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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
BUREAU OF BANKING
PROPOSED IN BILL.

A measure far reaching in it's effect
was introduced In the house yesterday
by Hill Montague one of the delegates
from the city of Richmond. The bill
is to establish bureau of banking. to
provide for the Incorporation. control
and examination OF banks and for the
regulation and supervision OF the
banking business In the State of Vtr-
ginia: and TO declare certain acts
crimes and TO provide penalties for the
punishment thereof.
The object Of the bill Is to consoli-
date In one act the Incorporation. con-
troll and examination OF banks and
their regulation and supervision in
general.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
IN THE HOUSE

referred under rule 81:
To the committee on roads and In
ternai LIZ aax hg.,t,an M, 20 .n.nd ana
re-e enact section OF an act concern
ing public service corporations. which
BECAME q lay January II; 1914.
"a ny M Gfa .ection o OF e 90 ar"
of an act entitled An act concerning
public service corporations" which be-
came a law January IS, 1914.
license tax on all persons, firms and
corporations engaged In the business
Of hauling over the public highways
lumber, cordwood. railroad ties, piling
and directing the revenue therefrom
to be paid into the county road fund
of the county In which said license
" By Messrs. Nelson, williams. Easiey
and Weaver. of Warren--A bill to
amend and re-enact an act entitled
IAN act in relation to the assessment
Of railroad corporations" approved
BY Mr.. Neison--A bill to amend and
re-enact an act approved March -.
re-enact an act approved March Is,
1910, entitled An act to amend and
re-enact an act approved March II.
1906. entitled An act to amend and
An act to raise revenue for the sup
port Of the government and public
free schools and to pay the interest on
the public debt, and to provide spe-
cial tax for pensions. as authorized by
section 1S9 OF the constitution approved
April Is, 1908, as amended and re-
enacted, in relation to the assessment
and taxation of property of railway
and corporations for State and local
purposes.
BY Messrs. Pennington and Chalk
ley-A bill to provide for the enforce
ment, collection and discharge of all
fnes hereafter imposed In this State
by any court or Justice of the peace
in favor of the Commonwealth OF Vir-
ginia; and. providing. also, how. In
certain cases. fines may be worked out
the convict road forces thereof in
stead OF being paid In cash: and pro-
viding penalties for the failure Of any
officer failing to discharge the duties
required Of him under this act: and.
providing for the repeal OF all acts and
parts of acts In conflict with the pro-
visions of this act.
TO the committee on counties. cities
and towns:
BY Mr. Chalkley--A bill to authorize
and empower the boards Of supervisors
Of counties and councils OF cities and
towns In the state to appropriate
money for advertising their resources.
To the committee on general laws:
BY Messrs. Norris and Rew-A bill
to amend and re-enact section $3.50 of
the code OF Virginia. as amended and
s 1895 as amended by an act approved
March 10, 1908, az amended by an act
approved March IA. 1908.
Nv Mr. White--A bill to prevent the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
IN THE SENATE

Mr.. Hartman. No. S5-A Bill to define
and regulate the practice Of optometry.
to provide for the establishment OF a
board Of examiners In optometry. for
the examination of practitioners in
optometry, for registration and license
Of practitioners, to provide for PEN
atty for violation of this act. and for
other purposes, which WAS taken up
and referred to the committee on gen
eral laws.
Mr.. Hartman. No. ss--A bill to appro-
pirate certain sums Of money from the
Virginia State treasury in aid of duly
organized Confederate memorial asso-
Citations Of this state, having In charge
and that expsnd such money upon
cemeteries containing the graves OF
soldiers or sailors, which was taken up
and referred to the committee on
finance.
MT. Smith, No. 97--A bill to amend
and re-enact sections l, and OF
an act approved March IL. 1919. en-
act all acts relating to Confederate
pensions, an dto repeal all acts and
parts Of acts in conflict herewith /;
which was taken up and referred to
Mr.. Smith. No. 9S---A bill to provide
for the settlement. registration, trans
fer and assurance of titles to land.
and to establish a court of land regis
tration. with jurisdiction throughout
the Commonwealth, which was taken
up and referred to the committee for
courts of Justice.
Mr.. Paul, No. ga bill to place 1t
in the discretion OF the court to re-
quire testimony in a divorce case to
be given ore tenus in open court. and
providing how the testimony 50 given.
or the facts SO proven, may be made
part Of the record of the cause for
appeal: which was taken up and re-
ferred to the committee for courts of
justice.
Mr.. Paul. No. 1o0---A bill to pro-
hibit members of the senate and house
of delegates and other officers from
taking compensation In any matter In
which the State is a party. and fixing
punishment therefor: which was taken
up and referred to the committee for
courts of justice.
Mr.. Saunders, No. 101--A bill to au-
thorixe the board of supervisors in
Middlesex county to order an election
by the oualihed voters of Middlesex
county upon the question of making
the free bridge across Urbanna creek.
at Urbarna. toll bridge, and provid- :
ing the rate. and for the collection OF
money from tolls and for the ultimate
erection OF a permanent free bridge
across Urbanna creek at Urbanna. Va:
which was taken up and referred to
the Joint committee on special private
and local legislation.
Mr. Thornton, No. 1o2-A bill for
the relief OF Whitestone and Rammel.
which was taken up and referred to
the committee on finance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20

