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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
LYCEUM FESTIVAL
OPENS At ASHLAND
THREE, DAYS ENTERTAINMENT
BEGINS WITH CONCERT AND
LECTURE TO-DAY.

Ashland, Va. March 8.~The Ly-
ceum festival for which all arrange
ments have been completed and which
will entertain the people of Ashland
and vicinity for three afternoons and
nights. viii begin Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock The night entertain
ments will begin at 7;3. The festival
is conducted by. the Chautauqua As
ISOLATION og Swarthmore, Pa.
The program for Tuesday includes:
At o'clock, series lecture by plat
form upernntendent; 3:45. concert,
The Four ostonians-vocal and in
strumental numbers and songs In
costume: 7;30. concert, The -Four
Bostonians. Sis. illustrated lecture
The battle-ground: Belgium and the
Rhine" by Frank stephens: $50
motion pictures. Mr.. stephens Is q
traveller of wide experience. whc
understands what he sees and who
knows how to tell OF II in q mos
interesting manner.
Wednesdays concerts will be by the
University Male Quintette. and the
lecture. on Rebuilding Your Town.
IL by Or. A. r.. Turner, former presi'
dent of Hastings College
On Thursday the Festival Trio, ir
concerts. and Springer. magician. per
former Of sleight- of-hand, and re
markable disappearing acts. viii
feature the program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
EARS ARE IN STYLE AGAIN
IdFT UP YOUR HAIR

The new style of lifting the hair
from, the ears looks much nicer II
the hair is soft so it Grapes around
the cars rather than being pulled up
in straight. hard lines. To get the
best effect In any style of hairdress-
ing. every strand must be fluffy. ius-
trous and, OF course. clean. In
washing the hair It Is not advisa BILE
TO use a makeshift. but always use
a preparation made for shampooing
only You can enjoy the best that
Is known for about three cents a
shampoo by getting u package OF
canthrox from your druggist: dis
solve IA teaspoonful in a cup OF hot
water and your shampoo Is ready.
After it's use the hair dries rapidly,
with uniform color Dandruff, excess
OH and dirt are dissolved and
entirely disappear. Your hair will
be so fluffy that ii will look much
heavier than II Is Its lustre and
softncss will also delight you. while
the stimulated scalp gains the health
which insures hair growth.-Ady.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09

Paris. March S.--The official com
munique issued tonight Is as follows:
''1n Champagne snowstorm has
hampered the operations The enemy
this morning attempted to recapture
the wood carried by US yesterday west
OF perthes but he was repulsed. Oar
counter offensive enabled us TO take
ground north and east, and took some
prisoners This forward movement was
continued and accentuated this after
noon. In the region OF Perthes we
gained over five hundred metres of
trenches. Between Mesni1-Les Hurlus
and Beausejour We lost few metres
of trenches which we won yesterday
We gained hundred metres on the
crest northeast of Mesnil-Les- Hurlus
In the region OF ST. MIhiel. in Bois
Brute. and the forest of Apremont. We
gained a footing in one of the enemys
trenches. and found much material.
In the wood of LePretre. to the north
west of -Mousson. the Germans
attempted an attack which failed to
dehouch.
Our progress continued in the re-
gion Of Badonyililer. In Alsace, at
Reichhacker Kopf we repulsed a coun
ter-attack."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
FIRE BOARD BUYS
WATROUS ENGINE

After thorough consideration by a
subcommittee, the Fire Board last
night awarded the contract for sup
plying the department with a watrous
motor pumping engine, for Engine
Company No. q. to the Alsop Motor
Company OF this city. agents for the
manufacturers.
The board. in seeking q number of
chassis for the combination wagons
found two bidders of about the same
figure, and the lowest. and II was de-
cided to request the two bidders to
deliver samples FOR consideration and
demonstration. These two concerns
are represented by the Alsop Com.
pany and the Dominion Company
Because OF his continued absence
from duty. without having gone
through the regular formalities j. D.
Walsh. fireman OF truck No. 5. was
discharged. The resignation of Fl. A.
Rudd of Engine Company No 49,
was accepted Mr.. Rudd's health is
bad, The death OF Fl. s. Atkins, of
Engine Company No. IL, was record
ed,
The following men from the eligible
list were placed on the probation list:
Richard Nance. r. FL Johnson and r.
r. Thompson as firemen Of grade r.
G. K. Priddy was chosen lieutenant
of Engine Company No i3, after be-
No 5, In place Of Rudd. resigned and
G. Fl. Anderson was elected lieuten-
ant of Engine Company No. IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
MINISTRY OF MARINE
TELLS OF COMMANDMENT

