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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
SMOKING VULGAR HABIT
Gladstone yentured Cigarette TO
Please the Prince.

In view Of the general popularity
OF smoking, 1t is surprising to re-
member that until, comparatively
speaking. a few years ago, smoking
in public was not considered the COR
rect thing.
Mr.. Gladstone never could bear it,
he smoked only once. and that was
when he was the host of King Ed
ward--then Prince of Waies--and
when. to make his iilustrious guest
at his ease. and, I believe. he never
repeated ii. IT was not till Herbert
Gladstone settled down in Hawarden
castle that there was a smoke room
in that spacious building Lord Sal
fsbury had, have heard. the same
aversion to tobacco--even to the smell
OF II.
Frederick Harrison, one of the
great survivals OF the Nictorians. re-
tains the same hatred to this day.
and will not so into a railway car
riage II he knows anybody is going
to smoke in 1t. / remember wen one
tins when smoking carriages were
introduced on the railway; 1t was
then considered a daring innovation
and a weak concession to vulgar
habit In the United States, far back
In the eighties. I remember being told
by a political opponent OF the late
General Grant that he had seen him
smoking a cigarette while he was
driving with his wife. and the Incl
dent was noted as a proof of his lack
of good breeding-T. p O'Connor In
T. P.'s Weekly. London.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
DESIRE COMPLETE
VITAL STATISTICS
BOARD ANXIOUS SECOND YEAR
SHALL GIVE VIRGINIA BEST
RECORD.

With tho vital statistics law amend
experience. tho State board OF nealth
plans to inaugurate n campaign at
once for the more complete registra-
ton of all birth and deaths.
BY authority OF tho law passed In
lai2. and with a very limited appro-
priation. the board has been collect
ing since June OF that year records
Of births and deaths occurring In Fir-
GINA The work has been met with
active public corporation and has
been 80 successful. in spite of the
many difficulties in the way of the
hoard. that the finished work Of the
first year, reviewed by the federal ct n
sus bureau. earned for Virginia adj
mission to the so-called federal reg
istration area, the statistics from
which are accepted by the United
an index of American health.
But the board OF health believes
that through the neglect of parents
and other persons In some parts % the
State many hundred births and a
large number of deaths occur, no re-
port OF which reaches the archives OF
the State IL is to collect these miss
ing certificates and TO perfect the
work generally that the board has
y
publicity and education.
1T Ii important for our health
work, says the weekly bulletin or the
board given the press today. that
our record OF births and, deaths shall
be absolutely complete. bit 1t is much
more imporaent for the protection or
the individual. We are having fire.
Quent illustrations OF the disastrous
results which follow the failure OF par
ents to record In a legal manner the
birth OF their children. Lost estates.
inability to crter school, difficulty in
voting. all these and many other hard
ships can often be traced back to the
absence OF birth certificates. Even
more distressing are the instances We
absence of fun and accurate reports
OF all deaths. We call upon the .reo-
Pile Of Virginia, the real heneficinrieS
under the law, to help us complete the
roll of virginia's living and dead"
One of the amendments made In
the vital statistics law is the designa-
ton of a new registrar. Heretofore
the health commissioner has occupied
this position, though the actual work
has been in the hands Of DIR. w. a.
Picker, with the title of assistant
registrar. AS soon as the new law
goes into effect DIR. Picker is to be-
come registrar of vital statistics,
under the general control Of the board.
The other amendment to the law pro-
vides that where no justice OF the
peace is available for designation as
local registrar, the State registrar
shall have the privilege of appointing
some other suitable person for the
work. This amendment was urged
and was granted by the general as
sembly to enable the board to locate
registrars in every locality, so that no
Anx n mn q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
!. N. CA. MAY HAVE
MUCH FREE WATER
UTILITIES COMMITTEE TO FUR.
THEIR CONSIDER PURCHASE
OF CLARK SPRINGS.

