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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
GOD SAVE THEIR SOULS.

Once more the dreaded s. O S. flashes through
the fog: onGe more the water claims eviathan
OF the deep with its toll of human freight The
dark waters of the great river gently ebb and
flow this morning over the spot which marks
one Of the greatest catastrophes In the worlds
history; waters beneath whose gently heaving
bosom rests perhaps thousand human souls
20 rest until the shall give UP its dead"
The country was shocked yesterday by q
repetition Of the Titanic borrow when the big
Canadian Pacific liner Empress OF Ireland
rammed by a collier In a fog went down in less
than fifteen minutes The collision occurred at
$50 O'Clock in the morning when the passen-
gers were asleep in their bertha and most Of
them were drowned like rats In trap A few
jumped overheard before the big ship sank and
were picked up by the collier which did the
damage and two other steamers which respond
ed to the thrilling Save Our Souls" flashed
from the doomed ship
In many respects the disaster resenbled the
Titanic horror. II occurred in the middle of the
night when the passengers were asleep, and in
each instance the ship sank so quickly that few
a
ocean liner fitted with water-tight compartments
and equipped with every known modern CON
trtvance TO hattie with the sea could sink so
quickly with apparently no more resistance than
an eggshen is astonishing. but we had the II
tantic horror and now we have the Empress of
lreland1s fate to show that man is yet ptg1ny
and the is yet unconquored
The Empress OF Ireland was en- route from
Quebec to Liverpool and carried as did the
Titanic many passengers of international re-
nown. including Sir Henry SetonKerr and
Laurence Irving the actor, who are reported
amoung the dead.
Il was an awful catastrophe-~too horrible to
dwell upon. horribly fascinating to read about
this dramatic story of the silent company who
awaked in another world.
God save their souls
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
The Press and Mr.. HAYES
Wrong Use of Public Office

The Richmond vlrgnaan has rendered the
State "A distinct service in publicly exposing the
fraud and deception of James NJ. Hayes. chief
clerk of r. O. James, secretary Of the Common
wealth.
Without the knowledge or consent of Secretary
James, Mr. Hayes sent out requests 10 certain
registrars for lists of qualified voters. He used
the stationery Of the secretary 0f the Common
wealth and signed Secretary James name TO
each letter sent out, thus giving the false i'm
preston that the information desired by
the secretary for official Self-addressed
envelopes were enclosed and III offer made TO
pay the registrar for his services.
When the matter was brought to the atten-
ton Of Colonel James he promptly gave positive
orders TO Hayes not to repeat the offense. To
secure such a list is part of the official
duty Of the secretary of the Comm onwealth
Hayes claims he gathering the information
for private use He also stated that 1t had
been the custom of former clerks to do the
same thing. However. MI ]. G. Hankius, who
was chief clerk of the Commonwealth for a
numAer~ of years until 1911 when he resigned
states that he did not, either In his private ca
paciy or for the secretary Of the Common
wealth. try to gather such a list
1t is not Illegal, nor, in our judgement inds-
Greet, for any citizen To ask "a registrar for
list of voters and pay him for hts services. But
to do such thing in the of and on the
stationery of an officer of the State. lis. TO say
the least, indiscreet and strongly suggests an
attempt at fraud and deception. Just what Mr.
Hayes meant by saying that he wanted the list
for private" is not known. 1t is known,
however that the liquor forces Of the State
would not hesitate to buy such a list If they
knew ii reliable and available. They will
not hesitate TO adopt and adapt any method,
privately publicly, which Will help them o
defeat Statewide prohibition next September.
In our judgment, Secretary IF the Common
wealth b, O. James. owes himself, to the
dignity of his office, and 10 the people Of the
State. the dirty of dsmissing from his service
his chief clerk. Mr.. James NJ. Hayes.-Aceomac
News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30