to know that the legislature would
deal fairly and justly with them but
the banks and newspapers should help
allay the fears. Governor Mann was
forced to stop early in his talk as IT
was time for the house of delegates to
convene The committee adjourned I'M
til o'clock.
Bankers speak.
Mr.. Hutchinson. of the Manassas; Mr..
Sands. of the American National bank;
Mr.. Branch. OF the Merchants National
bank and Mr. Miller. of the First Ma
tionai bank. addressed the committee.
and from the language Of the bankers,
the State 10 in crisis that can only
be circumvented by prompt legisla-
ton. According to the combined state
ments OF the financiers. the tax rate
should not only be made low enough
to encourage virginians to keep their
money in the banks. but low enough
to attract outside capital. Money at
present is short on account OF the num-
erous Withdrawals from the bank and
the young man Of today Is forced to
leave the State because he cannot get
the tools to begin his ely.
money.
The bankers united in their state
ments of the crisis that now faced the
business interests OF the State. 1t
was declared that as much currency
as was In circulation was hidden away
in the family sock and that something
had to be done to bring this money
Into the legitimate channels. Accord
ing to statements. there IL only 49,
900, 900 in actual currency in the state
and that should this be withdrawn the
borrowers would not be able to make
q loan at any price.
Mr.. Sands stated that the fact that
Virginia bankers were able to get 8
per cent straight for their money was
proof that money was in demand
and further stated that on account the
conditions brought about by the ex-
orbitant tax he could have loaned al
most any amount at Is per cent dur
ing the past few months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
BILLS INTRODUCED IN TWO HOUSES

purchase of spurious liquors by per
sons to whom It 10 unlawful to sell
the same.
BY Mr.. willis--A bill imposing pub
lie duties on heat Hight, power. water
and telephone companies and providing
for the control and regulation OF such
BY Mr.. Hobson-A hill to amend
section 2S4S Of the code of Virginia in
relation to public holidays.
To the, committee for courts Of JUG
tice:
BY Mr.. Montague-A bill to amend
and re-enact sections 1885 and 2640 OF
BY Messrs. Norris and Rew-A bill
to amend and re-enact section 2s42 of
the code OF Virginia In relation to
Judgment given. and In relation to how
a justice may associate justices with
him and whose opinion to prevail. as
amended by act approved March s..
BY Mr.. Chalkley--A bill to provide
that the former evidence of a witness
In the examining trial. of the former
ness ness 10 dead or 'i Is ou; Of the juri.dic-
ton OF the court. may be introduced
on subsequent trial of such pris
oners. and how the same shall be
BY Messrs. Norris and Rew--A bill
to amend and re-enact section 1912 of
the code OF Virginia. of 1887. as amend
ed and re-enacted by an act approved
April 7, 1903
BY Mr., white-A bill to amend and
re-enact section 1854 of the code of
Virginia as amended by an act ap-
proved March S, 1900. entitled AN act
to amend and re-enact section 1854 OF
the code of Virginia as amended.
To. the committee on insurance and
BY Mr.. Montague-A bill to estab-
lish a bureau of banking. to provide
for the Incorporation. control and ex-
animation OF banks and for the reEula-
ton and supervision OF the banking
business in the State Of Virginia, to
declare certain acts crimes and to pro-
vide penalties for the punishment
thereof
To the committee on finance:
BY Mr.. Malbon--A bill to amend and
re-enact section 444 OF the code of
TO the committee on asylums and
prisons:
BY Mr.. white--Joint resolution to
strike out section 152 Of article IL Of
the constitution OF Virginia,
BY Mr.. Chalkiey--A bill to prohibit
judges and clerks In general, special
and primary elections from using their
influence on election day for or against
any candidate or measure. and from
day as to any candidate or measure
and prescribing penalties therefor.
To the committee on schools and
colleges:
re-enact section 1906 OF the code OF
Virginia, as heretofore amended, in
relation to what school funds shall
consist of, approved March IL. 1908.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
RICHMOND RETAIL
MERCHANTS MEET
ALL OFFICERS REFLECTED AT
ANNUAL SESSION OF AssoCIA-
TON.