Free water will be given the Y. M.
c. a. If the recommendation of tho
council committee on utilities ID
adopted.
At the meeting Of the committee on
Monday, on motion Of Alderman
Mitchell, the association was allowed
to receive 100000 gallons free every
quarter, with the proviso that all
over that be paid for at the regular
rates.
The question Of the sale and pur-
chase of Clark springs property was
discussed The Hollywood aSsociA-
ton, through President b. c. Wher-s
ry, offered the city the sum OF $4,000
for the property. 1t is needed BY
the Hollywood association as an An-
mex to the cemetery.
Some members OF the COMMITTEES
thought the city might need the pro-
perry later as an annex to Rivervtew
cemetery. and the proposition was re-
ferred to a committee to look into
the property valuation.
The owners OF Westmoreland place
asked the committee to recommend
that they get water connections with
the city reservoir, and the proposition
of .appropriating s1.119.79 for the
purchase of poles from the Virginia
Railway and Power company was
sent TO the finance committee for ad-
justment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
"HEROES" ARE ACCUSED
Charged With Robbing Trio They
Saved From Asphyxiation.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1S.-Bra-
very and honesty don't always go to-
gether, according to the Camden pc
lice. To prove their contention they
are holding two heroes" under ball
on the charge of having robbed a
family after saving it from asphyxi-
htion.
George H. Jones. saloonkeeper. Of
Mount Ephriam avenue and Van
Hook street Camden. his wife and a
daughter. were overcome by coal gas
at their home Monday George Du-
val and Harry Homestead entered the
saloon in the front part Of the house
for a drink. Finding no one behind
the bar they went through the rear
OF the house. where they found Jones
and the two other members of his
family unconscious.
While Homestead sent family to
West Jersey Homeopathic hospital Du-
val remained in charge of the saloon.
When Jones returned from the hospital
he found watch. $50 In bills and
change from the register missing.
When placed under arrest. the police
say the men admitted taking the stolen
articles and gave as reference for their
statements q pawnshop at Walnut and
Francis streets. Camden, owned by Har-
~ Dilks. Duval was held under $1,000
bail, Homestead and Diiks $500 eachh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19

out the empire and the farmers will
have to transfer theiy corn TO these
granaries in the autumn so far ss
they do no. need ii themselves The
price th.. VII be paid TO the farmers
will De fixed every year on the basis
% the international position IN the
corn market.
The government will undertake. the
export to foreign countries. as well
as the commission business at h 3Ine.
and thus will reap the enormous
profits that are at present pocke.ed
by the corn dealers and exporters.
The scheme is sure to win the support
of Russian nationalist circleE. as the
corn dealers who would thus he elm
mated are :titnD.t entirely Jews.
1t Is described as being in the in
terests of the producers. particularly
of the peasants. who are at prese nj
often compelled to sell their corn at
unfavorable prices. owing to their
need for money. The state would al
80 be in n position to organize the
grain trade in Russia itself and thus
win for the exchequer enormous sums
that are at present swallowed up by
middle men.
In view OF the position occupied by
Russia in the international corn mar
ket. IT. is likely that the new scheme
will be looked upon abroad as an
international menace and it's execu-
ton may have serious obstacles to en-
counter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
Sin ANARCHY, NOT
WEAKNESS Of FLESH
DIR RIDLEY, AT GRACE-STREET
CHURCH, DECLARES CURE
NEEDED.

ttSin Is not weakness OF the flesh"
declared DR.. Caleb A. Ridley at the
Grace-Street Baptist church last
night sin Is not lack of moral
stamina It Is not passive thing.
Sin is anarchy against the service ana
dictates OF the Almighty. IT Is posi-
tive thing. and cannot be excused on
any grounds. Sin must be cured by
the indwelling of the spirit or God.
The sinful man must come into new
feeling toward spiritual things before
he can be saved from sin"
DR.. Ridley, in his sermon. made a
graphic picture OF the allurements Of
SIN, and the pleasures of the follow
ing OF sin and then finally of the
awful disappointments and devasta-
tons OF sin.
Jesus he said. was a soul winner
because he appreciated the value OF
q human life. and would not see II
lost when there was a chance OF its
redemption, II more people in the
world today could come to know the
worth OF their fellows, more men and
women would be saved every year,
said the minister He pleaded elo-
ouently for cooperation In this re-
vival
The night services at o'clock fol-
low the afternoon services at 4
O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
Use Your Dictionary Every Day.

