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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
SEVEN DAYS
OF NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
Washington.

washington.
The establishment Of a branch Of
fee of the bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce at st. Louis, early
in November, has been announced by
Secretary Redfield. The new office,
the eighth to be opened, will give a
direct line OF communication between
the department of commerce and Mis-
souri, business men.
+ r +
Colonel Goethals has cabled the war
department that traffic through the
Panama canal, blocked by a landslide,
would be reopenel in about a week
unless there were further earth move
ments.
+ r r.
Increase In the tax on tobacco, cigar
and cigarette manufacturers was en-
bodied in an amendment to the war
revenue bill agreed to by the senate
finance committee. AS the bill now
stands the manufacturers would be
taxed from So to S96, according to the
amount they produced. Under the
amendment manufacturers of tobacco
turning out 100000 pounds year
would pay SO, and the tax be gradu-
ated upward until manufacturers Of
10O,O00,OOO pounds or more would pay
$1,000 year.
f. + T.
The Jones Philippine bill. which de-
clares the purpose of the United
States to recognize the independence
Of the islands las soon as a stable gov
eminent can be established there has
passed the house by vote of 211 to
So. The bill will not be considered in
the senate at this session of congress,
+ + +
The restricted market for cotton is
reflected in the census bureaus report
of the movement in September. EX-
ports were only 125,77S bales, COM
pared with 93O,32S bales a year ago,
though last months exports were six
times as large as in August.
r + r
Commercial transactions between
belligerent governments of Europe
and private citizens of the United
States in no way affect the neutrality
of this country, even if arms and am
munition are involved, according to a
statement issued by Robert Lansing
acting secretary of state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
A Maanate, Perhaps.

"He keeps open house, you say?"
Yes, but It's almost impossible to
get into his Office"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

In taking revenge, man is but
even with his enemy; but in passing
it over, he is superior.-Philosophy
Book.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

People who live in glass houses
shouldn't live within a stones throw
OF each other.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

A mans house is his castle-untll
he puts 1t in his wifes name.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

Ill success In love saves many a
man from paying alimony.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Dlsappolnted Wife.

Just my luck! SEE q can't go to
the front because 'e's a married man."
London Opinion.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Domestic Items.

The girls dormitory of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical college
at Saltwater, Okla, was destroyed by
fire recently. No lives were lost, but
the clothing of large number Of the
students was burned.
r r r
The steamer Metapan, coming In
from Colon, foundered in the lower
harbor at New York after collision
with the freighter Iowan, leaving port
for San Francisco. Her seventy-seven
passengers and her crew we're rescued.
The Iowan, less severely damaged,
stood by and her boats took aboard
two of the Metapan's passengers. The
remainder we're transferred to rescu-
ing craft and landed in New York.
r. + +
The establishment of a neutral zone
on the Mexican side Of the border has
been suggested officially, as a pre-
ventive against the situation which for
two weeks has confronted the little
American town of Neco, Arizona.
+ + +
More than 800 missionaries and lay
men from all parts of the world are in
Detroit to attend the 150th annual
meeting of the American board Of
commissioners for foreign missions.
1. r +
State commissioners and officials OF
civic organizations from all parts OF
the country attended the third annual
congress of the National Council for
Industrial Safety at Chicago.
+ r +
The committee which recently I'M
dertook to reorganize the Wabash
Railroad Company has notified the
Public Service Commission of Mis-
souri, and the State Public Utilities
Commission of Illinois of its with
drawal of the plan submitted to those
two bodies few months ago.
+ r +
The stock and buildings Of the Full
lerton Stuart Lumber company Of Ok
mulgee, Okla, of the approximate
value of $4,000, were completely de-
stroyed by fire, including four valuable
mules.
Twelve hundred convicts, following
a meeting held in the chapel Of the
Illinois state penitentiary at Joliet,
will sign a petition to the Illinois leg
islature asking the enactment of leg
islation to forbid the sale Of intoxi-
cants in Illinois.
+ + r
Romeo w. Nathan and Edward ].
Mari, two of the defendants charged
with defrauding wealthy book lovers
out of nearly $10,0O0,000, have entered
pleas of guilty in the United States
district court at New York.
r L. +
The Boston National League club
completed the most sensational record
in modern professional baseball by de-
feating the Philadelphia Americans in
the fourth and final game of the
worlds series at Fenway Park, Bos-
ton, 3 to l. The total paid attendance
at the four games was 111,OOO. The
players divide $121, S0S.94.
+ r &
Domestic lead, the exports of which
heretofore have been virtually neg
ligible quantity, has now become an
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Foreign Affairs.

