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MORE FORTIF|CATIONS FOR
OAHU REVEALED IN ANNUAL
ARMY APPROPRIATION Bill
Measure introduced Shows Extensive Land Sys-
tenn to be Carried Out in Future in Addition
to Present Congressional Approval
Asked For Guns Already Sent Here

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan 23.-HaWairS fortifcatiOn
against possible invasion by foreign foe to be greatly ex
tended and rushed to completion under the Democratic ad
according to important plans revealed today
when the annual army appropriation bill was reported to-
the house.
The bH reported by Representative Swagar Sherley OF
Kentucky of the committee on appropriations shows that
an extensive land system Of Notifications is proposed o
Hawaii. the island of Oahu to be made impregnable For
Notifications the bill would provide S457 .000
It is part of the war departments plan to establish a.
strong military base supplemental to the Hawaiian naval base
at Pearl Harbor.
At the request of the war department the same meas
ure would give congressional approval to the transfer Of g
pieces of artillery for the territory and nsular possessions
The guns were sent to the Philippines and Hawaii Wthou
congressional approval.
The bill appropriates s5,l75.2oo altogether.
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Eight AutnobiIes and Large
Float Bei1 Prepared by Stu
dents pr the Carnival
CHAIRMEkoF COMMITTEES
TO MEETTHIS AFTERNOON
Garden ISInd Will Enter Very
EiaborateExhibit, Declares
Rev. IN. Lydgate
CARNIVAL MEETINGS TODAY.

The ctairRn of the several carni-
val COMMITTEES will meet with D!rec-
tor-eeneraI Ja1es D. Dougherty in the
rooms of theMerehants' Association,
Young hotel hiding, at o'clock this
afte rnoon.
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Ventura, Jan. 23.
Prom Vancouver:
Makura, Jan. IS.
For VancOuVer:
Niagara, Jan. q.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18

A visit by Com missioner Boykin to
Norfolk, severa, contributions and
letters received by Governor Stuart.
number Of contributions received by
Belgian Consul Noting, one for 5000.
and announcement Of plans for relief
by various organizations and indieid-
uals marked the progress Of the work
yesterday for the relief of the desii-
tute families of Belgians.
Governor Stuart's mail is daily
flooded with letters containing sug
eestions, contributions and offers Of
help. Consul Noting received yes-
terday from the Richmond Tobacco
Trade check for $500 and from
other sources received money which
swe.led the total ,ie has already COL
Iected close to lie $4,000 mark
The preparations for badge day for
the purpose of securing funds are
well under way and on November 90
large sum is expected to be col
lected from the people of Richmond.
Suffragists To Help.
Today the Equal Suffrage League
Of Richmond will hold a sale at
Cohen's store when many useful arti-
cles viii, be sold. One-half Of the
proceeds Of the sale will go to the re-
lief fund of ahe Red Cross Society
Many beautiful works OF art will be
on sale. among them being pair
of lace curtains made by one OF the
members and valued at 800. The
autograph books of thirteen Virginia
novelists will also be sold.
The Weisberger Company viii also
assist in raising funds for the Bel
gians. and have inaugurated an end
less chain fund as a means OF secur-
ing contributions. Every person re-
ceiving a letter Is requested to sub
scribe ten cents and to write similar
letter to three others. each OF whom
will do the same thing
In every city and county in the
State today local committees are being
appointed to work along the lines
mapped out by Charles T. Lass,ter
chairman OF the Fourth Congressional
District committee. Each county
chairman of the district IN which the
county Is located. Is to begin work at
once to solicit funds by whatever
means may best appeal to them In
tho meantime various organizations in
.4e cities and counties Of the district
are at work raising funds with which
to swell. the total which will be used
to provision the Virginia ship.
Another Meeting Soon.
As soon as the local. committees are
named Commissioner Boykin will! cali
another meeting OF the comm .ss,on.
He will then report upon the ship hc
has been directed to secure and ar
rangements for the shipment OF the
provisions to Norfolk will be explain
ed
Yesterday Commissioner Boykin
went to Norfolk to arranged for tiie
necessary warehouse facilities for the
storage OF provisions. He will ra-
main. In Norfo X until his work Il COM
pleted. Norfolk Ia responding Hher-
ally 70 the call made upon the genet-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18

