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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14

q, taxa such oath his vote shall be rejected IT, however.
take It, his vote shall be uaiess the uag
fore them their knowledge that ne Is not
qualified In which case they may refuse to permit sS
person to VOTE they hereby authorized to admin
lister the necessary arnations to all witnesses
brought testify the qualifications OF any
person offering When the vote OF person sha
he receved after having oath prescribed in this
section Of the clerks Of election to write
the poll books. at the emo OF inc haiae o. S p''
Sec 1e2g Persons approaching ballot oor; order Of
votno-xcept provided for the judges OF
clerks person other than the eeor
to within forty feet OF the ballot box Inc Judges
election shall promptly decide any DISPUTE as 70
or II offered at the sas tnae seaecuns .Ae
whom precedence shall be given Dat IN case OF
may appear before the judges when sach chaenge y De
only the electcr having the right to vote sna re
main within the prescribed limits -
WHO CAN HAVE ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING BALLOT.
l. Those and only registered before January
fersons registering since 1904 cannot have as
sstance judges lawfully render such asssancel
Sec le2kk Judges assist certain voters-Any person
registered prior January nineteen hundred
and four shall assisted in tho preparation OF his ballot
by one OF election designated by himself And
tho Judges or shall designate of their
number whose duty shall be- the request OF any eeeor
registered after the Ts Gay na to his bal
lot to enter With said elecor and render him as
sstance preparing his ballot by striking out such names
a. he shall designate said elecor be blind said
election appointed and designated sha prepare
for said eetcr In accordance with his ns'r
tons D. the fudge enter the booth totth the
ofer unless requested by shall not in manner
diyuge or indicate by otherwise. the name or
the persons for whom any eeeto sna
power from time time when and as often as they may
see proper change appointment and designation OF
the Judge who shall the duty Of assisting voters
who are physically disabled blind as above provided
the sane and for corrupt violation of of the
this section the person 50 violating shall De deemed
guilty misdemeanor and be confined In !ai mol less
the moro than twelve montna
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
LITTLE CHILD SENT
By By PARCELS POST

Romney. w. Va. Sept. l3.--I
postmaster at Highview, near here. ~.
cepteds for shipment by parcel p0o4
George Larick. q six-yeaf-oid bon
who was shipped from there n =
small town in Virginia A1thougA ~
was a technical viola ion OF the 49,
he was received and delivered 81 -
address tied on his coat The pontap4s
amounted to Fifty cents and = eueG5
delivery stamp was also attached. Xhl4
Highview postmaster. 1t - said
ignorant of the fact that the law $500
not, allow the transmission Of hun
bodies through the mail sxx|55s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
BERLIN HEARS Of
AMERICAN WAR

London. Sept. IA dispatch from
Berlin TO the Daily Telegraph, dated
Feptember 10. says certain Berlin
hewspa pers notice wild rumor that
|he United States Is about to declare
war on Germany. The assertion
fame from the fact that Mr.. Gerard,
|he American ambassador. Is sending
Every American out OF tho country
with all speed. Instead OF realizing
hat this is being done 10 relieve Ger
mary Of the care OF Americans In the
trisis certain people contend that 1t
Is an act Of bad grace on, the part OF
Ehe embassy. The correspondent
bays:
II saw the ambassador today. He
|ras most emphatic in denouncing the
hbsurd statement OF the German
papers. He saie the relations Of the
Two countries had been in no way dis
furhed andsthat the preposterous an
were without doubt due
10 the nervous state of some over
worked newspaper men. Serious
people do net believe such reports"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
S0UTHSIDE FAIR
TO Be BEST EVER

Petersburg, Va, Sept. 13--Ofiicers
of the Southside Fair association are
making extensive arrangements for
the big fair. which commences here
October 10. Many attractive prem.
iums have been offered for live stock
and agricultural exhibits and the rae
ing program will be the best ever held
in Petersburg,
In addition to the above, the Leon
NJ. Wasaburn midway shows. claimed
to be among the pest in the United
States, will be feature.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14

exercises the following telegram.
which was heartily received by the
large assemhlage. and which recalled
to old students and members OF tho
faculty the deep love he has for
Trinity and hts brilliant service for
her now for so many years:
DIR. w, r. Few,
Durham. NJ. C.
Love and congratulations to dear
old Trinity. She Ii the Soukh's great
hope BLESSINGS on AL bar i4h0rere
|ned ~ III hex sons and deaGAtara
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
PETERSBURG
BAPTIST SERVICES
LARGELY attended
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS BEGIN
IN PETERSBURG AND m.
TRICK CHURCHES.

