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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
MINNESOTA IN TOW TO
MAKE PORT TUESDAY
Biggest Ship Afloat Disabled By
Spies, Who Are Now Held In
Custody.

ST. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 1o.--Sensa-
tional reports regarding the steamer
Minnesota being disabled in the Pa
citic Ocean by German spies. who
are now held captive aboard the ship.
reached ST Paul tonight. The Minne-
sofa, which lis the largest ship afioat,
left Seattle about two weeks ago load
ed with an enormous cargo of grain
and lumber for the English and
French governments.
The ship on account of its size and
being owned by the Great Northern
Railroad, was unable to go through
the panama Canal, and was going
around Cape Horn into the Atlantic
Ocean Every possible care was ex-
ercised a. Seattle in the selection OF
the crew and inspecting the ship for
bombs ard explosives The insurance
cnrnpan mics conducted rigid inyestiga-
tions.
Soon after passing San Francisco,
things commenced To go wrong and
the ship became disabled and wire
lassed for hslp. The captain of the
ship refused 10 disclose exactly what
mad happened, and the tugs towing
the big steamer in report they reached
san Francisco about Tuesday
Ii became known tonight that the
English government has reported to
Balfour Guthrie Company that docu-
imentary evidence that German spies
are aboard and attempted to ruin
thu steamer has been found. This
evidence is said to consist of letters
stating that the Minnesota would
never reach an allied port with her
cargo. and that the writer's before
sailing AZ members OF the crew. made
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
THE OFFER ENDS TONIGHT At TEN:
LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE VOTES
Big Prizes To Be Awarded Successful Candidates Shortly
This Is the Most Important Period Of Entire Race-sub
scrptions Mailed Before 10 O'clock Tonight Will Be
Accepted.

Today is Saturday,. December, Ii.
Today is the big day. When the
clock strikes 10 toniEh. the biggest
and best offer that will be made DUR
Ing the remainder Of the HOME
OWNING CLUB" campaign will be At
an end, 1t will mark an epoch in the
big. race. which is fas. drawing to .
close and the work done during this
offer and turned In or mailed by this
time will, perhaps. decide just who
the winners OF the rich stakes will
be. Twice the regular schedule will
be credited for all new subscriptions,
and after II o'clock. tonight a far less
number of votes will he given In ex-
change for a candidates efforts.
Therefore, 1t behooves each and every
one who would win the better prizes
to search far and near TOR new sub
scriptions and to gather In every
promise for a new subscription that
has been made
Most Important Period.
The efforts during several weeks
OF subscription getting are soon to be
rewarded. The industrious candidates
ans their friends are entering upon the
last lap Of what promises to be one
OF the most successful subscription
campaigns In thcse PARTS. Prizes Of
great value are soon to be given the
winners. After today Mst ten days
vet remain In which to gather in votes
with which TO- swell the totals.
The dou ble-vuts parted. which closNg
tpniEht A. yeAlly m anDorsAnt perio1
| es ~ sntiss \! an \. TN, y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
SPEAKS FOR SUFFRAGE
Tell. Equal Suffrage Convention En-
lot Has Not Lowered Oregon
Woni1nhood
sIRs. b. II. VALENTINE
AGAIN STATE PRESIDENT
Southern states Conference Of Suf-
frsgists Wui Open Here TODAY For
Three-Das Scssion--Then On To
Washington

II came from the West where peo-
pie have laid aside the old Cain ese
policy, that what is COED enough for
she father Is good enough Tor the CON-
said Senator Chamberlain, OF OREGON,
Who left his pressing work in Con-
rress to come to Richmond YESTERDAY,
and tell a. large audience AZ the Jse-
ferson auditorium how well s1fra sc
has worked In Oregon
Il The senater testified to the value O!
women N publ. life. and declared
that tbs women Of his state had lost
noAt OF their womanliness when fn@y
gct the vote. Some one Ia the audi
snce asked him: Were there any
snris IN Oregcne4
No orga Mutations he answered,
but few odd ones
What became Of them -hen the
women got the vote"
They voted. TOO"
Senator Cha n, herian declared that
there were three WIS shinrton ard Lee
men~-hin,seif one---ln the senate. and
al were in favor Of suffrage.
Mss Gordon speaks
Miss Kate Gordon. president ~ the
Southern States Conference, spoke In
Thu Awakening Of Suffrage In tac
South" when Tie FIRST Equa! suf-
~ N&r EtfAAe sue WAN ltItI
into tbs Maryland Legislature, not 50
long ago K was used as a football In
South. Car alina the men threw spit
halls white IL was being read Tasse
times have passed"
Miss Narv Johnson described The
recent suffrage parade In New York,
IN which she. marched A saffsa &c
~ cs s.sA9s7.i -cner o..s rs ,.lsn :asses n.
conspicuous place woman can Re.
Hows nsany individual soldiers CT you
notice IN a military parade"
She called attention 70 the fact that
all actresses, IN fact. ali people in he
aesthetic professions, ara suffrasists.
Maud Adam s fsvorite way eff de-
scribfnE the conversation II someone
she dtslit;es Is To say. She talks Ike an
art: =,
Mrs John II Lewis of LYnehh,ieg.
III ln'rodDci1s tie speakers spoke IT
the horrible thing that woman has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
STORIES OF DISORDER
ARE SHOWN UNf0UNOtO
Major Rowles. Master of situation 1T
HopewelI, Believes Hundred
Milittamen Sufficient.
LYNCHjNG REPORT UNTRUE
AND NOT ONE LIFE LOST
Police Court In Temporary Quarters
Handles Few Unimportant Cases.
Uniform of Soldier and His Author
ity Respected BY All.
by a staff Correspondent,