A German spy in Belgian uniform
and with a Red Cross badge in his
possession was arrested at Dover,
Eng, among the Belgian refugees. He
was taken to Dover Castle and was
followed all the way by hostile
crowd.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23
Personal.

Marquis di San Guiliano, the, Ital-
ian minister of foreign affairs, is dead
in Rome. The dead premier is be-
lieved to have been responsible large
ly for the neutrality of Italy in the
war.
r r f.
George T. Stallings, manager OF the
worlds champion Braves, has refused
an offer of $4,000 for six weeks in
vaudeville. He has already left for
his plantation in HaddOck, Ga,
+ + r
The Rev. Thomas Sherman, a chap
lain in the United States army and
son of the late Gen. William r. Sher-
man, was injured severely at Scran-
ton, Pa, when horse he was riding
fell on a wet pavement.
1. + +
A movement to build a memorial to
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson in the form of
a model block of sanitary houses in
the slum district of Washington has
been started by Mrs, Archibald Hop
kins. who interested Mrs. Wilson in
slum work there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

The girls dormitory of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical college
at Saltwater, Okla, was destroyed by
fire recently. No lives were lost, but
the clothing of large number Of the
students was burned.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

The police have found at Willesden,
a suburb to the northwest Of London,
a building occupied by Germans, with
foundations and roof of heavy con-
crete. They arrested twenty-five Ger
mans on the premises.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

Evident preparations on the part Of
a small detachment under General
Aguilar for an attack on the Amen-
can outposts around Vera Cruz have
resulted in the strengthening of the
American lines.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

body of King Carol Of Rumania was
laid to rest at Bucharest. The formal
funeral exercises, exceedingly simple
despite the pomp of royalty, were held
in the Convent Curtler des Argos.
+ + +
A serious landslide in the Culebra
Cut has interrupted completely all
traffic through the Panama canal.
Several ships in the canal have been
unable to complete their passage.
+ r r.
According to reports reaching Ven
ice, cholera is making rapid strides
throughout Hungary and the progress
of the disease is causing alarm among
the people.
Berlin reports that Crown Prince
Alexander of Servia has been wounded
slightly and that his brother, Prince
George of Servia, has been injured
MORALLY in the fighting against the
Austrians.
r. + T.
Advices reported at FL PasO by Car
rama officers state that General Fran
cisco Villa has confiscated property
belonging to German citizens in the
state of Durango totaling value OF
100000. Villa is also reported to
have ordered the confiscation of all
large estates within his territory,
whether owned by foreigners or ma
lives.
T. + +
A rather severe earth shock was felt
in Kingston, Jamaica, at 2:l5 o'clock
in the morning. 1t lasted ten seconds.
Two lesser movements followed. No
damage was reported.
+ + 1.
More than 5000 lives were lost in
the earthquake in the province OF
Konia, Turkey, October 5, according
to a cablegram from Ambassador Nor
genthau to the state department.
Thousands of buildings were de-
stroyed.
Two expeditionary forces OF Portu-
guese troops, FOR one of which English
transports we're used, sailed from Lis
bon on September 10 to REINFORCE gar
risons in Portuguese possessions In
Africa, which adjoin those of Ger
many.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

All the military chieftains in Mexico,
including Francisco Villa, Emiliano
Zapata and Venustiano Carranza, are
now subject to the orders of the Aguas
Calientes convention, which has, after
a stormy secret session, voted itself
the supreme power of the land. The
delegates took oath to abide by the
majority vote on all questions, includ-
ing the form of government and presi'
Dental succession.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-10-23

