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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
PLEADS GUILTY TO
SELLING HERON
JUDsoN CUNNINGHAM FINED SIS
WILLIAMS CASE POSTPONED
TO JANUARY n.

Judson Cunningham, manager Of
6ootts Drug Store ut Seventeenth and
Franklin Streets and one of the most
prominent druggists OF the city. plead
guilty to the charge of selling heroin
without = legal written prescription
fined s2S. The plea. as entered
through his counsel. came a. sur
prise. and the police again scored in
their crusade against the Illicit sale
Of habit-for ming drugs.
In entering the plea Of guilty. d. c.
lOF1aherty, his counsel. said "Mr
Cunningham may have technically
drug. but he had no intention OF do
ing so. Mr.. Cunningham has had a
long and honorable career in this city
and recognizes that the traffic in drugs
lis pernicious evil. He wishes to
help In suppressing It,"
Charged With Unlawful Selling.
Mr.. Cunningham was charged with
selling heroin without the legal writ
ten prescription of a lawful practition-
err of medicine. He was arrested sew
eral days ago when a messenger boy
who had been sent to the drug store
by J. r Jones, prisoner in the city
i'll. was intercepted by the police and
la package containing heroin taken
from him.
When Detective Sergeant Krengel
and Detective Smith walked into Mr.
Cunninghams store to place him
under arrest Mr.. Cunningham pro-
duced from his files a prescription.
purporting to have been signed by DR..
~. A. Lewis, a colored physician. and
raid that the messenger boy gave him
the prescription and he had filled 1t.
not thinking at the time that 1t was
NOT genuine. He afterwards declared
lon t,f cd ~
forged.
Williams Case Postponed.
On account of the absence from
court of Detective Sergeant Krengel.
who is sick at his home. the case Of
DIR. J. r. Williams, of 4oi East Frank
lin Street. was continued until Janu-
AIRY 81.
DR.. Williams Was arrested on De-
cember II. He was charged with pre-
scribing unlawful amounts Of cocaine
for habitual users OF cocaine.
Drug Victim On Hand.
Thinking that Mr.. Cunningham
might fght the charge against. him.
the police yesterday had several wit
nesses in court to testify for the
prosecution. One or two victims OF
the drug traffic In Richmond were
present o. D. Lumpkin. who few
days ago in an interview with re-
porter for this paper told all he knew
about the traffic In drugs in Rich
mond. was present
Ward Bagby Adjudged Insane
Ward Bagby, enc Of those whom
Lumpkin spoke OF in this interview
as being victim of the drug, was
yesterday abridged insane by lunacy
commission. the use of the drug hay
ing made him a complete wreck.
Lumpk.n said that he was saved from
such an end by his confinement in the
city Jail. where he was unable TO reach
the drug which he craved. He suffer
ed tortures for several days, but now
says that he is cured, and willing TO
assist the police in their effort to
break up the traffic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
FOUND DEAD IN
POISONED

With a few. grains Of a yellow drug
found upon a plate In her room. the
only clue as to the cause Of her death,
the police this morning were investi-
eating the death Of Viola March.
twenty-one years old, colored. who
was found dead in bed at her home
In College Alley. The coroner was
notified and rer body was turned over
TO an undertaking establishment to
await an investigation A person Tiv-
ing in the house found the body and
notified the police.
Patroinan Cousins, who was sent
to the home TO investigate. found a
few grains OF q yellow drug lying on
a plate, and from what the police can
learn, the woman was poisined More
light will probably be thrown on the
matter today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
ADMINISTRATORS
PUSH WORK ALONG
DIRECT CONTRACTOR TO PRO-
CEED IN FILLING GRACE
STREET TAvINE.
CHEAPER WATER SOON
MAY GO BACK TO OLD PLAN OF
CHARGING FOR WATER BY
THE sPIGOT INSTEAT OF
THE GALLON.

