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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
SCATTERED HOUSES
STILL NOT CLOSED
NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN
BY POLICE AFTER CLOS
ING DISTRICT.

An order recently issued by Mayor
Awsle TO Chief of Police Werner TO
close all houses of vice wherever
FOUND in the city, whether within or
pithout the lines of the, restricted dis
trict, is being discussed in new
light. Members OF the commission
7 and prominent citizens are interest
ed in the fact that so far there has
not been an arrest OF parties who
are conducting any of the fifty or
sixty houses that nave been scatter
ed about the city,
The report Of the Vice commission
dealt very plainly with the conditions,
and showed that there were 600 wo
men living tho life of commercialiZed
vice in the city. Only 200 of them
were in the segregated district, the
other 400 being scattered about the
/ city in houses estimated to number be-
/ tween fifty and sixty or even more.
The report showed that there were
more houses outside Of the segregated
district than there were within ii. thus
showing that those who had favored
having a segregated district were not
Ieven carrying out their own regula-
| tons.
| Since the report has been filed hun
! dreds of citizens have looked to the
| Police Department to handle the sit
uation, and to carry out the orders
of Mayor Ainslie TO close houses OF
/ vice wherever found The remark.
able fact that the Police Department
! was so successful in closing sixteen
| houses in the segregated district in
/ three days where they were known
To exist, has caused many to ask why
| it is that not single house outside
| of the district has SO far been
! "raided."
1 heard was as ii were Of a trumpet
! The opinion of several prominent
/ men as gathered by a. reporter for
( this paper is that the Police Depart
ment has SO far failed to act in re-
CARDS to designation houses. People
who realize the fact that 1t Ia nee
essary to have evidence sufficient to
| convict. before ralding house, ex-
pressed themselves yesterday as ia
vorins the passage Of a strong city
ordinance governing houses of this
character. TX
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
ENFORCE STRICTLY
ALL CLOSING RULES
RACE IL CLOSE ONE AND EMERY
CANDIDATE HAS A
CHANCE.

The closing rules will he strictly en-
forced and all candidates not under
standing same should write the cam l.
paigu department for particulars NO
checks will be accepted from this date
unless certified. The reason for this
should be apparent 10 all When send
ing In remittances in the future can
didates should have their checks Ger
titled or send money by postoffice
money order.
The race is very close and any one
has a chance to be the winner of the
grand prize Overland. In several Of
the districts less than TOO, goo votes
separate the highest candidates and the
finish will prove as exciting as has
the entire campaign.
( The prizes will be awarded to those
who are really entitled to them through
their efforts during the campaign. and
! every candidate can be sure of fair
and impartial treatment. The prizes
will be awarded after proper verfi
cation is made OF the extension sub
scriptions.
| There seems to be little left for cam
didates except to secure extensions of
former subscriptions, although there
are several parts of the territory which
have not been worked thoroughly.
| Candidates should bear in mind tina
their pink ballots and all records per
! tanning to the campaign must be at The
| Nfrginian office not later than O'Clock
| saturday night, February 20. II will
be noted that the rHle regulating the
mailing of subscriptions from local
postoffices at the closing hour of the
period will be disregarded on the clos
! ing day of the campaign. Everything
must be i'm The Virginian Office by S
o'clock Saturday night. February 20.
| Candidates should time the minis and
| be sure that their ballots reach the
Office in time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

government employes--and in Bel
as postoffie workers--are cut Of work.
Many of the coal mines afford two or
three days work a week to employees.
They do this without profit and even
at A loss, and will keep It up while
they can get MONEY for the pay rolls
in Holland or by sales In Belgium.
Some factories have kept going on
part time, making up the stocks OF
raw material on hand and storing the
product.
The courage with which such en-
pToyers are thus assuming the bur-
dens of this emergency Is admirable"
the report says, "but few can con-
tinue this policy for more than two
or three months longer unless the
Germans do something to facilitate
banking and transportation.
\ In few months the industrial
populations arc likely to be the most
helpless and the greatest sufferers In
centers like Llege Brussels, Louvain
and Maiines bread is now being dis
tributed gratis to from one-fourth to
one-half OF the population
Evidently German governmental
genius has not been brought 10 bear
to make Belgium a going concern. "
The stagnation Is precisely as bad in
farming districts. The commission
ers are inclined 10 rate the loss OF
animals AS worse than the destruc-
ton Of hpuses. II houses are burned
the dwellers double UP with neigh
bcrs Or uys IN the pig stiles. But
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
virginia's prize Winning Boys.

