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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
SATURDAY. NAY g. 1914,
TAKE TIME IN TEXTBOOK NATTER

Because Of Inquiries and the large and vital
..tarest in tile matter Tire F4qtrjan makes note
az the status of the situation between the State
bar Of education and the textbook publishers.
Going over It briefly IL Will be recalled that
hard tstsssa Ala prices sub
msttad by the publishers for The textbooks
selected as too high, and the committee on text
book prices reopened the matter with the pub
fishers. giving chem All opportunity 20 lower
thetr bids on the preferred" list These bids
still being unsatisfactory the committee, at the
last meeting of the board Of education on May
18th was directed to invite from all the publish
ing houses bids for supplying the plates for such
books as they may or hereafter offer for
State adoption. with the idea that the State shall
print It's own textbooks
These bids for the use Of the plates. If any
meeting Of the board OF education to be held
May 27th.
The suggestion that the State would gave
money by printing its textbooks was made
at the last meeting of the board and the ex-
ample Of California. which Is said to have saved
The suggestion was also made at this meeting
that the present list OF textbooks In in the
schools be retained for another year 10 give the
beard ample time for careful consideration OF
every phase OF this important question.
We believe that the board would do wisely to
act on this latter suggestion. There Is no oc-
casion for haste In the matter; 1t is safe to
assume that TIRE textbooks in Use would be
good for another year at least without harm 10
the pupils who use them and without danger
that the board would be charged with policy OF
retrogression Some of the books on the list are
furnished by Richmond publishing house; we
do not believe these should be thrown out with
out careful consideration It would be a good
idea for the board 10 patronize home enterprise
when consistently possible. and for this and
other reasons that have set forth we repeat
that we believe It best for the board to take Sta
time-keep the present list Of books q year
longer and then consider what is best to be
done
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
MORE OPTN-ATR SCHOOLS,

II the present plans OF the city school board
take shape, and The V3rgintan hopes sincerely
they will, Richmond will have three more open.
air schools next year.
Two Of these schools have been In operation
the present seasonal Madison and Bellevue
schcols-~-and they have done splendid work.
Forty weak, anaernic children have been taken
care Of during the year IN canvass-covered roof
gardens on top of these schools. They were
given special instruction and special food. They
are children Who need education just as other
children need education. and at the same time
they are children who are physical Weddings
and whose health would be impaired by shutting
them UP In ill-ventilated school rooms When 1t
narrows down to an Issue OF education or health
the education must be neglected
The statistics Of these open-air schools chow
that the life in the opeu.air and the nutritious
diet given these children has been very bene-
hcial Every one of them enrolled in the roof
garden schools has shown Improvement in health
and increase In weight. and they have been get
ting an education~-which the city owes them
The city school board plans next session 10
open two classes tor delicate white children on
the roof garden Of the Springfield school and
q class on one Of the coored schools for weak
!.ngs Of that The present problem that
eonfronts The board Is The matter OF funds to
procure the necessary teachers for the extension
Of the work and the paraphernalia Of tents. cots.
cooking apparatus eto., which go to the equip
-etsttt u t1eae npen-air schools.
This should not be problem This matter
Ct open-air schools have been frequently called
10 The attention Of the people and there are
sufficient number OF rublic-spirited citizens In
Richmond We hope and believe TO make the
boards plans possible. The city owes an ecu.
ration 10 these unfortunatese. and they must
have IT, II II necessary to raise the money by
popular subscription.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
Culpeper. Va. May 90. 1914.
Efficiency Recognized Abroad.

We note with interest and pleasure that Hon
W. Mcdonald Lee. until recently fish commits
sioner of Virginia, has been honored by election
to the presidency of the National Association of
Shell fish ommissdoners. which has just closed
Its sessions at Atlantic City. n. J. Commodore
Lee this popular and useful Virginian ia
known among his friends made enviable
record during his term State commissioner
in fostering and conserving shell fish wealth.
and in enlarging the market for the product.
What he has accomplished will stimulate others
to continue this work and enhance the profits
of industry that affords employment ITO
thousands and from which many more thou
sands derive wholesome and appetizing food.
Although Mr. Lee has retired from public
office, it Is gratifying to observe that he still
maintains his interest in the industry to which
he has devoted much time and thought and
conscietious effort. Likewise It is pleasing to
note that his service and his efficiency are APP
preciated by the men Of other States interested
In this iniust ry.--Danville Register.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

