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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13

WAS MOST SUCCESSFUL

The Eighth Annual Convention Of
the National Society for the PROMO
ton Of Industrial Education. whose
sessions began Wednesday afternoon
in the Jefferson Hotel auditorium. was
when the special train over the C. d
o.. run under the direction OF tho
Richmond committee. arrived AT
MainStreet Station from Old Point.
Hampton and Newport News where
thu final day CT the meeting was spent
About three hundred OF the visiting
delegates took the trip. Others start
ed on their return TO their homes dur
Ing the day.
Many OF those who came 10 Rich
mond from distant points to attend the
meeting are interested IL the work Of
the Hampton Institute and the special
train was arranged for by the COM
mittee that they might have the OPP
portunity OF spending the dag inspect
ing the institution and examining the
work that is being done there along
industrial lines. The day was pleas
antly spent
Dinner Prepared by Pupils.
The school was inspected during the
morning and the pupils at their work
we're watched. At noon a dinner was
served the visitors by the pupils in
the domestic science department. who
had prepared tho meal
Following this q conference was
held. DR. II. B. Frissell. principal of
the institute. presided and lead in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13
ALLIES WINNING ALONG ALL WESTERN FRONT
ADVANCE OF GERMANS in POLAND CHECKED
VILLA AND zAPAIA
AGREE ON ANGELES


Mexico City, Dec. I2.--ACCord~
ing to the program of General
Francisco VIVA. E.uialio G.uiierrez
will be ~hcIVcd as provisional
president of Mexico wien the
Nguascasientes conference resumes
sitting January I. Philip Angeles.
former Federal. and at present
Villas chief of artillery. IL being
prominently mentioned for pro-
sisional president.
Il Is stated that friction over the
naming of a provisional mead Of the
government has already developed,
and tina, Villa Will not only remain IN
the caultal himself. bur VIII keep n
large force ~ troops Of his own div
ision ut the north TO be prepared for
eventuaiities
i Is pointed out that Angeles IS &C
reptabie as a second choice to both
Villa and Zaptae. aud neither cares n
risk an open break by insisting on
their personal candidates, Emilio Vas
quez Gomez. in the case OF Iapata. and
Gutierrez. in the case of villa. For a
long tit7e Angeles was considered
Villas first choice
Huch Lobbying Going ON.
Most of the beTs Of the cou~
vention that met at Auascalientes are
now in Mexico City with the e&cep~
ton. of course of the Csrranza dele
gates Thoce has heen much !o2oy.
Continued on Second Page
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13
BIG CRANE-DlCGING
MACHINE. SHIPPED

Nav oYrk. Dec IL The ,.unartier
Ordanla sailed for Liverpool today
with a large cargo of war %upplies.
chief % which were eight motaf cat
erpillar tractors. to bc used hy the
allics to dis graves on the battl fields,
and TO haul siege gans.
II could not be learned whe'asr the
tractors were consigned TO the British
or French Army, II was said how
ever several of the mrae equipped
with huge pillow noses 70 dig tl1nch
graves faster and more econ1 nically
than any ether machine
Among the 75l passengers Was Harry
lauder, the comedian, ana hts wife.
Another departure Was n If. Ura.I
ham. agent FOE Nm Eaxiixr :Jxtn, Wha
gplaced IN oYder fer n. eaq M s
i n n f Nh IN q WI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13
Distinguished Company Pres
ent at Fun-P reducing Club s
First Dinner Of Season
Lame Ducks Enjoy
Characteristic Sklts
Kid Democracy and G. Q. P,
Pull Of Prize Fight With
Bull Moose" as Referee.
Tipperary in New Version