The corn club of Accomac County
met at Parksley and held an exhibit
.tion of their PRODUCTS under the direc-
ton Of Cyrus II. Chiffon. farm demon
strator Each saw the product of the
other and the l09 members were en-
couraged by the presence of their eld-
ers and many influential citizens. who
had interested themselves in the
growth of the corn club movement.
w. Ennis, banker, distributed 500 in
prizes for the best yields TO the fol-
rowing boys: Edwin TuclSineton. Law
renee Mears, VIM. Fletcher, Henry
Gardner. Austin BYRD The Eastern
Produce Exchange gave $50 to fiv"
boys who produced the best results
from corn on potato land. This was
won by Stanley Furrier, Garland Lew
is, Miliard White. Percy Bloxom and
Clifton Taplor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
.FOUR-YEAR SEARCH.
ENDS IN. SUCCESS
BURNS PRISONER CAN TELL MUCH
OF MNAMARA EN-
PLOsIONs.

New York, Feb. 14.--From the day
that Detective William J. Burns was
/ engaged 10 run down the dynamiters of
the Los Angeles Times building, four
years ago last fall.S he and his opera
tives, Mr.. Burns said today, searched
steadily not only for the McNamara's,
but for David Captain and Matthew a.
schmidt, the man that Mr.. Burns and
acting Captain Deevy arrested in Lin
coin Square Saturday night.
For months, MIR. Burns said today
his men have had Schmidt in sight and
could have locked him up at any time.
The reason they did not pick Schmidt
up long ago was that the Burns men
also wanted to get Captain.
"Whent Schmidt came UP Columbus
Avenue last night. as We had been
told he would" Burns said today, "he
was accompanied by short dark man
we thought was Captain. We halted
both of them but Immediately saw that
the other man was not Captain. We
know who he is. There Is nothing
against him at present further than he
Is one of the dynamiting crowd, so we
did not hold him.
The manner of getting Schmidt was
very simple. On July 5, 1914. after
reading In the papers OF the explosion
of the July that blew up the Nat
oCtupleu ny aDdFCHtsts On lss&tnE Ton
Avenue. ] went up there and after
looking around | saw that the bomb
that had been exploded was the same
as the Mcnamara bombs, by the way
III was wired
II put several men on the case. our
operatives located schmidt In IA short
time and have had him in sight ever
since. All we were waiting foe was
to have him meet up with Captain. and
when the arrest was made saturday
night we thought We had both of
them"
While Burns was talking telegram
came TO him signed by the district at
torney and sheriff at Los Angeles. say
ing that deputies were being sent East
to bring Schmidt to California.
despatch was also received which
said that If Schmidt has guilty know
ledge and willing wfll' he can stir
things up on the coast.
The California message TO Burns said
that IL Captain has been captured he
can not only name the murderers but
can connect up several names of men
thought to have been Implicated In the
labor dynemitings, but against whom
there is not sufficient evidence at pres
ent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
DAVIS POSTMASTER
FOR ROANOKE CITY
NAMED BY SENATE ALONG WITH
NINE O1HRES FUR
VIRGINIA.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE Senate
in executive session has confirmed the
nomination of Levi b. Davis, to be
postmaster at Roanoke, and the NOM
nations Of nine other Virginia post
masters. thereby completely cleaning
up the Virginia slate. 1t Is possible by
expeditions action for Mr.. Davis to Ale
his bond with the Postoffice Depart
ment and have his commission signed
Eby President Wilson In time for MIN
to take office Monday or Tuesday.
Not during the present admin
istration have ten Virginia post
masters been confirmed in one day.
Four of them were Ninth District
postmasters and the others We're scat
follows: Blacksbnrg. Writ Dunlap;
Gordonsviile, Gertrude Blakey; Fin
castle. Mrs. Clara Matheny; Norton,
Roy Kilgore: Abingdon, Robert p.
Cummings: Marion. J. D. Buchanan:
Stonega, Charles n. Davidson; Glen
Allen, George w. Sheppard. Cape
Charles, Maurice A. Garrison.
Senator Swanson, who is member
of the Senate Postofiice Committee.
reported all these nominations favor
ably Friday and called them up for
confirmation Saturday.
Congressman Carter Glass has re-
ceived a letter signed by about a
dozen citizens of Altavista, protesting
against the appointment of Walter
Fauntleroy as postmaster there, on
the ground that ne Is not resident
of the town. Glass turned the letter
over to Postmaster General Burleson.
This objection had been raised before,
and Glass and Burleson..' after fully
investigating the matter, decided
Fauntleroy was eligible. Mr.. Glass
recommended Fauntleroy's appoint
ment TO Burleson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

