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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
ALDERMAN POWERS
COMES TO RESCUE
Would Authorize City Attorney
to Confer With Legislature
to Happy End.

Alderman Powers, ct Madison
ward. said last night that he had q
proposition which he believed would
facilitate matters in connection with
the efforts being made by. council to
aid the administrative board In the
work 1t Us doing.
Mr.. Powers will. at the next meet
ing Of the board of aldermen. intro
duce a resolution directing the city
attorney to 10 before the legislature
and ask for an amendment to the
charter of the city OF Richmond In
accordance with the wishes OF the
city council, eliminating all sections
OF the ordinance now before council,
upon which there has not been, nor
is likely to be. an agreement.
Alderman Powers stated last night
that he felt this action would min
inAze time and would at least give to
both the city council and the admin
istrative board some relief from the
strained condition as at present exist
Ing,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
JOHN \. GIBBS
COMMITS SUICIDE
Leaves Farewell Note to Wife,
Swallows Carbolic Acid and
Ends His Life.

Dear Rosa: Good bye: / am gone"
wrote John II: Gibbs, a pressnan. in
fhe employee Of Whittet & Shopper
son.. yesterday afternoon a few min
utes before he placed bottle of car
bolic acid to his lips, draining the
contents.
He was carried into a hardware
store at 1927 West Main street. in
front of which the act was commit
ted. The city ambulance, in charge
of DR.. Marshall l.. Boyle. was sum-
moned. but Gibbs had died almost in
simultaneously.
Detective Sergeant Wiley was de-
tailed TO investigate the case and found
that Gibbs had been separated from
his wife since last July.
Besides his wife. he is survived by
two children, who reside at zoos West
Cary street. and his mother. who lives
near Forest Hill Park.
Gibbs was about thirty years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
ARE READY FOR
! GE0Re|A'S CYCLONE

Everything Ia ready for the COM
ing Of the Georgia Cyclone" Mrs.
Armor's flrst appearance at the Lyric
theater on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock will be greeted by large
crowd. Prominent ministers. laymen
and White Ribboners will be on the
stage. The invocation will be offered
by Rev. DR.. ,Asbury christian.
chudren's chorus will sing temper
ance rally songs.
The president of the Richmond w.
c. r.. u. MRS Bickers) will call the
meeting to order. and introduce the
White Ribboners State president. Mrs.
H. M. Hoge. to preaide. and this ON
cial will introduce Mrs. Armor.
An overflow crowd II expected to
greet Mrs. Armor's appearance at ST.
James Methodist church Sunday night
at o'clock. There will be special
music BY the choir-and the Sunday
school orchestra
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
FIRST Sk|RM|SH
AGAINST WEAvER'S
BANKING BILL
White, of Rockbridge. Demands
Restoration of Emergency
Clause Dropped in His
Absence.
F iinanciers Charged With
Threatening Panic Unless
Bill Was Passed. Jordan
Declares Governors lnAu-
ence Has Been Used.

The warmest and most serious skin
mish OF the present legislature was
precipitate6 on the floor OF the mousse
of delegates yesterday when the
Weaver bill. segregating the tax on
bank deposits to the State, and re-
ducing the State tax to 10 cents on
the sioe. was brought UP on its sec
ond reading Yesterdays session was
only a preliminary. The main bout
will take place this morning
Led by Mr.. White. of Rockbridge,
and Mr.. Jordan, OF Pulaski. the op-
ponents charged Mr.. Weaver. the
author and patron of the bill. and his
associates with being inconsistent,
when they moved that the emergency
clause be struck out. and the bill ad-
vanced to its third reading. As an
emergency act. practically the same
bill was passed by the senate, and was
referred to the house as senate bill
No. /.
Mr. Weaver offered an amendment
to his measure, striking ''ut the emer-
gency clause. placing the bill in its
regular order, together with minor
amendment. and the amendments
were adopted. Mr.. Stearnes. of Roa n
oke. offered another amendment, rails
ing the rate of tax from o cents to IS
cents on the 800, while Mr.. White
offered a similar resolution providing
thkt fifteen cents of the tax go to the
goNernment. and the 10 cents for free
schools. Mr.. Jordan, OF Pulaski Of
fered as q substitute bill, Governor
elect Stuart's, as presented to the f.
nance committee at It's hearing last
week.
Mr. White Bcffigcrcnt.
Mr.. White. OF Rockbridge. ieAped
TO his feet after the resolutions had
been read. and asked for reconssd-
ering of the vote on striking out the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
.HORT|CULTUR|STS
HAVE GREAT TIME
Amateur and Professional En-
tertainers Perform for Them
in Jefferson Auditorium.
Alvin Smith Conducts.
Exhibit the Greatest Ever
Shown in State and Shows
Virginia in Front Rank in
Raising Apples. Modern
Methods Demonstrated.

