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The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
ALL WASHINGTON
MOURNS DEATH
OF REP. PAYNE
Father of House" Dies Sudden
" in Hotel Room From Attack
of Heart Trouble
WAS PICTURESQUE
AND STRONG FIGURE
Attained National Fame as Au-
thor of the HistOric-Payne-
Aldrich Tariff Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Tribute
from all parties and, among the most
sincere from former and most bitter
political foes. was paid today to Rep.
Serene E. Payne, of New York, faith
er" or the house, VINO died suddenly
last night alone In his hotel room.
from heart failure.
Democrats, Republicans and Pro
pressives united In testimonials or es-
TEEN. Flags on the capitol were or
dered to half-mast.
The house arranged TO adjourn
early in respect TO the memory or
their colleague. who had the distinc-
ton OF being the Oldest in point OF
continuous service, in the house. He
had served since March 4. 1888 He
was II years Of age.
The house took charge or funeral
arrangements, through its sergeant
alarms. Speaker Clark appointed a
committee to escort the body to Au-
burn, n. Y. Vice-President Marshall
will appoint committee TO act for
the senate. A day will be set aside
soon for service OF eulogy In the
house.
Payne was one Of the most pic
turesque as we'll as one Of the strong
est figures in the house. AS original
author Of the Payne-Aldrich tarin.
Payne attained national reputation.
He also aided in framing the Dingley
act.
A member of the "old guard" of the
Republican party, the New Yorker
was a leader In the councils OF his
party, having served I'm high capaci-
ties at various national conventions
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11

produce seed crop that can be
guaranteed. The seed for the next
years crop has been purchased. but
there Is no guarantee that there will
be seed for the following year Mr..
Hathaway recently returned from
Germany where he investigated the
growing OF sugar beet seed
John w. Symons. OF Saginaw pre-
sided as POSTMASTER at the banquet
In the evening. DR.. Guy l.. Kiefer
was among the speakers.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
Hathaway Says Future of Beet Sugar
Trade Depends On Outcome of War

F. r. Hathaway. secretary of the
Michigan Sugar CO., addressing the
members OF the Michigan Wholesale
Grocers' association in their semi-an-
nual meeting in the Hotel Cadillac,
Thursday afternoon, stated that the
future OF the beet sugar industry de-
ponds largely upon the outcome of the
European conflict, The production OF
nearly all the beet sugar seed Isl con-
trolled by four rich German firms, he
said. Eight years are required to
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
Meaning Of Things.

Driving on an outside car one day,
In Killarney, as heavy, drizzling
rain began TO fall, a passenger re-
marked 10 the driver that IL looked
IA n they were in for a wet day.
mot at all, sir, replied the jar
vsy: I'VE don't call that rain: that's
only the mountains perspirin'!"-Top-
Notch.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11

Coal required for one journey be-
tween New York and Liverpool by a
modern liner would fill % trains, each
made up of 80 lotion cars.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
No Worse.

Returned Tourist-The lombard.
ments are simply terrible. You have
no idea how a church can be SO com
,pleteiy wrecked.
Friend-Yes I have. I was in a
Choir fRht once.-Puck.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11

Nineteen states now require that an
examination In agriculture be passed
before a teacher may obtain his GER
tificate.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
In StyIe.

Where have you been?
In the hospital, getting censored.
Censored?
Yes. | had several important parts
cut out.-Puck.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
MATCH YOUR EFFORTS
AGAINST COMPETITORS
Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady, Nor Automobile Great
est Opportunity Of Your Life to Win Valuable Prize
With Minimum Effort Only Three More DAYS.

Contests enter into all the affairs or
life, The man who starts with nothing
works his way notwithstanding OBJ
every turn Of tho way Measuring
ones power with that of others brings
OUT the best In one. Many never know
their powell until they meet others in
the affairs OF life and are made to
measure their capacity with that OF
some other individual who has his
mind set ON a certain goal.
In this great campaign ma7y viii
have chance to match their capacity
with that OF others In this campaign
many are finding out what thsy can
90 under pressure and are learning
their capacity AZ they could not learn
1t in any other way.
Many candidates are learning things
about themselves they never knew be-
fore, learning to do things which will
determine their success, learning 70
harness their powers and to make them
active. learning to approach people.
learning tire effectiveness OF nc -sistcnt
effort.
The frst period. to close on Deccm-
Der -, opens up a large field for ac-
tiYity among candidates lin the big
campaign and offers them such salts
factory rewards TOR their efforts that
all feel that they are going 10 get
something worth while when fhs
awards arc made.
Friends feel that their assistance
- necessary, IL the would see their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
LARGE PART Of
EO|SON'S GREAT
PLANT IN RUINS
Fire Destroys Millions Of Dol
lars Worth of Wizards
Great West Orange Estab-
lishment