OF all kinds. with the possible exception Of
peaches
The report goes on TO say that the yield will
probably be record-breaker for the decade. The
peach crop, both North and South. damaged
by the late cold snaps; the apple crop will be a
bumper.
We regret exceedingly that there is POSSIBLE
ity that we may be deprived of our share OF
ucious peaches. for we confess fondness for
peaches, but II We have a bumper crop of cante-
loupes and watermeions shall be content
good fruit year means season of prosperity
for the fruit grower as well as year Of con.
siderable content for the consumer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
DESERVING MAN
LOOKING FOR JOB

Superintendent Joe Heindl. OF the
new pumphouse, Is very much wor-
ried. He has lost several hours a day
this week searching for = Job for q
young man who has grown too big
to continue a. a messenger boy. and
no has himself and his mother to
take care OF.
Mr.. Heindl has interested himself
In the young man, and has learned
that he Is greatly in need of employ
ment. He Is competent as a clerk,
has passed civil service exAmina-
ton. and feels that he can give good
service to any one who wishes help
along that line Mr. Heindl would be
glad to hear from any business or
professional man who Is In need OF
an assistant, and he feels that this
young man will prove capable and
faithful.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
PEOPLES FORUM

The Local Self-Government Mass-Meeting.
Editor of The Nlrginian.
Str,-~fhe following communication offer
ed to The Times Dispatch with the view Of get
ting II before the people who had read the
proceedings of the said mass-meeting. 1t was
rejected and returned with a printed slip stating
that all prohibition communications were re-
jected This is the paper which recently stated
that this urgent question Was to be discussed
the basis of reason etc, etc.
Editor Times Dispatch:
sir.-+The questions discussed at this mass
jneetinx &xe 81 vital interest," aQsciallx psopis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
.SEGEL DISCHARGED
IN HUST|MGS COURT

Harry Siegel, pawnbroker. was dis
CHARGED In the Hastings court yester-
day on the charge OF failing 10 re-
port the pawning of diamond ring,
which turned out to have been stolen
from DR.. Uriah Herbert. SieEel
showed that he took the ring az q
sapphire, and so reported It to the po-
lice department. A. r. Henderson. the
negro who stole the ring. and who was
convicted afterward. was given one
year In the penitentiary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

Editor VaFRlnIA.
Sir-"Of course James NJ Hayes will not
be removed Nobody expected 1t. and If ne
had been. everybody would have been surprised,
/ noticed In yesterdays I'D. over r. o. James
signature the statemen t that James NJ Hayes
will not be removed" OF not, but At
the next election B. O. James will be.
And while the subject. 1t strikes me as
funny. anyway. why such gigantic piece Of
work could 80 on in the secretarys Office and
he, knnw- nothing about IT. What 10 sths .StnEe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
Surgeons and whiskey.

Surgeons and Whiskey.
Editor Virsinian:
Sir-Do you suppose that any OF our sur
geons and medical men have overlooked the
fact that If whiskey lie out OF this State
and country. and people. a consequence. are
better educated and know better how to take
care of themselves. that there will be fewer
cases by hundreds, to be operated and treat
ed, and that the surgeons and doctors may
lose many dollars thereby? / Just wish TO ask
the question to bring out this point In
order that no one may get left in this State
wfde In fact, nationwide fight
Yours very truly.
SUBSCRIBER.
Danvtl1e, Va, May 10.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23
a BuMpER FRUIT cRor.