Tho annual meeting OF the Rich
mond Retail Merchants association
was held last night Mt the Hotel Jeffer-
son with an attendance OF about las
members.
The reports of the ofiicerv and d.
rectors Of the association showed the
organization to be In very prosperous
condition.
/ The following officers were re-elect-
ed: Charles T. Norman. president; HI.
Carl Boschen. frst vice-prAsident:
Julius c. Levitt. second vice-president:
I. H. Kaufman. treasurer. and w. A.
Clarke, Jr.. secretary.
The following were elected ~ men,
bers OF the board OF directors: L. O.
Miller, C. Fred Kohler. Samuel s..
Rosendorf. Samuel Cohen and Jessie
a. L.add.
Others matters OF importance were
taken up. after which the annual din
MBr WEE B1rved. 49, w. s.
Charles r, Norman presided and
short addresses wore made by = nun-
bne NJ thu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20

CONTINUED from First Page.)
each one hundred dollars OF the fair
market value thereof for the support
of the government and at the rate OF
ten cents on each one hundred dollars
Of the fair market value thereof Tor
the support OF the public free schools;
also to extend on each one hundred
dollars OF the fair market value there
of tDunty, district, city. school levies
and such other levies at the rates I'M
posed by the county. district or city
upon other property.
L. Money, unless the same has been
fully assessed under section OF this
act, in the hands of fduciaries. which
is now required by law to be reported
to the commissioner OF the revenue
by the examiners Of records shall be
reported as now required by law, and
when 30 reported shall be assessed by
the commissioner at the same rate IS
10 provided In section 3 Of this act.
g. II any national bank or State
bank. OF other corporation or associa-
tion transacting the business OF bank
ing, or private banker. fail to comply
with the requirements OF this act II
shall be subject to a fne OF $4,000 a
day for each day 1t fails to comply. this
fine to be recovered at the instance Of
the auditor of public accounts after
ten days notice made by the Common
wealth's attorney for the county or
city In which the national bank. State
bank or other corporation or associa-
ton transacting the business of bank
Ing, or private banker. II located. and
tho auditor of public accounts 10 au-
thorixed to place a bill for the tax
in the hands OF any county or city
treasurer for collection when default
has been made In the payment, as he
Ia now authorised to do with respect
to taxes assessed on public service
corporations.
s. Money belonging to any county.
magisterial district. city or town In
this Commonwealth. 10 hereby de-
clAred to BE- exempt from taxation
and shall not be reported or assessed
under any Of tho provisions of this
act nor shall any other money now
exempt by law from taxation be re-
ported or assessed under the provisions
Of this act.
:. For failure to comply with the
provisions OF this act the commissioners
Of the revenue shall be subject to .
me OF 1000 FOR each Taxpayer he II
required to ASSESS under the provisions
Of this act. whom he wilfully fails to
ASSESS.
s. Al vhta property II 70 be xssss6Sd
~ Of February LIST Of the current
yo1r. m emergency existA and this At
.xhS1t ~ IN &orcA from Ii paaUMfo
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
PHI L GOES AFTER
OUR PISTOL TOTERS

