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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
MAR WILL DETERMINE
TYPE OF CIVILIZATION
question at Issue on Battlefields of
Europe Not Merely CONNER
cial Rivalry.
GEHMANY's RAPID GROWTH
Mrs. Sally Ould Donaldson Delivers
Interesting Lecture on Conditions
III Europe at Woman's Club-Hus
Large Audience.

The rafting OF the sabre in the
scahoard" was the way Mrs. Sally Ould
Donaldson described the peace policy
followed by Germany during the past
'hlrty years, in her lecture on the cur
rent war, given yesterday before the
Woman's Club.
ONT Of the mass of facts presented
by ne war theatre Mrs. Donaldson ha.
gathered interesting data which she
placed clearly before her audience. Civ
ing few Of the reasons for this great
struggle which to many seems an un-
reasonable and unrcasoning cataclysln
The war" said rs@Donaldson. lis
primarily one between Germany and
Ems iand France is simply hghting
FOL" her national existence"
Germany was described as having
grown so tremendously in the time
intervening between the Franco Prus-
sian war and the present, that colonies
were needed to take care of its people
AT that time Germany was poverty
strieke'. ana II was enabled to rise to
present heights by reason of the 5000. =
100000 francs indemnity laid upon
France at the clos OF that struggle
WILL, DETERMINE: FUTURE
TYPE OF CIVILIZATION
Now. the question according to the
speaker, is not only one Of commercial
rivalry, but as a result of this war
VIII be determined the type of civiIiza-
ton the world will recognize as the
highest Germany wishes to imDose
upon all nations it's particular brand
that includes sacrfcial love for the
Fathcriand: its military training from
the cradle to the gave: that unoues-
toned efficiency to serve the nation as
a whole at the sacrifice OF Individuality
The type of civilization that English
rule would encourage would be the
growth OF the individual and more
freedom OF thought.
But civilization must come from
within, said the speaker, land all ma
tions must make their contributions"
Mrs. Donaldson gave Il detailed com
parison OF the German and English
governments. showing the former with
all power vested in the Kaiser: and the
latter as controlled by the House of
Commons, or the people the English
King and House of Lords being only
governmental figurchcads.
And because he IL all powerful the
world blnmes the entrance into the
fray on the German Emperor. AS n
matter of fact, no one nation Is rcspou-
Sible. hut i; was brought about by the
Industrial revolutions Of the world"
The persistent rumors to-day are
that Italy, Greece and Roumania will
enter tn" fray on the side OF the allies.
and this viii practically include Inc
Whole OF Europe In the stupen. bus
world war"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
CITY READY TO Pay OUT
s280,873 INTEREST MONEY
Will Send Checks To-Nlorr0w &c
Holders of Richmond Mu-
nicipal Bonds.
TOTAL DEBT NOW Sl4,a5.,0oo
Retirement of 100000 in Bonds
To-Morrow VIII Leave City's To-
tai Bonded Indebtedness Still! S:s,-
100000 Less Than Its Limit

City Auditor Crenshaw viii to-
morrow mail interest checks aggrcgat-
ing s2So.S73 to holders OF Richmond
CITY bonds. The city's creditors reside
All over the United States. and the
interest money will he widely scat 81
tered. large proportion OF the bonds
arc held by residents OF this city The
'aHh,eht represents siN months In
'erest on the total Indebtedness at
an average rate of per cent per
aunum
AT the same time Nh Crenshaw will
transfer TO the redemption fund OF the
city the sum OF sl27.Si7. Ehis repre-
SCENTS the required Srmianuual rcdcmp-
tloh fund payment az three rourths of
] per cent of the total Indebtedness
RMS VIII bring the sinking fund total
10 about S3,Sa0 .OO0--thc amount thnt
VIII be in hand for the retirement of
me city's Obligations and the payment
or interest. ~ the same time win
me payment OF the S2S0.S73 In intcrcs,
the CITY VIII retire outstanding and
maturing bends 10 the sum OF SIn5 ono
CITY is WELL WITHIN
IT'S BONDING LIMIT
The total city debt at this tim" is
Sii.6o''0uO The net bonded Indebted
ness of the city after dcducting the
bonds that VIII b. retired Tomorrow
VIII be Sli,2j@.JoO This Includes thc
various bond issues that have been
assumed as the result OF annexation
counting the property values which
became subject 10 the city taxation as
the result Of annexation 4ichmond's
bonding limit is Approximately Sis
100 900. IT appears from these iigurcs.
therefore. that the city's total In,
dcbtedncss is SIN S375O.OO0 loss thnu
me bonding limit allowed ii by law.
the new assessment viii become cfr.c-
tive as OF February L. 1916. will in
crease The bonding limit 10 apron
nlately $50, 900, 900
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
Lnhor Cases Set for Tuc.d.x