West Orange y. j.. Dec. -
Tkrec-uuartcrn of the plant Of
Thomas 4. Edison. Incorporated,
oac ef the wonders of the scientific
war'd. where the great wixnra
worked out practically all his won
d~rfuI iavcnttens. was destroyed
ny tire tonight. Al late hour
~~sea ave-stoyy coserete buildings
and seven snaalf frasnc structure.
had beer wiped cuf or wcr~ still
burning. threatentnG the Remaining
buildings.
Those who witnessed the great hiaze
were intensely interested in the safets
OF Dir. Edison i personal workshop
req brick structure. where the in
Hentor did his experimenting. and there
WAS joy when ii ~as announced h.
tho mon directing the firefishters thai
ihsr building ~snnisAescape NJ flames
II iv believed THAT the damage ma
approximate "a. zoe. 600. although the
loss may be still more when tie fna
inventory IS taken
The fire departments or Newark and
Orange had total OF dozen apnara.
tuE at the plant, but there was lack
of water pressure.
The plant covers an area of about
ten acres
The nre started at 5;25 o'clock ir
the film vanishing, a frame building
in the center Of the plant.
A force of $500 hands are employed
In all the d.pa RI ments. all of whom
nave been trained regularly in the frs
driil. and when the alarm was sounded
ran 70 the Efn finishing building. but
hv the time they got there tn. struc-
lure WAS shooting flames in all direc-
tons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
TO LET TEXTBOOK
CONTRACTS JAN. q
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
DISCUSSES QUESTION OF AID
TO INDIAN SCHOOL.

Ii was determined by the State
Board of Education yesterday to take
M the consideration of the proposed
change in textbooks on January Il.
rshfs date was fixed on motion OF
superintendent Hart, OF Roanoke.
At that time the whole question VIII
hss discussed. and the books for nae
succeeding terms T3H hr seiecfed anu
& 10 ntracts awarded
1rhe hoard has jusS completed It's
form of application 10 he sent the
publishers IL had hccn originally
agreed thai the bids must all be in
rand by December 20, but IN view Of
shengts iii the yelhiage ot Vac blank
nrms. several ietav Will be had. ana
IA III, biishers Will he given advantage
u II this In returning Their bids.
Rev ". j. Nnshce, superintendent
81 the ChiidIeas Iorsc Society OF
Virginia, appeared before tElc hoard
.rsFerday and asked that eAe methods
sana wor,,inss of tho society he en-
,lained fullv in The children Of the
; ,t.horis t,f tho State, SO that they may
acsso,ns interested 70. the extent OF
n contributing toward the maintenance
III tie socie;.
LITTER were read from the head
sss the Matt,poisi Indians of King
William County asking thai the In
10 rH School at tic settlement ne AIDED
ste Snnae extent Tho ma ttes' was re-
fired tp thr attorney general, vir
AWf,, report AZ thcsncNt mectIag The
! ,..,as.d feels inc.ined to hesp The In
AIM II II can do so within the law.
y he In4ltsias sria!l Ia Hssaasga the
srnpc Of their school and are DESTROYS
%af securing Tho services OF an addi-
sinai tcaes.er. They ask the board
sn provide lac expenses roi this
\ ltacher
rho ,lecx l meeting Of The board All
~ held GA December ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
WIFE DISAPPEARED
HUSBAND FRANTIC
TAKEN FROM CAR BY PassEN-
GERS WHO SAY HI ATrEMpr-
I'D SUICIDE.

s. w. Martin. or Il. II d No. 3.
0onth Richmond. whose nlfe m, steri-
ously disappeared on November $
from her home here. was taken from
Car as it reached the snburbs OF
South Richmond Late last night by
people on the car, and turned over
to the police. Martin WAS coming into
Richmond from his home, when sud-
denly he reached for s.1is sec&tie and
tore it from aTonndf his neek He
then began tying II ina peculiar nsan-
ner around his neck arousiug The at
tention Of HIS fellow passengers. Two
or three caught him and prevented
him from dosng him. elf bodily injury
He IL said to have made threats ii.st
before behaving as he did.
Martin was locked up at the Third
Police Station on the technical charge
Of being drunk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
GOMPERS SPEAKS 70
LARGE AUDIENCE
LABOR LEADER DiIIs~
Ems Address IN JOHN MAR
SHALL AuDIroRiI
TELLS OF GREAT WORK
1olrH OF TO-DAY Is BADcLs IN
NEED or INpI STRI<L Ed
tCATJON. SAYS LABOR
CHAMPION
TELLS OF GREAT WORK