Following action by the Council
Committee on Utilities Tuesday night.
in appointing a subcommittee to look
into the advisability Of the city Sc
curing property for the purpose OF
widening and extending Grace Street
at its extreme eastern end, the Ad-
ministrative Board yesterday arrang-
ed for Contractor II. H. George. Jr..
to proceed with the filing of the
street, as previously arranged by the
board.
City Engineer Boiling stated at the
meeting Of the committee Tuesday
night that IT would cost probably $780,
900 to fill in the street, while Com
missioner Beck stated yesterday that
It would hardly reach $4,000. Mr..
Hirschberg is reported to have de-
clared that II the city did not fll
the ravine. the people OF the neigh
borhood would take up a collection
and have the work done on their own
accord. In the meantime options are
being secured on property along the
proposed improvement.
Superintendent Thompson, of the
fire alarm and police telegraph SER
vice. appeared before the board to
had instructed him to remove the Sig
nal station from the basement Of the
City Hall to police headquarters. He
wanted permission to use the room
now occupied by the City Hall engi-
neers as terminal cable room. trans
ferring the engineers TO the room to
be vacated by the signal bureau. The
request Of Superintendent Thompson
was granted.
Cheaper Water.
With the view Of minimizing the
cost Of water to the small consumer,
Commissioner Hirschberg yesterday
introduced a resolution directing City
Auditor Crenshaw and Superintendent
Davis. OF the Water Department, 10
report on the feasibility OF making
charges at a fiat rate. rather than by
The quantity. The present rates give
the large consumer the advantage
over the small because OF the grad
uated rate.
meter system is one of the
comparatively modern" institutions
having been adopted just before the
completion of the settling basins. and
during a time when the water supply
of Richmond could never be counted
upon. The meter was placed in ser
vice In order to minimize waste Of
city water. II was believed that users,
when they felt that they were paying
for water by the gallon. would be
more careful In its use. and that
there would be no great wastage.
Now that the water supply seems
inexhaustible. the Administrative
Board hopes to go back to the old
system OF charging by the number
OF spigots In use upon each premises
This will. naturally, equalize the
cost
The board does not confine ttseif
TO this method. however, but leaves
the entire problem to the Auditor and
Superintendent.
On motion OF Mr.. Hirschberr. the
board yesterday directed the heads of
departments to turn over to the board
an inventory OF property on hand at
an early date, so that needs along
this line may be indicated In the
forthcoming budget.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
MAIL SHIPS SAILINCS
FOR END OF WEEK.

The following list of steamer sail
ings fer departure of trans-Atiant1o
mails for the end of the week han!
been announced by Postmaster Thorn-8
ton:
Friday-11:40 r. NJ, Europe fex-
cept Germany Austria, Hungaryss
Luxembourg and Turkey. AfTidxs
West Asia and East Indies. steamer
St Paul tSea post) from New YORK.
via Liverpool.
Saturday-2;15 A. IT., France, Rom
mania. bulgaria. Servia SwltzArianA.
Ttafy.. Spain. Persugssls Egypt, Gsceeex
British India British East Africa, ~
am. Malta, Gibraltar. Ceylon. Strain
Elements. Dutch East Indies, Wet.
Australia and Persia steamer NiaG~
ara tSea Postl. from New York, w.
Havre. Mails for other countries <exr5
cept Germany. Austria, HuneIKJx3
and Turkey. mus 1~s
specially addressed for this etearoG
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
ARCHITECTS HOlO
MONTHLY MEETING

At the last meeting of the Rich
mond Architects Association. 1t was
determined to hold monthly meetings
and to invite leading public men to
address the association upon matters
OF interest.
Mayor Ainslie will be asked to SPEAK
to the association as the first speaker,
on the subject. city Planning"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
SMITH TO DEFEND
WASHINGTON NAN
ENGAGED BY w. It. MANNING.
CHARGED WITH MURDER or


n. NJ. Smith, Jr., Of Richmond, haA
been employed in the defense Of w.
T. Manning. of Washington. who Wa
killed Christmas Day by his brother
in-law. Glasscock, after quarrel
Mr.. Smith was in Washington yeG-
terday In conference with Manning
and his friends. Manning was led TO
secure the services of Mr.. Smith by
reports of the good showing made by
the Richmond attorney in the famous
Beattie case.
Manning and Glasscock became
angry over some trifiing dispute on
Christmas Day. with the result that
the latter was killed.
While in Washington. Mr.. Smith
visited the Capitol and conferred On
other matters with friends there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
THREE, AGED 100,
DIED LAST YEAR

Mortality records Of the city OF
Richmond show that during the year
1914, three women. one white and
two colored. died at ACES above one
was the white woman. She was l02
years OF age,
The two colored women were Lucy
Ann Reed. lis years old and Sallie
Walker, los years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
IN 1915 IS THEME