Warrants issued against eirht Ioun-
drics and other commercial establish
ments in Richmond on complaint of in
spcctors from the State Department OF
LABOR were served yesterday, the ac-
cused owners and managers being sum
n,oned TO appear in Police. Court next
tuesday The. cases involve alleged
violations Of the law prohibiting tn,
working OF females In stores or indus
trial establishments more than ten
hours day and the Statae sanitary
laws. The evidence in these cases was
worked up by Miss Lille Barbour and
j. bernard Clinedinst
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
MORE EXTRA MEN
City Engineer Authorized to Hire
- InhUrcrs for Lester street Work.

The Administrative Board yesterday
authorized City Engineer Boiling to
employ temporarily twenty-five extra
men at SO a day for the work of rails
Ing the bikes and preparing the dump
ing basin near Lester Street. The res
olution authorizes him to hire the
necessary teams.
This and other recent authorizations
bring the total OF the emergency force
employed under the recent S125,0O0 spe-
cial appropriation to approximately 500
men. The money available for pay
roll purposes, 1t Is stated, Is sufficient
TO keep the extra force at work for
between two and three months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31

SALVATION ARMY HELPS
DOies Out Fuel and Food to Line,
Which Gnins I'm Length Duly.

At-the Salvation Army headquarters
yesterday more than $50 families were
provided with the necessities OF life.
Food, fuel and clothing were given
out, and 200 loaves of bread donated to
the Army were distributed.
The coal line at the headquarters is
gaining In length daily. POOR people,
men. women and children--are lined up
daily with buckets. baskets, bags or
any rcceptacles that can hold fuel.
Wood has been donated by some out
oi-town people and 1t will be distrib-
uted as necessity demands.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
Grand Jury Meets monday.

The grand jury for the January term
of the Circuit Court of Henrico County
VIII meet at the court house on Mon
day morning. The following have been
selected to serve on the grand jury:
). L. Freeman. II. T. Moncurc. j. II.
Scott, w. NJ. Milan, a. ]. Muller. Ellis
Brown, w. r. Hood, J. T. Mcdonald,
Herman Taliaferro. st Georgian An
dcrson, J. d. Badenock and H8l8: Beat
tie
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
Examination Waived.

preliminary examination was waived
In the Police Court yesterday by Frank
James, colored, charged with the muir
der OF Thomas Richardson, and the case
was certified for the Hastings Court
The man was shot during n street quar-
rel. James who was arrested by Po-
iiceman Whitlock claims self-defense
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
GOVERNOR P|EPA
MESSAGE on
May Extend Hill
plete Paper
terrupt
GIVING QUESTION
Experience on 81
Commission and
Affairs Gives @
Insight Into PrtI

Governor Stuart
spending the Christi
his wife and daug|
Ma ss., where Miss
school. may not rt
until next Monday
Governor has been d
and study to the
Commission. and I
his message to the |
Is TO convene In sp
airy 13. There are ]
Of like importance [
tention here. and
VIII prefer to Civ
the tax problem a
ecutive office. He "
fer interruptions n
tailed by the daily
fcc in the Capitol
journey home until
plctod his messagI
Assembly. While
not expressed any
on the merits of
Of taxation sugges,
missions report. Il
walls among tho.
mate with him til
favorably dispose
segregation plaIi u.
by "a minority OF, ;.
commission.
GOVERNOR HAS q
sUDJE
AS one OF the o
the State Corporat
Il time when that /
the States method
taxing steam rallrd
lie service corporal
is regarded as pei
fled 10 speak wit
subject Of taXatio
IL one of the lars
the state, and has
ncssi interests an,
actual busineHs ex
bear on the propo
1t is detected tn
give his consider;
return home to I'll
State COMMISSIONS
term OF Commlssio
expires In FebruaI|
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
Shooting Case Continued.