Hopeweli, Va. Dec. 1o.-Deve,op-
n snts today within the burned area
the charred business section Of Hope
we'll leveled by flames Thursday after
roon--were constructive and entirely
devoid OF violence and disorder With
Major r.. W. Bowles in command OF
ao2 members Of the State militia, COM
prising provisional companies of tbs
Richmond Blues the Grays. the Pc
tersburg Grays aud the Newport News
company. and with Police Chief Cot
ton and the Hopewell police force OF
trenty-three men on duty during the
day splendid order was maintained,
and opinion was frequently expressed
that it was unlikely that there would
have been disorder even In the abb
sence of the military.
Hundred Sufficient,
Major Bowles, this afternoon. re-
citing that he had 40e men splitting
the day in three ehtfts and working
The regulation off and on duty. him.
self voiced confidence that With 100
men he could absolutely control the
and maintain order.
The people of Hopewell manifested
a wholesome respect for the uniform.
and cases in which the authority OF
the man on guard was questioned In
even the slightest degree were rare
Thousands of people gathered in
the streets that were not closed by
the troops and looked upon a scene
Of desolation Only a few cfarrsd
poles and the walls OF a few partly
burned structures around the edge
ef-she Ere zona. stand Some few e.
,sreees>. sss rtiy standing walls ara. OF
frame construction. The greater por-
tion are walls of brick, which have
not yet fallen. and which must he
RACED before the Building Committee
created At today's mass-rn Getting Will
permit reconstruction
The thousands who SO surveyed the
scene came and went throughout the
daylight hours. When challenged by
the militia men on guard, credentials
which afforded entrance to the area
beyond the fire lines were shown or
the spectator retired TO the open
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11
JoTFEE TO HAVE
A4sYSTANCE OF ANOTHER

Pairs, rsn lo.--The Temps learns
that General Joffre will be seconded
in the directions of the operations At
the French front on the west by
another nficer. whose name the cen
sor withholds-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

Rome. Dec. 1e--Cardinal Won HART
mann OF roingne, left Rome this even
ing for Berlin He is believed to be
the hearer of an autograph letter from
Pone Benedict to the German Emperor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

Mrs John II Lewis OF LYnchhsirg
iii IntrcdDci1s tie speakers spoke IF
the horrible thing that woman has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

Have yon something M
sell? The Nirgtnian's Want
Al Columns win finh q
ready buyer. Call MAd.
1853. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-11

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The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
.ENNZN'
EW~M4N
AER
, AZ2ZELlAY
AND NOLRS-
February BINARY of Burgundy,

Mary OF Burgundy. the daughter Of
Charles the Bold, was born at Brussels,
February Il. 1857. When she was twenty
tI, death of her father left her the heir
'>s If Burgundy and the most sought
after young woman of her time. She
married the ArChduke MaXimilian. hut
sne died when a comparatively young
woman d the result Of a fall from her
horse while riding. She is an important
character in history owing to the enOr-
nous power and wealth which she inher-
tied from her father and because Of the
importance to the political history of
Europe which the determination of her
marriage involved.
Julia caroline Dorr. who was born in
South Carolina February Il. 1875. gained
her place among the immortals by her
poetry. All her life she had written
poems for her own amusement. but it
never occurred to her that there was
anything worth publishing among these
efforts. At twenty-five she married and
settled in New York State. 1t occurred
70 her husband. who admired her writ
inSS greatly. that they were worth pub
fishing. and without her knowledge sent
some Of them off to see the publisher. To
his delight they We're Immediately ac-
Cepted, and from that time her literary
success was assured
Copyright l9l5.I
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
A Woman's Description of Marriage