According To q report just issued by the stand.
ing committee on statistics and standards Of the
United States chamber Of commerce, based on the
Investigations of trained observers from all sec.
tons Of the country, there Is general prospect
ahix spring and summer for large yield Of fruit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

paying him for? II James ~. Hayes" IL going
to do all the work he ought TO draw all the
nay. If it hadn't been for Tho virginiAn. no
one earth, in heaven, in h. would
have known anything about Tint little mall
ing list" Thank you.
o. l. DoDsoN.
Bachelors Hall, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

The Stanton Leader takes us to task In this
fashion:
THE Richmond Virsintan urges that the peo-
pie there strike for the library We sa1gpes,
that dig would be more appropriate"
Under ordinary circumstances 1t would. Bud.
but In this particular the digging isn't neces.
sary; the building Is ready TO be equipped as
soon as We can prevail upon the city council to
buy 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

Three speeders were before Justice
Crutchfeld yesterday. CHARGED with
driving their cars at an excessive
rate T. NJ. Turner and Ralph Mar
shall were nned 500 each. both
noted an appeal to Hastings court.
Wilbur NJ. Hayes was turned over to
the Juvenile authorities on account
OF his age.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

In the reelection Of President Samuel Cohen.
OF Richmond the State Retail Merchants asso-
citation did well. Mr.. Cohen was the pioneer In
the organization Of the merchants, and has been
an tndefatigable worker In behalf OF the as
ISOLATION The merchants will do well to con-
tinue him at the head Of the organization as
long he Will consent TO hold the Office
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

G. w. Kennedy. charged with be-
ing fugitive from Portsmouth,
where 1t 10 understood that he II
charged with grand larceny, was ord
cred held for tho Portsmouth, auth6x1~F
tiAGs nv Justicap 1kasday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

There Is something rather pathetic about the
case OF The Charity street grocer who was con-
victed OF defrauding his customers by short
weights and measures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-23

Irene jackson was placed under
$300 security for six months by jus
tice Crutchheld yesterday on the
charge Of trespassing on the -rop-
erty OF william Z. Smither. with the
intent to commit larceny
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
AUTO HIGHwAYMEN GET s3.7ss
Four Robbers Escape After Attach
on Clerks In street.

Automobile bandits who hunt down Tho
weekly payroll held up two messenger,
OF the Stanley Soap Works in West TIN.
tieth street. near Eleventh avenue ve,rsr
day and got nearly $4,000. There v.-,
four bandits In the holdup and II occurred
in broad daylight, a half hour before noon
The four motoring highwaymen mus, have
known the route the clerks took each Thurs.
day from the New York County Natlon,I
Bank, at Fourteenth street and Eighth
avenue. to the soap works at the IIud. or
River and West Thirtieth street--a roIta
they had been taking for years
The clerks. Cyril J. Stapleton. % Yeas
old, OF 3S5 Sackett street, Brooklyn, trd
Earl L. Benton, rs. Of st. Nicholas a,r.
nue., who have been in the employ of tho
for twelve and fourteen year. 70.
spectively. were only a block away from
their office when they were struck down
from behind. The black bag containur
the payroll. s3.76s.67. was snatched from
Bentons hand.
Benton struggled to his feet while Sta.
pleton lay stunned on the sidewalk. and
started In pursuit of the two men who had
attacked him and his companion. \ cro,.i
took up the chase ut Thrtieth street amt
Eleventh avenue, but the robbers ken
their pursuers sufficiently at bay with
their fourishing pistols to enable them ~
run to Twenty-ninth street and jump into
an automobile that was waiting for them
there.
The other two men Of the band, one act
ing as chauffeur were waiting for the two
with the money. The machine. said to be-
Ford car without license number. sped
away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
DISS DEBAR'S SUCCESSOR
WANTS HER FREEDOM
Seventy-Year-Old Wife of Frank
Jackson Says He Hypno-
tiled Her.

\ suit by Mrs. Harriet Cadman jackson
TO annul her marriage to Frank Dutton
Jackson, alias Francis Wright. once the
husband OF Ann O'Delia Diss Debar, who
got part OF the fortune OF Luther r.
Marsh. wealthy lawyer. many years
ago, was tried yesterday by Supreme
Court Justice Glegerich. The court re-
served decision. but indicated that Jack
sons record from Scotland Yard was sufi-
Client to Justify decree. When last heard
from Jackson was In Jail in Canada.
Mrs, jackson, who Is 20 years old. said
she first met the defendant last November
when he got her interested in the "Theo-
cratic Unity and Purity League" Not
long afterward he proposed marriage and
she accepted
THE day after our marriage he began
to hypnotic me- said the plaintiff. He
rubbed my forehead and gave me treat
ment which he said would make me Inn
mortal. He said that unless 7 married
him I would be destroyed, and he got mo
so completely in his power that not only
married him but gave him large sums of
money"
Her attorney then offered records show
ing that Jackson has served fifteen years
In Dartmoor prison, England, and that
with the aid OF woman known to Scot
land Yard as THE Swan" he organized
the ''Theocratic Unity and Purity League. "
Girls were entced TO the rooms OF this
organization. and II was on the testimony
of one OF the victims that both Wright
and this woman were convicted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
"WIFE" OF DIR. FLOWER
HELD ON DRUG CHARGE
Woman and Aged Man Said to
Have Tried to Smuggle
Morphine to Him.