The case against William Muse, col
ored. charged with shooting a pistol n
Policeman j. S. Cary, was yesterday
until January in the Police
Court. Muse was also charged with
shooting at Russell Allen and w. y.
Loving Il short time before he Is al
legged to have fired at the policeman,
but these cases were yesterday dis
missed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
supp"rt FamiiIes or 90 to jail

TWO negroes. charged with failure TO
provide for and support their families
niteF peinE ordered 10 do so by Jus
ice trntchhcid. were yesterday sen.
'enccd 10 ninety DAYS in Jail when ar
ragncd in court. They were Andrew
Undertake ana James Harris.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31

john James, colored, charged with
interfering with Policeman Whitlock
while that officer was cndeavoring tot
arrest his brother on charge OF MUIR
der, was yesterday fined $I0fmnd costs
in the Police Court. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
WARM sun COMES TO AID
OF ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Deliveries Of Fuel Are Completed,
and Plans Are Being Made to
Fill Next Demand.
CoLORED DEPARTMENT. RUSHED
Forced to Close Doors After Giving
Emergency Food to 400 Families.
Money Is Urgently Needed Now to
Prepare for Coming Cold Shell,
CoLoRED DEPARTMENT RUSHED
Contributions for
Associated Charities

Contributions for relief OF the I'm
fmpioycd of Richmond may be vent
10 The Times-Dlspntch. They Will
nc promptly acknowledged. and Will
be expended In relief OF worthy in
diNid"n's, without publicity, hut
with clone supervision.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
WOMAN SHOP
SIXTY d
Mrs. Amelia Rich
In Court. hut
ncinE

Mrs. Amelia Rid
Cary Street, wife,
man. yesterday n
charges OF shop1
Court and WAS
OF sixty days In IL
down and cried
In court. but re}
Attorneys Harry
Hiram NJ. Smith
light sentence f,
Her attorneys
peal. and the s.
trial In the IIus
Bette johnson.
the theft OF foul
store on Decenk
given a SENTENCED
The four charA
Jumped" with
probably esca. :
with that given
negro woman n
Mrs. Richard,
stealing more I
chandise from
while employed
stress. She W
stealing a pair
Il pair of glove:
The charges az
by Detective
Agency. and r
and Smith.
At the time
ardson was liv
Church Hill.
ever. 1t was ST
they have sepa
son has been
street.
Justice Cru
that he wouli
victed of shop
would sentcnc
the city Jail.
sidered he ha
women arraiu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
Proclamation by Mayor
Office Of the Mayor.
Rfchyr,ond ",

Richmond, Vn.,
Dec. 30. 1914.
Friday, january 1, 1913. being de-
cinred by the laws of thiA Common
wealth TO lie n public holiday, notice
liz hereby given TINT the municipal
offices Will he closed md that work
In all the city departments, EXCEPT
such work mn mny he neccsxary.
which will be determined by the
heads Of the respc ctive departments.
will he suspended during the whole
of That day.
GEORGE AINsLIE,
Mayor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
BOARD FAILS TO ELECT
MANAGER FOR BUREAU.
Candidates for job Are Disappointed
When Election Is Postponed
Until January II.
pERTECTs IT'S ORGANIZATION
John IT. Wilson Made Permanent
Chairman of City Employment Bu-
reau Bonrd-Numerous Candi-
dates Are Out for Mnnngcrship.

Contrary of the expectations of
many, the newly created Public En-
Dloyment Bureau Board of Richmond
last night in its meeting at the City
Hall perfected its own organization.
but failed TO elect n permanent man
aEcr and secretary for the bureau In
tercst for many days has centred about
the election of Il manager for the or
ganization. and the failure of the
board last night to enter into the cleo
ton OF man for the position was the
source OF disappointment. Numerous
candidates are out for tho job and
they VIII await with keen interest the
result OF the vote by the board which
Will be taken on January IL.
The board of five, which Will have
exclusive charge of the Municipal EN-
ploymcnt Bureau. liz composed of Frank
l." Butler. Frank y. Jones, Thomas j.
l.eahey, Robert L. Patram and John
i. Wilson. Permanent officers of the
board were elected last night as fol-
lows: John 7. Wilson, permanent chair
man; Robert l.. patrnm. vice chair
man, and Frank l.. Butler, secretary
resolution, introduced by Frank
~ Jones. suggesting that the board
meet on the first and third Friday in
each month. and asking that the man
ager and secretary he instructed to
make certain reports 10 the board at
stated intervals, was unanimously
adopted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
(,0ntl|

Ralph NJ.
Mrs. T.. ID. w
Street, who d
alton for all
for the Sick
idly rccoveri
his bed at I'll
ten or twelv)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
I.unncy Con

a comnliss9
of MagistrateI
rncr Bright n
Gently appoiI
mental condi{
a resident of
County. who
ing In Richn
this afternooI
deferred In I
an inquiry d
might be ma
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-31
JONES AND PA1RAM WANTED
no ELECT Al, ONC