Marriage iS union OF male and fe-
male. as male and female. primarily.
There may he. without that. the love
lieSt. richest friendships-bu not mar
riagc To enforce union when that
bond is broken is as unnatural and
injurious as fOrCible feeding.
But far and wide above that natural
baS" spread the unbOunded fields OF
union for the man and woman who not
only love" each other in that sweet
primal sense. but love each other more
as years enrich them, by virtue of COM
mon experience and mutual kindness.
If every custom known to man were
lost from memory. this custom of per-
manent mating would reappear.
II every law on earth were lost. this
natural law of permanent mating
would reassert itself
If every religion on earth should be
lost, this religion Of love and service
would be rc-established.
Civ two people who love each
other. and the longer they live to-
gether. the longer they will want to.
That is wig marriage will keep
Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the Pic
torial Review.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
VALENTINES OF FLOWERS
ARE MOST ACCEPTABLE
Never Before Did the Florists OF
Washington Show Such Tempting
Bouquets for February IA.

Novel valentines of flowers may be
found a-plenty in the flower stores
today. Hearts are made up of pink
rosebuds, or carnations, or sweet peas
arranged with narrow gilt gauZe rib
bon and tiny gold arrows, and even
more charming are envelopes made Of
violets, with a little raised flap, un-
der which the traditional lace paper
love message may be concealed.
Fascinating round or square boxes
of brocaded satin, filet lace, or hand
decorated materials are designed e5pe-
cially to carry valentine punches OF
orchids, lilies of the valley. white vio-
let's. the bluest of forget-me-nots, or
clusters of lovely Killarney roses and
fragrant mignonette.
One shop is showing china baskets,
boxes. and low bowls or vases with
raised Dresden colored flowers and
miniature chubby cupids These re-
ceptacles will be delivered with the
flowers artiStically arranged in them.
To come a trifle nearer the average
purse, there are many pretty and
rather uncommon combinations OF
flowers. II the flowers are to be
and feathery ferns are lovely when
put together, and far from expensive
would be a bunch OF several pink
rosebuds and heliotrope. Any of
these can be made even more attrac-
tive by the addition of a valentine
ribbon which is made of white gauze
with hearts in a color to match the
flowers dotted over it.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
Vacation Time.

Where are you going for your vacation? 4?
Wouldn't that question have a welcome
sound if it came to you at this time
If year? If your lot in life places you
much in society you are surely tired
wen to exhaustion Of the round or teas.
ianccs. dinners, and 'at-homes.' II
,Uu al, the busy mother of a brood OF
active school children you are weary
as can b" Of the task of sending those
5arIings off day after day at the stroke
of half past eight. of putting up the
Ettle lunch packages. and OF hearing
he lessons after school. Of darning stock
ngs and Of mending torn frocks. If
you work in an office you are. no doubt,
II the point where your efficiency would
Sc greatly increased by few days away
from your desk. You are tired of Wash
ugton streets and there is a, monotony
Ibout the stretches of asphalt paving.
AS a matter of fact. just at this time of
he year We are most in need Of a vaca-
don-probably much more so than we
IhaII be in the warm days of July and
August. Then We are frankly uncom-
'ortable. we are made lazy by the heat
md we do a great deal of complaining
sut it is at this time OF the year. so
Icientists have recently told us, that our
bodies are most in need of rest-of
change and a let-up from the routine
Why not stretch a point and take a
Ehore vacation?
4 few days of now will serve as
wonderful recuperator. glimpse of the
pecan. an invigorating trip TO the noun
aims. few days spent on some favorite
arm where winter walks abound, even
trip to some other city where there
5 a change of scenery and a chance for
-elaXation will bring new enthusiasm into
your veins and Civ" YOU second wind
With Whr.h t" Let through tn, remaining
N""h~ %. vi"t,r
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
NINE. HEMPEL TAKES
PLACE OF AMATO
disappointment at Inability of Singer
to Appear Alleviated by'Ability
of Substitute.