A woman who said she was Mrs. Lillian
Flower 80 years old. wife OF DR.. Richard
G. Flower. the mine promoter VINO Is
awaiting sentence for larceny In the
Tombs after being arrested In Toronto
last week at the end OF chase lasting
eleven years, and a man who said he was
Thomas NcEnery. 10 years old, a mining
engineer Of 3O6 West Thirtieth street and
n captain in the civil war. were held in
$500 bail each In the Tombs police court
yesterday, charged with conveying NOR
phne into the prison while visiting DIR
Flower
Mrs. Fldyer is to be arraigned for
further examination In court to-day, as
she asked for an adjournment In order 10
get lawyer McEnery was held for
Special Sessions after he admitted through
his lawyer that he had the drug which,
he said Mrs. Flower had given TO him for
her husband Neither furnished bail and
both went to the Tombs
McEnery appeared first at the prison
during the visiting hour with permit TO
see pr Flower who mas been under the
care Of the prison physician, DR. Perry
Llchtenstyn When Keeper McHugh
searched the well dressed Old man at the
inner gate he found small paper pack
age filled with n white powder In Nc
Enery's rocket lie denied knowing what
II contained, but DR.. Lichtcnstein said II
held 30 grains OF morphire
McEnerys lawyer in court admitted 10
Magistrate Campbell that II was NOR
phinc. but asserted that IL had been given
to McEnery by Mrs Flower to take to
her husband as medicine"
When Mrs. Flower entered the Tomhs
half an hour later she acknowledged to
Warden Hanley that she knew McEnery,
but denied that she had entrusted him
with the narcotic. search OF her cloth
ing by Mrs. Aupperle, prison matron.
revealed cloth pouch sewed into the
lining Of her heavy overcoat DIR. Lich-
tenstein said IL held 1000 grains of NOR
phnc Mrs. Flower insisted that she kept
IL for her own use.
1t was her first visit to DR.. Flower In
TAIL. She said that she had come here on
Wednesday from Toronto. where she was
living with DIR. Flower at the time OF his
arrest. She said she was staying at 30i
West Twenty eighth street. but refused
to disclose her maiden name or any Of the
details OF her earlier life Or. Flower was
divorced from his previous wife several
years ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
URGES LESSONS
OF WAR ON BUSINESS MEN
Charles Ferguson Has Message From White House
That Cooperation. Not Outside Influence,
Will Bring Prosperity.

A message direct from President Will
son that the Administration expects a
great revival in American economic life
TO proceed from the spontaneous enter
prise OF the business men themselves, and
has no notion that any very grave or
affirmative change can be wrought by
legal pressure from the outside" is being
carried TO the bankers and business men
OF the country by Charles Ferguson, act
ing as the representative OF Mr.. Wilson
and OF the Department of Commerce.
MIR. Ferguson. who is now carrying out
a campaign Of education among the bust
ness men Of New York. said yesterday
that he will lay before representative Or
CARNATIONS and individuals the results OF
the study he has made of the relations
between business and politics in Europe,
and will tell how the lessons drawn from
the great European catastrophe may be
applied here As n representative OF the
Department of Commerce he will lay par
tlcular emphasis upon the work Of the
bureau OF foreign and domestic COM
merce OF that Department. asking the mer-
chants of the country for their coopera-
tlon in making the bureau the biggest
thing OF its kind, and inviting the freest
and suggestion.
As the ambassador of the Administra-
ton to the business men OF the country
Mr. Ferguson bears the following letter
from President Wilson
The bearer OF this letter, Mr. Charles
Ferguson. is n friend of mine in whose
character and gifts have peculiar con-
rrCnce He is acting as the representa-
tive OF The Department OF Commerce OF
the United States. His duties involve
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
SENDS ROCK ISLAND LETTER.
Bondholders' Committee Defends Its
Conservation Work.