Paris, March s.--The Ministry OF
Marine Issued the following COM
murique tonight:
THE four French battleships Suf-
fren, Or g. Charlemagne and Bou-
vet and ! two English battleships
Agamemnou and Lord Nelson, enter
ed the Dardanelies on March 7. While
at the long range the forts of the
narrows which separates Chanak
from Kid I3ahre, the French battle
ships covered this operation by cam
onading the batteries OF Fort OAR
danos and Scuan Dere and hidden
cannon which were reduced to ST.
lence. Fort Roumei! Medjidieh Ia
h.a ION. the European sidel and Has
midiehi -Tahia Con the Asiatic side).
rerlie to the fire of the English bat
tieships. but were also destroyed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
equire that they remain at

care require that they remain al
Mexico City.
These dispatches disclose as immin-
ent the abandonment of Mexico City
to the mercy OF mob rule. Desuitory
pillaging already has begun and 1t fs
feared that when the protection or
the Obreeon troops Is removed the
lowest characters will proceed TO
plumber the city.
SIN Rely In Carrnnsa.
In the face of this Impending menace
IL was authoritively stated today that
the administration is still relying upon
representations made to Carranza to
safeguard the foreign residents OF
Mexico City. While these representa-
lions. covering a period of about two
weeks are most urgent. and the last
note sent to Carrarza today was posi-
lively peremptcry nothing has yet been
received indicating that the first chief
intends to adopt any satisfactory
measures for the protection of foreign
ers Secretary BRYAN asserted this AZ
ternoon that nothing had been decided
upon beyond the representations made,
and there is absolutely no indications
of a movement upon the part of the
administration to prepare for more
vigorous action.
Trust Carran7a IN Protect II.
Because Carranza has not answered
these representations definitely the
State Depa ~tment even IN the race
of the announcement Of Vie impend-
ing evacuation refuses to assume that
Il is the intention of Carranza and
Obregon to leave Mexico City without
military or police protection OF any
sort Officials take the stand that 1t
fs due Carranza to assume that ne
will arrange for some sort of pro-
lection Of the city until II Is demon
strated that such Is not his intention
The chief demands made uron car
raugn are that communication be-
tween Mexico Oity and Vera Cruz
he kent open for general traffic. par-
ticularly passenger travel: that Mex
leo CITY be not left without proper
protection, and that General Ohre-
ron cease his incendiary utterances
which the foreign residents OF the
capita regard as calculated 20 arouse
the destitute natives against them.
The latest representations to car
rama go as far az II Is possible with
out actual ythreateninE the use or
force.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
ZIG FASHION SHOW
ON THIS MORNING
SHOP WINDOWS, AS .BILL BOARDS
VIEWED by THOSE AWAIT
ING SHOW.
EXHIBITS RE ADMIRED
RICHMOND RETAIL MERCHANTS
HAVE NEVER BEFORE PRE-
sENTED so SPLENDID AN oP-
PoRTUNITY TO SHOPPERS,