Romeo w. Nathan and Edward ].
MARI two of the defendants charged
with defrauding wealthy book lovers
out of nearly $1O,OOO,OOO, have entered
pleas of guilty in the United States
district court at New York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
RecIuse Is Killed
in 81 our Battle
With Five Hundred

BEiLGFONTAfNE ONO, March
f0.---After battling three hours with
posse Of police and efizans which
surrounded mis- lonely hut ia the woods
east of Huntsville Samuel Goodwin.
siNty-two years old, an insane re-
cluso. who had wounded two of the
posse. was killed 10y u stray bullet this
aftern 9Qn..
Goodwin who was seized with the
Authorization that the SHERIFF aaa his
deputy. who had called to serve q
tunacy warrant, meant % take his
shanty honae away from him, fired III.
the officers, woundlng Sheriff Cock
IN the necl, and arm, Goodwin stood
over the sheriff PROSTATE body ard
threatened 10 kin Alexander F'orsythe,
The deputy. Goodwin had d rifle and
shotgun and 500 rounds Of annal-.
milton. tle went into the house. For
three hours geo armed men, and the
lone recluse. exchanged shots When
tho hut was practically rii(2lea With
bullet holes, the firing from within
ceased The posse advanced and
found the aged man on the floor dead.
with o bullet in his body,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11

have been introduced looking TO the
betterment of the moral and financial
condition of the State and Its peo-
pie.
Senator West has served his district
in both branches of the assembly, and
1t is safe to predict that he can re-
turn to the Legislature Just as long
as he desires to do so. He is not only
popular at home but effective in the
law making body and is just the kind
of representative that the people want.
He was first sent TO the house in
1910 and In 1912 came to the senate,
where he has served with SO much dis
tnction during the present session
He is a member of the senate finance
committee and committee on general
laws.
Senator West has always taken an
active part in the politics of his dis
trict. He has been a member and
president Of the town council of Suf-
folk, and has served on the Democra
tic committee of his district. and was
also chairman of the Democratic
county committee for the county of
Nansemond. He served on the personal
staff of former Governor Swanson. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
RICHMOND BONDS
GO LIKE HOT CAKES
Il. ii. ROLLINS AND SONS. OF Bos-
TON, ARE THE PUR-
CHASERS.
SELL AT GOOD PRICE
PROCEEDS TO GO FOR MANY I'M
PROEEMENTS, INCLUDING
SCHOOLS, BRIDGE AND
sHOCkOE CREEK.

The finance committee of the city
council yesterday afternoon perform
ed one OF the financial tricks which
makes financiers sit up and take no.
tice. They disposed OF the entire
s1.5o0,o0o public Improvement issue
of bonds at a splendid rate They
sold to T.. H. Rollins & Co, of Bos-
ton, 1882. 24S.50 at .92.I49a This
sale opens a new bond market for
this city, in the New England terri
tory.
The committee could have sold
81 ,000.0 900 in bonds if it had that
much. that being the aggregate of the
bids offered. Other bidders were A.
p. Leach q Co. Louis Johnson. Scott
& Stringfellow. Davenport & Co.
Thomas Branch, Esterbrook & Co.,
Harris, Forbes x Co, New York Life
Insurance Company. Ralph r. Glow
er Life Insurance Company of Nir-
ginia, LeasonEood q Meyer Baker
Watts company All of these bid
ders were less than the 80 point.
and the committee felt that the Bos-
ton company should have the bulk
of the issue.
The money derived from the sale of
the bonds is to be devoted TO repairs
to the free bridge. public schools. FIRST
market, city farm, sewers. Shockoe
ond police station, First regiment
armory. opering streets.
Members Of the committee which
handled the deal are Chairman Bar
ton II. Grundy. Suhchairman +. Il.
Fuller, John r. Grimes, w. j. Gilman,
F. II. Powell, G. A. Seaton, 6 II.
Lumsden and Jacob Imlauf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11

