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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
CITY TO OBSERVE
PEACE CENTENARY
Cannon Introduces Bill Calling
for Richmond Celebration on
February 27-28, 1915.

Carrying out in part tho plans
formulated at the peace conference
held at the Jefferson Hotel last De-
ccnber, Senator Cannon. OF this city.
introduced in the Senate yesterday
bill appointing commission TO pro-
vide In this State next year suiia BILE
celebrations of the one hundredth an
niversary of the signing OF the treaty
OF Client
The commission Is to formulate plans
for a celebration TO be held In Rich
mond on February 81 and IS, 1915, and
for celebrations elsewhere I'm Virginia
to be held on other dates during the
Same year. In carrying out its plans
tho commission is authorized to con-
suit and cooperate with similar com.
missions or committees appointed by
other States.
Peace Centenary Celebration Commits
sion. and is 10 be composed of fifteen
members. Eleven of these. 1t Is pro-
vided. shall be appointed by the Gov
ornor. The other four. who are called
ex-oificio members of the comm ission,
are to be the Governor. the Lieutenant
Governor. the Speaker OF tho House
Of Delegates. and the president OF the
State Supreme Court of Appeals.
Plans arc now under way for an In
terne tional celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary OF peace between
Engl speaking peoples, and contem-
poraneous celebrations will be held
next year in the principal cities of tho
English speaking world. A particularly
| impressive celebration is planned In
connection with the British American
exposition which opens next year in
London.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
URGED TO ASSESS
TAXABLE FUNDS
Auditor Moore Explains New
Bank Deposit Tax Law in
Letter to Commissioners.

circular explaining tho now bank
deposit tax law has been addressed by
state Auditor c. Lee Moore 10 the com
missioners of revenue of the various
counties In Virg mia. The text Of the
act and detailed instructions for tho
assessment of money under it's pro-
visions arc printed in the circular Tho
special assessment books required to
be Kept In connection with the bank
tax are being prepared for distribution
to tho commissioners. and viii be sent
out shortly.
You Will Observe" says tho Auditor,
that the provisions of this act require
the assessment OF money owned by q
taxpayer of this State, even though IL
Is out of this State on deposit or in tho
custody of n person, firm. bank or other
corporation outside OF this State.
IT is confidently expected. In view
of tho reduced rate OF taxation OF
money and the provision for its tax
alton BY tho State alone. all money.
taxable under this law, will be as
sessed
You are. therefore. urged 10 thor
oughly and fully assess this property
belonging to each and every taxpayer
residing in your district. and It should
be borne In mind that debts OF n tax
payer cannot be offset against tho
value OF money assessable under this
act"
The now Law provides for the Ievyinl.
by the State alone of tax of 20 cents
on the 500 on all money owned by
residents of this State. Tho tax go col
lectcd is segregated for the use OF the
State. and the law forbids the leyying
OF additional tax BY local or county
authorities Tho former ratio provided
for State tax of 35 cents on the 800.
and local tax. in the case Of Rich
mond. Of $40 on tho 500.
Money of n taxpayer which Is used
in business is not taxable under this
net. the owner being taxed for II AZ
capital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
RICHMOND TO HEAR
JOSEPHUS DANIELS
Secretary of the Navy Will De-
liver Address at Bible So
cicty Centennial.

Joscphua DnnIela Secretnrv Of tho
NAVY hos accented m fnyitaiio, -, az
liver the principol addrnss at I,a caio
bration In Richmond OF the tooth nnni-
ycrsary or the Virnini, Hih,a Sanitt
The data for tho esainhrattD 20, oo,ie.y.
been announced hut Tho snciaaS ~ 10
formed Secretarv Dnnieia tbnt go c,,,,
be left with the secrat.rx ~ ,,,t,, ~
what date viii be most conD.r,an, -,
him -
The Virginia B,h,a soc,a,,. !.
-. nhslHih biple society ID the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
COM EMISSIONS ISSUED