The eighteenth annual convention
Of the Virginia State Horticultural
society, which has been in session In
Richmond since Wednesday, was
brought to a close last night with a
musicale and vaudeville entertainment
held in the auditorium of the Jeffer-
son hotel.
Besides the members of the society
1t was estimated that fully two hum
dred of the people of Richmond at
tended the entertained which was
given under the direction of a local
committee consisting of r. e. Craig,
Alvin Smith and f. W. Evans. An
exceptionally fine and interesting pro
gram, both musical and vocal. was
arranged. which included professional
and amateur performers.
Miss Lena and Master Michael Man
elmo took the audience by storm with
their duets and they were forced to
take several curtain calls. Little
Joseph Simon showed his versatility
as song and dance artist and his
portrayal of an everyday scene in
Judge Crutchf1eld's court was the hit
Of the evening.
Alvin Smith. who acted as an
.nouncer. engaged the services OF the
National Comedy Four. who are ap-
.pearing at a local theater this week,
and they did their share in the way
> amusing the audience. There were
also several selections by the Colonial
Colored Quartet. Music was furnished
by Prof. Joseph Kessnich's Orchestra
At the conclusion of the perform
ance a buffet lunch was served. after
which the hall was cleared for dane
ing.
Visitors Entertained.
Yesterday was devoted entirely to
the entertainment of the visitors, who.
in the morning, were taken on auto
mobile rides to the principal points
OF interest In the city and to the
Country club AT noon they inspected
the plant Of the Merchants Cold
Storage company at Sixth and Canal
streets. where they were served with
luncheon.
Secretary Waiter whately, in the
name of the society, thanked the en-
tertainnlent committee for the hos
pitality which the people of Rich
mond have shown the visiting dele
gates during their stay here. and ex-
pressed his appreciation of the CO.
operation of the people of Richmond,
who. he said. had helped make the
convention the most successful and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
WILL NOT PREVENT
MARKET MEASURE
President Explains That He
Merely VIII Not Ask Con-
gress to Take Action to
Regulate Stock Exchanges.

WARRINGTON. Jan. 23.--Fearing
that his announcement of yesterday
that he would not recommend to con-
gress the enactment Of legislation reg
ulatory Of stock exchange activities
had been misconstrlied. President Will
son today let 1t be known that no
mftted himself against such legisla-
ton IL 1t IL initiated at the capitol
The presidents attitude is merely
that Of Withholding any expression OF
opinion upon the desirAbility OF the
suggested legislation 1t this time.
Persons at the White House who
spoke for the President today, de-
clhred that Mr.. Wtlson did not Wish
hi1 statement yesterday to be looked
upon - putting thA I'm upon such
leGtahatton. Coa&fe = f1x a. the
ySoG Snt = ccuces nay ~ ~
- q r.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
ENABLING ACT
REACHES SENATE
Senators Say Debate Will be
Waste Of Time and Will
Work for Speedy Action.
Vote Expected to be Close
and Dopesters are at a Loss.
Members Undecided as to
How They viii Vote