The shop windows In Richmonds
busy retail districts last night were
the "billboards' viewed by thousands
Of people on Broad and on Main
Streets who sought to learn some
thing Of what they will see in the way
of styles when the united spring fash
ion show opens this morning for
three, days.
The SHOW windows presented pretty
pictures Each one was attractive in
It's own peculiar way. The skill of
the men who prepared them was
borne out IN every little detail of the
setting and the finishing OF the ex-
hibits which form but an index to
what the contents OF the stores be-
hind them are.
Many Admired Displays.
The night before the show opening
the opening comes with the begin
ming Of business this morning-was
no such night as vas that of the
opening night of the first of Rich
lnonue iau fashion shows few sea-
sons ago. when Broad Street for sew
esai hours was so packed with people
that traffic was imped.d
But last night was Il big night The
/ crowd on the street was larger than
usual and 1t admired the displays. And
there are many more than those who
came down town who were willing to
wait until morning.
The next three days give promise OF
being productive of much larger crowds
than have any other three fashion days
in the city's business history
Opportunity Is Splendid.
The offerings of the stores, In all
lines, clothing for both sexes and for
all ages, everything thai enters into
the makeup of the up-to-date war
drobe, jewels and ornaments, furni-
lures. house FURNISHINGS floof cover
ings. tapestries. art goods. all are
, styles and SUITS that Dame Fashion
decree the proper tyles and stufTs.
Never before have the retail stores
| of Richmond been so we'll stocked
with attractive and sc ~viceable goods.
never before have such efforts been
made by me business men to please
! the peopl OF Richmond, and never be-
fore has so splendid an opportunity
! been offered the people Of Richmond
! and the surrounding towns to see
! what is proper and TO get what is
4 proper fer wear. for use. or for orna-
ment, during the spring and summer
! seasons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
OBITUARY
Mrs. Susan Ann Richardson.

Mrs. Susan Ann Richardson. widow
OF W. q. Richardson, a weil-knon
railroad man. prominent in the recon.
structton of the Virginia Central Rail
road al the TINE It's name was chang
ed to tho Chesapeake and Ohio, died
at t2:tb o'clock yesterday morning. at
her home at F'redericks Hall, Va. Her
several children. all prominent in
Louisa County and Richmond. were
at her bedside when the end came.
after an illness Of only a tSw DAYS.
Had Mrs. Richardson lived until J0iy
she would have been ninety-one years
old
Mrs Richardson was highly esteem
ed throughout Louisa County. and in
this city. where she lived many years.
She was taken suddenly i'll last Thurs
day and since that time her conot-
ton had grown steadily worse.
The deceased was devoted Chris
tian and, for the best part OF "A CEN
fury. a member OF the church. she
was remarkable in that. although she
had attained an age reached only by
few, she retained her faculties up TO
the time Of her fatal .ilineF-
Mr.. Richardson. her late husband,
died about ten years ago at the I'D
vanced age Of eighty four, For about
Atty years he had been actively en-
gagged in Richmond in railroad work.
During his business career no held
many positions OF Importance. and
during the war rendered valuable SER
wire to the ConfeticrnEy. aiding in
ira fisporting troops and supplies.
MIR. Richardson. her husband,
children, three sons. 7. l. Richard
son. assistant freight agent here OK
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railway; e. n. Richardson.
Of Richmond. and Il. Richardson,
who made his home with his mother
at Fredericks Hall: and three daugh-
ters, Mrs A. j Richardson, Mrs. z.
II. Poindexter and Miss Bette Rich-
arlson, all OF Fredericks Hall.
Funeral services for Mrs, Richard
son will be held from Bethpage
church. Louisa County. this morning
"a, N o'clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
Charged With Second Theft,

Claude Hobson. a well known young
police character, who was arrested
Saturday night by Patrolmen Cousins,
Bosquet and Wyatt. on the charge OF
stealing a bicycle. had another war
rant sworn out against siin last night
charging him with stealing the horse
and buggy owned by r. H. Armen-
trout, of this city. several weeks ago.
The police charge that Hobson stole
the turnout in this city and after
driving with II through the country
attempted to dispose OF ii In Stafford
County
Hobson escaped from the Juvenile
detention home last year and since
that time. until Saturday night. had
been at liberty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
ASK LEGISLATURE
To GIVE 100000