Officers of Two Companies Of Second
Infantry Receive Their Omcfal pnpers.
Commissions were issued Yesterday
by Adjutant-General William Wilson
Sale to the following officers of the Vir-
GINA Volunteers who have successfully
passed the. required examinations:
A. S. Eskridger captain, Company l.,
Second Infantry. Pulaski.
Ernest W.. Calfee, first lieutenant,
Company L. Second Infantry. Pulaski.
Jamea B.. Ayers, first lieutenant, Com
pany II, Second Infantry, Big Stone
Gap
Mayo Cabell. second lieutenant, Com
nany ii, Second Infantry. Big Stone
Gap
Company l.. Second Infantry. Pulaski.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
REPORTS ON VACCINATION
Indiana Asks for Results of Typhoid
ProphyInxia Among Virginia Militin.

Indiana Asks for Results of Typhoid
propbyInxia Among Virginia Milftfn.
Reports on the success of the typhoid
prophylaxis administered to the mem
bers OF the Virginia Volunteers have
been forwarded by Adjutant-Ge
w. w Sale TO Adjutant-General Frank
l.. Briggs, of Indiana, at the latters
request The Virginia militia took
the treatment In 1911. 1t has been
rious effects OF any kind from the vac
cination. There is usually slight
reaction after the first injection, but
ciently severe to interfere with a mans
work Virginia was one OF the first
States in tho Union to test the new vac
cine, many of the men volunteering to
take the treatment before 1t was made
compulsory in the regular army. Fully
has been vaccinated against typhoid.
The treatment must be taken every
three years, and Will probably be adj
ministered before tho summer ma
noeuvres this year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
CHARTERS ISSUED

Tho following charters were issued ves,.r.
Uay by the state Cooperation Commission:
Ihe United Culo-ed Charities OF Norfolk
U. No capital stock. +. " William
president: Mamie IL. Golden, secretary-both
Gilmore Printing Company Gnc1. Nor.
TON, va, Capital: Maximum. $1,000; mini.
Gilmore. secretary-both OF ,rfolk. va,
swiss Family Laundry GncD, Norfoll,
'S"9 r. l.. Brown. president l. e. John.
ron eeefetary--both of Norfolk. Va
moHd. Capital: Maximum 81 800 800. ,nsn,
mum. sloco. H. O.. Buchanan. prasi1en.
~ hinrna; a. j.. johnson. secretary. cam.
bridge, Mass. ''
Seaooafa Stables Inc.). Norfolk Va C,,nl.
~ Ma%itnum. t2.50p. minimum 500 o. =
noif OF Norfolk Va ''"'S
= inendment was isnuod to The charter ii
~ ro i,oi."nd q Lee Co. dnc.) changin,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
WOODBRIDGE DEAD
Negro Who Shot Him Must Answer to
f,horya ~ Murder

Negro Who Shot Him Must Answer to
Charge of Murder.
u. c. Woodbridge. blacksmith. who lived
near Hardware. Goochland County. Is dead
In Sheterins Arms Hospital. md German
MCGOWAN, colorcd, 10 under arrest In tho
City jail Hospital on charge OF numbering
him.
MCGOWAN. suffering with bullet wound
in his abdomen. came to Richmond week
ago and went to tn. City Hospital. where
he informed n detective that he had been
shot by white man. Nothing further was
gained from him until the arrival on sun
shooting him. IIe said that he fired In self
defense and after he had been wounded
by Woodbridge.
Sheriff Massis, OF Goochland County has
been informed or Woo!ridge's death. The
inquest will be held here ut 10 o'clock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
yennhle at IIIghland Springs.