Petersburg. Va. s. pit. 13.-Iar8e
crowds attended the services In all tina
Baptist churches of this city today
when a general evangelistic naeetinn
was commenced, wh.ch will last for
the next two weeks.
The pulpits OF the several hurcheo
were occupied and the singing wA9
conducted by evangelists and singers
sent here by the home mission board
OF the Southern Baptist convention
Services will be held In all the Bap-
tist churches of Petersburg aud In
Ettrick daily and the Baptist pastors
and layu1en here are enthusiastic over
the result of the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14

literary work At Columbia university.
ana resumes his position az head of
the department Of education. The
other professors and Instructors re-
turned for the first faculty meeting
Of the year on Saturday previous TO
the opening. The new members Of
tho faculty are: Mr.. n. r. Miller. or
the University OF Georgia and the
Massachusetts School AZ Technology.
Tor the department of e1stl en9ineer-
,ing: lxr. "a. a. Hszl3 aiumnus Of
ciass g. n 80 yeArs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
TO
PURCHASE COTTON

Petersburg. Va, Sept. 13.-Many
Petersburg merchants and business
men have bought or signified their in
tention to buy bale of cotton in
fur therance of the movement to re-
lieve the cotton situation. The club
here will be q large one and the cot
ton purchased will be pooled or held
by the individual purchasers until exc
listing conditions are improved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
DINWINDDIE FARMER
LOSES BARN BY FIRE

Petersburg, Va, Sept. 13.--Wflliam
Cleaton. a prominent farmer of DIN.
widdie county, lost a tobacco barn
with large quantity of fine tobacco
by fire several nights ago. The barn
was one recently erected by Mr.. Ciea-
ton for curing bright leaf. and the los1
is estimated at about $500, ON which
there was no insurance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
BOARD Of ALDERMEN
MEETS ON TUESDAY

The first regular meeting Of the
board OF aldermen since reorganiza-
Hon will be held tomorrow night at 8
o'clock. With many matters OF in
|erest in connection with annexation
Pnd public building matters. the ees-
ZION promises to be lengthy. d.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
CONTENTS.

Qualifications of Election Officers
Ballot Box and Reception of Ballots.
Who Can Vote, Register or Transfer
Who Should Be Challenged.
Who Can Have Assistance in Preparing Bal
lot.
Illegal or Fraudulent Voting and Br1be Giving
or Bride Taking
Liquor Selling or Treating.
Crowding About the Polls.
Who Can Be Present When Votes Are Can
vassed and Counted.
Irregularities in Returns; How Corrected
Election Officers; Negleer Of Duty or Cor
ruption.
How to Mark Ballots.
Concerning Record Of Law Violations.
Forwarding Results BY Wire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14

Especial 10 The Richmond Virgintan)
Prospect. Va, Sept. i3.--Rohert w.
Taylor died here Thursday afternoon
pit the home of his son. Edward E.
Taylor. after lingering illness OF
several months. Mr.. TAYLOR was one
pr the oldest and best known citizens
|pf this community. he being in his
reventy-fifth year and has been en-
gagged in business at or near Prospect
|hll his life. He leaves only one child,
PR. Edward s. Taylor. Of his place.
The interment took place at the
Prospect cemetery Friday afternoon,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14

than hundred dollars more than one thou
dollars confined in jail not less than one nor mere
than months And the voter receiving such money
goods chattes In Of such agreement sna
punished with the giving the same
LIQUOR SELLING OF TREATING.
Arrest all such offenders or suspects 1m1ne-
diately Have your justice Of the peace take care
of this himself or else provide special officer Tor
that purpose. We have evidence that tends to
show thi saw will be violated in many places.
Sec 3s47 Selling or giving ardent spirits, etc,
on that day; how punished During the time
aforesaid no person shall sell or give away any
wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, cider, or any
mixture of any of them in the county, corporation,
or district in which the election is held. ANY
person violating this or the preceding section
shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars
and confined in jail not exceeding one year.
Sec 3s4s Arrest Of onen6ers-It shall be the duty OF
every Justice sheriff. constable and special policeman II he
suspect that intends to
commit committed such onense. to arrest and hold
him for examination according to law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
cRowDrNG ABOUT THE POLLS.