That the carrying OF weapons. such
as pistols, -aagseFs. dfrks and like
weapons, he put under the ban. Was
Messrs. Norris and Rev In the house
OF delegates yesterday The bill pro-
yides further. that the police or
sheriffs have the power to search a
man on suspicion The penalty for
carrying same is $50, or thirty days
in tai or both
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
OFFICIAL LIST Of
JuOGESh|PS TO Be
FILLED BY CAUCUS
CAUCUS TO ELECT JUDGES or
MANY COURTS WILL BE HELD
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The following IL the official and only
correct list of the Judgeshtps to be
filled before February I, 1914. for .
term OK six years beginning February
/. 1914, and the other vacancies to
be filed. The list was compiled by
John Williams. clerk Of the house OF
delegates.
Judges to be elected before Febru-
airy /, 1914, for term of six years,
beginning February /, 1914. viz:
First circuit.
Fifth circuit.
Ninth circuit. IA "a
Thirteenth circuit.
Seventeenth circuit.
Twenty-nrst circuit.
The following vacancies to be filled
before February /. 1914:
Eighth ctrcu!t--To fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Judge
John NJ. White.
Twenty-f1rst circuit-To fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of
Judge Thornton L. Massie.
Law and Equity court, OF Richmond
To fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Judge John Fl. Ingram.
Hastings court. of Richmond-To
fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Judge s. e. Witt
Chancery court, OF Richmond---To
All the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation Of Judge Daniel Grinnan.
Corporation court, Of Radford-To
all the vacancy occas.oned by the
resignation of Judge George e. Cas-
sell.
And the following judges to be
elected after February I 1914, for
term of six years, from February l.
1915, viz:
Twenty-nfth circuit.
Twenty-stxth circuit.
Twenty-seventh circuit
Twenty eighth circuit
Twenty ninth circuit.
And the following judges of city
courts for a term of eight years, from
February l, 1915:
Law and Equity court, Richmond.
Law and Chancery court, Norfolk.
Corporation court, Lynchburg.
Corporation court, Petersburg.
Corporation court, Fredericksburg.
And judge of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals for the term OF twelve years,
beginning February /, 1915.
The caucus meets tomorrow night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
BILL TO PROTECT
COUNTY ROADS

A bill to protect the county roads
from being torn to pieces by heavy
hauling was introduced In the house
of delegates. The bill imposes license
tax on all persons firms. corporations
hauling over the public highway.
lumber. cordwood and railroad ties
and other products of the woods. and
directing the revenue to be paid to
the county road fund of the county
in which the license was issued
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
FORMER EVIDENCE
MAY BE REPEATED

A bill that should be of much in
terest TO lawyers was introduced by
Dit. chalkley yesterday. The measure
provides that the former evidence of
a witness in the examining trial or a
former trial OF a prisoner, when the
witness becomes dead. out of jurisdic-
tex. Cuuf1Het III the penitRntiary or an
asylum. may be introduced at a sub
seanent trial of such prisoner. The
bill also provides how such evidence
shalt be proven.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
Mr.. EARL-Y'S SON IS
MUCH IMPROVED

Senator ". r. Early. Jr.. of Madison
county, reached the city last evening,
having been for several days at the
bedside of his son. II. N Early. cadet
at the Virginia Polytechnic institute.
who has been i'll for several days with
an acute attack Of appendicitis. Young
MIR. EARLY has improved considerably.
and SO far an operation has been
stayed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20

A Joint resolution was introduced IN
the house yesterday. the senate con-
curing. 10 eliminate the commissioner
Of State hospitals and asylumns. The
resolution was entered by Hugh A.
White of Rockhridve
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-20
STUART BILL REJECTED

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-13
RACINE WOMAN BADLY HURT
Mrs Sena Nelson of Racine Thrown
From Automobile and Badly Bruised
While Five Other Passengers Escape
Uninjured-Car Passengers Scared.