Tho police we're informed yesterday that
A. *. Vcnable. for whom his friends have
boon searching since December s. has been
found. and Is at the home OF II. s. Burton
~ Highland Springs. Later information
came that Mrs. Venable. who is in Danv'lie
had received telegram from her husband
saying, Am alive and all right, and writ
Ing" She was puzzled IA to what caused
her husband TO remain. in scclusion. but
would not .cornmont on his actions
IL wna said that Venabe has been i'll. The
police wero informed as to his whereabouts
ly j. W. Dalton. OF 35ol East Clay Street, u
close friend OK Vcnable
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
MENACE TO NAVIGATION
SunISen Ship Monroe Places Other Yes
aelS In nanner

Washington. February 6-Oficers OF
the revenue cutter service consider the
sunken ship Monroe lying in fifteen
n real menace to navigation. Unless
the ship Is taken up soon, or n gas
buoy placed on her mast above water.
they assert there Is imminent danger
of other vessels being wrecked
Captain Commander r. p Berthol of
the cutter service. said to-day he had
recommended to Lighthouse Inspector
mast OF the sunken ship, but that no
action has been taken.
There is a tugboat kept over tho
wreck by the ships owners" said Cap
tain Vcrtholf. but the lights on that
tug could not be seen very clearly on
n foggy night"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
BUILDING PERMITS
Davis HrOthers to Erect Apartment on
elm Street to Cost 100000.

Building and repair permits were Issued
yesterday from the office of the Building
Inspector yesterday follows:
Davis Brothers tInc.). TO build n three
story brick apartment the east side OF
Elm street between Floyd and Grove Ave-
nues, to cost $4,000.
Davis Brothers unc). to build a brick
garage in the rear OF the apartment. to cost
81 900.
w. Ashby Jones, Sr, to build n two-story
detached brick dwelling tho south side
Of Broad street between Lombardy Street
and Allen Avenue, to cost Sl2,699.
w. l.. Drinknrd. Jr.. to build u two-story
brick tenement two dwellings. on tho north
side of Park Avenue between Park and
Meadow Street. to cost $4,000.
James Gordon, 10 build detached one
story Franc dwelling at 1fl0 St. James
Street, to cost $3.50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
Gets Two Years In Prison.

Frank Randolph. coiored. pleaded guilty
yesterday in the Hastings Court 10 the
charge OF holding UP and robbinE Joseph
Claiborne OF s. on the night OF January Il.
and was sentenced by Judge Richardson TO
two years In the penitentiary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
Grant Writ OF Error,

The Supreme Court yesterday grant
ed writ of error to w. NJ. Anderson,
who claimed to be aggrieved by the
decision rendered In the Law and Equity
Court of Richmond. in the case OF the
Union Bank OF Richmond against w.
NJ. Anderson, and In the case OF w. NJ
Anderson against the Union Bank Of
Richmond, both cases being tried to-
gether
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
Mccoy Hearinr Continued.

The hearing OF w. $. Mccoy. charged with
running his automobile over j. Z. Williams.
was continued In Police Court yesterday
morning February IL Williams was rid
ing n bicycle when ne collded on Thursday
afternoon at Ninth and Grace Streets with
the automobile. Mccoy Immediately stop
ped hia car and picked up the injured man
and took him TO Memorial Hospital. He Was
found 10 he painfully, though not seriously
Injured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
YelI Erarn slr..t Co.

Wiley Donald. coiored. OF 3IiG Second
street. Fulton. fell from n SouthEide car AT
Seventh and Main Streets yesterday morn
inS. and wac slightly injured. He was at
tended by DIR. Whitehead. OF the City Hos
pitel. and taken TO Mcmorlai Hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-07
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day In the Hastings Court to Ernest
Erdt and Annie p. Herman and Charles
r. Goldback and Annie Mary Loehr.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13

