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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
FORM DRAMATIC CLUB.
Richmond College Students Onsansxc
Enthusiastic Body.

With large and enthusiastic mum
her OF students from Richmond and
Veg hampton Colleges in attendance
yesterday afternoon, the Richmond
College Dramatic Club was success
fully organized
The addition of this orEa nization to
the other college activities In greatly
due TO the untiring efforts OF Profess
sor Handy who mas devoted much
of his time and energy in carrying
the project to successful conclusion.
The prime object of the Richmond
College Dramatic Club ts to present
Shakespeare's AS You Like It," as a
feature OF the commencement exer-
cises to be held In June. II Is also
probable that the play will be pre-
scented at the Academy OF Music II
be ready TO present their parts be-
fore the commencement exercises take
place.
No specific parts have been assign
ed to the applicants yet. as there are
some twenty-five BOYS and fifteen girls
trying out. Rehearsals will begin inn
mediately after the winter term ex-
aminations. which begin this morning.
The officers elected by the club are:
Business manager. Claude Boyd;
stage manager. Professor Handy; as
sistant stage manager. Miss Margaret
James; electrician. c. c. Crouch;
property man, Mike HUTCHINSON.
press agent. Isaac Diggs, Jr.; musical
committee. Miss Keller. Professor
Olmstead. Mr.. Kennedy and Miss
James.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
WOULD ABOLISH ZONE
system OF CHARGES
Head of Worlds Postal League Out
lines His Views For Radical
Postal Reformation.

James L.. Cowles. president and
treasurer of the World Postal League,
and the father of the present parcel
lost system. presented an outline of
his views regarding the changes which
he slough should be made in the
system, TO small gathering at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Mr..
Cowles brought out several long dis
cussed improvements in the parcels
/ ost and his arguments were con-
yincing.
The most prominent among the sug
gested changes was the abolition Of
establishment of series OF post
| coach rura' services; lower foreign
| POSTAL rates. and the extension of the
postoffice over the entire business of
| public transportation.
! Following IS a copy of his postal
! program:
l. The abolition Of the zone system
Of rates In the parcel post service. and
the establishment of the old fiat
! rate system of President Lincoln and
! the Congress of 1863 throughout the
entire business of the postotfice.
2. The combination of all mail mat
( ter in one class. with low. uniform
rates regardless of distance. and as
to merchandise or produce regardless
/ OF the matter transported, and deter
mined solely by the weight of the
parcels and the space they may oc-
cupy: any special care required to be
met by insurance.
| g. The esta blishment of a series OF
| auto post coach experimental, free
rural services on routes thoroughly
! graded and macadamized. and with
/ two vehicles arranged for the trans
J ne Of ha a
and of merchandise. and going out in
| opposite directions over the same
course and from the same central
! postoffice, located near q railroad sta
ton or a trolley line: the service to
cover the entire transport business
! of the different routes. This, he be-
! lieves would prove a practical method
| for placing the free rural service on
q paying basis. while its benefits &c
the public In general, would prove
OF immeasurable value.
: 4. The President and the postmaster
general having absolute power over
/ our foreign mail service. 1t is hoped
that the administration will quickly
give us an expor. parcel post service
up 10 at least eleven pounds on
might we'll be extended up TO a 100
| rounds) with rates at not over eight
cents per pound.
s. The quick establishment OF
system of ocean postal transports. this
either by action NJ our own govern
ment. or ny the cooperation Of our
yvernment with other nations. rates
( to be determined on the cost ~ the
service rendered. and as TO merSaan-
+ disc solely by the weight Of the par
/ cells transported and the space they
may occupy. regardless the character
Of their contents any special care
( required TO be met by Insurance.
6 The extension OF the postof9ce
I over the entire business of public
transportation and transmission with
( low uniform rates door to door
everywhere.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
MUST CONNECT JUDGE
WITH WRONG DOING
Proof Of Existence of Corruption IL
SIo4sylvanta County VIII Not
Suffice.