Washington. Dec. 12--ft was q Re
publican old nome night at She Grid
iron Clubs first dinner OF the season
u the New Willard tonight. Uncle
Joe Cannon. Nick Longworth, ~ SUI
ioway, William b Mckinley. r. II.
Curtis, Of Kansas, and other Eepuh-
lican war horses who dr.tted back on
the last election tide, Mere -eeted by
the club III s. character istiCaly enter
tanning way. But the Democrats were
not neglected Tney were present in
force. including Secretary Bryan and
six other ahinet memhors with the
Vice President 10 witness these cv}-
dences of "a great Democratic vic
toy
Usually GrlGiron night ands most Of
the European am bassadors seated a
the tables and entering into the fun
bat tonight she Ambassadors were con
spicuousiy absent. Throughout the
evenings progrGm there was no raer
tion of the European conflict
Besides the cabinet members and
the Vice President and Speaker az the
House. there was he usual generous
sprinklinc or statesmen and politicians.
hnanciers and well snown profession
al men ar1cng the guests.
Governors lect hammond. %
Minnesota, and Willis. OF Ohio. Sem
ators-el act Harding. Of Ohio. and Phe
Ian. of Califo. MIA: Justice aetseynctds,
Of the Supreme Court, J +. Morgan,
George ". Perkins, Henry Ford an"
many other men Ia the public eye. In
Guiding the Republican come backs
aud Democratic lame ducks were IA
the list OF guests
Gardncr's Idea OF L. :. Aruly,
The diners were hardly seated
when an old soldier III d.lapidated
uniform lmIed into the room HE
carried rife aud wore An officer.
sword On enc shoulder was an Of
ficers epau!ette. ana GA one Of the
sleeves was the insignia OF a corpora.
He explained that he was Rcpr ase eta
tive Gardners Idea af the nlted
States army: that he was everything
from a major general TO private and
that he was serving in the United
States the Canal Zone. the Philip
pines and Hawaii Being tod that h~
was too thin 10 spread himself over
all the American territory ne WAS ad-
vised 10 see the Secretary Of War and
lirnped ont to the tune Of Poor OLD
Soldier"
A moment later Il large smile
spread over the face OF Jesephus
Daniels as the orchestra struck ~
'tTipperary" President Walker added
TO the confusion OF the Secretary of
the Navy by announcing that If the
tune was not neutral. at least the
words of the Gridiron's Tipperary'
would be From the gr!diron version
of "Tipperary' Governor-eiect Whit
man. J. F. Morgan, President Wilson
an others learned that IL would be
"a long way for them. and why.
The verse fer the President carried
this refrain:
ITS a long way for Woodrow Wilson,
It's long way to 60;
It's a long way fer Woodrow Wilson,
For another term, You know
Pull on Prize Fight.
The guests had hardly finished
laughing when they were asronished
to find a roped prize fight ring had
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13
Vigorous RussianA tack Fore o
Germans Back on Line South
OF Cracow
Paris Hears Of
Russian Victories
Indications Point to Splendid
Display Of Strategy by Rus
sian Commander Against
Won Hiindenburg Energy

London Dec. I1.--The satua-
iiun la Poland appears from the,
latest news to have undergone
: another Kaleidoscope change
this time markedly I'm favor Of
the Rass,lats Twenty -four hours
ago tremendous concentration
of German troops wAs driving to-
ward Warsaw. with one column
barely twenty miles from the city.
There was gloom in Peuograd, in
this capital
To-day suddenly. came the news
that l'lc RUSSIANS have turned the
ia hles Ia characteristic fashion and
are drawing The Germans back from
south ~est Prussia to the mountain
5sa sses south Of Cracow. ON the basis
likely thst the strategy of Sac Grand
rlnk,, Nicholas naS defeated the en-
*gy ard skill, 81 the Marshal vou
1flndeHhurg.
Turn Table I'm Germans.
The French government announces
That fhe Ngssians 'aeve won important
battles and have routed thr German
LEFT wing. while defeating the center
with heavy losees
The German official report todas
contains an admission that tho Rus
sian are on tfIe offensive I'D F.ast
PRUSSIA and ln southern Poland ARD
claims no advances for any wing oi
Won Hindenburg's army. With such
negative support for the official Rus
sian and FIR i d reports OF the opera
Nions In Poial.d. there Is little doubt
here that something went wrong with
fAfes German offensive plan. and thai
the Russians have been quick 10 seix'
An advantage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13
GERMAN CENTER BEATEN
BACK AT IOWISIT