Fer the benefit of the Associated
Charities of this city DR. j. Selwin
Schapsro, one OF the foremost Of
Russian students now in America, will
deliver lecture in the auditorium OF
the Chamber Of Commerce at Sis
o'clock Saturday night.
The subject OF the lecture will be
The Russian Revolution in 1916"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07

with irtangibies proposed by the
commission,
The proposed mortgage tax bill was
the subject of consideration during
the closing hours of the session and
its various sections were gone over
with fine tooth comb. The provis-
ION that the recordation tax. ON mort
cages should be limited TO those OF
hve years duration was opposed BY
some members. on the ground that
under II the great corporations would
escape their share Of taxation. as
their bonds run for many times nv,
years. Others favored the provision
Tor this very reason. holding that a
mortgage OF many million dollars run
ming Tor many years and taxed as
short time mortgages would pay such
an enormous tax as to penalixe the
investment Of capital within the State.
The debate on this question at times
pordered on the acrimonious, but
harmony was never seriously endan-
cared The discussion was purely In
formal and no definite action on any
matter was taken.
The bill to be proposed by Judge
Williams to be enacted IN case the
commission plan be adopted by the
General Assembly. was presented to
'the committee In the form outlined In
The Virgfntan yesterday Judge Will
liams proposes that, in case there 10
to be = permanent commission, II be
composed OF the chairmen Of ten dis.
trict commissions OF three
Give Public HEARINGS.
The Finance Commission will re-
assemble this morning at 10 O'Clock
for public hearings. closing them at
noon, and from that time on until
late in the afternoon devoting itself
TO consideration OF the tax report
and OF the bills proposed.
Today number OF citizens will ap-
pear before the committee. II is ex-
pected. and before adjournment there
Will be heard representatives from
chambers of commerce OF different
cities. Norfolk and Alexandria have
already taken action, carefully con.
stdering the probable effect Of both
plans on the revenues Of Those citiss.
and others are expected to do like
wise. In fact,j the Business League
OF Staunton has already appointed a
committee to appear before the
House Finance Committee. c. J. Jor-
dan and s. ID. Undertake, Jr.. conn
pose the committee from Staunton.
The tax committee OF the Norfolk
Chamber OF Commerce has secured
figures from accountants showing the
effect OF the two plans proposed upon
Norfolk revenues. The accountants
report that both plans will decrease
the Norfolk revenues, but that tEe
segregation plan will have greatly
less effect.
About one hundred citizens ana
representatives of organizations have
been Invited to appear before the FL
nance Committee, and at least that
many are expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
ADJUSTMENTS

Today.
Howe's Travel Fes-
Gval.
Hjou -- Grayce Scott Company,
alias Jimmy Valentine"
Lyric-VaudesiIie and Pictures.
Standardization Pictures
STANDARDIZATION Pictures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
FUNERAL NOTICE

funeral OF the late
JAMES 7. NGRAW will take place
THIS Thursday AFTERNOON at
$3.50 O'Clock AT the residence. 2IT
North BouievareS Interment at River
view Cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07

Captain r. b. Sowell, of the First
Police Precinct. lost his badge yes
terday while on his way from his
home to the First Police Station. Cap
tain Soweli would like to have the
finder return II to him or notify him
that 1t has been found.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-07
TRAVELLERS AID IS
SEEKING SUPPORT
SOCIETY DOING SPLENDID WORK.
WANTS TO ENLARGE IT'S
USEFULNESS.