Laying stress OF the vast need or
Industrial knowledge and skill by the
youth Of today, Samuel c;ornpers. pres
iient of the American Federation Of
La Dor, and a man who has probably
done more for the vplift of the wage
earning class than any other man in
the United states, held large audience
enthralled for more than au hour last
night in the auditorium of John Mar
shall High School.
Although tire weather WAS Y.cle
merit n goodiy number Of LEGAL work
ingnaen, together with Artang Delegates
to the National Society for the Pro-
motion OF Industrial Education, which
Is In session IN this city. we're present
20 hear the address or the WIDELY
known labor champion
Mr.. Gompefs was introduced By J. J.
Creainer. e former member, of the house
OF Delegates. who described the great
work that the American Federation OF
Labor has accomplished, while the for
mer has been at the head of tn, or
ganiza.ion. Professor IIarwoo&. prin-
cipaI of John Marshall High school
besides many prominent members OF
local Ia Dor organizations, occupied seats
on the restrun. !.
Labor People Responsible.
He asserted that If there were any
who received any consideration in the
public schools OF the United states
it should be the sons and daughters of
the wage-earners. for, he declared. 1t s
the organized Labor. people VINO are
responsible for the present public
school system. Many years ago. he
said there was system in vogue
necessitating parents to pay tuition for
their children. unless they aclSnow-
lodged they were paupers. II was then
that labor organization II Massachus-
etts succeeded In getting the Leg ,sla
ture Of that State TO pass a law pro-
vtdinR for public school system.
Legislatures throughout the country
then passed similar laws.
BESIDES making plea for industrial
education AR. Gompe, incidentally told
OF the great work that In being done
by the organization of which he is
president. He declared that II was
friend to everybody and is eve ready
to lend aid either financially or NOR
ally. Mr.. Gompers said in part
Mr. Gompcrs' speech.
III the American workman is to
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
Terrible Conflict About Lodz
Reduces Both Force to In
action
Russians Are -
Strongly Enhenched
Await Austro German Ad-
vance Against Warsaw
fierce Fighting Again in
Direction of Cracow

London. Doc a~-T1te desperate
fghttng eliminating I'm the cap
ture OF LODI by the Germans ,ha~
apparently exhausted the con-
tending armies to such an extent
thar a period of comparative In
action will be absolutely nccc~-
sary In that part OF the battle
front. Proof of this situation -
found In totlay's official reports
from petfs,. rad, Berlin. and Nicn-
ma, which indicate that the area
ef tho most violent action has
shifted to Cracow for tho time
being.
Tne GsrInals have not neglected at
teInr,ts 10 follow up their victory u
f4oas by advancing past the CITY ane
hr moving forward armies from oiof
directions 10 concentrate on WARSAW
bnt the Russians are in strongly or
tranched positions and the progress o.
the fghtiag today was largely In Tao
tics and rot In actual operations.
In The i.odz district The battle now
eanters about I.owiscz. only forty-five
miles from Warsaw
Tn. RUSSIAN officiai report today ad'
rtits that orls partial success rnark.c
the Russias operations ~ pietreso~
The Austrian report claims q complete
victory at that point for the Aurtrn'
AT@f JfAti &&ffai%Ns hptN Ntsse -
raent makes no mention OF hghnns
there
Ten Miles Of Hard Fighting.
The battle line in central Poland
nav extends from How to lsowiscx. q
short distance Ia the east or hod2
Ard through Strykow. There ts also
hard nehta4sg on line running north
ara south OF Piotrokou for distance
~ about ten miiac From Piotroko"
"a C.raeow ard ataenstochowa there
has been little activity for several
.lags. and while t'ae fronts of both
armies are contiuuou@ neither have
fsen able TO get III positions ad-
yautageous for attack.
The Russian statement SAYS thar the
battle which began on peceIpner D
southeast Of Cracow has developed In
favor Of tsla Russian army. but no
great progress has been made. be-
cause a further advance would brins
General DimitriefYs force directly
anon the Gracow forts.
Dispa tches from Petrograd say that
the center Of operations about Cracow
has shifted southwark to the foot1iils
Of the Carpat HANS. on the Russian
left wing The Russian front now
extends from velitcaka, within ten
miles of Cracow, TO q point seventy
miles to southeast. where the Austro-
German army is attempting ffan kin
movement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
Convention Has Findings of
investigation Of Local Condi-
tons Sole Topic
Secretary Red6eld
Arrives Today
National Society for Promotion
of Industrial Education Here
Four Hundred Strong Great
Banquet Tonight