In each of the twelve districts of the United
states. into which the country has been "hnan-
cialiy" divided. by act of Congress. the Federal
Reserve Banks were opened yesterday, and the
new currency system of the nation fairly
launched.
And so at last the dream Of hnanciers for an
asset currency" is realized The subject has
been. agtated since l8e2. when the Democratic
Convention. assembled In Chicago. recommend
ed the repeal of the 10 per cent tax ON State
banks
The recommendation of the convention was
the country was in the midst OF agitation
for the free and unlimited coinage of silver,
the same as gold at the ratio OF sixteen to one.
1t the opinion of many that If the Con-
rress OF 1893 had adopted q system OF asset
currency, In place of the Sherman silver pur-
chase act, the panic of that year would have
been averted. and the free silver agitation OF
1895.
No tell what might have been, but
the need Of flexible system to give the nation
abundant supply of currency in all em-r-
gencies and contract automatically as the de-
mand diminishes, has long been felt and the
new system has been created to meet this de-
mand
If It proves to be a success. it will be enough
in itself to make the Democratic party famous.
public--Newport News Press
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
MORE WaTCHFrL WAITING.

a policy Of watenfui waiting az regards the
armament ploicy Of the United States is urged
y tie l.ynchburg News, which confesses thai
II does not know at tiis time upon what precise
theory should proceed. The Nc5os oepIores
sexcessiye armament "as a national calamity; as
H. souree OF national oppression. a sin against
God and unless IT present an absolutely
alternative"
n Undoubtedly the AeJ5s is right The New York
sHeyuId brushed aside as bit of Righteousness
(3ematrr Tillmans suggestion that after the Ger
sr1an and British navies nave finished with each
6<her the United States would have the largest
Ivy In the world anyway but in 1t was more
truth thar burner. Moreover. the end of tire
SNny may find the nations Of the earth reducing
Ss4heir ornaments ard calling halt in the mad
ecs for naval and military superiority. which,
re than any other single caEse brought on
4 ~ var now devastating Europe. 1t seems clear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
PEACE IN SIGHT.

Once more the skies seem to be clearing in
Mexico. Carranza again Is reported to be pre-
pared 10 resign aud villa to give up his COM
msnd Of the army The news lie decidedly en-
couraging
But we are not out Of the woods yet. Mexico
has not yet secured permanent government,
necessaIy reforms have not yet been put into
practlce; and soldiers have yet 10 return to
peaceful occupations AL that will require
tine. and during The process more disturbances
nay be expected.
This Is essentially time when the confirmed
cptonist and the incurable pessiInist are both
seeing things through colored glasses It is a
f.zne wheu the n.an Who expects trouble but
who beyond to d final settlement OF ali off
gicnlt.es, Is the man who sees rightly. II will
be years before Mexico Is a free and prosperous
country but Indications are that the country
Is travelling toward that goal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
Substance and Shadow.

They do hut Rrope In learning's pendant round
Who on the fantasies of sense bestow
An idol substance, bidding us bow low
Before those shades of being which are found
Stirring or still on mans brief background:
As II such shapes and modes which come and
Had augh of Truth Life in their poor show
To sway or Judge and skill To saln wound
Son of immortal seed. high destined mani
Know thy dread gift--e creature yet cause:
Each mind its own center, and II draws
Home to itself. ard nolds In it's thoughts span
All outward thines,the vassals of its WILL
Aided by heaven, by eartn unthwartcd still.
CARDINAL NEWMAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
WEDNESDAY

enough TO lis that the always-dou5tful theory
that preparations for are the best guaran-
tee of peace has been effectually exploded since
August /, 1914. II seems to us that If there
IL one lesson even mentally blind INN can read
from the great war OF nations 81 is that mill
tarism is the parent of wav When a natien lie
ready to fight a nation is going to fight
So the United States should wait II the
results Of the war should make 1t plain that
the United States must meet the vfotor-maks
1t plain that the conclusion can not be e.
capped by even the most confirmed paolfst--tben.
should the United States plan the greatest navy
and the greatest army In the world 1t should
commit itself 10 policy OF heavy armament that
It may fight 1t should commit itself to that
policy 20 intellectually that It would not have
tine for foolish talk of preparations for peace
But Until that time comes our present conserva
tive naval construction program shou:d be con-
t.aued.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
GEORGE w. kDANIIL.