Norroy, against which strong counter
attacks are being sent and the Other
in the Champagne district, where the
Germans have again bombarded
| Rheims
The night communiqae announced
that the fighting at Norroy continues.
In addition to trying to drive the
Germans from the town the French
troops are endeavoring to recapture a
nearby Hill on which the enemy had
gained a footing. II now proves that
the operations in the valley OF the
I>auch River in Alsace, which Was
thought at first TO be extensive, were
only engagements between outposts.
Artillery dueis have taken place at
various points.
Artillery Ducls.
The fighting yesterday consisted
entirely of artillery actions. with the
exception of an attack on the allied
outposts nj Signal De Non. near the
Pont-A Mousson, which resulted, ac-
cordinG to the evening statement, in
a slight advantage for the Germans.
and of an unimportant encounter in
the valley of the LAUGH.
In the sections around Rheims the
German artillery did excellent work
fer time. 3 number of large shells
falling in Rheims itself and increas-
ing tho devastation wrought In the
city by previous bonn bardments
Eventually the French artillery got
the range of the German trenches
and forced the enemy to slacken his
fire. Between the Lye and the AiSne.
near AK NUnelle, a small force Of
Germans attempted TO debouch from
their trenches. but were soon forced
10 give up all idea of an infantry at
tack.
The artillery work in the Flanders
districts ts becoming more violent
The latest attempt OF the Germans
has been to destroy the Belgian
trenches on the Grand Dune, which
were captured from the enemy sew
eral weeks ago
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
An Index and IA Prophecy.

The report of the Research Board
of the Methodist Episcopal Church on
its Investigations relative to the liquor
traffic is both an index and prophecy.
The board wanted to know what was
the public opinion on the question.
In quite the correct way it sought the
answer among the newspapers of the
country, the refiectors of that public
view.
y review OF the papers which decline
liquor liquor advertising. shows som.
other Items of interest Naturally the
first thought would he that most oi
The papers were located in the solid
South where the negro problem com
plicates matters and promotes prohi-
billion sentiment. yet the tables snuN
that only forty-six of the papers were
located south of Mason's and Dixon's
line and east of the Mississippi The
remainder speak for the balance of the
country.
Strong as the showing made by the
research board is, 1t is not complete
The Philadelphia North American was
NOT on the list, yet the Philadelpnip
North American accepts no liquor ads
The same is true of the Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times. Recently also the chi
icago Herald elimated Liquor aover.
Using The board found many papers
taking no new contracts for that elias,
Of advertising.
For one who reads the signs OF
the times there is no mistaking the
meaning OF these figures. The public
trend Is against the liquor traffic. The
time of coming of its destruction may
divide opinion, but the conclusion is
unanimous. The traffic is doomed. The
wise dealer is the one who gets out
Of the business while the getting Is
good-The Tribune. South Bend. In
diana.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

1 without draught animals they cannot
till. plant or harvest.
Some brighter Facts-
or fssk
''It Vas impressive and encourag-
ing To observe that the autumn plant
ing has somehow been done.
I'VE were told that the peasant
were concealing supplies OF seed, pc.
tatoes, etc, some times In holes IN
the ground. II is conceivable thai
Belgium may continue to raise most
OF her own potatoes, fruits and fresh
vegetables.
nc one is calculating. beyond the
next harvest and such reckoning in
dicates that n harvest liz expected"
No estimates of what has been
taken or destroyed can be got.
The commissioners conclude:
While the German army was
lighting its way across Belgium, the
soldiers of both sides took poultry,
food supplies, wines and bedding to
the limit of their immediate desires
or beyond
Since them the German occupation
has requisitioned grain. canned goods
food supplies. live stock and horses
from town and countryside. 1t has
also reauisitioned such things as cot
ton and wooden stores. both raw snd
manufactured. copper fixtures, and
implements in some factories, motor
cars. gasoline and any machinery
that can be used in the manufacture
of ornaments.
Villages Destroyed.
"A few villages have been COM
pleteiy destroyed. A number OF
houses have been hurned in almost
every village or town along the main
thoroughfares. The inhabitants fire.
quently had no time to save anything
except the clothes on their backs.
Tn the smaller places through
which the army passed, and in some
larger towns like Louvain and Ma
lines, where there was fighting or
wholesale burning. it appears that
nearly all the remaining houses have
been looted
In Wise there were ] 200 families
We did not see n dozen houses stand
ing la Louveiene, out of $50 houses
the entire number were destroyed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
PARIS.