Among tho leaders In the upper
branch of the assembly Is Senator
Junius Edgar West, OF Suffolk, repre-
senting the Thirtieth senatorial dis
trict. composed of the counties of Isle
of Wight, Southampton and Nansemond
and city of Suffolk, and he is one of
the most active members on the floor
when any measure of a progressive
or moral nature Is being considered.
He Joined forces with Senator Mapp
in the fight that passed the enabling
act, but his real battle during the
present session was on the fee bill,
of which he was patron.
While amended materially by the
senate. IL passed by the house. IL Will
not only be n perfect commission to
carefully investigate the fees, salaries
and allowances of all county and city
officers. and make recommendations
to the next general assembly. but 1t
also provides a maximum salary for
such officers and effects an annual saw
ing of from fifty to one hundred thou
sand dollars.
Senator West has the satisfaction of
knowing that he has advocated and
voted for most of the measures that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11

removal to another section That was
his objection to tho home.
Mr.. Smith. Of Clarke, said that he
knew OF instan noes in which the own
ers of property had contemplated dis
posing of their possessions for tho sole
reason that the general conduct and
reputation of the home Is such that
IL is unsafe to reside in proximity TO
1t. Property had deprecated in that
section, he said. and IL was due to no
reason save end except that the homie
was responsible.
Mr. Fletcher declared that he be
leved 1t the part of wisdom for the
State TO accept the offer of the prop
erty. 1t was incumbent on the State
to care for these girls between the
ages of eight and eighteen. and TO
prevent them becoming public charges
and n menace to the community and
the public They could be reormed
in a great many instances. and the
State shculd look after them,
Tax Commission Bill.
The special order--the tax commits
sion bills-was called, and Mr. Walker
offered an amendment to the second
section The amendment really SIM
plifes the language. making plain
what In really intended in the house
bill. The amendment directs the
commission to report plan along the
lines of the present system, one along
the Hines of segregation. and such
other plan or plans along the line
or lines that to II may seem best.
This was debated at some length, and
was agreed TO.
AT this point the hour for recess
arrived. and the chair was vacated till
4 o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
CURB ON ELECTRIC SIGNS

BERLIN, March tA.--The rapid in
crease in electric advertising signs
has caused the police authorities 10
issue stringent regulations as 10 the
number size. and height OF such IL
iuminations.
The doctors heartily second the po-
lice departments action ana are NIL
ing the press with communications
pointing out the alleged harm when
the fash signs do to the eyesight
An ocuist writing in the Tagehlatt.
says that undoubted danger turks in
the binding effect suddenly caused
by the turning on or Off of n huge
electric advertisement when a pass
erhv. who was second before in
complete darkness, suddenly finds
himself overwhelmed with light The
ocnlist approves the police order
that m such flashlights may fttte'--r
forth be put UP unless several sto-
ries from the ground.
Apart from the peril 10 eyesigfft,
the writer emphasizes the increased
danger Of collisions between pedes-
trians and vehicles in consequence
of the sudden diversion Of ones at
tention from the business Of keeping
straight ahead. either ON the side
walk or in the street. According to
this authority. persons with dark eyes
are better protected against the dam
gers of the fiashlisht signs than those
whose eyes are light colored
The Friedrich Strasse has now be-
c. me almost as brilliant with electric
signs as Broadway in the region Of
Times square, while PotsdamerP lat2,
Berlin's Piccadily circus is probably
the most brilliant spot in the world
Mt night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
SEES sAvAGERy IN PLUMEs

LONDON, March 10.--Sir Arthur
c nan Doyle was one of the leading
speakers at the meeting held this
week in support Of the Plumage bill.
now before parliament. He said in
his speech
II hope that as white-feather cow
ardice is the greatest slur a man can
wear. So may white-feather cruelty
be tho greatest woman can wear
upon her head"
Persons, he continued. sometimes
spoke OF the Sums as showing how
near savagery we were. but. after all.
the slums were only caused by pov,
erty: but if one sat In the upper tier
a. the opera and looked down on the
stalls and viewed the women's head
gear one would often think that hats
were a much stronger proof of how
near we were to savagery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11

