
all up, the abbot had large pie made and
put some of the deeds in it, which he gave TO
the scullion, Jack Horner, to take to a trusty
friend. Jack became hungry on the way and
thought he would sample the pie. opened it.
Finding the deeds, he distracted some and
later on brought them forth. and claimed the
estate of Mells as his own property.
According TO tn eother version the deeds were
sent 10 the king concealed in the pie. SO that
they should not be stolen the way. How
ever. the pie is myth. and Horner's name
was Thomas, and. instead OF being seulion
he was a rich man who leased the Mells estate
from the abbot and afterward bought it from
the king. 1t is certainly desirable posses
sion and may well be called plum
Old King Cole another gentlemen IF t2rxt-
ish pareniage, although there liz some differences
OF opinion as to who he really was Some
say he was an ancient British King who had
his headquarters at Colchester. Others think
he WAS q certain eiothmaker or Reading who
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
FOOLISH.

Those subscribers to The Richmond viroinian
who happen also to be subscribers to the Alex
andria Gazette will read with mixed feelings
Of amazement and amusement an editorial in
recent issue OF the Gdsettc. giving eloquent
expressions TO well.worn platitudes about
the aosurdity of casting reflections upon the
birthplace Of big man. They will probably
the Gazette says, but wonder with The virgininn
over the inspiration of the outpouring of az
cepted truths.
That inspiration is given In the following few
lines.
There was some disorder In scottsve, Abe
marie county Virginia, a few days ago, the
aftermath uf holiday excuses and a Richmond
paper. hostile to Virgnia's senior senator, and
seemingly anE ous to say something 10 the det-
riment of the popular and able Virgnan. in
referring to the trouble took occasion to say
that Albemarle county is known having been
the birthplace Of Thomas s. Martin.
Such an unnecessary observation needs no
comment. Truly. prophet is not without
honor save In his country and among his
kin.
The Richmond paper hostile TO Virginia S
senior senator" is The Richmond Viroinidn.
The Gaxette's editorial is a continual source of
wonder. We wondered why our Alexandria
contemporary should lecture on brthplaces, and
discovered that 1t was because 1t believed The
Firgtntdn had cast sur upon Senator Mar.
tin by mentioning that he was born In SCOTS
4Yille-Then we wondered why that should be
considered slnr. and discovered that it was
because there once was row in Scottsville
We wondered why the Gazette should call The
! Firginaam an enemy of Senator Martin. then
continued TO wonder We wondered why the
Gazette should declare with fine effect that
Senator Martin has no apologies to make for
having been born In Aibemarle county and the
/ old Commonwealth of Virginia" ana are still
wondering
4 Amusement that the Gazette should have been
able to interpret a facetious reference into ar
inimicai Ia mingled with amusement tha
anything hut the direct statement Of fact couit
! have led 1t to believe that The Richmond TiY
ginidn is hostile to Senator Martin
/ The Richmond Viyoin,an Is friendly to Sen
ator Martin. as all the world except the Gazette
knows, but even were 1t his enemy that fac
would be disclosed in no uncertain tones in tht
editorial columns Of this newspaper and woult
not be concealed in paragraph in its news
columns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
TUESDAY

provided with guns and ammunition, Major.
General Wood is on solid ground" The United
States must make its army and navy cff1cient.
II must either provide for the full strength
OF the army or reduce its strength. II is a
waste Of money to provide the men ami refuse
them guns and ammunition. But. II General
Wood is carried away by professional zeal in
urging huge standing army, may he not be
carried away by professional zeal in making
his estimate Of the equipment needed?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
KAvANAUCH WILL
FIGHT EXTRACTION

Arraigned In Police court yesterday
morning on charge Of being fugitive
from Justice from brooklyn, N. III.
where he Is said to be under indict-l
ment for larceny OF $s.100. Michael
Kavanaugh. whose real name ID said
to be r. G, Kelsey. was held pending
receipt or extradition paper from New
York.
Appearing in court was Detective
w. ID. Roddy. OF New York. who SUM
day night identified Kavanaugh az
Kelsey. when the man was arrested
by Detectives q. r.. Smith ana Bryant
and Policeman Eamueis. petectiy0
Ead1fY wired fnE Ira d5tIon paPefss
when the caaa ~ Kavanaugh or Kei-l
ney Wan continued AZ Janpa1x 11nd. u
KAyAnAueh Nm ke4aEnSd counsel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
ARMY MEN AND THE ARMY.

IN The New York World mentions the weak.
3eAs OF the pleas OF military alarinists for a
99ot OF appropriations for army and navy par
poses when 1t says:
ast But when Major General Wood talks Of an
NxTny Of 100000 men he is carried away by a
4orofesssonaI soldiers zeal Neither congress
HOT che country will pay serious attention Ia
~ plea II Ii the idle dream of e.
Ehom the policy OF miHtarism outweixhs all
&thcr considerations
- ~ zAe World i rigAt In saving that sin Marn
snnx congress thai. our troops, If called sud
faly Into she aeid, would pe inautacieut'y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13

Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. Margaret Chaikley Williams. or
I41o North Twenty third street, to the
marriage, of her daughter Addie
Carter, to Mr., Edward Scott Bo@e-
The wedding will be solemni2ed IN
the home OF the bride Wednesday
morning, January 21sf, at O'Clock.
Miss Williams is a girl Of charming
personality and possesses a voice of
peculiar sweetness and sympathetic
quality. She has been a member OF
the Union Station choir for several
years and is much beloved.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Richards, OF S20S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-13
Hiding the Worst.