The Travellers Aid Society. organ
led three years ago for the purpose of
afrording protection for travelling per-
sons. especially for young women
travelling alone, is planning to in
inaugurate a campaign for increasing
its membership. The organization, al
ready given the hearty support of
many OF the leading citizens of Rich
mond who are in sympathy with the
idea, wants TO become more useful
and to this end ii seeks larger sup
port from the people of this city,
Among those who have given moral
and financial support to the organiza-
ton. and who are aiding in its opera
tons at this time are people OF an
denominations and creeds. The d.
rectors OF the Travellers Aid Society at
present are;
Rev. Charles Hannigan. John
Stewart Bryan, Thomas B. McAdams.
Hon. David C. Richardson, Miss
Katherine II. Halves, Henry S. Hutz-
Ter. DR. w. Russell Bowie. Rt. Rev.
~. J, o,Cennell, c. z. Walford. Jr..
Hon. John ]. Crutchfield. Miss Frances
Duke, DIR. f. N. Calisch, J. f. Ryland,
s. L. Thomas. Mrs. C. II. Urner. Mrs.
John Murphy. Miss n. J. Minor, John
b. Minor. DR.. J. c. Metcalf. Mead
Spicer. Mrs J. F. Ryland, Mrs M.
KirBch.
Agents of the society meet every
train and boat entering Richmond and
take care of those who either have to
stop over in the city or who come to
Richmond without a definite destina :
ton.
There are many reasons why this
organization should be supported
principal among which are:
Because, during three years Of SER
vice, the Travellers Aid has assisted
over 1000 persons In Richmond: be-
cause, an enlarged work Is necessary
TO meet the needs OF a growing city:
because. II counteracts at the outset
the evil influences OF city life upon the
unwAry girl: because, 1t stands ready
day and night to help travellers. re-
gardless OF age. race. creed. class or
sex: because, prevention Is better than
reform.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-24
LONDON SOCIETY
WILL Be QUIET
Dullest Season Since Cri-
mean War Is the
Prospect.
MANY IN MOURNING
Will Hold the Usual Recep-
ton for Army and
Navy Officers.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 1O.-The coming
London season will be the dullest
since the Crimean war, owing TO the
fact that there is scarcely noble
family which is not I'm mourning
But while there will be little or no
entertaining on large scale. and
positively no state balls, the king has
let 1t be known that he wants to keep
up the routine functions. provided no
unforeseen emergency arises. These
functions, however, will be of the
simplest character.
II the Germans are unable to turn
the scales in their favor, or cause
the forces OF the allies no unparal-
lelled disaster, the social year will be
opened at buckingham Palace about
the middle of February with formal
reception of diplomats and high Of
Iiclals. In past years, there have been
usually two. of these courts held dur
ing February and March and two
more in May and June. This year.
however, II Is probable that two will
be suspended
Hold Usual Levccs.
The king will most likely hold his
annual quartet OF levees for the Of
ficers of the army and navy and the
gentlemen having access to the court
The levees may be held at Bucking-
ham instead of st. James this year, on
account of the scarcity OF guardsmen
for ceremonial duty. Even extra
levees are said to be under consider
alton, In view of the large number Of
officers appointed or promoted, since
1t Is the custom for them to appear
at court on such occasions. Although
almost the entire body of army and
navy officers are at the front, they
are frequently relieved and allowed
home on furlough.
Both the king and queen feel very
strongly that court balls are out Of
place at this time, and these will
not be resumed until the war ends.
1t is also decided that there shall be
neither Derby nor an Oaks night
ball, although the king will not fore
go his usual Derby night dinner to
his fellow members OF the Jockey
club, unless compelled to by the cir
cumstances.
This years opening court will he
marked by the absence of several
familiar faces, notably the late Sir
William Darlington, keeper of the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-24
Nhrapnel Tea Is Much En-
joyed by the
Germans.
A POOR CONTRACTOR
Kitchener Is Trying to Hang
Those That Graft on
Supplies.
BY II. NJ. SARLE.

NIAi,eG Press staff Correspondent
LONDON, Dec. 23.-(By mail to
New York; I'VE are learning to
make all sorts of fancy dishes that
would make first-cass menu for
any hotel writes Corporal r. Har-
per OF the Duke OF Cornwalhs' light
infantry In CHEEKY letter home.
'Ilavc YOU ever tried Jack johnson
soup? This Is how TO make 1t. You
get the usual stuff I'm a pot and set
II ON to boil just within range Of the
German guns BY and by Jack
johnson shell comes along and drops
into Your soup, serving out the con-
tents very literally among all who
happen to be near enough, whether
they said they were going to skip the
soup course or not.
Then there's 'coalboX outlets You
get tin Of bully beef and cut out
a few strips with any old knife you
can lay your hands on. You put the
beef on a slice OF bread and before
you have time to look around a coal
box shell drops on you and your beef
Is nicely seasoned, IL II is still there
or If you are able to take any fur
ther interest in beef We make a
specially OF nice shrapnel teas What
you do Is light fire and set water
to boil in your billy can. When it is
nicely aboil the smoke from the fire
attracts the Germans and their guns
begin to drop shrapnel all over the
place. Just as you are going to
raise the can to your mouth to take
n drink Of tea a shrapnel bullet drops
into It and you are lucky If you
haven't Il call to make on the regi-
mental doctor or undertaken.
"All this makes meal times very
much more exciting and entertaining
than at home, so you will have to
start an association for Frightening up
meal times unless you want us TO be
terribly bored when we get back"
Lord Kitchener is firm believer
I'm Wellington's old doctrine. when
things are getting mixed up. hang a
contractor" and as a result there
have been less graft and Jobbery dur
Ing the present war than there was
I'm South Africa, X OF K has allowed
it 10 be plainly known that any con-
tractor who plays the country false
during his administration will hang
ana II is reliably reported that one
Continued On Page Six
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-24