Paris, Feb 1.-THE Official com
munique Issued tonight says;
From the sea to the Mouse no ac-
ton has occurred. There have been
artillery duels in Belgium between the
Oise and the Aisne and in Champagne.
In Lorraine, in the region Of Point
A-Mousson we have delivered a counter
attack against the enemy, who had
gained footing on a nearby Hill. The
fighting here continues
Nothing new has been received re -
gardin& the operations In the valley
or the LAUGH. where the lighting is
merely An engagement between out
posts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

/ Paris. Feb. 1s.--Miiitary operations
In France aud Flanders continue on
minor scale, the infreauency OF i'm
porfant lighting surprising the mill
fary critics who had expected "A re-
sumption of hostilities Of a violent
nature while the Germans and the
Russians vert locked in a desperate
StruEsle on the Eastern front.
s.. Tlass official c0mmnniaIas of the
French war Office today tell of only
Two operations Of moment, one In
Lorraine. near pont-A- MOusson. where
the enemy occupied rho town OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

CONTINUED from First Page.)
and all VINO desire to will be heard.
regardless OF their afffliation with
any organization or special interest
Though there have been made
three adverse reports by inspectors
Of the Postofiice Department and rep
resentatiyes of the Treasury Depart
ment, who looked into the matter OF
the proposed purchase OF the Eiev-
enra and Main Streets site, the mat
ter was reopened by the department
after a mass meeting Of the mem
bers OF the Richmond Chamber Of
Commerce. held in the Hotel Rich
rnond. ratified the action OF the
chambers executive committee ana
board OF directors in urging the &C.
aulsition OF this site.
s45o.00O L. Tied Up.
For the purchase of this site. should
IT be declared a suitable one. the last
Congress appropriated $4,000. The
appropriation measure was so wordeo
hat If the Secretary OF the Treasury
decides against the purchase OF this
site the money cannot be spent IN
acquiring any other site.
Because of this fact a committee OF
citizens, representing many Of tht
larger users OF the postoffice service
adopted resolutions and circulated pc
titions urging Representative Mon
fague and Senators Martin and Swan
son TO work for an amendment 70
the appropriation bill untying the
hands of the Secretary of the Treas.
Try, so that he might apply the
money TO the acquisition OF some
other site.
Petitions Withdrawn.
After the action of the chambers
membership at the mass meeting,
when the directors were upheld in
their action by some three hundred
majority, the citizens committee
withdrew their petitions to the Vir-
ginia Representatives that they might
not in any way hamper the chamber
in It's efforts to have the Eleventh.
and Main site secured.
These petitions, signed by some 400
business men of Richmond, are still
in Washinften and, 1t is understood,
they will be again presented for the
consideration Of the Virginia Repre-
sentatives, IL the decision OF the de-
partment officials now here person
inspectors who returned adverse re-
ports to the departments.
In the event the finding resulting
from today's hearing is against the
Eleventh Main Street site, the
citizens committee will ask the Cham
Der of Commerce 10 support Ii in the
effort to have the appropriation
measure so amended that the s450,-
e6e may be used in acquiring some
ether site.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
Good Roads for Meck,enburg

Especial to The Richmond Sirsinian.
Skipwith. Va, Feb. la.-Mecklen-
burg County Is to have good roeds all
over t~ county. Rluestone Magis-
terial District. the last district in the
county. voted $4,000 bond Issue
Wednesday, and also raised the school
AJAX ten cents, making forty cents on
vhe hundred for district school fund.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
CLAIMS OF CAPITALS
BERLIN.