Mr. Jones and Mr. patram last night
urged that the board enter at once
into the election of q manager and IL
secretary, but the three other MEM
bers of the board disScnted. The posi-
ton of manager of the bureau will
carry salary of $1,000 annually, and
that OF assistant manager $500 annual
~. The board was designed primarily
TO furnish work for men out Of en-
ploymcnt, regardless Of creed or DO
litical a1iliation.
Keen rivalry in the selection of per-
sons to MI the new Offices Is evident
For the position of assistant. Manager,
Miss Francis II. overly, public ste
noRrapher, and president of the Ste
nographers' Association of Richmond.
is being urged.
Numerous candidates are aficld for
the position Of manager. Prominent
among them are: James j. Dreamer,
inspector in the Gas Department;
James Il. Dickcrson, chief clerk in the
Water Department; Harry Tucker,
newspaper reporter; Clarence T. Bot
toms. machinist; T.. G. Dawson, ma
chinist. and president of the State
Federation of Labor; Wortlcy Dickic,
manager for the Franklin Gum Com
pany; /. w. Throckmorton, architect,
ana others.
board of five will hold conference
prior to the regular meeting on .Tanu-
AIRY |. for the purpose of Investigating
the fitness and competency of the va
rious applicants for the position of
manager before reaching a final de-
cision In the appointment of man
for the place
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
The Crowd haply.

An interesting article In the Dali,
News, London, speaks of our depend
ence upon life in crowds as follows:
THE thing begins in childhood; We
are taught in crowds; brough. up IL
a mental and physical crush. The edu
catfonalist still talks of the theory O.
individual instruction and peda sogue!
place 1t in their rospectuses. but it i.
only their joke. This collective schoo
life not only stunts growth moral. in
tellectual, even physical, not only kills
individuality under pretense of rub
bing off the corners, but brands the
children's brains with the conviction
that life can be lived only In a crowd
1t Is well for all teachers to instil,
the value of quiet study and time fo,
thinking out things" quite apart from
other people, into the minds of theil
scholars. In this feverish age, as it is
sometimes called, we all. teachers ant
pupils alike. need to believe in oul
own individual mental ability. uainfu
enced by the crowd.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
Where Safety Lay.

Even the war has its bright side
Two negro por.ers were discussing
it as they waited for train to pull
into the station.
Man." said the first, dem Ger.
many submaroons is sho'ly gwine tc
sink de British navy. Vas, stree
dey's sholy gWine to 'splode dem ma
val boats dat's waitin' out yonda."
~"Sho" said porter No. 2. AN
what's gwine to happen DEM"
Why, dem Germany submaroons'll
come right on cross and 'splode de
rest OBJ de naval boats OBJ de world
OATS what'lI happen den, Sambo!"
We'll. looky heah, Gawge. Amt
yo' an me better declar' ouahselves a
couple O. noot-nootralities"
Man." said Gawge. "yo' all kin be
MORTALITY If yo' wants to. Ah'm a
German!"-New York Evening Sun.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26

a conservatory graduate with honors.
She also plays the xylophone and man.
dolin.
. Alois Bohumil Hrabak. who plays
the hute. banjo. violin and xylophoHe.
is a musician of such skill that he has
appeared for four seasons with the fes
tival orchestra Of the Pittsburgh SYN
phony Orchestra. He has also played
with kryl's Band. He studied with
Avton Fayer. Victor Sandek and Carl
Bernthaler
81. Calvin Jordan studied piano and
harmony with De Rosin and Genet.
He began playing the harp at an early
age with his father, who was one of
the first harpists in western Pennsyl-
vania. He is well known as a solosl
and has had large orchestral expert
ence. He has also been prominently
associated with church work III Pitts
burgh. He plays not only the harp
and piano. but the mandocello and the
banjo.
During the season Of 1914 this com
pany appeared as the only musical on
a course at Oyster Bay. the remaining
numbers being lectures by Theodore
Roosevelt. DR. Newell Dwight Hills
and others.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
LESS HOSTILE TO FOREIGNERS
Lives Of European Explorers In Tibet
Comparatively safe-Work 10
Going On.