Ore week from tonight at mid
paign will be brought to close. We
wish TO urge each and every candidate
to make their best efforts during the
few remaining days See every sub
scriber and prospective subscriber and
get them TO cash in their promises
Spend every spare moment In secur-
ing subscription payments as that LIZ
the only way TO secure votes. Send
in your remittances as often as con-
venient, as after Monday voting bal
lots viii not be returned TO candidates
residing outside the city Of Richmond
However, all remittances will be ac
knowledged, giving stub number and
amount of votes on each stub. so that
each candidate may check their own
votes and see that they are given the
proper number OF votes II you de-
sire to have q good standing in the
last count which liz made before the
close of the campaign. send in some
voting ballots so they VIII be received
at this department before 10 A. NJ.
Monday
If your town has been pretty thor
oughiy eanvassed, We suggest that you
make some OF your surrounding towns.
ditd Sct SCTit ~ Eoui IA Genus W ~
have made a small payment in the
beginning of the campaign. If a sub
scriber has paid you 81 on subscrip-
ton and now wishes to pay YOU So
more. for the balance of the year. we
will give $4,000 votes, provided 1t Is
a new subscription.
II you are going to need more re-
ceipt books before the close of the
notify the campaign man
ager, and he will send books by re-
turn mail. Each candidate should I'LL
out receipt stub In their own book
before sending In subscriptions to this
so you will know that
you have been credited with the prop
er number of votes.
The standing will appear in Sun
days issue, and will include the votes
that were received at this department
up to F. NJ Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
BOARD CHOOSES WISE COURSE.

We are glad and We believe every person
in Virginia who has the interests Of the Com
monwealth at heart will be glad, that the state
board of education has decided to continue the
present textbooks for another vear This IS in
line with the hope voiced by The TiYginjau in ad.
vance Of the meeting. and was at the suggestion
Of Superintendent Stearnes, who expressed he
helief that by next February. when the action IS
to be taken. better prices probably he secured
on the preferred list Of Textbooks
We believe. said before that this Is the
wiaest step the board could have taken under
the circumstances. 1t will have from the present
time until next February to thoroughly IN
vestigate every phase of this importanr mater
TO see whether it is best to purchase the plates
and print its own books, or to blv them on
contract from the publishing concerns as It has
done In the past 1t will give time, too to In
vestigate the charge that some of the publishing
houses have Disseminated against Virginia by
looking into the prices charged in other States.
Two subcommittee will prosecute the work
with diligence and by February will have all the
data necessary TO enable them to proceed with
intelligence.
We do not believe that the State would find
the California plan of buying the publishers
plates successful. In the first place few of the
publishers. told the board plainly the
other night, will consent to rent their plates.
and In the last analysis the books printed by the
State, after the expense of printing is considered,
will cost about much as If bought from the
publishers 1t shown the. board that Viz,
ginia's books cost only trife more than Cali,
fcrnia's State-prnted textbooks.
But the board has shown 1t is fully competent
to deal with the situation, and the members
Superintendent Stearnes especiaNy-have shown
an earnest desire to get to the bottom of the
matter and arrive at just the right solution Of
the problem
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30

for the use OF white and negro patients, The
plans accepted from the architects call for three
pavilions which will accommodate altogether
sixty-five white patients and fifty negro patients
This is one OF the most important works Of
charity the city will have undertaken, and one
in which ii should have the support Of every
good citizen. These INDECENT eonsumptiyes who
are marked for certain death unless they can re-
ceive expert treatment. deserve this consdera-
ton at the hands of the municipality, Quite a
number have been fully restored 10 health and
strength and given an even chance in the battle
Of lfe while many others under treatment are
showing steady signs of improvement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
Uncovering Their Schemes.