The enabling act. which passed the
house of delegates by such an over
whelming majority on Thursday even
ing, reached the senate yesterday
morning soon after the session opened,
being In the nature of a communities
ton from the clerk of that body.
The communication was couched in
the formal language made and pro-
vided. THE House of Delegates of
Virginia has passed the following
BILL" then follows the title of the
measure, 'in which 1t respectfully
asks the concurrence of the senate"
That communication created no sur
prise, for there were many of the
members of the senate. who were in
the hall of the house when the vote
on that measure was taken, and they
had gotten the news when it was
fresh
without awaiting the orders Of the
president of the senate the bill was,
by the clerk. committed TO the COM
mittee on privileges and elections for
consideration and report. That com
mittee will meet next Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock, but several
other bills have been made special
orders for that time.
So far as is known it is not the In
tention Of the supporters or opponents
of the measure to precipitate action.
1t is the belief that the bill will be
allowed to go to committee. given a
formal hearing and reported In due
time. 1t Will then take It's place on
the calendar, and will be advanced In
regular order.
Senators Want Action.
When members OF the senate were
asked regarding the measure they
expressed the opinion that hearings on
the measure would be waste of time
seeing that the same committee Is tn
charge. the same arguments would be
advanced and nothing accomplished.
Once the bill comes TO the floor OF
the senate. however. there may be
a move on the part of some member
to make ii special and continuing
order. and to get 1t out OF the way
for the session. So far there is no
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
e6a.ooo For r,vr Acre.

Tho Henrico Iron Works has, by vir-
tue of deed and bar&ain sale. ad-
mitted to record in the Henrico county
clerks ea4ee today required from ].
Jordan Laake, and others, four acres
.of lasN fronting an the line ~ tha
H4mI@4nx tn pfieA paad fnr the
~ M IN XII ~ 10 sll01t diseases
4 ~ sreunAA y esA -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
SINCERE SORROW IN
DEATH Of ISAAC HELD

Arrangements for the funeral of Mr..
Isaac Held. who died late Thursday
night at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Albert Wolff, at Uniontown. Ala.
have not been completed. Ehe body
Is expected here today. and i is prob
able that the funeral will be tomorrow.
Besides his wife, VINO was Miss
Mary Bachrach, of this city, Mr.. Held
leaves four daughters Aliases Alsaa-
and Beatrice, Mrs. w. II. Schwarz-
schild, and Mrs. Wolff. and Ave SONS
Irving, Gerson, Charles. Edward and
Herbert.
Crepe was placed on the door OF
the treasurer's ONCE in the city hall
yesterday. and the administrative
board passed the following resolutions:
Whereas. the city Of Richmond
has sustained a great loss i'm the
death OF one Of It's most faithful and
ofilcers Mr.. Isaac Held. dep
uty city treasurer,
Resolved. by the administrative
board. That we express our most pro-
found sorrow in the great loss to
the CITY Of one whose courteous treat
ment OF the citizens will long be re-
membered by the people whom he
served. - -
Resolved. That q copy OF these
resolutions be saint 70 his bereaved
family"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
MUST REVISE THE
CODE OF VIRGINIA

A joint committee meeting Of the
on court OF justice OF the
house and senate met yesterday after
noon in the courtroom of the stats
corporation commission and unant-
mously decided that q revision OF the
code OF Virginia was necessary. The
meeting was an open one and many
lengthy arguments were heard. The
meeting decided nothing further and
another joint meeting will be held
Monday afternoon. II has not been
decided who will have the appointing
of the commissioners to do this work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24

Rain today; fair tomor-
rOw.
Fun report on page S.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18
REPORT
County Superintendent of Public In
struction of Trego County, Kansas

To the State Superintendent of Public In
Stuction:
Quarter begins December 80, 1918: ends
March 30, 1914.
This report is required by section 125, School
Laws 1907. 1t should be transmitted to the
State Superintendent on the last Monday
of March, June, September and Decem ber
The Board of County Commissioners is for
bidden to order warrant for County Super
.erly made and a copy filed with the county
clerk, and the above fact certified by the
County Superintendent to said Board of
County commissioners
Number of District schools visited this
quarter. giving number of each district: :. 10
- ls 20 % 80 81 3D. 3d. 35. 49, 49, 40. AZ. 43. A.
AZ, 49, so. So. "a
2 Average length of time spent in actual
school inspection l day.
its made to the district board. IS
Number of consultations with district
boards 8
5 Number of days ONCE has been kept
open at county seat 50
Number of examina tionS of district
clekrS records 8 a. Give numbers of dis
ing to law 0.
Z Number of examinations of district
districts in which records are not kept ac
cOrding to law o.
Number of teachers meetings attended
9 Number of lectures delivered none
10 Is this office supplied with Suita bic rec
ord books, as required by the existing law:
II Number of certificates granted 1; Pro-
fessional 0. first grade o, second grade o,
third grade temporary 0.
IL Number of certificates indorsed
To the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Topeka. Kan:
1 hereby certify the above to be a correct
statement of the work of this office in the
matters herein reported for the quarter
Dated at Wa-keeney, this 3oth day of Mar.
1914 Carrie A. StradaI
County Superintendent of Trego County
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18