london Dae- ls.--It is officially an =
r'ounced in Petrograd and Paris that
tho Russians have regainad the Of
fensive In Poland. that the German
right wing has been routed, the Ger
man center Lea en- back at Lowiscz.
and mat the Russians are successfully
continuing tn ffensive at Cracow,
Unofficiai neWs from the capitals OF
the Allies is that the German plan OF
operations In Poland mas gone to
pieces. owing to the inability OF the
,Austrians. near Cracow, to stand be-
fore the Bulgarian General, Dimit-
rieff. commanding the Russians In that
region.
German official report given out
this afternoon contained admissions
THAT the Russians are one the offensive
in East Prussia and in Southern Po-
|iand. hut had been rcpulsed. while the
German operations south OF the Wis.,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13
Negro Confesscs to Shooting
Luther L. Scherer. Saying He
Hit Wrong Man
Has Served Time
In Penitentiary
Arrest of Would-Be Murderer
Brought About by Splendid
Work of Detective Feltz.
Scherer Operated on Again

William Reynolds. colored. an eN-
convict. aged thirtyiour years. plead
ed guilty In the Police Court OF Cliff
ton Forge. yesterday, to the charge OF
attempted murder on Luther l.
Scherer on The morning Of December
/ 3. near CuFiugton. and was sent on
To the strand jury, which meets in
January.
Reynolds was arrested Monday af
ternoon at his nome at Low Moor by
Tom Feltz. Of the Baldwin Detective
Agency a. n. Richardson, and other
special agents Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway and late Friday night
confessed to shooting Mr.. ScheTer and
10 about twenty-five car rohberies.
He was arraigned IN Police Court
| yesterday morning, when he pleaded
guilty
Reynolds is an ex~convtet. He was
/ sentenced to the Virginia pentteu-
/ tiary for house breaking and car rob
/ berry, entering the prison on January
IS, 1905, and being released on June
.. 1910. In The meantime he has
been a railroad hobo and. il is sup
posed. the leader of n gang ~ car
thieves.
After the Gang.
II was to break up the operations
Of the gang and to arrest Reynolds
and his accomplices that Mr.. Scherer,
Mr.. Richardson and Two others were
IN the vicinity of Cov.rgton during
Che early morning hours OF Deem
her 2, in search Of the men having
walked from chiffon Forge. stepping
from the track as q freight ap-
pFoached' the parry "aH lalr mara
FOR man oFtNeeti me poN t'aIS' hes
lotuS, "ho ""s ohe oI t''e iiIen, * ~
bet'eVeo oS 'Hssapea anu cll'
agents. TO nave nreo AT nr, Scherer
or ahSon IN paFlieuiaf' o1t niereI%
az Wnat ne Cooto see was srohP O
detectives hfe" OF tne your snots
vent WIG .at the iourth uoN vi
Scherer IN the thlgh, ranging upward
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13
MAYOR A|NSL|E CAN
CLOSE UP DISTRICT
PROVEN nv DOING TT.
SAYS CRAFTS.
WAS DONE IN DAYTON
tPEHINTENDENT OF REFORM nj
KEAI COMMENTS on ACTION
IN ONO TOwN--tEsSOR
SHIP BOARD a FRAUD.

~ our MAJ or has the same authority
to close the segregated district that
the tty Manager OF Dayton, o. had to
close the district there said lpr VIII
bur Crafts, superintendent and treas
urer of the International Reform Blu
resu. with Offices in Washington.
The CITY Manager Qf Dayton closed
the district your Mayor can close the
district here, All he has to do is to
close It. as he has proven by closing
it for one DAY he continued The
fact that he shut it down for one
day, continued Dr. Crafts. "showed
that he can DO it if he wants to, and
the fact that he opened 1t again raises
serious questions"
DR. Crafts will preach three times
in Richmond today, Al Monument
Methodist Church ne viii speak on
"Imperiied American Institutions in
W hich the saloon and the red light dis
trict viii be the chief topics OF at
tack
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13

In the afternoon he will speak at
the Y. N c A. and in the eNenir 2
in the Central Methodist church, At
this latter meeting he will again stress
the necessity OF closing the segregated
district citing the action OF City Man
ager Wade. OF Toledo, in proof that
IL can be done,
The segregated district In Dayton
was closed on December l and on the
following Sunday Or. Crafts address
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-13

Continued on Third Page.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13
WINTER SPORTING DOPE FROM EVERYWHERE
Humphries and Safer Lost to Feds
Sign With Cubs.