Speaker f p. Cox has not yet
named the legislative committee that
8 10 hear the charges against Judge
r. H l.. Chichester. of the Fifteenth
Circuit. preferred by DELEGATE 6. r.
Powell. of Fredericksburg and spot
sylvania
Mr.. Cox is exceedingly anxious 20
name men without bias or prejudice
In the matter. and 10 that end Is
carefully examining several roll calls
had in the House He is examin-
ing all having the remotest bearing
on the Powell incident
The hearing will probably be had next
week at Fredericksburg. 1t is the
desire. both of Delegate Powell and
OF Judge Chichester, TO have the
charges heard and disposed of at the
earliest possible moment and il Ia
not thought there will be any unneces-
sary delay on the part of the commit
tee, The comUnittea Is expected to
sit at Fredericksburg. although Spot
sylvania Courthouse has been sug-
gested by some of those Interested
There is much speculation as TO
what line the inquiry will take and
as 10 the course OF procedure. II
isun ierstood that the mere estab-
lishment of the fact that fraud in
elections has been common in Spot
sylvaina. II that fact can be estah-
lished. will not suffice. Judge Chiches-
ter must be connected with them or II
must be proven that he has reap
pointed as members or the electoral
board men who participated in such
fraud. Rumor and speculation and
suspicion not founded on ascertain
able facts will be disregarded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
FORMER CHAMPION
HAS MARRYING HABIT

Ne1ark. y J. March r Robert
Fttzsin4nons once hea W We hit
champion prize fighter IT the world
appeared III the marriage license hu-
reaU here his aft"rnoon with a pretty
vouuE woman he introduced a { Ms
hride-to-b", hut Frank r Crissey
clerk of t1e bureau. refused to Issue
q license,
when F'tsZsip:mons ami the Young
woman b1th admitted they had been
divorced. Crissey said he would have
10 go TO New York TO be married
Tic forrnr~ fight refused to tell the
raraa Of his bride be. 1t is be-
leved however. that Ssle is Mrs
lemon Sleron!n. divorced wife 81
Henry S!emoOin. Of Portland, Oregon.
whose engagement tn Fitzs1mm Mons
was announced last week
FitzsinrnouS was recently divorced
hv his wife IN Chicago. on the ground
of cruelty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
TO FIGHT MALARIA ON
S0UTHS|OE OF JAMES
Board of Health Begins Spring Cam.
paign of Education TO Combat
"Chills and Fever"

Drs. J. Thompson Booth and w. s.
Keister. special inspectors for the
State Board of Health. left Richmond
today to begin a campaign for the
prevention of malaria in those south
! side and udewater counties where
''chills and fever" have for many
years been seated.
Drs. Booth and Re.ster will spend
the spring and summer at this work,
the details of which have been under
consideration by the State Health
authorities for a number OF months.
The campaign is designed to reach
those communities where direct per-
sonal contact with the people and
! practical illustration of the methods
of prevention can be expected to
prove most useful. The inspectors
will travel separately by private con-
veyance, and will visit every section
of the affected counties. Posters and
leaflets on the prevention of malaria,
ftogether with the regular bulletins pre-
pared on the subject by the state
/ Board Of Health will he distributed
In every neighborhood, with lectures
and demonstrations.
The prevalence of the malaria In
I many counties of Virginia" said an
officer of the State Board of. Health
today in discussing the work Of Drs.
Keister and Booth. means much more
than the needless annual sacrifice of
more than 100 lives. Malaria seldom
comes into n community and becomes
seated that IL does not seriously i'm
pair the health Of many who other
wise would be healthy, In many in
/ stances. the disease lowers the vi
tally of a whole neighborhood, keeps
the men from work. and has very dis
astrous economic Ill effects.
Now that the carriage of ma In ria
| by the anopholes mosquito is known,
! II Is possible by general cooperation
to control and. sometimes. virtually
( to eradicate the disease. The mos
quito does not play the same role in
4 the transmission OF malaria that the
/ fly plays IN spreading typhoid The
fly carries disease germs on his feet:
the mosquito sucks the parasites OF
malaria from the blood of the sick
person and injeCts them into the blood
OF any other person the mosquito may
/ bite. 1t is necessary, In preventing
malaria, to keep mosquitoes from
/ breeding, 10 keep those who have
malaria from injecting the mosquitoes,
TO treat them SO that after they have
ceased having Chiils, no parasites will
remain IN their blood. and to protect
healthy persons from the bites OF mos
/ quitoes. This seems quite an under
taking, hut It Is practical and in some
parts OF the country it has proved
wonderfully successful. Roanoke
! Rapids. North Carolina. has literally
beer transformed. The health Of
ficer OF that town. accurately apply
/ ing modern preventative measures en-
listed the support OF the factories, and
not only wiped out malaria, but ty-
phol0 fever as we'll. and materially
/ reduced infant mortality The work
has succeeded SO well and has Yield
ed such tremendous dividends of
+ health. that an experiment has be-
come policy, Virginia communities
! can do the same thing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
BULLET WAS INTENDED
FOR FLEEING NEGRO
No Truth In Rumor That Man Was
Shot In Mistake for Sergeant
krengcl.