Grenway, or Greenaway. in Dorchester
after he had settled IN the new coun-
try.
A Pennsylvania family of Peircts
was settled IN this country by edward
Peirce, who was born in Dublin in 1T0l
and married Frances Bassington.
There is much confusion about the
spelling of the names Pierce and
PeIrce. though there is no doubt that
they are really identical. At the pres
ent time the descendants OF Thomas
Pierce. the family OF the President,
usually use the Pierce spelling. where
as the family settled by John Peirce.
who came from Norwich. England, and
settled at Watertown, Mass, in 1887.
as well as the family of Robert and
Ann Greenaway, usually use the Peirce
spelling.
The name originates in the given
name Peter-which means a stone. The
famous poem of Piers Plowman," was
entitled simply Peter the Plowman,'
according to the language of the day
in England.
The family Of President Pierce. as
well as many others, pronounced the
name as IL it were spelled Purse. al
though at present il is almost uniYer-
sally pronounced with short r.
sound.
The coat of arms here illustrated is
blazOned: Argent, a fesse humette
gules between three ravens rising
sable. The crest is a dove with an
olive branch in the beak. The motto.
quoted above, is "Dixit ct Fecit.'
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
Burnside Post, G. A. R.,
Elects Officers.

At a regular meeting OF Burnside Post
No. 8 g. A. R., the following were elect
ed officers for the year 1875: Commander,
Convis Parker; senior vice commander,
o. S. Wiley; Junior vice commander. N.
T. Saunders; quartemaster. George T. Car
ter; surgeon, DR.. James Mckee; chaplain,
DR.. N. H Holmes; officer OF the day,
H. L. Dean; officer Of the guard. E. r.
McGregor, ember Of department relief
committee, o. S. Wiley; member of de-
partment memorial committee, William
Emerson; representatives to the depart
ment encampment: James Mckee, III.
R. Snyder. L. X. Brown. George
7. Carter, Chris Strom, J. II. Blood
gett. H J.. De Pue, +. ] Young
A. W. harden, o. s. Wiley, E. w. Eos,
ter. c. A. LeunSberry, G. z. Carter. w
Hilton. Alternates: H C. Macon. n
W. Tyron. N. T. Saunders, e. w, wood
run, George w. Lewton. B. H Werner, ]
w. Palmer. E. r. McGregor, w. ri sher.
wood. ]. g. Greenawalt. H b. MonJton
William A. Moore, ]. c. Morgan. D. Nj
Goodacre.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13

program OF entertainment. to be given
under the auspices of the Mount Pleasant
School League. at the Wilson Normal
School, next Friday afternoon for the
benefit of the Cooke School
Fathers night" celebrated last Tues
day evening by the Towers Mothers
Club. drew a large attendance OF ths
fathers connected with the school.
Thomas Walton. of the Y. NJ. c. A, was
the principal speaker. Other addresses
were made by DR.. z. G. Kimball and c.
A. johnson. A program OF music and
recitation was furnished by the mothers.
Tech Life" is planning to get out a
sixteen-page Christmas issue. Novel fea-
lures. personals, and school gossip will
make it an unusually interesting num-
ber.
Central High School Debating Society
threshed out the question of suffrage m
the District at its meeting held last
Wednesday. The decision was given to
the affirmative. upheld by Messrs. Bragg
and Thompson.
Pupils Bank held its closing meeting
for the year 1914 last Friday afternoon.
The cashiers report showed a balance OF
$500, with LOO depOsitors.
Vocational instruction was put into
practical use by pupils Of the Van Buren
School when. last week. they completed
weII-constructed stage in an unused
room of the annex, and made other
changes necessary for converting 1t into
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13