The State Live Stock Sanitary Board
viii meet this morning in the rooms
of DR.. j. G. Ferneyhough, State
veterinarian. in Murphys l@ote' and
then probably adjourn to the Cover
nor's office.
AT the meeting the appropriation
TO be asked OF the General Assembly
for the purpose of fighting the live
stock disease will be discussed 1t is
understood that at least $500 COO viii
be asked. although the views OF Gov
ernor Stuart Will probably decide the
board as to the amount.
There. were no fresh developments
In the foot and mouth disease situa-
ton yesterday but the State vet
erinariau was still receiving requests
to make exemptions to the Governors
procla nation. All were refused.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09

he relieved OF responsibility for back
taxes strong opposition IL brewing
from country members. who see great
injustice to heir constituents in the
exemption Of rich mems properly from
hack taxes but taking no steps to
provide Tor the relief Of real estate
from similar burdens. In behalf
of the bill 4; Is argued that 1t will
bring out for taxation under the new
rate large amounts of concealed prop
erty which will not come out for
taxation with the danger Of heins
ysp~sed for large amounts of back
taxes
bills Promptly Passed.
Ten bills were introduced in the
Senate by the joint committee and
thirteen IN t'Ie House. The Senate
passed al Tut two OF those intro
duced. and the others were referred
to the Committee on Finance. The
chief feature of those passed was to
add emergency clauses to the main
segregation bills and change the
wording OF others.
py resolution the Senate will meet
this morn nE at 10 O'Clock. when
several bills Will come over from the
House as the result of yesterdays
work.
Another matter up for today Is a
resolution introduced by Senator Wen
denburg allowing the city Of Rich
moud to widen Bank street NJ the
edge OF the Capitol grounds, taking
fpr That purpose thirty feet Of the
States property and putting Il into,
che street. with the proviso nat the
State may recall the cession II It sees
fix nj any time and the city will have
TO bear all expenses.
The senate received the Govern or =
veto Of the school board b'}l and after
q mendiug II to provide for all re-
corded votes In open session. repassed
n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
MRS. BLANCHE ELLIS
BITTEN BY PET DOG

Mrs Blache Ellis. 1905 lakewood
Avenue, was painfully bitten last
night by a pet dog. which she had
owned for four years. and which,
since attacking her. has shown signs
of hy9rophobia She was bitten on
the arm while playfully petting the
animal The dog suddenly turned
upon her and before she had realized
what was taking place. had sunk his
teeth into her arm.
Ambulance Surgeon Stern was call
ed To the home To attend the, injured
woman. He treated the wound and
cas,terized It. The dog will be killed
and examined for signs nf rahhie~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09

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tN-Nntf1lUbU It TVFli 4Ibf aRVsT
-
OF President Wilson, is expected to
arrive here in IA few days on his way
to Vera Cruz. having completed his
conference with villa Mt Guadalajara,
1t was MIR. Vests announced inten-
ton Ia see Zapata after his confer
ence with villa, but this he found
impractlcabIe owing to the fact that
all rail communication to the south
has been cut Following his confer
ence with Carran2a at Vera Cruz ne
VIZ atrrmpt to see Eapata. He Will
not be accompanied to the horder by
George & Carothers. special agent
~ the Stat" Department. who has
been with him on his trip through
Villa territory,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
WILL LEAVE MEXICO
CITY TO MOB RULE

washington, March s.--Mexico city
is bout 10 be evacuated by the Car
rama forces. Abandonment of the
capital by Geenral OtrcRon may oc-
cur AT any moment. Oflcial adviccs
10 this effect were received at the
State Department today
General Carranza the department
Is informed. has invited the diplo-
matte representatives. 10 come TO Vera
Cruz, or establish themselves in ter
rifory under his control These Dip
lomatts have replied to him that pro-
lection OF the interests under their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
]. ?. MORGAN


cumstances that the officers of the
county are not advised OF. that they
learned only about year ago that II
was in collection of MIR Norgans, and
thsy immediately made Il demand for
Its return TO the county, but Mr. Nor
gan refused to surrender II,
The theory Of the State of Virginia
was that the document was carried
away, from Fairfax during the war.
and fell into the hands of J. +, Nor
gan. Sr., as collector. $4,000 II is
stated having been the price paid for
1t, the present Mr.. Morgan having
inherited il.
The chief justice ordered that an
order be entered permitting the fling
OF the cause and Mr. Morgan will be
required to answer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
WILL SEND WARSHIPS
TO MEXICO AGAIN

Washington, March s.--At con-
ference tonight between the President
and Secretary Daniels II WAS prac-
ticany decided to send warships to
Mexico. The announcement of the
number to be sent will probably be
made tomorrow. but the likelihood Is
that II viii be only a small force for
use as n precaution against dangers
to the lives of Americans who are
still in the country
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09