While the Feds have been careen-
ing around the country, signing big
league players, President G. Webb
Murphy of the Cubs has been busy
at something besides operating his
typewriter and grinding out attacks
on the newcomers.
This was evidenced yesterday in
the announcement that Vic Safer,
star first baseman, and Bert Hum
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13
Mike Gibbons, WHO Knocked Out Bob
McAIlister in New York Last Night.

phries, leading twirler of the West
Siders last season, had signed with
their old team. Saier's contract is
said to run for three years, but no
terms were given out in either case.
The signing of these two men is
an unpleasant, though not fatal set
back to the Federals, particularly in
the case of Safer. 1t was confident
ly believed in many quarters, es-
peciaIly by the Feds themselves, that
Safer would jump either to Chicago
or Mordecai Browns St. Louis team.
Nothing much was known of Hum.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13
Mike Gibbons Whips Bob McAIIister
Even Choice With Packey.

If Packey Mcfarland is a careful
young man he will not skimp his
training after reading newspaper ac-
counts of what Mike Gibbons did in
New York last night.
Gibbons allowed Bob McAlIister, a
flashy coast middleweight, to box
himself out, measured his man and
then mauled him into submission
with a terrific rain of blows in the
seventh round.
The ST. Paul man made a wonder
full fight. On his showing he could
have given Mcfarland a powerful
tussle, as the coast boy is almost as
clever as the Chicagoan.
During the early rounds Gibbons
was somewhat baffled by McAllis-
ter's impregnable defense and he
could not break through effectively.
In the seventh, however, he simply
went to work. The preceding round
had been no different from the other
five.
But in the seventh Gibbons con-
nected. A heavy right to the jaw
shook McAIlister up, and Gibbons
followed his advantage with volley
of lefts and rights, delivered. impair
TALLY to face and stomach. McAllis-
ter chung to his opponent and at
tempted to stall, but Gibbons backed
him off, timed a right to the jaw, and
the fight was over. ..
This victory is a remarkable boost
for Gibbons, as Battling Levinsky,
considered one of the best heavies in
the East, lost to the Californian on a
decision. Gibbons was outweighed
eight pounds.
= Whether WcF will be able to
stall off the fierce rushes of Gibbons
remains. to be seen. Packey has a
style much like McAllister, and it was
not effective last night.
Il McAIIister played for Gibbons face
and jabbed continually. The winner
was game, and stuck to his task.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
We Eat Too Much Meat, Which
Clogs Kidneys; Then the
Back Hurts.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels. get sluggish and clog
ged and need a flushing occasionally,
else We have backache and dull misery
in the kidney region. severe headaches,
rheumatic twinges, torpid liver. acid
stomach. sleeplessness and all sorts of
bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain In the kidney re-
gion, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast for a few days and
YOUR kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice. combined with
lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged
Kidneys and stimulate them to normal
activity. 1t also neutralizes the acids
in the urine so II no longer irritates,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent iithia
water drink, which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
news clean, thus avoiding serious com
4 we'll known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble while
il ia only trouble.-Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Steps Begun for
Congressional Probe.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 13.-Because
DR.. Mckelway has completely ignored
the witnesses who made affidayits tc
Representative Howard as to condi-
tons at the Atlanta Federal Prison
as the basis of the recent investiga.
ton, and because 1t Is known that the
report OF the examiner will be a
Wnltewash OF Superintendent Moyel
and the administration. OF the affairs
of the institution, steps are being
taken and the groundwork laid fol-
a Congressional investigation in CASE
the report Is in substance what is in.
dicated.
The investigation Is regarded here
as ex parte in that none. of the for.
mer guards and convicts who made
af1davits were examined nor was a
full and complete investigation made
as to the specific charges.
Howard Hits "Probe.v
Representative Howard to-day gave
out the following statement:
My understanding is that DIR. Nc
kelway did not examine a single wit
ness who had filed written charges
with the Attorney General. OF
course, If this be true there was nc
investigation My experience as a
lawyer has taught me that you must
examine witnesses who know facts to
obtain the truth.
AS | have repeatedly said, Am
convinced that it is absolutely neces-
sary that the Attorney General order
this investigation in Justice to the
discipline of this great institution, In
justice to the Warden and his asso-
ciates, and In justice to the men and
women who have made the charges
some OF which are of a st serious
character.
IF the Department Of Justice a.:
lows these charges to 60 unnotic I'D
after 1t has been fully apprised of
their seriousness, fear IL will have a
very deleterious effect on the prison
itself
Cites Food Riot.
Certainly 1t is admitted that be-
fore the public or myself had any pos
tive charges against the edministra-
t1on OF affairs at the prison the food
rot occurred. On the heels of that
the chapel riot occurred, at which the
most outrageous scei.es were enacted
by all but twenty prisoners. Surely
there was some reason for this con
duct on the part of these prisoners,
where the parole system Is in opera
ton, and every man participating m
such conduct knew when he commit
TED the act that he was FORGETTING his
hope for parole.
What the trouble is do not know.
Mckelway failed to find out; So 1t is
stated. There are people who claim
to know, and the Department Of JUS
tice has not questioned them. If this
De an investigation it Is farce"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14