TIE Richmond survey. the first com
prenensive study Of educational and
industrial problems. with view 10 the
development OF an adequate and EN-
cient system of Industrial education
ever attempted in the United States
will he tbs one topic for Consideration
today By the more than 500 educators
who have come from all parts Of the
country 10 attend the eighth ANNA /
convention Of the National Society for
The Promotion of Industrial Educa-
ton. The Richmond survey, which
covered. In addition to the study Of
tho public school system in Richmond.
the department stores and los other
occupations in four leading industries
the printing. building and metal
trades and the tobacco industry--ha,
attracted the attention of the educa-
tional world, and. az a result of the
study given Il today, ii will fern the
basis for the csts hIshment oe Indus
trial education systems through OUT the
country.
The convention Of the national soci-
ETY. vas opened in jefferson auditorium
yesterday afternoon with salesman
ship training conference, Immediately
after the Adjournment OF the meeting
of the Natiorai Vocational Guidance
Association. which had heensin session
in John Marshall High Schoo. and Me-
crenics' institute since Monday after
noon Those who attended the yoca :
ttonai guidance conference remained
in the city for the convention OF the
parent organization, and these with a
large number of educators VINO ar
rived yesterday and last night bring
the number OF visitors above the 400
mark i large number Of others are
40 reach Richmond today and nearly
500 will he IT, attendance before the
close Of the week.
Mr.. RedneHi Comes Today.
secretary OF Commerce william, {,
Redneid who will be the second mem
her OF Mr.. wilson's cabinet TO be in
Richmond this week, will arrive from
Washington TO-DAY. He will be one OF
the speakers at the annual banquet
of the National Society and the Soea-
tional Guidance Body tonight Samuel
Giompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. who last night
addressed the meeting OF the Central
Trades and Labor Council in John
Marshall Auditorium. is another OF the
speakers at the banquet.
Governor Henry c. stuart, of VIZ
xinia, will preside as toastmsster,
Mayor George Ainslie Will make the
welcoming address. Among other
speakers will be Laura Drake Gill, of
Trinity College Durham, y. c., and
ROYAL Meeker. United States Commits
stoner of Labor Statistics.
Trade agreements and recognition OF
apprentices will have the attention of
the society tomorrow morning. and
the hearing of reports and the election
of officers will be taken up with other
business matters OF the National So
ciety at noon. The afternoon will be
broken up with group and sectional
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
BRITAIN WINS BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY
SINKING ENEMY WHO DEFEATED CRADDOCk
NAVAL PROCESSION
THROUGH THE CANAL

Washington. Dec. ?.-consider4tion
of plans for tho official celebration of
the opening of the Panama Canal has
been begun by the Secretaries of state
War and Nav. 4 meeting Of lhese
cabinet cf3cers and Richard l. Met
calte, appointed as member of the
committee OF the celebration program
following the dissolution OF the old
canal committee was held in the oface
OF the Secretary OF War today.
Nothing definite has been decided vet,
except the gcueral features Of the ma
val procession through the eaHal and
he yoyaGe TO san Francisco. In which
he President, cabinet aud other officials
are expected 10 participate
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
OF AMERICAN
LEGION Are ALL WELL

Paris. Dec. 9.--The correspondent Of
The sun with the American section OF
the foreign legion writes as follows,
under date of December 8:
"A c. Ginger. OF New York. has
been transferred 10 headquarters as
Geld telephone operator.
y. :. Carstairs. of Philadelphia. and
Mr.. SAMSON of New York, are leaving
The front for a rest They. may not
come back. All the other men in the
American section are WELL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
Preparedness Almost Certain
Cause of War. He Tells
Great Audience
Praise of Wilson
Wildly Applauded
Glade President Has Taken
Stand Against urnlng Coun-
try Into Military Campo
Mathews Speaks