f. j. Gilman, A salesman. OF 1907
Grove Avenue was rnyster iously shot
in the back Tuesday night about 40
O'Clock as he was passing along Nor
ris Street. between Main Street and
Floyd Avenue, tbs bullet. it's force evil
IDENTIFY spent. inflicted wound,
thought 10 be only about an inch deep.
1t struck him imme diately TO one
SIDE or nts spinal CU!urTu- aUt CInTs
very near being much more serious
affair.
Mr.. Gilman thinks tina. he was hit
by bullet intended for negro who
ran out OF an alley between Floyd
Avenue and Main Street and passed
him going UP the street. Just as the
negro passed him he felt something
strike him. He turned and walked
back to investigate. After looking
around for - few minutes ne cortin-
ued on his way home. Before he ar
rived there however, his back be-
gan to pain him, and thinking that
he might he seriously hurt, ne stop
ped in at the home of a friend
1t was found that the bullet 'ad
passed through his clothing and had
hit him about an inch to the left Of
spinal column Mr.. Gilman no sooner
learned this than he left at ance for
ST. Luke's Hospital. He was exam
ined 1iere by surgeons. and after dis
'covery that he was not badly hurt.
he returned 10 his home. The wound
is thought to be about an inch deep.
The report that Mr.. Gilman was
shot by someone who had intended
the bullet for Detective Sergeant
Krengel. who received threatening
letter during the afternoon. is not be
lieved to be correct. Mr.. Gilman was
shot within a block of the detective .
home, which Is at ID South Morris
street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
EXPENSIVE BOOKS ARE
FREQUENTLY FAXED
Experts Often Disagree As to Their
Authenticity, and Some Not Rare
Are Valuabie-teuestion of
Quality.

TO the ordinary buyer a book is
JUST a book. If IL be the average
novel of today, one may agree with
the lady who buys only the books
that are bound in blue without any
consideration for the text.
Not that all modern fiction is bad.
but, as the fellow said OF fountain
pens, most of them are worse than
others.
1t now apears that a question
arises as to the genuineness OF some
of the famous Hoe books Experts
do not all agree that they are origi-
nals. This should be of slight con-
sequence to those that have paid their
thousands for them. Such books are
not bought for their text matter. Even
though they be not genuine. they are
! rare and as it is this feature that
Is sought by collectors. possessors of
these rare volumes should be salts
fled.
1t is the ordinary buyer of books
that must be careful and guard
against countcrfeits The NirgiU,rn
IS distributing the New Modern Eng
lish Illustrated Dictionary. The OBJ
iect is 10 pur an authentic and au-
thorita tive refer,uce book into every
home reached 10y The FIrgiu'an and
TO encourage edGratInn. AS there are
dictionaries on the ma ricct that nre
not all they are claimed 10 be II be-
, hooves the average book buyer &c
be careful. There Is only one way TO
get this wonderful book. which Is
explained elsewhere pnder the die
tionarl coupon. 1t Will be- wise to
clip that coupon today aud get
started in the right way to get the
best dictionary on the market.
This dictionary is brought up tc
the present date In accordance with
the best authorities from The greatest
universities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
SONS Of EMERALD ISLE
MERRY AT BANQUET
Ladies % 81. Patrick's Beneyotcnt
Society Entertain five Hun
dred Guests.

The native flag OF Erin's Isle
streamed from many points Of van
tage about the city yesterday. In cele
bration of the feast day Of ST.. Patrick.
sle patron saint of ireland, in observ-
ance of which religious services were
held in the Catholic churches. and
feasts were given.
Wearers OF the shamrock and the
harp gathered at a feast given in the
Masonic Temple by the Ladies' st. Pa
trick Benevolent Society. where five
hundred members and their guests
were served.
Decorations of green adorned the
walls Of the large dining hall, and the
lrishmen. and the sons and grandsons
Of natives OF the Emerald Isle en-
toyed the occasion.
Gaiiv bedeCked '1assies" who wore
the green sat with their "laddies" and
listened 10 the Irish wit injected into
every speech and conversation All
were happy ard the salIies OF the
lnpromptu speakers as they spoke of
characteristics Of the native Irishman
aroused the interest of everyone
present.
ToaStmaster ,Wsll!e Sullivan pre-
sided and introduced the SPEAKERS.
supper vas served at O'Clock The
'Grce diainE hall vas crowded After
delightful vepast the opening adj
dress was made by Rev. Father Hugo
McKeefry. Hev. Father Magr.. Rev
Father James Brennan. Rev. Father
\. Mckeefr1, Rev. Father Hanreatty,
were all called ON for talks, and an
sRered in crisp addresses. touching
upon the history Of the life Of st.
Patrick and the history of Ireland
and the Irishmer
Mrs. VILLA ms H q Ned preSid Il [
OF the society, brought he ''suppe-'
TO a close wlth short talk the work
~ the society and the pleasure it gave
it, members 10 be able to have their
guests present with them AT the feast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
SOUTH RICHMOND CLUB
TO MELT FRIDAY NIGHT