Writing an article entitled Treas
ure In Books" in the April Woman's
Home Companion. Laura Spencer
Portor gives the following excellent
advice about the advantages to be
gained from the study OF words.
The study OF words: 1t may sound
to you a dry thing, yet / promise
you it Is not. very far from it.
And this brings me to suggest that
the habit of one of the great writer's
of studying carefully from a good
dictionary five words each day Is one
from which we might all of us get
good deal of profit. Or, take a
good book of synonyms, for instance.
and learn from It each day FIVE words
somewhat similar, comparing and
weighing carefully the meanings and
values OF them. Notice the degrees
of force in the following: 10 dislike.
to hate, to loathe. to detest, to alb
hor--each note struck is little
stronger. higher. We might say. like
an ascending crescendo scale. So. to
instruct, to teach, to educate ara
each quite different In meaning with
great nicely of difference. So. re-
buke, censure, blame are all of one
color. but of how different shades of
meaning. So. too. misfortune, calam-
ity, disaster; so, weak, feeble, de-
crepit; and what delicate difference
between fame and renown, or femin-
Inc and womanly and womanish.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
take SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
EAT LESS MEAT II YoU FEEL
BAClxACTfY ON HAVE BLAD-
DEN TROUBLE.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys In their ef-
forta to filter It from the system. Regu-
lar eaters OF meat must flush the Kid
neys occasionally. You must relieve
them like you relieve your bowels: re-
moving AL the acids, waste and poison,
else you feel = dull misery in tho KID
ney region. sharp pains In the back or
sick headache. dixxiness, your stomach
sours. tongue IL coated. and when the
weather IL bad you have rheumatic
twinges. ThS urine " cloudy, full OF
sediment: the channels often get irri-
tated. obliging you to get up tive or
three umea during the night
To neutralixe these Irritating acids
and flush off the hody.A urtnous waste,
get about four ounces OF Jad eaits
from any pharmacy: take q table,
spoonful In glass Of water before
breakfast for 4 few days and your kid
nsys viii then act fine and bladder dis
orders disappear. This famous salts
10 made from the acid Of grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithts, and
has bsen used TOR generations TO clean
and stimulate sluggtsh kidneys and
stop bladder irritation. Jad salts 10
Inexpensive: hxrmissS ann makes Z
delightful sffsrvsscsnt Nthtar watsr
drink which milliens Of men ana
wosnsn tAke now ana then. thns tavetd-
~ vees1eus kianay M blsAa4r 1is-
o01eG NJ u IN w sSss s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
ROLLING STOCK IS
Law, AUTOMATICALLY
HAD BEEN IN GOVERNORS HANDS
FIVE DAYS WITH
---'AAa% SESSION ON.
DOES NOT SIGN BILL
WHILE. GOVERNOR FAvoRs PRIN-
CIPLE of EQUITABLE DIsTRI-
BUTTON HE FEELS INJUSTICE
DONE CITIES.
DOES NOT SIGN BILL

The rolling stock bill, passed by the
legislature, automatically became a
law Monday night. AS the measure
had been in his hands five days. and
as the general assembly had not yet
adjourned, under the constitution the
measure Is law,
1t Is understood that Governor
Stuart approves the principle of an
equitable distribution of rolling stock
taxes However, the measure as pu ss-
ed does the cities, in his opinion. an
injustice in the matter of distribution
Of taxes on electric railroads Be
sides. he thinks slightly larger
percentage on steam roads might have
been accorded to the cities. Still, the
bill came to him SO late in the actual
session as to prevent Its return for
amendment without endangering the
entire proposition
Realizing that the distribution OF
taxes on rolling stock may be part of
the general plan of taxation. the gov
ernor withholds his signature. and
thus does not pledge his support TO
q single idea which would affect the
structure of tax reform.
Too Late For Amendment
The rolling stock bill was intro
duced in the house by Judge Martin
Williams, OF Giles county, but when
Il was argued In committee, the
that cities in which were situated the
head offices of railroads should re-
eeive 80 per cent OF the rolling stock
tax and the seventy per cent WAS to
be divided between the counties, cities
and towns through which railroads
were operated.
When 1t was reported and came be-
fore tho house, fierce fight was pre-
cipitated between TIE delegates from
the rural districts and those represent
ing the cities in which the terminals
and head Offices were located. Ir.
Nelson, of Campbell, introduced the
original Williams bin as substitute
for the bill reported by the commit
tee. and II was carried by a large ma
iority.
1t was then sent over to the senate
and after hanging on the calendar
many days it was finally passed and
sen. to the governor. Being SO late
in the session that 1t was impossible
to have the bill amended to suit his
views, Governor Stuart allowed the
bill to automatically become a law.
This rolling stock tax should play
an important part in the work Of the
tax commission and II Ia on thus
ground that the most bitter fight viii
be waged at the extra session, "a the
members of the rural districts looked
upon the Nelson bill as distinct vic
tory for their various sections.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
SH0Ck0E CREEK
WORK IS PUSHED