What may bc regarded as he
a<lmtniSt ration's supplemented
answer 10 the jingoes. the nag
naYy--hig army Btcn and TO the
advocates of the Gardner rxt>oiu-
ton of inquiry into the state OF
the country'~ preparedness Tor
war was delivered last night by
Secretary oil state Bryan, vino al
dressed the hig mass tnecting oil
tile Federal Council of the
Churches OF Christ in Ancrira.
eyoking storm of applause last
ing for minutes.
preparedness for war makes war
almost a certainty. Yea can not pre-
mare for war" declared Mr., Bryan III
3 voice that carried 10 every corner
OF the huge hall. .'uuiess Won are
either afraid Of somebody OF hate
somebody. The people will net bear
the burden Of taxation You cannot
make them bend their backs TO the
burden. uriless you can make them be-
iieve X il necessary. You have get
To have somebody 10 whom yoa can
point and say. i you don't get ready
taey will catch you unprenared. You
have got 70 teach them to hate some.
body. aud hate and hate and hate
until they ~rt' chance to stscsx taeHa. 2
Here Mr.. Bryan paused ana said
and earnestly.
That il what preparedness means
and I am glad thar ogr President just
yesterday took his stand on tho other
side"
\ Storm af Applause.
And the storm broke The audience
its approval Of The President
AMI Of his peace poliev iii 10 uncertain
q Tfsxr Ia Va
and duration even the mag
rifcen' outhurst t.1at greeted Mr.
Bryaus arrival
After the applaHse had some what
subsidized Mr.. Bryan continued
He Tho President1 sad that il is
not true that this nation Is anpre-
pared. that ylis nation viii meet any
g emergency that arises tanplaGse}. hut
r1at this nation will not DE turned
INTO military camp getting ready for
wars that ought not 10 come" This
evoked renewed applause,
pr Smaller Mathews. dean OF tho
Diri7ity School of the University Of
Chicago and president of the Federal
Council, under whose auspices the
meeting was held. was the other
speaker Of the evening. explaining the
organization and purposes Of the coun-
ell. DIR. Mathews also touched ON the
war In Europe. quoting the theor"
held on the continent. that control
must rest on force What nm awful
what an unit hristi3n sen
tinent.' he exclaimed. that civiiiza :
ton must rest on brutality.
Rev. Ashury Christian. y. n. pas
tor of Union Station Methodist
Church, presided over the meeting and
the speakers. The meet
ing was opened with the singing OF tn :
long meter coxoiogy. following which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
WILL INVESTIGATE.
STOCK DISEASE ORIGIN

Washington. Dec 9-Tbe Senate
authorized an investigation today be-
fore the Committee on Forestry into the
origin and spread of the hoof and
mouth disease, and the Federal quar-
antine and methods OF enforcing II.
The resolution was introduced by SEN
ator Pomerene and authorizes hearings.
It is understood that farmers and stock
raisers who have been complaining
ae ainst the Agricultural Department
will have a chance TO voice their COM
plants TO tine committee. Former Sec
rotary of Agriculture James Wilson
viii be one of the first witnesses
called.
The committee is endowed with fun
power to require the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the produc-
ton OF papers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
MARINES WILL GO
TO PORT AL PRINCE

Washington, Dec. 9.-~The 500 ma
t.ines on hoard the transport Hancock
will go from santo Domingo city to
Port Au Prince, the capital of Hayti.
according to announcement made here
today. lie developed today that the
dispatches of the state Department are
not being received by its representa-
tive. Minister Baiily- Blanchard, and it
Is thought possible there may be some
deliberate interference With their trans
mission
The situation in Hash just now Is
rather critical, the new revolutionary
government being without money or
credit, " ije business il in very dc
pressed state as a result OF the war
in Europe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
PREPARE TO ENFORCE
RIGHTS ON BORDER

Washington, Dec. Solicitations
appeared here today that the admins
tration is finally preparing to deal with
the situation at Naco. Ark. where
during the last two months forty-four
persons have been struck by bullets
fired on the Mexican side Of the bor-
der. General Bliss and three battal-
ions Of artillery are ON their way to
Naco.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD
FOR ESCAPED PRISONER

Two hundred dollars reward was
offered hy-fioyernor Stuart yesterday
for Charles ID. Sink, who escaped from
the Albemarle County Jail Sink had
been confined III the Madison County
Iasl. pending an appea, 70 the su-
preme Court OF Virginia, and after nne
escape was esnfined III the I'hartuttes-
vile Jail for safe Keeping
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10
TWO KILLED AND MANY
HURT IN TRAIN CRASH

New York. Dec. 9.---A Ninth-A Avenue
local elevated train carrying hundreds
of passengers toward their homes in
Harlem smashed into an express train
standing at the One Hundred and six
teeath-Strect station early this eve
ming. Two men were instantly killed,
nd in the panic that followed when
the wooden cars which bore the brunt
of the impact took FIRE, scores were
injured
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10

favorites efforts crowned with VIC
tory.
There are but three days ia ,snieh
10 take ADVANTAGE of the hest cote
getting period of the campaign. three
days TO make your efforts count icost
in the campaign, VIII your efforts
tie Of the automobile or a smaller prise
standard. What arc YOU going Is Do
by December l2s