One-step music of the dancers here. and
the enthusiasm for the stirring strains
reached climax at the weekend dance
in the ballroom on Saturday evening
Three encores had been responded TO by
the orchestra, when one OF the dancers
challenged the orchestra with One-half
minute inteTmissiOns. The contest start
ed and one by one the couples dropped
out until the eleventh rendition. when
the three judges Communicated from the
spring room declared a dead heat" the
dancers remaining on the floor including
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Winants. of BaltI-
more, who are spending their honeymoon
here: Miss Katherine Gibson and Law
renee Lewis and Miss Florence Bullock
and Norborne Gray.
Trout fishing continues to he one Of
the cards here and. several who have
arrived for the hunting season have been
lured to the Greenbrier River, where a
number have had unusual luck this
week.
Lieut.. Col. Steven l.. H. SIocum. l.. s.
n. retired, Of Washington. and Mrs
Slocum, who will spend the remainder
Of the month while taking the ''kur.
have been out half a dozen times and
ON Tuesday morning gave fish fry
breakfast for several friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs MediH Mccormick. who
arrived on Sunday morning from Wash
ingtou. for their annual SoiOurn in the
mountains, will be among those at
wild cat hunt and "A deer hunt. being
arranged for next week by John Still
man, OF the Log Cabin.
Gregory wilenkin. former attache of
the Russian Embassy at Washington.
who visited Mr. and Mrs. Jacob II. SchifH
here at the New GreenbrieT, has gone to
Washington. He Is now attached to
the Russian Embassy i'm London He
was entertained at a tea by members of
the Washington colony here during his
visit.
T. NJ. Fairbairn. OF Mexico. has Joined
Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Potter at
the New GreenbTier. Mr.. Fairbairn will
leave here next week for Washington
and Baltimore, where he viii make q
series OF visits.
Baron and Baroness de Nagell. the lat
ter formerly Miss Julia ]. Calhoun, of
New York and Washington, are here
for their honeymoon.
Prince and Princess Francesca Rospig.
lioso, the latter Miss McDonald-StaIIo
Of Cincinnati. will leave here for Wash.
ington when they complete their "kur-
after New Years
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
SOCIETY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE.

tract this week to pipe it to a spring
room that Will be constructed in the
main lobby where IT, connects with that
Of the new wing of the hotel.
An interesting personal view Of the
effect the war has already had upon
Canada was given here this week by Mrs.
j. c. Coulson. who came down from
Toronto some time ago when Sir Robert
Borden, the Canadian premier. was here.
1T has already denuded the larger
cities of practically all Of the young un-
married men," Mrs. CoulsOn said. IF
wanted to give a Christmas dance when
go home. there would literally he 10
men that I could ask All the clubmen
about town and the very incest young
fellows In Toronto are either at the front
or on the way. MY young brother left
college the night war was declared, as
did practically all Of his associates. He
got a commission. and when my mother
refused her consent, as he was under age,
he declared he would go IL he had to
enlist under an assumed name as a pri-
vate. Now he has another commission
and is going and We only hope. to India,
where il won't be so cold. II all shows
the spirit in Canada As You talk to
these young fellows they are all enthusi-
ssm, and apparently have no compTe-
hension of what they are getting into"
A story about Mrs T. Dewitt Talmage
and her daughter, Miss Rebecca Collier,
of Washington. who spent most Of :he
season here. became known to some of
their friends at the Homestead HoEsl
this week. They were in Paris the night
the war was declared and had a bad
scare when Miss Collier went out at dusk
from her hotel for short walk with
her dog. She was caught in the drift
of mob and was unable to extricate
herself until midnight. when she hur-
ried back. Meantime. Mrs. Talmage had
telephoned Ambassador Herrick. an old
friend OF hers, who organized search,
which he conducted personally. until Miss
Collier hove in sight. piIoted by her
faithful dog Pinto.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
By FRANCES CowLEs.

The Pierce family is one Of the ''hrst
families" In the country. IL the honor
OF having been represented In the
White House Is the highest honor that
can come to an American family. Presi-
dent Franklin Pierce was not the only
son OF, the family, however, to bring
credit upon It; for in all the profess
sions these men who bear the simple
have risen to the highest ranks.
The first American ancestor Of the
President was Thomas Pierce, who came
from England In 1888 with his wife,
Elizabeth, and settled in Charlestown.
Mass, He was born IN England in 1888
and his wife was twelve years younger
than he. They were Puritans, and they
were blessed with numerous progeny
the greatest of whom, the President,
traced his descent through their son.
Sergt. Thomas Pierce, born in 1908.
who at the age of twenty-seven mar
ried Elizabeth Cole.
Sergt. Thomas and his wife lived in
Charlestown village, near woburn. and
had a son Stephen, of Chelmsford. born
In 1854, who married Tabitha Earker.
Their son Stephen. born in 1879, was
also of Chelmsford, and by his wife
Esther Fletcher he had q son Benja-
min, who married Elizabeth Merrill.
They had a son Benjamin who was gov
ernor of New Hampshire. He was born
in 1857 and married Elizabeth Andrews
and. after her death, Ann Kendrick.
The children OF Gov. Pierce were as
follows: Elizabeth, the only child by
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
HIGHWAY HEADS ORGANIZE.
shirley, of Maryland, Leads New
Body I'm Studying Problems.