The prohibition fight in Virginia is waxing
warm, especially in Richmond and sensational
incidents are occurring in the metropolis.
The Richmond Nirginian the official organ
Ht the drys, last week exposed what is gener-
any believed to be a scheme the part Of the
anti-prohibitionists through the office of the sec
rotary Of the Commonwealth. to obtain the names
OF registered voters of the State for the distri
button Of wet literature among them. as a re-
suit Of which the chief clerk in the office, Mr.
NJ. Hayes, finds himself in n most awkward situ-
alton. II seems that without the knowledge or
authority of his chief, Mr.. Hayes addressed
letter to the registrars of the State upon official
stationery and bearing the name of the secre-
tafy OF the Comm onwealth, calling upon them
for list of all voters in their respective pre-
cinCts, fer which action there is no warrant in
law, and for which Mr.. Hayes has offered no
explanation except to say il done for private
purposes The private" purposes are charged
to he for the use of the liquor people
One registrar sent a bill for SJ.75 for his
services IN furnishing the desired list. or
charge Of ten cents per name, AT this rate the
cost of obtaining complete lists Of registered
voters throughout Tie STATE would amount To
S13,69760, to Justify which expense it would
seem that Mr. Hayes private purposes are of
most unusual Importance, The presumption OF
this and. in addition, Mr.. HAYES would he paid
for his trouble IN securing the names
Now, there would be nothing morally wrong
IN public Official any else rendering
a service of this kind in an open and above
board way but TO 80 about Il In the way above
mentioned, using the signature and official sta
tIonary OF a State department, is a gross wrong
which all fair-minded people will condemn. a
cause SO despicable as the liquor business does
not hesitate to employ methods Of this kind
and this is one among many other reasons why
II shoulE be stamped ont-Southside Sentinel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
WIDENING FOURTEENTH STREET

1t Is to be hoped that the council. the Southern
Railway and the merchants ef4 Fourteenth street
VIII be able TO get together in ttc matter of
widening that thoroughfare.
The subcommittee Of the street committee
with the city engineer and the city attorney are
now negotiating with the railroad and the prop
erty owners between Main and Cary streets and
report is expected Monday night though it is
hardly probable thas the negotiations can be
completed In that time. II Is quite certain that
the Southern, that it Is engaged in making
radical changes in its property, will not object
To selling the city a strip Of land to further this
project With the other property owners, who
must sell strips from their store fronts, the
proposition is more difficult. but we hope and
believe that all concerned can get together
The congestion on Fourteenth street is worse
now than 1t has been. by reason of the
traffic over the new Mayo bridge and it's widue-
ing and Strengthening is an important PROPOSE.
ton,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
CAMPAIGN WILL CLOSE
ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT
ONLY FEW DAYS LEFT TO COLLECT THE PROMISED
sUBsCRIPTIONS-LAST STANDING WILL
APPEAR TUESDAY.

ed When the amendment to the bfl
was reached there was some opposi
ton TO it. but so convincing were tn
pleas OF the Virginia senator that hs
motion prevailed and, a. stated. Nor
folk will soon see the beginning Of II
big dock This will net only max
Norfolk one Of the very largest an,
most important Of all navy yards, b,i
it will at the same time, mean tina
when the dock is finished many skill
ed mechanics and high priced work
materially to the population of tina
city.
Senator Swanson has also succeede,
In having an appropriation OF &1o4l
900 passed for expenses incident I,
entertainment OF foreign navies whe1
they send ships to Hampton Road
next year on their way to Panama
Pacific exposition.
Are Prepared to Stay.
The members OF the Virginia dels
cation in congress are preparing Il
spend the remainder OF the summer il
Washington to help complete Presi
dent wilson's legislative program. !
short time ago there was . disposittoI
to hurry things UP and get away, bs3
IL has become apparent recently thai
congress will not, In all probability
finish its work before sometime II
August.
No time has yet been fixed by TIL
senate for vote. on the tolls oued
ton; that body must. after the toll
matter is out of the way, take u|
the Clayton antitrust bills which an
now pending in the house. and will
most likely. see rural credits iegisia
ton before the end comes 1t Is esti
mated that the tolls question will nc
be finished in the senate under tw
weeks, that the antitrust bills, afte
the house has finished Its work, vii
take a month or more. and that rura
credits will take another month. Tha
runs the legislative calendar we'll uI
into the summer. For this reason til
members of the Virginia delegatio
have. fguratively speaking, shuckel
off their coats and resolved to stay Of
the Job.
The Virginians, with the exception
of Congressman Montague. are nd
bothered with serious opposition "a
reelection and for this reason the
are able to give their time and effort
to their legislative work freely and d
the best advantage. There Is \
hurry on their part to get home. The
are WORKING with the president to he2I
put his slate through and when ths
Is done the two senators and the Dem
ocratic house members will be read
to quit until next December. NoJ|
however, there is work to do and thd|
are doing 1t,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30