The South Richmond Democratic
Club will hold it's regular monthly
n1~rt.nS tomorrow night in Tonev's
Hall Matters o. importance will be
discussed at this meeting. Further
petitions TO he sent to the Virginia
Railway ard Power Company regard
ing the South Richmond street car
service win v, discussed Secretary
Sh.frtt has ~"nt out announcements
10 al the ui nInAers Of the club of the
meeting : viii start prom pity at
S:2". p9h President Carter c. Jones
press1.uS-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
Took Poison. But Changes Mind.

New York. Mart'l 77.--Juiius Field
man twentv-six, salesman, whose
wife and two children vile at Mones-
sen. Ia. walked into DR.. Lloyd 5
Sanitarium, at st Nicholas Place
YESTERDAY afternoon and announced
that. though he had taken four tab
let's Of b.chloride Of mercury. he had
changed his mind about dying. lie
was taRen to Washington Heights
Hospital His condition !s serious He
said ne had encountered business re-
verses az home
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
BOARD MEETING Scene
Of SPIRITED CLASH
Captain Guigon Declares Was Not
There to- he Lectured-Rufsfed
Waters soon Calm.

A little passage at words broke the
monotony of an otherwise digniied
meeting of the Administrative Board
yesterday, when Commissioner Me
Carthy and Hirschberg and Captain A.
b. Guigon. representing the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, engaged
in short but animated debate.
Captain Guigon was on hand to rep
resent his company in the question
OF relaying the street car tracks be-
tween Eleventh and Thirty second
Streets. The company had been fined
$40 in Police Court. but under the ex-
listing circumstances Justice GrigGs de-
cided to reopen the case on Saturday.
City Council has given the company
permission 70 reroute It's East End
lines and under this ordinance the
company feels that 1t should not be
required at this time to relay the
tracks in question.
Captain Mccarthy remarked that the
company generally did what 1t wished
and did mot do what 1t did not wish
and that the board had directed the
work to be done many months ago.
Res~nts Remarks.
Captain Guigon resented the remarks
as n inference FeHeCtlHE upon Inv
company. and stated in a vehement
manner that he did not appear be-
fore the board TO receive lecture,
and expected to be treated with cour-
tesy by the members OF the board
Commissioner Hirschberg intlmated
that in future. when Captain Guigon
wished anything from the board. that
he might submit his wants In writing,
and that his presence would be dis
tasteful to the board
After several similar sentences had
passed between the parties TO the ar
gument. Captain Guigon said that he
had probably acted hastily IN his re-
marks. and withdrew them, whereupon
everything became placid,
CITY Engineer Boiling was directed
70 confer with the comra nvs engineer
concerning the status OF affairs con-
corning the tracks along the eastern
end OF Broad Street, and to report in
five DAYS.
Herr Gas Lease Matter Tuesday.
The board ffxed upon next Tuesday
afternoon at $40 O'Clock as the time
for hearings on the proposed lease %
the gas works 10 the Southern Gas and
tatfves Of the company. CITY ATTORNEY
Pollard, Superintendent Knowles and
Irsnector Shelton will appear to dis
cuss the proposition.
when this matter is disposed OF the
Powers resolution reducing the price
Of gas from ninety TO eighty cents will
be taken Up by the subcommittee or
utilities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
DELIVER TWENTY AMERICAN
LOCOMOTIVES TO GREECE

Athens. via Paris, March 1.-The
delivery u twenty locomotives order
ed In America by Greece for service
en- the new line to Larissa VIII COM
fRenee on Apsis ia: snd will BE- COM
piatea lsefore. the end OF the month
II is estimated that all tho remaining
necessary material will have been de-
iivered by tho end Of August
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
The Weather