Official representatives OF the highway
departments Of seventeen States assem-
bled in the Raleigh Hotel yesterday after
noon and organized the American Asso-
citation Of State Highway Officials, to
study highway problems and cooperate
with Federal and private organizations
OF the same character. Ten States were
represented These ofiicers were chosen:
Henry G. Shirley. highway commissioner
OF Maryland, president; Austin b. Fletch-
er, highway commissioner Of California.
vice president; Joseph II. Pratt, highway
commissioner OF North Carolina, secre-
tary; F. F. Rogers, highway commis-
sioner Of Michigan. treasurer. and George
P. Coleman. highway commissioner VI
virginia. chairman Of the executive COM
mittee,
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13

Despite the inclement weather, more
than fifty mothers attended the meeting
of the Parent-Teachers' Association at
Carbery School on Friday afternoon, the
president, Mrs. w. B. Bayles, presiding
Miss E. S. Jacobs, director of domestic
science, gave an interesting and in
structive talk on the properties OF foods
and the planning Of meals. Mrs. Cum
mings sang a solo and the pupils of the
different grades Of Carbery entertained
with several numbers. Tea was served.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
IA CORNER IN ANCESTORS
THE PIERCE FAMILY.

one of the Fanilie. Represented
An the white House-Thomss
Pierce, the Presidsnt's First
American Aneestor-other Pierce
CoIonists In New EngIand-Gov.
wInthrop's Gift of an "AIigator''
Capt. william Pierce and HIS
Adyentures-The Pierce Branch
of the Family-origin of Name.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
Prepares LIST of Arti.t..

A bibliogrsphieai list on each of the
artists TO be represented in the Corco-
ran Art Gellery's NTH exhibition of
contemporary American painters, De-
pared by George +. Bowerman. head Of
the Public Library. -
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
notes OF THE SCHOOLS.

Wedding bells. as well as Christmas
bells. are ringing for some Of the teach
Frs in the public schools of the city. Last
week Miss z. ]. White. fourth grade
teacher at the Towers. and Miss Ethel
LASER. of the Dennison School, Joined
the rank of matrons. Miss 1. NJ. Fill
more, kindergarten principal at Randall.
has handed her resignation to the board
of education. and rumor hints that a
number of others will be presented be-
fore the beginning of the new year.
Christmas festivals. with glistening, be-
tinseled trees. well-filled stockings and a
merry time generally are being arranged
by Miss Catherine Watkins for all of the
kindergarten children in the public
schools. Parents have been invited to
join in the festivities. Each will be pre-
scented with a dainty gift. made by the
little children.
Superintendent Ernest L. Thurston and
former Superintendent DR.. William NJ.
Davidson. of Pittsburgh. reached the city
this morning after attending the vOca-
tional guidance conference, held in Rich
mond Thursday, Friday, and Saturday OF
last week
Anacostia citizens have petitioned
school officials to open a night cooking
school in that suburb.
Local talent will furnish a pretentious
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13

a desirable assembly hall. number o.
plays and entertainments will be pre-
sented by pupils from this stage at tn'
Christmas season.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-13

An employment bureau has been estab-
lished by the Alumni Association OF Tech.
bringing the man and the job" in touch,
for all its graduates.