The Disappointment over the failure
of Amato to appear at the National
Theater yesterday afternoon in recital
with Ada Sassoli. harpist. was sharp
and short. Amato has been heard
here. earlier in the season; Nine.
Frieda Hempel. has not. until yester-
day (at what cost to Mrs. Wilson
Greene, we Know not).
Frieda Hempel has the ability to
make people forget many things. She
has a soprano voice that, in its trans
parent clearness and purity is one of
those accidents of nature for which we
are duly thankful. 1t is clear and
lustrous without a hint of metallic, or
of overdone head tones. The trills and
the cadenza IN the aria from "Ernani'
were of a pearly texture. every note
perfect. OF the groups of Iieder Jen-
sens "Murmelndes Luftchen." Brahms
"Vergebliches Standchen." "s'GreteT'
by Pftzner. Humperdinck's Cradle
Song" and Strauss '"Traum durch die
Dammerung" were ideally treated.
1t is to Nine. Hempers high praise
that she sings coloratura roles, such as
the Waltz Song from the Strauss
Beautiful Blue Danube" and the
Ernani aria, as only the true operatic
singer, with all the technical flights OF
song. perfectly; yet her Iieder singing
suffers nothing from this. but is as il
she had devoted her whole life to that
department of song. Her encore num-
bers were, in the order given: "Elfen-
lied" of Wolff. ''Wiegenlied" by
Brahms. and My ly-headed Baby"
by Clutsam.
Mime. Gassoli's performance on the
harp began with a Bach Gavotte; an
impromptu OF Pierne followed. A group
containing a Massenet Minuet, Mar
guerite-au-route" by label and the
daintiest of performances. Tedeschi's
"Marionettes," was followed by an eX-
ira. the beautiful ''Minuet" by Has
selmans. That composers "FiIeuse"
and 'Gitana" closed Nine. Sassolfs per
formance. every number of which was
handled with great truth and the
highest technical skill A chaconne by
Durante and Song of the Volga" were
other harp encores. G. S w
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
Best Laxative
For Children

When your baby is cross and
fretful instead of the happy,
laughing little dear you are ac-
customed to, in all probability
the digestion has become de-
ranged and the bowels need at
tention. Give it a mild laxative,
dispel the irritability and bring
back the happy content Of
babyhood.
The very best laxative for
children is DR.. Caldwell's Syr-
up Pepsin, because it contains
no opiate or narcotic drug, is
pleasant tasting and acts gen
tly, but surely, without gripping
or other distress. Druggists
sell DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin at fifty cents and one dollar
a bottle. For a free trial bot
tle write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell,
452 Washington ST., Monticcl-
10, Ills.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
FULLAM'S FLAG ON STATION SHIP
Naval Academy superintendent Flies
Rear AdmIraIs Pennant.

Annapolis. Nd. Feb. 12.-For the first
time in ten years the flag Of g rear ad-
miral flies from the peak of the Reina
Mercedes, official station ship at the
Naval Academy. 1t was raised this morn
ing Immediately after Rear Admiral
William F. Fullam, superintendent of
the institution, received his Official COM
mission to that grade
AS the flag was run up the battery of
the station ship fired a salute of thir-
teen guns. The last time that an ad-
miraIs flag aoated from the official STAFF
was during the administration of Rear
Admiral James H. Sands, in 1906. Rear
Admiral Fullam is slated for a sea COM
mand, but he will not relinquish his du-
ties here until the close OF the present
academic term in June.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
HOROSCOPE.
".rhc star incline. but do not compel
saturday. Februars -. 1915.

uG Stdl~ ll.' llilf. '.it N' llpl ND4l4lt4-
saturday. Frbrunr. -. 1915.
CaaIj"u SHOULD h.. c..erciscd today nv
thos,. ". u.ho i',d the warn:n-s Of tn stars
Saturn. Mar and Uranus are all strong
Iy. al ia .h-ir SWAY
Whil,. ,H,. r|ycrsr =srcrt OF Mars is
in opr~;, '.ou it j. Wis. % be temperate in
all ;hircz. Indu1-onrr in the appetitcs
"r emotions is likely to be most unfor-
unrlr and e." had to serious conditions
Ii is c-l' riany had 10 drink too much
wn'u rr planet thr"a; ms.
Il - an rl aspect for dOmes+'C nap
pIu"ss. e.. arr,is aud misumd"TstandnSs
ar. IId {" b" common when this con-
lav~af''r prevails.
I.ul L. i Su! i",; e unIucKy conditions
i",I.... ~rrru!uti"n should be avoided
Ih.s. VIII" deal in stocks are forewarned
u". g. rau.. IN WdE Street is predicted
l"- IT,, ~rliu=.
Steel J. subject 10 a sinister sign to-
Ia,. %iarhIn",N Of all sorts, a,so, should
Toe. hnu','.l with extra caution. whether
n- %" "i"I"t"r d shipper or a manu-
..n~n,ss failures in the West are pre-
...l met month. These will not be
ID. Q. d il' n lldA lildl - 4IllIlllC al
{" e." vHo seek gain. make changes or
u.,'Dr..k" removals.
-',. :Mr~ rule of the stars speech
-.,sH l- -uarded and all acts should
h. ..'.-' considered. since persons are
h.'., l" he swayed by unwise I'M
pulses.
Ui" rcrsons should beware of falls and
ar".d'.ui> Thos" who have business deal
m- wltn the aged are likely to be IN
la'E, when Saturn is adverse.
colds and other maladies that affect the
longs nre prevalent under this rule of
IL. planets
\ disastrous fire in an Eastern city is
procnosticated. Loss Of life will be great
and new impetus will be given to the
campaign for personal safety.
tn" planets Mars and Uranus rising
in Central Russia denote instructions
and internal troubles as we'll as heavy
losses in the army.
Persons whose hirthdate It is have the
auEury Of travel and chIrSe They may
experience a year Of unsettled Condi-
uons. They may have lawsuits and other
disturbing auNieties.
Children born on this Cay may be ex-
Cccdingly self-willed. Boys are likely to
desire change and excitement. Girls
should be guarded against unhappy mar
riage. They will receive much attention
and may choose the least desirable of
suitoTs.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
%Z6ZH M 5Eg6H>
~ A49SVkG
THE MAN WHO LIVED.
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.
Copyright. IsISJ