1t took common council ten min
utes to approve the action of the:
board of aldermen in giving the i'd
ministrative board power to proceed
with improvements along ShockoA
creek. The ordinance. introduced In
the board of aldermen by Alderman
John r. Grimes, gives the adminta~s
trative board the right to go ahead
with improvements so far as they
may be EN- braced In property already
owned by the city. 1t does not give
the administrative board the power
to purchase property in order to-
make of Shockoe creek causeway -
roadway.
Both council and the administrA~s
tive board realize the fact that
Shockoe creek must be enclosed. IN
is an open sewer. The city doaire1S
to make 1t an enclosed sewer. which
can probably be done with the funds
In hand. k&Sss
Councilman Lumsden. under euos
pension, presented two measures Tor
the erection of a stable and two
frame buildings. which were refer
red to the committee on ordinances.
Council concurred in the approprt.s
alton OF 5000 for lighting and equip
ment for the new First Regiment krss
mory. 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
Better Housing
For Belgians For
France Sought

GHENT. BELGIUM, March Is
1t is well known that large numbers
OF Belgian farm laborers from Elan
ders, especially those living near the
French frontier. are engaged in
France during the periods OF activity
In the agricultural industries. at
tracted by the higher scale of wages
prevailing in France as compared
with those paid in Belgium.
In the interest of these laborers
the Belgian minister ,n Paris has
been instructed by his government
to request the French government, IL
possible. to take measures to inn
prove the conditions under which
they are required TO carry on their la
bors. more especially with regard to
proper housing. in view. OF the French
legislative action concerning sanitary
measures applicable to workingmen's
dwellings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
GOVERNMENT SUES
lEH|GH VALLEY R. R.

Steele. Abram Nesbit. George F.
Baker George F. Baer twho resign
ed from the Lehigh directorate to-
day.. Edward b. Smith, w. III. Moore
William r. Butler. Henry B. Coke
and Fred NJ. Kirby.
Violated State Constitution.
The Lehtgh Valley railroad. saws
the petition. has violated the consti-
tuition OF Pennsylvania in continuing
to acquire anthracite lands and ex-
tending its control over the sale and
transportation OF coal through the
OF corporations in
theory separate. but, in fact, COM
pletely dominated by 1t, through
stock ownership.
Nearly all the coal lands and stock
in coal corporations, formerly held
by the Lehigh. have been transferred
according TO the petition to the Le-
high Valley Coal company.
These acquisitions and transac-
tions," said the petition, were not
made or entered into in the normal
course of business development, but
for the purpose and with the effect
of smothering competition" and of
giving the railroad a monopoly in the
and sale OF the coal in the
territory which 1t serves. The Lehigh
Valley Coal company has offices In
the same building as the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad. According to the gov
eminent it holds about $500 acres In
the anthracite regions and all except
a few shares OF Its capital stock Is
owned by the Lehigh Valley railroad
All the coal company's output, says
the government. Is contracted for by
the Lehigh Valley Coal Sales COM
pany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
Lord Gladstone
Defends Position
In South Africa

CAPE TOWN, March 1s.-Speak-
ing at CRAM Reinet recently, Lord
Gladstone said that during the past
eight months he had had to incur re-
sponsibilities for certain actions
which he could not avoid, but that he
had done what he had done in the
deepest interests of South Africa.
Recent events. he declared, mad
taught them many things. They had
shown them that whilst the empire
was ready to give assistance, 1t had
no intention of interfering with the
domestic affairs OF the domintons. The
empire and South Africa meant to
pull together and assist each other
mutually to the advantage OF both.
All suspicious, therefore, to the con-
trary might be set at rest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
NO BAsEBALhs In SCHOOLS
Philadelphia School Board Refuses
Request for Seven Dozen.