Berlin via London. Feb 1.-THE
official statement issued today by the
German headquarters says;
"To the north OF Pont-A Mouson we
took the village OF Norroy from the
French and We also captured "Hiii 365"
situated to the west of that village.
TIVE officers and i5i men were taken
prisoners.
In the Nosges we stormed Wilson
and obersengern. where We took 1885
prisoners.
"On the other side OF the East Prus-
sian frontier our operations are taking
the course we anticipated
In Poland on the right bank of the
Nistula, our troops are making pro-
gress in the direction OF Racionz
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
Reaulsition Churcn Bells.

Rome. Feb. 1s.-Lispatches from
Vienna state that the Austrian Cow
eminent has taken a census Of the
church bells throughout the empire,
~ith the object of reauisitioning them
-anventually for the purpose OF ex-
tracing the copper for military pur-
poses
The consent OF the ecclesiastical
authorities has already been obtained
eonditionally. The churches are not
TO be entirely deprived Of bells, the
traditional and historical bells being
spared. In the meantime the gov
eminent Is buying up ali the ayaila BILE
copper The bells will be taken over
as last resort.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
ANOTHER ARREST
OF WHITE SLAYER

New York. Feb. i4.--Another arrest
was made today in the crusade against
white slavery in the Bronx. which the
police have been conducting for six
months and which has already resulted
In score or more of cases and two
long term convictions.
The latest prisoner is pasquale Mar
tinello. twenty Ave years of age, "a bar
Der, who Is accused BY q woman Of
having enticed her away from her
husband
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

clared that the t@n-roOm hotels which
were erected or converted so as to meet
the requirements of the liquor law.
are not renting rooms to couples now
and that the brewers have taken a hand
in suppressing the sale of liquor to
women whose characters are known to
be unauestionable. Many of the most
notorious places have been closed al
together and in some instances their
proprietors have been sent to Jail for
long terms. The committee finds that
the Improvement has Been general
throughout the Ave boroughs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

One Of the notable victories for the
dry forces was the decision of the
Bovce Weeklies, including the Chicago
Saturday Blade. to eliminate all liquor
advertising. In 1t powerful editorial
announcement the Chicago Blade says:
Alcohol is q poison, and the Boyee
Weeklies will hereafter print no adyer-
Using of whisky. wines, beer or other
alcoholic liquors"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

| Lynchburg--Miss Alberta Dabney.
for twenty years an instructor at the
sLynchburg Female Orphan Asylum
died here Friday. She was "a daughter
OF the late A c. Dabney. Her only
surviving brother and sister are John
&c. Dabney and Miss Emma Dahney,
both of Lynchburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

Airy. y, c.. of the Rev. y. w. Me-
hane. who was for four years pastor
lof the Presbyterian Church of this
city. and for time connected with
Fredericksburg College. He was
sixty four years old
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
OBITUARY
Mrs. Elizabeth Hare.

NTrv ts1Ivn h,,L 4 ITnn. 1I.-j = ~, =
N19 -'t~aoe'a ~, 1iafe "'," ~ tne
n VI not sou, ,1en.. "a. ilaie' ga
rourth ANenue' hishiaio Fafk' sun
way al'e T., On reoiua -. al "o
Clock, III the eieht,etn year OF her
ueht Oh th's Guy anu recently moved
u HHs mana rafk win her son She
sunerea lhree ions weeks ahd her END
was daily expected as she grew
weaker ana weaker she leaves two
sons TO mourn her loss: Henry a, Hare,
vice president OF Church Hin Bank, and
city Health Department She also
leaves four grandchildren and two
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
More Brood Mares on the Farm.

President Harrison. OF the Southern
Railway. sizing up the European war
situation. SAYS that the demand FOR
horses directly concerns every south
err farmer. ON account Of the horse
obstruction now in progress there will
be ar active demand for draft animals
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

y Thotographer--No then, Mr..
Crosser, IL YOU please. look pleasant
for moment. That's It. A moment
longer, There! Yon may now resume
your natural expression. I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

Lynchburg-Mrs Louise T.. Tim
mons, aged slxty-three years. wife OF
A. f. Timmcns, died at their home
here Thursday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
DEATHS.

Into resi- on Eeis-
ruary -. at 1880 r. NJ. MRS. ANNF3
bHANcH cABEIL. daughter OF Lieu-.
senant-Colonei James II. Branch and
Martha Louise Patteson Rrnnch
The funeral services win IS enn.
Quoted at II noon TUESDAY. from
the home 0f her sfstes. Mi. n. =
ApnfeFd, tos rlsst craee ~