Officers and men with whom The
Associated Press correspondent dis
cussed this interesting phase Of war
fare were of the opinion that the
"lauscherpoSten" has proven an in
sttution of the greatest value. In the
end the tunnel could he used for min
ing the enemys trenches, they said.
In many cases this has been done,
but only then when either an ad-
vance or retreat on their part was
thought certain.
There is no way in which the
listening sentinel" can be eliminated.
Though the terrains i'm France and
Belgium are small in relation to mil
they are we'll too spacious to permit
systematic search for he tunnel of
"lauscherposten."
The ethical aspect of this new de-
parture to the Germans Is that it
makes no difference whether you
watch the enemy with your eyes or
your ears, as long as you watch him
thoroughly. However the French
and English have not been long in
initiating the enemy For that
reason 1t Is absolutely prohibited to
speak a word In the German trenches.
1t is possible, therefore, that sooner
or later the "lauscherposten" will
lose its place in warfare. because
nothing can be learned from men that
are silent. Nevertheless, the suber-
ranean observer will hear or see the
rush of men advancing on his trench.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-24
Night On the Battlefield a Place.
of Terror But Lacks Nothing.
*** #** *** **+
of Noise and PiCtureSqueneSS

Correspondence Of tho Associated Press
HANOVER, Dec. 27.-Though the
modern battlefield at night is the
abode of terror, It does not lack pic
turesquoness according to a German
officers, whose opportunities to be
impressed have been many. In a
letter to a friend here he wrote,
Being on observation duty at night
is not as lonely "a Job as you think.
Time passes very quickly. There are
nights, however when every minute
seems an hour--all that depends
upon circumstances and your own
frame of mind.
WAR here Is more intense than It
is in the east. My observation post
lies close to the lines OF the French,
on a hill. From there | report the
movements of tho enemy and direct
our artillery fire. over me fly hun
dreds OF shells and shapnel from both
sides. A share of them came last
night.
Many Night Sounds.
Until about 10 o'clock all was
quiet. From out OF the dark night
came the usual battlefield noises, If
noises one could call them Some
where men spoke In an undertone-
what language / don't know. Then
came the sound of footsteps. A man
coughed In a suppressed manner, and
the steps OF another were recorded by
the faint voice OF two metallic sub
stances striking together Then the
steps and other sounds vanished and
l replaced my revolver.
There was nothing to be seen.
until to my right the rifles i'm French
trench began to sputter. Little
tongues of purplish fire seemed to
leap across the ground and through
the air went the wall of thousands of
bullets. What they shot at | could
not discover alarm, OF course.
But they kept 1t up valiantly and the
excitement communicated itself to the
trenches in front of me and to those
beyond me on my left.
'In less time than it takes to write
IL, the entire field rose from sleep.
Searchlights which had lain still be-
gan to move about frantically. Here
and there other lights appeared as IL
somebody had turned on the electric
current of a city
Headquarters wanted to know
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-24
MAKE SPIES OUT OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN

Correspondence of the Associated PresS.)
PARIS, Jan. 10.-The Germans
are reported in French papers to be
employing a new method of spying
in parts of Alsace, now reoccupied
by them. In the schools it is said,
the teachers give the pupils a compo-
sition upon the following SUBJECTS:
THE War; What do they say about it
in your home?' What do they think
of 1t in your neighborhood? ?"
In one of the villages in upper AL
SAGE. the children agreed among
themselves to report the presence of
French soldiers in church steeple
and in some abandoned quarries. The
result was that the Germans made
furious attacks upon the steeple and
quarries, until they discovered that
the little Alsacians were making
game of them.