Six people had a narrow escape from
injury in a collision between an cleo
trio car on the lines of the Milwaukee,
Racine and Kenosha Company and an
automobile at Hanche Road, six miles
north of Kenosha on Sunday afternoon.
Five of the passengers of the car es-
capped injury, but the sixth, Mrs. Sena
Nelson of Racine, suffered severe
bruises and narrowly escaped being run
over by the car. The front part of
the automobile was demolished and
passengers in the interurban car were
thrown from their seats and given
bad scare.
The automobile belonged to Thorn
as Morganson of Raymond Center.
They had gone to Racine with their
two children on Sunday morning and
had a chauffeur driving the car. In
the afternoon Mrs. Nelson joined the
party and they decided to make trip
to Kenosha. The Morganson car had
been running along at a comfortable
er decided to cross the tracks Of the
railway company. There had been a
big procession of automobiles along the
road and considerable confusion so that
the driver did not notice the approach
Of the car behind him. The car was
running south at good rate of speed
and when the motorman saw the auto
mobile on the track it was too late to
stop his train. The chauffeur saw the
car just before the automobile was
struck and he made an effort to get
off the track, but could not avoid the
collision. He pulled the automobile
about as far as he could and the car
crashed into the front end of it. Mrs.
Nelson was occupying the left front
seat in the car and she was thrown
out and fell on the railway tracks only
a Few inches from the street car. The
impact of the collision brought the
street car to a stop. The men in
charge of the street car declare that
the accident was an unavoidable one
so far as they were concerned. They
assert that the driver Of the automo-
bile turned directly in front of the
car and that it was impossible to stop
in time to prevent the collision. 1t was
remarkable that Notwithstanding the
fact that the automobile was demolish-
ed in the front part none of the other
passengers Of it were thrown out.
None of them had any injuries other
than slight bruises.
The accident brought lots of excite
ment for the people living along the
north shore road.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-13

want liberty of conscience here and
want our neighbors to have the same. =
In concluding his address, Professor
Stern paid high tribute to President
Wilson for his prompt action in offer
ing his services to end the war and
extended his sympathy and that Of all
German-Americans to the president in
his great bereavement.
Following the address of Professor
Stern the Germans marched to the park
where the all day picnic followed.
There were sports and games, vaude-
vile and dancing, but most of the
Germans spent the afternoon discussing
the big problems of the war.
The members of the committee were
elated over the success of the gather
ing in Kenosha and it is certain that
!" German day" will be one of the an
nual holidays in Kenosha in the fu-
ture.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-13
TO GET ApPo1Nr1vE DISCRETION.
Amendment Would Remove Civil Serv-
ice Operation from Postofices.

A provision which would sweep from
the civil service system all assistant
postmcsters, clerks and other employees
of postofices throughout the country
and making them the personal appoin-
tees of local postmasters was put into
the Moon railway pay bill on a prelimi-
nary vote in the house last week. A
final vote will be taken when on
ponents of the provision say it will be
decisively defeated on a roll call. Lar
~ Rosenthal, assistant postmaster of
Beloit, was used as an example of nom
partisan assistant postmasterships in a
fierce attack by Representative Cooper
against the democratic proposal to take
assistant postmasters from the protee-
ton of the civil service. Representa-
tive Cooper said that Rosenthal is a
democrat who always did his best to
elect democrat to congress.
"But I have never considered that
he should be removed because he is a
democrat. The position belongs to the
city Of Beloit, and the city deserves the
best service it can get. There must be
no spoils in postofice service.''
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-13
TO ENTERTAIN SINGERS.
Kenosha People to Give Warm Wei
come to st. Louis Choral Club.

The Knights of Columbus Choral
Club of st. Louis, which appears at the
Rhode Opera House on Tuesday even
ing under the auspices of the Kenosha
Knights of Columbus, are to have a
busy time in Kenosha. They will come
to Kenosha on special car from Ra-
cine early Tuesday morning and for
several hours they will be the guests
of the Thomas B. Jeffrey Company.
The singers, seventytwo in number,
will be given an automobile trip about
the city and later will visit the various
departments of the Jeffrey factory.
After this the Deffry and Robinson
bowling alleys will be thrown open to
the use of the visitors during the day
and all sorts of bowling contests have
been arranged for them. This is one
Of the most notable parties of singers
that ever toured the United States
and the welcome that is to be given
them In Kenosha is in keeping with
entertainments shown them in many
other cities.