PHILADELPHIA. March fire
quests OF the officers OF the Southern
High school that the board of educa-
ton supply seven dozen basebaiis for
the baseball team of that school has
caused much comment and dispute
in educational circles as to what the
work of public school should be
and to what extent the board should
supply the school with working ma
teTial.
The final action taken by Thomas
Shallcross, chairman of the supplies
committee of the board. was to cross
the requisition from tho list, saying
that the board had no money to edu-
cate children to play ball with the
Federal league" When asked If play
ing with the Federal league in its
present state of financial extravaganza
was not more profitable than most
occupations In which graduates of the
school engage, Mr.. Shallcross laughed
but failed to replace the balls.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
STUDENTS DEBATE
LIQUOR QUESTION
FIND NATION MUST BE DRY FOR
PROHIBITION TO PRO-
HIBIT.

The liquor question had its inning at
the John Marshall night high school
Tuesday night. The question, Re
solved, That Virginia Should Have
Statewide Prohibition" was defended
by G. 8. Cole and Miss Sonnenourg.
Arguments against the question were
by G.. l.. klosirg and A. B. Amos.
Mr.. Amos was elected best speaker.
He gave as his argument that unless
the whole country went dry, prohibit
ton would no. prohibit
A committee was appointed to ar
range for a prize debate. in which a
gold medal will be given to the best
debater.
A public debate will be held in the
auditorium of the high school on the
night of April eth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19

Amendment TO foreign charter. State
of Delaware. West Virginia Pulp and
Paper company increasing Its capital
stock from $500. 600 TO 10000 eco
Pollard wrenn & Co. incorporated.
Norfolk. Va ~. oee to $4,000. w. A.
Pollard. president. T. w. Wrenn, sec
rotary. both Norfolk. Va.
virginia Beach Park corporation.
Norfolk, va $1,000 TO 5i5.e0o, A
Johnston Ackiss. president, Virginia
Beach, Va It. J. Ackiss, secretary.
Norfolk. Va
Clinton Mills company. Incorporated.
Emporia. Va. ss7.5oa- 10 $4,000. II.
A. Ayvad, president Emporia, Va; w.
samuel GOODWIN. secretary. Emperia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19

tContinued from First Page.)
fined at the penitentiary. State farm
and the roads; and that, in our opinion,
they had everything that should or
could be given them under the condi-
tons.
about this time he asked In re-
gard to a pardon board. I stated
frankly to the senator that I believed
more in paroles than in pardons: that
man was sent to the penitentiary for
two reasons. viz; as a penalty for a
crime he had committed and for the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19

In Australia only about III In 10000
are other than white. Canada IL nearly
as white, but In New Zealand the num-
Der of Maoris ana Alf-breeds reduces
tho proportion OF whites to below ~
per cent. In South Africa the 1850
600 Africanders and Europeana live
ored races. while In India tho Euro
pSan element, including the army, Of
ficials. merchants. women and chil-
drsn. amounts ~ enly ~ parsons Der
'3AeeA 81 a Esss III Il. sss "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
BARRIERS Fined SIS Each.

George Emig, proprietor of the bar
Der shop at Rugers hotel; d. F..
Weisiger, proprietor Of the shop at the
jefferson; and w. Newman. who were
arrested ON warrants charging them
with operating their places on Sunday.
March sth, were each fined IS and
costs In rhe Police court yesterday.
Ernig and Weisiger both noted ap-
pea1s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
ARRESTS NEGRO AT
LARGE NINE MONTHS

Joe Crawford. q negro. who IS
charged with shooting and seriously
wounding William Smith. also coll
ored. about nine months ago at the
Fulton Brick yards. was placed un-
der arrest yesterday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Webb w. Sydnor and
Policeman John Shoemaker. The
negro was lodged In. Henrico jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19
TO DIE IN CHAIR TODAY.


Marion Lee convicted for the muir
der OF Delaware Brown at Toano, Va.
will pay the renalty of his crime In
the electric chair at the State peni-
tentiary. this morning. Governor
Stuart having refused to interfere.
The murder is said To have been the
continuation of a fight over a crap
game.
Having lived In Kentucky. where
his family liz said to be respectable,
iaw-afad ding citizens. Governor Nc
Creary took hand in the affair ask
ing Governor Stuart to commute tho
ns.groS sentence.