I'VE miss President Wilson'S quiet and
trenchant wit sadly here at Princeton" said
an instructor in Greek.
II remember. at one Of President Wilson's
receptions complained OF man who boosted
of his bad habits.
"When a man., said the president, boasts of
his bad habits. you may rest assured that they're
the best he has "-Philadelphia Bulletin
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW.
"Wlthln the Law

The minimum wage question and
recent agitation thereupon play an
important part in Within the Law"
which will be seen at the Colonial
Theatre on Wednesday. April 22. The
heroine Of Bayard veiller's melodrama
is a poor shop girl underpaid and un-
derfed, who after serving three years
in prison for an offense that she did
not commit, and trying vainly to OBJ
tain decent employment, becomes the
head of band of crooks, and with
their assistance takes her revenge
upon society. AS the leader of Joe
Carson, the forger. English Eddie
Griggs, thief. Aggie Lynch. an anus
ing little blackmailer, and other con-
federates. Mary Turner obtains enor-
nous sums OF money, but manages. al
ways to keep within the law" Mary
Turner is played by Miss Marian Nor
ton. who took the part in the original
cast in New York City for two weeks.
She succeeded Miss Jane Cowl when
she went to Europe.
Prices. 75c, 81 and s1.50; boxes, 81.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
ELEcTIoNTcHURcH OFFICERS.

AT the anndai Parish meeting of st.
Andrews Church Monday evening the
following men were chosen to serve
on the vetry of the church: Messrs.
Tyler Haswell, senior warden: Jno. z.
Astin. junior warden; A. W. wilker-
son, treasurer; David Reid. clerk; J.
w. English. J. W. Doremus, James
o. Chance, VIM. Rigby. Jno. NJ. Cald-
well, George C. Chance, NJ. B. Parker
]. NJ. Gordon.
A meeting of the vestry is called for
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the City National Bank This is very
important meeting and full attend
ance is urged.
RANDOLPH RAY. Rector.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
TO SEIZE AMMUNITION.

bN ASSotlaltu fIes~t
Washington, April 1.-Administra
tion officials announced today that
they were planning to seize several
million rounds OF ammunition con.
signed to Huerta now on the German
steamer Ypiranga, due at Vera Cruz
today. This was one of the reasons
for urging Congress to hurry and en-
dorse the President The plan is to
seize this shipment in the Vera Cruz
custom house. 1t includes machine
guns, ten thousand rifles. fifteen mil
lion rounds OF ammunition. The
President may seize this without
awaiting the action of Congress.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
WAITING ON THE SENATE.
,TBy Associated y-ressI

Washington. April 21-The landing
OF American forces at Tampico and
Vera Cruz was delayed today while
President Wilson was awaiting the ap-
proval of Congress. The House OF
Representatives last night passed a
resolution to endorse the use of armed
forces. The Senate. objecting to the
form of the House resolution, post.
poned action until today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
MAY UNITE MEXICO.


Bv associated Dose
FL Paso, Tex, April 21.-Americans
arriving here say Chihuahua Mexicans
believe the rebel leaders expect to be
compelled to Join Huerta in resisting
the American blockade. In the Chi
huahua clubs and at Ell Paso the rebel
sympathizers almost all think that all
Mexicans must join together against
the common enemy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
RUMORS THAT ADMIRAL
FLETCHER HAD ACTED

fBg Associated Press.J
Washington, April 21.-At $3.50 this
afternoon the Senate was still debat-
ing.
There were many rumors that Ad.
miral Fletcher had acted at Vera Cruz.
but these could not be confirmed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
MEXICO TO CALL EVERY CITIZEN

~ NSsOCI0feF f'rrre
Mexico City, April 21-Mexican
War Minister General Banquet, when
asked today whether the reserves
would be called to the colors, answer
ed; "In due time, if it should become
necessary. they will be so called. as
will every citizen in Mexico"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
THREATEN TO TIE
UP COAL MINES


BY Associnted Press1
New York. April 21 - The threat
made by William D. Haywood, leader
of the Industrial Workers OF the
World, to tie up all the United States
coal mines in the event OF war with
Mexico, is not sedition This is the
opinion OF the United States officials
here to whom his threats were re.
ferred for possible action.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
CAPT. BERRY
FOUND GUILTY
Held Responsible for Sinking os Mon
roe and the Loss of Forty
One Lives.

7
Washington, April 21.-Capt. Osman
Berry. whose steamer, the Nantucket,
sank the liner Monroe. with loss of
forty-one lives. was found gilty of neg
ligence and his license was revoked.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
HUERTA PLAYED FOR TIME.
IBv Associated Pressl

Washington, April 21.-Navy De-
partment officials declared the belief
that Huerta had quibbled about the
salute merely to gain time to get this
shipment Of arms on the Ypiranga.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
WOULD NOT RESIST.

lBy Associated Press.I
Washington, April 21.-Tt is report.
ed here that Fletcher's forces would
not be resisted and that Huerta's 5
forces intended to retire to the rail-
way trestle twenty miles west of Vera
Cruz. The report was not confirmed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
WARNING TO ALL FOREIGNERS
fBy Associated Press1

by Associated Pressl
Mexico City, April 21-Charge
d'Affaires Nelson o'Shaughnessy ad-
vises all Mexico City diplomats to tell
their countrymen to leave Mexico.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-04-21
SENATE NOT HURRYlNo.

IBv Associated PresS
Washington. April 21.-The Senate
began to debate on the resolution to
authorize the President to use force
without apparent intention of hurrying.
Senator Works introduced a resolu-
tion to accept the apologies already
made by Huerta and end the incident.
Secretary of State Bryan called a
conference OF all foreign ambassadors.