The annual pastors bant Net, given last evening
phasized the good work dong during his resi-
dence In Richmond. OF Rev. George w. Nc
Daniel. Since coming to Virginia DR.. Mcdaniel
has taken place in the moral life OF the State
aud community, that has proven OF great ser
vice to the people. In the recent prohibition
campaign be was OF the ablest advocates
of the afr -... side vi a great neral Issue
aud on the stump was a powerful aid to the
cause that triumphed, His church especially
owes him thanks. and In honoring him It's mem
bers did well
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
Current Comment
Money in Elections.

IN looking over the expenses reported by the
various candidates. one Is moved to ask why
theee expenditures should be allowed There
Is doubt but these worthy gentlemen would
all desire to escape this expense: and there
ls no reason in the world why they should
not. Every candidate would be Just we'll
off. far the running is concerned, If no.
body spent cent.
These expenses exac*ed under political
system that ought TO be chansed not only ror
the candidates benefit but for the benefit of the
public itself. An election should not be an
occasion for a money shower. In its very nature
1t Is demoralizing and In many instances ex-
ceeds respect for the law Money In politics
is q debasing influence, nwhen 1t Is ho--
estly expended.
There should be a law prohibiting the use
Of money at election, and IL that could not
be regarded as practicable, the State should
step in and provide such money would be
abundantly needed. This would be very
simple requirement and would not be nearly
expensive might be tmagined.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
HELP BELGIUM
A Compliment 10 Petersburg.

The State commission appointed by Governor
Stuart to raise cargo Of clothing and food
stuffs for the Bslgians has adopted'sn entirety
the plan for the Fourth Virginia District as
evolved by Mr.. Charles r. 1assiter, member of
the commission for the district. This ts not
the first time that Virginia has depended upon
Petersburg to set THO pace In worthy enter
prise. and has not been disappointed.
Mr.. Iessiters plan OF committing the work
TO a strong and representative committee of
ten In each county Is excellent and we believe
II viii be found work finely. 1t Is highly cred
ita Bile to him that he evolved promptly a
plan which should commend itself SO readily to
the State Commission. Incidentally, II Ia credit
ole to Petersburg and the Southside.
Now let's get right down TO work and make
thi. district the leading one n the State SO far
as generosity Of contributions to the starving
and freezing Relgiaus Is Concerned. We
DO Il. II DO not succeed. at least will
have done better than II We mad not attempted
lead all the rest OF the State.--Peterspurg
Index appeal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
GOVERNOR CRAIG
WILL Be H0NOREO

When Governor Locke Craig. OF
North Carolina. comes to Richmond on
Thanksgiving to see the football squad
OF the University of North Carolina
make its annual futile effort to cap
ture the scalp OF the University n
Virginia. he will be met at the stss>
ton by Governor Henry C. Stuart and
his staff and escorted to the Jefferson
Hotel
The North Caroiinians in Richmond
are making elaborate preparations to
receive and to entertain the governor
of their native State and will reserve
for him and party at Broad Street.
Park section which is expected 10
prove to be the rallying point OF the
Tarheel r@pters.
Governor Stuart Is planning to en-
terrain Governor Craig ms time viii
permit. A luncheon will be given
to him and his party at the temporary
home of the Virginia executive on
Monument Avenue, the time to be set
in the future. 1t is not known on
what train Governor Craig will arrive,
the Carolinians calling on the COVER
nor yesterday not having been advised
but the train will be met and what the
governor of Virginia will say to the
governor OF North Carolina will be In
keeping with the traditions Of the Old
Dominion and the new laws of tre
two Commemorative.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18