Col James. secretary of the Commonwealth
may not remove his secretary, J NJ Hayes. for
surreptitiously securing registration lists to be
used for campaign purposes II will not, however
alter the fact. that he Col James has thereby
made himself q party to a transaction that
srnacks of graft, by the of official position
or personal gains Hayes claims that Col James
had known for several years, that he (Hayes)
had frequently used the name Of the secretary
OF the Commonwealth In getting registration
lists to be used in campaigns, for the benefit of
such persons might pay for the same
The question now is. for what special purpose
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
the problem

Fluctuations to the Richmond GTays upon
their new arn1ory which formally opened
last night. Handsome men in handsome uni
forms pretty women beautiful flowers and sweet
remembered by the soldier boys. The new
arnory Is a thing of beauty and we trust viii
be sov forever-there is none handsomer in
the South. Here's hoping that the Grays will
continue to grow and reflect credit upon Rich
mond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
LOCAL sE1F-GovER~MEvr LEAGUE
ANn VICTIMS OF SALDO


AND VICTIMS OF SALOONS
When the meeting was held at the Academy
Of Music 10 organize the Local Self4Governnent
league, movement avowedly in opposition to
the prohibition movement there were bankers
lawyers, doctors. merchants and general business
men The stage
No viii deny that they are men Of affairs
with large interests and successfully conducting
business. They have proven that they are sue.
cessfM business men No one viii deny that
They formally declared that they stood for
local rief1s--,for local nTnion--in the matter OF
regulating the liqnor traffic, All right and ac-
cepting that position. will the gentlemen who
occupied seats the stage come out and de-
clare that they favor local option TO the extent
thai 1t s being supported by the liquor men
right here in Richmond and in every other city
In the State that has the open saloon?
WAL they say that they favor the fragrant
persistent and repeated violation Of the very
principle on w41tcn4they took such strong posi-
tion and, countenance tbs shipment Of liquor into
those sections which have voted against its sale7
Who among them viii deny that the liquor
men are daily. hourly, violating the very princi-
pie which they are nov demanding with such
vehemence-Iocal optIon~and that the liquor
fought and have fought local option
IL every substance. and that they made a de-
tau1inais1aTht against every law that looked II
sAa,sperrnssion of the people "to decide such
sznsstiuns for themselves
3ssTos bring the~snatter closer 70 theu--to the
sknr1ernen vhn sat on the stage and declared
llthzsyxhey-avored the rights OF every section to
saovern itself
Which OF the bankers VIII agree 10 give EN-
rfoyment to men Of recognized business capacity,
walking the streets today. victims OF liquor and
who are unable TO resist going to the open
Baloons ard exercising the rights Of man?
what lawyer. or firm Of lawyers. will agree to
give 10 clerks. stenographers and Others walking
the streets Of Richmond at this time, position
and entrust 10 them the details Of copying legal
papers, filing them In the conrts conhde In them
business matters which demand privacy and the
utmost secrecy?
What ratlpoad unen--Trestdents directors.
auditors.s chiefs cooperating divisions (having
engiueerz, photographers. conductors and othersl
eiH give experienced and tried railroad men.
victims ct the drink habit. who are walking the
streets today positions on their roads? !.
What doctors aud surgeons will reconmend
lug clerks for employment or agree to have
themsengaged to fiji prescriptions which they
wylte and on zAe result OF the preparation and
compromising Of which there rests the life of
their patients? What druggist will give such
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
\ SPLENDID WORK

Plans for the new buildings at Pine Camp
were approved by the members of the admin
fstratiye board yesterday, ana while no definite
action has been taken, this approval means that
the city viii take and conduct this tuber-
culosis hospital
The trustees OF Pine Camp agreed, II will be
remembered, that the city should be allowed to
take over this retreat for tubercular patients
II it would agree to build three additional units
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30
PART Of MONEY IS
READY FOR ORYD0cK
BY p. H. MCGOWAN.