Tibet continues to hold its special
fascination for explorers, and 1t 1s
therefore interesting to learn from
the experiences of Captains Bailey
and Moreshead, who recently cleared
Up the long-standing mystery concern
ing the connection between the Tsang-
po and Brahmaputra rivers. that q
noticeable change has come about in
the attitude of the Tibetans toward
foreigners. These explorers encoun-
tered no signs Of hostility or dfstrust.
except when they were mistaken for
Chinese. who appear to be held In
great dread. No objections were made
to the surveying operations. and Capt.
Morshead asserts that 1t is now pos
sible to traverse the country from end
to end. openly, with plane-table and
theodolite, and without even the for
mality Of q pass from Lhasa." Ap-
parently the Tibetans have learned
that the British are their best pro-
tectors from Chinese aggression. Aprc-
pos OF the angpo-Brahmaputra the
current number Of Petermann's Nit
teilun zen anrcurce3 that the Austrian
explorer. A K Gebauer, who Is now
travelling r~-.- f---, Purue al"rg the
Chinese-Tibetan border, intends ulti'
mately to strike west to the Tsangpo
and follow this river through the
passes Of the MISUNDERSTANDING
American.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
BLASTING With Oxyuen.

A practical way of using liquid oxy
gen for blasti Ig has at last been found
Bags filled W! h a special form of lamp
black are soaked in liquid oxygen for
a few minutes When detonated they
explode with the force of dynamite
but when lighted with match they
burn quietly and slowly. The cost is
much less than that OF dynamite
much less carbon dioxide is gi"en of
and there is no danger from a Tnisf1re
Gs the oxygen will evaporate quickly
if not exploded at once
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
Industry Worth Developing.


Little use IL being made Of the fioss
from the inside Of the pods Of the
silk cotton tree in the West Indies
In the Philippines the collection o,
this peoduct-known throughout the
East - "Kapok" an industry
Of considerable promise. 1t is beins
more and more used in the manufac
ture Of patent life-belts, and agricul
turists in the British West Indiet
might with profit turn their sttentiop
to the collection Of this floss The pro
duction for 1918 was. 245, ,00s pounds
- against 69,606 In 1901. 'rhe Ae
cline in 1912 10 attributed by the
Mindanao Herald to increase local
consumption. Most OF the kal ok for
merly went to the Netherlands. eithes
direct Or via Hongkong: but IN 1912
13 1t was exported chiefly to the Unit
ID States, Germany and Australasia. II
the order named.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26

First National Bank, interest on
m.r-.nts 5 "a 20
FRS. Matt nal Bank, interest
on water bonds @@ u
William J. Stevens, plumbing
and labor w ."
M. & M. National, interest on
water bouds ~ oo
Mrs. Ethel Woodley, janitress ~ w
Alfred He ,berp, labor on streets II 81
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
Fire Chief.
w ar w JurI06.

Doctor Osler, the enemy Of old men
as he was once classified. says that
the carnage from the present war is
not so great as 1t seems. With 800
wounded men in the hospital at Ok
ford. only one death occurred. and that
from lockjaw. The doctor thinks that
this war will establish new record
fer low rate of mortality from wounds
He attributes this to the antiseptic
effects of high-speed bullets and to the
efficiency Of the field hospitals. He
says also thai he has seen no wounds
caused by duIadum bullets. Field sur
geons have said the same thing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
The Potato In Scotland,

The potato, the decreasing use Of
which In Ireland has been deplored.
was long time finding favor in Scot
land. When Macdonald Of Clanranald.
In 1743, bought seed potatoes for his
tenants in South Ulst they objected
to planting them because the tubeI
10 not mentioned in the Bibie At a
much later period George Bachop, one
Of the Ochtertyre tenants, when told
by his wife that she had potatoes for
supper, cried contemptuously. Tat.
ties! Tatties! never suppit on them
q my days, and never will. Gle them
TO the herd and get me sowan."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
Name for the indian Children.

Small people catch on to much more
from the talk OF their elders than
grownups generally suppose, says the
Caldwell News. A little girl of four
and one-half years one day last week
was poring over her primer. 1t was
. lesson about Indians. The mother
explained the pictures to the little
one, telling her some of the customs
Of the tribe. and ended by telling her
the Indian children were calico
"papooses." the next day the girl
was heard to read" The Indians
do not live In houses, and they call
their children RuIl Mnnsaa"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-12-26
OFFICIAL NOTICE
The following Sections of tie Ordnace have been printed in
Circular form and will be sent all parties interest by the
Chief of the Fire Department.:

o
l.--I be of of
building
throw in
han one
such ptacle for ashes at Nc. Street
under penalty set forth in the above ordinances