Wa shington. n.
g.. March IL
Weather forecast
for tomorrow for
Virginia T "A r
Thursday a n 4
probably Friday +:
moderate north
we&t to north
winds,
North Carolina A.:
Fair Thursday and
probably t'riaa ? +:
northwest winds
becoming variable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

the Adriatic, and Austria would be
relocated to the position of second
class power. ranking, perhaps, below
the Balkan States. In diplomatic cir
cles the belief obtains that Germany
would be willing 10 sacrifice her ally
10 preserve the German Empire in
tact. and that Austrian offcials, realiz-
ing this. are determined to remain
firm.
II is now well established that re-
ports that Austria had expressed a
willingness TO be persuaded by Ger
many were false, and that virtually
no progress az all has been made bt
the negotiators.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18

KENTUCKY LIVE STOCK INsUR-
ANCE COMPANY, INC.
Home Office Louisville. KY.
Hereby gives notice that II has WITH
drawn from business In the State "
Virginia, aud proposes 20 wtthdrnw
not later than March II. 1915. tRS'
Century Bonds belonging . fhs CN1lsl
pany that are nos an deposit Win E1oI
state Treasurer. ,5s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
THE APPALACHIAN INSURANCE
COMPANY, INCORPORATED,

OF Bristol. Virginia, having reinsurt d
all It's outstanding life policies in the
state OF Virginia in the Columbia Life
Insurance Company, OF Cincinnati
Ohio, and having discontinued bnsi-
ness in the State OF Virginia, as %
Juno is. 1914. hereby announces its
intention TO withdraw bonds of said
company now held on deposit with
the Treasurer OF the State
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
AUSTRO-|TAl|AN

Continued from First Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
ALDERMEN GRAPPL{

Go t.nued from First PAGE,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
YESTERAY'S LUNCHEONS
 AT THE PRESS CLUB

The Alabama-Sewanee football game claimed the attention of the boys and girls yesterday, and everybody spent the day downtown or came down for lunch con before going to the game. There were number of parties at the News paper club.
 Among those seen in the cafe of the club during the noon hour were Miss Arvinnie Dickinson Evergreen; Miss Ros- allie Weaver. Miss Katherine Smith. Miss Elizabeth Dickinson, Miss Effie Hodges, Asheville Miss Lucille Wilcox. Miss Es- telle Strickland. Miss Mary Ada Tarran9. Miss Marcelie Labarre, Miss Anna La barre, Miss Ruth Hartung, Miss Alice Alison. Richmond; Miss Kate Lide, Miss Margaret Alison. Miss Lou Barton, Miss Lucie Brooks. Mrs. NJ. c. Beall. Miss Alma Ratliff. Miss Veima Burgin. Mrs. s, T. Burgin. Mrs. s. T. Mayfeld, Mrs. T. l.. Huey. Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Ander- son. Miss Charlotte Thornton. Miss Myrtle Murray of Mobile. Miss Lillian Yielding, Miss Mallie Moughon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
MRS. WILSON HONORS MRS. FLORA BUELL.

To celebrate the seventieth birthday of her mother, Mrs. Flora Buell., Mrs. D. E. Wilson was hostess at beau tiful luncheon party yesterday at her home in Woodward, including in the hospitality the friends of the honoree. A delicious luncheon was served at 1 o'clock
 Mrs Wilson's guests were: Mrs. w. s. Brown, Mrs. c. B. Spencer, Mrs Joseph McLester, Mrs. Julia Nicely Finch. Mrs. George Ball, Mrs. A. R. Dearborn, Mrs. R. F. Moseley, Mrs. J. B. Luckie, Mrs. A. c. Howze. Mrs. Haskins Williams, Mrs Mamie Williams, Mrs. George Ward. Mrs. T. O. Smith, Mrs. R. H. Pearson, Mrs Joseph Johnston, Mrs. Tempe Hawkins. Mrs. J. Rivers Car ter, Mrs. c. T. RandHl Mrs. Robert Smith, Mrs. Sumter Bethea, Mrs. Flor ence Jordan, Miss Annie Wilson, Mrs. Saffold Smith, Mrs A. H. Benners, Mrs. Martha Truss, Mrs. Otto Stolker, Mrs. R. H. Gilbert, Mrs. E. H. West, Mrs. w. c. Pope and Mrs. Frank Stolen werok of Montgomery. Mrs. Dora Roy all of Sewanee. Mrs. Cunningham Whit son of south Alabama. and Miss Miriam Wilson.