In the current issue of Farm and
Firoside the national farm paper pub
lished as Springfield Ohio, d. s.,
Eurch associate editor, writes an ar
tiole about hog cholera showing the
good results from vaccination. He
tells many stories of actual cases. and
in the Following story tells how fool
ish farmer lost HIS hogs:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
KINGS POLICY
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cause OF the fact that his wife is
sister OF the Kaiser. and because he
had q military training in Germany.
and has close relations with that
country.
People May Act.
Other correspondents think that
the deadlock between the King and
the Venizelos party is irreconsilable
and that the situation Will grow
worse. with the possibility that event
uailv the people will take matters into
their own hands. compel the King
to head the apparently popular wish
for war. and turn over the control Of
the Government 10 the former pre-
mter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
WOULD COMPENSATE
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Oint committee being passed and sent
10 the House and the calendar taken
up and disT osed Of
Some opposition was made TO rush
ing the new measures through the
hrst day, bat IT was pointed out by
the commute which had matters
well in hand t'lat all the bis pre-
rented FOR passage yesterday were de
yoted 10 correcting minor errors in
bills already passed Al bills con-
tanning new mater were referred to
committees in due order and viii BIT
taken up today after being properly
reported. That at least one of the
new bills IL slated for stormy sailing
V assured by comments on bill o.,
introduced By senator Cation Of the
Joint special committee This bill
provides IN brief THAI intangible prop
srty. which in the past has been hid
den from and escaped taxation. shall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
AT the Theaters

Bijou--Today. Matinee. 2:3e. Night.
$50. Lovers Lane
Lyric--Matincc, 3. Night ..30
Vaudeville and pictures.
Standardization pictures.
Rex---Motion pictures.
Experimentation pictures.
Theatrical criticisms will appear In
"Wednesday paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-09
YOUNG WOMAN


liar feeling as IT. some one down be-
meath the placid waters were calling
to me. / often feel tnat ] would like
TO answer tina; call so compelling, so
soothing and sympathetic. l feel that
know that some one is calling to me
from beneath the surface VINO VIII
be Kind. and / leel spiritually strong
whene yer / gaze into the water"
Believe she Answered Iaii.
Her conversation OF Thursday
night, coming Just before her sud
den disapp afance Friday. has led
her friends TO believe that Mrs Grif-
IN committed suicide by drowning.
Mrs. Carpenter ana the entire house
hold that knew Mia. Griffin well are
gr.eved over hcr disappearance.
Other theories have .seen advanced
and the police have learned that Mrs.
Griffin wore several articles of expen-
sive jewelry wnen she disappeared.
Mrs. Carpenter told the police last
night that she would have reported
the disappearance OF Mrs. Griffin at
once had she not feared the publicity
and also she thought, too, that Mrs
IIiIln might return home. On FRI
Jay morning. n Miss Dora Lowe, OF
CtayYl.le. Va, Il particular friend of
he missing woman, called at the
Twelfth Street home. She informed
Mrs. Grimm that she was leaving that
morning for :, visit to friends in Raj
eigh.
Mrs. Griffin decided TO walk up the
street with her. She left her board
ing house with Miss Lowe, after ask
ing Mrs. Carpenter II there was any
article which she might purchase for
her while up the street A fact very
unusual connected with her actions
on that morning is now recalled by
Mrs, Carpenter, who says tnat Mrs.
Griffin did not pay the particular at
tention to her appearance before leav-
ing her home that morning that was
usual whenever she left to go shop
ping.
Wore Many Jewels.
She wore d black dress and hat
with q large yellow feather. and a
4uug Iur ecat. Mrs. Griffin is described
by the police as being about FIVE feet
four inches tall. and weighs about
ITO pounds. She has q light clear
Complevi9n. brown eyes and has large
open grey eyes.
When she left her home Friday she
was wearing the following articles OF
jewelry: One seven-9tone cluster
diamond ring. small diamond soli-
tare. one opal ring. pearl ring. II
siguet ring and a heavy plain gold
wedding ring. She wore a necklace
containing three large diamonds.