Sec 1921 Cro1ods forbidden counterfeit bclotsIt shall
gregate upon the public highway within hun
ded feet Of Of the voting places and any person violating
provisions this section SHALL conviction thereof
pay of twenty-five dollars be confined in Jail not
x s print ANY the It n M
this Judge of election or any person who shall give
nctly provided By ociai ballot
facsimile of the information about the same
shall be deemed guilty of msdemeano and upon conviction
shall be hned FIVE hundred dollars and Imprisoned
that the provisions OF this act strictly
carried
WHO CAN BE PRESENT WHEN VOTES ARE cANvAssED
AND COUNTED.
Be sure to have an intelligent, watchful repre-
sentative present when ballot boxes opened and
ballots counted.
Sec. 1919 How votes canvassed-The canvass
shall commence by taking out of the box the bal
lots unopened-not in secret, but In the presence
of at least two representatives from each political
PARTY represented in the election. If such repre-
sentatives request the judges of election to allow
them to be present when the ballots taken
from the box and said representatives shall be
entitled to be present and witness the count OF the
ballots and the making up Of the returns
IRREGULARITIES IN RErURNs-How CORRECTED
Sec 1874 Hoo Irregularities correced-If
shall board OF election in deter
mining persons who have received number
the offices election
irregularities informaties in the returns OF the
judges clerks election which be cured by amending
correcting the shall the duty of said board
commissioners Immediately the said judges
and clerks such OF them be requisite
board day exceeding FIVE days
the date OF the for the OF amending such
that the conform to the law The
may by sheriff. sergeant constable
who shall receive for such service fifty cents
be paid by the county corpora
ton In which such election held
ELECTION OETICERS-NEGLECT OF DUTIES OR COR
RUPTTON.
$3.50. Officer, etc, negccfing his
election doing it eoruptly hoto panished
messenger. other person whom any duty is
Joined relative to general special elections DO
guilty of wiful neglect OF such duty Or OF corrupt
execution Of the he shall be
exceeding hundred dollars confined jail
ceedng and If officer be convicted aforesaid
he shall removed from ONCE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
Advice to Precinct Superintendent and Workers

Challengers Election Officers Justices Consabes Etc,
Together M You Are Sick for Any Other Reason Absent
in Your Place and Give Him This Pamphet) With the
Law Governing in Each Particular
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-14
HOW TO. MARK BALLOTS.

HOW TO MARK BALLOTS
ErSaictide Prohibition
AAsein.ts .sstta4s~iia4s \ ii4tio's-
CONCERNING RECORD OF LAW VIOLATIONS
Let our precinct superintendent
the observe the the
and carefully note all violations the
made when the offence
and in every case whether arrests made not to
carefully record in note book the OF all offenders
circumstances and facts connected with the
to be used evidence in future prosecutions.
FORWARDING RESULTS BY WIRE.
the vote is counted precinct superen
expected wire the result by phone telegraph
his county superintendent follows: No. Of dry votes
No AT.
KEEP THIS PAMPHLET FOR r,sr. ON ELECTION DAY
ANTTsALOoN LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA
Richmond. Va. September H. 1914.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15