with the warden-would 60 over to
the warden's house, where he was d
guest during the time he was here,
although he had a room at a hotel
also. suppose that was for the sake
of appearances. There was a dinner
party or something for the doctor al
most every night he was here, and he
and Warden Meyer appeared to be the
best Of friends, always chatting and
laughing together. Lots of the guards
and people living nearby have seen
them drinking mint juleps together
in Warden Meyers home"
The guard declared also that a week
or two before DR.. McKelway appeared
Warden Meyer discharged the negro
cook and also the manager Of farm
and transportation, and installed new
men In their places. The result has
been better food and more of 1t, and
he says that while Dr. McKelway was
there the food was very good.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Hamgravy' to Aston
Range Names for Inn

ROME, Jan. 13.-An advertisement
that the building committee Of Romes
new f1ve-story hotel will give SIS to
the person selecting the best name
for the inn has brought more than
700 suggestions, ranging from the
'Hamgravy" to the "Astor"
The committee is unable to attrib-
ute the ready responses to any reason
other than that Romans want the
five spot and that each one thinks it
will be easy money for him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
bLEASE SCORES
FOES IN BIT TER
MESSAGE

COLUMBIA, Jan Ex-Governor
Cole L. Bease paid his respects in
characteristic language to various
persons against whom he cherishes
animosity in his annual message to
the General Assembly OF South Caro-
ina. which he delivered day at the
opening session Of the Legislature.
The message is in the form OF a
printed book of SIS pages.
OF william l.. Gonzales, formerly
editor Of The Columbia State, now
United States Minister to cuba, Gov
ernor Blease said "he is now where
he belongs
OF the present Democratic Secre
tary Of the Navy he said. "Josephus
Daniels is a very small man and is
not of the mental caliber to All the
position 10 which he has been sp
pointed" This Is a repetition OF
previous assertion of the Governor.
OF Judge H A. NJ. Smith, of the
United states District Court at
Charleston, Blease says he is "a vio-
lator Of the law" and "a little cheap
partisan politician"
Blease says that Senator Benjamin
r Tillman is "defying the law" The
Governors attack on Judge Smith and
Senator Tillman is based on their re-
tention of honorary positions which,
he says, they can not lawfully hold
under the provision OF the State Con-
stitution, which forbids the holding ot
more than one position Of public trust
or honor at the same time.
Attacks Ben Tillman.
The Governor is incensed against
Secretary Daniels because the latter
said he would not make CONTEMPLATED
improvements at the Port Royal naval
station unless the sale OF blind til
ger" whisky to the men at the bar
racks was stopped.
The Governor not only inveighad
against individual Federal off1cehold
ers, but attacked the United States
Government. He complained bitterly
that the United States Government
is daily encroaching upon the rights
of the States and taking from them
the powers which have been theirs
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Tallapoosa Folk for
National Prohibition

TALLAPoosA. Jan. 18th. co,
CATION In the Methodist Epixor,
Church, South. in this city. bs, -,
hearty Endorsement to the effort, 49,
made by Congressman Ricbmond On.
son Hobson to secure the enactn.rt =
law that will give the United sts,.,
nationwide prohibition.
The citizens of Tallapoosa hav. =.
peatedly evidenced their unwiDinyra.,
to quietly submit to tho violation of ~.
State prohibition law.