In comment on this decision the Danvile
Register considers that It will be a sheer waste
Of time for the suffragists to do battle for the
passage of e. Constitutional amendment enfran-
caising women until sentiment favorable to
suffrage irrespective of shall have been de-
yeoped in sufficient number OF States to en-
require the affirmative votes of thirtysx States,
ing against hope to look for any but contrary
result OF submission.
The contention Of the Virginia delegate
entirely rue. The South neither will nor
should assent to any mode of procedure which
shall confer the Federal Government
thority to control suffrage in the States. To do so
would be to revolutionize the political system
of the country and to reopen in this section
question OF which is not now practically
dangerous. The NirgiD.an-Pilot Is not opposed
to the granting by the State Of Virginia under
we'll guarded regulations, the right to vote to
white women. 1t Is unaiteraby opposed to hay
.ng suffrage conferred on any class in Virginia
by act OF the Federal agency; for should that
agency be endowed with such prerogative in
This particular respect It would inevitably be
the first step towards depriving the States OF all
discretion in determining by whom and under
what conditions suffrage should be exercised
within their borders. With infinite trouble after
years of struggle, the South has INDICATED her
purpose to minimize ignorance and vice among
her celebrates; national control would lift the
Id from verttable Pandoras box of evils and
bring about situation which Southern women
no less than Southern men. would deprecate.-
Norfolk Virginian-P Pilot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
A CLEANER RICHMOND.

The Police Department and the Street Clean
ing Department can do great deal toward max
ing cleaner Richmond, Among the things they
on the subject They can see to II that the
throwing OF trash onto the streets of the city
is prevented and that other laws on the SUB
ject are made more than dead letters. An
Is made that the city officials will
zee that this is done and that after December
i every day is cleanup day in Richmond
That Is a co11mendable resolution the part
lated that determined effort is to be made
within the law to make the people Of Richmond
obey city ordinances. In the past the law seek
ing to make the city clean has been too much
a thing to be ignored.
But the people of Richmond must do more
They must not only help enforce the law it
Fl ands, but they must cultivate desire to see
done what ordinances cannot do They must
keep Richmond clean as Jerusalem was kept
clean. They must sweep befare their
doors
There is doubt that, so far as the city
officials make 1t 30. every day UilI be
cleanup day. hut tho real work must be done
by the patriotic people OF Richmond Civic
pride and desire for cleanliness must supple.
nent the work OF the officials the city will
never be clean. A clean city is no credit TO
any citizen; dirty city Is reproach to every
citizen. What the officials wish to do and what
every man must do Is to be as clean publicly
as privately. The man who 10 the latter and
other word for It. He pretends to be what he
Is not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18

The National American Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION at its convention In Nashville, Tenn.
declined to limit the work OF that organization
To advocacy Of the suffrage amendment to the
Federal Constitution, known as the Bristow
Mondel Amendment A Virginia delegate con-
tended that the Southern States would more
quickly grant woman the ballot through the
State Legislatures than through amendment
to the Federal Constitution. Later the delegates
from the Southern States had conference and
decided to concentrate their efforts toward the
winning of some Southern State to equal suf-
srage within the next two years Alabama will
probably be selected as the scene of this effort
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
Too Full for ytfcraDcc.

Matte recently employed by Boston
matr0n. AS might be expected. she has many
acsnirers-so many. her mistress asserts. that
the Kitchen Is seldom without some male aa-
plrant for her hand
On one occasion the mistress OF the house who,
though she thoroughly dsapproves of her cook 8
extensive calling list hesitates to make too strong
objections lest she thereby lose the valuable
girls services referred to the advent of a new
admirer.
'Nhy Is II, Matte, that your latest cerer
+ eeps such a des thty silence with you when he
calle2"
The girl grinned broadly
"Oh. ma'an," said she. "as yet the poor fell
ttr Ia that bashful he does nothin' but ate.!--
Lippincotts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
Arc You Going TO HeIpe