viii do much to help business eondi-
tions. Men who have been In touch with
the President's plans are the most opti-
mistic Of ALL We still advise purchases
Of copper. Reading. Steel and Union
4. & C. Randolph to w. b. Hibbs &
Co.-The market opened quiet. but In the
main but little changed from last nights
close. There was continued pressure on
Canadian. but it later rallied. The Rock
island issues were notably strong from
the start. being favorabiy affected by the
fact that the earnings for the first week
OF January showed an Increase for the
hrst time I'm several months. II was re-
ported that liquidation Of line Of this
STOCK was about completed. Apart from
the weakness In the Petroleum issues the
market has moved but little and although
transactions have been on a fairly large
scale. they seem to have been made
principally by traders on the floor. An
instance OF this may be gathered from
the fact that shortly after the opening
o.wo shares OF Steel changed hands at
% I-s; the buyer was J. j. Manning and
the seller Jake Field. Wall Street is dis
posed to await President Wilson's trust
message which is expected early next
week and looks forward to 1t in a hope
rui mood. as 1t Is expected to be a con-
servative document.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New fork. Jan. h-MILLFEED-strons; trade
sneed .sssd String ban. in ioo-pound sacks. $50;
- S Milling. $40; Western red dog. $50; win
,d "nHt. IN l0-pound sacks To arrive ssoD. r5fv
h' IN buk. zoo; Argentine bran. to arrive. nomi.
CohNNEAL-stezdy; demand is moderate Kiln
L5. ~ uess' i-'~a
boChMhEAr fLOUR-lnactive bat rricr,
feady. Supplies are small. Choice quoted n, sOr.
3B PER 100 poupdA - ~
hAf,heceips. 1I6 tons; steady Choio. s~l,
fairly; low grade dull No. 1 timoth1 i ar,s ~.
standard. LosI.6; No. ). sa6.
sTRAW-Receipts. 10 tons; steady: demand 4, ,,,.-
esA Long re quoted at 5asp ~
PORk-Ffrm: small dealnrx Me-. "a
family, 3.0ozz 90: clear. D3a2 %.
BEEF-Steady; business is inactive Packet n m
als.oo; family, noczD0. ~
LAhp-fnm; moderate inquiry. Prime Western,
llfo; refined continent. uT5 South Ameriezn r X
refined Brazilian. in kegs. 1B: bcef aesripe- .
asked; lard ssearine. quiet; New York. nIs.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15
NEW YORK COTTON.
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Jan M-Can moaey opened ga Per
cent: high. =. per cent; low, per cent: renewals.
q per csnt; closed. sis per cent; ruling rate.
"a per crnt
the feature Of the time money market Lending
Is chiefly IN the shorter dates. which relatively
steadier.
Rates arc 3.ai per cent for sixty and ninety
days, per cent for four and five months. and
iaik per cent for six months
The market is still spotty. but . good volume Of
paper continues TO move. This Circumstance. to-
gether with the growing scarcity Of prime names.
is sending the market to . lower level Hgh-ersde
paper Is now being placed At "a tn "a per cent
London discounts, "a per CENT: unchanged.
Paris discounts, ~ per cent: unchanged.
Berlin discounts. Ys per cent unchanged.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
BALTIMORE WHOLESALE MARKET

Baltimore, Jan. H.-HAY-No- timothy. lap;
sts ndsrd timothy. T.oos7.o; No ., leaaH.oo; No.
j. HsalsO; light clover mixed. $50: No. ]. leoa
ID 90: No . HL0ali5o; heavy. A5oal50; No. I
clover lsC0; No. 2. Boali6; no established grzde.
IoooalIoo; sample grade. As 70 kind quality. and
condition. i00al2.6.
STRAw-No ! strsisilt rJe. new. B-ooalSS; No.
2 straight ne straw new, l5.5oal6.0; No tangled
rye straw. II. 5oaIeoo: No. wheat straw $50; wheat
straw, No. . T0: No. l oat straw. 95alo.oo; No.
cat straw s.01a@.
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens. old hens. heavy. ID
IS: do, small u medium. per h.. Is: do. oil
ruosters. per H.. 10: do. yOunS. large. per ID
lsaI7; do. rough and sagxy. l5sl5; ducks. per II
IS; pigeons. young pair. .; do. Old. psT pair
=: guinea fowl. old. %; do, young and chotceI
each, 60; do. young. poor and small, DAD; tuteys.
hens. per h. Ga23; do. young gobolers. per h..
BAD: do. old toms. per ID. II; do, uuxh and
poor, per H., l.; geese nearby, psr lb.. Is: do.
Southern Western. per h., lsals; do. Kent
Island. Il
DRESSED PoULTRy-Iurkey hens. h., EAzi;
CONTINUED on PAGE ELEVEN.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15
New York Banks 10 Join.