WASHINGTON, May 29.--Norfolk is
soon to have one Of the largest dry
docks In the country, as the result OF
efforts on the part OF Senator Swanson,
his amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill appropriating 100000 for
the purpose. with 100000 immediate
~ available. having been favora bly,
acted on by the senate late yesterday
afternoon.
ator Swanson to get this matter pass.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-30

did Mr. Hayes get the registration list in the
last few weeks. Did that grand meeting Of the
cit2ens to be held at the Academy of Music
last week create a special demand for regis
Uation lists? Col B. Q. James said In a card
in the Times-Dispatch two days ago that Hayes
made a mistake. but does not think he should
he hred. No. OF course not unless the colonel
IL fred' also. rigid investigation Is in
crder,--South Boston News
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-06-12
TO DECIDE OLDEST CHURCH.

| BALTIMORE, Md, June 12.-This
city has been selected for the final set
| Element of long-disputed question
of Methodist history, and today special
commissions have gathered here to
decide whether the Sans Creek church
lin Carroll county, or John Street
church, New York, is the oldest Meth
odist church in America.
Both churches are Methodist Epis-
copal institutions and the isSue is one
between the Maryland Methodists and
those of New York The Southern
Methodists and the Methodist Pro-
testants, whose commissions are al
SO attending this meeting, are anxious
for the question of priority to be set
tied, for each claims to be the real
Methodism of the type founded by
Wesley. Efforts to dispose of the
question in the past have been una
Vailing,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-06-12

Youkon on May 10th; so we will
have boats running between White
Horse and Dawson about the first of
June. have my doubts as to whether
this will go out until that time.
"The office door is only a few feet
from the banks Of the Klondike river.
1t is on a rampage today and expect
it to come in on us any minute; but
that is small matter. A few inches
on the floor would do it good.
"The weather has grown warmer,
and things seem much different. 1t
is nine months Of winter and three
of summer in this country They don't
have any spring in this country or
fall either; it goes from one extreme
to the other.
eve don't hear anything of the rail-
road in Dawson. You people outside
get some Alaskan news than we do
do at this time of year.
Dawson has long since seen its
best days, and things are quiet now
around town. The one thing that is
most abundant is dogs"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-06-12
MAYOR MITCHELL ON CRUISE.

DETROIT, Mich, June 12.-Mayor
Mitchell of New York is one of the
distinguished guests of honor on the
annual cruise of the board of COM
merce, which started today for Duluth,
MINI. The governors of Michigan and
Minnesota are also on board, and Jo-
seph Farrell of Chicago, the wit and
song writer, is one of the number who
will interest the cruisers. Mr.. Farrell
made the trip around the world with
the Giants and White Sox, and be-
sides giving a witty tale of the mean
derings of the players, he has taken
with him the moving pictures taken on
that voyage, and will show them. The
pictures have been pronounced some
of the finest and most interesting ever
made.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-06-12

fashioned windlass. Do not use the
double-bucket rope or chain.
| s. Run a trough SO that water can
not back up around the we'll.
6. Fence in the we'll so that ami
mails cannot prowl around it.
Farmers are also cautioned about
the use of springs for drinking water
Springs can be easily protected, but
are also easily contaminated through
carelessness. The four rules in regard
to springs are:
1. Dig a ditch around the spring so
that rain water may be carried off.
2. Dig ditch below the spring so
that water cannot back into it.
3. Supply the spring with a trough
for dipping, and do not drink out Of it.
4. In limestone country never use
a spring that is muddy after a rain.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-06-12

If the room gets too warm open tn,
window and see the fire escape
Base ballists desiring little prac
tice will find a pitcher on the stand
Don't worry about paying your bill
The house is supported by its founda
lions.
The hotel is convenient to all Gem.
eteries. Hearses for hire at 25 cents
a second.
Guests wishing to do little driving
will find hammer and nails in the
closet
Guests wishing to get up without be-
ing called can have self-raising flour
for supper.
If the lamp goes out take feather
out of the pillow; that's light enough
for any room.
Others in a similar vein provide
entertainment enough for the CORES
pondents who receive letters written
on this stationery and probably re-
lieve the person in Alaska of making
his own letters humorous.
Mr.. Marsh writes in part as fol-
lows:
"Your letter arrived last night af
ter being twenty days on the way.
Our mail service at this time of year
is very uncertain. The overland trail
crosses three big rivers and they are
all open now The ice went out of the