Uncle Sam is becoming more and
more careful about the class, or kind
and quality of people he is willing to
add TO his big and growing family.
Too many of the wrong kinds might
be national suicide which would be as
bad as race suicide. And when ne
makes a new citizen by judicial dec
laration he is careful about having
the proper records made concerning
the event It was not always so. A
bout 45 years ago a 9-year old Ger
man boy came to this country with
his father. The father was natural
lied $50 it is said) which also natural
lied the boy and other children who
were under age at that time. The
boy grew up, became a voter. filed
various local offices and was even a
postmaster at one time, but when.
at the age of So, he wished to take a
homestead he could not do so until
he had taken out first papers, for
himself No record of his fathers
naturalization could be found.
DICK TAGRAPH
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18
Dictagrams

Now and then we learn new word,
or word of recent coinage One of
the latest of these is 'sSearS-roebuck-
i-cide" which is the name of the mall
ady which is said to be killing off the
small towns.
If you ate Good Friday egg on
Easter morning you are all right.
Otherwise you are likely to have the
ague almost any day for the nexty year
to come.-Old 81.
Uncle Heck has habit of looking
over list of names and selecting
those that are odd or of unusual
length. As to length, very few names
consist of fewer than five letters
though some may be spelled with but
three or even with only two. On the
other hand not many families names
require more than eight letters in
the spelling of them though in rare
cases fourteen may be employed or
even fifteen The directory of the
National Probation Association,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18

which contains the names of the off,
GERS of the juvenile courts of the sew
eral states, affords interesting exam
Piles. Cox, Fox, Hay, Rea, Utz and
Dry are among the shortest names
and Riemenschneiberq appears to be
the longest in the list. Some of the
odd or unusual names are Tomorrow
ski, Domochokski and Kaczerzewski.
1t would seem that these names a.
lone ought to be enough to make a
bad boy s'be good" for while at
least, but perhaps the most ominous
name in the list is that of Mr.
Thrash, an Illinois probation officer.
1t is significant fact that most of
the long and unusual names are
found in the large city lists. It indi-
Gates where most of our recent immi-
grafton has located.
But not all emigrants locate in the
cities At every term of our district
out here in western Kansas
one or more of our foreign neighbors
apply for final naturalization sspa-
pers," admitting them 70 full-fiedged
Since the new naturali-
zation Law became effective, 81 differ.
ent men (no women) have applied to
the district court of Trego county to
be transformed from alien subjects to
citizenship; "A of these
are Of the German race, II from Bur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18

kowina province in Austria, from
the province of Saratov in Russia,
and from Germany. There were 8
Slavs from Austria, two of them from
Bohemia and one from Moravia; also
Scandinavians. both from Sweden
One man came from England and
one from Canada, the latter's an
cestors being from the United States.
1t appears that there is great pre-
dominance of the German race and
the Germatic languages among the
newcomers who Settle in the west
1t is a fortunate fact that many
foreigners settle in rural communi-
ties where they mix" more readily
with the native born population and
become more and more thoroughly
American, generation after genera
tion- 1t seems to be different in the
large cities, each of which has its
several foreign sections, where the
foreign born colonize and old country
habits of life. and thought are kept
up more tenaciously. It is the mix
ers" that add strength and virility to
the life of the nation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18
(Ffrst Publication April ls. 1s14)
COUNTY CLERKS NOTICE OF PRi-
MARY ELECTION
State of Kansas
Trego county. SIS.
Office of County Clerk