In far in the letters
The First Man withdrew himself might the better
look the valley below and watch the folk who took the days work
He felt their and iing, and
failed du the maness and
while he dud him pleasure dazzle them
with the which flowed from his brilliant that the
folk valley lkened his
deru mmer and glitter The pleased the sie
He withdrew himself further life of the valley be-
himself utterly promised
his forever ready indeed
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
To Keep Sponges in Good Condition.

Sponges treated in the following
manner will last twice as long, and
it will keep them soft and in good
condition: Wash the sponge in warm
water in which a small quantity of
tartaric acid has been dissolved. Do
this about once a week. Be careful
not to use too much tartaric acid. or
it will spoil the sponge.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13

ton or the latest phase Of the marriage
question she started right of telling about
her duck farm on Lake George. She
has many other, money making ventures
on foot miles of farm land in the fertile
regions of the West, and acres of rice
plantation in the South. She is quite as
distinguished as an agriculturist as she
is as an actress. But dearest to her
heart is her woodland home in New York
State. with Lake George to the front and
the hills of the Adirondacks to the back
To this retreat she and her husband 60
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
10 Entertain Snientists

Plans are being made by scientists and
clubmen OF Washington to entertain Il
distinguished delegation OF scientists of
the United States, France. Russia. Eng
land, and Serbia next Wednesday. In
the afternoon lecture will be given at
the Colonial Theater for the benefit of
the Serbian war sufferers.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
Rose Melville in two moods at her home on Lake George

THE most beautiful birds on the face
Of the EARTH says Rose Melville-in pri-
vate life Mrs. Frank Minzie and on the
stage isis Hopkins'-are japanese and
Chinese pheasants. But my pets among
the feathered species are wild geese and
mallard ducks"
Mrs Minzie is in Washington for her
engagement at the Columbia Theater
next week as Sis Hopkins" And instead
of talking to the representative of The
Woman's Herald on the clothes PROPOSE
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13

In the valley below where lived the folk whose aims and ambitions The
despised The Second Man worked his salvation simpler
He but his books created small He had
banc the heart of him that he could have
clever phrase the human hurt But he knew the folk
in his He did
ambitions and his heart large with sympathy for their
And of all he understood them and
loved the the world had their birth
wellspring of their perfectly useful and normal lives.
Second critics said that he took life seriously that his
overbudened with sentiment
of The First Man the libraries and
The First Man spoken
while God called both The First Man and The Second Man
their talents and admirers of each
alive world which they each had
lived.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13

for their long vacations. and here it is
that she breeds her beautiful pheasants
and brings up the enormous brood OF
ducks and geese.
This Embarrassing is a great diversion,
but it is likewise a money making propo-
sition. and the business is increasing by
leaps and bounds each year. 1t is in two
long, rakish buildings by the lake that
she keeps the ducks and geese, and
farther up the hill there is another build
ing where a healthy pheasant industry is
in progress.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-13
AUTOS NOT COMMON CARRIERS
Jitney Busses and Sightseeing Ma
chimes Are So Ruled.

The jitney bus and the sightseeing
automobile are mot common carriers
and do not come within the jurisdic.
tion of the Public Utilities Commits.
sion. ruled the District Commissioners
at board meeting yesterday.
The Commissioners approved plans
for the Park View School, to be 10.
Gated at Warder and Newton streets
northwest and authorized the pur.
chase of additional ground adjoinins
the Petworth School at a cost OF
$4,000.