The Wallace-Centryl Trust Company
bondhoders' committee has sent n letter
to the Rock Island deposting bondholders
in response TO inquiries received and
which Is intended TO correct mlsapprehen-
sions believed to have arisen about the
foreclosure proceedings. The letter SAYS
the committees only object Ia to secure
the actual delivery OF stock 10 the bond
holders Mt the earliest possible moment
and that neither the committee nor the
bondholders have the legal status to bring
any suits against tho old management O.
the railroad for restitution. This. the
letter explains, cannot be done until the
stock is freed from the lien of the mort
gage, which will be after tho foreclosure
The suggestion that the trustees pur-
chase the pledged stock OF all the bond
holders is declared to be legally Impossible
OF adoption.
''Nothing can he more baseless and in
consistent says the letter, than the
charge that your committee IL acting in
the interest OF the old anagement when
the sale under the foreclosure will render
valueless all the stocks OF the holding
companies and turn over TO the present
bondholders complying with tho plan
stock OF the operating company"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
Anti Catholic Party Is
Revealed by Roqv in Ranks

wadsworth and Hamlin. The other APP
proved candidates were all Republicans,
except Homer d. Call. Progressive nom!-
nee for State Treasurer.
Those "Ps" who had not been let In
on the second secret convention began
TO talk rebelliously and threaten expo
sures. The sauabble has grown until II
reached a climax in the recrimination OF
Hough against Forrest.
Most OF the anti-Catholic literature
with which the State has been flooded In
the last few weeks Is said to have been
sent out by the "Ps" Mr.. Haines Is
also said to have bought recently paper
called the American Citizen, published
at orange, N. j., and to have scattered
100, 900 copies OF 1t. II asks the voters
to turn down Gov. Glynn. Sample ballots
bcSrng only the names OF candidates ap-
ltoved by the "P's' have also been cir
culated. The "P's" have the usual secret
society number Of grips, passwords and
oaths. one of the things the members
have to swear to is that they will vote
the ticket approved by their society
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
SAYS MURPHY BOSsED PRISON.
Former warden Clancy Give. Thi.
ss Reason for Quitting.

James NJ, Clancy. former warden Of
sing Sing, gave out n statement yesterday
saying that the reason he resigned as
warden was because Charles +. Murphy
dominated the State prisons and GOV.
Glynn and Deputy state Comptroller
Michael J, Walsh worked with Murphy in
regulating the affairs of the prison.
Clancy said that the principal cause Of
his quitting the post was the Interference
Of Walsh, who was responsible for the
appointment OF Warden Mccormick, whose
regime Ia now being investigated. There
were several attempts, said Clancy, to get
him out as warden without public fric-
ton,
Mr.. Clancy told OF visit by Mitchell
May, Secretary OF state. and SIgmund
Levy OF Brooklyn to offer him the nosI-
ton of First Deputy Secretary OF State.
month later Clancy said n Tammany
district leader told him he was too FAR
removed from the sphere of active politics
and offered him the chief clerkship of The
Bronx County Court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-30
DE LUKE MARvEIS DESCRIBED
Philadelphia Book Dealers Find
Good ana Had In Farmer Volumes.

Philadelphia book dealers who had n
favorable opinion OF the kind OF de luxe
volumes James Farmer and Col. Bill
Hartley sold occupied the witness chair
all day yesterday and answered dispas-
sionately burning questions as to tho
worth OF this Shakespeare, that Fielding.
those Wildes
There were several laughs. az when
one dealer said he found different paper
IN tho front and back of a single volume
Of Farmers oscar Wilde. One also heard
OF n Shakespeare issued at Denver from
Photographic plates of an English orig
inal and other marvels OF blbloRenesis
A bookkeeper testified that Glenn Farmer
paid 81 900 for Pepys Diary that was
afterward sold for more; but in general
the testimony was that the Farmer books
sold mostly Mt 800 a volume were worth
about $50 volume. Tho trial continues
this morning.