Trego county.
Office of County Clerk
Wa-Keeney, Kansas April 1Ith 1914
You are hereby notified that a Primary
Election will be held on the 4th day of Au-
month. at which time candidates for the fol-
lowing ofaees s viii u be nominated At d daGcording @
Gus political parties of this state:
Candidate for United States Senator
Candidates for Governor.
Candidates for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Candidates for Secretary of State.
Candidates for State Auditor
Candidates for State Treasurer.
Candidates for Attorney-geperaI.
Candidates for State Superintendent of
Public instruction.
Candidates for Superintendent of IN
surance-
Three Candidates for Board of Irrigation
Candidates for Congressman
Candidates for Representative.
Candidates for County Clerk.
Candidates for Register OF Deeds
Candidates for County Attorney
Candidates for Probate Judge
Candidates for Sheriff
Candidates for Coroner.
Candidates for County Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Candidates for County Surveyor.
Candidates for Clerk of the District Court
Candidates for High-school Trustee
Candidates for County Commissioner
Candidates Tor Justice of the Peace,
Candidates for Township Trustee
Candidates for Township Clerk
Candidates for Township Treasurer
Candidates for Precinct Committeeman
san judiciary act on separate ballot:
Candidates for Justice of the Supreme
Jvote for three.)
Candidates for Judge of the District Court
Given under my hand and the seal of said
county at NY once in the city Of Wa-Keeney
county Of TTego State of Kansas. this 11th
CH BENSON.
lsEALl County Clerk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18

For Sale-15O bu- blackhulled white
kafir, 1912 crop, recleaned, tested, at
SIPS per busheI without sack. Fred
Schemm, WaKeeney, Kans--Adv 50
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18

Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years No appetite, and what L did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters reached the cause. ~.
III. Walker, Sunbury, Ohio.-Ady.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18
QUARTERLY STATEMENT

County Treasurer of Trego County Kansas
showing balance in his hands for the quarter
ending Mar 81 1914
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-18

StateV Kansas. Trego County S.
I. F. B. Acre. treasurer of Trego couu-
ty- Kansas do sOlemnly swear that the
above statement is true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief
F. B. ACRE.
County Treasurer
hereby certify. that the foregoing state
ment was subscribed and sworn to before
me and in my presence. by the above named
this 7rh day of April. 1914
c. H BENSON
County Clerk Trego County.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-22
BIG POLICY LOSS
BY BORROWING


New York, Jan. 22.-The habit Of
borrowing money on life insurance pol
icies Is on the increase i'm the United
states and in some sections of the
country the borrowing is relatively
higher than in others, according to
report made public today by the Asso-
cation of Life insurance Presidents.
Policy loans granted by companies
holding 80 per cent on the total life in.
surlnce assets in the United StateA
Jumped from $4,000, 900 in 1888, ac.
cording To the report. to more than
S1Sf,OOO,0O0 in 1912, and the ratio OF
loans Ia reserves held against policy
contracts from % per cent To 1903
per cent during the same period.
Loans outstanding at the end of 1911
amounted To $ij6,000 900, of which the
Pacific coast section took the most,
with 2O.O9 per cent of reserves bor-
rowed. The central northern states
We're the lowest, with l3.49 per cent.
The average for the country that year
was 1885 per cent.
The report further declares that
more IMAM half billion dollars of life
insurance protection will be lost to
henel1ciaries on account of the policy
loans outstanding az the end of 1912,
because experience shows that not
oyer 10 per cent OF policy loans are
ever repaid" In addition to this. the
report adds that many policies upon
which loans have been effected will
iapae as direct resul: of the loans
ana the entire amount of the insurance
carried in the policies will be lost to
the beneiiciaries."
The report was made public. the as
ISOLATION announced, with the hope of
stimulating an earnest study Of the
problem and the presentation of RENE
dies therefor"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-22
Boy is Learning to Cook

The Stambaueh high school boasts -
boy who is taking regular course i'm
domestic science. This young man.
who is training To become ACCOMPLISH
ed in all the arts of the culinary de-
aitmeit, is AXel Hin. sixteen years
old. who lives on farm southwest OF
town. Young Hill enrolled i'm the do
nestle science class the first of tho
school year. At first his venture was
regarded as an experiment by the ia
Guilty and most of his classmates, but
he has kept steadily at the pastry
board ard re-entercd the class i'm
cookery with renewed energy at the
beginning Of the second term. Few
Of the young women ~ the school are
mastering the art of cookery faster
than their lone boy kitchen companion.
II is ntimated that he is ambitions
10 become Il chef. the kind that is
monarch Of the premises of the big
hotels, cafes, and clubs. the kind that
draws big salaries and is always at
premium.