That not many of the larger New York
banks have sent on applications to join
the Federal reserve does not imply that
many of them are even considering stay
ing out of the system. In fact, in the
opinion of a bank president, the banks
will go in almost without exception.
They will go in from compulsion, not
from attraction he said, referring to
the loss of deposits from interior national
banks and the risk of loss in government
bond holdings in the event of staying
out.
Three years from now," he added,
''the situation may be vastly different,
for then interior banks will not have a
right to count their balances in reserve
cities as part of their reserve. Mean
while, the State of New York has the
opportunity OF a lifetime. If the revision
and recodification of the State banking
laws is well performed, the already great
banking power of State institutions will
be greatly increased"
The cotton census report was bullish,
showing 4s2.l9s running bales consumed
in the United States during December.
against 4s2,5s4 last November, and 445,275
in December.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15
WALL STREET GOSSIP.
Nickle Plate passed dividend on COM

Nickle Plate passed dividend on COM
mon stock.
The Third Avenue Railroad Company
has declared semi-annual interest on It's
adjustment bonds of 21-2 per cent The
statement of the company for December
shows a surplus of sse.7s, and for the
six months a surplus Of sS1s.soo
At a nesting of the directors OF the
New York, Chicago and St Louis Com
pany yesterday no action was taken on
the dividend on the common stock De-
cause of the fact that the earnings did
not justify doing SO. II was stated that
the action was In line with the conserva-
tive methods adopted by the New York
Central and its other subsidiary lines.
The regular semi-annual dividend OF
2 IL per cent on the first preferred and
second preferred stocks were declared.
Iron Trade Review Gays decided in
crease Yin buying pig iron and finished
producti reported last week has been
sustained during the present week AMI
prices are somewhat hrmed. In case OF
pig iron low price OF s12. Buffalo. made
by one firm has been advanced II and
this has had good effect on market
Tho stock market in December. as re-
nected by the average prices compiled by
Dow. Jones & Co. showed Improvement
over the previous month. the net gain
for the industrials being 2S and for the
rails 50 points The average price for
the industrials gained .o7 points over No
vember and that OF the rails 80.
Among the Industrial stocks. there was
very little change until after the 18th.
which was the low day during December
for both industrials and rails. On that
day the market closed at an average
price of 75.s7 for the twelve industrial
stocks. a net decline OF 81 point from
the closing price on the last day Of No
vember. During the remaining thirteen
days. that advanced on nine for total
of 40 points. and on three days declined
for total of SO point. the net gain for
the month being ..A points.
s. b. Chaplin to W. B. Hibbs-As the
necessary assurance was received in the
district generally concerning the
very conservative character of the Presi-
dents views and attitude which will be
outlined in his coming message to Con-
gress on the antitrust question. the
II gave to confidence resulted in
buying of the best character
during the afternoon that has been wit
messed in the market for some time.
II President Wilson can succeed in
holding In check the recent tendency
shown by so many legislators toward
and confine the chief legisla-
ton of this Congress to the propositions
he has conservatively outlined. the effect
would be to cause a revival OF confidence
the country and start up gen.
eral business with much renewed energy,
a good bull market could easily develop.
Therefore, il now looks as though the
long side Of the market is most attrsc-
tive.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15
steel Report Optimistic.

The sharp advance in the preferred and
common shares of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation is based upon the record
showing what the company made In the
year 1913. II Is understood that surplus
available for dividends on the common
stock after the payment Of per cent on
the preferred aggregated close to s4ooo.-
060. a sum equal to between e5 per cent
and 20 per cent on the $l5.0oO,00 out
standing common. The surplus available
for dividends was equal to between 30
per cent and IS per cent on the pre-
ferred stock. compared with u per cent
in 1872. 1870 per cent in 1911 and 1850 per
cent in 1910.
The showing last year Of between s
per cent and 30 per cent on the COM
mon was made in the face of the fact
that depreciation charges were $50o000
more than in the preceding year. The
showing of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tion in 1915 was better than that of any
other steel company, United States Steers
surplus amounting to approximately II
per cent on the common.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15
OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York. Jan. H-Speculation in the market
for outside securities today was restricted to a
considerable extent by wire trouble from the West.
After a generally hrm op-nnE. realizing brought
about slight reactions especially in the oil is
sues although the movements confined 10
The Washington herald., 1914-01-15

Clark Childs to Hartman & Co.-No
special feature was shown in London
prices and in our market We expect a
trading situation for q day or two until
the message to Congress Is read and d.
gested. As we have before advised We un-
derstand that the message will be en-
tirely satisfactory to business men. and