The subscription opened here by this news
paper for the relief Of the Belgian people has
mp to this time met with that generous
Ar,1+sc which might have been expected, and
believing that this IL due to- oversight
last - people rather than indifference
to worthy cause, are taking this occasion
to appeal to readers to send In their sub
acrlptions at once. There hundreds, yea
thousands of persons In Fredericksburg and In
the adjacent counties plenty able TO contribute
from one dollar MP to the aid of the women and
children In Belgium. who only be saved
from starvation by the charity of the world
Are you willing to sit quietly and comfortably
by your freside and complacently read
daily Of the suffering in Belgium without rails
ing your hand to help2 If your conscience per-
rnits you 10 do this and remain contented then
there liz no need for your subscription but
I. on the other. hand you have simply over
looked sending in your donation. which In
doubtless the case, then this newspaper will
expect to hear from you at once with check
lnclosed. We urge our business men to respond
without delay and urge our women to sec
that the men this call. Some days
since we suggested that the churches OF the
city designate Sunday on which q morning
collection be taken for the benefit OF the Bel
gian Relief Fund, and we are now ready -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
xasc1.ANn ANswruas--A LESSON FOR Us

ssEsS<sxAANU ANswITks--A LESSON FOR is.
q NaGtcysz may have been the case at lhe DO
s4KSRnink Of The war, there Is no douot now that
/ Eagland IL fully awake 70 the peril Of the stu.
4 Ntion. AT first tie people OF Great Britain
may not have realized the grave emergency
which faced them, and for This the Gtrictness
4ok the censorship imposed upon news from the
coutiDent large.y accounts. bat the dispatch with
which recruits have been accepted, the quick.
eass and efficiency vita EHich they have been
turned into trained soldiers and the prompt.
fssas - part = ar. aHen Monday L. vot-
Jag s1.245,t9o,Q0o +: war purposes and In pro-
ssding for million additional troops shows that
full realization has cofue. England is awake.
and once awakened her traditional strength Of
discrimination "to soc the thing through" may
- counted upon by her citizens and friends, and
may be accepted BY her enemies az evidence that
xAe task they have cut out for Themselves is
tie complete destruction Of the empire. Until
Great Britain is PROSTATE beaten 20 the earth
or until Great Britain has triunphed
this war will last That there Is scAnt hope
20 an earlier determination ali history attests
Those who were led to rejoice or to complain
Il their sympathies may have induced them. OF
the nnpreparedness of Great Britain for war
reckoned without full knowledge OF the situation.
Thoxe who found IN tie apparent circumstance
proof Of the value to country OF mtlitarism
argued without true insight in the verify Of
things and looked only Ipon the surface. Eng
land really prepared for just such a
VAR as this. for England had not been
carrying Tor years SO heavy burden
10 had the nIilitaristic countries; had not
wasted so much OF her substance upon
military preparations. had not subordinated In
dustrial prosperity to a great militarisdc sys-
tenn She had spent much for g neavy. but had
NE spen, as much for an army as jingoes had
wished. she would not now be much better
able than other nations 10 stand enormous ap~
propriaticns and to aoat enormous loans for
empire that gives her. In spite Of all ire
mendous advantage, would not be hers.
n Therein Is lesson for the LIMOGES OF this
country. The strength Of the United States is
no; In big navy nor yet In a huge army. It Is
In her industrial wealth and ita wider distribu
ten. She is not ready for as other
lions but she IS far better prepared for lengthy
var and there ia no possibility OF our engaging
In any other kind Our next war. II 1t comes
Will be fer presers alton, and tho longest purse
one reason for its existence is g. half century
or Comparative peace and half century of the
absence OF the militaristc burden.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18

renew this suggestion. In numerous cities and
towns throughout the United States this plan
has been followed and we see no reason why
ii shouldn't be immediately adopted here. We
contribute money. through our churches, for
all kinds of missionary work--Why not for
the relief of Gods people In Belgium. who
face to face with all manner of privationsf
Surely no higher duty IL imposed upon than
that of relieving the Necessities of our fellow
man. please take Immediate note Of this
call.-Fredercksburg star.