was a delegate to the Democratic ma
tional convention at Chicago in 1896
from the Second congressional district
Of Virginia. While at that meeting
he heard William Jennings Bryans
famous speech on the occasion OF his
nomination for the presidency. He
was also division superintendent of
schools for the county of Suffolk, and
during his entire membership in the
assembly he has ever been an earnest
worker for better conditions in the
schools throughout the State. While
q member of the house he advocated
larger appropriations for the one. two
and three-room schools. And this
year offered the amendment for special
appropriation to oEe-room schools.
Senator West was born in Sussex. is
married and has. one daughter. He is
a member of number of brother
hood organizations, including Masons
and Mystic Shriners, and is also a
member of the Christian church He
is fluent and forcefui speaker. a
ready, debater, clever at repartee and
can when occasion demands il, indulge
la biting sarcasm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
VOTE 4 TIE SENDS
GUM ANNEXATION
BILL TO DEFEAT
Continued from First Page,

westmoreland. changed his vote
from aye to no, making the roll then
forty-threo against the bill to forty
= and voted for 1t. making it tie.
Yeas-Baker. Birrell. Brewer,
sAwthorn. Chapman. Clement. Com
snfnD. Crockett, Dalton. j. William
Daniel. Dodson, Duke, Ferebee, Elan
AEAn. Franklin, Gregory. Gordon,
0unn. Harris. Harrison. Hartley,
I3eflln. Houston, Hun, Kinsey, Land,
l1ooney. Massie. Meetze, Miller, Nor
rts. Oliver, Page, Pitts. Powell, Pow
walton, A. G. Weaver. williams
Nays-Barley. Bonifant, Brans-
comb. Brown, Buck, Chalkley. Cou-
pins. John Orr Daniel. Field, Grasty,
Hobson, Horner, Hughes. Kent,
C.eedy. Lewis. Lincoln, Love, Lowry.
Nalbon. Milstead. Montague, Myers,
koland, Owen. Philpott. Price. Rad
ford. Reed. Rolston, Francis w.
Smith. Spatig. Stearnes, Stephenson.
Btubbs, Taylor. Terrell. Tiffany.
Mr.. Speaker-43.
When the motion to reconsider
was made. the house refused to re-
consider by a standing vote of "A TO
50. Mr.. Gum started to call for
the ayes and noes. bu. withdrew his
motion, declaring that his bill had
been defeated. he had done his best,
but he did not think he should con-
sumo any more of the valuable time.
He was generously applauded.
The entire morning and afternoon
was given over to passing house bills
on their third reading, and when the
chair was vacated at o'clock, thirty
eight bills had been passed. Most
Of them were local measures
One Board for Schools.
The Grasty bill, providing for one
board for the control of the four
normal schools instead of the four
boards which now exist, brought out
a sharp fight. but 1t was passed by
a sweeping majority. Mr. Winston,
Of Farmville opposed the measure.
and he was answered by Mr.. Grasty.
Of Augusta, one of the patrons OF
the measure The bill was introduced
by Mr.. Grs-sty and Mr.. Duke. of Nor
folk county.
The proceedings OF the morning
we're interrupted shortly after noon
by q message from the senate. Senator
Early appeared before the lower
branch, stating the senate had passed
the bill providing for n coordinate
The lower body applauded.
An interesting fight was precipi-
tated when house bill No. 322 was
called. The bill provides for the APP
poIntment of boards of visitors for the
ten agricultural high schools Of the
state.
These schools are situated In the ten
congressional districts. and the bill
further provides that each county in
each congressional district shall nave
q representative on It's respective
board, making n total OF 100 MEM
bers OF the boards for the ten schools
A hot fight occurred between
Messrs Steck and Houston fae the bill,
and Messrs. White, Williams and ior-
dan against the bill. The friends Of
the measure declared II would do
much to advance the cause OF agri-
culture IL the bill should be passed,
bat the opponents stated that II would
only mean a lobby of one hundred
men appearing before the legislature
10 secure appropriations, and the bin
was defeated by vote of IS TO 30